over, obviously covid. absolutely. covid is not over, obviously it s covid. absolutely. covid is not over, obviously it s not - covid. absolutely. covid is not over, obviously it s not an - covid. absolutely. covid is not i over, obviously it s not an urgent issue over, obviously it s not an urgent issue of over, obviously it s not an urgent issue of the over, obviously it s not an urgent issue of the moment in terms of it being issue of the moment in terms of it being part issue of the moment in terms of it being part of the news agenda, it hasn t being part of the news agenda, it hasn t for being part of the news agenda, it hasn t for a being part of the news agenda, it hasn t for a while now because there s hasn t for a while now because there s been so much other news dominating, and people have been talking dominating, and people have been talking about covid for a while but i don t talking about covid for a while but i don t know about both of you
this midterm election cycle has been unlike any other. historically the party of the sitting president intends to lose seats during midterm elections. and that would appear to be bad news for democrats. who only have a slim majority in congress. but the relative factors at play this year and that has made the outcome of this election cycle very difficult to protect as the supreme court s aggressive decision to overturn roe v. wade for months ago created a sudden radical intangible change to reproductive rights and health care access and the unpopularity of that decision has helped democrats gain a political advantage. the january six committee and its public findings hat could also factor into november s elections and even though the committee has presented plenty of documentary evidence and testimony from witnesses about the central role that donald trump played in spreading the big lie implementing a coup it has not really effective support for the republican party. that is
classified documents. what he wanted his lawyer to tell the national archives. also ahead, another headline making moment for herschel walker s senate campaign. as new documents reveal the pro-life republican appears to have paid for an abortion. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, october 4th. i m jonathan lemire. thank you for starting your day us with. we have a new development in the mar-a-lago document case. the washington post reporting that former president donald trump asked one of his lawyers early 2022 to tell the national archives that trump had returned all materials requested by the agency. but that lawyer, alex cannon, declined to do so because he was not sure if that claim was true. that s according to people familiar with the matter. we now know that in fact that was not accurate. thousands more government documents, some highly classified, were found at mar-a-lago through a grand jury subpoena back in may and then, of course, that
dangerous killed nine last week alone. coroners saying we can t even embalm any more he bodies. learning more about a close connection between hunter biden and a top justice department lawyer. doj official worked alongside hunter bidenens personal attorney just before his rise to the white house. [cheers] american tennis player cocoa heading to the u.s. quarterfinals for the first time. the 18-year-old beat john shae in straight sets. she will play again tomorrow. good morning, america. it s 6:00 a.m. eastern time. that s a beautiful shot of the sun is not quite up yet. has been labor day to all of you. so great to be on the couch on this beautiful hollywood with todd piro and joey jones. good morning, guys. joey: you know, brian always complaints about bumps in the seats and all that i feel just fine. i don t know what he is talking about. talking about how there is a bump in the seat here from when pete and will. todd: you are not a tiny guy i bet you are