chaos and dysfunction within the white house during trump s time in office. plus, transportation secretary pete buttigieg is threatening major penalties for southwest airlines amid a massive number of cancellations and delays. we ll have the latest on the seemingly never-ending travel troubles. and president biden signs a massive $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law. capping off a year of big wins for the white house. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this friday, december 30th. the penultimate day of 2022. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day us with. we ll begin with a newly-released batch of deposition transcripts from the january 6th house committee from some key witnesses, including members of former president donald trump s inner circle. and that includes former white house communications director alyssa farah griffin, she spoke to the january 6th house panel back on april 15th, describing her tenure at the white house as quo
for almost 25 years. saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. just some of the scenes from florida yesterday. we got a better look at the destruction left behind by hurricane ian. we re tracking the storl again this morning. it is set to make land fall. the united states for a second time. meanwhile, congress is up against a deadline to keep the government running. and to provide critical awed for storm victims. also on the i had, the wife of a supreme court justice makes an alarming statement to the january 6th committee. that s all ahead on way too early. good morning. welcome to way too early on this friday, september 30th. thanks for starting your day with us. will we ll begin with the latest on ian. it has intensified into a hurricane again and is heading towards south carolina. after leaving a trail of absolute destruction in florida. it s expected to make land fall in charleston around noon today as a category one storm.
i was on the police department for 25 years, saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. i promise you, i m never going to sit through another storm ever again here. i am one of the lucky ones. just some of the survivors of hurricane ian after the storm decimated wide sections of florida, and now the storm is on track to make a second u.s. landfall threatening the carolinas and georgia. good morning, and welcome to morning joe, it is friday, september 30th. joe is off this morning, but we ll get right to the latest with ian. intensing into a hurricane again, heading to south carolina after leaving a trail of devastation in florida. it is expected to make landfall near charleston around noon today as a category 1 storm. the national hurricane center is warning it could unleash life threatening storm surge, floods and strong winds. a state of emergency is in place for the carolinas, georgia and virginia. the damage from hurricane ian is
youngstown wouldn t have lost 50,000 jobs and those steel workers would not be coming up to me telling me you failed them. ohio senate nominees tim ryan and jd vance face off in youngstown and they weren t the only ones to hit the debate stage last night. we re taking a look at georgia and utah as well. in ukraine, more russian strikes in kyiv this morning. this time appearing to target the country s electrical infrastructure. we ll have the latest from the war-torn country. and also this morning, the trump organization is facing new scrutiny after documents show the company charged the secret service more than $1.4 million for agents accommodations while protecting the former president. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, october 18. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. insults and accusations flew last night at the final ohio senate debate between congressman tim ryan and jd vance, the two clashing on everything from a
we re in for joe, mika and willie. making headlines this morning, the death toll in new york state rises after that epic winter storm. we re going to go live to buffalo where a driving ban remains in effect amid efforts to clear the roads. southwest airlines continues to struggle to recover from the storm. thousands more flights expected to be canceled today as transportation secretary pete buttigieg calls for accountability. plus, title 42 stays in place for now. the covid era policy that allows officials to turn away migrants at the border. we ll break down what this means for the crisis at the southern border. as we begin our fourth hour, we have a lot to get to. we ll start with the rising death toll in western new york. officials warning it s not over yet as they have to clean out. in erie county there s reported three additional deaths yesterday and that brings the total to 31 lives lost. buffalo, that s still under a driving ban this morning because work crew