time off of work, not only will you not get paid, you actually could get fired. and that is precisely what is happening today in the rail industry. bernie sanders laying out the major issue that could have rail workers own strike by midnight tonight. we ll have the very latest on the negotiations and the massive impact that a strike could have on the economy. plus, the january 6 committee is sifting through thousands of pieces of new evidence. the where it came from and what members are saying about its significance. also ahead, federal welfare money, a college volleyball stadium, and brett favre. we ll explain how they re a connected and why it doesn t look good for the nfl hall of famer. thank you for starting your day with us. we ll begin with the 11th hour negotiations to avoid a railroad strike that is threatening the u.s. economy. workers could walk off the job as early as tomorrow if rail carriers and unions fail to reach a deal. amtrak has already suspended long d
and workers. the issue was sick time. the president said the deal ensures rail workers will get quote better pay, improved working conditions and peace of mind around their health care costs. amtrak had preemptively postponed long distance routes to avoid stranding passengers if a deal wasn t reached. a strike would have had a devastating impact on the economy since 40% of goods shipped long distance in the united states use the rail system. there s been no word yet from the labor unions or railway companies involved, but we ll be watching, willie. let s go back to jonathan lemire, host of way too early and author of the best seller the big lie, this was just announced a minute ago, this would have had massive implications for supply chains, could have impacted inflation if it carried on for some time. how did they fix this deal? yeah, first of all, let s start what the possible consequences would have been. american supply chains just now, creeping back to life after
also, will the administration talk nancy pelosi out of her trip to taiwan as she riles up china with her travel. huge economic data released almost every day this week, will it point to a recession. and as russian forces strike the main ukrainian port is the grain deal between the two countries already in jeopardy? let s going to sunlen serfaty live for us on capitol hill. the january 6th committee doesn t plan any more hearings until september that doesn t mean they are not going to be busy. reporter: that s absolutely right. almost all the work the committee will be doing over the next month will largely happen behind closed doors. the committee says that a number of significant leads have come in and so they will be using this next month to gather new evidence, to talk to new witnesses potentially even or visit some previous witnesses who have already testified. this committee entering a crucial fact-finding mission over the next month. the house select committee i
professed to be a supporter of throughout his presidency. yesterday republican leaders in congress proposed legislation to force labor unions to accept contracts outlined. democrats including bernie sanders rejected that proposal. late until last night, labor secretary marty walsh was hosting aemergency meetings with the rail carriers and unions but no sign of a deal has emerged yet. they ll be back in talks today. they have until 12:01:00 a.m. tonight until to negotiate and then the railway workers can start striking or the companies could lock workers out meaning they prevent them from going to work. a lot on the line here. washington post, thank you so much for being with us this morning. another major headline. we learned that the house select
other news this morning, we have learned the house select committee investigating the january 6th capitol attack recently obtained records from the secret service. chairman bennie thompson and committee member zoe lofgren weighed in on that material yesterday. what kind of documents? was it radio traffic, e-mails? it s a combination of a number of text messages. radio traffic. text messages from january 5th and 6th? the tranchs we ve received have been significant. there s all kinds of information, so we re going through everything that s been provided. more is coming in.