santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business that s
oxycodone. 100,000 deaths from drug overdose last year. not sure if insurance will pay for that. i am not sure how that would work out. ashley: they said there would be co-pay option. cheryl: house minority leader places will carry it, more questions. the total drug overdose death of those ages 15-24, 2021, 7500, 2020, 7000, 2019, look how the numbers jump. you talk to derek maltz, d.e.a. guy, he talked about the dangers of the drug problem in this country right now. it is sending a false sense of security to kids. they could go out and carry narcan and take the drugs and everything is fine. it shows america how big this crisis is and how much it has been ignored. i m all in favor.
lawful. in a footnote, judge bates noted that his ruling was not out of step with the january 6 committee final report which concluded that trump acted, quote, corruptly, because he knew stopping the certification was indeed unlawful. meanwhile, the second of two men convicted of playing a key role in the plot to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer was sentenced to 19 1/2 years in prison yesterday. barry croft was the last defendant to be sentenced in the plot. prosecutors say he planned to use guns and explosives to kidnap the governor the judge calling him the quote, idea guy. adam fox the alleged defendant, was sentenced to 16 years for his wohl. prosecutors called the men co-leaders of the plot to abduct and possibly assassinate the governor. turning now to the latest in ukraine, parts of the war-torn country are in the dark this morning after a new round of
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