the world. we re getting new details from the commander in chief on what could trigger a u.s. top deployment as top pentagon officials brief capitol hill today. the state department briefing when the news conference starts with our teams standing by here in washington and around the world. also this hour the biggest names in the january 6th investigation entering not guilty pleas including the head of the oath keepers stewart rhodes. what else happened in federal court and inside congressional investigation. jamie raskin a member of the select committee is here live with us one on one in a couple minutes. i m hallie jackson in washington along with other nbc news team to start us off. peter alexander at the white house, courtney at the pentagon, garrett haake at capitol hill and matt bradley in kiev. let me slew blanket apology in case i have to interrupt any of you. we want to hear from that end of washington on the latest. we heard from president biden who was clear about
our elections. it s wrong. it s undemocratic. and, frankly, it s un-american. a significant and forceful speech from president biden marking the one-year anniversary on the attack of the u.s. capitol, assailing donald trump for what happened that day and for his ongoing claims that the election was stolen. with the midterms now kicking into gear, the is did president biden just throw down the gauntlet? plus, as covid cases hit an all-time high, top experts are calling for a new national strategy. the question, instead of trying to eradicate the virus, should we learn to live with it? and a key indicator of the strength of the economy when the jobs report comes out later this morning. with hiring expected to have accelerated, the question is what about the demand for workers? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show whose key indicator is coffee. i m jonathan lemire on this friday, january 7th. we ll start with the news.
democrat senator joe manchin, squashing a vote for the bill back better plan. before the senate went on holiday break hoping to strike some sort of deal would bring inflation down center manchin republican say it would drive prices up even more. too who s got it right? here to discuss it democrat strategist laura fink, frances newton stacy. let s start with american things according to new 46% said biden social spending bill are the 46%. it s a little more complex than that. all this additional spending both on the fiscal and the monetary side purchasing assets on the balance sheet has created a lot of money and circulating of the money against is exacerbated when creeds. moving forward solution is not to cut off all additional money. while few people know this there are mechanical things they re not political debt service we have to service a record amount of debt takes money out the circulation we pay off the principal of that debt that comes off the ledger. i threw the m
is are democrats ready to get back to work. and a scientific wonder as researchers discover a embryo egg inside. the question is is this a plot for jurassic park people? it s way too early for this. good morning. welcome to way too early, the show that has a lot of questions from white house press secretary jen psaki which she joins us later in the hour. i m jonathan lemire on this wednesday, december 22nd. we ll start with the news. thanks to a steep surge in coronavirus cases across the country. president biden is outlining new steps his administration will take to combat the new omicron variant. according to the president, new vaccination and testing sites will be set up nationwide. the government will buy 500 million rapid tests and distribute them to americans free of charge. and 1,000 medical professionals will be sent to help hospitals overwhelmed with patients. speaking from the white house yesterday, the president try to reassure americans that the rise in