jordan, scott perry, the republican from pennsylvania. how important is it to the january 6th committee s work now. they crossed the threshold into investigating sitting members to find out what sitting republicans in fact, all republicans who they suspect may have had something to do with the planners behind the efforts to overturn the election? it is a big step in the committee. congressman perry said he will not comply with the committee s efforts. but it shows the committee s work advances which we know it s done largely quietly over the last year. it s worth reminding folks they ve interviewed or deposed over 300 witnesses. some 30,000 documents so far. records gathered. most of those witnesses have appeared voluntarily and handed over documents and testified or been interviewed. we hear a lot about the handful who are opposing and among those are the most loyal trump supporters. jim jordan and scott perry and
a 25% spike in cases. with new cases overall hitting nearly 200,000 on wednesday for the third consecutive day. some potentially positive news out of south africa where the omicron surge appears to be dropping off weeks after the variant was first reported. and three new studies showing omicron seems to be less severe than the powerful delta variant. the fda today also approving emergency use of merck s covid pill a day after giving the green light to pfizer s. the questions about the supply of the drugs and whether they could interact with other medications persists. and testing continues to be challenging across the u.s. manufacturers saying they are not able to keep up with the current demand for at-home test kits. people still lining the streets in cities like new york in an effort to get a free covid test before christmas. here in washington the january 6th committee now wants to question republican
hope a safe one as well. and one of their own, the january 6th committee wants to interview jim jordan. is he going to comply? plus fast action. the supreme court agreed to take up cholgs to the vaccine mandates unusually quickly. pete williams coming up. this is andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. reports on msnbc. superpowers from a spider bite? i could use some help showing the world how liberty mutual customizes their car insurance so they only pay for what they need. (gasps) did it work? only pay for what you need liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. spider-man no way home in theaters december 17th