good morning, and welcome to "way too early," the show that will look for the lighting of the rockefeller christmas tree right outside later this evening. there it is. i'm jon lemire on this wednesday, december 1. let's start with the news. in an effort to detect and contain any cases of the omicron variant comes into the united states, top health officials are expanding a surveillance nation at some of the nation's biggest busiest airports. four at new york, newark, atlanta and san francisco. here's what cdc director rochelle walensky said yesterday at yesterday's covid release. >> this allows for specific arrival increasing capacity to identify those with covid-19 on arrival to the united states and enhancing our surveillance of the omicron variant. to be crystal clear, we have far more tools to fight the variant today than we had at this time last year. we are actively looking for the omicron variant right here in the united states. right now, there's no evidence of omicron in the united states. but the delta variant remains a predominant circulating strain. >> a white house official tells nbc news that the biden administration is also considering more stringent testing requirements for international travel. but no final decisions have been made. the head of moderna, meanwhile, is warning that existing vaccines may be much less effective against the omicron variant than they've been against dlt. in an interview with the financial times, moderna's ceo said mutations of omicron and rapid spread in south africa suggests that current vaccines may need to be modified next year. at the same time, the co-founder of biontech tells "the wall street journal" that while omicron may infect more vaccinated people, it will lightly remain protected against severe illness. he said this, our message is don't freak out. the plan remains the same. speed up the administration of a third booster shot. turning now to the country's latest school shooting. three students are dead and eight other people injured after a shooting at a high school in detroit. the suspected shooter is a sophomore at the school. meagan fitzgerald has the details. >> reporter: horror in the hallways of another american school. >> it's a very tragic incident. >> reporter: the shooting happening just outside of detroit. authorities say the first 911 coming in at 12:51 p.m. they received over 100 calls. a 15-year-old sophomore opening fire with a semi-automatic handgun, killing three students, injuring eight others including a teacher. shooting 20 rounds an officer on campus quickly moving in. >> deputies responded within five minute has the suspect in custody. he did not cause any problems. he gave the weapon up. >> reporter: authorities say the suspect is not cooperating and it's too soon to know the motive. parents in this tight-knit community visibly shaken and holding their kids close. >> you never think this would happen here. >> the kids just -- it's i'm so scared for them. >> reporter: fear gripping the town as president biden tries comforting those mourning. >> as we learn the full details, my heart goes out to the families during the unimaginable grief of losing a loved one. >> i think this is every parents' worst nightmare. >> our thanks to nbc's meagan fitzgerald for that report. we'll go live during "morning joe." it's a controversial day at the u.s. supreme court, justices will hear arguments about a mississippi abortion law which bans women more than 15 weeks pregnant from getting an abortion. to hold up a landmark roe v. wade decision which protects a woman's right to choose. the cdc reports 95% of abortions take place by that 15 week of pregnancy. joining us julie manchester. julie, great to see you. you just moments ago, published a piece over how the supreme court decisions loom over the decision. tell us what you mean. >> you know, jonathan, we won't know this decision until june of 2022. that's only a couple months, really, ahead of the november midterms. on the left, what we're seeing on both sides of abortion to date are groups galvanizing their respective bases and looking to persuade voters. for example, the number on the ground for key senate and house swing states really trying to knock on doors and persuade those voters, inform the voters about their views on the issue. and on the other side, planned parenthood, they're essentially doing the same thing with senate and house candidates. so, i think what this shows is once again, abortion and the threat of roe v. wade being overturned will once again be center of the elections in the united states. >> so, there's been a lot of eyes recently on texas' new abortion law. but this is different. this has been perceived as one that could indeed overturn roe v. wade. walk us through what we should respect? what justices can be looking at these arguments as we're looking ahead towards summer as you say. but if roe v. wade gets overturned that does that mean for states? >> to answer your first question are the new trump appointed conservative justices, brett kavanaugh, neil gorsuch and amy coney barrett. this is the first case that amy coney barrett will hear arguments since taking her seat formally on the court. so, that's something we're obviously watching. whether chief justice john roberts had how he moves on the case, whether he wants to take that institutional risk of overturning an over 40-year-old decision, that will be something to watch as well. in terms of what happens if roe v. wade is overturned we'll have to head to a specific state and specific localities. i think what you'll see is a lot of conserve-leaning states really move to ban abortion in their states. you're already seeing this take place, texas, for example, where abortion is obviously limited. people looking to get abortions traveling out of state to find more viable options, for example. you know, those on the abortion rights side of the debate would argue that making abortion illegal would lead to more undercover, more dangerous abortions, that are not being done, you know, comfortably or safely. that's something they're arguing and so we'll be watching that. >> and, july lehr, just very briefly, give us a sense of the mechanics. people are tuning in keenly to see what happens. when is it going to happen and how long is it going to take? 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-- no, cup snake. with the media company 10,000 tapes brought fans together to assemble the stack measuring 247 feet. bill karins, the 247-foot cup snake is proof that america is already great. now, it's time for the weather. give us the forecast there, the christmas tree, as we noted is being lit this evening just outside of rockefeller plaza. what's the weather look like here and across the rest of the country? >> yeah. i don't know when the whole cup snake really started. there's the tree. you know, lights will go on later on tonight. you can see the wind's blowing there a little bit on the plaza. so weather forecast is good today. some years, it's raining, snowing and the performances outside aren't very good. today should be a great show. let's get to december. yes, welcome to december. here's your december outlook, overall, temperatures are starting very mild. and it looks like much of the country will see above average temperatures. if you're not covered in blue, that means you're not going to be below average, or just regular earth shades. drier than normal is what we want in areas of southern california. especially for december, when you got wet weather there, pacific northwest is like, no thank you, we don't need more wet weather. as far as snow goes it's lackluster. you've probably seen the headlines. denver is still waiting for the first snow of the season. typically, it's late october and beginning of november. and the next five days, it's paltry, right along the border of canada, from missouri, michigan, portions of northern new england. so there's not a lot of snow to be had. and right now, only 11% of the lower 48 is covered in snow. that's one of the lowest we've seen in the last 20 years. as i said, there's really no snow coming. jonathan, take a look at this temperature map. this is the first day of december. if i just showed you this map, you'd have no clue it was december. oklahoma city, atlanta, everybody wondering where the cold is. >> what possibly could be behind these warming trends. bill karins, we appreciate it, thank you so much. still ahead, growing tension between far-right republicans and more traditional conservatives was on full display yesterday and gop leaders stayed silent. we'll talk about what kind of impact this infighting could have on the party and perhaps the midterms. before we go to break, we want to know why are you awake that doesn't involve a cup snake. email your reasons to waytooearly@msnbc.com. be sure to use the #waytooearly. we'll read the answers later on in the show. memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? 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"the new york times" summed up like this, the carnival-like behavior would amount to little more than a side show if it did not have real implications for midterm campaigns and possibly a fractured republican majority in 2023. party leaders chose to remain mum as their back benchers brawled and democrats took full advantage of the spectacle. and kevin mccarthy has yet to comment on boebert's remarks. the latest from cnn in an event in september. in it she told the same bigoted joke we heard from the november 20th event where she implied that congresswoman omar could be. and then giving an apology, anyone in the community i've offended but of note did not apologize to omar directly. the two spoke on the phone monday and both admit the covering did not go well. in a conversation monday night, congresswoman omar said she played a phone call with boebert. we want to warn you it's extremely graphic. >> we've seen [ bleep ] we know what you're about to, don't worry there is plenty that would love the opportunity to take you off the face of [ bleep ] earth. come get it [ bleep ] you jihadist. >> that disgusting message went on to say that she will, quote, not live much longer. congresswoman boebert went on to say that anyone that holds accountable silent. joining us co-founder of punchbowl news, jake, let's start there. what are you hearing on the ground about leadership's next steps if any on these respective feuds is mccarthy or anyone else who carries any weight in the gop planning on doing or saying anything on any of this? >> yeah. so, they have a closed party meeting today, where mccarthy is going to address this behind-the-scenes. we're told he's not going to dwell on this. this is a political meeting at the republican congressional committee. they're not holding a meeting after that which they normally do so they clearly don't want to address this. a few thoughts, jon, when you were talking this is what happens in a large sense when republicans don't get control of their primary process. house republicans have declined to get involved in primaries and get their candidate that they favor through primaries. they say they don't want to put their finger on the scale, they want to let voters decide. when you let voters decide, it's without any intervention, without any campaigning. you sometimes get members of congress you that don't want sand that you can't control. it's an unfortunate reality that a lot of people like mitch mcconnell have come to grips with over the years. so, it's disgusting. it's embarrassing. "the new york times" i'll say less likely, it's embarrassing for a party that wants to be in control and have these goofball circus-like fights. and on top of just the disgusting comments about the muslim faith and members of congress, it's just embarrassing episode for republicans. >> certainly so. you're right to highlight the dynamic where you have perhaps establishment-favored candidates being beaten by these largely trump-backed more fringe potentially elected officials who are harder to control. and give democrats some hope that those maybe can be beaten next november. and the fact that kevin mccarthy is not holding a news conference today profile encouraged there for sure. jake, while i have you, you guys at punchbowl news were all over the mcconnell/manchin meeting that we talked about on the show with the gop leader laying on the charm, sort of, of that meeting with the senator. so, give us your assessment. where do you think things stand in the senate with the build back better act? we know it passed the house before thanksgiving. the senate has a busy month. it's supposed to pick it up. where is this going, is it going to happen before christmas at all? >> yeah, chuck schumer said yesterday he needs it to happen before christmas. but it all depends on what joe manchin feels at anytime. what joe manchin's move is on a given day. we asked him yesterday if this can get done after christmas after he exited that mitch mcconnell meeting. he said i don't control the clock. of course, he is does control the clock, because he's the only person who does not want to get this done by christmas. at some point, jon, he has to say, we're either going to get this done or i'd rather wait until next year. you know, i kind of think that time is going to come pretty soon. because the leaders need to plan. they have the government funding bill. they have the national defense authorization act, they have debt limit. all of those need to get done in the next 14 or 15 days, so manchin has to make this mind up. >> jake sherman at punchbowl news, a true friend of the show, thank you. >> thanks. still ahead, testimony from the fed chair sends stocks tumbling. what he told senators about boosting the economy amid the battle over inflation and the new omicron variant. 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>> well, this was an incredibly close call. that vote you that mentioned there, 13-10, this is an oral antiviral drug used to treat adults with mild to moderate symptoms of covid-19 that are at risk of developing severe disease. it's a pill taken after onset of symptoms. and it's around efficacy and possibility that it could escape mutant. in terms of the efficacy, merck had originally said the drug was more than 50% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths. but a more full data set was presented to this expert panel showed it actually had more like 30% efficacy. all in all, the committee did vote in favor of the drug. it still needs final authorization from the fda and the cdc before it's made available on an emergency use basis. it's also worth noting that there are currently no oral antiviral medications to treat covid. so this is a significant development. >> certainly so. new research suggests that tel aviv israel is now the most expensive city in the world. i love lists like this. what else made the top couple, if you got it there? and beyond that, what is the cause for driving up living around the world. supply chain disruption, pandemic, walk us through it. >> well, tel aviv soared this year from fifth to first place. in terms of what drove that jump in rankings, israel more broadly has seen the currency soar against the u.s. dollar leading the way on the vaccination rollout. and that's been the key driver on the currency. more broadly in terms of inflation, pressures and cost of living. supply chain issues no doubt about it. fluctuations in exchange rate and changes in consumer demand has led to a rise in commodity and other goods. transport saw the biggest cost up 21% on average of gasoline in 2021. >> we did see the list. london where you are, didn't crack the top five. we appreciate it. still ahead vladimir putin about crossing his quote, red line. as we go to break, a look at this date in history, 66 years ago, an american hero rosa parks took a stand, or rather, a seat that would solidify her place in history. >> what i felt that it was nair the end, it meant that they said we was satisfied with that treatment. but i didn't want it known as a human being satisfied with that. our sleigh is now ready, let's get on our way. a mountain of toys to fulfill many wishes. must be carried across all roads and all bridges. and when everyone is smiling and having their fun i can turn my sleigh north because my job here is done. it's not magic that makes more holiday deliveries to homes in the us than anyone else, it's the hardworking people of the united states postal service. tide pods ultra oxi one ups the cleaning power of liquid. it's the hardworking people of the can it one up whatever they're doing? 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>> yeah, i think this is a canary in the coal mine. jackson saying that the omicronsome is a plot by the le faith, believing every scientist in the rest of the world is on a democratic midterm plot. it is insane. i'm in the uk. it is not like all the doctors here are thinking of the democrats' prospects and making their epidemiological judgments accordingly. there are people who don't just fall for this, they keep putting someone like this into office. we need to turn the mirror back on ourselves and say, why has there been a critical thinking failure among people who are diluted but such ridiculous claims that beg our belief. it is dangerous. the more you politicize the virus, the more it'll kill people. we need to stop mincing words. messages like this kill people, and we have to make sure there are consequences for people who are spreading misinformation that is truly deadly. >> one last brief one for you. obviously, as you said, you're in europe. are you seeing a similar phenomenon, where right-wing candidates -- and we have a new presidency going in france, le pen, are we hearing similar rhetoric around the globe, too? >> it is far less politicized. there are obviously people in the uk who are conspiracy theorists and are spreading similar lunacy, but they're much more of a fringe. the mainstream of both left and right in the uk, for example, is on board with most of these things. they're on board with the scientific evidence, the epidemiological proof, and all the right-wing criticisms are within the scientific bounds. so i think there is something actually fundamentally different when i talk to people in the united states about the discourse and how polarized basic science and a deadly virus has become as a result of irresponsible rhetoric, predominantly on the right. >> brian, associate professor at university of college london, thank you. we'll see you again soon. why are you awake? parker writes, i'm up way too early for my first vacation in three years. road tripping from palm beach to tennessee. safe travels. we saw from bill karins, weather is good for a road trip. >> i have one from christina who sends this video with the caption, late night shenanigans. >> man with a tie and a suit walked by you there. >> look, it is live television, folks. david flew back on monday from a short week in paris and is going through breakfast crepe withdrawal. j.d. writes this, i'm awake because of an email i just got that we canceled a flight that was canceled last night and then rescheduled for now. it was just canceled again. j.d., i recommend getting in the car and driving to tennessee. up next, "axios 1 big thing." also, a deadly school shooting. the latest. the surgeon general joins us for what we're facing with this new strain of covid. plus, adam schiff. mark meadows is cooperating with the investigation, but what does that mean? 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