Deteriorating security situation. But after 20 years of war and thousands of lives lost, the question is, what was it all for . Plus, a major Earthquake Hits haiti, leaving more than 1200 people dead. Theres been a scramble overnight to find any survivors trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. The question is what is the scope of this disaster . And as the Delta Variant causes covid cases to surge, a new warning from top u. S. Health officials. The u. S. Could soon hit more than 200,000 new cases per day. The question is, how does Americas Hospital system keep up . Its Way Too Early for this. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early, the show that has a lot of news to get to. Im Jonathan Lemire on this monday, august 16th. We have plenty going on and we start overseas where 20 years after the united states toppled the Taliban Regime in afghanistan, the group is on the verge of retaking political power. Taliban forces entered the capital of kabul on saturday, continuing a recen
Replace him . Its way too early for this. Good Morning And Welcome to way too early. The show that gives us answers in the form of a question. Im Jonathan Lemire on this thursday, august 12th. Well start with the news. Today the fda is expected to approve Covid19 Booster shots for people with weakened immune systems. It comes as Covid Cases surge across the country, including a growing number of pediatric patients. Morgan chesky has the latest. Reporter as Covid Cases surge yet again the fda looks to speed up the Time Line for booster shots. Theyll look at a shot for Pfizer And Moderna boosters. Unvaccinated patients filling up hospitals as schools face push back over mask mandates. Im not willing to play Russian Roulette with Someones Life like that. Reporter the delta driven surge, in pennsylvania up 120 , in tennessee 40 . One in four new cases are kids under 17. Now were seeing more kids who are symptomatic and more kids being hospitalized due to the delta variant. Reporter cities
Whats worse, recording yourself in the middle of a Crime Scene or not even knowing which building was being overrun, that lack of awareness and basic civics didnt make it any less dangerous for officers like Eugene Goodman who faced down the January 6th insurrection even if some Republican Lawmakers are pretending it never happened. And speaking of that, one of the few republicans to stand up for the constitution, Liz Cheney is seeing a surge in fundraising, and as Kasie Hunt points out, i wonder why those numbers were leaked to a long time political reporter in new hampshire. 2024 anyone . Plus, another political casualty of the trump era. Former senator Jeff Flake lands a new gig in the biden administration. While the state of tennessee takes a Giant Leap backward on basic health. Why State Officials there are stopping all vaccine related outreach to minors, not just Covid Vaccines, all vaccines. The virus meanwhile continues to flare up in serious ways with cases on the rise. And Th
Member of The New York Times editorial board, mara gay. And white House Reporter for the Associated Press, Jonathan Lemire, doing Double Duty this morning. So a couple of things. First of all, its june. I mean, come on. Where did oh, my god. Im sorry, when did that happen . I thought we were like middle of february. No. Really, i need to reed the paper a little bit more. Check the calendar. And lets look on set. This is incredible. Look at this shot, joe. Here we are all the time at the top of our Apartment Building at 30 rock. Never left New York. But look at that, onset, and well see you there i think at some point. How was Memorial Day . Willie, how was your Memorial Day . What did you do . Unfortunately, i spent most of it watching the yankees be swept by the lowly Detroit Tigers and plummet to 5 1 2 games back in the al east. So it was a cold, rainy Memorial Day here in the New York renal. Its been a year and a half since weve had a group this big around the table. So things are c
Watch Dog Group calling the ruling, quote, a Smoke Screen . S it Way Too Early for this. Good morning, im Kasie Hunt on this thursday, may 6. Welcome to Way Too Early our top priority is delivering the news. With her role in jeopardy, Congresswoman Cheney is out with a new oped in the Washington Post where she must decide whether to accept or reject trumps crusade. Writing, quote, trump is seeking to unravel critical elements. Confidence in the role of elections and the rule of law. No other american president has ever done this. The Republican Party is at a Turning Point and must decide whether we are going to choose Truth And Fidelity to the constitution. We must stand for conservative principals and stay away from the Trump Cult of personality. In our hearts, we are devoted to the american miracle and believe in a rule of law, Prosperity And Opportunity brought by low taxes and fiscally conservative policies. History is watching, our children is watching. We must be brave enough to