calling out sick. we have the business. we don t have the staff. and so that s really frustrating. and there s new clients that want to come in that we have to turn away. and in chicago, families are caught in the middle, trying to plan their lives as the standoff over covid safety protocols heats up between teachers and the country s third largest school district. and it s a showdown between one of tennis biggest stars and the home of one of its biggest events. all because of covid regulations. as novak djokovic s lawyers try to argue that he should be allowed to play in australia. a hearing just hours away. there was a ton of either miscommunication or people being misled purposefully. and at the center of this is the number one tennis player in the world. a very good morning to you on this sunday, january 9th. i m cory coffin in for lindsey reiser. let s break it all down. we re going to begin in this new week with the party that controls the white house in both
states is telegraphing what s going to be on the table. it includes talk of missile placement and military exercises in europe. richard engel is in ukraine. he will join us later in the show with the latest. velshi begins now. good morning. we are ten months away from what may be the most consequential midterm elections in modern history. the insurrection that erupted into violence one year ago is not only not over, it s on the ballot. as if it s something to be debated and not lamented. the house select committee investigating the january 6 attack continues its work with bennie thompson saying the committee would like to speak to former vice president mike pence voluntarily, if possible, within the month. that s going to be interesting to see how that goes down. pence s press secretary saying he won t show without a subpoena. garland said they will go as high up as it needs to go to find justice and prosecute those who tried to undo american democracy from within. the fa
Velshi starts right now. it was important to election officials who formed a firewall. what happens in the next presidential election? if any of the dozens of trump loyalists, big lie pedalers who are running for statewide office win this year? i will be joined by some of the key players who have been watching and fighting this battle. new research on vaccines and the omicron variant. what the white house needs to do to shut down a potentially endless procession of new variants. the stakes could not be higher ahead of the talks between the united states and russia. vladimir putin continues to mass troops along the ukrainian border. in a rare move, the united