Good morning and welcome to way too early. The show that speaks french with an australian accent. I m joe. Whether a third dose of the vaccine is safe or even necessary for everyone. Some experts believe there is no need despite a push from pfizer and moderna. Miguel almaguer has the latest. Reporter: just hours before the advisory committee will vote on the boosters voicing support and opposition over a third dose of pfizer s vaccine with a stage set for a controversial decision, pfizer says their data shows booster shots are needed six months after the second dose as protection from infection begins to wane. But its vaccine is hoyly effective in preventing hospitalization and serious illness. Its most critical function. This debate over boosters, is that a road of public confidence in vaccines? it s normal for scientists to not necessarily have consensus around a specific issue. The problem is, we re in a very toxic environment now because of all the aggression coming from antivaccin
Bipartisan infrastructure deal faces a major test this week with a vote scheduled for wednesday. The question is will lawmakers agree on how to pay for the package? and u. S. Tennis star coco gauff won t be competing at the olympics after testing for the covid virus. Way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is still here. I m john lemaire and we re start with the news. Covid cases are on the rise driven up by places with low vaccination rates. The surgeon general is suggest once again everybody should mask up indoors. Reporter: no signs of covid backing down. In los angeles county, a 700% increase in positive cases in just the last month as masks go back on while indoors. I think better safe than sorry for sure. Reporter: former surgeon general jerome adams weighing in. He added, instead of vax it or mask it, the emerging data suggests the cdc advises you should vax it and mask it. The current surgeon general defended the cdc s suggestion that yo
Come to light. The question is what will the president do about it? it s way too early for this. Good morning. And welcome to way too early, the show that always turns on twostep verification, you should, too. I m kasie hunt on this wednesday, july 7th. Let s get to the news. Tropical storm elsa is lashing florida. It s been downgraded as a category 1 hurricane as it nears landfall near tampa. 10 million people are in the storm s path as strong winds and heavy rain pummel the gulf coast. Let s get to nbc s janessa webb for the storm s path. Janessa, good morning. Good morning, kasie. I do have better news this morning. We do have a lopsided storm system so things are starting to crumble apart. You can see the western side of the storm nonexistent. It s the eastern part that is lashing across central florida, and right now that is causing a severe weather threat. We have tornado wants expanding every from from ft. Myers to orlando. We ll be watching that. The latest update from the nati
Voting rights act. Meanwhile, republicans continue to try to rewrite history trump style by denying it ever happened. Only two house republicans vote ed to create a january 6 committee to investigate the riot on the capitol. You can t deny the truth especially when it s on video. The new york post had this stunning break down of the insurrection. Reporter: behind these writers is an escape route where lawmakers and senate staff are now fleeing. Just one officer stands guard. Keeping his composure, goodman draws the mob away from that escape route to where reinforcements are waiting. [ bleep ]. He drives them towards the senate and realizes the door is unguarded. Goodman shoves the protester again, lures the mob away, and brings them into that line of fellow officers. Always chilling to see that. Joining me now, ruth marcus, editor and columnist for the washington post. John brosnahan. And joan walsh. Happy 4th of july. Thank you all for being here. Ruth, let me start with you and the s
every day. question is, will congress help address what the president calls an international embarrassment? plus, the end of week two of testimony in the trial of the former-police officer accused of killing george floyd. today, we are expecting to hear from the doctor, who ruled floyd s death a homicide. the question is what will he tell jurors? and talk about masters. golfer, tommy fleetwood lives up to the tournament s name with a hole in one. the question is who is on track to win that green jacket? amazing. it s way too early for this, or is it? i don t think it s ever too early for a hole in one. good morning. and welcome to way too early. the show that, also, always tries to nail it the first time. i am kasie hunt, on this friday, april 9th. we will start with the news, which is, unfortunately, difficult, again, this morning. we begin with a pair of shootings. first, in texas. one person is dead, and five others are hurt, after a gunman opened fire at a cabinet