We will start this morning on the domestic front. You have seen the headlines about the heightened volume of flu this year and the decision of some Health Care Workers not to get vaccinated, a choice that has cost some of them their jobs. What are your thoughts on mandated vaccinations for Health Care Workers . All others can call in, 202585 3882. Yuka post your thoughts on facebook, twitter, or email us. Dr. Anthony fauci is the director of the National Institutes of allergy and infectious diseases, joining us on the phone. The Houston Chronicle headline this morning what is going on . Guest you never know why, with influenza. Its unpredictable accept that we have a flu season every year. What we are seeing this year and what is spurring the headlines is the way this started off earlier than usual with a strain of flu that is a bad sprain in the sense that its making people more ill than some other strains, we are on the way to what looks like as bad a year as we have had since 2003 a
Is it so long as we seized it together seize it so long as we seize it together. Host president obama, sworn in yesterday, promising to change the tax code, immigration laws, and act on Climate Change. Good morning, everyone. We will spend the first part of this mornings washington journal on yesterdays inaugural address. For democrats, 2025853880. For republicans, 2025853881. For independents, 2025853882. Also, send us a tweet, twitter. Com cspanwj. Post your comments on facebook, or you can email us. Journal cspan. Org. Let me begin this morning, this is the wall street journal, had line. Obama vows aggressive agenda. He is looking beyond the fiscal battle set to dominate the coming weeks. And then a side story, an analysis. The president is set to fight over a new to do list. The inauguration was not only grayer, he sounded less like a man ready for lofty flights and more ready for ground battles. And then here is the Washington Post, this morning. There had lyme, we must act. There
Sodas, bluebird plans to fight the decision. Bluebird bloomberg plans to fight the decision. Send us it tweet, twitter. Com. Poster paul poster, facebook. Com or send us an e mail. We will begin with the New York Times this morning. It says here we are giving your take on this this morning. What you think about this idea of banning sugary soda is in order to combat obesity . Washington times has this to say william in toledo, ohio is up first. What do you think . Caller i think the judge had it spot on. There are so many different loopholes in there. Specifically milkshakes. Milkshakes have much more sugar content than even the largest soda. I think the judge was absolutely correct. Host it sounds like to have been following this pretty closely. Caller i think it was personally a government intrusion. Although he is well intended, mr. Bloomberg is superseding the boundaries of his office. Host what to do you mean . Caller i can understand his ban on smoking. To go as far as sodas that
Were going to have a great discussion. I think tremendous success, well be etree metremendously successful. Its my honor and well have a terrific relationship, have ii o doubt. North korean president kim jong un following up with this. This really is a moment for the history books. But whats going on right now could really make history. When we get to the bottom of it, if they come out ofse meetings w a deal. I want to get right to the ground there in singapore. Anderson cooper is there along with Christiane Amanpour and chief National Correspondent jim s sciutto. Anderson, you saw that historic handshake between the two men. Whats your assessment of it . I think all eyes are waiting for this bilateral meeting. Once that is over, thats when we really expect to start getting some word, at least from the u. S. Side about the way the president thinks that this w what, ifany, kind of declaration or communique or joint statement is going to be made from both these world leaders. Thats reall
Restaurants. If they dare leave their homes they are threatened. Last friday press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders were forced to leave a restaurant because the owner didnt like the restaurant. Sarah and her husband went home and the rest of the family went to another restaurant. And progressives continued to harangue them as they tried to eat. This is happening to a lot of people. They have amassed outside of the home of white house aid stephen miller. They put up mock wanted posters with millers face on them. And a employee found a burned decapitated animal carc kas on his porch. Activist on the left are moving to violence and they are aware of this and some applaud it. And they explained intimidating Trump Supporters is just the minimum baseline. This is going to get more extreme and it should, how extreme . The article fondly recalled the domestic terror bomb in the 1970s. That is our future, the article said. We are headed there fast. Over the weekend, congresswoman Maxine Waters