free. what role did the u.s. play in this. it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that s keeping a close eye on the fast-moving developments involving covid. please, everyone, stay safe this weekend. i m jonathan lemire on this friday, december 17th. we ll start with the news. president biden says it could take weeks to approve his plan. according to a statement from the president, talks between the white house and senator joe manchin will continue next week. the statement reads in part this. we will, we must get build back better passed, even in the face of republican opposition. at the same time, we must also press forward on voting rights legislation and make progress on this as quickly as possible. democrats also lost their fight to have work permits for undocumented immigrants included in the bill. this is the third time the provision was rejected. senator dick durbin said the senate parliamentarian offered the same reaso
from new mexico to wisconsin, tornadoes, howling winds, you can hear it. even wildfires. folks, it s mid december. the central u.s. experienced the highest number of reports of hurricane-force wind in a single day ever. 55 reports across nine states. yeah, there were more than 350 reports of severe weather from the central plains to the upper midwest. 20 tornadoes were reported, including the first december twister on record minnesota. winds toppled tractor-trailers, ripped the roofs off homes. more than 450,000 customers and climbing this morning remain in the dark. across eight states, including iowa where wind gusts topped 70 miles per hour at the des moines airport. we were in the basement. my mom was heating up some left over ravioli when it happened. the power went out, so we had to run downstairs. it was really it was really fast. i was on my front porch and cleaning up some water that was coming in. and i looked across the street and there was a big glowing or
about whether transformation in the past 2a hours which makes us think about what sort of autumn weather we prefer. yesterday might have felt quite fresh, and this view on the south coast shows there was plenty of sunshine but fast forward 2a hours, same location on a different weather, cloud and mist and fog but it is milder what s going on? we had low pressure to the north west of the uk and ex how sam is missing is but drawing ahead of it a lot of very mild air coming from south of the uk which is why temperatures have gone up but the warmer colours don t translate into sunshine on this flow there was plenty of moisture and cloud coming and there was a weather front over scotland and northern ireland which are stuck for several days with cloud and upwards of rain even though it is milder here as well, just if you write to breaks around the very first point of north west england, north and west wales have outbreaks of rain, the rest of wales and england are mainly dry, a lo
the wagner mercenary group is presumed dead after his plane crashed in the northwest of the country. one agency said it has been told by us officials that they believe that the plane is likely to have been shot down. surface to air missile was fired from inside russia. the bbc cannot verify at the stage and wait or save the official stress that the information is preliminary and under review. have a look at these pictures. these have been confirmed by the verified team and the remains of the plaintiff field of the region. mr prigozhin led a failed mutiny injune. widely seen as a challenge to the authority of vladimir putin. two months later, mr prigozhin is not presumed dead. russian aviation officials say he was on board the plane with his right hand man and it is believed that all ten passengers and crew died immediately. ukraine has denied any involvement. the crash site today and rushes region. investigators say they recovered the bodies of all ten people on board. the ke