is that, you know, to have a congress that can t function, it is just embarrassing. we re the greatest nation in the world. how can that be? president biden calls the drama playing out on the house floor embarrassing. this morning, there s still no speaker after three more rounds of voting. we ll have the latest from capitol hill. plus, buffalo bills safety damar hamlin is still in critical condition, but the team says he s showing signs of improvement. we ll get an update on his health. and the president says he s planning a trip to the southern border amid a record number of migrants crossing into the united states. what we re learning this morning about that trip. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the house of representatives is set to vote again today on its next speaker after republicans failed to unite around a single nominee for the second straight day. after thr
Early, the search the latest on the search and rescue efforts in turkey and syria in the wake of that massive, devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that caused thousands of buildings to collapse. plus a tense confrontation on the house floor last night between senator mitt romney and congressman george santos. and later ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is in london right now on a surprise trip to the united kingdom. we ll have the very latest. all those stories and a check on the weather when we come right back. and a check on the weather when we come right back
Result of bills bringing manufacturing back to the united states. so, this is going to be a message you continue to hear from the president, not just from the state of the union last night, but as he takes that message around the country. any chance i can go to wisconsin early february, i seize it. white house principal deputy press secretary olivia dalton, we appreciate you being with us here today. please come back soon. i would love to. thanks, john. thank you so much. up next here on way too early, more take aways from state of the union address. later on morning joe, chuck schumer will be the guest on the president s speech and reactions from former house speaker, nancy pelosi. ron klain will join for his morning joe exit interview. show is just a few moments away. . paradontax blood when you brush could lead to worse over time. help stop the clock on gum disease now. parodontax toothpaste. .is 3x more effective at removing plaque bacteria,
We have made historic gains in legislation, 10 million new small businesses started, 12 million new jobs created, unemployment is lower today than it has been in either of our life times and so many around the country. so these are the gains that we ve made so far, but let s be real, people are just starting to feel the impact of the inflation reduction act which just kicked in at many of those provisions just kicked in in january. they re just starting to see the shovels in the ground across the country thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law which is creating 20,000 projects in communities across america this year. and so, the president laid out all of the progress we ve made is working last night, but people are about to start seeing that impact in their communities around the country. and also, as you just said, he s heading out to wisconsin today. i think you re going to be with him later today where he visits union training center outside madison, wisconsin, and meet some of
joining us now white house principal deputy press secretary olivia dalton. great to see you. i know not much sleep last night. we just played some moments there where the president had spent much of the speech calling for bipartisan solutions, and that was the reaction a lot of republican heckling and jeers, even one member from the back shouting that it was his fault that there have been deaths caused by fentanyl. so now that is what the republicans response is does the president still think he can work across the aisle? well, look, i think you heard the president last night speak clearly, energetically, effectively to the american people about his vision on building and continuing on that progress in the future. the president is an optimist at heart. he is also somebody who believes deeply in our ability to get big things done when we work