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early due to covid. the question is what s the league s plan going forward and will other sports have to do the same? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that maybe could use a holiday pause. i m jonathan lemire on this tuesday, december 21st. senator from west virginia joe manchin is speaking out on why he rejected the president s build back better plan. he said in a radio program the democrats never came around to his decision. surely we could badger and beat one person, certainly we could get enough protesters to make him uncomfortable enough that they ll just say, okay, i ll vote for anything just quit. he told senators in private conversations he was concerned parents would use their child credit tax care payments to buy drugs two. sawyerss say manchin also raised concerns over paid time off telling colleagues he feared west virginians would use the time to go deer hunting. a spokesman for senator manchin ....
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 ....
mandate for health care workers. the question is, can we glean anything from this ruling? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, a show that keeps all its texts off the record. i m jonathan lemire on this tuesday, december 14th. president biden says he ll visit kentucky tomorrow as the number of people killed in those weekend powerful tornados rises. close to 90 people are now confirmed dead across five states including 74 in kentucky alone. more are missing. rescue workers continue to comb through a candle factory where at least eight people were killed. the owner says they ve contacted the others and, thankfully, no one else is missing. the factory management threatened to fire workers who wanted to leave during the storm. one person said managers went so far as to take a roll call to find out who left against orders. company officials have denied these allegations saying that a covid policy was in place that allowed employees ....
is, could we see new restrictions put in place? and new reporting on the document that ended up in mark meadows inbox about overturning the 2020 election. his lawyer says he had nothing to do with it. the question is, did he meet with someone who did? way too early for this week. good morning. welcome to way too early the show thinking about all those impacted by the severe weather the last few days. we ll start with the news. the search for survivors continues after a series of devastating tornadoes spanning six states, close to 50 people are confirmed dead. a number that is expected to rise. after the storms touched down in kentucky, illinois, tennessee and missouri, they wreaked havoc friday and early saturday morning. in edwardsville, illinois, six people were killed when an amazon warehouse was hit. a similar tragedy in kentucky, the state with the most widespread damage. eight people were killed while working in a candle factory. to the people of america, ....
rising costs. it s a bump in the road that affects families. can democrats get a win on their social safety bill? i ll speak to amy klobuchar ahead. hello i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is holding out hope for the missing. emergency crews in the midwest are continuing the desperate search and rescue effort through tons of wreckage, flattened homes and factories and cars that were simply tossed around after at least 30 tornadoes touchdown down across six states this weekend, kentucky, arkansas, missouri, mississippi, illinois and tennessee. dozens are feared dead and officials warn the number will almost certainly rise as rescuers continue to sift through the devastation. joining me now from the commonwealth hardest hit, kentucky governor andy beshear. governor, thanks for joining us. how many confirmed deaths do you have in kentucky? how many of your citizens are still unaccounted for? well, the confirmation process is slow. i can tel ....