steve: we will see what happens here in the meantime, let s talk about washington, d.c. and democrats in d.c. are scrambling after senator joe manchin of west virginia says he will not support joe biden s signature spending plan to build back better. carley: that s right. that was the big news. and the white house says they are blindsided by this announcement. were they really. peter doocy joins us with the details still coming out. peter? good morning. when joe manchin comes over here, that is the rare lawmaker meeting that they don t tell us about. they don t put on the schedule because it has been happening. so frequently. but despite all of that lobbying from the president, he is a no. always said this, bret. if i can t go home and explain it to the people of west virginia, i can t vote for it and i cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. i just can t. i have tried everything humanly possible. i can t get there. bret: you are done? this is a no on this legis
wiretapping claims after republican lawmakers were left without any answers to fend off the growing questions. and purported cia hacking tools are revealed, thanks to wikileaks. could cell phones and tvs help the cia gather intelligence? welcome back to early start this morning. i m christine romans. and i m dave briggs. i m a bit of a fheo fighe neoph. tonight danger my words literally. i won t. i m quoting devin nunes on the president of how he handled the wiretapping. it was just a surreal moment. the future of the plan to repeal and replace obamacare depends on who you ask. president trump now giving 100% support for the health care plan. a lawmaker meeting with leaders tells cnn his endorsement came with a stern warning. we re told the president said