Allegations laid out in a sweeping investigation by new york s attorney general. Now he s facing calls for his resignation from president biden on down. There s also the threat of impeachment, lawsuits, and even a criminal investigation. We will get into all of it just ahead. Plus, another reminder that democrats kind of like joe biden, a moderate member of the party just beat a progressive fire brand backed by bernie sanders in ohio, but how did donald trump s candidate do? all that as coronavirus poses new threats to public health. The american economy, and all of those elected leaders who should have the power and prerogative to do something about it. Also police officers who responded to the capitol riot are being recognized by the u. S. Senate with the congressional gold medal. If senators can t agree on that unanimously, why is the truth still so elusive on capitol hill. Good morning, and welcome to morning joe. It is a packed wednesday, august 4th, and we will begin this morning
tiger woods announced he s returning to golf in a tournament with his son ten months after that horrific car crash. the question is could an official tour be next? it s way too early for this. goo morning and welcome to way too early, the show that loves a good comeback. i m jonathan lemire on this thursday, december 9th. we ll start with the news. former trump white house chief of staff mark meadows is now suing house speaker nancy pelosi and the committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol. the lawsuit came just hours after the committee said it will move forward with plans to hold meadows in contempt for ending his cooperation in the investigation. meadows, who was a no-show for another scheduled deposition yesterday, argued the lawsuit and overly broad subpoenaed should be invalid. quote, mr. meadows flawed lawsuit won t succeed at slowing down the select committee s investigation or stopping us from getting information we re seeking. the committ
about to announce his new strategy for tackling the pandemic in his speech at the national institutes of health. the white house white house says that the nine-point plan includes an extension of the existing mask mandates for air travel and other public transportation through at least march. and the biden administration will be announcing a new requirement that should offer every american free at-home testing. the white house says the plan they re rolling out will help battle against both the delta and omicron covid variants this winter. more on that plan in just a moment. let s start with natasha chen with the news of this new case of the over the counter. what are you learning? reporter: this latest case we re talking about is a man who is from the minneapolis area, the minnesota department of health saying that he traveled to new york for anime nyc at the javits center from november 19th to 21st, and this man had felt symptoms around the 22nd. we re talking about potent
scientific and knowledgeable actions and speed, not chaos and confusion. and we were told today to fight the variant more than ever before. the best protection against this new variant or any of the variance out there the ones we have been dealing with already is getting fully vaccinated and getting a booster shot. dana: but the doctor in south africa who discovered the variant said the world could be overacting. what we are observing is moral cases. there is nothing significant that says we are moving into a program moving forward. dana: president biden with hypocrisy over the travel ban and the candidates accuse president trump of being xenophobic with a ban on china during the pandemic. but the white house says it is not the same this time. what the president was critical of was the way the former president put outcome i believe a vehicle, a tweet on how he called the coronavirus and who he directed it at. the president has not been critical of travel restrictions.
good morning, and welcome to way too early, the show that can assure you that you ll see steve cognacky again soon. i m jonathan lemire, on this wednesday, november 3rd. we ll start with the news and there is a lot. in a blow to democrats this morning, nbc news is projecting republican glenn youngkin has won the race for governor. youngkin spoke to supporters earlier this morning. my fellow virginians we stand here this morning at this defining moment, a defining moment that, yes, started with two people on a walk. and a defining moment that is now millions of virginians walking together. together, together, we will change the trajectory of this commonwealth. according to nbc news exit polls, 52% of virginia voter has a favorable opinion of glenn youngkin. compared to 44% who had an unfavorable view of him. in direct contrast, 51% of virginia voters had an unfavorable opinion of terry mcauliffe who served as governor before. exit polls also showed 48% of virginia vote