permanent members second council, they say they will work together this as china continues to be a source of concern for the u.s. as that country races to develop weapons capable of devastating consequence and continue its aggressive posture toward taiwan. this is an interesting and important time to be on house intelligence committee, we re joined by brand-new ranking member of that committee ohio congressman mike turner, congratulations and welcome. let s start with russia. what is going on? i appreciate kevin s confidence in taking this new position, his focus as we look to him. i appreciate your focus on this important issue. this can effect the biden administration, going forward, this is a great test for the biden administration. also a grave threat to u.s. and for our allies in you were europe, russia taking staked out here. putin saying he wants to expand russia to its prior borders. then calling on the united states and allies to have no weapons based in countr
standing by. what does it mean for the biden administration? good morning, dana. this disappointing jobs report comes as the omicron variant is threatening the economic recovery while inflation is at its highest pace in four decades. this is bad news for the administration. the bright spot here is unemployment fell to 3.9%, the lowest we ve seen it during the pandemic. administration is likely to highlight this as an achievement for them. but the report covers the week including december 12th. that came before the omicron spike ahead of christmas that really surged the cases across the country. economists say now policymakers need to be very careful. can t get close to the gdp. when you get that high there will be runaway inflation and maybe a default. for the biden administration to come out and propose things that will expand that debt is really, really reckless. december jobs report marks the lowest jobs growth of the entire year, dana. dana: there is that and also
build back better bill which would significantly impand the country s social safety yet. senator joe manchin a key moderate democrat announcing this morning he is officially a no on the legislation. i cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. i just can t. i ve tried everything humanly possible. i can t get there. a lot to get to. we ll begin with the pandemic. new cases and hospitalizations rising in the u.s. the delta variant fueling most of these increases right now. but the omicron strain is also spreading quickly in much of the country. one expert saying there is a tsunami coming from the unvaccinated. in new york people are waiting in long lines for coronavirus tests as you see there. nearly a third of broadway shows are shuttered once again, just months after reopening. the nba, nhl, and the nfl are postponing games as teams deal with outbreaks. and some major colleges and universities including harvard and yale, are returning to remote learning for t
book. we will see you in court. congress has raised the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion. how high do you think the debt needs to get before you cut government spending. we have a debt problem because the very richest people just aren t paying. we start with a fox news alert. the this morning president biden is set to go and see all the devastation firsthand in our country s heartland. is he going to travel to the hardest hit areas of kentucky where 100 people are still missing. lawrence: tragic story. 12 children including a baby girl 88 people confirmed dead across a handful of states. steve: meanwhile, overnight, the community of mayfield, kentucky come together for as you can see right there a candlelight vigil. it s interesting. we are going to get to rick reichmuth who is on location there very, very shortly. one of the stories that is being told in the local papers out in kentucky this morning is about how a nursing home in mayfield, which was one of the most de
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