So this wake, we commemorate the fallen.

We thank everyone who came to democracy's defense across the country and in our great capital city.

But we know that this was round one.

We know that authoritarian rarely give up, and we know that they aren't doing their preparation for the next coup in hiding.

They are doing it all in plain sight, and they must be stopped.

Speaking about the January 6th attack on the Capitol, that's Democratic Senator Brian Schatz,

warning the next attempt to overthrow American democracy is being organized right now.

The question is, what's his plan to stop it?

And despite the criticism, the CDC decides not to recommend a negative COVID test in its updated isolation guidelines.

The question is, what's the medical community saying?

We'll talk to a top doctor about that.

And pressure intensifies on Capitol Hill to change the Senate voting rules to get voting reform passed.

The question is, has Senator Joe Manson shifted his stance on this at all?

It's way too early for this.

Thank you. at all. It's way too early for this. Good morning. Welcome to way too early. It's Wednesday,

January 5th. I'm Jonathan Lemire. This is the show that is glad those drivers are finally off I-95 in Virginia.

Let's start with the news, and we've got a lot to get to. Former President Donald Trump has

canceled a news conference planned for the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.

The New York Times reports Trump's initial decision on December 30th to counter-program the remembrance

events had drawn immediate concerns from Republicans

and allies who questioned the wisdom of his seizing the spotlight for himself, saying it would be a

needless and harmful distraction. In a statement, Trump yesterday blamed the cancellation both on the

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