President Biden clears the way for more emergency aid to states ravaged by those deadly tornadoes.

With dozens still missing, the question is, how long before we know the full extent of this disaster?

Plus, the House could vote as early as today on whether to refer Mark Meadows to the Department of Justice for criminal contempt.

As we learn more about who said what while the Capitol was under siege, the question is,

can Donald Trump's allies continue to whitewash the events of that day?

And the Supreme Court declines to block New York State's vaccine mandate for health care workers.

As challenges to the Biden mandate work the way through the courts, the question is, can we clean anything from this ruling?

It's way too early, the show that keeps all its texts off the record.

I'm Jonathan Lemire on this Tuesday, December 14th.

We'll start with the news.

President Biden says he'll visit Kentucky tomorrow as the number of people killed in those powerful weekend tornadoes rises.

Close to 90 people are now confirmed dead across five states, including 74 in Kentucky alone,

where the governor says more than 100 people are still missing. Search and rescue teams continue

to comb through the rubble at a candle factory there yesterday, where

at least eight people were killed. The factory's owners say they have contacted 102 others

who were there, and no one, thankfully, remains missing. This comes as five employees tell NBC

news that factory management threatened to fireworkers who wanted to leave during the storm.

One person says 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 to leave anytime they wanted.

Joining us now from Mayfield, Kentucky with with the very latest on the situation there.

NBC news correspondent, Jay, Gray.

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