This nation will smile again. This nation will know sunny days again. This nation will know joy again.

And as we do, we'll remember each person we've lost the lives they lived, the loved ones they left behind.

We will get through this, I promise you.

But my heart aches for those of you who are going through it right now.

May God bless you all, particularly those who've lost someone.

God bless you.

Morning the lost.

President Biden leads the nation in consoling the more than 500,000 American families who've lost loved ones to COVID-19.

The question, what can each of us do to help our nation heal?

Plus, the Supreme Court paves the way for prosecutors to obtain Donald Trump's financial records.

The question, will that lead to criminal charges against the former president?

And Judge Merrick Garland gets his chance to speak before the Senate.

Question is, will he get the support he needs to be confirmed as attorney general?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early.

I am Casey Hunt on this Tuesday, February 23rd. We'll start with the news.

On the heels of the United States surpassing half a million coronavirus deaths, President Joe Biden marked the staggering milestone with a poignant address to the nation last night.

Drawing on his own personal experience of grief and loss, Biden paid tribute to those who've died

over the past year. For the loved ones left behind, I know all too well. I know what it's like

to not be there when it happens.

You know what it's like when you are there,

holding their hands.

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