about what just happened over the last three years one of the biggest pandemics in a century a lot of

evidence that it's coming from the chinese and when other countries even raise it like australia

the chinese use their coercive economic activities to shut people up look this is a country that

has no problem coming out and lying to the world. We just saw that

with this Chinese spy balloon. It's the nature of a communist dictatorship to lie to their own

people, to lie to the world. That's Republican Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska responding to a new

report from the Energy Department on the origins of COVID.

We'll take you through the latest developments in just a moment.

Plus, Ukraine says it needs more fighter jets as the war enters its second year.

But the Pentagon and President Biden do not appear ready yet to make that commitment.

And meanwhile, the First Lady seems to give away the President's plans for 2024.

We'll show you what she said. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Monday, February 27th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we'll begin today with a new report on the possible origins of COVID.

According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter,

the Federal Energy Department says it has, quote,

low confidence that the virus likely originated from a lab leak in Wuhan, China.

However, it believes COVID was not the result of a man-made bio weapon.

The Wall Street Journal was first to report on this classified intelligence report

recently given to the White House and key members of Congress.

Yesterday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was asked about this development.

Did the coronavirus pandemic start in the lab?

Is that what you believe now?

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