Folks, we've got to listen to the scientists and the economist and the national security experts.

They all tell us this is code red. The nation and the world are in peril.

My build back better plan with key investments in to fight climate change, cutting emissions,

and make things more resilient. Each dollar we invest.

President Biden puts the spotlight on climate change during a visit to storm-ravaged communities in the Northeast.

The question is, will his infrastructure plan prompt action?

Plus, after consolidating its hold on Afghanistan, the Taliban has unveiled an all-male interim government.

It's stacked with veterans of the hardline regime from the 1990s. The question is, what does this

mean for the future of Afghanistan? And after 13 years, the father of pop star Britney Spears

files up attention to end her court-ordered conservatorship. The question is, will

Britney finally be free? It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that vows not to sing Baby one more time.

I'm Jonathan Lemire on this Wednesday, September 8th.

We'll start with the news.

Residents in the Northeast are still recovering from the devastation of Storm Ida.

President Biden toured neighborhoods in New York and New Jersey yesterday, offering words of comfort and promises of support to those

affected, emphasizing the reality of a worsening climate. NBC News correspondent Gabe Gutierrez

has more. With the devastating aftermath of Ida's remnants sprawled across the northeast,

President Biden toured hard-hit communities, comforting families and highlighting the urgency

of climate change. Climate change poses an existential threat to our lives, to our economy,

and the threat is here. It's not going to get any better. The question can't it get worse.

We can stop it from getting worse.

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