atlanta, charlotte will be in the low 80s. new york not bad near 70. even into wednesday, kasie, washington, d.c., 77 degrees. i mean, this is early april. it can be chilly and this is absolutely beautiful. so enjoy it. >> i will take it. bill karins, thank you so much. we'll see you tomorrow, my friend. >>> and still ahead here, despite an investigation into sex trafficking allegations congressman matt gaetz is refusing to step down. we'll tell you what he's saying in a new op-ed. we're back in just a moment. ent. e to turn to cold washing with tide. ♪ this is a cold call! ♪ hello, my name is ice t. can you spare a few seconds to learn about cold water washing with tide? hi my name is steve. did you know washing in cold can save you $100 a year on your energy bill. why wouldn't you turn to cold? it helps the environment. what? because stone cold said so. plus, tide cleans great in cold. ♪ this was a cold call! ♪ the lexus es, now available with all-wheel drive. this rain is bananas. lease the 2021 es 250 all-wheel drive for $339 a month for 39

a week before that, eight people, including six women of asian descent, were killed in three atlanta-area spas. always so incredibly discouraging to start out, again, with what is a horrific normal in america. and as congress debates what to do about this epidemic of gun violence, new polling shows overwhelming support for certain reforms. according to a new politico poll, 85% of registered voters support background checks on all gun sales, compared to 11% who oppose them. when it comes to background checks at gun shows and private sales, 79% support that reform 13% are against it and 64% say they support a ban on assault-style weapons, 27% oppose 64% of americans cofounder of "punch bowl news," john resnahan. here we are again talking about another mass shooting. here we are again having the conversation about gun reform in congress and you and i have talked about this as recently as last week when you pointed out rightly that this happens, then nothing happens in congress. what is the biden administration going to try to do about this? >> they're teeing up some executive orders on this

atlanta's school board chairman said at monday's meeting, quote, names do matter. he was a hero. >>> all right, ahead of the tokyo olympic games this summer, outfitter ralph lauren has unveiled the closing ceremony use themes for team usa. the sleek white designs complete with usa patches and red, white, and blue accents are ready to be worn by more than 600 athletes for the rescheduled 2020 games. the company has been outfitting team usa since 2008, and this year sustainability was a key factor. the clothing is made from plant-based and recycled materials and implements a dyeing process that uses less water and energy. the opening ceremony uniforms are set to be unveiled in july. >>> and in a first for bachelor nation, the former lead of the popular reality show "the bachelor" colton underwood made waves when he came out as gay in a pretaped interview. >> i've ran from myself for a long time, i've hated myself for a long time, and i'm gay, and i came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it, and the next step in all of this was sort of lett

if you are heading out the door, pretty unusual to have a windchill in atlanta of 33 degrees. we have 20s and 30s pretty much covering the man. we'll recover nicely. especially in the midwest and in the south, this time of year the sun is pretty high in the sky, so 64 later atlanta, but still a windy and brisk day for all of the northeast. and tomorrow, friday, a little bit better in the northeast, but we have a severe weather outbreak to worry about coming into oklahoma and texas and we'll track that all weekend long. so there it is friday in areas right from houston up to dallas, areas of louisiana and then saturday, we could have severe storms from areas of atlanta, charlotte into kentucky. and then be prepared for a wet soggy sunday in areas of new england especially. so we'll track that next storm starting tomorrow. so bundle up today, and then we'll return to spring type weather over the weekend. >> sounds good. bill karins, thank you very much. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> and still ahead here, president biden makes a new push to get more americans vaccinated. he is aski

brian kemp hits back after major league baseball decides to move this summer's all-star game out of atlanta over the backlash over the state necessary new voting law. the question is how does georgia's election law compare to other states. >>> plus, week two of the george floyd trial gets under way. and the chief of police expected to testify against his former colleague. the get is, what will he say on stand. >>> also, crews try to fix a waste water plant near tampa. the question is could we see a catastrophe? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning. and welcome to "way too early," the show that had more than enough jelly beans over the weekend. i am kasie hunt on this monday, april 5th. we'll start with the news. georgia governor brian kemp is criticizing major league baseball and several atlanta-based companies as backlash over the state's voting law continues. on friday, the mlb announced it would be moving the upcoming all-star game from atlanta to a ballpark in another state. that news had the governor hitting back over the weekend, even comparing voting laws in georgia to tho

by the time we get to saturday, severe storms linger in the south from atlanta north wards and a lot of rain on saturday from indianapolis to nashville. it looks like you get a nice day on saturday in the northeast. then on sunday, rain is likely from d.c. to philadelphia to new york, up to areas in boston. so kind of a typically spring weather pattern. i will also say talking about baseball. tonight, yankees/orioles, unfortunately for you, i think today is the day that baltimore falls out of first place. >> it lasted so long, bill. now you're telling me that there is likely to be rain sunday. this is our second try to take my son to his first baseball game at camden yards. the last one got cancelled for coronavirus so cross your fingers we don't get rained out on sunday. bill karins, thank you so much. see you tomorrow. >>> amid a justice department investigation, we are digging into a "the new york times" piece about congressman matt gaetz reportedly asking for a presidential pardon during donald trump's final days in office. we will be back in a moment. ar. to gelato made from scr

in atlanta a controversial call at home plate gives the phillies a one-run victory over the braves. watch. >> hops that one into the opposite field. ozuna has got it, he's going to try it. here he comes and he's safe at the plate. wow. >> wow. tied in the top of the ninth inning a sac fly gets the win for the phillies. the phillies hang on to beat the braves 7-6. i don't know. i want to see the over top angle there. >>> let's go to baltimore. one day after being scratched from the red sox lineup because of precautionary coronavirus protocols boston's j.d. martinez shrugged three solo home runs in yesterday's finale of their three-game series against my orioles. the red sox notch a sixth straight win, 14-9. i have to say i was there. this was an unfortunate but apt introduction to baseball for my son mars who attended his first ever baseball game at camden yards. there he is with his grandfather who is the original o's fan in our family from whom i inherited this. we are not fair weather fans in our family which is pretty good because it was the mid '90s and the alcs against the indi

he was in a mall in atlanta where he saw a young man shopping for an engagement ring. he offered to pay for it. he said he tries to do one good deed every time he leaves the house. >> seeing the guy, he was so shy. he said how much do i owe to payoff the ring. i said, let me do it. at first, he didn't want to take it. i said don't worry about it. i do it all the time. >> very sweet. congratulations and the guy who didn't have to pay to get it. here, mitch mcconnell strikes a different tone on the role of corporations on politics and learning what generated the january 6 attack. >> and 10 years ago, somali pirate ships hijack the ships. >> today, they might have met their match. the crew fought back, apparently they got their ship back but the pirates took their captain and the drama went on from there. all of this is taking place off the coast of somalia, eastern africa. look how the shirt on the left attracts pet hair like a magnet! pet hair is no match for bounce. with bounce, you can love your pets, and lint roll less. the lexus es, now available with all-wheel driv

and now almost every single day, you have ceos being pulled into debates about voting rights in atlanta or what should we do on this issue or that issue. you had jamie dimon in that same letter talking about how ceos are now essential policy makers that you have to take stands on these big issues. that's going to change the very nature of being a ceo. that's my day job, i'm the ceo of axios. and what an employee expects of you today is so different than three years ago. they really want purpose. they want to know what you stand for as a company. they want to know what the company is doing above and beyond profit. it's one of the reasons a business roundtable last year put up that document last year that said, no longer can companies just be about driving shareholder value. they have to be about something bigger than that. it could be a big change, because you have companies that have a lot of money and deep roots in a lot of communities that can do really big things, but it also puts ceos in a real jam when they're essentially there to try to drive value and create product, to suddenly

weather threat shifts to the southeast including birmingham, montgomery, all of the florida panhandle, atlanta, and eventually wind damage threat to areas of south carolina, and even a portion there of north carolina. so here's today's forecast, it's a cold morning, on the eastern seaboard, but this afternoon, it warms up nicely. into the 60s. even for boston. mid 60s in dc. and then the weekend forecast, there's the severe weather threat in the southeast saturday. kind of a gloomy rainy day in the ohio valley. that rain will be on the northeast on sunday. especially the first half of the day. you may get lucky with better weather sunday afternoon. excuse me, sunday afternoon. so sunday morning, that's your indoor time. get all of your chores done then. >> goods to know. bill karins, have a wonderful week, thank you so much. see you on monday. >>> still ahead here, jailed opposition leader alexi navalny is weighing in on a wave of arrests this week after thousands of protesters hit the streets calling for his freedom. we're back in a moment. for his . we're back in a moment stay restless with

. >>> meanwhile on thursday the president and the first lady will travel to atlanta for his 100th day in office. biden is expected to participate in the drive-in car rally to highlight how he's delivered on his promises to the american people. one of his ton priorities is his massive $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan which updates the nation's infrastructure and expands care giving options for older and disabled americans. joining us now co-founder of punch bowl news anna palmer. anna, good morning. great to see you. thanks for being here. these polls show that president biden still is in that honeymoon period. a lot of it seems to be fueled by the fact that he gets very high marks for handling the distribution of vaccination, and i know certainly that is something that we're experiencing, that i've been experiencing in my own community, that suddenly it's much easier to get a vaccine, people who want one are now able, for the most part to get one and mow shifting toward a challenge of access, making sure that underserved communities are able to get them. but what is the challenge for