good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this monday, august 1st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we begin with the situation in ukraine. in a significant breakthrough this morning, a ship carrying ukrainian grain set off from the port of odesa to for the first time since the war started back in february. ukraine s minister of infrastructure tweeted this video of the vessel which is carrying more than 26,000 tons of corn and is on its way to lebanon. the ship is expected to reach istanbul on tuesday where it will be inspected before being allowed to proceed. the move is part of an internationally brokered deal between kyiv and moscow, to release millions of tons of grain to foreign markets, and ease a growing food crisis. ukrainian officials say 16 more ships are waiting to depart odesa s port as part of that deal. meanwhile, russia advances have slowed, almost to a standstill, as newly-delivered western weapons are helping ukrainian forces re-claim
dixon, all signs point to primary wins. that could be a good sign for democrats who believe far right candidates actually help them in the general election. plus we ll be watching trump s strength being tested in michigan and washington where he s trying to sink three of the house republicans who voted to impeach him after the capitol riot. for the first time since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, voters will be heard on that issue and we ll get our first real clue as to whether abortion rights will be the rallying cry democrats hope it is. the focus is kansas, where voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would clear the way for the state legislature to ban abortion outright. so far early in-person voting is up more than 200% from four years ago, but polling shows the vote itself. michael steele is with me. he s former chair of the republican national committee. at the big board, national split political correspondent steve kornacki. good to see everyb
of the doj and trump supporter is say they are trying to hide the true motive anymore. carries a penalty that someone was convicted of it is disqualified from running for future federal office. disqualifying him from future of his, secure a conviction and have that be the broad resolution of the whole problem, trump. carley: possibly the clearest indication yet that donald trump could run for president anyway. patriots like you who built this country, and its hardworking patriots like you who are going to our country. carley: kevin corke is standing by in washington, but we begin with a broad segment was believed leading our reporting on the rate since the story broke. hey, good money, let s take a former president trump is railing against yesterday s unannounced fbi raid on his mar-a-lago calling out what he believes to be a part in part to prevent a 2024 white house run. releasing this statement saying it is prosecutorial misconduct and an attack by radical left
as we come on this evening, the millions of americans on alert for dangerous heat and flash flooding. boston s heat emergency tonight. five days in a row now topping 95 degrees. and the major flood concerns across several states at this hour, including kentucky again. rob marciano tracking it all. tonight, the new development after a chilling series of murders in new mexico. four muslim men targeted and killed in separate attacks in albuquerque. and what police have now released tonight. the war in ukraine. the u.s. tonight, the major new arms commitment. and what the pentagon said today about russian casualties. we had not heard this number before. and the concerns tonight about the around about the largest nuclear power plant in europe in ukraine and what s now playing out. tonight, china s newest show of force around taiwan. a record number of chinese fighter jets flying into its territory. bob woodruff is there. back here at home tonight, the urgent search for a m
as more migrant buses a fox news live new york city. they are fine with illegal immigration. when they have to deal with the consequences themselves they are up in arms. thanks for inviting us to south carolina good to be home with you. thank you. my high school. ainsley: i know. one day you will see ainsley: that is good harbor beach. massachusetts. look at that gorgeous shot. steve: why aren t we there? ainsley: who does not want to be there this morning. 81 degrees. 76 right now. a gorgeous day there. go out and enjoy it in you live thatter i can t. you will see a little bit of rain on tuesday, wednesday and maybe thursday. steve: when you think of massachusetts this year i think a lot of people cranberries. i think of blueberries. they are a buffer crop. one of our first recipes in our first cookbook was with blueberries. and it was what we called the but berry buckle. it s the recipe was inspired by baseball moms in our town by the name of ellen,