Many decades. It hasnt been done for a long time, but we are going to win new york. We are 47 days away from election day, and instead of rallying in a Battleground States, Donald Trump was on Long Island Last Night vowing to win new york, a state, of course, he lost by wide margins in both 2016 and 2020. Well have more from that event in just a molt. Meanwhile, on capitol hill, a small group of house Republicans Yesterday killed speaker Mike Johnsons Plan to fund the government. Well look at what could come next in that spending fight. And also ahead well bring you the latest out of lebanon following a second day of targeted and deadly Device Explosions. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, september 19th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a lot to get to this morning, and we will begin with the road to the White House. Yesterday was supposed to be the day that Donald Trump faced sentencing for his 34 Felony Convictions in the
To that and how they will defend him. Weve got a lot to get to. Lets go to our colleague lauren fox on capitol hill. Good morning to you, lauren. So at least the optics were of progress in the oval office yesterday. Susan collins leading that meeting with the president. But was there substantive progress . Well, sure. I think republicans felt it was a good meeting, a Good Opportunity to speak directly with the president about what their hopes are for their own covid relief package. But, look, democrats are charging forward with their plan to use that budgetary tactic to go ahead and pass that 1. 9 trillion bill with just democratic votes. They are arguing essentially that republicans are willing, if they are willing, they are allowed to come forward and vote for this process. They are welcome to be a part of it, but they are saying they need to be bold, they need to go bold and you saw that yesterday reflected in the statement from the White House Press secretary after that meeting had
Running mate. Ill ask him this morning. Plus challenging biden, the new Special Counsel appointment fuels more criticism from republicans. If he were a republican he would have been in jail a long time ago. Biden is also facing critics from within his own party on his capacity to serve. Ill talk to democratic congressman dean philips of minnesota who is actively calling for more primary challenger to biden. And red alert. That vote in ohio is pretty sobering. Ohioet voers deliver a victory to supporters of Abortion Rights and offer another warning sign for republicans. If republicans are just focused on one issue theyll have a bit of a challenge. Support for legal action for abortion is winning inside red and blue states from kansas to kentucky to michigan. Will it be a motivating factor for voters in 2024. Joining me for insight and analysis are. Politico mriback coauthor eugene daniels. Republican strategist brandon buck. Is imoen sanderstownsend, former spokesperson for Kamala Harri
Jonathan capehart, who just wrapped up an Exclusive Interview with president joe biden. Touching on several issues, including the term that he regrets using during the state of the Union Address. I shouldnt have used it. It is undocumented. When i spoke about the difference between trump and me, one of the things i talked about was the way he talks about vermin, these people polluting. I talked about what im not going to do. What i wont do. I will not treat any of these people with disrespect. The president also addressed the situation in gaza. And had appointed a message for israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. He has a right to defend israel. The right to continue to pursue hamas. He must, you must, he must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence. I want to see a ceasefire. We have all of the highlights on the Special Edition of the saturday show. Weve got a big show with you tonight. The reason im in the chair, Jonathan Capehart is currently trave
Skiff at maralago so the former president can review secret Prosecution Evidence at his home without having to go to a government facility. Our legal experts will weigh in. And the very latest on the utah man fatally shot by fbi agents while trying to serve a Search Warrant on him after he allegedly threatened the president , the Vice President , and manhattan da alvin bragg on line. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. We start in hawaii today where conditions are finally improving at least for the crews battling three powerful wildfires raging still on maui. At least 36 people are dead. Officials say that number could soon rise as sunrise begins to reveal the extent of the devastation. Survivors described the situation as apocalyptic. Everyone i know is now homeless. In 36 hours, our town has been burned to ashes, nothing left. Lahaina appears to have been burned incredibly bad. There are a lot of very terrible stories coming out of there. And i am bracing for the mo