he says are threatening the very foundations of our republic. plus, trump s lawyers and the justice department face off in federal court. we ll explain the big developments to come out of the special master hearing. and, a hot holiday weekend arrives with little to no running water for nearly 200,000 people in mississippi. the state has troops on the ground to help in the water crisis. good morning. and welcome to way too early. i m jonathan lemire. on this friday, september 2nd. thank you for starting your day with us. we ll begin in philadelphia, where president joe biden issued a dire warning about threats to american democracy last night, in a rare prime time address. standing outside historic independence hall, where the united states constitution was written and signed, the president spoke directly about the dangers posed by the trump-backed wing of the republican party. here s some of what he had to say. quality and democracy are under assault. we do ourselves
primary election that pits his candidate against donald trump s. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this monday, may 23rd. i m jonathan lemire. president biden says the u.s. military will defend taiwan, if china invades its island neighbor. speaking in tokyo this morning at a joint news conference, with japan s new prime minister, the president addressed the growing tensions in eastern asia. you didn t want to get involved in the ukraine conflict militarily, for obvious reasons, are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? yes. you are? that s the commitment we made. shortly after that news conference, the white house seemingly tried to clarify the president s remarks. writing in a statement, quote, the president reiterated our commitment to peace and stability across the taiwan strait. and to provide taiwan with the military means to defend itself. different than military involvement perhaps. and on the island, we
And nothing happened. Are laws stupid . Because ive been following them my whole life now. Donald trump continues to test the limits of the gag order in his hushmoney case, meanwhile his legal team is trying to once again to get the judge removed, less than two weeks before the trial is supposed to start the former president is also suing the cofounders of truth social wait a second, is this thought the trumpiest story of all time. So, this guy im going to sue you. This company goes public, everything trump does he loses billions of dollars, he loses his cofounders. Everything he does. Its so sleazy. But its how you and i and mika and Everybody Else who have been around him for decades, they all say this is how he works. Everybody that goes into business with this guy regrets it, because hes a terrible businessman and he sues you. Its a reflux. If you hang a chandelier in one of his terrible Atlantic City casinos somehow youre going be blamed. In this case, this is a tough story to fol
Home as Airlines Cancel flights to and from israel and what effect the conflict will have on gas prices, which have recently been falling across the us. Plus the manhunt after the shooting death of a beloved former professor who was out for a hike and its not the met or the smiths, ionian sea, whats just been named the most Popular Museum in the country. Monday october 9th. From abc news, this is world news now. Andrew dymburt joined alongside by alison kosik. Were going to jump right in this monday morning because we begin with the escalating war in the middle east triggered by that stunning and sophisticated attack on israeli soil. Israeli missiles are still raining down on the gaza strip this morning. The military saying its targeting buildings occupied by hamas militants. Us warships and more fighter jets are now in route to the region, said to be aimed at bolstering deterrence. More than 1000 people have been killed since saturday. At least 700in israel and 400 in gaza. In the mid
Easier for drivers to charge their electric vehicles. The move some are calling a game changer. And the search continues for Hidden Treasure around San Francisco. The hunt that has people in a frenzy this weekend. Well begin in oakland though. The city is kick off Small Business week. Aimed at helping Small Businesses survive. At a time when downtown oakland is struggling to bounce back from the pandemic. Nearly a third of the offices in the city Central Business district were empty at the beginning of the year that includes the uptown, downtown and lake merritt area. But at the same time, the study that found a drop in visitors to downtown San Francisco over last year said that foot traffic is up about 20 in oakland. And if you are confused by this, heres da lin to explain. Reporter at this downtown oakland bar, its wine with a twist. Women only make up 5 of the industry. And people of color make up probably 3 and black producers make up 1 . And the Wine Industry is a multibillion dol