Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. We are grateful. The beat with katie phang in for ari starts right now. Hi, katie. Hi, nicolle. Thank you so much. Welcome to the beat for the rest offuous. I am katie phang in for ari melber. We start with flashing Warning Signs for american democracy at a Pivotal Moment in the American Campaign season. As of tonight President Biden and former President Trump have clenched the threshold for meeting they primaries. Its the earliest matchup in nearly a quarter of a century. In 2000 al gore and george w. Bush clenched their nominations just four days earlier than joe biden and donald trump. Of course, that election ended at the United States Supreme Court. And this election starts there. Trump set to make the unprecedented argument for total president ial immunity in his coup case next month, as accountability for january 6th rioters dpriends forward. Just today a federal judge ordering that a trump
That would be fit for public release. That is nowhere in the rules. I was to prepare a confidential report that was comprehensive and thorough of what is in the rules, mr. Hur what is in the rules is you dont gratuitously do things to you dont add language you know would be useful in a political campaign. You werent born yesterday. You understood exactly what you were doing. Thats democratic congressman adam schiff pressing former Special Counsel robert hur on his choice of words in his report on President Bidens handling of classified documents. Well have much more on the political theater from that high stakes hearing in just a moment. Meanwhile, on capitol hill today, the house is set to vote on a bill that could ban one of the most popular apps in america. Plus, well have the latest on the ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas, which appear to remain stalled now two days into ramadan. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this wednesday, march 13th. Im jonathan lem
Mitchell. That begins right now. And right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, stuck in port. A massive shipment of humanitarian aid still docked in cypress as gazaens start the day and holy month of ramadan. And the rift between President Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu deepening as the white house sits on a red line on rafah and slams the Prime Ministers policies. Israel more than helping israel by making the rest of the world it is contrary to anything it stands for. And i think it is a big mistake. So i want to see a ceasefire. First dueling general election rallies turn nasty with donald trump in Georgia Mocking the president s childhood challenge with stuttering. This hour the president heads to new hampshire, another potential swing state. And snl ripping katie britts republican response to the State Of The Union and her misleading story about Migrant Trafficking at the border. Every dedale about it is real except the year, where it took place, and who was president when it happened. A
Happens now in the classified documents case, just eight months from the election. Then, the Top Senate Democrat calling out israels Prime Minister. He says Benjamin Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace. No president e no Vice President have ever visited an Abortion Clinic until today. Vp harriss history making tour of The 11th Hour gets underway on this thursday night. Greetings, everyone, i am Simone Sanders townsend in for stephanie ruhle. We are now 236 days away from the election again today, donald trump failed in one of his attempts to have his classified documents case dismissed. The Presumptive Republican nominee spent his day in a florida courtroom to watch his attorneys argue two motions to have the case tossed out. The judge Eileen Cannon appeared skeptical and denied one of the requests just hours later. There is still another motion that she plans to rule on promptly. Here is Laura Jarrett with moore. Reporter tonight in a new legal blow of federal judge denying former Presi
Martha is next with the story. Martha nice bag pipes there. Thanks very much. Good afternoon. Im martha maccallum. This is the story. Were waiting response this hour from d. A. Fani willis. We could hear from here any moment after judge mcafee left it up to her if she wants to continue with the trump Election Interference case. He says she will have to do it without her former boyfriend and colleague, nathan wade, who you see to the right of her in that picture. The judge said although she showed a tremendous lapse in judgment in hiring wade, he could not conclude that that had had a Material Conflict in the trump case. In the decision, he did go after her for her unprofessional manner when she stormed in to the atlanta courtroom in february after wade testified. This combative testimony. Watch. As you know, mr. Wade is a southern gentleman. Me not so much. Your honor no, no, no. This is the truth. I object to you getting records. Youve been intrusive in to peoples personal lives. You