once again. if we don t win this next election, 2024, i truly believe our country is doomed. i think it is doomed. i will prevent world war iii, which we re heading into. which we re heading into. we re heading into world war iii. this will be a war like no other. donald trump cheering for that? dark messaging to supporters in waco, texas. we ll have much more from his rally, including his comments on the manhattan d.a. s hush money investigation, and his praise for vladimir putin. a lot of really creepy moments, as well. meanwhile, the russian president says he is making plans with an ally in the coming months that nato is calling dangerous and irresponsible. we ll get expert analysis on what is happening in eastern europe from former supreme allied commander of nato, admiral james stavridis. also ahead, a live report from mississippi following a deadly tornado outbreak that left a trail of devastation in one of the poorest regions of the country. good mornin
district attorney calls a special grand jury. and for the second time in three years lawmakers on capitol hill are talking about police reform following a black man s deadly encounter with officers. plus president joe biden sends a message to speaker kevin mccarthy, show me your budget. that s all ahead on way too early. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with a move that could mean potential criminal charges for former president donald trump just as he ramps up his latest run for the white house. a grand jury has been convened in the case of hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels by trump back in 2016. that s according to sources familiar with the situation confirming the development to nbc news and first reported by the new york times. the times reports that manhattan district attorney alvin bragg started presenting evidence to a gra
good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world it is tuesday, july 26th. i m brianna keilar alongside john berman this morning. we re beginning this hour with new cnn reporting that takes us behind the scenes revealing just how close the supreme court came to saving roe v. wade. according to multiple sources chief justice john roberts fought to the bitter end trying to convince his former conservative justices to preserve the constitutional right to abortion. but it was the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing roe that may have have doomed roberts efforts. and the abortion rights drama that testified in april that the draft opinion would soon be published. tensions over the fate of roe were heightened over the course of the leak that diminished whatever chance roberts had to disloch the five votes to overturn the rule. joining us, joan biscupic. joan, tell us how hard he was fighting to bring some folks over to his time. good morning, brianna
Former Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. shared a word of caution on Sunday in response to former President Donald Trump venting as he faces an unprecedented indictment.
charge. it is really not unprecedented. this happens all the time under bragg, does it not? it happens. remember, cy vance jr. refused on this. department of justice refused. i don t know what bragg s charges would be, and i m not a lawyer, but i do know that people who, like you and i, think trump ismonstromonstrosit threat to the rule of law, needs to be held to account, hang on, if you bring a prosecution that backfires is worse than not doing so at all. in regards to the falsifying business records, you re quite right, people get prosecuted for this but it is a misdemeanor. in order to get trump, you have to link it to a felony. that d be federal election laws. that s what the department of justice declined to do. i disagree.