Any minute now, joe biden is set to speak alongside the leaders of japan and south korea. The president using camp david to help deepen ties between these two key allies, especially amid increasing provocative actions by china and north korea. Well bring you his remarks live. Plus, the atf now on the ground, joining the investigation in hawaii into what caused the fires on maui. More than 1,000 people are still missing. Crews have not even searched half of the burn zone. Lawyers for donald trump are pushing to delay his federal trial for more than two years. Well show you their legal arguments, why they are arguing to push it back, and whether the judge in the case will buy their reasoning. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. At any moment, were expecting to hear from joe biden and the leaders of japan and south korea. Youre looking at a live picture right now of camp david. Today, they are making history, the firste
Thets big barr laying out a flaw in the main defense that Donald Trumps lawyers using in the federal election case. Well have much more from the former Attorney General on trumps many, many legal issues in just a moment. Meanwhile a key conspirator in the riot at the capitol could receive the longest sentence yet for the january 6th attack. And a very significant summit at camp david for President Biden. Well explain the stakes at todays meeting. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 18th. We made it to friday, folks. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the trial date proposed by Donald Trumps legal team that is way, way, way in the future. In a court filing late yesterday the attorneys representing the former president in the federal election interference case against him thats the one out of washington requested that that trial begin in april of 2026. That is 2 1 2 years later than the january 2024 star
Ahead on cnn newsroom, much of Southern California now under a Storm Warning never seen before. Well tell you what the region could see. In hawaii, the latest on Rec Recoveriests and the search for those still missing. And cnn learns when donald trump is expected to sure rending himself to a jail here in tlapt. Details and the legal negotiations going on right now behind the scenes. Reporter live in cnn center this is cnn newsroom, we begin this hour in the Southwestern United States where people are bracing for catastrophic flooding. Hurricane hilary could dump more than a year worth rain of in a few days. Its likely to make landfall in mexico but its moving fast and could arrive in california as a Tropical Storm, the first such storm to do so in decades. Its been 84 years since one came ashore, so its a Once In A Lifetime event that were going to be experiencing. Preparations are already under wa the federal Emergency Management agency is sending personnel and supplieso Southern Cali
An exclusive interview with president Bidens National security adviser Jake Sullivan. We talk about russias war in ukraine. Threats from china, and americas role in a new world. And it is gpss birthday. This year we mark 15 years of the Global Public square. It is astonishing how much has happened in a decade and a half. And we will bring you the highlights. But first, here is my take. As i was following turkeys recent general election, i was stunned to hear one of the countrys top officials then Interior Minister speaking to a crowd from a balcony jubilant, he promised that erdogan would wipe away whoever caused truoube for turkey and that includes the American Military. And he declared that those who pursue a proamerican approach will be considered traitors. Keep in mind turkey has been a member of nato with American Military bases in the country for about 70 years. Turkish president erdoganoch used antiwestern rhetoric himself before the elections first round, erdogan tweeted that h
smith. this is america reports. a house panel voted yesterday to release testimony given by the two irs agents last month and both of these claim the president s son received preferential treatment during the department s investigation. but it s a whatsapp message in the hands of house lawmakers now that s raising some eyebrows and new questions today. john: members of the ways and committee say the 2017 text hunter biden appears to invoke his father s name while pressuring a chinese business associate for payment. it seems to contradict president biden s claims he s never been involved in his son s business dealings. aishah: jonathan turley will join us in a few minutes. john: jacqui heinrich is live on the white house lawn. all we know about it comes from house ways and means republicans who saw this presented to them by the whistleblower. we have not heard from anyone else about the authenticity of the text. the president, though, has long maintained as you said,