president trump or if this was a democrat it should be equal justice in america. and stop going after people because you have political differences. house speaker kevin mccarthy pushing a popular defense within the gop when it comes to a possible indictment for donald trump. we ll have the latest on the former president s legal troubles in new york in just a moment. plus, chinese president xi jinping is in russia this morning meeting with vladimir putin for the first time since the invasion of ukraine. and also ahead, new investigations into tiktok amid allegations that former employees spied on journalists good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, march 20th i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us we ll begin this morning in new york where amid mounting legal trouble across multiple states, former president donald trump could be criminally charged for the first time, and that could happen as early as this week according
destruction. putin appearing today at a meeting with military industry leaders as his lower house of parliament with absolutely no warning approved a new bill cracking down on soldier who s refused to fight. this bill says soldiers who refused to serve or resist orders could face up to 15 years in prison. and this move is causing a widespread expectation that putin may even in the next few hours announce a form of a draft. in fact, there was an expectation he could appear today for national address just as he did right before his mass invasion of ukraine. and our matthew chance reports tonight that this widely expected national address from putin is now expected to happen tomorrow morning russia time, which means overnight here in the u.s. it is an address that could up the ante and change the stakes in this horrific war. the fears of escalation already sending russia s stock market plunging today in its worst drop since the start of the invasion. and if putin is going to sta
domestic priority on the same day that gas prices hit a new record high. plus, a mixed night for trump-backed candidates in yesterday s primaries. with a win in west virginia, but a loss in nebraska. we ll discuss what this says about the former president s hold on the republican party. and the latest on the war in ukraine. u.s. officials say that vladimir putin is in it for the long haul. thinking he ll be able to wear down western support. we ll hear from the nation s top spy chief. good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 11th. i m jonathan lemire. russia claims its forces have made significant gains in eastern ukraine, three weeks after moscow launched renewed offensive there. the russian defense ministry yesterday said its troops have advanced to the border between donetsk and luhansk the two russian-speaking provinces together known as the donbas. the ministry said it now controls more of the region than it did before the war started on f
House. Perhaps as were turning the corner here now, about a year and change away from election day, to confront this age issue which another poll shows is real. Its kind of like when i said, would you like a five spot . Thats the way we talk, twenty and change. Willie in your old category . Im getting there, mika. Were old enough to remember when duke used to beat clemson in football. Wow. Thats how old we are. What a game. Can you believe that . Okay. First of all, duke beats clemson, right . Fsu, the night before, routs lsu. Never saw that coming. Alabama, alabama rolls over middle Tennessee State. Im telling you, i thought middle Tennessee State would win by two or three touchdowns. Doing good things in murphysboro but not enough in tuscaloosa. College football turned upside down this year, mika. Well get to all that, as well. Meanwhile, half of Congress Returns to capitol hill today with a long todo list, including a new federal budget, but demands from farright members of the hous
You do not know, what our middle terry leaders do in the pentagon every day . You think they are just about giving advice . The ignorance this guy . I have to bring in Claire Mccaskill here, general hurdle, a guy who knows what hes doing. General hurdling retweeting an interview that he had on fox news. Where tuberville said that the Navy Secretary has to get wokeness out of the navy because quote, we have got people doing on Aircraft Carriers. And general hurdling said what i wouldnt get for a real journalist to Say Something like what the f, are you talking about senator. Senator, you are on the air forces committee. You are on the committee in the house, it is not that hard to figure out what they are doing at the pentagon every day. And it has to do with protecting america from our enemies, and planning on keeping this country safe. And keeping our allies safe, and keeping freedom safe from tyranny. And also, i must say, from idiocy like that guy. I have to tell you the truth. When