violence. that is the sheriff in jacksonville, florida, yesterday, describing the white gunman who carried out a rampage saturday afternoon killing three people. we ll have a live report from florida in a moment. also ahead, a hearing in washington later this morning could determine the time line now for donald trump s federal election interference case. we ll explain what s happening in that courtroom today. meanwhile, this mugshot has been worth millions of dollars already for the trump campaign. more on the recordrecord-breaki donations ahead. the suspected death of a mercenary group leader in russia who was once a close ally to president vladimir putin. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, august 28th. i m willie geist. joe and mika off this morning. with us, we have the host of way too early white house bureau chief at politico and author of the big lie,