Im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. And good morning. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with a scandal in battleground, North Carolina, that could have national implications. Mark robinson is facing pressure to leave the race after allegations he made racist and lewd comments on a pornography site, including declaring in one post that he was a black nazi. Robinson who is North Carolinas lieutenant governor, is denying the allegations and vowing to stay in the race. This is not us. These are not our words. This is not anything that is characteristic of me, nor has it ever been. Folks here also know my character. They know who i am. They know my voice, so to speak. This is not my voice. This is not things we would ever say or even think. Cnn published the string of incendiary comments it says it found on the Message Board dating back to 2008, well before robinson began his political career. Nbc
Hurtful to people in springfield, hurtful to the haitians who are working every day. I talked to some of their employees. I had them over for breakfast, their employers, excuse me. And look, they said they work very hard, very focused, very family oriented. Its hurtful for them very, very much. And some of them were afraid. Thats Ohio Governor Mike Dewine addressing the lies about haitian migrants that have been spread by Donald Trump and senator j. D. Vance. But the Vice President ial nominee says Fact Checking is not his responsibility. Well play for you those comments. Meanwhile, the former president held his first Campaign Event since the Secret Service foiled an apparent Assassination Plot against him. Well show you what he said about it and bring you the latest on that investigation. Plus, well go through the coordinated attack against Hezbollah And Lebanon carried out with explosive pagers. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this wednesday, september 18th. Im jonathan
Questions, well jump in. Plus Kamala Harris leaving for pennsylvania where her Campaign Plans to pinpoint critical slivers of the electorate including Polish American voters. Will that be the key to winning the biggest prize on the Swing State board. And russia accused half a dozen british diplomats of Spying And Sabotage and kicked them out of the country just as President Biden is about to meet with them at the White House. What does the timing of all it tell us. We start with Donald Trumps unfounded claims about migrant crime and new details showing a national Neonazi Group had a Hand In helping spread the claims all the way to the former president. Despite being told those stories are baseless and false, Donald Trump kept repeating them, at the debate and at a rally and when a reporter asked him where he got that information well thats come from stories and television and some of the pets, i dont know, Cats Dogs or both, but some of the pets were taken by the migrants. And it is a
This morning my heart hurts for our community but i want to make it very clear that hate will not prevail another theyre american community shattered, fire, School Shooting. What were learning about the 14yearold Suspect who killed two classmates and two teachers in georgia, plus this billionaires and big corporations must pay their fair share in taxes Kamala Harris laying out her visision for what many voters say is their top issues. The economy just fall i days before she needs Donald Trump on the Debate Stage and Kamala Harris picks up another high profile republican ally, liz cheney. The latest to declare shes voting for the democrat in the November Election all right. 5 00 a. M. Here in washington. A live look at new York City on this thursday morning. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. We begin in georgia where another community is in mourning after a School Shooting in an all too familiar sight, students at apalachee High School in winder,
the ceiling and cut that wasteful spending. president biden: folks, we ve got a lot to do, most immediate thing we can do is continue our economy and the financial system. most important thing we have to do is make sure the threat by the speaker of the house to default on the national debt is you hava the table. america is not a dead beat nation, we have never failed to meet the debt. todd: alexandria hoff is live in washington. alexandria: good morning, since january, the treasury department has been moving money around to pay debts. the cash is about to dry up,s janet yellen, who urged immediate action. we have learned from past debt limit waiting in the the last minute to increase the debt lim irrelevant limit can impact the credit rating of the united states. yesterday president biden called top four congressional leaders and invited them to a may 9 meeting at the white house. manchin says i hope the invitation is sincere and he s willing to negotiate because the