I have been briefed on the latest developments in Israel And Lebanon and my team is in constant contact with our counterparts and we are working to deescalate in a way that allows people to return to their home safely. I want you to know that i remain committed to security and i look forward to discussions. Thank you everyone. John President Biden reacting moments ago but not taking any questions on the major escalation in the Middle East as the pentagon announces a more u. S. Troops are on the way there. Israel says it has hit more than 300 hezbollah targets and forced operations in lebanon soon. What a way to start the week. Im John Roberts in washington. I think it will be a busy one. Sandra for this is developing situation. I am Sandra Smith in New York and good to be with you. This is America Reports. Lebanese officials say this is the deadliest day in the country in nearly 20 years with more than 270 people killed. Israel warned civilians ahead of time that it would be targeting
On thu this new hour, Tkofpb Donald Trump is showing the world what a losing campaign really looks like. And losing workers but there may be a way to get them back. His name may be on the ballot, but new Developments Tonight after disturbing allegations of racism and Sexual Harassment im charles coleman jr. And weve got a lot to talk about. Lets do it. To talk about. Lets do it. Good evening, we are 44 days out from the president ial Election And Vice president Kamala Harris is already ready for round two. After what was lets face it a pretty strong victory over Donald Trump at the last debate, she has accepted an invite from cnn to do a second one on october 23rd. Saying quote, i hope Donald Trump will join me, quote. Trump however is running away from her challenge. Shes done one debate, ive done two. Its too late to do another. I would love to in many ways, but its too late. The voters are cast, the voters are out there. Two is bigger than one and, okay. So, this comes as new pollin
Overseas. Plus, with six weeks to go to Election Day, were digging into the Brandnew Polling on the state of the 2024 president ial race. And also ahead, the very latest on the fallout from North Carolinas embattled republican, gubernatorial Candidate Mark Robinson. Well show you what Donald Trumps running Mate Jd Vance is saying about the allegations that robinson is facing. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, september 23rd. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your Day And Week with us. Well begin this morning with Breaking News out of the Middle East. The Israeli Military has started launching new attacks on hezbollah and lebanon. Early in the Night Lebanon ordered an evacuation. This comes as both sides escalated their attacks. On Friday Israel struck an eightstory building in a densely populated area in beirut, killing several hezbollah officials, including the head of the groups operations unit. Authorities in lebanon say that at least 45 people died in
Children and more than 1,000 were injured. Over the Weekend Hezbollah launched more than 100 rocket, drones and missiles into northern israel. Chie angioankle got an inside look. Reporter im now in an underground bunker, a hospital that has been set up three levels below the main hospital in the northern city. This was a parking lot. You can tell it looks like a parking lot. But it was built nearly 20 years ago, also to serve as a hospital in reserve, a Hospital Underground just for scenarios like this one so that patients could be treated, care can be given during a War Situation when parts of israel come under attack. And for the first time since this facility was built, it is actually being used. Yesterday israel started move ing all of the patients of the hospital down into these wards here. Our thanks to Richard Ankle for that report. Reporter you and i have talked about the possibility of allout war between Israel And Hezbollah. Frankly, its fair to ask at this point whether that
Month. What the feds are now revealing about ryan routh, his weapon and his getaway car, and the letter he Left Behind in case he failed. That fast moving president ial campaign, 43 days out from the election it found two seemingly contradictory facts are both true, Donald Trump continues to be battered by challenging headlines and yet his race against Kamala Harris is still shaping up one of the tightest in history, new Sun Belt Polling from The New York Times Today Trump has gained a lead in arizona and remains ahead in georgia, two states that he lost in 2020. But in North Carolina, which has not voted for a democrat since 2008, miss harris trails Donald Trump by a narrow margin. Our Weekend Poll shows harris up nationally by five. But more dramatically her favorable score is up 16 points since july, now surpassing trump. It comes as trump heads to pennsylvania later today amid Ground Game concerns, the Associated Press reports that dozens of republican officials, activists and oper