All right 6 00 a. M. Here in new york city. A live look at the skyline on this monday morning. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. We are now just 43 days until election day. Its just a little over six weeks though, for some, the election already underway, early voting putting is now open across six states as of this morning and with voters already casting ballots, new national polling over the weekend seems to be giving a slight edge to Kamala Harris. This is welcome news for her team and new postdebate Nbc Poll shows harris with a Fivepoint Lead nationally among registered voters, 49 44. Trumps 44 in this poll is the lowest level of support that the former president has seen in any poll that meet Cnn Standards since harris entered the race in july. But in the critical Battleground States that will ultimately decide the Election Harris and trump are in a virtual deadlock. The latest cbs yougov polls show harris has a slight two Point Edge among li
Power. You have many republicans out there saying, well, were not going to vote for him, but we will write Someone Else in, and i think this time around, thats not enough, that its important to actually cast a vote for Vice President harris. Thats former Congresswoman Liz Cheney encouraging her fellow republicans to vote for Kamala Harris this fall. It comes as another highprofile name in the gop is endorsing the democratic Vice President. Also ahead, well bring you the latest on the final preparations for both sides ahead of tomorrow Nights Debate and the concerns that trump allies have going in to that highstakes showdown. And well bring you the latest on ceasefire negotiations in the Middle East following more protests over the weekend in israel. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, september 9th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your Day And Week with us. It will be an important week with the debate looming Tomorrow Night. Lets get right to the news. For
Surge especially now that new Jersey Governor Chris christie is out of the race. Norah with the campaign, ed okeefe, and Robert Costa and iowa, and i was struck by the fact that the Cbs News polls have shown that former President Trump Space essentially and his support from likely republican governors is just growing, above 70 . What does that say about the republican party heading into a national election and the embrace of Donald Trump despite these legal troubles . Reporter and it is despite January 6th and trumps role in overturning and trying to overturn the 2020 election. Cbs News Polling is so revealing of this moment in the republican party despite all of those legal challenges, despite January 6th, and his push on Vice President Pence in so many others at the time. Republicans are ready for a trump revival. His support is growing in iowa and across the country. That doesnt mean that Ambassador Haley and governor desantis cant catch up at some point. But the Trump Vote is still
Candidates, please take your positions behind the podiums while we remind you and our audience of the ground rules. Each of you will have 90 seconds to answer questions, 60 seconds for responses and rebuttals and 15 seconds for clarifications. Timing lights will remind you when time is expiring. We also remind our audience here in the auditorium at Drake University to be respectful so the candidates can hear the questions and can hear each other. Just hours ago, the republican field narrowed once again former new Jersey Governor Chris christie ended his bid for the presidency. So, with one fewer candidate in the running, lets start with the decision voters here in iowa are about to face. Governor desantis, why should voters who are looking for an alternative to the current frontrunner, former president trump, vote for you rather than