nearly a decade in a russian prison. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this friday, august 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being here. news from last night, senator kyrsten sinema has agreed to back democrats reconciliation bill. clearing the way for a vote later this week. her decision comes after days of fellow democrats lobbying her on the deal. in a statement last night, the senator said she would come on board after the carried interest tax provision was removed. lawmakers also agreed to combat droughts that plague her home state of arizona. democrats are now just waiting for the sign-off from the senate parliamentarian. majority leader chuck schumer says the final version of the bill will be introduced on saturday. the senate will take today off before a long day tomorrow a rare saturday. even rarer one in august. there will be up to 20 hours of debate after the first procedural vote. and then comes what is known as a voter-a-ra mr. a where senat
Two hostages have been released by hamas. They are Yocheved Lifshitz and nurit yitzhak, two elderly women, according to a source. A Release Falling Mediation By Cutter and egypt. They were taken out of gaza by the red cross. The source telling nbc news that they are in good health. One of the hostages was in dire need of medication. You can see here, according to the times in israel, she was a founder of the of some of the most horrific violence that was inflicted upon israelis and the terrorisattack of october 7 by hamas. Lifshitz is his Peace Activist who readily transported patients from gaza for medical treatment inside israel. Her husband is believed to still be held captive i hamas. The release of two hostages comes days after two americans, judith and natalie were free from hamas on friday. This is where we start the hour with josh letterman. Former cia director, Senior National kersey as, john brennan is back. And then we have john hudson with us. With us at the table, Executiv
Palestinian, arab, jew, muslim, christian, everyone. You cant give up what makes you who you are. If you give that up, then the terrorists win, and we can never let them win. President biden back at the white house this morning after a jampacked trip to israel where he promised continued support for americas ally and cautioned against ragefilled vengeance. Meanwhile, his administration is working to address the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza ahead of the an expected Ground Invasion by Israeli Forces that could begin any day now. Well go through all of that straight ahead. Plus, another vote on the house floor leads to yet another loss for jim jordan. Well look at where his support stands heading into a third ballot for speaker, which is set for later today. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, october 19th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us, and well begin this morning with president joe bidens historic trip to israel to reaffirm ameri
Cut deep anywhere in the world, but it cuts deeper here in israel. October 7th, which was sacred, a Sacred Jewish Holiday became the deadliest day for the jewish people since the holocaust. It has brought to the surface painful memories and scars left by millennia antisemitism and the genocide of the jewish people. The world watched then. It knew, and the world did nothing. We will not stand by and do nothing again, not today, not tomorrow, not ever. President joe bidens trip was more than what you saw, a powerful, tangible, reaffirmation of the strength and durability of the u. S. israeli alliance. It was also a pblem solving diplomatic endeavor, one that has already yielded actual tangible results. The president announced earlier that the u. S. Would provide 100 million in humanitarian assistance for palestinians in gaza and the west bank, that money goes towards things like clean water, food, hygiene support, medical care, thats according to the white house. For israels part, Prime
The heinous Terror Attack in israel that killed more than 1,400 people. The crisis that continues to threaten the innocent lives of hundreds of hostages and endanger the entire civilian population of gaza. In a spiraling humanitarian calamity. In the next hour President Joe Biden will depart for israel for what could be one of the most important trips of his presidency. His visit is of course a show of support for an ally grieving the murder of more jewish lives than at any time since the holocaust. But also bracing for a deadly and dangerous point in this conflict with hamas. It is also a high wire diplomatic endeavor with nothing less than the possibility of a major regional conflict breaking out looming over every fraught development and every development in the last few hours has been that, fraught. Its also added fuel to a volatile situation. There are reports of a Deadly Strike on a hospital in gaza. Now, the hospital was filled, of course, with the wounded and with palestinians