Gaza as negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release continue. Well bring you the very latest out of The Middle East straight ahead. Plus, well go through yesterdays key moments in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial including the judges warning about potential jail time for the former president. And well get an update live from capitol hill on the looming threat to remove Speaker Mike Johnson. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, may 7th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the Israeli Defense forces announcing theyve taken operational control of the gaza side of the Rafah Crossing. The military released this video overnight of troops entering the area and beginning a, quote, precise Counter Terrorism operation. Israeli Officials Say they seized a crossing after receiving intelligence it was being used for terrorist purposes. No evidence to support that claim was provided. The idf also conducted air strikes th
Sunak. Were asking all of those very Big Questions as. Sunak. Were asking all of those very Big Questions as. And as very Big Questions as. And as even very Big Questions as. And as ever, this show is absolutely nothing without you and your views. Let me know your thoughts on all of the stories well be discussing today by visiting gbnews. Com forward slash yours. Join that conversation there or message us on our socials. Were gbnews first of all though, heres the news with ray addison i thanks, darren. Good afternoon. 12 01 of our top stories. Sir keir starmer says the tories dont deserve to be in government for a moment longer. Thats after rishi sunak lost hundreds of councillors in the local elections, 102 of 107 councils have declared so far , councils have declared so far, with labour making major gains and the lib dems and the greens also doing well. Election expert sir john curtice says the final outcome could be the tories worst performance for 40 years, celebrating a mayoral vi
Election , dont they . Well, election, dont they . Well, obviously its disappointing to lose good, hard working conservative councillors and im grateful to them for all their service in local government. Keeping council tax low and delivering services for local people. But weve still got lots of results to come as well. Just and there are also things that i would point to harlow, for example, where keir starmer held a rally just on wednesday saying that was a place that he had to win to be on track to win a general election. That hasnt happened, and indeed were still waiting for the result. In the tees valley mayoralty , just near tees valley mayoralty, just near to here, which is obviously a very important test as well. Very important test as well. Do you need to convince your party you can do better in a general election . Well, as i said, if keir starmer was in harlow on wednesday saying that was a place that he needed to win in order to win the next general election, that hasnt hap
Environment, as well. A good day for small caps. Yields are down. Tech is up. The big names getting a nice lift. Speaking of, the mega caps it take us to our talk in the tape. Assessing apple. Once the biggest and most important stock in the market. Now this tells a very different story. The share is the worst performing in the group this year. Will tonight get the stock back on track . Let us ask our panel. And requisite Capitol Management and joe terranova. And they are both cnbc contributors. Great to see everybody here. And you get the ball first. What do you think about tonight . I will take the ball and run with it. I think a lot is priced into the stock. First if you look at the chart technically over the last one year. As joe can attest to perhaps lower lows and higher high prices. But i think that is going to continue to grow. There is low expectations. Im going to stick with tim cook. The bad news is priced in and the stock is trying to make a balance from the longterm suppor
It really is an emotional evening for our community as we celebrate the life of senator Dianne Feinstein and also discover new things about her. Her memorial on the steps of city hall today in the city that she protected and fought for until her final days. It was a beautiful and captivating service. The San Francisco girls choir on this memorable and hot day in the city. Mayor breed leading the service. You see Vice President kamala harris, Senate Majority leader chuck schumer. There he is. And speaker emerita nancy pelosi among the highprofile political leaders in town. Senator feinstein remembered as a powerful politician deeply rooted in the makeup of San Francisco, california, and the country. Shes also remembered as a loyal friend and beloved grandmother. In fact, her granddaughter shared her loving and funny at times family memories. 1,500 guests were invited, including governor newsom, who once interned for the late senator. More than 40 members of congress were on hand. Former