he says are threatening the very foundations of our republic. plus, trump s lawyers and the justice department face off in federal court. we ll explain the big developments to come out of the special master hearing. and, a hot holiday weekend arrives with little to no running water for nearly 200,000 people in mississippi. the state has troops on the ground to help in the water crisis. good morning. and welcome to way too early. i m jonathan lemire. on this friday, september 2nd. thank you for starting your day with us. we ll begin in philadelphia, where president joe biden issued a dire warning about threats to american democracy last night, in a rare prime time address. standing outside historic independence hall, where the united states constitution was written and signed, the president spoke directly about the dangers posed by the trump-backed wing of the republican party. here s some of what he had to say. quality and democracy are under assault. we do ourselves
has tripled. i can t buy clothes. can t buy for my grandchildren. you can t buy anything. plus, the january 6th committee maps out its next stage, and it releases new video showing the depth of donald trump s hesitation to condemn the capitol rioters. a pair of new warnings about china. beijing is growing more aggressive. the white house, though, worried about how beijing will react if the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, goes ahead with a planned visit to taiwan. up first for us, a huge week for the american economy. the biden white house forcefully disputing those who believe we are tipping into recession. by week s end, we will have a better sense, a much better sense, of who is right and just what that means for your budget and the president s political standing. several key indicators out this week. tomorrow, the latest consumer confidence index. the june report was dour. wednesday, the federal reserve is to raise interest rates to tame inflation. thursday, a gl
nationwide failed in the senate. we will explain what happens next to turn roe v. wade into law. and where the supreme court stands right now, as justices prepare to meet for the first time since that leaked draft opinion. and the latest from ukraine, talk of another russia annexation, but first, a war crimes trial and the u.s. works to limit intel sharing. good morning, welcome to way too early. on this thursday, may 12th. i m jonathan lemire. as expected, a senate bill that would expand abortion projections nationwide fell to a republican filibuster and failed to get majority support after democratic senator joe manchin joined all 50 republicans in voting against it. the west virginia democrat said we support a clean bill that codifies roe v. wade into federal law, but not the bill that was put on the senate floor yesterday. i was hopeful that the democratic party had control of the agenda with a piece of legislation that would codify roe v. wade. 70% of the ameri
That shows Donald Trumps lead only growing in the republican president ial primary. Well have a lot more on thoz numbers in just a moment. Meanwhile, half of Congress Returns to capitol hill today with a long todo list including a new Federal Budget, but demands from farright members of the house could complicate getting a deal done before the end of the month. Plus Vladimir Putin is turning to yet another dictator for more weaponry for his war in ukraine. Well have that brand new reporting straight ahead. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, september 5th. I hope you enjoyed the long weekend. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. New polling shows that Donald Trumps republican primary lead is growing as support collapses for the person who was once viewed as his most viable opponent. In the latest Wall Street Journal survey 359 of gop primary voters say that trump is their choice for 2024. Thats up from 48 in april. In second place do
Expert witness. Nobodys ever heard of it before. Thats donald trump yet again making false claims, this time doing so yesterday after testimony wrapped up in his hush money trial. The judge cleared the jury out of the courtroom because of the lawyer trump just referenced. Well have expert legal analysis on that very contentious moment straight ahead. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani and other trump allies accused of Election Interference in arizona are due in court today. Well explain that case and how prosecutors tracked down the former mayor of New York City. Also ahead an update on Campaign Cash of President Biden and donald trump as the rnc ramps up funding to overcome the former president s legal bills. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 21st. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a lot to get to this morning, and well begin with Donald Trumps criminal hush money trial, which will resume later this morning after the prosecution r