Fake electors plot before the 2020 election was even decided. Well have more on that video which appears to undermine some claims from the former president s legal team also ahead, the latest developments in the Georgia Election case including the proposed trial date from Fulton County District Attorney fani willis. Plus an update on the Recovery Efforts in maui amid increasing scrutiny for hawaiis electricity provider. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, august 17th. Im johnnen lemere. Thanks for starting your day with us. Well begin this morning with a disturbing situation out of texas where a woman was arrested and charged with threatening the federal judge who is presiding over former president Donald Trumps federal election interference case here in washington, d. C. The 43yearold who was denied bail allegedly threatened to kill judge tanya chutkan. We want to warn you some of these details are down right disturbing. According to an affidavit filed last wee
Through friday. Ill take it. Lets be clear, i do not think that you are more important then the Inflation Reduction Act, but i do i do think that you are better, and i am more excited about your anniversary. I thank you for that. You have not known the Inflation Reduction Act for what is it my god, 25 years . And you have that. I will take it. Im just thrilled to have this kind of with you every four days a week chris. It is the thing that brings me joy, my friend. Happy anniversary. Thanks, buddy. Thanks for a great show, as always. Nks, buddy thanks to you at home for joining me this hour once again. We now have a date, march 4th, 2024. That is the day that Fulton County district attorney, fani willis, proposed her case against trump and his 18 codefendants that is the date that she would like to put it to trial. Just two months after the january 2nd date that Special Counsel jack smith proposed for the federal case against trumps attempts to overturn the 2020 election. And it would
Fourth indictment of donald trump. The former president and 18 others are now facing Racketeering Charges in georgias 2020 election case. We will have indepth analysis on the sprawling indictment straight ahead. Meanwhile, donald trump is once again using his legal troubles to raise money from his supporters. Well have more on that and his response to the historic charges. Plus the reaction from both sides of the aisle here in washington. Not surprisingly the majority of the Republican Party is showing no signs of moving away from donald trump. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, august 15th, a historic morning. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. We will get right to the extraordinary headline. For the fourth time in as many months donald j. Trump, the former president of the United States, is facing another criminal indictment. The latest charges came late last night from Fulton County, georgia, where trump is 18 others were named in a sw
Us this evening. Law enforcement officials expect donald trump to turn himself in a Fulton County jail in atlanta, georgia late next week, where he will be booked and processed on criminal charges brought by the d. A. Down there, fani willis. This is all expected to happen sooner than next thursday, which is one day after the first republican president ial debate in milwaukee, wisconsin. And on that note, nbc news is also reporting that after quite a bit of back and forth, donald trump has officially decided not to attend that first debate which is being hosted by fox news. Instead, trump is seeking a sitdown interview with the former fox news host, Tucker Carlson, as a means of counter programming the republican debate. This is not something that fox and the rnc can be happy about at all. And it is shaping up to be yet another chapter in the long running saga between donald trump and fox news. The network that helped make donald trump president in the first place. Let me step back a b
You from the nbc news center here in los angeles. Welcome everyone to alex witt reports. We begin with the Breaking News, Tropical Storm hilary has begun lashing the pacific coast. Live pictures from san diego in the direct path of the storm we are heavy rain is beginning to fall in parts of california, and now under a State Of Emergency. Moving to las vegas, preparations for the orders are underway there. Storm drains are being tested, and potential for historic flooding there. Heavy rain could reach up to ten inches in some areas hit by the storms. So the impact could be catastrophic. The next two days will be crucial. Will hilary move north through california today and then into Northern Nevada by monday morning. A short time ago, the category one hurricane was downgraded to a Tropical Storm. But it is the first to hit california since 1939. Officials are warning, take this seriously. There would be Power Outages, make no mistake. There will be Power Outages across Southern Californ