Smiths case . Plus, americans in iran, out of prison and now under house arrest. The rare move marking a bright spot in u. S. Iran relations. The new details were learning about the tentative deal to free them and what iran is getting in return. And senator joe manchin says hes seriously thinking about leaving his party as he weighs his own political future. Why manchin might be stepping away from the democrats and what it could mean for the Balance Of Power on capitol hill. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 11th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin with breaking and tragic news out of hawaii where wildfires continue to ravage the Island Of Maui. At least 55 people are now confirmed dead, and that number is only expected to rise. Four major fires are currently burning across the island. Theyre being fueled by dry conditions and strong winds caused by a passing hurricane. The fires have destroyed Historic Buildings and
District attorney as well as Making Threats against Law Enforcement officials according to Court Documents filed a day earlier in u. S. District court in Salt Lake City. He owned numerous firearms including a sniper rifle. The complaint laid out his history of threats on social media. Other subjects of mr. Robertsons threats, Attorney General merrick garland, governor gavin newsom of california, letitia james, the new York Attorney general. This at a time donald trump is directly going after prosecutors who either indicted him like jack smith or alvin bragg or maybe on the verge of doing so. Like fani willis. Donald trump airing a Tellvision Add in atlanta and other tv markets attacking the Fulton County District Attorney charging him with his fourth criminal indictment. The new ads released Sunday Accuses Willis of previous wrongdoing. Also names attorneys who already brought charges against trump including manhattan District Attorney alvin bragg and Special Counsel jack smith. Now, n
And current Un Special Envoy for Global Education gordon brown tells us he believes they can. Well speak to the lawyer who prosecuted slobodan milosevic. Also on the programme. Joe biden issues an Order Banning Private Equity and Venture Capital investments in some Chinese Technology companies, escalating washingtons efforts to Prevent Beijing from developing Cutting Edge Technology for its military. But what effect will it have on the American Economy . And will the uk follow suit . First the latest in a series of extreme weather events around the world that experts say have been intensified by Climate Change. Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have been killed. The popular tourist town of lahaina, on the island of maui, has been largely burnt to the ground. Us President Biden has approved a Disaster Declaration for the state of hawaii. That makes federal funding available for people in maui county. Us soldiers have joined search and Recovery Effor
at least 55 people are now confirmed dead, and that number is only expected to rise. four major fires are currently burning across the island. they re being fueled by dry conditions and strong winds caused by a passing hurricane. the fires have destroyed historic buildings and homes and reduced much of the town of lahaina to ruins. officials estimate it will take years and cost potentially billions of dollars to rebuild. governor josh green is calling this the worst natural disaster in state history. what we ve seen today has been catastrophic, but we tell you there s going to be a team effort to bring our state back. what we saw was the utter devastation of lahaina. president biden has approved a federal disaster declaration and ordered federal aid to affected areas.
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