The sun coming up 6 00 a. M. Its wednesday, august 28th. And we have a lot to get to this morning. Including special counsel jack smith trying to salvage the federal Election Interference case against donald trump. Filing a formal indictment against the former president. Were going to bring you excellent analysis in just a moment. Meanwhile, donald trump now says that he will debate Vice President Kamala Harris in two weeks, but the Harris Campaign still needs to be resolved. And well have more details about that the operation that rescued an israeli man who was held hostage by hamas for more than 300 days. That comes as israel launches a broad operation in the west bank with raids and air strikes in that territory. Im Jonathan Lemire along with u. S. Special correspondent for bbc news katty kay in this morning for joe, mika and willie. Well be joined by Symone Sanderstownsend, and mike barnicle, and nbc news capitol hill correspondent, you just saw her on way too early, ali vitali. Lo
Thanks to all of you. Will be reconvening soon. applause invigorated people. 30 seconds. 30 seconds was particularly effective. Ill have to remember that. Well, its my happy duty to introduce and moderate the second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill galston, a senior fellow in the Governance Studies Program here at brookings. Delighted to be a small cog in the brookings Service Year Alliance machine that has produced this meeting. I want to thank two people in particular. Bell sawhill for conceiving of this day and working tirelessly over a period of at least six months to bring it about. And also our president john allen for lending his vast experience and immense moral authority to our enterprise this morning. And i think its a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service movement. Let me introduce the question this way. If National Service is the answer, whats the question . And we have heard and i think will hear three very diff
Introduce and moderate second panel. Let me begin by introducing myself briefly. My name is bill galston. Am a senior fellow here at brookings and delighted to be a small cog in the institution. People,o introduce two bell, for working tirelessly to bring about, and also, our president , john allen, for letting his vast experience and moral authority to our enterprise this morning, and i think it is a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service movement. Introduce the question this way. Service is the answer, what is the question . And we have heard, and i think we will hear three different kinds of answers to that question, and it is useful to keep them separate. The first have to do with service as an avenue of personal growth, the expansion, the deepening of character. Actualond has to do with good done for others, service and the roof cents. Sense. He root wheree third, and this is the work of John Richland and bridgeland and john dilulio begins, what are t
Way we wont get any calls from our children or grandchildren taking us out of the meeting. I want to welcome you on behalf of the board of directors of the reformed institute of metropolitan washington. Find the interim director of the institute. We are dedicated as an institute for the education of churches in the community in the reformed tradition and enhancing the theological discourse related to religious life and to the common good. I want to thank the session of the National Presbyterian church for providing the venue for this evenings event. National is one of ten sponsoring congregations of the Reform Institute to, and a fantastic place. You will find the names of the communities in the brochure and if you do not have one, please let us know and we will get one to you. The Reform Institute serves adults throughout the National Capital presbytery which is the judicature e. As we say in the church in this region and throughout the flight of metropolitan region. We will have time
From mega donors. Elena schneider, thank you for joining us this morning with your reporting. Thanks for getting up Way Too Early with us on this Monday Morning. Morning joe starts right now. We will restore peace through strength. Get that war settled. Thats a bad war. And putin, you know, has so little respect for obama that he is starting to throw around the nuclear word, too. You heard that, nuclear. Donald trump over the weekend once again thinking hes running against barack obama. When trump wasnt confusing biden with obama really sad. He apparently thought he was obama. It really is sad. Taking credit for legislation that was signed by his predecessor. So sad. For our great veterans, we passed v. A. Accountability and v. A. Choice. That was a big deal. I have no greater honor than serving as your president and commander in chief, and i have no greater privilege than the chance to help make sure our country keeps the promises weve made to everybody who signs up to serve. With tha