Myself we had i grew up in california, earthquake drills. We had fire drills, but our kids are sitting in a classroom where they should be fulfilling their god given potential, and some part of their big, beautiful brain is concerned about a shooter busting through the door of the classroom. It does not have to be this way. It does not have to be this way. That was Vice President Kamala Harris reacting to the deadly Shooting Yesterday at a High School in georgia. Well bring you the latest on that tragedy. Meanwhile, we are now 60 days from election day. Well have a recap from the Campaign Trail and go through the rules for next Weeks President ial debate. Also ahead an update from the Middle East as israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ticking in on his demands for a potential Ceasefire Deal. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, september 5th. Im Sam Stein in for jonathan lemire. We begin this morning with the deadly shooting at a High School in georgia.
Coverage right now. Good morning, 11 00 a. M. Eastern. 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. And we begin on the Breaking News on the legal drama surrounding former president Donald Trump. A judge is holding an election in trumps federal election hearing case. The first hearing in nearly a year. Trump is not at or attending Todays Hearing. His lawyers entered a not guilty plea on his behalf to a revised version of the indictment filed last week. Now Todays Hearing comes just over two months after the supreme Courts Landmark ruling that former president s have broad immunity for prosecution for official acts. Judge chutkan is expected to lay out a schedule for how the proceedings will take shape over the next couple of months. With us now, nbc News Justice and Intelligence Correspondent ken dilanian, Katie Fein, the Katie Fein show. And maya wiley, former assistant district attorney. Ken, what has been happening in that courtroom over to . Reporter well, jose, first, ill tell you abou
How fast the judge wants to move the case, how Mike Pence may be involved going forward. Plus, a huge shock inside a different courtroom. Hunter bidens Tax Trial stopped in its tracks today. The president s Son Set to change his plea. What the reversal might mean for the case when it picks up in about an hour. And on their radar. The fbi reveals the 14yearold suspected Georgia School shooter was questioned before online threats just last year. So how did this still happen . A lot to get to. But we begin here with just 61 days until the election. Judge Tanya Chutkan, overseeing Donald Trumps election interference case, making it clear that, quote, this court is not concerned with the electoral schedule. Jack Smiths Case was up ended by the landmark supreme Court Ruling on immunity, and there are lots of questions still to be answered. When will this trial over actions involving the January 6th insurrection actually start . No Trial Date was set today. What role will Mike Pence play . Hi
People have been killed and nine others injured in a shooting at a school in georgia, 50 miles north east of atlanta. Police have named a m year old, colt gray, as being the suspect of killing two of his fellow students, and two teachers, at apalachee high school. One eyewitness who lives across from the school described what he saw. Crazy, like it, it looked like. I didn t really pay attention at first, i was like those sound like they were at school, and i look over and the alarm started going off. The school alarms and people were going out around the school. Like, they were doing like the drill, the fire drill stuff. I knew something was seriously wrong then. You don t hear about that happening. You hear about it happening all around the world, but it shows that it can happen anywhere, you know? the local sheriff, jud smith, spoke at a news conference earlier about how the incident will not break the town. I was born and raised here. I went to school in this school system. My kids
That israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, benjamin netanyahu double down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphia corridor. That is the strip of land separating southern gaza from egypt. Is that it is absolutely vital that they stay that to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the seventh all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days early so they may be some wriggle room there. But he has s