Counter kim jongun s nuclear buildup at this point, analyst on kit ponder believes the u. S. Needs to stop focusing on nonproliferation. Forget about trying to stop kim from manufacturing more nuclear weapons. Ponder believes the u. S. Should now focus on deterrence and mitigating the risks of a new clear confrontation involving north korea. Brian todd, cnn, washington all right. Brian todd, thanks so much for that report. The next hour of cnn newsroom starts now are in the cnn newsroom. I m jessica dean in new york. We re now just over 50 days from election day. We re entering a critical phase in this race as the trump and harris campaigns ramp up, efforts to win over undecided voters in key battleground states. And today, harris this is running mate tim walz holding a rally in wisconsin as former president donald trump and his vp pick j. D. Vance attended events in nevada and north carolina. Vice president harris just been several days trying to peel away voters from trump campaignin
A postelection trial in the Georgia Elections case, and that could actually happen. Well have expert legal analysis for you straight ahead. Meanwhile, a codefendant in that case is taking a different approach. Well explain the strategy for trumps former Chief Of Staff, mark meadows. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden was on the road yesterday talking about everything but the latest indictment for his predecessor. Well show you what he was focused on instead. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this wednesday, august 16th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. The clock has begun on the tenday windowt that former President Trump and his 18 codefendants have to voluntarily turn themselves in. Fulton County District attorney fani willis announced a sweeping Election Interference indictment on monday night and gave everyone charged until august 25th to surrender to authorities. If and when they appear theyll do so at the Fulton County jail in atlanta for potential
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