troops to the border. president biden deploying an additional 1,500 active duty personnel to the southern border as states brace for a possible flood of migrants next week. a tight timeline and a big problem. the debt ceiling fight heating up as the treasury secretary says the money runs out june 1st. what does that mean for your wallet? a default could have a huge impact on all of us. we ll look at the states. and then late night shows could be the first to shutdown but maybe not the last. why the two sides are fighting and have not yet reached a deal. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we begin with the biden administration moving to bolster the southern border. sources telling cnn that 1,500 active-duty troops are being sent in anticipation of a flood of migrants starting next week, and that s when the trump era title 42 expires. natasha has more from the pentagon. the troops being sent in,
district attorney calls a special grand jury. and for the second time in three years lawmakers on capitol hill are talking about police reform following a black man s deadly encounter with officers. plus president joe biden sends a message to speaker kevin mccarthy, show me your budget. that s all ahead on way too early. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with a move that could mean potential criminal charges for former president donald trump just as he ramps up his latest run for the white house. a grand jury has been convened in the case of hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels by trump back in 2016. that s according to sources familiar with the situation confirming the development to nbc news and first reported by the new york times. the times reports that manhattan district attorney alvin bragg started presenting evidence to a gra
why the nichols family is criticizing the investigation. plus, we re talking to troy carter. dangerous weather across the south and midwest being blamed for at least one death in texas. we re live with what s expected to be a multi-day ice storm and where it s headed next. the high-stakes meeting today between secretary of state antony blinken and the head of hamas. and an exclusive interview with homeland secretary alejandro majorca. it s my hope they take that problem and they fix it. we begin this hour in memphis where more first responders are facing disciplinary action over the tyre nichols death. the memphis police department now says two more officers were relieved of duty after the brutal and deadly beating of nichols which was captured on video. one of the newly named officers preston hemphill was involved in the initial traffic stop and used a taser on nichols before he fled from police. his lawyer says he was never present at the second seen. lawyer
money payments to stormy daniels. remember that? now, that could come back to haunt him. his former attorney and fixer, michael cohen, says trump can t hide from the paper trail. calling the new grand jury convened by the manhattan d.a. his biggest legal threat yet. and there are many. meanwhile, the former president is suing journalist bob woodward for $50 million. we ll explain what that is all about. plus, more fallout and firings in the aftermath of tyre nichols death. we ll go live to memphis for the latest in that case. for the second time in three years, lawmakers on capitol hill are talking about police reform following a high-profile murder case involving officers. we ll look at whether these discussions have a real chance at being successful. and president joe biden announces a major policy shift on covid in response to strong opposition from house republicans. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 31st. joe will be back tomorrow.
district attorney s office saying they will not pursue criminal charges against hemphill. he was fired for multiple deposi dep departmental policies. he was the first officer that initially pulled over nichols, and it was in that body cam that he deployed the taser on nichols, and hemphill is overheard on the body cam saying he hopes officers stomp out him when they catch him. it s worth noting hemphill was not there when they arrested him, and i reached out to nichol s family, and this is the statement they had to send to us.