Thets big barr laying out a flaw in the main defense that Donald Trumps lawyers using in the federal election case. Well have much more from the former Attorney General on trumps many, many legal issues in just a moment. Meanwhile a key conspirator in the riot at the capitol could receive the longest sentence yet for the january 6th attack. And a very significant summit at camp david for President Biden. Well explain the stakes at todays meeting. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 18th. We made it to friday, folks. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the trial date proposed by Donald Trumps legal team that is way, way, way in the future. In a court filing late yesterday the attorneys representing the former president in the federal election interference case against him thats the one out of washington requested that that trial begin in april of 2026. That is 2 1 2 years later than the january 2024 star
Counterparts from japan and south korea tor in the face of threats from china and north korea. Covid concerns may seem like a thing of the past. But as we head into the fall, Health Officials are warning of a rise of cases. And those popular blue light glasses might not be doing too much for your health a new Study Suggests most of the claims around the glasses dont hold up. Hear the numbers that will have you seeing blue. And two eye doctors find love in the o. R. Their love story reaches new heights on the roof of the hospital where they met for the proposal youve got to see its friday, august 18 early today starts right now good friday morning to you im Frances Rivera there is new fallout in hawaii where a devastated community is demanding answers. The emergency manager has resigned his resignation, which he said he gave for Health Reasons came just hours after he defended the decision not to use warning sirens as the fire ripped across the island federal teams are there in maui, fo
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Live at the Federal Courthouse in fort pierce, florida, former President Donald Trump and his lawyers are fighting to get his documents classified documents case tossed out. And if trump speaks when he leaves, of course well bring you that live. On the right of your screen, a Georgia Courthouse at any moment we could get the judges decision on fani willis. Will she be disqualified . She is the infamous District Attorney in trumps Georgia Election case. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. We begin in florida. The judge there considering two motions to dismiss, one on what trumps team says is special counsel jack smiths vagus of the Espionage Act and the other how he used the president ial record acts. Smith claims the motions are trump thinking he is above the law. The hearing comes after special counsel robert hur defended bringing 0 charges against President Biden live the this week. Biden, of course, illegally retained classified documents. Former federal prosecutor
Monday the race to strike a deal as auto workers refv up for a strike shipping delays could sink your budget this Holiday Shopping season. The trouble brewing at the panama canal andbuy yourself some flower. Miley cyrus teases her latest song to end the summer early today starts now glad to have you with us im Frances Rivera there is new fallout today in hawaii where a devastated community is demanding answers maui county emergencmanager has resigned his resignation, which he said is due to health reeasons came after he said sirens were not used reporter the number of victims from the burn zone keeps climbing more than 100 dead and 1,000 still unaccounted for. As the head of mauis Emergency Operations faces the public for the First Time Since the disaster do you regret not sounding the sirens in i do not. And the reason why so many people said they could have been saved reporter but when followup questions were a do you want him to give you the answer in. I do. I want to let him finish