Huge struggle. She is the definition of grit. She didnt give up. Hes hurting me. The details that she gave. It was unbelievable. She said, you did it. I said, no, you did. Route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. Cities like albuquerque, new mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. Today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway had faded and closed as the Cottonwood Mall became the new downtown. The mall was the big hangout. I met my husband at the mall. So did i. It has played a pivotal part in our lives. For the marcell sisters, all six of them, along with their brother, jonathan, the Cottonwood Mall in albuquerque was the center of their social lives. 17yearold brittani worked at a sunglasses kiosk. She is this blueeyed girl with a big eyes and a striking smile. Life was simple good, until september 11th, 2008, brittani just starting her senior year of high school had plan
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
First, that scare on a southwest flight out of houston. Flames seen coming from an engine just after takeoff. Witnesses seeing it from the ground. The plane forced to make an Emergency Landing. Also, the other air scare. That flight out of miami. One of the pilots onboard suffering a medical emergency. They could not save him. Victor oquendo reporting. There is Breaking News involving former President Trump and his 18 alleged coconspirators. Less than ten days to show up in georgia. What the sheriff has signaled. And how this will look different when they are booked. And the Fulton County d. A. Has asked the judge for a trial date. When she wants this to start. Our Senior Investigative correspondent Aaron Katersky tonight. In maui this evening, for the first time, were seeing video of what could be the earliest reported fire on maui. And what the video might reveal about how the fire could have started. Youll see the video, youll hear the witness describing the flash. And what authorit
Reporter from the New York Herald tribune, called them adventurers with an intellectual overlay. They were calling it the National Party and they were lighting out for louisiana the very next day to try to sign on huey long as their new party. And they showed him the slogan, the need is for one party. And they also showed him the snazzy new pennants they had designed, blazoned with aerodynamic flyingwedge emblems, which they would be mounting on johnsons automobile. And they also laid out their new partys platform, which consisted of its enity of Direct Action and loyalty. They wasnt nothing but courage and loyalty, the kind that John Dillinger and al capone required. And, quote, mr. Johnson favored a submachine gun, the Herald Tribune reported but mr. Blackburn preferred one of the larger type of pistols. The next day the pair of 20somethings attached their flyingwedge felt pennants to the fenders of johnsons barronial 12cylinder packard. What that is from, i wrote a book. We just got
Donald trump agreeing to that or sticking to that, not to mention that promise will be a problem for current candidates who have already said they would never support trump if he gets the nomination. And then there are other republicans about to jump in, including chris christie, trumps number to bike and north dakota governor doug joining me now on the road, nbc news correspondent Vaughn Hillyard in des moines. , this is the first time we have seen a lot of these gop hopefuls on the same stage, why are these events crucial for these candidates . Hey, right. This really was the Summer Campaign kickoff here. But you just laid out why it is extra important. It is because the debate is just two and a half months away. And in order to spread the message for so many of these candidates to a broader part of the electorate, being on the debate stage is going to be key. You just laid out, they are not 45,000 unique donors. Some of these candidates, they are going to have to work to get to that