Pennsylvania avenue at the white house. Well take a look at the rest of the country and the rest of the globe. John kerry announcing yesterday that the initial round of peace talks here in washington were successful and the representatives of the palestinian territories and israel will meet again in a couple of weeks somewhere in the middle east. More on that and a whole lot more. Youll want to talk about it at 186655press, thats our toll free number. On twitter at bpshow and on facebook at facebook. Com billpressshow. Well, the government failed to find Bradley Manning guilty of aiding and abetting the enemy but he was found guilty of 19 lesser counts. The sentencing phase of that trial begins today. He will definitely spend some time in prison. President obama has offered republicans what he called a grand bargain. He said i will give you tax lower taxes for corporations if you give me money to create more jobs in this country. Thats the deal. Will republicans take it . Find out righ
Start to the Labor Day Travel weekend. Aaa expects it to be the busiest since the Great Recession. Plus, theres going to be a three day birthday tribute to Michael Jackson. Thats going to Michael Jackson will get under way in his boyhood home of gary, indiana. Family members including his mother katherine and his children are expected to attend that celebration. That is going to do it of thursdays edition of way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Haes good morning. Mike has been ordered around going back to parochial school. Trying to get him ready for school is like getting a village ready. Maggie is ready. You guys. A princess. I dont know where to start today. So much to talk about. When youre looking at the threat that isis proposes and
its hard for americans who poses a threat and who doesnt, lets face it, they have been lied to a lot over the past decade but the wall street journal has this great article talking about the industry that isis is, an industry of extortion. The
University is doing enough. And the money lead youve probably been counting down to this day on your iphones i calendar. The apple watch. The first new apple category makes its debut and it could push the company to new money making heights. Good afternoon. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Were going to begin with breaking news in our national lead. Hundreds of people packing into the state house in madison, wisconsin standing should tore should shouting demanding justice for another unarmed black teen gunned down by police. Right now the protesters are moving back towards an apartment where Police Responded to 911 calls on friday night. Those calls were about a suspect who was dodging in and out of traffic, assaulting a friend allegedly, even trying to allegedly strangle someone. Thats when Authorities Say the 19yearold, Tony Robinson got into a scuffle with an officer inside an apartment to which he fled. Over police radio you hear a frantic voice saying shots fired. Robinson wou
Mississippi primary, Chris Mcdaniel is formally challenging the results. Plus, its an election day in hawaii again. Well keep an eye on that. Good morning from washington. Its friday, august 15th, 2014. This is the daily rundown. Im luke russert in for the great chuck todd. New developments in ferguson, missouri, where were expecting any minute now for the police to release the name of the officer who shot and killed 18yearold Michael Brown on saturday. Youre looking live here at where that announcement will happen. And for the First Time Since the shooting, protests have come. Governor nixon handed control of security in ferguson over to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The scene on the streets yesterday was nothing like what we saw two nights ago. Crowds and protesters were out into Early Morning hours, but police say they didnt make one single arrest overnight. Police have been withholding the name of the officer who shot and killed brown, but now they say theyll release that name
Where a white cop shot the unarmed black teenager. Hello, everyone. Im john berman. Im michaela pereira. Those stories and so much more ahead at this hour. It is called natos most important meeting in more than a decade. The pressure and stakes are made higher by russias actions in ukraine and isis bloody rampage in iraq and syria. British Prime Minister David Cameron saying nato is as vital to the future as it has been in the past. Russian troops are illegally in ukraine. The extremist islamist threat has risen in a new form in iraq and syria. These are two of the threats that we face. Nato is the anchor of our security and over the next two days we must reinvigorate and refocus this alliance to tackle new threats and to ensure it continues to foster stability around the world. This morning we learned a peace plan between russia and ukraine could go into effect tomorrow. That is the word of the ukrainian president. In addition, prorussian separatists say they are ready to call a cease