Wavering on him ahead of next years elections. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, august 1st. We are in august already. I am jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this new month with a possible new indictment against former President Donald Trump for his alleged efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election. The grand jury Hearing Testimony in special counsel jack smiths investigation is expected to be back in session in washington today. Now its been two weeks since trump announced on social media that he received a Target Letter, which is an indication that charges could be brought in the very near future. That letter suggested that the former president could face charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, Depriving Voters of their rights, and witness tampering. Trump seems prepared to be preparing for another federal indictment against him, posting yesterday on truth social that he assumes one will be
All eyes are on the courthouse. The grand jury investigating donald trump for events surrounding january 6th is meeting there at this moment. Could an indictment be minutes away . Ukrainian forces launched another drone attack on moscow one day after a Russian Missile strike killed at least six people in ukraine. The Colorado River is draining fast and losing some 10 trillion gallons of water from 2000 to 2021 and that is a lot. Kate is off today and im john berman with sara sidner, and this is cnn news central. Happening now, the grand jury is meeting, and could they hand up a new indictment for donald trump with actions around january 6th. We know he got a Target Letter, and we know that the legal team was told that an indictment is pending, but it seems that the grand jury does not have much work left to do, and the cnn did spot the grand jurors entering court this morning, so what is happening this morning. Our Crime Reporter Katelyn Polantz is outside of the court trying to discer
Weeks. And in georgia, the county judge just rejected efforts by trumps legal team to toss evidence in that criminal investigation. Were ready to go. The work is accomplished. The former Business Associate of Hunter Bidens testified before a closed door congressional hearing. Devin archer said that hunter biden sold the, quote, Illusion Of Access to his father. Everyday this Bribery Scandal becomes more credible. Theres a lot of smoke and where theres smoke theres fire. Theres no evidence linking joe biden to anything related to hunter biden. Russian officials are accusing ukraine of launching a new wave of Drone Strikes in moscow. One crashed into a highrise tower. Ukraine is getting stronger, gradually the war is returning to the territory of russia. Quite why the russians are fighting so hard for here is that these are their last lines of defense . Well, no. They think theres far more fighting to be done. The wife of suspected Serial Killer Rex Heuermann revealing her two Adult Chil
In sport still in the title race. Tottenham beat Crystal Palace and keep the heat on leaders chelsea. A boom for books as the Publishing Industry has a surge in sales and a record year. And carol has the weather. A chilly start in southern areas, with a touch of frost. But here weve got early sunshine. Most of the uk will be cloudy, with showers and a few sunny spells in between. More in about 15 minutes. Thank you amcu bend. See you then. Tensions are rising in north korea, as the u 5 call for more pressure to force the country to give up its Nuclear Weapons programmes. Last night, President Trump briefed all 100 members of the senate, revealing a strategy of economic sanctions and diplomacy. But washington also said they were prepared to defend themselves and their allies, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. The us is piling on the pressure. This is a Military Exercise just north of the north korean border. A message that the us is ready if diplomatic efforts fail. This is how
Were live until am this morning. What does the budget mean for you . In half an hour, well be answering your questions, so please do get in touch with anything you want to know about your family or business finances. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The chancellor is facing accusations of breaking an Election Pledge by increasing National Insurance contributions for many Self Employed workers. After his budget announcement, Philip Hammond is facing growing pressure to reconsider his plan from some conservative mps. The treasury has rejected calls for a re think, insisting the increase will make the National Insurance system fairer. Lets get more on this from our political guru, norman smith. How much pressure is he under . Huge pressure. It is notjust mr hammond has broken the conservative Party Election manifesto, many tories oppose on principle a tax rise on peoples income, but more than that, they belie