Smiths case . Plus, americans in iran, out of prison and now under house arrest. The rare move marking a bright spot in u. S. Iran relations. The new details were learning about the tentative deal to free them and what iran is getting in return. And senator joe manchin says hes seriously thinking about leaving his party as he weighs his own political future. Why manchin might be stepping away from the democrats and what it could mean for the Balance Of Power on capitol hill. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 11th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin with breaking and tragic news out of hawaii where wildfires continue to ravage the Island Of Maui. At least 55 people are now confirmed dead, and that number is only expected to rise. Four major fires are currently burning across the island. Theyre being fueled by dry conditions and strong winds caused by a passing hurricane. The fires have destroyed Historic Buildings and
Their party to more aid for ukraine. this comes, of course, as there is some building anxiety as to just how slow, at least so far, ukraine s counteroffensive has done. peter, certainly, the president and his team, eyes not just on ukraine but on china. you have new report on the white house s investment with china s sensitive high-tech industries. yes, it d ban u.s. investment inintelligence, semiconductors, and i m blanking on the third one. something else. keep going, yeah. the three critical areas that are meant to help beijing s military modernization. they do not want the united states to be helping that. we already ban exports in these areas. china s government is saying we don t want american money and know-how going there either. this is an important moment. china feels the united states is