Secretary of state, national Security Adviser has been in contact with counterparts throughout the world and our allies, as has the general, or excuse me i keep calling them the general, but my secretary of defe defense. The fact of the matter is i have not seen that. As a matter of fact, the exact opposite ive got. Exact opposite were acting with dispatch and committing to what we said we would do. Look, lets put this thing in perspective here. What interest do we have in afghanistan at this point with Al Qaeda gone . We went to afghanistan for the express purpose of getting rid of Al Qaeda in afghanistan as well as, as well as getting Osama Bin Laden and we did. Just imagine if Bin Laden had decided with Al Qaeda to launch an attack with yemen, would there ever be any reason we would be in afghanistan . Controlled by the taliban in . What is the national interest of the United States in that circumstance . We went and did the mission. You know my position for a long, long time. Its t
Plus, President Biden calls out Vladimir Putins genocide in ukraine. He had already pegged the russian leader as a war criminal. As the Kremlin Inflicts yet more carnage on civilians. A live report is straight ahead. Good morning. And welcome to Way Too Early on this wednesday, april 13th. Im jonathan lemire. We begin in new york city where a manhunt continues for the person who opened fire in a crowded subway car during rush hour yesterday morning. We want to warn you, some of the images youre about to see are disturbing. Just before 8 30 a. M. , Strap Hangers were sent into a state of panic when the attack began on a manhattanbound n train on the sunset park neighborhood of brooklyn. Police say at least ten people were shot and 13 hurt when a suspect set off a pair of Smoke Canisters and a round. Many of those injured collapsed on to the subway platform while others were helped to safety. Though that Subway Station is equipped with Security Cameras which may help identify the shooter
search of mar-a-lago. as the fbi continues to go through the documents and files taken from donald trump s home. and democrats seem to be building momentum ahead of the midterms. we ll have a look at the latest polling in key races, and a slight approval rating rebound for president biden. good morning. and welcome to way too early, on this thursday, august 18th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. a hearing on whether to unseal the search warrant affidavit from mar-a-lago is set for 1:00 p.m. eastern today, it comes ten days after the search of donald trump s home two. law enforcement officials tell the fbi is still sifting through the seized documents separated those to be covered by attorney-client privilege and those that are relevant to the case. meanwhile the justice department s probe into the january 6th attack on the capitol is picking up steam. the new york times is reporting that federal prosecutors issued a grand jury subpoena to the
gaza as negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage release continue. we ll bring you the very latest out of the middle east straight ahead. plus, we ll go through yesterday s key moments in donald trump s hush money trial including the judge s warning about potential jail time for the former president. and we ll get an update live from capitol hill on the looming threat to remove speaker mike johnson. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 7th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin this morning with the israeli defense forces announcing they ve taken operational control of the gaza side of the rafah crossing. the military released this video overnight of troops entering the area and beginning a, quote, precise counter terrorism operation. israeli officials say they seized a crossing after receiving intelligence it was being used for terrorist purposes. no evidence to support that claim was provided. the idf a
noem is not backing down, defending her decision to shoot her own dog. now implying president joe biden s dog, commander, which no longer lifts in the white house after several biting incidents, should be put down. she reportedly writes the first thing she d do if she got to the white house is make sure joe biden s dog was nowhere on the grounds. commander, say hello to cricket. dear lord, this woman has a taste for dog blood. it s like she thought all dogs go to heaven was a personal challenge. good morning. welcome to morning joe. she can t seem to kick it. she dries to blame it on us, but she wrote it, willie. it is tuesday, may 7th. we have a lot to get to this morning. we ll go through yesterday s key moments in donald trump s criminal trial, including the judge s warning about potential jail time for the former president. also ahead, georgia s former lieutenant governor, a lifelong republican, says he will vote for president biden. we ll read from his op-ed, cal