Welcome back, everyone. Top of the hour here On Cnn this morning, youre looking at a live picture from st louis. Thank you so much for joining us for this Special Edition of cnn this morning. Yes, i am not victor blackwell. None of us are im Amara Walker alongside danny freeman, Allison Chinchar, of course. Andy scholes of victor is off. First of all, will be back on october 5th. It really feels like the Holiday Season is applied i dont say that all is that what you made in terms that will that to one person is taken off now, but like halloween and you go to the source any already . And i was like Christmas Decor its our its going to feel a lot more like fall real soon for some places i hope it has said so holding on to summer as long as we can. No. No, not here all right. Well, were glad to have you with us. Heres whats going on today former President Donald Trump takes his message to the critical Battleground State of North Carolina. The visit comes as the republican going back candi
We have to roll. Here Is harrIs, have a great weekend. HarrIs a warnIng to voters from the trump campaIgn. You should not expect anythIng new If VIce PresIdent Kamala HarrIs Is elected, especIally when It comes to the hIghprIced economy whIch mIllIons of amerIcans are sufferIng under. We know Its always the economy. Im HarrIs Faulkner and you are In the faulkner focus. Its an economIc warnIng comIng from the governor of north dakota, doug burgum. He Is campaIgnIng for former PresIdent Donald Trump. The way we beat InflatIon and get the economy goIng Is elect PresIdent Trump. Kamalas economIc polIcIes, I mean, It Is more of the same. A lIttle bIt If people thInk she wIll fIx the economy, Its lIke askIng an arsonIst to put out the fIre because she lIt the InflatIon fIre. HarrIs republIcans recently put out a state by State AnalysIs of prIces were all payIng and they compared rIght now to the tIme when PresIdent BIden and VIce PresIdent harrIs took offIce In january of 2021. So from then
Response. And Hurrican Hilary is getting stronger. And timing is everything for team trump. His lawyers proposing new trial dates and negotiating when he will sur render in georgia. We begin with the maui official who defended the decision not to activate the Warning Sirens. He is now stepping down. He cited Health Reasons for his resignation. It comes with the death toll at 111 people and more than 1,000 still unaccounted for. Randi kaye has more on the fallout. So many of the residents felt like we had no warning. Reporter hawaii has one of the largest Public Safety outdoor siren Warning Systems in the world. Sirens that were silent as wildfires raged. The question is, why. First it was this it would not have saved those people on the mountain side. Do you regret not sounding the sirens . I do not. Sirens as i mentioned earlier is used primarily for tsunamis. Reporter that is what the head of mauis Emergency Management agency said wednesday. But even before that Press Conference ende
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
Neville. Next i am r rich edson in for ec shawn. Los Angeles Police say between 20 and 30 people were about this with the scenic getaway cars before officers arrived. Still on the loose but Senior Correspondent alicia acuna with more. That Chemical Spray police say was used on two Security Guards was reportedly bare sprite which can inflame the eyes and respiratory system. Lets get back to the video here. You can see the chaos at the scene at the nordstrom at the westfield mall. The mob included dozens of suspects targeting luxury brand accessories and handbags one dragging the display Shelf Withinwithinput Investigators Se group got away with up to 100,000 with the product not to mention the damage to the store. In a statement Los Angeles Mayor karen bass saying what happened today at the nordstrom in the mall is absently unacceptable for those who committed these acts and acts like a neighboring areas, it must be held accountable. Los Angeles Police department will continue to work t