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
Spotted even if she was inside her own courthouse grabbing coffee in the cafeteria. Thats where we are today, and look, we have to extend the threat concern to of Course Witnesses who are already being targeted by trump and his cohorts, the prosecutors, of course, and the jury, of course, the many jurors, all of this in a high threat environment. Complained about her . More like railed against her. And a reminder, she was confirmed to the bench unanimously. Meanwhile, the Special Counsels office has proposed january 2nd, 2024, as a trial date in the case, though some experts think that might be a little optimistic. This is the Special Counsel right Out Of The Box saying we are ready on january 2nd, so now when the defense comes back with, well be ready on january 2nd 2025, the judge is going to balance the scale. And then come up with a more reasonable time period. Trumps team has one week to respond, then judge chutkan will set an official trial date before the end of this month. Down
Underway in a matter of hours and while donald trump himself is not expected to attend, his behavior will be at the center of things, because judge Tanya Chutkan will hear arguments about are opposed protective order that would limit what trump can do with the evidence. The judge will consider those arguments while she is surrounded physically by u. S. Marshals. That new Security Detail was retained after the former president complained about her on his social media site. A sad State Of Affairs to see the judge have to be a full time Security Detail. Nbc news reported this was spotted even if she was inside her own courthouse grabbing coffee in the cafeteria. Thats where we are today, and look, we have to extend the threat concern to of Course Witnesses who are already being targeted by trump and his cohorts in the prosecutors, of course, and the jury, of course, the many jurors, all of this in a high threat environment. Complained about her, more like railed against her and a reminder
It is wednesday, august 9. 7 00 a. M. On the east coast. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy is now demanding that President Biden hand over his Bank Statements as more on capitol hill are calling for an impeachment inquiry of the president. Heres the House Speaker on fox news this week. I think theres enough proof out there that this biden family needs to come forward and show there wasnt a pay to play, america deserves more and americans want to know. When you move to an impeachment inquiry, it empowers congress, republicans and democrats within their subpoena to be able to get the answers they need because we have found time and again, we havent seen anything like this since the Nixon Administration using their government to shut down any time we had a question. I would think the biden family would want to clear their name. Maria well, meanwhile, the white house is now accusing mccarthy of repeatedly lying, a spokesperson writes this, Speaker Mccarthy decided the truth should not get in th
Maria good friday morning, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us this morning. Tgif. Im maria bartiromo. It is friday, march 1, your top stories right now, 6 00 a. M. On the east coast. One southern border, two very different visits. President biden arriving in brownsville, texas yesterday to speak with agents making a pitch to congress to pass the Senate Border bill which allows 5,000 foreigners in every day before anything can be done to shut it down. Bipartisan Border Security deal is a win for the american people, the speaker of the house needs to put this bill on the floor. Heres what i would say to mr. Trump. Ill join you in telling the congress to pass this bipartisan Border Security bill. Maria meanwhile, President Trump speaking in eagle pass, texas, highlighting the dangers of the open border policy. This is a joe biden invasion. This is a biden invasion over the past three years, its allowing thousands and thousands of people to come in from china, iran, yemen, the congo,