smith s 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 we re learning about the tentative deal to free them and what iran is getting in return. and senator joe manchin says he s 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. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll 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. they re being fueled by dry conditions and strong winds caused by a passing hurricane. the fires have destroyed h
facebook or microsoft watch him go positive in the wall street journal corporate profits likely best in six years investors love that this morning, news of strong job creation in the private sector, investors love that, too. let s get to politics, here is a plus. intense discussions through the night of new health care bill they will keep talking and mark meadows chair of the freedom caucus says do not rule out a vote this week. it felt president takes gloves off to supporters a plus he proclaims president obama for the syrian gas attack he says enough to the north koreans about to hold a difficult meeting his word with zichina s leader if you are if he had up with negatives spewed out by media stay right there we cover politics and money and there is reason to smile wednesday morning, varney & company is about to begin. of the e . stuart: that is the floor united states senate and that is senator merkley democrat from oregon all night marathon speech to protest n
zimmerman was not convicted the naacp will hold prayer vigils and rallies in front of federal buildings this weekend. meanwhile, they are reactino to the decision. he and the justice department are quote, concerned. holder also sedan investigation into possible civil rights violations is ongoing. fox 5 paul wagner is live in the newsroom with more on this part of the story. paul, attorney general eric holders y cee,in used oof his se delta sigma hat theta sore. reporter:sorority to speak about the complicated issues. reporter: the jury of six found george zimmerman notth guilty in the death of trayvon martin. the attorney general made it clear the justice department is paying attention. we are resolved as you are, to combat violence, involving for directed at young people to prevent future tragedies and deal with the underlying attitudes mistaken beliefs and stereotypes that serve as the basis for these two common incidents. [applause] and we will never stop wor
should, you wouldn t think the general election is set and donald trump is straight up running for re-election against the democratic nominee, joe biden, but that is certainly not the case. donald trump sounds like he s running against joe biden, but there are a whole slew of democrats, dozens of them, who beg to differ. and then there s what history tells us about what happens to front-runners this early in the race. back to today. both men attacked each other during multiple events in iowa. the president s first event was at an ethanol plant in counsel bluffs before he spoke at the republican party dinner in west des moines.ef biden held campaign events today in the eastern part of the state and used those opportunities to repeatedly tell iowa voters why donald trump should not be president. our democracy is at risk. i never thought i would use those words in my lifetime.em but it s true. everywhere you turn trump is tearing down the guardrails of democracy, tearing down