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
welcome back to way too early. it is just about 5:30 a.m. on the east coast, 2:30 out west. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. house republicans on the oversight committee determined to go after president biden are leveling a new threat. plans subpoena members of the biden family potentially including the president himself. here s committee chair republican james comer of kentucky. this is always going to end with the bidens coming in front of the committee. we are going subpoena the family. we re putting the case together to win in court. obviously with all the opposition and obstruction we re getting from the biden attorneys now, we know this is going to end up in court when we subpoena the bidens. so we re putting together a case. congressman comer released a third memo on wednesday detailing bank records showing that hunter biden and his associates received millions of dollars from foreign entities while his father was vice