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
Saying that he will talk about the criminal charges he faces just as the judge in the January 6th Case sets a new date for his lawyers and the Special Counsel to appear in court. Plus, a big win in ohio. Voters overwhelmingly reject efforts to make it harder to change the states constitution. What this now means for the upcoming November Ballot measure on abortion. And a major Leadership Shakeup in the president ial campaign of Florida Governor ron desantis. Well tell you who he just replaced as he tries to reboot his struggling 2024 bid. Good morning. Welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 9th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And weve got a busy show of news. Lets get right to it. Donald trumps lawyers have been called to appear in court later this week after a judge rejected their apparent attempt to delay what is normally a routine procedure in the 2020 elections case against their client. After days of back and forth regarding a protective orde
sank. scientists saying they have fewer than 24 hours now before they won t be able to breathe inside that sub. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the mission to save titan is growing. u.s. and canadian crews are sweeping an area larger than the state of maryland. 12,000 square miles. the titan sub is only 22 feet long. getting equipment on scene is a top priority. i can t give you an exact timeline when it will happen. there is a full-court press effort to get equipment on scene as quickly as we can. harris: let s look at the picture which shows the astonishing depth that the sub may have reached. again 12,500 feet is where the titanic rests that they went down to see. compare that with twice the size of the depth of the grand canyon. the water pressure there is nearly 400 times greater than that on the surface raising new questions now about rescuers ability to reach the vessel even when and if they find it. a lot coming out in reports about the s
good evening, welcome to los angeles, i m trace gallagher. as former president trump fights efforts to exclude him from some state ballots. california s population declines for a third-straight year. tax documents reveal the surprising groups leaving the state. and as winter creeps in energy experts are calling for updates to the power grid. brett behar looks at eithers to protect our most critical assets, but next breaking tonight the ugs and mexico saying they will work more closely together in coming weeks to address the crisis at the southern border. officials cleared a tent camp that was near the border as they agree to keep rail crossings closed. they say they re not convinced the efforts will alleviate the massive crisis. jillian turner is in mexico city tonight. u.s. officials are confirming that a mexican delegation will travel to the u.s. to meet with president biden next month and in january to continue the dialogue. this comes as we re learning more about exac
i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus . the producer price index up 11.3% over last year. now adding to fears of a recession compounding trouble for americans after yesterday s consumer prices index hit a four-decade high. notice the number on the left for wholesale prices, the goods being made for us, is cooking hotter than the inflation that we re faced with. now how long do you think it will take for them to pass that along to the consumer? will they even have a choice? former trump economic advisor explains it this way. i would like to walk through how you should think about inflation so people understand why. if you start the car at zero and accelerate 10 miles per hour per month after six months you go 60 miles per hour and after 12 months 120 miles per hour. what s my velocity right now is what you care about. we re hiding how big the increase in prices are that are affecting ordinary americans by a very large amount. inflation is startlingly high ri