present republican leaders speaking out against him. the question remains, what is the future of the gop? it s way too early for this. good morning, and welcome to way too early the show that is kicking off another week of live coverage right here on msnbc. i am kasie hunt on this monday, april 12th. we will start with the news. protests erupted last night in minnesota after the police-involved shooting of a black man during a traffic stop. it happened in the city of brooklyn center, about ten miles north of minneapolis, where tensions are already high amid the murder trial of former officer derek chauvin. family has identified the victim as 20-year-old dont a wright. according to the brooklyn winter police department officers were attempting to make a traffic stop just before 2:00 p.m. when they say they noticed the driver had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. officers tried to take him into custody but police say he got back into his vehicle and that s when when of
done so far? and with the new york times, what it calls a dramatic twist at the end of last night s oscars ceremony. the question this morning, did the academy snub a fan favorite? it s way too early for this. good morning, and welcome to way too early. the show that knows it s an honor just to be nominated. i m kasie hunt on this monday, april 26th. we ll start with the news. the latest polling shows president biden s approval rating holding strong as he approaches the 100 day mark. he is at 53% approval in the latest nbc news poll. 52% in the new washington post abc news poll and 58% in the cbs new gov survey. according to those numbers that puts him ahead of president trump s first 100 days but behind president obama and george w. bush. at this point, in their presidencies jump was at 40%, obama at 61% and bush at 57%. president biden also received high marks for his handling of the country s most pressing issues. on the pandemic, his approval of the 69% in the
tonight. the new images coming in of the historic flooding and now the damage at yellowstone national park. 10,000 people forced to evacuate. cars narrowly escaping rising waters. and just in tonight, a confirmed tornado touching down in wisconsin. at this hour, the tornado watches and warnings in effect across several states. and of course, the record-breaking heat. nearly 130 million americans on alert tonight for potentially life-threatening heat. rob marciano standing by tracking it all. news on covid tonight and the youngest of children. tonight, an fda panel now giving the green light for both the pfizer and moderna covid vaccines for children under 5. as young at 6 months. how they work, how many shots. and this could begin within days. and the other headline tonight, dr. anthony fauci testing positive, now on paxlovid. we do have news on his simympto tonight. tomorrow brings the third january 6th hearing in front of the american people. the pressure on mike pe