election interference trial. we ll have legal analysis on both of these big developments in just a moment. plus new polling on president joe biden s re-election bid and the major concern that most americans have about a possible second term. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, august 29th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with a decision that sent waves through the nation s capitol yesterday, a start date for donald trump s federal election interference trial. in washington, d.c. district court judge tanya chutkan ordered jury selection to begin on march 4th of next year, just one day before super tuesday. now, prosecutors when asked for the trial to begin in early january of next year while trump s lawyers had proposed that it not start until april of 2026. yesterday judge chutkan said that neither of those dates were acceptable but that, quote, this case is not going to trial in 2026. the decisi
expected land fall. we ll have the latest forecast for that storm which is projecting to be a big one. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, august 29th. i m willie geist. we have the host of way too early and bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. nbc s ken dilanian and former analyst lisa rubin. good morning to you all. let s dive right now as we begin with a start date now set for donald trump s federal election interference trial. district court judge tanya chutkan ordered jury selection to begin on march 4th of next year. that s just one day before super tuesday. prosecutors had asked for the trial to begin in early january of next year, while trump s lawyers proposed it begin in april of 2026. yesterday, judge chutkan said neither of those dates were acceptable, but, quote, this case is not going to trial in 2026. that decision was met with pushback inside the courtroom from trump attorney john lauro, who was cautioned twice by the judge to turn down the temp
what he saw. the judge setting former president trump s federal election trial date for march 4th, just a day before super tuesday. will that date hold? caught on camera, the fire rescue helicopter spinning out of control and crashing into an apartment building in florida. two killed including a woman on the ground. what we re learning. and simone biles is back after a historic victory is she eyeing the paris olympics announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone, and welcome. floridians have seen this movie before. anxiously watching the development of a hurricane. hoping it will defy predictions, weaken and go somewhere else. but tonight idalia is staying on script, starting this day as a tropical storm but expected to strike florida s big bend as a major hurricane as soon as wednesday morning. tonight 13 million people across florida are under tropical storm or hurricane alerts governor ron desantis declaring emergency executive or
at midnight. al roker will be here with the track. also tonight, the deadly shooting at the university of north carolina chapel hill. a faculty member killed. police releasing an image of a person of interest. then the apparent arrest playing out on live tv. now they re leading the person around the vehicle in handcuffs. what police are saying. the hate crime investigation into the racist shooting rampage at a florida dollar general. tonight the hero security guard who confronted the gunman at a historically black university campus prior to the shooting. what he saw. the judge setting former president trump s federal election trial date for march 4th, just a day before super tuesday. will that date hold? caught on camera, the fire rescue helicopter spinning out of control and crashing into an apartment building in florida. two killed including a woman on the ground. what we re learning. and simone biles is back after a historic victory. is she eyeing the paris o
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