Fake electors plot before the 2020 election was even decided. Well have more on that video which appears to undermine some claims from the former president s legal team also ahead, the latest developments in the Georgia Election case including the proposed trial date from Fulton County District Attorney fani willis. Plus an update on the Recovery Efforts in maui amid increasing scrutiny for hawaiis electricity provider. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, august 17th. Im johnnen lemere. Thanks for starting your day with us. Well begin this morning with a disturbing situation out of texas where a woman was arrested and charged with threatening the federal judge who is presiding over former president Donald Trumps federal election interference case here in washington, d. C. The 43yearold who was denied bail allegedly threatened to kill judge tanya chutkan. We want to warn you some of these details are down right disturbing. According to an affidavit filed last wee
Reports, the fight for the white house. The polls open for primary day in michigan. Will the results there today offer hints about november . Will trump Show Strength in a state that slipped his grasp in 2020 . And could a mobilized protest vote hurt President Biden . Also ahead, the big four at the white house, congressional leaders gathering with the president next hour. Can they make a deal with a shutdown now less than four days away . And later, a key witness back on the stand today in a hastily called hearing in georgia. What his testimony could mean for the d. A. And prosecutor in trumps sweeping election case. Thank you for joining us. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with this matchup in michigan, polls open right now in that states primary. Nikki haley already defiant ahead of an expected defeat by donald trump as trump insiders watch this race for signals about his strength in this swing state. Meanwhile, President Biden has his own test
alliance among them. at one point, a fight almost broke out on the house floor, but perhaps the most telling moment came at the very end. on his way out of the capital, at around two a.m. after finally taking his oath of office as speaker, mccarthy stopped to talk to reporters to give special thanks to a special someone. i do especially think president trump. i don t think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning, somebody wrote that out of what he was there, and he was all in. he was all in. kevin mccarthy maybe the speaker, but this is donald trump s house. built on the backs of trump s republican acolytes whose jobs depend on the support of donald trump s own base. but dynamics that were on display during a four-day speakership battle have continued to play out in the six months since. the chaos caucus republicans, many of whom are trump loyalists and some of whom participated in the attempt to deny mccarthy the speakership, brought the cou
all right, good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. we are watching right now debate wrap up at this hour, as the house gets ready to vote on the crucial debt ceiling deal. that s the speaker of the house speaking right there. earlier today, the republican proposal passed a key procedural vote, but it only passed with the help from democrats. it did not have the votes to pass it on their own, after 29 republicans defected. as of now, the bill is being discussed on the floor. it s expected to pass within the hour, despite that fairly significant republican opposition. this debt ceiling vote has been a crucial task for house republicans. for the moment, they took control in january, the big question was how the maga caucus, the majority of whom, let s remember, voted for trump s coup on january 6th, after the sacking of the capital, how are those folks going to actually govern? empowered with one of the two houses of congress. one half of one third of the federal governme
Everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Im omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. You woke up, youre here. You didnt scare me off. It was intimidating but we made it. We want to start with, look, we have a lot to talk about. Lawmakers getting ready to return to capitol hill. Will they be able to avoid a Government Shutdown . Plus, stranded in the desert. Tens of thousands of people stuck at the burning man festival in the Black Rock Desert after torrential rain in the area. They are being told to shelter in place and conserve food and water. And those scorching hot temperatures just wont let up. How hot its going to get if you are heading outside for labor day and when you could see relief. This week we will talk to an expert about the impact on the opioid crisis. Congress is getting ready to work and hit the ground running. Senators are back in d. C. On tuesday followed by the house the next week. Both chambers are facing a time crunch on a number of key issues. On octo