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
Them brand safety tools and adjacency controls to help the brand feel comfortable on the site. two of america s largest luxury brands are merging. tell us about it. that s right. so tappestry has agreed to buy versace and michael khors for $8.5 billion. if you haven t heard of tapistry, they own coach. they said they would pay about a 60% premium to where the stock has averaged over the last couple months or so. no surprise we saw shares jumped. shares dropped around 13% yesterday in trading. ultimately what they re trying to do here is create competition with some of those european luxury powerhouses. they said the combined sales of these two units will be about $20 billion, but you ve got to