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im stephanie ruhle. and while this is the eve of yet another crucial set of primaries, which just 99 days to go to the midterm elections, we begin this evening broadcast with major news and the still ongoing war on terror. president biden made it official just a few hours ago. >> on saturday, under my direction, the united states successfully concluded an airstrike in kabul, afghanistan that killed and amir of al qaeda, ayman al-zawahiri. after carefully considering, and clearly convin...

plus, the latest on house speaker nancy pelosi and taiwan. the uncertain visit is straining an already tense relationship between the united states and china. and a texas man gets the longest prison sentence to date tied to the capitol attack, but his daughters want someone else locked up, too. good morning, and welcome to "way too early," on this tuesday, august 2nd. im jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. after decades on the run, the top leader of al qaeda has finally been...

morn morning. in kentucky, rescues are under way. the state is reeling from flooding that claimed 28 lives including at least four children. rescue teams are desperately searching for victims in areas that have been hard to reach. the scenes in kentucky are horrific. floodwaters lifting homes off foundations. more than 50 bridges washed away. >> with the level of water, were going to be looking at weeks. many houses swept quarter mile plus from where they were lost. water, a big proble...

>> good morning to viewers in the u.s. and around the world. it is monday, august 1st. john berman is off and john avalon is here with us this morning. >> good morning. >> great to you have. we begin with major news just n cnn reporting that nancy pelosi will be visiting taiwan after all despite chinas stern warnings for her not to go. this comes from u.s. and taiwanese sources. its not clear which day pelosi will be visiting as her asia trip gets under way here. we previously reported...

china claims taiwan as part of its territory, despite having never controlled it and repeatedly warned against pelosi visiting the island, vowing to take resolute and forceful measures if the visit goes forward. john kirby addressed the trip on cnn last hour. >> theres no reason for the chinese rhetoric, theres no reason for any actions to be taken. it is not uncommon for congressional leaders to travel to taiwan. it is very much in keeping with our policy and consistent with our suppo...

giving either false hope or faulty information. >> and its not just kentucky dealing with extreme weather, either. the super charged mckinney fire exploded over the weekend in northern california, scorching over 55,000 acres. authorities say its zero percent contained. firefighters reported finding the bodies of two people in a vehicle burned in the path of the wildfire. evacuations continue today. lets start in kentucky. our reporter is live for us. evan, what are you seeing and heari...

that ballot, when they go into that voter booth. it will say because kansasian value women and children, the constitution of the state of kansas does not require government funding of abortion and does not create or secure a right to abortion. so one could argue that this is clearly skewed from an anti-abortion perspective. this is called the value them both amendment. and even if this was not the number one issue for many state residents, they have just been bombarded by canvassers bo...

itinerary but there is rumor she will visit it. >> bill: she would be the highest u.s. ranking official since gingrich did it in 1997. here is what newt gingrich said earlier today. >> the chinese communist dictatorship doesnt tell the american speaker where they can or cant go. you have to stand up to them or they will interpret it as a sign of weakness and they will grow even more aggressive. >> bill: greg palkot begins our story in london. big story. hello to you. >> big story, a lo...

border state democrats. the ability to close four wide gaps in yuma will better protect migrants that could drown in a low section hoff the colorado river. the biden administration must do much more. >> even if we build new walls, if you have the department of justice, the biden administration incentivizing and criminalizing people coming here and the consequences, youll continue to see this escalating violence and americans dying. >> the white house claims this is not a flip-flop on t...

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