donald trump leads pennsylvania republicans, leaves pennsylvania republicans fuming while in georgia, the former president reportedly abandons his struggling pick for governor. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this very busy friday, may 20th. i m jonathan lemire. there s still no winner in the pennsylvania republican senate primary this morning with state officials confirming to nbc news that there are nearly 9,000 votes left to count. the effects of former president trump s handling of this race and other primaries in the state are already being felt. and could hurt his political capital in the future. nbc news reports that exacerbated republicans in the state say the end result of promoting candidates with far right views with such intensive media coverage could boomerang in ways that damage both the party and trump s own chances should he run for president again in 2024. officials reporting that trump s endorsement of celebrity tv doctor mehmet oz, now in
reportedly abandons his struggling pick for governor. just left him in the dust. never would have seen that coming. i know. no loyalty. things go back, and he throws him under the bus. who has ever seen that? that s shocking. other than anyone he s ever dealt with. the latest on the war in ukraine. british intelligence reports russia has been firing high-level commanders over the military s poor performance in ukraine. we ll talk a lot more about that. along with joe, willie, and me on this friday morning, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news katty kay. editor for the washington post, david ignatius. the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. he is white house bureau chief at politico. willie, we re going to get a lot of news here, but i must say, jonathan and i just shocked. a storied night in major league baseball last night, as the little engine that could just went a half notch up the hill and said, i think i can. jonathan, give us a qu
the house will vote to formally launch impeachment inquiry into the president as lawmakers gear up for a closed-door deposition with hunter. you are watching fox and friends first, i m todd piro. carley shimkus is off today. hunter and his legal team have not confirmed if he ll be there at 9:30 this morning. republicans say there will be consequences if he s a no-show. brooke singman will break down this busy day in d.c. brooke: set to be a family affair on capitol hill today starting with impeachment inquiry vote, which is vital to get to the bottom of the biden family business dealings. the constitution requires this of us, they are not turning over documents or key witnesses, we need impeachment inquiry vote from the full house. i believe it will pass. brooke: formalize the inquiry today and could see articles of impeachment drafted against the president in first half of next year. one republican is snapping back at democrats, the same democrats voted to impeach pr
terms of how we have broader authority to go after illegal immigrants and make arrests on that. lawrence: texas department of public safety last defense of our border. thank you for joining the program. third hour of fox and friends starts right now. ainsley: final hour of fox and friends with fox weather alert. americans hit the roads ahead of thanksgiving, hail and tornados in southern louisiana last night. steve: 20 million americans could face a severe storm system before turkey day. brian: travelers facing headaches, flight aware reporting 9600 delays since sunday. lawrence: janice dean is standing by but we begin with casey stegall at the dfw airport. hi. a place you are familiar with. things are moving fairly smoothly at dfw this morning. it is early. this is second busiest airport in the country. we re in terminal d. take a live look, no real lines to speak of at the ticket counter and tsa is reporting. 114 delays nationwide, bulk in los angeles and ph
wildfires near bordeaux. the united nations secretary general has urged both russia and ukraine to cease all military operations around the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. at a meeting of the security council, the united states and china have both called for un experts to be allowed urgently to visit the plant in russian occupied southern ukraine. both kyiv and moscow blame each other for the facility being shelled. it s europe s largest nuclear complex and was reportedly struck five times on thursday. the head of the un nuclear watchdog has warned that fighting near the site has sparked what he called a grave crisis. since russia invaded ukraine at the end of february it s been impossible to know how many soldiers and civilians have been killed. the challenges in identifying and repatriating soldiers killed in the conflict means that, according to the ukrainian government, only around 400 fallen fighters from either side have been returned home. as wyre davies reports, when occupied vil