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of politically motivated violence. and it all comes as president biden is set to give a prime time speech tonight, focusing on the soul of the nation. well have more on his message to a divided country just ahead. good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this thursday, the 1st of september. im jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. breaking news overnight, former president donald trumps legal team has responded to the department of justices latest filing on th...

high-profile affidavit concerning the search at mar-a-lago. this morning, more women will not have access to abortion as new strict abortion bans are now in effect in three different states, with one law making the professional a felony with life in prison. congresswoman jackie speier will join us with that. president biden announced his plan to help 43 million americans with their student loan debt. well take a close look at how this will impact students of color. later this hou...

mar-a-lago. could that change the judges reasoning? were going to explore that. plus, three months after the deadly shooting in uvalde, the police chief facing outrage for his response, has now been fired. his 17-page response to his firing, calling it a public lynching. what uvalde parents are thinking about that today. and president bidens loan forgiveness plan is getting mixed reaction. "the washington post" editorial board calls it a regressive, expensive mistake. even some for...

>> i believe my plan is responsible is fair. it focuses the benefit on middle-class and working families. >> so will it help or hurt the president and democrats politically? today opinion sharply divided. >> i voted for the president specifically for this issue. $20,000 for pell recipients would be a major victory. >> i just feel its a little slap in the face to those who worked hard to pay it off. >> also today restrictive abortion bans taking effect in oklahoma, tennessee and texas. ...

shimon, youve obtained the report and read it. tell us what youve learned. >> reporter: the lackadaisical response, they talk about how there was no command, no control, no leadership essentially on the scene of the shooting. it was just truly chaos, every officer doing their own thing. were also learning what the police chief, the school police chief, pete arredondo, told the committee. he appeared before the committee. he explained his thinking. he said at one point he didnt believe ...

ii hero who showed us the meaning of courage. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening, everyone she captured the nations attention with her recounting of what she said she saw and heard from within president trumps inner circle on january 6th. tonight some of the accounts of former white house staffer cassidy hutchinson are being disputed including what happened inside the presidential suv when then-president trump angrily demanded to be taken to the ca...

court and nbc justice correspondent pete williams, tom goldstein and kimberly adkins-store. pete, take us through the significance today. >> we hope to see -- we hope the supreme court will stream it on the website. we are waiting for that to start. the court said yesterday it would start right at noon. >> is that because they are streaming it because of the covid restrictions on the court? >> yes, i think thats part of it. of course, the security environment at the court. the big fenc...

>> dana: incredible. im glad to be back with all of you. let me tell you the world over they are amazing and we appreciate you very much. the national average soaring to an all time high of $4.86 a gallon up 25 cents from last week and $2 from a year ago. >> bill: americans say it will be one of the deciding issues how they vote in november and also concerned about the economy and inflation and crime. the president is under water on the big three issues when it comes to your wallet. >>...

world." no jubilee for american drivers that are being pelted left and right with prices that go higher and higher and higher. but leaving that aside, concerns as well that the president while he talks up the idea of trying to address this and quickly, that hes falling back on things that weve heard before. lets goo to the latest from the white house, peter doocy. >> neil, officials around here at the white house keep saying they think the presidents economic plan is working and near c...

Classified documents case against the former president trump, a new cooperation deal between jack smith and the i. T. Worker known as trump employee number four. What might this mean for the prosecutions case. Plus, a manhunt commands in pennsylvania for a convicted brutal killer. Two entire School Districts in the commonwealth have canceled classes as incredible new video is released showing just how that inmate escaped. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. Donald Trump On Trial moments ago, a ...