Gaza as negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release continue. Well bring you the very latest out of The Middle East straight ahead. Plus, well go through yesterdays key moments in Donald TrumpsHush Money Trial including the judges warning about potential jail time for the former president. And well get an update live from capitol hill on the looming threat to remove Speaker Mike Johnson. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, may 7th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the Israeli Defense forces announcing theyve taken operational control of the gaza side of the Rafah Crossing. The military released this video overnight of troops entering the area and beginning a, quote, precise Counter Terrorism operation. Israeli Officials Say they seized a crossing after receiving intelligence it was being used for terrorist purposes. No evidence to support that claim was provided. The idf also conducted air strikes that targeted suspected hamas positions in rafah. Now, the move comes just one day after israel ordered about 100,000 civilians to immediately evacuate the Southern Parts of that city. Officials say they will operate with extreme force in those areas. And shortly after israel ordered civilians to evacuate rafah, hamas announced it would accept its interpretation of a ceasefire proposal. But just hours later israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu released a statement saying the proposal hamas agreed to does not meet israels demands. Nbc news obtained a copy of the draft. The first phase calls for a 42day ceasefire as well as the release of 33 hostages in exchange for a much larger number of palestinian prisoners. In the second phase there would be the enactment of what is deemed a sustainable calm. Two officials familiar with the revised proposal tell the New York Times there were minor wording changes that were signed off by the u. S. And israel that includes that phrase sustainable calm. But sources tell the times that hamas viewed that term as an end to the war, which israel was expect today push back on. Negotiations are set to resume today in cairo. Cia director bill burns is expected to take part in them. Joining us now former fbi special agent clint watts. Hes a National Security analyst for nbc news and msnbc. Clint, lets start with the ceasefire talks and then well move to the invasion there in rafah. I was in the White House Briefing room yesterday. John kirby, the National Security spokesman for the counsel ilwas reluctant to comment on this at all. It seemed hamas agreed to a proposal but not the proposal israel said they would be comfortable with. Are we in the final stages here and a deal could be on the horizon and or is this yet another moment where talks get close and then fall apart . Yeah, jonathan, i think the Military Operation you showed there right at the start of this segment is actually part of the diplomatic plan in many ways where israel is trying to create and maintain pressure on that last strong hold on rafah while also pushing hamas to come to the Negotiating Table. Its a tough position, though, really for israelis. They dont want hamas to remain in governance of gaza. Its not real clear what the outcome from the instatewide be for those negotiations. There is belief theres still command and control elements, parts of hamas Militant Wing that are actually running things from Underground Tunnels in that rafah area. Also just to add to this is can hamas exact across all its troops some sort of agreement about what those actions will be, and theyll control a deal. Remember over the weekend during these negotiations rockets were fired and then killed four israeli troops. So theres some question even if someone in hamas says, yes, well agree to these terms, there will be an actual ceasefire. We wouldnt immediately see a rocket fired and maybe israeli troops killed. So this is a perilous point in terms of these negotiations. Also israel is just in a very difficult position militarily and politically worldwide. They dont have the support they did right after hamas came in october 9th and on the same point this operation will be extremely complex for both sides in terms of urban ground warfare. And certainly there is a sense israel is starting its move on rafah is a Pressure Tactic to get this deal. If they do go forward, clint, give us your sense what it could look like. Two versions, the limited operation and full out assault. The limited operation would be to isolate that area so they control all points in and out. Were looking at a famine at this point. It is devastating to those refugees that have moved. Remember in the beginning when they moved from north down to south and down towards rafah and this Rafah Crossing, which is one of the last places where you can see supplies and goods coming from egypt across the border, im sure thats why they moved in that position in an operational way to control that border. Now youre looking at a Clearing Operation with possibly 100,000 people being evacuated. Longerterm to go full on assault in this area youre talking about three or four battalions, theyre in underground and urban positions. Usually the calculation you use if youre the Israeli Military is you need ten troops to every one hamas, ten to one ratio at least. The casualties would be enormous, the devastation incredible. And everything in that scenario leads to more famine and more harm done to these refugees. Well have much more on the latest from The Middle East later in the show. Thank you for starting us off this morning msnbcs clint watts, well speak to you again soon. Turning back state side day 13 of Donald TrumpsHush Money Criminal Trial will resume. After the judge issued his sharpest warning yet of potential jail time for the former president for continuing to violate his gag order. At the start of court yesterday judge juan merchan found him in contempt an additional ten times. But in his ruling the judge stated this, it appears the 1,000 fines are not serving as a deterrent. The judge also acknowledged the magnitude of potentially jailing trump and how disruptive to the proceedings that would be. Stating the last thing i want to do is put you in jail. You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president as well. There are many reasons why incarceration is truly a last resort for me. But at the end of the day i have a job to do, so as much as i do not want to propose a jail sanction, i will if necessary. Now, when the trial resumed after that hearing, prosecutors delved into the documents at the heart of the case and that included testimony from former Trump Organization controller, a man named jeffrey mcconnie. And current employee deborah terasof, an accounts payable supervisor and 20. Year veteran of the company. They explained the mechanics of reimbursing stormy daniels. Trump has denied any sexual encounter. They also described several large sums that went to cohen for the purposes of Hush Money Payments came directly from trumps bank account. And for the first time during the tile a check from the alleged scheme was displayed in court. Joining us now msnbc justice and Legal Affairs analyst anthony coley. Anthony, good to see you here in washington. First, lets talk about these two witnesses. Some observers in the courtroom noted it was dryer testimony yesterday. There were no tears like we saw from hope hicks a few days prior. Yesterday was all about the documents. The documents were the star starting with these hand written notes that detail the entire scheme. Then you have ininvoices, the fake invoices Michael Cohen submitted throughout 2017. And you mention the signed checks with donald trump with his Signature Pen and the signature with his black sharpy. This is all about an extensive paper trail. Jonathan, thats why i have been more bullish on this case than a lot of other people. Because the jury doesnt just get to hear about whats is alleged in this indictment. They actually get to see physical evidence of the crime. On the one hand you see donald trump writing the monthly checks and on the other hand you have no legal retainer. And you dont have any evidence of work performed in any of these any of these months in which Michael Cohen submitted an invoice. Yeah, it does seem like the prosecutors are laying the framework here. Heres the foundation before they get to cohen. Lets get your take on the gag order. And the judge being clear i dont want to do this, but i may not have a choice. Youre forcing my hand, you may have to go to jail. What would it take for that line to cross . What escalation would trump need to do get him in jail, and do you think the judge is really going to follow through . Yes and yes. So it could take any further violation. Judge merchan has made it clear that his hand is forced. And let me back up and say here, jonathan, donald trump talks about two tiers of justice, and yeah, there are two tiers of justice in america. But hes benefitting from that. The fact of the matter isnt that donald trump has been held in Criminal Contempt Of Court ten times, and last night he got to sleep in his own bed. You or i would not be afforded that opportunity. In my mind it is time. The next time donald trump crosses this wire, i think judge merchan is going to be a man of his word. All right, well we will see what happens in the days ahead. We expect more testimony today. Still not certain yet when we might here from Michael Cohen. We appreciate you being here. Well talk to you again soon. Msnbc justice and Legal Affairs analyst, anthony coley. Well turn to some other top headlines including now jeff duncan says hes going to vote for joe biden. Well read from his oped that slams former President Trump. And live pictures from russia right now as Vladimir Putin starts yet another term as president. This is inauguration day, if you will. Well break down new Combat Drills involving Tactical Nuclear weapons and what it could mean for the war in ukraine. Well have more from The Middle East and a check on sports and weather when Way Too Early returns. N sports and weather when Way Too Early retus. Rn sup . Who are you . Im your inner child. Get in. Listen, what you really need in life is some freakin torque. What . Horsepower keeps you going, but torque gets you going. What happened to my inner child craving love and acceptance . 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