Myself we had i grew up in california, earthquake drills. We had fire drills, but our kids are sitting in a classroom where they should be fulfilling their god given potential, and some part of their big, beautiful brain is concerned about a shooter busting through the door of the classroom. It does not have to be this way. It does not have to be this way. That was Vice President Kamala Harris reacting to the deadly Shooting Yesterday at a High School in georgia. Well bring you the latest on that tragedy. Meanwhile, we are now 60 days from election day. Well have a recap from the Campaign Trail and go through the rules for next Weeks President ial debate. Also ahead an update from the Middle East as israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ticking in on his demands for a potential Ceasefire Deal. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, september 5th. Im Sam Stein in for jonathan lemire. We begin this morning with the deadly shooting at a High School in georgia. It happened Yesterday Morning at aplatchee High School, which is about 45 miles away from atlanta. Police say a 14yearold Student killed four people and injured at least nine others. Its believed he used what authorities say is a, quote, arplatform style weapon. Students and teachers had to shelter in classrooms and were eventually evacuated to the football stadium. Two students died in the gunfire, mason, and christian. Two teachers were also killed, richard and christina. All those who were injured are expected to survive. Now, police say two School Resource officers found the suspect minutes after shots were fired. The suspect surrendered immediately and was taken into custody. He is now being charged as an adult with murder. Nbc News Correspondent Jesse Kirsch has more from georgia. Reporter sam, were learning more about the deadly shooting that occurred at aplatchee High School here in georgia. We learned four people were killed, two students, two teachers, 14 years old. The same age as the suspected shooter who authorities have identified as colt gray. Officials have confirmed that the suspect from this deadly Shooting Incident was previously investigated for potential violence against schools last year, but authorities say there was not probable cause for an arrest at that time. There was a vigil. There were dozens of people gathered. We were there, and i can tell you it was so quiet that i could hear the grass when people were walking across it. Thats how quiet it was. You could see people wiping away tears. There were candles and balloons released, people there gathered in prayer. That was a majority of what this was for the Community Grieving the loss of four lives, two teachers, two students here at aplatchee High School as nine other people who were shot recover from their injuries according to authorities. All this as we continue to look for more information on what led up to this and how this incident was able to unfold. Sam . Nbc news Jesse Kirsch, thank you very much. And Vice President Kamala Harris went off script at a rally in new Hampshire Yesterday to address the georgia School Shooting. Lets take a listen. Were still gathering information about what happened, but we know that there were multiple fatalities and injuries. And, you know, our hearts are with all the students, the teachers and their families, of course. And we are grateful to the first responders and the Law Enforcement that were on the scene, but this is just a senseless tragedy on top of so many senseless tragedies. And its just outrageous that every day in our country in the United States Of America that parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive. Its senseless. It is weve got to stop it. And we have to end this epidemic of Gun Violence in our country once and for all. You know, it doesnt have to be this way. It doesnt have to be this way. So we will continue, of course, to send our prayers and our thoughts to the families and all those who were affected. Turning to politics now, former President Donald Trump and Vice President harris are set to debate each other next week for the first time. That comes after their campaigns agreed to Ground Rules set by host network abc. The September 10th debate will take place in philadelphia, will use the same rules and format as the June Debate between Trump And President joe biden. The upcoming debate appeared to be in jeopardy when trump suggested he might back out of it when Harris Team sought to change the rules around muted microphones. But both campaigns agreed the candidates microphones will be live only for the candidate whose turn it is to speak. Trump spoke about the debate during a Town Hall on Fox News Last Night. When they said that they wanted to change the rules that they had agreed to, did they ask for notes . Did they ask for they wanted notes. They wanted to be seated and they wanted your mic hot. And they wanted a desk. After they already agreed to the other. Yes, but they wanted a desk from the beginning. In a letter to Abc News the Harris Campaign agreed to it muted Microphone Rule but stated that harris, quote, will be fundamentally disadvantaged by this format, which will serve to shield Donald Trump from direct exchanges with the Vice President. Now, in a separate story this is an interesting woun a spokesperson for the Trump Campaign says the former president believes, quote, Anyone Convict of a crime should be jailed. The statement came from trumps national Press Secretary to the new york times. It was in response to Jamey Davidson whose Sentence Trump commuted in 2021. Davidson was since convicted of a Domestic Violence related charge. Now, levt, told the times, quote, President Trump believes Anyone Convicted of a crime should spend time behind bars. Heres a Reminder Trump was convicted in may by A Manhattan Jury on 34 Felony Counts of falsifying business records, and he is scheduled to be sentenced on september 18th. Levitt and another Trump Campaign spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment yesterday. Joining us now is senior Nbc News national politics reporter, jonathan allen. All right, jonathan, thank you for your reporting here. Whats your reaction to Levitts Statement that anyone who committed a crime should serve time . I suspect shell withdraw those comments now its been pointed her boss was convicted of a crime. With 34 it doesnt feel Thats Something that got blessed by a lot of people. Its a obvious reaction to say, well, he thinks if anyone goes to jail whos been convicted of a crime, he should also go to jail in his bind. I think thats what you call a misfire. I guess. Lets talk about the debate for a second. There was a bit of back and forth whether microphones should be muted or not. Ultimately the Harris Campaign conceded theyd rather have the debate than bicker over this. Is she that disadvantaged by this . You think this is a win for trump . Yeah, i think its a small win for trump. Iologist think theyre trying to tweak him a little bit. The last time around there was a reverse of this where the biden camp, the same people basically wanted mics muted in between. So i think theyre just trying to get under his skin for the most part. She was always going to debate, he was always going to debate, and a small rules change. Look, if Donald Trump wants to be heard in the middle of a debate, he speaks loudly enough to be heard on the other persons mic. Im curious on your take on the stakes here because harris has redefined the race. It seems a much tighter contest than it was with president biden. Has she peaked in a more Static Race . Its the question. I mean, i think if you if you went back in time a little bit, the conventional wisdom was always like, yeah, these debates dont really matter. And then the last debate happened and it ended a president s reelection bid. So i dont want to be the person saying the race is going to stay static after this debate because you never know, but i think given all the givens, given the things we watched, were looking at a very close president ial election. Its much closer than it was four months ago than what it was six weeks ago, meaning there was a reset and i think Kamala Harris has a little bit of an edge right now, but like a real small one. And were just too early to know whats going to happen. I want to finally turn back to what we talked about the tragedy up top, Gun Violence for schools, for parents bringing their kids back to school, this unimaginable, although its somewhat imaginable because we have Gun Violence all the time. Obviously we saw the Vice President veer off Script Yesterday in new Hampshire Talk about it. Youre on and off The Hill a lot. What is the mood around these things when it comes to lawmakers around Capitol Hill . Is this one of the things theyre going to shrug off on the republican side and say we did what we can, we have to increase School Safety . Is there any capacity for a moment like this especially the beginning of the School Year to have any break through on The Hill . Again, you dont want to be then position of saying no, but weve watched this movie, you know, over and over again. Its not a movie for so many people affected directly by it and indirectly by it. Youve got kids, ive got kids. My kids are growing up with active shooter drills. Every kid in america. So, you know, i dont think that theres for those who would like to see more gun control, this is not going to trigger it. No. I will say i talked to a lot of parents yesterday, it is amazing how shocked they are but also their kids are teaching them about active shooter drills. We didnt know it. Theyre the ones being prepared for it. Its really a sad commentary on our current system. We knew stop, drop, and roll. They know when to hide, when to run. Jonathan allen, thank you so much appreciate your insights and reflections on this. Still ahead former Congresswoman Liz Cheney becomes the latest high Profile Republican to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. Well show you her new remarks. Plus the united states is accusing russia of spreading disinformation ahead of the 2024 election. How the Justice Department is taking action. Those stories and a check on sports and weather when we come right back. Sports and weather when we come right back have you always had trouble losing weight and keeping it off . Same. Discover the power of wegovy. With wegovy, i lost 35 pounds. And some lost over 46 pounds. 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The Harris Campaign welcomed cheneys support calling her, quote, a patriot who loves this country and puts our democracy and our constitution first. Meanwhile, the biden administration is accusing russia of attempting to interfere in the upcoming president ial election. The Justice Departmen H charged two employees of a russian backed Media Network accusing them of illegally funneling millions of dollars to a tennesseebased company to publish Propaganda Videos online. The doj has also seized 32 Internet Domains it says the russian government and russian actors have used to influence the u. S. Election. Heres some of what attorney general Merrick Garland said yesterday about the actions the u. S. Is taking. The american people are entitled to know when a foreign power is attempting to exploit our countrys free exchange of ideas in order to send around its own propaganda. The Justice Departments message is clear. We have no tolerance for attempts by authoritarian regimes to exploit our democratic system of government. We will be relentlessly aggressive in countering and disrupting attempts by Russia And Iran as well as china and any other foreign maligned actor to interfere in our elections and undermine our democracy. Texas Governor Greb Abbott recently criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for an Immigration Policy hes been carrying out for years. Theeplican governor told dozens of people at a wedding that harris and the biden administration were flying migrants across the border daily then busing them to other parts of the country. He said the Vice President was doing this to, quote, silence the critics and making this problem go invisible. Nbc news has contacted Abbotts Team for clarification on the programs he was referencing but has not received a response. Minutes after those Comments Governor Abbott bragged about busing migrants to washington, d. C. And dropping them off at the residence of the Vice President. Adding, quote, if you were a sanctuary city, you are on the list to bese to because you volunteered. You said we welcome you here until you get here. It shows the hypocrisy of the democrats. Oh, well. Now, still ahead wellurn to sports, unfortunately, with highlights from around major League Baseball including a new Home Run Record. Plus well show you a big upset at Flushing Meadows as a favorite fails to reach the u. S. Open semifinals. Way too early will be right back. Open semifinals. Ay too earlywi be right back ah, these bills are crazy. She has no idea shes sitting on a goldmine. Well she doesnt know that if she owns a Life Insurance Policy of 100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. Even a Term Policy. Even a Term Policy . Even a Term Policy find out if youre sitting on a goldmine. Call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect. Com. And wicker hits one to deep center field. And its over his head, and its out of here a Grand Slam for Jesse Winker and the mets take a 40 lead. This is cruelty. Jesse winker provided an early lead for the new York Mets Last Night with his fifth career Grand Slam. The team needed only four more hits after that to beat boston 83 completing a Threegame Sweep of the Red Sox for a season high seventh win in a row. The mets congrats to them have won 14 of their last 19 to pull within Half Aame of the Atlanta Braves for the Third Nl Wild Card spot. We will not talk to you about how the Red Sox are faring in their own wild card chase. It is not good. In Toronto Kyle Schwarber matched his Home Run Record with a 13th Home Run of the season. One day after hilling three Homers Schwarber went deep for the fourth time in seven at bats. Amazing. As the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Blue Jays 42 for a twogame series sweep. And on the North Side of chicago Cubs Starter pitched seven hitless innings before relievers nate Pearson And Porter hodge each followed with a perfect frame to complete a 120 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Last Night. It marks the cubs first no hitter at wriggly since 1972. Ive always had an issue with no hitters the pitcher doesnt pitch the whole one, but whatever. We wont talk about that. Turning now to the wnba a another Record Night for caitlin clark. She became the fastest player in League History to reach 100 three pointers in a season from longrange to reach 102. It was her second Tripledouble Performance of the season as well. She is a phenom. Clark now is the first rookie with 103. Shes also the first rookie and just the fifth Wnba Player with multiple tripledoubl