Many decades. It hasnt been done for a long time, but we are going to win new york. We are 47 days away from election day, and instead of rallying in a Battleground States, Donald Trump was on Long Island Last Night vowing to win new york, a state, of course, he lost by wide margins in both 2016 and 2020. Well have more from that event in just a molt. Meanwhile, on capitol hill, a small group of house Republicans Yesterday killed speaker Mike Johnsons Plan to fund the government. Well look at what could come next in that spending fight. And also ahead well bring you the latest out of lebanon following a second day of targeted and deadly Device Explosions. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, september 19th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a lot to get to this morning, and we will begin with the road to the White House. Yesterday was supposed to be the day that Donald Trump faced sentencing for his 34 Felony Convictions in the hush money case. But instead of spending the day in a manhattan courtroom, the former president was several miles east on Long Island holding a rally where he promised to win new york, a state that he has lost by more than 20 points in both his previous president ial campaigns. Trump told the crowd there he plans to travel soon to both springfield, ohio, and aurora, colorado. The former president has repeatedly spread debunked claims about migrants in both of those cities. How about in springfield, ohio, they had 32,000 this is a little beautiful town, no crime, no problem. 32,000 illegal immigrants come into the town. 32. So they almost double their population in the period of a few weeks. Can you believe it . And you know what . Im going to go there in the next two weeks. Im going to springfield and im going to aurora. You may never see me again, but thats okay. I got to do what i got to do. Whatever happened to trump . Well, he never got out of springfield. A quick Fact Check now. The Haitian Migrants in springfield are there legally, and City Officials estimate there are between 12 and 20,000 of them living there. Trumps comments come a day after the republican mayor of springfield suggested it would be better if the candidate did not come to the city because it would be an extreme strain on our resources. Meanwhile, were learning that the Trump Campaign knew that the online rumors about those Haitian Migrants were not true but decided to spread them anyway. The Wall Street Journal has really good new reporting about a Phone Call September 9th between a Staff Member between Vice President ial nominee j. D. Vance and the springfield city manager, brian heck. Heck tells the paper the staffer asked pointblank, are the rumors true of pets being taken and eaten . Peck says he told the staffer no, there are no verifiable evidence or reports that shows this was true. These claims are baseless. But by then vance had already posted about the everse to his 1. 9 million followers on Twitter X and repeated a more insistent version of the claim the next morning. That Night Trump stood on a Philadelphia Debate Stage and shot the rumor into the stratosphere saying, quote, in springfield theyre eating the dogs. And they said that to the 67 Million people watching. Now, vance is dflding his decision to call Haitian Migrants in springfield, quote, illegal aliens. Both Vance And Trump said they would deport those migrants if elected to the White House. But many of them, again, are here legally under temporary protective status. Yesterday during a Campaign Event in North Carolina a reporter asked the ohio senator about his deportation claim. I guess my question for you is if you become the Vice President under a Trump Administration what will you guys do about the migrants that are already there, since they did arrive legally . And a followup to that, if you plan to deport them, how would you do that legally . Well, look, this is a media and Kamala Harris Fact check that i want to clarify and clear up right now. And heres now, the media loves to say that the Haitian Migrants, hundreds of thousands of them, by the way, 20,000 in springfield but hundreds of thousands of them all across our country, they are here illegally. And what they mean is that Kamala Harris used two separate programs, Mass Parole and temporary protective status. She used two programs to wave a wand and to say were not going to deport those people here. Well, if Kamala Harris waves the wand illegally and says these people are now here legally, im still going to call them an illegal alien. An illegal action by Kamala Harris does not make an alien legal. That is not how this works. Meanwhile, President Biden is criticizing the republican rhetoric on migrants. Biden made the Comments Yesterday while speaking at an event to mark hispanic Heritage Month in the White House. While biden never mentioned trump by name he suggested the gop is let me be clear we believe in an Immigration System that reflects our values. We dont believe theyre poisoning the blood of the country. Were a nation of immigrants, and thats why were so damn strong. The single most consequential election maybe in the lifetime of anyone standing here because it matters. The other team doesnt see the world like we see it. They dont have the same attitude we have. They are the most close minded people ive ever dealt with. Elsewhere here in washington, House Speaker Mike Johnsons Plan to fund the government failed yesterday after 14 republican members voted to kill the bill. The loss is no doubt an embarrassing one for johnson. He pulled a vote on a package last week amid multiple republican defections only to to watch It Collapse in realtime yesterday. The legislation, which would keep the government funded for another 6 months was paired with a controversial republican voting bill. That trumpbacked legislation would require people show proof of citizenship to register to vote. And lets be clear again, its already illegal for noncitizens to vote here in the united states. Congress now has at the moment no viable bipartisan path forward to keep the government funded with just 12 days to go until that October 1st deadline to prevent a shutdown. Meanwhile, trump posted on Social Media again yesterday advocating for republican members to shutdown the government if that proof of Citizenship Measure is not included in the spending package. Joining us now here on Set Msnbc political analyst, brandon buck. He was Communications Strategist and former aide to House Speakers ryan and boehner. You have been in situations maybe not quite like this but ones similar. So lets speak about the dilemma facing mike johnson. And what would you put on the odds, is there actually going to be a Government Shutdown weeks before the election . Are i wont rule it out. You have a speaker here in full selfpreservation mode. This should not be a controversial thing. Usually you do a Shortstop Gap Measure to keep the government open. No big deal. Here hes worried about his own reelection as speaker down the road. He wants to do what the conservatives in the house are doing, which says we want to fund the government well into march and then we want this Immigration Measure attached to it. None of these things were never going to happen. He knew they were never going to happen. This is choosing your battles and choosing poorly, setting yourself up for absolute failure just to appease those members of the house going to vote for him later and of course Donald Trump. He has no place to go here. The problem with picking this fight, youre going to have fold eventually and now the next step is hes going to fold. Hes going to do a shortterm bill, have nothing attached to it and all those conservatives are going to say, look, you fought for nothing, this is not a winning strategy and we dont have anymore faith in you than we did before. We saw Mitch Mcconnell say this week just how stupid a shutdown would be right now. Lets talk a little further about trump. He was rallying on Long Island Last Night. Look, hes not going to win new York State despite what hes proclaimed, but he could benefit some republican House Races there, right . Yeah, the republicans have a 3 or 4seat Majority And Control of that is going to come down to places not actually Battleground States. We have picked up a number of seats republicans in new york and california. And in Long Island in particular we have a number of house members. He didnt need to be there for any national reason. But those House Numbers in Long Island very glad hes there turning out their base. So the same reason he was in montana trying to make sure republicans win the senate. I dont know he cares a whole lot about other people. But if he does hes actually helping the house right now. Yeah, lets talk about the contours of the campaign. Vice President Harris heads to michigan today. Georgia and wisconsin tomorrow. So thats a busy couple of days, but theres been in recent days a few democrats starting to worry about the almost kid Gloves Strategy around the Vice President. Trump has been out there pretty much every day this week. What do you make of it right now . The polls show a tight race, harris up a smidge. Its a very conservative approach theyre doing, and they seem to have been an onice Glide Path where they rolled her out, everything was going her way, the convention, the debate. And you would think then theyd have a big lead, but it isnt a big lead. Its a toss up really, but theyre acting very cautious, not putting her out there much, not doing a lot of interviews. You hear democrats go interviews doesnt matter anymore, its not really important. Yeah, it does. If you can do a good interview, you do it. Why not . You get in front of people. I think theyre playing it a little too safe, and you cant just assume youre going to be able to control the dialogue when youre not doing a whole lot and once again Donald Trump is dominating the scene. It does seem trump is setting the national agenda again. Brandon buck, thank you for starting us off this morning. We appreciate it. Next up here a second day of attacks targeting hezbollah. What were learning about the latest round of explosions across lebanon. The first time it was pagers. This time walkietalkies are detonating. Plus the Teamsters Union breaks with tradition and endorses No One for president , but well tell you why Donald Trump is painting that as a victory. 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Xfinity internet customers, ask how to get a free 5g Phone and a second unlimited line free for a year. Switch today Welcome Back. New polling shows a tight president ial race in three key Battleground States. New surveys from Quinnipiac University finds Vice President Harris Leads former President Trump 51 to 45 in the state of pennsylvania. In Michigan Harris has a 5point Lead over trump. Wisconsin, though, Harris Lead over trump is just 1 point, 48 to 47 . Meanwhile, a new Marist Poll has them tied. And a new Aarp Poll has trump leading by 1 point among likely voters in wisconsin, 49, 48. But among voters 350 and older trump takes a 3 Point Lead over harris. And moments ago a new poll from siena college, the new york times, has Trump And Harris tied 40 nationally, but harris up points, 50 to 46 in the key Battleground State of pennsylvania. So some trends favoring harris slightly. But for the first time in decades the Teamsters Union will not endorse a president ial candidate in the current election cycle. The unions general Executive Board made that Announcement Yesterday saying it reached the decision after reviewing six months of nationwide Member Polling and nearly a year of Round Table interviews with all major president ial candidates. The board did say that prior to his exit from the race, President Biden won the majority of support from Union Members voting in their straw polls. But since Bidens Exit Phone polls show a majority of members twice selected trump for a possible Teamsters Endorsement over Vice President harris. But the board made clear there was no universal Membership Support for trump. So rather than endorsing either candidate, it chose not to make an endorsement at all, though it did release data that showed trump had the lead among its members. Last Night Trump tried to paint the decision as a victory for his campaign. This hasnt happened in so many decades. We won the overwhelming majority of the local chapters, and the members. And as a result the national organization has refused to endorse the Democrat Candidate for the first time in many, many decades. Well see about the implications of that decision. Now in other news, a second judge has ruled that Music Mogul Sean diddy combs will not be released on bail. Diddys legal team appealed for his pretrial freedom from what they call horrific jail conditions after the first judge determined that he should remain detained while awaiting trial. The government argued that ditty is a threat to the community based on allegations of violent acts detailed in the indictment and a Flight Risk because of his immense wealth. Diddys legal team asked the judge whether he would consider a transfer from that federal Detention Center in brooklyn to a facility in new jersey. The judge asked the defense to file on the question of location by monday. A hearing on the status of the case is set for october 9th. Next up here well turn to sports and the major League Baseball Playoff chase is on. And two teams have punched their ticket to the postseason. Well bring you those highlights plus a check on the Weather Forecast when we come right back. E Weather Forecast when we come 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 the 02. Swing and a miss. Yankees win 21, and theyre going to the postseason. It brings me no pleasure to inform you that the new York Yankees will compete in the Mlb Playoffs for the 59th time in franchise history. The Al East leader secured at least a wild Card Spot with a 21 victory over the Seattle Mariners Last Night. Anthony rizzo drove in both runs for the yankees. Yankees ultimately escape with the win after a base run. Trotting into foul territory, dodging a Flying Bat that slipped out of his teammates hands. Theres the bat. Yankees alertly go, hey, this play is still going on, so strikeout, third on the third, double play. Rodriguez later explained he assumed the play would be declared dead after the bat sailed out of his hands. They thought hed be allowed to return to third. No sir. With the thin yankees improved to an al best record and now a full five games ahead of the slumping second place Baltimore Orioles with ten games left. To Kansas City now. The Detroit Tigers surging and now completing a Threegame Sweep of the royals with a 42 victory Last Night. The tigers now just a Half Game behind the minnesota twins. The tigers making up nine games in the wild Card Race since august 22nd. Meanwhile to milwaukee now. Baseballs first division is decided as the brewers capture the Al Central title for the third time in the last four years and head to the playoffs for six times in the last seven seasons. But the Brew Crew also walked off the Philadelphia Phillies 21 Last Night to prevent the Nl East leaders for securing a playoff. They look to do so again tonight. And Los Angeles dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani moved One Step Closer to becoming the first player ever to have 50 Home Runs and 50 steals in the season. He he snagged his 49th Base of the year happened Last Night in the dodgers 84 win over the marlins. With 48 Home Runs and ten games left on the Schedule Otani on pace for 52 homers and 52 steals by The End of the regular season. And week 3 of the nfl r