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the general election. plus, republicans in north carolina's 11th congressional district run out of patience with madison cawthorn as trump's pick in that race is voted out. we'll break down those results. and speaking in the wake of the buffalo tragedy, president biden vowed to, quote, expose those who use power and prestige to spread hate. but the question this morning, will he name names? ♪♪ good morning. welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, may 18th. i'm jonathan lemire. we've got a lot of news to get to today. here we go. results are still coming in this mornin...

♪ ♪ it is the top of the hour. i'm brianna keilar with boris sanchez in washington. wolf blitzer is live from tel aviv. intense talks are under way to try to extend the truce between israel and hamas. here in just hours the current deal is set to expire. >> we want to show you some video with a red cross convoy entering the rafah crossing. this, as we wait for hamas to release in the group of hostages today. wolf? >> as these critical talks continue, we know the top u.s. hostage envoy is here in israel and that secretary of state antony blinken is headed here in the coming days...

Runner, first-time candidate for office, but she has come on strong. she has a great story to tell. a former marine combat pilot. who really broke ground for women in the armed services. taking on a candidate with more establishment backing who got actually recruited, the former mayor of lexington, kentucky, recruited to run by the establishment. that is a race we will see whether a new woman candidate does well. and whether the energy is with the establishment or some more grassroots candidates. >> that's going to be an abbreviated political wrap. steam wraps everything up. we're about to see...

>> eboni: she did. >> the fbi director james comey for doing things that she felt undermines security. >> eric: there are us that think she overstepped her bounds. >> she went to general flynn for lying to the vice president. we would have never known. >> eboni: eric, let me push back on this, too. if you are saying that some the leaks that may or may not be in the white house or greater executive board are obama foldovers why at some point doesn't the president say forget it, gut them out if that's where the leak is coming from. >> eric: very good question but here is why. when you walk into ...

>> what about marco rubio resonate in this discussion? >> marco rubio is a strong candidate because he has a lot of establishment backing, which cruz does not. he called mitch mcconnell who is the leader in the senate, a -- this a man what's disliked not only in the republican party, but in the democratic party. >> ted cruz launched his cam pane at iowa university. i was there to cover it for to the blaze. this was an audience that they liked him and he showed this comfort level in an evangelical environment, speaking to these individuals, donald trump not so much. >> which is the point, polit...