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has been happening in ukraine, entire towns being wiped out by russia and by putin. what netanyahu is doing is the same. >> that's world central kitchen founder chef jose andrés, calling out israel's prime minister for killing seven of his aid workers. we'll bring more of that for you straight ahead. plus donald trump spent the weekend trying to cut into president biden's large leaning campaign funding. we'll bring you the latest from republican mega donors. and congress finally returns to capitol hill today where some lawmakers say the atmosphere is becoming increasingly chaotic with some republican house members even parroting russian propaganda on the house floor. ♪♪

good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this monday, april 8th. i'm jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day and week with us. and we'll begin this morning with the israeli military reducing its number of ground troops in southern gaza. officials made that announcement yesterday, saying the country is pulling the 98th commando division out of the area to recuperate and to prepare for future operations. it's not clear yet if this is simply a troop rotation, raising fears the israeli military may be preparing to launch a full out ground offensive in rafah where more than a million people have sought refuge. the move comes as israel marks six months since the october 7th terror attack. yesterday president trump benjamin netanyahu praised the military's achievement in the war thus far and reiterated his call to release the more than 100 hostages who are still being held in gaza, saying there will

be no cease-fire until that happens. this war is now the longest involving israel since the 1980s. many have been questioning whether netanyahu is dragging out the conflict to prevent the collapse of his right wing coalition and extend his time in office. this as the war has caused many ramifications far beyond the gazan border. "the new york times" notes the war has derailed efforts to normalize diplo matdic efforts between israel and saudi arabia, prompted protests in arab states, strained is reeling's international ledge ma legitimacy. meanwhile chef jose an draes of world central kitchen continues to criticize israel forkilling search of his aid

workers. he reiterated his belief that the attack was intentional and called the conflict in gaza a war against humanity itself. >> this is not anymore about the seven men and women of world central kitchen that perished in this unfortunate event. this is happening for way too long. it's been six months of targeting anything that seems like anything. this really at this point seems it's a war against humanity itself. >> do you believe at this point from what you have seen that they were deliberately targeted? your aid group? >> the convoy was deliberately attacked and abused. the precision, the continuous following over 1.8 kilometers

until the three cars were totally destroyed, obviously this was targeted. we could argue the first one, let's say, was a mistake. the second? the third? >> chef andrés also called on president biden to do more to hold israel accountable for the humanitarian crisis in gaza and worries of famine there. meanwhile more than three dozen house democrats including former house speaker nancy pelosi are calling on president biden and secretary of state antony blinken. this is amid the air strikes on aid workers. the group cement a letter on friday asking the administration to reconsider a recent decision to authorize an arms package transfer to israel. the white house did not respond

to a request for comment on this letter. the move comes as some biden allies are publicly calling on the president to ee evaluate the public's support of israel. take a listen. >> i think we're at the point where president biden has said and i have said and others have said, if prime minister benjamin netanyahu were to order attacks on rafah at scale and send n-bombs to go after hamas and make no proviegss for civilians and humidity aid, i would promote it. i have never said that before. i have never been here before. we turn to the election. trump spoke about securing our southern border, reducing inflation, and extending the tax

cuts. that's according to his campaign, which declined by request of the nbc news to have a reporter present or to make a transcript of trump's remarks available. next year some of the key provisions of trump's 2017 tax cuts are set to expire, including a break that benefits hedge funds, private equity partnerships, and privately held companies. after saturday's fund raiser, trump bragged on social media about the money his campaign brought in, which was reportedly north of $50 million. we should note, the trump campaign did not provide evidence of that number. he posted photos of some of the, quote, scammers, racists, and extremists it says are funding trump's 2024 run. meanwhile president biden will travel to the critical battleground state of wisconsin today to announce his plans for student debt relief. his trip to the college town of madison comes one week after the state's primary race. biden's expected to highlight a plan the education department has been working on since the

supreme court struck down his administration's original policy to ease student debts. the issue is an important one to young voters who support and will, of course, be crucial this november. joining us now, politics reporter at semafor, kadia. good morning. thanks for starting us off this week. let's begin there with the president's trip to wisconsin, one of the most vital battlegrounds on the map. the poll shows a dead heat, with biden ahead by a point or two. young voters are a concern for democrats where they have seen some slip away after the war in gaza and complaints about the student debt relief. the supreme court struck it down, now the biden campaign. talk about how they're trying to win back the voters. >> i think it's very clear for the biden administration they need to focus on the young voters as well as those in the swing districts. you heard the biden administration or the campaign

talk about already, you know, ramping up things in the battleground states, something different from what the campaign has talked about. i think you'll see a lot of this. you'll see a lot of money going out to these regions as well because i think they understand now that i they've put the third parties candidate possibly out of the way, i think that i understand that there needs to be some kind of unification and some kind of stronger effort in those districts. >> right. no labels say they won't fill a candidate. but congress finally back later today. so let's start with the ukraine aid. you have some recording that senior house democrats want to separate ukraine aid from a broader foreign age package. tell us about that. >> speaker johnson is trying to cobble together some kind of national security aid, but what

we see is it's getting more and more difficult as the time passes by. not to mention his own faction or the different factions in his party are having a problem with ukraine aid. democrats who need to bring any kind of national security package on the floor are also calling for, you know, stricter rules against weapons to israel and also to possibly split, our reporting last week said top democrats were urging their leadership to push back or separate ukraine from israel. this is a new talking point you've heard. you heard democrats, you know, largely talk about pulling these two measures together. that's -- that's changing now, especially since there was this incident against aid workers last week. >> i have new reporting on that

as well that some democrats are worry. they see young voters break away from gaza, but now they're afraid since they've been unable to control him, they worry about that. tell us about that dynamic. how is the white house going to manage this with the growing unhappiness about gaza? >> president biden is under a lot of pressure, not only from the voters but the progressive flank of his party, and we see it through the lens of college as well. many democrats have been calling for either a separation or just really pushing him to step forward and push back against israel. it's putting the president in a tight spot and it's not clear where things will go, but it is jeopardizing any international security package, i will tell you that. >> it certainly will be a major story line in the months ahead. semafor's kadia goba, thanks so much for starting us off this morning. we appreciate it. next on "way too early,"

we'll bring you new details about donald trump's plan to end the war in ukraine. plus a total solar eclipse will grace the skies over north america today. what to know ahead of that once-in-a-lifetime event. those stories and a check on sports and weather when we come right back. sports and weather when we come right back you didn't live this strong, this long to get put on the shelf like a porcelain doll. if you have

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now. donald trump says he'll be putting out a statement on abortion sometime this morning. in a post on truth social last night, the former president who has repeatedly dodged questions about whether he would sign a national abortion ban if reelected wrote this -- republicans and all others must follow their heaters and minds, but remember that like ronald reagan before me. i and most other republicans believe in exceptions for rape,

in70s, and the life of the mother. we'll see if trump follows through with putting out a policy. we shall keep you posted. meanwhile trump has also privately said he could end russia's war with ukraine by pressuring ukraine to give up some territory to russian president vladimir putin. that's according to new reporting in "the washington post" that cites people familiar with the plan. the "post" reports trump's propose to cede parts to russia. the biden/harris campaign responded to the report in a statement, writing this -- the american people should be worried about donald trump's desire to sell ukraine out, embolden putin, and other autocrats around the world, and make us less safe at home.

the campaign called it fake news. they would not settle on a peace plan until he's in office. these are two major stories. trump has deferred to putin time and time again. and on abortion, which has been such an animated issue the last couple of years, trump is trying to have it both ways, to distance himself, and taking credit in the supreme court striking down roe v. wade. we'll follow this closely. next up here, we'll turn to sports as the march madness comes to a close. caitlin clark's college career comes to a close. and, of course, we'll preview the men's championship game that tips off tonight. we'll be right back. tonight we'll be right back. it's tough to breathe and tough to keep wondering if this is as good as it gets. but trelegy has shown me that there's still beauty

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perfection with a touch of sweets redemption. undefeated south carolina has won its third national championship. >> south carolina is now just the tenth women's team in division 1 history to complete an undefeated season, winning its third national title in seven ncaa tournaments and second in the last three years. coach dawn staley led the gamecocks to the historic championship after losing all five of the starters from last season's undefeated run, which last year ended in a loss to caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes in the final four. this time south carolina finished the undefeated season with an 87-75 victory. >> i'm so incredibly happy for our players. it doesn't always end like you want it to end much like last year, but my freshies are at the top of my hearst because they

wanted this. i hope we can erase whatever pain they had in the last year experience and not being able to finish it here. i'm just super proud of where i work. i'm super proud of our fans. it's awesome. it's awesome. it's unbelievable. >> congrats to south carolina. they deserved it. meanwhile clark put up a 30-point performance as she ends her collegiate career with the most points in men's or women's ncaa history. what a ruffle run for her. she's now the presumptive number one pick in next week's wnba draft. >> the emotions will probably hit me over the next couple of days. i don't have much time to, you know, sit around and sulk and be upset. i don't think that's what i'm about either. yeah, i'm sad we lost this game, but i'm also so proud of myself, my teammates, i'm so proud of

this program. there's a lot to be proud of. there's going to be tears. this is sad. it's over. it's the last time i em going to put on an iowa jersey. i'm soaking everything i was able to do because basically anybody other than me and the coach ever thought this was possible. >> what a spectacular run for women's college basketball the last few months, one that's going to reverberate for a long time, young girls playing the sport because of what they've seen the last few weeks. tonight, top seeded purdue yukon will face off in the ncaa men's game. tip-off outrangesly late, 9:00 p.m. eastern. come on. meanwhile kentucky coach john calipari is finalizing a deal to leave that school and become the next men's basketball coach at arkansas. this stunning development comes amid pressure on calipari who has not made it out of the first

rounds. espn reports that calipari's deal with arkansas is for five years and will be finalized within the next 24 hours. turning now to major league baseball in yesterday's rubber match between the baltimore orioles and pittsburgh pirates. we'll pick things up in the bottom of the ninth. the pirates trailing by one run with the bases loaded. >> and a bouncing ball headed up the middle. diving stop. henderson throws it away. the game is over. the pirates are going to win it. they're going to win it in a 1-0 play at the end. can you believe it? henderson, a spectacular stop got the one out, then throws it away. raise the jolly roger. welcome to 2024 slam h2024.

hole will smokes. >> that was a wild play. it gives them a 3-2 win and a serious victory over baltimore. the pirates with a top record. we should note the red sox finished a west coast trip, 7-3. and young 9-year-old flynn lemaire's game won their game opener too. time for the weather. michelle, the eclipse year is finally here. >> generally speaking we're looking for a chance of severe storms in the gulf coast and southern plains. the northern plains looking at a mixture of rain and snow. looking good on the east coast. we're going to see high clouds mixing in in new york city. here's the totality up through northern new england. that's the spot to be in by this afternoon. in the west, we're going to see mostly clear skies, northern plains. east coast, mostly clear. then it's the gulf coast and

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welcome back to "way too early." it is coming up on 5:30 a.m. here on the east coast, 2:30 out west on this monday morning. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we turn to legal news now, and lawyers for donald trump and his codefendants in the classified documents case are renewing their calls for a delay in that trial's start date. on friday, trump's lawyers issued a new court filing arguing despite a 70-day window

to set a trial date beginning on may 20th, judge aileen canon should essentially hit pass to allow the attorneys more time to examine any additional documents by prosecutors. they argue that delay would allow all parties additional time to review and resolve the pretrial motions they've already filed to the judge. critics of both trump and judge cannon say delaying the trielg would guarantee the case would not be resolved before the presidential election this november. elsewhere, trump's hush money trial is set to get underway one week from today. in a court filing made public late friday, lawyers for the former president once again asked the judge overseeing the case to recuse himself, arguing that his daughter's political work poses a conflict of interest. trump's team made a similar request last year. that one was denied.

also on friday, the judge rejected trump's bid to subpoena nbcuniversal for information related to a new documentary on adult film star stormy daniels who is, of course, a key witness in the upcoming trial. the judge determined trump's subpoena was, quote, far too broad. joining us now, msnbc affairs analyst. he's live for us in d.c. this morning. thoejts, good to see you. let's start with that hush money trial. we should keep saying this. this is a historic event. first the trial against the former president slated to begin one week from today. give us an analysis of trump's attorneys' latest analysis and their delay tactics. >> that's exactly right, jonathan.

we're one week away from the start of this case, and there's one party, donald trump, who's working overtime to keep it from starting. that by itself is an anomaly, jonathan. most criminal defendants who proclaim their innocence want to have their day in court quickly so they can move on with their lives. what donald trump is doing on the other hand is creating chaos in the court of public opinion because he knows he does not have a strong hand in the court of law, and that really is what this latest recusal request is of judge mershon. that's what the subpoena to nbcuniversal, that's really what it is all about, to divert attention away from the understand lying substance in this case. and at the end of the day, i think we're going to see this trial go forward next week, and it's a strong case. >> is there any truth to the

fact that the judge should recuse himself because of the work his daughter's done? >> that's a good question. one thing he did, he did not just rely on his own independent thoughts. he consulted the experts in the staut of new york, and all the agree in the analysis. there's no need for a recusal. this is what donald trump does, throw up a smoke screen. the facts of the case are pretty overwhelming. we saw donald trump take a series of steps and actions in 2006 to keep this information about payments, about a relationship he had with stormy daniels, away from the voting public. and he just doesn't want people to focus on those facts. >> all right. let's turn to florida now and the classified documents case. as just noted the trump team suggested they needed more time to look at additional documents,

clearly another move to push things down the road. that judge, judge cannon, to this point has been pretty sympathetic to the trump team's arguments. what do you think will happen here? >> the curious case of aileen cannon. there are some of my friends on the left who think she's a maga action the visit in a black robe. jonathan, i'm not ready to make that assertion. but i think she is in remember over her head. she's a relatively new judge. she's not at the main courthouse. she's at a satellite facility. one thing she's not able to do is easily rely on the mentorship of more senior judges, people that she runs into in the hallway, for instance, and perhaps a senior judge could invite her into her chambers to talk through some of the issues that she's facing. so we see this play out in this request for jury instructions of

both the prosecution and the defense. now, jury instructions typically are asked for by judges, drafts of those instructions right after the start of a trial or in some cases right before. here we have a case where the trial is not even -- we don't even have a firm date anymore. more importantly here, we don't even have draft questionnaires. questionnaires have not even been mailed to potential jurors. putting out the substance of the case, she's really operating outside of wha-wha a normal more seasoned judge would do. >> we appreciate the analysis this morning from msnbc's justice affairs and analysis anthony coley. still ahead on about "way too early," we'll go to cnbc for what's driving on wall street after the markets rebounded after a stronger than expected jobs report. we'll be right back with that. jobs report.

we'll be right back with that.

let's turn to cnbc's arabile gumede. what should we expect from wall street today? >> it's perhaps looking like a little bit of tentative trading ahead of today's trading picture. you have the european central bank which may be the first ones to cut the interest rate -- hike interest rates or cut interest rates on the back, of course, of what has been a significant hike in interest rates recently. it ma i be the first of the

major central banks to so so. that may signal when they would be able to cut their own interest rates. the markets are fairly tentative having had that record run, of course, as well, in the first three months of the year. the first week of the second quarter, perhaps not so positive. a little bit subdued. although friday's trade was positive. >> the u.s. economy delivered another month of robust job growth, exceeding expectations. so what is the sense as to what this could mean for the fed's impending rate cuts? >> yeah, i mean, it's more strength in the u.s. economy, right? the market had anticipated about 200,000 jobs being added to the u.s. economy. instead, it's 303,000. it's a blowout figure. when you look into the detail, yes, the unemployment number dips a little bit from 3.9 to 3.8%. the average hourly earnings was

3.3% month on month. that's an expected figure on both of those. it does mean, however, things are still in a robust economy. the fed will look at it and say, well, we don't necessarily have to hike -- cut interest rates a that stage, and we can pretty much remain as we are right now. that is pretty much seen in some of the data with traders expecting less than three basis cuts -- three cuts in interest rates later this year. >> such an important story line we'll be following, particularly in an election year. cnb kre's arabile gumede live from london. thank you as always. next up here, another house republican is set to resign next week, giving the parts an even thinner majority. we'll take a look at why 21 members of congress are planning to leave and what speaker mike johnson has to say about it. "way too early" will be right back with that. "way too early" will be right back with that introducing, ned's plaque psoriasis. he thinks his flaky red patches are all people see.

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we've got to be ready to govern and we're going to turn this mess around 180 degrees, but we've got to get through this difficult ballot to get to the other side. it doesn't help to leave early. my job is to keep people rolling in the same direction so we can deliver angds grow the majority because our mission is to save the country. without a majority of republicans, we have no hope of that. >> that was house speaker mike johnson acknowledging the challenge his parts faces as republican dysfunction on capitol hill continues to drive a wave of house retirements. so far at least 21 house republicans have decided to leave their jobs this year, a trend that shows signs of a broader drop in morale within the gop. some cytodifficulties in passing legislation, the party's inability to govern, and growing fears of maintaining the majority in november. joining us now, a man very familiar with the building behind him, msnbc brendan buck.

he was a communications strategist and former aid to house speaker ryan. what do you make of this? >> it's remarkable the number of people retiring and the type of people retiring. you have sitting committee chairs who are going to hang it up. mike gallagher, committee chair of china is leaving. it's interesting what you touched on, not being able to get things done and dysfunction. it's also a terrible work environmental right now. imagine going to work every day and all of your colleagues hate you and they're all trying to attack you. ever since january 6th, it's both republicans and democrats don't like each other, but now you have republicans who simply don't like each other, and being a member of congress is not an easy gig. you're flying back and forth to washington. imagine having small kids in your family and telling them you have to leave and going back to washington and doing nothing of

consequence. all of these people think they're going to go to congress and do these big and important things and none of that is happening right now. it's not surprising that people who really want to do good for the country feels like congress is no longer a place you can do it. >> how much do you think it's the republicans might be beholden to the marjorie taylor greenes of the world, the real fringe elements who seem to have so much power? >> it's beholden to them, but it's a recognition they kmgt get anything done while they're here. if you do try to do anything that is governance, you're going to pay a price for it back home, whether it's conservative activists attacking you. there's also the issue that i think is very real that we know threats to members are much higher than they used to be. even if they're not serious, they can still be scary, and you never know when they're not serious. it's just a very difficult environment, and i can see that -- you would not be happy going to work every day, especially with marjorie taylor greene

being the one that's in the way of getting things done. first in the near term, do you think a ukraine aid bill can come to be, and secondly with the disfunction of the backdrop, right now who would you say is favored to have control of the house after november's elections? >> that's a true toss-up. republicans are raising a ton of money, but so are democrats. it will probably come down to the top of the ticket and how donald trump performs. look, i may be the last optimist on ukraine day despite all the things i just said. i still think that that bill is possible to get done. i'm on one hand encouraged that mike johnson seems to be leaning forward that he wants to do something on ukraine. if you're going to say that and take all that fwraef, you might as well follow through. at the same time, i'm a little nervous he wants to put out his own plan that i know democrats are not going to support. there's no ukraine package with

democrats and republicans working together. i domgt know who he's going to appease by doing a republican bill that ends up dying. i think he'll figure out very clearly. there's only one straightforward path that looks similar where a significant number of republicans will vote for it, democrats will vote for it, and if marjorie taylor greene comes after you, you know you will survive that vote because democrats will survive that. if you go off on your own, there's no telling what they will do. >> that's a great point. they might not if he tries to go out on his own. terrific analysis as always from msnbc political analyst talking up next on "way too early," donald trump is stepping up attacks on the judge in the hush money case. why he is daring the court to jail him and compares himself to none other than nelson mandela. eugene robinson will join us for that conversation. and then coming up on

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welcome back. withprecisely one week before his criminal trial is to begin, donald trump is comparing himself to nelson mandela. in a three-page rant over the weekend, he railed against the judge overseeing the trial for imposing a gag order on him last month. he wrote this, "if this partisan hack wants to put me in the clink for speaking the open and obvious truth, i will gladly become a modern day nelson mandela." the gag order was imposed after trump repeatedly attacked the judge's daughter after warned not to do so.

those close to trump say he is terrified of spending time in jail, contrary to what he posted on joining us now, "washington post" associate editor, as well as msnbc political analyst, our friend, eugene robinson. good to see you this morning. i mean, donald trump is comparing himself to nelson mandela. it is beyond offensive. give us your analysis here. is there any way at all this will resonate with people outside of trump's hard core base? >> um, no. i mean, you know, it hardly needs to be said, but i met nelson mandela. donald trump, you're no nelson mandela. it's such a ridiculous comparison, i don't think it'll resonate with anybody except the maga base.

why wouldn't we expect it to resonate with the hard core maga base? everything he seems to say resonates with them. i guess that could be the next rallying cry among the -- i'm talking about the hard core. i'm not talking about people who are just going to vote for trump because maybe they don't like biden's policies or whatever. the hard core maga base, you know, unbelievable, but they could see donald trump as a political prisoner, at least a potential political prisoner, as the trial goes on. >> trump also compared himself to jesus at times. >> yeah. >> eugene, one of the great unknowns is the impact this criminal trial might have on the election. we have some analysts who believe that it will make no difference at all. some think it could fire up supporters of republicans who think that trump is being unfairly prosecuted. others believe it'll totally turn off swing voters and move the race even a few points, which in a tight race might be

enough for president biden. just give us your best guess. none of us know. we've never been here before. what do you think? >> none of us knows. it could be any or all of the above. i know there has been some polling over the months that suggested there are voters out there inclined to vote for trump but who say they won't vote for him if he is convicted of a felony. so if he gets convicted, you know, we'll see if those people are serious about that. you know, i think a lot of republicans who are kind of on the fence are kind of talking themselves into voting for trump. it shouldn't be a surprise. in fact, most republicans are expected to come home. most democrats will come home. it'll be decided on the margins. i still don't see how being on trial, this spectacle we're going to see, and especially the

prospect of being potentially convicted, i just still don't see how that's a plus. i don't see how that is a net plus for donald trump. but, you know, we'll have to see. we've all been wrong about donald trump before. >> this manhattan case deemed less serious than the others he might be facing, but it might be the only one that goes to trial before november. president biden will be in wisconsin stalktalking about st let relief, aimed at young voters who may be on the fence. reporting from politico suggestions if polling is accurate, and that's an if because polls have been shaky in recent years, it is biden showing surprising strength among older voters but struggling with young voters who, we'll see if they go to trump, but they might stay home. >> right. i'd be shocked if they went to trump because trump is offering them absolutely nothing.

they're clearly angry with biden over a number of issues. the biggest issue right now is gaza and the administration's support for israel, which a lot of younger voters see as unnecessarily uncritical and think we should have a different policy. student debt relief is also a big deal for a lot of younger and increasingly middle-aged voters who are still drowning in student debt. i believe the latest initiative, the white house is saying, could help up to 30 million people. i don't think it could hurt biden. i think it might help some, but i think gaza is the bigger issue, especially on campuses. for example, if you're going to

win michigan, win in wayne county, detroit, and also in ann arbor. right now, i'd say, you know, he needs to shore up the numbers. maybe this will help. >> social media, particularly tiktok, seems to be filled with anti-biden rhetoric, which may be impacting young voters. certainly, you're right, trump is offering them nothing. there is also a chance polls may be broken yet again this cycle. we shall see. >> exactly. >> eugene robinson, terrific analysis. we appreciate you joining us this morning. thanks to all of of you for getting up "way too early" on this monday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. in a new interview, donald trump claimed president biden was high on cocaine during the state of the union. saying he was all jacked up at the beginning. by the end, he was fading fast. huh, it almost sounds like donald trump knows exactly what it feels like to be on cocaine.