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gaza as negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage release continue. we'll bring you the very latest out of the middle east straight ahead. plus, we'll go through yesterday's key moments in donald trump's hush money trial including the judge's warning about potential jail time for the former president. and we'll 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. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we'll begin this morning with the israeli defense forces announcing they've 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 cease-fire proposal. but just hours later israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu released a statement saying the proposal hamas agreed to does not meet israel's demands. nbc news obtained a copy of the draft. the first phase calls for a

42-day cease-fire 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. he's a national security analyst for nbc news and msnbc. clint, let's start with the cease-fire talks and then we'll 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. it's a tough position, though, really for israelis. they don't want hamas to remain in governance of gaza. it's not real clear what the outcome from the instatewide be for those negotiations.

there is belief there's 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 they'll control a deal. remember over the weekend during these negotiations rockets were fired and then killed four israeli troops. so there's some question even if someone in hamas says, yes, we'll agree to these terms, there will be an actual cease-fire. we wouldn't 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 don't 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. we're 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, i'm sure that's why they moved in that position in an operational way to control that border. now you're looking at a clearing operation with possibly 100,000 people being evacuated.

longer-term to go full on assault in this area you're talking about three or four battalions, they're in underground and urban positions. usually the calculation you use if you're 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. >> we'll have much more on the latest from the middle east later in the show. thank you for starting us off this morning msnbc's clint watts, we'll speak to you again soon. turning back state side day 13 of donald trump's hush 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 trump's 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, let's 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, that's why i have been more bullish on this case than a lot of other people. because the jury doesn't just get to hear about what's 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 don't 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. here's the foundation before they get to cohen. let's get your take on the gag order. and the judge being clear i don't want to do this, but i may

not have a choice. you're 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 he's benefitting from that. the fact of the matter isn't 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. we'll talk to you again soon. msnbc justice and legal affairs analyst, anthony coley. we'll turn to some other top headlines including now jeff duncan says he's going to vote for joe biden. we'll read from his op-ed 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. we'll break down new combat drills involving tactical nuclear weapons and what it could mean for the war in ukraine. we'll 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

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politics identity there days after scott said he would not necessarily accept the results of the upcoming election if trump were not to win. elsewhere the former lieutenant governor of georgia, however, says he'll be voting for biden this fall. jeff duncan who is indeed a republican called out former president trump in an op-ed he wrote. duncan writes this. it's dyspointing to watch an increasing number of republicans fall in line behind former president donald trump. this includes some of his fiercest detractors such as mitch mcconnell, chris sununu, and u.s. attorney general bill barr. he continues, yes, elections are a binary choice. yes, serious questions linger about president biden's ability to serve until the age of 86. his progressive policies aren't

to conservatives liking. the auralturnative is another term of trump, a man who has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character. most importantly trump fanned the flames of unfounded conspiracy theories that led to the january 6th. trump has shown us who he is. we should believe it. to think he is going to change at the age of 77 is beyond improbable. unlike trump, i believe to the gop my entire life. this november i am voting for a decent person i disagree with on policy over a criminal defendant without a moral compass. a stance like that rare in the republican party in the age of trump. next up here we're going to turn to sports, and we'll show you a surprising loss, another one for defending nba champs. plus we'll have the highlights from last night's action on the ice at the stanley cup playoffs.

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welcome back to "way too early." it is coming up on 5:30 a.m. on the east coast, 2:30 out west on this tuesday morning. i'm jonathan lemire. i can't believe it's only tuesday, but i appreciate you being with us this morning. back to politics now. house speaker mike johnson is set to meet with far-right congresswoman marjorie taylor greene again today as she dangles a vote to force his ouster over his head. after talking for two hours last night the pair said they'll reconvene today. last wednesday the congresswoman filed a motion to vacate against

johnson this week over his support of sending military aid to ukraine. that's the same mechanism republicans used to remove speaker kevin mccarthy from his position last october. unlike last time, house democratic leaders said they would provide johnson the votes to save his speakership should he need them. greene ignored reporters questions about whether she was backing down from her threat while johnson offered a dose of reality about the slim majority house republicans are working with. >> had a hengty, constructive meeting. i understand the frustration. i share it. i would really like to advance much of our conservative policy on a daily basis here, but the reality is we're working with the smallest majority in u.s. history, with a one-vote margin. it makes it very difficult for us -- using my football metaphor i don't often do -- to throw touch down passes on every

single play. >> we can see mycaeh snell in that on the hill. what's your sense today? is greene still serious about pushing johnson out? because there's some reporting on what her list of demands are so she wouldn't go through the motion to vacate and they include things like defunding the jack smith probe and not passing the funding to ukraine. that huge package just got passed. the administration recognizes no more is coming, and who knows who's even speaker next year. >> well, look, last week on wednesday congresswoman greene said she was absolutely going to force a vote on johnson's ouster. this week there's no now doubt about that. she underscored she wanted to put republicans on the record. yesterday greene requests a meeting with the speaker, huddles with him for two hours, and they're going to convene

another meeting today, which leads you to believe she's looking for some sort of off-ramp here to not go through this motion to vacate. and there are a few reasons why that would be. "a," it's opposed by a vast majority of the house gop conference including some of her conservative conference. "b," democratic leadership is going to swoop in and protect johnson, so this would blow up in her face on the house floor. and three, former president trump is against this. he's said on a number of occasions he stands with speaker johnson. this is recipe for failure for congresswoman greene. it appears now she's looking for excuse to back off this threat. you mentioned the demands you record she floated in that meeting. those are sort of moot because the house is not going to pass more ukraine funding this congress. the appropriations season is over, so there's no opportunity to defund jack smith as she wants to. she's sort of in a pickle to go through with this and go against

her republican colleagues or back off. >> let's talk about the futures of these two individuals. you know as well as i do there's sort of an open joke on capitol hill marjorytailen greene is sort of speaker already because she wields so much clout. we're seeing her runoff against the limits of that influence now. how does she maintain this sort of sway and? and how does johnson continue to lead? he knows democrats would have to potentially bail him out. >> start with johnson first. he sort of can breathe a sigh of relief right now because the house doesn't have to work on any other big must pass pieces of legislation for the rest of this congress with the exception of the faa re-authorization bill which is currently making its way through the senate and shouldn't be too controversial through the house. he doesn't have anymore pieces of controversial legislation she needs to muscle through the house, which means he may not see another threat from

conservatives because they typically tie their threats to must-pass measures. now, when you talk about greene, on the other hand, she can continue to wield her power by continuing to dangle this motion to vacate over his head. that sort of keeps johnson on edge, keeps him on his toes. he has to keep watching around to see how he handles various legislative issues and the house floor in the months to come in the lead-up to the election. that's how she can maintain her influence continuing this threat, which may be one of the reasons why she filed this motion a month ago but still dangling it over his head still. >> thank you as always. still ahead here, we'll go live to cnbc for an early look how the markets are shaping up this morning. plus, we'll dig into what's driving major cost cutting efforts for one oil giant and break down the impact it could have on gas prices here in the u.s. and before we go to break, a

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they were up 1.5% in yesterday's trading picture. if the case you thought we'd lost all the significance of the tech shares, maybe not so much. 1.5% yesterday, which meant the nasdaq managed to move up 1.2% as well and so did the s&p 500. so significant gains on that front. also note from the lows we saw the market actually retreat from in april, it's just 1% shy of the record highs we pretty much saw before that dip off now. so clearly means the market is back up on the up somewhat. but whether you can trust this bull run will be key question marks. not much by way of consumer data then coming out of today. you do have march credit numbers anticipated for elise. interestingly enough we have disney coming out tomorrow. that will be one markets will be looking for and uber coming out later this week. >> we'll keep an eye on those. british energy giant bp missed expectations after reportedly lower first quarter profits.

what are they saying caused that? >> really just fueled realizations, and reflects lower oil as well as gas realizations, and also significantly weaker fuel margins pretty much coming out when it comes to this. so trying to bring down the costs but managing to perhaps lift up their revenue has been a key factor within all of this then. they're saying their net profit which is usually called the replacement cost profit, that's basically a proxy for the net profit margin, that came ought ot2.7 billion then. that is down from $3 billion previously. the market having anticipated that figure 2.9, so lower than analysts had expected. a bit of a difficult time. legacy issues coming into play of course for the new ceo, certainly a tough time for the company itself other than all the other oil giants while seeming to find some sense of

revenues. >> arabile we opened the show on whether a cease-fire could take place. >> that oil price is pretty much brent crude sitting below $84, just below $80 a barrel where you seeing wti out of the united states. again as you said it really is that confusion whether the deal agreed between egypt and qatar that has been now agreed by hamas hasn't necessarily been agreed to by israel. there are a few moments and question marks whether it would fit into what israel is actually looking for it when it comes to a cease-fire deal. in the same breath, of course, they have taken over the rafah crossing at the same time. no cease-fire sime tuesday be in play, not officially anyway. >> obviously we'll keep everyone posted on the latest out of the middle east. cnbc's arabile gumede live from london, thank you as ozalways. still aheed here the kremlin

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welcome back to "way too early" as we continue to watch live pictures from moscow where vladimir putin begins his fifth term as russian president. the strong man has already been in office for nearly a quarter century. putin's new term doesn't end until 2030, and at that point he'll be eligible for another six years it if he wants. it's been a lavish and opulent ceremony there in moscow, and it comes just after russia

announced it will stage drills simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in the near future. as a response to what it calls provocative statements and threats of western officials. it's the first time that russia has publicly announced drills involving such weapons, which according to the ap, includes air bombs, war heads for short range missiles, and artillery munitions. the tactical nukes are meant for use only on a battlefield and are less powerful than those of strategic nuclear weapons launched on icbms and the like. britain and other u.s. allies supplying aid to ukraine and other weapons. joining us now retired master sergeant jason beardsly. thank you for joining us. let's start with new saber rattling from moscow.

is this something we have to take seriously? >> of course we have to take it seriously. this is ongoing escalation in statesmanship. and putin is facing the only game they have in town. obviously they ran into supply chain and logistics problems in the early invasion, and now we're in sort of a protracted stalemate. while the west has the option to bring in nato forces, resupply, and they've been talking about sort of upping the game, this is russia's answer. it's their response and it's meant to kind of threaten the west with further protraction. and this is what we've been facing from the outset is this idea of escalation can really get off rail if we're not careful. >> so you mentioned the battlefield itself more or less a stalemate. russia has made some grinding progress in recent weeks, but now the u.s. has finally passed its aid package to ukraine, and some of that material is heading

over. how do youfore see the next few months here as the weather gets better and there's been expectation of ukraine trying to launch a major offensive. how successful can they be? >> russia has put a lot of efforts into trench warfare, the dragons teeth concept that stops tanks and artillery. in addition to that they have layerered capability using cyber, electronic warfare capability. that has sort of hampered u.s. precision guided systems, weapons systems. what it has done is this sort of ratcheting up of technology on both sides keeps changing the game on the ground which ends up back in no-man's-land and back in the ditches and looks like moving the lines a bit this way, a bit that way. but this is grind and russia is prepared for the long protracted

stalemate. >> and seems like putin is keeping an eye on u.s. elections before deciding what to do. the u.s. soldiers now being detained in russia. this was a soldier stationed elsewhere in korea, made his own way to russia, was then arrested and accused of stealing. it's not clear of what. we know very little details about this. i asked john kirby yesterday in the white house briefing room about it. he said we're not saying yet much about it because of how tense the situation is. without the dales of this case, it's still another moment, though, where putin potentially has another bargaining chip, another american he holds as he tries to negotiate. >> i mean this is unfortunate. we're going to have to see what unfolds here. maybe on the other side what you have here is an opening for dialogue, which is one of the most needed things in this conflict because this is going to end at the negotiating table at some point. all wars do.

it is going to force a back channel operation. >> evan gerschkovich has been detained for more than a year. jason beardsly, thank you. we really appreciate your analysis. up next we'll turn to the situation in the middle east and go over the phone call between president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu as israeli forces have taken control of the rafah border crossing. and coming up on "morning joe" just hours from now donald trump's hush money trial is set to resume as the judge threatens to jail the ex-president over gag order violations. plus msnbc's joy reid will be a guest following her exclusive interview with wnba star brittney griner who is detailing her own time in russian confinement. and also ahead award winning

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welcome back. president joe biden spoke to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu by phone yesterday, and according to the white house, biden updated netanyahu of the american assessment of where cease-fire talks stand and efforts to secure a hostage deal. however, that call took place before hamas announced it had accepted an egyptian-qatari cease-fire deal. biden warned netanyahu of a major offensive in the southern gaza city where there has been troop movement already. also yesterday, biden met with jordan's king, who warned of a ground offensive in rafah, saying it'd lead to a new massacre of palestinian civilians. meanwhile, in washington later today, the president will deliver remarks on anti-semitism as part of commemorations for

holocaust remembrance day. biden will remember the 6 million jews killed during the holocaust and speak to the horrors of the october 7th attack on israel last year. according to my reporting, the speech will be viewed through the lens of the recent campus protests. biden is expected to repeat his condemnation of anti-semitism, both on college campuses and more broadly. joining us now, white house correspondent for "bloomberg," justin cink. so much happening right now. it can't be overstated, what a precarious moment in the middle east. where exactly the cease-fire talks stand. the president again warning netanyahu not to go all in on rafah. seems israel might be poised to do so anyway. take us behind the scenes. where does the u.s. think things stand right now? >> you are right to identify it is a chaotic and frightening moment in terms of what's going back and forth between israel, what hamas is saying, and how

the u.s. is trying to intervene. israel, we saw overnight, pushed forward with tanks into rafah, which allowed them to take over the border crossing there between egypt. that cuts off another source of humanitarian aid and does sort of increase the odds of them being able to further a ground . hamas has shown new willingness to come to the table with their proposal. israel and u.s. sources say there are big gaps between what israel has previously proposed and what hamas has offered. if they can't strike the cease-fire deal, we could see a moment, a point of no return, where a diplomatic solution to kind of calming down this crisis for weeks, if not longer, will come off the table. >> the fate of the hostages remains in the balance, too. what pressure do you think the u.s. can put on israel right now, at least to wait? to your point, hamas has shown a willingness to talk. maybe it's not a good-faith

effort, maybe they can't get there, but there's a sense of, we shouldn't give up on negotiations. is that a point biden and his team will be able to make to netanyahu? the prime minister is often ignoring what he has to say. >> we saw on the call yesterday between netanyahu and the president, there was a push to get humanitarian aid in, and israel was receptive to that. while the crossing with egypt is closed, another one theoretically is open, allowing more aid trucks to come in. there is a back and forth. there is a broader question, if israel is saber-rattling here, trying to get hamas to take the deal on the table, trying to get closer, or if they're sincerely ramping up for this ground offensive. the u.s. would prefer the former, try to get israel to -- to get israel and hamas to take the deal and move forward. there are folks entrenched on both sides of this, and it won't be an easy solution.

>> all this presents a fraught backdrop at the capitol or holocaust remembrance day and anti-semitism. take us behind the scenes. what does the president want to say? what is his broader message at a perilous moment? >> i think talking to white house officials, they are frustrated that as part of this campus discourse, there hasn't been more of a conversation, both about the atrocities that occurred on october 7th and some of the anti-semitic rhetoric that's kind of seeped into these protests. you know, the president has said that he supports the right of college protesters, these folks on campus to talk about their concerns over the war. i think there is a real concern about -- from him and white house aides that these have too often steered into pure anti-semitism. that is a point we'll hear him make within the broader context of remembering the holocaust. >> on the domestic politics front, lastly, i mean, we know the president's challenges right now with young voters. the scenes of unrest on these

college campuses, there were worries it could turn off independent swing voters who simply don't want to reward that sort of tumult. you know, are we going to hear a little more from the president today? going forward, how does he strike that balance? >> it is a tough one. you have young voters, muslim-american voters who are frustrated with the president's continued support for israel. then you have the suburban middle class voters who are sending their kids to college for $200,000 a year and saying, you know, i won't even see my kid graduate. >> right. >> i think this is a real tension and a real tight rope the white house is trying to walk right now. >> certainly a cease-fire deal would help. this is a long way to go on all of that. we, of course, will keep you posted. white house correspondent for "bloomberg," justin sink, thank you for joining us. thanks for getting up "way too early" with us on this tuesday morning. a jam-packed "morning joe" starts right now. kristi noem is not letting up on this. not only is she willing to shoot her dog and goat, now, she wants to shoot other dogs, too. >> south dakot