Trump denies Israel forced U.S. hand in Iran strikes
Way Too Early with Ali Vitali
MS NOW, Ali Vitali
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🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The number of independents and Republicans who voted in this Democratic primary is unprecedented. |
| 0:14.0 | This is proof that there is something happening in Texas. Tonight, the people of our state gave this country a little bit of hope, and a little bit of hope |
| 0:28.9 | is a dangerous thing. |
| 0:32.6 | That was our schnazzy new election transition, followed by Texas State Representative James |
| 0:38.1 | Telerico, now the U.S. Senate candidate for Democrats after winning the state's primary |
| 0:42.8 | last night against Congresswoman Jasmine Proffitt. But this morning, it's unclear who he's set |
| 0:47.6 | to face in November. Incumbent Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton |
| 0:52.2 | are officially headed for a May 26th runoff after both failed to secure 50% of the vote in the Republican primary last night. |
| 1:00.9 | Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that always loves staying up late to watch election returns, especially for states that I went to and did reporting from. |
| 1:09.8 | We're going to have much more on that race and others straight ahead. |
| 1:13.6 | I'm Ali Battali on this Wednesday, March 4th. We've got a ton of news to cover. So we're going to start with this. |
| 1:19.4 | The U.S. government urging Americans in the Middle East to leave as the war with Iran enters its fifth day. |
| 1:25.6 | However, many are having trouble finding a way out, and the American |
| 1:28.7 | embassies in Jerusalem and Qatar say they are unable to help citizens evacuate. So far today, Israel has |
| 1:35.1 | announced it's carrying out a, quote, broad wave of strikes targeting Iran's infrastructure. |
| 1:40.3 | Israel has also continued to carry out strikes against Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. |
| 1:45.6 | Meanwhile, the head of the United States Central Command said last night that the American |
| 1:49.0 | military continues to carry out their own strikes in Iran 24-7. Admiral Brad Cooper said the U.S. |
| 1:55.3 | and Israel have jointly struck nearly 2,000 targets with more than 2,000 munitions since the start of the war. |
| 2:02.5 | And we've learned the names of the first four service members killed in action. |
| 2:07.5 | You see their faces there. |
| 2:08.8 | They are Sergeant First Class. |
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