another legal blow to donald trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. the special counsel filing a new

indictment in the election interference case. in response to the supreme court's ruling on presidential immunity. we're live with the big changes, plus the former president's new interview after accepting the rules for his first debate against kamala harris. an israeli hostage finally back home after ten months in captivity. inside the tense operation to free the father of 11 held by hamas in an underground tunnel. still no relief from the historic heat wave. millions bracing for another day of triple digit temperatures as storms stretch from ohio to new jersey. angie lassman is tracking it all. the nfl drafting big money with private equity firms ready to tackle the league for the first time. how it could be a game changer for teams. and meet coach mom. how she's using more than just xs and os to help her son find

success both on and offer the field. it's wednesday, august 28. "early today" starts right now. hi there. glad you're with me this morning. i'm frances rivera. we begin with the special counsel taking another swing at prosecuting donald trump. jack smith has obtained a superseding indictment against the former president for the federal election interference charges. this, after the supreme court ruling on immunity upended the case. nbc's alice barr joins us now. good morning, alice. how is this indictment different from the one filed last year? >> reporter: frances, a lot of similarities. this new indictment includes the same four charges that former president trump faced in the last one, including conspiracy to defraud the united states and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. prosecutors have accused the former president of a plot to try to stay in office, leaning on the department of justice and other officials to help him overturn the election results in 2020. but the case was sent back to a lower court after the supreme

court ruled that mr. trump cannot be prosecuted for official acts as president. the new indictment is whittled down, taking out sections that detailed some of former president trump's conversations while in office. the former president pled not guilty to all charges and has called this new indictment a direct assault on democracy. mr. trump saying overnight that the dornj is violating its on policy not to take action that night influence an election within 60 days of that election. his running mate, ohio senator jd vance had this reaction. >> i think it's clearly an effort to try to do more election interference by jack smith. he should be ashamed of himself. it's one of the reasons we need to win, because he shouldn't be anywhere near power. >> reporter: and the former president is expected to see--

michael sparks told a judge he still believes the 2020 election was stolen from donald trump. the judge went beyond the sentencing guidelines of 15 to 21 months, saying sparks did still not seem to understand the seriousness of his actions that day. as of this morning, the presidential debate on september 10th is still on. donald trump says the campaigns have reached an agreement, sticking with the same rules as the last debate. so microphones will be muted when a candidate is not speaking. but the harris campaign says those negotiations are still ongoing. meanwhile, mr. trump is addressing some remarks he made to a christian group last month. in an interview with dr. phil, he explained what he meant when he said they wouldn't have to vote anymore. >> i said to the christians, we got to win this election. if we win this election, i'll straighten everything out in

less than four years, by a lot. then you don't have to, it doesn't matter. in other words, i'm saying, you don't have to vote, doesn't mean we're not going to have elections. we're going to have elections, but you have to vote this time. >> kamala harris and tim walz will sit for their first joint interview speaking with cnn. an israeli hostage has been rescued from captivity in the gaza strip. farhan al-qadi was found in an underground tunnel. he is a bedouin israeli father of 11. he is the eighth hostage to be rescued by the military. let's go to claudio lavanga. what more do we know? >> reporter: good morning, frances. the israeli army says that al-qadi was found and rescued in an underground tunnel when what they described as a complex mission by israeli commandos who acted on intelligence. they also released a video of

al-qadi smiling as he greets the israeli soldiers who rescued him but they also said they wouldn't release any further information on that operation in order to protect other hostages who are still in gaza and its own forces. but a senior official tells nbc news that al-qadi was alone when he was found in that tunnel. the office of the israeli president, isaac herzog, said the two had a conversation. and al-qadi said he couldn't believe it when he heard people speaking hebrew outside his door. he finally met his relatives in what doctors describe as an emotional reunion. now the group representing the families of the people who were taken hostage on october 7 of course welcomed the rescue but also said that, or reminded that military operations alone cannot rescue the remaining 180 or all the remaining 108 hostages that

are still in gaza and insisted that a hostage release and cease-fire deal should be reached as soon as possible. in the meantime, the ongoing negotiations carry on in cairo, but they are stalled especially as hamas insists that any deal should be based on a july proposal that includes a permanent cease-fire and withdrawal from gaza. frances? >> claudio, thank you. two people are dead and another is hurt after a possible tire explosion at atlanta's airport. a delta spokesperson tells nbc news it happened in a maintenance hangar yesterday morning. though they could not confirm whether a tire had exploded. atlanta's fire department responded to the accident and they said workers described running from an explosion. the airline is heartbroken over the incident. much of the country is being scorched by a late-summer heat wave. some places are seeing record-breaking highs and severe storms. here's maggie vespa. >> reporter: this summer of

severe weather slamming communities from coast-to-coast. >> the whole tree just went down. >> reporter: from hail in new england to a torrential downpour in minnesota that sent state fair goers running, and triple deet heat index values broiling tens of millions across the midwest and now expanding east. in philadelphia, close to 60 schools are closing early, with nearly 100-degree temps expected. >> they're not fully equipped with air conditioning. >> reporter: chicago feeling like a mind-blowing 115 degrees. >> that's crazy. >> isn't that crazy? >> it's horrible. >> reporter: how did that hit you? >> it's terrible. >> reporter: crowds retreating to lake michigan. and calling ac repair shops in droves. >> our call volume is probably up 30% versus last week. >> reporter: do you feel like the really hot stretches have become more common? are you seeing more of them? >> yes. i think they become more common,

where we've had, like, weeks at time where we're seeing hundred-degree days. ten years ago, we used to see them occasionally. >> reporter: meanwhile, in alaska, with the threat of a second landslide looming, the small town of ketchikan mourns a husband and father killed sunday clearing storm drains as the hillside came crashing down. officials saying shawn is remembered for his dedication. >> maggie thanks. that heat wave is on the move this morning. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking the temperatures for us. >> we're going to deal with more of that heat across a big chunk of the history. but we have relief of a system that's going to leave us with unsettled weather as well. on the backside of it, temperatures are cooler, but ahead of it, we're dealing with thunderstorms that will fire up. we have a severe threat from ohio to new jersey, does include pittsburgh, washington, d.c.,

philadelphia. wind gusts are going to be the main threat, but also hail on the table. tornados, not looking like we'll see a great chance of those. 51 million people included this these heat alerts, though. you can see some of the similar arias that have been dealing with oppressive heat. charleston today will feel like 100 degrees. 102 in raleigh, 104 for heat index in washington, d.c. today. and more of the same tomorrow. we move a little farther to the north. and that's where some of the cooler conditions are settling in. and especially as we get into the later parts of the workweek and the weekend. temperaturesopping out t r nasph. high 90s for little rock and shreveport. and that's a look at your

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up to 10%. they can own up to 10% then, of any franchise for passive ownership. that is very important. that will mean ultimately that they have no voting rights when it comes to the ownership structure here or have any ability to have any real decision-making ability then with regards to these teams. at present, you still have the franchises can be owned up to 3%. and if a firm buys into the team it must hold onto that vestment for quite some time. a maximum of six years or so. interesting to point out another story that you've been speaking about. that's lowe's changing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion practices. this comes among legal attacks. they actually have to scale back some of their dei measures as well in the company then. internal memo shared by lowe's saying that its executive

leadership said the retailer had begun reviewing that program in july last year. so contentious issue. >> we're seeing it happen more when it comes to other industries and organizations. arabile, thank you. eli lilly is rolling back prices on its popular weight loss drugs, but it comes with a catch. and without those auto injector pens. here's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: zepbound is getting a price cut. eli li eli lilly announcing it will offer low-dosage versions, instead of the pens. now patients with a prescription not covered by insurance will be able to buy a month's supply for $399. and the 5-milligram dose for $549, directly from eli lilly. >> we've been frustrated. we can't meet the incredible demand for this medicine.

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