do you think about that ever >> it's justice. but i don't take joy in any suffering of any other human being. >> have you forgiven adam? >> i can't say yes or no to that question because it's not a forgiving because adam deserves to be forgiven but i deserve to have the freedom in my life of not being full of that anger all of the time and keep pointing my feet towards forgiveness. >> that's all for now. i'm lester holt. from the campaign trail to the courtroom, former president donald trump heads to miami ahead of his arraignment four young children found safe in the amazon rain forest how they survived on their own for more than a month.

history at the horse track meet the first female trainer to take home a triple crown win and a group of boy scouts leaping into action, saving an elderly hiker's life it is monday, june 12th, and "early today" starts right now and a good monday morning to you. i'm jessica layton >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera former president trump is expected to travel from new jersey to florida this morning ahead of his arraignment at a federal court in miami on tuesday. trump was indicted last week on 37 felony counts over his handling of classified documents. trump, who is expected to plead not guilty spent the weekend at events where he proclaimed his innocence and claimed the justice department is using to get to his supporters. one republican who is speaking out against trump is his former attorney general bill barr barr on sunday said trump was wrong to claim that he had the right to have those documents. in response, trump took to truth

social, calling his former ag weak and totally ineffective as well as a gutless pig. >> the white house on saturday held an event marking pride month. it was delayed due to last week's hazardous air quality the biden administration described it as the largest pride event ever held at the white house. the celebration comes midway through a year in which the lgbtq+ community has faced an onslaught of bills introduced by states targeting their rights. in his remarks on saturday, president biden sent a message of love and support to the lgbtq plus community specifically mentioning transgender children. the biden administration has done a 180 on a story they initially denied, admitting that china has been spying on the u.s. from cuba for years the initial reports from "the wall street journal" of the chinese electronic eavesdropping facility in cuba were first called inaccurate by the government but now the administration says through an anonymous official that china has operated the

outpost since at least 2019. china still denies the reports, saying they oppose any foreign military presence in latin america and the caribbean. moving now to russia where a moscow court says another american citizen has been detained the u.s. state department tells nbc news they're aware of the arrest of michael travis leake he is accused of drug-related charges according to a russian court statement the telegram well go now to josh lederman for the details. >> reporter: america michael travis leake is facing up to a dozen years or more in russian prison seen today on state television locked in a cage in court in moscow russian state media saying he is accused of large scale drug dealing involving young people but giving few details pro kremlin media releasing this video they say shows leake after his arrest >> i am not admitting to any guilt, and i do not believe that i have done what i've been accused of, because i don't know what i've been accused of. >> reporter: nbc cannot verify when the video was made or if leake was under duress

leake, believeved d to be e in s early 50s, has lived in russia for years. ♪ well-known in moscow's rock music band, he has been the frontman for one band and the producer for three others. in 2014, leake was being interviewed for anthony bourdain's "parts unknown" about russia's rock scene when a mic malfunctioned. >> it's the kgb. they're blocking your season >> listening to it. >> i'm quite sure they are believe it or not. i'm quite sure you've had someone on your tail the entire time you've been here. >> reporter: new fears about whether russia may be detaining americans to use as leverage amid sky-high tensions over the war in ukraine, journalist evan gershkovich in custody since march on espionage charges he strongly denies. and wnba star brittney griner sentenced to nine years on drug charges before being released in a prisoner swap in december. the u.s. saying she was wrongfully detained.

pennsylvania will make a disaster declaration after an explosion brought one of the busiest roadways in america brought down a tanker in northeast philadelphia causing it to collapse there have been no reports of injuries, but it is unclear if the tanker truck's driver was trapped during the collapse. this section of freeway carries about 160,000 vehicles a day travel and commerce could be disrupted for months while the freeway is built the nation saw another weekend of deadly gun violence from coast-to-coast. three people were killed and three others hurt in a shooting overnight in indianapolis, maryland police believe the shooting began with a fight at a home, and there is no threat to the public a person of interest is in custody. meanwhile, police in houston, texas are searching for at least one suspect after shots were fired into a crowd outside a nightclub. six people there were shot, one of them seriously hurt and san francisco police are investigating a drive-by

shooting that injured nine people officials believe the shooting was a targeted attack. the victims are all expected to survive. we're learning new details about the death of the man known as the unabomber four people familiar with the matter tell the associated press that ted kaczynski died by suicide in a prison medical center according to the p.a., kaczynski was suffering from late stage cancer the 81-year-old was found unresponsive in his cell saturday afternoon he was serving a life sentence for a 17-year bombing spree that killed three people and injured 23 others. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has confirmed that his army has begun a counteroffensive against russia speaking with justin trudeau, zelenskyy confirmed that ukraine is on the attack tell putin that ukrainian generals are feeling good about the ongoing action for the very latest on this we

go to claudio lavanga. what do we know? >> good morning. the counteroffensive has started. the ukrainian army says they already conquered three villages previously under russian occupation in the southeast of the country. now russia is yet to confirm that claim but a video posted on social media shows ukrainian troops raising a ukrainian flag in one of the villages and another shows another ukrainian brigade shouting glory to ukraine, another of those claimed villages the villages are very small in size and population, but they're considered to be strategic because they paved the way for the ukrainian army for bigger targets like the city of mariupol, the crimea peninsula or bakhmut, one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war. what is really boosting the ukrainian army in this offensive is the use of western weapons and equipment, including for the first time what appears to be

use of american made bradley vehicles even though russia claims they already destroyed five of them throughout the weekend jessica? >> all right, claudio. while we have you, what's the latest on the flooding after that dam in kherson was destroyed last week? >> on a bigger message posted on sunday, president zelenskyy accused russia not only of blowing up that dam, but also of shelling the areas where residents were being evacuated, killing at least three people and injuring ten others. well, now the water started to slowly recede last friday, but believing behind signs of what is probably going to be a long-term environmental catastrophe. now tens of thousands of acres have been under water, are still under water, killing crops and animals and destroys homes, farms. experts are saying this is a disaster they're will affect the drinking water and the ecosystem in the vast area for generations to come. jessica? >> claudio, thank you so much for that this morning. in australia, catastrophic

bus accident has left at least ten dead and 25 injured. everyone on board had been guests at the same wedding at a winery north of sydney and were heading home when the bus rolled over police say the driver has been arrested and will be charged without offer anything other details. 18 bus passengers escaped without injury australian prime minister anthony albanese called it a terrible loss of life. pope francis remains on the mend and in good spirit, the vatican says the 86-year-old is still recovering from stomach surgery at a hospital in rome. he skipped sunday's customary public blessings so he could get some rest, his surgeon said, adding that his recovery is proceeding normally. the pontiff did walk a bit, work a bit and follow mass on tv, the vatican says outside the hospital, a small gathering of the faithful prayed

for the pope around noon sunday local time there is a chance for severe weather in parts of the country. let's check with where with michelle grossman. >> good morning to you both. for many in the southeast, the southern plains, and we're going catch this threat all day long really welcome rain in the northeast as well. this is what radar looks like this morning you see some storms in the southern plains, some storms also this morning in the southeast. we're going to continue this threat as we go throughout the day. a front draped from the northeast all the way to parts of the southern plains that's going bring a chance of the strong storms. 19 million at risk for winds gusting over 60 miles per hour that could cause some damage some really large hail, even tennis ball hail a in the southern plains that enhanced risk, the darker orange we could see strong storms in new jersey, delaware, parts of northern virginia and north calina we'rro san angelo today.

feeling warmer than that also looking at storms in dallas and shreveport all right, guys, we'll look at the rest of the week in just a few minutes. >> all right, michelle, thank you. earl seller back in a minute with a rescue heard around the world. the children who survived for several weeks in the amazon. and we are off to the e rac. the belmont winners and controversy, next. and i use this. febreze has a microchip to digitally control how much scent is released so it doesn't fade. ooh. does mine have a microchip? ...oh.h. fefebreze smelells first-d-y fresesh for 50 d days. thatat is a shocockingly long time.e. febrbreze also h has a refill remiminder lightht... it even reminds you to refill it? so i n never miss s a day of freshneness. your homome is so frfresh! upupgrade to f febreze plul. at marshshalls, our bubuyers hustltle every dy to g get you grereat deals

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nothing short of a miracle new details on how they stayed alive. the children members of an indigenous tribe had been living off the forest their grandmother explains the eldest child just 13 years old had always taken care of her siblings, including the youngest with them, just 11 months old. she found cassava flour from the wreckage to eat, along with fruits and seeds her grandmother says the young girl knew which ones were safe to eat photos taken by the search team show fruit half eaten which along with foot prints, a baby bottle, and tiny shoes left behind helped lead them to the survivors. their father calling it a miracle of god the children had been missing since may 1st when their plane crashed killing three adults on board including their mother together members of the tribe joined the colombian military, searching over 1600 miles, through thick rain forest and jungle rivers, never giving up until the children were found alive.

the race to find them is now a race to get them healthy the hospital's general director gives signs of hope, saying they speak little and are weak but some of the children were playing today and we know that when a child plays it feels good let's give them some time. those tiny foot prints they left in the amazon have now left a big impression on hearts around the world. marissa parra, nbc news. >> just incredible all right. history made on the horse track as arcangelo wins the belmont states the winning colt managed to pull past national treasure arcangelo's trainer, jena antonucci became the first female winner to win a triple crown race she told reporters, quote, if you can't find a seat at the table, make your own table two horses died after being injured in races at belmont this weekend. the news comes barely more than a week after the home of kansas derby halted races to investigate recent deaths at its

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>> all i recall is seeing light and dirt, light and dirt >> 80-year-old eric valentine has been an avid hiker for 20 years, hiking most of the pacific crest trail in washington, oregon, and in california he is also on the board of directors of oregon parks forever. but last month on a routine hike, valentine ended up 60 feet below a trail. he had been walking along just ten seconds earlier. >> i knew there was something wrong with my foot and my neck. >> a broken ankle and knee and fractured c-1 and c-2 vertebrae which are close to the school. >> it means it's bad. >> reporter: michael valentine is eric's son. he is also an emergency room nurse. after his fall, he began crawling up the side of the mountain to find help. >> i heard a voice calling "are you all right? and i shouted no, help >> reporter: a driver spotted valentine and soon waved down a

boy scout troop in the river below. >> if no one saw him, it might have been a miserable night on the trail. >> reporter: scouts from eagle, idaho began administering first aid in value time who himself has been involved in scouts for more than 40 years, 20 as a scoutmaster. >> i feel like they are the gold dart of scouting as far as being prepared. >> reporter: for three hours, scouts attended to his lacerations and stabilized his broken right knee while radioing for help eventually he was life flighted to boise for medical treatment that's when valentine's wife meg received this text, telling her not to panic, but her husband was being flown to the hospital. >> not knowing quite what i would fine, even though they said he was stable and conscious and all of that, you still wonder what can happen in those hours. >> reporter: but without being spotted by drivers and help from scouts, eric knows his fate could have been much worse >> but i do recall coming to my mind was just wondering how it

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