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"nbc news daily" starts right now. today, tuesday, july 18th, 2023. breaking news. the letter and the law, former president donald trump has been told he's the target of a criminal probe. we break down what it means legally and politically. american detained. a u.s. soldier is captured trying to cross into north korea, the new details we've learned about him and the effort to get him home. deadly extremes, temperatures around the country are smashing records for the second week in a row as authorities given aup date on the two children swept away in pennsylvania floods. and not so sweet, more global health agencies raising the alarm over the artificial sweetener aspartame. thanks so much for being with us. we begin this hour with consequential developments surrounding former president

donald trump. >> happening on three fronts today. florida, a hearing is under way right now surrounding his handling of classified documents, a judge expected to talk with the parties about where and when that trial will take place in new jersey, home to a trump golf course the former president said he received a letter from special counsel jack smith, that letter said that trump is a target of on investigation of holding on to power after losing the election. >> setting off a political firestorm in washington d.c. democrats demand the process play out. all of this could have a dramatic impact on the 2024 race. >> vaughn hillyard. also with us laura jarrett and hallie jackson. thank you all for being with us. let's start with you, vaughn, this hearing in florida about the classified documents case. trump has been charged in this

case and not guilty. >> reporter: our colleague is inside that courtroom here as we speak, we're waiting for him to leave that courthouse and communicate to us what he heard from judge cannon as well as the prosecution and the defense team for donald trump. this is particularly around the classified documents charges that donald trump faces. the question coming out of this hearing is when the judge will set this trial date to begin. right now the prosecution, the government wants it to begin in december. saying that a speedy trial is the way forward. at the same time, the defense for donald trump is urging the judge to wait for this trial to begin until after the 2024 presidential election. suggesting that the proceedings shouldn't get in the way of his own political effort to ascend back to the white house. >> the letter he's the target of

another investigation. is the justice department saying anything. >> reporter: donald trump himself revealing this morning that on sunday night he received a letter from the special counsel's office telling him that he's a target of their investigation into the efforts leading up to the january 6th attack and the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, donald trump in numerous posts here over the course of the last six hours continued to propagate not only his 2020 election conspiracies but in large part also justifying his own actions on that day of the january 6th attack. he's suggested that jack smith the special counsel is out to undermine him for political reasons but also importantly in that letter he suggest thatd he was given a four-day window to go before this grand jury in washington, d.c. the question is, would he go and testify to the grand juror allow the

special counsel and grand jury whether or not to charge him? >> vaughn, thank you so much. laura, some legal analysis. for those wondering why we're talk about this today, why would the special counsel send a letter to the former president in. >> i think you should think about it as a way to wrap up loose ends. especially in a situation like this, which is unprecedented. we're talk about the former president of the united states being informed that he's implicated in a crime, not telling him what the charges are or the full scope of things, but he knows he's been investigated for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, his efforts to stay in power. it's a big deal to be informed that he's the target of that investigation. i should mention we haven't been able to confirm that anyone else has been informed they're the target of the investigation. as for the timing of the delay

for him receiving the letter on sunday, we can only case his intent about why he would do that. i don't think we should expect that the charges would necessarily come after thursday when he's been told that he could have that opportunity to come in, it may take a while. he was informed he was the target of the other special counsel case in the classified documents. we didn't see the indictment for several more weeks. >> can you talk about that web of cases and what it might mean for the candidate. >> four big ones. the one we're talk about the special counsel inquiry into thisffort to try to overturn the le hit million results of the2020 election. the targe o the upper right-hand corner of the screen. go to the left, you see the

other sort of seal, the departntf justice seal, that's the oer piece of special counsel jack smith's investigation, alleged mishand lipg of classified documents. donald trump taking documents from the white house to mar-a-lago. he's been indicted for that. bottom, on the t, that state level hush money related payment where he's been indicted. manhattan case. not on the federal level. still a criminal case. stl a legal issue for him. the next potential shoe to drop, maybe right after, if there's going to be an indictment on this election interference spial counsel case, that's happening in georgia also related to election interfence, the person running that invtigation said she'll announce whether or not she'll move to indict donald trump probably in the first two weeks of august, kate. what does this mean for donald trump the candidate? because what else happens in

august, that first primary debate. it's still evident and how much we're on the campaign trail as we speak. donald trump is on the campaign trail. his rivals are on the campaign trail. cautious shift beginning to happen among his political rivals starting to poke at him. unnecessary drama that voters may not want. he's seen virtually erosion in support for the republican primary electorate. they still like him. they largely agree with his allegation that the department of justice and federal law enforcement have been weaponized. that said what happened in a general could be very different than where voters are in a primary, right -- because donald trump has to get through the primary to get to head to head matchup with joe biden who's running for re-election. legal issues might come back to haunt the former president.

>> to circle back, there's hearing going on right now in florida. they may decide when that trial happens. the timing of this has to matter, too. >> it's going matter as it relates to donald trump's activities on the campaign trail. we use the word a lot, unprecedented. this is, juggle a trial and a campaign. i mean we're going to be in territory that we haven't seen before. >> hallie jackson, thank you so much. an american soldier is being detained in north korea after willfully crossing the boarder from south korea. >> the soldier was on a private tour in demilitarized zone and he broke away from the group and ran into north korea. courtney has more details.

this sounds incredibly unusual. what else do we know in. >> reporter: yeah, i mean, saying it's unusual is an understatement. it has a potential for being extremely dangerous for the individual. the u.s. military is still not identifying him because they're notifying his family to let them know what happened. he's in custody of korean people's army. north korean military. he was in a disciplinary problem recently in south korea, he violated the agreement between the u.s. and the korean military that dictates how each side operates and how the u.s. military can live and work there. because of that violation the u.s. military was putting him on a civilian aircraft at the civilian airport and sending him back to u.s., somehow he slipped away from airport and got in this commercial tour group, at some point while they were along the border he ran across the

border. what the u.s. government is saying is a willful move to run across the border. we know more from the white house briefing that the u.s. and the north korean governments have been in touch about this. we don't know exactly what that looks like, who's talking on each side. we just heard just recently from the pentagon, secretary of defense austin said he's very concerned about troops overseas. >> i'm absolutely foremost concerned about the welfare of our troops. so we'll remain focused on this and again, this will develop in the next several days and hours. >> reporter: still potentially very tense situation we don't know the status of this soldier at this point. >> we do know the u.s. is working to resolve it soon. tesla is settling claims from shareholds are. first generation iphone is putting up big numbers. >> should have held to mine.

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22-year-old kristin smith was found dead in february. charity perry was found dead in april. bridget webster was found just over a week another victim ashley real was found dead on may 7th. another case an unidentified woman, foul play wasn't suspected in that case but another case, 32-year-old joanna speaks she was also found dead. her family is holding out hope for answers saying in statement yesterday, quote, we're in direct communication with our detective to verify why our sister's name hasn't linked to the person of interest as of this morning. we're extremely thankful that we're one step closer to getting answers for these families. >> kate. >> steven, what do we know about the person of interest in. >> we just heard back for the d.a.'s office no charges have

been filed against anyone in these deaths. they have an identified person of interest connected to these four cases. they haven't released much information about that person, though, they do however say they don't believe there's any active danger to the community right now. kate. >> steven, thank you. today we're also learning market the evidence that led to the i rest of suspected serial killer on new york's long island. >> investigators went to south carolina, the suspect rex heuermann remains in custody today. stephanie gosk is following this one. walk us through the latest evidence. >> have you seen a chevrolet avalanche, it's a very odd-looking vehicle, it's like half pickup truck, half suv. very identifiable and it could be the key that brought rex heuermann down in this case.

amber costello one of the victims was seen getting into one of those early versions of that kind of vehicle. this is what the district attorney told me about that witness and how they put the pieces together to identify rex heuermann as a suspect. listen. >> once we realized that rex heuermann owned a chevrolet avalanche, the truck being driven by the last individual to see the last victim amber costello alive, that was sort of a key piece of evidence because not only did he have that chevy avalanche he also matched the unique physical description of the individual. >> so they picked up that vehicle down in south carolina. at a property we're told that belongs to a family member of his. he also had another later version of that car at his home in long island that was seized by police. >> the details are fascinating. authorities said they had him on

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that cross. there was pressure from people who are atheists and don't believe in christianity and felt excluded. the city had no comment for me this morning but the mayor did tell the east bay times a couple of weeks ago, quote, for the small local group of people that really want to see the cross stay when you've had such privilege for so long losing it feels like being oppressed. that's going to be an adjustment for folks but i think we'll all get used to it and it's a real benefit. the lions club wants the cross back up and they argument even though the city owns the land the lions club has an easement that allows them to keep the cross up in perpetuity. that's their argument. this morning a group called friends of the cross rallied

outside the courthouse in support of the lion's club and are asking to put it back up on the hill. >> one of the council members have been saying they do not like the look of the cross. i think you cannot take it down just because you don't like it. >> reporter: what does the cross mean for you personally? >> it means hope. it means peace to the city. >> the city has reportedly put that cross in storage. the judge in this trial must decide whether or not the city was legally allowed to remove the cross and if so what kind of settlement the lions club must accept in its place. bob riddell. >> thank you, bob. police in san francisco are investigating a deadly shooting in the mission district. the community rallies behind an oakland ice cream vendor targeted in a robbery. first, heads up for people of pleasanton. city leaders are introducing a water rate increase that would institute a 30% rate hike that

would go into effect in november followed by smaller hikes in 2025 and 2026. supporters say it would help address water supply and quality concerns and point out rates have not gone up since 2011. a popular 80-year-old neighborhood ice cream vendors is recovering after being robbed in east oakland in the fruitvale neighborhood. he says the robbers took $120. police are investigating but so far no arrests. a grassroots effort has generated thousands online to help this vendor and more proceeds will be raised this weekend. san francisco police are investigating a shooting at the seine ka hotel between market and mission. police have not made any arrests. heat is still lipging throughout

the bay area but it could be a lot cooler for you. meteorologist kari hall has all the temperatures in our forecast. >> look at the range in temperatures in the bay area. it continues to stay cool along the coastline with san francisco reaching 62 degrees as you make your way across the bay, mid to upper 60s for today and low 70s for hayward. then the farther inland you go it's in the mid 80s and still pretty nice and normal for this time of year we'll see it repeat tomorrow with dublin reaching 82 and 85 in santa rosa while oakland will reach about 71 degrees. on thursday it's going to start to get hotter, seeing 90s here with morgan hill reaching 93 degrees, about the same in concord with 60s in san francisco. we'll look at that 7-day forecast in about 30 minutes.

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for tomorrow night. we'll begin this half-hour with the unrelenting heat wave bearing down on a huge part of country. it's hot out there. at he hour, more than 60 million people from florida to california all under heat alerts. triple-didn't temperatures expected in texas, arizona, new mexico, but this heat is not just uncomfortable it can be dangerous, too, this hiker in utah had to be air lifted to safety after collapsing from heat exhaustion. guad is with us in fort lauderdale, florida, no secret florida has been dealing with record-shattering heat for days. miami is going to hit 105 today, i think, and i know the state is sounding the alarm about the dangers. what do people need to know. >> reporter: kate, that's right. we talked about the dangers of the heat and in fact the state today sent out information

urging florida residents and visitors to keep in mind that there are dangers for this heat and humidity. i think two things we have to keep in mind is what can happen because of the heat. think about the symptoms that can be recognized as a result of the heat when someone for example has heat exhaustion, dizziness, thirst, symptoms that have to be recognized by someone who has been in sun all day and didn't drink water. heat stroke, confusion, hot and dry skin with no sweat, that rapid strong pulse and loss of consciousness, you know, we were just talking to a worker nearby who said he's been here for 40 years. in 40 years he hasn't felt heat like this. he's had seen more paramedics for different incidents related to the heat.

>> this year is definitely, you know, like i said, a lot of people don't recall the last year, everybody says it's hotter than last. you know, this year i can tell you it's lot more hotter than the other years, like i had to install new ac in my house because the old couldn't keep up with it. >> the importance of drinking liquids. he says he drinks as many six gallons a day because he has to work outside at one of the restaurants here on the beach. kate? you don't think about how much you have to intake six gallons, guad, what are other tips that you've gleaned from professionals to stay safe. >> reporter: kate, very important for people to understand that the way they behave when they are in this extreme heat makes a difference, right, so if someone's going to be out on the beach they need to

take breaks from the sun, when they can, they can't be out in the sun all day long. some tourists for example don't know they have to go in the shade, take a break, again, stay hydrated. there's the importance of applying that sunscreen they're not getting that direct sunlight. authorities are asking people to keep many mind it's still dangerous to leave pets, children or vulnerable adults inside a vehicle, that's something that still happens in florida. we're under this extreme heat and we have these incidents that have been taking place. >> stay safe out there, gu a, d, thank you. the search for two missing children in pennsylvania is still under way after they were swept away by flash floodwaters. the kids are just 2 years old and 9 months old. nbc news correspondent emilie

ikeda is following this story for us. it's a hard story to cover. there's anup date from local officials on the search. what's the latest. >> reporter: a bit of a somber tone in the latest press conference. today was the firmest acknowledge from authorities this is a recovery mission, they say they are still looking for the two, quote, missing angels, they've searched the entire flood zone more than a dozen times, it stretches 1.5 miles long, they used a host of different resource prs sonar technology, to drones, to people on foot f they don't find the two young children, 2-year-old maddie and 9-of month-old conrad, they'll be winding down a large portion of their search and focus on the underwater search mission, focusing on the creek areas in coming days ahead.

involving assets from at least eight different counties. take a listen here. >> the two are still missing. we're continuing to do what we have done in the last three days. ground search, water search, sonar, river, cadavers we're still in the process of searching, if today concludes with no discovery, the focus of the shift will from land based a and creek based or a search an rescue operation. >> authorities underscoring the point today to stay away from the flood zone on washington crossing road and that's where at least 11 cars have been trapped by the flash flooding waters that were described like a wall of water coming up around people, now authorities did rescue a handful of people from both the roadway and the creek bed itself but 32-year-old woman the mother of the two young

children drowned presumably. four others also dieing in the dangerous flooding. >> dangerous and deadly. that search becoing a recovery tonight possibly. emilie, thank you. new details are emerging about the mysterious disappearance of carlee russell, she vanished on thursday night last week after calling 911 and saying she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of the highway. more than 48 hours later she returned home and now her parents are speaking out. sam brock joins us now from hoover, alabama the community there really rallied to find her, everyone looking, now that she's home are carlee's parents saying? >> reporter: okay, 100% community-wide effort to find carlee, she walked back to house on saturday ening. a miracle many that respect. still a mystery we don't know

what happened to carlee russell over that 48-hour period. her parents sat down with priscilla thompson, they described what it was like the emotion the joy, the relief the gratitude when they heard sounds from outside and carlee was walking back toward her house. her mom said it was very brief because she was, quote, not in a good state. carlee had to be taken to an local hospital for evaluation, police also interviewed her at that point and she was later released. police so far only interviewed carlee one time. they've not provided any details on who they're looking for. her parents said there's no doubt that there was an abduction and that she was fighting for her life. police aren't raising alarm belles. something doesn't line up here as they spoke with priscilla

thompson. here's a portion of that interview and specifically what their daughter was facing she definitely fought for her life and she fought in different ways, moment where she physically had to fight for her life and ways she mentally had to fight for her life. she's having to deem with the trauma with people just making completely false allegations about her. and saying things that are completely untrue. >> reporter: as far as carlee was doing, it's highs and lows right now her mother said. >> sam brock, thank you. turning now to some health nurse, parents will soon have a new option to protect their young kids against rsv. you might recognize that term rsv, we heard a lot about the virus last fall.

dr. john torres joins us now with the latest. dr. john, this is encouraging news as we get ready to head into the fall season. how does this drug actually work, who can get it in. >> this is great news because up until now we had one medicine that could be used for high-risk infants. this one instead is going to be a shot that works for infants when they're newborn or before their first rsv season. the thing to remember, too, this is not a vaccine, it doesn't activate the immune system to fight off rsv, what we call passive immunity,, in otheher ws what i it doess it gives them t antibodies they need to fight off rsv and that's going happen here hopefully this coming fall, get this injection and it will last throughout the season. and save some children. >> dr. john, it lasts thought

the season, is this a one and done kind of shot? will kids need to get multiple injections in. >> for most children it's one and done. they'll get it, it lasts about five months, 75% effectiveness at preventing rsv. for higher risk children they can get a second injection before that 24 months and they can last through the second rsv. with infants here, their immune system isn't robust enough to fight off this. at the same time, they need some help like this and that's where this antibody comes in. antibodies will last for a few months but they're important months. >> dr. john torres, thank you. coming up, a popular artificial sweetener hits a

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are there better healthier alternatives for us. let's bring in serena poon. nice to see you. the world health organization says that aspartame is safe at certain levels, that's their view, give us a sense how much is too much in our life. >> well, i mean, too much would be extremely high levels you're talking about drinking nine to 14 can of sodas that have aspartame in it. focusing on the healthy alternatives that we can have instead, so, you know, there's whole fruit type of sugar areas we can use instead. we want to have less of. >> you gave some helpful alternatives. stick with good old sugar or stay away with it. >> as a nutritionist i would

recommend staying low on good old sugar you don't want to put yourself at risk for diabetes. but having fruit sugars is great. using honey or maple sugar, choosing fruits and some of these other alternatives. they all come from natural food source and the effect that aspartame could have, because as i understand it if you drink too much or have too much of it in your system it can affect your body short term with side effects or long term, is that right? >> yes, kit affect your gut, it can affect your mood, it can affect -- because aspartame is broken into three met bliets into our body. that can affect our

neurotransmitters. >> having less is absolutely better. >> given the effects you've described it's not just in diet soda, right, where else could people encounter aspartame? >> you can get it in foods that are listed as low sugar, zero sugar, anything that has sweeteners in it, ice cream, cookies, things that are packaged. you want to make sure you look on the back of the label and it doesn't say aspartame on it. >> what to replace it with. at the coffee shop looking at the packets and not knowing which one to select and take my coffee without any sweetener, what are some tips. >> that's a great question because there are so many things

to choose from, if you have choices then i would saline for something like stevia. you can choose to put some fruit like real whole fruits in your water. or just tea. i'm a big fan of tea and. >> me too. this is so helpful. i wonder as a nutritionist are giving up on aspartame, what's your personal take? >> oh, thank you for asking. i actually don't use aspartame and i haven't heard for i don't know how long, i lean towards whole food type sugars, fruits.

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