a new whirlwind of legal trouble surrounding former president donald trump. the special counsel hands down new charges to the republican frontrunner in the classified documents case as a possible indictment in the 2020 election investigation looms. pain and rawemotion from the family and victims of the michigan shooting after watc

never-before-seen footage. a hopeful update for bronny james, back home days after suffering cardiac arrest on the basketball court. plus lebron breaks his silence on his son's health scare. double-check your pantry. there may and bug in your soup. trader joe's is recalling cases because of infested containers. and they're not letting that morning bagel go no waste. a special project making sure unsold breakfast staples go to those in need. good morning to you, i'm jessica layton. >> i'm vinita nair. as the month of july winds down, former president trump's legal woes continue to ramp up. jack smith brought further charges against trump and his allies in the classified

documents case. this comes as the country waits with bated breath on the status of the other investigations faced by the republican frontrunner. alice barr has the full story. >> reporter: new charges filed against former president trump in the case surrounding his handling of classified documents. accusing him of asking an employee to delete security camera footage at his florida estate, allegedly to obstruct the federal investigation into sensitive national security documents brought to mar-a-lago. the updated federal indictment also adding an additional defendant, carlos de-olivera, described as a maintenance worker at mar-a-lago. three sources tell nbc news the special counsel's office told trump's attorneys to expect an indictment in the case centering on the deadly january 6 capitol attack and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that would be the third and in many ways the most serious case

against the former president. mr. trump disputing that his lawyers were notified about a coming indictment he and his team adamant he did nothing wrong. >> this is unprecedented to threat and president. >> reporter: the former president revealed last week he'd received a target letter that nbc news learned cited three federal statutes, deprivation of rights, conspiracy to defraud the united states and witness tampering. special counsel jack smith's team has been investigating a wide range of alleged attempts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power, including an alleged scheme to reject states' electoral votes and use fake electors, who would back former president trump instead. the allegations all the more explosive, landing as mr. trump is once again the gop frontrunner in the next presidential election. in washington, alice barr, ens with news. overnight, the senate passedity version of a defense spending bill.

the massive bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, in fact. it would deliver a 5.2% pay raise for service members and keep the military operating. one thing, though, that is still unresolved is the refusal of alabama senator tommy tuberville to allow hundreds of military nominations and promotions to go through. he's protesting the abortion policy, which covers the cost of travel for service members who need reproductive care. last night, president biden again called on tuberville to end the blockade. >> this freeze is already harming military readiness and troop morale. freezing pay. freezing people in place. military families, already sacrifice so much, unsure of where or when they change stations, unable to get housing. or start their kids in a new school. >> when it comes to the annual defense spending bill, the house and senate will have to agree on a final version. there is hope the bipartisan support from the senate will give the plan the momentum it

needs to get over political divisions in the house. the justice department is investigating the city of memphis and its police department. federal officials are looking into possible violations of use of force, searches and arrests. and whether the city engaged in discriminatory policing. officials also said guidelines will be created for monitoring special units, like the one involved in the brutal beating in january of tyree nichols who died three days later. there is a separate investigation looking into his death. florida governor ron desantis is doubling down and defending his state's black history curriculum. as he runs for president, he has faced a lot of backlash over that standard that students should be taught that enslaved people got skills that would help them. >> that was in spite of slavery, not because of. the ap course has made that same

point. other courses have made that same point. >> senator tim scott, a rival against desantis pushed back at an event last night saying, quote, there is no silver lining in slavery. there were some emotion scenes in a michigan courtroom as a judge heard arguments before and against the death penalty for a high school shoot here is only 17 years old. some of the details in this report are distressing. >> reporter: agony on display. victims' families crying as prosecutors played neff-before-seen surveillance video of the shooting that killed four and wounded seven. video the judge directed media not to show. a teacher describing hiding in lockdown after being shot. >> sent my husband a text message. that just said i love you. active shooter. >> reporter: ethan crumbly often looking down, emotionless, as

think argued the 17-year-old should serve life in prison without parole, the harshest possible penalty under michigan law. >> something we weren't preached prepare prepared for is how do you push past a child who needs help. >> reporter: prosecutors leaning on his social media post, showing his gun, journal entries about torturing baby birds and a video of him describing his desire to kill. >> i understand the consequences. i understand that people put me in prison for this. >> reporter: these proceedings are known as a miller hearing. they're required. defense attorneys say he can be

rehabilitated. >> the fact that a vail offense occurred is not by itself enough. to warrant the imposition of life without parole. >> reporter: a judge declining to allow his parents to attend the hearing, each facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, giving their son a gun for christmas despite signs he may be violent. both of their attorneys declined to comment. the ongoing coup in niger is a step after the army said it supported the effort to oust the president. they have had five coups since they gained independence in 1960. let's go to claudio lavanga. what do we know so far about the group that has seized power in niger?

>> reporter: they call themselves the defense and security forces. now they read a statement on national television on wednesday saying that they ended the regime following, and i quote, the continues the deterioration of the situation, the bad social and economic management of the country. now yesterday, most importantly, the country's army said they will offer no resistance to the rebels, saying also, that all political activity will be suspended until further notice, jessica. >> we have to assume this could have direct implications for the american presence in africa right now. what do you know about that? >> reporter: absolutely. the u.s. has got a couple of reasons to be concerned about this. first of all there are more than a thousand american soldiers on the ground in niger. they were there to support and train local forces until of course the coup on wednesday, now they are on restrirkted movement but the u.s. is concerned about the coup because niger so far has been a key ally, a key partner in the

west's fight against terrorism and islamist groups in west africa. >> very fragile situation there. claudio, thank you. authorities say carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame for the death of three u.s. marines in north carolina. according to the pender county sheriff's office, police were responding to a missing person's report found the three men, ages 19 to 23 in a parked car. the victims were stationed at nearby camp lejeune. bronny james is out of the hospital and resting at home this morning this after going into cardiac arrest at the university of southern california three days ago. doctors said in a statement they are hopeful for his progress and encouraged by his resilience. for the first time since his son's big health scare, lebron james broke his silence saying

everyone is doing great and the family feels the love of the fans. around half of the country is waking up to heat alerts. angie lassman has a look at how high the temps will climb. >> a lot of people are looking for relief. and we're going to get that in the short term, but not before a couple more days of jun comfortable and warm temperatures. no surprise we've still got 146 million people under heat alerts, including places like chicago, st. louis, washington, d.c., new york and the southwest, including phoenix here, through the tay today. day today. nashville going to feel like 106 this afternoon for folks out there. 101 in columbus, new york just barely missing the triple-digit mark for the feels-like temperatures. a little bit of relief in sight for the midwest. notice the dips in temperatures.

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