no plea from a new defendant in the classified documents case inside the first court appearance for the mar-a-lago property manager, accused of trying to wipe security video on former president trump's orders.

plus the new legal trouble looming from georgia niger's president in the public eye yellow won't keep on trucking why one of the nation's biggest shipping companies is shutting down, leaving tens of thousands of workers in the lurch. >> cardi b accused of battery, the fallout after she threw a mic at a fan who threw water at her during a performance why a customer is taking his beef with taco bell's advertising to court it is taco tuesday "early today" starts right now good morning, and thanks for waking up with us, i'm vinita nair >> i'm jessica layton. the latest co-defendant in the classified documents case that has entangled former president trump and his allies left a florida courtroom on monday without a definitive ply, as new details are being revealed on how he's paying for his legal

fees f we go to drew petramoix in washington what else happened in court on monday in. monday >> reporter: jack smith named a new co-defendant mar-a-lago property manager carlos de olivera was hit with four charges and accused of attempting to delete surveillance footage at mar-a-lago after it was requested by the government. de olivera appeared in court on monday since he could not secure a local lawyer, he was unable to enter a plea even as the classified documents case expands its scope, the legal trouble is not slowing down for former president trump, all eyes remain on jack smith as he's expected to bring new charges against trump in the other part of his investigation, trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election earlier monday, trump took to truth social and said he is anticipating an indictment in

that case. mean while, a judge in georgia monday shot down trump's attempt to block the probe into election interference taking place in full to t full tow fulton county. those decisions could come this month. one place where his legal woes are not weighing him down is in the republican primary he has a commanding 37 point lead over his closest rival, florida governor ron desantis. >> these cases are clearly mounting up. so how is donald trump paying for all the massive legal fees? >> reporter: new reports filed with the fec show that trump's save america political action committee spent more than $20 million on legal fees in the first six months of of 2023 ma

t2023 the group began the year with over $18 million saved, legal bills have whittled it down to less than $4 million in cash on hand the pac even asked for a refund of $12 million from another trump-affiliated group, maga, inc., in order to cover costs, despite trump's rus run away le. house republicans are demanding more information on the plea agreement between hunter biden and government prosecutors. the chairman of three house committees sent a letter to attorney general merrick garland, citing elements of the plea deal that they say raise concerns over how the doj handl the case biden pled not guilty to federal charges last yeek aweek after te

judge declined to sign off on the agreement. the day after drones hit moscow, they retal griated in a very personal way. strikes injured 75 and killed 6, including a 10-year-old girl and her mother in the home up to of president zelenskyy. moscow's mayor said several more drones were shot down, one of them crashed into the same skyscraper that was hait sunday. the president of kneeniger been seen publicly for the first time since he was ousted he is seen sitting with the president of chad, who is trying to mediate in niger after a summit threatened military action if democracy is not restored let's go live to chapman bell. how are these mediation efforts

going? >> good morning, we'll have to see how these mediation efforts go chad's president also meeting with the general who is leading the country who is head of the presidential guard, was supposed to be presenting the president and there is a deadline that west african economic bloc of 15 nations. at a meeting over the weekend, they were given one week to restore power to the president or face military intervention, and we understand the imf is withholding an approved loan to the country as these coup scenes play out in a country that was seen as a beacon of stability in the region that's plagued by islamic jihadists, and also home to french and u.s. forces, fighting these factions in the region and a country that's rich in natural resources, the fifth largest producer of uranium. what some may find disturbing is

demonstrators were seen outside the french embassy waving russian flag, including niger's flags and shouting pro-putin statements, in a region that has seen a growing russian influence, particularly through the wagner mercenary group that has a presence in many of the countries surrounding niger that are rich in minerals and natural resources. we do see reports today that the french foreign minister says european evacuations from niger will start today and of course the u.s. and other western governments will closely monitor the situation, as things play out >> yes, we all monitoring it closely, chapman, thank you. lori vallow daybell has been sentenced to multiple lafe sent life

steps sentences without the possibility of parole. in an incredibly bizarre statement to the court, she claimed she was able to speak to her dead children, tylee and jj, saying the two told her they're happy in heaven. she has previously said her kids were actually zombies and she was a goddess sent to usher in the apocalypse and now to the collapse of one of the nation's biggest trucking companies yellow is shutting down, leaving 30,000 employees out of work and tax payers in the hole for millions it received during covid. >> reporter: those yellow trucks are iconic on america's highways now it's the biggest collapse ever in the u.s. trucking industry with the company telling employees and customers that it's shutting down affecting 30,000 employees including 22,000 teamsters a mechanic for 20 years, shannon abbott is worried about his family >> worried about my insurance for me and my family you ne never know something could happen

>> the leadership at the international brothership of teamsters refuses to come to the table to discuss the future of our employees. >> reporter: managers in omaha urges drivers to pressure the union. >> company is running out of cash and is at risk of closure >> reporter: the anger and push back was immediate >> we're the ones who dot work for you. [ bleep ]. you guys can't run this. >> reporter: yellow has been around for 99 years, offering lower rates for retailers big and small, including home depot and walmart. but for years, it struggled to turn a profit. congressional investigators found yellow should have never received $700 million in emergency funding during the pandemic the trump administration approved the loan in 2020, claiming the company was critical to maintaining national security even thoh the justice departmeyellow taxpayers l own 30of thempany.i

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d a r brush fire forced evacuations near san diego county summer storms are now heading to the plains, bringing heavy rainfall angie lassman is tracking so much this morning, including how much rain some of those areas are going to get >> it's going tobe one of thos couple of day stretches where we see heavy rain across the mid section of the country, stronger storms, too. but we're not going to get a break from the heat in the south. satellite and radar showing most activity this morning as far as rain is concerned off towards the west, focussed along the rockies, and we do have flood watches in effect, scots bluff, cheyenne, ten vedenver the system start the to work to the east bringing heavy morning rain from missouri to arkansas, but we heavy raithisn y ofy of

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