donald trump returns to the nation's capitol, heading to the crouse courthouse instead of the white house. all tied to his efforts at trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 election

the victim is strong and courageous >> if she didn't do what she did, we wouldn't be here today >> a woman in oregon kidnapped, assaulted and thrown in a makeshift prison cell. when her life was at risk, she managed to escape. hear the chilling details that led investigators to look for other victims. new retirement numbers might have you rethinking your budget. americans need nearly $2 million to retire comfortably. how inflation is putting pressure on financial planning it's lights out for incandescent light bulbs it's expected to save customers billions how much longer do you have to change the lights? one boy's effort to raise money for strings, see what left his father in tears. "early today" starts right now good morning, and thanks for waking up with us, i'm vinita

nair >> i'm jessica layton. in just hours, former president trump will make his way from new jersey to the nation's capitol he'll be arraigned on federal charges for the third time this year, on charges into the attempt to overturn the 2020 election he hasquestioned why prosecutors did not bring these charges after the events of january 6, more than two and a half years ago, attributing it all to election interference the white house has said the justice department carries out criminal investigations independently. this will likely add another case to the republican frontrunner's ballooning legal docket and is set to collide head on with his hopes of taking back the white house >> with over a full day removed from the indictment, trump's republican rivals are towing a similar line, with some criticizing the frontrunner and others coming to his defense

kristin welker has more. >> reporter: former president trump firing back. accusing federal prosecutors of targeting him again, because he's strong republican frontrunner against president biden. posting, why didn't they bring this case 2.5 years ago? they wanted it right in the middle of my campaign, that's why. the dramatic third indictment of mr. trump with the potential to shake up the gop race. some rivals are starting to sharpen their tone, including m trmr. trump's former vice president mike pence >> anyone who puts themselves over the constitution should never be president of the united states and any one who asks someone else to put themselves over the constitution should never be president again. >> reporter: but florida governor ron desantis criticizing the indictment that could land with a jury in deep blue washington, d.c

>> a d.c. jury would indict a ham sandwich and convict a ham sandwich, if it was a republican ham sandwich i think americans need to be able to remove cases out of d.c. >> reporter: house speaker kevin mccarthy dismissing the indictments, as doj's attempt to distract from the biden investigations mr. trump has expanded his lead. >> our enemies want to stop me, because i am the only one who's going to be able to stop them. >> reporter: but while his legal battles have been a political boost, they've also take and financial toll, draining mr. trump's campaign cash. his main political action committee spending $20 million this year. >> i'm delighted, absolutely delighted. if ever he has earned and deserved something, it's another indictment >>for me, it won't affect how vote if he's on the ballot, my plan

is to vote for him for me, it's about the economy >> and our thanks to kristin welker for that report the mexican government has report add tragic discovery in the rio grande they say a lifeless body was found stuck in the buoys that texas authorities put in the river. a cause of death and the person's nationality are not yet known. mexico denounced texas for the placement of the barrier, which was designed to make crossing more difficult for those migrants the justice department has asked a court to force texas to remove it governor abbott defended the buoy saying texas has the right to defend its borders. we are learning more about president biden's recent move to acknowledge he has a seventh grandchild the president was waiting for the green light from his son, hunter biden hunter had been caught up in a pur paternity case with the child's mother they say they only want what's

best for all their grandchildren. former president obama has pledged to do whatever it takes to help support biden's reelection the discussion happened during a private lunch in june. the state department has order add par ordered a partial evacuation of the embassy in niger now all non-emergency personnel and their family members have been ordered to leave that country. the embassy will stay open for emergency services for u.s. citizens other african nations have threatened military intervention if democracy is not restored soon the u.s. has 1100 troops in that country. ann tonny blinken said our leaders are diplomatically engaged at the highest levels. the fbi is seeking more information about a man they believe is very dangerous. 29-year-old nagasi zuberry is

said to have hired a sex worker in seattle, placed her in handcuffs and drove her over 400 miles to his home in oregon where she was trapped in a cinder block cell. until she punched her way through a screen door to escape. >> she ripped the screen down and crawled through a small space to get out of that place she knew something bad was going to happen to her >> zuberry has not yet entered a plea the fbi believes there may be other potential victims out there, and they hope by releasing his picture more people will come forward robust or recession? that is the question as dueling economic narratives continue, even after the u.s. credit rating downgrade caused stock markets to sink. tom costello break down why and what it means for you. >> reporter: from his juicery named after his grandmother, chris goode has his hand on the

pulse of the kansas city economy. he's convinced it's time to expand into a wholesale juice provider to whole foods. >> our economy in kansas city is growing. as you all know. we as a small business are growing in concert with that growth >> reporter: chris goode's good news is reflected in job numbers. 324,000 private jobs added in july, 73% coming from small businesses amid solid economic growth, receding inflation and unemployment near a 54-year low, bank of america joined the fed and reversed its prediction for the economy. paraphrasing john lennon, imagine no recession it's easy if you try but the optimism comes as credit rating agency fitch downgrades the u.s. from aaa to double-a plus, citing the insurrection, political polarization and growing debt

>> given the deterioration in government and unwillingness to tackle these issues, we don't think that system is the aaa anymore. >> reporter: the white house quickly pushed back on the downgrade. >> what they're doing is punishing the cleanup crew when the guy who wrecked the room is long gone. sorry, that just doesn't hold water. >> reporter: the ceo of chase reassuring investors the economy is very robust >> it's still the most prosperous nation on the planet. >> our thanks to tom for that report the extreme heat has relaxed a little bit across the country, but the south continues to bake. over 45 million people are still under heat alerts. and part of texas and louisiana are feeling temperatures that are as much asa de 15 degrees hr than normal. >> and that's not the only summer weather to worry about. summer storms are not letting up in the midwest

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hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. sky watchers were in for a cosmic treat after the moon put on a dazzling display. the super moon appeared much bigger and brighter than the normal full moon it is the closest point of orbit to earth if you missed this rare moon, don't worry, there will be a blue moon later this month there were so many people trying to get pictures with their iphone, it doesn't do it justice. >> it doesn't. whatever you are doing,

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