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of the year. our team in d.c. joins us to explain the impact this could have on the 2024 >> i want them to see what happens when you don't prioritize the safety and security of our kids above education. because what happens is you get dead kids. >> walking through one of the deadliest school shootings in american history why parents are revisiting parkland the july jobs report, due to drop in the next few hours our team at cnbc joins us to break down what we can expect and what if couldt could mean fe american economy and the headlines for the weweekend, i including thehe wos world d cup p match ththis sunu. anand we dive into a g growg chicago tradition. thousands of people splashing in lake michigan every week before work we're jumping into friday, august 4, "early today" starts right now. and good friday morning. i'm valerie castro

>> i'm steven romo former president trump on thursday stood before a judge for the third time thisyear an pleaded not gylfuilty to chargeo trying to overturn an american election the judge warned trump about the consequences of speaking out about the case for more on this, we go to brie jackson in washington. break it down for us what happened on the nation's capitol on thursday? >> reporter: good morning, steven, valerie. less than a mile away from the u.s. capitol, the site of one of the most infamous moments in u.s. history, foermer president donald trump entered a courtroom to face charges in his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election he arrived to the courthouse just before 4:00 p.m special counsel jack smith was also present in the courtroom as he was in the arraignment in the classified documents case in june no cameras were allowed inside the building, but reports say

trump appeared to avoid eye contact with smith after the judge entered the courtroom, trump pled not guilty to the four counts brought against him by the grand juryhe counts following thhearing, he returned to bedminster, new his thoughts on the day's ing events >> this is the persecution of the person that's leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot so if you can't beat them you persecute them or prosecute them >> reporter: and the white house has said that the justice department carries out criminal investigations independently >> and brie, there's all these cases. it's hard to keep track of the timeline what comes next in this case >> reporter: after the hearing,

the judge set a return date of august 28th. judge tanya chutkan who will be overseeing the hearing is expected to set a date at that hearing. the legal docket is getting more crowded by the day the judge had a message for trump and his conduct outside the court, noting that his conditions for release is that he's forbidden about communicating about the case to potential witnesses, she warned trump that it is a crime to try to influence a juror or threat and witness. and he could be taken into custody if he violates these conditions the former president is now facing down a gauntlet of 78 felony counts with more potentially on the way >> more to come, to say the least. brie, thank you. an appeals court is allowing a signature piece of preside in place.atn policy to the ruleakest difficult fo

pe to be grantlum unless they first se prtion in the country they are traveling through to get to e u.s., or they must apply online for asylum first. a lower court has found the policy illegal, but the new ruling will keep it in place as the legal battle plays out it could go all wait to the supreme court. all right, to spying allegations now. the justice department has arrested two navy sailors accused of selling military secrets to china one faces espionage charges, accused of spending photos of military hardware and vehicles to a chinese officer, and in a separate case, a 26-year-old, zhao is accused of sending b se mint pr blueprints for a radar syste let's turn to africa the international pressure is mounting against the leaders of

a military takeover iniger west aan nations w have the bacs are pushing for the democracy to be restored. raf sanchez is following the developments what are these countries trying to do to end the crisis there? >> reporter: the west african regional bloc is saying as a last resort it is prepared to use force to restore democracy in niger senegal is the latest country to say it would send troops on such a mission. the foreign minister saying there has been one coup too many in the region. for now, though, the focus is on diplomatic, economic pressure, financial sanctions, a number of cities in niger are experiencing rolling blackouts. that appears to be the result of neighboring countries cutting off electricity. president biden also adding his voice to the crisis, saying he wants to see the imprisoned president of niger released immediately and wants to see democracy restored

but we did see supporters of the military coup out on the streets of the capital city yesterday. a lot of their anger is aimed at france, which is the former regional power in niger, former colonial power in niger, excuse me the state department is also saying it is prepared to start evacuating americans today, both non-essential u.s. embassy personnel, but also private american citizens in the u citi sta couple it would be on a chartered flight not a military flight a reenactment of the shooting in parkland florida is happening today. it comes as part after lawsuit filed by the victims' families against local law enforcement who they accuse of failing to protect the shooting victims >> i need to bring as many members of congress through this building as possible i want them to see what happens

when you don't prioritize the safety and security of our kids above education. because what happens is you get dead kids. >> nine members of congress will be escorted through the building by several victims as well as by prosecutors. the college board announced thursday that the state of florida has effectively banned advanced placement psychology courses over the inclusion of lgbtq content. the florida department of education says the class is in violation of state law florida's so-called don't say gay lawrie str is in play. a cdc advisory committee has unanimously voted to recommend the first injectable rsv drug for infants, clearing the way

for the cdc director to formally recommend this medication, the last step before it can be distributed. it is recommended for two groups of babies right now. the first is for infants up to 8 months old born during or entering their first rsv season which usually begins in october. the second is for babies between 8 and 19 months old at severe risk of disease entering their second rsv season. angie lassman has her eye on the weather impacting your weekend. good morning, angie. >> good morning, guys. finally friday you're going to want to grab the umbrella if you live in the plains, midwest. south and parts of the northeast. that's areas we'll be watching for heavy rain and strong storms we've already got flood watches in effect. one area in parts of the plains as well as the same kind of area from missouri down through alabama, that's going to

continue to and problem area for at least through today but this is the spot you're going to want to watch through saturday we'll keep that in effect with multiple rounds of rain on the way. you can see just how much of the country is going to pick up on this rain. you can see down through the mid waste and plains the plains will see the highest amounts. we could see upwards of two, maybe three inches he inches hio par heading int the northern plains. a low tornado risk, we'll keep a close eye on that. as you look ahead to tomorrow's plans, this is the area where we could see stronger storms developing and 7 million people will be at risk. looking ahead to sunday, we'll have the risk of severe storms centered across parts of the midwest for 36 million people. let's see what's happening in your neighborhood. temperatures ending up into the 90s across the state of florida

but dealing with showers and thunderstorms. that goes for atlanta, too, a high of 88 detroit at 86. roanoke at 83 and shower and thunderstorms expected from new york to boston and that's a look at your forecast, guys back to you. >> a lot going on. angie, thanks so much. in just a few hours, july's job numbers will be released and ken n ya's g governments rushining to shut dodown an ai project ththat scans y your eyes project t that scansns your eyes ofof your moututhwash. anand find a z zone... all yourur own. ♪♪♪ scope sqsqueez. my most t importantt kikitchen toolol? brarain.

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on rockefeller plaza here's a look at al roker. >> coming up on today, we are going to take you inside the coast guard search and rescue. what it takes to make sure you stay safe all summer long and beyond it's all coming up only on "today." >> look at him steering that, also >> so talented >> what can't al roker do? love that. thanks so much for starting your friday with "early today," i'm steven romo. >> i'm valerie castro. have a great friday and a great weekend. great weekend.

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