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sentence it's the longest sentence tied to the attack on the capitol see how it all unfolded in court. why the convicted murderer, alex murdaugh, could get a new trial. a family blogger charged with child abuse jojoe jonas files for divor. a west coast doctor spread awareness about he health equit, one step at a time we're w we're walking into wednesday it's september 6 >> good early morning to you i'm jessica layton >> glad to be with you i'm frances rivera >> the one time leader of one of the mt groups to try to overturn
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the 2020 election has been sentenced. >> reporter: a central figure in the attack on the u.s. capitol has been handed the stiffest prison sentence so far a judge ruled that enrique tarrio will spend 22 years behind bars. he directed others and celebrated kwaf wards, saying in a text message, make no mistake, we did this. prosecutors had sought 33 years for tarrio but judge timothy kelly decided that was too long. kelly also sentenced four other proud boys last week to lengthy prison terms but far less than prosecutor also asked for. some of them seen here at the capitol. >> american citizens are storming the capitol, taking it back right now there's millions of people out here this is [ bleep ] crazy. >> this is such history. >> reporter: tarrio and three other proud boys were convicted
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in may of seditious conspiracy prosecutors said their goal was to keep president trump in office and that the proud boys were behind every major breach of the capitol during the attack afterwards on cnn he ridiculed members of congress who huddled in fear as rioters breached the building >> i'm not going to cry about a group of people who don't give a crap about their constituents. >> reporter: but his different tone in court saying i am not a political zealot the judge called tarrio's apology better than nothing but said he didn't believe tarrio was remorseful for the crimes he was convicted of >> ken, thank you. united airlines says a software glitch is what caused some troubles for travelers yesterday. they had to issue a ground stop for about an hour.
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united says it is investigating what happened but this was not a cyber security issue no planes in flight were affected one. tennessee state lawmakers targeted by republicans this past spring is running for the u.s. senate. democratic representative gloria johnson announced tuesday she'll be challenging republican marsha blackburn in 2024. back in april, johnson protested in the state legislature, alongside justin jones and justin pearson in support of gun safety follow gt covenant school shooting while republicans successfully voted to expel jones and pearson, johnson ex- expulsio expulsion by a single vote a judge has thrown out the alabama voting map more than a quarter of alabama's voters are black but only one out of seven of its congressional district also a
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black majority the court appointed a special master to submit three new maps for the 2024 election. the attorney general's office plans to appeal the case back to the supreme court. in south carolina, convicted murderer alex murdaugh is seek agnew trial after allegations of jury tampering murdaugh is currently serving two life sentences for the murder of his wife and son our kathy park has this report >> reporter: a surprising motion filed by alex murdaugh's defense attorneys accusing the county clerk of court becky hills of jury tampering and now they are demanding a new trial and federal investigation. >> the clerk of court had improper private communications with the jurors. >> reporter: hill it nodid not respond to nbc news' request pour comment they said she told jurors not to
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be fooled by murdaugh's testimony, asked for this opinions about his guilt or innocence and invented a story about a facebook post to remove a juror she believed leaned in favor of the defense murdaugh's attorney saying alex still maintains his innocence. what has he shared with you about this latest motion >> i can't talk about attorney-client privilege. but when i shared with him the affidavits, he's a lawyer, he was astonished he was shaking he was in disbelief. >> reporter: months after the trial ended, hill published a tell-all book, even writing about visiting the murder scene. some of us from either the courthouse or the law enforcement had an epiphany. we know that alex is guilty. >> she's trying to make money off of it, selling the book. >> reporter: earlier this year, the jury found murdaugh guilty of killing his wife maggie and son paul the judge handing down two life
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sentences. what's the likelihood of a new trial? >> these motions are always difficult to win the defendant has to show not only that they in fact just discovered this evidence, but it's evidence that would probably affect the outcome of a new trial. >> our thanks to kathy for that update the ousu.s. is warning nort korea against selling weapons to russia, noting that the kind regime will pay a price. a kremlin spokesperson said he could not confirm a visit from north korea to talk about arms sales. we want to bring in chapman bell what kind of weapons are we talking about here >> reporter: good morning, jessica. yeah, as you say, the white house has said north korea is actively advancing arms negotiations with russia and believes pyongyang wants these
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to continue, including a possible visit between kim jong un and vladimir putin in russia. now there's a "new york times" report that said moscow is looking to pyongyang for artillery shells and anti-tank weapons. and in return pyongyang is seeking more advanced technology for things like satellites and nuclear powered submarines now a hot olot of these munitios that russia would be seeking from north korea are soviet-era weapons. jake sullivan says russian defense ministry's visit to pyongyang was to essentially ask for weapons. while he was there he got a tour of north korea's newest weaponry, a private tour by kim jong un. now jake sullivan adding i think it says a lot that russia's turning to north koreato bolster its defense capacity in a war it expected to be over in
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a week and as weigh kn know, that war n ukraine continues. we have heard from the white house that it says north korea provided munitions to russia that included missiles and rockets that were used by the wagner group in ukraine. but we will have to see if these negotiati negotiations continue and if there is in fact this face-to-face meeting between the two leaders which north korea has not acknowledged and as you said, russia continues to confirm or deny. >> it had bewill be telling if d when that curse. the coach spfor spain's national soccer team has been ousted it comes after rubiales kissed a player without consent after the
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victory over england he initially defended rubiales and changed his tune later saying the kiss tarnished the victory. now the association has decided to let him go. rubiales has refused to resign over the scandal kids are going back to school, but summer weather is still sticking around. >> ainge 57 million people are impacted by heat alerts, and we're going to see upper 90s to triple digits across the northeast and southern plains many here's the deal today. > a washington d.c., 100 degrees. not much relief for parts of the southern plains and up to the
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northeast. we do get a little relief thanks to a cold front across the midwest. but 105 for dallas, 102 for houston. potential records from harrisburg to el paso. we'll see these temperatures staying this way for at least the rest of our workweek before we get a little more of that relief in place by the time we get into your sunday temperatures will get back down into the low 80s in nee midwest. thunderstorms from little trok memphis. 100 for shreveport and 94 for orlando. that's a look at your forecast, ladies, back to you. coming up, a social media trend blamed for a tragedy, what's known as the world's spiciest chip, could that be the reason a teenager has died of listerine to your routine.
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a massachusetts community is mourning the death of a 14-year-old sophomore. he passed away following a social media challenge called the one-chip challenge >> 2023 paqui one-chip challenge. >> reporter: it's going viral on social media >> oh, i can't breathe >> reporter: the brand paqui selling what they call the spiciest chip in the world and challenging customers to eat it, while seeing how long they can go without eating or drinking anything else. now one massachusetts family believes the challenge may have contributed to the death of 14 year old harris. his mother tells nbc boston that he had a bad stomach ache after a classmate gave him the chip and was sent to the nurse's office before going home where
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he briefly felt better but hours later, harris passed out and was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead >> first thing was shock when they said the name, i had to literally ask a hundred times if this was him. >> reporter: the results of harris' autopsy are still pending. paqui hasnot responded to request for comment but in a statement last year they said we take safety very seriously and have worked to ensure our products are properly labeled with allergy and safety information. the chip is sold in a coffin-shaped container and warns that it's intended for adults however, the challenge has blown up online. even celebrities joining in. >> how do you swallow without any water? >> i know. that's part of the challenge >> reporter: the gleent that creates the heat is called capsaicin, which can cause
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vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain >> in general, when somebody eats capsaicin it can cause a burning, irritating sensation in the mouth, the throat h i, in te stomach. when that happens your body goes into more or less a fight or flight response. >> reporter: on their website, they urge anyone who has difficulty breathing, faints or nausea to seek medical help. meanwhile, harris' family are left to mourn the young boy gone too soon the chips have been banned in certain school districts after reports that some kids were going to the hospital after skjeii trying them. in another district they threatened to suspend anyone for bringing them into the school, let alone encouraging peers to try them it is a case that's troubled the nation family youtuber ruby frankie is
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our waco, texas affiliate spoke with the man fighting for justice. >> reporter: his shoes are taking him on a mission. >> i'm just praying for shade. >> reporter: step by step. >> putting your body on the line people have a tendency to listen more >> reporter: you'll find him on the side of highways from myrtle beach to seattle >> i thought i should put on my shoes and talk about it. >> reporter: his goal is on his chest. health equity. >> health equity is that everyone has the opportunity to be optimally healthy >> reporter: he's aiming to educate people about the obstacles keeping some americans from living a healthy lifestyle. it affects people of different races, nationalities and incomes. take uninsured rates hispanic americans are almost three times as likely to lack health insurance than white americans. the number even higher for the
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native-am native-american population >> statistically, a person has a better chance of being healthy if, in certain zip codes than other ones a zip code determines your health more than genetics do >> reporter: is he in kentucky monday afternoon you could find him going into lexington in go to >> go to the campus area and talk to people there this leg of the tour stretches from knoxville to milwaukee. the late summer heat not stopping him >> i'm hoping, you know, that work that i do reached a few hearts >> reporter: this california doctor is taking the honglong wi hopes of getting people talking. >> make sure you honk and spread the message as well. >> i need to know how many steps
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a day he gets. >> way more than we'd ever get >> for sure. two rare tiger cubs have made their debut in syracuse th there are fewer than 400 of those endangered tigers in the wild look at those faces. how cute is that >> i'm so glad they have siblings together and can stick together >> for sure. sha >> sharing that cuteness thanks for joining us, have a great wednesday. we'll see you tomorrow
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