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i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york, and this morning our first glimpse into donald trump's new game plan after he pleaded not guilty to federal charges. >> i hadn't had a chance to go through all the boxes. it's a long, tedious job. i did everything right, and they indicted me. >> he projected confidence in front of a supportive new jersey audience. we have new nbc news reporting that trump knows he's in for a long legal showdown, potentially even more charges making this challenge unlike anything trump's faced in the past. and as trump prepares his legal defense, the republican party is preparing its own defense in the court of public opinion. nbc's steve kornacki will be here at the big board to break down the reaction from voters. and later, inflation heading down, yes. so will the federal reserve raise interest rates again, or is it time for a break? we're expecting a decision from the fed in just a few hours,

what it all means for your wallet. we're going to begin with the next steps for donald trump after a not guilty plea to federal charges yesterday. the president knows he is now entering a period of long and uncertain legal battles according to our latest nbc news reporting. he's also bracing for the possibility of more indictments. just as the 2024 campaign is about to ramp up. lots to discuss with nbc's vaughn hillyard who's in bedminster, new jersey, where trump is this morning. also with us, nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian from miami, national reporter for "poli woodruff swan and barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney from michigan. vaughn, what more are you learning about trump and his team's mind-set today?r: look, told that he had that event last night here, spoke in front of several hundred folks in person, but also addressed millions ofs

streamed live on fox, news max, right side broadcasting. because as much about the legal defense as it is about the political defense, and it's worth noting that during his more than half hour remarks yesterday, there was no denial from donald trump that he took these documents including classified documents that included information related to u.s. nuclear capabilcapabilitie included information, according to the department of justice about u.s. and allies' own military defenses. there was no denial that he misled his own attorney. there was no denial that he attempted to obstruct justice, and attempted to hide the fact that he was holding onto documents even after his own lawyers had told the fbi that they had turned over all the relevant information. what he did predicate his defense last night on was the idea that under the presidential records act, that it was up to him and him alone to determine what documents he was able to leave the white house with. i will let barbara get into more

of the nuances that his legal team is game planning now in the months ahead around the presidential records act. but for donald trump, it was about the political juxtaposition of all of this and putting the pressure on these other republican candidates to come to his defense. and when you look at where the republican electorate is, they have largely defended him, believing this is a political targeting. of course the indictment lays out quite damning allegations, and for him there could be a reality that the one way to avoid potentially prison time is for him to win the white house. that's why the stakes of him making this case to republican voters is so important. >> ken, you were in the courtroom yesterday. what was that like, and what are you learning about how this case may proceed? >> reporter: ana, i was actually in the overflow room watching on video because i had to run out as soon as mr. trump or lawyers on his behalf entered the plea

of not guilty. it was so interesting to watch these proceedings finally get underway. and there was much about yesterday that was rudimentary and run-of-the-mill. there was nothing rudimentary about hearing the judge announced the case as the united states versus donald j. trump. after all this buildup and wondering whether the special counsel jack smith and his team really were going to go here, really were going to bring this felony case, here they were in court standing up on behalf of the government. and there was donald trump facing these charges. reading this reporting about what's coming out of the trump camp, there's this air of unreality. this is one of the most serious cases of mishandling of classified documents i've ever seen in a decade covering the intelligence community, with some of the most detailed evidence including tape recordings of mr. trump and detailed notes from his own lawyer. and as vaughn said, he really hasn't articulated a defense, a factual defense or a legal defense. there will of course be a legal

defense. it feels to me like the trump team is not fully appreciating just how serious this case is. but the presence of jack smith in the courtroom yesterday to me underscored how serious it is and now we -- you know, the fact that mr. trump pled not guilty to these charges and we're now on this road, we have a new document, a bond document that he signed allowing him to be released on his own recognizance, but just as an example he had to agree to take a dna sample if that's what the government requires. we don't know if they'll do that. just the kind of thing you're subject to when you're in the grips of the criminal justice system. >> betsy, trump's former chief of staff john kelly had some strong words about trump telling "the washington post" quote, he's scared. he gives people the appearance he doesn't care by doing this. for the first time in his life it looks like he's being held

accountable. end quote. is this a different, maybe more -- more significant obstacle than anything trump's faced before? >>. >> there's no question. it's his first time being charged by the justice department with criminal charges, and that's -- that would be enough to sober the most light hearted person to face such a situation. at the same time, of course, we saw the former president instantly pivot back into campaign mode right after he left that courthouse. of course he went straight for versailles, this famed cuban restaurant in miami that's a must stop campaign stop. people were singing him happy birthday, of course. there appeared to be a very buoyant mood. the former president's efforts to try to shift the narrative as quickly as possible from bad news to campaign mode were clear for anyone to see. and then in his remarks at bedminster last night, one of the things that i found most

notable was him reiterating if he's reelected he will appoint a special prosecutor to go after president joe biden and his family. for years now, republicans both trump and his allies in congress have been bemoaning the politicization of the justice system, and more moderate and centrist republicans who want to defend trump will say the problem is the doj has been politically weaponized, and of course the extraordinary, super charged irony that those republicans will now face is that they have their party's standard bearer, the front runner to be their party's nominee in 2024 saying almost explicitly that he's going to keep politicizing the justice department, that he's going to do the exact actions that he criticized the doj for currently being engaged in. it's almost like trump is doing his best to make these congressional republicans as

uncomfortable as humanly possible. >> barbara, vaughn alluded to the comments we heard from trump last night, which may have given us a preview to his legal defense. let's listen. >> i had every right to have these documents. in other words, whatever documents a president decides to take with him, he has the right to do so. it's an absolute right. this is the law. >> so barb, he appears, first of all to be admitting he knew he had the documents, that refused to turn them over. he's claiming there he's allowed to have them. he brought up the presidential records act in part of his speech. fact check that for us, and how strong is that defense? >> he's wrong, he's wrong on the law, and it is a loser of a defense. these were not presidential records that he's charged with retaining. they are agency records. agency records are specifically exempted from the presidential records act, which by the way was created to prevent

presidents from retaining records. but that's another matter. these are records that belong to agencies, the cia, the nsa, the director of national intelligence as stated in the indictment. and so he's wrong on the law, and i think the government can prove it because of the statement he made that was recorded about what he should have declassified when he was in office but he didn't so he can't disclose it now, and i think the consciousness of guilt of trying to obstruct the government's investigation. he lied about what he had and about giving it back. if he truly believed that these were his, that he could keep, then there'd be no reason to deceive the government about that. so i think he loses on the law and he loses on the facts. >> real quick, barbara, as far as what's next, the judge initially told trump he couldn't have any contact with walt nauta, his co-defendant or other witnesses in this case. now trump's team pushed back claiming it was going to be pretty much impossible not to have any contact since nauta and others are a part of trump's daily life, employees and others

that he interacts with, so the judge did amend that condition saying trump can't discuss the case with his co-defendant nauta or witnesses. i just wonder practically how that works. how can that be enforced or monitored? is this just the honor system in. >> it is, and it is very difficult to monitor it. but if the government should find that, for example, a witness has been approached, which could be potential witness tampering, the witness may tell the government that in which case the government could file a motion saying he is in breach of this order. any number of remedies could apply, holding in contempt, giving him a warning, even ultimately jailing him if he refuses to comply with a court order. we're a long ways from that moment, but that is a possibility. >> barbara mcquade and vaughn hillyard, ken dilanian, and betsy woodruff swan, thank you all for joining us. when we're back in just 60 seconds, what republicans are saying in private about the

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back on capitol hill is a little less certain. yes, many are still defending him, but more and more are also raising concerns about what is in the indictment. let's go to capitol hill now and nbc use julie tsirkin and live from his big board, nbc news national correspondent steve kornacki is standing by. julie, you first. you continue to gather reaction from republican lawmakers there. what sort of mixed messaging are you hearing. >> reporter: mixed messaging is the right way to put it. that's where a majority of republicans here on capitol hill find themselves. they think two things can be true, right? first, they don't condone the behavior in which the former president conducted himself in. they do find these charges in the indictment to be serious, but they also say that this is hypocritical. they don't see how the former president's case is different than who is currently in the white house or that of hillary clinton, for example, but take a listen to this real mash of all

different kinds of republicans. you have his supporters, you have those in the middle and those who are absolutely saying that this is unacceptable behavior and the former president got what was coming to him. watch. >> i would not feel comfortable with a convicted felon in the white house, so we'll see how the place plays out. >> i think it's obvious what the president did was wrong, and we just got to be honest. >> if you're going to talk about the actual indictment itself, i think this is ridiculous. i think it's stupid. >> they're persecuting donald trump. >> you don't think he did anything wrong? >> compared to joe biden? >> now we just heard from number two in the senate, john thune. he's the whip, he's the vote counter here. he just told my colleague frank thorpe a couple of moments ago this is all about 2024. he did not defend the former president's conduct. he endorsed someone else for president already. he's concerned about the election process when it comes to not only reelecting somebody in the white house, electing a republican hopefully, but also having republicans flip the senate here and hold onto the

house. >> and so steve, the indictment is out there for people to read now and the new polling suggests that americans do believe what is in this indictment, that the former president illegally removed classified documents from the white house. break it all down for us. >> we're starting to get some interesting numbers, excuse me, and obviously a bit of a politically volatile situation. you had all the activities yesterday. you had trump speaking last night. you're getting reaction from lawmakers and other folks in politics. we'll see how it all shakes out in the days and weeks to come. one initial read out on this reuters, ips so poll. as you say, they asked folks in this poll, do you believe that trump illegally removed classified documents from the white house and stored at mar-a-lago. there is a clear majority there of all americans who say that is believable to them, that what's in the indictment is believable to them. there's some big differences here when you look among republicans, more than a third

of republicans, 35% say it's believable, though nearly 60% say to them that is not believable. and then among that always crucial block of independent voters, it's nearly 60% that say that that basic premise in the indictment is believable to them. then you take it a step further and you ask in this poll, should trump be disqualified from the presidency because of this? now, what do folks mean by disqualified, legally disqualified or does it make him unqualified in their minds, a little bit unclear what the question reads to certain people, but basically when you put that statement to people exactly 50% in this poll say they agree trump should be disqualified based on that. again, republicans overwhelmingly disagree, independents overwhelmingly agree with that. so you say, okay, well, the political damage here to trump is clear. it is dire. well, there are some other numbers in here that are worth considering as well when you try to talk about the politics of

this. how about this, the statement the indictment of donald trump is politically motivated. well, 50% of all voters agree with that as well and a plurality of independents, 41, 31 also agree with that statement. there's a lot of independents who say they don't know, but the idea that this is a politically motivated indictment has a lot of purchase with the electorate. take it a step further, read this statement to voters. the elite class is targeting donald trump because they don't want him to win in 2024. and again, when you read that statement in this poll, a plurality, 46% say that they agree with that. again, overwhelmingly republicans agree with that statement. so politically what does that mean? interestingly in this poll, they ask among republicans who's your choice for 2024, donald trump retains a significant lead in this poll, though this same poll taken a month ago showed a bigger trump lead.

it was 30 points for trump a month ago. it's 21 now. so has the indictment, has the news around it eroded his supportamong republicans a little bit? that's possible. is this noise? that's possible. it's still a very big trump lead in this poll, a very big trump lead in the other polls, but i think you can see from that data there there's a couple different ways to read this. >> absolutely. i want to get some reaction about what we're learning here. thank you steve kornacki and julie tsirkin. let's bring in msnbc political analyst, david jolly, a former florida republican congressman who is no longer affiliated with that party. so congressman, just your reaction to what we heard from steve and what stands out? >> i think the big takeaway, what is consistent in all of those questions and all of those numbers is the permanency of the maga coalition, which is largely, vastly republicans but also some independents who have joined the pro-trump coalition. that comes through in each of

those numbers, that donald trump's hold on a cultural and political movement remains as strong as ever despite now two indictments. >> a trump spokesman put kind of a positive spin on yesterday's event saying, quote, what did the other candidates do today? do we know? we know where trump was. and he went on to say there was no oxygen for the other candidates. i guess that's the old all publicity is good publicity philosophy. what do you think about that? >> if your candidate's a showman, right? if donald trump's somebody who can turn an indictment into a positive if you will. but i think it goes to this permanency. nobody has yet cracked donald trump's hold on the party. what we know is he is fighting two battles. he's fighting the legal battle and the battle for public opinion and the white house. ultimately, i believe that donald trump is putting all his chips on the table knowing he has to win the presidency. so perhaps his lawyers will give him certain counsel, but the counsel he is seeking is his own. how do i get to the white house

in november of '24 so i can take care of all of this. >> i wonder if the candidates we were just showing who are rivals to trump are listening to outside advisers because we have reporting that a number of other gop campaigns are telling us that this is one rival's aide saying, quote, every campaign right now that is not donald trump is receiving pressure from donors to go harder against donald trump. the campaigns are apparently hearing that, but is anyone taking the advice? >> yeah, this is interesting because there are two distinct republican groups right now in this question about trump support. there is everybody that's not running for president and then there are the presidential candidates because if you're a house or senate republican, you might as well kind of softly stick with donald trump, but if you're a presidential candidate, you have your own interests in mind to try to reach the white house, and then your donors want to see you topple the front runner donald trump. i don't think it can happen piecemeal, ana. i think that the moment that i'm

looking for -- which i do not think will happen -- is in august if every republican candidate stands on that stage and says what donald trump did is wrong and he needs to focus on his legal affairs. i don't see that happening, but it's that theory of it happened slowly and all at once. we haven't seen that moment yet, but that might be what it takes. >> thank you so much, former florida congressman david jolly, appreciate it. up next here on "ana cabrera reports" a summer cold snap for inflation. it just chilled to the lowest level in two years. but could another rate hike still be in our future? what to expect when the federal reserve meets today? plus, a crazy helicopter water rescue. you can see it all here. it could fit into a hollywood action movie. stay with us. stay with us sk-reward analysis help make trading feel effortless. and its customizable scans with social sentiment help you find and unlock opportunities in the market. e*trade from morgan stanley. with powerful, easy-to-use tools, power e*trade makes complex trading easier.

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>> a decline, not just less inflation. >> exactly. the average for a dozen eggs is now lower than it was this time last year and much lower than the beginning of the year, which is welcome relief for americans getting sticker shock at the store. prices did still go up by 4% on a yearly rate, although that is much slower than the 9% we saw last year, and that's something that economists are saying that's an encouraging sign. we'd like to get a little closer to 2%, so it's not mission accomplished yet, but whether you look at airline fares, they're going down, so gasoline prices went down between april and may. all of those are welcome news to a lot of americans. >> what does that mean for what we're anticipating this afternoon with the fed? will the rate hikes be off the table now? >> financial markets and wall street have a 95% chance that they're not going to raise interest rates today. that would be the first time in a year and a half that they would not have moved to further ratchet borrowing costs up. now, for those americans that are maybe hearing this and going, hey, that's great news

for 30-year mortgage rates or my credit card rates, my auto loan rates. we're not talking about the fed lowering interest rates, they're just going to hold them at the high level they're at now. don't expect the 30-year mortgage to go down to 3%. it shows that the fed might be saying, okay, we may have reached the end of our hiking cycle and we can sit and wait to see how the bite of the previous interest rate hikes take effect on the economy before they assess whether or not they need to go further. >> good stuff, thank you so much. let's turn to nbc news correspondent shaquille brow brewster standing by for us at a grocery store in chicago. what are shoppers telling you, and are they actually feeling this relief? >> reporter: not yet. when you get a sense of what brian ticked through there, you get an understanding of why. you're talking about a pace of

increase of price that's better. year-over-year food going up about 6.7%, but there are those exceptions. brian mentioned the fact that eggs are a little bit cheaper. if you were rounding out your breakfast with bacon, you have bacon down about 7%. the price of whole milk is down about 3%. so you do see prices going down. but when you talk to shoppers and the owner of this store i'm in right now, you see it's still a little bit of a struggle for shoppers. listen here. >> a slab of ribs 30 something dollars when you used to could get it for like 24. that's a big jump. >> is it harder now to keep those prices down than it has been in the past? or does this compare to another time? >> you can't keep the same margins you want. but you get lower margins just to get them in here, just to keep the customers coming back. >> reporter: now, pete did tell me he is noticing some improvement.

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firefighters sifting through the rubble today searching for survivors. and this attack the latest in a series of russian strikes comes one day after a deadly air strike on president zelenskyy's hometown killed 11 people. it comes as a ukrainian counteroffensive is reportedly making some gains with heavy fighting on the ground, driving back russian forces in the bakhmut and zaporizhzhia areas. joining us now from kyiv is nbc news foreign correspondent raf sanchez. raf, ukraine's deputy defense minister describing the counteroffensive as extremely fierce battles. is ukraine making gains? >> reporter: ana, they say they are making gains, but those gains are incremental, and at this stage they are more symbolic than strategic. ukrainians have liberated a string of villages in the donetsk region in the east. these are small communities home to a couple of hundred people, but they are in front of russia's main defensive lines,

and what we have not yet seen the ukrainians do is mount an all-out assault on those russian fortified positions, and that is going to be the really big test. can the ukrainians put to use all that western weaponry, all that western armor that they have received in recent months, can they punch through russian lines, and can they take and hold territory? now what we think the ukrainians are doing at this stage is they are probing for weaknesses. they are looking for places to strike, and that is where they will commit the bulk of their forces. but the ukrainians at this point are saying it's very early days in this counteroffensive. >> i want to ask you about this other headline we're getting and information around putin and apparently he held what is being described as an unusual round table with 18 journalists to discuss his ongoing efforts in ukraine. what more are you learning about this? what do you make of it? >> reporter: yeah, this was unusual. so putin gathered a bunch of

russia's leading military bloggers to the kremlin. you can see them there, and these are very influential figures in russia. people read their reports on telegram, on other apps. the kremlin is very sensitive to what they say about how the war in ukraine is going. putin made a couple of points. there's a rumor sweeping russia right now that he's about to announce another wave of mobilization, so once again conscripting russian men, sending them often without much training to the front lines in ukraine. putin said at this round table that that is not the case. he's not planning to do so. he also acknowledged that russia could be doing better defending its southern flank. we've seen russian partisans backed by ukraine attacking the southern russian city of belgrade, and putin acknowledging they are not doing as much as they could be to defend that city. >> great reporting, thank you so much for joining us. up next on "ana cabrera

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we have some new governments in the other investigations into former president donald trump, ahead of potential charges in the election interference probe

in georgia, nbc news has confirmed that team members from the fulton county sheriff's office have traveled to both miami and new york gathering security intel around his indictments in both of those states. let's bring in criminal defense attorney and msnbc legal analyst, danny cevallos. okay, so what does this mean? what do you take from it in terms of where the georgia probe could be headed given this new development? >> well, the fulton county probe is proceeding deliberately. that's all i can say. if you look at the history, the d.a. has sent it to a grand jury, and that was essentially an advisory grand jury. that grand jury essentially sent it back, and now the fulton county d.a. can send it to an actual charging grand jury. she's advised the court to clear its schedule so to speak for a particular time, and now this sort of intel gathering trip, no one can accuse the fulton county d.a. of running headlong into a prosecution. she's clearly taken each step very deliberately here, and to the extent it also telegraphs to

us what her plans may be. that there are probably charges coming, but whether they're against trump or somebody else remains to be seen. >> okay. so let's pivot to a different case. let's talk about an update in the e. jean carroll defamation suit. a judge now allowing her and her team to file an amended lawsuit. explain what's happening here. >> this is some smart procedural lawyering here. you could argue when trump made the comments he did during the cnn town hall, that opened him up to new exposure, and theoretically, i think the plaintiff could have filed a brand new lawsuit. why in the world would you want to do that when you have a perfectly good lawsuit you just got a fantastic verdict on. use that, see if you can relate it back to that original lawsuit. then you don't have to go through the entire court process again. in other words, she's effectively time traveled back, gotten the priority of that earlier complaint, and now she's just taking a shovel and heaping the new allegations into that

earlier complaint, really making it a rubber stamp process instead of a brand new complaint into new york court which would take years to get to trial. she now is essentially pig by backing on the favorable verdict she will had and now adds new allegations and can get fresh new damages. >> she got 5 million. now she's saying let's up this to 10 million. >> right, and arguably there's no end in sight, if trump continues to bash her openly, she could just keep going back to that well and it moves very quickly, something moving very quickly that trump traditionally does not like. this is a very effective tool, and some really smart procedural checks by the plaintiff's team. >> thank you for explaining that, i think most of us are like what is going on here. danny cevallos, you're great, thank you so much. and northern and now new

report is shedding new light on just how they managed to stay alive and what went wrong with their plane. joining us now for more on this is nbc news correspondent anne thompson. you got the fun story today, this unbelievable survival story. what more are you learning? >> it really is remarkable. what we are learning comes from a new preliminary report from colombian authorities that nbc news has obtained. it not only explains how that plane crash may have happened, it also explains how those four children were able to survive alone in the amazon jungle. but remember, this is just an initial finding. it is by no means the conclusion because the investigation is still ongoing. >> it's a miraculous rescue that has captured the attention of the world.

for 40 days, four siblings ranging in age from 13 to 1 lived off the land and survived. after their plane crashed deep in the amazon jungle killing three adults including their mother. overnight, nbc news obtained a preliminary accident report issued by colombian authorities. it was created before they located the kids, but sheds light on how the crash may have occurred. the report notes the aircraft was airworthy and had the technical requirements required for the flight, but less than an hour after takeoff, the pilot reportedly radioed into air traffic control hoping to make an emergency landing, sending a chilling message, may day, may day, may day, the engine is failing again, going to look for a river. less than a minute later, they would receive their last communication from the pilot. 103 miles outside san jose, going to land in water. but the aircraft never made it. according to the report, as the

plane fell from the sky, the aircraft reportedly lost its engine, later found next to the aircraft. the report adding the blades of the engine's propellers showed no deformations or damage. colombian investigators say the ntsb was notified because the plane and propeller were manufactured in the united states. investigators say the front of the plane was demolished after flying nose first into the jungle floor. that detail may provide a clue as to how the children survived due to their seating positions. in these photos, you can see investigators believe the children were likely seated in the back of the plane. the report says because the front section suffered the main affectation and great structural damage. however, one puzzling detail remains. investigators presumed 11-month-old kristen may have been seated with his mother. she died at the scene four days later, but the infant survived. that report also noted that the

aircraft involved in the crash had actually been involved in a separate accident in 2021, due to loss of engine power. the plane was repaired and put back into service just this past march. the next hurdle for these brave children, recovery. day by day, they're working it regain their strength. now one of the big questions is why were the children on that plane in the first place? well, the father of two of the children told "the new york times" that they were actually fleeing their hometown because their hometown had been taken over by these armed groups that were trying to -- trying to recruit the children, and so the mother wanted to take the children to a safer place. and so this plane was their escape route, and then tragedy occurred. ana? >> anne thompson, thank you so much for that update. up next on "ana cabrera reports," surrounded by sharks. as we gear up for a busy beach

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this summer, you might think we're going to need a bigger boat. stories like the one last month of a 13-year-old girl fending off a shark attack in florida definitely catch your attention, but for some perspective, in 2022, the number of shark attacks actually hit a ten-year

low. to make sure you're prepared just in case as you head to the beach, we have got what you need to know to protect yourself if you do encounter a predator of the deep this summer. here is nbc news correspondent tom costello at the georgia aquarium, swimming with the fishes. >> i like that hammerhead. i like that shark. it is so big. >> reporter: there's something about those teeth, those eyes, that fin. >> they eat people. >> no. they don't like to eat people. >> reporter: young or old, sharks capture our imagination. here at the georgia aquarium, they have got hammerheads, tiger sharks, sand sharks, silver tip and silky sharks, 15 in all. i had oatmeal for breakfast, does that make me more of an appealing target? >> absolutely not. they don't like fiber. >> reporter: they don't like fiber? okay, good. dr. katie lines is a researcher and my personal underwater guide

today. >> take some slow deep breaths. >> reporter: within minutes of our shark cage going into the water, katie's enthusiasm was contagious. >> so the ones with the big tall dorsal fin, right there, to your right. >> reporter: i see it. oh, my gosh. being submerged in their world is truly sensory overload. the water is clear, but cold. as these giants of the deep stay in constant motion, circling. it is just a totally immersive experience. oh, goodness. what is that? that's a big shark. >> so that is one of our sand tiger sharks. they're really a cool species. >> reporter: swimming at the top of the food chain, they are essential to the ocean's life cycle. >> all these sharks play critical roles in the ecosystem and they help keep everything in balance. >> reporter: usually sharks are interested in fish or seals, not humans. but attacks do happen. in may, a 13-year-old fended off

a bull shark, most occur in florida, followed by new york, hawaii and california. still, 2022 brought the fewest shark attacks in ten years. 41 unprovoked bites in the u.s. >> so you're more likely to have a coconut fall on you and kill you than to be bit by a shark. >> reporter: a coconut. >> a coconut. >> reporter: there are some things you can do to avoid shark contact. swim with a buddy close to shore, don't swim near seals or schools of fish. don't wear jewelry. and avoid excessive splashing. if a shark gets too close -- >> you can hit it on the nose. you can hit it in the gills. poke it in the eye. >> reporter: and then get away. >> and then get away. get out of the water as soon as you can. >> reporter: dr. lions is researching the microplastics sharks are ingesting and how their populations are affected by climate change. >> if they're affected, then everything else below them is affected. >> reporter: since you've been so excited about sharks since

you were a little girl, what is it like to see them face to face like this? >> it is just incredible. i mean, it is such a different experience being in with them rather than on the other side of an acrylic. >> tom costello reporting, brave man. thank you, tom. that's going to do it for us today. thank you so much for joining us. we'll see you back here tomorrow. as always, same time, same place. until then, reporting from new york, i'm ana cabrera. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. and good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart. former president donald trump is now officially a federal criminal defendant as he takes his case to the court of public opinion after his historic arraignment. we're going to break down what is next in the case along with other looming legal problems for the former president. plus, this afternoon, all eyes will be on the federal reserve, which could pause hiking interest rates amid new data showing inflation is finally cooling down. we'll break down what this means for