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.

of course, it comes at a critical time when he is running for re-election. >> chris -- kristin welkerank you very much. >> reporter: for south korea and japan and the united states, the threats are very real. there's china's military and buildup and behavior in the south china sea. north korea testing new weapons and making advances in its weapons program. also signs of growing military cooperation between russia and north korea. china has been watching this summit take shape and not having flattering things to say about it. state media here has been characterizing the trilateral get together as a mini-nato-style alliance. they say it'sdestructive and going to cause more conflict. this is tricky navigating for south korea and japan, given china's economic clout in the region. china is the number one trading partner for both south korea and japan. beijing has warned seoul and tokyo against getting too close to the west. this sort of trilateral meeting and a deal might not have happened even a year ago. there have been a number of developments between south korea and japan and their rec

4-year-old was escorted to her class in honor of her late father who died in the line of duty kristin welkered by loss her father was killed in the line of duty his wife brianna says he is what the love of their lives. tell me about her dad, christopher. what was he like >> he loved spiderman. he loved dinosaurs, dinosaurs were his favorite. he was like a big kid at heart >> reporter: to his fellow deputies in georgia, he was also a hero >> we throw that around a lot. but people like christopher who come to work every day and serve our community, and then, while serving their community they pay that ultimate sacrifice, that certainly is the definition of a hero >> good job! >> reporter: that's why sheriff david davis and his deputies decided to honor christopher's legacy, walking samira into her first day of school in macon, standing in for the father who couldn't be there. >> in honor of daddy, mr. christopher, woo good job >> reporter: there they are, making sure she has the support and smiles she needs for this new chapter in her own life. >> yeah, i'm in pre-k. >> pre-k, yes! >> reporter

let's get some perspective on the overnight developments from laura jarrett and kristin welker ladies, good morning to both of you. let's start with the legal side, laura. so the president had been booked he's posted bond we've seen the mug shot. what does this mean for the case moving forward now where does it go >> the most important aspect of this entire process for the former president is that he abides by those conditions for his release. remember, we have seen the paper that sets out the fact that he can't intimidate witnesses he can't even talk to his co-defendants about the facts of the case we know mayor giuliani said, i talked to him earlier this week. it shows you the delicate dance prosecutors will have to decide when to bring things to the o i >> judge's attention. how much does he want to enforce this, and how do they want to go about it >> how do they go about enforcing the conditions of the bail >> the prosecutors, if they hil immediately, but admonish him, thought there was a violation, they would bring it to the judge's attention. of course, the judge wouldn't necess

savannah and hoda are off this morning, s kristin welker traveled from washington, d.c., to join th party>> we are heading into labor day. a week away. lot of excitement. >> quite the weekend if you are a sports fan not a fan celebrating not on but two thrilling sports stories last night california taking home the 2023 little league world series they took the title in epic fashio after that incredible walk-off home run in the final inning. >> this also incredible. simone biles breaking yet another record becoming the first gymnast to win an eighth championship thanks in part to a dazzling floor routine. her former teammate will join us in studio as we look ahead to her road to the paris olympics. >>> florida bracing for tropical storm idalia expected to strengthen into major hurricane before making landfall mr. roker tracking the path of that storm. >> well, we have a lot going on. hurricane ian came on shore as a category-five hurricane back i september of 2022. we've got two systems out there. hurricane franklin, tropical storm idalia going to be causing big problems 125 miles south of

friday deadline to surrender to authorities in georgia after his fourth criminal indictment nbc's kristin welker is on the campaign trail in iowa with the latest and also with the results of a new nbc news poll just out this morning fresh off the presses. kristin, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. our new poll, a partnership with nbc news, the "des moines register" and mediacom shows former president trump with the largest republican caucus lead in the poll since 2000 when george w. bush won the state but there are gettable debates, which means it could be pivotal. he may be skipping this week's debate but our new poll of republican caucusgoers shows former president trump with a commanding lead over the gop field, more than 20 points ahead of his closest rival florida governor ron desantis 42 to 19%, while mr. trump is now facing four criminal indictments, nearly two-thirds of caucusgoers don't believe he has committed a serious crime. we spoke to some of those poll respondents. >> i think it is just blown out of proportion, the whole thing. >> i felt like he was making a m

. >> let's turn for a moment to kristin welker on the political side of this. we had a big discussion with the lawyers about when this trial might take place. it is really important because if this runs past the election, there is a world in which donald trump could be re-elected and has the potential of pardoning himself or ordering his justice department to drop the case. when is this trial going to happen? very interesting and very important. >> very important, savannah because it speaks to the strategy here. are the president and his legal team effectively trying to run out the clock so that the election is held before these cases go to court? in the meantime, he is trying to build momentum based off of this. from his first indictment to his third indictment, savannah, he's only gotten politically stronger. recent polls show 71% of gop voters do not think he committed a crime. one poll shows him with a 37-point lead over his nearest rival, ron desantis. look, this cuts both ways, und-raising.se he's seen a spike at the same time, his legal fees are goup. so

let's bring in our legal correspondent laura jarrett and kri kristin welker let's talk about the timing of the trial. obviously the defense lawyers are already saying we need more time we got to look at this discovery. come on. we have so much to go through. when do you think this trial date will be set, and why is that such an important issue in this case? >> this is when it is key to watch the judge. she's already signaling she wants to move fast mr. trump didn't even appear in front of the judge who you see on your screen there she's made it clear to the magistrate she wants to set a trial date at that hearing it signals she wants to move she could set it before the one set for may. his other classified documents case, she could move it ahead. she could set it for early next year before that case. >> what are donald trump's rights here? he has a right to a speedy trial, but he also has a right to look at discovery and not be rushed into it how do those two factors play out? >> this will be up to her discretion there is no firm time line on when exactly she has to set the trial. but i

let's bring in chief white house correspondent kristin welker.ificant, joe, you're absolutely right about that. president biden is hosting the first foreign leader summit at camp david since taking office and the first time these three leaders will be together. on the agenda really is this show of force against a rising china and also against north korea and its recent provocations, including concerns that russia is aiding north korea in its nuclear missile program. a senior administration official underscoring the significance of the location, camp david. let me read you what this person said. quote, i think there's a recognition that the venue is reserved for only the most important and significant such meetings. this official site of the peace talks between israel and the palestinian delegations under former president clinton as well as critical talks at the end of world war ii, the location really aimed at underscoring the weight and significance of this moment, joe. and of course it does come against the backdrop of these long-held tensions