i'm erica brown, cbs news, new york. >>> it's thursday, august 3rd, >>> it's thursday, august 3rd, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." former president donald trump expected in court today in washington where he will face charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. we're going to have a preview from the capitol. >>> sentenced to death. a jury recommend the death penalty for the pittsburgh synagogue shooter who killed 11 worshippers. >>> terrifying kidnapping case. a woman says she was locked in a cinderblock cell after being violently abducted. how the suspect could be linked to other assaults. >>> good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. in what's come to be a film -- a familiar scene now, former president donald trump is expected to appear before a judge today. trump is due at a federal courthouse in our nation's capital to answer to four felony charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. this comes about seven weeks after his arraignment over the alleged mishandling of nicole d'antoni

i'm erica brown, cbs news, new york. >>> it's friday, august 4th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." donald trump arraigned. the former president's appearing in a federal courthouse and pleading not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. trump's comments and what's next. >>> breaking overnight, in a major win for the biden administration, a court ruled that restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the southern border can stay in place. >>> and spying arrest. two u.s. navy sailors based in california are charged with providing military secrets to china. the sentence -- the sensitive information they're accused of selling. >>> good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we start with former president donald trump at the center of another historic day in washington. he appeared at a federal courthouse yesterday to face charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. trump pleaded not guilty to four felony charges, later calling it a very sad day for am

i'm erica brown, cbs news, new york. >>> it's friday, august 4th, 2023.g in a federal courthouse and pleading not guilty to charges on

. >> family and friends of a woman missing for more than a week asking what happened to erica brown. >> erica, if you are out there, we love you, we miss you. you know. >> what loved ones are telling us about the missing north bay woman. and the person of interest police are trying to track down. >>> also, pirates in the east bay. an unusual crime spree where several boats were stolen from a waterfront community. >>> a bacteria breakout. more participants from the big mud run in sonoma county are reporting rashes. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm janelle wang. police in the north bay are asking for the public's help solving the mysterious disappearance of a fairfield mother. police are searching for both the 36-year-old woman and her boy friend who has been named a person of interest in this case. >> reporter: police tell me erica brown was last seen at her fairfield home more than a week ago. a neighbor tells me she saw her get out of her car and walk inside on august 20th. she hasn't been seen since. >> i want he

we're going to find you. >> reporter: that's what erica brown's friends want her to know tonight. these women say the past week has been an emotional roller coaster ever since one of their best friends since middle school disappeared. >> we all agreed we would go from sacramento to oakland, post flyers of her, pray for her. >> reporter: fairfield police declined to talk on camera, but they say brown's live-in boyfriend, 45-year-old mark randle is a person of interest in her disappearance. neighbors say he peeled out and sped away the day she disappeared. we spotted tire marks on the street. police have been unable to locate randall. her friends say he needs to come forward. >> we just want answers. we want to know where she is. we understand that accidents can happen, things can happen, but we want answers. >> somebody knows something. if you have any information at all, please call fairfield pd. >> candles and balloons have been placed, praying for her safe return. they tell us brown has a 13-year-old daughter who needs her. >> she would not leave her daughter, not at all. there'

i'm erica brown in new york.s in the rio grande river. the buoys were installed last month as part of texas's border security measures, leading to criticism that they were illegal and unsafe. the cause of death and identity of the body are unknown. >>> adidas says a portion of the proceeds from its upcoming sale of yeezys will be donated to groups working to fight anti-semitism. the sneaker giant cut ties with the rapper formally known as kanye west last year after anti-semitic comments. >>> and gwyneth paltrow has partnered with airbnb to rent her guest house. the one-night stay includes a chef's dinner with the actress and her husband. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. bs news, new york. >>> tonight, from here in the nation's capital, where donald trump is set to appear before a federal judge, the new details about what will happen at the courthouse as the former president is expected to plead not guilty to charges of conspiracy and obstruction. here are tonight's headlines

erica brown was last seen a week ago at her home in fairfield. her boyfriend, also pictured, mark randal, is a person of interest. he was living with her during the time she disappeared. randal was last seen driving a black sedan. >>> it will be a warm afternoon, widespread throughout the bay area as high pressure is starting to build in. we will see heat ramp up even more day by day until around wednesday as the system moves in. we are already ten degrees above average in areas like concord into antioch. interestingly enough some micro climates were not feeling the heat as much. we are below average near san francisco and pacifica, about seven degrees below where we should be. we are talking about upper 60s along the coast with mostly sunny skies, complete sunshine into the santa clara valley with 80s this afternoon. 96 near pittsburg. as we pull closer to the bay bridge and up even north closer to kent ville and mill valley, we are in the 70s and 80s this afternoon. we will keep a close eye on the excessive heat map. the area of high pressure i

police say 36-year-old erica brown hasn't been seen or heard from in eight days. neighbors say they last saw her getting out of her car, walking into her house on august 20th. the whereabouts of brown's live-in boy friend, 45-year-old mark randall is also unknown. police are calling him a person of interest in her disappearance. brown's friends say they've been praying for her safe return. >> erica, if you are out there, we love you, we miss you, you know. come home -- come home, e.t. >> investigators say mark randall was last seen driving a black mercedes sedan. if you have any information, the fairfield police would like to hear from you. >>> a los gatos mom accused of hosting drunken sex parties for her young son and his friends was back in court. shannon o'connor was ordered back to court so trial on her 39 counts could begin. she was assaulted by five other inmates and suffered a head injury, concussion and broken nose. she has been in custody since her arrest in october of 2021. >>> numbers are shining a spotlight on one of the biggest challenges for those t

. >>> police want to finish you have seen this woman, 36-year-old erica brown. she has been missing for over a week and her disappearance is suspicious. she was seen on august 20th and that 45-year-old mark randall was living with her and considered a person of interest in her disappearance. he was seen in a black mercedes-benz sedan. >>> police say that a husband and father showed up to work like he usually does and ended up in a hospital bed. he was badly beaten after trying to stop someone from stealing from their store. >> reporter: we talked with his family and they call him a kind and honorable man and they don't understand how something like this could happen to him, now fighting for his life in the icu and we talked with residents in the area who hold us that they no longer feel safe in the neighborhood. >> loyal and trustworthy. he treated that store like it was his. it makes no sense why he tried to stop the guy. he would have let him steal whatever they wanted to steal. >> reporter: her father was working at the richmond market when a man tried to ste

erica brown disappeared from her home last sunday in fairfield in a case police are calling suspicious. they say this man, her boyfriend, mark randall, was living at the home with her, also can't be found. they're calling him a person of interest. he was last seen driving a four-door black mercedes sedan from the early 2000's. >>> the countdown is on to beyonce's south bay arrival. she'll take the stage sunday at levi's. i know what it's like to perform through pain. if you're like me, one of the millions suffering from pain caused by migraine nurtec odt may help. it's the only medication that can treat a migraine when it strikes and prevent migraine attacks. treat and prevent, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. we're in this together. talk to a doctor about nurtec odt. >>> this midday we want to deliver a big thank you to everyone who helped clear the shelters over the weekend. thanks to you, nearly 200 pets now have forever homes. >> we know at least 50

police are asking for your help in finding a missing woman they think is in danger. 36-year-old erica brown was last seen a week ago at her home in fairfield. police say that brown's boyfriend, 45-year-old mark sayre, is a person of interest. he was living with her when she disappeared. randle was last seen driving a black sedan. >>> covid cases are picking up across the country, fueled by summer travel. cdc says the steady climb of cases resulted in more hospitalizations, but it is below the peaks of previous seasons. positivity rate in the state is 32.2%. in the bay area, counties are seeing a range of positivity numbers of positive numbers, i should say. in marin county, it's around 19%. santa clara county, 8%. with cases on the rise, some people say they're back to wearing masks. >> look, i go to trader joe's all the time and i wear a mask. i figure if i wear a mask, the chances are less that i will get infected. >> i'm not so worried about closing down or wears masks or any of that. i'm worried if there is a new strain or something that becomes very contagious that a lot of people are

." >>> i'm erica brown in washington. thanks for staying with us.g much of the nation are forecast to continue throughout the week. 66 million americans from the southern plains through the gulf states and desert southwest are experiencing dangerous levels of heat. and as they crank up the air-conditioning, it's putting a severe strain on a nation's power grid. as energy companies search for ways to avert potential blackouts, many are turning to solar farms. carter evans has the story. >> reporter: next to the rows of alfalfa, another type of farm is taking root in kern county, california, one that's harvesting clean, renewable energy. >> these panels track the sun all day. >> reporter: alicia knapp is president and ceo of bhe renewables, owner of solar star, one of the largest solar farms in the country with a peak output of 586 megawatts. >> how many homes can that power? >> about 255,000 california homes. >> reporter: there are more than 5,000 solar farms across the u.s. producing about 3.5% of the nation's electricity, and dozens of new faciliti

." >>> i'm erica brown in washington. thanks for staying with us.and destruction on the hawaiian island of maui, there are also moments that can make your heart smile, like this photo of two young boys consoling each other near the ashes of their fa families' homes. their worldly possessions were lost, but as their mothers told us, what survived is so much more important. tony dokoupil reports. >> reporter: if you want to know what it takes to build a home, it helps if you're the one doing it. about five years ago, shelby and ariel got that chance with a little help from habitat for humanity. >> we put all of our sweat and tears into that home. so to know that we actually built that, it just -- it was a different feeling than actually just buying it. >> reporter: though pregnant, they weren't afraid to do it all. >> i was on the roof. i put windows in. i put doors in. i painted. >> reporter: they moved in as both friends and neighbors, which is also how you describe their first born sons, manaea and zaiden. for years, they all grew together. >> ever

." >>> i'm erica brown in washington. thanks for staying with us.rainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is in athens this morning, the fourth stop on his tour of european capitals aimed at maintaining support in the war against russia. zelenskyy is meeting with the greek prime minister and also the leaders of the baltic nations. over the weekend, he was in denmark, getting a firsthand look at the f-16 fighters that country had promised to provide around the end of the year. ukrainian officials say those warplanes could have stopped the latest air strike on a civilian target. our cbs news crew got there just after the attack. debora patta reports. >> reporter: it's believed, in fact, that russia may have been targeting a drone exhibition in the city. but as usual, it is civilians who bore the brunt of that attack. the moment a russian missile plunged into the heart of chernihiv, striking the city center just as our cbs news team was driving towards it. this is the very building we were heading for just minutes before we arrived. it was hit by a massiv

disappearance of a fairfield mother has family in police asking for help, please say 36- year-old erica brown not been seen, or heard from in eight days. neighbours last saw her getting out of her car and walking into her home on august 20. her live-in boyfriend, that's his photo there, 45-year-old mark randall, is considered a person of interest in her disappearance. the police have not been able to locate him either. brown's friends say they've been praying for her return. >> no way, she would go this long without any type of contact with her baby. >> we want her to return home to her daughter, i just want her to know that i love her. >> fairfield police say mark randall was last seen driving a black mercedes sedan, if you haven't for any information about his location or the disappearance you are urged to call fairfield police . >>> stop the harassment and let us live in dignity, the message from dozens of redwood city families as the council discussed whether to move forward with new renter protections. stephanie is in redwood city with the story. >> she wants the right to decent housing.

if you have information on erica brown's whereabouts, you're encouraged to contact fairfield police. >> the vallejo police officer who shot and killed a man during a george floyd protest could be getting his job back. detective jarrett tonn was fired after shot. 22 year-old sean monterrosa outside a walgreens store in the early morning hours of june. second, 2020 and 2 other officers were responding to reports of looting at the store. police have claims mistook a hammer in monterrosa's pocket for a gun when he opened fire after being placed on administrative leave. then police chief shawny williams fired tom in 2021. after he says he determine monterrosa was on his knees with his hands raised when he was shot attorney for police union says tons firing has since been overturned in arbitration. the police department is not commenting on the matter but monterrosa's family members say they will protest the move to have him reinstated. a news conference is set for this thursday. some scary moments at the university of north carolina chapel hill today. a faculty member was killed in a shoo

>>> police in fairfield are asking for your help in the search for a missing woman. 36-year-old erica brown was last seen at her home in fairfield a week ago. police are investigating her disappearance as suspicious in nature. police say brown's boyfriend, 45-year-old mark randall, was living with her at the time, and he is a person of interest. and now they can't find him. he was last seen driving an early 2000 model four-door black mercedes sedan. police are asking anyone with information about either of these people to please give them a call. >>> an early morning standoff in san francisco came to a peaceful end. police say it started just after 5:30 on brannon street in the soma neighborhood. officers spotted a man with a gun. they tried to stop him. he fired at them and then ran. officers later found him hiding under a car. police set up a perimeter and eventually arrested him. no one was hurt. >>> the search is on in contra costa county for the gunman who killed one person last night. it happened in rodeo, a town north of richmond. around 10:30, deputies got a call about a suspicious

." >>> i'm erica brown in washington. thanks for staying with us.ol year gets under way, health officials are warning of a new surge in covid cases. hospitalizations and deaths are up more than 20%, and some hospitals have reinstated mask requirements for patients, visitors, and staff. and in a sign of what could be ahead, covid has been found in a rising number of wastewater samples. the virus is usually detected in the wastewater up to a week before local residents start testing positive. drugmakers like moderna and pfizer are expected to come out with vaccines this fall that are tailored to the latest variant. >> meanwhile, the search for ways to detect covid early is getting a little help from man's best friend. bradley blackburn explains. >> repoter: they are our companions and best friends and now a growing number of studies show dogs have the power to detect the covid-19 virus. >> one of the investigators from columbia came out and said that our -- is no longer the gold standard. it's the dog. >>>> reporter: researchers at u santnta barbara s

erica brown was last seen last sunday. police are investigating her disappearance as suspicious. this man, her boyfriend was living with her at the time and is a person of interest. but they can't find him. he was last seen driving an early 2000s model ford or black mercedes van. >>> sonoma county, north of santa rosa, the chp is trying to find a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian and drove off. it happened on river road near rio vista road. not far from forestville. the man who was hit died at the scene of the driver is described only as a white female. the vehicle has major damage to the grill, front bumper and headlight. >>> several fires are burning, so a bay area advisory is extended. ? >> smoke advisory for monday and likely following us tuesday and wednesday. a change in the wind. monday looks like hazy skies. pretty much what we've been seeing over the weekend. but changes coming up during the day tuesday. north winds picking up over the hills of the north bay. you can see how some of that smoke now drops into parts of the north bay. higher levels of smoke pollution t

to find a woman last seen eight days ago and the man they say was living with her. 36-year-old erica brown disappeared from her home last sunday sunday in fairfield, in a case police are calling suspicious. they say this man, her boyfriend, mark randle, was living at the home, and also cannot be found. they're calling him a person of interest. randle was last seen driving a four-door black mercedes sedan from the early 2000s. >>> one bay area woman is making it her mission to educate people about the dangers of fentanyl and overdose prevention. michelle leapold says her son died inside his dorm room from taking a fentanyl-laced pill. she teamed up with workers and held a training and awareness session to teach people how to use narcan to potentially save someone who is overdosing. >> you minister the first dose of narcan. it's one push and that is one whole dose. this is very personal. this is how i'm trying to find some purpose in my pain. >> the event also took place ahead of this wednesday's international overdose awareness day. >>> taking a live look outside, overlooking san jose in oa

police are asking for your help in finding a missing woman they think is in danger. 36-year-old erica brown last seen a week ago at her home in fairfield. police say brown's boyfriend, 45-year-old mark randle is a person of interest. he was living with her during the time she disappeared. randle was last seen driving a black sedan. >>> for the third time, a developer has been chosen for a huge new project in concord. city council has selected brookfield properties to transform the old naval weapons station into a new residential community. the two previous tries led nowhere. john ramos explains why things are moving so slowly. >> reporter: concord has something most cities would die for. thousands and thousands of acres of open land to build houses on. but city leaders say you probably shouldn't expect this land to be any help in this housing crisis. it's probably fitting video from saturday's meeting should be mostly frozen with lots of starts and stops. it's a perfect description of how the process has gone so far in choosing a master developer to convert the old concord naval weapons sta

to find a woman last seen eight days ago, and the man they say was living with her. 36-year-old erica brown disappeared from her home last sunday in fairfield, in a case that police are calling suspicious. they say this man, her boyfriend, mark randle, was living at the home and also cannot be found. they're calling him a person of interest. randle was last seen driving a four-door black mercedes sedan from the early 2000s. >>> florida investigators say the shooter in that racially motivated rampage at a tlar general store purchased his weapons legally. three innocent people died before that shooter, a 21-year-old white man, killed himself saturday in jacksonville as police rushed in. authorities say that he had no criminal record, no red flags that would have stopped him from being able to purchase his guns. he also left no doubt about his intentions in a hate-filled manifesto. >> portions of these manifestos detail the shooter's disgusting ideology of hate, plainly put, the shooting was racially motivated and he hated black people. >> meanwhile, a north texas man this weekend built crosse

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and later giving new electricity by erica badu after the killings of trayvon martin and michael brown> no justice, no peace. >> no one is talking about woke as much as we have in the past two years. this was in speak in the black community. there is a lot of terror in seeing what was happening in 2020, seeing the multiracial, multiethnic coalitions of people who really rallied around, understanding more about antiblackness, understanding more about systemic racism. >> reporter: today woke has become an ideological lightning rod and dividing line, a warhead in the latest culture wars. >> once it became political football, particularly as we see with the gop, it seemed like a mass message went out. wokeness is what we're targeting. >> they mean it as a slur, but the people who are for these policies, for these specific goals, who think that i want my children to learn about the history of this country and not just the white history of this country, that's not a slur to me. and if you call it woke or whatever you call it, i am proud of representing those things and i want them in policy.

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