wendy gillette in new york. thank you so much, wendy. >>> well, there was a deadly air crash involving u.s. marines. it happened yesterday during a multinational military exercise when their osprey aircraft crashed on a remote australian island. elise preston reports from outside camp pendleton where cbs news has learned some of the marines are based. >> reporter: the military aircraft carrying 23 american marines crashed near darwood, australia, second after the pilot radioed in an emergency. the osprey, similar to these, went down during a training exerts at 9:30 a.m. australian time on melville island, killing at least three. >> this is a terrible incident. >> reporter: helicopters airlifted five seriously wounded marines to royal darwood hospital about 60 miles away. network tense samarra gardener. >> the hospital has activated its highest emergency level. several ward were cleared to cope with the wounded. >> reporter: officials tell cbs news the crash involved marines from camp pendleton, and the osprey was

i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. >>> it's wednesday, august 2nd, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." former president donald trump indicted on four felony charges in connection with his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. special counsel jack smith says trump's lies fueled the january 6th riot. we'll get reaction. >>> amassing evidence in the gilgo beach serial killer case. the suspect appears in court as we get a glimpse inside his home. >>> dancer murdered. a new york city man is stabbed at a gas station. police are investigating it as a possible hate crime as they search for his killer. >>> good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with another historic indictment against former president donald trump. for the third time in recent weeks, a grand jury has indicted trump on criminal charges. the 45-page indictment was unsealed last night. trump is now facing charges for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent insurrection at the capitol by his suppor

i'm wendy gillette in new york. has been indicted on four felony charges related to his attempts to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. he'll be arraigned in court on thursday. the trump campaign called the charges fake. >>> the massive york fire in california and nevada is now burning over 80,000 acres in the mojave desert. it's the largest wildfire in california this year. >>> and the $1.1 billion mega millions jackpot drawing was held last night, and there was no winning ticket. the next drawing will be on friday with an estimated jackpot of over $1.25 billion. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm major garrett in for norah. we begin with breaking news in one of the special counsel's investigations of donald trump. a federal grand jury here in washington has voted to indict the former president for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential

i'm wendy gillette in new york.nday evening in jacksonville to honor the three people who were shot and killed in an attack authorities say was racially motivated. florida governor and presidential candidate ron desantis was booed during a brief speech in which he declared the state of florida is behind the community. >>> the national hurricane center says tropical storm idalia is strengthening quickly. and a hurricane warning has been issued for parts of cuba. the storm is expected to reach the gulf coast of florida by wednesday. >>> and a walk-off in williamsport. l louis lappe hit a walk-off home run to give el segundo, california a 6-5 win over curious co. in the little world series championship game. for more dow oad the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. >>> hate crime investigation. >> his writings and his manifestos were the diary of a madman. >> a white gunman's apparent rage claims lives at a florida dollar general store. >> i'm christian benavidez in j

. >>> good morning, i'm wendy gillette in for anne-marie green. we begin with breaking news in donald trump's legal battles. the former president is facing 13 new criminal charges this morning after being indicted by a georgia grand jury. trump and 18 allies including rudy giuliani and former white house chief of staff mark meadows are accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. it's the fourth time trump has been indicted in five months. cristian benevides has more from atlanta. >> reporter: this indictment charges trump and many of his former aides with coordinating a criminal enterprise to overturn the 2020 election results in this battleground state that he lost in 2020. late monday night, a georgia judge unsealed a fulton county grand jury indictment against former president trump. >> everything went as it should have in front of the grand jury. >> yes, your honor. >> reporter: the gop presidential frontrunner is charged with multiple felonies including violation of the buy -- the georgia rico act and so

i'm wendy gillette in for anne-marie green. this morning, we start in hawaii once again after that devastating wildfire last week. officials confirm at least 111 dead, only three of those people have been positively identified. the community is now looking to recover as the main road in lahaina is finally open, allowing residents to see what's left. meanwhile, questions are swirling about the government's response to the monumental disaster. danya bacchus is live in maui with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, wendy. residents of lahaina began the emotional journey of going back and getting a firsthand look at the devastation. this as emergency officials defend not sounding the sirens during the fire. >> do you regret not sounding the sirens? >> i -- i do not. >> reporter: maui officials on the defensive as questions grow over why sirens weren't used to warn residents last week when the deadly wildfires swept in. >> had we sounded the siren that night, we were afraid that people would have gone malka. if that

wendy gillette is here in new york tracking all of this for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. attorneys for former president donald trump are already dealing with three separate cases in new york, florida, and washington. they wanted more time to respond than today's 5:00 p.m. deadline, but the judge said no. >> misinformation, disinformation, that's what they are. >> reporter: former president donald trump attacked the latest federal indictment he's facing at a gop dinner in south carolina over the weekend as his attorney argued on cbs' "face the nation" the case has no merit. >> the vice president will be our best witness. what i said is the ultimate ask of vice president pence was to pause the count and allow the states to weigh in. >> reporter: pence said on "face the nation" that's not true. >> that's not what happened. from some time in the middle of december, the president began to be told that i had some authority to reject or return votes back to the states. i had no such authority. >> reporter: trump says his lawye

. >>> good morning, i'm wendy gillette in for anne-marie green. we begin with hawaii which is grappling with the worst natural disaster in its history. the full extent of the devastation from last week's wildfires is still being uncovered as the death toll topped more than 100 people overnight. that number is expected to rise in the coming days as the national guard continues to search for victims in the scorched ruins. jessica kartalija is there in maui with the latest on the island's recovery efforts. jessica, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, wendy. those recovery efforts are going to take quite some time, but it's really the emotional toll that we are seeing here on the island where people tell us they are still in shock. news cameras followed fema teams on their painstaking search and recovery mission in west maui. >> if we don't do our job, then the families can't get any closure. we just push through. that's all. >> reporter: this wildfire survivor is hoping his stepfather's remains are at this forensic facility. >> i just wan

wendy gillette joining us live to explain.f nerves on this one. >>> watching this all weekend. attorneys for former president trump are dealing with three separate cases in new york, florida, washington. they wanted more time to respond than today's 5:00 p.m. deadline after special prosecutor jack smith asked for that protective order. it would prevent trump from disclosing evidence related to the federal indictment. the judge said no more time. >> misinformation, disinformation, that's what they are. >> reporter: former president trump attacked latest federal indictment he is facing at a gop dinner in south carolina. as his attorney argued on face the nation, the case has no merit. >> the vice president will be our best witness. what i said is the ultimate ask of vice president pence was to cause the count and allow states to weigh in. >> reporter: pence said that's not true. >> that's not what happened. from sometime in the middle of december, the president began to be told that i had some authority to reject or return votes

. >>> good morning, i'm wendy gillette in for anne-marie green. in hawaii, a top maui emergency official has resigned after he faced tough questions about his response to last week's deadly wildfires. the official death toll remains at 111 people but is expected to increase dramatically over the weekend. hundreds are still missing as survivors try to put their lives back together. danya bacchus has the latest from maui. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, wendy. as the painstaking search for victims continues, an official with fema tells cbs news that most of the victims have been found in their homes and in their beds. this morning, a top emergency official is out, and there will be a review of how emergency officials responded. maui's emergency services chief, herman andaya, has resigned citing health reasons a day after rejecting criticism for not activating sirens as the wildfires swept into lahaina. >> do you regret not sounding the sirens? >> i -- i do not. >> reporter: new footage shows the widespread destruction caused by the d

wendy gillette, cbs news, tannersville, new york. >>> and that's the overnight news for this tuesday.er for cbs mornings. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm erica brown. >>> this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the white house will name the first ten drugs selected for medicare price negotiations today. the announcement is part of a new policy included in last year's inflation reduction act that allows medicare to directly negotiate with pharmaceutical companies. >>> republican members of the tennessee house voted to prohibit justin jones, a member of the so-called tennessee three, from speaking on the house floor after they say he violated house rules. the vote came during a special session on new gun control legislation. >>> and michelle obama was on hand at the s. open as part of a ceremony honoring billie jean king as the tournament celebrated the 50th anniversary of equal prize money for men and women. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on yo i'm shanelle kaul, c news, new york. >>> tonight, state of emergency. florida braces for a category 3 hurric

wendy gillette joins us live talking on the east coast and news is moving to the west coast. >>> attorneys for former president trump are dealing with three separate cases in new york, florida, washington. they wanted more time to respond than today's 5:00 p.m. deadline after special prosecutor jack smith asked for protective order. it would prevent trump from disclosing evidence related to january 6 federal indictment. the judge said no. >> misinformation, disinformation, that's what they are. >> reporter: former president donald trump attacked the latest federal indictment he is facing at a gop dinner in south carolina over the weekend as his attorney argued on face the nation, the case has no merit. >> the vice president will be our best witness. what i said is the ultimate ask of vice president pence was to pause the count and allow the states to weigh in. >> reporter: pence said on face the nation that's not true. >> that's not what happened. sometime in the middle of december, the president began to be told that i had some authority to reject or return votes back to the

cbs news correspondent, wendy gillette, has more on what happened. >> reporter: there were tears in deepl store in the northwest section of jacksonville, were police say a white man filled with hate launched a devastating attack. >> plainly put, the shooting was racially motivated and he hated black people. >> reporter: police say the gunman who was in his 20s had a bullet proof vest in a mask , before entering the store. the city was armed with a handgun and an ar-15 style rifle painted with swastikas and he killed two black men and a black woman then took his own life. >> at 1:18 p.m. he texted his father and told his father to check his computer. at 1:53 p.m. the shooter's family members called the clay county sheriff's office. by the time he began shooting in jacksonville. >> reporter: police say the gunman left behind racist writings that is family's home. >> it is just something that should not and must not continue to happen in our community. >> reporter: the attack comes exactly 5 years after a shooting at a video game tournament in jacksonville that left two people dead and inju