>> All right. Thanks for joining us here on morning Rush. Lindsay Tuchman, let's head over at river cruise with Scripps News live. Want to get maybe a Friday, but it's not a slow news It is a very, very busy news day and happy Friday to you. At least there's that right. Lindsey, thank you. >> So we continue to follow new developments in the biggest story of the day. Like when was just saying very busy news day, the federal indictment of former President Trump is where we start. >> Former Preside
nt Trump making history again. >> I'm an innocent man and I did nothing wrong and we'll find is that just like we've been fighting for 70 years. >> He's now the first X president in history to be federally indicted. >> The assertion which wound up being false, that all of the documents in dollar terms possession had in fact been returned. That wound up not being the case. The former president and his attorneys promising a fight. >> He is innocent. I mean, everything about this case is absolutely
rotten. >> Skies begin to clear in some cities as winds push hazardous smoke east. We're not quite out of the woods just yet. >> There are currently 82 wildfires burning across the province. More than 1000 personnel have been directly engaged in wildfire response efforts. >> It's like Mister Rogers said look for the helpers. >> I can tell that they were exhausted. They were hungry. The kids were crying. It was it was a pretty tough situation. >> Amid all the negative headlines about migration,
meet a man who opened his heart and home to a family in need. Scripps News live begins right now. ♪ Former President Trump confirming that he was indicted again and this time on federal charges brought by the Department of Justice. >> Welcome to Scripps News Live. Good to see on this Friday. And Veronica De La Cruz. Let's get you right. What we know right now about this indictment, which is not yet been made public last night, Trump attorney James Trusty who resigned as Trump's council this morn
ing confirmed news of the 7 count indictment, an interview with CNN. He said the former president was indicted under the Espionage Act and charges include conspiracy, obstruction of justice and willful retention of national defense information last night on his truth. Social website Trump posted that he'd been summoned to appear in a Miami federal court on Tuesday. Then he released a video statement proclaiming his innocence and ridiculed the special counsel investigation has political warfare.
>> The way they didn't stop us is by using what's called warfare. That's what it Warfare from the law. And we can't let that happen. We can't let that happen in our country is going to H*** and they come after Donald Trump weaponizing the justice weaponizing the FBI. We can't let this continue to go on. >> Scripps News as a team of political correspondents covering every angle of the indictment. Alex Miller live in New York to explain the case against the former president. We have Kevin really l
ive in Washington. He's going to be breaking down how the special counsel built the case. Also, average Oi Burnett is on Capitol Hill with more on what comes next for the Trump campaign and the president's supporters. It's going to get right here. Scripps News national political correspondent Alex Miller, New York. So Alex, break down. These reported charges against the former president. We know so far that there are 7. >> Yet we know that there are 7 charges and despite the fact that the doj ha
s not yet come into these have not yet been unsealed. We are starting to learn from the former president's attorneys now, former attorneys exactly what those charges looks like. Now, the 7 charges are much more serious than the 34 charges that he faced here in New York back in April. I want to go through them. They relate to the mishandling of classified documents. They include obstruction of justice, willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy and making false statements. Now
these are related to the espionage Acta. The this what more than 100 year-old law that has to have to deal with the criminalizing of sharing sensitive information. Now, CNN is reporting that there was a transcript from back in 2021. When Trump was here in the New York area at his golf course in Bedminster, he was having a conversation where he not only shared classified material with people who seem not to be pretty to it, but also that he knew that it was not classified, basically saying that h
e could have declassified it as president. Now Scripps is part of an part of a group of organizations who are trying to unseal these indictments so we can see exactly what they look like. How much information we're really going to get from or for really going to be learning everything on Tuesday. >> What's curious in all of this, Alex, is that we have only heard about these charges from Trump's truth. Social Web site. >> Outside all. >> His initial tweet or, you know, truth is this what they cal
l it? Has he been reacting to the indictment? What else has he been saying? >> Of? He has been incredibly active on his social media platform. Truth, social, even just a couple of minutes ago announcing that one of his aides has also been indicted. Again, the Department of Justice has not yet confirmed this to us, but he called yesterday a dark day in America. Then he made a video. Listen to what he said. >> So I just want to tell you, I'm an innocent man and I did nothing wrong and we'll fight
this that just like we've been fighting for 7 years. >> We know that he is expected to go to court in Miami if this looks anything like it did here in New York back in April, it is going to be somewhat of a circus in the days leading up and especially on that day in particular. Back here in April, we had streets lock down the building was locked down. Obviously lots of extra security. The president himself needs to have his Secret Service protection. So there's a lot of work to be done to make s
ure that this can all be handled safely in just a couple of days. >> Yeah, it's going to be interesting to see how they handle it. The venue there in Miami, Alex Miller reporting live for us. Alex in New York. Alex, thanks. >> Let's go and take you back to the beginning. Right now. It's been 10 months nearly to the day since federal agents raided former President Trump's mar-a-lago estate in South Florida. Now that search according to the doj, turned up a trove of classified and other sensitive
documents that had been improperly removed from the White House and then improperly stored at the former president's private home in the 10 months since that search, the Department of Justice. And later, special counsel Jack Smith have been slowly building a case against the former president and one major facet is testimony from members of Mister Trump's inner circle. National political correspondent Kevin's really picks up our team coverage live right now. So Kevin, some of former President Tru
mp's closest allies have testified before the grand jury in this investigation. What more can you tell us on that front? >> Well, around and I just spoke with a member of the January 6th congressional committee earlier this morning. Have you told me essentially that Jack Smith has been able to utilize the grand jury in ways that Congress was unable to act when they were investigating Trump and his actions, particularly in that window after he lost the election to President Biden. And when he dec
ided that he was going to have to give up the White House after fighting the legitimacy of the election itself. And let's pull up just Jack Smith in the grand jury had been able to call to testify, including Trump's lawyer added court and Jared Kushner, the president's former president's son-in-law and adviser to Trump who is also facing scrutiny for his international business dealings, including with Saudi Arabia of vodka Trump, the former president's eldest daughter, ex White House adviser Mar
k Meadows, the White House, former White House chief of staff under President Trump is also now reportedly comply to testify that including and this is a big one because this Mike Pence did not testify before the January 6 congressional committee and and they wanted to. But Pence now former vice president testifying in this 10 Shuri against the former commander in chief and now challenging him for the Oval Office in 2024. Remarkable, unprecedented to have Trump. I have that dynamic emerging now
as a result of this grand jury indictment. I also with a source close to the Trump 2024 campaign earlier this morning who said that they're going to try to portray this as simply politics is a weaponization of the Department of Justice that could be deployed not just against Trump but also against any And they're also pointing to a case back in the around that Jackson brought against a Republican, the former governor of Virginia, Bob Mcdonnell that ultimately made its way to the Supreme Court an
d the Republican governor, one. And this source said they're fully prepared to take this all the way to the Supreme Court. The biggest question is how does this impact shop politically is going to campaigning in Georgia tomorrow before making his way down the coast to Miami to face on Tuesday. Those charges. But the biggest question, will this impact swing voters? Earlier this morning, Bill Kristol, a Republican insider, had this to say over the >> How much this evidence against Trump really doe
s damage too, not to his core base, but that's 30% of the party the sort of 50% between 2 okay with voted for Trump. Vice president. >> If you put the front pages around the country, this is not just playing out at The Washington Post Front page. This is all politics is local and whether it's in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, it's a dominant a story. It's grabbing everyone's attention of the local level. Veronica, too. >> Yeah, it's grabbing everyone's attention. And the question is how mu
ch is challengers are going to be using this while they are on the campaign trail? Because, of course, the race for 2024 continues. You know, a former Vice President Mike Pence was in Iowa yesterday. Did he have anything to say about about all this? >> Well, he's been trying to to to say that that he would be able and provide a level of conservative consistency that the policies of the previous administration that he helped to carry out while also trying to make a direct pitch to evangelical vot
ers. But look in the Hawkeye State is all about ethanol. And that's why Trump is trying to run on a record to differentiate himself from someone like a Florida governor, Ron Desantis, who the politics of economic different Florida that they are in Iowa. So it's a remarkable shift in 2016 in the sense for Ana ca. Now Trump's running on a record and in 2016 he didn't have that record and it's why groups like the Americans for Prosperity and the Club for Growth. Both conservative groups are investi
ng so much right now in Iowa to try to get the messaging that would be able to Trump's political campaign right now. Still the front runner. >> It's also interesting. Also interesting. We always appreciate staying on top of that Kevin's really live for us in Washington. Kevin, thank you. >> Again, former President Trump saying he has been summoned to appear at a federal courthouse in Miami. This coming Tuesday. But he has 2 major campaign events scheduled for this weekend. Saturday alone. He has
a speech at the Georgia GOP state convention followed by one at the North Carolina GOP state convention. Scripps News political correspondent average Burnett continues. Our team coverage now from Washington where for now. >> President Trump's 2024 campaign >> Will be proceeding with business as usual. It certainly is unprecedented. And we knew before yesterday before word about this potential indictment came about that the former President, Donald Trump. >> Had events scheduled for this upcomin
g weekend. So it appears as if those campaign events are still set to go forward over the weekend. As for next week, Tuesday, you saw that the former president posted on social media that he will be going to court on Tuesday. So that will most likely be the initial appearance and then there could be on that same day, what we call an arraignment. An arraignment is where someone will enter a guilty or not guilty plea. And keep in mind that all of this is playing out around a person who needs Secre
t Service protection. So we saw this in New York City where there was coordination between local officials and the Secret Service. So are most likely to see that once again down there in the Southern district of Florida. I spoke with a former assistant U.S. Attorney for that Southern district there. And he kind of painted a picture for us of what this could potentially look like. And here's more. >> Well, they're making arrangements to ensure, you know, his safety and his appearance on Tuesday a
fternoon here in Miami. You know, so they're working out logistics of getting in here, getting him into the courthouse. We all saw what happened up in Manhattan when that took place. And so now this is going to be magnified. 10 fold. All of the courtrooms are located in the courthouses in one small area in downtown Miami with very little in Gress So I would expect some plans are being undertaken to deal with that and you past that it's going to be treated virtually like every other case. >> And
wine scene told me that this trial date could be set within 75 days. So it's just set. And then the trial date could possibly be within the fall or winter months. But keep in mind, everyone that this is playing out when there could the Bates in the summer time and then the first primaries that are coming up, the former president, he is saying that this will election interference. That's what his allies are also saying. I'm also hearing from some legal watchers are saying this could all be drawn
out and extended a little bit more because there are also other cases that the former president could potentially have to deal with. Back to you. >> Our coverage of former President Trump's federal indictment will continue straight ahead. We're going to sit out for federal prosecutor John Flannery to break down the details of this case. He's going to join us in just a few minutes at 12:15pm, Eastern. Also straight ahead, heavy smoke beginning to clear in some cities. But the health threat is not
over yet. Explain how long this dangerous smoke could linger. Also, Florida woman accused of killing a young mother during a dispute admits to calling the victims children the N word. Well, the startling details in a police report. Plus, Florida Governor Ron Desantis defending his decision to fly migrants to California as a Catholic bishop comes forward to condemn the move as, quote, reprehensible. That's next. We continue to fall historic news out of Washington, D.C., former President Trump's
attorneys confirming he has been federally indicted on 7 counts of criminal charges. Now the Justice Department has an unsealed the indictment yet, but according to Trump's legal team, he was indicted under the Espionage Act and is facing charges including conspiracy, obstruction of justice and willful retention of national defense information. The former president confirming news of his indictment on his truth Social Web site. He posted a video statement in which he railed against the Justice D
epartment's case, calling it quote, a weaponization of government. Trump also said he's been summoned to appear at a federal courthouse in Miami on Tuesday. Now the case will reportedly be overseen by a Trump appointee. Judge Aileen Cannon Cannon is a former federal prosecutor who has issued favorable rulings for Trump and legal challenges with the doj last year. John Flannery joins us now. Live is a former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York and former special counsel to th
e Senate Judiciary Committee. John, thank you so much for your time today. Glad to be here. So, John, right before we began the newscast, we learned that 2 of Trump's top lawyers have stepped down. >> What does this signal to What do you think comes next? >> All right. It's leaving the sinking ship. That's the way I look at the 2 of them that is trustee is that the 2 of them, one of the Department of Justice meeting and the so 2 of 3 people that was just too discouraging prosecution and gone fro
m the team. Not a good one. A good sign. Also a minute ago, as I understand it, they've identified the person the Trump is supposed to have conspired will not tell and then I believe he is a person who helped the president move certain of these documents that, by the way, for these charges do not have to be classified. The national defense concern in the espionage charge? Well, that is required, but they be classified. Just fact national defense is pretty stern tenure count and then the other th
ey had, which is so basically structured of justice? Well, I think we've identified who that person is. But that's an provision and Section B of that provision. If the president former president is convicted, he could be barred from public office. Not a big I'm sure there are many others who believe at least that is appropriate given the was president that we know from the public, of course, the criminal case may be conducted differently, there's too much that we know its citizens to see this ot
her than as a pivot back toward our Republic. A Republican is concerned that people be held responsible for their misconduct. >> And to that point, John, there are reports of this case is going to be handled initially by Judge Aileen Cannon, who is a Trump appointee. We know that a higher court has criticized her for a series of favorable rulings for Trump and the earlier stages of this investigation. What do you make of that and and how will the Justice Department respond? >> Well, I think ther
e 2 ways history years ago I had a judge and we disagreed and in good shape and international law issue. And when we did prevail on appeal in the second circuit and came back to the judge, judge was very careful to adhere to the Circuit ruling and showed I'm saying is that there's no motion against it. If judge can is well partial or biased in this case. If she goes beyond the arraignment and the present Trump on Tuesday, I think they'll be watching very closely for any biases was ended and some
of her rulings. In other words, she held the view at one point, the president of the United States. Was deserving better treatment than perhaps someone else. Well, that's just not acceptable. If you're going to believe. And this is an example of that, this prosecution that no or woman is above the law. >> Let's move on to the venue in this case and and how it might impact the case. Overall was the indictment brought in Miami. >> Well, I think there are several reasons. I mean, the first, legall
y is reason is what we call venue, which is what is the mass of contacts with any location where the crime was committed. Now, obviously actions in D C as actions in Florida and one important meeting that Trump had, which he refers to document are jeez about was in New Jersey. But if you take the sum of all of the bench, they really are situated center in Florida. Number one, number 2, courthouse in DC is overwhelmed with patients right now and the Florida jurisdiction has a reputation for being
a rocket docket, if you will, something like the Eastern District of Virginia. And so that's another reason. A 3rd reason I think is that the team that originally was concerned about both the and the search warrant that was litigated for early before the same judge is in place in Florida. And I think Jackson, a special counsel, wants to take advantage of that reservoir of experience and so has made them the lead So I think all these combined make sense. Some people say, how could this happen? W
hy would this happen? Why didn't we know what the grand jury was doing? Well, that is they were doing a job where actually that they have no obligation to reveal it. And if it's found out, it's usually found out people who go to the grand jury and come out and explain why they're there. They're seeing on the streets. And in this case so at all of those reasons dictate this. Now, what did they not expect? It's fun. If Canada is the judge in the case, that's a a fly in the ointment, I because I do
n't think they expect as they read that today that this is great It's not great news. If she doesn't change from earlier last year, although she did. She didn't cooperate confirm or Condit on remand with what the Court of Appeal said. So that's that's what we And I think in terms of procedure. >> And you're calling it a fly in the ointment. Another fly in the ointment, at least for Trump's defense team would be these audio tapes that we've all been talking about. We know that 6 months after he l
eft office, he was recorded saying that he had this classified material. He admitted that as president, he could have declassified them. Now he can't. How will that audio tape factor into this? >> I think it would be helpful because its knowledge and its intent and what he's doing and I could do things with it that he knows and should know objectively he can't do you know like I know that. I just think about it. I can declassify it. And certain documents. A top secret documents, including the on
e that figures in the New Jersey meeting where he's heard roughly papers and he's on tape. Did that, a very destructive we've seen them on TV basically trying to do what I want sort of his arrogance overcame what would be good advice from the defense counsel to keep your mouth shut. He can't do And that's a plus for the prosecution. Might have been because of these. We may be able to do this with dispatch, be able to persuade American get the laws that are being told about the motivation for thi
s being political. It's nothing more than the guy gone wrong directions whole life, but certainly president of the United States. And certainly since. >> In the meantime, Trump continues to use true social to communicate. What do you make of this is a strategy, if you will. We still have yet to see indictment. We know that he's. >> He's being charged with 7 felony counts. Do you think the Justice Department is going to ask the court to unseal the indictment? I know that there are media organizat
ions like Scrippsnews been calling for that. When are we going to see this indictment? >> Well, I agree. I think we couldn't seal the motion of sealing an Was and my younger days that was an exceptional thing you did to protect witnesses and prevent flight and things like that. That was going to happen. So there really was no reason to seal it unless you wanted to give if you will. And some courtesy to the and say we're going to in such a search they could have made available to the minute. But
we all no. If we look at the charges from the search warrant, what the charges are going to be here and they're going to be the ones we've all been discussing. And the devil's in the details. But we know a lot details because so much of it has been out there and out of the of Trump himself to the defendant in the multi count indictment. That's right. And and Thanksgiving and slow. The strongest evidence against a person is an admission against interest in going back years now we're talking impea
chment and so forth. I you know, did I do believe what Trump I would say no. I only believe what he says when he had that something against his interest. And all right, we're going operate there. John, I'm so sorry to cut you off. We've got to get to a break. >> John Flannery is a former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York. John, thank you so much for your time and Carvana has hundreds of thousands of five star reviews and counting. The whole process was really simple and ea
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s truth. Social Web site, the Justice Department has not commented, but sources say charges will include violation of the Espionage Act conspiracy to obstruct and making false statements. President Biden ignored questions about the Trump indictment as he boarded Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews. He has to stop schedule right now in North Carolina where you'll be are promoting his invest in America program will then head to Fort Liberty to speak with the troops and their families. The FBI has
arrested a Texas businessman who was part of an investigation that led to impeachment proceedings. Again. State Attorney General Ken Paxton, thirty-six-year-old Nate Paul being charged with making false statements. He is an Austin real estate developer. 8 employees in Paxton's office say that the attorney general was involved in bribery and abuse of office to help Paul the haze and smoke from Canadian wildfires. We're clearing out of New York and other mid-atlantic states. Now it's now shifting
to the Midwest and moving south. The air can irritate your eyes, your ears and your throat. Some people in Richmond, Virginia say that they have been altering their plans and staying indoors as much as possible. >> Not taking the long dark walk today, not going to the park. >> And we're in and out of stores taking it slow and we're not doing this much shopping as we usually do. >> Probably anyone for any prolonged period of time is going to start feeling something they're going start sneezing, h
aving watery eyes that you have cough. And so I would try to limit that an exposure time. >> And take a look at this. Just how extensive all of that smoke is. It's coming out of Canada right into Detroit. And then extending all the way down to Raleigh, North Carolina. So where is the rain when you need it? Scripps meteorologist Scott Withers is in Smoky Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and says that the bad air quality from the wildfires goes beyond the U.S. And Canada. Frank of the smoke really start
to build here now in the Midwest, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can see behind me there in the valleys around the city, really starting to settle in because we've got this new blue that just moved across the Great Lakes late last night. Now moving through the Midwest on the East Coast, though things are starting to dissipate. >> She's a sight to see for the first time in days the Statue of Liberty appearing through the smoke, record-setting wildfire haze shrouding many of New York's iconic landm
arks since Tuesday. Now the smoke dissipating in some of the hardest hit areas. But the air quality dangers still spreading across the northeast. >> Stretching as far south as Raleigh, Durham, North Carolina, Inland across Pennsylvania to Detroit, which like New York City was one of the top 3 most air polluted cities on the planet this week. But it's not just hear the smoke traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, covering Greenland and reaching all the way to Norway and Sweden. >> This is the first
time first time we've seen this. It still was. It was pretty brutal today. >> In cities large and small people masking up using those leftover pandemic era. N 95 mask. >> That smoke is kind of like strong. So I they want to breed too much of it in. And I was out this morning without it on. So and it's now kind of like a walk. So one that I protect myself much as I can smoke from the hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada, forcing schools to close canceling events and sending outdoor workers ho
me early. >> Everything we do out is is outside that strenuous work so we didn't want to overtaxed. So in the process of doing that, we suspend all of our highways work as well as our flood protection work. >> The smoke threatening the running of the Triple Crown's Belmont Stakes this weekend in Elmont, New York, the governor sitting air quality limits that could cancel the race. All part of what she calls our new reality with a first generation really feel the effects of climate change and the
last one to be able to do anything meaningful about it. Canada's wildfire season is just starting. So as the skies start to clear, there's fear the smoke could block out the views again later this summer. >> Things much better on the East Coast. We are able to see the Statue of Liberty today without that smoke. That is great news. But take a look at the smoke map here. You can see that boat that caused problems in New York in Washington, D.C.. The winds now pushing that out to the Atlantic. That
's where we need that to go. This other bloom here in the Midwest moving really quickly from Ontario down because of that new weather pattern. This is not going to stagnate. We're not going to see those really bad air quality issues anywhere in the Midwest like we saw on the East Coast earlier this week. Take a look. Severe weather alerts all across Midwest and the New England areas that grade that is those air quality alert. Those are going to clear up over the course of the weekend by Tuesday.
That will be all gone. And we have some severe thunderstorms, Florida, going to be a rainy day for you, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas. You could have some strong thunderstorms today. And on Saturday, Dallas, Fort Worth be careful. Powerful storms there with some damaging Hail. Veronica, the good news this is almost done. But if you are going outside any of those impacted areas, make sure you take your mask with you today. Veronica. >> Scotty, thank you for that. In your next, our Scripps News live wi
ll go one-on-one with an expert about wildfire danger and how predictions of an early on Nino system this year could impact fire risk as well as hurricane season. Professor Kim Cobb is going to be joining us straight ahead at one 15 pm Eastern. Right now on Scripps News live a Florida woman accused of killing a young mother during the spewed says that she did to the victims, children. We'll have the details for you. Plus, campaign ad slamming a rise in violent crime telling one story, but the nu
mbers are telling another. We'll have new data on the dramatic drop in murder rates for the first part of this year. And we want to remind right here to follow us at Scripps News on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and tiktok. We'll be right back. Well, it's been a talking point for pundits and a focal point of campaign ads. A rise in violent crime. But new data shared by an analytics firm shows that murder rates are actually down nationwide compared to last year. In fact, this decline is on track t
o break a record Scripps News Crime and Justice correspondent Jamal Andrews joins us now live from Dallas. So I know that you've been going through some of the research. Jamal, what exactly have you found? >> Look. Those first 2 years of the pandemic work, particularly bleak. You know, more Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than any other year on record in 2020, there's a 30% jump in homicides nationwide by some estimates, the largest year-over-year increase ever recorded. But thank
fully, after all of that violence, equally historic correction, maybe on the way. >> 2020 saw a historic rise in violence across the country have seen so much death. The 30% nationwide jump in homicides is by some estimates, the largest year-over-year increase more than a century. According to the CDC is starts up. When this is >> You start. I should be collecting baseball cards. You know, >> Thankfully, 2023 could see a historic correction as well. >> It doesn't feel good to report a 20% increa
se in murder. It it feels a lot better to to see that in these places. These things are going down. Jeff Asher, the climb analyst and co-founder of age that a Linux ashes research shows a significant drop in murders across the country for the first 3rd of this year. >> There was a 9.1% decrease in 1996. That was previously the largest decrease percentage wise from one year to the If we get a 10% decrease this year, it will be the first time we have double digit decrease in murder. Cities like Mi
lwaukee, Rochester, Raleigh, have experience as big as a 58% decline in murder. >> Meanwhile, homicides are down by least 12% and more than 90 cities nationwide in Asher says much like the uptick in twenty-twenty of the downturn in killings has impacted big and small cities. Small town Jackson 150,000 people, Atlanta, I think close to half a million people in the city itself. >> And then Philly, a couple of million people. And so 3 examples of places that are all seeing. 25 plus percent declines
and murder. >> And while the numbers are concrete, the reasons for the changes are much more difficult to nail down. You look at the numbers in the truth people are coming together we're safer than we were last we're never satisfied. Several cities have hired more police officers and increased overtime for the officers. They had cities like Houston in New York of launched gun buy-back programs across the country. Many of the social community led crime prevention programs that were forced to sto
p or go online during the pandemic have started their work again. >> The pandemic clearly has played an important role. But the role of the impact of the pandemic differs depending on the type of crime. One looks at >> Richard Rosenfeld, criminologist and the co author of the Council on Criminal Justice 2022 Crime report. >> In many places the homicide rise and 20 didn't really begin immediately after the George Floyd murder. And so I wouldn't discount a decline in confidence in the police and i
ts consequences for cooperating with and reporting to the police. As a contributor to the homicide rise. >> Unfortunately, though, this drop in murders is not correlated with the fall in mass shootings. According to the gun violence archive, 24% more people have been injured during a mass shooting in the first 3 months for 2023. Compared to last year. >> Now, Veronica, Ashley also told me you shouldn't expect crime to decline as quickly as it rises. You know, one of the largest crime declines we
've seen came in the late 90's of the 37% drop in murders over a six-year period. And it came just like this 6%, 7%, 8% at a time over the course to build into much more safe America. So even though we're still above those 2019 levels, this is the kind of trend and researchers are hoping for. >> Yeah, really interesting findings. General Anders reporting live from Dallas. Jamal, thank you so much. So the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway has just pleaded no
t guilty to extortion charges. It's going to top a look at more stories we're tracking for you this hour, including startling admissions from a Florida woman accused of killing her neighbor during a dispute. And details in the police report and the parents of a shooter who killed 6 people at a Nashville private school who are saying that they're going to turn over the shooter's private writings to the victims. Families. Well, it's going start right here with the arraignment of Joran Van Der Sloo
t. Just a short time ago, he pleaded not guilty to charges. He tried to extort money from the mother of Natalee Holloway. Van Der Sloot has long been a suspect in her disappearance. He had already been serving a 28 year sentence in Peru for the murder of another woman. Holloway, who was 18 years old at the time disappeared during a trip to Aruba after leaving a bar with Van Der Sloot. A judge has granted bond for the white woman charged with fatally shooting her black neighbor during a court hea
ring. Earlier the judge set, Susan Moran says Bond $154,000. Now, according to a police report, Laurent says that she shot aj Owens last week in self-defense. Lawrence admitted to investigators that she called Owens children the N word several several times in the months leading up to that shooting. She made her first court appearance yesterday. And the families of the national school shooting victims will own the shooter's writings. The attorney representing the school shooters, parents as that
he's going to help transfer ownership to the families. They've been seeking ownership, prevent the writings from being released to the public families believe that publicizing the material could lead to another school shooting. As right now the documents are in police custody. Straight ahead on Scripps News Live, Florida Governor Ron Desantis defending his decision to fly migrants to California. >> As a Catholic bishop comes forward to condemn the move is, quote, reprehensible. And we'd like to
hear from you. You can always give us a call in our Scripps News, your hotline toll-free 1, 8, 3, 3, 4, scripts. Share your comments and your story. The head of a Texas church who says it was tricked into participating in a political stunt has denounced. Governor Ron Desantis. His decision to fly migrants to the state of California Bishop Mark Seitz, who serves as the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, says it's now clear that the people who recruited those migrants at the Sacred Heart Catholic Churc
h last week, we're using them to make a political point, an act that he is calling, quote, reprehensible. Governor de Santa has in the meantime is deflecting the criticism and defending his decision during a visit to Arizona southern border Wednesday, he justified his decision to fly those migrants to California arguing that it sanctuary state policies, quote, incentivize illegal immigration. >> But if there's a policy to have an open border, then I think this sanctuary jurisdictions should be t
he ones that have to bear that. >> And meantime, back in Florida, Governor Desantis is own migration. Policies are coming under fire right now. State Representative Rick Roth voted in favor of the state's restrictive new migration laws admitted this week in an interview with insider. But the law is already having a lot of, quote, negative consequences that he didn't anticipate, even though this law doesn't go into effect until next month, it's already sparking confusion in migrant communities. A
nd Representative Ross says that he's already heard from angry farmers who fear that their labor force is about to disappear in an interview with NPR, Roth is admitting that he voted for the bill because it would, quote, scare migrants and it has Scrippsnews Joe Lopez reports now from West Palm Beach, Florida. Not only are many of them planning to leave the field. They are planning to leave the state of Florida entirely. >> The Guatemalan Maya Center says they've seen a surge in people calling n
eeding help many asking if they should flee the state or risk staying through the new legislation. >> I have a fear what's going to happen to me. My family. >> The migration of families leaving Florida is under way. >> I can go to another state and I could another opportunity instead of staying here and risking it all for construction workers like Ernesto Juan Ramirez from Guatemala. You have your papers to work here now. I did not say you're just hanging on to hope that fix themselves by July.
Yes. >> He's been working with the Guatemalan my resource center and the chance he's forced to move by July. >> Right now, all over the place are just going wherever they may have family whenever they feel that they can reach how much gas we have in the tank. How far can we go? >> The center is launched a fundraiser to help families make it past the neighboring states that have similar Florida policies and guide them to places they say are more immigrant friendly, obviously being a documented in
the states is always a risk. So there's nowhere that you can go. We're going to be safe, but you're going to have more access to resources. So Colorado has been one of those states. New Jersey has been one of the state's they'd like to give each family $1000 emergency fund to cover gas food, car, maintenance and housing. When they relocate our undocumented residents like they bring so much valley to our community and it's not necessarily labor value. It's also just the value of being a person i
n our community that we time with that. We share. >> Community with. So we're going to see those impacts. I want to say in the next couple of months. >> The center is also calling on local attorneys to volunteer their time and help answer questions and provide legal advice for those that are impacted. >> As Joel Lopez there reporting for us now, despite the political discourse surrounding migration are still people that are providing hope and assistance to those in need Kristian Lopez with Scrip
ps News. Denver introduces us now to a man who is demonstrating the true spirit of compassion. >> I can tell that they were exhausted. They were hungry. The kids were crying. It was it pretty tough situation. >> Greg Mortimer met this family the night they arrive to Denver, was that? They spent several months on a very difficult journey to the U.S. From Venezuela. >> I thought they is Antonio. FedEx says it was very hard. The kids suffered. They all suffered because of food and the journey to ge
t here. >> When they arrived a few weeks ago, they were in a Walmart parking lot feeling helpless, hungry with no place to stay. >> It was raining. There were wet. They were cold and and just trying to figure out what to do in a strange city that they didn't understand is that they do that. And I >> Lee says they were desperate. It was hard cold, a critical situation. That's one more to mayor and his friends stepped up to help. You don't get feeling of its own. Police says he was a godsend. He p
aid for their hotel and gave them food little bit. But they come alone, nonprofit helped the family get into this apartment. >> All right. Just so heartbroken. I was thinking, ok, what would have been like for my family and me if this country was in such a rush situation that we had leave everything behind flee to another country and then just show up not know the language, not know the culture and just try to find her way. >> Greg is now dedicated to helping his new friends in any way he can. >
> Helping get some furnishings for this apartments. Help them get some food and then also try to build community around them. And then I'm also trying to round up some additional friends that we can maybe on a regular basis stopped by maybe have dinner with them more or other folks who can maybe take a turn in terms of driving into that search We think. >> The family says it was a huge blessing. Greg says for him that blessing is mutual blessing. To meet these folks from Venezuela who are >> Str
onger that I am there more courageous than I am. And I just think they had so much to our community and I'm grateful for my new friends. >> He's encouraging others to help these families. If you're able to. >> If everybody step to churches, organizations, individual people in a city, the size of Denver shouldn't be that big of a deal to help a few 1000 migrants fleeing a very desperate situation in their homeland to start to get adjusted to life in the state. >> That was Christian Lopez there re
porting for us. We have much more to come in our next scrippsnews live as we continue to fall. New development in the federal indictment of former President. >> Trump, our political team will have complete coverage for you. I'm Veronica De La Cruz. >> And tonight it is game time on eye on. Migrate here to watch wnba action starting at 8 o'clock with the Phoenix Mercury in the Dallas Wings. That's followed by the Sky and the la Sparks at 10 o'clock. Find out where you can watch. You can head to e
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d indictment of a former president of the United States. ♪ >> Former Vice President Mike Pence calling on the Department of Justice to release the details of the federal indictment against former President Trump. Thank you so much for staying with us on this Friday afternoon. It is now 01:00pm in the east and 10:00am out West. A low to you. I'm Veronica De La Cruz. Welcome back to Scripps News live. So this is now former President Trump's second indictment. This time his legal team says he is fa
cing 7 counts of federal charges in the Justice Department's investigation of classified documents found in Trump's mar-a-lago home. Let's get right out to national Alex Miller She's been tracking this case for us from the very beginning. Alex, let's go through some of these charges. These are reported charges against the former president. What we know so far. >> Well, that's right. We don't know for sure because the Department of Justice has not commented these charges have not yet been unseale
d, but they have been confirmed by the former presidents attorney now former attorney as and as of the last hour or so. There are 7 charges, according to him and they are far more serious for on a cut in the 34 that he faced back in April here in Manhattan against the Manhattan District attorney. Now, these charges are all relating to mishandling of classified at his personal residences. There's some relation to Mara Lago. There's other relation I want to get into a little bit that has to do wit
h that Munster, New Jersey where he has his golf course. Now let's look at what these charges are. They include obstruction of justice, willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy making false statements is all has to do with the Espionage Act, which is 100 year old law that basically can criminalize handing over or sharing sensitive military information. Now going back to what we were just talking about, where this all occurred. We know that at least some of those documents we
're at mar-a-lago. But according to CNN, they have reporting that a touch of a transcript of a situation that took place in Bedminster, New Jersey, where the former president was apparently sharing classified information with people who were not pretty to see it. Obviously not in a skiff or in any sort of secure And so in that situation, apparently, according to CNN's reporting, he acknowledges that this is secret information at this is information that he should have declassified in his words w
hen he was president but didn't have to power to do that now. Now we want to try to see what these charges actually look like on paper from the Department of Justice. But as of now, we probably won't see them until his Tuesday appearance in court. But Scrippsnews in addition to many other news organizations is trying to unseal those before Tuesday so that we can get a little bit more information and really figure out what this looks like. I'm a little bit more deeply. >> That's right, Alex. We k
now in the meantime that Trump has been using true social to communicate, which is how you learned about this. And I'm in to begin with what has he had to say so far? What has his response been to the indictment? >> It's interesting that he was the one to report once again his own indictment. He called this a dark day in America. He's been posting very regularly over the last 24 hours about this. He also made a you know, listen to what he had to say. >> So I just want to tell you, I'm an innocen
t man and I did nothing wrong and we'll fight this that just like we've been fighting for 70 years. Our country is going to H*** and they come after Donald Trump weaponizing the justice supported weaponizing the FBI. We can't let this continue to go on because it's our country to shreds. We have such big problems at this should be a lot of them. It's a hoax. >> And as of now, we are expecting the former president to be present in Miami on Monday when these charges are unsealed. But there's a lot
of logistical concerns that happened similar to what we saw here in New York when we knew that the indictment was coming back in April, there obviously a lot of extra security. There were conversations between the police here in New York City and also the Secret Service because they are still around to protect the former president, the building where the courthouse is that was locked down except for just a couple floors. We saw the streets closed down. So this there is a lot to figure out logis
tically between now and then not only for the former president's safety, but the judges and people who work in those courthouses safety. And of course, anybody who ends up outside, if it's any indication of what it looked like back in April, if that's an indication look like next week, it is going to be a success. >> And Tuesday at this point is right around the corner. Alex, I want to ask you about Trump's inner circle. I understand there been some changes to his inner circle beginning with one
of his top attorneys, Jim Trusty. But can you tell us? >> Yeah, Jim Trusty is the one who was on air yesterday confirming these charges and going into detail about specifically what those charges were now less than 24 hours later, he is offering his resignation along with another attorney, the former president posting on his truth social account confirming that this is the case. The attorneys also releasing a statement saying that they offered their resignation, but they're not the only ones in
his inner circle that have been affected. Apparently recently. The former president also posted within the last hour hour and a half that one of his aides also has been indicted in connection with this case. Again, the Department of Justice, Veronica has not confirmed this. So we're just hearing this from the former president himself. >> All right, Alex Miller reporting live in New York for us. Alex, thank you so much for the update there. Now, as word of this indictment has spread, Trump suppo
rters have been gathering near mar-a-lago. Victor has a Scripps West. Palm Beach is saying that they don't seem shaken at all. >> Some of Donald Trump supporters are upset about these developments. These accusations against the former president. Some of them are saying it's simply not right. And it should be President Biden should be in trouble with the law. >> By pulls the ball. People he's having saying that fight the moment and he's got a bit and they got Nothing happened going. >> Other supp
orters of the former president are calling this a witch hunt. A federal indictment of former President Donald Trump prompting a crowd of about 20 supporters to gather Thursday night near mar-a-lago supporters. But their banners flags, hats and trucks to the very spot where many of them came to Raleigh when the FBI first raided mar-a-lago back in August of last year right here near mar-a-lago. We've also seen and heard people drive by saying lock him up. Of course, this are people that are for th
is indictment. Now for those who are against this indictment. >> For Donald Trump, they're expected to be here later today and they're expected to also be here through the weekend. >> Near mar-a-lago and victimhood has for Scripps News. John Flannery joins us now. Live is a former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York and a former special counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee. >> John, thank you so much for your time today. >> Glad to be here. So, John, right before we beg
an the newscast, we learned that 2 of Trump's top lawyers have stepped down. What does this signal to What do you think comes next? >> All right. Sinking ship. That's the way I look at the 2 of them that is trustee is that the 2 of them were the Department of Justice meeting so 2 of 3 people who met with justice to discouraging prosecution and gone from the team. Not a good one. A good sign. Also a minute ago, as I understand it, they've identified the person that Trump is supposed to have consp
ired will not all and then I believe he is a person who helped the president move certain of these documents that, by the way, for these charges do not have to be classified. The national defense concern in the espionage charge? Well, that doesn't require that they be classified. Just national defense is pretty stern. 10 year count. And then the other that they had, which is so basically structured of justice? Well, I think we've identified who that person is. But that's an interesting provision
and Section B of provision. If the president former president is convicted, he could be barred from public office. Not a big I'm sure there are many others who believe at least that is appropriate given the misconduct that was president that we know from the public. Of course, the criminal case may be conducted differently, there's too much that we know its citizens to see this other than as a back toward our Republic. A Republican is concerned that people be held responsible for their miscondu
ct. And to that point. >> John, there are reports of this case is going to be handled initially by Judge Aileen Cannon, who is a Trump appointee. We know that a higher court has criticized her for a series of favorable rulings for Trump and the earlier stages of this investigation. What do you make of that and how will the Justice Department respond? >> Well, I think there 2 ways history years ago I had a judge and we disagreed and in good shape about international law issue. And when we did pre
vail on appeal in the second circuit and came back to the judge, judge was very careful to adhere to the Circuit ruling and showed I'm saying is that there's no motion against it. Judge Cannon is well partial or biased in this case. And she goes beyond the arraignment and the present Trump on Tuesday. I think they'll be watching very closely for any biases was ended and rulings. In other words, she held the view at one point, the president of the United States. Deserving of better someone else.
Well, that's just not acceptable. If you're going to believe. And this is an example of that, this prosecution that no or woman is above the law. >> Let's move on to the venue in this case and how it might impact the case. Overall was the indictment brought in Miami. >> Well, I think there are several reasons. I mean, the first, legally is reason is what we call venue, which is what is the mass of contacts with any location where the crime was committed. Now, obviously actions in D C actions in
Florida and one a meeting that Trump had, which he refers to a document involving are jeez about was in New Jersey. But if you take the sum of all of the bench, they really are situated center in Florida. Number one, number 2, the courthouse in DC is overwhelmed with patients right now and the southern Florida jurisdiction has a reputation for being a rocket docket, if you will, something like the Eastern District of Virginia. And so that's another reason. A 3rd reason I think is that the team t
hat originally was concerned about both the and the search warrant that litigated thoroughly before the same judge is in place in Florida. And I think Jackson, a special counsel, wants to take advantage of that reservoir of experience and so has made them the lead team. So I think all these combined make sense. Some people say, how could this happen? Why would this happen? Why didn't we know what the grand jury was doing? All that is they're doing their jobs were actually that that no obligation
to reveal it and it's found out. It's usually found out people who go to the grand jury and come out and explain why they're there. They're seeing on the streets. And in this case so at all of those reasons dictate this. Now, what did they not expect? It's fun. If Canada is the judge in the case, that's a a fly in the ointment. I because I don't think they expected as they read that today that this is great It's not great news if she doesn't change from earlier posture, although she did she did
n't cooperate confirm or conduct on remand with what the Court of Appeal said. So that's so we And I think in terms of procedure. >> Big thanks to former federal prosecutor John Flannery, their first expertise. Our coverage on former President Trump's federal diamond continues in less than 30 minutes from now. >> We'll take a closer look at the case and how the White House is now responding. >> You can also follow Scripps News on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Plus tiktok for the very latest.
The El Nino weather phenomenon arriving early straight ahead. Explain why it's raising fears of extreme weather and record heat. Plus, don't forget, you can always count on Scripps News for all of your headlines from the prime time hours as well. Beginning at 06:00pm Eastern. >> Haze and smoke from Canadian wildfires are clearing out of New York and other mid-atlantic states right now has been shifting to the Midwest and moving south. The air can irritate your eyes, your ears and your throat. An
d some people are saying that they're altering their plans and they're staying indoors as much as possible. Take a look at this. Look how extensive that smoke is. It's coming right out of Canada pouring into Detroit and then extending all the way down to Raleigh, North Carolina. So the question right here is where is the rain when you need it? Scripps Meteorologist Scott Withers in Smoky Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for us. He says the bad air quality from the wildfires goes way beyond the U.S. And
Canada. Of the smoke really start to build here now in the Midwest, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can see behind me there in the valleys around the city, really starting to settle in because we've got this new blue that just moved across the Great Lakes late last night. Now moving through the Midwest on the East Coast, though things are starting to dissipate. >> She's a sight to see for the first time in days the Statue of Liberty appearing through the smoke, record-setting wildfire haze shroudi
ng many of New York's iconic landmarks since Tuesday. Now the smoke dissipating in some of the hardest hit areas. But the air quality dangers still spreading across the northeast. >> Stretching as far south as Raleigh, Durham, North Carolina, Inland across Pennsylvania to Detroit, which like New York City was one of the top 3 most air polluted cities on the planet this week. But it's not just hear the smoke traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, covering Greenland and reaching all the way to Norwa
y and Sweden. >> This is the first time first time we've seen this. It still was. It was pretty brutal today. >> In cities large and small people masking up using those leftover pandemic era. N 95 mask that smoke is kind of like strong. So I. They want to breathe too much of it in. And I was out this morning without it on. So and it's now kind of like a walk. So one that I protect myself much as I can smoke from the hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada, forcing schools to close canceling even
ts and sending outdoor workers home early. >> Everything we do out is is outside that strenuous work so we didn't want to overtaxed. So in the process of doing that, we suspend all of our highways work as well as our flood protection work. >> The smoke threatening the running of the Triple Crown's Belmont Stakes this weekend in Elmont, New York, the governor sitting air quality limits that could cancel the race. All part of what she calls our new reality with a first generation really feel the e
ffects of climate change and the last one to be able to do anything meaningful about it. Canada's wildfire season is just starting. So as the skies start to clear, there's fear the smoke could block out the views again later this summer. >> Things much better on the East Coast. We are able to see the Statue of Liberty today without that smoke. That is great news. But take a look at the smoke map here. You can see that boak that caused problems in New York in Washington, D.C.. The winds now pushi
ng that out to the Atlantic. That's where we need that to go. This other bloom here in the Midwest moving really quickly from Ontario down because of that new weather pattern. This is not going to stagnate. We're not going to see those really bad air quality issues anywhere in the Midwest like we saw on the East Coast earlier this week. Take a look. Severe weather alerts all across Midwest and the New England areas that grade that is those air quality alert. Those are going to clear up over the
course of the weekend by Tuesday. That will be all gone. And we have some severe thunderstorms, Florida, going to be a rainy day for you, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas. You could have some strong thunderstorms today. And on Saturday, Dallas, Fort Worth be careful. Powerful storms there with some damaging Hail. Veronica, the good news this is almost done. But if you are going outside any of those impacted areas, make sure you take your mask with you today. Veronica. >> All right, Kai, thank you for tha
t. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. In the meantime, putting on quite the show. Take a look at this. That latest eruption just spewing lava and fire right up into the nighttime sky. This is the second time that volcano has erupted this year are being told no people or buildings are in danger, at least for now. So meteorologists are saying that an El Nino has formed earlier than usual and it's expected to increase global temperatures. Now an El Nino is a natural temporary warming of part of the tropical
Pacific Ocean. It can increase the risk of heavy rainfall and drought in certain areas. Kim Cobb is the director of the Institute of Brown for Environments citing joins us now live. Doctor Khan, thank you so much for stopping by today. >> No thanks for having run into. What are the concerns about this particular El Nino? What is the fact that this climate phenomenon is forming earlier? Tell you? >> Well, certainly it's off to a heavy but it's important to remember that it's still too early to u
nderstand exactly how large it will get in the coming 6 months left of its development stage. And of course, exactly what those patterns of warming will eat across area as vast as the tropical Pacific. Those 2 factors will determine so much about the impacts going forward. But the key concerns here are that the ocean temperatures around the global basins are so warm going into this record breaking the warm that all bets are a little bit uncertain respect to how this will impact communities aroun
d the world as well as of course, ecosystems, which typically take a huge hit during El Nino events. In the thing to remember is that if this emerges as one of the strongest class of events in the historical record, which is still could be, it will be the shortest recurrence time on record and your 8 years since the last major then hit the in 2016. So those are the some of the things to be concerned that, of course, we're already reeling from climate weather year to year from ongoing and climate
change. We do not need another source of climate extremes. Impacting temperature exchange and rainfall extremes from Greenland to Antarctica. >> Now we're just about to move into hurricane season. How will have an impact? >> Well, that's a good news. Bad news story depending on where you live. We know. It sister cooling of that line here yet characterized by a series of winners and losers, many of whom were quite predictable in this case, North Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be suppr
essed in line with El Nino a dampening effect on the North Atlantic hurricane season. It's been during pasta. That's now, of course, if you are living in the West Pacific, we expect a dramatic uptick in hurricane and typhoon related activity across that portion of the world. It has those water temperatures warm during related warning that rich, it's the tropical Pacific. But obviously if the U.S. A good news story for the call from the Southeast United States. >> So the way that I understand it
then is that it will suppress certain areas, but then it will impact other areas more because of the warming of the water. Is that what you're explaining? >> That's tracked down. You know, it's really characterized by a host of climate and weather extremes. They go in opposite directions and some region of the world that they have catastrophic impacts no matter what the direction of the site is. So, for wide, widespread drought and wildfires expected across the Western Pacific that always occurs
during El Ninos. The last major wildfires in 2016 were devastating and poignant. Expect those. But on the other side of the Pacific Basin, we will have daily, which is a catastrophic flooding related to this event and that can stretch the southeastern southwestern United States all the way down to Central America. South America, coastlines. So it's some of this see some related said it impacts. But again, the global reach is a very clear from past records. The exact pattern that those impacts a
nd size those impacts has yet to be determined by the eventual size too early to predict. And of course, the exact a flavor of this and where those warmest sea surface temperatures led ultimately. >> Now know is saying that there's a 56% chance that this on the new will be strong, but a 25% chance that it will be super size. What exactly does that mean? >> Yeah. So if it emerges when the larger classes of events, it will rival some of the largest El Nino events that we've had on record. And you
can count those on one hand over the last several decades. Also, 2016 was the largest event on record and it actually did cause a global temperature record that still stands to this day. It's fact. The chances of becoming a strong or very strong event, those are in very high numbers and what that really needs that communities have a chance to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. We still have 6 months of continued development until this event really shows its its true colors later on thi
s calendar year and peaks before declines into next spring. So plenty of time for communities to prepare, especially those that historically have been deeply impacted by a event here in the United States. That would be the Pacific Northwest, a warmer and drier, the southeastern Western U.S. Obviously much wetter. As I mentioned before, southeast United States cooler and wetter. So for sensitive industries, including agriculture, fresh water resources, small fry management, course, that winter re
creation industries, all things that are going to be deeply impacted. Should this event emerge to be one of the strongest classes, the fence on the historical record and you are saying cooler and wetter for the Southeast. How does that play into hurricane season like you said? >> There might still be 6 months where communities can prepare. What would your best advice be right now? >> Well, obviously keep an eye on this event can as it continues to emerge the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi
nistration will be releasing regular updates that anybody can gain access to and of course, action players and responders, you better believe already looking at how this event will impact the coming months of weather and climate extremes. But let's not mince words. We are already reeling through unprecedented weather and climate territory under continued fossil fuel warming. We're facing a streams from month to month and year to year that are seemingly unrelenting. And so this is going to be a p
ile on. But we have to make sure that we're for cared for our coming climate extremes that are now in force. You make it a part of our lives no matter what mean it was doing not doing that. This effect. >> Alright, climate scientist, Doctor Kim Cobb of Brown University Doctor Cup. Thank you so much for explaining that. We appreciate it. Thanks for having me. And coming up next on script is live, how the White House has been responding to former President Trump's indictment on 7 federal charges.
Plus. >> Pentagon signing off on more aid for Ukraine. How officials are planning to spend another 2 billion dollars as the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on. Hey there. Welcome back to Scripps News live. Great to see on this Friday. And Veronica De La Cruz. Let's get you caught up now. The day's top stories. The FBI arrested the Texas businessman was part of an investigation that led to the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Nate Paul is charged with making false statements
. He's an Austin real estate developer. 8 employees in Paxton's The attorney general was involved in bribery and abuse of office to help Paul. Well, the Pentagon is saying it will soon send an additional 2.1 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine. The money will be divided among Patriot missile equipment, hawks, air defense systems and missiles drones that launched by hand as the White House pledges to help Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia. It's made it clear no American troops will be deplo
yed there and we continue to fall. Historic news on former President Trump being indicted on 7 counts of federal charges. The Department of Justice has not unsealed the indictment. Scripps News deputy political Director Joe Saint George takes a closer look at the charges so far and how we got here. >> Another historic first involving former President Donald Trump. The first American president to be charged with a federal crime. Really? Mister Trump breaking the news of his indictment himself on
true social last night. This indictment remain sealed. So it hasn't actually been revealed yet. All the reporting based on sourcing, he is expected as Mister Trump revealed on truth. Social not yet officially confirmed by the Department of Justice, but he's expected to make an appearance in Miami, 03:00pm Eastern time on Tuesday. If you're wondering why Miami legal experts tell Scripps News that typically prosecutors like to bring charges in the jurisdiction in which they allegedly took place. A
nd remember, all of this stems from that FBI search of mar-a-lago earlier this year in which reportedly around 300 or so sensitive documents were discovered. Again, the indictment that happened in New York earlier this year, the indictment that is happening now with the federal level really couldn't be more different. One is a federal charge. One is a state charge. Federal charges in this is Step Z and we're only on federal charges potentially could bring about a pardon from the president of the
United States, for instance, Mister Trump from a political standpoint was ready for this indictment. His team immediately fundraising off of the news and he also posted this video, his innocence on truth Social. So I just want to tell you, I'm an innocent man and I did nothing wrong. >> And we'll fight this out. Just like we've been fighting our country is going to H*** and they come after Donald Trump weaponizing the Justice Department. >> One of the council, Mister Trump is expected to face i
nvolves the Espionage Act. That may sound like something out of a James Bond movie. Oftentimes you hear that related to spying. Mister Trump's not expected to be charged with spying. The Espionage Act is a very lengthy federal law in contains many provisions related to the mishandling of sensitive documents, which is really what this entire case is about. From a political standpoint, this is falling very much along the party lines. Many Democrats across the country this morning saying that no on
e is above the law. Many conservatives are saying this is weaponization of the Department of Justice. Even Mister Trump's chief rival for the Republican nomination in 2020 for Florida, Governor Ron de Santis ending a sympathetic message on social media. Why so zealous in pursuing Trump gets so passive about Hillary or Hunter Florida Governor Ron Desantis, right? It's unclear if Mister Trump will receive a bump in the polls this time like he did last time he was indicted. Joe Saint George Scripps
News, Washington. >> Well, mom seems to be the word of the White House right now. The Biden administration has been fairly quiet after reports of former President Trump's indictment came to light White House correspondent Haley Bull joining us now live from Washington. So, Haley, there's been no official word from the White House so far. But have we heard anything more from the president about the indictment? >> Raonic a mum is still the word at the White House here this afternoon. They are not
commenting directly on the case when the news broke. A White House official tells us that senior staff told President Biden about the rip towards the White House says that they had no advance knowledge of Beyond that, the White House is really steered clear of commenting. And that's in line with what we've seen from the Biden administration so far at the White House has maintained that the Justice Department operate separately really distancing themselves. At perceptions of influence. And that
remains the case. Today. The White House says the president believes in respecting the Independence and integrity of the Justice Department. But as we've seen Trump and a number of Republican lawmakers have accused the Biden administration of, quote, weaponizing the Justice Department. Now before needs of the indictment broke at President Biden reiterated the doj is Independence. When pressed on those criticisms, listen. >> Because, you know, as I have never once. No one wants time. Just just th
ey should do or not do well to bring the charge, not I'm honest. >> Meanwhile, DNC officials have said the let the investigation, quote, lay their course and rather have instead focused on contrasting their views on the issues with what they call, quote, Republicans. Keep in mind, President Biden has faced his own investigation into classified documents. Attorney general also appointed as special counsel in that case earlier in the year at the differences in how the documents were found, accordi
ng to the attorney general's office earlier this year, White House counsel notified the National Archives that documents were found at the Penn Biden center in DC in later at a garage in his Delaware home from his time as vice president. Meanwhile, while this is all the president is traveling in North Carolina to talk about workforce training programs as well as support for military families from a guy. >> All right. Haley Bull live outside of the White House with the latest on the Haley. Thank
you so much. So. >> In our next hour, Scrippsnews live our coverage of former President Trump's federal indictment will continue. Chris Wilson, assistant professor in the Department of Government at American University will be joining us to discuss Trump's pending arraignment. Also details of the case. Again, that is straight ahead at 2.15 pm Eastern. Coming up in this, our Scripps News live. In the meantime, a growing number of people who are released from prison. Back behind bars within it yea
r. Take a look at the numbers next And a quick reminder right here. We'd like to hear from you. You can give us a call on our Scripps News viewer hotline, toll-free that numbers on your screen. It's 8, 3, 3, >> For scripts share comments and your story idea. So sometimes data about our justice system doesn't always paint the full picture. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. >> The U.S. Prison population in 2021 dropped 25% over a decade. But the number of people who are rearrested wit
hin the first year of their release is alarmingly high. National correspondent Dan Grossman takes a closer look at why. >> New Beginnings don't just happen. For people like Brian Johnson. There are a month. >> Those over open comes 3 diligence steps that are taken in homes away from public view. >> This is the house will make happen. Was Mason called them East. >> Today's a big day for Bryant. He's 33 and his 2 months out of prison and he's getting ready for a job interview. Stocking shelves at
Walmart. >> The job to help help with so people don't change it. >> If he succeeds, it will make him the exception to the rule since many of the people in Brian's very position don't succeed. >> This some eu sets you up add recidivism rate. >> You know, people in is what I was president, how some of had to be like. I'm 27. 28. Have a few more usable. Was excited. But the same time said no, because you're costly, isolated from society because you see a light. Do >> As Brian learned, help doesn't
always come to those who are searching for it. The most nationwide, more than half of the formerly incarcerated or unable to find stable employment within their first year for a term and 3 quarters of them are rearrested within their first 3 years of release. Some might write that off saying it's due to the choices these individuals make. Brian says there's more to it. Sometimes those choices are the only ones available for survival. >> I feel that there's a lot to be done. I feel >> Should be.
It should be. >> More avenues for people to talk what we call real >> Lawrence, partly it's with the Marshall Project, a nonprofit journalism institution that shines a light on the criminal justice system. One of the shortcomings in society is a lack of adequate reentry programs that the American Psychological Association says leaves men and women with minimal preparation which makes their re entry into communities challenging formerly incarcerated people or 10 times more likely to be homeless t
han the general population. They're also half as likely to get a call back from prospective employers due to stigma and laws that allow employers and landlords to refuse people based on criminal records. >> This is great ice me. This is my main job. And my cousin started Certainly think it's Brian experienced when he was placed into a homeless shelter for 2 weeks upon his release. >> For me a little money, more pocket. >> Had it not been for the open arms of his cousin who is currently staying w
ith Brian worries. He might still be in a shelter. >> His you know, life is full of challenges month. They use. We're not big. Did issue step warming 2 steps no better my life and I'm bored to where see the sign that says this is where help is that jet They got to the shot over. The new red was a what's a good pitches that. >> This is Brian's first step toward his new beginning. We'll see what happened at this We're going to get They're ready start show best >> While a door, he is worth diligent
ly Twen lock as he hopes to defy the statistics that say he is more likely to fail and 16. Dan Grossman. Scripps News, Binghamton, New York. >> A judge granted bond for the white woman charged with fatally shooting her black neighbor in Ocala, Florida. During a court hearing earlier the judge set. Susan Lawrence is bonded $154,000. Now, according to the police report, Laurent says that she shot aj Owens last week in self-defense aren't admitted to investigators that she called Owens children the
N word several times in the month leading up to the shooting. She made her first court appearance yesterday and the families of the Nashville school shooting victims will own the shooter's writings. The attorney representing the school shooters. Parents is that he's going to help transfer ownership to the families. They've been seeking ownership to prevent the writings from becoming public families believe publicizing the material could lead to another school shooting. As of now, those document
s are in police custody. Trauma from school shootings in similar attacks doesn't just fade away with time. The former principal of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed back in February of 2018 is now working to help others. Stephanie Susskind with Scripps News West Palm Beach has more on the story. >> Every time a school shooting comes up, it brings everything back in that. That's why it's almost like taking one step forward and then 2 steps back
because it's like, oh, my God, are we ever going to every time turn around, there's something else going on. It just brings brings it all right. Back in now, it's just difficult. >> Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School principal Ty Thompson has turned his pain into purpose. >> This is the group. You don't want to be a part of. But we have really rallied as far as being able to develop some things and work as a cohesive unit. He's a founding member of the Principal Recovery Network. >> A
group of about 20 school leaders who have tragically experienced gun violence on their campuses. How can we make a positive out of all this negative, hoping that we're going to want to >> Use our power as as this group to advocate for some some policies to, you know, move things for the group spent time in Washington, D.C., this week meeting with members of Congress, the Department of Education and Homeland Security. >> To share their message and the need for more legislation to support mental h
ealth wellness and safety in schools. At the same time, back home, 17. People. It another chapter in the Stoneman Douglas shooting trial now underway for the former school resource officer, Scot Peterson, who did not go inside the building when the shooting happened. He's charged with felony child neglect. His attorney argues he didn't know where the shooter was. We've got 22 witnesses under subpoena. >> Who will come in here and tell you? But they too have the same shots. My it. And could lead
to certain precisely where the shots were coming from. >> Thompson says it re traumatize is the community with every turn in the case. But he stays keyed in. >> If something comes up and just kind of mentally prepared for, you know how I can help them. Whoever's calling the order to help them kind get through. >> He says it's been therapeutic to form the principal Recovery Network. We're just here to help the next. Unfortunately, poor soul. They have to go through this because it should have to
go through it alone. And the group's work is just beginning. I think the only way things are going start to move forward. If it is, if we can humanize the situation and you know, going to do that is to get people like us that have been through this that can get in front of a group. So whoever happens to be to tell our story. >> Stephanie Susskind Scrippsnews. >> Have breaking news right here on Scripps News live. We're now learning that the Department of Justice has just unsealed the federal cha
rges against Donald Trump involving the handling of classified information. Again, he has been formally charged on 7 different counts. Those are felony charges and he is awaiting arraignment in Miami. That's going to take place in Miami on Tuesday. The Department of Justice unsealing that indictment. We have not taken a look at that point yet. But as soon as we get into the newsroom, we're going to be sharing it with you much more on this straight ahead on Scripps News live. Also straight ahead
on Scripps News, live to giant docks making a splash in causing quite the frenzy in Hong Kong. Explain the joy behind these double straight ahead. And at just 18 years old, she's already a college grad and now she's focusing on her next move. If you put your mind to it, you can do it. And as long as you stay focused and determined. >> This is really nothing that you can do. >> We're going to be this Ohio teenager who shooting for the stars and sharing how high achievement is a family just 18 yea
rs old. This young scholar defied expectations. She walked across not one. >> But 2 graduations stages in the same year. Katie is analysts. Christie's Cleveland discovered what it took for this grad to achieve academic excellence. >> So this is actually my first summer off since the 7th grade at the taking college summer courses in 7th grade. So we are planning to go to Disney, a well-deserved celebration and break for Amber Monet Bennett. She just turned 18 just days after earning both her high
school and college diplomas. It really took a lot of focus and passion ever graduated this spring from Notre Dame College in Cleveland with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. >> While simultaneously earning her high school diploma online from Ohio Connections Academy. But wait, there's more. I want to be a licensed professional clinical counselor. So for me, my educational career isn't done yet. I want to go to. >> Iceland College for the master's program in counseling therapy. She plans to star
t classes in the fall and will be a licensed professional clinical counselor. By the time she's 21. I'm very Cause course was a dry one course and held real. I was 12 years old. If you said your classmates for late. >> They they couldn't believe it. They're like, how are you class? How'd she do it through college credit? Plus, Ohio's dual enrollment program that allows students in grades 7 through 12 to earn high school and college credits. At the same time, students can take courses at any publ
ic, Ohio College or university, as well as some private institutions. And it's free to most Ohio students taking classes at a public college. >> The college credit plus program requires someone to kind of say I've I've got the energy to embrace this opportunity. >> Doctor Jay Michael Preston Mon is the president of Notre Dame College. He says they have several 100 college credit plus students in more than a dozen partner schools. He says every student's journey is different and Amber is an inspi
ring ambassador for the power of education. >> And it should be an important part of all of our lives. We should never stop learning. >> Congratulations Eid up. High achievement runs in the Bennett family last month. We told you about Amber's little sister Anita graduating from try see with her associate of science degree at 14 last year, Amber's older sister Angel graduated with her bachelor's at 19 and look out World baby sister Ashley just gradually. >> That kindergarten, I'm blessed and I'm
proud. >> Proud parents, Jeff and Angie Bennett say not only has college credit, plus, save them a lot of money, but also say their girls time in achieving their educational careers. They encourage other parents to learn about the options available to them. >> We've provided a foundation for our kids to achieve academic academically, spiritually and socially. I think as parents, that's what you set out to achieve for your kids. But they've done the hard work. >> Credits her parents for their sup
port. And thanks God for the opportunities she's had. She says she just wants to help people which she'll do through her work in counseling and by the trail, she's blazing to get there. If you put your mind to it, you can do it. And as long as you stay focused and you're determined. >> This there's really nothing that you can do just dream big because you can do anything. >> In Cleveland, I'm Katie Ussin reporting. >> A favorite childhood toy is making quite the big splash. Take a look. These ne
arly 60 foot inflatable yellow dots have been capturing a whole lot of attention. And Hong Kong's Vick Tory Harbor, they're part of a pop art project aimed bringing joy to the city after covid lockdowns. Very cool. We just learned the doj has until the federal indictment of former President Trump. We are reviewing the document. >> Well, the very latest in your next our Scripps News
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