need2know-morning-edition-071923

Let's get to this morning's headlines. Everyone we have to talk about the weather. Extreme heat continues to break records across the US. Phoenix Arizona broke its all time record with the 19 consecutive days over 110 degrees. Yesterday. No other major city in the US has ever reached that milestone. Other southwestern cities include El Paso Reno and Las Vegas. They've all come close to record highs as well overseas. Even more heat. That's potentially deadly Persian Gulf Airport in Iran recorded a heat index of 152 degrees. On Sunday, the temperature was only 100 100 degrees but the high humidity made it impossible for us humans to cool down by sweating. Experts, these dangerously high heat and indexes are becoming more common. We'll have much more on this with our very own Ashley Master coming up in just a few moments. Kristen a very important story. Hannah Michigan has filed felony charges against 16 people who falsely claimed to be electors in 2020 to hand the state's electoral college votes to Donald Trump. Here's Attorney General Dana. This plan to reject the will of the voters and undermine democracy was fraudulent and legally baseless the false electors actions undermine the public's faith in the integrity of our elections. The group includes the head of Michigan's Republican National Committee chapter and the former co chair of the State's Republican Party. While Trump was not named in the Michigan charges. Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court rejected the former president's attempt to stop a similar investigation into false electors. Yesterday, Trump confirmed on truth social that federal prosecutors are looking into his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election. The next story is pretty interesting. Las Vegas. Police served a search warrant week as a part of the ongoing investigation into the murder of rapper Tupac. Shakur. Tupac was shot while leaving the MGM Grand in Vegas in September of 1996. He died of his injuries six days later in the hospital, no suspects were ever arrested but authorities at the time did believe it was a targeted killing. Police say the warrant was in the nearby city of Henderson Nevada but did not identify any possible suspects or just what they were looking for. And a US soldier who crossed the border into North Korea has been identified as private second class Travis King. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed yesterday that King was set to be transported to Texas for disciplinary action after serving two months in a South Korean prison for assault the airport with a tour group headed to the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea where he bolted across the border and is now believed to be in North Korean custody. A White House spokesperson said yesterday that our primary concern at this time is as well being in getting to the bottom of exactly what happened. A former unidentified member of the Northwestern University football team has filed a lawsuit against the school and recently fired coach Pat Fitzgerald. That's according to a civil claim filed in an Illinois court yesterday, the suit alleges that Fitzgerald quote enabled a culture of racism and that the program has quote long standing issues involving hazing and bullying that takes on a sexual and or racist tone. The plaintiff who filed under the name John Doe was a member of the football team from 2018 to 2022. Last week, the university fired Fitzgerald after allegations that hazing was an issue in the football program. According to CNN, a representative for Fitzgerald says they have no comment on the allegations spelled out in the suit. A spokesperson for the university told CNN as policy, we do not comment on the specifics of pending litigation. Johnson and Johnson must pay $18.8 million to a California man who claims he developed cancer from exposure to the company's baby powder. A jury ruled that on Tuesday, this is the latest setback for the company as it seeks to settle thousands of other similar lawsuits based on their tal based products. This man, 24 year old Emery Hernandez. Valdez filed a suit last year in a California State Court saying he, he developed mesothelioma a deadly cancer as a result from exposure to the powder. Dating back to his childhood. The jury found that Hernandez is entitled to monetary damages to compensate for medical bills but declined to award punitive damages against Johnson and Johnson. In a statement, Johnson and Johnson said the company would appeal the verdict and the mega millions jackpot keeps on growing now to an estimated $720 million. 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