need2know-morning-edition-072023

Let's get to this morning's need to know headlines. In the meantime, the grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's role in the January 6th Capitol riot and the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election is set to meet today. This comes just days after Trump confirmed, he received a letter from special prosecutor, Jack Smith informing him he is a target of their investigation suggesting he may be indicted for the third time. The charges in the letter first reported by the Wall Street Journal were deprivation of rights conspiracy to commit an offense against or defraud the United States and tampering with a witness sources from both CNN and ABC say Trump aide will Russell is set to testify before the grand jury today and the state of Kentucky is under a state of emergency after heavy rainfall yesterday led to flooded roads and homes in the West. Water rescues were carried out in multiple areas but so far no deaths or serious injuries have been reported. The governor warned residents to stay off flooded roads especially areas where the asphalt may have been damaged. Local officials estimate that the town of Mayfield received nearly 11.3 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. If confirmed, that would be a record for the state. More thunderstorms are expected in the area today. Multiple women suing the state of Texas over its abortion laws took the stand yesterday and gave emotional testimony about their experiences. All say they were excuse me, denied abortions despite clear risks to their life because of the law. Here's what Samantha Casiano shared with the court. She told me that my daughter has been diagnosed with anencephaly and that means that her skull and her brain is not fully developed and then she was sorry, I didn't have any options. What was your understanding of why you had no options? She told me that I didn't have any options because there was a law that the the Texas abortion law prohibited Texas has outlawed all abortions except in the case where the woman's life is at risk. The lawsuit which was filed by 13 women and two ob Gyn is not looking to overturn the abortion ban instead they want the judge to clarify the medical emergencies where an abortion is legally allowed in the state. The two day hearing continues today, opening day of the women's 2023 World Cup has been marred by a deadly shooting in host city Auckland in New Zealand that left two people dead and several others injured. Police say the shooter is also dead. It happened just hours before the opening match between New Zealand and Norway Soccer's governing body. FIFA says it extends its deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims. The country's prime minister says there is no national security risk and that the tournament will proceed as planned. The US team is set to play Vietnam tomorrow. The wife of the man suspected of multiple murders in Gilgo Beach, Long Island has filed for divorce. An attorney confirmed as wife of accused man. Homan filed a complaint and summons in Suffolk County yesterday. This came as authorities searched the Massapequa Park home. The couple shared for decades last week, Homan was charged with the murders of three women whose remains were found along Gilgo Beach. He has suspect in 1/4 murder. Homan has pleaded not guilty and has denied all charges. Police in Alabama say they've been unable to verify the story of a woman who disappeared for two days after calling 911 to report a toddler walking on the side of a highway. 25 year old Carly Russell was reported missing last Thursday and returned home on Saturday. Yesterday. The chief chief of Hoover Alabama's Police department spoke about the investigation. As you can see, there are many questions left to be answered, but only Cary can provide those answers. What we can't say is that we've been unable to verify most of Carly's initial statement made to investigators and we have no reason to believe that there is a threat to the public safety related related to this particular case. Police say that in the days before her disappearance, Russell searched for information about amber alerts as well as the movie taken, which is about a woman's abduction and news coming out of one of the nation's most prestigious colleges. The president of Stanford University has resigned after the board of trustees determined several academic reports he authored, contained manipulated data. Mark Levine resigned from his role effective August 31st. This comes after the board of trustees cleared him of alleged fraud or falsification of scientific data found in his 2009 Alzheimer's study. The board did however find that the papers had serious flaws and various errors. Tess Levine said that he would step down for the good of the university and retract three papers that he was the principal author of. He will still however serve as a faculty member as a biology professor. And mcdonald's will pay $800,000 to a Florida family who sued the fast food chain after their daughter received second degree burns from hot chicken nuggets. Back in May. A jury found the mcdonald's and the franchise owner were liable because they failed to properly warn customers about the possible harm the hot food could cause the jury awarded the damages. Yesterday. The family's attorneys say the verdict ensures full justice for the family