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Here are tonights headlines. Have a security as the former president makes his First Court Appearance for allegedly leaving a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election. It is all converging back where it started on that fateful day. Norah what happened during the 27minute arraignment. New details from inside. Breaking news, two u. S. Navy sailors charged with sharing americas secrets with the chinese. What we are learning about the Military Intelligence they may have given. This conduct is personal for san diego, and we will not stan for it. Officials in mexico say they have discovered two bodies near the Floating Barrier of buoys installed in the rio grande. The constitutional right of the state of texas to secure our border supersedes any statute. Norah terrifying moments for flyers. A tire bursts on landing. In on a different flight, a passenger allegedly attacks a Flight Attendant. The new details. Tonights eye on america, the growing outrage as saudiowned alfalfa farms drain arizonas water supply. We cannot afford to give our water away, frankly, to anyone. Enjoy. Centenary bango hunter. Doordash food delivery. There is a need on the street you can see. He started using his doordash earnings to deliver generosity. I like football, but i love helping people. Norah good evening, and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. We begin tonight with this extraordinary moment in our nations history. For the first time in our countrys 247 years, a former president of the United States has been arraigned on criminal charges, trying to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. Cbs news was inside the courtroom for the entire hearing, which lasted less than 30 minutes. The former president , in a blue suit and a red tie, appeared calm, as he said aloud not guilty. Also in court today, six d. C. Federal judges sitting in the back row, including one who said those Who Egged On The January 6th riders stoked the flames of fear. The 4count indictment details Donald Trumps alleged criminal plot to hold onto power and overturn the 2020 president ial election. Security was tight around the courthouse in d. C. , just blocks from the u. S. Capitol. Theres a lot to get you tonight and cbss robert costa is here to start us off. Good evening, robert. Reporter good evening to you, norah. It was something americans have never seen before. A former president accused of trying to defraud the nation he once led. And arriving back in washington to a crowd gathered, not at the white house, but at a federal courthouse. Former President Donald Trump took on his critics after he left his arraignment in washington. This is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. Reporter he traveled to the federal courthouse under heavy security, escorted by his Secret Service detail. Throrongs of protesters and fans gathered outside. Once inside, he was processed, but no mug shot was taken. In the courtroom, he raised his right hand to be sworn in. He stated his name and gave his age as 77. 77. He pleaded not guilty to four charges, brought in a grand jury investigation, being led by special counsel jack smith, who was also in the courtroom. Three counts of conspiracy, one for obstruction, for allegedly leaving a criminal conspiracy to try to overthrow the 2020 president ial election. The judge told trump the Obstruction Charge alone carries a maximum of 20 years in prison. Former trump attorney Tim Parlatore as prosecutors have an uphill climb, proving trump knew he lost. Did he know at the time that the claims of fraud were falls . Did he know at the time he actually lost the election . Reporter the indictment that trump deliberately disregarded the truth, if you chaired by former attorney general bill barr. I have come to believe he knew well that he had lost the election. Reporter sources say Trump Lawyers plan to argue trumps false claims about the election were not criminal and that his efforts were driven by the advice of outside attorneys, like sidney powell, rudy giuliani, and john eastman, among others. Cbs news has learned that they are likely some of the six alleged coconspirators cited in the indictment. The judge scheduled the next hearing for august 28th. The special counsel has called for a speedy trial, but souces close to trumps legal team say they will push for a delay, arguing they need time to navigate the many cases facing trump. Norah robert costa, thank you. John dickerson is also with us here. All right, john, this is the third criminal indictment this year, but it does include some of the most serious charges so far. How will this look in the History Books . Reporter i think historians will go all the way back to the beginning. 236 years ago, at this moment, in philadelphia, they were designing the presidency and the constitution. The founders had two fears a president who would put personal ambition over the obligations of the job, and a public that would resort to political violence. Both of those questions are at the center of what President Trump is facing in this case and the test for history Going Forward is whether that system the founders created can handle the stress test. Norah part of his legal strategy is also a political strategy, which is to try and get reelected and become president again. Reporter and between the indictment and the january 6th report from the house, plus when President Trump has said about these events, we have never had a more detailed look at how a candidate would act in office. And a lot of this detail comes from people under oath, so voters who want to know whether this candidate will preserve, protect, and defend, can look at the details here and find out, does he use his power wisely . Does he listen to aides when they give him advice . Does He Act On Impulse or by the obligations of the job . They have it all there to read to make the determination about whether he can handle four more years. Norah always burlington allison, john dickerson, and great reporting, robert costa, thank you so much. Lets turn now to some breaking news. Federal prosecutors today charged two activeduty navy sailors with selling Sensitive National Defense Information to china. Cbss Mark Strassmann reports some of the information includes details about a largescale Military Exercise and navy warships. Reporter cash over country. We sometimes discover that threats to our National Security come from inside our most esteemed institutions. Reporter for almost two years, todays indictment charges 26yearold petty officer wenheng zhao, betrayed his country, selling military secrets to the chinese government. Mr. Zhao chose a path of corruption. And in doing so, he sold out his colleagues at the u. S. Navy. Reporter among The Secrets Zhao allegedly sold, details about his post at the naval base in ventura county. Plans for this largescale Military Exercise, in the indopacific region, earlier this year. And a blueprint for a radar system on a u. S. Base in oki okinawa. Kharkivs contact, a chinese intelligence officer. In return, zhao allegedly took nearly 15,000 in bribes. The scheme to lead here is just one more example of the people know my peoples are up with a china ongoing and recent campaign to target u. S. Officials with access. Do sensititive milititary secre. Reporter r arresested separarately on e espionage cha, jinchao wei, a 22yearold machinist aboard the uss essex. Wei allegedly sold the Chinese Naval Defense Information and dozens of technical and mechanical military manuals, all while he was applying to become a u. S. Citizen. The officer even congratulated him when he became a u. S. Citizen. Reporter both sailors have first appearances today. Reporter id3 at the federal courthouse in los angeles, in full uniform, ws combat boots, he pleaded not guy but if convicted of bribery, facing up to 20 years. Wei, if convicted of espionage, would get life. Norah . Norah very serious charges, Mark Strassmann, thank you. A rare federal Death Sentence was handed out today to the White National gunman behind the deadliest attack on jewish people in u. S. History. Robert bowers made antisemitic rants online before killing 11 worshipers at The Tree Of Life synagogue in pittsburgh. Seven other people were wounded in the 2018 attack. Now to a tragedy on the southern border, mexican authorities have recovered the bodies of two possible drowning victims in the rio grande. Cbss Omar Villafranca reports one of the bodies was found near a Floating Barrie that was recently installed by the texas government to deter migrants. Reporter the two bodies were discovered in this remote stretch of the rio grande. The first migrant from honduras was found by Texas Troopers tangled on the controversial Floating Barrier buoys. Later, mexican authorities found another body 3 miles upstream. Officials are investigating what led to their deaths. [sobbing] spoke to his emotional mother, who says he was her oldest son. Before he left, he told reporters he gave her one last hug and said we cant keep starving here. I have to go. Mexican officials blame the drowning on the barriers. A spokesperson for Texas Governor greg abbott disagrees, saying the Mexican Government is flat out wrong. To be clear, preliminary Information Points to the drowning occurring before the body was even near the barriers. The deaths come less than three weeks after the thousand foot barrier was placed in the water to deter illegal crossings. A part of governor greg abbotts 5 billion Border Security plan, operation lone star. To deep. They have a child. [speak in spanish] jesus. Reporter farm. Rescuing Migrant Baking in the sun. The buoys have not stopped migrants from crossing the river. He doesnt deter, it doesnt stop, it doesnt do anything. Reporter the doj has sued the state of texas saying the barriers are not safe, they are unlawful, and they want them removed but Texas Governor greg abbott says the state has a right to defend its borders. Both sides are waiting on the courts decision. Norah . Norah normani or funko, thank you. We want to turn out to some terrifying incidents on board several planes bureau on wednesday, delta crew members and passengers help subdue a man following a violent attack on a Flight Attendant in new orleans. In a separate incident, one person was injured when a tiger was blown out during a hard landing in atlanta. Cbss Kris Van Cleave has new details about a near collision at bostons logan airport. Reporter tonight, a dramatic new picture of a close call on a boston runway taken from a jet blue shows a business jet taking off without permission in february, forcing the airliner to t take Evasivee Actition to avoid a catastrophic collision. Also tonight, the fda is investigating what caused a fiery tire blowout as Delta Flight 1437 landed in atlanta yesterday. Sounds like we blew a tire. 1437, is that correct . Yes, sir. We see smoke and fire coming off of one of your tires, your main gear is on fire. Reporter the 190 passengers on board the boeing 757 used Emergency Slides as fire crews responded. At least one passenger was injured. Any time you have fire on an airplane, it is not a good situation at all, and so evacuating sounds to me like it is probably the best option. Reporter just hours earlier at the new orleans airport. Looks like we have a passenger has gotten up, go ahead and sit right here. Reporter sheriffs deputies say 39yearold Nelson Montgomery allegedly stabbed himself before grabbing a Flight Attendant moments after delta flight 20 4 30 two landed from atlanta. Thats him on the stretcher. Passengers jumped in to restrain the man. Flight attendant, 110 pounds, if he hadnt been there to restrain him, he would have been out of luck. Reporter raquel davis was on board. The people that subdued the man from i am thankful for them that they took the time to put their lives at risk. Reporter the Flight Attendant was treated for minor injuries and montgomery arrested. While the number of disruptive passengers has come down considerably from its record high in 2021, so far this year the faa has received nearly 1200 reports, and that is despite steppedup penalties. Norah . Norah Kris Van Cleave, thank you. A powerful explosion destroyed a home in new jersey today, including a woman at a child. Four other people are unaccounted for. It happened in the count town of buena, 30 miles northwest of atlantic city. Police say this is being treated as a criminal investigation until the cause of the blast is determined. With the southwest in the middle of a decadeslong megadrought, states are facing the biggest water crisis in generations. Well come in tonights eye on america, we had back to arizona, where earlier this year we reported on the foreignowned farms that are draining the states water supply. Cbss best tracy reports officials are now working to cancel those controversial leases. Reporter this was your well. This was my well. Reporter i know youve got nothing. Nothing but dust. Reporter Arizona Cattle Rancher brad mead says as well and dry. Toss a rock in, its gone. [clanking] reporter because of his neighbors farm down the road. Its run by fondomonte, owned by one of the Largest Dairy companies in saudi arabia. It grows alfalfa here to feed cattle back in the middle east. It is illegal to grow it in saudi arabia because it uses so much water. So when you look out there and you see all that green, what do you think . I see money leaving america. I see water adding depleted. It is pure insanity. Reporter Arizona Attorney general kris mayes, a democrat, says fondomonte bought vast tracts of land in western arizona, where there are no regulations on how much water can be pumped ut of the ground, so the state doesnt monitor it. Fondomonte also leases thousands of acres from the state itself, deals approved by State Officials no longer in office. Fondomonte pays nothing for the water itself. We cannot afford to give our wawater away, frarankly to anan, let alonone the sauaudis are fr. Reporter as we talked, we saw a series of trucks hauling dried alfalfa off one of the stateowned properties. So cows in saudi arabia are essentially drinking arizona water. Correct. Reporter the scale of the problem is obvious from above. Down there. Using millions upon millions of gallons of precious groundwater. Reporter mayes says arizona cities, including phoenix, will need that water as they face potentially drastic cuts from the droughtravaged colorado river. Fondomonte declined our request for an interview. What its doing is not illegal, but since our story first aired, the state revoked approval for two additional fondomonte wells and is considering canceling some of its leases on stateowned land when they expire next year. It is a scandal that the state of arizona allowed this to happen. It shouldnt be happening, and it needs to come to an end. 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You are about to enter the courtroom you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. Captions paid for by Cbs Television distribution Carrie Willoughby is suing her former landscaper, randy willis, for vandalizing her yard and defamation of character. Byrd order. All rise. This is case number 381 on the calendar in the matter of willoughby vs. Willis. Judge judy thank you. Byrd youre welcome. Parties have been sworn in. You may be seated. Folks, have a seat. Judge judy ms. Willoughby, mr. Willis did some gardening for you for a period of time. You had a dispute over some finances, and it is your claim that sometime a year ago that mr. Willis vandalized your yard, writing foul language on your lawn with bleach by bleaching out words that were