here is what we know at this moment. the former president has been federally indicted on seven charges, it s all in connection with trump s handling of classified documents discovered at his mar-a-lago resort in florida last year. sources tell nbc news that those charges include false statements, conspiracy to obstruct and even one charge relating to the espionage act. we also know that trump has been summoned to appear in a miami court this tuesday at 3:00 p.m. along with the special counsel s team. secret service agents are meeting today with trump s team to begin logistics planning. we don t know the specifics of those charges as those are still under seal, but speaking on the today show this morning one of trump s lawyers made clear how the former president plans to respond. he was upset for the country, but in terms of him, he is a fighter and he is going to come out swinging and he will be fine. he will appear in court on tuesday, no doubt. he is not afraid of thi
meanwhile, quite a scary seen as you can see. the attack has been turned into a rallying cry for reform after the suspect was released under new york state law as congressman zeldin predicted. other big stories, president biden continuing his recovery at the white house after his covid diagnosis and the world health organization sounding the alarm over the monkeypox outbreak declaring the global emergency. we have live team coverage. christina coleman has more on this. we will start with alexis mcadams who has the latest. reporter: breaking moments ago the man who attacked leaves eldon is facing federal charges for assault after he spent a few hours in handcuffs and didn t post bail in new york even though the entire thing was caught on camera. what is he doing? reporter: you hear people shocked wondering what was going on. he is republican candidate for new york governor was on stage in rochester when a man tried to stab him, pulled out a sharp object. zeldin says he h
griff jenkins. jacqui: i m jacqui hinrich. they re battling brutal summer heat and steve has the latest for us, hey, steve. 104 degrees yesterday, it s supposed to be 100 all week and that hasn t slowed down the stream of mar grants crossing illegally. we ve seen small groups here in the morning and several pregnant women making that crossing. in recent days, large groups as well, sometimes 300 strong crossing the river together. many of the towns along the border region, overwhelmed by the numbers and it s been the recent policy of text s governor abbott to bus some migrants to northern cities. that s drawn the outrage of a number of mayors, including the mayor of washington d.c. and new york city. not only the federal government, but we need some of those states that have been giving people one-way tickets, we need them to understand that, this must be a partnership in this country, new york is going to do its share, but we have been overburdened shelter system now.
this afternoon. the arrest on this a federal charge comes after local authorities released him under new york state law allowing cashless bail. alexis mcadams is live the new york newsroom, alexis p. john good evening. we are learning more about the new charges. he was a free man until just a few hours ago when he was arrested a second time. this time on a federal charge. taking into custody we are learning more about what other charges he could face. it could be up to ten years behind bars for take a look here this is our suspect we are talking about priest now been identified david from fairport new york. now federally charged with assaulting a congressman with a dangerous weapon. now just moments ago congressman lee zeldin reacting to the federal charges i m thankful federal authorities came in to do it new york state broken criminal justice system could not bear. uphold the rule of law for the state must prioritize the safety of law-abiding new yorkers over criminals p