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And vice president kamala harris taking on iowas abortion ban just days after blasting floridas black history curriculum. our reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin with new charges brought against former president trump in the mar-a-lago classified documents case. nbcs ken dilanian is reporting from the justice department, whats in this new indictment, ken? >> this indictment really describes a sorted obstruction of justice conspiracy between the former president of...

All a hoax, there was no child on the interstate that she had reported and that she had acted alone. it seemed pretty clear at that point that there may be charges coming, and so obviously that is what were seeing today. those two misdemeanor charges for false reporting to law enforcement and falsely reporting an incident carrying up to a year in jail, according to what the police chief just said, and you also heard them there say that this is not a victimless crime, that there were resources th...

If youll please raise your hand and identify yourself and your affiliation. >> david lam, cbs 42, the question for mr. attorney general, what is it about the case that made it rise to the level to where it was a case that you wanted to take on? >> we handle cases across the state. we have jurisdiction throughout, for misdemeanors and felonies. and when chief asked us, we were more than happy to assist. >> reporter: is it uncommon to be involved in demeanors like this? >> its not uncommon. >> 100...

Crime because the attention this case has garnered, we requested attorney generals office take the case, and they have agreed too. we want to thank everyone who assisted us from the beginning, and continues to assist us in this case as we work its way through the criminal justice system. joining me at the podium today is state of alabama attorney general, steve marshal. >> thank you, chief. let me begin by commending hoover police department, chief durgis for his leadership in this investigation...

Facts, set of dates and a limited number of witnesses. there could be complexities behind the scenes, but if the judge holds the partys feet to the fire, she could get this done in may, the scheduled trial date. >> what youre hearing inside trump camp and folks around him, would they like to delay this, certainly until at least the election, what are you hearing? >> theres no question, and thats the go-to strategy that trump has used in just about every legal battle hes faced in his decades in p...

Collaboratively with the hoover police department in assisting in this investigation. chief, appreciate the opportunity to be able to partner with you in this prosecution. we will dedicate a team to be able to help the city of hoover in handling these two individual charges and look forward to bringing this case to fruition. one thing i would is that you dont see this as a victimless crime. there are significant hours spent, resources expended as a result of this investigation, and not only that...

Themselves, some of our nations most sensitive secrets. theres an extraordinary tension that jack smith and his team are going to have to deal with, while they simultaneously try to protect really highly sensitive classified information, something thats core to the u.s. national security. valuable, important secrets while also preserving the bedrock principle of the american criminal justice system, which is that trials are public, that the public gets to view trials. that the way we handle thes...