New indictment filed against Trump for role in Jan. 6 riot

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on new charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. And an Israeli hostage freed from Hamas says the remaining hostages are "suffering." These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.

New indictment filed against Trump for role in Jan. 6 riot

Former President Donald Trump is now facing a revived and reworked federal indictment accusing him of interfering with 2020 election. The revised charging document keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against Trump .

The new filing is meant to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling from July that presidents have broad immunity for official acts while in office.

Special Counsel Jack Smith's new indictment revolves around allegations related solely to the actions Trump took as a presidential candidate in 2020 in a personal and unofficial capacity.

Trump's legal team told news outlets this latest indictment is not a surprise to them, nor does it change their position that the case should be dismissed. Trump's lawyers are expected to ask for more time to review the case.

Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), was asked about these latest charges while on the campaign trail Tuesday, Aug. 27.

"It looks like Jack Smith doing more what he does, which is filing these absurd lawsuits in an effort to influence the election,” Vance said. “I mean, the one thing that I did see, which I felt was just classic lipstick on a pig is, you know, of course, the reason the Supreme Court threw out his lawsuit is because they said it implicated the president's official acts, of course, which the president has immunity in conducting those official acts.”

First rioter to enter U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to 4 years in prison

On Tuesday, the Kentucky man who was the first person to enter the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 was sentenced to more than four years in prison. Michael Sparks, 47, was the first person to jump into the building after a window was broken that day.

A police officer who tried to subdue Sparks with pepper spray described him as “a catalyst” for the insurrection . The Senate had called for a recess just one minute before Sparks was able to enter the building.

The judge who sentenced Sparks to four years and five months called his actions "a national disgrace."

Before learning his sentence, Sparks told the judge he still believes the 2020 election was tainted with fraud and said he’s remorseful that what transpired that day didn't help anybody.

More than 1,400 people have been charged with Jan. 6-related federal crimes.

Israeli hostage freed from Hamas says other hostages are "suffering"

One of the hostages taken by Hamas during its attack on Israel Oct. 7 was successfully rescued Tuesday by the Israeli military in a "complex operation." Now, that man is speaking out.

The freed hostage, 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi, was reported to be in "normal" health following the high stakes rescue mission. Footage released by the Israeli military shows Alkadi smiling and interacting with IDF members, as well as family and medical staff at an Israeli hospital.

Alkadi later told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that the other remaining hostages are "suffering.”

The IDF says it was able to locate and rescue Alkadi from underground due to extensive intelligence efforts. The Hostages and Missing Families forum stated Alkadi had managed to free himself before troops completed the rescue operation.

During the Hamas-led attack last October, approximately 250 individuals were taken hostage. Currently, more than 100 hostages are still believed to be in the hands of militants, but many are feared to already be dead.

OSHA Investigating after 2 killed in explosion at Delta facility in Atlanta

Federal officials are investigating after two workers were killed and another seriously hurt Tuesday in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport. Delta said the explosion happened while wheel components were being taken apart for maintenance and were not attached to a plane at the time.

The exact cause of the explosion has not been released yet. Delta released a statement saying it is "heartbroken” at the loss of its team members.

OSHA is investigating the deadly incident.

Family says New Hampshire man died from mosquito-borne illness 'EEE'

A New Hampshire man has died after contracting a mosquito-borne virus, family members say. They say the 41-year-old was hospitalized with eastern equine encephalitis, better known as EEE, and died within a week .

Health officials say EEE can cause flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, muscle aches and joint pain, and about one-third of people who develop EEE die from their infection . There is no vaccine or specific treatment for EEE.

The CDC has confirmed EEE cases in four states so far this year; Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Jersey.

AT&T fixes service outage that impacted 911 calls

AT&T said it has fixed an issue that caused service outages Tuesday night. Some local emergency officials said the issue affected peoples’ ability to call 911.

The service outage also made it impossible for some customers to access their mobile data, send text messages or make calls . AT&T has not said how many of its customers were impacted.

AT&T said a software issue caused the outage and has since been taken care of .

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