While parts of the country have seen some relief from July’s record temperatures, the Gulf Coast is now seeing dangerously high heat. The Weather Channel meteorologist Chris Warren takes a look at the forecast. Source
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How Mike Pence factors into the Jan. 6 probe, charges against Trump
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s name is all over the new indictment against Donald Trump in relation to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. CBS News senior political analyst John Dickerson discusses. Source
Moscow hit by another drone attack
Moscow was hit by another drone attack on Tuesday as the war in Ukraine enters its 18th month. A building in the Russian capital that houses three government ministries was hit for the second time in 48 hours. Ramy Inocencio reports. Source
Memphis gunman identified as former student
A man who was shot by police after firing several shots outside a Jewish school in Memphis has been identified as a former student at the school. Source
Mega Millions jackpot soars to $1.1 billion
The estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot has risen to $1.1 billion. Source
Where Trump’s legal battles stand after 3rd indictment
Donald Trump is facing a third indictment for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. That follows criminal charges in Manhattan connected to “hush money” payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, and federal charges over his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Trump could soon be indicted in Georgia over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election there too. CBS News’ Nikole Killion, Graham Kates and Jeff Pegues take a closer look at where these cases stand. Source
How Trump, his supporters and GOP rivals are reacting to the Jan. 6 indictment
The Trump campaign has already begun sending fundraising emails off the latest indictment against the former president, this one stemming from a federal Jan. 6 case. Hugo Lowell, a political investigations reporter for The Guardian, joined CBS News to discuss the reactions to the indictment from those close to former President Donald Trump. And CBS News political director Fin Gómez has more on how voters and Trump’s GOP competitors for president are responding. Source
Watch: Special counsel Jack Smith speaks on Trump Jan. 6 indictment
Special counsel Jack Smith delivered a statement Tuesday after a grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump in the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 investigation. “The attack on our nation’s Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy,” Smith said. “As described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies.” Source
Missouri man executed for 2002 abduction, killing of 6-year-old girl
Johnny Johnson, 45, received a lethal injection dose of pentobarbital at a state prison in Bonne Terre. Source
U.S. women’s team playing in first World Cup with equal pay to men
The defending champions are playing in their first World Cup with equal pay to men, and the tournament is shattering records. Source