CBS News has learned the target letter that Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith sent former President Donald Trump this week regarding the Jan. 6 investigation cited several possible charges against Trump, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S., witness tampering and deprivation of rights under the color of law. Scott MacFarlane has the latest. Source

Here’s what we know about Alabama nursing student Carlee Russell’s 49-hour disappearance, as well as the days leading up to it. Source

Two IRS whistleblowers allege the Justice Department limited a tax investigation into Hunter Biden. Source

Temperatures remain dangerously high in Phoenix. The nation’s fifth-largest city has set a record by hitting 110 degrees Fahrenheit or more for the 20th day in a row. CBS News’ Jonathan Vigliotti reports from Arizona. Source

Authorities said Wednesday that investigators have been unable to confirm a nursing student’s story that she was abducted after calling 911 from the side of a highway in Hoover, Alabama, last week. The woman returned home about two days after going missing. Lilia Luciano has the latest. Source

One person was killed and two others wounded in a shooting inside a Walmart in Miami-Dade County. A suspect was taken into custody. Source

Michigan’s attorney general announced felony criminal charges Tuesday against 16 Republicans accused of taking part in a scheme to overturn President Biden’s electoral victory. Clara Hendrickson, politics reporter for the “Detroit Free Press,” joins CBS News to break down the case. Source

John Dickerson reports on potential charges against former President Trump, why drug companies are suing the Biden administration, and what Netflix’s latest earnings reveal about its streaming strategy. Source

A tornado that touched down in the Rocky Mount area of North Carolina damaged a Pfizer manufacturing plant and left a large trail of debris, while neighboring Kentucky was dealing with drenching rainfall. Mark Strassman reports. Source

First responders in Phoenix, Arizona, saw heat-related emergency calls jump 35% in just 24 hours as the city saw temperatures above 110 degrees for the 20th straight day Wednesday. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Source