i have said since january 6, that i will do whatever it takes to ensure donald trump is never again anywhere near the oval office, and i mean it. >>iz cheney's concession speech after a trump-backed opponent beat her by more than two to one multiple states are facing historic water cuts as the growing mega drought in the west

shows no signs of relief today former trump attorney rudy giuliani is under probe ever heard of surveillance software your boss may have a better idea on knowledge they're using this to track your ever move. mother nature showing off in a spectacular manner, as we kick off your hump day. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with the latest legal trouble for former president trump and a widening web of va investigations several are under way on classified documents and his role in the january 6 attack

and in georgia, a grand jury is hooki looking into his attempts to overturn the 2020 election the former president's attorney could be in legal trouble. >> reporter: an attorney for rudy giuliani telling nbc news he is the target in a criminal probe into election fraud in 2020 in georgia. the famous call between trump and brad raffensberger giuliani is expected to testify under oath but behind closed doors today in atlanta it is unlikely he is going to answer any questions about his former boss, most likely pleading the fifth or claiming attorney-client privilege. but they could also focus on possible election crime committed by jgiuliani himself he made false claims in front of

a prosecutor >> i don't have to be a genius to figure out that those votes are not legitimate votes you don't put legitimate votes under a table. >> no. >> wait until you throw the opposition out, and in the middle of the night count them we would have to be fools to think that so no need to push it any further, but there's more than ample evidence to conclude that this election's a sham >> now the georgia investigation has cast a wide net. south carolina senator lindsey graham also fighting a subpoena. also jenna ellis has been ordered to testify she is scheduled to testify, frances, august 25th >> thanks for the breakdown, susan. one of donald trump's biggest republican critics in

congress is out. wyoming congresswoman, liz cheney, the vice chair of the january 6 committee who also voted to impeach the former president has been defeated by her trump-backed challenger, harriet hageman. and while hageman celebrated, cheney vowed to keep fighting. >> while it may not be easy, we can dislodge entrenched politicians who believe they've risen above the people they are supposed to represent and serve. >> i have said since january 6 that i will do whatever it takes to ensure donald trump is never again anywhere near the oval office and i mean it. >> former president trump congratulated hageman on social media and took a dig at liz cheney, saying she can now disappear into the depths of

political on livion. polls also closed in alaska. lisa murkowski has survived her primary. she only needed to finish in the top four to move on to the general election e and sarah palin is competing in the primary to determine who will fill the house seat for the next full term which will start in january this race is also using the ranked-choice system let's turn to out west where drastic steps are taken to ration water an ongoing mega drought has forced the government to announce water cuts to two states >> reporter: in the grips of a prolonged and historic drought, the u.s. bureau of reclamation stating water cuts

40 million people facing a tier 2 shortage arizona will lose 21% of its water allocation from the river as nevada loses 8% >> it's a tough problem. >> reporter: climate change has only intensivized a drought. snaking through the mountains, the river waters sustain some of the largest cities in the nation >> we must be conscious of the fact that we deal with finite resources and need to manage accordingly. >> reporter: lake mead and lake powell are a quarter full. water cuts made bit federal government come after the seven states involved couldn't reach an agreement on their own.

future cuts impacting even more states seem inevitable hoping to avoid a catastrophic river collapse, arizona and nevada face a tightening tap, threatening to trickle down to more of the country. a new report is revealing more details leading up to a co-pilot's jump from a plane he was visibly upset as they planned their landing. the pilot in command noted that he opened a side cockpit window and quote, may have gotten sick. the co-pilot got up from his seat, removed his headset, plied and departed the plane via the ramp during. his body was found in a yard hours after the plane landed the search for kiely rodni

has entered a new phase. until there are new leads the case is winding down she has been missing for 11 days now. >> reporter: the search for kaily rodney enters a new phase after 11 days. >> we're going to have to switch modes. >> reporter: the placer county sheriff's office telling nbc news it's stopping search and rescue efforts now until there are new leads. the rodni family upgrading the reward for $75,000 the 16-year-old was attend a party near lake tahoe on friday august 5th when she was last seen around midnight her phone last pinged around 12:30 a.m., showed her location near placer lake investigators believe the phone ran out of battery or was shut off. her mother recounting the last

conversation she had with kiely. >> i asked her to wake me up when she got home-like she normally did, and she said she would, and i said i love you >> reporter: and her father sharing this message >> extremely concerned every parent's nightmare >> reporter: no sign of kiely or the vehicle she was in photos released, including this one of the hoodie she was said to have been wearing when she was last seen. >> if anyone has more video that they have not submitted, please, there's no small amount of information for us >> reporter: kiely's best friend spoke to our sacramento affiliate. >> i just want her to come back and be okay and know that she's loved. >> reporter: over the weekend, rodni's hometown of truckee,

california coming together for a concert in her honor >> it is about community about keeping our spirits high >> our thanks for that report. cleaning up the beach in biloxi, they found more than they bargained for they recovered 11.5 bricks of cocaine. one who decided to keep the drugs for himself is charged with trafficking meteorologist michelle grossmann is tracking the weather for us >> summer going strong and we're looking at temperatures in the 90s and triple digits. 21 million people affected by a heat advisory or excessive heat

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i'm excited to be in class with all my friends, my teachers and all the people in school. >> that's a good attitude, young man. right now at 4:30, heading back to class. students across san francisco getting ready for their first day. there are lingering concerns about whether the district will have enough staff on hand to teach them. >> plus, putting an end to anti-aging violence. a san francisco community demanding answers and how the new district attorney is responding. also heat and lightning. meteorologist