investigators, there were more classified documents beyond what trump turned over to the national archives earlier this year. let s bring in former federal prosecutor michael zeldin. what is your reaction to the reports of an informant here that there was a meeting at mar-a-lago in june, after that meeting someone informed law enforcement that there were more documents that were unsecured? is this a possibility that this informant is from trump s orbit? well, it would make sense that somebody within the trump world, within the mar-a-lago complex, had knowledge of the existence of additional boxes, 12 as we learned, and they decided that it was important to honor the obligations of law enforcement and let them know where these things were and so it went. with all the people coming in and out of mar-a-lago, i mean, you can see why investigators would be concerned if there were documents that would pertain to national security for example. and we know that investigators had
the white house. joe, what will we hear from the president tomorrow in this big labor day appearance? he s really kicking off the start to the mid-term cycle. reporter: you know one thing that is very clear and that is the president, jim, is definitely interested in getting out there and showing his stuff, as it were. he s going not only to wisconsin. he s also going to pittsburgh. and later in the week he s going to columbus, ohio. that, of course, is going to be essentially a groundbreaking for a microprocessor plant that he s been promoting. labor day, around labor day, is the time of year where campaigns really start bearing down. it s also a time, very important to say people start looking more closely at the candidates. of course joe biden s name is not on any ballots. just the fact he s getting out to the three major battleground states does tell you that the biden people are thinking carefully about the president and his posture. you know it was just a few weeks ago
russian military forced the others to shut down and it lost its main connection to the nation s power grid and atomic safety experts are extremely worried. cnn s melissa bell has the latest from ukraine. reporter: there s been good news from the ukrainian counteroffensive tonight according to officials here in kyiv with an aide to president zelenskyy of what he says is the ukrainian flag. this town has been the center of battles for some time and we are getting some confirmation of the fact it may be now in ukrainian hands and also on the russian side, with some talk of the retreat of russian forces around the town. it is of course a counteroffensive now going on for just about a week and about which ukrainian authorities have been remaining pretty tight lipped insisting this is about degrading russian military capabilities, trying to take out infrastructure that allows them to resupply their troops around kherson. not really aimed at fast territorial gains. of course this
letitia james took part in the deposition. cnn political reporter sara murray has more on all these developments. she s got new details on the fbi search of trump s florida home as well. reporter: donald trump wrapping up his appearance after nearly six hours at a new york deposition where he pleaded the fifth. which the former president once said was a move for mobsters. the mob takes the fifth. if you re innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? reporter: today trump changed his tune in a deposition led by letitia james office. part of a three-year civil probe into whether the trump organization misled lenders, insurers and tax authorities by providing false financial statements. for years they ve been going after my company. i once asked if you re innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment, trump said in a statement. now i know the answer to that question. he claimed everyone in his orbit was a target, adding if there was any question in my mind, t
declared brain dead. she led a life of public highs and lows, but through it all she thrived on screen and strived to stay hopeful. he s currently breathing with the help of a ventilator. the question is looming over investigators right now as to what drove this 24-year-old suspect that s been identified as matar from new jersey to charge that stage. i m alex marquardt in washington in for pamela brown this evening. you are in the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour with the nation s top intelligence official, the director of national intelligence being asked for a damage assessment on classified documents that were removed from former president donald trump s palm beach resort, mar-a-lago. the democratic chairs of the house intelligence and oversight committees wrote together in a letter that quote, the former president s conduct has potentially put our national security at grave risk, and they want an appropriate classified briefing on the conduct of the damage ass