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crime was committed. so, this is a very big deal. make no mistake about it. former president trump has already blasted the move, claiming, as he often does, political persecution and a witch hunt. in a statement released tonight, he says, quote, these are dark times for our nation, as my beautiful home, mar-a-lago in palm beach, florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of fbi agents. nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the united states...

engaging in political persecution, but we know a federal judge had to sign off on this search warrant. it wasnt just the fbi acting on its own. and before it was even in front of that judge, the highest levels of the doj including the trump appointed director of the fbi, likely had to approve the action. we also know that the fbi met with trumps legal team in june about white house documents that were being stored at mar-a-lago. so the key question in this mystery now is, what changed ...

search in a statement after the story first broke, writing, in part, "after working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. they even broke into my safe." a top republicans are rushing to condemn the move, which was likely approved by the leaders of the justice department, including christopher wray, the fbi director who was appointed by former president trump. now, weve got this story covered from florid...

down to earth uncontrolled. and kansas voters are set to become the first to decide if abortion rights should change in the wake of the roe v. wade reversal. youre in the "cnn newsroom." well, in eastern kentucky, it is more dreaded news after days of heartbreak and anguish. the threat of more rain now hanging over parts of kentucky decimated by this weeks deadly flash floods. a flood watch is now in effect, and that is raising concerns about the massive search and rescue operation...

president of the united states call his predecessor a threat to this country. thats exactly what we heard tonight from president joe biden about donald trump and trumpism in his renewed battle for the soul of america campaign, this time ahead of the midterms. what is happening today in america, he says, is not normal. >> donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. they promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the f...

attention to this part of her journey, but there is an anticipation there of seeing her, as well as the new king, max. >> yeah. so were slightly behind schedule here. it was due that the coffin would arrive at the castle, the palace rather at 4:00, but as richard says, absolutely impeccable otherwise. everything is exactly as planned. and signed off by the queen. this will be very heartening to her. the people of edinburgh have come out in huge numbers. ive been hearing ing isa descrg ...

take this country backward. backwards to an america where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love. >> biden slammed what he called trumps threat to democracy, the former president publicly dangled pardons for the rioters who violently stormed the capitol on january 6th, attacking police officers, and threatening the lives of lawmakers at the capitol of both parties. this as two former trump white house lawyers are expe...

during that search. first though, we do want to begin with former white house counsel pat cipollone. his deputy appearing before a january 6 grand jury today. evan perez is outside u.s. district court in washington. this of course separate from the investigation to the handling of classified documents. this relates to january 6th. how significant is the testimony of cipollone and his deputy? >> reporter: jim, this is a very important testimony that were going to get from the -- that ...

employers slowing hiring, 315,000 jobs hired in august. the unemployment rate rising just a touch to 3.7%. in minutes president biden set to address this jobs report. well bring you those remarks live when they begin. we are also following breaking news. a federal judge has just unsealed a detailed inventory of what the fbi removed from donald trumps florida home last month. and it reveals a number of classified documents were in there, stored in lots of boxes, 30-some-odd boxes. and...

treasury secretary janet yellen. ♪ hello, im dana bash in washington where the state of our union is remembering at home and abroad. we begin in great britain where queen elizabeth ii just completed the first leg of her final journey through the united kingdom. she traveled from balmoral castle and arrived in edinburgh a short while ago with crowds of people paying their respects along the way, honoring the monarch who served them for more than 70 years. an honor guard welcoming th...