mar-a-lago. just one day after the justice department released the redacted affidavit that led to the search of his florida resort. the u.s. intelligence community is now assessing whether national security was put at risk. and new tonight, a federal judge has scheduled a thursday hearing to consider donald trump s request for a special master to oversee the fbi s review of evidence seized from his florida home. cnn s natasha bertrand is here to break it all down. reporter: pam, we are learning that the direct are of national intelligence confirmed the committee is working together with the justice department to review all relevant documents retrieved from former president trump s foam mar-a-lago. to a letter and oversight committee, her office and doj are conducting a classification review of relevant materials including those recovered during the search of mar-a-lago earlier this month. she also noted that the intel community will conduct an assessment of the potential r
the mayor of jackson, mississippi, with an ominous warning. flooding in parts of the state capital. a federal judge has indicated she s likely to grant a request from the former president s legal team to appoint an independent legal expert or special master to review evidence taken to an fbi search of donald trump s sprawling mar-a-lago estate. a hearing for a final decision scheduled for thursday. the application for a special master is seen by many experts has have nothing legal benefit and it s possibly a delaying tactic. meantime, the director of national intelligence will advise senior lawmakers on the potential risk to national security posed by top secret documents being kept in trump s florida residence. reporter: cnn has learned that director of national intelligence avril haines confirmed to lawmakers the intelligence community is working together with the justice department to review all relevant documents that have been retrieved from former president trump
if you are capable of getting out now, get out now. evacuations are under way in parts of mississippi in anticipation of heavy flooding tomorrow. the mayor of jackson is going to be joining us live with more on how his city is preparing and why this could be the second round of flooding for some residents. on the eve of history, one day away from the launch of artemis i. how the forecast is shaping up and why this mission is so critical when it comes to getting americans back on the moon. it is sunday, august 28th. thank you so much for waking up with us. good to be with you, boris. good morning, amara. i hope you enjoyed the cupcake you had for breakfast. i enjoyed my prosciutto i have every morning. i m still working on mine, slowly. we hope you are enjoying your breakfast wherever you are. we re grateful that you made us part of the start of your week. up first, assessing the damage to national intelligence from classified documents that were found at donald
former president trump again calling for a special master to intervene after a judge unseals documents regarding the search of his mar-a-lago home. the latest in this legal battle and what we re learning about those classified government secrets. plus, friday free fall, stocks plummeting after fed chair jerome powell promises, quote, forceful and rapid action to try and tame inflation. he says to expect more quick pain ahead. also, cnn rides along with the so-called water police in california. their creative ways to keep homeowners from wasting water amid the devastating drought. and we re going to introduce you to a very special 17-year-old, soaring into the record books after flying solo around the world. he ll join us live. new day starts right now. hello, everyone. good morning. and a warm welcome to your new day. it is saturday, august 27th. hello there boris. good morning, amara. great to be with you as always. up first, we start with donald trump renewing h
reconnected to the electricity grid. president zelenskyy says the danger isn t over yet. announcer: live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuberbrunhuber. we re getting our clearest look yet into the u.s. justice depa department s investigation into classified documents. a redacted version of the after daft the fbi submitted details what federal investigators expected to find, improperly taken classified national security materials as well as evidence of obstruction. in a court filing friday, donald trump s legal team said the redacted affidavit, quote, raises more questions than answers and underscores why a so called special master is needed to review the evidence taken during the search. jessica schneider has more on the key take aways from the unsealed document. reporter: startling new details about the hundreds of pages of documents former president trump kept at mar-a-lago for months as the national archives tried to get them back. the top