a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i'm christina macfarlane in for max foster here in london. just ahead -- w >> the justice department weighing in with its side of the story with the search at mar-a-lago. basically they asked the justice department to punch him in the face and that is what they did. >> it is a bad public safety

issue for all families. >> the governor and mayor pointing finishes about who is at fault, but a lot of residents want to know when will it get fixed. >> mikhail gorbachev is credited with bringing down the iron curtain and bringing together unity in europe. >> after 12 years under putin, gorbachev was in charge. he wasn't alone. welcome, it is wednesday, august 31, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington and palm beach where donald trump's legal team has until tonight to respond to some explosive new allegations from the justice department. federal prosecutors claim government documents were likely concealed and removed from storage at mar-a-lago's resort as part of an effort to obstruct

their investigation. the justice department was responding to trump's request for a special master to review materials seized from mar-a-lago. the department also says the former president lacks legal standing to intervene in its investigation since the documents belong to the government not to trump. the court filing came with a photo showing documents covered in classified markings found in a container in trump's office. the justice department says more than 320 classified documents have been turned over by trump all seized in the fbi search. sara murray reports. >> reporter: the justice department weighing in with its side of the story with what happened in the run-up and after math of the search at mar-a-lago. this is all part of the court battle playing out over whether there should be a special master, an independent third party appointed to review the documents that the fbi seized when they searched mar-a-lago. the trump team has argued that they want this special master. the justice department in a late night filing said that they

didn't believe it was necessary, they said that the government has already completed its work in going through the documents, it segregated any attorney/client privilege information and they also said that donald trump doesn't have the standing to intervene in this. these are not his documents. these are the property of the government. but they also laid out their clear rebuttal to what the trump team has been saying. the trump team has been saying the former president was cooperative with the justice department, they suggested that the search at mar-a-lago was over the top. in this filing the justice department lays out what they found in the august search, they say there were over 100 unique documents with classified markings. and this is important because they say this is twice as many documents as what the trump team produced after they had been subpoenaed. so they had an opportunity, they said that they handed over everything as a result of this subpoena, and what the justice department is saying is, no, we found 100 unique documents with

classified markings. they also included a photo that showed the cover sheets, the classification, sort of a sample of what they found. and in this filing, they also set said that there were documents likely concealed and removed from mar-a-lago from a storage room there in an attempt to obstruct the investigation. this court fight is going to continue. donald trump's side has until wednesday evening to respond. and there is going to be a hearing on this matter on thursday. sara murray, cnn, washington. the court filing also contends trump and his legal team have been pushing an incomplete and inaccurate narrative about the fbi search. it says the number of documents recovered in august cast serious doubt on the claim by trump's lawyer that all classified material had been turned over. and evan perez has more. >> reporter: the photograph that we keep showing is -- these are documents that were recovered from according to this document today, it says the justice department says that it came

from the 45 offices, the inside of the former president, inside mar-a-lago. and if you zoom in close under the heading that says secret sci, you will see the code that they use to describe the type of information in these documents. hcs is human intelligence. again, these are the most sensitive things for the cia in particular which has, you know, human spies in very dangerous places, hostile countries, and these people's lives would be in danger if someone could, you know, pinpoint who they were. and again, this is the reason why these documents have these cover sheets and they have these codes because they tell everybody if you don't have the clearance to see this, you should not be looking at this. and according to this document on page 13, it says that even some of the agents who are doing the search, and again these guys are cleared at some of the highest levels, even they had to get additional clearance just to be able to review some of these

documents. >> so as he noted, the materials stored inside mar-a-lago were highly sensitive. and in its court filing justice department argues am pointing a special master to review the evidence would actually harm national security and delay the intelligence community's ongoing review of the documents. here is a former fbi's take on what is at stake. >> i find this interesting because the president and his staff are saying some things that undercut his case. you are talking about how the documents are classified and what they clearly say. the president is going to say the fbi came and raided my house and took some of my personal documents in addition to what are sensitive documents. and he thinks that that will be a defense to say that my house was violated. what is he telling us? documents that are clearly identified as top secret were mixed in with personal documents. let me tell you my interpretation. it is not that the fbi

inappropriately raided the house, it is that i didn't even bother to look at the stuff to determine what was a dinner invitation, what was attorney/client privilege, and what was top secret code. he's almost saying i didn't care what was top secret and i didn't care to separate it out and store it properly. >> and here is what a former u.s. attorney had to say about trump's request for a special master. >> the danger of his motion and her odd kind of indication, maybe i'll grant a special master, is that it would upend and put back on the footing that trump has been seeking the whole time of executive privilege. and the doj just slices through that legally and factually. legally it says, look, they are not his, he can't even bring a lawsuit. he has no interest in these, they don't belong to him at all. if and when he is charged, he can make any claim he wants to,

you know, under the law. but for now, he is a guy who has documents, he is a citizen who has documents that he that no business having. period. the crime here, the obstruction is he took them, he knew he didn't have a right to take them, he lied about having given them all up, that is the -- when he knew there was an investigation afoot. that is serious enough, that is obstruction, all 20 year maximum in the federal code. whether or not there is a further like crazy manchurian scenario here or not doesn't matter. >> so much more to delve into and we'll have much more on this story later this hour and on "early start." texas governor's political showdown with the biden administration over immigration policies is proving costly. so far this year, governor greg abbott has bussed as many as

9,000 migrants from his state to new york city and washington, d.c. now thanks to a freedom of information act request, cnn has learned that effort is costing texas taxpayers millions of dollars. details now from cnn's polo sandoval. >> reporter: it has taken us weeks to get an answer from state officials as far as how much this controversial border busing plan that governor abbott announced in april is costing taxpayers. these documents showing these numbers here, just under $13 million the numbers are fairly conflicting in terms of how many migrants have actually been sent from the southern border to the northeast in the cities of washington and new york, but if you do the math, it is about $1400 a person. i'm from a border region myself. even looked at flights and what it would cost me to fly from south texas to new york tomorrow, it is costing about $500. so it certainly raises some serious questions about the practicality, the cost

effectiveness. greg abbott when he made this announcement that he planned to basically take the border to the doorstep of lawmakers in washington and to eric adams' doorstep here in new york made it clear that he knew that this was not going to come cheap but at the same time, it will be interesting to find out once we do get a response, if we get a response from greg abbott, if he expected this because again, if you do the math, it just does not add up when it comes to the amount of money that the state of texas is spending. these are figures that were provided to me by the texas division of emergency management and this was in response to a request for information that i filed weeks ago. again laying out that clear number and it is important to point out that likely continues to grow as critics continue to say that this is simply the cost of making a political point as governor abbott seeks re-election. he maintains however from the start that this is meant to provide some relief to some of the communities along the border that have been burdened with the increased number of my granlts oig. and texas is not alone.

arizona also implementing a similar program and we're hopefully obtaining similar documents and similar figures from arizona as well. the republican controlled south carolina house has just advanced a new total ban on abortion. at the last minute added an amendment that includes exceptions for rape and incest up to 12 weeks after conception. and it also requires reporting it to law enforcement. the change was made after the original bill which does not include these exceptions was rejected. the bill also includes an exception if the mother's life is at risk, but only a narrow set of medical emergencies would qualify. about 180,000 people in the mississippi state capital are waiting for clean water. u.s. president biden has ordered fema to help with the disaster relief efforts. the reason for the crisis, torrential rain led to flooding and overwhelmed the city's main water facility. one resident shared this photo of the water in her home.

there is not enough clean water for drinking, for sanitation or fighting fires. but the flooding was the final straw. decades of failure to fix the system that dates back to the 1950s. >> we will not use that water. and today i had to remind my kids, you know, don't use the water to brush your teeth. you need to get a bottle of water. and so we have bottles of water this their restrooms because grit comes out of -- and over the weekend, it was even worse. it was brown. and this is even before, you know, the cresting of the reservoir happened. >> i would say that the citizens here are resilient because all hands step up to the plate as always to help make sure that we are serving our vulnerable communities and that we're able to provide potable water. we're used to the emergency. the sad reality is this is becoming somewhat of a norm.

and we deserve a better quality of life. >> some residents spent tuesday in lines for hours in the heat to get one case of bottled water until officials ran out of supplies earlier than expected. cnn's ryan young has more from jackson. >> it is not safe to brush your teeth with. >> reporter: a desire situation in jackson. >> we were told on friday that there was no way to predict exactly when, but that it was a near certainty that jackson would fail to produce running water sometime in the next several weeks or months if something did not materially improve. >> reporter: water issues are not new in jackson. years of neglect of the aged water system have led to numerous problems and residents have been under some sort of boil water notice or advisory several times in the last year alone after a 2021 winter storm shut down the entire system. this time the recent flooding in the south bringing their system to the brink.

the city maintains they just don't have the financial resources to make repairs on the antiquated system. >> we don't have the funds to deal with 30 years of neglect. >> reporter: damage to the water system say that it would lead to the complete failure. monday it can. backup pumps are running but the governor says they lack enough water to fight fires or flush toilets. mch. governor reeves tweeting that the state has requested a federal declared disaster and offered the state to pay half of the repairs needed if the city covers the other half. and he declared state of emergency to the city and up to 4500 national guard members have been activated scrambling to distribute water to residents who are frustrated and scared. >> it is an ongoing problem that needs to be corrected and we hope that they are heading in the right direction. >> there is almost always something going on with the boil water notices or now with this all of a sudden shortage. it is just kind of scary because we don't know if anything is going to get done or when it

will get done. >> reporter: a possible special meeting of the legislature to try to come up with the funding to fix the situation. >> i don't want to hypothesize on why it has taken this long. i'm just grateful that the relief has arrived. >> reporter: frustrated residents hoping that this time it is true. >> whatever they have going on, they need to get that right. it is very frustrating. it is very frustrating to have to fight for some water. >> reporter: yeah, it was hard to watch, people sitting in their cars in 91 degree heat for hours. and sometimes not even getting the water that they were waiting for. something that people say that they really want to know when this water situation will end, but this will not be a short term fix. back to you. california officials are asking residents to cut back on their power usage over the long holiday weekend. more than 50 million people are under heat alerts from southern california to the pacific northwest through this coming tuesday. pedram javaheri has the latest

forecast. >> when you talk about a population that is so large the impact certainly going to be wide reaching, we know is this a multiday setup, we know over 50 million will be impacted by this across parts of seven states. put it together, these temperatures get dangerous every single day. once you get to day three or four, impacts become far more significant and you will notice 120 records expected across portions of the western united states. so we know again that this will be a major issue for a lot of people. notice disparity between the excessive heat across the western u.s. and almost a hint of autumn across portions of the eastern united states. so when you look at these numbers, typically the numbers that you see in the latter portion of august and early september, they are on the down swing, they bring you back down to say about 5, maybe 7 degrees of seasonal averages and usually shy of the seasonal average which in places like bakersfield and sacramento, they are in the middle and upper 90s, but we're about 5 to 10 degrees above the

seasonal average which is something that you see in the middle of summer. so that makes this one more dangerous. death valley in 9the 120s, temp that you would expect in july. and records have been falling across the western of the u.s. seattle up to 90 degrees, a record that had stood there since 1987. and in reno, 99 tying a record from the 1950s. so speaking really to the wide reaching impacts across this region. across the eastern u.s., there is some inclement weather that has brought with it cooler temperatures. general concerns of straight line winds in place there. but you will notice showers scattered across the southern united states, the tail of the front that will bring additional flooding concerns in parts of western texas which is good news at least with cooler temperatures in store in that region. >> thanks very much, pedram. okay. coming up, the man who many say

drew back the iron curtain has died. we'll look back at the life of gorbachev in a live report. and the u.s. jobs market is white hot, but that could start to cool as the fed hints at higher interest rates. and later this hour, joe biden slammed what he called maga republicans. donald trump has his own plans for a rally in the swing state in the coming days. not flossing well? then add the whoa! of listerine to your routine. new science shows it gets in between teeth to destroy 5x more plaque above the gumline than floss.. for a cleaner, healthier mouth. listerine. feel the whoa!

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the last leader of the soviet union mikhail gorbachev has died at the age of 91. at home he was known for policies like better striker meant to reform the soviet government and economy. and abroad he engaged with u.s. and western leaders calling for nuclear disarmament and bringing an end to the cold war. his relationship with vladimir putin was at times complex. in 2012, he sat down with christiane amanpour and revealed his thoughts on mr. putin's leadership.

do you think president putin is committed to any kind of reform and will the people's voice be heard under his presidency? >> i think it will be hard for him given his nature do this, but there is no other way for him but to move toward greater democracy in russia, toward real democracy in russia. because there is no other way for russia to find a way out of its dead end, in which it is now. >> nada bashir is following reactions pouring out from around the world for us. but first let's get to fred pleitgen who is live for us in moscow. we know gorbachev was a polarizing figure viewed by the west very much a man of hero rim. but in russia, he is seen as a leader who lost an empire. so what reaction has there been to news of his passing this morning? >> reporter: you're right, quite a controversial figure here in

russia. there are obviously some who are expressing their condolences and their sorrow today, also pretty high level members of parliament and other public figures as well. and you had vladimir putin's speaker saying that the russian president had send his condolences. however there are a lot of people here in russia who view mikhail gorbachev very critically. obviously especially with the fact that it was under his leadership that the soviet union fell apart and that many people felt that their lives fell into disarray, many people felt that they were personally humiliated by the way things went in russia afterwards by a lot of economic uncertainty and security and that the country itself was humiliated also on the international stage going from a country that was pretty much on par with the west and the u.s., a nuclear super power, to becoming almost a laughingstock and a country that many felt was

being publicly humiliated on the world stage. and i spoke to some younger russians the past couple years that have been here and there were a lot of very critical voices, some people even calling him an enemy of the people here in russia. nevertheless of course there are also some who are saying, look, he gave us freedom from soviet rule, from the soviet union order for russia to have a path to a more free society if that is something that they chose to follow. so a mixed bag. and i think one thing that is really telling this morning, spokesman for the kremlin said that there hasn't been a final decision made yet whether or not there will be a state funeral for gorbachev. that will be decided today. so you can see not much in the way of public mourning and certainly a figure that many people do view very critically. we know that he will be buried at the second most important cemetery here in this country.

it is where khrushchev was buried as well. and he will be buried next to his wife who passed away in 1999. so a complex situation, but nevertheless of course i think people in russia will also agree very towering and important historical figure who has passed away. >> possibly no state funeral, a real indication there of how russians are possibly feeling today. thanks very much, fred. let's turn to nada here in the studio. tributes have been flooding in elsewhere around the globe from the west who were obviously very favorable to readies him. what have world leaders been say something. >> he has left behind a towering legacy and we have heard from world leaders across the globe sharing their condolences. u.s. president biden saying that as leader of the u.s., gorbachev worked with president reagan to reduce the nuclear arsenals to the relief of people worldwide

praying for an end to the nuclear arms race. and he believed in opening and restructuring as the path forward for the people of the soviet union after so many years of isolation and deprivation. and we also heard from the u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres, he described gorbachev as a one of a kind statesman who changed the course of history and did more than any other individual to bring about the peaceful end of the cold war. the world has lost a towering global leader and tireless advocate for peace. and the prime minister boris johnson here also sent out a tweet saying that he always admired the courage and integrity that gorbachev shown. and his tireless commitment to opening up soviet society remains an example to us all. and of course gorbachev's death has come at a particularly poignant moment as the war in

ukraine rages on. and he has been hailed to bring down the iron curtain and opened the way for a free europe. and that is the legacy that will not be forgotten. >> nada, thank you very much for that. in a few hours u.s. markets will open and here is how the dow are looking now. nasdaq and s&p are all up as you can see. and possible rebound for all three as u.s. stocks had a rough ride on tuesday finishing off for the third day in a row of losses, this follows a brief rally at the open, but then markets gave up their gains, 5% drop in oil prices led to a selloff in energy stocks. jerome powell had signaled friday that there would be more hikes in interest rates soon. not all bad news. according to the u.s. bureau of labor statistics, there were more julyob openings than expec,

11.2 million workers. but that number could be in jeopardy if the fed continues to raise interest rates potentially costing more than 5 million jobs. but even the threat of the jobs market are not closing people's wallets. >> consumer confidence is still low but more people are ramping up their plans to make purchases, that includes a jump in the number of consumers who were planning to take a vacation. about 90% of consumers say that the current business conditions are good, that is up from 16% in july. all this is a big deal because consumer spending is the main engine of this economy and if it breaks down, all bets are off. >> spi and u.s. retlarltailers say the overstocked and some are packing it away in the hopes of selling it in future seasons. demand as weakened and rising

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top stories. donald trump has until tonight to answer a damning court filing from the u.s. justice department opposing his please of a special master. the filing says that trump lacks legal standing to intervene in the probe and in total more than 320 classified documents have been recovered from mar-a-lago since january and much more of course ahead on this developing story on "early start." meantime u.s. president biden defended the fbi and condemned maga republicans during a fiery speech in the spring state of pennsylvania ramping up his political message ahead of the november midterms. kaitlan collins has more from washington. ♪ >> reporter: president biden forcefully condemning attacks on law enforcement agencies after the fbi search of mar-a-lago. >> there is no place in this country, no place, for an endangering the lives of law enforcement.

no place. none, never, period. >> reporter: biden defending rank and file agents after the aeg saw a spike in threats after searching former president trump's home. >> sickening to see the new attacks on the fbi. threatening the life of law enforcement agents and their familys for simply doing their j job. i'm opposed to defunding the police and i'm also opposed to defunding the fbi. >> you have worked hard all your life -- >> reporter: and the president also going after lindsey graham for suggesting that there would be, quote, riots in the streets if trump is prosecuted while hillary clinton wasn't for her use of a private server as secretary of state. >> the idea that you turn on a television and see senior senators and congressmen saying if such and such happens, there will be blood in the street.

where the hell are we? >> reporter: biden drawing a contrast between democrats and republicans who bill themselves as que defenders of law and order. >> don't tell my you support law enforcement if you won't condemn what happened on the 6th. don't tell me. you can't be a party of law and order and call the people who attacked the police on january 6 patriots. can't do it. >> reporter: the president was in the critical battleground state to renew his push for assault weapons ban and detail his plan to combat crime. >> i'm determined to ban assault weapons in this country. determined. i did it once before. and i'll do it again. >> reporter: in a rebuke of previous calls from progressives in his party to defund the police, biden advocated for boosting law enforcement instead. >> when it comes to public safety in this nation, the

answer is not defund the police, it is fund the police. fund the police. >> reporter: he has visited the pivotal battleground state 14 times since taking office and will be there two more times in the next week as former president trump is also scheduled to hold a rally of his own on saturday. >> pennsylvania is close and dear to his heart. >> reporter: president biden will return to pennsylvania for the second time this week on thursday for what officials are saying is going to be a speech with that theme of his campaign, this battle for the democracy and soul of the nation as they say it is very much still -- the maga republicans that the president is forcefully critical of, that as the white house officials are trying to keep their distance from the investigations into trump and the materials he took from office. kaitlan collins, cnn, the white house. president biden getting in touch with his law and order message could be a key political

move for the november midterms. pennsylvania will be critical in determining whether democrats can hold on to control of congress or the republicans can flip the power dynamic. former president trump is expected to visit there saturday to rally support for republican candidates. and inspectors with the u.n. nuclear watchdog are on their way to zaporizhzhia to assess the situation that . president zelenskyy says that the mission is urgent. mr. zelenskyy doesn't just want the plant inspected. he is also calling the immediate withdrawal of all russian troops from the facility. ukraine and russia have blamed each other for the shelling around the plant in recent weeks. for more let's bring in melissa bell, she is live for us in kyiv. even as the inspectors make their way to zaporizhzhia, ukraine reporting that there has

been shelling and deliberate targeting of corridors to the plant. what more do we know? >> reporter: that's right, that is what we were hearing yesterday, fears about the accessibility for the 14 strong inspection team of the plant itself. of course it has been at the heart of so much speculation but also accusations from one side to the other about who has been responsible for the shelling that may have damaged it and what that has meant. so the point of the mission is that. the head of the team spoke this morning as they set off for what will be a drive of several hours. they are still on their way to zaporizhzhia. and here is what he had to say. >> six months of iaea is moving into zapo

zaporizhzhia. and we have an important task there to perform. to assess the situation there. to help stabilize the situation as much as we can. and i am really very conscious of the relevance of this moment. but we are ready. the iaea is ready. >> the head of the military russian appointed administration there has said that the team has one day to carry out in its inspections. and he also said that he will be there physically to show the team what he says, the russian side says, is shrapnel damage to one of the buildings. there was a great deal about this earlier this week, shrapnel damage that the russian side says has been caused by ukrainian shelling. but that limiting of the mission of the time of the inspection to

just today of course an added layer of complication no doubt for the mission. the idea had been that team would stay in place for several days. it is unclear how possible that will be. >> and i know that you will continue to track developments there for us. melissa bell, thank you. after the break, pakistan's climate change emergency, details on the deadly floods now impacting the lives of millions of people. and 25 years after her shocking death, princess diana continues to captivate the world. we look back on her life and legacy. and i'm the ceo of weddingwire. we're very proud customers of custom ink. we keep coming back to custom ink because of the quality of product, the customer service and the ease of use. that moment you walklk in the office and people are wearing the same gear, you feel a sense of connectedness and belonging right away. and our shirts from custom ink help bring us together. - [announcer] custom ink has hundreds of products to help you feel connected. upload your logo, or start your design today, at customink.com

at least one person is dead, another critically injured after a three story building collapsed in nigeria. six others were treated in hospital and released. the building is located at a popular market. authorities are still searching through the rubble in case anyone remains trapped.

in pakistan, more than 1100 people have died including 380 children in what the u.n. secretary-general is calling a monsoon on steroids. torrential rains an floods have forced millions from their homes. the 2022 monsoon season which started just two months ago has been the wettest on record. total rainfall so far is nearly three times the average amount seen up to this point in the year. and in the hard hit provinces, rainfall has been more than 500% of average. pakistani officials say this is a climate disaster,t adapt to. >> we're still in the midst of an ongoing disaster and the phase that we're conducting right now is of rescue and relief. once we get through our rescue and relief phase, the immediate dan danger, then we work towards

reconstruction and rehabilitation. and that has to be done in a transparent manner and we have to adapt to the new realities of climate change. >> if you like to find out how you can help the people impacted, help to cnn.com/impact. iraq's president says early elections could end the violent political crisis facing his nation. this monday supporters of the powerful shia cleric stormed the heavily fortified green zone after he announced his final retirement from politics. at least 21 people died in the clashes and hmore than 250 were injured. they have not had a functioning government for ten months. and wednesday marks 25 years since the stunning death of princess diana who was just 36 years old. even after all this time, she remains a beloved and figure ar

world. and she changed the image and perception of the royal family, championed charitable causes and gave birth to two sonses who follow her example to this day. and joining me live from the crash site is jim bittermann who covered her wedding and death. it is really hard to believe that 25 years have passed since that moment when we woke up to this news that diana had devastatingly died. and yesterday her legacy, her presence continues to be felt to this day. why do you think that is? >> reporter: i'm not really sure. i think one of the most striking things for me is the way that nothing has really changed the last t25 years. there are still people doing this monument which by the way it is not a monument to princess diana, it was erected years before the crash by the international herald tribute,

replica of the flame atop the statue of liberty. but people still come here and on special occasions like this especially. but during the year you see people as well coming to see and pay their respects, lay wreathes and flowers and notes to princess diana. it is really kind of inexp inexplicable, butten would of the one of the sfon taken yus mo monuments that sprung up after her death. and one of the reasons, the accident happened right below here in the tunnel that goes underneath. and the other thing that has not changed is the explanation about the cause of the accident. there were two extensive investigations over the course of the 25 years, one in the uk, one here in france. they looked at all the conspiracy theories and all the plots and that sort of thing and they found no explanation more than it was a simple traffic

accident caused by a guy who was drunk speeding through the tunnel when he lost control of the car. and one of the other things that they pointed out over the year, the safety experts, if princess diana had been wearing a seat belt, she'd probably be alive today. the one survivor was in fact wearing his seat belt. >> hasn't stopped conspiracy theories. jim, great to have you with us there to mark the occasion. thanks very much. just ahead, two space telescopes team up to produce a stunning new image of a far away galaxy. and nasa set as new launch window for arrtemis 1. n. neutrogena® hydro boost lightweight. fragrance-free. 48 hour hydratation. for that healthy skin glow. neutrorogena®. for people with skin.

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spiral arms winding out from the center. the webb telescope also found delicate filaments of gas and dust in those arms and also the nuclear star cluster at the galaxy center unclouded by gas. meanwhile here in our galaxy, nasa hopes to try again to launch artemis 1. mission managers are learning a little more about why the engine issue forced them to scrap monday's liftoff. kristen fisher has the details. >> reporter: nasa has set a date for the second launch attempt of its as rtemis moon rocket. they will try again saturday. they have a two hour launch window that day. but they do have a 60% chance of hitting some kind of weather violation. so things like rain, wind, lightning, those could all cause a weather violation, but they are still fairly confident that

they will get enough of a break where they could perhaps try again. that is the weather side of things. now to the technical side. you remember monday the biggest issue was a problem with engine number three. they weren't able to cool it down to the right temperature. they have to get the temperatures down to negative 420 degrees farenheit. and the reason why, they equate it to what you would see in a formula 1 race. the cars warming up their tires before a race. for a rocket launch like this, you have to do the opposite, you have to cool down the engines that much, negative 420 degrees f farenheit before launch. what they will do, they will start the cooldown process a little bit sooner in the countdown. and then they are also going to be doing a lot of work checking out what may be a faulty sensor. there is a chance that this oil

boiled down was the result of a faulty sensor. we don't know for sure, but nasa has some concerns about it, and so between now and saturday they will be looking at if there are other ways that they can collects data to make sure that the engine is at the right temperature so they don't have to rely on that one perhaps faulty sensor. so fingers crossed that saturday is the day. but if they do scrub on saturday again this time for weather, the next launch attempt would be monday. kristin fisher, cnn, cape canaveral. >> fin >>. and get this, twh , no one come forward to claim the july drawing of the jackpot. the lucky winner has one year to claim their prize. so everyone, you may want to recheck your ticket if you played in chicago. check it now. and that does it for this edition of "cnn newsroom."

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welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the wos world. it is wednesday, august 31. i'm christine romans. we begin with the bombshell court brief filed overnight by the justice department arguing against former president trump's demand for a special master to review documents in the mar-a-lago search case. the filing features this photograph taken by the fbi, a sample of the documents found, their top secret