with artemis, we are going to stay. proving humanity. can live on the moon. mars. and other worlds. the countdown is on. a historic launch just hours away that could pave the way for a mission to mars. newsroom starts right now. hello everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredicka whitfield. we begin with major developments into the investigation of former president donald trump, the director of national intelligence now telling congress she is conducting a damage assessment of the classified documents seized by federal officials from the president s home. according to the heavily redacted affidavit released on friday, 184 classified documents were recovered from mar-a-lago in january months before the fbi search, some of which were labeled among the highest classifications of top secret intelligence, and there is new movement in the courtroom. a federal judge overseeing the case says she has preliminary intent to appoint a special mas s master as trump requested
around a legal situation, sometimes with limited information. fred, no criminal charges have been filed yet. the san diego county district attorney s office say it is still reviewing the case. in a statement thursday, araiza said, quote, the facts of the incident are not what is being portrayed in the lawsuit, unquote. coy wire, thank you so much for that. let s go to cnn sports analyst and columnist christine brennan with us over the phone. christine, in your view, what does this swift action by the buffalo bills say to you? fred, it says that they clearly have looked at the allegations and how serious they are. they re appalling. they re stunning. allegations of gang rape. very, very, very tough details to even read. but to me the case and this whole situation, the story really should focus on what the
suspect also called home. all right. polo sandoval, thank you so much. the buffalo bills decides to release rookie punter matt araiza after being accused of taking part in the gang rape of a young girl. reporter: the investigation has been on going for close to a year now. it went public thursday when the rookie punter was named in a civil lawsuit accusing araiza of raping a 17-year-old at a party last year. they first learned about the situation late last month from the accuser s representatives. yesterday he made the decision to cut araiza from the team. we tried to be thorough and thoughtful and not rush to judgment. i would say it s not easy. you re trying to put facts