ahead for all of us. plus, after months of crying out for accountability, the police chief who led that botched response to a school shooting in uvalde, texas is fired. hear directly from parents naming other officials they want removed. if you check into a hotel knowing that a chance toof your neighbor to the left and right is a homeless person. that plan to house homes people and the sfeers debate surrounding it. it is saturday, august 27th. we re so grateful that you re starting your weekend with us. good morning, amara. good morning. up first, the new details in the documents. we are learning more information from the affidavit authorizing the search of former president trump s mar-a-lago residence. the heavily redacted affidavit revealing that classified documents found at the residence includes some of the country s most sensitive secrets. according to the filing, authorities had probable cause to believe that classified national security materials were im
the nation s capitol on high alert as tens of thousands rally against anti-semitism in washington, d.c. is and as attacks on jews and tensions over the israel-hamas war soar. plus desperation in gaza as hospitals go without life-saving supplies. doctors frantically move ing newborn babies out of the nicu in gaza s largest hospital as oxygen runs out. what israel says it has offered to help. and a clean shot to the kidneys, republican congressman tim burchett accusing recently deposed kevin mccarthy of elbowing him in the back. kevin mccarthy denying it. what is undenial, we re three days away from a potential government shutdown. we re following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. the push to free hostages held by hamas is picking up today. just a short time ago, president biden said he believes a deal would free hostages in gaza is going to happen. a senior u.s. official tells cnn that israel and hamas are inch
pretty darn good. thanks. the lead with jake tapper starts now. direct quote, stand your butt up then, quote, you stand your butt up. not a schoolyard. that was today in the united states senate. the lead starts right now. i d love to do it right now. well stand your butt up then. you stand your butt up. stop it. heated exchanges on capitol hill. one in the senator and another in the house involving former house speaker kevin mccarthy and actual physical violence. and just down the block, a massive rally on the national mall with a goal. one rally attendee has a brother being held hostage by hamas. he ll join me ahead. plus an emergency request for an emergency protective order after leaked evidence in fulton county, georgia, shows co-defendants of donald trump explaining efforts to overturn georgia s 2020 election results with shocking new details that you have not heard before. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we re going to have much more on
he said the boss is not going to leave under any circumstances. there was a coordinated decision to potentially try to not leave power. that s terrifying. just three days now before government s bills come due. this is a bipartisan bankruptcy. we have to take this more seriously. speaker mike johnson is going to have to rely on democratic votes. good morning, everyone. as you can see there s a lot happening. we re so glad you re with us. the top thing on the agenda is this trip for the president. yes. with a massively consequential meeting at a very tenuous geopolitical time. president biden set to leave washington and fly to the west coast where on wednesday he will meet face to face with chinese president xi jinping. it s a hugely kwens kwen shall meeting at one of the most turbulent and fraught times of biden s presidency. facing multiple foreign crisis and sharp political head winds at home. right now president biden juggling his support for israel
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