information. not where you want that information. good morning, and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, august 23rd. let s start with the news. we begin with that reporting on what sparked the fbi search for classified materials at mar-a-lago two weeks ago. sources tell the new york times the government has recovered more than 300 documents marked as classified from donald trump so far. those documents returned in january included more than 150 classified documents. according to the times, quote, the number ignited intense concern at the justice department and helped trigger the criminal investigation that led fbi agents to swoop into in to mar-a-lago this month seeking to recover more. multiple people briefed on the matter tell the times the former president personally went through 15 boxes before handing them over in january. the paper quotes, reports quote, the highly sensitive nature of some of the material in the boxes prompted archives officials to refer
but brady addressed one of the rumors, he wasn t on the masked singer. to major league baseball and the opener of a two-game subway series in the bronx between the new york nbc and mets new york yankees and mets. scherzer allowing a season-high-tying four runs, including the major league 47th homerun of the season hit by aaron judge. the yankees beat the mets 4-2. to the north side of chicago, and another historic swing for retiring st. louis cardinals slugger albert pujols, with another career homerun last night leading off the seventh inning with a solo shoft to left center field, the seventh in the last 10 games. and he matches barry bonds major league record by homering off his 449th different pitcher.
career homerun number 350 for stanton and the yankees beat the orioles 5-2. sadly, now in sole possession of first place in the american league east for the first time this season, you can see the standings there, never too early. and finally, tempers reached a boiling point between the mets and the cardinals in st. louis yesterday. in the top of the 8th, jd davis became the sixth mets player to be hit by a pitch in what became a very heated three-game series. so leading off the bottom of the frame for the cardinals, nolan arronado took exception to a first pitch fastball up and in and after some words, he charged the mound and both teams spilled out on to the field. arrenado held on, with the mets. how is it looking, michelle with the weather? good morning, onthan, the