what are top cops saying about the disturbing scene. and decision time. will president biden fulfill a campaign promise and cancel student loan debt for millions of americans, and if he does that, might that make inflation worse? an announcement could be days away. good afternoon, welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we re going to start with our world lead and the mystery of who murdered russian propagandist darya dugina, the daughter of russian writer alexander dugin. an imperialist who things russia should occupy all of europe, not just ukraine, extending from ireland to serbia. dugin watched from a different car as his 29-year-old daughter was exploded look with her toyota that burst into flames 20 miles west of moscow on saturday. fsb claims a ukrainian did it. ukraine insists that s false. russia says a woman who was a member of ukraine s far right azov regimen plotted the attack. they allege this assassin brought her 12-year-old daughter with her into russia and
the kremlin now accusing ukrainians of killing the daughter of a prominent putin ally. cnn is live in moscow and in kyiv where ukrainian officials deny any involvement. we re following the investigation of a violent arrest in arkansas. three officers have been removed from duty as a disturbing video of the suspect being beaten is stirring outrage. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to breaking news. the latest twist in the fbi search of former president donald trump s florida home. cnn senior crime and justice reporter kaitlyn ponce has been working this story. trump wants a special master to review the documents taken away by the fbi? that s exactly right, alex. what s happening here is donald trump is going to court to try to slow down this criminal investigation following the seizure of all of those boxes at mar-a-lago. he s asking yes, i
ukraine as fears grow about retaliation. back-to-school spending skyrockets. cbs janet shamlian talks to a single mom struggling to check off their preschooler s supply list. i would probably put it around $50 to $75. reporter: and it s not complete. it s not complete, no. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, rank tonight from new york city. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. tonight, millions of americans in the southwest are under flood warnings after monsoon rains drenched communities across parts of six states, north texas getting worst of it. the dallas-forth worth area suffering from a months-long drought was pummeled with more than nine inches. that is the second heaviest rainfall in the city s history. it was the equivalent of a summer s worth of rain in one 24-hour period. floodwaters rushed through the streets, submerging vehicles, and we re learning tonight, a woman was swept off a bridg
investigations into donald trump should continue. that does include a majority of independents, also even some republicans. but despite those numbers and all of those investigations, the big question this morning still isn t will trump run again, because it sure sounds like he s going to, but, rather, is he going to jump in before the midterms or after? we have new reporting on why some in his circle are telling him to wait. joining me now is nbc news justice reporter ryan riley, our senior national political reporter mark caputo, josh dossey, political reporter for the washington post, and lisa ruben, an msnbc legal analyst. ryan, i want to begin with you. this document posted by the judge this morning, walk us through the reasoning and what that means. yeah, he laid out a lot of what he said in court last week. i think one of the big things i really notice about it, which isn t surprising coming from a judge who signed the actual search warrant and said this is legit kn
it s how they write their memoirs. those are some of the new excuses from republicans about why donald trump took classified documents home with him to mar-a-lago. there was, though, one of the old ones about hillary clinton. the former president now is previewing his legal plans as he pushes more dangerous rhetoric. also this morning, new polling from nbc news shows americans no longer believe the economy is the most pressing issue facing our country. steve kornacki joins us to break down the numbers and to tell us what is on the minds of americans. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, august 22nd. with us this morning, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, the great katty kay. katty, taking broadside shots a moment ago at your home country and the technology there. i was deeply concerned by that. i know. i was just hoping no one was listening back home. i think you re okay. we ll redeem ourselves here. okay. let s start with the new nbc news