trump had staffed at his country club. we will have more on the special master ruling. florida s other senator is facing questions about campaign cash. it comes after a report from the new york times that the gop has blown through a record fundraising fund nearly two months before the midterms. and also ahead, a white house re-do for the white house and the obamas as the former president and first lady finally get their portraits unveiled. good morning, and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, september 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with a key and fast approaching deadline for the justice department, following the fbi s search of former president donald trump s mar-a-lago home and club. the d.o.j. must decide by midnight tomorrow whether to accept judge eileen cannon s ruling that approved the request by trump s attorneys for a special master to review the documents seized from his florida estate last month. the ne
but, listen, the classified has even more to worry about because the county six committee, they will have at least one more hearing planned before they submit their full report. according to committee chairman bennie thompson, they are debating inviting some pretty big names like former vice president mike pence and maybe even trump himself. we are going to dig into all of this. joining me now is elie, he is the justice correspondent for the nation. he is also the author of the best-selling new york times book, allow me to retort, a black eyes guide to the constitution. we have to give you all your flowers, elie. when all of this is going down the paschal of weeks, you were the only person that i wanted to talk to about this and get your take. i m a little confused by the multiple lenses here. an appeal, the doj is no longer appealing fighting a special master and they are only asking for a small state for part of the order. what do you think the doj s play is here? what is t
found the body of the mother behind a vacant apartment. i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. the suspect had violent history of rape, assault and kidnapping dating back to the time he was 11 years old. cleotha abston only 16 when he began a 20-year prison term. let s turn to brooke singman with the latest. brooke: police have confirmed the body found is the body of eliza fletcher. the memphis police department and law enforcement discovered remains of a body, forensic investigation positively identified the body was in fact eliza fletcher. carley: s fletcher s body was located seven miles from where she was kidnapped and a mile away from an apartment complex where cleotha abston was seen cleaning the floors of his suv. her family says they are heartbroken and devastated and grateful to federal law enforcement for tireless efforts to find her and bring justice to the person responsible for this horrible crime. cleotha abston is charged with first-degree murder, agg
piece of damming evidence. bill: new video shows the suspect standing by the passenger side of that s.u.v. and cleaning it out. this was taken only hours after fletcher had disappeared. dana: we re learning more about abston s criminal history. authorities confirmed he was charged with rape at the age of 14. he was 16 years old when he kidnapped a memphis lawyer at gun point and a 24 year prison sentence and released four years early from that. team fox coverage plus reaction from the prosecutor who is overseeing this case, shelby county district attorney. let s begin with jonathan serry with a live update from memphis. the second day in a row we ve seen the defendant appear in court for an arraignment. today on new charges including first degree murder and first degree murder while kidnapping stemming from police positively identifying the body of eliza fletcher. video spotted the mother of two being forced into an s.u.v. while going for a pre-dawn jog friday near the
that they are sacrificing public safety. john: america reports rolls into a second hour. good to spend more time with you today. gillian: problems in portland and the plea from the mayor. but first the west coast with the energy crisis playing out from california all the way to capitol hill. this is a fox news alert. john: begin with the golden state losing more of its shine. critics say the far left vision of a progressive paradise in california is turning into a democratic dystopic for everyone else. gillian: forget about california dreaming, but california steaming. many of those with power are told to crank up the thermostats to 78 degrees sweating it out to save energy. john: and turns out electric cars don t work very well without electricity. the state that just last week set a deadline to ban gas powered cars new teeters on the brink of an energyist disaster. gillian: warning it could become the nation s problem one day. hillary vaughn. didn t californ