information classified at the highest levels. for context that s more than twice the amount that had been handed over in june after a grand jury subpoena. some documents were so sensitive government officials needed a higher level of security clearance just to review them. the doj says government records were likely concealed and removed and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government s investigation. we will find out what that could mean and why those seized passports may actually be relevant after all. here is what we don t know at this hour, how will trump s team respond? they have until 8:00 p.m. tonight and how will the judge rule after that special master hearing tomorrow? the doj says a special master would, quote, significantly harm important governmental interests, including national security interests. we will dig into all of that and more with our team of reporters and analysts. let s bring in nbc s julie ainsley former u.s. attorney barbara mcquaid
it. russia is trying to legitimize its presence at the zaporizhzhia power plant. an offensive is currently under way in the south. serena williams as she puts it all on the line in the last tournament of her legendary career. it was so loud and i was overwhelmed in a good way. welcome, it is tuesday, august 30th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington and florida where we begin with new details into the search of donald trump s mar-a-lago home. intelligence agencies have been working with the fbi since mid may to examine hundreds of documents to determine their level of classification. the process has been part of the justice department s investigation, but led to the search of trump s florida home. big picture, intelligence agencies and the fbi want to make sure no information was compromised while the documents were stored there. andrew mccabe has more insights. the folks operating under dni authority will look through every one of those documents and
at an emotianal concert to pay tribute to foo fighters drummer taylor hawkins, who died in march. the lionesses are going to the world cup. victory in austria sends england through to next summer s tournament in australia and new zealand. hello, good morning. we ve still got some heavy rain about at the moment. it will clear away northward, we will be left with a few showers, but also some warm shum shine. sunshine. i ll have more details later on. it s sunday the 4th of september. our main story: the foreign secretary liz truss who looks likely to become the next prime minister on tuesday has given her clearest indication yet of how she plans to tackle the cost of living crisis. writing in the sunday telegraph, she says she would set out immediate action on energy bills. her opponent, the former chancellor rishi sunak, says nothing is off the table to ease the pressure on households. ben wright reports. as borisjohnson as boris johnson packs as borisjohnson packs
control called a scrub for the launch attempt today. this is a huge disappointment for nasa. this is part of the space business. we ll g wheo when it s ready nothing coming out now. another day in jackson, mississippi, another day of a water crisis for residents here. scary, it really is not knowing whether you going to have enough water for one day to another. we re in for another hot day across california. 40 million under some sort of heat alert. 155 plus potential high records expected. it s pretty cycling, even our a.c. at home can only do so much in the triple digits. hi, everyone. i m jessica dean in washington. pamela brown has the night off. you re in the cnn newsroom. a pilot threatens a miss mim mississippi community for hours and lands. before dawn the pilot of the stolen plane called 911 and threatened to crash into a local walmart. cnn pete followed the five-hour drama to the peaceful ending. jessica, this is the best possible outcome
moment. plus president joe biden is ready to make more stops on the campaign trail. but some democratic candidates aren t exactly eager to join him on stage. also ahead, the latest from ukraine. as its forces launch a major counter-offensive to re-take a russian-occupied area in that country s south. good morning. welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, august 30th, i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. nbc news has learned that some of the documents recovered during the fbi search of former president donald trump s mar-a-lago resort potentially contain attorney-client privileged information. according to a court filing yesterday, the team used by the justice department has finished its examination of the possibly privileged documents, sorting through them and reviewing any material that could be part of congressional investigators and it would undermine trump s efforts to have a special master over the files. over the weekend a federal judge i