mission bigger than the game announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. the aftermath of the fbi mar-a-la search took a new turn late today when a federal good evening the aftermath of the fbi mar-a-lago search took a new turn late today when a federal judge opted to hold off a decision on whether to grant a request by donald trump s team for an independent arbiter to review items seized in the fbi s search of the home at a florida court hearing today, attorneys for the former president argued a separate review would give the american people a sense of trust in the process and dismissed a doj evidence photo of recovered items as a press release. the government s lawyers rejecting the trump claim of executive privilege over the materials, noting mr. trump is no longer president and has no right to take the documents, which we may soon learn more about. the judge saying she will make public a more detailed list of the items recovered in the fbi
he says are threatening the very foundations of our republic. plus, trump s lawyers and the justice department face off in federal court. we ll explain the big developments to come out of the special master hearing. and, a hot holiday weekend arrives with little to no running water for nearly 200,000 people in mississippi. the state has troops on the ground to help in the water crisis. good morning. and welcome to way too early. i m jonathan lemire. on this friday, september 2nd. thank you for starting your day with us. we ll begin in philadelphia, where president joe biden issued a dire warning about threats to american democracy last night, in a rare prime time address. standing outside historic independence hall, where the united states constitution was written and signed, the president spoke directly about the dangers posed by the trump-backed wing of the republican party. here s some of what he had to say. quality and democracy are under assault. we do ourselves
Leaders refuse to protect our border and because San Francisco is a sanctuary city. The president went on to call the acquittal of kates accused killer, quote, the final injustice, but an alternate juror in the case says he thinks the panels decision was spot on. He told kpix 5 it all came down to the evidence. An illegal immigrant shot a gun, killed a citizen, and was charged with murder and manslaughter and acquitted. That sounds bad. Reporter it was a verdict that renewed debates on immigration and sanctuary cities. Phil was an alternate juror on the case and had a front row case through the fiveweek long murder trial. I was not surprised by the verdict. I was surprised to see on the news and social media that everyone else was. Reporter the prosecution couldnt prove there was any intent to kill steinle which took first and Second Degree murder off the table. According to the jury instructions, zarate had to be committing another crime at the time kate was shot to be guilty of invol
Its become one of the largest in california history. And the weekend snowfall could slow down the commute for some in the south this morning, but it couldnt stop football in new york. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Tomorrow alabama voters cast ballots in a highprofile election. Roy moore accused of Sexual Misconduct with teenagers years ago is facing doug jones. Shelby, a fellow republican says the state deserves better than moore. President trump is backing moore. Brook silvabraga is here in new york. Good morning, brook. Good morning, annemarie. They were slow to support moore even before these allegations surfaced but faced with the once unthinkable prospect for alabama, they say their conservative agent za and razor thin Senate Majority are at stake. In the weaning hours of the senate seat President Trump is doubling down. Mr. Trump reported a robocall going out to voters. Roy moore is the
Its become one of the largest in california history. And the weekend snowfall could slow down the commute for some in the south this morning, but it couldnt stop football in new york. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Tomorrow alabama voters cast ballots in a highprofile election. Roy moore accused of Sexual Misconduct with teenagers years ago is facing doug jones. Shelby, a fellow republican says the state deserves better than moore. President trump is backing moore. Brook silvabraga is here in new york. Good morning, brook. Good morning, annemarie. They were slow to support moore even before these allegations surfaced but faced with the once alabama, they say their conservative agent za and razor thin Senate Majority are at stake. In the weaning hours of the senate seat President Trump is doubling down. Mr. Trump reported a robocall going out to voters. Roy moore is the guy we need to pass our