an escalation of the investigations into donald trump and his inner circle that would require approval from the highest levels of the justice department. sources are saying that monday s search at trump s residence in palm beach is part of doj s probe into his handling of presidential records. some of the documents were classified. cnn has learned that agents left mar-a-lago with additional boxes of items, and sources also tell cnn investigators visited trump s home previously, then meets with his attorneys about the material taken from the white house. trump wasn t there at the time of yesterday s search, however, but he definitely has plenty to say about it. let s start with cnn s leyla santiago live in palm beach, florida. what more are you learning about the fbi search? reporter: kate, i can tell you that here at mar-a-lago it s been pretty quiet. we still see some law enforcement at some of the entrances for mar-a-lago, and then out where we are right now, the bridge b
the fbi combing through donald trump s resort for classified documents. plus, a bipartisan win for joe biden. the president puts pen to paper on a law that he says will boost american manufacturing and provide more jobs. today, important primaries in four states, plus a dark twist in a georgia senate contest. a new ad surfaces accusations of abuse against the republican nominee, herschel walker. first time he held the gun to my head, he held the gun to my temple and said he s going to blow my brains out. we begin the hour with a monumental moment and what it might mean for the former president of the united states. federal agents serving a warrant and searching donald trump s home. the former president s palatial florida resort. the research started monday afternoon, and then confirmed within the hour by trump himself. the search was both legally executed and unprecedented. it is a stunning escalation in the federal probes into the former president. sources tell cnn the
engaging in political persecution, but we know a federal judge had to sign off on this search warrant. it wasn t just the fbi acting on its own. and before it was even in front of that judge, the highest levels of the doj including the trump appointed director of the fbi, likely had to approve the action. we also know that the fbi met with trump s legal team in june about white house documents that were being stored at mar-a-lago. so the key question in this mystery now is, what changed between that june meeting and yesterday? it was big enough to compel the fbi to move. cnn s leyla santiago is live outside mar-a-lago. you re learning more about the timeline and what led up to the search. fill us in. it s important to go all the way back to the beginning of the year. january, where we start to see this timeline unfold, when we know that president trump s team was interviewed by the fbi. and that s when they really started to look into what was a lot of records believed to b
search in a statement after the story first broke, writing, in part, after working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. they even broke into my safe. a top republicans are rushing to condemn the move, which was likely approved by the leaders of the justice department, including christopher wray, the fbi director who was appointed by former president trump. now, we ve got this story covered from florida and washington. cnn s gabby orr has more on what led to the warrant and we re going to begin, though, with cnn s leyla santiago near mar-a-lago. so, give us the details, first, of the search of trump s home. reporter: right, well, it s been more than 24 hours now, victor, since that execution of that search warrant by the fbi. right behind me, right at mar-a-lago. the primary residence of the former president, donald trump. so, here s what we know, and there s a lot we don t know, but let s
texas power grid operator to warn people to cut back on the ac or face possible blackouts. extreme heat also roasting southern europe with wildfires raging in france and spain and a worsening drought in italy and portugal. and in the uk, monday was the third hottest day on record and today promises to be even hotter. even china is experiencing a massive heatwave with dozens of cities announcing heat alerts. we have live reports from north america, asia and europe and our coverage begins with melissa bell in france. reporter: southern europe in flames. vast swathes of the mediterranean engulfed by wildfires driven by the sweltering temperatures of europe s second heatwave this summer. from portugal through spain, italy and france, where one of two massive fires near the city ten to rage and spread. down here on the ground, you get a real sense of what the firefighters are facing. these parched conditions, the earth already dry for so many months of high temperatures and hose