fight. her fight is not over regardless of what happens on tuesday. it is literally a vote to help save the republic. here i have a one bedroom and i pay $800 a month. americans leaving pricey u.s. cities heading south to work from home in mexico city. it is tuesday, august 16, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the u.s. justice department is making clear just how serious they are about the criminal investigation of donald trump and the search of his florida home. they are now opposing the release of an affidavit used to get the search warrant for the mar-a-lago despite growing calls for more information. evan perez has the details from washington. reporter: justice department says releasing more information about the investigation that led to the search of donald trump s florida home would put the probe and possibly highly classified information at risk. the department made the statement in a court filing opposing efforts by the news media incl
to protect the integrity of the investigation. doj lawyers opposing a move by media organizations, including cnn, to unseal the probable cause after thefidavit that waso get the search warrant last week. in a separate trump legal drama, a source says eric herschmann has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating january 6. he might remember his blunt testimony before the january 6 committee. now i m going to give you the best free legal advice you re ever getting in your life. get a great fing criminal defense lawyer, you will need it. reporter: that is herschmann talking about how he pushed back on trump lawyer john eastman s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. also the new york times reports a top trump organization executive charged with participating in a year s long tax scheme is nearing a plea deal with prosecutors. the times says alan weisselberg will now be cooperating in a broader investigation. and also rudy giuliani has been named a target of
uphill battle for president biden heading into 2024. the president facing negative approval ratings and widespread concerns about his age. and ading to headaches to the white house, the special counsel investigating the president s son hunter biden plans to seek an indictment against him on gun charges by the end ofrt month. donald trump also facing continued legal challenge this is morning. one of his aids is flipping on him. an i.t. worker threatened with prosecution in the classified documents case is now cooperating with prosecutors. new this morning, double manhunts in washington, d.c. and how that pennsylvania fugitive broke out of prison. and new overnight, the boss postponing his september concerts as he deals with peptic ulcer disease. cnn this morning starts right now. this just in. we have brand new polling this morning and the numbers are rough for president biden. it could spell trouble for democrats and the president s hopes for reelection in 2024. sti
zelenskyy s mission, impossible. ukraine s president visiting the capital to make a last-ditch effort to win military aid for his war against russia. but republican lawmakers appear to be willing to say no deal and leave for the holidays without passing a significant aide package. this as we are learning startling new details about russia s losses in ukraine. plus, strong words from president biden and an ally. biden says that israel is losing support in that it s offensive in gaza, and the prime minister netanyahu has no choice but to change his government. and exclusive cnn reporting. former president trump made to a former mar-a-lago employee. that employees know eyewitness amenities trials. those calls were apparently made for charges before the case was filed. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming up right here to cnn new central. thank you so much for joining us this afternoon, i m boris sánchez alongside rahel solo
right as we speak, ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy is on capitol hill with an urgent funding play. will his presence push skeptmall lawmakers to pony up for ukraine. house republicans are trying to make a step forward toward formalizing the impeachment inquiry into president joe biden. the white house responds to this effort baseless and a sham investigation. a miletown ruling, a woman who sought an emergency abortion for her high-risk pregnancy. we are all here. this is cnn news central. these are pictures from just seconds ago. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy arrived on capitol hill for a closed door meeting with senators. this is a last-ditch effort for the ukrainian president to try and secure more funding from congress. the biden administration has requested $60 billion in new aid for ukraine, warning if it is not approved funding could dry up by the end of this year. that is in the next three weeks. it s going to be a tough pitch for zelenskyy be