thanks so much. nice to see you. thanks for joining us. i m christine romans. new day starts right now. it is something that has never happened before. at least not like this. the fbi searches the home of a former president. so, why? why would a federal judge agree there was probable cause a crime had been committed? what exactly were agents looking for? what is so urgent that merrick garland would sign off on this, assuming he did? i m john berman here with brianna keilar. these are some of the questions we will try to answer this morning. admittedly, some of these questions don t yet have answers. this is what we know so far, early monday morning, federal agents executing a warrant searched donald trump s mar-a-lago resort. we are told this is part of the investigation into the handling of classified documents, taking them from the white house to mar-a-lago. mishandling classified documents, hiding or destroying them, if that is what happened, could absolutely be ag
new this morning, gabby petito s family is suing the moab city police department for $50 million. you may recall that officers pulled over petito and her fiance brian laundrie after a witness saw them fighting. the pair apparently went on their way and petito s body was found a month later. cnn s jean casarez has the details. reporter: a cross-country road trip that ended in tragedy may soon be the subject of a lawsuit. a attorney for gabby petito s family announced their intention to sue the moab city police department in utah. gabby s parents are bringing this lawsuit to honor gabby s legacy by working to save the lives of victims of domestic