white house scrambling to slow down the monkeypox outbreak. we are going to speak to one of the top officials working on a new strategy. plus, outrage, an nfl star accused of assault receiving a punishment that critics are calling a slap on the wrist. that s what we re watching for at this hour. thank you for being he, we start this morning with a federal judge ordering that prosecutors propose redactions to the affidavit that was used to justify last week s search of former president trump s florida home. the judge is giving prosecutors a week to do it, but he s already signaling that he s inclined to unseal parts of the highly sensitive document. plus this, cnn is hearing exclusively from 18 former top trump officials who tell us that the former president s claim that he had a standing order to declassify documents is nonsense. let s begin our coverage with cnn s katelyn polantz, she s live for us here in washington. katelyn, walk us through how much detail we could
ahead for all of us. plus, after months of crying out for accountability, the police chief who led that botched response to a school shooting in uvalde, texas is fired. hear directly from parents naming other officials they want removed. if you check into a hotel knowing that a chance toof your neighbor to the left and right is a homeless person. that plan to house homes people and the sfeers debate surrounding it. it is saturday, august 27th. we re so grateful that you re starting your weekend with us. good morning, amara. good morning. up first, the new details in the documents. we are learning more information from the affidavit authorizing the search of former president trump s mar-a-lago residence. the heavily redacted affidavit revealing that classified documents found at the residence includes some of the country s most sensitive secrets. according to the filing, authorities had probable cause to believe that classified national security materials were im
chronological order, the lead up to january 6th, and now they are coming to the crucial moment, at the end, when the attack is going on, and addressing the question is what was donald trump doing. to me, i remember watching the events unfold, to me, the most memorable thing that donald trump said on that day when he finally was in the public, made a public statement, what did he say about people writing? he said, we love you. that, to me, sums up his approach towards this riot from the beginning. what we don t know and what we will start find out thursday night, is, what was happening inside the white house during those 187 minutes. who was talking to the president, what were they saying, what was the president saying in response and why wasn t he going to the public saying stop this madness. we all remember, and everyone was saying, where s the president? why isn t he saying anything right now? what is going on? the chairman, vinny thompson is telling our colleague that th
republican congresswoman liz cheney lost her house seat in a huge defeat. the three-term congresswoman and the gop s most forceful critic down more than 37% this morning to trump endorsed candidate herriot hagueman. cheney had been sidelined by her party is hinting at a presidential run. are you thinking about running for president? that s a decision that i m going to make in the coming months, savannah, i m not going to make any announcements here this morning but it s something i m thinking about and will make a decision in the coming months. cnn chief national affairs correspondent jeff zeleny is in jackson, wyoming. a large margin, wider than some expected losing to harriet hagueman, what are voters telling you there this morning? it s one more data point former president donald trump is in control of this republican party and republican voters respond to his endorsements. in a state like this, there is no doubt that liz cheney trying to turn the page, she has fou