stories today including developments big ones in jack smith s prosecution of donald trump and the classified documents case. trust me we ll get to them shortly. but we begin with the breaking news on a story that has captivated the world s attention all week long. late this afternoon exploration company oceangate confirmed the titan and all five of its passengers onboard have died. the vessel went missing over the weekend as it attempted to tour the wreckage of the titanic at the bottom of the ocean more than 2 miles beneath the surface of the ocean. in just the last hour the coast guard announced the end of a days long rescue effort. this morning an rov, a remote operated vehicle, from the vessel horizon arctic discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the titanic on the sea floor. the rov subsequently found additional debris. in consultation with experts from within the unified command the debris is consistent with the ca
crime was committed. so, this is a very big deal. make no mistake about it. former president trump has already blasted the move, claiming, as he often does, political persecution and a witch hunt. in a statement released tonight, he says, quote, these are dark times for our nation, as my beautiful home, mar-a-lago in palm beach, florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of fbi agents. nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the united states before. after working and cooperating with the government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. such an assault would only take place in broken third world countries. they even broke into my safe. cnn has learned donald trump was not in florida when the fbi closed in on his home. he was at trump tower here in new york city. i am joined now by cnn political analyst matt haberman, a cnn political correspondent for the new york times, and author of the up
right now on ana cabrera reports, lawyers for donald trump in a florida courtroom for a doubleheader, attempting again to get the classified documents case thrown out and trying to prevent trump from being hit with a new gag order. we re outside the courthouse. plus, countdown to the showdown. president biden and former president trump to face off on the debate stage this week. their preparations and the expectations. also ahead, the fall of roe two years ago today, up ending the nation s reproductive laws and political landscape. the white house s big plans to highlight the impact. later, another week of extreme temperatures. tens of millions of americans under heat advisories. where and when you can expect some relief. good morning. thank you for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we re monitoring the latest courtroom duel and delay in the latest classified documents case of donald trump. the judge is holding two of three of th
that s a ped rock of our constitution. donald trump s lawyer said, that s an intellectually dishonest argument. he said he is different, he is running for president and being prosecute bid the administration of his opponent. in rebut al, they said that is absolutely false. he said the special counsel was appointed to be independent of the biden administration. he said it s full of career prosecutors and he tried to squash the notion that they are the biden administration in any way. it was a dramatic, you know, sort of clash of narratives that i think was really important. ken, you, me, maya, we are old enough to remember what jim comey s announcement did the closing days of the 2016 campaign. we are aware of what kind considerations like that weigh on judge canon s mind? it s not clear. her ruling in the special master situation, she imposed a special master on the search warrant
i think what people have to understand here is the titan is unlike any other submersible built to go down to the titanic. every other sub built to go down there as a special sphere welded together with steel alloy and titanium, and the titan was made from a carbon fiber composite, and because of that it was much lighter, and because it was much lighter it could be made much bigger. every other sub that goes down to the titanic is a two or three passenger mission. but this carbon fiber material which is a real space age polymer, it can be ten times stronger than steel, but only if it s engineered to exact specifications. and one of the real unknown with a sub like titan is how that material performs over time. how many pressure cycles can it withstand before it fatigues? how do you measure that fatigue with carbon fiber? they were using an acoustic