he says are threatening the very foundations of our republic. plus, trump s lawyers and the justice department face off in federal court. we ll explain the big developments to come out of the special master hearing. and, a hot holiday weekend arrives with little to no running water for nearly 200,000 people in mississippi. the state has troops on the ground to help in the water crisis. good morning. and welcome to way too early. i m jonathan lemire. on this friday, september 2nd. thank you for starting your day with us. we ll begin in philadelphia, where president joe biden issued a dire warning about threats to american democracy last night, in a rare prime time address. standing outside historic independence hall, where the united states constitution was written and signed, the president spoke directly about the dangers posed by the trump-backed wing of the republican party. here s some of what he had to say. quality and democracy are under assault. we do ourselves
mass shootings. our cbs news investigation the uvalde gunman bragged to friends about getting an assault rifle after his 18th birthday. are gun manufacturers marketing military-grade weapons to at-risk young men? american adversaries united. vladimir putin meets with the iranian leader, after iran promises drones to russia. plus, great news for those toys r us kids. and, america s favorite pastime, honoring a member of america s greatest generation. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this very warm tuesday night. tonight, the heat is on across much of the country as the scorching hot summer grips the nation. brutal and dangerous temperatures are being felt from california to massachusetts. more than 120 million americans are under excessive heat warnings or advisories, with triple-digit temperatures expected from the great plains to th
universally accepted active shooter protocols. they allowed the gunman to remain in the classroom for more than 70 minutes. there were children still alive inside, one of whom repeatedly called 911 for help. there were wounded teachers fighting for their lives. tonight we take a close look at the false and at times misleading information initially provided by texas law enforcement and public officials to families and reporters about the police response. throughout this hour, we are being careful about what body camera and surveillance videos we show you. there will be no images of violence or sounds of gunfire. we want to be respectful of all those grieving in uvalde. some of the videos though are difficult to watch given what we know was happening elsewhere on screen. there s still a lot to learn, but it s worth mentioning had parents and families, reporters and others not demanded answered from law enforcement officials in the hours and the days and months after this massac
thanks for staying up late with us. i ll see you on monday. hello, i m sorry albert, and this is a special report inside trump s election plot on the effort to stop deal and stage accrue with new evidence tonight showing us far broader but prosecutors first fought. we are breaking down the path to a criminal conspiracy, and why experts now think the most serious charges may be yet to come. why are we doing this now? the house insurrection hearing showed the nation in the january six was more organized than many realized. the committee devoted to investigating that day has revealed truths about that day. and yet, the house probe is also under scored something new to many, trump s plot to overthrow the election was far broader than one day. or prepping a one day crimespree. it was an illegal coup conspiracy eastern before the election and lasting months. with criminal plots that had nothing to do with even january sixth and illegal orders by trump that were resisted
trump wants an independent legal expert to review the stash of classified records seized from his resort. the judges letter is not a guarantee but they start the process of appointing a special master. after demands from congress, the director of national intelligence is making it official. her office is taking a look at the mar-a-lago documents, as well. in a letter obtained today by nbc, the director of national intelligence agreed to review the security risk from trump s mar-a-lago files. top democrats requested that the dni involvement and urging the authorities to act quickly. they say, quote, the doj affidavit confirms our grave concern that among the documents stored at mar-a-lago, where those that could endanger human sources. according to the affidavit we got friday, trump was holding on to highly sensitive information that could put americans and american assets in danger. donald trump four years as president was the first president in modern history who chose not