the documents had been returned. it also including this new photo showing documents with classified markings laid out on a carpet. some of them found in a desk in the former president s personal office. the filing also says some of the documents were so sensitive, fbi agents and justice department attorneys needed additional security clearances to look at them. doj also says trump s request for a special master is quote unnecessary and would significantly harm governmental interests including national security interests. the former president has until 8:00 p.m. eastern tonight to respond. a federal judge in florida will hold a hearing tomorrow on his request for a special master. with us now to take a closer look, nbc news homeland security continue julie ainsley, a former prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst and frank figliuzzi, an msnbc national security analyst. julia, what else are we able to learn from this court filing? one of the things, buried in a footnote, they say
really serious. reporter: jose, good morning, this is really serious. the message from authorities is this is not just hot weather, this is dangerously hot weather. you can probably see the sun is just come up here in l.a. it s warm already but it is going to get a whole lot warmer over the next couple of days. you mentioned we re looking at triple digits all across southern california today, but by tomorrow, it s going to be up to 115 degrees in some residential areas, and that heat is going to continue through the labor day weekend. as you said, death valley could be in the mid-120s by monday. we re going to see a lot of daily records smashed but we may see some all-time records smashed by the time this heat wave is through. it s going to continue until least monday. now, the message here in l.a. county is they really want residents to look out for the most vulnerable. so that is kids, it is the elderly. it is people with chronic conditions, but it is also the
jon: he is very close to the president and as long as the president wants him to stay he can keep the job, right? definitely. they have a personal relationship. if the president says he should stay on he will stay on. the new york times article, though could be a big turning point on the whispers from the west wing. jon: bret baier in washington, much to cover tonight i m sure. thank you. he will have all of the political news of the day tonight 6:00 eastern on special report right here on knocks news channel. jenna: to this fox news alert a massive wildfire raging in southern california today, but cooler temperatures helping crews fight this inferno. the wildfire is known as the powerhouse fire now 40% con taped, this after scorching about 46 square miles, roughly about the size of the city of san francisco. the threat is far from over. the flames feeding on old brush ta hasn t burned for decades. more than 2,000 firefighters are struggling to contain the fire even more. burning n
orbit is expected to name several mexican areas among its top destinations. still the u.s. state department urges caution for americans who are traveling to mexico. let s get back to the rains now out west. the relentless rain in california unleashing more than just massive flooding and mudslides, today a new danger from all of that water and it could be around for weeks to come. casey stegall is live in los angeles with more on this. reporter: yeah as if we haven t been dealing with enough out west, a new threat and that is contaminated floodwater. we ll talk about that in a second. let s start with some of the good news, the sun is actually shining here in southern california today, but it s still going to take several more days for everything to dry out, which is going to cause some major problems for the thousands of people who get out on the roadways for the holiday weekend, because a lot of those roadways are still flooded, they are filled with mud and debris. and then that new