barr, who did much of donald trump s bidding during the russia investigation, defends the fbi decision to seize classified documents from the former president s florida estate. this as we learn more about what was found in the search, including dozens of empty folders marked classified. plus, the former president sharpens his attacks against federal law enforcement, calling the fbi and doj, quote, vicious monsters, while warning of unprecedented backlash. how will his supporters interpret that? and president biden hits the campaign trail this labor day, visiting two key battleground states, pennsylvania and wisconsin, both union strongholds. we ll have a preview of his holiday campaign events. good morning. it is monday, september 5th. welcome to a special labor day edition of morning joe. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your holiday with us. we now have a clearer account of what the fbi seized from former president donald trump s mar-a-lago home in palm be
residents in jackson, mississippi, are fed up and frustrated with the on going water crisis. we have more on the latest efforts to get relief to those residents in desperate need. and it could be the end of an era for serena williams after the tennis legend gets knocked out of the u.s. open. we re going to have the highlights from last night s exhilarating game and a look back at her incredible career. we re to grateful to be with you. welcome to your weekend, your labor day, holiday weekend. it s saturday, september 3rd. great to be with you, amara. how is it going? great to be with you. it will be a lovely five hours together or so. i m getting comfortable. i have my cookies to keep me going. and my coffee. so i m ready. all the things that matter, right? for sure. as boris was mentioning, in a matter of hours, nasa will try again to launch its uncrewed artemis i rocket on a journey around the moon. preparations are under way right now at the kennedy space cen
tech upgrades for your changing wifi needs. and advanced security at home and on the go to block millions of threats. only from us. xfinity. good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day, i m amara walker. good morning, amara. i m boris sanchez. we are counting down to liftoff again. hours from now, nasa is going to attempt to launch the historic artemis i rocket. we ll have the latest from kennedy space center and update on those issues that forced the first launch to be scrapped. and if you live out west, brace yourself. it is going to be a scorcher. more than 40 million people under heat alerts and ahead, we ll tell you what to expect going into the holiday weekend. plus, the cdc giving the green laight on updated covid-1 boosters. now pharmacies are getting ready to roll out the new shots, but who should get them and when? and she may have lost at the u.s. open, but all eyes are still on tennis superstar serena williams. we ll show you the highlights from la
to residents in desperate need. plus, president biden sharpening his attacks, ripping into donald trump as his midterm message takes shape. why he says maga republicans are threatening, quote, the foundations of our republic, end quote. and despite getting knocked out of the u.s. open, all eyes are on tennis star serena williams. was last night s match the last one of her career? we re going to have a look back at her lasting and incredible impact on the court. welcome to your labor day weekend. we re grateful that you re sharing it with us. it s saturday, september 3rd. great to be with you, amara. great to be with you. i m not mad that i m not on a plane off to vacation or anything. i m just really happy to be with you, boris. nowhere you would rather be than right here with us watching the skies, right? in a matter of hours nasa will try to launch its uncrewed artemis i rocket on a journey around the moon. we ll look at live pictures right now, preparations und
at last check, they ve tried a few different ways to troubleshoot it, to fix the problem. no word yet on whether they ve been able to stop it at this point. this follows monday s scrubbed launch which was largely due to an engine cooling problem. it was a tricky sensor that was off. but engineers remain optimistic that today there will be a launch. for now, the weather has been cooperating so that helps. nasa meteorologists predict about 60% favorable conditions, which increases to 80% as the day goes on. of course this historic mission marks the next chapter of lunar exploration and will land the first woman and first person of color on the moon in a matter of years. let s go now to cnn s space and defense correspondent kristin fisher live this morning from the kennedy space center. i don t think kristin has us. can you hear us? reporter: hey, guys, i m having a hard time with my earpiece so i can t quite hear what you said. let me bring you up to speed from the kenned