this water system to survive. this will undoubtedly affect u.s. prices for consumers. translator: i try to stay positive and it helps me to survive. it is thursday, august 18, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast where donald trump and his allies are trying to get control of the narrative. and at least one of his many legal challenges. the former president is said to be considering releasing surveillance video of the search at his mar-a-lago residence. some want to include it in campaign style ads to fire up trump s base. others say it could backfire when the public sees the shear volume of material seized. trump has already admitted he did not comply with the fbi s request to turn off the cameras during the search. here is his son eric on fox news. you still have the surveillance tape, is that correct? are you allowed to share that with the country? absolutely, at the right time. while we wait for trump to make up his mind, the federal magis
collins in washington. reporter: good morning, christine. we are now learning that former president trump and his legal team are considering releasing the surveillance footage from those several hours when fbi agents were at mar-a-lago conducting that search of course of his property looking for classified information that they believe he took with him from his time in the white house to when he went to mar-a-lago as he left the day he was inaugurated. there were major questions of course this entire justice department investigation over how this information was handled and what exactly was taken down there and we re now told that despite that day when fbi agents showed up and they asked the trump team on the ground to turn off the surveillance cameras, they did not do so and they are now in control of several hours of footage of them actually being there conducting this search. and we re told that they are now considering releasing it, though there are some inside the form
to the government s case as well as reveal the identity and compromise the safety of some witnesses. let s go to mark meredith. he s outside the courthouse in west palm beach. hi, mark. good afternoon. quite an afternoon here as you mentioned. we just got done with this hearing in which the judge said that he would possibly leave some portions of this affidavit redacted. however, he s going to give the gift a week here to figure out what needs to remain private and what could be allowed to be released to the media citing the intense public interest in this case. today s hearing was about various news outlets that have been pushing the judge for more transparency. two lawyers said this is an investigation in the early stages in to the former president and they re worried in too much information is released here that it s the witnesses that are already cooperating with the government that could be put at risk and this of course continues to be an ongoing national security inv
so what happens now? we have you covered with mark meredith on what exactly went down in that florida courthouse and to former president s response. law professor jonathan turley on whether key details could still leak out no matter what the judge ordered in the courthouse. and lee carter, polster, on the political fallout way beyond the courthouse. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. glad to have you. so much, so fast. let s get to it. mark meredith in west palm with the very latest. mark? good afternoon. today judge bruce rinehart gave the justice department a week to figure out what needs to be redacted in this criminal affidavit involving former president donald trump, this is fascinating here. legal experts didn t think there was a chance we d see any affidavit. there s a lot of public interest in this case, but he also understands the sensitive nature of the justice department arguing that if too much information is released, it can can compromise their investigation
learn more at keller.edu. gretchen: good morning, everyone. thursday, august 18. i m gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing part of your day with us. fox news alert. u.s. markets expected to tank