prices are making pet owners say woof. economists point to a few reason for declining points. more supply, a backlog of inventory and low consumer confidence coupled with a pullback in spending. our coverage picks up at the top of the hour with wolf blitzer in the situation room. happening now, new urgency in the u.s. justice department investigation of former president trump, after the unprecedented fbi search of his florida home, mar-a-lago. stand by for new details on what the feds found and how trump s allies are reacting. tonight, some prominent republicans, including the house minority leader, are slamming the search and vowing investigations of both the justice department and the fbi. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room.
also ahead for you, tent city, sleeping on the streets, where leaders are making homelessness a crime, but are their tactics only complicating the problem? welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we start in our politics lead. and strong reaction to the justice department s historic move. a search warrant executed on the home of a former president. taking boxes of items from donald trump s mar-a-lago home, a source tells cnn. the warrant escalates the justice department s investigation into his handling of presidential documents, including some classified material. with many republicans today questioning why the fbi executed this warrant now. at the time, trump himself was in new york, where a single photo outside trump tower today captures the mixed reaction. look at this. one group with a large sign that reads, arrest trump. while another group carried a
northern ireland and actor woody harrelson. her mother tweeted, okay, but how does our daughter look like woody harrelson? and she does, though. she was delighted when the actor responded with his self-titled ode to cora seen in the upper right-hand corner. he said you re an adorable child. flattered to be compared. you have a wonderful smile. i just wish i had your hair. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. even mike pence is coming to donald trump s defense on this one. the lead starts right now. republicans rally around trump, questioning the doj stunner, executing a search warrant at mar-a-lago. why now? what documents are so important? i ll speak with a top republican demanding an investigation. plus, new questioning by the january 6th committee. shut down. the appearance by a trump ally today that ended in just 15 minutes.