is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. thinks of being with us. we are following the developments. this hour, out of the group ukraine, we are learning that a reactor has been shut down. a protection system has been activated because of shelling. this comes as u.n. inspectors are en route to the site, as fears grow that the shelling could trigger a nuclear accident. earlier, we saw the team from the international atomic energy agency head out from the city. before they left, the head of the agency spoke about the significant risks involved in their mission. we are moving. we are aware of the current situation. there has been increased military activity, including this morning. until very recently, a few minutes ago, i have been briefed by the ukrainian regional military commander, here. about the inherent risks. weighing the pros and cons,. having come so far, we are not stopping. we are moving, now. melissa bell is following development. she joins a life in kyiv. this
planning a call to action against americans he is calling semi fascists. plus the golden state has a new regulation with gas powered cars, but the very same state is now begging its residents, don t charge your electric vehicles, because california s electric grid is about to crash. we have that report straight-ahead, so much for renewable energy. also the bombshell whistle-blower allegations from inside the fbi. agents are sounding the alarm on the rampant political bias interrupting what should be america and the world s premier law enforcement agency, but we began with the very latest anti-trump spear tactics surrounding the raid at mar-a-lago. desperate to stop a federal judge from appointing the master to review the case. and doj indicated that american should just simply trust their judgment. also took the opportunity to shave public opinion with that image right there showing classified documents strewn across the floor, next to a box of frame time magazine covers an
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of politically motivated violence. and it all comes as president biden is set to give a prime time speech tonight, focusing on the soul of the nation. we ll have more on his message to a divided country just ahead. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, the 1st of september. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. breaking news overnight, former president donald trump s legal team has responded to the department of justice s latest filing on the classified documents seized during the fbi search of mar-a-lago. in their 18-page filing trump s lawyer suggested that by launching what they described as an unprecedented, unnecessary, and legally unsupported raid on mar-a-lago, the d.o.j. was quote criminalizing a former president s possession of personal and presidential records in a secure setting. trump s legal team also aggressively renewed its request for a special master, or a third party, to review the documents that the fbi agent
him to say. right now in jackson, mississippi, residents are facing a fourth day without reliable running water. we re life on the ground. in ukraine, u.n. inspectors are at europe s largest nuclear plant under russian control amid fierce shelling in the area. we begin with what will be a crucial day in the legal battle over classified documents seized from donald trump s mar-a-lago estate. the judge will hear arguments on the former president s request for a special master who filter out privileged materials. it comes hours after his legal team filed a defiant response to a blistering justice department filing late tuesday. his team argued it should have been, quote, fully anticipated that trump would have sensitive material at his home. his lawyers describe the documents as, quote, his own presidential records. even though the law says they belong to the government. trump s team also argued a special master to review the documents is needed because, quote, left unchec