brief, revealing new details. this filing was 19 page es. it did acknowledge that classified material was found at mar-a-lago earlier this month. but essentially, it says it wasn t a big deal. says quote, the proported initiation for the probe was the alleged discovery of sensitive information contained within the 15 boxes of presidential records. but this discovery, end quote, was to be fully anticipated given the very nature of presidential records. simply put, the notion that presidential records would contain sensitive information should never have been cause for alarm. this is part of a bid by the trump team to have a special master appointed. a judge holds a hearing on that tomorrow. and this comes on the heels of the very serious claims laid out in the justice department s 36-page filing, including another quote here, evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the storage room at the trump home and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct
official told the panel that they raised text messages from the day of the capitol attack and the day before. we have new reaction from a congressman this morning. the odds of these texts being deleted that they are not the same odds that someone was audited by the irs randomly. the committee is gearing up for the final hearing on thursday. we have more on that in just a moment. also new today, growing frustration among democrats after senator joe manchin once again pulled up log on a climate, energy, and tax package. that is the latest here for the party. a tried for months to pass a slimmed down reconciliation bill that would require support from all 60 senate democrats. we now head overseas. joe biden this is his first trip to the middle east as commander-in-chief. they met with leaders in the region. they met with the saudi crowned prince, mohammed bin salman al saud. the president soul shared vail veiled criticism of the saudi ruler. you always protect the rights
forthcoming with investigators, or both. sources telling the times, investigators still are seeking more surveillance footage from mar-a-lago, a sign officials are looking into how the classified material was handle while improperly stored at the former president s estate. according to the times, the fbi declined to comment. president trump s spokesman did not immediately respond. joining us now, justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, and former u.s. attorney and senior fbi official, chuck rosenberg. good morning to you both. ken, i ll start with you. nbc news is working to confirm all of this, a blockbuster story dropped last night by the new york times . the top line, the 300 documents. 300 of them taken by donald trump, according to the times reporting out of the justice department, is a pretty staggering number when you consider all the excuses donald trump has made. well, he just slipped some things into his briefcase, or they were planted by the f
Exciting. All right. Andy shovels. Thank you so much. Texas that could get some downpours have damaged homes swept away cars, and forced people to evacuate some areas got hit with almost two feet of rain causing widespread flooding and more rain is on the way lets bring in cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar so theres more youre tracking yeah. Unfortunately, the last thing this this place needs is more ran, but texas is about to get a bunch of it. Take a look at the video behind me. This is from livingston, texas again, you can just see all of that widespread water flowing into homes and businesses and covering the roadways. But its not just the rain that fell onto the roads. You also have to worry about the rivers, creeks, and streams because those swell after that much rain. Take a look. Youve got 39 river gauges at Minor Flood Stage 16 at modern and about a dozen river gauges at major flood stage. And these take time. In fact, some of these have yet to even peak and likely wont for a