the mayor of jackson, mississippi, with an ominous warning. flooding in parts of the state capital. a federal judge has indicated she s likely to grant a request from the former president s legal team to appoint an independent legal expert or special master to review evidence taken to an fbi search of donald trump s sprawling mar-a-lago estate. a hearing for a final decision scheduled for thursday. the application for a special master is seen by many experts has have nothing legal benefit and it s possibly a delaying tactic. meantime, the director of national intelligence will advise senior lawmakers on the potential risk to national security posed by top secret documents being kept in trump s florida residence. reporter: cnn has learned that director of national intelligence avril haines confirmed to lawmakers the intelligence community is working together with the justice department to review all relevant documents that have been retrieved from former president trump
that s barely over 300 feet. the international atomic energy agency warning this heightens the risk of a potential nuclear accident. radioactivity levels are within normal range right now, but that could change at any moment and thousands of residents living in the shadow of this plant are all too aware of the dangers as city authorities are now handing out iodine pills in case of a nuclear disaster. cnn s sam kiley has the latest from zaporizhzhia in ukraine. reporter: jim, the ukrainian authorities remain deeply concerned about what might happen at the zaporizhzhia power plant. for the first time now issuing iodine tablets to the population here in zaporizhzhia. we re only about 20 miles from that nuclear power station. of course iodine being given out as a potential pro-phylacticrop. this boils down to the problem that the nuclear power station is on the frontline being used as a firebase by the russians. the russians claim the ukrainians are shooting back at it. there s
abortion even though her fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition. i want you to imagine what it s been like to continue this pregnancy for another six weeks after this diagnosis. the woman at the center of the controversy shares her story. meantime, nasa s most powerful rocket is set for monday s moon mission launch. artemis is on the launch pad and ready to fly. now we re going back to the moon to stay, to live, to learn, to build. and a missouri school district reinstates paddling as punishment. but would you want your children spanked at school? it s something we don t anticipate using frequently. this is an opt-in only option for parents. i m pamela brown in wash washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. and just into the cnn newsroom, a federal judge has scheduled a thursday hearing to consider donald trump s request for a special master to oversee the fbi s review of evidence. she says she has preliminary attempt to make that appointment. just on
to all of us that gaze up at the moon dreaming of the day humankind returns to the lunar surface, folks, we re here. reporter: the sls is years behind schedule, billions over budget. but it s also the most powerful rocket ever built and it s designed to launch people even deeper into space than the moon. our sights are not set on the moon. our sights are set clearly on mars. reporter: but first it has to pass this uncrewed test flight with only mannequins onboard. artemis will launch from the kennedy space center but mission control is at the johnson space center in houston, texas. this is apollo control houston. reporter: the same place that controlled every apollo and shuttle mission. this is where it all happens as far as human space flight. reporter: rick is in charge of it all but he and his team have been training in this room for this moment for over three
moon. our sights are set clearly on mars. reporter: but first it has to pass this uncrewed test flight. with only mannequins on board. artemis 1 will launch from the kennedy space center in florida. mission control is at the johnson space center in houston, texas. this is apollo control, houston. reporter: the same place that controlled every apollo and shuttle mission. this is where it all happens as far as human spaceflight. reporter: rick labrote is in charge as lead flight director. his team have been training in this room, for this moment, for over three years. when flight day comes, it s a whole different ball game. it s when it really gets real. reporter: after launch the sls rocket will separate from the orion crew capsule on top. orion will fly 250,000 miles to the moon, then 40,000 miles beyond, farther than any spacecraft designed to carry humans has ever flown. we re going to swing by the moon. when we swing by it on the way