historic flooding in texas. not seen in decades. the u.s. markets finishing sharply lower for the second day in a row on more concerns about the health of the u.s. economy. can we bring inflation down without triggering a recession, and my answer to that question is i don t know. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. this tuesday, august 23, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington and we begin with exclusive cnn reporting tied to the january 6 investigation. we ve learned the u.s. justice department has issued a new subpoena to the national archives for more documents related to its probe of the capitol riots. it is a possible sign the department is ramping up its investigation into the role former u.s. president donald trump and his staff may have played in the events leading up to the capitol insurrection. here is evan perez with more. reporter: we were told there was a second grand jury subpoena served to the natigs archives t prod
society are given credit for the confirmations of neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh, and amy coney barrett. it was leo who was in the driver s seat of those nominations. leo is the person who can raise the money and has the background to put in place judges who will build a conservative judicial infrastructure around the country. leonard leo now has an unprecedented amount of cash to spend on whatever political projects he likes. and while the donation was meant to be kept secret, name and address withheld on the irs form, cnn has confirmed the source as 90-year-old businessman and philanthropist barry side, who donated the entire stock of his company to marvel freedom trust, which turned around and sold it for $1.6 billion. cnn has attempted to reach mr. side without response. his donation will leave behind a dark money political legacy that could last decades. already, marble freedom trust has given more than $200 million to other causes. including $40 million to donors tru
If its tuesday, we are in the Campaign Home stretch. The battleground map is tightening. New msnbc marist poll numbers showing a dead heat in americas most important swing state. Florida, florida, florida. Plus, the u. S. Passes another grim milestone in its fight against covid. 190,000 deaths. As the race for a vaccine looms over the race for the presidency. And evacuations, helicopters rescues and what officials are calling an unmitigated disaster. California battles one of its worst wildfire seasons ever. We say this every year and yet its happening again. Worst season ever. Millions of acres scorched. Welcome to tuesday. It is meet the press daily postlabor day sprint. Im chuck todd. 56 days until the election. Weve got new poll numbers hot off the presses here from our nbc marist poll of battleground florida where President Trump will be speaking in the next few hours. And it is a dead heat. Not virtually. It is a dead heat. 48 48 among likely voters in the state. Florida is often