o donnell: deadly shark attack. a pennsylvania woman on a cruise killed while snorkeling in the bahamas. and the obamas return to the white house. let me thank my husband, first of all, for such spicy remarks. ( laughter ) this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. onight, wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction amid record-breaking heat in the west. the california heat wave is stretching into its eighth straight day with seven states under warnings and advisories. the temperatures are record breaking. salt lake city and fresno, california, had their hottest september days ever. the brutal heat is straining california s power grid and power companies are pleading with the public to conserve energy. the governor there sending out rare text alerts to avoid rolling blackouts. the dry weather has caused more than a doz
so what happens now? we have you covered with mark meredith on what exactly went down in that florida courthouse and to former president s response. law professor jonathan turley on whether key details could still leak out no matter what the judge ordered in the courthouse. and lee carter, polster, on the political fallout way beyond the courthouse. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. glad to have you. so much, so fast. let s get to it. mark meredith in west palm with the very latest. mark? good afternoon. today judge bruce rinehart gave the justice department a week to figure out what needs to be redacted in this criminal affidavit involving former president donald trump, this is fascinating here. legal experts didn t think there was a chance we d see any affidavit. there s a lot of public interest in this case, but he also understands the sensitive nature of the justice department arguing that if too much information is released, it can can compromise their investigation
aishah: former president trump pushing to release the affidavit but the justice department is urging the court to keep the documents secret, saying releasing it publicly would interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation. john: documents show the government is investigating trump for potential obstruction of justice and possible violations of the espionage act. aishah: and what s at stake at today s hearing, and peter doocy how the white house is responding. john: mark meredith live outside the courthouse in west palm beach florida, mark, what can we expect in the next coupon of hours? good afternoon. we can expect the judge to listen as lawyers are trying to push to get him to unseal a federal affidavit which would likely outline where the investigation stands into the former president. this is going to be fascinating, we have also seen the judge already agree to release some materials. the search warrant came out, which detailed not only what was collected fro
good morning. it is friday, august 26th. welcome to american morning. it s all about the hurricane today. i wish i could say happy friday, happy friday for those not living along the northeast coast. and whom it hasn t reached yet. exactly. let s talk about hurricane irene. now said to be a massive and powerful category 2 storm sitting just off the east coast. 50 million people could feel its force by this weekend. new hurricane warnings are now up, they stretch from north carolina to new jersey. states of emergency have been declared as far north as new england. irene totally hammered the bahamas yesterday with torrential rain, 115-mile-per-hour winds, north carolina like i is next. in atlantic beach a surf shop boarding up, mandatory evacuations under way along the outer banks and could be the biggest storm to hit new york in decades. people all the way up the coast are being asked to leave or to get ready. i understand sometimes folks think that people overreac