assange to sign a blockbuster plea deal. another big hearing in donald trump s classified documents case. how his lawyers are trying to get a raft of damning evidence thrown out. and a new view inside president biden s strategy for this week s debate against former president trump. how he s preparing to take on two trumps. we re also tracking deadly flooding in the midwest, straining dams and levees and causing thousands of evacuations with more rain on the way. good morning, thank you for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. right now, wikileaks founder julian assange is on his way to a remote u.s.-controlled island in the pacific where he ll plead guilty to a conspiracy charge as part of a deal with the u.s. justice department. now, under this deal, as we understand it, assange will become a free man, ending a 14-year legal odyssey sparked when his organization posted nearly half a million classified military documents, one of th
it s 11:00 a.m. eastern now, and 8:00 a.m. pacific. i am ana cabrera in for josé diaz-balart. right now the judge overseeing the case is holding a sealed hearing, meaning no public, on issues protected by grand jury secrecy or attorney/client privilege. today s hearings come as new court filings by prosecutors contain the new photos of the boxes of documents seized during the mar-a-lago search. let s go to ken dilanian outside the courthouse in florida. also with us, former federal prosecutor and former senior investigative house for the january 6th committee. this is day three of hearings in this case. help us to keep it all straight. what do we need to know about today s hearing? ana, today is an example of a hearing many legal experts say should not have happened. you have two issues that already have been ruled on by other judges. in one case the fbi is arguing sorry, the defense is arguing against the search warrant of mar-a-lago, and that s a motion approved by the