republican caucuses. the remaining contenders are brave and the snow and cold to make their final pitches this weekend. ironically the voted will take place of martin luther king day. so many of the gop candidates have to split a questionable commitment to the ideals of democracy and equality that the great late civil rights leader fought and died for. reverend kings spirit fills tonight s show and we are joined by his eldest son and namesake, his daughter-in-law arndrea and his granddaughter yolanda. they ll have plenty to say about the state of dr. king s dream. and a moment when racial tensions and the threat of political violence seem more real than perhaps any time since the height of the civil rights movement of the 60s. all of this tonight on this kicked a weekend edition of politicsnation. the king family will join us in a moment. but we start with congresswoman robin kelly, democrat of illinois. congresswoman kelly, thank you for joining us and let s start in your ne
the lead starts right now. 11 victims now dead with the latest update from the hospital from the massacre in monterey park, california. today what we re learning about the victims and what we re trying to piece together about the 72-year-old gunman s motive. he s been described as quick to anger. plus, a high ranking fbi official now in federal custody. he s facing money laundering charges and questions about his connections to a sanctioned russian billionaire. plus the bizarre defense in court for the january 6th rioter who kicked up his feet on the desk in speaker pelosi s offic. how a stun gun in his pants was key evidence in the case. we start with our nation lead-in. a search for answers in monterey bay, california. what started out as a festive lunar new year celebration in the town outside los angeles became a nightmare on saturday when a 72-year-old asian man opened fire inside a dance studio. this afternoon we learned the death toll has risen to 11 with 10 o
crime was committed. so, this is a very big deal. make no mistake about it. former president trump has already blasted the move, claiming, as he often does, political persecution and a witch hunt. in a statement released tonight, he says, quote, these are dark times for our nation, as my beautiful home, mar-a-lago in palm beach, florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of fbi agents. nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the united states before. after working and cooperating with the government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. such an assault would only take place in broken third world countries. they even broke into my safe. cnn has learned donald trump was not in florida when the fbi closed in on his home. he was at trump tower here in new york city. i am joined now by cnn political analyst matt haberman, a cnn political correspondent for the new york times, and author of the up
florida has been search by the fbi. trump confirmed that himself tonight. three sources tell or sara murray and kristen holmes it was related to the handling of presidential documents including classified documents, those documents may have been brought to mar-a-lago when donald trump left the white house. house. in order to get a search warrant, prosecutors have to establish probable cause. at that a crime was committed. so, this is a very big deal. make no mistake about. it former president trump, has already blasted the move claiming as he often does, political persecution and a witch hunt. in a statement released tonight he says quote, these are dark times for our nation, as our beautiful home mar-a-lago in palm beach, florida, is under siege. rated in occupied by a large group of fbi. agents nothing like this has ever happened to a president of united states before. after working at cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home, was
is a pr problem, but it is a legal problem. it is more political persecution of donald j. trump. they can t stand that americans love him. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is tuesday, august 9. 4:00 a.m. in palm beach florida where the fbi has executed a search warrant at donald trump s residence inside his mar-a-lago resort. multiple sources say it is part of an investigation into trump s handling of presidential documents including classified material. a person close to the matter tells cnn agents took boxes of items from the property. the former president was in this morning at the time, again sources tell cnn investigators have visited mar-a-lago in recent months to talk with tru trump s attorney about material taken from the white house. with trump in new york the secret service presence in mar-a-lago was small but a source says the fbi did provide a head s up before the search. cnn is learning the fbi interviewed aides to the former pre