g . warm welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world. just ahead -- >> we could see the mar-a-lago search warrant affidavit in redacted format any moment. the governor doesn't think that he is beyond any reach of law. he is just beyond the reach of this particular subpoena. >> maga republicans have made their choice to go backwards full of violence, hate, anger and division.

>> every minute of the russian military staying at the nuclear plant is a risk of global radiation disaster. >> live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. >> it is friday, august 26, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 in washington where the u.s. justice department has about eight hours to release the redacted affidavit. they typically contain crucial information about why investigators want to search the property and what potential crimes that they are looking for. judge reinhart agreed with the justice department that certain portions of the document should remain sealed. quote, disclosure would reveal number one the identities of the witnesses, law enforcement

agents and uncharged parties. number two, the investigation strategy direction, scope, sources and methods, and three, grand jury information. this comes as we are learning that there is growing concern inside trump's inner circle that his legal team is less than qualified. sources tell cnn the former president is turning to outside legal advice now including from the head of the conservative activist group, a close trump ally. he is telling the former president exactly what he wants to hear. >> he should get every document they took back. these are all personal records. >> more now on the release of the affidavit from jessica schneider. all righ . >> reporter: we could see the search warned in redacted formed at any moment and that is because the federal judge bruce line harts has ruled that the justice department must make

public the version they submitted to him on thursday. now, this is a version that is likely significantly blacked out. but it still could reveal a few procedural details about why the search happened on august 8. the judge ro that the doj must reveal their version of the affidavit by noon on friday and the judge did agree that the doj does need to blackout substantial portions of the affidavit since it could reveal the identity witnesses and law enforcement agent and uncharged parties who might eventually be charged with crimes related to the ongoing criminal investigation into classified information. the judge also said that the doj could blackout details related to the sources and methods and grand jury information since we know of course the grand jury has been hearing evidence for months. they even issued a subpoena to trump for return of some of this material. so the public will soon see a bit more detail, but probably not a lot more about what

prompted a federal judge to approve this unprecedented search at former president trump's mar-a-lago home and resort. that will be by noon on friday. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. things are heat being up in the fulton county, georgia investigation into trump's election interference. the district attorney is calling for trump's white house chief of staff mark meadows to testify before a grand jury. meadows took part in a call with a georgia secretary of state in which trump asked him to find more than 11,000 votes needed for trump to win the state. meanwhile attorneys for georgia governor brian kemp are trying to keep him from appearing before the grand jury. they say that he is beyond the reach of the subpoena and the investigation could interfere with his re-election campaign. >> the governor doesn't think that he is beyond any reach of yo law, but he is just beyond the reach of this subpoena because there are other mechanisms if

the state needs or wants to investigate the official activities of the governor. that legal authority exists, but it doesn't exist with this special purpose grand jury. >> prosecutors want to ask temp about evidence from the trump team that the election was rigged, who contacted him and how many times. the kepts as well of those conversations. u.s. midterm elections a little more than two months away and president biden is leveling some of his sharpest attacks yet at donald trump and the republicans. in short he is openly accusing them of embracing, quote, semi fascism. thursday mr. biden laid out a list of issues that he hopes will drive democrats to the polls on november 8. phil mattingly was at the event and he filed this report. >> reporter: no question when you talk to democrats they believe that their fortunes have shifted over the course of the last six or seven weeks. they don't necessarily believe that it means that they can

forestall losing seats particularly in the house, but they now very clearly feel like they have something to run on, they have a positive message and a message that is resonating. we've seen it in special elections around the country, they have seen it in the wake of the supreme court decision on roe v. wade. and those were all issues that joe biden sought to highlight, making clear what democrats believe that they have done, what they believe they bring to the table, what they believe opponents, republicans, would do and the president going after the former president which he rarely mentions. and also repeatedly going after congre congressional republicans. take a listen. >> in 2020, you and 81 billion americans voted to save our democracy. that is why donald trump isn't just a former president, he is a defeated

former president. you need to vote to literally save democracy. again, will we be a country that moves forward or backward, where we build a future or obsess over the past? trump and the extreme maga republicans have made their choice, to go backwards. full of anger, violence, hate and division. but we've chosen a different path. forward. the future. unity, hope and optimism. >> reporter: the president was in rockville, maryland, a d.c. suburb, this is not exactly battleground or red country, but it was an opportunity for him to get his feet wet, very much a campaign feel. packed gym, overthrowed rooms. he made clear that the maryland delegation mostly made up of democrats has his support. real question is can the white house maintain some of the momentum the party has seen and

will it have a real effect in november. when you look at the history, democrats and republicans alook, first midterm of the new president never goes well particularly in the house. democrats now think that they have a shot to buck that trend. phil mattingly, cnn, rockville, maryland. u.s. stocks ended trading on thursday with a second day of gains. welcome news for investors after selloffs on monday and tuesday. the dow closed 322 points high, but still down around 300 points for the week. and the new trading day gets under way in just about 5 1/2 hours and here is a look at the futures. it is a down day if the futures are correct. european markets are up and running already. and they are all up. so maybe wall street will take a lead from that.

in asia, generally good news apart from china where there are pressures on the lockdowns and economy there. and eyes will be on jackson hole, jerome powell is set to speak at the fed's annual summer gathering. it is expected that he will offer guidance on where interest rates may be heading in the coming months. a new data shows the u.s. economy shrank again during the second quarter, but by a slower rate than predicted. and gross domestic product shrank by 0.6% from april to june, better than the estimate of 0.9% released last month. but the estimates show the american economy contracted for two straight quarters, a decline that is often considered an unofficial indicator of a recession. new study from the brookings

institution finds that long covid is keeping up to 4 million people from working. research has determined that about 16 million working age americans have long covid, which is symptoms that can include brain fog, fatigue and breathing problems. the report said that work outages linked to long covid translates to around $168 billion in lost earnings. as of june, the u.s. economy had nearly 11 million unfilled jobs. on to weather and record rainfall is soaking the capital of mississippi nearly 22 centimeters or 82346 1/2 inchese fallen on jackson over the past few days. areas east of the city like pearl have received even more. this is now jackson's rainiest august on record and a flash flood emergency was issued on wednesday for some 300,000 people. let's bring in derek van dam to see if he can offer any hope to

those people. >> yeah, we really did see what mother nature was capable of doing with flash flooding, just incredible imagery coming out of the state capital there in jackson, mississippi. look at this, just roadways completely washed away. i'd like to say there is better news in this forecast. and there is. but i'd say we have to pull back our expectations here because there is still the potential for flooding today. and i'll explain why in just a moment. even though the risk of extremely heavy rainfall has been reduced today, this is a very saturated environment, some of the rivers, contribute pew takers and streams are running extremely high. so additional precipitation could lead to the potential of more localized flash flooding. so the weather prediction center still has a slight risk, that is a level two out of four located across central mississippi as well as much of louisiana, this is the areas that have been hardest hit by the deluge of rain, the flooding rain that occurred this week. and let's just take foirns the

pearl for instance the pearl river in jackson. i want to show you how the flood stage will continue to go up through the course of the week. authorities are claiming that this could lead to some water in the downtown areas and urging residents to get sand bags to prepare for the potential of more flooding. you can see where the flood warnings are existent through today. the shades of green highlight that and a lot of them follow along those larger rivers like the pearl river for instance bisecting the jackson region. this area has seen over 10 inches of rain and you can see the pop-up storms that will be over the area today. so if any of those set up shop over the same locations for an extended period of time, that again will lead to the localized flash flooding threat from new orleans to jackson and

alexandria. later this afternoon, we have a marginal risk so we can reducing that threat level as we go forward in time but still the risk remains. >> derric derek, thank you. and the american military is fighting back af ter the strike in syria. plus -- >>meltdown of the be reactor? >> and we'll have the latest concerns of the nuclear plant after it has been disconnected from the power grid. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restful sleep per night. all smart beds are on sale. save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. ends monday. frustrated with occasional digestive upsets? align women's probiotic naturally helps promote a balanced gut and soothe occasional digestive upsets.

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ukraine confirmed that the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is still disconnected from the power grid. the facility went offline after fires damaged power lines on thursday. they are trading blame over the outages. and while still not connected to the grid, ukraine also says it is now able to provide power to

the plant and it needsreactors. president zelenskyy says its government is not taking any chances. >> translator: we are doing everything to prevent an emergency scenario, but it depends not only on our state. international pressure is needed had will force the occupiers to immediately withdraw from the territory of the zaporizhzhia 234 nuclear power 34rplant. iaea must act faster. >> disconnection is raising concerns that moscow may be trying to divert electricity from zaporizhzhia to occupied parts of ukraine. the u.n. nuclear watchdog has also been pushing for inspectors to go to the plant. the director is optimistic that it may soon happen.

>> i think now there is general recognition that we need to be there, we need to be there soon, kyiv accepts it. moscow accepts it. we need to go. and we are going to be there hopefully very, very soon. >> is very soon days or weeks? >> days. >> the loss of external power may be the biggest -- may be the biggest, but not the only threat actually to the zaporizhzhia plant. sam kiley explains a bit more. >> reporter: there are two major threats, the one civilian and the other mther military. the civilian threat is with two power cuts that consult the power supply to the nuclear station. there were four lines and that was done to one and that was cut. ukrainians say result of russian shelling and russians say the

result of a short circuit. either way the cooling system to the two functioning nuclear reactors there could be in danger. there is backup generators that are diesel powered, but they can be unreliable and they rely on the supply of diesel going into the warzone. but the other issue is military and that also poses a severe threat. a fireman test for radioactive fallout, repeated several times a day. he on safe for now because the war and 14e8 shelling condition. and the locals tell us that there have been regular attacks both during the day and night. more around about 3:00. and while communications are

re-established, an officer explains where the shelling is coming from, pointing to three locations close to a ukrainian nuclear power station captured by russia in march. and now ukraine's top nuclear official is raising fears that russian trucks which have been parked inside the turbine hole could be laden with explosives or cause an accidental fire. >> are you saying the risk is a meltdown? >> yes, could be because you know, you cannot stop this fire if it goes. >> reporter: there has been a renewed exodus of civilians in the towning close to europe's biggest nuclear power plant. safely in ukrainian held zaporizhzhia they consistently told cnn that russian troops

were bombarding locations close to the plant shelling that russia blames on ss on ukraine. and inspectors may get to the power plant, but it won't solve the significance problem that is this a nuclear power plant for the first time in history that is on the frontline of an international war and it is the first time that this nuclear power station has ever been cut from the ukrainian network. both of those factors unlikely to be solved merely by inspections. sam kiley, cnn, in kyiv. and power still cut off to the plant, scott? >> yes, and the ukrainian energy minister said that the russian occupation is a constant trigger of a possible nuclear disaster. not exactly reassuring. but you're right. the actual power plant is

disconnected from the grid. two of the reactors are still working and they are trying to reconnect them to the grid. and this is important because zaporizhzhia provides 20% of al of ukraine's energy. and as we move toward winter, this will become more and more important. even with the plant offline as sam explained, you still need can external electricity to be connected in order to run the cooling systems, the ventilation systems and keep the lights on. the head of the ukraine state nuclear power operator says that he thinks that the russians are actually trying to knock power out on purpose because they want to get the power plant not on the ukrainian grid but on the russian grid. >> to take it out for a while to make the switch? >> correct. so they run a different frequency. he says that you have to shuft shut it down completely and run on the backup generators and

then it would be dangerous because the generators are not supposed to run for long periods of time. yesterday they were forced to switch on. and president zelenskyy says that the world needs to know what the risk is. listen. >> translator: if diesel generators had not turned on, if the automation had not reacteds, we'd already be forced to overcome the consequences ever a radiation skept. russh accident. russia has pus t us one step aw from a radiation disaster. >> and so you have the potential of russian explosives, military hardware actually inside of the plant, you also have staff telling cnn that they are leaving by the dozens. remember ukrainian staff are still operating the site. and of course we have fighting in the area as well. and if there were to be fighting

and some kind of an accident, it would come from either the reactors which are housed in sort of protective buildings that are meant to withstand the force of an accidental plane crash, could they can wcan with a missile strike i? we don't want to find out the answer. and the spent nuclear fuel, those out in the open. so it wouldn't take much in that case. >> scott, thank you. u.s. military striking back in syria meanwhile following a rocket attack that injured american troops in the region. u.s. central command carried out a series of retaliatory strikes in the northeastern part of syria. and oren liebermann has more. >> reporter: exchanges of fire we've seen between u.s. troops in syria and iranian backed militias have happened very quickly and have appeared to escalate at least for now so the key question is, where does it

go from here. earlier in the week the u.s. carried out strikes against nine bunkers used by iranian backed militias. u.s. central command said those bunkers used to store ammunition and low ggistics supports, and those strikes were in response to rocket and drone attacks a week earlier. but from the strikes on the bunkers, it quickly escalated at a rapid pace. in less than 24 hour, there were rocket attacks on two separate bases. and at conico site, three were injured with minor injuries. but in an exchange of fire right around the rocket attack, the u.s. used apache attack helicopters to strike back and centcom says that they killed three militants and destroyed some launchers.

but the u.s. says in what it called a deliberate response carried out strikes against someone preparing to launch another rocket attack on u.s. forces in the region. and in that u.s. centcom says one more militant was killed. it certainly looks like this is accelerating, but the u.s. official says that they believe the military is of the opinion that for now deterrence has been restored and this round of escalation has come to culmination. of course it is a very sensitive situation, one that could change quickly so we're keeping a close eye on it. oren liebermann, cnn, in the pentagon. another american politician visiting taiwan in defiance of beijing. u.s. republican senator marsha blackburn met with the president and reassuring her of the support of the self governing island. >> and we look forward to

continuing to help and support taiwan as they push forward as an independent nation. >> blackburn does not represent the biden administration on her trip and her comments do not change the long standing one china policy this recognizes taiwan as part of china. but blackburn's visit is despite pressure to halt such trips by u.s. officials. several high profile visits from congressional lawmakers including nancy pelosi have angered the chinese government in recent days and weeks. coming up on "cnn newsroom," monkeypox cases are popping up in young children and raising questions how schools will prepare to deal with the possible cases. plus -- >> debt being for given, it is tough to swallow. >> i don't think that it is enough to say that they are forgiving $10,000 to $20,000. it is ridiculous. >> u.s. president biden student loan forgiveness plan is drawing praise and quit civil.

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welcome back to "cnn newsroom." if you are just joining us, let me bring you up-to-date. a federal judge ordered the justice department to release the redacted affidavit used to justify the fbi search of mar-a-lago. the release could happen anytime between now and noon on this friday. and plus thursday night president biden gave a speech to supporters about his strategy, this as the democrats grow more bullish about the upcoming midterm elections. more on these stories on "early

start." and we'll move to another major story though out of washington, there are still a lot of unanswered questions about president biden's newly announced student forgiveness plan. how the country plans to pay for it. brian todd is taking a closer look at those details. >> reporter: this woman says she is s saddled with about $48,000 student loan debt. >> i can't afford my expenses, i can't afford my groceries, i can't afford notice transportation, my rent. and still try to put money aside for student debt. >> reporter: it is one of the largest contributors to household debt. and can haunt many students throughout their lives. and she likes the plan where borrowers can have $10,000 of their student loans wiped out if they make less than $125,000 a year or are married couples making less than $250,000. $20,000 of student loans can be

foich for those who received spell grants given to students from low or middle income families. the president is also planning to extend the pause on all student loan payments, moratorium put in place during the pandemic, until january. >> i'm really excited. it will cut my loan almost in half. >> reporter: others are critical. >> others have other type of debt that is not being for given so tough to swallow. >> i don't think that it is in you have to say that they are forgiving $10,000 to ,000. >> reporter: what if you took out a loan but couldn't finish college? >> this broad based loan forgiveness will cover people who took out debt but didn't have the agree. >> reporter: but not every borrower can take advantage before. >> it also won't benefit people who have private student loans. this is only offered to people who have federal loans. >> reporter: and that is the bulk of borrowers experts say. but critics are calling it unfair, a slap in the face to

people who worked doggedly to pay off their loans or who went into the military other another field because they couldn't take on student debt. some argue that american taxpayers will be footing the bill for a benefit for people who don't need it. >> not everybody that rich, but student debt is being held by people that have advanced degrees and good income and they can bear it a lot more than everyday americans that are seeing the cost of their gasoline and clothing go up. >> reporter: and total cost of going to college now averages over $35,000 a year, closer to $55,000 a year at a private university according to the education data initiative. >> i'm not sure that it is going to help the root cause which is college costs too much. >> reporter: and michelle worries that this new loan forgiveness program won't make colleges rethink tuition hikes and that it will be the opposite, that more people will rush to take out loans and

colleges will continue to charge whatever they want. brian todd,en d cnn, washington. and teachers strike has delayed the start of the school year in a seattle suburb. all elementary and middle school activities withy were postponed further notice. union representatives say the strike is about several anti-union district proposals and the state's refusal to grant cost of living pay increases. as children in the u.s. get ready to head back to class, school officials have to figure out how to deal with any potential monkeypox cases. the disease is rare in children, but they can still get it and you can see here, the breakdown in total cases so far in children under the age of 15. so what can parents do on their end to help keep their kids safe? the national association of school nurses has some

recommendations. familiarize yourself with the symptoms. keep children home if they have a fever and a rash. and know that several illnesses can cause a fever and a rash. talk to your child's doctor. avoid blaming or excluding children based on fear or stigma. and wash hands. clean and disinfect surfaces. worldwide there is good news about the virus. according to the world health organization, monkeypox cases are down more than 20% globally for the week. but in the americas cases are ri rising w.h.o. blames it on latin america on a lack of access to vaccines. an outbr bbreak of e. coli wendy's restaurants. 38 hospitalized but no deaths reported. no specific food has been confirmed as the source, but most sick people reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce.

wendy's is removing the lettuce as a precaution. and colonialism still hangs over relations between algeria and france. and president macron is trying to secure more natural gas. and plus power outages in cuba are on the rise. how the blackouts are disrupting the lives of thousand across the island even leading to acts of defiance-to-by the people.

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u.s. state with the largest economy is taking a big step towards phasing off cars that run on gas reducing fossil fuel emissions. california approved district new rules that would ban the sale of gasoline cars by 2035, this would be the first such ban

nationwide and one of the first in the world as well. chris wynn picks up the story. >> reporter: simply put given the size of california's economy, this decision will have a major impact on the u.s. car market. here in california, nearly 2 million new vehicles are sold each year which is why this is such a big deal. today's vote was years in the making and could encourage even more people to consider buying an electric vehicle. here is what a transportation expert had to say about the decision. >> this is a historic moment and by having a clear fixed target when we stop selling gas and diesel vehicles, we will be making a really important dent in our need to reduce green house gas emissions. >> reporter: but it won't happen overnight. officials have cradrafted up so benchmarks. by the year 2026, the hope is for 35% of new vehicles to be

zero emission. those target numbers then go up each year until 2035. back to you. pakistan's climate change minister says monsoon rains an floods have affected at least 33 million people, this is as the death toll has risen to more than 900 people including horn # 00 children and thousands have been left homeless there. pakistan is appealing for help in the international community saying the rains threaten humanitarian disaster and funds are needed to flood relief rehabilitation and rebuilding damage infrastructure. power outages are increasingly complex in cuba. and they blame everything from american sanctions to lask investment to a disaster fire. but as patrick oppmann tells us, the crisis is driving them to protest in the streets.to a dis. but as patrick oppmann tells us, the crisis is driving them to protest in the streets. >> reporter: for many this is

now their life, waiting in the sweltering heat for the lights to come back on. and in this neighborhood people say that power is regularly cut by the government amid growing energy shortages for up to 16 hours each day. very difficult, really uncomfortable, when it is time to go to bed you can't, the mosquitos eat you alive he says. the heat doesn't let you sleep. power cuts are nothing new here. but cubans are now dealing with the worst outages in decades as a perfect storm of economic calamity, a drop in tourism and skyrocketing inflation batters the island. the cuban government blames the u.s. government sanctions for the outages, but lack of investment in the state controlled energy sector and a massive five that destroyed the main storage facility has brought the crisis to the brink. as the lights go on more frequently, cubans have taken to the streets in rare protests

that the government usually does not allow. cuba's president says protestors need to be patient. some people take advantage of the situation to shout anti-revolution their slow bebegan slogans he says. others take part in vandalism and that doesn't resolve the situation.he says. others take part in vandalism and that doesn't resolve the situation.says. others take part in vandalism and that doesn't resolve the situation. power outages have a major impact on people's lives, and when the lights go out, food spoils more quickly in the summer heat. and people can't go to work or to school. and they often have to sleep outside on the streets where they are exposed to mosquitos that carry diseases like dengue. at this point no indication that the energy crisis will get better anytime soon. this woman is nearly nine months pregnant and most nights has to sleep on the ground outside her house.

she says out loud what many are inter thinking. the food is spoiling and this is going from bad it to worse. i want to leave. already a record number of could you cubans have left the island. and for those who remain, hmore long nights like this one to come. and president mack ron is going algeria. and he is attending a ceremony over the french soldiers killed in world warss 1 and 2. and this is noteworthy because those traveling with him. and melissa bell is watching this for us. a deeply emotional event surrounding some deep scars in this relationship.

are are the that'. >> reporter: that's right. and of course this cemetery is the main french sim taker from t cemetery from the colonial period. it was a brutal war and a thorny issue. and there is such raw emoetion, main of the questions that go back more than half a century. still haven't been resolved. that is why this is a particularly poignant ceremony and why also this visit was about looking towards the future in the context where algeria matters perhaps more to france than ever before.

not just its natural gas supplies but its position on the african continent at a time when france has had to withdraw and looking to look ahead and renew the relationship. but of course for france, it is necessary to look backwards as well. and so far the visit has been all about that. macron had a meeting with the algerian president and what emerged was no announcements on contracts of natural gas or extra supplies but the fundamental question of the historians that will look like at the complicated history and the war for independent ece andy to do some kind of agreement to figure out what happened and agree on the common history. macron had raised hopes about

the fact that it was time that france apologized and then managed to cause a row over the question of history and its interpretation. and so this visit trying to move forward but also having to look at the joint history of the two countries. >> a sensitive trip. melissa, thank you. and superstar novak djokovic says that he will miss the u.s. open. the reason for his withdrawal when we return. through the challenges, the hurt, the doubt, the pain. no matter what, we go on. biofreeze.

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expected news in tennis where novak djokovic will miss the u.s. open which starts on monday. it is because he refuses to be vaccinated against covid. so he can't enter the u.s. which requires noncitizens to be fully vaccinated to obtain a visa. djokovic also missed the australian open over the same issue. the serbia star said that i will not be able to travel to new york this time. he wished to his fellow players good luck and said that he would keep in good shape and positive spirit until he can compete again. and in back news, oklahoma

city thunder rookie will miss the season with a foot injury be. he was the second overall pick in the draft and had been averaging 14 points a game. but he enghe injured his foot l saturday. holmgren has a long career ahead of him and the team will support him. and widow of kobe bryant posted this image saying justice for kobe and gigi after a jury watered she and another plaintiff. she will donate her $16 million share to the nonprofit ma mamba

foundation. the suit was over photos taken off the mangled bodies. and artemis one moon rocket built to one day bring snoout statut astronauts back to the lunar service if the weather cooperates. and the laetest forecast is 70% favorable. snas w nasa will host a watch party. and michelle nichols known for her role on the original star trek series will have a resting place among the stars.

she passed away in july and she worked to include minorities at nasa. and a portion of her cremated remains will be heading to outer space to be on a rocket aptly named the vulcan. sglee before we go, some good news for fans of the classic christmas movie.before we go, sr fans of the classic christmas movie. ♪ ♪ >> hbo max is reportedly planning to release the sequel to a 2kchristmas story this november, a followup to the cult classic focusing on a grownup ralphy who is dealing with christmas as a dad himself. hbo max shares the same parent

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