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floods. and the iaea says a team is traveling to ukraine's nuclear power plant amid a looming catastrophe. we'll bring you the latest on the attack with those fears. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. for nearly 50 years since apollo 17, nasa is taking its first steps to sending astronauts back to the moon. you are looking at live pictures of the launch pad at kennedy space center in florida, where the scheduled launch window for the artemis one window is a few hours away. the unmanned mission to the moon is the first of several in the years ahead. eventually the goal is to return astronauts to lunar surface for the first time since the final apollo mission in 1972.

and ultimately, nasa hopes to some day land the first humans on mars. as of now, scientists are aiming for 2025 for that return to the moon surface. a mission which would include the first woman to make the voyage. cnn's rachel cain shows us, the capsule that will take them there on artemis three. >> the countdown clock is ticking for the launch of artemis one. that's an uncrewed test launch. it has a capsule on top of it, much like the one you see behind me. this one here, this is for artemis iii. they hope to send crew to the moon and land the first woman and the first person of color on the lunar surface in 2025. that capsule behind me, that's the one that will transport those astronauts to the moon and help them get to the lunar surface. nasa already busy at work building those crew capsules. of course, the focus of today

is artemis i, it will be a 42 day journey around the moon. this was a never before flown rocket. space enthusists around the world are eagerly awaiting the liftoff of nasa's sls rocket and the orian on top. and for more on the weather conditions for the launch, meteorologist karen is standing by. exciting. eyes looking at the skies. how is it looking? >> rosemary, the success of this is really thrilling to anticipate. we have this two-hour window between 8:33 and 10:33. the earlier the better. we have seen a couple showers roll through. this is the exact spot of the launch site. there have been a few thunderstorms with some lightning associated with it. so that shut things down for a little bit. they are tweaking everything. the one thing you can't tweak

is the weather. and what we're looking at generally speaking on the positive side is an 80% chance of a go. there's a 20% chance we could see isolated showers or wet weather or something that will interrupt the flow of things. expect it to launch at 8:33. we have some cloud cover in the area that we're anticipating. the temperature 78 degrees. that won't be a problem. the combination of factors could be, if we had a wind definition that could be problematic, also we're looking at cumulouse clouds here, not stratus clouds. that won't be a problem. the cumulouse clouds disrupt what they would anticipate. also the potential for electricity and the form of lightning across this area. also precipitation. all of those are factors that are taken into consideration. within five miles from that launch site. let's switch to the flooding

situation across mississippi. we have been watching this. the pearl river is historically, if i say a problematic river, and we frequently see flooding on the pearl river. this in jackson. we've seen more than a foot of rain fall for the month of august. now it looks like it is going to crest for monday at just about 35.5 feet. that is still in this moderate stage, where you see this pink. that's 36 feet. we're not expecting it to reach that much. we have already seen some homes flooded. we have seen power outages here. the pearl river, we're looking up and down the pearl river, there will be some river stations that will expect these readings to be in that moderate flood stage. there will be some scattered showers and some storms around the area. for the most part, the heavier precipitation will be over texas and into southern sections of louisiana. also here you can see scattered

storms across the florida peninsula. we'll keep you updated on what happens here as well as looking forward to the launch. rosemary. >> appreciate that. many thanks. karen mentioned jackson, mississippi, and neighbors communities keeping an eye on the swollen pearl river. water has already swamped parts of the city and some areas lost power on sunday. the state is deploying drones to assess water levels along the river's path. jackson's mayor has been sounding the alarm for days now. he told cnn, the city learned critical lessons from flooding two years ago, which took weeks to fully recede. >> if we risk the life of one individual, that's one individual too many. so we want to make certain that we know that both people and individuals, pets, and to the extent that some property can be saved, it is all spared due

to early preparation. unfortunately, because we have seen these events as recently as 2020, we have a reference point and we know the damage that can occur. and so we're asking those residents to heed the warnings that are being provided to them. >> cnn is there in mississippi's capital and filed this report. >> reporter: we're in the northeast side of jackson, mississippi, this is an area where you can see flooding has already begun. the pearl river has yet to crest. that should happen through the overnight hours into monday. and we saw the third highest level of that river cresting back in 2020, where there was historic flooding in this neighborhood. we spoke with people who live here, who said they have sandbags. the homeowner tells me it still flooded. he had to rip up his sub floor, the carpet, the dry wall, some $60,000 worth of damages and

then an additional $15,000 he had to pay out of pocket just to keep his family housed in a hotel for six months. they stayed at a hotel or apartment as the repairs continued on this home. it feels like they just finished their repairs and now they are preparing for another flood. we spoke with another woman who lived in this neighborhood for twenty years and this is the second time in just two years having to deal with flooding. take a listen. >> the fear i had, when we actually did come back into the house and we were able to get back in, the whole house was damaged. we had to gut it inside, all of the walls had to be out. we lost everything. and now that we are just started back regaining things, we feel like we are back in the same stage. >> reporter: the mayor of jackson says he is trying to prepare his residents for the flooding that could come. and this particular neighborhood, energy shut off power early in the afternoon on sunday. and so without power, that

means their food could likely spoil. it's also hot, there's no air- conditioning. shelters are already opening. at least one shelter at a police facility being hosted by the american red cross. some 100,000 sandbags have been made available to residents and they have already started mobilizing efforts for search and rescue. the navy, we have seen come through this neighborhood, and even the fish and wildlife services, all helping out with those search efforts that could come over the next couple of days. nadia romero, cnn, jackson, mississippi. we are following developments related to the fbi search of donald trump's mar-a- lago home. a federal judge has set a hearing for this week to consider the former president's request for a special master to oversee the review of the material seized. this as the u.s. intelligence chief launches a damage assessment of those documents. cnn politics reporter, jeremy herb, has details from new

york. >> reporter: director of national intelligence, avril haines, will be leading a damage assessment related to the documents at mar-a-lago resort. the intelligence community will conduct quote, an assessment to the potential risk to national security that would result from the disclosure of the relevant documents. in addition, haines said the intelligence community would be working with the justice department, including those obtained by the fbi during this month's fbi search of mar-a- lago. lawmakers have been urging the intelligence community to conduct the damage assessment since the search earlier this month. letter was sent friday. the same day the fbi released a redacted version of the affidavit justifying the search of the former president's residence. the affidavit revealed that trump had 184 classified

documents in the 15 boxes handed to the national archives in january. of those documents, 25 were marked top secret, and some included information about human sources, foreign intelligence, and highly sensitive material. in a joint statement, house intelligence chairman, adam schiff, and carolyn maloney said it's critical to move swiftly to assess and if necessary to mitigate the damage done. a process that should proceed in parallel with the doj's criminal investigation. separately, a federal judge indicated saturday, she had preliminary intent to appoint a special master as donald trump has sought. that means a third party outside the justice department would review the materials the fbi collected to determine whether any of it is privileged and therefore could not be used in the fbi's investigation. the next step in that case will come tuesday, when the justice department had a deadline to file under seal a detailed list of what it took during the

search of mar-a-lago. on thursday, the judge has a hearing scheduled on the matter. jeremy herb, cnn, new york. a number of republicans have been demanding more transparency over the search of trump's florida home and what documents were taken. some even suggest the move was politically motivated. take a listen. >> you should be very careful with classified documents. i had access to documents like that for a long time. i'm incredibly careful. what i wonder about is how this could go on for almost two years and less than 100 days before the election, suddenly we're talking about this rather than the economy or inflation. >> if you're going to take unprecedented action and raid a former president's house, you better have a strategy for unprecedented transparency. so, i think we're all concerned about what might be in those documents. some were classified, some weren't. what the serious nature was. >> the hypocrisy of folks in my

party that spent years chanting lock her up because of some deleted e-mails or wiping a server are now out there defending a man who very clearly did not take the national security of the united states to heart and it will be up to doj whether or not that reaches the level of indictment. >> some mixed views there. i spoke with cnn senior political analyst about the latest developments following the mar-a-lago search and what may come next. >> first, in the near term, what this has done is help transform the landscape of the midterm election, you know, we think of midterm elections in the u.s. primarily functioned as a referendum on the party in power. that was certainly the dynamic earlier this year, but so many things have happened between the january 6th committee and the mar-a-lago search warrant, and the reaction to it by both donald trump and republicans in

congress to move the former president front and center. that combined along with the supreme court overturning the decision of roe v. wade. following the texas massacre, have really changed the playing field to the point where democrats now have the possibility, not to avoid all of the losses that i were facing, but certainly put in a much better showing than anyone thought possible a few months ago. for trump himself, this guarantees this will be going on for months and that republicans are going to feel opinioned, i think, by the pressure from him and his base to defend him at every turn, even if revelations make the conduct more and more indefensible. >> how worried should donald trump be at this junctionture, do you think? >> look, many people, you know, who have more legal expertise than i, have made the case already that this was anybody else they would be indicted and

arrested already. i mean, ultimately, the question of his legal culpability comes down to the choice, kind of the social, political, legal choice of is the biden administration willing to indict its predecessor. that question is going to be just as pointed over his actions leading into the january 6th insurrection. and all of the multitiered, multimonth effort to overturn the election. these are not easy choices. >> thanks again to rob brownstein. you can head over to cnn.com for a deeper dive into what the unsealed affidavit does and doesn't say. we have a page by page annotation that breaks it down into language that is easy to understand. still to come, the urgent mission to ensure the safety of a ukrainian nuclear plant in the middle of a combat zone. and you are looking at live

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a team of international atonic energy inspectors are on their way to ukraine's nuclear plant. the head of the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog tweeted the news a few hours ago. it comes amid continued fighting around the complex with russian and ukrainian officials reporting more shelling on sunday in a town about 5-kilometers from the plant. at least nine people were wounded. scott mcclain joins us live from london with more on this. good to see you, scott, so as we just reported, we're learning the international atonic energy mission will visit the nuclear power plant this week. in the meantime, iodine tablets are being distributed to some residents living near the plant.

how much protection will they offer in a worse case scenario? >> they are not a get out of jail free card, but they are helpful. in extreme cases in the event of a nuclear accident. people in the immediate vicinity would face radiation levels that could kill them in a matter of days, perhaps a matter of hours. for people beyond the immediate radius, their health risk are cancer and a laundry list of others that involve radiation poisoning. one of the chemicals released is radioactive iodine. our bodies need iodine. we absorb it, but we don't produce it. these tablets work by filling up your thyroid. the part that absorbs the iodine, so it can't accept anymore, hence providing some level of protection. what's important to keep in mind is this only really works is if these tablets are taken just before or just after any

exposure to radioactive iodine or anything like that. and it is especially important for pregnant, breast-feeding women, and people under 40. less important for older people. and they only work for 24 hours. hopefully then, you have a chance to evacuate and get out of the immediate area. so the city of zaporizhzhia, they are handing out iodine tablets to the local population. here's what some people said about that. >> the power plant was shelled the first time, we bought iodine with supplements in a pharmacy back then. so we still have it, but it supplemented with folic acid. >> we were told that an adult should take one tablet. i have a seven to eight-year- old child. should take half a tablet. >> so rosemary, iaea, a team of

inspectors in route right now, rafael, the director general of the ageneral si of -- it would be a team of 13 other experts who would actually be headed there. the photo there shows 14 people headed in that direction. it will take them a few days to get there, because well, getting into ukraine is a heck of an ordeal, even under ideal circumstances. if you're coming from the ukrainian side of things, two days of travel. from the russian side, you'll get there slightly quicker, but remember, where the plant is located, it's on the line of fighting. the only thing separating it from ukrainian side is the river. rosemary. >> and scott, what more are you learning about the actual shelling near the nuclear plant? as well as shelling reported in the region?

>> this is absolutely terrifying. the iaea confirmed there has been shelling in the last few days on the site of this nuclear power plant. in fact, just within 100 meters of one of those nuclear reactors. now they describe this as hitting a special building, something that contained water treatment facilities, waste management facilities, things like that. so probably not that essential operation to the operation of the plant. still, scary nonetheless. there is shelling reported just on the out skirts, and the suburban areas. 5-kilometers from the power plant. local officials said nine people were injured. they also said that some 25 cars were completely burnt out. remember, this is russian held territory. it is logical that any shelling in that area would be coming from the ukrainian side. this is what the russians are claiming. the ukrainians have a different story. they say the russians are

shelling their own territory. the territory that they hold in order to provoke a response. the way they described it is nuclear blackmail. rosemary. >> scott mcclain bringing us the latest in london. many thanks. it has been several months since the world saw the first horrifying images of the massacre. retreating russian troops, leaving behind mass graves and streets strewn with bodies, some of the dead impossible to identify. now being buried with numbers instead of names. cnn david mckenzie has our story and a warning. the images in his report are graphic. they lived in peace, had families and names. but they died in a war that no one here wanted. behind each number, an unknown

victim. a life worthy of father, andre's prayer. >> each person had their own life, and each had one and only one, he says. it's not just bodies we are burying. for us, these are people who lived once. people to whom the russians brought suffering and death. bucha is remembered with russia's choice. they burnt our tanks. bucha seems almost normal now. almost, but not. not here, not anywhere in ukraine. because they are still discovering the dead. a police forensic team gathers evidence at a shallow grave. a man was shot as he fled.

they found more than 1300 bodies in greater kyiv alone. everything changed on february 24, says kyiv's police chief. they invaded our country and started killing people. it's very difficult for any country to prepare for this, because you never expect such cruelty. the cruelty, the sheer weight of loss for alexander, is hard to comprehend. this is where the shots were fired, he says, and where the car was on fire. his family, like others, tried to flee the russian advance. that came to bucha from ukraine's war in the east. they were happy here. they were inseparable. the boys, a joy for their father. but as theyescaped bucha, a russian armored vehicle struck their car again and again.

everyone died. only alexander lived. >> my oldest would have been ten. my youngest, five, he says. it's very hard, justice must be restored. everything must be done to destroy the russians. to destroy the nation completely. probably you can't say that, but i want this whole nation to not exist at all. so that they would not be so much grief. so much grief, too much for any nation to bear. in a war that still shows no

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church, and this is cnn newsroom. jackson, mississippi, is under water warnings, or under flood warnings this hour as the region watches the pearl river and waits for it to crest. water is already rising in neighborhoods near the river. the water is forecast to hit

35.5 feet, which is more than ten meters high and well above flood stage. state authorities distributed tens and thousands of sandbags and are using drones to assess water levels. jackson's mayor has been warning for days now that residents in flood prone areas should get out while they can. we're also tracking flooding in pakistan, where high waters are impacting at least 33 million people. more than 1,000 people have been killed by flooding and monsoon rain since mid june. authorities say more than 350 of those killed are children. crucial bridges and roads have been destroyed and the raging waters could wipe out more. the government is calling for international aid. cnn is tracking the flooding across pakistan. she joins us now from her vantage point in hong kong. at least 33 million people

impacted by this flooding. pakistan calling for international help. what's the latest on this extreme weather situation and of course the impact it's having on so many people. >> it's quite extraordinary, 33 million people have been impacted. millions now are homeless after months and months of rain and now flooding. pakistan normally goes through three to four monsoon rains a summer. it has gone through its eighth cycle. it's going through it now. and that is why we are seeing this deluge of water across the country. the north, you know, hit hard. the south in particular. this has been described by the government as a climate induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions. as we are seeing from these images, bridges and roads are being washed away. hundreds of thousands of homes

have been destroyed and then this agricultural country. you have these fields that are just under water. these are people who have nothing. let's have a listen to what some of these people have had to say about the impact of these devastating floods. >> i'm flushing out water to retrieve bedding. nothing could be saved. i'm flushing out water to salvage anything dry and safe there. >> another storm is about to come. that's the water coming into the river. we're scared of the river. we don't know when the embankment will break, how much water is discharged and no idea what the authorities are planning. >> that man is referring that runs through pakistan. it's the communities around it that have been absolutely devastated. now the military has been mobilized.

they are flying in helicopters to evacuate people who have been isolated and cut off from areas. so those people are trying to be rescued. the government admits it is overwelmed. it needs international help. international assistance. we know that china is willing to lend a hand, but you know, the pleas from all sides of the government, including the prime minister, pakistan desperately needs help right now. >> scale of this disaster is extraordinary. and joining us from hong kong. one of three football players named in a new lawsuit. coming up, the disturbing allegations against matt, which caused the buffalo bills to release him. plus, fighting between rival factions has led to some of libya's worst violence in years. how aid groups on the ground are responding. that's next.

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that was the scene in libya's capital over the weekend. gun shots ringing out in the streets as rival militias trade fire. the country's health ministry says at least 32 people were killed in clashes in tripoli over the weekend. and the international rescue committee says it had to suspend some of its humanitarian services for migrants and refugees due to the violence. cnn joins me now from london with more on this. good morning to you, nadia, what is the latest on these battles between rival militias and the ramifications of this? >> reporter: appears to have returned to tripoli, at least for now. it does appear those rival militias have withdrawn from the central parts of the capital. it is the innocent civilians in tripoli who have been left to grapple with the devastation left in the wake of this latest

round of violence. we saw yesterday, that libyans taking to the streets, assessing the damage, cleaning up the devastation that has been left behind from this latest round of violence sparked by on going rivalry between two parallel administrations in the country. in the west, you have the government of national unity led by the prime minister and recognized by the united nations. in the east, you have a parallel administration, which has appointed its own prime minister. now we have seen this sort of violence in tripoli in the past, back in may, they attempted to enter the capitol to seize control of territory in tripoli. since then, tensions have been bubbling in the background and over the few days and weeks, we have seen those allied forces from the east attempt to mobilize in and around the capital. it was only over the weekend that we saw those tensions really coming to head.

those allied forces from the east, attempting to enter the capital from multiple directions using fire, heavy machine guns, even deploying mortars in some central parts of the city populated by civilians. there was real concern now over the security situation in libya. this is really highlighted how fragile that security situation is. now of course, it does appear those militias have withdrawn from the capital. there was calm in tripoli yesterday. that appears to be holding. we heard from the leader last night, giving an address to the nation. he condemned the violence and expressed his condolences. the government was committed to pursuing those who participated in these clash, military personnel or civilians and prosecuting them. saying the only way out of this current crisis that libya finds itself in is a democratic election.

we also heard from the united nations secretary deploring the violence. calling for a return of peaceful dialogue. for many libyans who have seen this rhetoric in the past time and time again. there's a real need for those concrete steps towards peace in libya. rosemary. >> nadia, many thanks. authorities in san diego say they are reviewing allegations, an nfl rookie raped a teenage girl last year. puntermatt araiza was released from the buffalo bills over the weekend after he and two players were accused in a lawsuit brought by the alleged victim. chris nguyen has the details from los angeles. >> reporter: the buffalo bills making the decision to release matt araiza days after he and two former teammates were accused. their culture in buffalo was

more important than winning football games. take a listen. >> we tried to be thorough and thoughtful and not rush to judgment. i would say it's not easy. you're trying to put facts around a legal situation, you know, sometimes with limited information. >> the nfl rookie and codefendants and nolan were on the san diego state football team at the time of the alleged incident last october. according to a lawsuit filed last week by the plaintiff's attorney, the three men are accused of gang raping a then 17-year-old girl during a halloween party off campus. the complaint alleges the girl was separated from her friends at the party and met araiza who could observe she was heavily intoxicated and handed her a drink anyway. araiza led her to a bedroom. the lawsuit alleges that she was raped for about an hour and

a half until the party was shut down and then stumbled out of the room, bloody and crying. according to the lawsuit, the girl reported the alleged incident the next day to the san diego police department and underwent a rape exam at a hospital. araiza's attorney is disputing the claim, saying his client never raped the accuser, never used force against her, and maintains she was not visibly intoxicated. araiza releasing a statement saying quote, the facts of the incident are not what they are portrayed in the lawsuit or in the press. i look forward to quickly setting the record straight. as for the two other men, leanard's attorney declined to comment, but his attorney told cnn he sees some issues with the accuser's credibility and the circumstances under which he reported the incident. the san diego county district attorney's office says police have submitted their investigation and they are reviewing it. they did not say when a

charging decision would be made. the university is also investigating. chris nguyen, cnn, los angeles. still to come, as we await the launch of the artemis i rocket, we'll look at the new protective vest that will be tested to fly past the moon. you're watching cnn newsroom. back in a moment. sets. plus, it supports vaginal health. it's recommended by gastroenterologists two-times morere than any other probiotic brand. try align.

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you are looking at live pictures of the artemis i rocket in florida. the scheduled launch window is just a few hours away and it will mark nasa's first journey to the moon in almost 50 years. this will be an unmanned mission. the next manned mission will be artemis ii, which will hit the moon, but won't land. after that, artemis iii scheduled for 2025, will land on the moon. and cnn spoke with a former nasa official earlier. she asked him about the risks of today's mission, even though there's no crew on board. take a listen. >> as with any test flight, we

are here to learn. we want to make sure that the systems are prepared and ready for the next mission with humans and the crew we're going to take out to the moon, and so this test flight yes, it has a lot of risk to it. that's why we do it as a test flight. that's why nasa does it without anybody on board. so that we learn and make things improve things for the safety of the crew. one thing i can say is there has been lots of ground testing done. there's even been an exploration flight test one for the orian crew capsule module. and we know how things work in those environments and tomorrow, we start, hopefully tomorrow, we start the mission to go off and test it out over the next six weeks to make sure we are ready to take the next step with astronauts and crew. >> thanks to daniel for his

perspective there. one experiment of the mission includes testing new equipment to protect astronauts from space radiation. two mannequins have been outfitted with special vests. they will collect data. nasa will use to allow astronauts to spend more time in space. cnn has our report. >> nasa's next moon bound rocket is not just named after a woman, the greek goddess artemis, more to explore deep space. >> spend more time there, and that's riskier business. the more we learn about the moon itself and the environment where we'll be operating, the better we can prepare. >> one major health concern for astronauts in space is radiation, especially during solar storms. research has shown it can be particularly dangerous for organs like breasts and ovaries. so much so that for years, nasa let male astronauts stay in

space longer than female astronauts. so artemis will carry a joint experiment, that will test a new protective vest which could help humans, especially women, spend more time in space. >> let's do it, okay. >> the director of product management for the team that created the protective vest lets me try on one of the demonstration vests. >> with complete coverage all around. >> so this is what the actual inside of the suit looks like and feels like. >> yeah. >> the material is high density, which is high in hydrogen. and hydrogen is the most effective element in protecting from such kind of radiation. >> the vest varies in thickness from 6.5 mm to 65 mm, depending on the sensitivity of the areas

it covers. two mannequins called phantoms made of special materials that mimic the inner organs of a female body will be on board artemis. >> one will be unprotected while the isreali phantom will be protected with our vest. >> reporter: as nasa prepares, being a woman, leading the design on a female focused experiment in a male dominated field is adding extra significance to an already historic project. >> it adds to the feeling of being part of something very significant, and for sure, i am very happy that it is contributing to the equality between the genders. >> cnn, tel aviv. as the u.s. open begins this week, it will be the final act for tennis legend, serena williams, fascinating career. earlier this month, the tennis

star announced she would step away from tennis after more than two decades. and she will play her final matches at the same place where she won the first of her 23 grand slam singles titles. fellow player spoke about how williams and her sister changed the face of tennis. >> i think that her legacy is really wide to the point where you can't even describe it in words. like she changed the sport so much, she's introduced people that have never heard of tennis into the sport and i think i'm a product of what she's done. i wouldn't be here without serena, venus, i'm thankful to her. men's tennis star, rafael nadal, is hoping to secure a record 23rd grand slam title. a recent injury may dash those hopes. but one thing is for sure,

novak djokovic is not attending. america's vaccination rules meant the serbian would not have been granted a visa to enter the country. northern ireland's roy mcllroy added two new records to his pro golf career on sunday. he erased a six stroke deficit at east lake golf club in atlanta. with the victory, he claimed the $18 million fedex cup prize. and became the first golfer to win it three times. the 33-year-old also set a new record for the largest final round comeback in tour championship history. well done. and thank you so much for spending part of your day with me, i'm rosemary church, cnn continues with max foster, next.

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