the government's lawyers have less than a week to prove which parts of the trump affidavit to search mar-a-lago should remain sealed, with the federal judge indicating he's inclined to release parts of the affidavit. workers warned not to appear at work at the zaporizhzhia plant. a woman in the back of a police car manages to load and

shoot an ar-15 some disturb being testimony from the alleged child sex tape, she claimed r. kelly had sex with her multiple times before she was 18 reviews are a home run and it's awesome, baby some good news from the one and only dick vitale it is friday, august 19th. "early today" starts now good morning, thanks for being with us. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm phillip mena. the former president trump facing trouble on multiple fronts nbc's susan mcginnis is in d.c. with the latest for us the clock is ticking after yesterday's hearing in florida >> reporter: that is true. good morning, and this court order could give us our best

look yet at the justice department's case against the former president the florida judge telling the government to prepare a redacted version of the affidavit that it used to justify that fbi search, saying there are portions that can be unsealed. the judge gave the government a week to make redactions to the document at the center of it, highly-classified documents seized from the property, from the white house. mr. trump's lawyers remaining neutral while attorneys for media, including nbc news, make the case for one sealing the affidavit, saying not since the nixon administration has the federal government seized records from a former president in such a public fashion the doj disagreed saying the investigation is still in early stages and the government's concerned about the safety of witnesses in the case. the justice department also sw voicing concerns about the safety of its agents after comments from eric trump earlier this week. >> do you still have the surveillance tape, is that

correct? are you allowed to share that with the country >> absolutely, sean, at the right time >> reporter: meanwhile, in new york, the former cfo for the trump organization, allen weisselberg, plead guilty to tax fraud charges. he admitted taking nearly $2 million in rent, free tuition and luxury cars. he did agree to cooperate in the criminal case against the company but is not compelled to testify against former president trump. and that trial starts in hlate october. >> susan mcguinness starting us off, thank you she flew to d.c. on a private jet to stop the steal on january 6 she admitted to entering the k

capitol that day and kicking media equipment outside the building her co-defendants have been sentenced to two weeks and two months in prison respectively. a dramatic scene in oklahoma a woman in custody managed to slip out of handcuffs, grab an ar-15 and open fire on police. >> reporter: an oklahoma woman is in jail after she managed to slip out of her handcuffs in the back of a police car, obtain an ar-15 and open fire on sheriff's deputies, according to local police the shocking moments were captured on the car's internal camera and police body cam grady county deputies performed a welfare check on a woman crawling around the yard and barking. police handcuffed her and placed her in protective custody in the back of a police car, according to court documents, but while

deputies were outside the car taking statements from civilians nearby, clay managed to slip outside her cuffs and access a console with a gun she was then able to load a round into the chamber and fire outside the vehicle. body camera footage released by police show moments shots rang out. >> ow! >> reporter: confusion as deputies try to figure out what just happened. >> i'm hit right here. >> reporter: one civilian receiving a wound to the chest he's later taken to the hospital, according to kfor. while the deputy is only grazed b by the bullet. as they take cover and call for backup, more shots ring out. >> what the heck >> sometimes women are smaller framed, and they have the ability to slip their hands throughout cuffs, even though the cuff itself may be locked. >> reporter: with the arrival of

backup begins an hours-long standoff after three and a half hours of negotiation with police and the deployment of an armored breaching vehicle the woman surrenders >> if it means saving a life you take as much time as you need to bring this tactical situation to a successful conclusion. >> reporter: court documents from her arraignment on monday include notes that she allegedly managed to write while barricaded, indicating her disturbed state of mind. she was not represented by an attorney at her initial court appearance >> it was a compilation of errors i get this, you want easy access to an ar-15, but not when you have a suspect in your vehicle another officer should have been monitoring visually the suspect who was seated behind the car. >> reporter: according to court documents, she is held on $1 million bail

>> our thanks for that report. russia has told workers at the besieged zaporizhzhia plant in ukraine not to report to work today. that is according to a spokesman speaking exclusively to nbc news ukraine fears that russian forces intend to stage large-scale provocations at the power plant as early as today. ukr ukraine's zaporizhzhia plant is the largest in europe and has been under russian control since march. there are concerns of a radiation leak a heftier punishment handed down to deshaun watson they have agreed to a 11-game suspension and $5 million fine, the largest handed down to a

player in nfl history. he addressed the media on thursday and said that he's putting the situation past him >> i'm moving on with my career and my life, and i'm continuing to stand on my innocence, just because settlements and things like that happen doesn't mean that a person is guilty for anything >> watson will be able to return to the browns on december 4th in a game against his former team, the texans the biden administration is providing $310 million in funding you to help drought-stricken states like california it's according to an agency that monitors groult. drought is affecting 174 million americans. >> reporter: these are not images from the desert southwest but from massachusetts the new weekly drought monitor shows that more of the northeast

is under extreme drought conditions >> the grass is dead >> reporter: nearly all of new jersey, connecticut and new hampshire are also in varying levels of drought. dairy farms in vermont are struggling to feed livestock new york's rockland county is instituting mandatory restrictions can you only water lawns on certain days restaurants can't serve water unless customers specifically ask. this landscaping company has lost nearly half its business. >> reporter: this river is much drier than usual normally, i'd be standing in water here local officials say this is the worst drought they've seen in at least six years. it's the next phase of a punishing drought that has already ravaged the southwestern u.s. >> this, i think, is the worst year we've ever had. >> reporter: in texas, two reservoirs of the rio grande are drying up. >> drought's going to be a huge

issue in the coming decades. it's going to affect water supply and growing food. both of those are critical to our economy. it means we can't keepive willing the way we don't. >> reporter: experts say climate change is reaching unprecedented levels worldwide a record heat wave in china is shutting down manufacturing companies. there is a chance for rain next week but not nearly enough to make a dent in this drought. back to you. >> so will we see any relief from those drought conditions, happy friday, michelle. >> happy friday. a lot of us starting out stormy and soggy. but we will be wet throughout portions of the east and southwest man southwest. this is the nflash flood risk outlook. portions of the gulf coast,

coastal south carolina into the midwest and the southwest. that's what we're going to be watching very, very closely. heavy rain, we could see up to six inches of rain in some spots. a moderate risk, that's rare to be issued in arizona and new mexico generally, two to three inches of rain falling very quickly this is a good thing in the long term, but in the short term we could see life-threatening flash flooding also watching a front move through the midwest that could bring severe weather into the evening hours an showers, and cooler m in the midwest. watching the chance for strong

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