. break overnight. this is our first look at documents seized by fbi agents at mar-a-lago on august 8. a late-night department of justice filing also reveals that some information was so sensitive the fbi agents and doj officials needed additional security clearances to review them reports that taiwan's military has fired warning shots at chinese drones. the white house has approved an emergency declaration for mississippi, as their clean water emergency grows more dire.

and safe drinking water becomes more scarce. the images are burning up social media street racing on the rise. how cities are left trying to figure out how to deal with this real-life fast and furious dilemma. and he eventually heeded ronald reagan's calls to "tear down that wall." we look back at the life of mikae mi mikael gorbachev a trove of information in the search of mar-a-lago the doj released its argument against a special master to review documents seized in the search saying the point would harm national security interests. the filing also suggests that classified document removed.

brie jackson is live in d.c. to break it all down for us this is the clearest look yet into the doj's case. >> reporter: a lot of new information here the justice department actually had to seek permission to go over the 20-page limit, to quote, adequately address the legal and factual issue raised by trump's team's request for a special master and to bol tester the 36-page filing they included a picture several of the dock ruments are clearly marked top secret. some are so sensitive fbi agents and doj attorneys needed additional security clearances to review them the filing says that the fbi recovered twice as many

classified documents than what was turned over bit y the trump team, casting doubt that there had been a diligent search following the grand jury subpoena in may. they found three classified files in trump's office as opposed to the storage room. a special magnificent ter would be unnecessary, they said since government review teams have already finish there had work. and a third party reviewing the documents would only impede its ongoing investigation. over the weekend, the trump-appointed federal judge overseeing the case said she was inclined to grant the former president's request. we'll soon find out if this filing changes her mind. a hearing is scheduled for tomorrow and that will mark the first appearance of his new addition to his legal team. he's hired chris kise

so what began as a quiet national archives request has turned into a very public fight between the justice department and former president trump >> we'll continue to unravel thank you, brie. late last night, president biden approved a disaster declaration for mississippi. ordering badly-needed supplies to be sent to jackson where thousands are without running water after flooding caused the treatment plant to fail. our gaud venegas is there. >> reporter: cars line the up for miles outside distribution centers full of locals hoping for water, left empty handed after the supply quickly ran out. >> you can't get to it because the line be so damn long >> reporter: a boil order notice was put in place last month because of contaminated water concerns now they're on the brink of having no water at all

>> water pressure's been low >> reporter: caprice young has been spending $100 a week for water for her family >> we've had to boil water to cook, to wash dishes, pretty much to brush our teeth. >> reporter: state officials say floodwater complications impacted storage tank, pumps and water flow, resulting in a failure at jackson's main plant. >> the lack of water was due to a lack of pressure in the system >> the water's not safe to drink or brush your teeth with >> reporter: a new state of emergency announce ing a near total loss of pressure throughout the city and surrounding areas. >> the city cannot produce enough water to fight fires, to reliably flush toilets and meet other critical needs >> reporter: the state preparing for the colossal challenge of distributing water to 180,000 people in and around jackson >> how long can the city operate

without running water, distributing water the way you're planning to do? this isn't sustainable >> we're going to go with this emergency plan as long as we have to. >> our thanks to go wad for bringing the report. president biden made a plea to voters on why they should back democrats he called out republicans for condoning political violence >> let me say this to my maga republican friends in congress don't tell me you support law enforcement if you won't condemn what happened on the 6th don't tell me. can't do it. for god's sake, whose side are you on >> his administration's plan to curb gun violence includes $13 billion over the next five years to hire more officer, $3 billion

to help courts clear backlogs and a 13% increase in the atf's budget to help trace firearms and analyze ballistics new this morning, taiwan confirms it fired warning shots atchinese drones it tracked three civilian drones coming close three taiwanese islands. all turned back after being shot at a single drone later returned to the restricted waters, and it, too, flew away when warning shots were fired china, which claims taiwan as part of its territory has not commented. a team of inspectors arrived in ukraine yesterday while forces are pressing on with a major counter offensive >> reporter: the battlefield is shifting, and ukraine says it's on the attack. fresh artillery strikes on the frontline. a counter offensive trying to

take back russian-held territory in the south ukrainian president zelenskyy saying he won't give specific details about the mission. russia says they've repelled the ukrainian attacks. while in the east, new strikes in kharkiv killing five people, injuring seven and leaving a massive crater in the square it comes as two u.s. officials tell nbc news that russia is getting new help on the battlefield, receiving hundreds of combat drones from iran, planning to use them in ukraine, which has also had its own success using drones the meanwhile, inspectors with the international atomic energy agency arrived in kyiv, making their way to the russian-held s zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. russia and ukraine blaming each other for the recent violence there. >> you cannot have a military occupying a power plant. >> reporter: we spoke to u.s.

senators rob portman and amy klobuchar. >> it's all about nuclear safety and that would make a big difference to get this area off of the wartime grid and back in the hands of those who know how to run it. >> reporter: now european union is sending 5 million iodine tablets to residents bracing for the worst. back to you. >> thank you today brettitain and the wo are remembering princess diana who was killed 25 year ago in a car accident she married prince charles in a fairy tale wedding i they had princes william and ha 1996 chapman bell is in london i understand there's a growing memorial just outside the palace >> reporter: good morning, phillip. while there are no official commemorations today, outside

kensington palace there is a growing memorial, people since the early hours of the day putting up pictures of the late princess diana, laying flowers, a ptribute to her 25 year after the same location was a sea of flowers where people around the world came to pay their tributes, lay flowers, leave cards and where we also saw a young prince william and harry come and greet the crowds days after returning back from scotland where they were when they heard of theness where we s saw them paying tribute to their mother who had just passed away at that time in that horrible car crash, 25 years ago that shocked the nation in paris. that really brought the nation together in mourning for her after, you know, this chase that while they were trying to evade the paparazzi, growing questions about how they covered these

people and it's her legacy that's remembered today just as much she tackled topics like hiv and poverty, topics not necessarily covered by royals of the day, transforming the monarchy, and that legacy's being continued by her sons prince william and harry today. we understand today they are going to remember her in private. we've not seen any commemorations from them yet on social media, but people around the country and around the world today remembering her 25 years after. phillip? >> just such a surreal day 25 years ago. now to a monster monsoon season that has caused devastation in pakistan. more than 1100 people have died since june and a third of the entire country is under water. the u.n. is pleading for $160 million in emergency funding for the nearly half million people who have been displaced. 33 million are impacted in some way. that's 15% of the population

although rains have stop, the country's main rivers are still overflowing. the damage is far is estimated at $10 billion closer to home we've got some 50 million people in the path of extreme heat on this final day of august. let's welcome in nbc meteorologist michelle grossmann. good morning, michelle >> good morning to you both. we're looking at extreme heat today, tomorrow and through next week this is going to be a lengthy heat wave, dangerous and record breaking and we'll see all-time records falling. so 29 million americans under a heat alert out west. the southwest, too, under a heat alert. heat advisory in the orange. heat watch in the darker pink and los angeles, san diego under an excessive heat warning. and we're going to see temperatures soaring into the upper 90s, into the triple digits death valley could see 126 by saturday so for today we're looking at 104 in boise, breaking a record of probably 102.

salt lake city 100 degrees d wean'ly in the northeast. 86 in philly, 86 in d.c. and 89 in richmond. all right, the south continues to be soaked they do not need more rain, but we will be tracking that today >> important to watch, thank you, michelle. as efforts continue to clear out the shelters, 140 at-risk dogs and cats from overcrowded shelter from louisiana and alabama have arrived in new jersey the airlift includes vulnerable pets like homeless cuts, house-challenged and hard-to-place larger dogs. clear the shelters has helped more than 700,000 pets find homes. coming up, the major cocaine

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