i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. it's monday, august 22nd, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." special master, a new twist after the fbi search of mar-a-lago, how president trump's legal team may try to get seized evidence returned to them. the search is ongoing and at this point it's still under investigation. >> missing hiker. the search is on for an arizona woman caught in flash flooding in zion national park, the latest as powerful storms hammer the west. gary busey charged. why the actor is facing sex offense charges after appearing at a film convention in new jersey. >>good morningnd with you, i'm anne-marie green.

we begin with new developments in the legal showdown between former president trump and the justice department. today the legal team for trump could ask a judge to appoint a so-called special master in the case, the independent official would review and possibly return evidence collected during the fbi search of trump's home in florida. agents seized 11 sets of documents from his estate earlier this month, some marked top secret and confidential. bradley blackburn is in new york with the details on this latest move. bradley, morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. the former president hinted at that legal move friday in a social media post. this would be a neutral person who would look at those documents collected and determine whether anything was seized inappropriately. it all comes as a deadline gets closer for the justice department to submit a redacted affidavit that might explain the search. >> reporter: this week a florida federal judge wants the justice department to prepare a redacted version of the afidavit that set off the fbi search at former president trump's home.

>> i think the justice department knows it has to come back to the court with a reasonable proposal, the judge signaled pretty clearly that he wants to release some facets of this affidavit. >> reporter: ohio congressman mike turner is the top republican on the house intelligence committee. >> what's important about this affidavit is it will give us the information to understand how did the fbi justify raiding mar-a-lago and spending nine hours in the president's house when we know the former president's home they had other options besides just raiding the house, they could have gone and asked for the subpoena to be enforced. >> reporter: in a separate investigation former trump attorney rudy giuliani spent hours last week in a georgia courthouse before a special grand jury. the former new york city mayor's appearance was part of an ongoing criminal investigation looking into election interference in 2020. >> there is no doubt in my mind that the most risk to the former president is, in fact, the georgia investigation, and one of the reasons i say that is

because it has intensified in terms of the number of witnesses that the district attorney is calling before this special investigative grand jury. >> reporter: on sunday a federal appeals court agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court's order requiring south carolina senator lindsey graham to testify before that fulton county grand jury, a subpoena had ordered graham to appear tomorrow. and that appeals court that put a hold on senator graham's testimony said it was allowing more time to determine if any part of the constitution protects a sitting senator from being questioned about legislative work. senator graham maintains that is what he was doing when he placed calls to georgia officials in the wake of the 2020 election. panne-marie. >> bradley blackburn in new york. thank you so much. >> you bet. so russia has opened a murder investigation into what they are calling an attack on president vladimir putin's inner circle. authorities say carria dugina

died after the suv she was driving exploded outside of moscow this weekend. the 29-year-old was the daughter of an ultra nationalist who is a key ally of putin and urged the kremlin to escalate its assault on ukraine. russian state tv said the explosion was intended to kill the father but he switched veclest the last minute. f no e haantiis weerks monthskrnian president volodymyr zelenskyy hinted that the kremlin may try to do something cruel. people in kharkiv will be under curfew all day wednesday for ukrainian independence day. mass events have also been banned in the capital of kyiv starting today through thursday. and back here in the u.s. the search continues for a missing arizona woman who was swept away by flash flooding in zion national park in utah. the 29-year-old from tucson was part of a hiking group on friday afternoon when the storms hit. everyone made it back to dry ground except her. relatives flew in from out of

state over the weekend to join the search efforts. >> the family has been in the park and we're working to support them as they go through this with all of us. there are more than 20 people working on this search and rescue operation and they are working all along the length of zion canyon. >> while the storm system caused havoc across several states. danya bacchus has more on that. >> reporter: flash flooding in moab, utah, turned main street into a river. the deluge left some businesses in 3 feet of water, cut off roads and prompted officials to urge everyone to stay inside. the powerful monsoon storms also caught hikers off guard at utah's zion national park where crews are still searching for a missing person. in new mexico's carlsbad canyon national park heavy rain made roads impassable, leaving more than 100 tourists stranded for hours. after an unprecedented amount of rainfall in one of america's driest regions caused millions

in damage, death valley national park is now open. the downpours aren't enough to ease the drought that nearly half the u.s. is under, including the colorado river. the water shortage is so severe that u.s. officials have ordered mandatory usage cuts in arizona, nevada and new mexico. a colorado river pipeline leak has prompted a new water ban in parts of l.a. county, already home to the toughest water restrictions in the country. danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. actor gary busey is in trouble with the law after being charged with numerous sexual offenses. the 78-year-old is facing a list of charges, including two counts of fourth degree criminal sexual contact. the incidents allegedly happened at hoteln new jersey ear police said he complainut busey's conductinlvi. the event's promoter said that

they will assist authorities in any way possible. and federal health officials are stepping up their fight against monkeypox. an additional 1.8 million vaccine doses will be available starting today. the supply boost was announced last week by the white house. the latest numbers show more than 14,000 cases of monkeypox in the u.s. and former white house covid response coordinator dr. deborah birx appeared on "face the nation" yesterday saying the government could have been more prepared. >> lack of preparation, lack of engagement, lack of utilization of the tools that we had in realtime to prevent this 14,000 and probably it's well over 20,000 now. >> the cdc is now encouraging one-fifth of the vaccine dose to be administered just below the skin, arguing it will help stretch the supply. first lady jill biden will return to the white house today along with president biden after testing negative for covid. calinat ekn shlated in south

tested positive for the virus. the white house said that she is double vaxxed and twice boosted. she experienced mild cold-like symptoms and was treated with an antiviral medication paxlovid. coming up, rodman to the rescue? how former nba champion dennis rodman wants to help brittney griner come back home. and soaring into history "top gun: maverick" passes another huge milestone on the big screen. this is the "cbs morning news." big screen. this is the "cbs morning news." the peanut butter box is here. ralph, that's the chewy pharmacy box with our flea and tick meds. it's not peanut butter. i know, i know. but every time the box comes, we get the peanut butter. yes, because mom takes the meds out of the box and puts them in the peanut butter. sounds like we're getting peanut butter. yes, but that is the chewy pharmacy box. ♪ the peanut butter box is here. ♪ ♪ the peanut butter box is here ♪ alright, i'm out. pet prescriptions delivered to your door. chewy.

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marine back home. the defense will make their case against the death penalty in a florida school shooting case and dozens of rescued beagles made their way to oregon looking for new homes, those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the associated press reports the defense team for nikolas cruz will present their case in his sentencing trial starting today. they will argue that the 23-year-old should be sentenced to life in prison and not death. cruz shot and killed 17 people at marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida back in 2018. he pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder. prosecutors spent the last month making their case, painting a horrific picture of the mass shooting with surveillance video of the shooting, photos and a tour of the school. and the statesman journal in oregon says that some of the beagles rescued from a mass breeding facility on the east coast will be available for adoption starting as early as tomorrow.

at least 20 beagles arrived at the oregon humane society in salem over the weekend. about 4,000 dogs were saved before they were sold to laboratories for animal experiments. >> they've been through a lot, through neglect and living in really terrible conditions, but the first day of their new life starts today. the is nopr thdogs. still ahead, where's the beef? mcdonald's is serving up a new type of big mac that proved to be a big hit in the uk. that can treat my migraine right when it strikes and prevent my next attack. don't take if allergic to nurtec. most common side effects, in less than 3%, were nausea, indigestion/stomach pain. treat & prevent - all in one. she is fearless heart's on the line depend silhouette keeping leaks off her mind. comfortable in shapeware fabric she moves with ease.

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superhero" was the big hero at the box office over the weekend. the anime production earned more than $20 million in its weekend debut. it was released in more than 3,000 locations in north america making it the widest ever opening for an anime. a new milestone for "top gun: maverick" it's now the sixth highest grossing film ever in u.s. history passing "avengers: infinity war". it will become available for digital download starting tomorrow. it was produced by paramount. and the deadline is fast approaching for a decision on student loan relief and mcdonald's will test out a new big mac in the u.s. with a bit of a twist. wendy gillette has those stories and more in today's "moneywatch" report. it is a big week for wall street, investors may find out more about a possible rate hike when they hear from federal reserve chairman jerome powell about inflation. meantime, the summer stock rally

came to a halt on friday, the dow fell 292, the nasdaq was down 260 and the s&p dropped 55. ford says it intends to appeal a $1.7 billion civil verdict returned by a georgia jury last week. melvin and vaughan sill hill were killed in april 2014 when their 2002 ford f 250 pickup truck rolled over. lawyers for the plaintiffs said the roof of the truck was dangerously defective. during the trial lawyers for ford defended the actions of the company and its engineers. a decision is expected soon about whether a pause on federal student loan payments will continue. education secretary miguel cardona says the decision should be announced in the next week. a moratorium on payments expires august 31st, some democratic lawmakers want the biden administration to cancel tens of thousands of debt per boer owe we are. what do you think of a big mac with chicken? it could soon be a reality now that mcdonald's is set to test

the menu item in miami after offering it in the uk according to "usa today." it has the usual favorites, big mac sauce, pickles, shredded lettuce and american cheese, but the meat is two crispy tempura chicken patties. that's your "cbs moneywatch" report for this monday morning, i'm wendy gillette. cbs news, new york. >> i can't believe it took them that long. a new zealand family returned home to find a surprise visitor, a seal pup apparently broke into a family's home tipping over buckets, scaring away the cat and lounging on the couch. jen ross said she believes that the seal, which the family named oscar, followed their cat into the house through the door flaps. >> he flopped along the hallway. i was like, oh, that would be a seal. i cannot believe that would have come in through there. so, yeah, it took me a moment to actually go, no, surely no and then, yeah, it is. >> a ranger from the department of conservation came to get the animal and brought it back to the sea.

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britney spears and elton john are going back in time for their much anticipated duet. the stars unveiled the album art for their song "hold me closer" on social media this weekend. it shows a young spears dressed up as a ballerina, while the young john is smiling from a piano bench. the new song is an update of elton john's 1972 track "tiny dancer" and is set to be released on friday. tom brady is expected to return to the tampa bay buccaneers this week. the star quarterback has been away from the team since earlier this month for personal reasons. it's not yet phone if he will play in saturday's pre-season game against the indianapolis colts. and chicago celebrated a very special birthday yesterday. sister jean, the chaplain of loyola university chicago men's basketball team turned 103 years old. she became a fan favorite during

the 2018 ncaa tournament when the ramblers made it to the final four. she says that there is a secret to her longevity. >> well, i think it's because, first of all, i eat well, i pray well, i hope i pray well, and i sleep well, and i work with young people all the time and that that's what keeps me going. >> in honor of the chaplain chicago's mayor declared august 21st sister jean dolores schmidt day. speaking of birthdays, there was a celebration in the nation's capital for a special resident. the giant panda xiao qi ji celebrated its second birthday at the smithsonian's national zoo. she feasted on a cake made of frozen diluted apple and pineapple juices. coming up on "cbs mornings" now jamie yuccas takes to the sky with "top gun: maverick" actor jay ellis. celebrating the paramount movie becoming the sixth highest

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