that's unnecessary, that they've already done all that work themselves. >> so, let's bring in pierre thomas, live in west palm beach, florida, tonight, and pierre, the judge hears arguments tomorrow on all of this on whether to name a special master. but the justice department, as you just pointed out there, making it clear they've already had a filter team, a separate team, go through all the documents and removed a, quote, limited set of materials that potential ly contained attorney-client privilege. so, essentially saying the job of a special master has already been done here? >> reporter: david, doj is pushing back, saying this is unnecessary, because those special filter teams have already gone through the material and weeded out what was not secret. and david, members of those teams have to have the highest level of security clearance to even do the work. trump's attorneys are expected to respond to doj's finaling tonight, david. >> all right, pierre thomas, thank you. let's get right to dan abrams. and we were pointing to this line overnight that was significant, the department of j

it's not the kind of information that they want anyone to know right now. >> pierre thomas with us off the top tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> i mentioned at the top of the broadcast, threats made against the fbi have been growing. this evening a pennsylvania man is under arrest accuse of multiple threats against the fbi after the search aft mar-a-lago, allegedly writing, quote, if you work for the fbi, you deserve to die. the fbi issuing a warning. here's terry moran. >> reporter: tonight, a pennsylvania man arrested after making threats against the fbi after the search aft mar-a-lago last week. court documents reveal the suspect posted on a conservative social media site, if you work for the fbi, then you deserve to die. this comes after escalating anger over the search. and the fbi joined by the department of homeland security issued a stark bulletin, warning of an increase in threats and acts of violence against law enforcement including a threat to place a so-called dirty bomb in front of fbi headquarters and issuing general calls for quote, "civil war" and "armed rebellion." >> t

that's the focus, david, and it's not going to change. >> pierre thomas live in washington again tonight. thank you, pierre. >>> now to that passing to note, making global headlines at this hour. we have learned this evening that mikhail gorbachev has died. the last leader of the soviet union who helped end the cold war and the threat of nuclear war. and we've also learned tonight of his final request. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union. rising to power after seven decades of communist rule. he helped end the cold war. he was outgoing, charming those he met. heads of state, fidel castro, margaret thatcher, pope john paul ii. the image of him with then-president reagan and vice president george bush, the twin towers in the background. here, driving president bush in the golf cart at camp david. born in 1931, working with his father on the farm. becoming a member of the communist party in 1952. where he would rise through the ranks. president reagan at the berlin wall in june of 1987 and his famous speech. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> it was just six months

let's bring in chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. pierre, let's talk about where the federal investigation goes from here. the justice department signaling that it's far from over. >> reporter: whit, this section from the affidavit jumps off the page -- prosecutors make clear that they already have potential criminal targets, but note that they're looking for, quote, more. the fbi has not yet identified all potential criminal confederates, nor located all evidence related to the investigation. there's concern these super secret highly classified documents may have been taken the other locations, not just mar-a-lago. the affidavit plainly states there's an effort under way to figure out if anyone took documents while they were stored at the resort for more than a year. given that some of the documents deal with electronic eves dropping, spies and secrets from allies, the fbi and entire intelligence committee are working on a damage assessment. one question that no one has a clear answer to -- why were so many classified documents take

words, spies and informants, whose lives could be endangered if their identities were revealed. >> pierre thomas with us live from washington. pierre, the florida jung heards arguments on thursday. tonight, the justice department has said it's already done what the special master would do, shifting through all of this and has found as you reported there, a limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privilege. bottom line, does this change the bigger picture here, 11 sets of classified documents retrieved from mar-a-lago and what that affidavit revealed last week, those 184 classified documents even before the fbi showed up. >> reporter: you're right, david. some are saying this is just a smokescreen by trump to slow things down. what the fbi cares about is not a question of privilege, but all those classified documents that may contain some of our most important secrets. david? >> much more to come. pierre, thank you. >>> in the meantime this evening, nasa's new era in space exploration on hold tonight. the artemis mission's first spaceship remains earthbound after the lau

pierre thomas with those major developments tonight. thank you. >>> we move now to the extreme weather on the move, the severe thunderstorm watch for the northeast. more than 13 million people on alert in seven states. gusty winds and heavy rain in leicester, massachusetts. and in boston, a dark sky and flashes of lightning. let's get right to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. rob, these storms are packing a punch. >> reporter: yeah, it's been a rough day for the northeast, whit. in rye, new hampshire, 68 mile an hour winds. trees down all over the place in worcester, mass, and hartford, connecticut. here's where the storms are now. they're beginning to wind down. we've got a couple more hours to deal with, especially in eastern new england. when the front pushes through tomorrow, it will be quieter, a little more of a pleasant day. in the south, we still have flash flood watches up. the rain will continue on and off, and those rivers, the pearl river set to stay in flood stage through the weekend. the tropics, two items of conce

chief justice correspondent pierre thomas starts us off. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. to date every indication of one of the most historic and consequential fbi investigations in recent history is intensifying by the day, and word this morning that the intelligence community is planning to launch a damage assessment review. the release of that affidavit detailing the origins of the fbi search of former president trump's mar-a-lago home and office revealing stunning new details with potentially extraordinary national security implications. >> if this type of intelligence is disclosed publicly, it places the national security at risk, and what that means is it places the lives of americans at risk. > reporter: the affidavit doj's road map of their case along with another newly released court filing, though heavily redacted, offer compelling insight into the scale of the fbi's sprawling investigation with a clear sign that it's far from over. we found out that the fbi launched the search based in part on evidence fr

amy. >> pierre thomas at the justice department, thank you, pierre. amy, overseas, now to the latest on the war in ukraine, and new concerns about europe's largest nuclear power plant, caught in the war zone as vladimir putin orders a massive expansion of the russian army. britt clennett is on the ground there in ukraine. britt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yeah, president zelenskyy warning again of a potential radiation disaster. that's after the russian occupied zaporizhzhia power plant disconnected from ukraine's power grid. this morning, ukraine's nuclear agency sounding the alarm on that situation at europe's largest nuclear power plant, which disconnected from the grid yesterday for the first time in history. >> it was very serious deterioration of the situation at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and it happened because -- due to russian shelling. >> reporter: saying emergency backup diesel generators were able to restore power to the plants. what's the likelihood that it's going to happen again? >> just one step from radi

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here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, the justice department increasingly locking in on the white house and the actions of president trump. abc news first reporting that former white house counsel pat cipollone and his top deputy have been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury. making cipollone the highest ranking trump administration official known to be called so far. he can provide insight into critical areas the justice department is investigating, including what was going on in the white house as the insurrection unfolded. >> so, are you aware of any phone call by the president of the united states to the secretary of defense that day? >> not that i'm aware of, no. >> reporter: doj also clearly wants to know more about the scheme to use so-called fake electors who supported trump to derail biden's certification as president. cipollone opposed that plan. he told the january 6th committee some of trump's advisors even proposed seizing voting machines. >> why was this on -- on a broader scale, a bad idea for the country? >> to have the fed

our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with the latest on that. pressing utter shock that such critical classified documents impacting national security were at a resort, and we can now expect an urgent effort to figure out if those documents were put at risk. this morning, new concerns over the potentially extraordinary risk to national security, abc news learning top law enforcement officials must now try to track the chain of custody of those national secrets in an urgent effort to find out if any of the material allegedly taken from the white house was compromised. the investigation may even involve checking for fingerprints on the documents to better understand who might have had access to them. the justice department warned it raises the prospect of espionage and obstruction of justice charges. revealing 11 sets of uncovered documents ranging from confidential to secret, top secret, and even top secret sci, meaning that it came from intelligence sources and could involve nuclear secrets and information about terrorism operations, sci material

chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the story. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. overnight more evidence that the justice department's investigation into the january 6th attack is expanding and increasingly focused on the actions of former president trump. multiple sources telling abc news that former white house counsel pat cipollone has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury, the highest ranking trump administration official we know of. cipollone was a star witness in the recent congressional hearings. he has insight into what was happening in the white house as the insurrection unfolded and the justice department is also likely very interested in cipollone's reaction to the plan to bring so-called fake electors who supported trump to washington to slow down and block biden from being certified as president. the justice department has subpoenaed a number of these fake electors. they have seized the phone of john eastman, one of trump's private attorneys who is thought to be one of the architects of this st

chief justice correspondent pierre thomas starts us off from the justice department. morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. overnight the justice department filing a stunning new motion challenging trump's request for a special master and offering explosive new details alleging lies and obstruction of justice. this morning, the first look inside the fbi's dramatic search of mar-a-lago. this photograph showing document after document labeled secret and top secret in bold, red letters recovered at an unsecured resort. look closely, you'll see one labeled hcs, initials for human intelligence control system, meaning it likely contains information about or the identities of u.s. spies and informants. doj's 36 motion challenging trump's need for a special master also provides the most detailed narrative thus far of why the fbi took the extraordinary step of searching the home and offices of a former president. the new details include a rare submission of grand jury material from an ongoing investigation, revealing in may a grand jury subpoena was issued for cla

. >> pierre thomas brings us the latest on the investigation with analysis from dan abrams, former prosecutorinancial relief. >> like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. >> president biden forgives student loan debt. >> what you're saying here is, go ahead, take out loans, don't worry about it. we'l

abc's pierre thomas is in washington with the latest. morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. the legal fight between the justice department and the former president is heating up with enormous stakes in play with a number of key deadlines coming today. overnight, indications that doj plans to file a lengthy rebuttal at trump's desire to have an independent person review the classified documents he took to mar-a-lago for possible issues of privilege. a move some legal experts say could slow down the justice department's investigation. florida federal judge eileen cannon, a trump appointee, signaled she's inclined to grant trump's request for a special master. but doj says it's already done the work, completing the review of the documents seized, and finding a limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney/client privileged information. fbi officials said they're focused on the 11 sets of classified documents from mar-a-lago they removed earlier this month. those on top of that 184 classified documents trump handed

chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is tracking the case. ning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. today word the intelligence community is launching an urgent review to assess the potential damage of highly classified documents being stored unsecure for months at trump's mar-a-lago resort. this morning as we learn new details about the fbi's unprecedented search, across washington claims intensifying for an assessment of damage to national security. even republicans reluctant to criticize the former president not offering much defense. >> he should have turned over all of them. i imagine he knows that very well now. >> reporter: the newly released affidavit, though, heavily redacted, still providing new insight. it signals that the doj investigation is far from over and involves a grand jury. it confirms that criminal targets have been identified and that the fbi's looking for more. this section from the affidavit leaping off the page, the fbi has not yet identified all potential criminal confederates, nor located all evidence relate

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