News Wrap: Trump lashes out in first rally since FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

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• Lisa Desjardins:

  Good evening and welcome. Former President Donald Trump spoke publicly last night for the first time since the FBI searched his Florida home in August. Campaigning on behalf of Republican candidates in battleground Pennsylvania, Mr. Trump use the rally to lash out against the Department of Justice and federal agents for their lawful search.

• Donald Trump, Former U.S. President:

  The shameful raid and breaking of my home Mar-a-Lago was a travesty of justice. The FBI and the Justice Department have become vicious monsters, controlled by radical left scoundrels, lawyers and the media who tell them what to do, you people right there, and when to do it.

• Lisa Desjardins:

  Mr. Trump's handling of sensitive documents and government property is part of an ongoing criminal investigation. The DOJ says it discovered more than 100 classified documents in the search at Mar-a-Lago as well as more than 40 empty folders labeled classified and 10,000 government documents with no labeling. The former president has not been charged with any crime.

  Federal and local officials in Jackson, Mississippi say it's still too early to tell when the capital cities water will be safe to drink again. Most Jackson residents now have water pressure but the city still does not have drinkable water going on nearly a week now.

  At times, lines for bottled water have stretched for blocks if not miles. Jackson's mayor made clear today that the city's water infrastructure woes go beyond the recent heavy rains and floods.

• Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumuba, Jackson, Mississippi:

  As I have always worn you know even when the pressure is restored, even when we're not under a boil water notice, it's not a matter of if these systems will fail but when these systems will fail.

• Lisa Desjardins:

  The city of roughly 150,000 has been under a boil water advisory since July 30.

  After a pair of launch attempts were called off NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission will now press pause for several weeks if not longer. Both launches this week had to be scrubbed due to technical concerns. NASA officials said yesterday that a longer delay likely into late September or October will give them a better chance to fix the problems.

  And in movie theaters, the holiday weekend has been a good one for a change. 8.1 million moviegoers went to the theaters yesterday, a record for this year according to industry estimates. That's thanks in part to National Cinema Day and discounted $3 ticket prices. There is of course still time to catch a movie this weekend. But be ready Hate to pay full price.

  Still to come on "PBS News Weekend," overlooked crisis and giving birth in America. And Geoff Bennett's one on one with Canadian superstar singer, Michael Buble.