harris: we have breaking news inside a federal courthouse in delaware. the prosecution now has rested its case and we re told both the defense attorneys and the prosecution attorneys are in a side bar right now with the judge. we can confirm president biden s son, hunter biden, will not take the stand in his own defense for gun felonies he is accused of. the defense and prosecution again have rested. that means the case could be in the jury s hands as soon as today. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. hunter biden arrived just ahead of today s 8:15 a.m. start. the usual family entourage including jill biden and james and valerie were there. in the first five days of the trial witness testimony came from hunter s ex-wife, two of his ex-girlfriends, one of whom is also his brother s widow and his grown daughter, naomi. they deeply, deeply detailed personal and emotional, they dove deep into the first son s drug use and abuse. hunter biden as you know is a
john. john: interesting to see those voices not only being heard by exercising the options at the ballot box as well. alex hogan for us. thank you. dana: hunter biden s defense team getting ready to pull the trigger deciding whether to put president biden s son on the stand or just rest his case and move on to closing arguments. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill hemmer is off today and i m pleased to be with you, john. john: i m pleased to be with you as well. we ve known each other for a long time and great to work together. a big decision for hunter biden. his defense attorney considers the best course of action. at this point it is not certain that indications make it seem likely hunter will not testify. andy mccarthy earlier on all the reasons why hunter should keep his mouth shut. looking at his potential sentencing guidelines, it looks to me like even if he gets convicted here he has a good chance of avoiding a prison sentence.