of a sitting president. the 54 year old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the courthouse in wilmington. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the first lady, jill biden. she satjust behind him at the front of the public gallery in the courtroom all day. i was in the press benches and watched hunter biden turn an
where a jury has been selected in the trial ofjoe biden s son hunter on gun charges. it s the first prosecution in us history for a child of a sitting president. the 54 year old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. attended the jury selection president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the courthouse in wilmington. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the f
of staying indoors. according to the federal government, more than 50 people have died because of the heat wave. on top of that, in uttar pradesh, more than 30 people have reportedly died because of the heatwave, including people on election duty. many others have been hospitalised. electricity consumption has skyrocketed, and there s a severe water crisis in parts of the country, especially in the north. a recently viral video showed people fighting over water in delhi as a water tanker arrived in the locality. however, according to the weather department, things should get better in the coming few days because the onset of the monsoon. umang poddar, bbc news, delhi. and finally before we go a couple from new york who were magnet fishing in a lake are celebrating afterfinding a safe containing $100,000. magnet fishing involves trailing a line with a powerful magnet attached to find treasure. james kane and barbie agostini have been told they can keep the cash.