treatment. earlier this week we learned the president s son struck a deal with prosecutors that lets him avoid jail time. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off tonight. jacqui, good evening. good evening, trace. white house officials say hunter biden, who just accepted a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, was invited to last night s state dinner with the attorney general you because he is the president s son and white house members attend events. officials were very rye sis tant giving answers how the case was handled and the president s role in it. let me say let me save you some breath. if you are going to ask about this, i am not addressing. kirby wouldn t answer james question though. are you going to answer the question? it s not unreasonable question to ask. after a lot of pushback the white house now says this comment still holds true. i have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings. despite a text message whistleblower c
to film inside this church, as you already know. for the first time tonight, the scene inside the church. and also, new questions about the say sis tant director who authorities say handed alec baldwin that gun. previous movie set.ened on a - abc s kaylee hartung in santa fe again tonight. reporter: tonight, for the first time, a look at the cast and crew of rust inside the church where that fatal shooting occurred. the film s star alec baldwin in the center. the crew, including cinematographer halyna hutchins, surrounding him. at the bonanza creek ranch in santa fe, new mexico, a search warrant revealing investigators seized at least three revolvers, nine spent casings and multiple boxes of ammunition, some found loose in a fanny pack. it s not clear whether they were blanks or bullets. the evidence gathered after a prop gun in baldwin s hands fired, killing hutchins and injuring director joel souza five days ago. hollywood, the entertainment industry as a whole, have been shake
former u.s. attorneys across the country including former attorney general eric holder and other appointees of president clinton and president obama and i ll enter at the end of my statement without objection letters of support for mr. wray. the top priority of the fbi is to protect the national security of the united states. the director of the fbi needs to be effective, needs to be accountable when practicing protecting our nation from terrorism against foreign intelligence threats and against cyber attacks and high technology crimes. the gravity of this responsibility is clear when we remember the scores of americans and others killed or wounded in many terrorist events on u.s. soil following the tragic event september 11th, 2001.
should ve said. however, when used appropriately and subject to rigorous oversight by congress, it protects the nation s from terrorists, from spies and from hardened criminals. the attorney general is commonly referred to as the top law enforcement officer in our country. the fbi director serves the attorney general as the top cop on the street. it is a very demanding job that requires keen understanding of the law, sound management skills, calmness under significant pressure and a very level head. from what i ve seen so far from meetings with mr. wray and from looking at his record, he appears to possess these qualifications. he has an impressive legal career, graduating from yale university and yale law school
general? how do you see that relationship playing out because we of course we know james comey in some ways had an odd relationship with his attorney general, not only jeff sessions but loretta lynch before that. i think there s going to be some sort of looking backwards at what happened with james comey as a way to try to look forward and see how he sees things. you re looking at chuck grassley now the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. we re here for a very important nominee hearing. you re welcome. the committee is considering as you know the nomination of christopher wray to be the eighth director of the federal bureau of investigation. mr. wray, congratulations to you and your family on your nomination. this is an important day for you, your family and most importantly this is an important day for the country considering the importance of the fbi and law enforcement in america.