second whistleblower related to irs criminal investigation into hunter biden. that whistleblower wants to remain anonymous. he is referred to as mr. x. mr. x says it was clear that u.s. attorney david weiss was not making it is decision. merrick garland denied preventing weiss from charging hunter biden. both whistleblowers who spent years investigating hunter told congress they made several attempts to bring charges against hunter biden and were blocked. so explosive, not just fox news asking tough questions. was the president involved, yes or no? steven, i answered the question. it is not up to you how i answer the question. was the president there or not? i refer you to my colleagues at the white house counsel. have you spoken to the president, have you asked him if he was there with his son? this is not a conversation i had with the president. emily: legacy media has been unable to ignore the scandal. abc, cbs and nbc covered the story. there is evidence t
round-the-clock negotiations are on in washington as america faces the very real chance of a potentially catastrophic debt default. house speaker kevin mccarthy saying today he sees progress, but there are still major sticking points that need to be ironed out on everything from spending caps to work requirements. one top republican negotiator warning a deal could be reached as soon as today or they could collapse completely. meanwhile, the national deficit is growing every second, and with no deal in place the u.s. could run out of money to pay its bills, which could have a disastrous impact on the economy. the treasury secretary now saying that could happen in just eight days. cnn s covering all of the angles. what are the obstacles reaching lawmakers from reaching a deal? negotiators were in the capitol until 2:30 a.m. this morning and now they re back in house speaker kevin mccarthy s office meeting virtually with the white house as they continue to try and hash out the
prosecutors have invited trump to testify next week before a grand jury. it s a move that typically indicates an investigation is nearing its end and that an indictment could be mimminent. the former president is at the center of many criminal investigations but this grand jury is looking into the hush money payments to adult film star stormy damages during the 2016 presidential campaign. while president mr. trump was asked about the payment and he denied making it and directed questions to his then personal lawyer, michael cohen. less than a year later, cohen testified to congress. watch. did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? no, no. why did michael cohen well, you ll have to ask michael cohen. michael is my attorney. you ll have to ask michael cohen. i am providing a copy of a $35,000 check that president trump personally signed from his personal bank account on august 1st of 2017, when he was president of the united states. the president of
manhattan as early as next week. this is according to five senior officials familiar with the preparations and in the worlds of unprecedented, this would be the absolute definition of it. a former president has never been criminally indicted before, never. so local law enforcement agencies are running the possible scenarios, going through potential security plans, gaming out the variables, according to the same officials, who also stress that this is a just in case no charges have been filed and nbc news cannot report that any decision has yet been made that we know of more on what this means in a moment because it could get pretty complicated we also have new reporting from the washington post that could have a significant bearing on the special counsel investigation into january 6th the post has reviewed a copy of a report called project 2020. a study trump s team paid for but never released to investigate the election results in six key states that he lost according
once again with iranian-built kamikaze drones. we will have a live report from kyiv. and also we will speak with former ukrainian president poroshenko about his reaction and the very latest in the war. and you will hear the exclusive one-on-one interview with georgia republican senate county herschel walker. what he said about claims he paid for an abortion. plus, a california community relieved after police say they caught a suspected serial killer. and xi jinping is poised to win an unprecedented third term in office. we ll get the latest from beijing. we will look into the importance of language in identity. we will go inside what is becoming a big debate about spanish and cultural. and we begin this hour with the breaking news out of ukraine where the country s dam was struck again by another were round of russian strikes overnight. kyiv s mayor says the city was struck by iranian-made kamikaze drones that hit critical infrastructure and a residential building.