washington. i m bret baier. breaking tonight. it is election day in more than 30 states across the country today. handful of those races are being closely watched tonight. possible implications down the road. as polls close. polls close in an hour in virginia and kentucky. we have fox team coverage on all of that a bit later. but, first, one month after the hamas attack on his nation, israel s prime minister is ruling out any cease-fire or pause in the fighting without the release of all hostages. president biden asked benjamin netanyahu to consider what are being called tactical pauses in the fighting, perhaps a three day stop to get humanitarian aid into gaza and try to get hostages out. tonight, we re also hearing from some relatives of american hostages still believed to be held by hamas. and there is more controversy about where president biden stands regarding all of the dissent in this country for israel s actions. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich has details
are promoting? okay. dana, thank you. dana: bye. bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i m bret baier. former president trump on the witness stand in his civil fraud trial. a day that saw fireworks in and out of the courtroom. we will take you there. plus, a major democratic official spreads doubt on whether president biden should even attempt re-election. an indiana woman is in custody after trying to destroy what she thought was a building housing an israeli school filled with jewish students and teachers. we will tell you what she actually hit and what she is facing tonight. but, first, breaking tonight, israeli officials say at one point earlier today, approximately 30 launches were identified from lebanon toward northern israel. troops are now responding with artillery fire aimed at the origin of their launches. is this the beginning of that northern front everyone has been talking about in earnest? meantime, israeli forces in greater numbers are expected to e
i m john roberts in for bret baier tonight. a tough examination for dr. anthony fauci as he defends his actions during the coronavirus pandemic. we may be just hours away from an executive order from president biden on immigration. as an illegal migrant is arrested for allegedly shooting two new york city police officers. and what it takes to get american hostages back home. we hear from someone who has done just that. but, first, breaking tonight, just days after the conclusion of the first ever criminal trial against a former president, a similarly historic proceeding begins against the son of a sitting president. jury selection has been completed in the felony gun charge trial for hunter biden. correspondent david spunt is in wilmington, delaware tonight where he kicks off our conch. hello, david. david: john, good evening to you. it took all day but the judge, the special counsel and the defense were able to turn 250 prospective jurors into 12 jurors plus four alterna
congratulations to the rangers. i wish my wife felt the same way. dana: have a great show, bret. bret: see you. secretary of state antony blinken israel to ensure more humanitarian aid to do more to protect palestinian civilians inside gaza or else there will be no partners for peace in his words; however, israeli prime minister benjamin meth is ruling out a temporary seas fire or pause in the gaza strip until hostages held by hamas are released. israeli officials meantime say the country is on high alert for attacks on its border with lebanon. hezbollah s leader gave a first his first public speech since the war started saying his group had entered the battle though he stopped short of saying it is fully engaging in the war. here at home more concern about who is coming across our southern border. a 20-year-old palestinian man in the u.s. illegally is charged now with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. the u.s. attorney s office and the southern dist
g good evening. i m bret baier. breaking tonight fox news has new and exclusive reaction from president biden on the guilty verdict in former president trump s historic criminal trial. the first of a former current president in u.s. history. we have been talking about that and the fallout of it. now a little q&a. white house correspondent peter doocy joins us live from the north lawn with that. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. it took 24 hours but we finally got president biden to tell us what he thinks the trump convictions mean for him ahead of november s elections this is iphone video as we took as he got done toasting the kansas city chiefs on the north lawn and you will only see it here. peter: do you think this conviction helps trump in the election? are you worried that this could happen to you some day, somebody comes up with some charges and tries to bring you into court after your term? [inaudible] and when trump says you are just trying to br