today on inside politics a plea deal for the president s son. the justice department says hunter biden will admit he broke federal tax and gun laws. a development already kicking up a hornet s nest of house republicans. plus, we have brand new cnn poll numbers this hour. they confirm donald trump s big early lead, but not as big as it was. and the former president walks into a trap of his own making. he goes on fox news and talks a lot about the legal case against him. did he accidentally confess to some of the crimes he s accused of committing? i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, crimes and punishment. we learned this morning that hunter biden plans to plead guilty to tax crimes, not paying his taxes on time. we also learned the president s son struck a deal on a gun charge and prosecutors will ask mr. biden be put on probation. i want to go straight to delaware where this all went down. that s where cnn correspondent cara accide
weaponizing its attack line on donald trump, but he appeared to have given them plenty of ammunition. let s get the latest from rich edson in washington. rich? good afternoon, neil. much of the respect presidential field has criticized the department of justice over this. they re also taking issue with the former president s alleged behavior. his campaign says it raised roughly $2 million last night at a fund raiser in bedminster, new jersey just hours after the former president appeared at his arraignment in a courthouse in miami. as his federal indictment dominates the gop race for president. i don t think that most republicans support the conduct that is detailed in that indictment. it s reckless, it s harmful to the american national security and it doesn t show the judgment that you need to be an effective president during difficult times. former vice president mike pence told the wall street journal, these are very serious allegations and i can t defend what is
u.s. department of agriculture considers a ban on the childhood treat in school cafeterias. congresswoman elise stefanik tells us why it is not only government overreach but could hurt her constituents. john: stunning video of a ten-foot croc after it made its way into somebody s back yard pool. we ll talk to one of the men who secured it about his 40 years in the wrangling business. it s 3:00 a.m., you know what time it is, let s get ready to commute. sandra: that is a young south carolina woman landing an internship in new jersey. but instead of finding a place to live up north, she s travelling back and forth by plane. are housing costs so outrageous this is actually saving her money? what a story. i m sandra smith in new york. and on the crocodile, i bet they are glad they have lights on in the pool. john: 2:00 in the morning, imagine waking up to that. all those stories are coming up in a jam packed hour. we begin with a fox news alert on the unrelenting border c
. and officials in texas say that they are trying their best with the resources they have. processing migrants has become. but authorities in iceland are not ready to let people back into that you are homes just yet. we ll explain why. two georgian election workers have the green light to go after rudy giuliani s assets right away to collect their award. a judge in washington gave them the go-ahead on wednesday. that is after the former trump attorney was ordered to pay close to $150 million to two women who sued him for defamation over statements after the 2020 election. and as jessica schneider reports, the judge concluded some of giuliani s own claims don t add up. reporter: the judge in this case is really coming out with some scathing language against rudy giuliani in giving these plaintiffs the green light to start or try to start collecting anyway their $148 million right now. she s really criticizing rudy giuliani and his failure to really cooper
this is unprecedented and it is historic. the first time a former president has ever been criminally charged and therefor we don t have any real roadmap for how it will now play out. we do know former president donald trump will be arraigned next week in manhattan courtroo surrounded by extraordinary security fear also surrounded b security tonight the manhattan da alvin bragg leaving his office after grand jury decided he had to demonstrate probable cause in the case he has pursue against trump, alleging campaign-finance laws were broken but was so-called hush payments to stormy daniels she claims she had an affair with trump before he ran for president for the immediate question is how exactly the former president will be processed and charged to move surrendering to authorities. it is a process, and arraignment, just like anyone else. and then you go from there. trump himself responded with fury tonight saying in part, quote, the democrats have lied and cheated and s