and harris faulkner. also joining us, fox weather meteorologist amy freeze, and retired nypd inspector paul moreau. closed door testimony released yesterday, two irs whistle-blowers say officials at the justice department, fbi, and irs interfered with the tax fraud investigation against hunter biden. the whistle-blower said that the decisions in the case seemed to be, quote, influenced by politics. the shocking testimony also included a laundry list of tips, leaks and possible coverups that prevented hunter from facing more serious charges, along with evidence indicating that president biden was involved in his son s foreign business dealings. white house correspondent jackie hien rick has more details. the white house hasn t responded to the whistle-blower s allegation about a 2017 whatsapp message allegedly sent by hunter biden that would directly challenge president biden s continued statement that he s never spoken to his son about his overseas business dealings, but we
for alex. we re just a few point feet apart, getting ready for my own show, and all of a sudden you re swearing on television. [laughter] just to be clear, i m quoting. i m a journalist. people say it. i quote it, i let you decide whether it s appropriate. they re not my words. the use mentioned distinction is what we used to say in linguistic philosophy in my college years, important year. you re reporting marjorie taylor. i remember when we are talking about donald trump having sworn in at some point you just had to say the words that he said on tv. there are a lot of firsts for me for the last few years, but that was fun. don t you always i have not arrived at a consistent policy on this, because it is ludicrous either way. it is ludicrous when you actually say it, because it s silly. it is also ludicrous where you re like, he called her a b word. every part of this is a little surreal. you woke me, up you got me ready for the show. thank, you my friend, have a
we have got ten hours, ten hours is about how much breathable air time the u.s. coast guard estimates is live for the five men aboard the missing submersible which is named the titan, to begin its a descent to the wreckage of the titanic on sunday morning. the clock is tipping rapidly, as the coast guard has an incredibly complex search and rescue operation too find them in an area that is twice the size of connecticut in two and a half miles below sea level. multiple countries and government agencies are involved in the canadian effort, a bohemian research vessel, a french research vessel. a u.s. navy, and the air national guard. remote operated vessels are also being deployed in the search, and more ships are expected to be arriving in the next 24 hours. that is where things stand right now. as you can see the moving on is tracking map, as many as 11 ships were spotted today heading towards the location of the titanic wreckage in a remote part of the north atlantic ocean.
welcome to inside politics sunday, i m abby phillip. and coming up this morning, rebellion in russia gives way to a retreat. a mercenary leader is heading for exile. vladimir putin is in power. but his grip on the russian government appears weaker tan ever. plus is russia s nuclear arsenal still secure. we re ask a member of the house intelligence committee next. and donald trump casted himself as a crusader who delivered a shift on abortion but what he won t say might be just as important. up first for us, vladimir putin stared down a mortal threat and strikes a deal to save his skin. they reacted to a world wind weekend in russia and i rebellion aimed directly at the heart of moscow. do you believe this is the beginning of end for vladimir putin? i don t want to speculate about that. we ve seen this aggression against ukraine become a strategic failure across the board. russia is now distracted that putin has to worry about what is going on inside of russia as much
this is our special coverage out of russia. the head of wagner group, the leader released a statement. therefore, realizing all the responsibilities for the fact that russian blood will be shed from one of the sides we turn our columns and move in the opposite field of the camps. officials claim their president had reached a deal with the wagner boss to halt his troops. earlier, he said his private army seizeded control of russian military facilities in it two critical cities. that is half way on the road to moscow. president putin called the actions a betrayal and stab notice back to the russian people. and he warned anyone who followed pergosian will pay a price. these are bulldogs and gangsters and the fight is way out into the open. it is a very serious one. we have full coverage of the breaking news. we have cnn chief international security correspondent with us nick paton walsh, national security reporter natasha bertrand. nick, i guess the question now is not onl