is end. this morning in court filings, we learned the trump appointed attorney reached a plea agreement where he ll plead golt to two counts of failing to pay his taxes on time. he also faces a gun possession charge which is expected to be dismissed. his lawyer joins me for his first tv interview. this investigation was in the works for five years across two administrations. first brought by the doj under president trump in 2019 then continued with the same trump appointed prosecutor, david weiss, under president biden. according to reporting from nbc news, it was thorough across multiple federal agencies and field offices. it began broadly looking at money laundering and fair violations. neither of which were charged. the lengthy time period is part of what the gop is seizing on today. claiming the investigation was slow walked or compromised. and arguing this quote slap on to wrist as they call it shows that former president trump is being politically persecuted. you thin
okay. this one s going on the mantle. sandra: horrifying case in pennsylvania sparking a legal debate. 35-year-old woman charged with pushing her ex-boyfriend, an army veteran, to suicide. john: allegedly harassed him with a series of whatsapp messages and videos, destroying his things, talking about her new partner and threatening to keep him from ever seeing his daughter again. sandra: may remind you of michelle carter, 17 years old when she was charged with pushing her boyfriend to take his own life. carter eventually went to prison. will the same thing happen this time? welcome back as america reports rolls into hour two. sandra smith on this thursday afternoon in new york. john: john roberts, good to be with you again. no debate the messages are heinous, the big question is, are they criminal? our legal panel will be here to debate it. we will kick things off with this fox news alert. sandra: a gruesome scandal unfolding at one of the country s top medical sc
stabilize. i ve had the same job 34 years. i m good. where the economy sits might determine what the next chapter will look like for the country. i m going to work hard, pay off my bills. have a new car in sight. i m going to do it. i m optimistic about 2024 and all it will bring to the world, to the economy. neil: investors have high hopes for a new year and a new stock market. let s say for the first trading day, not the most magnificent of starts. last year s so-called m magnificent big tech stocks were big duds. so we record, you decide if 2024 is still big. welcome. i m neil cavuto. happy to have you with us. happy new year to you as well. to lydia hu on the bumpy start to what ken fisher says is going to be another banner year. but again, not quite starting out that way. yeah, hi, neil. you said it best. today was a bumpy start for the first day of trading in this new year. of course, it s coming on the heels of a blockbuster close at the end of 2023. al
learned. also, an expert legal panel standing by, geraldo rivera, brian claire pool and mark geragos, a lot who have a lot of experience with celebrity cases such as these. the d.a., mary carmack says that the set played fast and loose with safety. that she absolutely believes that alec baldwin pulled the trigger that fateful day. something that the actor when he spoke out about the case shortly after it happened denied. watch this. it wasn t in the script for the trigger to be pulled. the trigger was and pulled. i didn t pull the trigger. you never pulled the trigger? no, no, no. i would never point a gun and pull a trigger, never. martha: they ll go back to that time and time again here. baldwin, gutierrez reed and david halls, the assistant director, who signed a plea agreement. did not do their jobs that day says this special prosecutor. if they had, helena hutchins would be alive today. let s bring in judge jeanine pirro that just spoke with the d.a. grea
but making headlines after her apparent audio malfunction meant she did not answer a tough question on covid lock downs. her republican rival is calling foul on her. you can decide for yourself. john: one of several hot governor races. a live look at miami-dade county, republican voters outnumbering democrats at the polls by around 7,000 as of this afternoon. sandra: that s welcome news for republican governor ron desantis, fighting off charlie crist who is now a democrat. john: the race in georgia. sandra: stacey abrams in a rematch against brian kemp she long claimed she beat the first time around. john: as far as president biden is concerned, all comes down to the senate. the president s agenda and his legacy is on the line tonight. we have fox team coverage of the races that will make all the difference. bret baier will be at the helm later on. for now, standing by to be with us. bryan llenas on the keys in the keystone state, and hillary vaughn on new hampshire