Less than one hour from now on capitol hill. House lawmakers set to depose hunter biden. We have a camera in every corner of the capitol. Well watch it together. Good morning. It is midweek. Dana has the week off. Im bill hemmer live in new york city. Hello my office friend. We have offices right next to each other understairs. Can hear just about everything. Sandra im sandra smith. Hunter biden is appearing. The interview was originally scheduled for december of the hunter showed up and held a News Conference instead. Let me state as clearly as i can, my father was not financially involved in my business. Not as a practicing lawyer, a board member of burisma, not in my partnership with a Chinese Private businessman. Not in my investments at home or abroad and certainly not as an artist. Bill todays deposition will go for hours. Republicans press hunter on his overseas Business Dealings and whether or not his father was involved in those. Sandra Congressman Issa is one of the lawmakers
Testifying Behind Closed Doors this hour. What his testimony means for the house gops Impeachment Inquiry into his father. Plus, donald trump and President Biden claiming victory in michigans primaries, but the states voters did send Warning Signs to both campaigns. Also ahead, inferno on the panhandle, the governor of texas, issuing a Disaster Declaration as a raging wildfire threatens a Nuclear Weapons facility. The pope hospitalized early this morning, what we know about his condition at this hour. Thanks so much for joining us. Its good to be with you. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with the Breaking News from capitol hill where hunter biden is Behind Closed Doors this hour for a deposition with the House Oversight and judiciary committees. Now, todays testimony is the result of months of negotiations by House Republicans to compel the president s son to testify in their impeachment probe into his father. Lets go right to the hill and nbcs rya
President biden is at Walter Reed Medical Center for the physical. The visit was unannounced. The White House Press secretary said last week he was due for a physical. Not exactly the same thing as putting it on the schedule. Just Out Of The Blue having the marine one Helicopter Land on the lawn if front of all the reporters while he takes off. The white house says it will release a summary of the results of the president s medical examination later today. That information will likely be closely scrutinized. The president at 81, oldest commanderinchief in u. S. History. Americans taking part in polling across the country show a majority of voters think he is not fit to be president for another four years. Those same concerns were amplified earlier this month in special counsel robert hurs report on the president s handling of classified material. That report described him as sympathetic wellmeaning elderly man with a poor memory. It sounds benign but has really done damage for him. Wel
Reason is border is not secure is donald trump and his maga republican friends. You see millions and millions of people coming across the border illegally. We dont know where they come from. Bill you get the tale of two borders today. President biden and former President Trump will be on the u. S. Mexican border in different locations. Dueling visits could not be more different. Dana has the week off. Im bill hemmer in new york city. Happy leap day to everybody. Welcome back to you in new york. Gillian. Gillian is it tomorrow . I dont know. Bill every four years were here. Gillian this is americas newsroom. Former President Trump is heading to eagle pass in texas. Thats the heart of the current iteration of this Border Crisis. Agents have apprehended over 2,000 migrants in the past five days. Bill p President Biden is going to brownsville. Agents have nabbed a few dozen migrants this week. The city is protected by razor wire. Gillian the problem has spiraled out of control and could be
Tonights laid, campaign crunch time. A handful of caucuses and primaries this weekend will be among the lost opportunities to change the president ial picture ahead of super tuesday. Former President Trump is campaigning in virginia tonight as a divided Republican Party holds a Caucus Convention and michigan. Caucus is also being held in missouri and idaho. Meanwhile, tomorrows primary and the District Of Columbia could offer nikki haley one of her a few opportunities to win a contest outright. Main while, President Biden is preparing for his state of the union address, thursday, we are hell have an opportunity to speak directly to the American People about his accomplishments, including the Recovering Economy with Stock Markets at alltime highs. And possible progress in the middle east. They administration has begun airdrops of humanitarian aid into gaza and stays far discussions are underway. A well received speech could help reverse a different popularity that has the president lock