the races over. obviously iowa will be critical for any candidate who was hoping to knock trump out of the number one spot. and republicans have just move the caucuses they re up to january 15th. martin luther king junior day. weeks earlier than it has been in recent elections. the question, is could a late entrance thing shake things up. first let s, tonight republican governor glenn youngkin of virginia. governor, thank you for being here for the premiere of the first show. caitlin, congratulations on this great show. great to be with you and have a chance to talk about virginia. we have a lot of great things going on. you do have a lot going on in virginia. and you recently went ten for ten in the contested primaries in your home state. the candidates endorsed all one. your own election in virginia was also seen as a playbook for you helpless across the country. when you look at virginia, you look at 2020, for what do you think republicans need to do nationally to win in 2024,
president biden only commenting briefly when asked about the plea agreement that his son hunter struck with federal prosecutors. guilty pleas on a pair of misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his income tax and working to avoid a felony firearm-related charge. i m very proud of my son. shortly before that, the white house put out a statement saying, the president and first lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. we will have no further comment. former president trump, meanwhile, reacting to the deal on his own social network saying a sweetheart deal for hunter and joe as they continue their quest to get trump. and he s not alone in that criticism today among republicans. cnn s evan perez joins us now with more on that. evan, first let s talk about this plea deal and what you can tell us as this investigation had been going on for so many years. how did they come to this
process as grueling and as long as possible. the chamber worked under 2:00 in the morning. they still have some 800 amendments to go through. in north carolina, lawmakers voted to overvie the governor s veto of an abortion bill. and on the national level, access to the wildly aye abortion pill is once again on the line. a federal appeals court is hearing arguments over a nationwide ban on the medication, which has been on the market over two decades, deemed safe and effective by the medical community. jessica, first let s talk about this appeals court, it is a conservative appeals court, the three judges there. what is your best guest as to how they will approach this. all eyes are on this three-judge panel.
also coming up on sportsday. a clash of the rivals in super league wigan beat the champions st helens to climb the table and hull fc s losing streak continues. and from friends to rivals but will it be all smiles for these two in when it comes to a paralympic spot. i ll be happy either way. you go to the games i will your training partner stop if you go to the games you will be mine. hello there and welcome along to the programme. a busy weekend of football ahead but first let s get up to date with the masters, which is into day two and happening right now. and it s proving tough for rory mcilory today again in chasing that elusive green jacket, the only major in golf he hasn t won. let s join our correspondent andy swiss, who s at augusta for us.
we we start this morning in ukraine where the brutal invasion by russia hit the one year mark yesterday. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy marked the anniversary with an emotional speech yesterday gave. he declared that ukraine is alive, and awarded here of ukraine medals to families of fallen soldiers. president biden also marked that date with new sanctions against russia, and another two billion dollar support package for ukraine that includes ammunition, and high tech military equipment. but not the f-16 s zelenskyy has repeatedly requested. nbc s erin mclaughlin joins us from kyiv. erin? how is the country preparing for the second year of war? hey, jonathan. well, first let s talk about the those f-16s. the president of the united