and we start this friday night with a fox news alert. the u.s.with a supreme courtupre will decide whether donald trump can be kep c t off the 2024 ballot in colorado. with arguments starting on february the eighth, again, the supreme court, they have no.w to consider what is a very important appeal and constitutional issue, and that is whether or not president trump s name will remain on the ballot until. they render a decision. now, also tonight, a big update from the biden familonight apdas s hunter may soon be held in contempt of congresoos. tha we have an update on that. also, the one and only dr. cornel west will join us with m more of his defense, whichor i think is indefensible. the former harvard president igt ahead, did he shoot out tonight? but tonight, we begin in valley. forge in pennsylvania. nearly 250 years ago, during a bitterly cold and wet winter . george washington stationed the continental army on this rural plateau just outside of philadelphiuralu just o
let s get started with five things to know for this tuesday, may 16th. new overnight, cnn obtained new video of a man chasing a screaming woman with a bat minutes before he allegedly attacked staffers at a congressman s field office. you hear the screams there. the suspect this morning is under arrest. virginia congressman says his staffers have nonlife threatening injuries. also in washington, president biden is going to meet with house speaker kevin mccarthy again today as both try to find a way forward when it comes to the debt ceiling. mccarthy said they re not closer than they were as a treasury secretary is doubling down that america is headed for a default as early as june 1st. durham is report is now out after three years in the making. the special counsel from the trump era the fbi should have never launched a full investigation into connections between the former president s 2016 campaign and russia. but he did not recommend any new criminal charges or, quote, w
welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in washington along with erin burnett in new york. happening now, we re counting down to cnn s town hall with former president donald trump. new hampshire republicans as well as undeclared primary voters are standing by with questions for the gop frontrunner and it all comes as trump stares down growing legal troubles. multiple criminal investigations. an indictment in new york and a $5 million sex abuse verdict. all of that, wolf, as we are also following another story tonight. congressman george santos speaking out today. he pled not guilty to 13 federal charges. pulling a page out of of the trump playbook calling it a witch hunt. if convicted santos could face up to 20 years in prison for the top counts he faces. the republican from new york is facing calls to resign from many in his own caucus. speaker mccarthy is holding fire, saying santos deserves his day in court. also the sout
flights are delayed or canceled. new rules could give vouchers for meals, hotels, and new flights if they are slowed down in getting to their destination. sandra: after months of issues at airports all over the country, biden administration says it will make airlines think twice before they scrap a flight. but will it do anything to fix the problems the airlines say cause the problems in the first place? john: oh, don t you just love to fly. john roberts in washington. strap in, sandra, here we go. sandra: i can guarantee everybody listening has their own personal horror stories of travelling recently. welcome, i m sandra smith in new york. big money show panel is here, jackie deangelis and brian brenberg will react to what we hear from the president a short time from now. john: first fox news alert, all hands on deck in the lone star state. 545 texas national guard troops deployed to hot spots across the southern border. sandra: video shows the first group of troop
mass shooting north of houston. they say francisco oropeza is a 38-year-old mexican national and identified by a large tattoo on his left forearm. investigators from the suspects phone in a rural area the county sheriff admits a suspect could quote be anywhere now. we have bordered team coverage and at griff jenkins is live with exclusive new pictures of the ongoing surge at the border. bus house republicans say they have a plan to beef up border security after title 42 ends in less than two weeks. but first, christina coleman is live with the latest on the manhunt in texas, christina per. hi jon we just got some new information on this just seconds ago. texas governor greg abbott just announced on twitter the five people killed in the shooting in the country illegally for the 38-year-old mexican national accused of shooting the victims in the head with an ar-15 stove rifle was also in the country illegally. fox news at bill melugin group the suspect francisco oropeza has b