it over to josé diaz-balart to pick up on the coverage right now. good morning, it s 11:00 a.m. pacific, and 11:00 a.m. eastern. an attorney for hunter biden released a statement to nbc news that reads in part, quote, i know hunter believes it s important to take responsibility for these mistakes he made during a period of turmoil and addiction in his life and he looks forward to continuing his recovery and moving forward. joining us this morning, nbc s justice and intelligence correspondent, ken delanen, and barbara mcquade, msnbc legal analyst, and u.s. former attorney and law professor at the university of michigan. walk us through this deal and the charges. good morning, josé. so hunter biden is agreeing to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay income taxes in 2016 and 2018. we know he paid back more than a million dollars, or paid a tax bill of more than a million dollars last year as part of the effort to resolve this case, and those
hello again, thanks for being with us. it s 11:00 a.m. eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york with this special second hour on this federal holiday, and we are following breaking news this morning. america s secretary of state holding a high pressure meeting with china s president xi. did that one-on-one do anything to settle the simmering tensions between our two countries. extreme weather, millions remain under threat, even as communities reel from the aftermath of devastating tornados also ahead, a terrifying close call at one of the busiest airports in the country, a passenger capturing the video of this plane s wing almost hitting another plane on the runway. and later, celebrating juneteenth, we ll take you to galveston, texas, known as the birthplace of this federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery here in america. but first the breaking news out of china where u.s. secretary of state antony blinken met just a couple of hours ago with pres
after a strange of deadly storms barreled through the region, leaving at least six people dead and dozens of others injured we re in a texas community still picking up the pieces. later highway collapse pennsylvania s governor vowing to reopen that busy stretch of interstate 95 through philly within weeks let s begin with the breaking news out of china this morning. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken just departing beijing after that high-stakes meeting with china s president xi jinping. that included the secretary s crucial two-day visit aimed at stabilizing the spiraling relationship between the two countries, upended recently by the downing of a spy balloon and this tense encounter by a chinese fighter plane and a u.s. jet. plus the encounter with military ships. let s discuss with janis mackey frayer in beijing as well as nbc senior white house correspondent kelly o donnell standing by in washington we know the meeting between blinken and xi lasted about 35 minutes,
i m alex marquardt in the situation room. out front next. 34 hours, that s how much oxygen is left for the five people missing on a submersible heading to the titanic. plus, hunter biden s plea deal. president biden s son agreeing to plead guilty to federal criminal charges, most likely avoiding jail time. republicans are calling it a sweetheart deal. is it? and turning russians from putin s war into a prison cell. the new campaign from behind bars for alexei navalny. his daughter dasha is my guest. good evening. i m erin burnett. the clock is ticking as rescuers race to save five people on board that submersible off the coast of newfoundland called the titan. it has about 34 hours of breathable air left, according to the coast guard. the vessel was headed 13,000 feet beneath the ocean s surface heading to the titanic. it s been missing since yesterday morning. rescue teams are gathering at the scene. the search area for the su submersible is now larger than the
see the wreckage of the titanic. this hour the supply of oxygen is rapidly running out. we ll show you what conditions are like inside the small, cramped sub that left with five people on board. china is now lashing out at the united states after president joe biden referred to chinese leader xi jinping as a dictator. this as cnn is getting an exclusive look at military drills preparing for a potential chinese invasion of taiwan. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the massive search for the missing submersible. the source of banging sounds in the area remains a mystery at this hour but they are giving rescue crews hope. when you are in the middle of a search and rescue you always have hope. that s why we re doing what we do. reporter: with what could be less than 24 hours of oxygen left onboard titan, hope at this point may rest on banging noises detected by sonar. the coast guard re