us presidentjoe biden s son hunter biden has agreed to a deal with prosecutors that will see him plead guilty to three charges. one is linked to gun possession, and two to failure to pay tax. the terms of the agreement are likely to keep him out ofjail. republicans have dismissed it as a slap on the wrist . 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports from washington. the president s troubled son has long been the focus of controversy. joe biden deliberately embraces him while his republican opponents target hunter, hoping to harm the elder biden with corruption allegations against the younger. father and son travel together a lot. it s in their home state of delaware that hunter has agreed a plea deal which will see him admit guilt for minor tax crimes and admit he lied on a gun license application when he said he was not a drug user. his supporters describe a recovering addict who s taking responsibility for his mistakes. at a san francisco conference, president biden was asked if h
you re live with bbc news. us presidentjoe biden s son, hunter biden, has agreed to a deal with prosecutors that will see him plead guilty to three charges one for gun possession, and two for failing to pay tax. the terms of the agreement are likely to keep him out ofjail. however, republicans have dismissed it as a slap on the wrist . 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports from washington. the president s troubled son has long been the focus of controversy. joe biden deliberately embraces him, while his republican opponents target hunter, hoping to harm the elder biden with corruption allegations against the younger. father and son travel together a lot. it s in their home state of delaware that hunter has agreed a plea deal which will see him admit guilt for minor tax crimes and admit he lied on a gun license application when he said he was not a drug user. his supporters describe a recovering addict who s taking responsibility for his mistakes. at a san francisco conference
forced nearly a million people from their homes. despite an agreement to protect civilians, both the army and the rival rapid support forces have continued to fight in densely populated areas especially in the capital, khartoum. most of those who ve fled remain within the country. president biden says he expects to meet congressional leaders on tuesday to discuss a plan to raise the us government s debt ceiling, and avoid a default. speaking to reporters in his home state of delaware, mr biden said he remained optimistic about agreeing on a deal. a meeting between mr biden and senior lawmakers on friday was postponed. and here in the uk, in what s thought to be a world first, driverless buses have entered service in edinburgh. the operator, stagecoach, says the five single decker buses have the capacity for around 10,000 passenger journeys per week. despite their name, the buses will still have two members of staff on board to monitor the technology and assist passengers. around the
pledge to help fund this convention through fundraising and his own wealth states. cities like atlanta and new york had also been in the mix for this convention, but additionally we also know that officials in both wisconsin and michigan critical battleground states have supported chicago hosting this convention republicans will be hosting there s just across the state line in milwaukee, wisconsin in july of 2024. milwaukee, of course, was where present when biden was supposed to hold the convention back in 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic hit the ultimately had to hold host that convention in his home state of delaware. now, this is one of the big pieces that people have been wondering out about as president biden prepares for a likely campaign just yesterday, he said that he is planning to run again in 2024, but that he s not quite ready to make that announcement yet, so there s still pieces that needed to come together at the convention. being one of them. people are
high-profile journalists kicked off. elon musk gives a reason that s not true. plus, a cnn exclusive, chuck, nancy and a sh ride of shrimp dumplings. they dish on their relationship, on joe biden and on their battles with donald trump. we re close friends. it s almost like brother and sister a little bit. when you disagree, who wins? usually her. no. and russia launches an overnight onslaught of 70 must missiles on ukraine. kyiv residents act to taking cover. power stations damaged as the united states prepares to deliver more firepower and more training but up first for us an important and emotional event for president biden. any minute now the commander in chief will promote the new benefits for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals. the venue a national guard facility in the president s home state of delaware that is named after his late son, beau biden. president biden signed that legislation back into law in