Deals for you. The four bargains you might see. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin with that dramatic fall. A bombshell decision from a man who was once one of the most powerful men in washington. Former speaker of the house Dennis Hastert. And a move that could keep his secrets from coming out in open court. Signaling he will plead guilty in a criminal case. Prosecutors accusing hastert of paying hush money to hide misconduct. That misconduct going back to his time as a high school teacher. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross on hasterts move, the prison time he might now face and the family tonight, saying, the truth is out. Reporter the decision today by 73yearold Dennis Hastert to plead guilty means there will be no trial, and none of his dark secrets will be exposed in open court. Mr. Speaker. The former speaker of the house, once second in line to the presidency, may spend time in prison, the first speaker ever to
Next debate. Donald trump and ben carson demanding changes to the debate format. And they want it capped at two hours with commercials and want to speak directly to the camera at the open and close. Cnbc says its considering the demands. Turning now to the democrats and a new hint from joe biden about a possible run. A top aide for the Vice President sent a letter to former staffers saying if biden enters the race, he will need their race. And he said everything that biden and the president have worked for is at stake. The letter also promised the Biden Campaign would be optimistic but gave no hint when an announcement might come. As Jonathan Carl tells us, biden reporter joe biden was in full v. P. Mode today. At the president s side in the morning, and then, awaiting the president of south korea in the afternoon. Are you running for president . I will answer in korean. Reporter can you just tell i cant hear you. Reporter okay. A little louder . Have you made your decision reporter no
Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin with that dramatic fall. A bombshell decision from a man who was once one of the most powerful men in washington. Former speaker of the house Dennis Hastert. And a move that could keep his secrets from coming out in open court. Signaling he will plead guilty in a criminal case. Prosecutors accusing hastert of paying hush money to hide misconduct. That misconduct going back to his time as a high school teacher. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross on hasterts move, the prison time he might now face and the family tonight, saying, the truth is out. Reporter the decision today by 73yearold Dennis Hastert to plead guilty means there will be no trial, and none of his dark secrets will be exposed in open court. Mr. Speaker. Reporter but in exchange, the former speaker of the house, once second in line to the presidency, may spend time in prison, the first speaker ever to do so. The charges aga
From abc news, this is world news now. A lot to get to on this friday. But we begin with the stunning downfall of a man once a political powerhouse on capitol hill and second in line to the presidency. Now possibly headed to prison. Were talking about former speaker of the house Dennis Hastert. Hes agreed on a plea deal in a criminal hush money case linked to accusations after sexual misconduct. Abcs brian ross has details. Reporter the decision by 73yearold Dennis Hastert to plead guilty means there will be no trial and none of his dark secrets will be exposed in open court. Mr. Speaker. Reporter but in exchange, the former speaker of the house, once second in line to the presidency, may spend time in prison, the first speaker ever to do so. The charges against hastert grow out of his role as a popular Illinois High School wrestling coach in the 1970s. Authorities say hastert sexually abused several teenage boys on the team, and then a few years ago, began to pay one of them more than
Tonight that could spell major deals for you. The four bargains you might see. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin with that dramatic fall. A bombshell decision from a man who was once one of the most powerful men in washington. Former speaker of the house Dennis Hastert. And a move that could keep his secrets from coming out in open court. Signaling he will plead guilty in a criminal case. Prosecutors accusing hastert of paying hush money to hide misconduct. That misconduct going back to his time as a high school teacher. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross on hasterts move, the prison time he might now face and the family tonight, saying, the truth is out. Reporter the decision today by 73yearold Dennis Hastert to plead guilty means there will be no trial, and none of his dark secrets will be exposed in open court. Mr. Speaker. Reporter but in exchange, the former speaker of the house, once second in line to the preside