Ukraine im bret baier. Tonights Special Report coming to you from a city where ukrainian and Russian Forces have been inside now its in ukrainian control. These are the northern apartments used to be hundreds of people who lived here in these apartments before they were hit by Artillery Shells in the first weeks of the war. More than 100 people died in this region. This saturday marks two years since the russian invasion began in this country. Tonight, an exclusive sitdown with ukraines president , Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the front lines for the first time ever. Just a mile and a half away from russian troops. We traveled by overnight train to kyiv from poland. Then to kharkiv in armored trucks and on to can a pans where Artillery Rounds could be heard interview Russian Forces and Ukrainian Forces back and forth just a mile and a half away first in the early days of the russian invasion many believed kyiv would fall quickly. They were wrong. Lets look back. Natos door is open. That is
stories breaking. former president donald trump picking up a key endorsement just four days away from the new hampshire primary. one of his most dedicated pursuers meantime in court is facing new allegations of impropriety. controversial georgia prosecutor fani willis is blaming the estranged wife of her alleged lover for accusations she was she has engaged in an improper relationship with him. willis is the prosecutor leading the election-related case against former president trump. now she is facing conflict of interest allegations herself. correspondent steve harrigan is following this has details tonight from atlanta. good evening, steve. steve: bret, things are really getting complicated, bitter and personal even ahead of a february 15th hearing that will try to determine if there was an improper relationship between the d.a. and the prosecutor she hired and also to determine whether the two misspent public money on vacations for themselves. now, the prosecutor, nath
treatment. earlier this week we learned the president s son struck a deal with prosecutors that lets him avoid jail time. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off tonight. jacqui, good evening. good evening, trace. white house officials say hunter biden, who just accepted a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, was invited to last night s state dinner with the attorney general you because he is the president s son and white house members attend events. officials were very rye sis tant giving answers how the case was handled and the president s role in it. let me say let me save you some breath. if you are going to ask about this, i am not addressing. kirby wouldn t answer james question though. are you going to answer the question? it s not unreasonable question to ask. after a lot of pushback the white house now says this comment still holds true. i have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings. despite a text message whist
his ton aides here in bedminster, new jersey. we learned today he is facing 37 felony charges for his handling of classified documents after leaving the white house and in some cases prosecutors say he showed those documents to people who should not have seen them and in one case he is accused of showing a plan of attack put together for him by the department of defense. our laws that protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the united states and they must be enforced. violations of those laws put our country at risk. special counsel jack smith announced the first federal criminal case ever against a former u.s. president. the federal felony charges trump faces include willfully retaining national defense information, withholding and concealing documents. making false statements, and conspiracy to obstruct justice. the former president calls the indictment the box hoax and smith a deranged lunatic. they can t stop because it s elec
mike: good evening, welcome to washington. i m mike emanuel in for bret baier border crossing set another record. highly total ever recorded for december. with the new year combings new laws. we will tell you where minimum wage is up and which states are implementing new gun restrictions and bret baier takes a look at the rise of internet use and data centers have increasing number of those facilities are impacting the electric grid. but, first, breaking tonight, president joe biden says his favorite memory of the year is bringing jobs back to the u.s. he also says the country is in a better position to lead the world than any other nation. the president s new year s message comes amid low approval numbers u.s. handling of the war in israel and the crisis at our southern border. the first family scheduled to return tomorrow to washington after a week long caribbean vacation. lucas tomlinson is travel with the president and reports from st. croix. good evening, lucas. mike