lawrence 7:00 a.m. hour of fox & friends on the east, on wednesday, january the 17th. steve: all right is joe biden hiding? the white house calling an early morning lid for the president as he has gone 36 days without a formal press conference. he is essentially missing in action. ainsley: plus, a fox & friends exclusive. a middle school student is banned from all school sporting events after he is accused of wearing black face. there s his picture. he joins us as he is suing the district now for ruining his reputation. brian: absolutely. underwear under lock and key. the latest attempt to stop shoplifters in walmart and target in california. and i ll be brief. the second hour of fox & friends. [laughter] ainsley: that was good. that was good. brian: second hour of fox & friends starts oh, forget it. tells california maybe she fought for a boy from south georgia she s got the ball in the palm of her hand she s a 90 s country fan like i am i g
that is expected to start any minute now. we ll bring you that as soon as it begins. plus, the polarizing plea deal for the president s son. republicans blasting the agreement that lets hunter biden avoid jail time as a slap on the wrist. but some legal experts suggest that if his last name wasn t biden, he might never have faced charges in the first place. and this deal was announced just about half an hour after we learned donald trump s court date. now less than eight weeks away. does judge aileen cannon s accelerated timeline suggest this trial could be over before the primaries even begin? but, we start with the extraordinary developments developing the current and former president on the same okay that donald trump s trial date is set, president biden s son hunter has reached a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid a trial and jail time. and we will get to that momentarily. but, first, let s take you to the coast guard briefing, the latest on the sub and the five p
that s tonight s last word, the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle begins right now. tonight, the justice department moves to stop donald trump from making top secret information public. our friday night cap breaks down his legal troubles and gives us there and the piece of the week. and disturbing new details in the death of olympic sprinter to horry bowie, raising concerns about the maternal health care prices in america. plus my one-on-one conversation with about his father s legacy and how he found his own path as the 11th hour gets underway this friday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. our friday night cap is standing by, but we start this evening s broadcast in washington d.c. where the justice department has reportedly filed a motion for a protective order to keep donald trump from releasing any classified materials, given to his legal team in the documents case. the new york times says that the order hints at, quote, ongoing investigations. the order
eastern right here on msnbc. that s tonight s last word, the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle begins right now. tonight, the justice department moves to stop donald trump from making top secret information public. our friday night cap breaks down his legal troubles and gives us there and the piece of the week. and disturbing new details in the death of olympic sprinter to horry bowie, raising concerns about the maternal health care prices in america. plus my one-on-one conversation with about his father s legacy and how he found his own path as the 11th hour gets underway this friday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. our friday night cap is standing by, but we start this evening s broadcast in washington d. c. where the justice department has reportedly filed a motion for a protective order to keep donald trump from releasing any classified materials, given to his legal team in the documents case. the new york times says that the order hints at, quote, ong
criminal trial and how much he has incriminated himself. now, we all know a lot s happened this week, but there continues to be new reporting and developments including trump s focus on the boxes. the new york times reports trump was attached to the boxes of documents even while he was in office. a white house official said trump would notice if somebody rifled through them or they weren t arranged in a particular way. that s how his, quote, mind worked. those boxes were found ultimately in the bathroom and other unsecure areas in mar-a-lago. so trump has continued to lash out, to publicly bemoan this process, also in a way to give prosecutors evidence. trump has written that he is, quote, totally exonerated. he s asked, when are they going to drop all charges against him, apologize, and return everything that was, quote, illegally taken. he is basically saying out of court what his lawyers have not been able to prove in court that somehow this was an illegal search or s