Good evening, im laura coates. Thank you for joining me this friday evening. Tonight, donald trump is on some thin ice. In the first hearing with the judge in his third indictment, the one over Election Interference, she warned the former president about his rhetoric and his agreement, by the way, not to intimidate witnesses in order to stay a free man. But she also favored some of the arguments by his attorneys, for example, on whether evidence can be discussed publicly. More on that whole dramatic Courtroom Scene in just a moment. First, hunter biden. Hes likely going to trial. Attorney general Merrick Garland effectively appointed a Special Counsel in the guns and taxes investigation of the president s son. Youll recall there was a plea deal, and it also recently broke down. And weve talked about the questions surrounding how that could have happened. Even a judge that questioned the terms of the agreement with the doj. Before we get to all of that analysis, youre probably thinking,
i said, thank you very much. i knew exactly what he meant. 2 million lives. that is perhaps the most important admission from donald trump last night, again bragging about being the one to eliminate a constitutional right for women s health care that has stood for over 50 years. and here s donald trump s problem, is he goes into, i would call it softball, a softball event. i ve never seen one as fawning. i m not even sure, why did they have two hosts there? they could have just had one, sit there and smile and say, you re great. great. ask another softball question. it s like t-ball. he swung, hit the tee, and the ball rolled off. he bragged, katty, about terminating roe v. wade. he said, if it weren t for me, that 10-year-old girl in ohio that was raped by an illegal immigrant, if it weren t for me, she wouldn t have had to flee the state. if it weren t for me, women wouldn t be, like, dying outside of emergency rooms because doctors are afraid to conduct women s he
fewer than five hours out from the cnn republican presidential debate and nikki haley and ron desantis facing off five days before iowa voters set the race, is this a fight for second place? else on capitol hill when hunter biden shows up unexpectedly crashing a hearing holding him in contempt of congress. you are the epitome of white privilege, coming into the oversight committee and spitting in her face. we can hear from hunter biden. you should have the courtesy and don t act like nimrods. hunter biden abruptly walked out. a judge says not so fast on donald trump taking the stand. welcome to the lead, i am pamela brown, jake tapper is out, he will moderate the republican presidential debate with dana bash between ron desantis and nikki haley, the two candidates searching for a breakthrough that could position them to become the one and only viable challenger to donald trump who is the favorite to win his search straight republican nomination. nikki haley trails d
right now on ana cabrera reports, breaking news from capitol hill, two house committees meeting this hour on whether to hold hunter biden in contempt of congress. what it means for the president s son. plus, countdown to the caucus, nikki haley and ron desantis preparing to go head to head this evening with just five days to go. this as donald trump aims to play spoiler tonight and siphon attention. and there s a new twist in his appearance in a new york courtroom tomorrow. also ahead, extreme weather, millions impacted by a winter storm system that brought everything from snow to floods to tornados. thanks so much for joining us on this busy wednesday. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with breaking news on capitol hill where two house committees are kicking off meetings right now to consider whether to hotel hunter biden in contempt of congress. the house judiciary and oversight panels both expected to vote on whether to proceed
the hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. hunter biden appears in federal court in los angeles, and pleads not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences. hunter biden is appearing in federal court in los angeles this hour. he s has pleaded not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences. mr biden is facing three felony and six misdemeanour counts of evading $1.1; million in taxes. the president s son is also the focus right now of an inquiry from house republicans who yesterday staged a hearing to hold him in contempt of congress, for not complying with a subpoena to sit for a closed door deposition. what caught them by suprise was hunter appearance was hunter s appearance in the committee room in the middle of those contempt proceedings. and that sparked utter chaos. it doesn t matter who you are, where you come from or who your father is or your last name. yes, i m looking at you, hunter biden, as i m speaking to you. you ar