i m john roberts in for bret baier tonight. a tough examination for dr. anthony fauci as he defends his actions during the coronavirus pandemic. we may be just hours away from an executive order from president biden on immigration. as an illegal migrant is arrested for allegedly shooting two new york city police officers. and what it takes to get american hostages back home. we hear from someone who has done just that. but, first, breaking tonight, just days after the conclusion of the first ever criminal trial against a former president, a similarly historic proceeding begins against the son of a sitting president. jury selection has been completed in the felony gun charge trial for hunter biden. correspondent david spunt is in wilmington, delaware tonight where he kicks off our conch. hello, david. david: john, good evening to you. it took all day but the judge, the special counsel and the defense were able to turn 250 prospective jurors into 12 jurors plus four alterna
still alive. tonight get a look at the situation to free americans overseas. part of a new book in the shadows by mickey birdman on sale tomorrow. bret baier sits down with the author. bret: thanks, john. let s bring bring in mickey birdman richardson senator for engagement. he helps negotiate release of political prisoners hostages around the world. efforts to free people wrongfully detained. the head of one of the world s top private companies says he wants a firsthand look at the economy of one of the most closed societies. in january of 2013, bergmann took a controversial trip to north korea alongside then google chairman eric schmitt and new mexico governor bill richardson who was the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. during bill clinton s presidency. what s the toughest country to deal with? north korea pretty tough? actually, no. 9 truth is they are very rational.