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
that very judge who said that he would have no choice but to draw negative inferences from donald trump s nonanswers and tendency to veer off and answer questions in a tangential, quasi tangential way. it is notable if donald trump were to go into the courtroom tomorrow, if he could actually stick to the script and stick to the demands of the judge if they were to grant and allow him to testify. vaughn hillyard, thank you. go get warm. catherine, your reaction to the idea of trump offering part of the closing argument, it would seem. i don t see the judge allowing it. he doesn t have to allow it. i m thinking donald trump wants to stand up and make a political statement or talk about his campaign or the witch-hunt and although there is not a jury here, it is a bench trial, the only way the judge would allow it, he says let him do it, who cares, there is no jury here, but i don t see it. is there any benefit from a defense team perspective of having trump do this? no, no. this i