stimulus will come, but it will be limited. just to barely make it to 5% and possibly slightly below 5% next year. it to 596 and possibly slightly below 596 next year.- below 596 next year. these attacks on below 596 next year. these attacks on commercial - below 596 next year. these - attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea what s the impact likely to be on china and asia? surely these countries also need the goods that are being shipped from that are being shipped from that region? that are being shipped from that reuion? ~ ., , , that region? well, absolutely. china is the that region? well, absolutely. china is the largest that region? well, absolutely. china is the largest exporter l china is the largest exporter in the world by far with manufactured products. so china does suffer from, especially from when it takes to bring goods to europe. of course, we have railway now, available. part of the belt & road initiative. but you know, ukraine and russia s wa
harris: get ready, a third batch of secrets spilling today from jeffrey epstein s court documents. fallout already being felt all the way from buckingham palace to hollywood and many places in between. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. so more than 300 additional pages unsealed. the largest takeaways about former president bill clinton coming to light. and these documents include a claim that bill clinton tried to stop publication of an article about the sex trafficking operation of the now-deceased pedophile jeffrey epstein. a legal expert with this take. bill clinton is a huge public figure. everywhere he goes there are security and eyeballs on him. you know, it s a cautionary tale your mom told you when you were little, you have to be careful who you associate with. who you associate with you can be collateral damage. they are so caught up in this jeffrey epstein web of scandal like being named in these dock also. harris: we re also learning ab
there s an underground entrance where the secret service can drive him into the building and bring him up to the upper floors where he ll be processed by the federal marshals. he ll be placed under arrest once he comes into the building and then the processing begins. it s a standard thing. they re doing an electronic fingerprinting of him. these usually involve photographs. we expect walt nada to be booked with a mugshot. the former president is very recognizable. we don t think the marshals will take photographs of him. from there he ll go to the courthouse and a judge will read him the charges and he ll have a chance to enter his plea. the question of his release, jake, we don t expect he s going to be there s going to be any issues with him being released. the issue we expect, however, to come up is whether he can communicate with anybody who might be considered witnesses; of course, is an issue of witness tampering which has been a concern already in this case. evan,
thanks, jesse. jesse: see ya. bret: good evening. i m bret baier. following two major stories president trump has filed appeal with the colorado supreme court with the decision to keep his name off the primary ballot. we will have that plus analysis with brit hume and shannon bream in just moments. but we begin with the crisis at the southern border. more than 50 house republicans are in eagle pass, texas tonight meeting with border officials. getting a first-hand look at the migrant crisis that is forcing the biden administration to go on the offense. the white house placing blame on the house g.o.p. saying members are obstructing progress, even as president biden faces mounting criticism from democrats. correspondent bill melugin starts us off tonight in eagle pass, texas again. good evening, bill. bill: bret, good evening to you. today s congressional delegation was the largest one to ever visit the southern border. and these house republicans came here after decembe
the first day back to school after the holidays turns deadly in iowa. the new details about the guns and the shooter s social media posts. this strikes at the heart of everything that we hold dear. norah: the major winter storm barreling towards the northeast, bringing heavy snow, ice, and wind. once it gets to the eastern seaboard, that s when things get really tricky, right, who gets the snow and who doesn t? norah: the new concerns about judge safety after that attack in a nevada court room. we are still definitely in survival mode. norah: eye on america. snow crab season is canceled in alaska for a second year in a row. why it has fishermen on edge. we are a dying breed. if we keep going the way we are going, there is not going to be any of us left. norah: and the new coins honoring the legacy of harriet tubman. good evening to our viewers in the west. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this thursday night. there is breaking ne