us presidentjoe biden s son, hunter biden, is expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanour tax crimes and admit to illegally possessing a gun while a drug user, after a five year investigation. the us attorney in delaware filed papers indicating a plea agreement was reached. he s expected to agree to drug treatment and monitoring. the terms of the agreement are likely to keep him out ofjail. the white house said in a brief statement that president biden expressed support for his son hunter as he continues to rebuild his life. let s go straight to washington and to gary o donoghue his monitoring this developing story. tell us more details that are emerging? this this developing story. tell us more details that are emerging?- this developing story. tell us more details that are emerging? this is a sort of five investigation details that are emerging? this is a sort of five investigation that - details that are emerging? this is a sort of five investigation that is - sort of f
hello and welcome to the programme. the us coast guard says it estimates that the five people trapped onboard the missing submersible only have a day and a half s supply of oxygen left. ships and aircraft are descending on the remote part of the north atlantic where the vessel was last seen. three of the people on board are british citizens including a 19 year old. contact was lost on sunday as it descended towards the wreck of the titanic hundreds of miles from shore. jessica parker reports. these are the last known photos of the titan submersible. they were taken on sunday morning, just before it began its descent. one hour and 45 minutes later, contact was lost. it s a five man capsule. people crawl in. this was filmed by the bbc last year. it shows people being bolted in from the outside. the sub then plunges into the ocean s depths. the us coast guard has released a fresh estimate of how much oxygen may now be left on board. first of all, it s an estimate, right? we
court. these are the most recent pictures. his motorcade travelled a short distance from one of his residences. that is his vehicle they are going into the car park underneath the courtroom there. we have heard from a spokesperson of donald trump in the last half hour. let s take a listen. the executive branch has the power to classify documents. the decision to classify documents. the decision to pursue charges against president trump while turning a blind eye to others is emblematic of the corruption that we have here. we are at a turning point in our nations history. the targeting, prosecution, of a leading political opponent, is the type of thing you see in dictatorships like cuba and venezuela. it is commonplace for viable candidates to be prosecuted, persecuted, and put into jail. what is being done to the president trump should terrify all citizens of this country. these are not the ideals that our democracy is founded upon. this is not our america. thank you. so what
of the busiest travel days with new year s eve just two days away. rob marciano with the forecast. police on high alert for new year s eve. ramping up security in times square for what it calls a heightened and dynamic risk environment, deploying thus of officers for an expected crowd of 1 million people. one day after being banned from the ballot president trump fighting another legal battle. our jonathan karl with three former staffers and their warning about a second trump-term pair reporter: the skies over ukraine were set ablaze after russia unleashed its largest attack since the start of their full-scale invasion. civilians sent running for their lives. at least 31 people killed and the u.s. shooting down a drone and a ballistic missile fired by iranian-backed militant tas. a urgent manhunt for a hurting her own children. and the new report from the cdc, high levels of respiratory illnesses, including flu covid and this is world news tonight with david muir. g
saturated from recent heavy rain. rob marciano timing it all out. the midair emergency. a bird strike shortly after takeoff forcing a southwest airlines plane bound for austin to instead make an emergency landing in fort lauderdale. gio benitez with late details. the crisis at the border. top u.s. officials head to mexico for major talks with the country s president about slowing the record migrant surge, as a caravan of thousands of migrants, some of them families with small children, make their way towards the u.s. border. and tonight, the urgent plea from the mayor of new york city. mireya villarreal reporting. the new fears of a wider war in the middle east. u.s. troops come under attack again in iraq. militants claiming responsibility for the latest drone strikes just days after the u.s. hit targets in iraq. and the urgent effort to free the hostages still held by ha hamas, some of them americans. president biden talking with leaders in the region. terry moran in w