all of the political fallout to come. also this hour, florida federal judge aileen cannon sets a file date for the president s documents case as mr. trump gives his most detailed answer yet since last week s indictment about his handling of america s secrets in response to tough questions from fox news anchor bret baier. why not just hand them over then? because i had the boxes. i wanted to go through the boxes and get all of my personal things out. i didn t want to hand it over yet, and i was very busy as you ve sort of seen. yeah, you tell the aide to move to other locations after telling your lawyers you had fully complied with the subpoena when you hadn t? but i had to take all of my thing out. these boxes were interspersed with all sorts of things. and john durham to the house intelligence committee on the 206-page report that s highly critical of the fbi s investigation into the russian interference in 2016, to the republican intelligence committee chairman,
that is expected to start any minute now. we ll bring you that as soon as it begins. plus, the polarizing plea deal for the president s son. republicans blasting the agreement that lets hunter biden avoid jail time as a slap on the wrist. but some legal experts suggest that if his last name wasn t biden, he might never have faced charges in the first place. and this deal was announced just about half an hour after we learned donald trump s court date. now less than eight weeks away. does judge aileen cannon s accelerated timeline suggest this trial could be over before the primaries even begin? but, we start with the extraordinary developments developing the current and former president on the same okay that donald trump s trial date is set, president biden s son hunter has reached a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid a trial and jail time. and we will get to that momentarily. but, first, let s take you to the coast guard briefing, the latest on the sub and the five p
sub? . and sometime this hour, we re also expecting president biden andwe indian prime minist modi to hold a press conference, more than 7,000 guests gathering at the white house earlier today for the official welcome. can the pomp and circumstance overcome concerns about india s human rights record and democratic backsliding? plus, democrats rallying around one of their own. adam, adam, adam! that s what happened after house republicans censured congressman adam schiff and now have set their sights on impeaching the president. a lot going onon today. we start with that stunning in development. that search teams may have done the near impossible and found thene titanic sub. but if so, it may only serve as proof the crew didn t survive. right now experts within the unified command are evaluating a debris field detected by a remote operated vehicle within the search area. we don t know exactly what that looks like, but even before the announcement, we knew the likelihoo
now after hearing underwater noises they are redirecting their search zone, hoping they could close in on the vessel and find the five people on board still alive. for now, there are only theories about what could have gone wrong, did it get stuck under something or caught within something. was it within the titanic itself, and if so, when will rescuers, any sort of robotic ship or whatever, be able to get down there. time and oxygen are running out. but the u.s. coast guard insists that this is still a rescue mission. sometimes you re in a position where you have to make a tough decision. we re not there yet. joining us from newfoundland is ron allen and from boston, nbc news correspondent kristen dahlgren. ron, you just got done with a news conference up there with the people behind the vessel, the ship that the submersible launched from. what did we learn? reporter: yeah, a company called horizon maritime services, the polar prince. it s the first time we have heard
the submersible had disappeared, raising hopes the five people on board the titan might still be alive. sandra: looks like the presser is going to be underway shortly. time is quickly running out to get the necessary rescue equipment to the search area. the presser has begun, let s get to boston. provide an update on the search efforts for the titan submarine. these individuals represent only a small fraction of the many dedicated professionals working around the clock. we understand it s an extremely difficult time for the families of the missing crew members aboard the titan and our thoughts go out to them and the crew. the unified command team is working tirelessly to bring all available assets and expertise to bear as quickly as possible in response to the complex operation. we remain in close contact with the family members and crew to make sure they are fully aware of our current and future search efforts. additionally, we have been in close contact with the british