leading presidential candidates dealing with major legal distractions as they prepare to head into the first contest of the 2024 election season. on friday, a federal appeals court upheld most of a gag order barring former president trump from attacking certain witnesses, prosecutors and court staff. trump is vowing to appeal the ruling, which centers on his federal election subversion case. this comes as president biden hits the campaign trail just hours after his son was indicted again. hunter biden is now facing new federal tax evasion charges. prosecutors accuse him of a four-year tax evasion scheme and spending millions of dollars on things like drugs, escorts and exotic cars. if convicted on all nine criminal counts, he could face up to 17 years in prison. the charges come as house republicans continue to pressure hunter biden to testify at a congressional hearing and prepare to vote on a resolution to authorize an impeachment inquiry into president biden. paula reed ha
hi everyone. thanks for joining me. i m jessica dean in for fredricka whitfield. dramatic scene in the middle east today. defense official saying an american warship shot down two drones in the red sea and also responded after a ballistic missile attack on a commercial vessel. zach cohen and ivan watson are following the latest on this situation. let s start first with zach and talk about what more we know about this attack. reporter: u.s. official saying both of the drones belonged to iranian backed houthi rebels in yemen. first was shot down as it flew towards an american warship. at that very moment, u.s. officials saying that the warship s crew saw a ballistic missile launched and land in the vicinity of a commercial ship that was sailing nearby. as the american warship responded to the distress call of that commercial ship, u.s. officials say another drone flew toward both ships and subsequently shot down by an american destroyer. this is just the latest in a series of
united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. we start with two of the world s critical hot spots. first ukraine. where president zelenskyy admitted that the counteroffensive is difficult as wes western officials say that kyiv is highly unlikely so where does the war go from here? and then to niger, where a military coup was launched, that makes for a six county belt of cues spanning 3,500 miles across the african continent. we ll tell you what you need to know about this startling trend. also, are you amazed by the power of artificial intelligence? well wait until you hear about quantum computing. it will make today s a.i. look
united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you from new we ll start today s program with two of the world s critical hot first, ukraine, where president zelenskyy admitted this week that the counteroffensive is difficult as western officials tell cnn that further decisive progress by kyiv is highly unlikely. so where does the war go from here? then to niger where a military ju junta launcheded a coup three days ago. that makes for a six-country belt of coups spanning 3,500 miles right across the african continent. we ll tell you what you need to know about the startling trend. also, are you amazed by the power of artificial intelligence? well, wait until you hear about quantum computing.