Welcome home. Bret good evening. I am bret baier. We are coming to you from Fox News Headquarters in New York. We are following two stories. Alarming news about the number of potential terrorists on the Terror Watch List released into the u. S. By the Biden Administration. We begin in the financial Center Of The World with major turbulence in the economy. Fears of a recession, high Interest Rates have led to selloffs in markets in this country and elsewhere. The dow dropping more than 2. 5 percentage points. The nasdaq lost almost 3. 5 , hemorrhaging 576 points. Tromp calling it the kamala crash. We will speak with larry kudlow. It started overseas with Japans Equity markets. Then you have london and European Markets open. They plunged about 2 . That sparked the u. S. Concerns we woke up to this morning about global Slow Down fears underway. Back in the u. S. , some of the biggest decliners we have seen continued to be some of the Consumer Companies like Bath And Body works, walgreens
reporting from nbc news on former president trump. according to three sources familiar with the thinking of trump s inner circle, his legal and political teams are preparing for the possibility that the federal grand jury will vote on charges against the former president as early as tomorrow. that grand jury has been investigating trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we should note, none of the sources know any of direct notification from the doj, and the charges are coming tomorrow. but given trump s target letter, i am reporting that if he grand jury is scheduled to meet tomorrow. they are taking steps to prepare. we are also following the latest on president biden s son, hunter. he entered into federal court this morning for what was supposed to be a fairly routine hearing to put his legal troubles behind him. he was set to plead guilty to tax crimes as part of a deal with a government that would allow him to avoid prison. but that deal absolutely unraveled wh
today. one of the witnesses from that hearing joins us live on what he told lawmakers. as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening with new reporting from nbc news on former president trump. according to three sources familiar with the thinking of trump s inner circle, his legal and political teams are preparing for the possibility that the federal grand jury will vote on charges against the former president as early as tomorrow. that grand jury has been investigating trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we should note, none of the sources know any of direct notification from the doj, and the charges are coming tomorrow. but given trump s target letter, i am reporting that if he grand jury is scheduled to meet tomorrow. they are taking steps to prepare. we are also following the latest on president biden s son, hunter. he entered into federal court this morning for what was s
even if you vote and then pass away, it s worth it. i know it s cold, but we need you out there. i know it s going to get even colder and we re in. we re showing up. in nbc s news partnership with the des moines register poll, donald trump has an unprecedented lead of nearly 30 points. never before seen such a big lead in this caucus. with all eyes on the battle for second place, nikki haley has moved ahead of ron desantis for the first time in the poll, but she may have peaked too soon. more on that in a moment. we ll have a full breakdown in moments and talk to the governor of new hampshire. rnor of new hampshire good day, everyone. it s here. it s the first voting day of the 2024 election. i m andrea mitchell in washington. this martin luther king day is also caucus day in iowa. the first of the nation presidential nominating contest of 2024. more than 1600 hall rs gearing up through iowa s 99 counties. there s no early voting, no mail-in ballots so it s all about
menendez, in for stephanie ruhle. and tonight, steve bannon is the first of trump s close aides to be convicted as a result of investigations into the capital capitol riot. i during washington found political advisor turn podcast or guilty of two counts of contempt of congress. those charges are the result of his refusal to comply with a january 6th committee subpoena. the verdict came hours after the committee s primetime hearing that saw white house insiders paint a damning portrait of a president choosing to allow a deadly insurrection to rage unchecked. tonight, the panel called today s bannon verdict, quote, a victory for the rule of law and an important affirmation of the select committees work. despite the guilty verdict, bannon and his lawyer remain defiant after the jury s decision win. the prosecutor missed one very important phrase, right? i stand with trump and the constitution. and i will never back off that. ever. this is [inaudible] what happened. this is