against someone who is engaged in wrongdoing hi chat, please this is what i mean. scott, the stakes are just much higher. the stage is much higher. it is. we are in very new territory as outlined. thank you guys very much for being with us. thanks to all of you for joining us as well. i m casey hunt. don t go anywhere. cnn news central starts right now we the r standing by for the beginning of jury selection in the case against hunter biden, the first child of a sitting president to face criminal trial. so what are the chances of the new plea deal in the next several hours? donald trump says, he s okay with going to jail if that s what it comes to after his criminal conviction and just as quickly warns if that happens, it would be a breaking point for his supporters and a state of emergency in place in atlanta after multiple water main breaks, cripple parts of the city, thousands of people without water. i m kate bolduan with john berman, sara sidner is out today. thi
without water. i m kate bolduan with john berman, sara sidner is out today. this is cnn news central this morning, the president s son goes on trial. that is, if there was no last second plea agreement, which we will get to in a moment very shortly within walking distance of his father s campaign office, hunter biden will be the first child of a sitting president to face such criminal proceedings. the 54-year-old is charged with illegally purchasing and possessing a gun while abusing or being addicted to drugs prosecutors say he bought the gun in october of 2018 biden had the gun for about 11 days overnight, the judge overseeing the trial dealt a blow to his defense, blocking one witness and a key piece of evidence that lawyers had hoped to use. all just hours before jury selection is supposed to begin. cnn s marshall cohen is standing by live outside the