Bret okay. Thank you. Good evening. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, Hunter Biden pleads guilty to charges of avoiding tax payments, Jury Selection was scheduled to begin instead. Lawyers for the president s son requested to change hiS Plea, surprising prosecutors who urged the judge to reject the new course of action. The case follows his conviction in delaware on Gun Charges for which he is still awaiting sentencing. We head to the courthouse in downtown Los Angeles Jonathan Hunt reports on how this case developed through the day, changed. Good evening, jonathan. Good evening, bret. Just about 30 minutes ago. We wrapped up what has been an extraordinary day with Hunter Biden walking out of the courthouse here. Having pled guilty to all nine Tax Evasion and Tax Fraud related charges. As he walked out, he said nothing. He held hands with his wife, melissa, and he left it to his Lead Attorney Abbe lowell to splain why he changed hiS Plea to guilty. Listen here. Hunter decided to enter h
Im bret baier. As students attended colleges across the northeast returned to classes antiisrael protesters are also making their presence known. We will take you there. A former top aid to new York Governor Kathy Hochul is accused of spying on behalf of the chinese government. Well explain. And after the Labor Day holiday, we are now in the final sprint to Election Day, 63 days until Election Day 2024. The countdown is on. But, first breaking tonight, middle East Policy is the focus of domestic Politics Tonight after the deaths of six hostages including a young american at the hands of hamas. President Joe Biden says israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a Hostage Deal with hamas as critics say the Bidenharris Administration is not doing enough to hold hamas accountable. Biden officials insist the deal is still possible. But the president the president himself has avoided questions on israel since calling on the country to do more to release more than
that argument. there is some evidence to suggest that. any evidence to suggest the presidency was what they were focused on? there is some evidence of that. people saying we don t want jefferson davis to be elected president and one of the drafts of section three specifically mentioned the presidency and vice presidency. it wasn t the final inaction. it wasn t final but there was concern by some people about con federal insurrectionists ascendsing to the presidency. we didn t want to make a a history argument. the other side can come back and throw this counter evidence back in our face. we wanted to focus more on the text of the constitution. it was a compromise provision that was enacted in section three. let me ask you another question about the states because you have forcefully made an argument about the states not being able to enforce section three. so if we agree with you on that, what happens next? i thought you also wanted us to end the litigation so is
Coast. Ainsley is finally ready so i will start the show. Ainsley its friday. Im running a little behind today. Brian we are live. We did not tape this ahead of time. Ugly start. Dangerous storms moving through the east, through louisiana after Battering Texas, killing at least four people in houston and leaving 1 million without power. Lawrence unbelievable. The House Oversight committee moving to hold attorney general Merrick Garland in contempt. Thats not the craziest thing to come out of that hearing. Watch. Are your feelings hurt. Oh, girl, baby girl. Oh, really . Dont even play. Baby girl . I dont think so. Got a little heated between women. Brian i dont think so. Carley we are going to show you all of that. Plus, theres the church. Theres the steeple, open the doors and theres the Pickleball Court with steve. Is he live this morning checking out the sport thats fueling a Faith Movement down in your home state of texas, lawrence. Lawrence thats right, hometown, too. Ainsley thats
Strikes hitting buildings in the territory earlier. Israel has cut off fuel, water, and electricity supplies to more than two Million People in an effort to force hamas to release some 150 israeli hostages. Amid the destruction on the ground, the un also warns some 50,000 pregnant women in gaza are unable to Access Essential Health services or clean water. Israeli tanks were seen gathering thursday along the boundary with gaza signs of a possible ground invasion. Meanwhile, the confirmed death toll continues to rise. Gazas Health Ministry says at least 1,537 palestinians have been killed in israels retaliatory air strikes so far. That number includes some 276 women and 50 children. Another 6,612 palestinians have been wounded. And in israel, more than 13 hundred people have been confirmed dead from hamas surprise attacks over the weekend. Us secretary of defence lloyd austin is travelling to israel on friday, one day after Secretary Of State Antony Blinken s visit, to meet with Prime M