looming in the background, china, which has been flexing its military power in the region recently. north korea, which may launch a missile test during the president s visit to the pacific region. and, of course, the war in ukraine. president biden called out vladimir putin in his remarks today, and he s set to sign off on a major aid package while in asia to help ukraine. cnn s white house correspondent jeremy diamond is in seoul following the president. so, jeremy, what else happened on biden s first day there? reporter: well, alison, in his first remarks in south korea, president hailing the u.s./south korea relationship as a linchpin of peace, prosperity. there are heightened intention with north korea as u.s. intelligence indicates that north korea could potentially test fire an intercontinental ballistic missile and or a nuclear weapon while president biden is here in south korea or while he is in the region as he goes to japan next. that has, of course, heightened
hotels, escorts and cars, instead of paying his taxes. how he s responding. plus, police revealing that the professor behind a deadly nevada college shooting had a target list, along with 150 rounds of ammunition. what former students are sharing about his history of what they call peculiar behavior. we re now hearing from north dakota senator kevin cramer after his son was charged in a police chase that ended with the death of a sheriff s deputy. and the new information on why police say a man fired a shotgun and yelled free palestine outside a synagogue in upstate new york with a day care inside, and the terrifying moment that is put a nearby hospital into lockdown. we begin with news that president biden s son is facing an expansive new indictment on tax charges. nbc s tom winter is following this story for us. we heard from hunter biden, rare today, he basically says this is political, aimed at his father. tell us about the details in this indictment, and what else
murder and terrorism charges. prosecutors leaning on his social media post, showing off his gun. video of him at a shooting range, journal entries about torturing baby birds and a video of crumbley describing his desire to kill. i understand my consequences. i understand that people put me in prison for this. reporter: crumbley was 15 at the time of the shooting. these proceedings are known as a miller hearing. they re required since the supreme court case struck down mandatory life sentences without parole for minors. defense attorneys argue he can be rehabilitated, that he came from a violent home and wrote about wanting help controlling his anger. the fact that a vile offense occurred is not by itself enough to warrant the imposition of life without parole. reporter: a judge declining to let crumbley s parents attend the hearing, each facing charges of involuntary manslaughter for investigators say giving their son a gun for christmas, despite signs he may be violent. jennif
electronic evidence at his home but still no word on whether he will face potential charges. clearly, somebody helped them into that location and made it available to them. and it was after it was publicly announced that there were warrants for them. reporter: both, jennifer and james crumbley have pleaded not guilty to the charges and their attorney took issue with the timeline of events laid out during their arraignment. the facts that that have been presented by miss mcdonald and her office have been cherry picked to further her narrative of making an example of mr. and mrs. crumbley. none of this should have happened. a 15 1/2-year-old should not be sitting in jail facing life in prison. and it could have been prevented. reporter: the prosecutor is still investigating the school s role in the events leading up to the shooting. i just think it s time we start stop talking about how terrible it is that we have school shootings, and look to see what we can do to actual
locked somewhere in a room hiding. reporter: a third person, the man who allowed the couple to get into the warehouse, was interviewed by the oakland sheriff s department. a search warrant was issued for electronic evidence at his home but still no word on whether he will face potential charges. clearly, somebody helped them into that location and made it available to them. and it was after it was publicly announced that there were warrants for them. reporter: both, jennifer and james crumbley have pleaded not guilty to the charges and their attorney took issue with the timeline of events laid out during their arraignment. the facts that that have been presented by miss mcdonald and her office have been cherry picked to further her narrative of making an example of mr. and mrs. crumbley. none of this should have happened. a 15 1/2-year-old should not be sitting in jail facing life in prison. and it could have been prevented. reporter: the prosecutor is still investigating