brought by a computer repair man. the decision sparked a year s long scandal inching closer to the oval office. dana: the laptop is at the center of the federal probe. the five year investigation culminated in a plea deal for two miss demeanor but a whistleblower said the charges should have been much stronger. the evidence that we collected during it still met the elements of the criminal violations and everyone participating agreed that document went forward with everyone s concurrence. results in this deal? yeah. bill: that whistleblower reacted to evidence suggesting hunter used his dad as leverage in business negotiations saying he tried to follow the money but was repeatedly stopped dead in his tracks. so that s the crux of one of the issues here is that we weren t allowed to ask questions about dad. we weren t allowed to ask about the big guy. we went allowed to include certain names and document requests and search warrants. bill: team fox coverage today
hill. house investigators set to interview a key hunter biden associate who you might recognize. good morning, everybody. that s the tease from last week if you were watching. bill hemmer live in new york. hello, nice to sigh. nice red, i see you. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. great to be with you as always. impeachment investigators sit down with hunter biden s close friend kevin morris as questions swirl about his financial relationship with the president s son. bill: who is kevin morris? an entertainment lawyer and author who first met hunter biden at a political fundraiser in 2019. morris took on the role of legal aide advising hunter on his paternity and child support lawsuits. most importantly morris was hunter s bankrolling paying off the president s son s debt with the i.r.s. and a business partner in a chinese controlled company and now funding a documentary titled redemption story. dana: let s go to david spunt live on capitol hill wi
they rolled out the razor wire and redirected migrants to official points of entry. president biden said this on his bike on sunday. secretary mayokas said the numbers at the border have gone down since title 42 was lifted. are you confident the numbers have peaked and they ll continue to go down? president biden: they have gone down. we have a lot more work to do and we need more help from congress as well. in terms of funding and legislative changes. dana: resources are stretched to the limit. new video shows a holding center jammed full of adult men. facility meant to hold 1,000 right now is housing more than 6,000. the problem goes far beyond the southern border. cities like new york city and washington, d.c. struggling to accommodate daily bus loads of migrants. that is prompting a heated legal battle on where they can stay. team fox coverage, david spunt reports from the white house. let s start at the border where matt finn has been up for hours live in el pa
do their dangerous and difficult jobs. dana: homeland security secretary mayokas facing tough questions in a senate hearing underway defending president biden s border policy after illegal policies have hit record highs. they want an additional $14 billion to support operations along the border including temporary detention and processing centers and money for cities to expedite work permits for non-citizens. senate republicans are calling for solutions including resuming construction of the border wall and asylum reform. a full report coming up for you later this hour. also on capitol hill the house judiciary committee is holding a hearing on free speech on america s college and university campuses along with the rise of anti-semitism and violence against students supporting israel. welcome to a brand-new hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: good morning. nice to be with you. i m bill hemmer, good morning at home. today s house hearing happens as reports
closing arguments in the child where the fate of the former president hangs in the balance. a big four days or beyond. regardless the judge said get back to work today after taking a week after. i m bill hemmer, good morning. dana: you already having me laugh. i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. great to be back in business after four weeks of testimony lawyers are about to give closing arguments in the trial of former president trump. a chance for both sides to make their final pitches. it is expected to last all day. the judge will likely give instructions to the jury tomorrow and then from there it s off to the races. bill: the 12 jurors will deliberate behind closed door. six alternates. no juror has left the main panel which may be a bit unusual. we shall see with the lawyers throughout the next two hours. how long that deliberation takes is anyone s guess. the verdict could exonerate the former president or make him the first commander-in-chief con fac