over and over he didn t have anything to do with those business dealings. nearly 70% of people say biden did something illegal. 55% say he acted inappropriately. none of it good. the new york post cover putting it bluntly. there is no hiding from the scandal. these numbers come as special counsel david weiss is prepared to indict hunter biden on gun charges later this month. why he didn t do it yesterday when he announced it we don t know. but hunter s attorney and liberal media now saying in concert they are just caving to republican pressure. it looks like the heat that s put on by the republican congressmen who want to interfere in the normal course of what the justice department does, puts up the heat. where else other than a case in which they are cowering from the political pressure would somebody be charged with something that s unconstitutional? d.o.j. has given me whiplash on this one. the only conclusion the whistleblowers were right. initially d.o.j. was rave
arthel? arthel: congress set to convene tomorrow for the first time since string of mass shootings left dozens dead, making gun control a major priority for democrats, now both parties expected to battle over spending, trade policy, immigration and the border wall, all while setting their sights on the 2020 election, mark mar death mark meredith live in washington with more. you mentioned with a lot on their plate, democrats to focus heavily on new gun legislation and congress on summer recess during mass shoot negotiation el paso, texas and dayton, ohio, following tragedies lawmakers and president trump appeared to be open to debating new gun control laws, now on tuesday house democrats planned to hold forum on gun violence prevention and some 2020 democratic presidential candidates say they are eager to push one major proposal forward to save lives.
month. the actual conference center where the shooting happened will stay closed. this is a live look outside the center. a security fence has been installed around the facility. today a full schedule of events has been planned to make the employees feel safe as they head back to work. many this been working from home since the last month. president obama is back from vacation and starting off the new year by making gun control a top priority. later today the president meets with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss tighter gun restrictions. any day he s expected to unveil a new executive action that would expand background checks and enforce tougher regulations for reporting lost and stolen firearms. all this happening as the president readies for an exclusive town hall on guns hosted by cnn and anderson cooper. let s bring in our white house correspondent michelle kosinski. where do you think he s going to try to move the envelope just a little? reporter: yeah, i mean, the p
government resistance. if that s all that comes out on this entire debate, is that a win for the white house? i think anything is a win for the white house after ignoring this issue four years straight and under the bush administration. if any kind of legislation will be a win because there s been so little done on it over the past 10, 15, 20 years. as we mentioned earlier. president obama will be making gun control at least part of the state of the union address on tuesday. earlier this morning you reported that a constituent there of illinois congresswoman whose son was shot to death last year will be a guest at the state of the union address. what s with the thinking here? do we think that personal appeals like this, do they work? it could, because part of what we re talking about here is the battle for public opinion to push some lawmakers over the edge and to supporting something if not the background check measure and the assault weapons. so democrats are teach trying to