hi, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. president joe biden s sole surviving son hunter biden was convicted today on three felony counts related to possession of a gun while using narcotics. a delaware jury of his peers found hunter biden guilty of lying on a federal form while applying for a handgun, lying to a gun dealer and illegally possessing a firearm for 11 days in the year 2018. today s verdict marks the end of a painful chapter for the biden family with witness after witness detailing an incredibly troubled period in hunter biden s life, a time when he was addicted to crack cocaine, a time when he was in and out of rehab with a mountain of financial problems. several members of the biden family have attended court in support of hunter, including his sister, his wife and his mom, first lady dr. jill biden seen her walking out of court today with hunter after the verdict was read. hunter biden s defense had denied that hunter had deliberately lied about his drug use when
Weve seen the violence over the past few days, the past week. Another day of diplomacy in store for the middle east. There is still no sign of israel or hamas budging. The death toll keeps rising. Officials in gaza count 635 palestinians killed. More than 4,000 wounded. 29 Israeli Soldiers and two civilians have died. Also, this development. Getting to and from israel is now much more difficult. This comes after the federal Aviation Administration banned all u. S. Flights from ben gurian airport in tel aviv. Other European Airlines followed suit as well. A hamas rocket landed near the airport, destroying a house. The faa will revisit the flight ban later today. Cnns Martin Savidge is standing by live from jerusalem. So, martin, this ban remains in effect for up to 24 hours now. The u. S. Says it is a security measure. But israel is pushing back. What are they saying . Reporter well, israels very angry, because they believe in a lot of ways this is just a reward to terrorism. They say t
Young people should take the lead in driving economic growth and employment, and the government is committed to helping draw more youth into the economy, says Deputy President Paul Mashatile.