florida p plus the u.s. embassy in baghdad hit by rockets. and plus i shouldn t be sitting in a courthouse and i don t have to sit here. donald trump at a courthouse instead of on the campaign trail. is this about the law or politics? good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is friday, december 8. happy friday. 5:00 a.m. here in washington, 2:00 a.m. in california. new trouble for the president s son. hunter biden now facing a second criminal case with nine tax charges brought by david weiss. the 56 page indictment filed in california alleges hunter schemed to evade at least $1.4 million in federal taxes from 2016 to 2019. and instead he spent his money on drugs, escorts, girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing. so basically everything but his taxes. if convicted, hunter could face up to 17 years in prison. let s bring in civil rights attorney areva martin. good morning to you. thanks for
the crisis at the border. the warning from law enforcement. the dangerous gang crossing illegally and committing crimes. and apple s big entry into the ai race. the new iphone features. siri s getting more chatty. and the emojis you will now be able to create. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester. for the first time the child of a sitting president facing a potential criminal conviction. right now a jury deliberating the fate of hunter biden, the sole surviving son of the president. today hunter declined to take the stand in his own defense. many of his family members, including first lady jill biden, in the courtroom nearly every day of the trial. prosecutors calling the evidence against hunter personal, ugly and overwhelming. hunter biden is charged with three felonies stemming from the purchase of a handgun in 2018 when he was allegedly using drugs including crack cocaine. hunter s defense team maintai
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