Meantime up on capitol hill as son hunter biden is sitting for what could be a very long deposition with congressional lawmakers takers, and Scorched Earth in texas. Very dangerous wildfires have now exploded. One of them burning three acres every second hello, im wolf blitzer in washington in euro, the cnn newsroom we, begin this hour with President Biden over at the Walter Reed Medical Center outside washington, dc in bethesda, maryland. Thats where hes currently getting his annual physical exam. This likely will be the last public update on his health before the november president ial election. President biden is 81 years old, the oldest sitting president in us history. His age at the age of his likely opponent, donald trump, who is 77, are becoming campaign issues. See you then, White House Correspondent Arlette Saenz and dr. Jonathan reiner are standing by to join me. Dr. Reiner is a cnn medical analyst and a professor of medicine and surgery at the George Washington university. H
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
be a thing of the past. and good morning. the frost and ice is not so widespread that but it will be another chilly, cloudy day. mostly dry. i will bring you all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, 12th january. our main story. the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen. overnight, the royal air force took part in strikes against 60 houthi targets in 16 locations, following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. in a statement, rishi sunak described it as limited, necessary and proportionate action in self defence . louisa pilbeam reports. uk fighterjets launched their attacks on yemen from an raf base in cyprus overnight, directed by the prime minister tojoin us planes striking yemeni rebel targets. the results were captured on houthi television, showing these explosions and reporting significant damage in cities, including the capital, sanaa. yemen s houthi rebels are a tribal mountain militia
welcome. more now on monday s devastating earthquake, the biggest in the region since 1939. it s killed over 7,000 people. the border area between turkey and syria is one of the world s most seismically active regions. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville has travelled to antakya, close to the border with syria, that s been hit by aftershocks. with pickaxe and hammer, determination and hope, they dig for lost relatives in antakya. this backbreaking work falls to these men. their city and country are overwhelmed, and the lives of those trapped in here depend on them. this was a sixth floor apartment block. families on every floor. ten minutes ago, theyjust heard a voice, so they re digging to try and get to whoever it is buried deep inside all of this. they can see a man and a child trapped inside. again, they hear something, so they call for silence. and they wait. they dig more carefully now, but they re too late. both are already dead. with so many still trapped, there s b
Today on inside politics, what future or americans more afraid of both donald trump and joe bin tried to win votes on what americans are most worried about trump stokes fears of american carnage at the hands of migrants. While five warns of an america where abortion is unavailable. And health care is at risk. Plus joe biden puts out a blistering statement after the Israeli Government apologizes for unintentionally killing aid workers but some fellow democrats say words are no longer enough. And the Special Counsel does something remarkable. He puts pen to paper, blasting the judge presiding over the classified documents case for what he views as making basic mistakes that may cost him at trial im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics up first, donald trump is betting that he can scare voters on what he calls Migrant Crime. He did choosing him in november i stand before you today, declare the joe bidens Border Bloodbath, and thats what it is. Its a bloodbath. They