just begun, let s get right to it. first coast guard district commander. brief recap of our coordinated search efforts for the 21-foot submersible with the five on board and update on current search efforts and plans for the next 24 hours. on behalf of all the men and women of the united states coast guard and our search partners, we offer our most heartfelt thoughts and prayers for the five crew members, their families and their loved ones. our crews are working around the clock to ensure we are doing everything possible to locate the titan and the five crew members. yesterday we set up a unified command consisting of expertise from the united states coast guard, united states navy, canadian armed forces and coast guard, and the titan s parent company, oceangate expedition. a complex search effort, requires multiple agencies with subject matters expertise and specialized equipment. the u.s. coast guard has assumed the role of mission coordinator, we do not have all the nec
that is expected to start any minute now. we ll bring you that as soon as it begins. plus, the polarizing plea deal for the president s son. republicans blasting the agreement that lets hunter biden avoid jail time as a slap on the wrist. but some legal experts suggest that if his last name wasn t biden, he might never have faced charges in the first place. and this deal was announced just about half an hour after we learned donald trump s court date. now less than eight weeks away. does judge aileen cannon s accelerated timeline suggest this trial could be over before the primaries even begin? but, we start with the extraordinary developments developing the current and former president on the same okay that donald trump s trial date is set, president biden s son hunter has reached a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid a trial and jail time. and we will get to that momentarily. but, first, let s take you to the coast guard briefing, the latest on the sub and the five p
we don t want to rule out that it is on the surface. and the way the crews train, they have given everything they have to it, and if it is on the surface, we re fairly certain we would be able to [ inaudible ] it is impossible to say. can i ask you, i know this may be challenging, but i m trying to get a sense of how far away the nearest naval asset would be that has that lift capability, salvage capability? is it coming from north carolina, from florida, from boston? can you give us any idea how far away it might be? i don t have an answer to that, yeah. [ inaudible ] the researchvessel. the titan. communicating with them? it doesn t have the technology
to get out, they do not have the services that they need to help them get jobs and sustain themselves. that s a very good point. we work at the ifd in 29 u.s. cities to help people make a new start. but with housing costs, the employment market the way it is, it is tough situation for people when they arrive. david miliband, thank you for what you re doing. and maria matia, welcome to the u.s. let me be the last, the most recent to say welcome to the united states. and that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. remember to follow the show online, on facebook and on twitter at mitchell reports. chris jansing reports starts right now. good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. the race to find a titan sub and five people on board is growing more desperate and more dire with each passing hour. we re going to find out where the search stands right now with an update from the coast guard
i want to bring in nbc s vaughn hillyard who joins kasich of oh presidential candidate and msnbc political analyst. and paul butler is back with me. so, paul, even if this date doesn t stick and most people think it won t, is judge cannon sending a message, no foot dragging, i m going to keep this thing moving? totally, chris. so, no way is this trial happening in august. the defense attorneys can t even look at the key evidence until they get their security clearances and that probably won t happen before the end of july. then extensive motions. so, you have it right, setting this super early, but unrealistic trial date is probably signaling by judge cannon, she at this point will not tolerate delay. he is sent that same signal last week with her order that trump s defense attorneys expedite their