thank you. i am trace gallagher and for martha maccallum. house republicans railing and his response over the pandemic. it is called the scandal of the pandemic. first, hunter biden in court today for the first of his 2 federal trials this 1 on untried gun charges a delaware. he pleaded not guilty in both cases after a plea deal with the feds fell apart last year. he is now facing a total of more than 100 more than 40 years in prison. the first lady in the courtroom today. the president is not there but put out a statement saying he loves and respects his son. fox news legal editor carrie bob is standing by. burst to the justice correspondent davis is at the courthouse in wilmington. good afternoon. reporter: good afternoon trace. president biden is about 15 minutes from here at the biden s wilmington home getting updates from aid and staying in close contact with the trace: first lady and others. he will speak with hunter several times a day for updates. they are s
fox news saturday night. coppin. welcome to fox news saturday night. i am aware look like a male stripper in this jacket. not chippendale but more like chips and dip, but you get it. a lot of singles in the pocket so let s make it rain. world-class comedian for can be seen tomorrow on my patio probably passed out. [laughter] the second is a little tricky, the guest wrote it herself. [laughter] podcast powerhouse she s about to win another yellow jacket because they have no shot. a fired up michelle. [applause] superstar is perfect for bipartisan show like this because not only on rfk s campaign but it looks like lindsey graham at 12 years old. hey girl. it s a big deal. before we get into the news of the week, i will help all of you know later on in tonight s show, i m having a race, a car race with indianapolis 500 driver catherine lake who happens to be the only female at the brickyard tomorrow. michelle, you are broadcasting legend in the world of sports, you think f
happened this past week, which was really the last week of argument in this historic criminal trial of donald trump. the first ever for a former president, as you certainly know by now. this final week was a short one, but a lot happened. michael cohen was back on the stand finishing his four days of testimony, and trump s lawyers began and ended the case. in one week we saw the d.a. and the defense team both rest. and we saw the defense witnesses, who, at times, stumbled. here is how it played out. the defense wrapped up with michael cohen after three days of cross-examination. it was a grueling three days. the prosecution has now rested its case. the defense has also just now called its first witness. robert costello back on the stand later this morning after yesterday s fireworks. he was nearly tossed from the witness box and his entire testimony was nearly stricken from the record. an extraordinary moment. his whole attitude on the stand can have the defense
tomorrow. you may know him as steve bannon but on monday trump s former campaign manager and chief white house strategist will become federal inmate 056- 3509. having already lost his case and first appeal bannon is expected to report to a federal prison in connecticut on monday morning. s that unless the supreme court intervenes which it could do at any moment. today the department of justice, formerly urged the high court not to intervene here. and to let mr. bannon face accountability for his actions but remarkably, the justice department isn t the only group that lobbied the court about steve bannon today. mr. speaker, i understand there might be a change in position regarding the house and their stance on the january 6th committee and it might be regarding steve bannon and it may have a big impact on his contempt case. tell me what s going on. yeah, we re working on filing an amicus grief on his apellate court there in his case. reporter: today speaker of the hou
trump and biden take the stage in ten hours. we ve seen them spar. last time around four years ago. a 90-minute contest this time that could have big consequences in november on election day. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. we re looking at the venue live right now in atlanta. and there is already a noticeable difference between the candidates and how they have gotten ready this week. president biden spent seven days doing mock debates with 16 advisors at camp david. we haven t seen him in a week. donald trump used multiple ways to prepare for tonight including very public events as he hit the campaign trail to talk and listen directly to voters. fox news chief political analyst brit hume said biden better be ready after spending a week away from the white house. the president, by the very nature of his or her job, his job so far, is cognizant of the details of the major issues. you have to deal with them all the time. so this level of preparation i