and no leads in that cocaine mystery at the white house. the secret service just briefing lawmakers on their investigation. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. i want to begin with that update on the cocaine discovered at the white house. nbc s ryan nobles is up on capitol hill, where it looks hot and the heat was on those investigators. what did they tell those lawmakers? reporter: not very much. at least when you talk to republicans, chris, they seemed very unhappy with the information that the secret service was able to provide both the oversight committee and homeland security committee. republicans believe that this is something that secret service should be able to figure out, that they shobe t narrow down the list of suspects, question those suspects and come up with an answer. they were given the strong impression from secret service officials today that when the investigation concludes, they ll not ultimately come to that answer. an
two sources confirm to fox news biden s attorneys are scheduled to meet next week with the prosecutors investigating the president s son. the sources say biden s lawyers reached out weeks ago request requesting an update to the investigation which started in 2018. hunter biden s attorneys are set to meet next week with justice department officials, including delaware u.s. attorney david weiss. the trump appointed prosecutor investigating the son of president joe biden. fox news has been told prosecutors are looking into two possible misdemeanor tax filing charges. a felony tax evasion charge, and a false statement charge over a gun purchase. the sources say the meeting is not an indication charges are imminent nor will it involve issues around the irs official now claiming political interference in that investigation. my client wrestled with whether or not to come forward. he had a lot of sleepless nights about coming forward with this. an attorney for an irs agent wh
happening now, cnn is near the tense front lines in eastern ukraine right now with just a few hours to go before russia s war hits the one-year mark. ukrainian forces bracing for the possibility of new russian strikes tonight. also this hour, a top safety official declares the toxic train wreck in ohio was 100%, 100% preventable as initial findings in the federal investigation are revealed. the transportation secretary, pete buttigieg, visiting the scene where frustrated residents are growing more and more concerned about their health by the day. alex murdaugh takes the stand in his murder trial. the disgraced south carolina lawyer admitting under oath to lying and to stealing while denying he killed his wife and son. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a grim milestone for ukraine and the world, for that matter, a full year since russia s brutal invasion. ukrainians bracing f
its that limit, house speaker kevin mccarthy and republican congress, they are risking your economic statement that stability, all before spending cuts even though this has nothing to do with news spending. president, biden he is not negotiating on this. so, what happens now? and the president says he has no regrets when it comes to the handling of documents found in a delaware home because he is cooperating fully with the justice department. critics say he is giving too many questions unanswered. we will get into why it is consistent with president biden s approach to the department of justice. meanwhile, one of my least favorite topics, donald trump. okay a judge, a former president to pay nearly 1 million dollars in fines for filing a frivolous lawsuit against his political foes. why one payout will be particularly painful for for mr. trump and at this time it could be targeted from using the course for future political gains. i am simone sanders thompson, and i have somet
hello, everyone. i m kate bolduan. at this hour, we re tracking this massive winter storm sweeping across the united states. it is impacting the vast majority of americans today. just two days before christmas. the storm is bringing blizzard conditions. i mean i don t need to say it. you could see it. blizzard conditions and ice freezing rain and very strong winds to cities coast to coast. areas near the great lakes could see up to three feet of snow like buffalo. but the cold, record-breaking and life-threatening. more than 200 million americans are under windchill alerts. the storm has not knocked out power to at least a million customers so far and travel is starting to get back. more than 3700 flights have been canceled today and more than 2,000 others have been delayed. that is not even to speak of what the roads are like right now. we re going to get to. we have reporters stationed across the country. let s start with meteorologist al alice isson chinchar. up an dow