we ve been begin with this fox news alert. we are tracking three breaking news stories tonight. it s official. a formal impeachment inquiry into president biden has been approved by the u.s. house of representatives. we are now one step closer to accountability. pretty soon biden and could be the fourth president in american history impeached by the house. meanwhile good news for donald trump. this afternoon a federal judge paused the doj policy witchhunt against trump pending a decision on the president s immunity claims. democrats hope for a trial. the day before super tuesday. that hope is in real jeopardy. we have a full report tonight straight ahead. first, a sob story on capitol hill today. hunter biden wants you to know that he is a poor, helpless victim of what is a new, vast, right-wing conspiracy and neither he nor his father should ever be held accountable pretty much for anything. today hunter was legally required to attend what is a closed-door deposition insid
wrongdoing. his son, hunter biden, snubbing a subpoena to testify today behind closed doors saying he ll only do so publicly and stating his father has no financial ties to his business dealings. will the gop move to hold the other biden in contempt of congress? also tonight, president biden welcoming the families of all eight americans still being held hostage by hamas to the white house. what they said to him in their private meeting. the record day on wall street. big news from the fed on interest rates. the supreme court taking up a major case over the abortion pill that could restrict access nationwide. the massive recall impacting nearly every tesla on the road in the u.s. safety concerns over its autopilot feature. our nbc news exclusive with holiday shopping in full swing. inside the undercover operation to bust retail thieves. and he was the emmy-winning star of hit nbc shows. remembering andre braugher. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester h
for six years, i have been the target of the unrelenting trump attack machine shouting, where s hunter? i am here. no, he s not. hunter defies congress. lock him up. what happened to the secret service? new documents shed light on the death of obama. chef ryan of boston cancels christmas for white people. plus, late morning fox news alert. congress has just voted to formally launch an impeachment inquiry into the 46th president of the united states, joe biden. on this vote, the yeas are 220 and the nays are 12. the previous question in his order. so what does an inquiry do? it supercharges investigate its powers because the bidens are stonewalling and sets the wheels in motion for a joe biden impeachment, which if the votes are there, would make him the fourth american president to be impeached. the last time a democrat was impeached, bill clinton. i did not have sexual relations with that woman, ms.. lewinsky. and 25 years later, democrats are using the same
happening now, breaking news. a full house of representatives just formalized the impeachment inquiry of president biden as republicans seek to move the probe forward. the vote coming hours after hunter biden defied a gop subpoena to testify behind closed doors, accusing republicans of lying over and over about him and his father. also breaking, a federal judge is pausing donald trump s interference case. the order could delay trump s scheduled march trial date, potentially pushing it closer to election day. and president biden meets with the families of american hostages held by hamas amid new fractures in his relationship with the israeli prime minister netanyahu over the war in gaza. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get to the breaking news. house republicans putting an official stamp on their impeachment inquiry of president biden just moments ago in the midst of a subpoena showd