hawks and members of that far right freedom caucus. they are negotiating how they can avoid a government shutdown by next week. there are several options that are on the table. but, wolf, if mike johnson decides to go a route that breaks from his deal with chuck schumer, almost certainly you can expect democrats to reject that, which will raise real fears uta government shutdown. but if johnson decides to side with chuck schumer, those threats to oust him from the speakership will only intensify. >> man up raju up on capitol hill, thank you. we're also following other breaking news right now. hunter biden pleading not guilty to federal tax charges in a los angeles courtroom. let's get more now from cnn national correspondent nick watt. he's outside the courthouse. nick, update our viewers. >> reporter: well, wolf, hunter biden came in and out of this courthouse through the back entrance, no comments to reporters. and this historic hearing took just a few minutes. this is a criminal case, but, wolf, politics hangs heavy over