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>> i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. lawyers for michael cohen and stormy daniels facing off in a courtroom in los angeles. the porn star claims she had sex with mr. trump about a decade before he became president. her lawyers are asking the court to throw out a hush money agreement with michael cohen, claiming it's invalid because the president himself never signed it. stormy daniels says president trump's personal attorney gave her $130,000 weeks before the 2016 presidential election to stay quiet about her relationship with the president. cohen claims the money came out of his own pocket and denies he did anything wrong. the white house says there was no relationship. now lawyers for cohen and president trump say they need a delay in the case because cohen is facing a criminal investigation. the feds raided his hotel room, his office, and home in new york last week. prosecutors say they're
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investigating cohen's personal business dealings, which reportedly include the payment to stormy daniels. let's get to the chief correspondent jonathan hunt live outside the courthouse here in los angeles. jonathan, when do we expect a decision on this? >> it seems the earliest we'll get a decision on any potential delay in this case, trace, would be the back end of next week. that's because the judge has given michael cohen until next wednesday to personally make the statement that he believes his fifth amendment rights could be jeopardized if this case proceeds too quickly. that's the argument his lawyers made in court today. using some intriguing words, judge james otero did seem to have sympathy with the argument, saying in court, quote, this is not your standard case. i think something big is going to follow. constitutional rights are extremely important. now, stormy daniels' lawyer argues that this civil case and
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the criminal case can proceed simultaneously. he told me after the hearing that the american people deserve to know exactly what happened between president trump, stormy daniels, and michael cohen, and they deserve to know quickly. listen here. >> it's about a cover-up. it's about what the president knew, when he knew it, what he did about it. i think that's at the forefront of what the american people should be concerned about. i think it's critically important to our entire belief in democracy, an open and fair 82 additional process. >> mr. avenatti stood by his claim that he believes criminal charges could be filed against michael cohen within 90 days. trace? >> and, jonathan, stormy daniels' lawyer says the president is in effect still threatening her. >> yes, that's exactly what he said outside the court.
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he painted, for instance, recent tweets by the president as threats, including the one in which the president talked about that sketch that stormy daniels published of a man she says threatened her over her alleged affair with president trump several years ago. the president, you might remember, in a tweet called that sketch, quote, a con job, and mr. avenatti also said assertions from mr. cohen's lawyers, those close to the president, that every time stormy daniels talks about this case she could be liable for a million dollars. that, mr. avenatti said, is also a threat. listen here. >> i'll stand by my comments that i made in court. i think that anytime you're threatened with a million dollars every time you speak, that is a significant threat. it's incredibly prejudicial. >> now mr. cohen was not in court today. neither was stormy daniels. she apparently had a scheduling conflict. she was on the stage at a
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nightclub in baltimore last night, and will take to the same stage later tonight. trace? >> jonathan hunt live for us in downtown los angeles. jonathan, thank you. breaking today, the democratic national committee has filed a lawsuit against the trump campaign, the russian government, and wikileaks, and goes after the president's son donald trump jr., his son-in-law, jared kushner, and others from the campaign. it accuses the defendants of conspiring to tilt the 2016 election toward donald trump. the dnc filed the suit today in federal court in new york. in a statement dnc chair tom perez said, quoting, during the 2016 presidential campaign russia launched an all-out assault on our democracy, and it found a willing and active partner in donald trump's campaign. president trump has repeatedly denied collusion with russia and last month republicans on a house panel concluded there was no collusion.
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fox news is reaching out to those named in the suit for their responses. in the meantime let's get to the chief white house correspondent john roberts live for us in west palm beach, florida. jane? >> trace, good afternoon to you. the mueller investigation, the speciaspecial counsel's office,a conspiracy between the donald trump campaign, russia and wikileaks, to cause serious harm to the democratic party and throw the election to donald trump. the dnc is seeking millions of dollars in damages from hacks of its servers and email system, adding a little bit more of a level of detail to the hacks than we had known up until this point, saying there were two introductions, one on july 27th, 2015, another on april 18th, 2016, pointing out that donald trump is not named in the suit. let's put up the players that are. you mentioned donald trump jr., the president's son. his son-in-law, jame jared kush,
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as well as paul manafort, rick gates, the former aide said to have met with a professor, named in the suit, apparently taking papadopoulos in april, that the russians had a treasure drove of emails against hillary clinton, also named in the suit, russians who helped trump organize the miss universe pageant. the dnc claiming that there's a lot of collusion, and that it was malicious. we have reached out to representatives for paul manafort. they're choosing to not to comment on this. we reached out to the trump campaign. they may have something to say about this. the white house staying silent.
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a white house official told me that their position on this is if the dnc was so worried about computer security, why did it not turn its server over to the fbi for investigation? if this really was such a vast conspiracy, why didn't the obama administration take it more seriously? the white house official told me the answer to both questions is they thought hillary clinton was going to win. trace? >> and if the white house comments will get back to you, john. in the meantime we're learning the president has beefed his legal team. >> yeah. rudy giuliani, a surrogate for the trump campaign, former presidential candidate, former mayor of new york city, and most importantly, perhaps in this case, the former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, has come on board. he's going to serve as the liaison between the president and white house and the mueller investigation, taking over the role that was vacated recently by john dowd. dowd had a very good relationship with the special council's office, rudy giuliani being such a high-profile
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figure, such a powerful law enforcement figure, should no doubt have a good relationship with mueller as well. giuliani saying he respects mueller, but that he wants to get the matter resolved as quickly as possible. one other point here that speaks to the cohen investigation, the stormy daniels case, the fact that president trump was told by rod rosenstein last week that he's not a target of the cohen campaign, judge kim barbara bush wood set may 24th as a hearing date to go over this idea of whether or not a special master should be appointed to look at the documents seized in michael cohen's apartment, his office, and his hotel room by the fbi in that raid almost two weeks ago. that would mean it would probably be early june at the earliest before prosecutors got a look at those materials. so if the judge in california is worried about potential violations, michael cohen's fifth amendment rights, stormy daniels may have to wait a long
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time before she can get michael cohen under a deposition. trace? >> we're going to talk more about that. john, thank you. a look ahead at what happened in court today, and why the president trump's lawyer may have the upper hand. at least if the moment. also how today's lawsuit from the dnc could reveal more information about the russia investigation. that's mom? dad? hi! i had a very minor fender bender tonight in an unreasonably narrow fast food drive thru lane. but what a powerful life lesson. and don't worry i have everything handled. i already spoke to our allstate agent, and i know that we have accident forgiveness. which is so smart on your guy's part. like fact that they'll just... forgive you... four weeks without the car. okay, yup. good night. with accident forgiveness your rates won't go up just because of an accident. switching to allstate is worth it.
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>> back to fox top story, president trump's personal lawyer michael cohen asking a judge to delay a lawsuit from adult film star stormy daniels. cohen's lawyers say they need the delay because cohen is also facing his own criminal investigation, in case you haven't heard. you think the judge grants the stay? >> absolutely, trace. the fifth amendment is one of the most sacred rights we have, our civil rights. courts will routinely stay civil cases for a period of time if there's a criminal case, a pending investigation. while i respect avenatti's desire to have the world hear the truth in a quick way, his desire doesn't trump the fifth amendment, the constitution of the united states. >> they want to hear michael
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cohen that he's taking the fifth in this thing by wednesday of next week, all wrapped up before he makes a decision. is that standard? >> it's standard. he will say, i plead the fifth. if the court does not grant the stay, which i think the court will, mr. cohen can still plead the fifth throughout the entire civil case. if he gets a deposition, if he gets discovery, document requests, he's well win his legal rights to plead the fifth and say i'm not answering questions, not producing documents, not going to answer anything even under oath in a deposition. contrary to what avenatti said, a jury cannot make a negative inference from him taking the fifth in the civil case. the law is clear in california, and the jury will be instructed that they can't consider the fact that he takes the fifth in a civil case, contemplate it in their deliberation. michael avenatti is wrong with that statement. >> worst case scenario for the president in this case, what's the downside for him? cohen is saying, look, i'm not
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talking. the judge moves on. what's the worst case? >> the worst is that cohen is compelled to testify under oath, and say something to hurt donald trump. highly unlikely. this judge is reasonable, he follows the law, and if he does the right thing he will stay the civil case. it's only a 90-day request. it's not unreasonable. >> i want to move on to the dnc lawsuit, but first a quick question of the whole idea of rod rosenstein, the president saying he told him he's not a target in this investigation, we're talking about the michael cohen, the raid, all that stuff. how would he know that? we have a list of what they took, but we don't know what they gleaned in this thing. >> my thoughts exactly. how would he know? the search warrant did want to seek documents regarding this $130,000 payment, documents regarding stormy daniels, the bank account used to make this payment. i would disagree with that statement, because he would not know. the facts show that possibly that trump will be implicated,
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or that the feds are looking at trump's involvement in that $130,000 payment. >> under the dnc, they're suing the president, wikileaks, on and on. >> yeah. >> what are they looking for? >> that's unprecedented. i can tell you, some people say it's a political stunt. others are saying this is the dnc's to do their own fact-finding, a parallel investigation to mueller's investigation. i don't know if that case will move forward. if it does, discovery, trace, works both ways. so, you know, the trump organization can certainly subpoena documents and get documents from the dnc. hillary clinton emails. dnc emails. why wasn't the server protected more when they knew there might be hacking going on? discovery works both ways. i don't know if the judge will allow that case to move forward. >> trump is bringing in rudy giuliani with the idea of getting this whole thing over, the mueller investigation, getting it wrapped up. now it seems like the dnc would like it to last longer. >> yeah. that's what some people are saying, it's a political stunt.
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they're also suing russia. there's something called immunity. i don't know how they'll proceed with a civil lawsuit in federal court against russia. we'll have to wait and see. i think giuliani is a good add to the team. >> russia is not going to fly over, okay, we're in, we're game. >> russia is not going to sit for a deposition, i guarantee you that. >> great to to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> we are finally getting a look at memos james comey wrote about his time with the president. what else is in them, and how president trump is reacting. that's coming up. you totaled your brand new car. nobody's hurt, but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do? drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement™, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on three wheels. smart.
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newly-released memo by former fbi director james comey. trump fired comey a few months into his presidency. in january 2015, comey wrote that the president told him he was frustrated that flynn waited almost a week to schedule a return phone call to a foreign leader, who had called to congratulate the president on his election victory. the justice department blacked out the name in the memo, but sources tell the associated press the leader was russian president vladimir putin. this past december, flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contact with the russian ambassador. flynn is now cooperating with special counsel into russian meddling and possible collusion with the trump campaign. this morning, president tweeted, shadeey james comey can leak and lie and makes a lot of money from a third rate book.
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is that really the way life in america is supposed to work? i don't think so. catherine harridge is live for us in wash. catherine? >> the president did have concerns about the former national security advisor, and many were laid bare during a january 2017 one week after the inauguration, saying he has significant reservations about flynn's judgment. the president pointed the finger at his said and said the guy have serious judgment issues. there was no mention or acknowledgment of any fbi interest or contact with general flynn. critics point to another incident in the memos, where comey said the president hoped the flynn investigation would end. >> the president interfered in a very big way. you know, i hope you can see your way to letting michael flynn go. that is a profound violation of tradition. the accusations that were
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leveled at the attorney general when she met with the ex-president on a plane. we don't know what was said. supposedly they talked about their grandchildren. this is the sitting president of the united states asking the head of the fbi to stop an investigation. >> the sentencing for lying to federal investigators has been delayed, and the judge in that case ordered the government to produce any record that may be helpful to the defense known as exculpatory evidence. trace? >> catherine, what else caught your attention in these memos? >> based on the memos, his book tour this week, the relationship between comey and the president was stressful from the very beginning, after he briefed the incoming president at trump tower about the trump dossier about alleged coordination between russian officials and the trump campaign. a march 2017 memo, the president told him to get to the bottom of the allegations. quote, said if there was a satellite, i took this to mean an associate of his, it would be
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good to find out he hadn't done anything, that we weren't investigating him. this is obviously a memo that the president supporters say goes in his favor. trace? >> catherine, we've now confirmed that comey is being investigated for possibly handling classifying information. correct? >> that's right. on this classification question, comey testified in june of 2015 that he went out of his way to avoid sensitive information so the memos could be widely shared. >> my thinking was, if i write it in such a way that i don't include anything that would trigger a classification, that will make it easier for us to discuss within the fbi and the government, and to hold on to it in a way that makes it accessible to us. >> the key thing here is that that statement does appear be at odds with comey's own memo documenting a january 2015 briefing at -- 2017 briefing at
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trump tower, acknowledging he believes he's dealing with classified matters, and writes, i'm not sure of the proper classification here. please let me know if it should be higher or lower. also today, we were able to confirm through a source familiar with the probe that the inspector general at the justice department is investigating comey's handling of the memos, including whether classified information was given to unauthorized sources, so someone not in a need to know, like the columbia law school professor. that last quote could be very important here, because it shows he had knowledge he was dealing with classified information. that's a threshold you typically have to cross if there's any formal criminal prosecution for the mishandling classified information. trace? >> the chief intelligence correspondent, catherine harridge live from d.c. great reporting. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> we bring in kaitlin owens. catherine says the intimation
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here is that comey knew that he was dealing with classified information. he knew this, and he gave these memos, these four memos, two of which at least were classified, to the columbia law professor. this is taking on a more serious tone. >> right. what we know, what we learned today from the wall street reporting, at the time he redacted information from one of them, that he knew at the time was classified. and now since he left the fbi another memo, information in another memo, has been upgraded, and it's also classified. yes, this is being investigated internally at the doj. >> yeah. you know, you go back to the tweet that comey said, or the statement that he said, where he said -- he says, i don't do sneaky things. i don't leak. then you have this leak, clearly a leak. then the question whether the information was classified.
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what's the fallout of this in your estimation? >> i think there's a big fallout. right? president trump has been tweeting how comey leaked classified information. there's a big campaign underway to undermine comey. there's a giant feud between the president and comey, the former fbi director. any impact, this can land on comey. these two men are going at each other. you know, whoever is on president trump's side, this is significant for undermining comey's credibility. >> you know, it's interesting to me, because you read the headlines this morning, and it appears when the memos were released, you had people on both sides of the aisle, found something to love about him. you had the people on the left saying, oh, man, this shows that he was trying to get in the way of this investigation. people on the right saying, look, there was no obstruction of justice and no collusion. it's fascinating where you can read the same information and come away with two totally different conclusions.
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>> i think that's something we see a lot these days. we read the same information, both sides have a completely different takeaway. republicans are saying, yes, this shows that, you know, comey didn't make accusations of collusion or obstruction, while democrats are saying, no, what was said was the obstruction attempt. you know, we're going to see hoy being used as evidence in his investigation. again, the doj is investigating. we'll see what they come up with. >> about rudy giuliani coming up on to the campaign, what do you make of that? >> i think one big thing is, look, giuliani does have connections with mueller. he's worked with him. it's unclear whether that will actually speed up any of this. one thing on the table is whether mueller will interview the president in a sit-down interview. i think that giuliani could help decide that issue, and actively go between the mueller investigation and the president to try to work out the terms of that interview.
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>> yeah. and giuliani, of course, was the u.s. attorney in the southern district of new york, which is a very big deal to have the trump campaign, with all that's going on. kaitlin owens, thank you. >> thank you for having be. >> two sheriff's deputies shot dead while eating at a restaurant. what we're learning about the apparent ambush. first we go live to houston where people are paying their final respects to barbara bush, and her husband made a surprise appearance there. that's next. mom? dad? hi! i had a very minor fender bender tonight in an unreasonably narrow fast food drive thru lane. but what a powerful life lesson. and don't worry i have everything handled. i already spoke to our allstate agent, and i know that we have accident forgiveness. which is so smart on your guy's part. like fact that they'll just... forgive you... four weeks without the car. okay, yup. good night. with accident forgiveness your rates won't go up just because of an accident. switching to allstate is worth it.
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burial ceremony will be private. mike emanuel is live for us in houston. mike, we see inside the church. it's amazing. what's it like outside the church? >> trace, we're seeing some sadness obviously as you would imagine, but we're seeing smiles as folks remember the extraordinary life of first lady barbara bush. as you mentioned, former president george her ber walker bush stopped by inside the church to greet and thank those paying their respects to his wife, a surprise to everyone in the church. we've been asking people what mrs. bush meant to them. >> she had class. she also had her own opinion. she always supported her husband while in political office, during his political tenure, but she had her own voice. she was just a strong woman. we will miss her here in texas. she was a texan. >> those paying their respects are receiving a handout with a picture of mrs. bush.
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one gentleman drove down from dallas and said he felt a connection to the bushes after suffering a similar loss, losing his daughter. >> saw an article that mrs. bush had written, and got a personal handwritten note back from them, just respected how much she loved robin. it really meant a lot to my mom. >> the public viewing will continue here at st. martin's episcopal church until midnight. trace? >> the family had an impact on so many lives, michael. what more do we know about tomorrow's funeral? >> trace, it's expected to be about a 90-minute service. there will be three uologies delivered including a personal friend of mrs. bush, and historian john meacham. the family eulogy will be delivered by former florida governor jeb bush.
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mrs. bush personally picked her eulogists, and we expect 1500 to turn out to pay their respects to the matriarch of the bush family. >> watch the funeral service tomorrow on fox news channel starting at noon eastern time, 11:00 in houston. two sheriff's deputies are dead after a gunman opened fire in what investigators are calling a suspected ambush in trenton, florida, about 30 miles west of gainesville. investigators say the deputies were eating at a chinese restaurant when a man came in and shot them. he then killed himself. jonathan, still no word of a motive now? >> investigators are looking at the suspected gunman's social media profile to see if that offers them any clues, but they're trying to determine a motive for something that really defies logic here. they've identified the now
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deceased gunman suspect, 55-year-old john hubert highnote, a local resident who apparently had no run-ins with gilchrist county authorities prior to yesterday's shooting, although authorities have yet to determine a motive, the sheriff did comment on the often hostile climate law enforcement officers face around the country. >> what do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement to the extent that it's been demonized? every type of hate. every type of putdown that you can think of, the only thing these men were guilty of was wanting to protect you and me. >> the sheriff has called in the florida department of law enforcement, or fdle, to investigate the shooting. trace? >> jonathan, what do we know about the two deputies? >> both the sheriff and president trump are calling these two fallen deputies heroes. we know that they've been
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identified as 29-year-old sergeant noel ramirez, leaving behind a wife and two children. the other, deputy taylor lindsay, had served for five years, leaving behind a girlfriend. the sheriff has pledged to continue the mission of these two fallen deputies, posting on social media, quote, we'll continue to serve you for them. trace, gilchrist is a small rural county, fewer than 30 deputies work for the sheriff's office. so you can imagine the shockwaves this killing has sent throughout the community. the last time a member of that sheriff's office was killed in the line of duty was 1956, more than 60 years ago. traces? >> jonathan, thank you. deadly protests continue for a fourth week along the gaza/israel border.
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four palestinians were killed today, including a 15-year-old boy. more than 400 others hurt in the protest. israeli military officials say around 3,000 palestinians are taking part in the protests. the israeli army describes them as riots, and reports that protesters are setting fire to tires and trying to fly kites with burning objects attached. the protesters say they're fighting against a border blockade by israel and egypt, pushing palestinians further into poverty. according to gaza health officials more than 30 palestinians have died since the protests began. david lee miller is live for us in jerusalem. david lee? >> trace, no matter how you describe what happened today, riots or demonstrations, the u.n. coordinator for the middle east is now calling for an investigation into the death of the 15-year-old who was killed. he said it was outrageous to shoot at children.
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meanwhile the palestinians, which have observance status at the united nations are expected to speak out there about what happened on the border. shortly before the mass protest israel dropped leaflets, warning people that hamas was using them to carry out terror activities, and not to approach the border fence. israelis used tear gas to keep the situation under control, but also live ammunition in some cases to target organizers of the protests. others say they have a right to protest their dire humanitarian circumstance, but they were cautioned to keep a safe distance from the border. also worth noting here is that since the protests began, about one month ago, there has not been any rocket fire from gaza targeting israel. it appears that hamas senses that it has the upper hand, at least when it comes to public relations pier, and doesn't want
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to do anything that could provoke the israeli military. trace? >> david lee, any word on how long protesters say they plan to keep these up? >> i there is a specific date. protesters say the demonstrations, if you will, will continue until at least may 15th. that's a significant date. that's the date that marks the founding of israel, or what the palestinians call the great catastrophe. the purpose of the protest, they say, is to win support for what they call the right of return, palestinians uprooted from their homes say they should have the right to reclaim their land. also fueling their anger was president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital, as well as cutting palestinian aid. it's anticipated that until may 15th, and especially on that day, we're going to see the demonstrations only grow larger and more difficult for the
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>> a 19-year-old man walked into a florida high school this morning and shot a student in the ankle according to local sheriff's officials. it happened the same day thousands of students across the country walked out of class to protest gun violence. police say the shooting happened at forest high school in ocala, 60 miles north and west of orlando. a father of a student told the local newspaper that his son saw the shooter fire at a closed classroom door before dropping the weapon and running away. police arrested the suspect, who is not a student, but haven't released his identity or motive. the victim is in the hospital, but doctors say he will be okay. breaking news now. live pictures from california's bay area, students walking out of school, just some of the thousands leaving class today, to demonstrate for tougher gun laws. they chose april 20th for a specific reason. today marks 19 years since the columbine high school shooting in littleton, colorado.
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back in 1999, two students opened fire there, killing 13 people. julie bandaras is live for us in new york city with more. julie, quite a turnout today. >> yeah. this really has become a nationwide and mass event. this event starting at 10:00 local time for 2600 schools across the country. many decided to walk out for either 17 minutes honoring those who were killed in the parkland, florida, shooting, or for 19 minutes, honoring the 19 years since the columbine massacre. several rallies have also broken out in cities across america. here in new york city, thousands of people gathered in washington square park to call for new action to prevent gun violence. earlier thousands of students in cities nationwide, including atlanta, denver, san diego, parkland, florida, chicago, all observing moments of silence in memory of those lost in school shootings.
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in washington, d.c., students rallying for gun control there, and marching to the capitol and white house again as part of the effort to call attention to inaction by lawmakers on gun violence, and for them to begin talking about gun control. >> the best thing that we can do is keep our momentum. when people forget about it, they don't pay attention to it when they're voting. >> there were no classes at columbine high school as has been the case for the past 19 years. those students, instead, taking part in community service. trace? >> julie, as you talk to the students, what do they say they hope will happen? >> they want to keep the dialog moving. this isn't the first time we've seen young people come out and demonstrate in protest against gun control, but since parkland, florida, never have we seen a movement like this one. they're asking for people leading up to the midterm election to get out there and vote. but then again, many people here
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are not old enough to vote, but they say nonetheless, regardless of their age, their voices will be heard. take a listen. >> i want them to take into consideration all the events that have happened for so many years involving gun violence. they need to make the right decision and vote so we can change and stop the mass shootings happening all over the country. >> and trace, this is not the end. in addition to today's walkout, all these rallies, students are saying that every few weeks they intend on coming out, holding rallies, in cities across the kihn. back to you. >> julie bandaras, live for us in new york. julie, thank you. if you think the fine for speeding is high, wait till you hear who's getting hit for $1 billion. that's next. but first, southwest airlines putting a price on the scariest experience of some people's lives. how much they're shelling out to survivors of this week's air emergency is next.
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>> well, southwest airlines paying thousands of dollars to some passengers who were on a flight that made an emergency landing. the airline sending out checks for five grand. a professor who was on the flight and received a letter from southwest tells fox news the airline wrote it wants to restore customers' confidence and plans to send an additional thousand dollar travel voucher. one passenger died when a engine ripped apart mid-flight tuesday. the shrapnel broke a window and nearly sucked her out of the jet. fellow passengers helped pull her inside, but cooperate save her life. some of those on board praised the flight crew for getting everyone else to the ground safely. the feds are fining wells fargo a total of $1 billion for abuses tied to mortgages and car loans. it's the trump administration's toughest action yet against a wall street bank.
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executives for the banking giant admitted last summer that workers charged hundreds of thousands of customers for auto insurance they did not need. thousands of people couldn't afford the extra costs and had to give up their cars. and in a separate case, wells fargo execs said the thousands of fines had to pay unnecessary fees on mortgage for their homes. we're live in new york city. kristina, who's getting this billion dollars exactly? >> yeah, that's going to two agencies split down the middle. that's the school official financial protection bureau as well as the office of controller of occurrence. they're getting $500 million, $500 million. what about the consumers? so many affected across the united states. about 27,000 people bought auto insurance when they didn't need it. they'll be getting money back, about $145 million the bank is paying back to the customers. then they're going to back-pay charges for anybody that
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overpaid regarding mortgage fees. we don't have the exact number just yet. what's a billion dollars to the third largest bank in the united states when you consider the earnings just came out not too long ago and they had revenue, just within the first quarter, of almost $22 billion. so definitely a well-known popular brand in the united states, an issue that clearly they need to change. >> and kristina, this isn't the first time wells fargo has gotten into a bit of trouble with the feds. >> no. you would think they would learn their lesson the first time. in 2016, they created fake accounts, fake credit cards, fake checking accounts. why? they had to hit a sales quota. they did get affect. they affected 3.5 million people, and had to pay $185 million in fines. you'd think after that event in 2016, they learned from their mistakes, but unfortunately not. the stock today is actually climbing higher.
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almost up a buck right now, at $52, climbing high, because investors know they have a fee amount, and can consider that going forward for earnings when they're looking into measuring just how the company is going to do in the future. will that change the policy within the culture? >> thank you, kristina. some jaywalkers getting a surprise thanks to a new crackdown. we'll show you how it worked next. mom? dad? hi! i had a very minor fender bender tonight in an unreasonably narrow fast food drive thru lane. but what a powerful life lesson. and don't worry i have everything handled. i already spoke to our allstate agent, and i know that we have accident forgiveness. which is so smart on your guy's part. like fact that they'll just... forgive you... four weeks without the car. okay, yup. good night. with accident forgiveness your rates won't go up just because of an accident.
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it displays the people's names on the treat and link them to cell phones so the offenders can receive fines via text message. your world with neil cavuto right now. >> neil: all right forget about what is in the comey memos, maybe it is what he is left out of the memos that could get him in trouble. two memos leaked by the former director contained classified information and now the inspector general is on the hunt and looking into it. the republicans say the memos will clear the president of obstruction charge. democrats are saying the opposite. catherine her age has more. >> reporter: the memo documented a private dinner between the president and james comey and the
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