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she becomes the first woman ever to perform a clean triple-double in competition, winning her six all-around title at the u.s. gymnastics championships. congratulations to her. thanks for joining us. happy monday. get the week started. here is shep. >> shepard: escaping justice again. jeffrey epstein's jailers, prosecutors, defense team, victims, all asking how the world did this happen? this hour we will look at what's next in the investigation and what jeffrey epstein's death could mean for others implicated in his alleged crimes. but first, an update on the investigation into the dayton mass shooting. the feds filing charges against a friend of the gunmen after they say he purchased the killer's body armor and an accessory for his firearm earlier this year. and that he lied on federal forms to get the items. last weekend the shooter opened fire outside a bar, killing nine
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people, including his own sister. police say they shot and killed him within 30 seconds. former girlfriends of the killers that he showed signs of troubling behavior and had violent fantasies. he also reportedly put together a rape list in high school, making female classmates known who we wanted to assault. mike tobin reporting from the midwest newsroom. >> charges against this ethan kollie, the friend of the gunmen, possession of a firearm while using a controlled substance and lying on the federal firearms application form. essentially he stated he wasn't using controlled substances by checking the box. one charge carries a sentence of five years. the other carries a charge of ten years. connection of the case makes it interesting. according to the u.s. attorney, what he supplied to the gunmen with some of the hardware used. he supplied that body armor, the upper receiver from ar-15 used
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took an bento weapon -- convert the weapon into a rifle, making it an air 15. he supplied the high-capacity magazines that allow the government to get off so many shots. we know from police he got off 41 shots in 30 seconds. it should be noted that the u.s. attorney says there's not evidence indicating that this person, kollie, that he had advanced warning about the massacre. shep. >> shepard: no criminal record on the part of the gunmen. so why bring in the friend to purchase this equipment? according to the u.s. attorney, he only brought in the second party to get this equipment because he wanted to hide the purchase of the body armor and the magazines, the conversion kit, from his parents. the weapon was assembled ten weeks ago, and we just learned that the drum magazines arrived six to make eight weeks before
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that massacre. >> shepard: mike tobin live in chicago. the attorney general william barr says there were serious problems of the federal jail in manhattan where the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein, one of the highest profile inmates in the land, turned up dead in his cell. >> we are now learning of serious irregularities at this facility that are deeply concerning and demand a thorough investigation. the fbi and the office of inspector general are doing just that. we will get to the bottom of what happened and there will be accountability. >> shepard: epstein, known as a wealthy hedge fund manager, stand to cash he was accused of running a sex trafficking ring and abusing dozens and dozens of girls at his mansion in new york city and luxury estate in south florida. a source tells fox news that nobody at the jail checked on jeffrey epstein for several hours leading up to what they are calling an apparent suicide and that he did not have a
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cellmate which the sources is unusual. according to protocol, corrections officers should have been checking on epstein at least every half hour. jeffrey epstein had been on suicide watch after correctional officers found him barely conscious in his cell last month, but a source tells fox news the suicide watch had been recently lifted. a decade ago, epstein was facing a potential life sentence for underage sex crimes in south florida but he cut a controversial deal with the prosecutors, served only about a year in jail, and was allowed to leave during that period 12 hours a day, six days a week for they called work release. the attorney general, saying that the sex trafficking case will continue and "any coconspirator should not rest easy." we are still waiting for official word on exactly how epstein died. the medical examiner says the autopsy is complete but for some reason they are still trying to determine the cause of death.
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think of that. if it's a standard, sadly, jail hanging, you would need more? jack johnson is here. he's a retired case manager who worked in a federal prison system for more than two decades. epstein had reportedly tried to kill himself in july. they put them on suicide watch. he came off suicide watch. his sex trafficking case was one of the highest profile cases of its kind in the whole world. he had connections to presidents and princes. he is sitting in jail waiting for trial. no cellmate, nobody watching him and according to our corporate cousins in "the new york post," no cameras trained on him and he is up dead. how the world is this possible? >> my take on this is different than most because i was not surprised when i heard the news. people on suicide watch are watched physically 24/7 by staff. he was not on suicide watch. after suicide watch is lifted by
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the chief psychologist, then he goes to the population. the management concern raised with him was he could not collect population because of what you just mentioned as far as the offense and that notoriety and publicity. he goes back to a special housing unit. i am watching the monday morning quarterbacks passing judgment and what i can say is i don't see if they didn't do the 30 minute checks, that's an irregularity and there will be a price to pay for that. the two that regard, it's not unusual if somebody wants to harm themselves and especially in a unit, they're going to harm than selves. you cannot stop them. >> shepard: give them a cellmate. >> i can address that. that's coming up. in a double sell arrangement in the special housing unit, your cellmate might have a legal visit. you might -- might have a social visit. they will taken out for a shower and check out. you never going to be totally
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alone in that protocol. >> shepard: i've spoken with a lawyer who had a very high-profile client who was in jail, a client whom everyone in our audience would recognize my name or face. this particular client was not on suicide watch but because he was so high-profile, he was always watched. at every moment he had a camera -- he did. every moment he had a camera trained on him from the time he checked into that jail cell until the time he checked out. >> shepard, i can say i've been to that floor and there are cameras on the tenth floor in the terrorist unit but that's highly irregular that somebody in a camera on them and -- >> shepard: its highly irregular client. one who knows princes and presidents. one of the entire federal government is speaking about from the highest levels. >> let me say this. i train attorneys. i train federal defenders and i will tell you the attorneys understanding unfortunately and even judges in the bureau of
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prisons is minimal and i take issue with the fact that he was watch 24/7. i really do, unless he was in the terrorist unit or on some type of suicide protocol. that's what the media is floating around. people are saying lots of things and lots of speculation. >> shepard: i didn't speculate but i am very curious, the federal government is housing a man who knows very, very well to copresidents of the united states and a royal in great britain that's of the highest profile, best known names in the country, and their accusations of ties to all of this with some of them. you would think it would be the goal of the federal system to keep them alive and that may be they go the extra mile to try to do that. the secrets died with him. that causes problems. conspiracy theories to be tweeted or repeated, even sent out by the president of the
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united states conspiracy theories. it's not as if it's a regular kind of guy. this was a big, big deal. >> it was a big, big deal but i wish the average suicide would get so much attention, to be honest with you. this happens all the time and it's in a special housing unit environment which is where most suicides occur. it is a notable case and it is big news. it is still not surprising to me that this happened. >> shepard: for those people in new york who know him or lawyers who were in there all time, it's not surprised that at this federal jail there's problems. it's not a surprise and it's not new. it is a surprise that they would lose a high-profile client like this. a black mark like none other. it's not good. hey, man, i really appreciate you coming in. we have been watching the markets and mighty closely. the dow diving nearly 400
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points. it was off more than this a little while ago. the reason today, come to the fox business network, his fears that the trade war with china will slow global growth. investors apparently concerned that slowing growth could drag the worldwide economy into a recession. we will continue to watch the markets during the final hour of trading. sometimes they buy back in. sometimes they go the other direction. we shall see. and i had, death at the day care. fire blasting through building where caretakers are watching kids. the horrifying connection to volunteer firefighter. that's coming up. t happen. but we won't get there without you. join the fight with the alzheimer's association. and i don't add trup the years.s. but what i do count on... is boost®
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kopenhoffer came under small arms fire. his death comes days after u.s. defense officials warned that isis is making a comeback in iraq and syria. the gunnery sergeant was a critical skills operator with the marine raiders, delete special operations unit. he leaves behind a wife and two children. some parents dropped their kids at day care and didn't know they were saying goodbye forever. five children died when a fire ripped through a day care in erie, pennsylvania, couple hours north of pittsburgh. the fire chief says the kids ranged in age from eight months to 7 years old. three of them were the children of a volunteer firefighter. the day care was home converted into a 24-hour center so parents could leave their children while they worked the third shift. a fire official says the place did not have any working smoke detectors except in the attic.
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a neighbor nearby says he ran to help but couldn't get to the kids. >> i tried to go inside. i made it to the living room and i couldn't go any further. >> shepard: the fire chief says the day care's owner was also injured in the fire. david lee miller reporting live with more. >> the firefighter who lost three children in the blaze was reportedly battling another fire when the tragedy occurred. the legal inferno was so intense that vinyl siding melted along with the siding on nearby homes. firefighters were on the scene and only 4 minutes but by then the flames or already shooting out of every first floor window. neighbors watched helplessly as the home burned. those who tried to help or met with an impenetrable wall of heat. of the nine people who did survive, they climbed out of a second story window safety and the homeowner got out alive and trying to drive herself to a local hospital but overwhelmed by injuries, she crashed her
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vehicle. she has aborted to be in stable condition. >> shepard: back in january, investigators found some cigarette and cigar in the day care and that was of some degree of concern, right? >> the ashes and cigarette butts were found in areas used to prepare food as well as an area that was used to take care of the kids. the day care center did correct that problem, according to records. inspectors on the scene are trying to determine now a cause of the fire. a published reports has been electrical problem might be to blame. a possible clue was found under the furniture. >> there's a lot of extension cords underneath the couch, a lot of different items were plugged into it. it's leading towards that. >> authority say so far there is nothing to suggest the cause of this fire might be criminal. in a statement this morning, erie's county executive said "yuri is a tight-knit community and i know we will rally to support the families of all thoe
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involved," >> shepard: david lee miller, thank you. thousands of protesters in hong kong forcing officials to cancel every flight in and out of one of the busiest airports in the world. the massive protests came as officials in beijing tried to label the demonstrators as terrorists. airport workers say flights will start tomorrow morning but the protesters are calling for more democratic measures at an outside investigation into police practices there. the protests have been happening over the last -- for the last couple months and have become increasingly violent. images in our slideshow for you this afternoon. here are the protesters sitting in the airport. it's an enormous terminal, if i can make this work. now, that's not working. you can see right over here maybe. no. i have an ipad that may be able to help. this is, here we go. this is the main terminal.
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you can see it's a sit in. their idea was to keep people from being able to go about their business, to keep them from getting on flights. here a cop is pinning down a protester as the demonstrations turned violent over the weekend. officers fired dozens of rounds of tear gas into the crowds. protesters tried to cover some of those rounds with silver bowls. you can see one of those so thee -- you can see the silver bowls. officers fired rubber bullets at people and a woman seriously hurt here when she got shot in the eye according to locals. this is a wall, the linen wall. folks posted their demands on sticky notes. dozens of arrests happened over the weekend but hundreds have happened since the beginning of the protest. susan lee has an update. she is life in the new york stock exchange. you lived and worked in
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hong kong for several years. >> many years. close to a decade. for anyone has ever lived in hong kong, these images are very sad to us. this was the biggest economic disruption in the ten weeks of protest in hong kong. this is the world's eighth busiest airport. hong kong international. one of few main transit hubs in the asia-pacific. they canceled all flights starting midafternoon on monday. set to reopen tuesday morning. 250 flights, out of the 1100 were impacted. 1100 cargo passenger flights that land each and every day. thousands of protesters conducted a fourth day of students and they are trying to get their message across to international travelers that touched down at hong kong international. as you pointed out across the rest of hong kong, we've seen violent clashes between hong kong police and the protesters. including teargas logged into subway stations, something i've never seen while living there.
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also petrol bombs. hong kong has one of the lowest crime rates in the city. this type of scene not typical. china continues the point the finger squarely at the u.s. for this saying that the u.s. has been making various hong kong related accusations that are wanton, fact distorting, and inflammatory. officials met and engaged with anti-china rabble-rousers in hong kong, criticized china, propped up violence and illegal activities and undermine hong kong's prosperity. senior white house officials tell us it's a situation between hong kong and china. >> shepard: all right. susan lee at the stock exchange. thank you. a woman in california called a rideshare after a night out but instead of ending up at home, she says the driver took her to his home and raped her.
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fundamental to lyft," being described as terrifying and the drivers access to speech when one has been permanently removed. the company also promising to help with the investigation. witnesses are crediting a 65-year-old man with confronting as shooter at house of worship and preventing him from killing anybody inside. the man is being called a hero, a retired pakistani air force officer. he talked about how he approached the shooter on saturday at a mosque in a suburb of oslo, norway, . >> the gun. >> shepard: he could have not known at the time that the suspect had reportedly gunned down his own stepsister at home and now police say they are treating this as an attempted terror attack because they have evidence that the suspect posted online about right wing extremism and how he was against
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immigration. benjamin hall reporting live from our london newsroom. >> authorities are saying that if it weren't for the actions of this incredibly brave men who charge the attacker, this could have become one of those terrible scenes that we've seen recently. eyewitnesses say that when philip manshaus entered into the islamic center, he was carrying several guns and he was wearing body armor and a helmet. there were more than a dozen people inside and he managed to fire a few rounds but was quickly overpowered by the 65-year-old former pakistani air force officer. after his arrest, police officers found the body of a 17-year-old stepsister dead at a home outside oslo. it's alleged he murdered her before the attack and then today in court, manshaus indicated he was going to plead not guilty to a terrorist attack and murder and he appeared in court with
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black eyes and bruises and smiling throughout. clearly showing no remorse whatsoever for the acts he almost committed. >> shepard: what details do you have on the motive? >> police are still trying to piece it together but it's becoming ever more clear this had all the hallmarks of a far right attack. many people thinking back to the main attack in norway eight years ago when a neo-nazi who was held up by many on the far right as a hero killed 77 people, mainly teenagers. there is no connection to him yet. the head of norway security agency has told reporters i did receive a tip-off about philip manshaus about a year ago and his right wing extremist views. it had not been deemed serious enough the time and an online postings which you mentioned earlier which were uploaded just before the attack on a website, 8chan, manshaus praised previous
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terror attacks. clear signs of the connections to right-wing extremism. today the prime the store of norway came out and said this was a moment for all political parties to come together it in the face of racism, discrete nation, and come together as a country and that's what they are trying to do. there may be legislation moving forward about attacks against muslims in particular. >> shepard: thank you. jeffrey epstein found dead in his cell. what happens now with the charges he was facing and more specifically the people who were around him and connected in one way or another? fox news legal analyst joined us next. a job fair at the company targeted in a massive immigration raid days ago. rick leventhal is there as the families of those rounded up wonder what happens next. how do you gauge the greatness of an suv?
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>> shepard: continuing coverage of the death of jeffrey epstein and federal jail and what it could mean for his underage sex trafficking case and the alleged victims. mercedes colwin is here. continue to try to prosecute him? but the victims deserve justice. >> for sure. so many victims have come forward and said we were robbed of the opportunity to see our allegations play out in the court of law and seek justice. the allegations could play out -- there are civil lawsuits. we know summer represent a by the best players in the country. they are going to pursue civil lawsuits against the estate and ultimately those allegations will see the light of day unless they get settled by the estate in which case all of it will become sealed. >> shepard: we really don't know what's in the state. >> no, not at all. >> shepard: we don't know
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where he got that money. lots of questions about the transfer of properties from the client. we don't know much about the client. we don't know about facilitators. plenty of other people could face justice. >> exactly right. there's a conspiracy charge in the indictment. do we know there's coconspirators out there? frankly they should be shaking in their boots. everyone here, whether it's the federal prosecutors, being very clear you're not going to sleep well because we are going to come after you. we're going to continue the investigation. the fact that epstein died, so be it but there's lots of ways you can get other coconspirators. what are the transactions, what companies were created? it's an entire enterprise, and entire network of. -- of pedophiles. >> shepard: should there be an outside investigation outside of
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the government? >> we have to cast the widest net. the circumstances surrounding epstein's death. you said it brilliantly before. he was supposed to have a cellmate. no cellmate. he was supposed to be checked on every 30 minutes. no one is checking on him every 30 minutes. not on suicide watch. all these irregularities, someone has to step in and say we have no skin in the game except getting to the truth. let's get the truth. >> shepard: outside investigators often shine light on problems. we'll see. high hopes. >> it's a long trail ahead. >> shepard: hopeful. thank you. >> thank you. >> shepard: the trump administration is making it harder for immigrants to stay in the country, even legally. today releasing a rule that makes it easier for the government to deny green cards to immigrants who are likely to depend on government assistance. in the past, the rule applied
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only to cash assistance from the government like welfare. the new stricter rule also applies to food stamps, medicaid, and subsidies for housing. the administrator to report to the encourage immigrants' independent independence. >> expect people to stand on their own two feet and so if people are not able to be self-sufficient, then this negative factor is going to bear very heavily against them in a decision about whether they will be able to become a legal permanent residents. >> shepard: critics saying it creates a dangerous and chilling effect and the people who need life-saving health care or food for their families might not come forward at all. because they are afraid they might get kicked out of the country. the governor of california has waited on this. a director at the left-leaning center for american progress as this rule prioritizes money over family and tells immigrants if they want to achieve the american dream they better do it before they get here.
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the updated public charge rule is expected to go into effect october 15. it's expected to impact some 380,000 people. a company holding a job fair days after immigration agents arrested hundreds of its workers in mississippi, the state's department of employment security posted about the fare on facebook, saying applicants need to bring at least two forms of identification. agents arrested more than 600 workers at seven plants in central mississippi last week. they say they released about half those people the next day with notices to appear before an immigration judge. rick leventhal reporting live from the job fair in forest, mississippi, 40 miles or so east of the capital, jackson. >> the oppressive heat in mississippi didn't stop at least 215 applicants from showing up over the four hours of the job fair. they filled out paperwork had preliminary interviews. we were told there were no interviewers by people from the
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koch company and folks said they didn't know what the open jobs were or how much they paid but that they were eager for work. what kind of job are you looking for? >> anything to help me out. >> is it tough right now? >> yeah, it's tough. >> it's bad out here. we need this. >> everybody deserves a second chance in life. >> those folks could replace some of the detained workers who are wearing ankle bracelets. some are waiting on bond hearings or deportation proceedings and the u.s. attorney said the companies who hire the indictment and workers are also part of an ongoing investigation, shep. >> shepard: what are you hearing from locals about the raids? >> and then a lot of criticism about the raids separating parents and children, especially on the first day of school. yesterday there was a protest about 40 miles from here involving some 52 mac 100 people, many were children of
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the workers detained and some were carrying signs saying of broken immigration system is breaking families. >> i think it's really important that we recognize these are real people with real problems and that we, all we can do as christians is to spread love. >> i.c.e. is fighting back. saying that every child who had two parents detained had one parent released. also said we are the only law enforcement agency who does such things for people arrested by federal law enforcement. pointing out a lot of parents with children are rusted across the country by police everything within you don't hear people talking about police separating parents and children unless it's i.c.e. involved. they say it's biased and unfair coverage. >> shepard: rick leventhal. if only the scouts offered a badge for smuggling. a man who managed to become an eagle scout is now accused of running a major drug ring with
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>> shepard: first he earned the rank of eagle scout and now he's accused of becoming a drug kingpin. his trial started today in utah. the man is accused of making counterfeit prescription pain killers and mailing them to homes all across the country. prosecutors say this man, aaron shamo, ran a multimillion dollar drug empire out of his basement until agents busted him in 2016. they say that man sent out hundreds of thousands of bills that contain fentanyl. of course fentanyl has killed tens of thousands of people in the united states. the man's dad says his son didn't know the dangers of what he was doing. matt finn has the rest of the story and he is alive. >> federal authority say this 29-year-old former eagle scout was running one of the country's largest drug enterprises. he sold 800,000 pills, made about $2.8 million.
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federal authorities seized $1.2 million in cash. police say aaron shamo and at least coconspirators ordered the extremely lethal substance from china and they would mix it with fillers, president of pills that looked like legitimate pharmaceuticals, and mail it to customers. federal agents say the operation ended up shipping pills to people in every single state. at least one customer, authority say, died from an overdose. each pill cost about a penny to make and was being sold for up to $20 apiece. shamo's family since he's being targeted by prosecutors because other deeply involved partners in the scheme had been offered plea deals. shamo's father says his son was a chessmaster, and crochet blankets for hospitals. he is saying that his son saw the opportunity to make money but didn't see the extreme danger. shamo was indicted on 13 federal charges and faces life in
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prison. >> shepard: went to the lawyers say today? >> so far we understand that shamo's attorney said he was involved in drugs but was not capable of a scheme like this because he is learning disabilities and adhd. >> shepard: all right, matt finn. thank you. cops caught and escaped tennessee inmate after home surveillance video showed him going through 70s refrigerator refrigerator. the prisoner led police on a five-day manhunt. investigators say shortly after he escaped, he sexually assaulted and killed a prison employee in her home nearby. now the man is back in custody thanks to a homeowner who spotted the convict on video and knew just what to do. jonathan started with the rest of this from north southeast newsroom. >> you know it's a creepy feeling when the motion alert on your ring doorbell goes off at 3:30 in the morning. even creepier when you turn on the video and you see this, a
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man rummaging through your carport refrigerator matching the description of fugitive curtis ray watson. these are the images harvey and ann taylor awoke to early sunday morning. >> she said that's him, that's him. so i prepared for if he tried to come inside. then we called 911. >> police swarmed to the west tennessee community where they spotted the fugitive emerging from a soybean field. he surrendered without incident and now faces charges of aggravated sexual battery and first-degree murder. the victim, 64-year-old deborah johnson was a 38 year veteran of the tennessee department of corrections were commissioner tony parker tweets "i've never met anyone more professional or dedicated to the mission of the "deborah johnson's family saying she had a love for the work she did. >> shepard: there was a reward offered. did someone get it? >> ordinarily you would expect
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it would go to the tailors, the couple who spotted the fugitive. news channel five reports there may have been another woman who called 911 around the same time, reporting the fugitive in her neighborhood. as we speak, tennessee authorities are discussing where the reward should go and whether it needs to be split. >> shepard: jonathan serrie with the story from atlanta. thank you. more news from planet blago. the former illinois governor passing time with exercise in the yard. we will go to jonathan hunt outside the prison. a reminder to close the door behind you at least if you are living in bear country, unless you want a hole in your house. that's next.
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refi now at newday usa. refinance now and save. >> shepard: news from planet blago. video of the disgraced illinois governor rod blagojevich going for a run as the sun set over the federal prison in littleton, colorado. you can see our blago has a silver mane. the former governor stretching a bit after president trump said last week that he's very strongly, and that's a quote, thinking about letting our blago roam free. a judge sentenced rod blagojevich to 14 years behind bars on federal corruption charges after he tried to sell president obama's senate seat after obama won the 2008 election, saying it was [bleep] golden. >> i've got this thing and it's
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[bleep] golden. i'm just not giving it up for [bleep] nothing. busted my [bleep] and give your grandmother a [bleep] and what do i get? 13% of you think i'm doing a good job. something is really [bleep] in my head. i could be and i can end up still may be delivering pizza somewhere. they've that's where my destiny is. >> shepard: could be. federal wiretaps. the head of the state republican party is urging the president to keep our blago behind bars where he presumably cannot fly. here's a brand-new twist, just in minutes ago. thursday, august 8, 2 core sources say that blago made it to processing for discharge but a member of the administration got concerned about public interest in the discharge was put on hold?
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for how long? one might our blago fly free? jonathan hunt is reporting outside the federal prison where our local station fox 31 got the video in littleton. what is the story, jonathan? >> shep, rod blagojevich and his family are essentially just waiting and hoping, hoping he might soon indeed fly the coop, the coop being the federal prison behind me here. that's the entrance that blagojevich went into seven years ago. the entrance out from which he may walk in the next hours and days if president trump does indeed commute his sentence. he's not housed in that main building. he is behind us and a smaller building you can't see it was outside the building that he was seen on camera exercising over the weekend. we are told he ran about 20 laps around a baseball field and if you can picture this, if you
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really want to, he then came back out and did a bunch of shirtless push-ups. meantime, some welcome back balloons appeared outside his chicago home. his wife said she did not put them there but quite conspicuously she was seen on camera standing next to them and even more conspicuously, she did not remove those welcome back balloons. >> shepard: so now we get word from two sources that he was literally headed to processing to get out of there last thursday and all of this is really getting a lot of attention. >> it is and there's been an outcry on both sides of the political aisle. the concern being that commuting the sentence might send a terrible message about the consequences of corruption among public officials. the original prosecutor said these crimes would cause lincoln
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to roll over in his grave. shep. >> shepard: all right. jonathan hunt, littleton, colorado, outside denver. folks are dealing with an undivided houseguest in estes park, colorado, about 60 miles north of denver. the guest, a black bear. it all started when john came home, walked into the basement and left it open behind him. >> our neighbor from upstairs came knocking on the door saying there's something in your house trying to tear its way out. the bear went inside after the trash. he knocked the trash can over which blocked the door. he tore off the insulation, tore out an outlet from the wall from the outside and started poking his claws through, his nose through, and digging his way out. >> shepard: as bears well. the bear clawed his way out of that hole and he's not the only one getting a little too close
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to home. colorado parks and wildlife worker say there is have broken into more than 35 cars in the area just since late july. the dow is having a bad day, and as i look up, all but one in the red today. cavuto starts now. >> neil: we had our own bear to deal with. stocks down big as we get even more word of violent confrontations. is the situation in hong kong at a tipping point? welcome, everybody. i'm neil cavuto. huge number of protesters storming the airport in hong kong, among the world's busiest. canceling more than 150 flights. now signs that china is growing impatient with the protests. all of this uncertainty hitting stocks among growing fears that trade talks with china might not be a done deal. indications the chinese
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