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ball jackpot good morning, i'm marlie hall >> i'm frances rivera. a plea deal is on the table for robert kraft and other men accused in a sting kraft and 24 others were charged after a crackdown on south florida day spas a prosecutor is offering to drop those charges if they admit the state has enough evidence to convict them such deals with first-time offenders are standard we have more >> we are as equally stunned as everybody else >> reporter: aft aannouncement of robert kraft d 24 others, word that those charges may be dropped they may never have to go to court if they accept a plea deal in this letter, they would have to admit the evidence, including

the videos taken, would have been enough to convict them. >> reporter: according to the deal, they can avoid convictions but they won't escape punishment it requires a course about prosecution dangers, std screening and treatment. 100 hours of community service and $5,000 fine. if he were to accept the deal, these could double because he's accused of acting twice on separate days. he has not responded but has pleaded not guilty this man represents some of the other men charged. >> there has never been a reported case like this. as a result, we think this offer is premature >> reporter: one question for robert kraft acknowledging would

information lead to ownership of the patriots according to the league's conduct policy, owners like players are held to a higher standard >> reporter: kraft has eight days now to accept the plea deal if he accepts it, he himself will still have to show up in court. >> thank you there are new developments in the investigation into bowings 737 max jet liners one of the country's best known pilots is criticizing how boeing and the faa certified the flight calling the relationship far too cozy there is a call for a government inspector general to join the investigation. for the latest, we go now to nbc reporter >> reporter: known for extreme cool under pressure. >> the captain sully who landed

a plane full of passengers on the hudson river after losing both engines criticizing the faa for out sourcing the inspection saying it has created conflicts of interest, when employees working for the company whose products must be certified to meet safety 1257bd ards are doing the work to certify them not telling pilots about a new software called mcas that may have contributed to both crashes. faa has relied on manufacturers to certify planes for flight >> you have to rely on trust the integrity of the boeing engineers that hopefully will have the same mind for safety as they do for the success of their product. >> faa says the processes are well established and

consistently produced safe designs. >> with a grand jury investigation. the secretary of transportation called to investigation the process. boeing is promising to cooperate. >> the captain said sometimes, inspectors are overridden by managers the faa may get a new chief. an air force academy grad and head of safety at delta airlines back to you. president trump is heading to the heartland today expected to tout manufacturing jobs at the last military think tank plant in his trip to friendly territory comes amid rough words from the husband of one of his top advisors tracie potts joins us now.

>> reporter: the husband of kellyanne conway and a frequent critic of the president. he has said he questions the president's mental fitness the president criticizes the social media, he is using it in this tweet about conway and doubling down on his weekend twitter tirade against the late senator john mccain. >> why are you attacking senator john mccain seven months after his death. >> i'm very unhappy he didn't repeal and replace obama care. i was never a fan of john mccain and never will be. >> reporter: the president using twitter as a civic's less on of sources. several candidates have complained about the electoral

college. remember clinton won the p popular vote but didn't win the election the president saying, with the popular vote, you really only get cities and large states that cities would end up running the country, smaller states would end up without power today, he'll be in the midwest in ohio talking manufacturing jobs and raising money for his campaign >> tracie potts for us thanks a bus driver has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter the bus was traveling from florida to new york when it veered off a foggy exit ramp in virginia all 54 passengers were hospitalized some of the youngest victims were toddlers. heavy fog caused crashes into the area general motors has

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