i'm offended by what's happened and i'm also angry. >> new at mid-day the chicago superintendent at times emotional, rineases new rmation about the arrest of jussie smollett, he'sus a of falsely reported a hate crime. today aoast guard officer accused of wanting to kill democrats and journalists is facing a federal judge, why he could soon face more charges. afteresterday's winter storm the sunshine is out today. there is ati lot of m going on. as we look to the weekend, i'm tracking rain. i'll have the latest on what you can expect in my upcoming

forecas forecast. >> good morning, welcome to news 4 mid-day, i'm erica gonzalez >> i'm mellissa mallet. >> from victim to suspect, he climbs he was the victim of a crime. >> actor jussie smollett is now in police custody. >> he turned himself in to face accusations that he filed a false police report. he is accus of staging an attack against himself last month in chicago, for weeks he claimed two men yelled at him ratist slurs and put a noose around his neck. th men said they paid them. >> smollett paid $3500 to stage this attack and trash chicago's reputation through the mud in the process. and wh this stunt was orchestrated by smollett because he was dissatisfied with his >>salary.

the chicago police superintendent began the press conference by talking about the pride he takes as a blackr polie offin chicago and how the city is opened to people of all colors and sexuality, smollett court cted to appear in later today, if convicted, he faces three years in prison. back here in our area, leiutenant with the coast guard is set to appear in court later today accused of plotting a major attack. tideral investigators say he named several pot targets, that included democratic lawmakers and members of the media. >> let's get right to news 4's drew wilder live at theederal courthouse. hi, drew. >> reporter: good morning. christopher paul hasson isot charged with terrorism. although, prosecutors refer to him as a domestic terrorist in court documents. in a couple hours, hasson will face a federal judge in greenville. it was inside this home

tinvestigators sayy discovered over a dozen guns, over a thousand rounds of ammunition and several bottles labeled hgh or human growth hormone. the u.s. coast guard christopher hasson faces drug charges. he is a self identified white nationalist who called for focused violence and dreamed of ways to kill almost every last person onearth. hasson, prosecutors say, werenl fo list of target, senators and msnbc and cnn show hosts. hasson wanted t use acts of focused vlence to create a white homeland, they included searches like where in d.c. do fongress people live and civil war, trump impeached. those searches may have been led to his arrest. nbc news learned investigators caught on because of odd searches on his work computer hasson is scheduled toppear in federal court at 1:00. stay with news 4 throughout the

day, we'llring you the latest as theing story continues. the drew wilder, news 4. >> thank you, drew. now to ourer improving wea from snow and train to a little morning sun. what is that thing in the sky? >> i know, we turned things over to storm team meteorologist amelia aper. how high will the temperatures get? >> we will be nupt 40s. i woke up this morning to stuff dri drinking. all of the snow melting, it will continues to melt into the afternoon hours with temperatures right now in theup r 30s and low 40s. 40 degrees in washington. the sunshine also helping us out,elting thatsnow. we're going to have hazy sunshine throughout the afternoon hours. here are your temperatures across the area at 2:00.m. we're at 48 in frederick. 54 in washington. vacate in fredericksburg. a little cooler up around the maryland-pennsylvania corrouor, whereot a little bit more snow yesterday. >> that snow pack keeping those temperatures a lit bit cooler.

we continue to track temperatures generally warming into the upper 40s and 50s into urthe afternoon by the evening hours, 6:00 p.m., still not that d, 51 degrees in washington and not a huge concern for a refreeze overninit t. you will see temperatures across the area for the most part. do stay above freezing. there is the chance for rain out there tomorrow. twill have more on timing with future weather and also checking out the weeken erica, it's thursday, i know we are all looking forward to it. >> well, some of us work for it, my friend,et me remind you of that. >> moving things along. drivers throughout the s region arell encountering road hazards, whether it's the snow flyin off the rooves of other people's cars or icy patches on the road. >> news 4 has a look at road conditions justin, how is it looking right now? >> reporter: hey there, so far, so good. we know here in frederick county there was a delayed start to school. so a lot of people began their day late others have to give up early and

good news for them, the roads, the highways, the main roads there were in mostly good shape, like 70 a 270. though the side streets, secondary streets, the slop and slush you see here on north market. they were clear enough here in frederick and across our region to begin that return to normal. listen closely and you willr h it. what was snow and ice melting as thursday's temperatures rise gher and clouds part for the sun to shine through. frederick, lik the rest ofur region, returning to routine after a snowy respite wednesday. so back to work and school, back to those workout routines and maybe a longoverdue dog walk. when you look around baker it almost has the look of a christmas card covered in snow here. in reality,though, we're nearing the end of february,me ing march and spring are just around the corner. are you hoping for more snow or?

>> absolutely. lots andot ls of it. >> reporter: she could do with a little more snow. she was up early with her 1-year-old pup enjoying what's left of the winter blast as it fades fast. >> it's so beautiful. and with the snow covering, it's like a snow global. it's beautiful. i walk around in it for hours. >> reporter: and why right now here on ntharket street the temperature here in the 40s, the sun is out. ice,snow is melting, the too, on the sidewalks and the roadways and even though things are looking better than yesterday, you still want to otake it easy, this isicense to get out there and speed and be reckless, we still are g deal with wet roads as we continue to thaw out here. >> thank you, justin. well, the weather caused some power outages in the area. thousands without power in

spotsspot spotsylvansp sylvania. spots spaylvania schools decide close today because of the power out and downed tre in the area. it is a historic news, francis summoned a clergy sex abuse. at the start of this unprecedented meetin the pope demanded action to end the scandal that has playinged the church, nbc anne thompson is there. this morning, pope francis denouncing the scourge of sexual euse by men of church and demanding effective action by the world bishops. >> we need to be concrete. >> reporter: for survivors, this for theast best chance catholic church to move forward from this decades old crisis. >> they have acknowledged. we need to see action now. >> zero tolerance forny priest that has sex wally assaulted a child arnold the world, written into universal church law. >> reporter: cardinal zupich

organized the meeti saying bishop's attitudes may change. >> people think they're privileged,power. and protective. >> reporter: he points to the fall of theodore mccarrick the once powerful cardinal of washington, defrokd last week by the vatican, expelled from the church by using minors and seminarians. cardinal dinardo isresident of e u.s. bishops. this idea of bishops poling bishops seems almost hollow at this point in time. hollow 't think it's particularly if it's blended with a revie board w board or tt i. >> t man in charge of the grand jury report says that's not enough. >> theyo need involve law enforcement in the solution. they can't have a bunch of ople signature around whose job it is to protect the institution at all costs. >> that was nbc news' anne thompson reporting. we will haveonnuing cover

ooj a age and a live report on news 4 at 00 house democrats are expected to file a bill that would put an end to the president's national emergency e. he'll be signing a resolution tomorr the president declared a national emergency in order to secure funding for a southern border wall last week. putting the issue up for a vote should force lawmakers to put it up for approval. soan republ can split their pro voters on the more modern wing of the gop. coming up, more on your tax return. hear about a couple thate owes th irs $10,000. >> and the justice department is preparingor robert mueller's report as early as next week. but it could be much longer

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trump's long-time ally roger stone is due in federal court in the district. he could have his bail revoked. stone will have to explain to a judge why he posted aicture of her with a crosshair next to her head. he posted the photo on instagram with asi fundrai appeal that made comments about the judge and special counsel robert mueller. tne had been out on bail since his arres last month. he is charged with lying to congress, obstruction and witness tampering. the russia investigation mag soon be como an end. >> and there is no final word hether the public will see the final report. news 4 trae pottsreports. >> reporter: will the public ever see evidence, findings and conclusions from russia's special counsel robert mueller? president trump says he'll leave that up to the man nowe in cha of the justice department. >> that will be totally up to the a neworney general. he's a tremendous man. >> the new attorney general william barrold congress he wants to release as much as

possible but addedhat may only be a summary. >> the special counsel report is confidential. the report that goes public would be a report by the attorney general. >> well, i think he's going to limit some of it, obviously, he's trying to protect sources and methods. but i t do believehe more it is released the betr for this nation. >> reporter: mueller is investigating russian influence in the 2016 election, including possible collusion or obstruction of justice by the president or his campaign. he's been silent on the evidence but in court, disputed president trump's claim that he andopaides never met with russians. even some republicans want the puheic to get details. >> the only way i know for the taxpayers to hold anybody that pends the taxpayer's money responsibly is through transparency because that brings accountability. >> reporter: federal rules only require a confidential report to the attorney general and a bef outline to congress. several government sources say

this report could land o the attorney general's desk within the next week. tractts, nbc news, washington. >> we will soon hear from president trump's former attorney and fixer michael con. >> he is expected to testify publicly next week before the house committee on ersight and reform. last night, he tweeted, he is ready for the american people to hear his side of the story. cohen is t expected tok about the president'sus alleged hh money payoff, finances and business practices. the hearings set for wednesday morning. meanwhile, a judge delayed his sentence until may. he pleaded guilty to multiple crimes including lying to congress. more fallout in the crisis from the commonwealth. today vginia georgia ralph northam will not attend an event in richmond. th governor was set to commemorate the richmond 34. e group of students who protested segregation inch nd nearly 60 years ago. student leaders asked him not to co because of tha racist

photo medical school yearbook. they were concerned it would ovibshadow the e, he said. in a tweet the governor said he appreciates the areciationnd he will host it at the executive rgnsion tomorrow. ia's top three executive leaders have seen their ratings drop amid new scandals, now new polls show they are not under a lot of pressure to resign. only % responders to a university of virginia poll said th governor ralph northam should resign over his blackface scandal. in a quinnipiac poll 42% said he should step down n. both surveys more said northam should stay than go. one in three responders said lt. gov. justin fairfax should resign over sexual assault allegations, mark herring appears to be in the best shap e in five virginians think he

should resign. now to maryland, the challenger larry hogan, he was asked this morning if h would run. he noted he was just sworn in for a second term but did not say no. >> i have a lot to do in maryland. i would say i'm a aroached by lot of people. the best way to put it is i haven't thrown them out of my office. >> hogan did not support present trump in 2016. he told cbs he doesn't think much has changed since then. tax day two months away, experts are asking to you get a head start. >> several americans were shocked, though, by how much money they owed the irs thi year. nbc news' tom costello walks you through want you change for next year to adjust your withholdings. >> reporter: in portland, oregon, 5e7bd kraft andy elias are recovering from a

whiplash. >> i a150u78d he made a mistake. >> reporter: the irs sai no mistake, after averaging refund, this year they oh $10,000. what happened? amy got promoted last year. andy got newjob. they paid a lower tax rate. they never adjusted their paycheck withholdings. >> it makes me sick when i think of how much that money could have gone for. >> reporter: 90% of middle class americans had less and saving an average of $48 every two weeks. so the average refund is $86 lower. for families that don't want to owe money nextan year or a bigger refund and treat withholdings as a short fund piggy bank, ask your employer r a new w-4 then add or subtract your total allowances here on line 5, or a anitional dollar amount you want withheld here on line 6. that's it. >> if you're relying on that

refund, thenee you to look at your situation early in the year. you can't wait until the last paycheck of december and try and figure it out trot irs' althholdinglator can also help to make 2020 less painful than 2019.to costello, nbc news, walk. one of the most anticipated college games in the country didn't look quite as wplanned. wee talking about last night's game between duke and unc. >>op prospec isaac williamson was at center stage, he is said to be the most important recruit since lebron james.eb plenty of cties were there in the crowd, even former president barack obama was courtside. 30 seconds into the ,game the duke forward 13r5i7bd his knee after his shoe blew out. a big disappointmentor some. they baloned nearly 3,000. unc won the game 88-72. well, for the first time, there are perfongance ra for how well some vehicles'

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now this. [ bells ringing ] was rolling out in the zoo yesterday, climbing up ithe bamboo in the picturesque snow. >> so cute. he introduced his snow stice challengight here on news 4 mid-day. >> later today, pat collins ig goo tell us who won ahead of this year's oscars. we ask you to dress up as your chvorite movie acters. you did not disappoint. some of you are from teams like "star wars," are you man

rhapsoap dy, "et" the winner will take home pat's snow stivenlth that's what it was all for. we want to remind you the weather we were dealing with last year today, it was 8 degrees. i don't know why we haven't done this. >>et a record so early in the calendar year. it was also 25 to 35 degrees above average temps on that day. so here we are. >> it will be warmer today. it won't be that much warmer. >> seeing those shots of the tidal basin m reminds yesterday, somebody showed on twitter beautiful cherry blows somes, some of them coming out. >> really? >> here's the thing, they're early when they get early weather, they'll come out. they'll really come w outn the weather starts to warm up. >> oh my gosh. >> the national park servi will be announcing when they think peak bloom will be in two. we it's right around the corner. i don't have any 80 degree days

fore you in ten day. we have a day we will be close to 70. >>hat will be on your sunday. here are your weather headlines. a lot of melting going on out there. >>hat is a good thing. not a huge concern for a refreeze. st of us stay above freezing. there is a chance of rain. tomorrow i willt how tu with future weather. there is rain in the forecast for the weekend. it's not a washout. we will be dealing with rain on sunday.y and the mid-30s, low 40s, 40 in the district. 41 in college park. as well as rockville. hazy sunshine out there right now. we'll keep partly sunny skies around forhe afterno hours with a high temperature today of about 56 here in washington. warmer to t south. temperatures there around 60. up around the mason dixon ne. we'll have temperatures generally in the low 50s. as we look to tomorrow, it is cooler overall. a high temperature on your9 friday of degrees. again those showers are possible during the morning hours,rw ote, plenty of cloudiness

out there for your friday. here's future weather, 4:00 a.m. notice this is a chance for rain, back through most of northern virginia a areas down to the south as we move towards 7:00 a f. that chanc rain starts to shift mainly south of washgton. again, we could be waking up to showers or wet roads out there. by 10:00 a.m., i'm seeing the rain exit the area. some sunshine breaking out around western maryland, panhandle of virginia. you will keep plenty of clouds around the metro area and areas to the south. we move towards t afternoon hours the evening hours. we are tracking mostly cloudy skies out therbe it wil dry for your friday night. overall, it will be a cooler day out there. tomorr nothing on storm team 4 radar today. i will have more o w yourkend forecast coming up in about 15 to 20 minutes. ladies. >> thank you. the secretary of state questionedanbout a who left the u.s. to join isis, what wantingying about her to return to the states.

>> and a d.c. teacher hit by a stray bullet that remains lodged in his face.

welcome back. president trump is set to have a second summit with north korean leader kim jong-un next week. it is no longer a nuclear threat. >> secretary of state mike pompeo stopped b. the u the talk about the threat from the north. >> the good news is they haven'c cod missile tests or nuclear tests in well over a year. so that's betr than the place where we found the trump administration came into office. but asde the pre said yesterday, his as minstration aid repeatedly, this is a long task. we have been negotiating hard.

i have a team on the ground in vietnam continuing to lay the ground for the summit next week in hanoi, i'm ver hopeful, i'm hopeful chairman canhe make promises he made last year. >> he said complete goal.clearization is the next week's summit will happen in vietnam. greg asks aboutoda osan na, she married isis fighters and urged terrorist attacks against the united states. group andleft the gave birth to a son. she is pleading to come back. president trump r to let her back in the country. > there are now over 800 terroristsheld, foreign fighter shrrorists being held in syria today. s just one of them. she is a terrorist. she is not a u.s. citize she ought not return to this country. >> she wasn't born he? >> he may have been born here. she is not a u.s. citizen nor is

she able to have u.s. citizenship. >> she says she was brain washed by isis. only on news 4, you are looking at one of the latest victims of gun violence in the district. he is a d.c. school was shot in the face while driving home. he spoke exclusively to nbc 4 about he knew he was hit and thg one thi he wanted to do when he thought he was going to die.a >> reporter: i monday at the n about 1:00 verner of north capital and new yorknue when shots rang out. the fir bullet piercing the window of his black audi as he s waiting in traffic. the bullet went through his finger and into his face. he thought he was going to di >> yes, at that moment i did because of it wa so much blood. it was just flowing down the reet. >> reporter: that bull set still lodged in his face. he'll need surgery to removist. as for his hand, the bulle

ripped off part of his finger. >> so i'm still able to bend it, bend this part. all of this is rgone. orter: so what was going through his mind as he was thinking he was going to die? >> i just was thinking that it's like so manyeople that i haven't called and checked up on or talked to. i was actively talking to see if i can get my phone, you know, just in case i can make that last phone call toy mom. >> reporter: he teaches 4th grade map in southwest d.c. now h knows he will be all right. he has somhing else on h mind. what will he tell his young students? >> i don't know. i'm getting prepared for that now. to know something is wrong with this, so i don't know how to explain it tothem. >> reporter: police have not released any information on a suspect or suects in the shooting. in the district, mark seagraves, news 4. >> nuevo says he is sharing his story to draw attention to violence in the district.

he hop that a heightened awareness will lead to action that prevents other innroent people becoming victims. >> and equal rights amendment activistles could spend their next month in jail for crimes for exposing her breasts in a protest in richmond. the judge gave her bail. police arrested her after she suppose e posed as a goddess on the seal of the virginia state flag. if virginia ratifies the measure, it will be added to the constitution. souther land is not due pack in court until march 21st. >> all this week, news 4 has looked at the potential impact of marijuana legalization in the district. there still is a debate over whether somebody can be addicted to pot. >> but a investigative reporter scott macfarland shows us, there is no dispu over people seeking to get help to get off of it. >> we flipped the car three times, did a needle spin in the

middle of rush hour. >> reporter: matt harris says his life turned around and began imoving after this car crash on i-270 about seven years ago as he drove towards d.c. to buy drugs. >> you staed off with marijuana. >> yep. >> it wasn't casual, though, was it? >> no, it was never very casual. >> now a dad and a counsellor, he says his drug dependency started in high school. estrent waleventually getting hooked. >> eventually i was smoking before i wokeup. before i went to bed. every single day. >> reporter: a news 4 review of ma state health records show increasing numbers ofen m and women are seeking state dependency on marijuana, pecially as it becomes vooibl available through legalization. >> you won't find a number of people overdosing, it does not discount the effect.

>> reporter: they have addictivr pres for some people. >> i don't want people to think all of a sudden it's okay f everybodyo do it and it's completely unharmful. balls that's not true. >>g eporter: com tonight as a part of our full n s 4 iteam at 5:00, how this impas you, whether you use marijuana our not and what you can do if someone y know is dependent on marijuana. for now, scott macfarland, news 4, i-team. >> new this morning which for les rate best pedestrian crashes. >> consumer reporter susan hogan is w yking for with the result that can keep you safe on the roads. >> reporter: well the insurance institute for highway safety recently tested seven small suvs to see how well their emergency breaking systems detect and break for people in the road. researchers tested three different scenarios, an adult

entering the road from the right, a child rodarting out behind, two parked cars and an adult walking in the lane near the edge of theroad. the bmw1 earned n rating. hitting the dummy in automatic tests. the mitsubishi outlander reduced its speed, the other nine modeln ea earned advanced and superior ratings. the detectionystems used cameras and radar sensors to scan for pedestrians and comes standard in many of the models. you can see tomete list of suvs and how they rated right app.n our nbc washington all you have to do is search pedestrian crashes. back to you. >> mitsubishi says it will study test results as it develops new systems. it says the outlander has scored

superior. bmw did not respondo our performance on the performance of the x-1. well, s a verycial meeting took place this morning on the "today" show. >> months after they were supposed to meet, two american heroes gotha thee to shake hands, well, they shook paws. >> sulli, come. >> oh, good bye. now you get to meet your namesake. you want to shake? >> i do, sulli, shake. >> oh, good bye. >> that is captain sulli sullenberger. and president h.w. bush's service dog sulli. he was named after capin sullenberger after his historic action durmt that? sulli the dog is headed to his

next ssion. he will become a dog at the national medical tcenter. >> ts cool. they can use him there. >> a sweet story. rain, not snow, is in the forecast for the weekend. amelia will let us know if it will be a washt. >> a popular baby powder, the ♪ ♪ ♪ rhythm is a dancer ♪ it's a soul companion ♪ lift your hands and voices ♪ it's a soul companion ♪ free your mind and join us ♪ you can feel it in the air ♪ oh sorry, we were running late.

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to raise $3 million to ensure the rink's future. f cording to our business partners,e board is able to raise money by 2020, thest dict will put money no the budget. plans t explanned the arena have been in the works wn the washington capitals came on as contributors. sympathy from the soh. >> younow the nationals are in florida for spring training, we asked some of them if they were >>d they missed yesterday's snow. am not a fan of cold weather. i am not a fan after snow. up herfinitely happy right now. >> i kind of like being down here. i feel sorry for the people back home. i'm gd i'mut in sunny florida. >> i think in d.c. the nightmare for me isce thatrio trying to drive on the 395. it seems like a disaster. >> that snow can't be fun. >> 395 on a sunny day.

>> it's relatable. max scherzer's problems are everybody'sur problemsg rush hour. >> today, we're getting melting going on, i lov sherry down , are, she had on her shad sleeveless dress. just soaking up the sun shine, we had sunshine out there hazy sunshine for your thursday afternoon. temperatures for us into the 50s. 36 in leesburg, 35 in manassas. 46 degrees on saturday and then sunday, we are near 70 degrees, a high of 68. so your saturday morning is looking dry, rain moves in during the afternoon and evening hours. we will have lingering rain out there for the first half of our sunday. the wips pick on sunday, we will see late day sunshine, it is much warmer. so the weekendre isn't pic perfect. it's not a washout, either. w l have an impact on your

plans, saturday you should be ay, but maybe bring the small umbrella just in case. if you are planning onng hit the slopes this weekend, unfortunately we haveain both days. i'd probably pick saturday, because if temperatures get there in the morning, it will get a little cooler. the snow will be in a better condition for you. that slush will be out there on sunday. hold off on getting the car washed with rain in the forecast. saturday 8:00 a.m., notice we are still dry. as we mov towards noon, this oumputer model keeps us dry. this is saturday night at 7:00 p.m., tracking ryan out there. in continues into sunday morning, here's future weather at 6:00 a.m. as we move into the afternoon hours, we see the rn exiting the winds increasing and some sunshine developing. agaif that high 68. monday and tuesday are looking dry. there is a chance for rain and snow on wednesday. maybe more rain next friday and saturday, ladies. >> aright, thanks. clearing outt electronic clutter.

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that we first met name wadler the fifth grader from alexandria gave a moving speech at march of our lives. >> her goal to bring thempt on african-american women. this morning a preview from our special, barra harrison on the future holds on the 12-year-old activist. >> people have said i am too young to have these thoughts on my own. people have said that i'm a tool of some nameless adult. it's not true. >> where did that poise and confidence come from? >> i have a big mouth. so. her earliest memories of

speaking up, asking lots of questions, 5-years-old, about trayvon martin. >> i asked why did he die? my mom was like, oh, some man thought he was scary. i thought, why did some man think he was scary? because le has brown skin. i thought, well will it happen to me? name wants to use her voice to help people. >> last year i want to walk out at my school with my friend carter anderson. i think it was like any other walkout. we were honoring the people of parkland. >> reporter: march for our lives organizers wanted naomi there. here fiery speech, news stories, magazine spreads, at just 11 she was honored at the teen vogue awards, sharing the stage with her favorite athlete serena williams. >> i think she's so great, a black woman for me to look up to. >> while naomi has played

tennis, herself, she has another plan after college. >> i want to be the executive president of the "new york times". >> reporter: when does she plan to do that? >> i will take a gap there and intern there and they will realale my poten and i will climb the ladder. >> reporter: and naomi is certainly not afraid of heights. >> naomi's story one of those you will see on the black history month special airing this weekend. it's called she thrives. it recognizes black women changing the world. set your dvrs, mao join us this sunday at "meehe press." >> that's a minute by minu y. >> speak it out. >> they will realize my potentials. >> what's happening outside? >> we have hazy sunshine, a of melting going on, temperatures in the upper 30s and 40s. we willarm to about 56 degrees for a high.

tomorrow i can't would out a rain shower. b if afternoothe afternoon hour dry, temperatures a bit cooler as well, ne 50 degrees, for saturday, rain moves in during the second half of the day, it's raining satury night into sunday morning, 40son saturday. doug and i will be break up the informationg up on news 4. >> that's it for news 4 mid-day. thank you for joining us. we are back on the air. first at 4:00. >> you get news and updates any time. have a great day. we will see you back here tomoowrr

♪ we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> only hope that the truth about what happened receives tho samet of attention that the hoax did. troubled young man who resorted to both drastic and illeg tactics to gain attention. >> ugh. so much anger as you saw there earlier just a little while ago. that's eddie johnson, the superintendent of the chicago police department talking about jussie smollett case. jussie was arrested for filing a false police report claiming he was a victim of a racist and homophobic attack. kit is off today. we are in shock a