geraldine tyler's unimaginable predicament. >> sure. led to pay her property taxes showed about $2300 in property taxes plus about $12700 in penalties of interest and related costs. until hennepin county took the entire house food sold at auction for $40000 and kept all of the money. she brought a constitutional challenge and attempted class action. the trial court dismissed it. the eighth circuit court of appeals dismissed it. and so we petitioned the supreme court. unfortunately the supreme court agreed to hear the case. and they said a resounding yes you resounding. i want to share another example of home equity theft. this example is in nebraska so local governments out fact tax debt to private investors behind a home on his the homeowner eventually receives a letter after three years have gone by giving them 90 days to satisfy the full tax burden which has continued accruing over those three years along with 14% interest and additional fees. now over those three years the debtor does not receive notification from the government of h

. >>> the supreme court has ruled in favor of a 94-year-old homeowner, geraldine tyler who lost her homecounty government in minnesota because she owed $15,000 in taxes and fees the government sold her home for $40,000 and kept all the money the supreme court has ruled that the county violated the takings clause of the constitution, which requires that the government pay compensation when property is taken. >>> another effect of the u.s. potentially defaulting on its debt obligations was unveiled as fitch ratings, one of the big three credit rating agencies warned that the u.s. is at risk of having its aaa rating downgraded steve sedgwick joins us to break down what it represents and how it could affect you. morning, steve >> happy friday, phillip or at least we hope it's a happy friday if there's no downgrade and we get an end to these debt ceiling debates in washington. the difference between an aaa grade and double-a grade for the u.s. is not enormous i don't want to go over the border, but it would mean higher interest payments due. basically, the u.s. is aaa graded, which is the hig

geraldine tyler, the ta tse plaintiff in s case.er environment she moved to a senior living apartment, she did not pay property taxes on her condo. she let the property taxes run up to $2500 with interest and penalties reached $15,000 and at that point the county foreclosed on her condominium and sold it for $40,000. now here is the punch line, lawrence. the county kept the change. the change being the $25,000 difference between what she owed and what the county collected. and have you to ask yourself, is that legal? and you referred to it as -- >> lawrence: scott, i'm sorry to break in, i will have you back. we have a fox news alert, authorities in texas have captured the legal immigrant who killed five people including a nine year old child. fox news kevin corke what can you tell us? >> you and i have been talking about this lawrence, we are following the latest information we just received. 38 year old mexican national who has allegedly killed five of his former texas neighbors. he apparently was out shooting a weapon, being very

geraldine tyler's debt totalled about $15,000. property for $40,000 and pocketed the profit. the court calling that excessive as the chief justice put it. the taxpayer must render unto caesar what is caesar's but not more. the ruling grants the path for her to get compensation from the state. >> john: north carolina parents outraged after democratic governor roy cooper declared a state of emergency in attempt to stop a school choice bill. he argues it will crush public schools. parents say it is about what fits best for their children, including our next guest who used a voucher to get her children in private schools that best fit their needs. she's a mother of three and liaison of parents for educational freedom in north carolina and joins us now. we should point out, heidi, you're a single mom, you work in the mental health field. you work three jobs and took advantage of the opportunity scholarship program in north carolina. sent a couple to private school, the other one you paid for outright. why is school choice so important

and geraldine tyler, the plaintiff in thi s case, intiff i owned a condominium in hennepin county and seeking a safer environment. she moved to a senior living apartment elsewhere in the city, but she did not payes property taxes on her condo.y she let the property taxes run up to twentyterest a five hundred dollars, which, with interest and penalties, reached fifteen thousand dollars. and at tha0 and att point, the y foreclosed on her condominiumowr and sold it for forty thousand dollars. now here's a punch line. lowrance the county kept the change, the change beingnd a that twenty five thousand dollar difference between what she owed and what the county tha collected. and you have to ask yourself,d >> lhat legal? >> and you referred to it br god. i'm so sorry, brother. eak in, i e yoi'm sorry to brea. >> i'll have you back. we've got a fox news alerthe coming back to alert. >> authorities in texas have captured the illegal immigrant who killed five people, including a nine year old child . fox news kevin corke has y the latest on this story. kevin , what can you tell us ?nd we've be