since then, there has been an outpouring of support for the accused murderer, 26-year-old luigi mangionen you have an unjust system that degrades life, someone is going to be the target of his anger. >> reporter: among his defenders is sam beer, host of the party girls podcast and a spokesperson for the fund-raising committee, which has brought in about $300,000 so far to help with mangione's legal fees. on monday, the committee announced that mangione and his lawyer had agreed to accept the crowd funded donations. beard says he is not surprised by the amount of donated money. did you create this fund because you think what was done to ceo brian thompson was justified or because you think luigi mangione is innocent? >> i think there is more questions than that. i mean, i don't pretend to know what is justice and what's justified and what's not. it seems like in this context, the only people whose fear matters in this society is the ultra rich who live in a bubble and make profits off the violent reality of american life. to answer your question about luigi, like everyone is innocent unti

luigi mangione has pleaded not guilty in state court. accept all donations to aid his defense, robin. >> robin: now the canned tuna recall. cans of tuna sold at trader joe's, wal-mart and other supermarkets were recalled because of botulism risk. the tuna was sold under the genova, van camp's, heb and trader joe's. no illnesses, thank goodness, have been reported because of the recall. if you have any of these cans, it is recommended you throw them away or return them for a refund. a new hope, new hope for families when it comes to peanut allergies. rebecca jarvis is here with details on the new study. good morning to you, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, parents know how life altering food allergys can be. peanut allergies are so common, many schools have nut-free policies. but this new study could be a break through. this morning a new study offering hope for families dealing with peanut allergies. researchers finding some children were able to build up a peanut tolerance with gradual doses of store bought peanut butter

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and later found the instagram for luigi mangione, the young man who had gone off the grid since july and whose mother reported him as missing. as mike navigated social media sites flipping through images of luigi something unusual caught his eye in the background of the svu office the tv was broadcasting cnn's coverage of the thompson murder investigation. suddenly a partial image of the suspect flashed on the screen. sergeant hiran froze the resemblance between the suspect on tv and the photo of luigi was on mistake checkable. >> hey guys. sergeant herren says his voice steady and sharp. >> do you guys think this guy looks like the person they're hunting for in new york? >> his colleagues paused, stared at the screen, then back at the image on her hands computer a moment of realization passed between them all. >> it was him in that instance ,what had started a routine missing persons case evolved into something much greater thanks to sergeant moran's quick thinking and sharp eye. a seemingly random missing persons investigation had just led to a critical lead in a high profile murder

and later found the instagram for luigi mangione, the young man who had gone off the grid since july and whose mother reported him as missing. as mike navigated social media sites flipping through images of luigi something unusual caught his eye in the background of the svu office the tv was broadcasting cnn's coverage of the thompson murder investigation. suddenly a partial image of the suspect flashed on the screen. sergeant hiran froze the resemblance between the suspect on tv and the photo of luigi was on mistake checkable. >> hey guys. sergeant herren says his voice steady and sharp. >> do you guys think this guy looks like the person they're hunting for in new york? >> his colleagues paused, stared at the screen, then back at the image on her hands computer a moment of realization passed between them all. >> it was him in that instance ,what had started a routine missing persons case evolved into something much greater thanks to sergeant moran's quick thinking and sharp eye. a seemingly random missing persons investigation had just led to a critical lead in a high profile murder

the support for this guy, luigi mangione. that's the guy accused of murdering the united health care ceo husband father brian thompson in december. look at this. first, there was this outpouring of support on social media. now this accused murderer in cold blood, receiving nearly 300 grand in donations for his criminal defense. his lead attorney issued a statement saying that he is aware of the fund and he, quote, is planning on utilizing it to fight for all three of the unprecedented cases against him. evidence that i've seen looks pretty incontrovertible. what is that all about? >> well, i mean, first of all, anyone that is glorifying this young man's behavior really needs to examine themselves. this is an egregious transgression to think it's okay to support someone engaging in cold blooded murder. but back to the psychobabble, sean. it has a name. it's called hybristophilia. and i think a lot of people are aware that women will fall in love with people in jail. and it has a name, but let's be clear about it. it's patholog

brothers, who have gone from selling huge houses to the big house, the same jail as diddy and luigi mangione. >> the new york u.s. attorney's office has been very busy. >> then asap rocky's lawyers calling his alleged victim a jealous money seeker who made up parts of his story. >> there are no shell casings. there's no blood. there's nothing to even indicate that a real gun was ever fired. >> plus, a heart pounding police chase comes to a horrifying end. an armed and deranged killer who just shot his wife dead. then gunfire erupts. >> i've been shot. >> officer nick cederberg clings to life, hit by a dozen bullets. >> i felt that i had lost my husband. >> thanks for joining us. rapper asap rocky, monica mantiply and the alexander brothers, three of the most talked about legal cases making their way through the courts right now. and here to break down the latest with me are civil rights attorney areva martin and former prosecutor and host of true crime news, the sidebar podcast. josh ritter. welcome you two. >> thank you so much. >> hi, anna. >> he's the grammy nominated hip hop star and rih

and later found the instagram for luigi mangione, the young man who had gone off the grid since july ing through images of luigi somethi unusual caught his eye in the background of the svu office the tv was broadcasting cnn's coverage of the thompson murder investigation. suddenly a partial image of the suspect flashed on the screen. sergeant hiran froze the resemblance between the suspect on tv and the photo of luigi was on mistake checkable. >> hey guys. sergeant herren says his voice steady and sharp. >> do you guys think this guy looks like the pn there hunting for>> his colleagues pa stared at the screen, then back at the image on her hands computer a moment of realization passed between them all. >> it was him in that instance ,what had started a routine missing persons case evolved into something much greater thanks to sergeant moran's quick thinking and sharp eye. a seemingly random missing persons investigation had just led to a critical lead in a high profile murder case. this wasn't just a coincidence. this was a moment where one detective's instincts turned the tide of an

you have luigi mangione me who is being prosecuted now in the state courts of the state of new york, not the federal court, because he is being treated as having committed a state crime in new york state, albeit a murder, it was done in new york state, there is no federal hope to it, so to speak. contrariwise, you have murder cases involving mafioso, there is a federal help because they are considered to be of a national character and therefore there is federal jurisdiction. this is the subject of law school course, i could go on for weeks and weeks about it but that is the thumbnail idea. there are a lot of nuance. bottom line, if it is within the state, it's a state prosecution. if it has a federal hooked to it and goes beyond to the state, it is a federal prosecution. peter: over the years, how have cases been assigned to you? do you have a specialty or is it random? judge block: it's random, basically. if you come to my courthouse and you start a lawsuit, it will go to the clerk's office, you can do it online now with the technology we have. you used to have to come to the distri

and later found the instagram for luigi mangione, the young man who had gone off the grid since july ng. as mike navigated social media sites flipping through images of luigi something unusual caught his eye in the background of the svu office the tv was broadcasting cnn's coverage of the thompson murder investigation. suddenly a partial image of the suspect flashed on the screen. sergeant hiran froze the resemblance between the suspect on tv and the photo of luigi was on mistake checkable. >> hey guys. sergeant herren says his voice steady and sharp. >> do you guys think this guy looks like the person they're hunting for in new york? >> his colleagues paused, stared at the screen, then back at the image on her hands computer a moment of realiz all. >> it was him in that instance ,what had started a routine missing persons case evolved into something much greater thanks to sergeant moran's quick thinking and sharp eye. a seemingly random missing persons investigation had just led to a critical lead in a high profile murder case. this wasn't just a coincidence. this was a moment where

and later found the instagram for luigi mangione, the young man who had gone off the grid since july nd whose mother reported him as missing. as mike navigated social media sites flipping through images of luigi something unusual caught his eye in the background of the svu office the tv was broadcasting cnn's coverage of the thompson murder investigation. suddenly a partial image of the suspect flashed on the screen. sergeant hiran froze the resemblance between the suspect on tv and the photo of luigi was on mistake checkable. >> hey guys. sergeant herren says his voice steady and sharp. >> do you guys think this guy looks like the person they're hunting for in new york? >> his colleagues paused, stared at the screen, then back at the image on her hands computer a moment of realization passed between them all. >> it was him in that instance ,what had started a routine missing persons case evolved into something much greater thanks to sergeant moran's quick thinking and sharp eye. a seemingly random missing persons investigation had just led to a critical lead in a hirourde case. this

well, turning now to your headlines, luigi mangione releasing his first public statement since he wash first-degree murder after the execution-style killing of united health care ceo brian thompson. mangione saying, quote, i am a overwhelmed by and grateful for everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support. if hmm. >>> all right. california gop lawmakers introducing a series of bills to promote fairness in women's sports as the state refuses to follow president trump's new executive order. the legislation requires students to play on teams based on their biological sex rather than gender as well as allowing parents to remove their child from situations that promote transgender ideology. the state the lawmaker behind the bills writing this: we know the state of california going to do everything it can to resist and avoid compliance with federal law, so it's our role to try to force change at the state and local level. >>> and did you hear about this? a new bill in arizona would make howdy the official state greeting. howdy. rachel: i love that. >> howdy.

accused killer luigi mangione has issued one of his first statements through his attorneys website. it reads, quote, i'm overwhelmed by and grateful for everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support powerfully. this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded mdc from across the country and around the globe. while it's impossible for me to reply to most letters, please know that i read every one that i receive. thank you again to everyone who took the time to write. i look forward to hearing more in the future. mangione has pleaded not guilty to murder and terror charges in the killing of unitedhealth ceo brian thompson. his next court hearing is a week from today. also new tonight. we're getting some answers into that deadly mid-air collision over the potomac. 67 people were killed when a black hawk collided with an american airlines jet. the ntsb, now revealing an early analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on the helicopter, indicates the pilot and her instructor read out two separate altitudes j