it was clear from some documents filed two days ago in the court that the judge had appointed bessemer with the judge yesterday was the order appointing bessemer. so i think there's some confusion about whether thejudge was addressing thejune 23 hearing or whether they were actually responding to the order that had not been signed from november 10. in terms of the substance of this, in a sense, it matters whoever is the conservator, and obviously the one she's been dealing with was her father, and that's where a lot of the debate has been over, herfather�*s role in her life. the issue that still surprises many people is that a woman who is a professional in her 30s, with children already, is denied the freedom to make some really quite intimate, personal decisions in her own life by a legal process, even though there is no suggestion that she lacks capacity. right, i think that there's a couple things going on here. one, the father's lawyers keep saying, "then petition to terminate. if you think that you're capable of running your own life and making these decisions for yourself, then

there was a conservatorship hearing in november, november ten, where they actually asked to have bessemerhat, she asked that upon appointment of bessemer he be removed. it was clear from some documents filed two days ago in the court that thejudge documents filed two days ago in the court that the judge had appointed bessemer but not signed the ruling, so what was actually filed with the judge yesterday was in order appointing bessemer, so i think there is some confusion about whether the judge was addressing the june 23 hearing or whether directly responding to the order that had not been signed from november ten. in terms of the substance of this, in a sense, it matters whoever it is conservator, and the one she has been dealing with is her father and thatis been dealing with is her father and that is where a lot of the debate has been over, herfather�*s role in her life, the issue that still surprises many people is that a woman who is a professional in her 30s, with children already, is denied the freedom to make some really quite intimate, personal decisions in her own life by illega

process and bessemer was a big steelregion in alabama . now it's like baltimore, a warehouse area and they got an election there and if you could see warehouses, amazon warehouses start organized, that would be pretty extraordinary that would go at least some ways towards improving conditions and improving this kind of work. it was sort of set us on the historical art that we jobs jobs were very. those workers were very badly treated until they got unions in in the 30s and 40s and 50s .0s that made the difference and we start seeing that cycle happen now . in the warehouse realm, that ig would be a big deal so the government's role in this case is to make sure that that the elections can happen freely and fairly and the fact that epresident biden spoke out as he did a week or two ago on that point was a very big deal. the other area where the government has a much bigger role is than antitrust. one big reason for this regional inequality, that about is about economic one reason you have this huge gap between cities and towns is that busine

well, bessemer trust, oddly, the judge just signed the order to make bessemer trust official a little they said, no, no, no, we don't want to be part of this anymore. we thought britney wanted us. we thought the conservatorship was voluntary, which i don't really know how they thought that a court-appointed conservatorship that has a free britney movement was voluntary, but that's what they said. remember, britney said last week during her bombshell testimony in the los angeles county superior court that she was forced on lithium, forced to perform, that she has to change and undress in front of people, that she's not allowed to ride in the car with her boyfriend, has no cash, no credit cards, has to ask someone to get her nails done, her hair done, and she can't take her iud out to start a family. so that is why bessemer trust says, no more, we don't want to be part of this. >> britney spears's dad has requested an investigation into all those allegations but who does she say is doing this to her? who's not letting her see her boyfriend? who's forcing her to be on birth control? who'

so we know that ruling confirmed bessemer as the co-conservator, but immediately after that ruling camen asking to be removeds. if that happens, that would leave jamie spears as the sole conservator unless the court appoints an additional or a new wealth management firm to serve alongside jamie spears and we should note that right before that explosive testimony was given by britney spears, apparently she made a call to 911 reporting what she alleged to be conservatorship abuse. >> that is very interesting to hear. the other twist in all of this that i think is fascinating, representative matt gaetz has britney has not respon eqsts yat have to gain from interesting plot twist. congress obviously doesn't have jurisdiction over the los angeles superior court, where britney's case is pending, but if she does testify before congress she would gain this national audience. she would be able to shine a bright light on what she has described as this conservatorship abuse. we know that there are advocates who are claiming that conservatorship abuse exists not only with respect to britney's case

and bessemer had not been fully plugged in, yet.but it appears as if the firm said, hey, you know, this is not worth it. >> all right. so if the judge allows them to -- to -- to depart this and i guess, they are a free agent in this. they can leave, right? then -- then, what? then, is it just her dad? >> it appears so. we don't know exactly what will happen. but it's very possible that britney will be back with just her father, jamie, as her sole conservator of the estate. so she's kind of back where she started. >> okay. let's talk about what the judge decided this week. because him saying, no, you still are under this conservatorship. that was not based, am i correct, on the testimony that she gave last week? technically. but did the judge consider that, in this decision? or was he not permitted to? >> no. so, the decision that was made a day or two ago was, basically, just rubber stamping paperwork on a decision that had been made last fall. there is some confusion out there where people are interpreting this as a win for jamie b

so has the financial institution, bessemer trust, which was assigned to handle her estate.ven britney's long time manager has resigned. >> this is understandable why people would jump ship because this is a sinking ship. and there isn't going to withstand this level of scrutiny anymore, because now, the light has been placed on this conservatorship. >> reporter: in today's hearing, brit n.i.h.'s co conservator, joanie montgomery is expected to ask for security to protect her from death threats. and a judge will hear an assessment how spears' father is spending her money. >> the conservatorship has got to go. >> her supporters have become more vocal after the pop star spoke out publicly, confessing she was lying in previous social media posts. instead, saying in court, i'm not happy, i can't sleep, i'm so angry it's insane. britney's father argues the conservatorship remains in the best interest of his daughter's well-being. the american civil liberties union is weighing in on this case. the organization has filed an amicus brief supporting britney's right to hire her own at

union election happening alt a large amazon warehouse in bessemer, alabama, the historical echo there for bessemer's name for the british engineer who invented the steal making process and that was the steal region in alabama and now it's like baltimore, now it's a warehouse area and they've got a union election there, if you could see war houses, amazon warehouses start to organize that would be extraordinary and at least go some ways toward improving conditions, improving this kind of work. you would set us on the historical arc we saw last century, jobs like those steel jobs were very low paid and those workers were badly treated until they got the unions in the 30's, 40's 50's and that made a difference. if we start seeing that cycle happen now in the warehouse realm, that would be a big deal and the government's role in this case is to make sure that the elections can happen freely and fairly and the fact that president biden spoke out the way he did a week or two ago on the point was a very big deal. the other area where the government has a much bigger role to play is in anti-t

we turn to tess hatch, bessemer venture partners.sts in space technology and works for spacex. if i am an investor, where can i go to put money in space where i can benefit off of this accelerating trend? tess: absolutely. when investing in any space company, you want to look at a handful of tractors that you should factor into your consideration. of course, topline revenue isn't readily important. the quality of the team, and the competitive landscape. when it comes to space companies specifically, let's use three examples. satellites, rockets, and for today's theme, space tourism companies. first, satellite companies, you want to look at the number of satellites they have in space, specifically the sensors they have on those satellites. for launch vehicle companies, you want to look at the number of launches and rockets and how many satellites they have successfully deployed. for space tourism companies, you can now look at successful flights and how many people they have launched into space. today was a really monumental day, when

but this move by bessemer seemed it managed to attract the type of attention she wanted to here is asomeone who could engineer that result, you honestly say they're not capable of making life zigs for themselves i think it's hard to argue. >> i hear you. i've been looking online a lot of people are drawing contrast between bill cosby walking free and the free britney petition being denied. totally different in every way, but critics say this highlights problems with the justice system overall. your thoughts? >> shep, i think that's a hard truth but one we have to face nonetheless. no matter how you study with what happened with bill cosby's case this week, everythingively, he was able to purchase his way out of prosecution that's what the deal was and you have someone here with the resources to provide for the means for their own freedom, security and decision-making process, and she is not being allowed to do it it's very hard to reconcile those two things >> we keep hearing that britney can file a formal petition to end the whole thing. any idea why she wouldn't do that already >>

what the judge has agreed to, he will stay there with the help of this wealth management fund, the bessemerre now co-conservators. what she has to do now, if she wants to completely get rid of her dad on this, she has to actually file for extermination of that contract, which is something she actually said in her testimony that she did not know she was allowed to do. she did not know she would ever be able to say that, and this has gone unheard. ros: she called the conservatorship abusivend made a number of allegations, that she had been drugged, forced to perform against her will, prevented from having any more children. on wednesday, jamie spears asked the court for an investigation into those names, and in those papers, the person who controlled britney's personal affairs was blamed, call jodi montgomery. in her testimony, britney said, my dad and anyone involved in this conservatorship should be in jail. even jodi is starting to take it too far with me. for now, the conservatorship remains in place. here is our respondent, rebecca jones, on the next steps in this saga. rebecca: the judg

julia - her court appointed lawyer has already asked to resign, so has the financial institution, bessemerst, which was asigned to handle her estate. even britney's longtime manager has resigned. >> this is understandable why people would jump ship because this is a sinking ship, and there isn't going to withstand this level of scrutiny anymore because now the light has been placed on this conservatorship. >> reporter: in today's hearing, britney's co-conservator of person, jodi montgomery, is expected to ask for security to protect her from death threats and the judge will hear an assessment of how spears' father is spending her money. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: her supporters have become more vocal after the pop star spoke out publicly confessing she was lying in previous social media posts instead saying in court, i'm not happy. i can't sleep. i'm so angry, it's insane. britney's father argues the conservatorship remains in the best interest of his daughter's well-being. the american civil liberties union is weighing in on this case. the organization has filed an amicus brief suppo

yesterday, bessemer trust asked a los angeles court to withdraw from the case.e she said the conservatorship was abus abusive. on wednesday the judge rejected the request to have her father removed as co-conspirator. >>> one of the men in the slender men stabbing is being released from a mental health facility this year. anissa weier who is now 19 said she and another girl attacked a friend in 2014 to please the fictional slender man character. she was 12 at the time. she was sentenced to 25 years at the facility. threat. said she's no longer a >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll meet the florida high school principal who hand wrote notes to each of the 459 graduating seniors at his school. this is the "cbs morning news." school. this is the "cbs morning news." i've never slept like this before. we gave new zzzquil pure zzzs restorative herbal sleep to people who were tired of being tired. what is even in this? clinically-studied plant based ingredients passion flower, valerian root, and hops. new zzzquil pure zzzs restorative herbal sleep. ♪ you've got t

it's interesting, the bessemer trust says it wants out because of britney's request but i've also heardily get rid of the conservator, she just wants her dad out. >> sandra: what are your thoughts on the story? must be one had some troubles in her life and she needs a management that she can rely on potentially. should it be our data? if you listen to her, it's a no. >> sandra: a young baseball fan may have a bright career out of him. we are going to show you video of an impressive catch from last night. >> john: he caught an f-18. >> sandra: plus we will take a trip to kansas city with nation host abi horn effect. we are celebrating john, 75 years with the blue angels. coverage customizer tool? sorry? well, since you asked. it finds discounts and policy recommendations, so you only pay for what you need. limu, you're an animal! who's got the bird legs now? only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >> sandra: is a big holiday weekend for the blue angels, celebrating their 75th anniversary as an air squadron at the kc air show in kansas city, missouri, where the

raymond: a trump question about that enticement, the wealth management company bessemer trust asked toved from the conservatorship. do you think that will happen? they haven't apparently done anything since they were appointed. >> he has to have somebody she has complete trust in or complete faith in. we will see a change in circumstances but it is not going to be a complete illumination of all conservatorships. the court will maintain some role but less intrusive than they have today. >> the charges brought against the trump organization and the cfo your legal take on this. if they had something on trump why with ago after his cfo for $1.7 million. is this a political problem? >> it is a tax on one.7 which is a small percentage but they would never have gone after this guy criminally if he didn't work for trump and if trump were not possibly running for president and the reason they are going after him obviously is to get to trump. it is the domino theory originated by rudy giuliani. his own lawyer when he was us attorney. they would try to get him. raymond: a special announcement whe

kennedy: and i know bessemer trust was the co- conservator of her estate, they have petitioned to withdrawrship rate this is horrible branding for them, mike chase. >> that's not a good spot for anyone to be in we get caught up in one of these conservatorships but especially one when so much attention is being paid to it like this when we buy to echo michael's point, it is exactly right, you have a baseline of capacity here. obviously to conservatorship has to be tailored to actually address whatever the harm is. in america you can be corky, eccentric and all these things. you can blow your mind and crazy things. you can buy a chimp, you can bite neverland rants, without being conserved. [laughter] [laughter] you said it not me. look, i think at the end of the day what has to happen, this evidence we have not seen their things that are under seal. but still, you can take it from ten -- two, her entire life does not have to be managed by this conservatorship. there are people all the time is spend their money and get into predatory relationships. that does not mean they are not allowed to h

of the retail, wholesale, and department store union that tried to unionize amazon's warehouse in bessemerbama, also responded to bezos' comments thanking amazon customers and employees for paying for his space flight. >> these are people who put their lives on the line during the pandemic and did not receive adequate support from jeff bezos. in the middle of the pandemic, he even cut people's wages when he did not need to. people are being forced to work in conditions where their health and safety is not being adequately protected. there is so much more jeff bezos should be doing for his employees. amy: bezos rocketed into suborbital space with his brother and 82-year-old aviation pioneer named wally funk, and 18-year-old oliver daemen of the netherlands who was the first paying customer. he is the son of joes daemen, the ceo and founder of hedgefund somerset capitol partner. it's unclear just how much daemen paid for the seat. for more, we're joined by two guests. in st. john, canada, paris marx is the host of the podcast tech won't save us and a writer whose article in jacobin is headli

bessemer doesn't want to be a co-conservator, because what financial company wants to be trust us, we'llour life against your will. not a good look. they're dropping like flies now, finally after britney has had an opportunity to talk to us directly about what's been going on. >> why would the manager drop? and why would the lawyer drop without advocating for her own case? >> well, let's talk about the lawyer for a second. despite a litany of troubling questions about sam ingham's involvement, he now is finally resigning reportedly because he's upset about what britney said about him. he's contradicting her testimony saying he told her she had the opportunity to seek termination and she ignored his advice. i have two things to say about that. how does tmz know what sam ingham and britney spears talked about in private? in this country we have attorney/client privilege and it applies even if your feelings get hurt because what of your client says. the second thing is, we're now supposed to believe that it was britney's fault, that it was britney's choice to ignore her lawyer's advice, and

bessemer trust the estate management company that spears had requested replace her father as conservatornances filed its own documents withdrawing from the case. the filing said that circumstances have changed after spears comments in court and spears. longtime manager larry, rudolph also resigned saying he had no intention of resuming her career after 2 and a half year hiatus that has left him with no work to do for her. >> but take a look at this impressive cast by a dad at a baseball game. the giants were in arizona to play the diamondbacks and the man managed to catch a foul ball with one hand. >> he almost dropped his daughter in the process. almost the baby is fine. >> he hardly spilled any of his beer people on social media are also pointing out that the little girl did not drop her good job for both of them. that's a lot of talent and one seat there still seth curry setting another record. this one coming off the court. >> one of his rookie card sold for 5.9 million dollars. that is a record for the highest price ever paid for a trading card. the previous mark for the most expens

bessemer trust, which is a wealth management firm, they have been the co-conservator of her estimatedate along with britney spears' father jamie spears. and at this point we will see if they are allowed to also lead this conservatorship. we are seeing some changes here. and we are seeing that her mother is now supporting her. and as you can see the crowd here very much looking for any word we can get out of court. >> all right, stephanie elam, thanks so much. let's discuss this with cnn's chief media correspondent brian stelter as well as defense attorney joey jackson. joey, let me start with you. is what britney spears is asking for here unreasonable? what do you make of her legal claims? >> i think her legal claims are perfectly appropriate. i think we have to remember what this conservatorship was all about when it started. and it may have started in a very good way. and what i mean by that in 2008 when there were things that were of concern with respect to her mental status, behavior, and other usages of substances, then perhaps that was appropriate for her father to step in and t

bessemer trust submitted the petition june 22nd.nted to work with the singer's father, jamie spears. ♪ ♪ during britney spears's hearing last month, she claimed that she had been forced to perform, take lithium, and remain on birth control against her will. her father has maintained to cnn that the conservatorship has done more good than harm, and that he's always acted in the best interests of his daughter. >>> brianna, the judge could deny -- the judge could deny britney's request to retain her own attorney. you can imagine that is going to really upset her. we will be listening to what britney has to say virtually. i'll be in the courtroom. and you can imagine that's really going to upset the free britney movement and fans all over the world. >> yeah, and even people maybe who haven't been part of that movement, but have been, you know, that started paying attention to it for sure. so we'll be watching. chloe melas, thank you so much. >>> not only are the arguments against covid vaccines politically driven and ill informed, they'

>> she's confirmed the bessemer trust as a coconservator.e to move forward and file a motion, a formal motion to end the conservatorship. she made her statement judges typically like to ask on the basis of motions. something that changed in this dynamic that's very real is that in spears' statement we got a picture who was never fully apprised of her rights. no she knows she can challenge the conservatorship, she can move ahead and knows at some point she will have the ability to appoint her own lawyer, you will recall now that up until now her father has controlled her choice of lawyer. >> her dad has controlled who her lawyer is. now she will get to make that change. joyce, thank you so much. we will leave it there. >>> right now, president biden is touching down in miami, florida, where he will visit the site the condominium collapse as the death toll rises. you can see on your screen he just landed. we learned overnight that two children are the latest victims identified. when we come back after the break, we will go live to the scene, w

the wealth management firm, bessemer trust, which acted as a co—conservator of spears financial assetsclear if britney spears will appear in court today, but the big question at today 5 hearing is whether she will be able to select and hire her own lawyer. according to the new york times, ms spears has been in touch with this man — mathew rosengart. he's a former federal prosecutor and is expected to appear remotely in court this evening to argue that it is ms spears constitutional right to choose her own lawyer. let's bring in lisa maccarley who's a conservatorship attorney in los angeles and supporter of the freebritney movement. take us through, a lot of our viewers will have seen some of the testimony that ms. spears put forward. what has changed between then and now? to fill it was a game changer? brute then and now? to fill it was a game chanaer? ~ ., , , .,, ., ., changer? we absolutely it was a game chanaer. changer? we absolutely it was a game changer- these _ changer? we absolutely it was a game changer. these statements _ changer? we absolutely it was a game changer. these s

. >>> time for a news update >> hello, everyone here's what's happening at this hour bessemer trust thepany set to become the co-conservator for britney spears backed you on out of that deal they no longer want it after she wants the con ver orservator to. ant ant in early female aerospace pioneer getting her chance to go to space jeff bezos has chosen holly to join her on the rocket she's excited about that she's one of the amemercury 13 women who went through the training in the '60s but never got to go to space because she's a woman. it should be an interesting trip to space she's set to be one of the oldest sent to space >>> shares of bio tech company intellia surging 90% of the past week the ceo will join us next to talk about the future of gene editing. don't go anywhere. doug? sorry about that. umm... what...its...um... you alright? [sigh] [ding] never settle with power e*trade. it has powerful, easy-to-use tools to help you find opportunities, 24/7 support when you need answers plus some of the lowest options and futures contract prices around. don't get mad. get e*trade and sta

and bessemer trust, the company tasked with overseeing her nearly $60 million estate alongside her fatherof person, montgomery claiming jamie used more than $2 million of his daughter's money to defend himself in court and in the public eye. montgomery sharing screenshots of text messages she says britney sent her asking for help. telling her, quote, i need you to stay as my co-conservator of person. i'm asking for your assistance in getting a new attorney. that latest filing from montgomery further highlights the division and dissension among the people running britney spears's life. montgomery calling out jamie spears to what she says amounts to mudslinging. we'll see what that looks like in court tomorrow, michael. >> i'm sure we will, kaylee. thank you so much. >>> let's bring in abc news chief legal analyst, dan abrams. dan, what would it mean for britney spears if the court allows her to hire a new attorney? >> this would be a game changer. think about it this way, the conservatorship basically says that britney spears can't make decisions for herself. put aside financial decisions.

with respect to the bessemer trust, i think this has been a public relations disaster for this company a celebrity. this is a nightmare for the trust company. neil: the father, the judge-- and this surprised me and i'm not blaming britney or other lawyer, if this was about providing the right paper work to file for this disconnect and they didn't, what does this mean? the judge couldn't separate right away, right? >> yeah, i mean there's always procedural hurdles in any case that involves motions being filed for relief from the court. it's not uncommon for people to file papers and kicked back and refiled. it's not a good look for this to happen this publicly. neil: so in the case of britney spears, it seems, who am i to judge, her act is together or at least more together than it was when this sort of thing might have been necessary. why not just-- it's your life, britney, you're almost 40 years old. you don't need your dad anymore, you don't need to pay him $60,000 a month anymore. roll the dice and you're on your own. why not? what would stop a judge from doing that? >> look, gettin

after that statement bessemer trust, the company hired by the conservators to manage spears' financesarance, the pop star called 911 to report she was a victim of conservatorship abuse. the authors speaking to "gma" monday about the call. >> this appears to be a new escalation in the case. she, it seems, wanted to create a legal record of that complaint. we also know from subsequent other publications confirming our reporting on this in the last couple of days that officers were dispatched in that moment. so it seems like we now know that testimony emerged from a moment of her being distraught over this arrangement. >> reporter: now, for as involved as larry rudolph has been in britney spears life for 25 years, he says it's been over 2 1/2 years since they last communicated. that's how long it's been since she performed. george? >> that is some gap. okay, kaylee, thanks very much. michael? >>> george, we're going to turn now to an abc news exclusive. a tragedy at an amusement park that left an 11-year-old boy dead and his brother in critical condition. this morning, the family is spea

has seen more powerful figures walk away after the pop star's longtime manager, larry rudolph, and bessemer filing paperwork in a california court tuesday saying he resigned as counsel for britney jean spears, conservatee. effectsive upon the appointment of new counsel. reportedly upset about statements she made to a judge two weeks ago saying she's been isolated, exploited and embarrassed and demoralized. the 39-year-old telling the judge i want changes and i want changes going forward. i didn't know i could petition the conservatorship to end it. i'm sorry for my ignorance but i honestly didn't know that. ♪ >> reporter: the "piece of me" singer adding, i would also like to be able to share my story with the world and what they did to me instead of it being a hush-hush secret to benefit all of them. my attorney says i can't. it's not good. i can't let the public know anything they did to me and by not saying anything is saying it's okay. "the new york times" reporting ingham is paid nearly $500 an hour, a special rate allowed by the court in cases that feature unusual problems requiring ex

conservatorship it specifically about removing jamie spears, her father, as co—conservator together with the bessemerfrom judge penny, we i itself. so that's running from the i judge, from judge penny, we should see that, what, a5 judge, from judge penny, we should see that, what, as an interim ruling? see that, what, as an interim rulin: ? ~ �* . . see that, what, as an interim rulin: ? ~ �* , , ., ruling? well, it's interesting that it came out _ ruling? well, it's interesting that it came out after _ ruling? well, it's interesting that it came out after the _ ruling? well, it's interesting that it came out after the judge - it came out after the judge presumably heard that testimony very recently where she, you know, advocated for herself and that she could basically take care of herself. but there are two parts to this, the financial, the conservatorship of the estate, which the trust and her father, and usually crates will allow that when the subject, when the conservatee i5 the subject, when the conservatee is unable to manage her own affairs or financial resources, then there is a personal con