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britney's fight has led to protests all over the place.gton i should say. >> here in washington people are gathering at the lincoln memorial. anita vogel joins us now in the studio with all the details about this. >> i am going to be heading out to that rally in a little bit. we all know britney as the mega pop star in superstar entertainer, but behind-the-scenes she has been fighting a battle from freedom from what she calls in an abusive guardianship controlled by her father and under the eye of the courts. last month she told the judge in la she had been overly medicated, forced to perform concerts and prevented from having more children with little access to her $50 million fortune. today her supporters are calling on congress to take a look into conservatorship reform. >> i'm really looking forward to the opportunity to share the message about conservatorship abuse and the need for federal action to be taken not just from several oversight into probate court, but also a congressional hearing and a bipartisan effort to do a proper inve

britney spears is young, rich and famous.r people who are maybe elderly or disables which is horrible enough because they don't have her money and clout, how did this happen to her? >> well in some ways britney spears fame and wealth make her a-typical. you know, she was, i think was placed in a state of emotional distress that's very understandable because she was hounded by the paparazzi everywhere. she had very little space in her life to just live. and the fame and the money also meant that her family by strugg would control her fortune, who would control her career. we document all of that in this piece. but in other ways, you know, britney spears' case, it is in the eyes of a lot of disability rights attorneys fairly typical. one thing we see play out in these cases, joy, is if a conservatorship is leading to a situation where a conservatee, like britney spears is doing well under the conservatorship -- britney spears has toured. she's made a great deal of money for a lot of people around her. that can be used as eviden

. >>> but first a big day in court for britney spears. a decision that could come today. >>> we're back with a random attack in new york city leaving a man with second degree burns. he was walking down the street when a shirtless man snuck up from behind and threw a scalding liquid on his back. the attacker laughed as he fled. >>> a terrifying road rage confrontation caught on camera in houston. a driver tried to change lanes to exit the highway. another driver was so aggravated, he pulled a gun. thankfully no one was hurt. >>> britney spears' legal battle returns to court today, and one major issue is money. her father reportedly earns $16,000 a month from her conservatorship while britney spears is limited to a $2,000 allowance. here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning, britney spears will again appear in court fighting for her freedom. ♪ my life has been so overprotected ♪ >> reporter: she's expected to call into a los angeles courtroom when a judge considers her request for a new attorney in her hopes of ending her 13-year

moment for britney spears.the singer is able to hire her own attorney. now representing spears is former federal prosecutor matthew rosenguard who addressed cheering fans outside the los angeles courthouse. >> we feel that today was a big step in the interest of justice, not only in terms of britney spears, but in terms of this conservatorship, shining a light on what's happened here and larger issues nationally in terms of conservatorships and how they operate. >> reporter: the decision by judge brenda penny comes after the resignation of spears' court appointed lawyer samuel d.-ingem this month. exactly three weeks after spears' bomb shell attorney she addressed a packed courtroom virtually. spears spoke for about 20 minutes during the nearly two-hour long hearing, sobbing at times, saying that she wanted to charge her father with conservatorship abuse and telling the court she has serious abandonment issues. the singer's father jamie spears has been the coconspirator of her estimated $60 million estate since

free britney fans spothing her across the country. from california.hington d.c. >> we're planning on rallying until she's free. >> there will be another court hearing monday. in which the judge will examine montgomery's request for security to be paid out from the trust. she claims she's receiving death threats. >> thank you. turning to miami beach. investigation is under way at the former versace mansion. now a hotel. two men found dead inside a room and housekeeper found the bodies. no further details have been released. today marks 24 years since fashion designer was murdered on the steps of that very property. >> coming up. electric car owners told not to park inside because of a fire risk. >> the nfl star arrested for domestic violence. what his wife told police. from prom dresses to workouts and new adventures you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. although uncommon, up to 1 in 5 survivors of meningitis will have long

we thought britney wanted us.torship 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's forcing her on lithium? >> great questions. so, the conservator of the person is jody montgomery. jody montgomery iss

what happened to britney spears' money?it absolutely will be looked into. it will be part of the petition to dissolve the conservatorship. there will have to be an accounting. but i don't know that we know the numbers. i would be slow. i know they have thrown the 60 million number around. >> that's in court. >> but i don't know. it hasn't come from the judges, that's what the estate is. so i think we are going to have to have a little bit of a wait and see but your question goes to the exact-right concern. has somebody been ripping off britney spears for a lot of years? that answer is gonna come and it's going to come pretty soon, don. >> yeah. popular. she had a residency from 2013 to 2017 in las vegas. that show grossed $137.7 million. all the records that she sold, before that. britney spears, even with the issues that she's had, should be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. and in that time, remember with the umbrella and others, she was hanging out in l.a. didn't see her buying mansions or cars or what have you. eve

he should step down voluntarily as that is in the best interest of britney spears. >> well, britney celebratedt saying she is blessed. she also wrote the #freebritney. >> how does she do those cart wheels? megan radford is a free britney advocate and joins us now. thank you for being here. were you surprised by what happened? court? >> i was a little surprised just because britney has been denied i was obviously hopeful that rosengart would be instated as her attorney, but genuinely very happy to see it take place in court yesterday. >> this is the new lawyer matthew rosengart that's representing britney now. do you believe this makes the end of this conservatiorship likely? >> i hope that he quickly files a petition to terminate the conservatorship. >> britney again talked about her experience. most of us, maybe you have known this, but for the rest of us it is stunning to hear her say things like she believes the people in her conservatorship, including her own father, are, quote, trying to kill her and if this is not abuse, i don't know what is. it sound like from perspective, it's been a l

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in 2019, he haed over control of britney's personal and medical care, but held onto control of britneynces. here's what this latest ruling means. >> this is a request back in november to stop jamie spears being her conservator. he is a co-conservator with a lady called jalen montgomery, and britney wanted her dad sinnott be part of i what the judge has agreed to, he will stay there with the help of this wealth management fund, the bessemer trust. they are 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 cont

ashley strohmeyer joins us in an effort to hashtag free britney. >> reporter: britney spears jumped on the free britney movement online after the judge granted her to hire an attorney to represent her and she took to instagram and said, coming along with real representation today, thank you to my fans for supporting me. you have no idea what it means to be supported by such awesome fans, she finished with the hashtag free britney, the social media campaign as fans demanded the pop star's release over her conservatorship. here is what spears's attorney had to say about the new developments. >> something everybody has lost sight of in all of the controversy and drama is what is in the best interests of britney spears, can anyone disagree it is not in the best interests for james spears to be a co-conservator? >> spears broke down in tears as she demanded her dad be charged with conservatorship abuse saying she wanted to get rid of him, i'm here to press charges for abuse because i'm angry and i will go there. later in the show we are talking to a criminal defense lawyer about what comes

. >>> high stakes drama as britney spears heading back to court today. there has been a lot of finger pointing since her shocking testimony last month. she is fighting for her freedom. but her father says the singer still needs help. here's abc's andrea. >> this morning britney spears will again appear in court fighting for her freedom. ♪ >> she's expected to call into a los angeles courtroom when a judge considers her request for a new attorney. and her hopes of ending her 13-year conservatorship, controlled in part by her father, jammy spears. back in june, britney dropped bombshell allegations how her father handled the conserve ter shore, calling it abusive, isolated, exploited even comparing it to self trafficking. she apparentli reportedly wants to hire her own attorney. her court appointed lawyer has already asked to resign. so has the financial institution, bessemer trust, which was assigned to handle her estate. even britney's long time manager has resigned. >> this is understandable why people would jump ship because this is a sinking ship. and

britney spears' fight for her freedom.rd souce learngthpo su bug in legal analt areva martin to help break it all down for us. good morning, areva. >> good morning, eva. >> so let's start with the things i think fans were most shocked about. following her emotional testimony last week, the latest court ruling didn't end britney's conservatorship and a lot of people were expecting at the very least they would remove her father from it altogether. can you help us understand how the judge came to this most recent ruling? >> well, it's important to note that this ruling related to a petition that was actually filed in november of 2020. so it did not take into account the explosive testimony that we heard last week from britney. this was the judge ruling that britney's father would not be suspended as a conservator as had been requested by that earlier petition. also, this ruling confirmed that wealth management company bessemer would be co-conservator with britney's dad. >> and after her testimony, jamie spears, her father, sa

. ♪ >>> britney's fight for freedom.he superstar ready to rumble after a judge rules she can hire her own lawyer for the first time in 13 years. the princess of pop tapping mathew rosengart. meet the hollywood heavyweight, his rolodex of a-list clients, what the former federal prosecutor brings to the controversial conservatorship case, plus overnight, britney's powerful posts, the messages she has for the rest of her family. >>> also this morning, skincare dos and don'ts. a rundown of tiktok's trendiest tips generating millions of views, but are they worth working into your beauty routine? ♪ anything could happen ♪ >>> countdown to the emmys. hit play on your weekend watch list, the newly nominated shows to binge ahead of tv's biggest night. >> shall we? >> and there's a real jam going down. >> welcome to the space jam! >> "space jam: a new legacy" is ready to alley-oop at the box office. does the all-star sequel have what it takes to best "black widow"? your weekend starts now as we say, good morning, america. ♪ >>> te

for the second time in three weeks britney spears gave very emotional testimony.rol of her affairs was abusive, and she did succeed in getting her own lawyer to represent her after 13 years in which she's been represented by a court—appointed attorney. that lawyer, mathew rosengart, said that he plans to file immediately a motion seeking to have britney spears' fatherjamie stripped of his control over her life. he called — mr mathew rosengart — in court forjamie spears to stand down immediately in the interests of his daughter, and said, "you have claimed that you love your daughter so you should step down now from this position," but a lawyer representing jamie spears flatly refused to do so — she called some of the accusations levelled againstjamie spears by his daughter "unsubsta ntiated". david, if we can take a step back and remind people and those coming to this perhaps without so much background knowledge why there was this agreement in place under which britney spears had had so little control — continues to have so little control — over her personal and b

. >>> plus, the chilling new details in britney spears's bid to take her life back, we will bring you more from a new article and what the pop star told authorities when she allegedly called 911 in the hours before her open courtroom testimony last month. >>> and later singing her song of joy, the heart felt encore from a talented artist from her fire escape that her loyal following can't seem to get enough of. it's monday, july 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> from the fire escape, you had the celebration in the nation's capital, right here in new york city, fourth of july felt a little more normal. >> it felt a little more normal. >> welcome. thank you. >> july 5th, a new holiday. >> a new holiday indeed. it's nice though because i don't remember what i did, everything was kind of canceled. >> same. i probably watched something on tv but i don't know. >> we will get to all of those fourth of july celebrations but first we will get to the breaking news from near miami, the demolition of what remained of that collapsed condo building in surfside, florida

britney was made to.earlier this month, britney's mother, lynn spears, signed a petition to allow her daughter to find her own attorney, which was denied by the conservatorship. now britney obtained a lawyer, and she got alan rosengart, to represent her. meanwhile, across the country, the movement free britney is growing and celebrities are taking notice. on instagram, it was said, give this woman her live back. >> what does her father say about this? >> the judge is asking him to step down as her conservator. he says his firm is going to do what he called a top to bottom review of what britney spears has been through in the last decade or so. as you know, this conservatorship has been in place for 13 years. he also commented on a statement she made in court. he said she showed courage, passion and humanity, and in terms of her testimony, he called it clear, lucid, powerful and compelling. so, anderson, it certainly sounds like he is going to make a big move to free britney from the control of her father.

for the second time in three weeks britney spears gave a very emotional testimony.ol of her affairs was abusive and she did succeed in getting her own lawyer to represent her after 13 years in which she has been represented by a court appointed attorney. that lawyer, said he plans to file immediately in motion seeking to have britney spears' father stripped of his control over her life. he called mr rosen guard foyjamie spears to stand down immediately in the interests of his daughter. he said you have claimed you love your daughter so you should step down now from this position but a lawyer representing jamie spears flatly refused to do so. she called some of the accusations levelled against jamie spears by his daughter unsubstantiated. if by his daughter unsubstantiated. . ., by his daughter unsubstantiated. .. ., ~ unsubstantiated. if we can take a step back _ unsubstantiated. if we can take a step back and _ unsubstantiated. if we can take a step back and remind - unsubstantiated. if we can take a step back and remind people| a step back and remind people and th

>> so, many people filing different petitions, all acting as they know what britney needs and what britneyof britney's person. she has been overseeing britney's medical decisions, medical affairs the last two years since her father stepped aside. she has come under scrutiny. britney said, i can't take my i.u.d. out. i change in front of people. i have no privacy. i'm forced into therapy. these are things jodie oversees. she said she needs a guardian ad litem, a court appointed person that acts on britney's best interest, something you see that happens with incapacitated people or children. she wants them terminated. no one, her mom, jodie, her attorney has filed a petition to terminate the conservatorship. that's what she wants, all these filings. none of it is what britney asked for which is pay petition to terminate. it will be interesting to see if between now and next week's hearing, who is going to step up to the plate to do that. >> thank you for your reporting on this. i know you'll keep us posted. there will be something new tomorrow. cnn's coverage continues right now. >>> very go

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there is an element of sincere concern about britney spears' wellbeing.onservatorship was put into place at a time when she appeared to be under distress, behaving erratically, why she was, by her own admission, letting people into her life that might not be a positive influence. that said, what you also see when you g inside of those rooms where this plot to place her in this extremely restrictive legal structure was hatched, is that there was an element of this that was motivated by a family locked in a power struggle and that had been financially dependent on her for a long time and that is in some ways distinctive to britney spears' level of fame and wealth but in other respects, is symptomatic of the wider ways in which this particular kind of legal structure, particularly this variety of conservatorship, which is quite extreme, can be vulnerable to abuse. yamiche: jonathan, ronan talked about this being an extreme case. she testified last month that she also didn't know she could get out of this, didn't know she could petition to get out of the cons

this was the development now britney spears can hire her own attorney.more do we know about the the development, and what stands out to you about this case? >> yamiche, obviously what we're learning today is this lawyer of spears' own choosing, mathew rosengard, a former federal prosecutor and prominent l.a. attorney, is going to be able to represent her. why that's significant is because, as we've laid out in the recent investigative report, in "the new yorker," britney spears has been trying to secure her own counsel of her own choosing for years. we document how again and again, essentially from the inception to have the conservatorship, she was setting clandestine meetings with contacts who might give her phones she could then use to call lawyers, including sophisticated plans where she would meet a contact in a hotel steam room to get a zip locked bag with a cell phone in it. couple of things from that, one, hiring her own counsel is a significant step and a long-time coming. two, those kinds of plans, that level of sophistication, reminds us this i

there is still hope for britney spears to end the conservatorship.ith the paperwork. >> reporter: the next hearing will be scheduled for july 14th. more to come on this front. todd: the white house banning fourth of july fireworks at mount rushmore. the governor calling it political. >> having breakfast with friends at the national memorial in south dakota. live next. ♪♪ you've got to fight for your right ♪♪ to party ♪♪ i've pricked my finger 3,000 time i've pricked my finger and my a1c was still over 9. then i got the dexcom g6. i just glance at my ph there's my glucose number. ye i feel like i'm calling the there's myshots,se number. not my diabetes. ye limu emu... and doug. so then i said to him, you oughta customize your car insurance with liberty mutual, so you only pay for what you need. oh um, doug can we talk about something other than work, it's the weekend. yeah, yeah. [ squawk ] hot dog or... chicken? [ squawk ] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ every day in business brings something new. so get the flexib

i almost text you while on air, what happened to all of britney spears money? for someone who sold 77 million albums to be worth $60 million for an average person that's a lot of money, for someone like britney spears that's not a lot of money, what happened to it. the times she was off the rails so to speak no way she spent that kind of money, hundreds and millions of dollars, no way, what happened to britney spears money >> it will be part of the tetition to disaster solve the conservative orship. i don't know what the numbers are, it hasn't come from the judges, that's what the estate is, so, i think we're going to have to have a bit of a wait and see. your question goes to the exact right concern, has somebody been ripping off britney spears for a lot of years. that answer is going to come and going to come soon, don. >> popular las vegas residency that show grossed $137.7 million. all of the records she sold before that. britney spears, even with the issues that she's had, should be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. and in that time, remember what the

britney was made to. degrees. >> i'm sad. >> reporter: earlier this month, britney's mother, lynn spears, signed a petition to allow her daughter to find her own attorney, which was denied by the conservatorship. the judge granted her the right to choose a lawyer. now britney obtained a lawyer, and she got alan rosengarten, to represent her. meanwhile, across the country, the movement free britney is growing and celebrities are taking notice. called a violation of human rights. on instagram, it was said, give this woman her live back. >> what does her lawyer say about this? >> the judge is asking him to step down as her conservator. he says his firm is going to do what he called a top to bottom review of what britney spears has been through in the last decade or so. as you know, this conservatorship has been in place for 13 years

now considering the nationwide attention we as well as the free britney l.a. country, 21 being held, we could expect 50 to 100. news organizations from across the board that will be in attendance and really looking forward to the opportunity to share the message about conservatorship abuse and the need for federal action to be taken not just from several oversight into probate court but a congressional hearing and bipartisan effort to do a proper investigation and evaluation to determine the exact gaps. there are over 1.3 million today in conservatorships and over 50 billion in assets. when we often see with these people having conservatorship abuse it is the mentally infirm, the elderly, and they are often deprived of their civil liberties, their assets and right to counsel. white britney spears has called nationwide attention to this it is not as a country taking a step forward to make improvements to everyone's lives. >> bill: she is lucky to have you on her side. good luck today and see how many show up. thank you. >> dana: 90 degrees for the high in washi

we will be listening to what britney has to say virtually. i'll be in the courtroom.y 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're old, very old. john avalon with a reality check. >> politicizing a pandemic is one of the dumbest things anyone can do. but that's what we've seen during the covid crisis. even now as vaccines have proven their effectiveness, saving as many as 279,000 lives according to research estimates, we still see roughly one-third of those eligible refusing to get vaccinated. and with the delta variant spreading like wildfire among the unvaccinated, we seem headed towards a wave of self-inflicted tragedies. vaccine hesitancy can have a lot of causes. under the broad umbrella is a specific strain of anti-vaxxers folks who tap into the pa

, britney doesn't need it. to get the ball rolling is the reason why, but the name here says it all. freedom and right to emancipate from exploitation is what free stands for what it's going to do is gather more information about who's in a conservatorship because we don't know much about it people will have the right to have a public guardian appointed instead of a private guardian with a vested interest in their case they're also going to have the right to have an independent case worker evaluate what's going on >> not for britney but for others and for the future, this could have a real impact >> it really could, shep you know, it's hard to think about why everyone would rally toward supporting britney if you assume this is just a case about a pop star but it's grown to be much more than that and it's almost like a choose your own adventure novel why you want to support the free britney movement, which gave rise to this >> go ahead. >> no, no. >> i was just going to say, maybe it's because so many of us were

: britney...il yesterday, when she testified in court and she said she's been intimidated and punished by her father, and her management team. and that they should be in jail. that's right. britney told the judge: (singing) ♪ they're not that innocent ♪ ( cheers and applause) spears said the conservatorship has total control over more than just her finances, explaining i have an i.u.d. inside of myself right now. i wanted to take the i.u.d. out so i could start trying to have another baby. but this so-called team won't let me go to the doctor to take it out. that is awful, and sexist as hell. i find it hard to believe that joey fatone would need a court's approval to take off his chastity belt. ( laughter) here's how messed up this situation is -- because she doesn't control her own money ms. spears has to pay for lawyers on both sides, including those arguing against her wishes in court. that's insane. everyone in her life is profiting from keeping her in this situation. i think this legal expert

what will most likely happen is perhaps a guardian ad litem will help britney find an attorney and britney melas, thanks so much. thank you for joining me today. i'll see you back here tomorrow 1:00 eastern. in the meantime join me on twitter @anacabrera. the news continues next with alisyn and victor. have a great afternoon. you? one! two! three! four! five! 72,807! 72,808... dollars. yep... everything hurts. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent, i can du more....beginners' yoga. namaste... ...surprise parties. aww, you guys. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks... ...for 3!... ...so i can du more of the things i love. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on-treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma that can improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. and can reduce, or even eliminate, oral steroids. and here's something important. dupixent can cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. get help right away if you have rash, shortness o

♪ ♪ >>> a win for the free britney movement. britney spears now able to hire her own attorney.at before, and this is happening after a california court granted her permission to do that. joining the hearing via telephone, spears demanded that her father be charged with abuse. she called the 13-year conservatorship that he has led f-ing cruelty and she expressed fears that her conservators were trying to kill her. so, let's talk about this now. michelle turner, cnn contributor and host of entertainment tonight, and criminal defense attorney sarah azari. sarah, to you first. is this a sign that this conservatorship is going to end or change? >> good morning, brianna. yes, it is in some way, because number one, remember, that britney has never had anybody in the course of the conservatorship she could trust. she finally has an attorney of her own choice. it opens the door to her finally filing these petitions long overdue, number one, remove her father as the conservator, and move forward towards the termination of the conservatorship. i think it sends the message, brianna, that t

a lawyer from montgomery released a statement saying she has been a tireless advocate for britney.e conservatorship doesn't relate to her right to marry or have a family the case is back in court in two weeks, and before then, britney can file a formal petition to terminate the conservatorship. david henderson, civil rights attorney, former prosecutor. you know, britney's request to remove her father has been denied would it have been better to request the end of the conservatorship entirely >> you know, shep, that's a good question and i think that one of the things we have to look at is one of her co-conservators, has recently asked to withdraw on the basis they thought the trust was voluntary, and recently learned that it wasn't the fact that they withdrew this way tells me that britney has effectively outsmarted many of the lawyers on the case, and it was wise for her to approach the court the way she did. >> i was going to ask you if you thought legally britney made a mistake speaking out publicly. >> no. i think a lot of lawyers said she did. and initially i was skeptical mys

how the effort to free britney is gaining steam on capitol hill. >> britney spears, the great unifier right now. >> it's been a big week for teen pop stars across the board. >> we're rooting for her. i'm lindsey reiser. >> and i'm garrett haake filling in for kendis gibson. >>> as covid cases continue, outbreaks of the virus are being seen in pockets of the country that have the lowest vaccination rates. >> the trend continues with icus filling up, this time with young people. meantime l.a. county will reinstate its mask mandate tonight. nbc correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: new misery in the metric as the numbers trend in the wrong direction, fueled by the highly contagious delta varchlt and unvaccinated americans, new infections are spiking 70%. hospitalizations climbing 36% as deaths rise 26%. >> this is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated. we are seeing outbreaks of cases in parts of the country that have low vaccination coverage because unvaccinated people are at risk. >> reporter: with nearly a third of the nation still not vaccinated and covid cases

to include who is looking out for britney?e judges. >> tucker: what i'm i missing? the underlying claim is britney spears is so crazy that she can't make even basic decisions about her own life but she also has a high-paying job. so how do you score those two points? >> tucker, it is hard to square those two points, especially after you listen to britney's impassioned and intelligent plea for herself last week and that hearing. she seems to be -- he completely understands what is happening. she understands she is under conservatorship. she knows what the limits are on her.we it is very hard to understand how a judge 13 years after they posed conservatorship with a mental health issue continues to say that she cannot make her own decisions. >> tucker: it is all very very, very strange. i hope they don't do it to us. [laughter] good to see you tonight thank you so much. we will go down to judge jeanine pirro and she's in tonight. judge, good to see you tonight. what does this tell you? >> you know, i must tell you that my instin

carley: worst case scenario would be the conservator for britney that she stays in the conservatorshipfeel like her dad is keeping her in the conservatorship to make money off of her and her sister and her mom have sat idly by and not defended her whatsoever i'm not saying that's the reality of the situation but that's what it looks like from the outside looking in. britney spears is in full mode and speaking out on social media she said she wants her dad in jail and i wonder she can prove conservatorship, she did tell a judge she was put on lithium against her will and forced to have an iud which is a form of birth control, if she can actually prove those things what will legally happen to her father and i think the bottom line, most conservatorships are for people who are severely incapacitated and desperately spears and her team have pointed out time and time again she made millions of dollars while in conservatorship so even if she wants to blow her money on something totally ridiculous it's her money to blow, not her father's. joe: she's 39 years old if you want to feel old comple

the second thing is, we're now supposed to believe that it was britney's fault, that it was britney'sgnore her lawyer's advice, and isn't that inconsistent with what sam ingham told the judge just eight months ago that britney is like a comatose patient who can't even say what she thinks or wants. >> how does she perform? >> how does she perform? conservatorships are supposed to be for people that can't function in life. >> right. >> how is it possible she's able to function so well on stage, on tour, make millions of dollars for all of these people and somehow she needs a conservatorship. >> so what are we missing? you have jamie spears, the father, asking to investigate britney's claims. very weird. great delay tactic when he's not going to pay, the estate will. either the allegations will be shown to be true, in which case corrective action must be taken, or they'll show to be false in which conservatorship can take its course. not acceptable for them to do nothing in response to the testimony. how crazy is it when the guy she's going after is the only one who want the situation to

if britney were broke this would not be happening. you have homeless people in l.a.ionalize them. you institutionalize her because she is a money machine, this is not designed for people at that age, it is designed for people of the way end of their lives that can't manage their affairs, can't manage themselves, bathing, teeth brushing, those kinds of things. she's clearly not incapacitated, she's performing at a very high level, feeding, paying dozens of people and this goes on and on and i do feel bad for her, #3britney. >> harold: dagen is ready. >> greg: bill cosby is free but britney spears isn't. we will be right back. you know words you never want to hear before another word? "court-appointed." court appointed lawyer, court-appointed sandwich, court-appointed underwear, it's never good. i am struggling right now to care deeply about her because i also do feel she's in better shape than most people. people have asked me, do i regret not having kids? as you know, i hate children. but in this case -- >> jesse: you do love jesse jr. >> greg: from afar. i would lik

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why did britney never get to have a choosing her own counsel?earlier this week. so, he's out of there. there is a big-court hearing next week. so we are going to hear what the judge has to say about that. but we are all kind of standing by to see is the judge going to appoint new counsel? or is britney finally going to get to pick her own attorney? >> yeah. tell us about these death threats, though. who is getting those? >> so, jamie spears, her father, who's been the co-conservator of britney's estate since 2008 over her $60 million affairs and all that kind of stuff but i doesn't oversee her medical. stating family members including himself, including the lawyer that resigned earlier this week, have been receiving death threats for months, for years. and they say they get phone calls and hang-up calls and all these types of just terrible things said to them. because of their, you know, alleged wrongdoings throughout the conservatorship. jamie spears has maintained that he has always acted in the best interest of his daughter. you know, i think

jody montgomery is the conservative of britney's person. she also denies britney's claims.umber of legal experts say an investigation is needed to get to the bottom of all of this. >> i believe that britney spears conservatorship has been a categorical circus. how can jody montgomery be the personal conservator when she is bickering with jamie spears publicly across the country? this is completely illogical and it is shocking. >> britney has yet to file a petition to terminate her conservatorship. >> harris: thank you very much. damage control. squad member congresswoman ilhan omar trying to clear up her latest remarks on israel. why her critics say they don't buy it. it is a long part of a pattern. what will come next for her? was she for it before she was against it? the flag waving photo raising questions about an olympians -- use it to improve your home. pay off high rate debt. pay for big expenses. or put it in the bank for real peace of mind. now's the time to use your va home loan benefit to get cash before mortgage rates begin to rise. call now. >> harris: doing the

good one. >>> the latest on britney spears.k in court yesterday, this time sobbing with emotion as she fights to end her conservatorship and reclaim control of her life. we're in l.a. with more from erin mclaughlin. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. we thought the court hearing could be high drama and it met that expectation. britney spears making an impassioned plea to the court, speaking quickly, and at times, in tears, railing against her father and a conservatorship she says has ruined her life. this morning, britney spears appearing to celebrate on instagram posting she feels gratitude and blessed, coming of a her raw and emotional day in court on wednesday. testifying remotely by phone, the 39-year-old sobbed lashing out at her father jamie demanding he be removed as her conservatorship immediately and charged with conservatorship abuse. telling the judge she was extremely scared of jamie and wants him investigating. this conservatorship is literally allowing my dad to ruin my life. >> they're literally n

father said the co-coservitor has control over britney's personal life and medical treatment.less advocate for britney and well-being and it does not affect her right to mary or plan a family the case is back in court in two weeks and she can file a formal petition civil rights attorney and former prosecutor and cnbc contributor. britney's request has been denied would it be better to request the end of the conservatorship entirely >> that is a good question and one of the things is that the wealth management organization recently asked to withdraw on the basis they thought the trust was voluntary and learned it wasn't that tells me that britney has outsmarted many of the lawyers on the case and was wise to approach the court the way she did. >> i was go to ask you if you thought britney made a mistake speaking out publicly? >> no. i think a lot of lawyers said she did. initially i was skeptical. this move seemed like it managed to attract the type of attention she wanted it to someone that can engineer the result, can you honestly say they are not capable of making life decis