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. >> tonight -- >> free britney now! >> free britney. >> i've been out here for a year. lot of people have been out here for two years. some have been out here 13 years. >> a judge ruling for the pop star, taking a page from her songbook, calling her father's role in the conservatorship toxic. ♪ don't you know that you're toxic ♪ >> a major step toward the singer taking control. >>> plus america strong. the proud couple paying it forward to recently arrived afghan refugees. >> being able to give him that hope is really powerful for me. >> sharing their part of the american dream. with mucinex all-in-one you've got unbeatable relief from your worst cold and flu symptoms. so when you need to show your cold who's boss, grab mucinex all-in-one... and get back to your rhythm. feel the power. beat the symptoms fast. let's create your trademark style at macy's vip sale with an extra 30% off top designers. plus, 15% off fragrances, skincare, makeup and more... now at macy's. ♪ >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm phil lipof. britney spears' lead attorney calls

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it is a big day for britney spears and herfans. big day for britney spears and her fans. , . ,., herery much so, we heard there _ her fans. very much so, we heard there from _ her fans. very much so, we heard there from her - her fans. very much so, we. heard there from her lawyer, her fans. very much so, we i heard there from her lawyer, i had a word with him after the conference and i asked what his celebrity client made of the ruling. he smiled ruefully and cited attorney—client privilege. there is no doubt he is delighted, as it is britney spears who was not in court today. her parents both were, they appeared by zoom website. they heard a withering critique by the lawyer of jamie they heard a withering critique by the lawyer ofjamie spears. he described the relationship between a father and daughter as cruel, toxic and abusive. jamie spears has been suspended as the conservative, and an accountant has been put in place in the meantime. —— as a conservator. in another hearing in six weeks, discussions will be held on how to end this conservator shipped altogether after 13 years.

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this will britney sears seen today? this will britney spears delete _ seen today?tney spears delete maker- seen today? this will britney i spears delete maker movement has been going on for years. —— the free britney movement has been going on for years. there were questions about the extent to which britney spears had been controlled and even exploited. a lot of people have been campaigning notjust for been campaigning not just for her to been campaigning notjust for her to be freed from her conservatorship, but for the whole conservatorship system to be reformed, and they are absolutelyjubilant, they feel absolutely jubilant, they feel vindicated, absolutelyjubilant, they feel vindicated, and this is what the star has wanted. we haven't heard from her in court today, but in her last testimony she pleaded for the court to do this, she found herfather intimidating and the conservatorship abusive. we are waiting for a press conference which should happen immediately after the court finishes the hearing. we expect to hear from her lawyer, and then we will learn exact

. >>> britney's big win. a closer look at the judge's decision. what's next in the pop star's battle to regain control of her life. >>> new mystery surrounding brian laundrie, the missing fiance of murdered 22-year-old gbby petito. what we're learning about the phone laundrie bought this month. >>> plus, the man found dead with a winning lottery ticket in his pocket. >>> and the battle over this iconic billboard outside macy's to the rising cost of bringing home the bacon to one congressman's legislative home run, it's thursday, september 30th. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. >> i'm elizabeth schulze. mona is off. we begin with breaking news from washington. a possible deal to avoid a government shutdown tomorrow. >> in addition to the looming shutdown, there's lots of other drama unfolding in washington that could affect every american family. members of congress gathered for a charity baseball game last night with president biden's infrastructure bill hanging in the balance because of what's being described as a revolt.

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the headlines: a major victory for britney spears. a los angeles judge suspends her father from his role as controller of the singer's business affairs. it's a great day for britney spears and it's a great day forjustice. there is definitely something celebrate. 100 prisoners and guards are killed in ecuador�*s deadliest is in riot. a policeman who strangled sarah everard after falsely imprisoning and kidnapping her is facing a whole life sentence. we all have our secrets, we just didn't get to yours yet. as james bond returns to the cinema, we ask the public if it has left them shaken or not stirred. a los angeles judge has said that britney spears�* father jamie has been immediately suspended from her conservatorship. the judge sided with britney spears�*s lawyer, saying the current situation reflected a toxic environment. the news saw a rapturous response from the die—hard britney spears fans gathered outside the court room. they rallied around the free britney hatch tag in the last year. —— hashtag. a lot of us had grown up with h

maybe at the time, possibly, britney qualified for that. really, really hard to get out of. and it is really for people who cannot clothe themselves, take care of themselves, function. >> britney is high functioning in terms of what she was producing. >> one thing we were asking people about and there is a really interesting interview with someone that worked with britney on her circus tour is, hold on, so the judge puts britney under a conservatorship, but then goes on tour? i thought that britney wasn't high functioning, she couldn't provide for herself, so what gives? so that's what we're going to answer and then also, you know, you're going to hear from people you never heard before. we are really pulling back the curtain here and she did some really good reporting. >> that discussion right there was, oh, wow. >> he doesn't speak in public. he wants the public to know what was going on behind the scenes. >> people broke ndas to speak to us, nondisclosure agreements for those of you -- >> she's really persuasive. >> i know. >> look, the

there's people saying free britney, free britney.llowing to tell them. the only thing we know for sure that will not happen today is this will not be over. because like fillet mignon at mcdonald's, it's not on the menu. the only thing they're discussing is whether the father should be out on not. they're not discussing the conservatorship. it will eventually but not today. >> let's say he's out. i don't know what will come of this hearing. but the possibility that someone could be overseeing her financial life is very much nor the time being in the cards. >> yes. there will be someone who will replace spears father temporarily a guy by the name of zabel. interest that interesting in the father accused of doing so many things that are so nefarious that something has to be legitimate. he says i'm out but that guy is not qualified. who are you to say who is qualified? you're out. she wants you out. you're saying you want out, step aside and let her team put in temporarily who will carry out what you allegedly did but in her best interes

and others. >> that was the attorney for britney spears speaking to a crowd of free britney supporters suspended her father, jamie spears, as her conservator. this is a major victory in the pop star's 13-year fight to regain control of her life. that fight, however, isn't over yet. a hearing to consider britney's conservatorship all together is set for november 12th. joining us today is liz day, creator of "framing boozer." you've been following this and done so many deep dives into this case. what was your reaction for britney? >> this was huge news. britney spears woke up this morning without her father in her life which is a very, very big deal. >> her dad is out so explain why britney isn't technically free of this conservatorship yet. >> so at yesterday's hearing the judge decided to remove jamie and then britney's lawyer requested another hearing in november for them to decide whether to end the conservatorship completely. >> do you know is it britney's goal to be completely free of anyone else involved, or she just didn't want her dad in charge? >> i mope, she's said multiple ti

free britney now free britney now >> reporter: the free britney movement could soon go from rallying cries to reality because of a petition filed tuesday by britney's father, jamie spears, for 13 years has been part of the pop star's conservatorship, put in place after several public breakdowns. the filing says if ms. spears wants to terminate the conservatorship and believes she can handle her own life, mr. spears believes she should get that chance, adding that britney has recently demonstrated a level of independence that calls the conservatorship into question. >> jamie spears now says he wants the conservatorship to end, but that doesn't guarantee it will, does it? >> no. the judge has the final word but make no mistake, the decision by britney's father and conservator to insist she deserves her freedom is a milestone in the free britney movement. >> reporter: that movement picked up steam this year with britney's emotional testimony at a court hearing where she called her conservatorship abusive. jamie spears insists he had nothing to do with his daughter's alleged poor treatme

i think in the documentary, britney v.bulance as she heads to the hospital with the paparazzi chasing her, but you're never going to see her face in that ambulance because we don't need to. and so i think that we really tried to, you know, think about that every step of the way. >> it was in empathy for people with mental struggles, am i hearing you correctly? >> it was in empathy for people with mental struggles, but it also was that i wanted to move the story forward. i think when i approach netflix with this story, it wasn't about the parade of images and videos we have previously seen, but what is going on inside the conservatorship and me, two and a half years ago, maybe i can help crack one of the most mysterious legal mysteries of our time. it was incredibly naive, but if i was going do it, i was going to do it in a forward facing way. >> you got a lot of documents leaked to you. what do you think was behind that? i mean, i would love to know who you think the source was. but do you think it was someone inside the c

britney spears and her supporters-_ britney spears and her su orters. �* , supporters.t does this _ supporters. briefly, david, what does this mean - supporters. briefly, david, what does this mean in - supporters. briefly, david, i what does this mean in terms supporters. briefly, david, - what does this mean in terms of her career? will be start to see britney spears performing again and doing a thing she has talked about, that she wants to do? fist talked about, that she wants to do? �* ., ,., talked about, that she wants to do? �* ., , talked about, that she wants to do? ., , do? at one point she was refusing _ do? at one point she was refusing to _ do? at one point she was refusing to perform, - do? at one point she was refusing to perform, all. do? at one point she was l refusing to perform, all the time that her father remained in control of her estate. she has since intimated that she would like to retire, perhaps, but we will have to wait and see if there's changes her decision. she has, underthe terms of the conservatorship, been on tour. she has made a lot of

recently released "britney versus spears." but britney was working during the conservatorship, raising questions as why to it lasted this long. >> tonight a judge ruled jaime spears' role as conservator is suspended. do we know for how long >> reporter: well, the suspension is expected to last, according to the judge, until the next hearing to formally end the conservatorship, and that is expected before the end of the year lester >> erin mclaughlin in los angeles, thank you >>> also this evening, your mail is about to get slower and more expensive. starting friday, the changes at the post office will lead to longer delivery times for first class mail as part of a ten-year plan unveiled by postmaster general louis dejoy. package delivery prices going up temporarily just ahead of the holidays. >>> an alarming announcement today for the u.s. fish and wildlife service declaring 23 endangered species officially extinct among them the majestic ivory billed woodpecker. scientists warn climate change along with other factors could ma

controlling britney spears. the stunning new investigation into her conservatorship. >> that raised so many red flags with me. >> insiders break their silence alleging intense surveillance. tracking the pop superstar. >> i kept a copy because i don't want to delete evidence. >> this morning, the filmmakers behind "framing britney spears" at the brand-new documentary from "the new york times" dropping tonight only on "gma." ♪ the music's got me going ♪ >>> and permission to dance? absolutely. this morning, our exclusive with global sensation bts, the supergroup joining forces with the south korean president for a powerful message only on "gma." ♪ >>> good morning, america. it's good to be with cecilia, george and with you this friday morning. we want to get right to those two big stories. >> we have a lot of news going on. we're starting with that deadly supermarket shooting in tennessee. live on the scene at that grocery store in collierville this morning, we will hear from one of the eyewitnesses on that traged

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this is what britney has been asking for.ow, in 2008, 2009, i do not want my father to be my conserver and now we're in 2021 and judge brenda penny finally suspended jamie spears from being her conserver. >> when you profile this, it gives more humanity than people might have known about from headlines. i want to play briefly from your voice mail that britney left for a lawyer. >> i'm calling again because i just wanted to mike sure that during the process of minimizing the conservatorship that my father has threatened me several times, to you, to take my children away. >> you really studied and profiled how this works legally. i bring to you the point from of all people senator ted cruz. if this can happen to someone like ms. spears, what happens to regular people with less visibility and money? >> yeah, that was a question that we asked ourselves time and time again but from my personal opinion, i think ms. spears was targeted because she is britney spears, the fame and wealth and documented issues in 2008 and 2009 were a r

>> reporter: tonight, victory for britney spears. after more than 13 years, a los angeles judge suspending her father as the head of her conservatorship. but not going as far as dissolving the entire arrangement. britney's lawyer pleading for jamie's immediate suspension, telling a judge, "mr. spears cannot be in my client's life for one more day." ♪ now i'm stronger ♪ >> reporter: today's ruling putting britney one step closer to the freedom she's been fighting for. since 2008, when the singer suffered a public meltdown, her father jamie has been in charge of the pop star's now estimated $60 million estate. in june, britney testifying against the conservatorship publicly for the first time, calling it abusive, saying her father should be put in jail. passionately telling a judge, "i just want my life back." tonight's court decision comes as new documentaries present vivid claims of wide-ranging surveillance of britney's actions and communications. >> her phone, her own phone and her own private conversations were used so often to co

does that mean that britney or britney's attorney were aware this surveillance was happening? what samuel ingam did or didn't know. i will say, based on what we saw in controlling britney, this documentary that just came out, it does seem as though sami ngham did have reason to know britney was being recorded in this way because we're shown an email that he basically says, you know, i, for legal reasons, i need to know if you're monitoring her. i'm paraphrasing, of course, and then you do have another email in response to him saying, oh, we're not monitoring her text messages or whatever. so, i mean, it's up for -- it's up for you to decide whether or not sam ingham knew. i think he probably knew and certainly had reason to know because they were communicating about that issue. >> he did resign and she was able to pick her own counsel now? >> correct. >> we haven't gotten a comment from britney. her last tweet was saying she was going to take a break from social media to celebrate her engagement. good for her there. jamie spears filed a petition to end her conservatorship earl

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just remind us, what britney spears said in her l what britney spears said in her stunning interjections has had on her so far? yes, she said she felt _ has had on her so far? yes, she said she felt she _ has had on her so far? yes, she said she felt she wanted - has had on her so far? yes, she said she felt she wanted to i has had on her so far? yes, she said she felt she wanted to get | said she felt she wanted to get her life back. back injune, backin her life back. back injune, back injuly, she spoke to the court and thejudge back injuly, she spoke to the court and the judge and basically set her life has been a living nightmare. she cannot get married, she cannot procreate with her boyfriend and have a child because she is forced to have a birth control device inside of her, she was forced to take lithium. she really has been miserable and really has been miserable and really wants this to come to a and. i think the court took all of that into consideration and will make a decision —— want this to come to an end. will make a decision -- want this to come to an end.- this to come to

so, what does this mean for britney spears?he details for you from los angeles. >> reporter: a major legal victory for britney spears on wednesday with judge penny moving to suspend jamie spears as his role as conservator of britney's $60 million estate. he served as his daughter's conservator since 2008, over a decade. jamie spears did not want this to happen. he wanted the conservatorship to be completely terminated. he filed a petition earlier this month saying so. britney spears's attorney saying in court he believes he filed that motion in an effort to not have to now hand over accounting and paperwork, and basically all of his checks and balances over the last 13 years which now he has to do so. but mathew rosengart spoke on britney's behalf saying although she's not here today, i am her voice calling jamie spears a cruel and toxic and abusive man, saying that britney should not have to wake up one more day with her father as conservator. the judge actually called this a toxic environment and has now appointed a certified

britney's lawyer pleading for jamie's immediate suspension, telling a judge, mr. spears cannot be in my client's life for one more day. ♪ stronger than yesterday ♪ >> reporter: today's ruling putting britney one step closer to the freedom she's been fighting for. since 200, when the singer suffered a public meltdown, her father has been in charge of the pop star's now estimated $60 million estate. in june, britney testifying against the conservatorship publicly for the first time, calling it abusive, saying her father should be put in jail. telling a judge, i just want my life back. tonight's court decision comes as new documentaries present vivid claims of wide-ranging surveillance of britney's actions and communications. >> her phone, her own phone and her own private conversations were used so often to control her. >> reporter: in the documentary "the new york times presents controlling britney spears," a former employee of black box security claims the firm hired by jamie put an audio recording device in her bedroom and monitored her iphone. an attorney for th

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spears, her fmily's failed britney spears. we're out here as her advocate. >> reporter: jamie spears has made day-to-day and financial decisions on his daughter's behalf under a court-appointed conservatorship since 2008 when the pop singer suffered an apparent mental health crisis. earlier this summer, the elder spears filed a petition to end his role after his daughter sought to have his control taken away. in court documents filed before the hearing, britney's lawyer said her father crossed unfathomable lines by allegedly emai, texts, and calls, and having a listening device planted in her bedroom. in her ruling, the judge agreed removing spears' father from the conservatorship was in britney's best interest. some of the restrictions have already been loosened. spears recently got engaged to her longtime boyfriend and has bought her first ipad and a car. jamie spears' suspension is not appealable. cbs news, los angeles. >>> a hit broadway musical was forced to shut down a day after it reopened due to the coronavirus. last n

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what britney spears wanted, wolf. about 10 to 15 minutes in the courtroom. i was sitting there, and he said we don't want to terminate the conservatorship today. we want this to be orderly. we want this to be methodical, but the first order of business is to suspend her father, jamie spears, who has been the conservator of her estate for 13 years. jamie spears, on the other hand, didn't want this. he wanted it terminated, well, matthew rosenguard thinks it's because he didn't want to have to turn over files. the temporary conservator is a cpa. i want to read you a couple quotes matthew rosenguard said. britney spears did not attend court. he said my client britmy spears deserves to wake up tomorrow without her father as her conservator. it is against her mental state of mind to have her father as her conservator for one more day. also saying that her father is a continuing toxic untenable presence in the life of britney spears. no more. britney will wake up tomorrow without her father as her conservator. she'll go to

britney has called this arrangement, quote, abusive.this summer, spears claimed she has felt forced to perform, take lithium, and be on birth control against her will, along with a host of other restr restrictions. at the courthouse covering all of the twists and turns in this case, chloe, will we hear from britney today? >> reporter: that is the hope. britney testified two emotional testimonies at two separate hearings over the summer. there are free britney fans hold ing out hope they will see an actual in-person glimpse of her. there is that slight chance she could roll up in an suv and be there in person in a courtroom and that would be incredibly impactful, alisyn. >> what about "the new york times" reporting of surveillance of britney, illegal recordings of her in some of her most private moments, will those come up today? >> reporter: right. matthew rosengard, the newly hired attorney, filed a petition asking judge brenda penny to launch an investigation into this shocking report by "the new york times," as to whether or not her

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britney spears fans have been waiting for for 13 years. in her favor in the conservatorship. >> we'll have the latest when we come back. >> in a major victory for pop singer britney spears. a judge has suspended her father from the conservatorship that controls her estate for 30 years. the singer's finances and personal life or under her father's watchful eyes. kimberly chang has the latest. >> it's a great day for britney spears. and it's a great day for justice. >> during a court hearing. judge brenda penny decided that suspending jamie spears her father as co-conservator of her estate would be in the best interest of britney spears after 13 years, he will be replaced by a temporary successor, a cpa who will work with a team of professionals to oversee the pop star. 60 million dollars state. >> jamie spears is no longer a jamie spears and others. are going to face even more serious >> jamie spears attorney filed a petition to terminate the conservatorship completely, but it was britney spears attorney who argued for an immediate suspensi

court hearing for britney on wednesday. to hear from employees and friends, or former employees, who have never spoken out before. who were scared to speak out, but felt they needed to say something now, in this moment, in this moment for britney. for hopefully this 13-year conservatorship that's been court ordered to end once and for all. so you're going to hear us, too, talking about the control this has had over her life. her privacy. why was she allowed to go on a tour. the circus tour, right after this court puts a conservatorship in place. isn't that really meant for someone who can't highly function? but then britney goes on to produce records and have a las vegas residency and be a judge on the x factor. so we explore that and the conund rum that has been for britney. we also get to speak to members of the free britney movement. people are going to learn a lot. >> you make such a good point. i think a lot of people have been scratching their heads about why would there be a consc conservatorship. she's raking in mil

. >>> the free britney movement has a renewed sense of hope that the pop star will soon be free from the control of her father on wednesday, jamie spears filed a petition asking for the courts to end the pop star's conservatorship after 13 years it signals a major victory for the singer and her loyal fans. here is nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: the free-britney movement could soon go from rallying cry to reality because of a petition filed tuesday by b britney's father, gjamie spears who for 13 years has been part of the pop star's conservatorship put into place after several public breakdowns. the filing says if ms. spears wants to terminate ther own life, mr. spears believes that she should get that chance adding that britney's recently demonstrated a level of independence that calls the conservatorship into question. >> jamie spears now says he wants the conservatorship to end but that doesn't guarantee that it ends, does it >> no, the judge has the final word but make no mistake, the decision by britney's father and conservator to insist that she deserves her freedom is a mileston

britney's lawyer, mathew rosengart receiving a rock star welcome. >> it's a great day for britney spearsice. but it's also a solemn day britney spears has been faced with a decade-long nightmare orchestrated by her father and others. >> reporter: in june, britney ended years of silence are explosive testimony in court followed a documentary by the "new york times" raising questions about her conservatorship. >> a lot of people thought it would never end. and now we're seeing the beginning of the end with jamie being removed and i think a lot of that goes towards the public pressure from britney's fans and britney herself finally speaking out. >> in a new statement this morning, jamie spears is pushing back he says he worked to revive her career and relationships and has been biting his tongue adding despite the suspension, mr. spears will continue to look out for the best interests of savannah >> thank you very much joining us now with more on what mecones xt, legal analyst lisa green. this was a huge victory for britney, but let's peel it back a little bit the conservatorship didn't end

wow, this is a very big day for britney spears i a very big day for britney spears and for herfans.ehind me. it has been just over three months since we had that emotional testimony from britney's spears herself when she ended years of speculation about what she felt personally about the lack of control she had over her own life. she told the court she found her father intimidating and that she found the conservatorship abusive. well, since then, major development in this case. she was granted the right to her own lawyer and since then, there has been a flurry of petitions ultimately with both sides think that they want the current conservatorship to and. now, just in the last two days, a couple of documentaries broadcast raising further questions over the stent which she was explained. so i think we are expecting the hearing itself to focus on jamie we are expecting the hearing itself to focus onjamie spears involvement and management of the pop star is $60,000,000 estate. in terms of railings, well, wejust don't $60,000,000 estate. in terms of railings, well, we just don't know ho

free britney now! free britney now!ive, they've believed the end must be in sight. for hours, members of the free britney movement, who travelled from all over the united states, marched in protest of her 13 year ordeal and the system they say is failing many thousands of others. by taking a lens to britney spears — an icon the world over — i'm hoping that people who don't a voice, who don't have name recognition, will be able to get the same scrutiny in their lives that britney's getting today. britney's lawyer had asked the judge to remove her father from the conservatorship. in reaction, his lawyers asked for it to be terminated completely. inside court, after more than an hour of legal argument, judge brenda penny said the current situation was untenable, reflected a toxic environment and required the immediate suspension of james spears. the pop star was not in court. her reaction came in a symbolic post. "on cloud nine", she said, as she flew a plane for the first time. cheering outside court, britney spears' lawy

this unexpected turn by britney's father comes a week after britney's attorney claims her father tried to extort 2 million dollars from her before stepping down as her conservator britney's attorney says it appears that britney's father is trying to avoid accountability and justice, including sitting for a sworn deposition and answering other discovery under oath in july. brittany said she wanted to press charges against your father for conservatorship abuse. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, a deadly car crash caught on camera in the east bay now, people who live in this neighborhood calling on to take action to stop speeding on their street will have that story and more we get back from break. welcome back to the kron 00:00am morning news. i'm reyna harvey. the time for you now for 29 a and the protein. >> 4.30. if you're hitting the road today traffic looking great. but we've got to check in with john on what's going on in the air and the the the forecast, the weather, some heat today we get a break. john. another hot one, but there is a break ahead of us, at least not as h

this morning, britney spears' court battle is reaching a crescendo.and potentially most crucial milestone in the long legal journey to free the singer from a 13-year conservatorship led by her father, jamie. earlier this month, her father filed a petition to finally end unexpected turn after controlling his daughter's live a judge could remove jamie today. britney's legal team requesting john zabel take over the conservatorship temporarily. >> jamie still seems to be putting up obstacles. >> reporter: the follow-up to that documentary released over the weekend, detailing allegations that jamie spears and his team surveilled britney for years, bugging her room and mirroring her cell phone, even monitoring communications with her lawyers. >> britney's communication is monitored for her own security and protection. >> the security company in charge of britney did not respond to nbc's request for comment, but their lawyer told the "new york times" they are particularly proud of keeping ms. spears safe for many years. a lawyer for jamie spears responded to