david spunt has been working sources the justice department. what are you learning this hour? >> we know that the white car authorities were looking for. let me put it this way. let me start over. we know authorities were looking for a white car because a neighbor provided surveillance footage that showed a white car, a white sedan, leaving the scene, driving by the murder scene on the exact time that the murders took place. this from a neighbor. we know via law enforcement sources that a white car was picked up today with the suspect in pennsylvania. we don't know the specific make or model of the car but it was pointed out to me several times that that should be noted, a white car was picked up today. another important point is that pennsylvania state police and the fbi were involved in this arrest. you have to remember moscow police were greatly under pressure, under so much intense pressure over these past six weeks or so to give information, to make an arrest, you can see red there two and half thousand miles between these two states and police just did not give many upda

david spunt has breaking details on the fbi's role in locating the suspect. now we go to william la jeunesse our west coast newsroom. >> after more than a month and a half, 19,000 tips, thousands of police on the case, law-enforcement has made the arrest in connection with the death of four university of idaho students. according to bay board filed by the pennsylvania state police 28-year-old bryan kohberger is being held for extradition and without fail. he was picked up earlier this morning in eastern pennsylvania near the pocono mountains. he is said to be a college student but does not attend the university of idaho. police in moscow, idaho, will hold a press conference at 1:00 p.m. local, 4:00 p.m. pacific time. rather 1:00 p.m., yeah, pacific and 4:00 eastern where we expect more details. it was back in november 13 that kayleigh goncalves, madison mogen, xana kernodle, and ethan chapin were stabbed to death at the rental home near the university of idaho campus. police believe they were attacked in their sleep with a large blade knife, some with defensi

david spunt live at the u.s. district court in d.c. news on this, david. >> he will appear before a judge this afternoon. the third person charged with the bombing. his case is symbolic. he is the first person to face the charge on american soil here in the united states. he will appear before a federal judge behind me at 1:00 this afternoon. now he was extradited from libya to the united states over the weekend. we have a new mug shot of him taken yesterday from a virginia jail. he is accused of making the bomb that killed the 270 people, 259 on board and 11 on the ground in scotland all gone in seconds. you mentioned the 35 syracuse university students heading home for the holidays to see family in 1988. it left london on the way to new york city before exploding. tom ammerman was 36 years old when he died on flight 106 coming home from a business trip and survived by his wife, carolyn, two daughters, casey and jill, his brother told fox news yesterday and today he is grateful for the extradition but believes there is more to the stor

>> bret: david spunt at the justice department. david, thank you. more on this with the panel as we dig into all of that information. meantime, history is being made tonight as a house committee sends referrals to the justice department recommending criminal prosecution for a former president. this time former president donald trump. it has to do with his actions and inaction during last year's capitol riot of january 6th. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram has details from capitol hill. >> unprecedented criminal referrals for former president trump. >> ours is not a system of justice where foot soldiers to go to jail and the master minds and ringleaders get a free pass. >> the charges? obstructing congress from certifying the electoral college. conspiracy to send in fake electoral votes. lying to investigators. and stoking an insurrection. >> president trump lit the flame, he poured gasoline on the fire committee referred john eastman. he cooked up the alternate electoral where trump would spend votes to washington. >> president trump

fox news correspondent david spunt is here. talking about, david, and why deny the students a chance to stand out? >> reporter: edward we're talking about becoming a national merit scholar, it's a big deal, quite an accomplishment. 1 1/2 million students enter the competition. about 50,000 qualified. that is 3 1/2%. we're talking about thomas jefferson high school for science and technology in alexandria, virginia, just outside of d.c., one of the top public schools in the country. our affiliate fox 5 in d.c., report as student was told he was among the nation's top 3% of students but parents were reportedly told that teachers dropped off certificates unceremony newsily on students desks this year. some missed the desk to include the opportunity to include the fact they were merit scholars in college applications. >> the role of these educators to have children achieve full potential, not to limit their potential. that is what they have done. they have betrayed the trust of our community. they cannot be trusted. >> reporter: ed

david spunt on the steps of the u.s. supreme court with more on this today. david, good morning. >> hi, bill. whether they want it or not this issue puts the nine supreme court justices directly in the middle of a culture war. i want to address the noise right now outside the supreme court. a big crowd supporting this business owner saying that her right to the first amendment of the constitution has been violated. we have a group out here where it says create freely right now with balloons and out here for several hours showing support for her. lori smith runs 303 creative. online graphic design firm refusing to create custom wedding websites for same sex couples. she says marge is only between one man and one woman. she is worried state officials will punish her explaining why she won't create every message that a client may want. listen. >> colorado is censoring and compelling my speech forcing me to communicate, celebrate, create for messages that go against my deeply-held beliefs. >> there is a law in colorado called the anti-discrimination act forbids bu

fox news correspondent david spunt is at the justice department with more on the ruling. david?r: hi, edward. well title 42 remains in place for at least a few more months. the debate over the law brought unlikely allies together from the supreme court. the 5-4 ruling stopped the planned termination of the law which was supposed to end a week ago on december 21st. title 42 is a public health law put into effect during the trump administration to expel migrants citing the covid-19 pandemic. it was originally supposed to end earlier this year but that deadline edward, was extended several times. conservative justice on the supreme court neil gorsuch joined in a rare alliance with the three liberal justices sonia sotomayor, elena kagan and ketanji brown jackson. he said title 42 should not be extended full stop. he wrote the current border crisis is not a covid crisis and courts should not be in the business of perpetuating administrative edicts designed for one emergency only because elected officials failed to address a different emergency. we're a court of law, not policymakers

bret, back to you. >> bret: david spunt at the justice department. david, thank you.lead a contentious republican party into the 2024 campaign after a disappointing midterm season? we'll take a look at the possibilities. and, later, not everyone is on board with boston's new approach to get drug users to stop shooting up. ♪ i promise to put your interests first, always. charles schwab is proud to support the independent financial advisors who are passionately dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals. visit findyourindependentadvisor.com ♪ ♪ this... is a glimpse into the no-too-distant future of lincoln. ♪ ♪ it's what sanctuary could look like... feel like... sound like... even smell like. more on that soon. ♪ ♪ the best part? the prequel is pretty sweet too. ♪ ♪ >> bret: looking like at capitol hill. same sex marriages and interracial marriages on its way. today the house gave final approval to that bill that had already passed the senate it. requires all states to recognize same sex marriages. it also protects as mentioned in interracial unions by re

david spunt, always good to see you.s been fighting for justice for all of the families for decades and we will follow-up with him and his plea to the biden administration but continuing all of this will be heard. david mentioned the students when they were coming home for christmas after spending the fall semester abroad. a somber look at syracuse university today, take a look at these pictures coming in from current student as he accused university in new york. this is the place of remembrance, on-campus dedicated more than 30 years ago it is a tribute to the 35 syracuse students who were killed on board pan-american flight 103. every year community members of the university gathered there on the anniversary of the attack, that is coming up december 21st, the holy candlelight visual for the students who lost their lives on that day back in 1988 in this year when they gather again for the candlelight vigil that certainly will have a special significance given today's development. alicia: let's bring imported republican

david spunt joins us with the latest. >> damian williams, the u.s. attorney in new york will be doing the press conference in a few minutes and why last night, why was sam bankman-fried arrested hours before he was to testify. he was going to testify from the bahamas, so he says, one notable thing with the local prosecutor is they say sam bankman-fried was a flight risk, so perhaps there may be some information that bankman-fried was getting ready to leave the bahamas, perhaps go to another country, that's why at the last minute the officials at the request of the u.s. came in to arrest him. it's also notable that on the actual indictment that was unsealed today, it says filed december 9th, which was on friday. so, clearly this was in the works over the weekend. he was picked up yesterday. he's now in bahamian custody, a court hearing and they believe, john and sandra, he is a flight risk. >> john: the court hearing has been delayed a bit, it should resume in about ten minutes or so. we will find whether he will be extradited to the u.s. >> sandra: o

but first to david spunt with the back story. hi, david. >> hi, martha. big story today here at federal court. massoud was supposed to come before this judge two hours ago. this is symbolic because out of three people that have been charged with the lockerbie bombing tragedy, he's the only one to face charges physically on american soil, again, he will be in this d.c. courthouse behind me as this begins just any moment. massoud arrived in the u.s. yesterday. 259 people were on the plane and 11 on the ground in scotland all perished in seconds. the flight left heathrow in london on the way to new york city before exploding. hours ago in florida, the widow of one of the victims spoke at a news conference. >> regular people like you and me began a stalwart quest to ensure justice would be preserved by holding all of those responsible for the second most deadly terrorist attack against america. this is my three decade old promise to my husband, john. he was 38. he was my best friend and the father of our three small children. >> so many families with these di

david spunt joins us. david. >> we have this new news from the attorney general of louisiana and from arizona. they have gone to the supreme court of the united states asking the nine supreme court justices to put a hold to the end of title 42, which as we know and we've been reporting for several months now, more than a year actually, that title 42 is expended to end wednesday. specifically they want this extended. by virtual of the fact that this was filed in the district of columbia, this would go to chief justice john roberts. he can act alone on this and decide i will extend title 42 or i will leave the current mandate in place to let it expire wednesday or could refer it to the full court. if he refers it to the full court, it's possible that the justices or not the justices, the attorneys general arguing this case could argue before the supreme court on this matter and actually get on the calendar potentially in february, maybe january, maybe march, which would kick the can down the road. the next st

correspondent david spunt has the latest information tonight on all of this. m bankman freidman left the bahamaian courthouse about five minutes ag

david spunt is live in washington getting answers. avid. >> some parents have different theories becoming a national merit scholar in the first place is quite an accomplishment. 1 1/2 million students enter the competition around the country, 50,000 qualify, thomas jefferson high school in alexandria, virginia outside d.c. is one of the top public schools in the country. our affiliate reports a student was not told he was among the nation's top 3% of students. teachers dropped off certificates unser moneyously on student's desks, meaning some missed the opportunity to include this in college applications. >> to have children achieve their full potential not limit their potential. they betrayed the trust of our community. they can't be trusted. >> another parent reportedly claims when he confronted a school official, he was told this was an effort not to make other students who were not national merit scholars feel bad. fairfax public schools in a statement said the delay in notifying the national merit slurship students was a one-time

first to david spunt. hi, david. >> hi, martha.year against, sam bankman-fried had about $20 billion in the bank. right now he says he has around $100,000. he's in bahamian custody. a prosecutor called him a flight risk a couple hours ago. >> it's fair to say that by anyone's life, this is one of the biggest financial fraud in american history. >> that's damian williams, the southern district of attorney in manh manhattan. there was the reason that perhaps bankman-fried was indicted because he might have been a flight risk. authorities were nervous he could get on a plane and head to another country. all legitimate questions we're asking about. authorities not giving much. >> the timing was dictated by law enforcement as opposed to any other considerations including timing of his testimony in congress. he was wanted for arrest and we acted on that. >> okay. four of the eight charges include wire fraud. the others include commodities fraud, money launders. he used customers money to get rich and donate tens of millions in political

correspondent david spunt is taking a closer look tonight at this. bret, good evening. parents are accusing officials at one of the country's top ranked high schools of withholding the national merit scholar award from some students to avoid upsetting their classmates. now, the national merit award is only given to the top 3% of students in the country based on a psat score. being named a scholar is considered a major advantage in the college admission admissions process. officials at thomas jefferson high school in alexandria outside of d.c. are apologizing for the mixup. our local fox affiliate, bret, parents were told teachers dropped off certificates unceremony uselessly on students' desk weeks late meaning some missed the opportunity to include the honor in college applications. a thomas jefferson parent part of the coalition for t.j. says this crosses the line. >> the role of these i had carrots is to have children achieve their full potential not to limit their potential. that's what they have done. they betrayed the trust of our community. >>

david spunt is live at the white house without us went down. >> reporter: this is massive news, almost 30 years in the making, december 21, '34 years since the tragedy that killed 270 people when pan am flight 103 exploded over lockerbie, scotland, the suspect who was in jail on unrelated charges is in federal custody, on his way back to the united states to face these charges in washington dc tomorrow in federal court. his name is abu agila mohammad masud kheir al-marimi. he was in jail for unrelated crimes but after a 2-year negotiation the us was able to get him in custody back to the united states. it was december 21st, the flight was headed to jfk airport in new york city and then to detroit, up over lockerbie, scotland, 270 killed, 190 were americans, many were students at syracuse university. he is accused of making the bomb, 2 others were charged in this horrific crime over the years but never extradited to the united states, a new statement from syracuse university, today's news is a significant milestone in a decades long process to bring those responsible for this despicable

let's turn to justice correspondent david spunt live in washington. david? >> hi, jennifer.e was a lot of pressure as we know on law enforcement to come forward with some sort of answer here. this crime happened almost two months ago at this point, six, seven weeks ago. law enforcement kept things close to the vest all the way along. we're told the fbi along with the u.s. marshalls and pennsylvania state police made this arrest early this morning. this specific video you're seeing is outside kohberger's apartment in pullman, washington. the connection between idaho and pennsylvania is that bryan kohberger, the 28-year-old, is from pennsylvania. he went to school in pullman, washington, about ten minutes away from the crime scene at the university of idaho. the question and hopefully, jennifer, we'll find this out in about the next 25 minutes or so at this news conference, what was he doing in pennsylvania, was he visiting family? that is his home base according to law enforcement. they say he's from a town called albrightsville not far from where laura ingle was standing. th

david spunt is live in washington with more. >> hi, rich.ow presidents come and go every 4 or 8 years. federal judges stay on the bench for decades. long after a president leaves office. getting judges on the bench has been a priority for many recent administrations. president biden nearing his two year mark in office, let's see where things stand as of this week. as you say 99 federal judges confirmed so far. the most of any recent president. there are 83 more vacancies left to fill in a democratic-controlled senate. now we know that 37 still remain vacant. 37 nominees pending, judicial vacancies and the president hopes to get those done. one of the crowning achievements for the president is supreme court justice brown jackson who once sat on the federal bench in washington, d.c. democrats see an urgency after the conservative supreme court majority in june struck down roe v. wade and its nationwide constitutional right to abortion. that ruling was helped in part by former president donald trump's three high court appointments helped by the

first to david spunt live in washington. hi, david. >> sam bankman-fried is in a bahamian jail.here at least until after february 8. a judge decided he's a flight risk and denied him bail. the jail itself, martha, the subject of a report by the state department who accused the jail of being invested with maggots and rats. might that make him pushed to be extradited for the u.s. sooner or maybe for bail to head back to his bahamas estate. celebrities that once supported ftx supported about the future of the crypto industry. listen. >> we need to get to the bottom of what happened with ftx but we cannot let the collapse cause us to abandon the great promise and potential of crypto. >> martha, federal prosecutors say same bankman-fried took tens of millions in customer money, turned it around and donated it to republicans and democrats to gain influence on capitol hill. the majority of the money went to democrats. republicans also received some of the money. >> you can find a good charity out there that could do good with the money, but also you have customers trying to be made who

david spunt here in washington, thank you. >> you bet. >> anita: a judge granting bond to six peopleerrorism. it's the latest battle in an ongoing war over a police training center in atlanta. we are going to have that story coming up. >> gillian: plus, inflation over the past year has hit families and businesses hard across the border. one new study finds america's middle class has been hit the hardest. robert wolf has something to say about that. he will join us next. >> we have seen massive spending in washington, that has driven inflation. it's corrupting families right now. veteran homeowners, need cash? with the newday 100 loan, there are no upfront costs for appraisal or termite inspections. no upfront costs at all to get the cash you need. veterans get more at newday. >> some of you at home not naming any names might enjoy good scotch. a lot of americans say they plan to give up booze for the first month of the year. they're dubbing it dry january. the alcohol industry says they also expect the trend to continue year round as more people are looking for low alcohol and alcoho

we go to david spunt at the justice department with the latest. vid. >> add south carolina to the list. law enforcement sources will privately admit these incidents expose vulnerabilities in our power grid systems in the united states. we're looking right now at incidents in south carolina, oregon, washington. but those authorities say these incidents are not nearly to the extent of what we saw over the weekend in moore county, north carolina. that situation still unfolding where after some long days power is largely restored. over the weekend authorities say someone or multiple people pulled up to a substation. opened fire causing a massive destruction. someone opened fire in south carolina near a power station. no damage to any power supply there. one of the locations in oregon, local police and federal agents determining the motive and identity of the person or people involved, pege one of the local power companies in oregon the company is aware of a deliberate attack that occurred in late november and actively cooperating with the f.b.i. our te

but first to david spunt with the back story from the supreme court. hi, david. >> hi, martha.and her attorneys said it's simple. this is about the first amendment and her first amendment rights were trampled upon by this colorado state law. she says ultimately, martha, that her faith is more important than profit. the money going in the bank. there was quite a showing outside today for lori smith. in this case, several hundred people outside the court this morning. she runs 303 creative. it's a online graphic design firm refusing to create ones tom wedding websites for same sex couples saying it goes and her reading of marriage between a man and a woman. here she was this morning. >> my decision on what i create is custom. always based on the message, never about the person requesting the message. there are some messages that i create no matter who requests them. >> okay, martha. the colorado anti-discrimination against for bids business owners from refusing public services based on race, disability and sexual orientation among other protected classes. officials make it clear

correspondent david spunt has the latest information tonight on all of this. good evening, david. >> good evening, bret. sam bankman freidman left the bahamaian courthouse about five minutes ago. on his way to a local job in nassau. he will stay in the custody of the bahamian government until at least february 8th. a judge ruled within the last hour that bankman-fried's bail request is denied because the judge believes he is a flight risk. j this is one of the biggest financial frauds in american history. >> sam bankman-fried the former billionaire and founder of ftx crypto currency exchange knowingly defrauded customers out of billions of dollars in an effort to line his own pockets. >> this case is about fraud. fraud is fraud. it does not matter the complexity of the investment scheme. >> realizing he defrauded investors. >> while prosecutors made their investment in new york. bankman-fried remained in a bahamian courthouse with armed guards outside. he faces 8 felonies, including wire fraud, commodities fraud. money laundering and campaign finance violations

to the news and david spunt live in washington with more today. >> sam bankman-fried woke up to his second morning in custody in bahamas. a judge ruled late yesterday that bankman-fried is a flight risk and denied him bail. yesterday federal prosecutors laid out his eight-count incitement calling the case one of the biggest frauds in american history. that is a quote. the u.s. attorney in new york says bankman-fried took tens of millions of dollars of customer monies and donated to republicans and democrats with a specific calculated goal in mind. >> all of this dirty money was used in service of bankman-fried's desire to buy bipartisan influence and impact the direction of public policy in washington. >> the majority of the money went to democrats according to prosecutors. the contributions were disguised to look like they were coming from wealthy co-conspirators. they were actually funded by alameda research, another of bankman-fried's companies with stolen customer money according to the feds. democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez called on politicians from both sides of the

david spunt is outside district court in washington with these developments. >> the man will appear before judge this afternoon. he was taken into custody over the weekend and landed in washington yesterday. this case is significant and this extradition is significant for several reasons, dana. number one, it keeps the story in the news. it will be 34 years on december 21st since this horrific tragedy. also he is the third person to be charged in this bombing but the first suspect to actually face those charges physically on american soil. this is a mug shot of him released by the all ex an dee yeah, virginia sheriff's office in jail yesterday. two others were charged but never came to the united states. it happened december 21st, 1988. pan am flight 103. a flight headed to jfk airport in new york city after leaving london. blew up over lockerbie, scotland. this is the man accused of making the bomb. one of the victims syracuse university student, 35 syracuse university students died. of the 270 killed. 190 were americans. here is rick's sister this morning. >> one of the goals we've all h

. >> sandra: we'll be watching for all that, david spunt, thank you. >> john: a triple demic of flu, covid and rsv, prompting calls to reinstate mask mandates. is it about to be 2020 all over again? where you live? >> sandra: and are home sales about to slow to an absolute crawl in the new year. it is a question many homeowners are asking. charles payne will have the latest on the factors driving that and what it means for the buyers and sellers in the upcoming new year. >> we had the fed pumping money out like there's no tomorrow and like why should anybody be surprised that we have the worst inflation in 40 years. and the democrats' answer is let's spend much more. when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis persists... put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unpredictable,... i got rapid symptom relief with rinvoq. check. when uc held me back... i got lasting, steroid-free remission with rinvoq. check. and when uc got the upper hand... rinvoq helped visibly repair the colon lining. check. rapid symptom relief. lasting, steroid-free remission. and a chance to vis

correspondent david spunt has tonight's update. >> sam bankman-fried woke up in a bahamian jail, citedn a u.s. state department report being infested with rats, maggots and insects a bahamian judge denied him bail and ordered him to stay in custody until at least february 8th. his extradition status to the united states pending. on capitol hill, testimony from once enthusiastic celebrity investors. >> it's just unregulated, wild west. and it will go on and on and on. it's the definition of madness. >> according to the indictment, bankman-fried took tens of millions from customers to make political donations. attempting to buy influence on capitol hill. according to record, the majority of the money went to democrats but republicans also received what the feds call dirty money. >> if you could find a good charity out there that could do good with the money. >> according to prosecutors, the contributions were disguised to look like they originated from wealthy donors. democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez called on fellow lawmakers who received sbf's money to help ftx clients

here is correspondent david spunt. >> as fentanyl continues to pour into the united states, killing innocental officials are sounding the alarm over the sophisticated way drug dealers are peddling poison. >> no longer are we talking about meeting on the street and making that connection. the dealer is in your kid's pocket along with the phone. >> getting into that spoken causing a new fight to brew between two heavy hitters the fbi and apple. technology giant recently announced it will beef up encryption technology making customer data virtually untouchable. fbi agents past and present are furious. >> you cannot be a company and operate in the united states of america and think that you are above the laws. >> maureen o'connell is a retired fbi agent. and tells fox news law enforcement should be able to access customer data following a crime or to prevent one from happening. she says the battle between the bureau and apple began after the 2015 san bern teen dean know massacre where a married couple shot and killed 14 innocent people injuring nearly two dozen more. the fbi took apple to court

david spunt live at the justice department with more. >> instead of appearing before congress virtually he will be in a bahama courtroom this morning before getting ready to come to the united states. the indictment released by the southern district of new york within the last 20 minutes. eight-count indictment. the headlines here, four of those counts deal with wire fraud. then there is a con spur tee to commit commodity and security fraud and money landering and to violate campaign finance laws. bahama authorities announced the arrest last night. he has a multi-million dollar estate in the bahamas and has been hiding out since ftx collapsed. phillip davis, the prime minister there said the bahamas and the united states have a shared interest in holding accountable all individuals associated with ftx who may have betrayed the public trust and broken the law. lee zeldin furious that bankman-fried was arrested not that he was arrested for those crimes but that his congressional testimony will likely be severely delayed given these charges. zeldin said last night in a statement tomorrow s

david spunt is in washington with more details on the arrest and how it went down. what did you find out, david? >> this arrest happened this early morning. the fbi with the help hoff pennsylvania state police. was texting a law enforcement source who is getting regular briefings on this unfolding situation. i'm told fbi agents right now are swarming that hyundai elantra, that car that was picked up in pennsylvania along with the suspect. as we have seen, a white car was seen passing by the home, the scene of the crime at the time of the crime. maybe a little after or before according to a neighbor. police put out a be on the look out alert for this white hyundai elantra. they put out a stock photo based on what authorities say on the footage and our sources can confirm that a white car, a hyundai elantra, was found on the scene. we also know that because chief fry said that a hyundai elantra was also found. that right there on screen left is a stock photo. that is similar to the car that was found in pennsylvania. so right now we wait. we wait to find out more infor