unfortunately, foxx is availing their own fantasies.aura, today is bob woodson's birthday, great civil rights icon. >> laura: oh, love him. >> great man. you know my father who passed away in 2017. in fact, your interview with me was the first public interview i did after his passing. another great civil rights legend. in their generation and before them, african-americans had a term called race man, be a credit to your race, be a credit to your people. there was a flip side to that. the flip side of that, don't be a disgrace to your race. for foxx to have done what she did, which is basically ignore a 16 count indictment that a grand jury that has many blacks on it, ignore that completely, and then on top of that, to say that anybody who is criticizing her -- >> laura: is a racist. >> making her a victim of racism is absurd, disgusting. >> laura: did you see jesse jackson her? he was standing behind her. he standing behind her, and you can sort of see him nodding approvingly during various points of her press conference. basically, she

foxx needs to resign, and she should do it quickly. >> reporter: foxx has been in the spotlight afterer department dropped all 16 felony counts against "empire" actor jussie smollett. she maintains her department prioritizes violent crimes over low level offenses. today she was on the defense. >> when i see over the course over the last couple of weeks the distortion of who i am and what i stand on, i feel it absolutely necessary to reassure those who voted for me this is the same kim foxx. >> reporter: her defiance follows protests as foxx is up for re-election next year, and this week two requests investigate how the high profile case was handled. retired judge sheila o'brien petitions that there was a perception justice was not served and smollett received special treatment. foxx recused herself before the charges were filed against smollett. but says she's open to an outside investigation. >> i am again availing myself to an independent review of how we handled this case because it is owed to the public because that is the question that is asked. >> reporter: and it's not over for

the illinois prosecutor's bar said foxx misled the public.ional association of district attorney's said they shouldn't take advice from friends of the accused. kim foxx responded in an op-ed writing since it seems politically expedient to question my motives and actions let me state publicly and clearly i welcome an outside non-political review how we handled this matter. for a variety of reasons including public statements made about the evidence in this case. my office believed the likelihood of securing a conviction was not certain. police union wrote the article to us is a desperate attempt to justify a complete breakdown of her office to fulfill its obligations. the cpd concluded after an exhaustive investigation that mr. smollett faked a hate crime, a grand jury returned a 16-count indictment it is mrs. foxx's -- she has had national condemnation by the public, and even members of her own profession. a former illinois appellate judge says she will personally petition the courts to assign a special prosecutor to examine how kim foxx hand

you have to remember it for kim foxx, the dominoes keep falling.he public a better explanation of what happened in the jussie smollett case. lightfoot called the evidence very compelling. lightfoot was a successful former federal prosecutor. so on top of her, you have the fraternal order of police, the union that represents the front line officers, the police chiefs and we're talking about all of the police chiefs in suburban chicago saying they want this cook county state's attorney to resign. the pressure is really immense in this case. >> shepard: more than 30 of them. thanks. bob bianchi is here, criminal defense attorney, former head new jersey prosecutor. pressure, but practically speaking, she doesn't have to go. >> right. absolutely. there could be a process to have her expelled. i'm sure they is. you don't hold these jobs if you're incompetent. but that would be a long process. but what is going on here. i'm thinking to myself, what would happen to the 44 mr. police agencies that was in charge of had a vote of no confidence? madam district

many others calling on foxx to resign immediately, but over the weekend foxx is suggesting any criticism of her could be rooted in racism. watch this. >> the efforts that i've had on criminal justice reform that were once celebrated by many in this county, that are now being attacked because of one case and one celebrity, i think we have to ask ourselves, what is this really about? i've been asking myself for the last two weeks, what is this really about? and as someone who has lived in the city, came up from thehe the city, who came up from the projects of this city to serve as the first african-american woman in this role, it is disheartening to me. >> sean: actually, it is about the decision to give to give jussie a free pass with two eyewitnesses and all the evidence that has now been presented and supposedly there's a lot more. he is a well-connected, wealthy celebrity ando smollett was trying to boost his own name recognition and perhaps a pay raise at the expense of trump supporters. and i'm sure both sure bothm smollett and fox agree, mission ttaccomplished. coming up a full repo

kim foxx supporters say foxx is reforming criminal justice here.nerating the innocent and the target of political attacks. reverend jesse jackson called foxx a good prosecutor that did the right thing. he thinks the meticulous police investigation is wrong. kim foxx continues to defend her office writing in part in her own op-ed in the chicago tribune, writing -- >> the chicago police union fired back writing -- >> today the former illinois appellate justice sheila oh bryant said that she will personally petition the courts to sign a special prosecutor to investigate kim foxx. shep? >> shepard: matt finn live in chicago. police in colorado could take guns out of the hands of people that might pose a threat. coming up, we'll tell you why a sheriff says i won't enforce that. the lawyer famous for backing porn star stormy daniels is back in court facing the legal battle of a lifetime of his own. and you can teach robots to laugh. but then they might kill you for fun. ♪ limu emu & doug mmm, exactly! liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you

foxx needs to resign, quickly. >> reporter: flanked by supporters, foxx has said she won't leave office. >> i appreciate the support. i will tell you that i'm not going anywhere. >>> nancy pelosi is gracing the cover of "time" magazine. the house speaker is one of six honorees included on the covers highlighting "time's" 100 most influential people of 2019. christine blazey ford is not on the cover but did make the issue. she accused brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers. he denies it. kamala harris writing an article about ford for "time" magazine. it says through her courage, she forced the country to reckon with an issue that has too often been ignored and kept in the dark. >>> all right. you see two fighters in the background. investors may be feeling beat up this morning. all the markets in the red. the dow jones down about 17 points right now. cnbc reporting that's because of health care losses that are overshadowing earnings and china data. >>> new for you at 11:00, a warning you'll want to be sure to double check your state tax refund. that's becaus

today supporters and opponents of foxx held competing rallies in chicago.nn was there he joins us tonight with an update. matt? >> tucker the jussie smollett tension came to a head today right here in downtown chicago outside of kim foxx's office. the police union protested against kim foxx saying she has a history of being anti-police, that she has exonerated known gang members and they're demanding that kim foxx resign after dropping the 16 charges against smollett. it was a clash of protest as kim fox supporters led by jesse jackson rallied against police. both sides got in each other's faces at one point police had to step in to calm things down. jesse jackson told fox news today that he think the chicago's superintendent investigation is, quote, very wrong and alleges kim fox is reforming the criminal justice system in chicago and the target of political attacks. kim foxx is still defending her office's actions writing in an op-ed in "the chicago tribune" since it seems politically expedient to question my motives and actions and those of my office let

trish: that was the chicago police union today demanding the resignation of kimberly foxx for quote,ling the prosecution of jussie smollett. chicago police and even outgoing mayor rahm emanuel are so convinced of smollett's guilt they have demanded a $130,000 reimbursement of funds that were spent on the investigation. deadline was today, came and went. smollett didn't pay up. now the city just announcing a short time ago that it's suing him to recoup the money. good. they should. meanwhile, why is kim foxx, the one who is supposed to be seeking justice on behalf of the people in this case, why is she dropping it and sending mr. smollett along with a clean record? is this chicago politics at its worst? sounds like it. joining me, chicago's fraternal order of police president, kevin graham, who you just saw in his comments today. it's so good to have you, sir. >> thank you. trish: what do you really think went down? >> you know, first of all, this is why we asked for an investigation from the department of justice, because certainly she had what we consider inappropriate text messages

they were chanting, "kim foxx must go." then you helping with criminal justice reform and exonerating the innocent. there are pro-kim foxx supporters calling them racist, and president trump supporters. the river jesse jackson was a rally in support of kim foxx, with began inside a methodist church here. he tells fox news he thinks police superintendent eddie johnson is wrong. he calls fox a progressive fox to get her to right thing. a very notable activist you're in chicago says the attacks against kim foxx are political. >> my message is this. to the fop, you are not taking on just kim foxx. you are taking on people who demand safe in the city chicago. disagree with her if you not, but take your hands off her. >> today, former appellate judge sheila o'brien has announced that she will personally petition the courts here to assign a special prosecutor to review this case. >> harris: may ask you a quick follow-up? during "outnumbered" last hour we saw on the same screen to see jackson walking into the fop, the fraternal ord

kim foxx demonstrators called police racist president trump supporters.e's what they had to say. >> the policemen in the city are great people. they sacrifice. they put their life on the line every single time they make a traffic stop. >> he's a trump fan. >> this is not about foxx. >> you care about jussie smollett? >> the president has called for a federal review of the smollett case. today sheila o'brien said she's personally going to appeal the courts here in chicago to assign a special prosecutor to inve investigate kim foxx. >> sean: now we turn to another important story. the crisis of our southern border escalating. even obama's dhs jeh johnson said he never got the memo. joining now with reaction, from the hoover institution, victor davis hanson with us, pam body is with us. pam, when you start with 90% of the heroin coming in our country, add fentanyl to it, 4,000 homicides, 30,000 sexual assaults, 100,000 violent assaults. the 2%. not 98. that's a crisis. i met angel moms and dads, many of them. that's a crisis. >> i've seen it first hand as at

jesse jackson led the rally in support of foxx.tells fox news that the police chief is wrong and attacks against foxx are political because she upset the old boy's club. >> change is going to come whether you want it or not. >> come foxx continues to defend her actions writing in the chicago tribune op-ed saying -- >> the chicago police union firing back saying -- >> today a former illinois appellate justice, sheila o'brien, wrote in the tribune that she will ask the courts to assign a special prosecutor to investigate kim foxx. charles? >> charles: thanks, matt. traffic is bad enough. now one major city wants you to pay for sitting in gridlock and this could be the beginning of a national money grab. we report, you hide. we humans are strange creatures. other species avoid pain and struggle. we actually... seek it out. other species do difficult things because they have to. we do difficult things. because we like to. we think it's... fun. introducing the all-new 2019 ford ranger built for the strangest of all creatures. named 'par

foxx has contact with the family and reporters with smollett. foxx never recused herself.ow she made recommendations to the prosecutor handling the case. stepping down to take a private sector job as counsel and the tech startup. >> we never had an ethics officer in cooke county. what i wanted to make sure when i started my term is that any decision i made, even the appearance of inpro pryty would be vetted by someone other than myself. >> he is retiring. he told matt fin he submitted it before the controversies boiled up. retiring now. he just wants to retire. the specific timing is built around a fishing trip. kim foxx said she will no longer make statements as the attorney general is reviewing the smollett case. back to you. >> shannon: mike tobin, thank you very much. ap international effort to raise funds to rebuild notre dame is under way. not without a flood of criticism. trace gallagher is on that for us to want. hey, trace? >> the roof of the notre dame cathedral was still smoldering and donors had pledged more than $1 bm to rebuild and restore it. $112 million fr

alleges kim foxx is reforming the criminal justice system and is the target of political attacks.s still defending her actions, writing an op-ed "sense it seems expedient to do this, let me state publicly that i welcome review of how we handle this." they fired right back "it barely merits a response. a grand jury returned a 16 count indictment. it is her duty to prosecute this crime. she refuses to do so." she also wrote in the "chicago tribune" that she is going to personally petition the courts here to assign a special prosecutor to investigate kim foxx. tucker. >> tucker: from chicago, thanks a lot for that. well, even kim foxx acknowledges that she believes jussie smollett is guilty of taking a hate crime, but the actor will still not admit that. instead, his lawyer says that the osundairo brothers may have put on white face to attack him. >> according to the court records, he was very clear that the attackers were white. so they had masks on and gloves, but he saw their eyes and the skin surrounding their eyes. was that a false statement? obviously, you can put makeup on. it

everyone is going after kim -- kim foxx.e an application -- or her office made a application, that was a fraudian slip. a judgment was made, by a judge, why is this laid at doorstep of state's attorney office? kennedy: she is -- i am now a kikim foxx fan. i will fight to clear her good name. soa-- or something, i am not a lawyer. >> you play one on tv. kennedy: no. >> you play like a judge on tv. kennedy: i should goat' get to t a black robe. >> topical storm is next. starting here, in procurement, helping us find the right suppliers. then here in logistic, to avoid disruptions! here in sales. even here! i'm talking about ai we can build to work... here, predicting trends. and here, wherever our data lives! and here, working with all our other ai! i think we're done here. expect more from ai. ibm watson. that we're playing "four on four" with a barbershop quartet? [quartet singing] bum bum bum bum... pass the ball... pass the rock.. ...we're open just pass the ball! no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dol

texts revealed that foxx stayed on top of the case and made recommendations.the "chicago sun-times," sheila o'brien wrote that foxx's handling of the case is plagued with irregularity and her conflict is beyond dispute. a woman in a chicago suburb was also charged with filing a false police report. given the same prosecution as smollett, she was required to pay full restitution. >> he has money and i don't. he can pay for lawyers. i can't. >> according to transcripts, judge mark martin told the prosecutor it smells big-time. your office created this mess. when kim foxx stepped aside, she put her deputy joseph magats in charge of this be 29 case. he's been subpoenaed. the hearing is slated for thursday. >> shannon: mike tobin, thank you very much. freshman congressman rashida tlaib making headline saying that she was afraid of americans after 9/11. >> i immediately called my brothers. be very careful who you hang out with. telling my sister be careful. >> shannon: jessica tarlov and bethany mandel are here to weigh in 't raise your rates just because of a claim

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. >> charles: just moments ago, the chicago police union demanding kim foxx step down immediately. dropping charges against jussie smollett and now she's firing back. our trace gallagher has more. trace? >> charles, this is significant. we're talking about every single police chief from every police department in the greater chicago area now voting no confidence in kim fox. minutes ago, as you said, the chiefs just upped the ante. watch. >> we're here today, very grateful for the top police officials that are here with one united voice to demand the resignation of cook county state's attorney kimberly foxx. >> clearly jussie smollett was the final straw, but police are also irate over kim foxx refusing to follow other indictments. they said that "foxx owes the public an explanation of what happened in the jussie smollett case." kim foxx claims that she promised to crack down on violent crime telling the police chiefs "unfortunately this is an excuse to justify their resistance to our prioritizing resources, to increase public safety and reduce harm." kim foxx, you may recall, was e

the attorney -- foxx's office.e did tell our local fox station in chicago that she was trying to assure consistency in her office's charges of suspects. matt finn has been following the case from the beginning and live in chicago now. matt? >> shep, the new texts reveal a few things. first, that kim foxx did continue to discuss portions of the smollett case with her staffers after she claimed she recused herself. her office later revealed that her recusal was colloquial. she said that she's recused the case and compared r. kelly's charges with smollett. >> r. kelly was charged with ten counts of aggravated of sexual assault in cook county. r kelly is called the pedophile and comparing his case to smollett, which was dropped. and another text reads -- >> kim foxx has responded to the texts that she said -- >> foxx was rebuked by the national attorney's association for not recusing her entire office from this case. shep? >> shepard: matt finn in chicago. thank you. a new study out that shows how dangerous some teenag

communications between foxx and begets, foxx believed is he was overcharged and compared the case to r. kelly, pedophile with four victims, 10 counts, washed up celeb who lied to cops, 16. just because we can charge something doesn't mean we should. the city of chicago is suing smollett to recover expenses related to the investigation, meanwhile the fbi continues to investigate a hate letter allegedly sent to smollett where the studio is filmed. when asked for a response to the documents released tuesday night, the state's attorneys office said we are not able to comment on specificities on this topic. we look forward to the inspector general office's review of how we handle this case. >> thanks to wmaq's trina orlando. >> all right, time to see how our wednesday is shaping up. janessa, good morning. >> location is really key here. to the west and northeast we are seeing primetime conditions. we are also tracking just a few showers across the northeast right now, but they are really going to exit as we step into the rest of the morning. the big weather story is this large storm syste

foxx's duty to do so. she refused to do so.ver the weekend smollett was nominated but lost in the best supporting actor category. he did not attend the awards but that didn't stop comedian chris rock from poking fun at smollett. >> what the hell was he thinking? >> and today former illinois apell yait judge sheila o'brien wrote in an op-ed that she's going to petition the courts to assign a prosecutor to investigate kim foxx. gregg: matt, thanks very much. the incompetent and ineffective leadership in the department of homeland security is releasing thousands of illegal immigrants right onto the streets of america. arizona congressman andy biggs is demanding answers from dhs secretary kirstjen nielsen about the growing crisis at our border. he joins us live to talk about it next. want more from your entertainment experience? just say teach me more. into your xfinity voice remote to discover all sorts of tips and tricks in x1. can i find my wifi password? just ask. [ ding ] show me my wifi password. hey now! [ ding ] you can eve

so how is kim foxx hanging onto her career?n left to use, call all of her critics racist, even the black ones. trace gallagher has more amount. >> as before, despite numerous judges and legal expert saying it is highly unlikely to drop the charges on jussie smollett, cook county states attorney kim foxx has denied to discuss the case. and now she openly wondered if the criticism she faces might have something to do with race. march. >> i've been asking myself for the last two weeks, what is this really about? and or someone who's lived in the city, who came up from the projects of the city to serve as the first african-american woman in this role, it is disheartening to me when we get in these positions that somehow goalposts i change. >> congressman bobby rush and activist jamaal green accused the chicago police union of flat out racism. watch. >> the foc is a sworn enemy of black people. >> we have all white men fop getting up looking like the ku klux klan to us all in uniform. >> whenr: most comments are made from a fox news

appears that barr foxx was comparing him to another celebrity. text messages from the date the charges were dropped, in part, "told we were dropping the case, and seems satisfied with the explanation." apparently not satisfied, hours after the text, he said justice was not served. foxx has responded to some of the text she sent, writing in part "after the indictment became public i reached out to joe to discuss reviewing office policies to discuss consistency in our charging." they are reviewing kim foxx's decision, the national district attorney association promote rebuked her for not recusing her entire office on this case. tucker? >> tucker: matt finn, thanks for that report, live from chicago for us. up ahead, breitbart and a number of other news outlets on the right are being suppressed by powerful tech companies because they aren't reliable, interesting, waiting for that same standard to be applied to the perpetrators of the russia hoax. will be waiting a while. we will speak to the editor of breitbart after the break. x300 series mower. be

trish: new bombshell text-messages reveal, chicago prosecutesser kim foxx ftsd stilwasheavily involved, even though she said she recused herself, she states that quote washed up celeb. he was and is. is facing too many charges. she says. just because we can charge something does not mean we should. lead prosecutor responds with agreed. joining me now reacted. officer martin preed . >> good to see you officer, this whole situation has to have you and your team in chicago frustrated what do you think of next text. >> it does not surprise us that much. we've been very unhappy with miss foxx since she entered into office, there is a disparity between what she says and does. with text-messages and e-mails indicate, she did not recuse herself, we believed when we said from gets go she had to recuse her entir her en adminise administration. troubles so many of chicago elected officials are saying we need to mov move on and turns p. everywhere in chicago they talk about police accountability and tratransparency, we would like e prosecutor to live up to the same standards. standards. trish: you

fox news can confirm three executives in the office of cook county states attorney kim foxx are eitheremployed. the executive say it has nothing to do with the jussie smollett case. the timing here is fascinating. let's begin with the most notable departure, chief ethics officer april parry, whoed resigned april 15th to work in the private sector. she's the one who advised kim foxx to recuse herself from the smollett investigation although we later found out foxx remain heavily involved in the case, texting her chief deputy about dropping the charges against smollett, "just because we can charge something doesn't mean wl should. along with perry, the director of the offices integrity unit has also moved on, resigning the day before charges against smollett were dropped. he says weaving has zero to do with the case. today we got toward the director of external affairs is no longer with the state's attorney. no reason was given for her exit. meantime, in california, david and louise turpin, the parents and the so-called house of horrors case, were sentenced to life in prison for severely

one is foxx's ethics officer april perry who suggested foxx recuse herself originally from the smollettdirector mark roturt and chief spokeswoman kierra ellis. it'seit's not a good time in tht office. integrity and ethics are obviously struggling. joining us gina louder, member of the president's media advisory board and wor radio personality, mark simone. agree thatgina, let's start with conservative employees pressing nonleft wing .s. employees. what are they to do? >> you watch this and there's no deviation whatsoever that will be tolerated or they are going to immediately go after the company for it. think about that for a minute. i know just recently when i was writing my book i had to figure out how to use a different search engine -- try this. google president trump or google the word "illegal immigration" and see if you can find any balanceds stories whatever whatr on google. it's high time somebody comes up with a competitor for them. lou: you would think there would be a competitor but all of that powerballer is in the half dozen technology companies in silicon valley. and, oh

kim foxx demonstrators called police resist president trump supporters.t demonstrators had to say. >> the policeman in the city are great people, they sacrifice, they put their life on the line, every single time they make a traffic stop. >> this is not about kim foxx. al>> the president has called fr a federal review of the smollett case. and sheila orion wrote an op-ed saying she is personally going to petition the courts in chicago to assign a special prosecutor to investigate kim foxx. >> sean: in chicago, thank you. we turn to a very important story, the crisis on the southern border escalating, even obama's former dhs secretary, jeh johnson, he never got the memo that it's a manufactured crisis. admitting there is a real crisis on the southern border. we'll takeid a look at that and joining us now with reaction, senior fellow at the hoover institute, victor davis hanson, and former florida attorney general pam bondi. when you start with 90% of the hair when coming into our country across that border, add fentanyl to it, and a two year period, 4,000

foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to recognize an historic moment for north carolina's fifth district last week when lincoln heights school in wirtz borough joined the national register of historic places. from 1913 to 1927, julia rosenwald and booker t. washington build nearly 5,000 schools in african-american communities by matching seed funds provided by public and private entities. lincoln heights is among the few of these schools remaining. constructed in 1924, students attended from six surrounding counties after facing discrimination and lacking educational opportunities near their homes. as a national historic place, lincoln heights reminds us of the disgraceful history of segregation in our country. but our country is not defined by this injustice. rather as a nation we're shaped by brave men and women who stand for justice when society fails. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: i request unan

bobby rush blast of the chicago police union, calling officers races for demanding foxx resign aftert jussie smollett. >> the fop is a sworn enemy of black people. a sworn enemy of black people. >> former mayoral candidate and activist jamaal greene alleged the chicago police union lookedn when it gathered to call for kim foxx to resign. >> we have all white men fop getting up looking like the ku klux klan to us in uniform, coming out against the first black woman states attorney. >> at the rally, foxx defended dropping the charges against jussie smollett saying that her office has giving similar prosecution to 15 in other cases, insisting the attacks against her aren't racist, but implying, they are. >> i think they are, what this is really about. its goal change, it's personal. i stand with our partners in law enforcement every day. >> kim foxx says that racism was injected into the group. >> shannon: matt finn in chicago, thank you. a chinese woman accused of illegally breaching president trump's mar-a-lago club will spend at least another week in jail. tonight we are learning mor

when we come back, kim foxx, now being subpoenaed over her handling of the jussie smollett case.ew development breaking tonight. like those from buddy. because stuffed animals are clearly no substitute for real ones. feel the clarity. and live claritin clear. the matters.ar... introducing the all-new 2019 ford ranger, it's the right gear. with a terrain management system for... this. a bash plate for... that. an electronic locking rear differential for... yeah... this. heading to the supermarket? get any truck. heading out here? get the ford ranger. the only adventure gear built ford tough. >> sean: chicago's top prosecutor kim foxx being asked to answer why she dismissed the jussie smollett case. trace gallagher has the latest. that was the -- after the grand jury moved exhibition expeditie forward >> former apostolic -- appellate court judge. the handling of the jussie smollett case. o'brien says she has no agenda except finding the truth and restoring public confidence has subpoenaed cook county states attorney office kim foxx and her top deputy to a hearing this thursday. o'b

foxx refusing.n a former prosecutor said foxx owes the public a better explanation for dropping those charges. shawn? soap thank you. recently, i sat down with our old friend, elizabeth hasselbach to talk about her time on fox and the view including a fierce exchange she had with barbara walters. her new book, point of view. a fresh look at work, faith, and freedom. how are you? >> so glad to be back. >> >> sean: you like disappeared. i heard, oh, she moved to nashville. i thought, well, we'll hear from her one day. one of the great colleagues of all time for everybody. everybody has the nicest things to say about you. how's everything going? >> i'm the thankful one. feels like the team here. >> sean: did it feel that way earlier. >> this is my old team here. i'm grateful. i think the experience i had here working was so extraordinary and coming back was great. stepping out was hard. this is the hardest thing to leave because it was a great team and i'm not used to leaving when i love smpg. >> sean:

at least one police chief is coming to foxx's defense saying it's premature to call for her to resign, i've had cases that was -- fall under the category of deferred prosecution. i had no control over them. >> as for smollett and the new lawsuit against him, his legal team has not yet commented. . breaking news from georgia. an hours' long standoff at a house near atlanta is over. it started yesterday when police responding to a 911 call came under fire trying to enter the house. the gunman shot and seriously wounded two officers. police told us at least one teenager was being held hostage in the house but moments ago they've confirmed they've now found three people dead in the house including the gunman. they have not yet confirmed a motive for the violence. >>> there is a new college admissions controversy, this time at harvard. it's launching an investigation into the school's fencing coach. "the boston globe" reports coach peter brand soldtech firm for nearly a million dollars even though the value of the house was about half that and then about a year later the ceo's son got into

she advised kim foxx to recuse herself from the smollett investigation.x remained heavily involved in the case, by texting her chief deputy justice about dropping the charges against smollett -- quoting just because we can charge something doesn't mean we should. along with parry, the director of the office of conviction and integrity unit, mark muller moved on resigning the day before the charges against smollett were dropped. he said leaving had zero to do with the case. and kyra ellis is no longer with the state's attorney. no reason was given for her exit. meantime here in california, david and louise turpin, the parents in the so-called house of horrors case were sentenced to life in prison for severely neglecting and abusing 1 of their 13 children. the -- 12 of the 13 children. they kept the kids shackled to their beds, allowed them to shower once a year. beat them regularly, fed them one meal a day. the 17-year-old daughter escaped the home by jumping out a window and calling 911. during sentencing, some of the children read impact statements detai

messageseased text from cook county state attorney kim foxx reveal that she called him a, quote, washed up celeb, and that she was concerned he was being overcharged. trina orlando from our nbc wmaq the details. >> reporter: states attorney kim topix told assistant states attorney empire actor jussie smollett was a, quote, washed up celeb who lied to cops m he textessage one of many communications between foxx and her top deputy now being made public. jussie smollett told chicago police he was the victim of a hate crime when he was allegedly attacked by two men who shouted racial a homophobic slurs at hem. they determined smult was nollet a victim, but staged t attack. charges were dropped later by the states attorney'sffice. communications between fx and begets, foxx believed is he was overcharged and compared the case to r.ll ke pedophile with four victims, 10 counts, washed up celeb who lied to cops, 16. tust because we can charge something doesn' mean we should. the city of chicago is suing smollett to recover expensesd relate to the investigation, meanwhile the fbi continues to inv

. >> miss foxx needs to resign and she should do it quickly. >> reporter: flanked by supporters, foxxs said she won't leave office. >> i appreciate the support. i will tell you that i'm not going anywhere. >> as you know, chicago police believe they have overwhelming evidence against smollett and the city of chicago recently sued jussie smollett. where does that suit stand? >> reporter: the city did sue him for $130,000. the cost of overtime for the officers who worked his case. but it looks like he has no plans to repay that money. smollett's attorneys have said the suit is ridiculous and the actor is now being victimized again, this time by the city. >> all right. miguel almaguer. thank you very much. >>> of course, another big story, that devastating fire at notre dame cathedral. this morning investigators are searching for the cause and we are learning more about what was saved and what was lost inside that 850-year-old church. craig is in paris for us again this morning. craig, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. france's prime minister a short time ago anno

foxx is refusing. but even the new mayor of chicago, lori lightfoot herself a former federal prosecutor says foxx owes a public a better explanation for dropping those charges. >> sean: trace gallagher on the west coast newsroom. i sat down recently with our old friend elizabeth hasselbeck to talk about her time at fox and the view. including an exchange she had with barbara walters and her new book. something we can all learn from. great to have you back. >> glad to be back. >> sean: you disappeared. you've been like -- oh, she moved to nashville. okay, we'll hear from her one day. how has your life been? you have been one of the great colleagues of all time here for everybody. everyone has the nicest things to say about you. how is everything going? >> i'm the thankful one. it feels like a home team here. filled with -- home team right here. and i'm really thankful. i think the experience that i had here working was so extraordinary. and coming back was great. stepping out was hard. this is the harde

foxx's duty to prosecute this crime. refused to do so. >> live from the doll buy theater. >> other the weekend at the naacp image award smollett was nominated but lost in the best supporting category. he didn't attend the awards that didn't stop chris rock from poking fun at smollett. >> what the hell was he thinking? [laughter] >> and today former illinois appellate justice o'brien wrote in an op-ed that she is personally going to petition the courts to assign a special prosecutor to investigate kim foxx. bret? >> bret: matt finn in chicago. thanks. up next, we will hear directly from the american born woman who joined isis and now wants to come back home. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 10 in phoenix as the marine corps reports two pilots have died in a helicopter crash near yuma, arizona. the accident occurred saturday night. the marine corps saying the pilots were conducting a routine training mission. fox 32 in chicago where a technical glitch at outside avi

the police union furious with foxx over drop in the case.d, the "empire" targeting heat from his colleagues in hollywood. chris rock slamming smollett at the naacp image awards. >> they said no jussie smollett joke. what the hell was he thinking? you are jessie from now on. no u. >> you are not going to believe what just happened to me. i know what you're thinking but it's not bad. >> what is it? >> i got a text again. >> what we were thinking. >> good, so you believe me? >> no. >> what is wrong with you, man? >> lisa: juan, i'm going to start with you, the nonpartisan association of district attorneys who skewered foxx. you've also got the illinois bar association or prosecutors set her days -- her handling of it was dishonest. >> juan: she initially recused herself. try to do, apparently. when he was thought to be the victim and there was pressure and we discussed it, there was pressure coming from people high and mighty, some closed the obamas saying have the fbi look at it. that case shifted and then suddenly he was the suspect and that'

kim foxx's chief prosecutor, april perry is resigning. charges against the actor last month causing outrage. they say jussie smollett lied about a racist attack against him. mike tobin reporting live from chicago. mike? >> trace, just a short time ago, fox news learned that a third employee from the state's attorneys office, the director of external affairs. this comes as we just learned the chief ethics officer announced she's retiring. this chief ethics officer, the person that advised kim foxx that she needed to step away from the jussie smollett case. it is now known that foxx never formally recused herself. texts show that she made recommendations to the deputy prosecutor handling the case. perry is stepping down to take a private job in the tech sector. >> we never had an ethics officer in cook county. what i wanted to make sure is any decision i made, even the appearance of impropriety would be vetted by someone other than myself. >> and mat roterg announced that he is retiring. he told our matt finn that that's why he submitted hi

kim foxx. to my profession. >> dana: the judge is great. >> emily: totally. >> juan: i think the judge, like the police chief, they are overstepping their bounds because -- >> dana: she overstepped her bounds. >> juan: i think your position would be she made a mistake and should've prosecuted but he went through the justice system and the cops were like we think he's guilty and the judges like hey, you know what. go through the judicial system. >> dana: he didn't. he got one of those cars on the monopoly board that says go straight to go and pick up $200 and a new season of empire. >> emily: that was not prosecutorial discretion. that was a misuse of print go prosecutorial power. >> juan: i think she would disagree. >> greg: and what if they are doing this so they can increase their viewership. we should do this for "the five "the five." >> jesse: why me? why me? for work meet me tonight at the port authority. 2:00 a.m., port authority. >> jesse: you need to stop going to port authority. >> gre