"hobson and her two adult sons were arrested two weeks ago ... the men, charged with failing to report the abuse, were released on their own recognizance,their mother is being held on 200=thousand dollars bail.in court today, hobson's lawyer said her bank account had been frozen and she had no income. (vicki) hobson will be back on court may 11 for a pre-trial hearing. that hearing will also address whether hobson should be appointed a public defender -- and if she should be pre-screened for a hearing on her mental competence. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a gorgeous day around the bay area as sping sunshine returned. highs today were in the 60s. it's all quiet on the doppler radar in the bay area but there are still a few showers in far northern california. high pressure is now building into the bay area as seen on the satellite image. high pressure will dominate the weather this weekend with

hobson denies the allegations telling police she only grounds, spanks or has the children stand in acorner as punishment. neighbors say they saw no signs of the alleged abuse. >> we never seen them outside, which is odd because their videos are showing them outside. >> reporter: police have also arrested hobson's two adult biological sons, logan and ryan hackney who often appear in the youtube series charging them with seven counts of failure to report the abuse of a minor. tawny and zeb shnurr say they recently brought two of their kids home to collaborate with them on their youtube channel and were shocked to hear about the alleged abuse and deleted the videos they made. >> being in the foster system and being adopted, they have probably through so much trauma. to know they had to endure more, i just wish there was something i would have seen. >> authorities removed all the children from hobson's home. she's not entered a plea. she is due in court next week. >>> police in south korea have arrested four men in a shocking invasion of privacy case. they are accused of installing hidde

hobson facing multiple charges including kidnapping. she has not entered a plea. >> matt gutman with us live tonight. and matt, if convicted of the most serious charges here, this accused mom could spend the rest of her life behind bars? >> reporter: and that's because she faces 19 counts, including five for kidnapping. hobson's likely made millions off this youtube channel, but this afternoon, youtube terminated it, ensuring she can't monetize it going forward. david? >> all right, matt gutman on a horrific case tonight. matt, thank you. >>> also developing at this hour, the new headline involving new england patriots owner robert kraft tonight. his lawyer now saying kraft will not take the plea deal, after that prostitution bust in florida. the deal would have forced kraft to acknowledge guilt. and tonight, the interview just in, the founding and former owner of that day spa now at the center of the scandal is speaking out. here's abc's tara palmeri. >> reporter: she's the woman smiling beside president trump and his family at glitzy

"hobson and her two adult sons were arrested two weeks ago ...the men, charged with failing to report the abuse, were released on their own recognizance,their mother is being held on 200=thousand dollars bail.in court today, hobson's lawyer said her bank account had been frozen and she had no income.hobson will be back in court may 11th for a pretria hearing.that hearing will also address whether hobson should be a ppointed a public defender -- and if she shoud be pre-screend for a hering on her mental health,vl k4n coming up next at 6:30 measles cases are on the rise. we will hear what state health officials are doing to try to combat the problem. coming up in sports, the cal golden bears have found their next head men's basketball coach. we'll have the details on who is taking over at berkeley... plus, an update on today's march madness action. that's ahead. >>admissions scandal appeared in a boston courtroom today, the 5 bay area families appearing today are among several dozen others many from elsewhere in california all are charged with tryi

. >> reporter: 48-year-old ma shell hobson is charged with child abuse, unlawful imprisonment, child me neglect and molestation of a child. police say hobson's 19-year-old biological daughter tipped them off. >> one of the female victims in this matter was pepper sprayed in her vagina. >> that sounds horrific. >> it is. >> reporter: all the alleged attacks occurred inside this home. this video escaping the babysitter may have been art imitating life. >> we got to get out of here. >> reporter: they were made to stay in a locked closet for days on end. not receiving water. not receiving food. having to wear adult-style diapers. so it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: it's estimated hobson may have earned $2.5 million from the videos. google owns youtube and initially said it would not remove them unless hobson pled guilty or was convicted, but just late today they were taken down. >> all right. jamie yuccas, thank you. >>> in new zealand, the first victims of last friday's mosque attacks were buried today. among them two men who fled civil war in syria. one of the mosques is being cleaned

"hobson and her two adult sons were arrested two weeks ago ... the men, charged with failing to report the abuse, were released on their own recognizance,their mother is being held on 200=thousand dollars bail.in court today, hobson's lawyer said her bank account had been frozen and she had no income.hobson will be back in court may 11th for a pretria hearing.that hearing will also address whether hobson should be a ppointed a public defender -- and if she shoud be pre-screend for a hering on her mental health,vl k4n (justine) several bay area residents who have been implicated in the college admissions scandal... appeared in a boston courtroom today. the five bay area families are among several dozen others, many from elsewhere in california -- (justine) charged with trying to circumvent college admissions processes in order to get their children into elite universities. among the defendents... the president of napa valley's huneeus (who nay us) vitners. reporter john hall picks up the story in boston. at the moakley federal courthouse - they ca

. >> reporter: 48-year-old machalle hobson is charged with child abuse, unlawful imprisonment, child, and molestation of a child. police say hobson's 19-year-old biological daughter tipped them off. >> one of the female victims in shis matter was pepper-sprayed in her vagina. >> reporter: that sounds horrific. >> it is. >> reporter: all the alleged attacks occurred inside this iome. this video, "escaping the babysitter," may have been art imitating life. >> we got to get out of here. ay reporter: they were made to stay in a locked closet for days on end, not receiving water, not receiving food, having to wear adult-style diapers. so it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: it's estimated hobson may have earned $2.5 million from the videos. google owns youtube, and initially said it would not remove them unless hobson pled guilty or was convicted. but, jeff, late today, they were taken down. >> glor: all right, jamie yuccas, thank you. in new zealand, the first victims of last friday's mosque attacks were buried today. among them, two men who fled civil war in syria. one of the mosques is bei

. >> reporter: 48-year-old michelle hobson is charged with child abuse, unlawful imprisonment, child neglect, and molestation of a child. police say hobson's 19-year-old biological daughter tipped them off. >> one of the female victims in this matter was pepper sprayed in her vagina. >> reporter: that sounds horrific. >> it is. >> reporter: all the alleged attacks occurred inside this home. this video, "escaping the babysitter" may have been art imitating life. >> we've got to get out of here. >> they were made to stay in a locked closet for days on end, not receiving water, not receiving food, having to wear adult-style diapers. it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: it's estimated hobson may have earned $2.5 million from the videos. google owns youtube and initially said it would not remove them unless hobson pled guilty or was convicted. they were taken down. jamie yuccas, cbs news, los angeles. >>> new england patriots owner robert kraft will reportedly reject a plea deal in his prostitution case according to cbs boston station wbz. his attorney asked a judge to prevent police from rel

prosecutors in arizona charging michelle hobson with child molestation and abuse.r adopted kids helped her channel rack up more than 250 million views. before youtube pulled it down following hobson's arrest. >>> welfare check last week found she withheld food and water for days at a time and had punished the kids by forcing them to take ice baths and locking them in an empty closet. police say hobson denied publ punishing them beyond spankings or making them stand in a corner. her adult sons also appeared in the videos and have been charged with failing to report the abuse. >>> police in south korea say some 1600 people were secretly filmed in their hotel rooms and the video footage live streamed for paying customers to watch. two men have been arrested, two others are being investigated in connection with the scheme. it involved 42 rooms and 32 motels in ten stays. cameras were hidden inside digital tv boxes, wall sockets. there is no indication that the motel businesses themselves were involved. >>> no winners in the wednesday night powerball drawing, that means

>>michelle hobsons you to channel attracted more than 700,000 followers and a quarter billion views.that came to an end when hobsons own daughter came to police with tales of what went on off 19 year-old megan hopson said her mother was abusing her 7 adopted brothers and sisters as a prosecutor as a member of this family. >>the allegations describe horrifying the children reportedly told police that michelle hops and pepper sprayed them in the face and genitals. >>when they failed to recall their lines are followed direction that she beat them with belts and clothes hangers and that she locked him in a closet for hours without any food water or bathroom access. their heroes because if they hadn't come forward to sunday's would have most likely continue to occur probably would've progress pops in and her 2 adult sons were arrested 2 weeks ago, man charged with failing to report the abuse were released on their own recognizance their mother is being held on $200,000 bail in court today hobsons lawyers said her bank account had been frozen and she had no income hobson will be back in co

prosecutors in arizona charging michelle hobson with child molestation and abuse.opted kids helped her channel rack up more than 250 million views before youtube pulled it down following hobson's arrest. >> a welfare check last week found she withheld food and water for days at a time and had punished the kids by forcing them to take ice baths and locking them in an empty closet. police say hobson denied punishing them beyond spankings or making them stand in a corner. her adult sons also appeared in the videos and have been charged with failing to report the abuse. >>> kentucky governor says he deliberately exposed his nine children to chickenpox. he supports parents who choose to get their kids vaccinated, but said the decision should not be up to the government. >> we made sure they had it as children. they were miserable for a few days but all turned out fine. this is america and the federal government should not be forcing this upon people. they just shouldn't. >> the cdc says each year more than 3.5 million cases of chiskchisk chickenpox are prevented. >>> a

hobson denying the allegations. we have much more on this case coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm janai norman, abc news, new york. >>> happening today in a little more than one hour from now at 6:30 this morning, san francisco-based levis is going public. company shares are expected to be priced $17 each for a total estimated value of $6.6 billion. levis plans to set aside m it makes from the ipo for possible acquisitions and one interesting note, we're expecting the levi's ceo to ring the opening bell at the new york stock exchange and what he will be wearing is subject of speculation. the stock exchange has a no jeans policy on the trading floor. so will the head of levi's be wearing jeans? we'll have to wait to find out in about an hour at 6:30 this morning. it makes sense, right? >> they make khakis as well. he could be wearing those. >>> the a's are trying to notch a first win while taking part in baseball history. espn is reporting that ichiro suzuki told the mariners he's going to retire after today's game ending his career in his home country

machelle hobson was reearrestedr child abuse, and child neglect.el racked up hundreds of millions of views. it has since deleteded channel. jamie yuccas explains what those children allegedly endured inside the house. it looks awful. >> terrible. good morning, bianna. the children told investigators said they haven't been to school for years and the claims of abuse as you said are sickening. they describe being beaten, pepper sprayed, starved and locked in a closet for days if they flogged their lines or refused to appear in the videos. >> i need your help! >> the child stars of the fantastic adventures youtube channel fend off ghost, a menacing gingerbread man. >> hello fantastic adventures. >> even an alien babysitter, but the children say they faced real-life horrors, too, at the hands of their adoptive mother machelle hobson. police found the kids pale and malnourished when they went to their home last week. ricardo alvarado is with the maricopa police department. >> i understand, too, was there a little girl that said she was hungry. >> the of

but not a hobson's choice of her deal or no deal. that was labour leaderjeremy corbyn.after cyclone idai hit southern africa, there have been verified cases of cholera with more expected to emerge. in mozambique alone, it is estimated almost 2 million people have been affected by the floods. the un world food programme says the cyclone has write out a year's worth of crops in mozambique, malawi and in zimbabwe. i will correspond and is in mozambique. once a classroom of this school has become an open air shelter for over 2000 people. many are getting help, but not all. news spreads of the arrival of a few beds of donated clothes. we need everything. there is no food. we need everything. some have gone back to patch together their lives and their homes. this man lost nearly everything in the storm. the hardest part is finding money to build my house and food to feed my family because the water took it. the storm has passed but the danger hasn't. we on the food in bricks and mortar, people here need emergency health care. as the threat of disease hovers. so far, only a ha

joining me sheriff hobson, welcome to the broadcast. this is rather -- >> good to be here.ou: delighted, this is spectacle. president of united states declared a national emergency, we have u.s. military at border, a dhs secretary in swirs swirs kirstjen nielson who does not know what she is doing, incredible to have people who are responsible for secures the border crying about fact it is -- what it is in the breaking point, a meltdown, fix it, i say. fix it. >> well, you know, lou, i have been working on this issue for over 20 years since i have been sheriff. i tell you, i have been to that border 4 times to southern border, this last time i just went it is as bad as i have ever seen, it is a crisis. the -- >> but we know it is a crisis, the president has declared a national emergency, why in the world is kirstjen nielson not fixing it? >> well, she is trying to fix it. problem is not kirstjen nielson it is congress. lou: what would folks in your country say, i'm trying to enforce the law and take charge, this just is not acceptable at any point. what would we do if defen

. >> machelle hobson facing 30 egregious counts. the 48-year-old allegedly forcing some of her kids to take ice baths, beating them with hangers, and even pepper spraying them for failing to remember their lines for the fantastic adventures youtube series. the channel had more than a quarter billion views and 800,000 subscribers. the kids claim they were taken out of school to film the videos. >> oh, yeah, you're hungry? >> cookies, cookies, cookies! >> reporter: and after the cameras stopped rolling, the children allegedly were denied meals. court documents claim she may have earned hundreds of thousands of dollars from the series. >> we know that $300,000 specifically came from google last year. >> reporter: those videos now offline. it was hobson's biological daughter who came forward with the allegations. if found guilty, any money from the channel would go to the children, who have been placed in various foster homes. >> okay, thank you. >>> there's a new volcano warning for tourists and residents near mexico city. authorities

and it's a hobson choice and click it. and don't click it and risk not getting those, you know, we are pretty embedded, we are beyond being the discretionary activity and you look at the comments. i just give you transparent and ou say yes, we're done or be done more technology kealing. products.rivacy i don't understand everything that goes into credit. the depoft has to tell me everything, for fraggete. p i can hire companies to find the problem oy monitor the and nd the problem and and i somehow sense they are going to need that data profile. kind of columns si chore of the. the problem is that body of law precedence judicial built around telephone service. and even the information bearance and any legislator who can tell me that plight suddenly olympic to apply. and the example, they run around there is no rate making in the world and no rate making in the democratic bill. that is meetly wrong. expressly perverse, the right of the commission. the statute allows consumers to pri class-action lawsuits. and yet, even toda

police saying hobson's biological sons told them they discussed reporting the abuse but never did. brothers arrested for failing to report child abuse. their mother facing multiple counts of child molestation, abuse and unlawful imprisonment. >> i don't know what is wrong with people, why you would do that to a child. >> never seen them outside, which is order because the videos show them outside. >> reporter: she denies the charges. and youtube says it has demontized the channel. abc news, los angeles. >>> new england patriots owner robert kraft accused of soliciting prostitution will not accept a plea deal. florida prosecutors offered to drop the charges against him and 24 other men in which change for fines and admission that they would be found guilty.change fo fines and admission that they would be found guilty. charges carry no more than a 60 day sentence. he is scheduled for arraignment march 28. >>> the governor wants to spend 1 pp $1.75 billion to help the homeless and he is vowing to punish cities that don't carry his vision. the governor has promised to spend money from

now, besides hobson, two of her adult sons have also been arrested.red in some of the videos and they are charged with failing to report the abuse. one of the sons, though, did say that he did see injuries, he did talk some, say that he saw injuries on the children and said that he would sneak them food. but all of this should let you know, john,s a toss it back to you, that youtube has taken down their page and they will no longer be able to make money now that they're charged with >> hideous. the allegations are hideous and we are dealing with children. stephanie, thank you very much for being with us. depending on how the 2020 election goes the united states could end up with its first first gentleman. we'll profile some of the possible contenders next. 's doin. no cover up spray here... cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, burying them in a flowery fog. switch to febreze air effects! febreze eliminates even the toughest odors from the air. freshen up, don't cover up. febreze how about letting your hair down a little? how about a car for people who

police were notified that hobson pepper sprayed her own kids, left them in a locked closet for days without food, water or access to a bathroom. neighbors who live in the area are completely horrified. >> i am just blown away that actually was going on down there. i wish i would have been able to pick up on that. >> all the kids participated in their mom's youtube channel, where she has over 700,000 followers. according to court documents, if the children did not want to be in the videos or forgot their lines, they would be punished. her to sons also arrested for failing to report the abuse. >>> the first time california will be calling out the national guard to help fight wildfires. starting next month more than 100 national guard tr went wire will get 11 days of training on shovels, rakes and chainsaws to help trim trees and brush. the troopswill be pulled away from president trump's border protection duty. >>> soggy commute on highway 24 this morning. drivers had to get back into the groove, driving in the rain. slowing down, using wipers, keeping safe distance and check this out new sno

i get lots of notices to click and it is a hobson choice. click it and get to use the service. don't click it and risk not getting it. you know, we are pretty embedded, we are beyond being internet being a discretionary activity to its interactivity. you have people debating. i just give you transparent and you say yes, we're done or be done more technologically. there are literally tech tools. you have companies that sell privacy products. or maybe like the credit rating agencies. i don't understand everything that goes into credit. the government says they have to tell me everything was a year for free. i can hire companies to help me review my credit and find the problems. or i can have somebody to monitor my credit for a fee and tell me when they find a problem. i am being taught how to fix inks that are wrong. i somehow since that one day consumers will need it for their data profile. some kind of credit agency like .eview of what they know your ability to modify and correct or delete. before we have to close, you declare the internet to be an >> i think thece internet is

simply unacceptable that the prime minister continues to go on doggedly, pressing ahead with her hobson'so deal. resilience is an admirable quality. obstinacy is not. so, does the minister recognised that by its approach, it risks being in contempt of the house yet again? this parliament voted to rule out no deal because it represents a colossal political failure. the members told us what concerns people. a decade of westminster austerity dictating schools and the nhs and other public services. another brexit minister answered a separate urgent question on the prime minister's deal. was now —— a labour mp suggested the conservative party was now being run by the euro sceptic european research group. it puts me in mind of a limerick which was much repeated in the 19305. "there was a young lady of riger who went on a tiger. they came back from the ride with the lady inside and a smile on the face of the tiger." basically, that prime minister has tried to ride the tiger for all these years and frankly she has now been invited, isn't she? i can assure the right honourable gentleman that i am

michelle hobson's videos had more than 800,000 subscribers and 250 million views. the channel showed her children performing skits, sprayed her kits and lock them in a closet for days at a time with no food or water. the children told investigators they would receive punishments if they didn't remember their lines. the neighbors say they had no idea what was going on. >> i never really saw that. i saw little ones taking out the garbage a couple times. >> crew crew deleted the channel yesterday saying the channel violated the guidelines. >>> governor of kentucky is exposing his children to chickenpox instead of getting they can vaccinated. >> he deliberately exposed all 9 of his children to chickenpox so they would catch the disease and become immune. his children were miserable for a few days and they all turned out fine. medical experts call the practice unsafe, unwise and dangerous. >>> research lab in virginia has new data on the safety of helmets. they gave the helmets a star rating with 5 stars being the best. 7 helmets were rated at the highest level with eve

but not a hobson's choice of her deal or no deal. is that true?” have been running for years. i love running and cycling and i enjoy being a fit and healthy person. i am absolutely ready for an election campaign. the energy levels are at the super max. is it 15 kilometres, your runs? or five or seven?” normally do between 5—7 kilometres when i do a run. i do a bit of cycling as well. i love being outside. it is enjoyable doing exercise, sometimes with other people, sometimes on my own. i am a lwa ys people, sometimes on my own. i am always very happy doing it. core, he does more than me! you need stamina in this brexit game. what he was saying about tomorrow‘s vote, if he whips against the deal tomorrow, then without labour, without the dup because they will certainly vote against the backstop in the withdrawal agreement, you would think also quite a number of brexiteers will oppose it as well, it is very difficult to see how the government is going to get that one across the line. still with me are sean and joanne. we had a successi

michelle hobson run as youtube channel with hundreds of millions of views, called fantastic adventures all children were removed from the home. her channel has been taken down. >>> rival tech giants combating robocalls. >> this is jessica calling from the funding department at the business loan center. jillian: at&t and comcast will work together to verify phone numbers starting this year. the new system will allow customers to see if a call is coming from a legitimate number or a scammer. americans received 48 billion robocalls in 2018. so this news is great. >>> a college sophomore says he was kept out of student government because he is a republican. after his confirmation to the umass senate, richard cullen told the school paper, quote, it was a slap in the face to open-minded welcoming individuals across campus. one question that saddened me, when a senator questioned my ability to work with every member. cullen said that ability was proven last year when he was a member of the senate. >>> we now know one of the most iconic movies of all time almost got a sequel. >> my mama always

hobson denying the allegations.the alleged abuse. >> we never saw them outside. which is odd because their videos showed them outside. >> reporter: tawny and zeb say two of hobson's children were brought to their home a few weeks ago to collaborate with their family on their popular youtube channel extreme toys tv and were shocked to hear about the alleged abuse and deleted any videos they made with them. >> i just wish there was something i would have seen or they would have reached out. i was one-on-one with these kids and there was no sign that they were in danger. >> reporter: police also arresting hobson's two adult biological sons, logan and ryan hackney, who often appear in the youtube series charging them each with seven counts of failure to report the abuse of a minor. and hobson is still behind bars on $200,000 bond. her sons are both out of jail on no bond. >> so what is youtube doing about this? >> well, it's pretty remarkable. experts estimate she was making between $100,000 and $1.7 million off of thes