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well, elizabeth holmes is a startup| elizabeth holmes is a startup superstar, orat elizabeth holmes is her company theranos was once valued at more than $9 billion — but it came unstuck pretty quickly following a series of investigative articles by the wall streetjournal newspaper. the wall street journal newspaper. now the wall streetjournal newspaper. now back injanuary of this year, elizabeth holmes was convicted on four separate accounts, three of investor fraud and one of conspiracy. and she hasjust been sentenced to more than 11 years in jail — that is less than prosecutors in this case had called for, they wanted to see her go to jail for 15 years or more. but it is considerably more than her defence team had asked for, they asked for 18 months of home confinement. no elizabeth holmes gave evidence to the sentencing hearing today, saying she was sorry for what had happened, that theranos was her life's work, or had been, and she said she was devastated by her failure, or had been, and she said she was devastated by herfailure, and or had been, and she said she was devastated by

holmes wants 18 months of house arrest while prosecutors want 15 years. >> miss holmes never really took accountability for her actions. i was a business surprised that she wasn't more remorseful and accountable and responsible for the conduct that she engaged in. >> reporter: there's also the message her sentence will send about fraud in silicon valley. >> if she doesn't end up spending a lot of time in jail, i think the message about what the responsibility of silicon valley entrepreneurs is and the responsibility of venture capitalists and all these people that enable them is going to get a little muddy, right? they won't feel maybe as responsible to make sure things are done right, and instead say well, the worst that will happen is i'll get locked in my home for awhile. >> reporter: clark says it may be up to holmes herself to convince the judge to give her a lighter sentence. >> the court has a lot of information before it to make a very difficult call, and miss holmes herself will have the opportunity to address the court and throw herself on the mercy of the court. so it will be

now elizabeth holmes will be paying the price with prison time. a judge sentenced holmes to slightly more than 11 years. 135 months plus three more years of supervision. once she's out, the sentence also includes a fine of $400, $100 for each count of fraud. but she still faces a separate restitution hearing. kpix 5 len ramirez has been following this case from the very beginning at the courthouse in san jose when holmes arrived to learn her fate. >> reporter: after a lengthy trial and a verdict almost one year ago, we finally have an answer. yes, elizabeth holmes will do serious jail time for her role in the theranos fraud scheme. just a dramatic afternoon here at the federal courthouse in san jose, elizabeth holmes stood up in front of judge edward davila moments before imposing the punishment. holmes told the court she has, "deep pain for what people went through because i failed them." to each of them i am so, so sorry i gave everything i had to save the company. but that wasn't much of an apology according to the wall street journal reporter

holmes was just an office and a couple of labs.w years later, tyranos were already worth about 9 billion dollars in money. not the main thing, the main thing, what we try to do in people's lives is better. here why i do it at the terrace was finished by the media mog rupert murdock the company's board of directors was occupied by former secretaries of state henry kissinger and jor. shultz bill clinton helped promote the idea, and joe biden. as vice president of the united states in 2015, i even visited the company and admired its success, which impressed me the most. it's not just that you're making these lab tests more accessible. but you are still doing it. it's at very low prices compared to those. what are there now while maintaining the highest standards, this helps people no matter how they live, they are in poor neighborhoods or mansions to control their health. when biden said it. he, of course, did not know that everything shown to him was actually a fake beautiful screen. in fact, practically nothing worked, the new ediso

holmes wants 18 months of house arrest.t 15 years. >> miss holmes never really took accountability for her actions. i was a bit surprised she wasn't more remorseful and accountable and responsible for the conduct that she engaged in. >> reporter: there is also the message her sentence will send about fraud in silicon valley. >> if she did you want end up spending a lot of time in jail, i think the message about what the responsibility of silicon valley entrepreneurs is, and the responsibility of adventure capitalists and all these people who enable them is going to get a little muddy, right? they are not going to make sure things are done right. and instead say the where that will happen is i'll get locked in my home for awhile. >> reporter: clark says it may be up to holmes herself to convince the judge to give her a lighter sentence. >> the court has a lot of information to make a difficult call. miss holmes herself will have the opportunity to address the court. so it will be very interesting to see how this plays out. >

the desk tonight -- we are awaiting the sentencing of f fof fof former theranos founder elizabeth holmes first to the markets, we start off with crude oil prices getting crushed wti falling blow the $80 mark for the first time since late september. the commodity putting in its worst week since april taking oil stocks with it. all down more than 5% this week. and it wasn't just energy. king copper dropping 7%. is this a sign that there's even more pain to come for the economy? or just a trade that lost some momentum karen, what do you think >> i think the energy part might be a trade that lost momentum, although you could point to other sign os a recession. i'm not sure but i feel like the move in energy was so big in such a short amount of time, that even if the fundamentals were still there, which they very well may be, that it just was so much you had to take some money off the table. so, i wish i took more off the table. >> you piece this together with what the yield curve is telling us in terms of this inversion that we have been witnessing with china getting pretty strict on covid l

holmes was just an office and a couple of labs.ew years later was already worth about 9 billion dollars money. not the main thing, the main thing, what we try to do in people's lives is better. that's why i 'm doing this invested media mogul rupert directors of the company's former state secret. henry kinsinger and george schultz bill clinton helped spin the idea, and joe biden, as vice president of the united states, even visited the company in 2015 and admired her success, which impressed me the most. it's not just that you're making these lab tests more accessible. but you are still doing it. it's at very low prices compared to those. what we have now, while maintaining the highest standards, it helps people live unimportantly, they are in poor neighborhoods or mansions to control their health. when biden said it. he, of course, did not know that everything shown to him was actually a fake beautiful screen. in fact, almost nothing worked, the new medical edison's blood test device, allegedly specially created by the company for

. >>> tonight, elizabeth holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. sent to prison for fraud, pregnant with her second child. what she said in that court before the judge today. rebecca jarvis reporting. >>> tonight, the chaos at twitter after elon musk reportedly fired half the work force and then gave an ultimatum to the remaining workers. tonight, the mass exodus. and reports that elon musk today were searching for peopleho w know how to code to report to the tenth floor of twitter. .>> imanfcrashi.rs o gund the paengers surviving and what we've learned. >>> also just in, images of kim jong-un believed to be for the first time with his daughter after that new missile test. the missile capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. also we have news tonight on rsv, the virus affecting children, and on the flu in this country. and at the end tonight, robin roberts with elton john and what he has planned this weekend here in the u.s. >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us as we near the end of another week together. the historic snowstorm in buf

a judge sentencing holmes to 135 months for duping investors. vargas. >> reporter: people anticipated elizabeth holmes would get between eight and five years in prison. 11 years was the ultimate sentence. and it came down after she gave an emotional appeal in the courtroom, saying she was sorry and she regretted what happened at theranos. she said she hoped to learn from this experience and be a better person going forward. that did not sway the judge. >> elizabeth, how are you feeling today? >> reporter: tonight, elizabeth holmes, who once promised to change her world with her theranos blood testing technology. >> i believe the individual is the answer to the challenges of health care. >> reporter: sentenced to more than 11 years in prison by a federal judge in san jose. just before her sentencing, holmes, who is pregnant with her second child, addressing the court in tears, saying, "i regret my failings with every cell of my body. yesterday, i wanted to change the world. today, i want to change myself." >> do you have anything to say? >> repor

holmes pushed for 18 months of house arrest. russell hancock, the president and ceo of joint ventures in silicon valley feels the stiff sentence sends a clear message. >> i see it as the criminal justice system at work. >> reporter: hancock has worked with numerous businesses in silicon valley, but says he has never seen one quite like theranos. >> what's so striking to me about this case is its exceptionalism. i don't know of other cases like this one. for some reason, this company stands out. it didn't have the same level of scrutiny. there was somehow a charisma affect, a celebrity affect with his holmes herself. >> reporter: hancock doesn't expect them to set up shop in silicon valley ever again especially now as the economy is showing signs of a slowdown. >> venture capital has a high bar. you must have done all of that due diligence. you must have a proven customer base. there has to be a very clear path to revenue. >> well holmes' attorney are expected to file an appeal and ask for the judge for her to remain free during

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amanda has more on what is next for holmes. >> once the face of promise and potential, elizabeth holmes was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison, not the maximum, but far from the minimum. holmes was convicted on four counts of defrauding investors while running theranos. >> the only good thing that happened for ms. holmes today was a she left the courtroom not in handcuffs. >> witnesses reported seeing holmes running from court in hand with her partner. the executive director of the center for applied ethics says the sentence sends a message to silicon valley. >> she is stuck with the consequences of bad decisions. >> restitution has not yet been decided. prosecutors wanted holmes to pay $804 million, money that would cover most of the nearly $1 billion raised from investors. >> investors would like to believe this is a one-off. here is a pattern. >> referencing another young tech former billionaire i can't under investigation. on friday, holmes took the stand after hearing testimony. she describes taking full responsibility for failures. >> i think the court took into cons

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well, elizabeth holmes, lukwesa, is a startup superstar — or at least she was.d at more than $9 billion, but it came unstuck pretty quickly following a series of investigative articles by the wall streetjournal newspaper. now back injanuary of this year, elizabeth holmes was convicted on four separate counts — three of investor fraud, one of conspiracy. and she has just been sentenced to more than 11 years injail — that is less than prosecutors in this case had called for, they wanted to see her go to jail for 15 years or more. it is considerably more, however, than her defence team had asked for — they'd asked for 18 months of home confinement. now elizabeth holmes gave evidence to the sentencing hearing today, saying she was sorry for what had happened, that theranos was her life's work — or had been — and she said she was devastated by her failure, and she said, "i tried to realise my dream too quickly. " it's an indication, i think, lukwesa, of how this case has grabbed the popular imagination, that the court in san francisco was full for this hearing, as in

holmes was surrounded by friends and family.prosecutors are asking for her to pay over 800 million in restitution. but that was not decided on friday. holmes made a tearful statement before the judge. this is the first time we've seen the homes express remorse. she said i am so so sorry to the judge during her statement while crying. she also said in part, i loved was my life's work. my team meant the world to me. they work tirelessly every day. i felt the pain for what people went through because i failed them. it said and i guess it's a good reminder. >> kaylee, the young folks going up in silicon valley that there are a lot of things that matter more than money and that the f building companies in building wealth honestly is wonderful. but at the end of the day, nothing matters more than then be doing right by people. and elizabeth holmes's tale is cautionary tale of how greed can get the best. if anyone there's a there's a number of people that are of the. >> in that she got pregnant on purpose as a sympathy ploy and it shou

holmes has become a household name.ies, podcasts, even a hulu series have been made about her and the culture of faking it until you make it in silicon valley. perhaps now executives will be more careful when hyping up their products. james clayton, bbc news, silicon valley. donald trump has angrily condemned the appointment of an independent lawyer to investigate cases against him as appalling, corrupt and highly political. the us attorney general has appointed a former war crimes prosecutor as special counsel to handle investigations into the former us president. jack smith will rule on whether criminal charges should be filed against the former president relating to the removal of top— secret documents to his florida residence and to the january 6th capitol riots. talks at the un climate summit in egypt hang in the balance after delegates were given an extra day to negotiate on funds for poorer countries being ravaged by the climate crisis. the maldives — which is among those countries most affected by global warming

holmes will most likely appeal her conviction. the former business partner who was convicted of 12 counts of fraud is said to be sentenced on december 7. we have more background on the holmes case on kpix.com. >>> our other big story this evening, democratic senators are calling on the ftc to investigate violations of consumer protection laws by twitter. >> it's the latest take surrounding the platform. anne makovec joins us with the very latest on the tougher tour. >> asking if he should reinstate donald trump. rip twitter is one of the top trending topics. on that subject musk tweeted abusers are logging in to see if twitter is dead, ironically making it more alive than ever. >> we have to remember musk comes from a culture of spacex where he built in the culture there that it is acceptable for a $100 million rocket to explode and you can build on another that day. messing up a check mark is not as big of a deal from their eyes. >> reporter: thursday employees were given an ultimatum, pledge to high-intensity, hardcore work with

mrs. holmes. ms. holmes has the 8 small child and is pregnant with the 2nd child. she mentioned that and that was mentioned by her attorneys a number of times perhaps in an effort to obtain a more lenient set sentence from the judge that didn't work. and this sentence, while not the maximum of a sentence or those 15 years requested by prosecutors, is in line with other significant white collar crime fraud cases. for example, jeffrey skilling, who was presided over the collapse of enron. as you may recall, the number of years ago was given 13 years in prison. however, uh elizabeth holmes is likely to appeal her sentence, and we'll have to see what the outcome of that is. i'll briefly when it comes to white color crime, this was particularly audacious, wasn't it? i mean, elizabeth holmes, company at one point was valued at $9000000000.00. so reminders of how we got to this point, it not only what she valued her company a thoroughness valued at $9000000000.00. it was all completely built on, basically a fake ari, the machines that there are nos claimed could diagnose

as for restitution, her lawyers say holmes does not have the assets to pay it. they say holmes was barely an adult when she left stanford to start their nose. she received a regular salary and did not cash out shares. she has been unable to work since 2018. she was unable to invest what assets she did have because her trading accounts were repeatedly closed due to the indictment. she has incurred substantial expenses, including legal fees over the court of this ordeal. holmes legal team is asking that homes be sentenced to a maximum of 18 months in confinement. her sentencing is scheduled for friday. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, we're talking about the launch of a new pilot program that guarantees universal income to transgender san francisco residents. >> we here are the re welcome back. it is for 29 on this thursday morning. exactly one week away from thanksgiving. so it's high time to maybe do some traveling for you. >> and some good news in the forecast as we do approach the holiday. so looks like this weekend before thanksgiving is going to stay

. >>> tonight, elizabeth holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. thor the theranos founder pregnant with her second child and what she said in court today. >>> the chaos at twitter after elon musk reportedly fired half the workforce and then give an ultimatum to the remaining workers. tonight, the mass exodus and reports that elon musk today was searching for people who knew how to code to report to the tenth floor of twitter. >>> breaking at this hour the images coming from an airport security camera of a passenger plane crashing. firefighters on the ground killed, the passengers surviving and what we've learned. >>> also just in tonight, images of kim jong-un believed to be for the first time with his daughter after new missile test, missile capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. we have news tonight on rsv, the virus affecting children and the flu in this country and robin roberts with elton john and what he has planned this weekend here in the u.s. ♪ ♪ >>> from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight with david muir

holmes was surrounded by friends and family. prosecutors are asking for her to pay over 800 million in restitution. but that was not decided on friday. holmes made a tearful statement before the judge. this is the first time we've seen the homes express remorse. she said i am so so sorry to the judge during her statement while crying. she also said in part, i loved was my life's work. my team meant the world to me. they work tirelessly every day. i felt the pain for what people went through because i failed them. it said and i guess it's a good reminder. >> kaylee, the young folks going up in silicon valley that there are a lot of things that matter more than money and that the pursuit f building companies and building wealth honestly is wonderful. but at the end of the day, nothing matters more than then be doing right by people. and elizabeth holmes's tale is a cautionary tale of how greed can get the best. if anyone there's a there's a number of people that are of in. >> that she got pregnant on purpose as a sympathy ploy and

holmes herself addressed the court. tearfully pleaded with the judge for leniency and compassion, saying she wished she did things differently, and that she quote realized her dreams too quickly . we spoke to journalist john kerry room moments out ago, he broke the thoroughness fraud story for the wall street journal back in 2015 and wrote the definitive book on the story. bad blood. here's what he had to say. it's a stiff sentence. it's a tough sentence, but i think ah, justice has been served in that this was a brazen fraud in which he defrauded not only investors, but she put patients in harm's way. and as the judge himself said, you know, this is a cautionary tale for silicon valley. now if you remember holmes was convicted on four counts of fraud and conspiracy back in january, the jury found she deceived investors, claiming her technology could do hundreds of tests with a single drop of blood. when her machines didn't work, she began using third party analyzers on actual patients. now we were waiting outside here

ed: the prosecution is seeking 15 years of imprisonment for elizabeth holmes.se team want the opposite. they are pushing for house arrest essentially up to a maximum of 18 months. really, what the sentence will come down to is the judge's interpretation of the harm done to investors. independent third parties have said that investors lost around 550 million dollars based on the wire and fraud charges that elizabeth holmes was found guilty on. they are weighing a number of factors. elizabeth holmes's side, she is the mother of a toddler and currently pregnant with her second child. typically judges would not take that into account by a number of people have written to the judge on her behalf to make the point there is an incident -- innocent party here. historically, judges have not taken that into account in a case like this. kriti: what is the timeline for when we hear about the sentence? ed: it is a sales pace of the proceedings right now but i believe we will get a decision within the next hour or so. kriti: we think u.s. always. let's get a quick check on t

elizabeth holmes just inside. you can see this is the media rushing to get a shot of her coming out of the building. she, as you mentioned, was sent to a lab sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison. she won't have to start that sentence immediately will begin just a surrender to authorities by april. so she is a coming of the courtroom now. we can take some video of her going into court from earlier she was facing up for federal charges, 3 counts of wire fraud. one count of conspiracy. she could have gotten up to 20 years in federal prison. prosecutors were asking for 15 years and imprisoned. her defense team wanted no prison time. but the judge late this afternoon after holmes made a rather passionate a statement to the court decided that she would get 11 and a half years. now there's still the question restitution to some of their own us alleged victims and also penalty of up to a million dollars. we're not sure where that stands right now. but we do know elizabeth holmes, i was been under, you know

you'll see a tab there called live lizabeth holmes trial. just go to the drop-down tab there and all the info is on our website. >> last night, a big deadline for twitter employees, new ceo elon musk gave everybody an ultimatum either pledge to what he called extremely hard core work conditions or resign with severance pay and a lot of employees did choose to according to the new york times, 1200 people quit. this week, a federal judge has ruled that twitter. >> can't seek releases from those employees until claims against the company have been heard in court kron four's rob nesbitt, talk to an attorney representing many of those workers. he's joining us live in the newsroom now with more rob dan and catherine. the claims workers have filed in federal court are not about wanting to keep their jobs, but about the severance. they were promised this summer. >> promises they say musk is not making good on. twitter. offices may be closed until monday amid a wave of resignations. but the drama continues online. and in court, a federal judge has bl

homes -- holmes is due to appear in prison in january. dan: thank you. ama: now to the latest in the drama surrounding twitter. must reportedly cut remaining workers. >> musk scent and email to employees saying anyone who actually writes software should report to company headquarters at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, this after data suggest 1200 employees have resigned. less than 24 hours after a wave of departures, and order by ceo elon musk for all remaining coders to show up at headquarters by 2:00 p.m. we were there but did not see any activity at twitter headquarters. >> now that he has cut staff in half, it seems as though a lot more have walked out the door since, he has to make sure that things are running exactly the way he needs them to. >> according to estimates, hundreds of workers have resigned. musk is demanding workers commit to working extremely hard core or resign. in an email, he told workers he would be at twitter headquarters until midnight and back on saturday morning. he also wrote he wanted out of town coders to fly to san francisco and

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holmes faced about 20 years. her attorneys asked for 18 months due to her pregnancy. to have the baby, but holmes has been ordered to report to prison april 7 of next year and the 38-year-old is expected to appeal the verdict. in the courtroom today, ramirez is tweeting about what he saw and will have more on the sentencing and reaction ahead at 5:00. >>> today, the feds wrapped up the criminal probes into former president donald trump with news a special counsel will take the lead in those investigations. skyler henry has more from the white house. >> reporter: u.s. attorney general merrick garland announced he is turning over the investigations into former president donald trump to a special counsel. >> appointing a special counsel at this time is the right thing to do. the extraordinary circumstances presented here demand it. >> reporter: jack smith who has been with the doj since 1994 will now oversee key aspects of a probe involving the january 6 insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election as well as the investigation into the former president

at the height of her fame, holmes, as company was worth $9000000000.00. she hobnob with politicians, celebrities and billionaires, and the media treated her to numerous adoring articles. now it appears she will be spending time behind bars, although she is likely to appeal her sentence. rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles . yes, republican representative long volva has been violated in colorado, after her opponent on him, frisch, conceited. the race was close with bobo, leading by fewer than 600 votes. republicans have taken control of the house of representatives with boba's victory, giving them 219 seats. the democrats of 212, with 4 seats still too close to call. meanwhile, hocking jeffries, as formerly launched, a bid to take over from nancy pelosi, his democratic leader in the us house of representatives. if he wins jeffrey's would be the 1st african american to head a party caucus in congress speak of los and, and she's going to step down when republicans take charge of the house. in january planes caught fire in peru after hitting a fire truck on t

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holmes has become a household name. series have been made about her and the culture of faking it until you make it in silicon valley. perhaps now executives will be more careful when hyping up their products. james clayton, bbc news, silicon valley. donald trump has angrily condemned the appointment of an independent lawyer to investigate cases against him as appalling, corrupt and highly political. the us attorney general has appointed a former war crimes prosecutor as special counsel to handle investigations into the former us president. jack smith will rule on whether criminal charges should be filed against the former president relating to the removal of top secret documents to his florida residence and to the january 6th capitol riots. i've been going through these investigations and hoaxes and scams from the day i came down the escalator at trump tower and you really say enough is enough, gotta get back to work, got to prove that we have a great country again because right now it's not great. right now it's a laug

holmes has become a household name.d the culture of faking it until you make it in silicon valley. perhaps now executives will be more careful when hyping up their products. james clayton, bbc news, silicon valley. the anonymous british artist banksy has released video footage of his artwork in ukraine. the works feature people doing daily tasks against war—torn buildings in hostomel, horenka and borodyanka. the footage also shows a man's hand creating the art, but in true banksy style, his face is never shown. let us have a look. now on bbc news, the weather with matt taylor. hello. river levels may have dropped a little bit for some of you through the day, but there are still flood warnings in place across the uk. all the latest details on the bbc weather website. the not great news is that we have some further rain to come tonight. it's pushing its way from west to east. some heavier bursts mixed in. it's not going to be the widespread persistent rain we have seen over recent days, but given that the ground is satura

elizabeth holmes defense team submitted an 82 page document. >> with more than 130 letters saying holmess a humble woman with much to give to the world. even senator cory booker of new jersey wrote a letter on her behalf. cory booker didn't come to the trial and testifies and good character with defense attorney paula canny says the senator >> cannot get homes out of prison time, but one person's input. >> about elizabeth holmes isn't enough to diffuse the fact that she suffered for felony conviction. holmes was convicted back in january following a month-long trial. a jury found her guilty of investor fraud over how her company theranos failed to deliver on its promise that it can scan for hundreds of diseases and health problems with a few drops of blood. >> she could get, you know, 46 years or 18 months in prison or 2 years. the judge has great discretion. defense attorneys are asking for 18 months or less submitting letters saying that holmes is a warm, thoughtful friend loving mother. do you think end up serving prison time? i do. holmes will be sentenced next friday at this courtho

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holmes was surrounded by friends and family. prosecutors are asking for her to pay over 800 million in restitution. but that was not decided on friday. holmes made a tearful statement before the judge. this is the first time we've seen the homes express remorse. she said i am so so sorry to the judge during her statement while crying. she also said in part, i loved theranos. it was my life's work. my team meant the world to me. they work tirelessly every day. i felt the pain for what people went through because i failed them. it said and i guess it's a good reminder. >> kaylee, the young folks going up in silicon valley that there are a lot of things that matter more than money and that the f building companies in building wealth honestly is wonderful. but at the end of the day, nothing matters more than then be doing right by people. and elizabeth holmes's tale is cautionary tale of how breed can get the best if anyone there's a there's a number of people that are of the. >> in that she got pregnant on purpose as a sympathy plo

we hear what holmes can expect behind bars. >> as long as she keeps her nose clean, she is not going to have a problem. period. >> reporter: larry levine who runs an company who advises people headed to prison for the first time says inevitably, there will be a period of adjustment for elizabeth holmes. she was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of fraud. >> you need to keep your guard up, show respect and keep your situational awareness at 100% at all times and you'll get out alive. >> reporter: larry who does not have holmes as a client says the better that holmes learns and understands how prison life is structured, the quicker that she will fit in with her fellow inmates and the guards as well. >> take whatever program that you can. don't get sizeways with staffer members who can get things hard on you. it will take her a while. i figure maybe 90 days she'll have it figured out. >> reporter: larry says holmes will likely serve time in a minimum security federal prison and get time credited for good behavior and perhaps more time shaved off for participating in

. >>> plus, elizabeth holmes awaits sentencing after being convicted on four counts and then the tech layoffs continue and could continue into 2023 amazon and roku trying to rein in costs as only what elon musk says only hard core employees remain at twitter. >> good morning, jon let's start with amazon. the kmcompany is, quote, making the difficult decision to layoff employees. some layoffs could continue into next year. others receiving buyout offers roku cutting 7% of its staff that impacts about 200 employees. despite the wave of layoffs, jon, we've been talking about them at length morgan stanley has a new note writing these job cuts are not the canary in the coal mine and they reflect the specific issues rather than macro trends they argue, jon, that these john cuts that we're seeing here, especially in silicon valley where i am, won't move the needle in terms of economic data yes, the economic sector accounts for 3 million workers, 1.5% of total payrolls we know very well in places like san francisco, that has an effect on other businesses around the city in the bay area. we ma

evans writing, holmes is my whole life.many sleepless nights ahead of her sentencing sweating through the sheets and full of nightmares. he begs the court to please let her be free. >> the letters are certainly important, and their absence would certainly say something to the judge, but at the end of the day, they will only move the needle a very small amount because of the guideline's requirements. >> reporter: meantime, government prosecutors sharing this letter from a whistle-blower who said holmes took a wrecking ball to their family and that the most heartbreaking of all is the hear your son describe that he contemplated suicide because he felt abandoned, isolated, threatened, and hopeless for doing the right thing. and one of the more surprising impact statements submitted by the government came from elizabeth holmes' aunt, asking the court to recognize the seriousness of the crime, writing penalties for white collar crime seem too often to be slaps on the wrist. we just heard there, probably not going to move the nee

holmes addressed the court, pleading for leniency and expressing regret.holmes who was pregnant with her second child, was ordered to surrender in april. today attorney general america garland named a special counsel in the justice department's investigations into former president donald trump. veteran prosecutor jack smith will oversee the probe of classified documents at trump's mar. a lago estate in florida will also review key aspects of a separate investigation involving the january 6th insurrection and trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. did i? trump said he is innocent, and he called the probes a witch hunt. there's new hope tonight for covid-19 long haulers coming up what stanford researchers think may finally help you beat symptoms that just won't go away and see how lightning gets thrown into a mix of blizzard conditions back east. no blizzard for us. in fact, we have lots of sunshine this weekend and e n into n t ♪upbeat music♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. ♪music pla

elizabeth holmes was seen sprinting outside of a side door. she does not appear in prison until april 27 of next year. >> let me ask you about that. because she's pregnant, does that play into when she may turn herself in? >> it certainly could. we do know that april 27 is likely to be prolonged given the fact that her defense team will be filing appeals to her conviction and that process we are told could take as long as two years from now. her pregnancy could interfere with this timeline. >> thank you. >> now the latest in the ongoing drama surrounding twitter and its new ceo, elon musk. there have been mass resignations and elon musk called remaining workers back to the office today and sources say that he is demanding that all coders show up today. the latest developments review -- recent -- the latest developments surrounding this social media company. >> "anyone who actually writes software should report to the company's headquarters at 2 p.m. this afternoon." as many as 1200 employees have resigned. >> all remaining coat -- all remainin

elizabeth holmes will do serious jail time for the fraud scam. just a dramatic afternoon at the federal courthouse . elizabeth holmes stood up in front of the judge moments before he imposed the punishment, red faced and teary eyed, she told the court she has the pain for what people went through because "i failed them. to each of them, i am so sorry i gave everything i had to say the country company. the wall street journal reporter . >> she did not acknowledge any wrongdoing. she did not apologize to patients or investors. the way she friended is that she felt as an entrepreneur but that is not the same as acknowledging wrongdoing and acknowledging that you committed fraud . >> reporter: she was convicted last january on three counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for misleading investors. >> the judge also made clear that deterrence played a big role in the rationale. >> reporter: she did not go immediately into custody and will have until april 27th to turn herself in and begin serving her 11-year sentence. kpix 5 . >>> wha

holmes was surrounded by friends and family. prosecutors are asking for her to pay over 800 million in restitution. but that was not decided on friday. holmes made a tearful statement before the judge. this is the first time we've seen the homes express remorse. she said i am so so sorry to the judge during her statement while crying. she also said in part, i loved was my life's work. my team meant the world to me. they work tirelessly every day. i felt the pain for what people went through because i failed them. it said and i guess it's a good reminder. >> kaylee, the young folks going up in silicon valley that there are a lot of things that matter more than money and that the pursuit f building companies in building wealth honestly is wonderful. but at the end of the day, nothing matters more than then be doing right by people. and elizabeth holmes's tale is a cautionary tale of how greed can get the best. if anyone there's a there's a number of people that are of in. >> that she got pregnant on purpose as a sympathy ploy and

more on the holmes sentencing in a moment. the new developments and the federal investigations of former president donald trump. >> within the past hour, u.s. attorney general merrick garland named a special council to oversee the justice department's investigation into the presence of classified documents at the former president's florida estate and they will investigate aspects of a separate probe involving the january 6th insurrection and the efforts to undo the 2020 election. the move comes three days after mr. trump launched his 2024 candidacy. >>> the sentencing of thernos founder elizabeth holmes underway. she is facing up to 20 years for defrauding patients and investors in her failed blood testing start-up. her lawyers are pushing for a lighter sentence of 18 months house arrest partly due to her pregnancy and home life. they submitted more than 100 letters of support from family and friends. >> a lot of times people who we view as monsters are still human beings to other people. right? she may have caused a lot of ha