you know full well jussie smollett planned this, you know full well that jussie smollett thought thisut, must have been hired, delusional, came up with this cockamamie story. you are sitting here, just because he's black, you are trying to defend him. you know it. >> jason, next time, give me another lawyer to challenge because the pastor doesn't know what he's talking about. you know as well as i do, these two brothers are trying to profit from their own misconduct. the pastor -- >> misconduct? >> let me say this very clearly pray that lawsuit will be thrown out. i know you're not a lawyer but ask the lawyer. if litigation privilege, -- >> litigation privilege. >> can i ask the same lawyers of trump committed collusion? you guys are wrong and you are wrong again. >> we are going to left field on that one. how did trump get into this case? we got trump, race card -- i don't believe it. >> these are trump supporter's, that's why. >> jason: supposedly. there was a whole thing based on trying to create the scenario that somehow donald trump and maga supporters. are you trying to suggest,

members of the chicago police department want her fired for her handling of the jussie smollett case,she dropped all charges after police of the grand jury found he faced his own attack. >> our message is we would like him prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. we don't want our officers to have charges dropped. >> reporter: counter protesters led by jesse jackson are backing fox. >> glass out of the wound. >> reporter: smallish was a no-show at the naacp image awards where he was nominated but lost. 's name still top of mind. >> what was he thinking? >> the charges were dropped, we will probably never know all of the details. weaver a lot of information. no one was hurt physically. >> the city of chicago with mayor rob emanuel at the helm once $130,000 restitution from jussie smollett. >> this is the whitewash of justice. >> an interview with the chicago tribune el sharpton blasted romney manual, quote, the reason this is of national significance to me, there is a marked difference between how they reacted to this and how they reacted to the laquan mcdonald case, they were not

we are all doing well. >> jussie smollett will be on the show.on: empire's actress says jussie smollett is set to star in the hot tv show. chicago says is going to sue jussie smollett for refusing to pay the city $130,000 and change to cover the investigative cost and the alleged hate crime. kristin tate and culture editor at the federalist, great to have you with us tonight. this is different. of the city goes after him in a civil trial it is a much lower burden than taking us a little, trial. this is what the abc chicago affiliate says. taking the medicine trial carries risk for jussie smollett by extending negative publicity. much of the evidence that would be featured at a can try would be presented in any civil trial required for depositions forcing him for the first time to explain evidence prosecutors demonstrated he was lying. why doesn't he just pay the fine? >> the fact that he wouldn't pay the fine proves this man thinks he's above the law. this ordeal is so important to the people of chicago and the law enforcement community. jussie s

the brothers implicated in jussie smollett's alleged fake a crime suing jussie smollett's lawyer and jussie smollett directed every aspect of the alleged attack. will be forth all the evidence they gathered in public? i am shannon bream in washington. a brand-new interview with donald trump as he tells the washington post he opposes white house aides who have given hours of testimony in a special counsel probe being forced to testify again for democrat lawmakers. allison barber kicks off our coverage. >> reporter: donald trump speaking out, his son-in-law whose name appeared in the mueller report 200 times spoke out earlier today. jared kushner is a recognizable face, his voice less so because the president's son-in-law and senior advisor rarely gives interviews but today he did. >> a chance for redaction. >> reporter: he talked about the mueller report for the first time since it's released and suggesting russia inflated investigations cause more problems than russian attempts to influence the 2016 election. >> a terrible thing but the investigations and all the speculation that hap

the osundairo brothers are suing jussie smollett's lawyer saying they continue to lie, the brothers "a racist and violent attack against mr. smollett." here is the brother's lawyer, watch. >> the chicago and brothers the truth. spirit if they could have remained silent. but instead, they told the truth to the police, and with their right hand in the air, they told the truth to the grand jury. >> the osundairos state their reputations and livelihoods have taken a hit and they can barely make ends meet. the brothers essay smollett hired them to stage a hate crime hoax and gave them money to purchase certain items, and

the "chicago sun-times" reporting on this, under the headline, "bizarre jussie smollett jussie smollettget a look at the counter. evidence if the criminal case moves forward. witnesses could be called including state attorney kim foxx. smollett could end up in the witness stand or setting in for a deposition. if you know that happens, we are watching every second of the trial. >> is going to be blockbuster. i'm not a lawyer so i don't know how the legal lease will work. i did lead a lot of this brief. i found it to be very interesting. i think the "chicago sun-times" characterized it right. it is bizarre. the part that struck out to me that was the most bizarre is they go on about jussie smollett lawyers basically accused them of being in some sort of same relationship with jussie and in nigeria, as illegal, which is true, but number one, they live in chicago, and upper two, if you know that you be the case, why would you engage in this hoax knowing that this hoax has real implications where you are from and another part of the world. so there are so many questions i have about this par

after jussie smollett hate crime.mike tobin has more. >> fox news has on the departure of a third departure with the state attorney office this is director of external affairs. this comes after the chief ethics officer announced she was leaving the states attorneys office. as the person advised kim fox that she need to step away from the jussie smollett case. the ethics officer is named april perry. she give the recommendation because fox had contact with the family and supporters of jussie smollett while she was still considered the victim of a hate crime. it is now known that fox never formally recruited so. in fact they show she made recommendations to deputy prosecutor handling the case. -- she has always had the support of kim fox. >> we never had an ethics officer in cook county. what i wanted to make sure when i started my term was that any decision i made, even the appearance of impropriety would be vetted by someone other than myself. >> and the integrity unit, a resignation was submitted before the controver

portrays but also truly come to know jussie smollett's personal character.th integrity. is united front we stand with jussie smollett and ask our costar, brother and friend be brought back for our sixth season of empire. that letter was signed by six key actors including terrence howard, after lee daniels, the co-creators said the fate of jussie smollett on the show is up in the air. you know that letter will spark a social media reaction. this presence is jussie smollett is honest except to the whole, quote, staging a fake hate crime thing. and other persons as richard says are you sure jussie smollett didn't pen the letter? he is pretty good at writing that. a reference to the allegation to himself. the fbi investigating that. jillian: we will see how that plays out. netflix, people go crazy about this. >> no laughing matter, netflix may use its rights to shows like the office and friends because nbc has its own streaming service. they want those shows to run on their platform. netflix tweeted about it saying it is me with your regularly scheduled reminder

jussie smollett is lying.k for a state's attorney in baltimore city, any time you dropped the case, it was because something happened. there is something that happened. >> yeah, favor. >> shannon: people have so many questions. >> the point is that -- >> shannon: people have questions about what did happen. >> that's what i'm saying, something happened that tainted this case. that's what i think happened. it probably happened on the state's attorney side. it could have happened from the police department. >> that's not acceptable. >> let's not forget -- i'm not saying it's acceptable. i'm saying it happens across the country. >> it happens a lot in chicago, though. it happens a lot in chicago. >> you're missing my point. >> we know that the d.o.j. has gone to a number of places in police departments including chicago and others in recent years to try to get to the bottom of the stuff but it sounds like a federal investigation to the district attorney's office potentially on why this got dropped. >> remember, t

jussie smollett reported that his attackers in chicago were president trump supporters who put a nooseck and he yelled why would this is maga country. smollett said he was targeted because of his activism against the president. chicago's mayor called smollett a liar. federale is a investigation into a letter that they say smollett sent himself. chicago is asking that smollett pay restitution. in $130. the clock is kicking, if he doesn't pay that within seven days it might bring new charges against the actor. >> tucker: not much of a lyricist. thank you. the southern poverty law center lost its founder and president after multiple allegations that the organization they ran was a hot bed of sexual harassment and racism. that's not their only problem. they called themselves an anti-hate organization but they resemble a racket. they have amassed over half a billion dollars by calling anyone against the democratic party a racist or whatever works. an effort to purchase them from society. for doing all of that they can and direct government support to because they are a tax exempt entity. se

. >>> new trouble for actor jussie smollett. just weeks after being accused of staging a hate crime, what he's now refusing to do that could land him in court again. >>>,ar rea give you a high? the surprising study on what sugar does to our bodies. >>> plus, the world's richest man and his divorce settlement. what jeff bezos' ex-wife will get. >>> one teenager's quest to find the true meaning of happiness. her experiment and what she found. snoents don't worry, be happy now ♪ >>> good friday morning, everyone. we begin with the new shocking information about the man who claimed to be timmothy pitzen. an illinois boy who's been missing for nearly eight years. >> police say it was a hoax and the man is someone else. he is a convicted criminal just released from prison and that's not all we've learned about his past. this morning, new heartbreak for the family of timmothy pitzen. investigators say the mysterious young man who showed up in kentucky claiming to be their missing boy is actually a 23-year-old man from ohio, brian micha

this whole ordeal is insulting to the people of chicago and law enforcement community, jussie smollettishment -- punishment not just for wasting hundreds of thousands of tex paylor -- pet taxpayer dollars but averting manpower. 24 detectives pulled off of other cases to spend 1,000 plus hours probing smollett's claims of all the mess and 2500 other crimes occurred in chicago so victims in cases involving murder, shooting and violent rate did not get the attention they deserve but decided -- as part of all this is what jussie smollett did just deepen the divide in the country if there is one thing we don't need in america another reason to pay people against each other because of racial or political differences. >> shannon: that is what we heard from the police chief and the mayor about that side effect of this whole thing. and in washington, smollett is not remorseful and surrogates on news. he is innocent. the law only works with people who believe it will be enforced and actually prosecuted. >> that is absolutely true and why you do not let cases like this slide. jussie smollett orch

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 attorney general, sean. as a prosecutor, i don't know how you can say 130 people die in a day from drug overdoses isn't a crisis. i don't know how democrats can want gun control from law abiding citizens yet guns are flowing over the mexican border int

jussie smollett paid them to stages hate crime and they have been blamed by jussie smollett.carlson the whole thing was a hoax. >> he wanted to tear people apart more, not bring them together. they were not homophobic, they were not racist and not anti-trump. rob: those brothers did this. jussie smollett says he is innocent. >> chelsea manning is demanding to be freed, lawyers for the former army intelligence and also requesting she be released after she refused to testify. and with a 30 year sentence commuted by president obama. >> and american-born turned isis bride sits down 1-on-1 with fox news, begging to come back to the us with her young son promising she will be a model citizen. >> reporter: benjamin hall has more from a refugee camp in syria. >> reporter: he talked about her comfortable life in alabama and denied she left isis because the caliphate has fallen, went to a camp in northern syria. you've got to do better than that. you've got to explain why you made this decision. there was nothing except no comment and always that laughter in a plea to go home. >> i wan

a new update to the jussie smollett story.vestigation after recusing herself. rob: in full matrix mode to avoid a line drive.

. >> no jussie smollett jokes?> reporter: jussie smollett was a no show at the 50th annual naacp awards saturday night. but that didn't keep him out of the spotlight. comedian chris rock roasted smollett during a presentation. >> you don't even get the "u" no more. that "u" was respect. you ain't getting no respect from me. >> i stand with jussie. >> reporter: days after they dropped 16 charges against smollett for allegedly claiming toby a viktm of off a hate crime. in on op-ed fox defended her team's decision saying i welcome an outside nonpolitical review in how we handled this matter, but insuring i and our office have the community's trust is paramount. rahm manual is asking that they cover money for over time. they discussed the status in a podcast this weekend. >> the city is saying they want 130. but the case was dismissed and i think he's got no basis whatsoever. it's kind of a grand standing. >> reporter: the chicago mayor is asking for a federal investigation. and the police union is protesting attorney

chris rock slamming jussie smollett.ough chris rock said event organizerred warne organi, don't go there. >> said sn no jussie smollett jokes. what ar was he thinking? >> matt is lif live in shaig wih thchicago withthe latest. >> the tension all came to a head today right outside of kim fox's office. the chicago police union protested against kim fox alleging she has a history of being antipolice. she's set known gang members free and they're demanding that she resign after dropping jussie smollett's case. her supporters also protested today arguing that kim fox reformed criminal justice here and she's setting the innocent free. at one point the police had to step in. president trump supporters and fox protesters were chanting she's got to go. >> why don't you stand up and protest rahm emanuel. >> the police 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 fox. this is about you -. >> kim fox is defending her office's decision t

he oversees the office to drop charges against jussie smollett and the jussie smollett case is one thatecute, they get upset about cases where officers were injured. >> when officers are coming into my office, one of them almost have their finger bit off and we can't get felony charges. our officers are not punching. >> rahm emanuel showed up in kim fox's corner saying she should not step down because she was elected. however she should answer some questions. shannon: thank you. dramatic video from middle east where jonathan hunt is monitoring the shaky cease-fire in gaza. >> we travel to the border today expecting as many others did that with israel and the hamas leadership in gaza actively negotiating a cease-fire agreement, it might be a quiet day. it did not turn out that way. what started out as a relatively calm day on the israeli gaza border suddenly burst into violence. a group of palestinian protesters looked at the fence between israel and gaza, attempted to approach that fence. what they do is set tires on fire. that dark smoke comes from one of those tires. and up skewers th

i'm just trying my best. >> you are not jussie smollett's. >> i am not jussie smollett.okay. i'll get my justice. >> jesse: all right, greg. big double standard. >> greg: i think jussie smollett is now going to be a euphemism for something. it's like getting off because you're famous. just pulled a jussie smollett. or jesse, given chris rock said he lost the u. >> jesse: don't talk about it. >> greg: the brothers are suing him because the guy basically enlisted their help and then betrayed them. the hoax is one thing but jussie is a rotten person that he would be entirely okay with those guys going to jail. that's borderline psychopath. i understand the hoax thing, because he was just feeding and what the media was asking for. he knew as a washed up celebrity that if he had become a victim of a maga hat wearing throne, he would elevate victim status new, bigger celebrity. i get what he was doing it but between those guys that he paid to help, no honor among thieves. >> dana: it not only would he be okay with them going to jail but he's ruined their ability to make a livi

nominee jussie smollett. but maybe that's a good thing because it was open season on the embattled "empire" star. >> what the hell was he thinking? you're jessie from now on. you don't even get the "u" no more. that "u" was respect. you ain't getting no respect from me. >> chris rock was there to hand out an award, but unleashed on smollett right from the start. >> they said no jussie smollett jokes. i know. i know. >> i promised myself that today i won't be going into the news on the jussie smollett thing. i'll be celebrating everybody else, and then when i'm back on "the daily show," then i'll go into that again. >> jussie who lost in the supporting actor category didn't attend the awards. >> beyonce! >> and more drama -- the beyhive erupted when actor omari hardwick greeted beyonce with not one, but two kisses. she didn't seem bothered when she accepted her award for entertainer of the year. >> i'm honored to be included among all of you and to be part of a vital, thriving community. >> hubby jay-z was als

she dropped all indictments against jussie smollett.ious example of the failure by you and you staff to hold offenders accountable. listen. >> we all stand together in this. are there any questions? sure. >> how come there's no african american chiefs here? >> the call went out to all police chiefs in cook county who wanted to show up. that was their decision. but we certainly made the invitation to everyone. anything else? thank you all for being here. >> no. one more question. >> i'm sorry. i thought that was a no. >> i want to go over some of the particulars. you mentioned the $1,000 retail theft. one of the chiefs said something about an officer safety issue. who were you referring to there? >> i'm referring to the difficulty that states attorney foxx has imposed on our system to let go felonies on dangerous criminals. many times the hoops that we have to go through to get a felony charge and most of the time they're not approved or the charges are dismissed in court without an officer's opinion, without notifying the police agency

a new update to the jussie smollett story. jillian: him fox interviewed in the investigation after recusing herself. rob: in full matrix mode to avoid a line drive. jillian: "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ ♪ rob: complain golf today. jillian: in the last eight minutes when you said that. if we seem excited is because we got new golf clubs. enough of my personal affairs. you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. jillian: a short circuit could be to blame, in paris, to help rebuild the 850-year-old landmark, priceless historic relics found in the rubble. rob: a miraculous discovery. a number of relics in this fire. they saved a number and the rooster on top of the spire we watched crumbling down in that video, they managed to find that rooster. jillian: the gentleman in the photo. it is unbelievable the things they are finding. a lot of things have been transported, trying to keep anything they can. rob: the cross was on the floor of the church. they saved the crown of foreigners, and nailing

in the meantime a new legal challenge from the actor jussie smollett tonight.te crime attacker now throwing rhetorical punches at his lawyers. mike tobin has details tonight from this story that is ever-changing in chicago. >> good evening. one way or the other we might say jussie smollett and a rear left court room, he is facing a lawsuit from the city of chicago and t might be called a witness in the federal lawsuit that was filed today. the actor was not named as a defendant. they say the attack was a hoax conceived and directed by jussie smollett right out of the use of a noose, bleach and it shouts that this is make america great again country. they claim after charges were dropped against jussie smollett they did the rounds on news programs and podcasts. lawyers spur of the brothers he repeatedly made false reprehensible and damaging statements, they claim the reputation and personal training business were damaged. they also suffered emotional distress. today gloria smith said the two wannabe actors faulty direction of jussie smollett and how they want to

emotional coverage. >> first of all, there are a lot of questions that still need to be answered, and jussie smollettce despite overwhelming -- innocence despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. this was handled badly. after all the money that's been spent trying to solve this case of smollett's alleged attack, suddenly it's dropped one morning without much in the way of explanation. there was such an uproar over it. the tribune's not alone -- howard: oh yeah. i wanted to cite the local paper. it was also a political scandal because trump saying the justice department and fbi will invest it. is that payback or perfectly appropriate? >> i think it's perfectly appropriate. what just happened this last week is baffling and reeks of corruption. the media did latch on to this narrative until the evidence became overhemmingly against jussie smollett, and it's kind of funny right now that so many people in the media aren't outraged or shocked by the situation that happened because it speaks to just how ridiculous the allegation was in the first place. you had outlets tweeting things that, basically, t

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the letter claims that jussie smollett is "honest and filled with integrity."say he is innocent of all claims against him. meanwhile in chicago, a woman charged with making a false police report is accusing the state kim foxx on a double standard. mark martin agreed, telling prosecutors to say why they are prosecuting her but not jussie smollett. rocky sauve is an editor and the author of "panic attack: young radicals in the age of trump." he joins us. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> tammy: fascinating situation because the judge in this was also equally perplexed by the fact that she seemed to be taking a very different position with this young woman versus what she took with mr. jussie smollett. >> what's different with this person who filed allegedly a false report? is it that they are not a rich, well-connected, famous celebrity who has politically involved friends, associates, or acquaintances? is that why this person is being brought to justice at all costs? where jussie smollett was allowed to walk through, without even pleading guilty. that is

chicago, the city, not the band, will sue jussie smollett, to get back the cost of investigation that allege ed attack. i don't know what i just said. they say the attack never happened. jussie was suddenly cleared of the charges by the prosecutor's office and the city gave them until thursday to pay 130 grand in reimbursement costs and he didn't pay so the city wants to file a civil suit and his attorney says his client will be intimidated into paying meanwhile chicago police are calling for city prosecutor kim fox to resign. >> the problem is she's not listening to the law enforcement officials she's making decisions about policies and about public policy, without consulting the law enforcement, and in this county. >> charming man. kim fox says she's not going anywhere, so all sides are dug in no one is giving an inch which means we'll have something to talk about all summer, and i have to go to you, nick, because you're in hollywood. >> yes. >> you are. does anybody there, like off the record when they're not like being chased by tmz, actually believe anything from jussie smollett?

clearly the cops thought they had jussie smollett dead to right and they're angry and should be.s is a case where he perpetrated a hate crime on donald trump's voters by accusing them falsely in this hoax. and i think that's why this case matters, a lot of people, not just the cops, are very angry that jussie smollett got away with this. i know i'm one of these people. i want to know why this is dismissed and why possibly michelle obama's former chief of staff, a lawyer for jussie smollett might be involved in pressuring kim foxx who said she was going to recuse herself and in the end never did. >> it's so important for the inspector general there to look at that. but emily, with given your legal backgrnd,hat do you see happening there in this mystifying case out of chicago. >> hopefully transparency and exposure. when kim foxx was elected, he t ethics ironically a hallmark of her service. there wasn't an officer inscribed in that office until she got the position. so ironic to me that now everything is falling and opening up i want to point out that as a long time federal attorn

flonase. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ kennedy: jussie smollett case had so many twists and turns.- state attorneym foxx was texting about the case after she recused herself. saying, so. i'm recused but when people accuse us of over charges cases, it is exhibit a to which they said agreed, she referenced the r. kelly. washed up celeb to lead to cops, 16. i think it is indicative of something we should look at. because we can charge something does not mean we should. hery played, agreed. shiad the mids smollett lea liet still wants the charges dropped. party panel is back. alex, you are a lawyer by gum. kim foxx. said she recused herself. her spokesperson said not formally. >> first, a nonlawyer thought, any time you say he is better than r. kelly, you are losing the argument that way. from a legal perspective, that recusal means, spirits of what recusal it, not texting your assistance about nature of charges or a recommendation or thoughts or opinions, that could appear you are trying to interfere. >> she spoke with jussie smollett's family. >> right, the appearance of impropriety

case but stands by her office's decision to drop all 16 felony charges against "empire" actor, jussie smollett. claiming a conviction is unlikely and smollett is not a violent criminal. by doing really began a bit earlier. the first one in support of ken fox and led by the reverend jesse jackson. here he is at the rally. >> she has said she is going to be a progressive state attorney and that's what she has been. today, as activists, as leaders all over, we are going to stand with her and usher her in a new term come the upcoming year. we are going to make sure that kim foxx stays at state attorney as long as she should. >> harris: of course there we were watching a community organizer. the reverend jackson did speak. he is at that rally. the president of chicago's fraternal order of police, kevin graham, earlier on "america's newsroom." he says it's time for the federal government to look into can fox's handling of the case. >> this case should have stood trial. we felt the case was solid and that we would have gotten a conviction. we wouldn't be having these discussions, and there wouldn't b

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let's kick off with an update on the story that shook the nation, jussie smollett. two months ago, the "empire" actor was attacked by two trump supporters who turned out to be nigerian weightlifters. but then, jussie was arrested for working with them to fake a hate crime. but then the charges were dropped for no reason, and then, jussie said the brothers really did attack him, but they were in whiteface. and now, the story is starting to get weird. ( laughter ) >> the two brothers who allegedly faked the jussie smollett attack are now suing the "empire" actor's legal team. they say smollett directed every aspect of the hoax. the brothers are suing for defamation. they claim they suffered extreme emotional distress. smollett's attorneys have called the lawsuit ridiculous. >> trevor: okay, okay, i don't know who is writing the jussie smollett story but they deserve a raise. this is a storyline that nobody could have predicted. the i can jeern brothers are saying jesse hurt their reputation by saying they aren't scam artists. "how dare you insigneuate we are not commit

they are claiming that jussie smollett paid them "a sum of money" to stage an attack to benefit himself. they add that the actor directed every aspect of the incident. smollett maintains the attack was not staged. here's an attorney for the brothers reading their statemen statement. >> these lies are destroying our character and our reputation in our personal and professional lives. those who know us personally know that we don't have hate for anyone that is not who we are. we will no longer sit back and allow these lies to continue. >> melissa: mike tobin's live in chicago with the latest. mike? >> it's important that this lawsuit does not name jussie smollett as a defendant, rather, he names his legal team. they say that after all the charges were dropped against the actor, attorneys mark gary gose and tina started doing the rounds on news programs and blamed the attack of the brothers. they claimed that the statements damaged the repetition of the brothers car their business, and consummate them emotional distress. they're asking for damages and legal costs. lawyers for the brothers

the executive say it has nothing to do with the jussie smollett case.inating. 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 neglecting and abusing 12 of their 13 children. they kept the kids shackled in their beds, allowed the

. >>> amid calls for her resignation the embattled states attorney in the jussie smollett case speaks out. >> i will tell you that i'm not going anywhere. >> why she says her office made the right decision. >>> dramatic rescue. more than a dozen power poles come crashing down in seattle, trapping two people inside their suv. >>> a break-through treatment for deadly pancreatic cancer. >> my point is it's about hope. >> doctors finding a new way to extend lives. >>> who was secretly watching this family during their airbnb stay? the company's response and the apps you can use right now to find out if you're being spied on. >>> and how artificial intelligence can change the art you view in a museum. but can it replace the human touch? >>> good evening. before a friendly crowd in las vegas today president trump went beyond his usual attacks on democrats and leveled a new charge against them, permitting anti-semitism to flourish in the party. the speech before the jewish republican coalition comes as benjamin netanyahu battles for re-election in israel. the president also returned to famil

a counter protest took place nearby in support of the decision. >> this is not about jussie smollett. the overall picture of the fact that she is a black woman. >> there has to be accountability when people commit a crime. >> the protesters called for a prosecutor to step down. the chicago's mayor is demanding jussie smollett pay one $30,000 tocove e thcost case. >>> a live look at the white house. a whistleblower said she has a list of people whose security clearances were once denied but later approved during the trump administration. overseeing security clearances until the house oversight committee at least 25 people were denied clearances last year because of issues including concerns about foreign influence, drug use, criminal conduct. the list includes a vodka trunk, jared kushner and the national security advisor. right now this is my last hope to really bring the integrity back into our office. the white house is not commented on the issue. >>> the white house is standing firm on the presidents threat to close the southern border. mr. trump said it could happen as soon as thi

here is ileana diaz. >> they said no jussie smollett jokes. >> jussie smollett was a no show for his nomination at the 509 annual n.a.a.c.p. image award saturday night. but that didn't keep the empire actor out of the spotlight. >> what the hell was he thinking? >> comedian chris rock roasted smol ed during an award presentation. >> are you justie frr no on you, don't even get the u no more, that u is res from from me. >> others showed support. >> i stand with jussie. >> the continued back 34r5rb-- backlash comes daysagos dropped 15 charges against smollett for allegedly claiming to be a victim of a hate crime. >> cook county states attorney kim foxx recused herself from the caseop ed in the chicago tri beun foxx defended her team's decision staight i welcome an outside nonpolitical review of how we handled this matter. but enshawring that i and my office have our community's trust is par mounted. chicago mayor rahm emmanuel is demanding smollett pay $130,000 to cover the overtime of police officers who worked the case for weeks. smollett's defense attorney mark geragos discussed the

now, while a new investigation moves forward, the city of chicago is suing jussie smollett for the overtimed investigating his claim amounting to $130,106. since smollett refused to pay the first time they requested the money, lawyers now want three times the amount and legal costs. the legal team for jussie smollett still insists he was the victim of an attack, and they promise a rigorous defense. liz, back to you. elizabeth: now to developments in the biggest college admissions cheating scam in history. a key figure just pleaded guilty in boston federal court. fox news' rick leventhal has this story. rick? >> reporter: good evening, liz. marjorie dell is likely going -- mark ridell is likely going to prison. he arrived to to the federal courthouse just at one p.m., he did not answer shouted questions, and then he headed to courtroom 4 where he pleaded guilty in front of judge nathaniel gordon. admitting his key role in the admissions scandal, literally the brains according to prosecutors. either taking the exam himself or acting as proctor for kids and then fixing their answers when they

when kim fox stepped aside she put her deputy in charge of the jussie smollett case.s been subpoenaed to appear before the special prosecutor, the hearing is slated for thursday. shannon: congresswoman rashida tlaib says she was afraid of americans after 9/11. >> be careful who you hang out with, calling my sister, just be careful out there. shannon: here to weigh in next. ♪ like a drifter i was-- ♪ born to walk alone! keep goin' man! you got it! if you ride, you get it. ♪ here i go again geico motorcycle. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. when you rent from national... it's kind of like playing your own version of best ball. because here, you can choose any car in the aisle, even if it's a better car class than the one you reserved. so no matter what, you're guaranteed to have a perfect drive. [laughter] (vo) go national. go like a pro. see what i did there? >> shannon: freshman democratic congresswoman congresswoman rashida tlaib grabbed headlines and attention because of a profane call for president trump's impeachment. she's back in the headlines for shannon:

because of this whole thing that jussie smollett made up.iss this is totally, totally unacceptable because he went there with a lie. he lied to chicago police. there are people in jail right now for the exact same thing but he gets a free pass because of who he is or who he knows? not acceptable. >> bill: thank you both. vincent hill. good commentary and jonna smil -- spill bore here in new york. >> i recognize this behavior. never do i claim that it rises to the level of a sexual assault or anything of that nature. what i am saying is that it is completely inappropriate, it does not belong in any kind of professional setting much less in politics. >> bill: joe biden responding to accusations of inappropriate behavior. lucy flores accusing the likely candidate for 2020 of inappropriate conduct dating back to 2014. she was running for a statewide office in nevada. she says biden smelled her hair, kissed the back of her head during campaign event. what does biden say today? >> good morning to you. the former vice president says he does not rem

. >> juan: jussie smollett getting slammed by fellow celebrities. >> they said no jussie smollett jokehe thinking? >> juan: the latest on the smollett saga. that's ahead on "the five." mom! he's blinking too loud. sorry, is that too loud? you don't need any more hormones in your house. that's why you chose kraft natural cheese. made with fresh milk without the added hormone rbst. it's cheese as it should be. newday usa's operation home buy a home with no down payment and not one dollar out of pocket for closing costs. and newday can say yes when banks say no. why rent when you can buy? ♪ >> lisa: dueling rallies in chicago after prosecutors dropped the charges against jussie smollett. jesse jackson rallying religious leaders in support of kim foxx. she is facing criticism over her office's decision to let smollett off the hook. the police union furious with foxx over drop in the case. this weekend, 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