also embroiled in the scandal, lori loughlin, the actress who rose to fame on "full house" playing the kind-hearted role model aunt becky. >> you've worked very hard for your success. you should be proud of yourself. >> reporter: loughlin and her fashion designer husband behind the brand massimo are accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their two daughters considered as recruits for the crew team even the girls had never rowed before. the company even reportedly took pictures of their children on rowing machines. >> i don't really care about school as you guys all know. >> reporter: loughlin's daughter olivia jade is a popular influence on social media with more than a million followers where she can be seen talking about college life. olivia faced backlash for this video she posted last year. >> i do want the experience of like game days, partying. >> reporter: she later apologized and called school a privilege. in a 2017 interview loughlin sat next to her other daughter isabella and was asked about sending her off to college. >> i think i'm in complete denial. >> yeah? >> i rea

among those arrested, actresses felicity huffman and "full house" star lori loughlin. today the accused ringleader of the $25 million scheme pleading guilty. we he it covered from colleg campuses to the courthouse, starting with pete williams at georgetown. and pete, a lot of people have reason to be outraged about this story. >> including here at georgetown in washington, lestere the former tennis coach is accused of taking $3 million to admit 12 students as players. nationwide, 50 people have been arrested, parents and the college coaches they're accused of bribing.eg the co are some of the nation's most elite, yale, stanford, ucla, eight in all. the fbsays they unwittingly admitted students with inflated test scores or phony athletic records paid for by their parents. >> this is a case where they flaunted their wealth, sparing no expense to cheat the systems so they could set their children up for success with the best education money could buy.ng >> reporter: ahose charged, "full house" actress lori loughlin, "desperate housewives" starelicity huffman, and top ceos

oscar-nominated actress felicity huffman and actress lori loughlin, best known for her role as "auntbecky" on full house.natsot: "full house" among dozens charged in a cheating scam helping to get students into a string of prestigious universities. andrew lelling, u.s. attorney: "50 people nationwide, 2 sat/act exam administrators, 1 exam proctor, 1 college administrator, 9 coaches at elite schools, and 33 parents." according to prosecutors, the center of the scheme is a prep organization "the key," founded by william singer.he has pleaded guilty to four charges, including money laundering and obstruction of justice.andrew lelling, u.s. attorney:"between roughly 2011 and 2018, wealthy parents paid singer about $25 million in total, to guarantee their children's admission to elite schools."the scheme involves two kinds of fraud - parents paying a college prep organization to help their children cheat on s-a-t or a-c- t exams and others paying to allegedly bribe college coaches to help admit the students as athletes regardless of their athletic skill.andrew lelling, u.s. attorney:"sing

lori loughlin is now back to the united states from canada. xperts estimate that loughlin could face as many as 46 months and huffman as many as 18 months behind bars. meanwhile, many parents and students are outraged learning about the scheme especially with student loan debt at an all-time high of $1.5 trillion. >> makes you wonder how many students missed an opportunity to sit in a classroom because of this. >>> joining us, a former college admission officer at the university of rochester now working with families as a college counselor, davin sweeney, and dan abrams is back. good to see you both. davin, so many watching. is the system rigged? can students don't have it all get a fair shake? >> no, they can't, but not necessarily because people are bribing admissions offices to the tune of millions of dollars. you know, i think that unfortunately we live in a system -- unequal system of education that provides access opportunity to people who have the money to afford that access opportunity in a variety of extremely legal ways. >> let's walk

. >> lori loughlin and felicity huffman charged.he bribes and elaborate schemes they used to get their kids into college. >> because i didn't have that, i want that for them. >> only we're with mom and daughters talking higher learning. >> you only get one shot at your reputation. >>> then, why j-lo really was shocked that a-rod proposed. what motivated him to get down on one knee, and did a famous ex have anything to do with it? greatest human beings i have ever met. >>> and kate and meghan's royal pact? what the palace is telling us. >> they get on. >>> and the new "aladdin" giving us something to sing about. >> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> welcome, everybody, but we have new details today about the bombshell news. felicity huffman arrested. lori loughlin busted too for allegedly using bribes to get their children into university. >> it's all part of a massive fbi sting operation that has a name right out of hollywood. >> operation varsity blues culminated early this morning. >> i do want them to have somewhat of a normal

tmz is reporting that actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin have been charged in a massive briberyhe country.( james ) court records show the actresses and others allegedly paid hefty bribes -- as much as $6 million -- to get their kids into various schools, including yale, stanford, georgetown and the university of southern california. the charges include conspiracy to commit mail fraud. tmz is reporting that felicity huffman has been arrested and is in custody. the alleged scam was reportedly unearthed after authorities found a california businessman who ran an operation helping students get into the college of their choice. authorities say the parents would pay the man money and then he would funnel it to a school sat/act administrator or a college athletic coach. the feds say if the money went to a college coach ... the coach would arrange a fake profile that listed the student as an athlete. if the money went to an exam administrator, the administrator would either hire a proctor to take the sat/act or correct the student's answers. huffman is best known for desperate housewiv

we expect lori loughlin to eventually turn herself in.to the courthouse for their next court date. furthermore, i can say this. universities have not been charged in this case but a lot of them are taking their own actions, some already firing coaches who were accused in this indictment, some saying their coaches will be on leave, others, you know, opening their own internal investigations, like usc. >> wow. brynn, thank you for being there. i remember you broke this story at the end of our show yesterday. it's stunning. >>> a vote with major implications set to be taken on the senate floor today. lawmakers set to cast their final say on whether to end the u.s. involvement in that war in yemen. at&t provides edge-to-edge intelligence, covering virtually every part of your healthcare business. so that if she has a heart problem & the staff needs to know, they will & they'll drop everything can you take a look at her vitals? & share the data with other specialists yeah, i'm looking at them now. & they'll drop everything hey. & take care of

lori loughlin and felicity huffman are just two among those arrested. it comes at the expense of all of us. the rest of the country. we have new developments for you on this breaking story in just moments. nancy pelosi trying to rein in the fringe elements of her party. you know who they are, the three of them trying to hold it hostage. nancy pelosi says she is against the impeachment of president trump. >> they wanted to impeach bush for the iraq war. i didn't believe in it then and i don't believe in it now unless there is some conclusive evidence. trish: she left a little wiggle room there. which is it? venezuela tonight on the brink of a potential civil war as the brutal socialist dictator nicolas maduro goes on national television. this as he attempts to charge the opposition leader, the man freed world recognizes as the leader of the country, with sabotaging the national electrical grid. warm guaido said he was considering invoking article 187 of the venezuelan constitution to bring foreign forces into venezuela. trish: . 50 people have been charg

felicity huffman and lori loughlin are among dozens of people charged in a 25 million-dollar bribery scheme. authority's a rich parents bribed, cheated and defrauded in order to get the kids into some of the country's most elite schools. the alleged crimes include paying for someone to take their kids s.a.t.s, paying an admissions consultant to bribed coaches into labeling their kids as recruited athletes to boost their chances, and also faking athletic profiles to make students look like strong athletes when they actually weren't. there is no evidence school admissions were involved in any of the wrongdoing. the u.s. attorney in charge describing the bombshell allegations. >> the parents charge today, despite already being able to give their children every legitimate advantage of the college admissions game, instead chose to corrupt and illegally maneuver late the system for their benefit. we're not talking about donating a building so that a school is more likely to take your son or daughter. we are talking about deception and fraud, fate test scores, fake athletic credentials, fak

the last execution in the state was carried out in 2006. >>> number 2, full house actress lor lori loughlint looks like loughlin. it's lauk lynn. is expected to appear in a courtroom today after being named in a criminal complaint for allegedly taking part in that massive college admissions scheme. >>> number 3, a dozen bay area parents also caught up in the scandal, you can find a full list on the website, abc7news.com. >>> number 4, breaking news out of nigeria. a three-story school building has collapsed. rescuers are pulling kids from the rubble. it's not known houb how many are inside. >>> the sig-alert. it cleared westbound 80 at mcbryde and richmond. long residuals remain. >>> enjoy the wonderful sunshine and calm conditions this morning. >>> number 7, hanna b. is officially the next bachelorette. it was revealed on the bachelor finale last night. she posted this adorable throwback photo on instagram saying wish me y'all. the new season premieres in may. >> prediction? >> on that? >> that's too early. early, mike. >>> i'll zero in. give me 30 days or something. >> you nailed this one

"full house" actress lori loughlin is free after posting bond.room sketch shows her with arms crossed facing the judge. >> one of the bay area parents facing charges is out of a job. manuel henriquez has resigned and notre dame high school in belmont has received a subpoena. administrators tell us they've cooperated fully with investigators. >> i'm kate larson in the newsroom, many of the parents accused of bribing their way into elite universities allegedly helped children cheat on the college entrance exams. disturbing to many people including the professionals who work in the testing world. according to the criminal complaint, gordon caplan was instructed to tell daughter to be stupid while evaluated for psychiatrist for extra time on the s.a.t. exam. goal to be slow, not as bright. >> really makes me angry. >> a psychiatrist who specializes in learning differences. works with schools and families to determine if a child needs special accommodations. >> there are students who need extended time, without a question. >> under the americans with

lori loughlin/ actress"isn't that nice. glad we are "isn't that nice.aying for that education so you can watch tv and not do your homework."another actress-- desperate housewives' felicity huffman -- is also charged. she's accused of paying $15,000 to get one of their daughter's sat scores boosted with help from the same fake charity.felicity huffman/ actress"i want to model for my daughters being a woman of agency, having a voice in the world and that means having influence, and having power, and to tell you the truth having money."randi kaye/ reporting"her husband, actor william h macy, has not been charged, but an affidavit shows he sat in on a meeting with the head of the sham charity, where the scam was apparently discussed. this was huffman talking with larry king back in 2016.. sounding like a concerned mom."felicity huffman/ actress"the last time i cried, uh, i would say 2 days ago. i was worried about my 16 year old. i'm sure all you moms can--"larry king/ show host"something bad?" felicity huffman/ actress"no, no just worried about their futur

>> reporter: yeah, yale tells us they have rescinded the admission of one student, and lori loughlin and felicity huffman are expected in court here next week. david. >> thank you. >>> tomorrow, a federal ban on the bump stocks. bump stocks are the devices that allow a semiautomatic weapon to fire continuously with one pull of the trigger. owners mufrs destroy or turn them over to authorities. you'll remember 12 rifles with the stocks were in the las vegas hotel room where a gunman killed 58 people. >>> and from parkland, florida, tonight news of an emergency meeting about the effects of the shooting at a high school. we reported about the young graduate who took her own life. the family says he had survivor's guilt. news of a second student, apparent suicide as well. and from connecticut tonight, the father of a 6-year-old who was killed in sandy hook elementary school has taken his life too. here is abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: tonight the grief-stricken father of a child killed in the sandy hook massacre apparently taking his own life. flowers at the front door of the newtow

. >> glor: actress lori loughlin rarns herself in, in the college admissions scandal. >> it's the mostisgusting thing that i have seen in a long t'me. >> there is a massive bomb cyclone slamming parts of the u.s. >> we're looking at blizzard conditions and near-hurricane- force winds. >> at the denver airport, winds have been at 50 miles an hour. >> a three-story school building collapsed while classes were in session. >> dozens are feared trapped. >> a dramatic day for paul manafort. >> judge amy berman jackson sentencing manafort to 3.5 additional years. then, the manhattan d.a. charged him with 16 new crimes. >> glor: and, the eight-year-old who overcame more than you can imagine to make her dreams come true. >> it makes me feel really happy. >> glor: good evening. i'm jeff glor. and this is our western edition. we're going to begin with the world grounding boeing's newest plane. the u.s. was the latest, and last on board. it came after new satellite information emerged following the crash of ethiopian airlines. 157 people died. this was how it looked earlier today over the u.s. jus

policety huffman of "desperate housewives," lori loughlin of "full house," among those that paid to get their children into elite universities. millions spent. prosecutors claim changes to s.a.t.s and some allegedly paying for their children to be recruited for sports they never even played. >>> also tonight, the deadly plane crash right into a home. emergency crews on the scene tonight. >>> this evening, the growing pressure. the uk, france, germany among the countries now grounding the new boeing max 8. tonight, why they're still flying here in the u.s. what boeing and the faa are now saying. >>> the major storm hitting the midwest tonight, then moving east. rob has the new track and timing. >>> our team inside venezuela tonight. the crippling nationwide blackout. we're in hospitals without power, families who say patients are dying. >>> what former vice president joe biden said today about running, it immediately made news. >>> the 911 call for luke perry. what the caller can be heard saying. >>> that plane crash off houston. was it a mechanical error or was it a member of the crew?

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"full house" star lori loughlin surrendering to the fbi and anger growing among parents and students who say the system is broken and believe the rich and famous cheat to get ahead. >> i'm sorry that you feel so entitled that you think you deserve to take someone else's spot just because you have the means to afford it. >>> paul manafort hit with a second prison sentence, moments later hit with brand-new charges for alleged crimes that the president can't pardon. >>> hooded gunmen breaking into a brazilian high school and opening fire. at least seven students and teachers among the dead in a horrific attack. >>> big health news tonight for millions at risk of heart attack because of high cholesterol. doctors reporting on a promising new drug without the side effects of statins. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. and welcome to our viewers in the west. breaking tonight, american, southeast, are parking their 737 max aircraft and rebooking passengers this evening after the faa today ordered the planes grounded in this country. here's

some say if lori loughlin is found guilty and others as well, is there jail time? >> significant. loaf loalori loughlin is accuse0 thousand dollar bribe, that could be up to 4 years in prison. what is interesting, the big fish is cooperating, william singer, the mastermind, the collegiate recruiter. he also has a new crime added to his roster of crime, obstruction of just is. it is reported he tried to tip-off the families to be careful. which is why there was a new crime charge post plea. you don't see that often. david: they are after headlines. >> certainly, they are looking for really -- these are significant crimes, wire fraud, lori loughlin husband had a 1 1 million dollar bail, there are individuals charged with murder who don't have that big a bail. >> one of college. applicants in current admission scandal connected to scheme alleged by the government will be denied admission to usc, we'll conduct a case by case review, and makin formed -- informed, appropriate decisions 1 the reviews have been completed, some of the individuals may have been minors at the time of their a

lori loughlin and her husband's trial has been moved to april 3. are allegedly found cheating their kids into usc. they have denied six applicants associated with the scandal, they are in the process of dealing with current students and now they are considering revoking those students that have arta graduated. here is the president. >> when you see something like that you feel aghast. but most of us are like okay. we know how to get to the bottom of this. we are going to figure this out, and that is not something i ever want to see happen again. >> but they may have a battle on their hands. >> amanda died after a murder in the state of florida did not actually commit the murder according to a prosecutor who is asking a judge to throw out the man's conviction 40 years later. guilty to raping the women, they say that jack jones, executed in arkansas two years ago actually murdered a 20-year-old college student in south florida in 1983. before he died he confessed to the killings and hold told his sister not to open the letter until he died. and the c

lori loughlin surrendered to the fbi and was taken into custody.ext stop, federal court, downtown l.a. she was fingerprinted and held in lockup until her court case was called. it's the same courthouse where lori and felicity appeared yesterday before posting bail and being released. lori was in vancouver filming for the hallmark movies and mystery channel when the bombshell sting operation unfolded yesterday. the couple allegedly paid $500,000 to get their daughters into usc. you can see a usc flag flying at full mast outside their bel air estate. in the wake of the scandal, their past tv roles are coming back to haunt them. >> are you asking for a bribe? >> pretending you're above that? >> i have got my checkbook. >> we may have -- well, he may have embellished, lied a bit on our application. >> it only shows you want what's best for your boys. >> then there's what lori and her two daughters, isabelle and olivia told "e.t." back in 2016. >> what is the best advice that your mom has given you? >> your reputation never fades. >> you get slapped wit

lori loughlin famous for her role on the tv show "full house" turned herself into a federal judge today snared in a massive college admissions cheating scandal. >> there are more questions about how this happened and how many more parents could be arrested. this is also prompting a bigger discussion about the pressure to get into college and cheating on the s.a.t. we have a team of reporters covering various angles. let's begin with bay area anoushah rasta at stanford. >> reporter: raj, wlj -- wealthy parents paid the bribes to get into top schools like stanford and others had someone take the s.a.t. or a.c.t. or they have a proctor change their answers and today a local proctor explained how they would have done it. >> hollywood celebrities and cooperate ceo's are some of the prom innocent americans now facing felony charges for cheating to get their kids into elite colleges. >> people who are hard-working and deserving got their spots taken away by kids that didn't earn this out of merit zbrnchs one of the schemes was paying s.a.t. test proctors to change scores or having someone else

>> reporter: this afternoon, lori loughlin of "full house" flew home to l.a. to turn herself into authorities. her fashion designer husband, mossimo giannulli was arrested this morning, both now charged withfulness for paying $500,000 to singer and an athletic director at usc to get their girls into the school as athletes, coxswains, although neither had been involved in the sport. he is cooperating. apparently he used his contacts at college sports programs across the country, employeed a smart guy to take or correct s.a.t. or a.c.t. tests and allegedly also had two exam administrators in his pocket. >> today, we have charged three people who organized these scams, two s.a.t. or a.c.t. exam administrators, one proctor, nine coaches at elite schools and 33 parents. >> the sailing coach from yale plead guilty today. the water polo coach from usc was arrested. >> these parents are a catalog of wealth and privilege. >> fbi! warrant! >> reporter: among them, martin fox, president of a private tennis academy, who heard fbi agents knock on his door early this mornin

lori loughlin/ actress"you know, i don't ever do, i never pushed my kids to - i always say, 'do the best you can'" that was loughlin... back in 2017... playing it cool as a parent... but prosecutors say she and her husband were anything but.. paying as much as $500,000 in a cheating scheme to get both their daughters accepted to usc as members of the crew team, even though neither ever rowed. another actress-- desperate housewives' felicity huffman -- is also charged.she's accused of paying $15,000 to get one of their daughter's sat scores boosted with help from the same fake charity. felicity huffman/ actress"i want to model for my daughters being a woman of agency, having a voice in the world and that means having influence, and having power, and to tell you the truth having money." (jrstone) that was randi kaye reporting for us tonight. felicity huffman's husband -- actor william h macy, has not been charged. (justine) authorities say they busted a large west coast credit card west coast credit card "skimming" ring in sacramento. this is video from one of those cameras. deputies found

one of lori loughlins has turned he had life at usc into a successful line. she gave more than one million youtube subscribers a view of her dorm room there. she revealed a makeup line in collaboration with sephora. it is unclear if olivia jade or the other students knew about the scheme to get into school. >>> governor newsom is expected to sign an executive order that would stop executions for as long as he is in office. sarah is live for us in marin county where death row inmates are housed. >> reporter: that's right. there are actually 737 death row inmates in california. that's the most in any state across the country. and they would be executed here at san quentin. of course with the announcement by the governor, people are coming out on both sides. oakland mayor libby schaaf, presidential candidate kamala harris and celebrities like kim kardashian supported this. many are against it. we spoke to san mateo district attorney who says not only does he strongly oppose the governor's decision buzz he says he doesn't know what it means for death penalty case

. >> lori loughlin and felicity huffman are among those charged. huffman woke up to fbi agents with guns drawn yesterday. she went to court and was released after the judge approved a $250,000 bond. loughlin was in canada at last check. there is a warrant out for her arrest. the list of rich and famous parents who paid to get their kids into school are -- >> matt keller is live at stanford with more information about the parents. matt? >> reporter: good morning. getting into a school like stanford university is a big accomplishment. it appears the parents charged in this case also appear to be accomplished as well. now, here's a list of some of the people who have been caught up in this case. marjorie clappers from menlo park. c co-owner of the bling jewelry business. she launched of the company with a friend she met. she's charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. todd and diane blake from ross. the indictment describes todd as an entrepreneur and investor and diane at a retail merchandising firm. they've charged the athletics official to get

the hallmark actress lori loughlin was in l.a. to answer the charges.et to the nitty-gritty of some of the details going none this case. fake ringers paid to take s.a.t. tests. fake profiles with photo shops pictures. fake claims of learning disabilities. a scam ringer will step in and take the s.a.t. test. the under belly is they are operating on our nickel. >> they are saying this business getting yourself prestige. it's will turn out college activists. but the kids who cheated to get in, they should have flunked out. that shows how non-rigorous the education process has become. liz: we had one kid set to be a basketball player. they put him down at 6 foot and he was 5'5". ifelicity upman's husband was on -- huffman's husband was on the phone but he wasn't charged. everybody knew if you gave your money to a university to get your name on a building, that was waffle, too. what can be done? i covered the irs and taxes for years. i always was baffled how universities could build the gigantic endowments the size of hedge funds and not have skin in the gam

actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin are among the parents charged. court documents show huffman paid $15,000 disguised as a charitable donation so someone could secretly change answers on her daughter's college entrance exam. authorities say her husband actor william h. macy was aware. as for loughlin, court papers show she and her husband paid half a million dollars to have her daughter recruited to the uc crew team despite the fact that they don't row. one of the bay area parents charged is manuel enriques. years ago he was invited to ring the closing bell at the new york stock exchange. he is the ceo and founder of palo alto-based company hercules capital. tech crunch is reporting another top executive has been placed on leaf. bill mcglashan worked as a top investor for san francisco- based private equity firm tpg. prosecutors say he was caught trying to get his son into usc. >>> some bay area high schools trying to distance themselves from this scandal, kpix5's wilson walker is live in san rafael with that part of the story. wilson? >> reporter:

the first lawsuits filed as hallmark tonight fires lori loughlin, one of its biggest stars, and sephora cuts ties with her daughter. >>> a bomb cyclone spawning tornadoes, carving a path of destruction. >> you can see the tornado right here, it's right here. >> oh my god! >> and tonight, major floods and snow. a triple threat all from the same massive system. >>> a stinging rebuke. a dozen senate republicans joining democrats to reject president trump's national emergency declaration to get money for his wall. the president vowing his first veto. >>> it's beto mania in iowa. the rising democratic star jumps into the race for president and faces tough questions. >>> a brazen murder mystery. a reputed mob boss, police sources say a leader in the gambino crime family, gunned down in front of his home. >>> a shocking close call caught on camera. a plane careening out of control, nearly colliding with a truck on the highway. amazingly everyone survived. >>> a big food safety alert. the big recall tonight from butterball. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good eve

among those implicated is lori loughlin from full house. she is free after posting $1 million bond. surrendered to the fbi in you see the courtroom sketch of her showing her arms crossed as she faced a judge. meanwhile, abc 7 news confirmed that notre dame high school in belmont received a subpoena. administrators there are cooperating fully with investigators. and usc says it will bar from admission about half a dozen student applicants connected to a firm indicted in the scandal. what's more, many of the parents in the scandal not only accused of bribing, they're also accused of allegedly helping their kids cheat on the college entrance exams. >> in fact, look at the criminal complaint. a prominent new york attorney was instructed to tell his daughter to, quote, be stupid. not as smart as she is. while being evaluate by a psychologist for extra time on her a.c.t. exam. under the americans with disabilities acts, some students qualify for extra time on their tests. tutors who help kids prepare for the tests say too many of them get extra time. they say that limits need to be set. >

from lori loughlin, aunt becky from full house, to felicity of desperate housewives fame. privileged getting their kids into universities and the ring leader behind it all. >> paul manafort already headed to prison for 47 months in one ossible ten years when sentenced today in another case. >> the faa is resisting calls by aviation advocates to ground boeing jets in the u.s., but what do you do if you're booked on a 737 max 8? we'll tell you. >> and odell beckham, jr., is going to cleveland while le'veon bell is set to be a jet. nfl comings and goings. buckle up. "early today" starts right now. >> good wednesday morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. a major winter storm moving into the midwest is expected to intensify today. we're looking at heavy snow, strong winds with blizzard warnings already posted for many areas. let's get the latest from nbc meteorologist janessa webb. what are you seeing out there? >> good morning. this is an active weather system that is moving quickly. it will rev up throughout the day. a squall line across central texas right now

in a matter of hours lori loughlin is one of those charged. she's expected to turn herself in today. felicity huffman appeared in federal court yesterday. also arrested we saw there -- that was felicity it's being reported that the officials stormed her home on monday. >>> people responding on social media were certainly lively. >> for sure. as the parents go to court, a lot of people are asking what about the kids who got in? in september, she did a tour of her dorm room and talked about not being interested in being a student. >> i do want the experience, i don't really care about school, as you guys all know. this dad writing -- and nfl superstar shannon sharpe writes -- but a lot of the posts took a very serious tone, like this one -- we've been talking about the kids who some of them are adults, who have gotten into college this way, at least one university says if the kids knew, then they will be expelled. if they didn't, they'll have to figure it out. >> they have to prove themselves once they're there. these are clearly prestigious sch

and netflix fuller house actress lori loughlin. huffman allegedly paid $16,000 to singer to boost her daughter's sat score. >> to have someone take the exam for their child or to correct their child's answers afterward. >> reporter: the most elaborate part of the scheme involved bribing at least nine college coaches to use recruitment slots for kids who had no intention of playing college sports. some even photoshopped their children into real athletes. fraud prosecutors say loughlin allegedly paid half a million dollars in bribes to get her daughters into usc as members of the crew team. even though they didn't row. >>> stanford's longtime staling coach was charged in the scheme and pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and was immediately fired. his attorney claims he didn't pocket the money.

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this as hallmark cuts ties with across trestle lori loughlin. and sephora is cutting ties with her daughter, too. a shocker from beto o'rourke. he has to remind voters he's a capitalist. is it look more and more like there is a rising democrat backlash to socialism? lawmakers threatening hearings. pilots angry. want to go know why these planes weren't grounded sooner. pilots also want to know why boeing training manuals are so poor. boeing stock is a powerful marker on the dow. boeing says it's going to put the sale of those planes on par. i'm elizabeth macdonald. thanks for joining us. "the evening edit" starts right now. [♪] liz: let's get right to chad pergram on capitol hill with the latest on this vote. it was an historic rebuke of president trump. >> this tees up the president's first veto. the vote was 59-41. all democrats voted in favor of ending the national emergency, and they were joined by 12 senate republicans. thom tillis faces a challenging reelection in a swing state of north carolina. he had been in favor of ending the national

actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin are among those charges. authorities are calling it the biggest such fraud in u.s. history. laura podesta is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. eight colleges are entangled in this bribery scandal including yale, stanford, and the university of southern california. no students were charged with any crime, and in many cases investigators say they had no idea their parents had allegedly broken the law to get them in. >> it's not all right. >> they should study instead of cheating their way into there. >> reporter: students across the country are feeling cheated themselves after a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal came to light yet. >> it kind of hurts when you see someone getting in for not really doing anything. >> reporter: court documents say the scheme was an operation for nearly a decade and involved at least 33 wealthy parents paying $25 million to get their kids into some of the country's most elite schools through falsified test scores or pretending to be st

>> an onslaught of paparazzi face lori loughlin as sheac arrivesk in l.a.will she and felicity huffman face jail time for the college

lori loughlin is back home released on $1 million bond after a brief court appearance for her alleged in the college bribery scheme. the actress who played a role model on "full house" allegedly shelled out $500,000 to consultant rick singer along with her fashion designer husband to get their daughters into usc. tmz reports her daughter olivia was on a usc trustee's yacht when the scandal broke. olivia is currently a freshman. the college tells abc news they're now conducting a case-by-case review for current students involved in the allegations. >> fbi. warrant. >> reporter: loughlin was arrested a day after dozens of wealthy parents were taken into custody including felicity huffman who was arrested by agents with guns drawn and then cuffed. the star of "desperate housewives" allegedly paid $15,000 to consulant singer to bribe a procter who would secretly change her daughter's test answers. colleges and companies are distancing themselves from employees accused of either paying bribes or taking them. on wednesday, the university of texas fired its men's tennis coach. a major silico

>> reporter: this afternoon, lori loughlin of "full house" flew home to l.a.n herself into authorities. her fashion designer husband, mossimo jianulu was arrested this morning, both now charged withfulness for paying $500,000 to singer and an athletic drerve director at usc to get their girls into the school as cox coxswa coxswains. he employed a smart guy to correct or take s.a.t. tests and allegedly had two examine administrators in his pocket. >> today, we have charged three people who oorgized these scams, two s.a.t. or a.c.t. examine administrator, one proctor, nine coaches at elite schools, and 33 parents. >> reporter: the sailing coach from yale plead guilty today. the water polo coach from usc was arrested. >> these parents are a catalog of wealth and privilege. >> fbi! warrant! >> reporter: among them, martin fox, president of a private tennis academy, who heard fbi agents knock on his door early this morning. >> some spent anywhere from $200,000 to $6.5 million for guaranteed admission. their actions were without a doubt insidious, selfish, and shame

and actress lori loughlin, the former star of "full house" facing arrest.r husband arrested tuesday. the couple allegedly paid $500,000 in bribes to get their two daughters considered as recruits for the ufc crew team, even though neither one of them rowed. >> the judge is going to want to send a message to them and the country. >> reporter: singer pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including racketeering and conspiracy to fraud. no students have been charged and they say many were unaware. dania bacchus, abc news. >>> the nine coaches mentioned have been fired or suspended. >> the sports are soccer, water polio, tennis, volleyball and sailing. two of the coaches won national championships. all of the colleges and universities say their admissions people did not know about the scam and no admissions officers have been charged. >> just incredible there. >> it absolutely is. >>> now to the serious fall out from the crash of the american-made boeing 737 max 8 in ethiopia. since the disaster, about two-thirds of that model plane have been grounded around the w

we have two names that everybody has been talking about, that's felicity huffman and lori loughlin. th of them took different routes. in felicity huffman's case, attorneys for the doj say she paid $15,000 to get her daughter's test scores altered. in the case of loughlin, authorities say say that her and her husband paid $500,000 to get her two daughters admitted to ucla on the crew team when they never even rowed crew. just elaborate schemes, we're talking ceos of major companies fashion designers, and a lot of people charged in this case dubbed operation varsity blues. more people are pleading guilty. we're expecting and it's possible that more arrests could come down the line. and as far as universities and how they're responding, essentially, they're distancing themselves from this. and, again, no universities have been charged in this case. dave and jessica. >> say it ain't so, cnn learning beto o'rourke is ready to jump into the 2020 democratic race for president. the former texas congressman intends to announce this week. traveling saturday in debuc. >> run, go, run. team bide

ahead of their court date next e , lori loughlin and massimo giunuli seen in california. they'll be joined by celebrity actress felicity huffman when hollywood comes to beantown. >>> we learned today of tragedy th the grand canyon, two d just this week. one man falling to his death apparently taking a selfie. nbc's miguel almaguer has s. detail >> reporter: its stunning beauty drew more than 7 million visitors last year. the grand canyon, one of the in most breathtakg and safest places on the planet. but this week two people died here. park rangers investigating a body found in the woods, and a man who stumbled over the nyon's rim while taking a selfie. >> okay, this is as far as i'm going. >> reporter: it happened near the sky walk, the glass-bottom waroway thrilling tourists fm around the globe. >> oh my goodness. >> reporter: accidents here are rare.e ds of death in the grand canyon roughly 1 in 400,000. on average, two to three people die each year at the grand canyon from falls. and it's a long way down. it's iossible to understand the scope of this place until you'r

. >> tv stars lori loughlin and felicity huffman among the dozens charged. >> there can be no separatelege admission system for the wealthy and there will not be a separate criminal justice system, either. >> crash site investigators combed this area searching for answers. >> more countries around the world are banning boeing's new jet from their airspace. >> pressure in congress also building to ground the plane domestically. >> these planes are accidents waiting to happen. >> reporter: the a.t.f. has launched a multi-state search after guns were stolen from their facility. >> this is an issue. >> wells fargo c.e.o. tim sloan grilled by the financial services committee. >> i'm shocked that you're not in an orange suit and a little jail cell testifying today. >> glor: and... >> they gave me a 40% chance of survival. >> glor: this marine's toughest battle came before boot camp. >> glor: good evening. i'm jeff glor. and this is our western edition. we're going to begin tonight with "operation varsity blues," an investigation into the biggest college cheating scam ever prosecuted. actress