but others have decided to fight like actress lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband massimo giannulli. the couple are accused of paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their daughters into usc. according to "people" magazine, a source close to the family says the couple believes going to trial is their best chance for redemption and avoiding jail. but could that strategy backfire? >> lori loughlin is risking a substantial prison sentence by going to trial instead of pleading guilty. she may even end up pointing the finger at her husband. >> reporter: according to the indictment, when a high school guidance counselor raised red flags about the application giannulli allegedly met with the counselor and shut down the concerns. that could make the parents seem less sympathetic to a jury, say legal experts, and more likely to receive a harsh sentence. >> miguel almaguer reporting there. >>> wildfires scorched about 1 million acres of california last year. >> homes, lives lost. but could something have slowed down those fires? our senior investigative reporter takes a clos

. >> her warning to lori loughlin >>> plus -- >> you ain't never seen a premiere like this. will smith and the aladdin crew shut down hollywood for a magic red carpet. >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> welcome and thanks for joining us. >> brad and leo mobbed at cannes and things got a little tense and we got the star-studded story from france. >>> once upon a time in hollywood, ellen hintd that she might end her talk show instead ellen has reupped with blockbuster new deal. >> 16 years is a pretty good run. you're stuck with me because i just signed for three more years. >> after a ton of speculation that ellen would retire, nope, she's staying. one of the reasons -- >> lamborghinis are expensive. >> money won't be issue. she negotiated a massive deal that includes ownership in her show and numerous projects with nbc. ellen is already worth an estimated $275 million. >> you know, i'll walk away really when >> "e.t." was with ellen a few weeks ago, starting september 9th she'll air back to back with the kelly clarkson show in major cities. >> i did give her advice and

like lori loughlin and her husband, mossimo giannulli.etails coming out about just how much money one family paid $6.5 million for help getting the daughter into stanford. that according to the wall street journal. the family from china also they note the family got connected to the mastermind of the scheme, singer, via a morgan stanley employee. prosecutors have cited that before but given few details. no further information as to why the family has not been charged. elizabeth: molly, thank you so much journeyman -- guilty or not guilty? >> in federal court the conviction rate is extremely high at trial. it is not to say you will plea guilty in every case you have to look at the evidence . but if the evidence in front of you is strong, as it is likely to be here by the way, a lot of times it is advisable to plead guilty but the more nuanced point, this goes against human nature that the opportunities are often quick early on. it goes against -- elizabeth: what do you mean? they will offer you something quick that is very beneficial and t

if lori loughlin gets convicted, she's going to prison. >> wow. >> avery?roximate results -- prosecutors are holding over loughlin's head the idea of targeting the daughters. that is extremely serious. the idea of touting the sense that i'm feeling more confident, that i'm going to beat this thing. if you think about it, given the fact the prosecutors are probably, probably saying, look, your daughters, they're young adults. they knew what was going on. you know that you said you were affiliated with the los angeles marina club, which didn't even exist, kind of fabricated photographs. i mean, goodness gracious, the whole family is in the middle of all this. >> fred, i see -- >> you're saying they would have to prove that the daughter -- they would have to prove that the daughters, you know, helped facilitate or were party to crafting the pictures. >> i agree. >> the parents actually paid it. >> you don't know what rick sing every going to say, in trying to get out of the mess that he is in. is he going to be supporting the government? i got a hunch he is. >

lori loughlin, i don't know if her lawyers didn't advise her. heard her say she thought they were bluffing. the u.s. attorney would keep digging and she added more charges. i think she is in a deeper position than felicity huffman, and if lori loughlin does not plead guilty, may get more serious time. >> is it too late for her to plead guilty and have that a mitigating factor of some sort? >> that's a great question. it's never too late and if she goes to trial and is convict, the sentence would be worse. the best advice if i was advises her would be to plead guilty sooner than later and do it now and take responsibility and then you can argue, listen, i was confused, i'm just a mother, who wanted the best for my children and, you know, i deserve the same deal that felicity huffman got and here is why. >> there was an article in "the new york times" recently that said this. prosecutors say they have sent target letters to three students raising the prospect the students could face criminal charges. the prosecutor in court said some of these kids

have lori loughlin's kids learn nothing from the scandal. >>> and celebs have new love for lipo. why this plastic surgery procedure is back in the spotlight. >>> inside jennifer's top-secret tour rehearsals. >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> this is something -- ellen degeneres relives the darkest period of her childhood, when she says her stepfather kicked down her door to molest her. >> we have never heard ellen get this candid before, but she hopes she can help others by sharing her traumatic story. >> as a victim of sexual abuse, i am furious at people who don't believe it. i was 15 years old. you know, we are really vulnerable at that age. >> ellen opened up to the "today" show last year about being sexually assaulted, and now she's sharing even more details. in a new sit-down interview with david letterman, ellen says her mother, betty degeneres, married, quote, a very bad man, when the comedian was just a teenager. ellen says her mother was battling breast cancer and her stepfather took advantage of the diagnosis, telling ellen he needed to check her breast for lump

while some parents have agreed to plead guilty, actress lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband are not among them. >> this is government prosecution 101. the longer she waits, the worse it may be for lori loughlin. >> reporter: this fbi sting dubbed "operation varsity blues" is a story line made for hollywood and is already being scripted for a small-screen series. and, kate, after huffman's plea hearing tomorrow, she'll be sentenced at a later date, and she could be looking at 4 to 10 months in prison. >> kathy park, thank you. >>> a texas man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 4-year-old. maleah davis went missing earlier this month. now police have arrested her mother's former fiance derion vence. charging him with evidence tampering. vence was taking care of maleah while her mother was out of town.ome,nvestigators found the girl's blood and other evidence they now believe are connecte happearance. >>> the tense debate over gun laws in this country reignited last week after a deadly shooting at a school in colorado. that same state is about to enact

fashion designer husband are taking a big gamble as they face a maximum of 40 years in prison. >> lori loughlin is risking isa substantial sentence by going to trial itead of pleading guilty. she may even end up pointing the finger at her husband, who waslv invoed in more of the commofications and more he emails than she was. court date wilbe june 3rd.xt huffman should be sentenced in mid-september.p? phil >> miguel, thank you >>> people across the northeast are double checking their calendar as winter makes a mid-may comeback and this cold damp weather rolls through the air. laguardia airport in new york recorded a historic low of2 4 degrees for may 13th across north carolina, residents saw a range of destructive weather including golf ball sized hail and the touchdown of a tornado. meanwhile this weather system brought massachusetts to its first mother's day snowfall since 1996. >> let's bring in nbc mes.orologist bill karin what's going on? we're like two weeks from june what's going on? >> yeah. it's endless spring, right it just keeps going or endless winter in some cases snow this morning

the longer she waits, the worse it maybe for lori loughlin. >> the couple pleaded not guilty to fraud and bribery. prosecutors adding aditional charges of conspiracy and money laundering after they rejected a plea deal. jay gray, nbc news. >>> if laughlin and her husband are foundguilty, they could face decades in prie n. >>> ther a controversy surrounding a new effort that would makeai- cl to make the road safer. a proposal that allows citizens to write parking tickets. how is that going to work if it's passed? >>> an unpleasant, inconvenient ande expensive surpris for area drivers. a search for the suspect who slashed tires on dozens of cars. >>> this is the drug that students are turning toto get a competitive edge in the classroom. >>> storm team 4 acking those showers in our area right now. we're coming right back wh the foreitca >>> back now at 5:14. damp, dreary. it doesn't feel at all like may out there. when do these cuds clearout? doug is back in just five minutes with an dated forecast. >>> well, it's finals week for thousands of college students which means all nighterso o

i want to know how lori loughlin now we're looking at.aw end of deal just paying 500,000, the man has money and spent it. if i was child i would say, give me that money. it is big business. i was looking into this. counselors people who work in the field with rick singer who operating this. and these scandals and pay for play situations, they charge 50,000, 350,000 to some cases a million dollars for legal counseling, trying to help kids get to college, if you pay that much money, considered legal way, in addition to legal way, then maybe you should not be going to college. or to that university, maybe a trade school. >> you know what bothers me, i thought school was a meritocracies, get kids get in. you know, they want a portfolio of students that are diverse, and you know this one plays that sport. and this one is a violinist. and you know, various diversity factors, that you want. okay. i got that. but now, you are introducing who can pay. and look, there a lot of billionaires in china, i am sure they can pay. in this particular case,

. ♪ >> laura: hollywood on edge as more celebs joining activists lori loughlin and felicity huffman inons scandal. trace gallagher life on the west coast newsroom with all the details, trace. >> trace: laura from the very day lori loughlin and felicity huffman at dozens of parents charged and the admissions scandal, they made it clear at the tip of the iceberg. now "the new york times" reporting the prosecutor is pursuing and have notified a new set of parents, most of whom live right here in southern california in southern, seven southern california tell the times a lot more parents they too be targeted to. they are scrambling to get legal representation. we should note the ringleader of this cheating scandal, rick singer a college consultant for a living and presumably had legitimate clients but even those parents have to wonder if they taught at the eyes and cross the tease. separately, target letters from federal prosecutors have reportedly been sent to some students including at least one of lori loughlin's daughters, meaning the students themselves could be charged as willing par

sport. >> i can't imagine any defense attorney in their right mind who wouldn't be convincing lori loughlin right now and trying to convince her, you need to take the deal. >> reporter: court documents have previewed a trove of potential evidence including emails and wiretapped calls between loughlin, her husband and this man, rick singer, the alleged mastermind of the scheme who has since become a cooperating witness. >> it is a huge gamble to take it to trial, but ultimately sometimes someone feels that if they're going to go down, they want to go down swinging. >> reporter: loughlin and the other parents who are fighting the charges are due back in court next month. >>> the man charged with tampering with evidence in the case of a missing 4-year-old houston girl is due in court today. neighbors have set up a memorial for maleah davis who has been missing for more than a week. she was last seen in surveillance photos with darion vence entering their apartment. vence was engaged to maleah's mother. in that apartment they found blood that may be maleah's and evidence that someone tried to c

the longer she waits, the worse it may be for lori loughlin. >> the couple pleaded not guilty to fraudnd bribery, prosecutors adding additional charges of conspiracy and moneyr laundering afhey rejected a plea deal. jay gray, nbc news. >>> cramming for exams with pills. >> still ahead on news 4, the dangerous drug that college studentsinre now turn toto focus on their school work. >>> i'm juliecarey. in arlington. this is what a bunch of residents found on saturday morning. their tires had been slashed. coming up, what v theictims have to say about this act of vandalism. >>> and mission accomplished. the parents of a pregnant teacher who was murdered now changing maryland law. why they say their fight is far from over. >> if this helps another womain the state of maryland, then we will have honored laura. so it's not as much about healing as it is about for tile, wood, and stone, come to the nationwide low-price leader: floor and decor. the prices are the lowest you will find. not only did we find lots of options, but we were like, oh my gosh, it's so affordable. it's affordable no mat

while some parents have agreed to plead guilty, actress lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband are not among them >> this is government prosecution 101. the longer she waits the worse it may be for lori loughlin. >> reporter: this fbi sting dubbed "operation varsity blues" is a storyline made for hollywood and is already being scripted for a small screen series and after felicity huffman's plea hearing she'll be sentenced at a later date. she could be looking at anywhere between four to ten months in prison frances, marlie? >> kathy, thank you. >>> hope it was a great mother's day for a lot of you and in honor of mother's day pope frances kicked off celebrations with a special tribute for mothers around the world. he thanked them for their, quote, precious work in raising children and protecting the value of the family. he also remembered mothers who are no longer with us. meghan markle celebrated her first mother's day with this new photo of baby archie's feet. usually in the uk they celebrate mother's day in march but the duchess showed us she's still american at heart. and h

while some parents have agreed to plead guilty, actress lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband are not among them >> this is government prosecution 101. the longer she waits, the worse it may be for lori loughlin. >> reporter: this fbi sting dubbed "operation varsity blues" is a storyline made for hollywood and is already being scripted for a small screen series and after felicity huffman's plea hearing she'll be sentenced at a later date. she could be looking at anywhere between four to ten months in prison frances? marlie >> all right, kathy, thank you >>> breaking news overnight. secretary of state mike pompeo is skipping today's planned trip to moscow amid rising tensions with iran. according to a state department official, he's instead heading to brussels to hold talks with eu officials last week european leaders said they want to save the iran nuclear deal after tehran threatened to begin stockpiling nuclear materials again. nbc's tracy potts has the latest from d.c good morning >> hi there, marlie. good morning good morning, everyone so the secretary of state mike pompeo

so imagine, ring, it is lori loughlin to you and she's like, crisis, p.r., management, help me resuscitatek about this thing called timing. first you should focus on the fact or that you will be charged and probably going to jail and when you get out of jail and that is when we rock and roll with your crisis management. not only is she way jumping the gun because you can't rehab your image from prison and they are going after people with a vengeance i haven't seen the rich get hit with ever. paris hilton spent 24 minutes in jail and celebrities and martha stewart spent 62 days and a small fine. these are multimillion-dollar fines and years in jail. you don't worry about your image, you worry about staying out of the big house when you have a second segment of the people working with this guy, about 25 additional counts are going to be coming out and 25 additional people would are running around like scared hedge hogs because they are about to be charged in a second wave. >> so what i'm hearing from you, what i'm hearing is that she needs to focus on her legal -- >> oh, my god, yes. >> and

guilty today, admitting she took bribes to create fake athletic profiles, including for actress lori loughlin'saughters, she says. janke agreed to cooperate with authorities for minimal prison time. loughlin and her husband face up to 40 years in prison if convicted. >>> and the new health warning tonight about aspirin. a new study confirming regularly taking low dose aspirin may actually increase the risk of bleeding in the skull. the american heart association, as we reported here, recently changed its recommendations, no longer suggesting aspirin to prevent a first-time heart problem. it's still recommended for patients who already have had heart issues. as always, the best advice comes from your doctor. that study appearing in "jama neurology." >>> when we come back tonight, remembering a comedy legend. what carol burnett is saying tonight about tim conway. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of

meanwhile, the other bold-faced celebrity name in this, lori loughlin and her husband have decided toguilty. what's the strategy there? >> i've been speaking to sources close to lori and her husband. they really never felt they did anything illegal. there are so many parents out there that have donated millions of dollars to schools and universities to get their kids in by donating a building, endowments but how do you explain designating your daughters as crew recruits when they had never rowed before. so that would be -- it's an interesting legal strategy. we've heard they are shopping for crisis management pr firm right now. again, they each face up to 20 years for each count. so a much bigger legal battle ahead of them than felicity huffman. >> can they back up those claims? if you are on the jury of her peers is that evidence compelling? >> it's going to be really tough and what we've heard from sources close to the couple is that they felt as though by saying not guilty that they'd eventually get a plea deal to help them not face time behind bars. but it looks like that strategy

all i can tell you is a felicity huffman handle this the way it is supposed to be and i think lori loughlinr a period of time and it's a big mistake and how the celebrity entertainment world and this is going to matter, i fear felicity huffman will come out with the on-time. >> it will also come out and she will come out better out of this. the truth will set you free, she made a bad decision and did the crime and will do the crime aftertime. it's a pretty bad example for the doublet that she reports to be such a good role model two. just like martha stewart. >> is going to mention martha, is a larger part of this case highlights, the suspect becomes aware it's on the marriage and the quality of the work, and this goes directly against, you should not be able to buy herself into or out of anything. you think they would do anything to change what is a disturbing trend away from the parents. >> you would hope universities would take this matter if you were transferred. i don't know if the water habit, as a going on for so long. seventy people getting just by buying a library or investing on c

the longer she waits, the worse it may be for lori loughlin. >>eporter: this fbi sting dubbed "operation varsity blues" is a story line made for hollywood and is already being scripted for a small-screen series. >> kate, after huffman's plea hearing tomorrow she'll be sentenced at a later date and she could be looking at 4 to 10 months in prison. >> kathy park, thank you. >> a texas man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 4-year-old. malia davis went missin earlier this month. now police have frrested her mother's formnce derian vence. he was taking care of malia while her mother was out of town and then reported the girl missing. in his home, investigators found the girl's bloodnd other evidence. they now believe are connected to her disappearance. >>> the tense debate over gun laws in this country reignited last week after a deadly shooting at a school in colorado. that same state is about to enact a controversial law meant to reduce gun violence. sbut the move i pitting sheriff against sheriff. here's steveha patterso

. >> what about lori loughlin. she and her husband did not plead guilty.that a mistake >> it's a risk. they have to believe they a truly defensible case to go to trial. there's a trial tax in the system. you lose bonus points for accepting responsibility and cooperating. a crime that could have been a probation only sentence could result in jail or prison time if they are convicted at trial. >> for both? >> when you look at the facts of loughlin and her husband, it seems that the husband has much more problematic facts than the wife. if you look the at the history of communication with the cooperating witnesses, you mostly see loughlining copied on emails. her defense is massive ignorance and her defense may be my husband knew about this, i didn't know. >> what about the amount of money you paid when you see felicity huffman paid $15,000 but lori loughlin half a million dollars and some paid upwards of $2 million. >> a jury can infer they knew what they were doing. this was not tuition, this was a bribe. on the defense side hey we were making donations to

>> yeah, yeah, as soon as lori loughlin and others were charged, prosecutors said this was the tip ofeberg. now other parents here in southern california are getting target letters from prosecutors and at least seven southern california lawyers have told news outlets that they have been retained. rick singer was a college consultant by trade. many have worried if they dotted the is and crossed the ts. singer who already pled guilty said he helped hundreds of families cheat their kids into school. finally, it's worth noting some students will be charged as willing participants and three students including at least one of lori loughlin's daughters have gotten target letters from prosecutors. the scandal goes on. >> shepard: thanks, trace. breaking from venezuela, the disputed president there, nicholas maduro, is defiant despite days of protest aimed at removing him from power. it seems a fast one has been pulled. remember, the united states says he was supposed to be out on a plane. there was a deal to go to havana and all of a sudden he did sided not to go. the russians said don't go.

the other big name in the case is the full house actress, lori loughlin. pleaded not guilty and is due in court in a few minutes. but felicity huffman is the news of the day. molly line reporting live outside the courthouse in boston. molly? >> shep, as you mentioned, we expected this guilty plea from felicity huffman. we have just received that here in federal court. now word also that as she begins to address the judge, she's been breaking down in tears specifically discussing her daughter. the whole center of this case, the allegation is that she paid $15,000 through the mastermind of the scheme, rick singer, to have a proctor help correct the test after it was taken. she wanted to ensure that everybody knew in the earlier statement that her daughter had no knowledge of what she had done. as she broke down in court, she explained since eight years old, her daughter had wanted to be a neuro psychologist. she started to receive extra time for test taking. that's important. across this scandal, the reason these students were able to get the extra time and

." >>> meanwhile, a hearing for lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband is set for exactly threeeeks from today. they have both entered not guilty pleas. the couple is accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their two daughters into usc. a source tells "e.t.," lori's legal team is expected to blame those who orchestrated the scheme, claiming they misled the couple. if found guilty, the actress could potentially face 20 years in prison. we're told lori remains from youngest daughter, youtube star olivia jade, is still estranged from lori and feels betrayed. this will come plans are already under way to turn this scandal into a limited tv series. i mean, we knew that was coming that was quick, right. >>> meanwhile, britney spears is locked in her own legal battle. she's fighting to control her own life for the first time in more than a decade. ♪ >> free britney, end the conservatorship. >> is britney now part of the "free britney" movement? ♪ i'm a slave for you ♪ng to a tmz source, britney told the judge at friday's court hearing her father, jamie, committed her to a mental he

she has advice for felicity huffman and lori loughlin who face jail time. >> what should they expecte to do prison time? >> the girls in prison are going to be fans. i don't know those two ladies personally, but from their television personas, i don't think they would have the same issues that i had because, you know, everybody knows me as being tough and mean and yelling at little kids. >> for the first time since 2017 a new season of "dance moms" returns to lifetime in about two weeks on june 4th and you can watch the full interview with abby lee miller coming up on "gma" at 7:00 a.m. calendars, j 4th. >>> in honor of the upcoming season of "stranger things" coca-cola bringing back new coke. >> the third season takes place the same year new coke debuted. the beverage flopped and coke pulled it off store shelves within months. new coke came back and it flopped again. re-creating new coke apparently wasn't easy because coca-cola had to dig through its vaults to find the recipe. >> i have this image after guy digging through all the recipes. >>> a popular chain making it easier for yo

we'll tell you what that could mean for the case against lori loughlin. >>> an nbc news exclusive onhe delphi murder. those two indiana girls killed while hiking. what the top cop on the case is now revealing. >>> and get ready, bts is taking over performing live. >>> but first, let's go back to ginger. >> and as all of us were just dealing with that miserable weather the last couple of days, look what was happening in vermont. yes, more than 10 inches of fresh snow. so the snowboarders and skiers are happy, not just there but in a basin in colorado and they may stay open all the way through june. they say that's all it'll take. your local weather in 30 seconds. first though, the warm cities sponsored by amazon prime wardrobe. >>> it's here. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. storm door opened with rain this morning, heavier showers during the afternoon and evening hours. a 2 moderate on our storm impact scale. storms become more scattered later tonight. temperatures today from low 60s at the coast to upper 60s inland, so that will be a little cooler than this morning, low to m

lori loughlin is acting like someone who feels like she doesn't belong there. ciate remorse. >> court documents previewing the potential evidence include emails and wiretapped calls between loughlin, her husband and this man, rick singer, the alleged mastermind of the scheme who has since become a cooperating witness. and federal prosecutors are suggesting that more charges could be coming for parents, coaches, and even some adult children. reporting in boston, i'm andrea fujii, abc news. >>> more than a dozen bay area parents have been charged in the college admissions scandal. some are due in court next week. we have a list of who they are and what they're accused of on our website, abc7news.com. >>> we have breaking news now out of alaska where two float planes have collided midair. this is near the southeast alaskan town of ketchikan. at least five people are dead. and one is missing. nine people were rescued from one of the planes. royal princess cruise ships confirms that the people on the planes were cruise passengers on an excursion. >>> the number of me

it could include actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman.t to that, huffman is expected to formally enter a guilty plea to one federal count on monday. she admitted to paying $15,000 in exchange for someone to boost her oldest daughter's test scores and she will be sentenced at a lirt date, but she is facing four to ten months in prison according to a source. guys, the big question is who is going to play these actresses. >> will they play themselves? >> that's the big question. >> they are not getting cast in anything these days. >> i am interested in seeing this movie because i do want to know what was going on behind the scenes. the judgments that they were making. >> but it's not going to be over. the story is not over, it will still be on tv. >> yeah. it will be a tough one. >> it might be closer to over. we will have at least guilty pleas and sentencing. we will see. it will be good. >> thanks. >> thanks so much. >>> baby archie's big reveal, you know, for the name, has caused lots of social media buzz, but some users are giving the ro

let's remember, two of those people she's accused of making profiles for were lori loughlin and mossimo the government in this case. that will get interesting as this elaborate case moves forward. >> meanwhile, lori lori loughlin not pleading guilty. >> right now, the u.s. coast guard is searching for two missing people after two planes collided midair in alaska. at least four people were killed. another nine people injured. according to princess cruise lines, some of the victims were royal princess guests out on an excursion. the ntsb is now investigating the crash. >>> very good morning to you. it's a busy one. i'm jim sciutto. poppy is off today. we begin this hour with what the russian foreign minister calls the, quote, sad state of u.s./russia relations and the worldwide tensions that result from it. secretary of state mike pompeo held talks with his russian counterpart in sochi and is preparing to sit down with vladimir putin. that meeting set for one hour from now, though putin is well known for making his visitors wait. iran, syria, ukraine, all believed to be up for discussion.

prosecutors say the parents, including actress lori loughlin, use the fake profiles to get their kids into top colleges. she could get a lighter sentence of just 33 months instead of the maximum 20 years in exchange for her plea. >>> president trump downplaying reports he will send up to 120,000 more u.s. troops to the middle east to face down a growing threat from iran. >> i think it's fake news. but i do that? absolutely. we have ply will not have that. >> reporter: the president has threatened retaliation for suspected attacks on oil thing is the new york times reporting the u.s. has a iran strikes americans. u.s. aircraft carrier and a bomber group have been repositioned in the region as a precaution. >>> no shortage of democrats who want to be president and now montana's governor, steve bullock joins a race that has swelled to nearly two dozen candidates. >> want to do this because i think i can make a meaningful difference. i want everybody to have the same opportunity i had growing up and we don't have. >> reporter: the 53 -year-old democratic governor won reelection in 2016 in

. >> like lori loughlin paid upwards of $500,000. that's why she faces substantially more prison time. in the case of lori loughlin she is moving closer to trial. she has not accepted a plea deal and looking to fight these charges. a big difference between the dollar amount paid and the prison time these folks also face. >> miguel live in boston. we'll check back in with you throughout the afternoon. thank you. >>> for the second time in less than a week now the secretary of state is calling overseas canceling a planned trip to moscow for today. instead meeting with european leaders in brussels about iran. before he heads to sochi tomorrow and will meet with president vladimir putin there. that's the plan. joining me now richard engel and msnbc international affairs michael. so, richard, what is up with this? why the change of plans? what does it tell you about the posture towards iran now and what is on the agenda for russia? >> i think the change of plans show that iran is a real pritortry. deep concerns in europe that the united s

lori loughlin is acting like someone who feels like she doesn't belong there. d judges appreciate remorse. >> court documents previewing the potential evidence include emails and wiretapped calls between loughlin, her husband and this man, rick singer, the alleged mastermind of the cooperating witness. and federal prosecutors are suggesting that more charges could be coming for parents, coaches, and even some adult children. reporting in boston, i'm andrea fugii. >>> former president jimmy carter fell and broke a hip. he fell at his home in plains, georgia while leaving to go turkey hunting. carter underwent surgery at aor. we're told the operation is successful. the 94-year-old says the injury came at an inconvenient time citing the end of turkey hunting season this week. >>> well, the number of measles cases in the u.s. has now surpassed 800. the most in 25 years. the centers for disease control and prevention says a total of 839 cases were reported as of last week. that's the most since 1994 when 963 were reported for the entire year. 23 states have report ca

. >> reporter: meanwhile lori loughlin choosing to fight the charges.nd her husband accused of shelling out half a million daughter to get their daughters recruited to the usc crew team despite neither of them participating in the sport. court documents previewing a trove of potential evidence including e-mails and wiretap calls between loughlin, her husband and this man, rick singer, the alleged mastermind of the scheme who has since become a cooperating witness. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >>> you hear that crying in philadelphia? >> you have your ear to the streets. >> nba fans including the 76ers fans are taking deep breaths after two game sevens on mother's day. >> toronto literally bounced philadelphia from the playoffs. leonard's buzzer-beater touched the rim four times before dropping in. raptors win, 92-90 to reach the east finals for the second time. >> so sad for the sixers. >>> and denver led portland out of a 17-point hole. he had 37 points in the 110-96 win over the nuggets. they're in the west finals for the first time in 19 years. >

while some parents have agreed to pay guilty, lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband are not among she waits, th dubbed organization varsity blues is a storyline made for hollywood and is already being scripted for a small screen series >> reporter: and after felicity huffman's plea hearing, she'll be sentenced at a later date she could be looking at anywhere from 4 to 10 months in prison. >> thank you >>> a pilot is being hailed a hero for safel2 passengers aftee front landing gear failed. the flight landed on the nose in a terrifying emergency landing in myanmar here is ron allen with the moments. >> reporter: the frightening moments when a plane carrying 82 passen the frontar f to get evee off.irne flights took off for an 1:20 minute flight the airline said an emergency warning system went off when the front landing gear wouldn't go down the pilot tried a back up procedure that failed. he circles the tower twice so air traffic controllers can see what the nose landing gear was down dumped fuel to reduce the weight, and put the plane down landing with no front wheels anothe

sport. >> i can't imagine any defense attorney in their right mind who wouldn't be convincing lori loughlin right now and trying to convince her, you need to take the deal. >> reporter: court documents previewing a trove of potential evidence including emails and wire tap calls between loughlin, her husband and this man, rick singer, the alleged master mind of the scheme, who has since become a cooperating witness. >> it is a huge gamble to take it to trial but ultimately sometimes someone feels that if they're going to go down, they want to go down swinging. >> this investigation is far from over. more charges could be coming. sources telling abc that prosecutors have sent letters to some of the now adult children who were thought to have known about the scheme. so we'll have to wait and see exactly how this all plays out. >> is that a new wrinkle, bringing in the kids? >> yes. that was something that's newly happened here, the letters that were delivered to them. if that will turn into charges, we don't know yet but it is interesting that they are talking to more people still. >> and some

those following actress lori loughlin's lead. among them, elizabeth henriquez, who is accused of paying for her daughter's off s.a.t. scores to be improved, and placed on a fake athletic profile. former private equity director bill mcglashian denies the accusations of paying a proctor to help him become a recruit. other parents are pleading guilty, but because it is to much higher charges, it is unclear how much their cooperation wikp 5. >>> a family affair in the playoffs.epd little brother seth curry about to make history ern conference finals. >> really, a transformative project for oakland and the oakland a's to ensure we are here for many generations to come. >>> a big victory for the a's today that would transform oakland's waterfront. >>> ♪ que sera sera >> she was one of hollywood's brightest stars. we take a look back at the career of doris day. >>> the curry brothers, less than 24 hours away from making history. steph curry and seth curry, set to face off tomorrow in game one of the nba western conference finals. kpix 5

those that are following actors lori loughlin sleep. they are accused of pain -- paying for the sat scores to be improved. and want to be placed on georgetown's tennis team with a fake athletic profile. he denies pain the money for a fake athletic program for his son, to be a usc football recruit. legal and say that the bay area's parents that acute -- choose to plead not guilty are at risk. >> this also has to be looked at as bad for those other people who are not rushing to the courthouse to plead guilty. >> her sentencing is scheduled for september 13. even after these actresses leave the court, the story is expected to linger on in hollywood. a production company already has plans to turn the scandal into a limited tv series. kpix 5. >>> authorities in santa clara county have a major gun best. the month-long investigation netted eight arrests, including one suspect to is wanted for murder. kpix 5 reporter tells us how investigators were able to connect the dots. >> reporter: they literally 10 connected the dots by creating this heat

caught in the scandal, 14 have agreed to plead guilty including actress felicity huffman, while lori loughlin pled not guilty. some white collar defendants simply can't stomach the idea of going to prison, and for them, it's all or nothing. adding to the anxiety, sources close to the investigation say new indictments could be handed down within a matter of weeks. lester? >> steve pat >>> in venezuela, another day of dueling protests after an opposition leader called on the military to rise up and oust nicolas maduro. over 50 countries including the u.s. recognized him as the legitimate leader and mike pompeo said u.s. military action is possible if necessary,. >>> we'll take a short break. just ahead, two frightening measles headlines where an "avengers" crowd may have been exposed. and a cruise ship quarantined in paradise. >>> then the warning about a beauty trend that could be spreading a dangerous virus. >>> and in the series "her take," music star and actress queen latifah on her mission and the me too era. stay with us. >>> tonight, the threat of measles has spread. to a crowded movie t

how will these guilty pleas impact the parents who haven't made a deal yet like lori loughlin who isthink it will impact her because these were all less money. this is all cases where people pled and they're recommending four months, maybe eight months. in the case of lori loughlin they're offering her three years so you can understand why she's saying, look, i'm not going to plead because her case is $500,000 as opposed to the cases that we're talking about today which are in the range of 15 to 50. >> the reason you actually came here for. >> no, i wanted to talk about all this stuff. >> you have a new book out, "theodore roosevelt for the defense." what makes this so different from all the other history books that have been written about teddy roosevelt? >> so this is a book about a for gotten trial. this is a trial where theodore roosevelt, the former president of the united states was on trial accused of libel. he testifies for eight days in his own defense. franklin roosevelt testifies in his defense. that come up in this case, and it's about political corruption, that are relev

other parents, including lori loughlin, have chosen not to make a plea deal at this point in time. many of them have been indicted and we will see if those cases move forward. that's another path forward that some parents of chosen to take. prosecutors have consistently said by the way, that this investigation is far from over. >> dana: thank you for the update. next, the tariff battle with china, how it will play out in the 2020 white house race. plus, what joe biden is saying about the crowded field of democrats with their eyes on the president reprise. my political panel will debate both. up next. since you're heading off to school, i got you this brita. dad... i just got a zerowater. but we've always used brita. it's two stage-filter... doesn't compare to zerowater's 5-stage. this meter shows how much stuff, or dissolved solids, gets left behind. our tap water is 220. brita? 110... seriously? but zerowater- let me guess. zero? yup, that's how i know it is the purest-tasting water. i need to find the receipt for that. oh yeah, you do. front slams on his the hbrakes out of nowher

a total of 33 parents have been charged in the scheme, included actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman. 14 have agreed to plead guilty. >>> a bay area freelance journalist will get his equipment back after police raided his home. a judgment that ruling today. officers were trying to find out who leaked the police report in the death of san francisco public defender. the medical examiner's report revealed the cause was a combination of drugs, alcohol and her problems. freelance journalist brian carmody says he sold information about the report to several media outlets. kpix5 found an ethical we did not buy. f.b.i. agents use a sledge hammer to break down his gate and entered with guns drawn to search the house from the attic to the garage. officers confiscated cell phones, computers and a copy of the police report from the safe in his office. today, the chief stood by the decision to raid carmody's home and office. >> some of the most respected legal minds in this city. i have looked around and saw a lot of the information out there except for when a person, a news reporter comm

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charged in this case are expected to plead guilty but others have decided to fight, like actress lori loughlinup to 40 years in prison are accused of paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their daughters into usc according to "people" magazine a source close to the family says the couple believes going to trial is their best chance for redemption and avoiding jail, but could that strategy backfire >> lori loughlin is risking a substantial prison sentence by going to trial instead of pleading guilty. she may even end up pointing the finger at her husband. >> reporter: according to the indictment, when a high school guidance counselor raised red flags about the applications, giannulli allegedly met with the counselor and shut down the concerns that could make the parents seem less sympathetic to a jury, say legal experts, and more likely to receive a harsh sentence. >> miguel, some parents like huffman pleading guilty in the case other parents like loughlin fighting the charges what happens now >> reporter: well, sources familiar with the investigation, craig, tell us federal prosecutor