lori loughlin is going to jail. >> sufficiech a -- all the same but saying look at money that lori loughlin paid versus what felicity huffman -- it's like 30 times the amount, right? photos. i realized this would be -- the judge would be sending a message here, supposeds to be huffman the first parent sentenced but this is like -- what? apples and oranges? >> the cases are really different. obviously, felicity did what you should do in these kinds of cases. admitted guilt. expressed remorsefulness, came forward, took the plea deal. gotten celebrity friends to surround her write positive letters about her and the criminal justice system encourages this. don't lose sight of what happened here. these parents bribe their way to get their kids into these universities and somebody suffered as a result of this. i know the probation department said there was no victim and no loss. that's the report that the federal probation department submitted to the judge, but i can't help but think that the kids who have done the work, who studied hard, done all the things we tell them to do. >> i know. >> they

what does that mean for lori loughlin who paid 500,000. >> lori loughlin's case is different from semprevidoat she was cc'd on a couple emails from singer to her husband. there is one recorded call where singer calls her said i took care of it. she says uh-huh. as far as i know that is not enough. susan: we're talking about money laundering, conspiracy to commit fraud. felicity huffman 14 days in prison with only mail fraud. i think these charges are much more severe, don't you think. >> the charges are charges. government known to pile on. felicity huffman got 14 months after u.s. government, u.s. attorney's office in boston touted this as big scandal. called it operation varsity blues. after huffman's sentencing they were the ones feeling the blues. these guys are overhyping this case. this is civil matter between these parents and the universities. susan: are you saying, so are you saying then that lori loughlin is not going to get any jail time? >> i think lori loughlin will take this all the way to beat this case at trial. even if she is convicted, this is the important thing that peopl

lori loughlin for example will never get the same sentence as felicity huffman.extbook example of a federal criminal defendant who gets an indictment or criminal complaint and they race to the courthouse and race to the prosecutors, to plead guilty, as early as they can, and accept responsibility. those are the defendants who will get the lowest possible sentences in terms of a plea agreement or even a cooperation agreement. and that's what felicity huffman did. it is no surprise that she got a very reduced sentence. even way below the sentencing guidelines. well, within the sentencing guidelines, i should say. the other parents, lori loughlin, who have since been charged with more crimes, because they didn't plead guilty early, they cannot now unfortunately for them expect to ever get a kind of deal that felicity huffman got. that time has passed. >> what do you think that huffman's sentence, what effect do you think that will have on lori loughlin if she is in fact found guilty? >> very little. if i'm lori loughlin's attorney, i'm telling her that felicity huff

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not just lori loughlin and several other departments who acts are far worse and -- connell: lori loughlinecause she is fighting it. >> that's right. connell: if you're seeing this and you're lori loughlin, is that the right call or change strategies? >> if i'm lori loughlin's attorney i would not have encouraged her to reject the plea early on. she is not in this situation handled it well from a pr standpoint or defense standpoint. she has meant of reasons to be concerned. if at the end the trial she will spend prison time, undisputed. will be over a year, two years, could be much more than that realistically she will be spending years in prison. connell: bigger picture point in all this, we've been covering this for months, talking about the scandal as it were. now that you've seen as much as you have seen, would you have any advice not only parents dealing with the college process but the universities themselves no doubt in a new kind of environment where they ban to make sure that everything, even if it is legal, that it looks right? do you have any advice for the schools that are oper

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reporter: full house star lori loughlin is another high profile defendant in the scandal. she pleaded not guilty to paying half $1 million to get her two daughters accepted into usc. over the next two months, nearly a dozen other parents are set to be sentenced after pleading guilty, a total of 15 parents, while 19 are fighting those charges. michelle? >> thank you. we will have much more coming up on the kpix 5 news at 5 pm and online at kpix.com. >>> downtown san francisco may look a little different today. is cable cars are being replaced with muni bus shuttles. our jackie ward is in san francisco where some tourists were disappointed. >> reporter: this is a sad type from tourists around the world who came here in hopes of writing a cable car. we are at the turntable where it is really empty today. these photographers writing to get that perfect shot as a classic cable car crested over the hill. >> i like to do street photography. i figured it would be something cool to grab while i was out here. >> reporter: he is one of many who will have to wait a long time for that

her sentencing comes as nearly three dozen parents await their fate, including actress lori loughlin, who pleaded not guilty to more serious charges. >> felicity huffman's sentencing is a wake-up call for lori loughlin, evaporating any hope she might have had that she wouldn't end up being sentenced to time in federal prison >> blayne, are we hearing from other people who think the sentencing is appropriate or too harsh even >> jose, in fact we are. in fact, some people including legal experts say that because huffman pleaded guilty, she took responsibility, she was remorseful, that this sentence is now,em asking for a month huffman was hoping for no time. and the judge essentially went right down the middle. jose >> blayne alexander, thank you very much. >>> when we return, our correspondent answered 100 robocalls in one day what happens when he confronts the callers? >>> back now with a frightening near miss on a highway in michigan a tow truck driver was at work when an suv crossed the white line take a look at that. narrowly missing him it did hit the truck, causing the suv to lau

will other parents including actress lori loughlin also serve time? >>> cheap shot. joe biden's campaign bites back after democratic rivals take swipes at the former vice president's memory and question his fitness for office. will biden himself tay above the fray? >>> the coming storm. new warnings tonight as a tropical depression threatens to bring more wind and rain to the same places hit by hurricane dorian. >>> and cyber secrets. the u.s. with sanctions from some of the most notorious hacks. wolf is off today. i'm brianna keeler and you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following breaking news. the sentence for actress felicity huffman has just been handed down. she's being ordered to serve 14 days in prison for her role in the college admissions cheating scandal. she's the first of more than two dozen people charged in the scheme including actress lori loughlin to be sentenced. and also breaking, former vice president joe biden just conceding he thinks he could have done better in last night's presidential debate. in

what kind of defense do you think lori loughlin's lawyers are preparing? $500,000 paid to rick singer. are they going to fayne ignorance and say we didn't know the money was being used to bribe usc? >> that's their only way out. the fact is every day there are people who donate to colleges and worthy causes and there are legacy donors and they do that, right, for the intention of getting good will of the college and perhaps it leads to the admission of their children or family members. that's what was done here. they had no knowledge whatsoever of a scandal, no knowledge whatsoever of a fraudulent type of charity, and they were doing what many parents do all the time. the problem with that, amara, is what about the pictures? explain to me why you're sending pictures in alleging that your children are involved in a sport that they did not participate in? was that just part of your ignorance as well? so, yes, i think they will say they didn't know, certainly that this was -- mr. singer was up to his shenanigans. i just don't know that that argument carries t

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of parents who will appear before the judge next >> anything to say >> reporter: fellow actress lori loughlin faces more serious charges after allegedly paying half a million dollars to get her daughters into usc and is headed towards trial but tonight for one actress the legal cliff-hanger coming to an end with prison time on a stage where the stakes were high huffman is now free to travel home to los angeles and she needs to report to federal prison by the end of next month then she will begin her community service. lester >> all right, miguel, thanks and cynthia mcfadden is our senior legal correspondent. i wonder what you think of the sentence >> some people think this was too severe and some not severe enough i think the judg was trying to reach a compromise and send a message and the last thing that huffman wanted was to go to prison the judge wanted to make clear she committed a crime and that's just where she was going to go, if only for 14 days. >> she's one of many, many defendants what does this signal to the rest of them >> let's break the other defendants into two parts. those wh

who bribed $500,000 versus the $15,000 felicity huffman, so lori loughlin is looking at considerablye prison time if felicity huffman only got 14 days. >> ashley, prosecutors they were asking for a month, huffman asked for no time, the judge went right down the fiddle with two weeks, does that indicate that it was fair? >> that doesn't necessarily indicate it was fair. i think it was an excessive sentence considering what other folks have gotten, what, for example, one of the coaches who did more than felicity huffman actually got, in that case the sentencing guidelines were recommending a higher sentence and he got no jail i'm too. so the fact that felicity huffman got some jail time, got the 14 days, that's actually outside of what you would have expected if there wasn't publicity surrounding this. i think that the question is not necessarily whether or not her sentence was excessive or fair but are all these other sentences fair? and i agree with john legend i think we need to level the playing field down, i think we need to consider prison as something that we have to impose only

macy by her side as she left the courthouse tonight, what her fate signals for lori loughlin and thether parents charged. >>> also breaking, the tropical depression just forming and gaining strength florida on alert the new track tonight. >>> the deadly crash, a truck slamming into the emergency room a hospital worker inside killed. >> i looked over and i saw this black truck just barrelling right into the information desk. >> authorities say they believe it was intentional >>> will he play nfl supersta antonio brown firing back after allegations of rape. the patriots under pressure to bench him before his team debut this weekend what coach bill belichick isvey. >>> the new alert for an over the counter drug taken by millions the fda revealing it contains a chemical linked to cancer what to do if you take it. >>> and the cold case cracked after 22 years with an online search >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone 14 days in prison was the sentence handed down late today against actress felicity huffman in a case framed by privilege and af

the sentencing is something to note because the amount he paid is similar to what actress lori loughlin allegedly paid. miguel almaguer reports. >> reporter: living a life of wealth and privilege, this morning he was headed to prison for four months. the l.a. business executive now the third parent to be sentenced in the college entrance cheating scandal. his attorney after court. >> he's very sorry for what he did. he said that from the very beginning. >> reporter: but the prosecutor argued differently, saying i want to focus on what sets this defendant apart. it is a level of egregiousness that is beyond other defendants. the government noted after he pleaded guilty to fraud and paying a $400,000 bribe, his son, adam, sued georgetown when he was expelled. he later dropped the suit. in court his father said i deserve to be punished. i understand i need to spend some time in prison. also given two years supervised release, 500 hours of community service and a $100,000 fine, his case draws notable similarities to lori loughlin. the actress and her husband are accused of paying $500,000 t

culpable offenders the sentencing perhaps setting the stage for years behind bars for parents like lori loughlin, who have pleaded not guilty and are fighting the charges. >> for the parents who haven't pleaded guilty, is this a shot across the bow >> it is they have to be wo cannot now expect to get probation. >> reporter: tonight the high cost of trying to cheat higher education. miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> a third state has now moved to ban vaping massachusetts announcing it will outlaw all vaping products for four months, and late word of a record bust in minnesota. authorities there seizing some 75,000 vape cartridges with thc. all this as the cdc reported hundreds of new cases of a vaping-related lung disease to congress today. the mysterious disease has already sickened at least 530 people. >>> there is also word tonight of two more deaths linked to a rare mosquito-borne illness, raising the number to nine dead across seven states. nbc's anne thompson with more now on who is most at risk. >> reporter: sophia garabedian should be in kindergarten, but the 5-year-old is in rehab. after mor

lori loughlin, felicity huffman must report but yet to be determined on october 25. >> thank you so much for that. let's bring in misty merrick. she played guilty, she's the first one, the prosecutors were asking for 30 days, she got 14 days. let's take her actor status out of this, did the punishment fit the crime? >> i think it was fair. a judge is not supposed to consider who the person is, they're not supposed to say, this is an actress so she should be treated more or less harshly than the average person. they sentence crimes. prosecutors said right from the get-go they're not letting people get away with this, they're going for jail time that was important. everyone knows, this is not acceptable and there will be consequences. >> hi adam in san francisco, i'm wondering what your take is in on on the non-famous people involved in this. some of them not famous merely rich people plan to fight, does this hurt their case? >> i think if you're a person who did not plead guilty, you should be shaking in your boots. felicity huffman was a perfect picture defendant. she did not drag the pr

>> it has little to do with lori loughlin's cas loughl loughlin's case is more serious with huffman'sbeen charged with money laundering and she elected to go to trial. when you do that in the federal system, you lose the ability to get the bonus points in reduction in sentence. if lori loughlin is convicted, it is almost a certainty she will do significant prison time, more than 14 days. >> there's some people that have been wondering. we see pictures of felicity. why hasn't william h. macy been charged? >> this was probably the source of much debate of federal prosecutors behind doors. on the one hand, it appeared that william h. macy was on phone calls. he appears to be involved. but on the other hand, mere presence and mere knowledge of a crime is not itself a crime. i expect the prosecutors agon e agonized over this because it is a fine line to be present at a crime and agreeing and participating in it. >> certainly a hot topic. >> a lot of folks paying attention. danny, thanks for helping us out. >>> dylan is back with a check of the forecast. >> we'll see warm temperatures, espe

lori loughlin could get so much more time. that said that the amount of money the 500,000 that lori loughlin spent versus the 15,000 felicity huffman spent, that that isn't going to be the dispositive factor meaning you can't prove, prosecutors can't prove the universities or the test providers lost that amount of money and if they can't prove that they lost that amount of money, then that's not going to be relevant in sentencing so while lori loughlin has more charges against her and that's dangerous, that big ruling from the judge is certainly something that can be a little bit encouraging but if she's thinking she's just going to be able to make this go away and not serve any time -- >> she could still get a deal now? >> she could still probably get a deal but it won't be 14 days based on this. >>> now to that terrifying attempted home invasion caught on camera in california. two masked men seen kicking in a front door while a mother and her young son were inside. now we're hearing from that mom and it's her screams that mi

he faces more time than she does. >> if i were lori loughlin right now, which b i would be shakingy louiss. felicity huffman came to the judge -- if lori pled not guilty, i think it will be a big issue. arthel: there is an argument that the parents in the case should go to pri coven, prosecutor -- prisons, prosecutors pointed to the case of an african american single mother in akron, ohio who was sentenced to five years in prison, a sentence later suspended to 10 days in jail, three years of probation and community service for using her father's address to get her children into a nearby suburban school district. so what do you make of the prosecutor's son? >> it's a -- comparison? >> it's a strong comparison. however, i think in both instances this is as as i sit e pregnant myself with a 1-year-old daughter at home. this is about a mom who tried to do the best for ther her kid. i think the law and the underlying this i think the education system is so flawed, we go after mothers for trying to do better for her kids. what about the people who are killing, what about the opioid epidemic, wh

lori loughlin didn't take a plea deal. remember that?re was one weekend where everybody was kind of getting in, jumping into the pool, saying, "i did it, i'm sorry." felicity huffman said she was sorry. lori loughlin didn't. >> that's it. >> harris: do you think she regrets it? >> i don't think so. at this point, i won't say the case is crumbling right now, but when you have the stanford sailing coach not sentenced to prison, you have felicity huffman who probably isn't going to get jail time, i think prosecutors are questioning whether these are the cases they should have brought. right now the judges don't seem too impressed. >> harris: who was looking out for those kids who didn't get in because these privileged kids did? we will never be able to answer that, i guess. >> i guess you can say it's a victimless crime, but in the same sense, maybe some poor kid didn't get into the school of his or her choice because some spoiled brat rich kid did. i can see both sides of the equation. i just don't think the judge is going to be very impre

saying she did not enlist the help of her daughters. >> next to face the music will be lori loughlinnd her husband. they're each facing up to 40 years in prison and they have a status hearing on october 2nd. >>> let's switch it up now. it's friday. last night only i was in miami with jennifer lopez where all the buzz is about jlo possibly playing the super bowl. >> we're in miami tonight. i know y'all don't know 'cause we're in a room. >> i didn't see it, but i see it now. th city?would it mean to end the >> i mean, it would be awesome. there's certain things you hope to accomplish one day and that's definitely one of them. it would be amazing. t." source jlo's dream mashy is, quote, at top of the nfl's list. the gig would just add another layer to jlo's elite hustler status. >> i guess i'm just a people person. >> one thing she hasn't planned yet? oh, just her wedding with a-rod. >> now alex did give a hint. >> it's gonna be a long flight. >> he said it's gonna be a long flight. >> yeah, i know. we don't know yet. so he's just saying things. >> he's just saying stuff? >> we can't na

most notably actress lori loughlin who along with her husband is accused of paying a $500,000 bribe to and her husband are fighting the charges pleading not guilty. their lawyers will be back in court next week, but it's important to point out all three parents who have been sent to jail so far pleaded guilty, george. >> whit, thanks very much. let's bring in dan abrams for more. a little pattern developing here. two four-month sentences in a row even though different amounts of money were involved. >> the judge not applying the standard that prosecutors had wanted which is the more money you spent, the tougher your sentence should be. the judge has rejected that. instead what the judge is doing is focusing more on the conduct. in effect, how bad was what you did here? how much effort did you make to defraud the system, et cetera? and it seems that in these last two cases the judge is basically saying, yeah, one was $400,000, one was $250,000 but in essence it was the same sort of scheme and as a result has given a four-month sentence to both of them but very different for felicity huf

well, 50 people, including "full house" actress lori loughlin were indicted back in march of this yearh revealed that parents paid millions of dollars in bribes to get their children into elite universities. part of the scheme involving cheating on standardized exams like the a.c.t. and falsely designating some kids as athletes to get preferential treatment even if they weren't athletes at all and had nothing to do with those sports. in huffman's case, she paid $15,000 to have a college counselor correct answers on her daughter's s.a.t. test, resulting in a higher score. >> i'm joined by katie phang. tom, in this case what did she pay the test moderator to do to get her kid's numbers up. what did she actually do for the money? >> essentially it was kind of two things. one, that she'd be able to have her daughter take the test with no time limit whatsoever. as we know from taking the college boards you have a certain amount of time to complete certain portions of of the test. she would be able to take as much time as she wanted. in addition to that, what she pleaded guilty to and what w

could be headed for lori loughlin should she go all the way through this process?think it looks bleak. everyone and i'll be the first to say because that's what i do, right, is entitled to a defense, certainly some defenses more meritorious than others. if you think you want to hold the government to your proof have at it. we have a fine system of justice. we have 12 jurors. they line up, deliberate, determine verdicts. but this speaks to, if she got jail, it speaks to everyone else expecting and anticipating jail. why? because this was one of the cases where the government felt it was low level, a case where the government was on her side, give her a month. i guarantee you after holding the government to their burden of proof lori loughlin and going to trial, in the event she is found guilty i think the judge is going to slam her. additionally, there are many differences between the two. we don't have time for all of them but the fact is $15,000 and $500,000 in and of itself is significant. and the acceptance of responsibility. what? $500,000? no. i thought i was

you also look at lori loughlin who has yet to be sentenced but she and her husband allegedly spend $500,000their two daughters into college. if you look at felicity huffman you think she might be looking at a month in jail, can you only imagine what could happen to lori loughlin. >> that's the question a lot of people are asking here. we have 120 people who have written a letter of support for huffman. how big of an impact could this actually have against a confession of fraud? >> not writing these letters, that's not going to have a significant impact. what is going to help her the most is the fact that she actually took responsibility for what she did because in the federal system we have the federal sentencing guidelines and so people if they take responsibility they get a downward departure which means it lowers their sentence. it also means that they've saved justice, they've saved the cost of justice and so they get a downward departure for that. those are going to be the significant factors that help her get a lesser sentence, but i do think she is looking at going to jail for at lea

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. >> felicity huffman sentencing has social media buzzing about lori loughlin's fate. $500,000, a lotged here. this is really where huffman was trying to be a good mom, this was a lot more deceitful if she's found guilty. >> i think not only lori loughlin and other that will go through this have to look at this position as a benchmark of sorts. i think i can't help but look at what huffman did and what they did and try to figure out where they went wrong. i think huffman was probably closer to the end, not as bad as what others do so the others seen that huffman is going to jail, they have a tough road ahead. >> is it too late to change their pleading? >> not at this time, she said she would accept whatever sentence they dish out. >> thank you. next, 2020 democrats, elizabeth warren may lead to this more and more about why a democratic president might have an uphill battle when it comes to reversing trump tax cut. forcing this to set with the aircraft carrier. fisher investments tailors portfolios to your goals and needs. some only call when they have something to sell. fisher calls r

now news on lori loughlin. some are speculating that all the strain from the legal proceedings could be tearing apart her marriage. "u.s. weekly's" claims lori and mossimo have been fighting behind the scenes, and their daughter is afraid their 21-year marriage is heading for divorce. according to our "e.t." source that claim is, quote, absolutely untrue. the couple pleaded not guilty for their role in the college bribery scandal last april. if found guilty, they face up to 40 years in federal prison. our source says they, quote, have been standing by each other's side since the beginning of all of this and will do so until it's successfully resolved. next friday, september 13th, felicity huffman will be sentenced after pleading guilty for paying $15,000 for an s.a.t. scam. prosecutors have recommended four months behind bars, which is way lower than the maximum 20 years the charges could carry. while lori and felicity's freedom hangs in the balance, that's not stopping lifetime from doing what they do best -- r

you should know that others involved in the cheating scheme including lori love loughlin who pleadedlty still awaiting their fate. this is very interesting in that the prosecutors had asked for a year of one month to 15 months. she ends up now with 14 day sentence is that fair? >> dana: well, her lawyers were saying that she should probably be allowed just to have probation and to stay at home and maybe do 250 hours of community service. however, because, remember, if this is a financial situation where she has a lot of money. so, having her pay a big fine is not a punishment. they have plenty of money. $30,000 fine for somebody else would be really out of reach. i do think that prosecutors are saying we have got to send a message. she is not going to be able to stay at home in her hollywood hills luxury with infinity pool. they actually used those words. i think this is a sign that the other parents that are awaiting their sentencing, because many of them pled guilty, they are probably going to face the same thing. i do wonder what lori loughlin is thinking though, if this goes to t

i mean, if i'm lori loughlin i'm asking my attorneys can we reverse course? of people would be upset. he would have two more people this week being sentenced. you plead because it's faster, cheaper and safer on both sides. if you have people now believing that they could escape time, even though huffman didn't, then there is going to confuse and give inconsistent decisions and plea agreements. i don't think it can be handled that way. >> charles: 51 have been charged. 51 hav5. most recent arrest is a chinese national lived in canada but was arrested in spain. $400,000. again, the general public looks at this and, you know, it looks like the rich is trying to buy themselves out this again. >> exactly what it is. they bought themselves into it and try to buy themselves out of it. i don't think the american people will be happy if it does come out that inconsistent decisions are coming down. >> charles: all right. brad. appreciate it. be back tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. on the fox business network "making money." we could see the market move towards all-time highs. me

. >>> headed to prison, what felicity huffman's sentence could mean for lori loughlin and dozens of other parents accused in the college admissions scandal. >> and remembering a legend, tributes pouring for in ric ocasek, monday, september 16th, 2019. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, welcome to "today," we're so happy you're joining us on this monday morning. savannah has the day off. craig melvin joining us now, singing the cars music, and we're going to get to his passing in a little bit. >> he meant a lot to rock 'n' roll fans. >>> a lot to get to, breaking news, three of the most vital industries, car business, drug manufacturers, and the oil and gas industry. >>> the strike at general motors, 50,000 union workers walking off the job at plants and warehouses around the country. nbc's anne thompson is at one of those picket lines in detroit. hey, anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.contract expired over the weekend, but instead o extending the contract, the uaw decided to strike

should lowr lori loughlin who pd guilty, should she be worried? >> absolutely.nts who pled not guilty will be working with prosecutors to see if there's plea deals still on the table. you're talking about the parents who took responsibility early, that's the perfect way approach the case and they're still getting jail time. lori loughlin needs to think about her decision in this case. lauren: cheryl, over to you. cheryl: the impeachment process could be a major headache for companies. a report warns that businesses need to brace for higher turnover amounts in the heated political climate. worker turnover is happening because of toxic office cultures. it's already cost companies $223 billion over the past five years they say and they report the turnover costs could climb if companies don't start to address worker disagreements. maybe don't talk politics at the office. just a thought everybody. it was four years ago that the ceo of the credit card processing company gravity payments cut his own salary in order to give his employees a raise. dan price is doing it a

what does 14 days mean for lori loughlin who pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial?conish. if you're any of the other defendants in this and you see felicity huffman getting 14 days. and i know it's not nothing but it's also not particularly significant. what are you thinking this morning? >> so to quote the late, great al davis owner of the oakland raiders, just win, baby. because short of winning at trial, you're going to jail. you take a plea, you're going to jail. if you're convicted, you're going to jail. your only hope at this juncture is to win at trial. they have to be nervous looking at this case. i don't want to limit or de-emphasize any of them, but it was $15,000 when in fact the next case is $500,000. i think if you're lori loughlin and her husband, you've to be nervous and missing the deal you passed up. >> also there's this huge des tear pi in the amount they paid. and what they were accused of doing. this went beyond rigging a child's s.a.t. scores. that, too, as you point out there was a deal offered. prosecutors said if you don't take this, this is

have decided to fight it are still looking at many years in prison at this point. >> i think of lori loughlin, and i think it's a struggle for a lot of people following this case to imagine a situation where the prosecution doesn't have very good evidence against her and her husband. they have not taken the plea deal. i mean what is your expectation for them if they are found guilty? >> well, they're certainly facing very, very serious charges. i think the sentencing range goes up to 40 years. they're facing undeniably serious charges. it's not about whether you plead or not but when you plead. even if they decided ultimately not to go to trial, if they drag this on much longer, they aren't going to be getting something like a two-week plea agreement. they're already looking at serious time and prosecutors have chosen to add charges for loughlin and her husband. >>> let's talk about the debate. we had a big night watching these ten candidates on the stage for the first time together instead of two stages and having them separated. let's look at one of the most combative exchanges from the deb

. >> meanwhile the next federal court hearing for lori loughlin and her husband mossimo jean nully is october 2nd. this weekend she may have just prayed for positive outcome. >> lori, are you ready to take a plea agreement now? >> are you ready to take a plea bargain? >> lori was spotted leaving church sunday while exercising her right to remain silent to the paparazzi. saturday she left her yoga practice in l.a. solo while using her color coordinated mat as a paparazzi shield. earlier today her approach was to ignore. >> all your fans are supportive of you. >> there has been a lot of speculation about how this is affecting lori's marriage. >>> meanwhile another famous marriage has ended. todd palin has filed for divorce from sarah. >>> moving on to kevin hart. eight days after kevin hart's horrifying car crash we have an update. this is from tiffany haddish. >> he's okay. he's doing fine. he's doing fine. as far as i know from the last i heard, he's fine. we're gonna be starring in movies together. he'll be back up and at 'em. he's already walking. he's good. he's good. he's good. hi

so letters are a bit of a challenge. >> it probably makes me think whether lori loughlin and others areany kind of regret for not taking the same path that felicity huffman has taken. now that you see a light at the end of the tunnel. >> i wonder how it will resonate when she is writing her letter, i wanted to give my kid a fair shot. >> she says she recognizes the irony of that statement. that's the whole point of it. >> danny, always a pleasure. thank you. >> where did you get that coat by the way? >> this is from the closet. 42 long. need it? >> thanks, my friend. >>> let's switch gears and a quick check on the weather with nbc meteorologist bill -- >> pretty quiet, but not saying that in areas of wisconsin. getting soaked this morning. madison to green bay and milwaukee. and chicago is avoiding that at least right now, in between omaha and des moines, some thunderstorms, and this is the stormy portion of the country. not just today for the next two days. so as we go into the area this afternoon, areas of south dakota, and nebraska, at risk of severe storms. maybe even an isolated to

actor lori loughlin continues to fight her charges.lmaguer is live outside the building. >> reporter: prosecutors said felicity should spend a month in prois s prison. it is up to the judge to decide. she's waying thoeighing those o. prosecutors are recommending a month in jail. she's hoping for probation, a fine, supervised probation and as well as community service, it will be up to that judge to see what happens. the crowd here is getting much bigger. there is no sign of huffman, her hearing is not until a few hours. we expect for it to last 20 or 30 minutes then she's able to leave the courthouse here whether she will be given prison time or not. she won't be sent directly to prison. many experts believe she will get away with probation, it is the judge's decision, we still don't know yet. andrea. >> how many parents were involved in all of this? >> reporter: there were 51 people charged. many of those, dozens of parents but also several coaches who took bribe from the scandal. many of the parents here pled guilty while a few like

take a plea deal, lori loughlin. she may get a lot more time. she's facing more serious charges. the federal government has a really good track record in terms of putting people away and getting convictions when they go after them. >> alex: the fact that hoffman is going to jail is -- >> harris: i could name a few exceptions. >> melissa: i was shocked by the comparisons they made with other people who had done things for the kids, who had gone to jail. they use the examples of the other moms who had said they lived in other districts, the almost woman -- i feel like i know people in new york have lied about where they live or have thought about doing it, and i didn't know it was something you could go to jail for. if there something positive that came out of it -- >> kennedy: it's an argument for school choice, is what it is. if parents are willing to put their reputations and freedom on the line for their students, maybe we are -- >> harris: that is separate. >> kennedy: i'm talking about people who went to jail bec

legal experts say actress lori loughlin who has pleaded not guilty in the cases and faces an additional charge of money-laundering could get even more time if convicted. >>> tonight nearly seven months into the faa grounded the boeing 737 max, the ntsb is recommending urgent changes again. the max is allowed to fly many of the changes involve how pilots react to an emergency here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: after two fatal crashes and 346 fatalities, the ntsb says boeing underestimated the panic and chaos inside the 737 max cockpit. when multiple alerts and alarms warned of immediate danger crash investigators call it alert overload pilots unable to prioritize which alerts to handle first boeing used veteran test pilots to determine how they'd respond to a single failure rather than the many failures the max pilots faced. >> we want the pilots to make sure that they are focusing on those things that will keep the airplane safe and not those things that will distract you and kill you. >> reporter: now the ntsb wants the faa and boeing to use average airline pilots from around the

anweit's having a major impact on the other high profile defendant in the admissions scandal, lori loughlinthe 55-year-old actress turned down a plea deal and a source tells "e.t." she's now incredibly panicked and, quote, has nightmares about what's to come and has been living with constant anxiety. >> lori's case dealt with $500,000. felicity huffman's was only $15,000. in the eyes of the court that matter. >> legal expert rachel stockman says it mi too late for lori to cut a deal with prosecutors. >> unless that means jail time, i don't think prosecutors will agree to it. >> olivia jade was spotted with her boyfriend friday night outside a west hollywood hot spot. >>> station this is brad. how do you hear me. >> welcome to the international space station. >> how cool is that? leave it to brad to put nick on the hot spot. >> who is more believable clooney or pitt? >> you were absolutely. >> it's like he had to say that. either way gravity george and brad look good in a space suit. brad is in the nation's capitol for his latest film. >>> let's talk fall tv. season two of "the conners" retu

even if felicity huffman gets probation, i don't think lori loughlin should think that the same facts apply to her. >> reporter: lori loughlin pleaded not guilty to paying half a million dollars to get her two daughters into usc. earlier this week, the office of probation recommended a sentence of zero to six months for those who pleaded guilty. we'll find out this afternoon. sentencing is here later today. anthony? >> yes, we will. thank you. >>> ahead, the new government warning to people in the east about potentially deadly mosquito bites. >>> plus, more than 250,000 workers around the country see their paychecks bounce. why a payroll provider that suddenly shut down is now under 7:vestigation. >>> first, 7:18. time to check your local weather. ♪ >>> we have much more news ahead including part two of our cbs news investigation into a massive medicare fraud that could be costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. >> jim axelrod tracked down a doctor who signed off on $19,000 worth of genetic tests billed to medicare for patients he never met. >> reporter: can i ask you if th

macy by her side as she left the courthouse tonight, what her fate signals for lori loughlin and theharged. >>> also breaking, the tropical depression just forming and gaining strength florida on alert the new track tonight. >>> the deadly crash, a truck slamming into the emergency room a hospital worker inside killed. >> i looked over and i saw this black truck just barrelling right into the information desk. >> authorities say they believe it was intentional >>> will he play