it's her mother, lynn spears. rom july 1, a week after britney spears pleaded with a judge to end her 13-year conservatorship, her mother submitted this petition. now and for the past many years, conservetee, that would be britney, has been able to care for her person and has within the parameters of her conservatorship, earned literally hundreds of millions of dollars as an international celebrity. the petition however did not ask for the conservatorship to end, only that britney be allowed to choose her own attorney. interesting. what weight does the petition have? what does it tell us? britney spears' former attorney adam streisand joins us now. just the specific request. put up the graphic. petitioner believes that a guardian add lil litem is the o way to protect her interests. a guardian al litem, as counselor streisand well knows, is a specific purpose guardian pointed by a judge specifically to help in a situation and someone cannot help themself. a ward, usually an infant. again, not really the fit for a si

it's her mother, lynn spears. week after britney spears pleaded with a judge to end her 13-year conservatorship, her mother submitted this petition. now, and for the past-many year, conservetee, that would be britney, is able to care for her person and, in fact, has within the parameters of this conservatorship. earned literally hundreds of millions of dollars, as an international celebrity. the petition, however, did not ask for the conservatorship to end. only that britney be allowed to choose her own attorney. interesting. what weight does the petition have? what does it tell us? britney spears' former attorney, adam streisand, joins me now. just this specific request. put up the graphic. petitioner believes that a guardian ad litem is the only way to honor britney spears' wish and to protect her interests. here is my question. a guardian ad litem, as counselor well knows, is a specific purpose guardian appointed by a court or judge, specifically, to help in a situation when someone cannot help themself. a ward.

>> lynn spears filed a petition saying my daughter should have the right to choose her own attorney.'s 13 years, i've had a court appointed attorney. i want to choose my own counsel. britney's court appointed attorney resigned earlier this week. what's complicated about this is britney said during that hearing not only is the conservatorship abusive, john, but my parents have never intervened for my good will and my parents, i want to sue them. they should be in jail. so lynn spears coming out here with this petition acting as though she is acting on the behalf, best interest of her daughter here, but really is this a public peace offering from lynn to her daughter saying, you know, i do care about you -- >> stop suing me. >> stop suing me and i want to make things right. >> yeah, you have to question everyone's interest in perspective at this point. another major development overnight in terms of filings? >> so, many people filing different petitions, all acting as they know what britney needs and what britney wants. the latest is jodie montgomery, the conservator of britney's perso

let's dive right into that court petition, lynn spears filed this week saying now and for the past many spears is able to care for her person and in fact has inside the perimeters of this conservatorship and literally hundreds of millions of dollars as an international celebrity. her capacity is certainly different today than it was in 2008 and conservatorship no longer be held to the standard whereby she was not -- he was found to not have the capacity to retain counsel. the motion asked the court to respect her wishes to choose her own attorney. she had a court-appointed lawyer but resigned after britney spears told the judge that she wants the ability to choose the person who referees are. this is an ongoing case but the news from yesterday is all good considering mama is now on the free britney bandwagon as well. jillian: this is interesting because the white house is trying to say republicans are trying to defund police and the washington post has something to say about that. >> the washington post gave that claim three pinocchios, the white house said republicans are the ones who

. >> reporter: aside from spears' father and mother lynn spears, attending the hearing virtually, spearsa her attorney that she plans to stay on overseeing the pop star's medical issues. britney spears ending her testimony by saying, quote, if this is not abuse, i don't know what is. i want jody's help to get back into the real world. right after the hearing, brianna, britney took to social media and posted a video of herself doing cart wheels, riding a horse, saying she feels blessed she has new and, quote, real representation, referring to her new attorney matthew rosengart and also used the #freebritney major validation for the free britney movement, bree yan sna. >> thank you so much for that, chloe. it strikes me video after video we're seeing of britney spears there, she was under this extremely, still is, controlling conservatorship that is unprecedented for someone in her situation. chloe melas, thank you. go on, please. >> i was just going to say, i mean, it's something that her mother lynn spears said in court filings, brianna, she made hundreds of millions of dollars, had a la

her mother, lynn spears told the court that britney is in a much different place now than in 2008 and> cnn's chloe maloff is here with us. thank goodness. no one knows this case better than you. what is happening, this week? >> aren't i lucky, that i have been following this for you all for more than a few weeks. it's been several years, i have been following this. so, lynn spears, britney spears' mother, has filed a petition with the los angeles county superior court asking judge brenda penny to allow britney spears to choose her own attorney. for the last nearly-13 years, britney has had an attorney named samuel ingham, who was court appointed. why did britney never get to have a choosing her own counsel? so, as of right now, her attorney, he resigned earlier this week. so, he's out of there. there is a big-court hearing next week. so we are going to hear what the judge has to say about that. but we are all kind of standing by to see is the judge going to appoint new counsel? or is britney finally going to get to pick her own attorney? >> yeah. tell us about these death threats, tho

matt -- mathew rosengart has reached out to jamie lynn spears to comment on her sister's pst.rd back. terrell? >> all right, we'll see where this goes. >>> let's talk weather. >> ongoing fire. this is one that popped up and really exploded overnight in nevada. the tamarack fire there you see extreme. no containment on this one. and of course we still have the bootleg fire in southern oregon which has burned up to 280,000 acres so far, and has taken out 67 homes, and just 20% containment or so. it's growing at a rate of 4 to 5 miles per day. fire danger high. the monsoon kind of sneaking up the sierra nevada range. and the heat building in boise and billings. and bismarck temperatures up ov. that's a check what's happening national. here's now a local forecast. >>> good morning. a live look outside. here is the deck of low clouds making for a gorgeous site from mt. tam. today, highs in the 60s at the coast. >>> this weather report has been sponsored by simperica trio. we look up, and it's beautiful. >> we blame you. >> there's a problem with the weather. >> you'll sleep right t

in the court filing that happened the day before yesterday lynn spears called on the judge to listenconservator of the state argued -- she's earned hundreds of millions of dollars an international celebrity, choreographing each and every move her mother's petition also praises britney for speaking out during her court hearing last month saying she gave a very courageous showing while bearing her heart to the court in that explosive hearing britney alleged she'd been forced to perform, take lithium and was prevented from removing an iud meant to stop pregnancy in recent legal filings jamie spears insists he had nothing to do with his daughter's alleged bad treatment and is demanding an investigation into her concerns earlier this week britney's long time court appointed attorney petitioned to resign, and her long time manager lar ae rudolph announcing his departure just days ago in a letter obtained by nbc news rudolph saying he's not communicated with spears in more than 2 1/2 years, writing in part my professional services are no longer needed still no comment from spears herself on

in a new court filing obtained by the daily mail first, lynn spears argues that her daughter can lookas been able to do so for years. william la jeunesse following all the details out of our l.a. bureau. >> they are two major brittany stories happening right now, one is this photo which was posted last night on her instagram account, but as they related the pop star? some it is brittany since the naked body is missing two tattoos she is known to have. yes, it could be photoshopped, but some of her 31 million followers say that photo simply does not match the singer's figure. the message is no mystery. i am back. which brings us to the major brittany story, mother lynn spears says the singer should be free to hire her own lawyer. saying that britney is "able to care for her person. that she has literally earned millions of dollars as a celebrity and performed in front of millions of people." also this week her longtime court appointed a lawyer resigned as did her manager and the firm that manages her money all stepping down as part of team brittany. as for her to personal life, she has

in a filing, lynne spears called on the judge to listen to her daughter's wishes.o care for her person, citing britney's professional achievements and accomplishments under the conservatorship. she has earned hundreds of millions of dollars as an international celebrity, performed in front of millions of people, choreographing each and every move her mother's petition also praises britney for speaking out during her court hearing last month saying she gave a very courageous showing while bearing her heart to the court in that explosive hearing, britney alleged she had been forced to perform, take lithium, and was prevented from removing an iud meant to stop pregnancy in recently filings, jamie spears said he had nothing to do with his daughter's alleged bad treatment, and is demanding an investigation into her concerns. earlier this week, britney's long time court appointed attorney petitioned to resign, and her long time manager larry rudolph announcing his departure just days ago. in a letter obtained by nbc news, rudolph saying he has not communicated with spear

. >> reporter: aside from spears' father and mother, lynne spears, attending the hearing virtually, spears person, jody montgomery, said via her attorney she plans to stay on, overseeing the pop star's medical issues. britney spears ending her testimony by say ing, quote, if this is not abuse, i don't know what is. i want jodie's help to get back into the real world. >> following britney spears' court hearing, an emotional testimony. she took to social media to thank her fans for their support and to say she is so excited to be working with her new attorney, matthew rosengard. the next hearing in this conservatorship battle is scheduled for september 29th. chloe melas, cnn, los angeles. >>> now to this horrifying story. a 24-year-old man has been arrest and charged in new york after attempting to kidnap a 5-year-old on thursday. the whole thing was caught on video. and we do want to note, this may be very difficult to watch. we do want to say the young boy was not injured, and that is according to police. the video shows a man getting out of his car and quickly running, grabbing the boy of

. >> reporter: aside from spears' father and mother lynn spears, attending the hearing virtually, spearson overseeing the pop star's medical issues. britney spears ending her testimony by saying, quote, if this is not abuse, i don't know what is. i want jody's help to get back into the real world. >> following britney spears court hearing, emotional testimony. she took to social media to thank her fans for their support and to say that she is so excited to be working with her new attorney, matthew rosengard. chloe melas, cnn, los angeles. >> thanks so much, chloe. >>> 25 years ago, 230 people died on flight 800. it was a horrible tragedy but when investigators learned from it may still be saving lives today. not touching is still touching protection. adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria. detergent alone, can't. lysol. what it takes to protect. age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high prot

. >> reporter: aside from spears's father and mother, lynn spears, attending the hearing virtually. er person, jody montgomery, said via her attorney that she plans to stay on overseeing the pop star's medical issues. britney spears, ending her testimony by saying, quote, if this is not abuse, i don't know what is. i want jody's help to get back into the real world. >> following britney spears's court hearing, an emotional testimony, she took to social media to thank her fans for their support. and to say that she is so excited to be working with her new attorney, matthew rosengardt. the next hearing in this conservatorship battle is scheduled for september 29th. >> i am kim brunhuber. please, do stay with us. i will be back, in just a moment, with more "cnn newsroom." i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger. ♪ fixodent ultra dual power provides you with an

this morning's pop star's mother lynne spears coming to her defense. itioning the court to listen to her daughter's wishes and as a first step, grant brittney permission to hire her own attorney and her father, jamie, her mother argues she's able to care for her person she cited her competence under the conservatorship. she searched literally hundreds of millions of dollars as an international celebrity, performed in front of millions of people choreographing each and every move, and praising britney for speaking out during her court hearing last month saying she gave a courageous showing while baring her heart to the court in that explosive hearing britney alleged she was forced to perform, take lithium and prevented from removing an iud meant to stop pregnancy. in recent legal filings, jamiee into her concerns. earlier spears insists he had nothing to do with bad treatment and demanding an investigation into her concerns earlier this week britney's longtime court-appointed attorney petitioned to resign and larry rudolph announcing his departure just d

her mother lynn spears said in court filings britney is able to care for herself and is in much differents when multiple health and psychiatric issues landed spears in the hospital in january. critics of the arrangement argue if britney can work then she can also handle her own affairs. and in recent years she's kept busy releasing several albums. headlining her las vegas residency and serving as a reality competition judge all while under the kconservatorshi and husband her petition stage earning, quote, literally hundr hundred and millions of dollars. and spears also said she's not willing to be evaluated again to get her father removed from this conservatorship. she said in court today, quote, i am not perfect but i am not crazy. >> thank you very much. and next terrifying new 911 calls from the night of the deadly condo collapse. is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes knocking you out of your zone? lowering your a1c with once-weekly ozempic® can help you get back in it. oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! my zone... lowering my a1c, cv risk, and losing some weight... now, back to the game! oz

here's jamie lynn spears, her sister speaking out. >> i know my family. i'm my own person.orship is what she wants to do to be happy, i support that. >> martha: mark, it strikes me that there might be more going on here than we know. as you say, she's obviously performing and making money. so it's hard to understand why this judge wouldn't have sort of created a situation where she could get more control of her things and maybe -- the father has been moved to the side in some respects. what do you think? >> this is what is perplexing about this. first of all, a very well-thought of job in the l.a. superior courts. however, she's been presiding this for going on 13 years. there's a little bit of -- i don't want to say ownership but clearly a vested interest in the decisions being made. what is so frustrating is that everybody has a sixth amendment to counsel. here she can't get her own counsel. she tried in the past. they said because you're under a conservatorship, you can't choose your own lawyer. that strikes me as being wrong. >> martha: that seems like it's infringing o

. >> yeah, lynn spears, her mom haz actually petitioned the court now amid all of this. what do you see happening? how do you see this developing? >> i think what you're going to see immediately is there's going to be a petition to terminate this conservatorship. and i believe that now we've got a competent lawyer who's advocating for britney, we're going to see this conservatorship terminated. because remember under law a conservatorship can be maintained only if it is the absolute last resort, the only way that you can help a person function. and how is that possibly the case here? she's making hundreds of millions of dollars performing, going out on stage every night in vegas or on tour, and you'll recall eight months ago her lawyer when asked by the judge what does britney think about this conservatorship, her own lawyer said she's like a comatose patient who can't even sign a piece of paper saying what she wants. well, a couple weeks ago when she spoke to the judge for the first time she blew that out of the water. so fortunately we're going to see some real advocac

in a court filing on july 1st obtained by cnn, spears' mother lynne spears asked the court to grant herainly different than in 2008. that's when the platinum artist experienced public meltdowns. following the resignation, the pop star conservator who handles medical decisions filed her own petition to appoint a guardian ad litem to aid the singer in finding an attorney. judge penny will have to deal with the co-conservator of the singer's $60 million estate. bessemer trust submitted the petition june 22nd. they had been recently appointed to work with the singer's father, jamie spears. ♪ ♪ during britney spears's hearing last month, she claimed that she had been forced to perform, take lithium, and remain on birth control against her will. her father has maintained to cnn that the conservatorship has done more good than harm, and that he's always acted in the best interests of his daughter. >>> brianna, the judge could deny -- the judge could deny britney's request to retain her own attorney. you can imagine that is going to really upset her. we will be listening to what britney has to

. >> reporter: earlier this month, britney's mother, lynn spears, signed a petition to allow her daughterined a lawyer, and she got alan rosengart, to represent her. meanwhile, across the country, the movement free britney is growing and celebrities are taking notice. on instagram, it was said, give this woman her live back. >> what does her father say about this? >> the judge is asking him to step down as her conservator. he says his firm is going to do what he called a top to bottom review of what britney spears has been through in the last decade or so. as you know, this conservatorship has been in place for 13 years. he also commented on a statement she made in court. he said she showed courage, passion and humanity, and in terms of her testimony, he called it clear, lucid, powerful and compelling. so, anderson, it certainly sounds like he is going to make a big move to free britney from the control of her father. >>> that's it for us. the news continues. i'm going to hand it over to chris for "cuomo prime time." >> anderson, i appreciate it. we have breaking news tonight. it was wors

. >> a little too late, lynn spears. will we hear from britney herself today?y. it's possible she will want to have her chance to speak out again, worth noting she has yet to formally petition the court to end the conservatorship. if she's allowed permission to appoint her own attorney, she could file to end the conservatorship within the week. stephanie? >> all right, erin, thank you so much. thank you at home for watching. that wraps up this busy hour. i'm stephanie ruehl. hallie jackson picks up breaking news coverage on the other side of the break with exclusive new reporting about a push from senate democrats to legalize marijuana at the federal level. that's coming up next. this...is our shot. and so is walgreens, with pharmacy experts ready to make it easy for you to get it safely, for free. because this is our shot... ...at getting back together. of course you've seen underwear because this is our shot... that fits like this... but never for bladder leaks. always discreet boutique black. i feel protected all day, in a fit so discreet, you'd never know t

. >> reporter: earlier this month, britney's mother, lynn spears, signed a petition to allow her daughtervatorship. the judge granted her the right to choose a lawyer. now britney obtained a lawyer, and she got alan rosengarten, to represent her. meanwhile, across the country, the movement free britney is growing and celebrities are taking notice. called a violation of human rights. on instagram, it was said, give this woman her live back. >> what does her lawyer say about this? >> the judge is asking him to step down as her conservator. he says his firm is going to do what he called a top to bottom review of what britney spears has been through in the last decade or so. as you know, this conservatorship has been in place for 13 years

now her mother, lynn spears, is backing her, filing a motion that became public this week asking theat's when the platinum-selling artist experienced public meltdowns. the singer's conservator of her person, jody montgomery, who handles spears' medical decisions, filed her own petition asking the judge to appoint a guard ian ad litem saying she's so disabled she cannot select her own lawyer. this is the last thing the embattled singer needs. >> the court is being asked to yet again assign a court-appointed person unknown to britney, even though we know that britney does not want to have more court-appointed individuals in her life. >> reporter: the singer's father has maintained to cnn that he has always acted in the best interests of his daughter. >> thanks to all of you for joining us. "ac 360" starts now. >>> good evening. there's a lot to get to tonight. in a moment we have breaking news and a startling admission from pfizer on the efficacy of its vaccine against the delta variant of the coronavirus. >>> also ahead, senator bernie sanders on democrats' plans to protect voting rig

. ♪ >> reporter: in new court documents obtained by abc news, lynne spears telling the court it's mandatorycapacity is certainly different today than it was in 2008, and the conservatorship should no longer be held to the same 2008 standard, and she is capable of hiring her own counsel. hiring her own attorney was among the requests britney made to the judge during her appearance. britney then telling the court, i truly believe this conservatorship is abusive and saying, i just want my life back. ♪ my life has been so ♪ >> reporter: members of her conservatorship including her longtime manager larry rudolph and court-appointed lawyer samuel ingham iii resigning. additional court documents obtained by abc news showing montgomery is requesting for security be hired to protect her. yet in that court filing, montgomery said she would not be resigning from her role, and she even said in a text message saying, i need you to stay as my co-conservator of person. i'm asking for your assistance to get a new attorney. thank you. t.j. >> all right, kaylee, thank you so much. study revealing how omega-3

because other family members have received death threats including britney's younger sister jamie lynn spearssed her desire for it to end. calling it abusive and saying, i just want my life back. ♪ my life's been so overprotected ♪ >> reporter: and in this filing, jamie spears says he's been very concerned about what he calls the dangerous rhetoric that's been developing around the conservatorship for some time now. he says he's received these ongoing threats of vary degrees not just for the last couple of weeks but for years, george. >> given all that it's hard to imagine that security isn't a reasonable and legitimate expense. >> reporter: yeah, george, and britney spears pointed out in court that she's responsible for footing the bill for everyone and everything related to this conservatorship and that includes paying her father's e e $2ilon, even paying for his communication strategist to defend his image at $850 an hour. with this next hearing, july 14th there will be an accounting review. >> kaylee hartung, thanks. cecilia. >>> we turn to new help for the hearing impaired. millions here

lynn spears filed a petition asking the pop star to hire her own attorney and conservatorship withoutand conservative tee, meaning britney, should no longer be held to the 2008 standard whereby she was found to not have the capacity to retain counsel. school officials in loudoun county, virginia appeal a judge's order to rehire a teacher who disagreed with the board's policy on gender neutral pronouns. saying it would violate his religious faith address kids by a gender that didn't match the one given at birth. cross joined us earlier to discuss the legal battle. >> we are very happy with the judge's decision rights were violated. it uncontroversial what happened to me. on our side. jillian: legal battle will continue in virginia supreme court. reached out to a spokesperson for loudoun county schools and they said they do not comment on pending. change the way people cook their lobster. >> live thing in the house. >> stop it. don't do that. >> maybe we should just call the police. dial 911. it's the lobster squad. >> come on, for god's sake. jillian: here's deal. a new u.k. bill wants

the deal here, ainsley, britney cited yesterday she has been abused by her family her mom lynne spearsline yesterday britney revealed that her father has not allowed her to remove her iud which is a form of birth control that she just wants to have a baby. about an hour after the judge allowed her to chose her own lawyer. matthew rosengart said he would put an end to the hold her father has on her life and protect her more than $50 million fortune. ainsley: she has rights. even if she spends all of her money and blows it all she has earned it all, right? >> she absolutely has. i will tell you what else is fascinating about this story, ainsley is the public support. this is international story she has international fan base. there were rallies in los angeles, washington, d.c., even london. some of the social media accounts, ainsley, have hundreds of thousands of federals. celebrity friends offering support. cher, a.j. mclean. i found that interesting. and radio stations yesterday declared it the free britney radio day. her songs were up by more than 40% in rotation. she has the support

britney spears' younger sister, jamie lynn, deleting a prayer for peace after the popeye consistent calledappened on saturday. britney blasting her for performing her songs, jamie lynn responding with, quote, may the peace of the lord be with you and your spirit. the actress later updated the caption, just showing the emojis. britney shared a new video overnight, dancing to billie eilish's song, bad guy, with the caption, may the lord wrap your [bleep] up in joy today. in the 8:00 a.m. hour, nancy grace weighs in on britney's next step in the fight for freedom. ashley: to something a bit fish each,way. wildlife agencies give theasian. they're now called invasive carp to reflect their disruptive nature on midwest habitat. todd: the ap was told, we wanted to move away from any terms that cast asian culture and people in a negative light. many mock the fish rebranding as an exercise in political correctness. my question for you, i want you to research this after the show, did the fish themselves complain. ashley: i would bet not. you i don't know. todd: if they're complaining, i understand. m

spears saying they weren't there she slamheer, mie-lynn, for per music in 2017. s show and performed my songs to remixes. my so-called support system hurt me deeply. spears is fighting to end the 13-year conservatorship that has controlled her life and career for 13 years. today, the singer's co-conservator, jodi montgomery, is scheduled to be in court. asking for the estate to pay for additional security for her, claiming she has received death threats. ♪ i call the shots ♪ >> reporter: spears has received support from fans and celebrities and says she is hopeful, a judge allowed her to hire her own attorney, hollywood heavy weight matthew rosengart. her next hearing is scheduled for september. mona? andrew? >> a lot of layers to this story. christine, thank you. >>> next, we're talking about the blinged-out nails for "in the heights." >>> and the youngest gold medal winner in the history of the x-games. we're back with sports, with mona. that's me. >>> one of this summer's hottest movies is teaching us all, we need to know about the heights. >> our special look

spears saying they weren't there for her when she was drowning. she slammed her sister, jamie lynn in 2017, writing i don't like that my sister showed up at an award show and performed my songs to remixes. my so-called support system hurt m me deeply. spears is fighting toend the conservatorship that has control herd life and career for 13 years. today the singer's co-conservator is scheduled to be in court, asking for the state to pay for additional security for her claiming she's received death threats. ♪ >> reporter: spears has received support from fans and celebrities and says she's hopeful. a judge allowed her to hire her own attorney, matthhew rosengar. the next hearing is scheduled for september. >> christine, thank you. >>> in golf, collin morikawa won two majors before his 25th birthday. he won the british open by two strokes. he joins tiger woods as the only to win the british and pga championship before 25. >>> coming up, how experts possibly find michelangelo's fingerprints. >>> ahead, lebron james scores a big hit at the box office even as critics bash the new "space

arthel: britney spears taking to instagram this weekend to lash out at her family slamming her father over conservatorship and even her sister jamie lynn of instagram post let's go to christina coleman live in los angeles, what is britney saying. >> we are witnessing a major ship of britney spears in the conservatorship case, legally she got a new powerful attorney matthew rosengarten who has represented other celebrities, also a big change in her demeanor on social media, in april she hadn't loose a post and she said she was totally fine, censored court testimony she's not holding back she sharing her 31.7 million followers with frustration and anger torture could and family members including her dad and sister and last night she posted this saying take me as i am or kiss my blank, she also wrote for those of you who criticize my dancing videos i'm not quite to be performing on any stages anytime soon with my dad handling what i wear, say, do or think i've done that for the past 13 years i would much rather share videos from my living room instead of on stage in vegas. she said my so-called support system hurt me deeply the conservato

jessica: well know, it jamie lynn, is which is i thank you so very painful especially considering the fact that britney spearsear under entire family and backs. and her whole squad with her everywhere. to make sure that they had the best life possible employees in each and every person in her orbit. watch the documentary is also at how many people from her hometown that she even lifted up out of poverty to be part of what she was building. and and had incredibly close relationships. it is hard to see what happens and then you see people like her sister and her father and frankly, glad her mother said something now but where have you been. where have you been. and think a part of the journey, that when daniel said that we should know how she can get outages i totally agree. she's not disputing the fact that she needed this in 2008, we all saw the footage from outside of the gas station after she had shaved her head predict just saying that everything was fine, she was saying that i've been through a lot in treatment it was off i know would like to be able to control my own body and have a child with a man and

spears. tell us what you learned. >> so by all accounts all the people we spoke to, they have never had a great relationship. the sort of -- britney's mother lynnat jamie was wrestling with alcoholism for much of their childhood. what we heard from our sources was that jamie came in and took charge of the conservatorship in part because he was not afraid of assuming this control, of having her be extremely mad at him. he was not afraid to use the primary weapon that it seems that they had together to cooperate, which is to say do this or you will not have access to see your children. >> and you detail how devastating that was, how effective that was of a cudgel in a way. if britney spears and her father have this so-called strained relationship, we did reach out for some comment, we didn't receive one, but with this strained relationship, why then was he one of the people appointed to her conser conservatorship? >> well, that's something that a lot of people around the conservatorship's creation remarked upon with shock. people knew going into that phase of britney spears life, which was something of a nadir in terms of her mental health, there

. ♪♪ want a piece of me ♪♪ ainsley: britney if spears' fight for freedom heating up. her younger sister jamie lynnjoins us now. good morning, nancy. >> good morning. thank you for inviting me. a lot of people are making much ado about a very recent post britney spears made of her dancing to a billie eilish song called "bad man." yes, she may be sending a message, but it's very much like reading the tea leaves. i don't know what that message is, but i can tell you this, we'll find out in september when they all go back to court. there's a lot of competing interests that are going down in that courtroom. it will be a major legal battle. ainsley: what will happen in that courtroom? she has this new attorney, and i know that he wants the dad out. if. >> yeah. now, here's the catch, do they just want the father, jamie spears, out or do they want to end the conservatorship totally? now, she got a really good and aggressive lawyer, mat rossengart. he's going to go to war. two choices. the father -- jamie spears -- can do it the easy way. the two of them can get together and negotiate his exit plan, or he

spears called 911 as victim of conservatorship. the call has been sealed because of the ongoing legal battle. brittany's mom lynn time. she told "the new yorker." i have mixed feelings about everything. i don't know what to think. it's a lot of pain. a lot of worry. >>> a california couple transforms their lawn into an american flag for independence day. army veteran erin mckay shell wanted to do something special since 4th of july activities were canceled last year due to covid. >> i just want towed show a little little bit of patriotism since we haven't been able to definitely stop, take a pause and appreciate. reporter: the project took about seven hours and 40 cans of spray paint. she says the community loved it so much, she might make it an annual tradition. look at that. rachel: i love that. that is awesome. i hope they don't have an awful neighbor who complains about it. will: like an end zone. pete: i want to do that. rachel: the usa made it their mission to keep the brave men and women who serve our country connected to their family home and country. pete: after more than a year without seeing serviceme