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the tweet said happy birthday alice marie johnson. today is for you. rie johnson is a 62-year-old. spent 21 years in a federal prison serving a life sentence for a drug conspiracy and money laundering conviction. the type of case that advocates of prison reform have pointed to. saying the punishment doesn't fit the crime. kim kardshian comes now, i believe and will be able to take that argument to the highest place she can, the west wing of the white house. she has a meeting with jared kushner, the president's son-in-law. the way it goes here, blocked by the trees to see the entraps of the white house, the way it goes, my time you have a meeting like that -- there's a good shot of mrs. kardshian. always a possibility when she gets in there, she would have an oval office sit-down with the president. i know sarah sanders was asked about it earlier. confirmed she would be there. wouldn't confirm any of the meetings. plenty of pictures being taken of kim kardshian being taken. many is serious stuff, prison reform. >> we'll see what else comes up in this con

. >> mary alice parks from abc news. >> senator, thanks. you talked about how some senators in some races were maybe less vulnerable now than you had thought they might have been a year ago. but which races, which two or three races are you most worried about? which of your colleagues do you thin w for granted. we don't take anybody off our list. we don't take off our list somebody who may not be part of those ten states. we monitor everything. as i said, we're a triage organization. we just are -- our goal is to make sure that we win and deploy the resources where necessary. so -- but bob casey is an example, especially in the aftermath of the pennsylvania primaries of somebody who is in a strong pod. lou bar letta was their candidate that emerged. lou barletta lost in his primary in the pittsburgh media market. he lost in the erie media market. he got like, you know -- did not get a strong showing. and then you had a whole slew of stories from republicans talking about how bad his campaign was. so, again, we're not taking our eye off the

with us to tell us more hi adrian thanks for joining us there's been a lot of documentaries on mary alice how is this latest one different well the main difference is that it has no direct no no rate south french director has put this together he's reconstructed the story from interviews. and from the left says that she writes these are spoken by an actress so is very much in maria callouses own words hence the title maria by count us by maria is the the woman maria callas and callous is the diva the great opera singer and most of what we get is actually callous by maria but. tom both is obviously a big fan he always accentuates the positive here so it's a riveting story there was a lot of melodrama in the syngas life as we shall see things often sour. even the great love story of her life turned out to be a greek tragedy the temperamental diva maria callas and the shipping magnate aristotle onassis had a turbulent relationship lasted more than seven years and hastened the decline of her singing career that's just one of the stories retold by director tom fife. another is how the shy sing

shannon: reality tv show kim kardashian west meeting the president to ask about a pardon for alice marie johnson convicted of drug offenses. so what did jared kushner and ivanka trump have to do with putting this together? >> i will give you the connection, kind of hard to pinpoint exactly where donald trump stands when it comes to drugs and prison sentences and his administration certainly has spoken in favor of prison sentencing reform especially his son-in-law and senior advisor jared kushner who is working to overhaul the nation's prison system but the president called for getting tougher on drug dealers, even suggesting some should get the death penalty and yet reality star kim kardashian west paid a visit to the white house hoping to convince the president to pardon convicted drug dealer alice johnson who was sentenced to life in prison for her involvement in a tennessee-based cocaine trafficking operation. appellate judges and the supreme court have all rejected her appeals and former pres. obama said no to her requests for clemency but her supporters maintain she's a model inmate

alice marie johnson.optimistic for her future. >> she was evaluated by president obama, but they passed on that. still unclear why. >>> and president trump is taking aim at the head of abc's parent company after the cancellation of "roseanne". >> he complained on twitter that bob iger apologized for roseanne's racist tweet but never about comments made about him on abc. still, the press secretary said the president was not defending barr's tweet. she insisted she's not a racist. after barr blamed her behavior on ambien tweeting the maker of the sleeping pill tweeted back saying we have a lot of side effects, racism is not a side effect. >>> and mike pompeo has a full day of meetings with a top north korean official. the two had dinner in new york with close aides last night. kim yong chol is north korea's spymaster so to speak, the highest level north korean official to visit in 18 years. and the visit is to determine whether the summit between kim jong un and president trump can take place. >>> a woman i

you can hear that entire conversation with mary alice parks on "start here" later this morning.pple podcast. >>> missouri's governor greitens will still face legal and political trouble despite prosecutors dropping a charge against him. he had been charged with invasion of privacy for allegedly taking a revealing photo of a woman with whom he was having an affair. the governor's attorney says the charge was dropped because the alleged picture was never found. greitens has denied any criminal wrongdoing. >> it is a great victory and a long time coming. this experience has been humbling. and i have emerged from it a changed man. >> prosecutors say they plan to re-file the charge or have a special prosecutor pursue it, meanwhile greitens is facing another charge for using a charity donor list for his campaign. missouri lawmakers will start a special session on friday to consider impeaching him. >>> new details about a tesla crash. the woman driving claims the auto pilot was on at the time. she also reportedly admitted she was looking at her phone when her vehicle hit a fire truck.

working to overhaul our nation's prison system and kim is an advocate for a great grandmother, alice marie johnson. she is serving life without parole for drug conspiracy. she is urging president trump to pardon her. we all know guys like gavin... boasting. overselling his achievements. making false claims. as lieutenant governor, he skipped many of his duties, saying the job was "so dull," he only shows up to work at the state capitol "like one day a week, tops." the same gavin who, as mayor, "split town" during a massive oil spill and "jetted off..to hawaii." gavin's not gonna work... as governor. bart )s new push to address messes that are becoming a problem for riders. that story and more >>> tonight, cleaning up the trains. a push to clean up the mess that's are becoming a problem for riders. >>> there's no question. our nation's schools are in the spotlight and many of the stories we're covering are terrifying. today a even thor wants her students to feel school is a safe place to love and learn and here's how she's doing it. you're looking at the class greeter in texas. one student

prison on drug charges, kim kardashian wants president trump to grant 62-year-old great grandmother alice marie johnson a pardon. kardashian took up her cause months ago. after seeing her story on mic.com. >> i made one of the worst decisions of my life to make some quick money. i became involved in a drug conspiracy. >> reporter: kardashian reportedly lobbied jared kushner on johnson's behalf. >> she spent over two decades behind bars. i think that she really deserves a second chance at life. >> reporter: a federal judge sentenced johnson to life without parole in 1997. describing her as the leader and quote quintessential entrepreneur of a $50 million drug ring with ties to the cali cartel. >> we didn't feel she -- you know, she didn't deserve any punishment. >> reporter: but her daughter said the punishment didn't match the crime. >> she's not a danger. there is zero chance of her recommitting any crimes or anything like that. it's just she's taking up space in federal prison. >> reporter: advocates for sentence reform say there are thousands of prisoners serving life without parole in the f

kardashian has been seeking a presidential pardon for alice marie johnson. johnson is a 62-year-old great- grandmother who has been serving a life sentence since 1997 for what ideation says it was a first-time nonviolent drug offense. >>> our time is 4:26. lastly, the oakland a's lot 6-0 to the tampa bay rays. it was one of their worst games of the season. >> through the middle. >> probably the only a's highlight of the night. they were hit list for six of the third innings. tampa bay pounded out 10 hits and had six runs. >>> the giants beat the colorado rockies 7-4. that salvages a disappointing road trip. the giants were down 3-0 in the first. they battled back. evan longoria gave the giants the lead with a triple right there. to keep -- deep right. adding run-scoring singles. the giants when. giants were only two out of eight games on this road trip. they are just four games out of fourth place in their division. >>> it is opening day tonight for a brand-new local baseball team. the napa sibel autos -- napa silverados. mark says this is the first time in

west tweeted this morning, happy birthday alice marie johnson. today is for you. >>> right now, bay area entrepreneurs are pitching big ideas in front of the producers of "shark tank." abc7 news reporter amy hollingfield is right there. how's it going? >> reporter: i'm feeling nervous watching them, we're watching as dreams possibly coming true. people are giving the ideas right now. that man wrapped up. show us your mask. this is sniff relief. a mask that you put on. he just had the one minute in front of a casting producer pitching this idea and maybe get on the show "shark tank." the casting producers around the room are listening and they do have the power to maybe make dreams come true. you could call it the line of ideas. all these people want to pitch their business plan to tv producers the try to get on the show xwt shark tank." >> pitching organic lite beer. >> kids monkey bar gloves. >> i have a high chance. i make medicinal mushroom teas. >> reporter: the sharks or judges you see on the tv show aren't here. instead, they will approach

the reality star is seeking a pardon for alice marie johnson who has already served 20 years for a first time drug offense. the president said they discussed prison reform and sentencing. kardashian says she's optimistic that johnson and others like her will get a second chance. >>> roseanne is fighting back after getting fired, of course, from her show because of a controversial tweet. she says that she's not a racist, and in the meantime, her tv husband and her former real-life husband are now breaking their silence on the controversy. roseanne's co-star, john goodman, steered clear of the drama when approached by "entertainment tonight" near his home in new orleans. >> i would rather say nothing. >> yeah. >> than to cause more trouble. >> reporter: barr's ex-husband, tom arnold, who was a writer on her original show told cnn he feared an implosion was inevitable. >> when i read her social media in the very beginning and saw how she was so into the conspiracy stuff with donald trump and so how far gone she was, i just knew that this would not end well. >> reporter: meantime, roseanne i

prison on drug charges, kim kardashian wants president trump to grant 62-year-old great grandmother alice marie johnson a pardon. kardashian took up johnson's cause months ago after seeing her story on mike.com. >> i made one of the worst decisions of my life to make quick money. i became involved in the drug -- >> reporter: kardashian reportedly lobbied jared kushner on johnson's behalf. >> she spent over two decades behind bars. i think that she really deserves a second chance at life. >> reporter: a federal judge sentenced johnson to life without parole in 1997. describing her as the leader and, quote, quintessential entrepreneur of a $50 million drug ring with ties to the cali cartel. >> we didn't feel that she didn't deserve any punishment. >> reporter: but her daughter says the punishment didn't match the crime. >> she is not a danger. there is zero chance of her re-committing any crimes or anything like that. it's just she's taken up space in federal prison. >> reporter: advocates for sentence reform say there are thousands of prisoners serving life without parole in the federal system o

she was there to make the case for pardoning a 63-year-old grandmother named alice marie johnson, who is serving a life sentence for a first-time drug offense, and the white house tells us tonight that the president is seriously considering a pardon. >> jon karl leading us off again tonight. thank you, jon. >>> we're going to turn fwhex to the growing manhunt at this hour for the alleged killer of a sheriff's deputy. steven wiggins seen in this newly released surveillance image, just days before the shooting. police tonight have asking for the public's help, and the reyard is now growing. abc's alex perez is in tennessee tonight. >> reporter: agents suiting up, taking to the air as the desperate search for an accused cop killer enters its second day. investigators in tennessee tonight releasing this new picture of suspect steven wiggins. law enforcement across the state working around the clock. they believe he may now be on foot. >> reporter: where is he right now? any idea? >> we don't know. >> reporter: the rugged, rural terrain only complicating things. it was about 7:00 a.m. wedn

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and yet reality star kim kardashian west paid a visit hoping to convince the president to pardon alice mariehnson. she was involved in a tennessee based trafficking operation. the appellate judges and supreme court rejected her appeals and former president obama said no to her request for clemency. supporters maintain she is a model inmate that would thrive outside of prison. here is kardashian west talking about her. >> we are on a mission to get her story out there. she's spent two decades behind bars and i think she deserves a second chance at life. >> reporter: kardashian west came to meet with jared kushner but the president confirmed she met with him and tweeting, great meeting with kim kardashian and talked about prison reform and sentencing. and in response kardashian west, i would like to thank president trump for his time. it is our hope he will grant clemency for mrs. johnson who is serving life for a first time drug offense. and then sylvester stallone who champered the boxer's pardon. kim kardashian west hopes her celebrity had pull. her husband kanye west didn't vote but would

president trump this afternoon, it is our hope that the president will grant chen clemency to miss alice marie johnson whose serving a lifetime offense for a nonviolent drug related crime. april, what do you know about this meeting with the president and kim kardashian on prison reform? we know this is a key issue for jared kushner. >> well, what i do know, you know, the white house didn't want to leak out any information. as you just said it yourself, she has an issue or a person that she want pardoned. here's the issue, this is a hard issue for jared kushner. because his father was in prison, but at the same time this is part of the urban agenda that we've talked about that this president wants to roll out. he is bringing in people from everywhere to include people like mark leal, the head of the -- there are area that is we can find common ground on. mark and the national you shaurd work on job training and thing of that nature. then i have every-fridays of new york who is working with administration on possibly helping to get something to move forward. the devil is in the details. it's ab

kardashian pushed for a pardon of alice marie johnson. served more than 20 years in prison if for a low-level first-time drugoffense, not clear whether ms. kardashian will meet with president trump himself, but there is word she may. we've got our team of cameras scouting all of the entrances where she could arrive at the white house. so when we see that, we'll bring it to you live. we'll have our guys keep an eye on it. in the meantime, cryptoskeptics cried, i told you so. plummeted from the december high of just under $20,000 per bitcoin to today where we're at about 7,300 and change, as the crypto-haters pile on. listen to the comment on "varney & co." this morning. >> bitcoin will be 20,000 by the end of this year, that's roughly 5% substitution of the gold market. so it's not some circualian assumption. liz: 19,000 to 25,000? that's thomas lee, a highly regarded wall streeter, used to work for citigroup, it will hit 25k by the end of this year. that does not instill confidence for u.s. traders, this might. our next guest is known as

. >> pushing for president trump to pardon a 62-year-old great grandmother named alice marie johnson, serving life sentence without parole for first-time drug offense. not clear if kardashian will meet with president trump. >> very interesting. all right, "the evening edit" starts now. >> great progress. also not only you look at the economy a yr ag look at where the relationship with north korea, wh the rest of the world. iive this president trump a great deal amount of credit. remember it was the democrats who criticized the way he was talking about it that brought him to the table. he was able to shut the door with china. able to bring north korea into south korea, and you know what? he's going to have the meeting, if it's at the right terms. liz: the dow retracing the majority of yesterday's 390-point drop over the crisis in europe. but it ain't over yet. tonight, we're going to show you how the rather reaction to europe's mess is a preview of what's to come. >>> to trump maximum pressure campaign on north korea. secretary of state mike pompeo will meet with the right-hand man of

kim kardashian was the presidential pardon -- want a presidential pardon for alice marie johnson, a great grandmother who has been serving a life sentence since 1997 fort what kim kardashian calls a first-time nonviolent drug offense. >>> last night, the oakland a's lot 6-0 to the tampa bay rays. it was one of their worst games of the season. >> there's the base headshot through the middle. >> they did get that picked up was probably the only highlight of the night. six in the third innings. the a's only had that one hit last night rick tampa bay pounded out 10 hits and scored six runs. the giants beat the colorado rockies 7-4. before one right spot to salvage on a disappointing road trip. the giants were down 3-0 in the first. they battled back. evan longoria gave the giants the lead. triple to deep right. and brandon crawford and buster posey added run-scoring singles. there was your victory. the giants won only two out of eight games on this road trip. they are still just four games back in their division. >>> it is opening day tonight for brand-new local pro baseball team, the napa si

there are reports that kardashian was going to ask the president to pardon alice marie johnson a 62-year-old great-grandmother who has been serving a life sentence since 19 92 for a first time nonviolent drug offense. >>> coming up an environmental issue taking shape on the google campus. >> right next to google's campus is one of the few places that they have left to breed. >> still ahead tonight the british now on the tech giant to take a side. >> and we have some big winds out there and much cooler as you have been noticing, temperatures are 15 to 18 degrees cooler than yesterday. >> coming up new at 6:00 the american cancer society makes a major change in its recommendation for colorectal cancer screening. also new at 6:00, a russian reported dead yesterday, today he showed up at a news conference about his murder. why he said he faked his own death. >>> this is a fight brewing on the google campus involving feral cats and birds. some people want to feed the cats. others want to save some vulnerable owls. ann rubin explains why environmentalists are asking the tech giant to take a side.

alice marie johnson was given the sentence for her first offense after admitting she acted as a go between. she never sold any drugs herself. the case is unusual. a new study out from harvard university highlights both gender and racial disparities in the criminal justice system. let's take a look at these numbers harvard researchers found. they followed 1400 judges for 15 years examining the sentencing of more than half a million defendants and in our system of justice those are supposed to be handed out by impartial judges. >> there's no such thing as a republican judge or a democratic judge. we just have judges in this country. >> well justice neil gorsich's words might be what inspired this country in the beginning. republican presidents handed down sentences on average 2.4 months longer than those appointed by democratic presidents. in gender terms, women defenders were given sentences more than 12 months shorter. black defendants get 4.8 months more than other races with similar offenses. judges appointed by republican presidents tended to give black defendants sentences three months

they had a high profile opportunity for the president to make an announcement as it related to alice marie johnson, this low level drug trafficker. she turned 63 yesterday. that's why kim kardashian west said she was helping honor her on her birthday. the president made no such announcement. instead he enjoyed this photo op in the oval office and said they had a good conversation broadly about prison reform and sentencing but did not follow through on the effort for a presidential pardon. >> david, last word? >> the pardon of desouza sends a message that the president cares more about politics than justice. if you're a right wing champion and get on the wrong side of the law and are nailed for it, you have a guy to appeal to. donald trump doesn't minding pardoning somebody peddlingraci. sounds like the perfect recipient for a trump pardon. >> pardon me. we'll keep covering it. thank you both so much. the president was right -- well, i'm not sure if it's a fun day, but there's a lot going on. next, stormy daniels, her attorney, michael avenatti just keeps teasing it. now he says president t

. >> reporter: alice marie johnson became involved in a drug ring in the '90s after losing her job and struggling to pay her bills. she was sentenced to life in prison in 1997 on a cocaine distribution conviction. her first ever. >> and out of desperation, i made one of the worst decisions of my life. >> reporter: so far she's served 21 years and has become a model prisoner and mentor to women. her daughter never giving up on pursuing clemency for her mother. >> i never said she deserved no time, but it's just excessive for what the crime was. >> reporter: according to an aclu study, there were more than 3,000 people serving life sentences for non-violent crimes just like alice. 65% of them black. last year, alice's case caught kim kardashian's eye, she tweeted an interview with her saying this is so unfair. they have been working with the trump administration. last week she discussed alice's case over the phone with jared kushner, president trump's son-in-law. >> she could have just saw the video, the article or whatever and said that's a name and went on with her life. but she didn't

. >> pushing for president trump to pardon a 62-year-old great grandmother named alice marie johnson,fe sentence without parole for first-time drug offense. not clear if kardashian will meet with president trump. >> very interesting. all right, "the evening edit" starts now. >> great progress. also not only you look at the economy a year ago, look at where the relationship with north korea, with the rest of the world. i give this president trump a great deal amount of credit. remember it was the democrats who criticized the way he was talking about it that brought him to the table. he was able to shut the door with china. able to bring north korea into south korea, and you know what? he's going to have the meeting, if it's at the right terms. liz: the dow retracing the majority of yesterday's 390-point drop over the crisis in europe. but it ain't over yet. tonight, we're going to show you how the rather reaction to europe's mess

(ken) the reality star is advocating for a pardon for a low- level drug offender named alice marie johnson is a great- grandmother serving a life sentence without parole for a first-time drug offense. (pam) kardashian - west did meet with president trump... however, it is not yet clear whether a pardon will be granted ... her husband kanye west has often talked about his support and friendship with the president. (ken) hip hop superstar kendrick lamar is officially a pulitzer prize recipient. (pam) today he accepted the award at the pulitzer luncheon at columbia university in new york city. he won for the writing on his latest album. and he made history. he's the first non-classical or jazz musician to earn the distinction. lamar said it's an honor to receive the award. sports is coming up... the excitement is building.... as the warriors and cavaliers are getting ready for tomorrow's game one of the n-b-a finals... and today was media day, so we will have reaction from all the players and coaches as they rev-up for game one ... sports director gary radnich has all the sports... coming up.

alice marie johnson serving a life sentence for a first time non-violent drug offense. ms.nied her at the white house yesterday for this meeting. johnson was sentenced to life in prison in 1997. while president obama granted 1,927 clemency requests before leaving office, she was not one of them. has there ever been this much attention about a celebrity going to the white house? that never happens, right, celebrities going to the white house? >> sandra: it happened often on president obama. >> rick: really? >> sandra: for similar reason, john legend made a trip to the white house and sat down with jim acosta of nbc who is critical of this meeting. >> rick: i remember that now. >> sandra: so interesting criticism on that part. now to a bizarre story out of ukraine, a russian journalist faking his death to stop an assassination plot against him. this man teaming up with ukrainian security services to stage his own murder. even his friends and family didn't know. the kremlin is now reacting. amy kellogg is live in milan, italy for us. amy. >> well, yesterday it was pure theater

a presidential pardon for a 63-year-old grandmother alice marie johnson, johnson convicted of a fawn violence drug aoffense, she was sentenced to prison without parole. a judge saying she had ties to the cali cartel. kardashian saying i would like to thank president trump this afternoon. it is our hope the president will grant clemency. >> i made one of the worst decision of my life. i became involved in a drug conspiracy. >> reporter: in an interview with online news outline, kardashian west saying she was moved to action after seeing her story on twitter several months ago. >> i think she deserves a second chance at life. >> reporter: the meeting comes after kardashian west lobbied the son-in-law, despite the president's call for harsher penalties against drug dealers. >> so far the white house has been really receptive to my calls. i'm grateful for. that i'm not going to stop that because people personally don't like trump. >> kardashian west famously backed hillary clinton in 2016. but her husband rapper kanye west publicly embraced the president. >> we have been friends for a lo

meet with jared kushner and possibly president trump, she's pushing for the release of 62-year-old alice marysentence for nonviolence drug offense. there's also a push to get matthew charles out, a man from nashville, he served 21 years of 35-year drug sentence, he was released in '16 but a higher court ruled it was release in era and sent him back to prison even though he rebuilt his life and underwent remarkable rehabilitation during time in jail. that man on the left. our next guest tweeted about it, here is what she tweeted. this story broke my heart. it is my deepest hope that president trump will consider a pardon for this man, trump has made great strides already in the area of prison reform and this story is worthy of his attention. no american deserves this. so come on in candice owens turning point usa communications director. candice, always great to have you back on the show. >> so happy to be here. stuart: do you think that president trump is the man to take con criminal justice reform, is he leading that? >> he absolutely is leading that charge especially with jared kushner behi

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and couple months later mary ellis called me and said alice water bought a couple of your spoons.er daughter called her up a few months ago and asked her if she would make more for her web store. she has trouble keeping track of everything she has made. >> initially it was a small quantity. she admits she hasn't spent a lot of time using them. but she is getting good feedback. >> i have french that have cooked a lot in the spoon. they just showed me a little video of him this morning he's able to cook the egg and then throw it up and flip it over. i thought that was pretty cool. it's designed to it swoops down and hits the counter so the bowl of the egg spoon is level so you can sit it on the counter and crack your egg with two hands and grab it and put it over your fire or stove. >> reporter: they cost $250. and it's actually caused a bit of a controversy. in a recent new york times article, one food writer calls it legendary but others so- called egg spoon haters called it the embodiment of food elitism. who can make run egg at a time over a hearth. but she doesn't worry about t