matt finn is live in brooklyn, iowa. matt? >> two notable leads that unfortunately have led to dead ends, including pig farmer that tells the fbi that they asked to search his property without a warrant. he also agreed the hand over his cell phone. there was an apparent citing at a kansas city truck stop. police say they searched the area and interviewed witnesses and led to nothing. here we are since two weeks since she disappeared. the family has praised the community and the police. molly tibbets' father says the search is strong and sophisticated. we're seeing the family start to ram up up their own personal efforts to find and recover molly because they tell us they believe she's alive and being held captive somewhere raising more than $170,000 so far. the reward hovering around $2,000 for several days. the family says they're welling to pay someone for her return. today molly's mother describes how she's making it through this. >> sometimes i feel her sitting on my shoulder. molly was an incredibly strong young woman. i

reporter matt finn is in iowa where the suspect accused of killing her faced a judge today for the first time. matt. >> reporter: frank, that illegal immigrant faced a judge in the courthouse behind me today. it's fueling more debate over the immigration that the president calls a disgrace. wearing striped prison clothes and shackles, 24-year-old christian bahena-rivera was led into poweshiek county court in iowa this afternoon and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 20-year- old mollie tibbetts. >> did you kill her? >> reporter: i.c.e. says he is from mexico and has been in the united states illegally for four to seven years. police say rivera confessed that on july 18th he followed mollie tibbetts during her nightly jog. he told investigators she pleaded with him to stop trailing her and said she was going to call police on her cell phone. rivera then claims he blacked out. when he came to, she was in his trunk with a bloody skull. a cornfield where they found what they believe to be her body. he worked at a farm near where the body was found. a spokesman says he worked th

matt finn has been following the search and live in iowa with more. > shep, investigators have been tight-lipped. we don't know what they will say. we do expect them to announce new venues for tips. the family thinks people saw something that they don't know is connected or perhaps they know something that happens and they don't want to come forward. crimestoppers say the reward is the greatest incentive to get someone to come forward. crimestoppers says the reward is $366,000. not long ago, it was hovering around $2,000. now we're closer to $400,000. molly's father tells fox news he understands the frustration from the public because police have been so tight-lipped but he's asking the public and the media to be patient because he says any information released could jeopardize the case. >> shepard: matt finn, things. neil cavuto and his team planning coverage for you top of the hours. stay tuned for that. unless you're on facebook, then you can catch us on facebook watch for a fox news update. it will stream live on facebook watch on your home screen

our matt finn is live in brooklyn, iowa. matt?hbor tells us that she reported that suspicious suv to the fbi when she was questioned. how the fbi is using that piece of information is just not clear. this afternoon, we sat down with mollie defendant's mollie r again he tells us that he believes his disawrt alive somewhere being held against her will. is he urging anyone with any information to come forward. he says he believes that mollie tibbets might have got into a car willingly and that the person she got in the car with perhaps misinterpreted the nature of their relationship and then made a horrible mistake. here is mollie ticket's father. > -- tibet'sfather. >> the longer we go without finding mollie the longer we go without finding mollie's body, the more hopeful we are that she is alive somewhere and going through something that she can survive. >> mollie's dad also tells that's mollie was constantly using her iphone and fit bit which is electronic health tracking device. police can extract a ton of information from the ip

matt finn is live in iowa over that conference just took place. >> reporter: during that month month, mollie tibbetts' father and family said that for every day went by that her body was not found, they became more hopeful thinking that maybe she would return alive. this mystery shook this area to the core for 30 days and that we have learned that mollie tibbetts' was apparently murdered by a christian rivera. police say he has been in the country between four and seven years and we are working tonight to learn more about his background. so far we know that mollie i.c.s lodged a detainer on rivera, as he is here illegally from mexico. we do not have much information but we are working to find out how he was here in the country illegally from 4-7 years. investigators say that he confessed that she he followed mollie when she was on her dog and she said, get away from me, i will call police. and he doesn't remember what happened next but he came to in a rural area. there was a remote location roughly 13 miles from mollie's hometown where they discovered what they believe is her body in

correspondent matt finn tells us how tonight from brooklyn iowa. >> molly tibbets died from multipleharp force injuries, that according to autopsy results from the iowa state medical examiner. the gruesome details of the crime already fueling the nation's contentious immigration debate. >> president trump: a person came in from mexico illegally and killed her. >> president trump is not holding back citing the murder of the college student at the hands of an illegal immigrant. in a new effort to change our nation's immigration laws. >> president trump: we need our border laws changed, we need republicans to do it because the democrats aren't going to do it. >> it's not just the president, politicians on both sides are speaking out. >> the blood is on chuck schumer's hands and every democrat. >> this should be the front line as far as immigration, i don't want that focus to be on that, there has to be a focus on how it continues to work with law enforcement. >> for over seven years, this man was here undetected and unaccounted for. this raises questions about his immigration, employmen

we go now live to matt finn, in brooklyn, iowa. >> the manager of the farm where rivera works now sayswas a dependable employee and no one saw any difference in his action after mollie tibbetts' family reported her misty to missing. the lead investigator in this case said it rivera has been in the country illegally for 5-7 years, and then told fox news that he never submitted a daca request and there is no record he has any immigration status here in this country. rivera's attorney claims that somehow, he is in the country legally. we are working to obtain any documentation that might confirm that. we have some video to show you of the location where police say rivera placed mollie's body, about 13 miles from her hometown in brooklyn, iowa. it appears that rivera walks 60 feet on a wide path between two cornfields and that's where police say he carried molly's body into a very mature and thick cornfield and headache. investigators say rivera could face even more charges if molestation is discovered. right now he's being held on a $5 million bond. >> harris: you're talking about that fa

matt finn is in iowa.today rivera's employees at a farm not far from here retracted their initial statement and now say that they did not use the federal e-verify system to screen rivera, and that he is not the man they thought he was. also, today a federal immigration official telling fox news that rivera never submitted a daca request and has no record of any immigration status in this country. earlier today cristhian rivera was led into the courthouse in prison garb and shackles. i was able to ask him if he killed mollie tibbetts, and he did not respond and remained stone-faced. in court, his defense requested the media be banned today arguing the case has become too political. even the president has commented on the case. the judge denied the request to ban the media today. representatives from the mexican consulate were in the courtroom and they tell fox news afterward they felt rivera was treated fairly. tonight rivera is being held on $5 million bond. tucker? >> tucker: matt finn for us tonight. tha

in brooklyn, iowa, matt finn, fox news. >>> coming up, we will get an update on the firefight across the state. we will be checking in with the office of emergency services. >>> we are tracking cooler temperatures. what you might think could be good news but also winds which might boost fire danger. we will talk more about red flag warnings and another heat up in our five-day forecast. >>> an unrelenting series of fires continue to burn out of control across california. 18 different fires, with some of the largest and most destructive right here in the northern part of the state, including the carr fire near redding which has spurred more than 100,000 homes. thousands of firefighters are on the front lines working to control the flames but of course, the battle is far from over. for an update on the fight to fight the fires, we are joined by kelly houston, deputy director of the california office of emergency services. deputy director, thank you for your time today, we appreciate it. it seems as though firefighters are making some headway, at least on the largest fires that we have b

he also told our correspondent matt finn not to see him on camera any time soon not again. tt is live on the investigation. tell us more about this neighbor devin reilly. >> well, shep, devin riflely lives right down this road. he says this is the street where he last saw mollie tibbets jogging. she was jogging uphill towards the main street corridor here in brooklyn, iowa. this is sand witched between interstate 80 and route 6. in our time here we have seen a lot of truck traffic and a lot of cars buzzing through town. the family authorities, mollie's boyfriend, everyone has acknowledged the possibility that someone got off either highway 6 or route 80 and ended up here in town and unfortunately something terrible happened. devin reilly tells me that he thinks he has belief from the start that unfortunately mollie was abducted. and he still feels that way. also new this afternoon, mollie's boyfriend and mollie's boyfriend's brother, they own the home where mollie was staying when she disappeared. they both sat down with fox news in an interview and they now tell us that the

matt finn has been following this from jump and he is live in brooklyn, iowa. s afternoon the reward for mollie tibbets has grown to $332,000. crime stoppers tells us that's the largest award in his organization in iowa state history. they received 935 tips. a federal investigator on the ground in this case tells fox news that they are taking every one of these tips and leads seriously and, quote: have questioned everybody in this county. and, shepard, happening right now, we have these new pictures to show you, mollie tibbets' father ron tibets is at the iowa state fair right now doing interviews and handing out fliers, using that attraction as an as an opportunity to raise awareness for his missing daughter. today there was a press conference scheduled. but the lead agency cancelled that press conference for the second time and that was a pretty big letdown because here on the ground investigators are not answering any questions to the media or to the public outside of these press conferences. so the press conferences become highly anticipated two in a row got

correspondent matt finn's live in igo with the latest in that mollie tibbetts case. evening, matt. >> shannon, police found the body headed in a cornfield not far from this location. they didn't identify the condition of the body and we don't know an official cause of death. there is an autopsy scheduled but it could be weeks until we get the results from that autopsy. tonight authority say that 24-year-old christian rivera has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old mollie tibbetts. authorities say rivera has been living in this country illegally for four to seven years. police say this morning, he led them to that cornfield about 14 miles away from all the tip is a project he hometown of brooklyn, iowa, and it was there in a cornfield, where they believe they found the body of mollie tibbetts. police say rivera admitted to them that he chased mollie tibbetts on july 18th while she was out on her jog and she became afraid and asked rivera to get away from her and she said she was going to get out her phone and call police, and rivera says a

. >> harris: all right, matt finn reporting live from iowa. thank you very much.sident trump cited mollie tibbetts murder at his rally and an appeal for stronger immigration laws. let's watch that. >> you heard about today with the illegal alien coming in very sadly from mexico and you saw what happened to that incredible, beautiful young woman. should have never happened. illegally in our country. >> harris: republican senator joni ernst of iowa. thank you for being on the program today. >> thank you, harris. >> harris: this has to be so frustrating for you just as a lawmaker because you have been fighting this very type of thing with sarah's law. what's the latest? >> yes. and we introduced sarah's law with a number of co-sponsors in the 114th congress. we have reintroduced it again in this congress. still no traction there. and what sarah's law would require ice to do is detain those illegal immigrants if they have harmed or maimed or killed american citizens. and it would also require then ice to make sure they are updating the family as to the status of the c

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. >> sandra: matt finn is live for us from iowa where we'll get an update on what authorities are learning there, matt. there have been lots of leads in this case so far. what do we now know? >> lots of leads that unfortunately have led to dead ends. regarding that shirt, at the daycare where molly works, she and staff wear red t-shirts. well, yesterday a red t-shirt was reportedly found at a pig farm not far from here. investigators combed that area, a ditch on that pig farm that they had previously searched because of some suspicion they have for the pig farm. that search didn't lead to any major break in the case. this morning police will update us on the status of their investigation. exactly what they'll say isn't clear. so far the family has praised this investigation calling law enforcement strong and sophisticated. one of the major questions in this case is on july 18th when mollie tibbetts went missing she went for a jog, left from her boyfriend's house where she was staying. the question is did she ever return from that jog or was she abducted or did she disappear in the street?

matt finn, thank you. about her disappearance, police investigation and the race to find her. the latest on looking for mollie tibbetts. that's coming up. >> bill: four minutes past the hour. fox news alert on the russia matter. robert mueller's offer outlines parameters for a potential interview. senator lankford was our headliner on that topic last hour. >> if i was his legal counsel? they will have to make that hard decision. the president said over and over he will sit down with mueller and ask any questions. he has clear i have nothing to hide. other presidents have sat down with other special counsels and do this as we go through the process. it's not unreasonable in the process. >> bill: john roberts picks it up from there. john, good morning. >> good morning. sources tell fox news the president's legal team may respond as soon as monday to the letter from robert mueller that you referenced outlining his parameters for an interview of the president. the president's legal team had wanted to limit the

matt finn has been on the story from the beginning. matt, what are you learning? >> sandra, this morning two separate sources telling fox news that mollie's body was found near iowa. we don't know exactly where or the circumstances. just a tragic ending to the story. mollie tibbetts father just returned to california. he was closing the door being on the ground in iowa. his heart was still there and now unfortunately he is probably being called back, sandra. >> sandra: authorities had really encouraged this search to continue both locally and the surrounding areas as we know. again, matt, this news just coming. we don't know where about her body has been found. a local hog farmer had been interviewed on multiple occasions. he had turned down a lie detector test and then agreed to one. he passed that. are you getting any indication whatsoever, matt, about where her body has been found or how wide the search had been at this point? >> well, you know, when we were on the ground as we were leaving iowa there were a couple key areas being identified that investigators

matt finn reporting live. matt? >> reporter: at any point we expect a joint news conference to begin with the tibbetts family and crime stoppers of iowa. we expect them to announce an increase to the reward money that hovered around $2,000 for several days and now could be upward of $150,000. her father thinks it could incentivize anyone to come forward. let's watch the press conference. >> my name is greg. i'm the vice president of public relations for crime stoppers of central iowa. mollie's mother was going to read a statement. after that, i will explain a little bit about crime stoppers. we'll field a few questions after that. the questions, we don't have anything relevant to the investigation. it will be all pretty much about the fundraising, what our purpose is with that. and any questions about crime stoppers. >> first of all, i want to thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to be with here today on mollie's behalf. second, i want to thank the, from the collective souls of all of mollie's fa

tomorrow we expect to get another update from police. >> bill: thank you, matt finn from iowa.president trump: you'll be very surprised. they are talking about this blue wave. i don't think so. if the democrats get in, they are going to raise your taxes, you will have crime all over the place, people pouring across the border. why would that be a blue wave? i think it could be a red wave. >> sandra: that's according to the president in ohio this weekend. the president predicting a red wave of republicans winning in this year's mid-term elections. the president firing up the crowd on behalf of ohio state senator troy balderson running against democratic underdog danny o'connor in the ohio house special election tomorrow. let's bring in karl rove former chief of staff to george w. bush and a fox news contributor. good monday morning to you. how about that red wave? do you see one coming? >> i think the president would be well advised to lower expectations rather than raise them. think about this. republicans gained seats in the house and senate in 2002. democrats gained seats in

matt finn is live in brooklyn, iowa, with the latest.hat reward has climbed to $315,000. crimestoppers tells us it's the largest reward for its organization in iowa state history. crimestoppers also telling fox news it has taken in 839 tips. they're taking all tips and leads seriously and have talked to everybody in this county. we're also learning that mollie's family plans on being at the famous iowa state fair with weekend to hand out flyers and raise awareness for mollie. about the canceled press conferences, they've been highly anticipated here because outside of them police are not answering any questions from the media or the public. so there has been a lot of anticipation for those press con conveniences and they were suddenly canceled. this morning the lead agency tells us they canceled those press conferences because they had nothing to offer the public or media but tell us they have some piece of information on monday. what that is not clear. some developments in this mystery so far mollie's boyfriend clarifying there was no s

fox news matt fin tells us the judge -- finn tells us the judge set his bail at $5 million and rejected a defense motion to keep cameras out of the courtroom. >> reporter: wearing striped prison garb and shackles. christian rivera was head into court this afternoon and charged with the death of 20- year-old mollie tibbetts. i.c.e. agents say rivera is from mexico and has been in the united states illegally for four to seven years. police say rivera confessed that on july 18th he followed mollie tibbetts during her nightly jog. he told investigators she pleaded with him to stop trailing her and said she was going to call police on her cell phone. rivera then claims he blacked out. when he came to, tibbetts was in his trunk with a bloody skull. police say rivera led them to a cornfield where they found what they believed to be tibbetts' body. rivera worked at yarrabee farms not far from where the body was found. a yarrabee farms spokesperson said rivera worked there four years but today corrected their national statement by saying they did not use the federal e- verify system to screen ri

matt finn has been covering the case and he's live outside of brooklyn, iowa where she was last seen alive. matt? >> shep, right now the swarm of activity is ongoing in the rural area, about 13 miles away from brooklyn, iowa. that's where the medical examiner's truck was spotted. fox news has a crew there where we've seen a csi car recently leave the area. we cannot confirm if this is where her body was found but seems related to the discovery of her body. we cannot confirmed the nature of molly's death, this area does not come as a surprise to us. it's close to the farmer's house that we saw questioned by the fbi three times. the farmer tells fox news that he took a polygraph and so far he remains a free man. no suspects named publicly. we're not aware of any arrests. but right now, investigators are back out in that rural area where we were many times. we've wondered why investigators returned to the area. maybe her phone or fit bit pinged in the area. rob tibbets just returned to california a few days ago after being on the ground here a full month. he did many interviews with us.

national correspondent matt finn is in iowa tonight with details. >> tucker, mollie tibbetts' body wasound in a cornfield not far from where i'm standing and 24-year-old christian rivera has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old to mollie tibbetts. police say rivera has been in the country illegally and tonight we are learning more about his background. so far we have learned that i.c.e. has placed a retainer on rivera and say that he is here from mexico. it is one of the lead investigators giving us more details on christian rivera. >> we have confirmed with homeland security investigations that he is an illegal alien, and we believe he has been in this area for a 47 years. >> investigators say that rivera confessed that on july 18, the day that she went missing, he approached her and followed her while she was jogging. she spotted him and said, leave me alone, i'm going to call police and took out her cell phone. rivera told police he continued to follow her and then blacked out and doesn't remember what happened after that. he came to in a rural area not

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our matt finn is on assignment in brooklyn, iowa this afternoon. matt?> shep, right now no major break in the case because of the reported red shirt. we'll keep you updated. police are keeping their eye on the big farm, not far from the house where molly was staying. the fbi showed up to the man's property and asked to search and he allowed them. he tells fox news he handed over his cell phone because he has nothing to hide. we'd like to bring you new video that shows the youth and vitality. there's a growing desperation. police have been tight-lipped. they have not released any new information about this case since the day she went missing. family is pleading, give us a lead or description of a suspect. maybe we can help you. police acknowledging the frustration and saying they're with us. we don't want to release information that might end in the wrong hands. police say they're constantly assessing whether or not to release any new information in this case. so far they basically have not. here's one of the lead investigators explaining the status of th

our matt finn has recovered this from the beginning and is live in brooklyn, iowa. matt? wrapped up an interview with one of rivera's co-workers. they worked together on the farm not far from here. that woman also happened to be the aunt of his ex-girlfriend. her name is maria sandoval. she said that cristhian rivera was known as john rivera. she said that she was not aware of rivera having any history of blacking out. police say that rivera admitted to blacking out on july 18 when he approached molly tibbets and when he came to the body of tibbets was in his trunk with a bloody school. sandoval said that he's a good father to his young daughter and they never noticed a change after mollie's family reported her missing. here's more sound from maria sandoval. >> he was never a different person, always the same. never nervous. when we would get together, he would talk about the situation and comment as we. we would say we were surprised and squared because this is a quiet town. >> that woman also said that the community here is receiving death threats because of their relat

correspondent matt finn is in montezuma iowa tonight. >> wearing striped prison garb and a shackles,year-old christian rivera was led into the county court in iowa this afternoon and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old molly tibbets. immigration and customs enforcement agents say he's from mexico and has been in the united states illegally for 4 t. police say he confessed that he followed her on her nightly job. he told investigators she pleaded with him to stop trailing her and said she was going to call police. he claims he blacked out. when he came to, tibbets was in his trunk. rivera led them to a cornfield to what they believe is her bod body. a farm spokesperson said rivera worked there for four years, but they didn't use the federal e-verify system to screen him and he's not who they thought he was. the judge was asked to block the media but was denied. >> the government has weighed in at the highest levels of predisposition that this young man is guilty. >> at a rally in west virginia, the president did weigh in on her murder. >> president trump: you

first up was go to "fox news" correspondent matt finn live in iowa with the latest on mollie tibbetts. >> police say 20 four-year old christian rivera's been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old mollie tibbetts. rivera was in the country illegally for four to seven years would i.c.e. singh rivera's from mexico and they are placed -- police say on july july 18 mollie tibbetts went missing. he was following her while she was out on a jog. he approached her and alarmed her. he said she got out her cell phone and said get away from me i'm going to call police. he continued to pursue her and he said he blacked out. police say this morning rivera led them back to the rural area break they discovered what they believed was the body of mollie tibbetts hidden in a cornfield. authorities have not identified the cause of death in mollie tibbetts' alleged homicide. authorities say a surveillance video submitted to them played a critical part in the investigation. it shows mollie jogging and repair is black moll abu crowd -- malibu car. they could not expand how he often he

reporter matt finn is in iowa where the suspect accused of killing her faced a judge today for the firster: frank, that illegal immigrant faced a judge in the courthouse behind me today. it's fueling more debate over the immigration that the president calls a disgrace. wearing striped prison clothes and shackles, 24-year-old christian bahena-rivera was led into poweshiek county court in iowa this afternoon and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 20-year- old mollie tibbetts. >> did you kill her? >> reporter: i.c.e. says he is from mexico and has been in the united states illegally for four to seven years. police say rivera confessed that on july 18th he followed mollie tibbetts during her nightly jog. he told investigators she pleaded with him to stop trailing her and said she was going to call police on her

matt finn is live in brooklyn iowa with more. matt?t neighbor tells us that she reported that suspicious suv to the fbi exactly how they are using that information in this investigation we just don't know right now. also, mollie's family tells that's she actively used an iphone and a fit bit. both of these electronic devices can help police basically track her exact steps the day she went missing. we reached out to fit bit to see if they turned over any information to police. they say they are not going to comment. so far apple has not returned our requests for information. also, police have been keeping their eye on a farmer about 13 miles away from mollie's hometown in brooklyn. he has been visited by investigators three separate times. why they keep going out there, we don't know and he will not tell us. mollie's dad tells fox news he thinks it's possible that they got into a car with someone who misinterpreted what she wanted or misinterpreted the nature of their relationship and then that person made a horrible mistake. >> everyon

. >> martha: fox news correspondent matt finn has been on this story throughout and he joins us from iowa with breaking news there this evening. >> reporter: we heard from the employer of rivera, and they raised a lot of questions when they initially said that they use the federal e-verify system to screen rivera, then they retracted their statement saying today that they did not and he's not who they thought he was. developing late today a federal immigration official tells fox news that rivera never submitted a request for daca and there is no record that he has any immigration status in this country. earlier today, 24-year-old cristhian rivera was led into the poweshiek county court. you might hear the bells behind me. he appeared in strict striped prison garb and chuckles. i was able to ask rivera if he killed mollie tibbetts and he did not respond and remain stone-faced. in court, the case has become so political that they want to the media band encompassing even the president has commented on this case. the judge denied the request to be in the media today but there could be a

as matt finn reports from chicago, the plan is to go after the mexican cartels infiltrating the u.s.ith heroin, fentanyl, and crime. >> a new enforcement group of multiple agencies including the dea, fbi, chicago police and their mexican counterparts formed an action plan to destroy ruthless cartels that both countries a major role in chicago's violence. and flood america's streets with drugs and death. >> they don't resort to courts of law. when they have disputes, they settled them through intimidation and violence, resulting in shootings and killings. >> mexico's acting attorney general tells fox news the immediate plan is to destroy the financial structure of cartels that deal in heroin and fentanyl. >> translator: they won't have the capabilities to ship drugs to united states and they will be able to bring guns and money back to mexico. >> historically mexico and the united states have partnered in their fight against cartels. the dea says this group is dedicated to attacking kingpins that ship drugs to chicago, major transportation hub. >> it's not just a chicago problem. it's

let's go to matt finn and molly's hometown brooklyn iowa. >> 20-year-old molly is supposed to be at aedding in the dominican republic right now and set to return to the university of iowa as a sophomore. instead, her face is plastered all over these missing flyers all across this region. we have also been working to bring your new video of molly that will show you just how vibrant and how much life is in this young woman. he on the ground in brooklyn iowa, there is growing sense of frustration and concern because police are being so tight-lipped. members of this community are saying if you could just give us a lead or if you could perhaps describe a suspect, perhaps we could help you in police are acknowledging that frustration but they're saying that they don't want to release any information that might end up in the wrong hands. it seems like police might be onto something. they tell us that they do have a timeline of the day that molly went missing, but they're not releasing that timeline. he was one of the lead investigators explaining the latest in this mystery. >> unfortunately,

. >> i sit here and listen to matt finn talk about mollie tibbetts, and tears well up in my eyes. it is unavoidable. those tears are not red or blue, they are from the heart. it's from the heart and the gut. i don't think that you can call it politicalization in saying that people will be more torn apart by this then michael cohen's guilty plea. >> dana: there are plenty of room for people to have lots of thoughts about all this went we need to get back over to peter who is at the manafort trial with an update for us. peter, you have been there from the beginning and the other case. we will give you the phone up. >> dana, we have new information about the way that the judge learned that the jury was not going to be able to reach a verdict on ten of the 18 counts. i'm going to pulled us up on my computer right now. the jury sent a late afternoon note to the judge saying, after exhausting all options, we have reached a verdict and not able to reach consensus on ten of all 18 counts. when it happened, the judge brought them into the courtroom and asked them one at a time, are you sur

matt finn joins us live from chicago. tion plan is a collaboration between many agencies including the dea, f.b.i., chicago police and mexican counterparts. this enforcement group says ruthless mexican cartels are a major cause of the violence here in chicago that we're constantly reporting on. they say the cartels are a cause of many deaths in this city. the dea and acting attorney general of mexico tell fox news this new initiative is meant to cut off the financial structure to these mexican cartels and take down the most wanted king pins cutting off their money equals cutting off their power. historically mexico and the united states have shared information and partnered in the fight against cartels. the dea says what's new here is this specific investigative group dedicated to attacking international drugs shipped here to chicago that end up all over america. the acting attorney general has talked with jeff sessions and feels that the united states and mexico are more officially exchanging information. the acting attor

steve: matt finn, thank you. brian: ainsley.embrace their masculinity that is healthy and productive they are leaders, warriors and heroes, when they are denied their masculinity they run away from responsibilities. leaving destruction in their wake. >> thank you. ainsley: i know you release the weekly monday videos. why was it important for you to send a message to men? >> there seems to be growing trend particularly among leftists feminists, trays all of society as problems inequality or injustice, going back to toxic masculinity, in some cases patriarchy. maybe if men took a back seat, less aggressive, less assertive, all of our problems would be fixed, we would have better, more equal society. this idea that society would be better if men were weaker is not backed up by statistics. if you look at fatherlessness, for example, which is epitome of male passivity, kids who grew up without dads are far more likely to be incarcerated, depressed, suicidal, then kids that grow up with dads. what we see in the family we see reflected

our own matt finn is in brooklyn, iowa, with the very latest. matt?-old mollie tibbets was last seen on july 18th while jogging, and here on the ground in brooklyn, iowa, there is a growing sense of concern and desperation because investigators are being so unbelievably tight-lipped. they basically have not released any new information since mollie went missing on july 18th other than to say she was likely wearing a pink top and black running shorts. people here are kind of saying, look, if you can give us some information, describe a suspect or give us a lead, maybe we can help you in this search. police acknowledging that frustration saying, bear with us, because we do not want to release any type of information that might make it into the wrong hands. investigators even saying every day we wake up and determine what can we release to the public, and so far they basically have not released anything. the reward that risen to $220,000, the family partnering with crimestoppers. crimestoppers telling fox news this $220,000 is to incentivize anyone who m

matt finn has the latest on the ongoing wave of blood shed.ever-ending violence in the city has yet again claimed the lives of victims of all ages here in chicago. yesterday on a sunday afternoon, police discovered the body of a 17-year-old boy shot to death on the city's south side. then last night officers found a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old boy dead from gunshot wounds near a park. this morning outrage over the death of 15-year-old steven rosenthal. police say on friday the teen shot himself while running away from officers with a gun. chicago police say ballistic tests showed no officers fired their weapons. the boys family refuse police and said he didn't shoot himself. the family is pleading for the mayor for intervention. >> i need to see evidence, body cams, they need to release the videos. he would never commit suicide ever. >> family and friends of that young man have marched the streets demanding answers. this morning police haven't included his death in the weekend's homicide tally. compare this weekend to the last year weekend i

matt finn back live in brooklyn, iowa. what can we learn from this new information, matt?well, bill, we're working to get the okay to air that video but in that video mollie is talking about the power of prayer and how she used the power of prayer in a difficult situation. this morning the reward for her return has hit $301,000. that's the largest reward for its organization in iowa state history. and as every hour and every day goes by that mollie has not been found the search seems to grow more desperate. mollie's father tells us he is more hopeful than ever because he says since his daughter's body has not been found, it increases the possibility that perhaps she is alive somewhere. her dad says he thinks it's possible that mollie got into the car with someone she knows who made a terrible mistake but he clarifies he doesn't know that for certain. >> you know, a lot of it is speculation and conjecture on my part. i'm a father who wants to know that his daughter is alive and so i'm trying to think of logical scenarios where we can bring her home and that is certainly one

matt finn is i of the "wall street journal," also author of the new book "zero how for genx." >> goode written. there is one thing people don't understand. why we admire amazon and google and ample there is a price for the cool things. >> in this year i don't think any of us can plead ignorance to what's going on and very casual attitude these companies all take to our personal data. we saw facebook. mark zuckerberg get raked across the coals. cambridge analytica all we did. we didn't know it was happening and we cut it off. steve: that was a fib. >> a few weeks later we learned it was a fib. google is tracking people's locations on their phones even after they turn off location his industry. at this point some of the claims coming out of silicon valley are laughable. brian: why would they do this? all about data collection more than anything else. >> some of these companies make money amazon and apple, for instance, they make money by selling stuff. at the moment they don't particularly need your data. but they are collecting it anyway one day it could come in very handy. >> let's sa

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. >> eric: matt finn is live with the heartbreaking ending and why rivera was in this country in the first place. >> 24-year-old christian rivera is charged with first degree murder in the death of mollie tibbetts. they say he confessed july 18th, the day mollie disappeared, he followed her on her jog and she became frightened and got out her cell phone and said get away from me i will call police. he says he blacked out and doesn't remember what happened next but she ended up in his truck with a bloody skull. he led them to her body that he hid in a cornfield. ice says rivera is from mexico and have placed a detainer request on him in this county. we've learned rivera worked at a farm just a few miles from where mollie vanished. they released a statement saying rivera was an employee in good standing and somehow passed the government's e-verify employment system despite his status as an undocumented worker. it lists several owners of the farm. they might be relatives of craig lang who reportedly was a former republican candidate for iowa's agriculture secretary. mollie's mother was

matt finn is watching the story from the midwest bureau. what do we know today?re he went missing. they talked for two or three hours for the wedding she is going to. excited to use her passport for the first time. the wedding was for her brother's boyfriend. the wedding has been canceled. it was not unusual that mollie went jogging by herself the day she went missing. she was an avid jogger, jogging up to 45 minutes each day. her father tells fox news they're trying to increase the reward for mollie by partnering with crimestoppers and a local bank to accept donations. the reward so far is around $2,000. mollie's father rob reiterates the family loves the boyfriend and -- mollie's dad says the family and community is fighting like hell and pleading for any information. >> everyone knows everyone. everyone talks to everyone. you can't do anything there without someone seeing it. we need to get that person or persons to come forward with that information. if people don't have anything to hide, they don't have anything to fear. >> mollie's father said his daughter