in chicago, correspondent matt finn has been covering this case from the very beginning. has the latest right now. matt? >> good evening, bret. we got word about 45 minutes ago that a verdict was in. so far we have seen special prosecutor dan webb walk into this building. so far no sign of jussie smollett or his attorney. yesterday, the judge told the attorneys that when a verdict come in, he would like them back in courthouse in a matter of about 30 minutes. so it looks like smollett and his team is passed that 30 minute mark. we will keep you updated on that front. in all deliberated about 9 hours total. seven two hours yesterday, seven hours today. we did not get word of the jury asking any questions or any difficulties. it was a very quiet day here in the courthouse. yesterday, before going home, the jury asked for one thing. they asked for a copy of a prosecution exhibit of a calendar that had red x marks on it indicating important dates in this trial. jussie smollett and his family walked into this courthouse every day locked in arms. jussie smollett was often assis

matt finn was in court for that, no cameras, but matt finn committee is here to tell us what he saw.ie smollett how he felt walking out of the courthouse. he did not respond but he did put up his fist in the air. he testified under oath that he has a scar under one eye and a permanent bruise under another from the alleged attack. the prosecutor pushed back asking smollett if he watched back his own "good morning america" interview. implying smollett looked fine. smollett say he was given hollywood makeup and lighting and a tense moment today. smollett interrupted webb and he read messages with the n word in it. t smollett asked him to spell it out loud out of respect for african americans in the room. webb complied and asked smollett to read his own messages allowed with the n word in it, tucker. >> tucker: if the glove fits, you must acquit. matt finn, thanks for reporting that for us. i appreciate it. so inflation is absolutely real. you know it if you buy anything. people don't like inflation because it means they're getting poorer. the biden administration isnf thinking hard abou

correspondent matt finn taking a look. >> some dim numbers for the golden state. found a 38% decrease in the number of people moving into california compounded by a 12% increase in residents moving out. the new study from the california police lab shows the number of people moving to california has significantly dropped since the pandemic started. the coauthors said he was surprised to see data showing a statewide phenomenon not limited to any particular region. he said the biggest changes were in san francisco which saw a 45% decrease in entrants from other states and a 12% increase of people leaving for other states. sacramento, the capital, saw a 33% decrease. governor gavin newsom's office did not immediately respond to the request for comment on the study's findings. california has some of the most strict coronavirus measures which helped spark a recall against newsom this year but the recall failed to remove him from office. major companies like tesla officially moved from california to texas this year and disney announced its moving 2,000 employees from cal

matt finn, thanks for reporting that for us. i appreciate it. so inflation is real. you know it if you buy anything. people don't like inflation because it means they're getting poorer. the biden administration is thinking hard and inflation. they're trying to change the coverage. according to cnn, senior white house and administration officials are holding briefings with new rooms as they try to reshape economic coverage. over at the ever obedient "washington post," one of the mosts columnist, dana millbank says the real problem is an unfair and hostile media. he wrote a piece saying the media treats joe biden worse than donald trump. what planet? brit hume is fox news senior political analyst watching this stuff for many years, longer than we've been alive. so do you think -- i'm asking you a straight forward question, do you think the media are tougher on joe biden than on donald trump? >> no. they're tougher on joe biden than i thought they would be, but they're nowhere near as tough as they were on donald trump who was hated with a passion from the beginning of

fox news' matt finn has that story. matt?ccine card in the state of new yorkth can now lend you in prison for up to a year. new york's democratic governor kathy hochul signed what is being called the truth in vaccination law. it makes faking a vaccine card a class a misdemeanor punishable with up to a year in jail, and tampering with computer records related to vaccine cards is now a felony punishable with up to four years in prison. new york currently requires a vaccine card for both employees and customers at indoor restaurants, gyms, and theaters. the governor says lying about vaccinations jeopardizes peoplet own health and all those they come in contact with. now, the latest numbers tonight from the state of new york show 69% of all new yorkers have completed vaccine series.. there were 38,835 new covid cases confirmed today. the governor says hospitalizations are increasing, but are stable compared to this time last year. out of those 38,000 new covid cases statewide, 474 patients are in the icu with intubation, and 63 n

correspondent matt finn is live in chicago with the latest on the jussie smollett trial, good eveningmatt. >> bret, in court today jussie smollett has repeatedly testified under oath that there was no hoax. and jussie smollett and his defense team are trying to systematically discredit both the chicago police department and the owe sundar row brothers to create doubt for the jury. the brothers testified that smollett paid them $3,500 to appear as trump supporters and beat him. smollett says that money was for personal training. he testified he left his house 2:00 a.m. on the night of the attack to go walgreen's and subway because owe sundar row needed to eat eggs for his diet. he testified when he was attacked one of the attackers had peal skin. there is a security guard that testified earlier today that he flarksd a flashlight in the face of a person running away from a smollett scene who had white skin. smollett testifying that he did have a sexual relationship with one of the brothers and he did occasionally pay him $200 for cocaine that goes against what he testified on the stand

anyone just because chicago police spent thousands of man hours on this case, tucker. >> tucker: matt finnbeginning, appreciate it it's almost impossible to believe but we actually are moving closer to a hot war with russia. now, the people driving this are incompetent. they have a decades long record of incompetence. they have fine noe fine motor skills whatsoever. once this begins to happen, they will not have control over the outcome. you could wake up one morning and it's 1914. that's where we are moving. cnn is reporting to the pentagon is planning for evacuations of u.s. diplomatic personnel and other american nationals in eastern ukraine. republicans are doing nothing to stop this egging the weak and incompetent president on to do more. oh, biden is weak. is he not standing up against vladimir putin, you are hearing that constantly. including on this channel. from republican. and the rhetoric is getting hotter and crazier and more disconnected. mississippi republican senator roger wicker may need to use nuclear weapons in the war for eastern ukraine. >> i would not rule out american

i'm not going to ask you to comment on that, matt finn. your job is to just reported. for doing it. the national archives just released more than 1,000 pages of newly declassified documents related to the kennedy association. joe, thanks for coming on. >> thanks for having me. >> tucker: there is still documents that haven't been released, am i right? >> yeah. it's astonishing. 15,000 documents haven't been released. these documents were sealed before you and most people who now cover the case were born. decades. >> tucker: you wrote a very famous book called "case" or" arguing that the warren commission was right in its assessment. there has got to be some reason to keep these things classified. >> part of it is the bureaucracy of the intelligence services. they won't give up on documents. if they think there is something in there they want to keep secret, even if it happens to be the name of a former agent or a way they spied on embassies from cuba and the soviets. they locked those up. they keep them confidential. they fight against their release. i thought it would

fox news national correspondent matt finn is covering the trial for us from the inside and joins me nowrue, matt, you are not hearing much about it. there is no videotape, that's part of it. what are you hearing inside the trial and how is it going for jussie smollett. >> what we should know, pete, the prosecution just wrapped its case a short while ago inside court. as expected, the defense asked for smollett's charges to be thrown out and the judge denied that request saying there is ample evidence to send this case to the jury. and we want to know that over the past two days the star witnesses in this case, the owe theuh-oh osundairo. carry out. we have one of the brothers walking out. this is one of the brothers who testified against smollett saying that smollett asked him and his brother to buy red hats so they would appear as trump supporters. he asked them to use racial and homophobic slurs and drove him to the precise stairwell to carry out the attack. and he purposely pointed out a camera above that stairwell. smollett thought that camera would capture the incident. but that ca

no cameras allowed in the courtroom but our matt finn has been there for the entire trial. update. hey, matt. >> hi, tucker, the jury has been sent home for the evening. they are expected to resume deliberations tomorrow morning. closing arguments today special prosecutor dan webb told the jury jussie smollett withheld critical evidence like cell phone data he didn't want the alleged hoax to be solved. he mislead about his attackers and lied about tampering with the noose. webb saying a northwestern o doctor's testimony under oath brother's accounts that they held back their punches. that doctor testified on the stand that smollett had no known injuries. smollett's defense saying jussie had an anti-motive here, upcoming historic black gay marriage on network tv and impending music video shoot he did not want his face damaged. smollett telling the jury they didn't feel pressured to convict anyone just because chicago police spent thousands of man hours on this case, tucker.r. >> tucker: matt finn, there from the beginning, appreciate it. it's almost impossible to believe but

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thanks very much, matt finn reporting in chicago. thanks, matt.y, december 2. 2021. as always, the story goes on. thanks for being with us this afternoon and look forward to seeing you back here tomorrow at 3:00. have a great evening. stay tuned. "your world" starts right now. >> neil: here we go again. a third case of the omicron variant now reportedly creeping up in colorado. officials say the man that was fully vaccinated attended a convention in new york city. he had not been in africa. this as president biden is unveiling sweeping travel restrictions to deal with it. if wall street is worried as i so often say, they have a funny way of showing us today. we're keeping track of it. happy to have you. i'm neil cavuto. this is "your world." we have f

matt finn, thank you.up, just weeks ago and his term, comrade de blasio just announced that all private sector employees in new york city must be vaccinated. and by the way, you have a 5-11 year old child, they are not getting in a restaurant unless they are vaccinated. leo 2.0 terrell ways in on the legality of this policy. the most radical in the country. that is next. ♪ ♪ [ sneeze ] are you ok? oh, it's just a cold. if you have high blood pressure, a cold is not just a cold. unlike other cold medicines, coricidin provides powerful cold relief without raising your blood pressure be there for life's best moments with coricidin. now in sugar free liquid. ♪ ♪ >> sean: now with just weeks left in office, new york city mayor comrade bill de blasio, the dumbest mare in history, has no opposing a first in the nation vaccine mandate for all private sector employers. he is requiring 5-11-year-olds have at least one shot if they are to eat at a restaurant or any other indoor gathering. tonight the mayor is doublin

again, breaking within the past few minutes, correspondent matt finn is in los angeles. matt. >> good evening, bret. this afternoon the santa fe sheriff was granted a warrant to seize and search alec baldwin's cell phone. court documents reveal investigators will download a digital copy of alec baldwin's phone believed to be an iphone. the santa fe sheriff's office is seeking more information in the shooting death of hutchins. the director of photographer on the film set rust starring alec baldwin. she was shot and killed in october when he fired a gun believed to be a cold prop gun. in a television interview baldwin has since denied pulling the trigger no. one has been charged. the district attorney has not ruled out criminal charges in this case the film's director also shot in the shoulder but he has lord. bret? >> bret: matt finn we will follow this one. a deadly tornado hit a candle factory in kentucky killing 8 workers are suing the owner. their owner flagrant indifference by allowing the workers to go home early preceding the twister. one employee was threatened wi

correspondent matt finn reporting from chicago tonight on the jesse smollett trial.ett testified under oath multiple times that there was no hoax. jesse smollett and his defense team are trying to discredit the chicago police and the brothers and potentially cede doubts amongst the jury. some highlights from the testimony on this end. he says that he did not call police after his alleged attack because "as a black man, he does not trust police." he also explained that on the night of the alleged attack he got a call from one of the brothers who told him he needs to eat some eggs in order to keep up with his meal plan. so smollett testified that is why he went to walgreens and subway at 1:00 a.m. on a very cold night. also, smollett countered what the brothers testified under oath. saying he did have a sexual encounter with one of the brothers and he also brought him cocaine and he paid them up to $200 for the cocaine. smollett also insists he is a scar beneath one of his eyes from the alleged taxing he believes he does have real injuries, even though they northwester

matt finn tracking all of this tonight, good evening. >> kathy hochul reintroduced a mask mandates andlizations up 70% since thanksgiving. the new mandate requires business workers and customers to prove vaccination or wear a mask indoors. it is sparking outrage that some workers and customers with fatigue will stay home perhaps even more shipment delays and perhaps some type of impact on the economy. the raising of the question whether the mask mandate will stall new york city economic recovery. the big apple of the louis covid rates and the highest vaccination rate in the country. according to a survey by the business group the partnership for new york city 28% of manhattan office workers returning to the office on an average workday and prior to the omicron variant the survey said 50% of workers expected to be at back in the office by next month. the mask mandate with preemptive move to shut down schools and churches in places of work and she realizes every decisions decision has pros and con. >> i will not engage in a political discussion. this is about getting us through this pand

correspondent matt finn is in los angeles with the latest. good evening, matt. >> good evening, bret. late this afternoon the state of california reimplemented a new month-long statewide indoor mask mandate it begins this wednesday the state says the mandate 47% increase in the covid case rate since thanksgiving primarily in counties with low vaccination rates. the mandate will require everyone to mask up indoors regardless of vaccination status and if you are attending a mega event with 1,000 people or more, you will have to show a vaccine card or a negative code test within one day. healthcare and human services secretary mark gally says the enforcement strategy will basically be the honor system. los angeles county already had an active indoor mask mandate. and the state of new york is now requiring all people either show proof of vaccination or wear a mask in all indoor public spaces. governor kathy hochul announced the sweeping measure on friday it goes into effect today. new york city not complying with the new mask mandate comes with $1

matt finn is outside the courthouse. it's been quiet in there. we wait for the verdict. e 8 hour mark of the jury being in the deliberation room. so far no questions, no difficulties that we're aware of. very quiet. yesterday before the jury left, they asked for one thing. they asked for a copy of the prosecution's calendar, which had red x marks on dates that the prosecution felt were significant. like every other day, jussie smollett is not in the courthouse. we're told he will come with his family and supporters. he's charged with six low level counts of felony lying to police and lying about aggravated battery. smollett said he wants constitutional warriors in the deliberation room. if convicted, smollett faces up to three years in prison, probation and community service is also on the table. we'll keep you updated. >> martha: thanks very much. matt finn in report as we await a verdict in the jussie smollett case, which could come any day. it's thursday, of course. friday is typically when we would expect something there. we'll see how this jury feels. thanks for bein

matt finn has the latest in chicago. >> good evening, bret.e just learned that the jury has been dismissed for the day. so deliberations will now continue tomorrow morning. in closing arguments today, special prosecutor dan webb presented the jury with six points he says destroyed smollett's credibility. in short, webb and police allege smollett withheld critical evidence like cell phone data because he never wanted the alleged hoax to actually be solved. the prosecution also telling the jury that smollett mislead police about attacker's i.d., lied but the news and lied about communication with the osundairo brothers. corroborate osundairo testimony that they held back punches. a doctor testifying under oath that smollett had no known injuries. smollett's defense telling the jury that jussie smollett had anti-motive upcoming historic black gay marriage on tv and impending video he didn't want his face damaged paid for training not the hoax. telling the jury they don't have to convict just because chicago's police spent thousands of man hours o

matt finn reporting live from the chicago courthouse today. hi, mass. >> hi, martha.l rebuttal to the jury right now. we expect this case to go to the jury at any moment. in closing arguments, dan webb went first, the special prosecutor. he said he had six points that destroyed jussie smollett's ability. number 1, that smollett withheld critical evidence from the police like his phone data because the prosecution said that smollett never wanted the case solved. there was overwhelming evidence that smollett misled police that the attackers were african american. he said they were white and then later said they were light skinned. smollett faked evidence in part tampering with the noose, a symbol of hate. smollett claims he took it off and put it back on so police would see it on him. smollett testified that he doesn't know who attacked him and happened to be at the exact enter set of the osundairo brothers to get eggs. the prosecution said that they corroborated the osundairo brothers a they didn't punch hitch. jussie smollett never signed a criminal complaint against

matt finn has our report.e juror to nullify the verdict. trial portion of justice small it wrapping up today as both sides present their closing arguments , special prosecutor dan webb saying small, it lacks any credibility, accusing the former empire actor of lying to jurors saying surveillance video from before the alleged attack contradicts small its own testimony. small light stands accused of staging a hate crime on himself. back in january, 2019 telling police someone put a noose around his neck and yelled racist and homophobic slurs against him taking off for anything. i just wanted to small and taking the stand in his own defense this week, repeatedly maintaining that he is innocent and a victim. meanwhile the ocean daro brothers testifying that it was small let who paid them $3500 to carry out the attack. small out, calling them liars and his lawyers saying in his closing statement that prosecutions case is built like a house of cards. he's maintained throughout that he had nothing to do with it, and

fox's news is matt finn has the story.wonderful time of year could easily become the most frustrating time of year more than 109 million americans expected to hit the roads, rails , seas and skies this holiday season. triple a projecting roughly 6.4 million of those will be flying to their destination up 184% over last year, and with some airports expected to see a record number of travelers, people need to pack their patients with long lines at check in and security screenings. that's. quite the crowd, but i think it's to be expected despite gas costing roughly a dollar 25 more per gallon than last year over 100 million americans are expected to hit the roads. experts warn drivers to leave plenty of time for congestion. and no matter which day you're traveling, triple a suggests mornings will likely have the least amount of traffic covid concerns not keeping people from taking to the seas and mass transit. with another three million going by busses, trains and boats. the increased travel volume comes as cases of the omicr

matt finn ktvu fox two news. a somber tribute was held today in washington, d. c president biden , vice president harris and congressional leaders pause to honor the life of the late senator bob dole. call my mother. the casket of the former republican senator and presidential nominee was brought to the rotunda today, where his family, former colleagues and president biden paid their final tribute. dole died on sunday at the age of 98 after a battle with stage four lung cancer. his legacy includes 36 years of service in congress, where he was known to cross the aisle. his funeral will be held tomorrow at the national cathedral in washington, d. c. coming up tonight. how major retailers want congress to address retail theft. also san francisco's efforts to curb crime and union square appear to be working the new numbers from the police department up next. also ahead tonight. scott peterson's sisters speaking out after his re sentencing. why she says justice was served and top ranks. purdue goes down in a wild one sports director mark ibanez with the highlights la

matt finn has that story tonight. t. >> a saudi arabia man described as a potential terrorist was arrested in arizona after illegally crossing the border. the 21-year-old migrant is linked to subjects of interest. the potential terrorist was apprehended friday night and he came from mexico into the u.s. through huma, arizona. wearing a volunteer ambulance jacket. the chief of that ambulance group said the man had no affiliation with them and not clear howce he acquired a jacke. >> i am not surprised. i have been saying all year long, when you open the border to illegal immigration, half of the border patrol is no long patrolling the line. you are processing family groups. criminals and gang members and i said all along and terroristssa are coming into our country. >> illegal immigration is not slowing down at the border. the november numbers doubled from last year and 4 times higher than 2019. the white house did not respond to our request for a comment. >> tucker: thank you.n if you are the president of a democracy, y

heard jesse watters is so jealous matt finn gets to cover the trial?t. >> bill: we mentioned cameras all over america. one interesting case to have a camera in the courtroom. >> dana: the camera didn't work for smollett and why he was so mad at the brothers. >> bill: the op-ed last hour. who can believe one word smollett says? he could have pleaded guilty two years ago and punished with a light brush on the knuckles and well on his way to become the great american redemption story by now. it is probably accurate. we'll wait what the jury decides in chicago. >> dana: there is also this scary thing. watch. >> they're trying to get into a vehicle. they are getting -- they're trying to steal a vehicle. >> dana: surge in carjackings in big cities nationwide. what is behind the very unsettling trend? >> bill: a former minnesota cop charged in the fatal shoongt of a young black man goes on trial today. how will the mainstream media cover this story? will kim potter get a fair shake amid widespread anti-police sentiment? we'll talk to joe concha coming up. >>

fox's matt finn has the details now from the courthouse.or just the small let the former empire star accused of staging a racist and homophobic attack back in 2019 and then lying about it to police. the lead investigator in the case. taking the stand tuesday, former chicago police detective michael feast, saying there was no rush to judgment in regards to the case, and that roughly two dozen detectives work nearly 3000 hours investigating before they determined it was all a lie. prosecutors laying out their case claiming small it paid a pair of brothers $3500 to carry out the attack, even giving them money to buy supplies, which included a new small it says was placed around his neck. take it off for anything. do i just want to talk to the actor continues to maintain his innocence? with defense, claiming the two brothers attached small it because they did not like him and that the $3500 paid by smell, it was for training for an upcoming music video in opening statements smaller two attorneys say he is a real victim. saying there is no physi

no cameras in the courthouse but fox's matt finn joins us. >> it's a major closing chapter in the jussiethey found him guilty of 5 out of the 6 charges. the prosecutors don't care he was not found guilty on the 6th charge. fox inappropriately rescued herself from the case. he said he would not comment on fox's office dropping the charges but said the verdict speaks for itself. webb felt cook county deserved a trial. smollett is disappointed but confident about an appeal. they said the jury can't find smollett guilty to some counts but not others. the attorney for the brothers says she forgives jussie smollett and is asking him to come clean. this case gained international attention because a gay black man asked brothers to pretend to be trump supporters that beat him. potentially trying to smear a united states president. he is free on bond until his sentencing.. we will keep you updated on that, tucker. >> tucker: thank you very much. we want to remind because we hate to forget things and history matters. when this fake hate crime first happened. joe biden was running for the presidency

matt finn has a story for us tonight. hey, matt. >> hey, tucker. fox news digital did investigative reporting in yuma, arizona and found in an illegal immigrants are making use of ubers to get to the next destination in the u.s., typically hotels. fox news spoke to two drivers in yumament. one had drivers confirmed they're here illegally and others deduced they were illegals based on circumstances with those getting picked up with bags in a remote location near the border. here is one of the drivers. >> we get a notification, head down to the location. there will be a group of 20 plus immigrants standing on the corner waiting for uber and they'll just hop in and go wherever they're going. >> fox news reached out to uber. the ride share company did not respond to direct questions but did say a driver can cancel a ride if they feel unsafe or report suspected illegal activity. one of the uber drivers told fox digital that law enforcement warned him it's against the law to transport illegal immigrants but he says he can't predict the status. the surge

fox's matt finn has the story. matt. >> jason, those emails from fauci and collins were sent three days after group of epidemiologists and scientists appeared right here on "the ingraham angle." you may recall this declaration was signed in october of last year by dozens of public health experts and scientists from around the world urging against lockdowns. writing in part, "we have grave concerns about the damaging physical and mental health impacts of the per mailing cover 19 policies. current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and long-term public health." our goal should be to minimize mortality and social harm until we reach herd immunity." after that, the director dr. francis collins emailed dr. anthony fauci writing in part, there needs to be a quick and devastating takedown of its premises. i don't see anything like that online yet. is it underway? collins also called the scientists and doctors that signed a fringe epidemiologist. passing some articles that debunked the great barrin

luckily fox's matt finn is here for us tonight to sum up what we learned today. hi, tucker. jussie smollett testified under oath as there was no hoax. smollett and his defense team are trying to discredit the chicago police and the osundairo brothers and create some doubt from the jury. at some of the highlights from smollett on the stand today. smollett says he did not call police after his alleged attack because as a black man "he does not trust bullies." that also explained that on the night of the attack, one of the osundairo brothers called him and told him he needed to eat some eggs in order to keep up with this meal plan, so that is why smollett went to a nearby walgreens and a subway after 1:00 a.m. on a frigid night. he testified that he did have sexual encounters with one of the osundairo brothers and one of the osundairo brothers provided him drugs. that is going against what of the osundairo brothers set on the stand last week. smollett insists he has a scar under one of his eyes because he did suffer from real injuries, although the northwestern docto

correspondent matt finn taking a closer look at the behavioral science tonight. evening, matt. >> good evening cdc director is making headlines explaining the new decision to shorten its guidelines from ten-day to a five date isolation period for people with covid asymptomatic. the decision came after delta air lines executive signed a letter asking the cdc to reduce isolation period to prevent worker shortages. in a interview the doctor was asked why the cdc advised ten day quarantine all along if the science showed a five date isolation period was sufficient. here are some of that exchange. >> what will people actually need to do when they need to get back to work if we can get them to isolate, we want to make sure the first five days. >> what you are saying, this decision has just as much to do with business as it did with the science. >> it really had a lot to do with what we thought people would be able to tolerate. >> also dr. anthony fauci said indications point to the oma cron variant less severe than delta is urging americans to have a vaccinated boosted

. >> matt finn, thank you very much.aking tonight, state police in delaware have arrested five people found in congressman barry scanlon's vehicle in connection with that carjacking. the jury and the trial of forme minnesota police officer jill deliberating after 24 hours of sequestered discussion over three days and hardly a word from them to the court only asking a handful of questions they did ask yesterday what to do if they can't reach consensu indicating they may be deadlocked charged with manslaughter in the killing of donte wright earlier this year. deliberations will continue thursday before breaking for christmas if the jury still doesn't have a verdict. jeffrey epstein confidant also did after two days of deliberations. faces up to 70 of trafficking, and transporting a minor with the intent to engage in illegal acts. democrats in the senate got som bad news last week when the parliamentarian ruled that some immigration privation should no be included in the build back better act would joe's make it into the ve

fox news national correspondent matt finn has more. matt?se 23 house democrats who say they will not seek reelection, five announced that decision in december alone. it is putting the democrat party in a very difficult position heading into next year's midterm election. democrats will try to defend their razor-thin majority in the house. republicans need a net gain of just five seats in the 535 member chamber next year to regain house majority lost in 2018. just last week, a trio of house democrats announced they will not seek reelection next year. representative stephanie murphy of florida, california, and new york. republicans have history on their side. on average, the party that wins the white house in a presidential election loses more than 25 house seats in the following midterms. the last four presidents have lost senate and house majorities. and the once in a decade congressional redistricting process is expected to favor republicans. this all comes as president joe biden's job approval rates hit new lows in recent weeks and the pres

matt finn is in the courtroom for all of this and he has come up to update us. er oath for an hour now getting a little snarky and testy with special prosecutor dan webb. the judge asked smollett to use yes or no answers and dan webb has been focusing this morning on the alleged dry run. the brothers testified smollett took them on a practice round to show them where he wanted them to beat him. there is surveillance video showing smollett picked up the brothers up and circled a stairwell where he wanted the brothers to beat him three times. smollett claimed he liked to drive around and smoke weed and listen to music and why he circled that location three times and he was calling and messaging with one of the brothers on the night of the attack about a diet plan and nutrition plan. dan webb just asked jussie smollett why one of the brothers never showed up for a scheduled work-out plan on the morning after the alleged attack. and perhaps plants the seed they weren't messaging about work-out or a diet plan, rather about the attack. we'll keep you updated. >> harris

court is beginning right now and we'll keep you updated. >> dana: matt finn. i will pay attention.rt hearings in the u.s. expected to begin returning to mexico today under a newly reinstated remain in mexico pollz. it comes as we learn the number of migrants in detention centers increased by 56% since joe biden took office. arizona a.g., attorney general sued the administration over the policies. he is with me now. that makes two policies now, remain in mexico and title 42 based on covid back in effect under this administration. what will be the effect do you believe? >> well, bill, thank you for having me on. the reality is that the biden administration has created a catastrophe at our border and now trying to implement p.r. measures after losing in court and really it will have no long-term meaningful effect until there is a change in substantive policies. one of the pending lawsuits involves deporting people deportation orders. the biden administration refuses to do that. there are millions of people illegally coming into our country, there are literally tens of thousands of got

matt finn is sorting it all out for us in a lot of filings to get through, good evening, matt. >> goodning, brett kavanaugh is asking the biden administration to respond to a flood of appeals coming in after six circuit ruling to allow osha to move forward with the president's controversial mandate with businesses of 100 or more employees to force vaccinations. the fifth circuit court of appeals initially halted the implementation of the mandate announced early this fall but because of the large number of cases against biden's mandate the sixth circuit to hear the consolidated appeals in favor of biden's mandate. the national federation of independent businesses calling this and with route regulatory power to get vaccinated and some governors against mandates are speaking out. >> i think massive expansion that goes beyond the constitution. we absolutely need to win that case at the supreme court. >> i don't think it will stand. i think the courts will stop it from happening. they are having the opposite effect and people were digging in their heels and saying you can't make me do it. >

matt finn back in chicago live with details again today. good morning, matt. >> good morning, bill.a matter of minutes. he testified on the stand for the majority of the day yesterday and there were some rather jaw dropping moments. smollett did testify under oath that there was no hoax. he also insists that he suffered real injuries from his alleged attack saying he still has a scar under one of his eye's, even though the northwestern doctor who treetd him testified that smollett suffered no injuries. he also testified he had sexual encounters with one of the brothers who he also occasionally paid up to $200 for cocaine. claims that the brother denied under oath. special prosecutor why he chose to stop cooperating with police saying he did not turn over phone data, medical records or take a dna swap. he testified he is a famous person with a lot of sensitive info on his phone and wanted privacy. smollett was asked why he didn't call police after the alleged hate crime attack. he testified he is a black man in america who doesn't trust police. he also briefly mentioned that during t

fox's matt finn is in our west coast newsroom with more. man, what can you tell us tonight?he school board meeting last night here in california, the parents of the 12 year old student unleashed on the teachers they say affirms their daughter as transgender behind their back. jessica alleges that staff at this school district near monterey encouraged her seventh grade daughter to join an l gtb q club where she believes her teacher told her daughter that she was trans fluid. here is a portion of the skating speech at last night school board meeting. >> you -- my parents -- my child. before i knowledge grade i didn't even get to show support. you asked for support. i didn't get a chance. her job was to educate in math, science, english et cetera. do your job, and let me do mine. speak of the post-millennial website reports that woman, jes, felt blindsided when a teacher and principal at the middle school informed her that her daughter was trans fluid, making her feel "small as a parent for not knowing." fox news reached out to the district superintendent for comment on the sto

fox news correspondent matt finn has been all over this case and he is here now with the latest. matt? >> hi, tammy, dan webb, special prosecutor in this case is talking right now. he said he is obviously pleased with the verdict. he think the verdict sends a resounding message. he also said that he felt like cook county needed a trial. that the details of jussie smollett's case deserved to be aired out and he was not interested in whether or not there was a guilty verdict. he felt like cook county deserved justice one way or another. of course he is obviously thrilled with the verdict. jussie smollett found guilty on five out of six charges. the sixth charge is a charge of aggravated battery. that is because jussie smollett told police that his attacker were wearing masks. the jury found jussie smollett guilty on the five other charges. they are battery because jussie smollett was injured and they were also hate crime because jussie smollett is a black gay man. in all the jury deliberated about nine hours total. seven hours today. two hours yesterday. they only came back with one

matt finn live at the courthouse in chicago. hi, matt. >> hi, martha.en calm, cool and collected on the stand. this is a person that spent the majority of his life in front of cameras and people. right now his team is trying to discredit the testimony from the brothers, the two men that said that smollett paid them to pretend to be trump supporters and beat them. they testified two days. they testified that jussie smollett staged the attack because he wanted more attention on social media and the press. one of the brothers said he's a straight male and never had sexual relations with jussie smollett and that he was drug dealer. smollett just testified against all of it. he said he had fame and fortune and making $2 million from the final system of empire and had plenty of cash. he said that he and one of the brothers would have sexual relations and that he would bring him cocaine. the question is turning towards training. jussie smollett paid them $3,500 to be the guys that beat him up. smollett is on the stand and we'll keep you updated. >> martha: ver

bill and dana. >> bill: thank you matt finn beginning our coverage from chicago. what did you think? >> dana: i was -- i always thought he would be guilty. i wish i could have been in a courtroom to see that. in a way america was robbed from the cameras not being in the courtroom there but it is an interesting moment. a moment like this you get a jury trial, it comes back, can people who initially defended smollett have some humility and correct the record? biden and harris both tweeted immediately after the attack put them on the board for you saying what happened today to jussie smollett must never be tolerated in this country. we must stand up and demand we no longer give this hate safe harbor, racism have no place in our streets or hearts. we're with you, jussie. harris said he is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings i know. praying for his quick recovery. an attempted modern dalyn muching. no one should have to feel for their life because of their sexuality and color of their skin. we must confront this hate. if you were the two leaders of the country

matt finn is in chicago covering the story. >> hi, sandra. he said there was no hoax telling that to the jury. jussie smollett testifying about the night of the alleged hoax saying that the twin brothers called him the night of the attack to talk about smollett's training and meal plans. he told him he went to walgreen's close to 2:00 a.m. to get eggs explaining why he left his house at a late hour. smollett testified under oath that he didn't want empire security because he liked to drive around himself in his car and smoke a blunt on lunch during his break. smollett said the studios offered him security after that hate letter aarrived. hate letter that smollett sent himself. smollett testified that his face is very important to him. he wouldn't set up a hoax. he needed to look like a black carrie grant. he testified that lee daniels, a creator of empire told him he was fat and that encouraged him to lose part for a music video. that's why he paid the smollett $3,500 to train him, not for the hoax. smollett is on the stand and will be there

>> bret: matt finn "fox news live" chicago, thanks. stocks notched their best day since march a broad tech-led rally as omicron fears fade. the dow gained 492 today. the s&p 500 was up 95. the nasdaq surged 462. up next, the stunning report from the u.n. showing a bleak outlook for afghans under taliban control. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 5 in new york as the city giving non-citizens the right to vote in local elections. a bill nearing approval would allow some 800,000 of them to cast ballots for mayor, city council and other municipal offices. the bill would not allow non-citizens to vote for president or members of congress. fox 17 in nashville where a large statue of a university general and former kkk leader nathan bedford is removed from its pedestal. the statue sitting on private property along i-56 in nashville has been in place since 1997. it's been a source of debate and vandalized in 2017 and 2020. and this is a live look at honolulu from our affiliate khon. a li

correspondent matt finn reporting from chicago tonight.nnon the case went to the jury around 2:40 and deliberated two hours and the judge sent them home at 2:00. and now set to resume first thing thursday morning. in closing arguments today special prosecutor dan webb present at the jury with six points he says destroys his credibility. in short, the police alleged he withheld critical evidence like cell phone data because he never one of the host to be solved. the prosecution also telling the jury misled police about attackers i.d. and lied about tempering in the nature of the communication with the osundairo brothers. arguing middle medical records, that they hold the back. the doctor testified under oath smollett had no known injuries. jussie smollett had in and time motive with black gay marriage and pending music video shoot. he didn't want to pay damage and $3500 for training, not that i will spare the defense attorney telling the jury they don't have to feel pressure to convict just because chicago police spent thousands of man-hour

fox news correspondent matt finn is here with the latest. >> maxwell now faces up to 65 years in prisonjury found a long time partner of jeffrey epstein guilty of five of six counts of trafficking teens to be abused by the late epstein. one charge enticement of an individual under the age of 17 to travel with intent to engage in illegal essexial activity. during two weeks of graphic testimony multiple witnesses testified as teenage girls maxwell introduced them to convicted pedophile epstein who then sexually assaulted them. one of the women trafficked by epstein tweet add short while ago, quote my soul yearned for justice for years today the jury gave me just that. i will remember this day always. having lived with the horrors of maxwell's abuse my heart goes out to the many other girls and young women who suffered at her hands and whose lives she destroyed. i hope that today is not the end but rather another step of justice being served. maxwell did not act alone. others must be held accountable. i have faith that they will be. maxwell hanged himself manhattan jail cell at the age of

fox's matt finn is on the story. >> a new york metro transportation authority manager was caught on camerae building with an inflatable blowup doll and his passenger seat. "the new york post" reports. he claimed the doll was for the company and not an attempt to ride the hov lane with what appears toemhe be a passenger. he is the general superintendent with the mta buses department. paid $122,000 per year. former nypd cop who has been with the mta for a decade. when the post confronted him about the doll, he said it's for the company, asking, have i ever lie to you. inflatable dolls and dummies are a common scam to skirt hov rules. the dole is available online for about $15. one of his colleagues told the post it was weird when they saw the doll in his car and asked why anyone would have it except to cheat the rules.popo a union official said it's unbecoming ofep a manager, beggg the question what else he might be doing in secret. the mta says they are investigating. we'll keep you updated. >> tucker: there is an epidemic of creepiness in this country i have to say. i'm not going to ask yo