the last of have seen mollie tibbetts running. she was found in a cornfield, there were cornstalks placed over the top of her. >> reporter: a local dairy farm says he passed a background check even though he had been in the us illegally for 7 years. the small iowa community is shaken up this morning. >> for about the day a gloomy feeling, even not knowing her personally, it is upsetting because it is such a small town and small community that you don't think this could happen. you feel less safe than normal. jillian: mollie tibbetts's family and friends are devastated. holding out hope she was returned home alive. >> every parent's nightmare and so sad, so wrong. she had so much to give. mollie tibbetts was a sweet, wonderful young girl, we loved her here, she is part of our family and she was very kind to everybody. the best we can give is to be like mollie tibbetts. jillian: rivera will face a judge for the first time today. if convicted of murder he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. jillian: donald from sounding off

accused of killing iowa college student mollie tibbetts is a citizen of mexico.. who had been living in the united states illegally for years. 24-year-old christian bahena rivera i >>> agents say the man accused of killing college student mollie tibbetts is a citizen of mexico who had been living in the u.s. illegally for years. 24-year old christian rivera is now being held on a federal immigration detainer as well as a first-degree murder charge. jackie ward reports he admitted to police that he approached mollie tibbetts the day she went missing. >> at one point he told us that she grabbed her phone and said you need to leave me alone or i will call the police. she then took off running. >> reporter: investigators received information which led them to a field in poweshiek county. >> they are going to go over that body in great detail for signs that indicate a struggle. >> reporter: the 20-year old was last seen july 182 in the area where investigators found the body. the student was staying at her boyfriends house at the time to watch his dogs while he was out

jillian: donald trump calling our immigration laws pathetic as the illegal immigrant accused of killing mollie tibbetts makes his first court appearance. rob: jackie ibanez has details on how investigators hunted this man down. >> reporter: donald trump demanding action following the murder of mollie tibbetts. >> mollie tibbetts, an incredible young woman, is permanently separated from her family. we need the wall, we need our immigration laws changed, we need our border laws changed, we need republicans to do it because democrats aren't going to do it. we have the worst laws anywhere in the world, nobody has laws like the united states. they are strictly pathetic. jillian: christian rivera made his first appearance in court, the 24-year-old accused of chasing, kidnapping and murdering mollie tibbetts in iowa. he has been in the country illegally for twee 7 years, the farmer he works claims he is the fake name and social security number and they never ran a federal background check. the case is becoming too political, his attorney saying sad and sorry trump has weighed in on this matter in national med

discovery of the body of mollie tibbetts. all that and a lot more tonight on the "cbs evening news." >> thank you for watching at 5:00. we will see you back here at 6:00. news" this tuesday, two former associates of the president are now convicted felons. one pleaded guilty, the other found guilty in separate fraud heses. and a stunning turn of events in iowa after the discovery of mollie tibbetts' body. all of that tonight, starting with the headlines in 60 seconds. >> the jury has found president idump's former campaign chairman paul manafort guilty of eight counts of fraud. >> reporter: this is the first conviction secured by special counsel robert mueller in his investigation. >> paul manafort is a good man. this has nothing to do with russian collusion. it's a witch hunt and it's a disgrace. >> reporter: the manafort verdict and the michael cohen apea deal were happening onmultaneously. >> trump's longtime personal lawyer and fixer, michael cohen, pleading guilty to eight counts. an charges of campaign finance k aud, bank

back here live in brooklyn, iowa, mollie's hometown where she went missing july 18th the family of mollie tibbetts of crimestoppers of central iowa will hold a press conference and they will announce a major increase in the reward money, perhaps over $100,000. crimestoppers tells fox news the family of mollie tibbetts this morning believes that mollie is alive and being held captive somewhere. and until proven otherwise, they are going to continue to try to recover her. this morning the family and crimestoppers is ramping up their personal and private efforts to recover mollie. they are cooperating with authorities and facilitating them. it seems right now they're trying to raise as much money and awareness to recover mollie tibbetts. >> bill: her boyfriend spoke to fox news.com at length yesterday. he is back in the house where she was staying when she disappeared on the 18th of july, matt. >> he is back in that house where mollie went missing. he hasn't gone inside the bedroom where she has gone missing. we asked him if he noticed signs of a struggle or forced entry. he said he would not comment

. >>> the death of 20-year-old molly tibbetts now igniting a national conversation about immigration. authorities said the man accused of killing molly tibbetts 24eachristian rivera, and has lived in iowa for several years working under an assumed name at a farm. prosecutors say rivera followed to molly was in his trunk. rivera appeared in court for the first time yesterday . his bond is set at $5 million. his next court hearing is on august 31. >> hundreds of people came together last night for this very emotional candlelight vigil in memory of molly tibbetts it was held at the university of iowa where molly tibbetts was pursuing a degree in psychology. >> she was bubbly and instantaneously happy when you met her. >> i have this memory of her smiling and holding hands with my one friend. that was just pure happiness right there. >> molly tibbetts grew up in oakland. she went to corpus christi school at piedmont from kindergarten through the third grade. >>> the molly tibbetts killin illegal immigration. democratic candidate in former san franscnewsom says president other republican l

jillian: a fox news alert, illegal immigrant charged in the brutal murder of mollie tibbetts. ral laws under fire for the iowa student's tragic death. rob: former nypd commissioner ted williams joining us in the next hour of "fox and friends first". - in a crossfit gym, we're really engaged with who we are as people and making everybody feel welcome. ordering custom ink t-shirts has been a really smart decision for our business. - [narrator] custom ink has hundreds of products and free shipping. upload your logo or start your design today at customink.com. ainge and illegal alien and we believe he has been in this area for four to twee 7 years. jillian: august 22nd, fox news alert, murder suspects caught, and illegal immigrant charged after kidnapping missing iowa student mollie tibbetts. rob: how the president has responded as republicans demand justice. jillian: paul manafort found guilty on fraud charges and michael cohen cuts a deal. rob: what impact if any will this have on the president if you live in washington. jillian: andrew cuomo claimed america was never great. the

a college student in iowa named molly tibbetts has become the latest casualty of america's lunatic immigrationolicy which is, as you know, maintained and defended by our country's decadent elites. according to iowa police mollie tibbetts was murdered by rivera, an illegal immigrant from mexico who lived and worked using a fake idea for years. police say he confessed to hiding the body in a cornfield. he later led them to the seed. the president posted a video on twitter commenting on the murder. here's part of it. >> mollie tibbetts, an incredible young woman, is now permanently separated from her family. a person came in from mexico illegally and killed her. we need the wall, we need our immigration laws changed. >> tucker: crimes like this are of course embarrassingly inconvenient for the american media which routinely, every day, remind us that illegal aliens are far more impressive than we are and if we disagree with that we are racist. so of course they all but ignored the murder of mollie tibbetts. one of the few mentions came yesterday on msnbc when a college professor called christina

, reminders of how many people in this town and area were impacted by mollie tibbetts and her story. the suspect accused of murdering mollie made his first appearance in court. a judge ordered he be held on a $5 million cash bond. now investigators say he confessed to following mollie after she went for a run on the evening of july 18th, abducting her, killing her and dumping her remains in a cornfield. now we've also learned that his employer, a dairy farm where he worked for about four years here in this area, has learned they say that he presented them with false employment documents. they thought he was somebody else. now according to investigators, 24-year-old cristhian rivera was in the country illegally from mexico. authorities say they are continuing to follow this investigation and have not revealed any details yet about a possible motive. the judge ordered he be back in court august 31st. that's the latest from brooklyn, iowa, alex perez for abc news >>> a little more on that story, mollie tibbetts' death is continuing to fuel the debate on immigration reform

mollie today. >> loved ones mourning the loss of mollie tibbetts. and this is the man who murdered the 20-year-old college student. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm christian seay. the body believed to be that of mollie tibbetts was found in an iowa cornfield. >> the man who killed her is in the country illegally, police say that 24-year-old christianry re rivera oig admitted approaching her. >> while he was interfacing with her, he actually tells us that he ran alongside of her or behind her. and then at one point he tells us that mollie grabbed a hold of her phone and said you need to leave me alone, i'm going to call the police. and then she took off on running. he in turn chased her down and then he tells us that at some point in time he blacks out. and then he comes to near an intersection which we believe he then placed mollie. >> iowa governor kim reynolds released a statement that reads in part, we are heartbroken and we are angry. we're angry that a broken immigration system allowed a predator like this to live in our community and w

of it." mollie's brother -- jake tibbetts -- speaking for the first timejake tibbetts/brother of mollie tibbetts to have that sense of normalcy again"his pain -- obvious -- thanking the crowd for their support and sharing what made mollie specialjake tibbetts/brother of mollie tibbetts: "we're going to miss her dearly. but to be honest what made her so special is she was just like anyone standing here. she loved to run. she loved harry potter. she loved the hawks. she loved her family. she was goofy. she was clumsy."he also asked the crowd to remember the good over of the bad --jake tibbetts/brother of mollie tibbetts: "remember this as a time that the country came together for one girl. one girl that loved everyone. one girl that loved everything and wanted the best for everyone. don't remember this as the time that someone made a very poor decision and took a girl away (vicki)(vicki) a girl awaydecision and took a girl away (vicki) that was jalyn souchek reporting. police say the man accused of killing tibbetts-- cristhian rivera-- was arraigned on first degree murder charges and is now being

an autopsy will be performed today to determine how molly tibbetts died. >>> it has been a tough first day ofnts and staff in piedmont yesterday where molly tibbetts was a student. >> i have all of my children here for the first day of school and i have to be strong for them. it is not the outcome that i have been praying for or hoping for. >> tibbetts attended the piedmont school from kindergarten through third grade. she moved to iowa with her mother and brothers when her parents divorced. principal murphy kept in touch with them and she even has their pictures in her office murphy says she remembers tibbetts as a sweet girl who was loved by everyone. >>> joseph d'angelo, the accused golden state killer, will be formally charged tomorrow in court in sacramento for crimes in six california counties that include contra costa county. six district attorneys announced yesterday they will be working as one team on the case and the combined a trial will take place in sacramento. d'angelo is facing 13 counts of murder with 18 special circumstances and more than two dozen weapons charges. yesterday

of first-degree murder. his bail is set at $1 million. an autopsy will be performed today to determine how molly tibbetts died. >>> a tough first day of school for kids and staff at corpus christi catholic school yesterday in piedmont where molly tibbetts was a student. >> i have all my children here the first day of school and i have to be strong for them. it is not the outcome that i have been praying for or hoping for. >> tibbetts atteedgs when her parents divorced. visible murphy kept in touch with them. even has their pictures in her office. murphy says she remembers tibbetts as a sweet girl who was loved by everyone. >>> president trump referred to the killing of molly tibbetts during a speech at a rally in west virginia. the president blames the nation's immigration laws for that tragedy. >> you heard about today with the illegal alien coming in. very sadly, from mexico. you saw what happened to that incredible, beautiful young woman. should have never happened. illegally in our country. we have had a huge impact but the laws are so bad . the immigration laws are such a disgrace. >>for 4 - 7 years. the local media is reporting rivera

the body of missing iowa student mollie tibbetts has been found. it's been >>> we are following breaking news right now. cbs news is reporting the body of mollie tibbetts has been found. it's been nearly five weeks since the 20-year-old went missing after going out for a jog. that's all the information we have at this time. a police press conference is scheduled for later today. >>> san francisco is getting its first cashierless store and it's beating amazon to the punch. shoppers can scan a code in the store and pick up items without standing in line to pay. amazon is expected to open a similar store in the city later this year. >>> over the weekend, the a's took two of three from the astros are but still trail by one game in the al west. last night another chance to gain ground in the division. davis slugs one out of the park in the third, absolutely crushes it, his 37th home run of the season. sixth inning now, another one, and the a's win 9-0. the giants have a lot of fans traveling to see them play. we fast forward to the 13th inning, brandon c

the abc 7 news app has much more on the disappearance of mollie tibbetts including a detailed timeline of this case over the past month. you can download the app for free. enable push alerts and we will send out to you breaking news updates on this case as they occur. >>> new at 11:00, the colorado man suspected of killing his wife and two young daughters appeared in court for arrangement today. christopher watts claims his pregnant wife killed the children after learning that he wanted a separation. watts was allegedly having an affair with a co-worker. watts told police he erupted in rage after wincis witnessing th killings and then strangled his wife. >>> prosecutors are meeting in orange county to provide an update on the golden state killer case. here is a live look from santa ana, where a number of district attorneys from the california county's link to the killer are gathered. contra costa county has not been a part of the ongoing criminal case up till now. the jas anlo faces 13 crrested in a accused of several murders and rapes across the state in the 1970s and the '80s. >>> we

we believe it to be the body of mollie tibbetts. e was found in a cornfield, and there were corn stalks placed over the top of her. >> reporter: tonight a suspect in custody, 24-year-old cristhian rivera. police say rivera led them to her body and confessed to the murder. the case will be prosecuted by the iowa attorney general's area prosecution division and first degree murder carries a penalty of life without the possibility of parole. >> reporter: according to authorities, rivera encountered mollie tibbetts near the intersection of boundary and middle streets in eastern brooklyn when she was out jogging. >> he actually tells us he ran alongside of her or behind her. and then at one point he tells us that mollie grabbed ahold of her phone and said, you need to leave me alone, i'm going to call the police. and then she took off running. he in turn chased her down. >> reporter: according to authorities, rivera then panicked and got mad. >> he tells us at some point in time he blacks out and then he comes to near an intersection -- >

university of iowa student mollie tibbetts has been found. we'll continue to keep an eye on this story and bring you updates on new developments as we get them into our newsroom. >>> the almeda county sheriff's accident accused of secretly recording juvenile. a juvenile and his attorney were talking in a room and a sergeant was recording their entire conversation. public defenders filed a motion yesterday asking a judge to order the sheriff's department to bar illegal recording and eavesdropping of minors. recording violates the attorney client relationship and it is a felony in the state of california. the chronicle obtained body camera video and it shows a private conversation involving an attempted robbery case. that case has been thrown out. and the public defend responded. there appears to be an epidemic of recording the attorney and clients. it must be protected. >>> this lawsuit said that a woman was locked into the isolation cell because the staff thought she was exaggerating her complaints of pain and cramping. the sheriff's said that

police try to find the alleged attacker. >>> some information expected today about the murder of molly tibbetts suspected killer and how one of her family members is reacting. >>> on top of these life pictures from downtown los angeles. breaking news. a big fire burning very close to the staples center and the los angeles convention center. the very latest on the firefight in just minutes. >>> good morning. you can see traffic is moving along well if you're driving on some of these commutes. the bay bridge getting to it is not one of them. we will tell you happened to make this commute so severe. >>> plenty going on with a lot of low clouds and cooler temperatures. also hurricane lane approaching the hawaiian islands. we will take a look at both of them. >>> welcome back. the investigation continues today into the death of molly tibbetts. the latest details plus how the president is reacting. >>> san francisco mesa do -- may soon have controversial safe injection sites soon. we will tell you how much those insights could save the city. >>> two big outcomes yesterday that the white house is watc

thbody of missing iowa student mollie tibbetts has been found. ared.. after going for a jog. la >>> 8:55, i'm kenny choi. the bode of mollie tibbetts has been found. it's been nearly five weeks since the 20-year-old disappeared after going for a jog in iowa. >>> later this morning, new charges against the golden state killer joseph deangelo could be filed. contra costa county district attorney diana becton is expected to join today's announcement. >>> new numbers on the mendocino complex fire, now over 404,000 acres and is 74% contained. news updates throughout the hour and your favorite platforms including kpix.com. >>> good morning, time now 8:57. we have a traffic aletter in effect for the drivers on southbound 101. a grass fire has completely shut down the connector ramp to guadeloupe parkway. so expect delays in both directions along 101 as well as 87. we are seeing the backup already developing there. this is a live look at 101 northbound through san josi. we found a couple crashes near hellier and san antonio, just under an hour commute, 53

we also covered the horrific, sad, tragic murder of mollie tibbetts. all at the hands of an illegal immigrant. some on the left are so absolutely cruel to the victim of what is a senseless act of violence that if we start protecting people, we can stop this. stay tuned, we have a jam-packed opening monologue as we kick it off your ♪ >> sean: less than one month after being sworn in, attorney general jeff sessions abandon his post, completely recused himself from all things russia and hillary. this has been a tremendous disservice to the president and the country that he serves. knowing he would do this, he did have an obligation to tell the president of the united states. here we are, a year and a half later. look at what the rush investigation has become. sessions recused himself from all of it. it has now morphed into new york taxi cab medallions taxes, tax forms, bank habitations applict to porn stars, and a witch hunt of the president and everyone around him. an unmitigated disaster for so many personally. lives offended and literally uprooted, and

shouldn't have been here and that adds to their pain and how awful the situation is. >> the family of mollie tibbettsave gone out of their way, the cousin is now on social media, the friends and family are all saying that mollie tibbetts would be half horrified with the that this news is being used as a case to argue about unlawful immigration. she wasn't that person. anyone could have done this, they do it on a daily basis. white people, black people, read people, yellow people. they do these crimes. >> martha: i respect the family obviously on whatever they want to say on this matter, they are free to say and speak out obviously in any anyway they want. but the fact of the matter is that he was here illegally and for some people, they look at that and they say, this is just another indicator. we have a terrible lax process at our border. it doesn't work and this person shouldn't have been here. >> we at this network are putting that spin on the story. this is a murder story, not an immigration story. it is -- it's a fact that from the pew research center and every other objective story, and in toda

and looking at what democrats are saying in the wake of mollie tibbetts' murder iowa democratic partyrice says the iowa democratic party will honor the wishes of the tibbetts family to let them grieve in private. it will not turn that senseless tragedy into a partisan fight. so how will that message or lack of a message it seems like they want to avoid the issue, how is that message going to play for democrats? >> this is to me one of the most underreported issues. when we survey the whole mainstream media, it will be one of the most important election issues. when you have the left saying let's abolish ice on the heels of us seeing this tragic murder, it is not about abolish ice, it's about protect americans. that message resonates and throughout the elections and will in the mid-terms. it's a big problem. sandra. you look, 1/5 of those in custody in federal prisons are illegal immigrants. you look at some of the state data, texas alone between 2011 and 2018, 663,000 criminal offenses from illegal immigrants. most illegal immigrants are good, hard working people but nevertheless the

the man accused of killing mollie tibbetts, a university of iowa student that had been missing, appearedin court today. the court hearing comes a month after tibbetts went for an evening run in brooklyn, iowa, and did not return home. camila bernal has the details. the man accused of pursuing and killing mollie tibbetts appearing in court to face a first-degree murder charge"today's initial appearance will be held in open court"cristhian bahena rivera's bond set at 5 million dollars.investigators say he confessed to following tibbetts as she ran on a country road and later led authorities to the field where a body believed to be hers was found"seemed to be drawn to her on that particular day and for whatever reason he chose to abduct her."but rivera's attorney reminding the court that his client deserves the presumption of innocence attorney alan richards: "in our system of justice he's entitles to that presumption of innocence until some evidence is presented. at this time there's been no evidence presented your honor." officials said rivera came to the us illegally-- a detail getting t

. >>> the death of 20 rolled molly tibbetts is igniting a national conversation about immigration. authorities say the man accused of killing molly tibbetts, christian rivera, enter the u.s. illegally from mexico and has lived in iowa for several years working under an assumed name at a farm prosecutors a rivera followed molly -- followed molly tibbetts in her car while -- in his car while she was jogging. rivera claims he blacked out and when he came to molly within his truck. rivera appeared in court yesterday . his bond is set at $5 million . the next court hearing is on august 31. >>> hundreds of people came together last night for this emotional candlelight vigil in memory of molly tibbetts. it was held at the university of iowa where molly tibbetts was pursuing a degree in psychology. >> she was bubbly and instantaneously happy when you met her. >> i have this memory of her smiling and holding hands with my one friend. that was just like pure happiness right there. >> as a small child molly tibbetts lived briefly in oakland. she went to corpus christi school in piedmont from k

the body of the missing college student mollie tibbetts has now been found. authorities have just revealed the suspect is an undocumented immigrant. >>> the powerful storm system moving east tonight. severe thunderstorms, dangerous winds. from virginia and d.c. up through the northeast, and the major hurricane we're tracking. >>> the stunning moment in court today involving the father and husband charged with killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters, as his slain wife's father breaks down. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a very busy tuesday night. two bombshell headlines involving two men who worked very closely with the president. a guilty plea for one, and a guilty verdict for the other. paul manafort found guilty on eight counts against him. jurors couldn't reach consensus on the other ten. and michael cohen, pleading guilty to eight charges, surrendering to the fbi in new york city. the man who once said he would take a bullet for the president. cohen acknowledging he was working for a candidate for federal office. what does t

kind to everybody, so maybe the best gift we can give is to be like mollie today. >> loved ones mourning the loss of mollie tibbettsyear-old college student. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm christian seay. the body believed to be that of mollie tibbetts was found in an iowa cornfield. >> the man who killed her is in the country illegally, police say that 24-year-old christianry re rivera oig admitted approaching her. >> while he was interfacing with her, he actually tells us that he ran alongside of her or behind her. and then at one point he tells us that mollie grabbed a hold of her phone and said you need to leave me alone, i'm going to call the police. and then she took off on running. he in turn chased her down and then he tells us that at some point in time he blacks out. and then he comes to near an intersection which we believ

host: in the mollie tibbetts ofe, what is the liability the farm and the legal recourse for them? guest: iowa is not a secret requires all employers to use e-verify. there is no legal obligation for the owners of that farm to use this system. they voluntarily said that it -- they said they had been using it. the person who ran the check for the company, and this is a small farm, was using a different system where you can run them through the social security administration and make sure there is a social security number and the name matchup. -- match up. they were not required legally to run somebody through the e-verify system, but they said after this happened they would proactively begin using the program to ensure all future workers they hire our run to the system properly. host: when it comes to the states that have systems, how many states as opposed to the whole of united states? guest: right now about 24 states have a lot requiring businesses to use e-verify. for the most part it is state contractors, private companies that do work for state governments. they require them to

and led them to the cornfield 13 miles from mollie tibbetts's hometown and in the cornfield they found the body oflie tibbetts. police say cristhian bahena rivera admitted he chased mollie tibbetts while she was out of her dog, she became afraid and asked rivera to get away from her and said she was going to get out her phone and call police. rivera says he blacked out and doesn't know what happened next and came to in this rural area. investigators said they used additional footprint to establish their timeline extracting information, and molly was jogging at rivera's black malibu carland them. he confessed to dumping her body at a cornfield. >> donald trump touched on the mollie tibbetts case at his rally in west virginia. >> 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. we have had a huge impact but the laws are so bad, the immigration laws are such a disgrace, we are getting them changed. >> agnes who lost her son to an illegal immigrant sh

depot officemax. ♪ >> sean: the president released a video on twitter talking about the murder of mollie tibbettse need for border security. we showed you that earlier and joining us now with reaction, the host of crtv's michelle nelkin investigates, michelle nelkin. florida attorney general pam bondi. they are a great group of people, everyone is great on the show. let me start with you. you have a lot of statistics. this election, we hear all these people. sanctuary cities which basically to me is aiding and abetting lawbreaking because we do have laws, we are a nation of laws. the same thing with abolishing ice and demonizing them for doing their job. >> our i.c.e. agents do so much in this country for us and in florida alone as attorney general they are amazing. first of all, there are so many gangs from out of this country in my state. listen to this. in 2014 with no border security, 1200 criminal gangs were identified. 1200 separate gangs. 53,000 documented gang members, documented by law enforcement -- >> sean: in florida. >> in florida. and over 11,000 gangs in prison or on doc supervisio

the man who says he killed 20- year-old university of iowa student mollie tibbetts is in police custodym jackie ward in the kpix 5 newsroom. the man who says he killed 20- year-old university of iowa student mollie tibbetts is in police custody and is expected in court later today. police say 24-year-old christian bahena-rivera is from mexico and has been living in the u.s. illegally for years. he was working on an iowa farm. the company says he had passed the government's vetting process and was an employee in good standing. police say rivera confessed to killing her telling investigators he got out of his car and stalked her during her jog. investigators say at one point, mollie told rivera she was going to call police. he chased her down and then apparently blacks out. the next thing he claims to remember is mollie bloody and in his trunk. police found her body yesterday buried in a field by corn stalks. she spent her early childhood years in oakland and went to corpus christi catholic school in piedmont until the third grade. her principal is praying. >> we are going to love them as

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 may have seen her or if he was stalking her prior to when he allegedly killed her. mollie tibbetts was scheduled to return to the university of iowa as a sophomore. kennedy: what a tragic day for her family. thank you so much. president trump slamming what he calls of course the russian witch hunt while project ring a red wave to wipe out democrats. is the president right to say border security will be at the center of the 2018 midterms? joining me now "fox news" politics editor the one and only chris fan van. it was an interesting night because the president was subdued at times and he couldn't stay on message. do you think that he was rattled by some of the news to

of killingo tibbetts faces court -- an autopsy will be performed today. >> reporter: investigators charged 24-year-old christian rivera, an undocumented immigrant for the abduction and murder of molliebetts after going on her daily job. at ohe said molly said you need leave me alone or i'm going to call the police. then he blacks out and to an intersection we believe he then placed molly. >> reporter: just mile brooklyn, iowa. >> investigators have been searching for weeks. why was it not found before. in this case there were corn stocks over the top o her and we weren't able to locate her.m how tibbetts was killed. at a rally, president trump, who's made illegal immigration a signature issue. >> heard today about the illegal alien coming in very sadly from mexico. and you saw what happened with that incredible, beautiful man. more than a dozen fbi agents tpeped in the search. and poured over thousands of leads. cbs news. >>> in another disturbing case the colorado father kharpbged with with killing his wife two young daughters did not. theter rr, a plea plt partnership after skapbgal said he told her he wanted to separate. >> a dangerous category 5 hurricane is barrelling through h

gregg: so again, real problems is not the murder of mollie tibbetts. got to protect those kids of illegal immigrants whose parents are completely to blame for dragging their kids here illegally. how prevalent is this among democrats and others in america, disbelief here that camino, the murders of america isn't merely a as important as keeping illegal immigrant parents with their kids. >> greg, i said the fringes the mainstream in the democrat party and that is the default position. these are people who on one hand say they want to do something about the broken ration system and on the other hand turn around and say we need to abolish i.c.e., abolish immigration and customs enforcement, abolish the immigrants to do with human trafficking, trafficking, drug trafficking and certainly what they are aiming at is undermining the enforcement of immigration laws in the employment and workplace context and that is what is at the heart of the mollie tibbetts case and they don't want to talk about it. >> it was only five or six years ago democrats were talking a

. >>> the man accused of killing mollie tibbetts said his client was working here legally. immigration authorities say they have no record of that. tibbetts is the iowa college student who grew up in the bay area. all this coming as rivera made his first court appearance today. mo more. >> reporter: cristhian rivera made his first court appearance in iowa, and immediately his attorney made it political. >> the government has weighed in at the highest levels of a predisposition that this young man is guilty. >> he's accused of murdering mollie tibbetts, last seen jogging not far from her home. >> he ran alongside of her, or running. he in turn chased her down. >> rivera worked at a nearby dairy farm confessed to the crime and led them to her body. the owners of the family-run farm speaking out wednesday. >> we are small, six-generation farm. we are still shocked to learn that one of our employees was involved. >> adding, rivera was a good employee. >> he came to work every day. was on time. and got along with his co-workers. >> mollie's body was found in a corn field about te

held a memorial last night in her honor. >> we are gathered this evening to honor the memory of mollie tibbetts dozens gathered on the steps of the state capital to send the family of mollie tibbetts a message. members of the community say they want to offer her family their love and support. the group that organized the event has called on iowa's governor to apologize for implying that current immigration laws led to tibbetts' death. she responded by saying, quote, this is a tragedy and should not be used as a platform for political attack. i won't apologize for saying our immigration system is broken and needs to be fixed. >>> extra counselors will be on hand this morning at a san francisco high school after a gun went off in a classroom prompting a tense lockdown. it happened at balboa high school on cuyahoga avenue in the mission terrace neighborhood. anne makovec reports. >>> reporter: still a lot of questions about exactly what went on inside a classroom here at balboa high school yesterday. but we know that a gun was discharged. the school was placed on lockdown and four students were ta

as recently as yesterday, tibbetts's father said he believes she was alive. the body of the university of iowa student mollie tibbetts has been found. >>> more attempts by russian hackers to influence american politics. the recent round of attended hacks and the companies that discovered them. >>> also, looking to recover and rebuild after a wildfire in lake county. details on the resources that will be available today. >>> it is a difficult commute if you're coming through tracy and the livermore valley. in the meantime, here is a nice sunrise picture of a very busy high >>> it is going to be a cooler pattern. for how long? we will take a look, coming up. >>> and disaster recovery center is opening for victims of the mendicino complex fire. the center will be open daily from 9 am to 7 pm on main street in upper lake. the fire destroyed hundredsildi businesses. the mendicino complex fire have now burned more than 400,000 acresnearly 626 square miles. containment is at 79%, but mandatory evacuations remain in effect for parts of lake, mendocino, colusa, and glenn counties. >>> a utah firefighter who died figh

mollie tibbetts. thank you so much. jillian: the illegal immigrants accused of murdering mollie tibbetts is an all-american boy accordinge situation he is involved with concerning his status has nothing to do with the situation that unfortunately happened in brooklyn. rob: more from that interview, jackie ibanez here with a fox news exclusive you won't want to miss. ♪ working for a living. ♪ or make me feel like i'm not really "there." talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424. as king midas, i here, you will too.nt. your oil change comes with a tire rotation as well. ooo! i could put that on an airplane banner. our $19.99 oil change also includes a tire rotation. book an appointment online. ♪ ♪ they're the moderne stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive and more affordable than ever. electric cars are here. plug into the present. >> a fight over sex, the lawyer representing mollie tibbetts's murderer calling his immigration status rhetoric. rob: jackie ibanez with an exclusive interview and findings from mol

this morning and we're also live in iowa where hundreds are remembering the life cut too short of mollie tibbetts. we have a power house team of reporters and analysts joining me to kick off the morning. let's start with the strategy we're seeing on full display today. how donald trump plans to break the guy who fixed things for him, discrediting michael cohen saying he turned on him and that the turning is the real crime. >> it makes a better deal when he uses me, like everybody else. one of the reasons i respect paul manafort so much, he went through that trial -- they make up stories. people make up stories. this whole thing about flipping they call it. i know all about flipping, for 30, 40 years, been watching flippers, everything is wonderful. then they get ten years in jail and they flip on whoever the next highest one is or as high as you can go. it almost ought to be outlawed. i've of many friends involved in this stuff. it's called flipping and it almost ought to be illegal. you get ten years in jail but if you say bad things about somebody, in other words, make up stories if you don't k

. >>> the death of mollie tibbetts is igniting a national conversation about immigration. the man accused of killing mollie tibbetts, 24-year-old christian rivera entered the united states early and working in iowa working under and assumed name at a farm. he followed mollie tibbetts in his car when she was jogging. he said that he blacked out and when he came to mollie was in his trunk. his bond is set at $5 million. >>> hundreds of people came together last night for and emotional candlelight vigil to remember mollie tibbetts at the university of iowa where mollie tibbetts was pursuing a degree in psychology. >> she was bubbly and instantaneously happy. i have this memory smiling and holding friends with my one friend. >> as a child, mollie lived brieffully oakland and went to corpus christy school through third grade. >>> this is fueling debate over illegal immigration. they stay president trump and other republican leaders are against politicalizing a tragedy. >> this is a tragedy. my heart goes out to the family and the victim. i think it is a real outrage. >> republic

." >>> we're learning more about the mexican man charged with the murder of mollie tibbetts. was using a false name. >>> hurricane lane is bringing life-threatening rain, wind and waves. >>> urban meyer has been suspended for three games and losing six weeks of pay as a rms meyeapoliz le last night. >>> and members of the thai soccer team who spent all those days trapped in a cave are eager to thank the world for the outpouring of love and support. they talk about some of the this is thursday, august 23rd. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and that interview on "good morning america" coming exactly two months to the day that they went into that cave and started that adventure, a world exclusive on gma. >> quite amazing. >>> but we going to start this half hour with details stemming from the murder of mollie tibbetts in iowa. she's being remembered by her classmates this morning. >> meanwhile, the suspect is said to be in the u.s. illegally and his employer says he used a false name during his four years of work. zachary kiesch last more. >> reporter: university

. >>> the death of 20-year-old molly tibbetts is igniting a national conversation about immigration. the man accused of killing molly tibbetts, christian rivera, entered the u.s. illegally from mexico and has lived in iowa for several years working under an assumed name at a farm. prosecutors say rivera followed tibbets in his car while she was jogging. he claims he blacked out and when he came to molly was in his trunk. rivera was in court for the first time yesterday . his bond is set at $5 million. the next court hearing is august 31. >>> hundreds of people came together last night for this emotional candlelight vigil remembering molly tibbetts it was held at the university of iowa where tibbets was pursuing a degree in psychology. >> she was just bubbly and instantaneously happy when you met her. >> i have this memory of her smiling and holding hands with my one friend. that was just like your happiness right there. >> as a child molly tibbetts lived briefly in oakland. she went to corpus christi school in piedmont from kindergarten through the third grade. >>> molly tibbetts deat

come as so far the fbi has showed up to the hog farmers about their team miles away from where mollie tibbetts ofup again today. i personally spoke to the farmer and he insists he has nothing to do it the case. he said he's never seen mollie tibbetts and tells us he would allow the fbi or authorities to search his entire 70-acre property because he says they would not find anything. the manas not been named a suspect right now. in fact, there were no suspects named publicly and no arrests. right now the reward for mollie tibbetts has risen to $260 at the family has partnered with crimestoppers because they tell us they believe mollie tibbetts is alive and being held captive somewhere and they're raising the money to pay someone off to release her. her mother and father pleading for any information say no tip is too small and her boyfriend saying he will not comment on what he thinks happened. >> everybody has their own theories but i'm just kind of leaving it up to the law enforcement to figure that one out. i just don't want to go racking through my brain thinking of what happened, what happened

and out to iowa where a man in the united states illegally, has been charged with the murder of mollie tibbetts. >> a tragic ending to this mystery. a month after mollie tibbetts vanished on july 18th, please assured that while telling us 24-year-old krishan rivera was charged with first-degree murder of the death of mollie tibbetts, it was a surveillance tape that was crucial in solving this mystery and crime. it showed mollie tibbetts apparently running feared they look at the surveillance tape and saw krishan rivera somewhere on the tape, they questioned krishan rivera about the death of mollie tibbetts, he says that on the evening he was following her. we are not sure if he followed her first in his car or on foot, and he eventually started to chase her and mollie tibbetts said, get away from me. she got off her cell phone and asked her to get away from her. at that point, he blacked out. nearly a month later, this man took authorities to the body of mollie tibbetts which is not far from here. it was found in a cornfield. apparently, trying to be hidden by extra cornstalks. investigators sa

border, however egregious they may be, what in the world to those have to do with the death of mollie tibbetts? >> lawrence: absolutely nothing. you can agree about comprehensive immigration reform and all that but none of that matters right now. first of all it's not good politics to do this when you know people that support the president, because this has been the argument all along about -- you have to get better at the system because, and you don't put american children at the border when an american citizen just died. and they care more about illegals, if we stop the demand, that -- we need to focus on that. >> they will take away their democrat card. >> homeland security secretary nielsen weighing out what the administration is doing to protect our elections from foreign interference. this november and beyond. but it was not enough for some democrats who say we are only playing defense, whether they have a point, we will debate that, next. >> for those foreign adversaries who speak to meddling or impacting our election, our message from the u.s. government to you is simple, we will ident