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the trump campaign donation site tricked donors with shady language and pre-checked boxes into make rhett curing donations setting off a flurry of fraud complaints and forced refunds as first report by the "new york times." a look now at how the former president bank rolled his campaign even after he was vote out of office. >> i was mad. i was sure it was some sort of a scam. >> reporter: last september russ blatt's brother stacy contributed $500 to the trump campaign. wan month stacy blatt was bouncing checks, his bank account drained. >> we saw the six withdrawals of $500 totals $3,000 that had been taken from his account starting in mid-september and over the course of a month it -- they took $3,000. >> reporter: russ had become his brother's financial power of attorney due to his father's failing health. the blatts realized then that stacy was signed up to make recurring donations to the trump campaign. stacy blatt died of cancer in february. >> they just kept taking money out until there was no money left. >> reporter: stacy was not alone. a "new york times" investigation revealing t

erin morris and thomas rhett walked away with female and male entertainers of the year.imkus wins an award here every day. she will join us later this hour. todd: it's a curious reason why, but carley deserves to win a country music award sooner rather than later. jillian: i a agree, she's very talent it. congresswoman maxine waters urging protesters to be more aggressive as we await a verdict this week in the george floyd case. >> we have to make sure that they know we mean business. todd: our next guess is a former nypd officer who says violent protests hurts a community's morale. she explains next. when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. try pepto liquicaps for fast relief and ultra-coating. nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. get powerful relief with pepto bismol liquicaps. narrator: covid-19 has changed how we express our faith and gather to worship. now it's time to take the first step that lets us get back to spreading the word without spreading concern. before we can safely come together, we need the facts. as c

his most recent album chris tmlin and friends featured clabs with florida georgia line, thomas rhetty a. ♪ >> it's just one of those things that i look back and this is one of the most special things i've gotten to do in my career. and it wasn't anything i was trying to do. i wasn't even looking for it. >> but this easter weekend, christians across the world are looking for chris. he is throwing a massive virtual concert and service called good friday worldwide. its roots, an in-person concert in nashville's bridgestone arena. what is your hope for the millions of people that are going to be watching good friday worldwide this easter weekend? >> that they're reminded of the love of god. they're reminded of the grace of god in their life. and the hope that we have. that this world is not all there is. >> chris also told me that there will be a special surprise guest joining him on stage during the show, someone he kohl lcollabed. mona and andrew? >> i wonder who that could be. thanks, will. that's what's making news in america this morning. have a great weekend and also a happy easter

rhett lindsey claims the while leadership at facebook has created a toxic work environment focused onemployment opportunity commission is looking into facebook's hiring methods. the social network tells "cbs this morning" that increasing diversity at the company is a priority. our national correspondent, jericka duncan, is here with more on that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. lindsey worked at facebook for just under a year. he was hired in 2020 to recruit diverse talent. lindsey says he quickly found the company's recruiting tactics troubling. >> the goal was to work at a company where i could have great impact. i thought that facebook's platform was the place where i can do that. >> reporter: when fully embedded in his new position, 32-year-old rhett lindsey says he discovered what he calls a problematic workplace and a culture focused on quotas. >> the issue of not reaching out because you're possibly the best fit for the role. it's reaching out because you're a black person and all i'm caring about is trying to hit my met rick goal for the week on how much

the new male artist of the year is jimmy allen, thomas rhett won male artist of the year and marin morris her husband. you see them there, ryan herd. todd: why was miranda lambert performing with chris stapleton. .carley: morgan stapleton is a doula which means she helps women deliver babies and all of a sudden her sister called her and said something's happening, you've got to come here. she left the awards show last minute and miranda lambert filled in. take a listen. ♪ carley: not a bad replacement there in miranda lambert and mrs. stapleton proving to be a dedicated doula so congratulations to that family if the baby did in fact come last night. jillian: carley, thank you. still to come, new york city's ems union chief is blaming anarchists for targeting emts and paramedics, he joins us live, next. still lots of room. just more to view. still the big move. just more moving. still singing. just more in tune. still hard to find a spot. just easier to park. still the gangs all here. just less “are we there yet?” the chevy family of suvs. making life's journey just better. ♪♪♪ wanna help

. >> rhett buttle helped found that group to help minority owned small businesses recover. we think small business owners as one of the most trusted institutions are country definitely have a poll, a role to play in educating their employees, but also their community about the importance of vaccinations. we imagine main street is working to share accurate and reliable information about the vaccine. for example, that the science behind the vaccine had been in development for decades involving basic clinical and preclinical science. >> that had been on the way out of the spotlight for decades before the unfolding of the covid-19 pandemic. we're not only encouraging local business owners to get involved are encouraging business leaders and so far hundreds of business leaders around the country have signed the pledge to do vaccine outreach reporting in washington. alexandra le mon. still to come tonight, a bay area man gets an honor 70 years. overdue show you >> san jose veteran is getting a chance to live out a high school dream today. mayor sam liccardo presented 90 year-old

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than his predecessor did a year ago in the white house, so president biden watching this just as the rhett of the nation is. it certainly could have a huge impact on his presidency. >> i'm sure the white house is watching what seems to be a never-ending spree of mass shootings in the country. how is the white house balancing these priorities? >> they're, of course, happening at the same time. one mass shooting after another after another after another. so the president has called on some form of gun legislation, but he's leaving it in the hands of congress to work up support for more of a background legislation. president biden knows more than anyone how difficult it is to get through congress. but they're watching this with trepidation. the president has stopped essentially going to these cities of crisis because there are too many of them, but the flag going up and down on top of the white house underscores how many mass shootings, indeed, there have been. all of this is coming together creating a nation on edge. the president is aware of this. a top adviser said over the weekend it's al

. >> thomas rhett, the country music superstar dropped a new single overnight called "country again.t i sure ain't tennessee ♪ ♪ ♪ had my ro ♪ had my roots down there in georgia ♪ ♪ i wouldn't change the things i've done ♪ ♪ or the places that i've been ♪ ♪ it feels good to be country again ♪ >> love it. >> good, right >> yeah. >> prolific songwriter every thomas rhett song you hear, it's hard not to like. >> yeah. >> really talented guy he is set to perform the new song live at a virtual concert when his album is released on april 30th >> such a good guy. >> great guy really nice guy. >> phenomenal "pop start." >> it was. >> one of your best. >> hall of fame. >> thank you >> ms. jones, if you're nasty. >> exactly beat me to it. >>> still ahead, vicky nguyen is here to answer all of your questions about perhaps sending your kids to summer camp first, your local news >>> good morning, it's 8:26. i'm cierra johnson. breaking news, we're still waiting to see what the ripple effect will be in the bay area following the surprise recommendation this morning to halt johnson & johnson's covi

officers who responded to the attack discussed rhett action of some lawmakers to what happened on cnnen very difficult seeing elected officials and other individuals kind of whitewash the events that have day or downplay what happened. a lot of us are still experiencing the emotional trauma and some are still grappling with physical injuries as well. >> now i want to make it clear to our audience that you did not engage in any of the election lies and you've not been guilty of downplaying what happened on january 6th at all so this is not about you. that is a police officer pained by colleagues of yours, and i'm wondering what you think. >> i think now each of us in elective office, and frankly the -- the leaders of our major institutions be it media or higher ed or -- our chamber of commerce and synagogues and so forth. we all have a responsibility to try to bring together people during these trying times. the the january 6th events, the rioting and violence that we saw over last summer, these are trying times for our nation. that's why i was so encouraged can dudley by president bid

rhett buttle helped found that group to help minority owned small businesses recover.think small business owners as one of the most trusted institutions are country definitely have a poll, a role to play in educating their employees, but also their community about the importance of vaccinations. we imagine main street is working to share accurate and reliable information about the vaccine. for example, that the science behind the vaccine had been in development for decades involving basic clinical and preclinical science. >> that had been on the way out of the spotlight for decades before the unfolding of the covid-19 pandemic. we're not only encouraging local business owners to get involved are encouraging business leaders and so far hundreds of business leaders around the country have signed the pledge to do vaccine outreach reporting in washington, alexandra le mon. >> here is a new lifeline for small businesses and san francisco that have received little to no federal funding from the city. mayor london breed approved a nearly 11 million dollar program to fund addi

. >> rhett buttle helped found that group to help minority owned small businesses recover. we think small business owners as one of the most trusted institutions are country definitely have a poll, a role to play in educating their employees, but also their community about the importance of vaccinations. we imagine main street is working to share accurate and reliable information about the vaccine. for example, that the science behind the vaccine had been in development for decades involving basic clinical and preclinical science. >> that had been on the way out of the spotlight for decades before the unfolding of the covid-19 pandemic. we're not only encouraging local business owners to get involved are encouraging business leaders and so far hundreds of business leaders around the country have signed the pledge to do vaccine outreach reporting in washington, alexandra le mon. >> the u.s. marines are facing a vaccine hesitancy dilemma the military branch released new data noting about 48,000 or 40% of the marines have now declined to receive a covid-19 vaccine about 75,000

ezra comes back outside and i'm holding up the bag and as rhett says that zoe. and then take out the phone, put in a number and my phone getting and i look at my phone and there's a text that reads solely, mom found my wii. i'm so screwed. this is hilarious but this is also and it's an incident and i want to include incident is a funny but it's a bigger, broader picture parent with a child dealing with addiction. in and of that story when i'm sending my kids back to college and i'm feeling what to walk away as we saygoodbye at the airport . i hope to conjure captures that feeling that we have when we send our kids out into the world. and we don't know it's going to happen we know we have to let go , i'm staring at my child with all this love flowing they are walking away . because at some point your children just leave you and that's what's. the best thing that could happen break your heart but i wanted to end story a little bit and i hope that my readers will go with me on these journeys and some of them i land on jokes and some of them don't seem to require a

lauren morris female artist of the year and thomas rhett winning male artist of the year. >> congratulationsnners in the bay area, all of us. the forecast over the weekend was nice and hopefully we'll see some remnants throughout the week. >> we are in with the sunshine, nice weather as we take a live look in walnut creek, we're waking up to a clear sky but we do have some clouds near the coast. if you're going out hiking today in the east bay low 50s to start and reaching into the upper 70s for this afternoon. it's not going to be as warm as yesterday, but you will notice a little today. here is a look at high temperatures around the bay area, reaching up to 83 in santa rosa. that's still pretty warm, and we are looking at some low to mid 80s in parts of the east bay, but then when you head down to san jose, much more of that ocean breeze there and 76 degrees and staying fairly mild near the coastline, and in san francisco. we are still dry this week. we were hoping to get some rain for tomorrow, wednesday, but that's not going to pan out, but there does look to be something more promising

he says people with idd, conditions like down syndrome, cerebral palsy, rhett's syndrome and autism,derlying health conditions that make them more susceptible to covid-19. and that, combined with the fact that many receive care in group living facilities, in close contact with caretakers, puts them at greater risk than the general population. >> their case fatality rate, we're finding, is about 1.5 times higher than what we're seeing in the general population. for people living in these congregate settings like these residential group homes, we are seeing that the case fatality rate is about three times higher than the general population. >> despite the elevated risks for those with idd, when it came to vaccinating residents and caretakers, david ervin says it was an uphill battle, first to get prioritized by the states where they operate, and then, to actually get shots into arms. >> ultimately, when we were finally contacted by first walgreens and subsequently cvs, neither were quite sure what to do with us. community living supports? are you a nursing home? yes. if that's what it

joint session of congress, and the administration reaching its 100 day mark in office, with reporter rhett samuels. then we discussed the hbo documentary, based on the book. and a discussion of the late will and state funding with brad whitehead and american action form's gordon great. what c-span's washington journal. be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls. south indian ocean. endeavor connected to the international space station for the seco >> astronauts say they e creating sleep arrangements. the iss population went up to 11 people over the weekend with the arrival of four more crewmembers.

zip-a-dee-doo-dah," you got that from "song of the south" as audiences of different ages swooned over rhett butler not giving a damn, or remus singing and dancing with animals and creatures, hollywood is trying to turn out anti-slavery pictures but they don't have much hope of competing with the likes of griffith or victor fleming or walt disney in segregated american adaptation tom's cabin" which itself is silent but also followed silent versions of the film produced in 1910, 19 13, 1914, and 198, it shows us it's the most powerful anti-slavery vehicle on screens so we'll do it over and over until one of them finally sticks. this was supposed to be the one. it is even billed as the movie that cost $2 million to produce. it was supposed to be a spectacle, and it simply could not mitigate the deep roots put down or the effects put down by the birth of a nation. we can talk about this a little bit more, i hope, in the q and a as it pertained to the actors themselves and the use of black face. later films after seeing the dismal production of "uncle tom's cabin" and other anti-slavery pictures

now as audiences of different ages swooned over rhett butler not giving adamn or uncle remus singingnd dancing, hollywood is attempting to turn out anti-slavery pictures. but they really don't seem to have much hope of competing with the likes of griffith or victor fleming or walt disney in segregated american theatres. even harry pollard's adaptation of "uncle tom's cabin" which is also silent but followed silent versions of the film in 1910, 1914, and 1918, this shows us that "uncle tom's cabin" is the most powerful anti-slavery vehicle we have to put on screen so we're going to do it over and over until one of them sticks. this is supposed to be the one. it's billed as the movie that cost $2 million to produce. it was supposed to be a spectacle and it simply could not mitigate the deep roots put down or the effects put down by the birth of a nation. we can talk about this a little bit more i hope in the q&a as it pertained to the actors themselves and the use of black face. later films, after seeing the dismal production of "uncle tom's cabin" and other anti-slavery pictures at th

marion morris and thomas rhett walked away with female and male artist of the year.reason. brian: i would think so, thanks, jillian. officers under siege. got 17 maybe even 19. one lieutenant and two sergeants from one new mexico police department albuquerque that is all resigning from the millimeter response team in recent days. exodus follows the response to counter protest earlier this month. did not feel supported. the man who leads that team the head of the albuquerque police organization joins us now. thank you for joining us. i appreciate it do you understand why the 19 have resigned from this unit? >> oh, yes. 100 percent. these officers, this is an extracurricular activity for them. who wants to sign up to be at the sphere of the biggest most volatile political football in the country. they there is a lack of trust with our administration, they were not supported. just a year ago we were on "fox & friends" describing the chaos that happened with our unit stood down as criminals violently took down a statue where one person was shot. so we were chastised for

conference that we heard just a few moments ago from those democratic lawmakers and one of them was rhett montero jones. some very strong words about our supreme court and its justices. >> what i want people to understand is this crisis did not arrive overnight. rather the supreme court has been an accomplice. in fact the supreme court, specifically the roberts court has been working to dismantle our democracy for years. >> sandra: please stand by, breaking news of the white house and jen psaki was just asked about this effort. >> about proposed potential reform of the supreme court in one of the things they will look at is of course the size of the court but they will also look at at the courts in the constitutional system. the turnover of justices, and they will come back to the president with a report on what their discussions are and what their findings are. so we will wait to play out and still read that report. >> this is coming from some of its current member of congress, this is coming from the chairman of the house judiciary committee. is the president and white house frustrated

then coming up tomorrow on "today," thomas rhett will drop his latest album he will be with us live on'm not here tomorrow i am so boomed. >> shoot, you have a shoot >> let's get a check of the weather. >> but you will be able to check it on "today" all day. >> stop trolling me. >> yeah, right after you watch the royal wedding, today all day. >> exactly, and then the draft >> let's check your weather. see what we got going on your weekend. starts off friday. heavy rain down through texas, like summer out west, saturday we're expecting windy conditions in northern new england, but sunshine up and down the east coast. the rain continues down in texas, sunshine in the western third of the country sunday sunday we've got a really nice day along the eastern half of the country, the lower mississippi river valley a little on the wet side, fire threat fir >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. some of our warmest spots will reach into the mid-80s today. more sunshine and woor going to cool it down just a few degrees tomorrow as dry weather continues. winds pick up and this weekend at

that want to go beyond those that might be useful for hunters, like the so-called ghost guns that are rhettabout that? >> i'm comfortable with existing federal guidelines as they are. i believe states can better manage gun policy, than say the federal government particularly through executive order. maybe we can work through congress to come up with solutions. let states like texas design our own policy, we know how to manage our economy, our way of life, how we can manage the situation in our state. so, you know, i haven't had a chance to personally review the executive orders myself this morning as they become breaking news but i will share this is not going to be welcome in our state. neil: you have been critical of the stance the administration has taken on traditional fossil fuels industry. what is your biggest worry in the president's green pushing right now? >> so, even though the state of texas has less than 2% of its state geography controlled by the feds the biden order on the hydraulic fracturing, who are sown tall drilling ban on federal leases could jeopardize of 120,000 jobs i

mogul >>> next week on "today," we have lined up a parade of amazing singers to join us we have thomas rhetthe weather >> a dip there now after all that, and me let's show what we have for your weekend. see if we can perk you up a bit. through the southeast, mississippi river valley, severe storms tomorrow. nice day in the northeast. unsettled in the pacific northwest. then on sunday, sunday, more rain in the northeast. warm and sunny stretching from the southwest, gulf coast, into the ohio river valley. rain and mountain snow makes its way into the central california and the pacific northwest and the inner mountain region, as well that's what's going on around >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our seven-day forecast, a lot of changes heading our way. we're still enjoying sunshine in our inland spots like santa rosa down to gilroy and reaching into the low 70s. then as we go into the weekend, more clouds moving in and some of us will see spotty showers. all of the bay area will see rain on sunday as our temperatures cool off and it will be off-and-on through

big winners including chris stapleton and thomas rhett.it's good to see music city coming back. dagen: it absolutely is. a lot of these country stars i'm not that familiar with. i do love chris stapleton. i will encourage people to listen to the musician mike miz, he has a new single out called virginia. it's awesome. and take take a listen. because he's -- go check him out. he's amazing and real country as i would say. maria: all right. cool stuff. we will take a break. when we come back, reaching an agreement, tennessee senator marsha blackburn is here to talk about what she would need from democrats for an actual infrastructure deal. it all starts next hour. "mornings with maria" is live on fox business. we'll be right back. ♪ . maria: welcome back. good monday morning. thanks for joining us i am maria bartiromo, monday, april 19 top stories 8:00 a.m. on bun east coast president biden calling chaos at southern border a quote cases adversaries test this new president the administration flip-flops ultimately agrees to raise u.s. cap on re

. >> rhett buttle helped found that group to help minority owned small businesses recover.think small business owners as one of the most trusted institutions are country definitely have a poll, a role to play in educating their employees, but also their community about the importance of vaccinations. we imagine main street is working to share accurate and reliable information about the vaccine. for example, that the science behind the vaccine had been in development for decades involving basic clinical preclinical science. >> that has been on the way out of the spotlight for decades before the unfolding of the covid-19 pandemic. we're not only encouraging local business owners to get involved are encouraging business leaders and so far hundreds of business leaders around the country have signed the pledge to do vaccine outreach reporting in washington, alexandra le mon. our sweet day across the bay going on for today. we're talking about those in the high temperatures reaching beyond the 70's and even scratching into some of the 80's. we'll have some high clouds along with