this is robert menendez now. the embattled senator from new jersey. a judge just declaring a mistrial. let's listen in to senator menendez. >> i want to thank my children, alicea, who is here every day with me in court and who brought my lovely granddaughter, evangeline that, to new jersey, said i could remember what i had to fight on for. my son rob who testified on my behalf. and then joined his sister in court. who kept me company. even let me beat him in a round of golf. i'm so blessed to have two great children. and i love you so much, i can't -- >> dad -- >> i can't truly take you. i want to thank my sister and her husband pete. their presence and the bible passages my sister would send me every morning were an incredible strength to me. i want to thank the family. for their constant friendship and their faith in our innocence. and i wish my dear friend sal success in his continuing search for justice. i want to thank my defense team as well as dr. melgin's attorneys. abby law, the nation's premier defense attorney, who methodically tore apart th

the attorney for robert menendez told the court "we have a for-real hung jury." the defense here is arguing the judge should declare a mistrial. the prosecution meanwhile said that this new jury -- by that he means the jury in place since monday when an alternate was placed -- has been deliberating for three days and it's premature. the judge was also asked by the prosecution to tell the jury that they can deliver a partial verdict. the judge said based on the note that doesn't seem like an instruction that would make any sense. the gap here is just too broad, too wide. there's too many despairent views and he wouldn't order a partial verdict. the judge has indicated he wants to interview the foreman of the year to hear in his words that the jury is deadlocked. what will likely happen then, after he speaks with the foreman of the year, the judge then may actually want to speak to the individual other 11 members of the jury polling them. not to hear so much whether they were going to vote for an acquittal or for guilt, but to hear in their words that the jury is d

reports menendez, a democrat, considers that a victory. >> reporter: supporters cheered as senator robert menendez stepped to the podium to blast government prosecutors. >> the way this case started was wrong. the way it was investigated was wrong. the way it was prosecuted was wrong. >> reporter: menendez faced 18 counts of alleged corruption. prosecutors said he did favors for a long-time friend, eye doctor solomon melgen, in exchange for gifts. the senator's lawyer abbe lowell. >> this is what happens when you put a real 25-year friendship on trial. >> reporter: the trial lasted ten weeks. why the deadlock? >> i thought he was not guilty. >> reporter: and jury ed norris says nine others agreed with him. only two favored conviction. >> i don't think the government proved it. >> can you explain more? >> what about it? >> there was no smoking gun we didn't see. >> reporter: the justice department has not said whether it will try menendez a second time. >> to those who left me, who abandoned me in my darkest moment, i forgive you. to those who embraced me in my darkest moment, i love you. to those

voz entrecortada, lÁgrimas en los ojos y acompaÑados de sus hijos, anunciÓ el senador demÓcrata robert menÉndezso. increÍble. me ha enseÑado mucho de nuestro sistema de justicia. nuestro sistema de justicia es un sistema que puedes costear. reportero: el juez federal anulÓ el juicio luego de ocho dÍas de deliberaciones. la fiscalÍa argumentÓ que menÉndez habÍa usado su influencia polÍtica para favorecer a salomon mengen. el abogado de menjen asegurÓ que su cliente y el senador han sido amigos desde hace 25 aÑos y que no estaban involucrados en ningÚn caso de soborno o corrupciÓn. menÉndez agradeciÓ a sus colegas senadores que lo defendieron, especialmente al republicano graham. >> termino como empecÉ. le doy gracias a dios por poder salir de aquÍ de la manera que entrÉ. un hombre inocente. [aplausos] reportero: fuentes le dijeron a univisiÓn que 10 de los 12 miembros del jurado estaban a favor de absolver al senador. lÍderes republicanos planea exigir al comitÉ de ética del senado que investigue la conducta del senador mÉndez, por supuesta corrupciÓn. menÉndez ha dicho estar listo para avanzar

. >> en medio de aplausos y acompaÑado de sus hijos y abogados, robert menÉndez dijo que habÍan recurridoreÍble que el gobierno trajo este caso. increÍble. me ha enseÑado mucho de nuestro sistema de justicia, es un sistema que puedes costear. >> el juez anulÓ el juicio luego de varios dÍas de deliberaciones. la fiscalÍa argumentÓ que menÉndez habÍa usado su influencia polÍtica para favorecer al oculista de la florida. el abogado asegura que su cliente y el senador han sido amigos desde hace 25 aÑos y que no estaban involucrados en ningÚn caso de soborno o corrupciÓn. agradeció a sus colegas y senadores que los defendieron. >> a esos que estaban tratando de preparar mi entierro polÍtico, se quien eres. >> fuentes dijeron que 10 de los 12 miembros estaban a favor de absorber al senador. >> tres aÑos de una investigaciÓn con malas intenciones. >> esto representa una gran victoria para menÉndez. menÉndez ha dicho estar listo para lanzar su campaÑa de reelecciÓn. marÍa: otro senador demÓcrata en el problema debido a denuncias de acoso sexual. acusaron al senador de minnesota de haberle manosea

we'll go live to the courthouse in new jersey next. >> jon: if jury in the trial of senator robert menendezending a note to the judge just moments ago. everyone is heading back into the courtroom. this is day eight of jury deliberations. jurors have been struggling to reach a unanimous verdict after announcing a deadlock on monday. the judge sent them back to continue. senator bob menendez, the democrat from new jersey, returning to court this morning hoping today is the day he is acquitted. >> senator, with only a week away from thanksgiving, how long could this go on? >> we are in unprecedented territory already. we're waiting on the lord and the jury. >> jon: joining us now national law journal contributor and former general counsel ken zimmerman along with richard st. paul. criminal defense attorney. we have a note from the jury. they were deadlocked before. can you read the tea leaves here or is it a fruitless exercise? >> this note could be about a lot of things. the conventional wisdom the longer the jury deliberates. they've been deliberating for some time. the more likely they dead

corte federal de nueva jersey declarÓ nulo el juicio que se decÍa contra el senador demÓcrata robert menÉndezar este juicio y llegara a un acuerdo con la fiscalÍa. y bueno, para que me den su reacciÓn a la decisión el magistrado me acompaÑa mateo pÉrez que conoce al senador menÉndez por mÁs de 40 aÑos. mateo: yo creo que lo mejor que podrÍa haber pasado-- indiscutiblemente que se sabÍa que era inocente pero-- la ley es asÍ- [inaudible] yo creo que la mejor tiene que ver con la inocencia y que el triunfo-- no solamente para todos los la tÉrmica no es porque él es una persona ejemplar con principios. >> sabemos que eran 18 los cargos presentados contra el senador y contra su amigo el doctor salmÓn de origen dominicano y de la florida. ¿le sorprenden a usted estos cargos? mateo: claro que sÍ. porque yo sÉ que era incapaz de hacer algo. para servir a personas y no para mÍ. sin ningÚn interÉs polÍtico. mateo: y bueno, cabe mencionar que el senador menÉndez fueron 18 los cargos presentados en su contra. menÉndez fue acusado de aceptar regalos del multimillonario doctor oculista, y salomÓn el domini

involving senator robert menendez. from new jersey for a seventh day, jurors were deliberating without reaching a verdict. miller has the latest, including some courtroom drama. dated? >> shannon, during the 11 week trial, prosecutors told the jury new jersey democratic senator robert menendez and his long-time friends, i dr. solomon engaged in a six-year bribery scheme. speaking outside the courthouse this afternoon, he said he did nothing wrong. >> for two and a half years i have never wavered from asserting my innocence. >> according to the indictment, he used his influence to get visas for the doctor's foreign-born girlfriends. he also attempted to assist him in resolving an $8.9 million overbilling dispute with medicare-induced political pressure to resolve a contractual dispute between the dominican republic and a security company owned by the doctor. the prosecution says in exchange, he made more than three quarters of a million dollars in contributions to menendez or democratic entities that would support his r

robert menendez proved that. there's smoke and a whole lot of fire here. trish: go ahead, gary. >> i want to-- let me turn this on its head. if we wake up next week and we find out that the trump foundation got $145 million from a bunch of russians, there would be about 5,000 investigators out there, calling for their heads, the veins would be popping out of the heads of all of these media people, going nuts about this. look, you know, juan, you say there's no evidence here. the evidence is straight in your eyes. it is about the money exchanging hands. why do-- >> gary, gary, not general statements, not conspiracy, give me evidence. >> the clintons got $145 million and-- >> in other words, they were contributions to a foundation long before hillary clinton was secretary of state or running for office and gary says that's the evidence, not guilty, your honor. >> juan. >> the point is this, do you think it's a good idea, given the concern you've expressed, many, many times about the russians. do you think it's a good idea for them to have 20% of the u.s. ura

. >>> each of the jurors in the trial for senator robert menendez will meet individually with a judge today. the judge wants to make sure jurors can stay impartial as they deliberate on federal corruption charges. here's the reason -- jurors deliberated for three days last week before the judge dismissed one member for a previous commitment and -- commitment. the senator is accused of taking bribes from a wealthy eye doctor and friend in exchange for political favorites. >>> saluting a pennsylvania trooper shot in the line of duty. look at this procession of first responders past st. luke's in bethlehem yesterday. to show their support for corporal seth kelly. kelly is now in stable condition at st. luke's. we're told he's making great strides toward recovery. corporal kelly was assisting another officer following a traffic stop on state route 33 in north hampton county when the shooting happened last tuesday. the suspect, daniel clary, faces attempted murder charges. >>> the delaware state fire marshal is investigating a fire that destroyed a little league concession stand in new cas

the federal bribery trial of robert menendez ended in mistrial today.eadlocked on all charges against him and a wealthy donor. prosecutors did not immediately say whether they plan to retry him. >> the way this case started was wrong, the way it was investigated was wrong, the way it was prosecuted was wrong, and the way it was tried was wrong, as well. leaderenate majority mitch mcconnell issued a statement, saying that because of the seriousness of the theges, he was calling on ethics panel to immediately investigate the actions that led to menendez's indictment. is calling for an ethics investigation into his own actions after he was accused of sexually harassing a fellow performer during a 2006 u.s. old her -- u.s. 02 were. her accused of kissing during the reversal of a skip. she also posted a photo taken later on the tour with his hands on her breasts as she was sleeping he apologized soon after. hours later, he issued another statement with a full or apology, he says he doesn't "know what was in my head when the picture was taken." but he says th

members of the house and senator robert menendez pushing for mandatory harassment training for staff virginia senator barbara comstock wants new anonymous way for victims to report incidents and a speedier process. there's a 90 day mediation period before any formal report can be filed. back to the roy moore question. if he does end up getting elected it's possible that the senate could refuse to seat him or they do have the option of moving to expel him. it's a very rare move. it hasn't happened since 1862. life onlive on capitol hill, i'l i wasn't fox5 news. >> time is 4:32. while you slept president trump continued his trip through niece vietnam where he addressed the asia pacific economic corporation summit. the president said he would always put america first when it comes to trade saying the u.s. would not be taken advantage of anymore although there have been rumors that mr. trump would meet with russian president vladimir putin during his visit to vietnam the white house says the two will not have a formal meeting but could talk informally. >> let's talk about tax reform. law

jury deliberations underway in the federal bribery trial of new jersey senator robert menendez, defense he accepted free flights on a private jet and other gifts. doctor solomon belgian, their long-standing connection, he is confident in the trial's outcome. both men have denied wrongdoing. the democratic party turning its back on donna brazil over her accusations hillary clinton rigged the primary after alerting james comey toe down the language in his statement on the clinton email scandal. leah gabriel here with a follow-up. >> reporter: the new book hacked comes out today but top democrats casting doubt on things she writes about in the tell all. clinton's former campaign manager admitting he hasn't seen a full copy of the book but her claims about the rigged primary are completely false. >> the allegations she's making are not true. the arrangement in question has been released. what is disturbing to me about this is hillary clinton saved the dnc. >> reporter: tom perez quick to brush the claims under the rug. >> when hillary clinton won the nomination the dnc handed her insufficie

. >>> a mistrial was declared today in the federal bribery trial of democratic senator, robert menendezf new jersey. the newark was hopelessly dead locked after six days of deliberation. menend ezconsiders that a victory. >> reporter: supporters cheered as senator stepped to the podium to blasts federal prosecutors. >> the way this case started was wrong. the way it was investigated was wrong. it way it was prosecuted was wrong. >> reporter: menendez faced 18 counts of alleged corruption. prosecutors say he did favors for a long-time friend in exchange for gifts. the sednator's lawyer. >> this is what happens with you put a real 25-year friendship on trial. >> reporter: the trial lasted 10 weeks. >> i thought he was not guilty. >> reporter: and juror ed norris said nine others agreed with him. only two favored conviction. >> i don't think the government proved it. >> reporter: what about it? >> there's no smoking gun in this case we didn't see. >> reporter: the justice department has not said whether they'll try him a second time. >> to those who left me, abandoned me in my darkest mome

. >>> let's head now to new jersey where the in the corruption trial of senator robert menendez will start deliberations from scratch tomorrow. here's the deal. jurors deliberated for three days last week before the judge dismissed one juror due to a previous commitment, a vacation, and replaced her with an alternate. if they had come up with their decision earlier in the week it would have stood but instead they had to find an alternate. that dismissed juror told a reporter that most of the other jurors were favoring acquittal, suggesting the case could end up deadlocked. senator menendez is facing charges he and a wealthy eye doctor engaged in a bribery scheme. >>> republicans in western pennsylvania chose state representative rick sikone to run. democrats will get to pick theirs next weekend. murphy resigned after it was revealed he told a mistress to get an abortion even though he is an outspoken anti-abortion advocate. the congressman held the seat for nearly 15 years. >>> talking more politics now, to the garden state where democrats are hoping to push through a wish list of ch

. >> reporters cheered as new jersey senator robert menendez exited new york.utes later a judge declared a mistrial in a case that has dragged on for 11 weeks and could have sent to the senator to prison for decades. convicted of 12 criminal charges including bribery, conspiracy, and making false statements on his senate financial disclosure form. >> today is resurrection day. >> judge william waltz declared a mistrial after members of the jury sent him a note that said they could not reach unanimous decision on any of the charges. >> the way this case started was wrong. the way it was investigated is wrong. the way it was prosecuted was wrong. >> prosecutors allege that menendez did political favors for his longtime friend, florida high dr. solomon milligan. in return he provided the senator with fleet luxury travel and more than three quarters of a million dollars in contributions that benefited his run for reelection. the defense said it was not a case of bribery but one friend doing a favors for another. after 30 hours of deliberations the jury was split 10

robert menendez is facing a robe, but believe it or not, that's good news for him because it means he is still in the senate. since his federal corruption trial ended in a mistrial with a deadlocked jury. plus house republicans pushed through the first major tax reform legislation in decades and a senate committee approved their version with lots of shouting and don't forget, fireworks between attorney general jeff sessions and the house judiciary committee over forgetting and remembering campaign discussions about contact with russians. before you all catch your breath, a reminder that it's only noon eastern on friday. a lot still could happen. here to share their reporting and insights on this wild week, it's probably your best coping mechanisms at this point. cnn and your first from politico. abby philipps. hi, everybody. >> hard to believe that jeff sessions was actually this week. >> i can think of three or four other stories. >> i literally ran out of breath. we are waiting for kayla moore who is attending a press conference defending her husband, roy moore. we are waiting for h

melissa: jurors are in their third full day of deliberations in the corruption trial of senator robert menendez. the new jersey democrat charged with accepting lavish trips and gifts in exchange for political favors. menendez appeared confident as he arrived at the newark courthouse this morning. >> are you nervous? >> listen, the jury has families, children, jobs. i get after nine weeks, 60 witnesses, hundreds of pages they're doing their page and they also have challenges at home. so you know, i'm happy to wait for the jury to come to a just verdict. >> melissa: if a verdict is not reached by tonight the judge says one juror will be excused for vacation and replaced by an alternate. the panel would have to start deliberations all over again. how fun. >> jon: could come today. breaking developments. democrats making big gains in virginia on tuesday winning the governor's race and flipping 10 state house seats in a victory widely viewed in the media as a repudiation of president trump. is it? fox news media analyst howard kurtz is also host of media buzz airing sundays on fox news channel. head

a little more detail on how everything fell apart for the prosecution and the senator robert menendezcan tell you is the trial has ended in a mistrial and the jurors who were hopelessly deadlocked. this is the second time in many weeks they could break the deadlock. the judges said albright, that day. so the bribery charges so that they pay for play charges centered on the senator and whether he was doing favors for just a constituent and friend or whether he was returning the favor by giving him sort of a front row seat and special favors. it is a moot point because the prosecution failed to make its case with the jury deadlocked in the judge said that they appear great to hear for the prosecution whether they will try this. they oftentimes don't decide immediately to start a suit up again and take this to the courts yet again. but a very, very big defeat for the prosecution in a very big win for menendez who would always argue there was nothing untoward going on here, that these exchanges gifts and special flights on private jets and all the rest were just the thing that friends do

. >> supporters cheered as new jersey democratic senator robert menendez exited federal court in newark. minutes earlier, a judge declared a mistrial in a case that's dragged on for 11 weeks and that could have sent the senator to prison for decades if convicted of 12 criminal charges including bribery, conspiracy, and making false statements on his senate financial disclosure form. today's resurrection day. the judge declared a mistrial after members of the jury sent him a note that said they could not reach a unanimous decision on any of the charges. >> the way this case started was wrong. the way it was investigated was wrong. the way it was prosecuted was wrong. >> prosecutors allege that menendez did blow to go favors for his longtime friend, florida high doctor, dr. salomon melgen. in return, milligan provided the senator with free luxury travel and more than three quarters of a million dollars in contributions that benefited hin for reelection. the defense said it was not a case of bribery but one friend doing favors for another. after 30 hours of deliberations, the jury was spli

how many on robert menendez? one with. what do those politicians have in common?y're both sitting senators and they have two questions combined while roy moore got 15 from the white house press corps. that's biased. >> that's crazy. >> let me job on the men de den -- menendez situation. yes, he had a mistrial that trial wasn't even looking at many of the sexual allegations. an ethics committee will look at that with bob menendez, the tawdry accounts of what happened when he went on the trips. >> that's bribery corruption. >> no. no. no. harassment is the allegation. >> these are issues that, look, everything with the president or senators we can all talk about the laws. the laws are important but in the end, it's also politics and there's something going on in this country where the american people think the country's on the wrong track. they think there's too many crooks in washington, d.c. they're tired of congressmen. they're tired of the runaround. they're not seeing their lives improve. they're not going to take this crap from their elected officials any long

lieutenant governor new jersey politics in the headlines recently amid the corruption trial of senator robert menendez if he is force today resign, the new jersey governor will appoint his replacement. it gets interesting. fox news senior correspondent takes a look at this. >> legacy may be to hand state house to a democrat. murphy, multimillionaire goldman sachs executive has been leading christy lieutenant governor double digits in the polls despite focus on the state issue, high taxes. >> thank you very much. they are looking at me as candidate who will lower property taxes while the other guy has promised to raise their taxes. >> the choice couldn't be -- couldn't be clearer, on the one hand, more of the same, another chris christie of failed politics. >> how is it going, new jersey? >> murphy brought up the big names in the overwhelming democratic state but one of his proposals has hit a nerve. >> we will stand up to this president if need be, we will been not just a sanctuary city but just state. >> preventing undocumented immigrants from being deported. >> murphy will have the backs of deranged

. >>> let's head now to new jersey where the jury in senator robert menendez's corruption trial will start from scratch tomorrow. the judge dismissed one juror due to a previous commitment, a vacation. that juror was replaced with an alternate. that dismissed juror said they were favoring acquittal suggesting the case could end up deadlocked. senator menendez is facing charges that he and a wealthy florida eye doctor engaged in a bribery scheme. >>> tomorrow prosecutors will announce the findings from an investigation into the deletion of security camera video connected to the death of a penn state fraternity pledge. 19-year-old timothy died back in february after a hazing ritual. 14 former members of the now defunct fraternity face criminal charges. a frat member erased key footage from a basement security camera in the case. >>> coming up, more accusations of two well-known actors are now refuting sexual harassment claims made against them. >>> plus, defensive driving. the bad habit many drivers have behind the wheel and what you may need to fix to stay safe on the roads. >>> let's

. >>> a federal judge in new jersey declared a mistrial in the corruption case of senator robert menendezthe jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict after a trial that lasted more than two months. the new jersey senator was accused of providing a florida eye doctor with political favors in exchange for lavish gifts and vacations. prosecutors have not said if they plan to retry the case. >>> a woman from oakland was sentenced to more than 3 years in prison today in a vehicle theft case that led to the death of a sacramento sheriff's deputy. 23-year-old priscilla prendez pleaded no contest to evading police and vehicle theft. she was accused of leading police on a chase in a stolen car back in august. deputy robert french who was investigating the car theft was shot to death at a sacramento hotel. that suspect later died of his wounds from a gun battle. >>> an investigation is under way into a police shooting that took place early today near the richmond bart station. ktvu's henry lee tells us what led to the shooting and the joint response from richmond an

"federal prosecutors said that they aren't convinced claims the senator robert menendez cavorted withnderage hookers, widely discredited, are false." they don't know. this story is barely getting any coverage whatsoever. when people say, come on, if this was a democrat, the same thing would be happening. >> sean: i have been arguing all of these years up to, including this past election year. i talk about hillary clinton, talk about taking money from these countries that practice sharia. as a matter of law, abused women, kill gays and lesbians, persecute christians and jews. nobody talked about it except maybe the show and a few others. i'm arguing that the media has been complicit in that less -- she's an angel and all this, that would never was true because politics trump the outrage that they are now showing today over -- it's not just roy moore, over everything. in other words, i don't believe that they are sincere. politics trumps what they are saying today. that makes them lying hypocrites. >> i guess when some folks are coming forward and saying bill clinton has to have his day

coincidence here we are on election day and jury will be voting in the menendez case deciding whether robert menendezs guilt and if so that creates another political dilemma nationally, with the balance of the senate, at play , does menendez stay in office, he is a convicted felon or does chris christie put a republican in there and as we all know all of the votes in the senate are extremely close right now, one person makes a big difference. >> , very true we will follow that and have more on that as well. thanks, steve. another big race, we're covering today district attorney race in philadelphia that is beth grossman running against democrat larry krasner winner will take over for interim d.a. we will have your election results tonight, this is to replace seth williams seat. we will have all of the news on the 10 and 11:00 o'clock news and testimony morning as well. >>> there is three local mayoral races decided at ballot box. >> democratic incumbent ed pawlowski is attempting to secure reelection after three months of being federally indicted for his alleged involvement in pay to play politics. p

how many on robert menendez? >> one: they are both sitting senators two questions while roy moore got 15 from the press corps. that's bias. >> yes, he had a mistrial but that trial wasn't even looking at many of these sexual allegations which, an ethics committee investigation will look at with bob menendez. these tawdry accounts of what happened when he went on these trips. >> judge: that's bribery corruption. >> there is also sexual harassment allegations. >> with the prostitute. >> judge: right. >> everything with the president or senators we can all talk about the law and the law is important. in the end, it's also politics. there is something going on in this country where the american people think the country is on the wrong track. too many crooks in washington, d.c. they are tired of congress and tired of the run around. they are not seeing their lives improve. they are not going to take this crap from their elected officials any longer. i have seen a big change. >> judge: when the democrats are saying gil

tonight a federal judge in new jersey declared a mistrial today in the corruption case of senator robert menendezurors say they were hopelessly deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict in the case. they were charged with running a bribery scheme between 2006 and 2013. the new jersey democrat was accused of providing melgen with favors in lavish gifts and vacation. >> i want to thank my colleague senator cory booker who has been supportive from day one, traveled the state and spread the good word, was here on the first day of trial and came and testified and was in my mind a profile in courage. >> the prosecution can now retry the case. menendez says he won't forget those who turned their back on him though during the trial. >> ♪ >>> crucial new video out of tampa. police are now calling this person a person of interest in the case of a serial killer. >> the suspect was caught on camera walking in that area during the most recent deadly shooting in the seminole heights neighborhood. >> notice the -- the hoodie or rain jacket. notice the gait and how they're walking. the phone flip. and how they're

'snator robert menendez bribery trial ended in a deadlock on charges against the new jersey democratice judge ont told monday that it could reach a unanimous verdict on any of the eight team counts of the indictment against menendez and his friend. anchor angeles radio accusing them of craddick senator out franken of kissing her and fondling her during a 2006 u.s. hauteur says she accepts his apology, but he could have apologized earlier. she is not calling for an ethics investigation or for the senator to step down, but she hopes to inspire others to tell their story. >> i accepted the apology. sure. of course people make mistakes. i accept that. ?he ethics investigation that is what mitchell mcconnell wants to do, that is on ben. i am not calling for that. that is what he wants to do, ok, that is up to them. senator released a itatement true in part, " respect women. the fact that my actions and getting people to doubt that makes me feel ashamed." mark: president trump voters to determine for themselves whether or not allegations of impropriety against alabama senator candidate going

a federal judge in new jersey declared a mistrial in the corruption case of democrat senator robert menendezrs were deadlocked after a 2 month trial. ten jurors voted to acquit while two others held out for convictions. the new jersey senator was accused of providing a florida eye doctor with political favors in exchange for lavish gifts and vacations. prosecutors have not said if they plan to retry menendez. >>> the state of california today released its long- awaited rules for the sale of recreational marijuana. it becomes legal on january 1st. the rules allow the state to begin issue temporary licenses for growers and sellers next year. under the rules, cannabis businesses in california can't be within 600 feet of schools, shops have to close by 10 p.m., and they need 24-hour video surveillance. cannabis labels can't be decorated with cartoons or other images that might appeal to children. manufacturers also can't use the word candy in materials. mixing marijuana with alcohol, nicotine, caffeine or seafood is also banned. last year, california voters legalized the recreational use of mari

how many on robert menendez?one: they are both sitting senators two questions while roy moore got 15 from the press corps. that's bias. >> yes, he had a mistrial but that trial wasn't even looking at many of these sexual allegations which, an ethics committee investigation will look at with bob menendez. these tawdry accounts of what happened when he went on these trips. >> judge: that's bribery corruption. >> there is also sexual harassment allegations. >> with the prostitute. >> judge: right. >> everything with the president or senators we can all talk about the law and the law is important. in the end, it's also politics. there is something going on in this country where the american people think the country is on the wrong track. too many crooks in washington, d.c. they are tired of congress and tired of the run around. they are not seeing their lives improve. they are not going to take this crap from their elected officials any longer. i have seen a big change. >> judge: when the democrats are saying gillibr

breaking news from the corruption trial of new jersey senator robert menendez. the judge just declared a mistri mistrial. >> this is what the judge has cold the jurors. the judge saying i find that you were unable to reach a verdict and there is no alternative than declare a mistrial. it was about two hours ago that the jurors amid their 15 hours of deliberations. they gave the judge a note saying they were unable to come to a unanimous verdict. the judge has been going to the presence. what's interesting is they got to the foreman and that's an extensive period of time for a jury to be interviewed one on one. one might take from this it was perhaps in expressing their views, the judge determined there was no way this juror would change his or her -- it was a female. it was a woman, juror number three. no way she was going to change her mind. the judge after talking with this juror has declared a mistrial saying it would be futile to continue any more deliberations. this was a kribry and corruption case against a sitting senator from new jersey. and the supreme

in the day's other news, a federal judge declared a mistrial in the bribery trial of senator robert menendez. jurors said they were deadlocked on all charges against the new jersey democrat, after a trial that lasted two and a half months. we'll have a full report, later in the program. a bipartisan group of senators has unveiled gun legislation to beef up the criminal background check system. it comes after a gunman in texas killed more than two dozen people at a church. his domestic assault conviction in the military was never reported to the database. the bill would penalize federal agencies that fail to report relevant information. in zimbabwe, president robert mugabe was seen for the first time since tuesday's apparent military coup put him under house arrest. john ray of independent television news is in zimbabwe. he reports from the capital city, harare. >> reporter: the drama that will decide zimbabwe's future glimpsed from a distance. robert mugabe's motorcade speeding to the presidential palace. still his if only in name. tonight state media released pictures of mugabe meeting the

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are more republicans who have denounced roy moore than we have heard from democrats denouncing robert menendezhat the democrats are saying menendez has to go through a trial period and let's find out -- >> i got to keep you on task, jack. >> i just wanted my friend to think about that. >> he loves to pivot. >> he does better pivots than figure skaters. scott, let me get back on focus here, because he mentioned that potentially democrats could have a big win there, but democrats have to be careful here, because if they start flooding in money and the big names from the party, that's going to damage any chance that doug jones has of winning this race. >> well, maybe, maybe not. you know, when the other side is sliding through the hole, don't get in their way and don't try to save them. that's one theory. the other theory is, if he starts polling really well in the next week, then you may have to dump some money in the race. it's all about what's winnable and what isn't winnable. they don't want to do anything to hurt doug jones, but we've got to see what happens in the next week or two. if other

he represented robert menendez and won a great victory, which, you know, was a hung jury, but it's certainlyctory for the defense. >> that's a victory. >> but, you know, what can he say? the only thing he can say is, well, we did our best and, you know, we'll go back and we'll do it again. we're not -- he wasn't lying. he was just trying his best and he may have forgotten something. and perhaps it's true. but -- and it's very hard to disprove when someone says they don't remember, which is why richard nixon said on the white house tapes, advising his cronies, you can always say you don't remember. but, you know, it doesn't mean that they can't remember. it might mean they're lying. >>> i remember we need to take a break right now or else i'm going to get in big trouble. guys, thank you very very much. >>> next i'm going to speak to general michael hayden, former nsa and cia director about how several roads in the russia probe seem to lead back to jared kushner or at least through jared kushner. >>> and later, president trump's conspicuous silence on the sexual misconduct allegations against

this is fox news coverage of senator robert menendez corruption trial, the judge has just declared a mistrial. i'm harris faulkner at fox news headquarters in new york. the reason we are bringing you the story is because this is monumental in the balance of power in congress and also a day in which we are talking a lot about taxes, this was a very expensive trial and the judge has said that those bribery and fraud and conspiracy charges, and 18 count indictment brought against a sitting member of the senate, bob menendez, there has been a mistrial in this case. the judge just moments ago spent about 20 minutes each talking to the jurors to make sure. you guys were deadlocked, are you sure we cannot go forward, is there a way to do an upper down on this, innocent or guilty? this is not an acquittal, a mistrial means they couldn't get it together, they couldn't reach a verdict in all of this and we have been on verdict watch, just so you know, for eight days and all of this. this is a 38 daylong trial of a sitting member of congress and of the senate particularly. david lee miller is o

. >> ed: ethics investigations, robert menendez as well under the microscope.alked about tax cuts. what else is on the agenda immediately when they come back next week? >> first and foremost congress has to pass that short-term spending bill that expires two weeks from today. on tuesday president trump will meet with congressional levels how to avoid the shutdown. they have to write the funding bill for the rest of the fiscal year and then don't forget daca, democrats may try to use that for leverage and oh yeah, taxes. president trump has, of course, promised to pass tax reform by christmas. these huge tax cuts are a gift to the american people. a lot to do, ed, and not a lot of time. >> ed: a lot on the plate. hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving with her family. >> arthel: she has the cutest dog. on instagram. there are reports that senator al franken will be speaking with the media on sunday so we'll certainly be monitoring that. joining me now picking up on kristen's report, gabby is a reporter for "the washington examiner". let's start with kristen left