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some kind of confrontation ensued, and robertson died in a shootout. the fbi had been investigating robertson for five months for allegedly making threats against other officials. among them, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, new york attorney general letitia james, and attorney general merrick garland. all of them overseeing criminal or civil proceedings against former president donald trump. in march, using truth social, a platform favored by trump, robertson said he would be traveling to new york to fulfill his dream of killing bragg. the criminal complaint includes allegations of more than two dozen other threats against vice president harris, prosecutors, and fbi agents. >> there is a line to be crossed, december clearly this individual crossed that line. >> that was ed o'keefe reporting. >>> there are new developments in the january 6th investigation. cbs news has confirmed the details in a trump campaign memo that lay out a post-election plot to use fake electors to block joe biden from taking office. and as robert costa reports, the inve

and that robertson was making plans to take physical action. the president was briefed about today's deadly incident. whit? >> whit: mola, thank you. >>> a new health care for senator dianne feinstein. the 90-year-old california democrat tripping and falling at her home in san francisco. her office says she went to the hospital briefly for tests, and is now back home. but the incident comes amid growing concerns about the senator's health, and whether she's fit to serve. here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, california senator dianne feinstein is recovering after tripping over a chair at her home in san francisco, according to her staff. her office says the 90-year-old "briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall. all of her scans were clear, and she returned home." it comes amid growing concerns and debate over the health and age of lawmakers in congress, and their ability to serve. >> hi, everybody. >> reporter: the oldest member of congress, fine seinstein was hospitalized earlier this year fo

robbie robertson carried on working pretty much until the day he died.started from a place where he had no idea what to do, and then some light shines through and it turns into something magical. guitarist, singer and composer — robbie robertson — who's died at the age of 80. fancy owning a piece of twitter? billionaire owner elon musk is putting twitter building signs and other items from the company up for auctionjust weeks after the firm's rebranding as x. among the 584 lots on offer are coffee tables, outsized bird cages, and oil paintings of images that went viral. also listed are tens of desks and chairs, a dj booth, and enough musical instruments to equip a band. and before we go — a special edition 50 pence coin has been created to mark the coronation of king charles. five million coins will be issued, with a design based on westminster abbey, where the coronation took place. there are currently 27 billion coins in circulation from the queen's reign. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. for many parts of the uk, it feels as thou

some kind of confrontation ensued, and robertson died in a shootout.n investigating robertson for five months for allegedly making threats against other officials, among them manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, new york attorney general letitia james, and attorney general merrick garland, all of them overseeing criminal or civil proceedings against former president donald trump. in march, using truth social, a platform favored by trump, robertson said he would be traveling to new york to fulfill his dream of killing bragg. the criminal complaint includes allegations of more than two dozen other threats against vice president harris, prosecutors, and fbi agents. >> there is a line to be crossed, and clearly this individual crossed that line. and that's why the fbi was there today. >> reporter: neighbors tell cbs news robertson was active in his church, pro second amendment, and someone known to have a, quote, arsenal of weapons in his home. a white house official says the president was briefed on the case this morning shortly after the shootout. th

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robbie robertson was born in toronto in 1943.e their name as a backing group for bob dylan, helping influence his transition from folk artist to rock star. after the band broke up, he pursued a solo career, but also became a film composer, forging a close working relationship with the director martin scorsese. # catch the blue train. robbie robertson carried on working pretty much until the day he died. he once said of his music that he started from a place where he had no idea what to do, and then some light shines through and it turns into something magical. robbie robertson, who has died at the age of 80. you're watching bbc news. hello. for many parts of the uk, it feels as if summer has made a return. the warmest weather we have seen for quite some time. it may not last that long, because on the satellite picture, you can see the cloud out to the west, a weather front that will bring something of a change. ahead of that, a feed of southerly winds and some warm air spreading across the uk. feeling quite humid in places. while

authorities say 75 year old craig robertson had made credible threats, posting to social media, quote, i hear biden is coming to utah digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the m24 sniper rifle. welcome buffoon in chief. a federal complaint reveals dozens of robertson posts, including pictures of an arsenal of weapons, images of robertson dressed in camouflage armed with a rifle and multiple references to killing the president. the fbi says it's investigation also uncovered threats against other democrats and against law enforcement officials overseeing court cases against former president trump. after a months long investigation, the fbi moved in yesterday. >> the tipping point to me was president biden was coming. he was going to be in close proximity. and this individual all had looked like he was on a planning path to carry out the attack. the associated press reports robertson was armed at the time of the shooting. >> new details about the release of an america nurse and her daughter kidnaped in haiti last month. the christian aid group, or alex dorsainvil, wor

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agents gave commands to robertson he point ed a gun at them and was then shot and killed.utors say in one social media post, robertson said, quote, i hear biden is coming to utah. digging out my old gilly suit, which is a camouflage suit for snipers and cleaning the dust off the m-24 sniper rifle. but if robertson was just spouting off and he hadn't acted on any threats, why go in with force? >> his comments about the president arriving in his area, preparing to take out his sniper rifle and engage in some sort of violence directed at the president of the united states. that is clearly beyond the pale. those are actionable threats and that's what brought the fbi to his door. >> reporter: documents say robertson had also made threats towards prosecutors who have brought cases against former president donald trump, like attorney general merrick garland, new york state attorney general, letitia james, and manhattan district attorney alvin bragg. in one post, prosecutors say robertson wrote that he wanted to, quote, stand over bragg and put a nice hole in his forehead with my

robertson's neighbor filmed this video.ed men outside the home and heard multiple flash bangs. >> they were like yelling out his name and telling him to get out. >> reporter: court filings reveal robertson posted on monday that he was cleaning the dust off of the m-24 sniper rifle and is looking forward to the death of joe biden. robertson also said that he was going to dig up his camouflage suit which he wore in several pictures uploaded on social media. cbs news consultant a.t. smith is a former secret service deputy director. >> in terms of extreme this is about as extreme as you can get. >> reporter: the fbi had been investigating robertson for five months for allegedly making threats against officials who are overseeing criminal or civil proceedings against former president donald trump, including manhattan district attorney alvin bragg and attorney general merrick garland. the criminal complaint includes allegations of more than two dozen other threats against vice president harris, prosecutors and fbi agents. >> ther

it wasn't that hard to talk to people who knew robertson.neighbors described him as the teddy bear of their church. so this is someone who is known for the woodworking skills more than his politics. he was an elderly man, in his late 70s. he walked with a cane. we know that his mobility was a problem. i think a good way to measure that if he lived about 200 yards from his church. apparently he had such difficulty walking that he would drive to his church. he was known to be pretty political, but nothing, according to the neighbors or neighbors i talked to suggested he was violent. and that one of the neighbors was really surprised to learn the specifics of this social media posts. >> to be clear, we're showing some of those social media posts so people can get a sense of him posing with guns, posing with a sniper rifle, posing with a suit to mask himself. and just in terms of the complaint, i want to be clear because sometimes people talk about threats on the internet in those can run an enormous spectrum. these are things like, i am going t

alvin bragg was one of those prosecutors robertson was allegedly targeting.ote heading to new york to fulfill my dream of eradicating another two bit political hack d.a. and in another post robertson said he was getting ready for the election in 2024 and that he had guns in his house. guns and other potential evidence which may now be in the hands of law enforcement for further review. we live in this heightened threat environment. there is all kinds of vitreal on line. that is the challenge for agencies like the fbi trying to sort out who are just the key board commandos, and those who may actually pose a threat. this suspect's social media history, a lot of the vile deadly threats against these officials, and now we see the fbi going to try to take him into custody and the suspect pulling a weapon on those agents. just as troubling as we look into 2024. i was looking online, there are some fringe corners already calling him a victim saying that the fbi assassinated him despite the circumstances that we've described there. and again, that is the challenge, l

in a recent post, robertson noted that biden is coming to utah and referred to cleaning the dust off his sniper rifle. president biden in salt lake city where he praised his and his family's security detail >> my daughter has secret service, and, you know t's, it's just wonderful >> reporter: they say he was armed and pointed his weapon at them and did not respond to commands before fbi agents shot and killed him g >> peter, thank you. >>> brett favre will not be removed as a defendant in a welfare fraud lawsuit. the hall of fame quarterback is one of three dozen defendants in the case which regards the temporary assistance to needy families program he says that he was not a part of efforts to carry out the scheme the suit alleges that the improper spending went to projects championed by favre >>> new this morning, after more than 100 days on the picket line, hollywood writers and studios are putting bargaining chips back on the table. negotiates will resume today the second chance at negotiations comes as the writers and sag-aftra strikes have put numerous hollywood productions on t

robertson as a boomer.s very political, sometimes made off colored jokes. but nothing that indicated it was a threat. now, it's entirely possible that robertson did represent a threat beyond what the neighbors may have perceived but there is no possibility that apparently ever that excessive force may have been used here or that we're, you know, only reserving a concern for police involved shootings in the inner city when we are talking about excessive force possibilities? former fbi officials turned talking heads were quick to jump to play defense. >> they could not let this go on any further without taking this guy into custody. they needed to execute that warrant just to take him to neutralize the threat. >> we have seen it before. people incited to violence. someone else's ideology. we saw it in droves on january 6th, so it keeps happening and i'm sorry to say, we may continue to see this happening. >> laura: well, executing a warrant, of course. but that doesn't mean you execute an individual if it's n

robbie robertson died after a long illness.e was 80 years old and questions are swirling about two other reported deaths this morning. >> a social media post claims that 40 year old internet rapper lil tay and her brother have died. but according to the daily beast, the coroner in their home city has no record of them in its system. >> so i'm out here flexing and all y'all broke haters, she was the foul mouthed trash talking tween, flaunting her alleged wealth and extravagant lifestyle. >> and now we'd be living in the hills. >> have you? y'all don't have that view. >> and i'd be holding your mama's ring. >> lil tay. >> real name. claire hope rose to fame as a nine year old rapper and social media star, ultimately amassing more than 3 million followers on instagram, telling nightline back in 2018, i'm only nine years old, but i'm richer than all these broke haters. >> youngest flexer and i'm working hard to make all my money and insisting this was her authentic self. they're saying that like someone's forcing me to do this, but

. >> reporter: craig robertson, authorities say were making threats against president biden. he posted on social media monday that he was cleaning the dust off the m-24 sniper rifle and looking forward to the death of joe biden. he wrote on facebook last september that the time was right for al presidential assassination or two. the self described maga trumper appeared to be upset at the federal investigations into former president trump. >> reporter: the fbi was investigation robertson for five months after he allegedly made threats against manhattan district attorney alvin bragg and u.s. attorney general merrick garland as well as more than two dozen threats against vice president kamala harris. >> in terms of extreme, this is about as extreme as you can get. >> reporter: robertson showed off his weapons in some social media posts but neighbors say the 74-year-old couldn't have carried out the threats. he needed a cane to walk. we know the fbi will continue the review and investigation. the president was briefed on the shootings. in washington, skyler henry, amanda, back to

robbie robertson was born in toronto in 1943.ob dylan. they went from folk artist to rock stars. after the band broke up, he pursued a solo career but also became a film composer, forging a close working relationship with the director, martin scorsese. robbie robertson carried on working pretty much until the day he died. one set of his music at that he started from a place where he had idea what to do and then sunlight shines through and it turns into something magical. i�*ll be back at the top of the hour with more. stay with us here on bbc news hello there. heatwave conditions across the globe have been dominating weather headlines in recent weeks. and this week, we saw a return to heat across iberia. on wednesday afternoon in southern spain, we saw a high of 44 degrees, 111 fahrenheit. we are tapping into some of that warmth across the uk — not as extreme. it was a pleasant day on wednesday. thursday, it will be warmer still, with temperatures perhaps peaking at 27, possibly 28 degrees. that�*s 82 fahrenheit. but widespread w

in manhattan, alvin bragg who's prosecuting donald trump in march the fbi says it observed robertson wearing a hat that said "trump." >> he was nice to me it just goes to show you never know who your neighbors are. >> reporter: it comes amid growing concerns over threats to public officials and their families capitol police saying the number of investigations is historically high. major instances include the attack on house speaker nancy pelosi's hususband pauaul. the fbfbi hahas not releleased y details about what sparked the deadly confrontation no fbi agents were injured >> peter, thank you. >>> dianne feinstein fell in her home in san francisco. a spokesperson telling nbc news that she went to the hospital as a precaution they said all of her scans were clear, and she returned home after about a two-hour visit it's been a difficult year for the 90-year-old senator. the past spring, she was absent from the chamber for three months as she recovered from shingles this comes as calls for her resignation continue to grow >>> wall street is bracing for a key inflation report due out la

associates said robertson was a frail individual, used to hand carve stick, a cane, his neighbor saiddid regularly carry a weapon, guns, a lot of people do out west, no way he was driving from here to salt lake city, setting up a rifle and taking a shot at the president, 100% no way. and a man described robertson as a boomer who made off-color jokes, until that indicated it was a threat. it is possible robertson did represent a threat beyond what the neighbors perceived, but there is no possibility excessive force may have been used here or we are only reserving concern for police-involved shootings in the inner city when talking about excessive force possibilities. quick to jump in to play defense. >> they could not let this go on further without taking this guy into custody. take him to neutralize the threat. >> seen it before, people insighted to violence by someone else's ideology, saw it in droves on january 6. it keeps happening and we may continue to see this happening. >> laura: executing a warrant of course. this is absurd, what you heard the last agent say. it amounts to a s

in one post prosecutor say, robertson wrote he wanted to quote stand over bragg and puts a nice holeine millimeter. how much is the political climate in the united states these days fueling all of this? >> no question, and it gets difficult for law enforcement threat investigators to determine what is a real, serious posing of a threat, and what is a direct threat. >> investigators say in march, fbi agents approach robertson at his house about a social media post. he refused to speak to them, documents say, then afterwards posted a message to the fbi, saying quote, you have no idea how close your agents came to a bag. >> then he begins taunting the agents with postings on social media telling them that he almost shot them that day. >> part of a threat environment that is getting more alarming, recently the u.s. capitol police chief said threats against lawmakers had gone up more than 400% over the past six years. >> the rhetoric is rising, the threats are rising and for them to screen and figure out which resources go to which cases, it's just going to be critically important for tha

robertson, believed to be in his 70s. wednesday morning, the fbi says that it shot and killed robertson while serving a warrant at his home. >> the s.w.a.t. team went through his back door with a battering ram. they called for my neighbor to come out. and he's like, i'm not coming out, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: here is a look inside a weapon stockpile displayed on his social media. the timing became urgent wednesday when the suspect made fresh threats tied to the biden's scheduled visit. the fbi says that robertson knew about the trip. "i hear biden is coming to utah," and referred to "cleaning the dust off the sniper rifle." investigators told the court that his photos and comments showed robertson had the gear and was prepared to use sniper tactics. in the arrest warrant, robertson's own post had described him as a maga trumper. the fbi also noted that he had been wearing a trump hat when he was under surveillance. pages of detailed and graphic death threats targeted many of the same public figures mr. trump often talks a

a gun robertson called his democrat eradicator.ction stl-cycle. sunday he posted, i hear biden is coming out to utah, digging out my old ghille suit and clearing off the d dust for my m24 sniper rifle, welcome buffoon-in-chief. joining us karen friedmann and john king back with us. let me start with you. it is -- these tweets and posts are contemptible, but at least they have a heads-up. how is the fbi, the resources, are they keeping pace with the expanse of having to search for all of these. fortunately, they got to this one when they did. >> luckily, jurisdictions like new york and the nypd and the fbi, they are on top of many of these threats. but there are a lot of people out there who -- they don't even know about, and they are not on their radar screen, and that's why i think trump's words that he -- these dog whistles that he calls out to his followers, you know, whether it's the baseball bat picture next to d.a. alvin bragg's head -- >> who was also on this list, by the way. >> exactly. exactly. or whether it's the recent

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robertson's alleged threat to manhattan d.a. alvin bragg called him a political hack linked to george soros and then in gruesome detail it described a plan to assassinate him in a parking garage. he targeted attorney general letitia james and california governor gavin newsom. joining me now is frank figliuzzi, former assistant director for counter intelligence and msnbc national security analyst. frank, thanks so much for being here. i first i want to get your thoughts. let's first talk about the mention of soros in here. you saw this a lot in right-wing conspiracy circles. to state the obvious, can you talk about the linkage between what's happening there and how that seating, the most violent corners of the universe and folks like apparently this alleged would-be assassin? >> sure, if you think you've seen this before it's because youfbl. and it's a common theme this concept that someone is controlling the globe, controlling elections and politics, and it's all bad. they're vile. they're subhuman, and it's also something calle

tonight, law enforcement officials telling abc news, robertson appeared to point a gun at the officers, before agents fatally shot him. >> gunshot wound. it's going to be approximately 75-year-old male. >> reporter: a federal complaint listing dozens of robertson's alleged social media posts, among them, images of a cache of weapons and multiple violent threats against biden and other high-profile officials. including this one just four days ago, "i hear biden is coming to utah. digging out my old ghille suit and cleaning the dust off the m24 sniper rifle." and linsey, fbi agents acting swiftly, because the president is in salt lake city over the last two days. just north of provo, where that raid happened. the shooting is now under investigation tonight, linsey. >> linsey: mola, thank you. >>> a diplomatic breakthrough between iran and the u.s. iran freeing five americans from iran yab prisons. for now, the ms. remain in iran under house arrest, but u.s. officials say it's the start of a process that could get the americans home in a matter of weeks. here's abc's chief global affairs

the complaint quotes robertson as saying i hear biden is coming to utah.ng out my old gilly suit and cleaning the suit off the m-24 sniper rifle. welcome buffoon in chief. documents show robertson made threats against former president barack obama and back in march against new york county district attorney alvin bragg saying he planned to go new york with a gun to, quote, put a nice hole in his forehead. court documents show agents tried contacting robertson about that particular post. he reportedly told them it was all a dream and not to come back for him without a warrant. the fbi has not said what precipitated this morning's shooting only that the incident is still under investigation. so far no changes to the president's schedule here tomorrow, where he will talk about health benefits for veterans and attend a fundraiser. bret? >> bret: claudia, thank you. >> bret: new developments tonight in the biden family business scandal. the family has released bank records detailing alleged payments from russia, ukraine, kazakhstan to the biden family and its bu

a law enforcement officials telling abc news robertson appeared to point a gun at the officers before agents fatally shot him. gunshot wounds. it's going to be approximately 75 year old male. a federal complaint listing dozens of robertson's alleged social media posts, among them, images of a cache of weapons and multiple violent threats against biden and other high profile officials , including this one just four days ago. i hear biden is coming to utah, digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the m24 sniper rifle. >> our thanks to mola. now to the supreme court temporarily blocking the landmark opioid settlement with purdue pharma, the maker of oxycontin. the biden administration objected to the part of the deal which shields the company's owners, the sackler family from civil opioid related lawsuits. the company also agreed to pay $6 billion to victims and families of the opioid crisis. the court is expected to hear arguments before the end of the year. >> california regulators have cleared the way for robo taxis to offer pay rides in san francisco 24 over seven.

robertson was shot and killed inside an entry of his provo home nbc has learned.en was expected to arrive hours later. >> ultimately, there was a threat posed to an agent. an agent fired back. >> reporter: the 75-year-old wood worker displayed his cache of weapons and graphic talk about violent attacks online. a law enforcement source says former president trump's social media platform truth social alerted authorities in march about the alarming nature of robertson's threatening comments. truth social has not responded to nbc's news' requests for comment. on his accounts robertson declared himself a maga trumper, and described part of his arsenal as a democrat eradicator. >> that was kelly o'donnell reporting, our thanks to kelly. we're going to stay on top of that story. >>> and we are also tracking new developments in the planned prisoner exchange between the u.s. and iran. five american prisoners have now been placed under house arrest in tehran. we're told this is the first step toward their eventual release. in exchange, the u.s. will release around $6 billio

the man identified as craig robertson, was facing three threats against the president. according to prosecutors, in one of those threats, robertson wrote, i hear biden's coming to utah. digging out my old guilty suit and cleaning the dust off the m sniper rifle. welcome to t chief. the gilley suit is a reference to this. camouflage all fit, that he posted to a social sandal. another threat dirted at fbi agents to my friend and the federal bureau of idiots. i know you're reading this and you have no idea how close your agents came to violence the rotation. so uncovered, a post showing off robertson's arsenal where he wrote, just getting ready for the 2024 election cycle. all right, taking a look at all of, that let's turn right now to darryll johnson. former homeland security or -- who also, is the author of hate plan. also with me as brian jacobs of the former federal prosecutor. i'm going to start with, you thank you gentlemen both for being here. this is a violent threat against the president of the united states and it's just so this we have seen in the heightened en

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ryan robertson says range rover, rolls-royce, rolex. matthew martin, key west property., -- stock up gold coins, and groceries. linda c says luxury home, life insurance, lobsters and a limo service and finally, cindy rojas says, castle in corsica. carl demaio, castle in corsica? >> i would invest in communities and condos and have a little fun. i would buy some cars and take some creases. >> trace: nice. cars, cruises, pencils, commodities. me, i would do tons of watches, troops of rear are, tequila, tesla, taylor swift tickets for my girls, trinidad in texas, tremendous amounts of wine and whiskey, two beach houses, ♪ 10 golden rings ♪ >> good list. >> trace: it is a good list. that is it. thank you all. jonathan hunt, kevin corke, carl demaio, bethany mandel, bethany mandel, thank you for joining the nightcap and thank you for watching the nightcap and watching america's late news, "fox news @ night." i'm trace gallagher. do not forget to dvr us. watch us any time. the sooner, the better. we will see you back here tomorrow. ♪ ♪ i don't. new cascade platinum plus has me

alexander robertson acted inappropriately with liz and caused the new bride to get angry. this was described as a separation and derangement of the marriage which ended as soon as it had started but somehow alexander robertson the game ownership of lives and baby harry who is now two days old. alexander robertson kept the baby at his house in new york and sold elizabeth to charleston south carolina a truly place to be. this is the name of the ship as she traveled on the lucretia and the captain of that ship had become notorious and atari is captain who people in new york knew was kidnapped -- would kidnap free of people and sell them into. it appeared in the new york papers recently. captain tinker who will probably sale for charleston in a day or two has onboard a considerable number some of these objects were seen praying to their relentless proprietor as they might be permitted to remain in new york in their petitions were treated with disdain. it will be on their guard that they should be with kidnappers and share the same fate many did. but liz was not free. she was n

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. ♪ >> laura: last week we t >> laura: last week we told you about 75-year-old craig robertson, man shotilled by fbi agents after making multiple threats against joe biden's life. we had unanswered questions, ones the fbi wouldn't address promptly, including did craig robertson brandish a weapon at the agency? we have an update. late yesterday fbi said they were serving search warrants on the morning of the shooting, robertson resisted arrests and pointed a revolver at them. seems like a major detail and one that would have been easy to provide last week. this raises new questions we put to fbi, why did it take five days to reveal the cause of the shooting and that is what happened, release body cam footage. what happened when agents approached house before the sun came out. the fbi declined to comment to the angle. we will monitor this story and we won't stop. it is really scary seeing what you care for disappear in front of your eyes. >> makes me feel like the state is prioritizing profits over people because they know there is visible harm coming to the land and to the people and they

duncan robertson is renting his first prototypes to farmers.ople to work as robot supervisors. we employ people in a support function. they are responsible for deploying robots to customers sites and making sure that they're working - performing as well as they should. those jobs may be slightly better paid and perhaps slightly more desirable than fruit-picking. that may press all the right buttons for the government, but duncan robertson cautions that they're still in a test phase. human pickers will be needed alongside machines for some time to come. tim chambers continues to fume about the government withholding the foreign pickers he needs while brits won't take the jobs. for him, robots are still far off in the future. there are prototypes out there for strawberry harvesting, and some of them show initial signs of potentially, they might be quite good. but where's the capital going to come from to invest in that machinery? the industry is now on its knees. it's actually not making the money that we need to invest in that kind of machinery.