actor jussie smollett in his first interview with our robin roberts, on the alleged hate crime attack, and tonight, for the first time, he reacts to that surveillance image put out by chicago police. what he says about that image. >>> the tragedy here in new york city. two nypd detectives racing to the scene and then shot by friendly fire when other officers arrive. a veteran detective is killed, another in the hospital tonight. >>> will he sign it? president trump and what he said today on the deal from democrat and republican ne gauche yale or thes. deal or no deal? with another shutdown now looming. >>> the former u.s. air force counterintelligence specialist now accused of turning on the u.s. spying for iran. what she allegedly revealed about american agents and missions. >>> the fire onboard a passenger plane in the overhead bin. what has authorities so concerned tonight? >>> the cruise ship scare. the dangerous wind guls just as american passengers were getting ready with that ship pulling into port. >>> and the extremely rare sight tonight. the photographer in kenya, and what h

"empire" star jussie smollett in his first interview with our robin roberts. answering questions about that alleged hate crime, the attack he says he endured in chicago. and tonight, smollett talks for the first time about that surveillance image put out by chicago police, with two possible persons of interest. abc's alex perez from chicago. >> reporter: tonight, actor jussie smollett speaking out in an exclusive interview with robin roberts. for the first time, revealing what he saw in that grainy surveillance image of two people police say were spotted nearby around the time of the attack. >> the police have gone through a lot of video and they were able to capture an image of two people of interest. have you seen that image? and do you believe they could possibly be the attackers? >> i do. >> what is it about their -- their size or what -- why do you feel that they could possibly be? >> because i -- i was there. i mean, that -- for me, when that was released, i was like, okay, we're getting somewhere. you know what i'm saying? so -- yeah. i don't -- i don't

. >> in an exclusive interview with robin roberts, he talked about the attack. allegedly shouted slurs at him and dowsed him with a liquid that could possibly be bleach and put a noose around his neck. chicago police have not made an arrest. >> they have surveillance image that you see there of two people that could be connected. smollett told robin roberts he is certain those are the attackers. >> what is it about their size? why do you feel they could possibly be? >> because i was there. i mean, for me when that was released, i was, like, okay, we're getting somewhere. you know what i'm saying? so yeah, i don't have any doubt in my mind that that's them. never did. >> earlier this week smollett gave police edited phone records, but that wasn't enough to open an investigation. you can see more of the interview this morning on "good morning america." >>> we are getting a better picture of how a new york city detective was killed by friendly fire. he was killed by a hail of shooting. officers fired 42 times fatally striking simonson. also wounded, a police sergea

. >> the actress revealing her struggle with multiple sclerosis to our robin roberts. her triumphant return to the spotlight, and what she wants the world to know. >>> plus, the crisis in venezuela, riots in the street, hunger and free fall and face-to-face with a defiant dick ta tater >>> and the queen of pop surprises one couple with "king of my heart." ♪ [cheers and applause] "nightline" will be right back. >>> selma blair, the interview, here's robin roberts. >> how are you doing? >> i am doing very well. i am very happy to see you, being able to, you know, just put out what being in the middle of an aggressive forge of multiple sclerosis is like. >> reporter: selma blair has a message for the world. multiple sclerosis may have affected her voice but not the power of her words. >> when i first got m.s. i had no idea what it was or how it would affect me, and so my speech, as you'll notice is, i have spas moddic disphone yeah right now. it is interesting to put it out there, to be here to say this is what my particular case looks like right now. and it could be very

robin roberts over at abc "news" works in journalism. jussie smollett's story and she concluded it was "beautiful." was there ever a moment when you heard his story and you thought that's beautiful? >> no. i thought it's questionable. edt, robin roberts needed that story to be true and wanted it to be true. and it's clear from the questioning. there was not one criticalon question asked of a guy with a very suspect story. it's a real shame and a stain on journalism. >> tucker: nicely put. dan bongino, great to see you. thank you. >> good to see you too, tucker. see you next week. >> tucker: after his court hearing, jussie smollett returned to the show "empire." he kept crew waiting 30 minutes in order to film his scene this was today. when he arrived, he begged the crew and fellow actors to believe him. to believe in his innocence, he said this, "i would never dou this to any of you. you are my family. i swear to god i did not doid this." well, the press didn't need that kind of begging to believe jussie smollett. virtually everyone in t

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robin roberts talks with actor jussie smollett.e first interview since police started investigating the attack against him. >>> welcome back. at 4:52. you're looking at what we believe is a home at 434 sausalito boulevard that came crashing down the hill. this video taken from crescent avenue and main street, which is down the hill from that address. that's what we believe. the police and emergency got a call from 434 sausalito. that home sliding down overnight. crashing down and disastrous as you can see. it's destroyed. again, a mudslide in the sausalito area trapping people. >> we were worried that there may have been someone sleeping in there. but amy hollyfield in her last update said no one was inside the house at the time. that is a huge relief. she's work to go gather more information. she said the power went out in the area. it's started raining again there. there's a lot to deal with this morning. we'll check in with her in about seven minutes. keep it here as we get more information on the situation. >>> let's check in w

robin roberts with actress selma blair, and her remarkable bravery on display tonight. what she reveals about her battle with ms, and what every parent will want to hear. >>> outrage on the hill tonight. ceos of the major drug companies are asked, why are prescription drugs skyrocketing? how they answer. >>> and tonight, our trip to ha long bay. what we saw for ourselves. the stunning sight off vietnam. one of the new wonders of the world. >>> and good evening tonight from hanoi. president trump has arrived here in vietnam, and so has the north korean dictator. the stakes are enormous. the president willing to hold now a second summit, but will kim give up his nuclear weapons? and all of this tonight amid unfolding drama back home. president trump walking down the steps of air force one, fully aware that back home, they are watching something else unfold, too. his former personal attorney and fixer michael cohen walking toward the senate hearing room today to start three days of questioning. tomorrow, he'll be before the american people. and tonight, what we've learned

. >>> actor liam neeson tonight defending himself to our robin roberts, after his confession about rage, revenge and race. when he said who he wanted to kill. tonight, how he now explains himself. >>> the breaking news in new york city at this hour. the carbon monoxide emergency. authorities on the scene. several patients being treated. we'll take you there. >>> and the american jogger attacked by a mountain lion. that runner fighting the lion off to survive, killing the lion with his bare hands. >>> and good evening tonight from washington. we have a lot of news to get to. and we begin right here at the capitol, where a short time from now, the president will address congress and the american people. the state of the union address, put off, on hold weeks ago because of the government shutdown. he will now come to the house chamber right here tonight. the white house revealing today the president's theme tonight will be unity. but for the first time in his presidency, he will be speaking to a divided congress. democrats taking back the house. and speaker nancy pelosi will be seated righ

but in an interview with robin roberts this week, the actor slamming those casting doubt on his story. >> who the [ bleep ] would make something like this up? or add something to it, or -- or whatever it may be? i can't -- i can't even -- i'm an advocate. >> all right, erielle reshef joins us now live on set. smollett had told our robin roberts that he believed the men in thosee surveillance images ed had attacked him. police released those men. what are police saying about their attempt to speak with smollett. >> after the interrogation of those two men, the police contacted smollett's attorneys for a meeting. they tell us, quote, we made our intentions clear. they say they're now waiting to hear from smollett's attorneys. >> all right, details are still coming in. erielle, thanks for that new reporting. >>> we turn now to the panic at the orlando airport. these images just coming in as well. police say chaos erupted during an arrest at a security checkpoint. fears that the suspect had a weapon. panicked travelers and children racing for the exits. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> re

>> reporter: investigators also re-interviewing smollett, who told our robin roberts he's angry some people don't believe him. who the [ bleep ] would make something like this us, or add something to it, or -- or whatever it may be? i can't -- i can't even -- i'm an advocate. i respect too much the people who i am now one of those who i am now one of those people who have been attacked in any way. you do such a disservice when you lie about things like this. >> reporter: police saying "there is also no evidence to say that this is a hoax." and that he "continues to be treated as a victim, not a suspect." the attorney for the two potential suspects, say they are baffled why they are being questioned by police, adding they are not guilty. >> linsey davis on this. linsey, thank you. >>> we turn to president trump who went on live tv from the rose garden and declared a national emergency citing an invasion on the border. he's trying to go around congress to get billions more for his wall. tonight democrats and the growing list of republicans who say this move could create a slippery slop

it comes just hours after the robin roberts exclusiv > e major controversy in new york city tonight. the stunning decision by amazon to suddenly pull out, canceling plans for its new headquarters. steps of thousands of jobs vanishing. >>> the valentine's scare at this hour. more than two dozen children rushed to the hospital. the numbers growing. sickened by valentine's candy. >>> the unbelievable story from the young jogger himself tonight, attacked by that mountain lion, killing the lion to save his own life. tonight, in his own words, how he did it. >>> breaking news involving r. kelly. what's now been reportedly turned over to the authorities. >>> and there is important news tonight on the flu. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. and we begin tonight with the president. the white house tonight saying he will declare a national emergency to get money to build his border wall. it comes as the president is expected to sign a funding bill in the coming hours that will keep the government open, but will only give president trump mon

. >> it comes after he opened up to abc's robin roberts.s abc's alex perez. >> reporter: chicago police say they identified the persons of interest in the grainy surveillance image and are now questioning them. one of them has appeared on smollett's own show, "empire." it comes after jussie smollett told our robin roberts he's convinced the people seen here are the ones who attacked him. >> i don't have any doubt in my mind that that's them. >> reporter: police say they have no evidence the people were involved in the attack. smollett is being interviewed again by investigators. the "empire" star now opening up about what happened that night he was on his phone talking to his manager. >> as i was crossing the intersection, and i heard empire. i didn't answer to empire. and then i didn't answer and i kept walking, then i heard, [ bleep ] "empire." and i turned around and said what did you just say to me? i see the attacker masked, and he said this maga country [ bleep ] and punches me in the face, so i punched him back, and we started tussli

here's abc's robin roberts. >> reporter: an emotional return to the red carpet for actress, selma blair46-year-old known for roles like "cruel intentions," "legally blond" facing a new challenge. how are you doing? >> i am doing very well. i am very happy to see you being able to just put out what being in the middle of an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis is like, so my speech, as you will notice, i have spasmodic dysphonia right now. >> when you were diagnosed, what initially went through your mind? >> i cried. i had tears. they were not tears of panic, but they were tears that i have to give into a body that has loss of control, and there was some relief in that because ever since my son was born, i was in an ms flare-up and didn't know and i was giving it everything to seem normal and i was self-medicating when he wasn't with me and, you know, i was drinking. i was in pain. i wasn't always drinking, but there were times when i couldn't take it and i was really struggling with how am i going to get by in life, and not taken seriously by doctors. so when i got the diagnoses i crie

also, how dumb does robin roberts look when she didn't ask any follow-up questions and let him performike that. think about all the framed jobs and conspiracy theories which we have seen it all it takes is a little common sense. you talked about yesterday. there's a bunch of maga guys and up or vortex in chicago doing a hate crime. kavanaugh and high school, was he really participating in drug-fueled orgies? covington. a 16-year-old, 115-pound kid was confronting an adult like the ku klux klan? donald trump. it makes you suspicious of the entire russian investigation. donald trump is that russian asset? donald trump is a russian assets. you don't have any doubt when someone says that? if you don't believe that there is any sort of suspicion when someone says trump is a russian asset, your grazing you're going to fall for another one of these hoaxes. >> juan: what about the u.s. landing on the moon? this calls it into question. oh, my gosh. >> dana: he makes $65,000 in episode. his bail was set at $100,000. i wonder how the aocs of the world feel about this filthy rich person being able

he was speaking with robin roberts and claiming that two men accosted him.bed themselves as trump supporters and tried tiede around his neck. now that it's in question and people are doubting his story, let's talk about it with our guests. camille, what's your reaction to how this story has unfolded and evolves? >> i think there were a lot of reasons for skepticism from early on. if this had happened in the way that it was described, it would have been extraordinary, and what we're seeing now, however, as the story starts to degrade a bit is i do think a lot of frustration on many sides, and even some cheering on other sides. because there was a lot of rush to judgment. i mean, i think a lot -- >> from who? >> i think in a lot of speculative controversies where the media is reporting on a story early when we don't know much, folks have to go with what we suppose. what we knew was the president supporters are racist. of course, there's a desire almost about a story like this. we're not sufficiently skeptical when we're confronted with facts that don't really

it was just one week ago that smollett went on "good morning america" for an interview with robin roberts. this is what he said to her. let's take a look. >> how can you doubt that? it's not necessarily that you don't believe that this is the truth. then it became a thing of, oh, it's not that you don't believe it's the truth, you don't even want to see the truth. it feels like if i had said it was a muslim or a mexican or someone black, i feel like the doubters would have supported me a lot much more, a lot more. and that says a lot about the place that we are in our country right now. i respect too much the people who i am now one of those people who have been attacked in way. you do such a disservice when you lie about things like this. >> sean: jussie smollett is no longer speaking with the media. there are reports tonight that hesi is back on the set of "empire." his lawyers stated they are planning a "aggressive defense" and that their client be given the presumptions of innocence. he did not have afford the same noble principle to justice kavanaugh a few a months ago. he tweeted ou

actor jussie smollett in his first interview with our robin roberts, on the alleged hate crime attackfor the first time, he reacts to that surveillance image put out by chicago police. what he says about that image. >>> the tragedy here in new york city. two nypd detectives racing to the scene and then shot by friendly fire when other officers arrive. a veteran detective is killed, another in the hospital tonight. >>> will he sign it? president trump and what he said today on the deal from democrat and republican ne gauche yale or thes.

robin roberts: "what is it that has you so angry? the attackers?"'s the attackers but it's also the attacks."according to the initial police report ... smollett alleges that two men attacked him on january 29th while yelling racist and homophobic slurs --putting a rope around his neck and pouring an unknown chemical substance on him.he said at least one of the men was wearing a mask.on wednesday, authorities arrested two "potential suspects" seen in this surveillance footage saying that they had "probable cause" to believe the nigerian brothers "may have been involved in an alleged crime." jussie smollett:"i don't have any doubt in my mind that that's them. never did."but by friday after searching their apartment police áreleasedá the men without any charges a source familiar with the investigation tells c-n-n police are now examining the men's cell phones --chicago police say smollett has also handed over phone records... but they were áheavilyá redacted.smollett:"they wanted to give my phone to the tech for 3-4 hours. i'm sorry but i'm not going t

. >> the very next day he sat down with my colleague, robin roberts to discuss his remarks. >> we were doing a press junket, and it was, you know, the topic of our film is revenge. the lady journalist was asking how do you tap into that. >> in response, neeson says he recalled that incident with his friend and the lust for vengeance that it fueled. >> it really shocked me, this primal urge i had. it shocked me and it hurt me. i'm not racist. this was nearly 40 years ago. >> would you have had the same reaction if your friend said it was a white man? >> oh, definitely. i was trying to -- show honor, stand up for my dear friend. >> what are you hoping that people will learn from you making these statements? >> to talk, to open up, to talk about these things, you know. >> jamel hill, former espn anchor and current writer for the atlantic didn't mince words when discussing neeson's interview with my colleague michael strahan. >> should any credit be given to him for saying what he said and then coming on gma? >> no. and the reason i don't give him any credit for it, because i didn't hear a

. >> reporter: this growing frustration towards health officials is a sentiment that robin roberts feelsthan most. >> we did everything the cdc said to do. we did everything a pediatrician tells you to do. and this crazy thing still happened to us. >> reporter: in 2014, after a perfectly normal family pizza night, robin's son carter went from being a healthy 3-year-old boy to a quadriplegic. >> something wasn't right. i knew this was something out of the ordinary. >> reporter: at that time, admittedly even less was known about this disease. the doctors treating carter were left scrambling for answers. many having never seen anything like this before. >> we were dismissed by the first physician that came in there. i insisted that something was wrong. there was actually another doctor. he said, look, i'm worried about a possibility of a meningitis, possibly a stroke, or something else going on here. >> reporter: it would take the doctors ten days, several spinal taps, and an mri to eventually determine carter had afm. >> there was no cure or treatment. really telling us to kind of resign o

actor jussie smollett in his first interview with our robin roberts, on the alleged hate crime attack, and tonight, for the first time, he reacts to that surveillance image put out by chicago police. a potential persons of interest. what he says about that image. >>> the tragedy here in new york city. two nypd detectives racing to the scene and then shot by friendly fire when other officers arrive. a veteran detective is killed, another in the hospital tonight. >>> will he sign it? president trump and what he said today on the deal from democrat and republican negotiators. deal or no deal? with another shutdown now looming.

. >> reporter: appearing with robin roberts for thursday's "good morning america," "empire" star jussie smollett striking back at those questioning his account of being attacked near his chicago apartment last month. >> is it the attackers? >> it's the attackers, but it's also the attacks. it's like, you know, at first it was a thing of like, listen, if i tell the truth, then that's it because it's the truth. then it became a thing of like, oh, how can you doubt that? like how do you not believe that? it's the truth. >> reporter: smollett told police two men assaulted him, put a rope around his neck, poured liquid on him, and yelled racial and homophobic slurs. police say they have pored through hundreds of hours of surveillance footage but found no evidence of assault and no ion pendent corroborating pporting the actor's allegations. this week chicago police say smollett turned over a heavily redacted photo of his cell phone call log. he told authorities he was on the phone with his manager when he was approached. police want a more complete digital version of his call logs, they say,

it's something he discussed with our robin roberts. >> and you did mention to it the police right away about the letter? >> absolutely. absolutely. just because on the letter it had a stick figure hanging from a tree with a gun pointing towards it with the words that said smollett, jussie, you will die black [ bleep ]. there was no address. but the return ard said in, like, big red caps, maga. did i make that up too? >> reporter: authorities tell us they claim they were paid by the actor to orchestrate and stage the racist homophobic assault that smollett reported last month. >> i mean, who says [ bleep ], "empire," [ bleep ], this maga country [ bleep ]. ties a noose around your neck and pours bleach on you? >> reporter: police say the men have a relationship with smollett. one even appeared as an extra on "empire." now the brothers are breaking their silence telling chicago station wbbm we are not racist. we are not homophobic and we are not anti-trump. we were born and raised in chicago and are american citizens. smollett's lawyer says he is angered and devastated by recent reports

. >> reporter: smollett discussed the surveillance video with robin roberts. >> do you believe that they could possibly be the attackers? >> i do. >> what is it about their size or why do you feel that they could possibly be? >> because i was there. i don't have any doubt in my mind that that's them. never did. >> reporter: the chicago police are stressing that any media speculation claiming the incident was a hoax remains unconfirmed. and the producers of "empire" are disputing reports that smollett's character is being written off the show calling those claims patently ridiculous and saying smollett remains a, quote, core player on the show. as for those two people of interest, police took away shoes and electronic devices from their homes but no charges have been filed. >>> and facebook is reportedly facing a record fine from the government for privacy violations. according to "the washington post," the company is negotiating with the federal trade commission, and the fine could total several billion. the fine stems from facebook's recent user privacy lapses. >>> forecasters warn more

richard: when he came out and talked about his allegations, especially after he sat down with robin robertsen as we found out some of these things might not be true, that's very hurtful. it's one thing to blame the journalist. but if you have a first account of what his narrative was, we have the obligation to believe him as a survivor. howie: he said the two assailants that he hired to stage the attack were shouting "this is maga country." you say we have an obligation to believe somebody when they come out and say that. isn't that going to lead to more and more of these incidents if other people are making false claims. he deserves the presumption of innocence. richard: jussie's case is the exception, not the norm. howie: i hope so. richard: there are cases of where lgbtq people are assaulted. and in this particular case, given the circumstances and we have the chicago police department investigating it, people are saying there is a lot of reasons why you should believe jussie. mollie: there have been dozens of attacks on trump voters and they don't get this kind of coverage. it's true th

robin roberts: "what is it that has you so angry? the attackers?"'s the attackers but it's also the attacks."according to the initial police report ... smollett alleges that two men attacked him on january 29th while yelling racist and homophobic slurs --putting a rope around his neck and pouring an unknown chemical substance on him.he said at least one of the men was wearing a mask.on wednesday, authorities arrested two "potential suspects" seen in this surveillance footage saying that they had "probable cause" to believe the nigerian brothers "may have been involved in an alleged crime." jussie smollett:"i don't have any doubt in my mind that that's them. never did."but by friday after searching their apartment police áreleasedá the men without any charges a source familiar with the investigation tells c-n-n police are now examining the men's cell phones --chicago police say smollett has also handed over phone records... but they were áheavilyá redacted.smollett:"they wanted to give my phone to the tech for 3-4 hours. i'm sorry but i'm not going t

the star telling our robin roberts earlier this week he was sure the men in that shadowy video were his attackers. >> i don't have any doubt in my mind that that's them. never did. >> reporter: but now, in that statement, smollett's attorneys saying one of the brothers was his personal trainer, claiming, "it is impossible to believe that this person could have played a role in the crime against jussie or would falsely claim jussie's complicity." >> if the attackers are never found, how will you be able to heal? >> i don't know. let's just hope that they are. you know what i'm saying? let's -- let's not go there yet. >> erielle, authorities still want to talk to smollett. that hasn't happened yet. and if he's convicted, he could face serious prison time? >> yes, he could face charges for filing a false police report, that's a felony in illinois, with a punishment of up to three years in prison. >> but again, the case is still being investigated. erielle, thank you. >>> we turn to the weather, and the new storm speeding across the country tonight. snow and ice from the dakotas to new engl

smollet sat down with robin roberts expressing anger. >> he said this nched me in the i punched him back. i noticed a robe around my north korea. >> police are continuing time to look for evidence and asking stores if they sold the rope. >>> had oakland teachers planning to go on strike? they are meeting right now. >>> it is spring training basketball time in florida and arizona. one of the positions for the giants is catcher. i've got a live report coming up from scottsdale, arizona. [phone ringing] remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it! or sell a house and pay a real estate agent a big commission. [crash] at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. our agents get more eyes on your home so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. . >>> an announcement is expected is tomorrow on a possible strike for oakland teachers. rob is live in oakland where the city is making plans for students in case the teachers walk out. >> union leaders are meeting late this afternoon, an announcement

it's funny because it is not because he knew the media would buy his hoax and rob earned one - - robin robertsth it many people across cable went with ithe and everybody like us were thinkingob this doesn't make sense but we didn't say anything because if we had we would be destroyed by the left-wing media as racist and conspiracy theorist just for asking questions. >> jesse i now have a national radioad show. i didn't comment on this case because i wanted the facts until this week. not the narrative bandwagon but there are two serious things in the week it was perpetrated 31 people were murdered in chicago and in 26 of those they have not made an arrest. not one in the meantime 24 detectives were wasted on this fraud? second this individual has perpetrated a hate crime because he blamed white trumpet supporters this is a man who is a minority member and a homosexual and on a tv show in dozens of countries around the world this person would never have had the opportunity he has had in america in dozens of countries that would have led to him being a criminal with the sexual preferences that he

robin roberts at gma went along with it. many across cable went along with it. many people like you and i were thinking from the get-go, this story doesn't make sense. but we didn't say anything because if we had said something we would have been destroyed as racists and conspiracy theorists just for asking questions. >> i now have a national radio show. i didn't comment on this case until this week because i wanted the facts. there are two serious things about this. in the weeks since this hoax was perpetrated. 31 people were murdered in chicago. in 26 of those cases they haven't made an arrest. in the meantime 24 detectives were being wasted oning this fraud. secondly, this individual has actually perpetrated a hate crime because he blamed white trump supporters. this is a man who is a minority member and homosexual and is in a tv show, or was until this week. in dozens of countries around the world this person would never have had the opportunities he has had in america. in dozens of countries his sexual preferences would have led to him being a criminal and

i want to play for you smollett talking to robin roberts describing the attack. >> i heard [bleep], [ around. and i said what did you say to me. and i seen the attacker masked. and he said, this maga country and punches me in the face. so i punched back. we started tussling. there was a second person involved who was kicking me in my back. then it just stopped. and they ran off. and i saw where they ran. on the phone was in my pocket, but it had fallen out. my manager was still on the phone. i picked up the phone, and i said brandon, i was just jumped. then i look down and see there is a rope around my neck. jesse: why do you think the story makes no sense. >> chicago, negative 20 degree weather you have guys spewing out epithets saying it's maga country. as a former police officer, his story makes no sense. inconsistent articulation of what happened. he said the fight just stopped. when people are kicking your butt because they hate you they are not going to randomly stop fighting you and walk away. those things are not consistent with the behavior of victims of hate crimes and peopl

in an interview with abc's robin roberts earlier this week, smollett denied this was a hoax. >> who [ bleep ] would make something up like this up or add something to it or whatever it may be? i can't even -- i'm an advocate. >> reporter: saying, lying about something like this would be a disservice to other victims. >> now, his lawyer said that one of the reported suspects was his personal trainer. they say smollett is angered and devastated by reports that the perpetrators are individuals he is familiar with and that nothing is further from the truth than he played in a role in his own attack. >>> jackie o.'s sister, sociali socialite, princess. all of those words describe leag leigh radswell. it shows her on the left. jackie kennedy onassis on the right. she was a white house guest and a strong support of jackie's. biographers of the family say, while close, the sisters were very competitive throughout their lives. >>> liquidation sales will begin at pay less shoe stores. it's the latest retail chain to announce it will with closing for business. the retailer will shut down all 2,1

just last thursday smollett remained defiant and he was on abc with robin roberts saying the doubters were scared of the truth. take a look. >> it became, oh, how can you doubt that? how do you not believe that? it's the truth. then it became a thing of oh, let's not necessarily that you don't believe this is the truth. you don't even want to see the truth. >> why do you think you were targeted? >> i can just assume -- i mean, i came out really, really hard against 45. i come really, really hard against his administration. >> sean: smollett's attorneys are denying he staged the attack but the evidence is mounting. there is a bigger picture and it's one we have shown ou this show time and time again. we know the media and the left wing, they hate trump. literally the biassed media always rush to judgment. they are wrong so often it's scary. consumed with hatred of all things trump. it's now a border line psychotic derangement. facts come second. in the aftermath of report, everyone, celebrities, and politicians and members of the media rushed to judgment. look at the 2020 candidates. k

but you won't likely see him on "good morning america" getting a friendly interview from robin roberts. this alleged assault, political hate crime doesn't fit their narrative. first, more on our top story, live from chicago and our affiliate wfld fox 32 reporter rayford weigel. do you know how many people are giving me crap because you gave me crap? >> listen, i just want to thank you, sean, for extending my contract after giving me the pink slip three days ago. i appreciate you bringing me back on. >> sean: obviously kidding. >> you're a good man. >> sean: what's the latest? this is a serious topic obviously. >> it absolutely is. you were talking about superintendent eddie johnson. that was the most demonstrative i have ever heard him at any press conference. he said real life is coming hard and fast at jussie smollett right now. he finally had his camera die bu and it was anything at all but a red carpet experience. cameras descended on him that i personally have never seen before. we shouted questions at him. he got into the back of a black suv shielded by his body guards and then w

. >> sitting down with robin roberts last week. >> my concern is hate crimes will publicly be met withhat previously didn't happen. >> now the empire actor is charged with felony disorderly conduct for filing a pafalse police report. his employer saying they are considering their options. >> absolute justice would be an apology. to this city. that he smeared. admitting what he did. and then be man enough to offer what he should offer up in term of all the resources that were put into this. >> the judge called the allegation outrageous and despicable. he's out on $100,000 bond. he's back on the set of empire. due in court next month. >> all right. thank you so much. president trump weighed in on the smollett case. on twitter today. with a tweet directly to the actor. saying quote, what about maga and the people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments? >> smollett arrest a week after his interview with good morning america. where he discussed the alleged attack and implications. and great detail in the interview. today on the program she called the case a set back for race r

. >> now tomorrow he speaks out to robin roberts. . >> at any point during the attack, did you fear for your life? >> the exclusive only on "gma." >>> welcome back to "gma." and we cannot wait for that exclusive tomorrow, robin's one-on-one with "empire" star jussie smollett. there are so many questions and now we'll get to hear his entire story in his own words for the first time and that will be tomorrow right here on "gma." >> cannot wait. >> that is a big interview. >>> following a lot of headlines right now. just two days to go until a possible government shutdown and president trump says he's not happy with the bipartisan deal lawmakers have drafted but he's under some pressure to sign it. it doesn't include full funding for the border wall. the white house says the president can act on his own to. >>> andn officials in chicago are filing a major lawsuit against more than two dozen companies that sell e-cigarettes accusing them of marketing and selling to minors online. federal health officials say the e-cigarettes are the top s

robin roberts? anyone else in the hate trump media? talk about the rise in the far left hatred or obsess about the physical attacks on people merely wearing a red maga hat? why? how many of these people support black lives matter? what do we want dead cops? what do we want them now? pigs in a blanket fry them like bacon. it doesn't fit the narrative. those people don't seem to matter if you are a conservative and wear a make america great again hat. no coverage from this vicious assault from earlier this week. trump supporter, activist brutally punched trying to videotape the whole thing over his political beliefs. we don't know everything that happened but we have three witnesses confirm his story. take a look. [bleep] [bleep] [bleep] >> you want to hit me? i will shoot you. [bleep] >> get that out of my face. [bleep] >> i'm with you. >> oh. [bleep] >> sean: hayden williams is the kid that just got coal cocked in that particular video. we are letting the facts play out. so far three eyewitnesses support his story. that he was assaulte

robin roberts: "what is it that has you so angry? the attackers?" the attackers but it's also the attacks."according to the initial police report ... smollett alleges that two men attacked him on january 29th while yelling racist and homophobic slurs --putting a rope around his neck and pouring an unknown chemical substance on him.he said at least one of the men was wearing a mask.on wednesday, authorities arrested two "potential suspects" seen in this surveillance footage saying that they had "probable cause" to believe the nigerian brothers "may have been involved in an alleged crime." jussie smollett:"i don't have any doubt in my mind that that's them. never did."but by friday after searching their apartment police áreleasedá the men without any charges a source familiar with the investigation tells c-n-n police are now examining the men's cell phones --chicago police say smollett has also handed over phone records... but they were áheavilyá redacted.smollett:"they wanted to give my phone to the tech for 3-4 hours. i'm sorry but i'm not going to

this morning he told robin roberts that he believes two men seen in the surveillance footage on the right-handhe believes they are the ones who did it. here is cnn correspondent brian young with more. >> the actor taubing for the first time detailing the night and the fact that he went to a walgreens to get something to eat and then made his way over to the subway. he said he was on his way back to his apartment when someone started yelling out to him. when he turned around to respond that's when the attack happened. he said at first he was fighting back against one attacker when a second person joined in. that attacker was kicking him in the back. these details are new. he thought the fight would be captured on surveillance cameras but that camera was pointing north and not in the direction of where the attack happened. he was very emotional and very upset about the questions about the attack. he emphasized the fact that he fought back. he wants people to know that he fought hard to make sure they weren't able to overtake him. listen to some of his words and how passionate he is about what ha

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