jussie smollett maintained his innocence, the story back in the news. the popstar has had several conversations with attorney matthew rosengarten. the hollywood attorney will appear in court today to argue spears has the right to choose her own lawyer. the judge will have to decide whether to appoint him as spears's longtime attorney resigned. ingraham asked to be removed from the case after the star made claims about his representation in a june testimony. >> a professor facing backlash over his seminar on white privilege. take a look. >> you assume you both will get treated fairly that it is all good, we will pick the best person for the job. we can't even go that far. we would pick the right guy. this is one study of many many many studies in which we control for everything yet we are still going to pick this guy over this guy. todd: don't know whether to laugh or cry at this was look at the guy just chewing gum. professor at penn state sam richards singling out a black and white student to explain how the white student who is chewing the gum has adv

could jussie smollett possibly get the case dismissed all together?k final word from you, please. >> no way is the case going to get dismissed. he gets another attorney. 619,000 of us in the country. he will find a replacement. >> dana: thank you so much. appreciate it. >> bill: in the meantime the free britney movement ahead of her latest court hearing. what are her supporters trying to accomplish with that. moms and dads set to receive more taxpayer money for their kids, each one of them in fact under a certain age. does this simply make us more reliant on government hand-outs? cheryl casone is here with a closer look at that when we continue. ♪♪♪ veteran homeowners, newday's rates have dropped again. it's time to refinance. newday's low rate refi offers their lowest rate in history. two and a quarter percent. just 2.48 apr. save thousands every year and there are no upfront costs. not one dollar. the newday low rate refi. take advantage of these record low rates so you and your family can save. new projects means new project managers. you need to h

. >>> new details, a prepandemic saga, jussie smollett is returning to the courtroom. smollett claimed in 2019 that he was attacked and the victim of a hate crime in chicago and that was later discovered to be untrue. it has also been alleged smollett paid two brothers to stage a phoney attack and he has plead not guilty to those charges. >>> and then a judge denied the request questioned for more charges against kristin smart. smart disappeared back in 1996. her body has not been recovered. >>> new this morning, the foo fighters are postponing their concert in los angeles this weekend. according to the tweet, a change comes following a covid-19 face within the foo fighters organization. >>> sounding the alarm about a new wave of covid cases across california. ahead in the live report, the warning about the potential new health care crisis if more people don't get vaccinated. >>> one county outside of the bay area now asking people to mask up indoors. plus -- >> we have an agreement, and there could be some changes. >> a done deal for families. other parts of his agend

jussie smollett maintains his innocence but the story continues.y spears in her conservatorship, several conversations with matthew rosen guard, to our use spears, the judge will then appoint him. >> spears longtime attorney resigned. with the bombshell testimony. carley: a live look at san francisco and janice dean is here with a look at the weather out west. >> janice: 55 degrees locally but to the southwest we have flash flooding going on. it is because of the drought but too much of a good thing can cause big problems. we have flash flood watches and warnings in effect for parts of arizona through new mexico, 4 corners area where we are getting that, they call this the monsoon season, shift in the winds bring in moisture from the pacific and that brings and potential for flooding to the midwest. and damaging wind and tornadoes this afternoon and this evening. the forecast for the rest of the us, showers and thunderstorms across the gulf coast and florida still into some missed in the northeast but looking for mostly sunny skies. >> will we ever

actor jussie smollett faces renewed charges offer his alleged 2019 hate crime incident. he is accused of lying to police about a racist homophobic attack he claims was perpetrated against him. smollett is maintaining his innocence referring to today's court proceedings as a dog and pony show. fox 13 in tampa as the bay area deals with the effects of an early red tide bloom. crews in panel his have removed more than 614 tons of dead marine life from waterways and shores there. this is a live look from grand rapids gretchen whitmer announces the first round of $50,000 daily winners in the state's vaccination sweepstakes. four people were chosen today out of almost 2 million applicants. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ the rule in business used to be, "location, location, location." now it's, "network, network, network." so you need a network that's built right. verizon business unlimited starts with america's most reliable network. then we add the speed of verizon 5g. we provide security that's made for business.

whether it's covid or the border or anything from bret kavanaugh is a rapist and jussie smollett was lynched they will keep lying. >> dana, you have governor abbott saying he will use the national guard to assist in making arrests. i am not so sure he has jurisdiction over what to make an arrest for. >> well, at the very least he should be able to direct law enforcement in texas to not load people infected with corners and the delta variant on to buss and plains and taking them throughout the republic of texas. mayor garland said it's dangerous for abbott to do this. -- planes. the biden administration only pretends to care about the spread of the variant. they have no problem with people coming in at the southern border. people want to get by the mask mandate, just go down to the southern border and come back in. then you will be totally fine it. >> yes. dave, the fact that non-government agencies or offices like catholic charities are sending these people into hotels and they go to a restaurants and infect everyone at the restaurant. there is dereliction of duty. we can't stop it.

and less you are a fan of the jesse smollett imagination -- then there is the watchful, checking outt friends experience with the vaccine before getting it. if only being spied on their friends for a white supremacist tendency, the fbi without them, but i can't and understand the watchful. it is like me at a party waitin to see if everyone is trying to have special brownies. called 911 before i try it myself. so you know where these people live. they dominate in delaware. they could keep the base. dwelling -- before walking it back. there were no stairs involved. they also live in rhode island and hawaii. republican holdouts. we went to a castaway for comment. yes, that is a movie clip and jesse waters is also here tonight. congratulations on the book. is going to buy you a lot of hair gel. but despite the diversity of th hesitant, the name-calling persists. in all these people are staying at a want to put the stuff in m body. there out drinking on the weekend and putting other substances in their body that i way worse than the vaccine. let's be real. if your answer has just been i d

. >> greg: i'm not jussie smollett. this is not a fake hate crime will. >> jesse: who is j.d.?at? >> jesse: i them it was evil shannon bream. >> greg: a lot of people don't like me. oi don't blame them. i don't like me. let's roll the confession. >> janice: i'm really, really sorry. it was up here. someone washed it i'm really sorry. i guess this is one of a kind? sorry, greg. i will make it up to you. i want a great summer of weather. by the way she just threw some poor maintenance worker under the bus. don't worry, i fired her. everything is good. >> dana: everything is good. no problem, janice, we have more, we think. all right, jesse? >> jesse: last night i was in california your your oberlin darks california. we did some signings and we were interviewed by jennifer horn the morning answer and had a great time at a great event with an amazing crowd and incredible library. just fascinating what they have put together there. greg, obviously, had to make it all about himself by dialing in and there he is on the screen with a glass of wine in his hand acting goofy. i totally ig

. ♪ carley: good morning, back with quick headlines actor jussie smollett returns to court in chicagoattack say they spoke to the lawyer about the case. now, the attorney denies talking to them and the judge will now decide whether to bar the lawyer from representing smollett. and a federal appeals court oordz shorter sentence for joe exotic. >> this is my way of living and nobody is going to tell me any other way. carley: the three judge panel says the netflix star was treated unfairly for two of his convictions. he was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a murder for hire plot to kill carol bass kin. guys, down to you. lawrence: wow, he may be back on the street. thanks, carley. after a year we is welcoming back fans tomorrow for friday night's smackdown right here on fox. ainsley: this will be the first smackdown event with live fans since march of last year. steve: this morning we are joined by smackdown women's champ bianco belair. good wwe returns tomorrow or with live fans from the friday night smackdown, live touring begins at 8 p.m. eastern time, you're going to see all of it

was it brett kavanaugh, was it smollett? was that cuomo was a hero and ron desantis was a zero?ip, send it our way. the list goes on and on. what's different now in the age of information, jessica, is that we have access to everything that the mainstream media just needs to have access to. we see the numbers, we see the depositions. we are now seeing fisa applications, and the polling internals for the first time. it's eye-opening how we've been lied to, and yet, even though we have all this information, the mainstream media continues to lie to us. so greg is right, you step on the scale, you are 85, and they continue to tell you that you are 105. >> who is 85 pounds? >> emily: fake news! [laughter] >> shannon: you guys might not know i like to look on the back side of things. i keep it closeted. i love that it's the only industry that gain favorability, police. the only one. >> jesse: what does that tell you? after being denigrated, their approval went up. >> shannon: and the one that lost the most? public schools. very telling. >> greg: everything run by the left. >> emily: sp

why did jussie smollett lied about getting attacked? why did elizabeth warren allegedly lie about getting fired from a teaching job because she was pregnant although she is sticking to that story. not so sure about that one. people really crave the attention and democrats have excessively capitalized on that where they say, "okay, you feel like a victim, you hate the country, you should. vote for us because we will give you a lot of things through big government spending to make your life better." as opposed to empowering people and telling them that no, they are not victims, they can do whatever they want through solid families, school choice, and getting a job and working for. >> julie: leslie, the fourth of july's disorder and our freedom and all of those who migrated into live in the men of the free. how's that racist? >> leslie: when we first, july r independence, not everyone in this country was free. they did not come here for a better life or of of their own choosing. they came here on ships and change stomach chains. one of the

i have a call in to smollett's people.s could always get better because things are always worse. somebody should tell cnn who still thinks it's 1955. it's ironic people who call themselves progressive are stuck in the past. about you to deny it's gotten better is not only dishonest it's harmful. munch us whatten by proxy the media tells us we're deceased with chronic racism which it isn't until it really is. what does the angry white male think? ♪♪ are things better or worse? i can't complain. good food, good wine, nice weather. oh, you said in terms of race relations, right? yeah, i don't mind discussing that subject. why don't i just have a sip of wine first. ♪ >> greg: probably a wise move. but what does the angry black male think? ♪♪ >> hey, what's going on everybody, jean here filling in for tyrus who will be back real soon. everything between me and him is super groovy couldn't be better. if you have any questions hit me up, okay? >> hey, gene, thank you so much man. >> you got it man. >> traffic was a mess. >> no pr