ted williams, criminal defense attorney, former homicide detective and fox news contributor. ted, it's always good to have your foot down my thoughts after the facts have been spit out. on blush, what is your first reaction? >> wow. harris, this is an interesting turn of events. i must say, it is very surprising. what i have gleaned from this is that chicago -- the police department -- may have very well gotten out in front of this. because the issues were all centered around two brothers, two nigerian brothers who believed they were part of this attack on smollett. what had happened, for your viewers now, once smollett was attacked, went to the hospital with this noose around his neck and said that there were two white guys. that they said, "make america great again," as a part of this attack. the two nigerian brothers had gone out of the country. they came back into the country, they were separated by police at the airport, they were interrogated, and they said that they were part of a scheme to attack smollett. that smollett had given them a check for $3,500. and on the ch

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now to weigh in on this verse the blues mess and the other, ted williams.chool. there are a couple big lawsuits including students who say not only did we not get a fair shake, but it tarnishes our diploma as well to graduate from here. mark and all, university law professor, it doesn't pass the laugh test. i just can't take it seriously. >> it is debatable whether a judge will take this seriously and the power to dismiss it. this is a scandal of outrageous proportion when you look at it. most students were caught and try to get in these institutions legally. yet there are people who have money and are able to throw money at these universities, coaches and administrators and get their kids into these schools. i hope these suits are successful. shannon: there's another one by a former teacher, $500 billion she said couldn't get into the schools he wanted to and worries it might have been about this. saying in part this is completely without merit, they look through the admissions process and they think they are going to win. >> a lot of schools through the p

police detective defense attorney and "fox news" contributor ted williams. gentleman great to see you. aycher i want to stop that -- step back for a second because this is all of a part of this idea that the media driven pc narrative trump's the facts. that is the facts whether it's the covington boys whether it's collusion whether it's this going on in chicago or the hands up don't shoot narrative of michael brown. when facts don't matter in our justice system we are in a lot of trouble. >> big-time trouble and here is another manifestation of the narrative or the politically correct and politically appropriate narrative trump's facts in trump's reality. you know in 1983 i was a little boy and all of us were younger and i remember being inspired by harold washington being elected chicago's first black mayor some 200 years after the city was founded by another black man. you will recall that it was directed largely at the rebuke to the corrupt daily machine. harold washington must be turning in his grave. it's not only smollett that is the problem but the st

as fate would have it, he met a hall of fame baseball player, ted williams, of the boston red sox, the last man to hit over .400 in a season. knowing he had ted on his baseball team, ralph found a young army sergeant and said, hey, son, i want to bet you my whole paycheck on baseball game navy vs. army. the day of the game ralph knocked on ted's door. ted answered with a fishing pole and some gear to go fishing. ralph said we have to play baseball, beat army. ted said, i came here to learn to fly, defend america, and then fish. ralph held the gate up so ted could go awol, absent without leave, and go fishing. of course that night, ralph had the home to his belove mary ellen, and tell her honey i have just lost my entire paycheck on betting on a baseball game with the army. ralph got out of flight school and went to war. he flew the f-6 hell cat on aircraft carriers. i was a naval aviator and i got to tell you those guys were crazy, crazy, crazy and courageous. right now as an aircraft carrier you have a meatball. it gives you course and glide, in those days they had guys with paddles.

to weigh in on this whole operation -- varsity blues mass, we are fox news contributor ted williams, my pleasure. >> shannon: let starts with the school come a couple of lawsuits, one including stanford students who say not only did we not get a fair shake to get into some of these other schools, he tarnishes our diploma, as well, to graduate from here. rutgers university law professor said it doesn't pass the test, but they are undergrads at stanford complaining about being rejected at yale, can't take it fiercely, but will he judge? >> it's debatable as to whether a judge will take this all seriously, let it go. this is a scandal of outrageous proportion when you look at it. just think, most students were caught and try to get into these institutions legally. and yet there are people who have money, and they are able to throw money at these universities and these coaches and these administrators, and get their kids into the schools. i hope that these suits are successful. >> shannon: there is another one i know by a former teacher who apparently -- an outrageous number, i think $50

the federal charges regarding the death letter that he sent -- >> i heard your discussion with ted williams and i want to make a point. when they had a hung jury, they celebrated and i said it was a mistake. lawyers should never do that. now they turn around and retry him and he gets convicted and goes to prison. same thing here. you notice they didn't really celebrate. the lawyer, i'm surprised she even came out. when you get a nolle pros, a dismissal of a case -- >> harris: he's a public person. people will see him walking on the streets of chicago, so i understand. >> i thought the announcement was fascinating. it still ostensibly in play, milling a false letter to yourself. it'll be interesting to see what happens. >> harris: and to say it was a hate crime. but i want to get you an idea that i came up with, and maybe my sometimes lawyer mind isn't right about this. but you forfeit your bond, sometimes because of double jeopardy. because it may look like he already paid for -- or that the penance for his crime or whatever. we don't know that. could be near the reason why you just give up

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the official twitter feed for "bill and ted face the music" announced william sadler will reprise his from "bill and ted's bogus journey" in the upcoming threequel. the movie is scheduled to hit theaters august 21st, 20-20. doing air guitar solos in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break. to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. to craig, this rock. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. i leave these things to my he all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. after yesterday's rainfall conditions today will still be mostly cloudy but with a greatly diminished chance of rain, a few showers

here to debate phillip hamilton criminal defense attorney and ted williams criminal defense attorney h you what say you when it come to governors like the one out there in california whose basically gavin newsom is saying that in part, because it's unfair on racial grounds. it's time to abolish the death penalty. >> well let me start off and say happy st. patricks day and my name is ted o' williams. ed: [laughter] >> but having said that here, i'm in disagreement with both gavin newsom and beto o'rourke as it pertains to the death penalty. it is true that there is some disproportion all it when it comes to blacks being sent for death, and we know that if a black kills another black, that it's more likely than not they will not get the bill strong but but if they kill a white they will get the death penalty but all we need to look at christ church, new zealand and see that someone takes a life like this. i believe there is no social redeeming qualities in someone who kills under those circumstances and the death penalty should be on the table. ed: i want to get phillip in this conversa

pickup at the bar, michelle, they had a couple drinks, no one else was there, ted recalls, but she remembers divinely. william on the beach with the alleged victim and later she recalled a naked woman in front of them. ted and patrick member that. >> she said when i went back to the mansion after the drinking they were continuing to drink and she said she saw teddy kennedy in his underwear. >> the senator was just wearing a shirt, bare legs. >> yes,we no pants. >> no pants? >> no pants. >> i did not know it was true but she claimed it. she claimed she saw the alleged victim a terrible state? your sitting and talking and that's a man walking into the ocean and i said i hope that does not make a woman into your ocean. >> in the end as i later found out we talk to anyone the notebook and she stopped off every bit of attention she could get. >> everyone wants to talk to me. no one wants to support me. you all want to hear me but no one wants to hear what i have to say. >> she was not a witness to what happened between william kennedy smith and the young woman he met that night. her story added a great deal of atm

william kennedy smith was one of its most conpic conhe commandedf the attention ted kennedy drives offdge, leaving a young campaign aide to drown, that is the beginning of the kennedy saga. not just a darker turn but the public seeing. the givthe darker reality of whs going on. >> as rumors naming mr. smith as suspect, fuel the clamor of palm beach, questions surfaced and answered regarding willie's backgrounds emerged as he remained in hiding, william kennedy smith, grandson of late ambassador joseph kennedy, nephew of senator edward moore kennedy, nephew of slain president of united states john f kennedy, and slain former attorney general of u.s. robert kennedy, cousin of the assistance district attorney, and of caroline kennedy, and cause up of maria shriver, but with the kennedy name, willie smith was described as least spoiled, a humanitarian, a philanthropist. and soon to be doctor. >> he never boasted, bragged about his kennedy lineage. he was willie smith, that is the way he liked it and wanted it. >> the ke name gave willie supp, he retained support residents of crown jewel, p

william kennedy smith was one of its most conpic conhe commandedf the attention ted kennedy drives offdge, leaving a young campaign aide to drown, that is the beginning of the kennedy saga. not just a darker turn but the public seeing. the givthe darker reality of whs going on. >> as rumors naming mr. smith as suspect, fuel the clamor of palm beach, questions surfaced and answered regarding willie's backgrounds emerged as he remained in hiding, william kennedy smith, grandson of late ambassador joseph kennedy, nephew of senator edward moore kennedy, nephew of slain president of united states john f kennedy, and slain former attorney general of u.s. robert kennedy, cousin of the assistance district attorney, and of caroline kennedy, and cause up of maria shriver, but with the kennedy name, willie smith was described as least spoiled, a humanitarian, a philanthropist. and soon to be doctor. >> he never boasted, bragged about his kennedy lineage. he was willie smith, that is the way he liked it and wanted it. >> the ke name gave willie supp, he retained support residents of crown jewel, p

former alaska senator ted stevens promised that -- [applause] he promised not one drop of oil would be spilled into prince william sound. not one drop is the title of my and, and is about betrayal courage in the wake of the exxon valdez oil spill. this story

ted by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> i'm judy woodruff.ing. on the "newshour" tonight, attorney general williame summarizes theer report, writing that there was no coordination betweenrump campaign and russia and not enough evidence to charge president trump with obstruction of justice. ve full analysis on what it all means and what's next. plus, as the u.k. enters a decisive week for brexit, we leave the halls ofarliament to hear from the british s blic. >> imassive problem that there's a gulf between parliament and the people. if in fact we don't deliver brexit, a proper brexit, people will be completely disenchanted, and it will manifest itself in ways that we can't predict over generations. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour."

former alaska senator ted stevens promised that -- [applause] >> he promised that not one drop of oil would be spilled into prince william sound. "not one drop" is the title of my book, and it is about the trail and courage in the wake of the oil spill. years, butspans 40 really the end of this story is the beginning of another, and it is one that i hope we all work together on to finish. goddaughter was four years old when on march 24, 1989, the exxon valdez ran aground. 14,ears later, when she was she composed this song that you are about to hear. ♪ >> cordova sits on the eastern side of prince william sound. the community was ground zero for the exxon valdez oil spill. cordova is a fishing town, half its population of 2500 people is directly involved in the commercial fishing industry. a boat captains, fishermen, processors, this house supports the other half, the businesses, the grocery stores, hotels, restaurants. when the fishing harvest is good, the entire town prospers. i arrived in cordova in 1985 with no intention of staying. i was going to take the summer off. but i fell in love with the town and the lifestyle

former alaska senator ted stevens promised that -- [applause] he promised not one drop of oil would be spilled into prince william sound. not one drop is the title of my and, and is about betrayal courage in the wake of the exxon valdez oil spill. this story spans 40 years but really the end of this story is the beginning of another, one that i hope we all work together on to finish. was four years 1989 when the4, inon valdez ran aground prince william sound. 10 years later when she was 14, she composed this sign you are about to hear, the spilled memorial. >> ♪ brokenhearted , her family and the things she knew that was covered in the black and crude she said ooo tears streamed down her face the coming thoughts she tried to face and how the future, good she raise a family on what used to be she said ooo ooo >> we will consider whatever it takes. in the means what exxon ♪ cordova sits on the eastern side of rinse william sound. the community was ground zero for the exxon valdez oil spill. cordova is a fishing town, half of its population of 2500 people is directly involved in the commercial fishing industry. boat

william sound. two weeks later, the senate commerce committee heard from and the leadern of the government response. senator fritz hollings from south carolina was the chairman. fromill also see questions ted stevens and john kerry. this portion of the hearing is a little over two hours. at -- two hours. >> are you ready for me, mr. chairman? itscan deliver this in entirety or summarize, either way. >> i will summarize it. i am here to provide a frank response to questions involving the exxon valdez oil spill and to describe our continuing efforts to deal with its consequences. before i do this, however, i want to express my sincere regret as to what happened on behalf of exxon and certainly on behalf of myself. sympatheticcularly to the impacts on the residents the residents of the prince william sound area. that is were the difficulty is really creating problems for these people. as we have said many times times come we take full responsibility and we will do so from the beginning. all necessary resources are being fully employed, as had already been mentioned by secretary skinner, that the environment in the area and the remoteness and the high tides and physical problems associated wit

promises for 2020, but does a texan lone star who narrowly lost to ted cruz have what it takes to do a presidential ticket? >>> williamand the public mid-april. guess who's not getting a sneak peak? >>> we are going to start with a very busy saturday filled with major political events taking place across the country this afternoon. in texas, beto o'rourke kicking off his official presidential campaign with a three city blitz of his home state, then senator amy klobuchar and elizabeth warren and julian castro are all in iowa for candidate forum and congresswoman tulsi gabbard and kamala harris are hitting california. also happening this hour, the little known mayor of a town in florida wayne messam will announce his 2020 presidential bid as a crowded democratic field continues to grow. but let's start in west texas and el paso where garret hague is joining us now and garret, i know that beto packed it in right there downtown, the crowds have cleared out right now. >> reporter: yeah. the crowds have cleared out, so has o'rourke, he's on his way to houston for the seconds of these three rallies tonight. 9:00 in austin. l

attorney general william barr says that he is reviewing the report and suggested he will provide principal conclusions as soon as this weekend. joining me now is democratic congressman tedd he serves on the house judiciary committee. congressman, we appreciate your time. thank you so much. you kand to see the full muelle report or any or all of the information that was cruisused craft the report? >> thank you don for your question. let me first say that americans should be proud of this day. despite numerous attempts by donald trump to stop this investigation, robert mueller and his team were able to complete it. the fact that mueller and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein kept their jobs, i think, shows the vitality and strength of our institutions and our democracy. now it's time for the american people and congress to get the full report. i look forward to getting the summary from bill barr, but that's not sufficient. we need to get the entire report. >> will you be calling on mueller to testify in front of the judiciary committee? >> i hope we don't have to resort to doing that. i expect to get the entire report, and there's two reasons for this. first, the amer

william barr, those calls have gotten louder. joining me now msnbc reporter mike emily. mike, a little news from tedntation from of the mueller report? >> that's right. i'm sitting in the chair trying to update my sources with what's happening on one of the two conference calls that house democrats are have. the judiciary committee including ted lieu and the same being the full caucus call. why doll i need my resources when i just watched the great interview with ted lieu. what he says, the house judiciary committee is sending letters to the justice department to make sure they preserve any and all documents related to the special counsel probe. the word you hear quite often right now is transparency. democrats don't want the justice department to be setting the tone for what the public knows about the mueller report. they want to see it all for themselves. so, this is part of an effort by the democrats to ensure, that as they continue with the multiple investigations they've launched not just the judiciary committee, the intelligence committee and other committees, the summary that attorney general

general, william barr, has said, katy, if he feels national security interests prevent him from having to disclose any information that he's going redact it. but we've heard from people like senator tedocrats that they want this made public. >> they do want this made public, and a large portion of the population wants this made public. reporters would like to see it as well. covering this now over two years. so i guess the clock we are looking at right now. the time frame we're looking at is sometime past 3:30 in this hour, between 3:30 and 4:00, when congress will get it. unclear when we in the news media will get a summary as well. but i would imagine it will be shortly thereafter that. doug, you know william barr. your father the attorney deputy general under president reagan. how do you expect this to go. >> yes. i think bill barr deserves benefit of the doubt. basically will summarize what's in there. those in this field know there's going to be a huge dust-up, a huge fight, between whether it sounds like it's a failure of proof, not enough evidence versus it didn't happen. there was no offense. that's where everybody's going to dig in. so it's going to be extremely interesting.