right now the eye will be on ucla, on how they handle this. ucla really has a mixed record. they had three football players accused of stealing about $1200 in a backpack and they were suspended for the season. yet one season later, the basketball coach, individuals also found to have stolen, prosecuted and convicted of stealing a lap top and he was only suspended two games. the question now is what kind of penalty these guys get. they admitted it. they stood up to it. if it wasn't for president trump, who they did apologize to, they probably would still be in a chinese jail. it's very usual for the state department to intervene in a domestic case like this because they see it as a sovereignty issue. yet president trump appealed to chinese president xi and said would you let them go? they youed bad judgment. they intervened. now they're home. the question is what is ucla going to do. dana? >> dana: president trump was right to do it. it was a good outcome. lot a lot of people get a second chance like this. let's hope it all works out. thanks so much, william. kevin mccarthy j

their teammates and the fans and not to mention ucla. mike lupicai columnist for the "daily news," thank you for sticking around with us to go over those statements, we appreciate it. >> always great to be with you, katie. >>> let's turn back to the other big story we're following, the one kristen welker was talking about at the top of the hour before we had to interrupt her. the rnc pulled its cash from roy moore's senate campaign in alabama. what is not known is how president trump is going to react to developments in that race. he's now back in the country and we've learned he will make some statement from the white house in the next hour. those remarks are supposed to focus on his trip but we'll also be watching to see if he gets a question about moore. back with me is nbc's kristen welker and nbc's kasie hunt. so kristen, i want to go back to you since you were mid-sentence a moment ago. the president is going to talk. do you have any indication that he is going to pull his support for roy moore? >> i think the remarks he will make

what were you talking about as you focused for this one against ucla? >> yeap, it was just a matter of sticking with the game plan and not getting strutsed. there were ups and downs, and it's just a matter of sticking with the game plan. we knew it would work and started to work a little bit in the second half and it was awesome. just come out here and get a great victory against a great ucla team. >> houp do you rate the way you played down the stretch? >> i thought i played well. and the turnover, you don't want that and almost had a fumble there. have to take better care of the ball and i thought i played well and the team played well. >> what do you carry for the defense gives me. that is key there. and you know, our defense did a great job all night of stopping at great offense and josh. it was awesome to get this great victory. and now we're focused on watching the apple cup and s seeing what happens there. it's going to be a nice break for thanksgiving. >> thanks for your time. >> appreciate it. >> chris: they owned their bye week. it wasn't impo

what were you talking about as you focused for this one against ucla? >> yeap, it was just a matter of sticking with the game plan and not getting strutsed. there were ups and downs, and it's just a matter of sticking with the game plan. we knew it would work and started to work a little bit in the second half and it was awesome. just come out here and get a great victory against a great ucla team. >> houp do you rate the way you played down the stretch? >> i thought i played well. and the turnover, you don't want that and almost had a fumble there. have to take better care of the ball and i thought i played well and the team played well. >> what do you carry for the team? >> just to keep taking with the defense gives me. that is key there. and you know, our defense did a great job all night of stopping at great offense and josh. it was awesome to get this great victory. and now we're focused on watching the apple cup and s seeing what happens there. it's going to be a nice break for thanksgiving. >> thanks for your time. >> appreciate it. >> chris: the

kasie hunt, nbc news, the capitol. >>> a trio of ucla >>> a trio of ucla basketball stars are back home on american soil after being caught up in a legal drama in china that led president trump to intervene after they were caught shoplifting and facing up to a decade in prison. tonight they're saying sorry and getting suspended as nbc's joe fryer reports. >> reporter: three ucla basketball players now trying to rebound off the court. >> i'm grateful to be back home, and i'll never make a mistake like this again. >> reporter: today cody riley, liangelo ball and jalen hill offered their first statements since they were arrested in china for shoplifting. >> i take full responsibility for the mistake i have made -- shoplifting. >> what i did was stupid. there's just no other way to put it. >> reporter: ucla now says the freshmen are suspended indefinitely from the team while the school investigates. the players returned to los angeles yesterday released from china with help from the white house. >> what they did was unfortunate, and you know you're talking about very long prison sentences.

i don't love what ucla basketball players did, though, kristen. >> yeah, lucy, ucla basketball playersted in china have apologized and are zebb ago suspension. hear why i say the bruins need to make ♪ >>> the three ucla freshmen arrested for shoplifting while in china for a basketball game have been suspended indefinite indefinitely. they will not travel, suit up for games or even practice with the team until the school has finish their review process. this is a good start. the players gave their pre written apologies or rather statements today. saying they didn't exercise best judgment. considering they were facing real prison time in china, this became an international affair with serious ramifications. they need to take the suspensions seriously. and so does the school. remember when duke's grayson allen was suspended up definitely for tripping people and sat out one game. these guys need more time off the floor to reflect on what they d the players straight up admitted to shoplifting today. and they created an international incident. so how about at least having them sit out the re

all eyes are on ucla.rsity with a very mixed record when it comes to disciplining top players accused of crimes. the arrest of these players was an international embarrassment after they were caught an surveillance video of allegedly stealing expensive sunglasses and items from two other stores. the three arrived last night at lax only after president trump intervened personally with president xi to get them out. >> president trump: what they did was unfortunate. you are talking about very long prison sentences. that was not something that should have happened. >> what happens now is up to the university and in 2010 after police caught three ucla foot ballplayers stealing items worth $1200 the coach suspended them for the entire season. days later they transferred and went on to play in the nfl. a season later prosecutors convicted a basketball player of stealing a laptop and he saefd a two-game suspension. why was ucla in china in the first place? under state law california universities can't play sports

. >>> ucla is spending three of its star basketball players indefinitely after they were caught up in an international legal drama. the three were facing up to a decade in the chinese prison for shoplifting last week, prompting president trump to intervene. as nbc's joe fryer reports, they're now back on u.s. soil, and say they're sorry. >> reporter: three ucla basketball players now trying to rebound off the court. >> i'm grateful to be back home, and i'll never make a mistake like this again. >> reporter: cody riley, lianglo ball and jalen hill offered their first statements since arrested in china for shoplifting. >> i take full responsibility for the mistake i made, shopl t shoplifting. >> what i did was stupid. >> reporter: ucla says the freshmen are suspended indefinitely while the school investigates. the players returned to ucla, released from china with help from the white house. >> what they did was unfortunate, and, you know, you're prison sentences. they do not play games. >> reporter: president trump spoke to china's president about the incident. the white house says that

cody riley/ ucla basketball player: to president trump and the us government,,, thank you for takingime to intervene on our behalfjalen hill/ ucla basketball player: and thank you to the us government and president trump for your efforts in bringing us home.>( darya ) while they are grateful to be home... it will be sometime before the players return to the basketball court ( darya )pope francis got a new, much faster pope mobile recently -- sort of.luxury super-car maker lamborghini gave the pontiff a special edition lamborghini huracan - white and gold, to match his papal garb.so much for vows of poverty! but the holy father isn't keeping his sweet new ride.he's doing what holy men are supposed to do - giving it up for the benefit of those in need.proceeds from the sale of the vehicle will benefit christian communities persecuted by isis in iraq and sex-trafficking victims in africa.the pope's signature will no-doubt increase the amount of money the car earns for charity.in 20-14, a harley- davidson he signed... auctioned for more than ten times it's normal sales price......and his

i have been looking forward to be in ucla since i was young and the alumni here. i am disappointed that i failed to live up to that. i can only hope of my hard work and the weeks to come to prove to my coaches and teammates and fans that i am capable of meeting that high standard and away from the court. i will work especially hard in the classroom to show that i can be a representative of this incredible university, a place that's so important to so many people around the world. again, thank you for everybody who has been there and express concerns for me and my safety. i can assure you that i will never do anything for you to jeopardize your ucla reputation and my own. thank you. >> i would like to start off by saying sorry for stealing at the store in china. i did not exercise my best judgment and i was wrong for that. i apologize for everybody for letting people down and i apologize the people in china for causing so much trouble. i am a young man, it is not an excuse for making a stupid decision. i don't feel sorry about myself. i am 100% sure that i will not

ucla is holding a press conference at 2:00 eastern.tions, but will likely just have a prepared statement to apologize. now, the players return to los angeles last night to a chaotic scene at l.a.x. the big question now is, what kind of discipline will they receive from the school and from the ncaa. >>> all right, there was a big game in college basketball last night. number one duke taking on number two michigan state. the blue devils wearing shirts with the word "equality" on them during warm-ups. and grayson allen says they wore the shirts in response to the national anthem protest and it comes from the pledge of allegiance. as for the game, allen played every minute, scored a career-high 37 points. college football playoff committee releasing its latest ranking class, alabama returning to number one. undefeated miami making its first appearance in the top four, coming in at number three. their potential matchup with second-ranked clemson looms large. oklahoma ranked fourth right now. undefeated wisconsin, the first one out, followed

. >>> two ucla men's basketball players are out on bail after being arrested for shoplifting in china. cbs reporter danielle nottingham on their potentially big sentence. >> reporter: ucla basketball tweeted a photo of its freshman starts as they left for china but a trip that was supposed to be about sightseeing and basketball has taken a turn. an espn report says li aangelo ball, riley and hill were arrested in china accused from shoplifting from a louis vuitton store near the hotel. ball is the nephew of lonzo ball. their father is the advocate of his high-profile basketball family and appeared with his sons in a reality tv show. he is traveling with the team in china. >> everybody is making a big deal. it ain't that big a deal. >> reporter: the bruins play at home here at the pavilion but at this point it's unclear whether the three involved players will be back. >> according to china's entry and exit law, a case must be fully revolved before the suspects are allowed to leave. >> reporter: students we spoke with on the ucla campus are surprised at the allegations and the attention

ucla basketball players in a chinese jail. what one of their fathers said that upset the president. >>> alabama senate candidate roy moore standing his ground in a new interview. why he says he can prove this signature is not his. good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. i need sufficient praise and thanks -- >> i'll do my best. >> -- when i do good deeds. >> you're wonderful. >> i appreciate that. it's monday, november 20th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> breaking news, one of america's most notorious killers, charles manson has died. the california department of corrections says the wild-eyed '60s cult leader died of unspecified causes at age 83. he had been in prison since 1971 for his role as ringleader of what became one of the '60s' most sensational mass murderers. >> prosecutors said manson wanted to spark a race war and ordered his followers to kill five people one night, including actress sharon tate polanski and a married couple, the labiancas, the next day. he was originally s

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star lonzo ball and the older brother of ucla commit lamelo ball. and hill each entered the program more touted than ball as recruits. riley is a 6'10 forward ranked no. 45 overall in the class of 2017 by espn, while hill is also a 6'10 forward ranked no. 49 by espn.one source told espn that nearly 20 police officers came into the hyatt hangzhou at approximately 8 a.m. local time tuesday and spoke to multiple players from both georgia tech and ucla. the players, according to the source, were kept in a room for hours and not allowed to speak to any of the coaches. "they weren't messing around," the source told espn. "the kids were scared."the georgia tech players were allowed to leave the room hours later, and the ucla players were seen getting into a police vehicle around 1 p.m. local time, according to the source.ucla and georgia tech play in china on friday. the bruins open the year ranked no. 21 in the ap poll.ucla is counting on its freshmen to play a big role this year after losing four starters from last season. the bruins' two mcdonald's all-

president trump in a sour mood on twitter, stepping up his feud with the nfl and calling the father of a ucla basketball player unan grateful fool for not voicing gratitude for getting the players released from china. is the president more interested in getting thanks than thanksgiving? >>> navy crash. a navy transport plane goes down in the ocean near oak nkinawa. three still missing. what went wrong? calling for congressman john conyers to step down from a key post amid sexual harassment allegations. and new details on why president trump threw his support behind accused sex abuser roy moore, ignoring allegations from women who say the gop senate candidate preyed on them as teenagers. >>> and run for his life. a north korean soldier's desperate run for safety in south korea is caught on video and he's pursued, shot and wounded by other north koreans during his escape. wolf blitzer is off. i'm jim sciutto. and you're in "the situation room." >>> well, president trump was up very early today at his florida resort, his fingers flying as he fired off a series of predawn tweets. the president sl

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. >> reporter: the three ucla basketball players at the heart of an international shoplifting scandalgiving president trump what he asked for -- a thank you. >> so president trump and the united states government, thank you for taking the time to intervene on our behalf. >> thank you to united states government and president t home. >> i would also like to thank president trump and the united states government for the help that they provided as well. >> reporter: the thank yous come after president trump tweeted do you think the three ucla basketball players will say "thank you president trump"? they were headed for ten years in jail. >> i know i let my school down but the entire country down. >> reporter: they were arrested in china during the president's asia trip after stealing from three different stores. the president asked the leader of china for help, and on tuesday they returned to american soil. all three apologized. >> i've learned my lesson from this big mistake, and i'm 110% sure that i'll not make a bad decision like this one begin. >> reporter: the ucla basketball coach

these three ucla basketball players were detained for allegedly shop lifting some sunglasses. the white house says president trump personally asked chinese president for their release. in that process after it was announced they would be returned the president actually wondered aloud on twitter whether or not the three players would thank him in his role in getting them back home. all three of them did on wednesday during a press appearance. here is one of them now thanking the president. >> i would like to thank president trump and the united states government for the help that they provided, as well. i'm grateful to be back home and i'll never make a mistake like this again. i'm extremely for those who i let down but i am also very grateful for all the help, love and support that they provided. i take full responsibility for my actions and i'm sorry. thank you. >> the president subsequently tweeted about the players saying that he was glade they were back home and warning them to be careful of the many pit falls in life. on thursday leangelo's father was talking to espn and

the three ucla players were detained. the president heard about it and asked chinese president xi if they could be released and returned to the united states. they were. the president wondered whether or not the players would thank him. they did. he tweeted about them, warning them to be weary of the many pitfalls of life. then, as soon as we thought it was over, friday, the father of lee anglo ball made a comment to espn down playing the president's role in their release. he tweeted about the situation once on sunday morning. then, hours later, writing, shoplifting is a very big deal in china, as it should be. five-ten years in jail. should have gotten his son out during my next trip to china, instead. china told them why they were released. very ungrateful. the president caught flak for suggesting the idea he would not have helped release them from the chinese prison if he had known one of the parents would not give him credit in public. christine and dave. >> wow! >> yeah, that's proper. just to be clear thrks is what

my question is back to the ucla basketball players. president trump over the weekend call them ungrateful, and i'm just curious, because the players have already apologized. what more would president trump like to see from them? what would satisfy him? >> look, think that the president, like i said, was happy to intervene. think it was less about the players than the father of one of the americans releasing to have a problem with it. frankly-didn't seem like the father wanted the forgot intervene which would have ban sad thing if he hadn't. matthew. >> does he believe that he really should have left the players in jail? >> now. think if that's the case he wouldn't have taken the action he did, and certainly acted in order to help get those individuals released and brought back to the country. matthew. >> so, following up on that, if that not how he feels, why did he say he should have left enemy jail -- >> the president was referring -- it was a rhetorical response to a criticism by the father. again, think the president was happy to s

you're a coach of ucla. if you were coach currently and all of a sudden you're thrust into this geopolitical situation, would you be saying to somebody at the school, could we get a pull aside with his father and tell him to ixnay with the president, would you have that chat? >> i think for starters, if you have a rapport with a parent that starts with recruiting and you develop the trust and communication with each other, it wouldn't be something to pull them aside. hopefully we have -- >> a conversation. >> -- a conversation, to be able to communicate in a gentlemanly way. >> so, you would maybe have that conversation. have you ever -- as a coach, would you let it go, or would you -- >> well, i think it's a balance. it's a delicate balance. because if you start trying to control things you really don't have control over, then that in turn begins to affect things you do have control over which is responsibility on a daily basis of coaching your team, preparing them for upcoming games. for recruiting, fund-r

next up three ucla basketball players back on u.s.oil after being detained nearly a week in china for shoplifting. today the basketball players express their thanks to president trump for helping them get back home. roll tape. >> i'd like to start off by saying sorry for stealing from the stores in china. i didn't exercise my best judgment. i'd also like to thank president trump and the united states government for the help that they provided as well. >> to president trump, and the united states government, thank you for taking the time to intervene on our be half. >> and thank you to the united states government and president trump for your efforts to bring us home. >> liz: ucla chancellor says they're now considering ways to basically deal with these basketball players we'll bring you that story and this follows the white house work on recovering american kaitlyn coleman and her family. they were held captive for five years by a taliban affiliated group and back in june the trump administration secured the release of otto warmbier f

president trump lashing out saying he should've left three ucla players to spend years in a chinese jail seemingly because he got his feelings hurt by one players' dad. he writes, now that the three basketball players are out of china and safe from years of jail, lavar ball, the father of limit ang low is unaccepting of why i did for him and shoplifting is no big deal. i should have left them in jail. later he writes shoplifting is a very big deal in china as it should be, five to ten years in jail. should have gotten his son out during my next trip to china instead. china told them why they were released. very ungrateful. ball is an outspoken and controversial figure in the sports world. he said this to espn when asked about trump's role in freeing his son and his teammates, quote, who? what was he over there for. everybody wants to make it seemed like he helped me out. boris sanchez, throughout these whole ordeal, trump wanted to make sure everyone knew he personally intervened. >> that's absolutely right. shortly after it was confirmed that they would be released and we found out from

disappointing my family, my teammates, my coaches, and the entire ucla community. i feel terrible and i'm sorry to everybody who i've let down. i know that this goes beyond me letting my school down, but i've let my country down.liangelo ball / ucla basketball player: i'd also like to thank president trump and the united states government for the help that they provided as well. i'm grateful to be back home, and i'll never make a mistake like this again. ucla coach steve alford announced that players are suspended indefinitely and willhave to "earn they way back." president trump played a big part in the release of the three men....when he asked his chinese counterpart - president xi jinping - for help during trump's recent visit to china. under ordinary circumstances - the theft charges could have resulted in years in prison under chinese law. vicki and grant? (vicki) still ahead-- amazon is making even more changes at whole foods. how they are trying to save you some money this holiday season. (grant) plus-- (grant) an indian food company in the east bay is recal

soil contrite codey riley, lee angelo ball and jay len hill faced cameras back at ucla.ee admitted to breaking the law, three student athletes are suspended, they will not be allowed to travel with the team and they will not suit up for home games. president trump spoke to his chinese counterpart directly visiting the country last week helping orchestrate their release. >> i want to start off by saying how embarrassed and ashamed i am, by my families. >> what i did was just stupid. i am not that type of the person. >> would i like to thank president trump and united states g for help that they provided as well. >> reporter: ucla says it still has to determine who is responsible for the expenses incurred, while those students remained in china. >>> and this was tweet president trump sent out earlier about the ucla players it read do you think three ucla basketball players will say thank to you president trump? they were headed for 10 years in jail. >>> it is most significant push to remove the president from office, just yet today a small group of house democrats introduc

our behalf. >> reporter: the thank yous come after president trump tweeted, "do you think the three ucla basketball players will say thank you president trump? they were headed for ten years in jail!" liangelo ball, jalen hill and cody riley were arrested in china during the president's asia trip after stealing from three different stores. the president asked the leader of china for help, and on tuesday, they returned to american soil. today, all three apologized. >> i've learned my lesson from this big mistake and i am 110% sure that i will not make a bad decision like this one again. >> reporter: the ucla basketball coach described the three players as "good young men" before announcing they are suspended indefinitely. david? >> linsey davis, our thanks to you tonight. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. authorities calling him a psychopath. the escape. you'll see him shortly after that escape in this taxi right here. what he says to the driver. we have new audio right mother tonight. then, the flight he gets on, and where he ends up. >>> also ton

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students at ucla say it's disappointing to hear.reshman cody riley and jalen hill were also arrested. in a statement u-c-l-a says the university is cooperating with local authorities. ucla and georgia tech open the season on friday in shanghai. 5:xx - and as we get closer to veterans day.. abc seven is saying thank you to all our veterans and active service members. yesterday we took you to fort belvoir army base.. and this morning, eileen whelan is live with the marines at quantico nashville.. the cma awards will be handed out miranda lambert goes into the show with the most nods, five - and brad paisley is back as co-host along with carrie undewood. he tells us expect their usual jokes.. but they'll also honor the lives lost at the country music concert mass shooting in las vegas. catch the cma awards tonight seven... and coming up we're taking you live to nashville. don't miss kidd o'shea live from the red carpet at 5:50 time now for weather another chilly day... not as wet only 1 of next 10 days at or above average temps arctic

. >> researchers at ucla are launching an ambition new program that's aimed at c depression. cohen reports. >>reporter: let's talk about the meeting. researchers at ucl a have launched a half build study with the love ticketed event goal of eradicating depression. we don't want to make it so that people aren't ever sad or no longer blew we want to have it so it doesn't rob people of their life. 8,000 people commit suicide. one out of four women and one in six men will experience depression sometime in their life with symptoms ranging from panic attacks to an inability to ungs if. in the past two weeks how often have you felt worthless. using a mobile interface ucla hopes to recognize the cognitive symptoms by surveying 100 volunteers. to really try to understand what the course of their depression is, to understand why it's being better. accidents from across the university are playing a role from designing better aware ness to finding cures. it gives hope to ucla will i rhys diagnosed with ptsd following the suicide of his 19 year old son michael. harnessing re sources that

. >>> three ucla basketball stars back on american soil saying sorry and getting suspended after president trump intervenes to free them from a legal mess in china. >>> a new alert for parents about schools being hacked and children's personal information held for ransom. a frightening crime spree. what you can do to >>> and a thanksgiving salvo in the grocery wars. amazon versus walmart in a food fight for your money. how low will prices go? >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. and welcome. with national support from his own party crumbling around him in the face of sordid accusations, alabama's embattled republican senate candidate roy moore is clinging to the support he still has where it counts -- at home. where state party officials are standing by him and spurning calls among congressional republicans urging moore to drop out of the race. and tonight there is late word of another accuser stepping forward against him. our gabe gutierrez is in alabama with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, roy moore's campaign is standing firm. >> release the yearbook so t

for press secretary sarah sanders to discuss from roy moore to the president's response to leaving ucla's students in china. it all begins right now. >>> jim sciutto, we'll take it from here. good to be with you. i'm brooke bolduan. you're watching cnn. moments from now the white house briefing will begin and the president has a lot to answer for after another tweet storm. he is attacking a wide range of targets from republican senator jeff flake to elephant trophy hunters to the father of one of three ucla basketball players released from chinese custody after shoplifting and in that case the president expresses regret for helping to free those young men. we'll get into that and more, but first to the breaking news this afternoon. amid the ongoing nuclear standoff, president trump just made a massive announcement today regarding north korea. >> the united states is designating north korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. it should have happened a long time ago. it should have happened years ago. in addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, north korea has repeatedly suppo

and all three have since been suspended from ucla's basketball team indefinitely.t the white house, i'm garrett tenney, fox news. >>> congress is working hard to tackle unexpected item on its fall agenda sexual harassment on capitol hill much this comes as sexual misconduct claims are surfacing against democratic senator al friend ken of minnesota and hopeful republican roy moore from alabama. women in congress are calling for change and also revealed a slush fund that helps pay for sexual harassment by members and staffers. >> i'm calling them all on the carpet. i think that all of them should take responsibility for their behavior. >> men have wives, sister, daughters, friends, families we got to fix this together change the culture. >> many congress women are push fog training investigations and enforcement on capitol hill. >>> a unity march for puerto rico held today on the capitol mall in washington, d.c. demonstrators calling for a stronger response from the federal government after the devastation left opioid by hurricane maria. >> our people may have taken

this involving the father of ucla basketball star who was arrested in china for shoplifting. president trump helped him get release from a chinese jail. >> reporter: days after the ucla basketball three were freed from china and allowed to come home, a brawl is on. and it is a top trender on twitter today. quick history. three ucla players caught shoplifting in china and the president helped spring them. >> i would like to thank president trump and the united states government for the help they provided. >> reporter: ball and his teammates thanked the president. but when espn asked his dad about it he replied, why? everybody wants to make it seem like he helped me out. president trump tweeted now that they are out of china and saved from years in jail the father is unaccepting of what i did for his son and shat shoplifting is no big deal. i should have left him in jail. nobody answered when i rang the door bell, knocked knocked knocked and tried the box out front. no response. >> should ball have expressed gratitude the president? >> i think so. as a father. >> absolutely. om

the punishment handed down from ucla. are back home, and suspended from the team indefinitely. players were allowed to return to the u.s. tuesday, about a week after they were arrested for shoplifting at several stores. d students apologized for their actions-- and thanked president trump who spoke to chinese president xi on their behalf, while he was in china. u-c-l-a says the suspensions will remain in place while the school conducts a full review. happening now.. new details are surfacing about that deadly shooting rampage in tehama county, california. authorities now say kevin neal killed his wife before killing four other people. police shot and killed him. maggie rulli has more. hawaii's governor is blasting the state's mental hospital officials for the escape of a dangerous patient. randall saito is back in custody this morning. but officials are trying to find out if his escape was an inside job. on sunday, saito slipped out ot the hospital, and took a taxi to an airport. he flew to maui, and then to san jose, california. he was arrested at a gas station in stockton, ca

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do you think the three ucla basketball players will say "thank you, president trump." they were headed to jail for ten

this morning you may have woken and saw this tweet do you think the three ucla basketball players willnk you president trump they were headed for ten years in jail. president says he stepped in and spoke with china president toe and what do you know they saw thank you during a news conversation long after that tweet wept out. >> i would like to thank president trump and united states government. >> to president trumpp and united states government thank you four taking the time to intervene on our behalf. >> thank you to the united states government and president trump for efforts to bring us home. >> the three ucla freshman involved in the is dent were suspended indefinitely by the school an by the way we should point out li angelo ball his brother is with the lakers. they broke the law and the president stepped in and they're back. >> republican candidate roy moore you thought we wouldn't mention his name, oh, no, facing more misconduct allegations tonight. more women came forward on the the record and accused him of sexual misconduct towards teenagers. moore's attorney khevrped soux

freed from the clutches of tyranny, would the ucla players have yo, check it out dawg.hat was just a'ight for me. i mean, you got the walk. you got the stance.. but i wasn't really feeling it. you know what, i'm not buying this. you gotta come a little harder dawg. you gotta figure it out. eh, i don't know. shaky on the walk, carriage was off. randy jackson judging a dog show. i don't know dawg. surprising. what's not surprising? how much money lisa saved by switching to geico. wow! performance of the night. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >> shannon: since taking office, president trump has made it a priority to bring home americans held as political prisoners. recently he assisted in the release of three ucla basketball players from jail in china. the administration has secured the release of four other americans, including the u.s. student otto warmbier who came back from north korea basically in a vegetative state and died a short while later. last summer his fathers have the obama administration should've done more to get his son home sooner

recently he assisted in the release of three ucla basketball players from jail in china. administration has secured the release of four other americans, including the u.s. student otto warmbier who came back from north korea basically in a vegetative state and died a short while later. last summer his fathers have the obama administration should've done more to get his son home sooner. >> the question is do i think the past administration could have done more? i think the results speak for themselves. >> shannon: joining me to discuss, charlie hurt of "the washington times" and sarah westwood. good to have you with us. let's start with the back-and-forth the last few days with the president, these three young men admitted that they did things they should have not done in china and the president happen to be there and brought them, he says, was able to get them home. this was a quote from lavar ball. he said "what was he over their for? don't tell me nothing. everybody wants to make it seem like it helped me out." doesn't seem like he wants to give any credit to the presid

. >>> and as the president arrives in china, three ucla players have been arrested for shoplifting. > is there to play its opening game of the season this friday. the three players, including liangelo ball, the ynger brother of lonzo ball were detained and they were questioned about allegedly stealing from a vuitton store. >> the police came to georgia tech and ucla's hotel and took multiple players from each team, went to the floor, put them in rooms, sequestered the players for hours, trying to intimidate the players to get information about this theft case. >> lavar ball and his family are also in china with the ucla team. he says his son will be fine and that everyone is making a big deal out of something that ain't that big of a deal in his words. our sources in china say it's possible the president's visit there could help the players in the end. chinese authorities may not want to embarrass their guest by publicizing the incident involving these american athletes. >>> all right, when we come back, the top paid television hosts. >> at least some folks are making money. >> it's n

wishing maybe you shouldn't have left those ucla players in china because the dad wouldn't thank you if this isn't about players or senators. this is about you and respect shown to you and constant praye prayer/shown to you and gratitude bordering on groveling shown to you. as president of the united states, doesn't that already come with the territory? why are you calling for more real estate. you've got the real estate. you've got the white house. you've got all the advantage of being the most powerful human being on the planet that you don't have to throttle any human being who offend you on the planet. let your achievement speak for themselves. let your influence to get those players out of china be for you, not a kids dad who just might be embarrassed but that kid and his buddies for already told the nation and you they were grateful. pick your fights. because neither of these work. you wanted a thank you. you got it. you wanted a reason to go after a senator you hate, you pounced on it. but last time i checked, you were the president of the united states. why don't you act like

. >>> back here at home tonight, three ucla basketball players now apologizing after an international incident. this apology comes after they were arrested for shoplifting during a team trip to china last week. suspended from the team indefinitely tonight. today, president trump tweeting, suggesting they should thank him for their freedom. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: the three ucla basketball players at the heart of an international shoplifting scandal giving president trump what he asked for -- a thank you. >> to president trump and the united states government, thank you for taking the time to intervene on our behalf. >> reporter: the thank yous come after president trump tweeted, "do you think the three ucla basketball players will say thank you president trump? they were headed for ten years in jail." liangelo ball, jalen hill and cody riley were arrested in china during the president's asia trip after stealing from three different stores. the president asked the leader of china for help, and on tuesday, they returned to american soil. today, all three apologized. >> i

kennedy: it would be nice for ucla to have a solid season.e's ryan stated and does not take them to the final four, he's not allowed to go to the nba. >> they are young, they did something stupid. kennedy: more than one year in college for maturity. >> they did something dumb. they have been dragged out on the national scene by the president. the president's tweets if you want to talk about entitled or egotistical. this is the symptom of the illness of america saying why is trump doing that. he should be more presidential. the other side is he's teaching those boys a good lesson. kennedy: i think he's a usc fan. but as far as what an extra year of college can do, miss brother isn't exactly lighting the league on fire. >> maybe you should take it father back to school. maybe he would mature. when i first read about this i didn't know who was involved. i think college athletes should get paid. maybe it's time for another discussion. kennedy: it's a murky middle grounds. >> separating these things and keeping the college name do not involve athl

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