of major companies fashion designers, and a lot of people charged in this case dubbed operation varsity bluesmore people are pleading guilty. we're expecting and it's possible that more arrests could come down the line. and as far as universities and how they're responding, essentially, they're distancing themselves from this. and, again, no universities have been charged in this case. dave and jessica. >> say it ain't so, cnn learning beto o'rourke is ready to jump into the 2020 democratic race for president. the former texas congressman intends to announce this week. traveling saturday in debuc. >> run, go, run. team biden expects the former vice president to make a final decision on his 2020 plans imminently, with the formal announcement as soon as april. biden teased after taking the stage of a firefighter's conference. >> i appreciate the energy you showed when i got up here. save it a little longer. i might need it in a few weeks. >> oh, he's in. biden and o'rourke entering the field. we bring a centrist point of view into a race largely veering to the left. >>> overnight, california ga

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. >> agents calling it oration varsity blues, dozens charged and even two hollywood mark se with a report on the local connection in georgetown. but we're going to begin with jay gray. >> reporter: today federal agents in the u.s. attorney's office announced charges against 50 people in what they nay described as the largest college admission scam in the history of the agency. >> we're talking a ut deception, fraud, fake test scores, fake >> all at the hands of this man, rick singer, seen inhis video. 1vestigators say singer charged parents between and $75,000 forto someone elsake college t tance exams or correctesons sw or daughters. and others paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to designate their children as athletes. agents say singer used somef the $25 million to bribe college officials,coaches, a test administrators. >> it reported to be a charitable organization but it was actually a front singer used to launder the money parents paid him. >> reporter: 33 parents face charges, including actresses lori loughlin and felicity ffman. >> these parents are a catalog of wealth and privi

"varsity blues"!bay area parents and coaches charged in >>> right now at 5:00 for you, fallout following operation varsity blues. live coverage alleges the bay area parents and coaches charged in the college admissions scheme face a federal judge out east. >>> plus -- >> the collusion delusion is over! >> president trump holds a fiery ral rally, the president's first campaign event since special counsel robert mueller concluded his investigation into the russian election interference. >>> a major lift for wall street, how much shares are being priced as lyft makes its stock market debut. good friday morning to you. thanks for waking up with us here on "today in the bay." >> what's that part? >> friday morning. >> that's right, okay, i'm laura garcia. let's get to the friday forecast for today, too. nice dry one? >> looks beautiful today, and the weekend. it starts to warm up, that's a live look outside in dublin, with a dry commute for you this morning, and if you're on your way to the dublin b.a.r.t.

universities tied to the massive college admissions and bribery scandal uncovered by operation varsity bluesthe investigators are looking to determine if any of the universities violated laws or regulations governing the federal student aid financial programs. the government is seeking data going back ten years. college presidents have 30 days to comply. the department of justice wants obamacare struck down entirely. in a court filing, the trump administration calls the law unconstitutional. democrats have promised to protect the affordable care act. our chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reports the nearly decade-long fight continues. >> president trump: the republican party will soon be known as the party of health care. >> president trump making a bold promise during his visit to capitol hill, it's a political fight once and once again heado a political cycle. >> it's the ninth anniversary of obamacare and here we are nine years later we have close to 30 million americans with no health coverage. >> the trump administration called for all of obamacare to be eliminated after a

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. >> "operation varsity blues," the bus stop of this college admissions scheme. >> tv stars lori loughlin felicity huffman among the dozens charged. >> there can be no separate college admission system for the wealthy and there will not be a separate criminal justice system, either. >> crash site investigators combed this area searching for answers. >> more countries around the world are banning boeing's new jet from their airspace. >> pressure in congress also building to ground the plane domestically. >> these planes are accidents waiting to happen. >> reporter: the a.t.f. has launched a multi-state search after guns were stolen from their facility. >> this is an issue. >> wells fargo c.e.o. tim sloan grilled by the financial services committee. >> i'm shocked that you're not in an orange suit and a little jail cell testifying today. >> glor: and... >> they gave me a 40% chance of survival. >> glor: this marine's toughest battle came before boot camp. >> glor: good evening. i'm jeff glor. and this is our western edition. we're going to begin tonight with "operation varsity blues," an in

. >> they've dubbed it "operation varsity blues." 50 people are being charged and new details are coming to light this morning. the year-long sting operation has resulted in the arrest of hollywood actresses, top business executives, as well as college coaches. >> they're accused of taking part in a scam that paid millions of dollars in bribes to make sure the children of wealthy parents got into some of the most elite schools in the country. this morning, actress felicity huffman seen here leaving court last night with her back turned toward reporters is free after posting $250,000 bond. investigators say the "desperate housewives" star paid money to singer to guarantee admission to top colleges and universities. >> the fbi uncovered what we believe is a rigged system robbing students all over the country of their right at a fair shot to getting into some of the most elite universities in this country. >> reporter: also facing felony charges -- >> we may have. well, he may have embellished, lied a bit on our application. >> reporter: "full house" star lori loughlin. her fashion designer

. ♪ ♪ steve: er are the movie varsity blues.is from the sound track and varsity blues is the name of the operation that caught a whole bunch of famous folks. ainsley: here is the affidavit. more than 200 pages all of the people, the parents allegedly trying to bribe colleges. steve: oh, man. ainsley: fake those to try to get their kids into colleges. brian: the best colleges. actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin among 33 parents charged. loughlin expected to turn herself in today. she is in canada right now. pete: meanwhile todd piro is here in the newsroom with the very latest on operation israelis city blues. >> what a wild story, guys like brian said loughlin expected to turn herself n the next few hours. huffman appearing in federal court on tuesday released on bond. the star met with a witness saying he could control an sat testing center and arrange for someone to proctor her daughter's test and correct it: accused of paying $500,000 in bribes for their daughters to be crew recruits at usc even though they never ro

operation varsity blues by the justice department. thank you. breaking news. more european nations banning the 737 boeing max 8. this comes following ethiopia's deadly plane crash has travellers world wide on edge. u.s. aviation experts including the boeing technical team now joining the investigation at the crash site in ethiopia. we are following this story. what's the latest, trey? >> reporter: well, dana, not only are countries just grounding these planes, the boeing 737 max 8 plane, many countries are actually banning the planes from flying within their air space. earlier today two turkish airline jets were forced to turn around after a new ban was put into place that would not even allow planes to land in or fly over the united kingdom. this as ten countries with airline carriers are grounding their 737 max 8 planes as an extra safety precaution. ireland, germany, poland and the netherlands banned the boeing 737 from flying over their countries. they are relying more on technology than pilot skills. they did not mention boeing. boeing released a staple o

. >> 50 people have been charged dubbed operation varsity blues, including three with entrance exams,ge administrator, nine coaches and 33 parents. kayna whitworth has more. >> reporter: released on $250,000 bond. huffman is 1 of 50 people involved, including actress lori loughlin in operation varsity blues. >> the fbi uncovered what we believe is a rigged system, robbing students all over the country of their right at a fair shot to getting into some of the most elite universities in this country. >> reporter: investigators say 33 wealthyp to $6 million to college consultant william singer, who they say paid off s.a.t. and a.c.t. proctors and bribed coaches to help land their children at top schools like yale, georgetown and stanford. the money, allegedly funneled tax free through singer's fake charity. no students have been charged. prosecutors say many were unaware. >> you're asking for a bribe. >> reporter: felicity hoffman, former star of "desperate housewives" paid singer 15,000 to arrange for her daughter to sake the s.a.t. at a place she could change her answers. racketeering

companies, fashion designers, and a lot of people charged in this case that were dubbed operation varsity blues. more people are pleading guilty. we're expecting and it's possible that more arrests could come down the line. and as far as universities and how they're responding, essentially, they're distancing themselves from this. and again no universities have been charged in this case. dave and jessica. >> okay, bryn, thanks. >>> breaking overnight, california governor gavin newsom just hours after posing a moratorium on the state's death penalty. that means an instant temporary reprieve for 737 inmates. the order will not change any current sentences and will not lead to the release of any prisoners on death row. >> california's executions were halted in 2006 when a condemned inmate challenged the state's protocol for lethal injections. in a speech today, governor newsom is expected to highlight the racial disparities in sentencing. 6 in 10 on california's death row are people of color. newsom sites the death penalty and the number of people who have wrongly sentenced to death. >>> coming up

most of us are hard to believe we live in a society based on merit and equal justice the varsity blues college admissions scandal conformist that both are true the rich and privileged can buy access for their kids the expense of families who are hard working and don't use the idea of marriage yet. welcome back johnny now to give you some of the week's top stories this broadcaster involved a liberal democrat member of parliament it will solve bricks it obviously in a moment at the end of this yes segment let's go straight to this the loya jirga is in afghanistan that today i think and gullible they're deciding on things are done with we'll be discussing this what is this nobody not independent reports war crime investigators will be bogged from entering the u.s. secretary of state might pompei is that right the widest against is i think in this criminal investigative why because they want to protect their american troops from any threat of prosecution for anything they may have done during the afghanistan war they know already that the united states committed no war crimes of they don't

scheme, rich and famous parents cheat their kids into college. 50 people arrested in "operation varsity blues." famous ceos and actors like tv stars lori loughlin and felicity huffman accused of scamming schools. cheating on tests and faking their kids' academic and athletic abilities to get into the top colleges in the country. some even used doctored photos like these. others pretended their children had learning disabilities, paying millions in bribes. now the man at the center of the scam is pleading guilty. dozens of parents arrested. and this is not the end. more cases could be coming. >>> breaking news involving those crucial black boxes in that deadly boeing crash. authorities now sending them overseas as calls grow for the u.s. to take action and join europe and airlines around the world in grounding or banning the boeing 737 max. >>> bomb cyclone. nearly 100 million americans on alert for that massive winter storm hitting the center of the country and moving east bringing whiteout conditions and possible tornadoes after these twisters overnight. >>> the new 911 call now released. wh

. >>> the feds are calling operation varsity blues. in just hours "full house "actor lori loughlin is expected to turn herself? this was to ensure that students got into prestigious schools. it involves some of the most elite schools in the the united states. they say william singer bribed coaches at the schools who put the applicants into the designated slots. he also admits to paying test proctors to takest for someone else to take the test. at least 15 those indicted have ties to the bay area. among those charged stanford university's head sailing coach. he's been fired. also arrested, actress felicity huffman, who actually appeared in court -- this is yesterday at l.a. it's being reported that the feds stormed her hollywood hills home. monday morning while she was sleeping. >> people are responding on social mealia the say way in person, with a lot of outrage. we've been talking about this in the newsroom here's lori loughlin on the "today" show before bella went off to college. >> are you leaving your mom? >> yes. >> she's not goi

reporter: the fbi announcing the culmination of varsity blues.he bust-up of this international scheme to get kids into college. their parents are paying a considerable amount of money to get their kids into college. they faked athletic prowess. dozens of rich and privileged parents were charged, coaches and administrators. this is a case where prosecutors say they spared no expense to cheat the system. singer pled guilty to racketeering conspiracy, money laundering. prosecutors say springer helped them gain access by fake their athletic ability or bribing test administrators and one talented test taker. make it a little bit better than perhaps a failed test of the past. the scheme aimed to help students gain admission. investigators say the institutions did not know about this scam. a few like yale and stanford have already taken action against some of the indicted coaches. prosecutors argue the victims were the hard-working students who don't have the opportunity to cheat the system as these students did. liz: affirmative action for the wealthy?

. >> plus operation varsity blues. dozens of parents, millions in bribes. some of the rich and famous on what they are calling the biggest college emissions fraud scandal in history. he seemed to let it slip that he can't think of any reason why he would not run for president. he has said his family is on board. democratic officer holders who have spoke tn to biden say in a official announcement in the spring perhaps as soon as next month. reaching out to individuals even though the final trigger has yet to be polled on a location have not been signed off on. the international association of firefighters. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> here is biden's response. >> i appreciate the energy you show when you got up here. save it a little longer. i may need it in a few weeks. >> biden would begin the race as the front runner in iowa and nationally. he is running a close second. he would have fundraising and constitutional party support and fellow delawareans highlighted what he said was biden's national appeal. >> i think joe biden is exactly the sort o

operation varsity blues.printer is accused of paying a proctor to correct his daughter's s.a.t. test. at least nine college coaches have been charged, accused of making students appear they were star athletes with some had never played the sport before. new students are implicated as of now because prosecutors say the students do not know about the suspected payoffs. at universities are tied to the skin no, for in california. there is ucla, usc and the university of san diego. also named yelp, georgetown, wake forest in north carolina as well as the university of texas at austin. >>> for mac oakland police officers involved in a deadly shooting are on leave. they responded to a call last year about an unconscious man with a gun between two houses. the say when they approached 32- year-old joshua pollick, he woke up, reached for his gun and did not put it down in order to do so. at that point officers opened fire. police chief and kirkpatrick leave officers a violation. just last week the court reported compla

prosecutors are calling the scam "operation varsity blues." and includes georgetown, stanford, ucla,usc, university of texas at austin, yale university, and several prominent boston institutions. "we are not talking about donating a building, so that the school is more likely to take your son or daughter. we are talking about deception and fraud, fake test scores fake athletic credentials, fake photographs, bribed collage officials." (robin) our coverage of the college cheating scandal continues at kron-4 dot com. there you can find out how many parents are among those charged. how the scheme worked. and read the full criminal complaint from the department of justice. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) 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 heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california. has been making folks fee

scandal code named operation varsi varsity blues. this sacramento man master mind the largest scam. >> through the use of bribes and fake academic and athletic credentials. >> 50 people including a dozen in the bay area charged. >> take the exam for their child or correct their child's answers afterwards. >> and the parents paid big bucks i am dan ashley. >> and i am kristen sze. >> 13 of the 33 parents charged in the scheme live in the bay area. some paid half a million dollars and in one case nearly a million. >> one of the nine college coaches accused of accepting bribes is john vandemoer. the university fired him today. >> vic lee is live at stanford tonight with the store. >> reporter: john vandemoer is a nationally recognized coach. we are at the stanford the boats were tied up at the dock today. no one answered the docks of the boat house. far away in a boston federal courthouse, the university sailing coach john vandemoer pleaded guilty. charges that he was designating applicants as purported recruits in exchange for bribes.

operation varsity blues.california announcing all applicants linked to the cheating scheme will be denied admission and a case by case review will be conducted for students already enrolled. >> one of those students is the daughter of lori loughlin. the actor and her husband are charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. loughlin appearing in court after turning herself in. the judge setting bond at $1 million. federal prosecutors described a corrupt exchange of wealth, fame and influence for admissions. >> the man who allegedly took admission tests for students or replaced their answers with his own says he is profoundly sorry. mark riddell is charged with conspiracy. he says he understands how his actions contributed to a loss of trust in the college admissions process. this case is renewing concerns among parents and students that those who play by the rules are losing precious seats at elite universities to unqualified students with families with money and influence. >>> new york city police are invest

. >> "operation varsity blues." >> stephen: yes. "operation varsity blues." named, of course, for the scandal where a 22-year-old james van der beek tried to scam us into believing he was in high school. back in the creek, dawson. ( laughter ) the man behind the scam is self-proclaimed "master life coach" and supercuts cautionary tale, rick singer. ( laughter ) singer founded a fake charity. the parents then donated to the charity and took the deduction, which is tax fraud. in exchange, singer promised to cheat their kids into college. one of the parents charged is actress felicity huffman, who is married to actor william h. macy-- celebrity nickname: filliam h. muffman. ( laughter ) investigators also charged lori loughlin, who played aunt becky on "full house." well, look, i know, it's shocking, but this is nothing new. back in the 90s, loughlin was part of a notorious scheme where they made a pair of twins pretend to be one person. no one knew! no one knew! ( cheers and applause ) millions of dollars ripped off. in order to get their children in, loughlin

the defendants, arrested in the 'operation varsity blues' investigation, were arraigned in boston's federalesterday. the coaches are charged with accepting bribes... in exchange for helping recruits. hollywood stlos ri loughlin ... and other prominent parents charged with bribing ac cheat on their children's entrance exams... are due in court on later dates. (robin) california attorney general is responding to a request by the department of justice -- to end the affordable care act. becerra says no american should fear losing healthcare...and he is promising to defend the law. john lorinc has the story.

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announced culmination of operation varsity blue. bus stop of college admission scheme involving bribery, fake tests and fake athletic prowess. >> we're here today to announce charges in the largest college admission scam ever prosecuted by the department of justice. >> 50 people charged, including college coaches, test administrators and rich and privileged parents prosecutors say were willing to cheat to get into elite schools frchlt c.e.o.s to hollywood stars, lori loughlin and felicity huffman. >> they flaunted their wealth, sparing no attempt to set their children up for success with the best education money could buy, literally. some spent $200,000 to $6.5 million for guaranteed admission. >> the accused mastermind, william rick singer of newport beach, california, pled guilty today in federal court in boston for money laundering conspiracy and obstruction of justice. prosecutors allege singer helped parents fake their child's athletic mastery, bribing coaches or paid test administrators in a talented test taker. >> wealthy par

the justice department unveiling what it's dubbed "operation varsity blues." prosecutors have charged 50 people in a massive bribery scheme to get their children into some of the country's most elite colleges and universities. >> overall today we have charged three people who organized these scams, two s.a.t. or a.c.t. exam administrators, one exam procter, one college administrator, nine coaches at elite schools, and 33 parents who paid enormous sums to guarantee their children's admission to certain schools through the use of bribes and fake academic and athletic credentials. >> among the wealthy parents facing charges, academy award nominee felicity huffman, who was arrested, and "full house" star lori loughlin. jen, you were at the news conference. prosecutors named the defendant, william rick singer, that he was at the center of this whole thing. prosecutors are calling him cooperating witness number one. hit me. how did this happen? >> it's a detailed case. i'm going to break did down. singer, we should note, he has pled guilty to four counts. he could f

. >> the fbi calls this operation varsity blues. they say wealthy people, includingwo hollywood stars paid to guarantee their kids' admission to elite schools, aches and administrators took bribes disguised as chair table donations. it invold cheating on entrance exams and in which stents posed as athletes in sports they didn't play. we begin with jay gray. >> reporter: today federal agents in the u.s. attorney's office announced charges against at least 50 people in what they describe as the largest college admission scam in e history of the agency. >> talking about deception and fraud, fake testscores, athletic credentials, photographs, bribed college officials. >> reporter: all aearently at direction of this man, william rick singer the foder of a college prep school, seen in this video. investigators say he charged parents between 15 andfo $75,00 someone else to take college entrance exams or correct test answers for their sons or daughters. edurt documents show other parents paid hun of thousands of dollars to designate their c

jay gray, nbcnews. >> t shocking details from operation varsity blues are still pouring out. we have much more on the scandal including profiles of some of the coaches and parents charged in all of this. that's all on our nbc washington app. just search college cheating scandal. >>>reaking news on someone who knows something about varsity sports. this coming in just the last half-hour. niar r back adrian peterson re-signing with the skins. the deal, two years, $8 million. not tooad for someone who once was thought to be washed up. he was written off at 33 years of age,am but hee here and had an instant impact here. after the redskins final game this future hall of famer expressed a desire to return to d.c., and now it is official he will be here for onepoore year. >>ce have recovered the atm stolen this morning from a 7-eleven in atlanta. investigators believe the same group of burglars who tried but failed to steal atms may be the same individuals behind all case >>> some new video in of severe weather to our west. >> a line of powerful storms bringing heavy rain and damagin

. >> 33 parents were named in operation varsity blues. 19 college coaches were charged. no students were implicated. it traced down to 1 college administration consultant. eight universities were named. usc ucla stanford and the university of san diego. yale, georgetown, back forest and the university of texas at austin. parents paid singer 25 million, some was used to payoff testing officials and bribed college coaches. >> singer and his associates used stock photos that they pulled off the internet. photo shopping ththe student. >> stanford's former head rowing coach accepted $270,000 for the sailing program in exchange for recommending students who did not attend stanford. we spoke with a number of high school students. they say when a wealthy family buys admission it robs those who have worked hard to go to college. >> we spoke with high school students who are in a college completion program designed to help young people realize their full potential. getting into college is hard enough, parents paying bribes is an obstacle they were not expecting. >> i do the regula

charged in the college admissions scandal is one of the top stories on the website, operation varsity blues, abc7news.com. >>> there's a proposal to rename a street after jeff adachi, died in february at age of 59. gilbert street is near the hall of justice where adachi is said to afrequently used it as a shortcut rushing to court. elected five times as san francisco's public defender. >>> building a better bay area with babies in mind. first time mothers and fathers visiting the capital of silicon valley will have a proper place to change diapers. amanda. >> reporter: san jose is known as center of innovation, touted as capital of silicon valley but that's no match for task of changing dirty diapers. what does city hall now they didn't two weeks ago? >> diaper changing stations. >> reporter: made the push through family friendly initiative, explores child care options and reconsiders paid family leave for city employees. changing stations is next step. >> sometimes as mom we have to go back to cars and do diaper changing there. >> reporter: 42 public bathrooms will come with changing stati

. >> the feds are calling it operation varsity blues. so far more than four dozen people have been charged in connection including two hollywoods ac-ttresses, coachesd an administrator accused of tang bribes. >> in some instances this involved fraudulent college entrance exams while others faked credentials for athletic >> leon harris starts us off. >> federal investigators say the parents being charged are among the most privileged in the country, ceo, real estate and law executives, even lori loughlin and felicity huffman. in all they allegedly paid some $25 million to sure their childrens' admissi to top schools, it went through a fake charity set up by this man, william singer and that allowed the parents to deduct the t bris ir tax filings. the feds say some instances involve falsified test scores with someone else taking the exams for the child. in oth cases they allegedly paid to get their kids on avi on 1 team even though they were not athletes at all. >> in many instances singer helped parents take stagedot raphs of their childr

new legal fallout tied to the fbi's varsity blues investigation.laintiffs, two women who currently attend stanford, several school investigators linked to admissions cheating. it names others as well. including the suspected master mind, william rick singer. the claim is being filed on behalf of anyone who believes they were impacted by the scandal. >>> happening now, our bob redell is at stanford university this morning talking to students there, and educators. we'll have a live report at midday. you can link more right now on the top of our home page. >>> menlo park's facebook page at the target of a criminal probe. it involves electronic manufacturers, head to our twitter feed for the full story there. >>> a lot of buzz brewing this morning as well over betrourk throwing his hat in the ring. you can link to his full announcement. a local weather update for you in an hour. following the larges admissions scandal in u-s history. plus- our consumer investigative team takes you behind-the-scenes. on >>> we'll be keeping an eye on the largest college

it is dubbed operation varsity blues . the fbi and covering a nationwide college admissions bribery scheme with wealthy parents paying to guarantee the admission of their children in some of the most elite colleges and universities like yale, georgetown, unc, stanford, and ucla. >> this is where they flaunted their wealth sparing no expense to cheat the system. >> reporter: authorities say william rick singer of newport beach created a poor profit counseling and prep business. he say from 2011 from 2019, parents paid singer anywhere from $200,000 to $6.5 million. he bribed college coaches to pretend kids were star athletes, hired people to take college entrance exams for students, and altar test scores, and's conspired with parents to use fake photos. >> singer and his associates used stock photos that they pulled off the internet, sometimes photo shopping the face of a child onto the picture of the athlete, and submitting it in support of the applications for these children to the school. >> actresses felicity huffman and

varsity blues is what the federal authorities called it. it's complex, as you can imagine. let me try to break this down. what authorities are basically saying is that singer started a nonprofit. parents would come to singer trying to get their kids into these universities, elite universities. and singer would help them in two ways. one way was the parents would pay the money into the nonprofit, and he would use money to pay people to either take those s.a.t.s for the students or change the scores for the students. always telling the parents to have their kids go to a therapy session to ask for more time on those tests. that was one way. another way was through athletics. according to all these court documents, authorities say singer would bribe college athletic coaches and have these students admitted to these elite schools as recruited students for a sport. even if that student never even played a sport. now you've mentioned felicity huffman, lori loughlin. according to authorities, these two actresses took -- separate routes. in the case of felicity huffman, the court do

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the lawsuits filed in connection with the college bribery scam federal prosecutors have called varsity bluesibery scandal lawsuits 031419 6 insertthe two lawsuits are distinct. one seeks a half a trillion dollars in damages, the other hundreds of dollars for the refund of college application fees.the first class action lawsuit filed in state court by a bay area mother and her coaches, administrators consul emotional distress, civil conspiracy and fraud.in the lawsuit jennifer kay toy says her son "graduated with a 4.2 grade point average.... applied to some of the colleges where the chea

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. >> the feds are calling it operation varsity blues. >> kpix 5's jackie ward is live. >> reporter: i'm here on campus because stanford is just one of many schools caught up in what the u.s. justice department is calling the largest college scam in history. it involves bribery, laundering and paying the students to take the s.a.t.s for others. >> it's about the widening corruption for elite college admissions through the steady application of wealth combined with fraud. >> one of the people named i stanford sailing team coach john vandemoer. >> we believed parents, coaches and facilitators lied and cheated at the expense of hard working students and taxpayers. >> reporter: felicity huffman and lori laughlin are among 33 parents charged in the cheating plot. >> insidious, selfish and shameful. >> reporter: authorities say they paid big bucks to bribe coaches and administrators to guarantee their children admission to elite schools like stanford, ucla, usc, yale and georgetown. >> in many instances, singer helped parents take staged photographs of their children engaged in particular spor

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coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll tell you about the ringleader of the varsity blues scam. with your gma first look, i'm janai norman, abc news new york. >>> some states called for a boycott over a product -- she's lori loughlin's daughter. the highlighter bronzer is out of stock. but people are flooding its review sections with negative comments. the list at the bay area parents meanwhile that have been charged in the college admissions scandal is one of the top viewed stories on our website. you can get the latest on operation varsity blues at abc7news.com. >>> let's take a look at some neighborhood temperatures. in san francisco, we've got micro climates. 43 at ocean beach. the outlier. noe valley at 47. presidio, castro, mission at 49. the marina at 48. everybody else 50 to 53 degrees. excelsi excelsior, 48 downtown. look at palo alto. 38. saratoga, 37 at santa clara. walnut creek, 36. 38 at petaluma and 39 at healdsburg. welcome to a cool morning. a little bit of a breeze in san francisco. you can see the flags on the ferry buildings rolling towards the oceans. that me

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operation varsity blues culminated early this morning when approximately 300 special agents from the fbi and the irs criminal investigations set out to arrest 46 individuals across the country for their roles in an international college admissions bribery and money laundering scam. so far, 38 individuals have been safely taken into custody. and seven are working towards surrender. one is being actively pursued. another four are expected to plead guilty here in boston, two later today and two in the coming weeks. we believe all of them, parents, coaches, and facilitators, lied, cheated and covered up their crimes at the expense of hard working students and taxpayers everywhere. our investigation began last may after we uncovered evidence of a large scale elaborate fraud, while working an unrelated undercover operation. following ten months of intense investigative efforts using a variety of sophisticated techniques, the fbi uncovered what we believe is a rigged system. robbing students all over the country of their right at a fair shot to getting into some of the most elite universiti

operation varsity blues, exposing not only an alleged elaborate criminal fraud but also the dark underbelly of just how far parents are willing to go to get their kids a spot at a top-tier school. >> in this case nothing was off limits. >> it's outrageous that they are bribing college, and they're receiving salaries whether they're public or private schools. >> reporter: he is managing director of ivy coach, a high-end destination in the elite industry of college counseling. there is a real sense that that's a strategic advantage for elite students. >> absolutely. if you have the means to do so, you do. you hire an adviser like you have aeaky pipe. >> reporter: rick singer knew how to gamealng about donating a building so a school's more likely to take your son or daughter. we're talking about deception and fraud. >> hi, my name is rick singer, and i'm the founder of the key. as a father myself, i understand the stress the college admissions process can put on your family. >> reporter: his appeals centered around a promise. >> don't leave it to chance. >> reporter: lori laughlin allegedly t