Smollett was initially cooperating. Investigated his report that he was beaten by President Trump supporters who called him racial and homophobic slurs. They were interrogated by police, and this investigation dramatically shifted. At that point, smollett stopped talking to police. It is our understanding that you never responded to Police Request for a followup interview that they may last saturday. So police took their case to a grand jury where they got the felony charge approved, and the ability to arrest smollett. Like any other citizen, mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information both true and false has been repeatedly leaked. Given these circumstances, we could conduct an aggressive investigation. New evidence also shows the osundairo brothers of buying supplies. The osundairo brothers also testified for two and a half hours before a grand jury yesterday. Their attorneys of the brothers did get some type of payment from smollett, but not according to the narrative that the public might think. Meticulous investigation. They say the truth will be revealed. When i say that the police spend countless man hours trying to piece this together, i mean that. I absolutely mean that. When i say that my client spend countless hours getting their stories out there to the police so that they could do their work, i mean that too. That woman, the attorney for the brothers, so she does not expect police to charge the two men associated with this alleged hoax. Bill. Bill what about the federal level . Could he also be in trouble with federal investigators here today . Yes, he could appear the fbi is investigating an alleged death threat that he received a week before this alleged hoax. End of the fbi determines he is the one who sent to that threat through the mail and or lie to them, he is facing federal charges. You know, here at Police Headquarters, i cant tell you. There are Police Officers who are clearly upset by this entire thing. From the beginning, i was talking to Police Officers who did not want to doubt Jussie Smollett but felt like they were being duped by this claim, and that precious resources were being wasted here in the city that currently annually has a murder rate that is higher than new york and l. A. Combined, so if it is combined but Jussie Smollett is found guilty, he could be facing some pretty serious restitution to the city. Bill appreciate that. One hour from now, 10 00 eastern, 9 00 there in chicago. Sandra well, the Trump Administration telling her that she cannot come home again. Saying that the woman and her 18monthold son will not be allowed back into the country because she is not an american citizen. Claiming her family and lawyer dispute. We are live at the white house this morning. What is the white house saying about her u. S. Citizenship . Yeah, great question. She was actually born in new jersey, but there are a number of ways that you can actually forfeit your citizenship. Let me take you to twitter. It has been one that has been in the news a great deal. You saw the particular person, hoda muthana all over the media, saying that she wants to come back. Heres what the president said. He says i have instructed mike pompeo, and he fully agrees, not to allow hoda muthana to come back into the country. She was born in new jersey. She was actually living in the state of alabama, at which point she had her turn in her life, and she began to support isis. In fact, she had a number of falls on social media where she was calling for death and destruction here in the u. S. Here is what mike pompeo had to say about her this morning. I dont get the heartstrings deal. This is a woman who inflicted an enormous risk on american soldiers, american citizens. She is a terrorist. Shes not coming back. President trump made clear that she wasnt coming back. Shes not a u. S. Citizen. She is not entitled to a u. S. Citizenship you shes not coming back to our country. Secretary of state mike pompeo. Her attorney this morning actually yesterday, i should point out come on twitter, showed her birth certificate and paperwork that seemed to document the fact that her father was no longer in the diplomatic corps, and of those she was an american citizen when she was born here, but as you know, there are a number of u. S. Statutes that could cause you to lose your citizenship, especially if you go abroad to fight for a foreign enemy. Sandra we will find a lot more from the attorney representing her. Meanwhile, kevin, what are we hearing about the latest timeline on the possible release of the longawaited Mueller Report . Have you and ive been waiting long enough for this . Its not just you and me and the american people, the entire world has been hearing about this for a great deal of time. We are actually hearing more reports that that report could be in the hands of the attorney general as soon as the end of this week according to one report that we actually saw this morning. Others suggest it will happen next week. Of course, the president is leaving the country. We will have to see what the timing is like. Here is what the president had to say when he was asked yesterday if you thought that the report should be made public. That will be totally up to the new attorney general. He is a man, a tremendous person who really respects this country and the justice system, so that will be totally up to him. The new attorney general, yes. Now, i guess from what i understand, that will be totally up to the attorney general. The attorney general, bill barr, who was previously an attorney general. He could have it in his hands. He has said publicly he would like to get out as much as possible, although he has the final say about what from the report will be made public. Weve waited long enough. Hopefully we will end up with it in her hand soon enough. Sandra, we will see. Sandra thank you. Kevin corke at the white house. Bill meanwhile, 2020 hopefuls already grappling with socialism. How far is too far left . Under the headline every billionaires policy mistakes, live from texas. Read the first line of your piece today. Once upon a time, youre right, democrats worked to reduce income inequality by raising up those on the bottom with the governments help. Even after the higher rates to defend these programs were tempered by desire not to kill the goose that laid the golden egg, that has been replaced by a deep hostility. Your words, explain, sir. Well, i was taken by the twitter handle of one of the top aides to representative across you cortez. And i have also been taken by the language of democrats who have been following ocasiocortez. She said any system that allows billionaires well people have ring wearing in alabama is wrong. Elizabeth warren, billionaires are freeloaders. Senator sanders now entered into the president ial contest, insatiable greed, and they are destroying the fabric of our country. Last time i looked, bill gates did a great favor by inventing microsoft and popularizing the personal computer. Steve jobs did a great thing by helping attract more people to personal computers and diana inventing the ipad and the ipod and then the smartphone with the iphone. I mean, these people made money. It they didnt take big money. They paid themselves a dollar a year, but their wealth came from building a company that serves the vital interests of American Consumers and health makes our lives better and easier. The richest man on the face of the planet, jeff bezos, 566,000 people have jobs and an enterprise that 20 years ago had nobody except for one guy with a vision thinking about what to d do. Bill the public debate that will be had here, but Bernie Sanders is crushing it. Look what he did in 24 hours. He raised about 6 million, and that doris kamala harris. Elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar. He is of force, karl. Well, he raised 230 million for his 2016 challenge to Hillary Clinton and never attended a single fundraiser. He has one of the most amazing and extraordinary donor lists in american history. Active blue, this fundraising machine that helps so many last time round is built upon two pillars. The howard dean donor list from 2004 and the Bernie Sanders donor list from 2016. He is going to have a financial advantage in the 2020 primaries. Bill and theyve been waiting for him to come back around. Quickly, i want to squeeze this in. Andrew mccabe has done a significant tour last week. Watch here. I think Andrew Mccabe has made a fool of himself over the last couple of days. He really looks to me like sort of a poor mans j. Edgar hoover. I think hes a disaster. What he is trying to do was terrible. He was caught. Bill so you see in the interviews. What did you learn this week from the cave . We did and learned some things that we should have. Scott pellet blew it i think on 60 minutes. He should have gotten into one of the most critical facts, which is why was President Trump angry with call comey . So look at, this idea that the deep state was trying to get him out and mccabe added to that this week by talking about the attempt to remove the president on the basis of the 25th amendment. Bill nice to see you, buddy. Karl rove live from austin, texas. In the meantime, sandra, next weekend, there is a public hearing for michael cohen. At meeting with chairman kim, talking about Nuclear Weapons. You wonder whether that hearing will go as scheduled or whether or not it will be delayed one more time. Sandra right now its on. Its going to be a big day. Its going to be a big day. Meanwhile, back to one of our top stories, calling for the death of america. Now a woman from alabama says she wants to come home from syria. But the president has to say about this isas bride. We will be speaking to her attorney on this program. Bill why he is not letting up on sanctions. We will talk to jack keane about what we can expect from this one next. Sandra also, the Covington High School students, accusing the Washington Post of a modern form of mccarthyism. We will be speaking to one of their attorneys next. They are attacking falsely a child. Thats got to change. There has got to be accountability. Will it feel like the wheend of a journey . P working, or the beginning of something even better . When you prepare for retirement with pacific life, you can create a lifelong income. So you have the freedom to keep doing whatever is most meaningful to you. A reliable income that lets you retire, without retiring from life. Thats the power of pacific. Ask your financial professional about pacific life today. Reach her health goals im in but first. Shelfie the greattasting nutrition of ensure. With up to 30 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals ensure. For strength and energy. Sandra fox news alert. We want to bring you some video just coming into us a few moments ago in washington. An inside look at highlevel trade discussions, as they continue and come up against a very important march 1st deadline. The white house just a couple of days ago did indicate some flexibility. In that room come you can see the chinese delegation and to the u. S. Delegation. Steven mnuchin, Robert Lighthizer are there, trying to hash out a deal with china. As you can imagine, we will bring you any live news from this as we get it. The longawaited moment. I havent taken sanctions off. I would love to be able to, but in order to be able to do that, we have to do something that is meaningful, but chairman kim and i have a very Good Relationship. I wouldnt be surprised to see something work out. Bill we will see where the expectations game will be. Saying sanctions are still in place. They could ramp it up. Second summit next week in vietnam. Fox news senior analyst. Good morning to you, and welcome. What would you consider a success . Yeah, well, clearly we have been stalemated for quite some time, since the last summit. I think a breakthrough from the United States perspective would be that north korea would give us a timetable to denuclearize with independent inspectors on the scene to observe that uniquely realization. That would be a significant breakthrough. I suspect we will not get that. What we may get is another dismantling of some kind of nuclear site. Maybe one of them a Major Nuclear plant where they develop this technology. And we will not get a clear path to denuclearization that the United States is demanding. Bill that would be a disappointment, clearly. I think it would be. Mike pompeo was making the rounds this morning. He is also here with maria. You have to remember where we came into this. Missiles were being tested, Nuclear Weapons were being tested. We havent tested either of those for quite a while now. No one expects that north korea will take this action. I think the work that we have done, the economic sanctions, the negotiations that President Trump has done. I hope that well wake up and we get a moment just like the one that the world had in 1989. Bill when the berlin wall came down. If you do not get what you are describing, general, which you dont expect, you can ramp up the sanctions. You could open up diplomatic relations to a greater degree. Would that be considered good enough, however . Remember, what he has been saying recently, im in no rush. Now most people are looking at that as some kind of a concession on his part. I look at it as im going to stick with the sanctions for as long as it takes. And continue to squeeze north korea. Im not going to back off on economic sanctions. After all, bill, that is what brought north korea to the table. Secretary mike pompeo is right. Clearly they have made progress. There has been no ballistic testing. But that is not the ultimate objective. It is disarmed Nuclear Weapons and disarm ballistic missiles. Bill sarah, i am going to squeeze in a question about the middle east. What they are trying to do is get the u. S. Contractors to establish Nuclear Power in the middle east. Why is not so important in your view, sir . Well, frankly they have legitimate needs for Nuclear Power. They become more industrialized, more and more of their oil is being used for domestic purposes as opposed to export revenue, so thats number one. Number two is ip three, a company that i am associated with, has concerns, if youre going to build 30 or 40 of them and the most volatile part of the world, you really have to stitch together a security plan to deal with that. What we are talking about his overhead satellites, drones, sophisticated cyber defense, outside the wire, bestinclass security. The United States opposed it inside the Nuclear Power plant. The United States is the only country that if it passes Nuclear Technology in terms of building power plants for that country, they will insist on an agreement, which means this, that that country cannot weaponize that Nuclear Energy power. And there is no other country that would impose that on a foreign country who wants to build Nuclear Power. We want the United States and here. We dont want to russia china running the table on that in the middle east. Bill we will continue to discuss it down the road. Thank you, sir. Good talking to you. Sandra two big stories breaking at this hour. Prosecutors now calling him a domestic terrorist. Details on the straight ahead. And we are awaiting a News Conference by Chicago Police, waiting on new details on the Jussie Smollett arrest. What we expect to hearze next. Eo delivers the news around here. 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I think we will see the superintendent make a public announcement that will tell us what the evidence was, what the investigation revealed, why they brought these charges forward. We are also seeing an investigation by federal authorities. If he truly was in charge of sending that white powder to himself, thats a serious issue that hes going to have to deal with and possibly the federal courts as well. Sandra waiting on police at the top of the hour to give us an update. The charge that we are looking at in this case, can you shed some light on that . Disorderly conduct, its a class four felony. At the lowest classification carries a potential sentence of 13 years in prison. What more can you tell us about that . Anyone who makes a false report can be charged with a crime. Sometimes people make that report because they were involved in a drug deal and got robbed and they didnt want to tell the true circumstances of why they were where they work or why they were in the situation they were in. This was a completely made up of event it seems. That is what the evidence seems to prove. And a total waste of resources. As well as undermining legitimate victims. You know, im afraid this can have a chilling event on real victims who will maybe not want to come forward for fear that they might not be believed, due to this credibility being taken away from this event. I think we had 20 homicides in january in chicago, and certainly the Chicago Police could have been spending time trying to find those people responsible and not wasting resources in this investigation. However, to their credit, i think mr. Smollett thought he could have made this report, and they wouldnt take it seriously. These detectives did exactly what they needed to do. They followed the truth, follow the evidence, and found out that this seems to be an elaborate hoax. Sandra two of them have released a statement saying that they will actively fight these charges. Here is a statement from them, saying like any other citizen, he enjoys the presumption of innocence, where information both true and false has been repeatedly leaked. Given these circumstances, we intend to mount an aggressive defense. What did you take away from that statement . His attorneys are doing what they should be doing. I know that they wanted to have a conversation with him. Didnt allow that conversation to occur where he could have incriminated himself. They will have to there will potentially be a treasure trove. There are handwriting experts i can look at that and determine who wrote it. We can analyze the ink, the Postal Service is very good at analyzing products that come into their system. Finding video people dropping them off. All of the physical evidence. They have videotape of the brothers purchasing the rope and the bleach. You know, the rope, the end of the rope can be matched to gather from where it was taken. They can put a bunch of physical evidence to prove this case. His attorneys should fight that, and give him the best offense possible. It is true, he is innocent until proven guilty. But it looks like Chicago Police have got probable cause, convincing the prosecutor to take a criminal charge against impurity will be arraigned on that soon. Sandra you mention the immense the immense amount of resources and money and staff that poured into this investigation, almost a month long investigation. Could he be charged for restitution to the state . I mean, you are looking at potentially tens of thousands of dollars in resources that were thrown at this investigation. I would encourage the superintendent and his legal team to do just that. To make requests, that it involves repaying the citizens of chicago for resources that may have been wasted. If he is determined to be guilty, but i certainly would like to see the judge, if they find that he did this hold him accountable criminally and civilly. Sandra got it. As we know, he conducted interviews on. He made a very emotional statement. Final thoughts here, could those be used against him in this . Absolutely. Anything he said in public can be used against them. You know, if it was a statement that he gave to police freely and voluntarily, they can use that against him. So weve got to wait and see. Sandra weve got to wait and see. Top of the air, we will get an update. Daniel, thank you. Bill bill a new billboad slamming alexandria ocasiocortez. Here it is cute she is taking a lot of heat for cheering the decision of amazon not to build a headquarters here in new york city. Also, the woman who left alabama to join isis is now pleading to come back on. 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The alabama woman went to syria for years ago, marrying three isis fighters, and calling for death to americans on twitter. Lets bring in the president of the American Islamic forum for democracy. Doctor, we appreciate your time this morning. Lets start first with how she got here. Well, its amazing how her attorney who works for the council on American Relations waste no time to turn everyone into a victim. She is not a victim. She was normally radicalized by the movement, but burned her passwords, proudly declared war on america, and then joined isis. Reportedly participated in a number of workrooms, including slavery of other women, rape of other women and other brats, saw beheadings and crimes when she was in syria, and now she is sak my debt to society through therapy. Somehow this is just something she can shut off. She became not only a terrorist, she became an enemy of our country. She her citizenship likely is invalid because she was the daughter of a diplomat. If she did believe in that, she absolutely violated it and because i became an enemy combatant. Sandra again, here is the birth certificate. This was provided by her attorney. They put it out there on twitter for everybody to see, making the case that she is an american citizen born in hackensack, new jersey, in the early 90s. So they provide that, and also a letter, showing that her father was not actually a diplomat when she was born. Which would make her birthright citizenship legal, and to the here, which means that it makes the case for them asking for due process back here in the United States. Your thoughts on all of that . Im trying to understand how they are helping her. Because they are to have here. The bottom line i think, mike pompeo and President Trump are doing her service by not letting her back in because she was the daughter of a diplomat, whether it was a few months from when he stopped being sore or not, she was pure diplomatic children do not become citizens. That is not part of birthright citizenship. She is allowed in, the other perhaps she could have is to come in and get due process, which i hope would include imprisonment and then a trial for treason, and committing acts of war against her own country. That does not include any freedom that i would ever hope for in the next decade, let alone in the next two years, which she hopes she is going to pay back my therapy. I have no idea what the approaches, other than to make every radical muslim into a victim, which actually is helping radicalized muslims. Sandra on that point, youve got cut off a little bit. They are making the case that he was not a diplomat, by the way, at the time of her birth. And thats what we are going to hear more about. Let me just read you this from her lawyer, who is going to appear on this program and a short while. The government needs to engage in her, but not just her, all of these people who joined isis from the west. I want to throw this up on the screen here. Some statistics on the sort of movement, with american isis fighters. At this is what we found, George Washington university put this out. An estimated 300 americans attempted to join isis and other radical islamic groups. 64 travel to iraq and syria from 20112018. 12 of those americans have returned home. What should we make of that . Its amazing to me. He is saying about the government needs to engage with them . No. We need to reject jihadists and people who trample on our constitution, trample on their citizenship. So no, there are millions of american muslims and people who want to come back that are true humanitarian victims of the syrian conflict. By the way, her attorney is from the same town that my family is from that is suffering from a revolution. Radically centered of not only isis but other radicals that her apology is, it is always americans fault. They dont have the strength and character to stand up against the sand save you know what . There are millions of other humanitarian cases that we should take up and Pay Attention to you, and ignore the militants that should actually if the message is going to be one of american strength, they should get the message that jihadists have no space here, and they need to be rejected legally with the full brunt of our law. Bill we appreciate you coming on. We are going to learn a whole lot more here shortly. Thank you. We are going to get the family side of all of this. Our headline of this morning will be her attorney. He will join us at 10 30. Just a short time from now. Bill looking forward to talking to him. Did you see this . Zion williamson. Watch him. 36 seconds into the game. Maybe the best player in the country. Watch his left foot. It comes out of his shoe. Split his sneaker like a banana. It was a nike size 15. He left the game, did not come back. 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I saw a comment that said its not about the money, although its a lot of money. 250 million. Its about the message. What is the message here, todd . Well, the message is very important. That is that we cannot tolerate a Media Establishment that goes after minors, 16yearold boys, and completely destroys their reputation and then says thats okay, and then moves on to the next story. Bill the post has vast financial resources. 50 million compensatory, 200 million punitive. Is it about the money and not the message . Well, the money is certainly the message. So those are intertwined very carefully. In this circumstance, we have a new type of damages. Those are perpetual reputational damages. Other commentators have sought to say that our damages are too high, but when you think about that those damages never go away and live on the internet forever, i think they are appropriate in the circumstance. Bill s revealing a copy of the lawsuit. It is only one line. We plan to mount a vigorous defense. Dont you have to plan to prove malice . If so, how do you plan to do that . Bill, i do not think we have to prove malice, but even if we had to, we could. It Nicholas Sandmann is a private citizen. We only have to prove negligence. If the ruling were to be different and we were to consider him an involuntary public figure, we could because the Washington Post as a weaponized news outlet that used its power and strength to destroy Nicholas Sandmanns reputation. They did that without adequate and appropriate levels of journalistic integrity and reporting. And that in and of itself is malicious. So i feel comfortable with either standard. Bill a couple more quick questions. I will play a little bit more of what we are picking up, as i am sure you are quite familiar. Retracting an apology, the story within ten days. If that is the case, does that make your lawsuit moot western mark well, i dont think that they can ever adequately retract because of this reputational damages . They can try, and they do have ten days to do that, but ultimately, the jury will decide whether the retraction is adequate, so they have a mountain of retraction to try to put forward. Bill so the measure of the retraction, that is what i am hearing from you. As i correct . Thats correct. If you destroy somebodys reputation on the front page, you cant go to the b section and put it on the back page and say were sorry. Bill so the archdiocese apologized. Do you drop the case against them or not . No. The diocese of covington squeezed a half apology halfway into a paragraph. That apology is not at all related or similar in size to the damage that their statement did. The diocese of covington statement was used nationally and internationally as a truthful statement, and the person who repeats that statement, they are both liable. So the diocese of covington put that statement out there and did a lot of damage to nicks reputation. That retraction is inadequate. Bill i apologize for interrupting you. They are still on the list. Thats okay. Absolutely. Bill there is a list, i think it is 51 different media entities and individuals. This is just a sample of what is going on. They were jeering, he has this smug look on his face. Everyone that sees that smug look wants to punch that kid. He does not look like he is appreciative and considerate of this culture. I blame that [bleep] kid. What [bleep]. Bill none of it is great. It is trevor noah on your list . Is bellmawr on your list . Well, certainly cnn and bellmawr did things that we consider to have crossed the line. We think that the statements they made are defamatory. They are not humorous, and so certainly, bellmawr or somebody that we are looking at very carefully, and hbo for allowing him to make those defamatory statements. Bill but not cnn . Not trevor noah, correct . I want to be clear on this. I am honestly not familiar enough with what trevor noah said. The one who said punch that kid. No, that person is most definitely on the list. Bill the Washington Post was lined up. Who do you go after next . We have not decided whom we will see you next. However, we are discussing that, and these lawsuits will continue to roll out over the next 3060 days. Bill todd mcmurty, thank you so much for your time. Just across the river there from Covington Catholic. Thank you, sir. We will follow. Thank you, bill. Sandra we are just mom was aware now from a News Conference with Chicago Police as the Jussie Smollett faces a felony charge in the alleged hate crime attack. Bill also, the officer accused of planting a domestic terror attack. Finding a stockpile of weapons at his home and i hit list as well. A report on that and what we have learned today. Comingg up. Because with expedia, i saved when i added a hotel to our flight. So even when she outgrows her costume, well never outgrow the memory of our adventure together. Unlock savings when you add select hotels to your existing trip. Only when you book with expedia. Its our confident forever plan. Welcome to our complete freedom plan. Its all possible with a cfp professional. Find your certified financial planner™ professional at letsmakeaplan. Org. Find your certified financial planner™ professional your favorite restaurants now it doesnt matter dash. Where you are. It doesnt matter what youre hungry for. It doesnt even matter how many you are. Restaurants come to you. Delicious at your door. Download doordash. First order, no delivery fee. Sandra chilling you details about alleged domestic terror plot. Christopher hassan facing charges on weapons and drugs. He is stockpile of guns and a massive amount of ammunition while making a hit list of prominent democrat politicians here live from the pentagon this morning with an update. Lucas. They say that he worked at coast guard headquarters for the past three years. They say inside his home the fbi discovered 15 firearms and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition according to court documents. As for paul howson planning to kill media personalities at msnbc and cnn. He was previously enlisted in the marine corps from 19981993, later served in the national guard. The selfdescribed white supremacist was obsessed with neonazi views and wanted to establish a white homeland. I am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth. More shocking details. He intends to murder on a scale rarely seen in this country. The fbi arrested him at his home in silver spring, maryland, just 8 miles from capitol hill last friday. Investigators also found a hit list including richard blumenthal, chuck schumer, elizabeth warren, and cory booker. Court documents called him a domestic terrorist who spent hours online studying the 1500 page manifesto of the norwegian terrorist to killed 77 people in norway. In addition to the weapons, the fbi also seized 30 vials of Human Growth Hormone and thousands of narcotic pills. He will appear in court this morning. Fox will be live outside the courthouse. They say this is just the tip of the iceberg. Sandra lucas tomlinson. Thank you. Bill police are going to hold a News Conference moments from now. New details in the Jussie Smollett matter. The actor arrested, turned himself in an overnight feud facing a felony charge for filing a false report. We will take you live to chicago, let you know when that begins. A quick commercial break. We will be back in a moment. Atto artists in the city, right . Something like that. Yeah. Uh, arent you supposed to draw it first . 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Today, smollett is in police custody. He turned himself in today at 2 30 eastern, charged with making false statements to police. More details expected. That will begin now live from chicago. Complete coverage. Daniel linskey, former boss and superintendent in charge of police. Andrew napolitano here in new york. Beginning our coverage by chicago. Lets start with you outside of Police Headquarters there. Good morning. Good morning, police say that he arranged to turn himself in at 5 00 local this morning with the presence of his attorneys, away from cameras. We are told it happened without incident. We are expecting to see Jussie Smolletts mug shot for the first time. Set to begin at any time. Police tell us that for now, Jussie Smollett is represented by at least three attorneys, including mark geragos. Throughout the beginning of the investigation, he initially cooperated, but then these two brothers give some type of testimony that dramatically altered the course of their investigation. Last saturday, the Police Superintendent submitted a request for a followup interview with Jussie Smollett. Our understanding is that he never responded to that followup interview request, so police took their case to a grand jury here in chicago, where they got the charge approved, and the ability to arrest Jussie Smollett. He turned himself in this morning. Any moment, we expect to hear from the Police Superintendent. We expect to get more details about the investigation, and Jussie Smolletts arrest. Bill we will be back with you in a moment here in chicago. Sandra for more on all of this, lets bring in judge andrew napolitano, judicial analyst. Good morning to you. What strikes you this morning as we learned that he turned himself in . Now we are about to get an update from the police. A couple of observations. I wonder if he really did this, and the evidence points this way, what he told his lawyers. They have put on the public face that he didnt do it, he didnt do it, but the truth is going to come out. They had an opportunity to negotiate a deal for him. In my view, a small window of time, about six or seven days ago, in which they could have negotiated some sort of plea without incarceration. It appears his lies, restated by the lawyers, causing the Chicago Police, you should hear how much money they spent on this. They spent a fortune. Person power and resources, they have close the window in which they can make a deal. The other interesting issue is, another prosecution which may happen, the federal government. A female that threatening letter to himself, by using the post office, he engaged in postal fraud. Thats 510 years in jail. Thats three times what he is facing for filing a false repor report. Bill thats the more serious matter. We will hear from police in a moment. Well, this afternoon, i think he will plead not guilty and be released either on his own recognizance or with a very small bill. I dont think he is a very delicate threat to society. They may ask them to surrender his passport just to be sure. Bill so this afternoon, a plea and posting bond. Correct. If there is bond. It could be a simple signature promised to return. It is hard for him to go anywhere without a meet without anybody knowing. Sandra we know that he did speak to police several times. He did speak to police. He also spoke and several interviews. He maintained his story throughout. Can those words be used against him . Yes, sandra. That is a very important question you have just asked. Each time he lied, its a separate and distinct offense. If prosecutors want to frame it that way. Filing the false report is an offense. Lying to them to back it up. The first time he met with them, the second offense, lying to them to back it up the second time he met with them. So sometimes they merge those into one charge. If they really want to get aggressive with him, they can file. They can approve several charges against him. That will span his exposure in jail, give police more negotiating latitude. Bill just characterizes for us. When you think about the National Attention brought to the case, the charge of racism and the politics brought into i it, does the judge way those factors . Given the amount of a national i hope not. It sickened me that the president was drawn into this, that the maga stuff was drawn into this. A lot of people said we are a racist society. This is an example of it. Bill you said you hope not not. I am asking does the judge have to consider some of those in the case now . Under the law, the judge sentence is the defendant and the crime and not the events around him. So i dont think the judge will take that into consideration. Sandra think about the amount of crimes of the city of chicago faces, the amount of resources that were taken away and poured into this investigation for a month, judge. That is a very legitimate argument for them pursuing him aggressively. Bill Daniel Linskey with us in washington. Boston marathon bomber, he was on the case. What do you expect when they start taking questions . I think we will see them lay out the case. They made a unique step of presenting it to a grand jury. It has been explained to people outside of the Law Enforcement practice. They have determined that it is enough to bring a charge. I think they will lay out the evidence and probably see the defense continue on where they are going to try and attack the credibility of the witnesses who have come forward and given statements contrary to mr. Smollett statement. At that is the defense that they can mount, depending on how much evidence they have, they may change that strategy later on and not go to trial, but i believe as they go to trial, they will try to undermine the credibility of any evidence that was brought in against end. Sandra there has been a lot of activity in this case, including some pretty lengthy Police Interviews we heard about involving the brothers. A search of the home, and they are released after officers cleared them. We know that at this point, the brothers words that could be used against him. Any evidence that they found in the house that this was premeditated on his part . So how will all of that be used . All of that evidence we brought him, if the brothers made incriminating statements that they were involved in this, and they did and falsely reported. They participated the allegations are that they participated in putting on this mock theater to make it look like this was an actual attack. That in and of itself may not be criminal. Once they allowed it, knowing that it became a false Police Report, if they had continued it, that is where they had similar criminal exposure. All of that evidence, they have implicated themselves, if there is physical evidence that relates to this attack, communications, planning preparation, that ties smollett to this, all of that will be entered into the trial process effectively and efficiently. Bill it was reported over the weekend, fox 32 in chicago do some great reporting. All of the locals have been the leader on the story from the very beginning. They reported that there was a receipt from ace hardware where they bought the rope to make the news. I think the other critical factor is the phone because it has been reported that he was reluctant to turn his phone over because he had contacts on there that he did not want to share, et cetera. I would imagine in the scenario that he has reached at this point, the phone is a big part of it. I would think so, and if the phone is tampered with, they have another charge. They have had to have gotten a warrant for that phone, especially because he is in custody. Sandra i wonder if we have a come of the statement that his legal team put out. Here is where they stand this morning. Like any other citizen, mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information, both true and false, has been repeatedly leaked. Given these circumstances, we intend to conduct a thorough investigation and to mount an aggressive defense. Judge, how can you it is hard to say what it would be. I didnt do it, it somebody else. It could be temporary insanity, some sort of a mental block. He didnt know right from wrong. Very difficult offense to mount. I can tell you this, by hiring mark geragos, we all know mark geragos. This is one of the most successful, tenacious, on his feet criminal and expensive criminal defense lawyers on the country. Usually you dont hire him to work out a settlement. You hire him to persuade a jury you didnt do anything. Criminals. So we will wait to see on that one. Bill Daniel Linskey, what do you think is important here in a moment with regard to evidence and the developments that we have watched now . I think it will be important for the superintendent to lay out the evidence, so we get a sense of exactly what happened here. I also think it is important for the superintendent to communicate with victims who may be reluctant to come forward, who may not be sharing their sexuality with their family members. Victims of assault you may not want to come forward and make reports. We encourage legitimate victims to report to Law Enforcement, so that we can hold people accountable when these things are real. The big challenge here is the undermining that this event did to you legitimate victims in our country. Sandra very important point to make there. As we await this, should be starting any moment now. Here is the official mock shop on your screen there. The Police Department of chicago has just released that. Jussie smollett, his mom shot. He surrendered around the 6 30 a. M. Eastern time. Chicago time, 5 30 this morning. There it is, judge. As we await this News Conference, the charge is Disorderly Conduct. Class four felony, lowest felony classification. What more can you tell us about what he is facing here . I dont know if he has any wires. I am going to guess he doesnt. If he did, i think they would have revealed that. So a firsttime offender facing a low level what is called an Illinois Class for felony. Ordinarily, would not be a candidate for incarceration. Sandra we just got a heads up that the police have entered the room. The Chicago Police department will start their News Conference here any moment now on Jussie Smollett. He surrendered at 6 30 a. M. Eastern time this morning. We now await an update from the police. Bill there was some reporting good morning everyone. Bill we will go into that next. As i look out into the crowd, i just wish that the families of gun violence in the city got this much attention. Because thats who really deserves the amount of attention that we have given to this particular incident. But this morning, i come to you not only is the superintendent of the Chicago Police department, but also as a black man who spent his entire life living in the city of chicago. I know the racial divide that exists here. I know how hard it has been for our city and our nation to come together. I also know the disparities, and i know the history. This announcement today recognizes that empire actor, Jussie Smollett, took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. I am left hanging my head and asking why . Why would anyone, especially an africanamerican man, use the symbolism of a news, to make fae accusations . How could someone look at the hatred and suffering associated with that symbol, and see an opportunity to manipulate that symbol to further his own public profile . How can an individual who has been embraced by the city of chicago turn around and slap everyone in this city in the face by making these false charges . Bogus Police Reports cause real harm. They do harm to every legitimate victim who is in need of support by police and investigators as well as the citizens of the city. Chicago hosts one of the largest pride parades and the world, and we are proud of that. As a Police Department and also as a city. We do not, nor will we ever tolerate hate in our city, whether that hate is based on an individuals sexual orientation, race, or anything else. So im offended by whats happened, and im also angry. I love the city of chicago. And the Chicago Police department. But this publicity stunt was a scar that chicago did and earn and certainly didnt deserve. To make things worse, the accusations within this phony attack received National Attention for weeks. Celebrities, news commentators, and even president ial candidates weighed in on something that was choreographed by an actor. First, smollett attempted to gain a port by sending a false letter that relied on homophobic and political language. When that didnt work, smollett paid a 3500 to stage this attack and drag chicagos reputation through the mud in the process. Why . The stunt was orchestrated by smollett because he was dissatisfied with his salary. So he concocted a story about being attacked. Now our city has problems. We know that. We have problems that have affected people from all walks of life. And we know that. But to put the National Spotlight on chicago for something that is both egregious and untrue is simply shameful. I am also concerned about what this means moving forward for hate crimes. Now of course, the Chicago Police department will continue to investigate all reports of these types of events with the same amount of vigor that we did with this one. My concern is that hate crimes while not publicly be met with the level of skepticism that previously didnt happen. That said, smollett was treated as a victim throughout this investigation until we received evidence that let us in another direction. I couldnt be more proud of the detective work that went into this investigation. I couldnt be more proud of every investigator that played a part. The detective work that we saw in this case is indicative of the work that our detectives do every day in the city. This case in particular and involves hours video evidence, which when combined with old Fashion Police work, uncover the truth. These detectives deserve all the credit in the world, from carefully analyzing the lease, and the evidence for weeks. I would also like to think the fbi for their help in this investigation. The fbis partnership with cpd has been pivotal in this particular case. I only hope that the truth about what happened receives the same amount of attention that the hoax did. I continue to pray for this troubled young man, who resorted to both drastic and illegal tactics to gain attention. I will also continue to pray for our city, asking that we can move forward from this and begin to heal. Now i would like to call up the commander, who personally led to this patient and deliberate investigation, to walk everyone through how the Police Department arrived at this point. Good morning, everyone. I am the commander of the area central detective division. I am here to answer questions. Okay, the boss just corrected me. Please forgive me. I am supposed to go through the timeline of our investigation. Okay. [laughs] so, heres where we are. As you all know, the Early Morning of february 29th at 2 00 in the morning, Jussie Smollett reported that he was a victim oa hate crime. Detectives responded to the incident and interviewed him eventually at northwestern hospital, where he reported to us that the two offenders yelled racial and homophobic and political statements on him. And beat him, put noose around his neck, through bleach on him, and fled from the area. We learned at the time, that jussie was not hurt, other than some scratches, some bruises. No broken ribs or anything. We started out fullscale investigation into this hate crime, very serious crime anywhere. We quickly found two persons of interest on video that we believed were the likely offenders in this case. We initially put out a seeking to identify, and we got this out in a community alert. We then started searching the area for video cameras and witnesses that could help us with our investigation. During that time frame, we interviewed over 100 individuals in a canvas of the area, and a followup canvas as our investigation expended. We located approximately 35 of our Chicago Police pod cameras and the area, and in the areas that we determined these two persons of interest fled. We additionally found over 20 private sector cameras. And ive got to say that was super useful in this investigation. The city came together to investigate and help the police with this crime. It was because of these pod cameras, our investment into technology in the city of chicago, and the great assistance from the community and giving us those of a cameras, that allowed us to a really solid timeline of where our two persons of interest one. So in short, we are able to track them. Initially forward, so after the crime, we are able to see that they fled in a particular direction and eventually got into a cab. It are investigators located that cab, interview the cabdriver, got some video out of the cab. Followed that cab, using all of these surveillance cameras that are located throughout the city. The pod cameras, to an area up on the north side, where they abruptly stopped by cab, got out, and walked on foot. Again, the Community Came together to provide us with security footage from their private cameras. So at that point, we then started tracking these two persons of interest backwards. Backwards to where they came from. So we followed them walking around, and followed them back to where they had gotten out of the cab. We had to interview them, and we saw video. We continue to track that cab back to the point where the cab was tracked down by our two persons of interest in our rideshare car. We then followed up on the rideshare, and that was the lead that we needed in order to identify the two persons of interest. At that point, we had a real good timeline of where these two people went. We were able to put a name to both of these individuals. And it was at that time that we started looking at where they went, right after this event. We track them to going to Ohare Airport and it jumping on a flight to nigeria. Our investigation led us to determine that they had purchased a roundtrip ticket with them returning to chicago on the 13th. So approximately two weeks after the incident. So that gave us a couple of weeks to try to follow up on any Investigative Leads. Any Investigative Lead that would help us try to determine what happens in this incident. So while we were waiting for them to return, we executed we executed over 50 search warrants and subpoenas. Working with our partners in the States Attorneys Office. Phone records, social media records, and records on individuals to help us illuminate the likely facts that occurred in this event. So moving forward to the 13th, we had a team in place working with the fbi, customs, and our partners out at the airport. Airport police helped us tremendously. And we were able to locate and identify these two individuals, these two persons of interest, when they entered back into the country, and the country at customs. We took them into custody. We read them their rights, and they both initially asked for an attorney. They were brought to area central detective headquarters, so that we could process them. And it was at that time that they are attorney shut up. I think youve all seen her on the news the last couple of day days. And after speaking with these two people of interest, she sobbed up something smells fish fishy. She did not think that they were the offenders as reported. She worked with us very, very closely to get to the point where she came to me and said you really need to talk to these guys. Im going to allow them to give you a video interview with us present, and we are going to have you hear their story. They are not offenders. They are victims. It was at that time that this investigation started to spin in a completely new direction. Youve heard some of the statements that their lawyer, ms. Schmidt, has made, and it was at that time, that we took the information that these two individuals provided to us, and we substantiated the timeline and the details that they gave to us in this interview. We were able to substantiate those things. We worked very, very closely with the states attorneys offic office. We have been working very, very closely with the States Attorneys Office for over a week at that point. But it was that on the 15th, friday the 15th, after approximately 47 hours of them being in custody, and hours of them meeting with us and telling us their story and documenting their story, did we release them without charging. And i classified them no longer as suspects or persons of interest, and as witnesses. So as is typical with any investigation, one would typically lock these witnesses into a grand jury statement. Monday was a holiday, the 18th. Tuesday was the first day that we could attempt to do that. So we scheduled an appointment with the grand jury, working again very closely with the States Attorneys Office in this. And as you know, at the last minute, jussies lawyers called and said that they had evidence to postpone the grand jury, that they wanted to provide to us. It was at that time that they called us, and i met with them, with the team of our detectives. Essentially, they gave us no new information. So i reported that back to the States Attorneys Office. It was at that time that we locked in both of these witnesses to the grand jury. Im told they did an excellent job, and is on the States Attorneys Office approved charges against jussie for the class for Disorderly Conduct false Police Report. We met with jussies attorney, and we arranged for him to turn himself in. And as you all know, he turned himself in at 5 00 this morning in the First District in chicag chicago. Today, at 1 30, jussie will be going in front of the bond court judge. The bond Court Hearing will be heard at 26th and california. Again. He turned himself in this morning . It was uneventful. He showed up of course with his attorneys and a couple other individuals. Why take it to a grand jury . Because that is typically what we do. Valuable witnesses, we take them to the grand jury to lock their testimony end. You said that he sensed the false letter to himself. He was dissatisfied with his salary. Did you get that information from yes. A number of individuals. We served subpoenas and warrants of course on mr. Smollett. His manager, the phone records, the two people of interest that we had. We still have several subpoenas out there that we are waiting o on. You talked about the detectives and the amount of resources, manhours, and detectives working. Full resources from shooting and homicide investigations. Basically working on different teams. Things of that nature. We dont have the exact numbers yet, but any time a hate crime is reported in the city of chicago, it gets the same attention. This didnt get any special attention. You obviously pay more attention specifically. We give every hate crime the same amount of vigor. I said it from the very beginning. I have lived in the city of chicago my entire life. We just dont have any room for hatred in this city. For somebody to use it for personal gain is just shameful. What it does is take away their resources that we could be putting into other crimes. Could the brothers be implicated for sending the letter . We have yet to comment on that. Told the media how much jussie you know, jussie orchestrated the attack, and was there any evidence . Yeah, we have evidence. The check that he used to pay them. The 3500 was for the two of them in total. Was there an attack on the street, or where did it take place . No, it took place right there. So of course, it was staged. The brothers punched him a little bit. As far as we can talk, the scratches and bruising that you saw on his face was most likely selfinflicted. How did the detectives react when they found out about the motive . Let me reiterate again, you will heard me say consistently that we were treating smollett like a victim, and we did. Might have had some peculiarities with the case, as we do with most cases. So it wasnt until the 47th hour that it took a change. So we give him the benefit of the doubt up until that 47th hour. But when we discover the actual motive, quite frankly, it pissed everybody off. We have to invest valuable resources. When you all put things out there into the universe that is not actual facts, then it causes us to have to chase all that stuff down. Those are resources and time spent that we will never get back, that we can use for another investigation. Let me be clear about something. The shootings and homicides were not impacted at all by this particular investigation. We give the same amount of resources to every hate crime that is reported. Do they know where their cameras were . I think that they knew where one was, but they did not catch all of them. Unfortunately, that particular camera it wasnt , are they looking at smolletts manager . No, not at this time. He was on the phone, but whether or not he knew it was a ruse, we cannot say. Are you interviewing him . At some point, we will. How did you take that when people started talking negatively about the Police Department . It was upsetting. I want yall to realize this. So weve been working on this for about three weeks. We saw double shootings and homicides in that period of time, so we dont take away resources from Violent Crimes of that nature because this person is a celebrity. Again, you all give us a lot more attention than it probably deserves. The shooting victims, the families who are victims, give them the same amount of attention. This should not have garnered the attention that it did, but it did because it is a celebrit celebrity. If that was the case, why are they not being charge . Should they be charged . So, mr. Smollett is the one that orchestrated this crime. They became cooperating witnesses in the 47th hour of the 48 hour holding time. So now they are witnesses to what he did. So he has to be accountable for what they did. He orchestrated this. I think thats a subject for another day, but of course, its because of what he did that we had to invest all of these resources. [no audio] do you have Text Messages . No. Kim foxx and i you know, look. I am the superintendent. We talk almost every day about different cases. The fact that she recused herself didnt impact the case at all. Did she drag her feet on this end anyway . Listen, we have a great relationship with our federal partners, and we certainly need to have a Good Relationship with our States Attorneys Office, which we did. Again, you will have to remember that the erroneous information that was put out there in the beginning was just that. This investigation didnt turn in a direction of mr. Smollett being a defendant until the 47th hour that we had those two individuals in custody. So one more hour, we wouldnt have had to have let them go. We may not be here today. So we need to put the case together. These things take time. This isnt tv. This is real life. So it takes time. There were a lot of leaks in that case. Who is to say that the leaks came from us . Just because they are leaks, it doesnt necessarily mean that it came from cpd. I heard particular things that were out that i knew. It doesnt mean that it came from the Police Department. Do you have Text Messages or other exchanges between the brothers and jussie . We have the phone records that clearly indicate that they talk to each other quite a bit before the incident, after the incident, and while they were out of the country. The brothers, you mean . The phone records. Yes. Yes. Made contact with the brothers right after the attack . Do you mean moments afterwards . Yeah, i just said. We know that they talked at least an hour or so before the attack, an hour or so after the attack it, and when they were out of the country. Any other people to stage the attack, or where the brothers the only ones . The first rise . We do not have any evidence to suggest that. Why did you say that the brothers may be victims in this . What did he mean by that . Speak about the brothers may be victims. Speak out where they coursed somehow or manipulated . How would you describe that . I think the fact that this was staged and that jussie hired these two guys to stage this for his benefit, and then spin this into a criminal investigation, put them in a really tough spot as well. To the point where now they were arrested for i hate crime, and only because of just the incredible work by the entire team, did we get to the point where we are able to get the truth from them, and now we are where we are today. Why did smollett hire these two brothers . He describes their relationship, how close they were. So one of the brothers worked on empire. So they had a relationship, and association. He probably knew that he needed somebody with some bulk. They had a previous relationship. That is probably why he chose them. He chose to do the interview on Good Morning America. I didnt see it. I didnt see the entire thing. I saw a couple of parts of it. To be quite honest, it is shameful. You know, it painted the city that we all love and work hard and in a negative connotation. You know, to insinuate and to stage a hate crime of that nature, when he knew as a celebrity it would get a lot of attention. Its just despicable. It makes you wonder whats going through someones mind to do Something Like that. So yeah, i saw a couple of parts of it. And i was angered by it, to be quite honest. The rideshare to the crime, like a regular yellow cab afterwards . The rideshare, it has your identity, did that help . That certainly helps. The account information really pinpointed who they were. Whos to say whether or not . Let me tell you this. These individuals standing behind me, the detectives in chicago, they are probably some of the best detectives in the country. So i have no doubt that they would have gotten to the bottom of this. Is that thats last call. When did you all figure out that something doesnt add up . Will, to be perfectly honest, from the very beginning, we had some questions about it. But as i said, we gave mr. Smollett the benefit of the doubt all the way up until that 47th hour of the 48 hours that we were holding those two. Because we just didnt have the total package of support that it was a folks. So when we said we are treating him like a victim, that was the truth because at the time, that is what he was. Anybody who reports a crime deserves the Chicago Police department to treat them like that until we have solid evidence to prove otherwise. Anything else that made them do this . Why they agreed to do it, and what they thought the outcome would be. They did it because of the financial aspect. Now whether or not they knew the whole thing would go the way that it did, i can tell you all with 100 certainty, the way that they carried this out, there was never a thought in their minds that we would be able to track them down. These detectives put an intense work. I cannot say how incredibly proud i am of them for the work that they put into it. That is just an example of the work that they do every day that just goes unreported because it doesnt get the Media Attention that this particular case got. It was financial gain. Did Good Morning America play any role . He identified to the two individuals were. He didnt know that we know. But yeah, he helped us out when he identified them. How did you identify the brothers . When did you realize their names and who they were . That was after the rideshare account. The one piece of evidence, that was not found, it is not on camera. That was the one piece. I would say about two hours of footage back and forth. Those few minutes were not on camera. Say again . We dont know. Okay, thank you all. The 47th hour, a little bit more details about what it was . While, at the 47th hours when the two brothers decided, like the commander reiterated, with the help of their lawyer, they decided to confess to the entirety of what the plot was. Racism or discrimination you said you want smollett to be held accountable. I am curious. Absolute justice would be an apology to the city that he smeared. Admitting what he did, and then be man enough to offer what he should offer up in terms of all of the resources. In queue. Racism or discrimination . Sandra superintendent chief of police they were in chicago, illinois, a man who cares deeply about his community and considers himself highly offended by the events that we watch for the past ten days. False letters suggesting a message political and homophobic, 3500. To the brothers. Apparently, Jussie Smollett was not satisfied with the amounts of money that he was making. May the truth get just as much attention as a hoax. Sandra drove at chicagos reputation through the mud as he did so to increase his salary. From the very beginning, Chicago Police treated him as a victim until evidence proves otherwise. He went on to say that smollett took advantage of the pain and anger to promote his career. It gained National Attention. Bill with us here in new york is that judge andrew napolitano. Working the story in chicago. I want to go to you on this first question. Talking about 35 cameras and the pot cameras, they attracted a cab to a rideshare vehicle that ultimately led them to the two nigerian brothers. What did you hear a moment ago . Yeah, they did their shoe leather. They looked for cameras, they found out what the camera showed them. They took the analysis of what the camera saw, looked and did what they needed to do to identify these guys electronically to their rideshare connections. Oldfashioned police work. The detectives did an amazing job and all of this. Kudos to the superintendent. He clearly stood up for his city and his department. And laid out exactly what happened here and how this hoax played out. Sandra a very emotional Eddie Johnson there, asking the question how could he do this . Lets hear this again. Why would anyone, especially in africanamerican men, use the symbolism of noose, to make false accusations . How could someone look at the hatred and suffering associated with that symbol, and see an opportunity to manipulate that symbol to further his own public profile . How can an individual who has been embraced by the city of chicago turn around and slap everyone in the city in the face by making these false claims . Sandra he did not hold back, judge. No, this is like a Closing Argument that they would make before a jury. So powerful, so emotional, so irrefutably by this Police Superintendent, as a way of how will you not plead guilty to this . Bill something smelled from the beginning, dont you think . Freezing temperatures, you go to a local subway shop. They arrived at the apartment, wherever he was staying in chicago 45 minutes later. He still had the noose around his neck. They reveal the scratches on his face that you see were likely selfinflicted. What they didnt reveal, they havent presented all of their evidence, exactly what he is going to be charged with, but the fact that he defaced his own face, the alteration of evidenc evidence, another independent crime. If they really want to pile all of this on. This was an extraordinary, wellplanned, plotted, deranged stunned. Sandra didnt come out of the gate, detailing the charges against him. I just sent a reporter to clarify we didnt hear them very clearly lay those out. But we are confirming that the chicago pd has told us that this is a felony count of Disorderly Conduct. He does face up to three years in jail on that, but judges laying out that they could pile on more here. We just dont know with what. Absolutely pure the state prosecutor could lay out additional charges. He could be charged with a host of statements. The terrorist events that he calls, where he sends the white powder envelope through the mail and faked a hazmat scare. Not only is that mail fraud and all kinds of issues with the u. S. Postal service, but putting white powder in an envelope brings it to a level of of potential terrorist hoax event, which could lead to significant time if he is convicted. Bill in addition to that, i am reading now that smollett has a record, giving false information to police when he was suspected of driving under the influence. Also false impersonation and driving without a license. A quick comment on. I am bristling because these prior crimes of deception take him out of the area of presumption of nonincarceration and put him into the area of presumption of incarceration. Bill standby on that thought. We are going to get a quick break here. Sandra wrapping up a few moments ago, charged with felony Disorderly Conduct. We will continue to follow this story. 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Any time a hate crime is reported in the city of chicago, and gets the same attention. You will give this more attention specifically then we do. We give every hate crime in the city the same amount of vigor because there is no place for hatred in the city. Bill Jussie Smollett turned himself in in chicago. Final thought from the judge and Daniel Linsky. The judges are considered victims. Are they exonerated . So smollett requested that they assault him. It is not an attack, so there is no criminal liability. Once it becomes a false report, if they didnt honestly speak to police and try to obstruct that, that could have been a criminal charge against him, but if he was a willing participant in this and not a victim of assault, no criminal charges, i think the brothers could have been faced with. I agree, unless the brothers had reason to believe that this would become a false Police Report, and they participated in this, however, this has a happy ending for them. It doesnt appear that a plea deal was reduced to writing, but it does appear that the police said to him tell us the truth, and you guys are free. Thats why they had to lock in their version before a grand jury. They can change their minds now because they did so under oath. Bill paid with the check, right . Thats insane. It is like reducing the conspiracy to writing. Bill whats next . I think we watch the superintendent show legitimate victims if they come forward, as they should, that he will put his entire team with the same vigor, that this team did, to investigate real crimes. I think you showed us that the good news is that it was not an attack. We can take comfort in that. The person accountable will meet justice. Sandra bond for 1 30 this afternoon. They said he will walk away free from. He will walk out of the court freely, of his own recognizance, or somebody will post a small bond for him. Bill thank you, judge. Thank you to Daniel Linsky as well. Sandra left alabama for syria. No longer welcome back in america. Her family attorney is joining us live next hour to plead her case. I think its very, very dangerous when this administration attempts to strip american citizens, people who have been citizens for decades of their citizenship. Sandra fox news alert. Dr. Jussie smollett is set to appear in court a bit later today, surrendering to police early this morning. Accusing smollett of having of hate crime hoax because he was dissatisfied with his salary. Bill as he gets ready to face the judge, the latest twist in this case coming after two brothers initially suspected told a grand jury that he staged the entire thing and paid them for their participation. He wrote a check, in fact, for some of that. We watched it together just last hour. Im left hanging my head and asking why. Why would anyone, especially an africanamerican man use the symbolism of noose. How could someone look at the hatred and suffering associated with that symbol and see an opportunity to manipulate that symbol to further his own public profile . Bill that is Eddie Johnson from chicago. Matt finn life now outside of headquarters. Bill, good morning. Jussie smollett stars in the show, empire, found right here in chicago. The city and brace this actor who then turned around and slapped the city in the face. This publicity stunt was a scar that chicago did an urn and certainly didnt deserve. To make things worse, the accusations received at National Attention for weeks. Celebrities, news commentators, and even president ial candidates weighed in on something that was choreographed by an actor. Police say smollett paid the brothers a total of 3500 via check anthon promised a 500 50 followup. Police say that the osundairo brothers testified that he was allegedly upset by how much he was being paid by the show, empire. Police say that the brothers agreed to testify against a smollett in the 47th hour of the 48 hour hold, and at that point, please classify the brothers as witnesses, not coconspirators. The Chicago Police chief says that he wishes families of real victims got this much public attention. Police say they tracked the brothers via a rideshare car that they use. They interviewed 100 people and over 55 cameras over what they called a meticulous weeklong investigation, leading to Jussie Smollett turning himself in this morning, charged with a felony count of filing a false Police Report. Set to appear at 1 30 local time. Bill, sandra. Bill reporting in chicago. Sandra revelations about the Hillary Clinton email case. He thought clinton should have been prosecuted until pretty late in the investigation. James baker making the bombshell claim during closeddoor testimony before a Congressional Committee last october. Trey gowdy knows a Little Something about that. He joins us live now. Good morning to you, sir. Highlevel officials at the bureau were arguing about whether there would be charges against clinton. He thought from the beginning that the behavior was alarming and appalling. One of the famous lines from the comey press conference. He said no reasonable prosecutor would disagree with the conclusions that he had reached. Of course his own general counsel, jim baker. He made his mind up. That she had committed no offense weeks and weeks before we ever interviewed her. Those of us that care about the justice system, the impartial person, judging the facts, not the identity of the parties, we do wonder how you could decide the issue of intent and knowledge six weeks before you ever interview the single best source of evidence for intent and knowledge. Sandra very interesting. Here is the actual quote from baker on that closeddoor testimony in october. My original belief, while having conducted the investigation, then sitting down and reading a binder of material, i thought it was alarming, appalling. Whatever words i said and argued with others about why they thought she couldnt be charged. Its really something to look back and read that. It is. Remember, republicans were criticized. There was a lot of criticism for those decisions. This is what happens when a good lawyer like john, the republican from texas, has an unlimited amount of time to ask relevant questions you have access to information. This is what an investigation shouldnt look like. Not that freak show carnival like five minute questioning that most of your viewers see on television. This was all done behind closed doors. The only real mistake republicans made as we did and link this transcript. This took place in october of last year. We just didnt like the transcripts. Sandra fascinating to hear that. We have also been talking about the former deputy fbi director. We have heard a lot from him lately. He said this on another network. We have to be careful in the way that we talk about this. I have seen the letter that the president wrote himself, justifying the firing of jim comey. We will tell you that one of them are claims that he fired the director of the fbi because of his this. Sandra trying to understand why he fired james comey. Thoughts . There are lots of folks that he wanted to fire him. Wanted to fire him in 2016 after he relaunched the Hillary Clinton investigation in october. Schumer and nancy pelosi, they all expressed displeasure with his running of the agency. I think the only person in america, sandra, that would have kept a gem coming on as the fbi director, was donald trump. So the notion that mccabe thinks that you have to be an agent of a foreign power to fire jim comey, Rod Rosenstein drafted the memo. Michael horowitz, the Inspector General for the department of justice, who is as straight as an arrow as he could possibly find, he took exception to jim comeys conduct. The notion that it has to be obstruction to get rid of somebody, that almost everyone at one point or another wanted to get rid of, is probably the best evidence that mccabe ended up getting let go. Sandra just want to get this in. He was just asked about his relationship with james comey, Andrew Mccabe. He said i dont really have a relationship with jim now. Very interesting to hear about them, considering the loyalty that has been talked about. Moving on to what we heard about Jussie Smollett in chicago, the breaking details coming from the Chicago Police department there. Surrendered there, what has happened in the legal expertise. Your thoughts on this case and what we just learned. Well, i thought the chief of police did such a remarkable job. The mixture of sadness and outrage. Think of all the police resources, the search warrants, the subpoenas, the hours spent interviewing witnesses on something that did not happen. All those resources that were diverted away from real victims. Think of all the real victims of physical attacks and racist instances. How they must feel. How it undercuts the nation. An incredibly serious crime for someone to stage it. It was premeditated. It was a tremendous level of planning. This was not a spontaneous decision. So the person is clearly troubled. Normal people do not do this. But its a waste of resources, and it undercuts peoples confidence in the justice system. I give a lot of credit to the chief of police in chicago for how he handled that press conference, and that explanation he gave. How he feels as a person of color. Sandra absolutely. He started out with that. Eddie johnson, the superintendent of police there. It was really something to hear his words there. Very passionate man, about everything that has happened there over the past month, and the resources that were deployed. Trey gowdy, great to have you start off our 11 00 news hour. Yes, maam, thank you. Bill a coast guard officer now in custody, suspected of planning a domestic terror attack on prominent politicians and journalists. Lieutenant christopher hasson, arrested about a week ago, after authorities seized a hit list and a stockpile of weapons from his home. Live out the pentagon. Jennifer appeared the fbi arrested him last friday in the parking lot of the coast guards headquarters in washington, d. C. , where he had worked as an Acquisitions Officer for the past three year. Inside his apartment, the fbi found 15 firearms and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, according to court documents. There were 30 vials of Human Growth Hormones, and evidence that he had purchased 4200 pills of a morphine drug since 2016. There were vials of synthetic that presumably would allow him to pass a drug test, allegedly plan to kill media personalities on msnbc and cnn. The 49yearold coast guard lieutenant was previously enlisted in the marine corps from 1988 to 1993. Later, the Army National guard. The selfdescribed white supremacist was obsessed with neonazi views and wanted to establish a white homeland. Said i am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth. Court documents provide more shocking details. The defendant intends to murder civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country. Inside his home in silver spring, maryland, just 8 miles from the capital, investigators found more evidence on his work computer. They found a hit list that included Democratic Senators richard blumenthal, tim kaine, elizabeth warren, cory booker, among others. Court documents referred to him as a domestic terrorist who spent hours online studying the 1500 page manifesto of a norwegian terrorist who killed 77 people in norway. Hassons computer Search History how do google searches, he also expressed interest in a biological attack on the nations food supply. He will appear in court at 1 00 p. M. Eastern. Bill thanks, from the pentagon today. Sandra the Trump Administration saying that the socalled isis bride will not be allowed to return to the u. S. Her family and attorneys here. He will join us live. Bill are they just spinning their wheels . Bret baier is going to analyze that. We will talk to him coming up next. This is a crisis of his own making because it was a Campaign Pledge that propelled him to victory. He feels the need to keep reciting what is a lie. Republicans wouldnt tolerate this if obama did it. They shouldnt tolerate it now. Country honorably. Whether its two years, four years or thirtytwo years like myself. 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Come on in find your place, today, with silver sneakers. Included with Many Medicare plans. Call the number on the screen now or visit getsilversneakers. Com sandra more breaking news for you. Michael bromwich confirming to fox news that the former Deputy Director of the fbi is still under investigation by the washington, d. C. , u. S. Attorneys office. Matt barrett is and for special report. A good person to ask about that special report. Hey, sandra, we knew that the investigation was present at the beginning about mccabe and lying to investigators. Now, that confirmation from his attorney, and its good to put into context of all of the book Tour Interviews that he has done over the past few days. So there is outside of it. I also think its interesting that we are getting to the end here as we predicted to them in their investigation. And we have report saying that it could be as soon as tomorrow. Take it all with a grain of salt. You dont know until you dont know. The decision lies not with bill barr, the attorney general, how much and whether if anyone learns anything about the report. All he has to Tell Congress is its done, weve got it, and its over. One would think that we would hear more than that, but its also important to look back out all of the hyperbolic sound bites about people saying that the president was never going to let mueller finish this job, that congress was worried that the president was going to fire mueller. They were thinking about passing legislation to believe that. As we get to the end of this road, just to look back and say okay, i guess he was right, that he was never going to do that. Sandra so to wrap up on this particular topic, what right now is the expectation or guidance that we have on when this might be out . Well, we are being told that it is going to be handed to the justice department, specifically the attorney general, and coming days. Whether that is tomorrow or next week. It is hard for me to believe that all of this is going to come to a head while the president is overseas in vietna vietnam. But it could go to the attorney general. Then the decision about moving forward as far as dissemination after that could be after the president is back. Sandra it was fascinating to watch Eddie Johnson, the superintendent of the Chicago Police, a few months ago, standing before reporters there, he acknowledge the large presence that was there, because this is a story and a case that gained National Attention. He took a moment there reference the rush to judgment that was made on this. Do we have that . Lets listen. This publicity stunt was a scar that chicago did and earned and certainly didnt deserve. To make things worse, the accusations within this phony attack received a National Attention for weeks. The celebrities, news commentators, and even president ial candidates weighed in on something that was choreographed by an actor. Sandra and here we are, just a short time after we have been having that discussion revolving around the Covington High School student, bret. Thats right. Thats rush to judgment thing is real. There will be some candidates who have to answer the question again today. Harris, cory booker, who both said that it was a modernday lynching when the story first came out. After they were asked to clarify, they said well, lets not rush to judgment now. Lets wait till the facts come out. Now the facts are out, they will have to answer for those statements. They havent had to answer for other statements. For example, the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, where everyone rushed to stand by dr. Christine blasey ford in that. It when asked about the accusers of Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax in virginia, it is wait, lets see where the facts take us. So if you are points of view. Obviously, they jumped in with both feet on this. Sandra we saw a lot of that right away. Here we are today. We will be in court this afternoon. Jussie smollett. Bret baier, im sure you will have a lot more on that. All of the other big headlines today. A special report coming up. Bret, thank you. Bill another Migrant Caravan apparently now forming. More than 1,000 people involved crossing into southern mexico. We will give you details on whats happening there. A very different jobs for Adam Kinzinger, has been deployed to the southern border. Exclusive access to them what is happening on that mission. Coming up. Protect this country from frankly all of the drugs that are coming in, its awesome. The first time i have done that. And i hope its not the last. So you only pay for what you need. Over to you, logo. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Your favorite restaurants now it doesnt matter dash. Where you are. It doesnt matter what youre hungry for. It doesnt even matter how many you are. Restaurants come to you. Delicious at your door. Download doordash. First order, no delivery fee. 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Her attorney argue she is a u. S. Citizen because she was born here. White house correspondent Kevin Corke Kevin on the lawn now. Kevin, good morning to you. Good morning. As far as violence against american citizens online, and that appears to be at least in part why the government is saying you cant be back here. You are a threat. Not just to america, you are a threat to our way of life. Talking about this online. You are instructed instruction mike pompeo, and it fully agreed with modeling muthana back into the country. She was in fact born here in america, in new jersey. Shes the daughter of a former diplomat at that time. She later lived in alabama before leaving voluntarily to join isis abroad. She had social media posts, calling for terrorist acts here in the u. S. As he also pointed out, mike pompeo said that she in effect has forfeited the privilege of living in the u. S. I dont get the heartstrings deal. This is a woman who inflicted enormous risk on american soldiers, on american citizens. She is a terrorist. Shes not coming back. Shes not coming back to our country to pose a threat. However, her attorney posted documents yesterday, including a birth certificate, saying that she is in america, entitled to due process. He later tweeted this. We must put up a fight. This is much broader than hoda muthana, this is about president ial overreach and an attempt to strip birthright citizenship. We must fight to protect the constitution. However, as her attorney also noted, there are a number of provisions in u. S. Law that you can effectively forfeit your citizenship if you are involved in terror groups. It will be something for the courts, but as for now, she is not coming back. Bill as you mention, house shibley is with the now. Thank you for your time today. Good morning. Mike pompeo because your client a terrorist and said she is not coming home. How do you agree respond to that . To be clear, i represent the family. They reached out to me when they first learned that her daughter was brainwashed and went to join isis. I helped the family to reach out to the fbi to report that hoda ran away to syria, to see what we can do. Make sure that she is brought back to the legal system and that she is held accountable for her actions. People should not forget that hoda herself are not saying that she should just come back. Everybody acknowledges that what she did was horrible, disgusting, unacceptable. But we also acknowledge that america is great because of her legal system. As an american citizen, she and her family simply want to face our legal system. She is willing to pay whatever debt she has two society, even willing to spend years behind bars. She wants to speak out to make sure that other young women are not brainwashed into committing the same horrible mistakes. Right now, the Trump Administration simply want to give her a free pass. Wrongfully claiming that she is not subject to u. S. Jurisdiction, that she is trying to turn herself into our legal system. Bill lets go ahead and work through the case with sandra and me. You mention brainwashed twice. That would be your defense . I am not her criminal defense attorney. What she did is unacceptable. Bill you say that she was manipulated. No, she is accountable for her actions. She has to answer. She is going to have to answer to god for her decisions. However, i do believe manipulation played a role. I spoke to officials who say that what happened to hoda is no different than what happens to naive, foolish youth, targeted by sex traffickers, other hate groups who manipulate them and brainwashed them into committing horrible things. They are still accountable, but without the manipulation, probably would not have committed. Sandra multiple things published that she said during her time with isis. Correct me if any of these are not wrong, she said she was going to burn her passport. She urged that you asked bodies to commit massacres back home in america. She also tweeted out urging followers in the u. S. To rent a big truck and drive all over them. So mike at memorial day parades and it to attack then president barack obama. Why does she expect sympathy from americans . Speak i dont think she expects sympathy. She is very remorseful for whatever she put out. It is very important to note that what she actually tweeted, versus what came out when she lost control over her volition. When she called me and her parents infidels because we reported him to Law Enforcement. Immoral and inhumane and is wrong. She is tremendously remorseful. She wants to pay her debt to society. Sandra she is 24 now. Shes 24 and it appeared she left when she was 19. Are you saying that youve been with her family, representing her family for five years now . Since the beginning. I have been in touch with the family since the beginning. Sandra one was the last time he spoke with her . The last time i spoke with the family was very recently. I am not getting into the specifics. Bill so you are not confirming that you have ever spoken to her . So the last time, if you acknowledge your mistakes, then you need to turn yourself into american authorities, and the closest american authorities there are with spf, the Syrian Democratic forces. You have to leave on your own without any support, and make your way there, turn yourself in. That was the last time. Bill so she is in syria, right . Not American Forces come across . No, there arent American Forces accessible there, otherwise she would have turned herself into them. Its interesting, as i can, i believe she is just one of two individuals who have american citizenship. There is another camp that has dozens of americans. Theres a lot of europeans right now. Theres a lot of europeans. Thats not a huge number, if you think about it. Only a few dozen similar situations. I wish it was zero. We went out publicly, very ferociously, condemning isis as deviance, as heretics, condemning horrible crimes against humanitys. I myself am of syrian defend. They spoiled my country. Bill we reported about americans trying to return to their homes. That is the first i have heard about dozens of americans. Right. Go ahead. Sandra you have said that the government needs to engage her. It not just her, all these people who joined isis from the west. Are you suggesting that you are making the case that she could come home and help the u. S. Government with what she has learned by joining isis . Im suggesting that she may have very valuable intelligence that the United States government can benefit from. It is mindboggling to me. I have three kids in this country. Young muslims, proud of their faith, proud of their citizenship. The last thing i need is some scumbag monster hurting people in the name of my religion. That is disgusting, and really something that as american muslims, we are always terrified of. Lets be real here. She was interviewed by abc news, by the guardian, by the new york times, and the fbi. I personally called them. I said we know where she is. She is ready to collaborate. She is ready to turn herself in. You should at least see if she has intelligence. They failed to act on it. Bill they are saying she is not a u. S. Citizen because her father was a diplomat. There is a debate right now. I appreciate you coming on and talking with us today. We will see where it goes. Mike pompeo was very specific, as you heard him earlier today. He calls her a terrorist, and he says she will not come back home. Well, we have a Legal Process, and shes not asking for a free pass. She wants to turn herself in and be held accountable to our laws. She does not want to circumvent the laws. Sandra to what extent does she want to come home and be punished . Is she still willing to come back if that is the case . Yes, she expressed fear that she may possibly have to face decades in jail potentially, and she is still willing to come back to america. She said i could have run away, could have tried to disappear. I didnt. I realized i was so wrong in my ways that i want to obliquely testify how evil isiss. I am willing to pay the price for my crimes. Bill hassan shibly, thank you for your time. About 20 minutes before the hour. Jussie smollett about to face the judge. We will see that in about two hours time. Going public with his plot earlier today. So what is next in this case . How far does he go to defend himself . Standby. This was a completely made up of event, it seems. That is what the evidence seems to prove. And a total waste of resources by the Chicago Police department as well as undermining legitimate victims. He united st. 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Admitting what he did, and then be man enough to offer what he should offer up in terms of the resources that were put into this. Sandra police in chicago blessing Jussie Smollett just a short time ago, the New York Post calling him liar. He is all lawyered up for his First Court Appearance. Llc. Good morning to you. Good morning. Sandra what a few hours it has been. We await his appearance in court this afternoon, but for now, what a press conference we just saw from the chicago pd. Really a lot of anger there over this hoax. There is a lot of anger. Whenever a person makes a false accusation, especially someone who was able to get all types of Media Attention, it really scars the city and the Police Department. They have a lot of scrutiny already. They have a lot of problems with the murder rates and other crimes that have not been solved, so to take resources to investigate this that was not a real crime, its very hurtful for them. It anchors them, and reside in the press conference. Sandra what do you think the punishment is going to be . I would easily expect a jail time and this one. If this was not a case where there was national Media Attention, it may not get to that level. However, jussie went on Good Morning America. He went on different programs. With his popularity, he put this into the stratosphere of everyone in the national Media Attention. Will we have is someone who is in the medias eye and the nations i who live, and he deserves punishment for that. Sandra this a few minutes ago, he tweeted this period of what about maga and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments . The police really weighed in on the, talking about how these are incredibly important crimes that they urge it to be reported when they do happen. This can take away from that, having somebody concocted this, pretend that this played out, reporting crimes like this. The statements coming from trump has been very racist as well, they have brought fire, they have united people. Sandra are you talking about this issue . I dont know what you are referencing there. Tweets. We have to be careful that, much more careful in what we say in reference to racism, in reference to journalists, we have to be careful overall, not just what jussie has done, and people in his movement as well. Sandra he is clearly referencing this particular instance, making it out to be that this was an attack as a result on the president and his supporters. So that being said that was wrong. I will say that that was wrong for jussie to do, but also of birth of what our nation has become. We have people who are stoked by racism, starved by words, influenced by these acts, and the name of maga or antimaga, so we have to get back to the core of loving each other. Sandra i want to jump back in. This statement just released from 20th century fox and fox entertainment. We understand the seriousness of this matter and respect the Legal Process. We are evaluating the Legal Process and evaluating our options. That is an official statement just out, as this is your final thoughts on. Jussie will be canned by 20th century fox. He can forget going on tv again. He wrote this check himself. Sandra we appreciate you coming on this morning. Thank you very much, sir. Bill she is known as the ivory queen. Now she has been sentenced to a long prison term. The implications for our renowned wildlife activist working cases like this one for more than a decade, coming up next, right after this. It was an instant savings and i should have changed a long time ago. Were the tenneys and were usaa members for life. Call usaa to start saving on insurance today. And werethe latesters for life. Inisnt just a store. Ty its a save more with a new kind of Wireless Network store. Its a look what your wifi can do now store. A get your questions answered by awesome experts store. Its a now theres one store that connects your life like never before store. The xfinity store is here. And its simple, easy, awesome. Bill breaking news from overseas. The woman known as ivory queen sentenced to 15 years in jail. Chinese businesswoman convicted of smuggling elephant tasks out of africa. Millions of dollars at stake. Veronica has spent more than a decade on this issue. She joins me know if youd good morning to you. Good morning. Bill how much of a break through is that . It is huge. It is something that doesnt happen very often. It is important to see about the chinese are actually starting to be called for their disrespect for rule of law and african states. You know, i think we can see the chinese history and priorities in africa, no longer related to just trade, but they are practicing chinese tradition. Bill i think a lot of people, related to this, we had this john bolton speech a few months ago in december, outlining the strategy for africa really countering china. That was the headline. The chinese are beating us in a lot of ways on that continent, ways that we really dont operate. You have this from the wall street journal. We have heard a lot about that. But how does that relate to the project you are working on right now . Trying to conserve and send a black rhinos back to the continent . The security of citizens in africa and the wildlife, it is crucial. This goes into International Security issues, right . If you see the link between a very strong component with the economies and africa, which is tourism, you see that those animals are not in the park. They unfortunately contribute financing islamic groups, it is not really great for tourists. Bill so take me to your issue, veronica. The rear black rhinos. You are moving them to rwanda, which has been in the news for 30 years now. What do you want to accomplish with this . A little bit over 5,000 rhinos. In africa in the wild. And it is the perfect opportunity for europeans to give back, right . Rwanda is one of the safest and very committed to conversation n countries. And then obviously, the authorities. It is exceptional. Bill you testified before congress two years ago. How do you think this administration is doing on this . I think the translation of that will come to be clear when we speak more on these issues. But i think given that bolton announced the africa plan, that it has just been announced, i think there is a lot to go into details. To discuss that. Bill i know it is close to your heart. Good luck to you. I hope that they will be home soon. Thank you so much. Sandra new fallout now for Jussie Smollett. We are awaiting the actors first appearance in court today. So will he explain what exactly happened . 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What a day, what a morning can you just give me can you . Sandra [laughs] we need some of that around here. Thank you for joining us, everybody. The news continues. Outnumbered starts now. Harris fox news alert, we are now awaiting the First Court Appearance of actor Jussie Smollett later today. After the empire star surrendered to police in chicago earlier this morning before dawn, smollett is now accused of filing a false Police Report after telling authorities he was assaulted by two men hurling racist and antigay insults and a proterms looking for your watching outnumbered, m harris faulkner. Here today, town hall at her and fox news contributor, katie pavlich. Fox news contributor and national secured analyst, morgan ortagus. Fox news analyst and coast of benson and nr from fox news radio, marie harf. In the center seat and former