Two more Minnesota men have been sentenced for their convictions on federal arson charges connected to the rioting that occurred in the Twin Cities last summer.
macro. the white house says the new measures are in response to china s decision to retaliate against the first round of u.s. tariffs. meanwhile president trump s advisors rolling back new price hikes after he complained about them in a tweet. after meeting with the president today, pfizer ceo says the company will rollback drug prices to prejuly 1st levels as soon as technically possible. president trump gave clemency today to a pair of oregon rancher s convicted of setting fires to public land. dan springer s here with details. good evening, dan. shannon, this is a huge victory not only for the hammons battles also for the bundy family and cattle ranchers across the country. the occupations of the wildlife refuge in oregon was initially aimed at preventing dwight and steve hammond from having to go to federal prison for two arson convictions. during the 41 days to an outcome of the father and son did turn themselves in. it s a statement from the white house today reads the hammond
across the country. the occupation of the wildlife refuge in oregon was named at preventing dwight and steve hammond for going back to federal prison for two arson convictions. during the standoff, the father and son turned themselves in. a statement from the white house says the hammonds are devoted family men, respected contributors to their community. local law enforcement across the west say justice is overdo. ammon bundy led the occupation in oregon. in a facebook post he praised god for his mercy. this is another stinging defeat for the federal prosecutors that fought for that five-year sentence for a fire that burned 129 acres of federal land. bundy called it a travesty of justice and wasn t convicted of any crimes after the 41-day standoff was ended. a judge in nevada threw out the case against the bundies there.
quarter past the top of the hour, the situation in oregon grows, a standoff between an armed militia and the feds gets more intense. there s a surprising twist. the two men who inspired the armed occupation of a wildlife preserve now trying to distance themselves from it. what is that about? lea gabrielle is following the developments. good morning, guys. you know, this group seized federal land to protest dwight and steve hammond s arson convictions. but even with the father/son pair behind bars, the protesters are still holding strong. the hammonds surrendered at a california prison yesterday to serve a five-year sentence. that s for setting federal land on fire. their legal team claims the family respects the rule of law, prompting the harney county sheriff to call for an end to a protest that s been going on since saturday. the hammonds have turned themselves in. it s time for you to leave our community. go home to your family.
right. they do this thing. they re itching for a fight and they keep picking one somewhere here and there. now in their latest manifestation for the third straight day, a group of armed government protesters are occupying a tiny technically federally controlled building at an oregon wide life refuge. siege is reportedly motivated by the arson convictions of two local ranchers who set fires that burn federal lands. at its heart though what the self-proclaimed militia members say they want is to take federally controlled land away from the federal government and make it private property instead. what s interesting though is that this time, many of the usual suspects many of the groups and individuals who backed the cliven bundy standoff in 2014, for example, they noud say they re against what s happening right now in oirg. sheriff mack, the guy who wanted to use women in nevada as human shields, he says his group does not support or condone the occupation by those individuals who have