not every republican is a maga republican. maga republicans, the extreme right and trumpys. if this is how they have to motivate their base, we are in for dark, dark days. [cheers] it s my time. why not me for the breakthrough at the u.s. open. i m back back in the n new new york nek groove. we hope you had a wonderful weekend. thanks for waking up with us. a little rainy out there. 57 degrees today. summer is not officially over until september 21st. brian: no, today. ainsley: everyone goes back to school up here in the northeast today usually. steve: they do. if you are sending your kids off to school today, good morning, we will start you for the new school season. it feels like back to school here on the set though because do you know who is back? ed is back. ed has been gone for a little while. carley: ed, i haven t seen him this morning he is back? where is ed back there, brian? steve: he is downstairs. carley: ever so glad you are back. he had hea
i m sure a lot of people are having fun. i am tied to. i m ashley strohmier import carley shimkus and a lot of people don t say white. jackie is in white. you are kind of in white. todd: ashley, i wear a white shirt every single day on air, so i ignore the don t wear white after labor day. that is my jam and what i do. a story to begin the newscast, really tough stuff. ashley: we turn to a desperate search to find a kidnapped billionaire artist takes a new turn as suspected doctor refuses to talk. todd: a judge sets bail for the accused doctor with $500,000 as the police that he wiped away evidence before taken into custody. jackie ibanez joins us. an affidavit released yesterday say the man suspected of kidnapping eliza fletcher was seen by two witnesses including his own brother behaving oddly in the hours after that attack. 38-year-old cleotha abston was the man on the video violently attacking fletcher before forcing her into his car. those witnesses say they sa
he wiped away evidence before being arrested. the man was seen by two witnesses, including his own brother, behaving strangely after the attack. he attacked her and forced her into his car. he was seen cleaning his car and washing his clothes in the sink. there could have been blood in the car. he was found outside his home, along with a pair of flip flops. his d.n.a. was found at the location of the abduction. he is charged with removing evidence and prayer vigil held for the mom of two as the shocking kidnapping rattles the community. she s a beautiful person, it is awful to see the evil in the world. fletcher set out for a morning jog friday morning when she was attacked near the university of memphis campus. video was discovered of the attack. he has not provided the location of the victim. this is not the first time he s been accused of kidnapping, 22 years ago he was convicted of aggravated robbery and attacks a prominent attorney. back to you. todd: jacky, th
cleaning cars and clothe. political science have not confirmed the identity of the cloth found. kidnapper set to face his first hearing later this morning. the convicted felon now facing additional charges for identity theft. after reportedly stealing a woman s cash app. and gas cards just day before fletcher went missing. all this as the suspect s uncle tells news outlets quote he is 100 percent sure he had something to do with her abduction. fletcher set out for her morning jog 4:00 a.m. friday will university of memphis. authority discovered surveillance video of what they say was a violent attack suspecting she sustained major injuries. the unidentified body found just three days after fletcher s disappearance. he is refusing to cooperate with police and currently being held on $500,000 bail. back to you. steve: todd, we know the suspect has been charged with kidnapping and tampering with evidence. he is due back in court.
he is charged with removing evidence and prayer vigil held for the mom of two as the shocking kidnapping rattles the community. she s a beautiful person, it is awful to see the evil in the world. fletcher set out for a morning jog friday morning when she was attacked near the university of memphis campus. video was discovered of the attack. he has not provided the location of the victim. this is not the first time he s been accused of kidnapping, 22 years ago he was convicted of aggravated robbery and attacks a prominent attorney. back to you. todd: jacky, thank you.