Bleach on him, and scream this is maga country, because that kind of thing happens a o t in Downtown Chicago during the winter months. Smollett then told reporters he had been assaulted by two white racist trump supporters. As of tonight, police still believe that smollett was lying about all of that. So do prosecutors. They think he concocted the hoax. And they said so yet again today. And yet the. State of illinois s somehow, for some reason, dumping the case anyway. In exchange for the 100,000 he has already paid in bond, smollett will walk free. His record will be expunged. Everything will be returned to normal, like it never happened. Smollett described this decision as a victory, not just for him but for the broader cause of civil rights. Ive been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one. I would not be my mothers son if i was capable of one drop of what i have been accused of. This has been an incredibly difficult time, honestly one of the worst of my entire l
States will impose a 5 tariff on all goods coming in to the country from mexico until such time as Illegal Immigrants coming through mexico come into our country stop. The tariff will gradually increase until the illegal immigration problem is remedied at which time the tariffs will be removed. Not a small thing. In a followup statement, the white house said the tariff will rise by 5 every month until theres a 25 tax on every single import from mexico. Every car, every computer, every piece of avocado put on toast at brunch. If this happens, its a big story. Well keep you posted on it as it develops. Likely it will. Thats not the only thing happening in washington. Impeachment seemed like a remote possibility. The speaker of the house was not for it. Joe biden, the leading president ial candidate had not come out in favor of it. Now, just a couple of days later, it looks almost certain. Why . Because we havent learned anything new about the president. Weve not. Not a probe of documents
Country from mexico until such time as Illegal Immigrants coming through mexico enter our country stop, the tariff will gradually increase until the illegal immigration problem is remedied at which time the tariffs will be removed. Not a small thing. In a followup statement tonight the white house said the tariff will rise 5 every month until there is a 25 tax on every single import from mexico. That means every car, every computer, every piece of avocado put on toast at brunch. If this happens, it is big story. Of course we will keep you posted on it as it develops. Like there will. Thats not the only thing happening in washington tonight. Less than 48 hours ago, impeachment seemed like a remote possibility. Speaker of the house was not for it. Joe biden the leading president ial candidate had not come out in favor of it. Now, just a couple days later it looks almost certain. Why . Not because we have learned anything new about the president. We have not. We have not found a new probe
Account for launching actual threats against us. Bill one of the donors today, how he framed it. A moment ago. Being on it as a contributor, but tying it to that horrific tragedy in el paso was appalling. And i just think that we all have our right. In america, we have the right to free speech, and i and a lot of people in support of President Trump, we are not going to be called racist and of the other slurs without fighting back. Sandra reaction there. Live in washington with all of this. Good morning. Sandra, good morning. The politician in the National Conversation like a tweet from the president. And this might be the most focus on Julian Castro since his announcement for president. Certainly one of the largest platforms his brother has ever had, and here is what the president wrote on twitter. I dont know who Joaquin Castro i dont know who Joaquin Castro is other than the lesser brother of a failed president ial candidate 1 who makes a fool of himself every time he opens his mout
Those transformers pop. We have Team Coverage all morning long. Meteorologist janice dean is here in the studio. She has been tracking this storms path as you know. Griff jenkins is live in folly beach, South Carolina. But we start with Aishah Hasnie in charleston, South Carolina where they are worried about the flood surge and aishah, its already started. It has. People are saying time is running out. Guys, time is up. We are in the thick of it. This is where it begins. Its raining down really hard on me right now and the wind gusts that keeps slamming me sometimes i lose my balance sometimes up to 40 Miles Per Hour already. We are seeing some of those tree branches and palm leaves come shooting down on top of us. Right behind me you see one of the many, many flooded streets in charleston. And im not even going to try to go in there to show you how deep it is. I can tell you it was ankle deep about an hour and a half ago. Im not going to go in there now because as you can see its pitc