rigging scandal. but there was a lot of criticism over willis s use of georgia s rico statute to be able to prosecute educators. in this particular instance, greg, they haven t applied rico to an election law framework. and so there is a concern the three might be similar criticism if that particular statute is used by fani willis to go after trump and his allies? yeah, there will be pushed back on her no matter what she does. but look. she is an expert in using this rico statute. she is even joked that, look, you should just use rico statute for folks eating spaghetti dinners in a crowded ballroom. this is a rico statute that can be used against street gangs and has been successfully used against public administrators in the cheating scandal. and if all signs to this going on in the next couple days, it could be used against the former president and allies in terms of their efforts to overturn or undermine the election in 2020 in georgia.
place at the end of this month. we ll follow that throughout the day. big story. and then a couple hours after this takes place, volkswagen ceo will be on capitol hill grilled by members of congress about events that led to the emissions test rigging scandal. u.s. coast guard ending the search for the 33 crew members missing after the cargo ship sank near the bahamas during hurricane joaquin. 28 americans were onboard when that ship sank last thursday during that hurricane. they found life rings and other debris in the water. a florida judge accused of taking the law simply too far. there s new video that was released from the courtroom showing a confrontation between judge jerry collins and a domestic violence victim that failed to show up at her accused abuser s trial and then ignored
overnight it reiterated its call for an independent investigation. and later today volkswagen ceo will be grilled by congress about the events leading up to the emissions test rigging scandal. software was changed to fool regulators into believing that the volkswagen vehicles were compliant with emission standards. 11 million diesel cars were involved and have been recalled. all right, elisabeth. over to you and the doctor. thank you, steve. did you know that 30% of u.s. children first play with a mobile device when they are still in diapers and that 24% of 13 to 17-year-olds admit to using their cell phones almost constantly. kids are spending more time on screens than ever. how should parents manage that. joining us is dr. marc siegel from the fox news medical a team. this is the new frontier. these kids 13 to 17 are on it almost all the time, constantly, what do we do as parents to get the controls back?
the top four sus banks have shelled out $61 billion to handle settlements there. as you can see bank of america on the hope for the most about 42 billion. then there s the mortgage related lawsuits that will be another $25 billion and another 14 billion for other settlements. the biggest fallout could come from the late rigging scandal and we honestly just scratched the surface oh that one. we can go as high as 176 billion to cover the scandal. the rate investors were counting on it everybody was relying on the number. it is not just from big investment firms and insurance companies. joe schomo whose mortgage was there are looking at class action suits? there are those kinds of suits we have to deal with. international banks getting thrown into this one. so the lawsuits come from every wherement the banks have to bulk