going forward. there was a lot of speculation perhaps maybe there would be some sort of plea deal. we ll have to wait and see. right now a hearing at 2:30 scheduled to set bond. hallie? we ve been looking ron mot, i m going to ask you to stand by as you ve been looking at the new booking photo of smollett. i want to bring in danny savalos. that press conference is set to begin. right before a major news conference like this, everybody is getting their ducks in a row before what is going to be a very closely watched. it s been a highly anticipated news conference now from the chicago police. danny, a couple of legal questions. talk through why you think that they went for a felony charge and not the misdemeanor? because it fits within the statute. smollett is charged with disorderly conduct which traditionally we think of as a lower level crime. a summary offense. in illinois, disorderly conduct is a broadly defined crime. it includes playing your music
well, the appeal s set for april 29th here in pittsburgh. and actually, on the way down here we just heard from the d.a. s office that the d.a. s not really going to pursue the prosecution of these charges. so i haven t really had time to comprehend that and what that means for christian just yet is not going to? is not going to pursue? that s correct. so the way it works in the pennsylvania criminal justice system is a summary offense at the magistrate level is not really prosecuted by the district attorney. the officer that made the charge it s so ludicrous to me because i m sitting here wondering, christian, do you feel safe going to school? are you going to school? i am. and i don t feel safe. not by a long shot. and it s my understanding that there was some sort of a school board meeting this week where parents came to your defense and basically said how could this happen in this school district. yeah. i haven t heard about that until recently, but i heard that i
times. his lawyer says he expects this to be treated as a summary offense, the equivalent of a misdemeanor, apparently. just gin bin bieber in the nr problems. it must be monday. this could be a way to detect a devastating illness before it takes its toll. georgetown university researchers have developed a blood test that they say can predict with 90% accuracy whether a healthy adult will develop alzheimer s disease or other form of dementia. this test looks at fats in the blood present in lower level among alzheimer s patients. the authors say much more research is needed but hope the test will some day be available in doctors offices. a lot of people asking the question now, you know, would you take this test? do you want to know if you are at 90% risk of getting alzheimer s? and the privacy implications. what if this information is out there and you couldn t get any life insurance policy, you know? that s a good point. that s what i worry about, who else knows. all righ
his lawyer is talking releasing a statement to canadian broadcasting corporation saying, and i quote, our position is that mr. bieber is innocent as the matter is now before the courts. it would be inappropriate to address the specifics of either the allegation or the defense at this time, unquote. of the greenspan says he expects the case to be treated as summary offense which is the equivalent of a misdemeanor here in the united states. his manager also speaking up on behalf of his client on twitter where else, asking people to quote, stop passing judgment, tweeting, quote, clearly he is in a bad boy phase. bad boy is understatement. this is bieber s third run in with the law in past month. raid on california home after he allegedly egged a neighbor s house. arrested last week in miami beach where he pled not guilty for drunk driving and drag racing. in canada he appeared for one count of assault. this guy is in a lot of trouble. jon: you didn t get to the point, more than 100,000 am
mention is it doesn t matter how minor or how old it is. one of my favorites that we see with some frequency is disorderly conduct, which can sometimes be accompanied with disorderly conduct, making a loud noise. what does that even mean? this is a summary offense that can stick with you your entire life and be a significant obstacle. what sense does that make? i have already done this. in the city of atlanta, we have removed this question, but we do conduct background checks, so it doesn t mean that i m not going to find out our research the background of the individual, but what it does do is allow that person to at least proceed to an interview. get their foot in the door.