Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Shepard Smith Reporting 20181019 :

Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Shepard Smith Reporting 20181019

Now. The second biggest Lottery Jackpot in american history. Well talk megamillions with a legend of the new york lottery. Good evening im shepard smith. Lets get to it shepard and breaking this afternoon, the Justice Department has now charged a russian woman for conspiracy to interfere with next months midterm elections. Its the first criminal case against a Foreign National related to the coming midterms. Her name is elaine husovia. She worked on a project that prosecutors say was designed to create division in americas political system. By planting misinformation online, about everything from immigration to gun control. In the words of the fbi director, chris wray, this is a stark reminder to all americans, our foreign adversaries continue to interfere in our democracy by creating special and political division, spreading distrust in our political system and advocating for the support or defeat of more political candidates. So this afternoon, an accusation that russia is up to its old tricks. The chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge on foxs top story live on capitol hill. Catherine . Shep, the criminal complaint was unsealed a half hour against in the Eastern District of virgin virginia. Theres these large server farms in virginia and this is where the foreign interference, if you will, touches down inside the United States. So thats why were looking at that virginia jurisdiction. The 44yearold is a citizen of russia, lives in st. Petersburg and alleged to be involved in project lokva. This could be an area around st. Petersburg. But more importantly, shes connected to a firm called concord. That firm was initially indicted by the Justice Department and the fbi as interfering in the 2016 elections. So on its face, it does seem to be an extension of that interference. Id also draw your attention to the dates were talking about in the criminal complaint. January 2016 through june of 2018. As you mentioned, specifically targeting the midterm elections. Criminal complaint says that she had a budget of 45 million for the interference project. Though it says that a fraction of that money was directed at the United States. In addition, it says that their goal was to sow dissension among american citizens and to amplify divisions. They did this trying to shield their identities as russian nationals. They used vpn or Virtual Private Networks to shield who they were as they set up email and social media accounts. I would also add the time ago peers significant because just a couple hours ago, we had a statement from the director of National Intelligence that oversees the 16 intelligence agencies, the head of the fbi, the Justice Department and Homeland Security expressing what they described as significant concerns about interference in the upcoming midterm elections. Not only from russia but also from iran and china as well, shep. Shepard Catherine Herridge on capitol hill. Thanks. Across town now to chris wallace, host of fox news sunday. Chris, they told us this was coming and here it is. Yeah. Look, we can separate donald trump from all of this because obviously the whole question about russian interference in 2016 has been linked by a lot of people to whether or not he was involved in collusion with that. Theres no idea at all that he was involved in collusion here. No allegation of that. So this just we can all focus as americans on the threat from outside to interfere with our political process to undermine confidence in our democracy. What is so interesting here, earlier this year, there was the indictment of a number of people for what was called a troll farm. The Internet Research agency in st. Petersburg supposedly financed by an oligarch who was known as putins chef. He ran a big catering operation and catered for the Russian Military from the kremlin. He apparently was involved in this as well. Theres an indication that yes, the russians were involved also in st. Petersburg and financed by him. Thats the allegation here and trying to sow dissent. Not that they were interfering on the infrastructure. No signs that they had gotten in the voter rolls or trying to effect the vote couldnt but trying to sow dissent in terms of the way americans view the issues, whether as catherine says it was on gun control or immigration or other explosive issues. Just trying to set americans against americans. Of course, what could be more threatening to the american democracy than the idea of Foreign Countries trying to do that . Shepard you wonder what you can do in response given the knowledge that most of the oligarchs, you allowed to be see by Vladimir Putin. Its all tied together. Yeah. You know, i remember when i did my interview with Vladimir Putin in helsinki after the summit with President Trump in july, at that time one of the things he would always say when hes came up, he would say look, there may be some private individual, some bad actor you have in your country but its nothing official. Just before the summit, the Justice Department indicted 12 members of the gru, russian intelligence. Not private individuals or funded by an oligarch but funded by the Russian Military with much closer ties to the kremlin. I handed president putin that indictment of the 12 gru officials. He gestured it away and said put it on the table here. He denies that as well, this is not Russian Military officials but clearly you have to wonder whether this could have gone on without the approval, you know, either explicit or implicit. Shepard yeah, bret baier will have more at 6 00 eastern time. Big weekend ahead, chris . Well, yeah. Well talk obviously maybe well have to talk about this as well. Well be talking about the khaishoggi mystery, what happened to him and to what degree. We now all assume hes dead. Where is the saudi royal family in this . Well have an interview with someone who has had real questions about saudi involvement in our engagement in the middle east. That is senator republican senator rand paul. Well have an interview with him. We just booked because the midterms are coming up 16 days away. Were going to talk to Martha Mcsally, congresswoman from arizona and candidate. We talked about the caravan and immigration. Thats a big issue, illegal immigration across the southern border. Shepard in short, you have to work this weekend . I work every weekend. Shepard i know. I dont. Hope you have a great time. What are you going to be doing . Im going to watch the rebels beat auburn, if thats all right. Youre going to watch the rebels play auburn. Beating them is a stretch. Shepard i think were 3 1 2 point dogs. Ill take our chances. Beautiful weekend in oxford. Have fun. Ill be working. Shepard tell mrs. Soup hello. Work away. Somebody has to do it. Thousands of immigrants trying to push into mexico on their way to the United States. President trump has threatened to use the military to shut down the border. Now theres word of an agreement between the United States and mexico and well have details of that coming up from the fox news deck on this friday afternoon. Is they wont hike your rates over one mistake. See, Liberty Mutual doesnt hold grudges. For drivers with accident forgiveness Liberty Mutual wont raise their rates because of their first accident. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty state of the art technology, makes it brilliant. The visionary lexus nx. Lease the 2019 nx 300 for 339 a month for 36 months. Experience amazing, at your lexus dealer. 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Give us a call. Call now 18553761361. Shepard as you no doubt heard, thousands of immigrants from Central America are trying to get into mexico in hopes of reaching the United States. Just this afternoon, members of the caravan tore down the boarder gate in guatemala. The men, women and children are from honduras and guatemala. They say theyre searching for a better life for their family. Theyre seeking asylum. One man told the associated press, only god can stop us. President trump threatened to use the military to shut down the border. Now were getting word of an agreement between washington and mexico city on how to handle the immigrants. Well have details in just a moment. The president is visiting arizona. Our chief white house correspondent, john roberts following this one. What do you hear about a possible agreement between the u. S. And mexico . Its not so much an agreement as it is mexico receding to years of requests from the United States. Yesterday mexico asked the United Nations to get involved beginning with this caravan. But its been an issue that has been a serious problem for a number of years. You remember what happened five years ago. So with all of those Central American migrants pouring over the border into texas and arizona. Fox news is told that after the u. S. Requested many, many times from mexico to do something about this problem, they have agreed to ask the u. N. To get involved. Now, if the u. N. Does get involved, migrants will be processed to determine whether they have a legitimate claim to refugee status. If theyre found to have a legitimate claim, the u. N. Will take steps to resettle them. Top countries for resettlement would be the United States, panama, australia. If they do not have a legitimate claim, they will be sent back to their home countries. If they dont have papers to prove their identity, they will also return back. Immigration groups complain many people that are in this caravan and others that have come up from Central America in a general basis lack any kind of identification or official papers. If immigrants bypass the system and make it through mexico and cross the border into the United States, theres an agreement in place that has not yet gone into effect that would allow those people to be returned to mexico while their cases are adjudicated. Thats a big change. Weve had to hold them here in the United States while their cases are adjudicated. If it is deemed by the courts that they should be subject to removal, they have to be sent back to their home countries. That wont be the case in many cases. They can be taken back to mexico. If all of this works, shep, it could be a model for future migration. We saw one earlier this year and again a number of years ago, flooding across the border by the tens of thousands. This agreement or at least the request was agreed to finally by the neto government. Were told the incoming government is taking a wait and see approach. But now they may be willing to work with the United States in the future to use this as a model for future migration, shep. Shepard i mentioned the president on the road today. Campaign rallies . Campaign rallies in arizona. This is for Martha Mcsally in mesa. The president hoping to use his heft to pull them across the finish line. Shepard thanks, john roberts. I almost called you chris roberts. As President Trump prepares to hold that rally in arizona, mike pompeo is on the other side of the southern boarder meeting with the mexican president and other top officials as the caravan of Central Americans surges towards the north to escape poverty and violence in their own countries. Secretary pompeo says were approaching what he calls a moment of crisis. We spoke about the importance of stopping this flow before it reaches the u. S. Border. Were deeply aware that the way that mexico will handle this, the way you will handle this, your sovereign decision. The current Mexican Administration is on the way out now and the newlyelected president will take office in december. Mexicos incoming leader has suggested his administration would stop doing dirty work for the u. S. By detaining migrants from Central America. Our state Department Correspondent rich edson has more. Secretary of state mike pompeo is meeting with officials from the current mexican golf government and the incoming government. The request of the new government wont come in until december 1. So the state Department Meeting with the current government to address this caravan moving north. Were quickly reaching a point which appears to be a moment of crisis. If we get it right, well improve our relationship materially as well between our two countries. Mexico has said when appropriate, they will return them back to their home countries. The Mexican Government is coordinating with u. N. Refugee organization to deal with the migrants as they move north. The secretary says they welcome that cooperation, shep. Shepard and theres an effort to try to fix these huge problems that are pushing these my grants to leave Central America. Officials point to violence, poverty going on in Central America as a reason that is driving so many migrants north. Theyre trying to help resolve the situations or alleviate those problems in Central America. The state Department Officials point to the nearly 2. 5 billion that the u. S. Has given in aid to that area since 2015. Critics point out this administration has cut the levels of aid on an annual basis compared to the previous, shep. Shepard rich edson, thank you. The investigation into the missing Washington Post columnist, jamal khaishoggi, has reportedly spread to a forest now. Next why Officials Say they think Saudi Arabian agents may have dumped the writers remains there. 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