A roundup of the day s events.
justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations. but president trump telling fox he thinks politics matters in prosecutions. if you look at president obama, he had a massive campaign violation, but he had a different attorney general, and they viewed it a lot differently. you know, we have somebody, they seem to like to go after a lot of republicans. reporter: one top republican, now a convicted felon, paul manafort, president trump s former campaign chairman, found guilty by a jury this week of tax crimes and bank fraud. i have great respect for what he s done in terms of what he s gone through. some of the charges they threw against him, every consultant, every lobbyist in washington probably does. reporter: the question now, will the president pardon manafort? his press secretary says he s never discussed it. that s not something that has been up for discussion. i don t have anything for you on that. reporter: his
Beginnings can be difficult. This was the case for the seven members of rookie K-pop boy group AMPERS&ONE, who had to calm their nerves during an interview with The Korea Times a few days before their debut on Nov. 15.
Helena wilkinson s report contains some distressing details. this was kyrell s second birthday. he had already endured months of violent abuse. four weeks later, he was killed. his mother s call to 111 on the day of the file final violent assault, paramedics found kyrell in cardiac arrest. he was taken to hospital and he didn t survive. he had 41 rib fractures when he died. those responsible for killing kyrell, his mother, phylesia shirley and her partner, kemar brown. the jury got to hear harrowing recordings of kyrell being repeatedly beaten in the months before he died. today, kyrell s family spoke of how wonderful he was. he was very lively. he was a happy little character. and he was the most loving little boy.
Authorities say a construction crew in the area struck a natural gas line. and a middle school student has died after a medical emergency at a football practice. school officials in crowley, texas, confirming 13-year-old kyrell mcbride-johnson became unresponsive with parents and coaches both trying to perform cpr. authorities are now investigating. and when we come back, the miracle cave rescue, and now, the abc news exclusive. those 12 boys, their coach and their new message tonight. you re headed down the highway when the guy in front slams on his brakes out of nowhere. you do, too, but not in time. hey, no big deal. you ve got a good record and liberty mutual won t hold a grudge by raising your rates over one mistake. you hear that, karen? liberty mutual doesn t hold grudges. how mature of them. for drivers with accident forgiveness liberty mutual won t raise their rates because of their first accident.