Good morning. Its friday, november 30th. We begin with the special counsel counsel. Robert muellers probe brought a charge that says donald trump was attempting to do business directly with the kremlin during the height of the 2016 campaign. Michael cohen, former executive Vice President of the Trump Organization and the personal attorney to trump during his first year in office pleaded guilty of a single count of making false statements to congress about the scope of a project to build a trump tower in moscow. The charging document says cohen discussed the status of the project with individual one on more than three occasions. Cohen claimed to the Senate Intelligence committee and he briefed family members of individual one within the company about that project. Congress admitted he agreed to travel to russia in connection with the moscow project and took steps in contemplation of trumps possible travel to russia. Cohen admitted he had gotten a response from the russian government whe
Prison. Plus, the u. S. Dad who says isis has his children. Our reporter with him in the region as he attempts to find them. And the space race is on. Nasa and spacex teaming up, sending a capsule. The splashdown. The big question tonight are american astronauts on their way . Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a very busy friday night. Im tom llamas in for david. We begin with breaking news out of chicago. New charges for empire actor jussie smollett. A federal grand jury indicting him on 16 felony counts for allegedly staging the hate crime attack. Smollett originally blaming it on these two men seen on the surveillance image. Police say smollett paid them to help carry it out. And tonight hes free on 100,000 bond, but his future now potentially in greater jeopardy. Steve osunsami starts us off. Reporter the actor and singer who police say made up a racist and homophobic attack and then lied to america is now facing 16 new felony charges tonight for lies police say he tol
N. B. A. Star steph curry to design shoes for girls. She received a Sweet Surprise from her idol. Reporter whats it like to see it like this . Its a dream come true. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. R. Kelly was released from jail today after 161,000 in owed Child Support was paid on his behalf. This is just the latest round of escalating legal problems for the r b singer. Kelly was taken into custody wednesday for those outstanding payments. He was out on bail in a separate criminal case over charges of aggravated sexual abuse. Jericka duncan has the latest. Reporter after being jailed for failure to pay his Child Support, r. Kelly was released from a chicago jail saturday. He briefly addressed the media. Miourgoin ightenllstuff t. Ay i prise you. Reporter his attorney, steve greenberg, would not give details about whether kelly paid the more than 161,000 he owed. So he paid the Child Support. He paid it year after year after year. Reporter who paid the money so that he could get o
Reelection campaign. This comes as President Trump visits lee county, alabama after it was ravaged by a deadly tornado this week. John roberts is live at the white house. John . Reporter bill shine joined the administration in june of last year. There was a bit of a surprise this morning when we found out that he left. He was outside this morning as the president , the first lady left the white house, headed for alabama then to mar an lago. After that we got the notification bill shine was leaving. No reason was given. I do know it has been difficult for him since hes been here the last eight months. Hes lived here alone. His family did not move to washington, d. C. With the pace of the white house here in washington, d. C. , its awfully difficult to get back home to another city to visit with your family. I think that probably weighed pretty heavily on his decision whether or not he was going to stay or go. He leaves on good terms with the white house. Giving this statement on the way
Sheriff Jimmy Davenport will be the featured speaker at a Memorial Day program at American Legion Post 167 (400 N 5th Ave.) in Chatsworth on May 27 at 11 a.m.