We begin with breaking news. Jussie smollett in court after hes accused of staging a hate crime against himself. Last month, smollett claimed two masked men beat him up, put a noose around his neck and yelled homo phobic slurs. The Police Superintendent says the detectives have the checks smollett used to pay them. The empire actor, Jussie Smollett, took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. Im left hanging my head and asking why. Why would anyone, especially an African American man, use a symbolism of a noose to make false accusations. Trace detectives say smollett decided to fake the attack after he sent a phony letter to himself and it didnt get any attention. Fox entertainment and 20th century fox putting out a statement. It reads. Trace mike tobin has been covering the story for us. Hes live in chicago. Mike . Trace, things are moving right now. Looks like we may see an appearance of smolletts family. We know it involved the state making a request to det
Publics help tracking down a suspect is brutal assault on a conservative activist was caught on cell phone video. How will the media treat that incident . Another Migrant Caravan reportedly marching to the southern us border and brandnew pictures of what customs and Border Protection is doing to prepare for the arrival in democrats prepared to vote to shutdown the president s emergency declaration. Stick around for devon nunez live on that. A mountain of new information in the Jussie Smollett scandal. Howard kurtz looking at the media reaction but here is mike tobin with the latest in chicago. Reporter the legal team came out swinging with a terse statement chicago cops that reads as follows. We witnessed a Law Enforcement spectacle that has no place in the american legal system. The presumption of innocence, a bedrock in the search for justice was trebled upon at the expense of Jussie Smollett on the eve of a mayoral election. It is 5 days away. Hes a man of impeccable character and i
Sandra that statement triggering a next level call for impeachment. This is as close to impeachment referral you could get. He told us enough to interpret what he said as a referral for impeachment proceedings. With respect to impeachment question at this point, all options are on the table. The Democratic Controlled Congress will have no choice but to open an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. That process has remained. Ihas a name it begins with the letter i. Impeachment. Sandra but, remember, speaker pelosis party is also made up of House Democrats facing potentially tight races and recent polling shows that those voters want action on the issues healthcare, the economy, immigration, not impeachment. So what will pelosis play be as her Party Continues to fracture . Here now republican congressman matt gaetz who sits on the committee responsible for bringing impeachment charges and Juan Williams fox news political analyst and cohost of the five. Good evening to both of you. Co
The University of North Carolina System and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts have settled a sexual harassment lawsuit spanning decades of allegations for $12.5 million.
A 2021 lawsuit filed against the University of North Carolina School of the Arts alleging years-long sexual misconduct has been settled for $12.5 million. The settlement agreement announced Friday ends litigation filed by 65 UNCSA alumni. The plaintiffs alleged sexual abuse and misconduct at the UNCSA from the 1970s to the 1990s, according to a statement released by the UNC System and the UNCSA on Friday. Over four years, the UNC System will pay $10 million to the survivors and UNCSA will pay $2.5 million.