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it was her sending those text messages. bill wouldn't have never disrespected me like that. >> reporter: but if there was any doubt that she'd been following the halls, she seemed to confirm it herself by sending photos of their house and frances' car. why were you sending those pictures? >> to piss her off. to defend myself. >> reporter: what are you -- i mean, you're the one -- but, but -- >> her telling me that bill didn't love me. her telling me that bill was using me. >> reporter: but bonnie, you're the one who is having the affair with bill. so why are you attacking his wife? >> because she was attacking me. and i will defend myself. >> reporter: one week after that text message feud came the car chase that left bill hall dead. nearly three years after that frances hall went on trial for murder. prosecutors stephanie paulissen and scott simpson laid out the case for the jury. >> we understand why she was angry. but that's not justification to go attempt to run down your husband's mistress and kill him in the process. >> reporter: the star witness for the prosecution, bonnie contreras. >> i start to get hit from behind. >> reporter: bonnie told the
ReporterBill-lavished-bonnie-with-attentionBonnie-contrerasText-messagesBill-wouldn-tHallsHousePicturesCarPhotosBill-didn-tFrances>> no, he didn't. that was her. it was her sending those text messages. bill wouldn't have never disrespected me like that. >> reporter: but if there was any doubt that she'd been following the halls, she seemed to confirm it herself by sending photos of their house and frances' car. why were you sending those pictures? >> to piss her off. to defend myself. >> reporter: what are you -- i mean, you're the one -- but, but -- >> her telling me that bill didn't love me. her telling me that bill was using me. >> reporter: but bonnie, you're the one who is having the affair with bill. so why are you attacking his wife? >> because she was attacking me. and i will defend myself. >> reporter: one week after that text message feud came the car chase that left bill hall dead. nearly three years after that frances hall went on trial for murder. prosecutors stephanie paulissen and scott simpson laid out the case for the jury. >> we understand why she was angry. but that's not justification to go attempt to run down your husband's mistress and kill him in the process. >> reporter: the star witness for the prosecution, bonnie contreras. >> i start to get hit from
ReporterText-messagesBill-wouldn-tDoubtBill-lavished-bonnie-with-attentionBonnie-contrerasAffairWifeHallsHousePicturesCar>> reporter: the star witness for the prosecution, bonnie contreras. >> i start to get hit from behind. >> reporter: bonnie told the jury how she watched with horror as she believed frances deliberately knocked bill off the road. >> i see her hit bill with the truck. and i see him fly off the motorcycle. >> reporter: bonnie said she later discovered frances' daughter, nikki hall, had left a message on her voice mail during the car chase. a message that seemed to speak to frances' intent that evening. >> told you to watch your back you [ bleep ] stupid [ bleep ]. >> what does that tell you? that they were out to cause harm to somebody. >> this is not an accident. >> reporter: tim lovett was the state's collision reconstruction expert. he said the evidence showed frances chased and hit bonnie. >> that escalade definitely hit that range rover at least two, maybe three times. >> reporter: but frances' defense attorneys, leigh cutter
BillReporterBonnie-contrerasHitJuryBehindHorrorProcessThe-star-witness-for-prosecutionNikki-hallHit-billMotorcyclevisas. the report shows canadians made up the largest group of overstays with 92,000 followed by mexicans. president trump now urging congress to complete a biometric entry/exit tracking system to monitor foreigners who visit legally. >> sandra: the star witness for the prosecution in paul manafort's trial getting a grilling by the defense attorney yesterday. his right hand man, rick gates, admitting he stole from his boss because he was living beyond his means saying he takes full responsibility for his mistakes. manafort's attorney hammered gates on credibility asking if he expects the jury to believe him after he admitted to lying. andrew mccarthy is a former u.s. attorney and fox news contributor. good of you to be here this morning. what a day in court yesterday. a lot of personal details we learned about the star witness, a flat in london, affair he was
Donald-trumpCongressGroupVisasOverstaysCanadiansMexicans92000Rick-gatesPaul-manafortSandra-smithTrialyou could still brief that individual and get the latest information? >> if that person determined that he or she felt i had a need for the access to information, classified information, they could do that, so as far as i know now and the same is true with the others that were named, we still have our eligibility for access. and to my knowledge, no action has been taken. >> raised the question because the president specifically said he wanted john brennan, former cia director's clearance removed, and sarah sanders was naming others including you. as far as you know, they haven't taken action against you yet? >> as far as i know. >> thank you for joining us. >> thanks, wolf. following brneaking news in the trial of paul manafort. former deputy rick gates under a plea bargain has taken the stand as star witness for the prosecution. let's go to jim sciutto at the
Laundromater-informationPersonInformationAccessClassified-informationNeedPresidentQuestionOthersActionKnowledgeEligibilitydisrespected me like that. >> but if there was any doubt that she'd been following the halls, she seemed to confirm it herself by sending photos of their house and frances' car. why were you sending those pictures? >> to piss her off. to defend myself. >> what are you -- i mean, you're the one -- but, but -- >> her telling me that bill didn't love me. her telling me that bill was using me. >> but bonnie, you're the one who is having the affair with bill. so why are you attacking his wife? >> because she was attacking me. and i will defend myself. >> one week after that text message feud came the car chase that left bill hall dead. nearly three years after that frances hall went on trial for murder. prosecutors stephanie paulissen and scott simpson laid out the case for the jury. >> we understand why she was angry. but that's not justification to go attempt to run down your husband's mistress and kill him in the process. >> the star witness for the prosecution, bonnie contreras.
HallsPicturesHouseCarPhotosFrancesDoubtBill-lavished-bonnie-with-attentionBonnie-contrerasLove-affairWifeBill-didn-tstrident with these guys. lanhee, want to ask you about gates, who made a plea deal, used to be partners, a business relationship with manafort, today, the prosecutor is saying that he may not even testify. that's pricey? it looks like the manafort defense is built around gates and attacking his credibility. he is the one who made the plea deal and in a lot of ways, focusing, served up manafort to the special counsel. he may not take the stand. >> is a little bit surprising, shannon. the anticipation was that gates would be the star witness for the prosecution. why do they deal otherwise? it is a little surprising. again, not surprising from the manafort side, that they are pointing the finger at gates, a classic strategy of courtroom defense. we shouldn't be surprised. it is a little surprising. i still think gates does end up on the stand before this all said and done. >> shannon: lanhee, jason chaffetz, i don't know about you guys come about and looking forward today. to see what judge ellis has to say. they become a gentleman. without waiting for the results of the actual special counsel
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