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FOXNEWSW Shepard Smith Reporting October 31, 2016

Lets get to it. First in the news deck this monday afternoon, a cloud of confusion still hanging eve the 2016 president ial race, a little more than a week before election day. Millions of voters across the country waiting to learn exactly what investigators have found and will find on the laptop commuter belonging to the Hillary Clinton aide, huma abedins estreaked husband. The former congress mosquito Anthony Weiner. An intelligence ours tells Catherine Herridge the laptop contains new records involving Hillary Clinton. Her Catherine Herridge reports the source confirm razz review of though devices tata turn it whop that called positive hits from state Department Emails and emails to or from hispanic hispanic and the data shows only which email and account sent the messages and which account received them, not what was in them. According to the wall street journal article the laptop contains 650,000 emails emails unclear how many of them were to or from Hillary Clintons private server. The journal report this laptops metadata suggest this number could be in the thousands but some messages could be duplicates of emails the fbi has already reviewed. The newspaper reports investigators believe Anthony Weiner and the top clinton aide, huma abedin, shared the computer, but according to politico and washington post, abedin says shes to not know how the emails ended up on that twice. The fbi did not get a warrant to satch the messages until yesterday. And were told it could take weeks to sort how to them. Though theyre putting resources on it and hope to do so more quickly. Hillary clinton has called for the fbi to immediately release the messages to the public before election day, which is now eight days away. She wrapped up a rally in ohio. Donald trump set to speak very soon at rally in michigan. He and other republicans have been hammering secretary clinton since the fbi director james comey on friday announced the agency is reviewing the newly discovered messages. Ed henry from the white house and then Catherine Herridge on the investigation. What else are you learning about the newly discovered emails . Reporter a government source confirms the metta data on Anthony Weiners computer had positive hits from clintons email serve and government records from the state department. The warrant will allow investigators to move beyond the met to dat to serve Anthony Weiners computer and read the supports of content. A source says it seems the laptop was used to back up his estranged wifes smart phone contacts and in the process, it backed up all her emails as well. Probably ending three or four years ago but covering the time federal when she was at the state department with then sect Hillary Clinton. Abedin told the fbi she routinely sent state Department Emails to her person yahoo account where it was easier to print than the clumsy state Department System in june she sworer in oath in a lawsuit that she never deleted any of her ream ims and searched throw all her devices for government roberts about the sworn declaration is now in question. The fbi leadership in washington, including director copy and his deputy learned about the laptop and the records in early october. Any word on when officials at the fbi actually learned about these emails . Report report great question. Reporter we know in september there was a subpoena issued for Anthony Weiners devices and got the computer and then, by early october, these forensic expects were getting positive hits for huma abedin. They didnt think that much at the time because it was a device that was communal within the home, about as they searched further they had to get new authorities to look at the records because it was beyond the sexting case and this is when they started getting the hits for the clinton email. Com records. Were told this information was shared with hawks in waze in early october, and its worth noting that andrew mccabe, james comeys deputy, has been under scrutiny bus his wife, ran for state senate seat in virginia last year, and she was personally recruited by terry mcauliffe, a longtime clinton ally and from mcauliffes pac she received in excess of 675,000. The fbi said it was not a conflict of any kind, but what we have heard from current and former agents is they feel it really was a conflict of interest and mccabe should have been taken out of the equation. So for the missing three weeks from early october to until now it is not clear if there was unnecessary delay or just the bureaucracy of the fbi to take the necessary steps to read the records. Thank you. The top democrat in the United States senate is now accusing the fbi director of trying to swing this election. Senator harry reid is accusing james comey of breaking the law with his announcement of the clinton email investigation. Reid claims the feds are sitting on what he calls explosive information about donald trump and what could be ties to the russian government. Again, thats from harry reid. We cant confirm. President obama, through his spokesman, today auld comey a man of integrity and character. The White House Press secretary went to great helpings to say the president does not believe the fbi director is trying to affect the outcome of the election. Ed henry is live in washington. A difficult position for josh earnest today. Reporter it is. Harry reid is saying the fbi director broke the law, when has the leader in the senate ever said that about what is supposed to be nonpartisan fbi director. The candidate herself, Hillary Clinton, enough at rally after rally saying james comey should basically put up or shut up, that the fbi is trying to influence this election, and theres josh earnest at the white house podium ripping that talking point from underneath Hillary Clinton. Watch. The president doesnt believe that director comey is intentionally trying to influence the outcome of an election. The president doesnt believe he is secretly strategizing to ben benefit one candidate or one political party. Reporter the opposite of what the campaign is saying. What might be saying is the Justice Department was pushing back on james comey and wanted to know why he moved furford right now. That looked like political interference from the obama Justice Department, and so josh earnest may have been trying to overcorrect that and say were going to stay out of this one. Ee stand, director comey is hearing it from the political side of the aisle. Reporter no doubt. You have some former republican attorneys general saying this might be a bit too far and you have the pressure from democrats on capitol hill, who, remember, just few weeks ago were saying james comey is a pair gone of virtue for not pressing charges against Hillary Clinton. Now theyre all over him. You dont comment on an investigation because commenting on the investigation may jeopardize the investigation. And thats the box he put himself in because people are calling for more information, for release of the emails. Dont want to appear to be putting your hand on the scale, and here he opens up the fbi to at the accusation that its trying to have an impact on the outcome. Not good for the bureau, not good for the public. Reporter then more pressure on comey from republican judiciary chair chuck grassleying. He just fired off a letter saying whether or not they ever push to convenience a grand jury because in would force huma abedin and other aides to compel them to testify and turn over documents rather than these negotiations back and forth, which really gives Hillary Clinton and her campaign loot more leverage. Ed henry in washington. Thank you. Ahead, Hillary Clintons campaign used to praise the fbi directors independence and now theyre calling this investigation disturbing and unprecedented. But if the clinton cam goes to war with the fbi director, Hillary Clintons aide is lying low. Were live on the campaign trail coming up. Eight days until the election. A week from tomorrow. Stay with us. Before it became a medicine, it was an idea. A wild whatif. So scientists went to work. They examined 87 different protein structures and worked for 12 long years. There were thousands of patient volunteers and the hope of millions. And so after it became a medicine, someone who couldnt be cured, could be. Me. Hillary clinton is in the battleground state of ohio and talking about the renewed fbi email investigation. The democratic nominee just wrapped up an event in kent, which is 30 miles southeast of cleveland, or title town well see. She told the crowd the fbi should examine the ims but says she is sure the feds will come to the same conclusion they did last time when the fix director, comey, insisted no rome prosecutor would charge Hillary Clinton. Jennifer griffin is in cincinnati following the Clinton Campaign. Reporter its interesting that huma abedin is not traveling with Hillary Clinton yet again today. She is most likely back in new york. Hillary clinton came straight out on to the stage at kent state and addressed the email controversy off the bat. She told her voters and told here supporters not to get distracted by the latest remarks by the fbi director in that letter to capitol hill. She told them to keep their eyes on the voting. Heres what the said. I am sure they will reach the same conclusion they did when they looked at my emails for the last year. There is no case here. Reporter she was forthright in her defense. She said you may be confused by this talk about the email. And admitted she made a mistake but urged her supporters to keep their eyes on what is really important. She likes to stay on offense. Thats been a clinton trait for a long time. She went after donald trump pretty good today. Reporter well in fact, her speech today was supposed to be a closing argument, a National Security closing argument. She was introduced by a former air force nuclear missileer. He led an open letter from former Nuclear Officers in the air force who say that donald trump should not be president and should not be given the nuclear codes. Heres what she said. When dozens of retired Nuclear Launch officers publicly state that donald trump should, and i quote not have his finger on the button then this is a topic that cant be avoided. Reporter the campaign released another ad today, powerful testimonial featuring the actress from the haunting 1964 commercial for Lyndon Johnson about the danger pose bid Nuclear Weapons. She was the little girl in that ad. What is notable today, shepard, is that Hillary Clintons tone at kent state was very similar to what we saw when the gave her first National Security speech on the campaign trail during the california primary out in san diego. That is when she first started using Donald Trumps words against him, things he had said, for instance, about Nuclear Weapons and about the countrys National Security. That is the tone that they the campaign wants to strike today. Back to you. Thank you. So, how much will the fbi email investigation shake up the race, if at all, in final weeks before the election . We have to the polls and will speck with political strategists from both sides of the political aisle and get you up to date. That next. You both have a perfect driving record. Until one of you clips a food truck. Then your rates go through the roof. Perfect. For drivers with accident forgiveness, Liberty Mutual wont raise your rates due to your first accident. Liberty mutual insurance. Due to your first accident. I am totally blind. I lost my sight in afghanistan. If youre totally blind, you may also be struggling with non24. Calling 8448442424. Or visit my24info. Com. Lots of vitamins a c, and, only 50 calories a serving. Good morning, indeed. V8. Veggies for all. Affidavits ago to go, a week from tomorrow. Hard to believe. The Trump Campaign trying to use the investigation into Hillary Clintons email to it advantage and the Clinton Campaign is it trying to downplay the news. Julie is a democratickist, and morgan is the national cochair of the consecutive maverick pack and each is with us on elect night. So, i was wondering on friday what would they make this into politically . You had to make it into something because the truth is we dont know what is there. None of the people telling you they know what is there. Knows what is there. We dont know yet, if theres anything there or nothing there or something there, if its huge or nothing. But in the meantime in that lack of facts world you get to play politics. My side is having to operate with the lights turned off, you dont understand what youre booking. You want to change the narrative and get the narrative back to your happy place. I thought you would want to change the narrative but theyre doubling down on the issue and saying that jim comey acted in ways that are inappropriate this close to an election. So theyre not backing down and trying to chapping change the subject. You saw Hillary Clinton taking it head on and john podesta. And the white house saying, be careful with your rhetoric. Who knows what is going to happen. If onemer woman came out and said i got harassed by donald trump inappropriately, is anybody who is trump supporter going to say, this is it . The same thing with clip top. If youre voting for Hillary Clinton you have already baked in the email scandal. Im not sure its going to change your mind. I know what would change your mind, an indictment would were not there not going to get one. How are thinks looking for republicans. For republicans feels line fun finished business. I think the fbi looks like the keystone comes. Came out friday with this letter to congress, and they didnt have even a warrant to look at the emails. So theres a lot of republicans that still feel that while comey didnt indict her, he gave all the reasons he should but stopped short. This is vindication one thing to say we dont have enough information to indict Hillary Clinton or her top aides. But its another thing to say, there are is still clearly security violations. So did anyone lose a clearance . Was anyone counseled on security cleans violations . Is anyone prohibited in working for government for mishandling classified information . I think for the republican side its Unfinished Business and theyre saying, she deserves this. Theres not a lot of polling that is updated but a little bit. An abc news poll and tracking stuff. We dont see, our decision team, nobody connected with this organization, sees any change in trends. That not to say that wind change but right now we see nothing and the status quo would mean a loss, for instance in North Carolina, means theres no donald trump presidency. And yet he is not in North Carolina or niche like it anyplace like it. He is headed to michigan. Help me understand that. I cant help you understand. Where i think the anecdotal evidence is the republicans that were considering still not voting for him, some of them just threw up their hands and said she is just that corrupt. So if thissening depress some of her millenial and africanamerican turnout and get some of the republican colorado come home to trump he can get close. The electoral college, even caly epa conway says is still a challenge for him. But this is the last thing that you would ever want for your candidate to happen. If you lose the moderates who have not made a decision can i dont know these people yet but the people who have not made a decision who arent true red or true blue, if you keep them from coming to the polls thats a win. The question is, who are these people i dont know them. And what are they doing . If you have not made up your mind yet youre probably not voting. This is empirical data. And special a ground game for the republicans to get you out. The republican says hispanic hispanic h Hillary Clinton hey know who the voter and is how to get them to the polls. Thats something the Trump Campaign institutionally has not done and thats a massive mistake not to have done. If youre running in a senate seat in North Carolina and pennsylvania and New Hampshire and thats a big difference. Youre saying, vote for me as a check to Hillary Clinton, this is a gift from god. That true. The downtown ballot has been talked about but its the most interesting part. That check is something that resonates with people. If you were on the fence and is this your last straw with Hillary Clinton this is a reason to vote republican and if they get that vote, Hillary Clinton is going to have a rough four years and i assume thats the goal. Were all going to have a rough four years. I can tell you that. How would that be . I donald j. Trumple is sworn in on january 20th there is anything internally that suggests tomorrow. This may be different . The kind of thing now, a rev

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