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FOXNEWSW Shepard Smith Reporting April 1, 2019

Our reporting begins with a College Student who cops say order an uber but instead wound up trapped in a car with a killer. Her shattered body tossed along a dirt road. Police say the university of South Carolina student, Samantha Josephson got into the wrong car after a night out with friends in the popular bar district off campus. Take a look at the security video. Thats the 21yearold were told stepping into a strangers car by mistake. This is the last images of samantha alive. We dont know when she didnt realize it wasnt her uber. Cops said there was no way for her to escape. They say the accused killer may have turned on the child locks to troop her in the back seat. Investigators say turkey hunters fund her remains dumped in woods down a dirt road about 65 miles from where she first got in the car. The police chief says when cops tracked down the suspect, this suspect, they found Samantha Josephsons cell phone in his car and a lot of blood and bleach and cleaning supplies. The chief called it a bad scene. Police havent said how the suspect killed the victim. According to the arrest warrant, she had a lot of wounds to her head and face and her neck and her upper body. Even her leg and her foot. Jonathan serrie reporting live in the southeast this afternoon. Jonathan . Shep, friends say that san Samantha Josephson was a great student. She wanted to be a lawyer. She was sweet, bubbly, intelligent. Nearly 1,000 people showed up for a memorial vigil over the weekend, including her family that came down from new jersey. Samanthas father says losing his daughter is like no pain hes ever felt. He wants to make it his life mission on how to educate people on how to be saved when using ride share services. You have to travel together. She had no chance. She was by herself. If there was somebody else in the car, theres actually a chance. The suspect appeared before a judge over the weekend. Samanthas mother was allowed to read a prepared statement in court. In the statement she said it sickens us to think that his face was the last thing that my baby girl saw on this earth. Shep . Shepard thanks, jonathan in atlanta. About ride share pickups. Two things. Two simple ones. First, the license plate of the car is listed in the pickup info on the app every time. Check it. If your state doesnt require license plates in the front, walk around to the back of the car and look every time. If its not the same license plate, dont get in it. Secondly, ask the name of the passenger before you pick up. The driver should say your name. If the driver doesnt say your name, dont get in that car. Dont get in. Move on now. Torre richmond is the editor and chief of the campus newspaper at the university of South Carolina, the daily gamecock. Were so sad and sorry to read this for everybody there in columbia and surrounding areas. I wonder if you know any more than what we reported here about what happened with any authority . I mean, we really havent gotten much more info. I mean, from friday when she was missing to even saturday, we really couldnt get much more than what police said at the press conference. Its definitely been what weve been hearing, a lot of students kind of how theyre feeling with everything. Shepard tell me about that. You know, students usually share those kinds of things among themselves and dont often come to Television Cameras anymore. I wonder if you learned more about her and her life. I did have some friends that were friends with her. I didnt know her personally. I mean, yeah, its a lot of students that have the same feeling that it could have been me. Hits close to home. I think a lot of students are kind of thinking back on what they can do differently now and thinking about their friends and not wanting this to happen to anyone else. I know as a senior, its kind of scary. But yeah, a lot of students are having that moment that it could have been any of us. Shepard all of this seems so routine. You know, just like the course of normal events. You went out, doing the right thing. Who knows if she had anything to drink or whatever. Call an uber and get in. All of a sudden,now kids in col people that are just starting out. You think thats a place that youd can trust. Yeah. Definitely. Going just wanting to go home and, you know, taking an uber so that no one is driving or friends dont have to be on the road. Its something that everyone has done. Watching the video, its such a normal thing to just see people getting in an uber and going home. So yeah, its definitely its scary to think about and to know that it happened here on campus. Shepard are there plans to remember her and do you know anything about them yet . I dont know of any specific plans. I we did have a vigil. Theres a lot on social media about tributes to her and stuff like that. Im sure her friends and lots of people have been impacted. So im sure there will be some kind of something to happen. Shepard im sure they have. Folks on College Campuses all over the country thinking about your guys in columbia today. Thank you. Thank you. A whistleblower in the white house says the Trump Administration gave out dozens of security clearances even to people that had serious disqualifying issues. That was a quote, serious disqualifying issues in their background. Some of those are concerns about foreign influence, drug use and criminal conduct. Remember, if theres anything in the background that is a huge secret, a foreign adversary can use that against you. All of this according to trisha nubold who has worked in the government for years and know how senior white house aides get their clears. Shes a whistleblower. She put together at least 25 white house officials that had their applications flat denied, but then she says senior Trump Administration aides reversed those denials. Even if it wasnt in the best interest of National Security. Thats another quote. If it wasnt in the best interest of National Security. This whistleblower, nubold detailed the accusations to the House Oversight committee chairman, elijah cummings. The whistleblower said coming to congress was their last hope to try to bring back integrity to the White House Security personnel office. The House Oversight committee has been investigating a number of senior officials got their clearances. That investigation was already underway before this whistleblower. Among them, rob porter who resigned under fire amid allegations that he abused his two exwives. In addition, President Trumps soninlaw, Jared Kushner and the former National Security adviser michael flynn. Lets get more from Catherine Herridge reporting live from washington. Catherine . According to this letter, the democratic chairman is threatening to issue subpoenas if the white house fails to make witnesses available. Nubold claimed the individuals had a wide range of serious disqualifying issues involving foreign influence, conflicts of interest concerning personal conduct, financial problems, drug use and criminal conduct. Democrats want the record as you mentioned for current and former administrations including john bolton, ivanka trump, Jared Kushner, rob porter among others. The whistleblower complains that the white house allowed for an unusual high number of interim clearances. She said i wouldnt be doing a service to myself, my country or my children if i sat back knowing the issues that we have could impact National Security. Her subpoena targets the former Security Director at the white house and could be issued tomorrow, shep. Shepard what are you hearing from republicans . Republicans accuse democrats in this case of a fishing expedition designed to smear. Jim jordan said its an excuse to go fishing through personal files of dedicated servants. The interview was conducted at 8 30 a. M. And republicans were not informed of the topic or witness until 3 30 the day before. The 25 examples of investigations and denials that were overturned, congressman jordan said one of them was not a political appointee and a janitor at the General Services administration, thats a group that handles Office Supplies and supplies, shep. Shepard thanks, Catherine Herridge. Youre welcome. Shepard no bluff at the border. The white house says President Trump is very serious about closing down the southern border entirely unless mexico makes some moves. Mexico is americas Third Largest trading partner. The economies on both sides of the border could take an enormous hit and thousands and thousands of american jobs would be affected in a big way. Still, according to the white house, it might all be worth it. The pros and the cons and importantly the big picture as our reporting continues on this monday afternoon. Somcan make you feel likeder you have no limits. 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Shepard the president is doubling down on his threat to close the United States border with mexico. A Senior Administration official tells fox news that unless mexico takes real steps to reduce the number of migrants moving through that country towards the United States, the border could shut down as early as this week. Over the weekend, the state department notified congress that theyre looking into suspending aid payments to el salvador, guatemala and honduras. The three countries home to some of the migrants that have marched through mexico to the u. S. Border. Heres the thing. Critics say stopping the aid would make things worse back home in Central America and those countries and create more movement north. Remember, most people coming from those countries are doing so because they face violence and poverty and looking for a better life for their families. Closing the border doesnt stop them. Even opponents admit it might be a scare tactic and it might help. But closing the border would stop Legal Movement and jobs and trade and tourism. As for the asylum seekers, they need two feet on american soil to apply and thats it. Then the process begins. Because the u. S. Is so backlogged and underresourced, it could take years. And now were not equipped to house them. And before you say build the wall, experts remind that alone would not work. For hundreds of miles along the rio grande, any wall would be well inside the american border, asslyum seekers would be on the u. S. Side. So under current political conditions, both sides admit reform wont happen. All side know this and so they keep coming in record numbers. Mexico seems to be starting to make some moves. They are, shep. We dont know how far down this road theyre going to go. Im told some new cooperative measures that theyre taking are just in their infancy. It took mexico a number of months to agree with the United States to take in people that were seeking asylum. The plan is, as im being told, that narrow parts of mexico in the southern part, referred to as an isthmus, they would set up checkpoints along that area. Migrant workers would be allowed in to work in the Southern States of mexico. Anybody that tried to cross that point to go to the United States that didnt have the appropriate papers to get into the United States would be deported, would be returned back to their home countries. Again, this is just in its infancy. We dont know if its going to happen or how long it might take to implement. But theres some folks here in the administration that are hopeful this could be a significant move on mexicos part. Meantime, the president continues to be frustrated with mexicos lack of action and stopping these migrants from moving through mexico to the United States and the democrats lack of action when it comes to funding a border well. The president tweeted the democrats are allowing a ridiculous asylum seeking system. Mexico is doing nothing. Homeland security is so very nice, but not for long. Democrats continue to be a no mood to president what he says customs and Border Protections needs. Listen here. The border instead of building fences, taking money from department of defense, focus on facilities to serve the families so there are not children hurt and dying as a result of this situation. What durbin said there, the first thing we need to do is meet the humanitarian needs of the border. Bernie sanders admitted that theres a humanitarian crisis. The chief of staff, mick mulvaney, with this message over the weekend. Listen here. The same response that we give to all of our friends to the south, which is we need your help. We need more action. Mexico could be doing more. El salvador could be doing more. Honduras could be doing more. We give these countries hundreds of millions in aid. We need them to do more. When the final numbers are in, which customs and Border Protection expected to have apprehended more than 100,000 people. Closing the border would have a serious economic impact. But theres a lot of thinking in the administration that that is about the only thing that they could do in order to reallocate personnel to handle Border Patrol duties and put pressure on both mexico and congress to finally get something done. Ultimately, shep, what it would take is improving the situation of life of people in places like guatemala, el salvador and honduras. And critics say if you cut off the aid, youre hurting yourself. Exactly. Shepard if the president were to shut down the border, analysts say we would quickly feel the effects. Remember last year the u. S. Got more than 60 of its imported vegetables from mexico. 60 with more than 40 of imported fruit. Closing the border could mean sky rocketing prices. Claudia cowan reporting from el paso. Claudia . We would pay more from cars and control to the food we eat. Thousands of trucks cross every day filled with produce. If the border closes, we could run out of avocados in three weeks. Experts say we would have higher prices and exporters would be hard, too. The u. S. Is the largest importer of diesel and refined foods. Goods passing back and forth total 116 billion in 2017. That according to the office of the u. S. Trade representative. Locally, the economies of border cities like el paso rely on international bridges that allow people to cross back and forth legally and spend money here. As the mayor of el paso put it, we cant afford for the mayor to close. Shepard thank you. The baseball fan that got his skull bashed in. What happened outside Dodger Stadium that led a man to being on life support. Troubles at chavez ravine. Thats next. Hi im joan lunden. 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The mans wife said he was on the phone and heard this all go down over the phone. Cops still searching for the attacker. Trace gallagher has the details. Trace . Shep, the fight happened after midnight because the game went 13 innings and lasted six hours. The 47yearold was leaving Dodger Stadium in the parking lot and on the phone with his wife. The wife said she heard a woman and a man arguing. She said i heard the arguing happening and then like a smack or a crack. Sounded like a baseball bat and i heard him start moaning. Rafael was punched in the face. When he struck the ground, thats when he cracked his skull. Hes critical and doctors are trying to relieve the swelling on his brain. A witness notified stadium personnel and police but its unclear if anyone that saw the fight has come forward. Police describe the suspect as a hispanic m

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