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FOXNEWSW Shepard Smith Reporting June 27, 2019

That you may know named luis alvarez. He got his badge now. If he strays from his commitment, then well go back in attack mode. John will join us live as reporting begins now. Our reporting begins with fastmoving developments in the disappearance of a College Student in utah. Indications now that she may have been leading a double life. Searching online for sugar daddies and that something bad may have happened inside an area house. For now, cops are not being specific. Police in Salt Lake City do say that they have a person of interest after they searched a mans home miles from where 23yearold Mackenzie Lueck was last seen getting into somebodys car at a park in the middle of the night. Detectives were at that house through the night. They towed away a car and brought shovels and dogs into the back yard where the neighbors say they saw and smelled the homeowner burning something days ago. Just been waking up to burning fire smell. Jump up. Looking around. Theres no fire in the house so its outside. The smell was strong. Strong enough to wake me up. I heard from a neighbor that he was burning in his back yard. I believe that neighbor informed him that you cannot burn in a residential neighborhood. It was causing quite a smell. A smoky mess, which disturbed the neighbors. Shepard heres a map of where everything has happened. More than a week ago, a lyft driver told police that he picked lueck at the airport and by her instructions brought her to a park outside of town around 3 00 a. M. Where she got into somebody elses car. She hasnt been seen or heard from since. Yesterday police descended on the house which is less than six miles from that park. Now investigators are looking for a mattress and box spring that somebody at the home gave away last week. Police are asking whoever picked those items up to call them. The assistant police chief confirmed the detectives are looking into the report that lueck may have been living that double life and that she was in fact dating a number of older men. Claudia cowan has been following the story all week reporting live on the ground in Salt Lake City. Claudia . Shepard, police have not identified this person of interest and say they will only release a name when and if they make an arrest. We learned that a brand new adjustable massage bed was delivered to the home. This coming days after the owner gave away a mattress, selling it online, giving it away. This picture came to police as a tip. Now they want to get ahold of this mattress, get it to a crime lab and run it through tests. What is unclear, whether the homeowner is the same person that mackenzie texted when she arrived at the Salt Lake City airport early in the morning june 17 or the same person she met with a short time later after taking the ride share to a suburban park. Police have served multiple search warrants. Neighbors say the owner lived upstairs and rented out a couple rooms in the basement through air b b. Its unclear in the basement was rented out when mackenzie disappeared. Neighbors say they saw people coming and going all the time. They said the homeowner would burn things in his back yard and complained to him about it. They described him as stubborn and antisocial. Police say he has spoke to detectives, but the extent of his cooperation is a little unclear. He remains free. No arrests have been made. His wherables are unknown to us. It appears nobody was home to sign for the brand new adjustable massage bed. Shepard authorities are not naming him but they have been speaking to him but not much from the family, claudia. Thats right, shepard. Mackenzies family is in southern california. They have not spoken publicly. The chief, mike brown, has been in Constant Contact with them. This morning he shared a gut wrenching conversation with mackenzies dad, greg. I can feel the heart ache and the pain and the suffering in his voice as we spoke. My commitment to greg is that we could do everything within our power, the Salt Lake City Police Department to bring mackenzie home. This remains a missing persons case. Police describing it as fluid and dynamic. Theyre still asking the public to call this dedicated tip line set up and especially if they have any information about the mattress. Shepard thanks, claudia. President trump is asking to delay the census in the wake of one of two Supreme Court rulings. Both decisions have implications for american democracy beyond next years election. First the Supreme Court refusing to put limits on how lawmakers can draw up congressional districts for their own partys political gain. Its a practice called gerrymandering. For example, here is what the congressional districts looked like in the state of ohio. Back in may a threejudge panel determined that the republicans manipulated the states districts boundaries to help them win elections. But todays Supreme Court decision effectively reverses that ruling. The court saying political matters like this should be handled not by the court but the states. Similar in north carolina. Threejudge panel said no. After 2016, republicans won 53 of the popular vote in north carolina. But representation they got 77 . Ten of the states 13 house seats. Gerrymandering. In dissent, justin kagan read from the bench for the First Time Ever this Court Refuses to remedy a constitutional violation because it thinks the task beyond judicial capabilities. That ruling a win for republicans. The second decision is a settleback for the white house. One the president called this afternoon totally ridiculous. The ruling deals with the 2020 census. The Supreme Court blocking for now the Trump Administrations proposal to as part of the census to ask whether the respondent is a citizen. John roberts said the rationale was not adequate. He said the evidence does not tell the story that matched the explanation. Officials with the Census Bureau said if they had a Citizenship Question, millions and millions of immigrants will not fill out the census form. Immigrant advocacy organizations and some democrats say if people if theyre asked if theyre american citizens, the reason for that is its intended to discourage minorities for participating in elections and underrepresented. Theres evidence that shows that was the goal. Because the evidence is newly discovered since the lower court ruling, the scotus decision to sent it back to the lower court was unanimous, 90. Unless the president gets his census delay, the question will not be asked. David spunt reporting live from washington. David . Shepard, its quite possible that that census case could come back to the Supreme Court. Certainly is a setback for the Trump Administration, but doesnt mean that it is over yet. Specifically on this census case for months the president and his Team Including commerce secretary wilbur ross have tried to get this question on the 2020 census. They say the forms will be printed out at some point the next few weeks. Thats why they felt there was a rush to get this done. The justices said they didnt feel that the Trump Administration made the correct argument to get that Citizenship Question on the census. I want to read though to you that immigration groups were out here, they were proud, they were excited about this ruling even though its not set in stone. Take a listen to one of the groups out here earlier this morning at the court. This decision to add the Citizenship Question was not based on protecting minority voters. It was based on suppressing their voice. You mentioned the president not happy about it. Hes tweeting from japan. Want to read this to you. Seems ridiculous that our government and country cannot ask a basic question of citizenship in an expensive and detailed census for 2020. I asked the lawyers if they can delay the census until the u. S. Supreme court is given Additional Information from which they can make a final and deso iive decisive question. The last time that a Citizenship Question such as this went out to all u. S. Households was 1950. Something to point out to you. It was sent out earlier today about the constitution, what it says about the census. It does not mention the word census. It says she shall be made every subsequent term, shep. Shepard it also says every person, not every citizen, right . Correct. Every person, not every citizen. Shepard in addition, there was a ruling on gerrymandering. Yes, that 54 is saying that the Supreme Court is not going to get involved in the gerrymandering business. A lot of Supreme Court watchers were waiting to see if this would happen. The Supreme Court is what we like to say here punted it back to the lower courts and never taken a firm stance on partisan gerrymandering. They lived up to the reputation sending it back to the lower courts. Justice kagan very upset and using the word tragic from the bench. Shepard david spunt live at the court. A man named jerry curin died in the Dominican Republic earlier this year. At first his death didnt get much attention and then more americans started dying. Coming up, well speak with his daughter that says she wants to tell everybody what happened to her dad. That is coming up as our reporting continues on this thursday afternoon. Limu emu doug mmm, exactly Liberty Mutual customizes your Car Insurance, so you only pay for what you need. Nice but uh, whats up with your partner . Oh we just spend all day telling everyone how we customize Car Insurance because no two people are alike, so. 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Went to the hospital in Dominican Republic where he died. Officials say the 13 american deaths are not linked. This as Delta Airlines reports that it will let people change their d. R. Vacation plans without any penalties. The Fox Business Networks jeff flock rolling from chicago ohare. Jeff . A lot of Unanswered Questions about this one, shepard. We dont want to make too much of it. We dont know if these deaths are related or not. But fact is, with the authorities saying nothing to see here and people dying, a lot of people are asking questions and a lot of people are saying im not going to the Dominican Republic. Look at the numbers, the bookings in june, down 74 . Its not that people are not going on vacation. Theyre choosing to go elsewhere in the caribbean. Places like the bahamas, aruba, jamaica where bookings are up bigtime and con cancellations. Theyre up about 50 . So its having a major impact, shep. Shepard jeff flock, thanks from chicago. One of the americans that died in the d. R. Is jerry curin, a retired police officer. His daughter says he got sick after dinner and some drinks and ended up in a hospital. He never made it out. She says that at one point the hospital demanded 50,000 to save her father. Jerrys daughter, kelly brown, joins us now. Thanks for being here. Im so sorry. Thank you. Shepard do you know what happened . I do not know what happened. What i do know is that my father traveled to the Dominican Republic and ate and drank something there, became sick. Wound up at the hospital where he eventually died. Shepard then they asked for 50,000 to save him . Give us the details, if you can. So what happened is, when they arrived at the hospital, they actually made my mother sign a promissory note for 80 u. S. American dollars. At which point they asked her to put 10,000 down on a credit card for immediate services. Shepard a shakedown. She did. Of sorts. She did. She put 10,000 on her credit card. By 10 45 that morning, i received a phone call from a family friend that said they are going to get him ready for surgery but they would need 50,000. What did i want to do. I asked them questions. During the conversation, the amount went down to 40,000, which time i got my bank on the phone. We were negotiating how to get the funds to the Dominican Republic so that my father could have surgery. Shepard was there a surgery . There was a surgery. He died following the surgery. Shepard do you have any kind of resolution from the d. R. . Do you have toxicology, do you have anything . We know there was an autopsy performed because my father took us two weeks to repatriate him back to the United States. Part of the process requires an autopsy. We dont know if there was a toxicology report done. We know there was an autopsy but we dont have that information. Shepard they wont give it to you . I believe our satellite connection has frozen. My understanding of this case, i was going to ask her to confirm it, my understanding is they cant get anything out of authorities in the Dominican Republic. This has been part of the pattern. Something happens, people become ill, theyre not able to get details on exactly what went down. Once theres medical procedures done, cant get details on that. In the end, if someone dies, you cant get results of an autopsy or toxicology report or find out whatever it was that happened to your loved one. In some cases, theres an extreme delay in getting the remains returned and at least one of the victims families or one of the deceased families, i dont know that theyre victims, one of the deceased families says we could they tried to urge us to have the body cremated so that we would never know what happened. Dominican authorities to be fair, say these cases are not linked. But beware of your eyes and ears as often they tell the truths. Coming up, were getting an update on the little girl cracked in the skull by a foul ball last month. And World Leaders set to meet in japan hours from now. It comes as President Trump tries to hash out a trade deal with china. And need cash . You should know about the newday va home loan for veterans it lets you borrow up to 100 percent of your homes value. The newday va loan lets you refinance your mortgages, consolidate your credit card debt, put cash in the bank, and lower your payments over 600 a month. Call today. And get the financial peace of mind every veteran deserves. Zp 1 5 z shepard the toddler that got hit by a foul ball wound up with a Skull Fracture and still having seizures. Thats according to the familys attorney. We reported on this last month. Happened in houston in an astroscubs game. The lawyer says the family was celebrating the little girls birthday when a foul ball came flying off the bat and hit her in the head. The lawyer says the team reached out to the family and now he wants to talk with them. So far, no lawsuits filed. The Defense Department identifying two american troops that were killed in afghanistan. Officials say both soldiers died in combat. 32yearold Master Sergeant michael riley. He joined the u. S. Army in 2006. This was his sixth deployment in afghanistan. And 24yearold Sergeant James johnston. He specialized in disarming explosives. Pentagon Officials Say theyre still investigating. President trump and other World Leaders are set to kickoff the g20 summit in japan. This comes as the u. S. Tries to reach a trade deal with china. The chief White House Correspondent john roberts is live in osaka where its morning

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