miguel almaguer is outside the prison tonight miguel, what does huffman face there? >> reporter: lester, after pleading guilty to fraud, felicity huffman will spend the next two weeks inside the low security prison just behind me. the actress facing a real life role she never thought she would, that of an inmate reporting to federal prison today, felicity huffman is now inmate 77806-112, serving her two-week sentence at this sprawling penitentiary in dublin, california she'll wake up at 5:00 a.m., wear a brown prison uniform, and answer to five inmate role calls every day. jennifer meyers spent 14 months in federal prison on drug charges. >> unless you've been incarcerated and had the experience of being strip searched, you have no idea what it feels like. it's very humiliating. >> reporter: leaving her hollywood estate behind, huffman will have visitation on weekends, allowing husband, william h. macy and her children see her. the actress will now mix with other prisoners, have work duties, be allowed to shower once a day, and purchase items like mascara, lipstick,

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. >> we will probably ask for a higher sentence for her than we did for felicity huffman >>> and ellen's powerful message. what she is saying tonight about the photo with former president bush that sparked a social media firestorm. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone. the white house late this evening has put democrats on notice that it will not be cooperating with the house impeachment inquiry. it comes in a letter sent to house democrats tonight calling the process unconstitutional and comes hours after the white house blocked a key witness from telling what he knows about the administration's dealings with ukraine. but tonight a brand-new nbc news/wall street journal poll finds more than half of americans think the allegations against the president are serious and should be investigated fully our hallie jackson has details >> reporter: a serious and significant escalation tonight as the white house notifies house democrats in a letter that the president, quote, cannot permit his administration to participate in this partisan inquiry, urg

>>> we're back now with a first look at actress felicity huffman's life in prison. punishment for her part in the college admissions scandal. tomorrow, three other parents are expected to change their pleas in the case. tim brock has more. >> reporter: it's not a role actress felicity huffman auditioned for, but the cameras found her, clad in a green jumpsuit, walking the grounds of a low-security prison in dublin, california, her hair tucked underneath white baseball cap, on her way to meet husband and daughter sophia grace. >> i would do anything for you. you are my daughter. >> reporter: has a less glamorous identity. prison inmate 77806-112. >> once she goes into prison, she's a number and a name, just like everybody else. >> reporter: jennifer meyers served 14 months in federal prison on drug charges and advises people sentenced to serve time. >> she's going to be in a state of shock that probably isn't really going to leave until she gets out of prison. it's going to take time to get over this experience. >> reporter: huffman's 13-day sentence coming after she

tonight we're getting an inside look at felicity huffman's life on inside. new video and photos shows felicity huffman as she serves her sentence in dublin, a facility some critics call too cushy. the details on that, marianne. >> reporter: her daughter and her husband both visited her this weekend here at this minimum security facility where inmates are allowed to walk around outside the barbed wire fence. far from the red carpet this week actress felicity huffman walked the grounds of this federal low security prison in dublin. wearing a green jumpsuit and a white baseball cap she walked out to a parking lot to meet her eldest daughter sophia grace and husband actor william h. gracie with no guards escorting her. a former desperate house wives star. >> i would do everything for you. you are my daughter. >> reporter: now has a less glamorous identity. prison inmate 777806-112. many people we talked to tonight felt she should serve more. >> i think it's a rather short sentence. >> why even give her a sentence at all, because yeah 13 days is nothing. >> repor

. >> tmz catches a glimpse of felicity huffman serving time in an east bay prison. ♪ hey. hey. you must be steven's phone. now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the instant someone new joins your network... only with xfinity xfi. download the xfi app today. >>> the first picture of actress felicity huffman where she is serving time has emerged. the 56-year-old huffman was spotted yesterday in a green prison uniform walking to a family visit on prison grounds. tmz took the photos of huffman on the grounds of the federal correctional institution in dublin. the minimum security prison was once named one of america's 10 cushiest prisons by forbes. huffman is expected to be released next sunday. >>> the heart of a hard rock hotel in new orleans collapsed a week ago leaving the bodies of two people buried inside. >> reporter: timed explosions bringing down two cranes at a hard rock hotel in new orleans sunday afternoon. last week the structure partially collapsed killing three people, two cranes, one 270 feet high and the other about 300 feet tall was a ma

huffman. miss sitron, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you for having me and for having such a thoughtful bench with me on the panel. when congress adopted section 230 20 years ago the goal was to incentivize tech companies to moderate content and although congress, of course, wanted the internet and what they happened are wanted at that time to be open and free, we also knew that openness would risk offensive material and i'm going to use their words, and so what they did was devise an insensitive, a legal shield for good samaritans who are trying to clean up the internet. both accounting for the failure to remove so underfiltering, and overfiltering of content. the purpose of the statute was fairly clear, but its interpretation, the words weren't and so when we've seen are courts massively overextending section 23 po to sites that are irresponsible in the extreme and that produce extraordinary harm. we've seen the liability shield to whose entire model is abuse, to sites that al

note ♪ >>> tonight felicity huffman roasted by martha stewart? >> she looked pretty slum pi. >> their face off. >>> then a day time diva versus the duchess. >> don't try to garner sympathy from us. >> wendy williams history with meghan markle. >>> plus jess caica biel not ns with hubby. >> i know bye bye bye. >> then dogs take over the "lady and the tramp" premier. >>> then -- >> ashanti is here. starts >>> just four more days until felicity huffman can shed her prison garb and return to life as she knows it, but things are getting interesting. >> with a capital "i.." not a moment too soon according to the star who made lock-up fashionable, martha stewart. >> martha, felicity huffman, i do wonder if you think she's learned anything. >> well, she should style her outfit a little big more. she looked pretty shlumpy. >> martha stewart slammed felicity's prison look. and who is she to judge? well the domestic diva did spark a trend when she walked out of prison in this poncho crocheted by a fellow inmate. had a pair of jeans on and a t-shirt. i thoug

have fun, andy. >>> felicity huffman is out of jail. this is happening as prosecutors file more charges in the college admissions scandal. we have a legal brief with joey jackson next. what these new charges could mean for the parents who have not reached plea agreements such as lori loughlin. >> plus the republicans may not have all of the religious vote but what one evangelical has as a plan for the ballot box. we'll talk when we return. too much! too perfect! i can rent this? for that price? absolutely. what is this, some kind of fairy tale? it's just right! book your just right rental at thrifty.com. oh! baby bear! >>> actress felicity huffman is out of prison after serving 14 days. >> she admitted to fraud charges of pay 15g$,000 in a scheme to cheat to improve her daughter's s.a.t. scores. >> good morning. felicity huffman is a freewoman, no longer an inmate. she was released from federal prison in northern california on friday after servie ining two w behind bars. in the end she served 11 days. she got one day off for the credit

huffman walking in a parking lot to meet them. >> dublin is almost a camp. it is a place where minimum security prisoners enjoy the luxury of being minimum security prisoners. >> reporter: huffman reported to the federal prison in dublin, california tuesday, starting a 14-day sentence for her role in the "varsity blues" college admissions scandal. >> i said a lot of this i shouldn't have. i'm sorry. >> reporter: in may the actres pled guilty to paying $15,000 to have a proctor correct her daughter's s.a.t. answers. huffman is 1 of 51 people embroiled in the scandal which includes 34 parents, 9 coaches, 1 athletic director and 7 defendants who worked in both official and unofficial capacities for the college counseling firm at the center of the scandal. 19 of the parents facing charges are still maintaining their innocence. actress lori loughlin and her husband are still awaiting trial for their involvement in the scandal. the couple stands accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into usc, pleading not guilty to conspiracy charges. they could fa

huffman now begins part two of her sentence. one year of supervised release, 250 hours of community service, and a $30,000 fine, which she has paid. it's unclear if her next act will include a role in hollywood. >> if she has a great project and has that repentant heart, there's a good possibility for her reputation to take a bounce. >> reporter: the former "desperate housewives" star pleaded guilty in the college admission scandal dubbed "operation varsity blues." she paid to boost her daughter's s.a.t. score. >> i would do anything for you. you are my daughter. >> reporter: several other parents have followed her lead. but "full house" actress lori loughlin and her husband maintain their innocence. on tuesday, the celebrity couple was slapped with a new charge. conspiracy to commit bribery. prosecutors say loughlin's husband wrote in an e-mail, i had to work the system, after the couple allegedly made their daughter, bella, look like a rowing recruit. another twist to this legal drama, as the case moves toward trial. earlier t

huffman will serve her time at a low-security prison for women in northern california. precguhat she should have been sentenced to 30 days, but a federal judge gave her 14 days. >> you don't see a lot of federal sentencing that is only a handful of days. it's a very rare thing to see -- only in a federal misdemeanor which is -- which are very rare -- would you see a sentence like this. so it's as light as i've seen. >> huffman must also perform 250 hours of community service and pay a $30,000 fine. >>> and the "washington post" reports the washington nationals are headed to their very first world series after sweeping the st. louis cardinals in the national league championship series. the champagne was flowing in the nationals' clubhouse after they beat the cardinals last night 7-4. washington scored all of their runs in the first inning. it was a stunning turnaround for the nationals. they had a 19-31 record in may when there was talk of firing manager davey martinez. >> right now, right now it's -- i feel like i'm on cloud 47. i'm past cloud nine. >>> it's the first t

and after felicity huffman, tonight, the prosecutor and the rare interview. his messnow to actress lori loughlin and what she could face. >>> the arrest in dallas tonight. the hunt for others after a key witness in the amber guyger trial is shot and killed. what police have now revealed. >>> here in new york city, the first vaping death. this time, a 17-year-old. >>> the cdc tonight now alerting airline passengers after a flight attendant possibly exposed them to hepatitis on several flights. >>> and the other aviation headline. authorities tonight looking at this video obtained by flyer talk on a jet bridge. members of a flight crew in a fight. >>> and tonight, the moment seen by millions. ellen and former president george w. bush at a cowboys game. what happened on social media after, and tonight, ellen and the bushes now responding. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin with that breaking headline. the white house just a short time ago raising the stakes in the impeachment inquiry, sending a letter to spe

tonight, one actress headed towards trial while another is headed home. >> so miguel, huffman is out of prison the other big celebrity name, lori loughlin, what's next for her? >> her legal team will be back in court in january. she has two options, either plead guilty and ask for leniency or go to trial >> miguel, thank you >>> tonight, several late breaking developments involving the president including a significant legal win for democrats investigating his actions. we get all of it from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: late tonight, a major win for house democrats. a federal judge ruling the justice department must turn over secret evidence from the mueller report because the judge says the democrats' impeachment inquiry is valid that ruling knocking down arguments by the president and his ary begin the process.metime, the president is touting his justice department's inquiry into itself, focusing on the origins of the russia probe in the 2016 election interference a source familiar with the matter says it's become a criminal investigation. >> i think you'll see things that no

huffman will, in the end, serve 13 days of a 14-day sentence. she's getting credit for a day she was already in federal custody. beyond that she'll have to perform 250 hours of community service and will also be under probation for a year. but, alisyn, john, one of the really interesting things was that she apologized, of course, to the court. not just to her daughter and to her family but also to all the other students, to all the other parents who may have been cheated by her attempt to put her child at the front of the line. certainly something interesting for all the other parents who are embroiled in this to be thinking about. >> also interesting to hear from heidi fleiss who describes it as grittier than we sometimes think of. one of the cushiest prisons in america but this is still federal prison. so it's not going to be easy for anyone. >> alexandra, thank you. >>> join cnn's fareed zakaria as he investigates big money and college. scheme and scandal inside the college admissions crisis is sunday night. >>> here is what else to watch tod

actress felicity huffman spotted in a prison uniform. here's kaylee hartung. >> reporter: a rare look tonight. actress felicity huffman inside the walls of this california prison. halfway through her 14-day sentence, inmate number 77806-112 in her green prison uniform and a white hat, greeting visitors. that's her husband william h. macy and one of her daughters visiting the federal jail outside san francisco. >> dublin is almost a camp where minimum security prisoners enjoy the luxury of being minimum security prisoners. >> reporter: in may, the actress tearfully pled guilty to federal charges in the varsity blues college admissions scandal. she admitted to paying $15,000 for a proctor to correct her daughter's s.a.t. answers. >> are you asking for a bribe? >> reporter: actress lori loughlin and her husband fashion designer mossimo giannulli now preparing for trial to fight the charges. they're accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into usc, and could face up to 40 years in prison. >> if she is convicted, we would probab

huffman would have otherwise been released on a sunday. huffman is one of the 52 people who have been charged in relation to the nation's largest college admissions scandal. 29 of them, including huffman, have now pleaded guilty. she says she paid some $15,000 to have her child's s.a.t. score inflated. huffman expressed remorse when she was sentenced in a letter to the judge and also a statement to the public, saying she apologizes not just to her family, not just to her own children, but also to all the other hard-working parents and students out there. in new york, alexandra field, cnn. towers,e more coverage. it's a network that gives you... with coverage from big cities, to small towns. introducing t-mobile's 600mhz signal. no signal reaches farther or is more reliable. and it's built 5g ready. curiosity- it ignites our imagination. in search of inspiration and daring new ideas. at lexus our greatest curiosity isn't a machine? it's you. experience the rewards of our curiosity. i get it all the time. "have you lost weight?" of course i

huffman didn't have an answer but felt stupid, frightened and sorry. so she is one of 30 parents charged. dozens have entered guilty pleas. many are still yet to hear their sentences in the coming months. the big question will huffman's two weeks in jail be the benchmark for them? another recognizable face, lori loughlin is one that has decided to go ahead to move ahead to trial. she pleaded not guilty. she is being accused of paying $500,000 to get her two daughters into the university of southern california. loughlin, could face up to 40 years in prison if convicted on all charges. so will justice be served? connell: well, depends how you define justice. kristina, thank you. melissa. melissa: round four. democrats preparing for the fourth round of presidential debates. 12 contenders joining the stage at this time as the race appears to focus around three candidates, joe biden, elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. combining for nearly 70, pardon me, 70% of the support in the "real clear politics" average of polls. hillary vaughn live in westerville, o

in her new role of federal inmate seen in a green prison jumpsuit, huffman spent time with william h. macy and her daughter over the weekend. a long way from hollywood, huffman's stint behind bars comes to an end this weekend this, as some parents admit guilt and others get ready for a high-stakes legal showdown miguel almaguer, nbc news, new york. >>> facebook tonight revealing it has just blocked new russian and iranian-based efforts on its platform meant to manipulate the political conversation here and abroad i sat down yesterday with facebook founder mark zuckerberg, who told me the company is now proactively applying the lessons of the 2016 election it's happening again but this time facebook says it is watching in realtime. >> some interference campaigns from russia and iran. >> in an exclusive interview, mark zuckerberg revealing how foreign actors are already working to influence the 2020 election. >> this signals that these nation states intend to be active in the upcoming elections, but it's also, i think, a sign that we've been able to proactively identify them and take t

this morning, actress felicity huffman is waking up behind bars. reps for the star revealing that she reported to a prison in dublin, california, tuesday. huffman starting a 14-day sentence for her role in the "varsity blues" college admissions scandal. >> i said a lot of things i shouldn't have. i'm sorry. >> reporter: in may the "desperate housewives" star pleading guilty to paying $15,000 to have a proctor correct her daughter's s.a.t. answers. now, she will serve out her two-week sentence at the federal correctional institution 350 miles from los angeles. here inmates wake up at 5:00 a.m. and must adhere to a strict dress code which includes khaki pants and a blouse with a brown t-shirt underneath. on the prison menu, bran flakes for breakfast, breaded fish sandwiches for lunch, and salisbury steak for dinner. over the next 13 days the actress may be able to pass her time by working on pre-approved hobby crafts like crochet, origami or scrapbooking. >> dublin is almost a camp. it is a place where minimum security prisoners enjoy the luxury of b

actress felicity huffman was released today from federal prison. and as don dahler reports, huffman is the first, but not the last, to serve time in the college admissions cheating scandal. >> reporter: the "desperate housewives" actress is no longer wearing prison garb and walking the yard. her early release was in keeping with the bureau of prisons policy, which states it may release an inmate whose release date falls on a saturday, sunday, or legal holiday on the last preceding weekday. huffman ended up serving 12 of the 14 days she'd been sentenced for paying $15,000 to inflate her daughter's college admissions test scores. former federal prosecutor anthony brasso says her punishment did not fit the crime. >> i have clients that are charged with mail fraud, and they're expecting to get 14 days. i think they're going to be very surprised at how out of their reach a sentence like that will be. it's a surprisingly light sentence. >> reporter: the dublin, california, low-security prison, where huffman did her time is described by former inmates as

. >>> felicity huffman, four more parents have reversed course and pleaded guilty for their role. after first fighting the charges. this comes after fears of more charges and potential jail time. here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: facing the pressure of a conviction four parents charged in the college admission scandal reversed course. walking into federal court to change their pleas from not guilty to guilty with each facing fraud and money laundering charges, "the l.a. times" reports prosecutors turned up the heat, threatening to file an additional bribery charge which if convicted would likely mean more time behind bars but despite the possibility of additional felony counts, 16 parents, including hollywood celebrities lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband are keeping their pleas of not guilty moving closer toward trial. >> make no mistake, this is not a case where parents were acting in the best interests of their children. >> reporter: with more parents now headed to prison, cameras captured actress felicity huffman in her new role of federal inmate seen in the gree

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huffman telling the judge she knew her actions hurt her daughter. my daughter looked at me with tears streaming down her face, why didn't you believe in me? why didn't you think i could do it on my own? i could only say, i am sorry. in addition to her time behind bars huffman was ordered to pay a $30,000 fine and complete 250 hours of community service. prosecutors praising huffman for taking responsibility in an interview with our affiliate wcvb. >> she was contrite, did not try to minimize her conduct. i think she handled it in a very classy way. >> and the judge specifically telling huffman at the sentencing that she wants her to do her community service with families and she will likely start doing those hours very soon. >> really interesting to see the prosecutor, the person who put her behind bars praising her in that way. >> i think they're trying to encourage the other parents who haven't made a deal yet to make a deal. >> the impact on her daughter. her saying, you didn't believe in me. >> yeah, a lot of the kids have been involved have had

she looked pretty schlumpy >> well, stewart went on to say huffman made a horrible mistake. public scandal and served five months at a minimum security federal prison back in 2004. meanwhile, actress lori loughlin and several other parents involved in the college scheme have been hit with another felony charge. here's nbc's miguel almaguer >> reporter: the federal grand jury in boston has leveled a new charge of conspiracy to commit bribery against actress lori loughlin, her fashion designer husband mossimo giannulli, and nine other parents entangled in the college admissions scandal now facing more prison time if convicted, the additional charge comes as the group of wealthy and privileg parents refused to plead guilty as four others did monday the government is turning up the pressure by adding even more charges with the superseding indictments. sooner or later, most defendants in federal court plead guilty. arrested in march, loughlin and her husband already face fraud and money laundering charges that carry a maximum combined sentence of 40 years the new charge carries a

huffman would otherwise have been released on a sunday. huffman is one of people people charged in las vegas's largest college admissions scandal. 29 have now pleaded guilty. she said she paid some $15,000 to have her child's s.a.t. score inflated. huffman expressed remorse when sentenced in a letter to the judge and in a statement to the public. saying she apologizes not just to her family, not just to her own children but also the other hard-working parents and students out there. in new york, alexandra field, cnn. >>> activist and long time actress jane fonda said protesting climate change is the least she can do to draw attention for global crisis. for the third straight week she was led away in plastic cuffs as she and other demonstrators were arrested for blocking a key intersection right near the u.s. capitol. this time she was joined by actor ted danson. fonda did the civil unrest fire drill friday. she said she'll be there every friday until congress and government act on climate change. that is "cnn newsroom." thanks for watching

actress felicity huffman is in the institution in dublin when some have called club fed. >> dublin is almost a camp. it's not surrounded by razor wire or anything like that. it's a place where minimum security prisoners enjoy the luxury of being minimum security prisoners. they don't present a high risk of escape. >> reporter: tony brass is a defense attorney. >> i've had clients in dublin. it's known as a pretty good place to go if you have to serve prison time. >> reporter: how do you feel about going to jail? >> reporter: a federal judge in boston sentenced huffman last month to 14 days in prison for paying to have her daughter's sat score boosting and she has to pay a $30,000 fine, perform 250 hours of community service, and serve a year of probation. >> the dublin facility has housed a number of famous inmates including kidnapped newspaper heiress patty hurst. >>> and a german national and former vice president of informix appeared in federal court today. the database software maker hea at a tourist destination in the indian ocean. >>> and new tonight, a stockton lyft driver beco

cnn's alexandra field has more. >> reporter: actress felicity huffman, now federal inmate number 77806-112 reported this week to prison in dublin, california. a low-security lock up once dubbed by forbes magazine in 2009 as one of america's ten cushyest prisons. it's far from the hollywood star's hollywood hills home, but close enough for her husband actor william h. macy to visit. 35 miles outside of san francisco, dublin has more than 1200 female inmates. like the rest of the prison population, huffman will wear a khaki uniform and wake up by 5 in the morning. she can buy some personal items and food at the commissary, and there is a wellness program that includes arts and crafts and team sports. the small screen star who shot the famously desperate housewife isn't the prison's first famous inmate. patty hearst was sent there in the '70s. in the '90s, the so-called hollywood maddie did time in dublin. she later described the low-security prison as anything but easy. >> a you're in a's very anti-social environment. it's very hostile. there are times when i felt like, oh, my god, i'm g

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> if she is convicted, we would probably ask for a higher sentence for her than we did for felicity huffman. i can't tell you exactly what that would be. >> reporter: and that prosecutor signaling a deal is still on the table, but saying he's pushing for jail time no matter what. if they can't make a deal and this case goes to trial, w hle a er tntence.ou david? >> eva pilgrim, thank you. ghdanitollas in the murder of ay guyger murder trial. the hunt continues for others. and tonight, what authorities are now saying about this. and the judge in the case is now spe speaking, too. abc's marcus moore again tonight. >> reporter: an urgent hunt tonight for two suspects wanted for the murder of joshua brown, a key witness in the trial of former dallas police officer amber guyger.brown was killed during an alleged drug deal gone bad with three men, one of them shot and in custody. and they're pushing back agains tied to his testimony. >> i assure you that is simply not true. >> reporter: and tonight, the judge in that trial shedding light on this moment. please?i give her a hug, please? >> reporte

[laughter] >> 99.9% of the population after doesn't even know who felicity huffman is. if you said are you shocked she didn't only serve time for the 1500$15000 a lot of people say i don't have 15000. whether she spent 11 days or 14 days, for anyone who has the money isn't going to persuade them, these billionaires and millionaires are going to think i'm smarter than her, i can get around it. so it doesn't really matter, 11 days, two days, 14, the whole thing is silly. >> i love how you got three points, at the top level i agree completely, i think the outrage people should turn off the internet, open a beer and watch a baseball game. give her credit, she was the first person to plead guilty and say i'm not going to fight this and play again. as you said, they let people out a few days early or some percentage of time early when their well behaved. i think we have plenty of other things to be outraged about. >> i do think the lower income americans or middle-class would be outraged. i know 15k e-mail think that is or is not a lot and i do appreciate she admitted to it a

. >>> in today's first look, actress felicity huffman is waking up in federal prison in dublin. she turned herself in yesterday to serve a 14-day sentence after pleading guilty in the college admissions scandal. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, behind bars. >> can we hear from you? >> reporter: for the next 13 days, this is where actress felicity huffman will serve her time in the varsity blues scandal. the federal correctional institute in dublin, california. in may the desperate housewives star blepleading guilty for pay $15,000 to have a procter correct her daughter's s.a.t. scores. inmates have access to books, magazines and supplies for crafts. last spring "gma" spoke to prison expert jennifer meyers about what huffman can expect. >> i like to say respect prison. if you walk in humility it will make your stay much easier. >> reporter: coming up,hor wtif like inside huffman's correctional facility and dan abrams weighs >>> all right. let's look at what's going on with your activity planner. everything is good if you want to be out and about. grab a heavy coat

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tmz took the photos of huffman on the grounds of the federal correctional institution in dublin. the minimum security prison was once named one of america's 10 cushiest prisons by forbes. huffman is expected to be released next sunday. >>> widespread damage reported in dallas after a tornado touched down on the north side of the city. the national weather service confirmed the tornado touched down around 7:30 local time. authorities say they'll get a better idea of the damage tomorrow during daylight hours. parts of texas, oklahoma and louisiana remain under a severe weather warning right now. >>> the weather's changing, as you know. last week was mild. the week before that washe red flag warning week. remember that? so we had last week to kind of cool off. now we're going back into this cycle of the high pressure building in. the low pressure out here. i'll draw the jet in again because it's pretty much everything when we get our fire winds and these lows. that's the upper level. if you look straight up, the red line is what the jet stream would be doing. in this trough area it'

after waking up at 5:00 a.m., huffman will wear khaki pants, a blouse and a brown tucked in t-shirt. she'll mix with the general population, eat with other inmates, and answer to a head count five times a day. >> she's going to be in a state of shock that probably isn't really going to leave until she gets out of prison, and it's going to continue even when she's been out. >> jennifer myers spent 14 months in federal prison on drug charges. >> just remember that this is a different world, to really be respectful to the other women. >> trading in her lavish hollywood estate for this sprawling federal prison, huffman will have visitation on weekends, allowing husband william h. macy and her children to see her. the actress pleaded guilty to fraud for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's s.a.t. score. in prison, she'll be allowed to shower once a day, perhaps given a work assignment and from the commissary, purchase items like hot sauce for $3.25 or mascara for almost $7. the first parent to be sentenced and locked up, others face months in prison after they too pleaded guilty. but some

. 29 of them including huffman have now pleaded guilty. she said she paid some $15,000 to have her child's s.a. tshs score inflated. she expressed remorse when she was sentenced in a letter to the judge and to the public saying she apologizes. not just to her family, not just to her own children but all the other hard working parents and students out there. in new york. alexander field, cnn. >> thank you so much for being with me today. the news continues right after this. chevy's the only brand... to earn j.d. power dependability awards... across cars... trucks... and suvs. four years in a row. since more than 32,000 real people... just like me. and me. and me. took the survey that decided these awards. it was only right that you hear the good news from real people... like us. i'm daniel. i'm casey. i'm julio. only chevy has earned j.d. power dependability awards across cars, trucks and suvs. four years in a row. woman: what gives me confidence about investment decisions? rigorous fundamental research. with portfolio managers focused on t

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felicity huffman going to be released. >>> and eddie murphy about to make his highly anticipated return to snl. >> they want to see me do buckwheat and mr. roger's neighborhood. >> and he could finally land an academy award. >> today, friday, october 25th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. nice to have you with us on a friday morning. we've got two big weather stories unfolding as we speak. wildfires have erupted across california, forcing mass evacuations this morning. and to prevent even more fires from breaking out, power has now been cut to hundreds of thousands there. >> meantime, a tropical system in the gulf of mexico is set to bring soaking rains to the south today and through the weekend. we're going to get al's forecast in minute. we're going to start with the fires. joe fryer is in santa clarita. good morning. >> good morning, guys. first of all, i'm wearing the goggles because the winds are so strong they're blowing ash all over the place. the fires

. >>> welcome back, hollywood actress felicity huffman is halfway through her 13 day prison sentence. >> today three other parents involved in the saga are expected to change their pleas in the case. nbc news correspondent sam brock has more. >> reporter: it's not a role actress felicity huffman auditioned for, but the cameras found her clad in a green jumpsuit walking the grounds of a low security prison in dublin, california. her hair tucked underneath a white baseball cap on her way to meet husband william h. macy and eldest daughter sophia grace. until next sunday the former desperate house wives headliner. >> i would do anything for you. you are my daughter. >> reporter: has a less glamorous identity, prison inmate 77806-112. >> when she goes into prison, she's a number and a name, just like everybody else. >> jennifer myers served 14 months in federal prison on drug charges and advises people sentenced to serve time. >> she's going to be in a state of shock that probably really isn't going to leave until she gets out of prison. it's going to take her time to get over this experi

. >> after huffman's release she'll serve a year probation and 250 hours of community service. kaylee hartung, abc news, new york. >> kind of interesting to say, behind bars, behind walls, when she's free to roam there. >> she is getting kudos for admitting guilt. so we'll see what happens to everyone else. >>> coming up this morning we are getting our hands on high-tech for your pets. >> our giz wiz is here with the season's hottest new pet gadgets. ♪ ♪ >>> the leaves are changing, the air is chilling, and so many of us are looking for reasons to enjoy the crisp fall weather and that includes our pets. joining us with the season's hottest pet gadgets is our giz wiz, dick debartolo. dick, good morning. welcome back. >> thank you very much. we're going to start with a preview of a gadget coming spring 2020. this solves the problem of people who can't get their pets, mainly their cat, in a carrier because they know they're going to the vet. >> okay. >> so this guy's having a terrible time. but with the calm carrier -- >> that cat does not want to go in that carrier. >> the dr