but the whole thing blew over, and jeff fortenberry, reelected in 2018. again last year, he doesn't have to run again until next year. so he saved the nine turn congressman looked to be the new campaign video. >> hi this is jeff fortenberry, and i'm up for a drive in my 1950 f-100 pick up truck with my dog, and this is my wife celeste, we do this every now and. then >> we'll look at that isn't that a nice scene. in a vintage truck, his wife, dog, beautiful nebraska cornfield. but this was no campaign video. >> i wanted to send you a video because we do have something hard to tell you. about five and a half years ago, a person from overseas a legally moved money to my campaign. i didn't know anything about. this and he is some other americans to do so. they were all caught and punished, thankfully. about two and a half years ago, i had a knock on my door, on the weekend. they were fbi agents from california. i let them in my house, i answered their questions, later we went back and answered further questions, i told him when i knew and what i understood. t

we thought we were trying to help. >> well, jeff fortenberry was right. today the congressman was indeed indicted by a federal grand jury, charged with a count of scheme to go falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of lying to investigators. as i alluded to, a billionaire foreign national prohibited by federal law from contributing to any u.s. elections arranged for $30,000 of his money to be contributed through other individuals to fortenberry's campaign during a fundraiser held in los angeles. the indictment says that despite learning of the illegal campaign contributions from a co-host of that fundraiser who cooperated with authorities, fortenberry did not file an amended report with the elections commission. it charges the congressman lied about what he knew about the whole scheme during two interviews in 2019 with federal investigators and prosecutors. this is where i pop in to say, always have a lawyer present when you talk to law enforcement. congressman jeff fortenberry will be arraigned tomorrow in los angeles. faces a maximum of five

it's republican congressman jeff fortenberry. he has been in congress since 2005. today, he was charged by a federal grand jury with three felony counts. they are related to allegations that he accepted illegal foreign campaign contributions in the 2016 election. and then, according to prosecutors, he covered it up and lied to investigators about it. this is a public corruption prosecution by the justice department. congressman we jeff fortenberry, was scheduled to be a rain tomorrow in court, in california. that is a remarkable story in itself. and it is sort of a theme. jeff fortenberry, indictment today coming halfway through the federal trial, of a man name lev parnas. former associate of lucy giuliani really devastated allegations against giuliani and former president trump. an attorney general among others. in terms of what he said was their knowledge of involvement in the scheme in ukraine. that led to trump's first impeachment. with mr. parnas is himself in federal court for allegedly funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal foreign campaign co

"the lincoln journal star" reports republican congressman jeff fortenberry of nebraska was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly lying to the fbi. he's accused of lying and nclin federal agents investigating illegal campaign contributions nned billionaire in 2016. he denies any wrongdoing and is expected to be arraigned today >>> "usa today" says embattled south carolina attorney alex murdaugh was denied bond and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. murdaugh is accused of stealing more than $3 million of insurance money intended for his late housekeeper's sons. she died after falling at murdaugh's home in 2018. authorities are investigating her death. in june, murdaugh's wife and son were found shot to death on their south carolina property. murdaugh's attorney says that he is a person of interest in that case, as well. >>> and the "lexington herald leader" reports on the death of a university of kentucky student. 18-year-old thomas "lofton" hazelwood was found unresponsive at the farmhouse fraternity on monday. attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. the coroner say

. >>> jeff fortenberry is due in court today, charged with lying to the fbi. the indictment stems from an investigation into campaign contributions. fortenberry is fighting the charges. >>> lawmakers scattered as former soldiers in guatemala set fire at the country's congressional building. the chaos is part of ongoing protests over unpaid military bonuses. >>> a state of emergency has been declared in the city of benton harbor, michigan, because of lead in the water. residents of the majority black city have not -- have been cautioned not to use the tap water. the governor says 6,000 lead service lines need to be replaced. >>> today's weather rain in several areas including the northwest and the northern plains and the southeast. thunderstorms in the midwest and sunny in the northeast. >>> and finally, the group of friends eating chipotle in all 50 states in 50 days. >> will ganss has the story. >> this is day one of eating chipotle in every state. >> reporter: he really likes chipotle. >> i ate is for breakfast, lunch and dinner. >> reporter: he has an appet

indictment for jeff fortenberry. a federal grand jury charge nebraska's first district esentative jeff fortenberry tuesday with three felonies stemming from a federal investigation of illegal contributions made to is 2016 reelection campaign. the charges include one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts, and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. the grand jury indictment alleges jeff fortenberry repeatedly lied and misled authorities during the investigation of illegal contributions to his campaign made by a foreign billionaire in early 2016. the congressman, who served since 2005, denies any wrongdoing. "we will fight these charges. i did not lied to them." and a video message before the indictment was released, calgary is a nigerian born billionaire of lebanese descent who lives in paris. he arranged for $30,000 in cash to be contributed to the campaign during a fundraiser in los angeles. let's hear from sasha in ocean grove, new jersey. go ahead. caller: hello? host: you

jeff fortenberry is charged with three felonies that could put him in prison for five years. even under the not-so-strict rules that members of congress have to abide by, he has still fallen afoul, and so he will not serve on committees anymore, including one on which he was the ranking republican member. there is no word if they're going to make him resign his seat. right now, he's off the committees. he is still continuing to serve in congress while he's under federal indictment, which is nice for him, i guess. we've got a bunch of news tonight out the great state of michigan where protesters have physically shut down, they brought a giant wrench and shut down a major high pressure petroleum pipeline. we have news from iowa tonight. a cabinet secretary from the biden administration showed up today to support john deere employees on the picket line. this is something we have not heard of in modern times. we're going to be talking about that tonight we're also, of course, expecting tomorrow that the full house of representatives is going to vote to refer steve bannon for pros

amy: back in the united states, republican congressman jeff fortenberry of nebraska stepped down from his house committee assignments wednesday, one day after a federal grand jury in california indicted him for lying to fbi agents who were investigating alleged illegal contributions to his 2016 campaign. fortenberry pleaded not guilty to the charges during an arraignment wednesday and was released on $50,000 bond. and in los angeles, protesters gathered in front of the netflix headquarters, as a group of employees from the streaming giant staged a walkout wednesday amidst the ongoing controversy over comedian dave chappelle's new special, "the closer", which features anti-trans jokes. in the show, chapelle likens being trans to blackface and jokes about killing a woman. trans employees issued a list of demands to netflix, including the recruitment of more trans workers into leadership roles, the creation of a fund to develop trans and nonbinary talent, and the addition of disclaimers before transphobic and other hateful content. this is television personality david huggard, also known

it's republican congressman jeff fortenberry. he has been in congress since 2005. he was charged by a federal grand jury with three felony counts that related to allegations it that he accepted illegal foreign campaign contributions in the 2016 fo election and then, according to prosecutors, he covered it up or and lied to investigators about it. this is a public corruption a prosecution by the justice department. congressman fortenberry is ma scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow in federal court in california. that's a remarkable story in itself. and it's sort of a theme. fortenberry's indictment today coming about halfway through the federal trial of a man named lev parnas. a former associate of rudy giuliani. levied devastating allegations against giuliani and former president trump and attorney general william barr among others, in terms of what he said was their knowledge of and involvement in this scheme this ukraine that led to trump's first impeachment.t mr. parnas is himself on trial right now in federal court in manhattan for allegedly funnels hundreds of t

this time it's jeff fortenberry from nebraska. if his case goes south, congressman fortenberry won't have the donald trump republicans get out of jail free card. congressman fortenberry was araund in federal court. he was charged formally with three felony federal charges. he said he's going to fight the charges. just being formally charged with a crime is not enough to make you have to resign from your committees. it doesn't just have to be any charge. it has to be a felony charge. not just any felony charge, it has to be that you've been charged with a felony that could result in you serving more than two years in prison. again, not a very -- not a very high low bar, right? jest fortenberry is charged with three felonies that could put him in prison for five years. the even under the not so strict rules that members of congress have to abide by, he has still fallen afoul and so he will not serve on committees anymore including the one on which he was the ranking republican member. there is no word if they're going to make him re

. >>> and jeff fortenberry has been indicted on charges of lying to the fbi. this stems from an investigation into $180,000 in illegal campaign contributions from a nigerian billionaire of lebanese descent. fortenberry is expected to appear for an arraignment today in los angeles. >>> so her heart will go on, but celine dion won't. the singer announced she's postponing a return to her las vegas residency to deal with some health issues. she says she has been unable to perform because of muscle spasms. her new show was scheduled to open november 5th. >>> and today paris hilton will be on capitol hill advocating for changes to the troubled teen industry. she will be attending a news conference with congressman ro khanna and other abuse survivors and welfare advocates to discuss a bill of rights for children placed in congregate facilities. >> those are five things to know for your "new day." more on cnn and cnn.com, and don't forget to download the 5 things podcast every morning, go to cnn.com/5things. >>> neil cavuto tested for positive for covid-19. he said th

since trump is no longer president and can't pardon anyone, congressman jeff fortenberry was arraigned today in federal court. he was charged formally with three federal felony charges. he has said publicly that he didn't do anything wrong, he's going to fight the charges, but for now, as of this afternoon, he has resigned from all of his committee assignments in congress. and it's interesting that the rules for republican members of the house aren't really all district on this front. just being formally charged with a crime is not actually enough to make you have to resign from your committees. it doesn't just have to be any charge, it has to be a felony charge. and not just any felony charge it has to be that you've been charged with a felony that could result in you serving more than two years in prison. again, it's not a very high low bar, right? jeff gordon berry is charged however with three felonies, that could each put him in prison for five years. so even under the not so strict rules that congress has to abide by, he has still fallen afoul. and so he will not serve on committ

a federal grand jury today indicted a sitting congressman, jeff fortenberry, in a campaign finance case. the nebraska republican is accused of lying to the f.b.i. and concealing information about contributions from a nigerian billionaire in 2016. fortenberry denies the charges. a new f.d.a. proposal could make hearing aids more affordable for millions of americans. the agency saitoday that it wants to allow people to buy the devices over-the-counter, without prescriptions. the goal is to cut red tape and bring down costs. and on wall street, stocks advanced on upbeat earnings reports. the dow jones industrial average gained 198 points to close at 35,457. the nasdaq rose 107 points. and the s&p 500 added 33. still toome on the newshour: the biden administration's new measures aimed at helping studentstruggling with mental health during the pandemic. how lawyers are selecting unbiased jurors in the high-profile ahmaud arbery murder trial. a look at one man's impressive collection of historic and presidential artifacts. and, much more. >> woodruff: the special congressiol committee investi

. >>> republican congressman jeff fortenberry of nebraska has been indicted on charges of lying to the fbi about his campaign contributions. the u.s. attorney's office in central california alleges a foreign billionaire gave $30,000 to fortenberry's campaign through other people. the federal elections commission bars campaigns from tacking foreign money. fortenberry says he didn't know anything about the illegal donation. fortenberry is the top republican on the appropriations subcommittee on agriculture. under house rules, he will have to step down while the charges are pending. >> so, willie, i don't know if you watched "billions" he did sort of his own midwest version of what ax did when paul giamatti's conference was coming out. in this case, it was pickup trucks and amber waves of grain. and i think some apple pies were in there. >> yeah. >> and talked straight to the camera. he pretty much leaked the news of his own imminent arrest. >> that was quite a selfie video of him, wasn't it, him, his wife. i think the dog might have been in the truck. there were corn behind them. just a

signed, sincerely, jeff fortenberry, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resignation is accepted. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, it is with a heavy heart that i rise today to honor the life of john who passed away after a lifetime of public service to our country and to el paso. i have the special privilege of knowing john as one our most dedicated leaders in our veteran communities. he was the chairman of the 82nd airborne division association where he continuously create add space of support for veterans. he was a mentor for the el paso veterans courts program and always would celebrate the accomplishments of the 82nd airborne division. to know john was to know a person of strength and resilience. he served in the u.s. army for eight years during the vietnam war, after hi