covington students threatening to sue for libel. we begin tonight with kristin fisher with the latest on the state of the union. >> reporter: never before has a speaker of the house canceled a president's state of the union address. republicans are calling it a new low for american politics, democrats say it is the right thing to do in the middle of the shutdown and the only thing the two sides can agree on is what happened today is unprecedented. >> we just found out she canceled, that is a great blotch on the incredible country we all love. a great horrible mark. i don't believe it has ever happened before. >> speaker of the house nancy pelosi broke the news to donald trump that he's not welcome in the house chamber tuesday in a letter. i'm writing to inform you the house of representatives will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing the president's state of the union address in the house chamber until the government has opened. >> i wrote to him the second time to say during the shutdown, let's work on a mutually agreeable date for the state of the union address. >> reporter

not acceptable. in record time the school administrators in the diocese o covington also issued statement condemning the student actions, and they reserve the right to expel them. perhaps most disappointing abou is when the head of the march for life jean mancini rest in tweeting the reprehensible behavior shown in the video in no way represents the 46 years and millions of peoples who hav peacefully and respectfully gathered in washington, d.c. to stand up for the unborn. they later backed off when they thl realized that there was another side to the story. it turns out when you look at a hours worth of video covering the entire incident, a few things emerge. the students had gathered to listen to a group that calls themselves himself the black hebrew israelites. for anyone who from times the routine of these activist is prettyty predictable. they use racially charged rhetoric in an attempt to provoke reactions and thenea th capture it all on video. this is what they were doing to the covington high school students. >> a bunch of child molester leap. >> that reaches garbage on.

: commissioner covington. >> commissioner covington: thank you, mr. president. congratulations, and just as my fellow commissioner said, for digesting this and giving it to us in a way that is easy to understand. >> thank you. >> commissioner covington: mr. corso, i'm wondering about the capital budget committee. are we involved in that committee? is there a representative from the department that sits on that committee? >> unfortunately, no. i believe it's in the administrative code. we've inquired about it on the past. we've requested to have a seat at the table just given the breadth of facilities, the number of facilities that we have, but unfortunately, we do not have a seat. >> commissioner covington: and who did you make that request to? >> i believe we talked to the mayor's office and probably capital planning. >> commissioner covington: and how long ago was the last request? >> a few years ago? >> commissioner hayes-white: a couple years ago. >> commissioner covington: okay. i think it's time we make a new request on that. we have a new administration. we have a mayor that

-covington catholic -would have hoped for their students. ken brown reports. this is where the now viral video picks up... an intense staring match between a covington catholic high school student and vietnam veteran and omaha tribe elder nathan phillips.fox19 has received several varying accounts of what led to this, but what we have been able to confirm is this transpired after the march for life on friday evening in washington d.c. ... the kids are in-fact covington catholic students who were there to participate in the march for life.tonight the diocese of covington has issued an apology that reads in-part: we extend our deepest apologies to mr. phillips. this behavior is opposed to the church's teachings on the dignity and respect of the human person.the statement goes on... saying the incident is being investigated and expulsion is on the table as a punishment.jheri neri / greater cincinnati native american coalition: "we're disappointed because it's our area and we spend so much time trying to educate people and i really thought we were making a lot of progress, especially w

finished? >> commissioner covington? >> thank you mr president. i agree with everyone of you who pointed out the new captions, at all of the other things that really help us understand the depth of work that has been going on. i have a question for -- i guess it would be chief lee regarding the bike medic totals for the airport. i just wanted to know some of the breakdowns. i see there were 384, and i am wondering what that means, and aided case. >> good morning, commissioners, and chief. commissioner covington, you said you had a question regarding an aided case. >> yes, the definition. >> that would be anything from an agent at the airport of one of the airlines calling to say we have a passenger that is not feeling well, to someone else witnessing someone fall on the escalator, or any of the moving sidewalks. whenever there is a request for aid. >> icy. okay. thank you. -- i see. okay, thank you, and a service call, what is that? >> a could be anything from water leaking, and a service call could be a lot of things. usually it is something on the airfield, like if someone says

covington catholic controversy is speaking out. what he is saying about the onslaught of liberal attacks. it is the senate's turn to tackle the shutdown. live in washington with the dueling proposals heading to the floor and the mounting pressure on nancy pelosi from members of her own party. plus the story behind this sweet gesture that may be one of the most moving things you see all day long. "fox and friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ getting warmed up, just getting started ♪ nothing like it around here ♪ crazy ♪ just getting warmed up ♪ heather: listen that song before you head out. a lot of folks getting warmed up across the country is winter moved in with dangerously cold temperatures and snow and ice to deal with stay, stay home and watch fox news all day. you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. thank you as always, for starting your day with us. the senate is where we begin, sitting on doing with sending bills to marco when backing donald trump on border security, the other a democratic proposal to keep funds flowing through february 8th. garrett t

. he's going to tell us what's really happening tonight in caracas. the covington catholic student at the center of the viral firestorm breaking his silence on camera today. you will hear nick sandmann in his own words as the debate over the mainstream media coverage continues to go to a new level. trace gallagher's on the case. followed by brett bozell and an attorney represented some of the covington students threatening to sue for libel. hello and welcome to "fox news @ night." i'm shannon bream in washington. we begin tonight with corresponding kristin fisher and the latest on the state of the union. good evening, kristen. >> good evening, shannon. never before has the speaker of the house canceled a president's state of the union address. republicans are calling it a new low for american politics. democrats say it's simply the right thing to do. in the middle of a shutdown. about the only thing that the two sides can agree on is what happened today is truly unprecedented. >> so we just found out he's canceled it, and i think it's a great watch on the incredible country that we al

for life. covington catholic high reportedly confronting this native american activist at the lincoln memorial. they were immediately denounced by left-wing loons, the media, know nothing celebrities. dismissing them as racist. >> mom, they are not giving to my getting a good education. it makes little sense to chand "build the wall" to a country with literally zero illegal immigrants. >> trying to figure out where race relations stand in this country. >> we have come a long, long way from the days of dogs, fire hoses, lynching, those types of things, but they take different forms today. kkk, the, they are getting tiki torches and wearing pullovers. >> laura: even catholics like father james martin jumped on the condemnation train, to eating "they attempt to shame and to disrespect a man at the indigenous peoples much. these actions are not catholic, not christian, and not acceptable." the diocese of covington also issued statements condemning the students actions, and they reserve the right to expel them. but perhaps most disappointing of all was when the head of the march for life,

. thank you for coming in. in covington high school close for security reasons after students were thrust into the spotlight following a video, the lincoln memorial went viral, the students are heading to the talkshow circuit. trace gallagher tracking it all. >> there are no immediate plans to have the covington catholic high school students visit the white house. we were told it wouldn't happen until after the partial shutdown. nathan phillips was beating his drum and walked up to the lincoln memorial, initially said he would not be willing to meet with students but now says he would visit the school for a dialogue on race and respecting diverse cultures. he was harassed and remains angry at the statement made concerning their face-to-face standoff where he said, quote, i believe by remaining emotionless and calm i was helping defuse the situation. i said a silent prayer the situation would not get out of hand. he was the one praying and he should accept accountability. tomorrow the teen will appear on the today show. >> from this experience you feel you owe anybody an apology? do

everybody has heard the story of the covington boys by the way in a minute we will have an exclusive sitdown with one of the members of the community that started the whole thing the black hebrew israelites. the media turned a blind eye to the native american activist with his background and lies will be examined right now.th they first told "the washington post" he was surrounded and harassed by the covington boys he told the detroit free press they were attacking these for black individuals. these young men were beastly and the black individuals were there pray and it was called racism to but hatred in their faces compared to lynching done in america that the students were chanting build the wall and when the complete video was "il released it turned out to be a lie. he approached the boys and bang the drum in their face nobody was about to attack the black activist nobody was chanting build the wall he never tried to defuse the situation. it actually looks like phillips and his crew were the aggressors students. jesse: after the confrontation with the boys he attempted to disresul

. president stephen nakajo. vice president franc francee covington. commissioner michael hardeman. ken cleveland is excused. joe alioto ve. >> members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the commission's jurisdiction and does not appear on the agenda. speakers shall address their remarks to the individual as a whole and not to individual commissioners. commissioners are not to enter into debate or discuss with the a speaker. the lack of a response by the commissioners or department personnel does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support of statements made during public comment. >> anybody wishes to give public comment at this time? are there any questions, discussions for the commissioners at this time? seeing none. public comment is closed. >> >> clerk: approval of the minutes, item 3. discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes from a special meeting on january 4th, 2019. >> at this point, is there any public comment on the special meeting minutes of january 4th, 2019? are there any questions or discussions f

who are falsely accused. but no, there is no sympathy for catholics in covington classrooms. >> we have to walk stuff back when it turns out we are wrong. why do we keep making the same mistake? >> because we are desperate to get trump out of office. that's why. howie: desperate. how did so many news outlets get the story wrong. can anything be done about the hatred and the threats being spewed on twitter. the president says he pulled the plug on having so many press briefings because he says sarah sanders is being treated unfairly. this is "mediabuzz." it's fair to say everyone is relieved that after a 35-day shutdown, the president reached an i agreement to open the government. he said it could close in mid-february or he could use his emergency powers to build the wall. beverly hallberg, mollie hemingway, and jessica tarlov, a fox news contributor. mollie,ing a stinging defeat for trump. the "daily caller," trump caves. poll require objectively was a defeat. mollie: it objectively was a defeat. the president tried to get more personnel, technology to -- to interdict drugs. you h

watters. by now everybody heard the story of the covington boys. we'll have a sit-down with a member of the community who started the whole thing, the black israelites. phillips first told "the washington post" and other outlets that he was surround and harass bid the covington boys. he said the boys were quote attacking these four black individuals. he continued, quote, these young men were beatly and these old black individuals was their prey. phillips called it racism and the hatred in their cases resembled whrin muching that were done in america. he said the students were charnting "build the wall." once the complete video was released, everything phillips said was a lie. it was phillips who approached the boys and banged the drum in his face. nobody chanted "build the wall." it looks like phillips and his crew were the aggressors with the students. jesse: after the confrontation with the boys he attempted to disresult mass at washington, d.c.'s national shrine. phillips and 20 demonstrators tried to force themselves into evening mass, bang their drums and totally digs represent

. any public comment on this presentation? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner covington? >> commissioner covington: thank you very much, mr. president. i would like to hear just a little more about the revenue stream that the doctor made reference to? >> yes. so if you have the agreement in front of you, on page seven, it notes the reimbursement that the department will receive per hour of community instruction, and -- student instruction, and currently, that's set at 2.75 for the academy and $2 for the basic instruction. at the end of each billing period, the department will provide -- reconcile with documentation and send an invoice to city college for reimbursement to that effect, that the city college is receiving from the state, and that the intent for that reimbursement is to reinvest that back into the department's training division for equipment, for various initiatives that they want to undergo. >> commissioner covington: and at the completion of their studies, what is it that students receive? what kind of certificate, degree? >> i don't believe they receive a

who lobbed threats against the covington catholic students could face domestic terrorism charges. we have an exclusive with him in a moment.av raymond arroyo took to the streets to ask folks whether they know much about any of the oscar picture nominees. wait until you see the reaction in "seen and unseen." first the hat that dare not show its brim. eeat's the focus of tonight's angle. there is so much news to cover every day in trump world that you would think the press would stick to real reporting and analysis on important political development, but no. move over, anna wintour. left wind malfactors are now the business of dissing fashion accessories. no, no, no, not that one. no, no, not ugly flip-flops. yes, that one. bingo. >> the hat carries a certain connotation that provokes a conditioned reaction from many people. especially for marginalized people. >> america is already the most punitive developed nation on earth. for poor people, people of color. we throw millions of lives onto the bonfire every year. they just don't normally looks like the teenagers in maga hats. >> this

covington high school students in the wake of that viral video as we learn classes were canceled at the school today over security and safety concerns. good morning, everyone i'm sandra smith live inside "america's newsroom." >> eric: i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer. the president is tweeting about this controversy calling what he says is a smear campaign by the mainstream media. we are now hearing from the students themselves for the very first time. >> several media platforms blatantly lied about the events regarding in the controversy in d.c. the community and the individuals. there have been many threats against the laws, the parents and such that include that we should all be locked in the school and burnt to the ground. the school being bombed. >> sandra: main welcome a new reaction to the buzzfeed report as we learnt the president's legal team reached out to special counsel after it was public -- published, life fox team coverage and peter king will join us in just a moment, kevin court is at the white house but we began with covington, kentucky, doug, there has been talk o

less baseless smears against the students at covington catholic high school, shut down today, despite being called for spreading lie after lied. a now deleted tweet, radical congresswoman omar actually accused the covington students of taunting the black hebrew israelites. yeah, that's right, they seem radical antiwhite, anti-gay, anti-asian, racial hate group that was hurling one race is an incendiary remark at the students after the other. we have the tape. >> a bunch of child molesters! >> that's right. >> just like your damn donald trump. >> look at all these dusty >> look at all these dusty [bleep] with that racist garbage on them. crickets. that's right. >> that's why everybody hates your [bleep]. >> sean: now, after congresswoman omar and so many others on the left rushed to judgment and persecuted a group of teens based on little to no evidence, no investigation, no due process, no presumption of innocence, many are showing very little remorse and using this saga to continue their attacks against the president's supporters. even if you support the president, god forbid you wea

kentucky's covington catholic high school, speaking out.nick sandmann:"as far as standing there i had every right to do so. my position is that i was not disrespectful to mr. phillips."the video of sandmann facing off with omaha tribe elder nathan phillips ignited anger nationwide.nick sandmann:"i'd like to talk to him. in hindsight i wish we could have walked away and avoided the whole thing." today, the catholic high school abruptly closed.in a statement, the covington diocese saying it was due to threats of violence and the possibility of large crowds." nat sound:no protests today but a vigil held at the covington diocese.attending, trump supporters and native americans along with other progressive groups.there was even a moment of unity.nat sound:"we are in big trouble. i agree. the people need to take back this country. amen, and we'll work together to do it."nathan phillips, the omaha tribal elder, says when the incident happened he was trying to defuse tensions between the students and a group of hebrew israelites ... ... who taunted both students and native americans for over

surrounded him. that's believed some of the students were from covington cay, an all male high school in kentucky. they were here for the march for life anti-abortionth real. r actions are being widely criticized. phillips who is a vietnam veteeln says he sorry for the students. >> who allows the cldren to -- to treat others that who teaches our children that? >> in a jointstatement, the roman catholic die receives covington and covington catholic high school apologized to phillips. officials released a statent reading in part, quote, we condemn the actions of the covington catholic high school students. the matter is being investigated, and we will take appropriate action up to and including expulsion. >>> reaction toeo that vid continues to pour in,fr includi one native americanak lawm. find that in our nbc washington app as well as the video. just search viral video. >>> wve got an update on a brutal attack on a 69-year-old dog walker that happened in broad daylight. the alleged attackers are both teenagers and she was not the only victim. 16-year-old kaveyon andrews and 17-year-old t

: later identified as covington catholic students from kentucky. for more than an hour, the black hebrews continued to hurl insults at both groups. >> bunch of incest babies. this is what make america great looks like. >> reporter: the atmosphere intensifies when a young man rips off his shirt and leads his group in a battle cry often meant to intimidate. meanwhile, nathan phillips, an indigenous activist overhears the commotion and decides to take action. >> came to a point where somebody had to do something. came to me that elder, we got to do something. >> reporter: the omaha elder steps between the students and the black hebrews, beating his drum and singing a traditional song. >> it's a song of unity, a song of strength and courage. >> reporter: then nate phillips locks eyes with nick sandmann, a junior at covington, leading to that epic staredown. sandmann now speaking to nbc. >> do you see your own fault in any way? >> as far as standing there, i had every right to do so. i don't, my position is that i was not disrespectful to mr. phillips. i respect him. >> reporter: but p

indigenous people. nick sandman is a junior at covington catholic high school. he says an african-american student w bh him waseing teased. and to combat the hate, i led a group oftu sdents in a school spirit chant. he says by remaining calm and motionless, he was diffusing the situation and prayed it wouldn't get out of hand. samman thanked phillipsh w his military service. the roman catholicf diocese covington and covington catholic high school, apolozed to phillips. it reads in part, we condemn the actions of the covington catholic high school students. the matter is being investigated and we will take appropriateo action up t and including expulsion. >>> someone placed 80 ku klux klan flyers on the kodoors of businesses and homes. the w flyerse likely distributed at random. news 4 spoke with a resident who moved quickly to remove the flyers. >> shocked immediately. i knew i t had find every one i could on the street around here and find them and throw themaw . >> it's really sad that it keepn hag. and i just -- i just am thankful to rid t guy was here the streets of it. >> the naacp in

like that about your son. at covington catholic, classes were canceled today thanks to people like laura wagner, there were too many threats. here are two seniors from the school. >> several media platforms blatantly lied about the events regarding the controversy in d.c. and it has affected this as a community and individuals greatly. there have been many threats against our lives and our parents, some of these threats include that we should all be locked in the school and it should be burned to the ground, the school being bombed, school shooting threats, i myself wasn't even present but i'm very vocal about defending my school and my peers and i have been doxxed on three separate occasions. there are real consequences for these and it all spews from a 32nd clip taken out of a two hour video out of context and people jump to the conclusion before the whole story was released, nobody did their research and its now showing. >> tucker: you would think somebody at some point in media land would wonder how all of this misreporting is affecting the kids who were falsely accused. but no

night t here on "hannit" the halls of covington high school were empty today, the doors were locked, the classes were canceled after students received death threats. once again, the violent left wing mob in america has been unleashed, we sent to lawrence jones down to covington, kentucky, to see what locals think about the vilification of some of their students. take a look at this.r >> do you think that there was a rush of judgment on those whole thing? >> i think that on multiple levels, both sides rushed to judgment. >> there was a rush to judgment. >> that's what happens on social media, somebody has a cell phone will post a clip and we see that and that is the first reaction. >> sean: with little evidence, no context, yes, the hate-trump media, vilifying a group of teenagers over what is a 30-second clip showing oneha high school student who is wearing a "make america great again" hat looking at a native american man who walked over to him while others danced in the background. there was so much more to that that you got in the 30-second clip, but that did not stop the rush to

were from covington catly, an all male high school in kentucky. they were in town for the life i an-abortion rally. their actions are being widely criticized. phillips who is as vietnam teran explained the meeting behind the song he was singing as he was unted. >> khaled the aim song, american indian song that could bring strength and it courage and healin a the drum and the john, i was putting myself many in god's protection and understanding. >> in a joint statement the rowmatholic diocese of coverington and covington high school apologized to phillips. officials read a statement saying in part ofdee c the actions of the covington catholic high school students. the matter is being investigated t and wake appropriate action up to and including expulsion. >>> reaction to the video continues to pour in, including from one native american lawmaker. you can find that reaction in our nbc washingtonapp, and we've also posted the viral video for you. just search viral video. >> well, worre learning about a deadly hit-and-run crash in fairfaxy. cou chopper 4 was over the seen on arlington

looking like covington catholic students were treated unfairly with early judgments proving out to be false smeared by media. not good but making big comeback, new footage shows the meaty was wrong about the teens encounter with the native american. donald trump referencing this latest in a longer video showing native american elder nathan phillips was the one to approach the teens and showing the before phillips arrived, a group of black hebrew israelites reeling obscenities at the students. two students are speaking out. >> there have been many threats against our lives, against our parents. >> the hate surrounding this event comes from people on social media jumping to conclusions before the story was released, nobody did their research and now showing. >> speaking of which, here are a few of the gems to conclusion. howard dean, famous for the alert around the world in 2004 tweeting covington catholic high school teams like a heat factory to me. why not just close it? sellers, he is deplorable, some people can be punched in the face. these are teenagers. another user, this is why t

here's the latest on a situation that has been heating up. kentucky's covington catholic high school forced to close today due to threats following an upper over some viral video would use see on the right side of your screen. those clips showed an incident between students and and a native american activist at the march for life in washington on friday. president trump tweeted that the students were smeared by the media. meanwhile, native american activists are holding a peace vigil today. doug mckelway's life for us and covington, kentucky, with the latest on this. doug? >> iris, this is really one of those rare instances of a perfect storm of circumstances. you had a bunch of social justice warriors representing a variety of causes at the march for life, running into a bunch of catholic youths wearing "make america great again" hats. it fit a perfect narrative. and here is the narrative we saw emerging, at least in the initial stages. a smirking maga-wearing white boy confronts a native american elder. it goes viral. the covington dioceses condemned the kids and has yet to retract

the rally when the him. surrounded that's believed some of the students were from covington catholic, an all-male high school in kentucky. they were in town for the march for life anti-abortio rly. their actions are being widely criticized. phillips, who is v atnam veteran, explained the eaning behind the song he was singing as he was being taunted. >> it's called the aimong, american indian movement song and known as anity song. it's to bring, you know, strength and courage and heali w and believe that songs and the drum, those are a wayf communicating to god, so when i was singing the songs, i was putting myself in god's presence and asking god for protection an understanding. >> in a joint statement, the roman catholic diocese of covington and covington catholic high school apologized to phillips. officials released a statement readinin part, quote, we condemn the actions of the covington catholic highchool udents. the matter is being investigated, and we will take appropriate action up to and including expulsion. >>> a reaction to the video continues to pour in including from one

tonight come the left and right are comparing the viral covington catholic student confrontation to the frenzy over justice brett kavanaugh's confirmation process. what conservatives say they are fighting back. the controversy over noncall heard around the world in sunday's game, louisiana fighting back against the democratic governor filing a formal complaint and a big easy attorney suing to force the nfl to replay the final 2 minutes of the game. you will hear from him. hello and welcome to "fox news at night," i am shannon bream in washington. began with kristin fisher following the very latest on the shutdown and with the president plans to do with the union address. good evening. >> the stage is set for dueling votes on thursday, first is that will vote on president trump's plan to reopen the government and if that does not pass, there is a good chance it will not pass because it requires 60 votes from a senate and they are only 52 republicans, then they said it would vote me democrats plan. even if some democrats decide to vote for it and it does indeed pass, the majority leader m

tweet, she called the covington students that are a hyphen wipes. miami must be so proud. a tweet saying you don't let your kid wear a maga hat and then act offended. others were the worst. they were using these innocent students to advance their own anti-trump animus on twitter. father edward tweeting my feelings about the covington boys are unchanged since the first reporting. boys should not have been permitted to wear maga hats if they were representing the school. what? okay. you can't have any political feelings if you are a student. buzzfeed reporter revealed herself when she tweeted this picture of the covington high students next to brett kavanaugh. shocker. one theme of the conversations over the past 24 hours, how deeply familiar this look is. it's a look of white patriarchy of course but that familiarity, the banality is part of what trumps the visceral reaction. this isn't spectacular. it's life in america. long-winded tweet. actually it's life through the eyes of a true hater, some on truly intolerant. this is how white men look. look. look at the faces. what are the

sandman & covington catholic students were treated unfairly with early judgements proving out to be false -- smeared by media. not good, but making big comeback! trump then quoted tucker carlson saying -- "new footage shows that media was wrong about teen's encounter with native american." but others continued to criticize the actions of the students. deadspin published an article titled "don't doubt what you saw with your own eyes." new york times columnist show goldberg tweeted that did spend piece saying "here the rush to disavow was itself a kind of mob reaction." we are joined now by nathan phillips, the omaha elder who participated in the march on friday. he is a vietnam era veteran and previous director of the native youth alliance. thank you for staying in washington to talk to us. can you start off by telling us, just lay out for us what happened on friday? the march had broken up. you were on the steps of the lincoln memorial, is that right? and then tell us what you saw. >> yes, that is right. at the end of the indigenous peoples march. we had already been encountered wit

covington. >> thank you, mr. president. i look forward to getting those figures so that things lineup in a logical manner and that we have the information we need to really push for those dollars to come from other departments to assist us in this. this is a very, very heavy load that we have been required to carry year after year. the homeless crisis is not going to go away next year or during this budget cycle. we have to come up with the way to happenedel this. mr. corso, i heard you say that conversations are on going regarding how to share this heavy weight. i would like to know from chief hayes-white, what is the plan? >> if you can be more specific, i'd be happy to answer your questions. >> ok. from your point of view, we have this 106 -- excuse me -- >> the uncollected e.m.s. revenue? >> yes, the $106 million per year in uncollected revenue. what is our plan going forward in terms of getting dollars from elsewhere to cover this amount so that we don't have to go hat in hand for enhancements every year. >> i would say out of the 15 budgets that i've prepared, 12 of them have re