. >>> this morning nikolas cruz is expected to formally change his plea to guilty to the 2018 parkland high school massacre. cruz is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. prosecutors have been seeking the death penalty. >>> transgender employees at netflix and some of their coworkers plan to walk off the job this afternoon to protest dave chappelle's comedy special, the closer. chappelle has been under fire for his transphobic remarks. in a new interview with the wall street journal, ted admits he screwed up when he claims the show's content didn't translate to real world harm. >>> after weeks of clamor from progressives, president biden is stepping up his involvement in the negotiation over his two big bills. during marathon meetings. the president discussed a lower price tag for build back better, somewhere between $1.7 to $1.9 trillion. it also means putting some key agenda goals on the chopping block. >>> all right. it's time for three questions in maybe three minutes. there's a lot to get to. let's bring in cnn's senior reporter edwards i

attorneys for nikolas cruz say he will plead guilty to 17 counts of first degree murder in the 2018 shootings at marjory stoneman douglas high school. the pleas will come with no conditions and prosecutors still plan to seek the death penalty. >> fox 45 in baltimore as maryland governor larry hogan announces a $150 million initiative to fund state and local police agencies. he called defunding the police dangerous, radical and far left lunacy. >> and this is a live look at chicago from our affiliate fox 32, the scary story there tonight. illinois gets the top spot for ghost sightings, web site that has tracked reported encounters since 1972 gives the people in illinois the best odds to run into a spooky spirit. lincoln park zoo in chicago is cited as the most haunted place in the state. there you have it. that's tonight's live look. outside the beltway for a special report, we'll be right back. ♪♪ bogeys on your six, limu. they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual so they only pay for what they need. woooooooooooooo... we are not getting you a helicopter. only pay for what yo

nikolas cruz also spoke in court. cnn's leyla santiago is live at the courthouse with more on this. what happened? >> reporter: he pled guilty to 34 counts associated with that horrific massacre on valentine's day of 2018, the deadliest high school shooting in u.s. history. what stuck with me is not only what he said when he asked the judge if he could say something to the victims, hi apologized for his actions, but also the reaction from the loved ones and victims who filled the room today during that change-of-plea hearing. you could hear every single time a count was red, the name associated with that victim was read out loud, and you could see parents wiping their eyes, consoling each other with an embrace. just a few minutes ago, we heard from anthony borez. he was shot five times while trying to protect his classmates that day, the last victim to be released from the hospital in 2018. he was asked, the shooter apologized, do you accept that apology? kate, he says, yes, he for gives him, because he sees it as a critical part to his healing. so what happens now? well, in terms o

nikolas cruz pled guilty to 17 counts of murder. he could face the death penalty with a minimum sentence of life in prison without parole. a statement said a single guilty please does not bring closure as long as it's possible for a person to be murdered by a gun at school, at place of worship or in their own home. amen. >>> up next, they signed onto serve and protect why are so many police and their unions so opposed to protecting u.s. citizens from covid? tonight's absolute worse is straight ahead. stay with us. te worse is straight ahead stay with us (sfx: video game vehicle noises, horns beeping,) (engines revving, cars hitting one another.) (sfx: continued vehicle calamity.) just think, he'll be driving for real soon. every new chevy equinox comes standard with chevy safety assist, including automatic emergency braking. find new peace of mind. find new roads. chevrolet. ♪ darling, i, i can't get enough of your love babe♪ ♪girl, i don't know, i don't know,♪ ♪i don't know why i can't get♪ applebee's. now that's eatin'

cruz does what his lawyers say he's going to do, and next wednesday plead guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. the state's attorney's office and even circuit court judge expressed surprise at the timing of this. the state attorney's office say there was no negotiation going on, they were not planning on offering a plea deal while this would move the guilt portion away there's still a death penalty proceeding manuel lost his 17-year-old son joaquin, who was struck four times in a hallway. >> my son the way he died, he received four shots with an ar-15. so the death penalty is fair it's not even close whatever the punishment they apply to this guy. i think this guy deserves the death penalty. >> for linda schulman, whose son was a teacher at stoneman douglas high school, it's an agonizing process just to hear the words guilty now she's worried about the time frame of the capital punishment. >> the average is 18 years to the end of a death penalty case. i want closure i want closure i want to be alive when this case is over. >> a jury of 12 people would have to

attorneys for nikolas cruz say that he will plead guilty to murdering 17 people at a high school in parkland, florida in 2018. they announced it as cruz appeared at a court hearing today. the defense said he will also plead guilty to 17 counts of attempted murder at a hearing next week. a jury will decide later if cruz gets the death penalty. in afghanistan, at least 47 people were killed today, and 70 wounded, when suicide bombers attacked a shiite mosque in the southern city of kandahar. the carnage came during friday prayers. afterward, locals cleared away debris, as witnesses described a coordinated strike. >> ( translated ): after the attackers came, they fired on the guards and threw a hand grenade. one blew himself up in the corridor, and the other entered the mosque and detonated his explosives as worshipers were busy with prayers. >> woodruff: tonight isis has claimed responsibility. they have carried out several deadly bombings since the taliban seized power in august. a long-serving conservative party lawmaker in britain was stabbed to death today. it happened as sir david amess m

back in this country, nikolas cruz pleaded guilty to murdering 17 people at a high school in parkland, florida in 2018. it was one of the nation's deadliest school shootings. families of the victims were at the hearing. some shook their heads, and others were moved to tears. cruz then offered a brief apology. >> i am very sorry for what i did, and i have to live with it every day. and if i were to get a second chance, i would do everything in my power to help others. and i am doing this for you, and i do not care if you don't believe me. >> woodruff: the court will begin selecting a jury in january, to decide if cruz gets life in prison or a death sentence. president biden was out today, pitching a scaled-back economic package. as of last night, it totaled roughly $2 trillion in social and climate spending. that is down from $3.5 trillion. the president visited scranton, pennsylvania today, and told reporters, "i think we'll get a deal." senate democrats tried-- and failed-- again today to advance a voting rights bill. they needed 60 votes to limit debate, but all 50 republicans voted

. >>> we are follow breaking news out of florida, where nikolas cruz pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the february 14th, 2018, marjory stoneman douglas school shooting. the guilty pleas or an attempt by his attorneys to spare him from a death sentence. prosecutors, though, are still expected to pursue the death penalty in that case. >>> coming up, we're following breaking news as well out of england. queen elizabeth has, quote, reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest, cancelling a trip to northern ireland. we're live at buckingham palace with the latest. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." est. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports. , but we ne. (man 1) higher. (man 2) definitely higher. (man 1) we're like yodeling high. [yodeling] yo-de-le-he... (man 2) hey, no. uh-uh, don't do that. (man 1) we should go even higher! (man 2) yeah, let's do it. (both) woah! (man 2) i'm good. (man 1) me, too. (man 2) mm-hm. (vo) adventure has a new look. (man 1) let's go lower. (man 2) lower, that sounds good. (vo) discover more in the all-new

nikolas cruz, the man who shot dead 17 people at a school in parkland, florida, three years ago, has pleaded guilty to murder and the attempted murder of 17 others who were injured. the 23 year old, a former pupil at the marjory stoneman douglas high school, had been expelled a year earlier. staff described him as an "outcast" and a troublemaker. despite a tip—off a month before the shooting cruz was still able to own a semi automatic rifle. he pleaded guilty to all 34 charges. to count one of the indictment, murder in the first degree of victim luc hoyer, how do you wish to plead? guilty. to count two of the indictment, murder in the first degree of martin duque. how do you wish to plead? guilty. count three of the indictment, murder in the first degree of gina montalto, how do you wish to plead? guilty. after entering his pleas —— he was allowed to address the court, in which he spoke directly to the victims�* families. i am very sorry for what i did, and i have to live with that every day, and that if i were to get a second chance, i would do everything in my power to try

attorneys for nikolas cruz are trying to spare the 23-year-old from the death penalty. the case will be heard early next year. >>> former president bill clinton spent another night in the hospital recovering from an infection. his spokesman says mr. clinton is receiving antibiotics through an iv and responding well to the treatment so far. >>> now, back to "dateline." >> reporter: adam frasch was in a world of trouble charged with killing his wife and facing the possibility of a life sentence. and if that wasn't enough, federal agents raided his medical office on suspicion of medicare fraud, which might explain why the podiatrist seemed so filthy rich. prosecutor georgia cappleman became aware of the raid after she took on frasch's murder case. >> he would've had to have been seeing two patients simultaneously 24/7 to account for the amount of billing that he was doing. so that was pretty flagrant. >> reporter: busy guy? >> yeah. >> reporter: the feds investigated but did not press charges. and then as frasch's trial date for murder approached, prosecutors offered him a

nikolas cruz has pleaded guilty in the 2018 massacre that left 17 people dead at a parkland high school. no possibility of parole relatives of the victims sat in the courtroom, shook their heads as cruz entered those pleas and later apologized for his crimes. >> i'm sorry for what i did and i have to live for it every day. it brings me nightmares and i can't live with myself sometimes but i try to push through. >> the case goes straight to the penalty phase. jury selection is set to begin in january >>> we've got an important consumer alert to tell you about this morning the cdc is asking people to check their onions after a salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 650 people across the country be on the lookout for red, white and yellow onions imported from chihuahua, mexico, distributed by a company called prosource inc. consumers are urged to toss out onions that don't have stickers or packaging showing where they're from. >> escape artist jonathan goodwin is speaking out from his hospital bed he was hurt last week while rehearsing a stunt for "america's got talent extreme. in an

reporter: parkland school shooter nikolas cruz apologizes as he pleads guilty to not 2018 valentine's day massacre. the plea allows the jury to sentence him to death row as punishment. he blamed his heinous actions on marijuana while addressing the court. of 14 students and three staff members died. 17 people were also shot during the six minutes of terror at marjory stoneman douglas high school. take a look at this, a marine is caught on camera quickly disarming a suspect in an attempted robbery. the marine was able to detain the suspect until authorities arrived. to other suspects were able to get away. when asked how he was able to take control of the situation, the marine saying quote the marine corps taught me not to mess around. mayor governor kathy hochul goes massively at a crowded sports bar in new york prompting outcry from locals calling her tone deaf as kids in the state as young as two years old are forced to masks at school and daycare following a mandate from her in september. and tom brady poked fun at aaron rodgers after the quarterback was heard chatting i still own

nikolas cruz pleaded guilty to killing 17 people during a rampage at his former high school in parkland, florida, leaving a jury to decide if he will be executed from one of the nation's deadliest school shootings. relatives of the victim shook their heads or broke down in tears as cruz entered his pleas and later apologized for his crimes. we saw a cold and calculating killer confessed to the murder of my daughter. his guilty pleas are the first step in the judicial process but there is no change for my family. our beloved daughter is gone, while her killer enjoys the blessing of life in prison. the guilty pleas will set the stage for a penalty trial or 12 jurors will decide if cruz should be sentenced to death or life in prison without pearl. we go to tom next in hagerstown -- life without parole. caller: i find it hard to believe that joe manchin can be against the infrastructure bills. almost all demographics, he is against it. it was recently reported he gets somewhere around $500,000 -- it seems like he is getting rich and the people of west virginia are getting poorer and poorer.

nikolas cruz blaming his heinous actions on marijuana as he apologized to the families' victims in court. >> i am sorry for what i did. i have to live with it every day. if i had a second chance i would do everything in my power to help others. cheryl: 14 students and three staff members were killed during the six minutes of terror at marjory stoneman douglas high school. 17 people were also shot. well, wework is set to go public via spac. the subpoena is set to trade publicly today, two years after its failed attempt to launch a tradition fall ipo. .the shares are going to start trading later today. the ticker will be we. well, spanks is now worth $1.2 billion after inking a deal with flag stone. the private equity firm taking a majority stake in the women's shapewear brand. and then there is this, alphabet's delivery business taking off, announcing that walgreens will use drones to make deliveries from a store in the dallas, fort worth area, this is the first time that drones will be used in a major u.s. metro area. wing has been conducting tests in the area since june. walgreens emplo