but r. kelly has shown up for court in the past. he's gone through this process in the past and she's showed up at court. and that's the point of bail. that's the point of a high bond, to ensure that the defendant shows up. so i'm guessing that's likely what the defense attorneys will argue here. >> that's interesting point that they've experienced he's done that in terms of having experience and a record, rather, of not fleeing. let me get back to you, reynoldo on post bail hearing on the notion of these allegation sz. 1998 to 2010, what challenges does that prevent, the fact that these are things that happened years ago to prosecutors in this case? >> it's always a challenge to prove cases that happened quite some time ago, because witnesses' memories fade. the realities is jurors will be skeptical of memories people have from a long time ago. the problem for r. kelly here is there is allegedly video evidence and photographic evidence that it will be hard for him to deny. i don't know. i haven't seen. i have seen some images that,

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kelly and the workings of the group around r. kelly. there are accusations about a new tape that we learned of and reported on last week. that new tape handed over by attorney michael avenatti who says on that tape there is indeed a 14-year-old girl or a minor who is involved in sex acts with r. kelly. and that he is very visible and clear on that tape. so all of these things have come together now, and now we are seeing officially from the state's attorney's office, kim fox says a charging announcement will happen in the next hour or two. >> all right. so that's all the reporting. we're waiting to get the information. we'll watch for this press conference in the next hour. for people just tuning in, they know r. kelly, they know some of his music, maybe they haven't watched this extraordinary lifetime series, "surviving r. kelly." i've seen it. i'm sure you have. can we back up five steps to many years ago when he was sort of coming into his fame, you know, and the whole thing begins with how he would cruise high schools. and a little

but the accusations are significant. >> and so what's happening with r. kelly? where is r. kelly? what's next for him? she mentioned a bond hearing tomorrow. >> at some point -- generally what happens is when there's an arrest warrant, usually law enforcement gives you the opportunity with counsel to surrender yourself. when you surrender yourself, you'll go to the bond hearing. at that hearing, the judge will make the determination as to whether or not you get bail. remember, the purpose of bail, brooke, is to determine whether or not you come on this court. it's not punitive it sets an amount that gives you incentive to come back. at that hearing, his lawyers will argue he's a good risk to return. people who know r. kelly is, i'm sure he'll have to surrender a passport. there will be other conditions. the bail may be substantial, but certainly it's improbable that he'll be granted bail tomorrow. >> these alleged incidents have been going on for decades. and i asked you this -- i want you to make the point again. i asked you why has this allegedly been going on so long. and it's

as you know, r. kelly, back in 2008, went to trial. he went to trial on 14 counts of child pornography. he was acquitted in that trial. and in that trial, there was also physical evidence, including a tape, a videotape that prosecutors at the time was a girl who was 13 years or 14 years old, and r. kelly involved in sexual acts that had been recorded by r. kelly, but he was acquitted on those charges because the jury said they simply could not positively, beyond a reasonable doubt, end up being able to identify r. kelly or the girl, even though they brought a lot of witnesses to say otherwise. there were witnesses in that particular case that said opposite things, so the jury just could not -- was not able to go forward with a conviction. r. kelly has always maintained that he is innocent of all the charges and accusations that have been coming at him for the past 20 years. now here we are in 2019, 11 years after that case went to trial and he was acquitted, we are seeing now more charges against singer r. kelly. >> what does cnn know

and they said it was r. kelly on the tape. r. kelly making the tape. and this girl on the tape as well. and what ended up happening is a jury pretty much said, look, we couldn't positively identify either r. kelly or the girl. so, not beyond a reasonable doubt, anyways. so he was acquitted in that trial. now, you fall forward 11 years, and there are different charges that the state's attorney has used. but we now know at least one of the girls, that this all comes out from, at least one of the girls, was the same girl who was involved. and was the victim in the very first trial. the alleged victim then, we're now seeing new charges that have to do with another videotape that was turned over to the state's attorney's office by attorney michael avenatti who said he's representing six clients now involved in the case. and he had talked about the fact that his client, one of them, whom he calls a whistle-blower, said there was some obstruction of justice when it comes to that 2008 trial. having to do with this evidence turned over to the state attorney's o

. >> we've also got some breaking news on r. kelly, on the r. kelly case. he has turned himself in tonight after he was indicted on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. that is a class 2 felony involving four alleged victims. the incident accuses kelly of sexual acts with three children older than 13, younger than 17. that means 14 to 16, right? there is no age range listed for the other alleged victim. the charges say kelly used force or the threat of force. he is denying the allegations, which came after decades of accusations from multiple young women of color. and in the wake of the lifetime documentary "surviving r. kelly." it's a fascinating documentary. we'll talk about that. and there's also news tonight on jussie smollett, on the jussie smollett case. his job on "empire" may be on the line tonight after producers cut his character, jamal lyons, from the final two episodes of the season. smollett insisted that he's innocent when he met with the cast of "empire" last night. but if it turns out that police are right, if it turns out that he

a warrant is in and out out for the arrest of r. kelly. what do we know about these charges and what do they stem from. >> now we know there is ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse charges against r. kelly. from the start of this, one of the things we should say is his attorney is saying there is nothing to all of this. these charges are coming one week after attorney michael avanati, and you recognize that name, after he turned over to prosecutors in chicago a videotape alleging that r. kelly was having sex with an under age girl. whether or not these charges that have been filed against r. kelly today have anything to do with that tape we don't yet know. we hope some information will come clear out of this news conference that we're expecting to come any minute now. the point of all of this is that r. kelly has been under fire, he is an embattled singer for decades. back in 2008 as you know he was brought up on charges of child pornography, but he was able to get out of those charges. he denied he was the person who was in the tape as w

r. kelly went to trial but was acquitted. one of the issues was that the jury could not positively identify whether that was indeed r. kelly on the tape or indeed the identity of the girl and her age on the tape. now, we have no way to determine how old the girl was just by looking at the video but it is certainly evidence in the hands of the state's attorney. >> sara sidner for us in chicago. thank you. a public campaign against r. kelly last month grew when lifetime television released "surviving r. kelly." a three night series in which women claim they were kept in abusive sexual relationships, claims r. kelly has denied. joining me, tamera simmons, producer of "surviving r. kelly." thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> what's your reaction to hearing there's another recording reportedly with r. kelly and now a 14-year-old girl? >> well, you know, when i first heard about it, i just said i can't really believe there's another tape, you know. and unfortunately for that alleged victim i'm just sorry that that even happen

. >> we've also got some breaking news on r. kelly, on the r. kelly case. he has turned himself in tonight after he was indicted on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. that is a class 2 felony involving four alleged victims. the incident accuses kelly of sexual acts with three children older than 13, younger than 17. that means 14 to 16, right? there is no age range listed for the other alleged victim. the charges say kelly used force or the threat of force. he is denying the allegations, which came after decades of accusations from multiple young women of color. and in the wake of the lifetime documentary "surviving r. kelly." it's a fascinating documentary. we'll talk about that. >>> and there's also news tonight on jussie smollett, on the jussie smollett case. his job on "empire" may be on the line tonight after producers cut his character, jamal lyons, from the final two episodes of the season. smollett insisted that he's innocent when he met with the cast of "empire" last night. but if it turns out that police are right, if it turns out tha

tonight r. kelly in cuffs. turning himself in to chicago police. >> ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse. >> after decades of accusations and an incriminating documentary, he survived charges before, could a new sex tape be the crucial difference this time? >>> plus, uber interrogation, the never-before-seen confeio video, the stunning defense fro homicidal rampage. how he says the app made him do it. >>> and unsung singer. of bohemian rhapsody. hours from the oscars, the mystery man making freddie mercury's voice come alive. but first, the "nightline" five. tline" five. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. we begin with breaking news. r and b singer r. kelly turning himself in to police, facing ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse with women, one of which was 13. it now have may caught up with him. >> pretty much agree to it, no matter how the meaning it felt. >> i want you to know that you're not alone. >> it kept going and going and going. >> reporter: after decades of accusations, including these from

(vicki) r&b singer r- kelly is out of jail-- despite not being able to afford bail. details on why he was released. (grant) and after the break-- a person of interest is named in the murder of a danville man. who police are looking for tonight. (vicki) and taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... you can see where the rain is falling right now. it's going to continue tonight and into tomorrow. and if you're watching kron-on-- our rain coverage continues with dave spahr during the commerical break. (gra (grant) and taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... you can see where the rain is falling right where the rain is falling right now. chief now. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the storm. he will have more coverage in just a few minutes. (vicki) a woman from cupertino was killed in yosemite over the weekend. investigators say the 56-year- old woman was hiking on the "mist trail" on yesterday-- when she was hit by falling rock and ice. park officials say it's a popular path from yosemite valley to the top of vernal fall. the trail was closed due to dange

r. kelly in the same way. i c i think of his precious mother, jo ann, taking him to church and teaching him music. lula, his first girlfriend, who died drowning in his eyes. the wounds are so deep. but the fundamental question always is, will you be a wounded herder or a wounded healer? and if you're wounded, as is the case it seems to me with smollett. as is the case with r. kelly, might be the case for robert kraft. i don't know his life. but the question is, whatever wounds whatever wounds you have, will you choose to be a healer or will you choose to be a hurter. the value of life in this society is one in which our precious black sisters, especially under 16 are always overlooked. always down played. and so this is sinful, capital s if i can use a christian category on corporate media here tonight. it's wrong. it's just immorale. >> it's interesting that you talk about choice. people are sometimes victims of their circumstance. but there are plenty of people that would have every reason to be angry to do

this is the second round for somebody like r. kelly. the victims have been around for years, it is a day of reckoning for r. kelly. we know he has a powerful defense team behind him and he'll put up a huge fight if this thing goes to trial. >> what had taken so long? these allegations have been out there for a long time and there are people out there who'll say that race played a role in this. what do you make of that? how can you address that? >> well, i don't think race plays a role in this. unfortunately, any sexual assault victims, they're loathe to come forward or manipulated by r. kelly allegedly or scared to come forward. michael avenatti is the lawyer of stormy daniels represents who we are calling a whistle blower, a man who worked for several years and who's able to take a 42-minute tape that avenatti tru produced to the office. he was able to identify r. kelly of all people that was committing sex act in that video with a 14 years old girl. because of that, i think the cook county d.a.'s office finally have what we call corro

this one involves r. kelly. tonight, an arrest warrant has been issued for r. kelly. he faces ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse. tonight after that lifetime program called "surviving r. kelly," authorities made a plea to any victim to come forward. his attorney says he is shell shocked by the charges and will turn himself in tonight. here is linsey davis. >> reporter: after being dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct for decades, tonight r. kelly, the self-proclaimed king of r&b, facing criminal charges. a warrant for his arrest issued just hours ago. >> earlier today, robert kelly was indicted before a cook county grand jury on ten counts of aggravated krcriminal sexual adduce involving four victims. >> reporter: three of those alleged victims between the ages you of 13 and 17 at the time. late today, attorney michael avenatti claiming he provided a crucial break in the case against kelly. turning over a videotape to prosecutors that he says shows the singer having sex with a 14-year-old girl around 1999. >> repeatedly on the video, both the victim and r. ke

r. kelly has denied all of the allegations against him. his are attorney saying he is innocent. >> and we did see r. kelly last night when he surrendered to authorities. what can you tell us about his demeanor in court today? >> reporter: he stood solemnly. he answered questions. he listened. his attorney was standing next to him. there were no outbursts. although when he first came to court and when his name was first called, we noticed that four people, four men, who had come in, together, stood up, and stood up for the entire time that he was there. we know that there were people in that courtroom that support r. kelly, that support him not just as an artist but as a friend or family member. and so that is what we saw in the court, on his side. again, a lot of emotion on the side of families in this court today. >> all right, sara sidner in chicago, where r. kelly was at a bail hearing. thank you very much for that. >>> let's talk more about this situation, with cnn legal analyst and criminal defense lawyer joey jackson, and cnn senior

this one involves r. kelly. just weeks after millions watched the documentary, tonight, an arrest warrant has been issued for r. kelly. he faces ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. four women, at least three of whom were teenagers. he has survived charges before, but tonight after that lifetime program called "surviving r. kelly," authorities made a plea to any potential victim to come forward. his attorney says he is shell shocked by the charges and will turn himself in tonight. here is abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: after being dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct for decades, tonight r. kelly, the self-proclaimed king of r&b, now facing criminal charges. a warrant for his arrest issued just hours ago. >> earlier today, robert kelly was indicted before a cook county grand jury on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four victims. >> reporter: three of those alleged victims between the ages of 13 and 17 at the time. late today, attorney michael avenatti claiming that he p

suggest that r kelly even knew that. another one of the victims, apparently r kelly met as she asked for his autograph as he left court during a 2008 trial on child pornography charges. very disturbing details as the judge himself described, and in the courthouse were actually relatives of some of the alleged victims, who had to sit through and listen to those. officials in india say around 100 people have died after drinking bootleg alcohol. more than 200 others are being treated in hospital. it happened at a tea plantation in assam's golagaat district, about 300 hundred kilometres from the state's biggest city, guwahati. it follows a similar incident in northern india earlier this month. as shaun hassett reports, officials have already started an inquiry into the tragedy. most of the victims in this hospital are tea plantation workers. they'd been celebrating pay day by having a drink. but the bootleg liquor they consumed turned out to be toxic. they came to hospital complaining of severe vomiting, extreme chest pain,

well, steve greenburg, r. kelly's attorney, says he does not think that r. kelly has $100,000 just hanging around, so the question is will he be able to get that money and get out of jail before his next hearing, which will be monday. sara sidner, cnn, chicago. >> sara, thank you. as she mentioned, r. kelly's lawyer called into question the credibility of the singer's accusers and brought up the me too movement as well. >> there is a whole hash tag movement just because someone says something now and it is 2019, it doesn't make them credible. and just because they said something now and they haven't said something in a long time, it doesn't necessarily make them incredible. >> greenburg adds since kelly was acquitted in 2008 of child pornography involving one of the current accusers, the sexual assault charges are basically double jeopardy. he said the lawyer for some of the alleged victims, michael avenatti, disputes that. >> mr. greenburg's personal attacks on me and my clients, he's called all of the women victims, liars, are outrageous and completely unp

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kelly in some way, physicly, mentally, throughout all of this r. kelly has maintained his innocence. it's important to know we have ronot heard his or his attorneys today. if convicte uld face three to seven years per charge, and therwere ten separate charges hoar. definitely still a developing story we will be watching. back to you all in thest io. >>> also breaking tonight, one of the most powerful team owners in the nfl caught up in aos tution scandal. new england patriots owner bobr kraft c with paying for sex at a massage parlor in south heorida. police say six-time super bowl champion was caught on camera twice paying for a sex act. a spokespern for kraft denies that he engaged in anything illegal. kraft was spt uatin a sting targeted multiple massage parlors in florida. >> he's being charged with the same offenses as the others,th d is soliciting another to commit prostitution. >> is there video evidence of his alleged acts? >> yes, sir. for all the individuals being charged. >> law enforcement officials say evidence also iicatesa kraft was

kelly of assaultly abusing them. r. kelly's attorney says he does not think that r. kelly has $ 0 $100,000 just hanging around. so the question is will he be able to get that money and get out of jail before his next hearing, which will be monday. sara sidner, cnn, chicago. >> thank you. >>> robert kraft, the owner of the new england patriots busted in a massive sting that he's accused of solicit prostitution. he's expected to be officially charged on monday. video footage shows kraft receiving paid acts at the orchids of asia day spa in central florida. his attorney said they deny this. kraft ask the patriots were s l celebrating the super bowl victory and sixth nfl championship title. >>> there's more breaking news tonight. this in south america. police and border guards from venezuela face to face with protesters furious at the worsening situation there. the lack of food and medicine and the hold up of aid supplies stacked up at the border ready to help the people inside venezuela. at one point, border troops fired tear gas to disperse the protesters who threw roc

suggest that r kelly knew that. another one of the victims apparently r kelly met as she asked for his autograph as he asked —— left court on a trial of child pornography charges. very disturbing charges that the judge himself described, and in the courthouse, there were relatives of the alleged victims who had to sit through and listen to those. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, india's toxic alcohol tragedy — nearly 100 more people die from drinking illegal bootleg liquor in the north—eastern state of assam. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another

suggest that r kelly knew that. another one of the victims, apparently r kelly met as she asked for his autograph as he left court during a 2008 trial of child pornography charges. very disturbing details as the judge himself described, and in the courthouse were actually relatives of the alleged victims who had to sit through and listen to those. three senior cabinet ministers have threatened to defy the prime minister and vote for a delay to brexit — unless a withdrawal deal can win the support of the commons in the coming days. they've warned a no—deal exit would be a "disaster". downing street said theresa may was working hard to get a deal. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. they are part of theresa may's team, meant to be her closest colleagues, but today three cabinet ministers went against the government line and warned brexit might have to be delayed if there's no deal. greg clark, amber rudd and david gauke wrote in the daily mail... it's infuriated brexiteers. one suggested they should

scaff / r. kelly accuser> "when i first met r. kelly that night, i was very happy and excited because i was young and star struck. however now that i am an adult, i feel hurt by what he did to me when i was only 16 years old (vicki) michael avenatti says his mission now is going after the enablers ... agents, handlers and others, who procured young girls for kelly and helped him avoid prosecution. (vicki) and we are following breaking news of a resuce underway right now at fort funston. a woman trapped under the sand from a landslide. we will have a live report after the break

in fact, we already know the defense for r. kelly is already doing that. when he did the presser last ight after r. kelly turned himself into thpolice, he basically went on the attack. he took the gloves off and said, they're all lying. he ao noted t existence of the docu-series, stating they're all looking for a, quote, gravy train. well, that is, you know, the playbook, quintessential bo pl defense in a criminal sexual abuse defense case. you go after the credibility of the victims. you try to suggest to the jury at large that the victims are lying because they want personal dp gain, either fame or fortune. you use that to your advantage. if i were the criminal defense attorney for r. kelly, i wouldn't be talking so much because i haven't seen the evidence. the criminal defense attorney has said, he hasn' seen the video that directly allegedly implicates r. kelly. becausof that, i would maybe keep my mouth shut for now. oes all penalties if it the way here? >> three to seven years, each probation.sibly you can get consecutive sentencing. he could be look

r. kelly in the same way. i think of his precious mother, jo ann, taking him to church and teaching him music. he couldn't read and couldn't write but produces this magnificent music. lula, his first girlfriend, who died drowning in his eyes. the wounds are so deep. but the fundamental question always is, will you be a wounded herder or a wounded healer? and if you're wounded, as is the case it seems to me with smollett, as is the case with r. kelly, might be the case for robert kraft. i don't know his life. but the question is, whatever wounds you have, will you choose to be a healer or will you choose to be hurter? and if your wounds are going to be those that -- it's a choice. and if you're wounding others, especially girls and black girls, i mean, my god. you know, the value of life in this society, is one in which our precious black sisters, especially under 15, are always overlooked, always downplayed. and so, when you engage in that kind of violation, and so this is sinful, capital s if i can use a chri

kelly and these women, according to the state's attorney and r. kelly and these girls. it spans from 1998 to 2010. we're talking quite a bit of time that the prosecutors are talking about. and they said that there was not only sexual intercourse and oral copulation, but they also said that in a couple of the cases that r. kelly was physically violent, as well. slapping someone and spitting on one of these young ladies. those are some of the details that were shared in court. he asked the court that he not be able to have any contact with anyone who is under the age of 18. they asked the court that he, as you said, given his passport, trying to make sure he is unable to leave the country, and then they asked for $250,000 per alleged victim. so basically, $1 million bond, of which r. kelly would have to pay $100,000. what is interesting here is, you know that he is one of the top-selling r&b singers of all time. highly, highly popular for many, many years. what you've landwe've learned is having money problems. there is a group called mute r. kelly that has managed to sto

obviously they're not mistaken as to who r. kelly is. if they are underage or were at the time of the offense, and i think at least one of them, well, three of the victims alleged here were underage, the mere fact he has sex with them, it's a crime. doesn't have to be force used in that. they're taking an aggressive approach, maybe too aggressive for the beginning of the case. >> certainly struck me. and wes, you're here with me in washington. rumors about r. kelly have been circulating for years and years and years. why do you think it has taken so long? >> of course, and they weren't even necessarily rumors, it was active part of popular culture, things he would joke about and reference in music. it is important, there was a full trial around the idea of child pornography, when there was a previous tape that came out. the reason he was acquitted is the young woman didn't cooperate with prosecutors. this is something he could have already been potentially convicted of previously had there been a full cooperation. what seems to be the ca

r. kelly's lawyer had tweeted that r. kelly was going to hand himself into a police station way on the side of chicago late at night. of course, we then saw him coming out of a studio earlier in the evening. that was my colleague there sara sidner asking him this question, do you think these women are lying and he said yes. the lawyer also went on to say that he believes state prosecutors have succumbed to public pressure. succumbed to the like of michael avenatti who we saw giving a press conference here in chicago as well. he, of course, provided state prosecutors with a video that he says shows r. kelly having illegal sex with a 14-year-old girl. on that video, avenatti says r. kelly actually moves the camera himself. ten times, the age of that girl is referred to that she was 14 years old. and in that video, avenatti claims that r. kelly has this young woman refer to him as daddy. now, one of the most poignant comments that i've heard about this is from dream hamilton, the woman who is the executive producer of that "

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suggest that r kelly even knew that. another one of the victims, apparently r kelly met as she asked for his autograph as he left court during a 2008 trial on child pornography charges. very disturbing details as the judge himself described, and in the courthouse were actually relatives of some of the alleged victims, who had to sit through and listen to those. this is bbc news. the headlines: at least two people have been shot dead and more than 20 injured by pro—government forces in venezuela, as opponents of president maduro tried to get trucks loaded with aid into the country. three senior ministers have threatened to defy the prime minister and vote to delay brexit, unless a deal‘s approved by mps. theresa may warned the brexit vote must not be frustrated. let's get more now on our top story — the deteriorating security situation in venezuela, where president maduro‘s forces have been trying to prevent humanitarian supplies getting into the country. let's speak now to brian fonseca, director of the jack d go

and so r. kelly was acquitted. i want to mention we have spoken to r. kelly's attorney, he has heard nothing about this tape. he's heard nothing about any new evidence. if you will. he's heard nothing nor has his client. they have not been contacted by law enforcement at this point in time. those are the details in the hands of the state attorney's office. and where we go from here and why this tape is important, could provide new evidence to the state's attorney for them to bring forth some kind of action. we'll have to wait and see if they're able to do that if all of this pans out. >> do we know when this tape was? i started thinking about statutes of limitation and that sort of thing too. >> yeah. those are all questions we have, and certainly others have. as to whether or not there are statutes of limitation, double jeopardy issues that could come up. the only time we'll be able to figure that out is if there's an indictment or some kind of movement from the state's attorney's office at this point in time. as we stand here outside of r. kelly's stu

and 110w using the hashtag mute r kelly. and now these charges, which some have said should have come years ago. kim gittleson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: india's toxic alcohol tragedy. nearly 100 more people die from drinking illegal bootleg liquor in the north—eastern state of assam. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolizing one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the sw

but r kelly was in fa ct came forward. but r kelly was in fact charged with child pornography and arrested in 2002, and that case revolved again around a video tape that allegedly showed him engaging ina that allegedly showed him engaging in a sexual act with an underage girl, a iii—year—old. now he was ultimately acquitted by a jury in that case because they said that there were conflicting witness testimonies, they could not say beyond a reasonable doubt that he was in fact the man in that video. but really since the #metoo movement and a documentary series called it surviving r kelly aired which had it interviews with numerous alleged victims, he has in the spotlight for allegations of sexual abuse. in the reaction across social media... sorry to interrupt but we are going to go live to the news conference which is beginning now with the cook cou nty state which is beginning now with the cook county state attorney. on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four victims. the first victim, initials h

he has made a documentary on bbc three about r kelly called "r kelly: sex, girls, and video tapes". thank you for being with us, this has been a story long in the development. can you give us the background to this, where have the claims first surfaced ? background to this, where have the claims first surfaced? it has been decades of claims. it started really when he was thought to have married a 15—year—old singer when he was 27. there have been numerous allegations around him but he is only been charged once before and this is significant. he has been charged with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, not be based around for allegedly picked, three who i thought to be between 13 to 16. 13 a lot of who i thought to be between 13 to 16.13 a lot of rumours and allegations for a time and this is the second time he has been taken to court and could actually face jail time so it is a big moment. for yea rs time so it is a big moment. for years and years he was one of the most famous r&b singers of all times but he has never been able to shake these allegations and over the

developments around r. kelly. just moments ago, kelly appearing in court for his bond hearing just hours after turning position into police custody last night. he was indicted on ten felony counts of criminal sexual abuse from 1998 through 2010. he is accused of abusing four minors. allegations that he denies. the 52-year-old singer's appearance will be in the same courthouse where a jury acquitted him of pornography charges decades ago about that his lawyer calls the women who are speaking out liars. the drama is only starting to unfold for kelly. he is also scheduled to appear in court for his arraignment in two week. so let's get in to all with the detail fwrs my ps from my power. ron mott is at the cook county courthouse. ron, we turn to you. r. kelly expected there in courtncour court any minute now. >> reporter: he is in court as we speak. he stood with his hands behind his back. i couldn't tell whether he was handcuffed or not, but he seemed to be in an upbeat mood. he asked the judge how are you, the judge

jim, one of r. kelly's alleged victims called you on friday, hours before the new r. kelly charges were announced. tell us what happened. >> well, uh, let's start at the beginning. november 2000, when i was at "the sun times," i'm no longer there, i was there to review an album. they said, you compared him to marvin gaye, well, r. kelly's problem is young girls. the biggest superstar of r&b in the last generation, one of the biggest successes in music, i have learned the names of 48 young women whose lives he has ruined or destroyed. i never stopped reporting because those women have never stopped calling me. but it is those women speaking out against this massively successful, very rich superstar who have stopped him, and activists with "mute r. kelly" and taranna burke with times up and the "me too" movement. i've only ever been a reporter try to use my megaphone to amplify what these women have told me. >> have you talked to any other victims since he was arrested on friday? >> yes. and they're all happy that maybe justice is coming. but they're also sickened it's

>> this involves r. kelly who's a mega star in the music industry. he had been under fire for a long time. recently there was a documentary that came out about him. as a result of that documentary alleging he had been involved with sexual encounter with teenage girls. anyone who have been abused by r. kelly to come forward and people started coming forward. we may see charges filed against him may be a result of that but we don't know. we should also mention that his attorney and r. kelly have always stood by his innocence. he was brought up on charges before but he was cleared of those charges. >> why was he clear before? >> because there was not enough evidence to convict him, abusing someone under age. she continues to standby that that he's not abusing anyone. you know there are family members, one woman in particular who we had the opportunity to speak with, they insist that their daughter is under a spell by r. kelly and that she's being held against her will. >> how old is she? >> they say she's under age but she says she's not. >> my goodness

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well, steve greenburg, r. kelly's attorney, says he does not think that r. kelly has $100,000 just hanging around, so the question is will he be able to get that money and get out of jail before his next hearing which will be monday. sara sidner, cnn, chicago. >> sara, thank you. >>> still ahead, north korea's leader is on his way to vietnam for his second summit with president trump. we'll have more on that story ahead. plus, brexit is on the beach. that's what the british prime minister theresa may wants as she looks for a deal there. stay with us. the latest innovation from xfinity isn't just a store. it's a save more with a new kind of wireless network store. it's a look what your wifi can do now store. a get your questions answered by awesome experts store. it's a now there's one store that connects your life like never before store. the xfinity store is here. and it's simple, easy, awesome. >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. i'm george howell with the hea

kelly it's called surviving r. kelly and journalism covered a trail of lawsuits and confidential settlements that are kelly had basically paid off underage girls and on top of this there was also in response to all of this there was a hash tag which gathered a lot of momentum and it's called mute r. kelly it began to trend massively on twitter and we're beginning to see this again and the aim was to cancel any r. kelly concert and also to stop radio stations or online media platforms from actually playing his music now in response to this latest tour which has been announced in australia new zealand and sri lanka. people have been very angry and very vocal and particularly online and on twitter so the best is if we take a look at some of the tweets that have we've seen. and here we have a user name jerome travel he said that i'm happy r. kelly just announced his tour a coming to call these venues booking agents and promoters to get his shows cancelled. our kelly isn't just for this country you'll be muted in a stra

how is this related to the r. kelly case? >> you know, r. kelly has been accused of traveling across the country, if not the world, with young girls that he has been said to isolate from their families, that he exerts control over what they wear, what they eat, who they speak to. and he's taking them on the road with him is a form of sex trafficking, that they're there to service him, to please him. these are not people, allegedly, according to the accounts we've gotten from survivors and family members, that they're not able to say i don't want to do this, i want to go home. that's trafficking. >> amy, in plain sight, right? there they are at these conferences and concerts, at public events. wh but we're only noting them today >> i think it took the me too movement, it took the "surviving r. kelly" documentary by dream hamton to bring everything to life and create an environment in which these crimes by r. kelly could no longer be ignored. >> when we look at this, you know as a prosecutor how difficult it is to move these cases forward. wha

then to r. kelly. after years of allegations, the famed singer has been arrested for sexually abusing four women and girls. >> each of these witnesses described a decades long system of abuse by mr. kelly of underaged girls in conduct that criminal, and is indicative of someone that should never walk f free another day in his life. amy: we will speak to dream hampton, executive director of the explosive "surviving r. kelly" documentary. itit helped renew cacalls for r. kelly to be investigated. all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. "racist, conman, cheat." these are the words trump's former lawyer and fixer michael cohen is expected to use to today to describe the president during his public testimony before congress. according to his prepared remarks released late tuesday night, cohen will say that trump knew in advance about wikileak'' plans to release leaked emails from the democratic national committee. cohen says he

bel can fly ♪ aleem: r kelly was the biggest name in r&bh . thro all, allegations and rivers were never far away. in 2008 he went to file on charges of -- trial on charges of child monogam pornography. tapes acquitted when th wasn't clear enough. some started to come forward to say what was going on. problemzed he had a and i couldn't fix it. kelarlier today, robert was indicted before cook county grand jury on counts of aggravated sexual abuse. a tv series speaking to alleged victims gave others the confidence to come forward, too. the allegations date back more than two decades. ine: we can cross to aleem chicago. what can you tell us about the charges? charges fromare 10 for won, three of whom were underage girls. out, as they were read the judge didue in arrest warrant for r. kelly. after many years saying this should have been done to stop him committing these alleged crimes, he will start to face the process and face those charges. jane: aleem, you mentioned in the report this is not first time he has faced these allegations. what is tak

my position is that it is not r kelly. ly n i will not speculate on who is in any videos, but if someones that possession of child pornography, they should turn that over right away. >> reporter: now steve walked back his comments a little bit. he says they're lying, he says right now his position is that r. kelly is telling the truth. they say he denies contact with any minors in an illegal way. here is what one woman had to say just a moment ago in los angeles. >> the years of praying on young women has gone gone for so long. he needs to be held accountable for the lives he has ruined. i stand with the victims including those out there that have not come forward yet. i say to you you are not alone. and to mr. greenberg it is so irresponsible to state all of the women are liars. the only person lying is your client which he has done for for more than 20 years. >> there are financial issues with r. kelly, they are in disarray. there is a court recorder that he has been orrered to back pay more than $160,000 in child suppor

next hour singer r. kelly is expectsed expected in court. the accusations span from 1998 to 2010. and kelly turned himself in last night hours after chicago police issued an arrest warrant. the 52-year-old an excused of sexual under the age of 17. if convicted he could have ten years in prison. his attorney says he's innocent. >> unfortunately they have succumb to public pressure from grandstanders like michael avenatti and gloria allred and brought these charges. mr. kelly is strong. he has a lot of support. and he's going to be vindicated on all these charges. one by one if it has to be. >>> cnn sara sidener is in chicago for us and all over this story. sara, what are we expecting later today? >> reporter: so there is a bond hearing that will happen in the next hour or so. we know that the states attorney had asked for no bond which means they would prefer that he be kept in jail up until the trial and up until decision by the jury. the judge will have to make a decision on that. the judge may destied that since -- decide that since he's innocent until proven guilty, that he can

kelly's attorney, says he does not think that r. kelly has $100,000 hanging around so will he get that money and get out of jail before his next hearing, which will be monday. sara sidner, cnn, chicago. >>> rain, flood, tornadoes. the south is getting hammered this weekend. allison chinchar is in the cnn weather center and has it covered for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yesterday, nashville broke a february rainfall record but the southeast also saw danieling winds and hail and tornadoes. we will take a look at the latest coming up. >>> three generations. two presidents and one powerful family. the bush years narrated by ed harris premieres next sunday at 9:00 p.m. on cnn. was ahead of its time. still, we never stopped making it stronger. faster. smarter. because to be the best, is to never ever stop making it better. the new 2019 c-class family. lease the c 300 sport sedan for $429 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. so... you're driven, and you have a ton of goals... but

r-kelly's attorney says his client is innocent.he also claims r-kelly is strugging to come up with the bond money. steve greenberg, kelly's attorney// "he really doesn't have any money at this point. i don't even think he owns the rights to 'i believe i can fly'"i'm steve nannes reporting. (jrstone) looks like we'll have to wait a little longer to read paul manafort's sentencing memo from special counsel robert mueller. the federal court had set a midnight friday deadline for the critical filing -- but the deadline came and went... and the report was not publicly released. it's now up to the judge in the case to determine what happens next. the memorandum is the last major requisite court filing in the prosecution of the former trump campaign manager. a spokesman for the special counsel's office declined to comment about the situation friday. (justine) in venezula -- a u.s.-backed campaign to force president nicolas maduro from power met strong resistance today from venezuelan security forces. they fired tear gas on protesters trying to deliver humanitarian aid from colombia and brazil