felicity huffman goes on to do both of those. details of her daughter's childhood and issues with her child at school and so much more. and then in the 19 paragraph letter she writes, i honestly didn't and don't care about my daughter going to a prestigious college. i just wanted to give her a shout at being considered for a program where her acting talent would be the deciding factor. this sounds hollow now but in my mind, i knew that her success or failure in theatre or film wouldn't depend on her math skills, i didn't want my daughter to be prevented from getting a shot at auditioning and doing what she love because she can't do math. after nearly a year of working with mr. singer the man who mast mined this and his daughtered he told me it wasn't enough. sophia math scores were not measuring up. we still had a serious problem and according to him, he had a solution. huffman writes, he told me, we will make sure she gets the scores she needs by having a proctor bump up her scores after she takes the test. in other words, by ch

felicity huffman emotional addressing the judge. so tell me exactly what she said. >> reporter: brooke, actually, wait one second. getting information from the courtroom. >> yes. >> reporter: and -- so -- from what i'm getting from mark morales, my colleague, the judge is saying that she will be ordered community service in this case. now let me back up a few minutes just because i'm trying to get information as i'm talking to you. where we are right now essentially the judge going through the process trying to explain exactly why she's come to a determination of a sentence for felicity huffman. before that, felicity huffman herself had a chance to actually talk to the judge and explain her rationale why she did this he thinking and make yet another apology which she did. tearfully. crying. choking back tears and apologized to her husband actor william h. macy and to her two daughters. also in that moment she explained to the judge that she knew what she was doing was wrong the moment she was driving to the test center where the che

. >> dana: it's judgment day for felicity huffman. about to learn her fate in the college admission scandal. hello, everyone. i'm dana perino and this is "the daily briefing." let's take a live look outside the federal courthouse in boston where the desperate house wives star felicity huffman is awaiting her sentence. felicity huffman pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud. she admitted paying 15 grand to help her daughter's sat scores. prosecutors are calling for a month in prison along with a supervised release and fine. huffman's attorneys say she shouldn't have to do time. we'll have complete coverage throughout the hour. molly line is by the courthouse in boston. this day, we've been waiting for it, and here it is. she's finally in court. >> reporter: felicity huffman arriving just a short time ago, holding hands with her husband, another actor, william h. macy. her hearing expected to get going about 2:30. this is the sentencing hearing, which she will learn if she will spend any time in prison. she has confessed, admitted her p

actress felicity huffman headed to prison. a judge sentencing her to 14 days behind bars, a $30,000 fine and one year probation. huffman is the first parent to face punishment in the bombshell college admission scandal. the hollywood star admitted to paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's sat score. huffman crying in court, showing remorse and admitting she broke the law.

a short time from now actress felicity huffman learns if she'll go to prison for her role in that massive college admissions scam. just arrived at the boston courthouse alongside her husband actor william h. macy where she will be sentenced after pleading guilty to paying $15,000 to a fake charity to rig her daughter's s.a.t. scores. the "desperate housewives" star is hoping a judge will allow her to avoid serving any time behind bars asking for probation, community smps a service and a fine. it could be a precedent setting for others in this historic case. staking out the courtroom in boston. the key question, will she serve time? >> reporter: that is the big question. it's going to be answered very soon by that judge, brooke. i'll let you know my colleague mark morales is inside the courtroom giving details and he said felicity huffman had about a dozen family members and friends and, of course, you mentioned her husband william h. macy alongside her inside the courtroom showing support. we suspected that would happen since we know before this hearing, 27 people wrote letters to the jud

they had argued for a month in prison for felicity huffman, thejudge a month in prison for felicity huffman, the judge halved a month in prison for felicity huffman, thejudge halved that request. and what has she said by way of explanation, felicity huffman, for why she did this? why she felt compelled to help her daughter in this way? well, you know what? it seems that she is basically saying to herself, i can't believe i did this. she issued a statement after the hearing saying that she would accept the court's decision without reservation. she said, i have learnt a lot over the last six months about my flaws as a person. there are no excuses or justifications for my actions, period. it has also emerged that this whole thing caused a considerable rift between her and her daughter, who said to her, why didn't you just believe in me? david, thank you very much indeed for bringing us up—to—date on that one. david willis, our correspondent in washington, and felicity huffman there sentenced to 1a days in prison. the headlines on bbc news: david cameron breaks his silence on brexit — in

lori loughlin for example will never get the same sentence as felicity huffman. felicity huffman is a textbook example of a federal criminal defendant who gets an indictment or criminal complaint and they race to the courthouse and race to the prosecutors, to plead guilty, as early as they can, and accept responsibility. those are the defendants who will get the lowest possible sentences in terms of a plea agreement or even a cooperation agreement. and that's what felicity huffman did. it is no surprise that she got a very reduced sentence. even way below the sentencing guidelines. well, within the sentencing guidelines, i should say. the other parents, lori loughlin, who have since been charged with more crimes, because they didn't plead guilty early, they cannot now unfortunately for them expect to ever get a kind of deal that felicity huffman got. that time has passed. >> what do you think that huffman's sentence, what effect do you think that will have on lori loughlin if she is in fact found guilty? >> very little. if i'm lori loughlin's attorney, i'm tellin

huffman was arrested her daughter found out it so when felicity huffman was arrested her daughterfound out she had done this. that her mother had not had confidence in how to take the test. and felicity huffman said in court yesterday her daughter when she learned about this, said, i don't know who you are anymore, mum. and asked her why didn't you have confidence in me, why didn't you believe i could do it on my own? clearly there are ——. in some of the most painful consequences. kate taylor from the new york times, thank you forjoining us from boston. the new bbc one drama the capture delves into the shadowy world of so—called big brother technologies, raising questions about the importance of fighting crime, over rights to privacy. facial recognition cameras are being trialled in some places, and those behind the technology say its benefits shouldn't be overlooked. our home affairs correspondent katharine carpenter reports. so you're not gonna run a facial rep for me, or shall i call 0ps room 2? send us the capture. surveillance cameras and facial recognition technology have s

huffman, so lori loughlin is looking at considerably more prison time if felicity huffman only got 14 days. >> ashley, prosecutors they were asking for a month, huffman asked for no time, the judge went right down the fiddle with two weeks, does that indicate that it was fair? >> that doesn't necessarily indicate it was fair. i think it was an excessive sentence considering what other folks have gotten, what, for example, one of the coaches who did more than felicity huffman actually got, in that case the sentencing guidelines were recommending a higher sentence and he got no jail i'm too. so the fact that felicity huffman got some jail time, got the 14 days, that's actually outside of what you would have expected if there wasn't publicity surrounding this. i think that the question is not necessarily whether or not her sentence was excessive or fair but are all these other sentences fair? and i agree with john legend i think we need to level the playing field down, i think we need to consider prison as something that we have to impose only in extreme circumstances, only in circumstan

so, will felicity huffman go to prison? i will pick up the story later this hour as we get closer to report time with a former prosecutor. plus, stunning situation last night in the debate. julian castro questioned joe biden's memory, mental fitness. the fallout, as castro stands by his remarks. ♪ >> i wouldn't do it differently. that was not a personal attack. this is about a disagreement over what the vice president said regarding health care policy ♪ i know that every single time that i suit up, there is a chance that's the last time. 300 miles per hour, that's where i feel normal. i might be crazy but i'm not stupid. having an annuity tells me retirement is protected. annuities can provide protected income for life. learn more at retireyourrisk.org some things are good to know. like, where to find the cheapest gas in town. and which supermarket gives you the most bang for your buck. something else that's good to know? if you have medicare and medicaid, you may be able to get more healthcare benefits through a humana

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a judge orders actress felicity huffman to swerve terve two wee behind bars. we'll break down the sentence and whether it's fair. >>> low blow. that's what joe biden's campaign is calling julian castro's debate attack on the democratic front-runner. is biden pushing back hard enough tonight as some raveival question his ability to stand up to president trump. >>> parts of the bahamas are now being warned about a gathering storm. stand by for the new forecast that also has florida on alert. >>> and orange is the new bold. president trump offers a bizarre explanation for the color of his complexion. does he think americans will buy his claim that energy efficient light bulbs are the reason he often looks orange. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i'm brianna keilar. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news on the first high-profile sentencing in the college admissions scandal. actress felicity huffman now under orders to serve 14

we'll get more on felicity huffman's sentencing in a moment. but first, the new fallout from the latest democratic debate. cnn political reporter arlette saenz here with details. and joe biden came under attack from his rivals. and he just told a group of donors that he thinks he could have done better. >> that is right, brianna. joe biden attended a fundraiser in houston where he said last night's debate was a good night but said he could have done better and will do better in the future. but biden's campaign tonight is sieging on that moment. that clash he had with julian castro saying the former hud secretary's comments are a low blow and a cheap shot. tonight joe biden pushing back on rival julian castro. after some heated clashes at thursday night's debate. >> i'm fulfilling the legacy of barack obama and you're not. >> that will be a surprise to him. >> reporter: castro launching this attack on biden during an exchange on health care. >> they do not have to buy if. >> you just said that. you just said that two minutes ago. you just said t

felicity huffman was a perfect picture defendant. she did not drag the process out. she showed remorse, she did everything right and the defense attorney, that's advice you would give your client, fall on the sword and you get the best deal, the better deal than you'll ever get down the line. the people who do not take plea deals, i would say they need to be worried. if she is serving time in jail than other people are going to -- keep in mind some of the other parents who did except plea deals, the prosecutors are recommending 15 months. more time. so 14 does not sound like long but it's half the prosecutor's recommendation. that's significant. >> she did everything right almost like an actress. >> 14 days, that's not a lot of jail time, but in all seasons, why did this case with all the other rich people, it was almost like she was conned, her kid did not need a high math 98 percentile to become an actor. but the people that are tricked by continent. a lot of actors are not that smart, they been tricked by financial scams. i know there's a lot of stuff that they sa

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prosecutors accused felicity huffman out of acting out of a sense of entitlement. she named her actions on parental insecurity and in a statement released after the hearing wrote: other parents charged in the scandal are pleading not guilty, the americans, start lori loughlin is alleged to have paid $500,000 in bribes to get her two daughters accepted into the elite university of southern california as members of the rowing team, using doctored photos because neither girl had actually taken part in the sport. in order to succeed you have to climb on someone else‘s order to succeed you have to climb on someone else‘s back and put them down, i think that‘s the question. felicity huffman‘s sentence will start in six weeks time, meaning that in theory she could spend next sunday on the red carpet at the emmys. her netflix series "when they see us" has been nominated for a string of awards. her defence team had argued for probation and community service, no time in prison. prosecutors countered, saying that being confined to a hollywood mansion with an infinity

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that's what actress felicity huffman said in a letter to federal judges as she finds out whether she will be spending time in prison for her participation in the largest college scandal, admissions scandal in history. a scandal that could get even bigger as that investigation continues. the first parent who pleaded guilty in the scandal, to be sentenced, possibly setting a precedent for other parents, facing similar allegations. she was just one of 50 people charged in the criminal scheme, exposing how wealthy parents bribed a california businessman to get their children into elite colleges and universities, through fraudulent means. there is a big hebigger issue a and one still to be solved which we will get into in a moment. >>> and following the latest on the case from the courthouse in boston is nbc's ron allen. good afternoon, what have we got. >> reporter: it is a very intense scene inside the courthouse, ali, it is a packed courtroom, there is an overflow room, the session has been going on now since about 2:30 for about a half hour or so, one line from the prosecutor about pa

felicity huffman reports to service that sentence october 25th. i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. "the lead" starts now. >>> take the needle off the record. "the lead" starts right now. one candidate seems to accuse joe biden of having a senior moment. beto o'rourke makes a promise on guns that some of the republican party are calling a gift to them. where last night's debate takes the 2020 democratic candidates going forward. >> i don't want to die. i don't want to die. if i go back to honduras, i will die. >>> sick undocumented migrants fearing death after a move by the trump administration takes away a safety net that many say is keeping them alive. >>> plus, as the amazon burns, president trump wants to open for business the largest national forest in the united states. why chopping away at this natural wonder could affect all of us. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with the 2020 lead after the third democratic presidential debate last night in houston, today democrats and observers are asking a number of crucial questions. startin

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huffman's remorseful words today. >> reporter: felicity huffman will self report to federal prison in october to serve her 14-day sentence. today the actress apologized to students she says worked hard to get into college and their parents who make tremendous sacrifices. >> reporter: actress felicity huffman left the court with her husband by her side after learning her punishment in the massive college admissions scandal. inside, a judge sentenced huffman to 14 days behind bars for her role. >> she obviously split the difference. the government was asking for one month, 30 days. the defense was asking for zero time in jail. >> reporter: the desperate housewives star pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges in may after paying to help boost her daughter's ast scores. the 56 year old says there are no excuses or justifications for my action says, period. and added there is -- >> felicity huffman accepted responsibility, first, always, often. and she pleaded guilty and immediately cooperated with the prosecutor. >> reporter: huffman is one of dozens of parents charged with paying

actress felicity huffman headed to prison. the first parent sentenced in the massive cheating scandal and the drama in the courtroom what she said to the judge. husband william h. macy by her side as she left the courthouse tonight, what her fate signals for lori loughlin and the other parents charged. >>> also breaking, the tropical depression just forming and gaining strength florida on alert the new track tonight. >>> the deadly crash, a truck slamming into the emergency room a hospital worker inside killed. >> i looked over and i saw this black truck just barrelling right into the information desk. >> authorities say they believe it was intentional >>> will he play

felicity huffman. connell: breaking news, actress felicity huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison. not interested in talking about the sentence. bypassing the cameras. melissa: surprise sentencing. a lot expected her not to get anytime, when you heard experts in the lead up to it. they asked for a month on the sentencing side. she got 14 days there. the judge commenting if you got off with nothing, then the people in your community would have asked why did you get away with this. we'll listen in to see if we can hear anything. >> folks out of the street, please. back up. melissa: leaving without commenting. she will begin the sentence in 60 days i believe it was. connell: we'll talk more about it later on in the hour. meantime our market panel, carol roth joins us future file legacy planning creator. and a market reporter from "axios." balance all of this, felicity huffman and markets, keep it in line. very good week for stocks. we're running up supposedly among other things optimism over trade, details leaking out from various sources. we faded at the end of the day today. one of

whatid the judge say she delivered the sentence and what was felicity huffman's reaction? gary: the judge was pretty cle f thicity huffman had behaved as well as she could after she had been caught. she pleaded ilty pretty quickly, she was contrite. she had not involved her daughter in the particular arrangement, which was something the judge pointed out.th in effece judge halved the amount the prosecution was asking felicity huffman to go to jail for.e shll get a $30,000 fine and have to do 250 hours community service. she was pretty emotional i court and issued a statement talking about how she apologize not just to her family but te thople in america who work hard to go to college, which goes to the heart of thiwhole scandal, which is the idea that perhaps the wealthy, the rich, e famous were operating on a r different set es to the rest of them. nada: absolutely, and she is just the first of 34 parents who will be sentenced or go to trial.s whate verdict say about what they can expect? gary: there is a whole variety of different cases. in her case she got someone to fi

but this hearing for felicity huffman starts at 2:30 this afternoon. and historically, huffman has arrived to court very early. last time when she pled guilty in may, she arrived with her brother. but we'll see if her famous actor husband william h. macy will be alongside her because he is one of the 27 people that wrote to the judge supporting felicity huffman saying she made a big mistake here. but let's go over those charges. it's one single federal charge that she has pled guilty to, and the government is essentially wanting her to spend one month behind bars and pay a huge fine. well, her defense has been arguing for quite a while now, essentially saying she doesn't need to go behind bars. she's already admitted to this. she's apologized multiple times. if she could just serve probation and give community service and just pay a fine, that should be sufficient. they basically argue that, you know, she paid the least out of all of these parents to the actual scam. that she actually sought out the ringleader legitimately, used his services for a year

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actress felicity huffman headed to prison. a judge sentencing her to 14 days behind bars, a $30,000 fine and one year probation. huffman is the first parent to face punishment in the bombshell college admission scandal. the hollywood star admitted to paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's sat score. huffman crying in court, showing remorse and admitting she broke

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prosecutors are asking the judge to throw the book at her. >> trevor: felicity huffman is scheduled to be sentenced next week for her role in the massive college admissions scandal. federal prosecutors are calling for huffman to serve one month in jail plus a $20,000 fine. prosecutors say huffman's conduct was deliberate and manifestly criminal, writing to the judge, in the context of this case neither probation nor home confinement in a large home in the hollywood hills with an infinity pool would constitute meaningful punishment. ( laughter ) >> trevor: yep, that's right -- the prosecutors don't want felicity huffman to be sentenced to house arrest because this is her house. ( laughter ) yeah, which is a good point. if my punishment was living in that house, i would be robbing banks every day. i would be just like, oh, i did it again! ( laughter ) seriously, it's not a punishment if it has a infinity pool. that's just a fact. now, if it was house arrest and it was a above-ground pool, that is different. yeah, that's actually cruel and unusual punishment. her lawyers would be, like

felicity huffman is on her way to prison. night court convenes later. the gun control debate reignited thanks to beto o'rourke, doubling down on his ar 15 confiscation plan. republicans are pouncing. mark walker is on deck. we have fox coverage on the inspector general report, trace gallagher standing by with the latest move, let's start with david fund and late breaking news. >> we can confirm the justice department inspector general michael horowitz putting the finishing touches on his investigation into the alleged abuse of sensitive surveillance power by the fbi. horwitz completed a review on whether the fbi followed the law while applying for a warrant to survey a former trump campaign aide carter page during the 2016 election. page was investigated following allegations of russian interference in the election. surveillance of page was an abuse of power. on friday a little earlier a letter to members of congress, the office conducted 100 interviews and close to finalizing his report. the ag inspector general continues to say the team reviewed milli

our analyst thinks felicity huffman will not serve jail time. that doesn't mean other defendants should breathe a sigh of relief. >> felicity huffman is the floor, the bottom. she gets everything right. even if she gets probation, i don't think lori loughlin should think that the same fax apply to her. reporter: full house star lori loughlin is another high profile defendant in the scandal. she pleaded not guilty to paying half $1 million to get her two daughters accepted into usc. over the next two months, nearly a dozen other parents are set to be sentenced after pleading guilty, a total of 15 parents, while 19 are fighting those charges. michelle? >> thank you. we will have much more coming up on the kpix 5 news at 5 pm and online at kpix.com. >>> downtown san francisco may look a little different today. is cable cars are being replaced with muni bus shuttles. our jackie ward is in san francisco where some tourists were disappointed. >> reporter: this is a sad type from tourists around the world who came here in hopes of writing a cable car.

actress felicity huffman sentenced to 14 days in federal prison. ordered to pay a $30,000 fine and serve 250 hours of community service. huffman telling the court, at the end of the day, i had a choice to make. i could have said no. i take full responsibility and will accept whatever punishment you give me. in a statement released shortly after the hearing, she added, quote, i broke the law, there were no excuses or jugses for my action, period. prosecutors urged the judge to pose the harshest penalties saying most parents have the moral compass and integrity nature to step over the line. the defendant did not. prior to today's sentencing huffman wrote a letter explaining how she legitimately worked with the ring lead rick singer for a year. singer hired a proctor to change answers on her s.a.t. she said she considered using the services for her youngest daughter but backed out. huffman complaining how the poor decision damaged her relationship. when my tadaughter looked at me with tears streaming down her face why didn't you believe in me? i had n

prosecutors accused felicity huffman of acting out of a sense of entitlement. she blamed her actions on parental insecurity, and in a statement released after the hearing wrote: felicity huffman‘s sentence will start in six weeks' time, meaning that in theory, she could spend next sunday on the red carpet at the emmys. her netflix series when they see us has been nominated for a string of emmy awards. her defence team had argued for probation and community service, no time in prison. prosecutors countered, saying that being confined to a hollywood mansion with an infinity pool hardly constituted meaningful punishment. she will begin her sentence on 25 october. 69 high streets in england are to get a share of £95 million in an effort to help them compete with online retailers. minsters say they want to breathe new life into historic buildings. simon jones has more. the high street is struggling with big names and small retailers alike forced out of business as more of us shop online. government wants to reverse that trend. it says its multi—million pound in

felicity huffman's was only $15,000. in the eyes of the court that matter. >> legal expert rachel stockman says it mi too late for lori to cut a deal with prosecutors. >> unless that means jail time, i don't think prosecutors will agree to it. >> olivia jade was spotted with her boyfriend friday night outside a west hollywood hot spot. >>> station this is brad. how do you hear me. >> welcome to the international space station. >> how cool is that? leave it to brad to put nick on the hot spot. >> who is more believable clooney or pitt? >> you were absolutely. >> it's like he had to say that. either way gravity george and brad look good in a space suit. brad is in the nation's capitol for his latest film. >>> let's talk fall tv. season two of "the conners" returns next week. roseanne barr is coping to one plastic surgery she had. >> i did have one procedure where i got the fat sucked out of my stomach and put in my butt because i just wanted to see what it would be like to have some shape of my butt. >> roseanne's big conf

felicity huffman came to the judge -- if lori pled not guilty, i think it will be a big issue. arthel: there is an argument that the parents in the case should go to pri coven, prosecutor -- prisons, prosecutors pointed to the case of an african american single mother in akron, ohio who was sentenced to five years in prison, a sentence later suspended to 10 days in jail, three years of probation and community service for using her father's address to get her children into a nearby suburban school district. so what do you make of the prosecutor's son? >> it's a -- comparison? >> it's a strong comparison. however, i think in both instances this is as as i sit e pregnant myself with a 1-year-old daughter at home. this is about a mom who tried to do the best for ther her kid. i think the law and the underlying this i think the education system is so flawed, we go after mothers for trying to do better for her kids. what about the people who are killing, what about the opioid epidemic, what's going on in this country? >> i think when you look at those cases, that's a bad example. tha

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latest scam. >>> we are back now with the intense reaction to felicity huffman's sentencing the actress must report to prison in the next six weeks to serve 14 days for her role in the college admissions scandal for some this case has always been about privilege. now many critics think the punishment is well nbc's blayne alexander has more >> reporter: felicity sentence after admitting she paid $15,000 to of a massive colle cheating scandal in the courtroom an emotional huffman told the judge, "i was frightened i was stupid and i was so wrong." speaking about the oscar-nominated actress the prosecutor said, "there's no paparazzi in prison. prison is the great equalizer. but for many the case is reigniting the debate over whether there really is equal justice for all. prosecutors pointed to the ohio case of kelly williams-bolar, a single african-american mother who registered her children for a suburban school district using her father's address rather than the dangerous neighborhood where she lived. in 2009 she was arrested, initially sentenced to five years in prison. later reduced to

believe me it means a lot. >>> now to actress felicity huffman. just 38 days til she has to report to prison and martha stewart knows exactly how that feels. >> what advice, if any, do you have for felicity huffman and her situation? >> i don't want toomment on that sad situation. it's a mess and it will continue to be a mess until it's fixed. >> stewart served five months for insider trading back in 2004 which made us wonder -- how will felicity's time in the big house compare to martha's? well, like martha the actress is heading to a minimum security facility. stewart's was in west virginia and nicknamed camp cupcake. felicity's prison of choice is in northern california and has been called club fed. and the actress will serve just a fraction of martha's five months, only 14 days. that's not much time to settle into a prison job. martha was a pro at waxing the prison floors. >> if you have a job, you do it well. that pla space wasling when i left. >> that attitude helped martha write the book on "the celebrity prison comeback." she has a reporte

actress felicity huffman heading to prison. the desperate housewives star sentenced for her role in the college admissions scandal. the penalty raising new questions tonight. >>> plus, poll positions. the new stripper movie "hustlers." but before j. lo, b and constance wu ever hit the stage, these women were a part of that scene, inspiring the real-life tale of drugs, money, and revenge. >> you see the scum. >> the true story even wilder than the movie. but first the "nightline" five. (music throughout) >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. we begin tonight with the tearful boston. the star sentenced to prison time for her role in the giant college admissions cheating scandal. that penalty generating much discussion tonight. eva pilgrim there when the sentence came down. >> reporter: >> a solemn felicity huffman clutching her husband william h. macy's hand while arriving in court in boston today to hear her fate. the first of many parents to be sentenced in operation "varsity blues." the punishment for being part of one of t

felicity huffman learned her fate today. >>> actress felicity huffman was sentenced to 14 days behind bars for her part in the college admission scandal. the lawyers suggesting she do that in the bay area. she is the first parent to be sentenced. people are watching to see if she would have to serve time and how much. in prison by a federal judge in boston, actress felicity huffman, one of the most >> are you ready for this? >> reporter: in court she apologized to students, parents is, and universities. she released a statement promising, i will try and live a more honest life. the former desperate housewives star pled guilty to one conspiracy and fraud count in may admitting she paid $15,000 to a funny phony foundation who paid someone to correct her daughters s.a.t. exam. huffman's lawyers had argued for probation and community service. the judge ultimately determined prison time was warranted. >> how do you feel about going to jail? >> reporter: saying in essence she knew what she was doing was wrong, it was a fraud. it was not an impulsive act. trying to be a good mother does not

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american actress felicity huffman is sentenced to m days in prison for her role in a university admissions scandal. dramatic rescue scenes in south—eastern spain as hundreds of people are evacuated due to heavy rain and flash flooding. hello and welcome to bbc news. prime minister borisjohnson says he is ‘cautiously optimistic‘ of getting a brexit deal. he'll travel to luxembourg on monday for his first meeting since taking office with the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, and the eu chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier. at an event in the north of england today, borisjohnson told an audience that there's a rough shape of a deal in place for britain to leave the european union. our deputy political editor, john pienaar reports. the name's boris, borisjohnson. trust me. nice to see you. it looks like campaigning, and it is, for future votes and for trust that he's the one to deliver brexit — no more delays. an exciting time, he told one supporter. "not exciting, worrying," she said. maybe worrying for him too, wanting a brexit deal, attacked by critics for clo

prosecutors accused felicity huffman of acting out of a sense of entitlement. she blamed her actions on parental insecurity, and in a statement released after the hearing wrote: felicity huffman's sentence will start in six weeks' time, meaning that, in theory, she could spend next sunday on the red carpet at the emmys. her netflix series when they see us has been nominated for a string of emmy awards. her defence team had argued for probation and community service, no time in prison. prosecutors countered, saying that being confined to a hollywood mansion with an infinity pool hardly constituted meaningful punishment. she will begin her sentence on october 25. david willis, bbc news, washington. five people have died in spain as heavy rain and flash—flooding continue to batter the south—east of the country shutting down regional airports and schools. 0livia crellin reports. a woman and her family are hauled to safety. 0ne bag of possessions all they could take with them, as the water steadily rose around their home. these dramatic images of a landscape now

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