జగన్కు రాజకీయలబ్ధి చేకూర్చడం కోసమే భాజపా జాతీయాద్యక్షుడు అమిత్ షా రాష్ట్రానికి వస్తున్నారని మంత్రి కాలవ శ్రీనివాసులు విమర్శించారు. భాజపాకు వచ్చే ఎన్నికల్లో రాష్ట్రంలో ఒక్క స్థానంలోనై డిపాజిట్లు వస్తాయా? అని ప్రశ్నించారు. చంద్రబాబుకు విశ్వసనీయత లేకపోతే జాతీయ రాజకీయాల్లో అంత ప్రాధాన్యం ఎలా వచ్చిందన్నారు. నరేంద్ర మోదీ ప్రాయోజిత అల్లర్లు సృష్టించారని మండిపడ్డారు. దేశ భద్రతను కూడా రాజకీయం చేస్తున్నారని తీవ్ర స్థాయిలో ధ్వజమెత్తారు.
'వైకాపా'కు లబ్ధి చేకూర్చేందుకే అమిత్ షా పర్యటన
జగన్కు రాజకీయలబ్ధి చేకూర్చడం కోసమే భాజపా జాతీయ అద్యక్షుడు అమిత్ షా రాష్ట్రానికి వస్తున్నారని మంత్రి కాలవ శ్రీనివాసులు విమర్శించారు.
కాలవ శ్రీనివాసులు
జగన్కు రాజకీయలబ్ధి చేకూర్చడం కోసమే భాజపా జాతీయాద్యక్షుడు అమిత్ షా రాష్ట్రానికి వస్తున్నారని మంత్రి కాలవ శ్రీనివాసులు విమర్శించారు. భాజపాకు వచ్చే ఎన్నికల్లో రాష్ట్రంలో ఒక్క స్థానంలోనై డిపాజిట్లు వస్తాయా? అని ప్రశ్నించారు. చంద్రబాబుకు విశ్వసనీయత లేకపోతే జాతీయ రాజకీయాల్లో అంత ప్రాధాన్యం ఎలా వచ్చిందన్నారు. నరేంద్ర మోదీ ప్రాయోజిత అల్లర్లు సృష్టించారని మండిపడ్డారు. దేశ భద్రతను కూడా రాజకీయం చేస్తున్నారని తీవ్ర స్థాయిలో ధ్వజమెత్తారు.
కాలవ శ్రీనివాసులు
SHOTLIST:
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Chicago - 20 February 2019
1. Attorney Gloria Schmidt walks toward reporters
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"I think the biggest thing for the American people to know. Is that this story, has a lot of complications to it. We're not trying to hide anything from the press. But we wanted to make sure that everything checked out. When I say that the police spent countless man-hours trying to piece this together, I mean that, I absolutely mean that. When I say that my clients spent countless hours getting their story out there to the police so that they could do their work, I mean that, too"
3. Exterior, Cook County Criminal Courts Building
4. Smollett written statement from attorneys
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"Yes they are cooperating. (Reporter: Are they expecting charges?) "On who?" (Reporter: Against them, the two gentlemen that you represent.) "At this time, no, because they are not guilty of anything." (Reporter: Was this a hoax in the first place?) "That is a wonderful question. And again I really think that that's going to be better said from my clients directly."
6. Exterior, criminal courts building
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"They were under oath." (unintelligible) "Oh my gosh. I've been in touch with Mom, I've been in touch with older brother, I've been in touch with the family. This has been very traumatizing to them as well as everyone who knows this story, as well as everyone who's heard of this story. I was traumatized when I heard it before I was even involved in this case. So, so I definitely get it. But yeah they're doing well now, the police have taken actually very good care."
++BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES++
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
(Reporter: Jussie Smollett says they are lying, what do you say to that?) "I think Jussie Smollett should come clear because the truth will set him free."
++BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES++
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"There was never a change of heart. There was a point where this story needed to be told and they "manned up" and they said you know what, we're going to correct this. So plea deal, immunity, all of that. They don't care about that."
++BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES++
10 . SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"I think that Jussie's conscience is probably not letting him sleep right now, so I think he should unload that conscience and just come out and tell the American people what actually happened."
++BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES++
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"Yes I did. There's no there's no plea deal. (Reporter: Is there immunity? There is no plea deal and there is no immunity? When can we hear from your clients?) "You don't need immunity when you have the truth."
++BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES++
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
(Reporter: when can we hear from your clients?) "We are coordinating that right now, so I will let you all know as soon as we can do that. (Reporters: Did your clients get any money from Jussie at any point?) "They did, but … It's not feeding the narrative that is out there right now, I can say that. Thank you so much, I'm going to go."
STORYLINE:
ATTORNEY: BROTHERS IN SMOLLETT CASE 'MANNED UP'
An attorney representing the brothers at the centre of an investigation into the attack reported by Jussie Smollett said Wednesday (20 FEBRUARY 2019) that her clients "manned up" and testified in front of a grand jury, before prosecutors charged the "Empire" actor with filing a false police report.
Gloria Schmidt spoke to reporters outside a Chicago courthouse where the brothers met with the grand jury, which was collecting evidence in the case. Without providing details, she said the two men accepted money from Smollett and wanted to come clean. She said they weren't motivated by any promises from prosecutors.
"There was never a change of heart," Schmidt said. "There was a point where this story needed to be told, and they "manned up" and they said, 'We're going to correct this.' Plea deal, immunity, all of that - they don't' care about that."
The brothers, identified by Schmidt as Abimbola "Abel" Osundairo and Olabinjo Osundairo, are of Nigerian descent. But they told a reporter at CBS2-Chicago that they were "born and raised in Chicago and are American citizens."
They are bodybuilders who have developed an online following and have dabbled in acting and at least one failed business venture, according to social media posts and news reports.
Abimbola Osundairo, 25, graduated from Lake View High School in Chicago, where he participated in football, track and field, soccer and wrestling, before joining the football team at Quincy University in western Illinois, according to a football profile on the university's website. Olabinjo Osundairo, 27, also was on the Quincy football team and had attended Latmos Comprehensive College in Lagos, Nigeria, according to his football profile.
The brothers also told a CBS2 reporter in a phone interview that they are not racist, homophobic or anti-Trump, the news station reported.
Smollett, who is black and gay, told police that two masked men hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him before beating him up and throwing some kind of chemical on him the early morning of Jan. 29. He also said his attackers shouted, "This is MAGA country," an apparent reference to President Donald Trump's campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again," and looped a rope around his neck.
The Osundairos were arrested in the case February 13 at O'Hare International Airport after returning from Nigeria when police learned at least one of them worked on "Empire." Police said they left for Nigeria on the day of the attack. But they were released after two days, when police said the "investigation had shifted" following interviews with the brothers.
The Cook County State's Attorney's office charged the 36-year-old Smollett on Wednesday with felony disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report.
Smollett's attorneys, Todd Pugh and Victor P. Henderson, met with prosecutors and police earlier Wednesday afternoon. It's unknown what was discussed or whether Smollett attended the meeting. The attorneys didn't reply to requests seeking comment.
A man identified on some videos as the Osundairos' business partner, Leland Stanford, did not respond Wednesday to a Facebook message. The Osundairos did not respond to a message on their Team Abel Facebook page or to an email posted on their YouTube page, and a voice message left at a phone number listed for their father also was not returned.
Smollett's lawyers had said the actor was angered and "victimized" by reports that he may have played a role in staging the attack.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Chicago - 20 February 2019
1. Attorney Gloria Schmidt walks toward reporters
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"I think the biggest thing for the American people to know. Is that this story, has a lot of complications to it. We're not trying to hide anything from the press. But we wanted to make sure that everything checked out. When I say that the police spent countless man-hours trying to piece this together, I mean that, I absolutely mean that. When I say that my clients spent countless hours getting their story out there to the police so that they could do their work, I mean that, too"
3. Exterior, Cook County Criminal Courts Building
4. Smollett written statement from attorneys
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"Yes they are cooperating. (Reporter: Are they expecting charges?) "On who?" (Reporter: Against them, the two gentlemen that you represent.) "At this time, no, because they are not guilty of anything." (Reporter: Was this a hoax in the first place?) "That is a wonderful question. And again I really think that that's going to be better said from my clients directly."
6. Exterior, criminal courts building
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"They were under oath." (unintelligible) "Oh my gosh. I've been in touch with Mom, I've been in touch with older brother, I've been in touch with the family. This has been very traumatizing to them as well as everyone who knows this story, as well as everyone who's heard of this story. I was traumatized when I heard it before I was even involved in this case. So, so I definitely get it. But yeah they're doing well now, the police have taken actually very good care."
++BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES++
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
(Reporter: Jussie Smollett says they are lying, what do you say to that?) "I think Jussie Smollett should come clear because the truth will set him free."
++BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES++
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"There was never a change of heart. There was a point where this story needed to be told and they "manned up" and they said you know what, we're going to correct this. So plea deal, immunity, all of that. They don't care about that."
++BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES++
10 . SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"I think that Jussie's conscience is probably not letting him sleep right now, so I think he should unload that conscience and just come out and tell the American people what actually happened."
++BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES++
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
"Yes I did. There's no there's no plea deal. (Reporter: Is there immunity? There is no plea deal and there is no immunity? When can we hear from your clients?) "You don't need immunity when you have the truth."
++BLACK BETWEEN SOUNDBITES++
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Schmidt, attorney for Osundairo brothers:
(Reporter: when can we hear from your clients?) "We are coordinating that right now, so I will let you all know as soon as we can do that. (Reporters: Did your clients get any money from Jussie at any point?) "They did, but … It's not feeding the narrative that is out there right now, I can say that. Thank you so much, I'm going to go."
STORYLINE:
ATTORNEY: BROTHERS IN SMOLLETT CASE 'MANNED UP'
An attorney representing the brothers at the centre of an investigation into the attack reported by Jussie Smollett said Wednesday (20 FEBRUARY 2019) that her clients "manned up" and testified in front of a grand jury, before prosecutors charged the "Empire" actor with filing a false police report.
Gloria Schmidt spoke to reporters outside a Chicago courthouse where the brothers met with the grand jury, which was collecting evidence in the case. Without providing details, she said the two men accepted money from Smollett and wanted to come clean. She said they weren't motivated by any promises from prosecutors.
"There was never a change of heart," Schmidt said. "There was a point where this story needed to be told, and they "manned up" and they said, 'We're going to correct this.' Plea deal, immunity, all of that - they don't' care about that."
The brothers, identified by Schmidt as Abimbola "Abel" Osundairo and Olabinjo Osundairo, are of Nigerian descent. But they told a reporter at CBS2-Chicago that they were "born and raised in Chicago and are American citizens."
They are bodybuilders who have developed an online following and have dabbled in acting and at least one failed business venture, according to social media posts and news reports.
Abimbola Osundairo, 25, graduated from Lake View High School in Chicago, where he participated in football, track and field, soccer and wrestling, before joining the football team at Quincy University in western Illinois, according to a football profile on the university's website. Olabinjo Osundairo, 27, also was on the Quincy football team and had attended Latmos Comprehensive College in Lagos, Nigeria, according to his football profile.
The brothers also told a CBS2 reporter in a phone interview that they are not racist, homophobic or anti-Trump, the news station reported.
Smollett, who is black and gay, told police that two masked men hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him before beating him up and throwing some kind of chemical on him the early morning of Jan. 29. He also said his attackers shouted, "This is MAGA country," an apparent reference to President Donald Trump's campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again," and looped a rope around his neck.
The Osundairos were arrested in the case February 13 at O'Hare International Airport after returning from Nigeria when police learned at least one of them worked on "Empire." Police said they left for Nigeria on the day of the attack. But they were released after two days, when police said the "investigation had shifted" following interviews with the brothers.
The Cook County State's Attorney's office charged the 36-year-old Smollett on Wednesday with felony disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report.
Smollett's attorneys, Todd Pugh and Victor P. Henderson, met with prosecutors and police earlier Wednesday afternoon. It's unknown what was discussed or whether Smollett attended the meeting. The attorneys didn't reply to requests seeking comment.
A man identified on some videos as the Osundairos' business partner, Leland Stanford, did not respond Wednesday to a Facebook message. The Osundairos did not respond to a message on their Team Abel Facebook page or to an email posted on their YouTube page, and a voice message left at a phone number listed for their father also was not returned.
Smollett's lawyers had said the actor was angered and "victimized" by reports that he may have played a role in staging the attack.
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(i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com
(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service
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Last Updated : Feb 21, 2019, 11:20 PM IST
