>> is john conyers is lying? i'm asking you? are you saying john conyers is lying? [indiscernible question] >> 27,000 and change. why was she paid and you might agree with as an attorney, did that come out of his office funds and if they did, is that proper and legal, is that akin to embezzlement of those funds f those funds were used? >> embezzlement is not even the correct word in this context. embezzlement is not the right word. you do not know what that means respectfully. congressman conyers has never embezzleed comes. reporter: for an improper process. did he use those funds? >> the house committee is determining those issues as we speak. can i talk, since you don't know what embezzlement means. no, you don't. no, you don't. here's the deal, congressman nverse -- conyers, the agreement this woman entered to has been vetted. congressman conyers couldn't have unilaterally made the decision to go somewhere and get money. that was approved, not by the congressman but by attorneys that negotiated the settlement. reporter: attorneys for congressman conyers? >> the h

however, congressman conyers should resign. congressman conyers has served in our congress for more than five decades and shaped to some of the most consequential legislation in the last 10 the means however, consequences for everyone. ,he matter how great the legacy that's no license to harass or discriminate. in fact, it makes it even more disappointing. yesterday, house took the first step mandating sexual harassment and discrimination training and that resolution on the floor. the next step, very important for congress to pass, that's resolution in the house to mandate nondiscrimination and nonsexual harassment training. the senate have their own resolution. however, the next step is a bill that must pass the house and the senate, and that's the need to toohe need to -- the me act. it's being discussed now and maybe some additions will be made. we will all work together to lead the fight to end sexual-harassment and abuse, not only in congress, but in every workplace across the country. everywhere in our country. as for us

reed: is john conyers is lying? i'm asking you. are you saying john conyers is lying? are you saying john conyers is lying? next question. reporter: what about this payout she was given in 2015, $27,000 and change. why was she paid? and the bigger question you might agree with as an attorney, did that come out of his office holder funds and if they did, is that proper and legal, is that akin to embezzlement of those funds if those funds were used for this purpose? mr. reed: embezzlement is not even the correct word in this context. reporter: is that a proper use of those funds? mr. reed: embezzlement is not the right word. you do not know what that means, respectfully. congressman conyers has never embezzled. do you know what that means? reporter: taking funds from improper process. mr. reed: that is not the proper definition. the house committee is determining those issues as we speak. can i talk? since you don't know what embezzlement means? reproter: i do. mr. reed: no, you don't. no, you don't. here's the deal, congressman conyers, the agreement has been vetted. th

nothing on john conyers.the family discussion they are having broadly when it comes to some of the issues as we have been talking about that congress needs to work out, including funding the government. he sounded confident that is going to happen. >> he did sound confident and i think that confidence ultimately depends on whether departments decide to play hardball or not. it is not clear that republicans can produce 218 within their own rank. >> he thinks they can. >> he said he'll get to 218 but didn't say it will be republicans. if democrats decide that they're going to hold the line on three priorities that they want, obamacare, stabilization, alexander murray, the extension of the health insurance program that expired a few months ago, and a daca fix. if democrats decide to hold the line on one, two or all three of the things, this could be a real problem. in the senate, they need eight democrats to get through a filibuster on this. so it won't be just republicans to pull this off on themselves. >> it's

john conyers, gone.atrick healey, cnn political analyst and cnn political commentators amanda carpeter and patty solis doyle. nancy pelosi ultimately did call for him to step down, the speaker of the house paul ryan did call for john conyers to step down and then just now, after a somewhat meandering intro right there, john conyers made clear that he is leaving the house of representatives and incidentally endorsing his son to replace him. >> yeah. i don't know what to make of this interview. it seems like he's -- he was completely unaware of the current environment we're living in, where men are -- who are accused of sexual harassment are losing their jobs, are being au stro sized or rooung, harvey weinstein and kevin spacey, and he just seems completely unaware he's choosing to retire rather than resign and me, as a woman, as a mother, that really angers me. we have several credible women accusing him of sexual harassment and he is -- he clearly did a very friendly interview where the questions were ve

conyers has denied the allegations. his attorney said he was hospitalized last night for stress-related issues and also seemed to suggest that conyers is being treated unfairly due to his race. >> nancy pelosi is going to have to explain what is the discernible difference between al franken and john conyers. >> i apologize. >> reporter: several women have accused senator al franken of groping both before and after he was elected. unlike with conyers, top democrats in the senate are not calling on franken to resign. simply today, republican congressman joe barton announced he would not seek reelection after a lewd selfie he had sent to another woman circulated online. anthony? >> julianna goldman. thank you, julianna. >>> white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders said today it sun likely the president knew who jayda fransen was when he retweeted her videos yesterday. fransen is a leader of a group in england and retweets set off a storm across the pond. here is charlie d'agata. >> reporter: the far right anti-mu

john conyers. i'm retiring today, endorsing his son, john conyers iii to take his seat in congress. radio host interviewing him locally there he takes the allegations in stride. he says it's the game of politics that we're in. his legacy, he said, can't be compromised. this, too, shall pass. his legacy, he said, will continue through his children. >> bill: it's been in the headlines for so many days now. he stepped down from his post as the democratic leader on the house judiciary committee. so that was really the first move and the first indication he was starting to yield to some pressure from his colleagues on the democratic side. >> sandra: it's been a long time coming. we have been told of multiple announcements. today was the day. we anticipated he would be stepping down and sure enough john conyers announcing i'm retiring today from his hospital room in detroit. we have a reporter on the ground there that will go to that -- listen to that interview and was there. but meanwhile, bill, this has been coming. >> bill: some of these women who have come forward, some of these alleg

john conyers. i reiterate that he says that he notified speaker ryan, leader pelosi and governor snyder of his retirement from the united states house of representatives. it is his honor, these are his words and his privilege to serve the constituents of detroit, michigan, as their united states congressman in the 13th and 14th congressional districts for 53 years. he came to congress, this is his statement again, i came to congress in 1964. since then i have devoted my entire career to improving the lives of my constituents in detroit on the behalf of justice everywhere. these years witnessed a profound evolution in civil rights led by millions in the streets who marched for justice and people of conscience in the congress. both democrats and republicans who heard them and enacted the civil rights act, the voting rights act and other land mark reforms. i've been at the forefront of the civil rights movement, i've been a champion of justice for the oppressed and disenfranchised. i never wavered in

conyers' seat in 2018. netflix says it will resume production of its popular "house of cards" series without former lead actor kevin spacey, after more than a dozen men accused spacey of sexually harassing or assaulting them. robin wright will star in a shortened eight-episode final seseon of the e show. elsewhere, the school of american ballet has removed its long-time teacher peter martins, while the school and the new york city ballet conduct a joint investigation into a sexual harassment claim against him. in new york city, john hockenberry, the recently-retired host of public radio station wnyc's "the takeaway" has been accused ofsed touching, and bullying by several female colleagues. and vice media has fired three of its e employees over what the company called "verbal and sexual harassment" and other unspecified behavior.

conyers also said this morning that he is endorsing his son john conyers iii to replace him.new york times" national political correspondent, also an msnbc contributor. and charles stober, "new york times" domestic affairs correspondent, joins me as well. the congressman, again, retiring here, not resigning. he did not cite the recent allegations as a reason. he endorses his son to succeed him. is this going to be enough to satisfy his critics? >> i think it's enough to satisfy his critics in that he is stepping down and will no longer be serving in the house. as your viewers might remember, both nancy pelosi and speaker paul ryan asks for him to resign. i got the call from his great nephew ian conyers at about 12:30 telling me he was going to step down. even though the congressman didn't cite those allegations in his retirement speech when he called into the radio station today, his great nephew essentially told me that the doctors for representative conyers said he was essentially too stressed out about this, that he was overwhelmed at all the press this is putting on him a

of conyers, and caitlin conyers who used to be john conyers the fifth before he transitioned.laughter] >> tucker: how many members of congress have stopped someone? >> i think to elect someone -- he claims as tom jones stood in the song delilah, apparently he says he didn't take the knife, she had the knife an end attempting to wrestle the knife from her, he wound up stabbing her. this doesn't seem to be the kind of candidate were looking for if you are making a clean sweep. as melanie just testified, she didn't think john conyers senior was capable of killing someone where his son actually has been arrested for stabbing someone. that doesn't seem like an improvement frankly. by the way, this is the deed of the house. this isn't just some obscure creature. i have to say, melanie has said he called her in the office and his underpants and his communications director said we all saw him and his underpants because he changed and has office. this guy has an office job, you don't have to go on stage into hamlet. he doesn't require a tuxedo and walk out, why is he taking his pants o

conyers will, in fact, resign.ate the way that this process has played out for someone who has dedicated his life, not only to service, but also to justice. of course, his latest stint of leadership is not only serving as the dean of the house of representatives, the dean of the cbc and also one of the founders of the congressional black caucus, it's also the ranking member of the used committee, of which he was just pushed out of. not just by republican leadership, but also democratic leadership, starting with the calls from nancy pelosi. >> but angela, he's accused of doing some really horrible things. and i know he's done all of those -- he's had all of those accomplishments. but all of the people who were accused and have lost their jobs have had major accomplishments, as well. >> well, i can't speak to the people who have lost their jobs who have major accomplishments. what i can say is, while i feel terribly for those people who have accused mr. conyers, i firmly believe in due process. i firmly believe that

could passed ethics charges cloud conyers seat? >> it's hard to believe the government is forcing you to choose between providing for my family and my employees and violating my relationship with god. >> laura: >> shannon: justice k. a christian baker who refused to do a custom wedding cake, hasn't gotten the tolerance he deserves. we will talk to his attorney. hello and welcome to "fox news @ night." i am shannon bream in washington. president trump is set to fulfill a major campaign promise tomorrow at least in part announcing plans for a new home for the u.s. embassy in israel, jerusalem. the proposal is evoking strong reaction from some leaders in the middle east to say this move will disrupt the israeli-palestinian peace process. the president expected to announce plans to officially recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. how much is going to change her here? >> a lot more is changing in terms of words than in terms of where the embassy is actually located. mr. trump is recognizing jerusalem as the capital but he is signing

conyers has denied the allegations. attorney said he was hospitalized last night for stress-related issues and also seemed to suggest that conyers is being treated unfairly due to his race. >> nancy pelosi is going to have to explain what is the discernible difference between al franken and john conyers? >> i apologize. >> reporter: several women have accused senator al franken of groping, both before and after he was elected. unlike with conyers, top democrats in the senate are not calling on franken to resign. separately today, republican congressman joe barton announced he would not seek reelection after a lewd selfie he had sent to another woman circulated online. anthony? >> mason: julianna goldman, thank you, julianna. 's a verdict in the trial of jose garcia, charged with murdering her on a pier in 2015. we have a west coast update on a case that sparked a national debate over immigration policy, john. >> late this afternoon a jury here in san francisco found an undocumented immigrant not guilty in the shooting d

she said so somebody like john conyers is forced to resign.t, doesn't he still get all the benefits that anyone would get who has served in congress? doesn't he get health care for life? is that really accountability? are you concerned at all, congressman, about what seems to be both in the process of handling sexual harassment claims and what happens in the after math? a double standard for congress and for the rest of the country? >> well, in the aftermath of all of these allegations and the accountability that is delivered in certain sectors whether congress or wall street, silicon valley, hollywood within the media it seems to me there have been several high profile individuals that have been forced to resign justifybly and perhaps there will be an examination of the millions of dollars of compensation that they have received over the years. here in congress i think we have to do the same thing. there is a broken system. it has not delivered accountability. it has been intimidating for women to come forward who have experienced a hostile w

you have john conyers iii endorsed by his father john conyers jr.n announcing his retirement. he is going to support his son, ian conyers. hez grand nephew also going to run for the seat as well. >> all right. thank you very much. kasie hunt for us on capitol hill. >>> stick around, everyone. the gop is out in full force now for alabama senate candidate roy moore even though multiple women have accused him of sexual assault and child molestation. even though many of those republicans have previously said they believe the women. >> all right. and speaking of political candidates that were not taken down by serious assault claims, former "today" show host billy bush is speaking out about that infamous "access hollywood" tape that surfaced in 2016. bush wrote, yes, donald trump, you said that in a "new york times" op-ed. he also made an excuse for why he laughed at trump's grab them by the you know what comment. here he was last night. >> i think a lot of us were the big word is complicit. but everybody had to sort of kiss the ring a little bit of the

conyers has been in the hospital since yesterday when he sought help for stress. committee publically confirmed today it has opened to senator melissa caen, kpix5. >>> in the meantime the senate ethics committee publicly confirmed today it has opened a preliminary inquiry into senator al franken's behavior. six women have now accused the democratic senator of sexual misconduct. franken has said he would cooperate fully with an ethics probably but has no plans to resign. >>> new at 6:00 a bay area city used to be labeled the most dangerous city in the nation. now it's gone almost a full year without a single homicide. kpix5's len ramirez live in east palo alto with what changed the community. len? >> reporter: allen, it has been a major transformation here over the last several decades since the 1990s when as you mentioned it was the murder capital of the u.s. nity. probably ousand people, take it from someone who was here back then. it was a dangerous place. now the city is celebrating almost 12 months without a single homicide, but there are some new challenges t

conyers, unfortunately we can say it all day. it is mr. conyers's decision. it is our responsibility to investigate. he is still a member of congress. and i am going to stay focused on saying the women who have had the courage to come forward, that they are heard and that we investigate this and that there is accountability. >> one of the women who came forward is mary ann brown. she filed a complaint in 2014 and decided to break her mda. here's what she said yesterday on the "today" show. >> some of the things that he did were different was sexual harassment violating, violating my body, propositioning me, inviting me to hotels with the guise of discussing business and then propositioning me to, you know, for sex. and and he just violated my body. he has touched me in different ways. and it was very uncomfortable and very unprofessional. >> do you believe mary ann brown? >> i don't disbelieve her. her conversation and her reporting is heartbreaking. it's heartbreak on a lot of levels. she's a woman, i'm a woman. i don't expect to come to the workforce and be

now she is calling for congressman john conyers to resign. >> congressman conyers should resign. zero tolerance means consequences for everyone. lou: why is congress so slow and secretive when it comes to its misbehaving members? does it have anything to do with corruption? new wants of an impending white house shake up. secretary of state rex tillerson could be replaced by cia director mike pompeo, we'll have more on thattttt paying less for my medicare? i'm open to that. lower premiums? extra benefits? it's open enrollment. time to open the laptop... ...and compare medicare health plans. why? because plans change, so can your health needs. so, be open-minded. look at everything-like prescription drug plans... and medicare advantage plans from private insurers. use the tools at medicare.gov. or call 1-800-medicare. open to something better? start today. ♪ lou: two more women coming forward accusing al franken of sexual misconduct, that brings total number of accusers to six, new include a army veteran say that he grabbed her breast during a uso tour in 2003, and a former elected

four days ago she called john conyers an icon. today she said he should resign, former mayor willie brown weighs in on the democrat's leading of the about face. >>> another good looking sunset out there because of the cloud cover, thank you, because if we just had no cloud cover, it would be a good looking sunset. that's extra special right there. 60 degrees in santa rosa, 62 in san jose, upper 50s in oakland after another mild dry day. livermore 39, fairfield 38, get out the city it could be 35 or 36 degrees. oakland 46, san jose 43, san francisco 48 degrees. doesn't look very impressive right now, but this ridge of high pressure which is now due west of los angeles is going to build stronger and closer and sit right off the california coastline next week keeping us with absolutely no chance of rain. there's only one opportunity for stop rainfall saturday afternoon. after this storm moves through, another one will ride over this bridge and may clip the north bay with a few light rain showers. tomorrow on futurecast we are sunny,

democrat john conyers accuof sexual misconduct.today and i want everyone to know how much i appreciate the support. >> on local radio, representative john conyers tried to step down on his own terms. retiring effective immediately days after congressional leaders called for his resignation. >> yes, i think he should. >> five women accuse the # 8-year-old democrat of harassment or inappropriate touching. >> if it is true, i would think nothing less of him. because, i dual know that he is a human being. >> admiration for conyers runs deep in the detroit district. the civil rights icon was elected in 1964, in his 27th term. >> release the names. >> today his supporters urged congress to release the names of all members who've reached settlements. concerned conyers is being unfairly treated because of his race. he says he wants his oldest son to take his seat. there is a family feud brewing. his grand nephew, 29-year-old state senator ian con? yers plans to enter the race. sam riddle a political consultant. >> about to see a political

however congressman conyers should resign. >> now conyers attorney today adamant response.osi or anyone else will tell conyers what to do. >> it is not up to nancy pelosi. nancy pelosi did not elect the congressman. and she sure as hell won't be the one to tell the congressman to leave. he is not going to be pressured by flansy pelosi or anyone else. eric swallow of california. i know you had a major russia investigation meeting today. is it time for your colleague, congressman conyers to resign? >> yes. it is. the accounts are credible and by his own admission through the settle ment i think that shows the behavior occurred. i think what is for important, erin, is what we do noechext. i think we should unseal the names of anyone who conducted themselves this way, to protect every woman who works on the hill from working in one of these offices. so that they have notice and they're protected from that. and that we put more training and transparency in place. >> just a quick question i have to ask you. someone raised this point to me the other day. i thought it was an intere

democrat john conyers was accused of sexual misconduct. here's adriana diaz. >> reporter: on local radio, representative john conyers tried to step down on his own terms, retiring, effective immediately, days after congressional leaders called for his resignation. >> yes, i think he should resign. >> reporter: five women accuse of 88-year-old democrat of harassment or inappropriate touching. >> if it is true, i would think nothing less of him because i do know that he is a human being. the. >> reporter: admiration for conyers runs deep here. the civil rights icon was first elected in 1964 and is in his twoafth term. >> release the names. >> reporter: today his supporters urged congress to release the names of all members who have reached secret sexual harassment settlements, concerned conyers is being unfairly treated because of his race. conyers says he wants his oldest son to take his seat, but there's a family feud brewing. his grand-nephew, 29-year-old state senator, ian conyers, also plans to enter the race. sam riddle is a political

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now she is calling for congressman john conyers to resign. >> congressman conyers should resign. zero tolerance means consequences for everyone. lou: why is congress so slow and secretive when it comes to its misbehaving members? does it have anything to do with corruption? new wants of an impending white house shake up. secretary of state rex tillerson could be replaced by cia director mike pompeo, we'll have more on that story and likely developments ahead. [vo] when it comes to investing, looking from a fresh perspective can make all the difference. it can provide what we call an unlock: a realization that often reveals a better path forward. at wells fargo, it's our expertise in finding this kind of insight that has lead us to become one of the largest investment and wealth management firms in the country. discover how we can help find your unlock. the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more tha

conyers is the power of harassment.arion brown said she believes he enjoyed creating a negative atmosphere for women in his office. howie: the media are making the distinction, they may see a racial aspect here as opposed to franken. >> they talked about who is accusing conyers. franken is white and he's not being asked to leave. but there are other people being a -- accused. blake farenthold of tks. howie: an actress peddles false news about roy moore to the "washington post" and gets busted. howie: matt lauer is the face of nbc news and has been a franchise player for two decades. >> this is the last great battle and one side or the other is going down here. >> the great story for anybody willing to write by the or explain the is the vast right-wing conspiracy. how very they looked stunned as they reported the news that nbc fired their colleague for sexual misconduct. >> how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation they have behaved badly. >> we are all trying to process it. you know. deal with it. a

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but tonight, conyers' spokesman says nancy pelosi will not determine when congressman conyers' career is over. abc's mary bruce, back on the hill tonight. >> reporter: on capitol hill today, a resounding chorus calling for congressman conyers to go. >> congressman conyers should resign. >> reporter: have you relayed that to him? >> i'm saying it to you right now. >> reporter: congressman james clyburn, the powerful former chair of the congressional black caucus, says he's personally urged conyers to step aside. >> this was not going to get any better, in fact, i could see it getting worse. >> reporter: democrats have been treading gingerly for days, but the accusations are piling up. today, marion brown, who worked for conyers, spoke out publicly for the first time. >> he asked me to satisfy him sexually. he pointed to areas of -- genital areas of his body and asked me to, you know, touch it. >> reporter: conyers admits paying brown a secret $27,000 settlement, but denies all allegations of misconduct. the controversy is taking a toll on the 88-year-old congressman. tonight, hospitali

a family members says conyers is retiring.. not resigning.democrat faces mutliple accusations of sexual misconduct. overnight - another former staffer came forward accu putting his hand up her skirt in church. also breaking overnight - new support for alabama senate candidate roy moore. adrianna hopkins is at the live desk with more. the reupblican national commmittee is once again backing moore.. despite allegations of sexual misconduct. the committee had pulled its financial support when the accusations surfaced. the new move follows trump's formal endorsement of moore. eight women have accused moore of a range of inappropriate behavior including sexual assault -- when they were teenagers. and now one accuser is providing new evidence of her relationship with moore. the washington post reports the woman recently discovered handwritten notes from moore, congratulating her on graduating from high school. she says she dated moore when she was 17 and he was an assistant district attorney. moore has denied all allegations from all of his accuser

however, congressman conyers should resign. >> conyers' attorney lashing out at the house minority leader saying nancy pelosi sure as well won't be the one telling the kong congressman to leave. >> opening up a preliminary investigation into the allegations against senator al franken. among the numerous allegations faced, a new incident shared by a woman who came forward thursday. 41-year-old army vet told cnn franken cupped her breasts during a photo op in h kuwait. >> several other women alleged he groped them. his spokesperson reiterating the senator takes tens of thousands of people and photos and has never intentionally engaged in this conduct. >> meanwhile hip hop mogul stepping down from his company in the wake of another accusation of harassment and sexuality. screen writer detailing in a column in a 1991 encounter where she says he forced her to have sex with him. >> also hbo announced they were dropping simmons. he earlier denied separate allegations in an l.a. times report. >> big election less than two weeks away roy moore taking time out for a twitter feud with jim jimmy kimm

and conyers is now hospitalized, his political consultant, says due to stress. anne thompson now with details. >> reporter: accused of sexual harassment, today john conyers lost his most important supporter, nancy pelosi. >> congressman conyers should resign. >> reporter: a dramatic about-face by the house minority leader from sunday's "meet the press." >> just because someone is accused, and is it one accusation? is it two? >> reporter: this morning marion brown broke her silence on "today." >> i'm here to say that i'm not a liar. >> reporter: the former staffer received a $27,000 settlement from conyers for what she endured over 11 years. >> he's just violated my body. he has touched me in different ways, and it was very uncomfortable and very unprofessional. >> reporter: tonight all the house democratic leaders say conyers should go. >> i talked with him in person and told him that i thought it was in his best interests to step away from this body. >> reporter: a bipartisan sentiment. >> i think he should resign. i think he should resign immediately. >> repor

the congressman's grandson ian conyers also said he wants to run as his grandfather john conyers jr., who's been in the house for 53 years makes clear he's not resigning, he is retiring. >> i think there should be a complete disclosure and revealing to all of the citizens of the country of what your federal legislators, what your federal legislators are doing or not doing. >> reporter: many democrats are saying today this is a good move, it's what they've been calling for ever since allegation of sexual misconduct started coming to the surface. but others in the democratic conference are wistful. >> this is a sad end to a long career, but i hope that we will not forget what he has contributed to our country, which is phenomenal. >> reporter: since conyers retirement is effective immediately, we do not expect to see him here anytime soon. sandra? >> sandra: peter, what kind of progress are republicans making on tax reform at this point? >> reporter: sandra, the house tax bill and the senate tax bill are still different. because republicans in the house have already voted to go to a con

john conyers is an icon in our country. congressman conyers should resign. zero-tolerance has consequences for everyone. >> shannon: more trouble for this between you and family, reports his son john conyers third was arrested this year for domestic abuse but didn't face criminal charges. conyers was endorsed by his dad but the congressman's great-nephew is also running. >> shannon: tuner around the christmas table could get interesting. ed henry, thank you. in a unanimous vote, the house passed legislation cosponsored by congressman barbara comstock that will require congress and staffers to do sexual harassment training. you have a hearing tomorrow and you said you don't know what you don't know about this problem. >> we are going to have witnesses in the equal employment opportunity commission in our office of compliance, the office that would review these cases, we are going to hear from them on best practices. they did a study last year where they looked at the whole problem of sexual harassment and found it still is very pervasive throughout the workpl

now she is calling for congressman john conyers to resign. >> congressman conyers should resign. zero tolerance means consequences for everyone. lou: why is congress so slow and secretive when it comes to its misbehaving members? does it have anything to do with corruption? new wants of an impending white house shake up. secretary of state rex tillerson could be replaced by cia director mike pompeo, we'll have more on thattttt i never thought i'd say this, but i found bladder leak underwear that's actually pretty. always discreet boutique. hidden inside is a super absorbent core that quickly turns liquid to gel. so i feel protected... ...and pretty. new always discreet boutique. retail. under pressure like never before. and it's connected technology that's moving companies forward fast. e-commerce. real time inventory. virtual changing rooms. that's why retailers rely on comcast business to deliver consistent network speed across multiple locations. every corporate office, warehouse and store near or far covered. leaving every competitor, threat and challenge outmaneuvered. comca

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conyers.s that that process found guilt which is not what it found, if they found a settlement that is required to have someone resign, he should resign. if we are saying because al franken's six accusers were not believing the women because there was not a process where they were forced to settle or he was forced to settle and it's open and up in the air, so are ruben's one accuser and we should allow that process to take place as well and he should not face calls to resign. we are seeing a lot of disparities and i want someone to help me understand why conyers and ruben are facing calls for resignation and blake and al franken are not. >> it's one of the situations where everyone said it involves politics, but approximate we are being candid, there is a lot of politics involved. it is not good and should change, but that's the way it is today. thank you so much. i appreciate you being here with me. we will have much more after the break. >>> welcome to inside politics. john king is off. just

conyers denies their claims.he congressmen agreed to a $27,000 settlement with brown, but conyers' attorney says it was not an admission of guilt but as settlement to spare litigation. the announcement rippling through washington. >> this is a sad end to a long career but i hope we will not forget what he's contributed to our country. >> i did call for his resignation last week but i do believe we as democrats have the obligation to make sure that we are consistent. >> conyers endorsed his son to take a seat but he cannot appoint a successor. that is up to voters. conyers planned to submit a letter of retirement to the governor who will determine the process for special election. conyers' attorney and supporters bashing house minority leader nancy pelosi for initially calling conyers an icon, then flip-flopping and calling for his resignation. >> it's not a good day for democratic politics and they are going to rue the day they didn't stand behind john conyers. >> conyers' spokesperson and attorney will not, dire

conyers plans to seattle. conyers was first elected in 1965. he is also a founding member and dean of the congressional black caucus. conyers led the effort to create a national holiday recognizing martin luther king junior. he was involved in the voting rights act of 1965 and the violence against women act of 1994. his current term expires next year. >>> a special election to fill alabama's u.s. senate seat takes place one week from today. tonight republican candidate roy moore will hit the road with steve bannon. president trump reiterated his support for moore. and the republican national committee back in the roy moore camp. their position is sexual allegations by nine women are unproven at this point. >> we certainly do not want to have a liberal democrat that is controlled by nancy pelosi we don't want that for alabama. >> i hope the voters of alabama will do the right thing and not send him to the senate. >> if he were to be elected, he would have an ethics committee case and the committee would look at the situation and give us advice.

calling for conyers to resign mount.joining the conyers who continue to deny the allegations against him hospitalized yesterday for stress after flying home to began on monday. his team says the 88-year-old is resting comfortably in an area hospital and doing okay. meanwhile pelosi's remarks yesterday on the allegations against conyers come after several days of internal party wrestling over his future in the house. less than a week he called him an icon and appeared to question his accusers on meet the process. >> the allegations against conyers since we have learned more since sunday. are serious, disappointing and very credible. it's very sad. the brave women who came forward are owed justice. i pray for congressman con yyer and his family and wish them well, however congressman conyers should resign. >> many joined in. a fellow congressional black caucus member echoed that sentiment. >> i thought it was time. i thought it was time three days ago. i talked with him in person and told him then i thought it was in his b

here's more of what congressman conyer's attorney had to say. >> it will be congressman john conyersho will be the one to decide what it is he's going to do in terms of whether he's going to continue to represent the people. it's not going to be washington. >> there was also a $27,000 settlement between the congressman and maryann brown. today the congressman's attorney said the settlement was done legally, it's not an admission of guilt but a settlement to prevent further expensive litigation. there was also a confidentiality agreement with the congressman and mrs. brown but she chose to break the agreement. that's now why they're naming maryann brown. shep? >> shepard: there's support for congressman conyers, correct? >> yes. two former employees for the congressman are speaking out on his behalf saying they witnessed the relationship between the women and the congressman and it was not inappropriate. one gentleman said she never expressed to me, mrs. brown, or to anyone that she was harassed in any fashion. in fact, she requested that the congressman hire her daughter. the congres

concerned conyers is being unfairly treated because of his race. . he says he wants his oldest son to take his seat. there is a family feud brewing. his grand nephew, 29-year-old state senator ian con? yers plans to enter the race. sam riddle a political consultant. >> about to see a political free-for-all, politically in detroit. >> a slog? >> a slog. it would be a polite term. it is going to be a slug fest. >> conyers the first congressman to step down in the wach of recent sexual assault claims. today called the radio station from a hospital where he is being treated for a stress related illness. he again denied wrongdoing and said, this too shall pass. jeff. >> adriana diaz in detroit. thanks. >>> the supreme court heard arguments in the most anticipated case of this term. it started when a colorado baker refused on religious ground to make a wedding cake for a same sex couple. chief legal correspondent, jan crawford talked to both side. >> as soon as we sat down with the owner, he asked us who the cake was for. and when weep send it was for us,