applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the governor of the great state of missouri, eric greitens. [applause] gov. greitens: thank you. thank you. thank you all. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. gov. greitens: thank you, lieutenant governor parsons, speaker richardson, and members of the missouri house, president richard, and members of the missouri senate, chief justice fisher and justices of the supreme court,

louis opened an investigation today into missouri governor eric greitens. ns admits he cheated on his wife, but denies accusations he tried to blackmail his mistress. there are calls for the governor's resignation. here's bianna golodryga. >> i'm a navy seal, and i'll take dead aim at politics as usual. >> reporter: he campaigned as an outsider, a family man. >> most importantly, i am a very proud husband and father. >> reporter: first-time candidate eric greitens, a democrat turned republican, appealed to a cross-section of voters with his brains... ( gunfire ) ...and brawn. now, just one year after being sworn in, governor greitens fines himself under siege. audio recordings from march of 2015, obtained by our st. louis affiliate kmov, which cbs has not independently verified, appeared to show an unnamed woman-- the governor's alleged hairdresser-- admitting a consensual sexual encounter with the governor to her then- husband. >> reporter: but it was the alleged blackmail threat, she said, that scared her. >> reporter: while acknowledging the affair, the "

an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the governor of the great state of missouri, eric greitens. governor greitens: thank you, thank you. thank you, all. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you, lieutenant governor parson, speaker richardson, and the members of the missouri house, president pro tem richard, and members of the missouri senate, chief justice fischer, and judges of the supreme court, state officials, members of the cabinet, our first lady and my wife, sheena greitens. we have many honored guests here tonight. and one who is particularly special to me is my kindergarten teacher, anne richardson, who is here with us tonight. [applause] governor greitens: i was in mrs. richardson's kindergarten class at mckelvey elementary, home of the dragons and it was , at mckelvey elementary that i first heard the story of a boy from the town of diamond, missouri. he was born over a century ago, and he was born a slave. when he was a baby, he and his mother were kidnapped. he never saw his mother again, but by god's grace, he found a loving home and a new family that

reporter: in his first interview since admitting to an extramarital affair, missouri governor eric greitensof blackmail. >> there was no threat of blackmail. there was no threat of a photograph and blackmail. >> reporter: greitens admits he had an affair with his hairdresser before he became governor in 2017 but he says it was consensual. >> there was no hush money, no violence. >> reporter: audio recordering by an affiliate which has not been verified by cbs news shoes an unnamed woman, the governor's alleged mistress admits to her husband of the affair. >> comedown stairs. i want to show you a proper pull jupp. i knew he was being sexual and i still let him. he used some sort of tape, i don't know what it was, taped my hands to these rings and put a blind on me. >> reporter: she then scribe d the blackmail. >> he said, you're never going to mention my name. >> reporter: at 43 greitens is the skong youngest governor in the country. he proudly painted himself as a familiarity man during his campaign. >> i'm a navy s.e.a.l., a businessman, i'm a native "missourian," but most importantly, i a

eric greitens admits to having an extramarital affair but he denies allegations that he threatened the womt he was involved with. bianna golodryga has details. >> i'm a navy s.e.a.l. and i'll take dead aim at politics as usual. >> reporter: he campaigned as an outsider family man. >> most importantly, i'm a proud husband and father. >> reporter: first time eric greitens democrat turned republican appealed to voters with brains and brawn. audio recordings obtained by our st. louis afull yat kmov which cbs has not independently verified appears to show an unnamed woman, the governor's hairdresser. >> i'll make you feel better. i'll make you feel good. come i want to show you how to do a prope pullup. he tapes my hands to these rings and then put a blindfold on me. >> but it was the alleged blackmail threat that she said scared her. >> he said you're never going to mention my name. >> while acknowledging the affair the show me state governor denies all other accusations saying show me the proof. we have not been provided the tape or the transcript and know nothing about the circumstances

missouri governor eric greitens -- eric greitens -- admitting that he had an extra-marital affair. the republican admitting to cheating with his former hairdresser. but he denies allegations that he blackmailed the woman to keep her quiet. the woman's ex-husband claims greitens took nude photos of her and spoke about the affair. the report came just hours after grietens state of the state address. right now rescue operations continuing in california after those massive mudslides devastated southern areas of the state this week. today we're learning santa barbara county officials chose not to send an emergency cell phone alert to residents' warning about the mudslides until after the destruction had begun. it's not clear how many got that alert but when they did it would of been too late. the death toll from the mudslides today stands at 17. dozens more are missing. at least 400-building were damaged or destroyed. right now - branch avenue is back open after a deadly crash in prince george's county. this is in temple hills -- just before saint barnabas road. we're told a man was kil

family man. >> most importantly, i am a very proud husband and father. >> reporter: first time eric greitens democrat turned republican 'peeled to a cross-section of voters with his brains and his brawn. now one month after being sworn in, governor greitens finds himself under siege. audio recordings obtained by our st. louis affiliate kmov which cbs has not independently verified appeared to show an unnamed woman, the governor's hairdresser, admitting to a sexuse sexual encounter with the governor to her ex-husband. >> i'll make you feel better. i'll make you feel good. come downstairs and i want to show you how to do a proper pullup. he used some sort of tape. i don't know what it was. he tapes my hands to these rings and then put a blindfold on me. >> reporter: but it was the alleged blackmail threat that she said scared her. >> he said, you're never going to mention my name. >> while acknowledging the affair, the show-me state governor denies all other accusations saying show me the proof. we have not been provided the tape or the transcript and know nothing about the circumstances of ho

reporter: in his first interview since admitting to an extramarital affair, missouri governor eric greitens denied allegations of blackmail. >> there was no threat of blackmail. there was no threat of a photographing blackmail, those things are absolutely false. >> reporter: greitens admits he had an affair with his hairdresser before he became governor in 2017. but he says was consensual. >> there was no hush money, there was no violence. >> reporter: the news broke last week, audio recordings obtained by cbs affiliate kmov, which has not been independently verified by cbs news, appear to show an unnamed woman, the governor's alleged mistress, admitting to the affair to her then husband. >> reporter: she went on to describe the alleged blackmail. the second youngest governor in the country. the democrat turned republican proudly painted himself as a family man during his campaign. >> i'm a navy seal, i'm a businessman, i'm a native missourian, but most importantly i'm a very proud husband and father. >> reporter: once considered a rising star in the republican party, the governor now faces

. >>> i'm eric greitens. i'm a navy s.e.a.l. i'm a businessman. i'm a native missourian. but most importantly i'm a very proud husband and father. >> well, that's missouri governor eric greitens during his campaign billing himself as a family man. well, this morning he's admitted having an extramarital affair. but he's denying some explosive allegations that he blackmailed his mistress to keep her quiet. a local tv station aired a recording in which the unnamed woman reportedly claimed the governor took a photo of her naked and threatened to release the image if she ever went public. overnight the governor's lawyer denied any blackmail calling the accusation about the nude photo false. >>> police in orange county, california, are investigating the death of an ivy league student who disappeared last week as a homicide. the body of 19-year-old university of pennsylvania sophomore blaze bernstein was found in the brush around the park where he was last seen. bernstein was home on winter break and had reportedly been picked up by a friend to meet up with another friend in the

details. >> in his first interview since admitting to an extramarital affair, missouri governor, eric greitens, denied allegations of blackmail. >> there was no threat of blackmail. no threat of a photograph and blackmail. those things are false. >> greitens admits he had an affair with his hairdresser before he became governor in 2017. but he says it was consensual. >> there was no hush money there was no violence. >> news broke last week. audio recordings obtained by the cbs affiliate, which has not been independently verified by cbs news appear to show an unnamed woman the governor's alleged mistress admitting to the affair to her then husband. >> she went on to describe the alleged blackmail. he stepped back and i saw a flash through the mind fold and he said, you're never going to mention my name. otherwise these pictures will be everywhere. >> at 43, greiten is the second youngest governor in the country. democrat turned republican proudly painted himself as a family man during his campaign. >> i am a navy seal. i am a businessman. native missourian. but most importantly i am a very prou

republican eric greitens said it happened before the election. the woman said the governor threatened to reveal her identity. greitens' lawyer said that's just false. jericka duncan is here with more. good morning. >> good morning. our affiliate said the unnamed woman involved in the affair was the governor's hairdresser and her now ex-husband was the one who exposed her ex-husband in an alleged blackmail which included nude photographs. hours after his state-of-the-state address wednesday night, first term republican governor and former navy s.e.a.l. eric greitens admitted he was unfaithful to his wife. it appears to show the unnamed woman detailed her consensual sexual encounter with the governor with her then husband. >> i'll make you feel better. i want you to feel good. he tapes my hands to the rings and then put a blindfold on me. never mention my name. >> i'm a very proud husband and father. >> reporter: g ex-husband of the woman involved. kmov chose to protect his identity. >> i think it's it's as bad as it get when you take advantage of s

. >> republican missouri governor eric greitens in the middle of a sex scandal. some democrats and members of his own party calling him for him to resign. greitens said he's not going anywhere. >> reporter: embattled missouri governor eric greitens in his first interview. >> this was a consensual relationship. >> reporter: now confronting bombshell allegations. and threats of violence that made him a target of a criminal investigation. >> there was no violence. this was all consensual. >> reporter: in a 2015 recording secretly made by her then husband the woman said during that encounter in his home greitens bound her hands and blindfolded her, took a photo of her partially nude and warned her to remain silent. >> there was no violence. there was no blackmail. there was no threat of black mail. >> reporter: greitens denying anyone associated with him paid the woman not to talk. >> those things are absolutely false. >> it's important to note we've not heard from the woman that was involved in the affair. we're hearing from her ex-husband. we need to hear from this

republican governor eric greitens called the affair consensu consensual.o cheating on his wife behalf he was elected. adriana diaz has more. good morning. >> good morning. the governors kept a pretty low profile since our cbs affiliate reported he had an extramarital affair. but in an interview this weekend, he did apologize, though showed no signs of stepping down. more than a week of facing accusations of assault and blackmail during an extramarital affair, missouri governor eric greitens said there's nothing to investigate. >> there was no hush money, no violence, no threat of violence, no threat of blackmail, no threat of a photograph and blackmail. those things are absolutely false. >> reporter: greitens does admit he had an affair with his former hairdresser. recordings obtained by the cbs news shows the unnamed woman detailing her affair with governor greitens with her now ex-husband. >> he stepped back, i saw a flash through the blindfold and he said, you're never going to mention my name. >> governor, i'm asking you to step down. in a facebook pos

. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the governor of missouri , eric greitens. [applause] gov. greitens: thank you. thank you all. thank you. [applause] thank youens: lieutenant governor person, speaker richardson, and members of the missouri house, president richard, and members of the missouri senate, chief justice fisher and justices of the supreme court thomas state officials, members of the cabinet, our first lady and my wife. [applause] we have many honored guests here tonight. one who is particularly special to me, my kindergarten teacher here tonight. [applause] gov. greitens: thank you. i was in mrs. richardsons kindergarten class and it was at my school that i first heard the story of a boy from the town of diamond, missouri. agoas born over 100 years and was born a slave. when he was a baby, he and his mother were kidnapped. , but by saw her again god's grace, he found a loving home and a new family that raised him as their own. towne time, no school in would admit a black student. so his parents taught him how to read and write. there was aolder, school that opened

. >> reporter: missouri governor, eric greitens, a former star admits that about the time he announced his run for office, >> i am a very proud husband and father. >> reporter: he was cheating on his wife. that admission comes after audio was released of a woman describing a sexual encounter she says she had with the politician in 2015. in the audio, recorded secretly by her now-ex-husband, she claims he tied her up and blindfolded her. quote, i saw a flash through the blindfold, and he said you're never going to mention my name, otherwise there will be pictures of me everywhere. the governor denies that, but the local prosecutor in st. louis is launching a formal investigation, calling the allegations serious. his wife stands by her husband. we have a loving marriage and awesome family. anything beyond that is between us and god. the governor says any allegations of violence is completely false. it never happened, he says. meanwhile, the woman on that audiotape isn't commenting. david wright, abc news, new york. >>> when we come back, the big show of the season. >> "the skinny" is nex

eric greitens is resisting calls to resign.s here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. that sex scandal tarnishing the image of one of the gop's rising stars. this morning, eric greitens facing calls to step down. in his first tv sbrir since the controversy broke, he says he's not going anywhere. the former navy sooel seoul and father of two who ran on a platform of family values. >> most importantly, i'm a very proud husband and father. >> reporter: this morning, embattled missouri governor eric greitens speaking out in his first interview on since admitting to an affair. >> this was a consensual relationship. no blackmail. no violence. the mistake i made was i was engaged in a consensual relationship who wasn't my wife. it's a mistake for which i'm deeply sorry. >> reporter: in a 2015 audio recording, the woman says he bound her hands, blindfolded her, took a picture of her partially nude, and warned her to keep quiet. >> we have never been contacted by the fbi. i never have. on this or any matter. never been contacted

. >> reporter: missouri governor eric greitens, a former navy s.e.a.l. and republican rising star, released a joint statement with his wife admitting an extra-marital affair. >> before eric was elected governor there was a time when he was unfaithful in our marriage. this was a deeply personal mistake. eric took responsibility, and we dealt with this together honestly and privately. the admission follows a bombshell local news report with a man who says he's the ex-husband of the other woman. his identity concealed by the tv station. he says he secretly recorded his wife during counseling. we've altered her voice. >> i met eric a year ago, and i instantly had a big crush on him. >> reporter: in the recording, which nbc news has not verified, she says the governor threatened to blackmail her with a naked photograph to stay quiet. details the governor's attorney calls outrageous and false. no sign of greitens today -- looking for the governor. is he here? -- either at the capitol or the governor's mansion. tonight fallout, already calls for an investigation

last night, missouri governor eric greitens admitted to being unfaithful in his marriage but he denied allegations he attempted to keep his mistress quiet about the affair. >> i'm eric greitens, a navy s.e.a. s.e.a.l., a business man, native missourian but, importantly, i am a proud husband and father. >> reporter: hours after giving his state of the state address on wednesday, missouri governor eric greitens delivered a different message, issuing a statement with his wife, where he admitted to an extramarital affair in 2015 while exploring a run for governor. the couple saying, in part, a few years ago, before eric was elected governor, there was a time when he was unfaithful in our marriage. this was a deeply personal mistake. eric took responsibility and we dealt with this together honestly and privately. the statement comes after a local news report featured an interview with a man who says he's the ex-husband of greitens' one-time mistress. the man who was not identified says he secretly recorded a conversation where his then-wife confessed to an affair. in the recording, which ha

and how it happened. >> reporter: this morning eric greitens a former navy s.e.a.l. who campaigned as a family man -- >> you elected us who fight for you. >> reporter: -- now fighting for his political career. political pressure here in missouri is mounting. several fellow republicans have now come out to call for his resignation. but so far this morning the governor says he will not resign. savannah and hoda? >> all right, blake, thank you. >> also on this busy monday morning a lot of bleary eyed people because of a match-up for super bowl lli. it is all set as we mentioned at the top of the show. new england patriots and tom brady are back to defend their title title. and they'll do it against the philadelphia eagles. craig melvin is here. got it all covered. craig, you're split right in the middle? >> a good day of football. surprise surprise tom terrific did it once again. puttinl yesterday. tom terrific did it once again. putting the patriots back in the big game and once again doing it in dramatic fashion. the opponent the philadelphia eagles getting there on t

. >> the state's top prosecutor is investigating claims that eric greitens blackmailed a woman with whoming an extramarital affair. he allegedly took naked photos of his hairdresser and threatened to reveal them if she spoke publicly about their relationship. greitens admits the affair but denies taking naked photos and the blackmail allegation. he's also denying a claim that he slapped the woman. at least two democratic lawmakers have called on him to resign. >>> we're expecting to get an update from the cdc later this morning on this season's deadly flu outbreak. well, this year already blamed for dozens of deaths with widespread illnesses across 46 states. alabama is the latest state to declare a state of emergency and an entire school district in idaho has closed until monday. this after nearly 40% of its students were out sick this week. doctors are urging everyone to get a flu shot right away if you haven't already. >>> and it was dr. oz to the rescue when a passenger collapsed on a cross-country flight. according to page 6 oz was heading from new york to las vegas when a flight at

missouri governor eric greitens admitting after his state of the state address that he had an affair. he confirmed he had a mistress for the majority of 2015, the year he announced his run for governor. he is denying the mistresses' claims that he blackmailed her to keep her quiet. he bills himself as a family man . the family is sticking by his side. greitens and his wife released a joint statement saying this was a deeply personal mistake and we dealt with it privately. larry: video from california showing the power of the mudslide. an empty car carried like a bath toy down the street in burbank. homes buried up to their gutters. surfacing of some of the missing. peter laughing at his home. it could take weeks to restore drinking water in montecito. autria: a two-year-old missing. emir sheffield was seen tuesday afternoon with his father sherrod twitty, who doesn't have custody. police believe he could be driving an older model blue acura with four doors and tent on the window. if you think you have seen son, police want to hear from you. larry: spring semester classes for graduate

. >> reporter: tonight, missouri governor eric greitens, a former navy s.e.a.l. and rising republican star, admits that about the time he announced his run for office -- >> but most importantly, i am a very proud husband and father. >> reporter: -- he was cheating on his wife. that admission comes after audio was released of a woman describing a sexual encounter she says she had with the politician in 2015. in the audio, recorded secretly by her now ex-husband, she claims greitens tied her and blindfolded her. quote, "i saw a flash through the blindfold and he said, you're never going to mention my name, otherwise, there will be pictures of me everywhere." the governor insists he never tried to blakemail her. the 43-year-old governor switched parties just before kicking off his campaign. >> this election is all about -- >> reporter: tonight, his wife stands by him. "we have a loving marriage and an awesome family. anything beyond that is between us and god." tonight, the governor insists any allegation of violence is completely false. it never happened, he says.

republican eric greitens said it happened election. the woman said t threatened to reveal her identigreins' lawyer said that' just false. jericka duncan is here with more. odmorning. our affiliate said the unnamed woman involved in thevern's hai her now ex-husband was the o exn alleged blackmail which incded nude photographs. hours after his of missouri's first term republican governor greitens admitted he was unfaithful to his wife. it appears to show the unnamed woman detailed her consensual sexual encounter with the governor with her then husband. >> i'll feel better. i you to feel good. he tapes my rings he tapes my rings and then put a blindfon never mention my name. >> i'm husband and father. >> reporter: the governor's affair was exposed byexusband o involved. kmov chose to pct identity. >> i think it's it's as bad as et advantage of somebody. >> reporter: shortly after the report aired, he and his wife released a joint statement saying before eric was elected governor, there was a time heun. eric took responsibility. but despit

one who exposed the sexual encounter and alleged blackmail which included nude photographs. >> eric greitens. >> reporter: hours after his state of the state address wednesday night, missouri first term governor and former navy s.e.a.l. greitens admitted he was unfaithful to his wife. recordings obtained, which cbs news has not independently verified, appear to show the unnamed woman detailing her consensual sexual encounter with the governor to her then husband only days after it happened. >> he said, i'll make you feel better. i knew he was being sexual and i still let him. and he used some sort of tape. i don't know what it was. and taped my hands to these rings. and then put a blindfold on me. and he stepped back and i saw a flash through the blindfold and he said, you're never going to mention my name, otherwise there will be pictures of me everywhere. >> i am a very proud husband and father. >> reporter: the governor's affair was exposed by the now ex-husband of the woman involved. kmov chose to protect his identity. >> i think it's as bad as it gets when somebody takes advantage of so

of facing accusations of assault and blackmail during an extramarital affair, missouri governor eric greitenss nothing to investigate. >> there was no hush money, no violence, no threat of violence, no threat of blackmail, no threat of a photograph and blackmail. those things are absolutely false. >> reporter: greitens does admit he had an affair with his former hairdresser. recordings obtained by the cbs news shows the unnamed woman detailing her affair with governor greitens with her now ex-husband. >> he stepped back, i saw a flash through the blindfold and he said, you're never going to mention my name. >> governor, i'm asking you to step down. in a facebook post he said he spoke to the fbi and greitens received undisclosed money from farsis including the company express grips. last july greitens issue an expectation order to issue a no-ed by state contract. attorney al watkins says the fbi also contacted and interview his client eli karabell last november. he worked last year for greitens' campaign and was fired for raising questions about anonymous political distributions. >> it appeare

missouri governor eric greitens, a former navy s.e.a.l. and a rising republican star finds himself in the middle of a sex scandal. >> but most importantly i'm a very proud husband and father. >> reporter: accused of infidelity and blackmail, the married father of two now admits he cheated on his wife, prior to know announcing his run for governor. that admission comes after audio was released this week of a woman describing a sexual encounter she said she had with the politician in 2015. in the audio recorded by her ex-husband secretly she claims greitens tied her up and blindfolded her. quote, i saw a flash through the blindfold and he said, you're never going to mention my name, otherwise, there will be pictures of me everywhere. governor greitens admits the affair but denies ever taking the picture or trying to blackmail anyone adding, any allegation of violence is completely false. it never happened. >> it's a human tragedy here, all of this stuff and it makes me sad and sick to hear about these kind of things. >> reporter: greitens is

missouri governor eric greitens has admitted to cheating on his wife, but he denied allegations that he blackmailed the woman to keep her quiet. the woman's ex-husband claims greitens took photos of her. --broke hours after grisons' state-of the state address. a wild chase that ended with a kiss. plus, man versus wild. details on the attack that forced him to get a major facial makeover. let's get a check on the traffic in our area with eric. thank you. good afternoon. it will be a mostly quiet ride around the d.c. area, looking at roadwork on southbound colesville road pass dale drive. downtown silver spring, the right side is blocked off. switching to the left side, spring street both ways, you have got the left lane blocked off. this is a big hassle for the downtown stretch on colesville road. it is right in the center of the roadway. pass connecticut avenue, wide open with no delays. same story o above the american legion bridge. a lot of cars but nothing too slow. also, work zones here on 66 eastbound, just before the capital beltway, cedar lane overpass. shoulder andight most o

in missouri, republican governor eric greitens acknowledged on wednesday he had had an extramarital affair after a woman said the governor took a compromising photograph of her and used it to blackmail her into silence. the woman, whose name has not been revealed, has said part of her affair with greitens was consensual, but that the governor took a photo of her against her will after binding her to a piece of exercise equipment in his bement and blindfolding her, following up with a verbal threat to release the image if she spoke publicly about the affair. governor greitens, who's a former navy seal who's been discussed as a future republican presidential candidate, has denied the blackmail allegation. employees at fox news have confirmed that long-time correspondent james rosen recently left the network due to inappropriate sexual behavior with a number of female colleagues. npr reports rosen's actions included groping a colleague in a cab. when she rejected his advances, rosen reportedly sought to steal away her sources and stories in retaliation. meanwhile, "the washington post" said w

looking into eric greitens extramarital affair.he governor's former hairstylist allegedly accuses him of blackmailing her in 2016. threatening to release nude photos of her if she disclosed the relationship. he denies the black male allegations but admits to having an affair. the search for a survivor continues days after the fatal mudslides in montecito california. many homes and buildings were swept away, but this church held its ground. but as you can see the interior is totally devastated. adam housley joins us live from the hardest hit area. >> it is hard to show this on camera the true devastation in this area. it is unbelievable. imagine if this came down from the hillside where i'm standing. i'm 6'3", look at how big this thing is. it is massive. this is one of the homes that it had to go through. you can see the mud, the tree, the boulders. you can see the orange x on the wall, the unit checked out if somebody was inside. then there is another home, as you go house by house you see the same type of view. the same place as