kennedy: senator al franken announces his resignation but he never apologized. potentially big new developments in the mueller investigation. and bitcoin now worth more than $16,000. why is it is mowing -- why is it exploding in value? brian brenberg is here. al fringen announced his resignation and delivered a creep insurance policy to his party. while he lacked contrition and essentially refused to take responsibility for the sexual misconduct's accused of. he did take a jab at the president and senate hopeful roy moore >> i am aware that there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office, and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls, campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. kennedy: if franken is this unparalleled champion of women as he claims, why step down? because he knows there is enough damning truth here. as long as franken remained in the upper chamber, republicans have cover in molesting roy moore. we'll the democrats dispose of co

franken apologized, but disputed some of the stories. >> tonight, his office said he hasn't made up his mind, but will make an announcement tomorrow. >>> what ed lee has to say about the not guilty plea in the steinle trial. >> reporter: mayor ed lee is no stranger to talking with news crews about san francisco as a sanctuary city, so why did he avoid the press for six days while president trump and gop leaders used the verdict in the steinle case to attack san francisco's sanctuary city status. >> i felt i shouldn't comment. my feelings were strong to support the family, and have them absorb what happened. >> reporter: president trump called the verdict a disgrace. san francisco leaders say they are taking the high road here. >> when the federal administration starts to mouth off about their policies, we will be strong in our sanctuary status. i feel it happened nothing to do with what happened at the trial. >> reporter: a poll after the verdict found 74% of the viewers want police to cooperate with immigration and customs enforcement in cases like zapata. they remind ice not to be sho

franken apologized for his behavior but disputed some of the stories. >> i know it will take time to regain your trust. >> time may have run out. frank enplanes to make an announcement tomorrow. cbs news capitol hill. >>> ben said that the situation with al franken should be resolved within the next 24 hours. >>> it is time to officially recognize jerusalem >> an important step towards peace or a withdrawal from the peace process? tonight washington and the world is reacting to president trump's declaration of jerusalem as israel's capital and the decision to move the u.s. embassy there. >> israel is a sovereign nation with the right like every other sovereign nation to determine its own capital. acknowledging this is a fact is a necessary condition for achieving peace. >> the announcement threatens to insight violence throughout the middle east. protests have already started. jerusalem is considered a holy city by jews and christians. they want east jerusalem as their own capital. president trump is urging calm and says the u.s. is committed to the peace process but leaders in the m

franken apologized for his behavior but disputed some of the stories. >> i know it will take time toegain your trust. >> time may have run out. frank enplanes to make an announcement tomorrow. cbs news capitol hill. >>> ben said that the situation with al franken should be resolved within the next 24 hours. >>> it is time to officially recognize jerusalem

franken apologized but disputed some of the allegations. some of his colleagues believe that he will resign today but the latest word from franken's office is that he will -- he hasn't made up his mind. >>> president trump facing criticism from around the world after announcing the u.s. will officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. the state department is already asking u.s. diplomats to delay travel to israel, jerusalem and the west bank unless it is critical. betty yu explains why. [ yelling ] >> reporter: protests against the u.s. recognition of jerusalem have already started in the west bank and gaza. >> this is a long overdue step to advance the peace process. we cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. >> reporter: jerusalem is israel's holiest city. but also home to one of islam's holiest sites s and the palestinians want east jerusalem as their own capital. >> we will move the american embassy to the eternal capital of the jewish people jerus

after the first accusation franken apologized and said he would cooperate with the senate ethics committee investigation. then more women came forward with stories of franken groping or trying to forcibly kiss them on the mouth. after the rebuke from colleages his office said the senator will make a public announcement today and followed up with this tweet about 6:00 p.m. wednesday. "senator franken is talking with his family at this time and plans to make an announcement in d.c. tomorrow. any reports of a final decision are inaccurate ." now, senator franken denied the most recent forcible kissing accusation, that one goes back to 2010. he did tell minnesota that he is a warm person who hugs a lot and has since learned some of those interactions he crossed the line. live on capitol hill, i'm melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. >> melanie, thank you very much. >>> the other big news story on capitol hill today, action to avoid a government shutdown. federal agencies run out of money at midnight tomorrow. house leaders they plan a vote for today on a bill to keep the government running at lea

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franken apologied. coniers remains adamant he is innocent. conier's attorney addressed whether he has plans to resign, take a listen >> he will condition to defend himself we feel will discuss in the next day or so -- what mr. coniers plans to do, as you know, his health is not the best. and tell be congress man john coniers who will be the one to decide what it it is he is going to do in terms of -- weather he will continue to represent the people. not washington. >> and reaction are larry alled er former clinton doug sean and ja 19. what a panel. calls for coniers to resign do you think he should step down. his attorneyed he is elderly. having health problems hospitalized for stress. and you recall -- harken back to nancy pelosi saying hoo is i conic and a champion for women and minorities where do we stand now? >> every democrat this democrat hopes that he takes the path of least resistance for himself and the party and does resign. look, this is a no win situation. his credibility has impaired had to give up his chairmanship. and it is be

franken apologied. coniers remains adamant he is innocent.ier's attorney addressed whether he has plans to resign, take a listen >> he will condition to defend himself we feel will discuss in the next day or so -- what mr. coniers plans to do, as you know, his health is not the best. and tell be congress man john coniers who will be the one to decide what it it is he is going to do in terms of -- weather he will continue to represent the people. not washington. >> and reaction are larry alled er former clinton doug sean and ja 19. what a panel. calls for coniers to resign do you think he should step down. his attorneyed he is elderly. having health problems hospitalized for stress. and you recall -- harken back to nancy pelosi saying hoo is i conic and a champion for women and minorities where do we stand now? >> every democrat this democrat hopes that he takes the path of least resistance for himself and the party and does resign. look, this is a no win situation. his credibility has impaired had to give up his chairmanship. and it is best f

franken has apologized but not acknowledged the specific allegations. franken supports the ethics investigation. >>> congressman john conyers is still in a detroit hospital for a stress-related illness. he was admitted after the entire house democratic leadership team called for him to resign. conyers is accused of mistreating women in his office. allegations against him range from verbal abuse to sexual advances. >>> meanwhile, gop senators are reworking their tax plan to vote on it this morning. senators delayed voting on that bill last night when they couldn't agree on the so-called fiscal trigger. that trigger would automatically hike taxes if the tax plan doesn't cover its own cost. edward lawrence will explain why senators are having a hard time agreeing on this bill. >>> the possibility of a new tax bill is sending stocks soaring. all eyes will be on the opening bell after a record day on wall street yesterday. the dow jones closed above 24,000 points for the first time ever. as you can see there, everybody from santa to the rockettes was secelebr

. >> reporter: franken apologized to leeann tweeden and initially tried to keep his job, but when a seventh accuser came forward to say she was touched inappropriately, his party turned on him. >> do you think it was the right thing to do? >> think it was. >> reporter: washington democrats drawing a line in the sand on bad behavior that could put more pressure on republicans if roy moore, who denied multiple accusations of sexual misconduct with teenagers wins the alabama senate race next tuesday. >> this is not our best foot forward with roy moore. and it will have i think long-term damage for the party. >> reporter: also in trouble this morning, republican congressman trent franks of arizona. announcing last night he plans to resign next month amid an ethics committee investigation into misconduct. >> i'm going to make a statement. >> reporter: franks on thursday acknowledging he talked to former female staffers about being surrogate mothers for his children. saying, quote, i deeply regret that my discussion of this option and process in the workplace caused this stress. franks joining de

when al franken anounced he was going to resign and i said look, franken apologized for what he did. what he did was inappropriate. he apologized and said i think i have to resign. you have a president that as been acused by many, many women of harassment to say the least. this is a guy who was on a tape seen by everybody in america essentially bragging about his sexual assault of women. do i think under those considerations of al franken resign, do i think the president should, i do. do i think he will, no, i don't. but yes, i do think he should resign. >> roy moore's loss is a blow to steve bannon who campaigned for him several times. one said bannon looked liking a disshevled drunk who wandered on the stage and doesn't belong there. we'll talk to the panel about that. later omarosa out at the white house. and the former apprentice contestant leaves her mysteriously undefined white house job suddenly. what we know. at t-mobile, when you holiday together, great things come in twos. like t-mobile and netflix. right now when you get an unlimited family plan, netflix is included. ho ho

franken apologized in the wake of earlier allegations, but called this latest claim, categorically not true. he plans to make a formal announcement tomorrow about whether he will resign. late this afternoon, message on franken's twitter feed said that no final decision has been made. the senator is still talking with his family. >>> as democrats take a very clear stance against various kinds of sexual misconduct in their ranks, republicans have gone in the opposite direction. rallying around a senate candidate credibly accused of molesting and sexually assaulting teenagers and president accused of unwanted physical contact by more than a dozen women. clear signs reckoning might be on the horizon. must-see stats right after this. an important message about health care reform. most americans must have health insurance by december 15th... or pay a tax penalty. even if you already have insurance, now's the time to cut through the confusion and explore all your options. you can spend hours searching for coverage on the healthcare exchange or you can make a single call to healthmarkets and l

franken apologized in the wake of earlier allegations, but called this latest claim, categorically notans to make a formal announcement tomorrow about whether he will resign. late this afternoon, message on franken's twitter feed said that no final decision has been made. the senator is still talking with his family. >>> as democrats take a very clear stance against various kinds of sexual misconduct in their ranks, republicans have gone in the well opposite direction. rallies around a senate candidate credibly accused of molesting and sexual assaulting teenagers. and their president assaulting teenagers and president accused of unwanted physical contact by more than a dozen women. clear signs reckoning might be on the horizon. must-see stats right after this. invisalign clear aligners can shape your smile up to 50% faster. don't let anything slow you down. visit invisalign.com but he hasoke up wwork to do.in. so he took aleve. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. aleve. a

. >> reporter: eight women have accused the minnesota democrat of sexual misconduct franken has apologized for some of his behavior but was clear. >> some of the allegations against me are simply not true. >> reporter: franken bowed to pressure from dozens of his colleagues to step down. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: but took this parting shot at president trump and alabama senate candidate roy moore. >> i of all people areis aware there's some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office he and has the full support of his party. >> reporter: the president and moore each faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. allegation allegations they deny and knew republicans are seeing the first in their party to fall on capitol hill. arizona congressman trent franks announced he'll step aside as he faced an ethics investigation. in a statement franks acknowledged his discussions of surrogacy with two female subordinates making each uncomfortable. he insists i have never physically intimidated, coerced

. >> franken apologized and that admits guilty. >> if you deny it, it seems you can become a senator.> first of all, that's up to the people of each state to decide. >> if it is, why endorse them. stay out of it. you don't vote in alabama. >> does that mean chuck schumer and nancy pelosi don't want jones to win? everyone is really disappointed they couldn't tilt this race the other way by having people living in alabama instead of covering what's going on in the rest of the country. do you know everything that's going on in this country? historic tax cuts for individuals and businesses. we have people planted in alabama on one single senate race. you're telling the president of the united states not to get involved in the race? >> no, i'm not. i'm saying if he says it's up to the alabama voters, then don't endorse. >> somehow the president shouldn't get involved. he said he wants a vote. he said he doesn't want a liberal democrat in the senate. no one was even talking about doug jones. >> that's because there are these tie tannic allegations against roy moore. the white house said the

senators men and women are calling for the minnesota senator to resign after the first accusation, franken apologized and said he would cooperate with a senate ethics investigation. then, more women came forward with stories of franken groping or trying to forcibly kiss them on the mouth. >> senator franken's conduct was wrong. he has admitted to it and he should resign from the senate. >> i do not feel that he should continue to serve. everyone will make their own judgment. >> reporter: now, after that rebuke from his colleagues on capitol hill, franken's office said that he would make some kind of an announcement today, then they followed it up with this tweet about 6:00 p.m. wednesday saying "senator franken is talking with his family at this time and plans to make an announcement in d.c. but any reports of a final decision are inaccurate." now, we should mention that only one of these alleged incidents occurred when franken was a sitting senator. a group of staffers in his office also signed letter of support for franken. senator franken did -- he did deny the most recent accusation of forcible k

after the first accusation, franken apologized and said he would cooperate with any senate ethics committee investigation. then more women came forward with stories of franken groping or trying to forcibly kiss them on the mouth. after the rebuke from colleagues on capitol hill, franken's office said the senator will make a public announcement, then followed up with this tweet on wednesday, 6:00 p.m., "senator franken is talking with his family at this time and plans to make an announcement in d.c. tomorrow. any reports of a final decision are inaccurate ." now, we should tell that you only one of incidents happened while senator franken was actually a sitting senator. a group of staffers in his office also signed letter of support for the senator. he's also denied the most recent accusation of forcible kissing calling it preposterous. he did tell minnesota media that he is a warm person who likes to hug people and he is now learning that some of those interactions he may have crossed the line. live on capitol hill, i'm melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. >> melanie thank you. 5:04 is our tim

franken announced that he was going to resign and i was asked on a tv show my view, i said, look, franken apologized for what he did. what he did was inappropriate. he apologized for it and then he said, i think i have to resign. you have a president who has been accused by many, many women of harassment, to say the least. this was a guy who was on a tape seen by everybody in america essentially bragging about his sexual assault of women. do i think under those considerations of al franken resigning, do i think the president should resign? i do. do i think he will? i don't. but, yes, i do think he should resign. >> senator sanders, appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> roy moore's loss is, as we mentioned, a blow to steve bannon. one republican congressman today said bannon looks like a disshell veled drunk who walked on to the republican stage and doesn't belong there. we'll talk to the panel about that and what doug jones' win means. >>> and later, omarosa out at the white house. she leaves her mysteriously undefined white house job suddenly. what we know about her resignation still to come. wit

franken has apologized for some of his behavior but was clear. >> some of the allegations against me are simply not true. >> reporter: franken bowed to pressure from dozens of his colleagues to step down. >> i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office. and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. >> reporter: and now republicans are seeing the first in their party to fall on capitol hill. arizona congressman trent franks announced he'll step aside as he faced an ethics investigation. franks insists, i have absolutely never physically intimidated, coerced, or had or attempted to have, any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff. and one other lawmaker on capitol hill is also coming under scrutiny. congressman blake farenthold, a republican from texas. the house ethics committee is investigating allegations he sexually harassed a former staffer. some of his republican colleagues, at least two of them, have called for him to resign. in washi

. >> reporter: franken has apologized and promised to make amends. >> i know there are no magic words that i can say to regain your trust. >> reporter: but the trust of his colleagues now appears lost for good. now franken is expected to make an announcement later today. his office tells us that no final decision has been made, but multiple democratic sources tell us he is in fact expected to announce his resignation. mary bruce, capitol hill. >>> the whole world was watching as president trump officially recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel. >> and many were focussed on what the president said. but social media zeroed in on how he said it. he moved his mouth in an odd fashion at times. apparently slurring his words toward the end of that 11 minute speech, let's listen. >> thank you. god bless you. god bless israel. god bless the palestinians, and god bless the united states. thank you very much. >> that united states, i guess is the issue. >> there were a couple words before that as well. so the president drew attention last month when he awkwardly paused to drink water duri

franken has apologized for his behavior when the first accuser came forward. >> i am embarrassed. i feel ashamed. >> reporter: one unlikely ally, former speaker of the house, republican newt gingrich. tweeting, "minnesotans picked him for senate in 2014. 30 self-appointed peer senators won him out. what happened to popular vote?" but the help from across the aisle not enough. as democratic minority leader chuck schumer spent the past hours making a case to franken he should step aside. an overture he answered today. the democratic governor of minnesota would likely pick any possible franken replacement. on top of that short list is likely the democratic lieutenant governor tina flint smith. serena marshall, abc news, capitol hill. >> senator franken may be resigning his post but he's not going down without a fight. this morning he used his platform on the senate floor to call out two other very high-profile politicians. >> i of all people and aware that there is some irony in the fact i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the

franken has apologized and says he will cooperate with an investigation. >>> senate republicans are urged to end the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. the president told richard burr the chairman of the senate intelligence committee that he hoped the investigation will be wrapped up quickly. the president reportedly made the same request of other senate republicans. republicans who were interviewed by the new york times downplay the president's request. they say he is a political newcomer and did not realize that was inappropriate. california senator dianne feinstein, the former chair of the intelligence committee, told the new york times the president's request represents a breach of the separation of powers. >>> 4:17. later today, the senate is expected to vote in the republican tax bill. the vote yesterday was delayed after the bill hit two major roadblocks. according to senate rules, a so- called trigger mechanism in the bill would not be allowed. some republican senators proposed that trigger could raise taxes if the deficit goes up, because of the planned

. >> franken did not apologize in that speech and he also complained about the unfairness of being forced out while president trump keeps his job and roy moore keeps running for senate. >> i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office, and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. >> minnesota's democratic governor ma governor will appoint -- >> dozens have called on him to resign including chuck schumer. >> just a few hours later trent franks announced he is resigning at the end of january. after sexual harassment would be discussed. he admitted he discussed fertility issues. i quote i have recently learned my discussion, making each feel uncomfortable. i deeply regret my discussion of this option and the process in the work place caused distress. >> but the day wasn't over. last night the house ethics panel announced progress in the investigation of fahrenthold. the accuser said she has agreed to sit for an interview. now a colleague is calling on him to resig

senator franken has apologized for most incidents and has said he would cooperate with the senate ethicstigation into his behavior. he is expected to make an announcement tomorrow. i am joined now by our north american reporter. anthony, where so many people coming forward with calls for al franken's resignation. >> there was another report coming today, from a woman who said al franken groped her, prior to becoming a senator. remarkable how many people are coming out calling on al franken to resign. that number grew to double digits, and then you saw twentysomething senators coming out, including the head of the democratic national committee. i think it's contrast to the way republicans are handling roy moore in alabama, where first you some republicans distancing themselves from him, and then donald trump coming up with a full-throated endorsement, and now the rnc putting up money in the race. i think the democrats are clearing the decks and doing more so they can more vocally criticize republicans. >> does it put more pressure on the republicans? >> no, it doesn't. it seems like the r

howie: by taking those partisan shots at the president and roy moore, franken didn't apologize in his peach. mollie: accusing women of not telling the truth about what he said about them. i think the whole media approach has been one of mob hysteria rather than thoughtful reasoned debate about an important moment. it's important that we don't go overboard and remove due process. so many of these stories are not holding up journalistically. howie: after al franken announced he's going to resign. you have some pundits saying unwanted kissing and butt grabbing is not in the same category as others. jessica: there is a huge problem with blanket statements about sexual harassers. the fact that we even talk about al frank in the same conversation as harvey weinstein. there are a number of people out there that don't know the specifics of these stories. when you are talking about people's careers, you need to know the details. did he put his arm on her waist or did he rape her. howie: the franken photo was cringe worthy. was the press following the lead of senators like kristen gillibrand. m

franken has apologized for some of his behavior, but today he made one thing clear -- >> some of the allegations against me are simply not true. >> reporter: still, he's bowing to the demands of dozens of his democratic colleagues who pushed him to resign. but not without this parting trump and alabama senate candidate roy moore. >> i, of all people, am aware that there is some irony. in the fact that i am leaving, while a man who has bragged on tame about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. >> reporter: more than a dozen women have accused president trump of sexual misconduct. he insists they're all liars. the white house press secretary today defended her boss. >> i've never felt anything but treated with the highest level of respect and been empowered to do my job. so, i think that's a pretty good start and a pretty good example on that front. >> reporter: republicans are now in a tough spot. the alabama election is on tuesday. moore has denied accusati

. >> reporter: franken has apologized and promised to make amends. >> i know there are no magic words that i can say to regain your trust. >> reporter: but tonight, the trust of his colleagues now appears lost for good. >> all right, mary bruce live back on the hill tonight. and mary, you've been working your sources what do we know about this promised announcement from senator franken? >> reporter: well, david, franken's office says no final decision has been made, but multiple democratic sources tell us he is, in fact, expected to announce his resignation tomorrow. david? >> all right, mary bruce, you'll be on the hill again tonight. thank you. >>> to the russia investigation tonight, and donald trump jr. on the hot seat for hours today. answering questions from the house intelligence committee about that meeting at trump tower with the russian lawyer during the campaign, after e-mails showed he was promised dirt on hillary clinton. here's abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: on capitol hill today, donald trump jr. grilled for hours by members of th

others, i remember very differently. >> franken did not apologize in his speech.about the unfairness of being forced out while president trump keeps his job and roy moore keeps running for senate. >> i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office, and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigned for the senate with the full support of his party. >> minnesota's democratic governor mark dayton will appoint a temporary replacement for franken until a especially election next november. dozens of democrats have called on franken to resign including chuck schumer. >> just a few hours later arizona republican congressman trent franks announced he is resigning in january. the committee said it would investigate sexual harassment claims against him. he admitted he discussed fertility issues about two female staffers. quote i have recently learned the committee is reviewing my discussion with two subordinates. i deply regret that my discussion of this option and the process in the work place caused d

. >> franken apologized to leanne tweeden and tried to keep his job.t when a seventh victim came forward, his party turned on him. >> do you think it was the right thing to do? >> i think it was. >> reporter: drawing a line in the sand on bad behavior. if roy moore, who denied multiple allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers wins the alabama senate race next tuesday. >> this is not our best foot forward with roy moore and it will have, i think, long-term damage for the party. >> reporter: also in trouble this morning, republican congressman trent franks of arizona announcing last night he plans to resign next month amid an ethics committee against sexual misconduct. he acknowledged that he talked to former fle children saying, "i deeply regret that my discussion of this option and process in the workplace caused distress." franks is joining john conyers who has stepped down after thousands across the country have said, me, to. th next to minnesota, the democratic governor will appoint someone to temporarily fill franken's seat. savannah, hoda?

al franken has apologized. number two, what al franken did pales, compared to what's alleged of roy moore. so to have the entire republican party accomplishment get behind something like this, something that is criminal. i was saying this earlier today. any of us who are parents of teenagers know exactly what we would do to a 30-something-year-old man who tried to proposition any of our children, i don't have to spell it out. so we're -- i meaning it's just not -- these aren't equivalent situations, even with the case of bill clinton and his abuses in the oval office, they're not -- that's not the same sport. >> let me put up your tweet. >> i understand what she's saying, she's saying that he's got voters that view us as hypocrites in the press and the media and up here. >> i was saying democrats did have a time to have more high ground on this issue and they completely -- enter they still do. but i do think that voters in alabama saying you're not treating us all the same and roy moore, this is disgusting, i kn

as he announced his resignation today --- franken didn't apologize,... did mention the president.. president trump was repeatedly accused of sexual assault during his presidential campaign. franken also mentioned alabama senate candidate roy moore.... who faces accusations that he pursued relationships with teenagers while he was in his 30s. (steve) the house has passed a bill to prevent a government shutdown this week. it's a two week resolution that will keep federal agencies operating through december 22-nd. money for government programs was set to run out at midnight friday it pased in the house with only 14 democrats. that's unusual because these measures usually pass with bipartisan majorities. house minority leader nancy pelosi said democrats planned to oppose the bill due to its lack of funding for their domestic priorities. ahead at eight.. in the fight against raging wildfires --- crews are bringing in a new resource--- a supertanker. plus... an 11 year old faces a life threatening situation during lunch time...how a school aide stepped in and

. >> reporter: franken apologized to leann tweeden, and initially tried to keep his job.hen a seventh accuser said she was touched inappropriately, his party turned on him. >> do you think it was the right thing to do? >> i think it was. >> reporter: the bad behavior could put more pressure on republicans, if roy moore, who denied allegations of conduct with teenagers, wins the senate seat on tuesday. >> this is not our best foot forward with roy moore, and it will have, i think, long-term damage for the party. >> reporter: also in trouble this morning, republican congressman trent franks of arizona, saying he plans to resign amid an ethics committee investigation into misconduct. franks on thursday said he talked to former female staffers about being surrogate mothers for his children. franks joining john conyers in stepping down, after women across the country have said, me too. franks is the third member of congress to step down this week, amid these types of allegations, following john conyers and al franken. next in minnesota, the democratic governor will appoint som

. >> as recently, three weeks ago he came back to the senate, franken, and apologized after the first allegation of groping and of forcible kissing, that type of thing. he said he was ashamed and embarrassed and the senatet ethics committee would be investigating this, and chuck schumer took him aside yesterday and spoke to him several times yesterday and said he did not think he would survive this, if he thinks he will decide and step down, it would be the democratic governor appointing his replacement and then a special election would happen in november of 2018 and we expect that senate race would be a competitive one. >> appreciate it. let's bring in our cnn political analyst. with some exceptions people will look at the claim and say attorney/client privilege and say it doesn't fit and if they want to give him a break, we should do that. and that's what they are doing. i don't think there was anything else here, and so many hours of questioning, and so we said, okay, go back and check, and he seems to want to be forthcoming. where is the confidence in the witness' credibility give

groping and forcibly trying to kiss him before he came to washington in his equipment speech, franken did not apologize but did take a parting shot at the president in what he says is republican hypocrisy. >> i of all people am aware that there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office and a man who has repeatedly braved on young girls campaigns for the senate with a -- the full support of his party. robert: and then republican congressman trent franks, an outspoken social conservative resigned today. the move comes after the house either i said committee opened a probe into conversations he had about surp gassy with two female staffers. it was a week of reckoning in washington and especially on capitol hill. what was so striking was the way the democratic party responded, purging their own. why did they respond this week in this way after being a little bit more hesitant in the prior weeks? yamiche: this is certainly a tipping point in the congress. we had had stories dripping about different people but t