missouri governor eric greiten greitens -- >>> good evening. it is great to be back with you after the memorial day holiday. and we gbegin tonight with roseanne barr. her comeback cut short after a racist tweet she sent about a former top aide to president obama. tonight, the president of abc entertainment describing roseanne's tweet as abhorrent and repugnant. roseanne and the cast of her original sitcom returning, and it seemed for a time, connecting with millions in this polarizing moment in our country, with many families divided, often under the same roof. but tonight, the words used in her tweeteading bob ige to say, there wasnlthing to do -- the right thing. abc's matt gutman leading us off. >> reporter: it was the comeback that reflected the times. 27 million americans tuning into the premiere. but today, roseanne barr's own words sew sowed her show's fate. the comedian posting a since-deleted racist tweet about a former adviser to barack obama, valerie jarrett, saying if the "muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby equals

until today, greitens had remained defiant. >> and i am not perfect. but i have not broken any laws nor committed any offense worthy of this treatment. >> reporter: greitens now faces a separate criminal case where he's accused of illegally obtaining a donor list to raise campaign funds. david? >> alex perez with the breaking news. alex, thank you. >>> now, to the terror attack overseas tonight. a gruesome and deadly attack today on two female police officers, both of them mothers, stabbed and then shot to death with their own weapons. it happened in belgium. the attack ending when other officers then gunned the assailant down. well, tonight here, images of the takedown, and word the suspect had just been let out for a two-day leave from prison. abc's james longman is on the scene for us. >> reporter: watch as police approach a gunman holed up inside, and then, the volley of bullets. cutting him down in broad daylight. tonight, belgium reeling from another suspected terror attack. at 10:30 local time in the city liege, a man armed with a knife stabbed

. >>> embattled missouri governor eric greitens announcing he will resign friday over the scandals that rocked his time in office. the republican faces accusations of sexual misconduct including blackmail and felony charges connected to misuse of a charity donor list. during a speech to reporters, greitens did not admit legal wrongdoing, but he said the scrutiny has become too intense for him to continue as governor. >> this ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. millions of dollars of mounting legal bills, endless personal attacks designed to cause maximum damage to family and friends. >> the st. louis prosecutor says a resolution of the pending charges against the governor has been reached. more information expected later today. >>> the planned release of a video game called "active shooter" has been canceled.

m eric greiten. i am a navy s.e.a.l.t importantly, i'm a husband and father. >> they presented evidence to the st. louis circuit attorney that greitens may have illegally used his charity donor list to raise money for his campaign. the prosecutor has since also charged greitens with tamper in of documents. and when a woman accused him of violently spanking her, a jury went through impeachment. but as the trial gets under way, the prosecution still has not said whether it has found any of the solacious photos greitens is accused of taking, something that will play a huge role into whether he's convicted. >>> the brother of the parkland school shooter speaking out as he prepares to move out of the state of florida. if i'm getting a good deal? i tell truecar my zip and which car i want and truecar shows the range of prices people in my area actually paid for the same car so i know if i'm getting a great price. this is how car buying was always meant to be. this is truecar. whoamike and jen doyle?than i thought. yeah. time f

greitens is charged with a felony for campaign finance violations.er charge for felony invasion of privacy was dismissed but could be refiled. greitens has strongly denied claims of sexual violence or blackmail, calling it a political witch hunt. >> this ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. >> reporter: he released this tv ad last week, trying to improve his image. but the damage already done. blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> overnight, the st. louis prosecutor's office said it had reached a fair and just resolution on criminal charges against greitens now that he's leaving office. >>> tennis star ser reef na williams made her official return to the french open. she got off to a slow start, falling behind early to krits tina pliskova. but with a second set rally, she went on to win 7-6, 6-4, while also making headlines for her outfit. she posted this photo of her cat suit. she says the suit prevents blood clots while also inspiring moms around the world. >>> a new record this week at england's beloved cheese rollin

all of this swirling around governor eric greitens. the top prosecutor revealed her agreement with the governor, that she would drop one pending felony charge against him in exchange for him resigning from office. he so will be out as missouri governor by the end of this week. and then not one felony charge again -- that one felony charge against him will be dropped. the document spelling out that deal is amazing and we have it to show you later on in this hour. one of the things fascinating to watch here is whether this deal eric greitens just cut is going to be enough. eric greitens traded his job as governor in exchange for this prosecutor dropping one felony charge against him. but what about all the other pending investigations and potential charges he's still facing? i mean, that's the problem here. if you're going to be a criminal and you're going to get caught, it is great to also be a politician. so, you have that get out of jail free card so you can make charges against you go away if you resign in disgrace. easy peasy, we sh

. >> dana: the fall-out now from the resignation of missouri gor eric greitens-governor eric greitens who officially steps down. he had been a rising political star who even had aspirations of becoming president. we are following the story live from our midwest bureau in chicago. matt? >> in governor greitens's short time in office he was charged with two felonies. today the st. louis circuit attorney says she is dropping one of the charges the felony computer tampering saying even if greitens was convicted he likely would not be sent to jail. regarding the felony computer tampering charge he was accused of electronically accessing a personal charity donor list and using it for political purposes. the other felony charge against greitens, invasion of privacy. he is accused of taking a photo of his mistress and threatening to blackmail her with it. two weeks ago it made it to the jury selection process and there is a start date for the trial. but the alleged photo at the center of that charge never materialized. and the state suddenly dropped the case. a special prosecutor has been ass

now today it is missouri republican governor eric greitens. there has been serious scandal swirling around governor eric greitens since the beginning of this year. in missouri he was facing possible impeachment. he was facing an ethics inquiry. he was facing a reported fbi investigation, a felony charge from one prosecutor, another felony charge from a different prosecutor, a charge that had been filed against him and dropped, but it might be filed again by a special prosecutor. all of this swirling around eric governor greitens. well, today the top prosecutor in st. louis revealed her agreement with the governor, that she would drop one pending felony charge against eric greitens in exchange for him resigning from office. so he will be out as missouri governor by the end of this week. and then that one felony charge against him will be dropped. the document actually spelling out that deal is kind of amazing, and we've got that actual document to show you a little later on this hour. but one of the things that is going to be fascinating to wat

eric greitens' affair with his hairdresser a year before his elections, became public in january. broke her silence last week. >> i'm not lying. this was hard. it was hard at that time and it's hard to talk about now. i'm not lying. >> reporter: she accused greitens of coercing her into giving oral sex, slapping her, and trying to blackmail her into silence using a naked photograph allegedly taken while she was tied up and blindfolded. greitens is charged with a felony for campaign finance violations, another charge for felony invasion of privacy being dismissed but could be refiled. greitens has strongly denied claims of blackmail calling it a political witch hunt. >> this has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. >> reporter: he released this tv ad last week trying to improve his image. but the damage tonight already done. blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> and now to a shocking revelation out of puerto rico. researchers from harvard say the death toll from hurricane maria could be over 4,000 people. the government's death toll has stood at just 64. nbc's g

but forensic experts scrubbed greitens' bones and documents and the picture was never found.ere is the governor shortly after the charges were dropped and one of his attorneys. >> in time comes the truth. we have a great mission before us and at this time i have asked people of goodwill to come together so that all of us can continue to do good together. >> these people have a right to know how this whole case started where there was zero evidence, but all of that power and all of that money was brought to bear against governor greitens. just think what's happening to normal people who are charged in these cases. >> governor greitens is still in a lot of hot water. he could potentially be impeached. state lawmakers are meeting this week to potentially proceed with his impeachment and he also faces potential charges from a separate case in which he allegedly used a donor list for political purpose. >> shannon: matt finn lie for us on the case. thank you very much, great to have you with us. president trump complained about widespread voter fraud and a lot of people thought it

greitens was facing possible impeachment and multiple criminal investigations. he spoke earlier at the state capitol. >> this ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. millions of dollars in mounting legal bills, endless personal attacks designed to cause maximum damage to family and friends. >> glor: ed o'keefe is following late developments on this story tonight. ed, first of all, remind us what led to today's announcement. >> reporter: sure, jeff. the governor was indicted in february on felony invasion of privacy charges after it was revealed he had an affair with his hairdresser. the woman said that greitens had blindfolded her, partially undressed her, taped her to exercise equipment, took her photo, and then threatened to release it if she ever told anyone about their encounter. the charges were later dropped on a technicality, but that didn't stop lawmakers in both parties from calling on greitens to resign. >> glor: so, ed, he had resisted these calls to resign in the past. why then make this announcement today? >> w

greitens' troubles are far from over.ox news correspondent matt finn life outside the courthouse where he was this afternoon when this news broke in missouri. good to see you tonight, matt. >> hi, martha. at the center of this case the alleged invasion of privacy case is that photo, which the woman says greitens took of her while she was tied to an exercise machine during an extramarital affair in 2015. the woman who has not identified but known to be his hairdresser claims the governor took the picture of her against her will and threaten to send it. her testimony amounted to enough for governor greitens to be charged with a felony invasion of privacy. however that photo never surfaced. we were in day three of the jury selection process today. kind of scratching our heads wondering how this trial was continuing without the photo at the center of the case. at this morning one of the first things that happened during court was a member of greitens' defense team took to the stand and put it on record that discovery has clos

eric greitens, road scholar and ex-navy s.e.a.l. was a rising star in the gop, but news of the affair with his hair dresser lead to an investigation of whether he violated finance campaign laws. greitens said his resignation takes place friday. >> the time has come to tend to those who have been wounded and to care for those who need us most, so for the moment, let us walk off the battlefield with our heads held high. >> lawmakers pressured greitens to step down including many republicans. >>> a new lava flow from the kilauea volcano shut down a major highway in ahh. the most active sent lava shooting 100 feet into the air. 112 buildings have been destroyed including 71 homes and the power to two beach communities has been knocked out. >>> coming up on the "morning news" now, escape act. a jury hands down a decision in the david copperfield case. >>> and serving up a fashion statement. why serena williams wore a black cat suit at the french open. this is the "cbs morning news." williams wore a black tap suit at the french open. this

during a speech to reporters, greitens very poignantly did not admit legal wrongdoing. he said the scrutiny has become too intense to continue as governor. >> this ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. millions of dollars of mounting legal bills, endless personal attacks designed to cause maximum damage to family and friends. >> the st. louis prosecutor says a resolution of the pending charges against the governor has been reached. more information is expected today. >>> tennessee congresswoman diane black has a new explanation for school shootings. pornography. black made the claim at a listening session with local pastors last week. audio of the event was obtained by the "huff post." >> what makes them do that? as a nurse, i go back to the root cause. it's available, pornography. it's available on the shelf when you walk into the grocery store. yeah, you have to reach up to get it. but pornography's there. and i think that's a big part of the root cause. >> she does not explain what it is about pornography she thinks causes sch

she wasn't sure if governor greitens ever took that picture. day three this the jury selection about one hour before expected to leave the state approached the bench and made the announcement it's going to drop this case and plans to file again with the special prosecutor. bret? >> bret: it's not over yet but right now this trial is. >> yes. >> bret: all right. matt finn in st. louis. matt, thanks. participants in everything from fantasy football to march madness pools to big dollar wagering on games and matches are rejoicing tonight. the u.s. supreme court has ruled a federal law banning sports gambling in most states is illegal. my colleague and co-anchor at tonight shannon bream tells us what that means. >> today the u.s. supreme court decision is set to up end the world of sports gambling. blocking states from sponsoring, operating, advertising, promoting licensing or authorizing sports gambling in most all situations. but. >> what they really said was that congress doesn't have the right to tell state legislators what to do. that should be

and at missouri republican governor eric greitens, once considered a rising star in the g.o.p. has just resigned this afternoon i made an impeachment effort sparked by a pair of scandals that we have been covering here on special report for weeks. first, to our midwest newsroom, and governor greitens was mired in political scandal, and it was an active special session in the missouri house to consider whether greitens was going to be the first governor in missouri's history to teach impeachment proceedings. he was also facing a trial and now a short while ago the governor formally announced his resignation. however, the governor insisted he is innocent and chose careful words to strike back at those he believed wanted to take him dow down. >> this ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. millions of dollars of mounting legal bills, and less personal attacks designed to cause maximum damage to family and friends. it's clear that for the forces that oppose us, there is no end in sight. i cannot allow those forces to continue to cause pain and

>> thank you. >>> missouri governor eric greitens says he will resign on friday.e was considered a rising star in the republican party. greitens was hit by scandals stemming from an extramarital affair, alleged blackmail and claims of finance campaicampaig accusations. adriana diaz joins us. >> good morning. accusations that greitens had an affair with a woman he blackmailed, still he fights to stay in office while facing a growing number of calls from fellow republicans to resign. >> the last few months have been incredibly difficult for me, for my family. >> reporter: missouri governor eric greitens did not admit to any wrongdoing as he announced his resignation on tuesday. he said, quote, the ordeal has caused incredible strain for the family. >> it is clear that for the forces that oppose us, there is no end in sight. >> reporter: he faced a felony charge for invasion of privacy for taking a photo of a partly nude woman without her consent, but the charge was later dismissed. in april he was charged with another felony, allegedly using money for his campaign b

greitens continued to profess his innocence even as he said he's stepping down. >> i know and people of good faith know that i'm not perfect, but i am not broken any laws nor committed any offense worthy of this treatment. i will let the fairness of this process be judged by history. amy: an indictment accuses greitens of blindfolding and tying up a woman with whom he was having a consensual affair, and then taking her picture without her consent and threatening to release the naked photograph if she ever spoke publicly about their relationship. in a separate trial, greitens faces a felony charge of computer tampering for illegally obtaining a donor's list from a veterans' charity he co-founded to aid his election campaign. abc has canceled its hit show "roseanne" after its star, roseanne barr, fired off a series of racist comments on twitter. in one tweet, roseanne wrote -- "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby = vj." it was a reference to valerie jarrett, long-time adviser to president obama, who's african-american. roseanne also accused billionaire george soros, who'

eric greitens announced he is resigning june 1. impeachment inquiry led by members of his own party over allegations of sexual misconduct and potential misuse of a charity donor list. some of the allegations were even more awful than that. here is a quick bite from the governor announcing that resignation. >> today i am announcing that i will resign as governor of missouri effective friday, june 1st, at 5:00 p.m. >> he was a man on an island most of the missouri republican party had essentially abandoned him. the republican, the attorney general hope can defeat claire mccaskill there in november. josh holly, he had called for eric greitens' resignation. some believing the motivation solely being to try to get greitens out of there so he's not a political pron problem for republicans in the fall. greitens himself, by the way, he was not going to be on the ballot running for re-election. the race son the presidential cycle. replacing him is lieutenant governor mike parson. he was elected in his own right, not as part of a ticket. he'

. >>> embattled republican eric greitens resigned after accusations of sexual misconduct and misuse ofity donor list. during a speech to reporters, greitens did not admit legal wrongdoing but said the scrutiny has become too intense for him to continue as governor. >> this ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. millions of dollars of mounting legal bills, endless personal attacks designed to cause maximum damage to family and friends. >> the st. louis prosecutor says a resolution of the pending charges against the governor has been reached. more information is expected today. >>> several twitter accounts have been highly critical of philadelphia 76ers star joel embiid and one of his teammates. now a report says the accounts were operated by the team's own general manager. >> what? >> hmm. we have more in the "bleacher report." brighthouse financial allow you to take advantage of growth opportunities... with a level of protection in down markets. so you can be less concerned about your retirement savings. talk with your advisor about shield annuit

leaving greitens free of the felony charge.guest, state attorney general republican josh holly launched a separate investigation into the charity donor list that he says greitens used for political purposes. holly called on him to resign in april. he joins me now in his first exclusive interview on in this evening. good to see you attorney general holly. thank you for being here tonight. >> great to be with you. >> martha: looked like he was kind of in the clear. so what happened between then and now that forced the resignation today? >> well, look, the governor has done the right thing by the state of missouri today and resigning his office and i am cheering for new incoming governor mike parson. is he going to do a great job. my office stands ready to assist in the transition. now the state of missouri can move forward to what is going to be a better day. so we look forward to putting this behind us and governor parson, i think, is going to do great. >> martha: do you think, you know, it was your pursuing of the charity donor

eric greitens, a rising republican star, has been under fire for possible campaign finance violations. and an extramarital affair with his former hairdresser. but he insists it was the mounting stress and legal bills that led to his decisions to resign. >> i am not perfect, but i have not broken any laws nor committed any offense worthy of this treatment. >> reporter: greitens will step down on friday at 5:00. >>> roseanne was suppose to be on tv tonight, but abc canceled the hit show after the star's racist tweet. reporter tom wait on the fallout. >> reporter: roseanne bar was back on twitter tonight posting this. don't feel sorry for me guys. i just want to apologize to the hundreds of people, and talented actors who lost their jobs on my show due to my stupid tweet. barr also retweeted a string of other posts from people defending her racist joke. barr's epic spiral began at 2:45 this morning with this post. muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby, equals v.j. v.j. is valerie jarrett, a former high-level advisor to president trump. by 11:00 a.m., abc canceled the show.

. >>> also this morning, who mos governor eric greitens is gone. once seen as an up-and-coming star in republican politics, greitens has resigned in the face of a sex scandal with disturbing details coming to light. nbc's ron mott is in the capital city of jefferson city, missouri. ron, good morning to you. >> good morning to you this resignation takes effect at 5:00 p.m. here friday at the state capital. when he took office, eric gritens vowed to clean up missouri politics, but he's leaving under dark clouds, admitting to an extra marital affair, allegations of campaign finance violations. >> eric greitens will step down in disgrace. >> i'm announcing i will resign as governor of missouri effective friday june 1st at 5:00 p.m. >> this election is all about -- >> the embattled republican governor, once a rising star in the party lashed out at critics in the face of multiple controversies and a bipartisan i impeachment effort zwlxt it's cloer for the forces who oppose us, there's no end in sight. >> but the former navy s.e.a.l. who campaigned on fig

greitens has faced months of scrutiny after an affair he had with his former hairdresser.e felony charge against him for political fund raising violation is expected to be dropped today. but lawmakers had started impeachment proceedings against him and yesterday he announced his departure. >> i am not perfect, but i have not broken any laws or committed any offense worthy of this treatment. >> his last day in office will be friday. >>> starbucks calls shutting its doors for anti-bias training the first step in dealing with racism. among them, the philadelphia store, which sparked the outrage in the first place. last month two black men were arrested there waiting for a business meeting. neither had bought anything. starbucks offered both a free college education. >>> there is new evidence that popular multi-vitamins don't do much for your health. researchers say folic acid can reduce the risk for stroke and heart disease by 20%. researchers say there isn't enough evidence to show most other vitamins can treat heart diase. >> i do the d supplement. >> but you don't have a h

embattled missouri governor eric greitens has resigned. the center of a sexual misconduct and black mingling blackmailing scandal. the st. louis circuit attorney's office dropped a felony invasion of privacy charge against him but says they still have plans to pursue a case. greitens previously said he would not quit but now we have that news. if you are looking forward to your afternoon from pacino fix, you are out of luck today at starbucks. straight ahead. oh baby ♪ um...so, just...wow! um, first of all, to my fellow nominees, it is an honor sharing the road with you. and of course, to the progressive snapshot app for giving good drivers the discounts -- no, i have to say it -- for giving good drivers the discounts they deserve. safe driving! for giving good drivers the discounts they deserve. cliberal gavin newsom from knows becoming governor. they also know chicago lawyer john cox has thirteen losing campaigns under his belt... and cox supports bad ideas like a 23 percent sales tax! california police officers and police chiefs stand w

the missouri legislature will convene a special session friday to consider whether to impeach greitensuisiana's "times picayune" reports a coroner has ruled the death of a black man who died during a struggle last week with white sheriff's deputies was a homicide. more than 100 people took part in a march yesterday in a new orleans suburb to honor 22-year-old keeven robinson. [ chants ] >> authorities say robinson was the target of an undercover drug operation when he spotted detectives. he crashed his car trying to escape and was apprehended during a struggle with deputies. the coroner says that robinson had traumatic neck injuries and died of asphyxiation. >>> and the "los angeles times" reports on the death of "superman" actress margot kidder. >> i've got you. >> you've got me? who's got you? >> kidder played lois lane opposite christopher reeve in the first "superman" movie in 1978. they went on to star in three more "superman" films. she also starred in the movies "black christmas" and "the amityville horror." hear manager says -- her manager says she died in her sleep sunday in h

host: what is the future of eric greitens? what kind of things could he pursue?s a life in politics, business, what is the potential? guest: that is a big question. we have been discussing that among our staff and i'm not sure that any of us had a clear answer to that. , he will you know leave the political stage at least for a little bit. but i would not be surprised if he tries to come back into the public eye in some fashion. i think the fact that he at no point in his resignation speech it leaves open the door he could make a run for something again, that he may continue to be active in politics. this is a guy, to give people more background, who made his -- or gain recognition by running a charity that was meant to help get veterans back into the community. it was that charity at the center of some of the controversy that led to his resignation. we will have to see whether he goes back to doing charitable work, or whether he stays in politics in some form, but he has obviously -- he is not leaving willingly. if he had his way, he would still be governor. hos

prosecutors have dropped an invasion of privacy charge against eric greitens.mission. while he was having an extramarital affair. the prosecutor was called as a witness in the case. they're now asking the court to appoint a special prosecutors -- prosecutor who could refile the charge. although the defense says that's unlikely. >>> a california woman is speaking out after she and her husband were charged with abusing and torturing their ten children. officials in fairfield say the kids, ranging in four months to 12 years old suffered puncture wounds, burns, bruising and may have been shot with a pellet gun. the conditions in the home were filthy. but the mother, ina rogers say it's police who made a mess in their home and insisted the children suffered only normal childhood injuries. >> i strive and i pride myself on being a good parent to my children. my husband has a lot of tattoos and looks like a scary individual, that's why people are so quick to judge him. but absolutely not. my husband is an amazing person. i am an amazing mother. >> rogers is out on bai

eric greitens. greitens was accused of felony invasion of privacy stemming from his allegedly taking a compromising photo of a woman he had an affair with back in 2015. out of the blue today the local prosecutor announced her office was dropping the invasion of privacy charge against the governor. they're asking the judge to appoint a special prosecutor and start the case again. governor greitens still faces a felony count of computer tampering related to campaign fund-raising. and he could end up being impeached by his own republican party in a special session that starts on friday. we'll keep an eye on that as well. but we're going to start tonight with a footnote. a footnote in a legal filing submitted today in federal court in washington, d.c. okay. are you ready? here's the footnote. >> major strasser's been shot. round up the usual suspects. >> that's an honest to goodness footnote in a real live legal filing today. a serious legal filing. here it is. and it's nice to see that lawyers sometime

greitens has denied the allegations. >>> bill cosby and director roman polanski have been expelled froms the oscars. cosby was convicted of three counts of sexual assault last month. polanski pled guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in 1977 before leaving the country. hey, academy, what took you so long? >>> and arizona lawmakers have ended their walkout. this is some good news. after reaching a compromise with the state legislature. the new law provides a conditional 20% raise for teachers by 2020 and more support in those classrooms. >>> and twitter has found a bug which could potentially make user's passwords visible to twitter employees. it says the investigation did not show signs of a data breach but it is urging users to change their password anyway. >>> the first friday of the month, that means jobs day. the united states added 164,000 jobs last month. so they did fall short of expectations. but the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%. president trump wasted no time touting the economy on twitter. earlier today, writing, quote, because jobs in the u.s. are doing so well, americans re

. >>> a special legislation session for missouri to consider impeaching embattled governor eric greitens. the statehouse and senate leaders announcing the move thursday. there is mounting pressure on the governor to resign over two felony criminal charges. he faces three reviews into his conduct. they will not avoid doing what is right because it is hard. the special impeachment session could last up to 30 days. >>> issue of guns is front and center at president trump and vice president pence address the nra in dallas. you may recall the president told lawmakers not to fear the nra and dialed back. mr. trump is the first sitting president more than 30 years to speak to the nra convention. >>> the jobless late hits a level not seen in 17 years. we will know when the labor department releases the jobs report. the economists expect the rate to fall to 4% in april. the lowest since december of 2000. it is at 4.1%. the fed reserve expects 3.8% unemployment by the end of the year. also expected is the u.s. to add about 190,000 new jobs. bouncing back from a slowdown in march. wages should pick

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garlique.® >>> missouri governor greitens resigns during scandals.s was a long time coming, many people felt. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning, alisyn. look, this was a strong governor, a former navy s.e.a.l., rhodes scholar. this all started in january after his state of the state speech. he was actually confronted by the story where this woman, basically her ex-husband came forward and said they had an affair. she talks about the fact that she was tied up when he talked about doing a perfect pull-up. she said a picture was taken. and that picture was going to be used against her if she ever came forward about this affair. listen to this talking about the maximum damage done to his life by this investigation. >> this ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. it is clear for the forces that oppose us, there is no end in sight. i cannot allow those forces to continue to cause pain and difficulty to the people that i love. >> the governor faced one invasion of privacy charge. that was dropped. and campaign fina

greitens remained defiant. >> i am not perfect, but i have not broken any laws or committed any offensethis treatment. >> reporter: alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> another tesla sedan has been involved in a crash. it left both vehicles with substantial damage. this is the latest in a series of accidents involving tesla's auto pilot, including a deadly crash in march. drivers are warned to stay alert and not rely entirely on the self-driving function. >>> kansas city offensive lineman, there he is, can add m.d. to his name. the quebec native graduated from medical school in montreal. he tweeted out a picture of a lab coat with his name and number on the back. >> took him eight years to finish. he's the first active nfl player to hold a medical degree. slacker. >> dr. duvernay. >> he promised he would finish while playing in the nfl. mission accomplished, as if just graduating from med school isn't enough. >> i think he'll be able to pay off his bills. >> i think he'll be okay. >>> coming up, a cleveland football player says he will buy his twitter followers a jersey if the cavaliers w

greitens admitted to the affair but denied any wrongdoing. >> this ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. >> reporter: raters never found the alleged picture and those charges were dismissed. in a separate case where he was accused of illegally obtaining a charity's donor list to fundraise, the prosecutor saying a statement, she has reached a resolution. we'll have the latest on his resignation coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma first look," alex perez, abc news, jefferson city, missouri. >>> coming up the seven things you node to know as you start your day. that includes the >>> here are the 17 things to know before you go. number one, breaking news. a big rig spilled 70 gallons of december i ill fuel on interstate 680 in dublin. right now caltrans is getting ready to shut down the southbound lanes near alcosta boulevard to clean up that mess. >> number two, yes, we are following with a live shot. this is 680 southbound right between al costa and dublin boulevard. as reggie mentioned, the cleanup is in process. if you want to avoid the back

this after prosecutors dropped a felony invasion of privacy charge this week over a photo that greitenseportedly spoke of a woman with whom he had a an affair. >> the way i look at it as, i have a job to do as attorney general, i have a job to do on behalf of the people of the state and i will do my job. the chips will fall where they may. >> holly, dubbed as the golden boy, one president trump's endorsement and tells fox news he's doing his best to navigate his way through a tough time in missouri republican politics. >> i feel for all the families involved. i have a job to do as attorney general of the state and i will keep doing my job. >> republicans are chomping at the bit. >> i think you are now seeing the attorney general start to distance himself from the governor. >> despite the drama between holly and the governor, holly's senate campaign seems to be doing okay. a recent poll shows mccaskill and holly in a virtual tie. mccaskill has a well-funded war chest, with $11 million cash on hand compared to holly's 2 million. in a critical senate race that might determine control of th

[applause] >> missouri governor eric greitens is resigning. "the st. louis post-dispatch" writing, the governor abruptly announced he is stepping down effective 5:00 p.m. friday in an impeachment effort. a nexternor admitted to her marital affair but denied allegations he threatened his lover with a compromising photograph. bash last night's announcements to reporters -- announcement to reporters in jefferson city. brighton's: -- governor greit3n

greitens faces three separate investigations into his conduct. missouri republican house speaker says they will not avoid doing what is right just because it is hard. >>> mandatory evacuations right now in hawaii as the kilauea volcano erupts spewing lava in the subdivision. a woman who safely evacuated took this video for us. look at the distance on the street. that's lava bubbling up in the street. the governor has now expedited relief efforts and activated the hawaiian national guard to help with security. the red cross opened two shelters. eruption comes after earthquakes rocked the area since monday. >> extraordinary. >>> is the u.s. preparing to drawdown troops in south korea? new reporting ahead of nuclear talks with pyongyang. we are live in seoul ahead. and now you're working toward something together. can you afford it? is it the right time? yes. and you feel good about it. because you're doing this for him in return for everything he's always done for you. at pnc, we're here to help you take steps today to make a plan to borrow and sti

this after the state's current governor, eric greitens, announced his resignation.the 44-year-old republican had been facing potential impeachment over an extramarital affair as well as misuse of a charity donor list. >>> back in the golden stated, new sexual harassment policies are in the works at the capital. >> california lawmakers pledged last week to present new policies by the end of next month. this comes eight months after several women in sacramento published an open letter detailing inappropriate behavior by men in state politics. the letter was signed by more than 140 women. >>> questions are being raised over whether marin county sheriff is cooperating with federal immigration agents. back in januar state legislators passed a law limi local law enforcement's ability to cooperate with i.c.e. that includes giving i.c.e. information on inmate release dates. yesterday, marin county sheriff robert doyle said i.c.e. took 65 to 67 former marin county inmates into custody in the last year. he said, if you read the law it clearly says that we can only give i.c.e.

says that in the next hour they will have a news conference to see what deal was struck between greitensthat office in terms of that charge that he was facing there. less than three weeks ago the governor was standing on the steps saying he believed this was a witch hunt and he would move forward and you saw him sit down yesterday. this all goes back to the affair with the hairdresser. while downstairs she was tied to a piece of exercise equipment and he took a picture and told her that if she ever came forward that he would share the picture with everyone. that ended up being a point -- they had a conversation about this consistently and listen to what the governor had say that this is this is a flashpoint to get him out of office. >> this ordeal was designed to create an incredible amount of strain on my family. it is clear that for the forces that oppose us there is no end in sight. i cannot allow those forces to continue to cause pain and difficulty to the people that i love. >> reporter: look, depending on who you you talk to in this case, some people never thought the governor woul

mike parsons will serve out the remainder of his term. >> let's talk about greitens first.op the charges against him? >> doesn't sound like it is moving forward, it says the case is resolved. don't know what that means. there's also a special prosecutor investigation into other conduct, that investigation is on-going. he may not be entirely out of the woods yet. >> turn to the north korea summit that seems to still be in limbo. are there indications that we could see both sides come to the table, and could we see a different type of summit than initially planned, not something at the highest levels? >> both sides want to talk. we have president trump giving encouraging signals. says it may not be june 12th. we're at a point both sides want to talk which is where we were a couple weeks ago. we did this backwards to begin with. had an agreement to have a summit before we knew what they would discuss, what the details they were trying to achieve would be. now there's a deliberate process under way to talk about what exactly this is going to look like, the protocol, what they'r

. >> governor eric greitens was facing possible impeachment over an inch extramarital affair and allegations he misused campaign donations. he will resign effective friday. he said the ordeal has caused incredible strain on his family and cost him millions of dollars in legal fees. >>> a u.s. attorney who serves in california says he will focus his drug fighting efforts on illegal marijuana farms in recreation areas. mcgregor scott says he will direct his staff and financial resources that illegal growers who were turning national forests and parks into danger zones. scott says the problem is worse since california legalized marijuana. he says mexican drug cartels have moved in and are using outlawed pesticides to kill plants and animals as well as booby tracks -- booby-traps to keep people away from their crops. >>> an official says there is the tunnel that may have been used by bonnie parker and clyde barrow, better known as bonnie and clyde during their depression-era crime way. that tunnel was discovered by the boarded up wall at an old hotel where bonnie and clyde were known to live whe

greitens is accused of taking non-consensual picture of a woman he was having a afreire with.ens impeachment later this week. >>> many noticed charles krauthammer has not been on the air quite some time. the syndicated columnist took off time to undergo medical operation, later suffering complications from the procedure. he gave bret baier update on recover i. >> he wrote, quote, the worst now, appears to be behind me. i'm finally get back on track with a rehab schedule that will eventually get me home. jillian: that is great news. sharing news that krauthamer was honored at the israeli embassy in washington for his contributions to the u.s.-israel alliance. back to you. brian: that is the best news of the day. that is fantastic. i read about it, but didn't see bret do it on the show. can't wait to have him back. steve: ending iran deal, securing release of u.s. hostages and moving embassy to jerusalem, president trump had busy week and only tuesday. ainsley: our next guest says a lot of parallels with president reagan's foreign policy successes. we have newt gingrich, ought a

republican eric greitens announced late today that he'll step down on friday. he had acknowledged an extramarital affair, while denying allegations of sexual assault. but he also faced a felony charge of misusing a campaign donor list, and potential impeachment, and he said today it's become too much. >> it is clear that for the forces that oppose us, there is no end in sight. i cannot allow those forces to continue to cause pain and difficulty to the people i love. >> woodruff: hours earlier, a judge ordered a group supporting greitens to release key documents to a legislative committee. abc television abruptly canceled its top-rated reboot of "roseanne" today, over a racist tweet by roseanne barr. she went after former obama adviser valerie jarrett over her politics and her looks. barr apologized, but abc said the remarks were "abhorrent" and "repugnant." we'll take a closer look, later in the program. it's been a rough day on wall street. stocks tanked over fears that political turmoil in italy will put new strain on the euro currency. instead, investors bou

the missouri governor eric greitens has declared a great victory after prosecutors suddenly dropped ae against him. he had been facing a felony invasion of privacy charge. the accusation was he had been having an affair with a hairdresser. during that affair etook a photo of her while she was blindfolded bound and naked and told never to release his name or he would release the photo. the lawyers said the case fell apart because there wasn't enough evidence. but the governor's troubles are not over. the prosecutors plan to refile the charge through prosecutor or assistant attorney. also facing a separate felony charge in yet another case, the governor of missouri. lawmakers say they are still deciding whether to impeach the man. matt finn is live in st. louis. this thing just keeps on taking new life. >> it does. a short while ago the attorneys for the governor filed a police report against one of the lead investigators alleging perjury and misconduct. met in secret with one of the witnesses and arranged for a $100,000 payoff. a spokesperson for the prosecution says these claims have

greiten faces charges related to alleged use of nonprofit donor list to solicit campaign donations. the white house says first lady melania trump has been hospitalized after a procedure for a benign kidney condition. dureokeswoman said the pro was successful with no complications. late today the president went to visit mrs. trump at walter reed hospal, outside washington, where she will likely stay for the rest of the week. former senate majority leader harry reid is recoveringr rom surgery ncreatic cancer. reid's family said doctors caught the cancer eay and that the prognosis for his recovery is good. the retired nevada democrat will now go through chemotherapy. and, famed actress margot kidder has died. the canadian-born star was best known for playing intrid reporter lois lane, opposite christopher reeve, in the 1978 film "superman," and its three sequels. kidder had been living in montana in recent years and spent much of her time inac politicavism. margot kidder was 69-years-old. still to come on the "newshour," the health and human services secretary on the president's plan t