kitzhaber is still hanging in the air. he is now reportedly the subject of an ongoing fbi probe as well as a probe by the state attorney general. in the past hour or so, we're getting reports of federal criminal subpoenas delivered after the governor resigned today. meanwhile, the governor to be, kate brown, is getting ready for her new job. she is an interesting figure in her own right. she served six years as the top election official and she served in the oregon legislature for almost two decades. also according to her official bio, her main goals as secretary of state have been to remove barriers to voter registration. promote growth for entrepreneurs. she also liked yoga. it remains to be seen what kind of a governor she will be. today she made this brief statement to reporters. >> this is truly a sad day for the state of oregon, but i have confidence that legislatures will come together to move oregon forward. i know you all have a lot of questions, and i would like to answer those questions as soon as possible. as y

governor john kitzhaber announced that he will resign from office. he made no public appearances at all today. his office putting out a written statement and an audio file of the governor reading that statement aloud. >>> he goes on to say he is confident that he has not broken any laws or done anything dishonest. the escalateing media frenzy has reached the point of no return. he says he will step down next wednesday morning 10:00 a.m. local time. he is 67 years old. he spent what feels like a lifetime in politics in oregon. he was on his way to becoming the second largest serving governor in the history of the united states if he had finished out his current term. that would have been 16 years in office. she a he's a democratic. he was elected for the fourth time in oregon recently. he is nope for his work on health reform. the rollout in oregon of obama care was a disaster. for the past several months kitzhaber has been in trouble in relation to his girlfriend. specifically pay to play plans. if she was paid while in his administration and serving

kitzhaber and hayes have hired criminal defense attorneys. the secretary of state will be sworn in as the next governor. also a democrat, she too abandoned kitzhaber calling his recent actions bizarre and unprecedented. on his way out, kitzhaber said he has broken no laws and has done nothing dishonorable and took a swipe at the media. >> it is deeply trouble to go realize we have come to a place in this great state of ours where a pepper can be charged, tried, convicted and sentenced by the media with no due process and no allegations involved. >> he becomes the first oregon governor forced out by a scandal. and kate raul will be the first openly by sexual governor. shannon. >> more with a panel on the very interesting story. back here in washington, the stage is set for the first presidential veto for the new republican-controlled congress. lawmakers have formalized their authorization of the keystone pipeline. the next step is a trip to the president's desk for the promised veto. it will not happen in the next few days. mike emmanuel tells

two of the jobs hayes got were set up by kitzhaber campaign advisers later handed high-paying jobs asdes in his administration. last week, kitzhaber addressed the apparent conflict of interest involving hayes. >> these issues have become such a distraction that i want to make it very very clear that she will have no policy role and no political role in the administration during the remaining four years of my term. >> reporter: the governor later said he had no intention of stepping down. critics believe he will be forced to eventually. >> almost everything in the state legislature is now up in the air because of this. and it just seems as though there's a new bombshell almost every day. >> reporter: oregon's ethics commission is looking into the issue but yet to launch a formal investigation but the yedirs could also get involved. hayes may not have paid taxes on all of her consulting income. bret? >> dan springer in see the al. dan, thanks. >>> public health officials are investigating a cluster of measles cases in suburban chicago. it involves five children under a year old at a day

hayes was working for kitzhaber as an energy adviser. hayes is accused of a bogus marriage that involved marrying a nigerian immigrant in 1996 for $5,000. kitzhaber is oregon's longest serving governor. >>> you'll hear this today at courthouses across alabama. take a listen. [ applause ] >>> same-sex couples lining up to get marriage licenses has been officially legal there since monday but 11th hour pressure from alabama's chief justice had some places refusing to give them out all week long. after a hearing yesterday, a federal judge made it clear probate judges cannot refuse gay couples. alabama is the 37th state to allow same-sex marriage. >>> also this morning, new help for america's war vets. a suicide prevention bill, president obama signed it yesterday. it supports programs that help returning war vets transition back into society. the bill was named after clay hunt. his parent were at the ceremony. clay was an iraq vet who ended his life in 2011 while struggling with ptsd. >>> later today president obama will take on cyber secur

governor john kitzhaber's office sought to destroy thousands of his e-mails. one week ago today, the governor's executive assistant sent an e-mail that has now been obtained asking the tech folks at oregon's tech department to say they needed to delete everything in the governor's e-mail. the governor is under an ethic the investigation, he is reportedly under an fbi investigation. the day after his office sent this request to the state government to destroy all of the e-mails and take them off of the servers is when the oregon attorney general announced an investigation into the allegations against the governor. here is the good news, oregon, the governor's office sent that request one week ago today. please destroy my e-mails while in the midst of all of these criminal investigations about my behavior. the good news here? the guys in the tech department of state government that received that request to destroy the governor's e-mails -- they said no. congratulations, oregon, you have conscientious public servants including the field tech who got the request.

kitzhaber denies wrongdoing. he was re-elected by a wide margin in november. >>> democrats will hold their 2016 national convention in philadelphia in late july. the city was picked over brooklyn and columbus ohio. it will come the week after republicans hold their convention in cleveland. while hillary clinton is the prohibitive favorite to take the nomination in philly, it is anyone's guess which republican will be left standing in cleveland you one of the newcomers is getting his first taste of the scrutiny that comes with being at or near the top of the polls. chief washington correspondent james rosen tonight on the big-time immediate kbra initiation of -- media initiation of scott walker. >> reporter: london is supposed to be friendly territory, but when mitt romney went there in 2012, he wound up insulting his hosts over olympic security and when chris christie crossed the pond this month crossed his own wires on measles vaccination. now, scott walker's turn. the wisconsin governor and gop contender swingi

kitzhaber announced his resignation today amid a corruption scandal. his fiancee is accused of using their relationship to enrich herself. >>> a in an avalanche. his friends' quick action meant the difference between life and death. >>> why you could run into big problems with the u.s. postal service this weekend. >> somebody who the state of maryland felt dangerous had my information and knew where i lived. >>> an unsolicited love letters from inmates. >>> prisoners reaching out to women they don't even know from behind bars. an investigation by the news 4 i-team reveals there have been complaints to jail officials that inmates are sending them unwanted unexpected letters by mail. as the i-team's scott mcfarland reports now, some are concerned about so-called prisoner pen pal services. >> reporter: a handwritten letter, so uncommon these days. especially from a stranger. how are you doing? when this maryland woman, who we'll call angela opened hers -- >> hopefully your day has been filled with bright colors and big smiles. >> reporter: -- she spotted

. >> after a week of will he or won't he, four time governor john kitzhaber announced his resignation. >> contracts sylvia hayes good garnered in miss last term. >> allegations that his fiancee used their relationship to win state contracts for their clean energy consulting business and failed to report tens of thousands of dollars in income. that investigation has led to revelations of other scandals involving hayes who has sometimes called herself oregon's first lady. hayes has admitted to buying a house in 19 never to grow marijuana. marrying an undocumented immigrant so he could stay in the u.s. she offered a tearful apologize in orbiting. >> i apologize deeply for my action he and omissions, first and foremost to john, the person i love and respect above all others. >> reporter: but ultimately it's the investigation led by oregon's attorney general about his ability to govern. led to his resignation earlier this week. >> any time that the governor is not able to move about freely to engage in important conversations, because the discussion is always about the investigations is a

as recently as yesterday kitzhaber was insistent that he would not resign.hat's really--i think that he really doesn't want to resign, but it's an untenable situation. >> people who supported him for years, he feels that those people bailed on him. good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> michael shure from los angeles. >>> new accusations against argentina's president and they could result in criminal charges. and taking mexico to task over the missing people including the missing mexican students. students. >> you all kinds of fall out from a disturbing incident in alabama. have you seen this yet? dashcam video shows a police officer showing an indian man to the ground, leaving him partially paralyzed. now the whole story has taken on international implications. eric i understand that the indian government is involved in this. >> yes, that's right. you have indian government officials condemning the attack, and they're saying they're extremely disturbed of the treatment of one of its citizen who is was visiting his family. he had only been in the u.s. f

lawmakers including fellow democrats want john kitzhaber to quit. he and his fiancee are under criminal investigation allegedly asking to find his fiance paid jobs with groups hoping to influence oregon policy. hayes is accused of a bogus marriage involving marrying a nigerian immigrant in 1996 for $5,000. kitzhaber is oregon's longest-serving governor. >>> you'll hear this at courthouses today across alabama. same-sex couples lining up to marriage licenses to get those after a hearing yesterday a federal judge made it clear probate judges cannot refuse gay couples. it's been legal there since monday. but 11th hour pressure from alabama's chief justice had some places refusing to give them out all week. alabama is the 37th state to allow same-sex marriage. >>> new help for the country's war vets. a suicide prevention bill. president obama signed it yesterday. it supports programs that help warning war vets transition back into society. the bill was named after clay hunt. clay was an iraq vet who ended his life in 2011 while struggling with ptsd. his

for john kitzhaber this is not over. >> for the first time tonight we can tell you without a doubt heiancee sylvia hayes are facing federal scrutiny. we have kgw live team coverage where it's been anything but business as usual. >> following the story so closely. to say the last few days have been wild would be an under statement. it's an emotional roller coaster, so much so that the halls of the state capitol for a ghost town by afternoon. a lot of lawmakers feeded to escape the chaos. not before weighing in on the big news of the day. >> hell of a way to celebrate a state's birthday. >> reporter: volunteers got ready for oregon es 156th birthday party. the decorations coming hours after governor kitzhaber announced his resignation. >> i understand i have become a liability to thor very institutions and policies to which i have dedicated my career and my adult life. >> reporter: the governor delivered new in an audio clip and written statement. the decision to reion wasn't one the governor took lightly. >> it is not in my nature to walk away from a job. it is to stand and fight for t

john kitzhaber has been facing increasing pressure all week to resign.rutiny for using this relationship with be the governor secure business]txzñtç deals. she also admitted she once married an immigrant just so he could stay in the unitedp7c@a states. oregon's secretaries of state calls the situation keirly bizarre and unprecedented. dan springer is live in our pacific northwest news hub. the governor just put out a statement, dan? >> reporter: it has been a remarkable political drama unfolding in oregon, and the governor just minutes ago put out a statement in his resignation. earlier today he talked to his staff, saying he was resigning and just put out this statement and he says i must say that it is deeply troubling to me to realize we have come to a place in the history of this great state of ours where a person can be charged trade convicted and sevens sentencessed by the media witÊ; no due process or independent verification of the allegations involved, but even more troubling, and on a very personal level, as one who has given 35 years of public

. >> reporter: in defiant remarks governor john kitzhaber blamed a media frenzy insisting he will be cleared in two investigations involving his fiancee sylvia hayes, who he calls his first lady. >> i apologize deeply for my actions and omissions. >> reporter: the oregonian reports she tried to make money from firms trying to do business with the state. yet another controversial headline after the revelation she broke federal law two decades ago by accepting money for a green card marriage. >> there are serious consequences. i made a very serious mistake. >> reporter: the tipping point? a criminal investigation opened just this week that had even kitzhaber's fellow democrats reconsidering their support. >> i think the situation over the last couple of days has really indicated his inability to focus on his job and has undermined his ability to govern. >> reporter: now the governor's 35-year career in public service reduced to a single sentence as he steps down. secretary of state kate brown ready to step in. late today, secretary brown talked with reporters calling this a sad day for

governor john kitzhaber is in his fourth term as governor.owever his fiancee cylvia hayes is accused of using her consulting work. the state attorney general is investigating and the governor has called for a probe. it was on tuesday the governor recalled his secretary of state in washington, d.c. supposedly to tell her he was resigning and she would replace him under the state's succession plan but when she returned on wednesday he informed he was staying in office. >> a lot of talk today. do you have any intentions of resigning? >> no, i do not. as i indicated last week i recognize i've been getting as lot of pressure from many quarters to do so. don't intend to do so. she is the secretary of state and it's not the kind of conversation i wanted to have on the phone. this is a serious issue. it's a serious call to have a sitting governor resign. and she would then become the governor if i chose to do that. i got elected. by a lot of people spent a lot of time and energy and money toto get me in this position. >> a blunt statement reads, quot

kitzhaber said he did not wrong. >> a person can be charged and tried in the media with no due process. >> this is a sad day for the state of oregon. >> reporter: secretary of state kate brown will be sworn in next week. becoming the country's first openly bisexual governor. while gay rights advocates say she will make history, but the truth is she is capable of leading the state to better days ahead. as for the criminal investigation into governor kitzhaber, the state has until march 10th to return the documents for the subpoena. the fbi is not commenting on this case. that is typical where the case could end in the hands of a grand jury. guys. >> hallie jackson. thank you. >>> police in canada say they foiled a mass murder plot there. sheinelle is following the latest. >> good morning. the canadian police expected to release details of the massacre expected to happen today. they uncovered the plot in the mall in nova scotia. a man then killed himself. a 23-year-old american woman is in custody and confessed. two more men are being held. officials say the suspects were obsessed with m

. >> announcing his resignation last week democratic governor john kitzhaber of oregon cited his worken energy as one of his areas of accomplishment. >> we have also found ways to support our rural communities and to create jobs in our natural resource industries while enhancing the environment. >> yet it was kitzhaber's engagement to sylvia hayes that undid him. while serving as an unpaid adviser to the governor on energy issues, hayes reportedly earned over $200,000 from outside green groups including the clean economy development center whose tax-exempt status the irs eventually revoked and the energy foundation, a non-profit funded in part by liberal billionaire tom stier. >> clean energy companies depend on government subsidies. >> federal figures show green energy accounted for 3.5 million jobs in 2011 about 2.5% of all jobs. in 2012 alone, the obama administration reportedly steered $12 billion through taxpayer-funded loans, grants and tax breaks. among them a loan guarantee to the now bankrupt solyndra. and yet solar electric power generation has generated only 500 private sec

kitzhaber said he broke no laws but he understands now he's a liability.ber this a few weeks ago? >> the state of the union is strong. ( applause ) >> pelley: so, apparently, was the wine. justice ruth bader-ginsburg says that is why she nodded off during the speech. >> and we sit there stone-faced,ce sober judges but we're not-- at least i wasn't-- 100% sober because before we went to the state of the union-- ( laughter ). >> pelley: she said she and her colleagues had wine at dinner doing their best to uphold the 21st amendment that repealed prohibition. this has been a week of seismic changes in the media, and now one of the leading observers of the media scene has died. critic david carr of the "new york times." carr collapsed last night in the "times" newsroom shortly after moderating a panel that included a video link with n.s.a. leaker edward snowden. earlier in the week, carr had written about brian williams and a jon stewart and then tweeted "r.i.p., bob simon." but perhaps carr's most gripping story was his own. in his memoir "the night of the gu

>> we are learning more about governor kitzhaber. the latest twist in a political saga capping off a week that has seen plenty. new subpoenas looking for e-mails and phone records show the justice department is now investigate issing whether governor john kitzhaber broke the law. his political career brought down by allegations against his fiancee after he steps down. >> he's done good by this state for 36 to 40 years. so let's not that one moment here today define him. that is totally not fair. >> analysts call it a shocking fall from grace for one of the state's most reliable politicians, elected to an unprecedented four terms. in the last four months new questions surfaced about whether his first lady sylvia hayes, tried to leverage their relationship to make money from firms hoping to do business with the statement revelations she broke laws two decades ago by accepting money to marry an 18-year-old ethiopian man who wanted a green card. kitzhaber has insisted he did nothing wrong, calling it deeply troubling. >> a person can be

. >>> hours later federal prosecutors subpoenaed state records and e-mails relating to governor kitzhaber. he is under suspicion that his fiance used him to get contracts for her business. he thanks those who have supported him for the last three decades. >>> president obama is condemning what he calls the brutal and outrageous murders of three muslim students in chapel hill. craig steven hicks had a arsenal of a dozen firearms in his home. hicks killed the three students over a long running disputes over parking spaces. >>> the funeral for murdered millersville freshman carly hall's funeral is tomorrow. today students wore purple as a way to raise awareness about dating violence. interest in programs to fight dating violence has grown significantly since the murder. police say that her boyfriend beat and stranglered her in her dorm room last sunday. >>> from our jersey shore bureau investigators are deciding wlorntt to file charges against a boater who faked his death and resurfaced this week. he surrendered to authorities yesterday. he faked his death in a boat crash in long port. now i

. >> oregon's governor john kitzhaber is stepping down after a long scandal involving his fiancee, hernfluence on his administration and consulting and policy work. the governor claims nor he or his fiancee broke any laws. they subpoenaed his electronic e-mails. john fund is columnist for "national review" magazine. you say you are surprised this story hasn't gotten more coverage. tell me more. >> four months ago the "land weekly" broke this story. they had all the elements. the fact his fiance had taken in over $200,000 for green companies. the evidence was all there. the fact is we've seen far less originally in governor mcdonnell of virginia and governor christie of new jersey turn into big national stories. i'm from the west coast and i don't think we should be ignored by the national news whether good news or bad news. >> they are in the news now. department of administration services will go before a federal grand jury march 10th. what do you think this investigation will be all about and will unfold possibly? >> i think the larger concern for people in the rest of the country is

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democrat john kitzhaber says his resignation will be effective wednesday.this all comes among suspicion that his fiance used her relationship to land contracts for her business. kitzhaber insists he has broken no laws. >>> back here in our area atlantic city's trump taj mahal casino is shutting down its poker room temporarily for a makeover. it's scheduled to close tomorrow and be re-opened by summer. the ceo says the 48-table room has become unprofitable so it's being redone. right now the casino is struggling to emerge from bankruptcy. investor carl icahn put up $20 million to keep the taj open and operating through the bankruptcy proceedings. >>> meanwhile, the borgata will introduce a basketball betting competition next month. state gaming officials gave the casino permission to host a free throws for money contest. contestants will try to sink as many foul shots as they can in 90 seconds. the top four finishers will split $10,000. >>> the time right now 9:26. still ahead on nbc 10 news today, a police officer shoots a suspect in bucks county. nbc 10's

long-time governor john kitzhaber announced he's resigning over allegations of influence peddling byncee. in an audio statement, the veteran democrat said he broke no laws. >> woodruff: hard-hit new england is bracing for blizzard conditions and brutal cold, again. a powerful, weekend storm could drop two feet of snow in coastal maine, and blast the region with 70 mile-an-hour winds. in boston today, crews kept working around the clock to remove six feet of snow from three earlier storms. plows are also being brought in from other states. president obama today condemned the killings of three young muslims in north carolina as "brutal and outrageous." they were shot dead by a neighbor, in chapel hill. police cited a parking dispute, but the victims' families called it a hate crime. in his statement, the president said: he said the f.b.i. is checking whether federal laws were broken. islamic state fighters in iraq attacked a major base today where 400 u.s. marines and other troops are training iraqis. u.s. officials said the americans were not involved. instead, iraqi troops killed mos

the saga of oregon's battle comes to an end as john kitzhaber's resignation comes to an end.will become the nation's first openly bisexual governor. >>> the next story is disturbing. new surveillance video just released shows what happened when a lone gunman opened fire on a kansas city bus last year injuring a 15-year-old girl. garrett haight reports. >> reporter: a surveillance camera on the outside of the bus show as man in the hoodity waiting at the bus stop. his hands in the bus stop. as the bus drives away he starts shooting firing six shots before the butt gets away. inside a teenage couple sits back the back door. they scramble for cover. she is hit. police respond from the shots fired system. they found a 15-year-old girl shot and bleeding and rushed her to children's mercy. at the time police believe the victim may have known the shooter. if she wasn't his target and reason, she may have known who was. >> we're still putting together the pieces of the puzzle. from what we understand, this was not a random act and our victim may know who the suspect is. >> reporter:

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governor kitzhaber said his resignation will take effect next wednesday at 10:00 a.m., pacific time. this president prostate on the c-span networks, c-span starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern that is why today i proudly announce my candidacy for president of the united states of america. >> a special presentation on presidential campaign announcements from ronald reagan in 1979 to barack obama in 2007. and we will re-air these announcements later in the evening at 9:00 p.m. on book tv, c-span two finalists for the nationalist book award starting at noon eastern. david brian davis on his third and final volume on the history of slavery, focusing on emancipation. at 1:30, elizabeth colbert argues we are currently undergoing a six massive extinction and that this one is the result of human action and will be the most devastating. then after :00, french economists with senator elizabeth warren talk about wealth and economic inequality. on american history tv, c-span three, at 8:00 eastern cartoonists draws 10 presidential caricatures as historian discusses the presidents and some of their mos

kitzhaber announced he's resigning from office next wednesday, all this amid influence allegations regarding hayes. hayes reportedly received 118,000-dollar in consulting fees from a private firm while also -- $118,000 from a private firm while also advising the governor. >>> coming up keeping your mind as sharp as you get older could start with the meds you're taking now, some common prescription and over the counter drugs that could contribute to dementia coming up next. >> it's going to be the warmer of the three nights tonight. wakeup weather tomorrow 10 to 22 at 6:00. mid-teens to mid-20s by 8:00 and 22 to 30 by 10:00, no snow problems in morning. we'll come back >>> in tonight's health alert are your regular medications affecting your regular health? >> reporter: it's been known a while that certain prescription medications and over the counter drugs can affect your memory over time, but new data shows those effects can be much stronger than once thought and have a long lasting impact. dementia is not reversible. the only hope is to slow its progression, but alarming research shows man

john kitzhaber maintains he and sylvia hayes worked hard to avoid conflict. here's a portion of the audio statement that was released. >> i'm announcing today i will resign as governor of the state of oregon. it is not in my nature to walk away from a job i've undertaken. it's to stand and fight for the cause. so i apologize to all those people who gave of their faith time, energy and resources to elect me to a fourth term last year and who have supported me the past three decades. i promise you i will continue to pursue our shared goals and common cause in another venue. i must also say it is deeply troubling to me to realize we've come to a place in this history of our great state of ours a person can be charged, tried and sentenced by the media with no due process or independent verification of the allegations involved. but even more troubling and on a very personal level, as someone who has given 35 years of public service to oregon is so many of my former allies and common cause have been able to accept this judgment at its face value. it is something th

kate brown sworn in following the resignation of fellow democrat john kitzhaber. he left office last week in the midst of an influence peddling scandal. brown praised the former governor but said her office must restore oregon's trust. >>> an explosion in an exxonmobil refinery rattled a southern california community. a lot of people thought it was an earthquake. it sent flames into the air and an ash-like substance into neighborhoods and authorities say the power of the blast in torrance equaled a 1.7 magnitude earthquake. four people were injured. the destruction to production has already caused a spike in gas prices in california. >>> meanwhile, a water main break caused a huge mess in a hollywood neighborhood sending 100,000 gallons of water gushing into the streets. several cars were submerged. basement floods. an 18-inch cast iron pipe that burst was installed back in 1926. but officials say it had no history of leaks. >>> still ahead, what's behind a girl scout cookie backlog. >>> also happening now, an all out search and pet owners desperate for answers. a

governor john kitzhaber and his fiancee under criminal investigation accused of influence peddling. new reports emerged saying the governor's office asked state officials to destroy all of his e-mails and other personal records from state servers. >>> military officials say 22 marines have been exposed to a noxious gas at their base in southern california. the marines were on a training exercise inside an assault vehicle that carries troops from ship to shore. that's when an equipment malfunction caused the release of a fire retardant gas. three of them are still hospitalized this morning. >>> the man on trial for killing american snierper author chris kyle and a friend said he had taken a couple souls and had more to take. that testimony from a police officer. also in court video of officers trying to coax the accused eddie routh out after i pickup after the shootings. he talks about voodoo en the apocalypse and whether he is going insane. >>> new details this morning about whitney houston's daughter just days before she was found unresponsive in her bathtub. bobbi kristina brown w

kitzhaber has always denied wrongdoing.e has no intention of leaving office. >>> testimony resumes in a texas courtroom in the so-called american sniper trial. chris kyle's widow was the first to testify recounting the last time she saw her husband before he was shot to death. the jury also heard about chris kyle's last text message describing his accused killer. here now abc's ryan owens. >> reporter: taya kyle, the first witness telling her story to the people that matter most. millions know what this widow has endured thanks to sienna miller's performance in the blockbuster "american sniper." from the stand here grief is all too real. one of the prosecutor's first questions, who were you married to? she breaks down trying to answer. chris kyle, she whispers. the judge will not allow audio of witnesses to be broadcast but you don't need to hear her to see her pain. clutching dog tags in her hand, she walks the jury through family pictures she recounts the day two years ago when she last saw her husband. just before he and

a criminal investigation opened just this week that had even kitzhaber's fellow democrats reconsidering their support. >> i think the situation over the last couple days has indicated his inability to focus on his job and has undermined his ability to govern. >> reporter: now the governor's 35-year career in public service reduced to a single sentence as he steps down. secretary of state kate brown ready to step in. >> to the extent he's angry, frustrated and he feels betrayed. i think there's a lot of that emotion going on both ways. >> reporter: secretary brown will take the oath of office on wednesday the 18th. and when she does lester she will become the nation's first openly bisexual governor. >> hallie jackson in oregon tonight. thank you. >>> it is now well-known that there's no mercy among the terrorists of isis often the men and areas they overrun are visual viciously murdered. but the women face something worse than that sold to slavery many times to suffer unimaginable brutality. tonight two victims who escaped their monstrous captors share their story with us. the report fro

kitzhaber didn't make this announcement on camera. fact, he made no public appearances at all today. his office instead putting out a written statement as well as audiophile of the governor reading that statement aloud.

. >>> on friday oregon gof your john kitzhaber resigned. the resignation becomes official on wednesday. here's audio of the governor reading his resignation letter. >> i'm announcing today that i'll resign as governor of the state of oregon. it is not of my nature to walk away from a jb that i've turned taken. it's to stand and fight for the cause. i apologize to all those people who gave of their faith, time, energy and resources to elect me to a fourth term last year and who have supported me over the past three decades. i will continue to pursue our share goals and common cause in another venue. it is deeply troubling to me to realize that we have come to a place in the history of this great state of ours where a person can be charged, tried, convicted and sentenced by the media with no due process and no independent verification of the allegations involved. even more troubling and on a very personal level who has given 35 years, so many of my former allies have been willing to accept this judgment at its face value. it is something for

on wednesday it seemed kitzhaber was ready to step down.ed replacement, secretary of state kate brown, to fly back from washington, d.c. to oregon. then it appeared he had a change of heart. brown detailed the exchange in a statement thursday saying "i asked him what he wanted to talk about. the governor told me he was not resigning. after which he began a discussion about transition. this is clearly a bizarre and unprecedented situation." what is also unprecedented is the history brown will make as the nation's first openly bisexual governor. the human rights campaign put out a statement saying while she'll make history as the nation's first sitting lgbt governor the more important truth is that she is supremely capable of leading the state to better days ahead. brown will assume office this coming wednesday. in the meantime, oregon's attorney general said the governor's resignation will not deter them from their ongoing criminal investigation. suzanne malveaux, cnn, washington. >>> it is the stuff that celluloid dreams are made of. next w

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if kitzhaber decides to dig in and fight, he can survive for at least several more months.means by which the legislature can impeach and remove him, so so he can stay there for a while. heather: i didn't know that a girlfriend or fiancee could be the first lady. i didn't know that much. >> reporter: well, exactly. when she moved into the governor's mansion, there were some eyebrows raised. she had a web site to that effect, and she was an adviser of his. heather: thank you, dan springer, live. gregg: breaking news on wall street the dow jones industrial average going above 18,000. now, that's a real milestone. yes, it did hit it two days before christmas, if i recall, of last year but then it dropped lower. of course, a lot of the lower indices have been a result of the nose dive in crude oil prices, but that has popped now back above $60 a barrel and perhaps correspondingly so, too, is the dow jones industrial 30 averages up above the 18,000 sort of the psychological milestone. we'll see if it stays there. >>> in the meantime can a college drop run the country? be governor

she takes over from john kitzhaber. she says restoring public trust she will also enact reforms. she also identifies herself as bisexual making her the only bisexual in u.s. history. (f) nicole mitchell joins us with the weather. >> almost eastern third eastern half of the country that's under this arctic blast. after last front came through we already had cold air in place. this is funneling more of the cold air. more wind chills overnight. 20 to 40° below average. we could have record setting low temperatures tall way south as key west. alabama, georgia, with the wind in place the wind chills, so many advisoryies up. more of the cold air shifts to the mid atlantic and the northeast. so friday morning is the brutal day for that region. not a lot of snow with the current system yet. that's the other thing we're watching. but as it hits into the northeast, places like maine could get six to ten inches. it is the next system i'm concerned about. more freezing prescription in an area that already had it and is still dealing with icy roads because a lot of that hasn't melted off. as

governor john kitzhaber, a democrat, is facing calls to resign amid allegations that hi fiancee usedd contracts for her consulting business. people close to the governor saying he actually decided to resign, but later reversed course, now is vowing to stay on the job. the attorney general has launched a criminal investigation. we'll be right back. >>> seconds left in the game, down by one, he gets it! >> mr. president? >> can i live? >> you do you. >> yolo, man. all right. >>> a two happened set from the president. that is part of a video released by buzzfeed. president obama just like all of us does things he doesn't talk about like pretend to make a basketball shot at the buzzer. there is a real message. sign up for health care. here is the president practicing that pitch. >> the deadline for signing up for health insurance is february -- >> not like any other wednesday. >> wed-nes-day. >> february -- man. >> february 15th. february 15th. in many cases you can get health insurance for less than $100 a mont. go to healthcare.gov and sign up. >> i'll say this is original stuff. in ju

what has alarmed them is kitzhaber called brown abruptly to return from a washington, d.c.f he resigns, she would be the next person in line to replace him. brown said she, in fact did meet with him and he told her that he is not stepping down and she called all of this here an unprecedented situation. so jim, you can imagine the confusion that is taking place in that state and his dear friends who have taken him aside and said look this has got to stop. >> i mean you look at this. there is so many warning signs, red flags about this business relationship. i'm no lawyer but it looks bad. >> it looked suspicious. >> suzanne malveaux thanks for digging in. >>> well if you watching the state of the union, you may have noticed this image. the story behind the sleeping justice right after this break. my name is michael. i'm 55 years old... and i have diabetic nerve pain. the pain was terrible. my feet hurt so bad. it felt like hot pins and needles... coming from the inside out of my skin. when i did go see the doctor and he prescribed lyrica. it helped me. it's known that... dia