a once popular politician here, megan berry leaves office in disgrace. lester. >> kerry sanders in nashville tonight. thank you. >>> a big victory this evening for 20,000 striking teachers in west virginia. the state legislature has agreed to their demands for a substantial pay increase, but some are asking at what cost. nbc's ron allen is in west virginia and has the latest. >> who made history? >> we made history. >> reporter: it's being called the biggest pay raise ever in west virginia. 5% not just for 20,000 striking teachers but for tens of thousands of state employees as well. >> overjoyed. this has been a long ordeal. >> reporter: this morning, the governor breaking news of a deal. ending a nine-day walkout by teachers among the lowest paid in the country. lawmakers agreeing to budget cuts to pay for the increases and are relying on forecasts that the state's economy will continue to improve. it's been a family affair for the becks. emily teaches middle school, garth substitutes. juggling child care, picketing, wanting to be back in class. >> i m

megan berry resigning from office hours after pleading guilty in court to theft of property, accused of taking city funds. our kerry sanders is in nashville and has details. >> reporter: tonight the now former mayor of nashville smiling for her mug shot. >> guilty or not guilty in. >> guilty. >> reporter: megan berry pleading guilty then resigning her office. >> well, my time today as your mayor concludes. >> reporter: a sudden and dramatic fall from the once popular mayor after admitting to a two-year affair with her bodyguard. both are married. back then she insisted she did nothing illegal. >> and i am embarrassed, and i am sad, and i am so sorry. i know that god will forgive mow but that nashville doesn't have to. >> reporter: then came evidence of nude photos taken on her bodyguard's phone while on duty. they took ten taxpayer-funded trips by themselves. including a trip to greece. forre forrest earning more overtime pay than the other four officers on her security detail combined. berry already coming off a difficult year, her 22 year old son max died of an overdose of drugs, i

nashville will hold a special mayoral election in august following the resignation of megan berry.stepping down tuesday after pleading guilty to felony theft. she agreed to reimburse the city $11,000 and serve three years probation. in january, berry admitted to an affair with her then-head of security, rob forrest. tuesday forrest also pleaded guilty to theft, agreeing to repay $45,000 to the city. it's not clear if the guilty pleas are related to the affair. vice mayor david brielly will serve as mayor until the election. he's not saying whether he plans to run. >>> the great escape this was not. a police chase in fairfax county, virginia, ending when a drunk driving suspect gets out of his car, tries to make a run for it. the guy forgot the car was still in drive and ended up running over himself. the guy is fine physically but certainly has other problems. this was his third dui, and he faces a long list of other charges. >> lucky he didn't hurt somebody else. >>> a 2-year-old girl who was mesmerized by a new portrait of michelle obama got to meet and dance with the real former

. >> in court today, 54-year-old megan berry resigned from offers and will pay back $11,000 in travelr time expenses. he was part of her skourt detail and she signed his paycheck. >> i have unwavering love to in great city and in great people. >> the sergeant resigned five weeksing a when the popular democratic mayor was forced to publicly admit to the affair. >> can you say when it ended. >> it's over. >> can you say when. >> yes, it's over. >> when did it end. >> it's over. >> how did it end? >> it ended with saying it's over. >> the former bodyguard also has to pay up. the $45,000 in salary he received while he and the mayor were cozy. all of this happening touring a national conversation over sexual harassment in the workplace. and state authorities are still investigating in tonight. so it may not be over. abc news, atlanta. >>> michelle obama met one of her youngest fans who went viral for her admiration of the former first lady's official portrait. >> michelle obama and 2-year-old parker curry had a dance party. michelle obama shared the video and a photo on social media today

megan berry resigned this year stemming from a two-year affair she had with her chief attorney. probation and pay $11 million. she acknowledged the stain she inflicted on nashville and thanked the residents for their patience and resilience. >>> he just told an extraordinary story about why he accepted his role as secretary of state. tillerson took questions from students and faculty. he was asked why he left exxonmobil. he said because he always wanted to serve but his number didn't come up after the draft. >> my number came my freshman year in college. my number was 89, they got to 86. my father is a veteran, world war ii. my uncle is a retired major in the army. did three tours of duty in vietnam. as i reflected on things, at that point i said, you know, i haven't really done anything yet. it's my time to serve. >> always good to hear people talk about their life, their history, their reasons four public service. should the secretary of state be saying that when his boss sometimes gets criticized? cadet bone spurs is one name that's been picked by the president who got five b

. >> reporter: megan berry agreed to pay back the city in travel and over time expenses that came fromd of her security detail and a guy whose paycheck she was signing. >> my unwavering love for this wonderful city and its great people. will never come to an end. >> reporter: sergeant forest resigned five weeks ago when had the popular democratic mayor was forced to publicly admit to their affair. >> yes, it's over. >> can you say when had? >> yes, it's over. >> when did it end? >> it's over. >> ow did end? >> with saying it's over. >> reporter: the body guard has to pay up the salary he received while he and the mayor were cozy. state authorities are still investigating this. so it may not be over. abc news, atlanta. >>> and divorced parents in pittsburgh are battling in court over where their teen age sonicide keep playing high school football. the father said he no longer consented to his son playing after he suffered three concussions. >> but the mother signed an emergency saying he understands the risk. >> that's a tough bun. >>> coming up the finale to the two-day bachelor finale

of nashville will hold a special mayoral election in august following the resignation of mayor megan berryr pleading guilty to felony theft. she agreed to reimburse the city $11,000 and serve three years probation. in january, berry admitted to an affair with her then-head of security, rob forrest. on tuesday, fabrest also plead -- forrest also pleaded guilty and will pay back the city. it's not clear if the pleas are related to the affair. there will be an interim mayor before the august election. >>> the red-hot rockets keep winning their streak now at 16 straight wins. >> wow. former houston rocket ball boy andy scholes with more in the "bleacher report." >>> good time to be a houston rockets ball boy. they haven't lost since january. and they're a legitimate threat to dethrone the warriors this season. the best record in the league now. get this -- with james hart and chris paul all playing together, this season the rockets are 33-1. an incredible number. last night they were in okc. the rockets hitting the thunder with a three-point barrage. colin harden leading with the 122-112 win.

democrat megan berry has been under criminal investigation since admitting she had an ex a extramaritalr bodyguard. her resignation comes after she admitted to felony theft. she addressed none of that in her brief farewell speech. >> nashville, with its boundless energy, its infectious optimism, it is never encountered an obstacle it couldn't overcome attitude, will in the years ahead continue its steady march toward the very top of the list of great american cities. it is a continued climb that i will watch, but i will watch as a private citizen. >> cnn's nick valencia has been following this. he's joining us now with more details. nick, tell us what led up to this moment in nashville? >> reporter: we should mention that in recent memory you would be hard pressed to find a female politician who resigns as a result of a sex scandal, but that appear to be what happened earlier this morning in nashville. mayor megan barry, former mayor megan barry of nashville stepping aside, never making direct reference to her extramarital affair, never using the words i've resigned, only saying she wou

it comes a month after megan berry admitted to an extramarital affair with her bodyguard.ry, once a rising star among democrat, has been sentenced to three years probation. she's also been fined $11,000. it all stems from the theft of property that happened during her a fair. nashville's vice mayor is expected to be sworn in as her replacement. >>> back to texas. voters heading to the polls as we speak. the first primaries of the 2018 midterm elections. is senator ted cruz in danger of being pushed out by a blue wave? msnbc steve kornacki doing what he does. closely tracking this particular race. he's in his uniform. that's how i know it's time to get serious. this texas wave, is it a wave or is it a ripple? >> there have been signs in the last year, all these special elections that maybe there's a democratic wave forming in 2018 and if there is a democratic wave and if it's a very strong wave, then we would talk about the idea of texas turning blue and ted cruz being in trouble. to get to that point, let's first put it into perspective here. we say the last time texas wen

. >> reporter: in court, 54-year-old megan berry agreed to resign from office and pay back the city $11,000 and overtime expenses that came from her affair with this man, roger. the head of her security detail and a guy whose paycheck she was signing. >> my unwavering love for this wonderful city and its great people, will never come to an end. >> reporter: sergeant forest resigned five weeks ago when had the popular democratic mayor was forced to publicly admit to their affair. >> did you say when it ended? >> yes, it's over. >> did you say when? >> yes, it's over. >> when did it end? >> it's over. >> how did it end? >> with saying it's over. >> reporter: the body guard has to pay up the $45,000 salary he received while he and the mayor were cozy. all of this is happening during a national conversation of sexual harassment. state authorities are still investigating this. so it may not be over. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> not over. >>> and divorced parents in pittsburgh are battling in court over whether their 17-year-old son should keep playing high school football. the father wr

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megan selfie. one, two, three. >> on instagram facebook and twitter. >> what? >> entertainment begins and ends with "e.t." >> travel consideration provided by -- . >> halle berrylierk a metallic goddess last night in beverly hills. it's not fair. she doesn't age. >> it's fair. she looked fantastic. i talked to another beautiful talented lady. nia long got her start as lisa on the fresh prince of bel air. the company just locked down the rights to fresh princess. i had to get nia's reaction. >> i love that. awesome. i have want to play the mom. >> she said she'll play the mom as long as the girl is under 10. >> there you go. >> i think she'll be great. the nominations are out for the 53rd academy country music awards. >> it's one of my favorite award shows. you can watch my announcement tomorrow at et online. find out about all those country folks. >> i'll be watching. >> it's always great. >> we'll see you then everybody. >> take care. >> bye bye. ♪ i'm home. everything's fine. a lot happens on your wooden surfaces. luckily, no one cleans and kills germs better than clorox disinfecting wipes. i try to take care of my teeth, but there's acid in what i eat and d