mike hubbard says he's being railroaded.ple are out to get him, it's a political persecution. but since the republican party took control of the alabama state government, mike hubbard's triumph, right, he's now the third alabama republican state rep to get arrested in this corruption. first pled guilty in april, second one goes on trial on monday. and now mike hubbard himself, the architect himself, the man who put republicans in control of that state and who basically runs that state, he's now facing trial, too, and up to 20 years in prison. and in the meanwhile, he's facing a re-election effort in less than two weeks. just an amazing turn of events. watch this space. that does it for us tonight on what has been an incredible night of news. we're going to see you again tomorrow night. you again tomor night. "first look" is up next. >>> good morning. right now on "first look," terror in canada. [ sirens ] >> out of the way! move, move! [ shots ] >> gunfire in parliament following a mass gunman's violent shooting of a canadia

mike hubbard says he's being railroaded. of the alabama state government, mike hubbard's triumph, he's now the third alabama republican state rep to get indicted. first pled guilty in april, second one goes on trial on monday and now mike hubbard himself, the architect himself, the man who put republicans in control of that state and who basically runs that state, he's now facing trial, too, and up to 20 years in prison. and in the meanwhile, he's facing a re-election effort in less than two weeks. just an amazing turn of events. watch this space. that does it for us tonight on what has been an incredible night of news. we're going to see you again tomorrow night. but now it is time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> i got my new driver's license today. and my driver's license picture is not as good as mike hubbard's mug shot. that is pretty nice. >> politicians actually get training in how to take their mug shots now. sign of the times. thanks. >> thanks, rachel. >> well, tonight, we're

. >>> leading the news from the "huffington post", alabama house speaker mike hubbard arrested.e's one of alabama's most powerful politicians. he faces 23 felony ethics charges including using his political office for public gain. >>> in "the new york times", genetic variant may shield latinas from breast cancer. this appears to drastically lower the risk of breast cancer. doctors say studying that variant may help develop better treatment for those with that disease. >>> the search for suspected cop killer eric frein has entered into week six. police surrounded pocono high school in northeastern pennsylvania over the weekend after a reported sighting. authorities believe frein could be breaking into vacant cabins for shelter. >>> missouri's state senator was arrested last night by ferguson police officers. it happened during another night of protests following the death of unarmed teenager michael brown. later today governor jay nixon is expected to announce a new initiative that will address issues raised by events in ferguson. >>> the mayor in marietta is stepping down. he wa

. >>> alabama state house speaker mike hubbard has been arrested on 23 counts of felony corruption. the grand jury indictment accuses the republican of using his office to benefit his own business and soliciting help from former governor bob riley. he's a transformative figure in the state of politic there is and he was one of the architects of the 2010 election cycle routing them out of control of the state house for the first time in more than 130 years. he said in a statement, quote, friends, if there was any doubt that this was a political witch hunt, i think it is pretty clear right now that is exactly what it is. >>> let's talk some business news. another banner day for apple. the tech giant beating its own expectations reporting 13% increase in profit on the same day it launched the new apple pay feature. jeff cutmore joins us live from london. good news for apple, but there are some weak spots, but many more bright ones. >> apple crushed it with these numbe numbers. record iphone sales in access of $39 million for the quarter here. they did strong iphone and macsales. it's t

republican mike hubbard, the speaker, is under arrest and charged with 23 felony ethics charges.ll s it a political witch hunt. >>> the california mayor arrested on suspicion of injuring fourteen age cheerleaders while drunk driving has resigned. he will remain on the ballot for the november election. he's scheduled to appear in court in december. >>> the latest poll by survey usa finds senate minority leader mitch mcconnell in a dead heat with his opponent. >>> and pat roberts of kansas is also neck and neck with his challenger greg orman. >>> no love for the kissing congressman. "the washington post" is reporting that vance mcalister raised less than $15,000 from july through september and these donations came from just 13 donors. he reportedly had to lend his campaign $795,000. >>> livability.com is out with a list of cities by political leaning. al baster, alabama, tops the list for most conservative and berkley, california, is the most liberal. they base data on factors like how each city voted in the last presidential election and even the tv shows they watch. that's your m

alabama house speaker mike hubbard has been arrested and indicted on 23 charges of corruption. hubbard led a republican takeover of the alabama house in 2010. he is accused of using his position as speaker and his previous post as head of alabama's republican party to funnel business contracts and investments to his own companies. this year is poised to become the hottest on record. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says 2014 is on pace to either tie or surpass the current record. last month was the hottest september on record worldwide. before that, both august and the entire summer of 2014 were also the hottest ever recorded. the climate change whistleblower rick piltz has died. piltz resigned from the us global change research program in 2005 and provided documents which revealed how the bush administration was editing government climate reports to downplay the threat of climate change. just days after the story broke in the new york times, philip cooney, the white house official who made the edits, resigned to return to his former job as an oil industry lo

and my driver's license picture is not as good as mike hubbard's mug shot. that is pretty nice. >> politicians actually get training in how to take their mug shots now. sign of the times. thanks. >> thanks, rachel. >> owwell, tonight, we're goingo cover what the official autopsy of michael brown does and most importantly does not tell us about the killing of michael brown by ferguson police officer darren wilson. but of course, the barricades have been lifted across ottawa after a man shot and killed a soldier and caused a lockdown of parliament. >>> terror in canada's capital. >> breaking news, at least two people shot. >> today is a sad and tragic day for our city and our country. >> a soldier was shot outside the war memorial. there's a man with a rifle shooting at a bunch of people. >> hijacked a car at gun point and headed that direction towards the construction. >> more shots fired near the parliament building. >> i hear this pop, pop, pop. >> the doors are locked. i'm here alone just watching the entire thing unfold in front of me. >> to think someone