impartially try william kenneth paxton junior, attorney general of texas upon the impeachment charges submitted by the house of representatives. so help me god. >> i do solemnly swear that i will impartially perform the duties of legal counsel and jurists in the impeachment of william kenneth paxton junior, attorney general of texas, so help me god. >> for those in the gallery and watching online, we bring out the bible, we do this at inaugurations and other special occasions and this is a significant and serious occasion that will be in the history books. i found it appropriate to bring out this bible not just for myself, but for each member of the senate. we're going to take a few minutes instead of swearing in everyone at one time. and -- she will present the bible to each member and swear them in. you may choose to put your hand on it or not, that is your decision. >> we will do it one by one, starting with this senator. repeat after me. i do solemnly swear or affirm i will impartially try warren kenneth action -- warren kenneth paxton junior, attorney general of texas, upon the impeachment charges presented today. by the

yes, it looks like that, but in fact i think that the house of representatives many people do not understand this. i spent 10 years in pay in texashave 150 members of the house of representatives and 65 of them are democrats and these 65 democrats always vote as a bloc. they choose whichever republican they want and vote and then he has to turn another 10 votes because his vote counts too. so whoever gives the democrats the most , the most accommodating republican will be chosen in this case. i guess i guess uh? wait, are you saying that the republican speaker of texas is chosen by democrats almost like that, yes, these 65 votes are difficult to overcome, all you need to do is find 10 more republicans, because he has his own voice and you can find 10 republicans either from among friends or whom he will appoint to large committees, for example, on appropriations of government affairs. this means you can have a majority in the texas house of representatives and still not have control, which is exactly what has been happening for the last 14-16 years. this is madness. yes, it’s madness and people who aren’t from us, of course, don’

yes , it looks like that, but in fact i think that the house of representatives many people do not understand this. i spent 10 years in texaswe have 150 house members and 65 of them are democrats. these 65 are democrats. they always vote in a block. they choose which republican they want and vote and then he must turn another 10 votes, because his vote also counts towards the baker. so whoever gives the democrats the most, the most accommodating republican will be chosen in this case. i i believe that i believe that uh? wait, are you saying that the republican speaker of texas is elected by the democrats almost like that, yes , those 65 votes are hard to overcome, all you have to do is find 10 more republicans, because he has his own vote and you can usually find 10 republicans. from among his friends, or whom he will appoint large committees, for example, to signatories to state affairs. so you can have a majority in the texas house of representatives but still not have control, and that’s exactly what’s happening. the last about 14-16 years. this is madness. yes, it’s crazy and people don’t and the media certainly don’t t

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. >> the 60 republicans in the texas house of representatives and two republicans in this body saw theth. >> reporter: prosecutors argue that the attorney general had, among other things, used his possession to help a prominent real estate developer. paxton's wife state senator angela paxton watched the proceedings from the chamber, but was not allowed to vote. paxton thanked his attorneys and promised to continue doing battle with the biden administration. paxton still faces a separate federal investigation, another case into securities fraud and an ongoing investigation from the texas state bar. >> thank you. >>> tonight, the strike by thousands of uaw members against the big three automakers is putting a spotlight on the gap between executive and worker pay. in a social media post, former president barack obama, who helped keep the automakers afloat during the great recession, wrote, now that our car makers are enjoying robust profits, it is time to do right by those same workers. michael george has more. >> reporter: some encouraging news on the second day of the strike. a short, e

. >> the republican speaker of the texas house of representatives blasted his fellow representative foruit send paxton. in the speakers union the evidence clearly proved that paxson is the office of the attorney general to help a campaign donor. homer personal aide thing they heard a contractor working on the home suggesting that paul is paying for the renovations. to investigate nate pauls wild and baseless conspiracy theories about folks out to get him. concerns about an alleged cover-up. paxton using a burner phone and a fake uber account to hide trips to see paul and a woman who worked for paul with whom paxton had an affair. the state house investigated this alleged sleaze and a republican-led committee in may concluded that the chief law enforcement officer of texas had violated multiple laws. the articles of impeachment that committee voted for unanimously are really quite something. the charges include directing attorney generals office employees to take steps to intervene in a lawsuit from a charity against paul in order to hurt the charity. retaliated against whistleblowers an

us and for you to vote to sustain the articles of impeachment commended to you by the texas house of representatives. it is an honor to serve with each of you. i pray god's grace and favor in his wisdom and discernment over you as you deliberate and vote on this historic matter. may god bless you, senators, and may god bless the people of texas. thank you. >> thank you mr. leach. thank you counselors from both sides. under the rules passed by the senate, written and passed by the senate, 25-3, rule 27 says that i shall give you the following instructions to the senate jurors 40 liberation begins. -- before deliberation begins. as a reminder, we have no idea how long the liberations will take what we will try to notify you once every member has decided they are ready to come to the floor and vote. and we will alert the media and we will put it up on the website 30 minutes or little bit more so that you can be aware of when the centers are back on the floor to vote individually. on all 16 articles. these are the instructions, as you have written. sustaining an article of impeachment means the impeache

of voters in march. a historic impeachment trial over the weekend, the texas state senate attorney general, ken paxton, fully acquitted of corruption charges. the conservative was impeached by the texas house of representativesy and had since been suspended from his duties. he was formally reinstated after yesterday's vote. only two republicans at any point had voted to impeach paxton. the attorney general only appeared twice during this trial. well, coming up on this week, house minority leader hakeem jeffries on impeachment probes possible shutdown and the democrats next big move. then, martha raddatz one on one with general mark milley on the state of our democracy at this crucial time, you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanos at eight this morning right here on abc seven. well still ahead, we have much more coming up on abc seven mornings. lisa. going to take you outside for a live look here from our golden gate bridge camera. you can see traffic very light this morning. time now is 537. lisa will have your forecast c at denny's, the super slam is now only $9.99. come get the biggest, crispiest, fluffiest, sweetest deal in breakfast for only $9.99. and for a limited time, try o

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of their campaign. a historic impeachment trial over the weekend. the texas state senate attorney general ken paxton, fully acquitted of corruption charges as the conservative was impeached by the texas house of representatives had since been suspended from his duties. he was formally reinstated after yesterday's vote. only two republicans at any point had voted to impeach paxton. the attorney general only appeared twice during that trial. coming up on this week, house minority leader hakeem jeffries on the impeachment probes possible shutdown and the democrats next big move. then martha raddatz one on one with general mark milley on the state of our democracy at this crucial time. you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanos at eight this morning right here on abc seven. well coming up on abc seven mornings, dancing for the doves , the big audition being held today at thrive city. and we're going to take you outside for a live look atop our roof camera. pretty shot here of the bay bridge. traffic is moving along nicely there and we're just about ten minutes from sunrise. lisa, we'll have your forecast coming up editor are now experienced power outages. lee made landfall on the far wes

johnson was elected mayor in 2019 after serving more than a decade as a democrat in the texas house of representativesre with more on this christina coleman. >> hi jon. op ed in the wall street journal the longtime democrat said he is not changing his approach to his job but he is switching parties. he also slammed the lefty said many local democrats insist on virtue signaling and it failed to make public safety a priority a number of democrat run cities have seen severe police officer shortages and spikes in crime following the protest in 2020. meantime violent crime is down in dallas. dallas mayor eric johnson notes he said no to defend the police movement even though activists protested in front of his house for about a week. >> and the crime starts to take up during the pandemic i said i don't care who gets upset about this. i don't care what activists or so-called leaders said, we were going to prioritize the safety of our people. >> texas democratic party is firing back against johnson's criticism. they also point out he was reelected as a democratic mayor this year. they said quote given his lo

he says he worked the most closely with republicans in the texas house of representatives on policinging this change. >> he talks about the reality. he says with my change in party affiliation, i recognize the number of republican mayors has increased from 0 red wave but i clearly the nation and its cities have reached a time for choosing and they deserve real change, not progressive eco chambers at city hall. that is a big one. dallas mayor eric johnson switching his party affiliation from democrat to republican. >> take a look at this before we let you go. new york city, which never these new police robots. you can see one there. it's called k-5. will patrol the busiest subway stations overnight to keep new yorkers safe. mayor eric adams insists it's cost-effective. listen. >> we're not buying, we're leasing. $9 an hour. $9 an hour. this is below minimum wage. you know, no bathroom breaks, no meal breaks. this is a good investment. >> no bathroom breaks? that's something. let's hope they work better than the delivery -- food delivery robots. >> john: we got artificial intelligence,

. >>> the republican speaker of the texas house of representatives blasted his fellow republicans yesterday impeachment alleging corruption and bribery. in the speaker's view the evidence clearly proved that paxton had abused the office of the attorney general to help a campaign attorney and real estate investor named nick paul in exchange for favors. much of the evidence came from eight of paxtona former top aides, many of whom went to the fbi in 2020 with concerns about alleged bribes with paxton's former personal aid saying he heard a contractor working on paxton's home suggest that paul was paying for the renovations. there also were concerned about alleged abuse of power. paxton interfering in a lawsuit against nate paul issuing a legal opinioning that benefited paul a pppointing a special prosecutor and leaping on local law enforcement for his wild and baseless conspiracy theories of folks out to get him, concerns about an alleged cover-up and paxton using a burner fake and fake phone to hide trips to sea paul as well as a woman who worked for paul for whom the married paxton allegedl

in her third grade, and after 21 children were killed at a school in yowell, texas last year, the u.s. house of representatives passed offensive bans. but this bill has been stopped in sanaa, what kind of country are we? that we are facing these problems every day, in the field of the cause of death of children due to the modification of someone's number, the constitution in america is not changing at the moment, and it does not seem that this did not happen because of the multi-party system in this multi- polar country. it's getting deeper, our refrigerator broke down today, the food is dehydrated, rahima, of course, aftabeh, i don't know the cost of soldering, people, pensioners, pensioners, social security , without checks, without advance payment, without going to the bank , in the big iranian mansions in the cities of qom and isfahan , you can die more. alton, the first letter of the kitchen , the opening of the hyper goods of the house of bezra, a complete collection of all kinds of hand-woven carpets, furniture and chandeliers, household appliances, audio and video, along with children's play area and r

21 children killed at a school in yoal in the state of texas, usa in the year in the past, the house of representativesthe united states approved aggressive bans, but this bill has been stopped in sanaa. the reason for the death of children due to the amendment of the constitution in the united states is not changing, and it does not seem that this did not happen because the multipolarity in this multipolar country is deepening. the storm in taiwan left more than 100 injured. officials dealing with natural disasters also confirmed the death of one person . cleaning operation after rooting the trees and the damage caused by the storm and the buildings after the flooding in spain , the relief and water harvesting operations and the damage continues. the disappearance of many train lines in madrid, the blocking of a large number of tunnels, the parks and stadiums of this city were also closed, the streets of the capital and several autonomous regions turned into a river of mud , many southern and eastern regions of spain were alerted and red orange are the inhabitants of mayotte island france is facing a

of the attack on their children . my daughter could not go to school on monday . a school in yuval, texas, usa last year, the american house of representatives passed the ban on assault weapons, but this bill has been stopped in sana'a. the reason for the death of children is due to the amendment of your number. at the moment, the constitution in the united states is not changing, and it does not seem that this will happen. something will happen because the division in this multi -polar country is deepening. in this report, we saw that the bill to ban the use of assault weapons was stopped in the us senate, and in the next report, we will see this issue after overturning their sofa and creating danger. for children , the law is implemented in america that manufacturers it requires the furniture manufacturers to protect their products against the risk of overturning. the email of this site is the us edition. the manufacturers must use the latest slow and equipment to reduce the risk of furniture overturning to zero . yes, but look, the little boy pushes the comedy, pushes his brother aside. this video went viral in 2017, and the general sensi

texas. but the house of representatives here in austin passed 20 articles of impeachment.ly wasn't close. there were 12 democrats that mostly voted to convict ken paxton and only two republicans that crossed the aisle to vote on their fellow republican. so you know, ken paxton needed ten votes to survive. he got much more than that. so that is why his side is calling this a total vindication of ken paxton. but this really does lay bare the political stakes here in the state of texas and essentially a civil war within republicans. and ken paxton represents the extreme right wing of the republican party here in texas. and as they tried to argue several times throughout the case is the more traditional bush wing of the republican party here. this has exposed that fault line between both those sides here in the republican party. and of course, this extremely significant because republicans dominate every level of government here in this state. and that's why so many people watch all of this so closely. so you know, a resounding vote here for ken paxton this afternoon. the vote

it may have just happened in texas with the republican attorney general there who was impeached by a republican house of representatives in texas, but managed to refute all of the counts, over ten counts. and that effort failed. this is the norm. it will continue as long as we have extreme polarization. you're not going to get many people from the other party to ever vote to convict you once you've been impeached. that applies to democrats and republicans alike. >> and there are so many questions, and this has been a part of the public discussion in recent weeks, about the president's age. but do i want to ask you about this. we've noted, others have noted from time to time, donald trump is not that far behind joe biden. he's only a few years younger. last night we heard trump in the speech in washington kind of make a couple of misstatements here and there and it sounded as though he was having trouble getting the words out. let's listen to what he had to say. >> we have a man who is totally corrupt and the worst president in the history of our country, who is cognitively impaired, in no condition to lead, and is now

texas and an fbi investigation initiated by four former staffers of his. joining me now is texas state representative and johnson. she was the vice chair for the housexas. state representative johnson, thanks very much for being here. you were tasked with summarizing the alleged misconduct, what is your reaction to this verdict? >> i am deeply disappointed and devastated. this is not who texas is in the texas senate. the republicans in that chamber put a corrupt individual back in as the top cop, as the head of the texas attorney generals office, despite the fact that numerous loyal conservative republicans within his own office hour the ones that outright about the fulfillment criminal conduct that he was using the office and hijack the office to benefit a man they call -- giving him the case to the office, even though he was under federal investigation. the attorney general completely went against the interest of all texans animal enforcement, and republicans just put him back in the office. >> state representative johnson, you know this all started, it really boils down to the attorney general asking or requesting that three point $3 million of s

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he was tried during this trial on 16 of the 20 articles of impeachment that house -- that the house of representatives brought here in texasn this afternoon as senators are still inside the chamber. they are going through the final readout of the vote on that motion to suspend or to dismiss the last final four articles of impeachment. but this is a vote that will have massive ramifications across the political spectrum here in texas. there was an intense amount of pressure on republicans in the senate to acquit ken paxton despite him having served in this office of attorney general under a constant cloud of controversy since he was first elected to this office years ago. he's been elected three times despite being under federal investigation. he's also facing financial security charges in state court. this is a state official who has been under a constant cloud of controversy. but despite that, he has benefited from having a close relationship with donald trump. he has benefited from all of that as he has garnered a great deal of support among extreme right-wing republicans here in this state. and that appears to have been

humanitarian assistance to ukraine was signed by 23 members of the house of representatives , six senators, led by ohio senator jay divans and texas addressed to shalandia young to the director of the white house office of management and budget. although the white house or bipartisan majorities in both congress support further assistance to ukraine , a small group of dissenters is enough to block or at least slowing down the steps needed to decide on a new aid package was a clear indication of the political difficulties that await zelensky and his allies in congress. here in the article, it seems to me quite reasonably, a distinction is made between the possibilities of these republicans. let's call them conditionally. uh, nationalists generally freeze uh assistance to ukraine, which the article does not consider likely and it is possible that they will somehow significantly slow down and complicate the decision-making process, what do you think will happen and is this a storm in a glass of water? or there really is a possibility that aid to ukraine will be significantly reduced. i think that, indeed, the age of the jorns is absol

first, the texas constitution and the law or require the senate to receive articles of impeachment preferred by the house of representatives and tried in the senate. to the general public, the articles of impeachment are the charges brought by the house. the senate is committed to conducting a fair and impartial trial for eligible senators who will serve as jurors. we will start each day at 9:00 a.m. and continue until at least 6:00, possibly a bit later. of course, today we started on tuesday because of the holiday, but next week will be monday through friday and potentially to saturday of next week. we will not do saturday this week. we will break probably every 90 minutes or so for the jurors and the parties to stretch. we will do it for 20 minutes and then come back. we will break for lunch at about 12:15 most days for 45 minutes until 1:00. we will come back for the afternoon. i would like to place a couple of things on the record officially. the parties have agreed to provide the court and opposing party with 24 hours of advanced notice on witnesses. they plan to call to testify, is that correct? thank you. additiona

my work, as attorney general of texas. >> so, texas attorney general ken paxton there, back in may, on the eve of his impeachment hearing. the state house of representativesavoring to impeach. and the trial is now set to start in the state senate, on tuesday. joining me now to discuss this's attorney, and former clerk of paris county, chris hollins, he is also the democratic candidate for houston city controller. great to have you with us, chris. i mean, you know how paxton operates, you've had a front row seat to all of this, and to the work he referenced in that clip we displayed. he even sued you, back in 2020, to prevent you from sending out mail-in ballot applications to voters. talk to me about how significant this moment. is >> absolutely. well first of all, thanks for having me this evening. ken paxton is a bully, the way that he is operated, since he's been in office, as texas attorney general, is to do everything he can to run the maga playbook. he's fought local controls from democratic cities like houston, like austin, like harris county, where i served as county clerk. he has tried to shut down voting in black and brown communities. not only

house forecasts continuing to improve of my into tomorrow. ken paxton reinstated as texas attorney general after being acquitted after impeachment charges by the state on it. paxton suspended from duties since may when the house of representativesach him and more than a dozen articles good accused him of abusing his office to protect a wealthy political donor. now back to one nation. ♪ >> welcome back. the good old days have happy hour hang out after work seems to be a thing of the past. more workers the combined between work and the rest of their lives. huge player so-called 501 and done mentality is depression and anxiety. you got no life after work. since the start of the covid pandemic, 42% of employees globally reported a decline in mental health and here in the u.s., the number jumps to 50% so more than half the workforce of dealing with symptoms of depression, it's no wonder productivity drops and people have a poll to be home. my next guest knows all about it, best-selling author, his life mission to share with the world the key to happiness, he's teamed up with oprah winfrey, a brand-new book in the formula to achieve the life you want. harvard professor joined us now. great to see you again. when i was reading that, d

deep divide between the extreme right wing of the republican party in texas, which is represented by ken paxton, and other republ republicans. you know, in the houseentatives, there were an overwhelming number of republicans that voted to impeach him, and now threats of going after those republicans as political retribution, the lieutenant governor, dan patrick, ripping into the house speaker for bringing these articles of impeachment forward. the house speaker says that this was all orchestrated from the very beginning. this result was something that was inefvitable, and accusing impeding justice in this case, and one of the house impeachment managers had this to say. >> our lawyers, the board of managers presented overwhelming evidence that ken paxton is the most corrupt politician in the state of texas at this time. and the republicans in the texas senate just returned him to the office of top cop. i will rely on what i said on the floor of the texas house, god help us. >> so, jim, all of this isn't over for ken paxton. he is reinstated as the attorney general of texas, so he can go back to work. his legal troubles are not over. he faces state

house, went very badly for republicans. here was their star witness. >> i do not believe that the current evidence would support articles of impeachment. >> here is representative jasmine crockett, a house freshman from texast is the crime? because, when you're talking about impeachment, you're talking about high crimes or misdemeanors. and, i can't seem to find the crime. and honestly, no one has testified of what crime they believe the president of the united states has committed. but what we start talking about things that look like evidence, they want to act like they blind, they don't know what this is. these are our national secrets, looks like -- >> this looks like more evidence of our national secrets, say on the stage at mar-a-lago. when we're talking about somebody that has committed high crimes, and at least indictments, let's say two counts related to unauthorized retention of national security doll documents, seven counts related to obstructing the investigation, -- one kind of conspiracy to falsify the nine states, conspiracy to rip from a united states, two counts related to efforts to obstruct the vote proceedings, one count and conspiracy to violate civil rights, 23 counts related to forge

of them said the impeachment in the texas house was indefensible. no witnesses you put under oath no. cross-examination. the attorney general was never allowed to answer any charges. another representativelawyered in the house travis party stood up and said they would look back on this one day and say you know what? we're not going to know what we are going to do with this impeachment decades from now this was a farce from the beginning. members of the house only had four hours -- four hours to look at no evidence. again, there was no evidence in the case that they sent us, so they sent us the case. we spent 90 days studying it. we spent nine days in trial. and our members looked at the evidence and said it's not there. there's no there there. and so, he was acquitted. and i'm asking for our constitution to be rewritten on this issue. number one, in the federal government, if you are impeachment like clinton and president trump were. you still maintain office. in texas you get thrown out and suspended with pay. basically as senator -- representative john smithy said on the house floor our policy is to hang them now and judge them later e was put out of office with no pay. that needs to

coming up in our next hour as well, house progressive caucus whip representative greg casar of texas, he will be with me to talk about what his style of the aisle could do to prevent a shutdown in just a matter of days. certainly a time crunch. there we are following some weather, everyone some breaking news along much of the east coast. affiliate is continuing to bring heavy rainfall, and strong winds to parts of the mid-atlantic after making landfall early this morning. thousands of residents also without power in north carolina, pennsylvania, even new jersey. i want to bring in aaron gilchrist, and ocean city new jersey, it also -- let me start things off with you, i know affiliates already being felt where you are, at high tide, there will hit in just about an hour or so. what have you been seeing? >> yes, we are in between bands of gray right, now so it's dry out there for the most, part but the wind has not let, up the surf, the waves that we've been watching, those have not let up either. you may be able to see over my shoulder, here just how strong and powerful these waves hav

house of representatives sauce colleagues to have the full impeachment inquiry its present. j. 5 republicans accused by dint of helping his son hunter with his business dealings with shipping and investigated by texas. that will warn you. crane is led to rapid growth and industries supplying products and equipment to the military men, the more obscure products all decoy weapons meant to deceive the enemy installed launching attacks on real guns and vehicles. mcbride reports now for an undisclosed location in central ukraine. are they all constructed with the most cat by crossman who fully intend for the creations to be blasted to pieces placed on the battlefield to look like the real thing inviting attack from enemy drones in this house? much is mostly a little boot. that would mean they've worked, petro tells us, and will happily produce small as many as needed. are 2 people in the middle. the operation of this workshop, which remains fairly secretive, is handled by mining and metals conglomerate met, invest. having all these skills and experience is not hard to move from still production to military decrease may to odessa, ukraine's military. the requests often change from one month to the next,

representative of texas. she is the chief deputy with the house democratic caucus and is also a member of the house budget, homeland security, and judiciary committees. thanks for being here. congresswoman, i want to ask you flat out, number one, are you prepared to vote for the short term continuing resolution? number two, do you think that will be enough to keep the government open? >> well, charles, thanks for having. the democrats have been fighting vigorously to not even get to this point. democrats never wanted to shut down. democrats do not want to shut down. speaker mccarthy and his group of many maga members, and others, have been driving recklessly towards the train wreck of a shutdown. they have been driving towards a shutdown. kevin mccarthy knows full well that he had president biden, who has been engaged, sat down in the spring and worked out budget numbers, that we would not have a shutdown. this is a mass grave, this is a misrepresentation of sincerity. all of us will take very seriously any effort to avoid shutting down this governments that would not have men and women of the united states militar

of that right now. >> you represent a large swath of the texas and new mexico border. you said you are against the current republican proposal for the continuing resolution. the white housem would eliminate 800 customs agents. are you surprised that many of your fellow republicans are in support of this plan? >> everybody is lying to the american public. we passed, house republicans passed hr two yes months ago, knowing full well the bill was never going to become law. in a district like mine, today is the two-year anniversary of what happened intel real, we all remember the haitians under the bridge, fast-forward two years and now there are thousands of venezuelans under a bridge. the exact same situation, it's chaotic. we've got to have real solutions. part of those solutions is enforcing the laws that are on the books. every president had to do this, trump, obama, clinton, bush, and if you do not qualify for asylum, you send them back to their country of origin. these are the discussions that we need to have instead of the finger-pointing because it's not fair to the american public. >> under this republican proposal the government would not be allowed to fund nongove

the founders gave it to us and for the house of representatives to check the executive branch. look, charles, i live in texas. last week i was sitting in a round with mothers that lost their children to fentanyl personally. mothers and fathers. we're dealing with the chaos in south texas at the ranches. we saw a 11-year-old boy die in a bus wreck two weeks ago in ohio with somebody that was let through by the biden administration, let in the united states. 1.6 million got-aways. we got ammo and weapons in south texas this weekend. we're under assault. this administration knows it and they don't care. it's an obligation of the house republicans to do something about it. if anybody thinks we're going to go along with a continuing resolution, the status quo, you continue to allow this administration to to what they're doing to the american people every day, they have another thing coming. we're not going to do that. the republicans need to wake up and fight. we were given the house of representatives for a reason and it wasn't to go along with the status quo. >> i expect 90% of our audience is cheering the tele

of republican texas state attorney general ken paxton and state senate is set to begin. yellow star states lead lawyer was impeached by an overwhelming majority of the republican control state house of representativese of public trust charges, making him the third sitting official in the states nearly 200-year history to be impeached. he has denied any wrongdoing. if that is not enough, we sent reporting and his actions were allegedly to continue an affair. reportedly, going so far us to have a secret burner, phone email, addressed and uber account to meet his undercover lover. it will take two thirds of the states and chamber, or 21 votes to secure an eviction. if he is found guilty, he will be removed from office. joining me now is one of the reporters on that story, it is the investigative reporter at the austin american statesman. tony, thank you very much for coming back to the saturday show. so, this week they have publicly echoed trump saying he will not surrender his lawyers has indicated that he will not be taking the stand. who and what can we expect a trial next week? >> well, this is going to be an epic moment in texas history. with regards to the trial, the lieutenant governor who will

house of representatives? >> it's not just the border issue that's important for the people of south texas. also the economy. 61 percent of americans are living paycheck to paycheck. the people of south texas don't have the money that they had 4 years ago under the trump administration. they were able to provide for themselves and their children. that's not the case right now. they are living paycheck to paycheck. the struggle is built for the people of south texas and in general for the entire country. it's not just the border, it's the economy as well and that's why were seeing hispanics every single day walking away from the democrat party that no longer represent our conservative values as well as faith, family and hard work. that is who we are. >> congresswoman, thank you so much for joining us for giving us that photo. we appreciate that. remember, back towards the trump administration the angle to its own investigative reporting on eagle pass in the del rio border section. this was before trump's remaining new mexico policy was put into place. it was before title 42 or you could turn

texas and arizona to lead on this issue which is what we're doing. >> bigger picture when it comes to governing, republicans control the house of representatives andconference is unable to come to a consensus on a government spending bill. what do you say to someone who said your party doesn't have the ability to govern, at least based on what house republicans are doing right now. >> well, let's look at the track record. we've passed an incredible portfolio of legislation. we have governed from the very first day of speaker leading and we'll continue to govern. but government needs the transparent debate. we need to show the american people what we're talking about. we don't always agree but at the end of the day, i do think that we'll pass good legislation. we will keep the government open. we should keep the government open. but included in that is the necessity for the biden administration to rear verse course on their failed policies. starting on day one from the administration. >> one of the challenges here on the border issue, and we should note you visited the border earlier this week, venezuelans make up a large portion of the migrants cr

as the first latina from my community and the first republican latina to represent the great state of texas in the people's house for a full term. ms. de la cruz: the foundations of this great nation are engrained with hispanic influence, from our beginnings with the spanish settlers to general bernardo de galvez, hero of the american revolution. the nation's pulse beats rich with -- and vibrant with our vibrant culture. for generations, our families have woven their stories into the fabric of this great nation. our contributions in arts, agriculture, business, military and public service have left an indelible remark on america's history. our communities' success lies in our faith in god, hard work, family values and love of country. i'm so proud of what we have achieved and will continue to achieve. let us renew our commitment to supporting policies that uplift hispanic families and all americans. together we build a future that honors our past and preserves el suenoamericano for the future. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas, for what purpose do you seek re

deadlock, it has passed the house of representatives, and it's now being debated by the senate, but it only plugs the gap for 45 days — so we could be here again by mid november texase in studio earlier to discuss the stop gap spending bill. history has not treated republicans get when they have shut down the government. and i think that the democrats did a really good job of explaining to america that if there is a shut down, it will squarely be at the feet that the republicans. the speaker didn't want that. if he has any chance of trying to maintain control of the house in the midterm or in the next presidential, then he definitely needed to make sure that people continue to get their checks. what about the deal that was accepted on the table? are you and your fellow democrats satisfied with what came out of this? house democrats feel like this was the best compromise we were going to get, that is why you saw the house democrats are the ones who actually carried the spell overwhelmingly, the democrats voted for this while republicans were the ones that flaked off. we just wanted a clean cr. the problem is that we didn't know if it was clean. you never know what t

texas, that democrats can seize on? >> he hasn't, the evidence against this man was so great that about 60 republicans in the house of representativesidence, just like we all did, and they presented over several thousand documents to the senate. the two members in the senate that made the right decision, saw the same evidence that we all did. clearly, there is a fracture in their party, clearly there is something that they need to settle, but we should all seek the truth. and what happened here today, was clearly 16 or so republicans, that clearly sought to have a political conclusion, rather than do the right thing, and sent this man packing, and eventually to jail. it's my hope that the fbi continues their investigation, and gets paxton, because it is the right thing to do. >> texas state senator roland gutierrez, we are thankful for you sir, appreciate it. >> >> all right coming up next, we're gonna be live here in maine, as millions feel the impact of the remnants of hurricane lee. and, hunter biden under indictment, what the white house is saying about whether a pardon is possible for the presidents son, as he faces federal gun

representatives to vote for impeachment. this is a resounding victory for ken paxton and texas and i'm happy to be part of it. >> the house passesl. you said once the evidence came out, it was clear. what does he plan to do next if. >> he is ready to get to work. he was suspended without pay. he couldn't do his job. they appointed somebody else to be the ag. he had to sit back and listen to all of these lies thrown at him at the press and it was really his time to put people under oath and make them respond, confront the accusers and it all fell flat and so i think he's very proud of that. he's proud of the support that he received. he is proud of the verdict, he's proud that the trial was fair and i can tell you, having talked to him many times, he's ready to work. >> he certainly got the support of former president trump as well who put out a strong statement backing him afterwards as well. tony busby, attorney for ag ken paxton, thanks for joining us. appreciate it. all right, still ahead, the picketing continues. the united auto workers strike enters the third day, general motors and ford returning to the negotiating table.

representative, jasmine crockett, of texas. she knows what she speaks. she's a member of congress, she was a member state house in texas. still to come on velshi. from a recess has come to an end and the fun is over and the next two weeks are going to put kevin mccarthy's leadership to the test as he struggles to unite the house republicans and we are going to get into the threats, the closed-door meetings, and the f bombs. another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning. it is sunday, september the 17th. i'm ali velshi. we begin this morning with the crisis of leadership inside the republican party that is poised to unleash painful consequences about the whole country. some recess. over the first to back for the house of representatives was in fact chaos. house speaker kevin mccarthy has been unable to move forward with crucial appropriations bills or government spending bills, and it's not because democrats and republicans are fighting with one another. the fighting is happening among republicans. there have been ultimatums,, insults thrown between members, closed-door meetings, and no progress on anything subst

what part of oklahoma did you represent, sir, when you were in the house, senator? >> the entire eastern side. so from kansas to texasbusiness of at 118 place. sfli used to live at 221st -- 64 south. >> i know exactly where that was. walmart down 71st street. >>'s a. >> so i grew up east tallouuill. >> i think the first -- >> second cherokee to serve in the senate. first time since 1925. >> since 1925, holy cow. >> all right, senator. i never knew where binger was i nt offensive team this year. good to have you on, senator. >> thank you. >> 258-5332. you'll never foreget. >> when we come back, the man what had campbell harry plus a deal announced a couple minutes agencies co acquiring cyber security company splunk for $180 billion in cash. the ceos of splunk and cisco will be joining "quack on the street" later this morning. we'll be right back. ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ ( ♪♪ ) ( ♪♪ ) ( ♪♪ ) -awww. -awww. -awww. -nope. ( ♪♪ ) constant contact delivers the marketing tools your small business needs to keep up, excel, and grow. constant contact. helping the small stand tall. the first time you connected your godaddy website an

our next guest represents the largest stretch of border in the state of texas republican congressman from the lone star state tony gonzalez joins us now previous also a member of the housetee. what more can you tell us about the associate allegedly caught at the border. you have any info about his capture and sent out to border patrol? >> sadly it does not take a classified briefing to congress for everyone to figure out people on the chair wa watchlist are bad people. we are not talking what are two cases we are talking in the hundreds. this is something we have to identify. as the temperatures cool you'll see the number only increase from thousands to millions of people we are already sitting at come over illegally. we know this is joe biden's fault we know he wants the open border we know it is dangerous to americans for that is the problem republicans cannot just be the party of rhetoric. we have to be the party of solutions read some solutions are simple. what of my areas in medina county right worked with the county judge the she sheriff, ry brown one of the commissioners they have trained that come through a lot of illegal aliens jjump off the train and hide in t

texas. >> reporter: an historic impeachment process. as best we can tell, the fog of uncertainty has to how all of of this is going to unfold. paxton was impeached overwhelmingly by republicans in the house of representatives the senate side for the impeachment trial and the question is whether republicans, which dominate that senate chamber, will convict one of their own. just days before this start of his impeachment trial, ken paxton showed up at a rally to kick off his wife's state senate re-election campaign. >> please welcome to the stage my husband, the love of my life, my best friend, texas attorney general ken paxton. >> reporter: the suspended republican attorney general was impeached on 20 articles, including charges of retaliating against whistleblowers, abuse of power and bribery as well as misconduct involving an alleged affair. paxton used this moment to pound the theme that he is the victim of a political witch hunt. >> if you kept up, i -- you could read that i am responsible for the jfk assassination and for 9/11 and everything in between. >> reporter: paxton's impeachment trial begins tuesday in the texas state senate and it features some of the highest profile and unique legal character

of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 723, the gentleman from texas and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. gonzales: i represent a district that is over 42% of the border places that nobody knew very well years ago and places like eagle pass and del rio and el paso. in my communities we are overwhelmed. in el paso alone, there is over 11,000 people here illegal that has saturated the situation. 2,000 people are coming illegally. in eagle pass we are beyond a point of return and we need help and need assistance. every instinct is to go home and help the people in my district that feels as if a category 5 hurricane hit the southern border. this is the absolute worse to it. no bottom to it. my amendment is simple and asks to end catch-and-release in a humane and orderly way. if there is space and capacity, instead of d.h.s. releasing migrants, my amendment asks that they look for other places. it is humane and orderly and end the catch-and-release policies that have turned my communities upside down. i yield back. the chair: reserve. the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recog

louisiana, texas, new jersey, new york, california, south carolina, north carolina, florida, all of them have their disaster recovery money frozen. why? because the house of representativesdjourned for the week without having passed a single appropriations bill. because the senate, senate democrats are ready to roll, many senate republicans are ready to roll, and we blocked our own requests. we asked for the regular order. we did the regular order. then they said actually, no, let's not do that. so i want us to all feel a collective sense of urgency, not just because the end of the federal fiscal year is coming shortly and there does not appear to be a viable plan from the house of representatives, but because there's special urgency as it relates to disaster response. i know the presiding officer is working so hard to get resources for his home state and the terrible floods that you experienced. obviously, mazie hirono and i are working hard with our colleagues to get the funding we need for maui. this isn't just a maui or vermont problem this is an across-the-country problem. by the way, the way the disaster relief fund works, you prefund it. you don't fund individual