Tonight, facing the threat of a pending House Ethics Committee investigation and expulsion, embattled Congressman Eric Swalwell says he will leave office, answering the call from a wide swath of both Republicans and Democrats urging him to step down following allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell continuing to deny many of the allegations, calling them false, but adding, "I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make." The California Democrat also made note of the pla ...

Days of questioning in the Bahamas coming down to a critical decision by police. If Brian Hooker has not been charged by 7:20 p. m., what happens next. Then he must must be released. Brian Hooker's attorney telling us investigators questioned him again today about the night he says his wife Lynette fell from their dinghy.If he was released, >> Yes. could he leave the country or would he automatically have to stay. He could leave as long as they have not told him that he has to remain in the country.But at t ...

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Congressman Eric Swallwell under deep and intense pressure to step down after sexual misconduct allegations against him. He is now apparently going to resign from Congress. He had already dropped out of the governor's race in that state and now apparently stepping down from his seat.He says he plans to resign his seat in Congress. He says I must take responsibility and ownerships for the mistakes I did make. He says he is aware of those efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against him and other memb ...

I'm standing on a corn and soybean farm in whole Illinois. It's, as you can see, super rural. It's on the Missouri border in southwest Illinois, and it it's literally half a world away from the war in Iran.But amid its ripple effects, fourth generation farmer Rod Bush Meyer and his family already fear ending their second year in a row in the red. >> Yeah, you can only do that so many years. Hopefully, it's cyclical.you know, we're in a down cycle and hopefully we'll head up. >> He says last year it was the ...

We're learning today the stepbrother of an 18-year-old found dead during a family cruise [music] vacation is now being charged with assaulting and killing her. You may remember the story, Anna Keaptainner, who you see here. She was found dead in early November.A medical examiner found she'd been strangled to death. Her 16-year-old stepbrother is now being prosecuted, by the way, being prosecuted as an adult. He's facing murder and sex abuse charges.Prosecutors say Kener's murder was premeditated. NBC News h ...

WELCOME TO MEET THE PRESS NOW. I'M KELLY O'DONNELL IN WASHINGTON. AND OF COURSE, THAT WAS THE CLOSING BELL ON WALL STREET.WE WERE WATCHING HOW THE MARKET WOULD REACT TODAY AS THE U.S. BEGAN A BLOCKADE ON IRANIAN PORTS. AFTER THOSE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN BROKE DOWN THIS WEEKEND WITHOUT A DEAL TO END THE WAR, MARKETS RALLYING TO CLOSE HIGHER BY ABOUT A HALF A PERCENT WHILE OIL PRICES CONTINUE TO HOVER AROUND $100 A BARREL. AS THE SAFETY AND STATUS OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS A QUESTI ...

REMAINS TO BE SEEN. >> GEORGE SOLIS GEORGE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE GOT TO GET TO SOME BREAKING NEWS NOW COMING IN TO US HERE IN WASHINGTON.WE TOLD YOU AT THE TOP OF THE SHOW ABOUT CONGRESSMAN ERIC SWALWELL, UNDER DEEP AND INTENSE PRESSURE TO STEP DOWN AFTER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM. HE IS NOW IN A STATEMENT THAT WAS POSTED LITERALLY IN THE LAST 90S AS WE'RE GETTING OUR WHOLE TEAM TO A CAMERA HERE SAYING HE IS NOW APPARENTLY GOING TO RESIGN FROM CONGRESS, I WANT TO READ YOU THIS STATEMEN ...

Happy 69th birthday to Fatu. She is the world's oldest gorilla living in captivity. And she partied hard celebrating her birthday at the Berlin Zoo with a very hefty feast of cherry tomatoes, beets, leaks, ooh, and some lettuce.But no cake, because get this, sugar is not healthy for the aging primate gorillas. Turns out they're just like us. They typically can live for around 35 to 40 years in the wild, but even longer in captivity.So happy birthday, Fatu. ...

And the federal government agreed that the Rainbow Pride flag can fly at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan. This comes after the flag was quietly removed from the establishment in February as part of the Trump administration's nationwide crackdown on diversity initiatives. The removal of that flag grew intense backlash from LGBTQ plus groups across the country.Many saw it as an attack on Stonewall, which is widely perceived as the heart of the gay rights movement. The agreement settled a lawsuit ...