Newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We begin with the breaking news and the surprise outcome of a republican versus republican political fight in the State Of Texas. Attorney general ken paxton is thanking his supporters and slamming what he calls the sham impeachment proceeding against him. Just a few hours ago the state senate voted to acquit paxton on 16 charges of abusing his office to help a donor. The Attorney General says now that the, quote, truth has prevailed he will get back to work defending the Constitutional Rights of texans, so he says. Ed lavandera joins me from the texas state house in austin. Ed, tell us more. Reporter hey, jim. The last few hours as reaction has been pouring in reacting to the acquittal of Attorney General ken paxton, it is exposing what can probably only be described as an allout civil war between various factions of the Republican Party here in texas. As weve mentioned just a short while ago, ken paxton was acquitted by the majority of republica
For a comprehensiv e reform of the system. When we come back after the break, were going to go to conference on it and get the differences reconciled. There isnt a town in our district that would be treated fairly by that law. We got to change it. Another big issue of contention, the iran nuclear agreement. Blum attack ads have hammered vernon on her support. He called it dangerous. Vernon called it a measure thats making the world safer. There. Theres concrete in the core of that reactor. Theres been more communication. Its slowed down things. I thought the purpose of the agreement was to prevent iran from getting a nuclear bomb. After reading that agreement three times, theyre going to get a nuclear bomb. Another big difference, though blum admits he hasnt read it, he tentatively supported the transpacific partnership. Vernon is against it. Race, Republican Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina tonight after opening his new hotel in dc. And Democrat Hillary Clinton spent the day
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Right now two italian towns are cleaning up this morning after two strong earthquakes hit just hours apart last night. One quake registered as a 5point4 while the other was a 6 point1. There are no reports of serious injury but one man in a nearby town died of a heart attack that possibly was brought on by the earth quake. In august nearly 300 people were killed by quakes developing right now a former teacher turned stripper now faces a . Felony charge of sexual exploitation. Cbs 2 News Reporter dora miller has the latest developments developments Mary Beth Haglin will have to enter a plea again for a more serious felony shes now charged with a process familiar to the former subsitute teacher. According to court documents, investigators found new evidence that directly impacts her charge. All of this comes after a filed last week . And . After haglins appearance on the dr. Phil show. On the show, she claimed the relationship with the student lasted for 9 months and she gave intimate de
Breaking news this morning in new york city a massive Apartment Fire on the citys Upper East Side has killed one person. At least three others were hurt. That includes two firefighters. The fire broke out just a few now, we found out that the fire broke out just a few this morning. Flames reportedly bursting out 20 feet above the building. The flames have been put out, but firefighters are still working to put out any hot spots to make sure it does not reignite. Right now two italian towns are cleaning up this morning after two strong earthquakes hit just hours apart last night. One quake registered as a 5. 4, while the other was a 6. 1. There are no reports of serious injuries, but one man in a brought on by the earthquake. In august nearly 300 people were killed by quakes in central italy. And developing right now, a former teacher turned stripper now faces a felony charge of sexual exploitation. Cbs 2 News Reporter dora miller has the latest developments on the story. Reporter mary