on any potential nuclear deal with iran. they said that that would be more appropriate than this open letter though the white house has threatened to veto any such law. john and christine? michelle thank you for that. federal officials say the hacking of the state department e-mail system over the past year is the worst ever against a government agency. according to investigators, russian hackers suspected of breaching state department computers are also behind cyber attacks targeting the white house and other federal agencies. back in november state department officials shut down the e-mail system over a weekend in an effort to bolster cybersecurity. new this morning, a departure in ferguson missouri. the city council voted unanimously to accept the resignation of city manager johnn shaw shaw. he was cited in the scathing justice department that detailed racial bias in the ferguson police department and really the entire town system including the court system. shaw supervised al
for its part, the school, which has come down very hard on sae and this incident, says the investigation is continuing. there may be more disciplinary actions and even more expulsions. john? christine? the family of another miguel thank you for that the family of another student is apologizing for his role in the video. the oklahoma daily student newspaper has identified the second expelled student as levi pettitte. his parents issued a statement saying, quote, he made a horrible mistake and will live with the consequences forever. we were as shocked and saddened by this news as anyone. of course, we are sad for our son, but more importantly, we apologize to the community he has hurt. the last african-american member of the university of oklahoma s sae chapter is speaking out. william bruce james ii. he pledged sae 14 years ago. he says the fraternity that appears in the video is all but unrecognizable from his years there. it s extremely painful to
either. look for them to potentially try and subpoena that server. so she did not clear up the full controversy around this. she may have given more openings to answer questions, but it s clear that secretary clinton finally on the offense, for the first time in eight days on the offense on this. democrats will now surely come rallying to her side. john and christine? jeff s first appearance on early start. we re lucky to have him here at cnn. can he have a mug? he probably already has a mug. let s welcome him to early start. he was probably given a roomful of mugs. congressional investigators may not stop at hillary clinton s e-mails. as first reported by dana bash the house committee investigating benghazi will seek private e-mails from as many as ten of the former secretary s top aides at the state department. the committee chairman says he is concerned some e-mails about benghazi and the attack on the u.s. consulate there may have been sent between private accounts.
we muslims are one body hurt one, hurt us all. so this was really the first time the jurors got a chance to see or consider what he might have been thinking at the time. that s a big part of the defense s attempts to spare him from the death penalty. now, the judge did give the jurors an afternoon off, and that s because the judge, along with lawyers for both the defense and the prosecution, went to go see the boat. there s a question as to whether the jurors will actually be able to look at the note itself. bullet holes, blood and all. so right now that s under consideration. the trial expected to continue today. john? christine? you know and deb s been covering that trial, she told me it s so emotional in the courtroom. even the jurors have been wiping tears from their eyes. even seasoned reporters who have covered whitey bulger and other horrific trials have been a hard time keeping their composure. it s been that sad and dramatic in that courtroom. even for the people who lived
and then appalling new video from isis using children to carry out their crimes. we have a live report from the middle east straight ahead. good morning, everyone. welcome to early start. i m john berman. i m christine romans. it s march 11th. it s 4:00 a.m. in the east. nice to see you this foggy morning in the east. new developments out of the university of oklahoma where two fraternity members are apologizing for leading a racist chant. those mea culpas come hours after the two students were expelled from the university. yesterday students came out in force again to cheer the quick action by the university president, david boren, and to protest against racism. national correspondent miguel marquez is at o.u. he has the latest for us this morning. reporter: so john christine, this is the area outside the sae house at the university of oklahoma. hundreds of protesters here have come to really rally and show support, more than anything for what they did not like about