sunday, it was time for morales to leave office. and within hours, morales did just that, shocking bolivia and much of latin america. he said it was a coup that was forcing him from power. he recognized if he didn t leave there would be bloodshed. and he wanted to avoid that. many of morales critics said he had become too authoritarian and was never planning on leaving the presidency and he was becoming a dictator. so, while morales is out, he has received offers from other countries to seek asylum. morales says, while he may no longer be president of bolivia, he s not going anywhere. patrick oppman, cnn, mexico city. police say two people were killed in new jersey on sunday, after their speeding car lost control and flew into the second story of an office building. police say the red porsche baxter hit a median and was launched into the second story offices. the owner of the building says no one was inside at the time of the crash. a 73-year-old texas woman
morales stepping down after losing the military s support. this changes the balance of power in latin america. after 14 years in power, it s unclear who will succeed morales. patrick oppman has the latest from mexico city. reporter: a political earthquake is rocking bolivia, after the country s longstanding leftist president, evo morales, has stepped down. it s been weeks of violent protests and allegations that morales had stolen the election to become president for a fourth term. morales denied that and said he was facing a coup. but after support for that, morales offered to hold new elections. the offer came too late for the opposition and the military, who many of them had risen up against morales. the head of the military said on
forthcoming book, that trump officials were planning to resign as a group last year, to sound an alarm about president trump. bolivia s president, evo morales, resigns over mass protest. he is stepping down after losing the support of bolivia s military. the country has been wracked with protests after last month s election. the resignation of morales, a vocal supporter of the regimes in venezuela and cuba, changes the balance of power in latin america. after nearly 14 years of power, it is unclear who will succeed morales. the next three officials in line also resigned. patrick oppman has the latest from mexico city. reporter: a political earthquake is rocking in
patrick oppman, cnn, mexico city. breaking overnight, protests are rocking hong kong after a police officer shot a protester. we do need to warn you, this video you re about to see is disturbing. the 21-year-old protester did survive the shooting and is in critical condition. demonstrators began disrupting transit at 7:00 a.m. local time as a day-long local strike. officers in the financial district have been sent home, as riot police fire teargas. the world s most profitable company is one step closer to going public. on sunday, saudi aramco released
sound an alarm about president trump. upheaval in latin america. bolivia s president, evo morales, resigns amid mass protest. he is stepping down after losing the support of bolivia s military. the country has been wracked with protests after last month s election. the resignation of morales, a vocal supporter of the regimes in venezuela and cuba, changes the balance of power in latin america. after nearly 14 years of power, it is unclear who will succeed morales. the next three officials in line also resigned. patrick oppman has the latest from mexico city. reporter: a political earthquake is rocking bolivia, after the country s longstanding leftist president, evo morales, has stepped down. it s been weeks of violent protests and allegations that