Iraqi city of bastra say at least five protesters have been killed and a second day of clashes with Security Forces hundreds of people gathered at local government buildings telling petrol bombs and stones public anger has swelled over a lack of jobs and access to services. They hearing on president troublous pick for the Supreme Court but kavanagh opens with Protests Democrats are demanding access to documents relating to has worked under president george w. Bush more than a decade ago if confirmed kavanagh is expected to give the court or largely conservative majority. Worse still. The Los Angeles District Attorneys Office says it will not be prosecuting acts of kevin spacey over an accusation of Sexual Assault dating back to Nine Hundred Ninety Two it says the allegation falls outside of the california statute of limitations and prosecution has been declined. The syrian province of idlib it is the last piece of territory not under Government Control of syrian president Bashar Al Ass
friday night on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four victims. two 16-year-olds, a 14-year-old, and his then 24-year-old former employee. charges the singer and his lawyers strongly deny. the singer has been accused of multiple criminal acts of sexual assault dating back to 1998 including child pornography charges which he was acquitted of in 2008. kelly has consistently denied sexual misconduct. all right. still ahead, house democrats are gearing up for a possible showdown over the mueller probe. party leaders are considering subpoenaing mueller himself if the report is not made public. and president trump has a new pick for u.s. ambassador to the united nations. what we know this morning about kelly knight craft. we re back in a moment. that s why i take osteo bi-flex, to keep me moving the way i was made to. it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. osteo bi-flex.
on a host of these issues, and that s how we got into this impasse over the subpoena. this will not be a comfortable hearing for the acting attorney general. all right. now we have to go to the growing chaos in virginia. i heard someone say this morning the state of virginia, has anyone tried to unplug it and plug it back in? they got some problems down there. the state s top three officials each face their own scandals. governor ralph northam refusing to resign after this racist photo showing a man in blackface and another in a kkk hood and robe was found on his medical school yearbook page. northam denies he s in the photo after initially seeming to admit one of the men was him. but he did admit to darkening his skin for a dance competition where he said he impersonated michael jackson. then there s lieutenant governor justin fairfax. he s facing an allegation of sexual assault dating back to 2004. democratic national convention is where supposedly it took
costume. justin fairfax said a sexual encounter was consensual and called the allegation an uncorroborated mess. joining me now is geoff bennett. there s been a lot of back and forth about all of this, the resignation of northam. what s the latest this morning? rally, great to see you. we re in a holding pattern. the governor is still telling members of his cabinet and aides that he wants more time to deliberate. he wants more time to clear his name. the governor i m told feels that if he were to step aside now, that would be an admission of wrong doing and that he would be branded a racist. and so the other thing complicating his decision making is as you mentioned the fact that his would be successor, the lieutenant governor, is facing these troubles of his own. in the form of this now uncorroborated allegation of sexual assault dating back to the 2004 democratic national
sexual assault dating back to the 1980s. kavanagh denies the accusation. the senate judiciary committee is still set to vote on his nomination thursday. brazil s presidential candidate is blasting his opponents from his hospital bed. he addressed the public sunday for the first time since being stabbed during a campaign event earlier this month. he s now out of the icu and in a semi-intensive care unit. pope francis has expelled a chilean priest accused of sexually abusing children. he is among many clergy men under investigation in chile but has not yet been criminally charged. the de-frocking comes as the church faces the outcry for abuses dating back decades. river flooding is just beginning in parts of north and south carolina. the slow-moving remnants of hurricane florence are expected to dump even more rain through