today, congressman duncan hunter is doing the same. the docket in his federal criminal case says he will appear in federal court tomorrow to change his plea. his current plea is not guilty. he's changing to guilty. duncan hunter confirming that intention to a local tv station in san diego. this presumably means he will be resigning, although he hasn't said so veteranovertly yet. we don't know if his resignation is required as part of his plea deal. one might expect that. presumably he won't make congress dispel him. presumably he will step down on his own terms. after he does so, he like his fellow trump endorser will be able to move on to the sentencing phase of his criminal career and hopefully put the whole thing behind. as congressman chris collins and congressman duncan hunter leave congress to spend more time with their soon to be cell mates, what we're all left with are two things that i think are a little bit sort of harder to grapple with than corrupt and now convicted members of congress who are going to jail. i mean, in poli

duncan hunter, just two weeks after chris collins got himself indicted, duncan hunter got indicted and charged with 60 felony counts. he and his wife charged in a somewhat baroque alleged criminal scheme to misuse campaign funds in very creative ways. for example, there was congressman hunter buying himself some shorts at a golf course. he had his campaign funds pay for the shorts but he listed them under a line item golf balls for wounded warriors. they bought video games and trips to sea word, and air fare, the indictment was 60 counts, nearly 50 pages. duncan hunter then tried to show off his manly and ethical streak when he publicly blamed his wife for all of it, yes, including the multiple weekends away with his multiple mistresses. surely his wife is to blame for charging those things to his campaign. but this is kind of a remarkable story in lots of different ways. this is a remarkable little snapshot. i mean, first there's this indelible fact about the rise of the, you know, trump era. the rise of donald trump in the republican party. right, the first two endorsers he got from

>>republican congressman from southern california duncan hunter pleaded guilty today to federal corruption charges. he's charged with conspiracy stemming from his misuse of more than $200,000 in campaign funds. represents the san diego area and was first elected in 2008. prosecutor hinted at the possibility hunter will resign from office. hunter previously denied using campaign funds to pay for personal expenses such as vacations groceries and

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husband of the year, duncan hunter, is changing his tune. hae >>> duncan hunter, the republican congressman representing california's 50th district was indicted along with his wife for misusing campaign funds. truly impressive variety of inappropriate items. they apparently spent 1300 on video games, 800 on an oral surgeon, 14,000 to a family vacation to italy. more than 600 bucks to fly the family 's pet rabbit across the country. $462 for 30 shots of tequila and a steak at bachelor party and $865 for a stay at hotel not his wife. for a while he was blaming his son and his wife was in charge of finances. alas, he's taking it all back. tomorrow morning he says he's taking a deal. he's taking full responsibility for his actions, sort of. >> the plea that i accepted was misuse of my own campaign funds of which i pled guilty to only one count. i think it's important to know that i did make mistakes. i did not properly monitor or account for my campaign money. i justify that plea with the understanding that i am responsible for my campaign and w

hunter is now set to change his plea to guilty after his wife agreed to testify against him. let's get more from nbc's pete williams. >> good morning. >> reporter: after spending more than a year fighting the federal charges and insisting they were politically motivated -- >> i've done nothing wrong and i say bring the trial now. >> reporter: -- congressman duncan hunter now says he's agreed to plead guilty at a hearing scheduled for tuesday in san diego. federal prosecutors charged him and his wife, margaret, who was also his campaign treasurer, with spending $200,000 they received in campaign contributions on themselves -- dental bills, exotic vacations, video games and home repairs, and more than $500 to fly their pet rabbit across the country prosecutors said the couple joked that his purchase of hawaiian shorts could be described in campaign reports as golf balls for wounded warriors prosecutors said hunter also used campaign money to facilitate affairs with five women. margaret hunter pleaded guilty five months ago, adding to the pressure on him, but he tried to blame h

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katey hill is out while duncan hunter is still there. she has a lot to say about that double standard. don't miss it. >>> in the mueller report you can read all about what exactly led it fbi to open an investigation into the trump campaign's possible contacts with russia and russian intelligence. and it started with this guy. former trump campaign advisor convicted felon george papadopoulos who was sentenced to prison for lying to the fbi about contacts with russian intermediaries during the campaign. and the story goes like this. a mysterious professor, kind of interesting man of mystery went to papadopoulos and they had a conversation and he told him, he told papadopoulos that the russians had dnc e-mails. and then papadopoulos turns around and shares that information with an australian diplomat. and then the diplomat was pretty freaked out as you might imagine particularly when after having this conversation with papadopoulos the dnc hack becomes public in 2017. and so the australian diplomat basically passes the information to the fb

husband of the year, duncan hunter is now changing his tune. that's thing two. tune. that's thing two >>> duncan hunter, the republican congressman representing california's 50th district was indicted along with his wife for misusing campaign funds on a truly impressive variety of items. like they apparently spent $1,300 on video games, $800 on an oral surgeon, $14,000 for a family vacation in italy, more than $600 to fly the family's pet rabbit named everythingbert across the country. $462 for 30 shots of tequila and nearly $900 to stay at a hotel with a woman who was not his wife. kind of on the nose there. for a while he was blaming his family saying his son used the wrong credit card for the video games and his wife was in charge of the finances. he even took a page out of president's book and called the whole thing a witch hunt. now he is taking it all back. tomorrow morning he says he's taking up the deal pleading guilty. he is taking full responsibility for his actions. sort of. >> the plea that i second was misuse of my own campaign funds of which i pled guilt

host: duncan hunter has pled guilty and is resigning his seat. he did not vote on impeachment. he was asked not to vote before he steps down. democratic caller -- caller: good morning to both of you. todemocrats, we really need get out of this delusional state of mind. i am looking at 40 districts that we can lose easily. we need to focus on two things, the white house and the senate. -- if he gets four more flip the ninth. ruth bader ginsburg, she cannot last. she is sick. force another nominee. joe biden, he has to address this. true.not say, it is not he has to have a good answer for that because he is the only one who can be trump. none of these other candidates can be trump. host: a lot to chew on. guest: electability is what you are hitting on. the question is whether joe biden is the best candidate to take on donald trump if democrats want to win the white house. joe biden has been campaigning on that message. probably the number one reason he has been leading in the polls. democrats going to use the election of 2018 to win the white house in 2020? what democrats learned

duncan hunter had his own issues. a republican in california. we had the same thing in new york with a republican. who easily won reelection. it is way too soon to say whether one of these violations would really change. host: duncan hunter has pled guilty and is resigning his seat. he did not vote on impeachment. he was asked not to vote before he steps down. democratic caller -- caller: good morning to both of you. as democrats, we really need to get out of this delusional state of mind. i am looking at 40 districts that we can lose easily. we need to focus on two things, the white house and the senate. trump is packing these courts. they flipped the 3rd district. if he gets four more years, they will flip the ninth. ruth bader ginsburg, she cannot last. mcconnell will force another nominee. joe biden, he has to address this. he cannot say, it is not true. he has to have a good answer for that because he is the only one who can beat trump. none of these other candidates can beat trump. host: a lot to chew on. guest: electability is what you ar

duncan hunter previously denied the charges. he said he pleaded guilty to spare his three children the hardship of a trial.margaret hud guilty to misusing campaign funds. the two are accused of using the money to pay for vacations, meals and gifts. a federal prosecutor says he is planning to ask for a sentence of one year in prison. >>> president trump butting heads with french president at the nato summit today. the summit is supposed to celebrate the 70th anniversary of nato but there is evidence of tension within the alliance. >> the nato summit here in london is supposed to be a celebration marking the 70th anniversary of alliance but president trump is taking the opportunity to pressure nato members toe on their own defense. and he says if they don't, they could face economic retaliation from the u.s. >> there are some countries that aren't fulfilling their commitment. those countries will be dealt with maybe -- i will deal with them from a trade standpoint. >> many others putting him at odds with french president who criti

duncan hunter had a misuse of campaign funds. he attempted to throw his wife under the bus and say she's to blame for it. he said it was a witch hunt, ridiculous, he was going to fight it. it includes misusing funds for everything including flying the pet rabbit across the country for $600 or purchasing golf gear and saying it was for the, quote, wounded warriors. ultimately after all the railing against the system and how it was unfair, he pleaded and will be leaving congress. >> susan. >> by the way, he threw his wife under the bus too. he just blamed it all on her. unbelievable. good one. i went with press secretary stephan stephan stephanie grisham. it's not the press secretary's job to lie to the american public so i think she has it on her face, in her hair, it's coming out of her ears. it's everywhere. she's got blueberry pie all over because she's been disen with us with providing the american public with the truth. >> there's only one person in my view who can beat donald trump and that would be attorney general william

we pay enough taxes. >> the store owner is considering moving his business elsewhere. >>> duncan hunter is set to plead guilty on charges of misusing campaign funds. hunter initially denied the claims and tried to blame his wife who pleaded guilty five months ago. they were both charged for spending hundreds of thousands of dollars of donor money on personal expenses, such as vacations, bar tabs, affairs and more. yesterday the representative told a san diego television station why he will no longer fight the charges. >> ink have a public trial for three reasons. those three reasons are my kids. >> well, his wife was going to testify against him. hunter narrowly won re-election last fall. but the county republican party no longer supports him and he faces a tough primary once he pleads guilty, he'll be a convicted felon. assuming he gets a -- he can continue to serve in congress. >>> now to decision 2020 and the presidential race. governor gavin newsom plans to travel to iowa later this month to campaign for kamala harris. newsom will visit the first state to cast its ballots. she fell

duncan hunter's stunning admission. >>> and the impeachment inquiry enters its next phase, republicans doing damage control. >>> good morning. it is tuesday, december 3rd. i'm anne makovec. >> and i'm michelle griego. let's talk about our tuesday forecast. >>> good tuesday morning. we are starting off with cloudy skies mild temps, mini in the led to mid-50s. here is your future cam looking east at the bright lights. as we head through the day, we are looking at a few showers that look partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. we have a few showers rolling in across the east bay overnight. you can see some activity. daytime highs for today, with partly to mostly cloudy skies and a few showers still possible.

duncan hunter's stunning admission. >>> and the impeachment inquiry enters its next phase, republicans doing damage control. >>> good morning. it is tuesday, december 3rd. i'm anne makovec. >> and i'm michelle griego. let's talk about our tuesday forecast. >>> good tuesday morning. we are starting off with cloudy skies mild temps, mini in the led to mid-50s. here is your future cam looking east at the bright lights. as we head through the day, we are looking at a few showers that look partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. we have a few showers rolling in across the east bay overnight. you can see some activity. daytime highs for today, with partly to mostly cloudy skies and a few showers still possible. we will be in the led to mid- 60s as we head through the afternoon. for many locations >> so above average by out . city 3 for a high in concord. city to in fremont looking at city five in san jose. say, 2 for oakland weas for san francisco and upper 50s for pacifica. now, tracking stronger storm system. and that will arrive by the end of the workweek. we will talk about that and detail

. >>> in just a few hours, embattled california congressman duncan hunter is expected to change his plea to guilty, admitting he used campaign funds to pay for vacations, video games and more. after spending a year denying it. this is a big shift, nick. >> it is, john. let's start with what prosecutors claim hunter spent this more than a quarter million dollars of campaign funds on. first, we have a bunch of extramarital affairs. he allegedly took a young staffer to a bar in d.c., a couple hundred bucks for drinks and snacks. also took a lobbyist he was involved with to a weekend getaway in lake tahoe and right there his wife was involved as well by the way in this. right there you were seeing them on vacation in italy. a $14,000 vacation. they also took breaks to vegas, hawaii, london. also lots of golf, lots of beers, lots of trips to the racetrack. also 300 bucks taken out of an atm on his way to the horse racetrack. a lot of meals from jack in the box and wendy's up to $1,000 tabs at fancy restaurants. also quite money tain stuff. more than $11,000 at costcos and school lunches and t

>>republican congressman from southern california duncan hunter pleaded guilty today to federal corruption charges. he's charged with conspiracy stemming from his misuse of more than $200,000 in campaign funds. represents the san diego area and was first elected in 2008. prosecutor hinted at the possibility hunter will resign from office. hunter previously denied using campaign funds to pay for personal expenses such as vacations groceries and video games. but he owned up to his mistakes today. i failed to monitor and account for my campaign spent. >>i made mistakes that's what today was all about. >>100 faces up to 5 years in prison, he said he wants to avoid a trial because of his 3 children. his wife margaret pleaded guilty in june to conspiring with him. the 2 of them are now waiting for their sentences. >>a new study says although racial disparities have narrowed across the united states criminal justice system african americans are still much more likely to be behind bars than are whites. that study released today by the nonpartisan council on criminal justice found racial gaps decli

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duncan hunter accused of illegally dipping into campaign funds to pay for vacations, video games, and more. >> on tuesday i'm going to change my plea to guilty. i think it's important not to have a public trial for 3 reasons, and those 3 reasons are my kids. >> until now hunter had long denied he misused campaign funds, despite federal prosecutors charging he fraudulently spent more than $200,000. >>> a live look at capitol hill. on wednesday the house judiciary committee will hold their first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry. the initial focus will be to examine historical precedence for impeaching a president. the committee has chosen 4 constitutional experts to testify including pamela carlin of stanford university. tonight the house intelligence committee is putting the final touches on its report. republicans released their report today and say there's still no direct evidence that trump pressured his ukrainian counterpart. >>> governor gavin newsom hitting the campaign trail traveling to iowa in a couple of weeks to try to give senator kamala harris a white house run bo

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. >>> congressman duncan hunter says that he plans to resign and plead guilty to charges today that he stole more than a quarter million dollars in campaign money. it is a stunning reversal. for over a year, the california republican has claimed to be the victim of a conspiracy. prosecutors had extensive details on how he allegedly used the money for golf, tequila, family trips, and mistresses. hunter's wife was charged but took a deal to testify against him. it's not clear when hunter will step down. he said in a tv interview yesterday that he's prepared to go to jail. he said a trial would be tough on his children. >>> former president jimmy carter is back in the hospital. he was reportedly admitted to the hospital in georgia over the weekend for a urinary tract infection. a spokesperson says that he's now, quote, feeling better and looks forward to returning home soon. last week carter was released from the hospital after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall. carter, who is 95, is the longest lived president in u.s. history. >>> coming up on the "m

. >>> and back here at home tonight, and california congressman duncan hunter has pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds. a major reversal, after more than a year of denials. the six-term republican was accused of spending more than $250,000 from the campaign. hunter called it a political witch hunt. his wife is now cooperating with prosecutors. >>> and there still mup more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. the consumer alert. ready to eat salads and sushi all part of a new recall tonight. >>> also ahead, the scare at boston's logan airport. the man who got through security, then got into a cargo hold on a jetblue plane. >>> the chicago police chief fired, breaking his silence today. what he's now saying after being found in an suv, reports claims he'd been drinking for hours. >>> and tonight, the actress saying that they're lucky to be alive. 13 members of her family marking the holiday. two went to the hospital. and what was then discovered. they then went back and got everyone out. a lot more news ahead here. we love smart savers. like yard-sale savers. tee-time savers. and e

. >>> california congressman duncan hunter plans to plead guilty today to misusing campaign funds. the admission from the six-term congressman comes after more than a year of denials. hunter and his wife are accused of using that campaign money for golf outings and family vacations. prosecutors say he spent some of the money on extramarital affairs, and some of the cash was used to fly the family's pet rabbit across the country. hunter now says the public trial would be too difficult for the family's three children. >> whatever the time and custody is, i will take that hit. it's my hope that the court will not sentence my wife to jail. i think it's important that my kids have a mom at home. >> well, hunter came under intense pressure after his wife agreed to a plea deal back in june. he's not saying whether he'll resign, but he says he hopes the seat will stay in republican hands. >>> a consumer alert from the fbi this morning about the risk of owning a smart tv. the fbi says hackers can use your tv to change channels, send your kids inappropriate videos or cyberstalk your home. ag

republican duncan hunter was heckled as he left court. he had called the charges against him a conspiracy cooked up by the deep state before changing his plea. prosecutors say he spent the money on luxury family vacationins and romantic relationships with lobbyists and aides. president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un are back to trading insults. tonight, the north is threatening the u.s. with what it calls an "unwelcome christmas gift." elizabeth palmer has the details. >> reporter: north korean leader kim jong-un didn't make the threat in person. he was too busy overseeing the opening of samjiyon, a new model town. but this smiling man is deadly serious about coercing america to lift punishing sanctions by the end of the year in return for nuclear concessions. in london, president trump seemed to take this latest provocation in stride. >> that's why i call him "rocket man." but we have a very good relationship. >> reporter: that relationship could be seriously strained by north korea's so-called christmas gift, which may be a l

we've seen that duncan hunter had his own issues before the 2018 election, the republican of california won reelection and in new york. he easily won reelection. soon to says too whether one of these violations would change the reelection process. host: hunter has been guilty and resigning his seat. he did not vote on impeachment he's been asked not to vote before he steps down. in maryland democratic caller. >> caller: good morning to both of you. i think as democrats we really need to get out of the delusional state of mind, i'm looking at 40 districts that we can lose easily and we need to focus on two things, the white house and the senate. trump is packing the courts, they slipped the third district and if he gets four more years, they will slip the ninth up, ruth gator mintzberg, god bless her soul, she cannot last, she is sick. mcconnell will force another nominee in the supreme court justice, joe biden has to address the thing with hunter biden he cannot say it is not true, he has to have a good answer for that because he is the only one that can beat trump, none of the other ca

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. >>> after a year saying he did nothing wrong, duncan hunter will plead guilty to illegally using campaign funds. he is change his plea to avoid a trial that would be tough on his kids. his wife conspired with her husband to divert campaign funds for personal use. despite his indictment, he knorr r narrowly won re-election in 2016. >>> jimmy carter back in the hospital less than a year after he left a different hospital in atlanta, following a two-week stay. the 95-year-old carter was administered over the weekend for treatment of a urinary tract infection. he is already feeling better and looks forward to returning home soon. he was hospitalized to relieve pressure on his brain. that was the result of recent falls. he was released in time for thanksgiving. >>> the fbi says something you probably are using right now, right this moment, could be spying on you. details, next. >>> we're going to tune into the president speaking now. he's at the nato 70th anniversary meetings. let's listen in. >> doing a fantastic job. we appreciate it. the secretary-general will tell you that through some wor

. >>> a guilty plea from congressman duncan hunter for misusing more than $200,000 in campaign funds. the california republican first denied using the money for family trips to italy and hawaii, plane tickets for his pet rabbit, and to pay for romantic flings. hunter called the charges a witch hunt. on tuesday he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to misuse campaign funds. >> i'm failed to monitor and account for my campaign spending. i made mistakes. that's what today was all about. >> hunter faces up to five years in prison. prosecutors tell cnn they'll only seek 14 months. he would not comment about leaving office. his wife margaret also pleaded to the same charge and could be facing time as well. >>> a school resource officer shot and wounded a high school student. this one happened in oshkosh, wisconsin. the 16-year-old stabbed the officer during an alter indication before being shot. both the student and officer were treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. it comes a day after an officer shot a student at a high school. they later learned it was a pelle

representative duncan hunter of san diego will resign after the holidays. the republicans sent out a 2 sentence statement yesterday just days after pleading guilty to illegally using campaign money for personal expenses. hunter had long dismissed the charges as a politically motivated conspiracy to drive him from office before changing his plea. hunter is scheduled to be sentenced in march. reaching out to the public to try and stop a tax break for cannabis companies. the oakland city council proposed a 4 million dollar tax break for the city's largest cannabis businesses. this is in addition to the already reduced taxes for the smallest 150 of the 195 i registered cannabis businesses in oakland. the mayor sent out a message to oakland residents stating cold night due to collier council members to oppose this reckless giveaway and if the council approves this irresponsible tax break insist they are transparent and responsible by specifying the services they will cut to pay for it. by law the council must maintain a balanced budget attack let's break for the

duncan hunter plans to plead guilty to misusing campaign funds later today. the san diego area republican is facing federal corruption charges accused of stealing campaign money to pay for vacation, peonal expenses. in an interview with the san diego television station heat said he is changing his plea to protect his three children from going through a public trial. >>> ktvu has been a proud part of the one warm coat dry for 17 years. this holiday season we want you to look in your closet and see if you have may have a spare coat or jacket that you can donate. you can go to our website ktvu.com and see a whole list of drop off locations including santana in san jose, bay street and emeryville. one warm coat drive will continue until the end of this month. >>> we are looking at the results of the california highway patrol thanksgiving maximum enforcement period of time. the chp holding gate division tweeted they made 173 arrest from impaired driving. statewide at least 42 people lost their lives during the thanks giving holiday weekend. >> always sorry to hear

. >>> southern california congressman duncan hunter plans to change his not guilty plea today. he is accused of illegally dipping into campain funds to pay for vacations, video games and more. he will now plead guilty to one count. he's denied misusing campaign funds. hunter wants to avoid a public trial because of his kids. >>> following president trump's trip abroad. world leaders are gathered. the president met with secretary-general. mr. trump also addressed comments from french president emmanuel macron who called nato brain dead. >> i think it's very insulting to a lot of different forces including a man who does a very good job in running nato. >> according to his public schedule he's meeting with the french president currently. i'll bring you any updates. reggie and kumasi? >> thanks, jobina. >>> a popular type of wine could face tariffs by the trump administration. >>> new at 6:00, uber unveiled its top trends of 2019 from top destinations to the most ordered type of food. we're going to break it all down next. >>> a look at live doppler 7 tracking showers over the oce

california republican congressman duncan hunter junior changing his plea in a russian case to guilty on one count of misusing campaign funds. each states he alluded campaign finance for other expenses, he pleaded not guilty, call the prosecution a political witchhunt. federal prosecutor upgraded indictment is likely in a criminal case against two rudy giuliani associates tied to ukraine. a pretrial hearing was heard in the case against igor froom and. lisa page involved in an escalating war of words tonight, breaking her silence after spending the next couple years in the headlines. for anti-trump text messages, still haven't been fully explained. mike emmanuel has the story. >> reporter: former fbi lawyer lisa page is breaking her silence two years after her personal text messages made her a public figure. page is defending her text messages with peter stzrok saying have an opinion and sharing that opinion publicly or privately with another person is squarely within the permissible bounds of the hatch act. those texts include two in august 2017 when she texted trump is never going t

. >>> duncan hunter admits to campaign finance violation says he will step down. hunter has represented a district in the san diego area as a republican for 11 years, last week he pleaded guilty to conspiring with his wife to use campaign funds for vacations in private school tuition. now, he says he will resign from congress after the holidays. so far hunter headed give a specific date. >>> overtime pay for california firefighters a surgeon because of a string of major wildfires in the past couple of years. the analysis of state payroll records by the la times, firefighter overtime pay jumped by 65% in a decade. pushing total wages to nearly $5 billion a year. firefighters now are among the best paid workers in california government. last year in the los angeles area more than 1000 firefighters are is more than $100,000 just in overtime. >>> we are learning more about the saudi aviation students that went on a deadly rampage at a for naval base. investigators believe the gunman took to twitter shortly before the shooting to bash the u.s. support of israel accuse

. ♪ >> bret: welcome back to the reagan library, california and republic congressman duncan hunter jr. says he will resign after the holidays. of earlier this week, hunter pleaded guilty to misusing campaign money and republican conference rules require him to step down. tonight, we conclude our series on democratic presidential candidate, pete buttigieg with a look at what the folks back home in south bend, indiana, i sing about their mayor. senior correspondent mike tobin reports from south bend. >> and the poor neighborhoods of south bend where blight has taken over mayor pete buttigieg executed a plan to demolish 1,000 abandoned homes in 1,000 days. >> he goes to these african-american communities suffering already from the lack over the years, and takes a wrecking ball or a machine to remove the homes. of there is no plan in place to return housing back to the area. >> south bend tells a tale of two cities under mayor buttigieg. the neighborhoods that suffer the fate when auto manufacturing dried up and the population for frank of the downtown, or cranes now tower over the small

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the republican congressman from california duncan hunter said he would plead guilty to misusing campaign funds, entered a not guilty plea. he used campaign cash to pay for vacations, golf trips, fancy trips for his many mistresses. congressman hunter said he is changing his plea to protect his children and also to help keep his seat in republican hands. the congressman has not yet announced whether he is stepping down. his wife had previously cut a deal to spill everything she knows. how far would you go to score a little extra legroom on a plane? investigators say a woman in florida faked a medical emergency after crewmembers denied her a big receipt. happened on every american flight from pensacola to miami. the local station the woman claims she was having breathing issues. the pilot thought it was a real emergency and flew back to pensacola. she admitted faking the whole thing, so far no word of any criminal charges on that one. online shoppers could shatter sales records and spend more than $9 billion the cyber monday according to some analysts but unfortunately, it is also the peak

. >>> well, we go now and talk about duncan hunter. in august he pleaded not guilty to charges. he's changing that plea to avoid putting his kids through a public trial here. his wife also pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, but now he is changing his plea. the california congressional representative is expected to plead guilty to conspiring to misuse campaign funds. >>> an east bay activist among thousands who rallied outside the u.s. supreme court today as justices heard rights on the gun rights case. demonstrators gathered outside. it prevented firearms registered in the city from being taken out of town. that law was repealed after the court agreed to hear the case. many say that should make the cause moot, but some gun law reformers say it misses the bigger point. >> this is not about law. this is about the nra's agenda. they're being political. the end goal for them is to further loosen the gun laws and that is one way to do it. >> the nra and others are hoping the conservative court will expand protections for gun owners. >>> for the first time today we're seeing s

it's not clear if duncan hunter will plead guilty or no contest. a federal prosecutor confirms hunter will no longer plead not guilty at a hearing tomorrow. hunter was accused of using his campaign funds to pay for vacations, video games and for extra marital affairs. the impeachment inquiry has brought president trump's con smirscy theory that ukraine interfe interfered not rush into full view. now republicans are peddling this conspiracy theory, despite multiple agencies concluding it was russia that interfered in the election. john kennedy continues to muddy the waters on this. >> i think both russia and ukraine meddled in the 2016 election. russia was very aggressive, and they're much more sophisticated. the fact that russia was so aggressive does not exclude the fact that president poreshenko interfered. >> are you at all concerned that you've been duped? >> no. >> and now the president is thanking senator kennedy for the job he did in representing the republican party by pushing this debunked conspiracy theory. we have david axelrod with us,

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. >>> congressman duncan hunter is leaving congress but he says he'll do it after the holidays. >> the california republican changed his formal plea this week to guilty admitting to fraudulently spending more than $200,000 in campaign funds. some of the luxuries he and his wife splurged on include a $14,000 italian vacation. he spent the money on everyday items like groceries. >> until this week, he denied any wrong doing. that went on for more than a year. a house ethics committee told hunter on thursday to stop voting on legislation. >>> from the holiday commercial about bikes to one about boos. how the actress is making best of it. >>> and a tick commonly found in the south is making the way north and spreading illness. even being blamed for one woman developing an allergy to red meat. how climate change is contributing to the spread of this blood-sucking bug. mike bloomberg's never been afraid of tough fights, the ones that make a true difference in people's lives. and mike's won them, which is important right this minute, because if he could beat america's biggest gun lobby, helpi

duncan hunter said today that he will resign at the end of the year. he faces charges of misusing campaign funds. there are now 23 house republicans who are not seeking reelection next year. still to come the newshour: france is brought to a halt, as the nation erupts in protest ron's pensiont m reform. how a fringe conspiracy theory about ukraine gained currency in the oval office. mark shields and david brooks break down a week that brought us even closer to impeachment. and, much more. >> woodruff: for a second straight day, a general strike brought much of france to a ha. the streets are filled with protesters denouncing president emmanuelle macron. as nick schifrin tells us, it's macron's ideas on reforming sacrosanct sections of the french national retiment system that have sparked outrage across the country. >> schifrin: in the city of light, dusk arrives early, ia cloud of tear gas. protestors have sh down paris and much of france. phalanx of police charge at demonstrators, and sw little restraint. police have arrested hundreds. demonstrators h

back in this country, republican congressman duncan hunter formal admitted diverting campaign funds for personal use. he pled guilty today in federal court in saniego and now faces five years in prison.x- the rm california lawmaker will also resign from congress. the u.s. supreme court heard arguments today in a high-stakes environmental case on superfund sites.ve it inva former copper smelter site in montana. local landowners wt a more extensive cleanup of arsenic contamination than federal rules call for. atlaic richfield, the site's owner, argues that the federal regulations take precedent. and, back in london, prince andrew fac allegations that he once had sex with a 17-year-old ameran girl, and president trp faced questions about the case. mr. trump offered no opinion, he also said he did not knowan ew, although photos, like this one, from last june, show them at several events over the years. the prince has beeheavily criticized for his ties to jeffrey epstei who committed icide last summer, facing sex- trafficking charges. still to come on the newshour: on the ground for the nato

southern california congressman duncan hunter will plead guilty on charges of misusing campaign funds. hunter initially denied the claims and tried to blame his wife. pleaded guilty five months ago. they were both charged for reportedly spending hundreds of thousands of dollars of donor money on personal expenses, like vacations, bar tabs, affairs and more. yesterday the representative told a san diego television station why he will no longer fight the charges. >> i think it's important not to have a public trial for three reasons and those three reasons are my kids. >> hunter's wife was set to testify against him. he narrowly won re-election last fall. the republican party in california no longer supports him. once he pleads guilty, he will be a convicted felon. assuming he doesn't get a long prison sentence, he could continue to serve in congress. >>> are you looking for a new job, part-time gig in the new year, how about one that helps your local community. u.s. census is hiring 5,000 temporary workers in the bay area. the job pays up to $30 an hour in some parts of the bay area. t

duncan hunter, republican from california did not vote last night after his guilty plea on campaign finance charges earlier this year. he's been asked not to vote by the ethics committee. he's set to resign from the house soon into the new year. and then there's congressman john shimkus. he was out of the country visiting his son in tanzania. c-span's producer craig kaplan with a tweet quoting shimkus's statement saying my wife karen and i had made arrangements to visit our son joshua in tanzania where he's serving in the peace corps. at the white house i informed president trump i would not be present for these votes although he did express his disappointment that he was missing those votes. he says he's not embarrassed. i'm embarrassed that they're even happening. so that was the breakdown on the floor last night. by the way, some news today about one of the reliable republican no votes. that's congressman mark meadows. politico's playbook with this story today about mark meadows' future in congress. reporting meadows is not seeking re-election. he could leave in the middle of this term t