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Another political career that was once on the fast track has been derailed by a sex scandal. nevada senator john ensign is stepping began. the conservative republican admitted to the affair and then helped his former lovers husband to get a lobbying job. nbcs kelly odonnell is live in washington, d.c. kelly, last month he said hed resign after the current term expires at the end of the next year so why did he move up the day? >> reporter: thats interesting, chris, because he thought a political ...

Senate. his resignation will be effective monday, may 3rd. >> thank you, whos been covering this story. this of course was a number of those on capitol hill who believe that this is the deepest examination of wrong doing by a senator since 1995 and the investigation into senator bob packwood who was accused of sexual harassment by several members of his staff. with me now, john, good to see you. thanks so much for joining us. senator ensign, this surprise announcement. you broke the story. did h...

Closer to home, nevada republican senator john ensign has announced that he will leave the seat he has held for 11 years amid an ethics investigation. ensigns resignation comes nearly two years after he acknowledged an affair with a former staffer. that revelation sparked the senate ethics committee probe after the womans husband received money from ensigns parents and later left his role as a top ensign aide. in a statement, senator ensign acknowledged the investigation but maintained his innoc...

Line. he says hes running for office because his charity work isnt solving enough of the states problems. hes on the democratic ticket and plans to focus on two issues if he wins, education and making new jersey more affordable. >> impressive guy, carl lewis. beyonce giving the first lady a boost in her attempt to tackle childhood obesity. she is releasing a video called "lets move flash workout" a reworked version of her hit "get me bodied" and released across middle schools across the countr...

Here, theres nothing about juice on the zyrtec® label. what? labels are meant to be read. id be lost without you. i knew you werent allergic to me. [ sneezes ] you know, you cant take allegra with orange juice. both: really? fyi. [ male announcer ] get zyrtec®s proven allergy relief and love the air®. beyonce is giving the first lady a boost in her attempt to tackle childhood obesity. the grammy winning pop star is receiving a new video called "lets move-flash workout." it will be released ...

All political. the nine-time gold medalist is holding a news conference where he is expected to announce hes running for new jersey state senate. a state democratic party official says carl lewis plans to run in the eighth legislative district. and president obama is bringing back general stanley mcchrystal. he was relieved of command in afghanistan after his subordinates gave a despaispara interview about the obama administration. and the white house released a behind the scenes look at bey...

Out on may 3rd called "knowing your value" by one mika brzezinski. >> i look at the women at the top and what wour role is in that. erin, thanks for that. what do you have cooking this morning. >> in all seriousness, it is available on amazon. >> shameless. amazon.com. >> yes, amazon.com. all right. so a couple of stories today. one, the big gossip item on wall street. theres two gossip item the less sexy one is about quantitative easing but this one is really important. fed governors over the w...

Theyre going to continue in the courts. well continue at the ballot box and there is an election here on april 5th where we warm up. may 3rd the governors top aide is in play in la crosse. we expect to have a very good chance of winning that seat. which i think will send shivers through the spines of republicans and then there will be recall elections after that. it will bring the fight to legislative bodies and we will not give up. this fight has only just begun, ed. >> good to have you with us...

Workers not show up for work because of this law? >> well, thats not for us. thats for workers to decide for themselves but our fight will continue. theyre going to continue in the courts. well continue at the ballot box and there is an election here on april 5th where we warm up. may 3rd the governors top aide is in play in la crosse. we expect to have a very good chance of winning that seat. which i think will send shivers through the spines of republicans and then there will be recall electio...

>> geraldo: how big a difference is fergie coming onboard? >> im so blessed. she brought the independent, strong female beauty, soul, rock and roll, she added a different element to what we already had there. now were the all-star team and i love it. it wouldnt be a band without will.i.am, fergie, apl and myself. >> did you get sober before fergie? >> no. my partners were what are you doing? im living the life sometime. i credit will.i.am, apl and fergie for having my back and really being there...