launched a team of state investigators to come and do an independent review of the incident. this follows a law signed last year by california governor gavin newsom which requires the state ag s toffice to investigae any incident in which a person dies. those results will be handed over to the state s special prosecutor s office. they ll determine if any charges are warranted. josh campbell, thanks so much. streets and houses under water in nearly 40 cities. these massive floods are washing away lives. we ll have the dramatic images coming up. plus, following breaking news. the cdc announced big changes to the isolation period for some people who test positive for covid. stay with us.
the state ag, ken paxton, who himself remains under indictment for securities fraud and reportedly under a federal investigation over whistle-blower complaints. that same ken paxton has accused her of obstructing a poll watcher. a charge that was ultimately dismissed but which could have meant up to a year in prison. that local election official is now speaking out, warning of the intimidation she and other election officials have faced over lies about election fraud. intimidation, that threatens the next elections and poses dire consequences to american democracy. outfront now is travis county clerk, the democratic elections chief targeted by paxton. thank you for being here tonight. your story is really remarkable. this trumped-up charge was thrown out. but that s not without doing damage. why do you think you were targeted? well, i think there are several reasons. i think i made a good target because i fought back.
this kind of review. and where the public can feel as though this review was done comprehensively, properly, and in a way that can be trusted. a reminder to our viewers, you re the state ag, the oakland county prosecutor, karen mcdonald, said friday she may bring charges against school officials. what was your reaction when you heard that? what types of charges could those even be? well, i don t want to speculate yet, because i don t have the information. and again, i don t know to what extent our department will be involved in this. i will say i ve been in close contact with oakland county prosecutor karen mcdonald. we ve talked consistently throughout the course of these events. she knows we re here to assist in any way possible. and i think if you ask her, she would welcome our involvement. these charges against the crumbley parents, which have already been filed, they re unusual. do you think these charges, and if any charges are filed against school officials, but still, eve
true. cuomo called plenty journalists and in two cases appeared to seek information on his brother s accusers. it was an avalanche of documents from the state ag s probe that boaried cnn with bad press such as atlantic writing, chris cuomo must go. felt compelled to act. protected the man until the details proved too damaging. one more wrinkle, a lawyer for andrew cuomo s accusers, she told this week of new investigation involving a former junior colleague involving another network. it might have been the tipping point. look, i know chris cuomo, i take no pleasure in this. i get that chris was being loyal to his brother but he wasn t being loyal to the principles of journalism. i m howard kurtz and this is media buzz.
ago, congresswoman ilhan omar, representing a lot of the damage and destruction that was done in the wake of the floyd killing, and she actually supported the dismantling of the police and so did keith ellison, the state ag in minnesota. but she also ends up blaming the police for bringing this on themselves, the issue of defund. what is happening with the democrats if they don t see how important the issue of safety on the streets for the good people of minneapolis and frankly st. paul as well. why are they out of touch? this is pretty much a democratic city so our vote reflects our values. i think to the congresswoman and the attorney general were out of touch, in fact, with the voters on this issue and last night s victory said that in fact the people of minneapolis want a