US Senator apologises over groping claims

US Senator Al Franken has apologised after a female broadcaster said he groped and kissed her without consent in 2006.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called for an Ethics Committee investigation.

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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