Ecuador's president testifies in impeachment trial

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso defended himself Tuesday before lawmakers. He is being accused of embezzlement and recently filed for snap elections to avoid impeachment.

His impeachment trial is taking place amid a spike in violence related to drug trafficking in the South American country and widespread anger over the rising cost of living. If impeached, Lasso would become only the second Ecuadoran president to be thus removed from office, after Juan de Dios Martinez in 1933.