about harvey weinstein and other powerful men accused of predatory behavior. who knew what and when did they know it? >> that's is now the crucial question we're asking as more people come forward. thank you so much, brian. >>> "outfront" now, irin carmon, one of the reporters who broke the story in "the washington post," and hln anchor on the story, erica hill, she was the co-anchor on cbs this morning for six months. i have known charlie for a decade. he was professional with me. i was disgusted to hear about the women's experiences we're learning about in all of this reporting. erica, you anchored with charlie. you sat next to him every day. what was your reaction when you heard this news, when you saw the story? >> you said disgusted. that's how i felt. i saw this cross yesterday and everything stopped. your reporting was amazing and so detailed. and my blood started to boil, i have to be honest. i felt terrible for these women who have been put through everything they were describing. and i was frustrated, i think, in many ways, too, by a culture that has allowed this to happen

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weinstein were made public the president said he was, quote, not surprised. in response, the white house was asked about its position regarding mr. trump's many accusers and the white house press secretary, whose salary you taxpayers pay, stood by that line while standing at the podium from the people's house, saying all of these women are liars. >> is the official white house position that all of these women are lying? >> we've been clear on that from the beginning and the president's spoken on it. >> while president trump has yet to weigh in on whether he believes any of the seven women who claim that roy moore in his 30s pursued intimate relations with them when they were in high school, including one who says he had sexual contact with her when she was 14. another one who says he sexual assaulted her when she was 16, that didn't apply to presidential daughter ivanka trump. ivanka trump said, quote, there is a special place in hell for people who prey on children. i've yet to see a valid explanation and i have no reason to doubt the victims' accounts. no reason to doubt the vict

fallout and the circumstances this has created. amidst the harvey weinstein awakening this country, a man nearly 40 years ago could still become the next u.s. senator. republican candidate roy moore will not, refuses to exit alabama senate rate after these bombshell allegations detailed in the "washington post." they were made by a woman named lee corpsman. this dates back to 1979 when she was 14 years of age. she says moore touched her through her bra, and under wear, and guided her hand to his under wear. roy moore denies this. sending out multiple tweets in which he seemed to ignore the fact that she is a republican who told the post that she voted for donald trump. shears bit more of what roy moore has tweeted. quoting him, the obama clinton machines liberal media lap dogs just lawn shds the most nasty round of attacks ever against me i've ever faced. that was just one of several, as you can see. meantime the president of the united states is echoing the reaction of a lot of republican lawmakers urging roy moore to drop out of this u.s. senate race. here is u.s. white house sarah

such a -- there was the incident with harvey weinstein allegedly doing this in front of a female reporter in a restaurant in a hallway. but it's such an odd thing that he would talk about it openly in his act. one of the apologies, didn't he say something about, i was going through a difficult time? >> yeah, that was one of the women who he -- the woman who he spoke with when he was speaking with her on the phone, he said i was going through a dark time, i was going through a tough time. i apologize for it. it seems from those messages that he was saying it's behind me now. but, of course, we don't know if that's true. >> because louis decided not to comment for our story. >> cara buckley, appreciate it, and melena ryzik, thanks very much. thanks for watching 360. time now for don lemon and cnn tonight. i'm don lemon, and we begin with breaking news. the republican candidate for the u.s. senate in alabama fighting back against explosive allegations that he had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s and engaged in questionable conduct with other teenager

extraordinary new details about the links harvey weinstein went to protect himself, including reporting that he had hired a team of elite spies to dig up dirt on his accusers. and also on juournalists as wel. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. you're watching cnn. more on breaking news of this texas church massacre. today we are learning this gunman escaped from a mental health facility, this is back in 2012, and of the multiple big questions, one of them is, how is this shooter with criminal military record able to legally buy guns. turns out air force did not report to a national database that would stopped him. now launching full reviews. with me now, retired lieutenant jeffrey also a former military attorney. thank you so much for joining me today. i know you have all the same questions we have, right, the fact that the shooter had no disqualifying information to prevent him from buying a gun, despite the two accounts for domestic violence and violence. and i understand all reviews under way but how was the break down? how was this not reported? >> well, it seems to me that what

that with harvey weinstein. we heard about the ndas through his company. but what i've learned today from speaking to an attorney who has handled a lot of these cases is that these particular ones, these capitol hill cases, the ndas are so broad they include you can't talk to your family and friends about it. you can't talk to your therapist about it. you certainly can't talk to your colleagues or report it to the police or to the house ethics committee. so the limiting nature of what that means if you go forward and report it through the process, which you noted is the way that they're supposed to do it, then you are so limited in -- you give up so many of your rights to approach the problem from a different perspective. it really dissuades a lot of people from reporting at all. we know from congresswoman speier's office that 80% of the victims that have come forward to them in the last few weeks with stories, 80% of them did not go through this process because of what they learned it was going to be. some of them say they started the process and walked out, saying this is not going

high. you ask why didn't they come out earlier against harvey weinstein, in a number of these cases, well, at some point there's strength in numbers. where it no longer becomes i'm going to hide this in my background and it becomes this is something i must do so it doesn't happen to others. as a former prosecutor i saw so many victims in this case of criminal sexual abuse, it was a horrible experience to have to come forward and testify in front of the eyes of the jury, but i also saw redemption through all of it. they didn't want what happened to them happen to someone else and that's why they're coming forward. >> appreciate you being forward. thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up a rare admission from someone recently accused of allegations, louis c.k. recently said the statement from five women are true. what he is saying in a statement next. by victories. by those with the resourcefulness, the ingenuity, and the grit to help ensure the next energy to power our dreams, will be american energy. t-mobile's unlimited now includes netflix on us. that's right. netflix on us. get 4 un

public opinion around them is so different than a harvey weinstein or someone in the media like a charlie rose because there are not millions upon millions of americans who are in the charlie rose party or the harvey weinstein party. >> right. >> what's the incentive for a woman to come out and make false accusations? people aren't thinking that way. in politics the instinct is -- >> everything is tribal. >> so i want to defend the person in my corner. >> thanks so much. happy holidays to all of you and your families. president trump released the secret jfk files so what could be so secret inside his tax returns that the irs is now putting them, yes, in a special safe. remember how the economic crash was supposed to be a wake up call for our government? people all across the country lost their savings, their pensions and their jobs. i'm tom steyer and it turned out that the system that had benefited people like me who are well off, was, in fact, stacked against everyone else. it's why i left my investment firm and resolved to use my savings for the public good. but here we are nin

lost his job, charlie rose lost his job, mark halprin lost his job, harvey weinstein lost his job, but in politics, conyers still in congress, moore is still running, and trump is still president. trump is still president. what do you think? >> you know, what i think is what i see. from this strange perch, brooke, that we have a president who couple weeks ago was weighing in on ray moore. he wanted ray moore, regardless -- because he is desperate for a win, legislative win, one legislative win, and he was throwing all caution to the wind and going for this. now, you know, with all of this coming up, we have a president who is the moral leader, who is faced with 12-plus allegations, 12-plus women who are concerned about sexual misconduct with then civilian donald trump. he cannot escape this. and as the chorus grows of names, it puts a spotlight back here on this president. he may not or sarah may not want to talk about the new allegations, but it's still there. and that's something he's going to have to address because the chorus is growing and grows. >> the spotlight seems like back o

, this whole harvey weinstein era in the last month that have come out, yeah. people need to take a long, hard look at the culture that has been happening since, you know, men and women have walked the earth. >> right. >> and i hope it's changing, and i hope it will change because it's going to take all of us. and not only what happens behind closed doors, a lot of this abuse and harassment happens in front of other people. and when other people let it happen and don't speak up to say something and say look, that's not okay, it's going to continue. >> well, was anybody there -- >> no. >> it was just you too two. >> yeah, backstage behind the cordoned off curtain area. >> what do you think about the senate is calling for an ethics committee investigation, franken himself called for it, but just a day ago, when it came out that more than $15 million had been paid off in settlements to women for sexual harassment and other charges by congress. there was a lot of question about should congress really be in charge of investigating itself? can we really? i mean, i don't know if you saw in

and how the news gets made. this hour ronan farrow will join me live talking about the weinstein effect throughout the industry. this week npr's head of news was forced out and kevin spacey was suspended from "house of cards." >>> plus an all star panel here to react to this week's news in robert mueller's russia investigations. why is rupert murdoch trying to use his media empire to discredit mueller. >>> first, new poll numbers. this is what a white house creditability crises looks like. a new "washington post"/abc poll released just a few hours ago asked, do you think president trump is honest and trustworthy or not. only 33% said yes, he's honest. 65% said they do not believe he's trustworthy. this would be devastating for any white house, particularly for an administration that has only been on the job for nine months. let's talk through this and all the day's news with kellyanne conway, counselor to president trump. she joins me now from the white house. thanks for being here. >> my pleasure. >> given president trump's historically low approval ratings, what specific steps

global phenomenon, something that started with harvey weinstein and led to numerous other allegations of misconduct by other men in positions of power. this week, democratic senator al franken was added to this growing graphic. journalists are continuing to investigate and corroborate me too accusations. women courageously continue to come forward and speak to journalists. is it hard to imagine a world where accusers no longer have to do this? >> only after a great deal of agonizing consideration and great number of sleepless nights that i am able to talk of these unpleasant matters to anyone but my close friends. >> he exposed himself to me and he asked me to kiss it. >> he tried to kiss me and then i pushed him away. tried to kiss me again. i push himd away again. >> he began squeezing my neck, attempting to force my head on to his crotch. >> people have been texting and calling and they're like, you know, stay strong because you're doing something that is going to make the world better for your daughter. maybe i am. if i am, okay. i'll take it. >> that was a remarkable interview this

. there had been rumors about harvey weinstein for a long time. were there about matt lauer. >> there were rumors. we didn't investigate rumors. we started investigating two months ago. and the real hero of this story, like the heroes of all the other stories that have run are the women that have come forward and shared their stories and taken a stand and said this is the kind of behavior that doesn't belong in the workplace and we're going to share what happened to us so other women don't have to go through it. >> elizabeth, i read your story. just the first couple of paragraphs of the story, stunning details. randi referenced a sex toy he gave somebody on the staff and describing what he wanted to do with it. he had a button under his desk? >> yes. so we have multiple sources who have told us he had some sort of button under his desk that enabled him to push it so the door would shut so he did not have to stand up so if we were with a woman in his office, he could have privacy. >> and lock the door automatically? >> yes, close the door. >> and the women went know that the door was l

with harvey weinstein allegedly doing this in front of a female reporter in a restaurant in a hallway. but it's such an odd thing that he would talk about it openly in his act. one of the apologies, didn't he say something about, i was going through a difficult time? >> yeah, b that was one of the women who he -- the woman who he spoke with when he was speaking with her on the phone, he said i was going through a dark time, i was going through a tough time. i apologize for it. it seems from those messages that he was saying it's behind me now. but, of course, we don't know if that's true. >> because louis decided not to comment for our story. >> cara buckley, appreciate it, and melena ryzik, thanks very much. "tipping point -- sexual harassment in america" starts now. >>> tonight, it's a watershed moment. what started in hollywood -- >> they said he was in his room. i was like, are you kidding me? >> as dozens of stars accuse mega producer harvey weinstein of lewd, even criminal acts. >> it was disgusting and kind of pathetic, really, to stand b there and look at this man. >> has unle

they come out earlier against harvey weinstein? at some point there's strength in numbers where it's no longer i have to hide this and it becomes this is something you must do so it doesn't happen to others. as a former prosecutor, i saw so many victims of criminal sexual abuse. it was just a horrible experience to have to come forward and testify front of the eyes of the jury. what i also saw was redemption through all of it. they didn't want what happened to them happen to someone else. and that's why they're coming forward. >> senator klobuchar, thank you for being with us. >>> comedian louis c.k. admits the allegations from the "new york times" is true. what he's saying in his statement tonight. tions up to 8. ...don't know if you can hear me, but [monica] what's he doing? [lance] can we get a shot of this cold front, right here. winter has arrived. whooo! hahaha [vo] progress is an unstoppable force. brace yourself for the season of audi sales event. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the season of audi sales event. ronoh really?g's going on

roy moore. >> giver us a way to do it. i have not heard anyone else sayi sayi saying harvey weinstein, just explain some of that denials and if it is convincing enough. that's where some of these guys are and we'll see what happens in the eight hours. >> 7.5 hours now. >> brian and shelby, thank you very much, again, the president is speaking, making some sort of statements at the top of the hour. ahead here on cnn. "harassment on the hill," two current lawmakers are harassers and millions of dollars have been paid out to accusers, we'll be right back. directv has been rated number one in customer satisfaction over cable for 17 years running. but some people still like cable. just like some people like wet grocery bags. getting a bad haircut. overcrowded trains. turnstiles that don't turn. and spilling coffee on themselves. but for everyone else, there's directv. for #1 rated customer satisfaction over cable, switch to directv. and for a limited time get a $100 reward card. call 1-800-directv i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my m

harvey weinstein and louis ck. they don't want to risk contribute on the issue. i don't know what happened here. i have only vox's story to go on. it sounds like he was boarish and hammered and she herself texted a friend that she was drunk. so does the conduct of a married man holding the hand of and trying to make a move on a younger woman warrant him losing his job? thrush acknowledges an imbalanced power dynamic. but this case doesn't seem the equivalent of the many others where men were forceful with women, some of whom work in a subordinate capacity. let's check in on your twitter and facebook comments. what do we have, katherine? smerkonish, line is blurried by laws of attraction. women welcome the same boarish behavior when they are interested, hashtag #confusingforguys. you know what's interesting, i read the tweet without looking at your name and was assuming as i read it that the gender was male. but the gender was actually female. i'm saying we want to be careful that the pendulum -- look, bad behavior needs to be punished. and those who preyed on women within the work

think we have found a pattern. here is president trump on harvey weinstein just last month. >> i'm not at all surprised to see it. >> how about anthony weiner or elliot spitzer? well, there is a tweet for both of them. quote, with the two wacko perverts spitzer is weiner, nyc politics has become a joke all around the world, unquote. that's his view on high-profile democrats. let's turn to conservatives, republicans and friends such as the late fox news ceo roger ailes. >> it's very sad because he's a very good person. i've always found him to be a very, very good person. >> a good person. that's how the president described fox host bill o'reilly. the pattern we've been able to discern, if you're an opponent, he believes the charges and if you're a friend, he stands by you. nowhere is this more apparent than with mr. trump's opinion of bill clinton. in the midst of the lewinsky scandal in 1998, clinton's then friend donald trump said this. >> paula jones is a loser. he's had such bad advice. it's been so badly handled. >> but then after bill clinton and his wife hillary became enemi

weinstein tape that you heard the girl when she was wired up for the nypd and just persistent and badge r badgering and relentless. so i was just like, okay, fine, just so he would shut up. and he just sort of came at me and did the line, and he came at me. before you know it he would get close and put his hand on the back of my head, and he mash he had his face, happened to fast, stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. and all i can remember is that his lips were really wet and it was slimy. and in my mind i called him fish lips the rest of the trip because that's what it reminded me of. he stuck his tongue down my mouth. and i remember i pushed him off with my hands. and i just remember i almost punched him. because every time i see him now my hands clench into fists and i'm sure that's probably why. i said if you ever do that to me again i'm not going to be so nice about it the second time. and i just walked out away from him and i walked out. and i just wanted to find a bathroom and just want today rinse my mouth out. because i was just disgusted, you know. they give you cds as you leav

looking the other way. we have a similar language, whether it's harvey weinstein or charlie rose or roy moore. in each case very different, and it's troubling to put them together. we talk about people looking the other way. people not realizing it was right in front of them. this is all fundamentally about power dynamacs as aim ea said. >> in this case it's different because they were literally told this was going on and said charlie being charlie. brian, bill, amy, thank you so much. thank you for your reporting. >>> you are the leader of the free world. what do you to do spend the weekend? tweet about a football player who didn't stand for the national anthem, the father of a baseball player who you don't think paid you the proper respect. trying to define what it says about this president from someone who wrote the book on him literally and seriously. that's next. >>> the president was busy on twitter this weekend and into this morning. the leader of the free world turning his folks on an nfl play, writing mar thon lynch stands for the mexican anthem and sits down for our nation

and saw. i donidn't know about that. roger ales. harvey weinstein in the entertainment industry. i've had people tell me b about experiences and people they knew hand that's why we moved to have a hearing on this to really identify what the problem is on capitol hill. and i'm happy to say when they reported yesterday that you know, they aren't getting a lot of reports. maybe that's good, but what we don't know is how big the problem is that's why we wanted to bripg attention to it. i think it is a moment right now. we've seen that. with people who have come forward. so i think we need to focus on the victims. i do believe the woman in this case as i have with roger ales and you know, we're all dealing with this in a lot of different industries. so what i can deal is -- >> in the house. so i want to play what you said. it's significant you believe the women. you're disappointed that the president hasn't said anything, but at the house hearing, you told a story about something that happened to a female staffer in congress. it's disgusting. i want to play how you described it. >> s

weinstein story. in reality this conversation began in the 2016 election both with the roger ailes revelations at fox news, and with the "access hollywood" tape you played. so i think that was always going to happen. but i keep the president puts accelerant on that when he decides to weigh in on one issue while ignoring the other. there's frustration in the white house when we cover things we tweets. he couldn't not tweet and then that wouldn't be a focus of conversation with but he's the president and he has a bully pulpit and it's going to shift the focus back onto -- he's trying to divert it to franken, but there's no way on this top -- his aides are aware he has a problem on this, that it could raise other issues. identify had conversations with some of them about it. he just wanted to get involved, a . >> by shift to go franken, he pulls it back on himself. specifically about alabama, we're a month away from election day, which, you know, coincidentally the about the time frame that existed between the "access hollywood" tape and actual election day. right now you have roy moo

heartfelt. men and there are men victims who have come out. and this whole harvey weinstein era that's come out. people need to take a look at the culture that's been happening since men and women have walked the earth many and i hope it's changing, and i hope it will change, it's going to take all of us. not only what happens behind closed doors, a lot of this abuse and harassment happens in front of other people. when other people let it happen and don't speak up to say something, and say, look, that's not okay it's going to continue. >> was anybody there when -- >> no, it was justus two. >> what do you think of the fact that everyone in the senate is calling for a snatd ethics investigation. franken himself called for it. when it came off that more than $15 million had been paid off in settlements to women for sexual harassment and other charges by congress, there was a lot of question about, should congress be in charge of investigating something else. i don't know if you saw jackie speer -- a rube goldberg design that only could have been assigned by somebody who was trying to dis

employees because it's been on the van guard of powerful men including harvey weinstein and louis c.k. i don't know what happened here. i have only vox's stories to go with. it sounds like he was boorish and hammered. she herself texted a friend that she was drunk. so is the conduct of a married man holding the hand of and trying to make a move on a younger women warn him of losing his job. this doesn't seem the equivalent of many others where men were forceful with women, some of them working in a subordinate capacity. let's check in on twitter and facebook comments. smerconish line is blurried by laws of attraction. women welcome the same boorish behavior when they're interested, #, i read that tweet without looking at your name was assuming when i read it that the gender was male. but the gender was actually female. i'm just saying we want to be careful that the pendulum -- look, bad behavior needs to be punished. and those who prey on women inappropriately in the workplace need to be fired. i just want to make sure that the pendulum doesn't swing so far that the due process of men ne

weinstein, and the kevin spaceys and the louis c.k.s and the consequences they are already facing. why is it not the same in politics? >> we really did see that. we heard from people time and time again that thought there would be some watershed moment that was imminent on the hill. a lot of this is about the power dynamic of capitol hill. you have very young staffers working directly for very powerful men. that was something that i heard repeatedly. that it's a very insular place. so if you move on or complain and then you become labeled a complainer, you're less likely to get another job working for someone else on capitol hill, or even in politics in washington. you know, one of the things that we heard, mj and i and many of us, that there is sort of like an informal list of people to stay away from. and this is not something we just heard from women, it's something we heard from men, too, on the hill. they know who the so-called creeps are and not only do the women stay away from them but also the men try to keep women protected from them. i mean, think about that for a second. the fa

harvey weinstein story. in reality this conversation began in the 2016 election both with the roger ailes revelations at fox news, and with the "access hollywood" tape you played. so i think that was always going to happen. but i keep the president puts axel lant on that happening when he decides to weigh in on one particular issue while ignoring another. and there tends to be this great frustration in the white house when we cover things we tweets. he couldn't not tweet and then that wouldn't be a focus of conversation with but he's the president and he has a bully pulpit and it's going to shift the focus back onto -- he's trying to divert it to franken, but there was no way on this topic -- it's interesting. his aides are very aware that he has a problem on this. that it could raise other issues. because i've had conversations with some of them about it. but he just wanted to get involved, and that then becomes something -- >> he wanted to shift to franken, but by shifting to franken, he pulls it back on himself. specifically about alabama, we're a month away from election day, wh

is guilty and bill clinton and that he's not surprised about harvey weinstein, but he is willing to extend the benefit of the doubt to two notable individuals, roy moore and then the man caught on tape saying this. >> you know, i'm automatic lg attracted to beautiful -- i just start kissing them. it's like a magnet. and when you're a star they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want. >> grab them by the -- do anything. >> let's bring in our panel. joined now by david gur again -- david, first to you. the president weighing in as he did over night. what does it accomplish for him other than making him look like a hip credit. >> his team really think we're stupid, that they don't notice, that they don't see the hypocrisy, that they don't really care. i think eats got it absolutely wrong. people care increasingly. women are coming forward cure agesel all across the country on these issues. americans are looking for leadership out of the white house, especially moral leadership. they're not getting it. the president is taking an enormous gamble and that is if he can jus

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the conversation is media analyst bill carter. bill, had there been -- with weinstein there were rumors. >> lots of rumors. >> were there rumors with lauer? >> there were rumors that he was a player. i never heard rumors of sexual harassment about him. it's interesting to hear about savannah saying he's a beloved figure. you never heard that about harvey weinstein or bill o'reilly. and then you hear these really startling allegations about a sexual assault in the office. >> i think it's awkward to watch a woman have to go on the air and break that news and express grief and heart break and then have all these tragic, horrifying details come out later. i don't know why they put her in that passion. to see these women have to clean up the mess is awkward and could be handled in a much better way because everyone's going to go back and say why was she heart broken? it puts her in a bad position. these networks need to stop doing that. >> i also think there's a problem, sarah silverman talked about this with louis c.k. because they've been friends for 25 years and she says she loves

. >> harvey weinstein two months ago and ever since. >> and we have lots of different kinds of harassment. and that's a very general category being thrown in one bucket. we have accusations like harvey weinstein where talking about assault. we have allegations of rape. we have other charges where someone touched someone on the behind. we don't know what's happened in matt's case on either side. he hasn't said anything yet. >> you don't want the case to be deluded by a deluge of people coming forward with that's things. >> i'm concerned. i want all harassment to be taken seriously. but i also think we can't jump to assumptions that all of these cases are the same. and i want to make sure that when there is assault, rape, a terribly hostile work atmosphere, people losing their jobs, that that is taken seriously. >> do we know how long, brian, nbc knew about this? >> we know they were aware the last few weeks, we know variety and "new york times" were making phone calls. but what do you do if are you a boss? you don't have an hr complaint on file against matt lauer but you know re

harvey weinstein, bill o'reilly, mark halperin, roger ailes, i could go on and on. again, i just want to raise, we seem to be in something of a sea change on these issues. >> i hope that's one thing that people take away from this, a little more courage to come forward or perhaps to form groups. i do think it's easier when you hit this point where it's hard to disagree with a number of victims or to alienate a number of victims versus just one or punish them. and so i hope that's a strategy that's sort of being borne of this that helps people to bring down folks who are really powerful and it's a warning to folks, like, let's not protect them. they need to be punished. >> there was a great a.p. story with former members of congress talking about being harassed, touched inappropriately, and so on. speaker ryan said that staffs on the gauge the -- i have a suspicion we're going to hear more on capitol hill. >> right. when it first started happening and everyone was saying, oh, it's hollywood. we have such a big problem in hollywood. i said, no, it's everywhere, actually. >> thank you so mu

weinstein awakening sweeping this country. a man accused of sexual abuse of a child nearly 40 years ago could still become the next u.s. senator. republican candidate roy moore staying put. refusing to leave alabama senate race after these bombshell allegations that "the washington post" broke. they were made by a woman named lee cor lee corfman, goes back to 1979, she was 14 years of age when she said roy moore sexually abused her. moore totally denies this. sent out a flurry of tweets in which you seem to ignore the fact that she voted for donald trump. so roy moore tweeted this. the obama clinton machines, media lapdogs lawn shld the vicious attacks against me i've ever faced. the forces of evil will lie, cheat, steal, if they believe it will shut up christian conservatives like you and me. meantime the president is doing the reaction urging roy moore to drop out of the race if these allegations are true. but his former chief strategies steve bannon is sticking by the senate candidate. >> but it's interesting, the bezos, amazon, "washington post" that dropped that dime on donald

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this is another celebrity coming out in the weinstein fallout and kevin spacey scandal. >> add him to the list. because unlike you the others on this list of allegations of sexual harassment, this is masturbating in front of women, not actually physically touching them. >> no physical contact has been alleged at this point. but this is the reason why sexual assault are difficult to define. they die fine it as unwanted behavior without their consent. so technically speaking this may fall under that definition. however, i very rarely have seen prosecutors prosecute where there isn't actual physical contact. >> where there isn't? >> correct. where there is not physical contact. so i don't see a criminal prosecution. also, many of these are decades old. and prosecutions really the reason why we have statute of limitations for these types of charges. because over time witnesses memories fade, their credibility, they lack credibility when they get on the stand and recount events that occurred years and years ago. in the wake of the bill cosby scandal, many states came out doing away with

persisting and it reminded me of the harvey weinstein tape that reminded me of the girl who was persistent and badgering and relentless. you know? i was like okay, fine so he would shut up and he came at me and we did the line and he came at me and before you know t you get close and he just put his hand on the back of my head and mashed his face against me. it happened so fast. he mashed his lips against my face and stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. all i can remember is that his lips were really wet and slimy and in my mind i called him fish lips the rest of the trip. that's what it reminded me of. he stick his tongue down my mouth and remember i pushed him off with my hands and i remember i almost punched him because every time i see him now my hands clinch into fists and i said if you ever do that to me again, i won't be so nice about it the second time. i walked out away from him and i wanted to find a bathroom and rinse my mouth out. i was disgusted. it was one of those -- i don't know. i was violated and felt like he betrayed my trust. obviously that is not what i wanted. i felt

an explicit note how he wanted to use it on her. bill, had there been rumors -- with weinstein there had been rumors, i guess. >> lots of rumors. >> were there rumors with matt lauer? >> there were rumors of matt lauer being a player. i guess you might say. i never heard rumors of sexual harassment about him. it's very interesting to listen to savannah, who says he's a beloved figure. you never heard that about harvey weinstein, about bill oreilly. that's an unusual situation where you had people saying we love this character, and then you hear this really startling allegation including a new one "the new york times" which is pretty graphic and awful about a sexual assault in the office. >> i think it's awkward to have watch a woman go on the air and break that news and express grief and heart break and have all these tragic horrifying details come out later. i don't know why they put her in that position. to see all these women have to cleanup the mess after these men i think it's awkward and could be handled in a much better way because everyone's going to back and look at that tap

harvey weinstein will lead to positive change. 74% feel the attention will lead to greater understanding what constitutes sexual harassment and a salt. and 22% say it will reduce what they face. so with that, cnn entertainment reporter who has broken this kevin spacey from the beginning wide open. the fact that this whole movie was shot, set to release in a month, and. >> six weeks from now. >> and reshooting all of those scenes with kevin spacey. >> i've never heard of a situation like this before. usually a case where a star passes away and still make sure they have included them. in this case they are cutting kevin spacey completely out. keep in mind he's a supporting actor in the movie don't have to reshoot all the scenes. but big names. we have michelle williams. mark wahlberg. this could be one of the biggest manufacture ease we have in ha ward season as getting into that right now. but again they have a lot to do. and sony doing this, getting kevin spacey out of the picture with just six weeks to go, reshooting, going to cost a lot of money, all the trailer, everythi

. details are next. uma therm an blasted harvey weinstein about the sexual assault allegations against him and a warning of more to come. alright, off you go. casual fridays at buckingham palace? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money nathan saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. man's inner voice: why talking property taxes.ere? ♪ woah. go over there! then, make a mountain out of that reddi-wip. i'm out. made with real cream. reddi-wip. instant greatification. >> new signs president trump's security adviser michael flynn could be cooperating with investigators. a source said flynn's attorneys have shopped sharing information with the president's attorneys, a sign that there is now a conflict of interest. you will recall in march flynn tried to seek immunity. his lawyers said his client had a story to tell. i want to bring in gary meeks of new york. you worked as a prosecutor and assistant district attorney. you worked as a judge as well. do you see that as a possible sign that flynn may be seeking a deal or cooperating? >> abs

"variety" magazine. lauer now joining the ranks of charlie rose and harvey weinstein and kevin spacey and mark hall brynn and bill cosby and bill o'reilly and roger ailes. and added to the list today, garrison keillor, dropped by minnesota public radio. darnived resumes all stained by various misconduct allegations. most from women coming forward saying they were victims of inprep sexual behavior if not worse. i want to bring in gretchen carlson. author of "the new york times" best-seller "be fierce." it was her lawsuit against roger ailes that led to his ousting and many say began this wave of accusers coming forward. thanks for joining us. what makes lauer's case different in any way or is it just common like all the others? >> i think what makes it different is that it was handled so swiftly and the accuser who came forward just monday night was actually believed. i mean, that would have never happened, jake, 16 months ago when i jumped off the cliff, ever. >> that's interesting. there are women in this "variety" story who say on background that they had complaints and brought them to

denounce harvey weinstein. how quickly is donald trump going to denounce roy moore? and i think that, donald trump was elected president, if he had had a board of directors, he would have been fired and he would have had to leave. you know, there's nobody really to fire roy moore, but other members of the senate or the alabama republican party. and if they do not take the steps that we have seen in the private sector, if they do not take steps to protect women and say this is unacceptable, then i think that this will haunt the party for a long time to come. >> let's look at the character of judge roy moore. this is somebody who has been removed from the alabam supreme court twice. he does what he thinks is right regardless of what the u.s. supreme court says is right, regardless of what modern society says is right. i find it very hard to believe, david challion that he's going to step aside. >> i'm with you, jake, he just seems to be totally impurves you to societal norms or that kind of pressure, public pressure, even from his own party. i mean, remember, this woman who -- she's no

recall with harvey weinstein said i caused pain, but i'm seeking help. he said this is true and i'm sorry. i'm going to step back and listen. this is a statement he just released 24 hours after the "new york times" story came out. he have seen his movie premier canceled and netflix and hbo back away from him. louis ck deciding he is going to issue a long statement where he said he is very contrite. at the same time he talks about how the women admired him. some viewers might say he is coming across as egotistical, but he acknowledges the accountings of the women who said he masturbated in front of them a number of years ago. he said simply put, these stories are true. >> thanks very much. giving us the latest on that. up next, we will go to a different subject and the senate's latest tax plan and it includes more tax brackets than the house version, but which would do more to help middle class americans? (upbeat music) - [announcer] presenting the shark ion flex 2x. the free-standing, cord free vacuum that can live anywhere because it has two rechargeable batteries. that means you can alw

" story, the duke lacrosse case. recently nbc passing on the weinstein stuff even though it was well reported. >> the media has aggressively covered these stories. >> i'm explaining to you why people will look at that and go they've messed this up before. the press should check details that are checkable of these stories. they have. the "washington post" piece was very well reported. roy moore's wife, it should be said, has led the charge in posting on facebook about some of these details and claiming for instance that the restaurant in question was not open at the time the victim alleged. it in fact was if you go back and check these things. she also put out a letter saying a bunch of pastors were behind him and they later said we weren't really behind that. we should check their checking of the details as well. >> no question. that's something we're certainly pursuing aggressively on that story, as are many other media outlets. before we go. rebecca, it's been awhile since there has been a poll there. i think it was a fox news poll that put doug jones ahead 50-42. freshness of poll

advocated for in terms of policy and behavior from other people. even about harvey weinstein. it's so clear that that flies in the face and is hypocritical to his actions. >> in the court of public opinion that, is going to be everything. what make makes him more similar is that he argues prior to his tenure as a senator is going to rule the day. i wasn't yet a senator. this did not take place. roy moore is making a similar and much more stretched argument about the same poppic about what he is doing prior to running for the senate. this similarity has to be addressed. to address what we had before. >> hook how careful they are being when responding to al franken. they are not sure how it will unfold. they are graced for more disclosures with more members of congress. al franken and john conyers and others are providing a template for what you can do. how do you survive? we can't talk about that. it's a top out and the ethics committee provides that cover for all of them. why aren't they being named? >> the members of congress? >> right. >> the and why can't they serve as a cover for

outrage for democrats like franken, harvey weinstein and anthony weiner. >> i've known harvey weinstein for a long time. i'm not at all surprised to see it. i know anthony weiner for a long time. i knew before they caught him with the bing, bing, bing, right? he was a bad guy then. it turned out that he was a really bad guy. >> there's no argument with that. and these men did ugly and horrific things. but where is the president's outrage on moore? so far he said next to nothing and the white house is feeling the heat. >> to suggest that this white house, and specifically that this president, hasn't weighed is just inaccurate and wrong. he weighed in. he said if the allegations are true, he should step aside. >> to be clear, she's right. trump has only weighed in to say if the allegations are true, roy moore will do the right thing and step aside. that was a week ago tonight. when he promised he'd have more comment when he returned to the country. he has punted every single day since. and his endorsement of roy moore still stands. ryan nobles is "outfront" tonight at the white house. and

, i think what you have seen over the last weeks or since the harvey weinstein stories are a lot of powerful men who have taken a very big, hard and dramatic fall. and i think what it means is that there is a reckoning going on in this country. and that bad behavior will not be tolerated and that women who have been quiet for a very long time have finally decided that they will be protected if they actually tell their stories. and if they tell their stories accurately. and that they are -- you know, there are numbers of them so they feel a little more secure in that are sense. and they also feel i think that there is more of a willingness to believe them than there ever was in the past. so if they speak truth to power now, they really have a sense that they will be listened to in the way that they would want without fearing for their livelihood which was always a problem in the past. so i think it's not just in media and not just in entertainment. i think it's in corporate america and i hope it will you know, i hope it will spread but it doesn't come without a lot of pain on all sid

actions dating back decades come under scrutiny. whether harvey weinstein or bill o'reilly. >> sure, absolutely. >> louis c.k. and when the women are interviewed, they often say that they were inspired by other women coming forward. also, just having now covered a few of those stories, i know that it takes awhile in many cases for women who have horrible incidents like this allegedly in their past to get the courage to come forward. >> well, that makes sense and i understand that, but i would counter what you're saying with the simple fact. roy moore has run multiple times in the state of alabama. governor, state supreme court chief, u.s. senate. just finished a very aggressive u.s. senate race. millions of dollars of opposition research against judge moore. where was it ever found? why is it showing up now? >> all i know is that some "washington post" reporters were down there doing a profile and they say that they heard these rumors and they chased them down and they spent days and days if not weeks trying to convince the woman to come forward and they did. the story in the "washi