>> welcome back. >> batali its one of the biggest stars.owns 26 restaurants appeared on television as a gregarious, master chef. >> we called him red menace. >> why? >> because it was a warning. the red menace is here. like pull all of your bits in, mario is in town. >> he cam to party have a good time. and, make passes. at the female wait taf staff. inappropriate comments. grab people. >> that happened more than once? >> it happened a lot. >> yeah. >> that was common? >> yeah. natalie sable was a waitress. jamie seat a manster at spotted pig. >> he grabbed my breasts? >> were you serving him? >> yeah, he reached around. >> seat complained about batali to one of the restaurant co-owners ken friedman. >> i said, ken, mario grabbed my boobs. don't worry about it. it's just mario. i was like okay. >> mario batali was invest in in the spotted pig and close friend. >> what i do for a living i throw parties every night. >> when friedman opened the new york restaurant 14 years ago he want aid place that catered to celebrities. batali and a list st

>> nelson: i think mario batali's a monster.e has been lauded as this incredible chef and this leader, but behind the scenes, he's hurtful and he does not respect women. >> cooper: and you're saying this based on your personal experience. >> nelson: yes. yeah. >> cooper: trish nelson was a waitress at the spotted pig, who frequently served mario batali. batali is one of the biggest stars in cooking. he owns 26 restaurants, and has appeared on television for years, as a gregarious and friendly master italian chef. >> nelson: we called him the "red menace." >> cooper: why? >> nelson: because it was a warning, the red menace is here. like, pull all of your bits in, mario's in town. >> natalie saibel: he came to party and have a good time. and make passes at the female wait staff, and make inappropriate comments. grab people. >> cooper: that happened more than once? >> jamie seet: yeah. >> saibel: it happened a lot. >> seet: yeah. >> cooper: that was common? >> both: yeah. >> cooper: natalie saibel was a waitress, and jamie seet a m

investigates another complaint of sexual assault against celebrity chef mario batali. a rare attack on a mountain trail. >> the caller is reporting his friend has been attacked by a mountain lion. >> glor: the duke and duchess go for a ride as the official photos are released. ♪ ♪ and he gave a remarkable performance, and there's a lot more talent in his house. ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: this is our western edition. we'll begin tonight in texas where new details have emerged about the effort to confront the school shooter at santa fe high. ten students and a teacher were killed. at least 13 other people were hurt, including a school resource officer. authorities don't have a motive, though the suspect's father gave his own explanation today. omar villafranca is in santa fe. >> reporter: this afternoon, 17- year-old dimitrios pagourtzis sits in a county jail under suicide watch. on friday, as terrified students were led away from the school, swat team members and police arrived four minutes after being alerted. police took cover in a hal

batali told cbs news in a statement "i vehemently deny any allegations of sexual assault. behavior has been deeply inappropriate and i am sincerely remorseful for my actions." >> who wants to be defined by the worst day of their life? >> reporter: on "60 minutes," the woman who did not want her identity revealed told anderson cooper she believes in her words mario batali did something very wrong to her in 2005 at the spotted pig restaurant in manhattan. >> you believe he broke the law with you? >> yes. >> reporter: that woman says she called a crisis hotline and went to a hospital for an examination. she says she spoke with a detective at the new york police department's special victims division but decided not to file a police report. rikki klieman says batali could face criminal charges because of a change in the law in 2015. >> now the police of the police department and most legal scholars would be that once the new law happened in 2015 these old cases are fair game. >> reporter: the group that manages several of batali's restaurant issued a statement after the "60 min

batali vehemently denies the allegations. and here's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, police sources tell abc news the nypd is investigating famed chef mario batali in connection with allegations of two sexual assaults. one accuser, who spoke anonymously to "60 minutes," said batali drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2005 at new york's spotted pig restaurant, where he was a partner. >> i woke up by myself, on the floor. i don't know where i am, of an empty room, wooden floor, i see broken bottles. the first thing i think is, i've been drugged. that was the first thing i've thought is, i've been assaulted. >> reporter: batali vehemently denies any assault, but says in in a statement, "my past behavior has been deeply inappropriate and i am sincerely remorseful for my actions." >> my name's mario batali. >> reporter: the nypd is now also investigating the claims of a woman who says she was assaulted at batali's restaurant babbo in 2004. she told police she lost consciousness and found batali on top of her when she awoke.

. >>> shocking allegations against celebrity chef mario batali accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman who worked for him. this morning, what the new york police department is saying. >>> those stories plus the controversy as a border patrol agent is accused of detaining two u.s. citizens after hearing them speak spanish. >>> hillary clinton takes a jab at president trump during her commencement address at yale. >>> and the new scoop on the royal wedding. the first dance, the tv ratings and what's next for harry and meghan. >>> we do say good morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm eva pilgrim in for diane macedo. we begin with president trump ordering the justice department to investigate whether the fbi infiltrated his presidential campaign for political purposes. >> the latest dispute in the battle over the russian interference in the 2016 election and now the justice department is responding. abc's kenneth moton with the details. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and eva. it was mostly a rainy weekend in d.c., so the president was inside and on a

and batali issued a statement that said --. >> you might remember batali was fired from "the chew" inember after four women accused him of inappropriate touching over 20 years. >> rick: the reaction from his business partners have been swift. >> it has. and b&b hospitality group, the company that he co founded with a fellow chef said they will self all ties with batali, issuing a statement to fox that says "the accounts tonight were chilly and deeply disturbing, this is the first we learned of them. our partnership is ending. restaurant workers that say they'd were abused by batali saying the man you see on tv is not the man that they know. >> i think mario batali is a monster. he's been lauded as this incredible chef and this lead esh. but behind the scenes, he's hurtful and he does not respect women. >> we're currently awaiting an update from the nypd. >> rick: so they're investigating but no charges. >> that's correct. >> rick: thank you. a cougar that attacked and killed a mountain backer and injured another person near seattle was severely underweight. that according to wild live

. >>> new trouble for mario batali. one of his accusers now speaking out saying he drugged and assaulted her as the nypd confirms they've launched a criminal investigation. >>> the groundbreaking royal wedding. the chicago bishop captivating st. george's chapel, the mother of the bride watching her daughter make history and this morning, new details inside that private reception. ♪ you can't take my youth away >>> and the calls to action taking center stage at the billboard music awards. >> i'm so sick of moments of silence. it's not working. >> the demand to stop school shootings. ♪ you can't take my >> and the parkland students joining shawn mendes for this powerful performance. ♪ as long as i wake up today you can't take my youth away ♪ ♪ you can't take youth away >>> we do say good morning, america. the parkland students there at the billboard music awards last night and kelly clarkson making that statement saying we need action, not silence. after yet another deadly high school shooting. michael is there at santa f

new allegations against mario batali.ing forward to "60 minutes," including one that alleges batali assaulted her in 2005, after inviting her to a party at the spotted pig, a restaurant he invested in. >> i remember a moment when i was on his lap, kissing him. he was kissing me. and i remember throwing up in a toilet. >> reporter: cbs concealing the identity of the woman who was an employee at a new york batali restaurant because she says she's concerned about future job prospe prospects. >> i woke up on the floor. i don't know where i am, of an empty room. wooden floor. i see broken bottles. the first thing i think is i had been drugged. that was the first thing i thought. >> reporter: nbc news reached out to batali for comment but he declined. he vehemently denied the allegation to cbs. batali stepped away from his businesses late last year after several women accused him of inappropriate touching over the course of two decades. at the time, batali apologized in a statement, saying in part, much of the behavior describe

mario batali. york police confirm he is under criminal investigation. >>> but first, janet jackson returns to the stage. her first tv performance in nearly a decade. that is next on "world news now." returns to the stage. her first tv performance in more than a decade. that is next on "world news now." i'm lucky to get through a shift without a disaster. my bargain detergent couldn't keep up. so, i switched to tide pods. they're super concentrated, so i get a better clean. number one trusted. number one awarded. it's got to be tide ♪ >>> janet jackson performing her hit at the billboard music awards in las vegas. >> it was her first television performance in nine years and the first time the 52-year-old, you don't realize that as you look at her, performed as a mom. she also sang "nasty". >> yes, she did. is how she ope show for her performance to "nasty." ♪ oh, you nasty boys >> she turned 52 just last week. she had her first child at 50. she looks amazing. good genes, good doctors? what is it? >>

police in new york now confirm they're investigating celebrity chef mario batali. the #metoo movement, seeking critical charges against someone both rich and famous. >>> we begin with the president turning against his own justice department with the words, "i hereby demand," issuing an ultimatum to the fbi whether they infiltrated or surveilled his campaign for political purposes. the justice department quickly responding asking its solicitor, inspector general, to expand the all existing review of the agency. so let's look at the chain of events. trump bashes the former cia director and intelligence agencies in a series of tweets. those tweets coming after his weekend tweet storm. eight tweets over 24 hours demanding that the justice department investigate. so then this morning, he goes to cia headquarters. the swearing-in of the new cia director gina haspel and praises the intel community. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker joins me now. kristen, just the second time that the president has been to cia headquarters. we remember the first time after the

batali issued a statement denying the allegations.d down from "the chew" in december after four women accused him of inappropriate touching over a 20-year period. >>> the catholic church may be becoming more accepting of homosexuality. pope francis reportedly told a gay man that god made him that way and loves him as he is. that suggests he believes people don't choose the sexual orientation, that they're instead born with it. according to the spanish newspaper the pope made the comment while meeting with a victim of priest sexual assault in april. the vatican declined to comment on their private conversations. >>> napa high school wants to hear your ideas for replacing its mascot and logo. forore than a century the mascot has been dubbed theapa high school indian. in march the school board made the decision to change the mascot and logo after a long debate. submissions must include a new mascot lane and a 200-word or less essay to support the idea. students and staff will vote in august. if you have an idea you'd like do submit, we h

batali's restaurant group announced it's ending their partnership after last night's report.m daily operations in tv shows when he was first accused of misconduct in december. >>> every time a woman speaks up, hopefully it leads to another man saying enough, enough, enough, that this kind of behavior will end. >>> wildlife officials are baffled by the first deadly mountain lion attack in washington state in nearly a century. the cougar attacked two mountain bikers over the weekend in a forest 30 miles east of seattle near the town of north bend. one man escaped. his friend did not. demar comorgan shows us how the cougar displayed unusual behavior before the attack. bemarco, the survivor, a 31-year-old isaac seared balm is in the hospital recovering from his injuries and is in satisfactory condition. authorities tracked down the mountain lion hours after the mauling and shot and killed him. this 100-pound cougar, a 3 to 4-year-old man injured one man and killed another saturday morning. the victims were mountain biking around 11:00 a.m. when they noticed the panther chasing th

batali is ending.t to have more from the nypd later today. >> heather: thanks. >> eric: we have a fox news alert for you. south korea 's president moon is heading to the u.s. today with the historic sit down with north korea. gina haspel is about to be sworn in as the first woman director of the c.i.a. moments from now. we got this. even on quick cycle, tide pods cleans great. 10x the cleaning power, even in the quick cycle. it's got to be tide. >> heather: a fox news alert for you, president trump getting ready to make his way to c.i.a. headquarters in virginia at this hour for the swearing in of our nation's first female c.i.a. director, gina haspel. this as the justice department asks its watchdog to investigate president trump's claims of campaign infiltration by the f.b.i. and welcome to a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm heather childress. >> eric: bill hemmer and sandra smith are off today. the president firing off a series of tweets calling out hillary clinton, democrats and the russ

. >>> it is getting hot in the kitchen for mario batali. authorities in new york have lauchlgsed a criminal investigation. the allegations made by women of the restaurant spotted pigs. they range from harassment to assault and involve home groping women. one woman says she was drug and assaulted. people in the neighborhood say nothing is a surprise anymore. >> no one talks about it. and now we're more comfortable talking about it. >> mario batali released a statement today saying he vehemently denies the latest accusations of sex assault but does admit his past behavior has been inappropriate and is remorseful. >>> tragedy at sfo. a man fell from the mezzanine to the baggage claim area. it's unknown what led to this incident. >>> tense moments in sacramento after a worker was trapped into an irrigation pipe. the worker was stuck roughly 30 feet underground. he was semi conscious after suffering an unknown medical emergency and was unable to remove himself. rescue crews eventually pulled him out and took him to a hospital to be checked out.

batali saying he is focusing on the finding a path forward so he can continue his charitable endeavorsas not confirmed which accusations they are investigating. >>> an olympic swimmer has filed suit against usa swimming claiming the organization covered up sexual abuse by her former coach. arianna cougar smith announced a lawsuit today in seattle with her attorney today. she claims the swimming national governing body knew her former coach sexually abused her starting at age 16. hutchinson has denied the allegations. he has not been charged with a crime. >>> the warriors take the series advantage over the rockets. after a monster game by seth. >>> we do have a cooldown that begins as early as tomorrow. i will have a look at what you can expect in the extended forecast coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ down where the summer and the late nights last forever ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i feel most times we're high and low ♪ ♪ high and low ♪ if i had my way, never let you go ♪ ♪ never let you go enhance your moments. san pellegrino. tastefully italian. san pellegrino. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyon

celebrity chef mario batali is under criminal investigation after a string of disturbing sexual abusellegations from women who used to wore for him several female employees have accused batali of drugging and sexually assaulting them >>> and someone in new jersey is $315 million richer this morning after matching all five numbers plus that elusive powerball. the ticket was sold at a shopright grocery store in new jersey according to lottery officials, the winning ticket will be worth a little over $183 million in cash and, brian, hopefully they figured this out before they head to work this morning. >> would you head to work this morning, phillip >> i would, just to say hello and good-bye >> phillip menna, the most honest man on television thank you very much. we appreciate it >> thank you >> 183 million sounds good i would come in. i'd work twice as hard >>> still to come here on "worldwide exchange," on hold, that is what treasury secretary steven mnuchin is calling the u.s.-china trade war the markets loving those comments futures are up big more on this from d.c. ahead >>> and lat

has opened a criminal investigation into sexual assault claims made against celebrity chef mario batali. news of the investigation comes after a bombshell interview on 60 minutes sunday night with a woman who was a former waitress at one of his restaurants. she claims he drugged and assaulted her. >> i woke up by myself on the floor. the first thing i think is i have been drugged. that is the first thing i thought. i have been assaulted. >> in a statement, the famous chef said quote, i vehemently deny any allegations of sexual assault. my past a paved -- my past behavior has been inappropriate and i am remorseful for my actions. >>> we are learning more about a deal between former president obama and former first lady michelle obama and netflix. under this deal, the obamas will produce shows and documentaries for netflix. in a statement, the former president said he wanted to use the project as a way to encourage empathy and understanding among people. according to the wall street journal, that deal could include scripted television shows. >>> let's go to sal castendo for the tuesday mo

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opened a criminal investigation into sexual assault claims against subletting -- celebrity chef mario batali. it was after a bombshell interview with the former waitress on 60 minutes sunday night where she claimed she was drugged and sexually assaulted by him. >> i woke up by myself on the floor. the first thing i thought was, i have been drugged. that was the first thing i thought. i have been assaulted. >> in a statement, the celebrity chef says quote, i vehemently deny any allegations of sexual assault. my past behaviors have been deeply inappropriate and i am sincerely remorseful for my actions. >>> let's get you out the door. is everybody behaving on the roadways? is sal behaving? >> you were supposed to get your coffee earlier. >> i am just right over here. i am right over here, one day i'm going to do a behind-the- scenes tour as to what is going on over here. >> you are consulting with our coworkers. >>> right now we are looking at a commute that is doing okay. we will start with the tracy commute. traffic is not too bad on 80 and 580 westbound if you are driving. it will be slow as

mario batali and his party popular is under real pressure because of this incredible scandal about overpayingovernment employees. mark: that was much more of an issue last week only had the iffy backdrop. another sentiment was a real worry. this week people will move on quickly. we experienced a year ago spain had an extended period without a government and it wasn't a problem. even if he is derailed, we don't know what is going to happen, etc., even if the government is derailed its unlikely to be a big problem in spain. they were seriously planning going ahead with the plan that was going to end up with italy leaving the euro. that was the only outcome. the fact that it was stopped is good short-term. some of the pressures from spain will alleviate, as well. matt: outside europe, you had a column on the dollar rally needing to pause right now. that's helped em currencies. is that set to continue? mark: i think this morning it seems like all the factors we have inciting for white em should we can so much -- weaken so much has shifted. i'm bullish after being bearish. u.s. yields have come do

she has the mario batali of personalities.tion. >> i'm not big into the food network. mario batali has reputation. he could have charges. he acted off camera. number two if you met sarah huckabee sanders, nicest person you will meet. if you ever watch her, she comes off extremely compliant even when people are throwing venom at her. jim acosta put down compared to child is that ven anonymous. i look at venom coming with her, sideways delivery and annoying sarcastic twang. part of digs is part of comedy. don rickles, six decades always went after people, including hosts. he had such a sense of humor. equal opportunity offender. on netflix, going to keith olbermann and maybe kathy griffin, rob reiner like the sense of humor. she has a narrow audience. no moderate, independent or republican would ever watch. she has got notoriety. i don't believe she cultivated success. humor should be equal opportunity offender. it doesn't mean you don't pretend like you're not liberal. go ahead. you have to do it in creative way, not a a venomo

she has the mario batali of permanent. personality. brian: i guess a chef who has had some trouble.kabee sanders, which she did. she is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. pete: of course. she really is. is that funny? >> i like funny, i will laugh. i'm a very generous laugher. i wish that was remotely funny. ainsley: how did you feel about all the attention you got after the white house correspondents dinner? i think it's awful. if people hated what i did at the dinner they are really going to hate my show. brian: here's an example. number one, i think we broke news that pete considers himself a good laugher. pete: generous laugher. brian: jillian, add that to your newscast. jillian: i'll do that. brian: don rick kels spent entire career insulting people but made everybody laugh. if you listen to rush limbaugh, if you are a democrat he doesn't have hate coming out. he has opposite opinions and a lot of times it does it tongue in cheek like i'm the smartest and best i can beat the whole world with one arm tied behind my back. it's not humor it's just venom. ainsley: if you