how did you go about vetting brooke nevils? >> i'm an attorney. i'm a skeptic.nd in every instance where a story is reported in the book it is backed up by multiple contemporaneous accounts. it is backed up by documentary evidence. >> when she recounts the story to human resources at nbc, you said she did not call it a rape. >> her attorney stopped the proceedings at one point to make it clear this was a non-consensual interaction. she ambiguously described a brutal violent assault that injured her. >> reporter: brooke told ronan she received a seven-figure settlement and signed a non-disclosure agreement. but he says she wasn't the first woman with accusations against lawyer. >> andy lack issued a statement in november of 2017 and he said, qus it is the first complaint about his behavior in over 20 years he's been at nbc news." >> the evidence in this book, the documentation and paper trail of settlements, reveals that there were multiple arrangements to keep women quiet who had allegations against matt lauer years before this one that got him fired. i personal

her name is brooke nevils.e an allegation against matt lauer and the companies whole defense to ronan's book essentially has been that's the first we knew about matt lauer. there was no deal between us and harvey weinstein to cover up for harvey weinstein so that he wouldn't report on matt lauer. because we didn't know that matt lauer was doing this. we had no notice of it whatsoever. >> tucker: is not a plausible claim? >> if they had no settlements of any kind and no complaints about matt lauer prior to brooke nevils coming forward, sure, it might be. but is it true? here is what they are saying. no settlements of any kind. no settlements. that's illegal sleight-of-hand. you can get paid out as a sexual-harassment victim in something other than a settlement. you can get what's called enhanced severance. that's the situation where the receptionist is suddenly getting a seven-figure goodbye. she was an amazing typist. it is severance. it's not a settlement. by the way, if you could be really quiet about nbc for

nevils worked for anchor meredith viera. >> i'm brooke nevils. i'm meredith's right hand. >> in the excerpts nevils claims that lauer invited her to his hotel room after a night of drinks and then, quote, pushed her against the door and onto the bed, adding that it was nonconsensual in the sense that i was too drunk to consent. nevils also claims the encounter was excruciatingly painful. the former producer says in the book there were more sexual encounters when she and lauer returned to work. in 2017 nevils told her boss meredith viera about the alleged incident. she urged her to file a formal complaint with hr, which helped lead to lauer's firing. the former "today show" anchor fired back today with a three-page response. matt does admit that he, quote, ended the affair poorly and simply stopped communicating with her. lauer's divorce was finalized last month. they were spotted together at their daughter's horse show in the hamptons. the 61-year-old also resurfaced on social media last week. >> i'm inevitable. >> lip syncing and dancing in video

agreements were reached with women who accuse lauer of sexual misconduct after his firing, including brook nevils, who tells farrow in the book that she was raped by lauer during the 2014 sochi olympics free to tell here is story, but farrow writes that nbc took the extraordinary step of having nevils and her lawyer and others close to her sign away their right to ever speak about the network in exchange for a seven-figure sum. lauer denied nevils' accusation writing in part, it is alleged thatten a extramarital but consensual encounter i admitted having was an assault. it is false, ignores the facts, and defies common sense. >>> there is a lot more to tell you about as we continue tonight, including a damning new report on failures leading up to the deadly 737 max crashes. what that could mean for your travel. >>> also important new information about vaping-related illnesses as flu season approaches. >>> and that captivating moment that touched a lot of folks. a little girl with her mother now writing about it and inspiring america. >>> back now with the faa under fire after a scathing independe

former nbc news staffer brooke nevils told author ronan farrow that matt lauer raped her when she wasolympic games in sochi, russia. yesterday, the today show anchor savannah guthrie talked about the allegation. >> i know what this means for our colleagues to come forward then. it's not easy then and we support her. >> matt lauer wrote a letter denying it saying brooke nevils' account is false and he claims the incident she describes was consensual and was the start of a months long affair. >>> turkish military jets have started attacking northern syria. those jets are supported by turkish tanks on the border between turkey and syria. kurdish groups have been fighting alongside american troops until president trump's pulled out american troops earlier this week. the president of turkey said the attacks will help bring peace to that region. >>translator: together with our committees we will bring down the tape recorder. we are determined. our combat is not against civilians. those steps will be taken against civilians. >> but kurdish groups, troops are saying there have been several ci

newlk is saying about this report >> reporter: in a lengthy open letter, matt lauer says, "i hadh brooke nevils14." he says it began at a hotel in sochi, russia, during the olympics. "we engaged in a variety of sexual acts. each act was mutual and lempletely consensual." his letter came hours af "variety magazine" revealed that k ronan farrow's new book "catch and kill" former nbc news employee brooke nevils says lauer raped her in that hotel room in sochi. in 2017, lauer was among a number of high-profile men, along with hollywood producer harvey weinstein and former cbs this morning cohost charlie rose, who were accused of sexual misconduct as the "me, too" movement emerged. a source familiar with the reporting tells cbs news, ronan farrow's book uncovers seven allegations of workplace sexual misconduct by lauer that appear to contradict the network's stance that management had no knowledge of his behavior. in a statement to cbs news, a spokesperson for nbc says, "matt lauer's conduct was appalling, horrific, and reprehensible. as we said at the time. 24 hours of the complaint. our hearts bre

. >> reporter: in a lengthy open letter, matt lauer says, "i had an extramarital affair with brooke nevilsbegan at a hotel in sochi, russia, during the olympics. "we engaged in a variety of sexual acts. each act was mutual and completely consensual." his letter came hours after "variety magazine" wrote that in ronan farrow's new book "catch and kill" former nbc news employee brooke nevils says lauer raped her in that hotel room in sochi. in 2017, lauer was among a number of high-profile men, along with hollywood producer harvey weinstein and charlie rose, who were accused of sexual misconduct as want "me the "me, too" movement emerge. a source familiar with the reporting tells cbs news, ronan farrow's book uncovers seven allegations of workplace sexual misconduct by lauer that appear to contradict the network's stance that management had no knowledge of his behavior. in a statement to cbs news, a spokesperson for nbc says, "matt lauer's conduct was appalling, horrific, and reprehensible. as we said at the time. that's why he was fired 24 hours of us learning about the complaint. our hearts

he released a statement which read in recent part, i had an extramarital affair with brooke neville inwhen she came to my hotel room very late one night. we engaged in a variety of act acts, each act was mutual and completely consensual. once neville came forward to nbc she was put on medical leave and paid more than $1 million by the network. >> dana: the fbi illegally got a hold of american's private information while they were looking for potential terrorists. that's according to a ruling from a secret surveillance court. the ruling have been the last year but we are just now learning about it. this all has to do with the nsa controversial surveillance program. the fed said the goal was to collect information on possible terror suspects but, in the process, phone numbers and email addresses belonging to innocent americans got swept up. joining me now, judge andrew napolitano. judge, first why are we only learning about it now? >> it's very unusual in america for a judge to sit on a decision for a year. remember this is a secret court that very rarely releases its opinions but we now

. ♪ new book by ronan had pharaoh ties gracing matt lauer of raping coworker accuser brook nevilles saidhe drank six vodka shots with lauer and meredith at a holes bar then went to lougher room twice first to retrieve press credential he took as a joke and second time when he invited her back. it is then when she said he raped her. nevilles saids it was non consensual i said multiple times that i didn't want to to to havl sex and i have previously admitted having encounter was, in fact, an assault categorially false ignores facts defies common sense we engage in variety of sexual acts and performed oral sex on each other and vaginal sex and we had anal sex both consensual brook did not do or say anything to object. she certainly did not cry. she was a fully enthusiastic and willing partner. claims nba executives knew about other sexual encounters with lauer years before he was fired. >> what we show in this book with a paper trail with documents is that there were multiple secret slenlses and nondisclosure struck with women at nbc news. two nondisclosure years before over a feared of six

some of the female co-hosts of the "today" show seem to believe brook nevilles and all of this played nbc saying about this? >> nbc is under scrutiny about who knew what when? did management know about the incidents with lauer either the harassment of women and having extra marital affairs with colleagues or in this case, a rape allegation. brooke nevilles did not use the word rape when she went to nbc in 2017 and she told a lot of people with nbc about her experiences with lauer and it remains an open question and ronan farrow has damning questions in this work out next week. >> thank you so much. >>> breaking news on a deadly shooting near a synagogue. it was apparently was live streamed and seen by thousands of people. welcome to the place where people go to learn about their medicare options... before they're on medicare. come on in. you're turning 65 soon? yep. and you're retiring at 67? that's the plan! well, you've come to the right place. it's also a great time to learn about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. here's why.

>> brooke nevils, who is accusing matt lar slamming lauer's three page open letter where h vehemently denied nevils' claim. quote, i have never assaulted anyone or forced anyone to have sex. period. >> 35-year-old nevils called lauer's letter a case study in victim blaming and an attempt to bully a former colleague into silence. brooke has the support of lauer's former "today" show co-host, ann curry. she tweeted, i believe she is telling the truth. >> and matt's ex-wife annette roque is breaking her silence. she was spotted out today grocery shopping in the hamptons. her attorney says quote, now that the parties are officially divorced, her priority and only concern is for their wonderful children. and there's another angle -- is jennifer aniston's new tv show really about the lauer scandal? >> it's hard for me to believe when i watch the first two episodes that this is not based on what happened to matt lauer on the "today" show. >> on "the morning show," aniston plays an anchor whose co-host is fired over sexual misconduct allegations. >> good morning. i am bringing you some sad an

categorically denying rape allegations made by former nbc news producer brooke nevils in the new bookrrow. the fired "today" show host writing a stunning 1400 word open letter arguing the story brooke tells is filled with false details intended only to create the impression this was an abusive encounter. adding, i have never assaulted anyone or forced anyone to have sex. period. in a statement to nbc, nevils is calling it a case study in victim blaming. she's adding, i'm not afraid of him now regardless of his threats, bullying, and predatory tactics i knew he would and now has tried to use against me. in the book, she alleges the rape happened in sochi, russia after a night of drinking with meredith vieira and lauer at a hotel bar. she said she had six shots of vodka and lauer invited her up to his room. she had no reason to expect him to be anything but friendly. she said once in the room, lauer forced himself onto her and raped her. nevils tells farrow it was non-consensual in the sense i was too drunk to consent. she said she told him no several times. in a copy of the book obtain

you got brooke nevils to talk. we had just heard about this woman. she hadn't been named.shares with you such personal, graphic details about what she says happened with matt lauer. she also explains to you the aftermath, the huge toll that this took on her in terms of ptsd, a suicide attempt that i had never heard about. why did she want to open up to you, other than your wonderful reporting skills? why did she want to share her story like this? >> you frame it in the right way. when you say got her to talk, you know from your own excellent reporting on this, you don't really get someone to talk. someone is brave enough to talk and decides to and it's a wrenching personal decision. brooke nevils like every survivor of alleged sexual violence that i've worked with as a source, took a long time to come to this decision. complicated by the fact that she was over the course of 2018, in a harrowing negotiation process with a network that wanted her signed to an ironclad nda, that multiple sources said involved initially trying to commit her to never ever talking to any other l

in november nbc news employee brooke nevils said that matt lauer raped her on a trip to sushi.ile he was a reporter, nbc ordered him to stop reporting on harvey weinstein, because he blackmailed nbc threatening to go public about matt lauer's sexual misconduct. nbc denied that claim as well. >> dana: let's bring in robbie sauve, a associate editor dylan mack editor, an amazing book rollout, a lot of intrigue up until today when you first have ronan farrow on the record detailing at least this part which is that nbc tried to kill the story. what do you think we will learn about that? >> yes, this is pretty incredible news. it confirms some of what we already suspected, that obviously they had the story and he was working on it for nbc, and it ended up going to the new yorker. so never really made sense exactly why that would be the case, because obviously nbc will want to own this amazing bombshell story that we go on to win a pulitzer prize, so now ronan farrow's additional reporting suggests that they were aggressively lobbied by harvey weinstein's people and the executives ha

this is years before this incident with brooke nevils and the firing. >> that's a big deal. >> it getsidea of who knew what when inside nbc. whether this was an open secret that lauer was having relationships with staffers at the network. farrow makes the argument that his own reporting about harvey weinstein was tabled by nbc because the network had a lot of secrets, including secrets about matt lauer. he was trying to reveal nondisclosure agreements and secret settlements with weinstein and he's saying nbc had some of those deals that were done, that no one knew about. so that's the heart of his argument that his reporting was buried because nbc was trying to cover up its own secrets. and also perhaps cover up weinstein's. now nbc denies all of that but he makes the case in the book. >> it's weird that weinstein is connected to this. however it is not weird that there are other secret settlements, because as you and i know, there's rarely one woman. when men do this, to this level, as with harvey weinstein and the prolific nature that matt lauer had, they do it repeatedly. >> that's

former nbc news staff are brooke nevils told author ronan farrow that matt lauer raped her while they were on assignment at the olympic games in sochi, russia. yesterday the today show anchor savannah guthrie talked about the allegation. >> i know it took much for our colleagues forward then. not easy now and we support her. >> matt lauer wrote a letter denying it saying brooke nevils' account is false and cleans the incident she describes was consensual and was a beginning of a two month long affair they had. >> it was a bit of a panic and literally a wake-up call. >> mandatory evacuations overnight in moraga. the efforts to get a wild fire under control as people were rushed from their homes early this morning . >>> that firefighting is happening in the dark. major parts of the north bay, the east bay and south bay are still without power this morning. we have the latest numbers updated and when the power could be restored. . >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us here on mornings on 2. thursday, october 10. i'm pam cook. >> i'm dave clark. let's get back to that breaking

brooke nevilles. she's a former assistant to meredith vieira.covering the olympics in sochi, russia. she says it happened after a night of drinking at a hotel bar. she had six shotss of vodka. and according to farrow, she had no reason to suspect lauer would be anything but friendly. nevilles then says once in the room, lauer forced himself onto her and raped her. nevilles tells farrow it was non-con sensual in the sense that was too drunk to consent. she and lauer then had other what she said were consensual encounters. she described them as completely transactional. it was not a relationship. now, nevilles did not initially report the situation in sochi to executives. she did confide into vieira three years later and she told her to get a lawyer and report it which she did. we've not heard back overnight. nbc news has officially declined a statement right now. after the firing two years ago, lauer said this in a statement that read in part, there are no words to express my regret and sorrow i caused to others by my words and actions. i realize

it includes an interview with a former nbc news employee, brook nevils.tushing and graphic. among other things she alleges lawy lauer. matt lauer released a letter and we want to read you part of it. quote, in a few book it is alleged that an extramarital affair was an assault. it is categorically false, ignores the facts and defies common sense. in the meantime nbc has reached out to brooke nevils so far and have not heard back. craig male vin will have more on this. we're committed to keeping you informed. >>> we have other news to get to, the white house throwing up another roadblock to the democrats impeachment inquiry, stopping a key witness from telling their story about the president and his dealings with ukraine. this comes as the president tweets in just the lawyer hour that the so-called whistle-blower, before knowing i was going to release the exact transcript said my call with the ukraine kran president was crazy, frightening and completely lacking in substance related to national security. of course, it wasn't a whistle-blower, but a white ho

brooke nevilles worked for nbc news. according to published excerpts, nevilles told pharaoh that lauer joined her for drinks and she ended up going back to lauer's room twice, once to retrieve her press credential, and another because he invited her back to the room. neville says lauer, who was wearing a t-shirt and boxers, pushed her against the door and kissed her, then pushed her onto the bed. according to excerpts from the book, lauer asked her if she wanted to have anal sex, she said no, but he just did it. it hurt so bad, is this normal? she told pharaoh it was noncons sensual in the sense that i was too drunk to consent, i said multiple times i didn't want to have anal sex, she ultimately stopped saying no and cried quietly into the pillow. according to the excerpts neville told pharaoh back in new york she went on to have more sexual encounters with lauer and reportedly initiated some of their contact. lauer is strenuously denying the allegations writing his relationship with nevilles was a fully consensual extra

in ronan farrow's upcoming book "catch and kill" obtained by variety, former nbc news employee brooke nevils who originally came forward anonymously said lauer raped her in her hotel room during the 2014 sochi olympics. today lauer released a statement. it is alleged that an extramarital but consensual sexual encounter was in fact an assault. it is categorically false and ignores the facts and defies common sense in the book which nbc news has not seen, nevils alleges that after a night of drinking she went to lauer's hotel room she told farrow that lauer pushed her against the door and kissed her he then pushed her onto the bed flipping her over asking if she likes anal sex, farrow writes she said she denied several times. according to nevils she was in the midst of telling him she wasn't interested again when he just did it. telling farrow, she we wept silently into a pillow in lauer's account, he says they engaged in a variety of sexual acts each act was mutual and completely consensual. in a statement an nbc spokesperson says matt lauer's conduct was appalling, horrific, and reprehensibl

, multiple ones of those were with matt lauer accusers this is years before this incident with brook nevils and the firing i spoke to senior executives who were told about the earlier incidents. >> reporter: with matt lauer? >> indeed lawyer's attorney responded, he did not have a single complaint brought to attention until november 28, 2017. in the book which was obtained by nbc news, farrow describes four agreements with women who say they were harassed by the long time "today" show host two signed before lauer was fired. among them a woman who worked for the show for years. according to the book she told colleagues in 2010 lauer exposed himself and propositioned her in his office after a work event he unzipped his pants and exposed his erect penis. saying he knew she wanted it. he became angry saying you are a tease, this is not good, you led me on. according to the book, the next day she told former todshow anchor ann curry who told two senior executives at the company that they needed do something about lauer. quoted as saying, i told them they had a problem in him, that he had a probl

lauer said his relationship with brooke nevils was completely consensual and called her rape allegation categorically false. the graphic details are revealed in ronan farrow's soon to be released book "catch and kill." in a fiery response to the rape allegation against him, former "today" show host matt lauer in a public letter state his silence has been a mistake, writing, "for two years, the women with whom i had extramarital relationships have abandoned shared responsibility and instead shielded themselves from blame behinds false allegations." lauer directed most of his sharp denials of the sexual misconduct allegations against him toward brooke nevils who told ronan in "catch and kill" that he raped her in the hotel room at the olympics in 2014. lauer writes, "there was absolutely nothing aggressive about the encounter. at no time did she appear in a way that made it appear she was incapable of consent." wednesday, nevils called the open letter an attempt to bully a former colleague into silence. she says, "i am not afraid of him now regardless of his threats and the shaming and pr

the former nbc employee behind the complaint, brooke nevils spoke out to farrow for the first time accusingc detail of raping her in a hotel room while at the 2014 sochi olympics on assignment as meredith vieira's producer. in an open letter, lauer adamantly denies the allegation saying it was mutual and completely consensual and calling nevils a fully enthusiastic and willing partner going on to have several more consensual sexual encounters at his new york city apartment and his offi at 30 rock until ending what he called an affair. farrow says nevils acknowledges the encounters and this week she responded to lauer saying the statement was classic victim shaming and saying the shame in this story belongs to him. an nbc spokesperson told us matt lauer's conduct was appalling, horrific and reprehensible as we said at the time. that's why we fired him within 24 hours of us learning of the complaint. our hearts break again for our colleague. george? >> okay, linsey, thanks. for his first broadcast interview the author of "catch and kill," ronan farrow. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >>

any settlement multiple of those matt lou per accusers this was years before, this distinct was brook nevilles and firing. >> with me now senior advisor to 2020 campaign katrina pierson and town hall editor and katy. katy, it is very hard to make sense of the story because there's two truths right there's only two people who know, and one says that she was intoxicated and she could not consent and verbally did not want to consent and lauer you heard his statement, and she said, he says affair continues so as a woman when you look at the story as you know it since there's no trial -- how do you make sense of it? >> i don't view situations as a woman i view them based on what facts are and consistent fact here is that there was a sexual act or multiple sexual acts as you have pointed out in your introduction the issue here is whether they were consensual and matt lauer say it was consensual this come says it was not. the book portrays bigger problem nbc not just with a one specific distinct but goes after the organization as a whole saying that they were paying off women for years before matt lo

this was years before this incident with brooke nevill and the firing. >> here with me now, senior correspondent broke lowers great to have you with us tonight. i guess first of all let's put up the and the lack statement because i want to get your the first night we learned is the 9th of november 2017 and he was fired in 24 hours. any suggestion when you prior to that evening that we try to cover up any aspect of lauer's conduct -- because it feels like deja vu because when i broke this story with my colleague at variety back in 2017, this is what we were hearing and this is what we are asked. our original reporting which is the story with the first allegations from women against matt lauer, the story came when the day he was fired that we heard from your various women that were made at nbc and they fell on deaf years. that happened before the night he was fired. >> martha: they tried to pursue this in the company and they got nowhere? >> we were told they were had spoken from two years ago. >> martha: the interesting account is rich mccue who worked with ronan farrow when they were trying to p

what brooke nevils is alleging, spoke with meredith because of harvey weinstein. the world is changing, progress made. you wonder about the power imball, in situations like this. powerful member seem to be protected by companies and lauer's case perhaps protected for many years. >> brian stelter, thank you for that. >>> america clearly in the middle of a constitutional crisis. if the president obstruction ultimately what leads to his impeachment in the ho us? plus, as the president says the whistle-blower should apologize to him, see the 14 times the allegations have already been corroborated included by the president himself. ( ♪ ) only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol®. fwayfair's got yourf. perfect mattress. whether you're looking for a top-brand at a great price. ready to upgrade. moving in. moving on up. or making big moves. deliveries ship free and come with a 100-night free trial. no matter your budget. or your sleep style. we have quality options for everyone. so search and shop

the allegations were filled in and a certain variety magazine of an upcoming book by brooke neville. lauer her. nbc released a statement saying the conduct was reprehensible. that is why he was fired hours of the complaints. our hearts break again for our colleague. neville says she went to lauer's hotel room. she claims lauer pushed her onto the bed asking her she asked like david ticker kind of sec. she claims she said that several times but that he quote just did it. lauer former colleagues reacted to the allegations wednesday morning. >> i know it wasn't easy for our colleague to come forward them. it is not easy now. we support her. >> reporter: matt lauer sent a letter to a variety responding to the allegations saying quote, the story brooke tells is filled with false details intended only to create the impression this was an abusive encounter. nothing could be further from the truth. there was absolutely nothing aggressive about that encounter. brick did not do or say anything to object. lauer claims the socially hotel encounter with the beginning of a long affair. once he cam

of rape against matt lauer the former nbc network anchor, a new interview with a woman called brooke neville, she is to work for nbc. she said he raped her during the olympics back in 2014 after , he went to his hotel room and that is where it occurred, matt lauer according to her i should point out was fired from the today show today's go after other allegations surfaced, new allegations are detailed in a new book about to come out, no comments yet from matt lauer. >>> people across the bay area scrambling to prepare for the widespread power outages. we will have tips on what you should and should not do to get for the next few days. >>> a live look along the san francisco embarcadero where fleet week activities start to really pick up today. we let you know what to expect. >>> i am tracking dry gusty offshore winds with the wind event today and tomorrow, the red flag warning, the wind advisory in effect, this is futurecast wind gusts for this afternoon, that is when things start to get you futurecast and see peak strong wind gusts, coming up . >>> a shaping up to be a very busy drive this

this is years before this incident with brooke nevils and the firing. >> dana: detailing how nbc spikedrvey weinstein. >> they ordered a hard stop to reporting. they told me and a producer we shouldn't take a single call. they told us to cancel interviews. the question for years has been wide. every journalist of that institution didn't understand why. i think the book answers that question. a company with a lot of secrets. >> dana: juan, nbc has been pushing back as best they can. the book is not out yet until next week amid been taking this incoming and preparing for and for a long time. i think they've got their work cut out for them. >> juan: no doubt. i do understand why they haven't gone to outside legal counsel. someone not involved with nbc. here's somebody else. take a look. i think that would give added credibility. what ronan farrow is saying is that there were in-house investigations done by people who were keeping their own secrets. some of the executives were forcing women into having affairs and the like. i think it's a nasty mess. i would like to have -- to see them take

hi, first there were these experts from ronan farrow soon to be released book, revealing what brooke nevilsaid happened behind closed doors while assignment on russia. matt lauer said that they link the accusations were categorically false, and that everything was mutual and consensual. pointing that she told matt lauer know when he asked her if she liked a certain type of sex, and then just did it. he said this in his letter. she certainly did not cry, she was a fully an enthusiastic and willing partner, at no time did she behave in a way that made it appear that she was incapable of consent. after matt lauer's response, brooke nevels gave this to nbc news, his letter was a case study in victim blaming. i am not afraid of him, bullying and shaming and predatory tactics that i knew that he would, and now has tried to threaten against me. nbc put out a statement yesterday saying that matt lauer's conduct was appalling, horrific, reprehensible, that's why they fired him, and wrote that ronan farrow's new book reveals a bombshell about injury lack including allegations that he pressure two wom

lower and brooke nevils admitting to more encounters, but the affair was completely transactional.howie kurtz, host of media buzz, there is some reporting on a disturbing pattern within the top bracket of nbc, the headline reading "ronan farrow's book has nbc leadership quivering in their suits" could tell us about it or what it could mean. because these are very damaging revelations in the ronan farrow book, nbc is an campsite only found out about the 14 accusation, we fired matt lauer 24 hours later. just allegations of sexual misconduct. it is not a white-hot story that it was years ago, but even more so in the book, harvey weinstein is mounting a campaign to kill ronan farrow story and it did not err on nbc. and it was not known that he was not capable of it. the disgraced hollywood mobile using him as a way to pressure the network that says that the story did not have enough evidence. but he goes to the new yorker and has a full surprise for that reporting. >> harris: there were a lot of questions about why nbc tried to block ronan farrow, and then he puts it out on a form tha

journalist ronan farrow writes in his new book "catch and kill" that lauer raped nbc producer brooke nevils in a hotel room in sochi, russia, in 2014, as they covered the winter olympics. nevils called the incident "excruciatingly painful" and said it left her bleeding for days. multiple other women have accused matt lauer of sex crimes. "the new york times" reports one former nbc employee was summoned by lauer to his office in 2001, where he allegedly locked the door and sexually assaulted her until she passeded out. --ew analysis dramaticic animated graph of the research datatproduced b by "the new york times, shohows f far ls progressive over seven decades. in 1950, the tototal tax rate fr the wewealthiest 400 families stood at 70%0% after president trump p tax cuts f for the wealy took effect t on the tax rate on u.s. billionaires had fallen to just 23%. vermont senator and 2020 presidential hopeful bernie sanders said tuesday he will scale back the numumber of campaign events he participates in, as he recovers from a heart attack he suffered last week at a rally in las vegas. sanders s

brooke nevils alleged lauer raped her and the details she describe are graphic.t was nonconsensual in the sense that i was too drunk to consent. nevils worked for meredith vieira. she told her what happened and was urged to go to the human resources department. lauer was terminated a day later. lauer released an open letter today in which he denies the allegations. he writes in part there was nothing aggressive about that encounter. brooke did not do or say anything to object. she certainly did not cry. she was a fully enthusiastic and willing partner. at no time did she behave in a way that made it appear that she was incapable of consent. lauer argues more broadly that he is the victim of lies and a, quote, abandonment of shared responsibility by the multiple women he's had affairs with. he now says he will no longer provide them with the shelter of his silence. nbc news issued this state, matt lauer's conduct was appalling as we said at the time. that's why he was fired within 24 hours of us learning of the complaint. our hearts break again for our colleague.

the woman, brooke nevils sat down with ronan farrow for his new book "catch and kill."ews has not obtained a copy of the book but variety did and released details of her interview overnight. in the book she alleged lauer raped her in the hotel room at the 2014 olympics. she had been drinking heavily and went back to his room twice, once to retrieve her press credentials, which she said he took as a joke. she had no reason to suspect that he would be anything but friendly based on prior experience. once she was in his hotel room, she alleged he pushed her against the door and kissed her, before pushing her onto the bed, flipping her over, asking if she liked anal sex. pharaoh writes, she said she declined several times. according to nevils saying it was painful and she went silently into a pillow while it happened. adding, when lauer asked if she liked it, she said yes. also telling pharaoh it was non-consensual in the sense that i was too drunk to consent, atd adding it was non-consensual in that i said multiple times that i didn't twoont have anal sex. back in new york

her name is brooke nevilles. when they were covering the olympics in sochi, russia. she said this happened after a night of drinking at a hotel bar. she said she had six shots of vodka and lauer invited her up to her room. according to farrow, she had no reason to suspect he would be anything but friendly based on prior experience. then once in the room, lauer forced himself onto her and raped her. nevilles tells farrow, it was nonconsensual in the sense i was too drunk to consent. then she said she and lauer had consensual sexual affairs later on. it was not a relationship. nevilles did not report this to executives. she confided in vieira three years later and she urged her to get a lawyer and report it. that's what nevilles did and that's what led to lauer's firing. so far lauer has not responded to these new allegations. nevilles has not responded to our request for comment. we have heard from nbc news. releasing a statement saying this. quote, matt lauer's conduct was appalling and reprehensible and we said

soon to be released book cop tans an interview with former interview former nbc news staffer brooke nevilles. she said it was nonconsensual in the sense that i was too drunk to consent. her 2017 complaint is what led to lauer's firing. in an open letter, he denies the accusation writing in a new book, it is alleged that an extramarital but consensual sexual encounter i have previously admitted having was in fact an assault. it's categorically false, ignores the facts and defies common sense. nbc released a statement saying matt lauer's conduct was appalling, horrific, and reprehendable. as we said at the time. that's why he was fired within 24 hours of us learning of the complai complaint. our hearts break again for our colleague. we will be right back. i was diagnosed with parkinson's. i had to retire from law enforcement. it was devastating. one of my medications is three thousand dollars per month. prescription drugs do not work if you cannot afford them. for sixty years, aarp has been fighting for people like larry. and we won't stop. join us in fighting for what's right. is eh, not enou

allegations against now fired nbc host matt lauer, who is accused of raping fellow nbc producer brooke nevils in 2014 while the two covered the winter olympics in sochi, russia. this is chris hayes. >> my own newsws organization is embroiled in a very public controversy over conduct. as you have probably seen in his new book "catch and kill," ronan farrow contends nbc news slow walked in and ultimately killed his reporting on rv weinstein sexual harassment and assault because it was intimidated by weinstein and did not want to cross him. most distressing, pharaoh suggests nbc was worried about allegations of sexual assault agaiainst matt lauer as a resust ofepeporting on weinstein desperately wanted to avoid that. onone thing is in dispute. ronan farrow walked out of nbc news after working on the story and within two months, published an incredible article that not helpwon a pulitzer but trigger a massssive reckoning tt contntinues to this s day. it is the kind of journalism that you want to do as a journalist. amy: that was chris hayes of msnbc. and tarana burke, the founder of the #metoo ca

in an interview with ronan farrow for his new book "catch and kill," former nbc news employee brooke nevilss lauer raped her in her hotel room at the sochi olympics. lauer says he invited nevils to her hotel room after a night of drinks. once in the room, she alleged he pushed her against the door and additioned her, then pushed her onto the bed, flipping her over and asked if she liked, quote, anal sex. she says she declined several times but was in the midst of telling him she wasn't interested again when he just did it. nevils recalls that the encounter was excruciatingly painful. nevils says there were more sexual encounters with lauer when he returned to new york, telling farrow "this is what i blame myself most for. it was completely transactional. it was not a relationship." farrow says nevils told colleagues and superiors at nbc about the encounters. in 2017, when the me too movement gained momentum with the downfall of hollywood mogul harvey weinstein, farrow says nevils confided in former today show co-anchor meredith vieira about the alleged assault. vieira urged her to file a fo

former nbc employee brooke nevils.room at the 2014 sochi olympics. that accusation led to lauer's dismissal from nbc for sexual misconduct in november, 2017. lauer staunchly denies an assault took place saying the encounter was consensual. last night lauer's attorney fought back writing, "farrow continues his attempt to monetize the me too movement using salacious allegations as promotional trinkets to sell his book." and nbc's noah aoppenheim wrote "matt lauer's actions were abhorrent. ronan farrow's book takes that undeniable fact and twists it into a lie alleging we were a company with a lot of secrets. we have no secrets and nothing to hide." nbc also calls farrow's claim about their quashing the weinstein story a conspiracy theory. ronan farrow joins us now. welcome. >> good to be here. >> in this statement from nbc which i should say is six pages long -- >> very detailed. >> yeah. nbc news president noah oppenheim says your book is, quote, built on a series of distortions, confused timelines, and outright inaccur

defense, it's created a back and forth between lauer, his accuser and farrow no longer anonymous brooke nevilsing back, the woman whose allegations triggered matt lauer's firing nearly two years ago, quickly responding to a denial from the former "today" show anchor who she says raped her at the olympics i provided dates, times, evidence of communications and corroborating accounts nbc and farrow found them credible she goes on to say lauer's open letter was a case study in victim blaming, adding the shame in this story belongs to him wednesday morning lauer issued that open letter saying my silence has been a mistake referring to his first conversation with an nbc news attorney about nevils' complaint in november 2017 lauer says i answered all questions openly and honestly for more than an hour. at that meeting i was never told that brooke claimed our encounter in sochi was nonconsensual. had i been i would have defended myself immediately when lauer was fired nbc news chairman andy lack referred to lauer's alleged actions as inappropriate sexual behavior, and appalling. the word assault was

this morning, former nbc employee brooke nevils firing back at matt lauer, the former anchor of the "y" show, after excerpts of ronan farrow's book "catch and kill" was leaked to "variety." detailing her allegations. lauer, who was fired in 2017 for inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace, sent a 1,400-word letter defending himself against the allegations, describing his relationship with nevils as an extramarital affair that began in sochi with a completely consensual sexual encounter writing, there was absolutely nothing aggressive about the encounter. she was a fully enthusiastic and willing partner. at no time did she behave in any way that made it appear she was incapable of consent. she embraced me at the door as she left. she says it was a case study in victim blaming. i am not afraid of him now regardless of his threats, shaming and the predatory tactics i knew he would and now has used against me. she tweeted, i want to thank the many survivors who shared their stories with me today, and offered their support. it takes courage, and i am truly grateful. in "variety's" e

the woman, brooke nevils, sat down with ronan. nbc news has not obtained a copy of the book, but variety did and released details of her interview overnight. in the book, nevils alleged lauer raped her in his hotel room at the sochi olympics. according to her account, she had been drinking heavily and went back to his room twice, to receive her press credentials which lauer had taken as a joke, and the second time he invited her back. she had no reason to suspect lauer would be anything but friendly based on prior experience. once she was in his hotel room, she alleges lauer pushed her against the door and kissed her before pushing her on to the bed, flipping her over, asking if she liked anal sex. she says she declined several times. she was in the midst of telling him she wasn't interested again when he just did it. nevils saying it was painful and that she wept silently into a pillow while it happened, adding when lauer asked if she liked it, she said yes. nevils also saying it was not consensual in the sense that i was too dru