listen to how courtney smith describes the 2015 alleged domestic violence incident. >> he came home,e came to my home. he wasn't happy. he got into an argument. he decided he wanted to take my son. it wasn't his night. his parenting night. and i, obviously, fought back not physically but no you're not going take him, it's my night. there needs to be boundsryes. and when i stood up to him he didn't like it and took me and shoved me up against the wall with his hands around my neck. something very often. my daughter was clinging to my leg and he, obviously, registered with him what he was doing so he took my son and left and i called the police. >> courtney smith also says that she told coach meyer's wife shelly about this alleged abuse. >> very sympathic. supportive. caring. you know, why didn't you do something about this before was her first question? i explained to her just as i did to you, it's scary. you know, people who are being abused just don't pick up and leave right away. it takes a long time and a lot of courage. they manipulate you. the abuser. they make you feel like it'

courtney smith claims her ex-husband zach abused her on multiple occasions. >> it was out of control to the point that he picked me up by my neck and threw me down on the ground in our bathroom and screamed at me, look what you turned me into. >> reporter: smith claims she told meyer's wife shelley about the abuse suffered in 2015 and agreed to her telling her head coach husband. but smith claims no action was taken. >> when somebody is crying out

. >> reporter: monday courtney smith had her day with investigators meeting with the

>> and to be clear, courtney smith, married to zach smith, who vehemently denied he abused his wife. the assistant coach under urban meyer. we should note zach smith has not been charged with domestic violence. but reportedly his wife shows the pictures of the abuse to urban meyer's wife rchts we. >> well, there were photographs and text messaging between urban meyer's wire and courtney smith. interestingly enough, urban meyer deleted all of his text messages prior to one year ago. so there is no way of knowing what he ever received. that was in the 23-page report that ohio state produced when evaluating what to give him as a penalty here. so it doesn't look great. at a minimum it looks like there was an attempt at a cover-up on urban meyer's part to delete those text messages. >> to you think if this was a lesser known coach, a less successful coach, if this were a coach of a football program at a d-3 school or something, would they have gotten the same punishment? how much of this is about being urban meyer at the oxford university, a national champion? >> there is no question the

last month a judge granted courtney smith a restraining order against her ex-husband. he addressed the allegations last week. >> i was never told about anything. i never had a conversation about it. i know nothing about that. >> reporter: in atatement he said i agree being on leave will facilitate its completion. theluotto ing the words treat women with respect. courtney smith says sheis whes he would follow his own advice. >> i hope that in the future he never, ever turns his head away again. >> that was morgan radford reporting. meyer has a 7.6 million dollar year contract. it requires him to report any olation in the school police conduct policy. the ath letices department says the university is committed to supporting our stude athletes as they prepare for the upcoming se messiahic. -- semester. stadium.atch >>> police in costarica caut a narco submarine filled with 4,000 pounds of cocaine. in the past ten daysri autes have seized more than 13,000 pounds of illegal drugs. >>> it's supposed to be dairy free. recalling nearl 150,000 half gallon of almond breeze vanil

. >> what message do you have for courtney smith? message for everyone involved in this. i'm sorry that we're in this situation. >> underneath urban meyer's watch, this happened. >> reporter: paul meyerberg says those with authority in college athletics must do more than simply report alleged abuses. >> it's your responsibility as someone in a position of leadership to follow up on it. if that alone is what happened, that they did not follow through, the suspension is more than warranted. >> through his attorney, zach smith blamed his ex-wife who accused him of domestic violence that he has denied. the lawyer's statement read in part, vengeance against her ex-husband regrettably resulted in collateral damage to urban meyer, gene smith and the ohio state university. this is not the only scandal involving ohio state athletics. they are also facing lawsuits over a former university diving coach accused of forcing athletes into sex and allegations of sexual abuse from 1979 to 1997 by an athletic department doctor. >> i still don't unders

. >> courtney smith told meyer's wife about it and she believes the head coach also knew. here is what she told the sports stadium network about the alleged 2015 abuse. >> came to my home. he wasn't happy. we got into an argument. when i stood up to him, he didn't like it and took me and shoved his hands up against me up against the wall. my daughter was clinging to my leg. he obviously -- it registered with him what he was doing. he took my son and left. >> you can watch the full interview at watchstadium.com. urban meyer says he and the athletic director agree being on leave during the investigation will facilitate the completion. zach smith's attorney says once he get a chance to tell his side, it will be corroborated by police. >> this is a man that could be probably elected governor in the state of ohio tomorrow. this is the most prominent person in the state. >> the second highest paid football coach in the country. >> you know him personally. >> i do. urban meyer has been a man of upstanding character. the thought he knew and denied knowing and did nothing is really

. >> there were three apologize to buckeye nation and zero to courtney smith. hout pay until september 16th. zach smith's ex-wife accused him of abuse and domestic violence in 2009 and 2015. he was fired on july 23rd. zach smith's attorney says his client should not have married courtney smith, adding, vengeance resulted in collateral damage to meyer and gene smith and osu. >>> and asking for an official state department investigation because quote, south african government is now seizing land from white farmers. that came 90 minutes after the fox news segment on the topic. david mckenzie is live to explain what the heck is going on. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. let's start with the fact check on the fox report and the tweet from president trump. no, farms are not seized in the manner they describe and the constitution is not changed. there is a discussion about that. farm murders is a real hot button topic including for white nationalists globe globally. farm murders are down historically in the last few years. the reason this is seriou

in an interview available on watchstadium.com, courtney smith says the abuse began while smith was aassisnt for urban meyer in florida back in 2009. he picked me up by my shirt and threw me up against the wall. >> meyer will remain on leave until the investigation is complete. >>> kicking, punching,ven pepperpraying were part of a brazen robbery at a wig store in silver springs. itappened friday night. employees tried to stop thieves om taking wigs. and that is when the situation turned violent. the fight was down in aisles. wigs were used in weapons. at one point, one of the with ts sprayed a woman pepper spray. after the suspects escaped, one man came back andicd an employee several times and then ran out with an $80 wig. the thieves are on the loose. >>> let's check back inith chuck bell for more on the forecast. any rain expected today, chuck? >> i think you know the answer to that question. a high chance of rain aroundlm heret every day for weeks now. and the rain has been adding up. since june 1st, the beginning of rmmer, we've had double our averagenfall in washington at natio

but last month, a judge granted courtney smith a restraining order against her ex-husband for domestic. meyer addressed the accusations of abuse from 2015 last week, after smith was fired. >> i was never told about anything, never anything came to light. i never had a conversation about it, so i know nothing about that. >> reporter: in a statement, meyer said "i agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facilitate its completion." on the walls of the athletic center meyer's motto including the words "treat women with respect." courtney smith says she wishes he'd followed his own advice. >> i hope that, in the future, he never, ever, ever turns his head away again. >> so morgan, i guess the question is, what is the future of urban meyer? do you think that his job's in jeopardy? >> reporter: well, hoda, according to his $7.6 million per year contract he's actually required to report any breach of the university's code of sexual misconduct policy, but that means he could stand to lose his job. in the meantime, the athletics department released a statement saying "the university i

last month a judge granted courtney smith a restraining order for domestic violence protection. yer addressed this last week after smith was fired. >> i was never told about anything. never anything that came to light. i never had a conversation about it. so i know nothing about that. >> reporter: in a statement, meyer said i agree being on leave during this injury will facilitate its completion. on the walls of ohio state's athletic center, meyer's motto including the words, "treat women with respect." courtney smith wishes he'd followed his own advice. >> i hope that in the future he never, or ever turns his head away again. >> we will be right back. photoba lot right now on social media. it )s an illinois couple .. >>> look at this wedding picture. doesn't the bride look beautiful? you're looking at the dog, not the bride. shared over social media. the illinois couple here getting married last week in montana and their dog boone took over the show. what a bad ring bearer. >> that's what it is. living it up there. temperatures going through the weekend. don't let the cooling fo

smith's attorney told cnn his client should not have married courtney smith adding vengeance against and resulted in collateral damage to urban meyer, gene smith and the ohio state university. a federal investigation is being pursued into ohio state's response to allegations of sexual abuse against a former athletic doctor. the long awaited, much anticipated head to head match play showdown between tiger woods and phil mickelson is on. it's for high stakes. the grand prize is for a whopping $9 million. winner taking all. they are billing this like a heavyweight title fight in boxing. you know there's going to be trash talking involved. there's also cool opportunities. bleacher report will be at the forefront giving access, live coverage will be available on bleacher report live app as well as directv. they will mike these two. it's going to be very interesting. >> really? is there a seven second delay? >> that's a great question. i don't think so. i would watch out. >> no trash talking. i appreciate it. thank you for being with me today. see you tomorrow morning. "at this hour" starts

courtney smith, accused her ex-husband in 2009 and 2015. he was fired july 23rd. ot have married courtney smith. as far as i can tell, there is no apology in there to her. >> three an popologies to bucke nation. >>> the iowa dairy farm that employed the suspect in mollie tibbetts' killing says he got the job by using a false identification. christian rivera was cleared to work for the farm through the government's e-verify vetting. the farm now says they made a mistake. thinking social security veri verification and homeland security system is the same. they are not. >> all of us are saddened by the tragic death of mollie and the realization that one of our coworkers was involved. >> they said they employed outside help to make sure they were in compliance with the law and workers were legal. that is clearly not true. an hour earlier, rivera was arraigned in the murder. members at the university gathered for a vigil. her family railroeleased a stat. we remain forever grateful for the support. >>> they are going out with a bang. tv's most popular comedy. "big bang t

. >> reporter: courtney smith says for years her ex-husband, ohio state assistant football coach zachbused her and believesss his legendary head coach urban meyer, knew about it and did nothing. r put on paid leave after text messages and photos surfaced, raising tth possibilit he knew about the domestic violence accusations three years ago and didn't report them. smith says she filed multiple police reports, including one in 2009 that reads in part, "the defendant grabbed the victim by her t-shirt, picked her up and threw her into the bedroom wallc the vm is pregnant with the defendant's child." but smith didn't press charges against her then husband. she spoke with watchstadium.com earlier this week. >> i was pressured by his family andsrban meye attorney. i was basically told, if you don't drop the chges, he's never going to coach again, and he's never hit you before. >> reporter: in 2015, mith says she texted photos of her bruised and bloodied body to meyer's wife, shelly, who allegedly wrote back, "just want you to be safe. do you have restraining order? he scares me." nbc news h

information because at each juncture i gave zach smith the benefit of the doubt. >> reporter: smith's ex-wife, courtney, says she sent photos of the alleged abuse to meyer's wife, shelley. zach smith denies the allegations. the investigation determined mer made false statements. >> i was never told about >> reporter: when questioned about his knowledge of the 2015 allegations. >> while those denials wereot plainlyaccurate, coach meyer did not in our view deliberately lie. >> reporter: with meyer facing media scrutiny, thelseport called his behavior concerning when he discussed how to delete text messages older than a year with a colleague. >> as a woman it kind of sends a message of something like this might happen to you and we might eventually but it might not be the right justice. >> reporter: disciplined by ohio state, the university's famed coach will be back on the field later this season. a punishment critics say puts football first. miguel >>> now to australia's political turbulence that continues as scott morrison is set to become the next prime minister, the countrs sixth in the las 11 years.

let me say here and now what i should have said on wednesday, i sincerely apologize to courtney smithough." buckeyes will open their season without meyer a week from today. college football season actually kicks off later on tonight. >>> all right, pro bowl tight end julius thomas says he's retiring from football to pursue a ph.d in psychology, specifically to study degenerative brain disease cte, telling "the player's tribune" he will focus on investigating the effects of contact sports on brain trauma and neurobehavioral performance. now, thomas will also participate in research to identify early warning signs of brain disease. thomas played seven seasons in the nfl. he was cut by the dolphins back in march. >>> all right, preseason action last night. panthers hosting the patriots. cam newton giving carolina fans a heart attack on this play. watch him as he lands on his head. not what you want to see happen to your franchise quarterback, especially in the preseason. cam was checked for a concussion. he ended up with just a black eye. the panthers let out a sigh of relief with that n

in an interview available on watchstadium.com, courtney smith says theeg abuse ban while smith was ad g assistant for urban meyer in 2009. >> he picked me up b my shirt and threw me best the wall. >> a columbus affiliilfiliate s that meyer helped counsel them during their dispute. >>> a plane was plunging to the ground and burst into flames and everybody made it out alive. for somebe disturbin to watch. the flight had jt taken off in bad weather. thessenger onboard recorded moment the plane started its freefall. you can hear tthrified people. plane smacked into the ground, bellydown, just beyond the runway. more than 100 peopledi i the crew, had just seconds to get out before the jet burst intoflames. there was one passenger who show about "today" the moment of impact. >> we were bracing for impact. once the actual plane shldpped, we cee the flames on either side of the engine because we hit the ground and kind of rolled. not rolled but skidded. it's just a t blessingt i'm here to tell the story. >> that's the truth. we know about85 people had minor injuries. officials in durangdurang

issue did meyer know of abuse allegations against assistant coach zack smith involving ex-wife courtney smith? >> i do believe he knew and instead he chose to help the watchstadium.com smith filed multiple police reports including this one. the defendant grabbed the victim by her t-shirt, picked her up and threw her into the bedroom wall. the victim is pregnant with the defendant's child. smith says she also shared these photos with meyer's wife shelly. nbc news has not verified those messages. >> she said she was going to have to tell irvin. i said that's fine, you know. you should tell irvin. >> reporter: meyer who fired smith last week -- >> i was never told about anything. >> reporter: -- says in a statement i agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facilitate its completion. zack smith's attorney says he wants to be as transparent and honest assmit has not been a crime. under meyer's $7.6 million a year contract he's required to report any violation of ohio state sexual misconduct policy. failure to do so could cost him his job. facing a blitz of pressure ohio state's football

smith's attorney told cnn that his client should not have married courtney smith adding, quote, vengeancellateral damage to urban meyer, athletic director gene smith, and the ohio state university. so the reason two weeks, he's suspended three weeks, he can come back those final two. you know this, that means nothing. he's not there to coach the games, that doesn't matter, because he can coach them up, you know? so that's another reason that this whole thing seems really poorly handled. >> he's there for all the game plans, he's probably watching, and who knows what he's doing during those games. >> exactly. >> it's just amazing when something's still so tone deaf after everything that we've gone through with high-profile cases. >> right. you think about how different it would be perceived had his reaction been a little bit more feeling, thoughtful. >> his concern was for "we," we're in this situation, not her. >> and about winning. that's what he was after. >>> so president trump says in a new interview that he believes what michael cohen did should be illegal, but not the paying off of

this story, there was no discussion, there was very little room for debate as to whether or not courtney smith messages to prove that she endured. now zach smith is speaking out and sharing his version of events. take a listen. >> anything that happened to her body was all just defensive movements to remove myself from the situation, and i said that's it, i'm not going to get charged because i didn't do anything wrong. >> that denial goes against the mountain of evidence against him. but, again, raise hs the questis of who knew what when. he's saying police notified the university of the allegations against him. now the university saying they have a six-member team leading this investigation who will then operate independently and report back to the board of trustees to decide what needs to happen next. i think it's a question not just of urban meyers' fate but the standing of this university on the whole. >> all right, kaylee hartung, thank you. >>> we'll be right back. sometimes a day at the ballpark is more than just a day at the ballpark. stadium announcer: all military members stand and b

they are between courtney smith and the wives of other coaches ' including me wife discussing the alleged abuse. he sics the text ie coach meyer had knowledge of the situation. nbc news has not seen or verified those rsxts. the uniy said in a statement, it is conducting an investigation into these allegations. adding, we are folk used on supporting our players and on getting to the truth asou expediy as possible. >>> meyer also issued a statement saying athletic director gene smith and i agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facitate its completion. i eagerly look forward to the resolution of this matter. >> after wting more than 60 years, some families of fallen soldiers who never returned from the korean war may finally have some closure. in a solemn ceremony u.s. militaryfficials escorted 55 cases of presumed u.s. remains draped in american flags at hanger joint base. vice-president pence was there to welcome them and called this ho coming the beginning. >> today begins a new season of hope for the families of omi ing fallen and we pledge to you we will nev stop striving u

courtney smith says her husband threw her against a wall while she was pregnant. lled the police but later dropped the charges. the meyers advised the smiths to get counseling. more than two years later, urban meyer hired smith to his staff at ohio state. >> i don't think just because you win 85% of your games you should be held to a different standard than anybody else. >> reporter: the coach and the university could be liable. according to title 9 rules, meyer is required to report instances of domestic abuse involving anyone on his staff. otherwise, he can be fired with cause. >> for him to say, i was unaware of it runs in the face of the urban meyer we know which is a guy who has his fing or the pulse of everything happening in his program from top to bottom. >> reporter: although he was fired, zach smith has never been charged with domestic abuse and his attorney told espn he'll tell his side of the story if he has to testify. ohio state said in a statement it's conducting an investigation and is focused on supporting our players and on getting to the truth as

and then the fact that he could not mention the victim's name, courtney smith, he was asked specifically about her, said he felt sorry for everyone involved. just an incredibly poor performance, alisyn, by a man in 2018 who should know better and be very lucky today he kept his job. >> let's play that moment that you and so many people felt was really insensitive in terms of his response in terms of who he should apologize to you. >> what message do you have for courtney smith? >> well, i have a message for everyone involved in this, i'm sorry we're in this situation. i'm just sorry we here in this situation. >> he's sorry they're in this situation as though he has no culpability. >> he has a lot of culpability. he's the man in charge. urban mier is one of the most sanctimonius people in sports. he has said with college basketball coaches if they used an illegal second cell phone to make phone calls to recruits that they should be fired. he has never shied away from giving his opinion about harsh punishment for others and then he accepted this leniency, really, three games. he'll be back

up against the wall with his hands around my neck, something he did very often. >> reporter: courtney smith says she told meyer's wife, shelley meyer, about that 2015 incident but says she never spoke directly to coach meyer about ve details of her violent marriage. >> i do believe he knew, and instead, he chose to help the abuser, enable the abuser. >> reporter: reena, as it stands, coach meyer will be missing from the sidelines when s k buckeyes kick off their season september 1. >> ninan: nikki, have we heard from the university at all at this point? >> reporter: they have not commented on what urban meyer may have told his boss, the athletic director, about the 2015 incident, but they have formed an independent board to oaad this investigation. >> ninan: all right, nikki battiste, thank you very much. a russian helicopter crashed near the arctic circle. 15 passengers and 3 crew members were killed. officials say the aircraft had just taken off from a helipad near a siberian oil field when its blades collided with another nolicopter. that chopper landed safely. the helicopters belonged t

ey issue dr know of abuse allegations against assistant coach zack smith involving ex-wife courtney smith>> i do believe he knew and instead he chose to help the abuser. >> reporter: speaking to watch stadium.com, smith filed multiple police reports including this one, the defendan grabbed the victim by her t-shirt, picked her up and threw her into the bedroom wall. the was pregnant with the defendant's child. smith says she also shared these photos with myers's wife shelly. nbc news has not verified t

did he know of abuse allegations against zech smith involving courtney smith. >> i do believe he knew and instead, he chose to help the abuser. >> reporter: speaking to watch stadium.com, smith filed multiple police reports including this one. the defendant grbed the victim by her rew hirt, picked her up and thher into the bedroom wall. the victim is pregnant with the defendant's child. smith says she also shared these photos with meyers wife nbc news has not messages. >> she said she would haalk to urban. i saids fine. you should tell him. >> reporter: meyer who fired smith last week. >> i wasever told about anything. >> reporter: says in a statement i agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facility its completion. ch smith's attorney says he wants to be as transparent and honest as possible. smith has not been charged with a crime. under meyer's $7.6 million a year ra co, he's required to report any violation of ohio state sexual misconduct policy. failure to do so could cost him his job. facing a blitz of pressure, ohio state's neootball coach side miguel almaguer, nbc

. >> courtney smith is telling people that for most of her marriage to zach smith, which ended threee was being abused and that she had let urban meyer, who was zach smith's boss and other people around the football programs that they both worked for know about those things in multiple times, in 2009 and 2015. she said to a reporter yesterday that urban meyer knew about those reports and didn't do anything to discipline zach smith or get in the way of finding a solution or what he did this summer, which was fire him. >> urban meyer was asked about this before courtney smith's interview and insisted he knew nothing about these recent allegations. zach smith's lawyer says he is not going to comment now, but when he testifies, the police will corroborate his story. his ex-wife says she has photos and texts that corroborate her claims. we will have more on "start here" this morning. >>> the catholic diocese in pennsylvania has published a list of priests and other church members accused of child sex abuse. 71 people were named. most of the allegations are decades old. bishop gainer says

. >> what message do you have for courtney smith?i have a message for everybody involved in this-- i'm sorry for the situation. >> reporter: on campus meyer's support goes beyond strong. the national championship he led the buckeyes to in 2014 wraps him in something a little closer to invincible. >> i think most people think it should have been less, but, obviously, there's a lot of bias here. >> reporter: but off the campus, meyer came in for a hammering today. >> you're a liar. you lied. period, done. >> urban meyer, should have been fired. >> reporter: the university's own investigation was more restrained, but also critical of styer. "he has cast doubt on his own honesty," the report concluded, but in a clue as to why meyer ons suspended and not fired, "he olearly misspoke and made misstatements, but did not, in our view, deliberately lie." the report had plenty that will fuel meyer's critics, like this to investigators, "we also learned during the investigation that coach meyer has sometimes had significant memory issues in othe

pundits and fans are criticizing meyer for never directly apologizing to the alleged victim, courtney smith. others saying the school's decision makes it clear that it prioritizes its successful team and coach over anything else. nbc's miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: suspended without pay for three games, legendary football coach urban meyer sidelined by leaders at ohio state. and i want to apoze buckeye meyer was aware of 2015 domestic violence allegations against former assistant coach zach smith. and failed to report them to the university. >> i fell short in pursuing full gave zach smith the t each benefit of the doubt. >> reporter: smith's exe, she of the alleged abuse to meyer's wife, shelley. zach smith denies the allegations. the investigation determined meyer made false statements. >> i was never told about anything. >> reporter: when questioned about his knowledge of the 2015 allegations. >> while those denials were plainly not accurate, coach meyer did not in our view deliberately lie. >> reporter: with meyer facing media scrutiny, the report also called his behavior conce

. >> what message do you have for courtney smith? >> well, i have a message for everyone involved in this. i'm sorry we're in this situation. >> reporter: on ohio state's football campus, meyer's support goes beyond strong. the national championship he led the buckeyes to in 2014 wraps him in something a little closer to invincible. >> i think most people think it should have been less. obviously there is a lot of bias here. >> reporter: but off the campus, meyer came in for a hammering today. >> you lied, period, done. >> urban meyer should have been fired. >> reporter: the university's own investigation was more restrained, but also critical of meyer. he has cast doubt on his own honesty, the report concluded. but in a clue as to why meyer was suspended and not fired, he clearly misspoke and made misstatements, but did not, in our view, deliberately lie. >>> the report had plenty that will fuel meyer's critics like this investigator's. quote, we also learned during the investigation that coach meyer has sometimes had significant me

in interview available, courtney smith said the abuse began while smith was a assistance for meyer in florida. >> he picked me up b my shirt and threw me up against the wall > columbus affiliate reports urb you are meier and his wife counseled them during their marriage. will remain on leave until the investigation is complete. >>> new information about the missing university of iowa student whoent for a jog two weeks ago. investigators are hoping data from her fit bit may hold clues about wheres and for the first time, we are hearing from her boyfriend.as blake mccoy hhe latest. >> she's sweet, kind, extremely lovable. hard not to like her. >> 20-year-old dalton jack zr describing molly,isirlfriend of three years, who vanisheded without a trace more than three weeks ago. >> it was a shock, it gs harder. you miss her more than anythin in the world. >> overnight, hurricanes gathered for a vigil for the student her family believe he returned to the house jack shares with his brother a used the computer, but investigators remain tight lippeded on the >> do you believe she disappeared on

allegations against smith were made by his ex-wife courtney. the smiths in 2009, but did not know a 2015 allegation. >> courtney smith told meyer's wife about it and she believes the head coach also knew. here is what she told the sports stadium network about the alleged 2015 abuse. >> came to my home. he wasn't happy. we got into an argument. when i stood up to him, he didn't like it and took me and shoved his hands up against me up against the wall. with his hands around my neck. something he did often. my daughter was clinging to my leg. he obviously -- it registered with him what he was doing. he took my son and left. >> you can watch the full interview at watchstadium.com. urban meyer says he and the athletic director agree being on leave during the investigation will facilitate the completion. zach smith's attorney says once he get a chance to tell his side, it will be corroborated by police. >>> houston police believe a 20-year-old grudge is the reason for the murder of the cardiologist. the man whose mother who died on the operating tabl

never even said her name: courtney smith.hen asked what he had to say to her he twice said quote: "i'm just sorry we're in this situation."in what situation.. that you have to miss a couple games and still make 7 million dollars? or the situation where sports programs continue to put winning before the health and safety of women. ( darya ) ben affleck's personal struggles have become very public.. he's all over the headlines.. for a wild week of drinking and partying with a 22 year old playboy model. they say his ex jennifer garner showed up to his house with a bible and a lawyer and begged him to get help. then she pesonally drove him to rehab. he's at a live-in facility in malibu. ( darya )it's the most hyped pay per view since the mayweather-paquao fight... "the match" tiger versus phil. the place: las vegas the date: november 23rd. the purse: 9 million. it's being billed as the most exciting golf match ever because they're going to be mic'd up and the fans won't be roped off.. but unless they actually take a swing at each

zach smith's attorney says that vengeance against courtney smith's he ex-husband regrtably resulted in collateral damage to urban meyer and gene smith and at ohio state university. online, many fans defending the decision but others saying the punishment doesn't go far enough. >> and craig melvin reports that ban mirpyou are mire his first k will be against tune. >>> could medical marijuana sometime replace pain killers? >>> and a powerful hurricane is getting closer to thhawaii. damage the big island >>> right now hawaii is bracing for a category 4 hurricane. this is a look at the monster storm from the international space station. it shows y the massive size of hurricane lane. this storm is leaving nowhere o they idents to run, have to buckle down. shelters opened yesterday on the big island.ld the storm c dump up to 15 inches of rain, possiblywo feet of wear in sin some isolat. could be the strongest to hit the islands in northern 25 years. and unlike the folks in texasr florida who can drive a couple hundred miles out of the way, you can't do that hawaii. >> and i k it had been dec

facts are far less prepared ex-wife courtney smith gave an interview discussing the conversation thatn meyer's wife back in 2015. >> she was going to have to tell her. i said that's fine. you should tell her then. we can't have somebody like this coaching young man. >> smith said i do believe he knew and dad chose to help the abuser and enable the abuser and believe whatever stories back was telling everybody. so, the story continues his former assistant coach zak smith is out. meyer on paid administrative leave in the ohio state squad will be coached by ryan day. you can catch this entire interview at watch stadium.com. time to watch football again. nfl football for the first game of the preseason. hall of fame ceremony is so nice it is between the bears and the baltimore ravens. early this year we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the baseball classic for sandlot. >> that he was signed by babe ruth. >> yes, yes. you keep telling me that. who is she? >> what? what? >> the details are slammed or you could say smalls, but the sandlot will be getting a pre-coil currently in development

when this story initially broke, when bret mcmurphy's reporting came forward, courtney smith shared photos messages that supported her allegations. now we're hearing a different version of events from zach smith. take a listen. >> anything that happened to her body was all just defensive movements to remove myself from the situation and that's it. i'm not going to get charged because i didn't do anything wrong. >> here it goes against the mountain of evidence that exists against him and it also draws attention to the fact that police made the university, the ohio state university aware of allegations against him. that leads me to believe there's a paper trail here, fred, a paper trail that could help build out a time line of who knew what and when and that is how urban meyer's fate as the coach of the football team will be determined and standing in the bigger picture for this university. >> but the fact that urban meyer does at least admit to knowing something to report, how much does this kind of muddy the waters in terms of how culpable he is? >> it does muddy the waters. he is trying t

attorney released a statement after wednesday night's decision that reads, vengeance against courtney smith's ex-husband regrettably resulted in collateral damage to urban meyer, gene smith and the ohio state university. online, many ohio state fans defending the university's decision, but others saying that the punishment and meyer's mea culpa don't go far enough. >> meyer's first game back as head coach will be on september 22. for those keeping score, ohio state is ranked fifth by the associated press. some are also pointing out that the first half of the buckeye season is not the toughest competition. if there was time to be without your head coach, some say that is it. >>> more to come for you, including a look at the forecast. pleasant for those in the inland area. >> yeah, feels nice, but as the skies clear, but still have the hazy skies. as we check out the temperature trend for the rest of the afternoon in willow glen, we'll be in the mid-70s. that is cooler than normal, so we'll see more of this in the forecast. i'll have a look at you're microclimates and an update on hurricane lan

courtney smith says she told coach meyer's wife shelly about the abuse. >> i told shelly. i sent her some pictures. i spoke to her on the phone. she was going to have to tell urban. i said that is fine. you should tell him. >> did she come back to you and tell you that she did tell urban? >> she did not. she did not. she would reach out to me, ask me how i'm doing, tell me she was worried that if i needed anything she was there, asked me if i had a protective order. >> reporter: college football fans reacting to the news. >> the issue goes beyond sports. it's not just about football. >> reporter: coach meyer issued a statement that reads in part i agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facilitate its completion. i eagerly look forward to the resolution of this matter. he addressed the charges last week after the firing of the assistant coach. >> i was never told about anything. i never had a conversation about it. so i know nothing about it. >> all these people have all this information yet urban meyer somehow doesn't know about this? i find that impossible to

reporter: nbc news reached out to courtney smith's attorney who says she has no comment at this time. zach goes ono defend coach urban meyer. >> he looked at me. i swear if find out you hit her, you are done. you're fire >> i was never told about anything. i never had a conversation abou. i know nothing. >> reporter: meyer came under fire last week for that comment at the bigen press conference. forcing him to backtrack in a statement. quote, i have always followed proper reporting procedures. i did so regarding the zach smith incident in 2015. my words in reply to the reporter or personnel issue must be clear and at big ten media day on july 24nyth, i failed on ma of these fronts. meyer is on paid leave whileio state let's an independeti board invte what he knew and what he did about it. >> if he loses his job. it is flat wrong. this is the guy who fired me. it would be a crime. >> reporter: osu's star coach sidelined. its big money footballrogram in limbo. for "today," blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> ten months after the massacre in las vegas, police have closed the investspation. dee th

broke open and up ended the college football world, there was little room for debate whether courtney smith of domestic violence. there were text messages and photos to support her claims. now zach smith is speaking out for the first time with a very different version of events. >> anything that happened to her body was all just defensive movements to remove myself to the situation and that's it. i'm not going to get charged because i didn't do anything wrong. >> his denial goes against the mountain of evidence against him but it also brings to light the fact that the police made the university, made the ohio state university aware of the allegations against him. what you can imagine, christi and martin, is that there is a paper trail that builds a time line to help us understand who knew what and when. >> yeah. there's still a lot more we need to know in this story. no doubt, an incredible, incredible fall from grace for this coach for the time being. we'll see how it plays out. kaylee hartung, thank you. >> thank you. >>> so the tsa is considering eliminating security screenings among oth

in an interview available on watchstadium.com, courtney smith says the abuse began while smith was a grad assistant for urban meyer in florida back in 2009. >> he picked me up by my shirt and threw me up against the wall. ys>> a columbus affiliate that meyer helped counsel them during their marriage. meyer will remain on leave until thenvestigation is complete. >>> heart-stopping new video of what some are calling the miracle in mexico. a plane was plunging to the ground and burst into flames and everybody made it out alive. we're going to see whatas happening inside the cabin of that plane as it went down. this may be disturbing for some folks. this an a flight that had just taken off in bad weather. a passenger onboard recorded the moment the plane started its freefall.u listen closely, you can hear babies crying, passengers screaming, everybody just terrified for their ere. the plane smacked into the ground, bellydown, just beyond the runway. more than 100 people, inclcring th, had just seconds to escapet before the jerst into flames. there was one passenger who spoke to the "toda

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sack smith was fired last week rendered aio court protective order to courtney smith.news 24 hours a day, on air and on tictoc, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david: thanks so much. what began as a payment made to keep an alleged affair secret has now morphed into a bigger potential story involving the andident' personal lawyers allegation that the money use may have come from russian sources. we welcome now stephanie wefford, the woman -- welcome now the attorney for stephanie clifford, the woman who claims she was paid for the affair, michael avenatti. would you conclude as a lawyer that there's a reasonable ground to prosecute donald trump? i think there's more than a reasonable ground to prosecute donald trump. whether bob of is mueller concludes that you can indict a sitting president. legal scholars believe you cannot. many others believe you can. that is the million-dollar question, if you will. will bob mueller conclude that you can indict a sitting president? alix: if you cou

the scandal blew up weeks ago when zach smith's e wife courtney said smith assaulted her multiple ti she says she shared photos of her injuries with urban meyer's wife shelley. >> she was going to have to tell urban. iaid fine. you should tell urban. >> coach meyer fired zach smith last month. smith who has never been charged with domestic t abuse talked espn earlier this month. he says he never hit his wife and defends his formerboss. >> if he loses his job, it's flat wrong. >> zach smith's attorney released a statement after wednesday night's dision that reads vengeance against courtney smith's ex-husband resulted in collateral damage to urban meyer, gene smith and t ohio state university. many ohio state fans defending the university's decision but hers saying the punishment and meyer don't go far enough.me r's first game back would be on september 22nd. that's when the buckeyes take on tula. ohio state ranked number five by the associated press. eome are also pulling out the first half of buckeye season is not the toughest competition. if there was a time to be without youread co

meyer faced sharp criticism when he failed to apologize directly to courtney smith at a news conference on wednesday. last night on twitter he apologized to her and her children for his, quote, lack of more action. >>> cleveland.com rorpts republican troy balderson officially won the closely watched special election for hoir's 12th congressional district. the state senator defeated democrat danny o'connor by less than 1 percentage point. president trump endorsed balderson in the race. he will only serve nine weeks before facing o'connor again in the november 6th general election. >>> and cbs affiliate wfsb in hartford, connecticut, reports two connecticut brothers spent you are four decades looking for a long lost sister and they found her. doug and paul barns learned that their sister had been given up for adoption in 1951 before they were born. their mother was 17 years old when she made the decision. through an ancestry dna kit the brothers located their older sister janet last year. >> we didn't even know if she was still alive or where she was. >> do i regret never having met my mo

let me say here and now, i sincerely apologize to courtney smith and her children for what they haveblican congressman who allegedly misused a quarter of a million dollars in campaign funds is getting stranger. represent duncan hunter appears to be blaming his wife saying she was his campaign manager and she handled all of his finances. hunter and his wife pleaded not guilty on thursday to numerous charges. including wire fraud, falsification of records and prohibited use of campaign contributions. sara sidner has the latest. >> representative hunter clearly trying to push some of his financial woes on to his wife, but investigators clear in saying that it is the both of them they are accusing of staeling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign funds. instead of the halls of congress, representative hunter entered the halls of justice in san diego. he and his wife making their first court appearance after being indict by a federal grand jury. they're accused of stealing more than $250,000 of campaign funds to furnish a lavish lifestyle. including a $14,000 family trip to i