ahead on "cbs this morning" we'll speak with former grammy ceo deborah dugan right here in studio 57.>>> "miami herald" reports an arrest warrant has been issued for antonio brown. he and his trainer are accused of attacking a man on tuesday. brown faces several charges including burglary with battery and criminal mischief. police tried to make contact with brown but were uncornerbackful. his trainer was arrested. brown was released by the new england patriots in september after accusations of sexual misconduct. >>> the department of transportation want to ban all service animals for flights to the u.s. except for specially trained dogs. the proposal would allow airlines to prohibit emotional support animals such as untrained dogs, birds, cats and miniature horses. in an interview last month a spokesperson for the association of flight attendants said there have been many instances of aggressive animal behavior. >> we had flight attendants go to the hospital with stitches. passengers having to be taken off on a gurney because of attacks from untrained emotional support animals. >> air

. >> hi, everyone, i'm deborah dugan. >> reporter: two months after deborah helped unveil, she is pullings senior music editor. >> it says a lot basically that says the academy misrepresented itself to the public, to its voting members and also to her when she came in. >> reporter: some of dugan's most damning claims involve near portnal, who is criticized for comments he made in 2018 saying women who want a bigger role in the music industry need to do one thing. >> to step up. >> reporter: he later apologized. in the complaint, dugan says she learned a foreign recording artist had accused mr. portnal of raping her following a performance she gave at carnegie hall. >> this is the first time that anyone in the media has read or seen any allegations about this particular incident. you can bet that's going to cast a pretty big shadow over the recording academy for days, if not weeks or months to come. >> reporter: the complaint also includes an email dugan sent to human resources in which she alleges she was sexually harassed by joel katz. in a statement his attorney says mr. katz categorica

who defended harvey weinstein the attempt by the recording academy to impugn the character of deborah dugan is a transparent effort to shift the focus away from its own unlawful activity this blatant form of retaliation is all too common. even post me too a source with direct knowledge of the event that told nbc news that dugan had been removed after the previous ceo's assistant of 20 years had accused her of a bullying management style dugan's attorneys say this all comes after dugan sent the memo to human resources where she voiced concerns about voting irregularities, financial mismanagement and conflicts of interesting among other things in today's bombshell complaint, dugan also alleges that the academy manipulates the process to ensure that certain songs or albums are nominated when a producer wants a particular song performed during the show the recording academy had said independent investigators were reviewing a formal allegation of misconduct, and that the move was necessary to repair morale. late today, the academy responded, lester. it is curious that ms. dugan never raised thes

i'm deborah dugan. >> reporter: deborah dugan was the grammys' first female chief executive when sheusted last week, just ten days before the awards show. today her attorneys filed a federal discrimination claim on her behalf, charging the recording academy with sexual harassment and retaliation reminiscent of those deployed by individuals defending harvey weinstein. one of her attorneys represents a jane doe who is scheduled to testify in the weinstein trial. today's charge says that the academy sought to destroy dugan's reputation by leaking false information to the press. as recently as last month, dugan gave interviews promising a major restructuring of the awards show. in the charge, she claims there are voting irregularities when it comes to the nominating process. favoring artists with academy connections over big names like ed sheeran and ariana grande. in a new statement to cbs news, the academy says dugan never raised these allegations until after claims she had created a created a toxic and abusive work environment, which dugan denies. the academy says it has opened indepe

but deborah dugan's accusations are putting a harsh spotlight on the integrity of the nominations. nior editor. >> general reaction to this complaint has been horror. >> reporter: dugan was put on administrative leave last week after she was accused of misconduct. then she levelled her own grievances saying review committees are shrouded in secretscy and control in large part who is nominated. she claims one artist who came in 18th in initial voting for song of the year not only sat on the committee deciding those nominees but is represented by a member of the academy board. she says that artist wound up as one of the final nominees. >> i got an earful about how angry the creative community is about it. there's not been a smoking gun quite like this one. >> reporter: dugan's complaint highlighted examples of the academy's alleged lack of diversity saying minority groups are historically unrepresented as both nominees and winners. she pointed to dell's win over beyonce for best album in 2017 which appeared to shock the artist herself. >> it was so monumental. >> reporter: on wednesda

. >> it seems pretty clear that the relationship between deborah dugan and the recording academy is fraying right now, and there is no putting it back together in an easy way. >> reporter: dugan further alleges the voting process is rife with corruption saying the board uses secret committees to push forward artists with whom they have relationships. she says this year 30 artists that were not selected by the 12,000 voting members were added to the possible nomination list. >> if she is right about that, then that's something that will have resonance far beyond just this year's grammys alone. >> reporter: now portnal has not returned our requests for comment. in a statement the academy says its loyalty belongs to its members and regrets its biggest night is being stolen from them by ms. dugan's actions. >> lawsuits or not, the show will go on. and you can see the grammy awards right here on cbs starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. the "overnight news" will be right back. he wanted a man cave in our new home. but she wanted to be close to nature. so, we met in the middle. ohhhhh! look who just wok

anticipated night fastly becoming music's biggest scandal with three days to go till the grammys, deborah duganmbshell allegations in a discrimination complaint against the recording academy of arts and sciences. calling it a boy's club that puts their financial interests above the academy's mission. in a 46-page complaint dugan alleges that the voting process behind the awards is ripe with corruption involving secret committees which she claims push forward artists with whom they have relationships. a practice dugan alleges last year affected artists like ed sheeran. ♪ listening to our favorite song ♪ and ariana grande >> reporter: -- who she claims both failed to get nominations for song of the year in part because of favoritism and conflicts of interest. dugan claims the board even manipulates the nominations process to ensure that certain songs or albums are nominated when the grammys producer wants a particular song performed during the show. in the complaint dugan also highlighting what she calls the grammys' long-standing struggle with gender inequality and lack of diversity when it come

it was a response to a complaint filed by suspended ceo deborah dugan.n "cbs this morning" she talked of corruption within the nomination voting committee meetings. >> in that room not only are there trustees that have conflict of interest in particular artists that are nominated but more importantly there are even artists that are nominated that are in the room. >> reporter: dugan says while with the academy she received two letters from board members saying they felt the voting procedures were improper. in the statement the academy emphasized there are strict rules in place to address any conflict of interest and should a committee member qualify for a grammy they are required to leave the room and are not allowed to vote in that category. >> i'm here to celebrate the artist. >> reporter: returning host alisha keys recorded an interview earlier this week. >> that's something that's always a little bit confusing, you know, as an artist. how does it get chosen. how did that person win. i think it's always been a little bit confusing. >> reporter: and you

deborah dugan says she's being retaliated against for reporting misconduct including what she calls corrupt voting practices and a allegation. she alleges she was sexually harassed by the general counsel and he has denied those claims. >>> new details on a claimed that amazon ceo phone was sacked by the crown prince of saudi arabia. experts are calling for an immediate investigation. some say he may have been black male. his security consultant says the government was out to get the amazon ceo. after the washington post covered the murder of jamaal khashoggi. the crown prince allegedly sent a malware infected files to a messaging out. some believe the saudi government is to blame. >> that is the way that things work in saudi arabia. u.s. officials believe the crown prince ordered his murder and was killed five months after the election phone hacked. the crown prince says he has nothing to do with it. the washington post covered fleck they put a target on jeff basil's is back. >>> a big rally for the company's market valuation past $100 billion which is more than ford and general motors comb

deborah dugan is the first woman to lead the association and has only been in the position for 6 months. the 62nd grammy awards take place sunday january 26th. >>> plenty of snow still lingering around mount hamilton today after yesterday's storm. an actual snowplow clearing the roads there. snow ball fights, snow angels i'm sure out there. >> plenty of snowmen to be med for sure. >> you go inside their visitor center, they have stunning pictures of mount hamilton cloaked in snow, and you think wow, what must that look like. >> and there you go! >> now we know. >> that's really something. >> looks like that's it for a bit though as the next chance of significant rain isn't moving into the bay area until next week. in the meantime. saturday and sunday we have high clouds looming over the bay area, and they continue to loom, probably right through sunday. we got high pressure over the bay area, but there will be high clouds from time to time this weekend. concord 45, livermore 46, and in san francisco 53 right now. on this friday evening, we'll be dry, but we'll be bundled up. santa rosa

months after announcing the grammy award nominations, the ousted ceo of the recording academy deborah dugan is claiming there's widespread corruption due to a boys club mental within the organization in her discrimination complaint dugan says committees added 30 of this year's possible nominees even though they had not made the cut in voting. she also claims one of this year's nominees for song of the year was voted 18th in the category but got a nomination anyway because he or she served on the nominating committee dugan did not identify other artists like sheeran and ariana grande missed out on nominations even though they had enough votes. what is most shocking to you about this complaint? >> i think what's most shocking to me about this complaint is that it's gone on for so long, and that there is no oversight over the voting committee, that you could actually vote for yourself ♪ >> reporter: the academy has no specifically addressed the corruption allegations, but tonight it says it's investigating. "it is deeply disturbing to us and quite frankly heartbreaking to witness the firestorm

going or if it has anything to do with the battle between the recording academy and its ousted ceo deborah dugan. >> it is predominantly white males. >> the academy calls dugan's allegations about the voting process categorically false, misleading and wrong and could the controversy take the stage? >> i think what we're anticipating for or looking out for, is will anyone say anything >> sharon osbourne a presenter sunday, sounded off yesterday on "the talk". >> the grammys unfortunately is run by middle-aged white wannabes with no creative talent at all. >> for years, critics and artists had questioned the awards process, with acclaimed black artists like beyonce and kendrick lamar failing to take home album of the year honors drake spoke out last year on the topic on the grammy stage. >> we play an opinion-based sport. >> will there be more moments like that this year from the presenters, winners or the host alicia keys we will find out sunday. >> joe, thank you very much. >>> up next, a story i think you'll like about a courageous third grader and an amazing welcome back to school. >>> finally

. >> reporter: deborah dugan said last week the recording academy offered her millions of dollars if she keeps her silence. she refused. is the awards process corrupt? >> it's rigged >> reporter: 12,000 academy members vote to determine the top 20 nominees for a grammy award but dugan alongside her attorney says committees who pick the final nominees can be influenced you're saying that in some cases, the nominating process has the involvement of people who have an interest in the nominations, people who -- artists who might be nominated are in the room. >> absolutely. >> not just the artists, people who have business affiliations with the artists, as well. >> could represent the artist >> reporter: are in the room >> yes. >> reporter: what about the allegation that artists have made that it ispredominantly white >> it is true. it's predominately white males that call the shots. >> reporter: she says sunday night artist up for song of the year took spots from ariana grande and ed sheeran. >> when you move somebody up, somebody comes out and i was in the room and i did see that happen

the suspended president of the recording academy, deborah dugan, dropping bombshell accusations. >> this conflicts of interest. >> reporter: in a complaint filed tuesday she claims one our guest artist who came in 18th for song of the year not only sat on the committee deciding those nominees but, is represented by a member of the academy board. she says that artist wound up as one of the final nominees. >> not only are there trustees that have a conflict of interest on particular artists that are nominated, but, more importantly there are artists that are nominated that are in the room. so, for me, that is just such a blatant contract conflict of interest. reps despite the controversy, some of the music's biggest stars prepared to for sunday shows, rehearsals are ongoing as crews with the final touches on the grammy state. lizzo is among the most anticipated performers on this year's show. along with fellow newcomer to the island. the two women lead the pack this year with the nominations. >> rock 'n roll is forever. >> reporter: arrowsmith, who is set to receive a 2020 music person of

deborah dugan is under investigation for misconduct.mes after a formal allegation was made by a senior female employee. but no other details have been released. dugan was the first woman to serve as the head of the grammys. she had been on the job for just six months. >>> the fbi has arrested three suspected neo-nazis allegedly planning to attend a pro-gun rally in virginia monday. a former canadian army reservist is among the men facing weapons and other charges. it comes after virginia's governor imposed a temporary ban on weapons near the state capitol, which is the site of monday's rally. a gun rights group challenged the governor's order, but yesterday a judge upheld the ban. >>> there's growing outrage over the case of a mississippi man sentenced to 12 years in prison for bringing a cell phone into jail. the state supreme court has now upheld willie nash's sentence. nash was originally arrested for a misdemeanor. he challenged the sentence calling it excessive, but the state's highest court led it is within sentencing guidelines.

. ♪ i'm trying to be fair >> reporter: according to deborah dugan, music's biggest night is ripe withruption. >> welcome to the 61st annual grammy awards. >> reporter: the ousted exec outlining the alleged manipulation in a suit against the academy claiming nominations are rigged by members of the board and the secret committees that choose artists based on pre-existing personal or business relationships. >> and the grammy goes to -- >> reporter: among those allegedly cheated out of nods, ariana grande and ed sheeran. ♪ don't think i fit in at this party ♪ >> reporter: dugan claims the pop stars both had the votes to secure a nomination for the 2019 song of the year award but were bumped by the committee over a, quote, outrageous conflict of interest. ♪ >> reporter: this was the same year that grande pulled out of the show due to a disagreement with organizers. ♪ thank you next >> reporter: the allegations come amidst a brutal battle between dugan and the recording academy. >> there is no question she was going to make big changes there. >> reporter: dugan served as head of the organi

. >> reporter: the music world's biggest awards show is reeling from deborah dugan's nomination- rigging. >> yes, and in that room, not only are there trustees that have conflict of interest on particular artists that are nominated, but more importantly, there are even artists that are nominated that are in the room. so for me, that's just such a blatant conflict of interest. >> and the grammy goes to... >> reporter: dugan claims one 2019 song of the year finalist shouldn't have been a nominee and was actually ranked 18th out of 20. dugan has been on administrative leave since last week. the academy is investigating allegations that she created an abusive and bullying environment, made against her by an executive assistant, which dugan denies. on tuesday, dugan filed a federal discrimination complaint, alleging she was sexually harassed, and separately that former president neil portnow did not have his contract renewed because of a rape accusation. portnow told cbs in a statement that he was exonerated after an investigation, saying, "there was no basis for the allegations, and once aga

deborah dugan, including that this year's song of the year nomination was manipulated to include a less-deservingist. >> can you name who that is? >> i don't want to name who that is for the artist's integrity. >> reporter: the academy says dugan's allegations are false. >> if even a little bit of these allegations are true, the grammy's organization has some real soul-searching to do. >> reporter: the academy suspended dugan last week saying it is investigating allegations she created a hostile work environment, which she denies. ♪ with their song >> reporter: thursday grammy host singer alicia keys says she's always wondered about process. >> i think it's always been a little bit confusing. >> reporter: as artists like tanya tucker rehearsed, the cloud over the show grows darker, and now without one of its brightest names. vladimir duthiers, cbs news, new york. >> o'donnell: there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." a woman loses her chance to have her own children. why a court ruled she has to donate her frozen embryos to strangers. later, steve hartman stirs up some

to two committees that were 70% male. >> my surmise and that of others is this is a coup, that deborah duganith a style very different from the one of her predecessor, neil portnow, who was much more political. >> dugan was brought into this role with an array of experience in the industry in hopes of driving her vision to the next level. now with all eyes on the recording academy in the lead-up to music's big night, swift answers will be needed. >> thank you, kaylee. >>> overseas now to that crisis in the philippines from a massive volcano that buried towns in ash and forced residents to evacuate. bob woodruff has all the details from manila. >> reporter: since the taal volcano erupted spewing ash nine miles into the sky residents have been cleaning nonstop and some villages while others still look like ghost towns. the philippines' president is now calling this area no man's land. from his house overlooking the volcano, he witnessed the powerful eruption, first feeling the shaking of the earth -- >> boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: then watching the rocks and ash and what is known as volcani

a new complaint to the equal opportunity commission filed by recently ousted ceo and president deborah duganhe complaint claiming the grammy nomination board rigged the process saying it manipulates the nominations process to ensure that certain songs or albums are nominated, adding the members of the board and the secret committees chose artists with whom they have personal or business relationships. ♪ we were just kids when we fell in love ♪ >> reporter: in 2019 ed sheeran whose song "perfect" spent more than a year on billboard's hot 100 and ariana grande who seemingly owned the airwaves with "thank u, next," both missed out on the song of the year nominations despite earning enough votes. an omission the complaint attributes to an outrageous conflict of interest within the nominating process. >> there's always been a fair amount of skepticism around the process and how does it really happen. if i were an artist and found out that i lost a nomination due to politics, i'd be angry. >> reporter: there has long been controversy about grammy winners, whether it's adele in 2017 saying she wish

. >> renewing questions about diversity at the grammys deborah dugan, who was recently placed on leaveviolation, has filed a discrimination complaint, accusing the organization of corruption >> my goodness the grammy goes to - >> reporter: just days before the grammys -- the recording academy's ousted chief executive is fighting back deborah dugan has been hired to address gender inequality issues, but last week, she was placed on administrative leave following allegations of misconduct now her attorneys have filed a complaint with the equal employment opportunity commission this blatant form of retaliation in corporate america is all too common, even post me too, they wrote. she was placed on leave after sending an email, detailing conflicts with interest, improper self-dealing by board members. she also alleges the academy manipulates the process to ensure that certain songs or albums are nominated when the producer wants a particular song performed during the show. adding it was all made possible by a boys club mentality stating the academy's 12,000 voting members who pick grammy no

deborah dugan has her name and she will be here at studio 57 to address the controversial allegationsn the more perfect union series, meet a doctor whose idea for reducing medical debt is paying off in more ways than one. people working off their bills. see you at 7:00. >>> a live look at sfo this morning. the days of passengers bringing rabbits, turtles and birds on airplanes as emotional support animals could be ending. the department of transportation is proposing a crackdown. airlines would no longer be required to accept emotional support animals. the only ones allowed would be trained service dogs. >> i think anyone that has a disability that needs some sort of support, i believe should be able to bring that on to the airplane. anything that will cause a hazard or will be disruptive to everybody else, i don't believe that should be allowed on the airplane. >> the proposed new rules are aimed at preventing passengers from traveling with unconventional pets like pigs, turkeys, miniature horses and squirrels. >>> happening today, bart officials are excited to launch a multimillion

new recording academy ceo, deborah dugan, was suspended just 10 days before the grammys, accused of bullyingthe workplace. she denies the claim and filed an eeoc complaint, claiming she was the victim of sexual harassment, and that the grammy board manipulates the nomination process with what some call secret committees. >> i just know there are conflicts of interest that taint the system. >> reporter: the academy is investigating and called her timing areas, given the accusations against her. >> it throws the legitimacy of the process into a bowl of light . there is not a ton of transparency in terms of how the nominees are decided. >> reporter: the grammys will pay tribute to nifty hustle, the late hip-hop start gun down in los angeles, is also nominated for three awards. >> it is very sad it had to take his tragic murder for people to discover his music. >> you can expect to see impressive music collaborations at tomorrow's show. we have one nominated bay area band that is ahead of the game with a different kind of teamwork. >> reporter: adam and eve, peanut butter and jelly, heavy metal

. ♪ i'm trying to be fair >> reporter: according to former recording academy ceo and president deborah dugan >> welcome to the 61st annual grammy awards! >> reporter: the ousted exec outlining the alleged manipulation in a suit against the academy claiming nominations are rigged by members of the board and the secret committees that choose artists based on pre-existing personal or business relationships. >> and the grammy goes to -- >> reporter: among those allegedly cheated out of well-earned nods, ariana grande and ed sheeran. ♪ don't think i fit in at this party ♪ >> reporter: dugan claims the pop stars both had the vote to secure a nomination for the 2019 song of the year award but were bumped by the committee over a, quote, outrageous conflict of interest. ♪ >> reporter: this was the same year grande pulled out of the show due to a disagreement with organizers. ♪ >> reporter: the allegations come amidst a brutal legal battle between dugan and the recording academy. >> there was no question she was going to make big changes there. >> reporter: dugan served as head of the organization for

news of bryant's death and the past 11 days of controversy surrounding the ouster of grammy ceo deborah duganbeen a hell of a week. damn. >> reporter: sunday night's focus was celebrating the year's music. lizzo took home three awards. billie eilish swept the top four grammys, song, record, album of the year and best new artist. >> what does this mean to you? >> i'm dying, man. >> beyond your wildest dreams? >> this is surreal. this is like a dream. >> we'll have much more with kevin frazier and on kobe bryant. we do want to get on to some other news. a new report could up end the impeachment trial. former national security adviser john bolton says president trump did tie ukraine military aid to investigations into his political rivals. this is all in the manuscript for bolton's new book entitled "the room where it happened." nancy cordes reports on all of this from capitol hill. >> i'm just going to explain -- >> reporter: bolton drops the bombshell in an unpublished manuscript. according to the "new york times" bolton says the president told him he wanted to continue to freeze $391 million

. >> reporter: just one week ago former grammys ceo deborah dugan filed a complaint with the equal employmentagainst the recording academy, alleging it is a boys' club with voting irregularities and saying it had issues with gender and racial discrimination. alicia singing about needed change on stage. >> we want to be respected and safe in our diversity. we want to be shifting to realness and inclusivity. >> reporter: and dua lipa calling for the hiring of more women in the music industry. >> we all deserve a seat at every table. >> reporter: but women dominated the night's performances. demi lovato taking the stage for her first performance since her 2018 overdose. she got off to a shaky start. ♪ i tried to talk to my piano >> reporter: but then she nailed it. ♪ why am i praying anyway if nobody's listening ♪ ♪ please send me anyone, lord is there anyone ♪ ♪ i need someone, anyone, please send me anyone ♪ ♪ lord, is there anyone >> reporter: camilla cabello had the crowd in tears with this emotional song for her father. ♪ you don't even know how much you mean to me now ♪ >> billie eilish! >

a former employee deborah dugan says thejudging is rigged and the academy is riddled with corruption.e these allegations until she was accused of bullying herself. let's get the thoughts of bill werde from billboard magazine, who joins us now. so she was very senior, deborah, and in the recording academy, but the allegations she's made are pretty serious for the academy and how they go forward. well, i mean, yeah, just to be clear, deborah was the ceo of the recording academy. she was hired in fact, in response to the ceo, neil, stepping down after i think 19 years on the job. that was hastened by his comment that famously sort of made the rounds worldwide where he suggested that women needed to step up suggested that women needed to step up in orderto suggested that women needed to step up in order to achieve more grammies. so, i think the truth is, the recording academy, i think they've felt they had a pr problem when neil said that, in reality, i think they had a reality problem. there is a major culture clash here. asa giant there is a major culture clash here. as a giant institut