dr. boutte or her attorney. according to georgia state medical records, in the last eight months dr. e has paid out nearly $3 million in four separate settlements for medical malpractice and she is still practicing. >> i don't think that she deserves the privilege of having a medical license. >> reporter: witt says upwards of 100 other former patients have contacted her law farm with concerns about dr. boutte, potentially adding on to this doctor's legal woes. maya rodriguez, nbc news. >>> still ahead, a soggy day so far in new york city. but how's the weather around the country shaping up for your monday? bill karins' forecast is next. f? that's why megared advanced 4in1 packs more o-3 stgel. it supports four vital areas of your body. your heart... your brain... your eyes... anur give your body the omega-3s it's missing. megared advanced 4in1. one pill. more power. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and do

dr. boutte, or her attorney. according to georgia state medical records, in the last eight months, dr. te has paid out nearly $3 million in four separate settlements for medical malpractice, and she's still practicing. >> i don't think that she deserves the privilege of having a medical license. >> reporter: witt says upwards of a hundred other patients have contacted her law firm with ncerns about dr. boutte. potentially adding on to this doctor's legal woes. maya rodriguez, nbc news. >>> now to a crisis on college campuses around the country. in the last decade, at least 40 students have reportedly died in the often alcohol and drug-fueled rituals common in fraternities. hazing, now a national focus, has brought a group of parents together. "dateline's" andrea canning tells us their story. >> reporter: max groover was 18, just a month into his freshman year at louisiana state university when tragedy struck. police say he was hazed while pledging a fraternity at lsu. >> they had him take pulls off 190-proof alcohol bottle. which is grain alcohol. >> 95% alcohol. >> because he answered

dr. windell boutte or dr. booty as she calls herself is a dermatologist.w deleted videos on youtube she's seen dancing during surgeries. ♪ she's a brick house >> reporter: several of her patients are now suing saying their cosmetic procedures went horribly wrong. investigative reporter jim strickland with our atlanta station wsb worked the story for several months. he found the doctor settled five malpractice cases in the last six months, and four more are pending. the cornelius family is one of those who settled for an undisclosed amount. their mother went into cardiac arrest during a tummy tuck. her family says she suffered permanent brain damage. the doctor's office had to call 911 in the middle of the procedure. >> we have a patient that doesn't have a heart rate. >> reporter: in a deposition the doctor explained she did $20,000 of work for ms. cornelius for a little more than half the price. other patients suing say they suffered post-operation infections. >> i don't feel like a normal person. i just feel deformed. >> it's more like freddy krueger cut

dr. boutte's patients reportedly suffered brain damage. orgia's medical board calls boutte a threat to public health. >>> a one-time contestant of the reality show "top chef" will appear in a new york courtroom today to face charges that he poisoned his neighbor's tree. adam harvey is accused of drilling holes in the trunk of a silver maple and filling them with herbicide. harvey reportedly complained that the tree blocked sunlight from reaching the solar panels on his roof. >>> a twitter scandal has brought down a top executive with the nba's philadelphia 76ers. the president of basketball operations bryan colangelo has now resigned. an independent review found his wife used multiple twitter accounts to bash the team's players. investigators say the information that he gave his wife was used to attack the players even if he didn't know she was doing it. >>> washington, d.c. is celebrating its first sports title since the bush administration. that would be george h.w. bush administration. the washington capitals clinching the stanley cup la

dr. boutte? he's the reason for their quick action and cite the stories of patients he found. >> i don't feel like a normal person. i just feel deformed. >> reporter: the controversial doctor defended herself on hln wednesday. >> yes, i've done the soul searching and, no, i've done nothing wrong. >> reporter: dr. boutte who has since deleted the dance videos from youtube is saying she had permission to make them. >> these were all consented videos. they were staged. they were planned. >> reporter: she says they never distracted her from her work. >> you are confident you never look back and go, you know what, i got a little carried away with the singing and dancing and maybe i wasn't as focused as i needed to be on the procedures. >> the procedures, 99% were done. >> even in that 1% you were confident. >> even in that 1%. >> reporter: there are now several lawsuits against this doctor and, michael, she now has 14 days to file an appeal to this suspension, michael. >> steve, she was performing the

dr. boutte is the best at creation. >> reporter: dr. windell boutte or dr.and in videos she has since deleted from youtube, you see her living it up during surgeries. ♪ she had them apple bottom jeans ♪ >> reporter: but some of her patients say they never gave this atlanta area doctor permission to record their procedures and this morning, several are suing saying that their cosmetic procedures went terribly wrong. >> it's more like freddy krueger cut my stomach. >> i don't feel like a normal person. i just feel deformed. >> reporter: in atlanta, wsb tv investigator, jim strickland, worked this story for months and found icilma cornelius went into cardiac arrest during a tummy tuck and this is her today. after her family said she suffered permanent brain damage. the doctor's office had to call 911 in the middle of the procedure. >> we have a patient that doesn't have a heart rate. >> reporter: strickland caught up with the doctor and she had little to share. >> so i'm coming here to ask you if you have anything to say about the lawsuits against you, or the y

dr. windell davis-boutte is both dancing dermatologist and singing surgeon.he camera and raps with an unconscious patient inches away, cutting and cutting-up in the same rhythmic moment. ♪ gut don't live here anymore ♪ >> reporter: but at least seven of her patients have sued her for malpractice, with scars that look more like butchery than surgery. >> when i first saw those videos, i was completely shocked. >> reporter: ojay liburd's mother, icilma cornelius, went in for liposuction surgery in 2016. he doesn't know whether th doctor was dancing during his mother's procedure, but the 54-year-old patient went into cardiac arrest. she suffered permanent brain damage. when you looked at those videos, did you think the focus was where it was supposed to be, on the patient? >> no. >> reporter: what is her future? >> bed rest. >> reporter: davis-boutte has settled at least four malpractice suits, including with the cornelius family for an undisclosed amount. but even this week, she insisted she has done nothing wrong. >> would i go back and do something differently

dr. windell boutte says they were great for business. ♪ >> reporter: and some of her viral videos that sheliterally promises big butts and a smile. ♪ betty boop, jessica rabbit, nicki minaj, whatever you like ♪ >> reporter: dr. booty as she likes to call herself sat down for this interview and says all the behinds in these videos belong to the patients who agreed to the recordings. >> i think the thing is anyone who is looking at that using all of the qualifications that you have set would say isn't there something more important for the doctor to be doing at that point? >> if it's at the end of the day which they were, at the end of the day, the person's in recovery, the person is stable and happy that the surgery is over and i say, okay, here's our 30 to 60-second video. people are not looking at the facts and what i'm trying to get them to do is understand the facts, consented, planned, staged, 30 to 60 seconds and everyone was safe. >> reporter: but the videos are only a fraction of the doctor's troubles. she's facing lawsuits from multiple patients. >> i don't feel like a normal perso

dr. windell boutte has a suspended medical license. ♪ she's a brickhouse >> reporter: and a georgia courthat suspension sticks. ♪ she has apple bottom jeans ♪ boots with the fur >> reporter: the video, some recorded during surgeries, are the least of her troubles. a number of patients are suing, saying they were disfigured. the doctor is now sitting down for an exclusive interview airing on "good morning america," where she defends herself. >> the videos were preconsented, staged and done at a safe interv interval. many, most of them after the fact. during recovery, which was planned by me and the patient. >> reporter: the surgeries took place in the doctor's sub burr bab atlanta office building, which is legal in georgia. david? >> steve will have much more on "gma." thanks, steve. >>> when we come back, the new heartbreak tonight for the heartbreak tonight for the family of kate spade. dog in ev, well, you gotta make... a better dog! that's what oscar r does ever single... day. our dogs are totally free from artificial preservatives, any added nitrates or nitrites, and we waved bye-bye

dr. windell boutte posted videos of herself dancing during procedures.mment from the doctor's attorneys. that investigation launched by our atlanta station, ws bl-tv. >>> and a somber anniversary marked overnight tonight. senator robert f. kennedy was shot and killed 50 years ago today, as kennedy claimed california's democratic presidential primary. a memorial service will be held tomorrow at arlington national cemetery. 50 years ago. >>> when we come back tonight, a powerful moment today. a little boy, what he did, and the person who was watching. america strong. - [announcer] what if the vacuum head was reborn? shark has added a rotating soft brush. so while deep-cleaning carpets, you can also grab large particles, pull in piles and directly engage floors. duo clean. invented by shark. i'm still giving it my best even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin, i'm up for that. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better than warfarin. plus has

dr. windell davis boutte can be seen dancing to the hip-hop song cut it as she operates on a patient.area doctors youtube channel for promotional purposes. the patient in the video plans to sue joining at least nine other patients who have filed lawsuits claiming the doctor's negligence led to botched procedures. the doctor argues all the patients in those videos gave consent and said, " as a surgeon, i'm supposed to be able to multi-task." >>> a stray dog steals some pepperoni, how the pizza theft led to a whole litter of newborn pups. >> wow. so that's what happens with pepperoni pizza. i'll keep that in mind. as we have fog moving into the bay area and the prospects for changes this weekend and early next week, it's all coming up in the weather forecast when we come back. called "homeless".. operations... headquartered in the bay area. a >>> new leadership for some wide ranging coastguard operations headquartered in the bay area, a change of command ceremony happened today on coastguard island alameda. vice admiral linda fagan will run the largest theater of operations, which is th