fager vehemently denied all of those claims. fager continued to come to work. on sunday "the new yorker" reported a new accuser said she felt compelled to speak because she simply can't believe fager is back there. the article described her as a producer who was an intern at cbs in the early 2000s who said that he groped her at a work party. in response to that allegation fager told cbs news, "this is an outrageous claim and it didn't happen. it is wrong." fager's departure comes days after cbs chairman and ceo leslie moonves resigned following allegations of sexual assault and harassment. we caught up with cbs news president david rhodes today after he briefed the "60 minutes" staff. >> i can't talk to you guys about this today. >> reporter: in a statement today, rhodes said, "fager's dismissal is not directly related to the allegations surfaced in press reports, which continue to be investigated independently. however, he violated company policy and it is our commitment to uphold those policies." through his attorney fager told cbs news, "they terminated my c

fager vehemently denied all of those claims. fager continued to come to work. on sunday, "the new yorker" reported a new accuser said she felt compelled to speak because she simply can't believe fager is back there. the article described her as a producer who was an intern at cbs in the early 2000s who said he groped her at a work party. in response, he said this san outrageous claim and it didn't happen, it is wrong. fager's departure comes days after ceo leslie moonves resigned following allegations of sexual assault and harassment. we caught up with cbs news president david rhodes after he briefed the 60 minutes staff. >> can't talk to you guys about this today. >> in a statement rhodes said fager's dismissal is not directly related to the allegations surfaced in press reports which continue to be investigated independently. however, he violated company policy and it is our commitment to uphold those policies. through his attorney, fager told cbs news they terminated my contract early because i sent a text message to one of our own cbs reporters demanding th

jericka duncan has the latest on fager, including his controversial text message. >> reporter: jeff fager, the executive producer of the oldest mod most-successful news stgazine program in history, "60 minutes," was fired from cbs news this afternoon. ( clock ticking ) in its more than 50 years on or, only two people have led roat broadcast. fager succeeded the show's creator don hewitt in 2004. fager also recently served as the chairman of the cbs news division. >> when we report it on sunday night and it has impact on monday morning, that's what you hope for. >> reporter: fager hired charlie rose for multiple roles in the network. in november, rose was terminated. this july, six female former cbs employees told "the new yorker" ucger would touch employees in ways that made them tacomfortable after drinking at office parties. 19 current and former employees said fager allowed harassment in the division. fager vehemently denied all of those claims. toger continued to come to work. on sunday, "the new yorker" ntported a new accuser said she felt compelled to speak because she simply can't

fager has denied that.chairman of cbs news, fager brought charlie rose back to the network in the late 1990s. >> jeff fager, my friend, my colleague, my boss. >> reporter: cbs fired rose last year over sexual harassment allegations. "60 minutes" marked its 50th year last season. >> our job is to seek out the truth and not everybody wants the truth out. >> reporter: fnly tse ecutive pe show's history. >> the fundamentals haven't changed over all these year, and i really think that's a big part of success. >> reporter: the fundamentals of reporting including asking questions of those we cover and that's exactly what we were doing. fager, rose and former ceo leslie moonves have now all been forced out of cbs after allegations of misconduct. two outside law firms are conducting an ongoing investigation into those reports and into the overall culture here at cbs. >> norah o'donnell was invited into fbi headquarters to interview director christopher wray. it is his first extended sit-down with any news organizati

messages from fager.c's stephanie gosk has the details. >> reporter: jeff fager was just the second head of 60 minutes in its 50 year history. he is out. in a statement the president of cbs news writes in part, this action today is not directly related to the allegations surfaced in press reports. he violated company policy. according to ronan farrow in the new yorker, six former employees said that fager touched colleagues in ways that made them feel uncomfortable. >> this is where everything starts. >> reporter: fager responded in a statement. the company's decision had nothing to do with the false allegations printed in the "new yorker." instead, they terminated my contract early because i sent a text message to one of our own cbs reporters demanding that she be fair in covering the story. my language was harsh. reporter jericka duncan said he sent the text to her. >> fager in a text said to me, quote, if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be

since jeff fager publicly referred to our exchange today, i want to be transparent about it fager in a text said to me, quote: if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. jillian: cbs ceo les moonves resigned sunday amidsectionial misconduct allegations. it's prime may da primary day iw york. nixon isn't the only democratic socialist hoping to win big. julia salazar 27-year-old far left feminist is running for senate. she is challenging 8 term

fager was vowing to stay on, two days of moonves left, fager is leaving as well. >> do you know how the staff were made aware of this? >> reporter: i think some were worried about who will come take over? a memo went out to staff, saying it was effective immediately. take a look at fager's side of the story. he was saying it was not about affair allegation and the "new yorker" they sterm nated by contract early because i sen at text message demanding she be fair in covering the story. so read this, see if you believe this. he says my language was harsh, despite the fact that journalists receive harsh demands for fairness all the time. cbs did not like it. one such note should not result in termination after 36 years, but it did. i am surprised by the reaction. >> that is fager's side of the story. there is this ongoing investigation by two different law firms into allegations against fager, against moonves so this is very much an ongoing problem for cbs. think about where we are, one year ago, les moonves was the bar. charlie rose the star, fager the producer, now all three men have lef

>>ter: fager responded in a statement.e company's decision had nothing to do with f these allegations printed in the "new yorker." stead, they terminated my contract early because i sent a text message to one of our ownc reporters demanding that she be fair in covering the story. my language was hars reporter jericka duncan said he sent the text to her. >> fagert in a taid to me, quote, if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back themup, you will be held responsible for harming me.t he w on to say, be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me, and if you pass on these damaging y claims withoutr own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem. >> reporter: fager said in his st sement, oneh note should not result in termination after 36 years. but it did. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> just ahead, a blueprint for success. who topped forbes list of the r world'shest rappers? and spotify gets a tune-up. the streaming service'sew plan to beef u

fager has denied that. as previous chairman of cbs news, fager brought charlie rose back to the network in the late 1990s. >> my friend, my colleague, my boss. >> reporter: cbs fired rose last year over sexual harassment allegations. 60 minutes marked its 50th year last season. >> our job is to seek out the truth and not everybody wants the truth out. >> reporter: fager was only the second executive producer in the show's history. >> the fundamentals haven't changed over all these years and i really think that's a big part of the success. >> the fundamental also of reporting including asking questions of those we cover and that's exactly what we were doing. fake fager and rose and moonves all now forced out over allegations of misconduct. two outside law firms a s ars a conducting an investigation into those reports and into the overall culture here at cbs. never expected this. >> no, of course. this is a very difficult story for us to cover and certainly for you. big trees are falling at cbs. but i really

all claims fager vehemently denies and says are false. fager violated company policy. this action is not directly related to the allegations surfaced in press reports which continue to be investigated independently. at least one "60 minutes" correspondent shocked by fager's abrupt firing. sharyn alfonsi telling "the new york times" before the details of the text were released i think it's a terrible day for cbs news. i think it's awful. i don't understand how you get fired over a text message. fager's firing comes only three days after cbs chairman les moonves stepped down and less than a year after charlie rose was removed as co-host of "cbs this morning." a techniq a shift for one of the country's largest tv networks. >> and there are multiple investigates now. legal investigations. what's their status? >> that's right. they're ongoing. they've been triggered by the reporting out of the new yorker and "the washington post." they're looking into moonves and fager and charlie rose. >> cbs, you reached out? >> no comment. >> steph, thank y

they a looking into moonves, fager, and into charlie rose. >> cbs, yod out, no comment? >> yes, no comment this morning. >>>e are moving back to this morning's big story. hurricane florence barreling closer to the coast of the carolinas. just a moment, al and dylan will walk us through the major weather conrns from the storm and why it's headed. >>> first, it's nationwide impact on travel. gabe gutierrez is in myrtle beach with more on that. amo good rning. >> reporter: the terminal at myrtle beach may be open, but the last flight left thisg. mornin the rest are now canceled. across the country, more than 1,000 flights have already been canceled through tomorrow. now, overnight charleston's airport closed and other major airports are set to be impacted. american's hub in charlotte raleigh-durham, and atlanta could see heavy rains. that could impact air travel across the eastern half of the country over the next several days. as for travel on the roads, the bulk of that already happened the last two days. south carolina's governor says more th

and what about "60 minutes" and jeff fager.ond boss of the show in its history. >> right. >> he ran that place. really barely even a part of the rest of cbs news. what does it tell us about his ouster and about the fact they have not lined up a successor yet. now cbs has to go out and find a new executive producer. >> right. well, i think i want to say that one of the things that someone said to me who is a longtime cbs veteran last night said that fager's text that he sent to the reporter, that is classic les moonves culture. that's him -- that was fager sort of echoing the style of les moonves. i spoke to another well-known hollywood executive who said les is a bully. he was talking about les' social prospects moving forward because he was also the prom king with julie chen, prom queen of hollywood. and he's -- he said he's toast, which was interesting to hear. but also that he's a bully and the thing we've learned in all of this is that bullies, their behavior shows up in all sorts of different ways in business dealings but

whether fager looked the other way or problems he had in other areas? charlie: i do. rhodes said jeff is leaving because of his text message. i'm paraphrasing. his departure is not directly related to the allegations in the "new yorker" about sexual misconduct. when you say it like that, you have got to think there is some other stuff there. howie: david rhodes, the cbs president. charlie: yes. i will just say this, howie, i have never been threatened like that and i have written a lot of tough stories and stepped on a lot of toes. have you ever been threatened by someone internally? howie: i have had people say you better be careful and have people be mad after the fact. but others have gotten fired for taking me on. it was hours after our show last sunday this "new yorker" fees came out. six women, two of them said he forced them to perform oral sex. one said he threw the woman against the wall and there was talk of retaliation and ruined careers. you broke the news last weekend, cbs made a point of saying moonves is out and the $120 million in severrans payments wi

since jeff fager publicly referred to our exchange. said, quote, if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. he went on to say, be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem. >> pro-tip, never tell a journalist to, quote, be careful. the exit may not have been directly due to his sexual misconduct allegations, so is cbs botching this? here to break down the mess, cnn senior media correspondent, host of reliable sources, brian stelter. let's start with the threatening text message. what did you make of it when she revealed it? >> absolutely inappropriate and shocking that a news producer would talk that way and act that way but fager had been pretty angry in the messages he's sent to me over the past couple of months. he was defiant. nothing nasty as that but defiant with regards to his job. i think he felt th

last night, cbs evening news included the reporter's account of fager's text. >> i reached out to fagerarticles alleging he groped or touched cbs employees at company parties. in addition to deniying the charges, fager said to me, quote if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. he went on to say, be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem. >> a big problem of course now for cbs. >>> that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." craig melvin is up next live from wilmington, north carolina. craig, i know you're all going to be up all day, all night, through the storm. >> we are indeed, andrea. the wind has started to pick up here. good afternoon to you. craig melvin here live in wilmington, where the long siege has begun. the wind and the rain started to pick up along the coast. we're here in wilmington. the rain actually just stopped l

minutes" -- jeff fager. c-b-s news president david rhodes says fager's departure is effective immediately. in a memo to employees -- rhodes >>> cbs news fired "60 minutes" executive. the move was not related to published allegations made against him. fele stfers who claimed on they were subjected to unwanted touching by him. fager denies those accusations. instead, his firing is being linked to how he responded to a cbs news reporter's questions on the matter. cbs reporter says she was warned by him about her reporting. >> sunday evening i reached out to him for comment on the articles alleging he groped or touched cbs employees at company parties. in addition to denying these charges, he in a text said to me quote if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up you will be held responsible for harming me. in other text he told duncan to be careful. suggesting she could lose her job for reporting the published allegations against him without doing her own reporting to

cbs says his firing was not directly related to those allegations, but fager was ousted shortly after sending a text message to a cbs reporter after she asked him to comment on the accusations against him. that text says in part, be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me. fager later admitted his language was harsh but says he does not believe it should result in his termination. >>> now, we have new information about why cbs chief executive les moonves was fired. "the new york times" reports the network learned that moonves was being blackmailed by an alleged harassment victim and was trying to get her a job at cbs in return for her silence. >>> police near detroit say a love triangle appears to be the motive for a deadly stabbing at a high school involving two straight "a" students. the suspect, a 17-year-old girl, is in police custody and facing murder charges. a male student was allegedly involved with both girls. now, police say the 16-year-old victim was stabbed twice in the chest during class. >>> a developing story near the phoenix airport overnight, a

jeff fager is out after sending a harsh e-mail.he described the text message writing my language was harsh and cbs did not like it. fager has said he denies allegations of sexual misconduct. >> i am that reporter. since jeff fager publicly referred to our exchange today, i want to be transparent about it. he said if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be responsible for harming me. >> it comes on the heels of les moonves's departure from the network. >>> the pool of contenders to take on president trump in the 2020 election stacks up, the head of one of the biggest banks says he could beat the president. dimon told the crowd he's as tough as trump and smarter than him. he added that trump could punch me all he wants. i'd fight right back. he said he actually earned his money, adding it wasn't a gift from daddy. shortly after the comments, dimon walked them back. i get frustrated because i want all side to come together to help solve big problems. interesting. >>> still ahea

. >>> cbs has fired the top executive at "60 minutes" jeff fager after he warned a reporter to, quotebe careful about the way she was covering allegations of sexual harassment against him. fager sent a text to reporter jericka duncan saying in part there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me. hager later admitted his language was harsh but didn't feel it should have resulted in his termination after 36 years at the network. >>> newly released video shows harvey weinstein with a businesswoman, her name is melissa thompson. this video is from 2011 and this happened apparently just hours before she said weinstein raped her. weinstein is seen repeatedly stroking her arm and her back during what she says was supposed to be a business meeting. thompson says she felt she was managing the situation as best as she could without angering weinstein. then at a later meeting she says they were supposed to close their deal. instead, she says he raped her. >>> the company that runs the mandalay bay resort in las vegas is being criticized for offering a charity deal to survivors of the veg

one says she was the reporter warned by fager about her reporting . >> sunday evening i reached out for comment on the articles alleging that he groped or touched cbs employees at company parties. in addition to denying the charges he said to me quote if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. >> in another text he told duncan to quote be careful suggesting she could lose her job for reporting public-- allegations against him without doing reporting to back them up. >>> pope francis has summoned the war-- the world's bishops to run to address clergy sex abuse. the critical meeting coming at a critical time for the church.>>> in a letter on tuesday a decision on his future is essential so the archdiocese can move forward. a report released last month found that more than 400 catholic pleased abuse more than 1000 children since 1947. during his 18 years he presided over 40 priests. among the accusations is that he reassigned and reinstated over them. >> did you move priests quietly? >> that wasn't o

. >>> another executive is out at cb jeff fager is lvingfter the company said i violated correspondent policy. his deparre follows a new yorker report that included allegations of sexual harassment.ga alons that fager has denied. as we have reported, cbs ceo les moonves left earlier this week amidns allegat of sexual miss conduct. >>> last month a company called nosrum laboratories equitily increase pride of the antibiotic. and theove w defended called a moral requirement. the antibiotic in question by the way has listed by the world health organization an essential medicine for basic health care system. in res nse thefda commissioner tweeted there is no more merely imperative to price gouge and take advantage of patients. the fda will promote cpetition speculators and those with no regard to public health consequences can't takag adva of patients needing medicine, end quote. >>> the a commissioner is cracking down on ecigarette teenagers. the agency today declared yth vaipg an epidemic saysing it will halt the sales of fvored electronic cigarettes prove ner doing enough to keep them o

jeff fager reportedly fired for a text he sent to a network reporter who was covering the accusations of sexual misconduct against him. abc's adrienne bankert has more. >> reporter: cbs and the respected news magazine "60 minutes" reeling as the leader of the highly esteemed broadcast is out of a job. jeff fager fired, another uncomfortable and untimely bombshell for the network just two days after cbs chairman and ceo les moonves stepped down amid sexual harassment allegations. and months after anchor charlie rose was taken off the air. >> this is about a culture of women saying allegations were being covered up and a lot centered on cbs news and that problem is still there and that includes jeff fager. >> reporter: cbs says the firing was not directly related, but that fager instead violated company policy after sending a threatening text message to a reporter at the network asking him for comment about the latest allegations. >> i am that reporter. >> reporter: jericka duncan reading it. >> he said, quote, if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to b

at least six former women employees told "the new yorker" fager had groped or touched them without their consent. he also sent a threatening text message to cbs correspondent jericka duncan who was reporting on these sexual harassment accusations, texting her -- "be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up that will become a serious problem." fager's firing comes only days after cbs head les moonves was ousted after being accused of sexual assault and harassment, and less than a year after cbs's star anchor charlie rose was also ousted after being accused of sexual assault and harassment. in germany, a new report reveals over 3600 children have been sexually abused by clergy of the catholic church, and that at least 1670 clergy members have been involved in the abuse over the past seven decades. the report was commissioned by the german roman catholic church bishops' conference. it comes in the wake of a larger child sexual abuse scandal rocking the catholic church worldwide. on wed

hour, the second high profile exit in just one week, veteran "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fageriven his walking papers. the embattled executive blaming his dismissal on a quote, harshly worded text he had sent to one of his network's reporters. he says while harsh, the text should not have led to his ousting, but as the saying goes, the devil's in the details. that text has now been made public by the reporter who received it. jerrica duncan. baker sent this in response to her request for comments on reports fager had sexually harassed crew members. quote, if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me. fager's text coming amid new revelations that network chief les moonves tried to keep one of his accusers quiet but offering to give her a job at cbs. the "new york times" reporting the coverup attempt was pretty much the final straw for the board of cbs which had initially been very split over whether to dismiss the long-time c

cbs firing cbs chief jeff fager.it is not directly related to reports that he groped woman. he says "they terminated my contract early because i sent a text message message to one of our reporters demanding that she be fair and covering the story." on tonight "cbs evening news," the networks as a fager folder reported that "there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me." fager is the third major figure at cbs to lose his job in the past year over misconduct allegations, following charlie rose and les moonves. tonight, and alleged victim of harvey weinstein is speaking out, accusing the disgraced media mogul of rape. showing sky news a clip today, alleging weinstein propositioned her and hours before that alleged rape. listen to some of her recounts. >> he was still touching me on the shoulder. >> was he touching you on your head as that was happening? >> what do i do, how did i get myself your? i lost my train of thought, i was trying to regain my own mental flooding. at some point, his whole act changed and

. >>> jeff fager is out amid accusations of misconduct. david rose says the move is not related to the allegations, but fager violated company policy. he said his contract was term natured because -- terminated because he sent a text to a cbs reporter demanding fair coverage in her story about alleged sexual misconduct. he stated quote be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me. the departure comes days after les moonves stepped down following allegations of sexual misconduct. >>> the big apple reveal. we tell you about the xs and xs max and xr. it sounds like tennis so much. i can't get over it. these folks, they don't have time to go to the post office they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the amazing services of the post office only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again! o

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long-time cbs news executive and "60 minutes" head honcho, jeff fager out.signation coming days after ronan farrow, the journalist, reported new sexual misconduct claims against the executive producer. this coming in farrow's latest "new yorker" piece which was really the conduit to booting les moonves ahead of the entire network. both cbs and fager are saying the allegations, come on, are not what led to this sudden exit. shares of cbs are still falling, down about half a percent. >> little correction on that before we get into the news i have. he says it's not related. he said it was over a single e-mail he sent to a cbs employee or reporter that was doing a story about the allegations that he calls false that were in the "new yorker" article about alleged sexual misconduct. cbs says not directly related, just so you know. they had wiggle room there. they didn't say unrelated. they said not directly related. the whole thing is this, though. with him leaving and maybe others leaving, in the light of les moonves and charlie rose before him, the question beco

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and "60 minutes" executive geoducer jeff fager is fired. tonight, the text message he rent to a cbs news correspondent and her response. but first, the headlines in 60 seconds. >> this is going to be a mike tyson punch. >> reporter: forecasters are calling this the storm of a lifetime. >> parts of north and south carolina will experience hurricane conditions for 24 hours or more. >> glor: what's your number one concern right now? >> people's lives. >> we're definitely going to get out of here. eltter safe than sorry. >> be ready and god be with you. >> flavored e-cigarettes soon

. >> reporter: a claim newsman jeff fager was the second head of "60 minus" in the history.ht he is out. in a statement the president of cbs news writes in part, this tion today is not directly related to the allegations surfaced in press reports. he violated company policy. according to ronan farrow, six former employees said he he tosix colleagues. tonight he responded in a statement. responded in a statement.f responded in a statement.a responded in a statement.g respondin statement.e responded in a statement.r responded in a statement. the company's decision had noing to do with the false allegations in the new yorker. instead, they terminated our contract early because i sent a text message keep demanding she be fair in covering the story. my lang wash was hash and despite the fact journalist receive hash words all the ti time, for fairness all th for fairness all the time, cbs did not like it. in less thear after charlie rose was fired as anchor of "cbs this morning." a network left trying to rover. ephanie gosk, nbc news new york. >>> as we continue tonight, apple unv

has lost charlie rose who hosted the morning news show jeff fager the head of its signature investigative program sixty minutes and moonves off the allegations about mean best first surfaced back in july c.b.s. launched an investigation but he hung on even after he did meet it and apologized for some of his behavior then last weekend ronan farrow the journalist credited with the harvey weinstein exposé almost a year ago now details a further six allegations from additional women and members was gone in a matter of hours or moonves may be gone but there's still some questions about his seemingly quite large severance package how big are we talking about exactly so that's really going to depend on the outcome of this c.b.s. investigation if moonves is found to be guilty he'll get nothing otherwise the details of his contract mean he could walk away with as much as one hundred twenty million dollars it was originally one hundred forty million dollars but members and c.b.s. a collectively donating twenty million to organizations that support equality for women in the workplace and the need to

has lost charlie rose who hosted the morning news show jeff fager the head of its signature investigative program sixty minutes and moonves off the allegations about me best surface back in july c.b.s. launched an investigation but he hung on even after he did meet it and apologized for some of his behavior then last weekend when in fact the judge in this credited with the harvey weinstein exposé almost a year ago now details a further six allegations from additional women and members was gone in a matter of hours or moonves may be gone but there's still some questions about his seemingly quite large severance package how big are we talking about exactly so that's really going to depend on the outcome of this c.b.s. investigation if moonves is found to be guilty he'll get nothing otherwise the details of his contract mean he could walk away with as much as one hundred twenty million dollars it was originally one hundred forty million dollars but moonves and c.b.s. a collectively donating twenty million to organizations that support equality for women in the workplace and the need to movem

leslie moonves over allegations of sexual assault and harassment sixty minutes executive producer jeff fager was fired this week after thirty six years at c.b.s. news already done eyeing similar complaints figure was shown the door for sending a text message to correspondent joe rica duncan who was reporting on the company's troubled culture sunday evening i reached out to favre for comment on the articles alleging he groped or touched c.b.s. employees at company parties in addition to denying these charges figure an attack said to me quote if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up you will be held responsible for harming me he went on to say be careful there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up that will become a serious problem we will spare you the disturbing details cited in ronan farrow is reporting for a new yorker c.b.s. also fired charlie rose after similar accusations published in the washington post and in just the past year bill o'reilly and

continues to investigate sexual harassment allegations s"ainst "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fager and the culture at cbs news. wff, no word on how long those investigations will take. >> glor: jericka, thanks to you and the entire team for all the eaporting you've done on this e ory in the past and in the future, we appreciate it. there could be a new crisis unfolding in syria. ee,000 people have been displaced in idlib province, the last rebel holdout on the verge of falling. cbs's debora patta tonight is along syria's border with turkey. or reporter: for four days straight, russian air strikes and syrian barrel bombs have pummeled idlib. it prompted the united nations to warn that this could become the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century. nearly three million civilians are on the ground, including a million children, and after more than seven years of civil war, they face a familiar choice-- get away as fast as you can, or stay put and dance with death. eopl the people here have already fled from other parts of syria. they have nowhere left to go. so they stock up

also today, long-time "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fager was forced to resign.he network saying it was because of a text sent to a reporter. >>> that deadly cougar attack near mt. hood, we're getting new details tonight. authorities in oregon now confirming a missing hiker was killed by a wild cougar. the first fatal attack reported in the state. the body of diana bober was found off the trail. she was reported missing last week. wildlife officials are now looking for the cougar. >>> when we come back, meteorologist ginger zee is standing by, the first real effects of this coming ashore right now, and what she says we really should be looking for really should be looking for with this new track. really should be looking for with this new track. touch shows how we really feel. but does psoriasis ever get in the way? embrace the chance of 100% clear skin with taltz. up to 90% of those with moderate to severe psoriasis had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. most people were still clearer after one year. with taltz, 4 out of 10 even achieved compl

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has lost charlie rose who hosted the morning news show jeff fager the head of its signature investigativeprogram sixty minutes and moonves off the allegations about mean best first surfaced back in july c.b.s. launched an investigation but he hung on even after he did meet it and apologized for some of his behavior then last weekend ronan farrow the john this credited with the harvey weinstein exposé almost a year ago now details a further six allegations from additional women and moonves was gone in a matter of hours or moonves may be gone but there's still some questions about his seemingly quite large severance package how big are we talking about exactly so that's really going to depend on the outcome of this c.b.s. investigation if moonves is found to be guilty he'll get nothing otherwise the details of his contract mean he could walk away with as much as one hundred twenty million dollars it was originally one hundred forty million dollars but members and see.

fager is still working at cbs news. and it didn't happen. >>> millions of people are getting ready for hurricane florence along the southeast coast. the latest advisory minutes ago says florence is now a major hurricane. top sustained winds have reached 115 miles an hour and it's on track to reach the carolinas by thursday. the national hurricane center is warning of potentially life threatening storm surge, flooding and devastating wind. if florence hits north carolina as a category four hurricane, it would be the strongest recorded storm to make landfall that far north. >>> north korea marked the 70th anniversary of its founding with a series of elaborate events. it staged what it calls the mass games in its main stadium for the first time in five years and it held a military parade in its capital without displaying any intercontinental ballistic missiles. president trump praised the move. he tweeted, quote, thank you to chairman kim, we will both prove everyone wrong. there is nothing like good dialogue from two peop

. >>> cbs has fired 60 minute executive director jeff fager. he was fired after sending a threatening text to a cbs reporter working on a story about sexual misconduct allegations against him. this is days after the chairman and ceo leslie move notice -- leslie moonves step down. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what led to a series of violent events that left five victims dead in southern california. >> we have more on the shooting event in bakersfield that ended with the suspect taking his own life. motiveorter: hopefully later on he is dead and five more people are as well. this started before 5:30 pm last night at a trucking business in bakersfield. police say a husband and wife showed up and confronted a man. the husband then shot and killed the man. then turned the gun on his wife and killed her. another man walked into the business, so what was happening and tried to run but the shooter chased him down as well. the suspect then went to a home in bakersfield where he killed a man and a woman. a neighbor says they are father and

. >> reporter: fager's departure is right after les moonves resigned sunday amid sexual misconduct allegationsnew yorkers will soon identify as gender x on their birth certificates. the board of health voting to include a third option without the need for a doctor's note. the new law will go into effect next year in oregon, california, new jersey and washington state in allowing gender x option. rob: the senate judiciary committee is set to vote on brett kavanaugh today, democrats claim he wants to overturn roe versus wade despite brett cavanagh making his position pretty clear. >> an important precedent of the supreme court, roe versus wade and planned parenthood, reaffirmed many times, kc is president on precedent which itself is an important factor. jillian: it seems that is not enough for democrats who insist he has another agenda. rob: are the concerns of democrats justified or is this another obstruction tactic? that is the question. here to weigh in, ryan, thanks for coming on this morning. this is a he said she said situation. what do you make of it? >> many years ago several justices

since jeff fager publicly referred to our exchange today, i want to be transparent about it fager in: if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. jillian: cbs ceo les moonves resigned sunday amidsectionial misconduct allegations. it's prime may da primary day iw york. nixon isn't the only democratic socialist hoping to win big. julia salazar 27-year-old far left feminist is running for senate. she is challenging 8 term incumbent. i will send it back downstairs to you guys. steve: all right. we thank you very much. a thursday, a primary on a thursday. pete: i have never heard of that. it doesn't seem normal. i wonder how it will effect turnout. you don't think thursday let me go vote. steve: maybe that's the idea. pete: you might be on to it. politicizing a hurricane it has happened before now it has happened again. it's trump's fault. that story is coming up next. steve: plus, one of the best runners on earth now is he proving to be the best in outer space ♪ rocket man ♪ touchdown. earn a free n

. >>> cbs news revealed today that jeff fager's dismissal was tied to a harshly worded text message he sent to a cbs correspondent working on a story about the metoo movement. there were allegations he groped women at parties and tolerated an abusive workplace at 60 minutes. on sunday, les stepped down from his position at cbs ceo amide a growing number of sexual harassment and assault claims against him. >>> coming up, problems for the rooftop park at san francisco's new trans bay terminal. >> i thought it was going to be all brand new. >> we'll show you the footpath that appears to be deteriorating. >>> and in weather, a bit of a cool down today across the bay area, but look at this beautiful cloud cover here, a beautiful sunset looking out toward san francisco. it looks like the cool down will continue in our five-day forecast. and we'll have that coming up after the break. >>> and coming up at 7:00 on ktvu plus, if you ride part, you may have seen them, that denies the holocaust. why bart says it had no choice but to approve the ads. the unprecedented summit announced by pope franc

. >> i that reporter, since jeff fager he said this a text if you repeat false accusations without yourorting to back them up, ul be held responsible for harming me. liz: cbs stock closed day in the green, madison, you know, here is a thing, how can that executive make that threat to a company with journalist in it, journalists are going to talk, talk is apple or verizon, i don't know someone may buy cbs for the content, who would' to buy with that behavior? >> i can't believe he did this one of stupiddist things that i have seen for a while, i give her credit for going on air, and repeating the exchange. it waledge lengthier than we sae was threatening her, i give her credit for coming forward. liz: your take on heels of cbs chief moonves how the. >> it is thugish behavior, we now have these out in open, and credit to the reporter for standing up and say it more this is cast in open sun light, more we'll find out they are abhorrent, and hopefully people won't do it as i much. liz: thank you so much. >> heavy rain and wind after the break, stay there. .. ♪ as moms, we send our kids out