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ronan farrow reported after in "the new york times." those reporters would win the freaking pulitzer prize for the stories. for his part, harvey weinstein is currently awaiting trial on several charges including predatory sexual assault and denied all allegations of non-consensual sex. but the last part of the harvey weinstein story, the part that's being told right now is the story of how the story got told at all. the story of great journalism and how it gets done. and in the last few weeks, we've had two of these journalistic thrillers published. jodi kantor and megan touhy on "she said" and now ronan farrow is telling his reporting story in "catch and kill." in his book, he describes the pressure brought the bear on him and his sources and his employers and everyone around him as he tried to report this story. the private detectives following him around, the legal threats, constant approaches from people representing themselves as fellow journalists or emissaries from decent-sounding non-profit organizations, people it would later e

." >> tonight, ronan farrow.nside his journey to tell the story of a lifetime. >> i was able to tell this story because people were brave as hell. >> and the women who came forward to accuse harvey weinstein of sexual misconduct. >> i thought he was a warthog from hell. >> the journalist now describing in his new book the lengths he says weinstein went to try to stop him. shocking allegations against his former employer, nbc. and fired "today" show anchor matt lauer. "nightline" will be right back. it's game day live here a fan favorite venue ever since they got gig speed internet. xfinity gives them the ultimate home field advantage, it's their twelfth man, protector- hey, amy? want to grab a seat? julie. we're live. it's game on, with gig speed internet from xfinity. start him, sit him, trade him. simple, easy, awesome. check out gig-speed internet, or any of our other amazing speed options. get started now for as low as $29.99 a month for 12 months. click, call or visit a store today. >>> good evening. thank y

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

after the incident farrow writes that she allegedly confided in ann curry who tell us farrow that it as close as you could get to a woman just melting in front of you in pain. according to the book, curry allegedly told two senior executives that they should keep an eye on lauer. nbc news president addressing the new allegation monday in a memo to nbc staffers. at the time of the employee's exit three years later she still had made no complaint about lauer, was paid 22 week of severance based on years of service and asked to sign a separation agreement standard at the time. going on to say that standard confidentiality sclaclause was drafted to prevent an employee from reporting misconduct. >> stephanie gosk is joining us. and she has been reporting on the matt lauer story since it broke two years ago. what is matt lauer saying about this latest accusation? >> he hasn't personally responded to this. his attorney is responding this week to this writing ronan farrow continues his attempt to monetize the "me too" movement using salacious allegations as promotional trinkets to sell his b

but according to farrow, no action was taken. the accuser left the company in 2013 and was given a six-figure sum in exchange for signing a reese lease of rights on top of a standard nda agreement. lauer's attorney says they have not received a copy of the book, adding matt never exposed himself to anyone this ridiculous story has been shopped around for years many allegations that are being circulated were never raised during any fact-checking process. describing a separate case, farrow writes, one on-air personality who signed a non-disclosure agreement in 2012 said that nbc sought the deal after she showed colleagues messages she took to be propositions from both lauer and one of the senior executives who later departed the company. farrow says the on-air talent never made a formal complaint because she had concerned how it would be handled and signed an nda when she left the company. farrow, who says he reviewed the document writes the contract waived the on-air personality's right to sue. it barred her from making negative s

farrow says that weinstein claimed to have a deal with nbc executives, and farrow says some of those pasts. now here's what nbc says -- they say there was no deal with weinstein. they say that would be ridiculous and unethical. they say farrow's reporting did not meet the standards for broadcast, and that's why they let him walk over to "the new yorker" with it. they say farrow did not have a single on-camera, on-the-record interview with a weinstein accuser. they say the book uses a variety of tactics to paint a fundamentally untrue picture, and they also say they've cleaned up the house. they say in the past two years we have taken significant steps to improve our culture. farrow has a lot in this book including the first on-the-record interview with the woman who said she was raped by matt lauer in 2014 which lauer firmly denies. she says the incident derailed her life. here to size up what's going on is "new york" magazine's senior correspondent and cnn contributor erin carmone, and you've been talking about cbs and the other outlets. what do you make of nbc's handling of this? >

that was the message to ronan farrow from hillary clinton.ow weinstein had been a long time fund-raiser for the clinton family. clinton wanted to protect on the matter how many women he was hurting, and there were quite a few, apparently. several months later, weinstein returned hillary's favor. sent an email and paste a dock you series about, you guessed it, hillary clinton. called the idea absently stunning. but do not be surprised. nbc news is in the tank for the them credit party and also in the tank for harvey weinstein. when pharaoh started his investigation, he may not have known this he was still in nbc employee at the time. when the company started this despite the stomach that he had it nailed, he run won a pulitzer prize on it. we now know why they passed on the scope of the decade. according to the book, weinstein dug up allegations on matt lauer and threatened to expose him if nbc did not squash the story on him. to protect top talent, nbc let harvey weinstein abused women and they've been lying about it ever since. nbc has been

oai on farrow to stop reporting on harvey weinstein. farrow says spies were hired to follow him during all this. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: in his new book, ronan farrow takes aim at nbc. alleging the company was aware of claims of misconduct by matt lauer years before the bombshell allegation that lauer raped a former staffer,ion a lauer staunchly denies. lauer was then fired in 2017, 24 hours after the accuser went to h.r. at the time, nbc said it was the was the first complaint ab lou matt in over 20 years. you're saying that's a lie? >> the evidence in this book, the documentation and paper trail of settlements reveals there were multiple arrangements to keep women quiet, who had ma years one that got him fired.bes rehi t >> reporter: farrow claims nbc halted his investigation into weinstein because of intimidation by harvey weinstein. nbc saying it lacked because the story lacked accusers willing to go on the record and have their names used. in his book, farrow says it too claiming weinstein hired private investigators who

the allegation may be the weakest claim in farrow's book.s not credible, doesn't make sense if you read it critically. but for nbc, it doesn't matter. that has been a godsend. if they can keep talking about matt lauer, nobody will notice that nbc news at the very highest levels covered up for harvey weinstein. that is their plan. sadly, it may work. revealing as farrow's book is and it's a public service, a lot of this was obvious two years ago. at that time, our sources told us that nbc president knew all about harvey weinstein's behavior and actively worked to keep it secret. in addition to being the head of nbc news, deep ties to the movie business and the democratic party establishment. could it be that he had a business relationship with harvey weinstein or weinstein's company? it's not a far-fetched possibility at all. and yet as of earlier today, when asked directly refused to say. ought to resign immediately and if he doesn't he ought to be fired immediately by nbc's parent company comcast. news executives are not allowed to tell lie

farrow kept going.ng his reporter to "the new yorker" magazine and farrow says he was told by noah oppenheim saying, right now we can't run with it. go with god. his story won a pulitzer prize. in a memo, chairman andy lack maintained when he presented his reporting he didn't have one victim or witness on the record saying farrow simply didn't have a story that met our standard for broadcast. then with the me too movement in full swing, another stunning fall. >> good morning, breaking news overnight. >> reporter: matt lauer fired for what nbc said was sexual misconduct. the former nbc employee behind the complaint, brooke nevils spoke out to farrow for the first time accusing lauer in graphic detail of raping her in a hotel room while at the 2014 sochi olympics on assignment as meredith vieira's producer. in an open letter, lauer adamantly denies the allegation saying it was mutual and completely consensual and calling nevils a fully enthusiastic and willing partner going on to have several more consens

tonight, a woman now reportedly describing to ronan farrow an alleged sexual assault. matt lauer responding tonight, and so is nbc. >>> the passenger revolt onboard a cruise ship. americans onboard. the ship forced to skip several ports. protests onboard. passengers now demanding refunds. >>> and the massive fire coming in late today. reports of injuries as flames tear through this motel. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. we have a lot to get to. and we begin tonight with the military operation under way right now. just days after president trump announced a withdrawal of u.s. troops from a key part of syria after a phone call with turkey's president, turkey is now hpeth g the very u.s. allies, fight isis. turkey's military first launching air strikes on kurdish targets. and tonight, there are reports that civilian targets have been struck, as well. civilians now trying to flee to safer ground. officials there are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe tonight. and it's those u.s. kurdish allies who are guarding thousands of

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. >>> and the author of the new book "catch and kill," ronan farrow, tonight. who says spies were hired to fire him during this. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: ronan farrow taking aim at nbc, alleging the company was aware of matt accusers for years. at the time, nbc news said it was the first complaint in over 20 years. you're saying that's a lie? >> the evidence in this book, the documentation and paper trail reveals there were multiple arrments to keep women quiet years before the one that got him fired. >> reporter: farrow claims nbc halted his investigation into weinstein because of intimidation nbc saying it lacked accusers willing to go on the record. in his book, he says it took him on a harrowing journey, claiming weinstein hired private investigators who followed him and other reporters and initi e initiated smear campaigns. >> when you start to suspect you're being followed, you start to see the same people behind you on the street, you're looking over your shoulder, a car is parked outside your apartment, that is an upsetting and alarming situati

the news president calls ronan farrow's book a smear saying he's motivated not by the truth but an xrind, it's built by a series of distortions, confused timelines, and inaccuracies. matt lauer insisted in an open letter he has never assaulted anyone or force anyone to have sex at period. >> they are in there alongside the paper trail alongside and i'll let the facts speak for themselves. >> farrow insists to fox that nbc executives knew about allegations against a lauer long before his firing and claims the company compensated female victims with something they called "enhanced settlement." as of this hour, nbc news hasn't responded to our request for comment on the story. >> shannon: thank you very much. my next guest is no stranger to matt lauer, she is a former war correspondent to decided to go public with her own claims of sexual harassment against nbc's tom brokaw. linda esther director of a foundation working towards ending workplace harassment. welcome back. >> thank you very much. >> shannon: talk about your experience. years ago i served as a sexual-harassment attorney, i

ronan farrow joins us now.s statement from nbc which i should say is six pages long -- >> very detailed. >> yeah. nbc news president noah oppenheim says your book is, quote, built on a series of distortions, confused timelines, and outright inaccuracies. >> look, this book is an extraordinarily meticulously fact-checked work of investigative journalism. it's two years of reporting. one of the senior fact-checkers did it and i think people have seen it for what it is. >> what have you heard from people inside nbc? >> there's been an outpouring of support from journalists and sources saying they, too, have stories. that's very common. all of this is honestly very common with these kind of investigative stories. when i reported those stories about cbs that you mentioned, similar campaign to undercut the reporting that revved up, and similar support that ultimately carried the day. >> there was always two sides to every story. i'm curious because matt lauer came out with guns blazing responding to you. >> he did. >

on the record sourcing even after nbc supported farrow's assignment for seven months. thing, though, is indisputable. ronan farrow walked out and within two months published an incredible article that not only won a pulitzer but help aid social reckoning that continues to this day. it's the kind of journalism that you want to do as a journalist, that everyone who works in this business should want to facilitate. of course there's a reason it took so long for the true story about weinstein to be told, many allegations to stay locked in a vault. time and again the path of least resistance for those of power was not to cross weinstein or his army of friends and lawyers. same goes for the many, many, many other powerful predators we've come to know about. the path of least resistance is always there. beckoning seductively, you've got bigger fish to fry. this isn't the hill to die on. the story isn't ready. it's the very ease of that path that makes it the enemy to the kind of work we, as journalists, are supposed to do. ♪ hey. hey. you must be steven's phone. now you can t

. >> martha: writer ronan farrow ronan farrow claims nbc tried to kill the harvey weinstein story wheneaking it. now the peacock network under fire for its handling of matt lauer's multiple allegations against him. details in his new book that the network negotiated multiple hush money settlements to protect "the today show" cohost. releasing bombshell experts from his new book. speak what we show with documents is that there were multiple secret settlements and nondisclosures being struck with women at nbc, multiple ones wherewith matt lauer. this was years before this incident with brooke nevill and the firing. >> here with me now, senior correspondent who first broke lowers great to have you with us tonight. i guess first of all let's put up the and the lack statement because i want to get your the first night we learned is the 9th of november 2017 and he was fired in 24 hours. any suggestion when you prior to that evening that we try to cover up any aspect of lauer's conduct -- because it feels like deja vu because when i broke this story with my colleague at variety back in 2017,

to say that ronan farrow didn't have a story has got to be embarrassing at this point not only did heexpose the rich and powerful but he got a pulitzer prize for doing it makes you wonder if news outlets ditch their principles when the powerful start pressing i think his words can entirely be trusted i think what we're seeing right now is just the advancement of fake news in america you know it's like the president said just last week it's no longer fake news it's now corrupt news and n.b.c. has jumped right on that train you would think that these liberals would be all about this being that they preach social justice and feminism and women's rights but the reality is that these people have deep pockets i think that hillary clinton is only about women's rights when it's convenient for her so when you have somebody like weinstein who is able to contribute to the democratic party and able to you know have the media in his pockets because of the amount of money he has the agenda for these democrats goes out the window we've been shown this. time and time again that money talks over polic

here's what ronan farrow's book says. i want your reaction to this quote.w brings a recording by the nypd to nbc and in it, harvey weinstein admits that he abused an italian model. on tape. noah oppenheim responds "my view is that the tape and harvey weinstein grabbing a lady's breasts a couple years ago, that's not national news." does that surprise you, having worked there? >> nothing surprises me anymore. in this industry. as i watched the ronan story n unfold, the one thing i wanted to know is what did they know and when did they know it. i've been reporting on the story even while i was at nbc. i talked to ronan. i talkedle to his producer. i talked to rose mcgowan. i talked to many harvey weinstein victims and accusers and was getting to the bottom of what nbc knew while i was there. and then just independently. the question is what did they know about matt lauer prior to the time the woman came forward who was ultimately his downfall? she came forward. her name is brooke nevils. made an allegation against matt lauer and the company's wholeam defense

>> not from the advanced excerpts of this book, and obviously ronan farrow will do interviews and willidence. but he works for nbc. he is the one that said he got calls asking him to back off of the matt lauer story, asking him excuse me to back off of the weinstein story. and everything we know about harvey weinstein, i don't think they have been fully able to answer why it could not find a way with its own reporter to get the allegations on the air. instead, it broke later by the new yorker and "the new york times." >> harris: i don't want to miss the point that we have been through trials and tribulations in this category at fox news. so when you look at the top executive reins, will there be any accountability at nbc? >> if that was going to happen, it would've been likely to happen two years ago, at the same time. and there are a number of news organizations that have gone through leadership changes because of what is called a culture that allowed this to happen. but i am not certain that that will happen at nbc at all. >> harris: let's move on, the hollywood to lead to eating the

details the difficulties he faced trying to get to the network to run a sexual abuse exposé ronan farrowaccuses the channel of trying to kill his 2017 investigation into the now disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein and claims also that even hillary clinton did her best to get in the way and reports. harvey weinstein the man who triggered the me too movement for more disturbing accusations emerged about hollywood executives are the one seen the most powerful man in hollywood was a serial predator or up to 67 accusers ranging from inappropriate touching to rape they've been sexually assaulted by this monster is terrible terrible advantage disgusting even the former 1st lady couldn't stay away because women stick together i was shocked and appalled i was just sick i was shocked i was appalled the issue really is how terrible his behavior was and finally women have come forward to speak out about it this almost became a story that could have been because the investigation into weinstein and the rape allegations was almost killed by a channel that considers itself to be a beacon of w

according to excerpts obtained by "variety," the producer told farrow, "i was too drunk to consent. it was nonconsensual in that i said multiple times i didn't want to." she tells farrow that back in new york she went on to have more consensual sexual encounters with lauer and later told "colleagues and superiors at nbc." but she claims nothing happened until she told vieira, who urged her to go to human resources with a lawyer. "the today show" later announced lauer was fired. >> as i'm sure you can imagine, we are devastated and we are still processing. >> reporter: but tonight, lauer denies these latest allegations in a letter, saying he could remain silent no more, calling it "an extramarital affair" that was "completely consensual." he claims that on that night in sochi "she certainly did not cry. she was a fully enthusiastic and willing partner." adding the producer hugged him when she left the hotel room. he says, when the affair ended, the woman tried to rekindle it. adding, "because of my infidelity, i have brought more pain and embarrassment to my family than most people c

the moment they found out, ronan farrow says quite different.the conflict that will continue to reveal itself. >> harris: before i let you go, the type of sources ronan farrow would need or have at this point? >> he's got a big publishing arm behind him. and talented learners behind them. so, too, does nbc news. there is a conflict brewing and they will probably be some careers ended as a result. >> harris: colby hall, thank you. i love the walk-on, by the way. >> happy to do it. [laughs] >> harris: a wild moment at the talladega super speedway. a multicar crash sent brendan gaughan's cart airborne at 200 miles per hour, and one day later, he is here. there's brendan gaughan right here at! we will talk with him live we will place let's dance. we scream music "life in the fast lane"] great news for my fellow veterans. va mortgage rates have dropped to near record lows. the newday team is working overtime so every veteran can save $2000 a year. phendless shrimp even hotter?s @ you bring back nashville hot! oh yeah - it's back. crispy shrimp... ..

brass also facing allegations about why they killed ronan farrow farrow's reporting about harvey weinsteind indeed have multiple named women in every draft of the story. we had a taped confession from harvey weinstein. point is the ordered a hard stop to reporting. they told me and a producer working on this theft we should not take a single call. they told us to cancel interviews. the question for years has been, why? every journalist at that institution didn't understand why. >> harris: in the motor colleagues, nbc news chairman lack says it paints a fundamentally untrue picture of the handling of the weinstein story. james freeman's assistant editorial page editor of "the wall street journal," a fox news contributor. james, what do you make all thi this? >> they've got two >> i think nbc has to knock down the ronan farrow story, or knock it down. when it comes out, he says he has a lot of documents to show what he calls a trail of settlements that were not exposed earlier. some related to other people. >> harris: it is up to nbc did knock down the charges in this book. maybe they would

. >> allegations from a former nbc producer in a new book by ronan farrow,g lauer of rape. inside the graphic account of he said, she said, and why the former star is speaking out. >>> plus the melting mountain. on the front often speak of cli change as taking our world. but the changes are happening much closer to home. >> glaciers disappearing at a rapid rate and what that means for us. how this cliffhanger ends if we do nothing. >>> but first the "nightline 5." >>> the way you make life magical. the way you step up your style with new fall arrivals. the way you light up every place you go. that's something to love. fall for you at jcpenney. >>> so nice to meet you. june, jane, ji, tei, raj, and ray. >> good job, brain. say hello to neuriva. clinically proven ingredients that fuel five proven indicator of brain perf >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm linsey davis. shocking new claims of sexual assault once again shining a spotlight on matt lauer. a former news anchor whose public downfall nearly two years ago sent shock waves. now the disturbing allegation and t

and ronan farrow joins me now. welcome back to the "newshour".tly two years ago this week that we talked. that story in the "new yorker" came out with all your reporting on hffvey weinstein, his orts to stop you and other orjournalists from repng on it. this book builds on that. >> it does, and there's a lot of you know, this really is about a set of systems that we've nowbo been talking for several years as i broke these stories about the private espionage world and harvey weinstein hiring former ma sad tooghts go ester sound reporters and that's something where there's brand-new information about it inrtthe book about the efof amount m.i. and the tabloid the "national enquirer" to catch and kill, this term for banind burying stories, unflattering items about donald trump, the are brand-new revelations about that in the book, and indeed in the mainstream media world. you and i have been talking about rowhen ike the story about cbs and the allegations of misconduct there and there's rllegations of misconduct with nbc and that twas a paper trail t

ronan farrow is out talking about it.aying that in terms of that particular case, the brooke nevils which goes further than other cases in terms of the, what she alleges was the violence and nonconsensual aspect of it is, is he saying that nbc executives knew before they fired matt lauer about those? >> he is saying that they knew the substance of her complaint in very vivid detail, but that she didn't use the word rape when she came forward who years ago. and that matters because there's a lot of anger internally at nbc news from staffers saying to management, why didn't you tell us this was an alleged assault. it was described at the time on the day he was fired at inappropriate sexual behavior at the work place. not as an assault or rape. what we're hearing from farrow is, in the meeting, in this piv ol hr meeting she described everything that happened but because she was still processing what was this traum asa, she dit use the word rape. >> as we know, kirsten, there's always various sides to these stories. here's ma

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. >> dana: investigative journalist ronan farrow appearing on "good morning america" today to defendailing accusations against matt lauer, also stating nbc made multiple settlements involving matt lauer years before the alleged assaults that led to the firing. brandy and s is here with more. >> investigative reporter ronan farrow claim this morning that his upcoming book "catch and kill" has been fact-checked faf that nbc new for years. but the multiple secret hush money settlements in order to protect the former today show star. >> what we show in this book with the paper trail and documents is that there were multiple secret settlements and nondisclosures being struck with women. there were seven nondisclosure agreements, multiple ones of those were with the matt lauer accusers. this is years before this incident with brooke nevils and the firing. >> and the lag denies these claims, writing in a memo to nbc staff yesterday "the first moment we learned of it was the night of november 27, 2017, and he was fired in 24 hours. any suggestion that we knew prior or approve his conduct is

called "catch and kill" as farrow's book is titled.election makes you think differently about what happened before election day. >> any other details we should look for in the book? >> american media denies the account, the parent company for the enquirer says it's full of information is unsubstantiated, it's dramatic but completely untrue. american media in the past has lied to reporter. put that out there and lawyers haven't commented. farrow has multiple sources for these details and very notable he says documents were shredded right before election day. >> a pretty good reporter. brian stelter, thank you so much. >> thanks. >>> rudy giuliani telling reuters he was paid half a million dollars by the firm of his indicted associate as career diplomats testify they became more alarmed by his rogue foreign policy negotiation, and also breaking, another top law official telling lawmakers concerns about giuliani began earlier than previously thought. i...decided to take the dna test. and i...was... shocked. i'm from cameroon, congo, and..

she tell as different story in "catch and kill" out next week from ronan farrow. she describes ptsd after the events in sochi. started drinking heavily. wasn't herself anymore at work why vieira told her to go to h.r. >> what does be in say? >> a couple questions come up right away. were proper -- how do lauer be raping a female colleague without management knowing? nbc says something kept from management. new statement today saying matt lauer's conduct was appalling, reprehensible and fired within 24 hours of us learning of the complaint. our hearts break again for our colleague. in the book told lots of people at nbc. an open question, who knew what when and came up on the "today" show this morning. here's what savannah guthrie said. >> you know, this is shocking and appalling and -- i honestly don't even know what to say about it. i want to say that we, i know it wasn't easy for our colleague brooke to come forward then. it's not easy now and we support her and any women who come forward with claims and it's just very painful for all of us at nbc and at the "to