two of the eight said they were subjected to unwanted touching by freeman and something very telling that i want to point out is that only one of those women, including myself, were willing to use their names for fear of retribution, which i will get to later about myself. now, i want to share some of the stories that we were told. within wom one woman, a production assistant on the movie "going in style," freeman subjected her to unwanted touching of her lower become and comments about her figure on a near daily business. she said he kept trying to lift up her skirt and seeing if she was wearing underwear. this took place in front of her co-star alan arkin and he told him to stop. morgan freeman said "anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows i am not someone who would intentionally offend anyone. i apologize to fin who heltin comfortable or disrespectful. it was never my intent. >> this is just on movie sets or -- >> no, much of what was alleged happened on movie sets, in front of crew members. three individuals who attended a birthday party thrown for morgan freeman at his p

morgan freeman issued a statement after our investigation was published.m not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone uneasy. i apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected. that was not my intent. >> it was allegedly happening at his production company also? >> what's alarming is so much of what was alleged was happening out in the open. some of it was even happening while the cameras were rolling. three individuals who attended a birthday party thrown for morgan freeman at his production company claim staffers were asked to stand in a circle, and freeman allegedly walked up to the women, looked them up and down and stood within an inch of their face before moving to the next in the circle. another source claims he witnessed freeman massage the shoulder of an intern who appeared visibly uncomfortable with the touching. another female employee says he walked up to her on the set and asked her, quote, how do you feel about sexual harassment. when she appeared flustered by the question freeman turned to others in the set

and don, two of those eight said they were subjected to unwanted touching by freeman.nt to share one of those stories with you. one woman who was a production assistant on the movie "going in style" said while filming it in 2015, don, that freeman subjected her to unwanted touching of her lower back and comments about her figure on a near daily basis. in one incident, don, she said freeman actually attempted to try to lift her skirt and asked her if she was wearing underwear. she claims this alleged incident actually took place in front of his co-star in the movie allen arkn. we tried to reach arkin for comment and he couldn't be reached. morgan freeman issued a statement after our investigation was published. >> what did he say? >> this is what he had to say. anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows i am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. i apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected. that was never my intent. >> it was not just happening on movie sets, it was happening at his production company also?

her quote was that morgan freeman appeared to be freaked out.t in our story. three people attended a birthday party at his production company where women were asked to stand in a circle and introduce themselves to morgan freeman and that he only walked up to the women and stood within inches of their face, looked them up and down, no words exchanged and then went on to the next woman. this happened in front of lori mccreary, co-president of the producers guild of america and founded his production company with him in 1996. >> did she have any reaction? >> no. we have not heard back. >> what was your personal experience? >> so when i was six months pregnant, this was over a year ago now, i went to interview morgan freeman, alan kin and michael cain for "going in skaoeul stpoet. as soon as i walked into the room, alisyn, he started to make sexual comments to me. one of those was caught on tape. i want to set it up, though. it is very short. and i understand that. but we're presenting the entire facts of the case, right? not the case but of a story

online correspondent ashley sat down with freeman to promote "london has fallen."he interview was shot by the movie studio's crew. >> thank you. >> pleasure meeting you. >> mine. >> and in 2015, activist janet mock was our "e.t." correspondent covering his film "five flights up." >> how you all manage to do that all the time. >> all of this? >> no, you got a dress that's halfway between your knee and your -- hip and you sit down right across from me and you cross your legs. >> when asked about that incident today, mock tells "e.t." quote, i was deeply disappointed that someone who was seen as america's grandfather was susceptible to such disturbing behavior and felt comfortable enough to do that as cameras were rolling. meanwhi meanwhile, there's a major development in the harvey weinstein case. he is expected to turn himself into police tomorrow in new york. he faces charges stemming from allegations of sexual abuse. >>> all right, well, let's move on now to the royal wedding, because there's still so much you haven't heard about harry's exes, and the gorgeous gow

two of those eight said they were subjected to unwanted touching by freeman. something very telling for ann and i is that only two of the people we spoke with willing to use their names for fear of retribution from freeman. one woman, a production assistant on the movie "going in style," said in 2016 he subjected her to unwanted touching and comments about her and another said he kept trying to lift her skirt and asked if she was wearing underwear and sad this happened in front of his co-actor who allegedly told him to stop. morgan freeman responded, quote, anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows i am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. i apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable. it wasn't my intent. >> that's what so alarming about our reporting. much of what's alleged happened out in the open, on movie sets, in front of other actor and crew members. some of it even happened when the cameras were rolling. three individuals who attended a party claims that staffers were asked to stand in a circle, looked t

that wasn't my experience with morgan freeman.fun for me. >> reporter: in the wake of cnn's report, freeman lost a lucrative advertising deal with visa. >> visa, supporting athletes and the olympic games for 25 years. >> reporter: after cnn's report freeman initially apologized to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected. cnn has released a statement saying the unfounded accusations made by mr. freeman's lawyer are disappoiing and difficult to reconcile withr. freeman's o public statements in the aftermath of the story. cnn stands by its reporting and will respond forcefully by any attempt by in freeman or his representatives to intimidate us from covering this important public issue. robin. >> thank you, linsey and our chief legal analyst dan abrams is here now. we heard there cnn standing by the story. what's your take? >> look, let's separate this out journalistically from legally. let's start with it journalistically. you have the two named alleged victims in the story having issues with their account. number one person c

freeman defined for his wide on screen roles now facing scrutiny for the offscreen behavior. steve patterson, nbc news, hollywood. >>> the results are official tonight in ireland where voters overwhelmingly repealed the country's strict ban on abortion. it was a bitterly contested referendum that divided the mostly catholic nation. the government says it will amend the law to allow abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. nbc's lucy cavanaugh reports from dublin. >> reporter: the moment campaigners in ireland knew they made history. >> votes in favor of the proposal, 1,429,981. >> reporter: in the end, it was a landslide. more than 66% overturning the country's controversial abortion ban. the stakes so high thousands of irish ex-pats from around the world returned to the emerald isle to cast their ballots. the eighth amendment gave an equal right to life to both mother and unborn child effectively banning all abortions except when a mother's life is at risk. despite their loss anti-abortion groups vowed to fight on. >> i think it's a sad day for this country. >> reporter

raymond, first thing, this morgan freeman deal. he is a renowned actor. he played god -- "driving miss daisy." >> a cnn reporter wrote a piece exposing and charging morgan freeman with sexual harassment. she claimed she was on a junket interviewing freeman and in the middle of the interview, he looked over and said, oh, i wish i were there. and look toward her. she was pregnant at the time and she took that as sexual harassment. and he said he was talking to michael caine who talked about going to some locale. and freeman said i wish i were there. here's the problem with the entire report. if somebody is the charger, the one who is claiming -- making the accusations, why are they allowed to write the piece by cnn? this was investigated by time warner and they found nothing there. >> laura: this is the #metoo movement, which is exposing some real abuses but this -- when you say something like, you are looking at me, it's like kids saying, maria is looking at me, stop look at me. then ten years later it's inappropriate hugs and all that. >> freeman is now s

that wasn't my experience with morgan freeman. >> freeman twice apologized to anyone he may have upset come across the way he intended, saying in part it's not right to equate that with misplaced compliments or humor. >> committed to his craft and to have someone who is sort of character assassination and lynching at this point in his life is devastating. >> in his statement tuesday, cn nsaid the unfounded ak sakes made by mr. freeman's lawyers are disappointing after the story came out. freeman is adamant he did not assault and did not create unsafe work environments. >>> all right. kate snow. thank you. turn now to al for a check of the weather. >> we're talking a lot of heat out there, especially down through the southern plains. today, you could see records set down through western texas. lubbock could set a record. same in loredo and austin, as well. you look at what's happening tomorrow. look at these temperatures. nine degrees above average in dallas. san antonio, 105. chicago, 90 degrees, 17 above average. you put the heat index, the combination of the temperature and the humid

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so morgan freeman is an academy award winner. she wrote a piece exposing and charging morgan freeman with sexual harassment. she claimed she was on a junket interviewing freeman and in the middle of the interview, he looked over and said, oh, i wish i were there. and look toward her. she was pregnant at the time and she took that as sexual harassment. and he said he was talking to michael caine who talked about going to some locale. here's the problem with the entire report. why are they allowed to write the piece by cnn? and, this is a me too movement which is exposing some real abuses, but this -- when you say something like, you are looking at me, it's like kids saying, maria is looking at me, stop looking at me. then ten years later it's inappropriate hugs and all that. >> freeman is now saying through his lawyer, this is defamation, and in this age of when you have a black celebrity like this at this level, i think and cnn has. >> laura: now roseanne, the problem is that donald trump is a toxic president who amassed his powe

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morgan freeman. the premier of going in style. of the production assistants on the film said freeman sexually harassed her on the movie set for several months. another woman, cnn reporter said that freeman subjected her to inappropriate behavior in a press junket nor "going in style." >> i'm enjoying immensly. >> this reporter did not find the words offensive but they say that press junket prompted her to talk to other women, that started a long reporting process. morgan freeman denies the allegations in a statement released that said, anyone who knows me or worked with me had, knows i'm not someone that would knowingly often or make anyone he will uneasy. already, there's fall-out. the 80-year-old actor known for his iconic deep baritone was to be the voice of vancouver's transportation system. >> starting today, you can now tap your visa. >> they have decided to pause his announcements. this comes as more allegations of sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry are surfacing as part of the "me too" movement. >> president t

>> reporter: well, this afternoon, morgan freeman did put out statement. and he said that he apologized to anyone that he made feel uncomfortable and says it wasn't his intent. as for weinstein, his attorney did not respond, but we know, jeff, repeatedly he has said that he denies ever having non- consensual sex with any of the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. >> glor: jericka duncan, thank you. >> glor: there are spectacular images of a new danger on hawaii's big island. blue flames fueled bee methane gas that could potentially explode. mark strassmann is there. >> reporter: nature's fury is on full displairk as fountains of lava continue to gush in communities hardest hit by this volcanic disaster. it's like a scene from the dawn of time, when the world was remade over and over. this close, i can feel the heat and the power a volcanic eruption that shows no sign of slowing down. these rare images of blue flames show a new danger. they're a telltale sign of highly combustible methane gas, the result of lava burning plants and trees beneath

because another hollywood superstar is facing allegations of sexual misconduct today actor morgan freemanhas issued an apology after reports of multiple sexual harassment allegations according to us media reports eight women have come forward saying freeman had subjected them to a range of troubling behavior on film sets or promotional tours the allegations include the hollywood actor making comments about their bodies or touching them suggestively in a statement the shawshank redemption star apologized to anyone who felt quote uncomfortable or does respect it. let's go back to los angeles for k.j. matthews is still standing by a cage another hollywood icon under a cloud of sexual harassment allegations is the film industry there still coming to terms with the me too movement. yes more and more women are still coming forward i mean you have to recall that it's been about two hundred thirty six days since that first bomb dropped about weinstein and since then more than two hundred men from the worlds of politics c e o's and hollywood have been accused of sexual misconduct so morgan freeman

plus, the new allegations against oscar winner morgan freeman. >>> the summit collapse. north korea releases video overnight showing what they say is a nuclear test site being destroyed. this comes hours after president trump canceled a meeting with kim jong-un. we have the reaction from north korea. >>> shots fired inside an oklahoma restaurant. an armed citizen credited with stopping the gunman. >> it was probably the guy that saved a lot of lives tonight. >> new details from the scene. >>> also, a message in a bottle washes ashore decades later. what did it say? >>> and a bad start to memorial day weekend, the two yachts colliding. >>> good friday morning, everyone. we're going to start with a major development in the harvey weinstein scandal. >> the hollywood mogul is expected to face charges today after turning himself in to police here in new york. disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein is expected to be charged this morning after turning himself in to the nypd. the charges stem from allegations by two women, actress paz de la huerta and lucia evans. evans claims w

she mentioned the whole morgan freeman thing.ny accused person has the right to due process, but it is a starting point to believe the brave voices who come forward in an incident like this. >> and as for weinstein, we just hear the continuing message that weinstein has said all along he did not have non-consensual sex with anyone. maybe we will hear more today as he faces a judge. >>> breaking overnight, two suspects are on the run after an ied device exploded in a restaurant in canada. >> three were critically hurt. two men were captured on surveillance video leaving the scene immediately after the explosion. the blast comes a month after ten people were killed in toronto after a van plowed into a group of pedestrians. >>> and aaa says new record numbers of americans will be spending the holiday weekend away from home. the largest airlines expect more than 8 million passengers between now and tuesday and they say allow extra time for long lines. >> if you're traveling by car, plan or major gridlock, especially if you're trying

morgan freeman apologizes in wake of apologizes in morgan freeman morgan freeman apologizes in wake of harassment accusationsmorgan freeman is apologizing to anyone who may have felt "uncomfortable or disrespected" by his behavior. his remarks come after cnn reported that multiple women have accused the a-list actor of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior on movie sets and in other professional settings.the cnn report includes one woman who says the actor repeatedly tried to lift up her skirt, and asked if she was wearing underwear. several women also say he made frequent comments about their bodies. cnn spoke to 16 people about freeman. eight said they had experienced harassment or inappropriate behavior, and another eight said they witnessed such conduct.freeman issued a statement through his publicist saying that he never intended to make anyone feel uneasy, and apologizes to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected. (ken) there's no relief in sight for many people on hawaii's big island. the ongoing kilauea the ongoing island. hawaii's big people on for many relief in

freeman. he's supposed to be like jesus. i don't know. that's weird. we don't want that. they have bill cosby and now want to get him. >> it's more reprehensible what he's done and we have allowed to continue for such a long time. >> the 80-year-old freeman won an oscar for "million dollar baby" and is well known for his voice-over work. >>> today marked a huge milestone in the recovery from the north bay wildfires. >> the first house rebuilt in the coffey park neighborhood, the proud homeowner is thrilled to be back home. >> cornell bernard has this story. >> i have hot water, cold water, it's great. >> reporter: dan bradford never dreamed he would be excite body a kitchen sink, but he is. he's come home for the second time and can't wait to get organized. >> i'm happy. i'll be more happy when everything is up and put away. >> reporter: bradford is 24 hours away from moving back to kerry lane in coffey park. his is the first home to be rebuilt. everything is brand-new. from door knobs to ligh

what's your reaction to this latest statement from freeman? how do you break it down?from a legal perspective i would urge morgan freeman's handlers to tell him to stop talking and stop from issuing quote apology statements that aren't apologies. the fact that he's now saying thee were misplaced compliments and humor say yeah, did i it, i said it but i didn't mean do it or say it. and so, again, from a legal perspective i think that he's walking a tight rope in terms of an admission of guilt. and frankly, if he did say these things and do these things, he should probably own up to it. there's been kind of a lull in the me too movement in terms of the outing of offenders and now he's just the latest and it's disappointing pay the lot of people have looked at morgan freeman has an oscar-win, ground breaking, trail-blazing actor and to have these accusations come out now are disconcerting. >> the legal tight rope that he's walking, the web that are speak out that are saying that he and his coproducer created this toxic environment with frequent sexual comments and unwante

clothing after freeman repeatedly commented on their bodies. freeman responded quickly after cnn's report broke thursday, writing in a statement -- "anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows i am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. i apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected -- that was never my intent." in georgia, a jury has awarded a record $1 billion in damages to survivor after finding a security company was negligent when it hired the man who raped her. hope cheston was just 14 years old when she was approached by 22-year-old armed security guard who was later convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crime. jurors were brought in to award damages in the civil suit after a judge found zachary's employer, crime prevention agency, failed to properly train and screen its officers. after the $1 billion settlement verdict, cheston's lawyer l. chris stewart told "the new york times" -- "a jury, from now on, will know there is no ceiling on the damages that rape caus

freeman said in an it statement, i apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable. many of the women say they weren't in production on freeman's films. >>> what happened behind the scenes? why did president trump cancel the upcoming summit? the white house says north korea broke promises and stood up the u.s. delegation at a preliminary meeting. that prompted this letter scrapping the summit. it cites north korea's tremendous hostility and anger. they called mike pence a political dummy, but president trump did leave the door open. >> if and when kim jong un chooses to engage in constructive dialog and actions, i am waiting. >> mr. trump also touted america's nuclear arsenal and praised u.s. military readiness. it is an abrupt disappointment. just weeks ago, members of congress signed a letter nominating president trump for the nobel peace prize. neat nightly news will have much more in about 25 minutes with lester holt. >>> another whale washed up in the bay area. this time between brighten and agate beaches. it is a female of whale and they will conduct a necropsy

en freeman, un ladrÓn de cadenas de oro estÁ siendo buscado por la policÍa.n fuerte que la mujer perdiÓ su zapato, todo por una cadena de oro. >> muy peligroso, yo vengo a echar gasolina una vez a la semana. luz: marÍa cerrara a ver el video que asegura, este crimen le dice que nunca debe estar sin poner atenciÓn, aÚn cuando echa gasolina. >> siempre hay que estar concentrado. hay que poner atenciÓn a todo. la policÍa de freeman circula que en mayo han ocurrido seis robos de cadenas de oro . uno en la gasolinera de la calle freeman, otro a una mujer que caminaba con sus hijosen la escuela oliveira y otro mientras una mujer caminaba con su bebÉ. la policÍa de esta ciudad asegura que este tipo de crimen va en aumento, por lo menos un 50% de lo que va del aÑo. por eso, recomienda no llevar grandes cantidades de dinero, joyas consigo o collares de oro. esta en alerta en su vecindario y reportar autos sospechosos. al menos esos de sus robos, las autoridades aseguran que este hombre es el responsable. palmira: identificaron a la vÍctima de homicidio, ocurrido el ma

. >>> police say an armed robber is under arrest in freeman's. they said two weeks ago he walked dropped a hardware store in fremont. one week later he robbed a 93- year old woman who still is in the hospital. >>> police say images of the suspect in his license plate led them to the 29-year old. he is being charged with robbery and elder abuse. >>> police have caught up with a dog killing suspect. video shows a man snatching a woman's dog during an argument last month at a store. moments later he slams the animal to the floor and killed it. the 23-year old was arrested yesterday at a hotel in san mateo. he is now facing charges, including, felony animal cruelty. >>> the owner of this delorean wishes he could go back in time to park it somewhere else. the car was stolen this week from a lot at the martin is marina, along with a truck and trailer that work towing it. call police if you have seen it. >>> chopper 5 flying towards the golden gate bridge today. not much sun out there. it was chilly. >> clouds slowly moving in. paul is tracking rain hea

freeman has issued a statement. anyone who knows me or worked with me knows i'm not someone who intentionally offend or make anyone feel uneasy. i apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected. >>> the senate passing long stalled harassment claims on capitol hill. this requires senators to pay out of their own pockets instead of house or senate funds. a committee will likely need to work out the differences. >> that only sounds logical. >>> she said a texas trooper sexually assaulted her on the road, but surveillance video tells another story. what the lawyer says. that's coming up next. i'm a small business, but i have... big dreams... and big plans. so how do i make the efforts of 8 employees... feel like 50? how can i share new plans virtually? how can i download an e-file? virtual tours? zip-file? really big files? in seconds, not minutes... just like that. like everything... the answer is simple. i'll do what i've always done... dream more, dream faster, and above all... now, i'll dream gig. now mo

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to powerful and predatory men in a number of fields being held to account, the latest being morgan freemanwho has now issued a public apology following allegations of inappropriate behaviour onset. the italian actress asean gendt oh, who last weekend repeated claims that harvey weinstein raped her, heralded the news that he now planned to turn himself in with a single word on

sexual harassment allegations according to us media reports eight women have come forward saying freeman had subjected them to a range of troubling behavior on film sets or promotional tours the allegations include the hollywood actor making comments about their bodies or touching them suggestively in a statement the show saying shawshank redemption star apologized to anyone who don't quote uncomfortable or disrespect. people in ireland are heading to the polls today in a historic referendum their vote will decide whether to reform the country's near total ban on abortions polls have just opened and the result is expected this weekend arland has seen since weeks of bitter campaigning which is left the mostly catholic nation divided currently arland has some of the most restrictive laws in europe the only legal case for an abortion is if a pregnant woman's life is at risk in cases of rape or fatal fetal abnormalities women in ireland have to travel abroad for abortions g.w. went to meet one of those women. a loving mother that's what jennifer ryan always hoped to be. six years ago she was

and another hollywood trying to so-so facing accusations today actor morgan freeman has issued an apology after reports of multiple sexual harassment allegations according to us media reports h women have come forward saying freeman had subjected them to all range of troubling behavior on film sets or promotional tours the allegations include the hollywood actor making comments about their bodies or touching them suggestively in a statement the shank redemption star apologize to anyone who felt quote uncomfortable or disrespected. to some other news now and north korea says it is still willing to talk with the united states quote at any time this after u.s. president donald trump abruptly canceled a highly anticipated summit with north korea's leader kim jong un in a letter to kemah president trump blamed his decision on quote open hostility from pyongyang south korea has expressed regret that the summit is not going ahead. the ban is reason we condemn trump in south korea surprise had to cancel the summit as quickly turned to. these protesters near the u.s. embassy in seoul leaving littl

they blew up the freeman naming test tunnels at that site. conducted further tests but they put explosives inside and they blew them up to it before they did that, they opened up the tunnel to show us the explosives inside and then they removed us to stand further away. they told us to walk back up towards the tunnel deceiving person to verify that it had been closed. the problem is we are journalist, not nuclear experts. there was no outside expert on site to verify what north korea says it is done, which is closing its nuclear sites. we asked the government minder as they would allow somebody to do that and he said it does not think so because they don't feel they need somebody else to check on what they now say they have done. a report into a fatal crash involving a self—driving uber car has found it couldn't identify the victim as a pedestrian until it was too late to stop. a woman was killed in arizona in march when she was hit by the vehicle as she crossed the road. here's our north america technology reporter, dave lee. elaine herzberg

. >>> morgan freeman fights back. his new demand this morning after being accused of sexual harassment. >>> those stories plus we hear from the televangelist who claims god told him to buy a private jet. his fourth one. >>> also, why authorities have issued a warning about roasting marshmallows at the site of the volcanic eruption in hawaii. >>> and they may be a girl's best friend, but see why diamonds are about to get a whole lot cheaperment. >>> we do say good morning, everybody, on this wednesday. the actress roseanne barr offering a new explanation for that racist tweet that cost her her tv show. she was back on twitter with mixed messages. >> barr is now calling her remark egregious and unforgivable telling fans not to defend her. she also had a message and cast and crew of "roseanne" who are now out of work but did retweet several tweets that did defend her. abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. good morning, steph. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. well, after roseanne posted that tweet that got her

because another hollywood superstar is facing allegations of sexual misconduct today actor morgan freeman has issued an apology after reports of multiple sexual harassment allegations according to us media reports eight women have come forward saying freeman had subjected them to a range of troubling behavior on film sets or promotional tours yella geishas include the hollywood actor making comments about their bodies or touching them suggestively in a statement the shawshank redemption star apologized anyone who felt quote uncomfortable or disrespected. so k.j. another hollywood icon under a cloud of sexual harassment allegations is the film industry still coming to terms with the me too movement there. i believe they are you know you have to recall that more than two hundred thirty days ago was when the first bomb shell hit with harvey weinstein that's when that explosive new york times story came out and since then like i said there's been more than two hundred been from the world of politics is nice and especially in hollywood who have been accused of not only a sexual assault sexual

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meanwhile another hollywood giant in facing accusations of misconduct actor morgan freeman issuing an apology today after reports of multiple allegations of sexual harassment us media reports of eight women coming forward and saying that freeman subjected them to a range of troubling behavior on film sets or promotional to those allegations include the hollywood actor making comments about their bodies or touching them suggestively in a statement the star apologize to anyone who felt quote uncomfortable disrespect and. moving on now to diplomacy is most complicated floatation of the moment first they set up a big date then they got cold feet now the leaders of the u.s. and all of north korea could be getting it back on again donald trump saying a meeting with kim jong un could still happen on june the twelfth just a day ago trump called off the much anticipated summit in a letter to kim that prompted a conciliatory response from pyongyang which appears to have reopened the possibility of a summit north korea also claims to have demolished a nuclear test site as a sign of goodwill. jus

the us network cnn, says the incidents happened on film sets and at freeman's production company.he says he never intended to make anyone feel uneasy, and he apologised to anyone felt uncomfortable or disrespected. a couple have been found guilty of murdering their french au pair and setting fire to her body in their garden. 21 year old sophie lionnet was imprisoned, beaten and tortured by sabrina kouidair and 0uissem medouni last september. the old bailey heard that the couple were convinced sophie had plotted to abuse people in their home — and filmed her, as they forced her to confess to their allegations. they'll be sentenced injune. two men have been given life sentences, for the murders of four children, in an arson attack in greater manchester last december. they were asleep in their beds when zac bolland and david worrall targeted their home with petrol bombs. judith moritz reports from manchester crown court. this is the view from a fire engine racing towards the pearson house. as it turns the corner the scale of the blaze is obvious. flames shooting out of every window.

actor morgan freeman has issued an apology after a report that eight women came forward accusing him of sexual harassment. morgan freeman is 80-years-old and said he apologizes to anyone who felt disrespected and said that was never his intent. he has a movie career that spans at least 50 years. time now 4:48. alex in for sal this morning. we have major commute problems already. >> yeah, we certainly do. a little bit better news in crocket this morning. they've shut down all the eastbound lanes of interstate 80. a pretty serious crash and a big rig that caught fire here. it overturned and caught fire at 1:30 this morning. the word i just got from the scene is they do now have the fast lanes open. the number one lane in the eastbound direction is now open. you can see right there, a big rig passing by the scene but obviously, there still is some clean up to do and still working to clear the big rig that caught fire out of the way there. finally, a little bit better news because they are getting cars past the scene of this earlier crash there. just the left lane open. the other two lai

that's what he said about your article, james freeman. you're famous, son.ee what we do for you. >> get the twitter -- coverage there. it is really this is the question. that kind of looms over all of this isn't it? it's -- if the fbi or the justice department i don't know who did it. but somebody placed a spy inside the trump campaign. now, that must have gone high per than james comey or clayer or brennan. it must have gone to political masters attorney general loretta lynch or president himself. you would have. you would think this was a presidential level decision and supposed to call it informant not a spy. but -- so spying is too ugly a word but government of the united states is conducting surveillance on party out of power the presidential campaign and the party of the power you would think this is a pretty high level decision is. people have talked about the deep spade and how far unelected officials go in -- in exercising their power. but i think this is naturally a question for the senior executive. are we going to take this really amazing frighte

carlos: y morgan freeman habÍa hecho el personaje de dios nada mÁs y nada menos.a siete libras y se uniÓ a la corte inglesa. meghan markle evitÓ que lo sacrificarÁn en un refugio en el aÑo 2015. ahÍ tenemos las fotografÍas de cuando ella lo vio y las fotografÍas de cuando lo adoptaron y ahora tiene una vida de perro de la realeza. carlos: yo siempre dije que querÍa reencarnar en el perro de paris hilton pero esto es mejor. la pregunta del dÍa, usted cree que duerme lo suficiente? yo creo que no porque la mayorÍa dijo que no con un 83%. sÓlo el 17% no tiene ojeras asÍ que felicidades para ustedes. en univisiÓn.com/encuestas tenemos esto por si quiere participar. carolina: y los hombres duermen mÁs que las mujeres eso me parece muy injusto. carlos: yo tengo una teorÍa, los ronquidos. carolina: creo que la pregunta del dÍa debería ser quÉ hace usted para que su marido deje de roncar? ♪ >>el temor se adueÑa de padres de familia. la secretarÍa de educaciÓn dice que las escuelas podrÍan informaremigraciÓn sobre estudiantes indocumentados. fuerte debate. una corte decide

back in january, freeman received the life achievement award from the screen actor's guild.y are reviewing what corrective action might be appropriate. now eight women have cold cnn they were victims of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior by the oscar winning actor. >>> let's turn to meghan markle because she has broken royal tradition once again. the duchess of sussex has received a coat of arms, an honor that is usually bestowed on the father of the bride. approved by the queen. the design represents both the royal family and meghan's heritage. the blue shield symbolizes california's pacific ocean. the golden poppy is the state flower, and the song bird signifies the power of communication. the crown around the bird's neck is to coronet which is designed just for meghan. ♪ going to the chapel and we're going to get married ♪ >> a flashback to wedding day, joining together in song on the bus to windsor castle. some of them were a bit off key. ♪ >> we can next expect to see duchess meghan june 9th. the royals gather for the queen's birthday. we can't wait for the pho

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