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but garth brooks is denying this. kate. >> and what is garth brooks saying last night? >> i received a statement from his publicist. i want to read part of it to you, kate, here is what he has to say, quote, i have been hassled to no end with threats, lies, and tragic tails of what my future would be if i did not write a check for many millions of dollars, it has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face. i trust the system. i do not fear the truth and i am not the man. they have painted me to be. now, this is just part of a lengthy statement. he doesn't discuss his relationship with this woman. he doesn't say if he knows her at all, if he knows who she is, if he's alleging that perhaps if an incident did occur, if it was consensual, he gives no details like that, but here's where things get interesting. kate, yesterday, hours before this lawsuit broke, i reported on a filing in mississippi that came from an anonymous source liburdi plaintiff who filed as a john doe. we now know that john doe was in fact garth brooks, and he was trying to prevent this lawsuit from

thanks for joining us thank you both coming up allegations of sexual assault against garth brooks. >> how the country music star is responding next stupid. >> tomorrow at seven on cnn my name is drug-food and i have spastic cerebral palsy it took mouthful little things that i need help with get dressed brushing your teeth, able to go with few froze by yourself further, higher because you what helped you needed children like jackson need continued support for the rest of their lives and you can? help please join easter seals, right now with your monthly gift their goals is to be it's independent as they can these therapies helped my son to achieve that goal easter seals offers important disability and community services it can change a life forever. please. >> go online, call, or scan the qr code right now with your gift of just $19 a month really make a difference strengthening with easter shells only realized, i can get through hard things don't give up. keep trying even better. >> please visit, help easter seals.com, call or scan the qr code on your screen with your gift of $19 a mo

now we know that that is garth brooks in that filing. he was trying to block this accuser from coming forward, denied her allegation it didn't saying that they are untrue and loops. so waiting to hear back though from his team with this lawsuit filed today. >> all right. elizabeth wagmeister. thank you so much. and up next, the doctor is in cnn's dr. sanjay gupta is answering your most pressing seen questions and our on-call segment blitzer. >> next on cnn or you can call them caramels or karamo's, whatever you call them, kara metals.com makes 26 mouthwatering flavors that are the freshest and softest caramels ever produced hi them for yourself or someone you love, go today to caramels.com and see for yourself when the saw dust settles and the engine finally roars the thing you care about most is a job well done but when you get your tools from harbor freight, something about the job feels a little different. >> your wallet because we believe no matter what you're working on you need high-quality tools that are great price and that's wha

"the new york times" reports a lawsuit accuses country music star garth brooks of rape and assault. woman, who says she worked as a hair and make-up stylist for brooks, claims he raped and sexually assaulted her in a los angeles hotel room in 2019 during a work trip. she also says brooks subjected her to repeated unwanted sexual advances for about two years. the lawsuit says brooks filed his own preemptive anonymous lawsuit last month claiming the allegations are false. >>> "usa today" says tiktok star mr. prada was arrested after a baton rouge therapist was found dead wrapped in a tarp along a louisiana highway. 20-year-old terryon thomas who has millions of followers on tiktok was charged with second-degree murder. authorities say the body of 69-year-old nicholas abraham was discovered sunday. police in texas arrested thomas on tuesday after baton rouge police said he fled from them in abraham's car. there's no word on a possible motive. >>> and the "associated press" says florida -- former colorado county clerk tina peters was sentenced to nine years behind bars in a voting data

. >>> tonight, the new lawsuit filed against country music star garth brooks. a hairstylist and makeup artist accusing him of sexual assault. >>> and tonight, who is the wnba's rookie of the year? the cheers when they heard her name. >> david: good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. we begin tonight with the breaking news, a verdict just in in the police beating death of tyre nichols in memphis, after a traffic stop in january of last year. tonight, three former officers have now been found guilty of federal civil rights charges. the horrific incident captured on surveillance and body camera video. nichols pulled from his vehicle and beaten a block from his home. the three officers were fired from the force, they pleaded not guilty to these charges. but tonight, a mixed verdict in the death of the 29-year-old. three officers have been found guilty of obstruction, one officer guilty of violating nichols' civil rights, causing bodily injury. abc's stephanie ramos in the courtroom when the verdict was read moments ago.

garth brooks is facing a new lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault. a hair and makeup artist claims he assaulted her many times. he has previously denied all allegations. >>> indiana fever star caitlin clark has been named wnba rookie of the year. her teammates celebrating when she got the call. >> congratulations, you are the 2024 kia wnba rookie of the year. >> david: clark helping to lead the league to record ticket sales. >>> when we come back here tonight, the wedding surprise. after >>> finally tonight here, the moment after the "i dos" that was just as moving. tonight, in tennessee, the emotional surprise at this wedding that had everyone, especially the groom, in tears. erin and matt getting married after years together, blending their families. among them, erin's 12-year-old daughter kylie. she would tell her mother that she hoped that matt would adopt her one day. right before the wedding, mom and daughter came up with an idea, that right after the "i dos," kylie would hold up this sign. "you didn't give me life, life gave me you. thank you

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strike that threatened to cripple the economy has been averted for now country music superstar garth brooks accused of sexual assault and battery in a brand-new lawsuit. but this morning he says the allegations are all lies. i'm sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan. this is cnn new central bigger names and politics than barak obama for democrats, there are a few voices more popular than barack obama. >> maybe only michelle obama and we just learned, he will soon launch a 27 day blitz with every key battleground state in his path to support kamala harris. as for harris, she's wake up battleground, michigan good morning. fresh off another endorsement. >> this time from the boss, bruce springsteen as new reporting from over 30 states finds that more than 1 million americans have already voted just 32 days now left to go some context to that 1 million number that is less than 1% of the roughly 158 million votes in 2020 because i know that you're counting cnn's priscilla alvarez joins us right now for much more on this, priscilla, what's the latest well, look, kate, there are multiple s

country music star garth brooks denying charges of sexual assault and battery after former makeup artist >> carley: chanley painter with the details. >> the lawsuit alleges the country superstar raped the woman in a hotel room during a work trip in 2019. the accuser referred to as jane roe in the complaint was first fired as a hair and makeup artist for garth brooks' wife trish year board in 19 # # but moved to his team in 2019. after sharing financial struggles with brooks in 2019. he began taking advantage of her. >> groping her and exposing himself to her. sharing lewd remarks because he knew she needed the work. singer and her team are aggressively fighting back denying all these claims saying, quote: for the last two months i have been hassled to no end with threats, lies and tragic tales of what my future would be if i did not write a check for many millions of dollars. it has been like having a loaded gun waived in my face. the accuser's legal team applauding her courage saying the complaint filed today demonstrates that sexual predators exist not only in corporate america, hollyw

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during a work trip in 2019 the accuser referred to as jane roe at the hearing makeup artist for garth brooks7 the singer and his team are fighting back there denying all the claims they say for the last two months i've been hassled to no end with threats, lies and tragic tales of what my future would hold if i did not write a check for many millions of dollars it's been like having a loaded gun waved in my face, the accuser's legal team is applauding her courage facing the complaint followed sexual predators exist not only in corporate america, hollywood and rock 'n' roll industries but also in the world of country music, his lawyers said here lawsuit is extortionate defamation saying she only sued after he refused to request her salary of paying medical benefits. president biden turned the damage from hurricane helene making stops in florida and georgia it according to him residents are happy, watch. >> what does the storm zones need, whether they need after what you saw today. >> 0, the storm zone. >> there's not much to talk about your getting everything they need in their very happy. >>

paul project is the first couple of country music, garth brooks and trisha yearwood. duo will be joining "morning joe" later today to discuss carter's legacy and their work in st. paul. happy birthday, president carter. >>> next up here we'll switch to sports and bring you the highlight from two blow outs in monday night football and a wild doubleheader yesterday that decided the post-season's final wild card spots. we'll be right back with that. wild card spots. we'll be right back with that. >>> here is a completion to jamison williams. he is gone. touchdown lions. >> that 70-yard touchdown was a part of a perfect game last night for detroit lions quarterback jarrett goff. he completed all 18 of his passes and caught a pass on this touchdown play to lead them to a win. there were two monday night football games last night and the other one in miami. backup quarterback mason rudolf led seven scoring drives for the titans. he also hit five field goals, running backs each rushed for a score, and the titans beat the pretty hapless dolphins 21-12. to baseball now and the

. >> country music legend garth brooks is facing a new lawsuit. he's being accused of sexual assault and misconduct by a hair and makeup artist. she claims brooks assaulted her several times while she was working for him five years ago. he has denied the allegations in the past. >> new york congressman mike lawler is apologizing after an old photo surfaced showing him wearing blackface. the picture, obtained by the new york times, shows the first term republican dressed as michael jackson. it was taken in 2006 at a college halloween party. lawler admits he used bronzer to darken his face, and he says he saw a michael jackson superfan and there was no ill intent. >> i think there is a stark difference between dressing up for halloween and paying homage to somebody you like, and, and respect versus dressing up in blackface to demean and dehumanize black people, which is what minstrel shows and blackface, you know, historically was about. and that's obviously not what i was doing there, lawler told cnn. >> he understands why people would be offended.

garth brooks filed his own preemptive lawsuit in federal court in mississippi last month. the allegations are wholly untrue and that the woman threatened to sue him unless he gave her a million millions of dollars for airstrikes launched into lebanon. >> and israel's allies expressed caution in escalating the conflict across the region. >> and a quick reminder you can get ktvu on demand on your smart tv through our fox local app. you can watch live newscasts and see all kinds of in-depth content from our newsroom on a variety of topics by searching for ktvu. it's free to download on your smart tv is pressing on with its invasion of lebanon. targeting hezbollah militants with airstrikes. >> israel's war cabinet is also preparing. to retaliate against iran for its attack earlier this week. fox's rebecca kaster has the latest from washington, d.c. more explosions in lebanon's capital city on thursday, as israel continues its airstrikes. the idf says one target was hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in beirut. another was an apartment building that housed hezbollah affiliat

among them, country music legends garth brooks and trisha yearwood. have changed so much in the 40-something years since his presidency. >> there's a difference between headlines and history. president carter is the embodiment of someone who in the short-term had a lot of political difficulties, which is kind of difficulties. but he was someone who saw far into the future, warned us about a lot of the issues about climate, was a really an interesting bridge figure, if you think about it, for the democratic party. first democrat in eight years, president johnson had won -- 12 years -- in 1964. then the party had lost in '68, lost in '72, and it was president carter who came out of the south, was the first self-described evangelical, born-again christian, started on the democratic side and really embodied a kind of thoughtfulness as president that, again, the country decided to move in a different direction four years later. but that's what the country does. and i think his life since has been a renaissance one, and there is a lot for us to learn from h

let's turn now to country singer garth brooks, who is being accused of sexual assault and battery in wsuit from a hair and makeup artists who worked for brooks. the woman says brooks raped her in a hotel room during a work trip in 2019 brooks denies the allegations and says the woman is trying to extort him for hush money well, so i ahead this hour. heartbreaking updates and that tennessee plastics factory that washed away and flooding after hurricane helene, one of the surviving employees took them this video, moments before he was rescued. we're going to speak to the mayor of the city where that factory is located. so be sure to stay with us for that interview. >> can you do this as early as your 40s? you may lose muscle and strength protein supports muscle health in shear max protein has a 30 grand blend of high-quality protein to feed muscles for up to seven hours so take the challenge, ensure nutrition for strengthened energy may get it they know how it works most importantly, it works for them. i don't have any anxiety about money anymore. >> i don't have to worry about awards p

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the complaint filed thursday in california, the woman only identified as jane roe, alleging that garth brooksulted her during a work trip to los angeles for a grammy tribute performance. she was initially hired to work with tricia yearwood in 1999. now, her attorneys tell abc news the complaint filed today demonstrates that sexual predators exist not only in corporate america hollywood and in rap and rock 'n' roll industries but also in the world of country music adding, we are confident that brooks will be held accountable for his actions. now garth brooks strongly refuting these allegations, telling abc news he filed a new lawsuit against the woman in mississippi nearly a month ago to speak out against extortion and defamation of character saying, we filed it anonymously for the sake of families on both sides, continuing to say i trust the system. i know the truth. i am not the man they have painted me to be. the case is awaiting acceptance by the clerk of courts. guys? >> rebecca: all right, erielle, thank you for that story this morning. coming up in our gma morning menu, with stores, sup

. >> carley: garth brooks is denying allegations of sexual assault and battery. lawsuit allege said he forced himself on a woman during a work trip in 2019. brooks and his team telling fox news digital, i have been hassled to no end with tragic tales of what my future would look like if i don't write a check for millions of dollars. it is like having a loaded gun waved in my face. the plaintiff wants a trial by jury. student loan bailout has been blocked again. a federal judges it could move forward. the propose handout would erase student loan interest for 30 million borrowers. to wnba, caitlin clark getting emotional after she is named rookie of the year in a near unanimous vote. [cheering] >> carley: happy scene there. clark averaged 19.2 points and 8.4 assists per game and helped smash game attendance records. upstairs to you. >> lawrence: who is that one vote? one person did not vote in the decision. >> brian: candace parker. >> ainsley: maybe she voted for herself. >> brian: do writers vote? >> ainsley: good for her, she deserves it. >> brian: we'll check b

the accuser began working for brook's wife in 1999 but garth took her on in 2017. e continued working for him until 2021. even though the sexual harassment was supposed to have occurred in 2019 and continued for several years. brooks currently plays in las vegas. hush money, no matter how much or how little is hush money that is human behavior that i am not capable have. have to see where it goes. >> harris: we'll cover it. america's other border, the one to our north, is wide open. we've been saying it here on fox for years, 3 1/2. new numbers show a 50-fold rise in illegal crossings at our northern border and why we've been reporting on it. suddenly it is out of control under the biden-harris administration. why is that? illegal crossings there were at 365 in 2021. in fiscal year 2024, 19,000. that's more than the last 17 years combined. f.b.i. director christopher wray with stark warningings earlier this year. >> we're seeing a wide array of very dangerous threats that emanate from the border. when i sat here last year i walked through how we were already in a he

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terminal operators, and port authorities it's going to last just until mid-january country music star garth brooks has been accused of sexual assaults by a former hair and makeup artist she alleges brooks raped her in a hotel room work trip in 2019 brooks claims he's being extorted and says the accusations were made after he denied the alleged victims request for salaried employment and medical benefits new york congressman mike lawler now apologizing for a photo taken in 2006. the photo seen here was obtained by the new york times. it shows lawler in a michael jackson costume. complete with a faced, darkened by makeup. lawler is fighting for reelection in a competitive district and said this last night about the controversy i can't change what happened 18 years ago but i certainly with wisdom and age understand that that is not something i would do and certainly understand why people would be upset or offended by it. >> and for that, i'm sorry that he was paying homage to michael jackson and that that made it different from minshew referenced minstrel shows that were mocking and derogatory i had

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authorities in los angeles will look at new evidence in the case the american country singer garth brooksemployee is an attempt at extortion. in a statement, he said he was not the man the complainant painted him to be. he's been accused of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit filed in california. fewer pupils are starting private secondary school education this year, according to the body that represents most independent schools in the uk. the independent schools council says plans to add vat to private school fees are to blame — but experts point to other factors, such as a declining birth rate and the cost of living. our education reporter vanessa clarke has the details. yeah, this is building up pressure. it's a lesson in air pressure for the physics students here at this fee—paying grammar school in oldham. but the school says it is receiving calls from their parents feeling financial pressure. their bills are rising by 20% injanuary due to the vat changes, and some students are already being taken out. ultimately, this is all about children, and i can't hide my frustration. i thi

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