gretchen: no. sally: it is ashamed, you don't want to talk about it, you somehow feel embarrassed, it is your fault, you don't want to bring that attention on yourself, don't want people to think you are a troublemaker, a complainer. but i agree with you. the idea of people talking about it when it happens and telling people -- the feminist point of view is, and i agree with this, if you say it happens, it happened. it should be done. however, there is this other side of the story. it happens occasionally on college campuses. and that is, what if somebody is falsely accused? this is an issue that we cannot pretend is not exist. i happen to know this because a close friend of mine's son was one of the boys at duke university they got thrown out for harassing this woman, it turned out she had made up the whole story and lied. but his life was ruined, he was thrown out of college. i have a lot of friends of mine you have sons in college to basically say, you have to keep a stack of permission slips on

gretchen carlson is with me now. gretchen, welcome to the program. >> thank you for having me. >> you are most welcome because this is a massive conversation and a movement that is some say at a delicate stage right now. do you think that there is sort of a tipping point moment right now, a sort of come to jesus moment about how this is going to go forward. >> i'm calling it a cultural revolution and i don't think we put the genie back in the bottle at this point. so many women and men have felt encouraged, inspired to find that bravery and courage to come forward that i really feel like we're going to continue down this path. my great hope is that it will trickle down to the women who work in all of these industries that are not hollywood, television, or capitol hill, where they're not famous necessarily but still enduring the same type of harassment and abuse. >> let's talk about that. because there obviously reason is a lot of high profile scouts and high profile highly paid men have been forced to leave their job

. >> gretchen carlson is now taking the reins of the ms. america pageant. how she hopes to make the pageant a safe space for all contestants. >>> and the drama kicks into high gear with the return of "the bachelor." season 22 is already shaping up to be unlike any of its predecessors. we'll have a complete wrap up with our senior national bachelor analyst. it is tuesday, january 2nd. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> oh, we forgot the chief senior bachelor global contributor. >>> we're going to start things off with breaking news. passengers were stuck in long lines as customs computers were down for hours. >> this happens as travelers return from the busy holiday weekend. you see some of images we're getting in there. some of the lines were more than four hours long. imagine facing that after coming off the long flight. now travelers complained that they missed connections and were given little information. a customs agency says the disruption did not affect the standards for security screening, and it does not believe the outage was maliciou

. >> gretchen carlson is taking over. here's abc's linsey davis. >> miss america is gretchen carlson. >> reporter: here she is, gretchen carlson, the 1989 winner is taking over the pageant after sam haskell resigned after leaked e-mails exposing alleged crude, sexist and derogatory comments. 2013 miss america mallory hagan belittled for her weight and love life. >> having someone bully you, belittle you, demain you, degrade you in any way is not okay. >> reporter: both she and carlson are among the 50 former miss americas who demanded haskell and others step down, describing a toxic environment, something carlson says she experienced first hand at fox news. >> you fear you're not going to be believed. you're going to lose your job. >> reporter: carlson famously went public about allegations of sexual harassment at fox news and settled a lawsuit for $20 million against then fox news ceo roger ailes. >> we have to make it a safer environment. >> reporter: also the announcement of "times up." it's 300 women working in hollyw

gretchen carlson has a unique vantage point on all of this. decision to file a sexual harassment lawsuit in 2016 against her former boss, roger ailes of fox news, turned out to be a harbinger of what lay ahead with the harvey weinstein revelations and all that followed. ailes died last year, and fox reportedly settled for $20 million. carlson subsequently left fox. and last fall, her book on her own experiences was released, titled "be fierce." now, a former miss america herself, carlson was named chair of the miss america organization last week in a move to change its culture. she joins me from connecticut. thank you for being here. congratulations on being named to this position, but it has to be a hard time to step into this role when there was frankly such a messy situation at the miss america organization. >> yes. well, judy, great to be with you. i've always admired you from afar, so thank you so much for having me on your program. this is a call to duty for me as a former miss america i felt this call to help, this is a volunteer positi

abc's linsey davis with the details. >> miss america is gretchen carlson! >> reporter: here she is, miss america's new chairman, former fox news anchor gretchen carlson. the 1989 winner is taking ore the pageant, after the former ceo, sam haskell, resigned over leaked e-mails exposing alleged crude, sexist and derogatory comments. 2013 miss america mallory hagan belittled for her weight and love life. >> having someone bully you, belittle you, demean you, degrade you in any way is not ok okay. >> reporter: both she and carlson among the 49 former miss americas who demanded haskell and others step down, describing a toxic environment. something carlson says she experienced first-hand at fox news. >> you fear you're not going to be believed. you're going to lose your job. >> reporter: well before the #metoo movement, carlson famously went public about allegations of sexual harassment at fox news and settled a lawsuit for $20 million against then fox news ceo roger ailes. >> we have to make it a safer environment. >> reporter: also today, the announcement of a

former fox news anchor, and miss america, is the 89 gretchen carlson confirmed with this tweet. happy to move the program forward. and this comes on the heels of former ceo sam haskell's scandal. with derogatory comments for past pageant winners and several key board members resigned as well. malory hagen targeted because of her weight and love life spoke out on "good morning america." >> i think this is an opportunity for women to rise up and move forward. >> 50 form erwiners spoke out about the culture of abuse and demanded that haskell stepped down. carlson is no stranger to the abuse and experienced it firsthand at fox news. >> in fear you will lose your job. >> lindsay davis is reporting, good news for travelers it appears that flying in 2017 was relatively safe. the safety network says the number of deaths in commercial and cargo air crashes, 44 pennsylvanias and crew members were killed in 2017. lower than the average of 495 deaths and major u.s. airlines has not had a fatal crash since 2001. >>> coming up on "action news" a look at the wintry forecast. looking live outsi

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adrianna: former miss america and gretchen carlson -- and fox news anchor gretchen carlson will now lead to the miss america organization. this after the former leaders of were caught on tape mocking the contestants. get your tickets. tonight could be our night. they are picking the next numbers for the mega millions. it's just a casual $343 million. $440ball, tomorrow, worth million. two chances to win. adrianna: kidd with the story that they will be talking about this morning. sam: imagine having to babies -- babies,agine having to born in different years. she was due on january 27, but had a c-section for january 10 the schedule. but two minutes before the new year she gave birth to a baby boy, five pounds nine ounces. his twin sister was slightly reached and had to be delivered by c-section, delivered 18 minutes after her brother, but technically in the next year. she weighed in at four pounds 10 ounces. here is mom. >> i feel really happy because i just had my two babies. kidd: here is a picture of the staff who delivered the last baby of 2017 and the first baby of 2018. they can sa

miss america is gretchen carlson! >> in 1989, former fox news anchor gretchen carlson taking home the crown at the miss america pageant and now almost three decades later, she is at the helm. >> i had to check this, chairwoman of the miss america organization. that is your official title? >> that is my official title right now. >> how does that feel? >> it feels incredibly empowering. but i look at this as a call of duty. it is a huge undertaking. for me, being a former miss america, i felt compelled to come back to help the program. >> compelled to help because the organization is reeling from a crisis. the former ceo and other top executives recently resigning after leak emails were sent to "the huffington post" exposing alleged sexist and lewd comments about past winners. the emails are conveniently edited and the events are not described, haskell says. >> i was shocked. it was appalling. part of me also knows, after my life over the last 18 months, that this kind of behavior is prevalent, unfortunately. >> on twit

leader, following the scandal involving crude emails by former pageant officials. 1989 miss america gretchen carlson has been named the head of the pageant's board of directors. linsey davis has more. not exactly the type of fireworks for on new year's eve.. his trunk with fireworks but before he could get them home, a stray firework landed in his trunk! that ignited 600 more. his prized dodge charger quickly caught fire. the incident was captured on camera, and has gone viral on social media. no one was hurt when the fireworks exploded. and amazingly, the car is not totaled. the owner plans to get it fixed. in the district.. officials are fed up about people calling 9-1-1 to complain about dockless bikes, when it's not a real emergency. the bikes are often left in precarious places. the police department says it recognizes people's frustration regarding the dockless bikes. but it's urging residents to "not" officials are now clamping down against what they say are frivolous 9-1-1 calls. they say if you call 9-1-1 to complain about the bikes, you could be charged with a crime for filing a fa

this comes as former fox news anchor and former miss america gretchen carlson named the new chair of the miss america pageant, the previous chairman forced to resign after sexist e-mail hess wrote about contestants surfaced. with me now is our entertainment reporter and cnn's senior media correspondent and host of "reliable sources" brian stelter. khloe, you've been on top of this with breaking news. this is a big, big deal looking at these women. what is the hope that it will actually affect change? you're right, poppy, this is a huge dealing. over 300 men and women in the entertainment industry unveiled "time's up" earlier this week with an open letter saying that their plan is to fight sexual harassment and discrimination for men and women across all industries, not just in hollywood, and in doing so, with this open letter that hundreds of celebrities signed, both men and women, they have launched a legal defense fund and have already raised over $13 million of their $15 million goal, which is to provide subsidized legal support for men and women who have experienced harassment an

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. >>> former miss america and fox news anchor gretchen carlson says she's honored to be the miss america's new leader. they included comments about miss america's sex lives. she left fox news after a sexual harassment case against roger ailes. >>> pope francis calls on people to get rid of useless baggage and that we should focus on things that really matter. he called for less consumerism. his advice included setting aside a moment of silence daily to be with god. >>> it might half the country, but it will be balmy, 71 in southern california, and that is sending many people to the beach. but there's some threat on some stretches of sand. stingrays. >> nearly 100 people have been stung in hunting ton beach. safety officials say the problem is the weather. it's too nice. warm temperatures combined with low tides and lots of people mean lots of chances for the rays to do their work. but there is a way to stay safe in the water. >> if you shuffle your feet, you'll kick them out of way prior to stepping on top of them and they'll scoot away and won't sting you. >> the stingray shuffle. a good

in an abc news exclusive gretchen carlson, a former miss america winner herself, says she's on a missionganization and all of this comes after she learned top executives resigned over leaked e-mails. those e-mails exposed alleged sexist and lude comments about past contestants and winners. >> i'm looking at this as a call of duty. i had no intention of ever having this position. it's a volunteer job and it's a huge undertaking. but for me in being a former miss america, i felt compelled to come back to help the program. >> carlson says she plans to make the organization about empowering women. >>> good morning again. i want to open up the weather window on live doppler 7. i want to show you the airports and what's going on. we had a shower roll over sfo. that shower fell apart as it moved across observing not causing any issues there. mainly cloudy across san jose. deeper into this, there's probably some puddles on the golden gate bridge as a moderate shower rolled through there. the sunset moving through the marina. that's going to head over to albany, el cerrito and richmond. the other

the change came as gretchen carlson became the director on new year's day. >> ronald ronald is -- karen rogers is looking at traffic. >> dunkin' donuts customers will be shooting from a smaller menu and when you will be seeing that coming up in business. >> good morning, everybody, we're looking live with our city hall camera, live on sky6 live hd, people up and about already. it's cold out there once again. expecting a wintry mix later, the morning commute is dry, so no problems with that. let's look live in new jersey, 42 northbound traffic coming up from deptford or turnersville looking fine right now. in new jersey, 295 black horse pike southbound traffic heading toward 42 no problems this morning. looking good, roads are dry. however, you have the ice and the crust on the roads and the ramps the main highways in good shape, the secondary roads are frozen in spots. this is i-95 catman, southbound traffic -- southbo traffic hng towarcenter ramps and secondary roads are aiffereory. the vine is oking good, a good start to the day early on. >> a l dunkin' donutsoved artificial dyes fro

former winner gretchen carlson who led the charge against sexual harassment at fox news has been chosenair the pageant after its own harassment scandal becoming the first miss america to lea organization. abc's linsey davis with the story. >> good morning, i can't sing so i'll spare you, here she is, miss america's new chairman, gretchen carlson. in 1989 she was crowned miss america, this morning not only does she have a new crown but she's making history. ♪ miss america >> reporter: for the first time ever, a woman is in charge of the miss america organization. >> miss america is gretchen carlson. >> reporter: former miss america 1989 gretchen carlson confirmed her new role with this tweet saying, honored to move this iconic program forward with so many amazing volunteers. the historic new role for carlson comes on the heels of sam haskell's resignation over leaked e-mails exposing alleged crude, sexist and derogatory comments about contestants and winners. the fallout for the 96-year-old pageant has been significant with several keyboard members resigning as well. 2013 miss america ta

the first change to the pageant rules since gretchen carlson became chairperson of the pageant. >>> actresses in hollywood were wearing black at the golden globes. the awards show turned into an evening about women empowerment as well. >> reporter: it was haroldly business as usual for hollywood's biggest night. it was the first major award ceremony held since the sexual harassment against weinstein. >> we see we hear you and we will tell your stores. >> reese witherspoon won a golden globe for big little lies. she encouraged women and men to stand in solidarity and wear black to the ceremony. the goal take the focus off the fashion and shift it to more important issues. >> i think it was a collective feeling it wouldn't business as usual because we have to be forever changed. >> reporter: seth myers addressing the elephant in the room head on. lady bird won best motion picture comedy. natalie portman pointed out not a single female director was nominated. oprah winfrey accepted the cecil b. demille award and rallied the room. >> bearing black in solidarity is one step. many feeling she best

. >> gretchen carlson is now taking the reins of the ms. america pageant. she hopes to make the pageant a safe space for all contestants.

. >>> gretchen carlson has been named the miss america board of directors. she won the miss america pageant in 1989. this is the first time a former pageant winner has served as the leader of the nearly 100- year-old organization. several members recently resigned suggesting some pageant leaders had marked the appearance and sex life of a former miss america. >>> carrie underwood is warning fans she may not look the same the next time you see her perform. she sustained a facial injury that required 40-50 stitches. she says she is not sure how it will end up but injuries were not worse and for the people who helped her since the accident. she also said she will be in the studio next week. >>> we have on >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, i have an important message about security. write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. the lock i want to talk to you about t this is a lock for your life insurance, a rate lock, that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do n

gretchen? gretchen has been with the committee since i came to the committee three years ago. she is going to greener pastures in oregon. she has been a tremendous help to our veterans and this committee. we want to acknowledge and thank you for your service. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> senator manchin? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate it. thank you, dr. shulkin, for being here. i need to bring something of local interest to your attention. on december 20th, a high-risk veteran contacted my office after his bypass surgery was cancelled while he was laying on the operating table in the clarksburg, v.a. it's a great hospital. but the reason being that the spots were found on the tools processed by the autoclave. that's the reason. now let me tell you the time lapse. we've been told they've estimated at least ten weeks just before a temporary sterilization unit will be operational, but it will also take a whopping 16 to 18 months to replace the one that is deficient. it has been reported, i understand, up to what the region 5, the visna 5 level. that's your region. i do

taking over the troubled organization. >> well, she need the money i'm kidding, i'm kidding. >>> gretchenlson has been named new chairperson of the miss america organizations board of directors. >> i don't know anyone better then her to they this office. the old ceo resigned after sending sex is e-mails. this is first time former pageant winner served in this role. >> why are we showing roger ales. >> well, because, of course, she had allegations against ales and she brought suit against cot and she got a huge pay out for. that he eventually resigned and led to his down fall. she has been very big, over the genesis of the me too movement. >> when did she win miss america. >> 1989. >> minute so the. >>> year taylor swift was born >> is she minnesota. >> i think she was miss minnesota. >> i thought she was utah. >> you may be right. >> she used to have an office next door to me. >> you know her much better then me, she's lovely. >> lovely woman. >>> so we will get to talk to her, interview her, next august and september, when she shows up in atlantic city, honoring his father's memory young

and another picture from twitter from gretchen of the flames visible from east richmond, actually the smoke visible there. you can see the haze and the black smoke coming up. again shelter in place for several neighborhoods in the richmond vicinity of that metal fabrication yard. it's on fire. back to more pictures from chopper 5 now, no word on exactly how this fire got started, but again the information you need to know, a shemer in place advisory in effect for neighborhoods around that fire including north richmond, atchison village, santa fe and iron triangle and, of course, we'll keep you informed on the progress of this firefight. you can follow the story to www.cbssf.com. we'll have regular updates there. >>> now back to cbs news and the coverage of the state of the union. woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. woman 2: and i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear. but you're in the right place. man: and dr. pascal and her team, they know what to do. they know what to do. the doctors k

looking ahead to the playoffs when "action >>> former fox news anchor and 1989 miss america winner gretchenn is taking the reins of the miss america pageant. carlson has been named chairman of the board of directors after ceo sam haskel resigned over e-mails exposing alleged sexist comments about winners. >> a candle light vigil held tonight for a colorado sheriff's deputy killed when he and others respond today a disturbance report. the vigil took place in littleton at the church he and his family attended. the suspected gunman 37-year-old matthew riehl was killed by police. four other officers and two civilians were injured. riehl was a former veteran on police radar for rants against police. >> president trump spent christmas and new year's in florida. he told his guests that 2018 will be a fantastic year. we don't know if his final round of golf produced a fantastic score, but his first day of tweeting produced a broadside against pakistan. quote the united states gave pakistan $33 billion in aid over the last 13 years and they have given us nothing but lies and deet, giving safe haven

it is the first change gretchen carlson made since becoming director. >> space x launched a secret satellite't say what the craft is for. >> reporter: we're setting the table for wintery mix precipitation. 19 degrees in philadelphia. getting the ground nice and cold, even though temperatures come up, we're looking for possible icing in the a. and evening. i'll have the 12-hour forecast coming up. >> it snowed because of me i was praying for snow. >> five-year-old victoria is taking credit for the snowfall in north carolina. the little girl was visiting her grandparents and wanted to see snow, so she said a prayer. she said this was the first time she saw it. s it was cold and running around and having fun. >> reporter: i posted a video of my niece and nephew in twins, they are 11. they had their first-ever snowball fight. >> reporter: but they were not wearing gloves. >> reporter: it's cold. this is king of prussia, 202 at the schuylkill expressway, southbound traffic on your left heading toward the 30 bypass. matt you and i didn't have a snowball fight. we did last year, in effect storm i'l

. >>> gretchen carlson is going to lead the miss america pageant after the ceo resigned. carlson, a former fox news anchor sued fox alleging roger ailes sabotaged her career. she resigned days after filing the lawsuit. we'll be back with more news after the break. on new year )s eve... she says she was hit by celebratory gunfire. >>> a scare for an east bay woman on new year's eve. she was hit by sell bra tour gunfire on new year's eve in san leandro. that's near thrasher park. the good news, she was not seriously hurt. >> whether it's through lighting off illegal fireworks, firing guns or kids that bang pots and pans together. it's a fun time for people to celebrate. we ring in the new year together with family and friends. the unfortunate part is some of those things can end tragically. >> this is not the only incident. police received other calls of celebrating fun fire. shooting a gun into the air is illegal in california. >> country music star, kari underwood is talking about why she has been out of the spotlight. she broke her wrist when she fell. she also suffered

. >> hi, natasha, gretchen carlson wants to modernize miss america. she's at the helm almost three decades after the former fox news anchor won the crown in 1989 and carlson sat down exclusively with abc's amy roba robach. carlson feels compelled to help the organization after a recent crisis where the former ceo and top executives were forced to resign amid sexist and lewd comments. >> said the only solution to save miss america was that all board members resign who were aware of these e-mails. now that you're in charge, are you satisfied with who is on that board? >> we are a work in progress on this board. >> so right now, the board is very small. we need to add people to it. but currently, the board is made up, the majority of us, are all former miss americas. and, you know, i find that incredibly empowering in this #metoo movement that some of the women who are allegedly maligned in those appalling e-mails are now running the place. >> carlson was also recently at the center of the sexual harassment scandal, herself, when 18 months ago she sued t

gretchen carlson has been named the organization's chairwoman.e former fox news host has been very vocal about finding new leadership after the e-mail scandal. the sexist e-mails were leaked to "the huffington post." nbc hasn't verified those e-mails. late last month, three board members resigned. >> we're learning more about the ten americans killed in a plane crash in costa rica. a family of four from florida and family of five fortunateromk were killed. one of the victims is an 18-year-old who was a freshman at the university of pennsylvania. the costa rican ministry reports richard weiss of bel air was also killed. he was a graduate of thomas jefferson university. all 12 people on board were killed in that crash. >>> president trump is back in washington tonight after ringing in the new year in palm beach. he left florida about two years ago. last night, the president and first lady had a party at his private club mar-a-lago. earlier today the president tweeted, "much work to be done but it will be a great new year." >>> and a new warning to

. >> a miss america organization named former gretchen.igned last month after sending sexist e-mails about former contestants . carlson, you may not know this, but she actually won the pageant in 1989. this marks the first time that a form er pageant winner has served in this role. three other form irwiners are also joining the board. carlson left fox news after filing a claim against yeo . she is honored to move the miss america platform forward. >> the e network and rose mack gow and are partnering to a series called citizen rose. it will activism brave and her clashes in hollywood. she is one of the first women in hollywood to accuse harvey weinstein of rape. do you know what august 4 is. >> it's barack obama day in illinois. they made the designation for the former president's b many of his adult years in illinois and his presidential library is being built in chivment it's going to be a big deal. i don't know if this means that folks will actually get the day off of work or school. i think they're supposed to celebrate barack obama da

this morning the miss america pageant ha anchor and 1989 miss america winner gretchen carlson has been named as the head of the organization. it comes after the former c-e-o and several board members resigned over leaked emails exposing alleged crude, sexist and derogatory comments about contestants and winners. this is the first time a former contestant will lead the pageant organization. 2018 could be a good year for lottery players.. no one matched all the numbers in this past friday's mega millions drawing.. or in saturday night's powerball drawing. and that means the jackpots have grown even higher. tonight's mega millions drawing now stands at $343 million.. wednesday's powerball will be worth an estimated $440 million. now to a seven on your side consumer alert.. if the post holiday blues have you dreaming of a winter getaway - book your flight now! there are some big deals this month. website fare compare crunched the numbers - finding the cheapest dates to fly from next week through average prices. for example -- you can find cross country flights from new york to san francisc

. >>> former miss america gingrichen carlson is -- gretchen carlson is taking over the reins of the organizationfter the e-mail scandal. miss america 1989, carlson was named chairwoman. the former fox news host has been vocal about finding new leadership after an e-mail scandal. the derogatory and sexist emails from ceo sam haskell and from others were leaked to the "huffington post." nbc has not verified the emails. last month three board members resigned. >>> a former miss america who grew up in south jersey is among the women who will give oversight to the organization. kate shindle won in 1998. she's currently the head of an actors union and is one of the women who demanded the ceo step down after the emails were revealed. >>> another cold day across the area. temperatures feeling well below 0 this morning here. unfortunately, another day of layering up. >> absolutely. and even when you've got those gloves on you, you can still feel it through there. don't let that fool you. it is dangerous out there. meteorologist bill henley is keeping an eye on that. >> the last few days, i haven't had gl

gretchen carlson announced the miss america pageant is raising the age for contestants by a year to age5. camera s carlson, a former miss america winner, says she wants to make the pageant a showcase to empower women and calls her new role a call of duty. when asked if the swimsuit portion was outdate and would be scrapped, she said "expect more changes ahead." >>> gas prices here and across the country are up about three cents a gallon since just before christmas. analysts say you can expect prices to go up another 10 to 15 cents a gallon because of tensions in iran and a pipeline problem in libya. >>> talking tech addiction. apple investigators want the company to step in as kids get more and more attached to their devices. landon dowdy with more in the cnbc business report. good morning. >> reporter: hi there. good morning. two big investors in apple are urging the company to take action to curb the growing smartphone addiction among children. hedge fund jana partners and pension fund callisters own $2 billion worth of apple shares. they are calling on apple to develop tools to contr

miss america, gretchen carlson, is taking the reins of the organization after a scandal.he was miss america 1989 and has been named chairwoman. the vocal fox host has been vocal about finding new leadership after the e-mail scandal. the derogatory emails were leaked to the "washington post." nbc has not verified the emails. last month, three board members resigned. a former miss america who grew up in new jersey will give oversight to the organization. kate shindle won in 1998. she's one of the women who demanded the members step down after the e-mails were revealed. >>> today you can toss your christmas tree and help the environment. >> philadelphia's recycling program begins today and runs through january 13th. people can bring trees at 23 locations across the city. if you can't drop off the tree, the city will pick it up on regular trash day. we have links on the nbc10 app and at nbc10.com. >>> you still have a chance to look to the skies right now and see the first super moon of the new year. >> this was last night over center city. it's dubbed the wolf moon. the bigg

miss america pageant chosen gretchen carlson new chair at miss america board of directors. first time a former winner served as leader of nearly 100 year old organization and announcement comes days after three board members resigned following a leak of derogatory and sexist emails from ceo sam haskell and others. >>> also trending this morning more than 300 top hollywood women plan to launch initiative to sexual harassment along the work workforce. it includes illegal defense fund to have women sexually harassed at work. times up members include cate blanchett, ashley judge, meryl streep and natalie portman. >> and finally, alabama already a four point favorite over georgia for next week college football national championship game. they cruise todd 24-6 win over clemson last night and georgia oklahoma final turned into instant classic. first time rose bowl went into over time and georgia took it 54-48. national title game will be played at atlanta stadium next tuesday. go dawgs. >> thank, holly. >> coming up, arctic blast gripping much of nation is leading to a number of w

and it started -- it started with gretchen carlson on fox news in outing the sexual harassment at theop of the pinnacle of power there, and a year later coming to hollywood with harvey weinstein. as i said on sunday night, just about everybody was wearing black in protest of what's going on. where do you think, as a woman, this movement is going? are we teetering on a sort of abyss? has it got direction, has it got focus? is there a second wave of what's going on other than a few trophy scalps? >> well, i think someone said we're building the airplane while we're taking off at the same time. the metoo movement really started with terana burke ten years ago in response to abuse of young women of color in the south. and she worked and continues to work on those issues. i mean, in oprah's speech, she mentioned reesy taylor who was raped and refused to shut up about it, even though she was warned. and rosa parks' part in that. i found that -- i did not know that. >> i did not know that. >> so this is a very old battle. it's a battle of dominance. same with the freedom of the press. who's

then, one-on-one with former fox news anchor gretchen carlson about her ongoing anti-sexual harassment efforts, and being appointed chair of the miss america pageant. >> courage is contagious. you hand it to one woman, she hands it to the next and the next, and look where we are today. we are in this cultural revolution, where women are seeing that there are consequences. >> woodruff: and, it's friday. mark shields and david brooks analyze the news of this

. >> then it is back to miss america for gretchen carlson, we will tell you about her new role with theization. >> also, caught on camera, fireworks explode in the trunk after car. hear from the vehicle's owner about the incident when we come back. try cool mint zantac. it releases a cooling sensation in your mouth and throat. zantac works in as little as 30 minutes. nexium can take 24 hours. try cool mint zantac. no pill relieves heartburn faster. >> former news ankle over 1989 miss merle, grep end carlson, has been named chair juan. miss america board of directors, former miss america 's will be joining the board. the cee and several board members, recent will he resigned, following a news report suggest that some pan end lead hers mocked the appearance, intellect, of former miss america's in emails. >> actor over a long gloria, reese whitherspoon, among those in hollywood taking a stands against sexual har as: calls. times up. the plan includes legislation to penalize companies that tolerate systemic sexual harrassment. >> i have to tell you, jessica alba kicks off 2018 with a bigger