employees including anchors meghan kelly and gretchen carlson. charlize is meghan, nicole kidman, gretchen. >> i think it's an important story. it was written really well. we need to tell these stories for sure. >> by the way you need a star salary to live by this new village, the average price of a home in the neighborhood $2.5 million. >> coming up -- ♪ >> celine dion back in the studio. then emma stone and jonah hill reunited. >> we've been friends for a decade. >> our super flashback friday remembering their first time on set. >> him kissing me for a long time, with me not kissing back. >> andyrowd surfing wasn't

when the letter was first posted, gretchen carlson, a former miss america herself, tweeted her response to the allegations, saying, "i wasrp sed and saddened beyond words by the letter from our reigning miss americ cara mund." and to mund directly, she wrote also want to be clear that i have bullied or silenced you." the miss america organization posted a response saying in part, "the miss america organization supports cara. her letter contains many racterizations a unfounded accusations. we are reaching out to her privately to address her nc erns." but mund has found support from nearly two dozen former miss americas, including heather whitestone-macallan and suzette charles, who appeared on "megyn. ke >> should gretchen and regina resign? >> yes. >> absolutely, y >> and the reigning miss america, cara mund, is with us exclusively fro atlantic city. ra. >> good morning! thank you for having me. >> cara, we should point out, you doav not official permission to be speaking with us this morning, so are you king

gretchen carlson and gretchen carlson went to stanford. >> the complaints created a negative ripple effectactions have consequences. $75,000 in scholarships are no longer on the table as a result of the allegations in your letter. we asked earlier for an interview with great shame and she was not available to talk to us. the interview was canceled yesterday with contestants. we will wait to see if we talk to the next ms. america when she is crowned later this evening. >> jon: we will see how the ratings go for that program. court violations costing serena williams more than a match after her outburst in the open final. raise in the battle against breast cancer what matters to you? you got a1c, heart, diet, and exercise. slide 'em up or slide 'em down. so let's see. for most of you, it's lower a1c. but only a few of you are thinking about your heart. fact is, even though it helps to manage a1c, type 2 diabetes still increases your risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill with a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit for adults who have type 2 diabetes an

with me to discuss this is gretchen carlson, who is no stranger to taking on the powerful. she blew the whistle on sexual harassment at fox news and she sued her former boss, the late but once mighty roger ales. and she shared her own experience in her book "be fierce: stop harassment and take your power back." gretchen is joining me here right now. welcome to the program. >> great to be back. thanks for having me. >> as the new allegations come out in the last few seconds, president trump has called them lies. and judge kavanaugh has publicly denied them. but it does seem to be a mounting pattern of these allegations. i just want to ask you given all that we said leading in to this moment now, where do you think the reckoning is, and are we at a very dangerous, precarious moment, or do you think this could be a moment to push it over the top? >> i think this example with kavanaugh is different than the other me too examples we've seen over the last two years because we have so much politics involved in it. both sides have probably made mistakes with the way in which they h

ailes amid sexual harassment claims from several employees including anchors meghan kelly and gretchen carlson is meghan, nicole kidman, gretchen. >> i think it's an important story. it was written really well. we need to tell these stories for sure. >> by the way you need a star salary to live by this new village, the average price of a home in the neighborhood $2.5 million. >> coming up -- ♪ >> celine dion back in the studio. then emma stone and jonah hill reunited. >> we've been friends for a decade. >> our super flashback friday remembering their first time on time, with me not kissing back. >> and kristen bell gone wild. why crowd [alarm clock]t ♪ ♪ ghirardelli caramel squares. makes life a bite better. >> halloween horror night at universal studios is ♪ >> celine dion fans celebrate. new m music is on the way. these shots were taken in las vegas. she's singing in english again. no word on when we get to hear it. >> let's head to new york where kevin frazier has more news. what's going on? >> nancy prepare to have your mind blown. the new season of "maniac" starting streaming on netflix.

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backlash or impact against her as the reigning miss america. >> reporter: a couple of weeks ago gretchen carlsonatement saying she was surprised and sa saddened beyond words and denied being a bully. we haven't seen or heard from carlson this weekend. she denied our request for an interview today. the miss america canceled the interviews scheduled with contestants that were scheduled yesterday, kristin. so we're going to have to wait until just before 11:00 tonight to see if a new miss america has anything to say about all of this. kristin: rick, i said you had the easiest assignment of the day but it may turn into a tougher one if you stay there for too long. the hurricane is on its way of course. rick, thanks so much. >> reporter: we'll be there too, i think. leland: digesting the kavanaugh hearings, did it change any minds? our political panel and our supreme court panel when we come up. to be their best, kids need good nutrition. and practice... lots of practice. get them started right with carnation breakfast essentials. it has protein plus vitamins and minerals to help kids be their best.

rebellion at miss america, as 19 former pageant winners are calling on embattled chairwoman gretchen carlson to resign. that stems from a letter the current miss america.. cara mund, made public claiming carlson and miss america ceo regina hopper "silenced ... reduced, marginalized ... and essentially erased me in my role as miss america ... on a daily basis." (ken)and next: a dare-devil arrested in southern california. the man caught on camera base jumping off a crane. (pam) coming up: an 18-year-old charged with pushing her friend off a bridge was in court today. find out what the suspect's grandma has to say... about the online reaction to this case. (ken)new tonight at ten: a 23-year-old man was taken to a fresno hospital for evaluation after jumping on and destroying a police vehicle. dolfo lopez was already on top of t s-u-v when officers spotted him.several officers tried to talk him down for about a half hour, but he wouldn't budge.at one point, he did jumping jacks on the roof and smashed the lights with his foot.eventually, officers physically took him down, but not before he cause

cara, do you think gretchen carlson should be in charge of the miss america pageant? my letter even goi out, there was 22 states who had a petition asking f a leadership change. and so, my letter never ignited any of thisis as done by the states. and as miss america, i serve as representation of them. i wouldn't be a local contest t , wouldn't be a state contestant, i wouldn't be miss america if it wast f the hundreds of thousands of volunteers across amer cara, to, what do you think? because you're spunky. you can sak your mind. what do you think? >> i do think lith thek of confidence, there does need to be a leadership change, and i think it comes from more than one individual. i think it's just the culture in general. and you know, we are about promoting women.'r about giving scholarships, giving them the opportunity. and i don't think i would have the courage to come on and be able to talk if it wasn't for thisorganization. >> you're holding your crown in your hand. you brought it this morning. is there a reason f that or just holding onto it for these last couple

#metoo movement started with miss america gretchen carlson and gretchen carlson went to stanford, she ceo regina hopper systematically reduced me and essentially erased me in my role. more than two dozen of the pageant's state organizations have called on carlson and the current board to step down along with 23 former winners of the crown. including 2018's teresa scanlon. >> i find it difficult to speak up when people in power are involved in the situations and knows full well that there may be backlash as the reigning miss america. reporter: in a statement a couple of weeks ago, carlson denied being a bully and was surprised and saddened by kara's comments. we'll see if the new miss america talks about any of this after she's crowned. >> thank you so much. we'll be right back. ...to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't. i'll take that. [cheers] 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. new ensure max protein. in two great flavors. where are we taking him? i have no clue. we're just tv doctors. if this was a real emergency, i'd be freaking out. but thanks to c

. >> the force behind the new era is the new chairwoman, gretchen carlson, who was miss america 1989. the miss america competition tonight at 9:00 right here on abc 7. >>> people around the globe have some sort of developmental or physical disability. those with add came to see me at the station. joseph and sara joined us at a newscast and to try their hand or hands at meteorologist. we found out it's a lot harder than it looks. deion, who is sitting with me right here, was bullied as a kid, but with best buddies he's been able to thrive and make friend and be empowered to be his true self. >> and they pushed me right out of the way. you didn't see me at all, did you? they were lots of fun and we had great weather yesterday. today a little hazy. change came on the coast with gusty winds and hazy conditions in the north and east bay. here's live doppler 7 where you'll notice we are fog free. we widen the perspective and, boy, it looks like september, doesn't it? not much in the way of fog. there is a strong trough of low pressure in the gulf of alaska. it's going to sit here another da

. >> reporter: the person ushering in this new era is gretchen carlson. >> we're interested in what makesou you. >> reporter: all these changes not without controversy. the majority of state organizations unhappy over the decision to scrap the swimsuit competition. and then there is the outgoing miss america who says she has been systematically bullied, silenced and marginalized by leadership, including carlson. >> i knew that i couldn't walk away from this year knowing the next girl was up going to come into it. >> reporter: officials including carlson deny the accusations. despite recent controversies, the 51 young women who vied for the crown staying focused. the winner, a new title and a $50,000 scholarship. >> by the way, this is the fourth crown for miss new york in the competition in 98 years. behind franklin, the top five finalists included miss connecticut and miss louisiana. >> and nobody said the wrong names, which is always a good way to get a -- >> that's true. >>> when we come back, john legend lives up to his name. >>> and alex trebek causes a social media meltdown. "the sk

the second one was that gretchen carlson kind of started and ignited the #metoo movement.ted women, gretchen went to stanford, i wept to brown. across the nation i wanted to talk about my impact in the make a wish, children's network hospitals. i wanted to talk about getting higher education. coming as a brown university graduate. there was all these perspectives i wanted to do and use my voice. unfortunately i was given those set talking points. it's all right because we're going to make sure for this next girl she's able to go out and talk about whatever it is she's passionate about. >> cara, do you think gretchen carlson should be in charge of the miss america pageant? >> you know, what's interesting is that prior to my letter even going out, there was 22 states who had a petition asking for a leadership change. and so my letter never ignited any of this. this was done by the states. as miss america, i serve as representation of them. i wouldn't be a local contestant, i wouldn't be a state contestant, i wouldn't be miss america if it wasn't for the hundreds of thousands

the leader behind this is the organization's new chairman and miss america 1989, gretchen carlson. >>this organization. >> these radical changes come amidst calls for her resignation. >> miss north dakota. >> the current miss america, 24-year-old kara munn, says she has been bullied, silenced and marginalized by leadership. an accusation pageant officials and carlson deny. more than 23 former miss americas are standing behind their queen, calling for carlson and the entire miss america organization board of trustees and ceo to step down. despite the controversy, this year's competition seems to prove tradition trumps scandal. the women proudly showing off their state pride in the annual parade of shoes. this year the organization came out with a brand-new crown logo and that 2.0 slogan. they say it's no longer a pageant. it's a competition. the women are not contestants, they are competitors. one thing that's not changing, the fact that everyone is excited to find out who will be crowned miss america later tonight. >> catch the 2019 miss america competition tonight at 9:00 right here

>> reporter: the master mind behind this era is the organization's president and 1989 winner gretchen carlson after leaked e-mails exposed sexist and lewd comments from pageant executives about past contestants and winners but she's facing controversy of her own. the current miss america, 24-year-old cara mund tells "gma" she was bullied, silenced and marginalized by leadership including carlson. >> i wrote this letter to my sisters because i knew i couldn't walk away from this year knowing walk into it. they are calling for the entire board of trustees and ceo to step down. despite the controversy, pu ur s can't wait to crown the nex misamerimi mismiss america. with these changes there is one thing the organization says it will never change and that's the fact miss america is the number one provider of scholarships around the country. >> once the new miss america is crowned, what does the next year look like for her? >> reporter: they get really busy right away. she becomes the face of a position and accounted for a lot. often she'll travel 20,000 miles a month from state to state sometimes

and behind this master mind is the organization's new win and winner gretchen carlson. >> i have so manyas for the great organization. >> reporter: she took over after leaked e-mails reported lewd and sexist comments about past contestants and winners, but now she is facing controversy of her own. >> miss north dakota. >> cara mund bul bullied by the leadership including ms. carlson, the current miss america. >> i could not continue knowing that the next girl would come into this. >> and there was a released statement that i have never bullied or silenced you. but than 24 former miss americas are standing behind their reigning queen. and now, a board of trustees and others are asking the ceo to step down, but despite the controversy, miss mund can't wait to the crown the next miss america to keep the legacy of the pageant moving forward. >> with the major changes, there is one thing that the organizers are saying they don't want to the change, and that is the fact that miss america is still the largest provider of scholarships in the country. chr chris. >> and maggie, does it feel that t

the hotly contested idea initiated by the organization's new president, gretchen carlson. >> we will reporter: here in atlantic city former winners say it was time for change where the crowning is based on character. >> basically boils down to integrity, being a woman of loyalty, of honesty, being a woman of faith. >> reporter: the women are up for a very big job, still rocking that iconic crown. >> it's a symbol of strength. it's a symbol of community. >> reporter: now the swimsuit portion replaced with a longer interview component, a live interactive session with the judges hoping to prove why they deserve to be crowned miss america. >> how does it compare? what you've seen on stage in the prelims to what you experience? what would you say is the major difference? >> you know, after having seen the first night of preliminaries and seeing how everything played out i didn't know what to expect going into it but i was extremely pleasantly surprised to see it come about. to be perfect live honest, i don't know if i missed the swik suit competition. the opening gown competition now call

and the way you protect yourself as gretchen carlson told me is evidence. if we don't believe in evidence we don't have a judicial system. then we don't have the rule of law. >> this is not a trial. >> this is not a trial. >> it is a criminal charge, of which -- >> do you believe her? >> i think she -- the way she testified there was some sort of sexual assault that happened to her and someone sexually assaulted i understand how it affect your life, but -- >> do you believe something happened to her? she said with 100% certainty she knows who her attacker was, you are questioning whether she knows who her attacker is? you don't believe her. >> according to due process she has not set a date, a location, could not explain 6.2 miles away from the nearest po tegs of the alleged attack. the fact she has so many holes. didn't know the most basic information. the people -- in her own -- >> sound to knme like you belie judge kavanaugh over ford? >> i believe evidence. when i see women dressed up like netflix, the bonnets and red robes saying we are moving towards

. >> this will be the first miss america pageant since former miss america and tv host gretchen carlsonto represent, quote, a new generation of female leaders. >>> all right. the first sunday of the nfl season kicked off today. the games also bring a return of the league's national anthem controversy. so far today's demonstrations have only involved fewer than a handsful of players who took a knee or raised a fist during the national anthem. we are in miami where some of those protests took place. >> reporter: fredricka, this is the day football fans wait all year for, right. this is the first sundays of the nfl season, and things got a little crazy here today because we're in miami where the dolphins are hosting the titans. you can see how beautiful it looks here weatherwise, but there's lightning in the area, so this game was delayed. during that delay, colin kaepernick tweeted his support of two miami dolphins players. here's why. dolphins wide receiver kenny stills this afternoon became the first dolphins player to score a touchdown this season. he also became the first nfl player t

t the -- >> the chairwoman gretchen carlson announced con ttestants would no longer be judged on theire did not see a swimsuit competition. >> yes. >> which is huge and what does it mean for you to be a part of this year's event. >> it's the part -- i'm a part of history. this is the first time that we haven't this the swimsuit competition. the miss america started off as a swimsuit competition, but i think it's important we're evolving and i'm so excited to be a part of a new era. i want to do the most that i can this year to really have a firm foundation going forward. >> you've been involved, feel any different this time being in this cpe? >> yes. >> as opposed to others. >> yes. i was just telling some people. i have had the most fun i have ever had at a competition, and i think it's because a lot of that pressure was off about the physical appearance. it was about what you have in your mind and in your heart. >> and the reigning miss america cara mund called for the resignation of gretchen carlson and the rest of the board claims she was bullied and also that she was silenced. but

. >>> i'm joined by an attorney who has experience in these matters, including representing gretchen carlsonn a lawsuit against the fox news ceo. nan nancy, i'd like you to walk us through what the legal strategy is on the ford side. what are they hoping to get out of this latest development? >> i think they are trying to avoid dr. ford not being able to speak at all and having a kangaroo court where kavanaugh gets in front of the nation and in a very rehearsed way in front of a very friendly and some of the same exact people who grilled anita hill amazingly, same men who grilled anita hill, us think they are trying to avoid that kind of circus atmosphere where she's completely disregard. ed. on the other hand, it's dangerous because we have such resources on the other side. on the other side we have the white house, giant law firms with private investigators. in a normal case if it you slip in a supermarket you get. discovery. you share information. there are investigations. if you have a car accident, if you're charged with a misdemeanor, there's a process in our court system that awe lows

. >> you know, this was interesting, gretchen carlson, a former pageant winner and blew the whistle on roger ailes, she was brought back into the pageant to consult and think about how to do this thing in the era of me too, in the sort of era of sort of calling the patriarchy for what it is. do you think it worked? >> well, i think the women in this organization are the same now as they've been for years, they're brilliant leaders, they're determined, some of the most well educated women you'll meet. and regardless of if we're in a swimsuit or a business suit, we're deserving of respect and we're doing the hard work that we see needed to be done in our community. we've been doing social platforms as long as the organization has allowed us to, as they've added the new portions. of course i would have loved to compete in swimsuit. but i think people now are willing to have the conversation, since we're in the media so much, they're seeing these women are not the leaders of the future, they're the leaders of today. >> you talked about a social impact initiative around surviving sexual vio

the person that got the interview, because she was one of roger ailes' first defenders when gretchen carlson claimed he harassed her. so it's very funny that he chose her. and to hear the president, an admitted sexual predator, on tape who supported roger ailes, who supported o'reilly and supported a pedophile, roy moore, attack these women, this is why women don't come out. so these two women are incredibly brave. i am surprised that they will go in front of this gop kangaroo court. i wish they would come here. i wish they would go directly to the american people with their witnesses and their families, and look in the camera and talk directly to the american people. because this is not a fair process at all. >> you're concerned about what would occur at the hearing. i want to play more for the viewers to make up their own mind. very unusual to hear from a supreme court nomt kninee in a television interview. it reflects a level of crisis at the white house. we also see the split messaging. the judge is trying to have it a different way, around saying maybe this happened but it just wasn't h

nominee,he me too movement faces its biggest test yet.o with me t discuss this watershed moment is gretchen carlson, the former fox news anchor who started the ball rolling on sexual harassment and won. >>> also ahd, my exclusive interview with the saudi foreign minister on trump's oc oil attack, women'n rights i the kingdom, and saudi's war in yemen that has turnednto a humanitarian catastrophe. he> and the president of t international rescue committee david miliband shared hisss eyewit report with our hari

♪ - [carlos] former news anchor, gretchen carlson, has been excelling since childhood.america-- - [announcer] miss america is-- - [carlos] to becoming a nationly recognized face on fox news. - he looks at me for that. - but from the very inception of her tv career, e was faced with one traumatizing encounter after another. so, what compelled this brilliant and accomplished woman to fight back by launching a historic legal battle agponst one of the most rful men in media, turning her into a symbol of progress for millions of women? - sexual harassment is not about sex. it's about power and about what somebody does to you to try and take away your power. - [carlos] and what gave her the courage to turn this potentially career-ending event

it was announced in june amid the shift created by the me too movement by the new president gretchen carlson're evolving in this cultural revolution. >> reporter: and it's a move away from the term pageant with a focus on the job of the crown. former winners say change is good. >> you are never in a swimsuit again after the competition and as much as i loved my leopard two-piece bikini, i was glad to retire it in that sense. >> reporter: but not every miss america considers this a brighter day. the reigning queen cara mund accuses carlson and other board members of bullying her preventing her from certain posts on social media, criticizing her clothing choices and leaving her out of key meetings. >> i wrote this to my sisters because i knew i couldn't walk away knowing the next girl would come into it. >> reporter: despite her accusations and the nearly two dozen past champions who stand behind her, carlson says there was no bullying and silencing and says, it's just disappointing that she chose to air her grievance publicly and not privately. additionally the message from the nearly 100-yea

idea was to make it more inclusive to women of all shapes and sizes and it is the changes was a gretchen carlson a former miss america and chair of the board of trustees she also sued fox news chief or to els in twenty sixteen for sexual harassment a call sign says she wants to modernize the event into a platform for empowering young women replacing the swimsuit components with more on stage interviews candidates were judged on substance and other attributes not just on physical appearance and as part of that miss america two point zero campaign the organization has been sharing this video online all of a white's bikini going up in a puff of smoke with the hash tag bye bye bikini and this is what some miss america contestants had to say about dropping the sense of competition listen i think i remember all of our leverage our candidates who are brilliant and the culmination of everything that it means to be an american woman you know we take away some say we're not giving them the characterization or simply just push it back to the nation onto another group for women who are in it's important tha

national chairman gretchen carlson said the change was to find out who the women are and not how theyled on carlson and regina hopper to resign because of the way the evening was created. there was a renewed focus on candidates' academic background. miss michigan used her introduction to bring attention to her own state's water crisis. >> i'm in a state with 84% of u.s. fresh water but none for its residents to drink. >> reporter: miss new york, mia franklin, was crowned miss america. she told reporters she was glad the swimsuit contest was removed. >> it is ultimately, i believe, a scholarship contest, so they're changing. >>> a growing number of tennis stars speak out against the controversial call against serena williams at the women's open final. yes, we are still talking about this. billie jean king said she was treated differently by the umpire than other players. you can watch this morning's podcast on our podcast app or wherever you like to download your podcasts. you're watching "cbs this morning". and the wolf huffed and puffed... like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when y

let me tell you something also, i interviewed gretchen carlson who successfully took down roger ailesrriage of justice to tell sexual assault victims that data and forensic evidence is important. >> we're not going to compare and say one person's response is superior to others. >> you just had someone on the show -- >> i'm sorry about what happened to you. everybody's response is different. everybody reacts differently. i have family members who were victims of sexual assault. >> the rule of law is the same for everyone. >> we're not going to shame christine blasey ford for the way she handled it. >> shaming them for lack of accountability. >> i want to bring jill in. we're going to bring the temperature way down. >> i don't know if you can. i'm pretty outraged right now. >> go ahead. i'm going to let you go. >> listening to this is enraging me. listening to john harwood, i think we heard what is true, which is that there is a white male privilege rampant here, which is i'm entitled to this. i did the hard work in high school and college, and i deserve this. >> i went to yale. >> that

year's miss america said she was bullied by the new leadership including miss america board chair gretchen carlsonost who took over and rebranded the pageant in january. carlson made it all about her and after posting a five page letter online documenting her complains two dozen former winners and half pageant leaders called for carlson and the current board to resign. i asked the new miss america for her reaction to all this late last night. >> i love her but this is my year and i'll support her no matter what. i look forward everything i want to do with my year. working with hospitals in supporting this organization. >> late this morning the miss america organization released the findings of an independent internal review of the complaints. the tumult of leadership transition was compounded by dramatic changes to the organization and branded and ineffective communication about direction and guidelines led to confusion and distress among multiple witnesses. the report supported some complaints but did not find evidence of bullying. >> bill: rick leventhal today. >> sandra: in a few minutes we're