robert hadden.hings changed. >> it started with inappropriate questions around how intimate i was with my husband,ex inappropriate, probing questions that were unrelated to my health. the examinations became longer, more frequent, and i learned that they were unnecessary most of the time. most women don't know what you're supposed to get when you're pregnant. i didn't know that you're not supposed to get an exam every time you went to see the doctor. i feel like i put up with some inappropriate behavior that i didn't know at the time was straight up sexual abuse/sexual assault until much later. and i regret having put up with that because it ended up in a sexual assault that was indisputable, quite blatant. >> yang says the worst assault happened when she was seven months pregnant. >> i was in the exam room, and i was dressed and ready to go. and then at the last minute, he kind of made up an excuse. he said something about i think you might need a c-section. and he proceeded to grab me over to him

robert hadden.after a few months things changed. >> it started with inappropriate questions around how intimate i was with my husband, sexual activity, just very inappropriate probing questions that were unrelated to my health. the examinations became longer, more frequent, and i learned that they were unnecessary, most of the time. most women don't know what you're supposed to get when you're pregnant. i didn't know that you're not supposed to get an exam every time you went to see the doctor. i feel like i put up with some inappropriate behavior that i didn't know at the time was straight up sexual abuse/sexual assault until much later and i regret having put up with that because it ended up in a sexual assault that was indisputable, quite blatant. >> yang says the worst assault happened when she was seven months pregnant. >> i was in the exam room and i was dressed and ready to go, and then at the last minute he kind of made like an excuse. he said something about i think you're -- you might need

robert hadden. says her visits were routine, but after a few months, things changed. >> it started with inappropriate questions around how intimate i was with my husband, sexual activity, just very inappropriate probing questions that were unrelated to my health. >> the examinations became longer, more frequent, and i learned that they were unnecessary most of the time. most women don't know what you're supposed to get when you're pregnant. i didn't know that you're not supposed to get an exam every time you went to see the doctor. i felt like i put up with some inappropriate behavior that i didn't know at the time was straight up sexual abuse/sexual assault until much later, and i regret having put up with that because it ended up in a sexual assault that was indisputable, quite blatant. >> yang says the worst assault happened when she was seven months pregnant. >> i was in the exam room, and i was dressed and ready to go, and then at the last minute he kind of made up like an excuse. he said somet

hadden was allowed to return to work after his initial arrest.rsity only responded that the allegations against hadden were abhorrent and they deeply apologized to those whose trust was violated. yang fought in court for more than two years to keep her identity anonymous which makes going public now even more remarkable. why do you want to do this now? what do you want to accomplish now? >> my personal life and this growing public life, they're not separate. in this case, my experience with the sexual assault and then what happened, all that happened afterwards is such a powerful and upsetting example of the truth that women are living with every day. and i just happen to be able to have a platform to talk about it. i need to use that voice. i feel like it's something that's an obligation but also a privilege and a gift that i get to share my story now and also help other women. the process of getting to this point is very hard. you know, like i haven't slept in days. this is very hard to come out with. but i hope it's -- and i have to believe th

are suing hadden and the hospital system for failing to protect them. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> delta airlines is facing a new lawsuit after one of its planes dumped fuel during an emergency above several los angeles schools this week. four teachers say they were among some 60 people injured including children when the fuel was released at low altitude. >> i started yelling for my students to come back inside the building i didn't know where the smell was coming from. i thought oh my god, it must be a terrorist attack. >> reporter: the faa is investigating and says the pilots didn't clear the dump with the air traffic control. >>> a new alert on the flu it's wide spread in 48 states, 13 million cases have been confirmed this season with roughly 120,000 hospitalizations and 6600 deaths. children are being hit especially hard this season. >>> up next, why right now may be the best time to save big money on your home >>> finally as we head into the weekend, the business where something special is brewing kevin tibbles with the cans and canine

robert hadden. nr initially her visits were routine. after a few months, things changed. >> it started with inappropriate questions around how intimate i was with my husband, sexual activity, just very inappropriate probing questions that were unrelated to my health. the examinations became longer, more frequent, and i learned that they were unnecessary most of the time. most women don't know what you're supposed to get when you're pregnant. i didn't know you're not supposed to get an exam every time you went to see the doctor. i feel like i put up with some inappropriate behavior that i didn't know at the time was straight up sexual abuse/sexual assault. until much later. and i regret having put up with that because it ended up in a sexual assault that was indisputable. quite blatant. >> reporter: yang says the worst assault happened when she was 7 months pregnant. >> i was in the exam room, and i was dressed and ready to go. and then at the last minute he kind of made up an excuse, he said, something about i think you might need a c s

hadden went back to work., according to yang, and as she said, that makes what happened to her even more painful because it could have and should have been prevented. she says columbia university protected hadden at the expense of other survivors to avoid negative publicity. now i should say cnn sent detailed questions to columbia, including why dr. hadden was allowed to return to work after his initial arrest and do so without anybody in the room. the response that we got from the university, in part, basically said that the allegations against hadden are abhorrent and they deeply apologize to those whose trust was violated. and what's so incredible is that this has grown so much, jim. >> no question. great reporting. fantastic exclusive interview. just a deeply, deeply important topic. dana bash, thanks very much. >>> we have breaking news now into cnn. we're going to go direct to the white house. our correspondent kaitlan collins. tell us what you know. >> we're learning about three new members who are goin

hadden hired a powerful attorney.to vance's political campaign and worked on his transition team. both she and the new york district attorney's office claimed the relationship had nothing to do with the plea deal, but the original recommendation for hadden to serve at least four years behind bars would be reduced to nothing. the d.a.'s office even agreed to lower hadden's sex offender status. he wouldn't appear on the sex offender registry though he was convicted of a felony. he had great lawyering and even brags about the win on her website. >> he was getting off with a slap on the wrist, basically. >> it's yet another case raising questions about the manhattan district attorney's office already under scrutiny for failing to prosecute harvey weinstein in 2015 and asking a judge to lower jeffrey epstein's sex offender status. melissa hoff stader says it's a pattern of white powerful men getting sweetheart deals. >> i don't see it any other way. you see a lack of willingness to do an investigation, look at the employer

yang and 31 other women are now suing hadden and columbia university which runs the facility where hadden> a lot of people talking about why did the manhattan d.a., why didn't they push for more jail time? it doesn't seem very fair. >>> new developments in the cheating scandal rocking major league baseball in response to social media rumors say their investigation of the houston astros turned up no evidence players used wearable devices to tip off hitters about pitches that were coming. the new york mets also parting ways with carlos beltran. he was named in the commissioner's report as one of the astros players involved in the stealing signs. >>> well, singer demi lovato is back and hitting the high notes again. she's been tapped to perform the national anthem at the super bowl liv in miami next month. the week before the big game she'll take the stage at the grammy awards. she's not performed live since 2018. she was hospitalized for a drug over dose that summer. >>> indicted giuliani associate lev parnas ripe for picking on by the late night comedians. take a look. >> it wasn't just mi

hadden.remember trying to fix my eyes on a spot on the wall and just trying to avoid seeing his face as he was assaulting me. >> reporter: she later learned there were several other women with stories just like hers and in 2014, the manhattan district attorney indicted hadden on nine counts, including criminal sexual assault stemming from incidents involving six patients not including yang. two years later, hadden and the da's office agreed to a deal. hadden pleaded guilty to two of the lesser charges. he lost his medical license and had to register as a low level sex offender but never went to prison. a deal that didn't sit well with yang. >> the da's office is meant to protect us, is meant to serve justice, and there was no justice here. >> reporter: tonight, the manhattan da's office is defending the plea deal, writing in a statement because a conviction is never a guaranteed outcome in a criminal trial, our primary concern was holding him accountable and making sure he could never do this

yang and 31 other women are suing hadden and columbia university where he was.t a remarkable number of women who jane doe in these documents and he served no jail time. that -- the after effect you can see a lot of stories have been written about why did the manhattan d.a. not put this man in jail. >> it's lucky dana bash got that interview. ayanna pressley reveals she has autoto immune disease that causes hair disorder. she says she began waking up every morning to sink fulls of hair and it made her feel ashamed. pressley says she's speaking out now because she wants to be free. >> this is my official public revealing. i am ready now because i want to be freed from the secret and making peace with having alopecia. i have not arrived there. it's about self-agency. it's about power. it's about acceptance. >> the national alopecia foundation says the disease affects nearly 7 million people in the u.s. >>> new developments in the sign stealing scandal rocking major league baseball. major league officials in response to social media rumors say their investigation of

hadden. >> not a day in briprison. >> no community service, no fine, no jail time. he received what seems to be the equivalent of an early paid retirement. >> why? >> she worked at columbia university. >> got away with it. >> got away with it. >> it is like getting slapped in the face and punched in the gut. the d.a.'s office is meant to protect us, is meant to serve justice. and there was no justice here. >> reporter: evelyn yang the before of andrew yang described her own experience to dana bash. she says her assault could have been prevented because hoddon had been arrested before. in june 2012, police were called to hclinic and despite the arrest, he went back to work. >> patients were tornado that the ob/gyn they were seeing had been accused of sex crimes and in the weeks that followed, two of those patients would become his next alleged victims. evelyn yang was one of them. >> can you imagine the and you sd audacity of a man continuing to do this after being arrested? it is like he knew that he wouldn't face any repercussions. >> reporter: the doctor's arrest

hadden. >> not a day in prison. does that make sense to you?vice, no fine, no jail time. he received what seems to be the equivalent of an early paid retirement. >> why? >> he worked at columbia university. >> got away with it? >> got away with it. >> it's like getting, you know, slapped in the face and punched in the gut. the da's office is meant to protect us, is meant to serve justice and there was no justice here. >> reporter: evelyn yang, the wife of democratic presidential candidate andrew yang, described her own experience to cnn's dana bash. she said her assault could have been prevented because haddon had been arrested before and columbia university knew it. in june 2012 police were called to his clinic after a woman reported being assaulted in an exam room. despite the arrest, haddon went back to work. >> patients weren't told the obgyn they were seeing had been accused of sex crimes and in the weeks that followed two of those patients would become his next alleged victims. evelyn yang was one of them. >> can you imagine the audacity

hadden hired a powerful attorney.'s political campaign and worked on his transition team. she and the new york district attorney's office claimed the relationship had nothing to do with the plea deal but the original recommendation to serve as least four years behind bars would be reduced to nothing. the d.a.'s office agreed to lower his sex offender status, wouldn't appear on the registry, even though he was convicted of a felony. he even brags about the wins on his web site. >> he was getting off with a slap on the wrist basically. >> reporter: it's yet another case raising questions about the manhattan district attorney's office, already under scrutiny for failing to prosecute harvey weinstein. marissa says it's a pattern of white, powerful, connected men getting sweetheart deals. >> i don't see it any other way, when you see a lack of willingness to do an investigation, look at the employer, you look at the details of the plea agreement, they're painful. it's very painful. >> manhattan district attorney cyrus vanc

cy vance agreed to a plea deal with hadden.t of sexual assault. he lost his medical license and had to register as the lowest level of sex offender. yang says she felt betrayed by the plea deal, since it did not involve her case and he was able to avoid jail. >> the d.a.'s office is meant to protect us is meant to serve justice. and there was no justice here. >> reporter: vance's office stands by its handling of the case, releasing a statement saying, in part, because a conviction is never a guaranteed outcome in a criminal trial, our primary concern was holding him accountable and making sure he could never do this again, which is why we insisted on a felony conviction and permanent surrender of his medical license. >> steph, this is a secret she says she carried for years even close family members didn't know why did she decide this was time to tell the story and tell it publicly >> it's interesting. evelyn yang is on the campaign trial with her husband and she has been talking to women about these issues she felt that inspir

now that number as you said is 32 women who have accused hadden of sexual abuse. their attorney says they want justice. they want to see him behind bars. but whether he's going to be actually tried for additional allegations is really unclear, erin. >> that's incredible that she had the ability, the power and so movingly, the privilege to speak. thank you, dana. >>> thanks to all of you for joining us. "anderson" starts now. , good evening at the end of a landmark day of president trump's extortion scheme, lev parnas says the president knew everything i was doing, these are his word, everybody knew, vice president pence, he says, he believes was in the loop, mick mulvaney, and rudy guiliani's go between, the guy on the ground for guiliani in ukraine, lev parnas is certainly in a position to know. he also we should point out is an alleged felon under federal indictment on campaign finance charges. he is wearing an ankle monitor. he is out on bail. he has baggage. his prosecutors say they don't choose their witnesses, in a moment, our conversation, so you can decide

they came out and said there was height haddened military activity after the iranian missile strike on the bases in iraq housing u.s. forces. they had seen aircraft and they were in a heightened state of aa letter. the way they put it. they said the plane was flying on a course close to iranian revolutionary base. and they were picking up activity and they said the way the plane was flying, said the pitch of the airporcraft, made appear as a threat. and therefore by mistake, it was shot down. they said they are going to hold those accountable. and they are saying they are going to reform their procedures and go through their procedures to try to ensure something like this does not happen again. it certainly is a fulltsome explanation. they are going to offer more details and you are absolutely right. they do take a swipe at the u.s. saying it's an after a threat from p the trump. but they are responsible for shooting plane do you and the former minister came out and he apologized to the iranian nation, to all the countries that had citizens on board and the families of those who perish

further with this story, let's, let's enjoy the spectacle of the group professional members chose hadden to deliver and a solemn procession the articleses to the united states senate. looking, i think, for all of the world more like paul bearers and seemingly unaware they're accompany procession look as though they were headed to proper resting place for their cynical attempted to see to american people, and their frivolous assault to harass and subvert president trump and his administration. there they are. the gao to continue the story suggested trump administration office of in the and budget broke the law by withholding congressional approve military aid to ukraine for a policy reason. in a statement the omd disagreed with the g.a.o. an arm a of the legislature, and who is led by obama appointee, and a if you have any questions about how this report dropped today, i think there's an answer in those facts. the fact is -- they said they used their authority to ensure taxpayer dollars properly spent consistent with priorities to the law the omb telling gao to stick it effectively. that

robert hadden had left his practice. >> i googled him. there it was. there was the headline. that said he had assaulted another woman. and she reported it to the police. at that moment everything just stood still. it was the sense of relief, of finally realizing that i was not alone in it. he still picked me, but that it was not because of something they did. you know, this was a serial predator. he just picked me as his prey. >> it was at that point she told husband andrew. >>> i needed to tell someone and share it in that moment. it felt so big to me. i needed that support. and i told him. and he cried. he wasn't balling but there were tears. he said it is because he remembered when i told -- when i came home one day ranting about pervy doctors. i said why do they let men be gynocologists. it makes no sense. he remembered that i made the comment and he felt so bad and guilty that he did not make the connection or ask me more. >> she found a lawyer who discovered the manhattan district attorney had an open case against the doctor and several other women came forward with sim

could hadden potentially face new assault charges since there are now others that have come forward? >> unfortunately, the answer is probably not. it depends on the wording of this plea agreement, but a plea bargain is like a contract between the prosecutors and the defense counsel, and if it was worded properly, and he had some very skilled high-priced lawyers, i'm pretty sure they worded it properly, but to be broad which would be any incident arising out of his practice at columbia university would be covered, and the government said we won't prosecute on anything else if you basically serve for this. the future victims they didn't know about as well as the ones that he admitted to. >> now there's an issue at columbia university in the medical office where he practiced. shan wu, thank you so much. >> good to see you, fred. >> you as well. >>> still ahead, it's a new chapter for the duke and duchess of sussex. how will they transition to their new lives away from the royal family duties? >>> and later, who is robert hyde? from long-shot congressional candidate, how this man found h

robert hadden, when she was pregnant. this is yang speaking on saturday. >> as horrifying as it was to share my story on the nationonal stage, i had to believe that coming forward would help me reclaim my voice and help others reclaim there's -- theirs. we would all just be ananher statisistic in the shadows. we need to do better for our mothers, for our daughters, for our sisters come and for everyone who loves them.m. we need to roar against sexual violence. because a nationwide women's protest came as the national archives was forced to apologize for blurring protest signs in a photograph from the 2017 women's march. they blurted out signs that were critical of trump as well as references to female reproductive anatomy. the photo is part of an exhibit for the centennial of women's suffrage. aclu deputy legal director louise melling said -- "apologizing is not enough. the national archives must explain to the public why it even took the orwellian step of trying to rewrite history and erasing women's bodies from it, as w

now that number is 32 who have accused hadden of sexual abuse. their attorney says they want justice. they want to see him behind bars. but whether he'll actually be tried for additional allegations is really unclear, don. >> dana bash, thank you for bringing us this story. really appreciate it. >> thank you, don. >> and thank you for watching, everyone. our coverage continues. >> good evening. at the end of a landmark day for the country, a key figure in president trump's alleged ukraine extortion scheme lev parnas says, quote, the president knew everything i was doing. what's more, he says -- these are his words -- everybody knew. vice-president pence, he says, he believes was in the loop. mick mulvaney, john bolton, all in the loop. and as rudy giuliani's go between with ukraine, the guy who was actually on the ground forge in ukraine, lev parnas is certainly in a position to know. he also, we should point out, is an alleged felon. he's under federal indictment on campaign finance charges. he's wearing an ankle monitor. he's out on bail. he ha