will he dismiss all of the charges against harvey weinstein?ainly this is what the defense is hoping for. i spoke to a member of harvey weinstein's team late yesterday. they know that's a long shot, a legal long shot. but again this is what they are hoping for. harvey weinstein facing five criminal charges of sexual assault and rape, one point of criminal sexual act in the first degree, one count of first degree rape and one count of third degree rape. he's facing two accusers. one is here in court today with her attorney gloria alred. they have evidence which shows that the sex was con sen actual. what type of evidence? they say they have e-mails which they say show friendly correspondence between harvey weinstein and two of his accusers after the alleged incident took place. what could the judge do here today? he could, theoretically he could and legally dismiss all of the charges. again, that seems to be pretty much of a long shot. he could set a court date later on one the road or put things on pause and call for an evidentiary hearing. thi

the hearing took very little time, and afterwards ben brafman, the lead attorney for harvey weinsteinhad this to say on the courthouse steps. >> we remain confident despite the court's ruling today, that ultimately at a trial of this case mr. weinstein will be completely exonerated. today's ruling was a technical ruling on the law and although disappointed, it does not in any way suggest that the case against mr. weinstein is going to end badly. >> reporter: so brafman and his team were arguing that the prosecutors were withholding evidence that they said was going to prove that their client was innocent. prosecutors say that that just simply was not the case. clearly the judge coming down on the side of prosecutors, and you know, just to get an idea of the importance of this hearing today. it attracted so many people including the actress marissa toe may, the group times up. >> stephanie gosk outside that courthouse for us on this thursday. thank you. >>> let's turn to lisa green now. lisa is a legal analyst managing director of sard and company. thank you for being here. always enjo

. >>> now, to major developments involvie ining harvey weinstein heading to court today. tonight, what the judge said instead. abc's linsey davis was at the courthouse. >> reporter: harvey weinstein leaving court today, one step closer to standing trial for rape. >> how do you feel? case against him. >> we remain confident, despite the court's ruling today, that ultimately, at a trial of this case, mr. weinstein will be completely exonerated. >> reporter: initially, weinstein faced six counts related to allegations by three women, including charges of rape and sexual assault. but one of those charges was later dropped after potential inconsistencies in one accuser's story. weinstein's attorney argued that her "perjured testimony contaminated the grand jury proceedings." and called for the remaining five counts to be dismissed. the judge disagreed. >> we just left the courthouse where harvey weinstein was not acquitted or dismissed. >> reporter: leaders of the me too movement and several actresses, including marisa tomei -- >> why was it important for you to be here today?

are the squares hollywood producer harvey weinstein is doing in new york or for a hearing which could decide the future of his sexual assault case sixty six year old whose alleged crimes started the me too movement is charged with rape and other sexual misconduct his lawyers are trying to get the case thrown out they argue police acted inappropriately during the investigation the judge could dismiss some or all of the charges or schedule a trial date. sri lanka has a new cabinet ministers were sworn in by president monthly policy sina after the reinstatement of the prime minister he sat down and we can assume they was replaced without parliament's approval provoking a two month long crisis and now fernandez reports from colombia. it's been a challenge for the new prime minister had to decide who's in and who's out of his new cabinet however we see after compromise and a whole lot of negotiation twenty nine people being sworn in to their positions this morning now strange we hear from reports inside that unlike some of the ceremonial swearing in in the sort of mean chamber of the presi

the poster child for that system, harvey weinstein. movie mogul handcuffed and humiliated in may. >> mr. weinstein has vehemently denied any of the allegations which suggest he engaged in nonconsensual sexual activity. >> reporter: back in january, i sat down with one of weinstein's first accusers, rose mcgowan. >> i thought he was a wart hog from hell. i thought he was terrifying looking. >> reporter: as a result of investigations by "the new york times" and "the new yorker," including accounts from mcgowan, weinstein lost his studio and his status within hollywood. >> what does justice look like to you? >> bars. this man should be behind bars. for the rest of his life. >> reporter: while the criminal case against weinstein continues, elsewhere some women are seeing justice served after decades. bill cosby, once beloved as america's dad, now disgraced. >> icon bill cosby is now a convicted sex offender. >> reporter: his sentence, three to ten years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting andrea constand in 2004. it was

. >>> harvey weinstein going to court to get his case thrown out today. what the judge said instead. >>> and the children, 9 and 10, home alone, when an armed intruder breaks in. what they do to save their own lives. >>> and tonight, the deadly blast. new video just coming in. that explosion leveling a city block. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we have several breaking headlines as we come on the air tonight. just a short time ago, we learned of the bombshell resignation of defense secretary jim mattis. general mattis will leave in february. a major departure, and it comes just a day after president trump made that sudden announcement, ordering all u.s. troops to be withdrawn from syria, essentially saying the war against isis had been won. secretary mattis, a four-star marine general, the last of what the president called his generals, to remain in the administration. there were reports of tension between the defense secretary and the president for quite some time, those differences had become more appa

. >>> coming up, harvey weinstein fighting back against sexual assault charges. why he says the "me to -- why he says the "me too" movement is wrecking his tears for a fair trial. >>> it could go down as one of president trump's strangest tweets. why he went all "green acres. -- why he went all "green acres" today. >>> disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein lost his bid to throw out the sexual assault charges against him. in a hearing today a judge declined to dismiss the rape charges. this came in response to a motion filed by his attorney asking to hold hearings of witness credibility. now, he must stand trial. the attorney took aim at the "me too movement while the other side fired should not, however, be permitted to push in indictment that needs to be fixed. >> this indictment was faced on testimony before the grand jury. >> it was not based on the me to movement. >> a hearing is scheduled for march. if convicted weinstein could face life in prison. >>> president from tweeted out a flashback video as he prepared to sign a huge farmville. >> green acres i

that man is harvey weinstein. he just arrived at court. judge could decide today to dismiss all or some of the cases against the movie mogul. it deals with incidents with two women. this is complicated. over all-up to 100 women have accused that man harvey weinste weinstein, 100 women, of different levels of sexual assault, or at least misconduct, but today it's just about two specific women. we'll stay on that story. >>> now i have to turn to washington. the house is expected to vote on a continuing resolution that would fund the government to avoid a partial shutdown. the way the vote went down in the senate is getting a lot of attention. during a voice vote, a group of democrats were singing christmas carols. >> mr. roberts? aye. >> the festive spirit appeared to rub off on republican senator jeff flake, presiding over the senate. any called the votes. the yays are 7-- yeas are 71, nays are 21, with rudolph responding present. >>> i'm going to tay that positively -- we talk day in and day out about the tribalism, but right there, people

. >>> disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein heading to court. >> and there was no mistaking it. something unusual was going on in the skies above the bay area last night. we've got some explanations coming up in a live report. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix 5 news. >> be careful if you're heading out there on the roads this morning. the fog advisory right now. >> this morning president trump islaim v gevensi and pulling u.s. troops out of syria. why many on capitol hill are calling the move a huge miss stake. >> and we're now -- mistake. >> and now we are one step closer to avoiding a government shut down. >> we want to check in for a look at our traffic and weather. >> it is foggy. we've got a trouble spot on 880 i'll have more on this coming up. >> we are looking at that fog burning off. but we will have cloudy skies. so a dense fog advisory in effect for the san francisco bay shoreline and s clara al with visibilityha auart mile. taking you out to the east bay with our dublin cam you can see just how foggy it is. 49 currently in concord and oakland. san j

justice together we stand in solidarity with all survivors everywhere frankly we are relieved that harvey weinstein failed in his efforts to avoid accountability for his actions and we are very happy that none of the charges were dismissed you know appears to me that mr weinstein's public relations machine is working overtime to attempt to potentially impact the jury pool that ultimately will be chosen to suggest that somehow there's something wrong with this case. but obviously the grand jury after listening to the testimony felt that it should go forward the russian president vladimir putin has compared the poisoning of a double agent in the u.k. to the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi prison imposed sanctions on russia after accusing it of using a no if agent to attack script back in march and says well western countries punished russia saudi arabia has faced little penalties over the case. as for the scruple affair there's nothing for me to comment on and khashoggi he's been assassinated there is evidence everyone has recognized that as a scrape oh well that's another matter entirely

. >>> harvey weinstein returning to court. this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ his attorneys tried to have all the se . >>> embattled media mogul harvey weinstein is going to trial. his attorneys tried to have all the charges against him dropped, but the judge said no. he's accused of raping a woman in 2013 and forcing another woman to perform sex acts in 2006. weinstein has always denied having non-consensual sex. >>> a first of its kind lawsuit wants jails to stop charging a lawsuit asked a judge to stop charging the inmates. coectional code which implies te the inmates should be given tampons for free, but some jails charge 25 cents. we reached out to the board of state and community corrections which is named in this lawsuit. we're waiting to hear back. >>> the carnival is coming to san francisco. we're talking about carnival cruise ships. startin

harvey weinstein is accused of sexually assaulting a pair of women. about the decision to move forward with the trial. >> i am satisfied that this case should move forward to trial. harvey weinstein should have his day in court. >> we remain confident despite the court ruling today that ultimately, at a trial of this case, harvey weinstein will be completely exonerated. >> his legal team argued that his case should be thrown out because they say that the witness in the accuser were interfered with. >>> a man is accused of killing lee wilson at a part station, he stabbed mia wilson and her sister as she was getting off the train back in july. the grand jury indicated - - he was indicted on murder and attempted murder back in october. prosecutors have not announced if they will seek capital punishment. her mother said that she wants them to seek the death penalty. >>> it is the busiest travel day for the end of the year holiday season according to aa. the auto club predicts that a record number of travelers will be heading away from home for the holiday

justice together we stand in solidarity with all survivors everywhere frankly we are relieved that harvey weinstein failed in his efforts to avoid accountability for his actions and we are very happy that none of the charges were dismissed you know appears to me that mr weinstein's public relations machine is working overtime to attempt to potentially impact the jury pool that ultimately will be chosen to suggest that somehow there's something wrong with this case. when obviously the grand jury after listening to the testimony felt that it should go forward. still ahead. the last time a five. twenty three. football factory.

we stand in solidarity with all survivors everywhere frankly we are relieved that harvey weinstein failed in his efforts to avoid accountability for his actions and we are very happy that none of the charges were dismissed you know appears to me that mr weinstein squabbled correlations machine is working overtime to attempt to potentially impact the jury pool that ultimately will be chosen to suggest that somehow there's something wrong with this case. when obviously the grand jury after listening to the testimony felt that it should go forward. still to come here we'll show you how this press conference. report in the spurs manager with a move. in the news from a comeback. time for sports. thank you so much manchester united's newly appointed interim manager ole gunnar sol shire had his first interview since taking charge he says he'll be giving the club's underperforming stars a clean slate to prove themselves united's first game under him as on saturday against cardiff with the club six in the e.p.l. and seemingly out of the title race everyone in the squad knows that i've got a chance

this is the same network that spiked the harvey weinstein story that they took to another publicationrony, by the way, the person who was supposed to review the work to see if it should go to air or print or not had to pay off $1 million, nbc universal had to pay on his behalf, after he was accused of sexual harassment here that as per a september "daily beast" report their member of the hollywood tape? that tape gets out to "the washington post" before the presidential election, investigation never done and never told why or how that tape got out. hypocrisy? yeah, it is pretty much everywhere. >> tucker: i've been in this most of my life, i know all of the people involved, they are the last people that should be judging other people's sex live lives. if they stop lying for a second, this is the last group in america to be judging other people sex lives. does anyone on other channels, maybe it is just too hypocritical, maybe we should pull back a little bit? no? >> report it, but don't be so pious about it. cbs doing a report, clearly you have less move as they are. sox had its proble

frankly we are relieved that harvey weinstein failed in his efforts to avoid accountability for his actions and a new york judge refuses to drop charges against the movie mogul who sparked the global movement against sexual harassment. developing news out of the united states where it has been announced criminal charges against two hacker who allegedly worked for the chinese government the justice department brought it accuse them of waging a cyber campaign that focused on the large scale theft of commercial intellectual property the campaign allegedly targeted entities across the u.s. europe and asia all in breach of chinese bilateral international commitments they're also accused of stealing data from a hundred thousand u.s. navy personnel and spying on nasa and the u.s. department of energy look. it is unacceptable. that we continue to uncover cyber crime committed by china against america and other nations in two thousand and fifteen china promised to stop stealing trade secrets and other confidential business information through computer hacking with the intent of providing competitive

. >>> disgrace movie mogul harvey weinstein is going to trial. how his defenders are trying to keep the me too movement out of the courtroom. >>> another big hole blown in the trump cabinet tonight. james mattis calling it quits. nicole killian is live at the white house with his parting words. >> reporter: the white house acknowledges that the president and secretary mattis had their differences but it would not say if the president's announcement in syria had anything to do with him leaving. in a tweet the president announced james mattis is retiring in two months. >> he met with the president. >> reporter: mattis wrote to the president because you have the right to have a secretary of defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects i believe it is right for me to step down. this comes monday after the president announced he is withdrawing troops from syria declaring victory against isis. officials indicated that in the end the decision was the presidents. it was also met with condemnation. >> i don't know how this

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now against harvey weinstein of course the disgraced movie mogul.e is facing a charge of raping somebody in 2013 in a hotel room and also forcibly performing oral sex on a woman in his apartment in 2006. his defense attorney is bringing up claims of police inpropriety and also that some of the witness testimony may have been 0 coerced. also in attendance we marissa tormay. she is in the courtroom today as well. so we'll be keeping an eye on that. >> yeah, some of the biggest perpetrators now facing time in court. ann, thank you for that update. >>> the catholic church in illinois is under fire over allegations of child sex abuse by priests. the church officials publicly identified 185 priests accused of abuse in the state. at least 5 00 additional accusations. often times the allegations were not properly investigated and law enforcement was not notified. >>> 6:39 right now. a southern california woman is accused of taking advantage of her neighbor's generosity. the elaborate scam she aldly cooked up in the midst of devastating wild fires. >> i'm go

harvey weinstein is under court proceedings. you know, others have paid penalties, lost their job, may lose their golden handshakes and payouts, et cetera. is there enough of the structural change? or do you think you're looking for more of that? >> of course, i'm looking for more structural change. i'm looking for more middle and upper class white women to get on board with intersectional feminism. i'm looking as you mentioned for to us destigmatize the word feminist which really just means social, cultural, economic equality for boys and men, that we're all special and we've got this dna blueprint from god inside of us that makes us precious and unique. and i'm very joyful and hopeful. i actually might even cry a little l bit. yes, it's a struggle, but that's the nature and definition of struggle. it's hard work, but i think we're doing god's work. >> well you have been on the forefront of this struggle and many, many people thank you for it. ashley judd, thank you being with us. >>> a little girl once said there's no place li

harvey weinstein should have his day in court. >> we remain confident that ultimately mr. harvey weinstein will be completely exonerated. >> his lawyers wanted the case thrown out, claiming police interfered with witness and accuser. >>> a man is accused of killing mia wilson at an open bart station. he stabbed her and her sister at the bart station in july, as they are getting off a train. he was indicted on charges of murder and attempted murder back in october. mia wilson's mother said she wants the death penalty. >>> school is open at mission hill mental school. - - school is open at mission hill middle school. a threat was found in the bathroom stall. school officials say they are working with police and say the students and staff are safe. that is a brief look at some of the top stories we are working on. >>> when it comes to christmas trees, do you go real or fake? a real tree has the distinct wintertime smell. but they are messy. big trees are cleaner and can save you money. we have patrick with us, a spokesperson for the american christmas tree association. >> i a

a new york judge has ruled that the sexual assault case of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein can go ahead his lawyers had called for the charges to be thrown out saying that police had acted improperly in the investigation that led to his arrest. the ukrainian parliament has been disrupted by a brawl the fighting started after a member of parliament ripped down a poster of a politician he called a stooge of the russian president vladimir putin while fist fights are not uncommon in ukrainian politics where emotions often run high over alliances to the kremlin when the. president trumps decision surprise decision to claim victory over so-called islamic state and would draw american forces from syria has been met with criticism from both parties in congress while leading republicans are calling it a premature and costly mistake one that would benefit iran and russia others question whether the i.a.s. militant group has in fact been defeated two of america's allies britain and france say i.a.s. isn't finished yet and the battle to clear them out should go on. if president gets his wa

. >>> the sexual assault case against harvey weinstein will move forward. he is accused of sexually assaulting two women. the judge declined to throw out the sexual assault charges and said that weinstein will go on trial. weinstein's lawyer said that the interfered with a witness and an accuser. >>> two actresses that accuse harvey weinstein of sexual assault join state lawmakers in los angeles and say that the laws will give more protection for women in the workplace. one of the laws will protect workers from being sued for defamation if they accuse someone of harassment. >> the past year has been about change. it has been about acknowledging the injustices and indignities working women face on any given day and doing something about it. >> another law that takes effect next month, ban secret settlements in sexual misconduct cases. and no longer be able to force employees to waives their legal claim. >>> the statement calls on the u.s. to remove what north korea describes as the nuclear threat from the korean peninsula and all neighboring areas. when pres

mountain region a new york judge has ruled that the sexual assault case of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein can go ahead his lawyers had called for the charges to be thrown out saying that police had acted improperly in the investigation that led to his arrest. the ukrainian parliament has been disrupted by a brawl the fighting started after an impi ripped down the poster of a rival politician take a look at that that he called a stooge of the russian president vladimir putin fist fights are not uncommon in ukrainian politics where emotions run high over allegiances to the kremlin but when you. three astronauts have returned safely to earth after spending more than six months on the international space station their mission proved to be problematic for technical reasons but german commander alexander guest said the return trip at least went smoothly. back from space after spending months in zero gravity alex and aghast had to be helped out of the tiny so us capsule they tarried him and his crew back to earth. that they really feels like coming home although i am in kazakhstan in a place i h

a key day for harvey weinstein. the fate of his criminal fate hanging in the balance. >>> mystery in the sky. a strange light streaks across northern california sparking a big guessing game on social media. so, what was it? >>> and crunch time. want your packages to arrive before christmas? today is the deadline. we have everything you need to know about shopping and shipping as the clock ticks down. today, thursday, december 20th, 2018. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to today on this thursday morning. thank you for joining us. today is the deadline unless you want to pay a lot of extra money to send your packages. a lot of people will do that. >> yes. the shipping. this is it. this is the heart of the holidays. we're talking about weather. you may want to ship yourself wherever you're going because the airports could be a problem. >> we do have it all covered for you. the roads the airports. we're going to start with al an

hollywood royalty, but in the wake of the m me-too movement, dozens of women came forward accusing harvey weinstein >> there's so much power and money and prestige in hollywood in handcuffs right there. >> weinstein was charged with six counts of criminal sexual acts including two counts of rape. >> he has vehemently denied any of the allegations. >> in october, one charge was dropped because of inconsistencies with an accuser's story. five charges remain. >> number four predator priest back in the spotlight. >> we have breaking news. an explosive report alleging a coverup of catholic priest sex abuses dating back decades. >> the report issued by a grand jury in pennsylvania found evidence that more than 300 predator priests have been accused of sexually abusing more than 1,000 child victims. >> here's just one example, a priest sexually assaulted a little girl as he was visiting her in the hospital after she had her tonsils out. days later pope francis responded saying we shared no care for the little ones. we abandoned them. number three, more sexual abuse of our youth, this time at the trusted h

. >>> the criminal case against harvey weinstein is moving forward. today a judge refused to throwt ou sexual assault charges against him. now case is going to trial. as manys 100 women have accused him of misconduct. this centers around two women and is the only criminal charge he faces. weinstein has pleaded not guilty, denying all the nonconctnsual sexuality he is accused of. >>> just in to news4, ano data breach. this time it is warby parker. the prescription eyeglass company said it is notifying nearly 200,000 customers about this breach. apparently unauthorized parties got ahold of user names and passwords from september to november of thisar this may have allowed them to place orders customers' profiles. however, they said there is no evidence that they could see ur full card information with this breach. the company has resetasords for the affected accounts. >>> facebook has had a lot of dust-ups in the last few years. >> and they've apologized for privacy problems and moved on. but the stakes are a little higher this time around. coming up ne

a judge just refused to dismiss charges against harvey weinstein.that means he will stand trial for rape and related charges. >> number five, transportation officials will consider proposals for increasing toll on the golden gate bridge to $10. they need money to maintain the bridge and fix the ferries. >> a bright light lit up the sky last night. it wasn't apparently a ufo or a rocket. it was from a bolide meteor. >>> and a tree lighting tonight. the show runs until january 1st. bring a new, unwrapped tour for a pier 39 santa hat. >> it is really cool now. i like it. >> and the fact that you can see it over and over. >> a beautiful shot of santa cruz this morning. no fog there obviously. be careful on your way to work. gma starts >>> good morning, america. the holiday storm threat right now as millions hit the roads and sky. two storms about to collide bringing heavy rain, fierce winds and flooding fears up and down the entire east coast on one of the busiest travel days of the year. >>> chaos in the air as families try to get home. the major airpo

. >>> harvey weinstein is set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing. his lawyers want a judge to throw out the sexual assault charges, claiming police interfered with a witness and the accuser. he is accused of sexually assaulting two women and prosecutors say there is enough evidence to put him on trial. the senate last night approved legislation to keep ning until february 8th. they are to vote before that deadline as funding the spending bill does not get president trump the $5 billion he demands to build the border wall.>>> this order is extended blocking the trump administration for blocking asylum for who those who illegally cross the border. immigrants can only apply for asylum at official border cros the judge says that goes against the immigration law that lets people apply for asylum no matter how they enter the u.s. the band will remain in place. >>> a mother from yemen is in the area saying final goodbyes to horror two-year-old son who is dying from a rare brain hearing disease. she has been trying to get back to the u.s. to see her son who

new york has refused to dismiss sexual assault charges against the disgraced hollywood mogul, harvey weinsteinult against two women, including rape. photographs taken by one of the british victims of a seaplane crash in sydney on new year's eve last year have helped experts investigating the tragedy. businessman richard cousins died alongside his two sons, his fiancee and her 11—year—old daughter. the canadian pilot also died. authorities are yet to release their findings on what caused the crash. hywel griffith reports. today's report has helped us understand a lot more detail as to what happened, but very little in terms of findings and why it happened. we know that on new year's eve last year, richard cousins, his two sons, his fiancee and her daughter all boarded the seaplane a few miles north of sydney, all planning to take a sightseeing tour to bring them down to the harbour here. their pilot, gareth morgan, had carried out similarjourneys several times that day using the plane. there were no known mechanical faults, but within a few minutes of taking off, the plane veered off path and i

guilty verdict and bill cosby sexual assault trial. >> this was the max sentence, ten years. >> harvey weinstein a grand jury on rape and criminal sex act charges. >> 99 women accusing weinstein of harassment including well known stars. >> he should go to jail for ever. he stole so many lives. >> if he stole your live, do you get it back today. >> it's a good start. >> the top legal story of the year, brett kavanaugh confirmed by just two votes after a tense con ffirmation battle over sexu misconduct allegations. >> this has been a calculated and aorchestrated political hit. >> i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. >> brett kavanaugh sworn in by the justice he's replacing. >> what's insane about the kavanaugh story is it completed dominated headlines. i was on maternity leave and i was glued to the television. we haven't talked about him since and he will help shape policy for the next 40 years. >> if he's healthy, we're talking decades. kavanaugh will be pivotal. >> while i have ari melber best all time hip hop al

will he dismiss the charges against harvey weinstein? that would be very much of a legal long shot here. weinstein facing five criminal charges, including two counts of predatory sexual assault, one count of criminal sexual act in the first degree, one count of first degree rape and one count of third degree rape. the defense is looking to have all of these charges dropped. they say they have evidence which shows that the sex was consensual. what type of evidence? they say they have e-mails which show friendly correspondence between weinstein and these two accusers after the alleged incidents took place. they want all of these charges dropped. what could the judge do out here later on today? a number of different things. one, dismiss all the charges, which again look to be a legal long shot. he could set a court date, which is what the prosecution wants or he could do something in the middle and set forth an evidentiary hearing. this would kick the can down the road a little bit. both sides would come back at a later point and present th

york to squash the request to have a sexual assault case against disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein dismissed the sixty six year old whose alleged crimes inspired the me to movement is charged with rape and other sexual misconduct a pretrial hearing has been scheduled for march those your headlines we're back with the news hour after inside story with imran khan that's next. has also really been defeated in syria the u.s. president thinks so you know this is the total withdrawal of american troops america's allies a critical and what about. to help the u.s. battle i said this isn't such. a low morgan to the program. donald trump is defending his decision to withdraw u.s. troops from syria and his announcement that i saw has been defeated his tweet surprised just about everyone home including in the pentagon and abroad france is warning that eisel has not been wiped off the map and the fight needs to continue rebel groups fighting ice will say a u.s. pullout could destabilize the region. sets up a discussion. it's a massive move that will dramatically change the landscape of the war

. >>> and disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein lost the more from manhattan. >> reporter: former hollywood heavy weight arrived at the courthouse in new york where a judge said the case against him will proceed. >> we are obviously disappointed that the court did not dismiss the indictment. . >> reporter: among those in line to get introot courthouse, marissa tomie. -- tomie. he is being prosecuted in two cases, charged with raping a woman he knew in a hotel in march 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on a woman in 2006. >> a movement should not, however, be permitted to push an indictment that is deeply flawed. >> reporter: gloria allred swiftly hit back. >> this indictment was based on evidence and testimony before the grand jury. it was not based on the me too missouri. . >> reporter: the lawyers had tried to get the case tossed, arguing a police detective acted improperly in the investigation. but the judge didn't buy it. afterward, weinstein's attorney called the judge's decision a technical ruling on the law and expressed confidence the former mogul will be exonerated. t

. >> harvey weinstein walks out of court defeated. h waiting to hear the fate of one of the most notorious accused in this me too era. >> we are relieved weinstein failed to avoid accountability for his actions. >> the judge ruled that all five counts will stand and the man once known as a legends in hollywood faces rape and related charges. >> we intend to vigorously defend the case to the best of our ability. >> initially he faced six counts including rape and sexual act charges. >> he should have his day in court but so should the two women who are alleged to be the victims. >> one of those charges has since been dropped related to accusations following e-mails that suggested inconsistencies. before the decision weinstein's attorney argued that her testimony contaminated the grand jury proceedings and called for the remaining five counts to be dropped. the prosecution counter. weinstein has denied any encounters. his lawyer said this trial is only about a specific criminal case and that the movement should not be allowed to influen

harvey d movie mogul weinstein appearing in court here in new york city. a judge is expected to rule on the fate of the criminal case against him. nbc's stephanie gosk is at that cour. steph, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, craig. yeah, thing hearing this mor is critical. one of the most serious charges against harvey instein has already been dropped leaving some to wonder if the criminal case against him is starting to fall apart. this morning a pretrial hearing could bring harvey weinstein's criminal case to a screechin halt. if the judge agrees with his high-powered defense team and drops the charges against him. as many as 100 women have accused the movie mowing of sebl misconduct, includinome of the most famous women in hollywood, angelina jolie, mcgo. it ignited the mooerz movem bey movie industry. the case in new york city, only criminal charges weinstein faces, stem from incidents with just two women. one who says he rapeder in 2013. another who says he fced a sexual act on her in 2006. the 66-year-old pleaded not guilty and hisefense

blaming a fire that destroyed voting machines and then ebola outbreak disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein has arrived in court in new york for a hearing that could decide the future of his sexual of the sexual assault case against him his lawyers are trying to get the case thrown out they argued the police acted inappropriately during the investigation and egyptian court has acquitted forty three workers of nongovernmental organizations in a retrial they were accused of illegally receiving foreign funds to spread dissent during the twenty eleven revolution that toppled president hosni mubarak the americans europeans energy efficiency were jailed in two thousand and thirteen. one person has been killed as protests are spreading in sudan over the soaring prices of food and fuel a state of emergency is being enforced in two cities a bar and gadara following riots in the northern river nile state. those are the headlines we're back with more after the stream. december the democratic republic of congo is finally heading to the polls for yet do we know the winner of this already controversial p

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. >> but when we were making this film that harvey weinstein story broke and then we knew more timely than ever and then we just have to keep fighting and move forward so that was our motto and for us to speak to her legacy included in the quality. >> so with the ruth bader ginsburg early life only one of nine women in the class a 500. can you tell us about her time when she first started quick. >> she was in a minority and i emphasize with that feeling to be an outsider or a minority growing up in film and television often in the position to put them in a very male-dominated environment because that is exactly what ruth bader ginsburg was going through to having to consistently push those barriers because she knew she was capable to do something but it was so in the past and old-fashioned in that sense of injustice she continually felt she knew what that felt like because it wasn't that long ago. >> but as he follows them to dinner and goes around the table so how do you justify? >>. >> and then then to harness that. so how do we bring everyone onto the same side? and then to get tha

but in the wake of the me too movement, dozens of women came forward accusing harvey weinstein of sexualge in hollywood in handcuffs right there. >> weinstein was charged with six counts of criminal sexual acts, including two counts of rape. >> he has vehemently denied any of the allegations. >> in october one charge was dropped because of inconsistencies with an accuser's story. five charges remain. >>> number four, predator priest back in the spotlight. >> we have breaking news in our national lead, explosive coverage of catholic priest sex abuses dating back decades. >> the report issued by a grand jury in pennsylvania found evidence that more than 300 predator priests have been accused of sexually abusing more than 1,000 child victims. >> here's just one example, a priest sexually assaulted a little girl as he was visiting her in the hospital after she had her tonsils out. days later pope francis responded saying we showed no care for the little ones. we abandoned them. >>> number three, more sexual abuse of our youth, this time at the trusted hands of an athletic doctor for some of

. >>> coming up, former movie mogul harvey weinstein will be in court.the charges he's facing now. >>> in the south bay, puppies stolen from their home. the concerns the owner has this morning. weinstein has a pre-tri hearing after pleading not-guilty to sex >>> 5:56. former movie mogul harvey weinstein has a trial after pleading not guilty to sexual charges. it comes from allegations he raped a woman in a hotel room in 2013. two other charges stem from an incident that he forcibly performed sexual acts on a woman at his manhattan apartment in 2006. weinstein pleaded not guilty to these charges. the movie mogul's legal team is expected to ask for charges to be dropped and the case thrown out. >>> the search continues for some cute and cuddly puppies that burglars stole last weekend right from inside an east san jose home. the two lab mix puppies were taken from their mother and the rest of the litter. this is surveillance video from a neighbor showing a car pulling up to the house and at least one man going in and coming out minutes later. the owner says

. >>> a judge in new york today ruled the sexual assault case against harvey weinstein can go forward. his lawyers argue that the indictment should be thrown out. marissa tomey and actresses appear to support weinstein's accusers. he denies the charges. >>> also tonight, caught on camera, a stray bullet strikes and kills a father at a holiday party. >>> then, new video of a massive explosion that left a firefighter dead. >>> and the miracle on 34th street but not the one in new york. >>> police in florida are searching for the gunman that fired a bullet that struck and killed a husband at a holiday party. gabe gutierrez has the story. we want to warn you the video video is disturbing. >> reporter: the music was blaring at this holiday party in miami-dade county, florida. the 40-year-old man had just walked in and sat down to hear karaoke when all of a sudden he slumps down and desperately reaches for the man next to him. the music continues to play and fellow party goers seem to have no idea what happened but quickly realize something is horribly wrong, maybe heart attack but turns ou

that the majority of men don't do what harvey weinstein was doing. >> tucker: exactly. dynamic. so all men are afraid. whereas in fact, they should be our -- the individuals that help us the most with their brothers and with the men that they work with and their fraternities. they are our defenders as well. this was never really about women for the left. it was about dividing men from women. >> tucker: exactly. >> and those of us that care about the issue, we have to make sure that men are brought with us and women get the justice they deserve but only get it when men are not demonized as the bad guy. >> tucker: you been a consistent voice on that from day one. we appreciate it. thank you. >> thanks. >> tucker: we're going to back to the fox news alert. the mueller team has just filed papers about michael flynn and his cooperation with the investigation. catherine herridge has seen the documents and joins us to describe what they contain. catherine? >> i was still going through the documents right now. among the headlines that the special counsel says former national se

katherine kendall was the first to break the silence around harvey weinstein's behavior and abuse. she alleges weinstein invited her to his new york apartment en she was 23 years old, took off his clothes, asked for a massage, chased her and refused to let her leave the room. lily bernard is one of 60 women who said bill cosby sexually assaulted them. after appearing on one of his shows in the '90s, she said cosby drugged and raped her she attended his trial on sexual assault this year. and abby bolt was raped on assignment in 2012 by another firefighter. she reported the incident to police but said she feared retaliation inside the forest service. the "newshour" published tensive reports about ay and other women looking at sexual harassment and assault. thank you for ing here. lily, i want to start with you. this year marked an incredible shift. just howe talkout these things captured under this#m oo umbrella. what has it been through over the past year, as you went from someone who wasn't believed to where we are now. >> it was an amazing year, 201 and it really began a couple of

. >> in the midst of the harvey weinstein story, it was all very clear to me that this wasn't an harveybout systems deployed by powerful, wealthy people to suppress these allegations against them. and therefore when i looked at the array of potential leads to follow up on, what was distinctive about cbs and moonves, is that it was a story about corporate accountability, and those vast systems informing a kind of rot in the eyes of dozens and dozens of sources we talk to. and all of us face a lot of pressure in these tough stories to carve off different elements and just focus on one guy, because it is so hard just to do that. but it was really important in that reporting that i kept in that "60 minutes" material, that i paid tribute to the other reporters that talked about a broader cultural problem there. >> so that's a challenge. what are the other challenges about doing these stories about harassment, about retaliation. i would think a lot of sources do not want to talk to you. >> no. and i'm sure all three of us have experienced that in all of this reporting. and, you know, i think

harvey weinstein, who denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex, is facing five counts of assault against on new year's eve last year have helped experts investigating the tragedy. businessman richard cousins died alongside his two sons, his fiancee and her 11—year—old daughter. the canadian pilot also died. authorities are yet to release their findings on what caused the crash. hywel griffith reports. today's report has helped us understand a lot more detail as to what happened, but very little in terms of findings and why it happened. we know that on new year's eve last year, richard cousins, his two sons, his fiancee and her daughter all boarded the seaplane a few miles north of sydney, all planning to take a sightseeing tour to bring them down to the harbour here. their pilot, gareth morgan, had carried out similarjourneys several times that day using the plane. there were no known mechanical faults, but within a few minutes of taking off, the plane veered off path and it came down, we understand from an eyewitness, almost vertically, nose first into the water, and sank upside down. t