huffington was joined by others.st year, and the multiple clients around the world, refining our ip, our behavior change, pathways, micro steps, and now with this new funding, we can create digital, science-based behavioral change offerings for corporations around the world, and for consumers to help them reduce the stress and burnout and there life while improving the productivity. at the heart is this fact, which is entirely science-based that our well-being and performance are tied together. they rise and fall together. among companies realize that, they will continue to accelerate their investment in human capital because that has immediate and verifiable impact on the bottom line. emily: what do you see in a company like thrive? besides the founder being arianna huffington? >> the big thing we look for is evidence of product market fit in hypergrowth. what is amazing as we looked at fries -- we look at the rise compared to other companies. thrive's first year is out of the gate in terms of customer adoption, rev

besides the founder being arianna huffington?k for is evidence of product market fit in hypergrowth. what is amazing as we looked at fries -- we look at the rise compared to other companies. thrive's first year is out of the gate in terms of customer adoption, revenue growth, which was phenomenal. that, we look for evidence that land expand, they were refurb , lending big customers with sizable contracts before they had a fully fledged salesforce. they are renewing those contracts before the contracts are due. they were expanding into different departments. in the best part we really look for is a customer referring this product, this service over to other people in the industry? people in human capital know each other very well. it is a small, closely community. emily: arianna, you are trying to change behavior, which is difficult. what kind of change are you seeing, and how much work is there to be done? arianna: emily, there is a lot of work to be done. but what is exciting is that we are at a tipping point. more and more indi

"the huffington post" published this with shaming email between sam haskell and public officials.he one raising concerns is this, where he writes, we are no longer going to call them forever miss america, please change all script copy to reflect they are former miss america. the official responds i've changed forever to the c word, does that work for you. and ceo haskell responds, perfect, baja ha ha. now former miss americas are calling for the board members to resign immediately. two are with me now kate shin dell crowned in 1988 now president of the actors equity situation and 2013 mall arery h inis on the phone with me now. so thank you to both of you. >> thanks. >> hi. >> hi. but, all right, before we get to how all of this feels and especially having it so out there thanks to "the huffington post." how bad was it at the worst moments in times? >> you know, i'm not even sure we know how bad it was. i have a suspension this is more to come. i've heard things all across the spectrum ranging from financial issues to different types of communications. >> what about you directly?

she, of course, is the co-founder of "huffington post" and board member at uber good to have you back great to be with you. >> the series of names you have really built a movement. >> i think it's more we are helping accelerate a movement that's already happening passing businesses billions of dollars globally it's affecting health care cost, productivity, engagement, so people are beginning to see improving the well-being, not just a sloppy hr benefit but really affecting the poem line of bismuth rick santelli that's what a company does a company changes the culture and we have a media platform that brings together the latest science and new road markers. >> when was the tipping point on this when did you realize this was going to do some harm as well as good, this social media thing? >> well, i think what we're realizing, 2017 was basically the wakeup call. technology is amazing. it changed our lives it also made us addicted to phones, social media, which made it harder to protect our own humanity, to be able to do this work and to be able to be with our families, connect with ourse

in the e—mails, published by the huffington post, officials made degrading remarks about past winners derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive

"the huffington post" contributor apologized on twitter, which is nice.s identity politics though. there's a black guy who happens not to be a liberal, let's trash them. i found that to be lame. of all the things you want to complain about, the fact that tim scott is a republican? >> that's a really dumb tweet. i'm glad he apologized. >> it's not just stuff like that, if the general hysteria. multiple times a week you hear people say that everyone is going to die if net neutrality is changed or if this tax bill gets passed. you cannot keep dying or telling people that they will die if nobody's dying. >> laura: grandma is eating -- we are back at paul ryan pushing the lady of the cliff. >> keeping more of their money. that's a good thing. >> let's not pretend like taking health care away from people and not giving people insurance, making it hard for people to buy back their health care. it will result in death. you have a situation -- >> tax on poor people and that's a horrible tax. it's a freedom to find tax. this is actually removed. >> some percentage

the shakeup began after the huffington post published parts of leaked emails on thursday appearing to show a handful of miss america officials ridiculing pases past winners appearance, intelligence and sex lives. in this one c.e.o. sam haskell laughed when the pageant lead writer call used a crude term for again tellia. in a statement he said much of what was reported is dishonest, deceptive and dispicible. but after dozens of fompler miss america's published this open letter, calling on the miss america organization leadership to step down, haskell was suspended and then resigned along with the organization's president and chairwoman. >> still have a lot of work to do so we would love your support and your encouragement. >> former miss america like mallory hagen whom haskell called a piece of trash in one email are applauding the move. but they say more needs to be done. >> we have to laser focus on the actual benefits of the miss america organization. >> reporter: actor and writer kate shindle who won miss america in 1998 was derided by haskell in another leaked email. >> where shou

capacity not a morgan stanley employee, this happened according to the huffington post alleged fordd her forcibly grabbed her one evening in manhattan leading a security guard to come to her assistance. he declined to comment further. the "post" didn't reveal the woman's name at her request and spoke with two people who'll were aware of the incident. harold ford jr. vehemently denies this saying this simply did not happen. i have not forcibly grabbed any man or woman in and life and plans to bring a lawsuit against the huffington post reporter and morgan stanley for wrongful determination. ford is a political analyst for msnbc and does appear frequently on on both msnbc and nbc news as a commentator. >>> we'll be right back. i just got my cashback match, is this for real? yep. we match all the cash back new cardmembers earn at the end of their first year, automatically. whoo! i got my money! hard to contain yourself, isn't it? uh huh! let it go! whoo! get a dollar-for-dollar match at the end of your first year. only from discover. weraise their voice to sayo lethat this presidentle

the shake-up began after the huffington post published parts of leaked e-mails thursday aperg to show a handful of miss america officials ridiculing past winners appearance intelligence and sex lives. in this one, ceo sam haskell laughed when the pageant lead writer referred to former crown holders using a crude term for women's genitalia. >> but after dozens of former miss americas published this open letter, calling on the miss america organization leadership to step down, haskell was suspended and resigned along with the organization's president, and chairwoman. >> still have a lot of work to do. we would love your sta part and your encouragement. >> former miss americas like mallory hagan, who haskell called a piece of trash in an e mail are applauding the move. they say more has to be done. >> we have to laser focus on the actual benefits of the miss america organization. >> actor/writer, skate shindell won miss am k was derided by haskell in a leaked e mail. >> where should the organization go from here. >> if we expect the public to believe miss americas are among the brightest

may not be enough. >> the shakeup at the miss america organization. ♪ there she is >> after the huffingtonpublished leaked emails from sam haskell exposing lewd and demeaning comments about the contestants the future of the organization is now in jeopardy. 2013 miss america malory hagen was the subject of many emails belittled about her love life and weight. >> it was used about other miss americas while i was miss america so it shouldn't have surprised me. >> the fallout is swift. dozens of form erwiners signed a petition for leadership to step down and now haskell has resigned along with lynn widener and president and coo josh randall and dick clark productions cut ties. >> i hope it signals the reinvention and start a larger conversation here. >> haskell says that the emails were conveniently edited and the comments were not as described and they tell abc that they predate his employment and does not reflect my values or the values i work to promote at the miss america organization. >> and the form erwiners that signed the petition say that the organization's entire board should step do

in addition, he is a writer for "the huffington post." he's also a partner at some kind of hedge fund in detroit and a multidisciplined consultant in case you need more evidence. the financial economy is ridiculous. mark steyn joins us. basically the headline is a hedge fund manager is running for congressman and detroit.ca >> the headline is there is a hedge fund in detroit. that's a staggering concept. i'd rather have a real-life house of law. -- house of lords. i gathered there is a great nephew in the conyers family who wants to run against the sun. the democratic primary is goingy to be john conyers the third, john conyers iv, the fifth duke of conyers, and caitlin conyers who used to be john conyers v before he transitioned. that's going to be a choice in the democratic primary. >> tucker: how many members of congress have stabbed someone? >> i think to elect someone -- he claims, as tom jones did in the song "delilah," he says he didn't take the knife, she had the knife an end attempting to wrestle the knife from her, he wound up s

top leaders revined after huffington revealed derogatory e-mails aimed at contestants but it may not be enough. >> shakeup at the miss america organization. >> ♪ there she is ♪ miss america >> after the huffington post published leaked e-mails exposing the crude and demeaning contestants, the future is now in jeopardy. 2013 miss america was the subject of many of the e-mails. belittled about her love life and her weight. >> that type of language was used about other miss americas while i was miss america. so it shouldn't have surprised me i guess. >> the fallout for the 96-year-old pageant has been swift. dozen of former winners called on the leadership to step down. haskell resign with the board chairman and the president and coo josh randall, television producer partner dick clark production cut ties with miss america calling e-mails appalling. >> i hope it signals reinvention and we start a larger conversation. they tell abc news the e-mails were edited and the events are not as described and the coo josh randall say it predates his employment and saying it does no it reflect my v

president and ceo josh randle also departing following publications of leaked e-mails in the huffingtont including demeanorring comments about former miss america contestants. miss america malley hagen is the subject of many derogatory comments about her weight. >> having someone demean you, degrade you in anyway is not okay. stand up for yourself. it matters. >> hagen signed the petition with 50 others calling the behavior despicable. haskel says the e-mails are edited and the events are not as described saying he was under stress for attacks by two miss americas. josh hagen says his comments don't reflect the organization. >> josh randle said he inappropriately respond today an e-mail. apologized to the contestant involved and alleged participation in on my part in a yearlong e-mail communication which is grossly misleading. the e-mails were exchanged in 2013 and 2014 and predate my employment all together. chuck seavorson, new york. >> now to a water main break in northern liberty. the 12-inch main broke this morning at front street and girard avenue. there was water all over the pla

i also read what you wrote in the huffington post and have to say i'm shocked at your response. here you have people reporting of the reality of the inequality of our school system, and you somehow manage to turn it around to accuse those people in hurting our students. they are looking out for our students and our parents. they are standing up for them. they are calling you out for not doing enough. it might seem clever for you to turn it around on them, but i i don't have time for that type of clever. we don't have time for that, our kids don't have time for that. so again we want to remind you for your invitation december 4th at 6:00 p.m. at 5051 mission street. we will be hosting 300 other concerned parents here in san francisco to discuss how we can solve this achievement crisis for our students. commissioners, please reconsider the invitation and get back to us as soon as possible. thank you. >> sean biven, reverend townsend. >> good evening, everyone, and superintendent. this is my daughter. she's a senior at philip burton high school. she's a 3.25 gpa student. you all ca

the scandal beginning when the huffington post published link -- emails exposing the meaning can't --ments about contestants. >> right now there is an opportunity for a graceful transition. >> miss new york. linzie: wait.ve life and >> having someone the mean you in anyway is not ok. no matter what. linzie: at least one former miss america did not find it shocking. she said she found a organization to be a toxic working environment. >> after giving up my crown i did not go back for five years because i was so hurt by the way i was treated linzie:. linzie:the fallout for the 96-year-old pageant has been fast and furious. television producing partner dick clark productions cut ties with miss america, calling the emails appalling, and dozens of former winners signed a petition calling on the group's leadership to step down. the demand now granted. haskell,t our ceo sam the board chairman, and coo josh randall, who tells abc the with the organization, but adds "it does not reflect my values or the values i worked to promote at the miss america organization." ceo sam haskell says the email

emily: coming up, we will hear from arianna huffington, her harassment,n sexual from silicon valley toashington. plus, cyber monday sales, we begin to the numbers. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: the chairman of the fcc is going on the offensive, defending net neutrality protections. since january has issued everyone from web companies to celebrities to lambaste his plan to dismantle the obama era protection. he took particular aim at twitter saying "when it comes to open internet, twitter is part of the problem. the use their boot -- their viewpoint to discriminate. " amazon said cyber monday was the biggest shopping day ever in the company's history. according to adobe analog most -- analytics, a rate -- there were $6.5 billion in online sales for all online companies. numbers are still rolling in. the things you mentioned, adobe systems there. they have come out with their prediction. they are expecting the most ever in the u.s.. they are seeing half of that. web traffict wed -- was up, and that there would raise today, with traffic growing, 31% and counting for more than 50% of all v

the e-mails were leaked to the "huffington post." the outgoing president apologized today to the former miss american contestant whose weight he joked about in e-mails. >>> a 4-year-old girl is recovering after being shot in the leg last night. you can see where bullets pierced a windshield and the hood of this car. witnesses told investigators that the girl's father had just parked and got her out of the car around 11:00. that's when a carry with four men inside made a u-turn and opened fire. police are still searching for those men tonight. >>> a family lost a teenager to violence. this morning julian deshields was shot several times and died this morning in chester. police say the murder happened near 9th and keystone road. no one has been arrested. >>> still ahead tonight at 6:00, chaos around the state capitol. new information about the gunman targeting officers and why the fbi still needs your help. >>> also ahead, a tragedy at the zoo. the animal rescue as their home goes up in flames. >>> agencies are investigating a downtown

organization reels from an email scandal in its upper ranks and that scandal beginning when the huffingtonost published leaked emails from ceo haskell with comments about past contestants. >> right now an opportunity for a graceful transition and 2013 miss america valerie hagen. >> who was belittled about her love life and weight. >> have someone bully you or delittle is not okay no matter what. >> at least one former miss america did not find at scandal shocking, she found the miss america organization to be a toxic work environment. >> after giving up my crown i did not go back for five years because i was so hurt by the way i was treated. >> and the fallout for the 96-year-old pageant is fast and furious. dick clark productions cut ties with miss america calling the emails appalling and dozens of form erwiners signed a petition calling on the leadership to step down and that demand now granted. forced out is ceo sam haskell and board chairman lynn widener and coo josh randall. and says that the emails predate his employment but adds quote, it does not reflect my values or the values i w

e-mails written by pageant officials were leaked to the huffington post.ast miss america's appearance, intellect and sex lives. >>> it doesn't feel a lot like christmas, because the city's christmas tree is gone. strong wind and heavy rain caused that tree to topple over. instead of replacing the tree, the city brought in a wood chipper and shredded it. the equipment and workers needed to stand the tree back up just weren't available. >>> right now, we are tracking rain and snow for the rest of your holiday weekend. nbc10 first alert meteorologist is timing that all out for us. >> we know santa can get around in any kind of weather? can you get around? i think the answer to that question is yes. the type of weather we see will be on the light side. it mainly comes during the overnight hours tomorrow night. we're calling it snow for some, if if you live up in the lehigh valley, the poconos, the normal cold spots, you have the best chance for snow. elsewhere, it's going to be a brown christmas for you. we have a cold blast coming your way that you need to kn

. ♪ there she is ♪ miss america >> reporter: after the huffington post published leaked e-mails from haskell exposing crude and demeaning comments about the contestants, the future of the organization is now in general ajeopardy. >> reporter: mallory hagan was the subject o e-mails, belittled about her love life and weight. >> that type of language was used about other miss americas while i was miss america. so it shouldn't have surprised my, i gue -- me, i guess. >> reporter: dozens have called on the leadership to resign. now haskell has stepped down along with lynn widener. dick clark productions cut ties with ms. america calling the e-mails appalling. >> i hope we're starting a larger conversation here. >> reporter: haskell tells abc that the e-mails were conveniently edited. and they say it does not reflect my values or the values i work to promote at the mthe organiza. they say they are determined to ron and diane? >> it's interesting. she refers to those e-mails containing language that was crude and demeaning, appalling. but it's so bad in some cases, we can't even really tha

that scandal begins when the huffington post published leaked comments about past contestants.k.s new >> she was a little about her love life and way. >> having someone believe you in any way is not ok. 96-year-oldfor the pageant has been fast and furious. coming up, more on who is stepping down. with your gma first look, i am linzie janis. larry: a deadly end to the christmas holiday. shot adrianna: trump takes to twitter over the holiday. issues he is taking on in 2018. a busy shopping season even busier. the rush to return. plus, we are on your side with ways to help you save. before we get you out the door, it is cold out there. just talking about how cold it is going to be around new year's. there is the possibility some could be stuck with highs in the teens and 20's. we are starting off in the upper 20's to low 30's. compared to this time yesterday, the wind is lighter. tracking some clouds, buno it is going to be dry today. our high temperature, only about 38 degrees. we will get late day sunshine. today is going to be able to day for travel. the big story to come for u

the new yorks from times, huffington post, and associated press talk about the challenges of covering hate groups on college campuses. they met for a discussion hosted by the society of professional journalists. it is just under two hours. >> welcome. we have a lot to cover. we will allow time for questions at the end. hashtag. #-- i am your moderator alex , i'm the president-elect of the society of professional journalists. event withsting this the cuny graduate school of journalism. we have with us today, to my right marc lacey, the national news editor of the new york times. a dozensponsible for bureaus and a team of new york-based correspondence. he also leads " race related" the times coverage of race related issues. before that he was a correspondent and africa and latin america. sitting next to him as the director of interactive journalism at the cuny graduate school of journalism. he began his career at the new a breaking news writer and editor. then we happily ryland -- we rowl leave ryland --lee who has served as lead counsel in federal -- federal first amendment cases. lenz

. >> reporter: many shocked to learn about the huffington post's reveal of years' worth of leaked e-mails by the ceo and other higher ups. speaking about contestants and former winners. in those exchanges comments like 80% of the winners don't have the class, smarts or model for success. they also spoke about a recent former winner preparing for quotes, her new career as a blimp in the macy's thanksgiving day parade and referred to her active sex life. dick clark productions severed its ties for the ms. america organization. and atlantic city's incoming mayor said he'll see to it that the pageant never returns heres. >> i believe this ship has sailed. >> reporter: the mayor elect says the outpouring stories in recent months about men who violate women make him sick. >> the scandal, we can't support things that violate women, again, we won't stand for that in atlantic city. i hope that's our wishes will be complied with. >> reporter: this woman has a 9-year-old who competes on stage. >> if you're going to be on that platform you have to think about your daughter our nieces. >> reporter: ms

the huffington post released the e-mails thursday. but those e-mails have not been verified by nbc. in those e-mails haskell and other executives describe the sex life and looks of former winners in vulgar terms. haskell issued a statement apologizing, also writing that the e-mails were stolen by ex-employees and conveniently edited. one former contestant says the vulgar language was an ongoing problem. >> i wasn't shocked. but i was validated. i mean, for the longest time i've tried to explain to people around me that this is happening. >> the miss america organization promises it's going to investigate the inappropriate communication and how those e-mails were leaked. >>> a 17-year-old from the nashville area is the reason why apple is in a lot of hot water tonight. the teenager is the one who discovered the cupertino company actually slows down older iphones. tyler barney is the young man's name. he said he noticed the problem when he got a new iphone and it was working much faster than his brother's older model. tyler replaced the older phone's battery with the new one, and woul

this follows a huge outcry after the huffington post ahold of an e-mail exchange between the leaders. they allegedly mock the sex life and weight of 2013 winner mallory hagen. hasket said he made a mistake of words. the outing president apologized to her and nbc news has not vir fied the e-mails. >>> a mult billion dollars digital media and broadcasting company is saying sorry after an explosive report revealed disturbing accusations, three vice media employees as reported by the new york times received settlements harassm allegations. one was against the company president. the company's co-founders released a statement saying, quote, we have failed as a company to create a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone, especially women, can feel respected and thrive. the founders say they are taking steps to address the problems. >>> you only have tonight and tomorrow to get those last minute gives to put under the tree by monday morning. and if you still have some shopping to do, you're not alone. the national retail federation predicts about 126 million people still have some shoppin

the huffington post named her one of the top millennials to watch. >> i was honored to be selected. i know that people who have been grinding, doing pr for a long time. some people have just started. i'm like, wow, even to be considered is an honor. >> reporter: but things were not always easy. >> you know, when i graduated college, it was very hard to find a job. and so in saying that, i was very discouraged. i had applied to a lot of pr agencies, a lot of nonprofits trying to figure out entry- level, in-house communications position. it just didn't happen for me. i see that god had a bigger picture for my life. >> reporter: and her message to other young women out there. >> to get the best, you have to pu no matter what race or gender you are, as long as you have the calling and the dream, you can do whatever you want. >> reporter: in the district, marcella robertson, wusa 9. >>> now wusa 9's first alert weather. rated d.c.'s most accurate forecast. >> i mean this in the nicest of ways, you're a little flakey lately. >> funny that you say that. the arctic air is 24 hours ahead of

according to the "huffington post," ceo sam haskell exchanged those emails with a writer for the atlantic city pageant. dick clark productions said it would no longer be working with miss america over what it called the appalling emails. haskell is expected to respond later today. nbc news has not yet verified the authenticity of the emails. miss america sent out a statement saying, "the emails contain inappropriate language that is unbecoming at best and is not in any way indicative of the character and integrity of miss america or its representatives. please note that miss america does not condone the use of inappropriate language and oppositions for the situation. the board of directors took the allegations seriously, investigated them, and considers the matter closed." >>> i'm meteorologist bill henley. 5:08. southerly winds setting up. clouds moving in. a mostly cloudy start. the southwesterly or southerly winds will help warm things in spite of mostly cloudy skies. no sign of rain until late tonight. the rain will be moving into the area. a rainy day for much of saturday. right now

the scandal broke when e-mails written by pageant officials were linked to the huffington post.ticized past miss americas for their appearance, their intellect and even their sex lives. atlantic city's mayor elect wants the city to end its contract with the pageant. a potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in revenue. >>> the eagles are taking the christmas holiday off, sort of. and the sixers need to trust the back rub. next, joel embiid hits the court to try to get the team back on the right track. >>> also, counting down to the 2018 winter olympics. next what is happening the next few weeks as south korea readies to welcome the games. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we ar

huffington post writer who broke the story says he received e-mails from two sources calling haskill'sior quote agregious. >>> christmas is saved on the delaware river. the reenactment of george washington's crossing will go gone after all. low river levels threaten the annual reenactment. historic covering but thanks to boats made by children it will go on as planned. the non-profit philadelphia water born is leading organizers, lending organizers six handmade boats designed to sale in shallow water. these boats will be able to get across the river because they only draw about 6-inches of water. >>> talk about season of giving. a caring and very big hearted stranger steps up to help an elderly marine corps veteran in featured bruce gordon with the heart-warming story. >> bill, you got company. bill is eating. >> reporter: hi, bill, how are you. >> g my name is bruce gordon. how are you. >> nice to meet you. >> lucy noland toll me about bill richardson is a marine corps veteran and love of cats of two of them keep him company inside his barreling ton, new jersey, apartment much that's

last week top pageant officials resigned after the huffington post reported that officials spoke badlyut former miss americas through e-mail. now, the group wants former miss americas and state directors to recommend members for a search committee. that committee will determine who will fill the leadership roles. >>> well, you may want to make a stop to buy a lottery ticket. the powerball jackpot has jumped to $384 million. the jackpot surged after no winners came forward in wednesday night's drawing. a ticket worth $2 million was sold in georgia but don't feel too badly if you aren't the lucky one. the odds of winning the powerball drawing are just one in 292.2 million. the next powerball drawing is saturday night. >>> the power is back on at disneyland in anaheim, california but it was an issue for thousands of people on wednesday when sections of the park went dark and rides just stopped moving. jamie lucas talked to some of the guests who had their trip cut short by the outage. >> reporter: the power failure made the fun at disneyland grind to a halt wednesday. >> there were a lot

that contributor to the huffington post later sent out a tweet apologizing for what he had to say about senator scott's presence contributor to the huffington post later sent out a tweet apologizing for what he had to at the celebration. new york times says gop exults as congress delivers tax bill handled by the president on expansion, defies the odds. they say if they are proved correct they will be repudiating not only his historical experience but most experts. scarcely any independent analysis projects anything like the rosy forecast offered by the president's top economic advisers. the president saying this will mean corporations will pay more, and you in this country will see economic growth because of these tax cuts. are you concerned about the tax cuts and other legislation adding to the debt? howard, good morning. you are on the air. caller: you're going to get no talking points from me. i am a libertarian who voted for trump and i will tell you what. i'm sure you confused everybody with the way that he put the question out there. are you concerned, little concert. how about pe

"therench version of huffington post" has been going big on this story.hey use a line from a famous song of johnny hallyday, a cover of "black is black." genie: you have something from "the washington post." analyst: mike many papers, it called him the french elvis. whoseotice he was one fame largely ended at the french-speaking world, but his career in france outlasted eight french presidents. i want to show you a cartoon with those comparisons to elvis. here is johnny at the gates of heaven, saying, well i finally get to meet elvis? the person says, he has not arrived yet. he is still living on his island. genie: you found a poignant obituary from "the guardian," the british paper. analyst: it gives us details we did not know before him. their account he was a man so famous in france that jimi hendrix once open for him and one of his concerts. "the guardian" explains he was often mocked for being an airhead, something he hated and actively fought against, often saying he was smarter than people give him credit for. hard-show rocker image, he never got o

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. >> how about huffington post? >> it's not a hateful news organization.esn't -- >> you didn't have to sit in the white house doing battle with them. >> it doesn't teach people to hate other people for how they were born. it doesn't teach people to hate other people for being born gay, for being born as a person of color. i'm sorry, it is a fundamental difference. i get right, i get left, all that's true. exaggerations, but not hate. >> i don't read that much of breitbart. i probably read more huffington post than you do. >> i approve of that. >> i am disgusted by their bias, i got to tell you. >> it is a left-leaning outlet. it is a left-leaning outlet. i draw the line at hate. and breitbart peddles hating other people for how they were born. and it's unacceptable. >> let me say one other thing about the press, which is that donald trump needs someone to fight all the time. whether it's hillary clinton -- this is how he defines himself by his enemies. so whether it's hillary clinton or the fake news media or naming journalists or -- he just cannot survive

according to the "huffington post," miss america ceo sam haskell exchanged emails with a writer for the atlantic city pageant. dick clark productions said it would no longer be working with "miss america" over what it calls appalling emails. haskell is expected to respond to the controversy later today. nbc news has not yet verified the authenticity of the emails. >>> four women are accusing a distinguished conductor of sexually assaulting them. the conductor has local ties. he's facing allegations from three opera singers and a classical musician. the 81-year-old leads london's royal philharmonic. he's charged with crimes and not responded to allegations. here's the local connection -- he holds the title of conducto laureate. "we despise the behavior described by accusers and are a forceful opponent of abuse of power. the seriousness offers a thorough investigation. we offer our sincerest sympathy to those impacted kwf ee eimpac" >>> today loved ones will hold a vigil for willie cooper. he was found dead in his home. family said he lived there alone. police have not uncovered the weapo

the huffington post has published e-mails which allegedly show pageant officials making vulgar comments on contestants' weight, sex lives, intellect, and even wishing one was dead. executive director sam haskell has resigned, as well as president josh randle and other board members. an online petition with tens of thousands of signatures is gaining traction, calling for everyone on the board to be sacked. , miss america 2013, was one of the women targeted in the e-mails. she is leading the charge for everyone on the board to stand down. i spoke to her earlier. >> if you look at this, the people who have demonstrated categorically that they do not understand how to lead an organization like the miss america organization, being complicit when these things are happening, for them to handpick more people, essentially they are choosing new leaders and i don't trust their judgment. i do not trust that they will put the best interest of the women of miss america at the forefront of what they are doing. sharanjit: what do you think needs to be done? >> i think the right solution, and many of th

slew of disparaging e-mails were leaked to the huffington post first reported them on thursday. >>> now burning in southern california it is now the largest wildfire in modern history. california department of forestry and fire protection has compiled a list of the biggest fires since 1932. the thomas fire which has torched at least 273,000 acres now stands at the top of that list. it started in ventura county back on december 4th and continued to spread quickly since then. spreading by dry conditions and strong santa ana winds. the thomas fire was only 65% contained as of friday night. >>> four americans christmas leave is less than day away santa already on the move elsewhere. following months of checking his naughty and nice lists today he departed from fin land to continue spreading cheer all around that part of the world. he passed up his tradition santa sack and boarded his sleigh pulled by his reindeer of course now the countdown begins for children in our region. don't forget the milk and cookies, guys. >>> christmas got little soggy in taiwan though scuba diving hotel featuring

a slew of disparaging e-mails were linked to the huffington post which first reported this on thursdayght. >> want to check in here with you about christmas. what's happening? >> things are going to change. a mild and soggy day today. we're going get cold, and stay cold as we head into 2018 but right now some temperatures near 60 degrees. >> okay, we'll savor the moment. >> we'll have it for like another hour or two. so soak it all in. >> that's it? >> our high temperature today in philadelphia 60 degrees. well beyond our normal high temperature at 43 and we're still hanging onto 60 right now in philadelphia. 61 in wilmington. but colder air off to the north and west with a cold front that's making its way through the delaware valley as we speak. some colder air on the backside and then bitter air as we look up towards the upper midwest. it will be knocking on our door as we head into next week. but overnight tonight showers coming to an end early. less wind. 38 degrees. so we get much colder throughout the overnight period on the backside of that cold front. cooler tomorrow but right

the scandal broke when e-mails written by pageant officials were leaked to the huffington post. the e-mails criticized past miss americas for their appearance, their intellect and even their sex lives. atlantic city's mayor elect wants the city to end its contract with the pageant, a potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in revenue. >>> time now 5:37 on this sunday morning. christmas eve. coming up, zero chance of survival. what investigators are saying about a shopping mall fire and the dozens of people inside who are now feared dead. >>> plus, joel embide returns to the court. highlights coming up in sports. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holida

in the e—mails, published by the huffington post, officials made degrading remarks about past winnersarance, intellect, and sex lives. now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2017. this programme begins with women talking frankly about intimate health issues. hello and welcome to our programme. over the next half an hour, we'll bring you some of the exclusive interviews and original stories that we have broadcast over the last year. in april, we revealed that 800 women were suing the nhs and the manufacturers of mesh implants, implants which had left them in permanent pain, sometimes unable to have sex or walk. following that story, the organisation that sets the guidelines for doctors in england, nice, have now announced they want to ban mesh treatments in some cases. in april, this programme exposed a painful secret thousands of women were keeping to themselves. every time i walk, it almost feels like something sharp‘s inside me. the tape had come through my vagina, so it was actually all th

america replaced by pandemonium tonight this after haskell's emails from 2014 were leaked to the huffingtonost. exposing alleged sexist, crude and demeaning conversations. >> miss new york! >> reporter: 2013, miss america mallory hagan is the subject of derogatory comments about her love life and weight. >> having someone bully you, belittle you, demean you, degrade you in any way is not okay no matter what. >> reporter: she's now one of 49 former miss americas demanding haskell and others step down. describing a culture of abuse. former fox news anchor gretchen carlson who won the pageant in 1989 tweeted. "every mao executive & board member who engaged in such crude behavior & signed off on it like it was no big deal should resign immediately." >> linsey davis joins us now. late word tonight that some of the pressure from the former miss america winners is actually work zmrg you're right, tom, we just learned that the board voted to suspend ceo sam haskell and another board member stepped down. we did reach out to haskell he's not responded to our request for comment. >> linsey davis with

the huffington post has published e—mails, which allegedly show pageant officials making vulgar commentsexecutive director sam haskell has resigned, as well as presidentjosh randle, and some other board members. an online petition with tens—of—thousands of signatures is gaining traction. it's calling for everyone on the board to be sacked. earlier i asked feminist writer jamia wilson how shocked she was by these revelations. unfortunately, we live in a culture where misogyny and sexism are ingrained deeply and you can see that from the reckoning of the me too movement and this is a part of that. these things happen coming to light and women have been injuring them for too long because it is embedded in our system. in terms of miss america, just for the moment, what you think should happen to the organisation? there should be full accountability. i really support the women who have been speaking out, like mallory hagan, who says that there needs to be new leadership and represents those who have been through this process and reflects the women who have been part of miss america. i support

the huffington post has published e—mails, which allegedly show pageant officials making vulgar commentsshing one was dead. miss america executive director sam haskell has resigned, as well as presidentjosh randle, and some other board members. an online petition with tens—of—thousands of signatures is gaining traction — it's calling for everyone on the board to be sacked. mallory hagan, who was miss america 2013, was one of the women targeted in those e—mails. she is leading the charge for everyone on the board to stand down. i spoke with mallory earlier. if you look at this, these are the people who have demonstrated categorically that they do not understand how to lead an organisation like the miss america 0rganisation by being complicit in these things were happening. for them to handpick more people to the leadership, essentially they are just choosing new leaders. and i don't trust their judgement at this point. i have to say i do not believe they will put the interests of the women of miss america at the forefront of what they're doing. what you think needs to be done?|j personall