wonderful reporters, in my view of their work, and they uncovered substantial evidence of misconduct by jeff fager amongst other things. that story was the subject of a heated battle where "the post" was subject to a lot of pressure from fager's personal legal team. obviously we also dealt with his legal team. and there were efforts to personally smear those reporters and their professionalism as well as sources in the story. >> i was struck by what was said at a mirror award speech in june. you wrote about this clip, ronan. when you watch this clip, keep in mind, jeff fager is in the room while she is speaking. >> i just want to say one thing. i think there is a temptation to think that the last few months have been about individual men, that it's about a handful of bad apples and if we get rid of them, it will end the cycle of harassment and abuse. it is not true. the stories we've been doing are actually about a system. the system had lawyers and a good reputation, it had publici publicists. it has a perfectly reasonable explanation about what happened. it has powerful friends that will ask, is

former cbs employees said that former news chairman and current "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fagerould get drunk at company parties and would touch employees in ways that made them uncomfortable. fager denied the allegations, telling "the new yorker" "they never happened." on sunday, ronan farrow, the author of "the new yorker" story, said he spent eight months vetting the womens' accounts. >> you know, these are women that began coming to me immediately after the harvey weinstein story. we have vetted and re-vetted these sources, and my honest impression is that these stories are not only true, but also not fueled by any kind of opposition research. >> reporter: cbs news has hired a law firm to conduct a separate investigation into claims of misconduct, which it says will include the allegations made in "the new yorker" article moonves says he has always abided by the principle that "no means no" and he denies ever misusing his position to harm anyone's career. fager, for his part, called it "wrong that our culture can be falsely defined by a few people with an axe to grind." elai

former employees claimed former cbs news chairman and current executive producer of "60 minutes," jeff fagerlowed harassment in the news division. fager called those claims "false, anonymous," and said, "they do not hold up to editorial scrutiny." in a statement today, the independent directors of cbs said there is an ongoing investigation, adding "all allegations of personal misconduct are to be taken seriously. upon the conclusion of that investigation, the board will promptly review the findings and take appropriate action." moonves said this about sexual harassment at a "variety" magazine event last fall: >> it's important that companies educate, have an ability to have a dialogue to know what's going on. i think it's important that a company's culture will not allow for this. >> reporter: as cbs chairman and c.e.o., moonves is credited with helping turn the prime-time lineup into a perennial winner, helping make cbs the country's most-watched television network. the allegations against him come in the middle of a battle over the future of cbs. it pits moonves against shari redstone, who

moonves and some of his executives he chapioned and promoted like jeff fager who now ns "60 minutes." >> woodruff: in the acialtion you say 30 current and former cbs staffers saithe behavior extended beyond moonves to the corporation including cbs news and "60 minutesand, of course, its executive producer was jeff fager. so whadid you find about the corporate culture, the culture at cbs news? >> oover and over again,ng individuals g from assistance up to -- assistants up to powerful executives at the company said they kn of instances in which people hadco lained of harassment and there had been no negative repercussions for perful men who were the subject of the allegations and the women making the allegations were managedobut of their . so when you talk to dozen and dozens and dozens peopl around a corporation, you get all the sides of the story, and there are certainly peep at this company who have had good experiences and divisions not affected by these kof allegations, but there are a significant number ofe occurrences heand manifested in litigation and internal processes and a st

we want to be about today's news. >> kroft: jeff fager succeeded don hewitt in 2004 as executive producereport it on sunday night and it has impact on monday morning, that's what you hope for. >> wallace: you are the last major communist dictatorship. >> kroft: over the years, we've landed timely interviews with world leaders. >> yasser arafat: me? >> wallace: yes, you! >> kroft: putin of russia. assad of syria. saddam hussein, with dan rather in 2003. the iraqi leader denied having weapons of mass destruction, a key justification for the impending american invasion. >> saddam hussein ( translated ): i think america and the world also knows that iraq no longer has the weapons. >> kroft: it was a controversial interview, but events would prove that what saddam said about the weapons was correct. ( church bells ) in 2015, pope francis was about to embark on a trip to the united states. a big story, and a rare opportunity for a few questions from "60 minutes." >> pelley: what is your goal for america? "to meet people," he told us. "just to meet with them." rr fager: i think we're more years,

according to the article, 19 current and former employees say jeff fager, the executive producer of "60 minutes" allowed harassment in the division. he had a sharply-worded response against him and the network. it is wrong our culture can be falsely defined by a few people with an ax to grind who are using an important movement as a weapon to get even. this is not the first time allegations of sexual misconduct hit cbs. in november, last year morning anchor charlie rose was fired after eight women accused him of inappropriate behavior in a "the washington post" report. even before today's article was published, rumors sent the stock down. dropping more than 6% by the close. tonight, cbs analyst responded to the article in the article moonves denied allegations of assault d added i recognize there were times that i may have made women uncomfortable with advances. those were mistakes and i regret them immensely. cbs in its statement added cbs is mindful of all workplace issues and takes each report of misconduct seriously. we do not believe, howevers that the picte b ot to treat the ten

six former cbs employees said that former news chairman and current 60 minutes executive producer jeff fager would get drunk at company parties and touch employees in ways that made them uncomfortable. fager denied the allegations, telling the new yorker, they never happened. on sunday, ronan farrow, the author of the new yorker story said he spent eight months vetting the women's accounts. >> you know, these are women that began coming to me immediately after the harvey weinstein story. we have vetted and revetted these sources and my honest impression is that these stories are not only true, but also not fuelled by any kind of opposition research. >> cbs news has hired a law firm to conduct a separate investigation into claims of misconduct which it says will include the allegations in the new yorker article. moonves says he has always abided by the principle that no means no and he denies ever miss using his position to harm anyone's career. fager for his part called it, quote, wrong that our culture can be falsely defined by a few people with an axe to grind. elaine, not the end of this.

. >> lester, that "new yorker" report also contained explosive allegations against jeff fager, the current executive producer of "60 minutes." he allowed harassment but he denied the allegations, telling "the new yorker" they never happened. >> morgan, thank you. >>> a chaotic scene in minneapolis as protesters shouted down a prosecutor announcing officers would not face charges for the deadly shooting of a man last month. this after dramatic body cam video of the incident was released. investigators say the man was armed but his family says he was not a threat. nbc's joe fryer has the story. we want to warn you some of the video here is disturbing. >> reporter: emotions in minneapolis are running so high a news conference by the county attorney lasted only minutes before protesters interrupted. >> it's murder. >> reporter: they're upset over the death of thurman blevins, who was shot and killed by minneapolis police last month. today prosecutors announced the officers will not be charged. >> this family is hurt. the family is devastated. >> reporter: this comes a day after the city releas

and former employees claim former cbs news chairman and current "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fager allowed harassment in the news division. both men have denied allegations of wrongdoing, and the cbs director said friday they're investigating the claims. in one of the claims, actor/producer illeana douglas said she went there for a script meeting in 1997 where she said the executive held her down on the couch, quote, vie lnltly kissing her. she said the physicality of it was horrendous. moonves acknowledges the kiss but denies sexual assault. douglas believes the alleged incident derailed the future career i would have had at cbs. late saturday she added real change will occur when i can walk through the front doors of cbs and resume the creative relationship that was so tragically cut short. "the new yorker" story goes on to allege that six former employees said former news chairman and current "60 minutes" executive producer jeff faker would get drunk at company parties and touch employees in ways that made them uncomfortable. he denied the accusations saying they never happened.

the executive producer of "60 minutes," jeff fager, also denies separate allegations in the article that he protected men accused of misconduct and would touch employees in ways that made them uncomfortable after drinking at office parties. fager says those allegations are false, anonymous, and do not hold up to editorial scrutiny. moonves' wife, julie chen, co-host of the cbs show "the talk," said in a tweet on friday, in part, "i fully support my husband and stand behind him." >> i issued the one and only statement i will ever make on this topic on twitter, and i will stand by that statement today, tomorrow, forever. >> reporter: there is also a separate investigation into the allegations concerning cbs news. the board also said it would postpone its annual stockholders meeting originally scheduled for august 10th. anna werner, cbs news, new york. >>> well, there are also allegations of sexual misconduct at fema, the federal emergency management agency. they involve the former head of the agency's personnel office, corey coleman. a preliminary report from an internal investigation foun

according to the article, 19 current and former employees say jeff fager allowed harassment.had a sharply-worded response against him and the network. it is wrong our culture can be falsely defined by a few people with an ax to grind that are using an important movement as a weapon to get even. this is not the first time aegations of sexual misconduct hit cbs. in november last year morning anchor charlie rose was fired after cu eight women d him of inappropriate behavior. after today's article was published, rumors sent the stock down. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> tonight, cbs analysts responded to the "new yorker" article. he denied any allegations of sexual assault and added i recognize there were times decades ago i may have made so men uncomfortable by making advances, those were mtakes and i regret them immensely. cbs in its statement says cbs is mindful of all workplace issues and takes each report seriously we do not believe however the picture of our company in the "new yorker." >> stephanie, thank you. >>> coming up tonight, emergency landing, the big shock

the executive producer of "60 minutes," jeff fager, also denies separate allegations in the article thatprotected men accused of misconduct, and would touch employees in ways that made them uncomfortable after drinking at office parties. fager says those allegations are "false, anonymous, and do not hold up to editorial scrutiny." moonves' wife julie chen, co- host of the cbs show "the talk" said, in a tweet on friday in part, "i fully support my husband and stand behind him." and on today's show: >> i issued the one and only statement i will ever make on this topic on twitter, and i will stand by that statement today, tomorrow, forever. >> reporter: there is also a separate investigation into the allegations concerning cbs news. jeff, the board also said today, it is postponing the annual stockholder meeting originally scheduled for august 10th. >> glor: anna werner with the latest on these investigations. anna, thank you. there are allegations tonight of widespread sexual harassment at fema, the federal emergency management agency. at the center of it is the former head of personnel, w

according to the article, 1 current and former employees s jeff fager allowed harassment in the news culture can be falsely defined by a few people with an axe togrind. >> blake, what is the response from cbs? >> cbs says they a mindful of all sexual harassmant allegation take them seriously. the board is investigating. they add cbs does not agree with the broader picture inted. >>> thank you. >> and a cardiologist who once treated president georg h.w. bush who was gunned down last week. police still have no idea who the killer is or why the doctor was targeted. nbc's tammy leitner has the latest. >> reporter: this morng, investigators continue to explore possible theories into the murder of dr. mark hausknecht. >> it was professionally executed >> reporter: retired fbi agent studied the area from where the killing took place. >> theact it has been done where there is a lot of noise, i think, is important. >> reporter: t shooting happened in broad daylight in a construction area on the sprawling 1,300cr complex at the texas medical center. video from theity bus cam shows hauinnecht r

former employees claimed former cbs news chairman and current executive produszer of "60 minutes" jeff fager allowed harass mnltds in the news division. fager called the claims false, anonymous, and said they do not hold up to editorial scrutiny. in a statement, the inpen confident directors of cbs said all allegations of personal misconduct are to be taken seriously, upon conclusion of the investigation the board will promptly revieww the findings ad take promote action. pharoah said he worked on the story for eight months. >> we talked to experts who say this is an opportunity to look at how our corporate institutions treat vulnerable people coming forward with these kinds of charges. >> he said this to variety magazine last five fall. >> it's important companies educate, have the ability to have a dialogue. i think it's important that a company's culture will not allow this. >> moonves is credited with helping turn the prime-time lineup into a perennial winner, helping make cbs the country's most watched television network. thegations against him comes up at a time it pits him through sha

meanwhile cbs executive jeff fager under fire after several anonymous employees told "the new yorker" he allowed harassment inside the news division. he denied the allegations telling "the new yorker" they never happened. >> morgan, thanks. >>> now to a legal development in the case we've following. it involves whether anybody should be able to use an advanced 3d printer to make an untraceable gun in their own home. attorneys general in eight states are now asking a judge block a texas man from publishing instructions on howo tohat online. but actually those instructions have already appeared on the internet, already been nbc's tom costello picks up the story from there. tom, good morning. >> grnd g. these 3d printers accurately manufacture so-called ghost guns, fully manufactured weapons that are untraceable, could slip through at airports, prisons, even capitol hill. this morning growing pushback against a new type of firearm that some people can actually build in their own home.ne eight att general now asking a judge to block a texas company from publishing the downloadable instruc

meanwhile, though, '60 minutes" executive jeff fager is under investigation after it was said he allowed harassment inside their division. he denied those allegations. >> all right. morgan, thanks. >>> now to a major new legal development in the case we've been following. it involves whether anybody should be able to use an advanced 3d printer to make an untraceable gun in their own home. well, attorneys general in eight states are now asking a judge to block a texas man from publishing instructions on how to do that online. but actually, those instructions have already appeared on the internet. they've already been downloaded. tom costello picks up the story from there. >> reporter: these 3d printers can manufacture so-called ghost guns. fully functioning weapons not registered or traceable. and because they're made of plastic, they could slip through security check points at airports, prisons, even capitol hill. this morning growing pushback against a new type of firearm that some people can actually build in their own home. eight attorneys general now asking a judge to block a texas c

>> jeff fager, i'm sorry, normally be potential successor, but there is issues with him in the articleif you read the article. the notion of merging, basically merging with viacom is something that cbs shareholders hate. connell: that is the backdrop, right. >> cbs they believe has better content, more easily, this thing will be sold. what les moonves wants to do break away from viacom and shari redstone, sell it to another player. connell: what is more likely to happen moonves is forced out or removed or suspended how does that affect that, or we don't know? >> if moonves is forced out or suspended i don't see how you stop the controlling shareholder from exercising her duly constituted rights, you know what i'm saying? whether it is good or bad for shareholders of cbs. the fact of the matter it is two dual classes of stock where you can own a minority of stock and still control the company which is what they have there. what i think is what happened, what we have here at 21st century fox. i'm not sure it will be that after the disney deal but it is not uncommon. connell: a and b shar