since jeff fager publicly referred to our exchange today, i want to be transparent about it fager in a text said to me, quote: if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. jillian: cbs ceo les moonves resigned sunday amidsectionial misconduct allegations. it's prime may da primary day iw york. nixon isn't the only democratic socialist hoping to win big. julia salazar 27-year-old far left feminist is running for senate. she is challenging 8 term

since jeff fager publicly referred to our exchange, i want to be transparent about it. first here's some background. sunday evening i reached out to fager for comment on the articles alleging he groped or touched cbs employees at company parties. in addition to denying these charges, fager in a text said, quote, if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. he went on to say, be careful, there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up that will become a serious problem. "60 minutes" will enter its 51st season under the leadership of executive editor bill owens while the search for a new executive producer begins. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up on the morning news, harvey weinstein caught on video. the former movie mogul is seen acting inappropriately with a woman. >>> and holding court, tennis star naomi osaka is set to sign a record-breaking endorsement deal. this is the "cbs

since jeff fager publicly anferred to our exchange today, i want to be transparent about it. first, here's some background. sunday evening, i reached out to fager for comment on the articles alleging he groped or atuched cbs employees at company parties. en addition to denying these charges fager said in a text to me, "if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me." he went on to say, "be careful. e are are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me, and if you pass on these damaging msaims without your own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem." s 0 minutes" will enter its 51st season under the leadership of executive editor bill owens while the search for a new executive producer begins. jeff. >> glor: jericka, you and i have talked about how incredibly difficult covering this story has been for you. you have been on this since the beginning. you have done great work. it's difficult enough without dealing with this. that message was unacceptable. i think it's impo

since jeff fager publicly referred to our exchange today, i want to be transparent about it. first, here's some background. sunday evening i reached out to fager for comment on the articles alleging he groped or touched cbs employees at company parties. in addition to denying these charges, fager in a text said to me, "if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me." he went on to say, "be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me, and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up that will become a serious problem." "60 minutes" will enter its 5 ason uhershi ece pducer begins. jeff? >> jericka, you and i have talked about how incredibly difficult covering this story has been for you. you've been on this since the beginning. you've done great work. it's difficult enough without dealing with this. that message was unacceptable. i think it's important for you to know, for everyone to know back there, that i, we, the entire team at evening

in a text message jeff fager wrote if you r accusations without any of your own reporting to back them be held responsible for harming me. he went on to say be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me, and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem. >> this is the board of stories. >> reporter: fager who led "60 minutes" since 2004 indicated that message is why he was fired. in a statement he wrote my language was harsh, and despite the fact that journalists receive harsh demands for fairness all the time, cbs did not like it. one such note should not result in termination after 36 years. before that language was made public, cbs news president david rhodes addressed the staff at "60 minutes" in what one employee called an intense meeting. rhodes faced questions from journal i was who were said to be incredibly angry. correspondent steve kroft later characterized fager's text message to me as threatening and inappropriate. he added the situation saddens me. >> i can't talk to you about it. >

the company saying it has hired 60 minutes chief jeff fager just days after les moonves' resignation.s says fager violated a company policy with one reporter saying she was the target of threatening text messages from fager. nbc's stephanie gosk has the details. >> reporter: jeff fager was just the second head of 60 minutes in its 50 year history. he is out. in a statement the president of cbs news writes in part, this action today is not directly related to the allegations surfaced in press reports. he violated company policy. according to ronan farrow in the new yorker, six former employees said that fager touched colleagues in ways that made them feel uncomfortable. >> this is where everything starts. >> reporter: fager responded in a statement. the company's decision had nothing to do with the false allegations printed in the "new yorker." instead, they terminated my contract early because i sent a text message to one of our own cbs reporters demanding that she be fair in covering the story. my language was harsh. reporter jericka duncan said he sent the text to her. >> fager in a

howie: jeff fager fired by cbs. and seen that google video? the executives trashing trump?owie: jeff fager was a cbs chairman and powerful force at the network. >> when we cover a story sunday night and it has impact monday morning, that's what you hope for. howie: les moonves was fired last week and another article in the "new yorker" reported that six more women are accusing moonves of sexual assault. >> he's always treated me fairly. there is no excuse for this alleged behavior. it's systematic and pervasive in our culture. howie: he was once accused of grabbing an intern's butt at a party. >> if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. he went on to say, be careful, there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me. if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem. >> the message was unacceptable. howie: joining me, charlie gasparino. i was stunned. he was essentially threatening the reporter for doing her job.

the news magazine but nobody is irreplaceable and "60 minutes" will go on and be strong without jeff fager. >> and certainly, intimidation is not the way out of this mess. >> right, right. >> why do you think cbs made fager's firing about this company violation policy? >> it's a pre-text for, the real reason of these harassment allegations, these allegations engaged in unwanted touching around the party and offices. there's always that but the allegations piled up and another one farrow's. quick action. matt lauer and monday morning, fine. we're not seeing that anymore. people are lawyer up. we see the consultants come in. people trying to hold on to their job. moonves, how long? six weeks. so i think we're in this new phase of me too, where lawyers are involved, it's so complicated. and in this case, cbs said, we now have proven you've violated a policy. even though our lawyers are trying to get to the bottom of the harassment allegation, a pre-text to fire him and those lawyers are still working. moonves is out, baker is out, still working on this. of course, they're benefitting, making

jeff fager is out after sending a harsh e-mail.he described the text message writing my language was harsh and cbs did not like it. fager has said he denies allegations of sexual misconduct. >> i am that reporter. since jeff fager publicly referred to our exchange today, i want to be transparent about it. he said if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be responsible for harming me. >> it comes on the heels of les moonves's departure from the network. >>> the pool of contenders to take on president trump in the 2020 election stacks up, the head of one of the biggest banks says he could beat the president. dimon told the crowd he's as tough as trump and smarter than him. he added that trump could punch me all he wants. i'd fight right back. he said he actually earned his money, adding it wasn't a gift from daddy. shortly after the comments, dimon walked them back. i get frustrated because i want all side to come together to help solve big problems. interesting. >>> still ahea

program and jeff fager himself has been accused by seven women of inappropriate touching.ribes of groping when she was an intern. >> what does your reporting say about his future? >> i'm not going to comment on anything other than what we put out. >> ronan farrow, great to have you here as always. thanks for sharing your reporting. >> thanks, alisyn. >>> millions along the east coast on high alert. hurricane florence is gaining strength and is taking direct aim at millions and millions of people. this is a powerful storm. we have a new update in the forecast. stay with us. ♪ who would have thought? who would have guessed? an energy company helping drivers pump less. reducing emissions is our ongoing quest. energy lives here. the a...is stolen.es... we confess. we stole everything we could. from everything we've ever mastered. and put it here. the all-new lexus es. a product of mastery. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. if your adventure... ...keeps turning into unexpected bathroom trips... ...you may have overactive bladder, or oab. ohhhh...enough already! we need t

and what about "60 minutes" and jeff fager.ond boss of the show in its history. >> right. >> he ran that place. really barely even a part of the rest of cbs news. what does it tell us about his ouster and about the fact they have not lined up a successor yet. now cbs has to go out and find a new executive producer. >> right. well, i think i want to say that one of the things that someone said to me who is a longtime cbs veteran last night said that fager's text that he sent to the reporter, that is classic les moonves culture. that's him -- that was fager sort of echoing the style of les moonves. i spoke to another well-known hollywood executive who said les is a bully. he was talking about les' social prospects moving forward because he was also the prom king with julie chen, prom queen of hollywood. and he's -- he said he's toast, which was interesting to hear. but also that he's a bully and the thing we've learned in all of this is that bullies, their behavior shows up in all sorts of different ways in business dealings but

and "60 minutes" executive geoducer jeff fager is fired. tonight, the text message he rent to a cbs news correspondent and her response. but first, the headlines in 60 seconds. >> this is going to be a mike tyson punch. >> reporter: forecasters are calling this the storm of a lifetime. >> parts of north and south carolina will experience hurricane conditions for 24 hours or more. >> glor: what's your number one concern right now? >> people's lives. >> we're definitely going to get out of here. eltter safe than sorry. >> be ready and god be with you. >> flavored e-cigarettes soon

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cbs news says that jeff fager violated company policy. in a statement, fager blamed a text message he sent to one of our own cbs reporters demanding she be fair in covering the story. now, he has admitted that it contains harsh language. jericka duncan is that reporter and she joins us at the table this morning. very good to have you here. >> thank you so much. thank you for you all's support this morning. our team has been investigating published accounts of jeff fager acting inappropriately and tolerating misconduct. sunday evening i reached out to him for comment on the most recent allegations. he denied them and then sent me a warning. in a text message, jeff fager wrote, if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming meg. he went on to say, be careful, there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem. >> this is the board of sto

. >> reporter: a claim newsman jeff fager was the second head of "60 minus" in the history.ht he is out. in a statement the president of cbs news writes in part, this tion today is not directly related to the allegations surfaced in press reports. he violated company policy. according to ronan farrow, six former employees said he he tosix colleagues. tonight he responded in a statement. responded in a statement.f responded in a statement.a responded in a statement.g respondin statement.e responded in a statement.r responded in a statement. the company's decision had noing to do with the false allegations in the new yorker. instead, they terminated our contract early because i sent a text message keep demanding she be fair in covering the story. my lang wash was hash and despite the fact journalist receive hash words all the ti time, for fairness all th for fairness all the time, cbs did not like it. in less thear after charlie rose was fired as anchor of "cbs this morning." a network left trying to rover. ephanie gosk, nbc news new york. >>> as we continue tonight, apple unv

it was the straw that broke the camel's back. >> i was that reporter, since jeff fager publicly referrednge today, i want to be transparent about it. fager in a text said to me, quote, if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. stuart: faithfer has been hired. all rise, napolitano the judge is here. is this firing justifiable? >> doesn't appear to be on basis of that text. basically saying i want you to know what you're saying is harmful to me, so you better back it up. if you don't you will be held accountable to me as anybody would trying to protect their reputation. the straw that broke the camel's back, there must have been other reasons for the firing and this is the most recent of them. there were allegations him. i don't know if those allegations were proven. david rhodes is the president of cbs news, as you know used to be an executive here at fox, says that he was fired because of the text. talk about firing a superstar who acquired 76 emmys for his program. there is no disputing that. the

has lost charlie rose who hosted the morning news show jeff fager the head of its signature investigative program sixty minutes and moonves off the allegations about me best first surfaced back in july c.b.s. launched an investigation but he hung on even after he did meet it and apologized for some of his behavior then last weekend ronan farrow the john is credited with the harvey weinstein exposé almost a year ago now details a further six allegations from additional women and members was gone in a matter of hours or moonves may be gone but there's still some questions about his seemingly quite large severance package how big are we talking about exactly so that's really going to depend on the outcome. of this c.b.s. investigation if moonves is found to be guilty he'll get nothing otherwise the details of his contract mean he could walk away with as much as one hundred twenty million dollars it was originally one hundred forty million dollars but members and c.b.s. are collectively donating twenty million to organizations that support equality for women in the workplace and the need to m

minutes" -- jeff fager. c-b-s news president david rhodes says fager's departure is effective immediately. in a memo to employees -- rhodes >>> cbs news fired "60 minutes" executive. the move was not related to published allegations made against him. fele stfers who claimed on they were subjected to unwanted touching by him. fager denies those accusations. instead, his firing is being linked to how he responded to a cbs news reporter's questions on the matter. cbs reporter says she was warned by him about her reporting. >> sunday evening i reached out to him for comment on the articles alleging he groped or touched cbs employees at company parties. in addition to denying these charges, he in a text said to me quote if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up you will be held responsible for harming me. in other text he told duncan to be careful. suggesting she could lose her job for reporting the published allegations against him without doing her own reporting to

. >>> another executive is out at cb jeff fager is lvingfter the company said i violated correspondent policy. his deparre follows a new yorker report that included allegations of sexual harassment.ga alons that fager has denied. as we have reported, cbs ceo les moonves left earlier this week amidns allegat of sexual miss conduct. >>> last month a company called nosrum laboratories equitily increase pride of the antibiotic. and theove w defended called a moral requirement. the antibiotic in question by the way has listed by the world health organization an essential medicine for basic health care system. in res nse thefda commissioner tweeted there is no more merely imperative to price gouge and take advantage of patients. the fda will promote cpetition speculators and those with no regard to public health consequences can't takag adva of patients needing medicine, end quote. >>> the a commissioner is cracking down on ecigarette teenagers. the agency today declared yth vaipg an epidemic saysing it will halt the sales of fvored electronic cigarettes prove ner doing enough to keep them o

has lost charlie rose who hosted the morning news show jeff fager the head of its signature investigative program sixty minutes and moonves off the allegations about me best surface back in july c.b.s. launched an investigation but he hung on even after he did meet it and apologized for some of his behavior then last weekend when in fact the judge in this credited with the harvey weinstein exposé almost a year ago now details a further six allegations from additional women and members was gone in a matter of hours or moonves may be gone but there's still some questions about his seemingly quite large severance package how big are we talking about exactly so that's really going to depend on the outcome of this c.b.s. investigation if moonves is found to be guilty he'll get nothing otherwise the details of his contract mean he could walk away with as much as one hundred twenty million dollars it was originally one hundred forty million dollars but moonves and c.b.s. a collectively donating twenty million to organizations that support equality for women in the workplace and the need to movem

leslie moonves over allegations of sexual assault and harassment sixty minutes executive producer jeff fager was fired this week after thirty six years at c.b.s. news already done eyeing similar complaints figure was shown the door for sending a text message to correspondent joe rica duncan who was reporting on the company's troubled culture sunday evening i reached out to favre for comment on the articles alleging he groped or touched c.b.s. employees at company parties in addition to denying these charges figure an attack said to me quote if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up you will be held responsible for harming me he went on to say be careful there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up that will become a serious problem we will spare you the disturbing details cited in ronan farrow is reporting for a new yorker c.b.s. also fired charlie rose after similar accusations published in the washington post and in just the past year bill o'reilly and

continues to investigate sexual harassment allegations s"ainst "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fager and the culture at cbs news. wff, no word on how long those investigations will take. >> glor: jericka, thanks to you and the entire team for all the eaporting you've done on this e ory in the past and in the future, we appreciate it. there could be a new crisis unfolding in syria. ee,000 people have been displaced in idlib province, the last rebel holdout on the verge of falling. cbs's debora patta tonight is along syria's border with turkey. or reporter: for four days straight, russian air strikes and syrian barrel bombs have pummeled idlib. it prompted the united nations to warn that this could become the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century. nearly three million civilians are on the ground, including a million children, and after more than seven years of civil war, they face a familiar choice-- get away as fast as you can, or stay put and dance with death. eopl the people here have already fled from other parts of syria. they have nowhere left to go. so they stock up

jeff fager reportedly fired for a text he sent to a network reporter who was covering the accusations of sexual misconduct against him. abc's adrienne bankert has more. >> reporter: cbs and the respected news magazine "60 minutes" reeling as the leader of the highly esteemed broadcast is out of a job. jeff fager fired, another uncomfortable and untimely bombshell for the network just two days after cbs chairman and ceo les moonves stepped down amid sexual harassment allegations. and months after anchor charlie rose was taken off the air. >> this is about a culture of women saying allegations were being covered up and a lot centered on cbs news and that problem is still there and that includes jeff fager. >> reporter: cbs says the firing was not directly related, but that fager instead violated company policy after sending a threatening text message to a reporter at the network asking him for comment about the latest allegations. >> i am that reporter. >> reporter: jericka duncan reading it. >> he said, quote, if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to b

board continues to investigate sexual harassment allegations against 60 minutes executive producer jeff fager and the culture at cbs news. jeff, no word on how long those investigations will take. >> jericka, thanks to you and the team for the reporting you've done on this story in the past and in the future. we appreciate it. we are back in just a moment. geico has over 75 years of great savings and service. with such a long history, it's easy to trust geico! thank you todd. it's not just easy. it's-being-a-master-of-hypnotism easy. hey, i got your text- sleep! doug, when i snap my fingers you're going to clean my gutters. ooh i should clean your gutters! great idea. it's not just easy. it's geico easy. todd, you will go make me a frittata. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy together. >>> more reaction came in today following a dramatic and controversial series of events at the u.s. open. the subject of

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jeff fager was only the second head of "60 minutes" in its 50-year history. a job. joining two other prominent figures at cbs who left the network fthin the past ye. er says it was one text message that got h fired as head of "60 minutes," one of the most successful american television broadcasts in history. >> i want to be transparent. >> reporter: on the evening news, the reporter who received that message read it outloud. in part, be carefu there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem. >>eporter: words of support for jericka duncan from anchor jeff glor, reporting from the hu ticane zone. t message was unacceptable.k it's important fu to know back that i, we, the entire team at evening news orps you 100%. ot reporter: in response, fager writes, one suchshou not result in termination after 36 years, but itid adding, my language was harsh and despite the fact that journalists recei harsh demands for fairness all the time, cbs did

. >>> jeff fager is out amid accusations of misconduct. david rose says the move is not related to the allegations, but fager violated company policy. he said his contract was term natured because -- terminated because he sent a text to a cbs reporter demanding fair coverage in her story about alleged sexual misconduct. he stated quote be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me. the departure comes days after les moonves stepped down following allegations of sexual misconduct. >>> the big apple reveal. we tell you about the xs and xs max and xr. it sounds like tennis so much. i can't get over it. these folks, they don't have time to go to the post office they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the amazing services of the post office only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again! o

has lost charlie rose who hosted the morning news show jeff fager the head of its signature investigativeprogram sixty minutes and moonves off the allegations about mean best first surfaced back in july c.b.s. launched an investigation but he hung on even after he did meet it and apologized for some of his behavior then last weekend ronan farrow the john this credited with the harvey weinstein exposé almost a year ago now details a further six allegations from additional women and moonves was gone in a matter of hours or moonves may be gone but there's still some questions about his seemingly quite large severance package how big are we talking about exactly so that's really going to depend on the outcome of this c.b.s. investigation if moonves is found to be guilty he'll get nothing otherwise the details of his contract mean he could walk away with as much as one hundred twenty million dollars it was originally one hundred forty million dollars but members and see.

life. >>> cbs has fired the executive >>> cbs has fired the executive producer of "60 minutes," jeff fager to be careful about her coverage of sexual harassment allegations against him. >> fager sent a text to reporter jericka duncan, saying in part, there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me. fager later admitted his language was harsh but he didn't feel it should result in his termination. duncan appeared on the "cbs evening news," saying she received the text from fager after she reached out to him to comment about the allegations against him. >> yeah, jericka saying i was that reporter there. an interesting report on "cbs evening news." >>> new video, in the meantime, has surfaced of harvey weinstein fondling a woman who later accused him of rape. >> the video was allegedly captured inside weinstein's office during a business presentation. here is abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: this newly released video shows harvey weinstein with a young businesswoman just hours before she claims he raped her. in melissa thompson's recorded presentation from 2011, we see weinstein hug th

. >>> cbs has fired 60 minute executive director jeff fager. he was fired after sending a threatening text to a cbs reporter working on a story about sexual misconduct allegations against him. this is days after the chairman and ceo leslie move notice -- leslie moonves step down. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what led to a series of violent events that left five victims dead in southern california. >> we have more on the shooting event in bakersfield that ended with the suspect taking his own life. motiveorter: hopefully later on he is dead and five more people are as well. this started before 5:30 pm last night at a trucking business in bakersfield. police say a husband and wife showed up and confronted a man. the husband then shot and killed the man. then turned the gun on his wife and killed her. another man walked into the business, so what was happening and tried to run but the shooter chased him down as well. the suspect then went to a home in bakersfield where he killed a man and a woman. a neighbor says they are father and

. >>> cbs news revealed today that jeff fager's dismissal was tied to a harshly worded text message he sent to a cbs correspondent working on a story about the metoo movement. there were allegations he groped women at parties and tolerated an abusive workplace at 60 minutes. on sunday, les stepped down from his position at cbs ceo amide a growing number of sexual harassment and assault claims against him. >>> coming up, problems for the rooftop park at san francisco's new trans bay terminal. >> i thought it was going to be all brand new. >> we'll show you the footpath that appears to be deteriorating. >>> and in weather, a bit of a cool down today across the bay area, but look at this beautiful cloud cover here, a beautiful sunset looking out toward san francisco. it looks like the cool down will continue in our five-day forecast. and we'll have that coming up after the break. >>> and coming up at 7:00 on ktvu plus, if you ride part, you may have seen them, that denies the holocaust. why bart says it had no choice but to approve the ads. the unprecedented summit announced by pope franc

breaking news, we will learning jeff fager is leaving amid inappropriate conduct. they include unwanted touching, first reported in the new yorker by roman pharaoh. he denied these allegations, brian, i've read testify fager's statement, he says his departure has nothing to do with ro fan f farrow's "new yorker" piece. >> reporter: i find that hard. i will show you his statement. first i want to flashback six weeks ago when ronan farrow's story came out. it came out that on less mon vesey -- les moonves, he said he made unwanted advances and touching and things like that. he said fager enabled the culture of harassment. this is sad for the women involved. sad for the program. after all "60 presidents" is the best known, best watched news magazine in america. but this was a problem inside the news magazine him all throughout august. fager was vowing to stay on, two days of moonves left, fager is leaving as well. >> do you know how the staff were made aware of this? >> reporter: i think some were worried about who will come take over? a memo went out to staff, saying

. >> i that reporter, since jeff fager he said this a text if you repeat false accusations without yourorting to back them up, ul be held responsible for harming me. liz: cbs stock closed day in the green, madison, you know, here is a thing, how can that executive make that threat to a company with journalist in it, journalists are going to talk, talk is apple or verizon, i don't know someone may buy cbs for the content, who would' to buy with that behavior? >> i can't believe he did this one of stupiddist things that i have seen for a while, i give her credit for going on air, and repeating the exchange. it waledge lengthier than we sae was threatening her, i give her credit for coming forward. liz: your take on heels of cbs chief moonves how the. >> it is thugish behavior, we now have these out in open, and credit to the reporter for standing up and say it more this is cast in open sun light, more we'll find out they are abhorrent, and hopefully people won't do it as i much. liz: thank you so much. >> heavy rain and wind after the break, stay there. .. ♪ as moms, we send our kids out

. >> bret: another top figure at cbs is out. 60 minutes executive producer jeff fager says he is leavinghe company. he's been accused of fostering an abusive workplace but he says he was fired because of a text message to a "cbs news" reporter covering a story about him. he said it included harsh language. he has denied allegations by former employees of personal misbehavior at parties and not disciplining people working for him. his dismissal comes three days after les moon was ousted. will take you live to the danger zone is hurricane florence prepares to assault the carolina coast. keep those shrimp comin'! endless shrimp is back at red lobster. with all the shrimp you want, any way you want them. try delicious creations like new crunchy fiesta shrimp tortilla chip crusted then topped with a creamy blend of three cheeses and finished with pico de gallo. and there's new sesame-ginger shrimp. grilled and drizzled with savory soy-ginger sauce and sprinkled with asian seasoning. and don't forget the favorites you love, like garlic shrimp scampi! but endless shrimp won't last endlessly, so

long-time cbs news executive and "60 minutes" head honcho, jeff fager out.signation coming days after ronan farrow, the journalist, reported new sexual misconduct claims against the executive producer. this coming in farrow's latest "new yorker" piece which was really the conduit to booting les moonves ahead of the entire network. both cbs and fager are saying the allegations, come on, are not what led to this sudden exit. shares of cbs are still falling, down about half a percent. >> little correction on that before we get into the news i have. he says it's not related. he said it was over a single e-mail he sent to a cbs employee or reporter that was doing a story about the allegations that he calls false that were in the "new yorker" article about alleged sexual misconduct. cbs says not directly related, just so you know. they had wiggle room there. they didn't say unrelated. they said not directly related. the whole thing is this, though. with him leaving and maybe others leaving, in the light of les moonves and charlie rose before him, the question beco

jeff fager, the executive producer of "60 minutes," former chairman of cbs news, now facing mountingations. >> i'm glad you mentioned that, george. this is not just about les moonves. this is about a culture. women are saying allegations were being covered up, and a lot of those are on cbs news and those problems are still there, and that does include numerous allegations about jeff fager. >> ronan farrow, thank you very much. >> thank you. always a pleasure, guys. >>> the midterms now less than 60 days away, and president obama is hitting the campaign trail and taking aim squarely at president trump, calling him out by name for the first time. and you can bet president trump fired right back. our senior national correspondent, terry moran, has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. there's good news for president trump on the economy. blue collar jobs are on the rise, but the turmoil as you point out keeps swirling around him, and president barack obama -- former president barack obama and the democrats are revved up, fired up to hit the campaign trail. they're optimistic n

and there was also some argument that this culture extends down beyond moonves to jeff fager, the executiveducer of "60 minutes" and others. >> i think folks were stunned the ceo did not step aside. in fact, he went on to do a very controversial call with analysts on wall street about how the company was going to grow. he was slated to speak at goldman sachs this week and talk about the future of cbs. folks are scratching their head, how can this be? he's been accused all of these terrible things by these women, some of them on record. and i think it really took a second batch of women to come forward and say what happened to them for any ramifications to happen. so we had times up make an initial statement. we had them saying we're watching things, folks. the second time around we had ultima violet and other women's groups saying this is just disgraceful and he's still the ceo of a major corporation. he's one of the highest paid executives in the country earning $69.9 million. how is it that he's still in the position? there's been a whole bunch of other folks accused of much less and had

amy: the longtime executive producer of cbs's "60 minutes" jeff fager has been fired, after being accused of sexually harassing women employees, fostering a culture of sexual harassment at "60 minutes," and bullying one of cbs's own reporters when she reached out to him for comment for a story about the sexual harassment scandals rocking cbs. at least six former women employees told "the new yorker" fager had groped or touched them without their consent. he also sent a threatening text message to cbs correspondent jericka duncan who was reporting on these sexual harassment accusations, texting her -- "be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up that will become a serious problem." fager's firing comes only days after cbs head les moonves was ousted after being accused of sexual assault and harassment, and less than a year after cbs's star anchor charlie rose was also ousted after being accused of sexual assault and harassment. in germany, a new report reveals over 3600 children have

jeff fager facing similar charges of misconduct in that area is out.doing a whole bunch of nothing right now. trish regan to take you through that. trish: we're watching all of this very, very carefully. thank you, neil. the fed is releasing, set to release seconds from now, brand new report on health of our economy. you can see the dow is waiting anxiously on that report. it is going to give us a sense how we can gauge how the whole america first agenda is impacting our economy. of course we, are getting lots of threats of tariffs from the president. how much of that is affecting the economy right now? i'm trish regan, welcome, everyone, to "the intelligence report. let's go straight right now to washington, d.c. to jennifer schoenberger at the fed. >> trish, concerns about tariffs were widespread across businesses not just manufacturers in august. in some cases, some companies in some districts opting to postpone or scale back capital investment but the economy remained in solid shape according to the federal reserve's beige book. now, trish, busines

. >> you were at nbc with matt lauer, working at cbs with jeff fager.e're at this one-year mark of the me too movement, can you share with us what you saw at those networks? >> i think i can talk specifically with matt. he was a terrific professional partner with me for many years. i was unaware of any kind of -- this behavior, predatory behavior, and it was obviously very shocking and disturbing to me, and a lot of his colleagues, brian, as you well known. cbs news, it's clear from ronan farrow's that they have a cultural problem there. it was challenging and quite obsessive. i think obsequious sub serveians is a way to thrive there for many women. >> what does that mean? suck up to the boss? >> yes. thank you for the translation. obviously the male hire aki has been in place for years and it's time for it to end. they're not the only network that has a male hierarchy. if you look at the news presidents at all major news company, they're all male. the vast majority of executive producers at every network are male. this really has to end. if we really b

was behind the firing of one of the most powerful men in broadcast, the producer of "60 minutes" jeff fagers week. the company says for violating its policies by threatening a cbs reporter with retaliation for covering me too allegations against him. in a statement, fager said, my language was harsh and despite the fact that journalists receive harsh demands for fairness all the tile, cbs did not like it. one such note should not result in termination after 36 years, but it did. last night, cbs evening news included the reporter's account of fager's text. >> i reached out to fager for comment on the articles alleging he groped or touched cbs employees at company parties. in addition to deniying the charges, fager said to me, quote if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. he went on to say, be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem. >> a big problem of cours

this hour, the second high profile exit in just one week, veteran "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fageriven his walking papers. the embattled executive blaming his dismissal on a quote, harshly worded text he had sent to one of his network's reporters. he says while harsh, the text should not have led to his ousting, but as the saying goes, the devil's in the details. that text has now been made public by the reporter who received it. jerrica duncan. baker sent this in response to her request for comments on reports fager had sexually harassed crew members. quote, if you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be held responsible for harming me. be careful. there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me. fager's text coming amid new revelations that network chief les moonves tried to keep one of his accusers quiet but offering to give her a job at cbs. the "new york times" reporting the coverup attempt was pretty much the final straw for the board of cbs which had initially been very split over whether to dismiss the long-time c

the long-time director of "60 minutes", jeff fager is leaving after allegations of sexual harassment resigned after 12 women accused him of sexual misconduct. both men deny the accusations. apple just unveiled the biggest iphone ever. the cost, more than $1,000. should news break out, we'll break in. breaking news changes everything on fox news channel. we're up live on facebook watch in just a couple minutes. "your world" with neil cavuto starts right now. >> neil: hurricane florence may be weakening a tad but the dangers are not. not even close. a category three storm for the moment and threatening to hang around for days and days and maybe strengthen as it does. welcome. i'm neil cavuto. here's what we know about florence right now. chaos at a durham, north carolina walmart as residents stock up on supplies. duke energy is shutting down on nuclear power plants, several in the path of florence. utilities warning residents they could be without power for weeks. and boeing and volvo temporarily shutting down plants in south carolina. smithfield

cbs firing cbs chief jeff fager.it is not directly related to reports that he groped woman. he says "they terminated my contract early because i sent a text message message to one of our reporters demanding that she be fair and covering the story." on tonight "cbs evening news," the networks as a fager folder reported that "there are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me." fager is the third major figure at cbs to lose his job in the past year over misconduct allegations, following charlie rose and les moonves. tonight, and alleged victim of harvey weinstein is speaking out, accusing the disgraced media mogul of rape. showing sky news a clip today, alleging weinstein propositioned her and hours before that alleged rape. listen to some of her recounts. >> he was still touching me on the shoulder. >> was he touching you on your head as that was happening? >> what do i do, how did i get myself your? i lost my train of thought, i was trying to regain my own mental flooding. at some point, his whole act changed and