just go this can't possibly have existed, but yet they say it did. >> rikki, when we talk about judith slatere comptroller, she was fired earlier this year. her attorney called the lawsuits meritless and frivolous and said all claims of racial discrimination against miss slater are completely false. is it meaningful that her employment at fox was terminated? >> of course. and it's meaningful for both sides. fox is going to say, hey, look, we just found out. as soon as we found out, we got rid of the wrong doer, we got rid of judith slater. plaintiffs will say, hey, wait a minute, this is the tip of the iceberg. it wasn't just judith slater. when we complained, we were put down, it was all covered up. we were not allowed to go up the chain. >> rikki klieman, good to have you here, thank you. >>> pope francis spoke about the need for unity during a surprise ted talk. the pope urged solidarity to overcome a culture of waste. he said the furture is not just in the hands of politicians and great leaders but in the hands of all people. he said it is everyone's responsibility to work together. the p

among the allegations against former controller judith slater, fired by fox two months ago, that she mocked the way they spoke and demanded that minority employees engage in arm wrestling contests, including against some of their white female supervisors. anchor and reporter kelly wright. >> this hurts. >> reporter: he came forward after his colleagues sued. >> i thought, this is so pervasive. i have seen this before, and i was silent. i cannot be silent anymore. >> reporter: the development comes after former star host bill o'reilly was fired over sexual harassment allegations. "the new york times" reported that he settled several lawsuits, but in comments to podcast listeners earlier this week, o'reilly said... >> i'm very confident the truth will come out, and when it does, i don't know if you're going to be surprised, but i think you're going to be shaken as i am. >> reporter: but former fox temporary employee perquita burgess says o'reilly sexually harassed her, calling her "hot chocolate," says... >> i want him to apologize to everyone who he has harmed with his words, his acti

like this woman from payroll who told george stephanopoulos about how former vp judith slater spoke to>> she's like oh, you have children. i'm like i have 3. all by the same man? i'm like, yes. i was shocked. i was shocked. >> reporter: david, tonight a lawyer for judith slater is calling the charges frivolous. meantime, fox news vehemently denies the race discrimination claims. david. >> rebecca, thank you. >>> and when we come back -- remembering a well-loved and well-respected director. one of his most famous movies sent chills. >>> also that neighborhood rocked by a explosion. neighbors told to shut down their gas. authorities on the scene tonight. ed by a explosion. neighbors told to shut down their gas. authorities on the scene tonight. a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but whatever trail i take, i go for my best. so if there's something better than warfarin, i'll go for that too. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis had both. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doc

were forced to endure "years-lonong relentless racial animus" at the hands of a white manager, judith slater. fox news fired slater in march, just before the lawsuit was filed. in iraq, forces battled ices on the edges of mosul's old city today is a top iraqi general claimed his troops were slowing their offensive to prevent more civilian deaths. the fighting came as iraqi officials said wednesday they've pulled nearly 300 bodies from the site where a march 17 airstrike buriried civiliaians seeking shelter from the violence. the u.s. commander in the fight against isis acknowledged there's "at least a fair chance" the u.s.-led coalition was responsible for the dedeaths. in pakistan, a suicide bomb blast killed six people and wounded at least 18 others in the city of lahore wednesday. the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility for the violence, which targeted census workers. pakistan has deployed some 200,000 troops to provide security for this year's censns, the country's firsrst since 199. in puerto rico, thousands of striking university students packed a coliseum in san juan wednesday in

. >> a lawyer for judith slater calling the charges frivolous aimed at enflaming racial tensions.ntime fox news vehemently denying the race discrimination charges. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> as for waters announced on last night's show he is abruptly going on vacation the next two days, plans to be back monday. >> after saying on twitter this is all a misunderstanding. coming up, the latest flight fiasco. >> delta allegedly kicking a passenger off the plane for using a restroom before takeoff. that's next. nope. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen ings. >> huh. >> bad that we don't know any apps. >> because we're old. first united had problems. then american airlines. and then, all of a sudden, delta is like hold my beer. >> a milwaukee man was kicked off a plane on a delta flight. allegedly for using the bathroom, when told not to. terry slater from our milwaukee affiliate has the story. cell phone video of milwaukee man's interaction with delta last week, when other passengers realized he

black lives matter movement was the tipping point. >> walking down the hallway, if you encountered judith slatershe would put up her hands in this motion, i guess, mocking the black lives matter movement, walking to the bathroom, even saying good night to her at night she required us to say "good night" at 6:00 or whatever time you are leaving. instead of saying it back, it is, hands up, don't shoe. nermeen: arisha hatch, can you talk about what she said and what she alleges was happening at fox news? >> yes. i think she described the incident -- many of these women are describing several incidents very articulately and very well. i think what she's describing is an existing racial bias that is targeted and creates in a sustainable work environment for people -- unsustainable people who are just trying to feed their families. while it is sad, incredibly sad that these women have had to endure this, it is not surprising. it is not surprising this is happening behind the camera because we see so much of this sort of hostility in front of the camera. that is why this sort of campaign is so importan

caps, punitive damages, a very, very simple burden of >> the allegations are there was a woman judith slater, the comptroller, she's the witch as has been portrayed, for fox news payroll. what judith did for years and years is subject people of color, black people and people of dark skin to insults, to -- there were things that were said that actually turn your stomach. she even got to the point where she would have allegedly black people wrestle, arm wrestle as if the sport back in the gym pro days. >> arm wrestle white female supervisors for entertainment. >> let's applaud, see who's the strong person t black or the white. you also -- u can't resist it -- there is one plaintiff who talks about fact she had and she's demeaned about the size of her breasts. when you read these allegations, you can't believe it possibly existed but yet it did. >> when we talk about ju did slater the comptroller, she was fired earlier this year. her attorneys call the lawsuit meritless and frivtous and say all discrimination claims against miss slater are completely false. is it meaningful that her employment

wright and none ka douglas accused judith slater being called the urban payroll department and questioningrite's three children were all fathered by the same man and expressing an unwillingness to even be near black people. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >>> new information about how the mystery of tom brady's super bowl jersey was finally solved. brady showed off that jersey monday at fenway park. investigators say they got a tip from a 19-year-old pats fan who is also a sports memorabilia collector. he had been in touch with the mexican journalist who wound up having brady's super bowl jersey from super bowl li as well as his jersey from super bowl xlix. the giveaway ace photo that journalist had shared after they completed an e-bay transaction. that showed brady's older jersey in the journalist's collection as well. >>> we can see one of the worst outbreaks of lyme disease this year. you can blame the oak tree. there was a bumper crop of acorns two years ago. that brings an increase in the number of mice which leads to more ticks and ticks cause lyme disease. it's likely to be f

lawsuit, tichaona brown, tabrese wright and monica douglas claiming the former head of accounting judith slaterho is white harassed the three black women calling their department the urban payroll department questioning whether tabrese wright's three children were all fathered by the same man and expressing an unwillingness to even be near black people. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >>> we have some new information about how the mystery of tom brady's super bowl jersey was finally solved. brady showed off that recovery jersey monday at fenway park. investigators say they got a tip from a 19-year-old pats fan who was shopping for other sports memorabilia when the seller shared a photo of another missing tom brady jersey. the fan rep to police and turns out that seller had both missing jerseys. those jerseys were finally returned to brady this week. i wonder if that fan can lobby for free tickets for life. >> i would hope so. jerseys are very valuable. >> i'm sure brady was very happy to get them back. >>> we can see one of the worst outbreaks ever of lyme disease this year, and you can

lawsuit tichaona brown tabrese wright and monica douglas claiming the former head of accounting judith slatere harassed the three black women calling the department the urban payroll department questioning whether tabrese wright's three children were all fathered by the same man and expressing an unwillingness to even be near black people. coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll hear live from these three women who say fox knew about this discrimination and did nothing. with your "gma" first look, i'm mara schiavocampo, a were. -- abc news, new york. mastering the enchantment of chocolate. just in time for easter, the lindt master chocolatier is stirring up our finest chocolate... and bringing back our dearest friend... the one and only lindt gold bunny. and when everything is just right... the magic begins. this year, make the magic of easter come alive. bring home the lindt gold bunny. yet up 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more. add one a day men's complete with key nutrients we may need. plus heart-health support with b vitamins. one a day men's in gummies and tabl

. >> reporter: an attorney for judith slater said these charges are solely aimed at generating headlines and poisoning potential jury pools and judges. fox news say they deny the claims and o'reilly has called the claims against him unfounded. >> anna werner at fox news headquarters in manhattan. >>> a new cbs poll out tonight says president trump's job approval rating is 41%, as he nears the 100-day mark. that is lower than any president at this point going back to jimmy carter. texas a&m university where he asked young republicans to grade the president's performance. >> i give him a flat a. >> i give him an a. he followed through on a lot of his promises. >> not taking no for an answer and doing what he has done as much as he can. >> reporter: was there ever a moment in the first 100 days that made you cringe and say what did he just do? >> because i am a social media user and i think very carefully about how i put things out there, and i started to see our president putting things up at all hours of the night. that was a concern. >> i got nervous was the whole general flynn thing. th

>> essentially, walking down the hallway, if you encountered any -- if i encountered judith slater, shenow, motion i guess mocking the black lives matter movement. walking into the bathroom. even saying good night to her at night, she required us to say good night at 6:00 or whatever time you're leaving and instead of saying good night back it's hands up, don't shoot. that was definitely the tipping point for me. >> she actually had you repeat words. what was that about? >> she called me down to her office one day and she was actually in a meeting with her accounting team and she had these words on post-its and she said, i want you to say this word, and it was mother, and then she picked up another one, and it was father, and then ask fifth, and all these words, and i said, why do you have me doing this and she said like black people continuously mispronounce these words and i have a couple of people, black people on my staff and it's just words that are always mispronounced in meetings and she wanted to see if i as well, mispronounce these words. >> whoa. tabrese, you worked in the pay

. >> judith slater would have people arm wrestle.people would say good nigh% to her, she would say, don't shoot, mocking the black lives matter movement. she would say to somebody who has three kids, are they fathered by the same person. >> all black men are wife beaters. really asking black people to pronounce words, repeat after this. really abhorrent behavior. >> it was stunning and heartbreaking to watch the press conference that you had yesterday. douglas, let me ask you. what has happened new since yesterday. >> we have received many, many calls on air and behind the scenes. >> this has grown. >> yeah. fox news and fox affiliates as well. i expect we'll have more joining this discrimination lawsuit as it continues to grow. it's sis stechlic. >> any statements? >> they issued a statement calling these copycat complaints. this is really systemic. >> class action suit. >> you're still working kelly. >> as far as i know. >> when you sua company normally it doesn't go so well. >> my mother was so proud when i got that job. my mother

to its newly fallen top star bill o'reilly to female employees like former head of accounting judith slaterforced out under the weight of the allegations against them. despite o'reilly and ailes blanket denials of wrongdoing. the question now will this be enough to change the troubled culture at fox? >> we need a massive investigation, probably by an outside agency. no one believed they could come forward and use this so-called anonymous process to make a claim. so, they've got to start there. >> reporter: parent company 21s steep price for these allegations paying $20 million to settle carlson's suit against ailes. another $40 million to ailes himself after his ouster and a portion of the 13 million to settle five claims against o'reilly over the last 15 years. now, the justice department is investigating whether the network failed to inform shareholders about settlements made over sexual harassment allegations against ailes. >> he told me early in the dinner he thought i was a very beautiful woman. >> reporter: as for the woman who case became the proverbial straw that broke the back of o