kathleen rice called on conyers to resign. a house democrats have called for conyers to step down from being the ranking member of the judiciary committee. this matter has led to questions about how staffers on capitol hill file complaints. the process is a staffer has 180 days after an alleged incident to give written notice to the office of compliance. then there's the counseling process that typically last another 30 days being advised of their rights. then it's onto mediation for roughly another 30 days. that's when the staffer's office gets notified. if mediation doesn't work, the accuser may ask for an administrative hearing or file a case in federal civil court. the allegation and the case remain confidential in almost all cases. a sexual-harassment attorney who has handled these cases involving congressional staffers says it's tough on accusers. >> when i represented multiple staffers who have been sexually harassed by members, it's they can't stand it, there's no way to move your desk to the other officer you don't ha

we're back with democratic congresswoman kathleen rice of new york. member of the house homeland security committee. congresswoman, over the weekend, the president tweeted this, and i'll read it to you and our viewers. fox news is much more important in the united states than cnn, but outside of the united states, cnn international is still a major source of fake news and they represent our nation to the world very poorly. the outside world does not see the truth from them. he then followed with another tweet this morning, which said, we should have a contest as to which of the networks plus cnn and not including fox is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite president, me. they are all bad. winner to receive the fake news trophy. what's the impact of these kinds of tweets? >> i think when you read these you see how this is really one man's attack on one channel. so say excludeing fox, which has really just become an arm of the administration, shows that the president as thin-skinned as he is, he does no

i spoke with kathleen rice about the issue.consequences for abusers? semin this country's history, have the opportunity to say we are going to lead on this issue and not allow this kind of abusive environment to assist anymore. >> i want to bring into our panel. is there a double standard here for how people in the private businesses are finally being -- how it's being addressed and how it's being addressed in the political realm? >> there seems to be a higher standard for morning news hosts than members of congress. so morning news anchor gets held to a higher standard. this idea of due process, that's a legal issue. nobody is going to go through a trial and have real due process. you're going to have somebody look at it and say is this a credible accusation? like the "today" show like they did with matt lauer and different people have done. for some reason democrats think that a john conyers or al franken deserve a higher level or shouldn't be held to the same standard as matt lauer. i think they should be held to a higher st

. >> i said on sunday that i agree with my colleague kathleen rice that he should step aside.not just serious allegations. they ring true. and i think the money paid out from his own fund because he didn't even go through the system, that's a problem. that's why we're trying to reform the system. >> harris: so why will don't we bring up kathleen rice? she was the first to call for conyers to go. so she went to a gathering today nancy pelosi was leading. they were talking about sexual harassment. she walked out of the meeting, representative rice. watch. >> i think democratic leadership has shown very clearly where they are on this issue, who they're standing with. i think they don't speak for me, clearly. let's talk about the big elephant in the room. that's why i was done with the meeting. i don't have time for conversations that are not real, that are not going to advance laws for all of us here in washington. >> harris: where are the democratic men on congress who were behind hillary clinton with her woman card? >> look, again, i think there is a growing call within the dem

i want to get your reaction to your colleague kathleen rice. she is the first to call for d they're as credible as they are repulsive.ho engage in this behavior suffered real repercussio repercussions, more victims would speak up. and maybe other men would decide to act like decent, civilized adults, and not prey on women who work for and trust and admire them. do you believe the accusations against respe against representative conyers and do you think he should step down? >> i think that the allegations are very serious. and that's why the ethics committee needs to move very swiftly. not wait years. but very swiftly. staff up if necessary to determine whether or not those allegations are accurate. if they're accurate, i do believe congressman conyers should step down. >> you can't say at this moment whether you believe them? >> i don't think we know. i think that's why the ethics commt in. we are presumed innocent until proven guilty.hile this is not f law, it's the court of public opinion. i do think that they're very serious. >> okay. and re

some female law makers like new york's kathleen rice have begun to ask why elected officials aren't being drummed out like private sector counterparts. >> you see the actions that cbs, nbc take when there are allegations against well known men in positions of power. we don't do the same. it's a disgrace. >> other members argue that the an ethics investigation. they say, >>> former doctor larry nassar pleaded to three counts of criminal sexual conduct. a doctor for the women's u.s. gymnastics team to. day he admitted to sexually abusing teenagers at a gymnastics club in diamonddale, michigan. nearly 140 women and girls accused nassar of abuse. he faces sentencing next week on child pornography charges. >>> president trump today retweeted anti-muslim videos, posted by the leader of a far right extremist party in britain. the retweets were widely condemned even by the president's political allies. british prime minister may and piers morgan who won mr. trump's celebrity apprentice. mark phillips report from london. >> reporter: she is an admitted agitator from the far right anti-immigrant fr

here kathleen rice. >> i think we show no moral authority as a body. this is why only 6% think congress is doing a good job. you see the actions pbs, nbc take when there are allegations against very well known men in positions of power. we don't do the same. i think it's a disgrace. >> dana: joining us to discuss is fox news contributor marie harp and also josh holmes, founding partner of calvary and former chief of staff to senateder mitch mcconnell. that news just in. cbc saying they are not calling on him to resign. this is a generational difference between what is happening on the house side and what's happening with either people like yourself or someone like kathleen rice. >> absolutely. and i think there are younger democrats like myself who look at this and say, we need to move on. he needs to step down. we do have to have the moral authority. nbc fired matt lauer, their key host, in less than 24 hours, basically. congress can no longer be exempt from consequences. we need to know who all of these secret payments using taxpayer money have gone

her name, kathleen rice. she's on the show making her case next. >>> an attorney for congressman john conyers says the democrat will not resign over harassment claims. but a colleague now believes he should. congresswoman kathleen rice says the allegations against conyers are credible and repulsive. is she joins me now. i hope you had a good thanksgiving. it is good to have you on the show. thank you for taking the opportunity. >> thank you for having me, chris. >> conyers said it didn't happen. you say he should resign. why? >> because enough is enough. at this point what i was voicing publicly is what every single private citizen is saying across america. why are the rules for politicians in washington different than they are for everyone else? and the list is endless. compare what happened to harvey weinstein, louis c.k., mark halperin. yet once we get into the realm of politicians, get the ethics commission into it. let's investigate this. you know, take forever to come up with a conclusion. sorry. just l

kathleen rice becoming the first to call for his resignation. she says tonight, quote, representative john conyers should resign. i've reviewed the allegations against him, they are repulsive. whether it happened 40 years ago or last week. assault is assault we know credible allegations when we hear them, and the same is true of hypocrisy. also we heard from congressman meeks, another democrat, calling for conyers to give up his post on the judiciary committee. >> i think the appropriate thing right now is he should step down as the ranking member of the judiciary committee, and be subject to this ethics investigation. so it can be determined whether or not there's a practice or pattern and then appropriate considerations should be made at that time, as soon as the ethics committee finishes its review. >> meantime, also significant, the detroit free press editorial page calling for him to resign. not wanting to wait for the results of the investigation. they say john conyers jr. must go after 53 years in congress, after a stellar career of fight

meanwhile in the house democratic congressman kathleen rice repeated her demand that colleague john conyerso had been serving since 1964, resign. >> conyers says it didn't happen. you say he should resign. why? >> because enough is enough. at this point what i am voicing publicly is what every single private citizen is saying across america. why are the rules for politicians in washington different than they are for everyone else? >> they say innocent until proven guilty. sure, the court of public opinion, pressure, private entities, they can make people do different things with different pressure points. but, what do you make of that push back? >> we don't have any legal standard here. we ever talking about the court of public opinion. we are talking about holding men accountable for their actions. >> >> brian: meanwhile more allegations coming out on him. joining us now is ron desantis. he has seen enough. is he moving on legislation to stop the payout of would-be lawmakers without us even knowing about it. now, congressman desantis, before we talk specifically about what bothers you and

you have kathleen rice, who is demanding that he design. what is next for this congressman?> well, for conyers, it's important to remember, he's 88 years old and a lot of his fellow house democrats were already looking for a way to gracefully get him out of what would be the chairmanship of the very powerful judiciary committee next year, and that was all happening before these allegations broke. so in another sense that's the big difference here. al franken was not in line for a gavel next year because democrats are unlikely to take back the senate. conyers as well respected as he is, is a major political liability in the way that franken may not yet be. >> one of conyers accusers has gob on camera. let's listen to melanie sloan. >> i think it was recognized that he was a problem, that mr. conyers' behavior was often problematic. there were lots of stories about him on the hill then and more recently, and so it's not as if anybody didn't believe these things were happening. it's just that there was no way for anybody to actually do anything about it. each member of congress

some female law makers like new york's kathleen rice have begun to ask why elected officials aren't being like private sector counterparts. >> you see the actions that cbs, nbc take when there are allegations against well known men in positions of power. we don't do the same. it's a disgrace. >> other members argue that the

new york congresswoman kathleen rice is calling on him to resign. are a hula and gregory meeks are both saying john conyers should at least step down as the top democrat on the house judiciary and the house ethics committee is expected to launch what one member call as serious probe. >> i never discuss the details of the ethics committee but i want to rah sure your viewers that it's completely bipartisan. five republicans and five democrats. we have a nonpartisan staff. and we investigate situations all of the time. >> the process for a staff filing a complaint is complicated. 180 days after an alleged incident there must be written notice to the office of compliance. then there's a counseling process that typically lasts another 30 days. basically being advised of their rights. then it's on to mediation for roughly another 30 days. that's when the staff's office gets notified. the allegation in the case remain confidential in almost all cases. a sexual harassment attorney who has worked on these kinds of cases involving congressional staffers the s

we speak to kathleen rice who is trying to fix that.ay she walked out of a meeting with her own party because she said they weren't taking sexual harassment seriously. we'll ask her about that next. ♪ we are the driven... the dedicated... the overachievers. we know our best investment is in ourselves. we don't take no for an answer. we fight for what we want. even for the things that were once a given. going to college... buying a home... and not being in debt for it for the rest of our lives. but we're only as strong as our community. who inspires and pushes us to go further than we could ever go alone. sofi. get there sooner. >>> again, our breaking news tonight, matt lauer out at nbc after sexual misconduct allegations against him. his on the ouster happened extremely fast. less than two days after the complaint was made. we've seen a double standard when it comes to politicians. congressman john conyers and al franken are still in office as are two unnamed lawmakers who made settlements paid with taxpayers' money. kathleen rice has

this is democrat congresswoman kathleen rice calling for conyers to resign make it a point by the wayhat pete has been making but first i want you to take a listen to this. >> what i am voicing public lib ly is what every single private citizen is saying across america. why are the rules for politicians in washington different than they are for everyone else. well let's get the ethics commission into it and let's investigate this and make forever to come a up with a conclusion. that's not real. that's not real and that's not accountability. >> pete: geraldo where do you weigh in on this? >> geraldo: john conyers, it's a otsafe democratic seat so theres nono national political strategc cost to the democrats if john conyers was to resign of course he is the most senior man. 88 years old, i'm sorry i just can't get my head around >> well, we're going to do a big job with amazon. i've known amazon ever since they started at perkins, and i really admire what jeff bezos has done with his tenacity and brilliance. >> and he's a media mogul. he owns the washington post. >> he bought the bigges

nothing's happen pd since. >> we saw kathleen rice. i'm curious.o the ethic committee a real thing or a stalling tactic? they've set up a process. does the process matter? is it going the l thing. >> he's going to rehab. >> we know what happened. does that lead to a resignation or a stalling process? >> can they weather the storm, right? one of these happens, another one happens. if it just becomes noise, maybe they can hang on. >> they're so used to it. the culture of capitol hill for so many deck katds was men being bad. and -- >> we talk about that. we have talked about it weeks and weeks. but does anything really change? >> no. >> we ask that question. seems unprecedented. how many. do you think people are talking abit as if things will change? >> i don't think that the culture has -- we haven't seen major shift, right? i would point out members policing themselves, a very bad track record of it. whether about these scandals. how they cruise their finances. there is -- nobody is saying that they're going to change the whole process by which thi

new york's kathleen rice was the first house democrat to call on con years to resign. several others said con years should at least step down as the top democrat on the you dish areary committee. new york democrat gregory nice. >> no one is exempt from bad behavior. >> i think, given that there's one and now another incident of women coming in to say, it would not be appropriate on the judiciary committee to sit there. >> reporter: an attorney for con years told cnn he's taking the allegations very seriously, but has no plans to resign. cbs news, capitol hill. >>> police have been using a drone to search for the suspect who shot a homeless man in menlo park. police say that the man was shot several times in the stomach near the railroad tracks north of university avenue, about a mile from facebook's headquarters. he was rushed to the hospital, and we're told he's in stable condition tonight. the shooter is also believed to be homeless. >>> one of the inmates who escaped from the palo alto courthouse is spending thanksgiving on the run. john bivensnd a his accomplice, t

. >> reporter: but some female lawmaker, like new york's kathleen rice, have begun to ask why elected officials aren't being donald trumped out like their private-sector counterparts. >> you see the actions cbs and nbc takes when there are allegations against very well-known men in positions of power and we don't do the same and i think it's a disgrace. >> reporter: other members argue that the accused deserve due process and an ethics investigation. they say lawmakers were hired by voters and should be fired by them, too. anthony. >> mason: nancy cordes at the capitol. thank you, nancy. former doctor larry nassar pleaded guilty today to three more counts of criminal sexual conduct. nassar was a doctor for the u.s. women's gymnastics team. today he admitted to sexually abusing teenagers at a gymnastics club in diamondale, michigan. he faces sentencing next week on child pornography charges. president trump today retweeted anti-muslim videos posted by the leader of a far-right extremist party in britain. the retweets were widely condemned, even by the president's political allies, brit

yesterday fellow democratic congresswoman kathleen rice became the third lawmaker to ask him to step down and this morning one of conyers' accusers will speak exclusively with the "today" show. you can catch that at 6:00 a.m. >>> a big boost is coming to delaware's economy. the 76 ers and the city of wilmington are teaming up to build a new youth sports center on the east side of the christina river. the project includes three indoor basketball courts, two indoor turf fields and athletic training facilities. it will also be home to the 87 ers, that's the sixers developmental team. >> and you could own a piece of history from the pope's visit to philadelphia back in 2016. they're auctioning off the fiat that he used that day. proceeds will benefit the catholic charities appeal. the first fiat sold for $87,000. >>> camp out for hunger will get a special delivery. the porsche club hauled in nearly 20,000 pounds of food last year and they hope to beat that record today. >>> and bill and jessica visited the camp out for hunger yesterday. they played a game with the crew in exchange for a

kathleen rice said he is step down, john conyeres.f it was a republican and settled successesual harassment case s and walking around in front of females. every democrat would say he needs to step down. >> pelosi said she will not tolerate this. they are speaking out. democrats are not hiding but speaking out. >> they are burying it? >> they are not. warren and pelosi, both women are speaking up. >> jesse: when a republican is involved in a schedule're scabbedal media make them say on the record what they believe. and now there is no press asking any democratic member ever the house or senate go on the record. >> when trump defended moore the way he did it, it was unpresidential. >> jesse: donald trump is known to doing unconventional things. but he is doing what the political. keep the guy in office and let it slide. >> every major republican has cut off the moore campaign. the national republican campaign walked away. and numerous condemned roy moore and they are 38-year-old allegations without pictures and pay offs unlike conyer an

some female law makers like new york's kathleen rice have begun to ask why elected officials aren't being drummed out like private sector counterparts. >> you see the actions that cbs, nbc take when there are allegations against well known men in positions of power. we don't do the same. it's a disgrace. >>> some british law makers want mr. trump barred from the country. mark phillips has details from london. >> reporter: she is an admitted agitator from the far right anti-immigrant fringe of british politics who has been convicted of religious hate crimes. and provoking muslims where they live is what she does. >> take over -- >> now donald trump has done jada francin a huge favor. >> good day for you? >> very good indeed. >> early this morning the president retweeted three old largely discredited videos francin had dug up. one her britain first party claims, shows extremists throwing somebody off a roof. turned out fight between rival political factions in egypt and a crime for which perpetrators were sentenced to death. another show, jihadist fighter destroying a christian statue. thir

kathleen rice called for congress to resign. today she walked out saying they are ignoring the elephant in the room. >> in the past hour an attorney said that the congressman has no plans to resign. >> a few hours after the lauer news garrison keillor announced he had been fired from minnesota public radio after being accused of improper behavior. the 75-year-old former host of "a prairie home companion" said he touched a woman's bare back as he tried to console when she recoiled. keillor said she had forgave him and not to think about it. larry: getting back to the top story now. allegations now of the grade fixing at the ballou high school. late today a former teacher, whistle blower with the inside knowledge about what is happening at the school talked to the fellow "7 on your side" i-team reporter suitland in an interview you will only see on 7. kimberly: do you consider yourself a whistle blower? >> i do. i do consider myself a whistle blower because at the end of the day the situation going on is illegal, unethical an doin

today kathleen rice called on conyers to resign. and others have called for conyers to step down from being ranking member on judiciary committee, brings to question how staffers on capitol hill file complains, staffer has 180 days after an alleged incident to give written notice, then a counsel progress that lasts 30 days, being advised arthritis, then mediation for 30 more days, that is what staffer's offers getting notified, if mediation does not work, accuse are may ask for -- accuser may ask for ad min straightive hearing or file a case in the court. a sexual harassment attorney who handled cases involving congressional staffers said it is tough on accusers. >> when i represented multiple staffers who have been sexually harassed by members, they can't stay there, there is no way to move your desk to the other was on. they have to leave. reporter: congressional office of compliance they'd that 17 million taxpayer dollars have been used to settle 264 claims over 20 years, not all for sexual harassment. there is a push to make pro

that is what kathleen rice said, was nancy pelosi's defense of conyers an example of how victims areadily believed? >> it depends on the political affiliation was the victim, it seems, when you look at women who accuse bill clinton, they were to be discredited. not believed. even on sunday, on "meet the press," when they are? and called conyers an icon. but have you severe backlash, that she received monday and tuesday, she then corrected her statement. i do know want so see sexual harassment or sexual abuse politicized but there is a little bit o glance of that happening. >> back then with president clinton we were told morality is not an issue, we know what happened with monica lewinsky and women who accused bill clinton, there were over in charges. the thing, if we going to continue to go down that road, of trying to dismiss moral behavior with our elected officials, we have to have a correction. that is the correct that we're seeing, that is why a lot of people are looking at bill and hillary clinton, what they did, how they persecuted those accusers, those women. i think this a

here is what congresswoman kathleen rice said earlier today. >> enough is enough. what i am voicing publically is what every single private citizen is saying across america. why are the rules for politicians in washington different than they are for everyone else? right now what we're talking about is there going to be any level of accountability. and, you know, saying we're going to have these allegations against politicians go before an ethics committee that can sometimes take a couple of years -- no offense to my colleagues on the ethics committee -- but that's not really. that's not real and it's not accountability. >> we'll likely here from john conyers soon. his lawyers said they will address the allegations against him after thanksgiving. >>> let me get back to congresswoman sheila jackson lee. simply put, does congressman conyers need to step down? does he need to resign, do you think? >> i think the good news is the good news is, the women in congress who have been impacted, who have offered their stories we'll be listening to. the legislation we have, me

>> harris: i want to get to this from kathleen rice.esentative who walked out of a caucus meeting a little while ago. she said she walked out because nancy pelosi and others were not taking this seriously enough. let's watch. >> she spoke very briefly about things that female democratic members are doing, which i think are all great efforts. but let's talk about the big elephant in the room. that's why i was done with the meeting. i don't have time for conversations that are not real. i for one am not going to stand in silence. >> harris: whoa. >> judge napolitano: she's a former prosecutor, a strong willed woman who takes a stand. >> sandra: let's have a real conversation. unfortunately, she's telling us that they are not having one. >> katie: conversations about what? not sexually harassing your subordinates? >> harris: not making the victim signed nondisclosure agreements and putting them in a gag order. i'm all for talking about that. >> judge napolitano: i profoundly agree, the dangers of big government. for too long, the culture i

kathleen rice releasing a statement saying whether it happened 40 years ago or last week settlement orrat or republican harassment is harassment. assault is assault. less than three weeks from the special election in alabama the roy moore campaign trying to write itself amid sexual misconduct and assault allegations. in a statement the campaign saying medications director resigned last friday. his opponent doug jones capitalizing on the scandal. releasing another ad featuring the names and young photos of the seven women who have accused him of sexual misconduct.>> a new report from the huffington post says two more women are alleging inappropriate touching by senator al franken. who was in the headlines last week for separate accusations of past sexual misconduct.>>> women who say they were sexually assaulted by former u.s. a domestic team doctor larry nasser spoke out in court today. their emotional speeches came as he pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual assault. some of the women said coaches and team officials try to silence them even as reports were made to authorities.>> we

when kathleen rice came on, former prosecutor, she had her own harassment situation at ada in brooklyn and it was painful. she believed it changed the course of her career. he said conyers has to resign. i said what about due process? she said there is no due process for the victims in these situations. there is no trial. it has to be about political accountability. listen to some of the sound. >> because enough is enough. at this point what i'm voicing is what every private citizen is saying across america. why are the rules for the politicians in washington different than they are for everyone else? >> right. so, look, franken did what he did with his photos. he has to pay a political price. but the bigger issue of what do you do to stop these settlements, rice says she will go after him. she's new to congress. she didn't know about them. but you know they knew. everybody had to know. all they do is gossip about one another. >> not about the settlements, just who might be on a list of bad guys to avoid. >> no, no. there is an office set up to pay tore these. >> every single lawmaker

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