reporter: and tonight, usa gymnastics says they are "very sorry that any athlete was harmed by larry nassar," adding the organization reported him to the fbi in 2015. nassar faces a minimum of 25 years behind bars. at his sentencing in january, his accusers will be able to make statements. tom? >> paula faris for us tonight. paula, thank you. >>> let's turn to politics now. embattled senate candidate roy moore getting a boost from president trump. moore denying the claims of sexual abuse against him, more strongly than ever, even as a dramatic new ad from his opponent features the faces of those very women. it comes as we hear from a second woman who accuses senator al franken of groping her, and new details about claims against another sitting lawmaker. here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: alabama senate candidate roy moore may have gotten a lifeline with these words from the president. >> roy moore denies it. that's all i can say. he denies it. and by the way, he totally denies it. >> reporter: moore's campaign tweeted out video of the president's comme

when you hear those words from larry nassar, he wants you to heal.nk about all those things he just said in. >> i think it shows his mental state. he made it look like something he did very guilty so the community moved forward. he is a conscious mat manipulator, conscious mat tpha tphars sift. >> you came forward quite courageously i would say and have since then a number of people have come forward as well. give us a sense why you think this was able to happen to so many people for so long? >> you know, it's really the same old story. the same you see at penn state, you see in the catholic church. it's people in authority who e silence victims, who ignore red flags. who just utterly fail the children under their protection. you see both dynamics at usa gymnastics and michigan state university. as far as usa gymnastics is concerned, this is much, much deeper than larry nassar. it details usa gymnastics in reporting sexual abuse. we had a policy of not reporting. they had files on 54 abusive coaches over a 10-year coaches. steve penny testified under

the doctor she says abused her, larry nassar, worked with the u.s. nd athletes at michigan state university for more than two decades. raisman says nassar first treated her eight years ago, when she was 15 years old. >> aly raisman: i was just really innocent. i didn't really know. you know, you don't think that of someone. you know, so i just-- i trusted him. >> lapook: you thought it was medical treatment. >> aly raisman: i didn't know anything differently. we were told he is the best doctor. he's the united states olympic doctor and the u.s.a. gymnastics doctor, and we were very lucky we were able to see him. >> lapook: nassar is now in jail. he's pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, but not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted underage girls, most of them athletes who say his treatment for hip and back pain involved putting an ungloved hand inside the vagina. >> jessica howard: the girls would say, "yeah, he touches you funny." >> lapook: the first top u.s. gymnasts to speak out about nassar appeared on "60 minutes" in february,

gabby douglas said larry nassar abused her as well.aid she waited so long to report the abuse because she was conditioned to stay silent. >>> the "washington post" reports the nfl could change the policy next weekend if player protests continue. the owners could switch back to keeps players in the locker room while the anthem is played. they require the players to be on the sidelines for the anthem, but they do not have to stand. >>> a self-made rocket is set to go off. the rocket will travel 500 miles per hour on saturday's one mile trip. hughes says he plans to take a picture to prove the earth is flat. >>> still to come. new rules for the information highway. why it may soon cost you more money to stream your favorite movies. 4 so when a cold sore tingle strikes you act on it. only abreva can heal a cold sore in as little as two and a half days when used at the first sign. it starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. nothing heals a cold sore faster. and because abreva acts on it... you can too. act on

larry nassar has pleaded guilty to molestation charges against seven top gymnasts. among the 125 girls coming forward accusing nassar of misconduct. and he's facing decades behind bars. abc's paula ferris has the details. >> reporter: that former doctor for gymnastics' brightest stars pleading guilty to seven counts of criminal sexual conduct. three of larry nassar's victims under 13 years old. >> i'm so horribly sorry that this was like a match that turned into a forest fire out of control. >> reporter: beyond criminal case, at least 125 women have accused nasser of sexually assaulting them under the guise of medical treatments. .olympian gabby douglas now the latest athlete to say she was abused by nasse, posting for years we were conditioned to stay silent. her teammates mikhala marrone and ali raisman coming forward in recent weeks. raisman tweeting, larry is a monster, not a doctor. earlier telling "60 minutes" -- >> what do you say gymnastics do and larry nassar do to manipulate these girls so much that they are afraid to speak up. >> reporter: and usa gymnast

three-time gold medal winner gabby douglas now adds her name to a list almost a hundred long accusing larry nassar, the former doctor for usa gymnastics, of molesting her. >> how do you plead? >> guilty. >> reporter: today shackled and looking weary, nassar admitted sexually abusing seven children in michigan, part of a plea deal that means he will go straight to prison. >> i pray the rosary every day for forgiveness for their -- i want them to heal. >> reporter: the judge told nassar he can expect to spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> you used that position of trust that you had in the most vile way, to abuse children. >> reporter: one of his most high-profile patients, douglas writes in part, i didn't publicly share my experiences as well as many other things because for years we were conditioned to stay silent and honestly some things were extremely painful. she's the latest decorated olympic gymnast to accuse nassar, joining mckayla maroney and aly raisman. >> i think he's a monster. and i think it is so disturbing to me what he did to me and so many other people. this is so much bigge

. ♪ >>> we're back now with the emotional moment in court when former usa gymnastics doctor larry nassarleaded guilty to assaulting several young girls. his deal calls for him to spend at least 25 years to prison. his accusers will get the chance to address him. he abused them in the most vile way. the former doctor for gymnastics' brightest stars pleaded guilty to seven counts of criminal sexual conduct. three of his victims were under 13 years old. >> i'm so horribly sorry that this was like a force fire out of control. >> reporter: at least 125 women accused him of sexually assaulting them under the guise of medical treatments. olympic all around champion gabby douglas is now the latest athlete to say she was abused by nassar posting for years we were conditioned to stay silent. her gold medal teammates mckayla maroney and aly raisman came forward. >> what did they do to manipulate them so much they were afraid to speak up. >> reporter: usa gymnastics says they're sorry any athlete was harmed by larry nassar and reported him to the fbi in 2015. after his guilty plea raisman tweeted la

gabby douglas said larry nassar abused her as well.as released a statement yesterday saying she waited so long to report the abuse because she was conditioned to stay silent. she tweeted yesterday that women should dress modestly to avoid abuse. >>> the "washington post" reports the nfl could change the policy next weekend if player protests continue. the owners could switch back to keeping players in the locker room while the anthem is played. the league requires players to be on the sidelines for the anthem, but they do not have to stand. >>> and "the san bernardino sun" says a california man is planning to launch himself over a ghost town. the rocket will travel 500 miles per hour on saturday's one mile trip. hughes says he plans to take a picture to prove the earth is flat. >>> still to come. new rules for the information super highway. why it may soon cost you more money to stream your favorite movies. more money to stream your favorite movies. 4 so when a cold sore tingle strikes you act on it. only abreva can heal a cold sore in

this comes as larry nassar heads to court today in michigan. we've learned hes expected to plead guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault. those charges among molestation claims by more than 125 women and girls. nassar faces at least 25 years in prison in this case. he is also awaiting sentencing on federal child pornagrpahy charges. while many of us will spend thanksgiving enjoying a holiday dinner - others may not be able to do the same. happening today in the district - an annual tradition to make sure everyone has a warm meal. kidd o'shea is live at the convention center... where they're getting ready for a feast! it's 5: and time for a check on weather. a check on weather. travel on this wednesday cold thanksgiving - mid 40s dry for black friday today: clouds clear early, turning mostly sunny & breezy, chilly highs: 50-55 winds: s 3-6 mph tonight: mainly clear, cold lows: 27-32 winds: nw 5-8 mph thanksgiving: mostly sunny, cold like december winds: s 5-10 mph new this morning - america has a new "dancing with the jordan fisher crowned t

accusing larry nassar, the former doctor for usa gymnastics of molesting her. shack sxld looking weary nassar admitted sexually abusing seven children in michigan, part of a plea deal that means he will go straight to prison. >> and i pray the rosary every day for forgiveness for their -- i want them to heal. >> reporter: the judge told nassar he can expect to spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> you used that position of trust that you had in the most vile way, to abuse children. >> reporter: one of his most high-profile patients, douglas writes in part, "i didn't publicly share my experiences as well as many other things because for years we were conditioned to stay silent and honestly some things were extremely painful." she's the latest decorated olympic gymnast to accuse nassar, joining mckayla maroney and aly raisman. >> i think he's a monster, and i think it is so disturbing to me what he did to me and so many other people. this is so much bigger than just me. >> reporter: douglas weighed in on nassar for the first time last week. in response to rai

team doctor larry nassar of repeated sexual abuse.bc's maggie rulli has the story. >> reporter: six time olympic medalist aly raisman says it's time for her to speak out. >> society makes it hard for people to come forward because you have people that victim shame. >> reporter: this morning she shares her story of sexual abuse with the today show accusing team doctor larry nassar of repeated sexual abuse starting when she was just 15 adding to the growing list of more than 125 women who now say they're also victims. >> i just thought he was weird and i want people to know that i just -- i really didn't know what was happening to me. you know, he was a doctor and he told me that his treatment would help heel all of my injuries and i was so young, i had never really worked with another, you know, doctor or trainer before and everyone said he was the best. >> reporter: in 2016, raisman was getting ready to head to the games in rio where she would make history as part of the final five. investigators started to ask her questions about nas

>> guilty. >> reporter: in a michigan courtroom larry nassar admitted he sexually abused seven girls. part of a plea deal that means he will go straight to prison. the judge warned nassar he should expect to stay there for the rest of his life. >> you used that position of trust that you had in the most vile way, to abuse children. >> reporter: nassar's accusers in michigan talked about the abuse and the system that allowed it. >> today stands as a stark and painful reminder that while my predator has been stopped the culture that allowed this predator to continue abusing has yet to end. >> reporter: other nassar accusers include olympic gymnasts mckayla maroney, aly raisman, and gabby douglas, who writes, "i didn't publicly share my experiences as well as many other things because for years we were conditioned to stay silent and honestly some things were extremely painful." raisman recently appeared on the "today" show. >> this is so much bigger than just me. i mean, it's such a -- it's such a horrific thing to happen. >> reporter: nassar will be sentenced in january. dan sheneman, n

larry nassar admitted to abusing young gymnasts under the guise of treatment and now faces at least 25 years in prison. among the more than 130 women and girls who have accused nassar here of molestation, multiple olympic gold medalists included. nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> and it's a gabby gold! >> reporter: three-time gold medal winner gabby douglas now adds her name to a list more than 100 long. accusing larry nassar, the former doctor for usana admitted sexually abusing seven children in michigan, part of a plea deal that means he will go straight to prison. >> and i pray the rosary every day for forgiveness for their -- i want them to heal. >> reporter: the judge told nassar he can expect to spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> you used that position of trust that you had in the most vile way, to abuse children. >> reporter: one of his most high-profile patients, douglas writes in part, "i didn't publicly share my experiences as well as many other things because for years we were conditioned to stay silent and honestly some things were extremely painful." she's the lat

larry nassar. more than 125 women have accused him of inappropriate contact.terview, she slammed the culture that allowed that to continue. >> what about the culture? what did u.s.a. gymnastics do and larry nassar do to manipulate these girls so much that they're afraid to speak up? >> you're angry. >> i am angry. i'm upset. i care a lot. i see these young girls that come up to me and they ask for pictures or autographs or whatever it is. i can't -- every time i look at them, i see them smiling, i think -- i just want to create change so they never have to go through this. >> martha: good for her. here's molly hemingway and jessica tarlov from bustle.com and a fox news contributor. i feel like we're talking about this every week, ladies. we talk about the latest revelations. this young woman that is such a role model for so many young women is doing the right thing, molly. she's speaking out. but will it make a difference? >> well, it does seem like the last month or so we've had in unending onslaught of stories and sexual abuse, sexual harassment. yes, she's

olympic team doctor, larry nassar.al comments douglas made about women and wardrobe. >>> and black friday begins. a sneak peek at the deals under way. before you have basted your turkey, what you need to know. >>> an all-star thanksgiving. we have 30 of our favorite chefs here live. with the top tips and tricks to make this thanksgiving one to remember. today, wednesday, november 22nd, 2017. ♪ >> a girls trip all the way from alabama. >> from the bahamas to the plaza. >> next up -- the selfie with savannah. >> it's my 15th birthday and i'm celebrating on the "today" show. >> from clemson, south carolina, go, tigers. >> in chicago to new york, celebrate thanksgiving. >>> we welcome you back to "today" this wednesday morning, the day before thanksgiving. everyone is so excited to be here. not that young baby. but look at the crowd outside. some rainy weather. we'll get out there and say hi to those folks. >>> coming up, we're getting ready for turkey day in a big way. we have a crowd of chefs. more than you can shake a d

announcement in a post on instagram-- telling her followers that she too was abused by former team doctor larry nassar. the longtime team doctor for usa gymnastics is accused of molesting dozens of athletes including douglas's former teammate aly raisman. the council on american-islamic relations calling on fairfax county schools to do more to protect a muslim student at lake braddock high school. the girl at the center of a controversial incident last week. a teacher was suspended after the student says he ripped off her hijab. some students say it was an accident and the teacher was trying to take off the girl's hood, since they are banned in class. advocates say the girl is now recieving nasty messages from students online. principal david thomas sent a letter to parents them to tell their children "to refrain from engaging in personal attacks about the incident on social media platforms." he went on to say "much of this activity takes place outside the school day when students are not under our supervision this morning we are learning more about a massive breach at uber -- hackers stealing the per

what did usa gymnastics do, and larry nassar do, to girls so much that they are so afraid to speak upin a statement, u-s-a gymnastics says it is "very sorry" nassar harmed any athlete.john manley/victims' attorney: "this situation where you have this many victims doesn't happen with a perpetrator alone. it happens when institutions whose primary job is to protect children fail them."john manley/victims' attorney: "this is an american tragedy." (robin @ landing) the holidays are supposed to be happy times for family and friends. but getting sick is one way to turn your thanksgiving weekend sour. that's why you want to make sure you're being safe with all of the different foods you'll be eating this week. kelli volk has advice on how to keep your thanksgiving leftovers safe to eat. the big meal is tomorrow and there will be a lot of food to go around, perhaps for days. standup: turkey is, of course, a fan favorite at the thanksgiving dinner table, but if you do have leftovers you'll want to be sure you're not leaving them in the fridge for too long."a lot of us take home a lot of thanks

larry nassar of inappropriate behavior. adrienne bankert has more. >> reporter: another troubling testimonial. aly raisman saying she is angry and still processing what started happening to her as a teenager. with hopes her story will help other young athletes. this morning, six-time olympic medalist aly raisman alleges for the first time on camera in an interview with "60 minutes" that when she was 15, former u.s. women's gymnastics team doctor larry nassar started sexually abusing her. >> i was in denial. i don't even know what to think. you don't want to let yourself believe but, you know, i am -- i am a victim of sexual abuse like it's really not an easy thing to let yourself believe that. >> and a year before raisman would make history as part of the final five at the 2016 rio games she said it was the questions asked by an investigator hired by usa gymnastics to look into nassar's behavior that led to the realization of what was happening to her. >> i said, you know, well his touching me makes me uncomfortable but he'

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larry nassar's latest accuser is gabby douglas. "sportscenter" tweeted this, that douglas has become the third member of the fierce five u.s. women's gymnastics team to say she was abused by former team doctor larry nassar. the other members include ali ricem riceman. vaguely alluded to claims suggesting women who dress provocatively entice the wrong crowd. >>> the iffbi is offering a reward. russell allen lyles jr. is part of a club raided over the weekend. an indictment accuses them of a murder in fresno. lyles faces charges connected with the crimes. he's believed to be traveling with his pregnant fiance to lake mendocino or sonoma counties. >>> this morning a feud between the president and the father of a ucla basketball player is intensifying. trump complained that lavar ball, father of liangelo ball, hasn't given him credit for the release of his son and two other players from china after a shoplifting incident. he said, lavar, you could have spent time with your son in china but no nba contract to support you. remember, lava

larry nassar faces 25 years or more in prison. all sayolympic gymnasts they were among his victims. nancy: tracking the massive search right now for survivors after a u.s. navy plane crashed into the sea of japan. eight sailors have been rescued, but three are still missing. it was on its way to the uss ronald reagan when it went down. accidenthe sixth major they share. in the past six months, 70 sailors have died in incidents involving collisions at sea. the airplane was in the middle of a u.s.-japanese exercise when it ditched into the ocean. saved are said to be in good position -- in good i condition. jonathan: the police say that iter was killed with his own gun at the crime scene. he will be laid to rest a week from today. 5,000 reward is being offered to find his keller. alison: new developments on gun background checks to be closely examined. attorney general jeff sessions ordered a review of the national database that deals with background checks, citing the church shooting in texas for the order. of shooter had a history domestic abuse but that information was not related