after i reported larry nasser was still able to abuse girls every day.gs of the d.o.j. they falsified statements and failed to notify state and local authorities. when you found out just the scale of how many people he had abused, what went through your mind then? >> it was super disappointing and super scary. when i first reported i really didn't have an idea of how many girls it was. once i really found out, it was super saddening and scary that he was able to abuse so many girls day in and day out. >> dana: john, i want to ask you about this. the f.b.i., the justice department has declined to prosecute anyone involved in this. was that part of your thinking as you went forward with the lawsuit for these girls? >> yeah. they declined not once, but twice. and as you pointed out, the office of inspector general report determined they lied under oath. they perjured themselves, the agents themselves lied to the f.b.i. who was investigating it. and they covered this up for personal reasons to help themselves. if you or i lied to the f.b.i. we would go to ja

officials, interview all accusers or follow up, which delayed the probe. >> to be clear, i blame larry nasserat enabled and perpetrated his abuse. >> reporter: at an emotional hearing last fall, mikayla maroney told an agent how nasser molested her for hours in a tokyo motel when she was 15. she said she was crying over the phone. then when she finished the account, there was dead silence. >> i was so shocked at the silence and disregard for my trauma. after that minute, he asked, is that all? those words in itself was one of the worst moment os of this process for me. to have my abuse minimized and disregarded by the people supposed to protect them. >> reporter: the report says one of thee ing agents was engaging in other pursuits. >> one of the supervisory agents had been talking about a job opportunity with usa gymnastics. so it looks terrible. >> reporter: as for what happens next, the fbi has six months to respond to the claims just filed. the bureau could either reach a settlement or deny the claims. cnn has reached out to the justice department for response to these latest claims. we h

gold medal gymnasts who were assaulted by larry nasser. they are going after the f.b.i. $1 billion. they say the agency failed to stop nasser when it first learned of the accusations against him in 2015 and he targeted young women and girls for more than a year before finally being arrested in 2016. here is national champion gymnast maggie nichols. >> in 2015 i reported to the f.b.i. and i was told that usa gymnastics would handle it and nothing happened in over a year. so it was -- they definitely failed me and all the other girls. after i reported larry nasser was still able to abuse so many girls every single day which is super scary to even think about and very disappointing. >> harris: can you be successful in going after the f.b.i.? >> i don't think so. look, the f.b.i. performed disgracefully. those agents shouldn't work there. you don't have a due process right to have a federal police agency conduct an investigation. you don't. i feel terrible for what happened to these young women but as a legal matter, i don't think they have a case against the f.b.i. >> harris

in 2018, larry nasser was found guilty of molesting hundreds of girls and women.2018. i'm giving you 175 years, which is 2,100 months. i've just signed your death warrant. your decision to assault was precise, calculated, manipulative, devious. the fbi team in indianapolis first heard claims of nasser�*s sexual abuse in 2015. mckayla maroney was one of the first victims to come forward. this is her testimony to a senate hearing in 2021. i answered all their questions honestly and clearly, and i disclosed all of my molestations i had endured by nassar to them in extreme detail. i was so shocked at the silence and disregard for my trauma — after that minute of silence, he asked, "is that all?" at that same hearing was the director of the fbi. and i'm especially sorry- that there were people at the fbi who had their own chance to stop this monster back _ in 2015, and failed. and that is inexcusable, - it never should have happened, and we're doing everything in our power to make - sure it happens again. -- it —— it never happens again. last year, a report by the just

things. ♪ ♪ >>> more than 90 women and girls who say they were abused by usa gymnastics team doctor larry nasser. the group is seeking more than a billion dollars in damages for the bureau's mishandling of the 2015 investigation into nasser. the suit comes two weeks after the justice department decided not to charge two former fbi agents who declined to comment. >> the other day, a little while back when these women were testifying on capitol hill, they made a point to say the fbi didn't do anything. they claim they didn't do anything and because of that the fbi itself allowed women like them, girls at the time, to be abused by this guy. >> yeah. and that's really what these claims get at in this. and using some pretty strong language, too. i've got one here with me, it's chilling to read through. it calls fbi officials grossly derelict after they failed to bring forward any significant or meaningful investigative action after they were made aware of these abuse allegations back in 2015. in that year-long period of their so-called inaction, it says nasser sexual assaulted approximately 100 young

larry nasser when they first received sexual assault allegations against him in 2015.n's attorneys say the fbi's failure allowed nasser to target women and girls for more than a year before action was taken. nasser was sentenced up to 175 years in prison. he is also serving a 60 year sentence in federal prison on child photography charges. reggie: twitter is refusing a request from the january 6 house committee. twitter is asserting a first amendment right in response to this request. community members believe that he chat logs show how pro-trump extremism contributed to the right at the capital. kumasi: the marvel universe is first muslim superhero is making her debut today. she has trouble fitting in until she discovers her powers. she says joining was amazing but it wasn't easy. >> the fact that brie larson and chris pratt all made themselves so available for me to ask my questions and then if i wanted to meant the world. it's crazy. the people on my posters back home are now my friend. kumasi: disney as a parent company of abc seven. reggie: pg&e begins an expensiv

gymnastics doctor larry nasser.als -- they claim the agency failed to properly investigate credible information about nasser's sex crime. they are seeking more than $1 billion in damages. the fbi and the justice department have not issued a response. >>> we continue our election coverage after california's primary. >> reporter: district attorney chesa boudin is voted out. i will have the election results, coming up. >>> join me on facebook life. we are talking election results. today's headlines and so much more. pour yourself a cup of coffee and join me. it is 6:53. - [announcer] the more we learn about covid-19, the more questions we have. the biggest question now, what's next? what will covid bring in six months, a year? if you're feeling anxious about the future, you're not alone. calhope offers free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673, or live chat at calhope.org today. >>> 6:55 on your wednesday morning. welcome back. we continue our election coverage with local races making headlines across u.s. >>>

larry nasser the majority say nasser abused them after his abuse was reported leaving him free to continueng girls more than a year the justice department announced last month the fbi agents involved would not face criminal charges. >>> overseas a car drove into a crowd of people in berlin this morning. it happened at a popular shopping district west of its capital. still unknown whether it was a accident or deliberate act but police detained the driver. >> reporter: news on the vaccine front. moderna says a redesigned version of its covid-19 booster shot appears to provide stronger protection against the omicron variant than its current vaccine. the booster is designed to target omicron and the original coronavirus strain in a single shot the company says trial results led to an eight fold increase in neutralizing antibody left center moderna plans to submit data in the coming weeks with the hope that the new shot could be available late this summer. >> meanwhile its been a week since the virginia jury sided with johnny depp and his defamation battle with amber heard. and this morning his

larry nassar. despite knowledge of nasser's action, starting in 2015, they say, because of the fbi failing to act nasserree to continue to target young women and girls for more than a year. biles another athletes testified before congress last year in response to the fbi's mishandling of the case. well seeing as a police want to identify a group of people who broke into a house and held one of the homeowners at gunpoint over the memorial weekend, one of the other homeowners drove up to that house and recorded the attack on her dashboard camera. asked roberts loaded up stolen items into an suv, then took off . her husband was held at gunpoint while their 12 month old child was in the house. used to have our but your doors open our windows open. we just kept everything closed, have upgraded some of the locks and security. and it's just a very scary feeling. scary situation. indeed police say there were at least six people six robbers who broke into that house. they took debit cards, electronic jewelry, ideas and even passports. investigators say criminals are increasingly targeting homes believed to be em

larry nassar. despite knowledge of nasser's action, starting in 2015, they say, because the fbi failed to act nasserto continue to target young women and girls for more than a year, files and other athletes testified before congress last year in response to the fbi's mishandling of the case here at home, new data show californians are failing when it comes to water conservation governor newsom has asked everyone to cut their water use by 15% compared to a year ago. but new numbers show water use has actually gone up over the past year, nearly 18% more in april. the governor's office responded to the new number, saying, if people don't start conserving water, there may be a need to move to mandatory state water conservation measures effective this morning farmers, irrigation districts and municipal water agencies can no longer take water from rivers and creeks. this is the state's latest effort to protect california's water supply. after three years of drought, it means water users with lesser rights will have to seek alternative sources of water. if none are available, the likely be forced to go wit

larry nassar, the former team usa gymnastics doctor. the fbi first received reports of sexual abuse by nasser in 2015 but the agency failed to act for a fullr, leaving dr. nasser free to continue has sexual abuse. in 2017, nasser pled guilty to sexual assault, chopper larvae, and evidence covering charges and sentenced over 40 years in jail. samantha roy said -- "if the fbi had simply done its job, nassar would have been stopped before he ever had the chance to abuse hundreds of girls, including me." google has agreed to pay $118 million to over 15,000 female workers to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit. the lawsuit had accused google of systematically underpaying women in california in violation of state law. meanwhile, female employees at the software company oracle are facing a new setback in their lawsuit against the company. on friday, a judge stripped them of their class-action status. and retired marine four-star general john allen has resigned as the president of the brookings institute. the fbi recently seized allen's electronic data of as part of a probe into whether he lied about his role in secretly lobbying f

larry nassar. >> the women say the affair was grossly derelict in their duties resulting in nasser abusing childrenlegations became public. >> the group is seeking more than $1 billion in damages and the fbi declared declined to comment and christopher raise 2021 congressional testimony where he said the fbi had a chance to stop him failed. >> reporter: the attorneys representing johnny depp against ex-wife amber heard spoke exclusively with savanna. >> the weight of the world is off his shoulders and his got his life back. >> the six week trial was about clearing his name and asking if it was a setback for the me to movement. >> we are talking about the case that we tried. we encourage all those to come forward and have their day in court. some of the weeks while this moments and they turned to a nearby family for help. borrowing their boat to catch a man suspected of stealing a jetski to 12-foot long great white shark was spotted less than 4-mile from the jersey shore and the bear in new hampshire was loving it jumping up on the hood of a car to chow down on some mcdonald. >>> finally. bruce spri

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