yeah, ironically leslie moonves himself specifically was a big supporter of the metoo movement.ng up organisations to address some of these concerns and was very much seen as somebody leading the charge there. he now find himself facing these allegations. he has released a statement himself and it was given to the new yorker and it is very clear, but again, he also makes some apologies if people have been concerned about his behaviour and his past. he says, "i recognise there were times decades ago when i may have made some women uncomfortable by making advances. those were mistakes and i regret them immensely. but i always understood and respected and abided by the principle that no means no, and i have never misused my position to harm or hinder anybody‘s career. but the issue for cbs here goes well beyond the man at the top, because there have also been questions in this article about how they handled previous allegations of harassment, of sexual misconduct in the workplace, and it seems that this lengthy article is going to have to lead to a real widening of that investigati

leslie moonves is one of the most powerful and influential figures in american television.to the top of american television and is responsible for a number of hit shows, even appearing himself on the david letterman talk show, an extremely influential television show and he has been responsible for commissioning many big programmes. he has also been, in recent months, a supporter of the metoo movement, a system of people on and forward and to stories of men trying to take a package of women in the workplace. now he has found that he himself has been accused of doing exactly that. this article in the new yorker, the writer says for women described leslie moonves as it did to forcibly kiss or touch them in business meetings and two that leslie moonves physically intimidated them or threatened to derail their careers. he has denied the inappropriate behaviour, but there is a statement from him. it says, "i recognise there were times decades ago where i mayhap made women uncomfortable and made advances, those were mistakes andi made advances, those were mistakes and i regret th

attempting to forcibly kiss or touch them during business meetings and two told that leslie moonvesintimidated them or threatened to derail their careers. now he has denied the inappropriate behaviour, but there is a statement from him in this article. it says, "i recognise there were times decades ago where i may have made some women uncomfortable while making advances, those were mistakes and i regret them immensely but i always understood and respected and abided by the principal that no means no and i have misused a position to harm or hinder anyone‘s career". nonetheless, there are damaging allegations and there are also wider questions about the culture at cbs, which you may remember last year fired one of their presenters — charlie rose — now he again denied any allegations of sexual harrassment, but cbs took the decision at that stage to stop his employment. and an independent investigation started back then they say is now continuing. cbs now looking at these allegations as part of that. austria's chancellor is understood to have backed an idea put forward by the british pr

more on this now from anna werner. >> reporter: confirmation that leslie moonves remains chairman and.o. came as the board announced he's the focus of a new investigation. moonves participated in a teleconference meeting of the full board, but a source told cbs news he stepped away when the board began discussing the allegations against him. today's meeting came in the wake of friday's "new yorker" magazine story, detailing allegations from six women who said moonves harassed or sexually assaulted them. in one incident from 1985, before moonves worked for cbs, one woman said, during a meeting moonves threw himself on top of her and began kissing her. another said in 1995, after he joined cbs, that moonves shoved his tongue down her throat during a meeting. moonves denies the accounts or says he doesn't remember many of the details outlined in the "new yorker" story, but in a statement he said, "there were times decades ago when i may have made some women uncomfortable by making advances. those were mistakes, and i regret them immensely." the executive producer of "60 minutes," jeff fa

>> because i think they want to leave leslie moonves to decide for himself whether he's going to step down. >> reporter: in a statement last friday, cbs said we do not believe however the picture of the company created in the new yorker represent a larger organization that does it's best to treat tens of thousands of employees with dignity and respect. >> lester, that "new yorker" report contained explosive accusations with "60 minutes." assment wed h but he denied the allegations saying they never happened. >> morgan, thank you. > a chaotic seen in minneapolis as protesters shouted down a ptor announcing officers would not face charges for the deadly shooting of a man last month. this after dramatic ideo of the incident was released. investigators say the man was armed but his family says he was not a threat. nbc's joe fryer has the story. we want to warn you some of the video is disturbing. ne> reporter: emotions in molis are running so high a news conference by the county attorney lasted only minutes before protesters interrupted. they are upset over the death of therman blevins sh

leslie moonves has been a leading figure at the american network cbs for almost 25 years, with a trackng accusations reported on his own channel's news programmes. in news just out tonight, the new yorker magazine has reported that six women have accused cbs chairman and ceo leslie moonves of sexual harassment. the new yorker magazine says the six women claim, among other things, that mr moonves physically intimidated them, forcibly touched and kissed them, or threatened to wreck their careers. the cbs boss has denied that, although he has apologised for making some women uncomfortable in the way he made advances decades ago. in a statement, the television network said... mr moonves, who is married to the well—known cbs presenterjulie chen, has been an outspoken supporter of the #metoo movement. now he's accused of allegations very similar to ones he so publicly criticised. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. millions of people have witnessed the longest lunar eclipse this century, as the moon passed through the shadow of the earth turning a mysterious red. known as a "blood moon", th

anna werner reports. >> reporter: confirmation that leslie moonves remains chairman and ceo came as the board announced he's the focus of a new investigation. moonves participated in the teleconference meeting of the full board, but a source told cbs news he stepped away when the board began discussing the allegations against him. in the wake of friday's "new yorker" magazine story detailing allegations from six women who said moonves harassed or sexually assaulted them. in one incident from 1985, before moonves worked for cbs, one woman said during a meeting, moonves threw himself on top of her and began kissing her. another said in 1995, after he joined cbs, that moonves shoved his tongue down her throat during a meeting. moonves denies the accounts or says he doesn't remember many of the details outlined in the "new yorker" story, but in a statement, he said "there were times decades ago when i may have made some women uncomfortable by making advances. those were mistakes, and i regret them immensely." the executive producer of "60 minutes," jeff fager, also denies separate allegatio

. >> the new yorker magazine is reporting six women have accused cbs chairman and ceo leslie moonves of sexual harassment and cbs news chairman and current "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fager allowed harassment. >> the story is about much more than moonves, it's about cbs as a whole, about how major media companies are still having to reckon with the past about alleged abuse that happened in the past and, in some cases, not too long ago. these are issues that have to be addressed by cbs and by other media companies. and it's farrow who has been leading the way, exposing some of the darkest secrets of these companies. his latest report about cbs is also about the iconic news magazine, "60 minutes." executive producer jeff fager, quote, enabled harassment and committed sexual harassment himself. he denies those allegations and saying it's coming from sources who have an ax to grind. sparked by farrow's report by "the new york times," me too movement has been causing these stories to come to light. just think about how long it's taken to get to this point. let's address these diff

leslie moonves.his, as the writer behind "the new yorker" article defends his reporting. >> how could i turn a blind eye to this? >> quijano: and a manhunt is underway in new orleans for two armed suspects who opened fire on a crowd. good evening. i'm elaine quijano. we begin in california, where the death toll from a massive fire burning north of sacramento is climbing. police say a sixth body has been found, but provided no further details. the other victims include a great-grandmother and two children. the carr fire has destroyed more than 500 buildings and is threatening more than 5,000 structures. more than 38,000 people have been evacuated. it is only 5% contained. more than 12,000 firefighters are battling 17 large wildfires across california. carter evans is near redding with the latest. >> reporter: as the carr fire continues to burn through seemingly endless amounts of dry brush near redding. more than 3,400 firefighters are racing to contain it. and today, where flames have already scorche

cbs is expected to meet today amid allegations of sexual harassment against chairman and ceo leslie moonves. the meeting was scheduled prior to friday's report in the new yorker that featured claims by six women of incidents from 1985 through 2006. four women accused moonves of forcibly touching or kissing. all reported their careers suffered after they rejected the advances which he denies. anna werner looks aait moonves other accusations against the head of "60 minutes." anna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. "the wall street journal" reports some board members discussed whether moonves should step aside during an investigation into the allegations. but it's unclear if that will come up today. eight months after the firing of cbs this morning co-host charlie rose. the company reports it's taking each report of misconduct, quote, very seriously. >> these are six women and in several cases they're talking about what they describe as serious sexual assault. >> reporter: ronan farrow said he spent eight months vetting the stories that a peey s thaiee new yorker friday. 1985,

going back several decades have been made against the broadcaster's chairman and chief executive, leslie moonvesares in cbs fell more than 6% on news of the claims the foreign secretary has been asked to intervene in a custody case, involving two children living in china, whose british father was murdered by their chinese mother. the family of michael simpson want jeremy hunt to appeal to chinese officials when he visits the country next week, as katharine da costa reports. seven—year—old jack and six—year—old alice are at the centre of an international custody battle. their british father michael — seem here with them — was stabbed to death in his shanghai apartment in march last year by his estranged chinese wife. she is serving a life sentence for murder. since their dad's death, jack and alice have been living with their chinese grandparents, unaware of what has happened to their parents. happy birthday, grandma! but their english granddad wants to raise them back in the uk and is fighting for them to be brought back here, which, he says, is what his son michael, would so desperately have wa

>> i think they want to leave leslie moonves to decide for himself if he is going to step down. >> cbs has hired outsi to look into the allegations. >>> ruth bader s ginsburgd she's not going anywhere anytime son. she said plans to stay on the bench at least five more years. she noted that john ball steve s s stayed on until she was 90 and she said she's not in faf to set term limits on justices. >> if you look at her workout routine and her life tile, she is going strong. >>> the recent rains are taking a toll on the chesapeake bay. >> you will probablyee people cleaning out the harbor. the debris is bifl downstream. it's causing a mess. police have issued andvory to boaters and swimmers. >>> coming up, back-to-school means tax-free shopping. >> saving some money is a good thing. the dates you want to keep in mind. >>> and how scientists are reversing the ageing process. >>> a new develop calls an incidence. an instead of helping her, then americanhe phone questioned her ability to pay her bills. >>> we're starting the morning with patchy fog and drizzle. chuck will have the details i

part of the reason for that is because there is more on the table here than just the fate of leslie moonvesll of their usual business to attend to. but of course the elephant in the room, are these accusations from the six women against leslie moon stress and accusations from even more women against the company culture. in that vacuum, what we have are actually not just julie chen but several high-ranking women at cbs across the cbs company who are actually coming to moonves's defense saying either that this new yorker article doesn't represent the man they know, they can't square that with the man whom they have worked with for so many years. or even in some cases calling for some nuance in our thinking about how we think about things that may have happened decades ago. meanwhile, what the directors are doing now, identifying a select committee to oversee the investigation into the accusations. that committee will then select a law firm to conduct the investigation. what does all of that mean? it means we are probably days if not weeks away from the conclusion of that investigation, and fr

. >>> cbs's board of directors is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against ceo leslie moonves, this as the writer defends his rofrting. >> how could i turn a blind eye to? >> two armed suspects open fire on a class. >>> good evening, i'm elaine quijano. we begin with a massive fire burning near sacramento is climbing. police say a sixth body has been found but provided no further details. the other victims include a great grandmother and two children. the car fire has destroyed more than 500 buildings and is threatening more than 5,000 structures. more than 38,000 people have been it is only 5% contained. more than 12,000 firefighters are battling 17 large wildfires across california. carter evans is near redding with the latest. >> reporter: as the carr fire continues to burn through seemingly endless amounts of dry brush near redding, more than 3,400 firefighters are racing to contain it. and today where flames have already scorched entire neighborhoods, authorities are searching through the rubble for those who are still missing. >>> did you hear any evacuation orders? >> n

going back several decades have been made against the broadcaster's chairman and chief executive, leslie moonves. shares in cbs fell more than 6% on news of the claims. a 6—year—old boy has died after being shot with a pellet gun, at a house in east yorkshire. stanley metcalfe was visiting relatives in the village of sproatley at the time. judith moritz reports. stanley metcalf was visiting relatives in the village of sproatley at the time. stanley loved football, here showing his support for his local team, hull city. he was starting the summer holidays by visiting relatives in the small rural village of sproatley when a pellet gun went off. stanley was rushed to hospital but died of his injuries. humberside police say it is not clear how the 6—year—old came to be shot. we are still investigating the circumstances of what exactly happened. the initial indications are that this was a tragic accident involving a pellet gun. we have not made any arrests in connection with this incident but we are speaking to a number of family members to assist us with our enquiries. today the family home was cord

television network cbs say they will examine allegations of sexual misconduct against chairman leslie moonves. the allegations were published by "the new yorr" magazine and so to go back decades. the board said it would promptly review the allegations and take appropriate actions. moonves is one of america's highest-paid besiness execut you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonoght's less traveled. what it is like to be young and republic in trumps america. in syriaving the war and being driven frortheir homes, both refugees will take the stage at the while albert hall r -- at tal albert hall on sunday. reporter: it is a long way from the rubble of war to this. tough butn extraordinary jouiley for these en. this girl is 14. several of her family members were killed in syria, and her story is not unique. also 14. mohammed is he still dreams of home. ♪ reporter: for the first time, the voices of child refugees are being heard at one of the country's most prestigious appellant -- a poem they have written themselves. what do you want people to take away from the poem? >> tha

going back several decades have been made against the broadcaster's chairman and chief executive, leslie moonves. shares in cbs fell more than 6% on news of the claims. a 6—year—old boy has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in east yorkshire. stanley metcalfe was visiting relatives in the village of sproatley at the time. judith moritz reports. stanley loved football, here showing his support for his local team, hull city. he was starting the summer holidays by visiting relatives in the small rural village of sproatley when a pellet gun went off. stanley was rushed to hospital but died of his injuries. humberside police say it is not clear how the 6—year—old came to be shot. we are still investigating the circumstances of what exactly happened. the initial indications are that this was a tragic accident involving a pellet gun. we have not made any arrests in connection with this incident but we are speaking to a number of family members to assist us with our enquiries. today the family home was cordoned off with police working inside and out. it is understood stanley was with el

say they will investigate claims of sexual misconduct against the chairman and chief executive, leslie moonves. shares in cbs fell more than 6% on news of the claim. the extreme weather has caused major disruption for travellers with problems on the roads and railways. many on the eurotunnel enjoyed hours of delays in kent after a commissioning problems in carriages. lightning strikes forced cancellations across yorkshire and now the met office has issued warnings of thunderstorms in the east of england. the police are urging people to take care while serving in rivers and lakes try to cool off. two have died and a boy is missing. the summer holiday getaway, stopped abruptly in a car park. those hoping to go via eurotunnel told they can't because of the heat. and there's caution for those planning long drives. we're expecting a breakdown to happen every four seconds. so before you get in your car, check your water coolant levels, your oil levels, your tyre pressure, make sure you have lots of water in the car, and when you are travelling at slower speeds, if you can handle it, turn your air co

leslie moonves after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him in a "new yorker" article. actress lynda carter best known for her role as "wonder woman," tweeted her support, writing: one of the highest ranking female executives at cbs, ad sales chief jo ann ross, also wrote a statement, in part: nd sharon osbourne, cohost of "t talk," tweeted: according to "the new yorker," six women say they were sexually harassed by moonves. in the article, moonves admits that decades ago he may have made some women uncomfortable and regrets that immensely. cbs corpivation investigating. it's just three months until the midterm elections, and president trump is promising to do everything he can to keep the republican majority in both the house and the senate, but his efforts may run into a roadblock because of the russia investigation. mola lenghi is traveling with the president in new jersey. >> reporter: arriving for a weekend at his golf club in bedminster, new jersey, the president was riding a bit of an economic high. on friday, he touted 4.1% economic growth in the second quarter

going back several decades have been made against the broadcaster's chairman and chief executive, leslie moonvesares in cbs fell more than 6% on news of the claims he denies the allegations. now on bbc news, westminster in review. hello and welcome to westminster in review, our look back at all the big events in parliament since christmas. a strong independent britain not in permanent limbo. theresa may says she has a plan for a reasonable and practical brexit but drama in the lords. the eyes to the right 301. the nose to the left, 307. ministers promise an end to what is called a hostile environment. and, as the government promises more money for the nhs, the opposition asks who is paying. we have consistently put extra money into the national services. the uk is set to live in march, but the government has crucial legislation to get through before then. putting laws to stop illegal coal and giving a chance to change the laws. the simple aim led toa change the laws. the simple aim led to a parliamentary battle that went on for nine months. the bill had passed through the comments with one defea

she says, i have known my husband, leslie moonves since the late '90s. i have been married to him for almost 14 years. he is a good man, and a loving father, a devoted husband and inspiring corporate leader. she goes on to say, he has always been a kind, decent and moral human being. i fully support my husband and stand behind him, end of statement. >> tom llamas on the breaking headline tonight. tom, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to president trump and his long-time fixer and lawyer, michael cohen. abc news has learned tonight that michael cohen now says that president trump did, in fact, know about the meeting with russians in the trump tower before the election, and that he knew about the meeting before it happened, after dirt on hillary clinton was promised from a foreign adversary. this will likely interest robert mueller who by the way was photographed waiting at the airport in d.c. on the left. not far away behind him there, you see donald trump jr. standing in line. tonight, mueller's office issuing a statement after that photo, and here

leslie moonves of sexual harassment.re are also allegations that former cbs news chairman and current "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fager allowed harassment. we have details and reaction from anna werner. >> reporter: "the new yorker" article by ronan farrow alleges that six women who had professional dealings with moonves said he sexually harassed them, and that 30 current and former employees of cbs said such behavior extended from moonves to important parts of the corporation, including cbs news and "60 minutes." one woman, actor and producer iliana douglas, says she met moonves at his office for a meeting in 1997 but claims he asked if she was single then held her down on the couch with her arms above her head "violently kissing her." she described feeling "like a trapped animal." >> she met with him in 2006 to discuss a projects. he was enthusiastic. then sat down with her on the couch. then he put a hand up my skirt touching her underwear. moonves denies it. the the article also says 19 current and former em

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and i think in the minds of the sources in this story, the goal here was not to take down leslie moonvesto air stories that were buried, sometimes for a long time because these women were terrified. and to protect the next woman who comes along. both with respect to les moonves and a culture of retaliation that a lot of people, dozens of people said extended across various parts of the company. i think what the sources want is accountability. it is not about tearing down an individual and of course that's painful for a family and for someone like julie chen. >> let's talk about that culture. after charlie rose was so publicly called out and fired, what happened at cbs after that? was there a reckoning? >> what these sources say is no, you know, we are talking to people who say they were retaliated against very recently at that company. and that individuals who knew about charlie rose and that includes jeff, many of the sources in the story say he was aware of that abuse, he's the executive producer of "60 minutes and reported as head of the news division there. there were allegations aga

. >>> leslie moonves remains chairman and ceo of cbs after a board meeting amid a sexual harassment investigation. the cbs board of directors, which moonves leads, met yesterday. six women accused moonves of harassment and intimidation in a new yorker article last week. moonves denies or says he doesn't recalm of tl many of th details of the report. anna warner is following the company's response. >> shares of cbs corporation has dropped 10% since friday when the story broke. cbs' board has taken steps t netary. probabse i work here, what do you think is going to happen? i don't know. >> reporter: on "the late show," stephen colbert brought up the sexual harassment allegations against his company's ceo. >> i like working for him. but accountability is meaningless unless it's for everybody. whether it's the leader of a network or the leader of a free world. >> reporter: his comments came hours after cbs' board of directors left their meeting with leslie moonves still in charge. in a statement, the company said the board is in the process of selecting outside counsel to conduct an independent inves

>> i think they want to leave leslie moonves to decide for himself if he is going to step down. >> cbs hired outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations. >>> a former top official at fema is facing disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct. the former personnel chief, cory coleman, moved female staffers to offices so male friends he hired could try to have sex with them. the looking into claims anether col hired college fraternity brothers and women who met at bars and dating websites. coleman resigned two weeksago. or> now, shocking video, raising safety concernside shares like uber. chris lawrence has more from tve desk. >> showing you something in new york city. an uber driver is accused of juing over a curb and running into a cell phone store and a restaurant. you're about to hear a witness be what happened and see the aftermath. we have to let you know that everyone is expected to be okay. >> he kujumps a cu, went ai airbor airborne, and, boom, hits that. it's like a bomb. >> this is how chaotic it was, moments after the crash. this is along 6th

>> i think they want to leave leslie moonves to decide for himself if he is going to step down. >> the board did fdecide, cbs to hire, outside counsel to conduct an independent into thation allegations. >>> the clock is ticking. we'll learn if nats star bryce harper will stay or go. what's the latest in the trade rumors? we don't want to s bryce leaving. >> can you believe this is a discusonon in washin you're a huge fan of the team. and so many people are huge of bryce harper. all of this talk has surfaced in the past day or so. the nats have signaled to other baseball teams they are willing to listen to an offer for bryce harper. another high-ranking executives have told baseball officials that theyon't believe that harper is going t t move. but deal is sweet enough, you can see how brycearper can end up mong. the trade deadline is today. in anything gets done, itill get done today. and today is going to be a flurry in the face of the franchise. we followed bryce harper's career since he was drafted by the team, in the minor leag ws. he a phenom who came up and his most recent accomp

six women now accuse leslie moonves, the allegations go back decades as they all follow a similar patternthese woman say he invited them into his office at one point and forced himself upon them. within they rebuffed his advances, these women say he used his position of power to effectively harm their kreempca. one coming from illyaen na douglas. she says she was fired from a cbs project because she did not agree to moonves' advance, both moonves and cbs are casting doubt. moonves does acknowledge he made some advances decades ago that may have made some women feel uncomfortable. he says, i recognize there were times decades ago when i may have made some women uncomfortable by making advance, those were mistakes. i regret them immensely, i abided by the principle that no means no, i have never misused my position to harm or hinder anyone's career. cbs cast more doubt on the story saying cbs takes each report of misconduct very seriously. we do not believe, however the picture created in the "new yorker" does the best to treat its tens of thousands of employees with dignity and respect. no

six women now accuse cbs chairman and chief executive leslie moonves of sexual misconduct. out in a story from "the new yorker" by journalist ronan farrow. the allegations go back decades and they all follow a similar pattern. these women say that moonves invited them into his office at one point and forced himself upon them. when they rebuffed his advances, these women say that he used his position of power to effectively harm their careers. one allegation coming from the actress illeana douglas. she says she was fired from a cbs project because she did not agree to moonves' advances. now, both moonves and cbs itself are casting doubt on the nature of "the new yorker" story, but moonves does acknowledge that he made some advances decades ago that may have made women feel uncomfortable. i want to read you a portion of his statement. he says, "i recognize there were times decades ago when i may have made some women uncomfortable by making advances. those were mistakes, and i regret them immensely, but i also understood and respected and abided by the principle that no means

the future of their ceo and chairman leslie moonves is up in the air. longstanding shareholder event at a standstill. cbs saying the board will postpone their yearly stockholder meeting that was scheduled to happen august 10. the board also will designate a commercial committee to oversee and investigation and hire an outside law firm to probe into moonves' behavior and accusations. missing after this conference call, any further rebuke or statement addressing the scandal. cbs saying in their release "no other action was taken on this matter at today's board meeting." this is the aftermath following a report in the new yorker claiming the head of the company harassed female employees and retaliated against the women that rejected him. the allegations span 21 years, include six women that say that moonves was inappropriate. force said he touched on kissed them. all of them claim when they rejected moonves, their careers took a hit. moonves is denying this saying in a statement "i recognize there were times decades ago when i may have made some women unco

elsewhere the company said it was in talks to buy a french publishing group >>> an update at cbs leslie moonvesived a keyboard meeting amid claims of sexual harassment, but it remains unclear if he will keep the post during a probe into the allegations. julia boorstin has more. >> reporter: les moonves is staying in the corner of the office at cbs despite allegations of sexual misconduct the board of directors say they're in the process of seeking outside con seunsel to investigate the claims a board meeting of stock holders was set for september 10th that meeting was expected to focus on a court battle between shari redstone and her push to combine cbs with viacom. now as the board hires a firm and starts its investigation, the next event for cbs is its earnings report thursday afternoon. moonves typically leads the earnings call discussing the trajectory and future. we'll see what he says then. julia boorstin, cnbc business news, los angeles. >>> back to the earnings in europe, solvay shares are higher as strong growth in volume countered headwinds. >>> and sanofi shares are flat after clawin

cbs is expected to meet today amid allegations of sexual harassment against chairman and ceo leslie moonves since ronan farrow reported highly detailed allegations by six women spanning three decades, three board members aligned against moonves and pushed for his immediate suspension, but no action has been taken. >> it underscores a huge problem at cbs. if this kind of behavior is coming from the chairman of the company, it could be seen as a reflection of the general and overall culture at cbs. >> the one time actress julie chen today reinforced her tweets defending her husband. >> i will stand by that statement. >> has led the resurgent from last-place to first place and recently found a commission to eliminate harassment in the workplace. >> last week ncis was watched by 25 million people. i don't think we are dying. >> a far different portrait emerges in the new yorker. douglas told the magazine that in 1997 business meeting moonves held her down, violently kissed and groped her and after she fought him off had her fired from a cbs sitcom. kristin peters said moonves put his hand up he

it reports that leslie moonves, the c.e.o. of cbs and one of the most powerful people in entertainment, allegedly kissed and uched women against thei will. the cases go back to the 1980s. the article also alleges that moonves physically intimidated two women, or threatened to derail their careers. uae article also alleges s harassment at its famed program, "60 minus," and said that its executive producer, jeff fager, allowed it to go on there and at cbs news. moonves has denied any assault, and said he never misused hispo tion to harm anyone's career. cbs said there had been no misconduct claims or settlements against moonves. ronan farrow, the writer, is orain the reporter on the and he joins me now. ronan, are the main allegations against les moonves? >> over the course of eight months, jud six woen did an incredibly tough thing overcoming what they describ as profound fear of retaliation to tell me about a range ofal seisconduct up to and including two cases that both of those women described as sexual assault in which they

leslie moonves in place-- for now-- while it investigates allegations of sexual misconduct against him and others at the television network. the board of directors said today it's hiring an outside counsel to look into the matter. the "new yorker" magazine has reported claims by six women against moonves over three decades. on wall street today: twitter lost another 8% of its value ask tech stos sent the broader market lower. the dow jones industrial average dropped 25,306.s to close at --the nasdaq fell 107 poin more than 1%. and the s&p 500 slipped 16. and, former california congressman and oakland mayor ron dellums died early in washington, after battling cancer. dhe was a fiery anti-war social justice advocate, and he helped start the congressial black caucus during 27 years in the u.s. house. ron dellums was 82-years-old. still to come on the "newshour," dead california wildfires force thousands to flee; violence erupts in nicaragua amid political discontent; our politics monday duo explains president trump's threat to shut down the government, and much mo. >> woodruff: fire crews

apparently in february went to the police and told them about a couple of incidents involving leslie moonves who is the ceo of cbs. and she raised the seriousness of the allegations against the ceo, and we heard about those on friday from the "new yorker's" row na farro with, and it is a d day for them, and obviously, the l.a. county prosecutor's office saying they are declining to prosecute and it is a bad day for cbs, because there is other negative news of the controlling shareholder of cbs today is revealed to have filed a lawsuit claiming that cbs buried evidence that they had disappearing texts, and she would like them to preserve evidence, because she is in a fight with them. >> is this sherry redstone? >> yes sh, and she controls 60% the shares of cbs. >> and now, these women are saying that he forcibly harassed them or forcibly kissed them and physically intimidated them or threatened to derail the careers can and it became cold or hostile after they were, and after he rejected or they rejected his advances. excuse me. so right now, the -- correct me if i am wrong -- the cbs board i

we'll talk to jim about that >>> we'll get to the road map this morning it starts with media and leslie moonves they're discussing the misconduct allegations against the ceo. >>> and cat's record quarter the industrial bellwether pumps up the full year forecast. >>> and facebook's face plant. high flying tech stocks hit some head winds certainly last week but facebook and twitter we'll talk to jim about whether there's still room for growth in the faang names. yes, he coined faang he knows a thing or two. welcome back, jim. it was great, you know, pinckney days you want. that was well done last week. >> yeah. >> it was the 90th anniversary of a bucket list thing three-day fishing trip and listen, big mouth, we won in the trout category first place in the white trout category we caught it off 99 baker which is a decommissioned oil rig. i threw that back, it's too small. i brought in el monstero a 7-foot black tip shark i let him go but i had to fight him for about an hour. i want to thank the captain and january and dr. carl and, of course, bob. who helped me bring in el monstero. >> of course b

after yesterday's board meeting in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against the ceo leslie moonves out to julia borse sten good morning, julia. >> good morning, les moonves is staying in the corner office despite allegations of sexual misconduct reported in the new yorker after yesterday's meeting the cbs board of directors issuing a statement they are quote in the process of selecting outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation. no other action was taken on this matter at today's board meeting. leading up to the meeting there was plenty of speculation they could ask moonves to take a leave during the investigation or push him out entirely or moonves himself could opt to step back. analysts weighing in about the uncertainty surrounding the company. slashing cbs's price target to $50, titling the morning note chaos isn't a ladder, it's a trap door. saying the downgrade is a reflection of the fact that the added overhang of an investigation of uncertain length with an uncertain outcome will make share outperformance difficult, given the real sell-off we worry about the im

are assuming and as the hollywood reporter has reported, what does it mean for the future of leslie moonves cbs? >> i think you have to start with the question when the independent members of the board say they're going to investigate, are they going to do it themselves or are they going to hire an outside firm which has more credibility that's the first question. the second question is will they find or will they agree with presumably the article that finds him and perhaps others at cbs guilty of bad behavior and if they do then presumably they're going to have to, you know -- figuratively which gets to the larger point which it settles the war between sheri redstone and leslie moonvez. he then sued her and a case that's supposed to go to court in the fall saying that even though she only owned 17% of the stock she has 80% control, and that's unfair. and all those things i presume would be settled if he was found guilty if he's not we're back to square one and the battle continues >> even before there was news of this report, ken, there was always a question of what was the future of cbs.

>> amy, it's really not for me to speculate about what will happen to leslie moonves.fact, i think it's important to point out that the goals of these women coming forward, both the six with allegations about mr. moonves and also dozens more talking about a culture of abuse across cbs' different divisions weren't aiming to take people down. the goal was to expose stories that had been buried for a long time, both this harassment and what some women describe as assault in this story and also of retaliation. >> his accusers didn't say to you what they think should happen to les moonves? >> i think it's going to mean a great deal to these accusers and, look, to survivors of sexual violence and retaliation everywhere. whether a company is willing to take the kind of action espoused in a lot of the statements made since the advent of the me too movement when it comes to someone who is so essential to the bottom line. i think that will be an interesting test and i do think that these women want accountability. what that looks like is way beyond the purview of what i do as a

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shares of cbs plunging on reports that long-time ceo leslie moonves will be accused of sexual misconduct in an upcoming "new yorker" article. cbs issuing a statement. julia boorstin is in los angeles with the latest. julia. >> that's right, tyler you see those cbs shares declining ahead of an article from the "new yorker" that's expected to report on allegations of sexual misconduct against les moonves. the stock down 6.5%. the independent directors issuing a statement saying all allegations of personal misconduct are to be taken seriously. the independent directors of cbs have committed to investigating claims that violate the company's clear policies in that regard upon the conclusion of that investigation, which involves recently reported allegations that go back several decades, the board will promptly review the findings and take appropriate action the timing of this report comes in the midst of the company's very public legal dispute. while that litigation process continues, the cbs management team has the full support of the independent board members. along with that team we will