kind of like louis c.k..efying feat exploder on social media but unfortunately the story does not have a happy ending. due to a scheduling glitch buy american airlines the plane they jumped into had no pilot. they were forced to immediately jump back out and now they are record does not count. oh well, it get them next time. that's all for the title of hillary's next book, what happened? get them next time. topic number two. king tides artifacts are going on tour. mommies are hot and although it's going to cost money to see them organizers have assured us that this is not a pyramid scheme. king tides treasures of the pharaoh wlil arrive in los angeles this january and unlik thrams and chargers expected to draw huge crowds. treasures include golden jewelry aborate carvings desk tt allowei to make sure noby walked into his office wle he was hting on the stafford. in addition to ancient artifacts visitors will get to see a massive collection of monies. these two were on loan from a washington exhibit. a couple o

steve: exactly, and so, basically what happened was--and so, this was before louis c.k.s the first one to do it with comedy. radiohead gave me the idea, i certainly don't take credit for the idea, but i wanted to see if it worked with comedy, and it did. because what ended up happening, and this is before i had a big youtube, before i had anything, these were just a couple of fans. and i made more in the first week on that album than i made on the previous album, and that album was done with sony bmg. because i was able to actually get all of it. so, the fans were able to pay less, which i think is a wonderful thing, i'm an advocate for that. the--you know, i was able to make more. and the only people who were cut out of it were the record execs. and boo-hoo, you don't get your third yacht, i'm so sorry. but sometimes, the fans and the artists need to negotiate between themselves, and that's what is an amazing thing right now is that we can have content direct to the artists. scott: back in a moment. ♪ a podcast on itunes. scott: that's our show for this week, a look bac

. >> louis c.k. was another celebrity accused and she has admitted to it, saying, quote, the stories are true. hbo cut ties with him. >> let's moe on to kevin hart. it is a great christmas for kevin. his wife eniko parrish was pregnant and he was embroiled in cheating scandals. >> i'm guilty. regardless of how it happened and what was involved and me being wrong. i'm going face the music and go home. i'm going address it and make my wife full aware of what's going on and the situation i have put ourselves in. >> kefb hart told the radio show the other woman held a press conference. >> my name has been released and lies written about me. i am in the an extortionist. i'm in the a stripper. i'm a recording artist and an actor and i have not broken any laws. >> she claims she had a brief intimate moment with kevin hart but did not know cameras werele rolling when they were together. >> she is a crime victim just like kevin hart is. >> three days earlier, kevin hart posted this apology video. >> i made a

even i heard about louis c.k., and i'm not allowed to watch tv. i'm only allowed to listen to it.s girl who has accused you was 14 years old, roy. you got to do the right thing here. >> all right.

at least in an apology like louis c.k.'s, he's admitting he had a compulsion.ock's apology is interesting because he knew he had done sort of terrible things in his past and i got out ahead of any accusations that were going to dog him. what's interesting about his apology is that in a way, it's sort of representative of the lumping together going on in the movement. he apologized for an incident that he says the woman experienced it as date rape, he also apologized for infidelity against wives and girlfriends and for verbal harassment. those are all very different categories. >> he talked about an instant where the woman left and she had, had, had to say that she was going to tell other people if she didn't get money. now, that's not an apology. is he sorry or is he sore? >> well, he didn't name her. he knew he needed to get ahead of this because so many titans are dropping like flies, he thought if i preempt this, which is what most crisis management professionals tell you to do. maybe he thought this would temper his punishment, perhaps. >> you mentioned lou

netflix canceling louis c.k.'s television special, and overhauling "house of cards" after a costly hiatus. >> i thought ten years ago we were making progress. i look at the industries i thought were moving in the right direction and they've taken steps backwards. this is a more systemic issue that's going to have to be addressed. >> r now investors are increasingly look at the financial risks of sexual harassment and corporate cultures that allow it and the value of investing in more diverse management teams. take fox. analysts point to the risks posed by its $90 million in sexual harassment settlements and related management overhaul. and pension fund adviser cpw has been pressuring the company to review its practices. now in focus, how more diverse companies can yield higher returns. >> i am a big believer that the best thing in the world is to create diverse teams of people. and this will not be fixed in the long run until there is a lot more workplace diversity. >> reporter: a morgan stanley study finding gend

these people matt lauer garrison keillor al franken joe barton charlie rose glenn thrush roee muar louis c.k. kevin spacey harvey weinstein mark halperin roger israel's eric bolling bill o'reilly bill cosby bill clinton donald trump dennis hastert tiger woods clarence thomas. i'm holland cook in washington this is the big picture on r t america. eighty eight year old congressman john conyers the longest currently serving member of the united states house of representatives lies in a michigan hospital tonight he's coping with stress attributed to what a spokesman calls this media assault conyers is accused of sexual harassment and his accuser has now broken the nondisclosure agreement she signed in two thousand and five house minority leader nancy pelosi has called on him to resign and right now this issue is a shock wave and every workplace is feeling the tremors to help us all understand better we welcome dr gina loudon a psychoanalyst and david lewis c.e.o. and founder of h.r. outsourcing consulting firm operations and thank you both for being here thanks for having me holland david defini

the louis c.k. stuff was out there.here were some whispers about whether or not he was going to get caught up in this and he was. one after the other after the other. i think what has happened is this is something women have known about for a very long time. only now do they have a platform to be able to talk about it openly and in a way they feel comfortable doing and actually be believed. >> a lot of people are wondering too, we've had discussions before, but is this time different? is something different happening? >> i think so. definitely. i wrote a story last year about wasal harassment and why it so prevalent. what we call in media as the peg. the reason for it. originally it was going to be about that and it turned into everywhere i turned, there were similar stories in every industry. women working at all levels. we wrote something, and it got response, but, you know, for the most part companies were not saying oh my gosh, we had no idea, we're going to change everything. it was still just sort of status quo, a

. >> reporter: rebecca cori says louis c.k. i'm getting death threats. i'm getting free hate every, single day. >> reporter: louis c.k. issued a statement, responding to multiple allegations. writing in part, these stories are true. the power i had over these women is they admired me. and i wielded that power irresponsibly. >> this is the takeaway. >> reporter: two of the women accuse john hockenberry a long-time host of public radio, of a pattern of harassment. so suki kim broke the story. >> the host is sending me inappropriate e-mails for a year. i did file a compleaint. hockenberry was let go in washington. in a statement, he wrote, in part, i should have been more aware of how the power i wielded over others, coupled with inappropriate comments and communications could be const e construed. i have no excuses. >> it's about unfair employment practices. you're one of the top dogs in this particular field. you have power to make or break people's careers. >> reporter: mcgowan's conversation comes amid her intense back and for

toppling such entertainment icons adds brett ratner, kevin spacey and louis c.k. >> we heard a blastnd didn't know what it was. straightaway she said is it terrorists? are they coming to get us? >> terror struck the entertainment world in 2017. bombing after an ariana grande concert in manchester, england, killed 22 people including an 8-year-old girl and injured more than 60 in may. in october, a gunman in las vegas fired for ten minutes at a crowd of the route 91 harvest country music festival killing 58 people and injuring more than 500. ♪ she was an american girl >> the music world was shocked by the deaths of several stars. rock 'n' roll hall of famer tom petty died in october at age 66. two rock front men died by suicide. chris cornell of sound garden in may and linkin park lead singer chester bennington in july. good news arrived in pairs as well. george clooney became parents to twins june 6. a week later so did beyoncÉ and jay-z who broke instagram records with a photo of the twins. welcome bright spot in a year filled with so much turbulence, even in entertainment. in holly

. >>> matt damon is weighing in on harvey weinstein and louis c.k.ing friday. almost a thousand retailers changing the game. how to score no minimum free shipping. plus, all your dream deals to get your holiday shopping done. >>> health alert. it's a new option in maternity wards across the country, gentle c-sections, so how do they work and why more women are choosing them? dr. ashton is here live. ♪ >>> "the last jedi" has finally arrived. "star wars" on the verge of breaking major box office records, the major questions answered in a galaxy far, far away, plus, this morning, benicio del toro joins us live with all the secrets. r2-d2 is here to say -- that means good morning, america. >> you got moves there. >> r2-d2 has moves. >> good morning, america. happy friday. just ten days until christmas. >> yes, it is. we'll celebrate with a christmas cookie showdown. we searched the country for the best recipes and now three lucky viewers, they're here, they're going to go head to head and we have celebrity chef richard blais to help judge and he's not j

since harvey weinstein and all of the names and entertainment, kevin spacey, louis c.k., in media, charlieatt lauer, glenn thrush, and politics, al franken, jon cryer, conyers, roy mori. this is a safe choice, a good choice but not the right choice. remember, the criteria by "time," who had the most impact on the news cycle and our new? if i ask that question, what can possibly be the only name that comes to mind in 2017? >> shannon: i'm thinking it might be donald trump. by the way, it sounds like he won the runner up, they've acknowledged that created demi lovato tweeted this. open >> that's an excellent poi. and look, i don't like it when groups get named. it is called person of the year. you want to make movement of the year? sell a couple of magazines? to that issue two weeks from now. i would rather they choose someone, trump, jeff bezos, vladimir putin, given the impact on russia of our psyche. i think those three choices would have been outstanding. >> tucker: i want to ask you really quickly, colin kaepernici legacy award. the mainstream media loves it. >> they are swooning. colin

the oscar winner defending comedian louis c.k.right, eva, thank you. >>> we're going to switch gears and talk about the holidays which are the season for giving. we know it can be very expensive to get the perfect gift for everyone on your list. a lot of people on your list, but queen elizabeth has buckingham palace staff to buy for. this year the treats are coming from tesco, the supermarket known for bargains. she bought the pudding this year for $11 each. $11 each. 1,500 people on sale. >> on sale. >> i didn't know there was a royal grocer. >> i didn't either but we've learned something new every day here, george. >> she likes a bargain like the rest of us. >> i want to know how the pudding is. >>> coming up what hollywood's hashtag me too movement. and lara, you're upstairs. what's going on? >>> hi, michael. yeah, it is official. "star wars" is finally here in theaters today. and look who's with us to celebrate. the one, the only r2-d2 and another star of the film, ben ees yoe del toro coming up on "good morning america." we'v

look at weinstein, cosby, ailes, o'reilly, louis c.k., brett rattner, bill clinton, and future-senator moore. trump says-- ( applause ) "all good guys, by the way. kitchen cabinet. my kitchen cabinet." now, trump says putin's taking the allegation personally, adding, "i think he is very insulted by it." and i believe it. i mean, no one wants to take the blame for trump being elected. ( laughter ) ( russian accent ) it wasn't me, it wasn't me. nyet, it wasn't me. ( applause ) >> jon: ♪ they caught me red handed. >> stephen: now, as you can imagine, the president siding with russia over his intelligence agencies did not go over very well. so, the next day, trump took the opportunity to de-clarify his position. >> when i said that-- i'm surprised that there's any conflict on this. what i said there is that i believe he believes that, and it's very important for somebody to believe. >> stephen: "yes, very important. i know from long experience that believing is the most important part of lying. ( laughter ) for instance, i didn't collude with russia. and i completely believe that i believe

started a landslide of others to come forward against kevin spacey, ben affleck, dustin hoffman, louis c.k., russell simmons, jeffrey tambor, jeremy piven and matt lauer. >> there is a mistake. men like, you one best picture. >> reporter: at this year's oscars, there was a huge wonder when warren beatty and faye dunaway announced the wrong best picture winner giving it to a la la land instead of moonlight. contrary to what most people may think after a $220 million opening of star wars: the last jedi, the ninth film in the franchise did not make this year's top five grossing movies of 2017 but these did -- disney's live-action remake of beauty and the beast topped off by making more than $504 million. wonder woman came in second powered by $412 million. no surprise with guardians of the galaxy volume 2 you with $389 billion followed by spider- man: homecoming they can $334 million and rounding out the top five is the horror flick, it's, staring of $327 million. >> just as we were leaving with a less oncoming heard an explosion. >> reporter: concert tragedy struck twice when a suicide bombe

. >> and one after another high-profile men like harvey weinstein, kevin spacey, louis c.k., al frankenof sexual misconduct. female activist first created #me too more than a decade ago but a tweet from the actress alyssa milano is credited with popularizing the hash tag in 2017. twitter reported that more than 1.7 million people had posted a #me too message in 85 countries. number one, president donald trump. there were few, in any major news stories in 2017 that did not include president donald j. trump and one of his tweets. the president was a walking talking trending story, which is fitting since he is the most tweeted about elected official in the world. his twitter feed drove news coverage. whether he was telling nfl players to stand during the national anthem or coining nicknames for adversaries. trump dominated the news cycle for 2017 and brought politics into the social media realm in a whole new way. and with no sign of curbing his twitter use, it seems likely that president trump will remain a big part of all the trending stories in 2018 and beyond. >> and beyond. we have mu

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the louis c.k. stuff was out there. or not he was going to be caught up in this and then he was. there is just one after the other after the other. i think what has happened is this is something that women have known about for a very long time, but only now do they have a platform to be able to talk about it openly and in a way that they feel comfortable doing. >> i think a lot of people wonder -- we have had discussions before, is this time different? >> i think so. definitely. i wrote a story last year about sexual harassment and white was so prevalent. what we call in media, the peg. at fox news.ns originally, it was going to be about that, then it turned into everywhere i turned there was similar stories in every single industry. women working at all levels. we wrote something and it got response, but for the most part, companies were not saying we had no idea. it was still sort of status quo. there were a lot of tricks that companies and employers can use to get around allegations and settlements, arbitration claus

>> the louis c.k.'s of the world are not going to give a reaction.t the chef working at some third rate hotel in nebraska somewhere who sexually harasses and gets outed. he'll just move to another town where no one knows his face and he'll get nool another job. >> so the conversation is about who has power. harvey weinstein is writing theks to people and because he's still making a lot of money, the powerful people are just saying, this is too much of a pain in the ass for me to be the person to shut it down. >> it's a culture change, a movement. the civil rights movement didn't end when we rights act. it's still continuing. i think this is culturally present right now and something we're focused on right now, but this is going to take generations to actually fix. >> we spent nearly an hour talking with these men and could have easily talked for an hour before. all of them were passionate about this issue and felt a duty to be engaged on the sexual harassment, but also a real urgency to move the conversation forward. it was incredibly enlightening. >

>> the louis c.k.'s of the world are not going to give a reaction.the chef working at some third rate hotel in nebraska somewhere who sexually harassed women and gets outed. he'll just move to another town where no one knows his face and he'll get another job. >> you said something that's really powerful. you said the reason they've been silenced is because of greed. what did you mean by that? >> most people are self-serving. they don't want to be the person who says, we need to stop hurting these people. they don't want to make a scene. they don't want to be that loud mouth -- you know, harvey weinstein's hurting people, let's all not work with him. you have someone who's been doing it for decades and you have a lot of people around who knew it was happening and nobody said we we'vet to shut this down, this is getting crazy. >> you know, it was so interesting to talk to these guys. not only are they animated by the conversation but they feel a sense of responsibility and ur jen circumstance and in a way it's incumbent upon them to be leaders and i t

your investors must love you while we are all here talking about michael flynn or matt lauer or louis c.k it is, you are talking about illinois tool works. >> right all time implies a very long time when you are 50 basis points from an all-time high it's not that bad i'm not belittling what's going on but you really have to look under the hood take a company like caterpillar. this company has fundamentally clain changed their cost profile and are able to earn more with less. this is a self-help market nobody is talking about. incremental margins on very small increases on revenue is very powerful. the markets are at all-time highs because corporate profits are. >> go ahead. >> wouldn't tax cuts help juice those profits even more? >> absolutely. now, there's obviously a question of what is priced in and what is not. but i can tell you on both those investor days, i saw nothing but assuming tax rates are what they were in 2017 >> they are what we thought they were dennis green market. fair enough. we love you. to tyler's point, i hear what you're saying -- >> love you, too >> lovefest. howe

and netflix canceling louis c.k.'ial, and pulling a biopic with kevin spacey on top of the costly hiatus of "house of cards. netflix announces it would make a final shorter season of "house of cards" with no kevin spacey >> julia borsteen, as you're talking, headlines crossing involving john conyers who says he will retire from congress today. of course, plagued by sexual misconduct allegations says he's endorsing his son to replace him, but is not announcing his immediate plans for more on the sea change taking place in the workplace when it comes to sexual harassment, we're joined by susan lyne, former ceo at the guilt group, martha stewart living, and the former president of abc entertainment great to have you. welcome. >> thank you >> julia goes through the contracts broken through all this, but what happens 1 those are settle how much changes after that? >> i think that remains to be seen i think this was long overdue. there has been sexual harassment in workplaces forever. and i think for many, many years, women

this morning netflix which already cut fights with two of their biggest stars, kevin spacey and louis c.knounced they have fired masterson from "the ranch" telling abc news monday was his last day on the show and production will resume in early 2018 without him. masterson fired back with his own statement writing, from day one i have denied the outrageous allegations against me. law enforcement investigated these claims more than 15 years ago and determined them to be without merit. the actor adding, in this country you are presumed innocent until proven guilty. however, in the current climate it seems as if you are presumed guilty the moment you are accused. >> fans aren't patient. they are not going to wait for somebody who has been accused by multiple women to actually be charged and convicted, for they expect action on the part of studios. >> reporter: according to a report in "the huffington post," a woman saying he forced himself on her then choked her when she fought back. the lapd investigating and closing it back in 2004 after the church of scientology of which masterson is a lif