peter understands, as we do at the manhattan institute, that robust innovation relies on a system ofree enterprise. like philanthropists and scholars, peter has committed policy to preserving the framework necessary for experimentation, growth, and most critically, america's reputation for unimpeded inquiry, which has historically driven our culture of innovation and must do so again if we are to meet the unique challenges of this century. society that sensors ideas may well be headed on the path to suicide. for those of us with the means and courage to not just speak out against the intellectual ideas maymob, but to actually d ,omething superior in its place there is great and urgent work to be done. tonight that means providing a forum for the challenging ideas of our 33rd wriston lecturer. please welcome peter thiel. [applause] paul, thank you for that flattering introduction. i was worried it would go downhill from there. i thought it would start with a modest story, 20 years ago, i was starting with paypal, brainstorming on advisors, trying to do this innovative finance and tech

[laughter] a book about the great society deserves great thanks to the manhattan institute president the former president who is also here and vice president and planner for hosting this event and my publisher from harpercollins and my agent and his colleagues in the coolidge foundation for supporting me and certain friends including thomas and pearson and the kings college is specially josiah peterson who worked on the research i would like to thank my family and my husband and my daughter who are all here tonight. the first sentence of the book is a question. why not socialism? this is a question we asked ourselves last night when we watch the presidential debates. [laughter] how do we answer it? all common sense people all markets people to deliver an answer we really feel an obligation to undertake the long-term investment of projects to open american minds to see the challenge and tragedy of socialism we want a record of the past or the record of venezuela so when they leave businesses and faculty the younger medicine one --dash americans realize what is not useful policy. it's

my thanks to the manhattan institute president. in its former president who is also here, is vice president and planner, for hosting this event. i would like to take my publisher from harpercollins, and my agent andrew wiley and his colleague, who is with us. i like to think that coolidge foundation for supporting me. certain friends including several people who are here. the king's college and especially people who work on the research. i would like to thank my family, my husband and my daughter and they are both here tonight as well. the first sentence ofni the book is a question. why not socialism. this is a question we asked ourselves last night when we estch the presidential debate. we answer it. it is a question all commonsense people, all markets people, want to be able to deliver an answer to. we all really feel an obligation to undertake long-term investment in projects that would open american minds southern american minds see the challenge and the tragedy of socialism. we want to share the record of the past or the recor

my thanks to the manhattan institute president. its former president, who is also here, larry moen.vice president vanessa mendoza and Ãbfor planning this event. i would like to thank my family, my husband and my daughter flora are both here tonight. the first sentence of the book is a question, why not socialism. this is a question we ask ourselves last night we watch the presidential debate. how do we answer it? it's a question all centrist, all commonsense people, all markets people want to be able to deliver in answer to. we all really feel an obligation to undertake those a long-term investment in projects that would open american minds that american minds see the challenge in the tragedy of socialism. we want to share the record of the past or the record of venezuela so that when they come to vote or leave businesses and families younger americans recognize what is not useful policy. but where are we? it's november and 2019. educating is a long-term investment. some of us don't have the heart for the long haul. we feel frustrated at the prospect of slow outcomes and perhaps out

of manhattan in the harbor they were welcomed by a goddess of the modern age holding high a promise anyone seeking to better their fortunes here would find freedom and security. this principle shapes the united states to this day freedom is paramount it stands above everything even justice this idea continues to distinguish the united states from the democracies of the so called old world. the statue of liberty is a symbol of this principle a gift from france it was shipped across the atlantic in 885 she was intended as a beacon to the world a bearer of hope for all who had left europe. behind. the 1st visual depictions of america by europeans showed adventurers searching for a route to india which is why they called the people they encountered indians the europeans were interested in money and power and a crucial factor in that power was religion. when christopher columbus set sail from europe in 1492 he flew the flags of catholic spain. he was sent to find a new western sea passage to asia and lay the foundations for the spread of christianity there. the caribbean was a launching pad for

they really knew no one in manhattan. i'm going knew everyone manhattan. he left town.he knew the pellets of the catholic church. he knew the politicians, he knew the social people and he had a birthday party every year and you wouldn't believe who would attend the birthday party. mobsters, city councilman, judges, and they were all there and many of them will people who will awaiting trial. joey adams said if you are indicted, you are invited. [laughter]. and treatment all of them. and preferably he wanted to go or build buildings in manhattan. and to do that, builders had two options. one was to use a structural steel. that was less expensive. and the other was used poured concrete. i was more expensive and principally because the poured concrete was controlled by the mobsters. that tony salerno parade castellano it was later going down a new york street printed salerno, was sentenced to a long prison term and he died while in custody. trump for some strange reason opted to construct trump tower and a poured concrete. and in constructing trump tower, ed poured concret

that gave washington time to escape from manhattan and to fight another day.e fast-forward to washington's this section of pennsylvania around the 22nd of december. glover marches into this area and he camps up the hill near where washington's headquarters were. and washington calls him to his headquarters and tells him what he wants to do, cross 800 feet of a rocky, ice strewn river under the cover of darkness. and by the, way the barometer is and by the way, the barometer is falling and we could be looking at some weather, and glover goes to washington and says, your excellency, it is impossible. washington says to glover, colonel glover, i did not ask you to assess possibilities, i asked you if you could do it. colonel glover thinks for a second and says, general washington my marbleheaders can , do it. the legend is not written anywhere, but legend tells us that is when washington made the final decision to go ahead with this bold stroke, which truly did save the american revolution. you can point to maybe a dozen events that truly changed the course of wo

. >> como este autobús de pasajeros en manhattan. >> pero se espera que el mal tiempo empeore y que dejepie de metros de nieve. >> en california la frustración se apoderó por una reunión comunitaria, exigían explicación por los combustibles que lanzaron desde el aire un avión de la empresa delta. >> ( información en pantalla) >> en este encuentro la representante de la empresa, expresan frustración por avión que liberó combustible, dicen que ha faltado transparencia en todo este proceso..

people from all corners of the earth converging on several blocks of manhattan celebrate the dawn of a new year. welcome to times square. i'm joined by my good friend andy cohen. back for our third year. we have an amazing night ahead of you. this is acthrough going to ualle best one yet. >> it is. we are live in 12 hot spots. we have amazing party guests. christina aguilera, dead and company. john mayer. >> i think you're going to handle the dead and company. >> shania twain, lenny kravitz. we have games, new year's resolutions and maybe a surprise guest or two. >> i've heard rumors. >> and a lot of alcohol. i brought my own booze. >> i tried to get out that of

years what did you see here you're in brooklyn as you can hear around us we're across the river from manhattan and you're seeing a construction boom here by u.s. standards but put this into context of our competitor nation as trump calls that's what's going on there component here china has a distribution economically of course and sort of we're right the economy in brooklyn where we're at is going to be different than little rock arkansas trying to do they passed us on a p.p.p. basis on the g.d.p. back in 2016 so it's been a few years already the way i like to look at it too if you just step back and look at it from an economic standpoint they make their shoes and they make our shoes they make their t.v.'s and they make our t.v.'s they make their car parts and they make our car parts so i think their economy the way we estimate it is that is their economy is absolutely you know massive you. go any city in china they basically have new airports new roads new buildings new schools so there's been a massive economic boom that probably is going to be difficult to keep up and you know what i perso

as christi has already said, the size of manhattan.most impossible to imagine. >> cnn's allison chinchar is with us now. so we heard anna there talking about the fact that they think they were spared a little bit. what do we know about weather and what it has in store for them? >> yeah, so in her region they were. elsewhere that really wasn't the case, especially in and around the sydney region. here's the thing, you both mentioned, martin and christi, about the comparison of one of those fires to the city of manhattan or the area around manhattan being the equivalent. but here's the thing, that's just one particular fire. when you take into account all of them, there's over 200 just in new south wales and victoria, but they're also elsewhere. those aren't the only two places we have these fires. when you add them all up the area burned is around 23,000 square miles or 14.6 million acres. that is the equivalent to the states of new jersey, maryland and delaware combined. really think about that. imagine here in the states having all th

squash is having its manhattan moment as it battles for a bigger profile on the world stage.ity archive has been released. the 30 minutes of experimental film was shot by friend and collaborator, professor martin richardson, to create a hologram. the finished product was used as part of the artwork on the album ‘hours'. the actualfootage has remained in storage for the last 20 years at de montfort university in the uk. david bowie died injanuary 2016. thank you for being with us. hello there. after all the rough weather, the wet and windy weather we've had to contend with this week, you may be pleased to hear that things are about to calm down. but it's not all plain sailing just yet. this is the earlier satellite picture — this stripe of cloud has been bringing outbreaks of rain. there are shower clouds and following on behind and this hook of the cloud is the centre of an area of low pressure bringing a swathe of very strong winds still across the far north and west of scotland through the first part of friday. starting the day generally between 2—9 degrees. through the day

room in 2013 and an allegation he assaulted a different woman in his manhattan apartment in 2006. prosecutor didn't mince words saying he, referring to weinste weinstein, was not just a titan in hoou in hollywood he was a rapist. phone notes describe weinstein as a casual boyfriend and emails to weinstein, one that read i love you, i always do but i hate feeling like a booty call. it's signed with a smiley face. the trial itself is scheduled the to last at least another four weeks. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up on the morning news a scandal involving the former grammy chief heats up days before the music awards show. and why some emotional support animals on airplanes are being this is the "cbs morning news". before starting, tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures and any kidney or liver problems. help protect yourself from another dvt or pe. ask your doctor about xarelto®. to learn more about cost and how janssen can help, visit xarelto.com. and how janssen can help, whether you were borne for more dance-offs... more travels... or more

players from all over the world come to manhattan to showcase the sport, much to the surprise of newe men's squash player in the world, dominating the sport known as the chess on legs. it takes strategy and athleticism to be a champion. right now in the heart of grand central station, this small but expanding sport is centre stage. it is a lot of fun to stand in the passageway here in vanderbilt hall at rush hour, and seeing new york commuters and tourists pass by and you do hear rather humourous things, but my favourite is the elderly couple that turned to each other and said, "oh, they're building an aquarium." being in this high—profile city and playing in the fishbowl of grand central comes easily to nour el tayeb, one of the top—ranked female players. this powerhouse is married to ali farag, and the egyptian couple made history three years ago as the first husband and wife to win a major sporting title on the same day. our 2017 us open squash champions, nour el tayeb and ali farag. ali and nour are passionate about their sport and want to bring it to a wider audience. our sport

it's literally a shoe factory in the middle of manhattan.this factory. lemonis: there's people designing shoes and cutting shoes and putting them together. this is a great resource. jordan: everything basically starts in this room. you know, we do all the sourcing out of here. we work directly off the last, which is what we're doing right there, which will help you with comfort, and also the design, the aesthetic of the shoe. it's really the right way to do it. lemonis: so, i wanted to bring in a couple of the shoes that are going to be the classic platform. the basic runner. if i could spend 10% more on improving the comfort and the structure of the shoe, i would do it. so, what do you feel like is missing from there? jordan: i'm not quite sure, like, what last they used to fit this bottom. i think the way that they engineered the bottom was they took two pieces. i don't know why, for mass production, they're doing it like this. is this a two-piece? david: yeah, it's three-piece. it's three components. jordan: i don't think it's the right l

protect us it's meant to serve justice, and there was no justice here. >> reporter: tonight, the manhattan d.a.'s office is defending the plea deal writing in a statement because a conviction is never a guaranteed outcome in a criminal trial, our primary concern was holding him accountable and making sure he could never do this again, which is why we insisted on a felony conviction and permanent surrenderer of his medical license. in court filings, hadden's lawyer denied yang's allegations and meanwhile yang and 31 other former patients are suing hadden and the hospital system for failing to protect them. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> delta airlines is facing a new lawsuit after one of its planes dumped fuel during an emergency above several los angeles schools this week. four teachers say they were among some 60 people injured including children when the fuel was released at low altitude. >> i started yelling for my students to come back inside the building i didn't know where the smell was coming from. i thought oh my god, it must be a terrorist attack. >> reporter: the faa is

product upstate and i was like i have to do something else, manhattan milk.hat a name. we thought the milkman, whole nostalgic idea of bringing the milkman back would just be such a cool idea. >> but that intimate old-school style can make for awkward situations. >> sometimes when we deliver to them in the is morning and they would say can you come into the house at 3:00 in the morning? so there's like some weird things, like nightgowns and stuff like that, but whatever. >> frank is single. he hasn't gone on any dates with his customers but he does get asked out. >> more or less now in today's day and age it's more like dms on instagram, like milk me. anything that comes off like the milking process. >> hey, chelsea. >> alcohchocolate milk? i know you're drinking milk after your workouts. >> milk is good ushs good-looking dude. that's nice. >> i will see you next week. >> bye. >> what did you think when you first opened the door and this is your milk beman? >> i thought this bodes well. >> okay, these ladies just want the milk delivered. they're not drinking

>> yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, you said 21 bridges i didn't know there was 21 bridges around manhattan. >>-- they didn't build four bridges but, you know, i'm about to do a speech about "21 bridges. and i was like, about the 17 bridges and they're like, "you might have got it wrong we might have got it wrong." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: right, yeah. we got to recount. >> yeah, we're going to rename the movie. if we can't figure it out, let's call the movie "lockdown. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: let's not even mention bridges. like, we have to talk about bridges. >> i was like, "figure this out for me." >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah "21 bridges. i want to show everyone a clip here's chadwick boseman in "21 bridges. take a look. >> how you gon' do this? >> we've got 21 bridges in and out of manhattan shut them down ♪ [ helicopter noise ] three rivers, close them four tunnels, block them ♪ [ sirens ] stop every train that leaves the island amtrak, path, new jersey transit, l-i-double-r, metro-north, and the loop the subways. then, we flood the island with blow >> jimmy: yeah [ cheers and applause >> jimm

the movie mogul's new york home in 2006 another anonymous woman alleges weinstein raped her in a manhattan hotel room in 2013 four additional women are expected to testify, including actress anabella scora weinstein pleaded not guilty to the charges and always maintained he never engaged in nonconsensual sex with anyone. >> we are here hoping to pick and find a fair jury, and we believe that's going to be possible, and we're going to continue to press on and remind everyone that in thigreat country, you are innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: weinstein's attorneys have not commented on the charges in los angeles this trial in new york will come first. jury selection is expected to last two weeks and it's supposed to begin tomorrow. lester >> okay. stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> to the wildfires devastating australia. american fire crews now among those fighting the flames. nbc's janis mackey frayer is there and spoke to those on the front lines. >> reporter: tonight cool weather and rain bringing some relief, but not nearly enough to stop this. the sky so thick with smoke, this is w

another saying he raped her in a manhattan hotel in 2013.ional women to testify, including actress awna bella scorea weinstein pleaded not guilty and always maintained he never engage in nonconent isual sex with anyone. >> we're going to continue to press on and remind everyone in this great country you're innocent until proven guilty. >> the new york trial will come before the l.a. trial. jury selection will last two weeks and was supposed to begin today. >> all right thank you. >>> still ahead, six hour day keep the complaints away, the perfect story for your company's suggestionox >> and why listso is taking a break from twitter next. to lowr my blood sugar and a1c. to lowr because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it like it's supposed to. trulicity is for people with type 2 diabetes. it's not insulin. i take it once a week. it starts acting in my body from the first dose. trulicity isn't for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you

. >> eventually yang reported the assaults to the manhattan da and learned several women had alreadyeported hadden. he'd lost his medical license but served no jail time. yang and 31 other women are now suing him and columbia university which runs the facility where he practiced. >> that is so brave and important women can share their story. >>> democratic massachusetts congresswoman iana pressly reveals she has a disorder that causes hair loss. she spoke candidately about having the disease called alopecia. she first noticed bald patches in her hair this past fall. she says she began waking up every morning to sink fulls of hair and it made her feel ashamed. pressly says she's speaking out now because she wants to be free. >> this is my official public revealing. i am ready now because i want to be freed from the secret and making peace with having alopecia. i have not arrived there. it's about self-agency. it's about power. it's about acceptance. >> the national alopecia foundation says the disease affects nearly 7 million people in the u.s. >> a huge reaction on social media yeste

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to catch manhattan on an industrial scale but not for the dinner table there are 3 rich flushes turned into fish oil or fish meal this fish here appear to be probably 3 to 4 years old based on the size 4 representatives from the fisheries a this is. actually we'll come here take a sampling they'll actually determine the exact age of those that have baseball where we catch them which are in our captain's logs they'll help track 9 that species the bar massive men hate. the menhaden are a big deal in retail until recently there were no official limits on catches of the fish their stock seemed inexhaustible except they weren't overfishing brotman haydon close to extinction in the 1960 s. by which point the whales had already left a make up protein believes there is no danger of that happening again thanks to the quota there's no overfishing going on and the fact is that the fishery only takes you know about 6 to 8 percent of the biomass every year 68 percent and the other $94.00 to $96.00 or so percent of that biomass is left out there to to service ecological purpose. no menhaden no humpb

know this is a huge trial here we have many activists on advocates down here at the courthouse in manhattan to voice their anger and just basically highlight once again the importance of this trial because it's not just based on harvey weinstein the impact of this meat to movement has not just been the entertainment industry we've seen many sort of big figures in the world of business and politics also new using their jobs are ending up you know losing their their positions of power. as a result of the. movement here in the united states and of course it's not just in the united states it's across the globe where we're seeing the me too movement also they want to they want to once again highlight the fact that it's very important that the chargers result in a conviction for harvey weinstein because if of course if there is a conviction against him it would prove to them that the criminal justice system here in the united states and those actually listen to those people who make serious accusations of sexual misconduct against him or of people who make accusations of sex crimes do result in

hotel room in 2013, and an allegation he sexually assaulted a different woman in his manhattan apartmentor meghan hast didn't mince words, telling seven male and five female jurors he, referring to weinstein, was not just a titan in hollywood. he was a rapist. defense attorney damon cheronis countered with his own plan of attack, citing the hundreds of emails, texts, and notes sent from the alleged rape victim that he says demonstrates a loving relationship, phone notes that describe weinstein as a casual boyfriend, and emails to weinstein, one that read, "i love you. i always do. but i hate feeling like a booty call." it's signed with a smiley face. annabella sciorra is expected to testify tomorrow. now, "the sopranos'" actress alleges weinstein raped her in the '90s and she did not report it to authorities. overall, this trial is scheduled to last at least another four weeks. norah. >> o'donnell: jericka, thank you. breaking news: quick punishment after an ugly brawl at last night's kansas versus kansas state basketball game. both benches emptied late in the game. players punched and s

protests and anti-war rallies, with some steam in midtown manhattan and heralding the start of a news then and right now, there's escalating protests, and escalating tensions in the middle east and whether the president has contributed to them. democratic congressman adam smith is the chairman of armed services committee, was nice enough to join us today. chairman, thank you for coming. >> thanks, neil. i appreciate the chance. >> all right. so, these protests, a lot of them are saying this was sort of like -- and some democrats, almost like a wag the dog moment here where much as republicans criticized bill clinton for iraq attacks in the middle of an impeachment saga. this president did the same. do you agree with that? >> that's not my focus and donald trump himself in 2012 kept attacking president obama saying he would start a war in iran to get reelected. that's not my focus. >> and do you believe that that's the case? >> i don't see any evidence that that's the case, no. >> so the focus is on the policy and i think what's really concerning here. president trump has spoken quite

they were well-off but not rich. >> 300 miles south of kennebunkport here in manhattan, historian mikeed together the story of lisa and john's ancestor and how he left his mark here in the big apple. and while there's no skyscraper, highway, or airport named after him, it turns out there really ought to be. >> he was largely responsible for creating the institutions that transformed new york into a world-class city. >> mike explains that, as a teenager, andrew green left massachusetts and moved to new york city. >> he worked as a clerk at a dry-goods operation, and, eventually, he decided to settle upon a career of law and came into contact with a up-and-coming lawyer by the name of samuel tilden. >> tilden is making a fortune representing railroads. he's also becoming a big shot in new york politics. >> green's dealings with tilden brought him into democratic political circles. and soon, he was involved in new york city civic affairs. >> green becomes tilden's law partner and begins making a hefty salary. instead of marriage and children, he's devoted to work. but when tough times bef

protect lower manhattan. palm beach, most affected by climate change. is a dereliction. my view. so anyway, i don't have a good answered to your good question. >> was effective. at the time for one more. >> id vote. i was a reporter in afghanistan during the tenure pretty persistent her. a little bit of a hypothetical. wondering he had said yes, if use was not for his sort of casual straight talking demeanor. he would've have more success managing truck or even just strategically do you think he was taken a different approach. >> i think short answered is no. >> do you have longer answered printed. >> usually more interesting word and managed. he doesn't like to be managed. disgracing the, he says look, homicide rising night, didn't read any of his books, comes in the morning, let the coffee, results, is the paper. it's not like he said all, 20 does look like the pressure really does like to be lectured to or managed. he believes, he said, you know he did it by instinct. he compares himself compares himself to people who goes by instinct. john kelly had

they say it's so huge it's the size of manhattan. meanwhile the prime minister has announced the deployment of the largest navy ship to help along the coast. >> federal officials say deployments are likely to continue. >> anna coren is with us now. really interested to know what you're seeing. i feel like we see some embers flying where you are. >> reporter: yeah. there's been a lot of smoke where we are, christi. there has been throughout the day. it's obviously late at night, and the temperature has dropped dramatically. we got a few spots of rain a short time ago, but it hasn't amounted to anything. the catastrophic conditions we were expecting here on the south coast of wales didn't event yat. the fire officials fe s feel th have dodged a bullet as have we. they're surrounded by huge bush fires, but certainly down in victoria, we've seen fires link up to form a huge front, about the size of manhattan as you mentioned, and then down on kangaroo island south of australia, there were huge bush fires there where there were fatalities

it is very painful. >> reporter: manhattan district attorney cyrus vance declined cnn's request for an interview and instead sending a statement saying our primary concern was holding him accountable and making sure that he could never do this again. we regret that this resolution has caused survivors pain. h ochl haddon remains a free man and is fighting the allegations be made against him. as for columbia university medical center, not a single answer to any of cnn's detailed questions about the possible coverup in this case. only a statement saying that the allegations are abhorrent and they deeply apologize to those whose trust was violated. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. at the end of a long day, it's the last thing i want to do. well i switched to swiffer wet jet and its awesome. it's an all-in-one so it's ready to go when i am. the cleaning solution actually breaks down dirt and grime. and the pad absorbs it deep inside. so, it prevents streaks and haze better than my old mop. plus, it's safe to use on all my floors, even wood. glad i got that off my chest and the day off my floor.

the disgraced teller was producer making his way to a manhattan courthouse with the aid of a walker.udge and his lawyer handling the final preparations for his high-stakes trial. across the street, several of his accusers calling him out as a predator. >> you brought this upon yourself by hurting so many. you have only yourself to blame. >> reporter: jury selection expected to start tuesday. weinstein faces allegations he ripped one woman at a manhattan hotel in 2013 performing forcible sex act on a different woman on a 2006. one simply did not guilty and said any sexual activity was consensual. >> trying to show the jury in the state of new york that there's more to this than anyone would believe. >> reporter: if convicted of all charges in new york, weinstein is facing lifetime news. >> legal counsel here. this antiharassment campaign, we said enough. it started with you and others in sacramento. here it is to dozen 20, harvey weinstein now going to trial. what do you make of these? >> on the past two years, you are actually talking about every once in situation where people wanted

the massive fire in manhattan's chinatown. the museum of chinese-americans confirming the building housed most of the collection where this fire took place. a estimated 85,000 artifacts likely lost. >> an update to the deadly explosion in houston. a blast killing two employees and damaging hundreds of homes and buildings. residents who live nearby are now suing the plant's owner accusing them of negligence. the company has not commented on those lawsuits. >>> the american figure skater breaking records again. r consetile at sa lu winning thu.s. fig competition after landing the first -- you see it right there -- quadruple jump in the competition. she's now the youngest to win the back-to-back titles. >>> when we comeback, the rookie firefighter passing a big test. the 911 call he answered on his first day on the job. ouch, okay. huh, boring, boring, you don't need to see that. oh, here we go. can you believe my client steig had never heard of a home and auto bundle or that renters could bundle? wait, you're a lawyer? only lice

the former "sopranos" star told jurors that weinstein attacked her inside her manhattan apartment more than 25 years ago, visibly shaking as she called the experience disgusting. abc's erielle reshef recounts the testimony. >> reporter: the hollywood titan forced his way into her manhattan apartment. he started to unbutton his shirt. i realized what he wanted. it was pretty obvious. tears streaming down her face, sciorra demonstrating how he pinned her hands above her head as she fought back by punching him, kicking him. the actress claiming several weeks later she confronted weinstein. he leaned into me and said, this remains between you and i. his eyes were black. i thought he was going to hit me right there. >> sciorra is the first weinstein accuser to testify. he's charged in two other incidents and claims both were consensual. >>> former nfl superstar antonio brown is due in court this morning after surrendering to police in florida. brown seen in this new mug shot surrendered last night to face allegations that he attacked the driver of a moving truck at his home. brown faces bur

it's very painful. >> manhattan district attorney cyrus vance declined cnn's request for an interviewing our primary concern was holding had accountable and making sure he could never do this again. we regret this resolution has caused survivors pain. >> hadden remains a free man. he is fighting the allegations being mad against him in court. as for columbia university medical center, not a single answer to any of our detailed questions about a possible coverup here, only a statement calling the allegations abhorrent and that they deeply apologize to those whose trust was violated. erin, that's just not good enough for the victims here. >> it certainly isn't. there is an explanation they must give for how someone is arrested and goes back to work and continues assault. thank you, drew griffin. and we'll be right back. whatever monday has in store and tackle four things at once. so when her car got hit, she didn't worry. she simply filed a claim on her usaa app and said... i got this. usaa insurance is made the way kate needs it - easy. she can even pick her payment plan so it's easy o

it's very painful. >> manhattan district attorney cyrus vance declined cnn's request for an interview a statement saying our primary concern was holding him accountable and making sure he could never do this again. with we regret this resolution that is caused survivors pain. >> he fighting the allegations made against him. as for columbia university medical center, not a single answer to any of cnn's detailed questions about the possible cover up in this case. only a statement saying the allegations are abhorrent and they deeply apologize to those whose trust was violated. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. >> wow. >>> a state of emergency is in effect after a number of white supremacists are under arrest ahead of a planned gun rights rally. why the fbi is saying there's a, quote, fair sense of worry about that rally, next. those darn seatbelts got me all crumpled up. that's ok! hey, guys! hi mrs. patterson... wrinkles send the wrong message. sorry. help prevent them before they start with new downy wrinkleguard. $12.99 all you can eat ♪ now with boneless wings. only at applebee's. and my l

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it's very painful. >> reporter: manhattan district attorney cyrus vance declined cnn's request for anending a statement saying our primary concern was holding him accountable and making sure he could never do this again. we regret that this resolution has caused survivor's pain. >> robert haddon remains a freeman. his attorney says he will not talk and in court filings he is fighting the allegations being made against him. as for columbia university medical center, not a single answer to any of cnn's detailed questions about the possible coverup in this case. only a statement saying the allegations are abhorrent and they deeply apologize to those whose trust was violated. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. >> all of those documents, it's just dizzying. evelyn yang, by the way, is expected to speak today at the women's march in new york. that's just one of the many marches being held across the country, really around the world today. we're live from the washington march. that's next. i suffered with psoriasis for so long. i felt gross. people were afraid i was contagious. i was covered from h

. >> eventually yang reported the assaults to the manhattan d.a.nd learned several women had already reported hadden. in 2016 hadden pleaded guilty to two of nine charges against him which did not include his attack on evelyn yang. he lost his medical license but served no jail time. yang and 31 -- 31 other women are now suing hadden and columbia university which runs the facility where he practiced. >>> arizona senator martha mcsally lashed out at cnn's manu raju thursday. she called him a liberal hack after he asked her a noncontroversial question about impeachment. >> senator mcsally, should the senate consider new evidence as part of the impeachment trial? >> you're a liberal hack, i'm not talking to you. >> penal frankly were shocked by her reaction and many are calling for her to apologize, but she's standing by her remark.inraction on her twitter earning her the full support of the white house. it's still unclear whether mcsally will vote in favor of more witnesses in the senate trial. she gave this vague answer last night on fox. >> what ab

hobbling into a manhattan courthouse for trial watched around the world.one scene is facing charges of rape and predatory sexual assault. by nearly ninety women have accused him of harassment and abuse trial focuses on just two incidents. an alalleged sexual assault a former production assistant mimi haley in two thousand six. and the alleged rape of an anonymous woman in a manhattan hotel room in twenty thirteen. a lawyer representing accusers heralded the kick off to the trial. i'm just honored to represent them because they're very courageously agreed to testify under oath. agreed to subject themselves to. i'm sure will be a very vigorous cross examination. and they are doing so because this is in the interests of justice. the trial is expected to last six weeks and a result in a conviction could provide a watershed moment for the meet to movements which was sparked by the allegations against one scene. but the trial also highlights the difficulty of building cases around incidents that took place years ago. since me to began almost all of the powerful

squash is having its manhattan moment as it battles for a bigger profile on the world stage.dot is suing ariana grande and six other songwriters for copyright infringement. he says her grammy—nominated hit 7 rings was plagiarized from a song he recorded two years earlier. the song is up for two grammys, including record of the year. it spent eight weeks at number one on the billboard chart last year. dot‘s lawsuit says musicology experts have concluded that ariana grande's hit copies his song you need it, i got it. so far neither she nor her team have responded to the claims. there is much more on all the news any time for you on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — hello there. after all the rough weather, the wet and windy weather we've had to contend with this week, you may be pleased to hear that things are about to calm down. but it's not all plain sailing just yet. this is the earlier satellite picture — this stripe of cloud has been bringing outbreaks of rain. there are shower clouds and following on behind and this hook o

the best news for the mid--- manhattan real estate market.s fell but it's the smallest year-over-year decline since they started trading in 2017. that is according to a report by appraisers. lvmh will close a store in hong kong made shopping district. that is according to a south china newspaper. it has plunged since the start of the antigovernment protest last year. a mall reform -- reportedly refused lvmh's request to lower rent. >> coming up, a little help from lebanon. reports continue to swirl about japan.los ghosn fled this is bloomberg. ♪ >> carlos ghosn's escape. new details emerge on how the former head of nissan and renaud may have been able to flee japan while on house arrest awaiting trial. latest in terms of what we have been able to piece together about how he escaped the japanese justice system? out in bits and pieces, we don't know the story yet. it does appear that he escaped from japan on a private jet that went through turkey. now saystor of the jet that at least one of their employees falsified documentation to allow him t