. >>> gold medal olympian mckayla maroney is suing usa gymnastics. the organization forced her to sign a nondisclosure to hide years of abuse by the team doctor. dr. larry nassar has been accused by more than 140 women and girls. he faces what amounts to life in prison for unrelated sexual abuse and pornography charges. maroney received more than a million dollars for treatment after agreeing to stay quiet. but she is now speaking out. >> reporter: four years after rising to fame by winning gold at the 2012 summer olympics, mckayla maroney says usa gymnastics tried to silence her at the expense of other female athletes. in a lawsuit filed on wednesday, maroney claims the confidentiality agreement she chose to sign allowed usa gymnastics to further conceal the true nature of former team dr. larry nassar's horrific sexual abuse of minors. the u.s. olympic committee, nassar, and his former employer michigan state university are also named as defendants in the suit. >> they wanted to keep their dirty laundry quiet. and they were willing to sacrifice mcka

starting at age 13, maroney says team doctor larry nassar sexually abused her. to a lawsuit filed in california, the gold medal winner signed a nondisclosure agreement in december 2016. she says she went to usa gymnastics looking for financial help with psychological treatments. >> you don't help somebody by putting a gag on them and saying oh, yeah, we know you were molested, be you can never talk about it. >> reporter: maroney went public with her story in october, writing in part, i had a dream to go to the olympics. and the things i endured to get there were unnecessary and disgusting. at the time, usa gymnastics publicly commended maroney other accusers for their courage, writing in part, because of their strength in coming forward, predators can be held accountable for their actions. >> they would try to look good by acting like they wanted her to come forward. that statement is the height of hypocrisy, and it's despicable. >> reporter: but usa gymnastics says that's not true, writing in part the concept of confidentiality was initiated by mckayla's previo

olc maroney is suing u.s.a. gymnastics. she says the organization tried to cover up her allegations of sexual abuse against former team doctor larry nassar. maroney received $1.25 million in a settlement a year ago and signed a non-disclosure agreement. dr. jon lapook has more on this. >> reporter: in the lawsuit, mckayla maroney accuses u.s.a. gymnastics of covering up sexual abuse by coercing her into signing the agreement. maroney first revealed the abuse in a twitter post two months ago writing that nassar's abuse started when i was 13 years old and didn't end until i left the sport. jon manly represents more than 100 girls and young women, including maroney, alleging sexual abuse by larry nassar. >> of course it's a cover-up. if you're not trying to cover it up, why are you asking her to be quiet? >> reporter: manly says u.s.a. gymnastics took advantage of maroney's fragile psychological state. >> they dirty laundry quiet. they were willing the sacrifice mckayla's health and well-being and voice to do that, and that's

maroney believes the photos were shared by nasser with other pedophiles.reports first surfaced of nasser's crimes against young gymnasts. in december, maroney went to usa gymnastics, according to the complaint, to get financial help for psychological treatment. "the wall street journal" reports the organization agreed to a $1.25 million settlement. her lawyer says it was in exchange for signing a nondisclosure greept. >> you don't help somebody by putting a gag on them and saying, oh, yeah, we know you were molested but you can never talk about it. >> reporter: in a statement, usa j gymnastics says the concept of confidentiality was initiated by maroney's attorney, not usa gymnastics. maroney's current attorney says that agreement was written by usa gymnastics lawyers and it was designed to do one thing, which is keep their secret from the public. maroney now wants the previous usa gymnastics settlement overturned as unlawful and is suing the organization, nassar and his former employer michigan state university. despite the nondisclosure agreement, marone

mckayla maroney claims she was repeatedly assaulted by former team doctor larry nassar. she says she will be silent no more. here's abc's linzie janis tonight. >> reporter: tonight, olympic gold medalist mckayla maroney says usa gymnastics silenced her with a confidential financial settlement to keep her quiet about the sexual abuse she suffered by former team doctor larry nassar. maroney, who agreed to the settlement in late 2016, today filing a lawsuit against usa gymnastics, the u.s. olympic committee and michigan state university, where nassar worked for decades. >> by insisting that as a condition of paying her money for therapy and the suffering she's incurred, that she has to keep larry nassar's secret and she has to keep usa gymnastics' secret, and can never speak of this again and can never criticize them, or she could be sued for $100,000 or more, is repugnant. >> reporter: 21-year-old maroney broke her silence on twitter in october, saying nassar abused her for years, starting when she was just 13. nassar now in prison, after pleading guilty to child pornograp

maroney went public with her story in october, despite the agreement. i had a dream to go to the olympics. the things i endured to get there were unnecessary and disgusting. at the time, usa gymnastics publicly commended maroney and other accusers for their courage. because of their strength in coming forward, predators can be held accountable for their actions. >> they would try to look good by acting like they wanted her to come forward. that statement is the height of hypocrisy, and it is despicable. >> reporter: two other members of the london team, aly raisman ab >> he is a monster. it is disturbing, what he did to me and so many other people. >> reporter: raisman has been critical of usa gymnastics. >> i was told to keep it quiet and they were handling it. they didn't let me help. >> reporter: nassar is in jail, awaiting sentencing on sex abuse charges against seven young girls in michigan. he also pleaded guilty to federal child pornography after investigators found 37,000 images in his home. the former doctor will likely spend the rest of his li

mckayla maroney america's elliptic darling one of the world's most famous gymnast's u.s. household name and victim of childhood sex abuse that apparently took place over years and when she wanted to speak out both usa gymnastics plus the u.s. olympic committee made her keep quiet rhody claims she was paid hush money and is now suing them for silencing her she hired a lawyer and asked for a settlement conference or mediation to get justice to what she didn't ask for was a draconian confidentiality agreement that prevented her from telling even her brother and sister about this and then i think even worse it said that you can't ever say anything bad about us if your masters ever for your whole life has come forward with a horrific story of abuse by team u.s.a.'s former doctor larry nasser it started when i was thirteen years old and it didn't end until i left sport it seemed whenever and wherever this man could find the chance i was treated this scariest nice of my life happened when i was fifteen years old i had flown all day and nights with the team to get to tokyo he'd g

the world of sport which is done dr limb pick gymnasts champion mckayla maroney claims that she was paid to keep quiet about years of child abuse by a u.s. team got. a very warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with mina karen great to have you with us this hour. israeli soldiers reportedly killed two palestinians and injured around sixty others as another wave of protests flared on friday the on the rest comes in response to donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel paula slater who's in the west bank for us and gaza based journalist ten crew to report on the turmoil. the situation here is extremely was no. out of breath because we've been running down the road now and. holders have made their way to the right in see them off to my left i'm a car and look someone a certain way in firing tear gas and everybody's been running amok in such a rich and. the soldiers are just you know to hit us. all the way into the pit. you can tell the ambulances so they certainly will be you. who has been in. and at the same time are just going by coming over to the

maroney said the team doctor sexually abused her.ccording to a lawsuit filed today in california, she signed a nondisclosure agreement in december 2016. she said she went to usa gymnastics looking for help. >> you don't help somebody by putting a gag on them and saying, oh, yeah, we know you were molested. but you never can talk about it. >> reporter: she went public with her story in october. writing in part, i had a dream to go to the olympics and the things that i had to endure to get there were unnecessary and disgusting. writing in part, because of their strength in coming forward, predators can be held accountable for their actions. >> they would try to look good by acting like they wanted her to come forward. that statement is the height of hypocrisy. it's despicabldespicable. >> reporter: usa gymnastics says that's not true. writing in part, the concept of confidentially was initiated by mckayla's previous attorney, not usa gymnastics. in total three members of the london team said nassar abused him. he's facing life in priso

now maroney is fighting back. >>> and what happens when a boy's choir all of the sudden eats spicy hot ghost peppers while singing "oh come all ye faithful"? "early today" starts right now. >> good to be with you this morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with breaking news out of australia in what police are describing as a deliberate act. at least 14 people including a child have been rushed to the hospital after a car plowed into pedestrians. witnesses describe the bodies flying everywhere after a white suv sped into a busy intersection, mowing down several people. we can report at least two men, the driver included, have been arrested. police are asking witnesses to come forward with any information, videos, or images of the incident. people on the scene have described this horrific scene as a deliberate one, although australian police have not given anysi washington are in the holiday spirit this morning. a triumphant president and gop taking to the white house to revel in their biggest legislative accomplishment to date. passing that $1.5 trillion tax cut

. >>> olympic gold medalist mckayla maroney filed a lawsuit after charges dr. nassar with abuse. she said the usa gymnastics organization silenced her with a settlement that prevented her from speaking out suing the u.s. olympic committee and michigan state university where he worked for decades. her attorney detailed the accusations. >> by insisting that as a condition of paying her money for therapy and the suffering she's incurred that she has to keep larry nassar's secret and she has to keep usa gymnastics' secret and can never speak of this again and can never criticize them or she could be sued for $100,000 or more repugnant. >> now maroney says he abused her for years starting when she was only 13. he is now in prison after admitting to molesting girls and possessing child porn. >>> tonya harding is speaking out about the attack on nancy kerrigan. she's the subject of a new movie. she sat down with abc's amy robach for an upcoming special describing being tried in the court of public opinion. >> you've said this, that 23 years later there are still peopl

maroney said she was abused dozens of times by nasar.ettlement and had to sign a nondisclosure agreement. maroney wants those provisions invalidated. >> workers voted against a 50-cent pay raise. workers say the latest contract offer is an insult is just not enough. union leaders will regroup next month. in a statement disney said they're disappointed with the union's decision and say their offer was fair and reasonable. >> a massachusetts grocery store worker is now an online sensation. now after noticing owners of the shop were setting up sound equipment for a group of singers, he couldn't help but treat customers to his own rendition of oh, holy night. >> ♪ >>> just wanted to hear it. the footage quickly went viral. the man originally hails fr aspiring singer. >> okay. >> that's great. >> he's got some vocals. >> oh, holy night is my favorite. >> yeah, he was doing it big, too. >> what a voice. >> yeah. >> well, i have the feeling we'll be seeing him somewhere other than the grocery stores. >> will we, though, mike? will we? >> i thin

world of sport is stunned after a limping gymnastics champion mckayla maroney claims that she was paid to keep quiet about years of child abuse by the u.s. team dr. neil harvey you're watching our. protests again broken out across palestine after another day of rage was called for the demonstrations follow donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. and the west bank and gaza journalist him both witnessed just how tense the situation is. the situation here. extremely. grave because i've been running down the road now. does it make their way twice. my last time a fire in the summer made for the firing tear gas and everybody's been running amok in such a rich and. the soldiers are just you know to hear us that's. all the way into the pacific. you can tell the ambulances so they certainly will be the ship's crew has been in. and at the same time we're just going by coming over to the back of the posse from here exactly what's going on but. we've taken private or we've taken cover in a in a petrol station. going to be into a situation where informants how can a

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olympic committee is denying any involvement. >> maroney could be sued for speaking out?. her lawyer says she is doing this even though she is worried she could be sued. the agreement essentially protected an alleged pedophile. in exchange -- re-victimized her by requiring her silence. re-victimizing her. >> definitely speaking out now. thanks so much. amy? >>> tom, to the scandal that rocked the figure skating world back in the headlines. i sat down with tonya harding for a candid interview about the attack on her competitor, nancy kerrigan just weeks before the '94 winter olympics, an incident still drawing intense interest nearly a quarter of a century later. do you still care what people think about you? >> no. yes. i mean, i care but i don't care. >> you've said this, that 23 years later there are still people who believe that you actually carried out that whack. >> yes. >> why do you think that is? >> because they don't listen. the media had me convicted of doing something wrong before i had even done anything at all. i'm always the bad person. is it a challenge fro

linsey davis has the details. >> reporter: mckayla maroney says usa gymnastics kept her quiet about thetor, larry nassar. she agreed to the settlement in late 2016 filing a lawsuit against usa olympics and michigan state university where nassar worked for decades. >> by insisting that as a condition of paying her money for therapy and the suffering she's incurred, that she has to keep larry nassar's secret and she has to keep usa gymnastics secret and can never speak of this again and can never criticize them or she can be sued for $100,000 or more is repugnant. >> reporter: 21-year-old maroney broke her silence in october saying nassar abused her for years, starting when she was just 13. nassar now in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography and sexual misconduct. he's sued by more than 40 women. >> in 2015, when usa gymnastics admits that they became aware that he had molested girls, they didn't call child protective services. he was allowed to stay in the treatment room and treated dozens and dozens of little girls over the next year. >> reporter: usa gymnastics is respondin

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four years after rising to fame by winning gold at the 2012 summer olympics, mckayla maroney says usanastics tried to silence her at the expense of other female athletes. in a lawsuit filed on wednesday, maroney said the confidentiality agreement she chose to sign allowed usa gymnastics to conceal dr. larry nassar's abuse of minors. michigan state university is also named as defendants in the suit. >> they wanted to keep their dirty secret quiet and they wanted to silence mckayla maroney. >> john manly is her attorney. >> her mom said in the last few days, she wasn't sure if she was going to walk in the room and find her little girl dead. >> she said she was molested for years by nassar. usa gymnastics responded it admired maroney's courage. >> knowing she can't talk and putting out a statement indicating that they appreciate her coming forward is hypocritical and repugnant. >> gloria allred declined to comment to cbs. last month aly raisman was chris cal of how usa gymnastics handled complaints against nassar. >> what did usa gymnastics do and larry nassar do to manipulate these girl

the bombshell allegations in a new lawsuit filed by mckayla maroney. and business is almost too good for some stores this holiday season. the big shipping backlogs and mistakes - next. an explosion overnight rocking the heart of hollywood. it happened at a restaurant on busy highland avenue. it sent shattered glass flying and shut down the street for hours. no one was injured. right now authorities are investigating but they say it is possibly gas related. a gold medal winner - now suing u-s-a gymnastics -- accusing the organization of trying to silence sex abuse allegations with money. mckayla maroney claims she was repeatedly assaulted by former team doctor larry nassar. she says she signed a confidential agreement with u-s-a gymnastics late last year. the 21-year-old broke her silence on twitter in october. nasser is in prison after pleading and sexual misconduct. he's being sued by more than 100 women. democratic senator al franken is making it official - he'll officially leave the senate january second. the announcement ends recent speculation tha

shocking revelations have emerged after a limb pick gymnastics champion mckayla maroney claimed she was abused for years as a child by the u.s. team doctor and was then paid to keep silent the doctor at michigan state university and the u.s. olympic committee all allegedly conspired to bribe maroney not to speak out her lawyer takes up the story she hired a lawyer and asked for a settlement conference or mediation to get justice to what she did me ask for was a draconian confidentiality agreement that prevented her from telling even her brother and sister about this and then i think even worse it said that you can't ever say anything bad about us if your masters ever for your whole life. dr laura nasser pleaded guilty to first degree sexual assault and was sentenced to sixty years in prison but this is the first time sporting organizations are alleged to have bribed victims to stay quiet usa gymnastics and says that a year ago mickael as lawyers approached the organization to request a confidential meeting that resulted in a mutual nondisclosure settlement ok or shared her experiences i

. >>> olympic gymnast mckayla maroney says she was sexually abused by a team doctor for years. now she is suing. dr. jon lapook has our report. >> reporter: in a lawsuit she accused usa gymnastics of covering up a sex abuse scandal. she wrote that nassar's abuse started when i was 13 years old and didn't end until i left the sport. john manly represents more than 100 girls and one woman including maloney alleging sexual abuse by larry nassar. >> of course, it's a coverup. if you're not trying to cover it up, why are you asking them to bequiet. >> they were willing to sacrifice her health and well being and voice to do that and that's just wrong. >> reporter: at the 2012 junior olympics, she was part of the powerhouse women's gymnastics team known as the fierce five. just last month aly raisman told of the abuse at the hands of larry nassar. >> what did they do to manipulate these girls so much that they're so afraid to speak up. >> usa gymnastics put out a statement saying both sides had agreed to the settlement and confidentiality deal and that they were initiated by maroney's

maroney and stewart are a few of the athletes who have said me too.hile time magazine tries to show a diverse cross section of our can untree, i feel they're leaving a group of strong women that serve as roll models for other young athletes going through the same trauma. the message is what matters. but i think people forget just how big this scope really is. lucy? >> touches whole lot of people. thank you very much, kristen snow in the forecast right. philadelphia police sending message telling drivers no savesies. department created video based on the hit netflix shows stranger thing. they've seen really strange things like filled trash bags saving things even a toilet. they say don't do that. >> save a parking spot. >> um-hmm. announcer: today on "tmz" -- harvey: look out gronk because matt damon is now on your case. >> you think that gronk suspension was fair, bro? one game? >> probably, yeah. >> gronk just got suspended for that late, dirty hit. >> one game. >> one game. >> harvey wants him to go to jail. >> i thought it should have been a few mo

gymnastics says the concept of confidentiality was initiated by maroney's legal team.e doctor in this case has been sentenced to decades behind bars but for a separate case. he will be sentenced in skrn for criminal sexual misconduct charges. >>> new outrage this morning after white house decision on debt forgiveness for students. the education department yesterday announced it will counsel debts for close to 13,000 students who attended schools including heals and wyotech. the debt forgiveness for other students remains in limbo. betsy devos says some loans will be wiped out only partially depending on the current income for former students. that decision will affect 20,000 students whose claims were not decided by the time president trump took office. >>> new this morning the california state computer network appears to be back up and running this after a melt down caused by a construction glitch in sacramento. yesterday morning crews cut a fiber-optic fiber line. it knocked out networking systems for nearly 30 state agencies. that includes cal fire's website which o

maroney and stewart are a few of the athletes who have said me too.hile time magazine tries to show a diverse cross section of our can untree, i feel they're leaving a group of strong women that serve as roll models for other young athletes going through the same trauma. the message is what matters. but i think people forget just how big this scope really is. lucy? >> touches whole lot of people. thank you very much, kristen snow in the forecast right. philadelphia police sending message telling drivers no savesies. department created video based on the hit netflix shows stranger thing. they've seen really strange things like filled trash bags saving things even a toilet. they say don't do that. >> save a parking spot. >> um-hmm. >> good morning, the hunt for peeping tom, caught on camera looking at woman in her bathroom. it is what she did next that caught him by surprise. >>> wind whipped the massive wild fires in california only growing worse. there are mass evacuations, walls of flames jumping highways and shortage on masks. there is so much smoke