rose mcgowan taking aim now at meryl streep. mcgowan tweeting that stream's silence is the problem. weinstein's lawyer says that any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied by mr. wean stein, but tonight, abc's linsey davis with meryl streep's response. >> reporter: the most nominated actor in oscar history, in a different role tonight. meryl steep defending herself against accusations she turned a blind eye to harvey weinstein's abusive behavior. >> i just want to thank my agent kevin huvane and god, harvey weinstein. >> reporter: after weinstein's fall, streep said she was "appalled," adding "not everybody knew." recently telling "vogue's" anna wintour she hasn't stopped thinking about it. >> what do you sit around talking about the dining room table with three daughters? >> harvey weinstein! that's all we talk about. i mean, you know, it's horrible. >> reporter: but when streep announced she would join an army of actresses wearing black this awards season as a silent protest, it infuriated actress rose mcgowan, who claims weinstein raped her. >> and that cannot

. >> reporter: actress meryl streep is defending herself after being slammed by rose mcgowan on mcgowan, the actress and activist who accused harvey weinstein of raping her wrote in a now-deleted tweet that streep had happily worked for the pig monster. she also ridiculed streep's plan to join an army of actresses wearing black this award season as silent protest. mcgowan tweeted, your silence is the problem. i despise your hypocrisy. streep responded saying i wasn't deliberately silent. i didn't know. i don't tacitly approve of rape. i didn't know. i don't like young women being assaulted. i didn't know this was happening. she also said of mcgowan, i want to let her know that i did not know about weinstein's crimes, not in the '90s when he attacked her or in subsequent decades when he attacked others. she worked on several films by weinstein and won an award for "iron lady." >> i just want to thank god, harvey [cheers and applause] the punisher. old testament i guess. >> reporter: but streep later spoke out against weinstein in october, calling his behavior inexcusable. and the women w

mcgowan the problem. i despise your hip pock kri si.asn't deliberately silent. i didn't know. i don't tacitly approve of rape. i didn't know. i don't like young women being assaulted. i didn't know this was happening. she also said of mcgowan i want to let her know i did not know about weinstein's crimes, not in the '90s when he attacked her or through subsequent decades when he proceeded to attack others. she worked on several films like "the iron lady" and other films. she even won a golden globe for "iron lady" and praised weinstein. >> i just want to thank my agent, kevin and god, harvey weinstein. [ laughter and applause ] the punisher, old testament, i guess. >> reporter: but streep later spoke out against weinstein in october calling his behavior inexcusable and the women who didn't know about his financial settlements with actresses and colleagues or his inappropriate coercive acts. this her new statement she adds i don't know where harvey lives nor has he ever been to my house. i have only been to his office once. hw was not a

mcgowan tweeted, your silence is the problem. i despise your hypocrisy.ng i didn't know. i wasn't deliberately silent. i don't tacitly approve of rape. i didn't know. i don't like young women being assaulted. i didn't know this was happening. she also said of mcgowan, i want to let her know i did not know about weinstein's crimes, not in the '90s when he attacked her or in subsequent decades when he attacked others. streep worked on several from hims distributed by weinstein and even won a golden globe for eye iron lady." she praised him. >> i just want to thank god, harvey weinstein. the punisher. old testament, i guess. >> reporter: but streep later spoke out against weinstein in october, calling his behavior inexcusable. and the women who spoke up heroes. saying she didn't know about his financial settlements with actresses and colleagues or his inappropriate coercive acts. in her new statement she adds, i don't know where harvey lives, nor has he ever been to my house. i have only been to his office once. hw was not a film maker, he was often a produc

mcgowan did not directly respond. she wrote, the marchesa line was beneath me. i'm sorry for that. adding, there is no map for this road i'm on. other voices in the #metoo movement are speaking out. >> said, wow, you look great. >> reporter: addie zinone talked about matt lauer. in 2000, she was a 20-year-old production assistant for the "today" show when the two had a consensual relationship. >> it was an abuse of power. i want to put a face and a story to these women's accusations because i'm seeing they're being doubted. >> reporter: matt lauer's representatives say they are not commenting on zinone's story. he was fired for sexual misconduct in the workplace after a different woman came forward and told her story. >> by the way, coming up, in the next half hour, we have an exclusive interview with some of the women leveling disturbing allegations against dustin hoffman. >>> let's switch gears and head to mr. roker and a check of the weather. >> we're looking at a lot of fog again today. second day in a row. this t

mcgowan has yet to respond.woman says a hotel charged her $350 dollars for writing a negative review about the business. (steve) now, state officials are filing a lawsuit. katrina arthur claims the room she stayed in was unkempt, smelled like sewer, and the air conditioner was broken. however when she checked out---she couldn't find a staff member to complain to. so she decided to write a review-- then a received an extra $350 dollar charge from the hotel. arthur says wants her money back and hopes the state's lawsuit sends a message to consumers who post online reviews. ( pam ) in sports... a former raiders head coach completes a dream season for what had been a frequent last place college team ....(steve)... and we have an update on steph curry's availability to play on christmas... will the dubs face lebron "steph-less"?... grant has the answer... and all the sports...coming up (steve) new tonight at 8. a north bay neighborhood has been sharing their elaborate holiday displays with others for decades --- but

provocative about the fact that the every woman on the cover in that elbow is white whereas by the way rose mcgowan who is abuser sent spies after her asia argento who had to flee the country after speaking out were in the world is gretchen coral sin who took down roger ailes they didn't even include the woman who created the me too movement

what she's staying about mcgowan's claims. knew about weinstein's behavior and did nothing. >>> plus, was a rat responsible for the massive blackout at the atlanta airport? >>> jesus was ler. rare access to some of jerusalem's holiest sites as the world gets ready to celebrate his birth. and -- >> the little boy who called 911 because he thought the grinch was stealing his christmas. a story that will make your heart grow three sizes today, tuesday, december 19th, 2017. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. that's a pretty shot of tuesday morning. we're getting close to christmas. boy, what a scene outside seattle. that train that derailed. it's just horrific. could have been even worse. >> yeah. it's hard to believe that was the first time it had been on the tracks there, and that happened on day one. >> it's our top story. of course, this new information we have this morning on the train derailment in washington state. we know it was going 80 miles an hour i

and she had friends pass her number to mcgowan so they could talk. no call came.dversary because we're both, together with all of the women in our business, standing in defiance of the same implacable foe. a status quo that wants so badly to return to the bad old days, the old ways when women were used, abused and refused entry into the mcgowan did not directly respond. but in a tweet on monday, she wrote, the marchesa line was beneath me. i'm sorry for that. adding, there is no map for this road i'm on. other voices in the #metoo movement are speaking out. >> said, wow, you look great. >> reporter: addie zinone talked about matt lauer. in 2000, she was a 20-year-old production assistant for the "today" show when the two had a consensual relationship. >> it was an abuse of power. i want to put a face and a story to these women's accusations because i'm seeing they're being doubted. >> reporter: matt lauer's representatives say they are not commenting on zinone's story. he was fired for sexual misconduct in the workplace after a different woman came forward and tol

it started when mcgowan called her out on twitter for working with weinstein.tressing not everyone knew, including herself. after streep's response, these posters started popping up around los angeles, with streep's image, and the phrase she knew across her face. it's unclear at this point who is putting the posters up. but it is toxic right now in hollywood. >> it is. >> for sure. >> steph, thanks so much. >>> let's switch gears and check the weather. >> time for us to look at what's happening as far as travel for the holidays. that storm is coming out of the pacific northwest. the snow is starting to lessen. as we move forward, starting with today, we're looking at difficult travel for the mountain passes through the cascades. i-80, i-90 having problems. we move ahead to thursday. the storm will be on the eastside of the rockies. denver looking at problems. chicago, looking at problems. i-80 and i-90 travel going to be dicey. on friday, steady rain from dallas to detroit. gusty winds. cincinnati, chicago, detroit, all hubs. on saturday, stretching from boston

to try and single out anyone was hard, but the recent we chose rose mcgowan and ashley judd was becausehey were the ones who let the credibility -- they are the ones who first came forward and that seminal new york times piece that uncovered the extent of the harvey weinstein allegations. we have had the revelations in the tech industry, but it was that article and subsequent reporting at the new yorker that was the tsunami that has swept across so many industries and unleashed #metoo, and has so many women coming forward. we have not seen the end of these revelations, but we feel this is the tipping point. carol: and a story that will continue. another story i think we'll have a lot of likes is robert mueller, special counsel looking into the trump campaign, connections with russia and the election. politics is the hardest to do because to pick out the people that have a measurable impact, the list is very short. in terms of who has offended washington and continues to define the landscape is bob mueller, who is conducting this investigation. i would say far more wide-ranging than peop

in a deleted tweet mcgowan says the silence of streep is the problem.ep released a statement, it says in part, i wasn't dlib ratsly silent. i didn't know. i don't approve of rape. i didn't know. i don't like young women being assaulted. i didn't know this was happening. streep says she's tried to reach out to mcgowan by phone but so far she has had no luck. >>> today marks one week since the passing of san francisco mayor ed lee. the political world is wondering who will run to replace him next year. mark farrell and jane kim, mark leno turns turned in his papers and angela alioto did so yet. another possible candidate is assemblyman david chu. it's not clue if london breed will throw her hat into the race. alex clemens says anyone thinking of mayor has to have a clear vision. >> they need to discuss how we will address homelessness, remain economically vibrant, we ensure we remain a beacon of civil rights to the world. >> the special election will take place on june 8th. >>> a plan is in the works to give san francisco residents a greater stay in marij

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rose mcgowan and meryl streep we have a photo of them together.sentially over the weekend saying actresses like meryl streep who happily worked with pig monster referring to harvey whine street are are wearing black during the awards ceremony you affect no real change i despise your hypocrisy make you should all wear marcessa. >> when is brawpd of his ex-wife. >> streep is now responding to this by saying that she was saying that she was not being deliberately silent. and she said it hurt to be attacked by rose and batcher headlines this weekend but i want to let her know i did not know about his crimes not in the 90s when he attacked oregon subsequent decades when he proceeded to attack others. it was a full statement and just essentially saying i know i almost feel like rose mcgowan could have reached out to streep personally instead of twitter. >> we talked about that. we didn't like rose trying to tear down meryl streep. >> they could have had a conference with it. maybe on camera and talked about it. >> i think did seemed like she was talking

actresses meryl streep and rose mcgowan got into a war of words over harvey weinstein. and tragedy struck in washington state when an amtrak train full of passengers derailed. >> off the rails. a deadly amtrak derailment on the inaugural run of high speed service from seattle to portland. >> twisted metal and cars. >> it was bone chilling to see husband was on that. >> three people were killed. nearly 100 others injured. >>> in the dark. atlanta's hartsfield-jackson airport hit by a massive power outage that brought the key hub to a standstill. >> today, more lines. >> feel like we're in the third world. >> and frustration. >> beyond irritating. >> after an epic ten-hour blackout. the power was back on this morning. more than 400 flights were cancelled today, on top of the 1,100 cancelled yesterday. >>> horror in melbourne, australia, when a driver rammed his car into a group of pedestrians during evening rush hour. >> this was no accident. the victims mowed down by a man whose intentions was to injury or kill. the driver accelerated through a red light, ramming into 50

meryl streep and rose mcgowan got into a war of words and tragedy struck in washington state when an amtrak train full of passengers derailed. >> reporter: off the rails. an amtrak derailment on the high speed run from seattle to portland. >> twisted metal. >> it was bone chilling to see the train, like, erie that my husband was on that. >> three people were killed. nearly 100 others injured. in the dark, atlanta hartsfield jackson airport hit by a massive power outage that brought the key hub to a standstill. >> today more lines. and more frustration. >> beyond irritating. >> the power at the world's busiest airport was back on this morning. still more than 400 flights were canceled today on top of the 1,100 canceled yesterday. >>> horror in melbourne australia when a driver rammed his car into a group of pedestrians during evening rush hour. >> this was no accident. the victims mowed down by a man whose intentions say police was to injure or kill. witnesses say the driver accelerated through a red light ramming into 50 or 60 people crossing the road. >>> from the world of sports to

on not shouldn't be on the cover it's not that she didn't do anything for women this year but rose mcgowan the woman who star you know creative work these are people who should have been front and center why a lobbyist why this person and a white elbow seems ok and i cannot fathom how anyone would believe the suddenly believe that we're like hey great the oh the prince of saudi arabia you just totally turned things around yeah that was one of the big things to the see him get this like lopsided are a lot of those were militant who are said beating out white cap or nick and everybody you know they are going to do one or two or five percent he gets like four times more than anybody else i'll say it do i smell box i mean what. everyone talks about but it's all the time i'm smell bugs and oh yeah i just mean it's weird for them to have announced it the way they did but he did win the reader's poll and then just i mean i'll say it i'm happy the two movement the person of the year was theirs and i'm not and like i said already getting away from the good work that the people are going to do no on

mcgowan i despise your hypocrisy. responded saying, i wasn't liberally silent. i didn't know. i don't tacitly approve of rape. i didn't know this was happening. to let herid, i want know i did not know about his crimes. not in the 90's when he attacked her or through subsequent decades when he proceeded to attack others. she worked on several films distributed by weinstein. globe foron a golden iron lady and praised weinstein. >> i just want to thank my agent and god, harvey weinstein. the punisher. old testament i guess. >> she later spoke out against him in october, calling his behavior inexcusable and the women who spoke up she didn't know about his financial settlements with actresses and colleagues or his inappropriate colder said acts. in her new statement she adds i don't know where harvey lives nor has he ever been to my house. i have only been to his office once. not a filmmaker. he was primarily a marketer of films made by other people. not every actor who made films that he distributed new he abused women. she also says she is sorry miguel and caesar as an adversary

she fired off an angry tweet to those planning to wear all black mcgowan actresses like meryl streeppily worked for the pig monster wearing black in silent protest. your silence is the program. you accept a fake award breathlessly and affect new real change. i despise your hypocrisy. street responded with a staipt in part it hurt to ab tacked by rose mcgowan i was not deliberately silent i do not approve of rain and i did not know this was happening. >> let's look at the stories you're engaging with most on social media. >> maureen is back and joins us with the realtime news tracker. >> white house layers expected to meet with robert mueller's office later this week. wheel they're hoping for good news of ending to investigation some officials familiar with the probe said it's unlikely that would be the case. they're predicting it could last another year. next up dynamic duo not only one but two people interested in joining ownership group and purchasing the carolina panthers. and music mogel dunkin' donuts and music mogel dunkin' donutsy was among the first to express interest on twi

so people yesterday we talk about this rose mcgowan saying it was bad idea. keep going. >> i'm going, i'm going. actresses like meryl streep who happily worked for the pig monster are wearing black to the golden globes in silent protest. you'll accept fake award breathlessly and affect no real change. i despise your hypocrisy we should all wear march case is a weinstein's wife is the des designer. his estranged wife. meryl streep i'm not having if you of that. this is what meryl streep had to say. she said to huff post, she truly quote did not know about weinstein's crimes and that mcgowan quotes assumes and broadcast something untrue about me. she actually went on to say, listen, i didn't know about these harvey weinstein needed me more than i needed him and so she was saying in all her career she never knew that this was happening. so telling rose mcgowan to fall back because you don't know what my struggles have been as we said yesterday. so don't lump us all into group of people who don't care are aren't empathetic. >> let's bring the couch in start with

to try and single out anyone was hard, but the recent we chose rose mcgowan and ashley judd was becausehey were the ones who first came forward and that seminal new york times piece that uncovered the extent of the harvey weinstein allegations. when you think about it, we had the revelations in the tech industry, but it was that article and subsequent reporting at the new yorker that was the tsunami that has swept across so many industries and unleashed #metoo, and has so many women coming forward. we have not seen the end of these revelations, but we feel that was the tipping point with bravery and courage to bring voices forward. carol: and a story that will continue. another story practical have a be of legs in 2017 will robert mueller, special counsel looking into the trump campaign, connections with russia and the election. megan: politics is the hardest to do because to pick out the people that have a measurable impact in terms of getting stuff done, the list is very short in washington. offended --who has upended washington and continues to define the landscape is bob mueller, wh

meanwhile, mcgowan just moderated a panel on sexual harassment. >> my beef is really with all the peopleare complicit. >> reporter: two of the weinstein. as of tome, more than 70 women came forward. >> i had a tremendous amount of self-blame until, those women came forward and were published. >> yeah. >> then i kind of, you know, felt like, wow. things are shifting. i can share this experience. >> i stayed silent for a long time because i didn't feel there was a safe environment to be able to -- >> you were right. there wnt. >> reporter: weinstein's rep said in a statement any allegation of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied by mr. weinstein. >>> across the pond. meghan markle joined the family for their annual prechristmas lunch. she made it an historic event. meghan arrived in the front seat of a land rover discovery with harry at the wheel. breaking protocol, prince harry's american fiance attended what has been in the past a royals only occasion. the royals to be wore a dress there the london based fashion line self-portrait. a modest mid length help dress cost about $400. me

--onel donald mcgowan colonel samuel mcgowan recalled "this positionng was slightly in advance of the general line, and decide, being on the extreme left was considered important because of the road forward, which is commanded. our line made an obtuse angle, pointing toward the enemy, one side of which ran it nearly parallel with the railroad cut, and the other along the fence bordering the clear fields to the left. the brigadier general moved even further to the left to cut other prevent sudley ford to the federals from getting into the rear, as they had done in 1864." as jackson's line moved southward, there were brigades now commanded by laughton, deployed in the center of the line. they were astride this road pictured here. the brigadier general would take anotherade and ca brigade to the extreme right of jake said's -- jackson's battle line and anchor their flank on the turnpike. the two brigades deployed immediately to the left. west of the runner farm battlefield of the evening before. they also deployed two regiments of infantry on the south side of the pike to screen any appr

>> reporter: actress meryl streep, who prortedly supported the protest was attacked by rose mcgowan overlast t streep in a tweet. you'll accept a fake award breath lessly and affect no real change. streep responded and said she felt hurt to be attacked. she did not know about weinstein's allege abuse. que, me as an adversary. because we're both, together with all the women in our business, standing in defiance of the same imblackable foe. if you want to learn more, go to our website. etonline.com. >>> now the new drama surrounding justin, selena, and her mom hospitalized. ♪ any mama don't like you she likes en ♪ >> reporter: they have started getting private spiritual couples coupling since they reckon sild several weeks ago. a source tells us selena's mom is not handling the reunion well. selena and her mom got into an argument. mandy had a break down and checked herself into a hospital the get treatment. we spoke with sleenl that's mom in march. we're told she and other family member don't like bieber. and they blame him for putting her in a toxic emotion gna year ago. >> aren't row ju

. >> reporter: also honored, rose mcgowan, one of the first to speak out against harvey weinstein. >>hink people forget there's a human behind it. someone who was wronged. that's okay. it fueled my fire. they really [ bleep ] with the wrong person. >> in a federal court, six women filed a suit against harvey weinstein. they likened it to organized crime. >>> well, matt lauer's wife, annette, has yet to speak out on her husband's scandal and the firing from the "today" show that followed. she was spot t out for the first time. the 50-year-old looked solemn. se wearing her wedding ring as she picked up breakfast in sag harbor, new york. >> hey, matt, are the allegations true? >> reporter: matt was also seen out at the same deli today. without his wedding ring. are he and annette headed for divorce. >> my wife annette. how does it sound? you like the way it sounds? >> reporter: the dutch-born model, who filed once before citing cruel and inhuman treatment and later withdrew her petition, could file again according to her father. henri roque told dailymail.com quote, everybody feels betra

julia: two women who defined something in 2017 and unleashed a wave, rose mcgowan and ashley judd.f course we are talking about harvey weinstein. a third woman, too, that changed the landscape in media, and politics, in 2017 in particular. megan: we were looking at this particular issue and the wave of sexual harassment that has spread across industries, hollywood, the tech, it remains ongoing. we are grappling with it. to try and single out anyone was hard, but the reason we took rose mcgowan and ashley judd was they were really the ones that leant that credibility, they were the ones who first came forward and that seminal new york times piece that uncovered the extent of the harvey weinstein allegations. when you think about it, we had the revelations in the tech industry, but it was that article and subsequent reporting we should say by ronan farrow at the new yorker that was the tsunami that has swept across so many industries and unleashed #metoo, and has so many women coming forward. we have not seen the end of these revelations, but we feel that was the tipping point with b

rose mcgowan is accusing streep of hypocrisy.leted tweet she says the stie lens of people like streep is the problem. streep released a statement that says in part i wasn't deliberately silent. i didn't know. i don't tas italy approve of rape. i didn't know. i don't like young women being assaulted. i didn't know this was happening. streep says she has tried to reach out to mcgowan by phone but no luck. >>> a swimming ban in san francisco's aquatic park will remain in effect until tomorrow following three sea lion attacks. at least half a dozen swimmers showed up hoping to get into the water yesterday. the area was scheduled to be reopened then, but park rangers decided to delay it. while experience -- some observers wondered if this time they are tempting fate. >> it's like jaws. some people don't listen. it's sad to say, but -- they could take off a leg. there it is. some people just don't listen. stay out of the water, stay out of the water. >> a few swimmers who hit the water yesterday were all allowed to finish their laps. m