university ignored reports of dr. nassar's abuse. meanwhile, michigan attorney general bill schuette announced he has launched an investigation of michigan stateniversity, where nassar was a faculty member and physician at an on-campus clinic. this is schuette speaking saturday. >> that a full and complete investigation of what happened at michigan state university from the president's office down , is required. is ands investigation will continue to be independent. it will be thorough. and it be transparent will be prompt. i don't need advice from the board of trustees at msu about .ow to conduct an investigation frankly, they should be the last ones to be providing advice given their conduct throughout this entire episode. their conduct throughout this entire episode speaks for itself. juan: this comes after dr. nassar was sentenced last week to up to 175 years in prison by michigan judge rosemarie aquilina, following a week of blistering statements in court by 156 of his victims, including olympic gold medal-winning gymnasts aly raisman, simone biles, jordyn wieber and other female athletes. the women accused nassar of abuse, including expo

it centers in the lansing and michigan state university communities and it spans the state of michigan. and reaches club and elite training gyms. athletics and even the united states and international olympic communities. it's not even limited to gymnastics as athletes from over a dozen different sports have reported abuse. his practiced and perfected abuse spanned over 25 years and included countless victims, beginning before he was even a doctor, one who traveled the world seeking gold. but we know his access to children and young women and his abuse did not end until an investigative news report and one brave woman came public to stop him. the basic facts of his assaults have been recounted by the charged victims in this case as well as numerous victims who gave their impact statements. the facts that the defendant admitted to your honor under oath, that he penetrated these young girls vagixnas and annuse with his hands for his own sexual pleasure. he had ee recollections as he performed these so-called treatments and asked 11-year-olds to tell him if they were on their periods so h

michchigan state u university athletic director markrk hollis has also announced he's retiring, only days after the president of michigan state , lou anna simon, resigned amid mounting questions about whether the university ignored dr. nassar's abuse. dr. nassar worked at michigan state university from 1997 until 2016. we will have more on dr. larry nassar's abuse, which is s being described as the worst sexual abuse scandal in u.s. sports history, later in the broadcast. as the michigan attorney general has launched an investigation. president trump is expected to ask for $716 billion for military spending in the 2019 budget, a major increase over recent years. the proposed increase in -- comes after defense secretary james mattis unveiled a new military strategy that focuses on countering, and potentially fighting, china and russia. meanwhile, the fitness-tracking company strava has inadvertently revealed highly sensitive u.s. information about secret military bases, when it published maps of the running and exercise routes of its users. the global heat maps show the running routes of soldiers in and around military b

national newsthe focus of the u-s-a women's gymnastics sexual abuse scandle is shifting to michigan state university attorney general's office took action against the university by naming a special prosecutor to investigate the school. last week dr. larry nassar was sentenced to between 40 and 175 years in jail for molesting young girls and women. nassar was a doctor for michigan state athletes and gymnasts on the u.s. olympic team. there are allegations that women athletes at michigan state university complained about abuse as long ago as the 1990's. ( marty )it's not clear if this review will lead to criminal charges or ncaa violations against employees, past employees, or the university. ( marty ) casino mogul steve wynn has resigned as finance chairman of the republican national committee...

from neutrogena >>> things are moving quickly at michigan state university. now under investigation, quote, from the president's office down. >> michigan's attorney general says the investigation is going to look at how larry nassar, the former msu and usa gymnastics doctor could have sexual abused girls nearly two decades without university action. and who knew what and when. >> reporter: it is now official. michigan state university is being investigated by the attorney general's office here in michigan. bill schutte attorney general for the state didn't want to make it public before all women came barred with it their victim impact statements, but so much had happened the last week, he believed that it was appropriate. he would not say whether it was an actual criminal investigation but they are bringing someone in from the outside. his name is bill forsythe, a former prosecutor for 42 years. his title in this investigation -- independent special prosecutor. also, he said that this was priority one for this investigation and he also had some words for the m

and it is to talk about the investigation into michigan state university. nd to this point of time, there was never an investigation publicly into michigan state university. but today, they've called this press conference to discuss exactly what will happen. we do know they're going to announce the investigative team involved in all of this. it cannot be considered a criminal investigation at this point, i am told, but it can veer and become a criminal investigation by talking and gathering potential evidence during the investigation phase. now, some people that will be very happy to hear this the are the students of michigan state university. it was last night. i was at that rally. there were so many of them there and they're so loyal to their school. they believe in michigan state university, but they want new people in very high positions. they want a new beginning and they want an atmosphere on campus where sexual assault victims can feel free to give their opinions known. take a listen. >> the amount of indifference and come plains endsy that all of the

it. >> it is abundantly clear that a full and complete investigation of what happened in michigan state universityent's office down is required. >> reporter: this week more than 150 women confronted the doctor in court. women he treated both at michigan state and in the olympic training program, usa gymnastics. >> we are here, we have our voices, and we are not going anywhere. >> reporter: nassar will serve at least 40 years in prison. but in a friday night protest people on the michigan state campus said that is not enough. they want to know how he was able to prey on young women for so long and they want anyone who could have stopped him to be held accountable. >> [ inaudible ] at michigan state university. >> my department and this investigation will find out who knew what and when, who took action, who failed to take action, what did or did not happen, and what should have happened. >> reporter: the school's president and athletic director have resigned. >> as a university, we must focus on the healing of the survivors and our entire community. >> reporter: some members of the board of trustee

nassar was the former doctor for usa gymnastics and michigan state university. now is costing the michigan state president her job. >> the u.s. olympic committee is calling on the gymnastics board to step down and to determine how the abuse by nassar could have gone on for so long. we get more now from jean casarez in lansing, michigan. >> reporter: christine and dave, we got the final numbers at yesterday's sentencing hearing. 156 young women stepped up to the podium to give impact statements saying they, too, were sexual assault victimis of nasslarry nassar. over 200 young women were assaulted by him. this was a respected olympic doctor. students here at michigan state university and olympic athletes all went to him. to even get an appointment with him was of notoriety. he would position towels so parents in the room could not see what he was doing. at the olympic level, parents could not be in the hotel room. the last person to give an impact statement was rachel hollender. she was the first woman to go public with "the indy star." listen to her in court. >>

there's a civil suit involving michigan state university. >>> and this is the front page of the detroit free press tomorrow morning. you can see the word courage in the headline and under that the names of each of the 140 women who bravely came forward. >>> a pleasant surprise for many university of california students today when regents suddenly postponed the vote on a hike. they're considering raising tuition 2.7% for students in california and 3.5% for out-of-state students. >>> new at 11:00 residents in san francisco cal hall neighborhood are upset about an east coast burger chain moving into their old grocery store building. >> she heard from developers and neighbors who have a beef tonight. and she is live, kate. >> reporter: dan and christine, the family trust which owns this building is actually in escrow with the los angeles based developer who plans to lease to two new york city based businesses and now the people who live here are very concerned about how it will disrupt their lives. if the city issues necessary permits the old real foods market closed now for more than a yea

you mentioned as well two key members of michigan state university, the president and athletics directort few days. bill did not mince words. he was critical of michigan state, the board of trustees, saying he would ask them to turn over all the information they had gathered in regards to larry nassar. david willis in washington. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the finance chairman of the us republican national committee has resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. us media reported that steve wynn, a billionaire casino owner, had preyed on dozens of women who worked for him over decades. mr wynn has denied the allegations. he's an ally of president trump. gunmen have stormed a nightclub in north—east brazil, killing at least 14 people. three cars of attackers swooped in on the venue, located on the outskirts of fortaleza, during the early hours of saturday morning. local media said the attackers were part of a criminal gang involved in drug trafficking. there's been a large protest in the albanian capital, tirana, against prime min

what the heck is going on at michigan state university, that was the opening gambit today of the michigany, who is conducting what he says will be a thorough inquiry into this abuse situation. he said there will be a bright light but at every corner of the university and no individual or department is off—limits. he has appointed a retired county prosecutor to take charge of this investigation. basically what officials want to know, how larry nassar was able to get away with this abuse of young girls and young women for so long, nearly 20 years, and whether anybody at the university was knowledgeable about what he was doing and perhaps even attempting to cover up what he was doing. people have been protesting at the university? because of how badly it has been handled. yes, there has. last night there was a protest and there may be more to come in the future. meanwhile, michigan state university has received about 130 different lawsuits from people who were victims of larry nassar and it has attempted to get those lawsuits dismissed on technical terms. but the michigan attorney general wa

michigan state university he and another official quippedm michigan state university he and another officialent for the last decade. that being said, today i am announcing my retirement. i am not running away from anything. i am running away from anything. i am running towards something. comfort, compassion, and understandings of the survivors in our community. togetherness, time and love my family. there have been reports that michigan state university and usa gymnastics knew if the abuse claims that failed to take action. they both denied there was a cover—up. with several investigations into abuse in uss porter now under way, the recriminations are onlyjust beginning. —— usa export. a mural by the world—famous graffiti artist banksy has appeared in hull. hundreds of people have been turning up to see it on a disused bridge in the city. the artist has appeared to confirm it's his work on social media. not everybody is happy about it — one city councillor said today it's vandalism and should be removed. matthew bone has the story. the bankside area of hull is no stranger to graffiti, but th

last evening just hours after nassar's sentencing, the president of michigan state university, where nassar worked, resigned. tonight against growing calls for an independent investigation, we've obtained revealing insight into how the university and usa gymnastics governing body are defending themselves. more from nbc's senior national correspondent kate snow. >> they were selfish. >> reporter: for lindsey lemke who was co-captain of the michigan state gymnastics team and says larry nassar abused her hundreds of times, his sentencing was just the beginning. >> we aren't going to start healing until the people who need to be held accountable are held accountable and get what they deserve for not speaking up when they should have. >> reporter: usa gymnastics says it now supports an independent investigation to figure out what went wrong. michigan state university says, we are committed to continue supporting those in our community affected by these terrible crimes. >> you do not deserve to walk outside of a prison ever again. >> reporter: but just as larry nassar was being sentenced ye

women's gymnastics team and michigan state university pleaded guilty to sexually abusing seven women athletes easy on the campus of michigan university friday evening outrage students demonstrated over nasser and the school's potential complicity in the case just hours earlier a michigan state's athletic director announced his retirement i don't want anyone to perceive that i'm walking away i'm walking forward and walking forward in a way that based upon my deep assessment. gives the survivors first and foremost the sephardic department this university and my family an opportunity. to heal and and step forward michigan state already faces more than one hundred thirty lawsuits from women and girls michigan's governor and attorney general say they are launching separate investigations u.s. education secretary betsy divorce says her department is also investigating i think there's going to be a broader look not just at gymnastics i wouldn't be surprised if the n.c. double a which is the organization that oversees collegiate collegiate sports at large in the united states is under scrutin

there's a civil suit involving michigan state university. >>> and this is the front page of the detroit free press tomorrow morning. you can see the word courage in the headline and under that the names of each of the 140 women who bravely came forward. >>> a pleasant surprise for many university of california students today when regents suddenly postponed the vote on a hike. they're considering raising tuition 2.7% for students in california and 3.5% for out-of-state students. >>> new at 11:00 residents in san francisco cal hall neighborhood are upset about an east coast burger chain moving into their old grocery store building. >> she heard from developers and neighbors who have a beef tonight. and she is live, kate. >> reporter: dan and christine, the family trust which owns this building is actually in escrow with the los angeles based developer who plans to lease to two new york city based businesses and now the people who live here are very concerned about how it will disrupt their lives. if the city issues necessary permits the old real foods market closed now for more than a yea

and he also had some words for the michigan state university board of trustees that last week issued statement saying we think the attorney general's office should investigate our university. here's what he replied back to them. >> i don't need advice from the board of trustees at msu about how to conduct an investigation. frankly, they should be the last ones to be providing advice given their conduct throughout this entire episode. their conduct throughout this entire episode speaks for itself. >> reporter: the special prosecutor said that they will be looking for facts which can possible lead to potential evidence. and the big question in his mind is how could larry nassar been able to sexually assault girls associated with michigan state university for over two decades? jean casarez, east lancing, michigan, cnn. >>> coming up the me too awards will be playing a part in the grammys on sunday night. and we'll ask jay-z what he thinks. . >>> the grammys are just around the corner, and if you look at it nominations especially nominations for this career's best album award something i

attorney general started out this morning saying what the heck is happening here right at michigan state universitymely serious very fast. it was the first formal announcement that there is an investigation within the attorney general's office as to michig michigan state university. they would not say it was a criminal investigation, but they said that the facts of the evidence will lead them where it should take them, but the head of this investigation is not from within the attorney general's office, but is a life-long career prosecutor bill forsythe, special independent prosecutor will be his title going forward with this investigation. they say that the investigation is priority one. also, they addressed the michigan state university board of trustees that earlier in the week had actually called for an independent investigation from the attorney general's office, and are listen to his response back to them. >> let me also add this. i don't need advice from the board of trustees at a msu about how to conduct an investigation. frankly, they should be the last ones to be providing advice given the

and fire nassar but what they didn't do was tell michigan state university which also was hiring so michigan state university in two thousand and sixteen decided it had enough information to charge him with child molestation in this in this case and here we are in two thousand and eighteen when he has finally been convicted in those cases there are also a number of civil cases that are going to go forward but meanwhile usa gymnastics had its c.e.o. resigned ten months ago three top officials resigned just on monday and now the national collegiate athletic association is looking into michigan state university there is pressure on the president there to resign and she says she will not do so but you can bet there will be more pressure on that and there will be many many civil suits on this john hendren thank you very much indeed. still to come on the program. as fighting intensifies between kaddish and turkish forces in northern syria the u.n. says civilians are being blocked from escaping. and an uneasy truce allows families to return home in the democratic rank of congo but can the peace las

athletes and patients for decades under the guise of medical treatment the president of michigan state university who was in charge at the time has just resigned larry nasser was given a prison term of up to one hundred seventy five years for molesting girls and young women that was after a seven day hearing in which more than one hundred fifty victims spoke out about the abuse that they had suffered at his hands. and now among them were the u.s. olympian gymnasts ali raisman mckayla maroney jordan and simone by now many of them spoke at their relief at the outcome but said others needed to be held accountable for letting nothing as campaign of abuse continue john hendren report. this staggering sentence mattered less than the statement it made oh wow. mr. whitehead to. dr larry nasser was already handed a sixty year prison term for related child pornography last month that will keep the fifty four year old away from children for life perhaps you have figured it out by now but little girls don't see little forever they grow into strong women that we turn to destroy your world he pleaded guilty to

students here at michigan state university, olympic athletes went to him. to get an appointment with him with a note of notoriety. he would position towels so parents could not see what he was doing. the last person to give an impact statement was rachel hollen derks hollendar. she was the last to give a statement to "indy star." listen to her in court. >> i thought daily about the women and girls walking in his office and i thought if it would ever end. i became a mother three times over. the fear that hung over each birth knowing i would be vulnerable in a medical setting cast a shadow over what should have been an occasion of joy. i held my firstborn and then my two daughters. each time i did, larry, i remember the day you brought caroline in your office so i could hold her. you knew how much i loved children. you used in our own daughter to manipulate me. every time i held my babies, i prayed to god you would leave your abuse in the exam room and not take it home to the little girl born with black hair just like her daddy. >> reporter: rachel is now mar

michigan state university's president resigned yesterday. more than 150 women gave victim impact statements and then the judge punctuated the sentence by sawing i just signed your death warrant. what i day yesterday, jean. >> reporter: alisyn, what a day. what a week and a half. as survivors went up to the microphone in that courtroom and told their stories one by one. they also set out a timeline. so many of them reported this to authorities and nothing was ever done. now they want answers. >> this is way bigger than him. this is about the institutions that protected him. everyone in the world should be outraged right now. and if you aren't, you should examine why. >> reporter: the victims of disgraced former gymnastics

this morning more fallout with the resignation of michigan state university's president. and that's not all. >>> president trump will soon arrive in davos, switzerland for the world economic summit. but the focus remains squarely with the face-to-face date with robert mueller. >>> new details surrounding the kentucky school shooter and we'll hear from the parents of one of the victims. >>> the crockpot controversy surrounding the latest "this is us" episode and an appliance fire. >>> and the shot of a lifetime for one very happy young man. "early today" starts right now. >> nailed that. good morning. i'm philip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. president trump is on his way to davos, switzerland this morning where he'll be promoting his america first agenda at the world economic forum. the president says his goal is to get people to invest in the united states, tweeting before his departure, "our economy is now booming. our country is finally winning again." mr. trump will be the first

working at michigan state for another two years over those two years assaulted nearly a dozen young women who have since gone to the police. the fall out continues to rock michigan state. the universitysident resigned and today the athletic director did as well. where was usa gymnastics in all this. they severed ties with larry nassar in 2015 over athletes' concern but it never told michigan state so nassar continued to practice there for another year. >> if usa gymnastics had simply in 2015 picked up the phone and called the michigan state police he would not have been able to month molest for another year. >>. >> it is absolutely the darkest stain in usa olympic history. >> under threat of the olympic committee the entire board of usa gymnastics announced it would resign. >> little girls don't stay little they return to destroy your world. >> it was those women giving statements one after another. >> touching innocent little girls. >> the anguish. >> scared every day. >> the anger. >> how much i [ bleep ] hate you. >> their bond formed through bravery. these women vow now to meet every year on this date when justice was served. >> this is the beginning of our fight. >> it really is

larry nassar worked for michigan state university and after his sentencing, the president stepped down. today, the michigan state board of trustees will meet and hundreds of students are expected to protest. for many, the leadership changes at usa gymnastics and michigan state university are not enough. >> what's your mess am age to t msu board? >> thank you for making it clear where you stand. >> reporter: victims rachel d y denhollander and kyle stephens told norah o'donnell they're not satisfied with the school's response, especially after trustee joel ferguson made what he later called an inadvertent comment about michigan state university president lou anna i'men. >> there's so many more things going on at the university than just this nassar thing. >> michigan state university is continuing the abuse. >> correct. >> how so? >> by not taking responsibility for their actions. they still have not issued an apology and lou anna simon, she stepped down, but her statement when she resigned was not apologetic. >> simon did say she was sorry that a trusted renowned physician was really s

and michigan state university argues complaints made prior to 2014 don't count because the young women didn't complain to the appropriate person. >> this is bigger than larry nassar. >> reporter: two-time olympian aly raisman says the institutions have an incentive to keep things quiet. >> for so long they put medals, reputation and money over the safety of athletes. >> reporter: investigators will be looking closely at the time line, a gymnastics coach learned about nassar's abuse in june 2015 and called usa gymnastics. usag waited 42 days before telling the fbi. but they never called msu where nassar also worked. usag says nassar was relieved of his duties, but he continued to see hundreds of patients at msu until he was arrested. in her statement, president lieu anna simons said there is no cover up, but on campus many welcomed her resignation. >> the university needs to really make some strides in a different direction. >> reporter: simon will still get perks like tickets to home games and if she returns to the faculty, a year leave and then her full three quarter of a million doll

michigan state. that's why this scandal has legs in the michigan state university. >> a lot of the women who testifiedwent to the university and no one believed me, didn't listen to me, that's why they're saying the university is culpable in this as well. listen to the judge who handed down the sentence. >> my page only goes to 100 years, sir. i'm giving you 175 years, which is 2100 months. i just signed your death warrant. >> our correspondent jean casarez has been following this the whole time. she joins us from lansing, michigan, with more. the judge handing down what she says is effectively and is a death sentence for larry nassar. >> reporter: that's right. and now in the last 24 hours, so much has happened. just one thing after the other. and what we're really waiting for at this point is will the michigan attorney general's office announce officially that they are launching an independent investigation, which could be criminal in nature? that will be the next thing to happen if it does. but what we know at this point is the u.s. olympic committee has launched an independent investigation. in an

nassar worked for usa gymnastics as well as michigan state university and now the president of that university has resigned. this morning, the larry nassar sex abuse scandal ending the career of a longtime educator. >> it's just -- time's up. >> lou anna simon stepping down as the president of michigan state university where he worked as a medical doctor for two decades. simon saying i'm so sorry that a trusted renowned physician was such an evil person. it comeses as the university is questioning how it could continue for so long and how the school handled the allegations. >> it's sad to know our school has a bad name and the only national news we've been making is all the indicates against larry nassar. >> hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. >> reporter: a judge sentencing nassar. >> i'm giving you 175 years. i've just signed your death warrant. >> reporter: the court erupting with applause and accusers saying it was sexual abuse under the guise of medical treatment. during the sentencing 156 women and girls, some of them olympic champions, sharing their stories of abuse. >> i can't even

in addition to his work for usa gymnastics, nassar worked for michigan state university. s after his sentencing, the school's president resigned. she stepped down over the pressure over the way michigan state handled the case. >>> we are learning details of the parents in southern california, charged with abusing and imprisoning their children. a judge ordered them not to attempt to communicate with their children for three years. marcy gonzalez has the latest. >> people of arizona versus david and louise turpin. >> reporter: the parents accused of holding 12 of their 13 children captive are returning to court, ordered to have no contact with their children, except through an attorney. >> okay? you are nodding your head. >> reporter: all but one of the siblings are being treated for mall nourishment and trauma. a brutal, prolonged abuse, including being starved, chained to beds for months at a time and only allowed to shower once a year. >> all 13 victims are going to need a lot of support. >> reporter: in a neighbor's surveillance video, the siblings are rushing into a va

nassar worked for both usa gymnastics and michigan state university. both facing fierce criticism over the scandal. msu's president louwanna simon has now resigned. days after three top board members of usa gymnastics resigned. the u.s. olympic committee is now calling for an overhaul saying all usa gymnastics leaders should step down. and there's economic fallout as well. at&t says it's suspending its sponsorship of usa gymnastics, joining topps like procter & gamble, hershey's and under armour. nbc's kate snow has more on nassar's sentencing. >> i just signed your death warrant. >> reporter: judge rosemary aquilina told 54-year-old larry nassar he doesn't deserve to walk outside of prison ever again. tearing down the once esteemed olympic doctor. >> it is my honor and privilege to sentence you. >> reporter: and repeatedly praising the survivors of his abuse, calling them sisters. >> justice requires action and a voice. and that is what has happened here in this court. in addition -- >> reporter: incredulously she read again from a letter nassar had w

espn reporting that the university's handling of those cases shows "a pattern of widespread denial, inaction and information suppression." overnight, hundreds of michigan state students dressed in teal calling for change. earlier this week, more than 150 female athletes spoke at the sentencing hearing for larry nassar, the former u.s. gymnastics team doctor who also worked at the university. >> he betrayed my trust, took advantage of my youth and sexually abused me hundreds of times. >> reporter: the msu athletic director stepping down, the university's president resigned. some of the victims say that the university employees knew about the abuse. >> they literally put the reports in a file cabinet. >> reporter: the women say they think nassar victims could be in the thousand. they're calling on the olympic committee to do a full, independent investigation. tom. >> eva, thank you. >>> we turn to the new clues of a prominent billionaire couple found dead in the basement of their mansion. the high-profile killings rocking canada, with toronto police now saying it appears to be a double homicide. here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, the mystery de

i mentioned michigan state university, as well, and the state of michigan state university, there haven post as farasi for her to step down. she is in post as far as i believe. many people feel that that accountability has not gone far enough. will it change things? well, i certainly think, any young woman who has been watching this trial, who is a survivor of sexual assault and not showing their story, i think they may think twice now about whether they do have the courage to go to the police, or to reported to someone, because many of these young women felt so afraid to even tell their owns families. these women's were so even tell their owns families. these women's were so young, even tell their owns families. these women's were so young, they did not even know at the time that what larry nassar was doing to them was actually sexual abuse, because for many of them, this was their first ever sexual experience. that is what is so horrific about this case. ido i do think that things will change in terms of survivors having a voice, but many survivors here do not believe that the author

states. officials in michigan opening up about an investigation into larry nasser and michigan state university. the investigation has been going on since last year. >> nasser was the school's sports doctor for nearly two decades. during that time, he sexually abused dozens of young women. a special prosecutor is now looking into how the university failed to take action. jean casarez has details for us. >> reporter: it is now official, michigan state university is being investigated by the attorney general's office here in michigan. the attorney general for the state said that he didn't want to make it public until all of the young women had come forward with their victim impact statements. but so much had happened in the last week he believed that it was appropriate. he would not say whether it was an actual criminal investigation but they are bringing someone in from the outside. his name is bill forsythe, a former prosecutor for 42 years. his title in this investigation, independent special prosecutor. also, he said that this was priority one for this investigation, and he also had some word

just into our newsroom: the president of michigan state university is resigning from >>> happening now, just into our newsroom, the president of michigan state university is resigning from her post. this stems from larry nassar, the former team doctor for team usa gymnastics. nassar used to work at michigan state. earlier today he was sentenced for abusing more than 100 athletes. the latest is on our twitter feed. we're back in a moment with more news. ♪ >>> it's a combination of politics and sports. a little more than two weeks until the start of the winter olympics. south korea is actually inspecting training facilities in north korea. a 12-member delegation, you saw it just a moment ago, toured a number of venues as the two countries are vowing to work together leading up to and during these olympic games. the athletes from both sides will actually practice and compete together. a north korean group is expected to visit the sites in the south in the coming days. >>> speaking of those olympic venues, it will be more than a dozen, there will be more than a dozen olympians with roots i

state of michigan are opening up about an investigation into michigan state university.hat's where convicted sexual abuser larry nasser practiced sports medicine for nearly two decades. >> olympic gymnast aly raisman tweeted her approval of the investigation, and urged u.s. gymnastics and the u.s. olympic committee to open up their own inquiry. jean casarez has more about michigan's investigation. it is now official michigan state university is being investigated by the attorney general's office here in michigan. the attorney general said he didn't want to make it public until all of the women came forward with their victim impact statements. he would not say whether it was an actual criminal investigation but they are bringing someone in from the outside. his name is bill forsythe, a former prosecutor for 42 years. his title in this investigation, independent special prosecutor. also he said that this was priority one for this investigation. and he also had some words for the michigan state university board of trustees that last week issued a statement saying we think t

michigan state board of trustees meeting, members said they were committed to making sure nothing like this ever happens again. >> this is about the victim. this is about changing the culture at michigan state university that allowed a predator to exist among us. >>> now, the trustee pointed an acting president and began a search for a new president. >> casino real estate mogul steve wynn is responding to sexual assault allegations. >> reporter: "wall street journal" reporting dozens of sources described a pattern of sexual misconduct including pressuring employees to perform sex acts. he serves as finance chairman of republican national committee. president trump called him a good friend. >> steve wynn will you stand up, he is raising so much money for our great republican party. >> reporter: the article describes a 2005 incident where a manicurist said he forced her to have sex in his office suite. >> a massage threp alleged within would expose himself in a massage room in his sweet. >> he was chasing one of the managers around she locked herself in the bathroom. she would not come out. >> reporter: the journal account saying a feeling of intimidation was heightened by one or more of his german shep

michigan want answered the state attorney's general is vowing to investigate michigan statham link of the second abuse scandal involve during larry nassar. will carr has the latest. >> no individual and no department at michigan state universitymits. >> reporter: michigan attorney general announcing details of an investigation into michigan state university's handling of the dr. larry nassar case. prosecutors looking into what school officials knew about the abuse. >> if we had learned anything from the nassar sentencing ins lansing it is too many voices of too many victims had been unheard for too long. >> reporter: nassar former michigan state employee and gymnastics doctor for the u.s. olympic team was sentenced to 175 years in prison. 150 women came forward clipping they were abused by nassar. >> you stole my life larry nassar. and i am now taking it back. you were never a real doctor. you did not heal me. you only hurt me. >> former prosecutor william forsythe will now lead the investigation. >> how was he allowed to engage in this behavior for almost 20 years? how could he victimize so many innocent young girls and young women for that long a period of time and no one caught him and stopped him? >> reporter: the investi

women's gymnastics team and michigan state university pleaded guilty to sexually abusing seven women athletes easy on the campus of michigan university friday evening outrage students demonstrated over nasser and the school's potential complicity in the case just hours earlier a michigan state's athletic director announced his retirement i don't want anyone to perceive that i'm walking away i'm walking forward. i'm walking forward in a way that based upon my deep assessment. gives the survivors first and foremost the sephardic department this university in my family an opportunity. three healing and step forward michigan state already faces more than one hundred thirty lawsuits from women and girls michigan's governor and attorney general say they are launching separate investigations u.s. education secretary betsy divorce says her department is also investigating i think there's going to be a broader look not just at gymnastics i wouldn't be surprised if the n.c. double a which is the organization that oversees collegiate collegiate sports at large in the united states is under scrut

gymnastics and michigan state university.night simon stepped down and the school's board accepted her resignation. she left just hours after nassar was sentenced to 175 years behind bars. >> reporter: just before sentencing he turned to speak directly to his victims. >> i also recognize what i'm doing fails in comparison to the pain trauma and emotional destruction that all of you are feeling. >> reporter: but in a letter in which the court read hell hath no fury like a woman scored. the stories that there being fabricated to sensationalize this -- >> reporter: he was a highry regarded doctor who used his stater to pray on young girls. more than 150 women provided victim impact statements in the case. >> i'm giving you 175 years. i've just signed your death warrant. >> reporter: the court erupted with applause. >> at first i was really afraid to speak about it and let anyone know this happened to me but now i know i'm a survivor. >> reporter: gratitude for the incredible army of survivors who stepped up to insure a tragedy li

they fired him but what they didn't do is they didn't even inform michigan state university where he also worked so there were more cases michigan state says it found out in two thousand and sixteen here we are in twenty eighteen when the case has finally gone forward and now there will be investigations the national collegiate athletic association says they are going to look into michigan state university the president there says she will not resign and then of course you've had all these people fired from usa gymnastics there will be civil lawsuits and that's in addition to the appeal that dr nasser is likely to file thanks very much john hendren bringing us all that i test on that story. brazilian court is expected to rule shortly on former president lula. da silva is appeal against a corruption conviction which could have a major impact on his political comeback a popular politician known across the country as was given a nine and a half year prison sentence last year for money laundering and corruption. is leading the polls from the presidential election and has been drawing mass

." >> thank you >>> the president of michigan state university has resigned following the sentencing sports dr. larry nassar >> i'm giving you 175 years, which is 2100 months. i'm just find >> the judge today sentenced nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison. faces sentencing next week where he abused girls at a gymnastic clubs. had already been sentenced 60 years for pornography. he admitted to sexual assaulting athletes under the guise of medical treatment white male employed by michigan state university and usa gymnastics. he spoke before his sentencing this after days of victim impact statements. >> i will carry your words with me for rest of my days >> we have persisted to speak our truth. and it just means so much to know that the people are finally listening. >> more than 150 accusers spoke at nassar's sentencing hearing >>> president trump is on his way to switzerland for the economic summit. before leaving the president discussed election investigation. he answered questions from reporters during an impromptu press conference at the white house, he again insisted he and his camp

and last week, the michigan state university president attended nassar's hearings to offer her support in person. >> i think there are steps being made towards accountability and other steps that will follow. >> reporter: but tonight, amidst fallout, simon submitted her letter of resignation. >> hearing what these young women had to say and the horrors of it over and over again, the president of michigan state could not survive that. and she should not have survived that. >> reporter: and both the ncaa and u.s. olympic committee have announced independent investigations to determine just who knew what and when. >> larry can be sentenced, but if these people are still allowed to be out in society and continue to do the same thing that they did to us, that neets going to fix anything. >> reporter: when we hear the back story and the horrors behind the scene in the shadows, you can't help but think that usa gymnastics put medals above these girls' lives. >> reporter: tonight, the so-called army of survivors is vowing to continue to fight for women everywhere. >> i'm excited to have a litt

." >> thank you >>> the president of michigan state university has resigned following the sentencing of sports dr. larry nassar >> i'm giving you 175 years, which is 2100 months. i'm just find >> the judge today sentenced nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison. faces sentencing next week where he abused girls at a gymnastic clubs. had already been sentenced 60 years for pornography. he admitted to sexual assaulting athletes under the guise of medical treatment white male employed by michigan state university and usa gymnastics. he spoke before his sentencing this after days of victim impact statements. >> i will carry your words with me for rest of my days >> we have persisted to speak our truth. and it just means so much to know that the people are finally listening. >> more than 150 accusers spoke at nassar's sentencing hearing >>> president trump is on his way to switzerland for the economic summit. before leaving the president discussed election investigation. he answered questions from reporters during an impromptu press conference at the white house, he again insisted he and his c

gymnastics federation as well as michigan state university where he coached. >> they need to have anndependent investigation. they need to start being accountable for everything they have done. >> the u.s. olympic committee says it will hold an independent investigation to establish how the abuse went undetected for so long. the scandal has forced the president of michigan state university to resign over the school's handling of allegations against him. we have the latest on the trial of the man known as the basis landlord -- isis landlord. he is on trial for lending his apartment to two terrorists who that killedattacks 130 people in the paris area. ryan quinn has more -- brian quinn has more. >> a victim of the november 13 terror attacks, he was badly wounded by the explosion of a suicide bomber. for him this trial is a first step towards the truth. i believe the trial is necessary. no one can tell me that it's not important. i am destroyed on the inside. i can't get over it. he appeared restless and nervous. occasionally wiping away tears. the day of t the police assaultt that k k