. >> les moonves, the man behind allegations tonight. his wife julie chen taking a break from her show. what her cohosts are saying. plus, a star is born. ♪ lady gaga's break out hollywood role. bradley cooper starring and directing this emotionalk 'n' llreboot >> instant chemistry when i met him. >> can he sing? first here tonight, the night line five. >> no matter how much you clean, does your house smell stuffy? (music throughout) >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. he may be the most powerful man yet to be brought down by the me too movement. the head of cbs stepping down with multiple allegations of inappropriate behavior. eva pilgrim is on the story tonight. >> it is perhaps the biggest and most stunning fall linked to the me too movement so far. >> for the me too movement, les moonves stepped down overnight. >> more women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct. >> les moonves resigning after new detailed and graphic allegations of sexual assault and misconduct from at least 12 women going back more than 30 year

moonves would potentially leave the company. he was not suspended and an investigation was commenced. it is still on going people close to that investigation tells me they are moving rapidly as they can they had hoped to potentially completed by the october 3rd date, that being the potential day delegation in delaware we'll have to wait and see when that investigation ends. as for moonves, carl and gyjim, what i have been hearing is he's been focused on the settlement and litigation and not as much typically for a case of a man that's all over that company and takes a look at everything that's been the case for him there is been no senior staff meetings for a long time i had quite a few who have not heard from him and he's certainly not communicating and done the job the same way he has been doing previously. as for ianiella, it is my understanding that he'll take the position and it would be interim position and it is unclear if he'll be replaced by somebody by the outside. remember guys, the reporting yesterday indicate that c

moonves' wife did not appear today, but her co-hosts did weigh in. and eva pilgrim interviews ronan farrow. >> reporter: tonight, les moonves, one of the most powerful men in media for decades, stepping down after new accusations of sexual misconduct. six more women coming forward to "the new yorker" with allegations ranging from harassment to sexual assault over three decades. >> leslie moonves was a golden boy on wall street. he turned that company around. that's why so many people said he was impossible to shake from his position. that there would never be accountability. that's why so many women were fearful to speak out. >> reporter: in all, 12 women, including phyllis golden-gottlieb who accuses moonves of "physically restraining her and forcing her to perform oral sex on him." the retired tv executive says as a single mother she was too afraid to report him. she also says he was later physically violent. >> he picked me up and threw me against the wall. i mean, i just lay on the floor and cried. >> reporter: gotlieb says moonves retaliated aga

>> we know moonves has agreed to the terms of his departure. this will be announced either tonight or first thing tomorrow morning. it's one of these situations where there might have to be paperwork signed, but it's a done deal. this is sort of two stories at once. this is a corporate boardroom battle that's been going on for months, but this is also a serious #metoo case. it's the first time a fortune 500 ceo has taken leave in the #metoo world. of course, it's ronan farrow that helped bring this to fruition. it was his reporting about harvey weinstein that started this movement. now here we are almost a year later with questions about whether he's going to make a lot of money on the way out the door. one thing is for sure. he is stepping down. >> there's also -- in these new accounts, also coming from ronan's latest article for "the new yorker," which came out today. but you talk about these two stories playing out at once. there's the battle for cbs that was already happening. they're inextricably linked at this point. >> there's an incredi

julie chen is married to moonves and has stood by him. today she did not appear on the cbs show "the talk" where she is the co-host. her co-hosts didn't hold back. >> but today we say, enough is enough. >> reporter: in a statement today, the interim chairman and ceo joe ianello said it is the people of this corporation that makes cbs what it is. in addition to moonves, the cbs board continues to investigate sexual harassment allegations against 60 minutes executive producer jeff fager and the culture at cbs news. jeff, no word on how long those investigations will take. >> jericka, thanks to you and the team for the reporting you've done on this story in the past and in the future. we appreciate it. we are back in just a moment. geico has over 75 years of great savings and service. with such a long history, it's easy to trust geico! thank you todd. it's not just easy. it's-being-a-master-of-hypnotism easy. hey, i got your text- sleep! doug, when i snap my fingers you're going to clean my gutters. ooh i should clean your gutters! great ide

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couldn't lose with these big shows and moonves is known as a big t.v.person he brought shows like survivor and c.s.i. and the big bang theory he brought c.b.s. a much younger audience and it had in the decades prior to him coming on coming on board as the c.e.o. but there are real questions here about leadership about transition and about c.b.s. is culture a toxic culture some are saying now for some women you know it's a far too often we hear about these horrendous stories or not but i pay talking about it it's important to bring them to light but the energy so bad with them that i don't like them because of the tell me there's also this change the parent company american amusements a parent of c.b.s. national newsman national news it's thank you and sherry redstone they've been having this ongoing dispute what's that been about and how are they resolving it right now with the board so the way that what's happening right now is that cherry red stone is that that bickering if you will between c.b.s. and national news mentioned. national news misremember

a source told "vanity fair" the patient was moonves. in a statement to "vanity fair," moonves called the allegations untrue. but says i tried to kiss the doctor. nothing more happened. in a statement sunday about the new yorker allegation, cbs says it takes these allegations very seriously. our board of directors is conducting a thorough investigation of these matters. moonves had been in a corporate battle with sherry redstone, a controlling shareholder and cbs through her company national amusements which also owns viacom. red stone reaffirmed her company would not pursue a merger of cbs and via comb for least two years. this morn, the interim ceo said in a statement cbs has a steadfast commitment to diversity, inclusion and a safe and positive working environment. >> this is really hard. >> it is. >> this is hard for everybody at cbs news. i haven't talked about this before because when you think about it, i think the most powerful media executive in america is now resigned in the wake of this me too movement. and he's my boss. or he

moonves.hin hours of the story's publication, the company announced his departure. the reporter behind both of ose reports, ronan farro joins me now. welcome back to the newshour, ronan. i want to begin by asking you about thoses dozen women across both reports. give me a sense of what stood out to you by their stories and consistencies you saw across what they told you. >> well, often in a body of reporting like this there is a hich you realize there are too many stories with too many similarities in the factsfo patter it to be coincidental. these are not women that were in touch with each oter, there was no coordination, and yet they were producing uncannily slar details about molestation b less moonves. the other thing in talking with them is how serious the misconduct was. we are talking about multiple alleges that would meet the department of justice'sfi tion of rape, multiple allegations of serious sexual assault, forced oral x and finally there is a theme running through these stories o

punishing moonves for violating the most basic of company policies when it was announced monday thathe will remain at the company for two years to help with the transition moonves will receive his own office support staff and security detail c.b.s. has said it will donate twenty million dollars of moonves one hundred twenty million dollars golden parachute to various me to charity les moonves being a super predator of women and a destroyer of their careers was hardly a huge secret but is losing twenty out of one hundred twenty million dollars really enough to deter other high profile executives from rolling the dice on sexual harassment or is it time corporate america start of punishing the predators for once in the only place they seem to really care about their wallets. and i wish i were because it seems like this is ridiculous twenty million dollars is what is given you know i mean do you think of no. i'm tired of the golden parachute right i mean twenty million dollars should be true you know groups fighting for me too and all is a lot of money. but for a guy like les moonves who

phyllis golden gottlieb told the magazine moonves sexual assaulted her in 1986.e reaches over and pulls me up and throws me, i mean hard, against the wall. she says she kept quiet because she feared for her livelihood saying, he absolutely ruined my career. he was the head of cbs. no one was going to take me. another accuser saying he's cunning, he's calculating and he's a predator. these latest accusations adding to the list of seven other women who previously accused moonves of offenses ranging from unwanted advances to sexual assault. >> these are all stories in which women said one after another they were terrified and intimidated and they felt their careers suffered as a result. >> reporter: last year, the media titan addressed the "me too" movement. >> but i think it's important that a company's culture will not allow for this. and that's the thing that's far-reaching. >> reporter: the cbs chief responding to these latest allegations in a statement, saying, the appalling accusations in this article are untrue. what is true is that i had consensual relations

well leslie moonves is a titan in the t.v. industry he's been chief executive of c.b.s. for around fifteen years and is largely credited with turning the network from one of the least watched to the most watched in the united states but over the last few months these accusations of being coming forward first six women now a total of twelve women accusing leslie moonves of forcing himself on them taking ruining their careers if they didn't do what he said sexually assaulting many of those people and now c.b.s. is a network has announced that he has been fired but that's really not the end of the argument and there is the question of leslie moonves his pay package as he leaves the organization there are some reports say he will get as much as one hundred million dollars in restitution for his twenty four years of service at c.b.s. the network says they will donate twenty million dollars of whatever he gets to organizations that will help women in the workplace but this is outraged many people across the entire industry as saying that after these allegations of come forward

within a few hours, moonves was out. the caveat here is that negotiations for him to leave were already under way at that point. it seems clear the new harassment allegations which included allegations of assault, which were more disturbing than the first set of allegations. all of that is a major factor in the sunday night announcement. moonves is one of the most powerful men in tv. one of the highest paid executives in the media business. this is leaving a lot of aftershocks. there will be developments for days to come. including about how much moonves will be paid on the way out the door. normally he would be paid over $100 million if he just been forced out one day. because of the allegations against him, it is a more complicated and legal conversation. moonves has admitted to mistakes in his past, but denies abusing his power and appalling allegations of assault of forcible sex that were detailed in the story on sunday. all of this happening at a time of dramatic change in the broadcast business and now cbs moves i

who will replace les moonves?e know he had a pretty strong track record, but we don't want to get ahead of ourselves until we get a little more signal on the prominent ceo and strategy going forward here. taylor: who do they merge with next? at one point, there were concerns or a thought that verizon would step in here.who is the next partner for cbs ? tuna: i think verizon comes up quite a bit, as you alluded to. contenter of the major players or distribution companies could find cbs part attractive. we know vertical integration -- very attractive. we know vertical integration is big. some companies can find cbs immensely attractive. the question is, do national nmusements and sherry -- ca they get a value for cbs that would make it almost impossible for them to refuse? willnse is the new board be taking any potential offers quite seriously as opposed to being dismissive, as was the case in the past. vonnie: there is a $20 million etoo movementhe #m as part of all of this, and it will come from any potential seve

the fall of an american icon, les moonves is out after a number of new allegations of sexual misconduct. and it marks the first fortune 500 ceo to leave as a result of the me too movement. jane wells joinls s us with more details. >> reporter: moonves is out, half the board is replaced now what will moonves get any severance which could be as reported $120 million. 20 million is being given to a group or groups supporting women in the workplace if the company's outside investigations find he violated cbs policies, even if some alleged events happened years before he was at the network, he could walk away with zero other than benefits fully vested will cbs be sold or merged with viacom sherry redstone says she won't force it for two years if the new board decides to merge or sell, she's all ears. 6 out of 14 are women on the board. who will be the next ceo joe eianniello? untrue allegations from decades ago are being made against me that are not consistent with who i am it is the end of an era. in a telling moment last november, our julia boorstin asked him to describe his management sty

les moonves out at cbs.oming just hours after new claims of sexual harassment or assault were published by the "new yorker." in a statement, cbs said the network will donate $20 million to organizations that support the #metoo movement, and equality for women in the workplace. that money will be deducted from any severance package for the long-time chief executive. those benefits withheld until investigations into moonves' behavior are completed. he exits after six new women on the record with the "new yorker" shared a range of allegations against moonves from forcing oral sex to exposing himself. even violence and retaliation. execs said when they worked with him in 1986, moonves forced her to perform oral sex on him. she didn't report it, because "i realized he was the new golden boy." i just kept quiet. after rejecting another advance, golden gottlieb says he was angry and threw her against the wall. last year, she told "the new yorker" she filed a criminal complaint against moonves in los angeles, but th

i will give twenty to charity but it's not les moonves there's not going to have the money.it's a very different thing and goes the other big question is you know what does this hurt the shareholders does anyone get hurt in this apart from west of the victims oh well i mean. you know i mean no essential you know really it's just the victims the companies get money they get money everybody gets money it doesn't really matter it doesn't matter it really just there is a point where it's just you know he's a liability but it's the he's still made them a lot of money and they'll make more money because whatever now i mean is it true that like you told me earlier that you're actually going to stay on. he will stay on for up to two years as a transition to help with the transition he gets in office he gets probably women he will abuse and then he also gets a security detail because someone has to explain to him about you know i guess the casting couch and how to use women and get away with and how to make sure you get enough money but you know so unless the investigation proves tha

julie chen is married to moonves and has stood by him. today, she did not appear on the cbs show "the talk," where she is a co-host. her co-hosts didn't hold back. >> but today we say, enough is enough. en reporter: in a statement today, the interim chairman and c.e.o., joe iannello, said "it hi the people of this corporation that make cbs what it is." in addition to moonves, the cbs board continues to investigate sexual harassment allegations s"ainst "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fager and the culture at cbs news. wff, no word on how long those investigations will take. >> glor: jericka, thanks to you and the entire team for all the eaporting you've done on this e ory in the past and in the future, we appreciate it. there could be a new crisis unfolding in syria. ee,000 people have been displaced in idlib province, the last rebel holdout on the verge of falling. cbs's debora patta tonight is along syria's border with turkey. or reporter: for four days straight, russian air strikes and syrian barrel bombs have pummeled idlib. it pr

the talks between moonves and board have been going on for some time. yet to reach conclusion., could be soon, but unclear. there's a low temperature t of his package would be the board sno the board is not willing to step up to that number, close to a $100 million package made up of largely cbs stock, this may be a key contention to call back some of the compensation if at the conclusion of an on-going investigation into charges of sexual harassment moonves has been found to have committed over inappropriate acts. as was widely reported yesterday, cbs and controlling shareholder national amusements are negotiating a settlement on whether they can dilute the voting power of national amusements possible the settlement with moonves and between cbs and national amusements could be announced at the same time, sources say now they're not linked cbs officials declined to comment. it has been one month since we read, many people read the story from ronan farrow in the new yorker where he had six women alleging inappropriate behavior by mr. moonves he was not suspended pending beginnin

. >>> the long time chief executive of cbs les moonves is out this morning after six more women came forward with disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct. wall street is definitely reacting to the news. look at this -- >> the head of cbs is out. les moonves is stepping down amid but accusations of sexual assault and harassment. >> it is the first example of a fortune 500 ceo, someone who is really thought to be immune to criticism, has stepped down. >> ronan farrow behind just published new yorker article feet ripping six women detailing allegations spanning three decades. one of those women says moonves sexual assaulted her in 1986 and alleges a separate incident. >> he picked me up and threw me against the wall. i mean, i just lay on the floor and cried. >> another woman, former massage therapist deborah catay says moonves requested sexual acts during sessions which she refused. >> he would ask me to work into his genital areas. >> and one former assistant claims moonves coerced oral sex, calling it violent and aggressive. moonves denies all of these allegations and today in a

les moonves was against it. that touched off the legal battle that has been settled with the, with the departure of moonves and agreement from shari redstone, in two years she will not touch cbs what happens in those two years? from my sources are saying the board of cbs will likely be shopping cbs to a bigger player and then it become as guessing game who might buy them. i tell you this becomes fascinating, if you think about it, some of the biggest likely buyers are out. at&t can't buy them now, digesting time warner. justice department doesn't like the deal. they probably won't like this one. comcast, same sort of stuff. justice department has bull's-eye on comcast. think they are too big. i don't think they will allow them to buy cbs. leaves players like netflix an amazon. do they have the appetite now that they're developing their own content to buy old line media from cbs? verizon, looks like maybe after two years, cbs might be forced back with viacom. there will that be merger that les fought against. int

we'll explain next on "kasie dc." >>> cbs ceo chairman les moonves >>> cbs ceo chairman les moonves ispping down today. the new yorker reported that six additional women have come forward accusing moonves of sexual harassment of assault. it ranges from forcing women to perform oral sex on him to unwanted touching and kissing to physical intimidation and retaliation. moonves has denied these claims which span from the 1980s into the early 2000s. in a statement, moonves said the appalling accusations in this article are untrue. what is true is that i had consensual relations with three of the women some 25 years ago before i came to cbs. cbs' board of directors issued a statement saying it's committed to a thorough and independent investigation of the allegations and that investigation is actively under way. these new accounts come just weeks after fair row broke a story that detailed similar behave with other women. the new yorker says it corroborated those women's stories, but nbc news, we should note, has yet to independently verify them. joining me is nbc news senior media editor cle

. >>> and the ouster of leslie moonves. >>>innd setg scores on a monday night. monday night football, that is. we're jumping into it tuesday as early today starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm marley hall. over 1 million people forced to evacuate as this powerfulry catego four storm takes aim at the south and mid atlantic. as others hunker down and brace for impact, the national hurricane center warns that florence could bring a ng life-threate storm surge and flooding from torrential rains. >> thousands of flights will be impacted as florence moves closer. like charleston and savannah. delta, southwe and american and united say they will allow passengers to change their flights without fees. >>> later this morning, the evacuations are set for coastal virginia. folks in low-lying areas told they have m toe way before hurricane florence comes ashore, likely thursday evening. the photograph from space revealg florence is a monster. a hurricane with the potential to alter t coastal landscape. a state of emergency in four >>ates. the forecast

you broke this story when it happened yesterday, that moonves was out. when norah talks about pervasive, i'm glad she said that. you can't say that enough, from harvey weinstein on down to les moonves, how big is this, and how powerful was he in the industry? >> i think for the entertainment industry, this is the biggest me too earthquake that was imaginable. because moonves until yesterday was arguably the most powerful tv executive in the business, running the top broadcast network and was among the highest paid men in the television business. frankly, one of the highest paid ceos in america, no matter what industry you're in. you'll see here on screen, he was at cbs running the company for about 20 years. and he was making about $70 million a year. so ultimately, this is a story partly about money, partly about power. meanwhile, the company is trying to move on. the new acting ceo sent out a memo to staffers. the title was looking forward. they're trying to turn the page. i'm not sure how possible that's going to be given the outstanding questions abo

the claims against les moonves and what happens now to his repoedserance package. >>> a dallas police officer under arrest after fatally shooting her black neighbor inside his home saying she mistook him for an intruder in the wrong apartment.the from the young victim's mother. >>> those stories plus children unite in protest, fed up with their parents' constant use of cell phones. >>> a sunday night thriller. what happened after aaron rodgers left the field with a knee injury and the packers went down 20-0. >>> and this morning, the new miss america and the history-making pageant results. >>> and we do say good morning, everyone, on this monday. we begin with hurricane florence getting stronger overnight. now posing an extreme threat for millions of people. >> the storm appears to be on a collision course with the carolina coast. florence is expected to become a category 4 storm today with 150-mile-per-hour winds and could hit the east coast by thursday night. >> people in the southeast are already preparing with sandbags and other supplies. governors in north carolina and south caro

. >>> les moonves is stepping down. his departure is part of a corporate settlement fight for control of the network. and this follows a series of act ovati -- accusations of claims of physical violence and forced sex. brian stelter explains why this case takes on so much stature. >> reporter: hey, fred. yes, extraordinary developments for the entertainment industry and the business world as les moonves prepares to step down from cbs. we have heard a lot about me too cases this year, but this is the first case involving a fortune 500 ceo. and moonves is the subject of a brand new story in "the new yorker." as you just mentioned, they came six weeks after the original story by rodan farrow in "the new yorker." step back to understand what is going on here. moonves is the subject of a battle, a corporate tug of war between moonves and the controlling shareholder of cbs, sherry redstone, for more than six months now. redstone and moonves are battling over who was really going to control cbs in the future and whether cbs wa

cbs moved higher by 1.5% as les moonves is resigning. and we did see that the stock moved to the upside on the news. >> we hadda -- alley baba and snap moving up, the chairman jack pau will be stepping down. last but not least certain stock reacts to this hurricane coming up the coast, we're seeing home depot, lowe's, hitting new highs today, and insurers under pressure, back to you. liz: to this story, cbs ceo les moonves resigning after more graphic sexual assault allegations emerge. it looks like there is $120 million set aside for him. we have that story coming up, a major corporate story. >> but first, to election outcome in squeeze en, still up -- in squeez sweden. still up in the hair, it looks like a hung parliament after yesterday's race. >> sweden has most migrants per capcapita in the eu. >> stay there. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. and all from a gentle mist

more women coming forward that moonves denies. as cnbc reports moonves and cbs are close to reaching an agreement that would have him leave his job. the rise and fall of a media giant. >> reporter: hours after the "new yorker" published another story about the ceo of cbs, the board of directors is finally finalizing his exit package. six more women tell the magazine les moonves sexually assaulted with forcible sex or inappropriate touching. moonves says the charges are untrue and appalling and saying it's part of a concerted effort by others to destroy my name, my reputation and my career n.recent weeks outside lawyers have been examining the corporate culture at cbs. investigating allegations detailed in a previous "new yorker" story. moonves has been with cbs since 1995, and he's been one of the highest paid executives in the media business making tens of millions of dollars every year. this week the company has been trying to figure out how it could part ways with moonves. cnbc reported an exit package could be worth more than

les moonves out at cbs. his exit coming just hours after new claims of sexual harassment or assault were published by "the new yorker." in a statement cbs said the network will donate $20 million to organizations that support the me too movement and equality for women until the workplace. that money will be deducted from any severance package for the long time chief executive. those benefits withheld until investigations into moonves' behavior are completed. his exit triggered after six new women on the record with the new yorker shared a range of allegations against moonves, from forcing orlanal sex to exposing himself, even violence and retaliation. tv executive phyllis gottlieb said when they worked together in 1986 moonves forced her to perform oral sex on him. she didn't report it because i really realized he was the new golden boy. i just kept quiet. after rejecting another advance golden gottlieb says moonves got angry over her work and threw her against the wall. last year spurred by the me too movem

moonves was an accomplished, acclaimed television executive.ording to these women, he abused that power. he used that power, in some cases, to deny women jobs if they turned him down. and farrow's reporting in the new yorker, posted on the website this time yesterday, was deeply disturbing. there were two in a row, one in july that prompted internal investigations into cbs but frankly a slow investigation. as a result more women, including the one we just heard from, also decided to speak on the record with their own accounts. >> and really articulate exactly what they say he had done to them. >> yes. >> this one is really what turned the page. within hours, moonves was out. >> yes. >> you talk about money and 8k filing. this is a publicly traded company that just came out. >> yes. >> what do we know about what money he may leave with? >> this make the me too case -- if he was forced out for no good reason yesterday. obviously the company feels they have a good reason to break with him and have him leave effective immediately. for now $120 mill

i'd like to see them appoint a female ceo to replace les moonves.e this culture in a hurry and it would make it a much healthier culture not just for the women but the men no one wants to be in an uncomfortable environment when these things are going on so time to clean house and get new top executives in there. >> certainly the change in board composition is a big step forward but you mentioned the board's role in this whole thing and the board was very cozy to les moonves and that's fine when the company and stocks are doing okay but then it turns bad when the board is expected to do something. is this a time for investors to take a hard look at the board? investors who generally don't vote their proxies out there they don't pay attention to who is up for vote when it comes to a board contest and to look and see what kind of connection does the board have to the current ceo? >> absolutely. why do you have all these insiders the boards i'm on don't have insiders and this idea of cozying up to the ceo, that's the last thing you want exxon performed

>> shepard: les moonves has released a statement, trace?yeah, he isn't saying much because the terms of his departure have not yet been settled. moonves did release a statement that reads in part in my 40 years of work i have never before heard of such disturbing accusations, can i only surmise they are surfacing now for the first time decades later as part of a concerted effort by others to destroy my name, my reputation, and my career. anyone who knows me knows that the person described in this article is not me. moonves' wife, cbs personality julie chen has previously stood by her husband and today she was taking a few days she said from her show, the talk. her co-host sharon osborne had this to say, watch. >> about to talk about something that effects everybody's lives here at cbs. and i have never been nervous in my life but i'm kind of very nervous right now. as you all know, julie's husband is in the news. and she is taking off time to be with her family. [applause] >> yeah. cbs will donate $20 million to one or more organizations th

meanwhile, moonves' wife is taking a break from her talk show.s eva pilgrim has the latest. >> reporter: les moonves, one of the most powerful men in media stepping do you after new ago signatures of sexual misconduct. six more women coming forward to the new yorker with allegations of harassment to sexual assault over three decades. >> leslie moonves was a goalen boy on wall street. he turned that company around. that's why so many people said that he was impossible to shake from his position. >> reporter: in all 12 women now speaking out including phyllis golden-gottlieb who accusing him of physically restraining her and forcing her to perform oral sex on him and says he was later physically violent. >> he picked me up and threw me against the wall. i mean, i just lay on the floor and cried. >> reporter: when the initial allegations against moonves first surfaced in july his wife julie chen defended her husband calling him a decent and moral man. >> i will stand by that statement today, tomorrow, forever. >> reporter: she took a break from her

leslie moonves is exiting the network as he faces new accusation of sexual misconduct.lso tonight the triple storm threat, hurricane florence gains strength as it rumbles to the east coast. the carolinas prepare for potential disaster. two other tropical storms are also on the move in the atlantic. the white house divided, an explosive new book by watergate reporter bob woodward and a scathing op-ed by a trump administration official. vice president mike pence weighs in on both in a news-making interview with "face the nation." >> the only thing that is wrong about that narrative is everything. >> quijano: chaos and controversy at the u.s. open. was serena williams harshly penalized with infractions that men get away with. >> you owe me an apology. i have never cheated in my life! >> quijano: and the country that invented espresso finally gets its first starbucks. it's a major jolt to italy cafe culture. >> it's for tourists. >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. according to numerous reports cbs chairman and c.e.o. leslie >> reporter: cbs chairman and c.e.o. le

moonves has made more than $650 million as cbs' ceo since 2006. >> this is an earthquake in hollywood and new york. harvey weinstein almost is like a small fry compared to les moonves. >> we're on top and we intend to stay there. >> and frankly he had a pretty stellar reputation until ronan farrow's reportings started to come out. >> we don't know if he'll make $120 million or 0 or some amount in between. as part of his severance though, cbs is donating $20 million to organizations that support equality for women in the workplace. so what's next? >> joe ianniello is the acting ceo now. he's been moonves' number two for a long time. >> he's going to meet with his staff for the first time on wednesday. >> in an email today to cbs employees, ianniello promised continuity and stability. >> we also want to point out that "e.t." is pro doused and distributed by cbs television. >>> let's move on to our rocketman exclusive. kevin frazier is in london with more. >> nancy i'm on the top secret set of the elton john movie. the costumes are amazing. what costume drove you crazy? >> a lot of them

well leslie moonves is a titan in the t.v. industry he's been chief executive of c.b.s. for around fifteen years and is largely credited with turning the network from one of the least watched to the most watched in the united states but over the last few months these accusations of being coming forward first six women now a total of twelve women accusing leslie moonves of forcing himself on them taking ruining their careers if they didn't do what he said sexually assaulting many of those people and now c.b.s. is a network has announced that he has been fired but that's really not the end of the argument and there is the question of leslie moonves his pay package as he leaves the organization there are some reports say he will get as much as one hundred million dollars in restitution for his twenty four years of service at c.b.s. the network says they will donate twenty million dollars of whatever he gets to organizations that will help women in the workplace but this is outraged many people across the entire industry as saying that after these allegations of come forward

in all, 12 women have now made accusations against moonves, which he denies. in a late-night statement, moonves said in part, "untrue allegations from decades ago are now being made against me that are not consistent with who i am. i am deeply saddened to be leaving the company." we get more now froc'd gura. >> reporter: six more women tell "the new yorker" les moonves sexually harassed or assaulted them. the allegations range from oral sex to forcible touching. moonves says the newest claims are appalling and untrue, alleging they are, in his words, "part of a concerted effort by others to destroy my name, my reputation, and my career." in recent weeks, outside lawyers have been examining the corporate culture at cbs, investigating allegations detailed in a previous "new yorker" story. moonves has been with cbs since 1995 and he's been one of the highest paid executives in the media business, making tens of millions of dollars every year. cnbc reported an exit package could be worth as much as $100 million. >> a lot of people point to these golden parachutes

les moonves out at cbs.s exit coming just hours after new claims of sexual harassment or assault were published by the new yorker. in a statement, cbs said the network will donate $20 million to organizations that support the me too movement and equality for women in the workplace. that money will be deducted from any severance package for the longtime chief executive. those benefits withheld until investigations into moonves' behassle yor are cob behavior are completed. a range of allegations against moonves, from forcing oral sex to exposing himself. even violence and retaliation. tv executive phyllis golden gottlieb said when they worked at lorimar telepictures in 1986, moonves forced her to perform oral sex on him. she didn't report it. after rejecting another advance, gottlieb says moonves got angry over her work and threw her against a wall. last year, spurred by the me too movement, gottlieb told the new yorker she filed a criminal complaint against moonves in los angeles but the statute of limitation

moonves out there. farrell as well. >> now he's resigned his resignation was already in the works and was already primed this week. last night he said there was a new report and very damaging for le les moonves. women have spoken about his behavior it's pretty unsavory, awful stuff. now he's gone. cbs has to start anew and think about the future. >> they used the term resigned or negotiations are being worked out is the best way to put it here, matthew garahan. aside from the terminology, it's hard to see how this is, quote, a resignation by mr. moonves. >> he hasn't been fired for cause. important thing to bear in mind. the statement was very amicable. it's an investigation going on triggered by the first "new yorker" story. they haven't yet published their findings the other thing that's been happening in the background, as your viewers may have followed, is that a struggle for control of cbs and a dispute between cbs and viacom and as part of that dispute, the controlling shareholder of both companie

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