and the murdock brothers were going to have to move to do something. first you had gretchen carlson coming forward making her allegations and you had a slew of fox news talent coming to roger ailes' defense. but you didn't have someone within the network, a powerful talent within the network making these accusations, so as soon as the report came out about megyn kelly, in terms of the public analysis, that played a big role. whether the murdocks used this as sort of a pretext to get rid of roger ails, i think the -- i certainly know that, james murdock and roger ales aren't best of friends, this guy was running an incredible business for them, this guy was bringing in a billion dollars a year in cash flow, in free profit. the murdocks are fundamentally business people and i don't think they were ready to cause chaos at a network that was bringing in a billion dollars in profit. >> it's a business story, rarely in corporate america do we see 15 days like this. let me bring in our former colleague at the "new york times," they spoke to nearly a dozen wom

executive chairman rupert murdock and his sons. this is what the murdocks are saying.ave full confidence in mr. ailes and mr. doocy, who have served the company brilliantly for over two decades, we are investigating the matter. >> fox news is not named, steve doocy is not named but roger ailes is. media critics, observers are wondering if this is an opportunity for murdock's sons, who are said to be les fans of ailes than their father rupert. could ailes actually be ousted as a result of this? it's being asked online. let me ask my guests. i got to be honest, i feel weird even saying it out loud, that roger ailes tenure at fox could come to an end. it sounds almost outlandish to me. is this something that's conceivable now that there's this internal review going on and we know nothing about it. >> it is conceivable and part of the question is what other allegations surface in public view, you know, the real spector of what ee's looming over this bill cosby, in which there was a parade of women that came forward. >> those are allegations of r rape, there is no such alle

first vanessa murdock is here with a look at the forecast. does not look too good behind you. >> today is a repeat of yesterday. we saw the flooding. 6 inches of rain. that is for some. that could repeat itself today. you never want to drive through standing water. you never know where that water is going. here is the deal. let's take a look at the alerts right now. putnam county has a flood advisory in effect l of us until tonight at 11:00. again, today, expected to be a repeat of yesterday. some breaks of sun. some passing showers and thunderstorms. and we have that situation out there now making its way into putnam county. very heavy rainfall. similar story in ocean county. just to the southwest of toms river. expect the potential for more flooding today. also down toward somerset dealing with high river and creek levels this morning because of of the excessive rainfall yesterday. be cautious out there. it is mild and muggy this morning. in the 70s. only heading to 80. expected to feel very sticky and stormy today. will everybody get dumpe

money, an enormous amount of money. >> reporter: a year ago murdock put his sons, lakland and james, in charge of fox news. a source with direct knowledge of the situation told nbc news, the brothers wanted ailes out even back then. today, the drudge report posted a document that purportedly appeared to be the $20 million separation agreement between aisle and 21st century fox. the document was almost immediately taken down. the company followed with a statement tweeted out shortly after. roger is at work, the review is ongoing, the only agreement that is in place is his existing employment agreement. >>> still ahead here tonight, a cynthia mcfaddcfadden, nbc news york. >>> still ahead here tonight, a new warning about an alarming rise in a deadly form of cancer soaring 72% in the last decade. are the screening guidelines that millions trust to blame? >>> also terrifying moments as a crane collapses on a busy bridge that more than 100,000 use daily. >>> we're back now with a wake-up call about the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among men, prostate cancer. a new report shows a

and what did roger murdock possibly know about this.on post" media columnist margaret sullivan. asking the murdocks reps for comment on these allegations, they are saying nothing new, they have no comment, what are you hear from the company about how far this could go, about who other claims could be out there? >> brian, what i'm understanding, not from direct contact with the company, because they haven't spoken to me directly, but what i believe is the case is that the investigation, the internal investigation is winding down now, and that troubles me because i think this goes beyond roger ailes and is pervasive at fox and i think that there needs to be a culture change there. i'm not sure that's going to happen. >> the closest thing i have is a source with knowledge of the murdocks view, saying they have no knowledge of these sexual harassment claims, but frankly i hear they were on the record. you got gretchen carlson -- what does he tell you about her feelings when ailes resigned? >> she said the whole thing has been a surreal expe

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is money, an enormous amount of money. >> reporter: a year ago murdock put his sons in charge of fox news, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told nbc news, the brothers wanted ailes out even back then. today the drudge report released a document that is reportedly the $20 million separation agreement between ailes and fox. the document was almost immediately taken down, a statement tweeted out shortly thereafter, roger is at work, the review is ongoing, the only deal that is in place is his existing employment agreement. >>> still ahead here tonight, a new warning about an alarming rise in a deadly form of cancer soaring 72% in the last decade. the screening guidelines that millions say are to blame. >>> and a colla before i had the shooting, burning of diabetic nerve pain, these feet learned the horn from my dad and played gigs from new york to miami. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you hav

rupert murdock will take over the network for now. the company confirmed the extraordinary changes in an e-mail tade. shared my vision of a great and independent television organization and executed it brilliantly over 20 great years. ailes will become an advisor to murdock. joining us is lucas shaw from our l.a. bureau. this happening right on the last day of the republican national convention, the day the nominee is scheduled to speak. fox news, a ratings juggernaut now. how big a problem will this be for the network itself? >> well, it will be the biggest challenge probably for murdock's sons since they took over the company last year. rupert very involved. a statement from him tonight, and he will now be running fox news in some capacity for the foreseeable future. they have to decide what they want to do with that channel. it is the most profitable network they have, one of the most watched tv networks in the country. it has spent the past 20 years leaning on an increasingly old audience. how much do they want to bring it into th

murdock. if you looked outside, the rain has maybe started for some. >> for some, yes. it was pouring this morning. now it is beginning for others. see you said, when the next round will begin. it has already begun. it is happening now. we are starting to see more flood warnings coming into effect this morning. a lot to think about today as we make plans. because flooding is certainly a possibility for some of us. flood alerts. right now, everyone in the dark green, under fl watch until 11:00 this evening. and then you see the bright green color. that is actually a flood warning right now for the millstone river at blackwell's mills and somerset county. so a ton of rain fell in that region yesterday. nearly 6 inches. so problems will be occurring today. especially more rain heading into that direction. >> as you look at the vortex satellite and radar, you can see the trouble spots. also ocean county getting hammered. the storms are nonmoving. that is why flooding is expected today for some of us. as far as temperatures go, we will be warming to roughly 80 degrees. it wi

. >>> let's get a check of the forecast with meteorologist vanessa murdock. it is one of those days were you want to stay indoors obviously. >> you're probably better off doing so. we will probably be dealing with flash flooding which could where it is not going to be bright and beautiful. it is going to be muggy and potentially drenching out there. we have some slow-moving storms already causing problems this morning. let's take you live outside. raindrops falling on the camera lens. 75 degrees. east, southeast wind at 11. the report out of central park. more showers and storms all of us. a sickly a carbon copy of yesterday. more localized flooding. very muggy will stay unsettled tomorrow. tomorrow will be a little less under the gun. but another day with showers and storms under the gun. >> these are yesterday's rainfall totals. major heavy hitters. plainsboro, nearly 6 inches. and princeton nearly 5 inches. new brunswick, 4.5 inches. central park, a significant contrast with a quarter inch. some of us will get way too -- more. some are still waiting on the

murdock will now serve as acting ceo and chairman of fox news. the stunning fall of the 76-year-old began more than two weeks ago, when former fox anchor, gretchen carlson, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him. she claims she was fired when she refused his sexual advances. today gretchen carlson's lawyer said in a statement we hope that all businesses understand that women will no longer tolerate sexual harassment. ailes built fox news channel into a top cable network that held influence over the republican party. hisruttenberg. >> that's the fox news roger ailes created. i think our political dialogue changes somewhat. >> reporter: late today, ailes sent murdock a note, in part, i'm proud we built fox business channel into a powerful and lucrative organization. i take pride in the careers of the many women i have promoted. >> thank you. >>> well, extreme heat, broiling the central u.s. is moving east for the weekend. from the great lakes to the atlantic, temperatures are expected well in the 90s with high humidity. heat advisories have

also rupert murdock held a call and described it as funerial.turned fox news into the number one business in cable news. he talked about the female journalists and executives he promoted. that sort of an effort to salvage his reputation amid the accusations. we spoken with some folks at fox news in on that call who knew roger very well, the allegations they take very seriously. that's an issue. setting those aside for one second, what happened today is the executive who is at the helm of this incredible force in american politics and media stepped down after 20 years. all those people had very personal relationships with him including rupert murdock. it's sad day. there's a lot of women who are happy to see him go given the allegations. it's a sad day at the network. so many critics of fox pz for many liberals in the u.s. would say this channel has been corrosive for our democracy. it's done significant damage to our media discourse. at the same time there's many conservatives. many people many this room that would say fox news was desperate nee

roger ailesro thing that rupert murdock likes the most and really can't do without which is money, an enormous amount of money. >> reporter: a year ago murdoch put his son in charge of fox news, a source of direct knowledge told nbc news the brothers wanted ailes out even back then. the drudge report posted a document that purported to be the $40 million separation agreement between ailes and 21st century fox. the document was almost immediately taken down. the companies followed with a statement tweeted out soon thereafter. roger is at work. th review is ongoing. the only agreement that is in place is his existing employment agreement. cynthia mcfadden nbc news, new york. >> a group of whale watchers near sydney, australia got up close and personal with a humpback whale after it surfaced a few feet from their boat. the photographer that captured the on the boat was looking the other way. talk about the wrong time to take a picture. >> rule one is that your whale watching boat needs to be bigger than the whale. >> a huge whale there. what a shock. >> a great picture to have for the re

. >> media mogul rupert murdock is said to have decided to remove roger ailes amid sexual harassmentllegations leveled against him by this former anchor. >> i'm gretchen carlson, have a fantastic day. >> larry: thank you gretchen. i will have a fantastic day because roger ailes is getting [bleep] canned. yes. so we've talked about this before. ain't nobody surprised that roger ailes is a creepy [bleep], right? and not just because he greenlit bill o'reilly's original show. get me a scotch, sugartits. [applause] i don't know what's going on down there can't believe that didn't catch on. but here's what's interesting. gretchen carlson's accusations weren't enough on their own to get ailes fired. she had to get them cosigned by other women. enter cable news alpha gazelle, megyn kelly. >> yesterday megyn kelly, the network's rising star, reportedly told investigators that he had made similar sexual advances towards her about ten years ago. >> larry: ugh. and it happened ten years ago. let me see if i can put this in perspective. while the rest of the world was furiously trying to put nel

rupert murdock is going to assume the role of chairman and acting c.e.o. of fox until a replacement is made. virginia senator tim kaine could be on the verg biggest move of his political career. kaine is widely believed to be on hillary clinton's short list of vice presidential running mates. today kaine was out and he was met by a crush of local and national tv crews as he led a roundtable discussion on immigration in arlington. political analysts think that kaine could help clinton carry the swing state of virginia and appeal to hispanic voters because he is fluent in spanish. however, today, kaine downplayed the v.p. talk. >> i'm going to be working to help hillary clinton in whatever role i think the best way i can help is in virginia. leon: clinton is expected to announce her running mate choice tomorrow or saturday. other names on the short list are agriculture secretary tom vilsack and labor secretary tom perez. tonight is the final night of the republican national convention and donald trump will be there accepting the party nomination for presiden

murdock will assume the chairman and ceo of fox news channel and fox business network. >>> up next, w "on the " for generations, pittsburgh was the steel city. now something very different is taking its place and how it is forging a new path. >>> and later, if you are burning through your money this summer, hot tips to save cool cash. >>> and as we go to break, a look at how the stock market ended the week. >> go to listing all cars.com now. i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!" >>> think of pittsburgh and you may think of a tired industrial city. a former steel giant nursing the wounds of a product that could now be manufactured and bought for less overseas. but you would be wrong. there is a renaissance in the iron city. my home

murdock will assume the chairman and ceo of fox news channel and fox business network. >>> up next, w "on the " for generations, pittsburgh was the steel city. now something very different is taking its place and how it is forging a new path. >>> and later, if summer, hot tips to save cool cash. >>> and as we go to break, a look at how the stock market ended the week. >> go to listing all cars.com now. >>> think of pittsburgh and you may think of a tired industrial city. a former steel giant nursing the wounds of a product that could now be manufactured and bought for less overseas. but you would be wrong. there is a renaissance in the iron city. my home town. and it has nothing to do with smelters and smoke. kate rogers joins us now with more. kate. >> that is right. drawing on the city's roots of innovation andcreation, start ups and small businesses are doing amazing things. i found a pittsburgh that town and it is not just taking baby steps. >> i'm charging with every step that i take right now. >> yes. >> while devices from tablets to cell phones improve constantly, the same can'

rupert murdock will assume the role of chairman and acting ceo until a replacement is named. >>> newsey's jobless rate is on the rise. it picked up .2 percent. unemployment has been increasing. the state labor department shows the state, the economy lost 6500 jobs. unfortunately, this news won't help. the progresso soup factory is shutting down causing jobs. they have been there since 1942. owner, general mills plans a global restructuring and wants to shift to other plants in the u.s. employees were sent home for the weekend. they are scheduled to return monday, at least for now. >>> on health check at 11:00, you know it's important to put on sunscreen to protect your skin. did you realize your eyes can get sunburned, too. pick sunglasses not just based on style, but uva and uvb protection. without it, all the rays over the years can lead to permanent vision damage like cataracts. be careful. the next few days, you will need the fan and air-conditioning. >> limit outdoor activities. high clouds out there passing through tonight. overall, it is a warm and muggy summer night. 76 right

down after 20 years after allegation he forced out a former anchor after she rejected sexual rupert murdock the c.e.o. says he will assume the role of chairman and c.e.o. until a replacement is named. michelle: day four of the republican national convention. tonight's main event is donald trump making his address. that is the topic of the instapoll. will you watch donald trump's speech tonight? head to wjla.com/votenow to participate. right now we want to check in with marci gonzalez in cleveland. marci: michelle, good evening. in a few hours the seats will be filled and ivanka trump will be on the stage introducing her father after bumps along the way this week. they are hoping to end the convention with a powerful kickoff to the general election. >> this is perfect. marci: donald trump rehearsed and ready for his big night, ready to accept the g.o.p. nomination and give the most anticipated speech of the convention. >> i'm talking about trade and law and order. i'm going to talk about borders and many different things. marci: today, so many are still former rival ted cruz. >> stand and sp

. >> some talent came forward to defend him and that is something murdock lawyer's are looking at. >>lawsuit claiming that ails sabotaged her career and they have denied the allegations. >>> it is time now for michael finney answering questions sent to him via facebook and twitter and e-mail. and my son mailed me gift cards but i never got them. can the gift cards be canceled or refunded? >> no. they are not going to cancel them. but they will issue you new cards. but you have to prove that the cards were bought by your son or yourself and they weren't used. could you do that with the -- you could do that with the receipt. if your son hung on to the receipt or the code on the back of the card that activates it, best thing to do is take a picture when you buy a gift card. if you could prove that, you are good to go. if yo if your son or you have a rewards card with the store or the organization, often they are recorded automatically there. those are the three best shots to go. and really, any time you have a gift card, you need to record it immediately and then you should use it as soo

ailes is going a away with a reported $40 million, 85-year-old rue pert murdock is going to take overntil a replacement is named. >> so fascinating. also nas nating, it comes this week with the republican convention underway. this is somebody who is a republican power broker for many, many years. all right, let's get an early start on your monday this morning >>> the winning streak for stocks is over but boy what a winning streak that was. the dow down about half a percent yesterday ending a nine session winning run. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 falling a little bit too but here's the big payoff if you have a 401(k), the dow is now up 6.2% for the year the nasdaq now positive for the year, remember it had been down about 10% earlier so a big recovery there for tech stocks. dow futures flat this morning. global markets are mostly lower, but you're talking about blue chip stocks near record highs here this week. really fascinating. especially with all the talk about how bad the economy is. i mean, that's what everyone's talking about here, but you know, anybody's 401(k) here is doing pret

shelby holiday and for the national review murdock. thank you both for being here.t a political news day indeed. i will begin with you. kind of get your thoughts and the information that's been coming in. the reaction to this kind of stunning news. no one was expecting that we would get that kind of message today this early with the campaign still going on. >> absolutely. >> look, four words above the interest to the supreme court. core tenet of this american public, american equal justice under law. put a line through equal. hillary smith with 2 classified emails she would be prosecuted. hillary clinton top secret after saying she didn't have any and in fact were being trafficked back and forth hillary jones would be indicted. instead hillary's last name is clinton and she gets away with it. >> by the way, listening to director comey speak eloquently, laying out what many of us thought was going to be the case for a recommendation and then kind an about face right at the end. >> right, he laid out a laundry list of what clinton did wrong. he delivered a scathing cr

rupert murdock will assume the role of chairman and acting ceo until a replacement is named. >>> new jersey's jobless rate is on the rise. it picked up .2 percent. unemployment has been increasing. the state labor department shows the state, the economy lost 6500 jobs. unfortunately, this news won't help. the progresso soup factory is shutting down causing jobs. they have been there since 1942. owner, general mills plans a global restructuring and wants to shift to other plants in the u.s. employees were sent home for the weekend. they are scheduled to return monday, at least for now. >>> on health check at 11:00, you know it's important to put on sunscreen to protect your skin. did you realize your eyes can get sunburned, too. pick sunglasses not just based on style, but uva and uvb protection. without it, all the rays over the years can lead to permanent vision damage like cataracts. be careful. the next few days, you will need the fan and air-conditioning. >> limit outdoor activities. high clouds out there passing through tonight. overall, it is a warm and muggy summer night. 76 r

. >> reporter: late today, certain sent murdock a note."l organization. i take pride in the careers i have promoted for the many women." >>> extreme heat is moving east for the weekend. from the great lakes to the atlantic, temperatures are expected well in the 90s with high humidity. heat advisories have been posted in 23 states. here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: it gets hot from time to time on the floor of the republican convention but it's nothing compared to the 93 degrees protesters outside quicken loans arena are facing. >> i just had five bottles. >> reporter: across the country this week a blanket of hot air has landed with a suffocating, often it scorched construction workers in california, singed softball players in kansas and even stressed out trout in montana, where some of the most popular streams were closed as a consequence. in chicago, 92 degrees with humidity felt like 105. a 9 mile-per-hour breeze barely cut through the haze. chicago is more famous for its cold weather but the city is not about to take the heat lightly.

murdock on thursday, he wrote -- having spent 20 years building this historic this is, i will not allow my presence to become a distraction to ensure that fox business and fox news continues to lead our industry. a copy of that letter was provided by mr. ailes's lawyer. you may know in -- you may know mention into the investigation as to his behavior. particularthink pride in the role that i have played advancing the careers of many women i have promoted to execute a ban on a position spirit many of these talented journalists have deservedly become household names known for their intelligence and strength, whether reporting the news, fair interime will be the executive until a permanent replacement is found for mr. ailes. his interim role as advisor is intended to ensure stability during the presidential race and taken as a signal that the on the widen ranging overhaul. dennis, what do you think? caller: i am in the twilight zone. it is amazing to me how anyone could even consider voting other than trump this year and i have been born and raised democrat my entire life. countyin the dem