paula abdul accusing the executive producer of sexually assaulting her.is firing back tonight. >>> royal shocker. the queen who stunned her nation by announcing she is stepping down live on tv today. >>> soaring back. bald eagles, the symbol of our nation, once endangered, now thriving. how conservationists did it. >>> what you may not know about the confetti coming down in times square tonight. they carry wishes into the new year. >> i wish for happiness and love for my family. >> a happy and healthy baby boy in may of 2024. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with kate snow. >> hello and happy new year's eve as we get ready to mark the moment across the u.s. there are, of course, a lot of places it is already 2024. berlin just rang in the new year with fireworks at the brandenburg gate. paris is marking 2024 by celebrating the upcoming olympics. earlier we watched, sydney, beijing, hong kong and bangkok surgeon the page. in this country, all eyes on the big ball in times square. this is a live picture of the thousands packed in on a pretty clear an

this bombshell lawsuit grammy winner paula abdul the former producer of american idol and "so you thinkabdul claims nigel lythgoe attacked her more than once while she was a judge on those shows. annamarie has the latest on all of this. >> both paula abdul and nigel lythgoe worked together very closely during american idol. and if so you can think you can dance. recent court documents obtained by tmz says abdul kept quiet about the allegations for years over fears she would be fired in retaliation. now, and the lawsuit filed friday in l.a. county superior court, according to tmz abdul accuses nigel lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in an elevator while they were traveling for an american idol l audition for this suit alleges he shoved her against the wall touched her inappropriately and kissed her. the second assault allegedly happened at nigel lythgoe home in 2015 abdul was a judge on so you can think you can dance. he forced himself on top of abdul william they were on his couch and attempted to kiss her. abdul is suing nigel lythgoe, freight mental entertainment america for sexual a

annamarie has delays for miami. >> paula abdul and nigel lythgoe both work together very closely fors on the set of american idol and "so you think you can dance." newly released court documents obtained by tmz say paula abdul kept quiet about these allegations for years over fears sheet would be fired in retaliation for the lawsuit filed friday l.a. county superior court according to tmz abdul accuses him of sexually assaulting her in an elevator when they were traveling for american idol audition. the suit also alleges he shoved her against a wall, touched her inappropriately and then kissed her. the second assault allegedly happened at his home in 2015 when abdul was a judge on "so you think you can dance." he allegedly forced himself on top of abdul will they were on his couch and attempted to kiss a record to tmz abdul is suing nigel lythgoe and others for sexual assault, battery and sexual harassment. tmz says abdul is also seeking damages for gender violence and negligence. according to people magazine abdul said she was a target of constant bullying and harassment also receiv

even paula abdul was there.orld-renowned country music superstar paula abdul -- [ laughter ] presented the award for album of the year. maybe she thought she was at the vmas? i don't know. i'm pretty sure the closest paula abdul ever got to country music was being replaced by keith urban on "american idol." [ laughter ] you know, they bring a lot of people from a lot -- even the golden bachelor was a presenter tonight. [ cheers and applause ] which that actually makes sense. an old man trying to find love is one of the most country music things there is. [ laughter ] put him in a truck, you've got a hit right there. the only big country stars that weren't on the cma show tonight are here. blake shelton and luke grimes are with us. [ cheers and applause ] they're backstage getting to know each other. then we will bring them out and they'll be delightful, i'm sure. the other big live television event tonight was the republican debate on nbc. which putting the republican debate on opposite the cma awards -- it make

a bombshell lawsuit from singer paula abdul she accuses former executive producer of american idol of assaulted her twice. she stayed silent until now over feared she would be fired in retaliation. they not marie has more. >> bryan, paula abdul and joan to work for decades closely together on american idol and so you think you could dance newly released court documents obtained by tmz says she kept quiet about those allegations for years over feared she would be fired in retaliation for in the lawsuit filed friday at l.a. county superior court according to tmz abdul accuses trenches nl lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in an elevator while they were traveling for american idol auditions. the suit also alleges gentoo shoved her against the wall, touched her inappropriately and kissed her for the second assault allegedly happened at his home in 2015 when abdul was a judge on so you think you should dance. he allegedly forced himself on top of abdul what they were on his couch and attempted to kiss her but according to tmz abdul is suing as well as fremantle media north america for sexu

always a pleasure, thank you so much- _ american singer and dancer paula abdul is suing a well—knownt while they worked together on the television shows american idol and so you think you can dance.|n court documents, ms abdul details several incidents — you can dance. in court documents, ms abdul details several incidents — including mr lythgoe allegedly assaulting her during what she thought was a professional meeting at his los angeles home. neither have publicly commented on the case. the bbc has reached out to mr lythgoe's representatives for a response. in the uk, opposition parties have strongly criticised the former prime minister, liz truss' resignation honours list, which includes peerages for a conservative party donor and a former special adviser. labour says the honours are a slap in the face for working people. all prime ministers are allowed to release an honours list on leaving office. but as ms truss served just a9 days, her list has been controversial. iain watson, has that story. in september 2022 liz truss became prime minister but she spent less time and number t

american singer and dancer paula abdul is suing a well—known british television executive. on the television shows american idol and so you think you can dance. in court documents, ms abdul details several incidents, including mr lythgoe allegedly assaulting her during what she thought was a professional meeting at his los angeles home. neither have publicly commented on the case. the bbc has reached out to mr lythgoe's representatives for a response. police in australia are warning people not to go looking for packages of cocaine that have been washing up on beaches in new south wales over the past week. officers have been searching a huge stretch of coastline after more than 260 pounds of plastic—wrapped packages containing the drug began to appear shortly before christmas. from sydney, phil mercer reports. before christmas, the first of these packages was discovered in the central coast region of new south wales, an hour or so to the north of sydney. and since then, many beaches between here and the port city of newcastle — that's about two hours' drive to the north — ha

griff: paula abdul filed a lawsuit in la accusing former american idol and think you can dance producer nigel lithco of allegedly a assaulting her multiple times. hey, dana. >> hey, paula and nigel worked for decades together closely on american idol and so you think you can dance. recent court documents obtained by tmz. nigel and abdul says she kept quiet about the allegations for years over fears she'd be fined in retaliation. now in the lawsuit files friday in la county, abdul accuses lit this, co of assaulting her in an elevator while traveling and that lithco shoved abdul up against the wall and kissed her. the second assault happened at lithco's home in 2015 when abdul was a judge on so you think you can dance. he forced him on top of abdul on his coach and attempted -- couch and attempted to kiss her. abdul is suing lithco and 19 entertainment and mantle media north america for sexual assault, battery and sexual harassment and abdul is seeking damages for gender violence and negligence. according to people magazine, abdul said she was the target of con taint bullying and harassme

. >>> paula abdul is accusing "american idol" producer nigel lifko of sexual harassment.laims he assaulted her in an elevator and at a dinner. he's denied all the allegations. >>> tom wilkinson, two-time oscar-nominated actor from "michael clayton" and "the full monty" passed away saturday. he was 75. he had 130 screen credits to his name throughout his career. he was known for his skilled ability to appear in both period stories and contemporary dramas and thrillers. wilkinson's "michael clayton" co-star said in a statement tom was the epitome of elegance and will be dearly missed. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war against hamas will continue for months. >> translator: we are fighting on all of the fronts. we have huge success, but we also have painful cases. achieving victory will require time. as the chief of staff has said, the war will continue for many more months. >> netanyahu also said that israel's military has killed more than 8,000 terrorists so far. the hamas ministry of health in gaza says the latest death toll has risen to almost 22,

the singer paula abdul, is suing the british television producer, nigel lythgoe, claiming he sexuallyos angeles superior court, the alleged attacks on ms abdul date back to the early 2000s. neither ms abdul nor mr lythgoe have publicly commented on the case. here in the uk, the new year honours list has been announced — with people recognised from the worlds of sport, entertainment and charity. the authorjilly cooper is made a dame; and there's a knighthood for michael eavis, who co—created the glastonbury music festival more than 50 years ago. and in a great year for women's football, there's recognition for three of england's lionesses. rizwanjaved is a duty station manager on the elizabeth line — part of the transport for london network. he's been appointed an mbe for helping to save 29 people from taking their own lives since 2015. i asked him about the moment he was awarded the mbe. ifinished my i finished my last night shift and i came home, i was in bed and fast asleep and my mother and sister walked into my room with a letter in their hand and they were like, you need to open