abc news reached out to roger ailes. he sent us this statement which reads in part, "miss lunh is someone i once regarded as a friend and person i helped for many years. the stories she is telling now are fabrications built on half-truths and outright lies." >> then why did fox pay you more than $3 million? >> the truth. i wasn't lying. >> reporter: even after all she's been through, laurie admits her feelings toward roger ailes today remain complicated. in fact, in the summer of 2015, four years after cutting off contact with ailes, she wrote him a letter. why would you write him again, last year, asking for help finding a job? >> i think that maybe the little girl looking for the daddy figure is still saying, roger, and it's very sad. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm elizabeth vargas in new york. >> our thanks to elizabeth. for more information about how to handle sexual harassment in your workplace, go to abcnews.com. we'll be right back. just just press "clean" and let roomba from irobot help with your everyday messe

>> have you seen roger ailes when he's unhappy? >> no, i haven't. >> it's not a good sight to see. it's pretty scary. when she was demoted because of talk in the company about her relationship with ailes. >> my boss bill schein sent me to a psychiatrist. for the first time in over 20 years i spoke up and it all kind of came pouring out. >> reporter: laurie says the gravity of that admission triggered a nervous breakdown, landing in the hospital. ultimately she says she knew it was time to stand up for herself. >> i counsel at fox news. >> what did you say in that letter? >> i just said that i'd been harassed the whole time i've been at fox and that i'd done my job and i received no response. so it really wasn't until i had hired a lawyer. >> reporter: within weeks of hiring that lawyer and without filing a lawsuit, laurie received a separation agreement worth more than $3 million. in 2011, after two decades of being under ailes' control, she abc news reached out to roger ailes. he sent us this statement which reads in part, "miss lunh is someone i once regarded as a friend and perso

safe when i saw that other women were speaking up. >> reporter: for decades, laurie was one of roger ailes' closest associates. they met when she was 28 years old, working on george h.w. bush's first presidential campaign. ailes already a powerful media consultant. >> i wanted to meet him, i wanted to work for him, i was so excited. i introduced myself to him on the elevator and i think later and was super friendly. then acted like he'd remembered me and i was flattered. >> reporter: after the campaign ended, laurie says she was financially strapped and desperate for a job when ailes invited her for an interview with his firm. at the meeting she says he asked her questions that felt more personal than professional. >> i think he wanted to gauge what kind of a person i was. if i was insecure. if i was looking for a daddy figure. >> sussing out your vulnerabilities? >> eventually. and i was real >> reporter: laurie says ailes offered her work doing research, but according to laurie it became clear he was ined in more when he asked her to meet him at his hotel room one night. >> what did he t

some of whom had strikingly similar stories about roger ailes. >> it gave the story a level of credence that it wasn't just gretchen carlson. there were other women. >> reporter: the crisis came to a crescendo when one woman, who was noticeably absent from the ailes chorus of defenders, spoke up. megyn kelly. >> the highest-profile female anchor at fox news had also been allegedly harassed by roger ailes. >> reporter: just this week, megyn kelly appeared on "good morning america," describing in detail what she says happened to her. >> it culminated in a physical attempt to be with me. which i rejected, in his office. and then i contacted a lawyer. >> he touched you? >> he tried to kiss me three times. so i rejected that. and when i rejected that, he asked me when my contract was up. >> it's a fantastic deconstruction of the myth that only shy little violets get harassed. only weak women who aren't in power get harassed. women deal with it all the time. >> reporter: everywhere. >> in every industry, everywhere. >> reporter: kelly's claims would spell the end for roger ailes at fox news,

and i think that that was extraordinarily important. >> reporter: roger ailes has vehemently denied all of the allegations of sexual assault against him. but in perhaps the truest testament to the herculean feat carlson accomplished, some of those familiar fox faces who supported ailes have now offered overstating it to say that gretchen carlson toppled an empire. >> reporter: when we come back, the woman at the epicenter of what became a tv news earthquake. gretchen carlson speaks to amy are gretchen carlson speaks to amy robach, next. n? ahem. ginger breadington here for target's 10 days of deals. look! it's beats solo headphones in red carpet red from sunday's 10% off electronics. kitchenaid mixer from monday's 20% off kitchen is here too! pizza brought another pizza for wednesday's buy one get one free pizza deal! so hot! and what are these surprise deals? well, stick around because they are sweet. at outback, steak and unlimited shrimp is back! for just $15.99 for a limited time. try unlimited garlic herb butter, or crispy shrimp for just $ 15.99. and let the bold flavors speak for

roger ailes is gone, they paid the $40 million.ox sees megyn kelly as a bridge to credibility. >> reporter: in the book excerpts released, megyn kelly does not name the fox news supervisor who she come pained to about roger ailes. "the wall street journal" reports that her supervisor at the time was commentator brit hume who was then the managing header of fox's d.c. editor. he said megyn kelly never made a complaint to him. wolf? >> brian, thank you very much. gloria, roger ailes is supposedly this unofficial adviser to donald trump right now. how does this, if at all, play into the trump campaign with only four days to go? >> i don't think we've seen it play at all before this, and i don't think we're going to see it play much after this. roger ailes has not made himself very public as a supporter of donald trump. we know that he is. we know that he was at a couple of predebate meetings. we don't know how much strategic advice he's been giving his friend, donald trump. i think the question of donald trump and women revolves aroun

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reporter: for decades, she was one of roger ailes' closest associates. they met when she was 28, working on george h w. bush's first presidential campaign. ailes already a powerful media consultant. >> i wanted to meet him, i was so excited. reporter: she says her for an interview with his firm. >> i think he wanted to gauge what kind of a person i was, if i was insecure, if i was looking for a daddy figure. i was real insecure. reporter: ailes offered her work doing research. but it became clear that he was interested in more than just her work when he asked her to meet and expect me to do whatever he told me to do. reporter: like what? >> he said i needed training. reporter: lori said ailes asked her to strip down for her lingerie and dance for him. >> he would have me get down on my knees and tell me, i'm going to do whatever you tell me to do it any time. ailes then instructed her to perform a sex o according to laurie, that bizarre night was no aberrant incident. their secret relationship continuing off and on for more than 20 years. lori, too afraid

. >> reporter: she was groomed by former fox news chairman roger ailes. this year when her former colleague gretchen carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against ailes, kelly came a victim of ailes. >> i attributed it to he was interested in me. he was having marital difficulty, perhaps he was just interested in having an extramarital affair. >> he was explicit about that? >> as explicit as you could be. it was very on the nose. and then it culminated in a physical attempt to be with me. which i rejected in his office. and then i contacted a lawyer. >> he touched you? >> he tried to kiss me three times. so i rejected that. and when i rejected that, he asked me when my contract was up. as soon as i left his office i called a lawyer. and i did bring the matter to a supervisor at fox news. >> years ago? >> years ago when it happened to me. >> reporter: in a statement released through his attorneys, ailes saying, i categorically deny the allegations megyn kelly makes about me. i worked tirelessly to promote and advance her career. as she admitted to char

at fox news it is very true that roger ailes was very much a king of sorts.all laid out in the book. he founded the koirnlg co-founded the company and he had loyalists placed throughout the company. and he demanded loyalty. o'reilly speaks of loyalty. that's the culture that roger demanded, that that should be placed above all other things and i would submit that is part of what created the problem we had for some time there. and i am very happy that now that has been addressed, and the actual owners of the company, the murdocks have come in. as soon as this was brought to their attention, they got rid of him and have created a new situation there where they've made very clear, they want people to be safe and feel safe. for what it's worth, they were ones who said you should include this chapter in your book. it is important. >> you and i share something in common. i lost my dad when i was 10. your dad died when you were a sophomore in high school. i hadn't realized that until i read the book. and there is a quote my mother says, a fatherless girl thinks all

. >> reportedly containing new accusations against former boss roger ailes. months of alleged harassment. why she says she didn't speak up then and how he is responding this morning. >>> and good morning, america. happy friday. we know it's an especially happy morning in chicago. >> oh, you could say that, george. we'll take a look at wrigley field right now. millions are expected. some superstar fans also getting in on the fun like nba stars dwyane wade and lebron james. take a look at this post, lebron for the indians and made a bet in a cubs uniform and so dwyane just gave you a preview. >> not looking all that happy about it. >>> the race for the white house. just four days till the final votes and our brand-new tracking poll shows hillary clinton edging up to a three-point lead. still very close as the candidates crisscross the battlegrounds and tom llamas starts us off with the latest from the trump campaign. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. donald trump, hillary clinton and their top surrogates in at least ten states today, the campaign

carlson -- >> i'm gretchen carlson. >> reporter: -- brought her own sexual harassment claims against roger ailes. >> hi, everyone. i want to support all women who have been victims of sexual harassment. >> reporter: ailes has repeatedly denied these allegations. his attorney telling abc news in a statement, "this is what miss kelly had to say about roger ailes only one year ago on the charlie rose program, i really care about roger and he has been fog but good to me and he's been very loyal and he's had my back and he's looked out for me. mr. ailes denies her allegations misconduct of any kind." fox news and 21st century fox declining to comment. kelly writes that the harassment eventually ended when she reported ailes to a supervisor. >> and the book is coming out november 15th. >> all right. thank you there, rebecca. >>> we move on to more details on the chandra levy case, one of washington, d.c.'s most notorious murders, and cost a congressman his job and reputation. and there's new reporting on the case, amy? >> t death and disappearance and connection to gary condit including voice mails yo

. >>> tonight, megyn kelly from fox news is claiming ex-ceo roger ailes harassed her. the claims come in a chapter of kelly's book called "settle for more." he says roger ailes suggested she could climb the ladder faster if he slept with him. she says she rejected all of his advances. >>> dangerous fake cosmetics tonight in the bay area. agents arrested a san jose woman this week who they say tried to sell more than $50,000 worth of counterfeit beauty products, products like these can contain hazardous substances. the woman faces up to ten years in prison. >>> now to the weather forecast, election day and beyond. >> and it's looking good so far, sandhya. >> it sure is. let me show you an amazing sunset tonight. people were talking about it. there's good reason. yeah, from our east bay camera, check this out. look at the color, as the sun was going down at 6:08 tonight. lots of color there. and another burst of color from our tower camera showing you that view of the after glow of the setting sun. see some of those high clouds there that gave us that extra color. it was

. >>> tonight, megyn kelly from fox news is claiming ex-ceo roger ailes harassed her. the claims come in a chapter of kelly's book called "settle for more." he says roger ailes suggested she could climb the ladder faster if he slept with him. she says she rejected all of his advances. >>> dangerous fake cosmetics tonight in the bay area. agents arrested a san jose woman this week who they say tried to sell more than $50,000 worth of counterfeit beauty products, products like these can contain hazardous substances. the woman faces up to ten years in prison. >>> now to the weather forecast, election day and beyond. >> and it's looking good so far, sandhya. >> it sure is. let me show you an amazing sunset tonight. people were talking about it. there's good reason. yeah, from our east bay camera, check this out. look at the color, as the sun was going down at 6:08 tonight. lots of color there. and another burst of color from our tower camera showing you that view of the after glow of the setting sun. see some of those high clouds there that gave us that extra color. it was

armed guard. >> reporter: after allegations of sexual harassment against former head of fox news roger ailes. the 45-year-old writes the accusations prompted her to talk to her bosses about her own experiences with ailes early in her career. >> he tried to kiss me, and then i pushed him away. he tried to kiss me contract was up, then he tried to kiss me for the third time. i pushed him away. i walked out the door and a called a lawyer. >> reporter: ailes firmly denies the allegation, writing in part, i worked tirelessly to advance and promote her career. with her contract up, many wonder if kelly will stay at fox news, after a year that raised her onto an even bigger stage. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> much more of that interview tomorrow morning on "today." >>> after pro-marijuana votes in last week's election, denver has improved a law allowing people to use pot in bars and restaurants. there are a few catches. customers have to bring their own weed and it can't be smoked inside. though businesses might be able to have outdoor pot-smoking areas. >>> when we come back, >>> "making

>> new heading to gma getting serious about what she said happened with roger ailes at fox news. >> he tried to kiss me three times. i rejected that. he asked me when my contract was up. as soon as i left his office i called a lawyer and did bring it up to a supervisor. >> ailes denies it. >> i avoided roger for six months after a supervisor suggested that was the proper

the story after gretchen carlson, a former colleague, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against roger ailesr carlson spoke out, kelly told her bosses that at the start of her career, ailes made unwanted advances against her too. shortly after ailes was fired from fox. and megyn kelly is back right now. thanks for coming back. let's start right there. you made that call to fox co-chairman lachlan murdoch. what did you tell him? >> well, i mean, listen, i wrestled with what to do. because i wasn't sure what the truth was about roger after -- >> well, you knew what he did to you. >> exactly. and that's one of the bizarre things about the story. i knew my own experience but he and i had gone on to have nine years of a healthy working relationship. so in my mind, i had attributed it to he was interested in me, that he was having a marital difficulty, perhaps he was just interested in having an extramarital affair. and i didn't -- >> he was explicit about that? >> as explicit as you could be. i mean, it was very on the nose. and then it culminated in a physical attempt to be with me which i rejec

if gretchen carlson hadn't sued, would roger ailes still be the chairman of fox news? >> i think so. i think so. i mean because we all have arbitration clauses which prevented us from filing public lawsuits which her filing publicly was a big step in this whole process. i'll tell you, what i wanted was for it to investigation into him. that's all i really wanted because i didn't know whether it was just me, just gretchen, who -- is this a serial problem or not and that's why i called lackland murdoch to tell me, it didn't bring me any joy but to tell him it did happen to me ten years earlier and that they needed to take a hard look at who they had running the company and within days they had announced they had hired paul weiss and i cooperated with that trump. take us inside that meeting where you basically tried to bury the hatchet. what did you say and do? >> so the actual meeting was off the record so i don't want to get into the specific content. i went over there. i walked in. and he gave me a nice greeting. he hugged me. >> he hugged you. >> yes, which i -- >> ho

donald trump, roger ailes in our next half hour. robin? >> okay, george. >>> now to new questions about the internet's possible effect onhe after fake news stories trended online, facebook and google are now reportedly taking steps to curb those sites. our chief business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is here. so, rebecca, how are they responding? >> well, robin, they are responding big this morning and if you've spent any time on the internet and social media chances are you've seen these fake news stories but might not even know it. for example, we googled this morning, who won the popular vote? search results, a fake story claiming donald trump did. now, votes are still coming in, but hillary clinton is ahead in the popular vote by a wide margin, then there's this on facebook, trump loses support of police union after saying tulsa shooting cop choked. that's not true either. well, now google and facebook are targeting how the creators of these fake news sites make money. that's advertising. google announcing overnight it wil