schnatter had already stepped down as ceo of papa johns last year over backlash the company got for schnatterlaming poor sales on the nfl anthem controvey. >> time now is 5:02. day two of the s natoummit. you're looking at videof president trump arriving at the summit venue in brussels earlier stding into the hall himself no aideby his side. ing it alone at the summit.olic. the president with harsh words about his concerns over russia's influence in europe including a gas pipeline deal beeen russia and germany. the president blasted nato members for not paying morese for d. president trump is heading to london for meengsith theresa may and the queen tomorrow. large protests are expected including the flying of that huge trump baby balloon. >> president is also tweeting this morning about two fbi agents and claims of their bias against him. >> one of tm is due to testify today before congress as the other is fox5 melanieor i agnlnwick live on capitol hill now with the details. mel. >> reporter: good morning. it was a series of tweets overnight so this wes definitely on prent trump's mind befor

schnatter apologized for what he called inappropriate and hurtful language.> reporter: papa john schnatter first wade into controversy in november of last year. >> pizza maker. playmaker. >> reporter: when he blamed his company's declining pizza sales on its long-running sponsorship with the nfl. ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched including the league's handling of the national anthem protests. on an earnings call schnatter said the protests should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago. those comments led to schnatter stepping down as ceo and the company reportedly connected him with a marketing firm to prevent future controversies. during a conference call with the firm in may schnatter reportedly tried to downplay his nfl statements saying, "colonel sanders called blacks n words" and complained that sanders never faced backlash. the article says schnatter also described his early life in indiana where he said "people used to drag african-americans from trucks until they died." he was reportedly trying to convey his antipathy to racism what's the #1

. >> i'm john schnatter, papa john. >> reporter: tonight papa john is gone. john schnatter stepping down as chairman of the company he started three decades ago in a broom closet in his father's indiana tavern. the controversy stemming from racial slurs he used during a conference call two months ago. schnatter acknowledging trying to justify previous negative comments he made about nfl players taking a knee, saying, colonel sanders called blacks the n word and complaining the kfc founder never faced public backlash. ironically, the call's intent was to prevent future p.r. disasters. schnatter apologizing saying simply stated, racism has no place in our society. >> i don't think there's no coming back from a comment like that. it's been said. you're aware. you're grown. >> reporter: others upset schnatter remained on the board of a company that took a $2.93 billion slice of the nation's pizza market last year. a and so if he uses the n word, ethically -- >> embarrasses everyone in the company. >> reporter: the challenge, his face and name are synonymous with

schnatter. this all stemmed from a conference call in may where the 56-year-old was reportedly asked in a role-playing exercise if he would distance himself from racist groups. schnatter then complained that kfc's colonel sanders never faced backlash for using the "n" word. schnatter in a statement says reports attributing the use of inappropriate and hurtful language to him are true, saying, regardless of the context, i apologize. schnatter founded papa john's in his hometown of jeffersonville, indiana. he installed a pizza oven at his father's tavern, and the business exploded with more than 5,000 locations. now he leaves that behind. even the gym he committed almost a million dollars to will be stripped of his name. >> you can't have it on a piece of city property, especially where little kids are going to be walking into to get educated. >> reporter: schnatter stepped down as ceo of papa john's last year after making comments on how the nfl national anthem protests were hurting his business.

schnatter used the "n" word in a call in may. he complained that colonel sanders used the term without facing backlash. he said racism has no place in our society regardless of context. schnatter stepped down as ceo after saying the sales were hurt after the nfl and how it handled the anthem protest. the promotion with major league baseball has been suspended as well. that story continues to trend. number two on twitter. it is not going away. >>> ahead, waves, smiles, tears from the youth soccer team. the wild boars rescued from the cave in thailand. now our first look at the rescue efforts underground. does your business internet provider promise a lot? let's see who delivers more. comcast business gives you gig-speed in more places. the others don't. we offer up to 6 hours of 4g wireless network backup. everyone else, no way. we let calls from any of your devices come from your business number. them, not so much. we let you keep an eye on your business from anywhere. the others? nope! get internet on our gig-speed network and a

john schnatter, claiming in a radio interview, his use of the n-word was the result of pressure from a marketing agency. >> the agency was promoting that vocabulary in that genre and i made it real clear, listen, we're not gonna go there. we're not gonna talk about this. and they pushed me and it upset me. >> reporter: tonight, the agency is not commenting. and schnatter is doing damage control after this "forbes" article revealed that he complained during a conference call that kfc's colonel sanders called blacks the n-word and never received backlash. the fallout has been swift. the company schnatter helped build removing his image from promotional materials and the university of louisville removing his name from its stadium. >> my employees are distraught, they're crushed, and it's all because i was sloppy and i wasn't as sensitive. >> reporter: tom, despite stepping down as chairman, according to an s.e.c. filing, schnatter is still on the board and remains papa john's largest shareholder, tom. >> zachary, thank you. >>> we turn now to the extreme weather threat this weekend as t

. >> and john schnatter says that he was pressured into using a racial slur. now affecting the pizza chain's bottom line. and abc's zachary kiesch joins us with more. zachary, good morning. >> reporter: yes, good morning, dan and paula. john schnatter knows pizza. i think most of you guys know this face from his commercials. he's been incredibly successful. but the public relations side of things has been challenging at times. damage control in part is why the media training company now at the center of this was hired in the first place. >> better ingredients, better pizza, papa john's. >> reporter: this morning the man who turned a pizza joint into one of the country's most successful restaurant chains. >> we want to make the world a better place. >> reporter: former ceo of papa john's, john schnatter, defending himself. >> i said, listen, other people have used that word. i don't and will not use that word, and people at papa john's don't use that. >> reporter: schnatter claims in a new interview from a local louisville radio station that he was pressured to

the new allegations come just a week after john schnatter stepped down as chairman for using the "n" word. "forbes" is now reporting dozens of employees who chose to remain anonymous say schnatter and other executives routinely made inappropriate comments to women. >> a former female employee who told us that every time she walked down the hall, schnatter insisted on hugging her, that he asked the size of her bra, that he asked if she had slept with her previous boss. clearly comments that are never acceptable from the head of a company. >>> schnatter's attorney says the story contains numerous inaccuracies and misrepresentations. the current papa john's ceo steve ritchie commented that the company replied with a statement which read in part, we take this matter seriously. if anything is found to be wrong, we are determined to take appropriate action. they also remind the public that they've hired a special committee to investigate the the company's culture. >>> environmentalists are slamming the trump administration's call for sweeping changes to the endangerered species law. the pr

john schnatter respect signed late last night.ignation came after he siologized for u a racial slur durina conference call in may. forbes reported schnatter used the n-word during a media training exercise. he had already stepped down as papa johns last y over backlash that the company got for schnatter blaming poorsm controversy. >>> good morning to you. thank you for joining>> us. today is thursday, july 12th. let's get over to mike thomas and see c h like moreh consistency this weather. it's going to beore of theme . >> more of the same. e of tetter than more ofhe the out theren laterthis afternoon. so, really nice. really nice weather pattern settling in here for mid-july and we're going to keep the drytreak continuing in d.c. today. so not bad for mid-july. in fact i'dow sayn right grade for mid-july out there ou- great for mid-july. we're starting to need rain a little bit. relatively soon.get some humidity does creep back in by the weekend particularly on sunday into monday. that will be the --ime where you're really start

john schnatter, not only the founder, but the face of the company, has now stepped down as chairman.ere's abc's paula faris. >> better ingredients, better pizza. papa john's. >> reporter: he is the face of papa john's. but tonight, john schnatter is stepping down as chairman of the board from the company he founded, after this "forbes" article revealed he allegedly complained during a conference call that kfc's colonel sanders called blacks the n-word and never faced backlash. then, he went further, saying during his early life in indiana, people would drag african-americans from trucks until they died. the comments during a media training session aimed at avoiding public relations blunders came after he'd already caused an uproar by wading into the nfl's debate on anthem protests, allegedly saying it's hurt business. schnatter admitting the insensitive comments in a statement, saying, "regardless of the context, i apologize. simply stated, racism has no place in our society." but the backlash was severe. major league baseball suspending a popular promotion with papa john's. its stoc

"forbes" says schnatter used the "n" word in an exercise. he said when he was growing up in indiana, racist dragged black people to their death from their trucks. schnatter's comments were supposed to show he was against racism. there were people on the call who were pretty offended by the use of the language and way it was used. schnatter apologized saying racism has no place in society. he stepped down as ceo last year after papa john's sales hurt by the nfl and how it handled the national anthem protest. pizza sales were down because players were kneeling. >> they are in deep trouble. investors. stock is plummeting. the story continues to explode on twitter. >>> "early start" continues right now with the latest on the president's visit to the nato summit. >>> the president at the nato summit in brussels. meeting with world leaders this morning and some harsh words for our allies in germany. we will have live reports this morning from brussels. >>> claims of bias at the fbi. could peter strzok and lisa page testify side by side today? >>>

john schnatter, the now former ceo and chairman of papa john's says his use of a racial slur in thatto show employees what not to say. but this morning he's facing a slew of new allegations that extend deep into the papa john's culture, including allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior. >> better ingredients, better pizza, papa john's. >> reporter: just days after publicly apologizing on local tv for his use of a racial slur -- >> i don't condone racism in any way, period. it's just wrong. it was a mistake. it was horrible. >> reporter: this morning, disgraced pizza man john schnatter is defending himself once again. this time against allegations made in a new article on forbes.com citing reports from dozens of mostly anonymous current and former papa john's employees claiming schnatter would spy on his workers and displayed sexually inappropriate conduct. >> a former female employee who told us that every time she walked down the hall, schnatter insisted on hugging her, that he asked the size of her bra, that he asked if she had slept with her previous boss. clearly comments

and angry ball of dough, john schnatter. ( audience booing ) yesterday, schnatter resigned as chairman of papa john's after using the "n" word on a conference call. ( cheers and applause ) i'm so -- surprised. i am so surprised these people are clapping for the n word, that is terrible of you! gotta say, "papa john" already sounds like a k.k.k. title. i think it goes: grand imperial wizard, grand dragon, exalted cyclops, papa john, attorney general. ( cheering ) ( piano riff ) this is an ugly story, but the weird part is that schnatter actually used the racial slur while participating in a role-playing exercise designed to prevent public relations crises. pretty ironic. it's the equivalent of reaching for your safety belt, losing control of your car and then saying the "n" word ( laughter ) apparently, schnatter complained that the founder of k.f.c. had never suffered consequences for his racism, saying, "colonel sanders called blacks" and then the "n" word, plural. wow. you know it's not good when "blacks" is the second-most offensive word of your five-word sentence. ( laughter ) and

schnatter stepped down as papa john's chairman last week... after he admitted to using a racial slur during a conference call. since then-- the company has kicked schnatter out of his office... pulled his image from pizza boxes... and canceled all ads that featured his image. in a letter to the company's board-- schnatter accused it of not "doing any investigation"... and said the board's decision to remove him was based on "rumor and innuendo." (vicki) like most other cities... walnut creek is dealing with a housing crisis... or, more like a housing shortage.(ken) kron four's philippe djegal reports... the city is looking at ways to incentivize building more affordable housing -- with a focus on density. (philippe) single-family homes have not fallen out of fashion in walnut creek... but longtime resident carolyn peters says building more of those won't solve the city's housing problem.carolyn peters/resident- "my suggestion is that we go up. we don't want to do that, but what is the inevitability of it. it's something that we have to face. (

schnatter says the agency told him they could make the problem go away for six million dollars. he says one of the executives told him they could quote "bury" him. schnatter says the agency wanted the company to add a well-known rapper to its advertising campaign to negate damage from the nfl kneeling controversy. which he claimed had hurt profits. john schnatter/founder , papa john's: "i repeated something that somebody else said and said we're not going to say that, we don't use that kind of language or vocabulary and sure it got taken out of context and sure it got twisted, but that doesn't matter. i hurt people's feelings." schnatter says he did not say a slur but resigned his position at papa john's and his seat on the university of louisville's board of trustees. the university annocethey are remov papa john's name from their football stadium and will simply call it cardinal stadium. (jr stone) a couple of police officers in georgia used a coin flip app to decide if a woman should be arrested or not. she was pulled over for speeding in washington state in april. but as nic

john schnatter has admitted he used a racial slur during a conference call with an outside agency.pany is removing his name and face from its ads, website, and other materials. schnatter says that agency pushed him into saying it. >> the agency was promoting that vocabulary in that genre. >> major league baseball and teams in several other sports are also distancing themselves from papa john's. >>> just about the entire country will bake in some serious heat today. >> but much of the west will also get monsoon-like storms today. heavy rain, lightning, flash flooding and strong winds are all likely, and the outlook isn't much better elsewhere. >> accuweather's paul williams has the complete forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning. heat continues to build in the northeast. the ohio valley region and the northeast. this is prior to the storms kicking through because this cold front will smack into all that warm and moist air that's already in place. look for scattered showers and thunderstorms to break out throughout the southeast, including the tennessee valley region as well.

john schnatter says he was blackmailed. we have the details. >> you can't make it up.s continuing to distance from john schnatter you announcing late last night a special committee was formed to evaluate the piz aifr chain's relationships with its founder they are directed the company to terminate the founder agreement with schnatter so that he will no longer appear in adds oar a brand spokesman and evicted him from his office at corporate headquarters in louisville and requested that schnatter cease all media appearances and not make any further statements about the business all of in comes after schnatter resigned as chairman of the booed board of the sfam same name sake last week. he sat down with wlky in louisville friday to tell his side of the story. isn't that righter claims he felt provoked into using the racial slur zburg a conference call in may he claim laundry confidence service the agency he did the exercise with tried to blackmail him for $6 million to make all of this go away he also said he knew the media including forbes which broke the story would lie

according to the louisville courier journal, schnatter's name has been removed from a sign post in a gymnasium in his hometown of jilferson, indiana. >>> former nba charles oakley making headlines after being arrest in las vegas for attempting to commit a fraudulent act at a casino. the state's ging control board allege he tried to reduce a wager during a gambling game after the outcome became known. no further details around the incident were provided. if convicted the knicks great do face one to two years in prison with a fineo of up $10,000. he is schedule suld to appear in court on august 7. >>> the nominations are out for the 70typrimetime e awards and for the first time in 17 years hbo does not lead the pack. it is netflix this time. they got the most nominations with 112. hbo came in a close second with 108 nods. ong the nominated shows, "game of thrones" got the most love with2 nods, while wes world and saturday night live were close behind with 21. >>> and sandra oh etched her i namethe history books, becoming the first asian woman to be nominated for ld actress in a drama.

but schnatter's stake has been grandfathered in look at the stock.p slightly in early morning trade. back over to you, brian. >> landon, we'll see you in a bit. thank you very much. >>> finance leaders from the g20 group of nations gathered in argentina over the weekend as you might expect, the topic of trade warfront and center here's what u.s. treasury secretary stevenmnuchin had to say. >> these trade issues didn't occur overnight. president trump is determined to have free and fair and more balanced trade and we just want to make sure american companies and american workers are treated fairly >> now, the official statement of the so-called final communique from the ministers at the meeting said the global economy remains strong but it cautions that growth is becoming, quote, less synchronized and risks of the short and medium term have both increased. >>> we're just getting started here on worldwide exchange on deck, a double dose of deal news to kick off the full details ahead and 160 reasons why it's going to be a big week for you and your mone

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. >>> the chairman of the board of the papa john pizza franchise john schnatter resign after apologizing for using a racial slur. schlatter used the "n" word during a call for training. he resigned as ceo after last year after blaming the slowed growth an outcry over the kneeing during the "national anthem." >>> and now an update on a story we reported earlier this week. the police officer who failed to take action while a man in chicago harassed a woman wearing a shirt with the puerto rican flag has resigned. >> why are you wearing that? >> because i can. officer, can you please -- >> officer patrick connor was put on desk duty while the incident was investigating. connor resigned yesterday. prosecutors are considering charging the man who screamed at the woman with a hate crime. >>> and coming up on the "morning news," jailhouse move. why paul manafort is getting his vip treatment yanked as he ail waits trial on fraud. >>> and new hair day. women in the military can choose from new hairstyles. this is the "cbs morning news." hairstyles. this is the "cbs morning news." , entresto is a h

but now schnatter says that exit was a little too quick kate rogers joins with us the story. >> everyew cnbc obtained a letter from mr. schnatter in which he shares his side of the stoerp he says forbes mischaracterized the event that took place when he participated in laundry services diversity media training as the company has been testing his return to advertising amp the comments he had made about the nfl back in november the letter says that during that meeting he was asked whether he is raies racist he writes i of course said no which is a truthful statement as those of you who know me well will attest and of course if you felt otherwise, you would not be sitting on the papa john board the letter says that the agency suggested papa john's teamup with can't anywest which he rejected on the notion that can't anyuses racial slurs in lyric processes. he admits to using a racial slur but it was wasn't a epithet. he knead made to decision the fired laundry and offer them less than they were owed after they asked for $6 million a as some people at the agency had been offended by schnat

mr schnatter will no longer appear on papa john's pizza boxes and other marketing material.price—fixing cartel could be in line for $6.5 billion in compensation. the move comes two years after the european commission fined a number of truckmakers for inflating prices. if the claim succeeds more than 600,000 uk trucks could be covered. we were talking about amazon. another online retailer has made an impressive debut on the stock market. chinese firm pinduoduo hit the new york stock market for the first time yesterday — monica miller is in singapore for us now. this is another big valuation. name many would not have heard. the company is three years old and already worth roughly $30 billion. pinduoduo's shares up as much as 3% on its opening day on the nasdaq. the company has been compared to groupon with chinese customers looking for a bargain but what sets it apart, from competitors such as ali baba, it apart, from competitors such as ali ba ba, it it apart, from competitors such as ali baba, it uses something that has a billion users and customers call on friends and as a

john schnatter wants access to company documents. he is investigating what he calls the unexplained and heavy-handed way papa john's treated him since revealed he used a racial slur on conference call. papa john's asked schnatter to resign as executive chairman. a move he said he later regretted. he is calling the lawsuit needless and wasteful. >> he shall not go quietly. >>> "early start" with the latest on the car fire in california and breaking news on michael cohen and the trump tower meeting. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> the 2016 trump tower meeting was no secret to donald trump. the latest bombshell from michael cohen and he is willing to say the same thing to robert mueller. >>> while you were sleeping, north korea handed over remains of troops killed in the korean war. a live report straight ahead. >>> and a car fire in redding, california has claimed its first victims. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> evacuations in order. i'm dave briggs. it is friday, july 27th. good news/bad news frida

schnatter launched papa john's from his father's barn in indiana in 1984.own to more than 4,700 stores in 40 countries with more than a billion dollars in annual sales. schnatter is the largest shareholder holding roughly $47 million in stock the real question this brings up is what happens to a company's brand if they base it all on an individual and that individual makes some pretty significant missteps >> contessa, a big story today, shares up 40%, wow when we come back this morning, as major banks get set to report earnings, thomas michaud will tell us what to expect from the banks after that roughta t srto the year, dow is up 176, we're back after a short break [music playing] (vo) progress is in the pursuit. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during summer of audi sales event. >>> one under the radar consumer stock is surging this year and traders say it's just the beginning of an even bigger breakout find out, 'lwel name names, traders nation much more "squawk on the street" coming up. before you can achieve a higher st

schnatter remains on the board and he's still the company's largest shareholder.ant) ahead at nine.... a mother outraged-- saying her daughter is now scarred for life after injury she claims she got at daycare-- now that mother is demanding answers... (vicki) plus it's a place everyone hates to go to... the d-m-v... we'll tell you about the changes they are doing to try to relieve those long lines. (grant) and up next-- a woman in one peninsula city-- finds a burglar inside her own home...and this isn't the first time it's happened in this neighborhood... and now neighbors are worried... now at 9:30... a woman in palo alto chose not to answer her door... then, minutes later, she found the man who knocked... inside her home. (grant) kron four's philippe djegal spoke to neighbors in that area who are especially concerned... because it's the second time something like this has happened in the past two weeks. (philippe)nats- a knock at the door goes unanswered. but the man knocking doesn't go away.cory zwerling/neighbor- "it's a little frightening." just

in a letter to the board, schnatter accused the members of not doing an investigation.. schnatter hired an attorney to represent him. papa john's has distanced itself from the founder. it removed his image from the pistons boxes and pulled ads that feature him. >>> there were glitches early on, but amazon says prime day ended up a huge success. the company calls it the biggest shopping event in amazon history with sales topping cyber monday, black friday and last year's prime day. get this, people above more than 100 million products. pots, personal water filters and 23 and me dna test. i had no idea they sold that. those were the biggest sellers in the u.s. amazon stock on fire. the market value yesterday briefing touching $900 billion for the first time. >> is there anything you can't get on amazon? i think the answer is no to that. >>> ahead, a fast reversal from facebook founder mark zuckerberg. he defended holocaust deniers with content on their site because they are not intentionally getting it wrong. the latest next. lighten up! with féria extreme platinum hairco

from buying more shares and taking control of the company now schnatter currently has a 30% take theivated if he or his affiliates and associated attempted to acquire more shares, the company addmov the wake of schnatter resigning as chair of the company he founded over a week ago. he retains a board seat. he said he felt pressured into using the word and did not use it as a racial epithet the board has voted remove schnatter who is papa john of course i did speak with his attorney last week who maintains her client is not stepping away from the company without a fight. she also said that the shareholders are the only ones who can remove him from the board, not the board itself. nevertheless the company is trying to limit its founder's powers >>> when we come back, a cannabis company acreage announcing it's intentions to go public this morning. as you might remember, former house speaker boehner on the house advisory board and they spoke to us about legalization more sidewa"squawk on the stree. >> let the people in these states decide what it is they want to do my point is the federa

papa najohn's intonal says it has accepted schnatter's resignation and will appoint a new chairman in comin weeks. >>> later today, your twitter eed could appear a bit less crowded. the social media company is purging tens of millions of suspicious accounts from users' followers as it looks to restore trust on the very popular platform, and it follows a report after report depicting harassment a the spread of false information. today's change takes aim at social media tefraud, immed hitting those users who have bought fake followers, purchased those fake followers. others who are followed by suspicious accounts. those users will see their follower numbers surely fall and in some cases nosedive.lete >>> just ahead the female rap's star whoow making mommy moves. >>> plus, croatia finally reaches sui soret, sweet vi you're watching "early today." ie cleaning tasks? using wipes in the kitchen, and sprays in the bathroom can be ineffective. try mr. clean magic eraser with durafoam. simply add water, ki and use in youhen for burnt on food, in your bathroom to remove soap scum, and on wallsk

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the resignation comes hours after john schnatter admitted to using the n word during a conference call in may and apologized for the inappropriate and hurtful language. he also resigned from the university of louisville board of trustees earlier in the day. papa john's international says it has accepted schnatter's resignation and will appoint a new chairman in coming weeks. >>> later today, your twitter feed could appear a bit less crowded. the social media company is purging tens of millions of suspicious accounts from users' followers as it looks to restore trust on the very popular platform, and it follows a report after report depicting harassment and the spread of false information. today's change takes aim at social media fraud, immediately hitting those users whoeav bought fake followers, purchased those fake followers. others who are followed by suspicious accounts. those users will see their follower numbers surely fallses nosedive. >>> just ahead the female rap star who's now making mommy moves. >>> plus, croatia finally reaches sui sweswctor you're watching "early today." i

. >>> in the first look, more trouble for ousted pizza king john schnatter. reporter lindsey davis has details on the new allegations against him. >> in the "gma" first look, just days after publicly apologizing on local tv for his use of a racial slur this morning disgraced pizza man john schnatter is defending himself once again after a slew of new alegations. a new article on forbes.com cites reports from dozens of mostly anonymous current former employees saying he would spy on his workers and displayed sexually inappropriate conduct. >> a form female employee who told us every time she walked down the hall schnatter insisted on hugging her. >> reporter: his attorney says abc news the story contains numerous inaccuracies and misrepresentations. it's easy to make false statements when one hides behind the cloak of anonymity. more on what allegations and what papa john's is saying at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma" first look, i'm lindsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> bay area transportation planners are getting a detailed look at the public parks they're buildi

a lawyer for the company's founder now says john schnatter will not leave without a fight. he claims the board of directors did not have the authority to force him to resign as chairman after he used the "n" word during a conference call. schnatter says his comment was taken out of context and he was actually just saying he wouldn't work with kanye west as a spokesman because he uses the "n" word in his lyrics. he says he later used the actual word but only to criticize a competitor for usings term. last week he accused the marketing firm of trying to blackmail papa john's. >>> we turn to the severe weather from coast to coast. wildfires on the west coast are forcing more people to flee their homes. on the east they're recovering right now from strong storms and flash flooding. a soaking storm for millions of americans from maryland to maine. major roads like the fdr drive in new york city overwhelmed by the rain. in northern virginia, more than 20 cars are left stranded on the george washington parkway with water coming up to the doors. first responders rush in on boats tr

board of correct adirectors acc schnatter's resignation.and he will for longno longer b advertising materials. polo sandoval is joining us to discuss it. john schnatter is papa john's. >> and now it is without its john because of what we've seen there. and how they are having to restructure some of their marketing. and he is saying that there is more to the story. but when it all comes down to it, yes, he did use the "n" word and yes he is sorry. he has given several interviews explaining that all of this had to do -- or at least his use of the "n" word was during what he called a training session over the phone between various papa john's executives and also a marketing company. this is how he has explained it in some of the interviews exactly how and why this went down. >> it wasn't a slur. it was a session on strategy and media planning and training and i repeated something that somebody else said and said we're not going to say that. we don't use that kind of language and vocabulary. and sure it got taken out of context and sure it got

papa john's has been trying to cut ties with john schnatter. he owns 30% of the company shares.board took control to stop stockholders from gaining a controlling stake in papa john's. blocking a possible takeover. a poison pill. schnatter has apologized for his comments, but questioned about his resignation. >> he shall not go quietly. >>> "early start" continues right now with the threats of war between the united states and iran. >>> some tough talk from iran met with a blunt warning from the united states. president trump says further threats from tehran will bring severe consequences and the secretary of state compares iran's leadership to the mafia. >>> i don't think they did anything wrong. they went to the court. they got the judge's to approve it. >> republicans refuting the claim that newly released documents prove his campaign was spied on. the president taking to twitter undoing a week of support for the intel community. >>> and a driver for uber and lyft is off the road after live streaming passengers. turns out he wasn't breaking the law. we have reports from london

installing loyalists to keep it that way it accused schnatter of multiple incidents of sexual harassmentments it was just as bad and sometimes worse under the new ceo of the pizza chain. papa john's pointed to the audit the company is currently going through adding we take this matter seriously and if anything is found to be wrong we are determined to take appropriate action schnatter and his attorney patricia glaser denies the statement. the board and now the special committee have repeatedly acted without an investigation of the facts and contrary to their fiduciary duty to the shareholders it's the perfect example of red, shoot, aim i talked to schnatter's lawyer yesterday and she said she's been asking the agency, if there was audio recording and he was saying it wasn't a racial epithet. she told me if there is a tape, let's hear it. back over to you >> kate, thank you very much for that and that does it for "the closing bell". >> see you tomorrow. "fast money" starts right now. >>> "fast money" starts right now live from the nasdaq marketsite overlooking new york city's time square

schnatter has hired an attorney to represent him. this could be headed for litigati litigation.s has distanced itself from the founder since the scandal erupted. it removed his image from the boxes and pulled ads that featured him. >>> glitches early on for amazon prime day. it was a huge success. the company calls it the biggest shopping event in amazon history. sales topping cyber monday and black friday and last year's prime day. more than 100 million products sold. the 23 and me dna test which was one of the biggest sellers in the u.s. amazon stock has been on fire. yesterday, the market value touching $900 billion for the first time. of course, i bought a pair of puma sneakers. >> i got golf gear. >>> "early start" continues right now with the incredible offer from vladimir putin to president trump. >>> certainly as the leader of the country you have to hold him responsible. yes. >>> the president finally holds vladimir putin responsible for election interference. now it is reported that the president was told before the inauguration about intel linking putin to the attacks

schnatter used the "n" word during a role playing exercise.ut facing backlash. he said growing up in indiana, racists dragged black people from their trucks. the comments were to show he is against raisicism. last year, he stepped down as e ceo after he blamed the slowing sales of papa john's on the national anthem protest. >> now major league baseball has a partnership which is out of the promotion. the twitter crackdown. keep an eye on president trump's account and president obama's account. >>> the world cup final set. croatia advancing to the title game. england fans bummed out this morning. coy wire has the "bleacher report" next. the w hydro boost from neutrogena®. with hyaluronic acid to plump skin cells so it bounces back. neutrogena® she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy together. does your business internet provider promise a lot? let's see who deli

john schnatter was ousted as boss after using a racial slur on a conference call.he uk, police have appealed for help to catch a man found guilty of killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the river thames. jack shepherd, who's on the run after skipping bail, will be sentenced today for the death of charlotte brown. this report from ben ando. december 2015 and jack shepherd ta kes december 2015 and jack shepherd takes his date, charlotte brown, for a late—night trip on the river thames on his speedboat. after reaching the houses of parliament, they turned back. moments later, the boat capsized after hitting something floating in the water. a police helicopter of the momentjack shepherd, who was clinging to the boat, was rescued. but charlotte brown, who like to be known as charlie, spent too long in the icy water, and died later in hospital. he had been warned previously that speeding on the river thames, and admitted not asking her to wear a lifejacket. we were not wearing life jackets. there were two between the seats and the front, but we won't in any way. i did

meanwhile schnatter denies the story. saying it's easy to make false statements when hiding behind the cloak of anonymity they have acted without investigation of the facts and to the contrary. for the fiduciary duty it's a perfect example of ready shoot aim process opinion. and the lawyer has been asking laundries service, the marketing agency he was on the phone with during the conference call if there is the audio recording of the call using the racial slur she she believes it's going to indicate him and told me if there is a tape let's hear it. which is interesting. >> back to you. >> president trump speaking to cnbc weighing in on the fed and the move to raise interest rates repeatedly, saying he is not thrilled with it also talking china, details and reaction ahead, the second hour of power begins after the quick break. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like any of these types o

john schnatter wants access to company documents. he is investigating what he calls the unexplained and heavy-handed way papa john's treated him since revealed he used a racial slur on conference call. papa john's asked schnatter to resign as executive chairman. a move he said he later regretted. he is calling the lawsuit needless and wasteful. >> he shall not go quietly. >>> "early start" with the latest on the car fire in california and breaking news on michael cohen and the trump tower meeting. >>> this is cnn brea

forbes reported john schnatter used the n-word during a conference call in may. they announced they accepted his resignation after he admitted the incident was true. he founded papa john's in 1984 and is its largest tarsh ceo lar after blaming slow sales growth on the tcou football players kneeling during the national anthem. >>> a third mov hit t major silver screen at the grand lake theater. kate larsen was on theetas nigh. >> as juxtaposing images of an old and evolving oakland cut across the screen,at cheean fheown d the ard b spotting. >> i'm going to work hard not to cry. it's so special. >> daveed diggs was born in oakland. he co-wrote and stars in the film with raphael his friend from berkeley high. >> there's been a ton of different drafts. we almost made it three or four times. >> some of our best friends are in the movie. people we grew up with. it was really, really special. you don't get a lot of these moments in your career. >> it's about friendships and the reality of life in oakland. >> stop, don't shoot. >> the film grapples with issues like race

during the may call, john schnatter used the n-word while trying to downplay his n-f-l snafu... shares in the pizza food chain dropped to a 12-month low on the news. in a statement, the company said: "papa john's condemns racism and any insensitive language, no matter the situation or setting." schnatter is no longer c-e-o of papa john's, but he is still chairman, and has starred in company ads for years. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o.kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: temperatures cooled but were still hot inland. highs were in the low 90s in the valleys, with 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. the cool fog helped to keep temperatures cooler. on the doppler you can see the monsoonal moisture in southern california. there are even some thunderstorms over the southern sierra too. on the satellite you can see high pressure has moved a little further east also allowing for slightly cooler temperatures. some of that moisture will move norht into the bay area thundertst

since then, papa john's has been trying to cut tie was schnatter.30% of the company shares. the board trying to prevent him from gaining a stake in the company. he has questioned his decision to resign. something the board has not questioned. >> a fight. the stock unchanged. >>> ahead, the duck boat that sank killing 17 people last week will be raised to the surface today. what they say about life jackets on board and why no one was wearing them. would it have even helped in the situation? (burke) coupe soup. and we covered it. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ just another day on the farm. or is it? this farmer's morning starts in outer space. where satellites feed infrared images of his land into a system built with ai. he uses watson to analyze his data with millions of weather forecasts from the cloud, and iot sensors down here, for precise monitoring of irrigation. it's a smart way to help increase yields, all before the rest of us get out of bed. for yealike me, someed dog

more on the fall of john schnatter. a big star >> john schnatter resigning as chairman of the board of the company he founded last night after confirming he did puce a racial slur on a conference call earlier in the year. the papa john's provided a statement on behalf of schnatter saying use of inappropriate and hurtful language to me during a media training session are true. regardless of the context i apologize. simply stated racism has no place in our society forbes firps reported the story gnat conference call was with executives and a marketing agency it was during a role playing exercise intended to prevent future public relationless snaf ewe. this after he made controversial compensates about the nfl leader ship during the national anthem protest petition epartially blamed the leaguefare for slowing sales. he stepped down in january and steve richie the coo is took his place. papa johns says it will appoint a new chairman of the board in the coming weeks major league baseball suspended a promotion it had with pap

schnatter was no longer the c-e-o of the company... but he was the chairman of the board...until he resigned today. (ken) and this isn't the first time someone was fired or stepped down over a controversial viral video... right here in the bay area: the woman dubbed "permit patty" resigned as the c-e-o tr cannabis-products company-- after video of her calling police on an eight year-old girl-- near a-t-and-t park in san francisco for selling water-- went viral... lawrence karnow: still hot inland. highs were in the low 90s in the valleys, with 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. the cool fog helped to keep temperatures cooler. on the doppler you can see the monsoonal moisture in southern california. there are even some thunderstorms over the southern sierra too. on the satellite you can see high pressure has moved a little further east also allowing for slightly cooler temperatures. some of that moisture will move norht into the bay area late tomorrow afternoon. it will bring a slight chance of thundertstorms to the bay thursday night and friday morning.

. >>> papa john's founder john schnatter has resigned as chairman of the board.the pizza company's ceo last year after blaming slow sales on the anthem controversy. >>> and croatia is looking forward to its first ever world cup final. 2-1 victory over england. the win set off big celebrations on the field and at home. as you can see there. croatia plays france on sunday. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, july 12th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> quite a party between now and sunday in croatia. >> happy for croatia and france. >> and france, the french national holiday is this weekend. so the timing is going to be quite massive. >>> and we're going to start this half hour in europe with the president heading to london where tens of thousands of anti-trump protesters are set to give him a special form of welcome. >> he's also turning up the pressure on allies to boost defense spending and openly asking, what good is nato? karen travers joins us live from brussels. what's on the president's agenda today? >> reporter: he'll sit down