. >> i want to switch to these steve winn allegations.rol, after reading the story in the journal, your former employer, it was sort of -- it was the closest things we have seen yet to harvey winestein. >> exactly. >> it but harvey is in a class by himself. but these allegations against steve winn and the specificity of them are very difficult to read. >> yeah, and i was listening to the senator earlier talk about will we have to see the stories and look at that. i have worked at "the wall street journal," i know what it takes to get a story like that through that process, i know those reporters. those stories are so detailed, they said they talked to 150 people, there were a dozen different instances that they cite and the reaction has been from the rnc to candidates who have taken money from him, just silence. >> one interesting aspect of this is that he's finance chair, the rnc comes up next week. they're close and i have no doubt steve winn is probably begging him not to dump him. >> he probably is. so who knows what he's going to do?

. >> steve winn, will you please stand up? he's raising so much money for our great republican party. >> reporter: wynn paid a $7.5 million settlement to an unnamed manicurist who accused wynn of forcing her to have sex in 2005. court documents cited by "the journal" point to personal misconduct but do not state whether it was of a sexual nature. wynn resorts say they have never received any complaints but according to the paper it's one of a dozen claims of sexual misconduct. >> there's a level of intimidation with steve wynn being the boss of the company. >> reporter: today a billionaire has lost a top political post. no word yet on whether republicans will return the money. matt bradley, nbc news. >>> we are getting our first look at what president trump will say at his state of the union address this week. he is expected to focus on his priorities, including the economy and overhauling immigration. here's white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: poised to address a deeply divided nation at his first state of

the fallout from sexual harassment allegations steve winn, has reached around the world.hares of resorts plunging for a second trading day. gaming us for more, our and lodging analyst. gaming law stipulating the reputation of the operator and controlling shareholders considered in the bidding process for licenses. this could be huge. >> bear in mind that they operate within a concession that expires in 2022. what the regulatory body and the regulatory body in that nationstate has cared about is the addition of amenities that draw more non-casino macauipants to build up as a gaming destination. certainly has raised scrutiny with respect to u.s. regulators. david: macau is such an important part of the company. they were planning on expanding further? they have a fracture property on the peninsula, the older part. they have another that opened in late 2016. operating properties and other competitors are expanding. maa company they get 70% for cau and only 30% from vegas. shery: how strong is the relationship between steve and his casinos? 12%. personally owns of wynn-rts ow

. >>> las vegas casino mogul steve winn denies allegations that he sexually harassed several women.y saw it's stock value plunge 9% after "the wall street journal" reported these accusations. winn blames his ex-wife elaine for launching a smear campaign against him. however he did settle n employe several million dollars. >>> from space to school. some astronauts inspiring teens. >>> we'll meet a couple of local entrepreneurs who are trying to get a deal this weekend. >>> we still have some lingering clouds, they're beautiful, but they're not raining on it. your heart doesn't only belong ♪to you. bye grandpa. and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital compared to a leading heart failure medicine. don't take entresto if pregnant. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren.

i want to get to the allegations of sexual misconduct facing steve winn. to read what my colleague tweeted. "the steve wynn scandal could not put republicans in a more awkward position. if he pushed out, how does the party justify standing by donald trump who has 19 harassment accusers, and do republicans give back money that wynn donated?" all important questions joy raised. nick, how do you see republicans delivering on any of these questions? >> you know, it's fascinating. this is a huge problem for the rnc especially because the rnc had made a point of calling out democrats who had gotten money or had money raised by harvey weinstein. they went out on a limb in a big way publicly. they're clamping down now and aren't responding. he is the guy who is in charge of the entire fund-raising apparatus of the republican party. he's the main guy. he's the one calling all the other donors and organizing the events. he's the front man. if he is guilty of this, pretty much all the money they're bringing is tainted by association. and you can bet they're not going

commission in massachusetts that will review these allegations in light of the accusations against steve winnendynn and i'm expeo hear what this might mean for the of wynn boston harbor analysts expected to be one of the biggest money makers in terms of revenue. >> what are they going to do >> they're saying they could revoke the gaming license for steve wynn as an individual. they could revoke the corporate license. why would they do that when there were 4,000 union jobs on this construction site the big question is do you want a wynn-branded casino in your state when these accusations came out there was an immediate reaction from the commission saying they were going to pursue it with rigor and would they have awarded a license to wynn had the accusations been public then that's a big question. >> contessa brewer in vegas. a question, are wynn shareholders better off with or without wynn >> i'm thinking without because at some point they were going to be without wynn anyway but let's say you were to wake up tomorrow and hear he stepped down i would wonder if it's up for sale that would be be

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eric: steve wynn stepped down as finance chairman for the republican national committee. he's facing allegations of sexual misconduct that go back years. winnas been denying the claims. >> steve wynn is stepping aside at the rnc but he's not admitting guilt. he says he resigned to not to be a distraction to the party. he has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to republicans. democrats are calling on the rnc to return any money they received from the billionaire. the rnc said quote in the exact word of ronna mcdaniel. if you stand for treating women well and stand for respect of women, you shouldn't take money from someone who treated womb went highest levels of disrespect. here is what lindsey graham had some say when asked about it earlier today. >> do you believe that money should be returned? >> give it a day or two to figure out. we should dove ourselves what we ask of the democratic party if these allegations have merit. i appreciate the fact that she had to quickly give her a chance to figure out how deep this goes. if the allegations have merit we should return the money like we ask of the democrats. reporter: he's accused

. >>> multiple investigations are opening into alleged sexual misconduct by casino mogul steve wy wynn. >> winnitalizes the las vegas strip is also finance chair for the republican national committee. following the report, the board of directors of wynn's company and the massachusetts gaming commission will review the allegations. in a statement, wynn denies any wrongdoing writing, quote, the idea that i ever assaulted any woman is preposterous. we find ourselves in a world where people can make allegations, regardless of truth, and a person is left with the choice of weathering insu insulting publicity or engaging in multi-year lawsuits. >>> president trump is dismisses reporting that he ordered special counsel robert mueller be fired last year. the white house has not issued a denial of the report that mr. trump wanted mueller fired. cbs news confirmed last june that president trump was angry about mueller's investigation and raised concerns about three possible mueller conflicts of interest. mr. trump suggested the reports were false. >> did you want to fire robert mueller? >> fake news. typ

but janis winn, she was at the dinner where michael wolff was there, roger ailes, steve bannon. and i want to share what she said with "morning joe." >> let's talk about how he got access if the first place. in 2016 michael had done a cover story and donald trump had invited michael to his house in beverly hills. the story was not flattering but after that the story was kind of cool look and he got an e-mail that said great cover! shortly after that he went in for the kill. he went in for the kill for access to the white house and he got it. >> isn't that stunning? and for the president from-to-say he didn't know that guy. what do you think when he says that? michael will tell you he's a new yorker. he's known the president fordy casss. there's so much in will's book jives. i talk to people in the trump administration and many people that have talked and i talked to the president. it's anti-trump obviously. i said, is it something -- you're closer to it than i am. i said, would i by. kind of think about it and say, no, not really. to see him more up close in the white house is n