the top three executives is a start. a lot more needs to be done. >> your miss america 2012 is -- >> beyond the miss america celebration, seen every year on tv., a scandal is rattling the organization. the shake-up began after the huffington post published parts of leaked e-mails thursday aperg to show a handful of miss america officials ridiculing past winners appearance intelligence and sex lives. in this one, ceo sam haskell laughed when the pageant lead writer referred to former crown holders using a crude term for women's genitalia. >> but after dozens of former miss americas published this open letter, calling on the miss america organization leadership to step down, haskell was suspended and resigned along with the organization's president, and chairwoman. >> still have a lot of work to do. we would love your sta part and your encouragement. >> former miss americas like mallory hagan, who haskell called a piece of trash in an e mail are applauding the move. they say more has to be done. >> we have to laser focus on the actual benefits of the miss america organization. >> actor/writer, skate shindell won miss am k

2012 is. >> beyond the miss america celebration seen every year on tv, a scandal is rattling the organization. the shakeup began after the huffington post published parts of leaked emails on thursday appearing to show a handful of miss america officials ridiculing pases past winners appearance, intelligence and sex lives. in this one c.e.o. sam haskell laughed when the pageant lead writer call used a crude term for again tellia. in a statement he said much of what was reported is dishonest, deceptive and dispicible. but after dozens of fompler miss america's published this open letter, calling on the miss america organization leadership to step down, haskell was suspended and then resigned along with the organization's president and chairwoman. >> still have a lot of work to do so we would love your support and your encouragement. >> former miss america like mallory hagen whom haskell called a piece of trash in one email are applauding the move. but they say more needs to be done. >> we have to laser focus on the actual benefits of the miss a

>> if we're going to expect the public to believe that the miss america contestants and the miss americas are among the brightest, most intelligent, most educated, most passionate, talented-- you name it-- young women in the country, then we have to start treating them like that, every single minute. >> reporter: the miss america organization says it remains committed to the education and empowerment of young women. demarco, in full disclosure, mi a former miss north dakota and competed in miss america several years ago but have i no connection to the people who wrote the emails leaked to the huffington post. >> morgan: roxana, thank you. well, for last-minute shoppers the clock is ticking, christmas is just a few hours away and some stores will still be open stilthis holiday season experts say more than half of all shnsumers shopped online. at amazon, a unique group of workers filled some of those orders. e're's brook silva braga. >> reporter: it's four a.m. in campbellsville, kentucky and the night shift is heading home from amazon's fulfillment center here. ulme is across the street in

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this morning the future of miss america up in the air.s the organization reels from an email scandal in its upper ranks and that scandal beginning when the huffington post published leaked emails from ceo haskell with comments about past contestants. >> right now an opportunity for a graceful transition and 2013 miss america valerie hagen. >> who was belittled about her love life and weight. >> have someone bully you or delittle is not okay no matter what. >> at least one former miss america did not find at scandal shocking, she found the miss america organization to be a toxic work environment. >> after giving up my crown i did not go back for five years because i was so hurt by the way i was treated. >> and the fallout for the 96-year-old pageant is fast and furious. dick clark productions cut ties with miss america calling the emails appalling and dozens of form erwiners signed a petition calling on the leadership to step down and that demand now granted. forced out is ceo sam haskell and board chairman lynn widener and coo josh randal

more fallout from the miss america scandal. three stepped down. ave the latest. >>> the white house responds to reports that president trump made disparaging comments to immigrants. >> we begin with the all important christmas forecast. after a mild day, the cold weather is moving in, setting the stage for what could be a white christmas for parts of the north. time for a check of the forecast for meteorologist magee. >> hey, walter. i'm doing fantastic. not everyone is going to have a white christmas on christmas day. we get into the specifics with that. as we look outside, it's 44 in philadelphia. we are starting to cooldown. 29 in buffalo. pittsburg, 33. charleston, west virginia, 35. satellite 6 showing rain earlier today moving south and east, the cold front along the atlantic. the northwest wind flow, it's windy outside, gusts 20 to 25 miles per hour. setting the stage for some prescription for some christmas eve and christmas day. 8:00 tomorrow morning, mostly dry start to the day. sun giving way to increasing clouds. as we get to 9:30 tomor

controversy rocking the miss america organization. top executives residing after alleged emails written by the ceo were published. sent in 2014, they include sexist, crude, and a meaning, it's about former miss america and comments. the 2013 miss america is the subject of multiple exchanges. andave a somebody bully belittle and demean and the grade you in any way is not kellye: more than 50 former miss americas signed a petition calling behavior despicable. the ceo said the emails were conveniently edited. people living in northern virginia have complained for years about excessive military helicopter noise. now they will get their chance to voice their concerns. a meeting will be at abington elementary school in arlington. a pentagon study on flight routes will also be talked about. and now a seven on your side consumer alert. if you are expecting a package from fedex it may be delayed. the shipping company says strong winds and storms are causing some flight disruptions. experiencingub is disruptions last night. fedex said package is

linzie janis has more now. >> ♪ there she is miss america ♪ linzie janis: there she is, or their she was -- theure of miss america up in the air as the organization reels from an email scandal in its upper ranks . the scandal beginning when the huffington post published link -- emails exposing the meaning can't -- comments about contestants. >> right now there is an opportunity for a graceful transition. >> miss new york. linzie: wait.ve life and >> having someone the mean you in anyway is not ok. no matter what. linzie: at least one former miss america did not find it shocking. she said she found a organization to be a toxic working environment. >> after giving up my crown i did not go back for five years because i was so hurt by the way i was treated linzie:. linzie:the fallout for the 96-year-old pageant has been fast and furious. television producing partner dick clark productions cut ties with miss america, calling the emails appalling, and dozens of former winners signed a petition calling on the group's leadership to step down. the demand now granted. haskell,t our ceo sam the board chai

lead writer of the miss america telecast to inform him of a change he wanted to make in the script saying, quote, when referring to a whom who was once miss america,' are no longer go call them for forever miss america's, they are former miss americas. the writer responded saying he, quote, already changed forevers for an offensive term for the female body part to which haskell replied perfect, followed by laughter. the organization decided to fire freedman after an internal investigation. >> miss new york. >> reporter: after winning the miss america pageant in talent, mallory hagan became close with haskell and his wife. but later as several e-mail exchanges -- criticizing her sex life and her wait. omg, she is huge and gross. haskell wrote in one e-mail. hagan says she believes haskell all played a role in ending her career as a pageant coach. >> when i first read the e-mails in the article, i wasn't shocked but i was validated. i mean, for the long time i've tried to explain to people around me that this is happening or these thing

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. >>> and major changes in the miss america organization amid a scandal over controversial e-mails. >>> good evening. i'm erika gonzalez. for tonight, the rain is moving out but the cold isn't too far behind it. samara theodore joins us with that. >> the rain is getting ready to move out but not before going out without a bang. right now we're seeing the heaviest rain coming down and getting ready to push through the winds are picking up. but we should start to see this quiet down overnight. straight to the radar so i could show you what i'm talking about. so right now that line of heavier showers is getting ready to move through the district. you could see it in that deep red and orange and yellow continuing to push toward the east. so in the d.c. metro you will hear the rain coming down. and then the winds picking up. so here is what you need to know. as we said through tonight and into tomorrow, dry for sunday. but by cass d-- by christmas da, we are feeling cold. snow chances taye to the north and west. a mix of sun and clouds. but i'll talk about your full christmas forecast. >>

and i feel -- i feel bad that this is happening and the woman that are part of the miss america organizationarning this is how the organization is really run. but i'm hopeful that will are going to be plenty of volunteers and more miss america titleholders that stand up and say this is not how we want to see this organization we know and love run. and we'll do better. >> disappointing because this looks like this beautiful shiny perfect organization and smiles, and there are clearly cracks. i need to read this though. we reached out to all the miss america officials mentioned in the story and the organization responded with a statement. they say when they learned of these emails they started an investigation. and that, quote, at the time in question, three to four years ago, mr. haskell was under unreasonable distress results from intense attacks on his family. tas a result the board voted to deteriorate the investigation. in addition the board has started process of insurance stutdi instituting policies and procedures. takes seriously the reputation of the representatives and apologizes for

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after 49 former miss americas call for a change the ceo is out. they have suspended sam hascal. washington post reported that he allegedly mocked miss america including remarks about their appearance and intellect and sex lives. he said the quotes are untrue. don guardian claims the the claims against the ceo is aplawlg. >> miss america needs to redefine itself. they have done it several times over the last hundred years and they needed to it again. >> state lawmakers are calling on the casino reinvestment development authority to call a 4 million-dollar state sub defrom the crda. it could hurt the miss america's pageant and keeping it from staying in atlantic city. >>> knowing philadelphia it will be rocking i can't wait to he sue the fans and the excitement and energy in the stadium. >> i've never played a christmas game before. >> i know a lot of time people that are there, probably got tickets as christmas gifts. >> jingle bells ♪ >> they don't remember the words? chris you have to help them out. they were singing for the teammates. it is an eagles tradition. the christmas on

examines each. >>> we have a few suggestion, and take a at our gift guide. >>> a story impacting the miss america pageant. the top three leaders are out. this afternoon the ceo, president and chairman all resigned just days after an e-mail scandal. yesterday dozens of former miss america contestants signed a pet tickets. the e-mails were leaked to the "huffington post." the outgoing president apologized today to the former miss american contestant whose weight he joked about in e-mails. >>> a 4-year-old girl is recovering after being shot in the leg last night. you can see where bullets pierced a windshield and the hood of this car. witnesses told investigators that the girl's father had just parked and got her out of the car around 11:00. that's when a carry with four men inside made a u-turn and opened fire. police are still searching for those men tonight. >>> a family lost a teenager to violence. this morning julian deshields was shot several times and died this morning in chester. police say the murder happened near 9th and keystone road. no one has been arrested. >>> still ahead tonight at

and they have resigned but that may not be enough. >> the shakeup at the miss america organization. ♪ she is >> after the huffington post published leaked emails from sam haskell exposing lewd and demeaning comments about the contestants the future of the organization is now in jeopardy. 2013 miss america malory hagen was the subject of many emails belittled about her love life and weight. >> it was used about other miss americas while i was miss america so it shouldn't have surprised me. >> the fallout is swift. dozens of form erwiners signed a petition for leadership to step down and now haskell has resigned along with lynn widener and president and coo josh randall and dick clark productions cut ties. >> i hope it signals the reinvention and start a larger conversation here. >> haskell says that the emails were conveniently edited and the comments were not as described and they tell abc that they predate his employment and does not reflect my values or the values i work to promote at the miss america organization. >> and the form erwiners that signed the petition say that the organ

in a case that his doctors are calling miraculous. >>> the miss america organization tarnished by a recent e-mail scandal to the past to form its future. it plans to enlist former winners to help select new leaders. pageant officials ridiculed the secti contestants. they will recommend members for a search committee. >>> now to the mid-air security scare. passengers have finally arrived in tokyo after their flight made a u-turn back to l.a.x. >> the crew realized a passenger had boarded the wrong plane and there are questions now about the pilot's response. matt gutman has the latest. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating how a parenir of brothers with a single boarding pass got on the flight. the mistake only detected 2,000 miles into the flight when a head count revealed the extra passenger. you can see the flight's boomerang path leaving l.a.x. at back to l.a.x. arriving just after 7:30. the all nippon airways flight sequestered in a secure part of the airport discovered that a pair of bros. with nearly identical names allegedly used the same boarding pass. one of them did have the legi

. >>> tonight, the massive shake in the miss america organization. dozens of former pageant winners demanding change, and tonight getting it. the latest now from abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, the man at the center of the miss america scandal is out. ceo sam haskell resigning, effective immediately, after leaked e-mails from 2014 exposed alleged crude, sexist and derogatory comments about contestants and winners. 2013 miss america mallory hagan, belittled for her weight and love life. >> having someone bully you, belittle you, demean you, degrade you in any way is not okay. no matter what. >> reporter: hagan is 1 of more than 50 former miss americas calling for haskell and others to go, several describing a toxic environment. >> after giving up my crown i didn't go back to the miss america pageant for five years just because i was so hurt by the way i was treated. >> reporter: haskell telling abc those e-mails were conveniently edited. the events are not as described, but admitting "his mistake is a mistake of words." the pageant presiden

here's abc's linsey davis. ♪ >> the pageantry of miss america replaced by pandemonium tonight this afteraskell's emails from 2014 were leaked to the huffington post. exposing alleged sexist, crude and demeaning conversations. >> miss new york! >> reporter: 2013, miss america mallory hagan is the subject of derogatory comments about her love life and weight. >> having someone bully you, belittle you, demean you, degrade you in any way is not okay no matter what. >> reporter: she's now one of 49 former miss americas demanding haskell and others step down. describing a culture of abuse. former fox news anchor gretchen carlson who won the pageant in 1989 tweeted. "every mao executive & board member who engaged in such crude behavior & signed off on it like it was no big deal should resign immediately." >> linsey davis joins us now. late word tonight that some of the pressure from the former miss america winners is actually work zmrg you're right, tom, we just learned that the board voted to suspend ceo sam haskell and another board member stepped down. we did reach out to haskell he's not re

this morning the future of miss america up in the air. from an e-mail scandal in its upper ranks. that scandal beginning when the huffington post published leaked e-mails from sam haskell exposing crude and demeaning comments about contestants like 1998 miss america kate shindle. >> right now there is an opportunity for a graceful transition. hagan. rter: and 2013 miss >> miss new >> reporter: who was belittled about her love life andweight. >> having someone bully you, yo degrade you in any way is not okay. no matter what. >> miss virginia. >> reporter: at least one former miss america didn't find the scandal shocking. caressa cameron says she found the miss america organization to be a toxic working environment. >> after giving up my crown i didn't go back to the miss america pageant for five years just because i was so hurt by the way i was treated. >> reporter: the fallout for the 96-year-old pageant has been fast and furious. television producing partner dick clark productions cut ties with miss america calling the e-mails appalling

the values i worked to promote at the miss ceo sam haskell tells abc the e-mails are conveniently edited and the events are not as described. those 49 former miss americaling the resignations reassuring but say the organization's entire board should step down and in a statement saying the women of miss america are determined to take back our program. this is not over yet. >> linzie, thank you for your reporting and we want to move on and joined by former miss america mallory hagan, who as mentioned was a target of many of those e-mails. mallory, we want to thank you for joining us this tuesday morning. first and foremost, in these e-mails there were a lot of derogatory comments made specifically about your size, nour sex life, did you ever witness or experience this kind of toxicity when you were miss america or affiliated with the organization? >> you know, now that i think about it, i didn't experience it personally but i did hear about other miss americas in this way and i didn't put two and two together in that moment but hindsight is always 20/20 but, yes that was used about other miss americas while i was miss america, so it really shouldn't have

contestants who have been calling on top bosses to quit. >> needs to be wholesale change for the miss america branch to be able to read organize. >> reporter: in another email the disgrace to ceos that he wished a particular miss america had died. and a message between the organizations top staffers appear to show them mocking the weight of 2013 miss america winter mallery hagan. >> this is an organization that is -- it's folder manner -- its fundamental values are based on women being an integrity of said people of integrity and character. >> reporter: this comes after a petition for the group's leadership to step down. >> there been so many amazing women who have tried to come forward and change this. and tried to change the culture.>> reporter: the emails already costing the pageant it's television partner. and raising lessons about the future of the nationally televised broadcast. in new york david lee miller ktvu fox two news. >>> the founders of vice media are apologizing after allegations of sexual harassment at the companies. one woman says she was fired after rejecting an executive.

and state directors for the miss america organization may help select its new leadershipst week top pageant officials resigned after the huffington post reported that officials spoke badly about former miss americas through e-mail. now, the group wants former miss americas and state directors to recommend members for a search committee. that committee will determine who will fill the leadership roles. >>> well, you may want to make a stop to buy a lottery ticket. the powerball jackpot has jumped to $384 million. the jackpot surged after no winners came forward in wednesday night's drawing. a ticket worth $2 million was sold in georgia but don't feel too badly if you aren't the lucky one. the odds of winning the powerball drawing are just one in 292.2 million. the next powerball drawing is saturday night. >>> the power is back on at disneyland in anaheim, california but it was an issue for thousands of people on wednesday when sections of the park went dark and rides just stopped moving. jamie lucas talked to some of the guests who had their trip cut short by the outage. >

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new, a controversy unfoldsing in the miss america -- unfolding in the miss america organization after leaked emails show the ceo ridiculed past winners for their appearance, intelligence, and sex lives. the raunchy nature of the emails is sparking a backlash. according to the "huffington post," miss america ceo sam haskell exchanged emails with a writer for the atlantic city pageant. dick clark productions, as a result, called them appalling and has dropped miss america as its tv partner. haskell apologized and is expected to respond to the controversy later today. the organization sent a statement saying the emails "contain inappropriate language that sun becoming at -- that is unbecoming at best and is not indicative of the character, integrity of miss america, or representatives. please note that miss america does not condone the use of inappropriate language and apologizes for the situation. the board of directors took the allegations seriously, investigated them, and considers the matter closed." >>> this just in to the nbc10 newsroom -- the london philharmonic orchestra has rele

the pageant president, chairman, and another board member, all stepping down too. tonight, former miss america's gretchen carlson says, it's not enough. they want a full house cleaning. they say the women of miss america are determined to take their pageant back, tom. >> a full house cleaning. gloria, thank you. >>> there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. a deadly tropical storm triggering landslides and floods. wiping away entire towns. we'll tell you where this devastation happened. >>> plus, urgent safety information for ram pickups. why nearly 2 million of them are being recalled. >>> and still haven't done your christmas shopping? there are still deals to be had. tips for finding them. that's coming up. when you have a cold, stuff happens. ♪ { sneezing ] shut down cold symptoms fast [ coughing ] with maximum strength alka seltzer plus liquid gels. whentrust the brand doctors trust for themselves. nexium 24hr is the number one choice of doctors and pharmacists for their own frequent heartburn. and all day all night protection. when it comes to frequent heartburn, trus

. >> new fall-out in the miss america's ceo email scandals. it is this system right here that could bring snow to parts of the area overnight tonight. i'll have details coming up. >>> 7:14 this christmas morning. this is a live picture from the termini brothers bakery. a line formed here on the 1500 block of south 8th street before day break. this location opened up at 6:00 this morning to serve customers and of course workers had to be in before that. i am so jealous and i really want one of those cookies. >> so do i. >> norad is tracking santa. the big guy just started his present delivery. right now he is in fiji and we will keep you posted on his progress. our kids are all about it. >> have they been good? >> yesterday, not so much. >> it's only one day out of the year. hopefully he gives them a pass. let's get you outside and show you what's going on. as we look at satellite and radar and we're seeing a lot of clouds starting to stroll in this morning. if you look off to the right of your screen, right about here, you see all these lines c

(laughing) (colonial penn jingle) >>> we're back now with the miss america pageant and the scandal. >> mallory hagan, a target of many of those e-mails has now spoken out. >> reporter: a shakeup at the miss america organization. ♪ there she is ♪ miss america >> reporter: after the huffington post published leaked e-mails from sam haskell exposing crude and demeaning comments about the contestants, the future of the organization is now in general ajeopardy. >> reporter: mallory hagan was the subject o e-mails, belittled about her love life and weight. >> that type of language was used about other miss americas while i was miss america. so it shouldn't have surprised my, i gue -- me, i guess. >> reporter: dozens have called on the leadership to resign. now haskell has stepped down along with lynn widener. dick clark productions cut ties with ms. america calling the e-mails appalling. >> i hope we're starting a larger conversation here. >> reporter: haskell tells abc that the e-mails were conveniently edited. and they say it does not reflect my values or the values i work to promote at t

caressa cameron. >> after giving up my crown i didn't go back to the miss america pageant for five yearswas so hurt by the way i was treated. >> reporter: miss america 2010 caressa cameron-jackson says that after her reign ended, that toxicity allegedly still carried on. >> i was ostracized and blackballed, and they told other state organizations not to hire me as the emcee for their pageant because i was a bad person. >> reporter: another former miss america, mallory hagan, is the subject of multiple exchanges in the leaked e-mails, which include alleged derogatory comments about her love life and weight. >> having someone bully you, belittle you, demean you, degrade you in any way is not okay no matter what. >> reporter: haskell tells abc news the e-mails are conveniently edited and the events are not as described saying he was under stress from a full year of attacks by two miss americas and made a mistake of words adding that he will comply with his suspension pending the investigation. this comes after a petition now signed by more than 50 former miss americas calling the behavior b

e-mails exposing the crude and demeaning contestants, the future is now in jeopardy. 2013 miss america the subject of many of the e-mails. belittled about her love life and her weight. >> that type of language was used about other miss americas while i was miss america. so it shouldn't have surprised me i guess. >> the fallout for the 96-year-old pageant has been swift. dozen of former winners called on the leadership to step down. haskell resign with the board chairman and the president and coo josh randall, television producer partner dick clark production cut ties with miss america calling e-mails appalling. >> i hope it signals reinvention and we start a larger conversation. they tell abc news the e-mails were edited and the events are not as described and the coo josh randall say it predates his employment and saying it does no it reflect my values or the values i work to promote at organization. some say the entire board should step down. danya bacchus, abc news, los angeles. larry: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- days after the president signed a tax reform bill in to law, w

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the miss america organization takin e-mails came to light. how the c ereeo is defending himself. >>> a little boy befriends a police officer who was eating alone. first, this is "today" on nbc. boy >>> time for the download. our look back at the week that was. >> the most sweeping tax plan in a generation was signed into law. actresses meryl streep and rose mcgowan got into a war of words over harvey weinstein. and tragedy struck in washington state when an amtrak train full of passengers derailed. >> off the rails. a deadly amtrak derailment on the inaugural run of high speed service from seattle to portland. >> twisted metal and cars. >> it was bone chilling to see husband was on that. >> three people were killed. nearly 100 others injured. >>> in the dark. atlanta's hartsfield-jackson airport hit by a massive power outage that brought the key hub to a standstill. >> today, more lines. >> feel like we're in the third world. >> and frustration. >> beyond irritating. >> after an epic ten-hour blackout. the power was back on this morning. more

the miss america presidents, just randall and the chairman are also out. one of the women ridiculed in the emails is a four miss america asking people to contact her if they were warned not to work with her. she worked with the pageant interview coach after her stint as miss america. >>> a gunman accused of targeting police in a separate shooting killed by the very officers that he allegedly fired up. now the fbi is investigating the violence. as a possible act of terrorism. david lee miller has worked in the newsroom. what do you know about the shooter? >> the now deceased gunman, has been identified as a 51-year-old, ahmed el-mofti. authorities say up until now, kept a low profile. the local district attorney tells us that he was believed to be egyptian and that he returned from the middle east in october. he says that he quote - primary aspect of the investigation is learning and he had anything to terrorism, mental health issues are also being investigated. at this point, nothing is being ruled out. i started to say that the quick-acting cops saved live

sympathies have severed relationship since the news became public days ago. >>> a major shake-up with the miss america of the group's top leaders resigned including ceo sam haskell, it comes a day after the huff post published sexist and degrading e-mails. nearly 50 former miss america's signed a petition. haskell apologized for his comments but attack the huff post story. today, he lost his job. >>> a federal judge in seattle partially lifted the trump administration's travel ban on certain refugees a federal judge ordered the federal government to process certain refugees's applications, the aclu and jewish family services had challenged the ban saying it mostly muslim countries from reuniting with families living legally in the united states. the aclu argued the ban is causing harm and put some people at risk. government lawyers say the ban is needed to protect national security. >>> meanwhile, the white house is strongly denies a "new york times" report that says the president spoke about immigrants in a demeaning way during a meeting back in june, the "new york times" said it's based its reportin

in another e-mail the disgraced ceo said he wished a particular miss america had died. message between the organization's top staffs appeared to show them mocking the weight of 2013 miss america winner mallory hagan. >> this is an organization that is fundamental values are based on women's empowerment and encouraging young women to be people of integrity and character and dignity. >> reporter: resignations coming a day after 49 former miss america competitors signed a petition calling on the group's leadership to step down. >> there have been so many amazing women who have tried to come forward and change this and try to change the culture. >> e-mails already costing the pageant and are raising questions about the future the televised broadcast. david lee miller, fox news. >>> lawmakers on capitol hill are now home for the holidays while many issues still node to be dealt with. we're taking a look at the to do list awaiting congress for the start of the new year. >>> monica. so we are talking about some snow chances in the region for your christmas. you may be waking u

together, all the way. >>> more fallout today after an e-mail scandal rocked the miss america pageantner tells the ap she was unjustly vilified. widener along with the ceo and josh randall all resigned today. e-mails written by pageant officials were leaked to the huffington post. they criticized past miss america's appearance, intellect and sex lives. >>> it doesn't feel a lot like christmas, because the city's christmas tree is gone. strong wind and heavy rain caused that tree to topple over. instead of replacing the tree, the city brought in a wood chipper and shredded it. the equipment and workers needed to stand the tree back up just weren't available. >>> right now, we are tracking rain and snow for the rest of your holiday weekend. nbc10 first alert meteorologist is timing that all out for us. >> we know santa can get around in any kind of weather? can you get around? i think the answer to that question is yes. the type of weather we see will be on the light side. it mainly comes during the overnight hours tomorrow night. we're calling it snow for some, if if you live up in the

miss americas. they are former miss americas. the, already changed forevers to an offensive term about a woman's body part. in turn, the organization decided to fire freedman after an internal organization. >> miss new york. >> after winning the miss america pageant in 2013, mallory hagan became close with haskell and his wife. but later, as several e-mail exchanges indicate, haskell fixated on hagen and her sex life and her weight. >> omg, she is huge and gross. hagen says she believes haskell played a role in ending her career as a pageant coach. >> when i first read the e-mails in the article, i wasn't shocked, but i was validated. i mean, for the longest time, i've tried to explain to people around me that this is happening or these things are being said. and to have the ability to then look on paper and say is, see, i told you -- >> miss north carolina -- >> in other e-mails, haskell seemed to target kate shindel after she released questioning the miss america's board's decision to pay him a $500,000 consultant fee. in december

watch this week here on abc 7. >>> now to the controversy rocking the miss america organization. re taking the fall. here's the story. >> resignations at the top of the miss america organization. ceo sam haskill resigned saturday from the new jersey-based organization a day after he was suspended by the board. the president and ceo and chairman also departing. the resignations following the publication of the leaked e-mails sent in 2014 including sexist comments about former contestants. 2013 miss america is the subject of multiple e-mail, changes including things about her weight. >> having someone bully you, demean you, degrade you in any way is not okay. stand up for yourself because it does matter. >> reporter: hagan signed a petition calling the behavior by the board members despicable. he said he was under stress from a full year of attacks by two miss americas and made a mistake of words. the outgoing president apologized saturday saying his comment does not reflect his values or that of the organization. the organization president and chief operating officer said in a stat

atlantic city mayor said the miss america pageant is iconic to ac and says that the claims against the ceo are appalling. >> miss america organization needs to redefine itself. they have done it several times over the hundred years and they needed to it once again. >>> dick clark productions says it has cut ties with the miss america organization in light of details. state lawmakers are calling on crda to pull a 4 million-dollar state subsidy that could hurt miss america pageant staying in atlantic city. >>> a loss tonight by minnesota would lock it up for the birds. the vikings play the packers in snowy green bay. people are shoveling out the snow in the stands, it's almost a yearly ritual for the people of that iconic nfl town. after your family dinner christmas day turn on 6abc to watch the eagles take on the raiders. be sure to stick around for "action news" after the game. >>> shows us how you're getting hyped for the game whether it's a tailgate or super cute kids and the pets decked out a eagles gear use 6abc action or join the action at 6abc.com, as you can see we proudly show

myself as well as the 50-plus other former miss americas that signed that statement, we have been workinghard on it the last couple days because we all care about this program so much, and we know that it does have a future. and not just because we were representatives of the organization. but because there are literally tens of thousands of girls who compete in this country, and develop incredible interpersonal skills, business skills, communication skills. and we don't want this program destroyed because of what a few in leadership and the poor decisions they have made and the poor character they have. so we're calling for the entire board to resign so there can be a graceful transition, and this program can hopefully be led by a woman in the future. >> i want to just read a statement from the miss america organization. the board wishes to reaffirm our commitment to the education and empowerment of young women, supporting them in every way. i'm sure people will be wondering about the role of the organization in 2017, 2018. what would you say to them? >> it's something i have thought abo

the miss america organization has been hit by scandal and its ceo has been suspended. sam haskel is out for now. in the wake of a story by the "washington post" that haskel mocked miss america winners over their appearance, intellect and sex lives. haskel says the story is unkind and untrue. he says he's been under attack by two former misamericas and the stress ha has caused him to lower his judgment. >> president trump called news photographers into the oval office today where he signed the tax overhaul bill into law. he changed his plans after seeing a news reports that he would sign the bill beforetrumpr his christmas vacation. the president's third travel ban is illegal, but the court put its decision on hold until the supreme court issues its own decision. the court said trump exceeded his authority in part because he failed to provide a legal explanation why those blocks would be detrimental to the entry the united states. >> now to an accident in harrison township gloucester county has turned deadly. the crash happened just before 6:00 near ellis mills road. one

. >>> what the ceo was calling about the contestants on miss america and calling on him to resign. >>> this morning we remember dick enberg. >>> oprah's personal appeal. her new warning about fraudsters and the scam using her name. >>> a good friday morning to you all. the holiday travel rush is already getting started. tens of millions of americans are plotting their way to their christmas destinations. >> in many areas the weather is not cooperating. delays across the country. more in a moment. >>> first the great holiday escape and what's different this year. this morning, the holiday rush is under way with record crowds on the road and a 4% increase in travelers at the airports. 2.7 million people are expected to fly today travel safer and faster. >> i couldn't believe my eyes as far as the size, the openness, the number of people working on this thing. >> reporter: boston's logan airport is one of a dozen using conveyer belts and bigger bins to keep the lines moving and the tsa says security will be just as good, if not better. >> if there is a bag that needs a secondary search i