>>> tonight, michael weatherly at the center of a secret settlement. why his bosses shelled out .5 -- $9.5 million to a former costar. >>> william and kate casual with the kid. is this a hidden message in harry and meghan's holiday greeting. >>> the meg star joining grey's. >>> and jennifer garner the's new series. >> the drama has the push the action. >>> our armie hammer and justin theroux exclusive. fights over ruth bader ginsburg? >> she hated it. >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> a secret sexual harassment settlement is a secret no more. we know now that "bull" star michael weatherly's behavior on set led to a payout of the $9.5 million. >> that money went to actress eliza dushku. michael weatherly is publicly apologizeding for his conduct. >> i spoke to michael about having eliza on the show. >> how's that been working with eliza. >> sometimes i'm all unicorns and rainbies. it seems a little much. it's good to have a counterbalance there. >> you're a smart man. >> the actress appeared in only three episodes of "bull." >> just show up prepa

has reached out to cbs and weatherly for comments. cbs previously told us eliza's allegations are an example that "while we remain committed to a safe respectful workplace" our work is far from done. >> bull and e.t. are both cbs productions. we haven't heard from weatherly since this news broke. different for selena gomez. she's everywhere. >> she checked into a mental health facility two months ago, after reportedly suffering a breakdown. she looks fantastic on a hike in malibu with some friends yesterday. >> she had clothes on when she has the snow on tuesday. >> she was dressed for skiing. >> how about this, maroon five will hit the stage at the super bowl in less than two months. >> i love me some adam levine. >> there's been a lot of controversy over them performing. we know one music star who will join them. >> a source confirms to e.t., travis scott will join maroon five. >> it's something i truly believe in. >> this fall, both rihanna and pink backed out of the gig on tv, according to a source who says pink's negotiations sta

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>> they don't want to rve. >> reporter: dushku says weatherly, a long-time member on ncis, would haveept some ofiois beh was caught on video. according to dushku, weatherly was caught on camera offering to take her to his rape v filled with lubricants and long fallic things. he shouted in my face, i will take you over my knee and spank you like a little rl, the actress w weatherly did not return nbc's request for comment but he sent to "the new york times" last week that included an apology to dushku that read in part during the course of taping our show i madejo some s mocking some lines in the script. when eliza told me she wasn't comfortable with my language and attempt mortified to have offended her and immediately apologized. dushku taking issue with those comments, saying don't want to ar that i have a humor deficit or can't take a joke. i did not overreact. i too a zwrojob and because i dt want to be harassed i was fired, adding weatherly never apologized. cbs declined to comment, but did confirm the settlement toushku tellin "the times," the allegations in miss cuche cue's cla

weatherly did not return nbc's request for comment.tement to the new york times last week that included an apology to eliza dushku that read in part, during the course of taping our show, i made some jokes mocking some lines in the script. adding when eliza dushku told me she wasn't comfortable with my language and attempt at humor, i was mortified to have offended her and immediately apologized. eliza dushku taking issue with the comments saying i do not want to hear that i have a humor deficit or can't take a joke. i did not overreact. i took a job and because i did not want to be harassed, i was fired. adding weatherly never apologized. >>> cbs also declined to comment, but did confirm the settlement to eliza dushku telling "the times" the allegations in the claims are an example that while we remain committed to a culture define bid a safe, inclusive workplace, our work is far from done. >> it can't be good for business. >> reporter: weatherly remains the star of the show which is now in the third season. eliza dushku says that wea

allegedly let go from her role on the hit show "bull" in 2017 after confronting co-star michael weatherlyabout inappropriate remarks and behavior. cbs saying in a statement -- the settlement of these claims reflects the projected amount that ms. dushku would have received for the balance of her contract as a series regular. the multimillion-dollar agreement coming to light amid an investigation by outside counsel hired by cbs to look into accusations of sexual misconduct made by several women against former chief executive les moonves. >> i can help you out. >> reporter: now, actress shepherd adding her name to that list, claiming when she rejected of an advance by moonves, it ultimately cost her her show. >> my show could have run another five years, but i didn't fall on the right side of les. >> reporter: david, michael weatherly, the star of the top ten show apologized in "the new york times." representatives for dushku are not commenting. >>> the dow dropping more than 496 points today. the drop today blamed on fears about china's slowing economy. and a report claiming that johnson an

in a statement to the "times" weatherly said he now realizes what he said wasn't funny or appropriate and he's sorry for the pain it caused her. dushku says as part of the settlement cbs will be hiring a harassment monitor to keep an eye on weatherly. >> janai, thank you very much. >>> we're going to switch gears and talk about an arrest in a cold case thanks to cutting-edge dna technology. the arrest happening exactly 39 years to the day after 18-year-old michelle martinko was killed in a parking lot at a mall. the suspect is now expected in court today and abc's whitaker -- whit johnson is right here with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this cold case murder haunted the community of cedar rapids for nearly four decades. the suspect identified use the same dna technology as the golden gate killer case. she was found brutally stabbed to death in her buick and she had gone to the mall after a choir banquet to buy a coat. >> her parents didn't get to see this day come and her sister is still alive and well. it's still great to finally hear those words that we've be

weatherly says he was joking.shku declined to comment. >>> a group of people from west virginia rescued after trapped for days in the an bbandoned mi are suspected of trying to steal copper. three people were freed and now authorities are investigating why they were there in the first place and they could face charges. entering an underground coal mine is a larceny in west virginia. >>> a southwest flight from seattle to dallas forced to turn around when a donated heart was left on board. it started in sacramento and it was left on the flight to dallas instead of taken out of the cargo hold in seattle. the heart was meant for medical donation. the sierra medical donation services says the heart was received unharmed. >>> another reason to look up to 7'2" nba great dikembe mutombo. he greeted this boy who needs life-saving surgery. >> very difficult to see a child who was born like all of us, but they don't have the opportunity. now hopefully this changes the life of this young man and he goes back to live a normal

michael weatherly apologized for his comments. the times. >>> a southwest flight forced to turn around when a donated heart was left on board. the heart started in sacramento and it was left on the flight to dallas instead of taken out of the cargo hold. the heart was meant for a medical donation transplant. sierra donor services organized the donation and the heart was received unharmed. >>> three of the biggest names in pop culture with the combined following of 125 million people on twitter all involved in a feud this morning. kanye west and kim car kardashi and drake. kardashian sent this, drake never threatened my husband or family. he paved the way for there to be a drake. as for drake, he has been quiet on the issue. his response so far is a story on instagram with a bunch of crying emojis. we heard from kanye with all love at 1:45 a.m. >>> let's talk sports. chargers shocking the chiefs with a gutsy play call to win the game. andy scholes has the drama in the "bleacher report." >> this is a big regular season match up. the

she says she was written off bull after complaining about harassment by star michael weatherly. this behavior classic workplace harassment and bullying. weatherly apologized in a statement to the times. >>> the hill reports on a gofundme page to raise money for a border wall. esident trump to g0 purple e ge ea, up to reion. in more than $2 million. >>> "the new york times" says house speaker paul ryan lamented what he called the nation's broken politics in his farewell address. >> today, too often genuine disagreement gives way to intense distrust. we spend far more time trying to convict one another than we do trying to develop our own convictions. >> the retiring wisconsin republican also used the 30-minute speech to defend his record. but he acknowledged his inability to achieve a top goal controlling federal debt. >>> usa today reports george h.w. bush secretly corresponded with a filipino boy that he sponsored for ten years. he started writing 7-year-old timothy in 2002. due to security concerns he never told the boy who he was. he sent him $38 a month along with personal l

writing in the "boston globe," liza said michael weatherly cbs retaliated against me for simply askingto do my job without harassment. settled for $9.5 million. here with why the actress is telling her story now. >> new details on the "boston globe" article. eliza declined to talk to "the new york times" because she wanted to honor the confidential settlement agreement. after michael tried to deny, deflect and spin what happened to her, she decided to come forward. >> i'm certainly here for you. >> are you? >> after eliza dushku she was hired on the hit cbs show "bull," they made her a series regular with an option up to six seasons. >> we've got a problem. >> what's that? >> but dushku would appear for just three episodes after she claimed the show's star michael weatherly had her fired. on a column in "the boston globe," subjected her to daily undeniably demeaning conduct that included going out of his way to humiliate her, constant name calling and a remark about her having a threesome. >> you have no idea how much trouble you're in. >> you ready? >> after weeks of allegedly endurin

michael weatherly from the hit series "bull."e new york times" reports actress eliza dushku accused weatherly of making inappropriate comments. the network confirms it paid her more than $9 million to settle her claims. meanwhile, cybill shepherd says her show was cancelled when she turned down advances from the network's former ceo les moonves. he's now fighting the company for his $120 million severance package. >>> a pastor of a megachurch in south carolina is facing backlash for buying his wife a $200,000 lamborghini for their anniversary. in a tearful post on social media, john gray said god helped him make his wife's dream come true. gray says no church money was used to buy the luxury car. he says money from his book deal and from his cable show was used instead. he and his wife appear on a reality show on the own network. they've been married eight years. imagine what she'd get for ten years. she'd get a whole island. >>> starbucks has something new on its menu, expanded delivery services. >> sorry. >> the coffee chain is

weatherly started making comments that left her feeling uncomfortab uncomfortable.n front of the cast and crew he would bend her over his leg and spank her. mr. weatherly suggested to laughs from the crew, that she wanted to have a threesome with him and another male cast member. >> we are learning a lot from th the internal review board about a toxic culture. the pattern that emerges here is somebody who is doing the right thing, they are going through reporting the channels and then being retaliated against. she says she was written off the show. cybil shepherd said her show was canceled. we are seeing people rallying around what is allegedly a toxic male star, covering it up. everybody moves on. the woman gets win off the show. >> not only was she harassed, there was retaliation against her by writing her off the show. $9.5 million, that's how much money she would have made on the show if she hadn't been retaliated against. another revelation from this leaked law firm report. and cbs still has not addressed it publically. think about where we have come in the las

eliza dushku was written off after she confronted michael weatherly about his behavior according to aew reporn "the new york times." the details were revealed in a draft report from lawyers hired by cbs' board to investigate the company's culture and sexual misconduct allegations. vladimir duthiers of cbsn is here with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: when eliza dushku appeared on "bull" there were plans to make her a full-time cast member but those plans allegedly ended after she came forward with allegations against the show's star. >> i need to know whose team you're on. >> i'm on your team, obviously. there is no other team. >> reporter: eliza dushku's time on "bull" was brief. she played a lawyer alongside the show's star michael weatherly for just three episodes in season one. >> wait a second. am i being released? >> well, yeah. >> reporter: according to a draft report from lawyers hired by cbs' board and reviewed by "the new york times," dushku was written off the show within days of confronting weatherly about behavior that made her uncomfortable. among the allegations,

staggering $9.5 million confidentially in a settlement to actress eliza dushku after she accused michael weatherly, the star of the current hit, "bull," of sexual harasent and the list of accusers against moonves has only grown. phitbicy ulcltiermately cost her her sho >> my show could have run another five years, but i didn't fall on the right side of les. >> reporter: overnight attorneys for moonves releasing a statement saying cbs' decision is without merit and consistent with the pattern of leaks that have permeated this process. the press was informed of these baseless conclusions before mr. moonves further damaging his name, reputation, career and legacy. while moonves denies any nonconsensual sex and insists he cooperated with investigators, he now has 30 days to fight this decision. >>> two police officers near baton rouge, louisiana, now face charges because of a fight with a student. the officers are seen on video appearing to slam the ea-y14d olr- it happened in october but only came to light after this surveillance video was leaked to the media. the family's lawyer calls the grand jury

both dushku and weatherly declined to comment to nbc.atement, weatherly denied he pushed for her removal. when eliza told me she wasn't comfortable with my language and attempt at humor, i was mortified to have offended her and immediately apologized. after reflecting on this further, i better understand that what i said was both not funny and not appropriate. >> in a statement cbs news confirms this $9.5 million settlement. it adds that the settlement of these claims reflects the projected amount that ms. dushku would have received for the balance of her contract as a series regular, and according to the "new york times" she was going to become a regular, but then that possibility went away she says because of these comments. >> there are also new allegations this morning regarding les moonves, and cybill shepherd, what more do we know about that? >> cybill shepherd as you probably know, big television star in the '80s and '90s. she had her own show on for three seasons. it was nominated for about a dozen emmy's. won a handful of them.

weatherly why do you think. such a change in fortune. due to the fact that the mental game has improved drastically under coach dru i mean she basically what he has done is that will spark now see themselves as a top team he's injected confidence and he makes sure that the players give it one hundred percent each and every time and you also have some players like i made you for example who has injected some new impulses but i think that idea said it best he said that if he continued playing like this we are going to be fine but if we sit back by even as ill as five percent while spork is going to be in big trouble out of the team who's been given one hundred percent this past week at least has been. and there are the relegation zone are they safe there i wish it were that easy if you know here's the thing i mean a season is made up of two halves and let's be honest ace what hasn't changed they still have one of the worst defenses in the they have conceded thirty three goals but at the same time there's also something special about them b

for his part, weatherly issued a statement apologizing for his behavior. they just keep peeling back the onion. >> a lot there. thanks, linsey. >>> let's go back to ginger. that storm is heading east. ott orng atlanta. atlanta hartsfield airport, this is what it looks like. visibility less than a half mile. so far no delays but keep an eye on that if you have a flight that goes through there. move that low, and by this afternoon and evening, it goes through the mid atlantic, and by tomorrow into sunday it's the northeast and will become frozen up in the upper elevations in new england. but up to 4 inches of rain, y'all. all right. your local weather in 30 seconds. first, this weekend's getaways sponsored by walmart. >>> coming up, more of our interview with michael cohen. what he is saying about the president and the russia investigation. >> the special counsel did say that you were doing your best to tell the truth about everything related to their investigation, everything related to russia. do you think president trump is telling the truth about that? >

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writing in "the boston globe" newspaper, dushku calls michael weatherly's behavior cruel and humiliatinge says that he constantly called her names and used tasteless remarks. she claimed she was fired from the show because she did not want to be harassed. >>> and former movie mogul harvey weinstein could learn today if he'll be tried for sexual assault here in new yor his lawyers say the case should be thrown out because of police misconduct. but prosecutors claim there's ample evidence to put him on trial. >>> a man who spent 17 years in prison for a crime committed by a man who looks just like him has reached a million dollar settlement with the state of kansas. richard anthony jones was convicted of robbery but was finally released after the victim was shown a photo of a different inmate and couldn't tell the difference. he will receive compensation under the state's mistaken conviction law. wow. >>> i want to get to this story, but first let me take a selfie. actually there's a new warning about what's being called selfie wrist. doctors are reporting a surge of people with the injury

staggering $9.5 million confidential settlement to actress eliza dushku after she accused michael weatherly, the star of the current hit "bull," of sexual harassment. and the list of accusers against moonves has also grown. actress cybil shepherd claiming when she rejected his advances, it ultimately cost her her show. >> my show could have run another five years, but i didn't fall on the right side of les. >> reporter: the cbs statement claims moon vest did not cooperate with the company's investigation. cbs's investigators conclude that sexual harassment was not pervasive at the company, but preventing it was not a high priority. david? >>' have a, thank you. >>> the meanwhile, the countdown the on tonight. we reported on that showdown in the oval office. well, tonight, the question remains, will the government shut down right before christmas? and who will be blamed if it does? it would affect millions of americans, just as the holidays arrive, and abc's senior national correspondent terry moran with what he's learned tonight. >> reporter: tonight, congress is looking to the white house

staggering $9.5 million confidential settlement to actress eliza dushku after she accused michael weatherly, the star of the current hit "bull," of sexual harassment. and the list of accusers against moonves has also grown. actress cybil shepherd claiming when she rejected his advances, it ultimately cost her her show. >> my show could have run another five years, but i didn't fall on the right side of les. >> reporter: moonves denies all of the allegations. his wife julie is standing by him after stepping down from her show. >> i will miss you all very, very much. >> reporter: the cbs statement also claims moonves did not cooperate with the company's investigation. cbs's investigators concluded sexual harassment was not pervasive at the company, but preventing it was not a high priority, david. >> all right, eva pilgrim on the breaking news tonight. eva, thank you. >>> meantime, the countdown is on tonight. we reported here on that showdown in the oval office, president trump and chuck schumer, nancy pelosi, the democratic leaders of the senate and the house. onretonight, the questi s,ma s

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then parts are easy, weatherly impeachment provision, the provision that says high crimes and misdemeanors is living or dead is a very difficult question.i think instead. i think the framers of the constitution didn't want impeachment to be done or reasons other than criminal conduct, nothing has changed. there are no new gps is. the very issues that madison and hamilton argued about are the issues we argue about today so i think that's that part of the constitution andi don't think we should try to be creative when we are accusing people of serious crimes and removing them from office . criminal law should never be alive . criminal law should always be dead . >> you look at the words of the statute and if they don't apply, and at the end of the inquiry . check out the word pollution in the criminal statute. >> high crimes and misdemeanors is closer to those phrases like due process of law. they wanted to get a laundry list of violations or crimes that are impeachable, they could have done so. >> tell you a story about high crimes. it's an interesting story. it's a story about a man named

according to the new york time, weatherly telling investigators the remark about spanking was meant as a joke. thank you for giving me my voice back. and more on her and her settlement coming up at 7:00. >> children's clothing company . gyms back se gymsboree is preparing for a second chapter 11 filing in less than two years. it could allow gymboree to keep stores open while looking for a buyer. it would likely close the majority of its 900 stores. the struggling store has put outlets up for sale. >>> businesses these days try to be snarky and witty with their social media accounts. >> sometimes it backfires. monterey bay aquarium put its head under water. they tweeted this rather large sea onner and through in internet memes. abby is a thicc girl. and she chonk. 17,000 people liked the tweet. it is the internet. so they also received a lot of backlash too. the aquarium backtracked apologized saying they didn't realized connotations some of the memes had. >> nice try. it didn't work. >>> whether you like a nice quiet bar or a noisy place to drink. >> there is an app now to find out the

she believes her exit from show was retaliation for confronting michael weatherly for what she says wereomments about her appearance and off-color jokes. aey both declined to comment to nbc. statement to "the times," d forerly denied he pus her removal adding whrks eliza told me she wasn' comfortable with my language and attempt at humor i was mortified to have offended her and immediately apologized. after reflecting on this further, i better understand that what i said was both not funny and not appropriate. according to "the times," cbs confirmed the settlement and pledged to improve working conditions. it's another black eye for the network embroiled in controversy. thursday former cbs star cybill shepherd said her show was canceled in 1998 after she rejected sexual advances by moonves. >> his assistant and my a assistant mad dinner date and we went to it, and he was telling me his wife didn't turn him on, some mistress didn't turn him on. >> reporter: ttn got more uncomfortable. >> i am watching him drink alcohol. he goes why don't you let me take you home? i said, no, i have a ride

she was starring on the guest program "bull" when the star, michael weatherly, said things that madeshe complained, she was written out of the show. that is the business flash. thank you. in brussels, everyone focused on the challenges of europe. we need to go somewhere with a calm her news flow -- calmer news flow. kevin cirilli joins us. chief of staff right now, all of a sudden the governor of new jersey is front and center. >> there is no timing when -- in terms of when the president will announce his selection. chris christie was talking about this. , from north carolina, withdrawing himself. it is a horse race. the president likes to do this, whether it is with the chief of staff pick, he likes to have this apprentice style pick for the job. help us with huawei, the story develops, the story has a change to it. seriousnesss, the of this, incarcerated. what is the next thing you are looking for with this company? impact what iss going on with the treasury department in china? they feel they are able to operate on separate tracks. the president's comments reverberating across cap

troops out onsyria, and a conversation the top issues facing veterans heading into 2019 with nikki weatherly, a reporter with stars & stripes. is next. [video clip] >> today's events have made one thing clear, president trump is plunging the country into chaos. ♪ host: those comments last evening by the senate democratic leader chuck schumer as washington braces for the possibility of a partial government shutdown days before christmas. friday morning, december 21. if the house, senate, and president do not agree on a spending plan, the shutdown begins at midnight. the ball is in the senate's port after members of the house passing a bill that includes $5 billion for the border. the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell breaking with the president by saying he is " the stressed," at the resignation of defense secretary jim mattis. low.ow at a 14 month marketwatch.com warning we are on the "precipice of a bear market." the words being used, crisis, turmoil, uncertainty, and chaos. our phone lines are open at 202-748-8001 for republicans. 202-748-8000 if you are a democrat. for independents