the criminal trial against former film producer harvey weinstein has opened in new york city weinstein is facing charges of rape and sexual assault based on the accounts of dozens of women including several top hollywood actresses and weinstein has denied the charges he says that any sexual encounters that did take place were consensual the disgraced hollywood mogul arriving at the new york supreme court in manhattan the 67 year old continues to use a walking frame as a result of what he says was a car accident. when the 6 scandal around hobby weinstein 1st broke in 2017 he was still a cochairman of the weinstein company alongside his brother ball. together they produced a number of highly successful movies including pulp fiction shakespeare in love and django unchained. in 2017 several women many of them actresses came forward to accuse weinstein of sexual harassment allegations spock the global feminist me to movement which soon spread from the film industry to many other aspects of society wants to continue to bring forward one new count after another he led me to his bathroom plead

when the 6 scandal around javi weinstein 1st broke in 2017 he was still a cochairman of the weinstein company alongside he's brought the ball. together they produced a number of highly successful movies including pulp fiction shakespeare in love and django unchained. in 2017 several women many of them actresses came forward to accuse weinstein of sexual harassment allegations spock the global feminist me to movement which soon spread from the film industry to many other aspects of society wants to continue to bring forward one new count after another he led me to his bathroom pleading that i just watch him masturbate. my heart was racing and i was very scared. i pulled my arm away finally and headed to the door he started following me and telling me that he could introduce me to bob weinstein and i could get a 3 picture deal and that he would green light my script but i had to watch him after me about 80 women have spoken out about harvey weinstein among them actresses angelina jolie ashley judd and when. according to she was 22 years old when weinstein made sexual advances toward her

." >> tonight, weinstein witness. the actress known for facing down tony soprano -- >> so what, you can't talk to me about your problems? >> i don't want to bother you with it. >> now annabella sciorra taking the stand to say harvey weinstein raped her. >> i just admire her courage. >> her high-powered "me too" attorney on the first testimony against the fallen media mogul. >> what happened on that night? >> then, goal oriented. first beckham, then ronaldo. now the 21-year-old from hershey, pennsylvania. christian pulisic quickly becoming one of the biggest names in soccer. our heart to heart with the heartthrob playing the field. >> i get excited still every time i walk out. >> "nightline" will be right back. ♪ >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight the riveting, often emotional testimony at the harvey weinstein rape trial. the hollywood actress accusing the ex-movie mogul of a brutal sexual attack decades ago. her attorney gloria allred, known for taking on powerful men and feminist causes, came straight f

weinstein, how are you feeling today?> reporter: the downward fall of movie mogul harvey weinstein has been a very long and very public saga. for both him and the more than 80 women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. >> i thought no meant no. >> literally i will never be the same. >> reporter: today is the day both weinstein and his alleged victims have been anticipated. opening arguments in his criminal trial. weinstein is facing five felony charges which include rape and sexual assault. >> there are two counts which accuse him of being a sexual predator. those are the counts that could put him behind bars for life. >> reporter: weinstein has denied all the allegations, saying any sexual relations were consensual. in november i sat down with donna rotunno, a member of weinstein's defense team. >> you're currently defending what many would regard the most hated man in america. why are you defending him? >> number one, harvey has a right to defense. i am not the moral police on harvey weinstein. but that's not my j

now the trial of the former film producer harvey weinstein has begun in new york weinstein is facing charges of rape and sexual assault by 2 women but dozens of other women including top hollywood stars have made sexual misconduct claims against him wine seen since the story 1st emerged back in october 2017 he's denied the charges he says that any sexual encounters were consensual. the disgraced hollywood mogul arriving at the new york supreme court in manhattan the 67 year old continues to use a walking frame as a result of what he says was a car accident. when the 6 scandal around harvey weinstein 1st broke in 2017 he was still a cochairman of the weinstein company alongside his brother bob. to get i produced a number of highly successful movies including pulp fiction shakespeare in love and django unchained. in october 2017 several women many of them actresses came forward to accuse weinstein of sexual harassment allegations spock the global feminist me to movement which soon spread from the film industry to many other aspects of society weinstein's continued to bring forward one

in 2017 weinstein was still a cochairman of the weinstein company alongside his brother bob. together they produced a number of highly successful movies including pulp fiction shakespeare in love and django unchained. in october 2017 several women many of them actresses came forward to accuse weinstein of sexual harassment the allegation sparked the global feminist me to movement which soon spread from the film industry to many other aspects of society weinstein's case continued to bring forward one new account after another he led me to his bathroom pleading that i just watch him masturbate. my heart was racing and i was very scared. i pulled my arm away finally and headed to the door he started following me and telling me that he could introduce me to bob weinstein and i could get a 3 picture deal and that he would green light my script but i had to watch him masturbate about 80 women have spoken out about harvey weinstein among them actresses angelina jolie ashley judd and gwyneth paltrow according to paul cho she was 22 years old when weinstein made sexual advances agains

well the trial of former film producer harvey weinstein has begun in new york weinstein is facing charges of rape and sexual assault brought by 2 women at the same time he faces new charges in los angeles this strict attorney there is charged him with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another back in 2013 weinstein has denied the new york charges he says any sexual encounters that did occur were consensual the disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein arriving at the new york supreme court the 67 year old continues to use a walking frame as a result of an august car accident for which the police report details no injuries the film producer will face 5 charges brought by 2 women including one of rape the woman who accuses weinstein on that most serious charge remains anonymous the other is former production assistant who alleges the pope fiction produce a forcibly performed all rule 6 on both of my clients in this case. have been very brave very courageous because they're willing to testify under oath to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help them g

weinstein has denied the new york charges.e says any sexual encounters that took place were consensual. >> the disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein arriving at the new york supreme court. the 67-year-old continues to use a walking frame as a result of an august car accident. the film producer will face five charges brought by two women, including one of rape. that woman remains anonymous. the other is a former production assistant who alleges the producer forcibly performed oral sex on her. >> both of my clients have been very brave, very courageous, because they are willing to testify under oath to tell the truth so help them god. >> six women in total are scheduled to testify.. if found guilty on all charges, weinstein could spend the rest of his life in jail. >> we will continue to press on and remind everyone in this great country you are innocent until proven guilty. >> more trouble materialized for harvey weinstein went the district attorney announced more charges. >> i am here today to announce my office ha

ok, so for example, someone weinstein in this.well known in connection with the harvey weinstein story is the actress rose mcgowan. you contacted her saying you are a journalist. well, i am a journalist. 0k, you are a journalist. well, i am a journalist. ok, but you were not interested in her for journalist. ok, but you were not interested in herfor a story journalist. ok, but you were not interested in her for a story you we re interested in her for a story you were writing, were you? well, it's ambiguous. because on the one hand i don't deceive her and say i'm someone don't deceive her and say i'm someone that i am not, i say i used to write for the guardian. i go through identifying myself, and i tell her that i am interested in doing a story on life in hollywood, that i have been contacting people, whether it is catering staff, actors, actresses, executives, and i am doing a broad strokes piece on life in the industry now, compared to when people started out. but let's be clear, you weren't doing that. eula mackay wasn't doing

it's a totally separate iceberg, this weinstein case.lways the same brief. someone has some information that client wants to know about, in order to defend themselves or build their business or whatever it is. if this obsession with the #metoo story dominates it, i don't have much more to add. i have said quite happily that. but you have made the point that private intelligence, you have said, is the new normal. in recent years, it has exploded in size and scope, pointing out, actually, it is down to huge technological advances. sure, but i think spying is as old as humanity, basically. people want to have an edge, and we have prurient natures, and we want to know what people are doing sometimes. sometimes it's for personal reasons, sometimes it's for business reasons. i've said this before, and i think this is absolutely key. if rose mcgowan had hired black cube to look into harvey weinstein, and we had uncovered all this information, we would be the heroes of the day. now, i don't care if i am a hero or villain, personally, but the ide

why would they be prepared to kill a story for harvey weinstein?f exposing sexual misconduct. and they had been over many stories — the usa gymnastics, silicon valley, universities, jehovah's witnesses. i mean, there's a whole long list. well, it's worth noting that that is after the outrage about the killing of this story. the journalists at nbc — who are, in many cases, sources in this book — have risen up in outrage about this. many of them have gotten on air and said — said "we have independently confirmed the claims in this book. this is troubling." the digitaljournalists of nbc unionised in protest of this. so the the journalists at that news organisation, who are wonderful journalists, have been unanimous in saying "this is an important story and, as a result of this outrage, we need more space to pursue tough leads." the stories you're describing are part of what's happened in the wake of all of this. ok, so why? why did it happen, do you think? this is bigger thanjust nbc, sarah. this is about a long history of news organisations who made

weinstein's attorneys responding. here's abc erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, that chilling first testimony against harvey weinstein. "sopranos" actress annabella sciorra. a supporting witness for the prosecution -- >> you can't talk to me about your problems? >> i don't want to bother you with it. >> reporter: -- taking the stand, recounting in graphic detail the night she says weinstein raped her nearly three decades ago. sciorra telling the jury the hollywood titan forced his way into her manhattan apartment. "he started to unbutton his shirt. i realized what he wanted, it was pretty obvious." tears streaming down her face, sciorra demonstrating how he pinned her hands above her head as she fought back by "punching him, kicking him." the actress claiming several weeks later, she confronted weinstein. "he leaned into me and said, this remains between you and i. his eyes were black. i thought he was going to hit me right there." but weinstein's defense team trying to undermine her, claiming she showed up drunk t

>>> gripping testimony at the harvey weinstein trial. vivid details of the night she says the producer raped her. >>> and a quick exit for serena williams at the australian open. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start" this friday morning. i'm christine romans. >> and i'm laura jarrett. friday, january 24th, 4:00 a.m. in new york. 10 days until the iowa caucuses. today will be the final day of opening arguments of democrats. house managers on thursday made the case the president abused his power. tla tried to convince skeptical and tired republican senators the trial needs more witnesses and documents. republicans have said a lot of what they're hearing is repetitive, but at least one admits some of this is fresh. senator john kennedy of louisiana telling "the new york times," quote, i've learned a lot, everybody has. senators didn't know the case, they really didn't. we didn't stay glued to the television. we haven't read the transcripts. >> democrats not shying away from a topic. house managers have repeatedly mentioned hunter

it is the right thing to hold harvey weinstein and people like harvey weinstein accountable. >> reporter: outside the courthouse, dozens of protesters including several weinstein accusers gathered to echo that sentiment. >> you thought you could terrorize me and others into silence. you were wrong. >> reporter: weinstein's defense team asked the judge to sequester the jury, but the judge denied that request.enlles st ofwe ineinnonconsensual sex and not guilty to charges he faces in new york. whether he is convicted in new york or los angeles, harvey weinstein could face the rest of his life behind bars. >> thank you so much. >>> australian officials say police have arrested 24 people on arson charges in connection with the deadly bush fires sweeping large areas of that country. victims of those fires are returning to their neighborhoods and seeing the destruction firsthand. jamie yuccas is in new south wales. good morning. how bad is it there? >> reporter: good morning. the reality of the situation is starting to sink in. homes destroyed. firefighters have been battling the blazes here i

weinstein. these are women who have had a relationship with mr. >> martha: you say it's transactional on their part? >> correct. >> martha: and a lot of people say believe all women. do you believe any women? >> i believe women when i believe the facts and evidence support their cases but i think it's dangerous to believe all women without looking at the back story, the rest of the evidence bit i think what this case is going to show us is that women made claims to the media in this case, but they told only part of the story. they will be able to confront them with the story they told and the other facts that they decided to leave out which i think will be very telling. >> martha: i think it's going be fascinating to watch all of this play out. donna rotunno, thank you for coming. >> thank you so much. >> martha: and report on prince harry and meghan markle's breakup with the palace. this was heating up as we continue. before nexium 24hr mark could only imagine... a peaceful night sleep without frequent heartburn waking him up. now that dream is a

this must be very humiliating, mr weinstein? mr weinstein, this must be very humiliating for you ?ed and charged, harvey weinstein has bragged about being a champion of women. he told a new york tabloid ahead of his trial he has long been a trailblazer who promoted female film—makers — a boast victims have found sickening. harvey weinstein has apparently told friends he is planning a post—trial comeback, but that seems delusional, given the number of women who have accused him of sexual assault. the charges in his trial relate to just two of his accusers and, if found guilty, he could face the rest of his life in prison. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. police have been called to restore order at one of india's most prestigious universities in the capital, delhi. about 20 students are said to have been injured at the jawaharlal nehru university, leading to at least seven being taken to hospital. the indian home minister has ordered an enquiry. rhodri davies reports. this masked mob is wielding poles and sticks at one of india's leading universities. witnesses say that more than 50

is facing charges of rape and sexual assault prosecutors say that weinstein is a sexual predator who used his powerful position to abuse women for decades his defense lawyers have argued that his accusers were willing participants. appearing at court on wednesday morning the once mighty media mogul cut a frail figure sources close to harvey weinstein reports he feels he is the victim and has pleaded not guilty claiming all his sexual relations were consensual over 80 women among them prominent names like with paul true and angelina jolie accuse him of sexual misconduct several cases every church the statute of limitations and some others weinstein reached settlements out of court but 2 cases are being heard in new york with charges of rape and sexual assault in the court of public opinion weinstein is long been seen as guilty but it's not a clear cut case says defense attorney stacy schneider. the defense is in possession of e-mails from the victim to harvey weinstein after the alleged rape occurred and the defense's position will be that if she was raped by harvey weinstein why was

. >>> opening statements in the harvey weinstein rape trial the text and emails his defense is using to challenge an aus accuser with her own words. >>> the growing scandal for the grammys. days before the big night the ousted ceo accusing the academy of rigging the awards. the superstars she says were cheated out of nominations. >>> is change in the air? the major crackdown that could be coming on planes for emotional support animals. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening it's the democrats first up as the impeachment trial of president trump turned today from a contentious battle over trial rules to the case against the president itself with the question of witnesses still unresolved, the democratic prosecutors tonight are relying on video clips and graphics to support their argument that the president should be removed from office for abusing his power and obstructing congress peter alexander brings us the latest. >> reporter: tonight, house democrats launching their case against president trump arguing he abused his power by pressuring ukrain

one accusing weinstein of raping her at a hotel in 2013 the very next night, according to the d.a., weinstein sexual assaulted a different woman. today, just steps from the new york courthouse, some of his more than 80 accusers spoke out. >> i thank those testifying for standing, not just for themselves but for all of us who will never have even one day in court. >> reporter: the new york case is based on the accusations of two women. >> kept asking him to stop but it was impossible. >> reporter: a former production assistant at the weinstein company says she was assaulted at the movie mogul's new york home in 2006 another anonymous woman alleges weinstein raped her in a manhattan hotel room in 2013 four additional women are expected to testify, including actress anabella scora weinstein always maintained he never engaged in non-consensual sex with anyone. >> we are here, we hope, to pick and find a jury and we believe that will be possible and we'll continue to press on and remind everyone that in this great country, you are innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: weinstein's attorneys ha

this must be very humiliating, mr weinstein? mr weinstein, this must be very humiliating for you ?ter being arrested and charged, harvey weinstein has bragged about being a champion of women. he told a new york tabloid ahead of his trial he has long been a trailblazer who promoted female film—makers — a boast victims have found sickening. harvey weinstein has apparently told friends he is planning a post—trial comeback but that seems delusional, given the number of women who have accused him of sexual assault. the charges in his trial relate to just two of his accusers and, if found guilty, he could face the rest of his life in prison. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. the golden globe awards are under way in hollywood. seen as the ceremony that marks the start of film award season, the globes are the second—most important date in the calendar, but certainly the rowdiest. ricky gervais is hosting again as cast and crew of the big screen blockbusters hope to bag prizes and build momentum ahead of the all—importa nt 0scars next month. david willis is our correspondent in los angeles.

so many women came forward with allegations against harvey weinstein. based on stories of two of those women? >> well, remember, so many of inst harveyions aga weinstein, if you think of a kind of ocean of complaints out there, are not auaty eligible for criminal prosecution. when you apply e stute of limitations that ocean gets smaller. when you talk out ats that are not just sexual harassment, i mean, many of the allegations against weinstein ar very disturbing. there are tales harassment as abusive behavior, but those alygations aren't necessar criminal. anu can't go to jail for them. so the oceets smaller them. if you talk about women who are willing to come forward and participate in the process, the ocean gets even smaller. so what we'rer'ei left with is s very narrow case that stands in contrast to them huge nuber of allegations against him.ar that'sof why the news from los angeles is so significant. because it means that harvey weinstein is now fighting these kinds of charges on two fronts at the same time. >> nawaz: jodi, what about those two c

>> i stoke -- i stood with a rip of alleged weinstein victims.not confront him verbally but look at him in eye. one said she had not seen weinstein since the alleged violation years beforehand. they swept into the courthouse without a glance. he was surrounded by his legal team, fumbling with a walker. the judge who is a very exacting judge, former prosecutor, a reputation for being fair but tough, admonish weinstein in the past. they had a cell phone problem in courtroom once ag today apparently weinstein did it again the judge was very tough on him. could have been aligned line in a movie. said mr. weinstein, is this how fyou want to go to jail, using your cell phone in a courtroom? he was threatenito to remand him jail unless weinsteine played by les. >>>> a dramatic beginning to a ial sure to take weeks to unfold. thk you for being with us. >> "newshour "hur that is the" tonight. you may go online to fthe latest on iran's attacks on american and coalitionts in iraq. president trump says he will have a statement tomorrow morning. thank you for

phone notes describe weinstein as a casual boyfriend and emails to weinstein, one that read i love you, i always do but i hate feeling like a booty call. it's signed with a smiley face. the trial itself is scheduled the to last at least another four weeks. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up on the morning news a scandal involving the former grammy chief heats up days before the music awards show. and why some emotional support animals on airplanes are being this is the "cbs morning news". before starting, tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures and any kidney or liver problems. help protect yourself from another dvt or pe. ask your doctor about xarelto®. to learn more about cost and how janssen can help, visit xarelto.com. and how janssen can help, whether you were borne for more dance-offs... more travels... or more touchdowns. get the immune support that gives you more. airborne gummies have 50% more vitamin-c than emergen-c... plus our crafted blend of vitamins, minerals and herbs. airborne. fred would do anything for his daughter! even being t

i hope that harvey weinstein receives a fair trial.and respected and not manipulated in the way powerful people so often are able to manipulate those processes. a large part of the reporting in this book is about how harvey weinstein narrowly evade previous attempts to charge him because he was able to hire armies of private investigators to dig up dirt on his accusers and smear them and influence the d.a.'s office, this very d.a. who is advancing this case in manhattan right now is one of the people who dropped charges against him previously, after harvey weinstein's lawyers made donations to his campaigns. so they are trying now. there's a lot of public pressure. i hope they do a good job, but this has been a long time coming and the track record doesn't make one optimistic. >> trevor: it's interesting because this book is really a story not just about what happened but how it was allowed to continuously happen. you write in the book about how harvey weinstein was caught on a wiretap, you know, how the police heard him confessing to

this must be very humiliating, mr weinstein? mr weinstein, this must be very humiliating for you ? arrested and charged, harvey weinstein has bragged about being a champion of women. he told a new york tabloid ahead of his trial he has long been a trailblazer who promoted female film—makers — a boast victims have found sickening. harvey weinstein has apparently told friends he is planning a post—trial comeback but that seems delusional, given the number of women who have accused him of sexual assault. the charges in his trial relate to just two of his accusers and, if found guilty, he could face the rest of his life in prison. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. mishal, good evening. there haven't been any major shocks but there have been some magnificent goals in the third round of the fa cup this weekend, including a stunning strike from 18—year—old curtisjones to give liverpool a 1—0 win over local rivals, everton. natalie pirks reports. five competitions in 28 days, little wonderjurgen klopp made nine cha

. >>> actress rose yeah perez taking the stand in the harvey weinstein trial, the shocking thing she said a fellow star told her decades ago, about the disgraced movie mogul. >>> the dramatic jump in u.s. troops with traumatic brain injuries from iran's missile attack far more than we were first told the president just days ago dismissing them as headaches. >>> and our nbc news investigation. is the government ready for the next food-borne outbreak? the alarming finding as ly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, the cdc tonight says the second of what potentially could be a series of coronavirus cases has appeared in the united states, the latest patient, a woman diagnosed in chicago, after returning from epicenter for the fast-growing outbreak that has sickened more than 900 people and killed at least 41 in this country, patients across nearly two dozen states, some on college campuses,e being ca monitored for saigns o the deadly virus we begin tonight with national correspondent miguel almaguer. >> reporter: the chicago woman who traveled through o'hare showed no symptoms of h

this must be very humiliating, mr weinstein? mr weinstein, this must be very humiliating for you ? has bragged about being a champion of women. he told a new york tabloid ahead of his trial he has long been a trailblazer who promoted female film—makers — a boast victims have found sickening. harvey weinstein has apparently told friends he is planning a post—trial comeback but that seems delusional, given the number of women who have accused him of sexual assault. the charges in his trial relate to just two of his accusers and, if found guilty, he could face the rest of his life in prison. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. the 77th annual golden globes ceremony will start in a few hours in los angeles, as the hollywood awards season gets underway. among the contenders is the world war one epic ‘1917‘ directed by sam mendes and martin scorcese's ‘the irishman‘. 0ur los angeles correspondent sophie long reports from the red carpet. anticipation is building, who will go home with those golden globes. no women were nominated, something that did not go unnoticed. the british comedian, fam