zoe: thank you for calling zoe's chocolate.emonis: ...a confectionery company based in waynesboro, pennsylvania. zoe: text pam and ask her if she can cover your monday shift. lemonis: their mission -- to turn out exquisitely handcrafted chocolates inspired by their greek heritage. eleni: i really like the consistency. lemonis: you could say that chocolate is running through their veins. their family has been in the chocolate business for over 100 years, including their father, george, a greek immigrant. they brought him onboard as their master chocolatier and quickly gained a small following. pantelis: i just wanted to follow up on that order that you wanted for those clients that are coming in next weekend. lemonis: but 10 years in, sales have dropped sharply and their losses are mounting. zoe: you know what? yeah, refund his entire order. pantelis: that's ridiculous. lemonis: and zoe's fear is that her family legacy may disappear. zoe: [bleep] how are you gonna get all these orders out? ♪ lemonis: still, my research tells me

but he's confided in her before, and if you rehire zoe... >> zoe: look, i would give anything to go backo forrester, okay? and make up for the things that i've done. >> liam: exactly. exactly. if thomas is better, steffy, he's gonna want everyone to know that. we have to get to the bottom of what's going on with him. either he's reformed, or he's up to no good. either way, zoe is our chance to find out the truth about him. ♪ >> vinny: look at you. back in your element, all relaxed. >> thomas: vinny,ho ytheaanh.ks forng swiby

zoÉ: las nevadas continÚan poniÉndole el toque a la temporada.tÁ en el piso. tambiÉn estamos viendo si hay hielo negro. zoÉ: como pueden ver, la cantidad de nieve que ha caÍdo llega hasta casi mi rodilla. por lo que muchos carroza quedado atorados. tiene que tener mucha precauciÓn si va a salir a caminar. si puede, evÍtelo. la patrulla de caminos de california ha emitido una alerta para los carriles de la autopista golden state, en sentido norte. buscan evitar que los conductores cifran por las temperaturas en sus vehÍculos, o quedÁndose varados por la falta de combustible. >> por favor compruebe lo que es el parabrisas, las llantas, la gasolina, chequÉ en el aceite. si es que van a hacer un tipo de viaje mÁs largo. zoÉ: otros se prepara mientras pueden, y asÍ evitan que el clima nos deje sin nada. >> en estos tiempos se va al servicio de la luz. se nos anda acabando, se nos acabÓ. necesitamos llevardiesel suficiente porque no sabemos cuÁnto tiempo vaya a durar esto. este es el tiempo mÁs pesado porque ha nevado, hoy mÁs que el doble. zoÉ: los ca

i don't have to like zoe, okay? but i do believe she has something to offer. >> zoe: oh, my god.'m back at forrester. god, thank you so much for coming through for me. >> thomas: you shouldn't doubt me. >> zoe: yeah, i guess not. [ both chuckle ] an i

can you just hire zoe back at forrester? >> steffy: so she can spy on my brother?>> liam: we can't be passive when it comes to thomas. he's already proven how far he'll go to get hope. what if--what if him still being obsessed means he'll go even farther this time, which means that somebody else gets hurt? >> steffy: [ sighs ] i don't know. i don't know. >> liam: thomas says he's a changed man. right? okay. fine. if that's true, no harm, no foul. zoe vouches for him. you get to trust your brother again. we all move on with our lives. but if not-- steffy, if he's still after hope, then-- >> steffy: i--i--i--gotta go. [ phone beeps ] >> ridge: everything okay? >> steffy: depends on who you ask. >> thomas: look, i'm--i'm sorry for the misunderstanding.

but zoe brock sayshe told many people >> i told my agent.od hollywood-- ers, casting agents-- everyone's reaction across the board was always, "oh... yeah, harvey." >>arrator: zoe brock's age denies that she told him. ♪ but, across hollywood, many models and actresses now say they told their agents about weinstein's behavior. >> the agents had to know. the top agents had to know. and, frankly, any agent who knew eyat was happening with ha weinstein should be coming forward now explaining what happened. narrator: one of the most influential talent firms in hollywood, creative artists aagency, has since said i statement, "we apologize to any personhe agency let down." by now, some inside miramax had started to connectdo th about weinstein's behavior. >> my memory is that i was fully aware that harvey was a serial womanizer. there would be times when you'd be kicked out of the suite in the savoy or the peninsula hotel in l.a., and he would entertain. but it didn't take too muc brainpower to put it together that a man who was so abusive and bull

dina: welcome to zoe's.ats are delicious... lemonis: that was really good. -dina: yeah. lemonis: ...but the business is in meltdown. zoe: the last couple years, it's just been declining, and i can't figure out why. lemonis: though the owners, three siblings, have made great sacrifices, they've failed to properly market their product... sean: our initial reaction was that we didn't know how it connected to you. zoe: what's the story to this, that we're greek? lemonis: ...and they're resistant to even the smallest change. petros: we don't want to be mainstream and do what everyone else is doing. that's how we've gotten to 18 awesome chocolate pieces. lemonis: in 10 years. lemonis: if i can't get them to open up and try new things... zoe: i don't like the top. i don't like the cross. lemonis: ...their beloved company will fall to pieces. pantelis: we'll get it together. lemonis: when? when are you gonna get it together? my name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. we're not

zoe is saying in 1998 this is the wrong. but in 2019 it's right.t's not consistent -- >> two different situations. >> apples and oranges. >> nancy pelosi herself said back during the clinton impeachment this was motivated by republicans' hatred of biclsg from dfere sides of the to rahm's int about is mpeachen drin largear due to the democrats' hatred of donald trump. >> that can't be further from the truth. >> it lowers the standard for impeachment which is a dangerous present. >> you have a president -- first of all, you can have my time back. name me five presidents that asked a foreign government to come in and do op research on a political rival. name five. name all five. it's never happened. >> there aren't any. >> this is a totally different situation. >> right. >> you're inviting a foreign power and it goes to the very words of the three constitutional lawyers and the 500 who signed the letter. outlined the fact that you've president of the united states inverses two things here, one he has said that a foreign power can get themselves involv

what congressman zoe lofgren is saying tonight. so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they love it. so, you mentioned that that money we set aside. yeah. the kids and i want to build our own crab shack. ♪ ♪ ahhh, you're finally building that outdoor kitchen. yup - with room for the whole gang. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. >>> it's been a contentious and historic week in washington, d.c., after days of debate whether president trump should be impeached. the house judiciary committee passed two articles of impeachment yesterday. the vote along party lines, representative zoe lofgren has witnessed three impeachment proceedings describes being increasingly frustrated with gop lawmakers. >> our colleagues on the other side of the ale were talking from talking points and saying things that weren't true. that's frustrating that they wouldn't look at the facts. they appeared to see their role as defense counsel for the president

zoe owns a big chocolate company... lisa: hi, zoe. zoe: nice to meet you....out of pennsylvania. lisa: i love chocolate. lemonis: ramona owns a hair-care company called ashtae. ramona: how you doing? lemonis: this is lisa. lisa s.: nice to meet you. lemonis: she's the owner of a giant pet-store chain. juli: so how's the process been? lisa: it's crazy. it's a lot of work and stuff to understand, that i don't understand a lot. zoe: i think it always takes time, and as you go, you figure it out. juli: and what's wonderful is that, like, you can literally call up to any one of us and say, "i don't know what the [bleep] i'm doing." ramona: we're just human and the uncertainty makes us all very nervous. lisa: yeah. i do that all the time. i'll be like, "i can't do this no more. the hell with this. i mean, i done walked out on stuff," but i don't stop because of my son, honestly. i really do this more for cory. ramona: but i think there's more to it than just your son. juli: cory is gonna be who he is. ramona: absolutely. juli: he's gonna succeed, but that doesn't

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joining me now is california democratic congresswoman zoe lofgren and as has been noted, this is your straight impeachment process. you worked on the judiciary committee for the impeachment process of richard nixon. you were on the judiciary committee for the impeachment of capitol hill clinton and again for this. i want you to reflect on how this compares to those two other moments that you witnessed. >> in the case of richard nixon, it was similar, but this is worse. nixon abused his presidential power and that's what high crimes and misdemeanors is about in the constitution. misuse of presidential powers that undercuts the republic. he did that to benefit his election, and he was impeached by the committee and then resigned. in the case of president trump, he misused his presidential powers also to help his election. he also involved a foreign country which is even worse. that's something the founding fathers had grave concerns about the involvement of foreign countries in our elections. the other thing where president trump is even worse than nixon, nixon sent his employees over t

zoe loftgren is the only congress to woshlg on all three, presidents nixon, clinton and now trump. she is a 13-term representative from california and also a member of the house judiciary committee. and on wednesday she questioned four legal experts who testified about the legal and historic merits of this impeachment. welcome, zoe lofgren. >> thank you. >> so let me start with this report just released and delivered outlining the grounds for impeachment that your committee is now involved in. are you confident the house will have strong evidence to send articles of impeachment to the senate? >> we are going to get a full report from the intel committee on the direct evidence about the president's misconduct, but we have a pretty good idea from the 300-huge report that has been issued as well as the testimony that was given, thathedid abuse his power to gain a personal advantage in the election, and that's a pretty serious matter. >> it's a very serious matter. walk us through what may happen on monday. what should people expect? >> we will get, i believe, a presentation from the

force >> steffy: sounds like thomas has expectations about how this date with zoe will go. >> hope: ohyeah. considering that he asked me to watch douglas for the entire night. >> steffy: is that weird for you? >> hope: no. not at all. i'm serious, steffy. it's a relief. >> steffy: wow. thomas is actually moving on. >> hope: i know. i didn't know whether or not to believe it myself, but, seeing the two of them together, i think it's actually happening. ♪

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nadler and zoe lofgren and sensenbrenner and steve chabot. >> do you feel like this is deja vu in reversehis two decades ago i never dreamed we'd see it again. >> in your opening back in december 10th, 1998, so weird it is almost to the day, you said -- >> is a louing the president's actions to go unpunished would gravely damage the office of the president, our judicial system and our country. >> that is what democrats are saying about this res right now almost to the word. >> they're saying it but the facts are very different. >> reporter: very different. what is similar, the solemnity of the moment. >> i come bearing feelings of somberness and sadness. i'm reminded of my time on the house judiciary committee during the 1990s and impeachment and a number of federal judges and i was guided then not ome by the facts but by the constitution and the duty to serve this nation. >> reporter: and tensions very high. >> now let's slow down a bit here. >> the gentleman -- >> let's slow down a bit -- >> reporter: in 1998 nadler warned against any impeachment backed by one party and opposed by anoth

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the democrats on the committee, this is the third impeachment inquiry she's part of, congresswoman zoe lofgren worked for three proceedings on them against president nixon, president clinton and now president trump. and the california congresswoman joins me now. wow, that is quite a history you have there. thank you for joining us today. so your committee will hold the first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry on wednesday. just hours after the house intelligence committee is expected to approve its report and send it over to your committee. we've seen a lot of public testimony in the last few weeks. what is the biggest question left in your mind ahead of the beginning of your hearings? >> well, i think unlike some of the other proceedings, we got the best evidence at the very beginning. the do-me-a-favor-though phone call laid out a this-for-that improper scenario that the foreign aid that was the law to be released was being held for a personal political reason. and all of the testimony subsequent to that really just buttressed what appeared at the beginning. the shocking thing

i salute, again, chair zoe ofgren for her months of relentless leadership, without which we would not -- this bill possible.be i also want to commend the eadership of the united farm workers. they -- mr. rodriguez has been working on this bill for almost generation, 17 years. sent a eresa romero statement of support for this legislation which very clearly and the t the need answer that this bill is about and i would like, without the united o submit farm workers' statement of support for the farm workforce the nization act for record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. he speaker: thank you, madam speaker. so many members brought their vision, their voices, their this process. thanks to all of you for strengthening the bill we have today.floor we thank our friend for doing doing the nds for outside organizing that makes the inside maneuvering successful. by ave all been successful words of si se puede. the bill provides a path to egalization, as mr. lamalfa referenced, for currently undocumented farm workers. country -- fiedz our feeds our country should be condem

joining us now is the author of that article sew zoe, thank you for being here.an you give us some of the highlights we were not able to hit there as far as what former employees were telling you of how the company trying to balance growth and managing employees. >> yeah, i think what employees are saying is they were being pushed to the breaking point over and over again, the ceo korey was going onto public channels barading them when made mistakes if you were dedicated, you would work 15 hours a day and get paid $40,000 a year and just show how much you love the company through that i think they're saying you know that's not fair. there is also this instance where employees, lbgtq, they were venting the differeicultiea work when the ceo found out about it, she fired six people the comments they were making were about making little jokes about gender and white men at the company which they felt did not warrant an automatic firing without any conversations whatsoever >> there was one part in steph korey's response said this building a brand of 300 plus incredible

. >> merry christmas, zoe. >> 13 real estate professionals showed up to the french valley cafe, eachith $100 for their breakfast. the server there zoe worrell is a 20-year-old single mom, just moved back to the area with just a few hundred dollars and no job. her new boss selected her for the christmas surprise. by the way, the total tip was $1200. >> wow! nice. >> i just saw on my facebook page some of the moms in my neighborhood are doing something similar. they were going to the local restaurants, having one cocktail, and leaving a giant tip. >> nice. >> and the comments were nice. where are we going next? it was a great idea so love that. >> this time of year a lot of people are having a hard time, but it's really nice that unexpected surprise. >> yes. >> it's a beautiful thing. >> that is cool. always great to hear some great news, and i think i have some good news, too, in the weather department. >> what's that? >> we're getting some rain but it won't change all of your weekend plans. how about that? we're seeing some low fog as we take a look at this view, it's a beautiful sho

sergeant first class leaves behind a partner and daughter zoe. this comes as the u.s. lead peace stalks with the tall i began have resumed. the united states is never going to let afghanistan become a safe haven for terrorists. >> until we are confident thai mission is complete, we will retain a re a presence to do that. 1,090,000 deployed there. roughly 5000 were killed that year. fewer troops could spend next christmas at the pentagon with a decision to pull 4000 troops out. even more from other hot spots. >> i'm looking at south com, places i can free up troops, bring them home allow them to rest, refit and retrain and reallocate to compete with the chinese. >> with at least 7000 deployed to africa. there is not many troops to cut. ahead of u.s. forces in africa pentagon secure conference room known as the tank, no final decision were made. u.s. forces launched a record number of drone psychs in somalia. at the pentagon lucas tomlinson fox news. >>> proposal to release student debt for thousands of americans, the plan by a republican lawmaker. >>> unbelievable site

he's going to speak with two top members of the house judiciary committee, representative zoe lofgren and representative matt gaetz, plus senator cory booker as george mentioned discussing the latest in the 2020 presidential race and the powerhouse roundtable debating the entire week in politics all coming up on "this week" later this morning. one other thing to tell you about, we'll have full coverage led by george of the impeachment hearings beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow morning. george, thanks again. >> thanks, guys. >> whit, over to you. >>> all right, dan. overseas now this morning. north korea is saying it carried out what it's calling a, quote, very important test at its long-range rocket launch site. the site had been partially dismantled, but it has now reportedly been rebuilt as de-nuclearization talks with the u.s. have soured. north korea isn't saying what the new test included, but experts think they may have been trying out a solid fuel engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile. >>> back here in the u.s. overnight two police officers shot to death while

monica and zoe describing the spotlight. >> scary. >> exciting. >> reporter: but also special with theiressage of being >> it's big for us because we're little but it's kind of cool. >> reporter: lucky for us we got a front row seat. ♪ bay area radio station 99.7 provided tickets to the concert and made the meet and greet possible. mallari says she is touched the group is making a difference. >> they have so many lessons to teach us, this is awesome. i learn so much more than they can learn from me. ♪ >> the babies. >> the babies. we're happy for the babies. >> they were very cute. i love it. and lizzo. i wish amanda got to meet lizzo, too. >> didn't let the camera back. >> she put that line in there. >> she did put that line in there. >> great story. keeps giving back. >> that's cool. >> all right. let's talk about what's going on weather-wise. mother nature will give us more rain. here's the afternoon hours. the rain is mainly up across the north bay. the rest of us will be dealing with sprinkles, maybe a random shower here and there. very mild. low to mid 60s this afternoon. 60 to 63.

laura: among the judiciary committee members who will vote on these articleis democratic congresswoman zoe lofgren from california. she was a staffer during the nixon administration and served on the committee during the clinton impeachment. my colleague katty kay spoke to her from capitol hill earlier today. katty: congresswoman, you have worked through two previous impeachment processes. what are your thoughts today? rep. lgren: this is a solemn day because we have released thr osed articles of impeachment relative to president trump's misconduct, and i think the articles are very well-founded. they are supported by the evidence. but it's not a time for joy when a president threatens the constitutional order in his way. katty: you were a staffer on capitol hill during the nixon impeachment process. how is this different? rep. lofgren: well, each situation is different. president nixon engaged in but it was really directed domestically. so far as i know, unprecedented that a president would solicit the assistance of a foreign government to interfere in an american election. that is very d

through the strategy this was right we want the truth to be revealed about what happened in the loop or zoe accidents because now everyone's just passing the buck no one wants to take responsibility and the truth about the accident has not been established today we should have health monitoring which we currently don't we . tonight more extensive blood tests we expect resignations over this. people are concerned about the health but it wasn't just about that local businesses local psalm has suffered immensely for instance some ain't seen 100 farmers who were banned from harvesting their own crop by the french government because all of that well because because of the fears of contamination so you can clearly see why people here are demanding more transparency and they would want an in-depth look as to what's going on that lubrizol plant. coming up in the program foul sons of hong kong citizens take to the streets with american flags after the u.s. president signs bills supporting protestors and the brainchild that story and much more after the short break. join me every thursday on the alex

we met stephan and zoe, who were supposed to fly to the canaries to scatter her dad's ashes.ip, their young children. they're devastated, they've cried, you know, they're not themselves. they're quiet. they'd been looking forward to this for months and months. we didn'tjust decide to go, we've planned this. we had to get paperwork for the ashes. we've had to do everything. martin and gemma has been planning their wedding on a greek island, but they'd booked it all with thomas cook. itjust broke my heart. ijust couldn't believe it. i was gutted. i didn't want it to be true. it'lljust seems for nothing now. we are a bit confused and empty. don't really know what to do. all that planning and it's sort of...all gone. but the big challenge for the authorities was at airports abroad. when the company folded, there were 150,000 people already on thomas cook holidays in places like majorca. now, it was down to the uk government to get every single one of them home. we knew the scale of what we had to undertake. nothing like this has ever been done before. there's never been a peaceti

joining us now, democratic congressman zoe loftgren. she'll be asking questions later today. the only member of congress who has now worked on three congressional impeachment probes. here she is during president nixon's impeachment probe in 1974 and president clinton's in 1998. congresswoman, thanks for joining us. i know this is going to be historic. a very busy day for all of you. you've called president trump's conduct involving ukraine in your words more serious than nixon's during the watergate scandal. so what's your bottom line right now heading into today's historic judiciary committee hearing? >> well, i think the issue that we're addressing today is the constitution. we operate in a framework of the constitution and the weight of history. so we're going to explore with these scholars, what do the words treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors mean? we went through that in the nixon impeachment and there's an excellent report that goes through the history of that phrase and its meaning in the constitution. i have it on my website if anyone wants to read

his power for his own personal political benefit and that's what impeachment is about congresswoman zoe lofgren played a role in both the nixon and clinton impeachment process is and believes this time president trump abused his power. she says this process isn't something her party takes lightly people feel a responsibility. a sense of history. >>this is a serious matter and they're treating it with a great seriousness. >>this is the day that alexander hamilton feared and warned would come house minority leader kevin mccarthy continue to attack the democrats decision to impeach president trump and says they made up their minds even before the ukraine scandal broke they always had this pre written timeline from the day they got sworn in. >>the announcement this morning sets the stage for a vote on articles of impeachment potentially before christmas. we heard mccarthy already criticized that timeline this afternoon. it's the weakest. >>it's the thinnest and it's the fastest impeachment in history until a vote is held the judiciary committee is going to continue to hold hearings with the

zoe lofgren was a top staffer during the nixon impeachment.of impeachment against president clinton in 1998. she voted to approve the articles of impeachment against president trump friday. congresswoman lofgren is joining me now. thank you so much for joining us on this. it is so remarkable that you have been part of all three of these impeachment inquiries, as we were playing some of that sound, i can only imagine it takes you back to each and every single one of those. >> it does. >> what happens most surprised you this time around? >> what's most surprising is there is no agreement on the facts. we developed a media world where alternate realities can exist, even when the facts are known. and we've got republicans who, unlike in the nixon impeachment, are not grabbing on to false narratives and refusing to deal with the facts. it's really astonishing. >> why do you think that is now, more than ever? >> well, i don't know. certainly, during the nixon impeachment, there were defenders of the president, but when all the facts were known, the

just listen to the anguish of zoe brock, a model who accused him of sexual harassment.s, to me, has been a farce. i think the settlement is a joke and it signifies an absolutely broken system. i am devastated by it, i am appalled by it, i am sickened by it and i feel defeated, and really angry about it. some of his accusers, such as the hollywood actress ashleyjudd, are not part of this deal and are continuing on with their legal action. whatever the final settlements of these civil lawsuits, the criminal trial of harvey weinstein will start after christmas, and if found guilty, he could face life in prison. already he's known the world over as an alleged sexual predator. the voices of his victims now define him. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. violent clashes in india have left two people dead and 11 injured, during protests about a controversial new citizenship law. prime minister narendra modi has appealed for calm, after a series of demonstrations in a number of states. people are angry about legislation which would fast—track citizenship for immigrants from neighb

a quarter of the overall settlement according to "the times" would pay lawyers.o paying any accuser zoe brock tells nbc news this settlement breaks any heart and i signed it because i have no other option and found no alternative. panning the deal as too little if this is the best the survivors can get, the system is broken. >> there are women relieved who feel like listen, there was as legal negotiations went on and the pot of money that was going to go towards them got smaller and smaller, there were concerns whether or not there would be any civil settlement reached. >> reporter: "the new york times" reports several high-profile accusers would not be part of the settlement. weinstein's attorneys decline to comment. he pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges earlier today, a judge raised his bail after criminal prosecutors said he tampered with his electronic ankle monitor more than 50 times a weinstein attorney told th criminal court he's having back surgery tomorrow and they insist he'll show up for trial on january 6th. >> kate, this is a settlement in the works meaning it's not

accuser zoe brock tells nbc news, this settlement breaks my heart. i have signed it only because i have explored every other legal option and at this point have found no alternative the advocacy group tup also panning the deal as too little if this is the best the survivors could get, the system is broken. >> there are also women who are relieved who feel like, listen, there was as these legal negotiations went on and the pot of money that was going to go towards them got smaller and smaller, there were concerns of whether or not there would be any civil settlement reached. >> reporter: "the new york times" reports self high-profile accusers would not be part of the settlement weinstein' attorneys declined to comment on the potential settlement he has pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges earlier a judge raised his bail after criminal prosecutors say he tampered with his electronic ankle monitor more than 50 times. a weinstein attorney told the criminal court he's having back surgery and they insist he'll show up for trial on january 6th. >> all

we met stephan and zoe, who were supposed to fly to the canaries to scatter her dad's ashes.ip, their young children. they're devastated, they've cried, you know, they're not themselves. they're quiet. they'd been looking forward to this for months and months. we didn'tjust decide to go, we've planned this. we had to get paperwork for the ashes. we've had to do everything. martin and gemma has been planning their wedding on a greek island, but they'd booked it all with thomas cook. itjust broke my heart. ijust couldn't believe it. i was gutted. i didn't want it to be true. it alljust seems for nothing now. we are a bit confused and empty. don't really know what to do. all that planning and it's sort of...all gone. but the big challenge for the authorities was at airports abroad. when the company folded, there were 150,000 people already on thomas cook holidays in places like majorca. now, it was down to the uk government to get every single one of them home. we knew the scale of what we had to undertake. nothing like this has ever been done before. there's never been a peacet