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A police report. others filed complaints with the ohio civil rights commission prior to filing suit. >> the ultimate decision made is that gm did allow a racially hostile environment. >> reporter: they allege they investigated quickly and have done remedial things to take care of the problem. >> the commission disagrees with that position. gm didnt do very much at all. what they did do was not effective. >> reporter: gm says they held mandatory meetings and even closed the plant for a day for tr...

If trump people knew they had a chance this knows states. they knew what voterstor target, where, and with what message. and that is incredibly valuable to any outside party thats trying to disrupt the race or influence the race. >> david sanger we brought you back for an encore here because youre a central character this morning in a way in the presidents ongoing explanation about what went on in his relationship with russia. let me just read you this paragraph that was in a "new york times" st...

Want to leave their six-figure jobs. brooks has eight children. boyd takes care of his mother, an amputee. now they and seven others have sued gm for allowing an underlying atmosphere of violent racial hate and bullying. >> when did you notice overt racism? >> when an employee under me told me that back in the day a person like me would have been buried with a shovel. >> reporter: he said what to you? >> that was a death threat. i was told to push that to the side. >> reporter: boyd said he repo...

>> were you afraid for your life? >> definitely. thats why i left. >> reporter: derek brooks says he reported to upper management. he was sure he was the intended target but told he was told to investigate by questions of employees. >> i had to be professional. brooks and other black employees being called dam. >> i thought they mispronounced my name but i found d.a.n. was an acronym. and everyday and every one at general motors is expected to uphold the values thats an integral part of its cult...

With -- not allowed. >> this is saying you dont belong here. if you stay here, this is what the possibility of what can happen to you. >> reporter: he did not want to leave his six figure job, brooks has a children and taking care of his mother whos an amputee. hes suing gm for hate. >> when did you notice the overt racism. >> when an employee told me back in the day like me would have been buried with a shovel. >> he said what to you? >> that was a death threat. i was told to push back to the s...

Lawsuit with pictures of nooses, whites-only signs and the n-word they say showed up inside the plant. gm says it takes discrimination seriously and is doing all it can to get rid of the problem. a state law enforcement agency ruled it is not doing enough. sara sidner has more in "state of hate." >> look, several black employees at the gm plant say racist intimidation and discrimination actually made them fear to go to work. that intimidation has not stopped even to this day. we should mention i...

Same place. both were supervisors on different shifts at the general motors transmission plant in toledo, ohio. brooks considered himself tough from military training but he struggled to handle what was happening at work. >> how rough and tough are you when there are 11, 12 people who want to put a noose around your neck. >> reporter: its not just a figure of speech. >> this is the other picture of the noose i found the night i was at work on my shift. >> reporter: according to a lawsuit now pen...

>> one of many players that tweeted questions, deion sanders, derek brooks from espn. a lot of players have come out in a fraternity, lovie smith appeared at a press conference saying if you belong to a fraternity, you expect people to understand that. its unprecedented. the open thing sports world can compare it to is the reaction of lebron james. the second-most vilified athlete in sports behind lebron. >> chicagos an amazing city and love the bears and hate you when the teams not performing u...