A roundup of the days events. The most powerful men in hollywood, ceo chairman of cbs les moonves under fire. And we hear from the reporter who broke the story, ronan farrow. Heres abcs chief National Affairs correspondent, tom llamas. Reporter tonight les moonves, one of most powerful men in hollywood, under investigation by his own company, cbs, after allegations of sexual misconduct. The accusations from six women from encounters that happened 20 years ago that range from inappropriate kissing to sexual assault, surfacing tonight in a new yorker expose by ronan farrow. In the article actress and writer Illeana Douglas tells farrow, what happened to me was a sexual assault, and then i was fired for not participating. She recounts an incident in moonves office. Moonves office. In a millisecond, he got one arm over me, pinning me, she said. Moonves was violently kissing her, holding her down on the couch with her arms above her head. Producer Christine Peters recounts a similar experience in the article saying moonves told her during the meeting this is really great, she recalled. Shows like Everybody Loves raymond, survivor, and csi is credited with turning around cbs after taking a Leadership Role in 1995. Thank you. Reporter in 2004, he married one of his employees, cbs host julie chen. Moonves who is 68 is one of the highest paid ceos in the country. Last year earning a pay package worth 70 million. Tonight, in a statement to the new yorker, moonves says, throughout my time at cbs, we have promoted a culture of respect and opportunity for all employees and have consistently found success elevating women to Top Executive positions, but i always understood and respected and abided by the principle that no means no, and i have never misused my position to harm or hinder anyones career. And tom llamas with us here tonight, and we took note today that cbs was out with a statement even before the story broke. They clearly knew this was coming, and they said, quote, all allegations of personal misconduct are to be taken seriously, and about the two women you mentioned, what is cbs
russians in the trump tower before the election, and that he knew about the meeting before it happened, after dirt on Hillary Clinton was promised from a foreign adversary. This will likely interest Robert Mueller Who By The Way was photographed waiting at the airport in d. C. On the left. Not far away behind him there, you see donald trump jr. Standing in line. Tonight, muellers office issuing a statement after that photo, and heres abcs Chief Justice correspondent, pierre thomas. Reporter tonight, President Trump fiercely denying the explosive allegation from his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen. Multiple sources tell abc news Cohen Claims Trump knew in advance about that infamous june 2016 trump tower meeting. His son, donald junior, soninlaw Jared Kushner and Campaign Chairman paul manafort, sitting down with a russian lawyer with ties to the kremlin. Trump jr. Had been promised high level and sensitive documents that would incriminate Hillary Clinton as part of russia and its governments support for mr. Trump. The president s son has said
repeatedly his father didnt learn of the meeting until well after the election. Did you tell your father anything about this . No. It was such a nothing. There was nothing to tell. I mean, i wouldnt have even remembered it until you start scouring through this stuff. It was literally just a wasted 20 minutes, which was a shame. Reporter the president also insists he was in the dark. Did you know at the time that they had the meeting . No, i didnt know anything about the meeting. But, you know, you gave it must have been a very important a very, it must have been a very unimportant meeting because i never even heard about it. Reporter when news of the meeting broke, trump jr. Released a misleading statement, implying it was about russian adoptions. Team trump initially said, the president had nothing to do with that either. The statement that was released on saturday was released by donald trump jr. , and im sure in consultation with his lawyers. The president wasnt involved in that. Reporter it was later revealed the president actually dictated his sons misleading statement. The white house forced to backtrack. He weighed in, offered a suggestion like any father would do. Reporter todays allegations mark a major escalation in the
standoff between the president and cohen, his longtime confidante. I always liked michael, and hes a good person. Reporter the president s new attorney once praised cohen. The man is an honest, honorable lawyer. Reporter but now . Hes been lying all week or hes been lying for years. Theres nobody i know that knows him that hasnt warned me if his back is up against the wall, hell lie like crazy because hes lied all his life. Reporter on twitter, the president ripped into his former fixer saying, sounds to me like someone is trying to make up stories in order to get himself out of an unrelated jam. One person keenly watching all this play out, special counsel Robert Mueller, and for now, he is not saying anything. But the world did catch that rare glimpse of him today sitting at a d. C. Airport, ironically just feet away from donald trump jr. A lot of people looking at that photo on twitter and on social media late today. Pierre thomas with us live tonight from washington. Pierre, sources say that Michael Cohen may be actually willing to share his story with the special counsel . Reporter thats right, david. Cohen is under investigation by
federal prosecutors in new york, and our sources tell us he is likely to cooperate with them, and now he may be willing to speak to Robert Mueller too. About that photo at the airport, muellers team says he was unaware donald trump jr. Was there, david. Pierre thomas with us on a friday night. Pierre, thank you. President trump meanwhile choosing to focus on the economy today, and it is a bright spot for the president and the nation. Coming before cameras outside the white house, he announced a strong Quarterly Report promising even better numbers to come. He did promise during the campaign he would get gdp growth to 4 , and tonight its there. Will it stay there . He says yes, but he says a couple of factors that led to this, and it does involve american farmers. Abcs terry moran at the white house tonight. Reporter the economy is soaring and so is President Trump. I am thrilled to announce that in the Second Quarter of this year, the United States economy grew at the amazing rate of 4. 1 . Reporter its the best
number since 2014. Americans are spending more. Businesses are investing more. The trump tax cuts and massive deregulation having a positive impact. These numbers are very, very sustainable. This isnt a onetime shot. I happen to think were going to do extraordinarily well in our next report next quarter. I think its going to be outstanding. Reporter but take a closer look at todays numbers and you see shadows. Exports are way up, but thats partly because businesses and farmers raced to sell their goods and crops before china imposed tariffs in trumps trade war. Soybean exports, for example, soared more than 50 . Farmers like john kiefner in illinois, now worried about what comes next. I have to try to make do with less expenses. I want to save as much money as possible because im unsure about the future. Reporter so despite todays rosy news, for many, its still an uncertain economy. All right. So lets get to terry moran live at the white house again tonight, and the president
promised strong growth will be, quote, very sustainable and he said its not a onetime shot, but a lot will depend on the trade tensions. The president s tariffs and the retaliation from our trading partners. Reporter thats the big uncertainty right now. How long do the Trade Wars Go On . How do they end . If President Trump succeeds in opening new markets, there will be a lot more growth. He will have redefined how president s do economic policy. If however, those retaliatory tariffs keep piling on, there will be a lot more pain out there, david. To be continued. Terry moran, thanks all week. And overseas tonight, a promise kept from the summit between President Trump and kim jongun. Whats believed to be the remains of u. S. Servicemen killed during the korean war arriving from north korea at a south Korean Military base today. 55 small boxes draped in u. N. Flags were carried to waiting vans. They will soon go to hawaii to be identified. The armstice ending the korean conflict was signed 65 years ago today. There is still much more ahead on World News Tonight this friday. The abc news exclusive. After the fbi joined the search for that missing college student, tonight we now hear from the mother whose daughter disappeared. She is breaking her silence amid a timeline now emerging and what we have now learned tonight. The carjacking escape. A 10yearold boy running from the car. The suspect driving off though with his 5yearold brother still inside. What we know about this. And tonight, the longest Lunar Eclipse of the century. The spectacular blood moon seen around the world. Matt gutman is standing by to show you tonight, and its really something. Omething. I was just finishing a ride. I felt this awful pain in my chest. I had a Pe Blood Clot in my lung. I was scared. I had a dvt blood clot. Having one really puts you in danger of having another. My doctor and i chose xarelto®. Xarelto®. To help keep me protected. Xarelto® is a latestgeneration Blood Thinner thats. Proven to treat and reduce the risk of dvt or Pe Blood Clots from happening again. In clinical studies, almost 98 of patients on
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curve around the earth and only the red rays go through the atmosphere and hit the moon. Thats what we have been seeing in these spectacular images from across the globe. In berlin, at the coliseum in rome. It has been a beautiful sight to behold. Unfortunately back home in the u. S. , we did not get to see the full glory of this eclipse, but rest assured, january 21, 2019, just a few months away, well get our next shot at a Lunar Eclipse, david. Matt, thank you. And thank you for watching here on a friday night. Im david muir. Ill see you later tonight for 20 20 and right back here on monday. Good night. Good night. House after house after
house gone. Tonight Live Team Coverage in Shasta County on the wildfire that is not changing lives, its claiming lives. I miss home. Living in limbo. Hear what its like to pack up and run at a moments notice. And the latest Weather Conditions near the carr fire right now. Live where you live, this is abc 7 news. This fire is a long way from being done. What a workweek for firefighters. So tough, so long. And theyre not taking the weekend off. Im kristen sze. Thanks for joining us, in for ama daetz today. And im dan ashley. This Shasta County fire called the carr fire started on monday. Now its claim lead lives, injured firefighters and sent thousands of people running from their homes. This fire is scary to us. This is something we havent seen before in the city. We need the take heed. Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate
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