you know it's got how much of this new fictional movie is actually based on harvey weinstein well almost all of it i mean this isn't a documentary and it's not based directly on actual things that are the ones he did but the script is very very closely inspired by the activities of harvey weinstein and it's almost scary how close some of the actions that we see in the film. directly mirror what we heard in testimony in his trial the actions of inviting young actresses up to his is room so that he could assault them the nondisclosure agreements that he made them sign so that he would be protected legally what i find fascinating about this film is that it gives a very subtle depiction of not really the weinstein type figure because we never see him in the film but the sort of culture that allows it that sort of unable to men like this and had been able men like this and men like harvey weinstein to carry out these actions for so long it's really a damn damning film of this that whole culture with that hopefully with this verdict today is a thing of the past now director kitty greene actual

weinstein? >> i don't know who can say what's appropriate and what isn't appropriate, but we have a five-year period of communication that continued after the fact, and this is no something where, you know,e talk about domestic abuse situations which don't equate in any way to this. that's someone who lives in a home with somebody, that maybe has children with somebody, that maybe financially dependent on somebody. that's not the case here. jessica mann, you know, benefited from mr. weinstein in certain way, but definitely not in ways that affected her ability to live a life or have a job. you know, she asked him for help in multiple different avenue, whether it was help me get a job or help me get into a private club or help me with my car, and so, you know, the continued contact, seeking out, the way she spoke about him to other people, the way she spoke about him to thairnses, the way she defended him to her boyfriend. this was not incidental conct that someone has because they feel like they

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but again, harvey weinstein maintaining that any sexual conduct was consensual. the pros cues asked jurors to find him guilty. at one point one of the prosecutors said that weinstein's accusers were merely ants that he could step on without consequences. that's a direct quote. his lead defense attorney did write an op-ed for "newsweek" magazine over the weekend which is very unusual. the op-ed over the weekend implored jurors to do what they know is right. count i one rks /* /-, not guilty of predator sexual assault. count two, criminal sexual assault, guilty. count iii, predator sexual assault, not guilty. count iv, rape, first degree, not guilty. count five, rape third degree, guilty. again that's the word from inside the courthouse just a few moments ago. i was repeating that as it was being shared with me. so i'm going to go back to ron allen right now who is outside that courthouse to debrief us on what all that means. ron, there's a mix of guilty and not guilty. try, if you can, to help us make some sense over what we just reported again. count i, predator

weinstein: good morning. he has cut a feeble figure during the trial, shuffling into court to listen to the tearful and traumatic testimony of his female victims. the one—time aspiring actress, jessica mann, described how he raped her in a manhattan hotel room in 2013 and mimi haleyi recalled her sexual assault in 2006. weinstein was convicted of two of the five charges against him, of sexual assault and rape, although he was cleared of predatory sexual assault which could've sent him to prison for the rest of his life. it is not the top counts in the indictment, but by no means am i disappointed with the jury's statement that harvey weinstein is guilty of sexual assault and rape. harvey weinstein showed little emotion as the verdicts were read out but then kept muttering, "i'm innocent, i'm innocent" to his lawyers, and then appeared dumbfounded as he was placed in handcuffs. on the steps of the courthouse, some of the women who now feel vindicated. the laywer, gloria allred, who's been cammpaigning for de

and in new york there's a guilty verdict for the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. is a silly or sexual predator who used his power to threaten rape assault trip humiliate and so he says victims. now faces up to 25 years in prison after a jury convicts him of rape and sexual assault. good to have you with us for the program today i'm brian thomas we begin here in germany where police are investigating a likely attack after a 29 year old man drove a car into a crowd at a carnival parade the incident happened in the town of folks mars and that's in the western state of hassle some 30 people were injured many of them children. the driver was arrested at the scene they says charges including attempted homicide police believe he acted intentionally but a motive for the incident remains unclear. mars in northern has a population $7000.00 all they wanted was to celebrate carnival at the rose monday parade instead a day of horror when a 29 year old man drove into a crowd of onlookers apparently a deliberate act. for them it for the guy drove right into the crowd at full spe

weinstein: good morning. he has cut a feeble figure during the trial, shuffling into court to listen to the tearful and traumatic testimony of his female victims. the one—time aspiring actress, jessica mann, described how he'd raped her in a manhattan hotel room in 2013 and the production assistant mimi haleyi recalled her sexual assault in 2006. weinstein was convicted of two of the five charges against him, of sexual assault and rape, although he was cleared of predatory sexual assault which could've sent him to prison for the rest of his life. it is not the top counts in the indictment, but by no means am i disappointed with the jury's statement that harvey weinstein is guilty of sexual assault and rape. harvey weinstein showed little emotion as the verdicts were read out but then kept muttering, "i'm innocent, i'm innocent" to his lawyers, then he appeared dumbfounded as he was placed in handcuffs. on the steps of the courthouse, some of the women who now feel vindicated. the laywer, gloria allred, who'

the striking image, polly, of harvey weinstein straight on. weinstein guilty. yes. harvey weinstein has been found guilty of two of the counts of sexual assault and rape that he was up for. some of the other acts he was found not guilty but it really is a watershed to see the most powerful man in the hollywood just a few years ago, somebody who only a few weeks ago was talking about making a comeback. he still is protesting his innocence. and his lawyers say he will appeal, but at the moment he is absolutely a convicted rapist and faces a lengthy prison sentence and i think faces a lengthy prison sentence and ithinka faces a lengthy prison sentence and i think a lot of people who have been victimized by powerful men, most exclusively men over the last decade, will take heart from this because the women who testify and the women who came forward have been through hell. they have been bullied and accused of lying, and harassed in the media. and they've had their day in the court and have been proved successful. john, do you think it will encourage others?|j hope think

that were in place that allowed a harvey weinstein to thrive? if you're going to talk about harvey weinsteins being successful, then we have to also talk about capitalism, right, because it's the love of money and the desire for people to have money and what he represented. the bottom line is people value those things more than they value the humanity of the women that he was really destroying their lives. it's about power. it's about power and it's about privilege. at the end of the day, these are the two things that we have to talk about dismantling. these are not individuals, it's the power and privilege that they hold. and i should say, as i've already indicated, we're speaking before the jury has returned a verdict — of course, harvey weinstein categorically denies all the charges he faces... i'm...yes. ..and that it's important that i put that out there at this particular point in the legal process. let us look at a few of the concrete steps that have been taken by a number of states in the united states over the last couple of years as

are people still behaving the way harvey weinstein was? >> that's the theme of the interview which will be a bonus interview on the "catch and kill" podcast that will go out. that's a question mark. and i think, yes, absolutely, we are seeing vastly overdue change in the legal system, in the culture, in the way companies handle nondisclosure agreements in the way media companies are willing or not willing to cover up these kinds of crimes when they have evidence of them. that is all a relief to many of the women who suffered at the hands of harvey weinstein, who raised these allegations. but there's a long way to go. >> what happens next? is this change universal? there's a claim that the film industry may have changed. what about the news business where there are these outstanding allegations as well? >> yeah. both allegations sort of within our own house in the media where everyone needs to look at, do we have people in elevated positions of power where we could do more to hold them accountable rather than sweeping things under the rug a

weinstein still facing those charges in l.a. his defense team thinks that obviously what happened in new york could have an impact there that could be detrimental, possibly sway jurors in l.a., can he get a fair trial? >> one thing for certain, this is definitely a huge milestone for the "me too" movement. like you said, it's not over, now on to los angeles. >> gloria allred, who represents at least three of the victims, one who was represented in this trial, she called it a legal reckoning. she says harvey weinstein was shamed in the court of public opinion, but this one is the real momentum here because he was convicted in a court of law. >>> we turn now to another story making headlines, the fight against the coronavirus. the world health organization says countries should prepare for a pandemic. >> the trump administration has unveiled a $2.5 billion plan to purchase vaccines, treatment, and protective equipment. word of that effort comes with the number of cases in the u.s. climbing to at least 53. >> fears about the virus

weinstein's attorneys argue the justice system failed their client. >> did harvey weinstein get a fair trial? >> i don't know if harvey weinstein could get a fair trial. >> i don't know if he could get one anywhere and it's not even the jurors fault really, you know, when you come into a courtroom and you are inundated for the last two years about the harvey weinstein story and reports about him, it's very hard for jurors, i think, to keep that out of their mind. >> reporter: weinstein's attorneys say they will appeal the vir difficult and feel this case could have further reaching consequences to our criminal justice system. >> for a lot of people this was vindication of the me too movement. that this is now the cyrus vance the district attorney in new york city made a statement this is a new era, this is a new dawn. your response to that? >> you know, i saw the statement and i think that it's frightening to think about a new dawn in a criminal justice system that doesn't have changes, right? our criminal justice system is steeped in our rights as citizens and our rights to due proces

and in new york there's a guilty verdict for the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein weinstein is a vicious serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten rape assault trip to humiliate the son who is his victims. now very. good to have you with us for the program today i'm brian toms. we begin here in germany where police are investigating a likely attack after a 29 year old man drove a car into a crowd at a carnival parade the incident happened in the town of folk marzan that's in the western state of hessen some 30 people were injured many of them children the driver was arrested at the scene and faces charges including attempted homicide police believe he did act intentionally but a motive for the incident remains unclear. marzan in northern has a population $7000.00 all they wanted was to celebrate carnival at the rose monday parade instead a day of horror when a 29 year old man drove into a crowd of onlookers apparently a deliberate act yeah it's for them it for a god drove right into the crowd at full speed i had the feeling he kept accelerating people flew up into t

the headlines on bbc news: disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein weinstein is found guilty of rape and sexual assault but cleared of the most severe charges against him. italy on lockdown — a surge in coronavirus cases there and elsewhere in the world prompt fears of an international pandemic. a man has been found guilty of murdering a pensioner by shooting him with a crossbow outside his home in anglesey last year. the victim was lured from his house late at night after the killer disrupted his television signal. police recovered tracking data from a burnt out car. more from our correspondence. trained in martial arts, terry whall promoted himself in videos as an expert in hand—to—hand combat but to kill his elderly victim he chose another lethal weapon. from close range he fired a single bolt from the crossbow he bought online. it tore through 74—year—old's gerald corrigan‘s organs, the injuries were fatal. the police say they still don't know why the retired lecturer was targeted. gerald corrigan was a victim of a barbaric, medieval—style execution, in one of

hollywood movie producer harvey weinstein taken straight to jail after being found guilty of sexual assault and 3rd degree rape. be both rest in peace you have find in heaven tell me again when de passionate words from kobe bryant's widow at a memorial for the basketball legend and her daughter giana. now the world health organization says it's deeply concerned by the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside china 3 main clusters of infections are growing in the middle east europe and asia in south korea the u.s. says it's considering scaling back the joint military exercises with south korea due to concerns about the spread of the. iris $893.00 cases of now being confirmed there at least 8 people have died iran has confirmed 12 deaths and denied reports the toll could be much higher quade is also among several countries in the region reporting their 1st infections civil aviation authority has announced it temporarily barring flights from dubai and charges a protective measure it's also canceled national day celebrations scheduled for tuesday well in europe 7 people have now died in no

motive remains unclear also coming up the most anticipated verdict in the me to hollywood mogul harvey weinstein found guilty of sex cross a new york jury convicts him a felony sex crime and rate but it puts him of the most serious charge was china's annual national people's congress postpone for the 1st time in decades because of the corona virus and italian authorities imposing tough measures as 7 deaths and a dramatic rise in infections make it europe's flunked law in the battle against the disease. it's good to have you with us police here in germany are investigating a possible attack after a car was driven into a crowd of revelers celebrating carnival earlier today it happened outside a supermarket in the town of folk marson in the western state of. around 30 people were injured some of them seriously the driver was arrested at the scene and faces attempted homicide charges police believe that he acted intentionally but a motive is still unclear. both mars and in northern has a population $7000.00 all they wanted was to celebrate carnival at the rose monday parade instead a day of horror w

and it's notjust weinstein. that hit the media in 0ctober weinstein. that hit the media in october 2017. after that there were a host of other famous men that then faced allegations of, at the very least, inappropriate and sometimes outright sexually violent behaviours. yeah. but they were all told a sort of personal narratives. you followed those stories very closely, but your message appeared to be let us not get too involved in the personnel, in the private, because this is a much deeper structural question. right. you know, at some point, and at the end of 2017, the beginning of 2018, i felt like i was playing lakmal. every week there would be a new accusation and a new person in the media and the attention would be on whoever this next person was. and, one, we would never hear about this survivor and what happened about the survivor and what happened about the survivor and what happens in our lives, but we also didn't look at the systems around those people that allowed it to happen. all right, we can talk about harvey weinstein ad nauseam , can t

and called out the now convicted rapist >> i was never a fan of weinstein as you know. in fact, he said he was going work hard to defeat me in the election how did that work out, by the way >> reporter: president trump said the weinstein conviction is a great victory and sends a strong message to women while not acknowledging the numerous accusations of sexual misconduct he's faced himself lester >> all right, geoff bennett at the white house, thanks. >>> one day after harvey weinstein was found guilty of the two felony sex crimes, the former hollywood producer remains in a new york hospital tonight as one of his key accusers speaks out about her testimony. here is stephanie gosk >> reporter: a day after the startling guilty verdict, harvey weinstein is in a new york city hospital as a precaution, according to his lawyer. >> he looked like he was in good shape. obviously, for any human being, yesterday was a tremendously jarring and shocking event. >> reporter: his attorney said he was suffering chest pains after being convicted of raping jessica mann and sexually assau

disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein has been convicted of rape and sexual assault weinstein was found guilty by a court in new york of sexually assaulting a former production assistant. and raping an aspiring actress jessica mann the jury of 7 men and 5 women found him guilty of sexual assault which could see him jailed for up to 25 years also the 3rd degree rape charge carries a maximum of 4 years in prison new york law defines this as having sex with someone incapable of giving their consent but weinstein was acquitted of the most serious charges predatory sexual assault and 1st degree rape more than 80 women have accused him of sexual misconduct stretching back decades he faces additional charges in los angeles the judge ordered weinstein to be jailed but he was taken to hospital after complaining of chest pains gabriel elizondo reports from new york. harvey weinstein's days as hollywood's most powerful movie producer officially are over he's now a convicted felon and rapist after the verdict some of harvey weinstein's accusers said they hoped his day would finally come weins

and the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is led to jail in handcuffs after being found guilty of sexual assault and rape charges. more coronavirus deaths in china and a sharp rise in infections far beyond the stoking fears that the global spread of the outbreak is entering a new stage stock markets to fall in on worries the epidemic will have a lasting economic impact at least 10 people have died in south korea with or almost 900 confirmed cases u.s. forces there are considering scaling back military exercises iran has confirmed 15 deaths while bahrain kuwait iraq a man and afghanistan have all reported infections the authorities in italy have sealed off the worst affected towns in the north 7 people have died there and more than 200. are infected the highest concentration outside asia as for china numbers of new infections in areas outside who bay province off for ling however there have been another 71 deaths mostly in the viral epicenter live now to hong kong and our correspondent adrian brown adrian just get us right up to speed what's the latest information you have for u

hollywood movie producer harvey weinstein taken straight to jail after being found guilty of sexual assault and 1st degree rape. both rest in peace have fun in heaven tell me again when de passionate words from kobe bryant's widow at a memorial for the basketball legend and her daughter. the world health organization says it's deeply concerned by the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside china 3 main task as of infections are growing in the middle east europe and asia in south korea the u.s. says it's considering scaling back joint sizes with south korea juda concerns about the spread of the virus 809. $23.00 cases of now being confirmed there at least 8 people have died iran has confirmed 12 deaths and has denied reports the toll could be much higher quade is also among several countries in the region reporting their 1st infections kuwait civil aviation authority has announced it's temporarily barring flights from divine charger support tech to measure its also canceled national day celebrations scheduled for tuesday in europe 7 people have now died in northern italy it has more th

weinstein's lawyers who visited yesterday said he is somewhat flabbergasted by the verdict. he doesn't know how this happened. hundreds of women, thousands of women know exactly how this happened, because they had similar encounters with harvey weinstein in his over 30 years as a relentless and vicious sexual predator. rosanna arquette knows how this happened. she went public. ronan farrow wrote, one evening in the early 90s, the actress ro san that arquette was supposed to meet weinstein for dinner at the beverly hills hotel to pick up a new script. arquette recalled that when she arrived at the room, he was wearing a white bathrobe. he said his neck was sore and he grabbed my hand and when she yanked it away, he pulled it towards his penis which was invisible and erect. my heart was really racing. i was in a fight or flight moment. she told weinsteinly never do that weinstein told her that she was making a huge mistake by rejecting him, and named an actress and a modem who he claimed had given in to his sexual overtures and whose careers he said he had advanced, i'll never

it's a day of reckoning for harvey weinstein, certainly. it's been years of reckoning for men and some women in positions of power in this me too movement. last time we checked in on this trial before the verdict was read, ron, there was a note from the jury that they were split on a couple of the charges. can you explain what happened there? >> reporter: yeah. they were hung on the two most serious charges, that weinstein was a sexual predator. which meant that he had attacked at least two women. in this trial, the underlying charges were the charges of rape and sexual assault against two women. the prosecutors were able to bring in a third case and if they were able to prove that case which was a case of rape that happened allegedly back in 1993 or '94 they would have been able to get him on a sexual predator charge. little disappointment, some disappointment that didn't happen. of course, there was a lot of anger, emotional, passion. people wanted to see harvey weinstein have the book thrown at him figuratively and physically. a lot of r

and a verdict as we mentioned in the harvey weinstein trial. one of the cases viewed as ushering in the #me too movement, not just in hollywood but the media. harvey weinstein was found guilty of rape and one other felony sex crime. he remains in custody while he awaits sentencing. reaction from some of the women started pouring in this afternoon. actress ashley judd tweeted this. quote, for the women who testified in this case and walked through traumatic hell, you did a public service to girls and women everywhere thank you. "and an actress who the "the new york times" describes as an early accuser quote "harvey weinstein is now a convicted rapist. two survivors cry and celebrate. thank you god." and this from rose ana arquette who alleged he assaulted her. quote, gratitude to the brave women who've testified and at the jury for seeing through the dirty tactics of the defense. cameras were not allowed in the courtroom but the "the new york times" writing this. quote, mr. weinstein sat motionless and displayed little emotion as the verdict was

shortly after the verdict was read, harvey weinstein was taken hospital. norah, that is where he will spend time until his sentencing, which is on march 11th. >> o'donnell: all right. jericka, thank you. coronavirus fears wiped out all of this year's stock market gains. the dow lost more than 1,000 points today. that's more than 3.5%. the nasdaq and s&p 500 also tanked. the number of cases here in the u.s. shot up to 53 over the weekend as dozens of sick passengers returned from that cruise ship in japan. the deadly virus is exploding outside china. and as mark phillips reports, the global economy is starting to gasp and wheeze. >> reporter: the coronavirus is not just affecting the health of people, it's hitting the health of the economy. the new york stock market wiped out all its gains of this year. >> if you're a trader, you need to be nimble. if you're a long-term investor, just don't look at your don't look at >> reporter: the virus's effects have hit europe. this is normally carnival time in venice, but the party is over and the masks have changed.

when the verdict was read, weinstein showed little emotion. the walker he used for weeks, left behind. the sentencing hearing is here for march 11th and harvey weinstein will have to face the proceedings in l.a he faces multiple charges, including rape he has yet to be arraigned there. he'll have to be extradited for that arraignment and face those accusers, savannah. >> stephanie gosk, thank you >>> a woman who played a key role in putting americans on the moon is being remembered but those she inspired nasa mathematician katherine johnson died at the age of 101 her story was told in the award-winning film "hidden figures. joe fryer has more on her life and legacy >> reporter: to much of america, katherine johnson's name was largely unknown, until she was in her late '90s and long retired from her successful career as a nasa mathematician >> you can find me the base for this data? >> yes, sir. i refer it >> reporter: it was the movie "hidden figures," that brought her legacy so life, showing how johnson broke race and gender barriers in 1962,

and in new york there's a guilty verdict for the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein one of course sexual predators who used the power to threaten. assault trip humiliate and solutions victims and he's now facing up to 25 years in prison after a jury convicts him of rape and sexual assault. also on the show exploring the culture of communication persian lessons opens at the belly all over the german star lars for training an s.s. officer tricked into learning a fantasy language. good to have you with us for the program today i'm brian thomas. we begin here in germany where police are investigating an incident in which a 29 year old man drove a car intentionally into a crowd at a carnival parade this happened in the town of full mars and it's in the western state of hessen police say 52 people were injured 18 of them children some of the injured remain in serious condition. driver was arrested at the scene in this now facing multiple charges including attempted homicide police believe he did act intentionally but his motive remains unclear. mars and in northern has a population $700

harvey weinstein being held to account? high hope so. i hope itr changes the behav of powerful men, but i also hope it is the starat of us interrg the kind of power people hold and the ways in which they have this unchecked accumulation of power that mes em think this behavior is ok. i hope we l have ager conversation about power and not just point out individual powerful men. laura: tnk you so much for being with us. >>g thank you for hav. laura: world healthan oation says more should be done to prepare for a coronavirus pandemic, when an infectious parts of the world. there are 77,000 casein china. 220 people have tested positive in italy alone. mark is there and sends us this report. market: they try to halt a virus they cannot see, scrambling to contain the invisible. more than 50,000 people areti quard as cases rise and so do the deaths. italy has the worst coronavirus the world after china and south korea. >> we are following instructions, blocking roads and asking people inside notr to leave thhomes unless necessary. this is the e

she explained harvey weinstein's defence. mr weinstein's lawyers have really hit at not only the credibility of the women trying to poke holes in their story, but also the coming you know, hold public interest in this case, and its connection to the me to movement. so, when it comes to the women, they have produced e—mails that they say shows that the relationships were consensual, showing that the women wanted to stay in touch with harvey weinstein. and from their perspective, they are hoping that convinces the jury that these were loving relationships, or at the very least that these women thought they could use harvey weinstein to get ahead in their careers. now, donna, the lawyer during cross—examination was very tough on the women. just a command for the one who has accused him of rape actually started sobbing and broke down on the stand because of how tough that was, having to read a letter she had written to weinstein. speaking to them in glowing terms, but from her perspective, she said that it had been a degradin

weinstein faces up to 25 years in prison. this is the age of empowerment of women, and you cannot intimidate them any more, because women will not be silenced. zoe brock — the new zealand actor who was one of the first women to publicly accuse harvey weinstein of sexual assault — tells us she is feeling shocked but elated. it has been a really awesome day. this is a landmark verdict for sexual assault victims all over the world. this is a game changer, and so while it wasn't a complete slam dunk, we should all be celebrating. and, low cost car insurance firm carrot has apologised to customers as we reveal that its smartphone app, which is supposed to track car journeys, is prone to crash, and can wrongly record data. i had got it connected, but itjust started to play up. when it came to myjourneys, it wasn't recording them properly, and for a while that really concerned me. and eventually, you know, i got a bit blase and i was like, "oh, it doesn't matter", until i started to realise it wasn't connecting at all and i didn

harvey weinstein convicted on two counts. the jury accepted the prosecution's argument women could be raped by weinstein and still maintain a warm relationship with him out of fear of his power and influence. he was supposed to be at rikers island this morning. instead he was hospitalized with chest pains, heart palpitations and high blood pressure. >> many of those women came forward at great risk to their careers. silence breakers and advocacy group that includes weinstein's aers call the verdict just a drop in a wave from survivors everywhere. erica hill has more for us now. >> reporter: christine and laura, harvey weinstein once one of it most powerful men in hollywood is now a convicted rapist. on monday a jury found him guilty on two counts, committing a criminal sex act and third degree rape. those charges stem from allegations from miriam haley and jessica man. haley testified weinstein forced her into a sex act in 2006 while mann told the court he raped here during an abusive relationship. the 67-year-old was acquitt

this is harvey weinstein, he has been the poster boy of a moment. that is why this is not fair and he should not be found guilty. thats a significance.ay. for all of thesert years, nly in hollywood, that he has been seen as big, powerful figure that can never, ever be taken down and now that it has been shown that in a court of law, women can be hard. these are allegations. he was fnd guilty on two fferent charges. amna: that is elizabe reporting for variety and joining us from new york tonight. let look at the significance of that verdict not just forhe weinstein case but the arrger questionnd us all, the law, and the me too movement. national women's law center which works to change th laws to make it easier for women to come forward. you issued a statement after the verdict that red -- the verdict today delivers what you called a measure of justice. not fall, undeniable justice. >> my thoughts are with the silence breakers generally. it was not every count. what we know is that there was someustice and i hope it begins to bring them some healing.

accusations or the accusation toward weinstein said that a new era of justice has become. it was his last day of freedom for the moment the 12 jurors found harvey weinstein guilty of 2 of the 5 charges against him the jury found the former hollywood producer guilty of rape and sexual assault. 2 years ago production assistant mimi haley accused weinstein of having forcibly performed oral sex on the women have the right to say no. and there was no regardless of the circumstances. and i told her you know jessica a man accused of going steen a rape here the jury found him guilty of 3rd degree rape and determine that he didn't use physical force but did not obtain man's consent. rape is rape whether it's committed by a stranger in a dark alley or by an intimate. you know working relationship migrating up weinstein's defense lawyer resolved to fight back and cited his poor health. care in the medical condition is going to be fighting and dealing with it will be filed but in appeal. thank you everybody. sentencing is set for march 11th weinstein is currently in hospital after rep

where mann told the court weinstein raped her three years prior. four hours after meeting weinstein in his room, she wrote to him, i feel so fabulous and beautiful. thank you for everything weinstein pleaded not guilty to all five charges he faces and denies ever having nonconsensual sex. the defense team argues mann turned to weinstein for help and advice repeatedly throughout a relationship that lasted years, including asking him for assistance with her father's car registration and looking for invites to awards ceremonies. mann testified she asked weinstein to help her get a membership at an exclusive social club. you want the gentlemen and ladies of the jury to know that the man you asked to sponsor you was your rapist? mann pushing back, i do want the jury to know he is my rapist one of the prosecution's first witnesses, a forensic psychiatrist testified that victims often continue relationships with their attackers because they cannot really believe this happened to them they want some explanation about how they can live with this telling the

>>> the new bombshell tonight in the harvey weinstein trial. what we've learned. >>> and knappg survivor elizabeth smart and what she says happened to her on an airplane. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. we are here in new hampshire, the crucial democratic debate right here tomorrow night and we'll get to that in just a moment. but we begin tonight with that dangerous line of storms tearing across several states tonight, heading into several major cities in the east. at least 20 or the nay dose already reported. and at least two people killed. children huddling in the hallways at a preschool in simpsonville, south carolina. and look at this tonight. workers holding the doors shut against powerful winds in spartan burg, south carolina. in knoxville, tennessee, torrential rains flooding roads. and in alabama, one person was killed when severe storms swept through. homes destroyed, some washed away. a very anxious night ahead with ice, snow coming behind this. abc's steve osunsami leading us o

she represents 3 of weinstein's accusers. >> this is the age of empowerment of women. and you cannot intimidate them anymore because women will not be silenced. >> reporter: weinstein will be sentenced on march 11th and could face up to 25 years behind bars. >> again, reports weinstein has been taken to a new york city hospital after complaints lehis st pains. gasacoasgat l wiwhere he faces 4 counts of felony sexual assault in los angeles. now the screen actor's guild released a statement saying in part we hail the courage and conviction of the powerful survivors who brought this case to trial. this verdict sends a thunderous message to other harassers and abusers, you can't run, you can't hide any longer. >>> actor jussie smollett is pleading not guilty to new charges for reportedly staging a phony attack. the case was dismissed last year, but prosecutors filed new charges. the former empire actor appeared in a chicago room earlier today. he's accused of faking a racist homophobic attack against himself last year. >> at this point the case has become such an ordeal, h

she did not testify against harvey weinstein but did tell her story about harvey weinstein in that first week that the stories were emerging. she told her story to ronan farrow who published it two and a half years ago and that forced prosecutors in new york and los angeles to take the accusations against harvey weinstein seriously. she was one of the most famous actresses who came forward. in a fame obsessed country, and the fame obsessed town of los angeles, the fame of the actresses did in fact add weight to the charges. roseanna arquette will join with us her reaction to what she thought she was never going to see. harvey weinstein convicted of rape and sexual assault charges. but first we begin with the presidential campaign in the final days before the south carolina primary on saturday. pete buttigieg delivered a tweet yesterday mocking, quote, nostalgia for the revolutionary politics of the 1960s. presumably, pete buttigieg who was born in 1982 after someone told them revolutionary politics of the 1960s represent the single most honorable, most important and most dangerous period

what it future holds for convicted rapist harvey weinstein. good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm laura jarrett. >> and i'm christine romans. it is tuesday, february 25th. 5:00 a.m. in the east, 3:30 p.m. in new delhi and wherethe president is on a visit. >>> expect a much tighter focus on bernie sanders now the undisputed front-runner. a new marist poll shows sanders within striking distance of joe biden and south carolina. just the latest evidence of sanders growing momentum. >> the vermont senator has been working to broaden his coalition in south carolina where a majority of democratic voters who are black were put back to the test on saturday. as will the delegate rich and very diverse super tuesday states of california and texas, other democrats face mounting urgency to blunt sanders. >> so far sanders rivals haven't drilled down hard on his record. that's a break from president trump, his super pac and surrogates will not give if he's the nominee. they focus their fire then on mike bloomberg who isn't even on the ballot in sout

>> reporter: tonight harvey weinstein's future is in the hands of a jury made up of seven men and five women. the day began with prosecutors accusing lead defense attorney donna rotunn of jury tampering for writing a magazine op-ed proclaiming her client's innocence the judge ordered rotunno not to speak to the media again saying, i would cautio you about the tentacles of your public relations juggernaut the four-week trial had little physical evidence, and today the judge told jurors you will have to decide the credibility and the believability of the witnesses weinstein has pleaded not guilty to five felony counts of sexual assault, including rape. >> he held me down on the bed. i tried to get away. >> reporter: the charges focus on the allegations of mimi haley who testified weinstein forced oral sex on her in 2006 at his apartment and jessica mann who told the jury weinstein raped her in a manhattan hotel room in 2013. their testimony was bolstered by four other women includin "the sopranos" actress annabella sciorra. prosecutors are using sciorra's rape accusation, outside the sta

harvey weinstein guilty of rape in a criminal sexual act. this is more than two years after the allegations against harvey weinstein, the hollywood powerbroker came to light and sparked the me too movement. this is a huge day for the nation, given that harvey weinstein was such a seminal figure in the u.s. convicted of rape in a new york trial, rape and criminal sexual assault. more details as we get them. this verdict just out in new york. viewlet's get another ceo on how the coronavirus is affecting business. isombergs sonali basak standing by with the ceo of philip morris international at the ceo investor forum. sonali: thank you so much. the world health organization said it believes that smoking may be increasing the severity of the reaction of the coronavirus. men do smoke.nese how do you believe the chinese government should be responding to the epidemic? problem for the entire world. doinginese government is everything to confine the propagation of the virus. is that ideal? i am not in a position to tell you. as far as we are concern

harvey weinstein limped into court as h rape trial draws to a close. captivated by the emotional arguments in this case, seen as a key moment for the me too movement. in closing arguments, the former hollywood producer's lawyer told the seven men and five women of the jury that they were his last defense in the country from the overzealous media and prosecution. testifying?thinking about you wanted to testify? >' he didn't have to. sthe caseke for itself. nada: weinstein did not testify, and the defense focused on sewing down over the women's stories. >> the evidence presented in this case was anemic at best, and if hiss name t harvey weinstein and it was john doe, the district attorney's office would never have brought these chars. nada: the manhattan district attorney's case relies on the testimony of six women. there is nphysical evidence to support their claims, but the jury waswn s naked photographs of wednesday to corroborate their descriptions of his body. they had strikingly similar accounts. the influential producer allegedly dangled offers of

hello barbara sarah this is al jazeera live from london also coming up harvey weinstein is found guilty of sexual assault and 3rd degree rape but cleared of the most serious charges against him plus your nation is doing so well we are very very proud of india donald trump and their own promote the lavish each other with praise as india rolls out the red carpet for the u.s. president. but away from the pomp and pageantry for die in the latest violence over india's citizenship. thank you for joining us the world health organization says the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside of china is the plea concerning iran's health ministry says 12 people have now died and rejected reports from an m.p. in the city of qom that the figure could actually be as high as 50 despite borders being closed and flights grounded the outbreak is spreading across the middle east she way to iraq and afghanistan have all confirmed cases in europe meanwhile 7 people have now died in italy's north which has more than 220 cases that's the highest concentration outside of asia outside of china meanwhile south

gabriel you hinted at him in that interview but what next for harvey weinstein. well it's not over for him this evening here he sits in a jail here in new york 3 won't get ill the next time will tend to hear from him as during his sentencing next month but now where it shifts to is los angeles where prosecutors there have already said that they are going to continue pursuing 2 separate rape cases against harvey weinstein there so he will be having to face justice in the state of california as well in terms of his sentencing which will be next month the 2 that the jury convicted him on here in new york carry a total of 29 years in prison if the judge sentenced him to the maximum and if she does that would mean harvey weinstein would not be out of jail until he's 96 years old the reality is on the outside the courthouse in new york thank you. india has rolled out the red carpet for u.s. president donald trump with more than 100000 people turning out to greet him he's in india on a 2 day state visit focusing on trade but he also hopes the trip will boost his reelect

. >>> disgraced hollywood mega mogul harvey weinstein's fate is in the hands of a jury early signs on what they're focused on >>> plus the inspiring story of one woman's rise to the big leagues. it's wednesday february 19th "early today" starts right now >>> good morning i'm cori coffin. >> and i'm phillip mena. president trump is flexing his pardoning power for some of the nation's most high-profile white-collar criminals perhaps most notorious is rod blagojevich. the president commuted the sentence of the former illinois governor who was removed from office and convicted on corruption charges for trying to sell the u.s. senate seat vacated by barack obama. the president also wiped away criminal records for several other big names including michael milken, once hailed as the king of junk bonds the disgraced financier became the face of insider trading in the 1980s. the president also pardon former new york police commissioner bernard kerik. he served four years in prison for tax fraud and making false statements former san francisco 49ers owner eddie debartolo jr. also received a par