in her first broadcast interview, a former colleague of hollywood producer harvey weinstein has told the bbc, how she was warned about his behaviour and how she went on to warn other women that he could behave in an inappropriate manner. but zelda perkins says, matters escalated after he sexually assaulted a colleague and she accused him of attempted rape. mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, has the story. this is 1998, harvey weinstein is at the peak of his powers, he's about the release shakespeare in love, which would go on to win him an oscar the following year. now, in september, 1998, his personal assistant in the uk, zelda perkins, who was then 2k, quit. speaking to newsnight, she has explained why. she said she'd endured a number of years of sexual harassment but then came the final straw. and it came to a head for you when he sexually assaulted, attempted rape, on your colleague? yes, we were at venice film festival and he tried to rape her. and what did you do? she was extremely distressed. she was sh

in her first broadcast interview, a former colleague of hollywood producer harvey weinstein has told the bbc how she was warned about his behaviour and how she went on to warn other women, that he could behave in an inappropriate manner. but zelda perkins says matters escalated after he sexually assaulted a colleague and she accused him of attempted rape. mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, has the story. to put this into context, this was 20 years ago, to put this into context, this was 19 years ago, 1998, harvey weinstein is at the peak of his powers, he was just about to release shakespeare in love, which would go on to win him an oscar the following year. now, in september, 1998, his personal assistant in the uk, zelda perkins, who was then 2k, quit. speaking to newsnight, she has explained why. she said she'd endured a number of years of sexual harassment but then came the final straw. and it came to a head for you when he sexually assaulted, attempted rape, on your colleague? yes, we were at venice film f

you can't change the harvey weinsteins of the world. there are always going to be people who follow the darker side of their character. but if the rules and the laws that we have to protect ourselves enable that then there's no point in having them. do you think that culture is changing now? do you feel that this has been a proper watershed year? i think it has. i think it's still got a very long way to go. i think that women are in a much stronger position, but i think we have to be extremely careful. and i think the media has to be responsible with its reporting. but i think there is still a long way to go. do you think hollywood will change now, or do you think it will always go where the money is and the artistic minds are? yes, i think hollywood will change but this isn't just about hollywood. this isn't about hollywood, this is about, the reason that this story has captured everybody‘s imagination is because it involves glamorous, famous people. and because if you were trying to paint a fantasy monster, harvey fits the bill perf

in her first broadcast interview, a former colleague of hollywood producer harvey weinstein has told the bbc how she was warned about his behaviour and how she went on to warn other women, that he could behave in an inappropriate manner. but zelda perkins says matters escalated after he sexually assaulted a colleague and she accused him of attempted rape. mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, has the story. this is 1998, harvey weinstein is at the peak of his powers, he‘s about the release shakespeare in love, which would go on to win him an oscar the following year. now, in september, 1998, his personal assistant in the uk, zelda perkins, who was then 2k, quit. speaking to newsnight, she has explained why. she said she‘d endured a number of years of sexual harassment but then came the final straw. and it came to a head for you when he sexually assaulted, attempted rape, on your colleague? yes, we were at venice film festival and he tried to rape her. and what did you do? she was extremely distressed. she was

also in the programme: a former colleague of hollywood producer harvey weinstein speaks exclusively to the bbc about her experience. you accused him of attempted rape? yeah, yeah. and he denied it? yes, he said nothing at all had happened. and dozens of new wildlife species have been found in the mekong delta, we'll find out more. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington, where donald trump can celebrate perhaps the biggest victory of his presidency so far. well, sort of. the house of representatives has passed a major overhaul of the nation's tax laws. it includes steep cuts for the wealthy. the senate has still to vote that could happen in the next few hours. but a last—minute procedural hitch with the bill's passage could mean lawmakers having to vote again on wednesday, though it's not expected to change the outcome. this was the moment when the bill passed the lower house the first time round on tuesday. the wire and our 227 and the nays are 223. —— the yay

also in the programme: the former colleague of hollywood producer harvey weinstein speaks exclusively to the bbc about her experience. hugh accused him of attempted rape? yes. and he denied it? yes, he said nothing at all had happened. and we report on the dozens of new wildlife species found in the mekong delta. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where donald trump can celebrate perhaps the biggest victory of his presidency so far. well, sort of... the house of representatives has passed a major overhaul of the nation's tax laws. it includes steep cuts for the wealthy. the senate is expected to vote shortly. a last minute glitch could mean lawmakers having to vote again — though it's not expected to change the outcome. republicans are celebrating. 227 and the no, 203, it is adopted. it is laid upon the table! today we raise taxes on 86 million middle—class families. 86 million middle—class families. 86 million middle—class families. 86 million mi

police in several cities are investigating allegations against harvey weinstein. in today's consumer society, getting the old clothes, appliances or other used things as a regular problem. one boutique in a historic neighborhood of paris is on a mission to reduce the amount of old things we simply throw away. it's called the house of zero waste and it wants to change parisian attitudes towards consumption. >> in the streets of paris's historic district lies a little-known shop trying to make a difference in the world. founded by the zero waste collective and offers solutions to help parisians reduce their rubbish. >> the idea is to stop consuming throw away goods that have been made on the other side of the world and which have a detrimental impact on the environment and our society in order to turn to much more durable products which have been made in more serene conditions. >> zero waste charity has existed for more than 20 years. the ngo decided to open firsts's -- france's brick-and-mortar store. now it stocks everything from cosmetics and toiletries to cook b

>> harvey weinstein! that's all we talk about. i mean, you know, it's horrible. >> reporter: but when streep announced she would join an army of actresses wearing black this awards season as a silent protest, it infuriated actress rose mcgowan, who claims weinstein raped her. >> and that cannot stand, and it will not stand. >> reporter: mcgowan tweeting, "actresses like meryl streep who happily worked for the pig monster, are wearing black in a silent protest. your silence is the problem!" mcgowan adding, "maybe you should all wear marchesa," the fashion line designed by weinstein's estranged wife. now, in a lengthy statement, streep is responding, writing "it hurt to be attacked by rose mcgowan. i wasn't deliberately silent. i didn't know. i don't tacitly approve of rape. i didn't know. i don't like young women being assaulted. i didn't know this was happening." so far, no direct response from mcgowan, though she did delete her tweet and did apology for the dig about actresses wearing awards dresses designed by weinstein's wife.

>> harvey weinstein! that's all we talk about. i mean, you know, it's horrible. >> reporter: but when streep announced she would join an army of actresses wearing black this awards season as a silent protest, it infuriated actress rose mcgowan, who claims weinstein raped her. >> and that cannot stand, and it will not stand. >> reporter: mcgowan tweeting, "actresses like meryl streep who happily worked for the pig monster are wearing black in a silent protest. your silence is the problem." mcgowan adding, "maybe you should all wear marchesa," the fashion line designed by weinstein's estranged wife. now, in a lengthy statement, streep is responding, writing, "it hurt to be attacked by rose mcgowan. i wasn't deliberately silent. i didn't know. i don't tacitly approve of rape. i didn't know. i don't like young women being assaulted. i didn't know this was happening." so far, no direct response from mcgowan, though she did delete her tweet and apologized for the dig about actresses wearing awards dresses designed by weinstein's wife. "

>> harvey weinstein! that's all we talk about. i mean, you know, it's horrible. >> reporter: but when streep announced she would join an army of actresses wearing awards season as a silent protest, it infuriated actress rose mcgowan, who claims weinstein raped her. >> and that cannot stand, and it will not stand. >> reporter: mcgowan tweeting, "actresses like meryl streep who happily worked for the pig monster, are wearing black in a silent protest. your silence is the problem!" mcgowan adding, "maybe you should all wear marchesa," the fashion line designed by weinstein's estranged wife. now, in a lengthy statement, streep is responding, writing "it hurt to be attacked by rose mcgowan. i wasn't deliberately silent. i didn't know. i don't tacitly approve of rape. i didn't know. i don't like young women being assaulted. i didn't know this was happening." so far, no direct response from mcgowan, though she did delete her tweet and did apology for the dig about actresses wearing awards dresses designed by weinstein's wife. "the marche

so far, harvey weinstein had unequivocally denied any nonconsensual sex. now there are more than a dozen investigations into his alleged sexual misconduct underway in los angeles, new york and london. morelos is coming, including one from harvey weinstein's former personal assistant, claiming one of her jobs was to provide him with injections of erectile dysfunction medication. she was repeatedly sexually harassed. now lena dunham says she was troubled by harvey weinstein's presence during hillary clinton's presidential run. she said she thought it was a bad idea for weinstein to be hosting fund-raisers at a serious campaign event. "i just want to let you know harvey is a rapist and this is going to come out at some point." tina brown said she counseled the inner circle about harvey weinstein. >> shannon: trace gallagher with the latest out of l.a. thank you. tensions with north korea raising new concerns for american athletes competing in next year's 2018 olympic games in south korea. full report straight ahead. the president survives an impeachment vote,

. >>> and another harvey weinstein accuser with a startling accusation. salma hayek says weinstein demanded a sex scene in her movie after she rejected his advances. good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm ryan nobles. >> and that piece by salma hayek was remarkable, so beautifully written and really just lays bear how difficult this sexual harassment scandal has been for so many women. i'm christine romans. it is thursday, december 14th. welcome, ryan. >> thanks, christine. >>> let's start with the taxes and the gop. they're sprinting to get a bill passed as soon as next week. house and senate republicans have outlined a deal. smaller details have yet to be worked out, leading for a hoped-for vote before the holiday recess. >> democrats are calling on gop leaders to slow the process until newly elected alabama senator doug jones can be sworn on. more in a moment. for more on the emerging shape of the tax plan, we go to capitol hill and phil mattingly. >> reporter: christine and ryan, you can name them, the president, senate majority leader, the sp

and, their bosses aren't famous like harvey weinstein. they can't, see accountability be held in the public eye, when these allegations come out. and they may never see justice. and they may never feel they're in a possession to come forward. that's why i am grateful for all of the women who are coming forward. and asking, for accountability. and trying to hold president trump accountable for his outrageous conduct. >> i want to dig down a little bit. obviously you democrats forced two of your prominent members to resign before even the ethics investigation. and the exact opposite is being seen on the other side of the aisle. i just spoke about roy moore, president trump now got right behind him. and i mean, is this -- a political matter in that, they want the seat. they wanted to pass their ajen darajen -- agenda and they're going to go for it. >> don't think this should be a political matter a but doing the right thing. about hold congress accountable. hold congress to the highest standards not the lowest standards. i hope, voters in al

photo of meryl streep, obviously, and harvey weinstein with that phrase over her face. saying she knew. >> yeah, it is worth pointing out, though, that rose mcgowan did post on twitter that she never accused meryl streep of knowing about the abuse ahead of time. >> it's not known who put up those posters as well. >> this is not the first time she's gone after streep. >>> coming up in the next half hour. merical baby. emma was conceived in 1992 but wasn't born until after thanksgiving. >>> and a young girl rushed to the hospital from an overdose and who helped save her life in shock. that's next on "world news now." ok, yeah... concentrated tide sport. the new tide sport collection- it's got to be tide >> we're back with an incredible story now highlighting the opioid epidemic which is the country. >> yeah, here's michael koenig. ♪ happy birthday to you >> i wasn't sure i would make it to my 21st birthday. out of my friends, i'm the only one left to celebrate, at least 14 passed away in two years. everybody i went to school with is dying slowly. >> reporter: did you st

harvey weinstein tambiÉn fue mi monstruo. su pesadilla comenzÓ cuando el afÁn de impulsar su carrera, iniciÓ con personificar a frida kahlo. >> era inconcebible que un actor o actriz, o director latino, ttuviera un lugar protagonista en el medio artÍstico. aranza: salma decidiÓ contactar a weinstein, een ese entonces es sinÓnimo de calidad y Éxito. "no a abrirle la puerta a cualquier hora de la noche hotel tras hotel. no a baÑarme con Él. no a dejar lo que me viera baÑarme. no a dejar lo que me hiciera sexo oral. no desnudarme junto a otra mujer. no. no. no". y con cada rechazo surgÍa la ira maquiavÉlica de harvey. harvey weinstein la amenazÓ con quitarle el papel de frida pero salma recurriÓ a abogados para defender su proyecto, y lo logrÓ. a travÉs de su historia, salma hayek lucha por la igualdad y concluye que los hombres acosan sexualmente porque pueden, pero las mujeres estÁn hablando porque en esta nueva era, tambiÉn pueden hacerlo. enrique: gracias, aranza. un legislador estatal republicano en kentuc

we have a profile of a litigators ambition. >> and what let him into the orbit of harvey weinstein. >> people know this sort of famous courtroom litigator and champion of democratic ideals. he represented al gore during the 2000 presidential sort of -- presidential florida recount. he also famously represented the government antitrust case against microsoft. he is had all of these high-profile cases, which has made him arguably the most famous lawyer of his generation. because of his work fighting on behalf of gay marriage, with ted olson, george bush is a lawyer, they teamed up on behalf of marriage equality. he has become more than just a lawyer, someone who has been revered, particularly among liberals. >> you said he ran circles around bill gates. >> yes. >> i can't imagine a man capable of doing that. >> this brilliant courtroom tactician. and vaguely played him in the hbo movie. there have been talks about him and magazine profiles. fall,owing until this when his role reversing harvey weinstein came into the news and all these people were suddenly outraged by his association. >>

harvey weinstein's former assistant calls him a repulsive monster. >> he was the most manipulate tiff -- his moods changed very quickly. w the venice film festival and why she waited so long to speak out. >>> the college house party that was so crazy even the air tested positive for alcohol. >>> and lottery fever. the $223 million mega millions jackpot grows even larger overnight and that's not the only megajackpot up for grabs today. >>> oh, we can dream on this wednesday, can't we, about that jackpot? >>> we'll start with breaking news from capitol hill. senate republicans have passed their historic tax bill. >> they voted after midnight 51-48 along party lines. it's a major victory for president trump who immediately tweeted the united states senate just passed the biggest in history tax cut and reform bill and he announced a white house news conference once the house votes. >> the average american household is expected to see a tax abc's arlette saenz has more on what the bill means for you. good morning, arlette. >> reporter: hey, good morning, kendis and diane. it was another la

. >>> and another harvey weinstein accuser with a startling accusation. salma hayek says weinstein demanded a sex seen in her movie after she rejected his advances. good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. that was a powerful op ed by her. >> no doubt. we'll talk about that in just a minute. i'm ryan nobles. it is thursday, december 14th, and it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> the gop moving at full speed on its tax plan, sprinting to get a bill passed as soon as next week. house and senate republicans have now hammered out a deal, reconciling the top-line differences between their two bills. there's some smaller details that need to be worked out within the gop, leading to a hoped-for vote before the holiday recess. >> democrats are calling on gop leaders to slow the process until newly elected alabama senator doug jones could be sworn in. the very latest on the emerging shape of the tax plan, we go to phil mattingly on capitol hill. >> reporter: christine and ryan, you can name them. it's the president, the senate majority leader,

with harvey weinstein. carol: maybe no surprise that he has someone like this in his circle. talk about the relationship and how it turned into trouble for david boies. >> we look back, how to the -- how did the relationship start, what was he working on? they met each other not long after the florida recount. they had lunch, and harvey weinstein had a book publishing imprint and boies agreed to write a memoir about his legal career. that's how it started. david also started representing harvey in his brother bob and miramax in various things. when harvey and bob left disney, david represented them. he represented them in various things over the years and the relationship grew closer. in 2012, it becomes more interesting, because david decides to start a film company of his own. in part because one of his daughters had graduated from college and was interested in getting into the film industry. one of his partners and close friends, jonathan schiller, his son was also working in the industry, they thought i

we have a profile of a litigators ambition. >> and what let him into the orbit of harvey weinstein. here is reporter felix gillette. >> people know this sort of famous courtroom litigator and champion of democratic ideals. he represented al gore during the 2000 presidential sort of -- presidential florida recount. he also famously represented the government antitrust case against microsoft. he is had all of these high-profile cases, which has made him arguably the most famous lawyer of his generation. because of his work fighting on behalf of gay marriage, with ted olson, george bush's a lawyer, they teamed up on behalf of marriage equality. he has become more than just a lawyer, someone who has been revered, particularly among liberals. >> you said he ran circles around bill gates. >> yes. >> i can't imagine a man capable of doing that. >> this brilliant courtroom tactician. he has been in -- been played in an hbo movie. countless magazine profiles, all glowing until this fall, when his role representing harvey weinstein came into the news and all these people were suddenly outrage

harvey weinstein's. .. his former personal assistant has spoken to the bbc about how he would respond to allegations of sexual misconduct. he said nothing at all had happened and he swore on the life of his wife and he swore on the life of his wife and his children, which was his best get out ofjail card that he used quite a lot. in another bbc interview, president trump's national security advisor has this message for kim jung—un. all options are on the table and we have two be prepared, if necessary, to compel the denuclearisation of north korea, without the cooperation of that regime. and we will report on saudi arabia. the saudi military says it's intercepted another rocket that was fired into saudi arabia from yemen. we'll talk to bbc arabic. and we'll report from seoul after the death of one of south korea's biggest pop stars, in a suspected suicide. that story now in saudi arabia. the saudi military says it's intercepted a rocket that was fired into saudi arabia from yemen. houthi rebels have confi

tonight, we have a broadcast world exclusive with the woman who fought to bring harvey weinstein to justice two long decades ago. for me to have broken into a meeting like that was very unusual, and he did not question me. he got up and came with me straight away because he knew why i was as angry and serious as i was. so you accused him of attempted rape? yeah, yeah. and he denied it? yes. he said nothing at all had happened. and he swore on the life of his wife and his children, which was his best get out ofjail card that he used quite a lot. and did it ever cross your mind that that he might be telling the truth? no. good evening. at the end of a year which has seen women speak out with such clarity about abuse of male power, we dedicate much of tonight's programme to hearing from one who worked for harvey weinstein two decades ago. zelda perkins accused the hollywood mogul of the attempted rape of her colleague, and tried to start criminal proceedings against him. she has never spoken on camera about it before. she told newsnight about the moment she confronted weinstein over his behavi

the headline is "harvey weinstein is my monster too." she claims that he made numerous unwanted advances, forced her to film a nude threatened to kill her. bianna golodryga joins us at the table with hayek's account and new accusations made from other famous men. >> you know, reading this piece is like a punch to the gut, the words coming from salma hayek. the movie "freida" won her oscar nods. what she said is that what started out as a chance to fulfill a lifelong dream turned into a nightmare she kept secret until now. she said she was thrilled when harvey weinstein agreed to distribute it. but in a "new york times" op-ed, hayek revealed for years he was my monster. the actress said she said no to weinstein's requests for massages, showers, and sex, but her refusals drew weinstein's rage. during one outburst he threatened, i will kill you, don't think i threatened to shut down production unless she agreed to do a fully nude sex scene with another woman. i had to say yes, she writes, causing her to have a nervous breakdown the day the

the headline is "harvey weinstein is my monster too." she claims that he made numerous unwanted advances, forced her to film a nude sex scene and even threatened to kill her. bianna golodryga joins us at the table with hayek's account and new accusations made from other famous men. >> you know, reading this piece is like a punch to the gut, the words coming from salma hayek. the movie "freida" won her oscar nods. what she said is that what started out as a chance to fulfill a lifelong dream turned into a nightmare she kept secret until now. she said she was thrilled when harvey weinstein agreed to distribute it. but in a "new york times" op-ed, hayek revealed for years he was my monster. the actress said she said no to weinstein's requests for massages, showers, and sex, but her refusals drew weinstein's rage. during one outburst he threatened, i will kill you, don't think i can't. hayek also claimed weinstein threatened to shut down production unless she agreed to do a fully nude sex scene with another woman. i had to say yes, she write

in her first broadcast interview, a former colleague of hollywood producer harvey weinstein has told the bbc, how she was warned about his behaviour and how she went on to warn other women that he could behave in an inappropriate manner. but zelda perkins says, matters escalated after he sexually assaulted a colleague and she accused him of attempted rape. mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, has the story. we've looked at the interview, to put this into context, this was 19 years ago, 1998, harvey weinstein is at the peak of his powers, he was just about to release shakespeare in love, which would go on to win him an oscar the following year. now, in september, 1998, his personal assistant in the uk, zelda perkins, who was then 2k, quit. speaking to newsnight, she explained she'd endured a number of years of sexual harassment but then came the final straw. and it came to a head for you when he sexually assaulted, attempted rape, on your colleague? yes, we were at venice film festival and he tried to rape her. a

they had lunch, and harvey weinstein had a book publishing imprint and boies agreed to write a memoir about his legal career. that's how it started. david also started representing harvey in his brother bob and miramax in various things. when harvey left disney, he represented them. he represented them in various things over the years and the relationship grew closer. in 2012, it becomes more interesting, because david decides to start a film company of his own. in part because one of his daughters had graduated from college and was interested in getting into the film industry. one of his partners close friends, his son was also working in the industry, they thought it would be fun, let's do some movies. what is interesting is, they did some projects together, but in the end, it's sort of complicated the relationship with harvey weinstein, because he was not just a client, there was also a side relationship in terms of doing business in the movie industry together. >> in the technology section, crowdfunding and payment firms prevent racists from using their sites and services. >> that

. >> and brit mckinley on story that hillary and her campaign was warned about harvey weinstein before taking his campaign donations. we have wisconsin lieutenant governor rebecca clay fish here. i am elizabeth mcdonald, "risk & reward" begins right now. >> u.s. remains committed to helping facilitate a peace agreement that is acceptable to both sides. i intend to do everything in my power to help forge such an agreement. without question jerusalem is one of the most sensitive issues in those talks. the united states would support a two-state solution. if agreed to, by both sides. this is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality. it is also the right thing to do. it is something that has to be done. >> to president's executive order remember normally recognize jerusalem as capital of israel, u.s. embassy will be moved from tel aviv, move parking threats of days of protests. from pope to eu to secretary u.n. general criticizing the move. netanyahu expressing his grat attitude. >> this is an historic day, here our temples stood, kings rule, prov,prophets preached. we grateful f

carol: and what let him into the orbit of harvey weinstein. here is felix gillette. >> people know this sort of famous courtroom litigator and champion of democratic ideals. he represented al gore during the 2000 presidential florida recount. he also famously represented the government antitrust case against microsoft. he has had all of these huge big high-profile cases, which has made him arguably the most famous lawyer of his generation. because of his work fighting on behalf of gay marriage, with ted olson, george bush's lawyer, they teamed up on behalf of marriage equality. he has become more than just a lawyer, someone who has been revered, particularly among liberals. julia: you said he ran circles around bill gates. >> yes. julia: i can't imagine a man capable of doing that. >> this brilliant courtroom tactician. he has been played in an hbo movie. there has been books about him, countless magazine profiles, all glowing, until suddenly this fall, when his role representing harvey weinstein came into the news and all these people were su

she fought to protect harvey weinstein. actress russ mckellen says that bloom offered her a seven-figure payday if she agreed to call weinstein a changed man. which she did not agree to. a new report said sheet solicited funds to pay off women, who accused the president of sexual assault. trace gallagher has the full story and he joins us tonight. >> the reports coming forward with sexual harassment is nothing>> more than right-wing efforts to discredit the victim. bloom fully acknowledges that she is trying to get tabloid media outlets and pro-hillary clinton committees to pay these women. "the hill" said the women who was offered $750,000 is declining to come forward. lisa bloom says the money of which she takes one-third is meant to keep her clients safe and in some cases, to help them relocate. of lisa bloom's four clients, to decide to come forward and two did not. including one who decided to tell her story to the hill after learning that bloom was representing the alleged serial sexual harasser harvey weinstein. bloo

harvey weinstein's former assistant calls him a repulsive monster. >> he was the most manipulate tiff -- his moods changed very quickly. >> what she claims happened at the venice film festival and why she waited so long to speak out. >>> the college house party that was so crazy even the air tested positive for alcohol. >>> and lottery fever. the $223 million mega millions jackpot grows even larger overnight and that's not the only megajackpot up for grabs today. >>> oh, we can dream on this wednesday, can't we, about that jackpot? >>> we'll start with breaking news from capitol hill. senate republicans have passed their historic tax bill. >> they voted after midnight 51-48 along party lines. it's a major victory for president trump who immediately tweeted the united states senate just passed the biggest in history tax cut and reform bill and he announced a white house news conference once the house votes. >> the average american household is expected to see a tax cut of 1600 next year. abc's arlette saenz has more on what the bill means for you. good morning, arlette. >> reporter: he

still to come on tonight's program, more allegations about hollywood producer harvey weinstein. we hear exclusively from a former colleague who tells us about her experience. it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the mediterranean, famed for its walled city. but strong winds have washed up huge quantities of rubbish, which is now covering the historic report in croatia. officials say most of the debris is thought to have come from albania and montenegro. reporter: a kiev floating rubbish has transformed the hugely pristine city. brovnik's magnificent medieval walls surrounded by brown sludge. winds have washed up larger months of plastic, wood, and household waste, mostly from albania, according to officials. >> account all sorts of things. there are many animals floating on the surface. there is a lot of stuff in the city. reporter: this diver had the unfortunate job of getting into pull out the large tree trunks. helping the are army of volunteers with the cleanup. and this is what dubrovnik usually looks like. heritage -- a unesco world heritage site overlooki

. >>> breaking her silence, harvey weinstein's former assistant calls him a repulsive monster. >> he was the most manipulative and his moods changed very quickly. >> what she claims happened at the venice film festival and why she waited so long to speak out. >>> plus, the college house party that was so crazy, even the air tested positive for alcohol. >>> and lottery fever. the $223 million mega millions jackpot grows even larger overnight, and that's not the only mega jackpot up for grabs today. >>> oh, we can dream on this wednesday, can't we, about that jackpot? but we're going to start with the breaking news from capitol hill. senate republicans have passed their historic tax bill. >> they voted after midnight 51-48 along party lines. it's a major victory for president trump who immediately tweeted, the united states senate just passed the biggest in history tax cut and reform bill. the president also announced a white house news conference for this afternoon once the house votes. >> the average american household is expected to see a tax cut of $1,600 next year. abc's arlette s

♪ >>> tonight -- the new smear campaign against meryl streep as more harvey weinstein al gags emerge. >> he attempted to rape your colleague? >> yes. >>> the perks of being a royal. after their lunch, harry's big promotion. what royal title will meghan get. >>> give me my hug. >> plak wince again. we're behind the scenes of his "voice" victory. >>> then, our ana faris overboard remake. >>> then, is justin tearing selena's family apart. hi her mom is so anti-bieber. as we go inside their on-again, off-again relationship. ♪ i know you care ♪ and i'll be there >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >> hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. >> let's get to the latest hollywood news in tonight's top story. harv harvey weinstein opposite former assistant is breaking her silence. >> he was a master manipulator. his moods changed quickly. you never now if you were his confidant or going to be creamed at. >> reporter: zelda perkins tell us the bbc she finally quit her job after hat she called a horrifying incident with him in 1998. >> it came to head for you hen he sexually assaulted or attem

in her first broadcast interview, a former assistant to the hollywood producer, harvey weinstein, has told the bbc how she was warned about his behaviour, and went on to warn other women that he could behave in an inappropriate manner. he denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. a bus carrying foreign tourists to mayan ruins in mexico has crashed killing at least twelve people, including a child. the bus had been travelling to the eastern tip of the yucatan peninsula, when it veered off the road and flipped over. local officials said eighteen passengers were injured. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. as pa rt of as part of our celebration of 20 yea rs i have as part of our celebration of 20 years i have beenjoined by an audience in the heart of westminster to meet the special guests, fitness guru jane fonda. in a career spanning six decades, she has never shied away from speaking her mind. a trait not always welcomed in the movie industry wet sexism and abusive behaviour are currently in the spotlight like never before. how dark is the darkness

♪ >>> tonight -- the new smear campaign against meryl streep as more harvey weinstein al gags emerge. >> he attempted to rape your colleague? >> yes. >>> the perks of being a royal. after their lunch, harry's big promotion. what royal title will meghan t. >>> give me my hug. >> plak wince again. we're behind the scenes of his "voice" victory. >>> then, our ana faris overboard remake. >>> then, is justin tearing selena's family apart. hi her mom is so anti-bieber. as we go inside their on-again, off-again relationship. ♪ i know you care ♪ and i'll be there >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >> hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. >> let's get to the latest hollywood news in tonight's top story. harv harvey weinstein opposite former assistant is breaking her silence. >> he was a master manipulator. his moods changed quickly. you never now if you were his confidant or going to be creamed at. >> reporter: zelda perkins tell us the bbc she finally quit her job after hat she called a horrifying incident with him in 1998. >> it came to head for you hen he sexually assaulted or attempt

new reports on harvey weinstein using the press to protect him. an actress charging dustin hoffman with disturbing sexual misconduct. i'm howard kurtz and this is "mediabuzz." we didn't have to wait for the pundits to throw out a partisan comernlt when al franken resigned. he did it himself. >> i'm well aware there is some irony in the fact that i'm leaving while a man who bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office and a man who repeated reply preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. howie: joining us is kl rrl and dave -- is corey lewandowski and dave bossie *. many republicans adopting the republican line. if he has to resign how can the republicans battle the 9 if allegations roy moore denies. >> al franken was groping women while they were asleep. you do something like that to somebody who is asleep, it's disgusting, he's a pig. he should resign. but the people of alabama have to decide who they want to elect. howie: you just pivoted what the democrats did, then when it

, tell me about the time you first met harvey weinstein, what happened? i first met harvey weinstein at the baftas after party at the rosewood hotel, in february 2014. whilst i was there he approached me. he seemed very interested, which was quite overwhelming for me. i'm just there and this is harvey weinstein, who's approached me and he wants to learn more about me. at the time... i'd seen oprah winfrey enter the room with him, so, for me, that lady is a massive inspiration, so that was quite a pleasant experience. you've actually done some modelling. some of our viewers might recognise you from britain's next top model, but you wanted to make it as an actor, so what happened next, after that meeting? so after meeting him and him taking quite an interest in me, and insisting then and there that i should give my details over to his assistant, charlotte, which i did. so after that initial meeting, i then visited his london office, his office in london. did he ask you to do that? yes, and i spoke with another assistant of his, yes. did anything come from t

acerca del acoso por parte de harvey weinstein. se suma a la lista de las actrices que sufrieron a mano del productor. seÑala el abuso, tambiÉn al parecer una amenaza de muerte que habrÍa recibido por su parte. lo curioso es que harvey weinstein le contesta a travÉs de un comunicado a estas denuncias que hace. esta maÑana vamos a decirles exactamente quÉ comenta él. por quÉ tendrÍa una repercusiÓn mayor. dice que no se habÍa pronunciado con respecto a esas acusaciones de una manera tan directa. karla: me llamÓ la atención que entre lo que comenta, dice que ella no habÍa hablado porque no se sentÍa tan importante como las demÁs actrices. impresionante que ha comentado eso. creo que las mujeres todas somos importantes,independientemente de lo que hagamos. francisca: cierra su carta diciendo que los hombres abusa de las mujeres de pueden. ahora estamos en una era donde las mujeres pueden hablar de eso, es muy importante. dos exempleados de julio zavala lo acusaron de acoso sexual, lo llamaron depredador sexual. hoy jul

harvey weinstein is once again the center of the "me-too" movement. his latest accuser: actresses salma hayek. in an op-ed for the new york >>> tonight harvey weinstein is again the center of the me too movement. his latest accuser is actress salma hayek. she wrote that he demanded full frontal nudity in a movie. sal ma high yak referenced it was clear he would never let me finish this movie without having his fantasy one way or another. his spokes pern is denying all the allegations. >>> a security robot hit a snag in san francisco. the animal shelter had the robot stationed outside, but we learned the city ordered the shelter to keep the robot off the sidewalk or face the penalty of up to $1,000 per day. this is for operating it without a permit. the board of supervisors is working on putting limits to robots that operate on the sidewalks. >>> do you recognize the symbol? it's the signal to the alliance. it was created by an 11-year-old. he had help from a tracker, a "gps" unit and his dad. "star wars" hits theatres friday, and this is an ode to it.

acerca del acoso por parte de harvey weinstein. se suma a la lista de las actrices que sufrieron a mano del productor. seÑala el abuso, tambiÉn al parecer una amenaza de muerte que habrÍa recibido por su parte. lo curioso es que harvey weinstein le contesta a travÉs de un comunicado a estas denuncias que hace. esta maÑana vamos a decirles exactamente quÉ comenta Él. por quÉ tendrÍa una repercusiÓn mayor. dice que no se habÍa pronunciado con respecto a esas acusaciones de una manera tan directa. karla: me llam comenta, dice que ella no habÍa hablado porque no se sentÍa tan importante como las demÁs actrices. impresionante que ha comentado eso. creo que las mujeres todas somos importantes,independientemen francisca: cierra su carta diciendo que los hombres abusa de las mujeres de pueden. ahora estamos en una era donde las mujeres pueden hablar de eso, es muy importante. dos exempleados de julio zavala lo acusaron de acoso sexual, lo llamaron depredador sexual. hoy julio va hablar en exclusiva con estos compaÑeros de "p

. >> host: why don't we start off by talking about harvey weinstein because that is sort of the story everybody's talking about right now and every day some new atrocity occurs. yesterday or the day before, whenever it was, three more people came forward with the idea that he had raped them and this has been going on for years and years and years and there were eight settlements against him and obviously everyone in the company knew about it. i have to say i wondered about his wife like after last night announced that she was leaving him finally how she could possibly not have heard about this. how do you think this happened? how was this allowed to go on and on and have nobody ever speak out until now? >> guest: as a society and as a culture, we protect the harassers and that is the 20 billion-dollar question why do we do that. is it because we are protecting our own jobs? is it because we are protecting a person in power? i think those are the two top reasons but now that the floodgates have been opened, i give so much credit to the women who were able to tell their stories and eigh

. >>> still ahead, one of harvey weinstein's former employees accuses the disgraced producer of trying to rape her. >>> howard is back with the full forecast, including an update on the chances for a white christmas. >>> plus, giving hope and gifts to children who could use joy around the holidays. >> a former assistant to harvey weinstein is accusing the disgraced hollywood producer of trying to rape one of his employees. zelda perkins worked at miramax in the 1990s. harvey weinstein tried to attack her during a festival and she pulled weinstein out of a meeting to confront him about it. >> he did not question me. he got straight away because he knew i was -- why i was angry. and as serious as i was. >> so you accused him of attempted rape. >> yes. yes. >> and he denied it. >> yes. he said nothing torrid happened. and he swore on the life of his wife and children. that was his best get out of jail card that he used a lot. >> perkins says when she complained to the female supervisor at miramax, she was advised to hire a lawyer. disney who owned the company at the time has not commented

♪ >>> tonight -- the new smear campaign against meryl streep as more harvey weinstein al gags emerge. >> he attempted to rape your colleague? >> yes. >>> the perks of being a royal. after their lunch, what royal title will meghan get. >>> give me my hug. >> plak wince again. we're behind the scenes of his "voice" victory. >>> then, our ana faris overboard remake. >>> then, is justin tearing selena's family apart. hi her mom is so anti-bieber. as we go inside their on-again, off-again relationship. ♪ i know you care ♪ and i'll be there >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >> hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. >> let's get to the latest hollywood news in tonight's top story. harv harvey weinstein opposite former assistant is breaking her silence. >> he was a master manipulator. his moods changed quickly. you never now if you were his confidant or going to be creamed at. >> reporter: zelda us the bbc she finally quit her job after hat she called a horrifying incident with him in 1998. >> it came to head for you hen he sexually assaulted or attempted rape on your colleague? >> yes.