allegations against them. that felt like ages ago because of how exponentially this scandal has grown now to include media, tech, business, you name it. the news business. all involved in this scandal. but it really started with that spark, those allegations against harvey weinstein in early october. we know the beverly hills police department weeks ago was investigating weinstein and director james toback. we know according to the l.a. times the scope of either that investigation or a brand-new investigation has expanded to now include 12 instances of sexual misconduct aimed against members of the entertainment business. police are not getting specific on those allegations as to protect the sanctity of the investigation but we know, again, according to the times, that that investigation is ongoing. we also know that that joins with several other investigations, the los angeles police department, the d.a. has a task force that is looking into this, handling these abuse
$100 million. the university disclosing it paid another $16 million to people with abuse claims. it s not clear how many people share this latest settlement but penn previously settled with 33 others who claimed sandusky molested them as children. still ahead president trump has said multiple times who he thinks should be under investigation. it s a subject of this week s state of the cartoon next. no matter how
reporting. also telling nbc news many prisoners making claims of abuse feel they re being blame for what happened. nbc news has not verified these abuse claims. up next blackhawk down, developing news off the coast of japan. a u.s. military helicopter crash. latest in a live report from the pentagon. and we ll head out live to our courthouse in new york. tom brady filing a lawsuit seeking to reverse his punishment over deflategate. and why millions of balls have been let loose into the waters of the los angeles reservoir. a hint, related to california s record drought. we ll be right back. lm and move as quietly as possible. [whirring drones] no sudden movements. [screaming panic] [whirring drones] google search: bodega beach house.
16th. sunday he gave his final blessing to a massive crowd. he ll make a final appearance wednesday and officially step down thursday. then the cardinal will decide when to pick the next pope. i don t think it will be seen as a very good thing if the pope who is supposed to be reminding them of their responsibilities to build peace. gretchen: the vatican plans to have the new pope in place by holy week. hamid karzai kicking troops out of a crucial region. he ordered special forces to leave the province outside kabul in two weeks over abuse claims. afghan security officials claim afghan troops are harassing, torturing and killing innocent people in
forcing colorado residents from their homes. fire crews are warning of extreme fire conditions and the potential for the hyde park fire to rapidly grow. the number of acres burned has just jumped to 75,000. in utah, fast-moving flames and falling ash surrounded homes. cnn affiliate ktvx reports families barely made it out alive. and flood waters are swamping a town in minnesota. people are finally getting a look at the scope of the damage. roads and bridges are washed out and the flood is estimated to have caused $100 million in damage. the atmosphere in cairo is tense as thousands wait for results of egypt s presidential election to be announced. the results were delayed thursday and the uncertainty has drawn out a huge crowd. now the country s election commission says it will make the announcement tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. eastern. riot police are gathering in front of the election commission, gearing up for possible violence when the results are announced. a once rever