sort of behind the scenes conversation and agonizing, really, over how to fit al franken into this puzzle. and a lot of democrats were trying to decide did they feel as though there was some difference in the level or nuance of the allegations. and clearly these women senators have collectively decided that no, in fact, there is not. and that the standard that is applied to others should apply to senator franken. we should point out that there is a new accusation today against al franken. it was published in politico. a woman who says he tried to forcibly kiss her and said that s my right as an entertainer to do it. franken forcibly denied that allegation. he has in the instances of other allegations that have been made apologized or said he feels bad the woman felt disrespected. this is a categorical denial in this particular case. thanks, kasie. the me too movement, part of what s been named time magazine person or people of the year. the silence breakers. and also to note, kasie
steve: meanwhile, we have news to start. pete: capitol hill this time against a democrat. ainsley: bipartisan calls for an epix probe now growing as senator al franken is accused of sexual misconduct. steve: there s a lot about this this friday morning and griff jenkins fills us in from dc with details. good morning, guys. all of the senate agrees on one thing, and that is sexual assault will not be tolerated by a member of their own. those calls into sexual misconduct allegations. los angeles radio personality speaking out publicly claiming franken forcibly kissed and groped her while on a tour in 2006 while rehearsing a skit for the troops and on the flight home, this photo fondling her breasts while she was asleep. to get away with it that it was okay and that it was
franken forcibly kissed her, supposedly rehearsing a skit. there s also this photo of franken groping tweeden while she was asleep on a flight. lee ann tweeden didn t know it happened until after she got home and started looking through pictures of that trip. franken did issue an apology but claims he doesn t remember the kissing incident. he s accused of harassing another woman, melanie morgan, co-founder of the website media equalizer, accusing franken of harassing her on the phone. this allegedly happened after they got into an on-air argument after appearance on bill maher s show in 2000. melanie morgan said she threatened to call the police to get franken to stop. deceit that, the members of the media a making excuses for al franken tonight. take a look. there s a new report that senator al franken grabbed the woman s behind at a fair back in 2010. he says he doesn t remember doing it.