Office. And actually im being told by my producer, is it possible that we do have a statement . Hold on one second, steve. This is coming in via email. We just received an emailed response from Molly Morrissey in the press office. Senator franken says, quote, i dont remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way but i send me sincerest apologies to lean leanne. As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasnt. I shouldnt have done it. So thats the statement, again, from al franken. He apologizes to leanne. He says he doesnt remember this rehears rehearsal. She accounts it as harassment that left her shaken and caused her to act differently to franken in the wake of it. He says again, thats not how he remembered it. He said the photo was supposed to be funny and wasnt. I shouldnt have done it. So again, considering the climate that has kind of been exposed in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, a lot of women coming forward with accounts. And clearly this one th
Japanese manufacturers, toyota and mazda, in china, we also announced 250 billion if trade investment deals that will create jobs in the United States. A second time . No. Whats worse is that wasnt even trump water. Did you see that . Oh. It wasnt trump water. Clearly parched president touts success in asia, so far no payoff on his promise for a big announcement and didnt he like mock marco rubio . He just did, yeah. Well break down yesterdays nonevent with chris hill on the International Policy side of things and take a look at that water moment. That was so awkward on so many levels. Plus, new accusers come forward against roy moore while the white house still wont say whether the Senate Candidate should step aside and where is their advocate for women in the white house . Where is he or she . I thought there was one. Didnt you . Im so confused. Where are women in the white house on this . Well go live to alabama on the latest in this story. And the republicans struggle to sell their
The allegations of corfman and nelson. I did not date underage girls and taken steps to begin a civil action for defamation. Related to those allegations. And the statement, of course, comes just a couple of hours shy of this socalled 24hour deadline that fox news host sean hannity gave moore last night. Moore not the only one speaking out, though. Before that selfdeclared deadline. This is other part of the story tonight. New women who are going on the record against roy moore accusing him of some of the same types of behavior and patterns that the earlier accounts also allege. Gena richardson saying she was working at saers, moore asked for her phone number. She says given that request, she didnt give it to him and then get this. She alleges a few days later tri zitting in class at the high school and was summoned to the Principals Office over the intercom in the classroom. And she was told she had a phone call. I said, hello. Richardson recalled and a male voice said, gena, this is
Florida senator are drinking it in. Internet went crazy. You were waiting for that moment as you saw him struggling for saliva. It is thursday, november 16. 4 00 a. M. In the east. This morning two new accusations that roy moore made unwant the z advances on young women. The Washington Post reporting on the stories of Gina Richardson and becky ray. Richardson was a high schooler. Richardson declined to give her number but says he called her at school in trig class. She finally relented and says their date ended in an unwanted forceful kiss. The other new accuser becky gray was then 22 and working in the Mens Department of another store. She said he kept asking her out and was persistent. The two women bring the total number of accusers to seven. Now moores lawyer is on the offensive attacks the credibility of another accuser. Moores attorney zeroing in on a note Beverly Nelson says moore signed in her yearbook. Reporter christine and save, roy moores attorney came out trying to defend
Ron johnson a no on the version. 13 republicans in the house said no, not enough to stop them from passing the tax bill. Many of them coming from states where the taxes will be end up being raised on the middle class, states like new jersey and new york and california where you cut out the middle class im sorry the income tax deductions. We should note nbc news has done an analysis on the house bill and we should say that in its current form, the president of the United States and his family stands to save 1 billion if this tax plan ends up going to Donald Trumps desk and he ends up signing it. Garrett haake, thank you very much. Stick around for a moment. The top of the hour here on msnbc. Im katie tur. Were following several breaking stories this hour. As we talked about the house passed a sweeping rewrite of the tax code. Senator bob menendez meanwhile of new jersey just spoke about the mistrial declared in his bribery trial. And senator al franken of minnesota facing an allegation