From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, facing a host of women accusing him of unwanted physical contact, donald trump launched into an angry tirade today, lashing out at his accusers, the media, the clintons and decrying what he calls a conspiracy to undermine the will of the voters. After saying in sundays debate hes not done the lewd things to women that he described in that infamous audio recording, several women have stepped forward to say he, in fact, had, to them. Adding further turmoil to his troubled campaign. Nbcs katy tur joins us from philadelphia with the latest. Katy, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. Donald trump is blaming everybody but himself for the type of behavior that he bragged about both in private and on howard stern. Now hes pointing to a vast clinton machine thats working behind the scenes to keep him from office. Donald trump is going nuclear. These claims are all fabricated. Theyre pu
Come from Summer Zervos, the former the apprentice contest ants, and Kristin Anderson a photographer. Trump called andersons statementses nonsense and false on zervos. He writes i vaguely remember ms. Zervos as one of the contestanted on prnthe apprent over the years. To be clear, i never met her at a hotel or greeted her inappropriately a decade ago. That is not who i am as a person and it is not how ive conducted might life. In fact, ms. Zervos continued to contacts me for help, emailing my office to visit her restaurant in california. Beyond that, the media is now creating a theater of absurdity that threatens to tear our democratic process apart. Reporter the first of eight accusers came forward this week. Mindy mcgillivray is one of them. Mcgillivray couldnt believe what she just heard. We heard Anderson Cooper ask him a number of times. Is this something you that did . Did you grope them . And adamantly said, no. I jumped off my couch. I was like, youre a liar. Summer zervos once
Reporter hey there, craig. Good morning. For days, donald trump has said that vulgar 2005 audio was simply locker room talk, words, not actions. But thats exactly whats being disputed by the women coming forward now. Accusations trump and his Campaign Strongly deny. Overnight, a flood of new allegations. Multiple women who say donald trump touched or kissed them inappropriately. He was like an octopus. It was like he had six arms. He was all over the place. Reporter jessica leads tells the New York Times more than three decades ago, she sat next to trump, a stranger on a flight. When he began groping her. When he started putting his hand up my skirt, and that was it. That was it. I was out of there. Reporter Rachel Crooks tells the times in 2005, when 22, she introduced herself to the businessman at trump tower. Instead of a handshake, he kissed her. Theres natasha stoinof visiting maralago for an interview with the trumps. A pregnant melania upstairs. Down stairs, donald Trump Invitin
Times report to sue the newspaper over it. A couple of hours ago, the phony New York Times is a written fabrication last discredited story on women referring to another woman eats cla another womans claim, why didnt they mention the incident in her story . Because it did not happen. The latest on all of this, now we have hallie jackson. Reporter overnight, a flood of new allegations. Multiple women who say donald trump touched or kissed them inappropriately. He was like an octopus, like he had 6 arms. He was all over the place. Reporter Jessica Leeds said more than three decades ago she sat next to trump a stranger on a flight when he began groping her. He started putting his hand up my skirt and that was it. And that was it. I was out of there. Reporter Rachel Crooks said when she was 22, she introduced herself to the businessman at trump tower. Instead of a handshake, he kissed her. Theres natasha stoinof, visiting maralago in 2005 for an interview with the trumps. A pregnant melania
Accusations, mocking the appearance of the accusers who came forward on wednesday and said he groped her on a an airplane. They are 100 made up. They never happened. They never would happen. Oh i was with donald trump in 1980. I was sitting with him on an airplane. And he went after me on the plane. Yeah im going to go after you. Believe me. She would not be my first choice. That i can tell you. You dont know. That would not be my first choice. The new accusations coming out tonight are stunning. Christen anderson telling the Washington Post trump groped her in a nightclub in the 1990s. Talking with friends when trump put her hand up her skirt and she was very graphic in what happened p. Here she is. He did touch my vagina through my underwear. Another new accuser, former apprentice contestant says trump kissed her and put his hands on her breasts. A number of women coming forward. One saying trump kissed her against her will. Right now live pictures of donald trump going to be rallyin