The actress calling him a monster in a powerful new essay saying he threatened her life and now the wave continues to grow. Two top figures in the Entertainment Industry facing new Sexual Misconduct allegations. Omarosa has to go. Youre fired. Abc news exclusive. Omarosa out at the white house. Multiple sources telling abc news the former apprentice star was fired, escorted off white house grounds. What really happened . Shes here live telling her side of the story only on gma. And good morning, america. Boy, we have a lot of breaking news this thursday morning. And, michael, youve got that exclusive interview. We saw omarosa right there with President Trump. There they are together. She is now out of the white house, and you have that coming up. Yes, i do. Cant wait to talk to her, see why shes leaving the white house and shes heard im fired thee times from President Trump. Did she hear it a fourth . Well find out. First well begin with that breaking news. The blockbuster disney deal, the Parent Company of abc buying many of the assets of 21st century fox. Creating an entertainment giant. Abcs chief business and economics correspondent, Rebecca Jarvis, is here. Give us the details. Good morning, rebecca. This is a major deal. Good morning, robin. Yes, major deal for disney and 21st century fox as well as consumers. The new combined company will include foxs movie and tv studios and Cable Networks and together, the two companies will have 46 million subscribers around the world. Reporter this morning, a gamechanging deal in the Entertainment Industry. The Walt Disney Company which owns abc news and is home to familyfriendly hits like frozen. Let it go reporter pirates of the caribbean. Well, its your lucky day. Reporter and coco. Im turning into a skeleton. Cue the music. Reporter acquiring 21st century foxs movie and tv empire which includes edgier assets like fx, others. For star wars lovers it means bringing all the episodes under one roof. Superhero fans can look forward to potential reunions like xmen and the fantastic four with avengers. With the marvel cinematic universe. It also includes picking upstreaming Services Like hulu, and it will add shows like the simpsons. Oh. Reporter and classic films like the sound of music to disneys library. La a note to follow so reporter just as the company lays the groundwork to launch its own streaming platform in 2019 and pull content from netflix. The mastermind behind the union disneys ceo bob iger who since taking over in 2005 has expanded the companys theme parks, opening Shanghai Disney resort and acquired popular creators like pixar, lucasfilm and marvel. While theres been recent speculation of iger running for president , it looks like for now hell have his hands full with this new entertainment juggernaut. Meantime, fox news channels like fox news and fox business as well as fox sports are not part of the deal, and they will be offered to existing fox shareholders in the new company, and like all decisions, this is still subject to regulatory approval, but you cant understand the importance of this. Absolutely. And a lot of questions for the man in charge, disneys ceo bob iger joins us now. Thanks for joining us this morning. 52. 4 billion according to the press release. That is a huge bet. Why are you making it . Well, were making it because this gives us the ability to marry the great content of fox with the great content of disney. It gives us a much larger International Footprint and enables us to use cuttingedge technology to reach consumers in far more compelling ways and we know how important that is in todays world. Explain that. That cuttingedge technology. What difference is this going to make to everyone at home watching . Well, i think its pretty clear today that Consumers Want access to entertainment, one, that is high quality, but, two, they want access pretty much anywhere, any time, anyhow, and that requires new technology to be able to deliver it in that fashion. Hulu certainly provides that so the controlling stake in hulu that we will acquire with this acquisition is one way to provide it. Another is the fox International Footprint has some extremely highend technology to deliver all this content to consumers in more modern ways. Sky in europe is one of those, and star india, another one. So to the consumer not only will they get great content but theyll get it in ways that they demand. Innovative ways that todays consumer requires really in terms of increasing or their consumption or enjoying their consumption of entertainment. Is it fair to think of disney becoming a new netflix . Well, weve been in the process of launching a direct to consumer service. Its one of the primary priorities of the company right now, to give us the ability to reach consumers directly and were going to launch an espn direct service in 2018 and a disney Brand Service in 2019. This clearly will jumpstart those efforts, give us more content, more producing capabilities for those services and were not really looking to necessarily reach the scale of netflix quickly. But we certainly aim to be, you know, an able competitor to theirs but, more importantly, we believe this is the way of the future to be able to reach consumers directly. This is clearly a valued proposition associated with that, but also something that Consumers Want because in doing so, you can tailor it to consumers in more personalized ways. A lot of changing coming in the future. You were supposed to leave this position in 2019. Youre going to stay now . I am going to stay till the end of 2021. Ive got one of the greatest jobs in the world. Ive enjoyed doing it for 12 years and this combination makes it even more exciting and im looking forward to the future at disney. You just cant quit disney. I think this is the third time you were supposed to go . I lost i think i think i lost track. Well, i have to ask i like Good Morning America so much that i want to stay involved with all of you. We appreciate that. I have to ask. As you know, there has been a lot of speculation about a future in politics for you, even a run for president in 2020 so thats off the table . Well, i havent made any decisions about what my future was going to be but as i said i enjoy this job immensely and im looking forward to doing it for a few more years. That was a political response. That was not a confirmation or denial. About your political aspirations. But its after 20 20. Im sticking around to the end of 2021 so you do the math. Let me ask you about the murdochs. This is a big sale for them as well. Why do you think they wanted to make the deal with disney . Well, i have a lot of respect for Rupert Murdoch and what hes been able to build, that company over the years, and he and i were musing at some point this summer about the industry, and, you know, the need to reach consumers in the ways that i described and the Disruptive Forces we both witnessed in our time in this business and after some musing it seemed to me there might be an opportunity to put our companies together and to create something thats even better than the two that were separate companies. And so i think he viewed this as not only good for the assets he had built but good for the shareholders of his company. They will be getting shares of disney, shareholders of 21st century fox will own roughly th 24 , 25 of disney and when you look at that combination and the value of that currency, the disney 21st century fox currency i think from a shareholder perspective it is compelling. I think he was excited about the possibilities, this combined company could deliver, and excited by the value creating possibilities, as well. His sons, theyve been playing major roles in the fox corporation. Is James Murdoch going to be coming to disney . Theyll be theyll be announcing or they are announcing some plans of their own right now. James and i will be talking over the next number of months. Hes going to be integral to the integration process and discuss whether there is a role for him or not at our company. One final question. We have all seen the government pushing back against this time warner at t deal. Expecting any resistance to this merger . Well, this is a different kind of merger than theirs. I wont comment necessarily on theirs, but were hoping that the government takes a look at this from a consumer point of view. What were aiming to do, as i discussed, is create more high Quality Content really on a global basis, and to deliver it to consumers in more exciting ways, in ways that they demand and ways that they deserve and so we believe that from a regulatory perspective while it will go through a considerable amount of scrutiny globally this should be viewed as a positive combination from a consumer perspective and because of that we think the regulators we hope the regulators will look at it kindly. Bob iger, thanks very much. Congratulations. I have to say, bob, whether its the parks or its this kind of deal, that the consumer, thats at the forefront of all your thoughts, the majority. It is, you know, when you think about disney and you think about the things that we made under the disney brand and pixar and marvel and lucasfilms and star wars, by the way, that movie is coming out today so pretty excited about that as well and add to that those great assets at fox including avatar for instance or on the television side, fx and fox studios and the great shows that they have created, and you look at national geographic, you know. Very, very powerful, and from a consumer perspective very, very attractive brand and product and you add to that the global footprint, you know, we think that from a Global Consumer perspective this will be an Incredible Company and serve consumers really well. Thanks for joining us this morning, bob. Thank you, bob. Thank you. Thank you very much. Great news about the merger and the fact that hes going to be staying on till 2021 to run the company. Now to that blast of winter weather, a fastmoving system is bringing snow from minnesota to new england overnight. Even right here in times square. Abcs eva pilgrim is on the road in bridgeport, connecticut, as drivers start a messy morning commute. Good morning, eva. Reporter robin, it is cold outside. Overnight snow turning into an icy mess making for a slick drive for millions. You can see here in bridgeport, the snow is coming down at this hour and the roads are covered and they are wet. This is the same frigid weather system that hit the midwest. Snow quickly piling up there. The winds making it tough for plows to keep up. Whiteout conditions, blinding drivers, cars and buses slipping and sliding on slick, snowcovered roads. Semi trucks piling up. Multiple big rigs crashed backing up traffic for miles, eventually shutting down that road, and guys, while the road may look clear, they are still slick. On our drive here to bridgeport this morning, we did see an overturned tractor trailer. A good reminder that even if they look clear, you still have to be careful because of these temperatures. Robin . Very good reminder there, eva. Thank you, be careful out there, everybody. You see eva out there. We got that snow but have that frigid cold and now another alert from the midwest to northeast and rob is outside to give us the latest. Good morning, rob. You know what, tis the season for snow but that wears off quick when you have to scrape it off your windshield and dig out the car and drive in this stuff. Weve seen accidents as eva has said. In western new york, over two feet of snow falling just north of erie, pennsylvania. And those bitterly cold temperatures, arctic air in place is not going away. Windchills today and tonight in the single numbers and teens from boston to d. C. And similar numbers during the day tomorrow morning. So winter is here. It looks like to stay. Well have another update on all of that, in about ten minutes. Rob, get back inside. Washington now and the latest on that tax deal that will impact every american. Republican leaders say they have an agreement pushing hard for a final vote before christmas and our senior congressional correspondent, mary bruce, is tracking the details on capitol hill. Reporter good morning, george. Well, republicans say they are on the verge of victory on tax reform. Theyve reached a deal in principle and now with the holiday just around the corner, the president is promising more money is coming to your wallet. If Congress Sends me a bill before christmas, the irs, this is just out this, is breaking news, has just confirmed that americans will see lower taxes and bigger paychecks beginning in february. Reporter republicans this morning are scrambling to push their tax bill over the finish line. Here are the changes theyve agreed to. For the wealthiest americans the top tax rate drops from 39 to 37 . For big business, the Corporate Tax rate is slashed from 35 to 21 . And the mortgage Interest Deduction is capped at 750,000. Are you close to a deal . So, it feels very close to an agreement. Reporter republicans are also overturing a key component of obamacare doing away with the mandate that all americans have insurance, but that could leave 13 million more americans uninsured over the next decade. Republicans insist relief is coming for the middle class. The bill will likely expand the Child Tax Credit and double the standard deduction. But critics argue the wealthy will benefit most. Who would have thought they could have made the bill even less favorable to the middle class and more slanted towards the wealthy . Reporter now, as for the president s promise, more money is coming to your pockets soon. The irs tells us americans who are likely to benefit from the changes could see less money withheld from their paychecks starting as soon as february. George. If this passes next week. Mary bruce, thanks very much. Robin . George, now to a new wave of Sexual Harassment allegations upending the entertainment world as the Harvey Weinstein effect spreads from music to radio, and linsey davis has more. Reporter pbs says they will no longer be distributing tavis smileys talk show. Sexual misconduct was uncovered by a recent investigation into his behavior. Smiley, however, emphatically denied all the allegations on his show last night. I have never groped, inappropriately exposed myself or coerced any colleague in the workplace ever in my 30year career. Reporter smiley says pbs never informed him they were launching an investigation. And now this continues to go. We hear new allegations against russell simmons. Thats right. Just last night we heard from three people who came against the def jam cofounder saying he raped them. These allegations follow two other women who came forward last month accusing simmons of Sexual Harassment. In a statement simmons said, i vehemently deny all these allegations. These horrific accusations have shocked me to my core and all of my relations have been consensual. And she really opens up here when we talk about salma hayek in her oped and thats what brought it back to hollywood. Exactly. Salma hayek says that in her own experience with Harvey Weinstein, she wrote, for years he was my monster. Hay hayek writes about a laundry list of incidents where she says she had to say no. Quote, no to opening the door to him at all hours of the night hotel after hotel, location after location where he would show up unexpectedly. No to me taking a shower with him and says it went from sweet talking me to saying i will kill you. He was in an act of fury. He said, dont think i cant. A spokesperson said for weinstein that theyre not all accurate and others who witnessed the event have a different account of what transpired and weinstein has maintained he denies any allegations of nonconsensual sex. Every day a new story. A lot of strong allegations there. Thank you. Rob, what you got . More snow . Heres the Positive Side of the snow. Kneedeep in stowe, vermont. Another couple of pulses coming. With that cold air in place, nothing major but enough to put down more snow in michigan. They got a lot already. That said, here are your sunny cities praubrought to you by ta. Im abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. A mild day, mid to upper 60s under sunny skies. These numbers are 5 to 10 degrees above normal for this time of the year, also a sparetheair day in effect. Accuweather sevenday forecast, high clouds on friday, wind moves in on saturday. It will give us better air quality sunday, but heightens our fire danger over the weekend. 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