fox news in 1996, laurie went along. first as a production assistant for fox news sunday. although she was now rubbing shoulders with some of the most powerful people in washington, she says her secret relationship with ailes had begun to feel like psychological torture. >> i never told a living soul. >> reporter: about what was going on? >> absolutely not. he reinforced with me how great he was. and he'd say, "i'm your only friend. i'm the only person in the world that you can trust. you can't trust anyone else." so you say that enough times to someone and it's reality. >> reporter: laurie says her silence and loyalty were rewarded with higher-paid positions. eventually being named the director of booking at fox news with a six-figure annual salary, but it all came at a price. >> i got a promotion. a big promotion. afterwards i went in to see he really let me know, "i want you to show me some gratitude for the --" >> reporter: as in sexual? >> yes. >> reporter: gratitude. >> yes. >> reporter: it's unbelievable that it would be that overt, that, "okay, you finally got this

still, it was the end of an era at fox news. ushered in by one woman. >> if gretchen carlson hadn't sued, would roger ailes still be the chairman of fox news? >> i think so, i think so. >> after months caught up in a media firestorm, gretchen carlson now finally speaking out using her story and her stature in the hopes of helping other women suffering in the face of here's abc's amy robach. >> this one says, i want to praise and commend you for your bravery and strength for coming forward and paving the way for other women -- who are experiencing a horrible situation. >> reporter: gretchen carlson reading just a small sampling of the letters she's received since becoming cast unwittingly in the role of warrior for women against workplace sexual harassment. >> you've become a hero for so many women. and i can see you getting going to be in this position, you know? >> reporter: for those who think they know carlson and followed her career, she may seem miscast, her viewpoints typically traditional, often conservative. then the fac

first, a fox news election alert. in the state of south carolina, brand-new numbers are just in and the fox news decision team tells us south carolina will this is traditionally of course a red state. not a huge -- huge surprise this one. but south carolina had been one that when it first closed, we were not able to call it. the state of south carolina, solid republican with its nine electoral votes. mitt romney won it back in 2012. won it by about 10 points over now president obama. we're not sure what the spread is going to be tonight in south carolina. but the fox news decision team now proclaimed goes to hillary clinton. so an update of the big board and states won so far tonight. states won, south carolina, west virginia, kentucky and indiana. >>> approaching seven minutes before 8:00 here on the east coast of the united states. and 8:00 is a big hour. at 8:00, polls close in the state of florida and in the state of pennsylvania. we hope to have race calls coming up just minutes from now. for republican donald tr

fox news' dirty laundry was now its own top story. >> fox news chairman roger ailes is responding to a lawsuit filed by lawyers for gretchen carlson. >> reporter: what was the initial reaction toward gretchen? >> i mean, it was horrendous. one personality after another came out and said, "it doesn't sound true to me. i've -- roger's never said anything like that around me. >> so what do you think when you heard this? >> i've worked for roger for 20 years. best boss i've ever had. i stand behind roger 100%. >> reporter: along with bill o'reilly, geraldo rivera, greta van susteren, sean hannity, all lined up to back the boss. and fox news' brit hume tweeted, "why didn't she quit and sue instead of suing only after she got fired?" >> if you speak up when you're first hired, you're considered a troublemaker. if you speak up when you leave, it's considered sour grapes. >> reporter: as soon as carlson filed her lawsuit against ailes, fox news parent company 21st century fox launched an internal investigation. >> i think from that moment forward, the die was cast. i mean, they kind of knew

. >> major change at fox news. ceo roger ailes has handed in his resignation. >> reporter: a lawsuit that helped bring down a titan of television. roger ailes, the founder and force behind fox news, accused of sexually harassing one of his network's on-air stars. on what richter scale was the earthquake that gretchen carlson started by filing this lawsuit against roger ailes? i mean, nothing like that had ever really happened at fox news before. >> reporter: sarah ellison has reported extensively for "vanity fair" on fox news and the legend of roger ailes. >> he takes a lot of credit, and deserves a lot of credit for creating the success of fox news. and you could see that, when you look at the channel, you're looking at his vision. >> so, can a 4-year-old be a pinhead? >> reporter: a vision that included a signature hook. >> fair and balanced. >> reporter: and, some say, a signature look. you turned it on. >> when i turn from nbc to cnn to fox, you can tell the difference. the dresses are tighter, and the skirts a

i'm shepard smith at fox news world headquarters in new york city. on the fox broadcast network. hillary clinton, the first woman presidential nominee of a major political party, facing off tonight against donald trump, who defeated 16 republican rivals including senators and governors to clinch the gop nomination. the polls have just closed in more than a dozen states in the united states. including the biggest battleground of them all, the state of florida. right now, the fox news decision team cannot yet call the state of florida and frankly, it may are now reporting. hillary clinton with the slight lead. she has 3,465,00 votes. that's the early number in florida where polls closed just two minutes ago. 75% reporting. the state of florida right now, too close to call. 29 electoral votes up for grabs there. donald trump has said if i do not win florida, i cannot win the presidency. we could few minutes. the decision desk has also not been able to call the extremely important state of pennsylvania. the numbers aren't yet in but, you know, pennsylvania surrounds itself in philade

according to the fox news decision team. the polls closed seven minutes ago and that state, delaware, goes to hillary clinton. washington, d.c., where they complain of taxation without representation, where they have no voice in the congress, they do get a vote in the presidential race. they get three electoral votes and all three of those from the district go to hla rhode island, tonight it's just been called after closing eight minutes ago, rhode island goes to hillary clinton. finally, state of maine, maine and its four electoral votes still up for grabs. the fox news decision team has not yet made a call there. let's recap some of those that closed in the last hour. eastern time. fox news projects donald trump will win the state of indiana. he's up by just about 22, 23 points at this moment. donald trump. in addition, the decision desk has called kentucky, the bluegrass state, reliably republican, and republican again tonight as donald trump, we project, will win the state of kentucky. and the state of vermont, fox news

. >> i loved working at fox news. i'm so impressed that fox news is so effective and that the president would acknowledge we're in every bar and grill in america. >> which is not true by the way. have you seen fox news in bar in new york city or a restaurant? [vo] quickbooks introduces jeanette and her new mobile wedding business. at first, getting paid was tough... until she got quickbooks. now she sends invoices, sees when they've been viewed and ta-da, paid twice as fast! see how at quickbooks-dot-com. connell: some breaking news for you out of washington. looking at the vice president-elect's arrival, mike pence, on capitol hill. we talk ad few minutes ago about his meetings there, including a meeting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. we'll keep an eye on this as the motorcade makes its way to the capitol. vice president-elect mike pence on capitol hill at this hour. melissa: channeling the blame. president obama pointing the finger at fox news for the democratic party's loss on election day, would we h

news, but it all the chairman of fox news? >> i think so. i think so. >> reporter: but just two weeks after she filed her lawsuit, ailes arrived at work to find he had been locked out of the company he created. the next day it was announced he was resigning as chief executive. in september, 21st century fox settled with gretchen carlson, agreeing to pay her a staggering $20 million and offering a rare public apology. sayi"w that she and all of our colleagues deserve." >> women do not normally get an apology when something like this happens. and i think that that was extraordinarily important. >> reporter: roger ailes has vehemently denied all of the allegations of sexual assault against him. but in perhaps the truest testament to the herculean feat carlson accomplished, some of her an apology. >> i don't think it's overstating it to say that gretchen carlson toppled an empire. >> reporter: when we come back, the woman at the epicenter of what became a tv news earthquake. gretchen carlson speaks to amy are gretchen carlson spea

harris: fox news alert. with just one day to go until the election, candidates fanning out across key battleground states. hillary clinton making four stops in three states, pennsylvania, michigan and north carolina. donald trump is hitting five states including crucial battle ground of florida where polling shows title race. shows clinton in the "fox news poll" up 4 points nationally. that was taken before the renewed probe into the email server. both candidates are making the final pitches to voters. watch. >> what is really on the ballot what kind of country we want for our children and our grandchildren. don't leave it to chance. don't leave it to others. use your voice and your vote. >> if we win, well you know what you can do? go out and vote tomorrow, that is what you can do. if we win the corrupt politicians and their donors lose. if they win, the american people lose big league. this is it, folks. we will never have another opportunity, not in four years, not in eight years. it will be over. harris:

we now rejoin fox's election coverage live from new york. good smith. >> 7:00 on the west coast, i'm shepard smith in new york and this is fox broadcast network's continuing coverage of the race for the white house 2016. we have a big one to call right now. hillary cl you know we have been watching this five minutes ago donald trump led by 1.2 points. . we knew that the areas around washington, d.c. where so many government workers are always has skewed liberal. still does. it's what took virginia from the solidly red state that it was prior to barack obama. ten cycles in a a row it's gone barack obama came in and won virginia in 2008. he won in 2012. the thinking was the democrats would be able to hold virginia and sure enough now that the votes are in this point in the race, she might have had to have it. the polls just closed in four more states as well including the battleground of nevada. the fox news decision team tells us in nevada, still too close to ka. no precincts have come in. harry reid's machine has gone to work in recent days.

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fox news anchor megyn kelly's spilling her secrets. her private meeting with now president-elect donald trump. >> it was bizarre. right, to be hugging this man who had tried to torment me for nine months. >> her claims of eluding her powerful boss' alleg s advances. >> he tried to kiss me three times. >> why she waited until now to tell her side of the story. >>> plus out-daughtered. this couple experienced the ultimate baby boom giving birth to quintuplet girls. >> when i change one, i change all. >> their journey from reality check -- >> we're both completely shocked. >> to reality star. >>> we've seen beyonce, britney spears, michelle obama, and lebron james taking the mannequin challenge. is. first the "nightline 5." ? ? >> simulation initiated. ? >> take on any galaxy with a car that can stop for you. >> simulation complete. >> the new "rogue one: a star wars story" in theaters december 16th. >> number one in just 60 >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. it was the other big showdown of the election. donald trump versus megyn k

this is brand new on fox. donald trump, fox news decision team projects, excuse me, wins the state of missouri. it's just been called. the numbers aren't on the board yet, but missouri goes to donald trump. the state of tennessee, the volunteer state with its cities, a lot of rural population area, but there was never much question about tennessee. tennessee is reliably red. has been and is. only 1% in, but an enormous lead going. it's not going to end up this far apart, but tennessee goes the republicans and donald trump. off to the state of illinois, illinois has just been called as well. the fox news decision team projects illinois goes to hillary clinton. the state of illinois and its electoral votes to her. moving on to the state of new jersey, new jersey has just been called as well. a reliably blue state, though for a while a republican governor who few may know, it's 14 electoral votes in the state of new jersey. will now go to hillary clinton the call for the state of new jersey. massachusetts, as sol

is a fox news election alert. i'm shepard smith in new york. polls have closed in 14 s state across the nation. at 6:00 west coast time, 9:00 east coast time including the battleground states we're watching tonight including colorado. colorado with no precincts yet reporting. the fox news decision desk says it is way too early to call colorado. the polls have just closed as well in the state of arizona, a traditionally red state where they've been much closer this year than previous contests, largely because of a larger hispanic population moving into the state of arizona. it's too close to call with nothing reported out of arizona. hillary clinton trying to become arizona since bill clinton in 1996. then there's the state of michigan where they've had so many jobs issues. donald trump has been hammering those issues since the beginning. michigan has been blue since 1992. no republican has won since 1992. donald trump has been making a push there. so far it's paying off, hillary clinton with a slight lead, only 10

in new york, lauren blanchard fox news. >>> according to the fox news decision team, hillary clinton has enough solid or leading democrat states to clinch the with 274 delegates. experts say she needs to win florida if she wants to win the election, and here in arizona, the race is predicted to be very close. >>> there's only one poll that matters, though, it's the one being taken right now. >> that's right. >> across the country. arizona voters also deciding on a couple of propositions. prop 205 would legalize recreational marijuana for anyone here 21 and older. you would be able to possess up to an ounce of pot. if it passes effect as soon as election results are official, about two weeks from today. >>> minimum wage proposition would raise to $10 hour and then 12 hours by 2017. >>> after casting a ballot, mccain greeted some of his supporters but wouldn't win for president. >> i'm not going to talk about donald trump, okay? i have not and will not. i will not. i will not. >> wow, and there you go. mccain is running against arizona democratic congresswoman ann kirkpatrick. >> then

fox news morning after this tas tas >> today on fox news morning president-elect donald trump transition team is reshaped after a number of firings and rumors of intighten and hundreds of students in the region is expected to walk out of class for a third straight day adds demonstration against the incoming president. >> and looking live outside right now it is pretty chilly. but this afternoon it will be warm. but by the end of this weekend. it's going to be cold again. >> hang on it's a roller coaster everybody. >> mother nature is manic, that's what she is. >> up, down. >> exactly. >> we are so cloud you're with us on this wednesday. i'm holly morris.

fox news on the air ever. ashley: i agree. >> it has nothing to do with the lack of jobs policy under eight years of obama, that's clear. stuart: right again, liz peek. now on foreign policy, the current secretary of state, john kerry wants to keep the status quo. not sure we are going to get that. there could be a big shift under incoming president-elect. come on in, john bolton, american enterprise institute scholar. i sense a big reversal is coming. so can we go through this one by one. are we going to reverse the appe appeal, the outreach to cuba? >> we should, because the cuban governor has violated part of the deal. there are more political prisoners and the only thing that castro regime wants is a lifeline to get past the chavez and meduro and subsidies on oil. i think it's bigger though than just cuba. i think this is a potential hinge-point in hemispheric affairs. it is the cast, castro for reasons, best known to left wingers worldwide was iconic figure. he was the last scrap of revolutionary legitima

a major fox news alert. explosive new details about the fbi investigations into the clinton foundation and hillary clinton's private e-mail server that could now dramatically alter the outcome of the election which is only six days away. as bret baier reported, sources are telling fox news the fbi is activity and aggressively pursuing a case involving allegations of pay to play at the clinton family foundation. the sources say it is very high in terms of the priority and there is, quote, an avalanche of new information coming in every day. agents also indicate that multiple people are being interviewed and some are even

former fox news contributor. newt gingrich considered till the last second for vice president in the trump administration, former fox news contributor. scott brown who has met with trump about the v.a. job, fox news contributor, laura ingraham and monica crowley both considered for white house press secretary, both fox news contributors. john bolton reportedly under consideration for secretary of state, fox news contributor. there's mike huckabee, right, there's jeanine pirro both meeting with the president-elect in this weird runway camera thing that we do at the elevators of his apartment building because he hasn't moved the office. both fox news contributors. the first amendment may or may not be safe under this president. it has now been four months since the president-elect has answered questions from reporters. four months. you'd have to go back more than 30 years to find a president-elect who has gone this long after an election was settled without giving at least one formal press conference during the tra

coming in from fox news right now. they are calling the house of representatives for the gop remaining firmly in the hands of gop. that's not a real big surprise. but bruce, you're watching some things on that electoral map and explain to us because there's a lot -- my phone is blowing up with text messages from people going wagon what is going on. >> a lot of mashing of teeth and hang ringing here's what we need to do to put things in the context. 31 states called so far this evening. and each and everyone of those states played out exactly the way it did in 2012. now you remember in 2012, the democrats produced through barack obama and his re-election bid 332 electoral votes. the republicans 206. you need 270 to win. so what does that say to you? well the republicans that is donald trump need to find 64 additional electoral votes. that is to say they've got to win everything they won in 2012 plus they need 64 extra electoral votes. where might those come from one of the things we know already is that the state of ohi