Gayle King Reacts to New Report on Charlie Rose Allegations: ‘I Still Consider Him a Friend…’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT DUNCAN The ░░░░░░░░ reports 14 women including ░░░░░░░░ employees indicate that rose ░░░░░░░░ harassed them for more ░░░░░░░░ a 30 year period ░░░░░░░░ was flagged to managers ░░░░░░░░ the network as early ░░░░░░░░ 1986 and as recent ░░░░░░░░ 2017 when he was ░░░░░░░░ anchor of the show ░░░░░░░░ he work for 60 ░░░░░░░░ in 2013 an employee ░░░░░░░░ he grabbed her buttocks ░░░░░░░░ he walked down the ░░░░░░░░ hallway There s no ░░░░░░░░ that that incident was ░░░░░░░░ to management Most recently ░░░░░░░░ Harris left to work ░░░░░░░░ rose s PBS show ░░░░░░░░ she says she received ░░░░░░░░ number of unwanted sexual ░░░░░░░░ and comments She claims ░░░░░░░░ was encouraged to take ░░░░░░░░ job by a CBS ░░░░░░░░ Kay Droe He said ░░░░░░░░ did not encourage her ░░░░░░░░ take the job with ░░░░░░░░ In a statement CBS ░░░░░░░░ says since we ve ░░░░░░░░ nated rose we ve ░░░░░░░░ to strengthen existing systems ░░░░░░░░ ensure a safe environment ░░░░░░░░ everyone can do their ░░░░░░░░ Davids Rhodes says several ░░░░░░░░ have been tang including ░░░░░░░░ person training around misconduct ░░░░░░░░ this training is mandatory ░░░░░░░░ ve convened a working ░░░░░░░░ of colleagues to handle ░░░░░░░░ They report they ve ░░░░░░░░ received complaints about Charlie ░░░░░░░░ until after his termination ░░░░░░░░ report doesn t reveal ░░░░░░░░ many women have stepped ░░░░░░░░ since then Anthony MASON ░░░░░░░░ you Very disturbing news ░░░░░░░░ Anthony I have a ░░░░░░░░ bad case of deja ░░░░░░░░ I have to say ░░░░░░░░ feel sick to my ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ to say about this ░░░░░░░░ the story first broke ░░░░░░░░ said Charlie was my ░░░░░░░░ I still consider him ░░░░░░░░ friend I know that ░░░░░░░░ probably not the politically ░░░░░░░░ thing to say this ░░░░░░░░ But I don t ░░░░░░░░ in abandoning people when ░░░░░░░░ re down But that ░░░░░░░░ this is very troubling ░░░░░░░░ concerning and cow can ░░░░░░░░ discount what people are ░░░░░░░░ All the men in ░░░░░░░░ are saying it too ░░░░░░░░ have great respect for ░░░░░░░░ This is what I ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ more we can do ░░░░░░░░ Charlie Rose except a ░░░░░░░░ flogging He s gone ░░░░░░░░ s not coming back ░░░░░░░░ CBS News Norah O ░░░░░░░░ John Dickerson and I ░░░░░░░░ the new team I ░░░░░░░░ we bring a quality ░░░░░░░░ surrounded by a quality ░░░░░░░░ All we can do ░░░░░░░░ do the best possible ░░░░░░░░ we can You see ░░░░░░░░ allegations you hear the ░░░░░░░░ and it just makes ░░░░░░░░ sick all over the ░░░░░░░░