mr. president, is an accused child molester better than a democrat? >> he totally denies it. he says it didn't happen and you know you have to listen to him also. you're talking about -- he said 40 years ago this did not happen. >> president trump breaks ranks with establishment republicans who urged roy moore to drop out of the alabama senate race after nine women have come forward. >> his fan club once included more people than elvis or the beatles combined. this morning we remember 1970s teen heart throb david cassidy. >> olympic gold medal star gabby dug laz revealedst was also a victim of team abuse. >> "early today" starts right now.

good morning, i'm melissa ray berger. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news. an aircraft with 11 crew and passengers crashed into the ocean southeast of okinawa, japan. while the navy did not release the type of aircraft involved the u.s. seventh fleet said the uss ronald reagan is now conducting search and residue operations. the aircraft was flying to reagan at the time of the crash. the cause is unknown. the navy says the names of the crew and passengers are being withheld pending next of kin notification. >> this morning new fall out hitting long-time newsman charlie rose after pbs canceled the veteran journalist name sake interview show less than 48 hours after at least eight women accused rose of sexual harassment. the cancelling coming after rose was ousted from the cbs morning program. the network reporting three more women currently employed there have come forward to allege sexual harassment by the broadcaster. rose's former co-anchor gayle

king joins stephen colbert last night to say she and her colleagues were still reeling from the news. >> hi. thanks so much for being here. >> steve, i came this close to cancelling. i'm a variety of emotions. there is certainly some anger, there is some sadness, there is compassion. i think even somebody used the word i just feel raw i just feel numb. we're all sort of reeling about what has happened. >> king's comments come as the new poll sheds light on just how pervasive the issue of sexual harassment is with 60% of women saying they've been on the receiving end of such harassment and now we're hearing from charlie rose for the first time. nbc's stephanie gosk has the story. >> do you want to say anything to those accusers the people accusing you of all the wrongdoings? >> it's not wrongdoings. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after washington post article alleged charlie rose sexually harassed female employees for years, the 75-year-old is out of a job. in a statement the president of cbs news announced rose was

fired, writing in part no one may be able to correct the past. but what may once have been accepted should not ever have been acceptable. >> charlie does not get a pass here. >> reporter: rose's cbs co-anchors spoke out with a mix of anger and sadness. >> let me be very clear. there is no excuse for this alleged behavior. it is systematic and pervasive. women cannot achieve equality in the workplace or in society until there is a reckoning and a taking of responsibility. >> i'm really struggling because how do you -- what do you say when someone that you deeply care about has done something that is so horrible? >> reporter: in the original report eight women accuse rose of a range of allegations from groping to exposing himself to lewd phone calls. in a statement rose apologized adding in part i am greatly embarrassed. i have behaved insensitively at

times and i accept responsibility for that. though i do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate. the washington post now says more accusers are reaching out a lot more. >> within hours after the publication of our story, we already had more than a dozen e-mails from women who wanted to come forward. >> reporter: reporter amy britain says five of the original accusers decided to remain anonymous fearing rose's reaction. >> they were concerned he would possibly try to derail their careers if they spoke out. >> reporter: amy rit entold us one of the most frustrating parts of her reporting was that she reached out to a number of men who worked on the show to corroborate the accuseers' accounts. some of them did, but they wouldn't go on the record and they wouldn't let their names be publicized. frances, back to you. >> all right stephanie. thank you. now to alabama where the special election race is inches closer as embattled candidate roy moore stays on the trail another day. moore hoping for a win despite nine women culling out and

accusing him of inappropriate conduct. now his democratic opponent is landing punches against the former judge saying this during a campaign stop. >> i believe the women. i believe their stories have credibility and i believe them. i believe their stories. i'm not going to call names. i'm not going to label people. i believe their stories. >> he is even airing this new add with republican's own words against moore. one of the republicans that will be noticeably absent from that ad is the president. after mr. trump gave moore his implicit backing without giving his name. we go to edward lawrence in washington. ed? >> reporter: nine women are accusing moore of wrongdoing. the president seems to supports him now. now, he didn't name him by name but the president says he stands by moore because of two reasons. one, the alternative is worst. >> i can tell you one thing for sure. we don't need a liberal person in there, a democrat.

jones, i've looked at his record. it's terrible on crime. it's terrible on the border. it's terrible in the military. >> reporter: the second reason is because the president says he believes moore. now, so far nine women have come forward with sexually inappropriate behavior that moore made towards them when they were teens. the president saying that if those stories were true they would have come out over the past 40 years. >> mr. president, is an accused child molester better than a democrat? is an accused child molester better than a democrat? >> look he denies it. i mean if you look at what -- what is really going on and you look at all the things that have happened over the last 48 hours, he totally denies it. he says it didn't happen and you know you have to listen to him also. you're talking about he said 40 years ago this did not happen. >> reporter: and the endorsement may not help with female voters. that's because according to a new quinnipiac poll some voters

in the nation 59% of voters believe actually the president respects women or men more than women, and there are 34% saying that the other way around that he doesn't respect men the same as women. now, the december 12th is the special election. at stake here could be the president's agenda in the senate. frances, melissa? >> edward, thank you. >> mr. trump is also asked about two elected officials facing different accusations by women. democrat senator al franken and the longest serving house member in office congressman john conyers. two women have accused franken of groping them. three dozen who worked with franken on snl have now come out in defense of the minnesota senator in this new letter. however, congressman conyers is getting no such defense this morning. in fact it's just the opposite. the long-time congressman's hometown paper the detroit free press calling on him to resign following allegations of sexual misconduct. the paper writing his tenure as a member of congress must end now. conyers acknowledged he reached a financial settlement with a

former staffer who accused him of sexual misconduct. in a statement he said he vehemently denies the allegations against him. >> millions around the world are mourning the death of former teen idol david cassidy. a statement on behalf of cassidy's family confirmed his passing late yesterday saying the entertainer died surrounded bhi those he loved with joy in his heart. the news comes just days after cassidy was hospitalized with organ failure. he was 67 years old. fans and celebrities took to twitter in an outpouring of love and support. actress rosie perez tweeted, had such a huge crush on david cassidy, watched every episode of the partridge family. singer and actor harry coni can, jr., said he was always so kind to me r.i.p. friend. nbc's steve patterson looks back on cassidy's life and legacy. >> reporter: it was that whole some charm. the boyish good looks, perfectly quaffed hair he used to capture the hearts of a generation.

born 1950 in new york to a pair of acting parents cassidy knew he belonged on the stage from an early age. he found work in plays until 1970 when he landed the role that made him a teen idol. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: for four seasons cassidy starred as keith on the partridge family building legions of fan performing hits like i think i love you. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: after the show ended, the young on his own, becoming so famous the term cassidy mania was coined. at the height of his fame one girl was trampled at a concert in london. more recently, cassidy struggled with substance abuse. over the last decade he was arrested for drunk driving three times in a four-year span. >> are you not an addict now? >> i'll always be an addict. there will always be that in me. >> reporter: this february, cassidy revealed he was in the early stages of dementia. the diagnosis always haunted him, telling people magazine he knew it was coming after

watching his mother and grandfather die from the disease. he spoke about it candidly on dr. phil. >> when friends of yours or family members begin to say to you, remember i just told you this two days ago. and there is no memory of it. that's when i began to be very concerned. >> reporter: david cassidy is survived on the screen by his daughter ending millions of hearts with his music. steve patterson, nbc news. >> turning now to the holiday rush hopefully you have your bags packed your tanks full of gas. >> and your patience. a and your patience too, you're going to need it it seems like. bonnie? >> that's right, frances and melissa. not a bad day for travel which i am very happy to report. much of the country dealing with calm conditions with some exceptions. notice coastal showers and even some snow into new england. so that may slow you down depending on where you're headed. lake effec forecast and that might impact

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discovered in the rubble. two victims of the deadly senior facility are found as the search continues for others. thanksgiving travel. from the roads to the skies, millions are heading out for the holiday. we have team coverage to get you where you're going. and investigating a congressman. why the fbi says bob raidy may have paid an tonight during his campaign. a busy newsday before the holiday and a day of travel. good morning, there is "nbc10 news today" -- this is "nbc10 news today" first look at 4. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm via sikahema. people will be packing the highways and airports for thanksgiving. we have coverage of everything you need to know whether you're driving or flying. we have more from the airport, matt delucia, and katy zachry keeping an eye on the roads. and our first alert team is

tracking the forecast. we begin with meteorologist bill henley at a wawa in west chester thorndale county. good morning. good morning. a nice morning out here. the temperatures are cool but not cold. there's rain in the region not here in thorndale, clouds overhead. pleasant 53 in philadelphia. i'm tracking showers in delaware and south jersey. you'll need the umbrella if you're heading out the door now. this is not going to be an all-day rainfall. showers will move out as the morning goes on. by later, clearing out nicely. the temperatures they're not that cold right now for the entire area. check it out. looking at temperatures in the 50s right now. 54 is what i'm expecting this afternoon in philadelphia. the morning showers, not going to last all that long. there's a slight chance we'll see the showers in philadelphia. right now, the steadier rain is in cape may, south jersey southern delaware atlantic

city even millville getting rain. farther north and west there's cloud cover overhead. those clouds will break for sunshine this afternoon. we're tracking rain this morning, and then we're going to see the winds pick up. 36 in the lehigh valley 43 in some suburbs. you'll have to grab a jacket if you're in the lehigh valley or suburbs, an umbrella for south jersey and delaware. i'm not alone here. i know you have a long time before you get here. our newest member of the nbc10 team is dray clark. >> reporter: i'm here bright and early. i'm excited to be here in chester county with you, bill. we have exciting things planned, exciting places unique places to show what makes chester so