>> they announced it at the beginning of the newscast this morning. here is the entire segment. >> this is a sad morning here add today at nbc news. just moments ago andy sent the fog note to our organization. dear colleagues on monday night we receive add detailed

complaint ant inappropriate sexual behavior by matt lauer. a clear violation of our company standards. as a result we decided to terminate his employment. while it is the first complaint in over 20 years while he has been at nbc news we have reason to believe it may not have been an isolatedincident. we are deeply saddened but we will face it together as a news organization and do it in as transparent manner as we can. we just learned this moments ago just this morning. as you can imagine we are devastated and we are still processing all of this. i will tell you right now we do

not know more than what i just shared with you. we will be covering this story and be learning more details in the hours and days to come. we promise we will share that with you. and hoda, for a moment all we can say is that we are heartbroken. i'm heartbroken for matt. he is my dear friend and partner. he is loved by many people here. i'm heartbroken for the college that came forward and any other women who have their own stories to tell. we are grappling with a dilemma so many people have faced this past few weeks. how do you reconcile your love for someone when they have behaved badly. i don't know the answer to that. i do know that the reckoning these organizations have been going through issing on overdue and it must result in workplace.

i have known matt for 15 years. i have loved him as a friend and colleague. it is hard to reconcile what we are hearing with the man who we know who walks in this building every single day. we are trying to make sense of it and it will take time for >> we are processing it with all of you at home. we promise to be transparent and straightforward and continue this spornt conversation. >> absolutely. >> it is an important conversation. lauer to bill o'reilly women are no longer afraid to speak out about men in power. pam, you spoke to a member of the philadelphia chapter of the national organization for women. tell us about that conversation.

>> reporter: right. there is a definite shift that's taking place in our society realtime right now. women are feel comfortable bringing it to light. we sat down with nina. she is a member of now, a mother of two girls and mentor throughout the city. he said she had these thoughts. >> people are being held responsible for their behavior and there's a consequence. unfortunately unless there are consequences these things don't change. this is a big consequence for matt lauer and for the station.

we have not as a country, as a world not addressed the needs of women, half the population of the world, more than half in our city. we ask them to suck it up and bear it. no more. >> reporter: we understand some people work for small businesses so there isn't the support of an hr department. we'll tell you more about the city and how they can help. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. so matt lauer is a household name. people felt like they knew him. >> he won't the face of the today show anymore. we have reaction from viewers. >> the announcement came as quite a surprise to some in our area and long-time viewers. comments ranged from anger to

sadness to utter shock. i went out to hear a couple of those thoughts. >> i'm actually pretty shocked. it seems like everybody all of a sudden is coming forth with allegations. >> i can't believe matt lauer. i'm really shocked. look at all of these guys you have been watching on tv. >> it is certainly the talk of the morning. allegations against a high profile personal is just beginning. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. he worked here back in the 80s. we are more on lauer's philadelphia connection. >> yes. his time here was short but

notable mere at wcau. he was hosting a television program, a cutting edge program merging news and entertainment. >> it was called live on city line. matt was seen with sheila allen stevens. there were entertainment segm t segmen segments, lots of laughs and memorable moments. >> he was sure he would return to go onto become the host of the today show. he never forgot his time here in philadelphia. matt is considered a broadcasting pioneer here and has been recognized for his work here in philly and beyond. some wonder if it will tarnish his revelations. it has left many people saddened

and stunned. >> thank you very much. we don't socialize but we have been professional prenfriends. you and i went to new york to shoot a pro moe with him and y savannah. it is unfortunate. >> i am looking at all of the kmenlts. i'm sure we will get a lot more details about what happened. lauer hasot ylater. >> we'll bring you new developments throughout the morning as we get them on air and on the nbc 10 app. right now you canr's quarrel en deadly gunfire. >> now that person is a person of interest in a dlid shooting.

they had a fight. three shots were fired at the >> it is something very extreme and very rare. >> it isaibe female. he intervened and pulls his gun and fires it three times. >> police are only calling the man in custody a person of interest. a hit-and-run as police continue to search for the driver. police tell us jess curts died last night. they were taking time to decide what they wanted to do in life. a pickup truck hit them.

>> loved her family and friends, beautiful, very vibrant. >> police looking for a pickup truck similar to this one, a 90 two-toned pickup truck with a broken mirror and headlight. they crashed a stolen car during a police chase. it happened around 1:30 this morning. pennsylvania state police tell us they were chasing the teens after they allegedly stole the car. the teens are being treated for crashes and minor injuries. members of the bicycling community are calling for upgrades. they formed a barrier to protect bikers during the morning commute. it is whe a trash truck

collided with a woman. they told us what they would like to see to make streets safer for bicyclists. >> there are concrete barriers, parks lanes between the driving cars and a bike lien laain. >> they want them painted to make it more visual to drivers. >> putting pressure on north korea, president trump's promise as tensions escalate following north korea's missile test. they finally nabbed a suspect that terrorized a community for months. cloudy cooler weather headed our way. i'll let you know what to expect and when just ahead.

president trump says additional major sanctions will be imposed on north korea following the launch of another long-range missile. he said he spoke to the president of china and the situation will be handled. it showed kim jong un signing the launch order. it came down in the sea of japan. it said it is capable of reaching all of the u.s. mainlands. it is the 20th launch that year. united nations security council

will hold an emergency meeting about the launch. the eagles could clinch the nfc east if the the birds know there is plenty to play for in seattle. it doesn't just stop with an nfc title. doug peterson told us about the bigger goal. >> it is one of our goals to win the nfc east. the bigger message is you would love to -- you're still playing and fighting for home field. you're fighting for that first round buy if possible. there are a lot of things you're still playing for even though you checked the box for your first goal. it's great, love it, but the ee eagles have won a bunch here too. >> the coach never said the word super bowl. >> we'll say it. it's okay. we'll say it. no worries.

>> the eagles have the best record 10 and 1. coverage begins sunday morning at 9:30. coverage continues after the game with nbc 10 news. it's all right here on nbc 10, your official eagles station. >> now first alert weather. >> we have had kind of unseasonably mild weather for a while. we have another day of that today. we are already at 58 degrees which is well above the average of 54. another day of sunshine. most places are already at 60 degrees especially in delaware. we have wilmington at 60. we are talking about 11:00 a.m. in late november.

it is 65 at bethany beach. the average high is 61, 61 yesterday and perhaps higher than that today and we start dropping. we drop but it's back to average for this time of year. over the weekend it's not going to be that cold either. we do have a cold front that is going to be coming through. it is fairly close to us. it's not that cold bethiehind t front. it was in the 60s there yesterday. st. louis was in the 70s. they dropped quite a bit. it's not that cold. minneapolis 33. there is still no real cold air in the country. we have mostly clear skies around. not a lot with that front that's approaching. we do see showers coming into

missouri and that could be the beginnings of some activities along the front as it comes in. here we go into tomorrow morning. it is obviously sunny today and sunny tomorrow morning. most of the day could feature sunshine. now we are talking. this is late thursday night after 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. and after midnight towards the shore. there is the front coming through. by the morning rush on friday early morning and especially new jersey and delaware. you may see brief showers. that's about it. so there is the temperatures for today. showers late thursday night and very early friday morning. we are going to be seeing this in the pa suburbs dropping

10 degrees or so between today and tomorrow then leveling off on friday. we are going back up over the weekend. but next week it's a different story. here we are tuesday. we are still warm here. we are way up into the 50s, maybe near 60. here comes the real cold air, some arctic air moving in for late next week, next weekend and that may hold for quite a while. could stick for weeks. >> all right. thank you, glenn. still ahead, a place to find peace to see how a mission will turn tragedy into hope for others is coming full circle.

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with us, loves to play cards. he has taught me many different card games. he says playing cards is something that calms him and makes him feel good. a lot of love. he has a huge heart. it is really important for him to please people and he has a lot of love to give. >> zachary is this week's wednesday's child. >> if you would like to make zachary's dream come true go to nbc10.com or call the national adoption center at 1-866-do-adopt. matt lauer terminated. up next reaction to allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior against him, plus a look back at

his time here on channel 10. and and this center is offering families for help and healing.

and that breaking news, nbc news terminated matt lauer, the long-time host of the today show for reasons of inappropriate sexual behavior. it happened on the today show this morning. >> just before the today show went on the air this morning news sends a note announcing matt lauer was leaving the company. he writes we receivedcomplaint sexual behavior. it represented after serious review a clear violation of our

company's standards. as a result we decided to terminate his employment. bliel it is the first complaint of his behavior in the over 20 years we also have reason to believe it may not have been an isolated incident. we will ensure any actions that run counter to our core values with met with consequences no mat wloer t matter who the off feender and it in as trance transparent. >> as i'm sure you can imagine we are still processing all of this. i will tell you right now we do not know more than what i just shared with you. we will be covering this story as reporters, as journalists.

imsure i'm sure we'll learn more and we will share that with you. ho hoda, you know for the moment all we can say is that we are heartbroken. he has bceen loved by many peope here. and we are grappling with a dilemma so many have faced these past few weeks. how do you reconcile your love with the revelation they have behaved badly. i don't know the answer to that. it is important. it is long overduty and must result in where all people feel safe and respected. as painful this moment this

change had to happen. >> this is a very close morning for both of us. i have loved him as a friend and colleague. it is hard to reconcile what we are hearing with the man two we know who walks in this building every single day it will take some time nar. >> we are processing it with all of you at home. we promised you to be transparent and be straightforward and continue this important conversation. there is no real way to do this. this has been on the show for more than 65 years. we are here because of you. we will do that. i'll keep doing it and doing it together. >> yes. >> so we will go on with the news. >> a spokesperson says they

described it throughout 2014 and it may not be an isolated incident. they decided to terminate lauer's contract. >> as you know after the past few months we have seen more and more women coming forward. >> the whole national dialogue is changing. pamela osborne is live in center city philadelphia with reaction from the national organization for women, pam. >> finally there is some accountability. that is part of the reason why she believes more women are coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment. the harassment isn't so much new as women are beginning to feel more confident and supported boy employer to bring inappropriate

allegations to light despite how powerful the person is on the other side of them instead of of changing jobs and muscling through women are speaking up and speaking out, a change she is delighted to see. >> if there's no consequence people don't take it seriously. a lot of these organizations have sexual harassment training but what does it actually mean and how you take an instant like matt lauer and use it to go back and then say okay. this happened. we had all of these things in place. it still happened. let's talk about what's not working that is allowing him to do that in spite of having all of these rules and regulations. so talking to your employees and colleagues really will give you the solution for each organization. overall in society we have to send a message which i think these brave women are doing.

>> reporter: and she also said she would like to see more support for the women who are coming forward. we understand that we all work in different types of environments and for different companies. maybe your company doesn't have a structure with hr or somebody you would go through to report anything you have found yourself in. i should also mention city leaders met yesterday to begin a conversation with other people here, other officials about ending street harassment of women and what that campaign would look like. we'll keep you posted on that. reporting live, i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. long-time viewers will remember that matt lauer worked at this station in the 1980s. >> yes. he host add talk show her.

>> long before matt lauer was a -- he wasn't here very long but he made his mark hosting a program that was considered ahead of its time because of its format. >> well, matt, this is it. i'm going back to news full time and you're proving on but we had lots of good moments. >> we did have good moments. >> it was called live on city line. it aired to early 1988 every weekday from 5:00 to 5:30. it was the first of its kind menching news and entertainment with come immediatic segments and a lot of laughs. although his time was short he never forgot his time here often sending former colleagues well wishes from his chair at the today show. lauer has been recognized for his work and has been considered

a broadcasting pioneer here. today no one is talking about his awards and accomplishments. it is his actions leaving l maniman -- leaving millions of his adoring fans. eight women claim he made unwanted sexual advances. there is a lot more to come on the lauer story. he has not responded publicly. nbc news reached out to his representative for comment. we will cover this story like we will cover any other story. as soon as we know new developments we'll put them on air and on our nbc 10 app. there is also a place we can learn more about his history with nbc. in other news now, weeks of fear may be over for people living in tampa after police

arrested a suspect in a string of deadly shootings. >> nbc has more on who police have in custody. >> overnight police making a stunning announcement. >> we will be making an arrest in the seminole heights murders. >> a man they believe is responsible for murders that has shaken the city for nearly two months. police arrested 24 donaldson after apprehending him earlier in the day taking a tip that he was carrying a firearm inside the restaurant. it launched an exhaustive operation blanketing neighborhoods all over tampa. since october 9th four victims all killed within a 7 block area all targeted under the cover of

darkness. family and friends became emotional after learning of the arrest. >> i'm shaking and my hands are sweating. i'm overjoyed we caught this killer. >> it shows his cell phone records put him in the area of the murder. police are saying they found dloeting similar to what the suspect was wearing in the first murder. they also found what appears to be a spot of blood on that clothing. nbc news, tampa, florida. >> pope francis continues his visit by meeting with a supreme council. it came after the pope addressed a crowd and told the country's ethnic minorities to resist the temptation. the trip has been overshadowed by operations targeting the muslim minority. business owners say not in my backyard. they are considering letting a

methadone clinic moving to a neighborhood. the new clinic could treat up to a thousand drug patients every day and would be built with a 6 foot high fence around the property. people in camden say that's not nearly enough. they fear it will ruin their neighborhood. >> you have people sleeping on your business steps because they can't wait until it opens up. >> why do we have to be the dumping ground for everybody? >> lawyers issued a no comment to the story. a final vote is expected some time in january. a new center the help victims of domestic violence is now open. >> nicole's place had a ribbon cutting ceremony. nicole's place is named after a beloved mother of three killed

by her husband. her family, friends and church created nicole's place. they want to prevent a similar tragedy from happening to someone else. >> all of the families it will be able to help in our community in this part of montgomery county is the exciting thing because there are a lot of victims that need support. >> hope is that having the faci encourage people to drop by and get help they might need. let there be holiday tree lighting. showers.a look at theve sunny d i'll let you know what to expect for the weekend. that's next.

skaters will not take the ice until this afternoon. it will be packed friday evening for winter fest holiday tree lighting. here to tell us more is jody from the waterfront corporation. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having us. >> we are all getting excited. count down is on. >> it was spectacular last year and will be more spectacular this year. >> tell us what's in store. >> we are excited about having shantae moore with us. she will be singing.

we'll have skaters on ice. >> you want to take it on-site of course we'll light this spectacular tree with thousands of twinkling lights. >> yes. look at that. that was last year. it is so beautiful. it is a spectacular night. most of it is for you. you can come down and enjoy it. there is plenty to do and there will be a small fireworks toast at the end because we are using it to kick off. >> why do you think so many people are drawn? i guess if you go there then you

know. >> it is spectacular and unlike any where else in the pemg of t lights. who doesn't want to be next to the water? >> it is true. it is a beautiful setting. thank you for being here. we can't wait for friday. we'll see you on friday. >> i want to see you on ice skates too. >> we might get there. so it's this friday night. be sure to join us for the winter fest tree lighting. the nbc 10 morning team will be there maybe on skates, maybe not. if you can make it in person we would like to see you. it is a beautiful evening or watch it live starting at 7:00. now to new york and a look at rockefeller plaza which will be lit tonight. that 75 foot norway spruce has 50,000 lights on it. be sure to watch it tonight. that holiday fun starts at 8:00.

and we have going to have pretty good weather for that tree lighting. pretty nice right now, 58 degrees, a lot of sunshine in philadelphia and 60 in parts of the area. in south jersey we have a lot of 60s already. it's not even noon. it is 63 here and cherry hill and 62 in millville and 62 in hamilton square. that is pretty warm considering the average high temperature is 54. we do have a cold front that's approa approaching. it doesn't have any rain with it at the moment. behind it there is some what cooler air. 43 in chicago. in the 60s yesterday. this is not cold air really and so it's going to take a while for this cold air we have been talking about to get here.

a few high clouds coming in sboo the region now. there are showers getting into missouri but otherwise it is bone dry in the eastern half of the country. what's going to happen here is we go through the night tonight and into tomorrow morning we are still clear. another front coming through tomorrow night and that's when we could see some showers. it has been pretty dry lately. a lot of this is in the middle of the night. first thing friday morning especially in south jersey and delaware could effect the morning rush. north and west of philadelphia by the morning rush time it's already gone. and the rest of friday pretty sunny and not all that cold. now, tomorrow it is colder. it is about 10 degrees colder than today. it is only 49 here and allentown

at 46 degrees. dover is 55. nobody getting to 60 degrees tomorrow. what about the weekend? we have early morning showers on friday. that's especially true indelawa. that's why i have pa suburbs and lehigh valley dry. some places will have rain and some won't at that time of day. saturday and sunday the weekend is dry. the temperatures are right around average. could possibly be a little bit above. so that's a pretty quiet weather pattern. as we go into next week it is a different story. now we are talking about friday and the weekend. we have warmer air coming back in early next week and then some really cold air. the first of the season starts coming down. by next wednesday it is still

not here. it is still mild even into next wednesday but starting thursday and especially friday and into next weekend it is going to be cold and it's going to stay cold far while. -- for a while. okay. thank you glenn. our next guest is a called a comedy writer with heart of gold. she is proud of her strong italian roots. it tells the story of a family drama the urg the post world war ii era. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. i'm so glad to be in south philly where i look like the people. i blend in. >> i know you're from virginia but you were born in the lehigh valley. did you keep strong connections with the area? >> i did. i have a dear great aunt here my

cousins live here. i love here. it is just beautiful. i love to come here. >> let's talk about your book. there is a strong italian connection there. tell us what it was like post world war ii. >> it because huge boom here and italian americans had big families and there were many churches and the neighborhood was tight and families -- >> nobody moved out. >> everybody stayed close. i modelled my story really on a cousin of mine on my father's side of the family. i did this kind of comedy with south philly and the town in italy. i went to the town in italy and did my research. the south philly component is great because they all lived in

one house. you have an irish girl, jewish girl and all of the intermingling in south philly. >> and you published a popular book, cook with my sister. >> coauthored with my sister. >> you brought a few extra books. >> i want you to do it for christmas. it is perfect. it's already wrapped. it's red and green. you don't even have to put a bow on it. it is the recipes on my grandmothers and my mother. my mother passed away this summer her name was ida. we did 20 additional recipes. it is updated from 13 years ago. new stories, new photographs. it's just fantastic. it has that spongeable cover. if you get your sauce on it -- >> it looks great.

i look forward to having you sign one for me. you were raised in southwest virginia. >> yes. >> tell us what that experience was like. >> you can see it on netflix. it stars whoopi goldberg. it is the story of a lonely woman who finds out that her father is not the man she thought he was. it is very romantic. it is very funny. i shot it on location in my hometo hometown. >> we are thrilled with all of your success. thank you for dropping by and telling us about some of your good work. >> thank you so much. >> she will be at the barnes and noble tonight for a book signing. for more tap the nbc 10 app and look for find it on 10. we'll be right back.

shaping up to be a nice day. >> it will not last. it will get colder over the next couple of days, thursday, friday and the weekend. it is pretty close to average. we are in the 60s. we get some showers late thursday night and friday morning. it is dry through the weekend.

it is not until later next week where we see the major change in the weather pattern. rain on wednesday and then starting thursday much colder. that cold pattern could last well through december. >> wow. look at the next couple of days, 61, 50, 50, 50. >> that's about average. >> i'm feeling lucky. >> i think that's feels great. >> thanks for watching nbc 10 news at 11:00. i'm vai sikahema. >> thanks for watching.

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