friends stay out of harm's way. first, that sexual misconduct claim that is sending shock waves around the country. matt lauer fired after more than 20 years at nbc news. >> well, since the news broke this morning, we, like you, have been asking so many questions about what exactly happened. we have new information from the accuser's attorney as the head of nbc news warns this complaint may not have been an isolated incident. >> and what does this latest revelations say about the conversation over sexual misconduct? nbc's chris pallone starts us off. >> reporter: visibly shaken, savannah guthrie announces the news she learned just moments before, that matt lauer, her co-host, had been fired. she read a statement that had been sent to nbc employees just before

inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer". >> reporter: the behavior began in 2014 and continued for some time after. after serious review and the fact that the standards were clearly violated, they terminated lc terminated lauer's contract. >> i'm heartbroken for matt. he's my dear partner and i'm heartbroken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story and any other women who have their own stories to tell. >> reporter: lauer had been one of nbc's most recognizable faces for a quarter century. he became host of "today" in 1997. news of his firing spread quickly. >> nbc news has fired long-time host matt lauer. >> matt lauer h

>> we are grappling with a dilemma that so many people have faced these past few weeks. how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly? >> reporter: the lawyer for the woman who made the complaint against lauer says he's encouraged by nbc's response and he's in awe of the courage his client showed for being the first to raise a complaint. so far, lauer has not responded to a request for comment. chris pallone, nbc news. >> matt lauer is just the latest name in a long list of men who are accused of sexual misconduct. it all started with hollywood producer harvey weinstein. since then, kevin spacey, mark halperin, senate candidate roy moore, al franken, journalist charlie rose and congressman john conyers. and that is,is, by no means, a complete

however, an attorney believes the sexual harassment claims against president trump and the "access hollywood" tape really started this movement. >> so we had a condition where people were finally starting to speak up in a very clear and decisive voice and in a unified voice that we're not going to put up with this anymore. and then fast forward to the allegations in the roger ailes case, the o'reilly case more recently and then, of course, the harvey weinstein allegation just opened the flood gates. >> we will have continuing coverage of the sexual misconduct allegations against matt lauer and the decision to terminate him all afternoon. on the nbc washington app, you can see the full announcement on the "today" show this morning as well as the full statement by the chairman. >> minnesota public radio fired garrison

inappropriate behavior. he admitted to putting his hand on a woman's bare back in an attempt to console her and his hand went up about six inches. he says he apologized and that the woman accepted his apology. that is, until he says, her lawyer called him. the topic of sexual misconduct is front and center on capitol hill. the house approved a measure designed to tackle harassment in congress. it will require lawmakers and staff to take mandatory anti-harassment training every year. that move follows a wave of allegations against lawmakers. a similar resolution for mandatory training passed in the senate earlier this month. we're going to have a live report from capitol hill in the next half hour. stay tuned for that. a graduation scandal that has rocked d.c. public schools. >> it surrounds a school celebrated laste

graduating all of its seniors and sending them to college but a new investigation found that many of the students missed months of school and it also found teachers were pressured to pass students even if they failed a course. and students who knew had to work the system. >> here's a look at what happens next. mark? >> reporter: that's ligright. earlier today a press conference was held. revelations are that many of the students who were hailed for graduating here last year may not have actually passed all of their classes. >> i certainly am very concerned about what i read about allegations from teachers and we take those allegations very seriously and we will thoroughly review all policies related to

attendance, graduation and credit recovery. >> reporter: the allegations were first reported by wmau radio, that the faculty of ballou high school -- >> it's important that the students earn the diploma that is received and when we hear of instances where that is a concern or an issue, we take that extremely seriously. >> reporter: in 2016, ballou high school graduated 57% of its seniors but last year the number jumped to 100%. 164 seniors received dip employdiplomas but half of those students missed more than three months of classes. the report indicated that the lowest grades that teachers were allowed to give a student was 50% and some students couldn't even read or write at a

level. >> i don't think that should happen. >> reporter: now, mayor bowser has asked for a citywide review to be completed within 45 days. meanwhile, here at ballou, the principal remains in charge. no one has been disciplined. no one has been removed from any positions. pat, erika, back to you guys. for the first time, we're hearing from the friends of a young man who died after being shot by u.s. park police. his family says the 25-year-old died on monday after clinging to life for ten days. his death now sparks new questions. david culver is along the g.w. parkway in alexandria which is close to where this case started. what are the friends saying today? >> reporter: i can tell you, pat, i spoke with two of the

throughout our phone call, a friend was in hysterics. this man went to high school with bijan and when he heard about the november 17th incident, he couldn't picture the bijan he knew of being part of it. police say he was part of a hit-and-run and then cthey chasd him and it ended with gunshots. his family says that bijan did not have a gun and got hit three times in the head. >> it's hard hearing when someone that you're close with in the past just goes like that. and especially under these circumstances because it shouldn't have happened like

that where we are is along slater lane which is where the hit-and-run may have started and continued several miles into fairfax county. fairfax county police also responded to the incident and the chief putting out an incident saying that their officers did not open fire and they have turned over the dash cam video that was in their police cruisers to the fbi. that's because the fbi, that's the agency now investigating this shooting. pat? >> david culver, thank you. the white house is defending president trump's retweeting of violent videos amidst outrage from civil rights groups as they claim to show violence by muslims. they were tweeted by a leader of the british far right. the white house says the president wants to promote strong borders and strong national security but local muslims are concerned about how the president is portraying their religion to a worldwide

audience. >> it doesn't hurt me but it's hurting my religion. i want people to know about my religion, it's a peaceful religion and by him doing that, it's sending out the wrong message. >> on news4 at 5:00, bureau chief julie carey speaks to members of the muslim community about whether the retweets could threaten their person security. meanwhile, the federal government is just under a week away from a potential shutdown and right now they do not appear close to a deal that would keep thing running. democrats are asking for daca and republicans baulked at that move. the gop needs democratic supported to pass the spending bill, which can only pass with 60 votes. the current spending bill expires december 8th. so they wait until the delivery driver leaves and then they move in. porch pirates targeting the presents you just bought online. >> we're working for you this

plus, we all want to stay healthy this flu season but there is a thing of being too careful with germs? the buzz word to stay healthy. and why the holiday travel rush could be missing one very important thing. the pilots in the plane that scrambled to avoid a christmas catastrophe at the airport. believe it or not, we hit 70 today with temperatures in the north in the 50s. the cooler air makes its way in. we're not just talking

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so why is jennifer lawrence so rude to her fans? first, instagram did their 2017 year-end review data and once again selena gomez has the most followers with 130 million followers. ariana grande follows her with 113. jennifer lawrence said why she's so rude to her fans on purpose. >> i think she was kidding but i'm not sure if she was kidding. i'm a little afraid of jennifer lawrence now. she said it was one of her defense mechanisms. if you're concerned about the lion's king

sir elton john have reached an agreement to rework and rerecord some of his classic lion king songs. and another fun nugget about meghan markle. she used to be, get this, one of the case models on the game show "deal or no deal." that is your "celebrity 60" on nbc 4. well, you've seen it before, thieves caught in the act stealing packages. today, it's national package protection day. >> seriously, it really does have its own day. to observe, we're sending you some tips to make sure your packages don't get stolen this holiday season. >> susan hogan is working for you. >> that's right. they are actually called porch pirates. and they steal, get this, an estimated 23

from doorsteps every single year. these thieves follow delivery drivers around and then they grab your goods as soon as the driver is out of sight. so here are four things you can do right now to protect your packages. sign up for alerts. i do this all the time because some carriers offer a text or e-mail alert so that you'll know when a delivery is going to be made. require a signature for delivery, especially when you have a big ticket item being delivered. send the packages to your work address. i also do this. if you are sending a package to your friend or family members, ask them for their work address. if a package is stolen, contact the shipping company. sometimes they require the sender, not the recipient to initiate the claim but you have a limited number of days to do this. order from a retailer that has a very good policy when it comes to lost or stolen packages. oftentimes they will reship the item for you for free and

they are very good doing that. again, being that good customer with them and they take care of you. >> good advice. susan hogan, thank you. turning to the weather, which it's really nice again today. we know this party is coming to an end. >> yes, it is. you still have a couple hours of the party. >> i didn't even have to bring a coat today. it's beautiful. >> 2:00 a.m., closing time. that's exactly right. temperatures today, 70 degrees. i mean, just beautiful. sunshine abound. it doesn't get much better than this. 66 degrees and wind at northwest at 10 miles an hour. down to 60 at hagerstown and 61 in gaithersburg and 70 around

fredericksburg. a very nice afternoon. one of the best days that we've seen in quite some time. the party will be coming to an end. you can see the clouds and the cooler air as we look up to the north and west. not a lot of cold air, however and that brings another cold front during the day on friday. and the cooler air is coming in and only ten degrees cooler than we were today. mid-50s on your thursday. so looking okay for tomorrow. if you head out to the tree lighting, big deal. i'll be out there live. tune in tomorrow evening all evening

and clouds move in as another storm system does the unexpected the same and one of the warmest in the last couple of years. do the #dougholidaylights. 52 on saturday and cooler. 56 on sunday. and then look at this, tuesday, 57. wednesday, here's 2:00 a.m. in the morning, pat. this is when you want to get going. 52 and chance of rain. but then a much cooler pattern moves in. you're watching a storm and,

of that next weekend. stay tuned for this. one thing for sure, we'll get on the cold side. >> all right. you've got it. >> party is over. last call. >> pat, keep going with it. all right. some germs can actually be good for you, especially as we get into the flu season. >> how to maintain your healthy balance. plus, the new warning

some news for your health now. flu season is kicking in to high gear and many of us are in fighting germs mode. what is the secret to maintaining your microbio? a family allergy doctor is here with us to help us figure this thing out. this is a relatively new term to many people. so what is your microbiom? >> it's bacteria that you personally have, like your fingerprint. and when this starts is at birth. you pick up other bacteria as you go, every toy you pick up, it adds to the good germs in your body and you want to keep them i

them out. >> we've heard about the risks of overusing antibiotics. who needs to be most concerned about that? >> you don't want to kill the good guys. you want to make sure you're not using too many antibiotics. it actually allows other bad bacteria to get a foothold and you end up with a bad kind of diarrhea. you can also end up making superbugs. don't rush to the antibiotics with every cold. >> let's talk about the good germs. how do they work and how much do you need? >> they are mostly in your gut. they allow you to digest nutrients and they pick through the bad bacteria. it's a symbiotic relationship and that means that you host the germs and the germs help your immune system. it's one hand washing the other but the hand that's washing is dirty.

with your immune system. how much you need is in the billions. these a colony-forming units and you'll see on yogurt or the pills it will say how many billions of colony forming units are in each pill. >> i understand pro-b buy yot particulars can help with vitamin deficiencies? >> it will. vitamin b helps stabilize your mood. vitamin d, which of course helps with all sorts of things with your bone and vitamin k with clotting. you need those probiotics to help you make those. >> bottom line, being a germaphobe can cause risks? >> yes. asthma and allergies. the dirtier you are, the less asthma and allergy and pa

you will have. another one is eczema or skinç diseases. is that because you have this lack of vitamin d and as a result you don't have as good skin because we know that vitamin d works with skin. autoimmune diseases because you are not fighting those infections so well, you're actually even turning against yourself and then finally, immune function in general. you let go of the good cop. you need that in order for your immune function to go after the bad cop, after the bad bacteria. >> protect your microbiome. >> and it's yours and yours alone, personally made for you. >> alrighty. erika? >> thank you. the american media landscape shaken to the core. matt lauer fired from nbc news after an employee made a sexual misconduct claim against him. we're staying on top of this story and listening to what some of you have to say about it. plus, air travelers could be in for

why some flights already booked full may

misconduct. sexual misconduct claims. first we learned nbc news fired matt lauer over complaints from a colleague. we'll hear some of your reaction in a moment.

was fired over accusations of inappropriate behavior. he's a former coast of prairie home companion. and a rare moment of bipartisan agreement when it comes to sexual misconduct here in washington. >> the house has just voted to require anti-harassment training. >> this as congress grapples with a wave of sexual harassment allegations against congressman john conyers and other members. blayne alexander is live on the hill for us this afternoon. blayne? >> reporter: erika, pat, for so long now, there's been tremendous pressure on congress to do exactly what the house just did, pass something dealing with sexual harassment. so now that both chambers have done so, some are still asking, is that

bill to make sexual harassment training mandatory but no change in the way the allegations are handled, a process critics say is designed to silence accusers. >> today's bill is an important step in the right direction but let's not fool ourselves. it is a baby step. >> reporter: this, as the longest current serving member of congress, john conyers, faces increasing pressure to step down after another accuser came forward alleging sexual misconduct. >> he came up this way and his right hand went up my dress and my thighs and i'm there in front of an audience. this is an audience. an audience. >> reporter: conyers spotted overnight flying home to detroit has denied all wrongdoing. the congressional black caucus, the group conyers co-founded, comparing his situation to senator al franken who has apologized but continues to serve. >> we are not

resign while the ethics investigation is going on. we think that is a decision for he and his family and his constituents to make. >> reporter: in an open letter to congress, hundreds of former hill staffers demanding a better process for reporting harassment. today, one of those staffers was set to reveal the name of a congressman she says harassed her but decided against it leaving her spokesman to explain. now, as the process stands right now, when a sexual harassment claim is settled, the accuser must remain anonymous and some advocates say it's time for that to change. pat, erika? >> blayne alexander, thank you. from the president to regular folks on the street, everyone has an opinion about the firing of the "today" show's matt lauer. >> nbc fired him after alleged inappropriate behavior involving a

troy johnson is here with today's "talk around town". >> radio legend garrison keillor says he was fired for inappropriate sexual behavior but matt lauer is the most famous figure in america who has been brought down so far by these allegations in recent months. what are your listeners saying about this? >> they are shocked, the people i've spoke to, especially with how we heard about this story, watching the opening segment of the "today" show and explain why this man who has been there for 20 years is no longer there. follow that with the explosion of comments on social media just certainly had people wondering, wow, what's going on. but they are not shocked about the fact that another man is being exposed for bad behavior. women that i talked to very directly told me that they have experienced harassment in some form. it's something they've had to deal with, many women in their

sad commentary on where we are in society today. i spoke to beck. she lives in takoma park. she said she's upset about matt and charlie rose but she's happy that the allegations are finally being taken seriously. >> i'm happy to see the swiftness with what corporate america is moving and i'm hopeful that maybe smaller businesses and the rest of us will take a queue that this sort of behavior and this way of being isn't acceptable. >> beth also tells me she's encouraged that some of these powerful men facing allegations have apologized and stepped aside and she would like to see more of that responsibility from other people going forward. >> so your listeners are also weighing in on another high-profile topic, the u.s. supreme court's decision about the mississippi flag that's been around since 1800s? >> yes. a lot of folks haven't been alerted to

seen some of the confederate statues coming down but in mississippi they have been dealing with this since 1894. it's the last flag in the union that has the confederate battle flag incorporated in it and it's flown over the state since 1894. listeners are saying that they are tired about hearing about the pushback that this represents history. they were telling me the history it represents is the opposition of those that were enslaved as the confederate flag flew. in fact, mississippi left the union because of the hostility that america had when it comes to slavery. they are saying if you're going to tell the history, you have to tell the complete history and why people are still so upset. >> let's shift gears. meghan markle's engagement to prince harry is also the talk of the town and the globe. what are your folks saying about that? >> there are a lot of folks excited about another royal wedding and will it be the wedding of the century. they know it will be a beautiful wedding but there are certainly some serious things going

well. folks concerned about a narrative that people are saying that it could correct or change the complex racial history that they have in the united kingdom. they are saying that you don't have to look across the pond to think that this is not an issue fixer. we've already had a black president in the united states and now we still have strife and dialogue in our country. they are excited and looking forward to it. i actually talked to some women who are already planning their trips to the uk. >> get out. >> yeah, they want to be there. they want to see it. >> are you serious? >> absolutely. they want to take that trip to london in may and they are looking forward to it just to see the wedding. >> they are certainly a beautiful couple. >> yes, they are. >> and obviously in love. >> that's what it's all about. >> yep. >> troy, thank you very much. okay. so the flights are booked, the bags are soon going to be packed but there's no one

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new york city is going to feel more festive in a few hours. >> rockefeller center is where the tree lighting will take place. there are many performers that will be there, including gwen stefani. >> you can see it live right here on nbc 4 beginning at 8:00. should be nice. a warning that you

know about before the next time you click online. >> doing double duty today is aaron gilchrist. hi, aaron. >> you think you found this amazing deal online, you click buy, get that confirmation e-mail and then there's a problem. susan hogan will join us with a warning and what you need to know so you don't get taken. plus, for five years, a maryland man delivered babies as an ob/gyn and it turns out his credentials were fake. now one of the women he treated is talking to news4 about what happened after he delivered her baby. it's a story you really have to hear. we'll see you soon with much more at 5:00. >> thanks, aaron. >> aaron, thank you. before you reward your four-legged friend for being a good dog, heads up. >> yeah, an important warning. which treats could be dangerous for your dog. and a local touch on the national christmas tree lighting. areview of the big p

four things to know this afternoon. explosive allegations involving the firing of matt lauer. variety has spoken to three women who identify themselves as victims of sex harassment. among the accusations, lauer was known for making lewd comments, for sending texts to co-workers and for inappropriate behavior in the office. and less than an hour ago, the house approved a bipartisan measure requiring lawmakers and staff to take anti-harassment training once a year. congress continues to react to an outbreak of sexual misconduct allegations on capitol hill. d.c. mayor bowser is launching an investigation i

school. i want to show you a live look at rockefeller where the tree will be lit for the holiday. you can watch that live right here on nbc 4 at 8:00 tonight. if you plan to fly over the holidays, one major airline is facing a massive shortage of pilots. thousands of flights may be in jeopardy because of a scheduling glitch. >> the nation's largest airline, american airlines, does not have enough pilots to fly its planes over the holidays. susan hogan has more about what happened and what the airline is doing in an effort to fill those scheduling holes and a lot of people are hearing this saying, i've got tickets and they are freaking out. >> you're so right, erika. you don't hear this problem every day. thousands of flights around the holidays are currently without pilots. so how did this happen? a system scheduling glitch allows

vacation at the same time. pilots loaded up their schedules with flights in early december but many opted, of course, to take days off around the holidays and the computer system for american airlines allowed it. we reached out to the airline and it told us in part, it expects to avoid cancellations and it is paying pilot who is pick up certain open trips 150% of their hourly rate. now, the airline went on to say it is working with the union to take care of pilots and ensure it gets customers where they need to go over the holidays. let's hope. back to you guys. >> all right. thanks, susan. three, two, one! merry christmas, everybody. >> that is the scene from last year's lighting of the national christmas tree. tomorrow is the 95th l

final preparations are being made. how is it looking down there? >> it's looking pretty good. a lot of scuttling and moving around and this time tomorrow, the festivities will be under way. of course, the main event is the national christmas tree, 75,000 lights, standing 30-feet high. if you plan to visit this holiday season in person, there are 56 other trees around, each for every u.s. state and territory. >> there are 56 smaller trees that surround the national christmas tree and they help us bring in the rest of the country for the holiday. maryland's artists designed ornaments features animals in the chesapeake bay and a couple girl scout troops and virginia tidewater out rio de janeiro ren those ornaments. >> throughout the years,

have been many color themes. it's looked different throughout the years. that's a very '80s design right there. and performers, such as tom hanks and garth brooks and kelly clarks st clarkston and remember superman, he'll be out there and, of course, doug will be there, doug kammerer will be live for the lighting tomorrow. >> he's our guy. >> absolutely. he'll bring us all of the festivities. if you're planning to travel around that time, you might run into a couple of delays. we're going to help you on news4 at 5:00 to not be gringy. >> it's so hard this time of year when i'm going home and going into downtown, it's already gridlocked. that's going to be so important at 5:00. >> and the weather will be important. will it be a good evening for lighting the tree? >> you know, for the last day in november,hi

pretty nice. temperatures start off in the 50s, right around 4:00 as you get down there. and then as the ceremony gets under way, you can see the hourly planner. by 6:00, we're at 53 degrees. what should you be wearing with temperatures in the 50s. since you're standing still, i would still recommend the warmer jacket so you're comfortable but you don't need the whole nine yards. you probably don't need layers under that. we creep it dry for the tree lighting. doug will be down there covering it on the news at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. mild today and high temperature of 70 degrees. near record warmth. if you want cooler and more holiday-like air, that's moving in as we close out the work week. it's dry and nice for the weekend. it's crisp on saturday. mild again on sunday. and then we're watching the end of next week. if you have your phone on you right now, take a look what's on your calendar for december

little bit of that four-letter word that erika loves and pat hates and that's snow. it could change. it likely will change. >> just say it. just say it. >> there you go. what we've done here is break our area down with counties that this includes areas east of 95, anne arundel, king george and stafford counties are in this. a chilly start. and then we move further to the east. this is prince george's and montgomery county, fairfax, alexandria and the district. tomorrow on your thursday, not

out there. it's feeling much more like november and slowly transitioning into december tomorrow. but you'll still want the jacket if you're heading down to the tree lighting but it's looking dry there. as we head out to the western zone, this includes frederick, loudoun, cool overall, late evening shower is possible but not going to impact the evening commute. however, out in the mountains and this includes hagerstown, i can't rule out light showers if you get home a little later, around 8:00, 9:00. otherwise, throughout the day, it's about ten degrees cooler. you'll want to grab the jacket. overall, the weather is having a low impact on your day on thursday. at the bus stop, you'll want the jacket but it's not going to be frigid. lunch outside, it's mild. if you're getting the tree, it's dry but not too cold. if you look to your storm team 4 four-day forecast, tomorrow, 57

as we look to friday, it's breezy and cooler with a high temperature around 53 degrees. and then for the weekend, ladies, on saturday and sunday, 52 on saturday, 56 degrees on sunday. overall, the weekend is looking really nice but sunday is going to be my pick day of the weekend and then as we talk about the change at the end of the ten-day forecast, a little bit of snow mixing in. something we'll keep a close eye on. all in all, as we look to the weekend, looking really nice. >> thank you, amelia. there is finally relief for tens of thousands of tourists that have been trapped on the resort island of bali since monday. the airport is opened again after ash from the volcano forced it to close. the wind blew some of that ash away and some flames out today. the last eruption took place in 1963. it killed about

we have a consumer alert for you this afternoon. if you plan to give your dog a stocking full of bone treats, you may want to reconsider that. >> 70 reports of pets have become ill and reportedly there's been more than a dozen deaths. here's what you need to know. what is a bone treat? bone treats are different than the butcher-type bones, the ones that we're talking about here are the processed and packaged for sale as dog treats. also, examples would be treats described as ham bones, pork femur bones and rib bones. the products may be dried through a smoking process or by baking. >> here's a wonderful way you can lend a paw, if you're a pet lover, to help the four-legged pet. just bring your favorite pet to the bakery in arlion

a small fee your pet can take a picture with santa and help this good cause. >> so all of the money goes to puerto rico. we have lots of wonderful partners out there helping us to save so many animals. we brought in over 100 last weekend and we're hoping to bring up a lot more and all of the money goes towards the vet bills, food, water and bringing them up to the d.c. area so they can go to homes like the ones here in d.c. >> so there's a photo event in arlington on friday and there are others on saturday at the bakery in reston and silver spring. also, next week in bethesda. for times and locations, search pup. a local woman finds the man she thought was her obstetritian was no doctor at all. her horror story at a local hospital. and some startling new allegations are coming to light about today's show host

now at 5:00, a media bombshell. matt lauer who appeared on your screen for decades is now fired. a man who delivered babies for five years but his credentials were fake. >> during my delivery, i thought i was losing my life. i just found out that this man was fake and it really hurt me. >> the new allegations surfacing as victims speak out. >> plus, high school students graduating but not having the grades to pass. how did this happen? news4 is getting answers. breaking news at the top of the hour. explosive allegations in the firing of matt lauer. >> nbc news terminated the long-time host aft

complained about inappropriate behavior. the move was swift and caught his "today" show colleagues off guard. >> we are grappling with a dilemma that so many people have faced the last few weeks. how do you reconcile your love with someone with the revelation of they behaved badly. >> pat lawson muse is joining us now. pat? >> reporter: aaron, tonight, "variety" magazine reports that three women have accused matt of sex harassment as a result of a two-month investigation. lauer was known for inappropriate behavior in his office and for making lewd comments and for texting his co-workers. a memo from nbc news chairman andy lack says lauer was terminated after a colleague filed a complaint about some of that behavior. the incident in question happened at the 2014 nbc