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sochi olympics. on tuesday, lauer was fired but this may not have been an isolated case. as more co-workers open up about his alleged behavior off the air. >> erika gonzalez has the new details, including reaction from an accuser's attorney here in d.c. >> still no comment from matt lauer who was fired after two decades on the air but we are learning more about the accusations in an article published by "variety" magazine late today. current and former employees say that matt was known for making lewd comments verbally inside his office at the "today" show or over text messages. one woman said he exposed himself in her office and then scolded her for not acting on it. some say they were worried their careers would be sidelined if they didn't return his advances. the woman who prompted this
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firing said it started during the winter olympics in 2014 in sochi. today co-anchor savannah guthrie and hoda kotbe were upset. >> i don't know the answer to that. but i do know that this reckoning that so many organizations have been going through is important. it's long overdue and must result in workplaces where all women, all people feel safe and respected. as painful as it is at this moment in our culture and this change had to happen. >> it did. it's a very tough morning for both of us. i've known matt for 15 years and i've loved him as a friend and as a colleague and, again, just like you were saying, savannah, it's hard to reconcile what we are hearing with the man who we know who walks in this building every single
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chairman andrew lack said the woman's complaint represented a clear violation of our company's standards. the accuser's attorney says that nbc took action less than 24 hours after hearing the complaint. the "today" show is one of the most popular and lauer's firing came as a shock to so many viewers. we're going to stay on top of the developments. >> erika, thank you. matt lauer's name is among a list of many. kevin spacey, mark halperin, senate candidate roy moore, senator al franken, "new york times" reporter glenn thrush, john conyers and that is, by no
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d.c. attorney deborah katz explains why attorneys are acting more quickly than they have in the past. >> you see companies responding really differently than they have in the past. >> because? >> because the cost of being perceived as protecting harassers is too great for companies and their brands. they look like they are complicit and protecting sexual predators. >> attorney katz added that she believes the "access hollywood" tape involving president trump really motivated women to koom forward and then the weinstein allegations continued that effort. another high-profile media figure at the center of allegations of improper behavior as well. minnesota public radio severed all ties with garrison keillor. he retired last year. he continued to produce the
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syndication. npr says they will no longer distribute the store. to congress now where the house just approved mandatory annual sexual harassment training for all members and their aides. the action comes as democrats try to decide what to do about long-time lawmaker john conyers. four women have accused him of improper behavior and while they say it's a step in the right direction, they want more. blayne alexander joins us with that angle at 6:15. new at 6:00, u.s. capitol police have arrested a tourist accused of groping two other visitors and taking an unauthorized photo of a girl inside the capitol's visitor center. the incident happened a week ago today late in the afternoon. tonight, family and friends of a young accountant killed by poli o
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answers. u.s. park police say bij bijan ghaser was involved in a hit-and-run and then led officers on a chase. ten days later, bijan died. david culver is along the parkway. you are friends of bijan and his father, right? >> reporter: i did and i went by his house and his dad said he's not ready to share his story on camera yet. meantime, his son's death is a subject of an fbi investigation. 25-year-old bijan working as an accountant for his dad, described by friends from langley high school as a good person. >> you could tell in his picture how happy and how genuinely nice he looks. it's not out of character at all from what you see in this
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picture. and -- >> that's who he was? >> that's who he was? >> reporter: jon tells me they weren't best friends but they were close. >> i was really surprised to hear that he was even involved with something like this because i know that he wouldn't hurt a fly. >> reporter: jon's referring to this darkened crime scene illuminated by blue police lights on november 17th. he was involved in some sort of hit-and-run and then continued down the parkway. they chased after him and it ended with shots fired. >> it's hard hearing when someone that you're close with in the past just goes like that. >> reporter: the family attorney telling news4 kathy benson that he was not armed. >> and then when i heard that he was shot three times in the head, then it became just as horrendous and horrible as anything could be. >> reporter: a lot of questions for this family, for friends, for the community.
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out? why did it escalate the way it was and, you know, i mean, i don't know, there's a lot of questions on hand. >> reporter: federal investigators say they want the answers to those questions as well. that's why their investigation is still ongoing, doreen. >> any sense of how long that investigation could take, david? >> reporter: no. i mean, we've been putting those questions forth to the fbi. they're the ones handling this, we should point out, because park police has turned it over to them. fairfax county police may have had officers on the scene that evening but they did not fire their weapons. however, the police chief saying that he has turned overall video evidence from those cameras and the kusers to the fbi. >> david culver, thank you. new reaction to a bombshell report on a school grading scandal. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is calling for an internal invea
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school felt pressured to pass chronically absent students. 57 students were on track to graduate last april but 164 students got diplomas in june and half of the graduates had missed more than three months of school. despite that report, no one has been fired or suspended. news4's mark segraves take as deeper dive into those numbers and the concerns from parents. >> as many as 100 students missing classes, not getting passing grades or not completing mandatory community service yet they all graduated last year. those are the complaints from an investigation which also reported some teachers at the high school say they were pressured by school administrators to give failing students passing grades. >> tea >> i want to know about it directly because it is
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fix it. >> reporter: ballou graduated 57% of its seniors in 2016 but in 2017, 100% graduated. half received more than three months of classes. today, mayor bowser ordered her staff to conduct a systematic review of compliance and the attorney who represents the d.c. school board says the mayor needs to hire an outside firm to do an audit. >> with the absence of a strong public voice who can really look at this and be independent in its findings, i think we need to call someone else to take a hard look at the records and present recommendations. >> reporter: this parent is worried about whether or not her daughter is getting a quality edition at balanlou. >> she's not getting the right education. she's just being passed by.
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>> reporter: david grasso who oversees the system for the d.c. council says he'll get to the bottom of what happened here and see if the problem extends beyond just one school. in the district, mark segraves, news4. up next, horror at the hospital. >> a local mother finds out that the man who delivered her baby wasn't really a doctor. >> i'm scarred for life. i do not want any more kids at all because of that. and i do not trust any male doctor at all anymore. >> she's not the only one. the shocking accusations and why it took years before it was uncovered. from world leaders to muslims here in northern virginia, strong reaction to president trump's reaction to retweet controversial, unvetted anti-muslim videos. >> it
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being and as a human being. today we hit 70 degrees. very warm afternoon on our wednesday but take a look at the numbers in the west. much cooler air is starting to move our way. we'll talk about the cooler air and colder air to
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what if we could keep more amof what we earn?d. trillions of dollars going back to taxpayers. who could possibly be against that? well, the national debt is $20 trillion. as we keep adding to it, guess who pays the bill? him. and her. and her.
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a local woman says she was attacked inside a busy d.c. station and left to fend for herself when she went for help.ç pat collins is outside union station with this story. pat? >> reporter: aaron, the crime is bad enough. but what happened after, that's something else. imagine you're an investigator take a look at the victim's story. trying to figure out what might have happened here. >> it's odd, it's scary. it's very concerning. >> reporter: dawn jackson is an attorney and she's not happy what happened to miss logan. look at her eye. it is like she was hit by a prized fighter and it's not just the injury that hurts. it's how she was treated afterwards that's pal,
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>> i think if there was a dog on the street run over by a car, i think people would stop to help, to know that she sat there for over an hour without any assistance, that she had to call 911 on her own, i'm floored. >> reporter: assaulted inside union station and says the cops did little to help. miss logan says she was walking up the escalator and there was a man in front of her and she says she asked if he would let her go by no response. finally, at the top of the escalator, he turns and punches her in the eye. >> this is how my face looked at 4:58 yesterday. this is how my face looked. >>
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on. >> reporter: miss logan says she got little help from the security officers on the scene. in fact, she says she had to call an ambulance for herself. >> from the time i was struck, i was left alone by myself in front of the escalator, which is by h & m to bleed badly. i called the police myself and told them i was very hurt while my phone was on speaker while the amtrak security officer was standing right on top of me. he didn't give me no type of assistance. >> reporter: amtrak says its investigators are continuing to work the case. attorney jackson says she's going to conduct an investigation of her own. aaron, doreen? >> thank you, pat. now we turn to politics and a growing skon dcandal. >> president trump under fire after a series of retweets that is sparking outrage from the muslim community here and around
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government as congress takes action in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations involving people of power. blayne alexander has that story for us. >> but we begin with jewelulie y who says that many people are saying that the tweets went too far. >> reporter: not many people here had heard about the controversial retweet by president trump but once they heard it, the reaction was strong. >> he needs to stop what he's doing and get his facts straight. >> reporter: it was early this morning the president retweeted three unvetted inflammatory anti-muslim videos posted by this woman who is one of the leaders of a far right nationalist group in britain whose members have been prosecuted for harassing muslims there. she praised the president and wrote, "god bless you." at tno
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president would do this. >> we look to our president as an american citizen for safety, for guidance, for protection and here he is dividing us, dividing his own citizens and you have to ask, what is that about? >> reporter: the press secretary says it's about sending a message that a threat exists. >> this is my country and he's making me feel unsafe. >> reporter: at the mosque, outreach director worries that the video could inspire more hate crimes here. these young men not worried about their personal safety but fear their religion is being harmed. >> i want people to know about my religion, that it's a peaceful religion and by him doing that, it's sending out the wrong message. >> reporter: and muslims at this mosque far from alone in condemning the president's action. in fact, british prime minister theresa may issued a statement saying bluntly, the president was wrong to have done
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in fairfax county, julie carey, news4. and now to the effort largely driven by women to fight sexual harassment on capitol hill. john conyers refuses to step down. our coverage continues with blayne alexander. good evening. >> reporter: aaron, good evening to you. there has been tremendous pressure from both on and off the hill to pass something dealing with sexual harassment and now both the house and senate have done so and some are asking, is that enough? the house passing a bill to make sexual harassment training mandatory but no change in the way these allegations are handled. a process that 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's a baby step. >> reporter: this as the longest current serving member of congress, john conyers,
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increasing pressure to step down after another accuser alleged sexual misconduct. >> came up this way and his right hand went up my dress. and my thigh. 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 urging john to resign while the ethics investigation is going on we think it's a decision for him and his family and 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,
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explain. and as the process stands now, once the sexual harassment claim has been settled, the accuser must sign an agreement saying they will not talk about it and they will remain anonymous. aaron, some advocates say it's time for that to change. >> blayne alexander, thank you. as a prospect of a government shutdown looms overall of us, virginia governor terry mcauliffe says he's sick and tired of congress. he appeared on wtop on ask the governor's program today after he said that congress appears unable to do its job and says the long-term effect of a shutdown would be devastating. the deadline to prevent a shutdown is next friday, december 8th. back from the dead. see the reunion as a local man meets the people who saved his life not once but five times
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airline flights may be in jeopardy because of a scheduling glitch. the potential impact it could ave on you
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what a crazy day. it's ridiculously warm. >> makes you think of the beach. >> almost, yeah, like springtime. you doing okay? >> i'm still -- yes, i am. i'm leaving after this but -- >> the beach boys. the beach boys are coming together. do you know where they are coming? >> to the tree lighting? >> yes. >> they will feel right at home with the warm temperatures. >> we were down there earlier today and along the white house, this tree lighting is happening tomorrow afternoon hosted by dean cane, superman. >> your kind of guy. >> i love that guy. that will be
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4:00, 5:00, 6:00, that's at the white house. if you want me to come to your house and do your holiday lights, come on down and all you have to do is go to the nbc washington app and #dougholidaylights and maybe i can do the lights live from your front yard. now, white house tree lighting looking great. 57 degrees at 4:00. 53 by 6:00. i'm not going to have to wear all that many layers tomorrow. high today of 70 degrees. i mean, wow, just beautiful weather. plenty of sunshine. temperatures cooling and they are cooling quickly. 46 in frederick. 52 in leesburg. 47 in culpeper. the frontal boundary has made its way through. it's a dry front and we have not seen much in the way of rain at all. you can actually see the front. see the cloud cover, right th
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across our region. it's bringing through cooler air but the coldest air is still up to the north. temperatures in the north in the 40s. you can see the cooler air trying to move on in. now, tomorrow, pretty nice day. mostly partly sunny to mostly sunny at times and a mention stur of sun and clouds with a high of 57. high is 52. well above that during the day tomorrow. 53 on your friday. cooler on friday because it's breezy. chance of an a.m. shower, another front moves through. 56 on sunday and then here's the big change here. as you move in through next wednesday, one week from now, a major pattern change. 52 on wednesday and 46 on thursday and, hello, much colder next friday and saturday and, yes, snowflakes in that forecast. it's still way out. >> so far. >> ten-day forecast, see it right here. >> all right. thank you, doug. a familiar face on your tv
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sexual misconduct. it's our top story and it's still unfolding tonight. the claims from co-workers and the swift action taken by nbc news coming up. plus, the fake physician exposed. tonight, a victim shares her horror story after learning that a man who delivered bab
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shocking new allegations surrounding the firing of matt lauer. >> according to "variety" magazine, at least three women have accused the morning host of sexual harassment. >> but it was a woman who went to hr on monday who ultimately caused nbc to fire lauer before today's broadcast. chris pallone continues our coverage on this still developing story. >> this is a sad morning here at "today" and at nbc news. >> reporter: visibly shaken, savannah guthrie learned her co-host matt lauer had been fired. she read a statement from nbc news chairman andy lack which had been sent to nbc news employees just before 7:00. >> on monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior by matt lauer. >> reporter: nbc confirms that lauer's accusers
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behavior began in 2014 at the sochi olympics and continued for some time after. in their statement, nbc news says after serious review and the fact that company standards were clearly violated, they terminatedç lauer's contract a they were presented with reasons to believe this might not have been an isolated incident. >> i'm heartbroken for matt. he's my dear, dear friend and my 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 the most recognizable faces for a quarter century. he game host of "today" in 1997. news of his firing spread quickly. >> nbc news has fired long-time today show host matt lauer. >> matt lauer has been fired. >> we are grappling with a dilemma that so many people have dealt with. how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelatio
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>> reporter: the lawyer for the woman who made the complaint against lauer told nbc news in a statement that he's encouraged by nbc's response and he's in awe of the courage his client has showed. so far, lauer has not responded to a request for comment. chris poallone, nbc news. terry mcauliffe is weighing in on the recent misconduct allegations across different fields and says moving forward there should be zero tolerance when it comes to sexual assault. on wtop's ask the governor's program, mcauliffe reacted to the situation. he said he believes in the coming days and months we'll hear more reports. >> i think there's a lot of men sitting around very nervous today. i think the matt lauer situation shocked everybody. that is just out of nowhere it's going to continue out there and rightfully so. thank goodness for the women who have had the courage. >> governor
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should be no means no. he told our julie carey he would look into possible sexual harassment training for state workers. we've been asking all afternoon on our facebook page, do you think these recent revelations will lead to a safer workplace where employees, right now more than 40% of you are saying no. a man delivered babies and gave prenatal care for years but his credentials were fake and now one of his victims is saying that she's scarred for life. >> reporter: listen to the pain in a mother's voice describing child birth here at the prince jor george's hospital center. >> i was screaming. i was more than crying. i was hysterical. they were trying to calm me down. i was hysterical my entire delivery. >> reporter: a young mother from capitol heights maryland and she's suing prince george's hospital cer.
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fraudulently obtained a medical license putting her and her baby at risk when she gave birth five years ago. >> i felt like i was losing my life. so the fact that i'm just finding out that this man was a fake at the end of the day is really hurting me. >> reporter: the lawsuit claims that akoda used fake social security numbers, a fake passport, u.s. visa, immigration documents, medical diplomas, letters of recommendation and birth certificates. akoda pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge and jail time. the lawyer representing the women in the lawsuit says the hospital failed to do its homework. >> maybe they should have checked his social security number. they would have learned that he is a fraud, that he obtained his license fraudulently. >> reporter: the hospital e-mailed me a statement saying they will vigorously defend this lawsuit, that akoda had physician licenses g
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virginia and the statement acknowledges that akoda had a complex, sophisticated identity theft scheme. that's the latest from prince george's county. back to you. frustration surrounding the death of baltimore city police officer sean suitor. his killer is still free but brothers and sisters in blue uniform today said good-bye to the uniformed officer. erika gonzalez has more. >> reporter: thousands made the trip to baltimore to say good-bye to detective sean suitor. some came as far away as chicago. ♪ >> reporter: suitor died november 16th. he was shot in the head with his own gun while investigating a case in west baltimore. he was an 18-year veteran of the police force and a father of
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detective suitor's killer is still on the run. baltimore's mayor says suitor's killing leaves a stain on the city. >> my heart grieves for detective sean suitor and his family and my heart also grieves for our city. >> reporter: a $215,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of his killer. aaron? >> erika, thank you. tonight, the man charged with four serial killings in florida is cooperating with investigators but so far has not said why he committed the crimes. howell donaldson killed four people in the last two months in the same neighborhood in tampa and was arrested at a fast food restaurant last night after the manager there discovered a gun in miss book bag. police are testing that gun to find out if it was used in the ma
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a major airline is scrambling after a major glitch. thousands of holiday flights could be canceled. and robots are helping build homes in our area faster and safer than before. amelia? aaron, tomorrow you'll want the sunglasses but a jacket as well. how much we will cool down and we could s
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if you were in this traffic on the inner loop of the beltway closed at the american legion bridge, you can see on chopper 4, this was after there was a crash around 6:30 this morning. concrete was thrown across the lanes there. the inner loop reopened at 8:00 a.m. th
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that lead to it were jammed up for hours. the nation's largest airline could be forced to ground thousands of flights over the christmas holiday. a potential crisis for american airlines and its customers if it can't find a way to staff pilots to fly the planes. a system scheduling glitch allowed pilots to take vacation time all at the same time. so many pilots took advantage of taking off christmas week. american isn't saying how many flights are affected but the pilots union says 15,000 flights had been scheduled without a p captain, a co-pilot or both. they are working diligently to address the issue to avoid cancellation. the airline says it is paying pilots who pick up open trips 150% of their hourly rate. the way homes are being built may be changing. robots may be doing the heavy lifting. two houses on the pricey fox hall road in northwest
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on the cutting edge. the developers are among the first to use aerospace robotic panelization. >> what? >> a programmed robot machines at the blueprint robot tech factory in baltimore built the frame here and then ship that infrastructure and work crews do the rest of the work. the frames of the homes go up in days instead of months and the developers say the quality of the homes is unmatched. >> there's no mistake, i mean, there's absolutely no mistakes and that's because a robot is doing it. >> precision is remarkable because you'll never be able to do the things that we do with human trade or human tools. >> and the base price for these two houses, $2 million. >> does the robot come with that? next and new at 6:00, a local man survives a brush with death. see the emotional reunion as he meets the people who saved his life. and we're staying on top of the accusations against
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"today" show host. the complaints from
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it started as a back from the dead. news4 has the remarkable story and the reunion. >> reporter: the last time these folks got together, it was a very different set of circumstances. these firefighters and paramedics were busy saving elliott's life five times. >> we would shock him and he
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talk and he would go back into cardiac arrest and shock him again and he would talk. >> i'm here today because of what you guys do. >> reporter: it all started with a chance encounter. it was april 15th, the day that causes a lot of us to have heart palpitations but what happened to elliott here at union station was something more. he and his son were in town to catch a game and as they arrived, he started feeling ill. shortness of breath. >> and i remember thinking, we've got to get to the hospital. >> reporter: i don't think he's ever said to me, i need to get to the hospital. so i was like, do you want to go in a cab or ambulance? >> reporter: thinking they had time, they opted for a cab. >> because i walked out of a train station, an glance pulled out in front of me. >> reporter: there had been a call for a sick woman that wasn't pen ner but they recognized the signs and said it was a heart attack. >> obviously when somebody comes up, we're going to take care of him.
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to their monitoring equipment and he went into cardiac arrest over and over and over and five times out and five times they brought him back. had he taken the taxi, it would have been his last ride. >> it's like a breath of fresh air. >> reporter: penner has had a lot of them since that day in april. the crew got recognized and elliott has a new lease on life and he's thankful to the paramedics and to the hands of fate. >> i think what you do is pretty amazing. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >> he was a lucky man. >> over and over again, these first responders are life savers. hats off for the work that they do. well, there is another story that is getting a lot of national attention. this involves our former colleague at nbc news. matt lauer fired for inop
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work one week after charlie rose was fired for the same thing at cbs. stephanie gosk is working the story for "nbc nightly news." >> i'm in the nightly newsroom tonight reporting on a story that is unfortunatelily about us. just moments for the "today" show went live on the east coast, nbc news chairman andy lack announced that anchor matt lauer had been fired. a woman came forward monday night accusing the anchor of sexual misconduct and within 24 hours, nbc news made the decision to terminate his contract. the alleged misconduct began in 2014 at the sochi olympic games and continued afterwards and he said due to the seriousness of the accusations, and the possibility that they may not be an isolated incident, nbc news took the action that it did. we are still learning details about this. there's much that we don't know. when we hear about it, we'll bring the details to you. >> just a few moments ago, a
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accusers came forward to nbc news since this story broke this morning. stephanie gosk will have all of the developments at 7:00. tonight's scandal is unfolding on what is a big day at 30 rock. this is a live look at rockefeller center. we're about an hour away from the annual christmas tree lighting. the stars will be out, too. gwen stefani, harry connick junior and seal are just a few of the performers. catch that live tonight at 8:00 p.m. amelia, it's difficult to get into this sort of tree-lighting christmasy feel considering how warm it was today. >> our high temperature today, 70 degrees. that doesn't feel like the holidays to you? i agree with you, doreen. tomorrow will be cooler and then we can continue to cool friday as we close out the work week. our highs today, 70 degrees. not normal for this time of year but with the sunset very early
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temperatures really dropped quickly as the sun goes down. we've already fallen 11 degrees from the highs. 46 degrees back in leesburg and college park coming in at 46ç degrees as well. right now, we have clear skies out there. before i talk more about your thursday planner, i want to take you to awesome video that we have of the international space station that is flying over us tonight cht t tonight. the flyover was at 5:34 and there you can see that bright dot in the center of your screen. for more, i posted some information on my twitter page about some great handles to follow so you can know when the pass is happening and talk to the kids about what it is and how cool it is up there in outer space. as we look to your thursday planner, tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m., it's chilly. 43 degrees. you'll still want the jacket. as we move throughout the day, it's not
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it was at lunchtime. we're right around 52. a high tomorrow of 57 degrees. 10 to 15 degrees cooler than it was today. don't get me wrong, thursday is going to be a really nice day, like aaron is saying, not necessarily the weather that is going to get you in the holiday mood. may not want to trim the tree tomorrow but it's going to be really comfortable at the bus stop. a jacket weather but not frigid. lunch not as mild. not too cold out there. really comfortable. temperatures in the 50s, for the most part. a chance of a morning shower on thursday. very chilly before 8:00 a.m. temperatures in the low 50s and then for the weekend we see low to mid-50s on saturday and sunday. we'll take it to break and close out with a shot right now. before we
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all right. round two for the redskins and cowboys. >> they lost so games they matched up at home. the redskins lost at home
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it's in dallas. we know jordan reed was only targeted once. le miss his fifth game with the hamstring injury. he's one of four players ruled out for tomorrow. trent williams is one of seven key players listed as questionable. a big key to winning in dallas will be the redskins running game. p. ryan has stepped up and handed the primary duty with rob kelly and chris thompson done for the season and he now has done it in back-to-back games. the rookie is getting better. >> i know my assignments. i just have to get in that rhythm and in the groove. >> we've been able to run the ball quite well these last couple of games and that's been a cornerstone of our offense. when
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opens up a whole bunch of things aspect wise and play action and play calling. it's easier to play call when it's second and three rather than second and ten. we have to keep doing the things that we do well right now and keep riding that horse and kirk cousins the road is never easy but they have proven that they can get it done. in l.a. versus the rams, in seattle, the skins know what works and what doesn't. >> you know, gli tanytime you g the road you want to turn that place into your home and satisfy the could crowd. >> we have to make sure that we answer their momentum of our own and try to maintain that level of consistency throughout the course of the game, the
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we've failed if two minutes and short guarded situations and key turnovers and penalties. if we can stay away from shooting ourselves in the foot, we'll have a great opportunity to win. >> live reports from the field in dallas on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00 but kickoff at 8:30. i know ryan likes gummy bears. there they are. thank you. >> josh norman, sun chips. >> some special requests from the redskins players on their flight to dallas. news4 gets a behind the scenes look as the united crew prepares for the redskins on their flight today. one thing we noticed, the burgundy and gold love their peanut butter. not just one, not just two but three trays worth of pb & j. coaches sit in the first class.
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coaches sit in first class and ironically the players sit in coach. last night the wizards were in minnesota. this is the team's second back to back tight turn around. t for the first time this season, the wizards 49-43 last night and contributions on offense and defense from the subhelp mount a comeback and bradley biel was held to eight points and this type of victory can build the confidence. and just a few seconds left to ask you, do you know what the hottest sports topic of the day was? this picture should give it away. >> uniforms. ketchup or mustard. and they could pay a fine and not we t
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everyone wants to know. what color are they? >> mustard isn't so bad remember. s there was an old woman who lived in a shoe. she had so many children she had to buy lots of groceries. while she was shopping for organic fruits and veggies, burglars broke into her shoe. they stole her kids' mountain bikes and tablets along with her new juice press. luckily the geico insurance agency had helped her with homeowners insurance. she got full replacement on the stolen goods
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juice delivery service. call geico and see how affordable homeowners insurance can be.

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