nbc's savannah guthrie joins us now with more on that and the eight victims killed in the attack. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening to you. just moments ago the new york police department reopened this bike path. and i'm standing right in front of it. we're actually the first crew to be here. two victims right there lost their lives and right over here is where that truck came to a rest after crashing with the school bus. the man got out of the truck, ran across the street and a police officer came -- the hero we now know -- came from down the block, shot him and ended this. and tonight, lester, all of the victims have now been identified. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: a dramatic new look at this mangled school bus just moments after it was hit by a pickup truck in tuesday's new york terror attack. trapped inside special needs students. >> are you okay? >> reporter: everyone on the bus survived, but eight others died, and more than a dozen people were injured after 29-year-old sayfullo saipov drove his rented truck down a bike path in lower manhattan. >> you

savannah guthrie/co-host nbc's today show:"i'm heartbroken for matt. he is my dear, dear friend and my partner, and he is beloved by many, many people here. and i'm heartbroken for the brave colleague that came forward to tell her story."the first woman to come forward... the one that led to lauer's firing complained to n-b-c's human resources that lauer had sexually harassed her. a source with knowledge of the process told cnn the woman alleged that the inappropriate behavior began while lauer was in russia covering the winter olympics in 2014.randi kaye/cnn correspondent:"then late wednesday the times broke the news that after lauer's firing, nbc received at least two more complaints about him. the paper says one former employee complained that lauer had summoned her to his office in 2001 and then had sex with her. she told the times that she felt helpless because she didn't want to lose her job. the paper says she did not report the incident because she felt ashamed."'lauer has not commented publicly.randi kaye, cnn new york. ( darya ) new this morn

. >> bill: savannah guthrie on the air this morning said the following at one point. >> i do know that this reckoning that so many organizations have been going through is important and long overdo and must result in workplaces where all women, all people feel safe and respected. >> bill: the bigger picture, we've gone through that here, cbs is going through it now as of two weeks ago with charlie rose and now nbc. how do you look at the media for how they manage or handle matters such as this? >> first of all someone who has interviewed matt lauer many times i was stunned watching the heartbroken savannah guthrie and shows you in this hot house environment the most harvey weinstein and post al franken we're in news organizations feel they have to move swiftly. two of the three network morning show anchors fired over these kinds of allegations. the other thing is it's hard to overstate how important lauer is to that nbc franchise. the face of nbc news from the thanksgiving parade, olympics, the "today" is a gold mine. this had to be serious for him to do this. >> bill: he has become th

because this happened overnight, on the "today" show, just this morning in an unsteady voice, savannah guthrie said they learned this morning. >> this is a sad morning at "today" and nbc news. the chairman, andy lack sent the following note to our organization. dear colleagues, monday night, we received a details complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. it represented a violation of our standards. as a result, we decided to terminate his employment. the complaints about his behavior in over 20 years, we were presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. our highest priority is create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected and actions counter to core values are met with consequences, no matter the offender. we are deeply saddened by the turn of events. we will face it together as a news organization and do it in as transparent a manner as we can. that is from our chairman, andy lack. we just learned this moments ago, just this morning. i'm sure you can imagine, we are devastated and processing all of t

underlooned today when the announcement came made clearly moments after he is fired both savannah guthrie and hoda didn't know what happened and they were trying to pros. was authentic. reporter: nbc news stated two more women come forward with complains against lauer. according exclusive. reporter: about by variety, lauer gave a present and described how he wanted to use it on her. then another instance, he asked a if he mail em know gre come toll the office where he dropped his pants. variety also reported women said lauer had a buttop under the desk that allowed him to lock the door from the inside without getting up. now many people on social media are happening what happened to ann app who was fired in 2011. lauer's co anor katie couric said he had a habit of touching ner apretorly. he co-hosted "the today show" with matt lur for 15 years. what is matt's most annoying habit? >> mmmm. he pinches me on the (beep) a lot. >> clearly, in the boost months, the world has changed after revelations with harvey weinstein whether in business, government, media or anywhere else. tur covering thi

the announcement came this morning from lauer's cohost savannah guthrie. >> good morning. breaking news overnight. matt lauer has been terminated from nbc news. >> we are heart broken. heart broken for matt. he is my dear, dear friend and my partner and he is loved by many people here. i'm heart broken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story. and any other women who have their own stories to tell. how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaviored badly -- behaved badly? i don't know the answer to that. >> tucker: a pretty heavy moment. t the story released by "variety" shortly after lauer was fired offered further lurid details about his behavior at nbc. gave a colleague a sex toy as a present and expressed a desire to use it with her and invited a different woman to his office and dropped his pants. while there, "variety" found three women willing to accuse him of harassment but none of them willing to do so by name. the celebrity news site tmz and hosts "objectified" here on fox and harvey joins us tonight. nwhat

savannah guthrie had the emotional and difficult task of breaking the news to the world. >> always can say is we are heartbroken. i am heartbroken for matt. he's my dear friend and partner and he is loved by many people here. i am heartbroken for the brave colleagues who came forward to tell her story and any other women who have their own stories to tell. 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. i don't know the answer to that. as painful as it is, this moment in our culture and this change had to happen. >> kimberly: that was savannah guthrie, former colleague of mine from court tv, having an emotional, challenging time. she had a close relationship, friendship with matt lauer. they said she found out this morning and had to go on a and tell everyone. >> greg: i remember the good old days when it was just fnc and everybody was making fun of us. fnc is the first kid on the block who got chicken pox and all the other kids laughed. and then it spread a

guthrie was informed moments just before going on air. >> this is a sad morning here at "today" and at nbc news. just moments ago, nbc news andy lack sent 9 following note to our organization. we received a detail complained from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lawyer. it represented after serious review a clear violation of our company's standards. as a result, we have decided to terminate his employment. while it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years he has been at nbc news, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. our highest praet is to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected and to ensure that any actions that run counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter who the offender. we are deeply saddened by this turn of events, but we will face it together as a news organization and do it in as transparent a manner as we can. that is the statement from our chairman andy lack. and we just learned this moments ago, just this

savannah guthrie") we are devastated and we are still processi #2) sitt >> good morning. breaking news overnight. matt lauer has been terminated from nbc news. >> matt lauer is out as co-host of nbc's today show following an accusation of inappropriate sexual behavior. >> we are devastated and we are still processing all of this. >> sitting next savannah guthrie said she was heart -- savannah guthrie said she was heartbroken for the cohost. >> how do you reconcile your love for someone and the revelation that they behaved badly? i don't have the answer for that. >> nbc released a statement saying, "on monday night we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behave in the workplace. while it's the first complaint about his behavior in the 20 years he's been at nbc news, we also given reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident." variety reported allegations from several current and former staffers. one said lauer once gave a colleague a sex toy as a gift. on another day he dropped his pants in front of a different female e

. >> lauer's former "today" show colleague savannah guthrie made the announcement at the top of the show calling it, quote, a sad morning. but then added she felt heartbroken for the woman who accused lauer, and lauer had been part of the nbc news organization for more than 20 years. his dismissal comes a week after cbs fired morning show host charlie rose over allegations as well. matt? >> if you are using apple's new operating system your computer may be at risk of hacked. >> a password flaw allows anyone to break into your computer by typing one simple word. janin de la vega joins us live with the details. >> reporter: this news took a lot of apple users by surprise. apple is working on a fix for the problem. now if you are running the latest version of high sierra a stranger could log in and gain access by typing in root. it was unveiled in september and came preinstalled on a handful of computer models. it gives them access to a lot of personal information. >> can do anything and everything. you can delete it to the users account, access his bank, his e-mail, his twitter, facebook,

we've now heard these stories and it is a reckoning, as savannah guthrie described it this morning. it's a moment where the benefit of the doubt deserves to be held by all of the women and all the accusers. but what do you see in the account that has just dropped that is part of a familiar pattern of these men in power that get enshared by this me, too movement? >> there are a number of themes that stretch through these. what i find particularly striking and we saw this in hollywood and we heard about this with charlie rose at cbs, at fox news, at nbc, that there were people that were aware these things were going on. that this was kind of a part of the culture and everyone sort of rolled with it and thought it was okay. that they had heard rumors or they knew harvey weinstein was up to dirty tricks. however they wanted to characterize it, but people didn't come forward and say it was wrong and what we are seeing now is a flood of people coming forward and saying that this is wrong. and that there need to be repercussions. and, you know, in andy lack's statement today, a point of sa

savannah guthrie made the announcement this morning. she quoted a memo from chairman andy lack who said the network got a complaint monday night. lack said after a review it represented, quote, a clear violation of our company's standards. >> he added, while it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years he's been at nbc news, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. we are deeply saddened by this turn of events. matt lauer has not responded yet to the announcement of his firing. we have reached out for comment. "the new york times" reports it met with the woman monday afternoon but she said she was not ready to tell her story publicly. her attorney said she doesn't not want to be identified. quote, while i am encouraged to nbc's response to date, i'm in awe of the courage my client showed to be the first to raise a complaint and to do so without making any demands other than the company do the right thing. >> lauer has been co-host of "today" for 23 years. he's the se

guthrie from kentucky. he's done a terrific job on the energy and commerce committee on many fronts improving health care, especially for seniors and low-income americans, among others. mr. speaker, today i rise in strong support of h.r. 849. this is the protecting seen ors' access to medicare act of 2017. this will repeal the independent payment advisory board, ipab. the purpose of ipab is to reduce medicare's per capita growth rate. while certainly that's important work, this is not the solution. you see, the ipab, created by the affordable care act, would be composed of 15 unelected bureaucrats authorized to unilaterally make decisions regarding medicare's finances whether that be through draconian cuts, to provider payments, reduce medicare spending if the program exceeds an arbitrary growth rate target. in other words, they can do just about anything they want to cut medicare, and we don't have much of a say in it. these changes would automatically go into effect and the secretary of health and human s

decision public fell to his co-host, savannah guthrie.ken. matt is my dear friend and my partner, and he has been loved by many people here. and iam been loved by many people here. and i am heartbroken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story, and any other women who have their own stories to tell. and we are grappling with a dilemma 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? and i don‘t know the answer to that, but i don‘t know the answer to that, but i do now that this reckoning that so many organisations have been going through is important. that is long overjune. and it must result in workplaces where all women, all people feel safe and respected. matt lauer not the only big name to be sacked. and giant of us radio, garrison keillor, has been fired by minnesota public radio over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. we had a statement from the president of mpr... let‘s get some help to jesting all of this. if you drew

early in morning matt lauer sent a statement to his colleagues which was read by savannah guthrie.his morning's edition of the "today" show. >> our top story is once again about our former colleague, matt lauer. >> and, in fact, we just moments ago received a statement from matt and let me read it to you. there are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain i have caused others by words and actions. to the people i have hurt, i am truly sorry. as i am writing this, i realize the depth of the damage and disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. i regret that my shame is now shared by the people i cherish dearly. repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul searching and i'm committed to beginning that effort. it is now my full-time job. the last two days have forced me to take a very hard look at my own troubling flaws, it's been humbling. i am blessed to be surrounded by people i love, i thank them for

let's listen to what savannah guthrie just announced. >> just moments ago, nbc news chairman sent theation. dear colleagues, on monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. it represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our company's standards. as a result, we have decided to terminate his employment. while it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years he has been at nbc news, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. our highest priority is to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected and to ensure that any actions that run counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter who the offender. we are deeply saddened by this turn of events but we will face it together, as a news organization, and do it in as transparent a manner as we can. that is the statement from our chairman. and we just learned this moments ago this morning. as i'm sure you can imagine, we are devastated and

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 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 space

here's abc's matt guthrie. >> part of me hopes they're wrong and it's not her.in the hospital. i want my daughter back. >> the last few days feel like a dream that charlene would give anything to wake up from. she dropped her 16-year-old daughter off at church parting the way they always do. >> i told her i love you. i'll see you later. that's what we always said every time she left. she would never leave without kissing me goodbye. giving me millions of kisses because wasn't okay to go to bed without kisses. that was just haley. she was very loving. and she was always there. >> she couldn't have known it was the last time she'd see her constant companion. >> i wish my alarm hadn't gone off. or i had woke up late so she wouldn't have been there that day. >> with survivors and loved ones crushed. the investigation grinds on. >> this is a massive crime scene. >> the warning signs about the man methodi unloa hundf in box texas church he had visited now a portrait of a monster emergeing emerging. while in the air force, he was convicted of assaulting his ex-wife and

viewers and really america learned this mother when his co anchor savannah guthrie shared the news. >> we're still processing all of this and i will tell you we do not know more than what i just shared with you but we will be covering the story as reporters, as journalist, i'm sure we will be learning more details in the hours and days to come and we promise we will share that with you. >> reporter: now, the accuser's attorney, the brought forth this information on monday night, he released a statement that read, in part our impression is nbc acted quickly when confronted with allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace, while i'm encouraged by nbc's response i am in yaw of the courage my client showed other than the company doing the right thing. as we continue to hear news as we continue two to hear sexual harassment and sexual misconduct. you can't help but stop and compare how differently things are handled in the private sector to how they're handled right here on the hill. think about it. matt lauer, mark cal pern are fire immediately. here's on the hill, you got al franke

today, coanchors savannah guthrie and hoda cobb made the announcement this morning. >> for the moment, all we can say is that we are heartbroken. i'm heartbroken for matt. he's my dear, dear friend and partner. he is beloved by many, many people. i'm heartbroken for the brief colleague that came forward to tell her story and many other women that have their own stories to tell. rick leventhal. >> just days after cbs gave charlie rose the boot over alleged inappropriate behavior, nbc asked matt lauer because of charges that were apparently too serious to be handled any other way. "the new york post" is reporting that an nbc staffer compared to my to hr that lauer had sexually assaulted her at the sochi winter olympics in 2014. "the new york times" is reporting she wasn't ready to go public and she and her lawyer met with hr and legal department for several hours on monday night. the statement released by andy lack reads in part, on monday night, we received a detailed complaint about inappropriate behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. after a serious review, it represented a clear f

co-host guthrie explained has happened. we received the following note. dear colleagues, monday night we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior by matt lauer. >> how do you reconcile your love with someone with the fact that they behaved badly. >> a current nbc employee accused lauer with misconduct starting at the winter olympics in 2014. lauer has had no comment yet. hours after nbc fired lauer, long time radio host garrison keeler noted he had been fired. the 75-year-old tells the minneapolis star tribune that his hand once slipped up a woman's shirt while trying to console her and he apologized at the time. he was known for creating the show, a prairie home companion in 1974. >> the president trump has provoked muslims by retreating a video. they purport to show violence committed by muslims, reports they say are fake. >> teresa may says it was wrong for the president to do this, that the group seeks to divide through hateful narratives which stok tensions. >> sarah sanders defended what trump did. >> it's i

on tuesday night before he went to bed lauer was told he was fired and overnight savannah guthrie was woken up and told the news. and the chairman addressed this in a memo to staff. on monday night we received a complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace at matt lauer, as a result we decided to terminate his complaint, while it's the first complaint in the 20 years he has been at nbc news, and we have reason to believe it may not have been an isolated incident. we are saddened by this turn of events and will face it together as a news organization, and do it in the transparent way. "the new york times" and "variety" magazine had been investigati investigating this, and this dam started to crack and all the allegations against powerful men in hollywood, new york and elsewhere. we don't know the details or substance of the allegations against lauer. i think "the new york times" will be publishing a story today. it's a mystery of what nbc learned. we have no comment from lauer, and we have been reaching out to him and his representatives and he has no