well reducing lauer. that's undercutting about what's good for markets it's not good for the global economy. the macallan bus station is one of those places where everything begins. from macallan a city in southeast texas you only look straight ahead you can only discover the united states. every day at around three o'clock in the afternoon the monotonous rhythm of the station changes when the federals unload a new group of central american immigrants. but you know. get out the sponsor when i look over my calendar is an immigration hotspot. on ahead of me does your book. know when a bit of advice. on the welfare. line waiting on the other side of the border in the mexican dream osa is labastida the freight train that crosses all of mexico packed with immigrants. out of number. one but. if i did have another. in the boat it. from the bus station to the reception center at the church of the sacred heart it's barely five hundred meters. a short journey but loaded with tension. the end of fear unmasks infinit

. >> we found out early this evening, about our colleague matt lauer. >> and our friend. >> noah oppenheime to me basically around said kathie, can you just stay? stay a little longer. >> as "e.t." reported jenna bush hager is now the leading contender to replace kathie lee. >> you deserve this. >> whomever ultimately gets the gig will have a mighty task to duplicate their tv chemistry. kathie lee told me what it's ke having that magic twice. >> regis and hoda. >> how great was it working for those two? >> you know what, how many people get lightning in a bottle two times in their life. when i retired from television, i thought i had done the best 15 years of television i could do with the amazing regis. and then to come back after eight years and be with hoda who, you know, was dateline hoda back then. >> she was. >> now she's happy hour hoda. whoo hoo! >> can think lee is the best. a little later we dive in the "e.t." archives. we have spent so much time with kathie lee, frank and their kids. we'll flashback when we first met kathie lee johnson. >> the "e.t." archives never disappoint. >

lauer rawr i wash every year. it's so much fun.t could stretch into the new year. the partial government shutdown stretches into week number two if you're counting, and the new democratic house and president trump are expected to continue their battle over immigration. we've got some live reports from washington coming up at the top of the hour where eric shawn and i will continue our coverage coming up right after this break. ♪ ♪ ♪ the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? eric: we start with new developments n the sickening shooting death of a california police officer allegedly by an illegal immigrant with a criminal record and gang affiliations who had benefited from california's sanctuary state law. authorities arresting the girlfriend and brother now of that suspected gunman for allegedly helping him. a total of eight people now behind bars in connection to this horrible crime as we learn investigators may have also recovered t

and what we tv professionals called a "reverse matt lauer."96 john travolta classic "michael." i watched it 45 times this year. and let me tell you, it does not hold up. ( laughter ) in the number two spot slot, it's former trump attorney michael cohen. yes, he's going to jail for three years, but he might also bring down a president. in my opinion, that would make him the michael jordan of michaels. and that brings us to the moment we've all been waiting for-- the michael of the year. ( clears throat ) ( laughter ) oh, dang, my electric bill was very high this month. but the top michael of 2018 is... "daily show" correspondent michael kosta? ( cheers and applause ) what? that's right. from his super viral "year in michael" segment to his beloved and sophisticated social commentary, michael k. truly made 2018 his bitch. so here to present the "best michael" award-- or emmy-- is netflix's own trevor noah, ladies and gentlemen! ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: seriously? >> yeah, come on. >> trevor: you must be so proud. >> oh, hell, yeah, i a

know right now but did isikoff accept any responsibility for helping publicize essentially what he lauer largely a myth was largely fake news you know and the thing that he's pointed out to was he's said that a lot of the details in this dossier are false like for example michael cohen who allegedly traveled to czech republic to meet with russian intelligence or even the infamous trump sex tapes that russia allegedly has now but he does say that the details are not accurate but he continues to say that steele was on to something with that dossier saying that the russians really had some sort of interference with the election for to help the term campaign and he stands by what he said in that sense i mean interesting is a lot of a lot of facts and things that need to be granted as took off as one of those people who is very well connected does a very good connections in order to get news out of the. you have to wonder why their turn now and why is that earlier this year we saw a senate committee work for the dossier author christopher steele refer him for prosecution for lying to the f.b.

why matt lauer's firing was a factor in her decision. >> our very first interview with kathie lee ont. >> nice digs. i'm going to dish some dirt with "extra." >>> a "grey's anatomy" feud. >> ellen pompeo's confession. why she hasn't talked to patrick dempsey since he left the show. >> typically when they leave -- >> the "extra" feed. kendall jenner nearly naked. lady gaga breaking down, and bradley cooper is big in japan. >>>

. >> we found out about your colleague matt lauer. >> and our friend. >> they said, kathy, can you just stay? >> who's going fill your shoes? >> you know what, it's going to be the most blessed person on earth. whoever hoda wants, hoda gets. >> the "today" show crew toasted kathie lee. jenna bush hager raised a glass. confirmed she's the front-runner. she already opened so much of her life. she lost her grandfather seven months after losing her ganny, barbara. >> i stood up for you when you stuck your tongue out at the press. >> because you have been wanting to do that for years. >> another member of the nbc family, kelly clarkson. but count her out. she's already committed to her l.a. based talk show, which debuts next fall. >> okay, let's get to the reports about daytime tv's other big shake-up. >> say it ain't so. please say it ain't so. keltie knight has the latest on ellen. >> is the pressure still on? >> i have gotten to a point where i don't have to prove anything to anybody and i don't care what anybody thinks. >> she reveals she's considering quitting her talk show. her contrac

and television, whether it is matt lauer or charlie rose or less mendez. moonves.hat impact will this have? guest: hopefully at some point we will have clear lines drawn on what is except a board is acceptable behavior. borders this stuff close on rape, and rape should be prosecuted. but you do not want to get into this place where anybody want to get back at, you just accuse them of sexual misbehavior. you write a lot about tax. loopholes. what do you think of the overall code? guest: if the wall street journal has been known for one thing, it is supply-side economics. if you tax something, you discourage it. if you tax work, you'll get less work. if you tax investments and risk-taking, you'll get less of it. i prefer a tax code where the rates are low and there are no loopholes. elementary good government going back 100 years. "the tax code isn't just loopholes and gray areas. and intelligent person might wonder why it has so many features that work across purposes. unfortunately, a lot of people have an interest in a complicated tech system, politicians most of

. >> reporter: but his spirit soured today on twitter, labeling his former personal lauer, convicted a. as trump's current attorney, rudy giuliani, hit the air waves trying to discredit cohen. >> you have a serial liar what taped his own client. >> reporter: giuliani argues the hush money paid was personal business and not a campaign finance violation. >> it is not a crime. it is not a crime. >> reporter: after 18 months of investigations with several members in trump orbit convicted the president's kr eblt is eroding. according to a poll, 62% say they do not consider the president truthful about the russia investigation. and republicans make up nearly a quarter of that group. a shift from august, when 56% said they doubted his honesty. giuliani today said the president may be asked to provide more than the written answers submitted to the special counsel. n in-person interview. ed odds >> over my dead body. but you know, i could be dead. >> reporter: today incoming house intelligence chairman democrat adam schiff says he intends to i had woulden the probe to the president's business

nbc has problems, we all know about matt lauer.at the time, let go from the network last year, usually on morning joe. this is the same network that spiked the harvey weinstein story that they took to another publication and won a pulitzer for. here is irony, by the way, the person who was supposed to review the work to see if it should go to air or print or not had to pay off $1 million, nbc universal had to pay on his behalf, after he was accused of sexual harassment here that as per a september "daily beast" report their member of the hollywood tape? that tape gets out to "the washington post" before the presidential election, investigation never done and never told why or how that tape got out. hypocrisy? yeah, it is pretty much everywhere. >> tucker: i've been in this most of my life, i know all of the people involved, they are the last people that should be judging other people's sex live lives. if they stop lying for a second, this is the last group in america to be judging other people sex lives. does anyone on other channe

don't think pain is generalized yet, and i don't think it's -- >> we interviewed a woman named nicole lauer whose husband is in the coast guard. she has savings to get through this, so the issue is long term. the long term effects won't start to be felt yet. but we should probably be careful sitting in washington around a table whether people are feeling pain. there is the uncertainty factor. >> i can say as someone who lived in washington where there are a lot of federal workers, there are people worried about being furloughed today. most of the people i'm talking to are department of homeland security employees. they're like, what are we going to do? maybe i should go to a port and see if i can get a paycheck that way. >> there is a "washington post" story today. it's fascinating on the number of americans who live paycheck to paycheck who are in upper middle class circumstances but because of debt, because of tuition, because of house payments, it's a paycheck to paycheck deal. i do think there will be ramifications. i just think trump is in a much better position than the republicans we

courthouse this week because it seems like this is greg t be active few days for documents from the matt lauer mueller /* muellnv -- muellertigation. >> one filing should share more about former trump attorney michael cohen and his cooperation with robert mueller's team, what he told the counsel. we also expect new court filings talking about former campaign chair paul manafort and his lies fo robert mueller. so a lot folks are watching for that. as for michael flynn, his ntencing date has been set, savannah, for dember 18, just out two weeks away. >> hallie jackson here in washington with us. thank you. and for the moment we will send it back to hoda in new york. >> thank you. >>> craig is here. another major story this morning. >> good morning to you. three months after cbs chief les moonves stepped down amid allegations of sexual misconduct this morning stunning new evidence and aegations are coming to light. nbc nbc's gadi schwartz with the latest. >> a draft rept prepared for cbs's board and reviewed by "the nvesyork times" says m destroyed evidence and misled investigation about the sexu

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