After longtime democratic lawmaker congressman john conyers announced hes stepping down from his seat as the leading democrat on the powerful House Judiciary Committee saying in a statement hes stepping aside from the position as the House Ethics Committee investigates allegations of Sexual Harassment leveled against him. All the while denying the allegations of misconduct. Well, that news comes as another democratic lawmaker, this time senator al franken, is expected to walk through the halls of congress for the First Time Since he was hit with allegations of sexual misconduct. And now hes speaking out since those reports of misconduct came out over a week ago. For more we go to nbcs tracy pots. What can you tell us about what congressman nancy pelosi regarding scrutiny of her own what she said about conjerz . Reporter pelosi on meet the press seemed to defend him to some degree saying she hasnt really heard from his accusers. We are strengthened by due process. Just because someone is accused, was it one accusation, is it two . I think there has to be john conyers is an icon in our country. Do you believe john conyers i dont know who they are, do you . They havent really come forward. Reporter conyers said hes stepping down not because hes guilty of sexual misconduct. He denies the allegations, but because he said he doesnt want to be a distraction to the democrats agenda while this ethics investigation is going on. Meantime, al franken back here on capitol hill for the first time today saying hes coming back ashamed, but speaking out for the First Time Since he admitted sexual misconduct. Im taking responsibility. I apologized to the women who have felt disrespected and to everyone ive let down. Thats a lot of people. In some of these encounters, ive crossed the line for some women and i know that any number is too many. Reporter franken, too, will face an ethics investigation. He comes back here to capitol hill with a number of lawmakers ready to scrutinize those encounters that happened years ago. Back to you. All right, tracy, thank you. And we should also note that later today embattled candidate roy moore will make his first appearance on the campaign trail. Hes been out of the public eye for ten days after nine women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct. And while moore is strongly denied doing anything improper, the Republican Party has largely shunned him, except for the president. Mr. Trump issued his own implicit backing this weekend, tweeting this. The last thing we need in alabama and the u. S. Senate is a schumer, pelosi puppet. Doug jones, moores opponent would be a disaster. One of the nations biggest massage chains is under scrutiny over its handling of nearly 200 Sexual Assault claims. Buzz feed news reports over 180 daises of reported Sexual Assault at massage envy locations across the united states. The accuser said the franchise owners mishandled or ignored many of them. In one case described by buzz feed, a customer reported her massage therapist after he touched her inappropriately. But she says the franchise did not remove him. The man, james deer, later pleaded guilty to Sexual Assault charges against nine women and was jailed for at least five years. A lawyer who worked there on dozens of cases against massage envy tells nbc news the number of cases could be even higher since most women never report sexual misconduct. Nbc news has not confirmed all of the allegations. Massage envy said in a statement, each of these incidents are heart breaking. We are constantly listening, learning and looking at how we can do more, including how we support franchise locations with best practices in handling these incidents. Hundreds of people evacuated ehud son valley mall in Orange County sunday amid reports of a shooting during the first weekend of the holiday season. Police believe a man might have accidentally discharged his gun, causing a panic. A woman and her son were injured, but later released from the hospital. Also a texas mall was evacuated after an officer involved shooting. According to police, a theft suspect ran away from an off duty police officer. The suspect then pulled out a fake gun and the officer fired multiple times, striking the suspect. That suspect was taken to a hospital and his condition so far is unknown. And there was another officerinvolved shooting inside a costco near kansas city. An off duty officer shot and killed an armed man who walked in flashing his weapon at shoppers. No one else was hurt. The numbers are coming in on this allimportant shopping weekend and the big winner is, no surprise, online retailers. But how do you know if youre a big winner . Are you getting the best deal you can . Heres nbc News Business correspondent jo ling kent. Reporter the door buster deals ushered in a record breaking Holiday Shopping weekend. But instead of in stores, much of the spending surged online. As retailers made a record 5 billion online by the end of black friday. Thats up 17 from last year. More than half of Online Shopping happened on mobile devices. This, as instore foot traffic on black friday slowed down by about 1 . But some struggling Department Stores are still calling black friday a victory. The see yoef ceo of kohls anno record breaking weekend with sales and traffic very strong, both online and instore well ahead of last year. Macys said the cold weather is helping sell more coats and boots. The traffic in our stores is actually slightly better than last year. Reporter to capture more customers in person, certain chains like best buy, kmart and macys are guaranteeing price adjustments in customers can find a better deal elsewhere. But the very best discount especially on electronics and clothing are expected on cyber monday. Adobe forecasts americans will spend a record 6. 6 billion online in a single day, which would make it the biggest Online Shopping day in u. S. History. And amazon is expected to come out on top. But the deepest discounts may require a little extra strategizing. When youre shopping online, you can add items to your cart and then walk away from your computer, give yourself a day to think about it. And some retailers will actually send you a coupon to try to get you to complete the transaction of whats in your cart. Reporter and the sales wont stop as discounts continue through the rest of the week. For early today, jo ling kent, nbc news, new york. Online shopping experts say these are the three most important things when shopping on cyber monday. Do your research on prices. For example, check if that low price is really the lowest with the site camel camel camel or keep a. Com. Consider downloading an app or extension to get additional discounts like honey or ebates. They can help you search for discounts and coupon codes. Finally, think outside the box. Cyber monday isnt just for electronics and clothing. It is a big day for travel and experiences, too. Some tense moments for passengers aboard a United Airlines flight landing at Newark LibertyInternational Airport sunday. Initially authorities feared flight 961 from frankfurt, germany, had a problem with the brakes. Officials later realized the problem was actually several blown tires. Despite those tires being out, the boeing 777 did land safely and there were no reports of injuries. Passengers remained on the tarmac for an hour before being transported to the terminal. A florida man is under arrest today charged with attempted murder in what police say is a case of road rage. Authorities say the man opened fire on a major highway injuring two people. Nbcs Kerry Sanders tells us what happened. Reporter a terrifying attack on the florida turnpike near orlando. Shooter was in a gray toyota. Reporter a shooter firing 12 shots at this red car in broad daylight in what police are investigating as an act of road rage. Additional caller now advising reporter rushed to the hospital a 37yearold man and his 17yearold niece. They are recovering with just minor injuries. Troopers arrested 33yearold kwanzaa donald charging him with two counts of attempted murder, a hand gun found in his car. This is just the latest case of a growing problem. Nearly 80 of drivers in the u. S. Have admitted to experiencing significant anger behind the wheel. Incidents involving a firearm had more than doubled from 2014 to 2016. This summer 18yearold Bianca Robertson shot in the head just days after graduating high school. She had merged from two lanes to one when the shot was fired. This person that took her took so much out of this world. Reporter a 3yearold boy shot and killed in arkansas. Acen has been shot, oh, my god reporter the other driver apparently became enraged. The boys grandmother wasnt moving fast enough at a stop sign, and a truck driver narrowly escaped with his life after a motorcyclist kicked a car on a busy freeway leading to a horrific Chain Reaction crash. That was Kerry Sanders reporting. Lets turn now to meteorologist Bonnie Schneider who joins us with a look at our day ahead and how were starting off this week. Good morning, bonnie. Good morning, frances. Many people are extending the holiday through the rest of the day today if youre traveling. So far so good, warm temperatures in the middle of the country. There are troubled spots if youre heading back. You may see airport delays in seattle and in portland. Even if youre driving in the northwest you could see slow downs due to weather, warm temperatures, though, across the nn u . yu m ppxux this king of artificial intelligence. Well be right back. Brother. 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Lots of sunshine in the lehigh valley. 47. 51 in new jersey. 47 in the suburbs. 52 degrees in philadelphia eiffel break it down hour by hour and show how quickly temperatures will climb when im back in less than ten minutes. First Jessica Boyington has your first alert traffic. Thanks, starting on 95 this morning, our cameras just around girard avenue. Everything looks nice right now. Both directions ago. Southbound moving toward center city, youre not seeing any problems so far. The p. A. Turnpike looks good, too. Drive times all right. Westbound and eastbound, quiet still from route 1 to valley forge. A 22minute trip. No problems or delays are mass transit. And new scheduled openings on the bridges. Ill have an update in ten minutes. Thanks. A philadelphia father and grandmother are expected to be charged with Reckless Endangerment after a 3yearold girl was shot inside a home yesterday. Philadelphia police say the child got hold of her fathers unsecured gun, shot herself in the thigh. Officers say the childs grandmother was baby sitting her and hid the gun, didnt tell medics how the shooting happened. The gun belongs to the girls father, that he usually locks the gun, but he says he was running late and asked his mother to secure it. Its frustrating. It drives us crazy. You have parents who want to have guns, and you have a right to own a gun. When you have children, you have a bigger responsibility to make sure its put away. Sickly going to houses with children with gunshot wounds under the age of 5. Doctors are trying to save the girls leg. Since september, four children have been shot in philadelphia. This month a 2yearold boy died after he accidentally shot