He is my dear friend and partner. He is beloved by many here. I am heartbroken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story and other women who have their own stories to tell. And 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. Mmhmm. So far tonight matt lauer has not responded to the allegations against him. His accusers lawyer gives more insight into what allegedly happened. My client and i met with representatives from nbcs Human Resources and Legal Department at 6 00 p. M. On monday. Over the course of several hours, my client detailed egregious acts of Sexual Harassment and misconduct by mr. Lauer. I am awed by the courage my client showed to be the first to raise a complaint and to do so without making any demands other than asking the company do the right thing. End quote. We have a team of reporters covering the fallout from matt lauers firing. We begin with nbc10s lauren mayk live at Rockefeller Center in new york city, the home, of course, of the today show. A lot of people are there for the big lighting later tonight. Many are surprised by the news. Reporter this is a big day in new york city. Tourists come from all over for the Christmas Tree lighting. You can probably see people packed in behind me getting ready for the big event. This is an event that matt lauer was originally expected to be a part of. And we spent the day today here in new york talking to folks about the news the today show anchor has been fired. In new yorks Rockefeller Plaza its the home of the today show. On this day, decked out for the holidays and without longtime anchor matt lauer, fired after a complaint of inappropriate sexual behavior. Been going into that building for the last 20some years. Surprised. Reporter chuck and his wife rose were in new york for the day from new jersey. Its a very big deal. I think more and more women are coming out because theyre empowered. Reporter in new york city, the reaction, a range of emotions. Why if its an allegation and unproven, why is he being fired. I have an issue with that. Shocked. He has been with that company for over 20 years. Because of who he is, i think theyd rather overlook it as opposed to other people who have been like hold harvey to it and so and so. Now that conversation has changed because it is matt lauer its now, no, anyone but matt lauer. Reporter the husband and wife talking about it together today. I am very opinionated and he is very opinionated. On this topic we were like, wow, we couldnt get over it. We had to shake our heads and say we just didnt expect to hear matt lauer. Thats all. Reporter you could hear a lot of range of emotions and opinions there today. What some people telling me they were shocked. Some saying they were glad that women are feeling comfortable coming forward. One woman telling me that she is sad, that she had been watching him for a long time and that now would be different. Live in new york city, i am lauren mayk. Nbc10 news. Long before matt lauer was a household name he hosted a talk show here at wcau channel 10. Live on city line aired in 1987 and 88. The allegations are stirring conversation about appropriate behavior in the workplace. Coming up on nbc10 news at 6 15. Why employers should be on high alert this Holiday Season and what you should know before you head to work tomorrow. Get new information anytime on the nbc10 app. All new at 6 00, a southiersy police officsouth Jersey Police officer charged with kicking someone in the face while that person was in handcuffs. He was charged today with aggravated assault for allegedly kicking that person. Investigators say it happened on thanksgiving day. Also new at 6 00, a concert organizer charged with stealing money donated to help victims of a hurricane in puerto rico. He organized a concert at ski beach last month. The concert was supported by businesses, musicians and volunteers to raise money for hurricane relief. Today Ventnor City Police charged him with stealing some of the proceeds from the concert. New details in a deadly hit and run in bucks county. Investigators have new evidence in the crash that killed a teenaged girl and injured her friend. Nbc10s Deanna Durante joins us live in lower southampton. Investigators still have not figured out who was driving, right . Reporter police say that they are not able to release many details about this case, but they are hopeful to have good news and closure, they say, for the families of the victims. They hope by the end of the week. Tonight we can tell you that police say theyve uncovered crucial new evidence that dysbring thdyoes bring them hope. Right now were hoping that the publics attention is called to it. Weve developed a number of promising leads, collected a lot of evidence. Reporter police are not saying what evidence theyve recovered today. We know there is Surveillance Video that captured crucial moments of the hit and run. 19yearold Jessica Kurtz died tuesday. Her parents and family are working with police to try to find the driver. Investigators say after he hit kurtz and her friend he moved kurtz off the road and took off. Family members created a gofundme page to help the family not only pay for the medical care she received but her funeral. They are distraught and cooperating fully with the investigation. We are hoping to give the family closure. I am hoping the person who is responsible for this it was an accident, will come talk to us. Reporter her friend was seriously injured. He is recovering and they hope information he will be able to provide along with witness information will be enough to make an arrest. All of this happened on monday night around 8 15. The pair were crossing street road in lower southampton township and were hit and left on the side of the road. Investigators say, if you have any information, call them. Reporting live in lower southampton. Deanna durante, nbc10 news. Tonight people in center city came together to remember and honor a bicyclist who died after a collision with a garbage truck. This is video from the vigil held over the past hour at the scene of the crash at 11th and spruce. The victim was identified as 24yearold emily frederiks. She was on her bike yesterday morning when she collided with the truck. Bicyclists are calling for safety upgrades for bike lanes in the city. Police didnt release the name of a woman found dead in a back alley of west philadelphia. The suspect and victim are both in their early 20s and met online. The first facetoface meeting was monday and tuesday she was found stabbed, burned and left behind the apartment complex in leaves and trash. Neighbors at the complex we spoke with said they dont know the suspect by name but told us he was always polite. He seemed to be mild mannered. You know, when you see the guy, he would say hello. But you know, like i said, i could have swore i saw him last week. We looked into Online Dating crimes. In 2016 there were more than 16,000 abductions. 100 murders and thousands of rapes committed by internet predators. New at 6 00. A man who suckerpunched and mocked someone with Cerebral Palsy will spend several years in prison. A judge sentenced barry baker jr. To three to six years behind bars for the assault. Baker attacked a victim outside a west Chester Convenience store. The 76ers and the city of wilmington are teaming up to build a new facility on the east side of the christina river. By the end of 2018 the 76ers field house will sit on a site off route 13 near the south bridge neighborhood. The 26 million Publicprivate Partnership features basketball courts, turf fields and training facilities. It will also be home to the 87ers, the sixers developmental team. The city is working with contractors to avoid a summer dune debacle. The army corps of engineers said it could disrupt another summer in margate. Huge ponds formed this past summer when a heavy rain came before the work was completed. Fallout from allegations against matt lauer put the spotlight on what its appropriate to do at work. The concerns from office the eagles if you ask quarterback carson wentz. His hopes for the rest of the season and the birds postseason push. Well, another sunny day with 60 degrees temperatures today. It cant last forever this time of the year. The changes youll feel starting tomorrow on my first alert neighborhood forecast. Getting a cancer diagnosis is difficult. Getting an appointment with a specialist shouldnt be. At Cancer Treatment centers of america in philadelphia, you can see a cancer specialist in as little as 24 hours. Youll meet with a physician who will discuss treatment options, answer your questions and recommend next steps for your Personalized Care plan. Learn more about Cancer Treatment centers of america and schedule your appointment at cancercenter. Com appointment tonight the anchor of the today show for the last two decades is out of a job. Matt lauer is fired after a coworker made a complaint about his inappropriate sexual behavior. It puts the spotlight on what is acceptable behavior in the workplace. From Office Romances to holiday parties. Rosemary connors talks to an expert in employee relations. The workplace should be for work only. Reporter thats the advice from the lead attorney for labor and employment in philadelphia. The people go into a separate building. Reporter in the wake of the complaint against matt lauer and in other cases stretching from washington to hollywood, inappropriate Workplace Behavior is clearly under new scrutiny and can be a fireable offense. Dave hackett tells me people in positions of power, supervisors, should think twice about getting involved romantically with employees, for instance, because of the message it sends. Other employees might interpret this as if i dont engage in that kind of relationship with my boss i am not going to be treated favorably. Exactly. That interpretation can come across, well, thats what i need to do to get ahead here. Reporter with the Office Holiday party season approaching, alcohol can play a role in the casual social setting. If you are going to do that, what can you do to mitigate the chances of bad behavior occurring. One thing might be the timing of that event. So when in the day is it going to occur, and how long is the event going to occur. Reporter plenty to consider in this socalled new world. Reporting from center city, i am rosemary connors, nbc10 news. Our coverage of matt lauers termination continues on the nbc10 app. There well bring you any developments in the case and you can read how celebrities are reacting to his firing and the allegations against him. New at 6 00. You could soon own one of the two fiats used by pope francis during his visit. Bidding runs through december proceeds benefit 2017 catholic york city tonight. Treelighting tradition. Live at 7 00 only on nbc10. Here in philadelphia we will be lighting the Christmas Tree at the citys biggest iceskating rink in two days. Live at the blue cross river rink on pens landing. The tree is towering over the rink. It is getting lit up on friday. Watch it live here on nbc10, friday night at 7 00 p. M. Or join the team in person for all the holiday fun at the rink. Nice. Perfect weather for an outdoor saxophone show. This guy was enjoying the sunshine, playing the eagles fight song in upper darby today. Its another unseasonably mild evening in center city. Music to our ears. Another nice night. Looking live at city hall. Temperatures in the 60s today. But how long will that last really . The man with the answers. First alert meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. We may not be done with the 60s for the rest of the year but we are done with them for a few days. This is south philly. I95. Its a nice evening, but its going to be a little colder than last evening. We had a front come through late this afternoon. Be prepared for falling temperatures, at least later this evening. 56 now is pretty mild. 47 in allentown. 39 in mount pocono. And we got up to 64 degrees today. At the jersey shore, the ocean still warmer than normal at 52 degrees. This is a land breeze today. 57 in avalon. 56 in somers point. 55 in ventnor. Cooling off to 54 at cape may point. The ocean temperature is obviously going to have an impact on any kind of winter storms that we get this winter. Thats why we follow it closely even though anybonobody is goino the water. Clear skies, not much moisture back to the west. Another front comes through tomorrow night. That could bring showers. Tomorrow we are dry during the day. Fair amount of sunshine. Not as warm as today. But still above average temperatures for this time of the year. Here comes the front with this rain, as we get closer to midnight. In the lehigh valley, berks county and the poconos. After midnight through philadelphia. Past pennsylvania by the early part of the morning rush on friday. Jersey shore, southern delaware could be affected by the beginning of the rush. Then the sunshine returns. Tomorrow, temperatures in the 50s, not 60. Tacony, 55. Langhorne, 53. You can see 40s. Allentown, easton 48. The rain is late in the evening with the front coming through. Vorhees, 56. Newark and dover at 56 degrees. Still not very chilly for this time of the year. Its not going to be chilly through the weekend either. Here is the shower early friday. Philadelphia. And especially south jersey. Jersey shore in delaware. Not the p. A. Suburbs and lehigh valley. Some get it early friday. Others it will already be over. Saturday we are near normal with temperatures. Sunday back to above normal. A lot of sunshine both days. Pretty nice weekend. And then we watch to the west for the winter temperatures. This is tuesday. We are mild through tuesday. Mild on wednesday. And then here comes winter. And its generally starting next thursday, and into not only the following weekend but this could last for quite a while, because this is a blocking pattern. Here comes the cold air. As we go through thursday and friday. And weve got that major pattern change, coldest air next weekend. Could be our first snow of the season by the middle of the month. That pattern could stick around for weeks. I am john clark. Carson wentz is on top of the nfl. Well tell you why there is a very good omen with a horse named wentz at parks racing and why joel embiid will miss a game for the sixers. Thats next. Im john clark. Carson wentz and the eagles back practicing today, getting ready for the seahawks. Pro bowl voting again is out. Carson is still the leading man beating out tom brady. A look at the birds. The best offense in the nfl. For the first time in team history theyve had three straight blowouts by 28 points or more. They are rolling. Carson wentz says they still havent played their best yet. We go back in the film room and break down all the things we could have done better. Last week with the turnovers, penalties. Things we could clean up. I missed some throws. Those things happen. We always believe the best is still ahead of us. The birds have only beaten one team that currently has a winning record. These next two road games against the seahawks and rams, the toughest stretch of the season. The birds are ready for the challenge. They always say in the league, everybody remembers what youre doing in december. This is when you have to play your best football. Regardless of whatever you done earlier in the season and the record right now is whats most important. Ben simmons and joel embiid both play tonight. Joel will not play tomorrow night. Still no backtobacks for him. He hurt his ankle monday night in the loss to the calves. He is good to go. There is a horse named after carson wentz, did you know . Wentz the horse won his second race monday at parks racing. Wentz is a winner everywhere now. Remember smarty jones trainer john service. Big eagles fan. He named his horse carson wentz after the eagles drafted carson. So wentz breeds winning. Right after the draft, carson wentz was still virtually unknown. And wentz the horse, his father, is a horse by the name of super saver. You know, it looked like the second pick in the draft, wentz was going to be our super saver in philadelphia, and we finally got our quarterback, so we decided to name his wentz. How about that. Wentz the horse is a 2yearold. Carson is two years old in the nfl and carson, second race, second season. Winner. Tall coming up c all coming up carson and the eagles. Meshing perfectly. Thank you john. Tonight an nbc10 news account 11 00. Keith jones is os hin way to new york city where lauer was set to help light the tree at 30 rock. The latest on the allegations against him and reactions to the claim. m thbe ableto to help people in crisis. Vanessa im thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. Christie new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. But if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know we are here for you. 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Live look at city hall. Temperatures still in the 50s. Glenn. That will continue at least for another day . Yeah. We have got a bunch of nice evenings ahead. Were going to have some showers early friday morning. Otherwise its mainly dry through the weekend. And then at the end of that tenday forecast, Pay Attention to that because there is winter. Starts getting cold thursday. By the following weekend it is feeling like winter, and we could see our first snow by then. I see the snow flake on saturday coming out of that cloud. Dont put it in lightly on day ten. Thank you for watching. I am jim rosenfield. I am jacqueline london. Nbc nightly news is next. See you at 11 00. Ews here at nbc news. Matt lauer fired after a complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior and new reports late today detailing Sexual Misconduct allegations against him by multiple women. 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