Accusation of inappropriate sexual behavior. We are devastated and we are still processing all of this. Sitting next hoda cohost savannah said she was heart broken for lauer and the colleague who came forward. How do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly . And i dont know the answer to that. Nbc news released a statement saying on monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. While its the first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years hes been at nbc news, we were also presented withreast have been an isolated incident. Lauer becomes the latest high profile media personality fired this year over allegations of sexual misconduct. Including fox news Host Bill Oreilly and cbss charlie rose. Roses colleagues at cbs this morning reactioned to this latest scandal. I have a six kenning feeling of de ja vu certainly because were dealing with our own situation here bu
With reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. Lauer has not responded publicly to the announcement of his firing. Nbc news has reached out to lauers representatives for comment. Nbc10 is committed to covering every angle of this story. Erin coleman has more on lauers local connection to philadelphia and his time working here. Rosemary connors spoke about the changes happening in workplaces as more women speak out. Lauren mayk is live at the home of the today show, Rockefeller Plaza, in new york. Lauren. Reporter jim and jacqueline. Tonight is the Big Christmas Tree Lighting here in Rockefeller Plaza in new york city. It was an event that matt lauer was expected to take part in. As i talk to people here in new york today, they were still taking this news in. They either got it by watching the today show this morning, maybe looking at their phones, getting it from the news or from social media. And they are still coming to terms with it. Shocked. Shocked. He has bee
Lauer was just fired from nbc for inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. But will the top executives at nbc and comcast be fired for putting out so much fake news. Check out andy lacks past. Matt lauer was the face of nbc news a fixture the franchise. Reporter public radio icon garrison keeler says he was also fired wednesday by Minnesota Public Radio for what the network called allegations of improper behavior. Keeler the former host of a prairie home companion claims he was fired because he put his hand on womans bare back while trying to console her. Keeler says he apologized when the woman recoiled and claimed they remained friendly quote until her lawyer called. Keeler says at age 75 he has no interest in arguing about this. In new york, rick leventhal, fox news. The lauer and keeler incidents are among the most surprising in part because the accused have lonegan been considered to be so professional such gentlemen. Bruce gordon joins us now to provide some context for th
Ill show you when those will be moving into your neighborhood when im back in ten minutes. But first Jessica Boyington has first alert traffic. Were starting on the schuylkill, still closed on the westbound side near south street so you can see where we start to have these lane restrictions here. From here heading up toward the center city, theyll divert you off right around this point. The eastbound side is open but you might see some lanes blocked with construction there. Heading over into new jersey where we have construction out in magnolia on the white horse pike in both directions so both directions moving through here on the pike, thats route 30, supposed to be there until about 6 00 this morning and ill end here with the 42 freeway. 5 minutes on the northbound side from 55 headed up to philly and the walt whitman bridge with speeds into the 60s. Now to the continuing coverage of the firing of matt lauer. This morning there are growing claims of Sexual Misconduct against the lon
Claims of Sexual Misconduct against fired today show host matt lauer. Nbc 10 news today is bringing you complete coverage from Rockefeller Center. Were joined live this morning. Some of those allegations dating back to 2014. Reporter yeah, good morning. In fact, nbc says throughout 2014 matt lauer acted inappropriately and the allegations were simply too serious to ignore. Now, the networks once most visible personality now bogged down in the sex scandal that led to his termination and his team seemingly blind sided by the firing. Word came down early yesterday that matt lauer had been fired from nbc, no longer the face of the today show as he had been for more than 20 years. After a current employee came forward monday night with a complaint of inappropriate sexual behavior. According to the New York Times lauer once summoned a coworker to his office and had sex with her and then theres a report from variety magazine claiming lauer once gave a colleague a sex toy with an explicit note