Good morning. Im jane pauley and this is sunday morning. Well start off today in washington with the latest on a political showdown that has been brewing for days now. Make that weeks now. Last night, truly at the 11th hour, Congress Reached agreement to keep the lights on and spare the nation from the consequences of a shutdown, at least for now. Lee cowan has the details just ahead. Then we move from matters of the present to matters of the future. As you know, not that long ago Artificial Intelligence, a. I. , was the stuff of science fiction. No more. These days, a. I. Touches nearly every part of our lives. But cheating on term papers is one thing. Now as ted koppel will tell us, a. I. Is becoming a major factor in a field where the stakes are far higher the battlefield. Reporter Artificial Intelligence has beaten the best in the world at chess, at go, and at texas hold em. But those, after all, are just games. These days a. I. Is being developed and deployed by the most sophistic
Different female employee. Lauer becomes latest high profile media personality, fired this year, over allegations of Sexual Misconduct including fox news Host Bill Oreilly and cbs morning co hoe charlie rose. Lauer took over as co hoe in 1997. Laura podesta for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Minnesota public radio fired gar son keeler over allegations of inappropriate, behavior made by a staffer. He retired last year as host of the prairie home companion radio show but stayed at npr to work on other projects. He told the Associated Press that he was fired over quote, a story that i think is more interesting, and more complicated, then the version npr heard. On capitol hill House Speaker paul ryan says there is in place for Sexual Harassment in conquer anywhere or work place. Fact that some people end up walking these halls are subjected to a threatening or hostile Work Environment when they came here to serve their country, to serve their ideals , that is wrong. That is a disgrace. We cannot an
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
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
Live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11 00. Bombshells keep on dropping. Matt lauer accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. Americans woke up to find out the beloved tv host is out of a job. Tonight we know a lot more about the decision to fire the today show host. Thanks for joining us at 11 00. Im lucy noland. Just before they went on air many today show staffers found out the man whose been the face of the show for 20 years would no longer be sitting in that anchor chair. Tonight, new video and allegations about what did behind the scenes at nbc. Chris oconnell is live in the fox 29 operations center. All right, chris, what you got . Reporter lucy, matt lauer had a secret button under his desk that would lock his office door so he wouldnt even have to get up from his desk chair. Those are just some of the allegations coming out tonight against nbc news biggest star. Welcome everybody to christmas in rockefeller sent. Tonight disgraced former nbc anchor mott