The images from miami today. The swimmers in the ocean. They have no idea there is a shark right there. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin tonight with matt lauer, breaking his silence, 24 hours after being fired as the longtime cohost of the today show. He is now apologizing, in a statement expressing, quote, sorrow and regret for the pain he has caused, saying repairing the damage is now his fulltime job. Lauer seen for the first time in photos from thedailymail. Com. As tonight, a clearer picture of the allegations now emerge. And the questions, who at nbc new what and when . Abcs linsey davis leading us off. Reporter 24 hours after his firing, the former today show host, seen here in photos by dailymail. Com, leaving his 33 million estate on long island, new york. Matt lauer now breaking his silence, saying in a statement there are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain i have caused others by words and actions. To
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Special. Why shes all choked up. This is entertainment tonight. Matt lauer makes his first Public Statement since he was fired by the today show. New allegations continue to surface. How are you feeling . Have you reached out to matt . Lauers former colleagues kept quiet about his personal life today. Meanwhile the today show was spotted out for the first time. He met with an attorney and was still wearing his wedding ring. Just a few hours earlier, he addressed the claims against him. The 59yearold former anchor said in a statement some of what is said about him was untrue, but theres enough truth in the stories to make me feel embarrassed or shamed. Adding, repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul serming. Im committed to beginning that effort. It is now my fulltime job. Hi, everybody, and welcome to christmas in rockefeller center. He was noticeably missing from the rockefeller Tree Lighting ceremony. If New York Times reported one former nbc staffer claimed that after
Of first degree murder, Second Degree murder, not guilty of manslaughter. Guilty only of one charge, possession of a firearm. Team coverage in and outside the krors. Lyanne melendez has covered the trial from the beginning. Reporter it took six days for the jury to reach this verdict. I would calculate about 28 hours or so of deliberations. Many people were surprised by the verdict, again not guilty of murder, not guilty of assault with semiautomatic weapon and as you mentioned, guilty of possession of a gun. Now that one really surprised me and made little sense to me. This is the explanation given by the public defender jeff adachy. They heard the evidence, they deliberated as a group, they heard read back testimony, looked at physical evidence and rendered a verdict to best of their abilities in accordance to the law. Verdict we werent hoping for. Both sides fought very hard but again the jury is the one, the jurors are the ones to make the determination on the case and we will resp
Determination on the case and we will respect that decision. Reporter and that was Matt Gonzalez, defense attorney and spokesperson for the District Attorneys office. Hear from jeff and his explanation as to why Garcia Zarate was found guilty of possession of a firearm. If we could have that please. They heard the evidence, they deliberated as a group, they heard read back testimony, they looked at physical evidence, and they rendered a verdict to the best of their abilities in accordance with the law. It was a verdict we were not hoping for. I know that both sides fought very hard, but again the jury reporter we will hear eventually from jeff adachy. Apologies. After the verdict was read, defendant jose inez Garcia Zarate did not react but later got up and hugged Matt Gonzalez, hi attorney. And gonzalez maintained all along his client found the stolen gun at the pier wrapped in piece of cloth, if you remember, picked it up and accidentally fired. I want to also mention that that posse