Woods playing competitive golf. Well tell you how hes doing. And residents of the florida keys flag burning to bid good riddance to the 2017 Hurricane Season. Early today starts right now. Happy friday to you. Im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. An undocumented mexican immigrant lamb pasted by then candidate donald trump was found not guilty of murder. It is a case that garnered National Attention during last years president ial election. A jury acquitted jose zarate in the shooting death of 33yearold kate steinle. Authorities say zarate who had been deported five times prior fired the gun on a busy San Francisco pier in july of 2015. The bullet ricocheted off a kick kreet rock way striking steinle in the back. Prosecutors argued zarate found the stolen gun and deliberately shot it in what they call his own personal game of russian roulette. Zarates lawyers said the gun went off accidentally. The verdict drew outcry from conservatives calling into question sanctuary city policies.
Thighmasters. And, after Kelly Clarksons kk can recollect, were in the recording room for her christmas 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 r
Zero tolerance needs consequences for everyone. No matter how great the legacy, its no license to harass or grim nate. Reporter conyers attorney arnold reed shot back, saying the 88yearold congressman is staying put. Nancy pelosi did not elect the congressman, and she sure as hell wont be the one to tell the congressman to leave. Reporter pelosi and other Democratic Leaders spoke out after marion brown, the staffer with whom conyers settled the charlotte complaint in 2015 came forward for the first time. Im here to say that im not a liar. Reporter offering disturbing details. He pointed to areas of genital areas of his body and asked me to, you know, touch it. Reporter since browns 27,000 settlement was first reported last week, several women have accused conyers of sexual misconduct. Conyers has denied the allegations. His attorney said he was hospitalized last night for stressrelated issues and also seemed to suggest that conyers is being treated unfairly due to his race. Nancy pelos
Disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. Lauer seen near his home in the hamptons today said some of the allegations are untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. Nbc says two women in addition to the female employee whose complaint led to lauers firing have come forward. Also, one woman told the New York Times that she was sexually assaulted by lauer in his office in 2001. And some of lauers female colleagues told variety magazine that he summoned them to his hotel room at night during nbcs olympic coverage. Some told variety their complaints to management fell on deaf ears. Variety reporters Elizabeth Wagmeister and Ramin Setoodeh wrote the story. Matt lauers persona is a very squeaky Clean America dad is very different than his private persona where he focused on women at the today show. And there was a clear pattern of that. Reporter lauer is the latest in an expanding list of powerful men forced out
Police in arkansas are looking for a woman who they say used valuable mother son time to steal valuables from this jewelry store. Surveillance video shows the young boy crawling behind a display case and mom pointing out what she wants. He managed to get about 30,000 worth of jewels according to police. Mom faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if shes caught. Turning now to that rare 4. 1 earthquake that rattled the east coast. It was felt all the way from virginia to new england. Heres abcs david kerley. Reporter surrounded by new jersey, philadelphia and baltimore, it was centered northeast of dover, delaware, more than four miles under the surface. I heard a loud bang and saw the fence in front of us shake. Our neighbor came running out wanting to know if we felt it. I didnt feel it, but i heard it. Reporter unlike the west coast, quakes are somewhat rare in the northeast and midatlantic. We have seen earthquakes in every state of the eastern seaboard, with th