the wake of reports that he sent a shirtless photo of himself to a woman he met on craigslist. nbc s kristen dahlgren has more. reporter: this is how washington was used to seeing western new york congressman chris lee. that s really what our job is, is to help people. reporter: but on wednesday afternoon, another image, a shirtless photo posted on gawker.com. the conservative republican and married father of one allegedly sent it in response to a craigslist ad for women seeking men. gawker also posted several e-mails lee reportedly exchanged with the woman claiming he was single and a washington lobbyist. just three hours after it became public, he was no longer a congressman. i hereby give notice of my resignation from the united states house of representatives. reporter: in a written statement, lee resigned and apologized to his family, constituents and staff saying, quote, i have made profound mistakes. members of the house were stunned. all of a sudden, one o
good morning, everyone. and happy birthday, george. i know you don t want us to make a fuss. and we ll try to honor we have ten minutes to go. ten minutes of 49 to go. so, this is your last ten minutes as a 49-year-old. this is it. all right. enjoy. we better make it good. good thing we have a lot of news. we have dramatic pictures coming in from cairo right now. there was a brief moment of panic, when crowds were banging the rocks. you hear it right there. that was the signal that the military was about to crack down. it turned out to be a false alarm. but in a moment, we re going to head there live to show how the latest fears are running through that city today. they were prepared, locking arms, the protesters. here in new york, an icon of american capitalism for over 200 years, the new york stock exchange, in talks with a potential new owner, the germans. should this u.s. institution, be in international hands? a lot of fear here that new york will no
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make a televised address announcing his resignation and passing his powers on to the vice president. suleiman was a former general and intelligence officer. this move comes after weeks of unrest as tens of thousands of people have been protesting in tahrir square. mubarak has said he would serve out his term and step down in september. he says now he recognized the time has come for change. mubarak will resign after 30 years in power. we are expected to hear cheers and celebration in tahrir square throughout the streets of egypt today as this news spreads. hosni mubarak is expected to step down as president of egypt after 30 years in power. we ll continue to follow any developments in egypt throughout this newscast and throughout the day here on news4. and we are learning more details this morning about that photo scandal that led to the sudden resignation of new york congressman christopher lee. aaron gilchrist joins us with the latest developments. reporter: lee essenti
new research links daily consumption of daily sodas to heart attacks and strokes. but the soda industry says that study falls flat today, thursday, february 10th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on this thursday morning. i m vieira. i m matt lauer. this story involving christopher lee posed without a shirt for a woman he met on craigslist. the 46-year-old married father from new york was just sworn in for his second term on capitol hill. the woman who received that photo claims that lee told her he was a divorced 39-year-old lobbyist. we ll get the latest from washington straight ahead. also ahead we ll tell you about a hidden danger at indoor ice skating rinks. we re talking about toxic fumes that can make you very sick. coming up, the results of a startling today show investigation. plus, the lunch that has britain buzzing. kate middleton steps out with her future stepmother-in-law. and speaking of royalty, sir elton john