After longtime democratic lawmaker congressman john conyers announced hes stepping down from his seat as the leading democrat on the powerful House Judiciary Committee saying in a statement hes stepping aside from the position as the House Ethics Committee investigates allegations of Sexual Harassment leveled against him. All the while denying the allegations of misconduct. Well, that news comes as another democratic lawmaker, this time senator al franken, is expected to walk through the halls of congress for the First Time Since he was hit with allegations of sexual misconduct. And now hes speaking out since those reports of misconduct came out over a week ago. For more we go to nbcs tracy pots. What can you tell us about what congressman nancy pelosi regarding scrutiny of her own what she said about conjerz . Reporter pelosi on meet the press seemed to defend him to some degree saying she hasnt really heard from his accusers. We are strengthened by due process. Just because someone i
Greater philadelphia says the 7yearold bike lanes need to be repainted, but while it isnt clear who is at fault in todays case, the city should work to cordon off the bike lanes from traffic. Making them safer by being protected with either post and also making a raised plane. The city should be doing more to make biking the safer option. Do you feel safe on your bike . No, not at all. The truck driver did cooperate. Its not clear if he did anything wrong. At 5 00 tomorrow, theres going to be a individuvigil for the v here at this spot. Theres also bicyclists calling for more improvements. Youen cant even see. If you look on to the other side of the intersection. To more braking news, north korea fired a Ballistic Missile towards the sea of japan. This is video from past launches. Its believed to be an intercontinental Ballistic Missile and believed to have landed in the sea of japan. This is north koreas first Missile Launch in more than two years. President trump just spoke about the
Florida neighborhood. The tip from a local fast food chain that led to his capture today. Wednesday, november 29th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Hoda is here with me this morning. This is a sad morning here at today and nbc news. Nbc news chairman andy lack sent the following note to our organization. Dear, colleagues, on monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. It represented, after a serious review, a clear violation of our companys standards. As a result, weve decided to terminate his employment. While it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years he has been at nbc news, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. Our highest priority is to create a Workplace Environment where everyone feels saf
And we have more for december. Doesnt feel like december. Clouds came through. Rain, too. Drying out this morning. Lingering clouds over new jersey, but theyre moving out to atlantic city. On our way to sunshine in about an hours time. Clear issing clearing skies. You might see a few thin spots of fog. A little in the Lehigh Valley, not much in the way of fog. Dry air moving in and sunshine taking over, temperatures climb into the upper 40s at noon and top out in the low 50s this afternoon. Partly to mostly sunny skies. Ill break it down hour by hour, show how the day proceeds and give a preview of the christmasTree Lighting in ten minutes. Thanks, bill. Eastbound toward 95, here westbound toward the schuylkill expressway, not seeing any big delays there. We are watching delays on the p. A. Turnpike at ft. Washington. There was a crash on the westbound side. You see it approaching the scene. Losing lanes now up. Also watching mansion. Watching delays on the doylestown line for all Inbo
Nbc 10s Pamela Osborne is live in south philadelphia with what investigators have learned. Pam . Reporter well erin crime scene investigators have finished up here but you can see police are Still Holding the scene. They tell us when they got here the front door was unlocked. They also say the house appeared to be in order. Only adding to the mystery of why the 65yearold man who lives here was killed and who was responsible. It was a 911 call that brought police to this row home on the 1200 block of johnston for a report of a person who needed to go to the hospital. When police entered the home they discovered the body of the homeowner in an upstairs bedroom. Investigators say hed been stabbed in the stomach. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Early this morning, police were interviewing a woman who knew the victim in hopes of figuring out what happened. Weve been speaking with neighbors offcamera. They tell us this is a quiet neighborhood. They say they all know each other or know o