We received a detailed complaint about inappropriate behavior by matt lauer, he loaded this was the first complaint against him there was reason abrade believe it was not an isolated incident. On twitter, President Donald Trump reacted for sexual inappropriate behavior in the workplace. Check out his past. Matt lauer was the face of nbc news, he was a fixture of the franchise. Reporter Garrison Keillor said he was fired wednesday for what the network called inappropriate behavior. He claims he was fired because he put his hand on a womans bareback while trying to console her. He says he apologized when one woman recoiled and remained friendly until her lawyer called. He says he has no interest in arguing about it. A powerful woman in california politics is [ indiscernible ] hours that lowers behavior. Nancy pelosi is the chair of the Democratic Party womens caucus behind a nonprofit called we set enough. Campaign designed to raise awareness about Sexual Harassment and abuse at the stat
Debate on the bill so there will probably be a vote on the Senate Tax Reform plan by friday. Whether it will pass is up in the airport the spread making a big push for it. Not enough for the middle class to keep getting by. We want them to start getting way ahead. Reporter today in missouri, the president urging lawmakers to vote in favor of the republicans tax reform bill. The senate is expected to vote on their version by the end of the week despite hesitancy from some republicans. Democrat are warning the president he will need their help to pass it. They have this unique ability to, um, lock us out of the room and then cry that were not at the table. Reporter all this as north Korea Remains a headache for the administration. The president promising more sanctions after the regime seemingly tested a new kind of intercontinental ballistic missile. It went higher, frankly, than any previous shots they have taken. Reporter unsettling figures from what north korea is calling a successfu
By the outcome here a lot of folks that we had talked to and sort of polled unofficially had really thought that zarate would be found guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter and the two lesser charges but he was found not guilty on all of those murder charges, only guilty on the firearms possession which of course carries a very light sentence and he will only have to serve half of that time after credit for time served. He is going to be out in no time. I do want to mention that there is a warrant out for his arrest by the u. S. Marshals office. So he will be going again to that facility, going to jail where most likely he will be deported. Again, to recap this case, 45 yearold Jose Inez Garcia Zarate a homeless illegal immigrant found not guilty of shooting and killing 32year old kate steinle on a San Francisco pier july 1st, 2015. It has really been an an emotional case here. Testimony from steinles father who described on the stand how his daughter fell to the ground after being shot i
Of something. What i am not sure of. Even if he is found guilty of manslaughter the key to this case is will he be found guilty of the 245 . The assault with a deadly weapon. With that assault charge comes allegations enhancements. Those enhancements are jacobian. They can add 10 years, five years or three years. If he is only found guilty of assault with the allegations he could get into the 10 or 15 year range in prison. Watch that one carefully. The jury asked two questions. One could have been about the weapon itself. What does that tell you . Jury questions are interesting. I have tried probably 40 mortar trials along with a lot of others. Jurors send notes. The attorney starts to read what did they mean by that. What are they looking for . Then you read into it. They are heading for not guilty if you are the da. Or if you are defense now we wanted a clarification. We had our minds made up. He wanted to delineate what the weapon was for example. Or what Great Bodily Injury is. You
Before 5 00 this morning. It has burned about 150 acres near the 405 freeway. Authorities say that it has also destroyed as many as six homes in bel air where homes sell for millions of dollars. Mandatory evacuations are in effect for that area for some perspective this is not far from sunset boulevard and ucla. Despite the strong santa ana winds fire crews were able to use air drops to try to bring it under control. The latest fire is also threatening the worldfamous getty museum. These are days that break your heart but they also show the resilience of our city. Two other wildfires in Los Angeles County together have burned 118,000 acres. Then there is the wildfire burning in Ventura County. Nearly 2000 firefighters are on the fire lines. So far that fire is believed to have destroyed hundreds of homes and has burned 65,000 acres and as of tonight there is still zero containment. Cristina rendon is in Ventura County with more. Reporter good afternoon. It is hard to imagine but here i