hey, everyone, it is 4:00 in new york. the question of when donald trump s rhetoric crosses the line was a subject of a bit of a lips as pivotal court hearing. prosecutors and attorneys met in front of a three-judge panel in the u.s. court of appeal for a d.c. circuit for oral arguments. the substance was the validity of a gag order imposed on the ex-president that limits what donald trump can say in public about prosecutors, witnesses, and court staff. the heart of arguments, how do you balance the first amendment rights of a defendant who was also a former president and front runner with the need to protect prosecutors, witnesses, and prevent the railing of the justice system? trump s attorney was grilled by the judges for more than an hour, judges pushed back, that they had no right to step in with a gag order. essentially what they are finding is we have a past pattern when the defendant speaks on this subject, threats follow. now he s making similar statements again
He is my dear friend and partner. He is beloved by many here. I am heartbroken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story and other women who have their own stories to tell. And we are grappling with a dilemma that so many people have faced these past few weeks, how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly. Mmhmm. So far tonight matt lauer has not responded to the allegations against him. His accusers lawyer gives more insight into what allegedly happened. My client and i met with representatives from nbcs Human Resources and Legal Department at 6 00 p. M. On monday. Over the course of several hours, my client detailed egregious acts of Sexual Harassment and misconduct by mr. Lauer. I am awed by the courage my client showed to be the first to raise a complaint and to do so without making any demands other than asking the company do the right thing. End quote. We have a team of reporters covering the fallout from matt lauers
Monday night about inappropriate sexual behavior. She says began in 2014. It touch off other complaints against the anchor man. According to to the new york times. One is about the anchor having sex with a coworker in his office. And report from variety claims it is found three women who say he subjected them to inappropriate sexual behavior. As noticeable as his absence was this morning. It was magnified. A star was missing. Fans talked about the missing matt lauer. Half a Million People gathered for the Christmas Tree lighting. No absence was noirsed more than one man. Matt lauer. Firing in some ways over shadowed this Tree Lighting. Reporter a morning family missing one. Tonight, more light is shed on the allegations. According to to a former employee who spoke to the new york times, matt lauer summoned a coworker to his office and had sex with her. Vaert magazine spoke to current and former employees and verified stories with friends and colleagues of accusers. He wasnt gave a coll
Ill show you when those will be moving into your neighborhood when im back in ten minutes. But first Jessica Boyington has first alert traffic. Were starting on the schuylkill, still closed on the westbound side near south street so you can see where we start to have these lane restrictions here. From here heading up toward the center city, theyll divert you off right around this point. The eastbound side is open but you might see some lanes blocked with construction there. Heading over into new jersey where we have construction out in magnolia on the white horse pike in both directions so both directions moving through here on the pike, thats route 30, supposed to be there until about 6 00 this morning and ill end here with the 42 freeway. 5 minutes on the northbound side from 55 headed up to philly and the walt whitman bridge with speeds into the 60s. Now to the continuing coverage of the firing of matt lauer. This morning there are growing claims of Sexual Misconduct against the lon
The winds it will feel like the 40s. Clouds increasing from the west. A broken line of showers pushing in from the ohio valley. That moves into our neck of the woods overnight tonight and that will set up a rain stretch of weather tomorrow in the morning and after. Today, comfortable and mild high of 57. When i come back ill time everything out on future tracker 6 for tomorrows rain and theres a chance of the light snow monday into tuesday, ill have that as well. Thank you for the update. 18 hours from super bowl sunday. Philadelphia police are optimistic for a super bowl win which means added security for the post game celebrations. Businesses have plans to keep celebration safe for everyone. Reporter officials got a preview of things could look like last sunday when the eagles beat the vikings. Hot spots like this at frankford and cottman mayfair grew into the thousands. Were optimistic about the eagles victory. We know the crowds will be much larger. As a result we have to be progra