Wednesday, november 29th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, 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 safe and protected. And any action that runs counter to our core values are met with consequences. We are saddened by these events. We will face it together as a News Organization and do it as transparent a manner as we can. Thats from our chairman. We learned this moments ago, just this morning. As you can imagine, we are devastated. And we are still processing all of this. I will tell you, we do not know more than what i just shared with you. But we will be covering this story, as reporters, as journalists. Im sure well learn more details in the hours and days to come. We promise to share that with you. Hoda, i mean, you know, for the moment, all we can say is we are heartbroken. Im heartbroken for matt. He is my dear, dear friend and my partner. And he is beloved by many, many people here. And im heartbroken for the brave colleague that came forward to tell her story and any other women who have their own stories to tell. And we are grappling with a dilemma that so many people have faced these weeks. How do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly. And i dont know the answer to that. But i know this reckoning that so Many Organizations have been going through is important. Its long overdue. And it must result in workplaces where all women, all people, feel safe and respected. As painful as it is this moment in our culture, and this change, had to happen. Yeah, it did. This is a very tough morning for both of us. Ive known matt for 15 years. And ive loved him as a friend and a colleague. And just like you were saying, savannah. Its hard to reconcile what we are hearing with the man who we know, who walks in this building every single day. Were both woken up with the news kind of predawn. And were trying to process it and make sense of it. And it will take some time for that. Were processing it with all of you at home. And we promise to be transparent and be straightforward and continue this important conversation. Absolutely. Theres no real way to do this. But this show has been on the air for more than 65 years. And were here because of you. Were supposed to bring you the news. Were going to do that. Were going to keep doing it, doing it together, all of us, the crew and the people who love this show. We will go on with the news. We will. Our top story has to do with north korea. Dramatic and Dangerous Development in that crisis that rogue nations newest Missile Launch. It was traveling for 53 minutes and 600 miles before splashing into the sea of japan. Kim jongun boasted about it. Saying they can strike anywhere in the united states. The president has vowed to take care of it. He has talked by phone with leaders in japan and south korea. And the u. N. Security council is holding an emergency meeting about the launch today. Lets get to nbcs chief global correspondent, bill neely. Hes in seoul for us this morning. Hi, bill. Good morning. Reporter good morning, savannah. Just last week, the u. S. Declared north korea a state sponsor of terror and slapped new sanctions on it. This morning, north koreas leader, kim jongun, is as defiant as ever. He has responded by testfiring an intercontinental Ballistic Missile, his most powerful yet. Overnight, north korea boasting of missile success. Announcing on state tv it launched a new type of intercontinental Ballistic Missile, calling it the hwasong15, and claiming the entire u. S. Mainland is now within its range. Kim jongun watched the launch according to north korea. Another act of defiance that has washington on edge. If theres a war with north korea, it will be because north korea brought it on itself. And were headed for a war if things dont change. Reporter the missile flew 3,000 miles up. But it traveled a distance of just 620 miles, crashing down, says the pentagon, in the sea of japan. It went higher, frankly, than any previous shot theyve taken. It is a situation we will handle. Reporter on tuesday, the president offering few details on how the u. S. Will respond to this, the 18th test rocket launched by north korea since he took office in january. His Vice President taking a hard line. The kim regime in north korea would do well not to test the resolve of this president. Reporter experts fearing a north Korean Missile could reach as far east as new york and washington. An intensifying situation, only worsened by a war of words between President Trump and north koreas leader kim jongun. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. World has never seen. Reporter mr. Trump threatening kim in august and taunting him twice in september. Rocket man is on a suicide mission. Rocket man should have been handled a long time ago. Reporter earl yeier this mo, kim retaliated calling President Trump an old lunatic. Trump firing back in a tweet. Why would kim jock uninsult me by calling me old, when i would never call him short and fat. The Security Council will hold an Energy Meeting this afternoon. Yes, yet another one. And there may be calls for tougher sanctions, which so far arent stopping, either kim or his missile. Savannah . Hoda . Bill, thank you. Also breaking overnight, an arrest in the hunt for a possible serial killer in tampa, florida. The suspect taken into custody after a tip from a local mcdonalds. Nbcs Tammy Leitner has the latest on all this. Reporter good morning, hoda. Police say 24yearold Howell Donaldson iii, is responsible for four murders here in the tampa area. The most recent one happened right where im standing behind me. These killings have put the entire city onedge. Overnight, police making a stunning announcement. Im pleased to announce, tonight, we will be making an arrest in the Seminole Heights murders. Reporter taking a man into custody they believe is responsible for four murders, that has shaken the city of tampa for nearly two months. We will be charging four counts of firstdegree murder, for Howell Emanuel donaldson iii. Reporter Police Arrested Howell Donaldson. After apprehending him at the mcdonalds earlier in the day. Taking him in, following a tip that he was carrying a firearm inside the restaurant. The murder spree launched an exhaustive 51day operations, with units for multiple agencies blanketing neighborhoods all over tampa. Tonight is the beginning of when justice will be served. And then, the process will occur when this individual rots in hell. Reporter police had been searching for a man seen in surveillance videos at two of the crime scenes. Since october 9th, theres been a total of four victims. All killed within a sevenblock area. All covered by the cover of darkness. Anthony balboa, shot walking home. Monica hoffa, found dead in a lot. Benjamin mitchell, killed while waiting for a bus. And 60yearold ronald felton, gunned down near a local church. Overnight victims families and friends became emotional after learning of the arrest. Im overjoyed right now. Im shaking because i should be. My hands are sweaty and im joyed that we caught this killer. Reporter donaldson has no major runins with law enforcement. Only a couple minor traffic infractions. At this point, police say they have no motive for these murders. Tammy leitner in florid. The push for a sweeping tax overhaul has cleared a major hurdle on capitol hill. A new clash between the president and Democratic Leaders is creating speed bumps and negotiations to avoid a Government Shutdown. Nbc white house correspondent, kristen welker, good morning. Reporter good morning to you. In a few hours, President Trump will travel to missouri to sell his tax reform plan, with Senate Republicans aiming to vote on a bill by the end of the week. The president tweeting overnight, great day for tax cuts and the republican party. But our biggest winner will be our great country. But its the snub by democrats that is roiling the white house this morning. This morning, with a possible Government Shutdown just ten days away, a major setback, after Democratic Leaders pulled out of a bipartisan meeting with President Trump to discuss a funding bill. The president , no stranger to the power of tv, playing up their absence for the cameras, with two empty chairs and name tags for Democratic Leaders, Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi. They decided not to show up. Theyve been alltalk. Theyve been no action. And now, its even worse. Now, its not even talk. Reporter its a rift between the president and top democrats, who had started working together. But on tuesday, the president blasted, quote, chuck and nancy on twitter. Saying, i dont see a deal. Three hours before our meeting, before he heard anything we had to say. Reporter the drama comes as Senate Republicans scramble to pass a tax reform bill by the end of the year. President trump angling for his first legislative win, rallying his party on capitol hill. But the senates longterm impact on your taxes are clear. According to the tax policy center, all income levels would see a tax cut by 2019. But ten years from now, after many of the bills provisions for individuals expire, the scales could tip. Some lower and middleincome americans could pay slightly more on average than they do now. But for the top 1 , the vast majority would keep an average cut of 42,000. All of it comes amid a renewed focus on old controversies. The New York Times reporting this morning that advisers say President Trump is holding on to a handful of conspiracy theories that have no grounding in fact. Among them, former president obamas birth certificate. The times saying in recent months, mr. Trump has used closeddoor conversations to question itsauthenticity, an issue he put to rest in september 2016. President barack obama was born in the united states, period. Reporter the times also reporting that in recent days, President Trump has continued to see doubt about his appearance on the access hollywood tape. I said it. I was wrong. And i apologize. Reporter an issue he apologized for right after it was released. The white house addressing the times, reporting on monday. The president hasnt changed his position. If anything, that the president questions, its the medias reporting on that accuracy. Reporter meanwhile this morning, the president up and retweeting several links from an apparent farright twitter user, that appears to show bad behavior of muslims on camera, including destroying a statue of the virgin mary. All will create competing headlines as the president heads to missouri today. Thank you. Pressure is mounting on john conyers to resign from congress, amid new accusations of sexual harassment. Kasie hunt is on capitol hill with that story. Good morning. Reporter hoda, good morning to you. Congressman john conjuyers is increasingly after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Conyers denies all of the allegations and is refusing to give in. Overnight, democratic congressman john conyers spotted on a delta flight, returning home to michigan, under intense pressure to resign from congress. Another former staffer coming forward to tell her story, accusing him of three, separate unwanted sexual advances 20 years ago. He just sat there. He didnt say anything. He just took off his clothes, down to his naked down to his skivvies, like you would do in your bedroom. Reporter deanna maher, one of four women to accuse conyers of inappropriate behavior, from abuse, to unwanted touching, to taking meetings with female staffers in his underwear. A spokesman defending conyers. He changes clothes in his office. Most of us have walked in on him accidentally without knocking and have seen him in his underwear. Big deal. Reporter conyers has denied all of the allegations against him and stepped aside from his powerful post on a House Judiciary Committee on sunday. Initially house leaders defended conyers who once worked for Martin Luther king and is the longest serving member of the house. Pelosi, who this weekend praised conyers as an icon, sent a letter tuesday, asking the Ethics Committee to investigate the allegations expeditiously. He paid a staffer over 0,000 to settle allegations. Then, another woman filed a lawsuit against him for harassment that she dropped. Over thanksgiving, Melanie Sloan described her experience working for him this way. He became increasingly verbally abusive and would berate me loudly and over ridiculous things. Reporter leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus negotiating with conyers behind the scenes, meeting with him yesterday. Concerned more allegations could come out. They are very serious allegations that have been made. And if they are true, they are awful. And they should have consequences that follow. Reporter with conyers back in detroit and not here on capitol hill for normal business, its not clear what he will do next. In a written statement, the cbc says any decision about resignation is completely johns to make. Hoda . Savannah . Kasie hunt on capitol hill. 7 16. We turn to al. Dealing with the news of a friend of 30 years and were all trying to process it. Will deal with it along with you folks, as well. Lets give you a quick look at whats going on, as far as our weather is concerned. Very mild day here in the east. Were looking at weather cooling off around the great lakes, strong winds across the plains. Foggy conditions to the western gr gulf coast. West coast looking fairly dry. Thats whats going on. As we begin this wednesday morning, the temperatures remain on the cold side. 45 degrees after waking up in the peninsula. We have cloud cover in the south bay at 46 degrees. 42 degrees for the trivalley. In the north bay, a very cold 35 degrees. At least we are enjoying nice, clear skies. We are expected to stay dry. The highs will remain in the 60s. Expect a high of 64. And thats your latest weather. Guys . Al, thanks so much. Coming up, we have new details on the Royal Wedding and Meghan Markles plan to get a jumpstart on her royal duties. What has parents and advertisers boycotting youtube. And how the site is responding this morning. But first this, is today on nbc. Coming up, jill martin is here. She has day three of our holiday steals deals. This is jills super bowl. This morning, its all about the kids on your list. Looking forward to that. And speaking of kids, were helping bring some smiles to young, deserving heroes among us. 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The rogue nation claiming the entire u. S. Mainland is in range of a strike. Its a situation we will handle. Serial killer caught. We will be making an arrest in the seminole height s murder. Police arrest the man who they say is responsible for at least four tampa area murders. Tonight, justice will be served. Las vegas heist. A wigwearing armed robber steals cash from the bellagio casino and escapes. Super bowlwinning quarterback, eli manning gets emotional after being benched by the new york giants after 14 seasons. How hard is this hitting you emotionally . Its hard. Been hard you know, a hard day to handle this. And pretty amazing. Go for it. Wingsuit fliers jump from the top of a mountain into an open doorway of a plane. Today, wednesday, november 29th, 2017. Rather impressive right there. Something special right there. Lets turn to new details we are learning about the Royal Wedding of prince harry and Meghan Markle. Theres a lot more to be dpoen do done before the event in the spring. Kelly cobiella is at windsor castle. Reporter where i will be for the next six months, most likely. Good morning, hoda and savannah. It is a cold day here at the gates of windsor castle. But in six months time, wedding bells will be ringing. Historic windsor castle, set to seal the union of the most modern of royal couples. Said to be the queens favorite castle and she has a few. Harry went to nearby eaton school and loved visiting his grandmother here. And also the scene of jubilant celebrations. St. Georges chapel has been the site of many a Royal Wedding. Now, the wedding of the First American princess. Because im from the states, you dont grow up with the same understanding of the royal family. Reporter a good royal history, but have they ever seen a Royal Wedding on this scale . I dont think windsor will know whats hit it. Its just got little tea shops and little souvenir places. And theres lots of union jacks. And its the kind of place that tourists head for if they come to britain. Reporter in the states, a glimpse of meghans mother. Are you happy . Reporter americans here are thrilled. Its exciting. Im disappointed it wasnt me. But good for meghan. You know . Its really, every american girls dream. I think its fantastic. Reporter and praise from her future motherinlaw. Its americas loss and our ga gain. Were all delighted. Reporter and it could be good news for the country. Visitors from the states were up almost 9 when william and kate got married. And with the dollars strong buying power in britain, and the fun of a Royal Wedding, it could just prove irresistible. This really is a more private setting than the likes of Westminster Abbey in london, where william and kate got married. But harry and meghan are trying to include the public. Its a smaller venue. Only seats about 800. They have room for us. I think shes pitching a tent out there for this month. Thank you, kelly. We move to al and get a check of the weather. It happens we have the weather for the month of may, the averages. At windsor, england. 63, the average low, 46. The days with rain, about 13. If you picked may 8th, as i did, the last 15 years, ten of those years have had rain. The warmest high was just a year ago. 80 degrees. The coolest high, 50 back in 2010. Now, around the rest of the country, a mild day along the eastern seaboard. Foggy through eastern texas. Strong winds through the plains ahead of a system. An good morning. We have a live look showing clear skies over south bay peninsula and the trivalley area. The temperatures remain fairly chilly in the 40s. 45 degrees in the peninsula. Check out San Francisco. All that sunshine, no clouds in sight at 50 degrees. The north bay struggling to get out of the 30s. The high for today, upper 50s and 60s. San jose can expect to see a high of 64 degrees. Oakland, barely climbing to 61 degrees. Get that weather anytime you need it. Check out our friends on the Weather Channel on cable. All right, al. Thank you so much. Now, to a frantic search for a missing High School Student in florida. Officials believe the 17yearold may have run off with a coach from her school. Kerry sanders joins us with the latest on the search. Hi, kerry. Good morning. Reporter good morning, savannah. The missing student is 17yearold caitlin forsina. Shes a star Soccer Player here. Investigators believe she is with 27yearold Ryan Rodriguez. Up until caitlin went missing on sunday, he was a soccer coach here at the school. This morning, she could be anywhere, from florida to canada. They think she took off with 27yearold Ryan Rodriguez, a soccer coach at her high school because the two were captured on video at an atm, withdrawing 200. Her parents despondent. We dont know why youre gone. It doesnt matter. We dont care. We want you to call or text or email. Reporter investigators who traveled down this rural home says caitlin likely cant text or call because they found her cell phone in her room. It had been wiped clean. Her bedroom window left open. Footprints outside leading to the main road almost a mile away. Her car parked where she left it on sunday. Here, you have a coach that is involved. That makes the situation i mean, more serious because that person is in a position of authority. He was my assistant coach. Reporter more than just a coach, rodriguez is a family friend. Hired in part because caitlins endorsed him. It has to always be with people because i said, just because of the issue it can bring. Reporter tuesday night we ask that you send her back home to us. Reporter the school board fired rodriguez. Its tragic. We want her to come home safely. Thats what everybody in this xhu community wants. And please watch caitlin sina. Reporter caitlin is not in imminent danger. But Everyone Wants to hear from her. 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It is shocking all these videos are allowed to make it past whatever filter they should have had to begin with. Reporter in an interview with nbc news, the head of youtube kids addressed criticism of other inappropriate animated videos that slip through kidfriendly filters. Even a fraction of a percent of content that is inappropriate or unseatible fuitable for fami too much. Reporter but some youtube creators are pushing back. The dad behind funnel vision that posts videos of his own family for 4 million subscribers say youtube is going too far. The last couple days, we had over 20 videos flagged as not appropriate. Reporter youtube viewers watch a billion hours of video every day. This battle is just beginning as the Largest Video platform tries to protect content and protect kids. Guys . A big and important job, jo. Thank you. Coming up, were bringing early Holiday Cheer to young and truly remarkable superheros among us. Youre going to love these needles. 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Enjoy this weather because we are tracking a bit of a system that might make a difference for the weekend. Dry conditions up ahead. Mike . Slower conditions for the south bay. Its not as dramatic as we often see. 280 up to 880 are the slowest drives for the south bay. Over here, we have a sigalert that was declared a major impact because of a crash. Livermore, the three left lanes are blocked by a crash. You are going to see a lot more traffic there. Smoother drive across the bay, san mateo and dumbarton bridge, slowing. Back to you. Thank you. Jury deliberations moving into the fifth day in the trial around kate steinle. Attorneys for jose zarate argued the shooting was accidental. We are posting updates on twitter. The bombshell across the world on tv news including here, the sudden firing of tv host, matt lauer. Well have more coverage coming up. Head to our home page for the latest developments and details for the reasoning of the firing. Another update in half hour. Underway. We ve got a warning if you re buying furniture. The lesson we can all learn from one bay area woman s ordeal. Plus any breaking news overnight. When you join us tomorrow from 4 30 to 7 00. Its 8 00 on today. Coming up, breaking overnight, matt lauer has been terminated from nbc news. A Statement Released by our chairman says a colleague had come forward with a detailed complaint of inappropriate behavior in the workplace that violated company standards. Plus, defiant launch. North korea fires its most powerful missile to date. It went higher, frankly, than any previous shot theyve taken. The rogue nation claiming the missile can reach the entire u. S. Mainland as the white house reacts. Were live with the very latest. And pintsized heroes. Im so excited, i cant take it hoda introduces us to a group of kids fighting the toughest battle imaginable. You have to be strong to fight this. Not every kid i feel really strong. You feel really strong . Mmhmm. Theyre showing us just how strong they can be. Superheroes today, wednesday, november 29th, 2017. And good morning, everybody. Welcome back to today. Were glad youre with us on this wednesday morning. We want to get right to your news at 8 00, and we begin with the announcement this morning that you just heard. Our colleague, matt lauer, has been terminated by this network. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk is here with more on it. Stephanie, good morning. Reporter good morning, savannah. Well, just before the today show went on the air this morning, nbc news chairman andy lack sent a note to the news division, announcing matt lauer was leaving the company. In a statement, he writes 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 serious review, a clear violation of our companys standards. As a result, weve decided to terminate his employment. While it is first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years hes 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 safe and protected and to ensure that any actions that run counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter who the offender. We are deeply saddened by this turn of events, but we will face it together as a News Organization and do it in as transparent a manner as we can. Heres how savannah and hoda reacted to the news at the top of the show. We just learned this moments ago, just this morning. As im sure you can imagine, we are devastated, and we are still processing all of this. And i will tell you right now, we do not know more than what i just shared with you, but we will be covering this story as reporters, as journalists. Im sure we will be learning more details in the hours and days to come, and we promise we will share that with you. And hoda, i mean, you know, for the moment, all we can say is that we are heartbroken. Im heartbroken for matt. He is my dear, dear friend, and my partner, and he is beloved by many, many people here. And im heartbroken for the brave colleague who came forward to her story and any 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 . And i dont know the answer to that, but i do know that this reckoning that so Many Organizations have been going through is important, its long overdue, and it must result in workplaces where all women, all people feel safe and respected. As painful as it is this moment in our culture and this change had to happen. Yeah, it did. This is a very tough morning for both of us. Ive known matt for 15 years, and ive loved him as a friend and as a colleague. And again, just like you were saying, savannah, its hard to reconcile what we are hearing with the man who we know, who walks in this building every single day. We were both woken up with the news kind of predawn, and were trying to process it and trying to make sense of it, and it will take some time for that. Yeah, were processing it with all of you at home. Mmhmm. And we promise to be transparent and be straightforward. We will. And continue this important conversation. Absolutely. And theres no real way to do this, but this show has been on the air for more than 65 years, and were here because of you. Were supposed to bring you the news, so were going to do that. Were going to keep doing it, doing it together, all of us, and the crew and people that love this show. Yep. And so, we will go on. Yes, we will. With the news. Reporter a spokesperson for the company says that the accuser described inappropriate sexual behavior throughout 2014, and because of the seriousness of the accusations, together with information that it may not be an isolated incident, nbc decided to terminate lauers contract. Savannah, back to you. All right, stephanie. Thank you very much. Now on to other news. North korea is claiming that its newest missile test fired on tuesday could reach targets anywhere in the united states. Nbcs chief global correspondent bill neely is in seoul, south korea, with the latest on this alarming threat. Bill, good morning. Reporter good morning, hoda. The white house appears to be playing down this threat, saying its no surprise. Remember, just last week, the u. S. Declared north korea a state sponsor of terror and slapped new sanctions on it. Well, this morning, its leader, kim jongun, is as defiant as ever. He has responded by test firing this intercontinental Ballistic Missile, his most powerful yet. This morning, north korea putting the world on edge with yet another Missile Launch, successfully testing a newly developed intercontinental Ballistic Missile called the hwaso hwasong15 that it says could deliver heavy Nuclear Warheads anywhere in the continental u. S. The missile flew high, roughly 3,000 miles up, according to the south korean military, but it only traveled a distance of 620 miles. The pentagon says it crashed down in the sea of japan. It went higher, frankly, than any previous shot theyve taken. Reporter the first Missile Launch since september, it comes as President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are trying to pass a tax code overhaul. It is a situation that we will handle. Reporter but trump giving no details or signals of a change in strategy on just how the u. S. Will respond. So far, the North Koreans have test fired rockets 18 times since the president took office in january. Experts fearing a north Korean Missile could reach as far east as new york and washington. Another act of defiance by pyongyang, keeping anxiety high. If theres a war with north korea, itd be because north korea brought it on itself, and were headed toward a war if things dont change. Reporter well, south korea has responded, test firing three missiles of its own. And this afternoon the United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting, yet another one, and there may be calls for still more sanctions, which clearly, so far, simply arent stopping kim or his missiles. Hoda . All right, bill neely in south korea. Bill, thank you. Police in tampa, florida, say their hunt for a serial killer who terrorized that city for nearly two months is over. They announced the arrest overnight of 24yearold Howell Donaldson iii. Hes been charged with fatally shooting four people since early october. All of those attacks took place at night in the same neighborhood. Detectives got their break tuesday when a coworker told a Police Officer that donaldson brought a weapon to the restaurant. The weapon was recovered and donaldson taken in for questioning. A dramatic scene at a United Nations war crimes tribunal in the netherlands. The judges had just upheld the 20year prison sentence of a former bosnian official convicted of crimes during the bosnian civil war. Moments later, the defendant yelled, i am not a war criminal and drank from a small bottle. His attorney said it contained poison. Corrosion state tv is reporting the man did not survive, despite medical treatment. Relief is on the way this morning for thousands of tourists stranded by that volcano eruption on the indonesian Resort Island of bali. The areas main airport has reopened after a threeday shutdown. A large plume of volcanic smoke and ash made it too dangerous to fly, but this morning the winds began clearing away the ash clouds. However, people who live on that island are still being told to move to emergency shelters. Weve got a lot more to get to on this wednesday morning, including the special reason we are turning these adorable kids into superheroes for the day. Yeah. Then, the making of a princess, an inside look at Meghan Markles brandnew life. Plus, a hollywood legend with a legendary voice. Als candid conversation with James Earl Jones. All that, plus, we are cooking with one of our favorites, top chef pad ma lakshmi. When youve crossed fruit of the loom off your list, you know your Holiday Shopping is complete. Its time to celebrate. [ ] [ ] were back. Its 8 11, and weve got more of our special series were calling heroes among us. Love this one. I recently came across the work of photographer josh rossi. He had taken this stunning picture of kids battling serious diseases. So, with his blessing, we decided to expand on his work here in new york with another group of little superheroes from nyus hassanfeld childrens hospital. I knew something was wrong, but i didnt know what, because all of a sudden, she just couldnt walk. It was over a period of time that she finally understood what the c word was. All the symptom showing a type of cancer called leukemia. He took it like a champ in the beginning. Oh, dad, dont worry. Mom, were going to be all right. Were going to get through this. They diagnosed me with cancer. The illness was called leukemia. Thats a big word, isnt it . Same thing with me. Same thing with you . Same thing with me. Same thing with you. You have to be strong to fight this. Why do you think its important, you guys, to be strong kids . Because we do not want to have cancer anymore. If you could have a superpower, what would your superpower be . Flying power. Flying and invisibility. And you can jump. My superpower would be to cure cancer by giving children candy and the candy has a medicine to cure cancer immediately. Wow you like a cloud . Amazing my superhero is skydancer. She dances on the clouds and she changed the weather, and she stopped crimes. Reporter the kids will create four original superheroes. I would do like a candy blaster. Yeah. Captain cure to the rescue thats cool. Thats like fast flames. Speed boy. To bring their ideas to life the cape has like little velcro on it. We joined forces with Fashion Design graduate students from f. I. T. Her name is super shiner. Her golden light, its like it shines so she could see, because then if its dark out, how are you going to be able to see a bad guy . Man, i bet that will look good. I like the rainbow effect. The designers spend weeks creating the perfect super suits. It will kind of be like covering this part, but it wont be covering his head. We made that together. You made that. Are you excited . Yeah. Awesome hi im so excited, i cant take it i miss you so much our heroes unite at new yorks pier 59 studios. Whos ready for the photo shoot . Me yay lets do it superheroes ha this is cool. Armed with suits to match their new identities, our brave heroes are ready to take on the world. One, two, three, new pose and the kids are in good company. Behind the camera is celebrity photographer victoria will. Yeah, thats look right here. So, id like to see some dance moves. There you go. And switch arms. Yeah one, two, three, go sure, we added a touch of makebelieve, but these guys are so similar to their alter egos, its hard to tell where the kid ends and the new superhero begins. Shes a warrior. She just has this light about her. Shes a star. Hes a fighter, and he works to make everybody else happy. So, thats the combination between him and captain cure. He is always full of energy. Yes, hes a superhero to me. Shes just always bright, even in a dull sky. Thats really her. Like, she really is a superhero. [ laughter ] one, two, three, go yeah great job, you guys. Guess what, our superheroes have flown in from saving the world to spend a few minutes with us. We have malai, aiden, chloe, and kevin. Hi, guys hi hi are you so excited . Yes. Youll get some awesome superheroes. Malai, what was your superhero . Skydancer. Skydancer. A skydancer. So, were going to show each one of your pictures. So, were going to first show malai, so, lets take a look. Were not only putting it up here on the screen, malai, were also putting it up on the jumbo tron up on top of the building, malai. Thats you what do you think . Good. You like it . Thumbs up . On top of the what . On top of the jumbo tron. Outside. Well show you in a minute, guys. Whos next . Aiden, youre captain cure, right . Yes. Well, you looked pretty awesome on tv, but we need to put you on the jumbo tron, too, right . Lets take a look. Lets take a look at aiden. And go here it comes. Wow cool wow there you are all of new york can see that right now. Yeah, everybodys like, whoa thats Rockefeller Center. There you are, aiden. And chloe, youre next. Who was your superhero, chloe . Super shiner. Oh, super shiner whoa lets take a look. Wow what do you think . I was like, hmm. Yeah. Look at that you know how to pose. So cool. They said i was like a model out of a magazine. You are like a model out of a magazine i was going to say the same thing. And kevin, whos your character . Speed boy. Speed boy lets see how fast you look. Look at that oh, boy. Yes thats cool that is pretty cool. What do you think . Its like lightning coming out of your heels. You look fast. The faculty members from f. I. T. , the school of art and design, have taken your group photo. Theyve added their own magic. All right, im calling your crew the comeback kids. Look at this so, this picture, check it out. Lets see. Hold on. Weve got one for everybody . Look. Heres yours. All together . And thats the picture of yall together. What do you guys think . Theyre great do you love them . We want to thank all the awesome people from f. I. T. Yes. Lets bring them all in hold on. Hold on. Wheres supermodel chloe . Here she is. Heres yours. Can you see . Look at that. Wow that is shiny you are shiny yall did an awesome job. Lets show everybody. You are awesome superheroes. We want to say thank you for everything you did, and thanks again to the people at f. I. T. They were awesome. I love it. You guys are the best. All right, mr. Roker, you got a little weather for us . Hey, you want to help me do the weather . Go, kev, go here we go. Got it . Hold on to the picture. Hold on, well go over to the map. You can help me. Watch your step right here, bud. Okay, there you go. Now, were tagoing to talk abou la nina, because its been changing our weather. See that arrow . Right now sea surface temperatures are below average. Can you push this arrow, this button right here . There you go. Now, what were seeing, la nina is going to cause wet weather in the west, also around the great lakes, but dry in the south. And sure enough hit that button again thats what weve seen for november. Its actually been stormy out west, very dry in the south and dry in the east. Can you hit that one more time, kev . Thank you very much. In fact, look at this seattle, billings, San Francisco, all above average rainfall. One more button time. Okay. And then you go to the south oh, ive got some more helpers okay its dry in new orleans and dallas and atlanta. Who wants to hit this button for me . Okay, go right ahead. Go ahead. Here . Yeah, right here. Ooh there you go. And its even dry here in the northeast, drier than average. Here, okay, you guys, look this way. Now, what youre going to do is help me go to the local stations. You say, thats whats going on around the country thats whats going on around the country. Would you wow, that super hero did a great job with the weather. Here across the bay area we are waking up to 49 at the peninsula, trivalley also in the foerl40s and the north bay degrees. Nice, clear skies overlooking San Francisco. Your microclimate highs will remain fairly cool through the afternoon. Were expecting a high of 64 for san jose. As we head over towards the east bay, antioch will climb into the 60s and the peninsula upper 50s, lower 60s. [ laughter ] there goes speed boy all right thats your latest weather. Kevin does not walk places. Hes fast he just runs. I love that. That was great. Thank you, al. All right, up next, now, on the road to the Royal Wedding we go. Thats right. This morning we are focusing on Meghan Markles road to becoming a princess. We go back to kelly cobiella, who is at her permanent position at windsor castle. Hey, kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning, savannah and hoda. Yeah, the prince and Meghan Markle head out for their very first royal engagement together on friday, a chance for the British Public to see this princess in training up close. Only one other american divorcee has married a british royal, but unlike king edward viii and wallace simpson, harry will remain a royal and meghan will become royal and british. I think britains been waiting a long time for an american princess, and i think its probably about time, too. Reporter while times have changed, some things remain the same the pomp and circumstance, the protocol, the etiquette. Theres a lot to learn. Just ask expert lord furmoy, a third cousin to Princess Diana who as a boy served the queen. First lesson, saying hello. Ah. How do you do . Im lord furmoy. Nice to meet you. Im kelly cobiella. And thats where we go wrong, because you say how do you do. You never say pleased to meet you, you say how do you do. And you never answer, you never say how you are. Its a rhetorical question and we generally dont care. Should we try it again . Lets see if i can get it the second time around. Okay. Reporter okay, moving on, what should you know when you have tea with the queen . Have you met the queen . I have, yes. And the corgis took to her straight away. This one walks in absolutely nothing. Just laying on my feet during tea. It was very sweet. Wagging tails. Reporter at tea, where you put your feet matters. Come have some tea. I feel like everything i do okay, we need to slightly improve on how were going to sit. Theres a nice way to sit and theres a nasty way to sit. Move your legs slightly to the back of the chair like that, run your hands down your dress. Youre just going to sit there, gently cross your legs like that. Reporter and then theres the curtsy to the queen. We bob at the same time. Oh. So, its as you go down, you say your majesty. Your majesty. There we go. Perfect. Reporter and theres a protocol for topics at tea, too the weather, friends, and vacation spots are in. Politics, your job, and money are out. In your opinion, will she fit in as a princess, as a duchess . I think shes got every single attribute. Shes got the character, shes got the strength, shes got the sense of humor. She will do well. Reporter like kate, the duchess of cambridge, meghans fashion and style will stay in the spotlight. That white coat shared with the world on engagement day set off a selling frenzy, crashing the labels website. Gabrielle hackworthy has followed meghans fashion. Whats the difference, do you think, between Meghan Markles style and someone like the duchess of cambridge . I think meghan has always been interested in fashion. Shes had a line, her own fashion line, previously with a canadian retailer, and she tends to really look to highfashion accessories to accentuate her look. So shell wear a classic shift dress but then a pointy, strappy, high stiletto shoe. Kates much more demur. Its a fine line with kate, i think, with what she can and cant wear. I think meghans got a lot more fun, a lot more leeway to have fun with fashion, whereas kate has to be a lot more strict. Reporter but one thing shes already mastered, the royal art of charity. This is so much work reporter and she will join william, harry and kate as a patron of their royal foundation. Shes already gone out, visited africa and india, and shes been aligned to charities, as mirrored, really, prince harrys work in recent years, and together as a kind of power couple on the world stage, i think they can be a really Formidable Force for good. Reporter and of course, all eyes will be on her fashion choices on friday and on her hellos and handshakes. Guys, im guessing shell do a little bit better than i did. Now, come on, youre our princess, kelly. You did a great job. Excellent. Thank you so much. Can you imagine all the pressure . No the curtsy . I dont think i could nail the curtsy. Not at all. Even just crossing your legs under the table. I would forget to do that i know. Just ahead, jill is back and shes got a new holiday steals deals, the kids we all have to shop for and some great ones. So get your dialing fingers ready. That and more after your local news, your weather and these messages. I m. We re learning new details. Good morning. Its 8 26, im marcus washington. Were learning new details about the arrest of someone police say shot out a surveillance camera at san joses bookson elementary school. We covered this story all day yesterday. As police searched the surrounding neighborhood, a source now tells Damian Trujillo that the suspect is actually an adult and not a minor as previously reported. That suspect is facing charges including shooting a gun in a school zone and vandalism. Police plan to release more details later today. When it comes to your morning commute, its been a tough one the past half hour. We have westbound 580 a sig alert that continues three of five lanes are blocked, west 580 at portola, youre jammed back before vasco. South 680 improving. Over the last 30 minutes, recovery there out of milpitas. 880 out of fremont, that crash at Dixon Landing road also cleared within the last few minutes. There may be another in the packup. Ooerz your south bay pushing north through the rest of silicon valley. San jose starting to ease as cupertino gets worse. A slow drive down the east shore freeway. Oakland still slow for 580. Back to you. Ill have another local news update for you in half an hour. 8 30, now. Its wednesday morning. Its the 29th of november, 2017. This the night that we light up that beautiful tree. It is tonight, yes. Holidays are here. The tree is present. One thing missing. 5 million things. 5 million lights. 30,000. Or 5 million. Or 5 million. One goes out. They all go. You can watch this happen live during the christmas in Rockefeller Center celebration, 8 00, 7 00 here on nbc. Dont we say the tree gets lit. And so do we. Jill martin has steals deals on everything the kids on your list could possibly ever want. And Padma Lakshmi is here, cooking up a hearty winter dish that you can make tonight. And im going to be chatting with one of the most influential actors to grace the stage and screen. And perhaps one of the most famous voices of alltime, mr. James earl jones. I want him to record my outgoing greeting on voicemail. Hes amazing. First, lets get a check of the weather. Lets show you what we have going on. Lets start out with today. A decent day in the east. Strong winds out in the plains. Beautiful weather along the west coast. For the treelighting ceremony, it will be sunny, mild, 58. 6 00, at the sun goes down, about 53 degrees. By the time the tree gets lit, it will be 48 degrees with fair skies. Look for showers developing through the great lakes, down into the gulf coast tomorrow. Mild plains, a Beautiful Day there. Another storm system comes into you know its going to be a good day this morning when we start off with these clear skies over San Francisco. 50 degrees right now. We are on the cooler end and we are expecting to climb into some seasonal temperatures into the upper 50s, lower 60s, much like what weve been seeing all week long. We will stay fairly dry. San jose 64, milpitas 63, oakland 61, walnut creek 64 and along the peninsula expect upper 50s, lower 60s in San Francisco also expecting to climb into the 60s. And that is your latest weather. Today marks 100 days to the paralympics. The paralympians get their shot at gold. Para alpine skier, tom walsh. Excited to have you here. After you battled a rare bone disease, you thought you might never be skiing again. Now, you have a potential to head to pyeongchang. Its the greatest feeling in the world. I was told i wouldnt ski again. And if thats not enough, a certain olympian, i understand, promised to go to prom with you after your finished your treatment . Who was your date . When i was going through cancer, life changes. Youre not able to do everything you love. I have a great friend who i grew up with. And she asked me to go to prom with her. And its cool that we have competitive ski careers now. Hopefully we will be seeing you both in south korea. Whats your motivation right now . Just to go as fast as i can. Im competing for all of the people who cant be with us today because of cancer. I want to represent and do the best for those that cant compete in the sport. Were looking forward to seeing you in korea and south korea. Be well and see you again. Thomas walsh, thank you so much. Savannah . Thank you so much, al. We made it. Day three of our steals deals holiday gift guide. And jill martin has been checking off everybody on the list. The ladies on monday, the guys on tuesday. And this morning, all about the little ones. Good morning. We order now, we get in time for christmas . Absolutely. Free shipping in the continental u. S. On all of the items. We know kids love the screen. In moderation. Exactly. This is something for the whole family. The azpen tablet. You can watch movies, stream games. H. D. Resolution. Its carried in best buy and other retailers. The deal 299. The deal, 118. Thats 61 off. Wow. You can play content, anything like that . I feel like a lot of parents, this is like, oh, ill give it to you in the back of the car. Ill give it to you with a timer. Whats this . Very popular now. The gabba goods headset or virtual reality. Thats one choice. Or the headphones. These cat ears are the supergroovy thing right now. You get the cat ears for the kids or the ones for adults. You can go to today. Com. The deal, 19. Thats 68 off. So cute. Remember in our day, you want the small headphones. Now, the big headphones, thats what everybody wants. You can rock those. Vale can. She would love that. The train set. Its big when you put it all together. Picture a huge classic train set. Its the holiday train set with light and smoke. This includes one heavyduty locomotive, 3 cargo carts and 16 track pieces, you put it together as a family. Retail 69. 66, the deal, 33. Thats 59 off. How many cars and tracks, you can find that online. Everything on today. Com. These are cool. These are fun. Its fun for adults, too. I mean, this is great. And sort of a stepup from when we were growing up. The picasso tiles building set. Its 3d magnetic building blocks. Its learning fun. You really learn shapes and sizes. Retail, 119. 99. The deal, 49. 59, 50 off. And books. We love to read to our kids. Vale, charley, haley, books for your kids. Random house. Retail 43. 90. 12 little golden books. Theres ten books in a set. You get what . Theres different you can go on today. Com and you see all of the classics. I said that wrong. 12 different sets. That each have ten books in them. Got you. Different amounts. If you go on today. Com, you see the amounts and all the different books. Were a hot mess on this one. The retail, 43. 90. The deal, 23. Up to 54 off. Check it out online. All classic books. Youll love them. I love this one. The butterscotch blankets. Personalized blankets with four color combos. So cute. I love that. And charley. Over here. We have haley joy over here. Yeah. We have all these different ones. The retail 149. The deal 69. 50. Thats 52 off. Charley doubling up. The tablets from azpen. The headsets by gabba goods. The train set. The random house little golden book sets. And the personalized blankets from butterscotch. If you have questions go to today. Com and check out our new today shop. Tomorrow, we have gifts for everybody else on your list. Still to come this morning, the perfect meal for a chilly night from Padma Lakshmi. First, shes here. This is today on nbc. Padma l. First, shes here. This is for mildtomoderate eczema . It can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. The arm of an arm wrestler . The back of a quarterback . The face of a fairy . Prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. It blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. And its steroidfree. Do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients. Allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site. The most common side effect is application site pain. Ask your doctor about eucrisa. One of our favorite series, were back with today living legend. Al, you scored a great one. I cant believe it. I got to spend time with James Earl Jones. An icon we know, with an unmistakable voice. Its kind of the way it is. Thank you so much for sharing one of your favorite restaurants. Im enjoying it immensely. Coffee, some danish. Reporter when James Earl Jones speaks, everyone listens. I am your weathfather. You played both ends of a spectrum as a father. On one hand youre darth vader. On the other hand, youre muf a mufasa. We are all connected in the great circle of life. Reporter legendary lines from a legendary voice. People will come, ray. People will most definitely come. Reporter the acclaimed 86yearold actor has appeared on stage and screen for most of his life, playing unforgettable roles that have influenced generations. Your only job was to look after akeem. How could you let him come to such a pass . Reporter i remember the first time i saw you acting. We saw dr. Strangelove. I was in fourth grade. And i thought, theres somebody that looks like me in the movies. I know what you mean about identity. I got that role because i was black, by the way. Stanl stanl stanl Stanley Kubrick wanted a rainbow on that airplane. Reporter for a good portion of your childhood, you stuttered. Its tough for me to talk about. My english teacher made sure i could sound words. I can say things that great writers wrote. I would never have thought of it myself. Reporter thats a heck of a way to overcome stuttering. Dont you try and go through life worried if somebody like you or not. You best make sure that they are doing right by you. Reporter there was a quote, you talked about how you consider yourself a journeyman . Youre taking roles. I cant imagine you as a journeyman. Ive seen you in cat on a hot tin roof. If youre successful and rich, people halt yte you. I want people to love me. Reporter if James Earl Jones today had to give James Earl Jones when youre 25 or 30, some sort of advice, knowing what you know now, what would you tell yourself 50 years ago . The only thing you owe yourself or the world is during this time, is who you are and what youre doing. And the time around you. Thats the big chore right there. Reporter what would you like to be remembered for . Nothing. No. Only what you remember. Oi, al, that was beautiful. And what was amazing is he still is looking for what he says his one, great role. What . Come on. How is this possible . He has his ten great roles. 20 great roles. And could not be a sweeter man. The thing that is so striking is the stuttering. The fact he went through that and came out on the other end and said the thing about reading great works. And it comes in the most courageous way. And possibly the most difficult. That was awesome. Did you ask him to read you a bedtime story . I would have. I should have asked him to do my voicemail. That would have been next time. James, call us. Awesome. We are back. We have a recipe for a hearty chicken stew. Padma lakshmi is here. First this, is today on nbc. Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand, put a little love in your heart. Youll see its getting late, oh please dont hesitate. Put a little love in your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. vo going on now, our subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen Million Dollars to those in need. Were back with today food. We head out west for inspiration, with Padma Lakshmi and host of top chef, ready to kick off the 15th season. Youre in colorado. We are. Were in colorado. Its a beautiful state. Im a city girl. To be dropped into this natural landscape, i felt like i was out in the wilderness. Its so gorgeous. Everywhere you look its like an ansel adams photograph. One of the things were going to do is make a recipe inspired by colorado. They eat a lot of meat and potatoes in colorado. But they also eat a lot of poblano chilies. Im going to make a warm and comforting threepepper stew. Other thanhe tomatillos, and the poblanos. One lemon with two pounds of boneless chicken. I like to use thighs. They have more flavor. Youre going to let that marijuana na marinate for about the time it takes to prep the vegetables. Could you do this in the morning . We are using tomatillos. Theyre an excellent thing to use in the winter. Theyre prevalent in mexican cooking. And here, you have bell peppers. You have the poblano peppers, which are milder. Dried apricots and potatoes. Other than this, not much else thats going to go into this. So, i, as you know, love to use spices. Were using fennel seeds, which you want to fry in the oil before you add your aromatics. That gives you extra flavor . Yeah. It flavors the oil. And the oil will flavor the vegetables. These are the bell peppers and poblanos with the onion. After that cooks down for a couple minutes, all youre adding is garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. You want big chunks of pepper. Thats your third pepper. I dry hosted them whole in a pan. And crushed them. Thats your tip. And taking spices and either toasting them or you want to wake the flavor up. People ask me what spices should we get. And i say, you probably have all of the spices you need. You just need to use them to greater benefit. Spices lie dormant in our pan tr try for a long time. And that releases the oil and the flavonoids. Lets check in with our tasters downstairs. Padma, its insane. So much interest. Your olives and the tangyness. And the chicken. And you have parsley in your teeth. Do i . Its cilantro. They love it. You put in your tomatillos. You put in three or four cups of water and let that break down. It will get nice and soupy. Once that happens, youre going to add your chicken. Youre going to add here. Stir that up, al. Youre going to add the potatoes. And here is what gives you the extra layering, of sweet and sour flavor. Heres the potatoes. Its a onepot meal. You dont have to add rice or quinoa. Spanish or italian green olives. That give you a briney, salty saurness. Its so easy to make. Theres no thickener. Nothing. You want to cook this down about 40 minutes to get this consistency. And this is great on a gold winter night. A crowd pleaser. I would make twice as much because you can freeze it. It freezes beautifully. And it will be better the next day. I want you to try a hot plate of this. You can give another squirt of lem lemon. Oh. If you like sweetness dont be afraid of dried fruit in your savory cooking. It will cook down. If you dont like fruit in your cooking, add a pinch of honey or sugar to balance out the brightness and the spiky green of the peppers. This is amazing. Guys ill bet you dylans bowl is almost cleenl. It is. Look at her. She is showing the bowl was hot. Guilty. Padma, thank you. Look at hodas bread. Thank you so much. And dont forget, you can find the recipe at today. Com food. And catch top chefs season premiere. Is that tom on there . I hope not. Next thursday, december 7th at 10 00 eastern on our sister network, bravo. Were back in a moment. First this, is today on nbc. Welcome back. We have charlie here along with olivia, his trainer. I cant believe it. This is charlies last day in the studio with us before he heads off to train with his veteran, stacy. Were not sad yet. Youre actually going to bring charlie back again. This is not goodbye, is it . Correct. Theyre going to start their Team Training tomorrow. And were going to be able to check in with you guys, at least once, during the time theyre training together. And well come back at the end of it, as a graduation sendoff. How are you doing . It must be hard to say goodbye. This is the bittersweet part of puppy raising. Im unbelievably proud of everything hes going to go on to do. You are amazing. You did some great work. Thank you. He is an incredible dog. But youre a huge, huge part of that. And so devoted. I dont know if people realize everything you do behind the scenes. Is charlie going to get to sleep in more now . I dont know. Ask stacy. I hope so. I will. You will, exactly. Exactly. So, how do you know . When how do you know hes ready . Its a passage of time. Dont they meet benchmarks and that kind of thing . We do quality checkins to make sure their skillsets are where theyre supposed to be. Both for the dog and for the client. Hes excelled all along. And hes just been a dream. Have you ever had anyone like a dog like charlie . I thought that the first dog i raised would be my number one. But he gives him a run for his money. I wont forget stacys face when she met charlie. It made us feel so good. I remember watching that moment out there. I remember as i give him up. Exactly. Megyn kelly today is just ahead. Hope youll watch tonight, the big Tree Lighting here on nbc. Get you in the holiday spirit. Yes, we will. Were back after a check of local news and your local weather. Have a great day, everybody. I m. Jurors right now are starting good morning. Its 8 56. Im marcus washington. Jurors right now are starting their fifth day of deliberations in the trial surrounding the deadly shooting of kate steinle on San Franciscos pier 14. This was two years ago. To this point the jury has spent approximately 18 hours trying to reach a verdict. Yesterday lawyers on both sides were called into the court. Although media members were not allowed. Experts say this may have been the jury followup questions. Defense attorneys have argued the defendant fired the gun accidentally. Prosecutors have asked the jury to consider firstdegree murder as one of their options. Happening now, pete is at the courthouse and will have a live report in our midday newscast. You can also go to our twitter feed for uptadates any time. And the bombshell resonating across tv news this morning including here at nbc bay area, the sudden termination of today show anchor matt lauer. Go to our home page for the latest developments, including more details about the reasons for his termination. San francisco Radio Station kqed is reporting the death of a man who was seriously injured in last months deadly north bay firestorm. That would bring that total number of dead to 44 from the Northern California fires. Im marcus washington. Underway. We ve got a warning if you re buying furniture. The lesson we can all learn from one bay area woman s ordeal. Plus any breaking news overnight. When you join us tomorrow from 4 30 to 7 00. Good morning, everyone. Im megyn kelly. We begin this morning with this news. Earlier this morning, nbc news chairman andy lack, sent the following note to our organization concerning matt lauer. On monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. It represents after review a violation of our company standards. As a result, we decided to terminate his employment. It was the first complaint about his behavior in 20 years at nbc news, we were presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. Our highest priority is to create a Workplace Environment where everyone
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