i'm rosemary. dra dray is live with more on these new developments. >> good >> reporter: good morning. the former anchor breaking his silence one day after he was fired after hosting the show more than 20 years. additional sexual misconduct allegations surfaced. the allegations too severe for the million dollar anchor to continue working with the k. in his written statement lauer says there are no words to express my sore reand regret from the pain i have caused others. to the people i have hurt i am truly sorry. as i am writing this i realize the disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized. there is enough truth to the story to make me feel embarrass embarrassed and ashamed. repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul searching. i'm committed to beginning that effort. it is now my full time diop. the last two days forced me to take a hard look at my own troubling flaws. i am blessed to be surrounded by the people i love. i thank them for their patience and grace. today we spoke to fans of the show who expressed both disappointment and sympathy. >> it is really sad to hear. i have watched matt for years and years, but if he did all of these things he had to go. >> i pray that he just gets things right, he apologized and if he has done the things that he has done that he asked for forgiveness from the women and hopefully they will forgive him. >> reporter: and coming up at 11:30 we'll take a closer look at the allegations against matt lauer. can he find redemption? reaction to that question coming up at 11:30. >> we'll see you shortly. thanks. >> stay with nbc 10 for updates from new york. no to another developing story we are watching a political consultant for john conyers says conyers is in the hospital. he told a detroit television state he did not know why conyers was in the hospital. he denies the olallegations. connier conyers is the longest servinger of the u.s. congress. stepping aside from his company after being accused of sexual assault. she told her story in a first person -- he didapologize. breath of fresh air, right? let's take a look outside. you can see the clouds starting to clear, making way for some sunshine. this is a live look at the beach in cape paymay. we have clanghanges to our weather. bill henley is tracking it all in our weather. >> yes. temperatures are clearing. we are seeing sunshine breakthrough the clouds in camelback. the chance of making more snow well coming the way this weekend as it will get a little bit cooler. right now numbers are climbing 48 in new jersey and 48 in phil. philadelphia. 53 at 5:00 with a little bit of a breeze out of the south. no wet weather with these clouds. we'll see into the 50s this afternoon. high of 56 for philadelphia. the clouds will be returning. this first batch no rain this. look what's on the way, this is a cold front. rain showers will be entering the picture for us this evening. expect to see light rain showers. on the other side of that, that's the cooler side that will be moving in for the weekend. we'll give you the timing of these showers and show you when they will move in and whaike in just a few minutes. today in newtlel services will be held for a delaware statetrooper. sergeant rodney died. he likely had a heart attack running with his son. he was a 14 year veteran of the force. he will be remembered at the bob carpenter center. we have an breaking news yesterdaymorning. we have learned authorities have charged the suspect with murder. arguing with a late tuesday night. today delaware health beginning a ser ri of community sessions to help families with loved ones effected by substance abuse. the goal is to get addicts treatment. the first is this afternoon at 2:00 in dover. the next one is in wilmington. 11 people died in delaware just over the thanksgiving holiday. head to montgomery county. officials are potentially reconsidering the future of construction project on the grounds of the hospital. officials hosted a meeting to get community input last night. the state had been extending the forensic unit at the psychiatric hospital but the there recently stopped when community members expressed concerns. >> the state hospital ground is big enough so and not necessarily on an areat>> community members want that to be used for residential and commercialn to a will appear at the academy it t sellout crowd about wo politics. jessica is taking a look out there. >> we have been watching this since 6:30 right out in cherry hill it is here. the eastbound side still shut it working around right here. over here on the westbound side you can see cars going through the because accident wherey went intoonly one lane by on the westbound side. take maple mothno i into also onlthere. it is still here on the westbound side. 95 is looking good. ball right. thanks. let's talk a right eagles could officially be nfl playoffs. i can't believe iing that every minute of it. they can clinch with a win on sunday but also cowboys lose tonight. pamela osborne joins us with eagles fans who are ready for the team to mark a milestone. yeah. fans are not waiting until tonight to put their eagles pride on full display. this is the front yard in delaware county. it belongs to steve renynolds who said he spent three weekends putting this up. it is pretty impressive. >> eagles are doing awesome. i figured it would be a good year to do it. the good thing about the lights you usually take them down after christmas but i'm helping to leave them up through february. >> the light display could be up through february. the birds have the best record in the league right now. if the redskins beat the cowboys then the eagles clinch the nfc east. an eagles win on sunday against the seahawks would also earn them the title. by way, voting is underway. carson wentz is at the top of the ballot with more than 422,000 votes beating out tom brady. >> all right. thanks for that. still ahead, another, the eagles quarterback isn't the only winner we are talking about. meet a four legged star who goes by the same name. scheduling error could mean holiday travelers may not get off the ground. bill henley is tracking changes to our weather for us haste, bill. >> the first change, i'm tracking showers that will be moving in this evening. i'll show you what to expect, when and where just ahead. plan di to replace tillerson. it comes after the president under undermined the chief democrat. it includes nominateing tom cotton to replace him at the cia. we'll be watching this. we are also watching other news out of washington. a short time ago the u.s. senate began debating on the senate overall. republicans hope to pass the tax cut bill by the end of the week there's no guarantee they will succeed. some worry about independent projections the president insists this tax reform will spur economic growth. >> the senate must pass those tax cuts bringing main street roaring back. that's what's going to happen. >> it is a classic bait and switch. >> senate republicans hope to pass their tax cut bill by the end of the week. if passed it would be president trump's first major legislative victory. students are staging walkouts and protests against the republican tax plan. they complain 12 million americans would no longer be able to deduct student lone interest from their taxes. they would have the wages treated as taxable income. we are learning presidential senior adviser jerrad kushner. according to the asoesh dwrated press investigators asked curb kushner about michael flynn. the special council is looking into whether anyone connected to the president worked with russia to try to influence the 2016 election. travel troubles to potentially report about. a computer glitch in the scheduling system at american airlines could mean millions who already booked their flights may never get off the ground. the pilots union says about 15,000 flights during the holiday have no pilots. also according to the union the schedulinger scheduling error allowed pilots to take off between the 15th and the 31st. >> we have a lot of pilots and flight crews who are nding our passengers are. >> they have not said how many flights could be effected by this. the afr line says we have reserve pilots to pep cover flights in december. we are paying pilots who pick up certain open trips 150% of their hourly rate as much as we a allowed to pay them. >> we are seeing clouds thin out. starting to see a little bit of sunshine. you can see a few shadows on the building. the temperatures have responded. it is now 48 degrees and climbing in delaware. 40s for philadelphia south jersey was especially cold. those areas have also warmed in the low 40s. in delaware it didn't get all that doeldcold overnight. we are already approaching what is normally the high temperature this time of year which is right at 50 degrees. to the south nice and clear of any wet weather. still clouds lingering. look at those temperatures. middle 50s. this afternoon we'll get a nice sunny afternoon with a few scattered clouds, partly sunny skies. low to mid-50s for the afternoons. more sunshine than clouds and completely dry during the day today. winds will stay light. temperatures are climbing. it will be warmer at the shore. partly sunny skies. we are already seeing that in wilmington. high temperature closer to 60 today. we will be dry during the day but if you're out this evening you'll likely need your umbrella. look to the west. here is a cold front that will be moving in tonight. that will bring us clouds late this afternoon. first we'll start to increase during the late afternoon hours. rain drops will hold off later in the evening. steady rain expected as it moves through the ohio valley and western pennsylvania. by 8:00 this evening that line of showers isapart. a few light showers and some of it heading into the mountains where it will only be rain. it will be too warm for anything other than rain late this evening. tammy is updating the first alert forecast. she'll be tracking a few showers but look how quickly they move out. overnight we'll see clearing skies and it will set the stage far sunny but cool friday. it will set the stage for perfect weather for the holiday tree lighting. we'll be live at nbc 10. at 5:00 we'll be at 49 degrees. 46 at 7:00 and at 9:00 it is 43. the weather looks like it will hang around for the weekend. >> all right. thanks. let's talk some birds. carson wentz i ose quarterback isacetck. wentz's trainerwentzather is super saver. it looked like wentz was going to be our super speaking of carson wentz and the eelgs, they could snag a playoff spot without taking the field. plus we get eagles incite about how the team is preparing for a noisy sunday night in seattle. also back on the menu what schools will be serving students once again and why health experts are giving the plan an f. hey, 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>> this is my ninth year. i'm an eight year survivor. movember is to start those conversations. i know my mustache is terrible. >> it's not. >> i have a husband that has a full beard i have to look at every day. yourtache looks wontderful. >> it works with cancer and mens mental health which is growing issue. four out of five suicides are men and o of mental issue. startingations and having that be part of the talk with men is so important for t's not just raising awareness. it'sg men can to and be easier to talk about but it's alsoresearch. there is an evening. >> yes. it is sharetycharity eve silent auction, lots of fun games, a chanc to network and chance to support a great cause. >> we have that information on 5: to 7:30 this evening. if you're looking for something to do get out to there web site nbc10.com and on the nbc 10 app. can register online and on the app. thanks for being with us. we'll be right back. g right now sorrow and regret words that matt lauer used after being fired for inappropriateual behavior. there is a making allegatio oua against him. developments.in. >>orter: good matt lauer broke his silence this morning. his apology read live on the today show. in part of his written statement he said there are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain i have caused others by actions. to the people i have hurt i am truly sorry. as i am writing this i realize the depth of the damage and disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. now, word came down early yesterday morning lauer had been fired from nbc, no longer the face of today show. a current employee came forward monday night with the complaint inappropriate sexual behavior. there are other unrelated anonymous separate pub lib public publications. he once summoned a coworker to his office and had sex with her. he once gaveague a sex the says the former anchor exposed himself to a female reprimanded her for not exchanging in a sex act. they say the initial allegation for plrks alauer and it is raising more questions. but can lauer bounce back? we got mixed reaction from long-time today show fans. >> you know i think it can. i think depending on the circumstances -- i don't know all of them, i think it iscan. >> i hope he can. >> would you watch him? >> i don't know about that. i don't know. we'll have to wait and see if he is sincere. >> reporter: now, last night was a very big night for nbc here in midtown manhattan with the lighting of the annual christmas tree here. lauer was supposed to be part of this event. nbc did all that it can to prevent it from overshadowing that event. nbc 10 news. authorityings charged a man who got involved in a lover's quarrel. the suspect shot a man to death. the suspect faces a murder charge. he fired three shots at the victim whether or not he had been arguing with a woman. they began a debate on a sweeping overhall. this -- overhaul. some republicans are concerned the current version could as as a deficit. presidential son-in-law kushner reportedly faced questions from mueller's team. they 1kd him about michael flynn with a meeting with a russian ambassador. this is a live look at the building being built in center city philadelphia. we'll warm up today into the 50s. some rain is in the forecast. bill henley is here to tell us about it. >> we'll be dry during the day. i'm tracking some rain. light evening showers moving through later this evening into early tomorrow morning. the good news is the rain will be out of the picture for the tree lighting on wednesday evening. it will be clear and chilly. temperatures in the 40s. the weekend looking pretty nice too. it will warm into the 50s for both days. we are doing that right now for our area. look at cape may. it is really cleared out this morning. this is one of the warmer spots. cape may courthouse is 57 degrees right now. it is 53 at summers point. going inland and many are still in the 40s. those neighborhoods will also see the temperatures climb into the 50s. we'll see a pretty mild -- the normal high is 50. we'll be beyond that during the day today. see how nice and mild it stays? temperatures will be way above freezing. that's good news. we have wet weather on the way. it will be out of the picture for the weekend. a little chillyier on saturday. a warming trend that will take shape on monday and tuesday. tuesday we'll be up to 60 degrees. i can guarantee you it will not last. a big change coming in midweek next week. i'll take a look a it that when i'm back in a few minutes. >> thanks. today in philadelphia an abused dog with more than ten broken bones. somebody found this pit bull mix on a sidewalk over the weekend. a rescue group tells us it looks like somebody set off a bomb in her face. they contributed to help get her the surgery she needs. central high school in philadelphia will be able to ren know vat -- renovate thanks to those funded by public and private sources. it is the founder and his donation will be used for a new performing arts center. the philadelphia school district will contribute more than $8 million towards the school district. >> our goal is to aspire to make every school as great as it is. our kids deserve that opportunity. if we do that we will send the city over the moon. >> other donors are putting up the rest of the money for this project. ground breaking is scheduled for january of 2019. health experts giving a new school lunch an f. u.s.d.a. allows them to skip whole grains for the 2018/2019 school year. they will also not have to reduce sodium levels. they say kids were throwing out the healthier lunches. they will review it at the end of the next school year to see if there needs to be other changes. we'll keep you posted on that. celebrating the holiday season with a toy drive. starting tomorrow visitors who donate a toy or childrens book will get buy one get one free admission. the choice will go to children who have a parent in prison. the collection drive runs through chris mat eve. the sights and sounds of the season. coming up we have an inside look at what's new at the philly pops christmas spectacular that kicks off this weekend. >> i'm tracking some showers for this evening. then another chance of rain comes in next week and that's going to usher in some much colder weather. details with the ten day on ten coming up. ♪ those are the unforgettable sound of classics. starting friday night the season of music kicks off with christmas spectacular sounds of the season. joining me to talk about what we can expect this year are frank and carroll comethank you for being with us. >> thanks for having us. >> frank, we'll start with you. tell us what's so unique about this holiday specktacularspectacular. >> what is unique about our first show this friday night is we don't sell any tickets. we give all 2,000 tickets away to the military and first responders, police and firemen. it's made with comcast and nbc. >> and carroll, that's where you come in. this is invitation only and because comcast is helping to get our military in to see the show. >> we are so excite today partner with frank and the philly pops. we share the value and this is our a chance forto give back. so it's an exciting partnership. i'm always excit time of year. >> comcast interest and devotion is something that they doround. >> we are committed to the military kplunty. we hired over 13,000 in the last seven years. we continue to hire military talent. we take care of those who have joined us as employees. we are definitely committed to the military community and one way we do that is to partner with the philly pop. >> and for the show itself what can members of our military look forward to? it is the philadelphia pops orchestra, philadelphia boys choir, the st. thomas african a church choir and peter konti, the organist. >> something for everyone. >> and santa claus will visit and justin hopkins is our guest artist. he will also do a reading from the grinch. it will be accompanied by the orchestra and choir. >> and you touched on how comcast truly meets the talent in the work force. why is it so important? >> we support our military community. they have values that we seek. >> thank you for being with us. look forward to the show. i'm sure it will be wonderful for our special guests. >> we have a link on nbc10.com and also on the nbc 10 app. delaware is close to 50 degrees. even though some neighborhoods are expecting temperatures to climb into the 50s this afternoon. already 47 degrees and 48 here. we are well on our way to a nice warm up. you'll see 9:00 mostly cloudy and 47. not a quick cool down for any part of our area. 48 degrees, holding at degrees. the first of the rain showers the west. eventually they will sweep throug xt delaware. this afternoon it will be dry even during the early evenings. clouds taking over by later in the evening. 51 degrees at the shore. the shore will likely stay dry. we'll show cloudstoday. more and more sunshine this afternoon. that's the line of showers swinging in the area this evening. it is holding together n they wapart and then once it moves through cooler weather not looking for a bigdown.ay. riding in on those winds morning. 20ssunday.ns terat and 54 t closhe owtu morning temperatures will be in in the agle t are before we get to the eagles let we lieith ely manning. >> i don't know why they would look at a player -- they used the third round draft very unceremonious way to end your career. you know how i look in three weeks the eagles play the giants i love thenfc imploeding. pscwh numbers. they scored ouniag touchdowns. it is the way are sunday. going to -- >> this is the reason why the eagles are what they are. if there are any doubters out ther in the philadelph on sunda night another c franchise quarterback.n they playing ath level. >> and t >> yeah. >> they -- their defense is k >> a recipe -- >> the eagles are winning by four touchdowns. they have been resting their regulars in the middle ol go in fresh ready tsomething. e in c mñpyes. minusco domineyletchertalented. they arehungry.si of team. thisgo really really theex gam west code. they will fly out yes. g play t rams. >> yes. ansu recall. --t will be the focus for schwartz. >> onceunbeaten however a this 2 at century link field. it can be done. the eagles were there last year this and also having fun. these ghey have the best -- everybody that has -- theirs is well thought out.'t buy for theyn't rehearse it. >> they rehearsethey did notarse the >> here and there, right. >> so you can see they didn't rehearse number 53 idea what he is doing. he just walked away. they are having a lot of fun. they are playing with a lot of confidence bor arrogance. i think you need that in the nfl. by the bay, if the to the redskins the eagles in the playoffs for the first timeinazin a you can watch the eagles take on the seahawks righton nbc 10. our coverage begins at 9:30ing. the game kicks followed b me cov of your first place birds. the official station of the phi back. z): before we leave you an update on john conyers. house democratic member nancy pelosi is saying conyers should resign. paul ryan called on conyers to resign. he is the longest serving member of the house. a former aid gave an interview to the today show in which she accused conyers of sexual harassment. in the meantime conyers political consultant says conyers is in a detroit hospital. we'll follow it throughout the afternoon. we are keeping an eye on our weather. >> a cloudy start this morning. the temperatures are on track to warm into the 50s this afternoon with partly sunny skies with phil, the suburbs. started the day in the 20s there. look at the sunshine there. 56 this afternoon. timing for clouds to come back this evening, we'll see light showers later this evening and we'll be drying out for friday and the weekend. >> and temperatures holding -- >> not bad. >> 50 is the normal. we'll be above that through the weekend. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching. i'm rosemary. from bill henley and all of us here at nbc 10 have a good one. 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