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ups to be focusing more on what they re doing in the community and how they re key to becoming more diverse. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: two main stories out of congress tonight: on sexual misconduct and taxes. we begin with the senate debating into the night on the republican tax bill, as the measure picks up some key votes. lisa desjard ....
special. why she s all choked up. this is entertainment tonight. matt lauer makes his first public statement since he was fired by the today show. new allegations continue to surface. how are you feeling? have you reached out to matt? lauer s former colleagues kept quiet about his personal life today. meanwhile the today show was spotted out for the first time. he met with an attorney and was still wearing his wedding ring. just a few hours earlier, he addressed the claims against him. the 59-year-old former anchor said in a statement some of what is said about him was untrue, but there s enough truth in the stories to make me feel embarrassed or shamed. adding, repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul serming. i m committed to beginning that effort. it is now my full-time job. hi, everybody, and welcome to christmas in rockefeller center. he was noticeably missing from the rockefeller tree lighting ceremony. if new york times reported o ....
determination on the case and we will respect that decision. reporter: and that was matt gonzalez, defense attorney and spokesperson for the district attorneys office. hear from jeff and his explanation as to why garcia zarate was found guilty of possession of a firearm. if we could have that please. they heard the evidence, they deliberated as a group, they heard read back testimony, they looked at physical evidence, and they rendered a verdict to the best of their abilities in accordance with the law. it was a verdict we were not hoping for. i know that both sides fought very hard, but again the jury reporter: we will hear eventually from jeff adachy. apologies. after the verdict was read, defendant jose inez garcia zarate did not react but later got up and hugged matt gonzalez, hi attorney. and gonzalez maintained all along his client found the stolen gun at the pier wrapped in piece of cloth, if you remember, picked it up and accidentally fired. i want to ....
of first degree murder, second degree murder, not guilty of manslaughter. guilty only of one charge, possession of a firearm. team coverage in and outside the krors. lyanne melendez has covered the trial from the beginning. reporter: it took six days for the jury to reach this verdict. i would calculate about 28 hours or so of deliberations. many people were surprised by the verdict, again not guilty of murder, not guilty of assault with semiautomatic weapon and as you mentioned, guilty of possession of a gun. now that one really surprised me and made little sense to me. this is the explanation given by the public defender jeff adachy. they heard the evidence, they deliberated as a group, they heard read back testimony, looked at physical evidence and rendered a verdict to best of their abilities in accordance to the law. verdict we weren t hoping for. both sides fought very hard but again the jury is the one, the jurors are the ones to make the determination ....
and how they re key to becoming more diverse. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: two main stories out of congress tonight: on sexual misconduct and taxes. we begin with the senate debating into the night on the republican tax bill, as the measure picks up some key votes. lisa desjardins begins our coverage. if you look at who benefits from thi ....