Fortt, seema mody joins us this morning at post 9. We begin the hour with some breaking news out of disney. The company saying the board of directors has extended bob igers contract as chairman and ceo to july 2nd of 2019. Orrin smith is the independent lead director. He says given bob igers outstanding leadership, his record of success in a changing media landscape, and his clear Strategic Vision for disneys future, it is obvious that the companies and its shareholders will be best served by his continued leadership. I think returning to Julia Boorstin on some of this as we make sense on what igers going to be around for a while, julia. Thats right. Theres been a lot of talk and speculation about who was going to replace bob iger when his contract expired at the end of june 2018. And so, the fact that this is being extended for a year is not a big surprise because there was no obvious successor for iger. There is also the fact that disney has done phenomenally well under his leadershi
That he cant be suspended twice for the same offense. Now the decision is in the hands of a former federal judge, barbara jones. Her decision could come as early as next week. When it does, it could be the defining moment for Roger Goodell and the nfl on the issue of domestic violence. Ryan smith, abc news, new york. President obama, the nations first black president , has awarded the medsal of honor to a Union Army Soldier who helped turn the tide of the civil war n end slavery. First lieutenant Alonso Cushing of wisconsin just 22 years old. He was killed while leading 110 men to repel 13,000 rebel soldiers at the 1863 battle of gettysburg. President obama said its a reminder that no matter how long it takes, its never too late to do the right thing. Never too late. Some of the ancestors had been at this for 40 years. Had to get a congressional exemption. Under the rules, they had to be presented within three years of qualifying for an act of heroism. That battle was considered a majo
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Our st. Louis affiliate. A Radio Station captured similar footage with night vision. Huge waves of tear gas and reports that demonstrators threw molotov cocktails at police, prompting them to fire tear gas. A reporter got trapped by the gas and described the information to Msnbcs Lawrence Odonnell last night. My entire face, my nose, my lips and my eyes, its all burning, feels like its almost on fire. So, i cant imagine what people who were actually in it feel, and im pretty far back at this point. Governor jay nixon, who had been criticized for staying quiet on the situation, released this statement overnight, saying the worsening situation in ferguson is deeply troubling. I ask that members of the community demonstrate patience and calm while the investigation continues. And i urge Law Enforcement agencies to keep the peace and respect the rights of residents and the press during this difficult time. Nbcs jenna hancher has more from ferguson. Reporter for a fourth straight day, prote
Of more accusations of improper behavior. Democratic leaders to face the camera this hour. It north Korea Remains defiant in the face of worldwide condemnation, after north korea fired its most powerful Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ever and claiming that the United States is now within reach. And paul ryan about to speak about the tax bill that has just passed the senate. And were likely to hear questions got john conyers now called on to resign. We begin with the breaking news, a stunning announcement just hours ago from right here at nbc, long time today show host matt lauer has been fired after an allegation of inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk is here with the latest. Stephan stephanie, we report about the news, sometimes the news is about us. I can lay out the details of what happened this morning, nbc news chairman just before the today show went live on the east coast made the announcement that matt lauer had been terminated. He released a