issue, the weinstein story having to leave the building in order to get told, and combine that with another previous gigantic story on a related subject, the "access hollywood" tape billy bush story also having to leave this building in order to get told, and the amount of consternation this has caused among the rank and file people who work here would be almost impossible for me to overstate. i've been through a lot of ups and downs in this company since i've been here. it would be impossible for me to overstate the amount of consternation inside the building around this issue. since ronan farrow's book was published, i have been trying to get answers about some of his key allegations. as to whether or not ronan farrow was told to hit pause on any new reporting at a time when nbc didn't think there was enough to go to air with, we have independently confirmed that nbc news did that, that that did happen, he was told to pause his reporting. in light of farrow's assertions that there was a pattern at the company of women making allegations against matt lauer and being paid off and signing