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To tell her story and any others who their stories to tell. >> the lawyer for had the accuser had this to say. in part i am in awe of the courage my client showed and to do so without making any demands other than the company do the right thing. today it published a report inviting women employed by nbc late at night to his hotel room while covering the olympics. three unnamed women tell variety they were sexually haw rased. their accounts corroborated by friends or colleagues, they said. in sep...

Variety quoted staffers who said they tried to alert executives about lauers behavior. in response, nbc says we can say prior to monday night, current nbc news management was never made aware of any complaints about matt lauers conduct. on monday night, a female nbc employee and her attorney met with nbc hr and detailed quote, agree jous act of sexual harassment. the network investigated and decided to fire him less than 24 hours later. ry guthrie found out overnight. >> im heartbroken for matt....

Maccallum tonight had a compelling interview with a new accuser against democrat john conyers. he has already stepped down as top democrat on judiciary panel because of allegations of sexual harassment. now the state newspaper in columbia, south carolina reporting on new video of a very prominent democrat leader in congress james clyburn walking to the elevator with the chair of the congressional black caucus. they asked why hasnt conyers resigned unlike other powerful men who have been fired li...

This, saying we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. for now, nbcs handling of the monday complaint against lauer is getting praise from the accusers attorney. he wlit writes our impression is that nbc acted quickly and responsibly. it is our hope that nbc will continue to do what it can to repair the damage done to my client, their employee, and any other women who may come forward. now the floodgates may just be opening. even as lauers former ...

Shared few specifics about the accusation but wrote, it represented after serious review, a clear violation of our companys standards. while it is the first complaint of his behavior in the near over 20 years hes been at nbc news, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have any an isolated incident. on the "today" show this morning his co-anchors reacted to the news. >> for the moment all we can say we are heartbroken. im heartbroken for matt. hes imy dear, dear friend and co...

Yesterday and john conyers defiantly resisting calls to step down as a new accuser breaks her silence. are american lawmakers held to a different standard? >> he has been a powerful member of the judiciary committee as ranking member and at certain times he was chairman of the judiciary committee. all he has to do is pick up a phone call and destroy someones life.

Included an explicit note. another female employee reportedly claims he summoned her to his office and then dropped his pants. according to several accounts in the report, lauer was allegedly known for making lewd comments verbally and over text messages, and they say he had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up. several women told "variety" their complaints to management about lauer fell on deaf ears. as for the accuser who went to nbc news...

Moments before the "today" show went live on wednesday. natalie morales showing support for lauers accuser. >> it is about the courage, the story today is the courage of a colleague who did come forward. >> nbc news fired lauer roughly 24 hours after a female employee made an allegation of inappropriate sexual behavior monday night. the lawyer for the accuser had this to say, in part, i am awed of the courage my client showed to be the first to raise a complaint and to do so without making any d...

>> reporter: congressman john conyers spotted boarding a plane to go back home. while on capitol hill today, his wound paraown party is pressuring him to leave for good. >> i think he should step down. >> reporter: no doubt? >> theres no question in my mind that he should. >> reporter: multiple women have now accused conyers of misconduct or harassment. one of them, his former deputy chief of staff. >> it was at a town hall meeting. he bent down to give me a message in my left ear and he put his...

Reality according to the story. hes living in a totally different world of facts in which things that are bad for him simply dont exist, which is one thing i guess if youre talking about inauguration crowd sizes but earlier in the program you were talking about north korea and thats where you want somebody very much mired in a fact based world to be making those decisions i think. >> i want to ask you about john conyers, the long-time democratic congressman. the cbc now calling for him or starti...