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Four days ago. this is what canniers lawyer said just moments ago about those calls to step aside. >> hes going to fight these allegations tooth and nail. if he has to. with evidence. with documentation. witnesses. whatever he has to do. and the accusers will have to prove up their case. >> meanwhile, moments ago, the highest ranking african-american in congress, south carolina congressman jim clyburn, also called on conyers to resign. msnbcs garrett haake is following this. we know conyers is c...

Dignity in the work place with absolutely zero tolerance for harassment discrimination or abuse. anything less is unacceptable, my colleagues. >> for the latest, capitol hill correspondent casey hunt. i have the sense the leadership is playing catch-up baum. they were caught wrong footed to use a british expression. now theyre trying to get it straight what they intend to do. >> reporter: i think that thats right, chris. especially for nancy pelosi who has come closer to the oval office than any...

The firing happens overnight. we get the news about the firing this morning and all of these detailed allegations unfold over the course of today. and those allegations have been in some cases reported to nbc news human resources. and in several cases theyve been reported out into detail in "variety" and "the new york times." so thats one of the open questions here. will more accusers come forward? beyond that, though, now that there are multiple allegations involving multiple nbc employees over...

Think, hes harming his own cause i think would be the best way i would put it. >> senator king, i appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >> and next, the matt lauer sex scandal growing tonight. more accusers are stepping forward since he was fired. and president trump defending republican tax plans making sure americans know the proposals may hurt him. will they?

To fight that is by not seeking to divide and further incite fear and hatred, and by appearing to help an agenda like that, its extraordinary. >> thank you for taking the opportunity to come on "new day." we will see what happens next. be well. alisyn. matt lauer, breaking his silence and apologizing this morning after more accusers come forward. whats next? the wrapping paper the holidays. that counts. its a phone for mom. okay, well, its also that counts, too. no, the network. is inside the ...

I didnt want to continue to put my family members at all levels in that position. >> laura: i want to share something with you that happened today, apparently at this democratic caucus meeting. and this was involving the john conyers situation. there is a push probably that looks like, you know, boot him out of congress and encourage him to resign. james clyburn has compared john conyers accusers to the child murderer susan smith who initially claimed a black man had abducted her kids and clybur...

About these latest allegations against matt lauer? >> sure. well, its a little bit difficult to get an exact number, craig, because the women who have come forward are anonymous and there are multiple reports and we dont know any of those numbers -- any of those accusers mentioned are the same women. but there could be as many as eight. they are as follows. we have the woman who came forward monday night that precipitated matt lauers firing. two others came forward after his firing to nbc. anoth...

Is alleging -- >> and how credible nbc found the allegations on monday. >> and as andys statement also said, idea there might be other allegations out there. that combined together. i also think its important to make note obviously of this context were living in right now. what the last few weeks have been since the harvey weinstein story broke and the reaction this country has had to subsequent stories. that climate has to have played a role in this. >> absolutely. now that accusers are coming ...

Phone call and destroy someones life. >> melissa: in the meantime the house passing a resolution calling for mandatory sexual harassment training for members of congress and their staff. a bipartisan bill was introduced to name members who use taxpayer dollars to pay off accusers. >> harris: i believe thats how it works -- >> david: office funds. >> harris: thats taxpayer money. we are funding that. $27,000 so she would not break a nondisclosure agreement. >> david: the process and what they hav...

Told me, he said, youre just a child, and he said i am the district attorney of etowah county. >> a news conference nelson showed reporters her yearbook complete with a message from roy moore reading, quote, to a sweeter more beautiful girl i could not say merry christmas. moores accusers are defending themselves as theyre called liars. leigh corfman says she wrote a letter to moore. she wrote, where does your immorality end? i demand you stop calling me a liar and attacking my character. i am t...