Avoid a Holiday Travel meltdown. A more Perfect Union. How autoworkers use their specialized skills to build a robotic arm for a coworker in need. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Nbc is absolutely reeling. Its like a betrayal. I honestly want answers from nbc. Sexual misconduct allegations mount against matt lauer. According to our sources, there were higher level employees that were aware. British Prime Minister may slamming President Trump for retweeting videos from a far right nationalist group. Whether its a real video, the threat is real and that is what the president is talking about. Jared kushner met earlier this month with special counsel Robert Muellers team. Michael flynn was the main topic of conversation. The United NationsSecurity Council held a emergency meeting. If more comes, the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. American is scrambling to find pilots for thousands of december flights due to a computer scheduling glitch. All that. Prince william reveals the real reason hes happy his brothers getting married. And all that matters. North korea has fired a missile it claims can reach the entire United States. I know it sounds terrible, but speaking for those of us who live here on west coast, theres something comforting about the fact its not just us who have to worry about this anymore. On cbs this morning. Kim jongun could even hit toledo, ohio. Americas favorite and most important city, where america keeps all of the weapons and money and jewels. Thats toledo, toledo. Coordinates 80 degrees west. This mornings eye opener presented by toyota, lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Im Norah Odonnell with gayle king and vladimir dutier. As you wake up in the west, matt lauer is responding to the charges of Sexual Misconduct that got him fired. He apologizes and says repairing the damage is now his fulltime job. Lauer faces new allegations from multiple women. They include claims of indecent exposure and one accusation of Sexual Assault during his 25year career at nbc news. Variety magazines explosive report focuses on how lauers work and sex life were allegedly intertwined. The latest in the list of powerful men facing charges of Sexual Misconduct including our former coworker charlie rose. Bianna golodryga is here. I hate the here we go again feel of the story. Matt lauer was the longest running host on the longest running morning show on network tv but hes now off the air because of how he allegedly acted when the cameras were off. Were hearing reports of lewd comments, Text Messages and worst. This is a sad morning here at today and nbc news. Found out about his firing just hours before going on the air. A source at nbc says the network fired him at 10 00 p. M. The previous night. In an email to staff, nbc news chairman andy lack cited add detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior. Nbc later said it started during the 2014 sochi olympics and continued in the workplace after the games. He really used his power in these situations. Elizabeth and ron spent two months investigating lauers conduct for variety magazine. Among the allegations they uncovered, he allegedly dropped his pants in front of an employee and reprimanded her for not engaging in a sexual act. In a separate investigation, a woman told the New York Times lauer sexually assault heard in his office until she passed out with her pants pulled halfway down. According to our sources, it wasnt just lowlevel employees that had knowledge of matt lauers Inappropriate Conduct with women. There were also higher level employees that were aware and openly speaking about matt lauers conduct with other women at the today show. They said prior to monday night, current nbc news management was never made aware. He joined katie couric as cohost of today in 1997. I want to say im looking forward to working with you. She joked about his behavior in a 2012 interview. What is matts most annoying habit . Mm, he pinches me on the ass a lot. Wow. Tmz posted video that appears to show lauer speaking to a different coanchor Meredith Vieira as she bent down in front of him. Pretty sweater. Keep bending over like that. Its a nice view. Neither katie couric nor Meredith Vieira have commented. We reached out to matt lauer and havent heard back. As we mentioned this follows cbs news firing of charlie rose after reports of alleged misconduct at his pbs program. Our thoughts are with these women that have endured so much and finally came forward and spoke. And mrs. Lauer, i keep thinking about her and the children. We should note that matt lauer put out this statement this morning saying this, there are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain i have caused others by words and actions. To the people i have hurt, i have am truly sorry. As im writing this, i realize the depth of the damage and disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. Some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people i cherish dearly. Repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul searching and im committed to beginning that effort. It is now my fulltime job. Last two days have forced me to take a very hard look at my own troubling flaws. Its been humbling. I am blessed to be surrounded by the people i love. I thank them for their patience and grace. Its such a tough period. These stories as you keep hearing they make me very angry and also very sad. I keep wondering what are these people thinking. Thats what i keep playing over and over in my head. Its haunting because, you know, even if youre shocked and saddened about these developments regarding these towering media figures, think about these young women standing in the room with these individuals who they admired and find themselves trapped and punished and humiliated. I said this last week that women will not have equality in the workplace until theres a reckoning and a taking of responsibility. And the conversations ive had for the past week are about how many women left this profession of journalism and other professions because of harassment. And that is very, very troubling. In this case, unfortunately with charlies case, the number of years that these alleged incidents have been taking place, you know, its a number of careers that were probably ruined or at least cut short. For these young women. All that there was a pattern of behavior. Yes. Its very different when its people that you know. But it doesnt excuse. No one can excuse or justify this bad behavior. But its tough. People that you actually know. You dont get a pass. You dont. We have some other news this morning. President trumps twitter habit is putting new strain on the u. S. Relationship with its closest ally. The president retweeted inflammatory antimuslim messages yesterday, including misleading videos posted by a far right british group. That drew criticism from the british Prime Minister. Mr. Pltrump pushed back with a tweet saying dont focus on me. Major garrett at the white house with more. Major, good morning. Reporter good morning. President trump is pushing Senate Republicans to stay focused and cut personal and Corporate Tax rates as soon as they can. The president undercut that message and abandoned his own discipline by inflaming british political passionings with twitter encoursements of a far right Political Party there. Together, we will give the American People a big beautiful christmas present. Reporter President Trump used ornamental language to pitch tax cuts. But the president s morning retweets of three antiimmigrant, antimuslim posts by an extreme right fringe party in britain brought charges of racism and disapproval from the british Prime Minister. One tweet claims to show video of muslim extremists throwing a boy off a roof, but it turns out to be a fight between rival political factions in egypt. Another tweet is captioned, a muslim migrant beating up a dutch boy on crutches but the attacker was revealed to be dutch born, not an immigrant. Without defending the videos, press secretary Sarah Sanders pointed to a general threat of islamic terrorism. Whether its a real video, the threat is real and that is what the president is talking about. Reporter british Prime Minister theresa may said this morning the president s tweets were the wrong thing to do. Trump said to may on twitter last night, dont focus on me, focus on the destructive radical islamic terrorism that is taking place within the united kingdom. We are doing just fine. If one was not enough, mr. Trump also tweeted wow when he learned about nbcs firing of today show host matt lauer over allegations of Sexual Misconduct. Grab them by the [ bleep ]. Reporter and one republican said behind the scenes the president may also be trying to talk himself or others into questioning the authenticity of the now infamous access hollywood tape. In parliament today, calls for the government to withdraw an invitation to the president for a state visit. Something that the british mayor of london amplified, but the british Prime Minister says the invitation stands. Yesterdays Britain Ambassador to the United States expressed their governments displeasure about this incident to senior white house officials. Major, thank you so much. The Senate Version of a sweeping tax overhaul could be headed for five pa ed foed for week. Senators voted to start the debate on the bill. No democrats support the package. President trump repeated at yesterdays rally that working americans, not the wealthy, will benefit most from tax cuts. Nancy cordes is following the debate on capitol hill. Nancy, good morning. Reporter good morning. Senate democrats do not agree with the president s assessment and neither do independent analysts. They say that under this senate plan, the biggest share of the tax cuts and the most permanent individual tax cuts actually go to those making more than 1 million a year. People who make less than 75,000 would actually see their taxes go up within ten years. A problem that republicans say will be fixed down the road. Now, this bill is still being revised to appease some gop deficit hawks. Theyre discussing a provision that would eliminate some of these tax cuts if the gop proposal doesnt grow the economy as planned. Some republicans say no, theyd rather see automatic spending cuts in that scenario rather than tax increases. Senators marco rubio and mike lee want to lower the plans cost by bumping the big Corporate Tax cut back up by 2 Percentage Points using some of that money to pay for an even bigger increase in the child tax credit. And the broad partisan joint committee on taxation does say that under this plan more than 60 of americans would get a tax cut of at least 100 in 2019. Republicans, gayle, are hoping to hold a vote on the plan by the end of the week. Thank you very much, nancy. The Trump Administration is urging all countries to cut ties with north korea after its new e newest missile test. The wednesday launch of that intercontinental ballistic missile. Analysts say it is capable of striking anywhere in the United States. American u. N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Says this test brings the world closer to war. She warned that north korea would be utterly destroyed if war comes. Ben tracys in tokyo following the reaction there. Ben, good morning. Reporter good morning. The only two countries that have any real ties to north korea are russia and china. And today russia flatout rejected President Trumps call to sever ties with kim jonguns regime. They want the u. S. To try diplomacy, even though north korea seems more intent on testing missiles than talking. As north koreas most advanced missile launched into the night sky, a beaming kim jongun was clearly pleased with his regimes accomplishment. The hasan15 rocket is the third icbm launched by north korea in the past six months. The dictator of north korea made a choice that brings the world closer to war, not farther from it. Reporter at an emergency meeting of the United NationsSecurity Council, u. S. Ambassador nikki haley issued a stark warning about what she calls north koreas continued acts of aggression. If war comes, make no mistake, the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. Reporter the Trump Administration is calling on china, north koreas main trading partner, to entirely cut off the regimes oil supply. Little rocket man. Reporter President Trump made fun of kim jongun during a speech outside st. Louis on tax reform. He is a sick puppy. Reporter but experts who have studied photos of the regimes new weapon are taking it very seriously. I think its clear from the pictures that its a more capable rocket than certainly the last one we saw. Reporter david wright of the union of concerned scientists says hes surprised by how fast north korea is advancing its missile program. Im less skeptical than i might have been that they can deliver a warhead to certainly the west coast and maybe larger parts of the United States. So i think the threat they have been talking about is a real threat at this point. Reporter after this latest missile launch, north korea has declared that it has completed its Nuclear Weapons program. State media there says kim jongun says it was such a milestone, it should be recorded in the nations history, norah. Ben tracy, thank you for continuing to follow this story. Alabama republican Roy Moore Says democrats, republicans and the Lgbtq Community are trying to derail his senate campaign. Moore spoke last night at a church in theodore, alabama, near mobile. The liberals, they dont want conservative values. Theyre the lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender who want to change our culture. Theyre socialists who want to change our way of life. Putting man above god. And that government is our god. Moore, again, denies claims he made sexual advances to teen aged girls while in his 30s. The house of representatives is moving to address Sexual Harassment on capitol hill. Lawmakers approved yearly antiharassment training for themselves and their aides yesterday. Embattled congressman conyers missed the vote. This morning a family Spokesman Says he is hospitalized for a stressrelated illness. The longest serving current member of Congress Denies harassment allegations against him. Police in North Carolina are asking the public for help as the search for a missing 3yearold enters its fourth day. Maria woods was last seen at home on sunday night. Detectives say a possible sighting on monday was a false alarm. In jacksonville, outside the toddlers home. Demarco, good morning. Reporter more than a dozen local state and federal agencies are now involved in the search. While they consider marias disappearance to be an isolated incident this community is anxious for answers. Investigators are going door to door in the search for 3yearold mariah woods while officials turn to the public for help. The county sheriff. Were asking that citizens, all of you, people of this community, search the areas that theyre familiar with around their own homes. Reporter its been three days since mariah was reported missing, heightening fears within the community that she was taken from her home at random. What about other parents in this community, is there cause for concern are you treating this as an isolated incident . We believe this is a focused incident at this point. We dont believe there is a need to put a danger warning out at this point. We believe it is focused. Reporter on wednesday, a promising lead hit a roadblock. Police confirmed these photos taken around 40 miles from the family home are not of mariah woods. The woman and child in the photos are not related to this investigation. Reporter without any new leads, this town remains on high alert, holding on to the hope that mariah will be found. Kimberly hall lives about a mile away. My home is safe and thats important to me but whats also important is this little girl thats 3 years old comes home safe as well. Reporter authorities are asking anyone who had contact with mariahs family on sunday or monday to come forward immediately. Norah. Demarco, thank you. A suspected serial killer in tampa made his First Court Appearance a short time ago. He faces four charges of first degree murder. Police say he admitted owning the gun they believe was used in all four murders. Donaldson did not confess to the killings. The 24yearold was arrested tuesday for the murders of benjamin mitchell, monica hoffa, anthony neboa and ronald setten. They were killed within blocks of each other in the Seminole Heights neighborhood. Hoffas uncle said the arrest is a relief. We will make every single one of them, benjamin, monica, anthony, ronald, we will not let their names die in vain. Tampas police chief says theres no apparent motive. Thats whats so hard to me about th