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Morning television on the male side to be sure, is gone. and i don't know why. i don't know what the one allegation is. i see nbc gave themselves cover in that statement saying it's the first complaint they have had in 20 years. but there may have been more. that's corporate cover going on there. >> there may have been more because the "new york times" has clear information. >> but they are saying it that way because they have potential exposure in terms of what they knew. this gets to be legal, not just cultural. >> yes. >> so my question is how do you appraise these things? we don't see anyt...

Organization and do it in as transparent a manner as we can. that is the statement from our chairman. >> let's bring in brian stelter. brian, look, we're shocked. we're shocked. we're shocked to hear matt lauer has been terminated. >> he has been the cornerstone of the "today" show for 25 years. he is a figure who is revered in the television business. an icon of television news. but let's face what's going on here a little bit underneath the surface. for several weeks the "new york times" has been working in the investigation of alleged misconduct. it is a story we may have known about. there...

And you can't really put a value on it at this point. it's going to have an enormous impact for nbc. >> harvey weinstein was a name known in the television and movie business and hollywood, but he was not a household name like matt lauer, i don't want to equate the two allegations, and weinstein is accused of disgusting behavior, and we don't know what matt lauer. matt lauer is a name everybody knows and to see him fired that's serious. one of the "new york times" reporters that broke the weinstein story also broke the lauer story. >> we need to know more. savannah guthrie, look, people will j...

In syria. >> sandra: nbc news firing today co-host matt lauer after receiving a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. joining me now is ben kissel and david hoppe. this is new for everybody. news of matt lauer's firing. >> it's a good thing that nbc fired him and acted quickly. there appears to be information that made it very clear that he had done not only this act but some others. but actually 20 years ago we had a societal discussion about this and for political reasons it was swept under the rug. under almost anybody's definition bill clinton was a sexua...

Morning. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today". and hoda is here with me this morning because this is a sad morning here at "today" and nbc news. just moments ago, nbc news chairman sent the following note to our organization. dear colleagues, on monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. it represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our company's standards. as a result, we have decided to terminate his employment. while it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years...