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Know if those records exist or don't. >> i don't know. i just heard robert bates tell you know, say that he had a piece of paper that could prove he's certified and qualified, so i think he should just give that to the sheriff's department and we would all know. >> i want to play by the way, what bates and his attorney said on "today" about the questions raised by your story. listen to this. >> you did the training and you can prove that you were certified? >> that is absolutely the truth. i have it in writing. >> matt if i might address this just briefly, that point, the so-called evidence of...

It's looked at by independent eyes to ensure that fairness is looked into. >> representative i want to play more of what bates had to say, specifically what he said about whether it was intentional. take a listen. >> what were you thinking when you heard the shot? >> oh, my god, what has happened. the laser light is the same on each weapon. i saw the light and i squeezed the trigger and realized i dropped the gun. this was not an intentional thing. i had no desire to ever take anyone's life. >> obviously this is a deadly mistake that has been made or that's what bates would imply through givin...

>> certainly, how could i snot. >> that was matt lauer's exclusive interview with robert bates. a lot of news in it to get to. nbc's gabe gutierrez has been following this from tulsa. gabe, good morning. what did you see the key pieces of what bates had to say this morning? >> reporter: well he said several things. he flatly denied any of these records had been falsified and as you may have referenced earlier, the tulsa "world" citing anonymous sources said bates's supervisors had had ordered to falsify some of his training and some may have been transferred to other positions when they refuse...