Meredith Vieira, left, co-host of the NBC "Today" television program, sheds a tear during her final show, in New York, Wednesday, June 8, 2011.

Meredith Vieira, who was Lauer’s co-host from in 2006, hasn’t made a public statement about his firing but video of past encounters have come to light once again, according to TMZ.

The chronic disease led Meredith to put her career as a broadcast journalist to the side. She was an original co-host on The View from 1997 to 2006 and went on to co-anchor on the TODAY show in ...

Beginning at 7 a.m., Curry, 68, would serve as news anchor at Today, holding the gig from 1997 to 2011 until she was promoted to coanchor following Meredith Vieira’s exit.