apology? let us know what you think. that is all the time we have tonight. thanks for joining us we hope you have a good night. >> the o'reilly factor from l.a. is on. >> why don't they get a nun and pour gasoline on her? >> pressure on the obama administration to do something about the isis, terror killers the president asked congress to declare war, kind of. he has no credibility left. neither will nbc, if they bring him back. >> this show doesn't deserve a slightly restless host. >> brian williams out, jon stewart out at comedy central. we'll advance the stories tonight. >> marriage is between a man and woman, and no group be they

gays, they don't get to change the definition. >> ahead dr. ben carson reacts to the southern poverty law center calling him an extremist. the factor begins right now. >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly reporting from los angeles. thanks for watching us. why the brian williams story is important for america. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. educated viewers you know founding fathers gave the press special privileges. founders were wise to do that. i just wish the press was half as responsible as the men who forged the nation poll shows only 40% of americans

now trust the mass immediatea, down from 54% in 2003. the reason they hold the press in contempt is two fold. it's perfectly fine for common commontators like me to give an opinion, but when hard news people deceive viewers to advance a political agenda, that is when the nation gets hurt. enter brian williams. 9 million people watch him report events of the day. now, we know brian williams exaggerated certain stories so nbc had to suspend him for six months he apparently misreported other situations as well. nbc news won a pea body award

for coverage of hurricane katrina in new orleans he said he was attacked by gangs, gangs in the ritz carlton hotel. talking points was suspicious of the story and so was the washington post. said, i talked with post reporter dennis mccoy who has been investigating. >> i'm reflecting what the hotel manager said in her assessment of brian williams when he said he misremembered gangs were inside of the hotel. >> how can you misremember there are gangs in a hotel? >> it's impossible. according to the article the manager said there were no gangs in my hotel. where did i get it wrong? >> what happened was with the hotel -- >> mr. mccoy did the manager tell you or not tell you that there were gangs in her hotel? >> no. the manager said there are no gangs in the hotel. >> okay. >> that is the same information

we have. brian williams says he was rescued from gangs but he was not rescued from gangs so combining that with the iraq deal, williams had to go. one of their foreign correspondents said this about the american sniper chris kyle. >> what people described as his racist tendencies towards iraqis and muslims going on killing sprees in iraq on assignment. >> wait a minute. killing sprees? chris kyle going on killing sprees? >> involved on assignments. >> right. >> in terms of what he was doing. >> right. >> a lot of the description from this book and terminology that is used people described as racist. >> now, a group of military people demanding he apologize, as he should

he's a hard news reporter. mr. kyle was look, those mistakes are eroding confidence. it's important that the national reada stop the corruption. and begin telling the truth without an agenda look at the "new york times," that paper has tremendous resources but has become a left wing enterprise. the paper can't even put out a bestseller list without injecting ideology. stuff has got to stop. now, on a personal note, some of you criticized me for not condemning brian williams. here is what i said on jimmy kimmel monday night. >> anyone enjoying destruction

of the man, you have to look at your self people seem to be happy his career is going down the drain. that just disturbs me. he embellished a story. if it's just one time he'll get by. but if it's a pattern of this it's going to be hard to come back and be the main anchor on nbc. >> now, we know there is a pattern and it's my belief mr. williams after the new orleans deal will not return as main anchor on nbc. i'd liked laura engram's take. >> i know brian williams a little bit. i used to work at msnbc. he was very nice and professional to me and very kind to me personally. it doesn't matter whether i watch, whether i want him to be fired excuse me. it matters what the folks in kentucky think. >> that is right on. it's all about what you guys think. if you can't trust a news anchor

you're not going watch that person. nbc news made $200 million on the nightly news with mr. williams. that is $50 comblinl more than cbs. they had to take him off because if they didn't it could insult you, the viewer. reporting comes with a big responsibility. founding fathers made the point clearly, saying we'll give you freedom. we'll protect you from government intrusion. but in return, you, the press must be honest. president john adams got so fed up with the press he tried to shut it down but the balance of power stopped mr. adams from doing that. here in the factor we're in our 19th season and made mistakes in the past but very few. we take great pains to present with you information that can be verified. all americans who love their country should think about what happened to brian williams

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that you stressed all the way back to founding fathers a set up the press gets special privileges but with it comes responsibility. and we've fallen down in terms of the responsibilities. that is a larger issue is credibility. i thought brian williams should have been stripped of his title. how can you have someone leading a newsroom for the most-watched newscast on american television as you said with 9 million viewers per night. the guy is a self-acknowledged liar he lied about the events. for all high-sounding talk from president of nbc and chairman of nbc universal yesterday about credibility, the guy running

this newscast still is a liar. that is a major problem, bill. look alt the soldiers and military families that suffer every day diminished lives because of the scars and wounds that people suffered on the battlefield. what they get out of that is something that is intangible but called honor serving honorably. he tried to appropriate some of that to himself with this lie. how could you expect service families to watch without having contempt? that goes back to what you're saying. >> right. that iraq thing implication there is far beyond the press and goes into honor. how do you see this? mr. camlet?

>> i want to pick up something david said about the managing editor tight yichlt it's something i have a problem with. when you invest that much power in one person, both anchor, i think that is problematic and harder for people to challenge them on some reporting. i think more eyes on the story, the better it is. the fact is that mistakes can be made >> sure. and i don't think he will come back in any form on nbc news. might do an entertainment program or "meet the press". that show is in trouble ratings wise. i don't think you're going to have to deal with that.

the question is press organizations have become somewhat ideological. and that really tees me off. your column anyone labelled a columnist. but don't give me, we have documented time and time again all right? don't be slanting that stuff. and that is why people are mad at brian williams they perceive him as a left winger. >> bill what you're talking about goes to having too much control of one person. they, what you're talking about is who selects the stories? how much air time do they get? all of that to some viewers is invisible kind of ideology. and you and i know -- >> here is the deal. when fox news comes on the air

and says something about a story, because we all cover the same stories and doesn't jive up with what you hear on other networks, then, the audience goes do you know what? you're not giving us thes full story. all of us saying what? what is that? you've got to clean that out. am i wrong? >> well. no i think you're right. it's something we try to teach our students. mistakes can be made. >> it comes from the top. and you see the roster of network executives and political leanings you know them all.

>> one of the things that outraged me they gave brian williams a prime time news magazine rock center, a big deal. what was one of the things he did? they brought in chelsea clinton at $600,000 a year as a special correspondent, and he showcased her. she had not a lick of training and on 2008 campaign trail she wouldn't talk to the press. now, all of a sudden is going to anoint her as a special correspondent. i wrote about that i had e mails from spouses of foreign correspondents from nbc and abc saying my husband wife doesn't make a third of what she's making and they do stand in the line of fire, bill, unlike brian williams on this

trip. >> the today show hired the bush girls. that is a different discussion. only good thing is that this issue is front and center. gentlemen, thank you very much. ahead, president obama trying to figure out the isis threat. then dr. ben carson reacting to being called an extremist but southern poverty law center. those reports after these messages. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in tax revenue... and a new century of american energy security. the new energy superpower?

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administration has an effective strategy to fight isis. and an update on the bo berg dal investigation. what is the latest on the investigation? >> we're looking at a mid march decision and within mid march an announcement of the decision. this is a complicated issue in that you have the white house and i saw david axelrod's comments he's misinformed the president and company knew about bo berg dal's status. with that sidaid, what you're seeing here is each side, all sides trying to one up another. >> i'm sure you noticed i told david axelrod that. >> right. right. >> and second thing is that it

looks to me like they're trying to figure out how to sell this to the american public so it doesn't damage president obama. that is what it's all about. is it not? >> that is what the white house is doing. i can tell you p talking to the pentagon about this today bill, is that i think they'll back me up on this. pentagon is trying to do what it can to be honest. pressure is coming from the white house. let's be clear about that. >> do you concur, colonel hunt? >> no. this is a four-star general papers on his desk for two and a half, three months. this is a decision he has to make, then, they decide whether or not it's going to be court marshalled or not this, is a combat veteran four-star general he has to make a decision. if he take phone calls he should

not. >> you don't disagree. you're on the same side, and now, at least -- colonel schaeffer said mid march is when we'll know. president obama asking congress for permission to do what, colonel hunt? he wants an extension of the war powers act. increase the war, or -- he wants congress to go on the record we're leading the world we have for 14 years on this war on terrorism. the problem is that isis and can't say anyone to say boots on the ground we'll not be able to have success just bombing and everybody knows we're going to have to help. the problem is that he wants people to say it and wants power to do what he wants as

president. >> so he wants congress to say you can put them in there if you want to but there is a clause saying no enduring. >> right. >> there is a good silver lining to this story. when interviewing david axelrod he was trying to tell me the strategy the obama administration currently has is a good one. we know it's garbage. we're going to bomb them and train five guys from syria to make lunch? okay. now, 19% of americans know it they know this is a big charade and isn't working. that poor girl yesterday killed by these savages. they want something done. that is the good news on this. >> we've got to do things effectively. today, comments were terrible.

he said we're going to do this deliberately. that is code for slow rolling it. this piece of the special operations command being held back. this is a time they should be doing stuff. this is saying there is a road to ground troops. kurds are doing a great job without virtually any help from us we need to get jordanians and romanians to be on the ground. we can do this, this is they don't have a clue how to do it. congress wants them to come up with a plan. >> pressure is becoming unrelenting. there is another american being held and everybody is getting it. you can't let savages sit there in mosul. you've got to go get them. if it's egyptians, fine jordanians, fine. but who is going to organize that? it has to be organized by the

usa. last word colonel. >> yes. there has to be more than just killing them. we've been doing it 26 years i get we want to go kill isis but we've got to have a plan. it has to be total. and not, i don't think we're ready for it i don't think we're ready for a total effort. >> i think if we routed isis there might be. and coming up, dr. ben carson's reaction of being labelled an extremist. and miller and brian williams with an unbelievable interview by eric holder, let's stay tuned for those reports.

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to change the definition. >> there is the book. now, i have good news for you doctor. just before air time, we got a statement from southern poverty law center saying you're off the list. so they've got to have -- >> yes. after we did the story last night, because they can't be doing that. but your reaction? >> first of all, and i think it's i don't think there is any equivalent between homosexuality and other groups my point is that if you change it for one group, you have to change it for another group. any two adults can have any kind of relationship they want.

but i do believe that a family, a mother father and a loving environment is the best place to race children. there are many studies to verify that. >> it's been the traditional family working towards chon goals the problem was and you're running for president or considering it. when you mention nambla or beastiality, it doesn't matter what context you put it in, the people who don't like you they believe in inclusion. everybody should have the same access to marriage. you know, if you would have said well we want to marry 3, 4 people they'd say fine. but once you use nambla, you give enemies ability to distort

what you said. >> you'll notice i didn't use it in my response to you, but i would like to ask them the question, what position could a person take who believes in traditional marriage and has no animosity toward gays what position could they take other than embracing gay marriage? that would be acceptable to the gay community? i would be interested. >> it isn't the gay community so much i think the gay community does want to have legalized marriage but it's the left wing which basically says if you, dr. carson, oppose gay marriage, then you're a civil rights abuser. because it's a civil right. marriage is a civil right that you can't deny to anyone. that is the tactic they've taken and it's worked. >> it's worked to shut people up. they are afraid they might end up on that list. >> yes. >> i don't think americans actually believe that.

we need to get back to a place where people feel free to express themselves and not intimidated by political correctness. it's destroying our nation. there is a reason our founders had one of the very first amendment, freedom of speech and expression. never allow that to leave us. freedom is not free. we have to fight for it every day. >> that is one of the points. but also in the courts, the accusations that if you oppose gay marriage you're a civil rights abuser is taking deep root. 20 years ago you would never have had these federal judges doing this, now they do. >> that is the reason the constitution says civil issues should be done at the state level. state judges are going to answer to the people. federal judges don't have to. >> i agree 100%. doctor thank you very much. we're glad you're off the list. when we come right back it will be miller time. the d man wants to talk about

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thanks for staying with us. i'm bill o'reilly reporting from

california. joining us from santa barbara, so what do you think about brian williams? ever meet him? no him? >> you don't know brian from adam unless he claims today he's adam. i sat next to him one night at dinner. and he was very convivial table mate. why would you want to come back from this? i don't understand. i think there is a great story to be had. why would you want to come back? why with you not want to analyze how you got to this point? seems like superfluos to come back. this is -- listen billy everybody is imperfect.

but the sichel fact is that have you to learn something from these things i think he should take over for jon stewart over there. you know? things are more of a comedy show he seems to like to do comedy. i view him as charles van doeren. i don't expect him to be a researching the encyclopedia but something out of hard news now? great thing about brian is that he built a strong shell over there as managing editor. they ought to bring up shultz up to honor. and i have a new ad for them. shultz happens. >> they don't have a -- lester holden is a good journalist. they'll probably bring brokaw back. but the comedy central deal is not a bad deal. he is very funny. he can go over there. >> is he funny? >> who?

williams? >> i've seen him as a guest on shows. you know what jon does there is genius. i don't know if he's funny enough to do that. i do know maybe sharpton would be a better fit over there. >> i think sharpton is a sharp guy, obviously. and -- >> sure, you do. sure you do, miller. yes. yes. >> you and i were out one night looking right down the barrel of the bazooka. >> i thought it was when we did the don't be a pinhead show at stalliongrad. >> stay frosty my friend >> you know our attorney general, you know right? stedman graham? >> he has a beautiful wife. we met his wife.

he must have a good rap because she was a beautiful dame. >> and a nice woman, too. >> eric holder goes over to msnbc. holder, be a man, come on the show. . >> i don't like him as attorney general. >> no. no. but as a guy he's nice. >> right. >> holder shows up on msnbc like going to your mom's house and here is what happens. >> we call you the duck. and -- >> i am a duck. >> we call you the duck. so you have a placid and even way of presenting but you're different. >> would you quack for us? >> i'm not sure i i can do that but i like the analogy. >> could you quack for us, miller? >> she calls him a duck and he

calls her an exquisite waste of a hyphen. i don't know. >> that is beautiful. i'm telling you, maybe williams ought to go down to msnbc. >> this goes down in history next to barbara walters "what kind of tree do you want to be?" >> can you quack for us? i think you're a duck? he's an attorney general." you think he's a duck? >> i don't understand the world anymore. it's a fun house mirror and we've fallen through it my friend. >> maybe we'll bring out a real duck. . >> i want to sing "sisters" this year. >> we're going to work on it. >> we want to thank everybody on dallas, long island, ohio all

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>> tonight did you see that? they begin with jon stewart hanging it up. >> comedy central gave me an incredible opportunity 17 years ago to pilot this wonderful franchise. i know it's time for someone else to have the opportunity. but this show doesn't deserve a

slightly restless host and neither do you. >> joining us from new york city is martha mccallum. how many people watch him? >> there is a lot of beating of brows into this decision but the numbers are not that strong. about 1.24 million per night in terms of the daily watchers on the broadcast. and that is down 16% from his january numbers in 2014. when you look at the foray into the film business last summer with his movie "rose water" not a lot of packs at the box office made about $321 million off that movie. put that next to the $288 million that were made by "american sniper". sorry. $3.12 $3.12 million off the movie. >> yes. but don't be expecting "rose

water". it's a decent movie. but did you see the smooz-o-ramma on the press? >> everybody is crying. what will they do without jon stewart? when you look at the audience it's very young about 40% of his viewership is under age of 30. 43% consider themselves liberal when asked that question. and so, he will be missed. there is a generation of college kids who grew up feeling he was the good taste in news. >> he is the standard bearer on television for the liberal point of view. and he's funny. they don't have funny liberals. kolbert and stewart. i shouldn't demean the other guys but that is it. you know?

there is not a lot of yucks going on at msnbc unless you're a duck. >> what people don't know about the demographics is that according to factor research 72% of the audience does not understand english. so they don't know what he's saying. >> yes. >> they don't like him, but we wish stewart well i'll track him down in a few weeks but the left is -- this is a big thing they're losing a big thing. >> did your kids misbehave in georgia? if you're around snellville you can take your kids to russell frederick's barber shop. go. >> go there to stop to help the parents out as far as reaching the kids that were being disruptive at home or in school. >> it's been doubled george jefferson, benjiman button and

old man hair cut. his own 12-year-old son the first to sport this look. >> but it worked on my son. i shaved his head and his grades got right afterwards. >> so the kid misbehaves. they lop his hair off. >> i feel bad for the little boy he looks like george jefferson. they say that hair just around the outside and he looks like an old man. he's clearly not as happy as george jefferson but the dad says it works. i'm not a big fan of humiliation but it seems to be working for people in georgia. >> but we want it as a last resort thing, here. if the kid is not getting through, you've got to do something. and tell them look. you know? this is impacting on you and your family. and you have to warn them. >> yes. >> take them by the shop show them george jefferson, and say

do you want to look at george? >> have you been to this barber? >> i have not. but i have people that are misbehaving that i am going to send there. >> martha mccallum everybody. the factor tip of the day the smartest man in hollywood the hip, moments away.

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sensitive and >> i disagree steve the world needs leadership the middle eastern companies aren't going to do this unless mroded. so nobody wants to occupy syria or iraq. but quick strikes are needed to wipe out the isis savages. priscilla lock from massachusetts.

>> stan, i'm happy with the statement. >> the add yanl on the factor is you don't justify bad behavior for pointing to other bad behavior. can't say okay, this is bad. but i'm going to do it because other people do worse things. it's insane. karen from virginia.

if you're overjoyed brian williams career blew up, you're vindictive. if you believe the punishment received fits the crime, no problem. it does. mr. o'reilly i watch the factor to avoid home work. but i love the show. you've got to do the home work. all right? but i'm glad you're watching. thomas clarkson from washington. >> lucky you doctor. advice, do not drop the dvd in the water. chlorine will mop it out. tonight, jeff palumbo.

>> i like going on the kimmel program. it's a good atmosphere. and factor tip of the day. we're out in l.a. and walking around and evaluating things a question occurs to me. who is the smartest man in hollywood? here is my pick. clint eastwood. he was out walking in a restaurant, press ambushed him, trying to bait him. into saying something negative. roll tape. >> they're right >> in nine seconds, clint eastwood mocked the press, got into his car drove away. how brilliant is that? smartest guy in hollywood. that is it for us tonight. please check out the factor web site different from

o'reilly.com. name and town if you wish to opine. no flapdoodle when writing to the factor. please remember, the spin stops here, we're looking out for you. stops here cause we're definitely looking out for you. breaking tonlt growing outrage as the u.s. abandons another embassy in the arab world. and this time american marines are forced to surrender their weapons and evacuate unarmed. and it comes on the same day that president obama asks congress to give him the power to launch a limited combat mission against isis. welcome to "the kelly file" on a busy night everyone. i'm megyn kelly. late last night the state department ordering all personnel in the u.s. embassy in yemen to pack up and get out. last month an iranian-backed rebel group overthrowing the u.s.-backed government it's a group which you can see here is not particularly fond of the united states as th