peyton manning as you know has hired former white house spokesman, ari fleischer. fleischer confirmed that manning's wife was also a patient at the center. i wonder if you investigated whether she was taking growth hormone. sometimes doctors prescribe off label for anti-aging. >> of course we've explored it. this is really eight months of rigorous journalism that's resulted in this program. we've asked the question and it hasn't been answered. when you say the growth hormone is used, if it is used in that way, it is illegal. let me make it really clear, growth hormone is one of the very few drugs that you cannot use off label. there is federal law saying that growth hormone can only be prescribed for three incredibly serious conditions for cancer or something similar. >>> a story of potentially manning's wife ashley taking off label use of growth hormone is very different than the implication that peyton manning himself took growth hormone. >> then they should answer the questions we've asked. those are precisely the questions, the allegations in the program from c

ari fleischer worked on capitol hill when i did i always admired him i was excited to write about him in the book tonight knew then he said i don't remember your. [laughter] >> that sounds like jim. another piece of advice i talk about conversations stranger danger i have had a blessed life to know people from all walks of life and have the story about meeting president obama as a junior senator i got home and i said i got to sit with proper obama and i have to tell you i think he could be president in about 20 years. [laughter] but trying to find a connection with people also be willing to move. south dakota is the wild west with white by the need to get out at the end of my book if i take all of maya advise of what has happened space to be on this great show and have time to write a book like this i have to phrases that encapsulate rye was looking for is and others should try i and joyously content and productively serene. and in those two ways and hopefully living up to my potential land giving back the only thing i asked of young people and give mentoring advisor they pass it onto

backtracking and retreating, says manning crisis manager and former white house press secretary, ari fleischer. the story was not credible to begin with, he said, and it is not credible now. a timeline of events is undisputed. manning suffered a neck injury in 2010. he admitted receiving treatment at the guyer institute in 2011 as he sat out the season. >> they had a hyperbaric chamber that my coach, trainers and doctors thought would be good for me. >> reporter: in 2012, manning stunned critics with a remarkable comeback, playing for the denver broncos. the al jazeera documentary never directly said manning took human growth hormone or hgh, but the implication is strong. >> charlie sly claims he was part of a medical team that helped manning >> absolutely false. >> reporter: their source, who has since recanted his claim, said the nfl banned substance was shipped repeatedly to manning's wife, ashley. peyton said his wife's medical treatments are her business. with a $15 million salary and another $12 million in endorsements, peyton manning is one of the biggest and most profitable names in sp

backtracking and retreating says manning crisis manager and former white house press secretary ari fleischer. their story was not credible to begin with, he says, and it's not credible now. a time line of events is undisputed. manning suffered a neck injury in 2010. he admits receiving treatment at the guyer institute in 2011 as he sat out the season. >> they had a hyperbaric chamber that coach, trainers and doctors thought might be good for me. >> reporter: in 2012 muning stunned critics with a remarkable comeback playing for the denver broncos. al jazeera's documentary never directly says manning took human growth hormone or hgh but the implication is strong. >> johnny sly thinks he was part of a medical team that helped manning recover. >> absolutely false. >> reporter: their source, who has since recanted his claim, says the nfl banned substance was shipped repeatedly to manning's wife ashley. peyton says his wife's medical treatments are her business. blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. >>> let's get down to business now with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning you to, landon. >> good mor

ari fleischer, thanks for being with us.e now, executive director of the los angeles chapter of cair, the council on american islamic relations. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> i know it been quite a 24 hours for you. you were at that press conference late last night with the broeshl of the suspect, syed rizwan farook. i want to begin by playing khan talking about his reaction last night to the shooting. >> i just cannot express how sad i am for what happened today. i mean, i -- condolences to the people that lost their life. i'm very sad that the people lost their life and victims out there. i wish speedy recovery to them. again, i am in shock. i have no idea why would he do that, why would he do something like this. i have no idea. i'm in shock myself. >> today we're reporting that farook may have been radicalized, based on sources telling us the fbi is looking into phone calls and links he may have had to militants. what do you know about this family? what do you make of that report? >> it's to

ari fleischer worked on capitol hill when i did i always admired him i was excited to write about him in the book tonight knew then he said i don't remember your. [laughter] >> that sounds like jim. another piece of advice i talk about conversations stranger danger i have had a blessed life to know people from all walks of life and have the story about meeting president obama as a junior senator i got home and i said i got to sit with proper obama and i have to tell you i think he could be president in about 20 years. [laughter] but trying to find a connection with people also be willing to move. south dakota is the wild west with white by the need to get out at the end of my book if i take all of maya advise of what has happened space to be on this great show and have time to write a book like this i have to phrases that encapsulate rye was looking for is and others should try i and joyously content and productively serene. and in those two ways and hopefully living up to my potential land giving back the only thing i asked of young people and give mentoring advisor they pass it onto

peyton manning as you know has hired former white house spokesman ari fleischer.e was also a patient at the center. i wonder if you investigated whether she was taking growth hormone. >> of course we've explored it. this is really eight months of rigorous journalism that's resulted in this program. we've asked the question and it hasn't been answered. when you say the growth hormone is used, if it is used in that way, it is illegal. let me make it really clear, growth hormone is one of the very few drugs that you cannot use off label. there is federal law saying that growth hormone can only be prescribed for three incredibly serious conditions for cancer or something similar. >>> a story of potentially manning's wife ashley taking off use of growth hormone is very different than the implication that peyton manning himself took growth hormone. >> then they should ask the questions we've asked. those are the questions, the allegations in the program from charlie sly is very clear that growth hormone was shimmed by the guyer clinic to ashley manning in florida. until

. >> former white house spokes mab ari fleischer has been hired by peyton manning.jazeera is backtracking and retreating. their story was not credible to begin with and it's not credible now. deborah davies is now contradicting her own reporting. "the forgotten war that changed american history" "fox "fox & friends" co-host brian kilmeade. and lou holtz. is there an allegations here or is it just innuendo? >> we know what's confirmed is packages from this anti-aging institute which peyton manning said he went to -- >> anti-aging institutes seem to be bad news. >> i agree. but the guyier institute in indianapolis. they did go there. they went separately. they never went together. the medication they did confirm was sent was sent to, whatever it was, to ashley manning. that's the wife of peyton manning. so they said they never accused him of it, but they did say that this medication was sent to her. they didn't tell us exactly what's in it. what was done by charlie sly, whether you love charlie sly, the guy seen in the video, or hate him, he did not want to be a whist

ari fleischer who's helped manning, he's worked in the communications industry.s helping as an advisor to manning says according to fleischer, that charlie sly was not an employee of the guyer institute at the time mentioned in 2011, that his internship was for three months in 2013. so that -- again, al jazeera's standing by their claim that he was there in 2011. that's not what our reporting is showing. sly himself has backed away. obviously recanted everything but he's also said he wasn't there in 2011. >> peyton manning threatening at this point that he will sue al jazeera for defamation. i know you've just spoken to an attorney there and in denver. what would he have to prove, how big of a legal hurdle would that be for him? >> i want to get to that, craig. i also want to say it is nice to see you and be in a segment with you and troy, i don't even like football. >> that's well documented. >> -- that's my my sport or my expertise but i can tell you about the law. i'm holding two cases here, two of the cases on point in colorado about defamation. this is not a

as for the manning camp, they went out and hired this morning ari fleischer, well-known crisis managementru. we have yet to hear from him on this but they are apparently really trying to get out in front of this in an aggressive manner. >> craig, we understand that the al-jazeera reporter also weighing in today. tell us a little about that. standing by the story, right? >> we reached out to them late last night. we had not heard back from them and this morning, one of the reporters involved in this particular report came on our air, came on msnbc here, talked about one of the specific allegations. take a listen to what she had to say. >> the allegation that he makes, let's be clear what the allegation is and what it's not. what charlie sly says is the guyer institute shipped human growth hormone to ashley manning in florida. i have not heard anyone deny that. if it was not true, would peyton manning have come out and said human growth hormone has never been shipped to my wife in florida? >> so at this point we have not heard from ashley manning and yesterday, when asked about that particu

. >> on machine, former bush 43 white house press secretary and current crisis manager ari fleischer joined team manning. fleischer is reviewing the al jazeera reporting to determine whether to take legal action, releasing this statement. al jazeera is backtracking and retreating. their story was not credible to begin with and it's not incredible now. within 48 hours of the broadcast, debra davies is now cricking her own reporting. the manning accusation comes as the mannings are closing out unflattering headlines like deflategate. and the opening of well smith's new newnew movie concussion. so what else is ahead for america's most popular and lucrative sport? chuck sat down with gregg easterbrook who is out with a new book called ""the game's" not over" in defense of football. nlt football has all these demons publicly, and yet is still enormously popular. and it's like we're dealing, almost like we're dealing with this as a society. we feel guilty about what some of the body things of football, and at the same time, we love it. >> we do. people are asking themselves is it a guilty

that's where you stand. >> ari fleischer has a lot of experience with professional athletes.here a lot of questions about al jazeera's reporting, namely that one of their witnesses has recounted his statement. >> which statement do we want to rely on, the hidden camera one or the recanting? i have to say i go back and forth on this. i have no insight into this whatsoever. but you can trust one set of statement, can you trust another. there's really not much else to go on. depends on your intuition. >> i want to be -- peyton manning did not go to bat for tom brady like tom brady just went to bat for peyton manning. he was railroaded last year and now this year maybe it's happening to peyton manning. >> let's go to commercial. >> up next, donald trump turns up the heat on hillary clinton. will it earn him new supporters? >> now there are questions about the process that resulted in no indictment in the death of 12-year-old tamir rice. "morning joe" back in a moment. >>> we have got to get out and vote, remember that, folks. no matter what's going on in the election, if you're m

this morning, peyton manning's pr r firing back, former white house press secretary ari fleischer saying the reporter on the dark side is now backtracking and retreating correcting her own reporting using this lines eviden. >> an extraordinary claim, it raised questions whether an american sporting hero, peyton manning, is linkedo performance-enhancing drugs. >> reporr: that reporter sitting down with us. . we'rere not alleging anything. >> reporter: denying fleisher's claims sayaygt't' charles slsly's assertion, not her that peyton manning's wife ashley received the banned drugs on his behalf. is it possible this hgh wasn't shipped to ashley, that peyton manning never had access? answer to that. i don't know. we've asked it. he hasn't answeredit. >> reporter: the al jazeera reporter saying her story raises questions, many of which she says still remain. whatould you want to see to complete your reporting? >> will you confirm tt during 2011 and over other periods of time human growthormone was sent to ashley manning, over what period, how mh did it cost, in what quantitities and why? >>