what happened with bill o'reilly? >> her experience was she was a clerical worker for six months at fox news, she says. she worked for a different individual who she said was a very good boss, but bill o'reilly was on the same floor. and she said he would never speak to her in any way. not a hi, not a how you doing. the only comments he would make to her were mm-hmm, oh, yeah, looking good. he would very noticeably leer and stare at her cleavage, look at her legs if she was standing up and walk big. he had a nickname for her which is hot chocolate. as an african american woman, she found that very offensive. it got to the point where she was afraid to be alone on the floor. >> he would say that repeatedly to her? hot chocolate? >> he would say ate couple of times to her. and she was afraid of him. people might say -- he is very tall and he is very powerful and he would also yell and scream at people this the office everybody know she's a very temperamental person. >> screaming off camera and things. >> right. so she w

because she had not entered a legal settlement with bill o'reilly in which o'reilly purchased her silence for millions of dollars. wendy walsh was guided in telling her story first to "the new york times," and then on this program and others by lisa bloom. lisa bloom was the last lawyer standing against bill o'reilly when he got kicked out the door at fox news today. that boot kick bill o'reilly out the door was on lisa bloom's foot. when bill o'reilly suddenly left on a vacation in the middle of this controversy, in the middle of the week, we wondered on this program whether he would ever be coming back. >> often this time of year i grab some vacation because it's spring and easter time. last year i booked a trip that should be terrific. not going to tell you where it is. but we have a contest on billo'reilly.com. but guess where bill is going. i'll have a full report when i return. >> now we know where he went and now we know he is never coming back. 18 days. that's how long it took for bill o'reilly to be fired by fox news. after "the new york times" devastating report on at least $13

bill o'reilly, the top rated host of "o'reilly factor" is out.he show after pressure from the public and the advertising dropping out. >> in a note to the company, they pay tribute to his ratings and accomplishments and underline the commitment to fostering a work environment built on the values of trust and respect. >> fox's decision to force o'reilly out is a stunning about face for a company that stood by the superstar host through years of sometimes tawdry allegations. after roger ailes resigned last summer under a similar cloud, momentum shifted against the host. o'reilly wished the network well as he moved out and defended his honor. over the past 20 years at fox news, i have been proud to launch and lead one of the most successful news programs in history. it is tremendously disheartening we part ways due to unfounded claims. that is the reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. it is unclear if o'reilly is getting a big payout. he may be owed tens of millions of dollars, but also his contract may contain clauses to have f

bill o'reilly a ctrovsial figure. he's also the most popular figure at fox news, garnered the highest ratings. big supporter of donald trump. talked a few weeks ago how he supported bill o'reilly even amid these new reports that he had to spend and fox had to spend to settle a number of sexual harassment allegations. i think it was $11 million. fox having to say goodbye to him, what does that say about this culture? trump can get away with all sorts of stuff, he can get away with allegations, but rules still apply to everyone else? >> corporate shareholders, i think, at the end of the day, are the reason o'reilly had to be forced out. when you have this many millions of dollars in payments going out and shareholders were not aware, it seemed -- there seemed no way that this was going to be the inevitable end of the road. and then just yesterday, the most recent spate of allegations that an african-american secretary had been called heinous names by mr. -- allegedly by mr. o'reilly. it just sealed the coffin, i think.

bill o'reilly's two decade reign as the king of fox news coming to an abrupt end. >> bill o'reilly is leaving the network in the wake of mounting all gagtss of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct. >> his name shake show canceled amid growing sexual harassment allegations. fox news removing the anchor's name from the show. writing after a thorough and careful review of the negotiations, we have agreed bill o'reilly will not be returning. bill o'reilly who has been on vacation dismissed the accusations in a statement. that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. that statement a sharp contrast to a new york times investigation which this month revealed that bill o'reilly hand fox paid out $13 million in settlements to women who launched harassment claims from bill o'reilly. >> these women not only stood up for their rights, but they were then driven out of the fox news and driven out of the television industry entirely. >> it was only nine months ago that fox news chief roger ails was ousted by the mur dox after his own firestorm of sexual h

and so because she has not sued bill o'reilly, one of bill o'reilly's lawyers threatened to sue her. and that's what that tweet was about. and so you sent that message to bill o'reilly and to his lawyers. we will have that story. wendy walsh will join us later. >>> but first, rex tillerson going to be the first one out the door of the trump cabinet, and should he be? >> the world is a mess. >> i get nervous any time i hear the president talk about foreign affairs. >> that attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me. my attitude toward syria and assad has changed very much. >> is it just a lot of words? >> i don't change. well, i do change. and i am flexible. and i'm proud of that flexibility. >> i don't think anybody has any clue what he metropolitan today. >> i'm not saying i'm doing anything within way or the other. >> how many more children have to die before russia cares? if russia had been fulfilling its responsibility, there would not even be any chemical weapons left for the syrian regime to use. >> the president of the united states accused a the former national secur

fox news was bill o'reilly. he and roger ailes were the architects of the conservative media movement. >> even more than that, bill o'reilly, roger ailes and rupert murdoch changed american culture, changed our politics in the post-reagan era as probably no other individuals did. they had enormous power. now they no longer have the same place to exercise that power in the same way. we don't know where it's going to go. what we do know is that fox has seen that they had to make a very hard business decision about whether to keep him or whether to let him go. in the end, they saw they had to change their culture in such a way that this spokesperson for a point of view that had virtually nothing to do with real news and had to do with counter factual advocacy of a kind and significantly that donald trump also practices, they're both great showmen. let's not forget, o'reilly is a great tv performer. don't take that away from him any more than you would take away from donald trump what a great performer he is in term

>> in five, four, three -- >> that's tomorrow and that is it for us today, i'm bill o'reilly, thanks again for watching. >> reporter: o'reilly took a break from television in 1995 and enrolled in the harvard school of government where he got a masters in public administration. the following year he was hired by roger ails to host a show at a start up network called the fox news channel. the show was a great hit. at the time o'reilly also hosted a radio show. but for all his fans, o'reilly also earned nearly as many detractors, he was called a bully for his aggressive interviewing style. and at a book fair in 2003, liberal democrat al franken called him a liar to his face. >> all he's gotten in the last two years, he writes a new book, he tries to make me out to be a liar. shut up, you had your 35 minutes. shut up. >> reporter: o'reilly was the chief inspiration for the bombastic and conservative character played bring stephen colbert on comedy central. >> papa bear bill o'reilly has found another reason she should be taken out of the not yet running. >> there's got to be some down sid

talking about bill o'reilly here.ts of voices to weigh in on this and how things are moving quickly behind the scenes. host of reliable sources brian stelter is here and dylan byers in addition to chris cillizza. tell me what you know. >> that's right. we have a statement from 21st century fox. i want to read it to you in full. "after a thorough and full review, the company and bill o'reilly have agreed that bill o'reilly will not be returning to the fox news channel." . this. coulds aft comes after the revelation that they paid out $13 million in settlements to five women who had accused him of sexual harassment and/or verbal abuse. it's hard to explain how stunning this is certainly in the cable news industry. the number one figure in cable news. a very powerful and influential voice and very much the face of the fox news channel. so a very stunning development today, brooke. >> brian stelter -- dylan, stay with me. brian, there are multiple sexual harassment claims and this multimillion dollar settlement that's cam

minus bill o'reilly, what happens next?ooke, it's hard to describe what a massive shift in political media occurred with the advent of fox news through bill o'reilly's star turn there under the leadership of roger ailes, how something that didn't exist before was created and became a home for so many conservatives who felt that sort of a mainstream liberal bias in the mainstream media did not speak for them. i can't tell you, reporting across the country, talking to voters, republican and conservative voters in iowa, new hampshire, ohio, all across the country, how much the conversation is sort of talking points that bill o'reilly would deliver every night on his program to really help frame a lot of these people's world view. this is a real shock to the system for a huge swath of americans who got their information and sharpened their point of view through bill o'reilly's take. >> if i may, i'm from the south. you know, david, i have family members who don't always watch the right channel and i hear. i hear. some of these

so tonight, the rise and fall of bill o'reilly. so brian, bill o'reilly responded this afternoon. what did he have to say? >> in a statement, he suggested that he's the victim here that he's being accused of things that never happened. we can put part of the statement on screen for viewers to read. he's not going to be invited back on the air to say these words directly, but he went on to say that this was a situation over the past 20 years of fox news, i've been extremely proud to launch and lead one of the most successful news programs in history, which has consistently informed and entertained millions of americans and contributed to building fox into the dominant network news. it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to unfounded claims, but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. he concluded by saying i will look back on my time at fox news with great pride and with my deepest gratitude to all my dedicated viewers, i wish only the best for fox news channel. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. >> bill o

would you like bill o'reilly to lose his job? >> if mr. women, of course he should be fired. he would be fired in any other company. for some reason fox news keeps him. what we have called for today is for there to be an independent investigation into fox news. >> reporter: tonight mercedes-benz reportedly pulled its advertising from "the o'reilly factor." >> fox is going to keep bill o'reilly on the air, and bill o'reilly if he's guilty of bad behavior is going to have to adjust. >> i am bill o'reilly. please always remember that the spin stops here. >> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >>> and next, the north carolina tar heels are ncaa champions. the most mind-blowing moments from the game. (de♪p breath) (phone ringing) they'll call back. no one knows your ford better than ford and ford service. right now, during the big tire event, get a $140 rebate by mail, on four select tires. ♪ imy moderate to severeng crohn's disease. i didn't think there was anything else to talk about. but then i realized there was. so, i f

some of the things that bill o'reilly did while he was mastering his domain while talking to a femaleews and o'reilly, who is the next big advertiser. they lost mercedes-benz tonight. that is a big one. and the question is are the rest of the advertisers going to hang in there for that hour. >> i think that numbers don't matter to fox unless there is a dollar sign in front of it. >> anyone could be next, i would think. >> more -- >> the o'reilly strategy of absolute silence, is it going the work? >> that, i find actually bizarre. >> did it work for bill koz be. >> no. >> it sure didn't. once it's out -- we are in a post cosby era now. once things like this are out, your silence speaks volumes. >> o'reilly had bo deedle among other people as privately investigating wendy mack rhys, was that the first? i won't vote for bo deedle. any case, that same thing happens when guys are caught in a corner. >> nancy giles gets the last word. and you do rule the world here. let's get that straight. thank you for joining us. msnbc coverage continues into "the 11th hour" now, with brian williams. tha

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i'm bill o'reilly. please remember -- >> his audience is incredibly loyal. during the sexual harassment scandal, his ratings have, in fact, gone up. >> reporter: inside fox news, staff was stunned to hear of o'reilly's firing as the network's bosses seemed to praise him as they pushed him out the door. by ratings standards bill o'reilly is one of the most accomplished tv personalities in the history of cable tv news. in fact, his success by any measure is indisputable. >> there is an indisputable split. sources say the younger generations want to move fox news into a more modern era where these allegations aren't tolerated. >> reporter: late today bill o'reilly issued a statement saying he wishes only the best for fox while alleging he did nothing wrong. quote, it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims. lester? >> cynthia, thank you. the ousting of bill o'reilly from fox news is bringing a renewed focus to sexual harassment in the workplace. the problem is hardly new but have americans attitudes towards this hot-but

bill o'reilly is out of a job today because what? >> because every advertiser going forward, every company that went to the "o'reilly factor" on fox, said we want to advertise, even though it's weeks, months later, in 2017, because of twitter, you can shame any company out of ever doing that. there are people invested in making sure bill o'reilly don't succeed, for instance. so that's what i think. i think they saw also more people coming forward, more women. this is a news cycle that will never end. >> do you think this investigation turned up more women? >> absolutely. we've seen two women come forward since the "new york times" story. you add that up. they said this is a pr story. they saw the megyn kelly situation in january. they saw her get so easily replaced, this big star, they offered her $100 million. tucker karlsson who worked on "fox and friends" weekend a couple months before. are you familiar with there show. >> i we heard of it. >> he stepped in the ratings improve. they see themselves as a formula. as a place where peo

everybody knows bill o'reilly. he is fox and fox is bill o'reilly. but you're right.gger than any single person, especially now more than ever. glen beck in the 2010s. they replaced it with a panel show. megan kelly left in january. the ratings have held up very well. so even bill o'reilly is replaceable. but he is a profit engine and i don't think anyone at fox would expect they will bring someone in and do just as well. president trump said a couple of weeks ago he supports bill o'reilly. we know trump loves to turn on fox news at night and watch before bed. i wonder if we're going to hear from the president on this. there is a lot of elements to this. >> and then you get to bill o'reilly's defense. his lawyer put out a statement saying that this is a very profound conspiracy of the far left to bring him down. >> yeah. and that's not terribly dissimilar from the defense put out by roger ails. it is essentially saying, okay, fine, i'll go, but i don't acknowledge any wrongdoing. in the case of bill o'reilly being an on air personality, he has an enormous following. h

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not one woman has stepped forward publicly and said i know bill o'reilly, and bill o'reilly would neverhas publicly been accused of. not one woman has said that what he has been accused of is harass ing women to a cost of $13 million including an allegation that he called one woman at home while he was in his tub taking a bath, and he tried to engage her in sex talk, all caught on audio recordings that like good radio storytelling gives you a terribly vivid idea of what is going on in that room that you can't see where the bathtub is. wendy walsh is the new element in the package of accusations against bill o'reilly. she told her story recently to "the new york times" and it changed bill o'reilly's world. advertisers have fled the show. he has lost more than 80 of them w. wendy walsh has not sued bill o'reilly, or entered into a settlement for millions and millions of dollars that then prevents her from speaking publicly. wendy walsh's story is the big new element in the case against bill o'reilly. much of the rest of that case was already publicly known. he survived it all, until wendy

bill o'reilly, it is today. bill o'reilly shaking hands with the pope. do you think they wanted strategically to act on this before he got back from vacation? >> well, when the vacation news came out, i know there were some chuckles around the newsroom that this was in fact vacation versus a cooling off period for the company to decide what they were going to do. so i mean, we have to take him at his word that this vacation was long planned. but at the same time, they knew, fox must have known this "new york times" story was coming out and the wheeze had to have been turning there for a while. and i would not doubt there was a certain timing of this decision actually being handed down at the same time that bill reilly conveniently is out of the country and has these kind of pure images of him meeting with the pope. >> i can tell you that fox news knew for sure that "the new york times" story was in the works for months because people there told me about it. if i'm hearing about it, you can be sure the people at fox knew it was coming. the question they c

howie: there is no question fox news and bill o'reilly parting ways is a big story. t the next day, the lead story in the "washington post," here you have the "new york times," two stories up here and a picture of o'reilly meeting with the pope at the vatican. is there something about the way fox is covered that magnified this event even further? joe: i'm willing to bet if bill o'reilly was a cnn or msnbc host they wouldn't have covered it. the exercise in media outlets play together media bubble instead of the public interest. a mass shooting in fresno where a guy -- racially motivated -- start firing at people and four people dead. or a terror attack in paris. those didn't get 1/10 the coverage bill o'reilly got. howie: going back to roger ailes who was a force in politic and republican politics. that was part of the appeal of the story. i believe the murdoch family has been trying to change the culture at this company. some of o'reilly's allegations a decade old. tucker carlson, "the five," but doesn't o'reilly leave a hole? susan: there is a deep bench of talent.

i'm chris matthews in washington. 21st century fox announced today that bill o'reilly, tv host and best selling author who has dominated political television for 21 years as the nis officia. it was reported o'reilly or fox had paid out for five cases of sexual harassment against the popular host for a total of $13 million. the women who made the allegations either worked for him or appeared on his show. "new york times" accounted nearly 60 companies pulled their advertises from the o'reilly factor. o'reilly's future had been uncertain ever since the departure last summer of roger ailes over allegations against him of sexual harassment. allegations ailes has denied, fueling questions over the culture at fox news. 21st century fox released a statement today, quote, after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and bill o'reilly have agreed that bill oh rile loi will not be returning to the fox news channel. in a statement late today, o'reilly himself said in part, it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to a completely -- due to completely unfounded cl

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yesterday, rupert murdoch and his sons and company gave up in their 13th year of publicly defending bill o'reilly against accusations of sexual harassment. it has been an expensive run for o'reilly and for fox news. "the new york times" reports tonight that payouts related to sexual harassment allegations at fox news now total more than $85 million, the vast majority of that up to 65 million in exit packages is being paid to the men who were ousted from the network because of the harassment allegations. former fox news chairman roger ailes got a $40 million gift as he was ushered out the door last year after being exposed for his constant, relentless sexual harassment at fox news with several women, including episodes that were far, far worse than sexual harassment. bill o'reilly picked up $25 million today on his way out the door, according to the "new york times." that was the agreed upon amount in bill o'reilly's new contract. if he were to get fired, the contract provided that he would get one year's salary, which for him is $25 million. it has come to this because women persisted starting wi

i'm bill o'reilly. >> the audience is incredibly loyal during the sexual harassment scandal. his ratings in fact have gone up. >> reporter: fox was stunned to hear of o'reilly's firing especially as the network's bosses seem to praise him as they pushed him out the door. by ratings standards, bill o'reilly is one of the most accomplished tv personalities in the history of cable news. in fact, his success by any measure is indisputable. >> there is a generational split at fox news. sources say the younger generations want to move fox news into a more modern era where these kinds of allegation s are not tolerated. >> thank you to cynthia mcfadden for that. mr. o'reilly releasing a statement in part it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims. we must live with today. >>> we have new information for you on the attack on syria earlier this month that left up to 87 people dead. an organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons now says it has what it calls, quote, inconvoe vertable test results that show sarin gas, a deadly toxic agen

gabrielle sherman has reported about fox news for the past years. >> this is a new era, bill o'reilly was the public face out network. >> reporter: the path to o'reilly's oust began two years ago with a new york times investigation revealing five women including guests and employees of his show had been paid $13 million in settlements involving sexual harassment claims against him over the years. fox hired an outside law firm to investigate. reaction was swift. over 50 of the network's advertisers fled the show. the fox news headquarters were picketed and leaflets like these were handed out. but the decision was complicated. >> thanks for watching us tonight. >> his audience is incredibly loyal. during the sexual harassment scandal, ratings went up. >> reporter: inside fox news, staff was stunned to hear of o'reilly's firing as the network's bosses seemed to praise him as they pushed him out the door. by ratings standards bill o'reilly is the most established tv personalities in the history of cable tv news. in fact, his success by any measure is indisputabl indisputable. >> sources s

the company and bill o'reilly agreed he will not return to the fox news channel. this follows the boycott of over 50 advertisers of the "o'reilly factor" after a "new york times" report of secretaries wal harassment allegations and the report that fox and o'reilly together spent about $13 million to settle those allegations from five different women. so the story has concluded as expected. in the wake of the boycotts, fox decided he will not be returning to his top-rated cable show. guys? >> julia, stick around. we bring in james dix, senior analyst at webb bush, covers fox. what financial aspect is this? >> near term, ad revenue. fees are locked in and fox news gets most of its revenue from fees. you're not going to see impact there. advertising suffered a little bit due to the afterer pullout. not a big near-term impact, but there will be some. >> does it single the younger murdochs are returning the company? >> fox tried to signal that for a while now by giving them the sea level spots. >> talked about rupert murdoch was behind o'reilly and the children were not

bill o'reilly, we are the highest rated show in cable news. that sort of justifies a panoply of issues and controversies and problems that have arisen over the years. >> the next shoe to drop is whether there is a continuing investigation in the southern district of new york of this organization for the way they used money and moved money around in the payments of this. that's two be continued. thank you for making time tonight. >> you bet. >>> joining me now, women's rights attorney gdplo gloria al. your response to what happened today? >> well, it is a cataclysmic change and it's really important. we have in our 41 years of practicing law, our law firm has represented more sexual harassment victims against all kinds of predators, in corporations, outside of corporations, in sports, in the entertainment world, in the business world, than any other law firm in the country. and we have seen an evolving culture where sexual harassment is often costly to corporations, and they just can't bear the cost anymore. by the way, chris, it's really inter

i don't know. >> bill o'reilly fans are upset. gry at the liberal "new york times" trying to tear down. >> do they think fox caved? >> i see a lot less of that. i see more scapegoat and identifying o'reilly as the victim. chris, you are right. this is political. this has been politicized. o'reilly calls himself a culture warrior. this is another battle. >> this is not about -- it's turned into the battle over political correctness. it has nothing to do with it. you don't treat women that way. we should all agree on that. this is not about the media putting a frame on it. you don't act that way to women. my dad taught me that when i was 10 years old. >> beyond the sexual harassment. you were not just a woman at fox news. that was the culture. roger ruled with an iron fist. so men also were intimidated. men also were scared. it is different. i guess i prided myself on being able to navigate through it. that showed a strong spine and navigate through it. that turns out wasn't the answer. the answer was to tape him. that is what gretch

i believe that bill o'reilly sexually harassed wendy walsh. i believe wibill o'reilly is a sexual harasser. now, according to o'reilly's thug lawyer,sueable right now. go ahead. come and sue me, bill o'reilly, i dare you. >> i spr a feeling -- >> there's a thousand reasons why he won't, including he's actually guilty of these things. that's the biggest reason. the other reason is he wouldn't dare put himself in a situation where i get to put him under oath in a deposition asking him questions about wendy walsh. >> yeah. the discovery would be brutal. you know, i think one of the reasons that a lot of people are having schadenfreude about bill o'reilly's current situation, part of what he does on the show, moralizing, quite frankly moralizing at people of color, women, talking down to people that he's this moral arbiter. i'm old enough to remember back in 2002 when he decided to go after pepsi for having rapper ludicroewudacris as a spokesper. let's play that. he got pepsi to drop them by moralizing about it. take a look. >> it was irresponsible

bill o'reilly is sitting pretty. going on since 2002 according to the "new york times" article. this is absolutely outrageous. do women's careers mean anything at fox news? do the laws of sexual harassment ever get enforced there? we don't see any -- >> 21st century fox would say yes. we're having sensitivity training. >> oh, please. >> we learned from the ailes scandal. they would say they cleaned up the house. >> they would say that but the claims are still going on from 2016 after roger ailes left according to the "new york times" article yesterday. sensitivity training is not enough. i say bring back the women who were terminated after they brought claims of sexual harassment, drive out the predators at the network and then we'll think you're starting to take this seriously. >> are you the right person to be speaking out? i'm thinking about this optically. very antitrump. you're taking on a pro trump post. >> you know why i'm antitrump? because i represented four of the women who accused him of sexual harassment

reporter: dozens of women gathered outside fox headquarters in new york demanding his ouster. >> fire bill o'reilly! >> reporter: eventually more than 70 advertisers pulled out of the o'reilly factor. today fox finally parted company with its highest-rated star. >> my clients who had the courage to step forward were vindicated. we got some accountability today. >> reporter: that fox internal memo reads in part, the decision follows an extensive review done in clack race with us on counsel. lastly and most importantly, we want to underscore our consistent commitment to fostering a work environment built on the values of trust and respect." >> this isn't over for fox news. more women have come forward. and may be retaining her. so this is just really the very beginning. >> everyone who has been an enabler for either mr. ailes, mr. o'reilly, or any others who have paid out millions of dollars in sexual harassment claims, those people should all be gone. >> hi, thanks for watching us tonight -- >> reporter: the o'reilly factor aired with a guest host in the chair. but now it's just called "the factor."

have agreed that bill o'reilly will not be returning to the fox news channel. gabriel sherman has reported about fox news for the past several years. >> without question this is a new era. bill o'reilly was the fixture of the network, the public face of the network. >> the path to the ouster began two weeks ago with a "new york times" investigation revealing five women, including guests and employees of his show, had been paid $13 million in settlements involving sexual harassment claims against him over the yea years. fox hired an outside law firm to investigate. over 15 advisers fled the show. the fox news headquarters were picketed, and leaflets like these were handed out. but the decision was complicated. >> thanks for watching tonight. >> his audience is incredibly loyal. during the sexual harassment scandal his ratings have, in fact, gone up. >> reporter: inside fox news, staff was stunned to hear of his firing, especially as the network bosses seemed to praise him as they pushed him out the door. by ratings standards, bill o'reilly is one of the most acc

he said bill o'reilly was a quote, unquote, good person. >> and we should point out bill o'reilly is somebody who he does repeated interviews with. >> reporter: correct. >> by the way, when the president was saying this, were there aides and stuff around him and i'm wondering did they have any reaction or were they just listening? >> reporter: there were at least six at one point including the vice president-elect who walked in. and there was no flinch. there was no noticeable reaction. but i'm pretty confident that's not what they want to be talking about tonight. >> i know he also spoke about russia and syria. what did he say today? >> he was very disturbed by it, it was horrible to see these images of these children, which i think is a pretty much universal thought seeing them. we also asked how he thought about the alliance between russia and syria. and all he would say was it was a sad day for russia. we asked if this was something he would discuss with vladimir putin, and he said he wouldn't get into it. >> we appreciate that reporting. why now why the president and other repub

bill o'reilly. >> the person that you're wishing to report is first name bill, b-i-l-l?do you spell his last name? >> capital o apostrophe r-e-i-l-l-y. >> and what is his title? >> he is a television host. that was wendy walsh and her attorney lisa bloom. and now fox news has announced that it is officially investigating sexual harassment complaints against bill o'reilly. the company is using the same law firm that conducted investigations on multiple sexual harassment claims against roger ailes, including gretchen carlson's claim that led to a $20 million settlement for what gretchen carlson had to endure with roger ailes at fox news. as a result of that investigation, roger ailes was fired from fox news. 80 companies now, 80, have dropped their advertising from bill o'reilly's show. once again tonight, bill o'reilly had nothing to say about the sexual harassment allegations on his show. fox news has not made public the findings of its investigations of roger ailes and has made no promises to make public its investigation of bill o'reilly. when wendy walsh told her stor

be doing this to bill o'reilly.buying his books but he doesn't have anyone actually defending what he's saying or did except for the co-presidents of fox news, but his people are not defending what he did. >> right, but they're still, as you point out, buying books and tuning into the program. >> true. >> let me put something on the screen from jack shaffer who writes about media matters, not your media matters but for politico. he said media matters president, you, has called for the organization to be fired but would bill o'reilly be sakd if he were as chaste and pure as mother superior? isn't that a fair point? you've been waiting for your opportunity to take him down. >> fine, i've been looking for an opportunity to make him accountable. but should we let bill o'reilly engage in sexual harassment and say that fox news says it's okay? now that we all know about it and business associates know about it, should we say it's okay and bill o'reilly should continue this, that fox news should continue to be treating emp

would you like bill o'reilly to lose his job? >> if mr. some reason fox news keeps him. what we have called for today is for there to be an independent investigation into fox news. >> reporter: tonight mercedes-benz reportedly pulled its advertising from "the o'reilly factor." >> fox is going to keep bill o'reilly on the air, and bill o'reilly if he's guilty of bad behavior is going to have to adjust. >> i'm bill o'reilly. please always remember that the spin stops here. >> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >>> and next, the north carolina tar heels are ncaa champions. the most mind-blowing moments from the game. (de♪p breath) (phone ringing) they'll call back. no one knows your ford better than ford and ford service. right now, during the big tire event, get a $140 rebate by mail, on four select tires. ♪ imy moderate to severeng crohn's disease. i didn't think there was anything else to talk about. but then i realized there was. so, i finally broke the silence with my doctor about what i was experiencing. he said humi

it was obvious to us two weeks ago when the president defended bill o'reilly. he brought up him in the off the record comment. i asked if he thought o'reilly was treated unfairly. what he said is it is not just a good person typical defense. trump defended ailes when he helped during the debate. he was gone shortly after. the president said at the time, he said i don't think he should have settled. i said why not. he said because you go all the way. or i might be paraphrasing. i think the o'reilly issue touched a nerve for the president in how he views legal issues from his own business past. it was such a knee jerk impulsive. >> you think it is legal issues or also about sexual harassment? >> the same specific issues. >> i think it was both. i think that is the president's view. something you were saying earlier. don't give in. >> this is o'reilly's point. o'reilly says the same thing. he should never have settled that first case back however many years it was. it is now open season. this is him talking. people who are opportunists and he is an open target. at