i'm howard kurtz. i'm glad we had a chance to pay tribute to george h.w. bush.istory and the media is finally recognizing what george h.w. bush did. let's continue the dialogue on twitterality howard kurtz. check out our facebook page. we are back next sunday morning. 11:00 eastern. these folks, they don't have time to go to the post office they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the amazing services of the post office only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again! heather: it is monday december december 3rd, honoring war hero and political icon. >> nation's leader takes interest in character. >> the mission was not george h.w. bush, the mission was how do we serve the united states. heather: first fairwell for george h.w. bush as his casket will lie in state retunda in capitol. and meeting with mÉxico, can the u.s. hammer out

i'm howard kurtz. i'm glad we had a chance to pay tribute to george h.w. bush.he media is finally recognizing what george h.w. bush did. let's continue the dialogue on twitterality howard kurtz. check out our facebook page. we are back next sunday morning. 11:00 eastern. we'll see you all then with the latest buzz. he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. aleve. all day strong. - [narrator] this is an urgent message from the international fellowship of christians and jews. there is an emergency food crisis for elderly holocaust survivors in the former soviet union. - this is a fight against time. what we're dealing with is coming out, meeting someone who's 85, 90 years old, can't get around, has no food, has no water, and just wants to give up and die. and that's where we come in. we are called to comfort these people, to be a blessing to their lives. - [narrator] for just $45, we'll rush an emergency survival package to help one desperate elderly jewish person for a month. c

i'm howard kurtz and this is "mediabuzz." with much of the government shutdown at least through christmas with pulling troops out of syria and general mattis resigning. "politico" says trump allies are privately expressing new levels of concern about trump's erratic behavior. some joined in the criticism when trump agreed to a stop gap measure with zero funding for the wall leading to this weekend's partial shutdown. joining me, mollie hemingway, sara fischer, and phillippe reines, a former state department official under hillary clinton. some officials say we have a partial government shutdown because trump was harassed by conservative commentators. mollie: donald trump said he believes border security was important enough that if this wall weren't funded he would take credit for a government shutdown. then it sounded like there was backtracking. absolutely conservative media pushed back to make sure he wasn't backtracking. it's a good reflection that people's sentiment was expressed in the media or otherwise. howie: it's no

i'm howard kurtz and this is "mediabuzz." it was according to the media a bombshell of epic proportions. robert mueller finally reveal something of his evidence against paul manafort. there are alleged affairs with very little evidence on russian collusion. donald trump's conclusion? totally clears the president, thank you. you could see the sense of deflation when there were no new revelations and robert mueller said the ex-national security advisor should go to jail. >> i said really? because it's so redacted. >> the frustrating part of this for those interested in the case is the core of his cooperation is blacked out. >> i think this is a big zero. i think this mueller thing and what they did to flynn is disgusting. howie: joining me, mollie hemingway. sara fischer media reporter for axios and richard fowler. michael cohen the memos say was contacted by a russian who wanted to set up a trump-putin meeting which never happened. mollie: that detail was a wrestler who reached out to michael cohen and cohen didn't respond to

>> shannon: howard kurtz, thank you very much. late tonight, the senate moving to avoid a government shutdown as we heard that the resolution does not include the the $5 bin for a portable. send dramatically fresh off the floor for my vote is here to wait an end we will ask him to wait and on how he feels about troops being pulled out of syria and much more. ♪ -morning. -morning. -what do we got? -keep an eye on that branch. might get windy. have a good shift. fire pit. last use -- 0600. i'd stay close. morning. ♪ get ready to switch. protected by flo. should say, "protected by alan and jamie." -right? -should it? when you bundle home and auto... run, alan! ...you get more than just savings. you get 'round-the-clock protection. ...you get more than just savings. it's not what champions do. it's what champions don't do. they don't back down. they don't settle. and they don't quit... except for cable. cable? oh you can quit cable. because we are cougars and we don't quit!! unless what?!?!?! [team in unison] unless it's cable! quit c

howard kurtz will weigh in. polling guru frank luntz is here to break down of the democrats are stepping on their own message. we'll bring you the tapes. first, trump's excesses in black and white. that is the focus of tonight's angle. this is a scene you likely did not see on one of your local or national newscasts. the white house announcing a bold plan to change the lives in america of some of our poorest citizens. those who live in the most distressed and sometimes the most dangerous neighborhoods. flanked by senator tim scott and bet founder bob johnson with van jones looking on, you see them there, the president signed an executive order creating something called the opportunity and revitalization council. if you think this is just kind of another brick in the bureaucracy here in d.c., signifying nothing, think again. led by hud secretary ben carson, he will coordinate efforts across the entire federal government to deliver jobs, investment, and growth in underprivileged areas. by the way, it includes rura

i'm howard kurtz. hopefully you will check out my podcast.e kick around the day's most of interesting reports. you can subscribe at apple itunes or google play or tune in at foxnewspodcasts.com. everything is moving to the net, right? we had a lot of interesting discussions about the coverage of these investigations and the way the president and michael cohen portrayed the media. i would love to hear from you. we'll see you then, 11:00 eastern with the latest >> good morning, it is monday september 17th and this is fox and friends first happening right now at 4 a.m. here on east coast in the hot seat, fired fbi director james comey ready for round two on the hills today. as the president legal team takes aim at the so-called perjury trap. laid by the special counsel. >> special counsel doesn't want with the president. what they did to flynn over my dead body. >> live in washington with lawmakers are are armed with new allegations of

howie: i'm howard kurtz, and this is "mediabuzz." the criticism of the president has bend building and nbc with this story, trump becomes the first president since 2002 not to visit the troops at christmastime. but president trump and melania were already in iraq where the president spoke to the troops. president trump: america shouldn't be doing the fighting for every nation in earth, not being reimbursed' many cases. we are not the suckers of the world. howie: the "new york times," trump iraq visit is called a political rally. gayle trotter and host of the podcast right in d.c., and gillian turner and richard fowler. we heard yes it's good went to iraq but he should have gone sooner. your thoughts? gayle: you saw the tweet by nbc news saying president trump had not gone to a war zone. that was about the same time air force one was touching down in iraq. as soon as that happened they started nitpicking every part of the visit. what melania trump was wearing at the visit to the soldiers in iraq. they are not going to let that escape.

i'm howard kurtz. hopefully you will check out my podcast.day's most of interesting reports. you can subscribe at apple itunes or google play or tune in at foxnewspodcasts.com. everything is moving to the net, right? we had a lot of interesting discussions about the coverage of these investigations and the way the president and michael cohen portrayed the media. i would love to hear from you. we'll see you then, 11:00 eastern with the latest buzz. arthel: the clock is ticking on capitol hill. lawmakers coming up on a deadline. the funding of president trump's border wall. welcome to "america's news headquarters." i'm arthel neville. eric: nice to see you. i'm eric shawn. president trump threatened to shut down the government if lawmakers don't allocate $5 billion for h

howard kurtz is host of "media buzz"., howie, the look back and remember the 41st president. but, of course, there has been discussion about the way his passing has been covered. >> first of all, i mean, there has been this emotional outpouring about the kinder and gentler and decent style of george herbert walker bush, that's great. i do have to contrast that with how he was actually covered as a candidate and president when he was, for example, infamous "newsweek" cover the wimp factor who was a world war ii hero. there was criticism of the willie horton and the 88 campaign. when he broke his no new taxes read my lips pledge. instead of saying he did what was right for the country in the time of rising deficits. he lied and hurt himself and all that. i think looking back, the qualities of kindness and decency we now celebrate in bush 41 is a stark contrast to the hyper polarized times we find ourselves in. it is a nostalgia for washington that no longer exists. >> bill: >> bill: how is it that he was so often depicted a

some examples tonight from fox news media analyst and host, howard kurtz. >> they are taking the criticism new heights of harshness as the investigations heat up. >> we've never seen a president of the united states who actually acts like a , and draf. >> some historians are less measured. >> it hasn't been as bad since the 1850s, that didn't end up too well. the civil war where 6,000 people died. at some point, i think he might resign. >> if, in fact, donald trump knew about the russian efforts on his behalf, there is a question about whether he has been giving aid and comfort to the enemy which is the definition of treason in the constitution. >> the judges as the trump may even have been named in a sealed indictment. >> heat may already be an indicted coconspirator. >> it could be. michael cohen's plea in a raging hush money triggered new levels of outrage. >> he must be impeached because of the crimes prosecutors say he committed in the michael cohen case. >> politico and vanity fair writes that donald trump jr. has told friends he expects to be indicted, his lawyers denial hasn't stop

the media fueling the fire, some examples from the host of fox news media buzz, howard kurtz. >> reporter: prognosticators taking their criticism of donald trump to new heights as the investigations feet up. >> we never seen a president of the united states who actually acts more in some ways like a common grifter. >> reporter: even respected president of historians are less measured when it comes to this one. >> it happened since the 1850s and that didn't happen too well in the civil war the 6000 people died in. he might resign. >> if in fact donald trump knew about the russian efforts on his behalf, there is a live question about whether he has been giving aid and comfort to the enemy, the definition of freedom in the constitution. >> judge andrew napolitano says trump may even have been named in a sealed indictment. >> he might already be an indicted co-conspirator. >> we don't know what has been seal. >> reporter: michael cohen arranging has many payments trigger new levels of outrage. >> donald trump will be, must be impeached because of crimes prosecutors say he committed in the mic

"media buzz" with howard kurtz is up right after this short break. ♪ ♪ ..d from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash back. which i used to offer health insurance to my employees. what's in your wallet? but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. there's a video of him and he's just kind of telling you what to do and i'm holding onto him for support. my. >> my whole childhood is like that, him opening up the world for me. >> that's what my dad's career was about. there's a bit of a paradox is not for him but the point of it all is all the things we do individually all the passion and the people that matter to us from what we pursue. the point of his career was to advance the politics in which everyone could do that. >> merry christmas and happy

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"media buzz" with howard kurtz is up right after this short break. ♪ ♪ this is not a bed.r 360 smart bed is on sale now during our lowest prices of the season. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it can even warm your feet to help you fall asleep faster. so you wake up ready to make your resolutions, reality. and now, the queen sleep number 360 c4 smart bed is only $1299. ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with mattresses by j.d. power. plus, 24-month financing on all beds. ends new year's day. sleep number. proven, quality sleep. there's a video of him and he's just kind of telling you what to do and i'm holding onto him for support. my. >> my whole childhood is like that, him opening up the world for me. >> that's what my dad's career was about. there's a bit of a paradox is not for him but the point of it all is all the things we do individually all the passion and the people that matter to us from what we pursue. the point of his career was to advance the politics in which everyone could do that. >> merry christmas and happy

joining us on the couch, howard kurtz, the host of media buzz. you are #oneluckyguy today. and not me, because i am sick. let's hope you don't get it. >> i will move over here. >> president trump over the christmas holiday doubling down on his act for lawmakers to act on the signature law promise of building a border wall. calling on democrats to come to the table to help bring a revolution to the shutdown. watch this. >> i can't tell you whether the government will be open. i can tell you that it will not be open until we have a wall, a fence, whatever they would like to call it. i will call it whatever they want. but it is all the same thing. it is a barrier from people pouring into our country from drugs. it is a barrier from drugs. >> allison barber is live at the white house with more. >> hi, julie, sitting down with members of the freedom caucus and other republican from capitol hill late last week. for a border security lunch. members have hidden it as administration and seven republican lawmakers. house freedom caucus, democrats were not included in the lunch, it wa

here now is howard kurtz. other than that, mrs. lincoln, how was the play?hey have like thousands of other -- come up with medical reasons to dodge the vietnam draft but this story doesn't confirm that. he read some of the key -- this doctor has been dead for more than a decade. no paper evidence, you read that. one of the two daughters of the doctor who was interviewed says the implication from her father was that trump didn't have bone spurs. "i don't know if he examined him." i don't know. i worked in newspapers for a long time, i would have thrown that story back and say you haven't got it. >> ed: it wasn't just buried on the inside. the front page, a foot doctor favor may have helped trump avoid vietnam. why in the world -- how in the world does this get on the front page of "the new york times"? >> the critics of the paper would say this reflects the continuing antidrug animus. there is such a thing as a standard of proof that you have to meet particularly involving a president, particularly involving an accusation. remember george w. bush, whether he

howard kurtz it with us. ard, you saw that in the middle of this particular day, the comment please? >> first of all pretty clear president trump is upset with his long-time lawyer, some called him the new york fixer. whether michael cohen is now telling truth because he acknowledged lying before is at heart of mueller investigation. i'm so impressed looking at you and panel talking about president george herbert walker bush, the last of the great generation. and jumping out of airplanes. his qualities of graciousness, gentlemanly guy of restraint, who liked to compromise with the other party, there is a contrast with the polarization of today's politics one of the reasons why he is getting so much praise. some in the media are trying to use bush's death to attack donald trump by saying see, trump is nothing like this. but politics was polarized long before donald trump got into politics. stuart: yes, there are many people in the media, msnbc in particular, which have sought to link the g20 meeting and the, mi

let's bring in howard kurtz, host of "media buzz." this is a remarkable story.octor has been dead for a decade, so we can't ask him. >> rick: one of them said in the article did he examine him? i don't know. >> not only that, but the implication was that trump didn't have bone spurs. at times itself, it refers to us possible explanation. i know that you wrote this down as well. "no paper evidence has been found to corroborate this version of events," so how did it land on the front page? >> they wanted to read the article, i guess. if this was a court case, it would be tossed out in the first 5 minutes. and i think it should have been tossed out by the editors. is it intriguing? yes. you just two daughters. the fact is it shows you that there is a different standard when it comes to reporting on donald trump. 1968, it is certainly possible that donald trump dodged the vietnam draft with medical claims because thousands of more affluent kids did the same. does this story prove that? no. it kind of -- they don't have it. it is essentially speculation. >> rick: i w

steve: from howard kurtz.christmas party for the press. steve: that's right. making the old decade's increasingly contentious relationship with news organizations. they are still going to have some other parties for service members and some other selected folks. but, nonetheless, the white house press party for the holidays cancelled. brian: i think this is a nonstory because there was never a party on the books. there was never a date picked for the press to go. you can't have a party and just give people a week's notice. was there ever a press party on the books? steve: i was not invited to a press party. i don't know. brian: i don't know anybody that was invited. ainsley: the party that was cancelled. brian: no party. never a party. ainsley: okay, seinfeld. no party. steve: no party. meanwhile the first lady of the united states sat down with sean hannity when. brian: have to look down to check sean hannity's pronunciation? come on. sean watches. ainsley: sean hannity. steve: she was visiting the george her

liz: howard kurtz from fox news.ly the president has cut back on a lot of things, kennedy honors, white house correspondents' dinner. would be difficult in a room with individuals you said you're the fake media, fake news, enemy of the people. last year there was no photo-ops with the president and first lady. so the media didn't have the hang on ego wall of shame in their offices. stuart: the president wants to avoid a shouting match between a very hostile media, with the christmas tree right there and the president and first lady right there. he doesn't want them to abuse this holiday party by getting -- liz: it was annual event. could the president suck it up and do it. stuart: i don't think he has to. why should he? >> sarah sanders saying cnn boycotted last year's party. quote, finally some good news on cnn. stuart: cnn has gone overboard. they are the anti-trump, 24/7 network. i can't watch it. liz: forgive me. i shouldn't use suck it up. that was inappropriate. stuart: i'm shocked. liz: i'm shocked too. stuart

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