this is one of the articles where it says more about the author than it does about allison williams. t of all he is mansplaining why she is boring. i'm assuming this was done before the brian williams scandal. imagine the reaction if she answered the question on de blasio pro or con. if she trashed him the reaction -- you would have heard, network news anchor trashes city mayor. i am sure she is not stupid and she has been told by her dad that you don't go out there and give political opinions because because -- prior to the scandal his job kind of depended on stuff like that not being out there. that's why it he answers the questions that way. the subtext of the piece is allison williams is boring, but i am not. i am not boring. you are not because you are reading defamer. we are the cool people and allison williams is not. that's what the article is about. >> you sound like you agree with that. >> i like being cool. >> do you read defamer? >> when i get mail from these articles. this woman has a career that is excellent. it is much more money than i have. i like knowing that i would

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. >> allison williams comes to her dad's defense. >> but is this just the next step in brian's crisis my dad as always been there for us. >> that's just bart of our good week -- >> bad week. >> including kelly clarkson taking on critic whose blasts her baby weight. >> it's never really gotten me down. >> and i'm still on a high from snl's new york city takeover. >> very exciting! >> are you nerveous? >> i can't say that i'm nervous right now. >> i get up close and personal with the show's biggest and best. >> nervous? >> calming. >> and everyone is talking oscars.

nbc news anchor brian williams was suspended. allisoning in new york with nbc late night comedian seth myers. her father's suspension after caught exaggerating his experiences when covering the iraq war has been quote tough, but she said i know you can trust him. brian williams cannot speak about this. he has been barred from speaking to the media by nbc while he serves out his six-month suspension. that is important to note here. as all of this information comes out, williams cannot respond. >> she is a woman who loves her father. that is all you will hear from the williams family for a while. getting that out ahead of the public appearance. >>> let's get an early start on your money. greece officially asking eu creditors for a six-month extension on the bailout program. yesterday, the u.s. stock market pulled back from record highs after the federal reserve raised questions. the biggest drag on stocks. exxon mobile. fell 2% after berkshire sold its shares. oil prices are still falling. down 4% today. that is more bad news for the oil s

brian williams who is as you know the father of allison williams who has quite a good time i'm told. he has been dining out on a story the nbc anchor about how he was on a chinook helicopter in iraq and was shot down and i guess he was on the helicopter. turns out he has been telling the story a lot. he was telling him recently and he had to admit that he wasn't on this helicopter at all. he may not have been anywhere near this helicopter. he may have been at a best western in harrisburg pennsylvania where i was at the time. i don't know where he was. >> i am giving it to you and you said you were not surprised. >> he said he miss remembered that maybe he hadn't actually been hit. i thought maybe he was speeb -- he was speaking with hillary clinton and then they realized they weren't under fire. what does this do to the credibility of the nbc news department when their top anchor is making things up? >> the real question is can i watch "girls" knowing her father is an abject liar? >> is he really her father? >> that's a good question. we have to question everything. >> nothing is rea

and why it's important to hear from allison williams. brian williams can't talk. of his six-month suspension from nbc, he's not allowed to comment to the media about all of the allegations and findings against him over the last several weeks. so you know hearing from his daughter is interesting. >> fair to ask a daughter? >> i think so. >> i think you can't have her on without asking her. >> how is the family doing, ha does she have to say. >> i think she wants to answer. think aside from being fair to answer you think she wants to stick up for her dad. >> it will be interesting to see what time does for or to brian williams in terms of how people see what happened and where there's any forgiveness or what the right fix has to be. >>> all right. what's next? for eastern ukraine after troops pulled out of a strategic town stormed by pro russian rebels? so much for the cease-fire. now other nato states could be at risk from russia as well. we will show you why. >>> and does the president of the united states love america? well not according to former new york mayor,

. >> and we have a poll a new cnn orc poll found most of america agrees with allison williams. 52% sayome back to anchor. >>> saturday night live the 40th anniversary show had had viewers laughing until tears, but it also had some asking why "snl" legend eddie murphy played such a small role murphy on stage for all of 73 seconds, yes, we counted because we were so excited to see him expressing love and gratitude for the show but not performing not delivering any of the comedic genius he's known and loved for. today an explanation for if you are fee's muted appearance. fellow "snl" veteran norm mcdonald said murphy was slated to play bill cosby in that jeopardy skit instead it was key nan thompson who played the role. murphy's decision came down to the last minute. he said it's my job to talk him into doing jeopardy we talked in a dressing room a good hour when it's over i'm convinced he'll to it he doesn't. eddie decides the laughs are not worth it. he will not kick a man when he's down. mcdonald referring to the litany of rape allegations facing bill cosby. two more in fact just this

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his daughter as well allison williams you may know from a hit show, so his family and opinions massivelysive. >> i think jon stewart had something to say about it. i don't know whether you saw that. at least someone's actually telling the truth about the iraq war anyway at the very last making very barbed comments. >> why not? he still has time to go. we don't know whether he's going straight away in july or december. he will be stepping down. the hunt goes down for not only his next job but his replacement and at this point i would like to say i am available. >> good luck with that. bbc radio 1 news beat program there. >>> sandstorms reaching 100 kilometers an hour is reaching disruption across the middle east. egift egypt temporarily closed two of its seaports and two have been damaged and flights have been grounded. here's a flavor of the weather in windswept jerusalem from the bbc's whensomerville. >> reporter: in jerusalem, winds are gusting up to 100 kilometers per hour reducing visibility in israel. seaports are closed and waves crashing out to 12 meters high. airports had to clos

. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest stars alongside lena dunham and allison williamscome back a very talented man. here's andrew rannells, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. thank you for coming back to see us. >> thank you so much for having me back. >> jimmy: do you know ice t? >> no. [ laughter ] i'm a huge fan. i auditioned for your show so many times i've lost count. >> jimmy: you have really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: but you never got -- you never -- because you live in new york. >> yeah, i got close once. and i remember i went to the final like producers' session where there's two people for each part there which is really nerve-wracking. >> jimmy: what was the role? do you remember? >> oh, yeah. i remember. it was to play a kiddie porn director. [ laughter ] so i remember calling my mom and being like, "mom, i have a a callback for 'svu.'" she's like, "that's great. what are you, a cop? are you --" and i was like, "no, i'm a -- a kiddie porn director." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you gotta start somewhere. >> i know. so it's probably for the best it

. >>> brian williams daughter allison breaks his silence to defend her dad. her dad. >> now on "extra." >> the women in brian williams's life standing behind him. >> he's a truthfulan match he has so much integrity. >> the first interview with williams' daughter his wife today facing the cameras. why allison had to put her wud wedding on hold and what she predicts will happen on nbc nightly news. >>> new video, bobby brown's wife back in l.a. with the latest on bobbi kristina. and the rumors her banned from her hospital room. >> is nick allowed to see letter? >> neil patrick harris planning to one-up ellen's

but first, allison williams, defends her dad. g out about the brian williams saga. how she says this scandal has really changed her family. that's next. i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said, "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >> see this dude? he works for a tv station in miami beach. he to says winter blast, in is in florida and, they have team coverage keeping your family safe. west palm beach florida. the temperature on the screen right there above the 12, you see what the temperature is there? it is 52 degrees. >> are you kidding me? >> team coverage. keep your family safe. >> winter blast. >> wow, sue, 52? >> whimpy blast if you ask me, because look where we are right now. fourteen! >> yes. >> it is six, up in the poconos mountains, 16 in wildwood, and this is what it feels like, feels like four below zero right now. fifty-two? this is where you have to really make sure you're safe. because you can look out the window, see all of the sunshine,

well, brian williams' daughter allison is defending him this noon. the actress says the past two weeks have been tough on her dad but the experience has not shaken her trust and belief in him as a man. william is on a six month suspension from nbc news for exaggerating a war story. although he's apologized, some nbc news staffers have expressed doubts that he'll ever return to the evening news anchor chair. coming up after the break, doug is back with the check of the bitter cold forecast. >> this noon people around the world are ringing in the first day of the lunar new year. in hong kong, the city is holding a huge international parade. floats and performing groups from all over the world were invited for the year of the sheep celebration. oh. it doesn't look that cold there. >> looks nice. looks good. >> around here we're far from at it. we're opposite as you can go. temperatures are freezing cold and the wind chill making it feel colder with the wind chill advisory remaining in effect until 10:00 tomorrow morning. as far as the numbers tomorrow ni

. >>> brian williams daughter allison breaks his silence to defend her dad. >> now on "extra." >> thewilliams's life standing behind him. >> he's a truthfulan match he has so much integrity. >> the first interview with williams' daughter his wife today facing the cameras. why allison had to put her wud wedding on hold and what she predicts will happen on nbc nightly news. >>> new video, bobby brown's wife back in l.a. with the latest on bobbi kristina. and the rumors her boyfriends is banned from her hospital room. >> is nick allowed to see letter? >>

but brian williams isn't the only one in this family who hasn't been entirely truthful. turns out his daughter allisonsn't really a boy and cannot fly. you didn't watch that? all right. well. now nbc has a hole to fill so they posted an ad on craigslist. they're looking for, this is the ad, a reasonably handsome white guy who can read. $14 million a year plus benefits. by the way, how great would it be if while brian williams was off on suspension he won the power ball? it would be -- it's very cold on the east coast right now. this comes to us from brooklyn, new york. this is a cautionary tale about irony and karma and about the dangers of making your dog wear little footties. >> come here. come here. joey, come here. [ barking ] >> oh, you silly. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what you get. get over here and pick up my poop! while the east coast has been freezing we are experiencing record highs in southern california. it was 84 degrees here today. [ cheers and applause ] actually tourists visiting are flocking to the beach. we sent a camera out to santa monica to give some to