amy: you mentioned blackwater. you go back to 2008 when then senator joe biden was saved when his helicopter went down in that snowstorm with john kerry, and who it was that was guarding him? the significance of that moment, right after nesser square, the deadly assault by blackwater in iraq, where they opened fire and gunned down so many people, in an intersection in iraq. dion: to me, this is one of the more fascinating elements, the could essential end of war stories here. in 2008, blackwater held a state apart a contract to provide diplomatic security to people like joe biden that were visiting the country. in 2008, blackwater was providing personal protection for these three senators on a fact-finding mission on these helicopters and they were flying back from a base in eastern afghanistan. they hit this snowstorm, white out conditions, they had to land in this valley. the blackwater team providing personal protection for the senators and then they had the army providing protection for the generals with them a

they hired blackwater. and after blackwater massacred people, the black water name started to itch a little bit. first the company changed the name blackwater to something that was supposed to be unpronounceable, but it was spelled xe, capital x, small e. when people started pronouncing it like xe, they changed their name again. they went from blackwater to xe to a misspelling of the word academy. they spelled is academi. still blackwater, but they don't want you to call them that anymore. >>> when wall street melted down, the economy n 2008, the federal government decided it needed to spend $17 billion bailing out the financial arm of g.m. it's called gmac, and that bailout worked. that entity came back after the financial crash, but they came back under a different name. probably wise. they changed their name. now they're called ally bank. this is a tried and true and, frankly, tired tactic. johnson & johnson got on the hook for its talcum powder allegedly causing cancer. well, johnson & johnson will no l

but they did, they hired blackwater, and after blackwater guys massacred 17 random civilians, in a traffic circle in baghdad. the black water name started -- first the company change the name blackwater to something that was supposed to be unpronounceable. but it was spelled x-y, capital x small e. when people start pronouncing it as she, that it's the black water boy is even more, in the old name, did so they changed it again, they went from blackwater to she, to a misspelling of the word academy. they spelled it academy or academy. it's still blackwater but they don't want you to call them that anymore. when wall street melted down, the economy in 2000, and the federal government decided it needed to spend 17 billion dollars, bailing out the financing arm of gm, it's called gm ac, in that bail out worked, that entity came back after the financial crash. but they came back under a different name, probably wise, they change their name and now they're called ally bank. this is a tried and true and frankly tiring tactic, johnson & johnson, got on the hook for its telecom powder allegedly cau

by the end of 1861 after a minor action of blackwater missouri, pope continuing to rising notoriety amongst staff and other officers in his apartment as well as washington d.c. his latest victory, blackwater has proof to back up his claims of reputation of how good he is as commanding officer and he's going to utilize something he hasn't done yet by the end of 1861, he's going to utilize the press pretty going to bring more attention to him and press plays into how good he is, the more he makes the claims of brilliant officers beginning to work because attention is being drawn to him. all about attention will focus on replacing john fremont. to replace him? another henry w as pope is slowly but surely rising through the ranks, stars on the rise setting him up for even more drastic all less than a year later as historical narrative of the last 159 years would argue, pope himself is a very interesting fellow. i'll give you some adjectives to describe general pope as a person in 1861. rough, bombastic, foulmouthed, direct speech, decisive action, blunt, despondent and silenced. a native of ohi

you have companies like philip morris, value jet and blackwater, when met with public criticism, theyo try to change up the pr mood. new coke fizzled in the '80s, the company ceo to record a maya culpa. >> we didn't know how many of you would phone and right asking us to bring back the classic taste of coca-cola. we read and we listened. >> they had no idea how many of you would phone and write. if you update that for today, they have no idea how many of you would post on facebook or, well, whatever you call it. we'll keep you updated on what, if anything, mr. zuckerberg says or does about this issue. that's an update on tech. >>> we go back to where congress has plans to try to jail steve bannon. committee member and congressman adam schiff is here next. ♪ ♪ the progressive family ♪ ♪ they're helpful but annoying ♪ ♪ they always leave us snoring ♪ ♪ accidents are boring with the progressive family ♪ so, when do you all go home? never. we're here for you 24/7. morticia: how terrifying. protection so good, it's scary. "the addams family 2" now playing everywhere. ♪ ♪ there are beautifu