. >> the chairman and ceo of comcast, brian roberts joining us. >> what a difference four years makes the best quarter we ever had. >> listen to comcast ceo brian roberts when he first acquired nbc universal. >> i'll tell you my view on news, it's the crown jewel of comcast comcast. >> it appears that crown jewel and the other gems in the safe may need a polish or more. >> good evening -- >> the news division once famous for huntly and brinkley for katie and bryant for tim and for tom, for a long time it was the envy of the tv news business a place others wanted to work a place that was number one in every ratings race that mattered but now nbc has been struggling with a host of problems. ones that even pre-dated this brian williams scandal. >> and for all of you who saw me as a groundbreaker, i'm sorry i could aren't carry the ball over the finish line but man, i did try. >> the "today" show the news division's big effort moneymaker and ratings king lost its crown to "good morning america". >> i'm sorry i turned into a sob sisterer mriezplease forgive me. >> it began with the ouster

brian roberts is the kind of guy who likes nbc news, appreciates having it. he just doesn't want it to be a distraction. he doesn't want it to be an embarrassment. right now this is an embarrassment for comcast. he's involved as is steve burke, the ceo of nbc universal. right now comcast is busy. they're trying to get a merge approved with time warner cable. they don't want this distraction. that's why they're trying to resolve this sooner rather than later. >> whatever that really i guess, means. >> a lot of people want brian pms williams to have a second chance. but can you imagine a situation where brian williams is across from a president or politician and challenges them on misleading statements? is he going to have any credibility to do that? that's what nbc is weighing those two sides. >> brian stelter, thank you very much. >>> just ahead, charges dismissed. how the troubling allegations of domestic violence against a star nfl athlete quietly went away. did this just become roger goodell's new problem? we'll discuss that. >> also ahead, somehow the ame

owners out-- brian roberts hits the jumper. hornets outscore them 25-13 in the 4th quarter and they win. >> it's a broken record. until we understand it it's going to be like this. >> don't know much what to say after all that. >>> barry trotz and the capitals in ottawa going for two in a row. blink and you missed it tonight. 2nd period ottawa scores. 73 seconds later there's the equalizer and 49 seconds later alex ovechkin scores the game winner. he slapshots it in midair. capitals win 2-1. it was pretty sweet. >>> tiger woods had high hopes for 2015. he said his surgically repaired back felt great, was much stronger. so he got a new coach, worked on a new swing and was ready to get back to tiger form, but 2015 has gone about as bad as you could man. after shooting 82 and missing the cut in phoenix last week tiger set out to capture torrey pines. it was obvious his back was bothering him. by the 12th green tiger waved the white flag and told the media afterwards he needs to find a way to keep his back loose. the lengthy fog de

brian roberts will make the call on whether brian williams stays or goes or a suspension. >> there is a thing being talked about. i have to ask each of you about the other breaking news which made my jaw drop. jon stewart is going. >> he's signing off. >> later this year. >> this is not over some sort of scandal. this is jon stewart saying -- >> he's been talking b about it for a while. now it's happening. i'm told it's unclear when this year. he may want to leave this summer. comedy central might want him to stay until fall. that's still in negotiations. >> what do you think? >> i think cable news anchors everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief. how do you feel about it? >> i mean that's right. it's like i love him except for when you're the subject of it. >> he really does. he's a great media critic even when it's painful. >> how many segments can you do on fox news and cnn hall nrks nrksnn holograms. i think he's ran his course. >> thanks so much to both. >>> next aaron hernandez, the former football star on trial for murder. prosecutors say his fiancee seen on video putting a gu

that is brian roberts ceo. his mother who is 892 years old. on behalf of a couple who recently moved to the area and was having trouble getting their comcast internet hooked up. they were waiting since december 23rd. no one had come. this is genius. >> how do you get the number? i have a few people i want to call. melissa: she is reporter. i people who know me i go to twitter when i'm upset. >> what is that restaurant you don't like? you're blasting -- >> rub you the wrong way a little bit? melissa: went to the mother? >> think how stupid this is. this is like, i'm all for aggressive reporting. god knows that -- i would never -- >> no, no. this is what you do. you -- >> go to the guy's mother? >> you use people. you know people. you call people. you get people -- >> a mother? >> yeah his mother, yeah. melissa: reporter did -- >> suppose it was your boss? suppose someone called up roger ailes's mom and said something about roger what would you think about that. >> it is who you know. melissa: it would be funny if it was a prank. >> if it was a

. >> the chairman and ceo of comcast brian roberts -- >> what a difference four years makes. >> best quarter we ever had. >> listen to comcast ceo briar roberts when he first acquired nbc universal. >> tell you my view on news crown jewel of comcast. >> it appears the crown jewel and other gems in the safe may need a polish or more will the news division once famous for huntley and brinkley katie and bryant for tim and for tom, for a long time it was the envy of the tv news business, a place others wanted to work a place that was number one in every ratings race has mattered but now nbc has been struggling with a host of problems ones that predated this scandal. >> for all of you who saw ground breaker i'm sorry i didn't carry the ball over the finish line but, man i did try. >> the biggest ratings king lost ground to "good morning america." >> sorry i turned into a sob sister this morning. please forgive me. >> downfall began with messy 2012ous ouster and break up scene that was almost as painful for her as matt lauer e bosses just finish a deal for lowery to leave the fet new york.

i just don't think it's that important to brian roberts. >> let's pivot now. talk "house of cards."this going to be? are we going to get numbers over the weekend or on monday that's going to cause a pop? >> well, makes everyone's life a little bit easier. netflix doesn't release any numbers. so all we know is that the return of house of cards last year actually had far more of an impact on new sign-ups than season one. and that makes sense. nobody really knew what it was beginning to be in season one. the hype obviously built over the course of the following year and there was a built-in install base. i don't think this one show is critically important for netflix. i think that's important is that this is kicking off a massive year in content for netflix. if you look at the number of shows, basically every four weeks, the six of us are going to have something new and fresh to watch on netflix. house of cards like quality. daredevil from marvel disney. you're beginning to see a lot of content. >> what's the next catalyst for this? are we going to see a price increase? >> i hope not.

i love steve burke and brian roberts, i'll bet the ratings for this have to be through the roof. >> youentioned difficulties -- what are you talking about specifically? >> keeping our team together and making sure everyone is healthy. have a good day. >> you know craig, just a shout-out to the camera work and direction from nbc sports the reaction shots you saw every emotion across -- richard sherman's face when the catch -- during the catch and tom brady's as well. it was just amazing in the last couple of minutes of that game. >> no one could believe it. not even chris kol lingsworth he said what everyone else was thinking about that call. just even to hear pete carroll explain it last night, folks who understand the game of football i don't profess to be one of them but folks who get the xs and os didn't get it. just to be fair just so our audience understands his explanation, he essentially said when they got to the line they saw the goal line defense. did not feel like with that goal line defense they were seeing by the patriots that marshawn lynch would be able to penetrate the li

i'm joined by host of "reliable sources," brian stelter and director of syracuse's media study center robertou go into more detail for us about what "mother jones" is describing. >> they are describing about times when bill o'reilly describes being in a war zone. no reporter was able to get to that area. that's been agreed upon. bill o'reilly says i never said i was there. i was in argentina. quotes out there disagree. he says here having survived a combat situation in argentina, i know life and death decisions are made in a flash. >> a combat situation in argentina. what would that be? >> he said he wasn't in the islands but he says combat operations. to call that a combat situation, "mother jones" would say is misleading. that's trying to puff up credentials and sound like you're in a dangerous situation. >> a journalist puffing up credentials is hardly stop the presses stories. not just brian williams style. every journalist. one of the reasons we have people who write biographies is to correct what gets written autobiographies and memoirs. the question is what bill o'reilly has done here

i think brian roberts was even asked phone the conference call on tuesday whether le would be willingllenge it in court if the time warner deal would go through. what's your view? >> unfortunately because that matter's pending before the commission and i will be called upon at some point to vote on it i can't comment on either the merits of the proceeding or how the fcc's decision on net neutrality might affect it i'm sorry. >> a lot of discussion about the president's youtube video urging the chairman to be aggressive. obviously, chairman chaffetz yesterday saying didn't show us the plan didn't testify in front of congress. is that all just noise or can that be used later on in determining the legality of this rule? >> two different points. first i have been criticized by calling this president obama's plan to regulate the internet. it's telling that the white house and committee touting the fcc's action to implement president obama's plan. second point it's critical for people to remember the fcc historically has been an independent agency and when it's rendering judgment on industr

we have a picture of a couple of key players in this discussion including brian roberts, the chairman and ceo of comcast, tom wheeler, the chairman of the fcc . they report that the pushback on the support for these regulations coming from people like the ceo of tumbler, david carr, and also the ceo of e tsy. why are some of these groups in support of regulations? guest: i think the fear is that if there were no net neutrality rules, companies like comcast or verizon could create fast lanes and slow lanes on the internet. some traffic could get prioritize. maybe a company like google could afford to pay for that past lane, but a company that is tiny and just trying to get off the ground -- etsdy probably does not have the huge resources to pay for prioritized service. they fear that if some companies are going to get your tight and others are not, it is -- going to get prioritized and others are not, it is probable to small startups that will be hurt by this. host: if you go through your phone bill you see service charges, but there are federal taxes on their. if these proposed rules

i love steve birk brian roberts.ention -- what are you talking about specifically? >> keeping our team together making sure everyone is healthy. have a good day. >> reporter: i thought at first he was slapping me. >> he did slap you, didn't he? >> reporter: it was more of a pat of affection i was told after the fact. he was very excited as you might imagine, jose. you should have seen him walking around that place right after he got his hands on the trophy. >> you know what i call that? that little pat thing, i call it the julio iglesias hello. hello, good to see you, nice to see you, man. >> reporter: that's exactly what it is. >> a love pat. hello, jose nice to see you again. >> reporter: going to be interesting when the news conference starts to hear what bill belichick says. you know he is always in these type of settings he's always quite the character. even last night. yeah he smiled seemed to be happy. when i saw him shortly after his post game news conference he was the old bill belichick. looked like he had

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or whether title two takes -- >> michael, i'm making you for just a moment you can become brian robertsrun at&t. there are two major transactions on the table. >> right. >> you hear this news you as the ceo do what? >> well first of all, you worry about whether or not you're going to have a business where you're going to continue to make the kind of investments that you need to do. and so a lot of this is going to come down to do you believe that this is going to be about pricing? that it's going to in some way or another affect your ability to invest and pay for that investment by increasing your prices to consumers. >> but in terms of handicap you can handicap it if you'd like. comcast, time warner at&t directv what happens? >> i think that deal has a high probability of going through. there are some horizontal concentration issues in that deal. the deal that everybody's focused on is the comcast deal because it creates vertical market power, right? it's their market share in retail broadband that could connect power in the connection market. i don't know whether this helps or hurts.

. >> brian owens abc news. >> rapper, robert van winkle better known as vanilla ice is out on bond police say he took furniture and other items from a foreclosed florida home after leaving jail he told reporters it's a misunderstanding that has been blown out of proportion. >>> the ex-girlfriend of nascar driver broke her silence after she said he assaulted her at his motor home in dover. patricia driscol claims she came to the home, and he attacked her out of nowhere. >> he popped out of bad and grabbed me by the throat and the other hand he grabbed my face and smashed my head into the wall three times. >> busch denies the allegations and that he testified she told him she was a trained assassin a claim she denies. >> still ahead here this morning, the oscars are just three days away and the show has raked in big bucks the millions that companies are paying for advertisements during sunday's big telecast. >> and a live look outside at philadelphia international airport, it's cold out there but we know of no problems as far as departures or arrivals. david murphy is tracking the record lo

you voted in brian westbrook and robin roberts as our final two athletes in the field. >> right. >> so it is time to actually start the tournament. >> go to my fox philly.com and start voting. >> the the game begins, first round begins 16 games including match ups, number three seed steve carlton verse a sixth seeded bernard hopkins fishing another one here. there is also a four and five match up between bernie parent and ron jaworski. that one is good. and that is just, two of the 16 match ups thaw can vote on right now. you can vote on the 16 round, and match ups at my fox philly.com. next monday we will reveal the the final 16 just click on "good day philadelphia"'s greatest link of the home page. it is a link that says the greatest. >> okay. >> does that make sense. >> um-hmm. >>> straight up 8:00 o'clock, monday, february 2nd, 2015, groundhog day. >>> it is a messy monday. we have snow, sleet, and slush, it is, a sloppy mess out there and we will break it down and tell you is what coming after all this is out of here, alex. >> it is sloppy but steve keeley is out in mount laurel,

robert thompson and frank cezno joining us on the phone. gentlemen, thanks for being with me. frank, first of all, your assessment of brian williams taking himself out-the anchor chair saying i'm going to focus on the issue at hand i will be back and i will regain your trust. >> this might be up there with somebody who's been booted out of a job saying i'm going to step down and spend more time with my family. not like he had a choice and it's a good way to put a spin on it. it's somewhat gracious. it's a smart thing to do to let everybody catch their breath. this investigation had to take shape and they need to see if there were any other shoes that would drop here. it's sad because as brian said brian williams has a very good track record. i, too, have admired his work. i think he's done very solid work. unlike dan rather when he was anchoring for cbs news brian williams did not have an army of critics out there screaming at him because they thought he was biased. it was a rather biased dan rather website. no such thing for brian. his embellishment, because he became too much of a personality even in his own mind? did h

knife or gave it away it's a lot of logistics to get a new one. >> robert thompson i want to bring you in the conversation. when brian williams was first given the six-month suspension it was thought, is that too harsh or light? let's leave that aside because that's a few days ago. let's talk about the now. now that more information seems to be coming out, is there any chance he sits in the anchor chair again at the nightly news? >> no i don't think there's any chance of that whatsoever and i think these six months was probably surprisingly not so harsh. i don't understand how someone can do something so bad you get six months without pay but not bad enough to not come back into an important journalistic position like managing editor of the number one news broadcast in the country. you know all of this stuff continues to come up and i don't know what's true what's not. i'll leave that for the investigators. and it looks like there was this whole sort of brian williams was creating a parallel fictional story of his life on the david letterman show but forget all of that for now. i think what brian williams confessed t

brian williams adding insult in injury. an updated list of the most trust worthy people he plummets from number 23 to 835. the ratings has tom hanks in the top spot. other news anchors include robin roberts11 diane sawyer and katie couric. at 815 none other than duck dynasty willie robertson. brian williams once the most trusted name in news is below our favorite reality star. >> the time now is 20 minutes to the top of the hour. if they can get past the secret service they can get anywhere. now a new fight against drones for homeowners and businesses every where. what you need to know and looking for love, you are not alone on the dating apps. why you might end up with more than just a dinner d valentine's day. captain obvious: i probably wouldn't stay here tonight. man: thanks, captain obvious. captain obvious: i'd get a deal for tonight with deals for tonight from hotels.com. and you might want to get that pipe fixed. >> it is enough to get you grooving and moving. thanks for joining us. you are watching "fox and friend first. we appreciate it. president obama wants to let millions of immigrants to cross over our borders and to work in the u.s. it turns out they are already here. new

robert clark is wanted in the abduction and murder of an elderly couple. police believe he's not alone but actually with a group behind a string of robberies in three states. brian webb has the latest. >> reporter: police believe this surveillance video shows 29-year-old robert clark robbing a gas station with a sawed off shot gun. he's wanted for at least four armed robberies in georgia, west virginia and south carolina and the murders of an elderly couple in ohio. >> we all thought it had to be someone close to him because who would ever thought to go up and do this to an elderly couple. >> reporter: authorities say the crime spree started on january 21. lillian and doyle chumney were reported missing. their bodies were found the next day in their burned out cold. authorities say they had been shot and killed, their home ransacked. >> yes, we ar searching for suspects at this time. >> reporter: over the weekend police arrested 21-year-old jeffrey stewart in connection with the killing. authorities say he pointed the finger at clark. >> i think everybody is glad that it's -- there's going to be some answers. >> reporter: police say clark met up with two others

robert we actually saw an example of that just in the pau couple days. there were two different chopper pilots interviewed by our brian celter and then one who was interviewed we jake tapper one night, and then at the said i actually wasn't the pilot of that chopper. thatunder scores things likes that can happen. nbc as jobs here i guess is to try to figure out, is it the fog of war? or is it embellishes? is it you know running away with the facts? is it creating making up a story? putting credibility and trust on the line? that ends up being the bottom line for nbc to investigate, right? >> yes, and far be it from me to say being in combat situations i'm sure is highly traumatic, and does all kinds of things to one's brain, but i think what we've got here is a string of events on how this story was told between 2003 and the apology on wednesday night where brian williams is not actually claiming that no i wasn't lying, this is what i remembered. it seemed the story changed, and then hi talked about what happened on wednesday neat. my thinks is now nbc will find out who knew what and when they knew it and who didn't s

robert downey jr. plays iron man. this guy here is brian thornton from the u.s. air force. ten months to do it. has three kids. his 6-year-old helped him to put it together. why would he do this? it turns out he will use it for charity purposes and speak to children and make people feel good. go to hospitals possibly as well. job well done. >> very well done there. >>> target employee helping out a teen and a photo was snapped. a kid going in for a job interview needed some help, looking for a clip-on tie. this target employee helped him to put the tie on and gave him advice and a customer saw this and snapped up the photo. it has gone viral in north carolina. polka time. ♪ talking politics in the media ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ ♪ business news from london town ♪ ♪ nightline pieces ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ ♪ ♪ it's late at night you are wide awake and you are not wearing pants ♪ grab your "world news" mug and everybody dance ♪ have some fun be a pal every anchor guy and gal ♪ do the world news polka ♪ ♪ i read the news today. oh, boy. ♪ who cares the bosses

robert is here to explain. >> hey, brian. well, harold ham says his divorce is over but his ex-wife, well she has other plans. appearing on "squawk box" this morning, ham, the billionaire ceo of continental resources, said that that famous $974 million check he wrote to his ex-wife sue ann, marks the end of his contentious divorce. let's take a listen. >> that became a famous check that got the job done. >> it did. so it's taken care of? >> it's in -- that's in the rearview mirror. sfwroo actually not quite. ham's ex-wife, sue ann cashed the check, but she is appealing that judgment saying she deserves more than that $1 billion. in a statement sue ann's attorney said mr. ham may hope the job is done but the oklahoma supreme court not mr. hamm will determine when this matter is concluded. now, hamm is also appealing saying he paid too much. if he wins, key get some of that check back. if she wins he may have to write a second check. it will all be up to the courts brian. >> this is the story that just keeps on giving. >> what

robert thompson center for media studies at syracuse university. frank, let me begin with you. you are speaking about this earlier saying some are questioning whether brian williams was too big to fail basically, and whether or not an internal investigation is the right move. what is your take given that he himself is stepping aside temporarily. >> i think this is a very smart thing for him to do and whether he's done it or has been pushed to do it he does it in his name. there's a degree of grace to it. i think that brian is quite right. what is going to happen over the next several days this will continue to take on a dynamic all of its own and whether it's something in the internal investigation or unforeseen blocker comes up that another journalist comes up with, that's going to matter for brian and determine whether he's able to come back at all or not. these things take on a dynamic on all their own. dan rather was not too big to fail. these crises scandals, tend to want to have a dynamic and there's a careful balance that nbc has to make. they have to balance their loyalty to brian and balance out his ability to pull off a big audience and even mo

brian williams. can he do it? can the network do it? we'll talk to the master of managing a pr nightmare. that would be robert dilenschneider. he is coming up. liz: european stocks waiver over uncertainty in greece and frankly very weak gdp in many of the nations is now the time to get in and buy? one investor thinks so. he will make his contrarian case and tell you how to play it. ♪ there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either. it's the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ach

robert, thank you very much. >> that's all for the first hou nd brian, take it away. >> thank you, appreciate that. 2:00 on wallollywoodment the dow basically flat. nasdaq creeping closer to 5,000. two big stories to watch in the market right now, oil at the lows of the day, backís below 49 bucks a barrel. apple, turning positive. yes, hard as it was to believe apple shares were lower at one point. is that allowed? stick to both of these at the top of the show, don't worry, but right now, we have to get you our top story, and that is ibm. the stock is down again. now, over the past year, big blue leaving investors feeling that way. down nearly 13% and the dow is up more than 12. ibm is addressing growth plans moments ago on "power lunch." >> you> all right. this is one of the biggest and widely owned stocks in the world, but there were questions about ibm out there. number one what exactly is ibm? evolved so m a, it's a problem that does not explain well what it does. two, should it

robert thank you for your service to the country and for coming on. great to see you. >> thanks for having me on. appreciate it. >> you got it. >>> brianckpeddling about a story he told years ago. now if pilot of the helicopter is speaking out. we'll speak to a meade i can't critic that says nbc news will lose all credibility if brian williams stays. we'll discuss. that says nbc news will lose all credibility if brian williams stays. we'll discuss. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like shopping hungry equals overshopping. ready for another reason to switch to t-mobile. get 2 lines of unlimited 4g lte data for just $100 bucks a month. it's america's best unlimited family plan. and it's only at t-mobile. [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, we know in the cyber world, threats are always evolving. at first we were protecting networks. then, we were protecting the transfer of data. and today it's evolved to infrastructure... ♪ ♪ ...finance... and military missions. we're constantly innovating to advance the front line in the cyber battle, wherever it takes us. that's the value of performance. northrop gr

brian williams conduct inexcusable. they could have imposed a three-month suspension, but this might bubble up while the company is trying to get the fcc to sign up on the merger. >> robertwhy is this merger taking so long? >> it's a complex merger for the first four months when they were trying to figure out who would get the assets that would be spun off from comcast and timewarner merging. then it ended up being charter. then we had programmers. linear program channels who have been trying to protect their confidential information if fcc wanted to study the deal. then each competitor could look at each other's contracts. that slowed things down. then net neutrality. the fcc, the leadership of the fcc gets bogged down with complex proceedings. that proceeding is affecting it. >> it's a large merger. we can't let you guys go without bringing up the jon stewart issue now. comedy central is owned by viacom. he's hugely popular. he's going. that's a stock down about 17% over the past year, howard. viacom has to figure out what they'll do here. does this come as a surprise to them? >> i don't think steven colbert's departure was the surprise. the one-two punch. the jon stew

robert harris is serving a ten-year sentence for forging prescription narcotics. he landed in cell house 220 a year ago after several staff assaults. >> hey, everybody knows you're special, brianthere is to do in here is listen to other people banging on stuff. you know, officers constantly running in on them, and cussing. just a lot of crazy stuff, you know. i call it bugs. always somebody bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. it's hard. it's really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house is the compound day-to-day events, typical stress incidents that add up. and some of the things you're subject to, stabbings, hangings, self-mutilation, those type of things and the actual assault itself. i don't think there's an officer in this unit that has not been assaulted. >> correctional officer robert helmick was recently assaulted. >> one of the assaults i encountered, opened the flask, had an offender standing there with a homemade weapon. we call them shanks in here. asked him to pass his food

we will talk to brian belski of bmo capital about how you invest in the united states given a low interest rate and a chronic low rate regime. roberts. we will talk to him about the bond business and findings the coupon and the distinction between very low yields versus the corporate world right now. the two-year in germany is stunning. 0.199 negative. we will speak of a china, a very patient china. i know without breaking news on china's interest rates -- we are seeing a race to the bottom. >> i like the way everyone is prudent. they seem to have some firepower behind the business. >> well, i put on a prudent bowtie this morning, so we are all prudent today. we had a horrific train crash north of new york city tonight. there is still no release of the seven dead on that train. all of new york city and wall street is transfixed this morning. so many people that we know that ride the metro north on the afternoon commute. >> human tragedies. i know you will cover that. the taiwanese air crash. surveillance is in 25 minutes. >>s sky released results, showing growth. they are becoming the dominant player in subscription television in e

robert bill o'reilly is not a journalist. he's an opinion guy. he makes no bones about it. does it really matter if he embellished? >> i think it matters. you're right. there are two -- what briandifferent sets of standards. standards of nbc news and standards of the o'reilly factor are completely different. they are completely different. bill o'reilly is an opinion person. his whole idea is to shoot from the hip and sling this stuff out. in the end, i think, people do get uncomfortable if they think you're actually making stuff up. but, if he can keep the 2 million people in his fan base which make him the number one cable news show, if he can keep them in his corner he'll be fine even if all of the rest of the people don't believe a word he says because more people don't believe him than do believe him but that's already been the case. >> so fox news just came out and gave their full support of bill o'reilly. that's very nice of fox news. surprise. surprise. i want to ask you about brian stelter. he's come under attack. he's no left wing guy. if he covered brian williams doesn't he have the responsibility to cover bill o'reilly? he's like our senior media correspondent. that'

accuracy of statements made by our colleague brian williams by bill o'reilly of fox news you don't know how these things are going to go but it is in robertthat republican members of congress do not seem to be trying to turn up the heat and push him out of that job, guys. >> forces that they are, as i understand it, the green berets the rangers, as you point out, john extraordinarily skilled. they do receive special training, as do folks in the 82nd airborne but there is a distinction there. >> they are special, but they're not special forces. >> all right. john harwood, thank you very much. that, folks, is the first hour of power lunch. brian is usually standing here with us. i guess he is now -- >> i don't know -- >> they've moved him somewhere. >> i can't even actually see him. he might be in a different studio altogether. >> we will find him for you, or he will find you for us. brian. >> i don't know if you will see me, but you'll definitely hear me. >> that's true. >> thank you very much. all right, guys. 2:00 p.m. he said on wall street. here's your market setup right now. the dow is up 93 points. oil still below $50 a barrel but up

robert mcdonald is apologizing saying he was in the special forces and martha raddatz has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this comes after the suspension of nbc anchor brian williams for exaggerating experiences in iraq and accusations of exaggeration then strong denials from fox's bill o'reilly about his war coverage. but this morning, it is a member of the president's cabinet who is under fire. he is the head of our nation's troubled veterans affairs, the man brought in to clean up the department, but now bob mcdonald has created some trouble of his own. that is mcdonald in a cbs report last month talking to homeless veterans claiming service in the country's elite u.s. special forces. >> army? what unit? >> special forces. >> special forces. what years? i was in special forces. >> reporter: but that is simply not true. mcdonald is a veteran and west point graduate but he did not serve in special forces, a tight-knit highly trained group which includes navy s.e.a.l.s and green berets, some of whom called mcdonald out for making that claim. overnight, mcdonald admitted his error in a statement saying i incorrectly stated that i had been in special forces