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i'm brian stelter and it is time for "reliable source os" the weekly look of the story behind the story of how news and pop culture get made. this morning we are covering the biggest media screwups of the year. a credibility crisis made worse in cases like brian williams. it is no wonder that the easiest way to rally a crowd is to attack the messengers. >> we all love the media. do we love the media? [ booing ] >> no, the level of dishonesty is up real. >> it is time for the media to talk about the issues that are really impacting the american people. >> it is like they are campaigning againstt the media, campaigning gaiagainst the pres be few they liked everything that we they read and heard, we wouldn't be doing our job. and this year, triumphfes for journalisms as reporters faced dangerers around the world, and even here in the u.s. later we will go to the site of virginia where two tv reporters were killed. i will speak to the only survivor of the attack, and a woman who this is incredibly thankful to be spending christmas with her family this year. >>> and since it is the last show

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brian stelter. >>> here's a guy who wishes he was in a galaxy far, far away right now.eve harvey, his unfortunate flub turned the internet into a times square on new year's eve last night. steve harvey, as you may now know, announced the wrong winner of the miss universe pageant last night. saying that first runner-up miss colombia was the winner. the aftermath is so deliciously uncomfortable it will give you those certain kinds of chills. so of course let's watch it again. >> i have to apologize. the first runner-up is colombia. miss universe 2015 is philippines. >> i mean who hasn't yelled out the wrong name at the most inappropriate time before, am i right? harvey has since said he's sorry. >>> chilling details on the deadly plot of one of the san bernardino terrorists was planning with his friends including pipe bombs thrown onto a highway. that story next. at planters we know how to throw a remarkable holiday party. just serve classy snacks and be a gracious host, no matter who shows up. do you like nuts? when i went on to ancestry, i just put in the name yes, we a

. >> brian stelter joins me to talk more about this. hanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> celebrities, again, joining the fight to end gun violence. how much more powerful is that message likely to be when it comes from the likes of amy schumer, jennifer aniston? >> if there's one thing we know is celebrities have a lot of cultural power, a lot of power to reach big audiences these days on twitter and facebook and other social networks sites. this video is getting a lot of attention and shared in many places thanks to the a list stars. they've done this before. we've seen them do this in the past. this is an opportune time in the wake of what happened in san bernardino, but i would say it's not the first time we've seen these celebrities trying to do this. >> how exactly are they proposing the gun violence can be stopped given u.s. politicians are clearly not willing to take a stand on this, and not a lot has happened since sandy hook in 2012. >> that's right. the last video came out in 2012. we haven't seen significant change on th

i'm brian stelter and it is time for "reliable source os" the weekly look of the story behind the storynd pop culture get made. this morning we are covering the biggest media screwups of the year. a credibility crisis made worse in cases like brian williams. it is no wonder that the easiest way to rally a crowd is to attack the messengers. >> we all love the media. do we love the media? [ booing ] >> no, the level of dishonesty is up real. >>

back to you. >> brian stelter reporting there. >>> in london, police are calling a stabbing rampage an terror. cell phone video posted online shows london police using a taser on a man suspected of stabbing three people. the attack happened saturday in an east london tube station. police took the man into custody but have not released his identity. the stabbing victims are expected to survive. phil black is following this story from london and joins us now. phil, police are treating this as a terrorist incident. why is that? >> they haven't said specifically, lynda. according to reports, this is something that is being reported in a widespread way across the british media, the man with the knife was heard by witnesses to say while he was on his attacking rampage there that this is for syria. you can't hear that on the tapes that have been posted to social media. you can hear someone abusing the attacker after being subdued by police, yelling at him and telling him that he's not a muslim. if he did say this is for seer yarks it's important. because it was only days ago that the british

brian stelter it "outfront." >> miss universe 2015 is colombia!er: put yourself in miss colombia's high-heeled shoes. she was wearing the crown thinking she was the new miss universe, smiling in front of a worldwide audience when less than two minutes after being declared the winner, host steve harvey walked back on stage and announced this -- >> i have to apologize. the first runner-up is colombia! miss universe 2015 is philippines! >> reporter: it's a moment that will live in tv infamy. the host of "family feud" correcting himself with the whole world watching. you could see his discomfort. >> this is exactly what's on the card. i will take responsibility for this. it was my mistake. it was on the card. >> reporter: the real winner, miss philippines, printed in small type on the card, showing the perils of live television. harvey tweeted an apology saying "i feel terrible" donald trump pounced on the opportunity claiming if he were in charge, this would have never happened, he tweeted. trump sold three months ago after nbc and univision wanted t

brian stelter, thanks so much. >> thanks. >> let's toss it back to christie in atlanta.stand this is the center of the political conversation as well. >> it certainly is. thanks, victor. donald trump speaking specifically about him, has seen some heavy criticism for recent comments he has made about what should happen to the families of terrorists and muslims in general. his lead, though, in the gop presidential race, it is expanding by the day. we'll talk about it. toto the nation's capitalut to support an important cause that can change the way you live for years to come. how can you help? by giving a little more, to yourself. i am running for my future. people sometimes forget to help themselves. the cause is retirement, and today thousands of people came to race for retirement and pledge to save an additional one percent of their income. if we all do that we can all win. prudential bring your challenges® cleans so well, it keeps new your underwear cleaner.ude. so clean you could wear them a second day. new charmin ultra strong. it's 4 times stronger, and you can use

>> joining me now to discuss is cnn senior media correspondent and host of "reliable sources," brian stelteru've gone through the first series of this podcast. truly amazing it exists in the first place, but he always gets to the question everyone is asking, why did he leave? what were his motivation? >> people have wanted to know this for more than a year. a film maker got to talk to bergdahl and got the answer. he's working on a film that may come out in the future about the bergdahl case. then he gave these tapes over to the producers of serial. in the first one we hear bergdahl, why he walked off base. he said he wanted to get attention. attention of his superiors. he knew by walking off base, it would get their attention. then he said he did it because he wants to prove the kind of fighter he can be. here's what he said. >> i was trying to prove to myself, i was trying to prove to the world, anybody who used to know me, that i was capable of, you know, being that person. >> like a super soldier, you mean? >> yeah. capable of being what i appeared to be. doing what i did was me saying i

> let me bring in cnn political commentator and anchor at time warner cable news, errol lewis, brian stelterce hanes and david chalian. david, let me start with you. this is not just trump winning. he has seen, if you look -- let me throw up this one poll about his handling of things. candidates handling of things. he's seen as far and away the most capable candidate in fighting illegal immigration and the fight against isis. it's not just his brand. they like his policies, too. doesn't that spell even bigger trouble for the other republicans in the field? >> well, it does, kate. and look at those numbers. they all exceed his actual level of support in the horse race. so he is winning over, some republicans who say they're with cruz or rubio or some other candidate, but they still think trump is best equipped to handle isis or immigration and certainly the economy. and this is clearly part of the fuel behind his dominance in the polls, as is this notion that republicans are growing more and more -- they are coming around to the idea that maybe they're best positioned in the general position

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vicky gardner talks to our brian stelter about how she's moving forward. >> reporter: on the day of thetanding with alison in what was supposed to be her last live shot of the day. did you see the attacker coming up to you, in the cameraman's position? >> i did. i did. whoever would have guessed in a million years what was about to happen. >> reporter: you didn't think he was threatening. he came out in your peripheral vision? >> it was definitely peripheral. again, we were speaking live. as he approached, i could see it. and i was a little distracted but i was not concerned. when he open fire, it was still difficult to understand, to comprehend what was happening. it was something one does not expect to happen. your mind very quickly goes into a lot of scenarios. but it was very horrific. >> reporter: initially he shot at the cameraman, adam, he shot at the reporter, alison. alison fled and he chased alison. did you think the threat for you was over? >> no. i dropped to the ground and i had not been hit. i laid very still. he did come back and he did shoot me. it is my mental thought t

here to guide us through the very best, brian stelter. >> this is the fun part."star wars." >> we've heard about it once or twice by now. "star wars" is everything. many people at this point have seen it several times, going to the movies again and again to see it. this season, it's "star wars" and then everything else at the box office. >> if you didn't get a ticket, you might be out of luck. >> so many places sold out right away. old generations of fans who love the originals and brand-new generations of fans, that's what disney has been so effective at by creating new excitement for this franchise. it's kind of like a rising tide. it's going to help other films as well. remember this time last year, we were talking about "the interview," that north korea threat. there's nothing like that this season. >> might be a good time for another sequel. >> are you a "star wars" geek? i mean fan. >> i'm a geek at heart, but i'm new to the "star wars" franchise. >> he's too young. >> it's not just that i'm too young. i actually wasn't that into them as a kid. i tried them