brian stelter joins us now. brian, we're not going to show the tweets because we don't want to aid in the spread of that junk. but the president has been on a bit of a tear recently. >> yeah, misinformation and disinformation coming from the president of the united states from his twitter feed. this is not brand new, he's been doing it for years but it is still galling and still shocking. frankly it is unpresidential to see dozens of these kinds of posts, anti-democrat, anti-whistle-blower, all of this content that would offend anybody who believes in the basic principles of our democracy. let me give an example of what he's been sharing. for the first time late on friday night he posted the alleged name, unsubstantiated name of the intelligence community whistle-blower. now, he's posted more than 100 times about the alleged whistle-blower but never actually published what he may think is the name of this person. but that's what he did late on friday night, sharing a random twitter user's post that contained this

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brian stelter, cnn, new york. >>> and here is a programming note for you.ing in the new year with anderson cooper and andy cohen, two best friends, one epic night. new year's eve live begins tuesday at 8:00 p.m. right here on cnn. >>> i became the first artist to have a hit on all three charts. >> she was the first female rock and roll star. >>> breaking news. we have just learned a second victim has died in the church shooting in texas. the news cosming after police revealed stories of heroism in the attack in white settlement. >> today as approximately 11:50 a.m. a gunman entered. during the church service. the reports indicate the man entered the church and fired a weapon. a couple members of the churge returned fire. striking the suspect who died at the scene. >> as you heard parishioners were able to return fire killing the suspect. officials now working to determine a motive for the shooting. they'll look at new video from inside the church to determine exactly what happened. how it all unfolded. i want to bring in cnn national security analyst a form

>>> i'm brian stelter and this is a special edition of "reliable sources." looking ahead to 2020 and beyond. how will we all be consuming the news, shows, stories in 2030? here with the forecast of the decade to come is futurist amy webb plus the outspoken billionaire mark benioff has a prediction for tech as well and i asked him why he decided to buy "time magazine" and i'll speak with "usa today" editor nicole carol about what we need to preserve and protect while so much of media is changing. let's take a big picture view as we begin this hour. this was the decade of streams and screams and the shared notion of truth. to see what has changed, look at some of the words that have been added to the merriam webster dictionary in the past ten years. there is bingable. that's a new one. screen time. cyber safety. also airplane mode. plus click bait, emoji, meme. that's a new one in the past ten years. and deep state, truther, alt right, idiocracy. think back to 2010 before any of those words hit our lexicon. it was the year the ipad launched and the year instag

i want to bring in brian stelter. morning to you. >> good morning. >> this is a big move by "the times." what sort of impact could this have? >> i think these editorials have a little impact but not a lot of impact. you know, a reminder newsrooms and editorial boards are separate parts of these newspapers so "the new york times" editorial board, opinion writers. they sit upstairs and only point of view from the journalists who sit downstairs. it is notable in the big papers across the country all weigh in and reflect the views of their publisher and say it is time to vote for impeachment. we have seen this from connecticut where the connecticut post newspaper actually called for trump to step down to the west coast about people in the "l.a. times" and san diego tribune. the editorials do matter and people may read them but the social media chaos and conversations happening on our phones that i think ultimately matter more when it comes to impeachment. >> in what way? what are you seeing on social media or what is out

>>> i'm brian stelter. it's time for "reliable sources". in this hour we have not one but two of america's top editors joining me. marty baron and david remnick are here. >>> plus us si cup and others are here. i'm going to propose a new diagnosis for the whoas of the news media. are we all experiencing memory loss? and later, with the movie "bomb shell" in theaters, i'll speak to the director to see why he decided to make a film about the darkest days in fox news history. >>> first, looking back at the week that was, the impeachment flat line. this is one of the times when a line graph can tell a story best. impeachment is a fact that president trump cannot deny. even in the age of alternative facts and even though some of his surrogates are trying to spin it in his favor and see he hasn't been impeached, the front remembered for decades to come. while the house and senate are squabbling over the terms of a senate trial, it feels like the fog over washington is only becoming thicker and denser. an impeachment really is a thought line. look

worry about the ones who aren't doing the bidding of the corporate state they don't need to spy on brian stelter thank you. i mean well there would be no real story if it kicked him in. or the face tough to tell the difference no that was mean no the justice department likely only spies on journalists speaking out against war and empire all 7 of us. that's right all of america's anti-war t.v. and you tube post so to get together playing 3 on 3 basketball it's a lot of fun that you know chris hedges can dunk like a mother. that top. of some 500 indigenous groups from 9 countries the coordinator of the indigenous organizations of the amazon river basin is planning to safeguard a sacred corridor of life and culture covering more than 700000 square miles an area about the size of mexico. here in the u.s. were to adjust by without life and culture ok just ask the stars of naked and afraid. by the way that show has the hardest working pixelation team in show business. the truth is the amazon is under extreme threat as are countless species of plants and animals not seen anywhere else in the world thes

. >>> i'm brian stelter and this is a special edition of "reliable sources." to 2020 and beyond. how will we all be consuming the news, shows, stories in 2030? here with the forecast of the decade to come is futurist amy webb plus the outspoken billionaire mark benioff has a prediction for tech as well and i asked him why he decided to buy "time magazine" and i'll speak with "usa today"

. >> reporter: brian stelter is joining us now. t does it say about republican organizations and their reasoning for it? were they trying to boost the sales? >> i think it's a couple of things. it speaks to donald trump jr.'s popularity, his celebrity power in the trump age. donald trump jr. is a big hit on college campuses. he attracts lots of republicans. this book triggers kind of part that. it speaks to his interesting culture and how he believes the republican party should fight the culture wars. it is speaks to the hypocrisy. it would trigger everyone on the left if my book makes "the new york times" best seller list. it did. it would have still been number one even if not bulk purchases. it is notable and a little bit controversial they are look ago national committee and conservative groups chipped in to buy thousands of copies. here is how "the new york times" describes it. he is a private citizen when it's convenient. other times, not so much. i think the point of this is that whether there were bulk purchases or not and t

♪the beat goes on >>> i'm brian stelter. it's time for "reliable sources". america's top editors joining me. marty baron and david remnick are here. >>> plus us si cup and others are here. i'm going to propose a new diagnosis for the whoas of the news media. are we all experiencing memory loss? and later, with the movie "bomb shell" in theaters, i'll speak to the director to see why he decided to make a film about the darkest days

. >> brian stelter joins us. how rare is an op-ed like this in a publication like christianity today. >> incredibly rare. that's why their servers crashed when this was published. that's how much of a surprise it was, how much attention it was getting. this is a relatively small magazine, circulation of about 90,000 copies in print. in part because the president was so angry about it, this ended up being a multi-day story. i would argue the president made it a bigger story by lashing out, lying about the magazine calling it far left. >> let me read you another portion. we believe the impeachment hearings have made it absolutely clear in a way the mueller investigation did not that president trump has abused his authority for personal gain and bestrayed his constitutional oath. the hearings have illuminated the president's moral def moral deficiencies for all to see. is this meaning it's getting through? >> yes. in response to the hearings, trump supporters came up with excuses, the democrats are worse or the medi

. >> joining me are oliver darcy and brian stelter. thank you so much for joining me.y everyone wants to know who this person is. they cannot show up on the late night shows and do the kind of promotional tours that one might for a book like this. the author did do a reddit ama and said trump will hear from me in my own name before the 2020 election. >> a very curious way of saying stay tuned. the book did reach the number one spot on the "new york times" best seller list. this person describes in stead of a deep state a so-called steady state trying to keep the government functioning and running amid the dysfunction of the trump years. i think they would have more power by naming themselves. >> obviously every name has been thrown out there including george and kellyanne conway, kellyanne conway being a senior advisor in the white house, george conway her husband obviously becomeing a very, ver vocal critic on twitter. he tweeted "i wish but no." if they're complaining, why not just reveal themselves? >> in that reddit ama the author said they don't want to reveal the

cnn chief media correspondent brian stelter is here. he's playing the victim.er rm a year of silence? >> he's putting the whine in weinstein. he's suffering from back pain. he had to have surgery. he's trying to prove to people this was real surgery, he is in need of using a walker. he was recently photographed going into court using a walker. then folks noticed afterwards he didn't have it anymore. he's going into target and stores acting like he's totally healthy and fine. he's trying to prove he is suffering, he is ailing. i don't think he'll get a lot of sympathy, even if it is true. he might be starting to think about the pool for this case. but it is extraordinary and kind of sick to see someone saying, i feel like i'm the forgotten man. >>> you spoke down with gretchen carlson in 2016. >> there's some similarities. i did so much for women but that doesn't negate the abuse. >> i want to play a portion of your interview with her when she talks about the nondisclosure agreement she signed with fox. >> yeah. >> if i had it to do all over, i would have though

. >>> i'm brian stelter. this is reliable sources. our weekly look at the story behind the story. lot to share today. let's get to it. we have investigative journalists talking about following the money. >>> the billionaire who makes trump look cash poor, bloomberg's ad blitz is underway. there's been no avoiding it. how is his news room covering his run for office? there's never been anything like this. the media mogul running for president. and a former news editor who quit over this issue in 2016 is going to join me live. >>> a surprise trip to afghanistan and

with me is brian stelter. interesting how they interpreted this. >> incredible and really disappointing for the people who work at fox who are still reality based, who still want this channel to be as accurate as possible. there's a difference between confident and conspiratorial. there's a difference between supporting trump's agenda and lavishly, blindly believing whatever he said. it's as if all nuance is lost and nonsense wins out. we're seeing that vividly this week. >> there is this echo chamber that's been talked about a lot. the president watching fox, the president criticizing fox if he doesn't like a poll, which, you know, is ludicrous the idea that they're somehow manipulating polls against the president. >> i've been talking to dozens of sources inside fox in recent months. a lot of them describe a frustration that the network feels like it's surrendered to trump. there's a sense that trump is in charge of fox. >> is it a financial decision? obviously there's some politics. is it political purely o

so with us for the top picks brian stelter and marie turner.ou guys here. >> i miss you guys. >> i miss you more. >> i miss you more. >> i thought i was going to have to announce for president to get back on this show. >> that would help. but no. just telling us how to cut through -- i am overwhelmed by all of the options. so help us understand. it's a holiday weekend. what should we go out and see? >> listen, there's a lot to see. there really is a lot out there. a lot of good movies this year. i'm trying to pair it down. stuff for mom and dad and stuff for the entire family if you want to go to the theater over the holiday. the first thing i say to see is "bombshell." i know people are saying, yes, more media and politics. yes. but see this movie. i said this earlier, the girl that plays alisyn camerota has nothing on you, by the way. but i've seen it twice. charlize is spot on as megyn kelly. john lithgow steals this movie. he is fantastic. there's a scene between him and margot robbie that is so uncomfortable to watch but so greatly acted.

. >>> i'm brian stelter. this is reliable sources. our weekly look at the story behind the story. there's a lot to share today. let's get to it. we have investigative journalists talking about following the money. >>> the billionaire who makes trump look cash poor, bloomberg's ad blitz is underway. there's been no avoiding it. how is his news room covering his run for office? there's never been anything like this. the media mogul running for president. and a former news editor who quit over this issue in 2016 is going to join me live. >>> a surprise trip to afghanistan and why it cost one reporter her job. all of that coming up. first, the impeachment of donald trump and how it's being covered and contorted and confused. the president could be impeached by the end of this month. the house vote might happen by christmas. and the democrats are about to resume hearings jerry nadler says in the new letter trump again sought for interference in the election. he's talking about ukraine, for his personal and political benefit. nadler accusing trump of a campaign of obstruction. nadler sa

let's talk more about his return with brian stelter, cnn chief media correspondent and anchor of "reliable >> good morning. >> what did you think? did eddie murphy live up to the hype? >> i think this was an "snl" episode 35 years in the making. it reminds us why this show can be so extraordinary. yes, "snl" is often criticized. people say the best years nain e past and not as good as it used to be and not as funny but they tap into the past and give us a treat and remind us why the show is legendary on network television and why it's great to still have it around, i think. you know? i think they are probably still partying in new york after this episode of "snl" because it was so highly anticipated and murphy was bringing back characters in the past like his version of mr. rogers that is mr. rob's neighborhood and this is something people were looking forward to a long time. >> let's watch a clip of that. >> great. >> so much a changed since we last spend sometime together. my neighbor has gone through so much. he has gone through something called gentrifiication. can you say that, boys a

joining us now, cnn's chief media correspondent and anchor of reliable sources brian stelter.do we know about this tv drama? >> maybe it is appropriate that in the reality tv age with the reality president this is what rudy guiliani is doing, to make a documentary series trying to support the president and attack ukraine. that is the general idea according to sources familiar with this. it's such a small channel, not even rated nationally by nielsen. this is not a major player. most of our viewers don't have access to it on their cable or satellite line-ups but onn has gained the attention of the president and rudy guiliani. it is willing to put on a lot of conspiratorial programming. that is kind of what is going on here. what this is really about, ana, rudy guiliani loves cigars. this is all about a smoke machine. he's trying to create as much smoke or fog as possible to create confusion and so chaos and distract us from the basic facts we know that have been described by witness after witness on capitol hill in the past few weeks. frankly, i think that smoke machine is some

brian stelter sent a great job, i hate to invoke someone from cnn here and fox news.his and stay one. michael not of a knotty, diagnosed him through twitter. and michael villani knows what he's talking about. >> i think he could be the democratic nominee? >> certainly someone we should be talking about. >> and that is collusion. that is colluded. that is a corrupt media and little adam shifty. [laughter] >> zero my god, our voters aren't stupid they now are democrats are only impatient president because they cannot beat him at the ballot box. how terrible are the democrats on a scale from cory booker's poll numbers to one? >> it's really terrible, so charlie can understand it. i beat him everywhere. i beat the republicans i beat the fake media, not be the democrats again. look we have to go after joe biden. go after hunter biden, he is the problem. little adam shifty is negative nancy, the do nothing democrats i beat them. i beat them all. [inaudible] >> i have fact checker is all across the medial tie that is absolutely. [inaudible] that is for pinocchio's. we have t