where do you stand now on this issue of whether brian williams can return to the "nightly news" chair. >> first of all, brian is a friend of mine and has been for a long while. i have not spoken to him. what i am about to say to you is not based on any conversation with him what sor. look this is basically for all of brian's friends, but objectively it's very hard to see how nbc brings him back. i hope i'm wrong about this. i said some time ago that i thought his chances were slim to none and you can make a case that slim just left town with these leaks to "the washington post" and "the new york times," vicious really in their own way. >> vicious. >> yes. i think they were vicious. why dump this on him if he's not able to speak for himself. i think nbc has asked him to be quiet. >> right. >> but the investigation goes on. it's very hard to see how the corporations -- corporations they want to put things behind them and if they make a decision to bring brian back that doesn't put this problem behind them. i have no idea how this will turn out, but i have to say the turn most recently h

tell me why you have decided to campaign for brian williams. >> i'm a huge fan. i have been a fan for years. brian is kind of like a beacon of hope and a positivity if you will in a space that's very negative and has a lot of noise going on and he's the guy that i look forward to watching every night, and to hear that he was dismissed after something that i feel was not that huge of a deal kind of broke my heart, and seeing all the comments from people on the various news feeds, a lot of people had the same sentiment, so i started this page to show some solidarity for him. >> susan, i have noticed that as well activity on facebook about this -- i know you have commented on facebook -- the slogan i have seen is bbb, for bring brian back. >> correct. >> why do you believe nbc should reinstate him? >> i, like jackie, think he was dismissed unfairly. he told a story that was totally personal. he didn't make up a news story. >> kelsey we were talking about this iraq war mission and the story that changed over time. your husband, he serves in the u.s. military so i was

brian williams new boss was in the room but brian williams was not there at the dinner last night.defend himself. nbc hasn't let him publicly compliment. this has hurt morale to nbc and done damage to the network. internally, people want a resolution in this case. i have seen data that shows nbc's reputation as a network has recovered from the blow it took a couple of months ago. i think that goes to show that, you know, i'm an anchor, you're an anchor. i think anchors matter and i think viewers watch people and they like to watch specific anchors. that said, big networks are more important as a whole than any individual person. the fact that nbc has been able to rebound a bit and been able to hold on to most of their viewers goes to show that nbc might be able to let brian williams go and not take another blow. do you know what i mean? >> how easily could they do that? we know there are contracts. >> that's right. even if viewers are willing to stay tuned it's going to cost nbc a lot of money if they unwind this deal. we don't know if they are at that phase yet or what they are go

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a cultural icon has been living a lie for decades -- no, not you, brian williams. (laughter) bruce jenner comes out as a woman at age 65. way to skip menopause, hero! (laughter)

the headline is more of a dangerous and misleading headline than brian williams i mean faking it it going down. >> you have the "new york times" to be a watchdog on brian will els why. who will be a watchdog on them? >> you have accuracy of middle eastern reporting. >> i don't know. >> assume it is association. >> there has to be some sort of a body regulating it. i mean i was on new york public television last year and the host threatened to edit me out because i called out a fellow panelist as providing material support for a terrorist group. they with putting the panelist on the show pretending there is a legitimate talking head. i didn't sign the religious agreement. >> do you think paw -- paw knock yow's system is watched enough? >> it is a good step. i think there are more media report reporters than actual reporters. one of them alone is not tough. you don't know what their biases are. hopefully they can do their job and be am buds men or whatever. i i don't want to see a bar association type thing. >> there is no standards. there is no objectivity in media. i would argue with the

what can i say about brian williams. nothing, because i work for nbc. [laughter] [applause] there are so many stars from so many great shows here. we are in a golden age of television. i still see so many negative or trails of black and gay people. i mean it's 2015, and we still have characters like john lemon it's ridiculous. the cast of blackish is here which i think is inappropriate after the way they treated those whales at sea world. [laughter] the cast of game of thrones is here, and they tell me that even they have never seen this many nerds before. naomi campbell is here. naomi, you are lucky hillary is not here, as if you through your blackberry at her she would delete everything right off of it. [laughter] hillary said she used her private e-mails because she didn't want to use more than two devices. if that sounds familiar, it's also one of the roles from the sex contract in 50 shades of grey. the cast of downton abbey is here. thanks for the generous donation -- speaking of aaron, you may notice i'm a little tan. i just got back from the mos

alison: a "vanity fair" story gives aid some background on the decision to suspend news anchor brian williamsor exaggerating his state and storing the reporting during the iraq war. one person quoted in the article that williams wondered out loud if he had a brain tumor. nbc officials were repeatedly upset about his inability to explain the misstatements. leon: and wonderful group of people at the leadership awards. was sponsored -- it was sponsored by a group that recognizes humidity service from organizations like the united way of the national capital area. they surprised me with a volunteer of the year award because of all the work we've done together. it's been a lot of fun, eight years i think we have been doing it. alison: i know you were surprised, but you should not have been because you continue to volunteer. leon: she is a very sneaky lady marianne. alison: well, congratulations. very cool. the weather? steve: we have a cool down on the way and a big shock to the system. wait until you see friday and the upcoming weekend. pretty soon on the seven-day outside we go, it is cloudy and

i can't think of any good end for brian williams with those stories being leaked. and, by the way, if you have all of these instances, how in the heck do you bring back -- remember i was like the night it happened i said if he's your managing editor and he's lying, he's got to be gone by the end of the week. well six months off on the table. and i was accused of being one of the guys with a pitch porkforkpitchfork. but i think nbc -- look how does it get out of that room howie, with the top executives -- >> it was no question it was something of an authorized leak. i was saying it was 50/50 he would come back. you've got to measure his whole successful career at nbc versus the incidence at iraq. but now that you have more examples or the alleged examples the details of which we haven't seen, it feels like a tipping point. >> it absolutely feels like a tipping point. in my head i tipped right away. but now -- >> you're hard to tip over. >> but now, in terms of the larger media universe and i think other analysts are going to say, there's no way this guy comes back.

discovered an internal nbc investigation has turned up at least ten instances 0 so far in which brian williamsigation followed williams february apology for claiming a helicopter he was in during the iraq war was hit by rocket fire nbc suspended him for six months without pay, and now there's an investigation about all of the other stories and whether he's deserving of being put back on the air, in the seat of "nightly news "s what more are you hearing? >> it's quiet for a long time about brian williams people wondering when nbc's going to make an announcement because he's under the six-month suspension it goes on another three months but it's increasingly untenable for nbc not to be commenting. reported last night was, as you said there's a number of examples of embellishments that haven't been made publicly known but found by nbc. my sources are telling me the same thing, at least ten instances of exaggerations found. the most important detail head of all nbc universal had a meeting thursday where he learned about this he heard about these findings that suggests to me that nbc might be neari

are doing a internal fact checks of brian williams.dn't bring in outsiders. >> a more credible thing to bring in outsiders. we'll see what columbia thinks happen and how well the rolling stone own it is. i understand it's going to be published at the columbia journalism review and rolling stone magazine. that's good. i think it will be very interesting to see if anyone sort of takes a hit, as you suggest, a staff was all sort of all implicit. >> right. the editors going to lose their job or be disciplined. >> yes. it was egregious journalism. there was all kinds of problems. >> it starts with the writer and some people suggested she was trying to go out and find the most extreme case she could. the most extreme allegations. that can seem troubling on the face. sometimes you start out with a headline before you have the story, it can get you in trouble. >> absolutely. and that seems to be what she did. i think it's absolutely essential that we keep in mind it's a terrible plague really sexual assault on the campus. >> across the country

what can i say about brian williams. go nothing, because i worked for nbc. [applause] there are so many stars from some a great shows here. we are really in a golden age of television. i have to say, i still see some a negative for trails of black and gay people out there. it is 2015 and we still have tv characters like don lemon, it is ridiculous. [applause] the cast of abc's "blackish" is here, which i think is so any appropriate given how they treated those wells at sea world -- whales at sea world. the cast of "game of thrones" is here and they have told me that they had never seen so many nerds before. naomi campbell is here. naomi, you are lucky that hillary clinton is not here because if you throew your blackberry at her, she would delete everything off of it. hillary said she did not use her work e-mail because she did not want to use more than one device. the cast of "downtown abby" is here, thanks to a generous donation. speaking of eric shot you might notice i'm a little tan. i just got back from the most fabulous chip that eric took me up on. i b

>>> brian williams is back in the spotlight.comedy trump his for hard news and is his next gig already booked? >> welcome to the "insider." >> we'll get to brian's fu love but first the kardashians are topping the headlines. in our good week -- >> bad week. >> it was a good week for kim.ture taking a break, this week the west took in the sites of armenia. kim was joined by kanye and their adorable daughter north. north apps appeared mesmerized by the lights. this social media diary started with shot of her curly girl and kanye. she was joined at the table by her twothis cousins, kara and co ckourtney, both spelled with a "k," of se. kim focused on herself posting this selfie with a caption. >> you've got drugs, violence baby mamacour drama and of course hip hop. is there a place the empire won't go? >> meanwhile it's like a bad press week for the talk show empire. it happened when the

thing, and brian williams was replaced by a black guy.ughter) but then the whole phone thing happened with the e-mails and said she had one device. >> i thought it would be easier to carry just one device for my work and for my personal e-mails instead of two. >> larry: okay, so makes sense. but two weeks earlier, this is what she said. >> i have you know an ipad, a mini ipad an iphone and a blackberry. >> larry: seriously! if she really is the forgetful grandma, which one is she? >> like a lot of politicians she has a complicated relationship with the truth. and she's trying her best. >> larry: bill has a lot of complications. >> like a lot of politicians, has the same tick when it comes to explaining themselves. she has a lot to do on this issue because the email issue isn't going to go away. i think they feel like they're going to put this to bed. >> that's actually pretty cool. i actually like that. >> people who have two cell phones deal drugs. i trust my drug dealer more than i do politics. >> larry: so that's a good reason you woul

brian williams is a great guy. i have known him for many years.: the ge owned nbc at the time. jack: when tom brokaw was in the seat and brian williams was at ms nbc, we talked for days about is there a place for brian in late-night? some form of late-night? brian he is funny. clever. he is good. this is a tragedy. i feel terrible. i really like the guy. suzy: there is a second act for brian williams. jack: he has too much talent. charlie: ge. you have said, you would have done the same thing today because of the new regulations affecting the financial sector that came out of dodd-frank. before dodd-frank, would you have disbanded? jack: no. we had 27 years of enormous growth, great people and businesses. jeff built it more than i did. 40% last year. this was a great -- and just guess what, he chose the right time. these assets in steve schwarzman's hands. there are other great leasing businesses. they are going to get good prices for these deals and be able to buy back stock. create the same eps by buying back stock. have a concentrated -- they w

suzy: there is a second act for brian williams. jack: he has too much talent. charlie: ge.ave said, you would have done the same thing today because of the new regulations affecting the financial sector that came out of dodd-frank. before dodd-frank, would you have disbanded? jack: no. we had 27 years of enormous growth, great people and businesses. jeff built it more than i did. 40% last year. this was a great -- and guess what, he chose the right time. these assets in steve schwarzman's hands. charlie: the real estate assets. jack: there are other great leasing businesses. they are going to get good prices for these deals and be able to buy back stock. create the same eps by buying back stock. have a concentrated -- they will be back doing other things. ge is the only company left in the dow jones. when i got the job for my predecessor, i inherited utah international. i sold it in 24 months. that was ge and mining. we were doing an inflation hedge. charlie: looking at ge today, it was, the house that jack built. they are going back now, for some of the reasons we said, to

second statement on this on monday at the university of chicago saying this talking about the brian williamswe it to everybody including brian and his family to let the process play out to hear what the financial conclusions are and then deal with it at that point." brian williams in the midst of a six-month sitting out from his show. you said "new york times" had nine reporters on this story? that shows how big this has gotten. >> yes, they believe there was something here to investigate because there have been questions for a long time actually in media circles about what really happened with this kidnapping at nbc. again, no one saying that he made it up. nobody saying he exaggerated. but questions about who the kidnappers really were and questions about how he was really freed. the times thought they had a story here. frankly i was waiting for weeks for this story to come out. but nbc did something very wise perhaps. they had engel go re-report it himself and contact sources and try to figure out exactly what happened. >> i heard engel wanted to re-report it himself. which also speaks to

i can't think of any good end for brian williams with those stories being leaked.ow in the heck do you bring back -- you remember i was like the night it happened i said if he is your managing editor and he is lying, he's got to be gone by the end of the week. what is six months off on the time table. i was accused of being one of the guys with a pitch fork coming to the castle. i think this is -- i think nbc -- how does it get out of that room? >> there is no question it was an authorized leak. i've got to measure his whole successful career in nbc. now you have more examples or alleged examples of details we haven't seen it feels like a tipping point. does it feel that way to you? >> it absolutely feels like a tipping point in my head i tipped right away. now i feel -- now in terms of the larger media universe i think other analysts are going to say there is no way this guy comes back. nbc, in essence, damaged him when they put this up. it's what they will buy him out. >> even leaving lester holt in the chair, doesn't make it possible for brian to come back? >> n

brian williams with the high heels on. audience: aww. steve: rob. >> no pants.ve: no pants. >> whoo! good answer! >> whoo! steve: jason. >> a dress. steve: a dress.

an internal investigation by nbc news has found 11 instances of embellishment i brian williams, according to unnamed sources. nbc suspended the nightly news anchor after williams claimed he was in a helicopter hit by rocket fire in iraq. the network has not said if he will return to the anchor desk when his suspension ends in august. a record centered for -- a record setter for abc, bruce jenner's interview with diane sawyer. the episode was the highest rated edition of "20/20" in 15 years. he said being transgender is something he has struggled with since childhood. >> i want to take advantage of this and do the right thing. and be true to myself. kellye: the interview was the last jenner plans to do as burress. he plans to emerge with a new name in the future possibly coinciding with a documentary series about his transformation set to debut on e! network in july. what experts have said about the violent volcano in chile. plus, a flash flood leads to this. these cows were swept down a raging river. first, the fight over same-sex marriage at the steps of the capitol. okay, i need a bette

oh, and what can i say about brian williams? nothing, because i work for nbc.o many great shows here. we are really in a golden age of television. you know but i have to say, i still see so many negative portrayals of black and gay people out there. i mean it's 2015 and we still have tv characters like don lemon. it's ridiculous. the cast of abc's "blackish" is here, which i think is very inappropriate after the way they treated those whales at sea seaworld. some of the cast of the epic fantasy series "game of thrones" is here and they told me even they haven't seen this many nerds before. nay niome naomi cambm is here. you're lucky hillary clinton isn't here because if you threw your blackberry at her, she would just delete everything right off it. hillary clinton said she used her private e-mail because she didn't want to use more than two devices. if it sounds familiar it's also one of the rules from the sex contract in fifty shades of grey. some of the cast of "downton abbey" is here thanks to a generous donation of the constituents of aaron schock. now, sp

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residents calling out her to remove disgraced nbc anchor brian williams off of their welcome sign.k twain, tommy hilfiger citing the cost of a new sign and also the bible the coming back for celebratory events. everyone makes mistakes. bill: he is coming back. >> here comes the bride again and again and again. felony charges after getting married ten times. divorces get messy. she never got one. >> did she buy an address? >> this must've gotten expensive. ♪ bill: hank, show us your meatballs. two of my favorite restaurants you went to. >> i knew it was going to be good. >> who has the best meatballs in the northeast? we put it out on twitter hashtag show us your meatballs. you guys are on fire with it set the table. let's eat. >> are meatball adventure starts with a twist. always has some form of meatball. >> look at that. >> do something a little bit different. a rustic italian influence. trying to evolve and go along. >> any good kitchen, very busy place. our stay out of the way. >> served up beautifully. he brings it out to me for the moment of truth. zero, what a moment. the la

include offline access. >>> he has taken a bit of a beating in the media, but nbc news anchor brian williams is still welcome in elmira, new york. >> evidently the mayor says despite more than a dozen calls from respects she is not -- residents she is not interested in taking williams off the sign. she said everyone makes mistakes. >>> people are people, so no one really wants to be referred to as an it. >> that's right. that's why university of new mexico's student paper has started referring to people who don't identify as a he or a she with the pronoun ze and zer. ze replaces he and she. zer replaces them and their. >> the only nongender pronoun option we have is it and that has a lot of really negative connotations. we needed to make that an option as gender and sexuality changes, we needed to have that available to people. >> the newspaper came to this decision after hours of discussion with the lgbtq community there. >> it's kind of confusing because zer can sound like sir almost. >> it can. i suppose as we hear more about this, we'll learn more. >>> coming up we have the story of two

brian williams? you rascal. >> some of them laughing and some of them, i don't know what to do with that. >> "saturday night live" comedian making her first appearance at the white house correspondent dinner last night. she looked lovely. >> she did well, and as usual, the president took the big lives. >> my advisers asked me, mr. president, do you have a bucket list? i said, well, i have something that rhymes with bucket list. take executive action to immigration, buck it. and it's the right thing to do. >> hillary's cam paepb slogan says it's your time, which i assume that's what she says in the mirror when she is dead lifting 200 pounds. >> i have to negotiate with iran, and all while finding time to pray five times a day. >> i solemnly swear not to talk about hillary's appearance because that is not journalism. >> i look so old, john boehner already invited netanyahu to speak at my funeral. >> i can watch anthony bourdain to eat a cricket. >> and they finally found a way to keep a cricket off my

brian williams? what are you doing there, you rascal? aaron and i, we just had so much fun. i know what you are thinking but it was not romantic, it was strictly a friendship trip. he reminded me every day. but just because he resigned it does not mean there are not any smoking hot congressman left. looking out tonight, i see so many tens. well, washington tends. new york fours. 30's.na illinois senator harry reid is retiring after spending 30 years in congress. many of you do not know, but he was a boxer before he spent five years as a punching bag. one of my favorite things that happen in congress this year was when one of the senators brought in a snowball to prove that climate change was real. that blew my mind. first prize, jim. dang. you brought science to life, man. so cool. senator tom cotton got 47 other senators to sign and an -- and open letter he wrote to iran. the most surprising thing is a guy named tom cotton is a senator and not a rabbit from an old racist disney cartoon. now, in tom cotton's defense, he was just trying to repair america's strained relationsh

hillary has a brian williams problem.id and told this story about coming under sniper fire when she landed in bosnia. you may remember this. >> i remember landing under sniper fire. there was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the%j airport, but instead, we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base. >> now she tells a story, while she's in iowa, about her grandparents, all of them coming to america as immigrants whichÑ";ñ turns out to be false. listen. >> all my grandparents you know came over here and my grandfather went to work in a lace mill in scranton, pennsylvania and worked in until he retired at 65. he started when he was a teenager and kept going. >> all of my grandparents becomes one of four. now, the sniper fire thing i think -- she shounds likeounds like brian williams. >> i understand in families you can tell stories over and over again and the lore takes on a fact of its own. that said, she's how old? i mean -- i realize -- by your 30s you usually get the real s

controversy over engel's kidnapping comes just three months after nbc suspended "nightly news" anchor brian williamsfter admitting that a story he told about coming under fire on a helicopter during the iraq war was not true. on thursday, journalist glenn greenwald described nbc news' conduct in the engel case to be more troubling than the brian williams scandal. greenwald wrote -- "[t]he nbc story was quite likely to fuel the simmering war cries in the west to attack (or at least aggressively intervene against) assad. that's a far more serious and far more consequential journalistic sin than a news reader puffing out his chest and pretending he's rambo." we are joined now by asad abu khalil is a professor of political science at california state university, stanislaus. he runs the angry arab news service blog. he expressed serious doubts about the circumstances surrounding engel's captivity and release when the story first broke in december 2012. so, let's begin with what has been revealed now and what you were saying, asad abukhalil back in at the end of 2012 after the newsman were released. >> i

a cultural icon has been living a lie for decades -- no, not you, brian williams. (laughter) bruce jenner comes out as a woman at age 65. way to skip menopause, hero! (laughter) that's right, bruce jenner talked with diane sawyer about his transition... into the one member of the kardashian family we actually "want" to see on tv! (audience reacts) lgbt cue up the theme song! this is the "the nightly show"! (cheers and applause) ♪ captioning sponsored by comedy central thank you! thank you very much! (audience chanting larry) thank you very much. thank you for saying what i say before i go to bed every night. i appreciate it. how did you know? i don't know. i'm larry wilmore. lots of stuff happening. obviously there's a huge story coming out of baltimore now. everyone stay safe. we'll talk about it later in the show but we'll have full coverage on tomorrow night'syob8show. but let's begin with the white house correspondents dinner on saturday night -- that annual event washington insiders call "nerd prom." >> the annual dinner brings together journalists who cover t

what can i say about brian williams. nothing, because i work for nbc.y stars from so many great shows here. we are in a golden age of television. i still see so many negative or trails of black and gay people. i mean it's 2015, and we still have characters like john lemon it's ridiculous. the cast of blackish is here which i think is inappropriate after the way they treated those whales at sea world. [laughter] the cast of game of thrones is here, and they tell me that even they have never seen this many nerds before. naomi campbell is here. naomi, you are lucky hillary is not here, as if you through your blackberry at her she would delete everything right off of it. [laughter] hillary said she used her private e-mails because she didn't want to use more than two devices. if that sounds familiar, it's also one of the roles from the sex contract in 50 shades of grey. the cast of downton abbey is here. thanks for the generous donation -- speaking of aaron, you may notice i'm a little tan. i just got back from the most fabulous trip that aaron took me on,

. >>> brian williams first signing in weeks. was that all staged?e have new details on rita wilson's life saving breast cancer surgery. >> and after she got kicked offdancing with the stars," suzanne somers explains her terrifying cancer misdiagnosis. >> and we visit the new celebrity chippendale. >> you guys are getting the exclusive. >> now, "e.t" and move over, magic mike. >> welcome, everybody. dennis quade's new star meltdown is off the chart. >> he is spitting out profanities, he calls his co-workers zombies. but is it too outrageous to even believe? >> my first reaction watching this is very convincing, i tell you what, crazy stuff rocky this happens on set. i have been there, i have seen it. an actor can be preparing for a very intense scene and something happens offset and boom, it happens. >> so then here's the question. and you be the judge, did dennis quade get caught in a hollywood hissy fit or a hoax. >> i can't even get a line out until dopey there starts whispering in your ear. >> the apparent tantrum is vicious and fast, nine explet

i thing she did say she would have they sit down with brian williams but that did not work out.ter] kennedy: they he could not remember her record at the state department. >> the perfect scenario. right now she doesn't play ball because she will make an idiot out of herself. >> her answer is what difference does it make? to make this is the first time as an adult she has an antagonistic relationship with the press and doesn't know what to do. kennedy: she said we have a plan for my plan. >> she bumped her head. >> i hope it is not with the emails server. >> i love how the author of hard choices. and i am a comedian. kennedy: and what surprised me was with so many republicans to hate the press should love her but they don't. the panel will come back later when they talk about teachers and a super heroes. the gay marriage is in front of the supreme court. it is time for "you're crazy, kennedy". kennedy: welcome back the supreme court was divided read the constitution gives gay and lesbian couples permission to marry and justice kennedy seems to be the most crucial vote mia crazy t

a cultural icon has been living a lie for decades -- no, not you, brian williams.uce jenner comes out as a woman at age 65.

host: do you think brian williams deserves redemption? caller: it depends on why he lied about those stories. why did hillary lie that she was under fire? it kind of takes away the valor of those people that volunteer and put their lives at risk. these people want to say they were there as well. i am retired from the air force. i was never under fire. i would not make it up. i can't believe that we let certain people go because of their statements. she gets to get away with this. there should be a standard about shaming. all of the stuff with bill, where he messed around with monica is documented. those are all public shaming events. they should be. when you lie under oath you should be publicly shamed. host: you mentioned president clinton and monica lewinsky. on march 20, she gave a tad talk. >> the public humiliation was excruciating. life was almost unbearable. this was not something that happened with regularity back then in 1998. by this i mean the stealing of peoples private words and conversations or photos and then making them pu

. >>> brian williams first signing in weeks. was that all staged?cancer surgery. >> and after she got kicked off

>>> brian williams back in the spotlight. will his passion for comedy trump his love of hard news?already booked? hello, everybody, i'm louis aguirre. >> i'm thea andrews. speaking of passion, louis, you spent a little time with the queen of romance novels herself, jackie collins. i heard it got a little heated there. >> what she really feels about "fifty shades" and her epic affair with marl

. >> you can fire brian williams for some lies, but you can't take down nbc. >> congress made it illegalompanies to use lie detectors, but they made it exempt for federal employioeemployees. >> doug williams was part of that. >> if you can find a better way -->>> coming up when does nascar think we'll find alien life? if i told you, i would not be very good at teasing stories, would i? >>> he was teasing or just teething? vice president joe biden was photographed borrowing a toddler's pass fire. jasper, the grandson of michael bloomberg. the encounter happened in d.c. honoring the former new york city mayor. the kid's mom posted the pic with the caption, what is a boy to do when the vice president steals your passefier. ♪ ♪ >> i've noticed that behavior before with naked mole rats. they can't see, so they have to touch their nose to you to know who you are. i think he's blind. andy i almost confused you will two. here's a theory. is this guy just a drunk? >> i don't think he's a drunk, he's kind of like high on biden. >> obama is high on obama. but he doesn't nose people. >> if you were

[laughter] what can i say about brian williams? nothing, because i work for nbc.hter] [applause] there are so many stars from so many great shows here. we are in a golden age of television. i still see so many negative or portrayals of black and gay people. i mean, it's 2015, and we still have characters like john lemon, it's ridiculous. the cast of blackish is here which i think is inappropriate after the way they treated those whales at sea world. have characters like john lemon, [laughter] the cast of game of thrones is here, and they tell me that even they have never seen this many nerds before. naomi campbell is here. naomi, you are lucky hillary is not here, because if you through your blackberry at her, she would delete everything right off of it. [laughter] hillary said she used her private e-mails because she didn't want to use more than two devices. if that sounds familiar, it's also one of the roles from the sex contract in 50 shades of grey. the cast of downton abbey is here. speaking of aaron, you may notice i'm a little tan. i just got back from the

oh, what can i say about brian williams?. [ laughter ] [ applause ] there's so many stars from so many great shows here. we are really in a golden age of television. but i have to say, i still see so many negative portrayals of black and gay people out there. it's 2015 and we still have tv characters like don lemon. it's ridiculous. the cast of abc's "blackish" is here, which i think is very inappropriate after the way they treated those whales at sea world. some of the cast of the epic fantasy series of "game of thrones" is here, and they told me even think have never seen this many nerds before. naomi campbell is here. if you threw your blackberry at hillary clinton, she would just delete everything right off of it. hillary clinton said that she used her private e-mail because she didn't want to use more than two devices. that's also one of the rules in the sex contract from "50 shades of gray." now, speaking of erin shock, you might notice i'm a little tan. i just got back from the most fabulous trip that erin took me on.

. >> you ought to wonder how brian williams feels at home he's been suspended for six months a very differentin this case credit to "rolling stone" at least they have come forward. >> brian, sarah, thank you. >> there are problems on campus especially that one. >> that doesn't go away just because this story did. all right, what do you think? do you think he should have been firing? is it that important to you at "rolling stone" magazine? how do you keep it alive? you let us know. you know how to get us on twitter. okay. this is a big story for you this morning. there is a lot of news. let's get right to it. >>> from nuclear weapons we become a political football. >> we are powerful enough to test these propositions without putting us at risk. >> the manhunt intensifying for the alleged mastermind of last week's university terror attack. >> these people are using the most basic means to murder as many people as possible. >>> yemen has the full attention of the u.n. city council. >> generally wards are not won by airstrikes. >> closing arguments are set to begin this morning in the boston mara

russia in an interview that looked very much like - for all practical purposes - the interview na brian williams did with edwards. except for the use of a couple of expletives, he went after him. >> right yes. >> is that - so are we going to see comedians becoming journalists in a big way going forward in the future. >> he's the only guy doing investigative journalism. >> i tend to disagree with that and i like john oliver's show. >> yes, i think that it's a strange world when the comedian and the satirist is able to affect people and make people you know care about the news in a way that regular news outlets haven't over the last several decades - the last decade or so. >> will you continue on the show? >> as of right now i have no plans to leave. >> what is it like what has the ride been like for you on the show? >> the truth is i have been working on the "the daily show" for the last time. i have a show on h.b.o. called "the bring." so - it's been great. it's been the most amazing gig, you know. it's been an amazing boss jon, to have. again, this whole halal family thing came out of the work