i wonder what you make of the idea of a new role for brian williams. you've been outspoken his credibility has taken a severe blow here. >> i think it has. as a journalist. i don't think he can return to that anchor desk. he certainly can't return as managing editor and anchor. number one, i think brian and you are absolutely right about trial balloons. i think nbc is floating a trial balloon and this is a good place to do that. but i think also if you look at andy lack's history, he did news magazines in the '80s and '90s, and one of the things i learned writing about those news magazines is they were a great place to lay off anchormens' sal salaryies salaries. you saw the anchors hosting prime time news magazines because the money was so great for them. andrew hayward was another guy that did this at cbs. andy lack knows how to do this, and if they're stuck with his salary in some ways putting him in even a quasijournalistic show, something like "48 hours" or having him do interviews that might work for them. if lack can pull that off, it's a smart t

brian williams can find a way to do that. what would your reaction be to that?d be not good enough for me. i remember when journalism and the news divisions at the networks didn't have to make money. they just had to go off and do good work and win awards and that kind of thing. but when the networks were bought by different companies like ge and now nbc universal and maybe comcast, everything changed, and the news division was just like any other division and it had to have a bottom line that it met. you can't cover news that way with a budget that says you spend one day on a story and that's it whether you've got the story or not. so if the bean counters are the ones that make the decision and say he must come back because the ratings are better with him, what is sad sign for television network jumpism. >> carole simpson with a memo to the bean counters. thank you very much for being here this morning. appreciate it. up next here is a provocative question for a sunday morning. what makes one natural disaster deserving of more news coverage than another? we'll

brian williams was a hero like walter cronkite did we find out he is lying about his life. that disturbs the public. win. >> host: how have journalists been portrayed? >> since the same but talk about the agent greek journalist with historians historians, you find the intended is the we don't trust i sent them back to the 1929 film which is the most horrible and terrific scene and you could imagine the final scene is a newspaper in the debtor and it is said tabloid i have found if but if if reporter never worn number three says they keep shoving fair carry and microphone into your face and acting horribly so the anonymous journalist is very indicative. fiesta and that is the image they initially manchin. scenic is an old film i teach 76 for how many years ago and it got a lot of people interested. >> but generally. >> host: how accurate are some of the portrayals but those underwritten by a former journalist and civic all of those probably did happen so with the accuracy is queued but the prc is wonderful. maturing d.h. lawrence and year run but too much happens and the ris

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in the brian williams case he elaborated and exaggerated. >> this is more connected to politics brianst trying to build himself up a little bit. >> that was more brian williams going on late night talk shows. this goes to the heart and essence of journalism. i think you look at what happened to brian williams i think this is more severe. >> that is peter schweizer and "hannity" exclusive commenting on the scandal surrounding hillary clinton. why isn't abc news punishing stephanopoulos after admitting donating tens of thousands of dollars to the clinton foundation? the "new york post" said he signed a seven-year $105 million contract with the network. two weeks from now, this book is coming out. you're seeing it for the first time. adios, america, the left's plan to turn our country into a third world hell hole. it will be out june the 1st. i have the first copy. did you autograph it for me? >> yes, i did. you dictated what you wanted me to say. >> i did a little bit, that's true. let's go to stephanopoulos. you see all this. it's obvious that he always was a liberal clinton hack. and

the reason why i am reluctant is because until the brian williams scandal i had never heard of brian reason i weighed in on it was i don't quite understand what brian williams means -- means in the american landscape. was he really respected go to news commentator who -- or was he more of a showman? that is the reason why i tend not to weigh in on the brian williams thing because i don't quite understand what the name brian williams brings with it. >> host: marcus from portland oregon, hi marcus. >> caller: thanks very much for taking my calls. jon, really and join the conversation. i was amused at the beginning venue looked questioningly as that you could go on. >> guest: no this is the marathon dance contest of the interview. at the end of the interview i'm going to start sobbing and they will take me outside and kill me. i apologize. carry on. >> caller: i didn't want to give too much more on the social media bit but still i'm brought back to it. i miss skimmer of your books and it seems to me that in the last decade or so the book by nicolas carr is people know a lot about a lot

what george stephanopoulos and brian williams will tell us about tv news. ♪ roundup ♪ ♪ roundup has ahootin' wand ♪ ♪ just point and shoot, and weeds are gone ♪ ♪ 'round fences, trees, even mulched beds ♪ ♪ 'cause the only good weed is a weed that's dead ♪ ♪ roundup ♪ [ male announcer ] with a one-touch wand. [ whip cracks ] ♪ just because someone grows older does that mean they have to grow apart from their friends, or from the things they love to do? with right at home, it doesn't. right at home's professional team thoughtfully selects caregivers to help with personal care housekeeping, meals - and most of all, staying engaged - in life. oh, thank you, thank you. you're welcome. are you ready to go? oh, i sure am. we can provide the right care, right at home. >>> maybe we know why abc has staunchly supported george stephanopoulos. it's being reported that he's paid $100 million. this amid the anchor admitting he screwed up. >> i should have gone the extra mile to avoid even the appearance of a conflict. i apologize to all of you for failing to do that. >> but when msnbc totally igno

the reason i am reluctant is i happen -- until the brian williams scandal, i had never heard of briane reason i am slightly you reluctant to weigh in is i don't quite understand brian williams means? was he a really respected go to news commentator with absolute sincerity or he was a showman? that is the reason i tend not to weigh in on the brian williams thing. i don't understand what the name brian williams has with it. >> host: marcus in portland ore.. >> caller: thanks for taking my calls. really enjoying the conversation. kind of amused at the beginning when you looked questioningly at peters that you could go on. >> guest: the dance contest of the interview. at the end of the interview i will start sobbing and peter will take me outside and kill me. what courses don't know. >> caller: more on the social media bit. i am a skimmer of your books and it seems to me that in the last decade course so that book by nicholas clara, all the shallows which i quite like, people know a lot of different things that getting in depth which is why i like this show is a struggle. i wonder if you

. >>> if you compare it to the brian williams case i think this is worse.williams case he elaborated and exaggerated. >> i agree with you, this is connected to politics brian was trying to build himself up a little bit. this goes to the heart and essence of journalism. you look at what happened to brian williams this is far more severe. >> why isn't abc news punished stepan ap house after he admitted to donating tens of thousands of dollars to the clinton foundation maybe it has something to do with the report from the new york post that shows he signed a 7-year $500 million contract with the network. here with reaction author two weeks from now, this book is coming out, you're seeing it for the first time adios america. the left's plan to turn our country into a third world hell hole it will be out june 1st. i have the first copy. did you autograph it for me? >> yes, i did. >> i did a little bit, that's true. >> let's go to stephanopolous. you see all of this what's your -- it's obvious that he always was a liberal clinton hack and remains one. >> i was lo

and this time it's not brian williams. is saying sorry enough for george stephanopoulos? now that we all know about his donations to the clinton foundation. >>> plus a famed investigative journalist challenges what we were told about the killing of osama bin laden. how can we know what's really true here? >>> and a war of words between president obama and fox news about the war on poverty. good morning and welcome to "reliable sources." i'm brian stelter, and we're starting with brand-new information about this ethical controversy that's really encircled abc's george stephanopoulos. this morning he apologizing again for donating to bill and hillary clinton's charitable foundation. what his colleagues and his rivals are wondering is whether that's going to be enough. let me back up and tell you the story from the beginning. stephanopoulos was one of bill clinton's closest aides in the '90s, and pretty much ever since then he has been distancing himself from those roots. he has turned into one of the biggest stars of television news cohost of america's most-watched morning

the reason why i am reluctant is because until the brian williams scandal i had never heard of brian eason i weighed in on it was i don't quite understand what brian williams means -- means in the american landscape. was he really respected go to news commentator who -- or was he more of a showman? that is the reason why i tend not to weigh in on the brian williams thing because i don't quite understand what the name brian williams brings with it. >> host: marcus from portland oregon, hi marcus. >> caller: thanks very much for taking my calls. jon, really and join the conversation. i was amused at the beginning venue looked questioningly as that you could go on. >> guest: no this is the marathon dance contest of the interview. at the end of the interview i'm going to start sobbing and they will take me outside and kill me. i apologize. carry on. >> caller: i didn't want to give too much more on the social media bit but still i'm brought back to it. i miss skimmer of your books and it seems to me that in the last decade or so the book by nicolas carr is people know a lot about a lot of

keeping its $100 million man, george stephanopoulos in charge of the campaign but suspended anchor brian williams fighting for his nbc job, is the media coming under an ethical cloud. >>> plus a liberal getting heat for squashing free speech? you is kirsten powers taking on her own side? i'm howard kurtz and this is "media buzz." ♪ >>> it had been 28 days since hillary clinton took questions from media prompting an interruption in iowa. >> wait. yes. maybe when i finish talking to the people here. how's that? >> [ inaudible ]? >> i might. i'll have to ponder it. >> but the former secretary of state did break her silence fielding questions from five reporters in less than five minutes, such as this one on foreign government donations on the clinton foundation. >> your opponents say the foreign donations and private e-mails are examples of the clintons having one set of rules for themselves and another set of rules for everyone else. do they have a point? >> i am so proud of the foundation. i'm proud of the work that it has done and that it is doing and i'll let the american people make their own j

charlie: it reminds me of my friend brian williams. every time you see a story, it is lying brian. this will become cheating tom. peter: i know where not talking about this but as somebody who watches "nbc nightly news" and i've watched brian williams for six years most nights, i thought he was tremendous. i really feel for him. i think is a classic case in life where i would like to see him get another shot. i understand the argument against him. it is the same thing about tom brady. the rest of this like people will look to him as say there's the guy that nfl brought to the hammer down. charlie: great to see you. back in a moment. stay with us. ♪ charlie: david mccullough is here. he has been called a master of the art of narrative history. he twice won the pulitzer prize and is a recipient of the presidential medal of freedom. he has written 11 books including "1776" and "john adams." his latest piece of history is called, "the wright brothers" and tells the story of two bicycle mechanics who taught the world how to fly. i'm pleased to have david mccullough back at the table. we

and brian williams was number one on nbc as well with his nightly news show.rnalistic ethics? so far the ratings are beating journalism at abc news. this is the quandary, and this is the outrage. so, i mean, if they're not going to do anything about this then nobody should believe news. and more importantly, conservatives shouldn't be going on that network because you're not going to get a fair deal from people who are conflicted and are very much on the other side against them. tom: yeah. well, i don't think this story is over. i think it has legs, and they may be trying to hope it doesn't, but always good to get your take on it brent bozell. thank you very much for coming on. >> thank you, tom. tom: you bet. shares of alibaba, they're being sued over fit products -- counterfeit products. jo ling kent is here, down 1.5%. this has been something people have talked about from day one, do they handle counterfeit products. >> exactly. it's one of the number one risk factors for a lot of american investors because they trade here on the new york stock exchange. th

walter cronkite is the most trusted man in america and in the last six months or so i've had the brian williams situation. >> guest: the image of the journalists prior to the 21st century was mostly popular culture fiction films television. clearly journalists have come out of hiding and they pretty much appear on fox news and msnbc as paparazzi. they are also creating the image of journalism that we have is the public. people have strong opinions about journalists. where do they get these opinions if they don't does the newsrooms. they don't want a broadcast studio. they don't go to an internet place where this is done. mostly from fiction. television novels, video games, you name it. lately they also get it from the tv they've been watching and they see journalist they don't write very much. that's a shame because that helps condition. ryan williams who is the hero like walter cronkite and than we find out he's been lying about his life. that really disturbs the public. should they believe the man bringing the news when he lies about who he is? it does affect the journalist in dramatic ways.

with suspended brian anchor brian williams fighting for his job are the media coming under an ethical crowd? >> a liberal getting heat for ripping the left, and why is kirsten powers taking on her own side? we ask her. i am howard kurtz and this is "media buzz." >> it was 28 days since hillary clinton took questions from the media prompting ed henry to interrupt her event in iowa. >> senator --. >> wait, wait. >> when i finish talking to the people here. how is that? >> you will move over? >> i might. >> i will have to ponder it. >> the former secretary of state did break her silence fielding questions from five reporters in five minutes such as this on foreign government donations to the clinton foundation. >> your were on popes say the foreign donations and the private e-mails are examples of the clintons having a set of rules for themself and another set for everyone else. do they have a point? >> i am so proud of the foundation and proud of the work that it has done and that it is doing and i will let the american people make their own judgments. >> by the weekend reporters plowed

. >> rose: you know, it reminds me of my friend brian williams, whenever you see a tabloid story aboutbrian and this will be cheating tom. >> as somebody who watches nbc nightly news and i've watched brian williams six or eight years most nights, i thought he was absolutely tremendous and i really feel for him and i think this is one of those classic cases in to see him get another shot. again, i understand the argument against that, but you're right it's the exact same thing about tom brady. the rest of his life, people will look at him and say hey there's the guy the n.f.l. brought the hammer do youÑiq cheating. >> rose: great to see you. peter king. back in a moment. stay with us. >> rose: david mccullough is here. he's been called a master of the art of narrative history. he twice won the pulitzer prize and is recipient of the presidential medal of freedom. he has written 11 books including 1776 and john adams. his latest piece of history is about the wright brothers that tellsñr theá3d story of two bicycle mechanicsc taught the world to fly. pleased to have back at the table david

. >> do you think this is worse than brian williams exaggerating on some of his stories, do you think this is a bigger ethical issue? >> i think this is an issue that kind of goads to the issue of trust in the media. you know? if you're embellishing stories, that's a trust issue. but this is a very very important one because you're talking about interviewing an author who's written a book that is critical and raises lots of questions about the clinton foundation. you are giving money to them and you don't expose that and plain that to the public. the argument he thought it was public and people know about it is ridiculous. >> that's absurd. >> it's public i was a speechwriter for george bush for three months and mentioned it and rightfully so and he doesn't disclose his conflict. doesn't make any sense. >> all right. peter, thank you. >>> and my next guest for years is raising questions about george stephanopoulos. joining us now "taking a stand." 2016 presidential candidate kentucky senator rand paul. i mean you don't think it's an innocent mistake, once a clinton crony hack always o

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as he would reflect on their heart surgery and the birth of their son as they would talk about brian williams and what they might do after leaving late night tv. that dave letterman as you have never seen them before and discussing for them at 11:00. >>> coming up, the traffic nightmare for thousands of drivers on the beltway today. but we've got the good news tonight. >>> and also severe weather that will be ripping a large section of the country this evening. we'll have details when okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well she's a guy, so... [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm

mark: let me ask you one more question about brian williams.e university of chicago last month, you are asked about this and you said basically there is a process in place and we'll everybody on all sides of the issue let the process play out p or i'm curious, given that is the case, what do you think of the key factors in ultimately reaching a conclusion about whether brian could sit in that chair again? tom: i will not go to that. i will go back to my original answer to the question. in fairness to the people of nbc who show up every morning and go to dangerous places and work let's let the process play out. any speculation i offer, even to you, and you're my friend, it is on a social media and i do not want to go there. mark: i totally understand your answer. the book again, a lefty life interrupted -- "a lucky life interrupted her co- -- interrupted." tom brokaw. we will be right back. ♪ >> two latebreaking pieces per jeb bush. sean hannity on the iraq war, is happy to clarify his position. tomorrow, we have the former ci chief. until then,

interviewed everybody of note, nationally, and wasn't shyab butting who he really liked, like brian williams. >> do you think he will end up in comedy? >> no, i don't think so. i think this will sort itself out in a year or two, it will be a dim memory. >> and what happens to dave letterman after wednesday, after he retires and the lights are turned down in the ed sullivan theater? >> retiring from the show is not the same as, i'm retiring. >> right. i think i'm trying to make it more palatable to myself, but i doubt that anybody will ever see me again. yeah. >> bill murray who is dave's first guest when dave came to cbsl be on the next to last show. that's tuesday night. bob dillon will be the final musical guest tuesday night. still no word on who is going to be appearing on that final wednesday show. >>> gonna miss letterman. senate's been fun watching the last few shows. a lot of sentiment, a lot of true affection from the guests. it's been real good tv. >> yeah, good stuff. we've got some bad weather to start out. >> looks like storms tomorrow afternoon, and another hot one. let's talk

. >> brian williams suspension. >> why rosie quit the view and her marriage. >> something had to giveor bringing his dogs into australia. plus serious tv shake up.

and honestly this is the worst offense than brian williams.is case he is going on late night high talkshows and it goes to the heart of these issues, you give them money as i pointed out, you spent a lot of time doing things for the clinton foundation, a massive conflict of interest i wrote something critical of that and he doesn't disclose it but he acts as if there's nothing to say. it's far worse in terms of credibility of journalism. >> in the answer to that question we had more opportunity to speak than the entire interview. >> congratulations on the book the book is "clinton cash." pick it up now. it's an incredible foundation work of which much will be written and discussed for years to come. turning now to the fight against the islamic state the pentagon announcing that it will expedite the delivery of 2000 antitank weapons to iraq. to help security forces repel a suicide vehicle bomb attacks and attacks that helped the islamic state to control. we have the report. >> on a day when president obama welcomed the president of tunisia and

brian williams misremembers hostile fire, he loses his job.remember landing under sniper fire, we just ran with our heads down to get into our vehicles. that was supposedly in bosnia. when she was caught in the lie hillary just said oh, i misspoke. but she didn't misspeak, it was total fabrication. the clintons lie, take money from foreigners break government rules. there must be magic in this manual because the odds-on betters say in the upcoming presidential election the overwhelming favorite is still hillary. maybe you can explane this to me. explain this to me. >>> coming up, stupid things politicians say. >> unchain wall street! they're going to put y'all back in chains. ♪ john: i'd like to get rid of obamacare but it's the law of the land. republicans can now vote to repeal it, but the president will veto it, so we're stuck with obamacare for now except now the supreme court's debating whether four words might dismantle the whole thing. the affordable care act says americans are covered if they're enrolled through an exchange established

brian williams misremembers hostile fire, he loses his job.mber landing under sniper fire, we just ran with our heads down to get into our vehicles. that was supposedly in bosnia. when she was caught in the lie hillary just said oh, i misspoke. but she didn't misspeak, it was total fabrication. the clintons lie, take money from foreigners break government rules. there must be magic in this manual because the odds-on betters say in the upcoming presidential election the overwhelming favorite is still hillary. maybe you can explane this to me. explain this to me. >>> coming up, stupid things politicians say. >> unchain wall street! they're going to put y'all back in chains. ♪ calling golf a game is like calling an astronaut a pilot. the word just doesn't have enough oomph(!) to describe it. golf lures you in with its fresh air and furry creatures. one minute you're on top of the world, next, you're on a dogleg left headed right... and you don't have to be super-human to play. this game is for everyone. there's a lot to love about golf. and all o

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. >>> i'm getting whiplash from all the nbc leaks about brian williams. first, "the new york times" and "the washington post" quoted sources as saying, an expanded network probe of the suspended anchor found new instances of exaggerations in talking about his reporting. then "new york daily news" said the new nbc chief is looking for a way to put him back at "nightly news." then "the hollywood reporter's" melisa guthrie reported a person with lack's feelings said it would be a lack. what you're seeing is a messy civil war playing itself out with dueling leaks. nbc should just make a decision rather than leaving its longtime star twisting in the wind. >>> well the baltimore story needed a hero and the media have found one. toyya graham the single mother of six who tracked down her 16-year-old son michael and smacked him around as he was trying to join the protesters on the day of the riots. several networks rushed to interview toyya graham and her embarrassed sons. they even wound up on "the view." >> it says forget the national guard, send in the moms. th

brian williams and his family. but there is a very strong process in place. arlie: the question also is not so much brian, being sensitive and respectful of him, this has been unusually difficult for him. at the same time there are questions having to do with the nature of people who we look to for credibility. how do you make decisions like this? tom: that's a tough one. first of all, you have to get all the irrefutable evidence on the table. not just a rumor, but what was true and what wasn't. then you make a judgment about what does that require of the people who run nbc and nbc news and how they deal with it. charlie: the book is called "a lucky like interrupted." it was indeed interrupted and indeed he continues as the -- as a force in our lives. thank you very much. back in a moment. stay with us. ♪ ♪ kes are huge. it is generating an intense battle in washington this week with white house and capitol hill. this however, with a new twist. president obama and congressional republicans are allies with most democratic senators and house members on the other

network executives are scrambling to stop the scandal over george stephanopoulos becoming next brian williams, according to page six. jedediah? >> this is pad. you already assume that the media in large part on board with hillary. they will be supporting her. this guy refuse toddies close information. this guy was an advocate for the foundation. he wasn't just giving money to them. he was serving as panel moderator. he was judging contests. he was entrenched. it was incumbent to reveal information especially interviewing likes of peter schweizer, criticizing her. melissa: my only question, they say he was going to be a centerpiece of their election coverage now he is not. he used to work for the clintons. i don't understand why this makes him, he was already in my mind really biased? >> i'm much less troubled about this than the speaking fees. everyone knows where stephanopoulous came from. this is money that he gave to the foundation. this is not money going into people's pockets. melissa: well -- that is sort of issue though. we don't, the question of where that money and foundation is goin

are so vial some of the players they are drafted, it's not a problem if they're going to keep brian williams off of nbc, they got to get tom brady suspended a little bit. neil: it's true he lied tloo their. >> you could see him lying during the press conference. >> i didn't, i couldn't get past the hat. a lot of sports fans they don't care right? and other football players, saying 30, 32 quarterbacks, they probably do stuff like, this i don't know if it's true. much ado about nothing? >> i think it's much to do about nothing, and i don't think they should have brought it up. neil: you mind that we rays that as an opening issue for you? >> it's great, too. and it's tough. it's worse, it's worse when there is domestic violence and there are serious drug problems. neil: you are right about that. there is a pecking order of trouble. >> i think tom brady should be suspended for having such a beautiful wife. that irritates all of us. neil: extremely unfair. she always has fans around her just blowing. finally a trend for me this one i like, and it's called the dad bod trend. >> oh, boy. >> the int

talking about millions and millions of people, tom, who held you as a hero, tom brady, bill cosby brian williamsime and time again people are let down by individuals we thought to be heroes. i never say think of the children but in this case think of the children. melissa: okay. >> people who looked up to tom brady and can't hold him in the same high regard. melissa: see i'm thinking of the children. i'm thinking on this friday, the theme cheaters are coming out on top is loud and clear. look at chris christie out there. he is saying, hey, look, you know everybody is hating on the patriots. this is exactly the guy you want in your corner when you are out there trying to get popular support and trying to clean up your name and that, you want chris christie out there, you know what they're fine. they didn't do anything wrong, right, scott? >> he is just recently cleared from the "bridgegate" scandal. so he is probably feeling a little bit extra spring in his step. i love his choice of words. he said it is overblown which is great pun. melissa: yes. >> reality is this, everybody is chiming in on th

and this time it's not brian williams. is saying sorry enough for george stephanopoulos?tions to the clinton foundation. >>> plus a famed investigative journalist challenges what we were told about the killing of osama bin laden. how can we know what's really true here? >>> and a war of words between president obama and fox news about the war on poverty. good morning and welcome to "reliable sources." i'm brian stelter, and we're starting with brand-new information about this ethical controversy that's really encircled abc's george stephanopoulos. this morning he apologizing again for donating to bill and hillary clinton's charitable foundation. what his colleagues and his

brian williams misremembers hostile fire, he loses his job.remember landing under sniper fire, we just ran with our heads down to get into our vehicles. that was supposedly in bosnia. when she was caught in the lie hillary just said oh, i misspoke. but she didn't misspeak, it was total fabrication. the clintons lie, take money from foreigners break government rules. there must be magic in this manual because the odds-on betters say in the upcoming presidential election the overwhelming favorite is still hillary. maybe you can explane this to me. explain this to me. >>> coming up, stupid things politicians say. >> unchain wall street! they're going to put y'all back in chains. ♪ if you're an adult with type 2 diabetes and your a1c is not at goal with certain diabetes pills or daily insulin your doctor may be talking about adding medication to help lower your a1c. ask your doctor if adding once-a-week tanzeum is right for you. once-a-week tanzeum is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes a

maybe that's why they believe they can move through this and not have a brian williams kind of story. didn't come up as a reporter as a journalist. he was an analyst, he worked at the clinton white house, then became an analyst and suddenly a news man that abc eventually selected to become the faith of the network. you have to wonder what is that stake for abc as a network? yes, they've stood by him so far. they've come out with a statement or two. but if it does nothing more than that isn't that potentially damaging for the network? >> i view it as a forever story among some people. in some cases among conservative critics who want to use this against stefanopolous for a long time but i think you're raising an important point which is this large issue of trusting the network. you want to trust the people delivering the news to you on television. in stefanopolous' case he's supposed to be the man who announces the next president. he'll be the main anchor at election 2016. if they start to see stefanopolous has taken a hit on his credibility, they could see him change in their support

every time there's a journalistic catastrophe like this one or one with brian williams or bill o'reillyl different cases, but each one causes people at home to have further doubts about the credibility of all journalists. we have to try harder than ever to win people back and not give them reason to mistrust us. >> i couldn't agree more. thanks so much. >>> still to come david letterman exits the ed sullivan theater this week. we'll talk about what may his most important legacy next. thank you for being a sailor, and my daddy. thank you mom, for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are thankful for many things. the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. our world-class service earned usaa the top spot in a study of the most recommended large companies in america. if you're current or former military or their family, see if you're eligible to get an auto insurance quote. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology helps prevent the urge to smok

and there is a reason they want to keep him going as nbc did not want to see what happened to brian williams happen. >> i don't know this early endorsement and no punishment is going to work because not only did he contribute to the foundation without disclosing it he was also active in participating in the foundation's events. he needed to cut his ties to the clintons. >> all the more so. >> because he was a spokesperson and so on. with this campaign, at this stage, for him to look like he has remaining ties to them and is part of their group is damaging to his credibility and you are hearing it everywhere. i think abc may have to take some further steps to overcome this problem. >> the story is not going away in my view. >> thanks for stopping by this sunday. >> bill cosby final asked on camera of the sexual assault allegations and one of the strangest interviews you have ever seen. and david letterman calling it quits, is the era of late night tv over and done with? in a work, work, work world... take time for sunday. just know that your truck... has a little thing for monday. i have type

was absolutely stunned by this, and i think this is a more serious breach of ethics than what brian williamsto the heart of george stephanopoulos' role as a journalist. david: peter schweizer, the book, of course, is "clinton cash." thank you very much. you can catch peter monday night 10:00 p.m. eastern on the fox news channel, special report, the tangled clinton web. liz? liz: breaking news, the national football league rejected the nfl players' union request for commissioner goodell to be recused from the tom brady deflategate hearing. they wanted him recused and not part of this. nfl says too bad, commissioner goodell will be a part of it. david: interesting. liz: will you be outside grilling this memorial day or inside on a cloudy day? fox news's rick reichmuth has answers from the weather center. >> clouds for some and sunshine for others. starting off really cold, liz. tonight, we have hard-freeze warnings in effect across a lot of interior sections of the northeast as well as parts of michigan. get ready for a very, very cold night. temperatures in the cities like buffalo and sir cre

. >> do you think the brian williams exaggeration controversy hurt the whole industry made all journalists look bad? >> you know i don't know. i don't think it did us any good that's for sure but brian is a friend of mine. i haven't talked to him in a long long time and i've kind of made a practice brian, of not commenting on my competitors, and i always had the feeling that it requires no comment from me. things like that people come to their own conclusions about it, and i just kind of let it go at that. >> do you see him returning to nbc? >> i have no idea. you know i have -- juno >> you you know how cbs works though. you know how network politics work. >> i will say this i have never offered advice to my competitors because i was afraid they might use it, might use it to their advantage. nbc will make up its mind about what to do about that. >> to me still a newbie to television one of the lessons of television is stability and time are so key. you know you have been on "face the nation "nation" for so many years and you are seeing your baitest ratings. i won >> you know i have seen so

reason they want to keep him going, just like at nbc, day didn't want to see what happened to brian williamsppen. i don't believe that this early endorsement and no punishment to speak of is going to work though. because not only did he contribute to the foundation without disclosing it he was also active in participating in the foundation's events. he needed to sever his ties to the clintons -- >> al the more so because of his history -- >> because he's their spokesperson and so on. and in this campaign with her at the center of it at this stage, for him to be look like he has remaining ties to them and as part of their group, is damaging to his credibility and you're hearing it everywhere. and i think abc news may have to take some further steps to overcome this problem. >> we will see. this story is not going to go away in my way. brit hume thanks very much for stopping by this sunday. >>> ahead, bill cosby finally asked on camera about the tidal wave of sexual assault allegations, one of the strangest interviews you've ever seen. >>> and coming up david letterman calling it quits on cbs.

it's about brian williams and what's going to happen with the suspended newsman. almost four months since he was suspended and most people have been assuming he will either come back to "news now" at the end of the suspension or he will be leaving nbc entirely frankly tarnished or disgraced after that exaggeration scandal. but this morning my sources are pointing to a third option a new role for williams. not necessarily at "news now," but somewhere else at nbc. now, these talks are still top secret inside the network and anything could happen but nbc news's new chairman andy lack is

. >>> well in recent months media credibility has taken some big hits with problems for brian williams at nbc, the debacle over a rape report at "rolling stone" that turned out to be false, now a new scandal involving abc news anchor george stephanopoulos. yesterday stephanopoulos acknowledged that he failed to disclose $75,000 in donations to the clinton charitable foundation. today, he apologized. >> over the last several years i've made substantial donations to charities, those donations were a matter of public record but i should have made additional disclosures on air when we covered the foundation and i believe directing donations were a mistake, i should have gone the extra mile to avoid even the appearance of a conflict. i apologize to all of you for failing to do that. >> the problem for stephanopoulos he is the former clinton white house d he aggressively challenged recent reporting that raised questions about the clintons and their foundation. while his boss at abc say they are satisfied with his response a growing number of media critics are asking why there wasn't a bigger