i work in the press, always have, i'm really interested in how buzzfeed played this. because i think it's different from what has ever happened before in the history of the media of the united states. if the republican president came to me and said look, i want to promote one of my controversial poli pointless of me -- i would say, no. we have to ask you real questions. but nobody is focusing on buzzfeed is basically an arm of the white house communications office. is this not a big deal? >> where's the seriousness of this? >> this is totally not serious. >> that's the problem. my issue we're spending wasted time talking about pat thetic behavior of this administration at a time when the threat to american lives -- >> i get it. but the only reason this has been allowed to flourish this sort of nonsense is because the press abets it. that's my point. if the press called the president on this they'd knock it off immediately. >> there's no accountability. >> none. >> i think there's tremendous accountability. let's go back to the fact that this was a video done to get pe

i want to get into the video that everybody is talking about the president's collaboration with buzzfeed and here it is. ♪ ♪ e for signing up for health insurance is february -- >> not like any other wednesday. >> that is not like it. >> wens-day. >> february 15th. february 15th. and in many case, you can get the health insurance for less than $100 a month, and just go to healthcare.gov to sign up. february 15th. >> oh! >> thanks obama. >> thanks obama. >> pretty good. >> that's pretty good. >> seconds left in the game down by one. buzz he gets it. mr. president? >> can i live? >> krou do you. >> yolo man. >> all right. >> all right. >> it is weird to see a buzzfeed video outside of my laptop or outside of my cell phone or the iphone. presidents are just like us, and who better to break it down than that this man, and you know him and love him, "shark tank's ceo damon john, and so, damon, i guess it worked with 50 million people, and weeree are on e television watching it. and what do you think? >> e yes, our tax dollars are not paying for the spots, and i love it. he is saving uts money

it's on buzzfeed. thank you so much for joining us. "ac360" hosted by the aftermentioned john berman starts now. >>> good evening. john berman here sitting in for anderson tonight. a new ryan williams war story emerges and quickly comes under fire. we have exclusive reporting to get right to the truth of the matter or the lack thereof and we have breaking news. brian stelter and tom learned nbc investigation is nowhere near done, the words of a senior network source. it has widened, we are now learning beyond his initial inaccurate account of the 2003 iraq war mission in which he falsely claimed his chopper was hit by enemy hire. there are new questions about his account of being in berlin when the wall came down and his claims that he met pope john paul ii in college. huffington post another questionable story come to light like the one that got him suspended for six months involves a helicopter a dangerous mission and troops that he bonded with. and just like that story, this one is utterly compelling. it is packed with a vivid detai

being the real president is a tough job, behold our commander in chief playing around with buzzfeed.esident? >> can i live? >> you do you. >> look, i get it, he likes to have fun, we all do, it's just that we all don't have the luxury to goof off with bloggers and comedians all day, some of us are busting our asses trying to keep stuff from blowing up. we found out once again exactly what president o is good at, buzzfeed, late night talk show appearances, he rocks those, but when it comes to fighting terrorism, securing the border employing americans, not so much. and now we go from the real president to the fake one, house of cards season three is set to drop on netflix february 27th but this week some episodes were temporarily leaked on line for less than an hour wednesday evening you could have sneaked a peak at some ten season 3 episodes. was it really a leak is this netflix probably leaked those on purpose to begin up some buzz for season three. we started this with the real president when don't to the fake one and now a want to be president. >> what i said to people what if i r

. >> more on the buzzfeed interview coming up. and also david axelrod, the president's closest adviser with his new book. >>> and coming home "the american sniper" stripe gets under way as the family of another soldier is hoping new legislation in his name will heal other wounds. >> our government is taking a very important step in honoring its promise to our veterans. it is too late for clay but we can help. we can save the other vets who need care. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. the obama administration has been fighting against isis in iraq and syria for more than five months. today the president officially is asking congress for the authority to do just that to wage this battle. it is controversial. hawks are arguing that the military's hands should not be tied. doves want a tightly limited engagement. the white house has asked for a three-year time frame and, quote, no enduring offensive ground combat operations. what does that all mean? our guest, former secretary of state madeline albright joining me now e

when i saw that buzzfeed video, that was the obama that the country fell in love with in 2008.president obama that we need to harness in order to get folks to sign up for health care because, as we know, health care does not sell itself. >> eric? >> i agree. president obama went to where the people are, and there is a quote in the movie "gladiator" that says win the crowd and he wins the crowd. he goes where they are, on their social media websites and reaches them about health care. president obama is doing a great job getting his message out. that's why he's two terms because he's reaching out to people that are totally ignored. everyone does that. i saw keenan going to your set, reverend al and i caught a selfie with him because i'm so impressed with this guy and everyone does this type of thing. >> zerlina, i see you nodding your head. >> i think this was a smart move by the white house. i think that they looked back at the video that they made with zack gal knack is and the success of that video. young people signed up for health care at that time so why not do it again. w

but the president essentially acknowledged to buzzfeed that this rescue operation that he authorized last summer was aimed at freeing kayla mueller and the other hostages being held inside of syria. here is more of what the president had to say. >> the one thing that we have held to is a policy of not paying ransoms with an organization like isil. and the reason is once we start doing that not only are we financing their slaughter of innocent people and strengthening their organization but we're actually making americans even greater targets for future kidnappings. so you know it's as tough as anything that i do having the conversation with parents who understandably want by any means necessary, for their children to be safe. and we will do everything we can short of providing an incentive for future americans. >> reporter: as for the war on isis we're hearing from sources at the white house will unveil this new authorization for the war on isis as soon as tomorrow. it will get rid of the 2002 authorization for the war on iraq and replace it with a measure that will be isis specific.

president obama told "buzzfeed" news the u.s. tried to rescue mueller last year. >> you know, i deployed an entire operation at significant risk to rescue not only her but the other individuals that had been held and probably miss them by a day or two. >> as early as today the president is expected to ask congress for its approval to use force against isis. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning, lauren. the president said in a statement, no matter how long it takes, the u.s. will bring to justice those responsible for kayla's death. the president will ask congress for this new authorization to use military force against isis but he is asking a congress deeply divided over the possibility of using u.s. combat troops. so the legislation apparently is going to include language to apiece both sides rngs but it's still highly unlikely to get approved quickly. >> my immediate reaction is just heartbreak. >> just a day after the retaliation, president obama will ask congress to authorize a three-year plan

. >> reporter: john, in that interview with buzzfeed, the president said speaking with the parents of these american hostages is as tough as anything he does, but he is standing by his administration's policy of not paying for the release of hostages. the concern -- and we've heard this repeatedly from inside the white house -- is they don't want to provide an incentive for isis or other terrorist groups to take more hostages. the other big reason we've gotten briefings on this. the payments by for other hostages helps fund isis operations. but the president essentially acknowledged to buzzfeed that this rescue operation that he authorized last summer was aimed at freeing kayla mueller and the other hostages being held inside of syria. here is more of what the president had to say. >> the one thing that we have held to is a policy of not paying ransoms with an organization like isil. and the reason is once we start doing that, not only are we financing their slaughter of innocent people and strengthening their organization, but we're actually making americans even greater targets for

president obama reacted to her death in an interview with buzzfeed and defended the u.s.of not paying ransoms for american hostages. >> my immediate reaction is heartbreak. you know i've been in touch with kayla's family. she was an outstanding, young woman and a great spirit and i think that spirit will live on. the one thing that we have held to is a policy of not paying ransoms with an organization like isil. and the reason is is that once we start doing that not only are we financing their slaughter of innocent people and strengthening their organization, but we're actually making americans even greater targets for future kidnappings. so you know, it's as tough as anything i do having a conversation with parents who, understandably want by any means necessary for their children to be safe. >> and in sharing this news yesterday, kayla's family gave an emotional tribute. >> kayla has touched the heart of the world. the world grieves with us. the world mourns with us. the world wants to be more like kayla. and if that is her legacy and the footprint that she leaves on th

mary katharine ham buzzfeed very well known for cat pieces. they put up 12,200 pieces of cat related material. >> you know who the editor is? is it ben smith? melissa: yes. >> not a bad journalist. melissa: yes, but political posts have about been 8,000, if you look at screen cat to politics ratio is 3-2. the president is going to go on with a nice fluffy kitten. >> also one of the reasons they have a large audience. everyone loves a cat video. buzzfeed has gone hey, it's hard to make money sometimes with news so what we're going to do is grasp the kitten photos and the politics together. i don't have a huge problem with them going there. the question will be it will be better than the glozel round. >> ben wrote the story about uber and journalists. >> we're going from a dead cat bounce to a lame-duck president! that's all this is. [ laughter ] >> that's what you interrupted for? that joke? on a more serious note. hsbc how the swiss helped wealthy customers dodge taxes and conceal millions in assets. tell me how. no, no just kidding. >> are yo

they say it was appropriate for ethan zabor to step away after buzzfeed found old tweets offensive toomen and gay people. he made it official last night, tweeting "i only hope that my recent news won't dissuade future techies from entering politics regardless of political affiliations, backgrounds, and i've resigned my role at right to rise. best of luck to everyone there, and i apologize in advance to whoever fills my position." >>> all right, now let's take you to alabama. it is a tug-of-war between state and federal decisions on gay marriage. ahead of thursday's hearing that could settle the issue once and for all, a growing number of judges are following the federal ruling to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. in an interview with buzzfeed president obama said he thinks the federal decision on gay marriage will eventually win out. >>> and talk about big money. tonight's estimated powerball jackpot now stands at a whopping $485 million. have you gotten a ticket yet? if not, you might want to. by the time the winning numbers are drawn tonight, the jackpot could easily exce

president obama's featured in a buzzfeed have i i don't called things everyone does but doesn't talkhe mirror. ♪ >> deadline for signing up for health insurance is february-rue. >> not like any other we had-nes-day. >> feb-ru -- february 15th. >> thanks, obama. >> thank obama. >> mm. >> mr. president? >> can i live? >> yolo, man. >>> the young man in the video was the buzzfeed reporter but liz, some say this video demeans his office but isn't this an effective way to reach young people? >> it's a historic way of reaching young people. i've never seen a president do something like that before. it doesn't even come off as contrived. he's just so relatable in that video. i just want to watch it over and over again. >> john? >> i completely agree. he's a human being. i'm guilty of doing all those things, too. it's good to see him be a human being. >> why did you see to liz first? i'm young, too. i'm also young. >> all right. >> wow. >> no i think that the president -- first of all health care reform is important. we want to get people to sign up. whatever we have to do to reach people, i

the white house found a way to get in on those fun and intriguing buzzfeed videos that has millions ofterally clicking away on facebook right now. this new video features president obama with a selfie stick and dropping the line yolo in case you lost your street cred that's short for you only live once. take a look. >> mr. president? >> can i live? >> you do you. >> these are hip references that i don't necessarily get but there is a bigger reason for this silly video. the white house is looking for creative ways to promote the affordable health care act, also known as obamacare, and the sign-up deadline is this sunday. the president mentions that in between selfie stick action moments in that video. let's bring in barbara lippert, editor in large of media post and ben lebolt from press secretary in president obama's campaign. barbara, let me start with you. there's a lot of snark out there that this is demeaning of the presidency. what's your take? >> i think it's going to reach the young demo they want to reach and it's so much better and so much more natural and so much funnier than

truman, uses the media, in this case a buzzfeed video.seen the president like this unless you are named michelle, sasha or malia. >> signing up for -- the deadline for signing up for health insurance is february, febru -- that's not right. >> wednesday. wed-nes-day. >> february 15. you can get health insurance for less than a hundred dollars a month. just go to healthcare.gov to sign up. february 15th. >> thanks, obama. >> thanks, obama. >> pretty good. >> that's pretty good. >> seconds left in the game. down by one. he gets it. mr. president? >> can i live? >> you do you. >> yolo, man. >> joining us, chief national correspondent, anchor of inside politics john king and national political reporter jim hanby and all-star reporter john litany, and you have spoken to people in the white house about this controversial video, and any reservations about this this? >> no, they say knew doing it, but had the conversation. you know what's going to happen. people will say it's not presidential, doesn't dignify the presidency and here's another exam

in the comments to buzzfeed yesterday, the president made a point of differentiation between mom andtores, and large companies like staples. >> when i hear large corporations that make billions of dollars in profits, trying to blame our interest in providing health insurance as an excuse for cutting back workers' wages, shame on them. >> the latest aggressive stance from a president who ever since the midterms has made clear over and over, time and time again, he is not going to spend the rest of his time in office playing nice. thanks for the ride around norfolk! and i just wanted to say geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years! roger that. captain's waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now. could've parked a little bit closer... it's gonna be dark by the time i get there. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either. it's the only daily tablet appr

tomorrow he's doing an interview with buzzfeed.hoice he explained to ezra in terms of why he has chosen some these outlets -- my advice is to bypass traditional venues that create divisions and choose ones that are quirkier. >> there are different mediums out there. the traditional way to communicate is obsolete. you can put him on tv. you can have him sit down with different newspapers. you would reach a very small section of the american audience. people are consuming news through mobile devices and other outlets and mediums. it is incumbent to work with the media that exists. >> accepting the great questions that were asked, sitting down with youtube stars is not the same as sitting down with "the huffington post"." >> obama speaking with buzzfeed tomorrow. during the week of the super bowl he spoke to cnn. it's always been the case that presidents have gone outside some of the normal sort of political venues to try to get their message out. i think the youtube interview is not a mockery. those are people with very big following

that is part of a video released by buzzfeed.ust like all of us does things he doesn't talk about like pretend to make a basketball shot at the buzzer. there is a real message. sign up for health care. here is the president practicing that pitch. >> the deadline for signing up for health insurance is february -- >> not like any other wednesday. >> wed-nes-day. >> february -- man. >> february 15th. february 15th. in many cases you can get health insurance for less than $100 a mont. go to healthcare.gov and sign up. >> i'll say this is original stuff. in just the past few weeks, president obama has done interviews with youtube stars including glozell who wore green lipstick. vox. he did a psa during the grammys. is he changing the game for future presidents? i don't know what the argument is here, i don't think there is one. you two are the youngest, so what does this mean? who are the people that watch this show, i'll forgive them, they're young and busy with social lives. these people, this is a way to get to them. that is appare

this week to buzzfeed but then joined the website designed to go viral. ♪ >> deadline for signing upor health insurance is february -- february -- >> not like any other wednesday. >> that's not right. >> mr. president? >> what do you make of the latest presidential video? >> not a great day obviously for the dignity of the office, but this is one of the things youpolitician. it puts him in the swim of popular culture. aspects of the president citypresidency, not so great. >> everybody at fox thought it was awful. >> dignity of the office began to take a serious hit when bill clinton played a saxophone on arsenio hall. >> you're still mad about that. >> i think that it's now become inevitable inevitable. what about george w. bush searching for the weapons of has destruction under the tables of the oval office? that was a dignified moment for the presidency, as well. i think this is just part of the inevitable part of how you sell yourself. >> practice what sfruk me, norg sometimes said it was a humiliation, "washington post" he had he was acting like a weirdo. they don't usually bash

now that we've done that and i feel presidential with buzzfeed before they did this video, they did aserious interview with their editor ben smith with the president of the united states and asked incredibly tough questions of the president and they also invested a lot of money in news here in washington and abroad. now, for the president to do this he needs to reach an audience of young people to sign up to make obamacare work and young people are online. they're on social media. they're on their phone and so president obama is going where they're going. early on in this process he tried to make himself the chief salesman of this policy to get people to sign up. he thought he would be the best face. so why not go where the people are and why not go where the people who need to sign up especially and that's online. >> let's face it obamacare is under attack these days. there are certain factions who are trying to kill the entire thing. so this is sort of his way to fight back perhaps. >> presidents have been going on different types of media for decades for a long time. the media land

. >>> let's go to buzzfeed.ama team up with buzzfeed for a video reminding americans they have until sunday to sip up for coverage on elt acare.gov. the video features the president doing things many everyday american s do including taking selfie selfies, attempting to pronounce february and perfecting his air jump shot. >> deadline for signing up for health insurance is february -- february -- february 15th. february 15th. in many cases you can get health insurance for less than $100 a month. >> so you know he had that between two ferns. it actually worked really really well. that one might work. >> wicked sense of humor. the video has racked up more than 740,000 views. >> already. >> millions more on buzzfeed's facebook. >> it's getting the job done. >> it's getting the job done. a little uncomfortable? >> i don't know. i don't know. >> you're uncomfortable with that. >> a little bit. but it's okay. i'm just saying. >>> still ahead, white house press secretary josh earnest joins us live. we'll ask him about th

buzzfeed found it unprotected on a school website. apparently it had been open to the public since 2010. that wub sight was locked yesterday after buzzfeed contacted the district. d.c. schools says there is currently no evidence that data was i don't compromised and we understand how important it is to safe guard student information and we'll conduct a top to bottom review of our security practices to ensure that does not happen again. >>> a state senator is calling for less government oversight of virginia dominion power. it has sold its shares of stock in the company. frank wagner says he didn't want people to think he was trying to personally profit with the legislation. wagner's actions came a day after the associated press reported that several lawmakers own stock in the company, but have not abstained on votes that could benefit dominion. >>> we're tracking new developments in that measles outbreak. what we're learning about the confirmed case here in the district and how many cases have been reported across the country so far.

because we look at the recent interviews or the president is conducting, you have buzzfeed you have the to interview the president, vox. one camp would say where's the traditional media, where are the real hard sit-down videos this is just silly. what say you? >> well look people who have a legitimate gripe are like the "washington post." i saw a note from the "washington post" they haven't had a sit-down with the president in over 1100 days. that's a long time for the leading newspaper in the nation's capital, and they should get an audience with the president. when they see something like this you can understand why they are unhappy. but at the same time the white house will respond by saying look we do everything. he's done a lot of interviews with cnn, a lot of interviews with other major media outlets. he does news conferences. if he does that and also does this offbeat stuff, there aren't many losers here. there are some but there aren't many. >> john berman pulling triple duty today. we will be watching for you. >> "ac 360" 8:00 eastern. >> there you go. must-see tv. 8:00. thank

buzzfeed asks video teaser.ecause he wants you to go to healthcare.gov. >> move beyond it and look at politics for a minute. this is president done a great job since 2007 since inception of his campaign, reaching out to young voters, reaching new media and social media. video aspect. not just twitter, facebook, linkedin. they use videos that control a story. republicans should not diss the strategy. >> i agree. >> what i think is troubling statement you have the -- at the same time you have the president skip things like paris for solidarity after murders there, skip netanyahu speech he sends troubling message where his priorities are where he spends at least most of his enjoyable time. melissa: we'll leave it there. american express shares dropping after its card was ditched by costco. the store will stop accepting amex payments next year on after the two companies were unable to come to a contract extension. that is a big deal. >>> google waging a war against body odor. it has been grant ad patent for fragranc

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buzzfeed said a spokesperson for jeb bush told buzzfeed that the governor believes the comments were and deleted at our request. and ethan is a great talent and we are excited to have him on board and i would miss pronounce his name and he said i have deleted tweets i no longer find funny. and something of a challenge for jeb bush is he hasn't run for office in a really long time and technology has changed. social media makes campaign harder. and we are talking about hillary. >> his brother was president in the meantime and there is a brandishu. and the mechanics of running now. and for hillary clinton, does she especially face that same issue of not being in step with the media cycle and how fast it goes? >> well she did run in 2008. she came close to winning the nomination then. she was beaten by a more supple and fast media organization under barack obama. but a lot of the obama people have come over to her now and they will support here and some of those are very talented people who have been in this field for a while and know how to organize on the oint net and get a -- on the i

buzzfeed found it. it had been open to the public since 2010. the website was locked yesterday after buzzfeed contacted the school district. d.c. schools says quote, there is currently no evidence that the data was compromised and we understand how important it is to safe guard student information and will conduct a top to bottom review of our security practices to ensure this does not happen again. >>> maryland'slarry hogan is short changing your child's education. they created a website that lets you see how the budget will affect your district. if you have your phone or tablet you can go to the nbc washington app and search hogan to take a look at that website. the new governor disputes the criticism saying he's spending a record amount on education and new school construction. >>> in d.c., a charter school is now saying three teachers resigned even as parents say they were wrongfully fired. several of those parents believe howard university middle school let the teachers go for teaching extra black history lessons to their students. the d.c.

in an interview with buzzfeed obama criticized staples for cutting hours for part-time workers to avoidaying for their health care but it seems the president doesn't have his facts straight. here with answers, guy benson senior political editor townhall.com. good to have you here. >> hey, gerry. good to be back. gerri: this story blows me away. what do you think of president obama, hear what he says about staples, what they're doing with their employees. listen this. >> i haven't looked at staples stock lately or what the compensation of the ceo is but i suspect that they could well afford to treat their workers favorably. shame on them. >> so at issue, whether staples was limiting workers hours so they don't have to pay health care fines. tell me what you think? >> well there are two issues here gerri. the first one is he is saying staples is blaming the affordable care act explicitly for this change in policy this is not a changed policy on their end. it has been in place a number of years that predates the so-called affordable care act. it is fair to argue that they are now enforcing

it was recently discovered by reporters at the website buzzfeed. dcps say it's cubingonducting a thorough review of security practices to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> there's growing concern about a spreading measles outbreak. latest figures show more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the disease in 14 states. mostly in the western half of the u.s. in santa monica a 1-year-old tested positive for the measles prompting quarantine now for the 14 infants who attend the same daycare. doctors say 90% of those not vaccinated who are exposed to someone with this airborne disease will catch it. >> a "7 on your side" health matters report now. a new study may ignite an old debate of sugar vs. corn syrup. researchers found sweeteners with fructose were more likely to lead to higher blood insulin and other markers associated with diabetes compared to natural starch that contains sugar. too much sugar in my form can be dangerous. the added calories aren't good for us for blood sugar levels or our waistlines. >> let's get a check on traffic now

buzzfeed sent these guys into a spa where they provide the service and they're going to try it. >> ready excited and scared. >> oh my god, i'm terrified, i'm terrified! >> why wearing a shower curtain around the waist? >> traps the steam. >> sitting on the beautiful chair. the chinese herbs going up and it will help give them a good detox detox. >> it's basically steaming the whole area. >> you control the pressure because there is some pressure in this steam, which you see the guys find out. >> oh this is -- >> you can control all of it. >> pressure cooker. >> if you go to ten it's going to boil. >> is this too -- is this what? cleanse it? relax you? do something for digestion. >> good for hemorrhoids, any stomach issues great for acne. >> it's like honestly the weirdest sensation. but it's not unpleasent. >> at first they're weirded out by this but it looks like they kind of like it. >> if we had these, we would be on them for a half hour every day. >> i'm in! let's do it oli. >> i tell you what it's for women as well team building we're all going. >> that would be the whole -- >> we d

yesterday, the president revealed to buzzfeed news efforts were made last year to rescue kayla mueller and other americans held by the group. he stood by u.s. policy banning ransom payments for hostages. >> once we start doing that, not only are we financing their slaughter of innocent people and strengthening their organization, but we're actually making americans even greater targets for future kidnappings. >> reporter: relatives and friends in kayla's hometown of prescott, arizona, continue to mourn her death. >> the world grieves with us. [ crying ] >> the world mourns with us. the world wants to be more like kayla. >> reporter: the white house is now reviewing ways to improve communication with families of americans captured abroad. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> u.s. intelligence agencies confirm her death after reviewing a photo isis sent her family. u.s. officials have not determined how she died. but they deny isis claims that she was killed in a jordanian air strike. >>> 5:08. the aclu is threatening to sue the dmv accusing them of violating the responsibility to of

i got to ask you, julie, i know that the effort is this is buzzfeed, it got millions of hits. you go where the voters are and you want to get young people to sign up. one, the question of dignity two, the question of timing. this is done on the day -- the death of kayla mueller, the american hostage, the death of her killing by isis was confirmed. any second thoughts in the white house about this? >> definitely no second thoughts among the white house of fushls i've talked to. they say they get millions of hits for these videos, get groups like us to talk about them gets tons of attention for the health care law. i know officials at the white house will roll their eyes and dismiss me as old media, traditional. but i do think there is a line that you risk crossing and i think this videos and others that the president has done goes right up to that line. >> dana, i've been waiting to ask you this question. you, of course, were the press secretary for bush 43. what would have happened if you had come into the white house and said, mr. president i got this idea for you? >> one, i'

buzzfeed sent these guys into this spa where they actually provide this service.re going to try it. >> ready? >> yeah. yeah. we're excited and scared. >> oh, my god, i'm actually terrified. terrified. >> why are they wearing shower curtains? >> to trap the steam. >> you will be sitting on this beautiful chair. the steam will be actually going up and the steam will give them a good detox. >> it's basically steaming the whole area. >> you control the pressure because there is some pressure in this steam, which the guys find out. >> oh, this is not good. >> you can control all of it. >> like a pressure cooker. >> she said if you go to 10 it's like a boil. >> does this cleanse you, relax you, does it do something for your digestion? >> relief for hemorrhoids, go for any stomach issues, great for balancing your hormones. >> it's honestly the weirdest sensation but not unpleasant. >> at first they are weirded out by this but then they kind of like it. >> if we had these, we would be on them for a half hour every day. >> i'm in. let's do it. >> it's for women as well. te

vox, buzzfeed. why not do something like that? malcolm: because i would be terrible at it. have to wake up too early in the morning, there are all kinds of very good reasons for me to steer clear of that. emily: what about how the nfl has handled some of these domestic violence issues? malcolm: this is a sport that is living in the past that has no connection, i think, to the realities of the game right now. and no real connection to american society. ♪ emily: one of the subjects you wrote about is the nfl. you said it will become a ghettoized sport because of concussions, only poor athletes willing to play the game and that the sport could become obsolete. the nfl is settling with former players. are they doing enough with current players? malcolm: no. i think the sport is a moral abomination. the nfl just did release that report trying to estimate what percentage of retired players will, may well be in need of some kind of medical assistance and they came up with a figure of a third. when you watch football on sunday, a third of the players could be incurring an injury th

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and finally, he said,s they these guys aren't buzzfeed they're not invincible in social media.thing as formidable as buzzfeed. >> for people that look at that and up on capitol hill and say, hey, listen is this administration doing all it can, taking this threat seriously and listen to jeh johnson saying yes, they're a threat or a potential threat he called them. what do you say? >> i don't think there is any doubt. i think we have unanimity on the panel. no question there is an islamic terror threat. where i think i disagree with my colleagues is, one, we don't have to take a military posture in response to this as the be all and end all. i think there is lots of ways to combat it and, george, social media is a key part of it especially when you see so many people from western countries, sad to say, even americans, responding. young people responding and going to join with isis. so i think that is a central part of the combat and not to be mocked. and i just think that we have been engaged in this fight for some time. when you hear the attorney general say what does it matter

. >> and he said this to buzzfeed. this is not hewitt.e read buzzfeed. >> i thought he said it to lew rockwell. >> he did. >> okay. and now every single republican candidate has to say, i get he doesn't want to have a conversation about dinosaurs but he will have to say either he agrees with what ron paul said or not. >> at minimum the son will have to do it. >> and the democrats should say something about it too. >> indeed. we could do this all day. john walsh, jimmy williams nina turner thank you. >> and we'll let you know we are awaiting bill bratton, the new york police commissioner who will be speaking any minute about the three arrests at jfk airport regarding isis so we'll bring that to you when we get it. and her sensitive stomach didn't make things easier. it was hard to know why... the move...her food...? so we tried purina cat chow gentle... ...because it's specially formulated for easy digestion. she's loved it ever since. and as for her and ben... ...she's coming around. purina cat chow gentle. one hundred percent complete an

the president teamed up with "buzzfeed" to make a video undering people to sign up for health care.r. obama stands in front of a mirror sticks out his tongue uses a selfie stick and draw as picture of the first lady. as of this morning the video had been viewed by more than 18 million times. >>> and "fifty shades of grey" opens nationwide today but it's not without controversy. the movie, based on the mega-selling novel faces masochism and is drawing attention of domestic violence and religious groups. they're asking people to donate $50 to a women's shelter instead of seeing the film. >> certainly a controversy. thanks a lot, jill. >>> straight ahead, release the hounds. the preview of the westminster kennel dog show where they're getting ready to go head to head. barriers. plus a discreet fit that hugs your curves. now bladder leaks can feel like no big deal. visit alwaysdiscreet.com for coupons and your free sample. dance more, save more. when you buy new always discreet at walmart, you're getting advanced bladder leak protection & comfort at an everyday low price. so go ahead an

obama made a video for buzzfeed. he used a selfie stick and had people outraged.ews was outraged. host: so on the very day that kayla mueller is confirmed to be dead at the hands of terrorism how did the president respond? the president says "yolo, man," and for those people who don't know what "yolo" mean, it means, "you only live once." do you know who is not alive now? kayla mueller. anchor: the president can multitask, but is this the kind of message that he can send at this important time? mark: good idea or bad idea? john: it is a fantastic video for him to make at this time. the white house wants to talk to millenial's, they want them to sign up for the aca, they did exactly what they wanted to do. this doesn't amount to a hill of beans, >> mark: the outrage for people who could go back in history and look at republican candidates, they did not make goofy videos but they did plenty of recreational things and casual things and attended benefits. john: if they are not even actually upset, they are just talking. david carr died in “the new york times" newsroom

what does an ad buyer talk to buzzfeed about today?hey happy about this. >> first of all you get a lot of unique visitors and visitors overall, it's a traffic bonanza. the big issue how do you monetize traffic spikes. these things happen with some regularity and even if you don't get something this giant every time you will have hits time after time, like "house of cards." it's absolutely exciting to add buyers, no doubt. >> we'll see if they can manage to create these day to day they might have something. have a good weekend. >> thank you very much. >> good seeing you as always. >> when we come back as the nasdaq approaches 5,000 are we really in a tech bubble? we're going to ask one of the top vcs in the country very vocal on this point, benchmark's bill gurley and will joins us in a moment when "squawk alley" comes back. who are we?cer ] we are the thinkers. the job jugglers. the up all-nighters. and the ones who turn ideas into action. we've made our passions our life's work. we strive for the moments where we can say, "i did it!"

. >> buzzfeed? >> it is cool. jonah is brilliant.hey are making great stuff, using tumblr to make great stuff. i was they would run it on top of tumblr. >> there has never been a $10 billion tech company coming out of new york. why not? ♪ >> how is your life different now that you have sold your company for $1 billion? you're still just not even 30 years old. what do you like to do when you want to act your age? >> when it's not tumblr, it is like 3-d printing or drones or 3-d design. 3-d printing is one of the most interesting, new, creative technologies. creative technology is the thing that always gets me really energized. >> what have you printed in 3-d? >> i am working on a chess set. >> really? >> a host of things from mechanical design that a chump like me can start to figure out because the software is so good, so accessible. you can watch a five minute youtube tutorial. you can do some damage in 3-d design software. >> you are doing a bit of tech investing in new york. >> a tiny bit. mostly just in my friends' companies. >>