now he picks up the phone and says hey, croft, can you get here?nd here. >> bob: land land lan mary lands right. we said that it's the discretionary -- >> dana: nondiscretionary. she said discretionary. >> bob: i thought she said nondiscretionary. >> dana: no. >> bob: okay. croft, i'm not sure, when his response when he was asked a question about this, it was reasonable. he had 30 minutes. was he going to get in a bunch of foreign policy issues or find out what people wanted to know about. i think people want to know more about this than syria. >> eric: i wasn't suggesting syria was the question. maybe benghazi but softballs. >> greg: steve croft summed up why "60 minutes" is 59 minutes too long. we have seen harder hitting journallism on back of cream boxes. the only way the lovefest could have been fakeer is if they went skeet shooker. >> eric: more fake. >> greg: faker? thank you. >> dana: "60 minutes" is known to point out hypocrisy and inconsistency. there is plenty to choose from, from the testimony on benghazi alone. i think if they called m

steve croft is the interrogator. now, i have known croft for years. one of the best in the business. but now croft has a decision to make. there are obviously a lot of unanswered questions about libya. a lot of them. and the spending deal with president obama, pretty much out of control. so, i'm hoping that steve croft will will get some answers. that will be our lead story on monday night how kroft does. he is going to have to be firm and interrupt. believe me, i have interviewed both the president and the secretary of state. and you have to pin them down. all right? because both of them can do a half hour on one question. it's going to be a fascinating thing to watch. all right? that is the factor tip of the day. check it out on 60 minutes. that is it for us tonight. please check out the fox news factor web site which is different from bill o'reilly.com. also, we would like to you spout off about the factor from anywhere in the world. o'reilly at foxnews.com. witch to opine, word of the day, do not be mendacious when writing to the factor. i would b

croft. >> our secret it's been, and a secret it had better remain. she knew about it, though. nick, i mean. i guess her father must have told her. but if anyone says that there is no gratitude in this world, i shall tell them that they're wrong and that this proves it. >> i presume, monsieur vyse, that as the next of kin, you could contest that will, huh? there is, i understand, a vast fortune at stake which was not the case when the will was made. >> i should not dream of contesting my cousin's disposal of her property. >> you are a very honest fellow, and i shall see that you do not lose by it. >> well, mrs. c, this-- this is a surprise, huh? >> dear, sweet girl. i wish she could look down now and see us. perhaps she does. who knows? >> perhaps. a little idea. we are fortunate indeed to have with us this evening mademoiselle lemon. now, i know that she does not like to have it bruted about but mademoiselle felicity lemon has the pronounced powers of the medium. now, we are all here. we are seated around the table. let us hold a seance. >> oh, i've-- >> wonderful idea. >> a s

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croft was asked a question. how does he keep get go access to the president.>> i think it's a question of fairness. we have not -- i think he knows we're to the going to play gotcha with him and not going make him look stupid and let him answer the questions. >> sean: steve croft gives away his secrets. no gotcha questions is off-limits. let's take a look at some of the greatest hits. >> are you same person you were a year ago? i see you in the morning you look, i know you are getting three or four hours sleep. >> i have been working out every morning. >> played basketball? >> played basketball. >> played basketball on super tuesday. >> have you even tried bowling. >> my question, i have to defend my bowling honor here. >> why you? why do you think you would be -- >> get to that. >> have to wash the dishes and make your bed. are you free now on that front? >> do you have a special team for the dog or are you doing that? >> how many decisions do you have to make a day? >> can't count them. >> i sure did not. i thought we were going to get two swings. >> this is

>> well, do you remember, croft did this once before the election.d the question about benghazi until the day before the election. so it's not surprising that they would seek him out again for another interview. but obama, obama's been at war with the conservative media since he ran for election the first time. he seems to want 100% agreement for the media. if you look at the new republic article, it's obvious he's disgusted there's a hint of criticism in the media. yes, he could get everything done he wants if everyone agreed 100% with him. >> unfortunately, i think "60 minutes" missed a very good opportunity to get the truth about that night benghazi. dan, thank you very much for helping us out. >> thank you. >>> now, big budget axe hanging over washington, 31 days to go until the sequester cuts kick in. if it happens, is it a doomsday scenario? i'm about to tell you why i think it is going to help this country and help this economy. that is next up. ♪ [ male announcer ] to hold a patent that has changed the modern world... would define you as an i

croft is good, right? he he is good. do you think is he good or -- >> -- i think, no i think steve kroft. i has always admired steve kroft. i will say this if you look back through the history of the interviews he has landed with barack obama. >> he has never been tough on obama. >> never been tough on obama. >> bill: we called the obama people and they still take our calls and they said we didn't put any restrictions on kroft. he could have asked anything. we said he had 30 minutes. he could have asked anything. we didn't tell him don't talk about libya or the arab spring. could have talked about anything. i don't know why. maybe i will run it to steve some place in manhattan and ask him. it was a soft interview. we didn't really learn anything other than the world is a complingted and dangerous place. did you know that before, human? did you know the war was a complicated and dangerous place? >> yeah. i kind of thought that. >> so we knew all of that. we learned it again which might have been instructive. we got nothin

. >> but if you give somebody 30 minutes, you could get real into it, especially steve croft, who is awesome. but i think for some reason they didn't dig into anything at all. >> 30 minutes? come on. >> i would like to know, did she pass out and hit her head? was she pushed? how did she hit her head and get a concussion? >> and the whining didn't stop there. the network that served as the bush administration's head cheerleader is now taking issue with the questions asked of president obama and secretary clinton? >> i mean, didn't you expect one series of tough questions? >> especially so in the case of "60 minutes." >> i mean, it really was something you would expect from the state-run media. it was that kind of level of propaganda. >> i got to tell you, i was waiting for it in anticipation. and here is what i got. i got a softball. i got a whiffle ball, a nerf ball, an air ball. >> it's like a soft boiled egg. >> croft challenged the president and secretary of state on the administration's brand of foreign policy. >> the biggest criticism of this team and the u.s. foreign policy fro

now steve croft admitting why the president likes "60 minutes."wo minutes. >> brian: reportedly. he's about to become the world's most famous man. ♪ i want to do it ♪ wash your clothes ♪ i want to do it ♪ . >> brian: wow. the new diet coke guy revealed. >> steve: finally. >> brian: "fox & friends" starts right now. >> gretchen: i passed out. >> brian: gretchen just lost it. >> gretchen: yesterday hot and handy models. today the diet coke ad. >> brian: obviously they're kissing up to steve. >> steve: i think so. >> gretchen: okay. let's leave it here. >> steve: yale, we'll get to the bottom of that shortly. he's doing his own laundry. he's resourceful. >> brian: was he working all day? do you know the premise? >> steve: no idea. zero calories. >> gretchen: the best thing about that shot is, you don't need toothpaste. nope. come on, guys. you're human, too. if it were the sports illustrated swim suit edition, you guys would be -- >> steve: speak of race, space race, yesterday we told you about the iranian space monkey that went up there. >> brian: h

croft said, "i think it's a question of fairness.nk he knows that we are not going to play gotcha with him and he are not going to go out of our way to make him look bad or stupid and we'll let him answer the questions. news besters said of -- news busters said of that answer how proud folks at cbs must be where they have an environment that the president of the united states feels comfortable coming on their network without any concern he might be challenged and therefore look bad or stupid. atlantic panned the interview calling it embarrassing failure is that uncovered no new information, arguing the daily show's jon steb wart asks tougher questions. "there is something deeply wrong with american journalism when the host of a half-hour comedy show with a left-leaning audience easily outperforms an award-winning "60 minutes" correspondent." a 5-year-old boy in cape cod, massachusetts, faces a possible suspension from his after-school program. after building a gun out of legos. yes, legos. the boy's parents say the school is taking t

the amazing campaign staff that i had because i too had an amazing campaign staff including kelly croft and seth richard, and all the amazing and incredible people dedicated their time, rosie dilger [sounds like] who is also here but so many of you. and most importantly, i want to thank the 24,044 voters of district 9, but who is counting, right? who voted for me. but also the other voters who engaged in this process. thank you for being a part of this process. you know, the thing about what happens in city hall is that often times it's the political drama that perhaps gets the most attention. a lot has been written for infants about the board presidency , what is going to happen here. i don't have a prepared speech. the thing that came to me was trying to put context to what we engaged with here today. was this guy who came to this country, and undocumented kid from guatemala. we have a democratic process where people have actually the freedom and the ability to choose for themselves who is going to represent them. it's something very special. and the local government, and all city off

steve croft was saying, you know, how long will the president's endorsement last?nd so amid the reports of joe biden as you were talking about that and his possible presidential bid in 2016, could the president be forced to choose between the two here? >> you know, traditionally presidents have not weighed in on the nomination battle that follows them. i would assume that president obama might well follow that path. it's probably a wise one. i wouldn't be surprised if you saw barack obama and joe biden doing a joint interview at some point in the future on guns or some other issue. the interesting thing i thought about hillary clinton's response to that question was, it was not no. >> right. exactly. >> it was maybe. the door is clearly open. >> again, fairly jovial about it. kind of laughing about the subject in a nice way. but, you know, how does he choose really between biden who's been sort of the knight in shining armor. he saved the president if you will or some of his issues several times within -- we can think of the fiscal cliff. then you've got bill clint

what did change things is when those women from done croft spoke on a tv documentary. it was hundreds upon hundreds to of come forward with their stories. it is not justice, but at least they have been heard. does this bring something to an end? does it help? >> i hope so. it helped me just to be able to finally be believed. it is not even telling the story, it is being believed. >> 14 offenses were in schools. you cannot prosecute a dead man, but perhaps this is the closest we will ever get to the truth. >> you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, the dreamliner has a less than dreamy week. >>> she is one of the most photographed women in the world, but now for the first time the duchess of cambridge has been captured in an official portrait. upon seeing the painting today, the duchess said it was amazing, but the public response has been more mixed. >> it was, we are told, kate's wish to be portraited naturally. and this is the result, a portrait and oil showing a smiling figure looking straight out of the canvas. this morning, qaeda arrived with wil

. ♪ >> reporter: 72-year-old barbara croft decided to have a lumpectomy and radiation last year.he didn't mind the time or travel required to get radiation. her big worry, spending more hours in the operating room. >> my concerns about getting a mastectomy were the question of a much larger surgery, actually. as well as some kind of reconstruction. >> reporter: location and lifestyle are increasingly influencing women's choice of treatment. and doctors say for early stage patients, those are the considerations that matter most. >> the question for every woman becomes not just the general options, but which of the two options might be a best fit for her personally. >> well, every woman wants to individualize treatment. in this case, it may be that less surgery has better outcomes, brian. >> nancy, while we have you, a friend and colleague of all of ours today, barbara walters, 83 years old, has been in the hospital for nine days, suffered a fall before the inauguration, spiked a fever. and today we learned she has chickenpox. how common is that? >> it's not common, but a reminder

croft is afraid of them. this should be called 60 soft minutes. >> you think it's a strategy -- >> kimberly: it is. totally is. he has to pay the clinton's back for their support. and the campaign. you don't know them like i do. >> eric: how does it work then? >> bob: it doesn't work that way. you a vice president that may run himself and put yourself out four years. >> greg: that was the point. like obama is like the way he treated hillary. pushed him aside. >> eric: is there any question that what may have been a neck neck race with romney and obama turned when bill clinton signed on and made the speech at the dnc? this to me is thank you, sir. this is payback. i agree completely. >> kimberly: totally. obvious. davis do you think joe biden watched that last -- >> dana: do you think that joe biden watched it last night? >> greg: it made me feel bad for biden. i want biden to be the nominee. >> dana: he is in cat-bird seat. >> greg: there is no such thing as cat-bird seat. >> dana: how do you know? >> greg: i

croft also said that it was the president's idea to do that interview.o do something without, you know, thinking through what he hopes to accomplish. what do you think he wanted to accomplish, jim? >> well i mean maybe he is supporting hillary although he said he'll be neutral in the race going forward. maybe he will support her in which case what a marriage made in heaven. he's got bill and hillary chin ton rooting for him at all times so that hillary can get the hand off in 16. that's entirely possible. i didn't have enough cynicism to think that was possible. i thought they were just being friendly to each other with cbs as a collaborator. >> no media outlet would turn that opportunity or interview down. >> you're right. mike wallace in his heyday, he would have at least mailed it tough the 60 minutes veteran. jon: 30 minutes with the president and there wasn't really anything about, you know, syria, or iran, or the trouble spots in the world, interesting discussion, guys. thanks very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. jaime: friend say she walked over

the steve croft interview was interesting when you hear him asking the question, why did you want toalmost like a bubble over his head why did i agree to do this? it was kind of tough piece exit interview pat on the head for hillary. he played along from what we can tell. >> bret: exit interviews are one thing. at the end of two terms, looking back over two terms. one of those things. and you ask questions, reflective. the president tarting a second term in the middle of controversy. the secretary of state just come off controversial testimony on capitol hill. there are hot spots all over the world. few questions to ask that probably could be more pointed. >> when you think of all the things, yes, all the ground that wasn't covered, whether it was syria or benghazi or for that matter budget battle. we haven't heard them stay anything about that. dieing to hear what he has to say. i gas he is having a second honeymoon. >> i love to hear the president whine of fox news and talk radio. we should be proud we annoy him so much. if you look at the line-up on one side, the liberal media you