lachlan and james murdoch, executives at fox's parent company, reportedly pushed for o'reilly's ouster. their father rupert murdoch ultimately signing off amid a growing scandal. 21st century fox announcing that, "after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and bill o'reilly have agreed that bill o'reilly will not be returning to the fox news channel." bill o'reilly also releasing his own statement, "it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims. but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today." o'reilly's statement comes after those new images tonight, showing him on vacation shaking hands with the pope at the vatican today. back in new york, fox executives clearly were not forgiving. new accusers coming forward. including this african-american fox employee. her attorney says this picture shows her calling the company's anonymous tip line. alleging o'reilly would leer and grunt at her, calling her "hot chocolate." one of the few who has publicly defended o'reilly when the scandal brok

that is the -- james murdoch has an american accent, too.at's the sell, and that's what they've convinced rupert of. although i don't think that they've convinced him. it's just that i think rupert has decided, you know, they run the company now. he's 86 years old, and, you know what does he need this -- this turmoil for? so that's -- that's what we have here. we have the beginnings of a major change in the television news business. fox which has dominated television news, dominated american politics. we are now very clearly at the beginning of the end of that, of that phase in american life. >> what are you hearing about how this went down? i'm betting that bill o'reilly did not go quietly. >> you know, i think biffle o'reilly was backed into a corner here. you know, they did exactly what they did -- you know, they're getting very good at this, because they did exactly what they did to roger ailes. they -- they called a law firm and told them to have an investigation, and that investigation took you know, functionally a matter of days. they

i am certain that james murdoch would have been angry about the accusations of sexual harassment.hold, it happened very quickly again. he appointed external counsel within a matter of days and he took action very fast against the founder of the network. as sir alex ferguson once said, no player is bigger than the team and james murdoch is making absolutely sure that the level of corporate governance standards at 21st—ce ntu ry corporate governance standards at 21st—century fox is much higher than it has been and he is particularly vulnerable at this time because, of course, in 2012, of, found he had not behave with the highest standards of corporate governance and he is actually being investigated as we speak by off, and three separate crimes, but one of them is the fit and proper test. it is extraordinary and wooden phrygians murder to succeed in acquiring skype because, effectively, it is a second chance for him and it is extraordinarily important for his vision of the future of 21st—ce ntu ry important for his vision of the future of 21st—century fox. skype is a very significan

gabe, for a minute let's put ourselves in james and lock lan murdoch's shoes.fox news is only one jewel in the 21st century fox crown. they've got this sky deal, the paid tv distributor in europe, about to get approved. they're facing the regulators in may. >> yeah. >> they cannot afford to have a sexual harassment ethics hiccup block this deal. they have this deal on the table in 2011. they had to pull it because of the phone hacking scandal. if this deal goes through this will value the whole thing at $23 billion. are they really putting women and culture ahead of the bottom line? when you look at it in the full scale between advertising dollars and the sky deal it looks like a bottom line deal to me? >> i agree. what's notable they resigned bill o'reilly in march, full knowing that there were allegations about him, so this is a case where they wanted to protect him. rupert murdoch tried to shore up bill o'reilly. there was too much public outcry and they cannot afford to have the sky deal as you pointed out which the regulators will rule on in may fall apart

this is a prize for james murdoch.tried to do this in 2011, and it didn't go through because of political pressure. they pulled the deal because of the phone hacking scandal. then in 2013, james said, sky tv is the future. that is how they unlock their future in europe. they're just a month away from getting regulatory approval. they do not want to get hung up on an ethics issue with a sexual harassment case here in new york. >> ultimately, stephanie, this issue of culture change, i would think that the last few years, and even the last year, have shown us one thing. there's one swamp that's not getting drained. that is the swamp of culture that considers it acceptable to continue to objectify and harass women in the workplace. i think we're maybe on the same side on this one. i think it was pure economics that forced this. i don't think anybody had a second thought about it at fox or the advertising companies. i think they realized they couldn't financially continue to support bill ro'reilly. i don't think there is a

review in collaboration with outside counsel and that memo was signed by rupert, laughlin and james murdoch. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> move on right now. the trump administration reviewing the iran nuclear deal after declaring it a failure. secretary of state, rex tillerson said the deal struck in 2015, only delays iran's goal of becoming a nuclear and he warned, an unchecked iran could travel the same path as north korea. now mind you the same state department had acknowledged that iran was complying with the terms of the agreement. but tillerson complained that iran remains a leading sponsor of terrorism. >> whether it be assassination attempts, support of weapons, mass destruction, deploying, destablizing militias, iran spends treasure and time disrupting peace. >> well, tillerson stopped short of promising to scrap the nuclear deal and reinstate sanctions, but he said the trump administration will not pass the buck on iran to a future administration. >> the white house right now is under fire for contradictory statements on the whereabouts of aircraft carrier group of ships

the ouster reportedly pushed by lockland an james murdoch after it was reported they paid nearly $13 million in settlements over claims of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment dating back to 2002 and wednesday -- >> first mr. o'reilly said nobody calls in to our hotline so we took him up on it and c l called in. >> she shared this. accusing riley of leering, grunting and calling the african-american woman hot chocolate while they were alone. the pressure mounting for the murdochs to take action. at least 83 companies pulling their advertising from the "the o'reilly factor" and he said it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded clays but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. he was supposed to return to his though this coming monday after vacationing at the vatican instead tucker carlson will take over his slot. >> the chairman of the senate judiciary committee says the supreme court justice may soon resign. senator charles grassley expects a resignation as soon as this summer. he did not name a j

extensive review in collaboration with outside counsel and that memo was signed by rupert, lachlan and james murdoch. >>> new reporting this evening after a former patriot star was discovered dead in his cell. authorities say it was a suicide. tonight, what was discovered written on his aaron hernandez's head when he was found in that cell. abc's eva pilgrim outside the prison in massachusetts tonight. >> reporter: tonight, questions surrounding the death of former nfl star aaron hernandez. his body now with the state medical examiner. abc news learning he was found in his cell with a bible verse written across his forehead referencing death and eternal life. prison officials have called his death a suicide, saying he hanged himself with a bedsheet tied to his prison cell window. miami dolphins' mike pouncey posting, "today my heart hurts as i got the worse news i could have imagined. it was just a day ago we shared our last convo." but tonight, some of those close to him suspect foul play. >> something's not right. something doesn't add up. >> not guilty. >> reporter: pointing out 27-year-old herna

the ouster reportedly pushed by lockland and james murdoch, executives at fox's parent company. a decision that comes just weeks after a "new york times" article reported o'reilly and fox paid nearly $13 million in settlements over claims of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment dating back to 2002, and wednesday -- >> first mr. o'reilly said nobody ever calls in to our hotline, so we took him up on it and called in to the hotline. >> reporter: attorney lisa bloom sharing this photo of a fox employee calling the company's anonymous tip line accusing riley of leering, grunting and calling the african-american woman hot chocolate while they were alone. [ chanting "fire bill o'reilly" ] >> reporter: the pressure mounting for the murdochs to take action. at least 83 companies pulling their advertising from "the o'reilly factor" and bill o'reilly reacting to the news releasing a statement oversight saying "it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims, but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today.

they realized something had to be done. >> so if you're james and laschland murdoch and you didn't haves not an operator. he is an acquirer. rogers ran a part of people pier. when they walked out, if you're james lachland, now you have some mojo behind you. you've now promoted other men in the country. tucker carlson got moved to a prime time start. >> and there are people looking at it. they'd been mention in the lawsuits about roger ailes. >> given that there could be more allegations about bill o'reilly, go i know they have to feel they're fit and proper to get this sky news deal. letting bill o'reilly go, is that enough to prove they are fit and prope to run it? >> no, it's not. because there's a feder investigation going on. >> are they going to lose it? >> this is a great point. theris a federal investigation going on. the feds have offed the form he ceo immunity for his testimony. they are questioning witnesses. people who received payoffs of the they want to know how rogers was able to hide money, keep it from investors. and it is a public company. and they're selling roopert mu

laughlin and james murdoch executives reportedly pushed for o'reil o'reilly's ouster. off amid a growing scandal. 21st century fox announcing after a thorough and careful review of the allegations the company and bill o'reilly have agreed that bill o'reilly will not be returning to the fox news channel. bill o'reilly releasing his own statement. it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims. but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. >> o'reilly's statement comes after the new images showing him on vacation, shaking hands with the pope at the vatican. back in new york, fox executives, clearly were not forgiving. and an advertiser revolt, at least 83 pulling their commercials from his show. new accusers coming forward. including this african-american fox employee, her attorney says this picture shows her calling the company's anonymous tip line. alleging o'reilly would leer and grunt at her calling her hot chocolate. one of the few who publicly defended o'reilly when the scandal broke, p

of course james murdoch is the ceo. >> yeah. >> i mean, rupert -- >> james -- >> yeah. oth brilliant -- they're very savvy. definitely not as ideological or as opinionated but then again rupert murdoch isn't as ideological as people thought. he could support tony blair when it was in his interests or support anybody else. but i think james and lochlan are interesting characters and this year has been one of their tests. i don't think they have been particularly comfortable with the way fox news reports the world and yet, it's been so successful it's been hard to change it. but now with megyn kelly going, with roger ailes going, with bill o'reilly possibly, i think likely going, we're going to see a new generation. not only put their stamp on what is cable news, but does it have to be so opinionated, poisonous, divisive, but how do we get news delivered to ourselves in the future where we aren't sitting around and watching cable tv at night. >> yeah. well, i think you and rupert on the most important challenge that we face, the transition to digital and how they're going

james murdoch is focused on buying sky tv, a major acquisition in europe.that's an $11 billion deal. they wanted to buy sky in 2011. they had to pull it amid all of the noise around the phone hacking scandal that is now back at the plate. it needs regulatory approval. they don't need noise. so yes, this might be the number one show, a $20 million guy. $20 million versus $11 billion? can't really compare. >> so, steve, we have the business angle. we also have politics. think about i heard a political veteran today say that for years in ways that we kind of stopped noticing bill o'reilly's talking points every night became in a way the surrogate talking points on all of the cable channels and shows that it all spawned into the next day. and then of course when was the last time you heard the president of the united states describe a prominent cable talk show host or cable news host as a friend and defend him? o'reilly did occupy a different part in that politics business nexus. >> bill o'reilly really defined the opinion host on cable news. it used to be when

. >> james murdoch is pushing for o'reilly to be taken off the air but his father rupert murdoch is resisting because he focuses on the bottom line because bill o'reilly up until this point has been a terrific boost their bottom line. one sexual harassment charge will be investigated by the network. >> i'm encourage that had they will take this first step and do some kind of investigation. >> reporter: a guest who frequently appeared on o'reilly's show, walsh said the 60-year-old promised to make her a paid contributor and after rebuffing advances o'reilly failed to follow through. >> i'm not here for the money. in fact, my silence is not for sale. i'm here for the future of my daughters and all the daughters of america who are entering the work force in droves, and i want them to have a safe non-toxic work environment. >> a number of substitute hosts are expected to fill in for o'reilly over the next two weeks. >> his strategy has been to keep his head down and try to say as little as possible which is striking because bill o'reilly traditionally does not back down from a fight. >> a fight w

the younger generation, especially james murdoch, wanted to move fox news and the parent company into a more modern era with be thor standards and culture. rupert murdoch did not want to bow to pressure, especially from "the new york times." what changed is that james's older brother, who was inclined to side with his father in recent days came around to the position that bill o'reilly does need to go. so you had both younger murdo murdoches aligned against the father. what is are folks saying inside the building? >> the mood is uncertainty, chaos. bill o'reilly was the face, the pillar of that network. if he's being replaced, then anyone feels like nothing is sacred anymore at fox news. there's relief among female employees that felt the culture after roger ailes, the former chairman and ceo of fox was fired last summer, had not changed. the fact that they are take thing step to remove bill o'reilly is a sign to female employees that the murdochs is deciding to take sexual harassment seriously. >> in the past few days, a new accuser stepped forward. this is the accuser's attorney lis

i mean, james murdoch will end up running the company -- >> rupert's sons? >> rupert's sons, don't like this one bit, i can tell you. there are people within the network itself who don't like this one bit. rupert mourdock, the buck stops with him. he's been running fox news since roger ailes was pushed out. >> o'reilly says there is no merit to these claims. the people around o'reilly, the people running the company all know he has this reputation inside the company. he may have these consensual relationships but the women say it's sexual harassment. >> on that point there is a big question about whether there is a consensual relationship in the workplace. if someone has power over you, if they have power over your career you may enter into the relationship thinking as a woman that you have full power and authority, but what happens when you want to get out and that person has power over your future, your job, your career. can you? >> emily, matt, mike, thank you for being here today. >>> coming up, one of the lawyers involved in this story. we're going to a

. >> there's the tension by the way between rupert murdoch and james murdoch and that's really what this> father and son. >> father and son. is it rupert's company or james' company. right now it remains rupert's company and we learned over the weekend he made many of the programming decisions. james is trying to assert himself but he's limited. >> it remains me of president trump and his children. in some cases ivanka trump getting credit for trying to moderate our father. maybe the same thing happening here with the murdochs. >> i think all of us back in july of last year wondered, why the hell, you're getting rid of roger ailes and yet you keep in place his, you know, his right hand man, and then now we're back here, you know, ten months later, nine months later, and oh, maybe we got a problem here. well, maybe, you know. i mean, this is not really very sophisticated management. if you have a rotten, corrupt network which fox is, and you have these problems, then you probably wanted to clean house once, not twice. >> you're convinced it's corrupt? >> i am. i'm very convinced. as i wro

his sons, especially james murdoch, the ceo of 21st century fox, has been aggressively lobbying for o'reilly fox news into the more modern era and reform its culture. really the turning point, as i've heard from my used to the network. this is what is. this happened to blen beck. what purpose does he serve, just as glenn beck lost advertisers. his value to fox -- >> as a guy who covers this, the one benefit that he does bring to foxx is that even after this scandal erupted again, and i say again because this happened in the past, his ratings went up. >> his audience is very loyal. his audience stayed with him as well. over two million every night, every afternoon when he was on, but who istizing? who is sponsoring him. they wanted nothing to do with glenn beck. at the moment they want nothing to do with bill o riley. there is a question if they will ever come back, that is part of the calculations they're making right now. >> if you're an advertiser, and he had these issues in the past, and if you don't want to be ses associated with someone with actually harassment allegations. >> we're all

>> clearly that will give more ammunition to james murdoch and over sayinthis is going to be a neverscandal unless we rip the band-aid off. >> what do you say to those saying he is good for our business we can ride this out? >> i say that women's rights mean something, that our careers mean something. because these stories aren't just about sexual harassment. i do these cases every day. most women say i don't care about a comment now and then, i don't care about a guy asking me out and propositioning me. what i care about is my career and bill o'reilly is accused over and over again not just of propositioning women but of going after their careers when they say no, of driving them out not only of fox news but of television. wendy walsh alleges she had a job promised to her, she was good at it, she was entitled to. when she didn't go back to his hotel room she didn't get that job. fox news tried to get rid of roger ailes. there is still more housecleaning to do. bill o'reilly needs to goa bloom thank you for joining us tonight. wendt wendy walsh will be joining us tomorrow night on th

james murdoch, rupert murdoch's son wanted to clean up after aisles was forced out.h resisted. fox news's most profitable asset of their media empire. we're seeing the aftereffects of that where they did not clean house. so we're going continue to deal with this crisis until they really come in and clear out this entire culture that roger ailes built over 20 years. >> angelo, you were part of the movement to push bill o'reilly out. you expressed confidence about that on this show. i have to say i didn't share that confidence because i've seen this guy survive this stuff in the past. so i was sitting here in complete suspense what they were going to do. i would say until the last 48 hours and gabe's report starts coming out and you could feel the end coming, when did you first feel tend coming here? >> about a week ago. there was a shift in the advertising community. and what happened is that advertisers were actually responding not so much to the o'reilly stories, but actually to what gabe had just pointed out and what lisa has so effectively laid out in first segmen

if you're james murdoch, you really think that you need to clean up the culture there. roger ailes was fired last summer, they said that they were cleaning house. this was a new environment that they were creating and women would never really be disrespected in the workplace there. but since that's happened, they have cut two deals on behalf of mr. o'reilly and learned about a third that he had cut back in 2011. so the question inside fox that a lot of people that we've spoke to have said is, well, has the culture really changed? what's different now than before ailes left. if ailes left, why doesn't mr. o'reilly have to leave. those are questions that the mar do -- murdochs would have to answer to their employees and their employees have expressed angst to us about. >> just last night another former worker of mr. o'reilly came forward. >> she says that bill o'reilly would come by her desk on a regular basis and make offensive comments and sounds to her. she said he would grunt like an animal, he would call her hot chocolate. she's african-american. >> now, bill o'reill

his sons, especially james murdoch looking to take it in a more forward looking direction saying listename. trying to cut ties. that's the state of play. >> it's hard to believe, inside of fox, being an employee, is there no internal rumbling this is not a culture we want to be portraying to the rest of the world? >> there is. but the problem is, fox news is such a profit center. and rupert murdoch said this is a business that makes me over $1 billion in profit. and disgruntled employees are not going to pressure me into cleaning house. >> fox news explains we've launched two investigations. one as trustee on the board. we filed a complaint on s.e.c. basically asking s.e.c. whether or not they recorded filings. settlements were described as conversations as opposed to settlements. owe a false filing or stakeholders -- >> wait, the settlements of victims were described as compensation? >> right. as opposed to settlements. so stakeholders and shareholders really need to know the risk associated with this company. but unfortunately, the filings that they made, unfortunately, do not disclos

. >> james murdoch is pushing for o'reilly to be taken off the air. r, rupert murdoch is resisting. he really focuses on the bottom line. and bill o'reilly, up to this point, has been a profit center for the network. >> reporter: one of o'reilly's accusers, dr. wendy walsh, spoke to nbc news, said her claim will be investigated by the network. >> i was encouraged they're going to actually take this first step and do some kind of investigation. >> reporter: a guest who frequently appeared on o'reilly's show, walsh says the 67-year-old promised the make her a paid contributor at the network in 2013. but after rebuffing his advances, walsh says o'reilly failed to follow through. >> i'm not here for the money. my silence is not for sale. i'm here for the future of my daughters and all of the daughters in america who are entering the workforce in droves. i want them to have a safe, nontoxic work environment. >> reporter: a number of hosts are expected to fill in for o'reilly for two weeks. >> his strategy is to keep his head down and say as little as possib

james murdoch would like to move it to a more centrist, moderate position. and this is more of a family struggle at this point than it is a television one. >> we remember roger ailes got a big payout as he went out the door. does bill o'reilly get the same thing? >> from what i'm hearing, he had two-and-a-half years on his contract. he earns upwards of $25 million a year. >> he just re-signed that, though. >> there was a provision. i think they signed the contract knowing the allegations were out there. so there was a clause that i understand that allowed them to have an exit, but he did receive money. >> dave sherman has been working this story for years and broke the latest chapter. thank you so much. we'll have more on bill o'reilly's departure including evidence of a smear campaign against o'reilly. >>> and now to the white house and a new faux for the trump administration to focus on, iran. rex tillerson now warning it could become the next north kor korea. we've got two reports, we'll start with andrea mitchell. andrea, good morning to you. >> reporter

the o'reilly saga was a family struggle between the younger generation of murdochs, especially james murdochrupert resisted. but the children have prevailed over the father. >> was this a moral decision or a business decision? just a few months ago they actually extended his contract as well. he had been saying he's going to come back from this vacation. we've seen advertisers leave, but they stayed within the network. i know that there is a deal that they had been working on in the uk. so was this the younger brother saying we've had enough, in our workforce we have to have more moral cohesiveness or was this because a business deal was at stake? >> i think unfortunately it was mainly driven by business. like you said, they re-signed bill o'reilly and as someone very plugged into the company, they re-signed o'reilly with open eyes. this was pure business, he was the ratings machine and they knew he had this history and they re-signed him just in march. i know that the younger murdochs want to clean house, they want to change the culture. the question is how fast can they push given that the

the decision was announced this afternoon by rupert james and lock land murdoch.curts is here with details. >> good evening, bill o'reilly biggest star in 20 year history of fox news is leaves the network in allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct. after thorough and careful review of the allegations, company and o'reilly have agreed he will not be returning could o'reilly top rated hose in cable news is known for his combative style. a cordial relationship with president trump, but the climate shifted after an april 1 "new york times" respect that o'reilly or fox paid $13 million over the years to settle five cases alleging sexual or other harassment on his part, more than 50 companies pulled their advertising from his show. met with pope francis today on vacation, and said it is disheartening we part ways due to completely unfounded claims, that is unfortunate reality that many of us in the public eye must live with today. rupert murdoch and his sons, have emphasized that change in the company's culture any form of harassment is considered una

i mean that james and lachlan murdoch, the voices of the future, these far more centrist, you know, sonsurdoch. >> trying to appeal to a greater group of people. >> global citizens, that's not the message we're seeing here. >> they have a big dilemma with bill o'reilly. the advertisers move away, the shows are designed to make money, it won't continue to make a lot of money if advertisers aren't paying those bills. that's the real dilemma here. they have the air time, they want advertisers on that time, if they're not signing up anymore, then they've got to deal with the bill o'reilly situation. >> what do we know about advertisers coming back? >> i vice president heard of any coming back, but i would just point out his ratings are up. >> well -- >> last week they were up. he is on "the new york times" best seller list right now with his new book which is -- >> people like a car crash. >> traditional values. there's some irony there. so, you know, he seems to be doing fine. one of your producers was asking me, is this the end of bill o'reilly? i don't know. you know, i don't know. becaus

i mean, the murdochs, james and lachlan, they have a lot they're working on.ition is one. certainly a key priority. but they have others too. and those include star tv, those include the launch of a new hulu service coming up. removing the noise here i think helps fox and i think, you know, the other thing to mention is, you know, i thought you guys might ask me, they had renewed o'reilly's contract, right? but i think that the wording and the contract there it's fair to assume that it gives fox news an out. i do not think they're on the hook for his contract so you can sort of, you know, weigh that against the ad revenue lost in terms of profitability and potentially in the near term of replacing o'reilly with lower sally alternatives. >> james is the ceo and their father correspondents to -- continues to run the fox channel day to day. they face no shortage of challenges -- james has been ceo, anthony so what do you see as the long term changes they'll make as they meet these challenges and try to deal with them, when it comes to the culture of this company

a big part of why this decision was made is because it's important to the murdochs, particularly to james and locklin, that 21st century fox proves that it's living in the 21st century and i think there will be some reservations about taking the murdochs at their word. at the end of the day, if you felt uncomfortable, this is a step in the right direction. >> we now have a voice , a woma who has spoken out. wendy walsh is joining us. can you hear me? >> yes, i can. how are you, brooke? >> i am fine. times, you've appeared on fox a number of times and now you have a story to tell with regard to bill o'reilly regarding his advances and ultimately you didn't show up on his show anymore. you chose not to say anything until this "new york times" piece came out. first, bill o'reilly is no longer coming back. your response? >> i never really had a dog in this race. this was a decision up to fox news. but as a woman, i am thrilled that a corporation has made the seismic shift to put women's rights ahead of their bottom line and for this i feel grateful to murdoch. >> this is emotional for you? di

new york magazine is reporting that 21st century fox ceo james murder dork a murdoch and his brotherase for o'reilly to be ousted from the network. their father is resisting the call and no final decision has been made as of yet. but attorney lisa bloom announced she is representing a new client who is accusing o'reilly of sexual and racial harassment. bloom did not reveal the identity of the new client but said that she called the hotline fox news set up last night to investigate claims against o'reilly. an attorney for o'reilly released a series of statements yesterday saying it is outrageous that an allegation from an anonymous person about something that purportedly happened almost a decade ago is being treated as fax especially where there is obviously an orchestrated campaign by activists and lawyers to destroy mr. o'reilly and enrich themselves through publicity driven donations. bill o'reilly has been subjected to a brutal campaign of character assassination that is unprecedented in post-mccart post-mccarthyist america. this law firm has uncovered evidence that the smear camp

that was the influence of the murdoches, specifically james. i appreciate all of you. breaking news, fox news has decided to sever ties with their top rated host, bill o'reilly. a 20-year veteran of fox news, facing a lot of heat at the moment from a new report from "the new york times" that came out that said between bill o'reilly is that fox news, they had paid out $13 million to settle sexual harassment or other harassment lawsuits too'r. they've had a round robin of substitutes. he has been off the air but again, bill o'reilly will not be returning from vacation. he is in italy. we saw a picture of him and pope francis. my good credit score. i see you've planted an uncertainty tree. chop that thing down. the clarity you seek... lies within the creditwise app from capital one. creditwise helps you protect your credit. and it's completely free for everyone. it's free for everyone? do hawks use the stars to navigate? i don't know. aw, i thought you did. i don't know either. either way it's free for everyone. cool. what's in your wallet? take 5, guys. tired of your bla

he finished in under 58 seconds ahead of ross murdoch and james wilby. for me, i don't want to sound arrogant or anything but for me, the race is what matters, the process and going to board a pest, this is qualifying. hopefully getting a medal along the way will inspire him to train harder for his career and even if it's a week already, you have inspired someone. he has got quite a collection of medals. 0lympic medals, world titles. let us get more in our main story. theresa may says it was a walk in wales with her husband that finally made up her mind to ask permission for a general election on the 8th ofjune. but, what happens next? just after lunchtime today, the prime minister will lead a vote in the house of commons for permission to send voters to the ballot box. she needs two—thirds of mps — that's 434 of them — to back the motion. that means she's relying on the support of at least 100 non—tory mps. if she gets that, at one minute past midnight on 3rd may, parliament will be dissolved and the official campaign period will begin. butjust to compl

rupert murdoch and his sons, james and lachlan, have emphasized that any form of it is unacceptable.e means some programming changes on monday. tucker carlson will move into o'reilly spot at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and "the five" will go to 9:00 p.m. martha maccallum's show becomes permanent. and eric bolling launches a new program at 5:00. >> bret: next week, "special report" runs from 5:00 to 7:00, two hours until eric bolling takes over. "the five" on that following monday. up next, president trump celebrates celebrate not a win, but not a loss either. fox 26 in fresno were officials say the suspect accused of fatally shooting three people yesterday laughed about it to detectives. the story you saw here on "special report" yesterday. police say he randomly attacked three white people in a crime of racial hatred. he also is accused of killing a motel security guard days earlier. fox 25 in boston, former patriots tight end aaron hernandez is found dead in his prison cell. hernandez was serving a life sentence for murder. authorities say it was suicide. media reports say some close to her

murdoch, his sons. first it was just james who was advocating for o'reilly to go. then the two convinced rupert this is what had to happen. >> are you surprised? >> i am a little surprised just because of the towering figure he's been there for years. and he holds his place in a very lucrative lineup. >> they've actually released, cnbc has gotten a hold of the new lineup. tucker carlson will be hosting. some guest hosts this week and then tucker carlson. >> late last year, during the election, he was on at 7:00. and so he has had a really swift ascent. >> we should disclose, his time slot moved because of gretta van susteren come to our network. >> and megyn kelly. >> he had bill o'reilly has a lead-in. so it does put a lot of extra pressure on tucker. the good thing for them is that there's a lot of interest right now in the news cycle with the trump administration. so they have a little bit of a cushion there. >> there's definite an audience for them and also for bill o'arrivy. his ratings have been quite good over the last few weeks. >> miss his fans are very lo

it paints it in the new generation of murdoch leadership, a decision being driven by the sons, james lachland versus rupert, the father. will they win. it paints it as a battle for the new way of 21st century fox, especially if the sons win and bill o'reilly is off air. >> if it happens, another big change to their prime timelineup. >> the big the. >> kevin spacey is tapped to host the 71st annual tony awards. the "house of cards" star is a first time host. the tony awards are hell on td 11th of june. >> for some reason everybody has opinions about this. it's interesting they're not going with the late show or the late late show comedian type. >> starbucks is cashing in on the unicorn trend. have you seen this? i haven't. >> they have the first color changing and flavor changing drink, unicorn frappuccino. the drink starts out purple, with the sweet and fruity taste. after stirring it, it changes the color to pink and the flavor becomes tangy and tart. the drink which was once on the secret menu will be available until this sunday. this is a social media play. this is an instagram mo

james and lachland. i don't know if an 86-year-old rupert murdoch totally stepped aside. the ongoing investigations about whether the cfo, whether the payments were proper, all the management that was there enabling ailes and o'reilly are all still there. >> and promoted. >> right. in this day and age, you get the harassment sort of paint on you, and highw and how do you come out of it. >> they had to get rid of him. >> but what about the people calling women in saying we'll give you this. >> fox paid for these settlements. it's not like this was news to them. >> i think that's one of the investigations, whether the settlements were done out of -- how do you do it if you're the cfo? >> can you plug and play and put anybody in that seat? he was a light personality. that is a huge difference. does his following turn away from fox news? >> do they follow him or -- >> are they upset with him being pushed out? >> he was one of the first hires. do you remember him from "inside editi edition" that ridiculous sound? i thought he was like an entertainment tonight host. you worked

. >> reporter: rupert murdoch with his sons lachlan and james told employees we want to underscore our consistent commitment to fostering a work environment built on the values of trust and respect. o'reilly's ouster was announced while he was on vacation, a photo yesterday showed him at the vatican shaking hands with the pope. in a statement o'reilly called the allegations unfounded and said, i will always look back on my time at fox with great pride and the unprecedented success we achieved. fox news founding chairman roger ailes resigned after similar accusations. >> this is a tough decision for me. >> reporter: one of his accusers fox news star megyn kelly left the network in january. she was reportedly angered by comments o'reilly made on cbs this morning about her claims in november. >> i'm not interested in basically litigating something that is finished, that makes my network look bad. >> reporter: radio host wendy walsh, a former o'reilly factor guest, who came forward this month, said she, too, was a victim of o'reilly's advances describes fox news internal culture this way.

( darya ) bill o'reilly has been fired from fox news.( james ) rebecca strom is here with reaction this morning. rebecca. ( rebecca ) rupert murdoche the announcement terminating the network's most popular host. the new york times reported earlier this month that five women had been paid a total of 13-million dollars over several years... to keep quiet about harrassment allegations against o'reilly. o'reilly denies those allegations. o'reilly was on vacation in rome when the network decided to let him go. one of the women who accused o'reilly of sexual harassment says his firing is good news. <"i don't know if satisfied is the word. i obviously have mixed emotions because i'm a compassionate person and there is a human being involved. but, i do think that fox made a seismic shift in our corporate culture by putting the rights of women above the bottom line. and, as a mother this is good news for my daughter entering the workplace.">( rebecca ) o'reilly was with fox news for more than 20 years. back to you. ( darya ) the mayor of seattle is responding to sexual abuse allegations made against him. mayor ed murray has denied the clai

discussions said that while no final decision has been made, the murdochs are leaning toward announcing that o'reilly will not return to the air. sons jamesin have been arguing that o'reilly needs to go, though their father rupert has disagreed. they'll hold a board meeting on thursday. one of the sources said o'reilly will be a primary topic. nbc news has not confirmed that cnn reporting. this comes as yet another woman today alleged that bill o'reilly sexually harassed her. here's what her lawyer lisa bloom told msnbc's chris hayes. >> she alleges she was a clerical worker at fox news in 2008. she did not work directly for bill o'reilly but for a different broadcaster who she said was a great boss. but bill o'reilly would come by her desk on a regular basis and make offensive comments and sounds. he would grunt like an animal. he'd call her hot chocolate. she's african-american. he would say, uh-huh, when they were alone in an elevator together and she got off first he'd say looking good, girl. and while any of these comments taken alone may not be all that bad, he never spoke to her otherwise. he never even said hello or how are you? s

rupert murdoch was reportedly convinced to fire his 67-year-old star at the urgingof his two sons....james and lachlan. this after the new york times reported this month that five women were paid a total of13 million dollars to keep quiet about unpleasant encounters with o'reilly. fox news issued a statement to employees today...telling them the company wanted to continue its "commitment to fostering a work environment built on the values of trust and respect." o'reilly had been scheduled to return from a vacation next monday.but he's gone -- and his time slot will eventually be taken over by tucker carlson. dozens of advertisers had been pulling out of o'reilly's show... meantime....this is just the latest setback for fox.roger ailes - who helped create fox news - resigned last july. former anchor gretchen carlson had accused 'him' of sexual harassment...w hich he denied. and network star megyn kelly announced her departure in january....she's going to re-surface at nbc. there was speculation that the scandals were partof the reason she chose to leave.. grant? (grant) former new england p

james ) another big story we are following this morning... bill o'reilly is fired from fox news.( darya ) rebecca strom is here with what a woman who accused o'reilly of harassment is morning. rebecca? ( rebecca @ land ) rupert murdoch made the announcement terminating the network's most popular host. the new york times reported earlier this month that five women had been paid a total of 13-million dollars over several years... to keep quiet about harrassment allegations against o'reilly. o'reilly denies those allegations. o'reilly was on vacation in rome when the network decided to let him go. one of the women who accused o'reilly of sexual harassment says his firing is good news. <"i don't know if satisfied is the word. i obviously have mixed emotions because i'm a compassionate person and there is a human being involved. but, i do think that fox made a seismic shift in our corporate culture by putting the rights of women above the bottom line. and, as a mother this is good news for my daughter entering the workplace.">( rebecca @ land ) o'reilly was with fox news for more than 20 years. ( james ) new this morning.... you could soon see a new school district in the east bay... walnut creek city council voted unani