newsroom wjm, the character of mary richards has her share of run-ins with her rough and tumble boss, lou grant scene when mary went to mr. grant and said -- >> i would like to know why the last associate producer before me made $50 a week more than i do. >> and lou grant looked up at her and said -- >> because he was a man. >> i mean they were dealing with pay equity before anyone even understood the term. >> reporter: as the show builds a budding audience, "the mary tyler moore show" also begins knocking down taboos on television, like birth control >> don't forget to take your pill. >> i won't. >> i won't. >> that was really unheard of in the early '70s, but so funny. and as lou grant said -- >> you know what? you've gone spunk. >> well -- >> i hate spunk. >> one of my favorite moments was when she told ted baxter -- >> will you shut up, ted? >> every woman who had to deal with an egotistic, bombastic, conceited co-worker, they were giving her a standing ovation at that moment. >> reporter: but as forward thinking as the show is for its day, feminists, like gloria steinem, aren't fawning ove

also lou grant. >> my name is lou grant.e an appointment with charlie. >> also behind "wkrp in cincinnati." sco "hill street blues." >> hey, let's be careful out there. >> and "remington steel." another star undoubtedly influenced by mary, kerry washington. scandal is back tonight and lee anning a lettera found out the women all stick together on the set. >> no competition with the women in our crew. we would literally take our shirts off for each other. >> that girl power isn't just behind the scenes, kerry and bellamy's characters once rivals shown the, now allies. >> we get to see my favorite dynamics in all of scandal is when liz and bellamy get along. >> i'm stunned -- >> what is it like for you guys? i think you guys are close if real life. >> you think? >> yeah. >> i think it shatters a lot ofster wof stereo types. the fact we are systems bonded together, it is really important for us to show that to em body that. >> what is it like now being back at work as a mom of two? >> it is hard to leave your family as a workin

for a job as a secretary, she gets hired, instead, as an associate producer by ed asner's gruff lou grantre you? >> 30. >> no hedging. how old do i look? >> why hedge. how old do i look? >> 30! what religion are you? >> mr. grant, i don't quite know how to say is, but you're not allowed to ask that when someone is applying for a job. it's against the law. >> want to call a cop? would you thought if i was violating your civil rights if i asked if you were married? >> presbyterian. >> never married. >> what? >> do you type? >> mr. grant, there is no simple answer that that question. >> yes there is. how about i can type. you know what? you got spunk. >> well. >> i hate spunk! >> the show broke ground. mary richards had sex, she was on the pill, and she challenged her boss on pay! >> you're just ignoring this! >> well, i figured it was just one of those woman things. >> no! mr. grants, it's not whop one of those woman things. i would like to know why the last associate producer before me made $50 a week more than i do? >> because he was a man. >> wait a minute. wait a minute. because i reall

." >> and did lou grant. >> i have an apartment with charlie hill. >> and mary was behind wkrp cincinnatit blues, and reming deny steele. another star who's undoubtedly influenced by mary, kerry washington. "scandal" is back tonight and leann aguilera found out the women stick around on that set. >> we would like literally take our shirts off for each other. >> that girl power isn't just behind the scenes, kerry and bellamy's characters were once rivals on the show, now they're allies. >> we get to see my favorite dynamic. when liz and mellie get along. >> i love it so much. >> what's it like for you guys? are you guys close in real life? >> yeah. >> the stereotypes, you know, they would be thought to be enemies. the fact that we're sisters, bonded together, it's important to show that, to embody that. >> what is it like now being back to work as a mom of two? >> it's hard to be a working mom. but it's easier when you're going to a family. >> can you bring the babies to set? >> sometimes, yeah. >> anyone who needs to vote should go right now. >> season six picks right up where we left the

we also spoke by phone to ed asner, who played lou grant.ys behth mafrry was a fighter. >> her diabetes was certainly very evident, but was a hard worker. instead of lunch, she had a dance class. >> i sat down with another comedian, bob newhart, who he owes his tv career to mary. you said you knew she was sick. >> its wat n a complete surprise because i knew shead h diabetes and was losing her eyesight. >> every character i played has had a great deal of mary tyler moore in them, especially the television characters. laura petrie was me. mary richards was me. ♪ who can turn the world on with her smile ♪ >> mary tyler moore starred in two of the most acclaimed shows in television history. she won seven emmys. her first big role was in the early 60s classic "the dick van dyke show." mary was ahead of her time, sparking a minor controv a one of the first housewives on tv to wear pants. >> how come you never dress like a girl? >> the network studio was concerned and they got to carl reiner and said just make sure she only wears those pants in on

. >> and lou grant, remembering his time a line from our theme song, love is all around he says sthatve days a week for seven years straight. mary tyler moore will be missed. >> you're watching "early today." per roll more "doing chores for dad" per roll more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty, the quicker picker upper pain from a headache whecan make this...d, feel like this. all-in-one cold symptom relief from tylenol®, the #1 doctor recommended pain relief brand. tylenol® when you have a cold, pain from chest congestion can make this... feel like this. all-in-one cold symptom relief from tylenol®, the #1 doctor recommended pain relief brand. tylenol® >>> and new this morning president trump has tough words for chelsea manning. after manning wrote her first column saying obama had, quote, very few permant accomplishments and calling for a strong and unapologetic progressive. trump tweeting early this morning ungrateful traitor who should never have be

. >> phyllis, lou grant, she was producer, yes, she was producer of the bob newhart show. just amazing woman. >> all right, as you guys know, we've already mentioned it, winning actress mary tyler moore died today. she was 80 years old. >> we leave you tonight fox's adam housley takes a look back at her life and >> she touched the world on with her smile. mary tyler moore born on december 29th, 1936, in brooklyn, new york. growing up her home life was difficult. but one thing that always drew the family together, was watching young mary perform in the living room. when she was eight, the family moved to los angeles. it was there she discovered her first love, dance. in 1955, she got her first taste of television. the day after her high school prom, she starred in a commercial as the happy hot point picks i for hot point appliances. she married her first of three husbands, a year later moore had her only child, richie, one of her early tv roles, playing answering service operator in richard diamond private i in 1959. the bit only showed her legs on screen, raising a mystiqu

we can talk about it. >> gruff but just as kind hearted as lou grant, ultimately told me that i got hiredn't find a guy to take it for the money they were paying. >> the job pays $10 less a week than secretarial job. >> $72 a week to be exact. $56 take home. even in 1971, that was a pittance. but women my age still remember a time when bosses would openly pay women less than men. it suffers called getting your foot in the door. >> if you can get by on 15 less a week we'll make you a producer. >> no, i think all i can afford is associate producer. >> still, make mary richards i loved my job. making decisions about what would get on our news broadcasts, reading reporters' copy and having them sometimes take my suggestions. then of course, having them ask t anniversary presents. but here's the thing. the mary tyler moore show really helped women in newsrooms. seeing her on tv made them realize we were here to stay. yes, they would ask me to go charm the grouchy old guy in graphics. but they would also take me on dangerous assignments like going into new orleans prison, when i would argue for

from the daves when she was mary richard working for lou granted.was then that she helped redefine the cultural boundries for a single career woman who could stand up to the boss. >> could you answer the questions as i asked them. >> you asked personal questions that don't have a thing to do with my qualifications for this job. howie: when she dried this week i was struck by how many female journalists said she inspired them. >> it was during an impressionable time in my life. she is an independent woman pursuing a career. and i thought, why not, why couldn't i do the same thing? reporter: the actress said she was a libertarian centrist who watched a lot of fox news. thanks for joining us. hope you lining our facebook page. check out my news abuse segment. it's something we do every monday night with tucker carlson on his show. let's continue the conversation on twitter at howard kurtz. back here next sunday, hope to see you then with the latest buzz.

lou grant, phyllis, rhoada. that defined the 70s for me.e love boat." >> "love boat was my favorite show. >> you are the cruise director. >> i'm the bartender. >> friday, february 3rd, i get to do something i want to do for so long. i'm going to nashville, tennessee, . i'm going to be there, i hope you meet me. i would love to meet you in nashville. greg and dana, short stories this weekend. i think there's a few tickets left in washington, d.c. there may be a guest appearance by somebody else in the on the table. >> bob. it's >> kellyanne conway , great outfit she wore. she came out, she said, in defense of the press secretary that there were alternative facts when donald trump said more people came to my inauguration then in history. the pictures proved he was dead wrong as usual. kellyanne conway comes out and says alternative facts. alternative facts are lies. think about that. she got interviewed by nbc. these people live in george orwell's 1984 which is now the sixth biggest selling book in the united states after she said that. supre

it was a great cast of characters with ted baxter in the newsroom and lou grant who went on to have hisw. "the mary tyler moore show" anchored a powerful saturday night. moore was diagnosed with diabetes. i want to play a classic clip about spunk. watch. >> you know what? you've got spunk. >> well -- >> i hate spunk. >> yeah, you mentioned mary tyler moore with her producer, grant tinker started mtm productions behind shows like "hill street blues" and "rhoda." mary tyler moore started in movies like "ordinary people" for which she was nominated with an oscar. the same year, moore dealt with her own family when her son richard died from a gunshot wound to the head. it was later ruled to be accidental. mary tyler moore went on to talk about her years long battle with alcoholism and how she voluntarily entered the betty ford center. in 2011, moore had elective surgery to remove a benign brain tumor but fully recovered. we talked for years and years how she fought, an advocate for diabetes, especially juvenile diabetes. listen to her as she testified before congress. >> for years, i kept t

lou grant, the character, played by ed asner, asner spun off from her.er husband grant tinker at that time, they created one incredible show after another, all of them inspired by and launched by her show about the mary tyler moore show. that's an extraordinary achievement. she not only changed her life. she changed a lot of lives. she was -- there it is, she was a life changer. and she did so in the face of very, very daunting odds. i don't know of anyone who would have, i think, faced the number of difficulties she faced and the risks that she took as gallantly and as joyfully and as sweetly and here is another word, charmingly as she did. she gave us a great, great gift. none of us will ever forget her, but we will also be influenced by her forever because she changed so many lives and so many american myths and customs during her lifetime and her work. she simply, she simply made us look at the world differently and once we did we never went back. >> i know you knew her off camera as well as on camera. do you have a favorite clip or personal memory o

what used to be the mtm studio lot where she produced shows like the bob newhart show, rhoda, and lou grantite projects was a 2002 reunion of all the ladies from the mary tyler moore show. this is a rare look at mary at work. it was 2002, and mary had gathered her former co-stars together to reminisce about their groundbreaking show. mary had a very hands on approach and wanted this special to be special. >> i wanted to have a sense of who the people are, who the people who played those characters are. >> the day we were there, it was the sisterhood of the mary tyler moore show. the female cast reunited and the love was all around. they rarely got to see each other. >> i live in new york, and most everyone else lives in los angeles. so it's not like we run into each other at the local soda shop. >> here we are. >> i know, sweetheart. >> isn't it funny? >> valerie harper sat down to share memories of rhoda, mary's brash neighbor turned best friend. >> i'm mary richards. >> hello. >> get out of my apartment. >> which one of us looks the cutest. >> you. you've always been the cutest. >> i wond

lou, lou grant, what a show he had spun off. it was amazing. her career was amazing. was indelible. she was part of the fabric of the american culture. we'll never see her life again. >> all right. larry king, we appreciate you taking a few minutes to help us remember mary tyler moore. >> any time. happy to do it, thanks. >> i appreciate that. and yes, as larry king said, in the '70s, you could talk about watching those episodes live and the whole country would standstill for some of them. and of course, for another generation it came later. mary tyler moore you'd see it on nick at night, syndication still. a whole new generation too grew up very familiar with that show and those characters. we will have much more on the life and legacy of mary tyler moore throughout the hour. also going to speak to a long time collaborators. she was the primary director on the mary tyler moore show along with many other well-known sitcoms. >> this isn't the first date this has ever happened to you, is it? >> yes, as a matter of fact, this is a first. out. >> maybe you haven't dated m

she did dick van dyke, and lou grant, phyllis, all of which she was an executive producer on.e mary tyler moore show" made sure to bring people into the writer's room. it was also behind the scenes setting up a lot of really influential careers. and then mary had a bunch of different comeback vehicles over the years. she never went a. she was always in the spotlight, always with that same energy, that same twinkle. you know, you think about the theme song to "the mary tyler moore show," the opening line, who can turn the world on with their smile. that's awfully prump shus to say about anybody but it was an understatement when it came to mary tyler moore. >> you can't help but smile when you look at photos of her, especially that statue waving her hat in the air. that's an image just seared into the american collective brain. thank you so much for being with us. good luck on writing your obituary. mary tyler moore has passed away at the age of 80. >>> now back to other breaking news. donald trump has taken the podium at the department of homeland security. remember, he's just

arrest after contracting new moan y the tributes from celebrities are pouring in, ed, who played lou grant on the mary tyler moore show, he said great lady i loved so much and so much she has left us. i will miss her. i will never be able to repay her for the blessings she gave me. dick vandike: no words. she was the best. we always change each other's lives for the better. oprah winfrey wrote: even now looking at this picture i want to crime i still can't believe mary tyler moore touched my face. will love her forever. >> so many tributes, so many people. you know, all around the world. >> shows she touched so many lives, so many women's lives. just by her presence on tv and all that she did. it meant a lot. to see a woman able to do that, be single, have her own career. >> sharing more stories coming up in the next hour, i know our sue serio spoke with her briefly. i had an interview with her, too. we will talk about that coming up. thank you. some museums around the world making sure the woman's march is forever remembered. >> memorabilia being collected as cultural treasures, by museum

. >> gary: the size i was fined $15,000 by the nba he got into in the altercation with lou babbage. >> gary: grant is into all this stuff. >> gary: we got a plane are around today and talk to a guy. aba is challenging the nba. >> gary: it wasn't like jerry west. there were a few players better than jerry west. >> gary: it was a marketing guy who did jerry west out of all the players. >> pam: are you tearing up the company property. --? >> gary: i know i lot of chronic yours are saying what is still low gold cup. >> gary: if you live close there she is. >> gary: this is one of those bills. --deals. >> gary: we are the only station, you have to appreciate this. >> steve: i think you might have to tell a couple of friends about it. >> gary: a great group of people they love their team. a barbecue place in jacqueline barrett >> gary: they're so poor chris is to make sure the raiders say. >>: when raiders relocated to los angeles we did in flight to go see the raiders. >> gary: but at the end of the day somebody walks in with a billion dollars. oakland coliseum people action committee. >> gary: i give

steve: and lou grant. ainsley: i don't like getting older. i don't like all of this change.. but it was the funniest show. they had an anchorman, his name was ted baxter, and i remember one episode, ted is doing the news and suddenly he's handed a paper and he says i have just been handed a bulletin. you have something on your tooth. [laughter] ainsley: oh, that's great. steve: it's the best show ever. the guy who invented the simpsons, so many movies, he was the genius behind that but really it was mary. she was great. ainsley: it would be great if they start replaying the shows. everyone would watch it because some people who didn't have a chance to watch it would love to watch. brian: just go to steve's house. he has them on dvd or vhs or three quarter. ainsley: she did a lot for diabetes research too. brian: two minutes after the top of the hour. donald trump really busy yesterday. talking about sanctuary cities, no more. he has to say stop, catch, and release. not going to happen anymore. when it comes down to criminals here, they're going to be kicked out. but instead

and what provisions are we making exceptions and what provisions a lou for a waiver or grant perhaps an exception for someone to resolve these difficult personal issues for people and not undermine our values. >> i don't think it was the president executive authority to make that change. i don't think it was a question. there were no lawsuits filed or any real resistance as soon as they travel back to cuba, it was assumed it was a great thing and they have remitted more money. it was illegal for them to send fish hooks to their family members. i submit they are not concessions to the regime to allow americans to travel those sanctions are on american and knots cuban and with regard to diplomatic being relations. we have diplomatic relations with with unsafory leaderships with some countries. saudi arabia, we don't agree with how they treat women and political opponents. is it a concession to the regime to have diplomatic relations to the country. >> this is a question that is ground in long- standing historic policy of the united states. >> right. >> and that policy and the statutes

lou: f.b.i. director james coachy making his first public comments since the election. comey testified the federal government failed tomorrow grantsess to the servers. >> a highly respected company got access and shared with suls what they got there. lou: a highly respected outfit? and that satisfied the director of the f.b.i.? what's going on. senior vice president for policy and program for the center for security policy. great to have you with us. what has gripped our f.b.i. director. someone is? control of his minds. there is something very bizarre going on here. your analysis. >> i agree with you. i didn't understand that answer. he says some other things i found very troubling. he said the russians had limited access to the republican national committee server. to me that may be why there was very little released about donald trump and the republicans during the campaign and more was released from the democrats because they had such poor internet security. lou: it's clear the democrats have got an organized effort to quote-unquote delegitimize donald trump's presidency. that's what they are playing at here. would you not agr

lou: f.b.i. director james coachy making his first public comments since the election. comey testified the federal government failed tomorrow grantsss to the servers. >> a highly respected company got access and shared with suls what they got there. lou: a highly respected outfit? and that satisfied the director of the f.b.i.? what's going on. senior vice president for policy and program for the center for security policy. great to have you with us. what has gripped our f.b.i. director. someone is? control of his minds. there is something very bizarre going on here. your analysis. >> i agree with you. i didn't understand that answer. he says some other things i found very troubling. he said the russians had limited access to the republican national committee server. to me that may be why there was very little released about donald trump and the republicans during the campaign and more was released from the democrats because they had such poor internet security. lou: it's clear the democrats have got an organized effort to quote-unquote delegitimize donald trump's presidency. that's what they are playing at here. would you not agre

republicans will block grant it to the states which will be more effective spending and more for the dollar. lou: it would have improved the system to begin with, but it would have taken control away from the federal government and left it with state government and that the democrats cannot abide. >> i hope the republicans hurry through their repeal and replace because the american people don't want to wait two or three years for people yus yum relief. -- for premium relief. lou: speaker ryan said, he's given the deadline. one mop after the president-elect takes office. president trump is to have it on his desk by the 20th of february, says the speaker. >> but the speaker has said the effective date will be twoer three years hence. americans don't want to wait that long, and insurance companies are not going to wait yong the spring to see what's coming next. lou: how many times has the house repealed obamacare? how many votes? they certainly had preparation in various committees and various congressmen, chief among them tom price, the designee for health and human services committee. he has i do

lou: president obama will have one her opportunity tonight to defend a legacy his critics call a failure. his speech will take place less than four miles from granttory speech. good evening, kevin. reporter: as you can well manage. there have been a lot of revisions to the president's remarks. by midday he had seen four revisions to the speech he will be delivering shortly after 9:00 p.m. his last main address to the american people. i'm going to share nuggets about the speech with the folks at home. the theme is one you would well imagine and expect. it's moving together, moving forward. the president will acknowledge that he had some failures during this time in office, but failure isn't permanent so long as you keep working at it. perseverance and providence he is expected to say will win out. expect it to be like a state of the union. inclusive, soaring, big ideas. it's expected he will hammer home the idea he will leave with some progress to be made, that we are one boisterous and bickering but brotherly america. if you are looking for a template i want to draw your attention to his speech in selma, alabama. it finished with this passionate

grant park when he came out there. it is quite a moment eight years later. this speech will be widely watched and followed. people can have complete coverage. louand "cavuto: coast to coast," only 7:00 p.m. eastern on fox business. >>> meantime, 29 minutes before the closing bell rings. with the dow down just 1 and 2/3 points, we're hearing this is about to begin. the senate homeland security committee is gearing up for the trump department of homeland security nominee, general john kelly. and you can see people taking their seats, walking into the room. we're going to be watching for fireworks. we will bring it to you. speaking of fireworks, gunfire and a lot of work. that is what the man who killed osama bin laden dealt with his entire military career. that is former navy seal rob o'neill standing by in the green room. he is coming in. we'll ask him about president obama's military legacy. what he expects from donald trump as commander-in-chief. countdown coming right back. liz: all right, hearing for department of homeland security secretary candidate general john kelly is in the preamble. you're looking at general right now. he is listening