princess di's pictures, paul mccartney's private voicemails. why a familiar face is being grilled tonight. >>> holiday fire hazard. why some homes burn six times faster than others. is yours one of them? >>> and calling all angels. the secret santa sparking a nationwide movement, prompting tears of joy and teaching us in a new way the true meaning of christmas. >>> good evening. tonight, from one end of the country to the other, all eyes are on the weather. in the west, they're digging out after a deadly blizzard roared through, leaving behind a sloppy mess. and here in the east, we're bracing for a storm that could threaten holiday travel plans for millions. abc news meteorologist ginger zee has been tracking both storms and she's in dodge city, kansas, tonight. good evening, ginger. >> reporter: good evening, george. this is a common scene around this region. knee-high snow drifts, people just digging out and roads that are, for the first time, becoming passable. as this ferocious storm pucks off to the east, we learned six people have lost t

morgan remained coy on the mccartneys. he denied he had heard other celebrity voicemails.sisted he hadn't known phone hacking took place. >> i have no reason or knowledge to believe it was going on. >> reporter: nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the leveson inquiry. >>> investigators and volunteers looking for ayla reynolds is going door-to-door in the town she went missing. they are also searching a nearby stream and in trash bins in a one-mile radius. ayla's father reported her missing friday morning. the child's anguished mother thanked volunteers who have looked for her since then. >>> the federal government is asking scientists not to publish details of their research on the deadly bird flu virus. a request that's never been made before. the research was to be published in two journals. but the government is worried the information could be used by bioterrorists. the virus is so deadly that in hong kong today 17,000 chickens are being slaughtered because 1 was found to be infected. >>> the federal aviation administration releases new rules today on how much sleep pilots

. >> -- voicemail message paul mccartney left for his then wife heather. mr. morgan said he had to protect his source, so he could not say any more about it. justice levenson was becoming frustrated. >> i am perfectly happy to call lady miss carney -- mccartney to give evidence about whether she allow you to listen to her voice mails. >> and then on to another celebrity's voice mails. >> did you listen to the voicemail relation -- in relation to that? >> mr. morgan was categoric. he did not know any phone hacking was taking place. >> did you see this sort of thing? >> no. >> are you sure about that? price 100%. >> mr. morgan said he felt like a badly treated rock star whose low points were constantly replaying but whose successes were constantly ignored. >> the european commission has imposed tough new export controls for an aesthetic that can be used to execute people in the u.s. there is a shortage of drugs required for lethal injections. new restrictions mean european firms that will produce such drugs will have to provide reassurances they will not be used

. >>> sir paul mccartney is getting ready to release an album. >> tom cruise's latest mission takes him to the big apple. we have those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: tom cruise walked the red carpet last night at the new york premier of "mission impossible goes protocol." cruise is superspy ethan hunt for the fourth installment of the popular series. jeremy recommender and paula patton co-star in the thriller. >> it's that much more compelling knowing the actor is doing their own stunts. it was a challenge. >> reporter: mission impossible goes protocol opens tomorrow nationwide. >> ashton kutcher. >> reporter: ashton kutcher is bringing punk. he will serve as one of the producers. but the host of the show remains a mystery. the cable network plans to make that announcement during its new year's eve telecast next week. >> here's one you may remember. >> reporter: paul mccartney is releasing an album of standards. the new disk will be out in february and will feature two new songs. famous friends appearing on the album include eric clapton and stevie wonder.

he was asked how it was the details of a private voice-mail message left by serb paul mccartney came out. he denied -- insisted he did not know that from hacking to place. >> i have no knowledge for greyson -- or reason. assumption of my the message. it may not be his recollection. >> that would mean rupert murdoch is to be called to give evidence. he hurried off to do his chat show. he said he felt like a badly treated rock star and it was no point to be replayed. this is "newsday". in north korea 11 days of official mourning for kim jong il. the communist dictator lies in state. >> more bloodshed in syria. activists say dozens have been killed in clashes. >> officials in the southern philippines have become victims of a tropical storm. many others just a missing. they have started to bury bodies in mass tombs. more on the situation with our correspondent. joining me on the line now. can you tell me how the relief operations are going? >> [unintelligible] right now we have 350 volunt eers. the rich and the ppooor. they are [unintelligible] >> do you believe the relief operations are

and a look back at the beatles, paul mccartney, the widow of paul mccartney. my girls, taylor swift. big taylor swift fans. this is a beautiful book. it's been andrew vaughn. he's based in nashville. he's done lobacks on shania twa and it's filled with photos. this is for ali. "i love lucy," a terrific book looking back from elizabeth edwards. she has done books on the arnaz family -- ali. >> that was your first birthday you celebrated here. >> i think that was my first week. >> oh, right. exactly. >> december two years ago. that was nice. i hope she enjoys this. >> oh. you're on live camera. >> right now. it could be. those are two good ones. i have musical cues -- clues for mine. this is my first musical clue for the book. ♪ vogue >> "vogue," oh, yes. i thought for sure, you all -- >> what is that? >> look at the book, people. look at the book. this is "vogue" covers over the years. you know it started in 1892? "vogue," this is some of the early covers they had in the 1900s. and then, they started going -- and the first one was like 25 cents. that's twiggy.

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courts he was asked how he heard a private phone message left by paul mccartney to his then girlfriend. >> i listened to a tape of a message. >> it was a voicemail message, wasn't it? >> i believe it was, yes. >> he said he had to protect his sources said he could not say more. >> i am perfectly happy to call lee the la carte me to give evidence as to whether she authorized you to listen to her voice mail. -- i am perfectly happy to call mac --ot >> i have no reason or knowledge to believe that was going on. >> what did you yourself know of the perception of what was going on? did you see this sort of thing going on? >> no. >> are you sure about that? >> 100%. >> at one tantalizing moment, he was talking about rupert murdoch's dismisses arguments about the commission. >> it might not be his recollection. i can ask him for his recollection when we get there. >> that would mean that rupert murdoch himself will be called to give evidence. piers morgan signed off from the inquiry with a complaint. he said he felt like a badly treated rock star. his low points were constantly replayed but h

stepped down as their president saying there's no hope of saving the fifty four year old club top mccartney bottom of the lake and seven points from safety after suffering a sixteen game winning streak you make believe the twenty three million dollars needed to run inside the site every year has become unaffordable to make matters worse local governments decided they would no longer sponsor the cycle other sponsors have pulled out as a result of an ongoing police investigation into trains to club officials besant funds well tom's next day we should want to be back on march the third the first thing after the winter break. while he controls one of the league's wealthiest clubs and he has once again being linked with also midfielder and russia captain and that i showed him his former agents that he's like that was says the thirty year old is hoping for a move from the emirates back to his former club suneet but this isn't petersburg have not expressed an interest and his role is now filled by portuguese danny so a move to in january could be more likely but i guess don clark was bought by bil

. >> reporter: princess diana, elton john, paul mccartney. three targets of britain's tabloids.y interviewer piers morgan who chased all three in search of sensational stories. americans know the former british tabloid editor from "america's got talent" and cnn. he was testifying by video link at britain's official inquiry into phone hacking and other illegal behavior. >> and your point? >> i ask the questions, mr. morgan. >> reporter: morgan conceded he had listened to an emotional voice mail from sir paul mccartney to his wife heather mills as their marriage was crumbling. >> listening to somebody speaking to somebody else is unethical. >> reporter: he squirmed even more when asked about hiring a man called bengie the bin man who found elton john's personal bank records in the trash. >> you throw rubbish into the street, then i just throw it out there. i wonder how unethical it is if that then appears in a newspaper. it's rubbish, isn't it? >> reporter: the stakes for morgan are huge. he is testifying under oath in an investigation in which more than a dozen journalists and ed

and a look back at the beatles, paul mccartney, the widow of paul mccartney.y girls, taylor swift. big taylor swift fans. this is a beautiful book. it's been andrew vaughn. he's based in nashville. he's done lobacks on shania twa and it's filled with photos. this is for ali. "i love lucy," a terrific book looking back from elizabeth edwards. she has done books on the arnaz family -- ali. >> that was your first birthday you celebrated here. >> i think that was my first week. >> oh, right. exactly. >> december two years ago. that was nice. i hope she enjoys this. >> oh. you're on live camera. >> right now. it could be. those are two good ones. i have musical cues -- clues for mine. this is my first musical clue for the book. ♪ vogue >> "vogue," oh, yes. i thought for sure, you all -- >> what is that? >> look at the book, people. look at the book. this is "vogue" covers over the years. you know it started in 1892? "vogue," this is some of the early covers they had in the 1900s. and then, they started going -- and the first one was like 25 cents. that's twiggy. an

as their president say there's no hope of saving the fifty four year old club so mccartney bottom of the league and seven points from safety after suffering a sixteen game win streak. believes the twenty three million dollars needed to run the siberian side every year has become unaffordable to make matters worse local government has decided they will no longer sponsor the sign of the sponsors of that as a result of an ongoing police investigation into claims to probably fishes embezzled funds well tom's next going to be it today on march the search the first day after the winter break. well in contrast one of the league's wealthiest clubs and he has once again been linked with the midfielder of russia captain andre arshavin his former agent in the slack those said the thirty year old was hoping for a move from the emirates back to former clubs and eat at the petersburg club have not expressed an interest as his role is now filled by portuguese downey so a move to come in january could be more likely but i'm just on clarke was bought by billionaire sullivan could he move in january s

evading questions about how he came to hear a phone message paul mccartney left for heather mills whiles editor of the "daily mirror". and he refused to budth. >> it was heart breaking. the couple had a tiff. heather fled to india. paul was pleading with her to come back. he sang something into the phone as you say. then, you listen to that. did you know that was unethical? >> not unethical. >> heather mills claims there was no legal way he could have heard that message. and morgan is in an investigation investigating the unethical methods of the british tabloids. >> the mayor cuts a ribbon on what will be soon the greenest city block in san francisco. >ñç6 >>> nasa announced discovery of two new planets, they're the first earth-sized planets. sheer how they stack up in size to earth and venus. they're the smallest planets ever found outside of our solar system. and both found by the keppler space telescope. however, these new planets not support life. one has a surface temperature of 1400 degrees. not enough to melt glass. >> a street in the bay view district now being called greenest

mccartney wasn't there. these were serious people. oprah wasn't there. it was behind the scenes people and they were formulating a strategy. i don't see anything wrong with that if you have allies in powerful positions you get to them, right. >>? you have an oscar on your shelf the next is close proximity to the ultimate power which is the president of the united states at any given moments. when you look at the picture they always look like they are hon me noon -- mooning in the niagara falls. i guess fete the photo taken with some of those guys. he was like a monk that's the way hollywood has always been. >> he /* it wasn't a financed razor. it was a very, very close race. that is why they are spending so much time with them. >> if he gets past he can scream yahtse. the econ mow gomy gets better i consider voting for him. if he gets out of iraq and afghanistan that seems foolish to me. when he has somebody in the cross hairs he is a killing machine. >> he will go out fighting no doubt about it. 48 percent of americans say if he is re-elected they are g

leann rimes and blake shelton and miranda lambert and sir paul mccartney. not all stars are enjoying happily ever after. scarlet johansson and ryan reynolds called it quits and jennifer lopez moving on from marc anthony. after a public cheating scandal, demi moore filed for divorce from ashton kutcher. a little too real for kardashian followers. kim kardashian caused the pandemonium filing for divorce 72 days after marrying kris humphries. >> i think a lot of fans are outraged by the split. a lot of people put in a lot of time watching the show, so invested in her journey to find love then she gets divorced 72 days after this multimillion dollar wedding. a lot of people were upset about this. >> reporter: what is hollywood without high profile scandals. arnold schwarzenegger's wife maria shriver saying good-bye. he admitted to fearing a child with the long term housekeeper. >> it's insane. >> reporter: styling the headlines of the week, actor charlie sheen's public mel down. he -- meltdown. he drank way too much tiger blood. he got fired from "two and a hal

he evaded questions about how he came to hear a phone message paul mccartney left heather mills. morgan refused to budge yeechb after an attorney read from his direary. >> it was heart breaking. the couple had a tiff. heather fled to india. paul was plead with her to come back. he sang something into the phone. as you said. did you know that that was unethical? >> not unethical. >> heather mills claim there's is no legal way morgan could have heard that message. and he is looking into unethical methods. >> and you're going to see something on california 2012 fwhalt voters haven't seen in more than 15 years. sears last one-day sale of the year thursday, 7 am! 55%-65% off coats, sweaters, and pajamas with savings pass. an extra 10% off bed, bath, and kitchen. plus, fashion boots up to 65% off. shop same great deals, preview wednesday! sears mmm... pillsbury crescent wrapped brie just unroll, wrap the brie and bake. it's so easy. now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy. in 15 minutes, [ female announcer ] you call that bread?

morgan admitted he had listen to do a message left by former beatle paul mccartney to his now ex-wifeto a tape of a message? >> i listen to do a tape of a message, yes. >> reporter: more than a dozen journalists arrested for phone hacking and the newspaper as the course was forced to close. as for his responsibility, morgan offered this defense. >> i would say the average editor is probably aware of about 5% of what his journalists are up to any given time. >> but in testimony today, one of his former employees already convicted of malpractice said morgan was a dominant presence in the newsroom. >> looking at his style of leadership, i would say that it was very unlikely that he didn't know it was going on. there wasn't very much that he didn't know about. >> reporter: the other piers morgan interview show isn't over yet. allen pizzey, cbs news, london. >>> debbye turner bell is at the news desk in this morning for jeff glor and has more headlines. >>> in washington, house leaders are calling for more negotiations after the house rejected a senate bill extending the tax cut and unempl

. >>> paul mccartney is releasing songs from his childhood. eric clapton is on some of the songs. the new disc will be out february 7th. it did you want have a title yet. the former beatle has been thinking about the project for the last 20 years. >>> one of the appeals of shows like nbcs "america's got talent" is watching an unknown performer become a big star. in the case of the winner of last season's "america's got talent" it's a moving tale of rags to riches. >> it's also a dream come true. mark barger has the story. >> eugene! >> when winning "america's got talent" means disappointment for four school aged kids, victory can be bittersweet. >> it's hard to celebrate. they kind of helped me celebrate when they all surrounded me and gave me a hug. >> reporter: there have been a lot of folks since he won back in september, $1 million and a las vegas show. it turned around a life of a man who has seen his share of tough times. >> i was homeless, working in a car wash. my bed fell apart. i was robbed. i was at the end of my rope. i picked myself up and went on that show. >> report

>> what we know for a fact about lady heather mills mccartney is that in their divorce case, paul mccartneyted as a fact that she had recorded their conversations and given them to the media. >> well, maybe i will do that been. can you help us, please. it's approximately when the event described here took place, namely you listening to the message? >> i believe the early part of 2000, 2001 but a kerry member exactly when. >> so we are clearly in the era when you're the editor of the "daily mirror," aren't we? >> i believe so, yes. >> was resource and employee of the "daily mirror"? >> i'm not going to go any details about the source. >> i don't think you'd be identifying the source if you would tell us whether or not the employee or the individual was an employee of the "daily mirror." can you not to? >> i'm not going to start any trail that leads to the identification of the source. >> did you listen to johnson's voice no messages in relation to ericsson? >> no, i did not. >> do you recall a lunch at the "daily mirror" hosted by victor blank on the 20th of september, 2002, when you advise

here was about piers morgan listening in to the voice mail of heather mills, the wife of sir paul mccartney. piers morgan was very careful, he didn't want to reveal any further details about the circumstances in which he listened to that voicemail message because he didn't want to reveal the source of that story. and in the end, the justice presiding over this said he may call heather mills herself to see if she gave permission for piers morgan to listen to her voicemail. he reiterated while he was aware of the rumor mill that phone hacking was widespread in tabloid culture here, he says he never knew about it, condoned it or asked anyone to do it or publish any story as a result of phone hacking while he was in charge of two different newspapers here in the u.k. >> piers did refuse to answer some questions. how did that go over? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, he was asked about a number of different incidents, not only allegedly listening to the voicemail messages of heather mills but also allegedly listening into the voice mail messages of johnson, who is a tv producer here, his pain are reve

morgan who was the former editor took the stand and admitted he heard voicemails of paul mccartney now left for his ex-wife and offered this defense. >> not a single person has made any formal or legal complaint against "the daily mirror" about hacking. not one. >> but on the stand today, james hitwell who has been convicted in the scandal gave >>> this morning the faa is announcing new airline regulations to reduce pilot fatigue. the rules were inspired by the 2009 colgan air crash near buffalo that killed 50 people. >> former ntsb mark rosenker joins us this morning. good to see you. >> good to see you, as well. >> pilot fatigue not determined to be the sole factor in the colgan air crash, how did it lead to the investigation? >> the board took a look at the 72-hour history of both pilots. and they did conclude that the activities that they were involved in during that 72 hours actually could create fatigue. but with that said, there were so many other factors that clearly were at fault in this accident that there was a real discussion over whether fatigue played a major role, but th

joining us with more is robert mccartney, metro columnist at the "washington post." he wrote about this in yesterday's paper. i guess in a way it's not a surprise, because cuccinelli is aggressive, made a name for himself nationally. things look to be rather easy, not easy, but set for the republicans for the gubernatorial race and now -- >> tony, bill bowling, who is the lieutenant governor, he's been the heir apparent. he basically cut a deal two years ago with now governor mcdonald, that mcdonald would run first, and bowling run, and not challenge mcdonald two years ago and the deal was mcdonald would support him in 2012. so bowling could be governor. cuccinelli, the attorney general, the tea party favorite, well known sort of fire brand, confrontational guy, he was not party to that deal. but he told people, a lot of republicans say he told them he wasn't going to run for governor. that he was going to run for re- election of attorney general. he made noises about possibly running for the u.s. senate seat held by mark warner. instead now, he's saying something th

from new jersey, which rolling stones hit single was given to the group by john lennon and paul mccartneyyour man," "the last time," "boys," or "get off my cloud." >> "get off my cloud." >> it's a good day for me, all right. >> the correct answer, a, "i wanna be your man." >> the beatles did a version of this. they had ringo sing it which tells you what they thought of the song. >> hello. time for another one. >> from philadelphia. when bob dylan played at the white house in 2010, what did he say to president obama? it's an honor, sir. how did i sound? you're taller in person. or not a word? >> you're taller in person. >> oh, those cds are going like hotcakes. he didn't say a word. >> he didn't say a word. this was at a concert in honor of the civil rights movement. dylan performed, said nothing to obama. obama sort of spun it in a positive light. he said you don't want dylan being all cheesy and grinning. this is what you want from bob dylan. >> good spin. >> thank you so much. this rock trivia rolling stone book is going to be available on newsstands starting i think next week. it's got

that's more than three times what heather mills received after splitting from paul mccartney. >>> anners still rife at the source of european debt crisis. in a moment we'll examine the steps that need to be taken to resolve a problem that started in greece. first, we're heading to athens, tens of thousands took to the streets on thursday, angry that the most vulnerable greeks are paying the highest price under strict austerity measures. lindayn we have this report. >> reporter: they've joined forces in what is the first general strike under greece's new interim government, a government primarily formed to ensure that greece sticks to the necessary requirements of its lenders to prevent the country from defaulting on its debts. to the thousands marching across greece, this recent change of government has made little difference. the general strike comes only days before the debate for the 2012 budget is to begin in parliament. and although it does show significant improvements that will see the budget deficit cut to about half and a primary surplus for the first time, it is accompanied by

the inquiry pressed him particularly hard on a voice mail message he admitted to hearing of paul mccartneypologizing to then-wife heather mills. >> i'm not going to discuss where i heard it or who played it to me for the reasons i've discussed. i don't think it's right. and in fact, the inquiry has already stated to me, don't expect me to identify sources. >> no, but i think we do expect you to identify what is obvious to anyone reading it is that you listened to a tape of the voice mail message, is that correct? >> i listened to a tape of a message, yes. >> but it was a voice mail message, wasn't it? >> i believed it was, yes. >> and we should point out that morgan currently hosts an interview program right here on cnn. he criticized the inquiry for ignoring the good things the tabloid accomplished. >> it's just gone how i thought it would, which it becomes almost like a rock star having an album brought out from the back catalog of all of his worst-ever hits. and i do feel still very proud of a lot of the very good stuff that both did in my tenure as editor. >> and also on tuesday, the p

country singer leanne rhyme and miranda lambert and hopefully third time say charm for sir paul mccartneynot all-stars are enjoying happily ever after, scarlet joe lan son and ryan reynolds calling -- joe -- scarlett johansson and ryan reynolds calling it quits and demi moore filed for divorce from ashton kutcher and it became a little too real for kardashian followers, mega reality star kim kardashian causing quite the pandemonium filing for divorce 72 days after marrying nba forward kris humphries, the announcement igniting a slew of rumors about the wedding's legitimacy. >> i think a lot of people are outraged because a lot of people spent a lot of time watching kim kardashian so invested in her journey to find love and then she get divorced 72 days after this multi- million dollar wedding. a lot of people were upset about. this. reporter: what's hollywood without some high profile scandals, arnold schwarzenegger's wife saying aust a la vista after he drops a bombshell admitting to fathering a child with the long time housekeeper. still in the headline for weeks, actor charlie sheen wi

>> what we know for a fact about lady heather mills mccartney is that in their divorce case, paul mccartney stated as a fact that she had recorded their conversations and given them to the media. >> well, maybe i will do that been. can you help us, please. it's approximately when the event described here took place, namely you listening to the message? >> i believe the early part of 2000, 2001 but a kerry member exactly when. >> so we are clearly in the era when you're the editor of the "daily mirror," aren't we? >> i believe so, yes. >> was resource and employee of the "daily mirror"? >> i'm not going to go any details about the source. >> i don't think you'd be identifying the source if you would tell us whether or not the employee or the individual was an employee of the "daily mirror." can you not to? >> i'm not going to start any trail that leads to the identification of the source. >> did you listen to johnson's voice no messages in relation to ericsson? >> no, i did not. >> do you recall a lunch at the "daily mirror" hosted by victor blank on the 20th of september, 2002, when you adv

testy when he was questioned about a voice mail he heard during the divorce of former beatle paul mccartney and his then wife heather mills. morgan refused to give details about who played him the message saying to tell would disclose a source. >>> the rumors of his death are greatly exaggerated. singer jon bon jovi is alive and well and is joke being trorts of his early demise. the death rumors spread after a fake news release circulated on facebook and twitter. bonovery responded by posting a picture on his facebook page. he is shown in the picture holding a sign that reads -- heaven looks a lot like new  jersey. >> sounds like a song. >>> with less an week to go before christmas, we are down to the wire, folks, for the last-minute shoppers out there. >> here's some of the favorite gift ideas this holiday season, cain from hot 99.5. you have presents. >> where do you want to start? we pulled some of our listen -- polled some of our listens and asked what great presents they have seen in the past couple of months they would go suggest or would use. >> you tried out a couple and love them

i mean, you can park outside of paul mccartney's on wednesday but if said car is on there on thursday, it's quite handy to mix and match. yeah, i absolutely loved giving chase to celebrities. it was -- before diana died, you know, it was such good fun. how many jobs can you actually have car chases in. it was great. >> and afterwards? >> yeah. >> could you speak up, please. >> there was a change. i mean, all "news of the world" photographers had to go to work wearing a suit. and we were quite clear in distancing ourselves from the paparazzi, but, no, i would be told by the features department, take a fast car, see what you can get. >> was any consideration given to safety when pursuing a celebrity? >> quite often the celebrities would absolutely love it. i'll give an example of brad pitt who we've been doing more recently. i mean, he's got a big chopper, a big motor boat. i mean, his wife gave him a ducati for his birthday present and he would come out and being in the south of france, there's about 15 paps. that is his status of the number 1 star and he's not one to complain about it

. >> house majority whip kevin mccartney who wants back the plan as a state lawmakers hopes other conservatives fire stations, police officers, are we going to close to continue to build a train that will probably never be finished. >> we need to move forward on this project because the cost of doing nothing are far greater. >> california residents voted narrowly in 2008 to issue 9 billion in bonds to help pay for the project that promised to create thousands of jobs and reduce gridlock. today polls show a majority consider the high speed rail proposal a boondoggle. >> the reason that private equity is who i have and coming because congress is not taking action. >> a dozen lawmakers have called for federal audit into growing concerns about the project, including misleading figures that show more riding california bullet trains than all americans who now ride amtrak, a price increase from 33 to $98 billion, travel times that are longer than promised and ticket prices higher than airplanes which would require taxpayer subsidies. when the president took office $8 billion was ear marketed for 10 hi

of cnn took the equivalent of the fifth when he wouldn't talk about how he learned that sir paul mccartney was talking to his elk wife, how he learned of that transcript of that phone message. he refused to answer that question. and i think he has to come clean. >> he said he was protecting his source. >> yeah -- >> but he didn't take the fifth in denying that he had firsthand knowledge of phone hacking. was that proven -- parliamentary inquiry, did it prove that he did? >> the fact is so many reporters of the reporters, "the news of the world" and ""daily mirror" er, he was an editor of both. they said he knew what was going on. >> they said they believed he knew. i want to make that distinction. lauren ashburn, is there any lesson -- it's easy to be snooty from our side of the atlantic, say those british tabloids. >> right. >> a lot of american organizations do questionable things. is there any lesson here from the revolting behavior that some of these people pulled off -- >> i think we've talked about this a lot. you've had chris cuomo on the program cha who has talked about how it seem

today, investigators asked pierce morgan about a question that paul mccartney left on the answering machinels in 2001. the message highly personal heather mills saying the only way somebody could have gotten it was by hacking her phone. piers morgan admitted he heard the recording but denies he broke the law. >> you have listened to recordings which you knew to be illegally obtained voice mail messages. >> i do not believe so, no. you either did or didn't it's not a question of belief. >> no. i do not believe so. >> are you listened to recordings of what you have knew to be illegally obtained voice mail messages. >> i do not believe so. >> shepard: morgan refused to say who played the voice mail for him. insisting it would mean compromising a source. big news on the cell phone front. a major carrier hanging up its plans to buy a competitor. that could effect millions of people plus score one for apple in its fight against android. ahead, what all of this means for consumers. plus, did you catch this? not one but two big blackouts leaving monday night football fans in the dark. and police se

under the headline, grabbing banner without history we have a -- columnist at jenny mccartney noted thatin britain today, fewer and fewer school students are taking history as a subject. in digi said they are being actively discouraged from taking the subject that is perceived to be too hard. history is the most inescapable of subjects broke mccarthy. we inherit it, we make it and we are slated to become part of it. in our education system however, its study is increasingly neglected. indeed in a large number of british schools, the end of history is already a reality. she goes onto say, we cannot allude history but we ignore it at our peril. cicero argued that to remain ignorant of the truth before you're born you were born is to remain always a child. government policymakers, the private sector, the media and the public should remember that historians are here to help if called upon. their important lessons to be drawn from the past and the information historians gather with the help of institutions like this one can be applied to the event of today's world. it might be helpful for exa

i got a disposition to take you to the paul mccartney concert. it was fun.hich you were one. >> exactly. >> very cool. >> obviously, you watch this show not because of the music that we play but you are very, very fascinated by what goes on in government. and that's where we first met. >> that's right. >> you were fighting for the environment. >> still am. >> how is that battle going for you? >> it's not going well and it's because when people are struggling to hold on to their houses and wondering how they're going to afford to buy their children's shoes, they're not thinking about protecting the environment. and i like to say, you know, we can walk and chew gum at the same time. we can do both. and it's something, yes, we need to take care of first and foremost people's need for a better economy and jobs, but we also need to think of the longer term because when the economy turns around as it eventually must, that's a sustainable economy is people coming to see these places and spending their money in the local communities like the one where i live in idah