megyn kelly was upset about this, understandably so. >> it's very simple.f megyn kelly or anybody else was in his mind going after his boss, he was going to, he was going to fight back. it's the kind of lawyer that trump would want. >> during the campaign, cohen continually took on the media and one target in particular, cnn. >> you guys are down. and it makes -- >> says who? >> polls. most of the polls. all of them. >> says who? >> while cohen's aggressive stance may have surprised some -- >> nothing was as surprising as election night. >> here is the first projection in the trump column of decision 2016. >> trump had a lot more support and a lot more states among a lot more people than the polls detected. >> i just received a call from secretary clinton. >> as trump filled out the roles in his new administration michael cohen had reportedly hoped to become his chief of staff. but the loyal attorney was overlooked. >> there are people around the president who were not big fans of michael's, and so they encouraged him to keep his distance. but at the same t

in trouble if you are a wake person who puts on blackface at halloween -- >> reporter: what was megyn kellye on an all-white panel on her show? >> when i was a kid that was okay as long as you were dressed as a character -- >> it is inconceivable to me that you could be the host of a national news program and not understand why that's offensive. >> reporter: after a seismic uproar and a public apology -- >> i was wrong, and i am sorry. >> reporter: megyn kelly was also booted off the air by her network. and what about barbecue becky? >> it's illegal to have a charcoal grill in the park here. >> reporter: online 2018 saw many white people calling the police on black people over seemingly trivial or nonexistent offenses. their calls caught on video and posted by onlookers, led to the #live serving whileblack. golf cart gail. >> then it got like nasty -- >> reporter: corner store caroline who accused a 9-year-old boy of groping her. >> no, i want the cops here right now. >> reporter: the boy was terrified he'd go to jail. surveillance footage showed it was his backpack that had grazed her. >>

obviously megyn kelly was cancel in the october. kathie lee on the other hand is a beloved member of the "today" show family. i don't think anybody wants to see her go. now they have to figure out 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. >> gifford's last day will be april 7th. original plan was to leave a year earlier. >> i said i'm going to do one more year. until we had turmoil in our midst. >> we found out about your colleague matt lauer. >> and our friend. >> they said, kathy, can you just stay? >> who's going fill your shoes? >> you know what, it's going to be the most blessed person on earth. whoever hoda wants, hoda gets. >> the "today" show crew toasted kathie lee. jenna bush hager raised a glass. confirmed she's the front-runner. she already opened so much of her life. she lost her grandfather seven months after losing her ganny, barbara. >> i stood up for you when you stuck your tongue out at the press. >> because you have been wanting to do that for years. >> another member of the nbc family, kelly clarkson. but count her out. she's alr

. >> that's char leez at megyn kelly on the as yet untitled project.ll-star cast includes margot robbie, allison janney. char leez not only stars, she's a producer. >> i think it was the writing and the film maker that made me realize it was in the right hands. >> that director jay roach. it's the story of the alleged behind the scenes stories of harassment. john lithgow plays roger ailes, who dayed in 2017. >> it's about how he abused his power by harassing some of the women that worked for him. >> you can expect the film to be critical of ailes. >> this led into the investigation of weinstein and others. >> i'm really in the hands of the director right now, so hopefully i'll be good, you know. if i'm not, i'm not. i'll do my best. >> oh, and you will be great. i know it. the fact it's coming out so soon after all this happened, i cannot wait. still ahead -- ♪ backstreet's back all right >> they're back for a therapy session, revealing the moment they hit rock bottom. >> i had a 22% chance i wouldn't wake up. >>> courteney cox's surprise for a fan. >>

nbc ended megyn kelly's show soon after her comments were widely condemned. and h&m facing angry criticism a pulled this a hired a diversity leader. now prada is under fiew. >> this isork city and unacceptable. >> reporter: protests are replacing holiday shoppers. >> nbc news, new york. >>> i was just i new york. i didn't see those, but i -- that would be jarring to see. a but let's talut the weather. that's what everybody is talking about. people are going to be out and aboutshopping. there's a lot of people here who have not done their shopping yet. we're on facebook live if you want to join us behind the enes. @weather alert day. >> the rain, i thought of the "today show." rain up there. same deal. all the way up and down. >> it's aig storm. >> it is a big storm. there's several areas of low pressure through the deep south that are continuing to push rain into our area. they're not moving through until ng get into tomorrow. we're deaith rain today. we're dealing with rain tomorrow. and then by monday and tuesday we fin can say oh, my gosh, the rain has fin

nbc news ended megyn kelly's morning show soon after comments she made on black face were widely condemned and retailer h&m facing angry criticism pulled this ad and hired a diversity leader. now, prada is under fire. >> this is new york city. this is unacceptable. >> reporter: and the protests are replacing holiday shoppers. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> now to a different kind of holiday shopping wars. with the sad demise of toys "r" us, other stores are scrambling this year to lure in customers. catie beck now on the new fight for your money. >> reporter: for toy shoppers, this time of year is game on. but this holiday season, there's a toy turf war. the playing field looks different after toys "r" us filed for bankruptcy, closing more than 700 locations. >> there was a massive land grab for toys, and it happened pretty much immediately. >> reporter: magic beans in boston no longer competes with a dozen nearby toys "r" us stores, luring in shoppers through social media. >> 40% off for the rest of the day. >> reporter: the toy industry did $27 billion in business in 2017, but w

i'm megyn kelly. is is "the kelly file." >> we met at a dance, he was the first person who ever kissed me. i almost fainted from excitement. >> he packed up mother and me and moved out to odessa, texas. and i always have admired him for his pioneering spirit. >> our dad is probably the sweetest person you would meet. he is very kind and goo

i'm megyn kelly. this is "the kelly file." >> we met at a dance, he was the first person who ever kissed me. i almost fainted from excitement. >> he packed up mother and me and moved out to odessa, texas. and i always have admired him for his pioneering spirit. >> our dad is probably the sweetest person you would meet. he is very kind and good and old fashioned. >> it is amazing how he lives, by his actions. >> he is modest. there is a difference. >> he is not perfect and no one is. but amazingly he is as close as you can get. >> he was the only dad who could catch baseball straight behind his back. he was a cool dad. >> the family of the 41st president of the united states shares intimate stories only they can tell. welcome to a bush family album. i'm brit hume. while historians and journalists will both praise and criticize the president, the family remembers him first and foremost, a loving family man, a man with a servant's heart. on this program, a peek into the bush family. you will hear from bus

rozan bar and megyn kelly. two networks took a chance.reboot premiered to record ratings and fell apart after barr went on a racist twitter rant. she apologized, but it was too late. >> the top rated television comedy of the year is now cancelled. >> hollywood was stunned, but supportive of abc. and the connors came back in the fall. over at nbc, disappointing ratings for kelly's talk show led to a cancellation and then offensive remarks about black based stephanie halaha costumed >> you do get in trouble. when i was a kid that was okay as long as you were dressed as a character. kelly apologized. will she go back to fox news? the network says it is happy with its current lineup. that leads us to number three, the fox news white house. a never before seen level of coziness between a tv network and a president. trump watches the channel, promotes the talk shows and hires on air personalities. some white house aides have dubbed sean hannity the shadow chief of staff. maybe this was the logical next step. >> the white house officially hired

>>> megyn kelly's first interview since getting fired from "today" showing off her show new 'do. >> new>> that's the rumor she's shutting down. >> no truth. >> michael cohen's bombshell. >> he directed me to make the payments. >> stormy daniels's attorney michael avenatti sounding off on the shocking

. >> and we see this and other issues involving nbc, the recent firing of megyn kelly, for example. but we have people that actually have dressed that way that still have jobs there, when we talked about the issue she was involved in. and i'm saying, people have a choice. we have to do a good show, and if we can come into your home, we are honored if we get there but people don't have to watch anyone show, except this one. that's the only one. >> you are pointing to the staggering double standard that's been in place for a long time and the only way it's going to changes by tammy and you and me and those of us who are essentially targets or victims of it to continually try to expose it. i'm not a fan of the word police, because that easily morphs into the thought police which is a dangerous road to go down. we are very far down that road already and it's a form of tyranny and fascism. i don't believe anyone should lose a job for misspeaking, and those on the left have a long history of stating anti-lawyers and anti-gay jokes. then when they are called on it they usually try to minim

speaking about the media, you talk about nbc and the story about megyn kelly. know this was some time ago, but why did you want to write about that? yourselfhad a look on -- face that said you were disgusted. there has been this upwelling of very public firings of people in big media corporations for saying things that are not slightly or remotely intended to be offensive. but were not worded in the best way. the social mobbing fang, where if you tweet something that is ill advised and all of a sudden you are despised around the world, that has spread into our companies too. you have to throw those people overboard. host: what do you think of the salaries that people on television are making? guest: as a free market person, people are paid based on how much money they can make for somebody else. that is how it works. no one is handed a chunk of money because they are loved or because they can generate revenue. 2018 and 2017 have had big impacts on big names in new york city. and television, whether it is matt lauer or charlie rose or less mendez. moonves. what

rose anne bar and megyn kelly.d ratings, then fell apart after barr went on a racist twitter rant. she apologized but it was too late. >> the top rated television comedy of the year is now cancelled. >> hollywood was stunned. but supportive of abc. and the connors without barr came back in the fall. over at nbc, disappointing ratings for kelly's talk show led to cancellation. >> what is racist. you get in trouble if you're a white person that puts on a blackface for halloween or a black person puts on a white face. >> kelly apologized but nbc cancelled her show. will she go back to fox news now? the network says it is happy with its current lineup. >>> that leads us to number 3. the fox news white house. never before seen level of coziness between a tv network and a president. trump watches the channel, promotes its talk shows, hires on air personalities. some white house aides have even dubbed sean hannity the shadow chief of staff. maybe this was the logical next step. >> the white house today officially hired fo

. >> sean: we see this with other issues involving nbc, the recent firing of megyn kelly, for exampleher comments,s, monica. what you have people that actually have -- dress that wake him that still have jobs there. when she talked about that, the issue she was involved in. people have a choice. wein have to do a good show and ask people to come, if we can come into your home. we are honored if we get there. people don't have to watch any one show. except this one. this is the only one. >> you are pointing to the staggering double standard that has been in place for a very long time, sean. the only way it's going to change is by tammy and you and me and those of us who essentially targets of it or victims of it, to continually try to expose it. i'm not a t fan of the word police. it easily morphs into the thought police and that is a very dangerous road to go down. we are very hard on that road already and itge is a form of tyranny and fascism. i don't believe anybody should lose her job for misspeaking or stating something and then apologizing. but that being said, those of the m lef

. >> and you know how testy megyn kelly can get. [ audience oohs ] [ cheers and applause ] you look fantastic >> no, no, no. but i mean it. >> seth: oh. [ laughter ] >> yeah. your skin is so youthful. >> seth: oh, thank you. >> i'm not saying it's firm. i'm saying it's youthful. >> seth: sort of a -- >> that hip eyebrow tattoo i've been hearing about. >> seth: eyebrow tattoo. >> yeah, what does it say? lock her up. [ laughter ] there it is. very subtle. very -- you look like the love child of ted cruz and beto o'rourke. >> seth: oh. [ laughter ] kind of go either way right there, yeah. >> hopefully one gene took over more than the other. >> seth: how are your kids, by the way? >> i -- they're fantastic. >> seth: you have three children. >> i have three, one of each. i have -- [ laughter ] what did i just say? i just had dinner with my fabulous son, oliver, who works for nbc sports. >> seth: oh, excellent. >> yeah. >> seth: that's wonderful. >> yeah, last night. and his beautiful wife. >> seth: i have two now. i recently had my second. >> that is the craziest story -- >> seth: yeah, isn't it?

. >> i said that about megyn kelly, too, to not learn from her mistakes. people, abundant riches that they earned because people -- the popular audience liked them. they should have learned. they should have grown, they should have evolved. they should have not be saying these things at that point in their career. again. no sympathy for roseanne, even though i loved having a blue collar sitcom on television, because there's historically so few. but not one with someone putting out those kinds of messages. and we should praise abc for the way it acted. that could have been -- that was a big financial hit that they're going to take and they acted like that. >> and the show without her, "the connors" still did okay. >> so it's a winner. >> call it a winner. great to see you. right after this quick break, we're talking about year two of the me too movement. and what has changed this year. i'll be talking with three award winning reporters who have led the way in these stories. they're coming up right after the break. ♪ whose idea was this?! (man) don't ...go..