this sounds very punk on my part but rupert murdoch scares me. because you literally he's a media mogul who controls most of the world and he also has a ninja assassin as a wife but he literally is like a. character you know like you. really can't really say then maybe it was one of piers morgan's or purse bronson's one and it was a very good but still he was there so i have nothing there you know what about this i mean what about this idea that only that the owner of that you know the most successful cable news network a very successful newspaper you know is engaging in a policy debate certainly that doesn't suggest that he's telling the writers what to say or telling the anchors what to say on air about do you think you don't think it's crossing the line at all. i know because i feel like of the other things he's been accused of breaking into people's phones socks and shoes in general to him tweeting is the least of his offenses up he as a ninja assassin as a wife just like he just telling you is the least thing he's tweeting us a big that's no

them no wonder pouring millions into lobbying so you see here this is this is the media mogul rupert murdoch who owns the fair and balanced fox news channel and also the wall street journal to name a few swimming more of the kneedeep in a policy debate your thoughts. i love anyway we can destroy a moderate in our own way but. in this sounds very punk on my part but barak scares me. because you literally he's a media mogul who controls most of the world and he also has a ninja assassin as a wife but he literally is like a. on character you know like he's you know he's really he's a scary. movie about bond was one of piers morgan's or purse bronson's one and it was a very good but still he was there so nothing there you know what about it is i mean what about this idea that sleep that the owner of you know the most successful cable news network a very successful newspaper you know is engaging in a policy debate certainly that doesn't suggest that he's telling the writers what to say or telling the anchors what to say on air about do you think you don't think it's crossing the line at all you k

she mentions soros with no mention of rupert murdoch. why?, for one thing, rupert murdoch's publishing firm killed my second book, harpercollins. "new york post", "wall street journal" have never published me. i have never worked for fox news. don't tell me rupert murdoch is the savior of conservatives in america. i hear he puts on, he does some great media and, i enjoy consuming it but, he is also not, you know he only recently become a nationalized american, right? he like soros, born in another country. that is usually the, people, actually involved in day-to-day politics who are liberals have foreign accents. and i would recommend that they stay here a few generations. you don't see, rupert murdoch putting out media that people manifestly want to read, which is why fox news ratings are through the roof. and although i don't work for them, i like appearing on their network and their ratings are twice what cnn or msnbc. "red eye" comes on 3:00 a.m. on fox news and higher ratings prime time on than cnn. this is more than hiring david brock t

filtering rupert murdoch has decided to join the fight by taking to twitter and attacking both obama and google but is this one battle the old man is destined to lose so by antipas supporters like harry reid and the top lawyer for n.b.c. universal have been peddling a few myths about the legislation which we need to break down and wikipedia has announced that they are going to blackout their site on january eighteenth so the opposition is proving they will not rest so let's analyze some of these developments joining me to discuss it is declan mccullagh chief political correspondent for seen at second thanks for joining us tonight and first i guess what your comments on the white house coming out this week and releasing this statement that as it is they will not support these pieces of legislation resupplies it all. a little surprised because they announced their opposition it's qualified opposition it is they're not saying we hate it there's no way we'll ever support it they're saying right now it's really not the best approach and generally what happens is that there's a formal proc

we have seen a lot of efforts, but things like rupert murdoch's daily have not excited us on a journalistic level. but i think we are laying groundwork for some institutions that they possibly do that in the next three to five years. >> i'm wondering what you think it would take for it to go to that next level and provide quality journalism. >> i just want to offer a slight difference of opinion. i think that we are seeing a couple of things happen right now. they are positive things that are happening. while it may be true that the first wave of online-only journalism tended to be national and international criticism and opinion, which got the name of blogs, what we are actually seeing of the local level is something even more exciting than that. as newspapers have become challenged, and we have seen, sadly, the destruction of capabilities of newspaper and local television stations and other media in the local arena, we are seeing a new layer journalism being created at the local level. some startups such as the "bases and close " in san francisco, "texas tribune" out in texas -- there hav

what rupert murdoch is tweeting about and how many followers he has. >>> a body found in the snow ater national park is the man that killed a park ranger yesterday. a plane searching for benjamin barnes discovered his body lying fosdown on the mountp this morning. the 24-year-old is believed to have fled to the park after a shooting at a new year's eve house house party. authorities suspect he later shot ranger margaret anderson. >> kind person. hard worker. always had a smile. >> benjamin barnes had training and armed when he entered the park. authorities evacuated 100 visitors while they were searching for him. the mother of benjamin barnes' child said he was angry and sue cital and may have suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder. >>> a debate that allows loaded weapons in a national park. gunneras lowed in all but 20 of the park services 392 locations. before 2010 fire arms at mount rainier national park were required to be put away so they weren't accessible. >>> rupert murdoch joined twitter. he began two days ago and has 56,000 followers. he tweeted about the steve job's b

it's a tabloid owned by news interactional, of course, the organization run by rupert murdoch and his news corp organization. the other is a police man said to be arrested when he was at work in a central london police station earlier today and charged with corruption, misusing his public office, and with conspiracy. the other individuals have been charged as well. so these are very serious crimes they're alleged to have committed. in some ways it rented an escalation of the campaign to try to get to the bottom of the hacking scandal and to the extent that the police and the journalists involved worked together in what essentially were illegal practices, christi. >> how difficult has it been to try to obtain a lot of this information for investigators? >> well, it's historically been, you know, incredibly difficult. this has been a very closed corner of the media, a very close corner of the police work as well, the extent to which the police and journalists cooperate. it's something that obviously takes place very much under the surface behind closed doors. but this incident along wit

not even rupert murdoch would come up with that. we just did that because it is what made us feel good. now we are thinking, with the burning man project -- it is interesting. my partners and i are thinking beyond our lifetimes. it is a bit of a legacy project. which is really interesting, an interesting exercise. that makes you feel differently about the present. so what would make something that durable? what would keep it alive that long? we have been alive and have grown for a quarter-century. it may not be hard to imagine an entire century at all. now we are found in an institution that will house and generate culture, and function as a community. wondering how we can be sure that it is not perverted, subject to internal divisions, will not perish. and that is a really good exercise, too. think about doing something that will last 100 years. >> thinking about the next couple of minutes, we should have questions from audience members. who ever has a question, start lining up. i'm going to ask one more and then we can start going

rupert murdoch's empire will pay at its now defunct news of the world tabloid. actor jude law and his ex-wife and his assistant are among those receiving settlements. >>> the florida department of law enforcement is raising eyebrows as they are shells out 300 bucks to get employees testy to test a breathalyzer. we did that with exstrong coffee. kind of sad. >>> coming up a tragedy in free style skiing. yet another college basketball upset. a shoot-out goal in hockey you have to see to believe. lebron and the heat break away from the outmatched l.a. lakers. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in the weekend forecast, it is highlighted by snow no new england and a wet forecast for the west. that's coming you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports on paper last night's matchup between the lakers and the heat promised to be a great one. in reality, it couldn't have been more one-sided. here is nbc's frr with a early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the

chairman rupert murdoch has been even more cutting in his criticism. he says "piracy leader is google who streams movies free, sells advertisements around them. no wonder pouring millions into lobbying." the solidarity the tech industry is showing for this legislation is a change, and industry watchers say it has helped them galvanize public opinion. >> tech companies did a good job of trying to boil it down to one sentence, saying it's going to break the internet. this is going to ruin the internet as we know it. they're really, really strong statements. that's a great way to make it a lightning rod, the same way that occupy became a way that people will spread comments over the news sites, writing on their blogs, on twitter, on facebook. and sopa is becoming similar in that it's a really lightning rod word, and people are taking it and running with it. >> reporter: the debate has been slowed in washington. a house hearing scheduled for wednesday has been postponed, but both sides vow to fight on for what they see as essential aspects of their busines

police are also searching the london offices of "news international" rupert murdoch's publishing company that's been at the center of a phone hacking scandal. we'll have much more in a live report from london ahead. >>> six passengers who survived the capsizing the costa concordia have filed a massive $450 million lawsuit. the cruise liner ran aground off the coast of italy two weeks ago. the company that owns the ship has offered just over $14,000, the equivalent comes out to $14,000 to each of the survivors. an attorney representing the passengers told cnn's erin burnett what he thought of that offer. >> it is an insult. this was not an incident that could possibly be covered by the ticket limitations. erin, this is an act of horrendous negligence. it was careless disregard for human life and property. this was not covered by any limitations. >> coming up, we're going to talk with our legal experts about the legal fallout from the costa concordia disaster and the lawsuit filed. that's just ahead around 12:20 p.m. eastern. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is

declaration of rights of english barrons written in 1215 originally composed as an op ed in rupert murdoch's first paper the york post. (laughter) i mean this document clearly inspired our founding fathers. in fact, the only thing that jefferson read more than the magazine that carta was slave tale. (laughter) as one of the new hampshire's bills authors put it, everything has an origin and this is part of the origin of what we have in our country. this is a little bit older than the constitution but the same thought is there. yes, 572 years is a little bit older than the constitution. but it still applies. remember the magazine that carta was written by angry rich men who believed their ruler was an il legitment usurper. so i hope the candidates will u the mack that carta to appeal to the famously moderate new hampshire republicans. governor romney, independence may question your ties to wall street, so promise to crack down on predatory lending by citing magna carta section 11, if a man dies owing money to jews, his wife may have her dower and pay nothing for the debt promised. (cheers and

but supporters of the new laws, including many hollywood studios and media moguls, like rupert murdoch, say it is crucial to stop all mind piracy. and some of the biggest names on line are not taking part on the -- taking part in the blackout, including twitter and google. president obama has the power to veto the legislation. so far, his administration has opposed it, arguing that it could undermine free speech. >> celebrating a special day. >> that is right one of sport's greatest heroes, a former heavyweight boxing champion, mohammad ali. he turned 70 years old. despite his failing health, he remains one of sport's most enduring heroes. tribute was paid to his many achievements. ♪ happy birthday to you jump around and just before you not -- 9 >> four years, his quick feet and loose lips made him hated by many in the world. >> i will whip any man in the world and i want everybody out there on tv to know it. i am the greatest. >> but just as he was reaching his peak, he was banned from his sport for three and a half years. >> he maintains that his religion would allow him to kill peop

well, rupert murdoch to newt gingrich. you've got too much baggage. >>> to the big screen.eryl streep is once again wowing audiences. this time for her portrayal of former uk prime minister margaret thatcher in "the iron lady." true to form, streep did her research and some of the information about the staunch conservative leader might surprise you. let's hear it from the actor herself. >> there's always stuff to be learned, especially many years out from an administration. but i was very surprised to learn that she didn't try to dismantle the national health. she thought that that was right to have the national health. that she was pro-choice. >> she would be drummed out of the american conservative party. there would be no question. >> wow, well, michele bachmann referenced the iron lady relentlessly during her presidential campaign and held her in high regard. with the views streep just mentioned, bachmann might have been first in line to drum her out of the republican party today. >>> up next -- newt gingrich and rick perry are trying to take down mitt romney by calling

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rupert murdoch's media empire will pay millions in damages.ctor jude law, his ex-wife, and his assistant are among those receiving settlements. >>> and finally, the florida department of law enforcement is raising eyebrows for shelling out $300 on jim beam mixers and doritos to get employees tipsy to test with a breathalyzer. >> sounds like us. >> we do that with extra strong coffee. >>> coming up, a tragedy in skiing. a shootout in hockey you have to see to believe. plus, lebron and the heat break away from the outmatched l.a. lakers. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >> the weekend forecast is highlighted by snow for new england. that's coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, on paper last night's matchup between the lakers and the heat promised to be a great one. in reality, it couldn't have been more one sided. here's fred roggin with an early look at your sports headlines. >>> good morning. it was the marquee game of the night. lakers and

something is agreed to buy during a certain >> well, this is a new way to connect with media mogul rupert murdoch. in the 80-year old news court found there is tweeting. he quickly go into politics, tweeting support for rick santorum. at last check, he already has about 90,000 followers. >>> details of a lawsuit it can't honda. a woman says her honda civic hybrid is not delivering a high mileage promise. instead of joining a class- action lawsuit, she is filing her own solo suit in small claims court. she said it never came close to the 50 miles per gallon on the promise. she wants the auto maker to pay her for the trouble and extra money siege -- she spent on gas. >>> wedding bells will soon be ringing for legendary soul singer aretha franklin. spokeswoman says franklin is now engaged to long-time friend and confidante. the couple is considering getting married in miami beach florida. the reception may be aboard a luxury yacht. the 69-year-old singer's say the nuptials will take place in june or july. and in a statement she said, no, i am not pregnant. >> the cold air sticks around through wedne

that angered a big supporter of the anti piracy drive, rupert murdoch. >> it is certainly true that if you search google for any current movie you want to watch for free, you will find plenty of links. what to google and plenty of others say it is that the new laws can be indiscriminate, threatening both legal and illegal material. the possibility that much of the internet could end up going dark. >> behind the scenes, hollywood argues the possible impact has been exaggerated and american jobs are at stake. >> for hollywood, it is a jobs and benefits issues. hundreds of thousands of people depend on the jobs produced in hollywood, depend on the passage of these bills. each year, we list thousands of jobs to digital theft. >> tonight, at least one american senator used twitter to announce he was dropping his support of the anti piracy laws. engines blackouts have been pretty patty, you could find it if you really wanted it. >> you have more on the tensions that continue to rise in pakistan. >> that is right. the prime minister defending himself against charges of contempt. his governmen

new year's eve we started seeing tweets from rupert murdoch. yes, it is the rupert murdoch.17 tweets. thoughts of movies, books and politics. good to see santorum surging in iowa. regardless of policies all debates show principles, consistency and

. >> and owned by rupert murdoch. >> right. >> just to make sure everyone understands this, the womanidn't file a compliant for three months before going to authorities and says she doesn't remember a lot of the details because she was drunk. if i'm greg kelly, it's an unfortunate situation that you're getting extra attention because of who your dad is. >> well, i think that's probably true. and then there was some story that the boyfriend of this young woman went up to him. i really think we do need to say, because somebody doesn't report it and because they were drunk doesn't mean something terrible didn't happen. but i don't think the story deserves that kind of attention until a charge is filed. >> jane hall, thanks very much. >>> still to come, a tv reporter goes toe to toe with a connecticut mayor. and "the new york times" digs into where iphone and ipad are really made. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf's environment. thousands of environmental samples have been tested and all beaches and waters are

and tonight we see that there's a tweet from rupert murdoch of all people saying that rick santorum is the man. that could be the first signal that conservatives, moving conservatives are now going to try to get around santorum as perhaps a "stop romney" movement. >> david, conservative media mogul rupert murdoch has been tweeting for three days now, starting on new year's eve, and he's already found it to be contagious. there was one i read this morning where he said, good to se regardless of policies, all debates showed principles, consistency and humility like no other. not exactly an endorsement. and then murdoch tweets later tonight -- can't resist this tweet, but all iowans think about rick santorum. only candidate with genuine big vision for country. now, when yoy that's as close to endorsement as you get. >> right. >> i think it's significant. and if you're rick santorum and you're canvassing the state and you're going to the pizza barn and fox news is playing at the bar, that kind of thing matters. what's different about iowa, as you well know, these are real party stalwarts.

actor jude law as among 18 high-profile figures who will receive damages and an apology from rupert murdoch's news corp. for having his own hat. he is getting $200,000. the list also includes the former u.k. deputy prime minister and an australian singer. u.s. politics now. we are down to four. today, -- the race for the republican candidate who will take on president obama this november narrows further when texas governor rick perry decided to call it quits. his decision comes just days before the south carolina primary. in bowling out, he threw his support behind newt gingrich, but it comes on the same day gingrich's ex-wife came forward with some pretty harsh charges. >> this is the candidate who is no longer a contender. the winner, who is no longer a victor, and the challenger whose ex-wife has just spilled the beans. first came an announcement from rick perry, the texan who looked like a potential winner of this republican race until he spectacularly mangled his own message. >> it is three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education, and the -- what is the

that angered rupert murdoch who accuses web firms like google of promoting piracy. it is true that you can find plenty of place for any movie you want to watch for free. but what wikipedia, google, and with plenty of others say is that, when you have a lot that is indiscriminate, threatening legal and illegal material, much of the internet could end up going dark. >> a it is described as a dodge sedan. >> they argue that their possible impact have been exaggerated and that american jobs are at stake. >> for hollywood, it is a jobs and benefits issue. hundreds of thousands of people who work in hollywood, those who depend on the jobs produced in hollywood, they depend on the passage of this bill. the fact is that each year, we lose thousands of jobs to digital theft. >> the internet blackout has been pretty patchy. you can find wikipedia is purely wanted it. the web campaigns believe that their voices have been heard. >> what impact the wikipedia shutdown has had? >> what it has done in the last 24 hours is give a very dramatic snapshot of what can happen to what sec

that angered a big supporter of the anti piracy drive, rupert murdoch. he accuses web firms like google of promoting piracy. if you search google for any current movie that you want to find for free, you will find plenty of links. what with thwikipedia and others say is that the new laws can be indiscriminate, threatening both legal and illegal material. much of the internet could end up in the dark. >> we are describing a dark blue, 1930 dodge sedan. >> hollywood is lobbying hard for this. they claim that american jobs are at stake. >> hundreds of thousands of people who work in hollywood depend on the jobs come to depend on the passage of this bill. the fact is come each year, we use thousands of jobs to digital theft. >> at least one american senator used twitter to announce he was dropping his support for the anti piracy laws. the internet blackouts have been pretty catchy. the web campaigners believe that their voices have been heard. >> for more on this internet protest and one hopes to achieve, i spoke with the editor at large of cnet in san franc

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we have seen rupert murdoch on twitter accusing google of being friendly with the pirates and accusing president obama of going soft on the issues. we have seen a lot of money pouring in from hollywood and lobbying on the issue. equally, we have seen lobbying from silicon valley. it is a big battle about whether this law will reshape the internet in a bad way. >> thanks very much. if you are stumped for information, and don't forget bbc.com. we have a web site with information on pretty much everything. aid workers in east africa were so slow to sound a warning over last year's famine in east africa that thousands of people died unnecessarily. that is the harsh assessment of two major posterity's. save the children and oxfam. it took them six months to act on eyewitness accounts and other reliable information. a region of west africa could also be facing a huge crisis of its own. our correspondent reports from jer. >> the mother and children waiting for treatment for severe and attrition. this 11-month-old and showing progress. but many more children are at risk of severe malnutrition

ehud law is among 18 high- profile figures who received damages and an apology from rupert murdoch's news international for having his phone hacked. -- jude law is among 18 high- profile figures to receive damages from news international. today, the race from the republican candidate -- for the republican candidate who will take on president obama narrowed further when rick perry decided to call it quits. in bowling out, he throughout his support behind newt gingrich. it comes on the same day that newt gingrich's ex-wife comes with some pretty harsh charges. >> this is a candidate who is no longer a contender. the challenger who's ex-wife has just stilbenes -- he just spilled the beans. first came the announcement from rick perry, the former front runner until he mangled his message. >> there are three departments that will be gone when i am president, commerce, energy, what is the third one? oops. >> he has had to accept the inevitable. >> i have come to the conclusion that there is no viable path forward for me in his 2012 campaign. therefore, today, i'm spending my campaign and en

somebody like rupert murdoch who's somebody who i have a lot of respect for.you know, that means something. i think it means something to a lot of people. >> mitt romney yet again is hovering around 25% of the vote. and he only got just a few less than he got last time in iowa. so he can't seem to break this 25% barrier. what does that tell you, donald, about mitt romney's standing with his own party? >> well, i think he did a very good job, though, piers, no matter how you cut it. he won. winning is winning. if you win by one vote, it's like you play golf, if i win by one stroke or 20 strokes, winning is winning. and he did win. you have to understand, he was really way down in iowa. it looks like most people thought he shouldn't even go to iowa. and now he comes out with a win. and now he has a lot of people including you saying, oh, gee, he should have done better. the truth is, he will be the first to say, he would like to start cracking into the 30s and 40s. and he has to do that at some point. but he did have a win. and it was a good win. and it was a pl

that enraged rupert murdoch. he says, so obama has thrown in his lot with silicon valley pay masters who threaten software creators with pirsry, and plain thievery. the company that owns this television station is universal studios and probably comes in on the side of hollywood. back to you. >> thank you, scott. >>> as we mentioned, 49ers head coach jim harbaugh chatting with media after saturday's big win. here he is live at santa clara headquarters. let's listen in. >> two young linebackers have grown in experience and production. they added blackburn, who is playing very well. they got another linebacker back. >> logon to nbcbayarea.com. >>> a big-time game this weekend be 49ers taking on the giants at home. a dream season for 49ers but meteorologist christina loren says not dream weather, huh? >> maybe if you're someone who likes to watch a little bit of sloppy football. i definitely would put my stuff into that crowd. i think that's what we're going to see. slick conditions setting up. a lot of rain not only