chris christie reads the tweet and calls rupert murdoch. he sucks up to rupert murdoch. he said listen, you've gotta say something good about mitt romney, about our candidate otherwise you could blow this whole thing. the very next day november 4th, i think it was november 3rd, yes, november 4th this is the governor the next day. chris christie. >> i endorsed mitt romney 13 months ago because i thought he was the best guy for the job. on tuesday i'm voting for mitt romney. it doesn't mean i can't turn to the president of the united states of america and say thank you, sir for providing good leadership in this crisis and for helping the people of new jersey and to extend my hand of friendship to him. >> we're back now with everybody.

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member aides were indicted today on bribery charges raising the inevitable question how could rupert murdochknown. prosecutors in britain today announced their plans to charge rebecca brooks and andy colson with conspiring to bribe public officials for information. brooks who had been chief executive of murdoch's news international was an extraordinarily close friend of prime minister david cameron. she's charged along with another journalist with paying $160,000 over seven years to a defense ministry official for information while colson who most recently served as cameron's director of communications after stepping down as editor of the now defunct news of the world tabloid conspired to pay officials for access to a royal phone directory known as the green book. this new round of charges for the two are in addition to charges they already face associated with hacking voice mails. here with me to discuss the latest development in the on-going murdoch media scandal ed pilkington. thank you for your time tonight. >> good to be here. >> is rupert murdoch finally feeling some real heat? these t

>> i'm not sure we should be paying any attention to rupert murdoch at all.et me say this, they're doing a great job in a disastrous moment and that's why they get the platform they have. people forget that this great optics for governor christie who is a blue state. this is a time of dire need, people still don't have power right now. we should not be playing politics here. murdoch's comments are completely out of place. >> why do conservatives, ari, insists that his kind words may swing the election. why are they doing that? >> i think they have a couple of problems. number one is they are already looking for things to blame for a romney loss. >> that's right. >> that's happening, first of all. >> the post-mortem is occurring even though the body is not dead? >> right. i mean, you know, there's a question about how much people are doing early voting nowadays. tuesday is almost like the time for late vote. if you have your stuff together you should have voted already. that's how it is in politics. i have worked on campaigns that have lost and it does happen.

>> i'm not sure we should be paying any attention to rupert murdoch at all.y this, they're doing a great job in a disastrous moment and that's why they get the platform they have. people forget that this great optics for governor christie who is a blue state. this is a time of dire need, people still don't have power right now. we should not be playing politics here. murdoch's comments are completely out of place. >> why do conservatives, ari, insists that his kind words may swing the election. why are they doing that? >> i think they have a couple of problems. number one is they are already looking for things to blame for a romney loss. >> that's right. >> that's happening, first of all. >> the post-mortem is occurring even though the body is not dead? >> right. i mean, you know, there's a question about how much people are doing early voting nowadays. tuesday is almost like the time for late vote. if you have your stuff together you should have voted already. that's how it is in politics. i have worked on campaigns that have lost and it does happen. long be

and motion picture the whole thing rupert murdoch wants more he wants a media monopoly murdoch is currently jockeying to buy the los angeles times and the chicago tribune which just so happen to be the largest newspapers in the nation's second and third largest cities this will add to his current media empire in the united states which includes the most watched cable news network in the nation fox so-called news and the most circulated newspaper in the country the wall street journal standing in the way of full spectrum media domination in america our federal communications commission rules that forbid one company from owning both a newspaper and a television station in one community. already owns local television stations in both chicago and los angeles according to sources within the f.c.c. chairman julius genachowski is quietly planning to scrap those rules under pressure from major media moguls like murdoch who see big box a huge political power and it consolidated national and local media genic house has circulated a new order to other f.c.c. commissioners that would allow for cross ow

in the u.k. a number of journalists linked to rupert murdoch's news international have been charged in connection with an ongoing bribery inquiry david cameron's ex communications director and a cool son and former news international chief rebecca brooks are among those facing charges it's alleged they illegally paid police and public officials for information the charges follow the phone hacking scandal that forced the closure of murdoch's british tabloid paper the news of the world last year. thanks for being with us financial skullduggery revealed next to the lace dish of the kaiser report on air just a couple of minutes from now. do

. >> rupert murdoch has tweeted tonight that he thinks that governor christie should now publicly declare very loudly and clearly, redeclare his support for mitt romney given all the praise he's lavished on the president and if he doesn't, then he would bear the blame, according to mr. murdoch, for the next four years in barack obama gets in. what do you make of that? >> oh, i don't go that far at all. i think at the point at which chris christie was saying that it was all quite legitimate. i think president obama at the beginning of this did keep his concentration on this and i think he was entitled to what chris christie said about him. what i'm saying is in the last couple of days, he has been 100% devoted to running for office. he has taken his eye off the ball and in some parts of new york, some parts of new jersey, things are getting worse. they're not getting better. the president's got to keep part of his concentration on this. and he hasn't been doing that. there is no substitute for the

if you're rupert murdoch, pretty ominous warnings to chris christie. >> except i know how dispeptic rupertor quite some time about mitt romney. so i think rupert is positioning himself too. rupert knows that mitt romney is going to lose, governor christie knows that mitt romney is going to lose and they are all positioning themselves. >> i'm sorry. >> the governor for four years from now. and rupert murdoch -- >> i think you see you champing at the bit. >> it's a bridge too far. this race is tied, we know it's tied. and polls all over the place, and with some certainty. >> who is going to break the tie. >> to say with certainty, the last few days, a president went to a crisis -- did his photo op, did what he had to do. you are giving him a lot of credit. it usually goes to the governor. christie credit. >> there were experts here. rupert murdoch knows what's going to happen, and i suspect governor christie knows pretty well what's going to happen. >> i don't understand why you are saying that. you don't know that. >> i know the two men. read the tea leaves here. >> sir, i'm reading the pol

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ceo rupert murdoch did something amazing on twitter recently.naged to found soeth anti-semitic and pro-israel in the same 140 characters. he tweeted this first. why is jewish owned press so consistently anti-israel in every crisis? the result was a controversy almost instantly. howard kurtz is the host of cnn's "reliable sources," washington bureau chief for the daily beast. nice to have you with us. so let's start by showing that tweet. he wrote tweet it again why is jewish owned press so consistently anti-israel in every crisis. and it set off a little bit of a firestorm. what happened? what was the reaction? >> the reaction was that people said this was outrageous. i found it stunningly offensive, soledad. first of all jewish owned press, the old stereotype of jews controlling the media, and then saying anti-israel, somebody needs to keep this guy away from the twitter. >> he loves it, he's always on twitter. >> he does. so are a lot of other powerful people, ceos. i think what they don't realize is that they have a very large audience here.

the times of london endorsed obama, so what's going on with rupert murdoch in this thing?> i've been shocked how much the christie -- the photos of christie and obama has shaken the republican party. he says look, i think you should be able to compliment the president of the united states when he does a good job. are you surprised that the republicans have been so transparent how shaken they've been by chris christie? >> somebody in the romney camp is so angry at governor christie that they're leaking out the word that the reason he worked on hurricane relief with the president, as if he needed some other motive, is because he was jilted in a marital sense from the vice presidency he had almost been promised and he was left at the altar and they went with ryan. so they're trying to trash his motives here. somebody in the romney camp must have the okay to do that, which means they're looking for a scapegoat if they lose. or they say they can take some of the gleam off of this good working relationship between the governor and the president. but they're up to something, putt

(laughter) but that was rupert murdoch's doing who is, as the brits would say, an as (bleep).aughter) oh, they're -- oh, there's a -- (applause). their word for that is the same as ours. (laughter) but that's not really about the british media. that's just murdoch stuff. the british media remained untarnished by that type of tawdry phone hacking unpleasantness. >> the bbc in crisis. >> it started with jimmy savile. >> he was like the british version of our dick clark. >> the wild eyed, wild hair bud much beloved bbc star now deceased who police believe may be one of britain's worst predatory sex offenders ever with possibly hundreds of victims over four decades. they say some abuse may have happened on bbc property. >> jon: wait! that guy? (laughter) that creepy looking dude was britain's dick clark? let me tell you something! first of all, dick clark didn't look like route tkpwer hauer playing one of the child catchers from "chitty chitty bang bang." (laughter) i don't want to judge a book by its cover but if this fellow was a book i'm pretty sure the cover would be "don't le

rupert murdoch likes to stir up, but last night he went beyond outrageous to offensive. gaza a in response to a series of rocket attacks. he is strongly pro-israel doesn't like some of the coverage. he tweeted with israel's position precarious, the ap and. it is impossible to evaluate the charge because the characters had no specifics. then came this tweet. why is jewish owned press so consistently anti-israel in every crisis? that is appalling. the coverage tilts against israel is fair game for the debate, but jewish owned press? who is he talking about, other than perhaps the salazar burger family at that owns the times, most are owned by comcast, viac viacom, disney, time warner. beyond that, he isn't shy about interfering in his own news rooms suggests that jewish americans have a hidden agenda in which their religion trumps their commitment to journalism. that's atrocious and beneath rupert murdoch. >>> it is now clear luke russert has some of his brass. when nancy pelosi said she was staying on as minority leader, he asked a question related to her age and she didn

he discovered in the british media especially focused, of course, on the enterprises owned by rupert murdoch that have been implicated in the scandals that have erupted over the past several years. to say it is not a pretty picture is to state the obvious. here are some of the figures detailed. 17 arrests have been made. with respect to payment of public officials 52 arrests have been made including 27 journalists. with respect to data hacking and improper access to personal computer records 17 arrests have been made. there were over 800 known victims of phone hacking by british media interests and until recently, none of this has been discovered by the sham, internal investigations conducted by officers of murdoch's own companies nor those investigations conducted by british law enforcement. based on these findings, it is safe to say that dangerous and highly-politsized corruption encompassed the media law enforcement and the top ranks of british politics. there is a real life conspiracy that sacrificed the civil rights of citizens, sacrificed the political integrity of the government and s

. >> the inquiry picked up its work after 10 reporters were arrested at rupert murdoch's "news of theorld" newspaper. among the charges, bribing the police. the inquiry has found the violations span decades. >> as the inquiry findings were read, activists gathered to protest what they termed robert murdoch's media mafia. the report found that reporters had routinely -- routinely packed into phones of celebrities. it has led to scores of arrests and some criminal charges. as a result, he said -- than of the press needs to establish a new regulatory body which is truly independent of industry leaders and of government and of politicians. >> but many, including media and members of david cameron's conservative party, feel such legislation would interfere with freedom of the press. in an address to the house of commons, cameron said he opposed such a lot as well. >> we should, i believe, be wary of any legislation that has the intention to in french free speech and a free press. >> he insists the regulations do not amount to statutory regulation of the press, but the debate over his findi

for instance, charlotte church was told if she would sing at rupert murdoch's wedding, the newspapers he owned would stop mistreating her. >>> groupon's board will meet today in chicago. according to several reports, the top of the agenda will be deciding whether to fire the guy who founded the company. andrew mason seen just a year ago at the top of his game at this time last november. this was the biggest tech ipo since google but the stock has fallen 80% since. mason tells reuters, quote, if i ever thought i wasn't the right guy for the job, i would be the first guy to fire myself. this is going to be a broken record probably through the end of the year. wall street thinking about the fiscal cliff. recent moves in washington do feel encouraging, so futures are positive. that can and does reverse itself pretty easily. and jon and laura, just a few minutes ago we got the latest gdp numbers. the u.s. economy grew 2.7% in the july to september quarter. that's better than expected. >> all right, scott, thank you very much. good vibrations there. >>> right now we are watching that weathe

david cameron set up the inquiry after revelations of illegal eavesdropping that brought down rupert murdoch's now-defunct tabloid, news of the world." they say it goes too far and could infringe on free speech and freedom of the press. parliament will have to approve the recommendations for there to be any legal changes. >>> the company hostess may be shutting down, but you know what? just in time for christmas, the executives are all in line for as much as $1.75 million in bonuses. >> oh. >> isn't that nice? it's important at christmastime that high-level executives get paid off for driving a company into the ground. it's very helpful. >> even if the workers are actually -- >> and their workers are out of jobs. >> in the unemployment line. ho ho ho. >> a company that does not transform itself into awe future and looks for more healthy options, so they're going out of business. >> it's just not working well. >> federal bankruptcy judge says the money was meant to keep top hfl lev top-level managers on board. nearly 18,000 people are losing their jobs. for more on this, cnbc's steve sedgwick i

will brief in the u.k. a number of journalists linked to rupert murdoch's news international have been charged in connection with an ongoing bribery inquiry david cameron's its communications director andy corson and former news international chief rebecca brooks are among those facing charges it's alleged the illegally paid police public officials for information the judges follow the phone hacking. and that forced the closure of murdoch's british tabloid paper news of the world last year. polish authorities say they've prevented a massive terror attack after police arrested a man allegedly planning to detonate a fourth turn car bomb prosecutors believe the suspect motivated by nationalist views was drawn to try to carry out the attack in front of the country's parliament targeting the president and prime minister reports claim use inspired by anders breivik massacre in norway last year. rebels in congo have reportedly taken control of the city of goma in the country's east more monday the government rejected the militant group's ultimatum to remove its forces from the area and begin

in the u.k. a number of journalists linked to rupert murdoch's news international have been charged in connection with an ongoing bribery inquiry david cameron's ex communications director and a cool son and former news international chief rebecca brooks are among those facing charges it's alleged they illegally paid police and public officials for information the charges follow the phone hacking scandal that forced the closure of murdoch's british tabloid paper the news of the world last year. thanks for being with us financial skullduggery revealed next to the lace dish of the kaiser report on air just a couple of minutes from now. do we speak your language or not a day of. news programs and documentaries and spanish matters to you breaking news a little too negative angles stories. that surely the spanish find out more visit. tito. kaiser welcome to the three year anniversary edition of the kaiser report for three years kaiser report has been bringing you markets finance scandal because of us and because if you do the banks toure's are going the way of the twenty.

the that is brought up by twitter to gaffes lending tweeters in big trouble like media mogul rupert murdoch tweeting about quote jewish owned media coverage of the israeli palestinian conflict only to later tweet an apology the culture of self obsession and political correctness has created a minefield the illusion of safety that people have when they're typing away on their computer either from the safety of their office or from the safety of their home office sitting in their underwear in their parents' basement in the field people really feel invulnerable i popping tweets from the rich famous and powerful often get them an earful of criticism not to mention the loss of potential endorsements it doesn't help that their twitter audience is so large so lebanese have misused twitter much more than regular people like you and me john mayer. was answering all of his tweets and posting updates at the same time he had been telling jennifer aniston he was too busy to take her calls this a celebrity gossip journalist michael musto says ridiculous twitter behavior will exist as long as those in the

we've seen actors like hugh grant and sienna miller, rupert murdoch himself appear and uk prime ministeravid cameron to talk about just how close the links were between the media, between the press, between the politicians and between the police officers. for example in the uk. what we'll looking to hear from lord levinson is just how far he'll go in terms of whether there should be statutory regulation of the press in the uk, something which hasn't existed for four centuries here. and in recent weeks, a lot of the key members of the press in the uk here have started almost to panic slightly to come up against any kind of statutory regulations, urge that there should be an independent body to govern them. but that's the key thing we'll look thinking for today. that's what will affect news corp and other companies going forward. >> katherine boyle reporting for us live there. again, that levinson report due out at 1:30 london time and raising plenty of concerns about press freedom in the uk and globally frankly. >>> now retailers are due to reveal a boost from black friday when they repor

rupert murdoch threatened chris christie, right? >> yeah. crisis and for helping the people of new jersey and to extend my hand of friendship to him. >> stephanie: that being said, you know he's voting for obama. you can't see in the booth. [ applause ] >> that's exactly what it means. that's compactly what they -- that's exactly what they hope it means. it has to be this you're not welcome in the white house front. that's what this has always been about. is how dare you be on our turf. >> stephanie: becky says steph, my husband's for obama but we live in new york and he believes obama has new york sewn up so he doesn't need to vote. >> no, no! >> stephanie: you take this, hal. >> first of all that's how they're trying to shave points off -- one of the reasons why -- some people genuinely believe this. >> stephanie: we need to run up the popular vote. >> it has to be close to or equal -- if the electoral college goes that way and there isn't, they'll use that that to delegitimize the whole march. secondly judges, local officials, this is how

just briefly jackie kucinich, hasn't been a great year for british journalism going back to the rupert murdoch lot of work to do to rebuild public trust. >> yeah. it's not just the public trust in britain but it's the public trust here too. it's a connected world. that bbc story was on every internet page. >> every time a news organization does something dumb, covers up, isn't straight with readers and viewers, it hurts the reputation of all journalists. fred francis, jackie kucinich, thanks for coming by this morning. that is it for this edition of "reliable sources." i'm howard kuz. glad you could join our

forward to all of his base hating him by the time of fiscal cliff recessions are over and watching rupert murdochim for the next four years. >> stephanie: they've been all over that. there is the same footage of one guy. >> and he's 75 with arthritis. >> what kucinich was saying is smart to say. if you're in line, you're allowed to vote. it's not like anything elsewhere if you're in line, they close the doctor. >> stephanie: don't you hate that. >> but in virginia too they're saying lines are very long right now. this is the optimistic michael speaking but those are places that are democratic strongholds in virginia. if i were in virginia i would be saying the romney machine is really strong here. stay in line. >> stephanie: bill clinton says when people vote, democrats tend to win. does the turnout give you as much hope? >> sure, and it depends on state by state. not only where the parties are stronger but where their grassroots and ground game is stronger as well. over all that's why the republicans have been trying to limit the vote, whether it's the photo i.d. laws or, etc. because they want

>> the founder and ceo of news corp rupert murdoch is also sounding off on the election via twitter. he blasted chris christie for praising president obama as the two leaders towards the storm damaged state this week. christie, while thanking obama must redeclare for romney or take blame for the next four dire years. anderson cooper looking where they focus their attention or whether the battleground state hold any surprises. countdown to election day, that airs tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern. >>> and now to the latest on superstorm sandy. after much criticism, new york mayor michael bloomberg canceled the new york city marathon for the first time in its 42-year history. it was set to take place, as you know, tomorrow. bloomberg insisted the race would not have required dive diverting resources from the recovery effort, but it was clear that the marathon was controversial and divisive. >> the race typically attracts 47,000 runners from all over the world and 12,000 volunteers and more than 2 million spectators. critics say it just wasn't right to use generators for the marathon when

surprisingly, shaun hannity finds himself sliding into agreement with his boss, the immigrant rupert murdocheted, election comment republicans have to ignore 5% nativist, embrace hispanics, welcome best asian and european graduates. >> the solution to republican problems with hispanic voters requires but a single policy change. border fence plus amnesty. yes, amnesty. use the word. shock and awe. full legal normalization, just short of citizenship, in return for full border enforcement. imagine, marco rubio advancing such a policy on the road to 2016. it would transform the landscape. he would win the has panic vote, yes, win it. rush limbaugh who sees no reason at all to change anything in the republican view of the world is now playing defense on his own roll in the republican defeat. >> you believe they keep saying this is my fault. it's my fault. i'm driving everybody away. i'm driving the hispanics away, i'm driving like christmas away, people who believe in santa claus, single women, the vagina crowd. it's all my fault. the analysis of the election. obama didn't win. i lost it. >> join