stephen a. smith is a smart man. i don't know what he was trying to get it, but the word did just scream out and absolutely inappropriate and wrong. >> on that point, was his apology enough and did espn do enough by taking him off the air for a week? >> i wish they had done more. stephen a. smith is a colleague and a friend. i've probably known him for 20, 25 years. he is lucky to have his job, let's just say that. >> because? >> because if he had -- well, he certainly could have been fired, anyway, for what he said. i'm wondering if he had said something about other groups of people, obviously, you know, talked about women this way, if you say this in a racial sense, obviously he's an african-american men so that takes that out of the equation. but i wonder if he had said other things about other people if he would v lost his job. >> two years ago in the nfl chad johnson was arrested in a domestic incident with his wife. stephen smith said this. there are plenty of instances where provocation comes into consideratio

country again, honoring the fallen by taking steps to preserve their memory. >> espn analyst stephen a. smith off the air this week. the sports network suspended him for controversial comments he made about domestic abuse. he apologized on monday. >> i went beyond the scope of our discussion by alluding to a woman's role in such heinous matters going so far as to use the word "provoke." this was not my intent. it was not what i was trying to say. >> his original comment was made in response to the nfl's decision to suspend ray rice for the first two games of the season. rice pleaded guilty to charges related to a domestic incident involving his then-fiance, now wife in threak city. >> still ahead, an interesting deal for some amazon customers. why the website could pay for them to ship your item to you. bryan is back with the weekend forecast. will we see more showers and storms tomorrow? >> bryan we're talking about the potential for rain? >> we're so used to these beautiful weekends. some people are complaining because it's too chilly. >> kind of muggy out there this evening. a couple sprin

i would like that thank stephen a. smithlong conversation on my radio program concerning domestic violence. a conversation we would not have had but for his controversy statement about ray rice. the nfl player indicted on aggravated assault charges in connection with a domestic dispute involving his now wife. despite the grisly video showing rice violating his wife, the nfl suspended rice just two games. when commenting on that suspension, steven a. ignite at firestorm. some of the words from a week ago friday that got stephen a. suspended. >> we keep talking about the guys. we know you have no business putting your hands on a woman, but what i've tried to employ the female members of my family, some of whom you all met and talked to and what have you, again, this is what i've done this all my life, let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions, because if i come or somebody else comes, whether it's law enforcement officials, your brothers or the fellas you know, if we come after somebody has put their hands

neil: whoopi goldberg defending stephen a. smithtakes two to tango, as a man, never lay your hands on a woman, never. neil: the fact he tried to nuance it. >> you can't. it's wrong. neil: when you look at professional sports today, you hear people who comment on it, play it, there is a general sense that you guys are in your own elite world. what do you say? >> that's not reality. we are just people who have a very interesting profession. we get paid a lot of money to do it, but an interesting profession. we should be subject to the same rules and laws. you sign up for it. neil: really? >> i have preferred private life not to be splashed on the front of the new york tabloids, of course. i understand it. i move past it, make mistakes. neil: your family doesn't sign up for this. >> of course they don't. it's hard, my family's young. i lament that they're going to see some of these things, somewhere true, somewhere not true, about their father, but i hope they understand who i really am, and ray, who has a family, they'll know who he i

. >>> coming up, espn's stephen a. smith really sorry for saying women might provoke their partners to beat them but later apologizes. [ >> hello, everyone, we are hearing tonight that israel is redeploying most of the military forces now moving thousands of troops outside of gaza. israel officials saying that most of the tunnels have been found and destroyed. israel says they will continue to target hamas rocket sites. the u.n. and the united states condemning a reported israeli strike that left tended at a shelter. a second american sick with ebola brought to the united states after contacting the deadly virus in west africa. the missionary nurse who was treating ebola patients in a liberian hospital will leave not united states on tuesday. american dr. brantly is undergoing treatment at an atlanta medical center. >> i made the biggest mistake of my life and i want to own it. >> ravens star apologizing after the nfl suspended him for two games following allegations that he knocked out his fiance and captured dragging her u

all for this televised edition of "reliable sources," check out my stories on cnn.com about stephen a. smith'sand some news from the "new york times." we'll share our glenn beck interview there if you missed part of it. and set your dvr for next week for more of that. he'll talk about his business and where he sees his future going. we'll see you next sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. stay tuned for "state of the union" with candy crowley. >>> the company turns prying eyes on the senate and israel turns a deaf ear to critics. today, stopping hamas. israel's war plan. >> translator: we will continue to operate no matter how much time it will take and how much force it will take. >> the latest from jerusalem and gaza. >>> then, deep in the heart of texas, the governor who wants to be president takes on the current one. >> it is time to end our policy of calculated ambivalent and renew our commitment to a strong israel. >> rick perry with us exclusively on the conflict in the middle east, and the immigration crisis at home. >>> plus the cia fesses up. it s

e.s.p.n analyst stephen a. smithrked an uproar when he said women shouldn't, "do anything to provoke wrong action." for his part, without specifics, rice said yesterday he plans to help fight domestic violence in the future. sportswriter and columnist christine brennan of "usa today" and abc news has been covering this story. she joins me now. welcome, chris keen. >> thank you. >> brown: first of all, as so often, this is about the incident and then the response, right? fill in the blanks for those not following this. >> yes, well, of course, you have this terrible incident and the video which brought it home to so many people, ray rice the star running back for the baltimore ravens and announce of a two-game suspension. there was a five-game suspension once for a player for stomping on someone. there have been much longer suspensions for many, many other things. >> brown: well, performance-enhancing drugs. it riles people up. >> two games seems almost like nothing and it was a three-paycheck, so $529,000 for two gam

but, you know, stephen a. smith got it wrong. i mean, he absolutely got it wrong. little bit more as to what he really meant. bottom line is, no one should touch anyone. a woman, a true woman doesn't touch a man and a truman definitely does not hit a woman. >> as you say, if it is indeed too lenient. i mean, he lost -- ray rice lost a little over half a million dollars for the suspensions here which blows my mind that these players are making this much money in the first place. what type of story does this really paint about professional athletes and their inconvincibility. that's the wave that they seem to the young people who look up to them. it's absolutely a travesty and reminds me of the jay-z situation. it's sending a bad message. domestic violence is an issue and goes both ways. definitely shouldn't put your hands on a a woman. as a woman you shouldn't have to put your hands on man. true individuals who are trying to develop a relationship, you know, should get along, should talk about things. we even had classes when i was in the nfl, if there is a domestic

a hundred bucks today. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. folks, you know, as a professional newsman i'm always looking for invasions in journalism. from the futuristic newsdesk of is help smithe 3d environment of wolf blitz ter to whatever aluminum alloy anderson coop certificate skull ing from. today i saw a troubling glimpse of broadcasting future and like most troubling things i saw it at a county fair. >> what did you think about the ride. >> it was great, and apparently, i've never been on live television before. but apparently sometimes i don't watch-- i don't watch the news, because i'm a kid and apparently every time, apparently grandpa just gives me the remote after we watch ot powerball. and i've never, ever been on live television. i never ever been on live television. >> are you excited. >> yeah, and apparently i already went down the superslide. i went down, i was scared half to death. >> oh my god! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: this kid is a natural-born newsman. i mean he's already breaking the story of how the superslide is half death scaring our children. and folks, you wouldn't know it from that interview but apparently this child has never been on live

smith & forge hard cider. made strong. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: my guest tonight has starred in such films at 127 hours, milk and spring breakers. being type cast as ad actor. please welcome james franco. (cheers and applause) james, good to see you again, how are you. >> great. >> stephen: nice to see you. it's always nice. it's always really nice to have you here. >> i love being here well, james, you're an academy award nominated actor, director. poet, author, photographer, painter, conceptual artist. teacher. >> we're so much alike. >> yeah, yeah with. >> renaissance man. >> yeah. >> stephen: now you're currently a ph.d candidate, correct. >> yes. >> stephen: what are you going to do once you get your ph.d and are you dr. james franco. are you going to go back to general hospital? (laughter) >> i would be a doctor of english but-- but i till might go back to general hospital. >> stephen: you could diagnose people's diaries, correct their grammer. >> is there a form of -- >> i will teach but i'm already teaching it it won't really change, it actually won't change that much other than i could be tenured at the university. but i teach at unc and uc

a girl taken in by john brown in kansas and follows them all the way through. we see harpers ferry and stephen eyes of hisugh the 12-year-old boy. will smith'sson is going to play it on the screen. it will be done. it is interesting what they choose to auction. it is a parody of work that looks like it will more of the unchained."gnngo it will be interesting to see what they do. >> i hate to disagree but i if we brought filmmakers and to hear our panel, to hear people talk, to hear their think there isu a lot of disagreement among people? i am saying that seriously. you,the phone makers call they do not want that is derogatory -- the history. they will reject the caller -- the scholar dennis and give them what they want. engagingant -- they in their own terms. >> of someone like steve mcqueen has this idea, he put it all together. that as a narrative and story. he has his ideas, his scenes. it is struck powerfully by spielberg telling the historians what he saw. was it possible, could it be? what was the weather at the gettysburg address? could the flag have been flying? several hundred page screenplay gets shrunk down to a few months. there

a girl taken in by john brown in kansas and follows them all the way through. we see harpers ferry and stephen douglas through the eyes of his 12-year-old boy. will smith'sson is going to play it on the screen. it will be done. it is interesting what they choose to option. it is a parody of work that looks like it will more of the line of "django unchained." it will be interesting to see what they do. it will be interesting to see what they will do with john brown on the film. >> i hate to disagree but i think if we brought filmmakers and to hear our panel, to hear people talk, to hear their views, don't you think there is a lot of disagreement among people? i am saying that seriously. and when the filmmakers call you, they do not want the complexity. they do not want the historiography. and they will reject these scholar that does not give them what they want. >> they want -- they engaging in their own terms. >> of someone like steve mcqueen has this idea, he put it all together. that is the narrative and that is the story. he has his ideas, his scenes. struck powerfully by spielberg telling the historians what he saw. was it possible, could it be? what

professor stephen woodworth speaks about union general aj smith's guerrillas and their involvement and decisive action in the battle of nashville in december of 1864. this talk was part of a symposium on 1864 and the western theater. held by the civil war center at kennesaw state university and kennesaw, georgia. it is a little under 45 minutes. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. it is good to be here and see a lot of old friends. sack grocerieso for. seriously. -- goodod to listen presentations here. i have some very tough act to follow. i don't have a general in a jar or a president in a box. [laughter] i don't have a great powerpoint presentation like jim had, but maybe i can tell you about a troop of trained guerrillas, maybe i can do that. i will try to keep it moving along here. as you have just been told, and as i assume you know, the battle of nashville was the last major battle of 1864. it was a major victory, maybe the greatest victory for george h. thomas and the greatest defeat for john bell hood. as you may be aware, the army with which george thomas fox battle of nashville was composed of several contingents. you might even say, cobbled together almost

professor stephen woodworth speaks about union general aj smith's guerrillas and their involvement and decisive action in the battle of nashville in december of 1864. this talk was part of aposium on 1864 and the western theater. held by the civil war center at kennesaw state university and kennesaw, georgia. it is a little under 45 minutes. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. it is good to be here and see a lot of old friends. sack grocerieso for. seriously. -- goodod to listen presentations here. i have some very tough act to follow. i don't have a general in a jar or a president in a box. [laughter] i don't have a great powerpoint

> and here is a live look right now in napa valley one of the dozens of buildings damaged by sunday's powerful quake. an assistants professor at uc riverside and napa resident stephen smithoth experienced the earthquake in different ways. they join us from faba this monk. steven, you look better than you did in the pictures i saw of you. i understand you had to go to the emergency room. tell us what happened? >> yeah. i was sleeping by my friend's bed. we just got back from the party i was sleeping. i had my face down and adjacent to my head was like a 35, 40 pound fish tank, and it was standing on a medal frame and it just shook and just fell right on the back of my head and shattered. i have several staples in the back of my head. i don't know if they are visible or not, but i had to get like my hand stitched up. >> yeah. i can see the staples? >> all over. >> and the stitches. professor funning, this quake didn't occur, i understand, on one of california's well known fault lines. is it surprising to experts that it could do this kind of damage? a 30, 4 pound? >> 34 or 35 gallon one. it was about four or 500 pounds. >> okay. >> yeah. >> that's quite a bit of damage. pr

boy disguised as a girl taken in by john brown in kansas, and we see harper's ferry, and stephen douglas, his meetings with douglas through the eye ofs 12-year-old boy, that will smith'sson is going to play on the screen. but it is interesting, what they choose to option, and they would take a fictional work, and a is a tirric work. it almost looks like it would be more in the line of django unchained. it will be interesting. though i hate to disagree with you, anthony, but i think if we brought film makers in to hear our panels, to hear people talk, to hear them promote their views, their scholarship, don't you think this is a lot of disagreement among people? i'm really taking this seriously. when the film makers call you, they do not want the complexity. >> no, they don't. >> and therefore they will also reject the scholar who doesn't give them the historiography that they want. >> they are engaging it in some way, just on their own terms. >> someone like steve mcqueen has an yesterday, his wife found it in a book, he put it all together and that's the narrative. that's the stories. you know, i was very struck, powerfully by spielberg having scenes in his mind, tel