>> many of you know that tv talk show host, steven colbert, has a pretty sharp tongue.ll see a very different side to him. recently sat down and saw the other side. talk about his connection to the invasion of normandy. >> first lieutenant andrew edward tuck iii, his mother's brother, his mother, he was very close with his mother, she died last year. he participated in the invasion. he was part of the 101st airbor airborne. he dropped in behind enemy lines in france eight hours before d day. he survived and he didn't know his uncle eddie, but his mother kept him alive with stories and with a huge volume of letters that uncle eddie wrote home. take a listen. >> a lot of these letters start when he is 19. he is dead by 23. and you see his maturation process. it starts off with someone who is proud to be someone who wants to serve his country and get the job done. by the end of it he is someone who has seen terrible things, but is absolutely steel in his conviction that it was the right thing to have done. and wants to keep going. he lives all the way through the war in eu

for steven colbert the fight is very personal.scourage customers from buying certain titles one of which is steven colbert's. >> oh here it. >> his special delivery for amazon was blunt. >> oh amazon customers who bought this also bought this. >> reporter: his tirade was the latest salvo in a nasty fight putting two book world giants against each other. amazon is demanding bigger commissions on ebook sales from certain publishers and that other accomplishers are next. >> we're hearing that amazon wants to put the commission to 40% or 50%. everyone is either losing in sales or losing in public reputation or in ability to reach readers. >> amazon the largest book seller in the u.s. retaliated by removing the latest books. >> a vicious tactic by amazon ceo jeff basos. >> we're going to prove that i can sell more books than amazon all right? and when you buy it, don't forget also on my web site you can download this sheet of stickers. it says "i didn't buy it on amazon." >> on thursday hashet which is owned by a french publishing cong

and who is steven colbert. i am who you see. i am. this big ego -- well whatever. person.at you pay for. but it is basic cable. keep them coming, see you tomorrow. kennedy: isis crisis continues erosion jihadi group snaping up weapons, land and cash, this time super close to taking over iraq's largest airfield. that we stocked with goodies before he left town. >> we have our own issues back at home, supreme court got it right on cell phone searchs, you do not have to cough up your galaxy the next time you are stopped for making an illegal left turn. a new aclu report to cops, and economic shrinkages are

outgoing white house press secretary jay carney sat down with steven colbert on his last day on the job are you having a meeting before you go out, remember, this is the subject, let's all cut together like the things -- this is how the president feels, or this is the administration's policy. or some days you go out there and go, i'm going to wing this and try not to start an international incident. >> there is a danger that as you've done it for a while, you begin to think you don't need to actually -- >> i'm kind of the president. >> well, as hillary clinton steps into the political spotlight, former president bill clinton is trying to play up his anti-poverty economic record without going too far. check it out on msnbc.com. >>> and brian webb on why he thinks our foreign policy on iran is flawed in the future. >> we don't have a long-term strategic objective. we're not thinking long-term in thousand ohhow to prevent thesen the future. >> and that's scrambled politics. >>> i'm joined by kevin from the hill. it's friday, it's kevin day. >> happy friday. >> good to see you. >> nice to s

here it is. >> so carol, steven colbert one of the authors saying don't buy used books because every e used. >> obviously i don't want to make colbert angry. but there's something to be said about preserving some money to create good content. especially authors who aren't well known. i don't think you can use j.k. rowling as an example. to be able to preserve having the good content there has to be some level of give and take. >> this is what they wanted, right? they went after apple in the e books dispute and said any time amazon wants to lower prices, that's great. and amazon is trying to lower prices. maybe there's a business there for authors. this is what the regulators wanted. >> i have written a bunch of cookbooks and it gets harder and harder. although there's nothing like holding a book in your hand. >> you got to hope. and it's funny to watch books get more and more crafty that way. it's almost more about just -- i don't know. that coffee table justify why i should buy this thing kind of market today. >> i still read physical newspapers. >> wow. >> bobby's books have full pi

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steven colbert will take david letterman's change and grey ferguson will leave his.here were you in all those discussions? >> well, i mean, i've never wanted to do any of those jobs. i never wanted to take over for letterman. obviously when that happened it was like, maybe there were -- there were definite phone calls but i never sat down said this is what i want to do. >> never wanted to be late night network tv show? >> i'm not a network kind of girl. after all handler's known for saying whatever's on her mind she doesn't seem to give a bleep if it offends. >> you tweet, very amusingly. >> like when she feuded with piers morgan. >> i want your viewers to know, you can't even pay attention for 60 seconds. you're a terrible interviewer. >> so maybe no surprise that handler's next job is one even the cable sensors can't touch. >> what's next? >> next i'm going to netflix. >> which is not a tv network. >> so help me god. >> netflix is streaming video service with hot new shows like "house of cards." and "orange is the new black." >> i didn't want to be tied to doing se

the reaction ranges from critics to steven colbert.l prove their thinking by having them pass these tests or we burn the school down. so, then i look at the problems and it's like bill has three goldfish, he buys two more, how many dogs live in london? [ laughter ] >> just look at this math question from the common core homework sheet. jack used the number line below to solve 427-316. find his error. then write a letter to jack to tell him what he did right and what he should do to fix his mistake. that teaches two skills, math and passive aggressive note writing. >> welcome. tell us where common core came from and what's the problem? >> common core is a state-led initiative, governors, republican and democrat, saying we need to raise standards. they've been working on this for years. been voluntarily adopted by states. basically, we want kids to think critically, to solve problems. >> it looks like stephen colbert do not believe it's doing that? >> well, very early on, it's a set of standards. how you teach those standards, the curric

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