wendy deng murdoch took us by surprise when she sprang into action to defend her husband. lience come as no surprise. when she lunged at the man with a shaving cream pie, wendi deng murdoch did more than just protect her husband, she left some witnesses surprised. millions of chinese cheering, and those who know her story, nodding. >> she is tough. she has taken the cards that life has dealt her, and she's played them to the hilt. >> reporter: and wendi deng was the daughter of a factory engineer, a student who excelled in volleyball. according to published reports, wendi deng befriended an american couple, they taught her english and sponsored herviews amp she lived with them in the u.s. in the 1980s. then according to reports had an affair with the husband. the couple divorced, then wendi deng married the man. >> she stayed married long enough to get a green card. some see it as ruthless, others see it as something that happens, and there -- i've got to say there are many, many chinese women who would trade plays -- places with wendi in a nano heartbeat. >> reporter: whil

the left-hand side of rupert murdoch with a tin ark substance in it welcoming like he was trying to get close to his face. the woman in gray deflected the man's wife. wendy deng the wife of rupert murdoch jumping up and slamming the man in the face. there's the images that we see now of the man after taken out by the bobbies in-. you see something all over his face. we don't know exactly what happened to rupert murdoch they cut out to only give us the shot from behind the scenes as opposed to the front shot that we had before. michelle, explain what was the security that allowed people inside this room? i imagine it's a lot of reporters, but was it open to the public? >> i believe so. i wasn't there. i'm watching it from inside of our newsroom, i'm obviously not at that location. we don't know exactly the level of security at this point. we would have to ask somebody nearby. it was interesting watching this. the entire proceeding was so orderly, very polite. as we all expected. we really didn't expect it to erupt into yelling or anything else that you sometimes do see on the floor of parliament because it was a question and answer and the question ker as well

successful man there is a woman, it probably also helps if she has a good right hook. 42-year-old wendi deng murdochm a foam pie into her husband's face. >> her stock rose tremendously. >> she is rupert murdoch's third wife, raised by working class parents. >> she's a native of china. she grew up playing volleyball, which may explain that great swing she took at the hearing on tuesday. >> she moved here, ended up actually marrying her host father after having an affair with him. >> in 1996, deng, single again but now with a green card, graduated from yale with a business degree. >> she did very well and became an intern at star, which is one of murdoch's companies in asia. and she turned out to have met him when he needed a translator on one of his trips there. that was the beginning of their meeting and their romance. >> in 1999, she married murdoch, 38 years his junior. >> during this long hearing on tuesday, you couldn't help but notice the woman sitting behind rupert murdoch was half his age. when she jumped up to defend him, that's the kind of love or compassion that any husband or wife wants t

that was one she fought tenaciously for >> with that, wendy deng murdoch secured her daughters a sizabletock. we asked them for the story and a response to the various accounts of her personal and the conflicts with the murdoch children we have not figured it out. >> she has the mba from yale. any possibility she could emerge as the leader of this media empire. >> it's not likely that they have little or no ambition. they have roles or interests, but it's james murdoch's company to run. there have been tensions where the grown children are. she will have a fight on it. >> she about what? 42? >> should michelle bachman's health be an issue with the race for president? how many ways can you say hot? jeannie moos takes on the heat [ jerry ] i'm a grandfather, a retired teacher, and i count on social security. here's what i'm not... a pushover. right now, some in washington want to make a deal cutting the social security and medicare benefits we worked for. with billions in waste and loopholes, how could they look at us? maybe we seem like an easy target... until you realize... there are 50

so we want to take a closer look at wendi deng murdoch. in china roughly half of his age and may not surprise you she was once a very good volleyball player. linda lu of "newsweek" and the daily beast profiled her in the article crouching tiger and flying murdoch. obviously, this woman is no wallflower. but she is pretty accomplished in her own right. i mean, yale is just one example. >> reporter: she's very tough. she's very intelligent. she's as ruthless as any of the murdochs. i think she is someone one should not underestimate. >> just to give a little context, they met, i believe was it a party in hong kong? she was actually working for the tycoon? >> reporter: right. she was -- she managed an internship after graduating from yale. at star tv which is the sort of flagship murdoch's flagship in greater china and she great crashed one of their annual parties where he was there and that was apparently their first meeting which was relatively brief, but, obviously, very meshlable because then she was his translator in china and hong kong.

murdoch. you see the guy lifting the pie and you see in the pink, you'll see in a second, wendy deng, rupert murdoch'sand watch what she does with her hand. she takes a swing at the guy. no harm done. he got foam on his face. police arrested the fellow and charged him criminally. >>> in montgomery, alabama, all the talk about about daisy the wonder dog, the police drug doll. earlier this week she was sniffing a tractor-trailer during a traffic stop and discovered more than a million in cold hard cash, the biggest cash seizure ever in montgomery. >>> we'll see what we saw yesterday -- will we see what we saw yesterday? the market posted its strongest day of the year. let's go to carter evans live in new york from the nasdaq market site. what a day it was yesterday, carter. >> yes, investors, ali, yesterday were focusing primarily on earnings. more on that in a second. but we also had president obama basically saying that it looks like they're getting closer to a deal. that really encouraged the market. that's when things turned around. the dow closed up almost 200 points yesterday. futures looking good

of course -- [bleeped] of course, the breakout star of the hearings was murdoch's crime-fighting wife wendi deng, seen here pummeling an idiot. [laughter] you know, i bet when rupert murdoch was 38 years old, he had no idea that somewhere out there in the world was a baby girl named wendi who would one day save his life. [laughter] but it wasn't just her ultimate fighting skills that captivated a nation. it was the clear displeasure that she took in listening to those who would question her husband. that is a look that says, "easy, girls. your time is near." that is a scowl. the last time i saw a look of disapproval that even came close the that is when welly geist stared down mark halperin after halperin called president obama a dick. >> i became part of the joke, but that's no excuse. i made a mistake, and i'm sorry. i shouldn't have said it. [laughter] >> jon: i wonder if wendi deng would approve of willie geist's scowl. no. seriously, her scowl puts his scowl... makes his scowl almost look like approval. you know what that means, scowl-off. let me try. here we go. oh, boy, i feel terrible. r

with a paper plate covered in shaving cream takes aim at rupert murdoch muttering, you greedy billionaire. the woman in pink, wendi deng slapped the assailant who falls backward. a self-described comic was arrested this. is the day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions about the scandal that rocked the country, allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's now shuttered tabloid "news of the world." listen to this for a man infamous for his arrogance and ruthlessness. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: rupert murdoch born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire with $33 billion in revenue. he's the boss, but the buck does not stop witith him and he is n planning to step aside. ? because i feel the people trust trusted, i feel i'm the best to -- >> reporter: at his son james, an american citizen, runs company operations in europe and asia. when he was younger, he was the family rebel. now if he can hold on, he'll take over from his dad. >> if i knew then what w we kno now we would have takenore a

murdoch's wife, wendi deng, leaping to his defense. more questions to rupert and his son james. louise mensch accused me not one but twice of boasting in a book that i had gotten scoops when i worked for the daily mirror. >> piers morgan side open until his book, clearly published before this whole controversy broke, that he had hacked phones, he said that he won scoop of the year for a story, and he actually gave a tutorial on how one accesses voice mail by punching in a set default code, and clearly from the account that he gives, he did it routinely as editor of "the daily mirror." >> absolutely wrong, mrs. mensch. i never hack aid phone, never told anyone else to hack a phone. here is what i actually said in the book "the insider." apparently if you don't change the standard security code that every phone comes with, then anyone can call your number and if you don't answer, tap in the standard four-digit code to hear all your messages. i'll change mine just in case. but it makes me wonder how many public figures and celebrities are aware of this little trick." she was confro

the woman in pink, murdoch's 42-year-old wife, wendi deng, slaps the assailant, who falls backward. the man, a self-described comic, was arrested. this is a day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions from politicians about the scandal that has rocked this country. >> mr. murdoch, do you have anything you want to say to the victims of phone hacking? >> reporter: allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's shuttered tabloid, "the news of the world," and a cover-up involving politicians and the police. listen to this, from a man infamous for his ruthlessness and arrogance. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: there they were in matching suits, shirts and ties, the patriarch and the heir apparent of one of the world's mightiest business dynasties. rupert murdoch, born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire with $33 billion in revenue. father of six children from three marriages, he's the boss, but the buck does not stop with him and he is not planning to step asi

foam, and plunged it in his face, prompting an almighty reaction, particularly from rupert murdoch's wife, wendi deng. >> she moved faster than a navy s.e.a.l. and took out this guy, pretty impressive. >> she was closest, but nonetheless, she struck him with a right hand, and then she took the plate, which the attacker used to strike rupert murdoch and hit him back with it, give him a taste of his own medicine, and as we left the room, we were all asked to leave, that is the members of the press and members of the public. so that the session could be suspended. she was sitting next to rupert murdo murdoch, and she has had recognized that no real damage had been done. it was shocking, but no real injury, and she was sitting next to him smiling and pleased with the speed and the effectiveness of her reaction. >> jonathan, what do we know about the attacker? >> well, right after the attack took place, i started speaking to the police who were running arou. all they were lling me, this was a live incident and looking into it urgently. they have since said it was a 26 year old who they arrested on suspici

the woman in pink, murdoch's 42-year-old wife, wendi deng, slaps the assailant. ot want to see. they were summoned to answer questions from politicians about the scandal that has rocked this country. >> do you have anything you want to say to the victims of phone hacking? >> reporter: allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's now-shuttered tabloid "the news of the world" and a cover-up involving politicians and the police. listen to this, from a man infamous for his ruthlessness and his arrogance. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: rupert murdoch, born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire worth $33 billion in revenue. father of six children from three marriages, he's the boss, but the buck does not stop with him. and he is not planning to step aside. >> because i feel that people i've trusted betrayed the company and me and it's for them to pay. i think that frankly i'm the best person to clean this up. >> reporter: at his side, james. born in london, age 38, an american citizen.

so now the attention is all on the pies and murdoch's wife, wendi deng. i'm calling it pie gate. what did wendi know, and when did he know it? that's all for "hardball." "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" starts right now. >>> tonight, the only thing wall street fears more than elizabeth warren is a tea party republican. >> zipity do-dah of >> the speaker walks out and lights up a cigarette and chain smokes it because he knows the guy behind him is trying to take away his job. >> my, oh, my, what a wonderful day. >> the speaker of the house tries the impossible. educating tea party republicans about the meaning of default. >> one-quarter of the entire house of representatives are freshmen. >> at the end of the day, we have a responsibility to act. >> almost toxic with some house republicans. >> a game of russian roulette. >> i'm sure we have some members who believe that. >> they're new. many of them have never served in public office before. >> congress is also feeling the heat. >> obviously, i'm not qualified to speak on behalf of the marks and what they will or will not d

here's the video. >> when murdoch's wife wendy deng pounced to the defense of her husband.ome fun with this. she became almost a cult hero. >> exactly. she's going to be offered a movie role next. >> continue what you were saying. >> when she was a young woman in china she was studying medicine and meets an american couple jake cherry and his wife. becomes friends with them. moves back to america with them. and then has an affair with mr. cherry, who she marries. that's her first husband stealing. rupert murdoch was married to anna murdoch for 32 years. the first she heard that her husband was having an affair with wendy deng was when he asked her for a divorce. so she must be quite a formidable woman and certainly knows what she wants. she has two little girls, two young children. so she's insured of getting the murdoch millions. >> again probably important to know that first marriage didn't last long, she just stayed married long enough to get her immigration status here in the country. >> a woman you don't want to throw a pie in the face of. >> we appreciate you as alway

but the crusty combative rupert murdoch of legend was a different man today. his wife, wendy deng at his beck next to his lawyer joel klein and his son james at his side. the murdochs waited exactly 27 seconds to say "sorry." >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> i would like to say as well just how sorry i am and how sorry we are to particularly the victims of illegal voice mail interceptions and to their families. >> reporter: but sorry didn't mean they would admit knowing about widespread phone hacking and police bribery at the now- closed "news of the world" newspaper. though the lawmakers did try their best. >> mr. murdoch, at what point did you find out that criminality was endemic at "news of the world?" >> endemic is a very hard... very wide-ranging word and i also had to be extremely careful not to prejudice the course of justice which is taking place now. >> reporter: a criminal inquiry now under way let murdoch duck that question. but later, when he couldn't or wouldn't answer more pointed queries about who did know what was going on at the newspaper, his son tr

the woman was none other than rupert murdoch's wife, wend wendi deng. >> reporter: she had her husband's back from the beginning. at times leaning forward as if willing rupert murdoch on. and when it counted, leaping forward. young, athletic, a former volleyball player in high school, aggressively protecting her 80-year-old husband from the pie-throwing attacker. >> watching him so carefully that she was the first to be able to get up and before anyone else, swat away this aggressor. >> reporter: she is rupert murdoch's glamorous chinese-born third wife, widely viewed as a huge asset to his businesses in china and in social and charitable circles here in the u.s. now she is a celebrity among celebrities, a standout even among political and business elite. 38 years younger than the media baron, she first met him when she was a young executive. now married for 12 years, the union was at first controversial. rupert murdoch's 102-year-old mother once called her new daughter-in-law a designing woman, especially when she challenged his adult children. fighting so that her two young daughters w

. >>> finally, before this week, wendi deng was known as the wife of billionaire rupert murdoch.he smack heard round the world. >> she's quick, man. >> she used to play volleyball, we can tell. >> she spiked that dude. now she is a global sensation for taking a swing at her husband's would-be attacker. is it something every spouse would do? with the answer here is abc's bianna golodryga. >> reporter: who needs a bodyguard when your wife can do this? the shaving cream pie rocketing straight for billionaire rupert murdoch's head. his wife to the rescue. the right hook seen around the world. she was even faster than the police officer. you can see him running in on your right. jimmy kimmel with a different angle. the wife beating everyone, from the queen to spongebob, to the hamburglar. laughing aside, don't mess with her. 38 years his junior, rupert murdoch's third wife is a former volleyball champ. even late night imagining what else she's capable of. and today across america, the inevitable question. would your wife do the same? >> she would take a pie for me and not rupert murdo

approached murdoch with a pie and have murdoch's wife lunge towards the attacker and thwart the attempt to harm her husband. i keep seeing headlines like don't mess with wendi deng so what should have been a port mortem analysis of the testimony of two media moguls has now been obscured by laud tory coverage of mrs. murdoch. and what do we know of the pie thrower? his name is johnny marbles. i may have lost mine, but come on. this activist and comedian whose real name is jonathan maybells was somehow able to avoid security with his pie and get within inches of murdoch. let me remind you that "news of the world" once set up formula one president max mosely with prostitutes on their payroll, leading to that unforgettable headline f-1 boss his sick nazi orgy with five hookers. what's a foam pie compared to five prostitutes with cameras oú

. ♪ >>> rupert murdoch's shaving cream assailant became the victim of his own crime when wendi deng, media mogul, intervened yesterday. deng's lightning reflexes on the left-hand side stunning viewers and sparked an immediate social media buzz. everyone wanted to know more about this woman behind and on the hot seat. she talked about this in part on "the charlie rose show" earlier. >> we try to combine the best of chinese and the best of american method to teach them. >> all right. kim serafin is a senior editor for "in touch weekly." the murdoch family controls a big media empire in both news and entertainment. when we look at what happened and a new movie coming out, "snow flower and the secret fan." what are you hearing about that in. >> a lot of people obviously know who rupert murdoch is but don't know a lot about his wife, wendi, and when this happened yesterday, trending on twitter immediately, called the slap heard around the world. >> she co-produced this movie. >> right. she read the book several years ago and she optioned it and also looked and got her own investors from m

we showed you rupert murdoch's wife and her lightntng-fast reflexes for protecting her husband. who is wendi deng? bianna golodryga is here with a closer look at the woman -- every time i see that, just so quick. >> wouldn't you know my husband asked the first about hearing this, would you do the same, of course, i would, peter. in the blink of an eye she went from sitting pretty in pink to full attack mode. one fell swoop or in this case slap. it's not just the media tycoon making headlines. this morning everybody is buzzing g out his tiger wife. she's a statuesque socialite wife of a media mogul. now better known as wendi with the great right hook. >> wendi. >> 38 years her husband's junior and a red carpet regular she counts many of the rich and famous as friends. >> i grew upp in china. >> reporter: born in china wendi came to the u.s. at 18. her visa sponsored by an american family. she then became romantically involved with a husband she later married but that lasted less than three years. >> the husband was much more in love with wendi than wendi was with the husband. >> reporter: the love

year-old wendi deng, and while she may have thwarted the pastry assault, it was his son james who tried to take the brunt of the questioning in their testimony before parliament. rupert murdoch's was to dodge the questions. and he blamed others and his memory. check it out. >> i was not aware of that. >> i didn't know of it. >> i never heard of it. >> i don't have any memory. >> it does not appear he knew. >> his son carried however a much heavier load and often interjecting on his father's behalf. >> please, i can address these in some detail if you would allow me. >> we will continue, mr. murdoch, but it is your father who is responsible for the corporate governance so i would like to know what he knew, but i will come back to you. >> and for over two hours the two men answered questions about the massive phone hacking in the uk and here in america. >> as understood that the fbi are investigating 9/11 victims of you commissioning an investigation into these allegations. >> we have seen no evidence of that at all, and as far as we know, the fbi haven't, and if they do, we will treat it exactly the same. exact think same way it is treated here, and i can't believe it happened

murdochs. this is a clan that's really going to fight for themselves. >> i was going to say when the chips are down, i want wendi deng in my corner. great to have you on. felix gillette, thank you. >>> the british hacking scandal is making people here in the u.s. concerned for their own personal privacy. at&t, sprint and t-mobile allow subscribers to access their voice mail without entering a pin number. this practice opens them up to the same kind of hacking called caller i.d. spoofing which was used by a british tabloid to access messages of celebs, politicians and others. how easy is it to break into someone's private phone? >> i would say it's relatively easy and that's the scary thing for people at home. you have to wonder why would someone be a target, why would you want to go after somebody's voice mail. it could be a legal case, it could be a battle between spouses. it could be somebody trying to spy on you to simply trying to harass you. when we talk about this caller i.d. spoofing, what we're talking about is making it look like a call that's coming into your voice mail is your phone whereas it's actually s