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After "the new york times" reported on secret settlements in his past with women that accused him of sexual harassment and verbal abuse. then this new story hit on saturday, you see it right there. oreilly settled a new harassment claim and then fox renewed his contract. what is this about? its about a $32 million sum of money paid by oreilly to an accuser in january. and we can show you the affidavit. lets put it on screen. this is an affidavit signed by long-time fox news legal analyst elise w...

Oreillys contract. he was making about $25 million a year at fox. but he didnt last very long at the network. as im sure you recall, in april, the new york times reported on other settlements by oreilly to other women accusing them of harassment. those settlements were smaller sums of money, but the revelation about them caused advertisers to flee from his show and cause ed fox news to cancel the show, all that happening a few weeks back in april. but now, in the wake of the harvey weinstein sca...

After the settlement, the $32 million settlement, fox news went ahead and renewed bill oreillys contract. he was making about $25 million a year at fox. but he didnt last very long at the network. as im sure you recall, in april, the new york times reported on other settlements by oreilly to other women accusing them of harassment. those settlements were smaller sums of money, but the revelation about them caused advertisers to flee from his show and caused fox news to cancel the show, all that ...

Though its now, as i said, an enormous pile of information. you would think at some point the facts creep in but i think its interesting to see long-term now whether a guy like oreilly can come back. can another network hire him after all this. when you have six or seven women coming forward, its no longer in doubt. >> its not so much about oreilly but a network overall. b.j., back to 21st century fox, the parent company. they issued a statement to the "the new york times" saying it was not awar...

$32 million. what does it really mean? lets bring in one of the reporters who broke this news wide open. emily steele of "the new york times." she and michael schmidt reported this story over the weekend. also with us, david zerwick, media critic for "the baltimore sun." lets take this piece by piece. emily, first to you. this story came out on saturday. it was shocking to everybody who read it. how did you all learn that he paid this much money to an accuser. >> you know, we did some very exten...

Accuser. he was fired and the latest allegations arrived on the heels of news that the los angeles police are investigating harvey weinstein of sexually assaulting her in a hotel in 2013. she is the sixth woman to accuse weinstein of rape. and if youre starting to see a pattern here, whatever right wing media would have you believe, its because sexual harassment is about abuse of power, not about partisan politics. we await that the host at fox will take an interest in the abuse. michelle goldbe...

Incomplete, leaked or stolen documents. >> hmm, this is all very interesting on many levels, but the company here is basically saying, we about that there was a settlement. we didnt know how much it was for, $32 million, but we wrote it in the contract in case there was more. >> the pivotal point is they had knowledge. they had knowledge that there was at least an accusation there could be a lawsuit, and it appears they knew the person involved. they are saying it was a personal situation, they ...

Oreilly and the attorneys. this was far more than any septembers we previously knew about involving bill oreilly. in april thats what the other september settlements came out. this is what led 21st century fox to leave him without the door. whats notable about this is the idea that the bill oreilly just months before, that story came out, actually reached a there is 32 million settlement with another accuser. no comment from "fox news" about that right now. >> interesting. so brian, you said ore...

Congress is demanding answers, too. senator john mccain is threatening to issue subpoenas with little information about the attack being released. including why the servicemen were caught by surprise, why it took two days to recover one of their remain, and if isis is really behind the attack. nbc news confirmed the fbi has also joined this investigation. law enforcement sources tell nbc news that the l.a. police department opened a criminal investigation into harvey weinstein involving an all...

Narrative on this round. the presidents been about as loyal to the military and families and all the other parents. >> you buy the story? >> i dont think its a story. out of respect he made the phone call, right? sometimes its hard to do in office. hes got major responsibility. thats a big deal. these are our heroes. i dont track the minutia of all these stories but i find it fairly hard to believe. when the accuser has been calling for his impeachment on day one, i just -- i dont buy it. >> let...