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Sense of how much these executives were themselves participating in this system that commodityfied young female journalists, looked another way while matt lauer took advantage of them. these were young women who were showing up because they wanted to be journalists, because they wanted to do the job. and they deserve better, too. >> theres always been questions about who knew what when at nbc about lauer. the network always says there was never a formal complaint. heres andy lacks statement from...

Absolutely true. the powerful shape the narratives and he took them on and told his narrative and these womens narratives so well that theyre shaking in their boots right now. >> david, erin, thank you. everybody read our full coverage of this book at reliablesources.com. well take a quick break here. we have breaking news from syria in just a moment. until i almost lost my life. my doctors again ordered me to take aspirin, and i do. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin r...

Amanda, thank you. david, please stick around. quick break as we pivot to the impeachment probe thats going on. i want to ask what the press needs to learn from history. douglas brinkley and sam donaldson are next. orlando isnt just the theme park capital of the world, it also has the highest growth in manufacturing jobs in the us. its a competition for the talent. employees need more than just a paycheck. you definitely want to take advantage of all the benefits you can get. 2/3 of employees ...

The democrats. and i wonder if political pundits sometimes underestimate the storytelling power that both trump and fox have. >> yeah. i mean, i think that its hard for a lot of people that are not in that right-wing bubble to understand trumps power over people because his story doesnt make sense to us. but i think what youre seeing is a lot of white conservative people who used to be the masters of the universe in this country, who used to control this country legally, politically, businesswis...

One of the busiest reporters in america will join me to break it down. daniel dale is a full time trump fact checker. there are three storylines heading into tuesdays midterm showdown. number one, this election is clearly a verdict on president trump. thats how it is shaping u. thats how it is being framed by the press. it is also being framed as the year of the women. so many female candidates running for office and so much activism and enthusiasm this year especially on the left. we will see...

Previously had been five settlements regarding allegations of harassment against oreilly at the time that they renewed his deal. >> so this raises two big questions for fox, doesnt it. number one, whats going to happen with that federal investigation. the justice department has been looking into the other settlement payments in the roger ailes scandal. i think its notable, david, even though the trump administration is in charge and rupert murdoch is very tight with donald trump, that this inves...

Speculate. >> the alternative theory is it means they were in a relationship, she didnt feel like she could get out of it and thus it was nonconsensual. so for our viewers -- >> and the other thing that we do know too is that mr. oreilly wielded a large amount of power over her. she regularly appeared on his show. there was a special segment she was featured in called "is it legal." shes a harvard grad and former prosecutor. she is a very prolific author and published a number of books over the ...

$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...

You take bill oreilly on and you are on the wrong side of history. fox is on the wrong side of history. it can talk all it wants about its ratings. this is an epic cultural change thats taking place in terms of predatory sexual oppression of women in the workplace, and theyre on the wrong side of it. you want to hire him thinking youre going to get ratings? good luck. youre going to get infamy, thats what youre going to get. >> emily, thank you for being here. david, thank you as always. up ne...

sure he cant win? as the penn state tragedy unfolds, is stwitelevision let something defend themselves in brief interviews that dont say much? >> in retrospect, i -- you know, i shouldnt have showered with those kids, so -- >> thats it? >> yeah, thats what hits me the most. >> plus, well talk to the young pennsylvania newspaper reporter who broke the story. and nbc hires chelsea clinton as a correspondent while msnbc brings megan mccain on board. is a famous last name now more impo...