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Ethics on how we report and who gets caught up in the leaks. its one thing if youre a public official and the information is of public interest. its a different issue than when youre married or the child or something of a public official. i think we should be clear about what information gets shared and what we protect. >> i u dont see the node to publish the e-mail address. the e-mails were news. the e-mail wasnt news. im a reader of your twitter feeds. you noticed you have to rewrite your colu...

A pretty well received speech to the joint session of the congress and people said he became the president in this one day, and now he seems to have reverted back to being donald trump. >> that was tuesday night. >> yes. >> 24 hours can make a huge difference. in this news cycle basically two hours to two minutes. thank you so much. i want to go to our colleague, kasie hunt, in west palm beach, florida. youve been working off the basis of trying to confirm the foundation of these tweets from the...

Have seen that michael tonight posted a picture, 1961, tomorrow, 1961, john f. kennedy launching the peace corps, which is still today, of course, enjoys success around the world ch michael, i was thinking of you tonight because i was thinking of the history in that chamber and were coming off eight years of a president who was a history officiana officianado and what does he know about speaking in that chamber tonight? >> not a lot. one may say a lot of things for donald trump but no one is goi...

And voracious reader. how does he know about speaking in that chamber tonight? >> not a lot. one may say a lot of things for donald trump but no one is going to say that hes a good reader of history, brian. there was a piece in "the new york times," not long ago, with the amazing words that said mr. trump, who does not read books, comma. thats not something you would have said about harry truman or franklin roosevelt or dwight eisenhower. if we saw a little bit of a pivot tonight in terms of the...

To say the story is wrong. is there a way to correct it. no, were not in the business of correcting record. the fbi did not want to be confirming part of it and denying it so they said nothing. our reporting is there were contacts. >> how does a reader trying to follow the story, how do they begin to decide whether theres a there, there. if trump had something to do by getting himself elected. thats a bad mark, maybe impeachable if it from true. >> thats an incredible story on its face. the next...

Bill, we used to enjoy the factor but since trumper took office, you believe your guests. is he paying you to be so biased? a lot. if im saving up to buy a place in new zealand right near you. bill, every day in the morning we hear the international news its like looney tunes hour. they make america a big joke. oh one williams, tasmania, australia. ive read many books on world war ii, but i would say killing the rising sun is the best. it gives the reader the state of mind of those gallant men w...

Group when our first amendment group says we shouldnt be able to. >> thats in the context of john mccain today saying, well, dictators shut down the free press. im not yet saying donald trump is a dictator, but thats a strong statement from a republican senator. i wanted to read from something you wrote from november 11th, an entire generation of young people fear this country has just elected its first dictator. i cannot blame them for thinking that, however, i know you, and i have to believe y...

>> i think ive reported the news in this mornings dallas morning news and he thinks ive attacked him. thats a reality that i have to deal with because hes not just a reader, hes a customer of ours. i have to figure out how to talk to that person and all the people who represent him about what were doing. >> that is the challenge right there. explaining why we do what we do. democracy demands media literacy and this particular point in time demands a serious investment by news rooms and tech gian...

Participate. let me show you one other clip from that bbc interview. >> there are measures youre intending to take. >> this is fake news. >> its not news at all. i just asked a question. >> fake news. you are implying that theres some dread intent. >> come on, man. asking a question is not fake news. its true that what journalists do, even asking questions and fact checking them can come across as negative, rude, like an attack. when i was moderating a panel about media trust in miami, dallas mo...

Less. are you still as avid a newspaper reader, magazine -- i remember those of us who traveled with you on the campaign a magazine wasnt safe around you. >> no, no, i think its invaluable even though it may cause you some -- its never pleasant to be reading things frequently that are not agreeable news but i would say its an invaluable arm of the presidency as a check, really, on whats going on in administration and more things come to my attention that cause me concern or give me information s...