Running Msnbc News Today

Insurrectionists stormed in the nations capital on an unprecedented attack on our democracy, but images are not any easier to watch but an important reminder how close we came to losing our democracy and how fragile democracy remains. >> tucker: imagine being in charge of running msnbc. itd be super easy. you look over at the bane and there are all these terms of language preassembled and you threw them together and that would be tonights script. the insurrectionist! the unprecedented attack on ...

Running nbc. so steve cap is the head of nbc news, that will have a much more influence over msnbc, and this may be part of it. it was no secret that steve was particularly upset, justifiably so, with how keith handled the suspension earlier this year and the donations. and phil griffin took a little bit of a different tack than steve probably would have liked. but youre probably seeing now steve influencing msnbc a lot more than say a week ago. >> bill carter, we mentioned this earlier and i th...

Even though he had a lot of fans on the left who are going to be disappointed hes out of there. >> david schuster, he was incredibly important for msnbc and really put msnbc on the map. i mean, they had gone through i dont know how many people on the air in primetime for years and years and years, and keith olberman is the one who really made their primetime happen. >> thats absolutely true. but one thing to keep in mind, its going to be fascinating to see what msnbc does next. keith essentially...

Hes not a guy who is about money. if he felt like for whatever reason this was a time to leave, i guaranty that money is not an issue for him. >> i just feel bad -- i dont know him personally, but for someone who clearly has a strong opinion, it would be a very difficult thing to be off the air, you noef, at such an important time in this countrys history, david. >> well, yes and no. but hes gone down this road before. hes worked -- he left msnbc following the monica lewinsky scandal back in 898...

Said, uhh, can you cut it down to 15 seconds to we can get in this tennis result? so im grateful i have a little more time to sign off here. >> and he did take his time. then he said good night and goodbye. >> chris hayes filling in for rachel mad do you is next. again, all of my greatest thanks. widen the shot out a little bit. good night, and good luck. >> keith olberman signing off tonight. his former network releasing a statement, msnbc and keith olberman have sended their contract. the last...

>> keep in mind about keith, keith has never been about money. yes, he wanted a contract in terms of wanting to be paid what he felt like hes worth. hes not a guy who is about money. if he felt like for whatever reason this was a time to leave, i guaranty that money is not an issue for him. >> i just feel bad -- i dont know him personally, but for someone who clearly has a strong opinion, it would be a very difficult thing to be off the air, you noef, at such an important time in this countrys h...

Hes not a guy who is about money. if he felt like for whatever reason this was a time to leave, i guaranty that money is not an issue for him. >> i just feel bad -- i dont know him personally, but for someone who clearly has a strong opinion, it would be a very difficult thing to be off the air, you know, at such an important time in this countrys history, david. >> well, yes and no. but hes gone down this road before. hes worked -- he left msnbc following the monica lewinsky scandal back in 89,...

See, the baby panda didnt get a lawyer. once you did this, the criminal stuff was going to come out. because the whole instant fame thing is a slippery slope. and your reason for suing, i call it the could have case. >> the fountain could have been empty. i could have been in the hospital. i could have walked into a bus. you know, got hit by a car. >> and i said last night, could have, could have, could have. the fountain wasnt empty, but the threat of a lawsuit, was. she wasnt in hospital, she ...

Very close at that moment to him being fired over that. and this has been a long standing issue. obviously, he was an incredibly important talent for them and i think hes responsible for their entire brand now, you could argue. but keith has had long-running problems with management in his career and this came to a head and they both agreed it was time to move on. >> bill, at least one source has told me that jeff zucker was a protector within the corporation. with his departure, comcast takes o...

When i resigned from espn 13 1/2 years ago, i was given 30 seconds to say goodbye. at the very end of my last edition of "sportscenter." as god is my witness, in the commercial break just before the emotional moment, the producer got into my ear piece and he said, uhh, can you cut it down to 15 seconds so we can get in this tennis result from stuttgart? so im grateful i have a little more time to sign off here. >> and he did take his time. thanking crew and staffers and reading a short story he ...