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Too often arised in our country. >> attorney general jeff sessions just moments ago talking about his reaction to charlottesville. in "the washington post's" editorial board an op-ed, it said the country can only weak. i'm joined by the editor, fred hyatte. "the washington post" is not given to being a few words when it comes to covering this presidency so when you come up with a headline like that does it does give one pause, fred. i think that's what was going through people's minds. how exactly are you supposed to react to a president to whom you always have to react, when he does something...

It was interesting. the overall set piece for the press conference was a staid and calm. they were trying to evoke presidential authority and have this very serious briefing about his transfer of power. then, donald trump was going to be donald trump before anything was said and done. >> bret: let's take a listen to the president-elect about two news organizations. >> as far as buzz feet, which is a failing pile of garbage, writing it, i think they are going to suffer the consequences, they already are. don't be rude. don't be rude. don't be rude. i'm not going to give you -- i am not going to...

To blame jackie, calling her an expert fabulous storyteller. >> the dean of columbia disagrees. >> would you disagree with any suggestion this is jackie's fault. >> whose fault is it ultimately? >> the reporter her editor, the editor's boss and the fact checking department contributed to this failure. >> reporter: at stake in all this, not just "rolling stone's" reputation but willingness of other sexual assault survivors to come forward and tell their stories. that sends "rolling stone's" bombshell backfired. david wright, abc news, new york. coming up in our next half hour the big move by ...

Gang rape, the columbia university school of journalism said they failed basic and routine journalistic practice. they retracted the story and apologized to their readers. they also publiced columbia's report online. dean of the journalism school and academic affairs. >> it was a product of failed methodology, and we didn't feel that her role in the story should be a subject of a report that was seeking accountability for a failure of journalism. it was the collective fault of the reporter, the editor, the editor's supervisor, and the fact checking department. >> that source, identified as jac...