breitbart did not release those but breitbart himself pops up at the conference and addresses reporters there and now congressman weiner finally getting a chance to speak after the guy who stormed his press conference and now congressman weiner in a heap of trouble. what does he could? or say? >> thank you for being here. good morning. i'd like to take this time to clear up some of the questions that have been raised over the past ten days and take full responsibility for my actions. at the outset i make it clear i have made terrible mistakes that have hurt the people i care about the most and i am deeply sorry. i have not been honest with myself, my family, my constituents, my friends and supporters and the media. last friday night i tweet add photograph of myself that i intended to send to the direct message as part of a joke to a woman in seattle and i realized i posted, i panicked, took it down and said i was hacked. i then continued with the story to stick to that story, which was a hugely regrettable mistake. this woman was unwittingly drag interested there and bears no responsibi

. >> the media says breitbart lies. breitbart lies. breitbart lies. give me one example of a provable lie, one? >> bill: the guy who broke the weiner story andrew breitbart has been savagely attacked for doing. so mr. breitbart will be here. caution, you where to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. do you want the federal government to give you stuff? i will deal with that question in the talking points memo which tonight will be in our third segment because we are packed this evening. all right? first up, we have brand new political poll and it's very interesting. according to an abc "the washington post" survey. presidentpresident obama's bouns gone. spiked to 56% after bin laden was killed but now it's back down to 47%. 49% disprove of the president's job performance. perhaps the most important data in the polls, whether the country is heading in the right direction a whopping 69% of americans say they are dissatisfied the way washingto

don't rory, breitbart's our regular whipping boy. we can accuse him of anything and the press will not hold those journalists to account no matter what they say. so i'm here for some vindication. >> that was one of the opening moments from today's circus at the sheraton hotel in midtown new york. another occurred toward the end when howard stern writer bengy bron kr who had infiltrated the press core shouted questions at congressman wiener. >> will you help to support around's love child. >> thank you. >> were you fully erect? >> were you fully erect? are you capable of more? >> joining me now huffington post reporter and msnbc political analyst alex wagner. we had your sound turned off so you can't hear those ugly questions that bengy bronk was asking. the press event almost unprecedented were it not for a jennifer flowers press conference in a new york hotel ballroom. the media, the political media is the most conservative place in the world to have these kinds of thins evaluated. people pretending that they are hearing the word se

wiener press conference featuring andrew breitbart. i have to say in my 23 years as a journalist i have never seen anything like this. >> 23 years. >> maybe when we were doing "good morning toledo" and that dog started humping the leg. >> that was wacky. >> he denied it. >> you said if breitbart was a left wing then sean penn would have played in the movie. i am just said that if there were a movie he is probably too old to play wiener now. >> i was trying to come up with somebody. i think he played bad ronald. >> yes, he used it as a tool. it doesn't -- doesn't it look at all like wiener, but he is just a tool. >> he has the same self-satisfied thing going on. >> you noy he takes pictures of his chest. there is a correlation between hairlessness and creepiness. men who like to take off all their hair tend to be creepy. >> not always. >> what are you saying 1234*. >> nothing. >> just above the belt is okay? >> just above the belt? >> i'm sure there is somebody out there who is not a creep who does that. >> i don't know about that. >> i

don't rory, breitbart's our regular whipping boy. we can accuse him of anything and the press will not hold those journalists to account no matter what they say. so i'm here for some vindication. >> that was one of the opening moments from today's circus at the sheraton hotel in midtown new york. another occurred toward the end when howard stern writer bengy bron kr who had infiltrated the press core shouted questions at congressman wiener. >> will you help to support around's love child. >> thank you. >> were you fully erect? were you fully rerecollect? are you capable of more? >> joining me now huffington post reporter and msnbc political analyst alex wagner. we had your sound turned off so you can't hear those ugly questions that bengy bronk was asking. the press event almost unprecedented were it not for a jennifer flowers press conference in a new york hotel ballroom. the media, the political media is the most conservative place in the world to have these kinds of thins evaluated. people pretending that they are hearing the word

apologizing to andrew breitbart. puts his credibility into the tank this is a guy bashing republicans, conservatives for the democrats. is he not going to be able to do that anymore. that's responsibility. but ultimately it's the voters. the difference with chris lee is chris lee was a new guy in congress. nobody in this town knew him. people in the district didn't know him. >> bill: so what? >> this guy, when you stop and think about anthony weiner, the american people know him. he has been around. he has a record. >> bill: all right. you had massa, the guy who was tickling guys or some stupid thing. he had to leave. look, i will give you one thing, juan. weiner did stand up and take the beating. >> he did. >> bill: all right. >> it wasn't with kids. this is about pornography and powerful, famous men taking advantage of this new medium continue to dulg their sexual fantasy. >> bill: juan says no resignation. you say? >> as a matter of honor, he should resign. he lied for a week. he lied everyone to, his standoff, hi

don't rory, breitbart's our regular whipping boy. we can accuse him of anything and the press will not hold those journalists to account no matter what they say. so i'm here for some vindication. >> that was one of the opening moments from today's circus at the sheraton hotel in midtown new york. another occurred toward the end when howard stern writer bengy bronk who had infiltrated the press core shouted questions at congressman wiener. >> will you help to support arnold's love child? >> thank you. >> were you fully erect? were you fully erect? are you capable of more? >> joining me now huffington post reporter and msnbc political analyst alex wagner. we had your sound turned off so you couldn't hear those ugly questions that bengi bronk was asking. the press event almost unprecedented were it not for a jennifer flowers press conference in a new york hotel ballroom. the media, the political media is the most conservative place in the world to have these kinds of things evaluated. people pretending that they are hearing the word sex

i would like to hear one -- the media says breitbart lies, breitbart lies, breitbart lies. give me one example of a provable lie. one! journalists, one. put your reputation on the line here. one provable lie. >> you know what that reminded me of? this. >> this is getting sad. look at that, who is that in the background? >> it is nice to show videos of my little brother. >> that's exactly what it was like. >> what do you make of the people like the tubins of the world? >> not much. i have for a long, longtime, and that was the culmination of life's work. how did these smarmy bass -- bastards come along not telling the truth. they have been shaping the narrative to their liking. the thing that gets me the angriest is how they treat people like sarah palin. regardless of what you think of her politics, and there is a movie coming out called "the undefeated" which the middle of the movie shows how unbelieve -- unbelievably competent she is with 88% approval rating. it is an amazing film and the press just destroyed her because they could and because she wasn't part of their ilk

he blamed andrew breitbart who broke that photo on one of his websites, breitbart, the fallout, and how he defended himself at the congressman's own news conference. here's an interesting turn of events in your story. i'm half past the hour. >> he powered the newscast in the beginning. >> a little bit. >> may be over. >>> also ahead, it was 30 years ago this week that the government first reported on aids. since then, millions have died, millions more are infected. there's still no cure. not a lot of progress. how aids changed the world. we've got that more coming up in the first couple of minutes. jeff glor with a look at the top headlines on this tuesday morning. >>> good tuesday morning to you. good morning to you at home as well. rare nato air strikes at libya's capital today. >>> gray smoke could be seen after the unusual daylight raid. . compounds run by some of muammar gadhafi's most loyal fighters. >>> in yemen, 19 people and three children were killed by tribal gunmen and troops. that fighting took place in the second largest city in a remote province. >>> a tornado was seen ne

as a journalist andrew breitbart engages in only the highest of jinx. but unfortunately, opie and anthony's jinxes are of a much lower quality. >> during the interview, they asked me if they could see it. i said well make sure you don't show it to anyone and jim norton said there aren't any cameras here. and so i felt very comfortable that knock, you know, bad would happen with it. >> stephen: he was assured that there were no cameras. and look at this footage of him with opie and anthony. i don't see any cameras there. and they're shooting him pretty close. if there was a camera-- camera there i think we'd see it. he did not know the photo would get out. look at that face. it's so innocent. (laughter) >> stephen: and how humiliating for andrew breitbart to have his private photo of anthony weiner's private parts just slash-- splashed out there on the internet without his consent. >> and i for one cannot believe opie and anthony betrayed his trust. what happened to the sacred tradition of confidentiality between respected journalist and shock jock? (lau

. >> but breitbart hates the mainstream media. >> but not my producer. he trusts people that he knows he can depend on. he wanted mainstream media legitimacy on this story. he knew probably that he needed it not to reach into andrew's head. but he came to us because he knew that if abc news got involved, specifically vlasto and cuomo, it would have the legitimacy of the case. >> if, look, breitbart was right on this show but he has a controversial background, making the agricultural department look like a racist, did any of that bother you? >> it makes you cautious. howie, you still talk to me, right? you have much better sources than i. every source can be 100% wrong or 100% right. everyone falls somewhere in between. when andrew breitbart took this, we took the name we could and we did everything we could to make sure this was right. >> was it difficult to talk megan broussard into sitting in front of a camera with you? >> it was very difficult. she was afraid. she's a single mother. she's struggling to go to school. she has a kid, a young kid. she's a

breitbart. >> stephen: wow that was fast. and well, you should congressman, breitbart has taken flack for using misleading editing in the acorn pimp scandal, the shirley sherrod scandal and the npr scandal, but after this he is one for four. (laughter) and always-- (applause) >> stephen: and as always, breitbart was gracious in victory. >> it is news, my friend, it is-- it is news. i'm here for some vindication. >> stephen: you got it, andy. (laughter) >> stephen: i think it is time to admit not only is this a valuable member of the press, i would go so far as to say this is the edward r. murrow of congressional wang photos. and i tell you, folks, this whole sordid, sad delicious and sadly delicious sordid saga just reinforces what i've always said. democrats don't share our values. an elected official is tweeting dirty photos of himself to strange women who he never meets for sex? (laughter) come on! at least republicans chris lee was trying to get some action. (laughter) republican politician politicians-- republican politi

he blamed andrew breitbart who broke that photo on one of his websites, breitbart, the fallout, and how he defended himself at the congressman's own news conference. here's an interesting turn of events in your story. i'm half past the hour. >> he powered the newscast in the beginning. >> a little bit. >> may be over. >>> also ahead, it was 30 years ago this week that the government first reported on aids. since then, millions have died, millions more are infected. there's still no cure. not a lot of progress. how aids changed the world. we've got that more coming up in the first couple of minutes. jeff glor with a look at the top headlines on this tuesday morning. >>> good tuesday morning to you. good morning to you at home as well. rare nato air strikes at libya's capital today. >>> gray smoke could be seen after the unusual da >>> we first learned about the twitter photo by congressman anthony weiner by a website run by andrew breitbart. he'll speak with us in a minute. but weiner admitted it was true. that was breitbart's vindication. >> i want to hear the truth from congressman wei

correct i wrote for breitbart big piece item or editor so i'm a fan of andrew's journalism good and he really knew that the only good that he was found out to be you know right and authentic what about what he was doing i mean it's a stressful discussing it's high school girls i mean let's hope the hound decided we're going to want to go back to the fact that you just called andrew breitbart a good and a successful journalist the guy makes up and lionel is that gets a sad everything he does or the order you're just about any of the other leads to the cd i mean surely. he got it he was right what do you what do you want to journals i want to say i want to see him dr king on the last tabloid oriented then taking down a congressman of his chest. that we have a good idea why because breitbart does it it's a bad thing because i wasn't has you know the ability of because breitbart any critic who goes that is really even alive about the stories and then he sell that to the media so if you've already had so many stories where you blatantly lied you blatantly edited the material then why wou

he did apologize yesterday to andrew breitbart. we are going to hear from him. >> some say he commandeered this press conference. the media was saying, no, no, get there, so we can see you. >> we are trying to get some answers from him on what happened and others to take to the podium. >> it was odd. >> it was odd. >> we will ask him all about that. >>> president obama is looking for a new chief economists. austan goolsbee is announcing he is stepping down less than a year after accepting the post. he plans to return to his old job as a teacher at the university of chicago. there was some question if he stayed out any longer, he would lose his tenure at the university. >> so he will be free and ready for the fall semester. if president obama hopes to earn a second term, winning ohio is going to be crucial. that state has backed every victorious presidential candidate since 1964. >> that's why they call it the bell weather state. the president has visited ohio 14 times since taking office. his last trip came last week, stopping at t

let's start with breitbart? >> i thought i was the wrong channel when i saw him take over the press conference. he said he was just a few blocks away and he wanted to come by. he within to the mike phone. i've never soon a sight like that to take over a press conference and preempt congressman weiner with his impromptu performance. >> greta: he said he spoke with nancy pelosi which i suspect is like going to the principal's office when you have got caught and you have to fess up. will there be an ethics investigation? did he violate any ethics code? >> there will be a investigation. it is because nancy pelosi and other leading house democrats are among those who are calling for this. they defended congressman weiner when this first broke. they took him at his word that he had been hacked. they felt betrayed. and i think the statement speaks volumes. for democrats to express their disappointment to lodge an ethics complaint is a major statement. it is a different question whether he violated any rules of the hous

andrew breitbart. i apologize to the many other members of the media that i misled. i apologize first and foremost to my wife and to my family. >> reporter: congressman weiner admits to having inappropriate online relationships with six women over the past three years, some before his marriage and some during. the congressman says he and his wife plan to stay together. in washington, i'm nicole collins. >>> the field of official republican presidential contenders just got a bit more crowded today. >> i'm ready to lead. i'm ready! [ applause and cheers ] >> in front of a hometown crowd, former two-term pennsylvania senator rick santorum made his white house run today official. santorum is considered a favorite among social conservatives. >>> it's being hailed as a breakthrough, a breast cancer drug that treats the disease may also prevent it. dr. kim explains. >>> mentally prepared for it physically prepared for it. you're not. >> families flee a massive wildfire in arizona. how close crews are to conta

what now, since andrew breitbart showed up and we are all standing by to watch. at 4:00, it has come and gone and you are confirming that we should be seeing the congressman and as i take a sneak peak, still no sign of anthony weiner. mary snow, is she still on the phone? mary snow, to you, if you can hear me, if you can just sort of describe the feeling in the room. >> reporter: he walked into the back of the ballroom. there are dozens of reporters here and cameras here waiting for this news conference and andrew breitbart walked in and started asking him questions. >> you're saying it's members of the media who said, go ahead and speak? >> reporter: yes. because he walked in, reporters had surrounded him in the back of the room, cameras, everybody was asking him, why was he here? that this was -- in a way, it was for congressman weiner and some members of the press suggested that he go up to the podium since it was already set up. he walked up to the podium and started taking questions from the press. and when you saw -- it was a thing where he walked up and st

i wrote for breitbart big piece item on the editors so i'm a fan of andrew's dreamers and good and he really knew that the only good that he was found out to be you know right and authentic what about what he was doing i mean the first disgraceful disgusting of his high school girls i mean let's hope the hound decided we're going to want to go back to the five b. you just called andrew breitbart a good and a successful journalist the guy makes up a lie to live them that's a staggering thing because the older you're just about. this media surely. he got it he was right what you want you want to want this journals i want also i want to see him go digging on the tabloid oriented then taking down a congressman with pictures of his chest. that we have had with you why because great power does it it's a bad thing because i would like my mind has been noting that ability because breitbart any group you know that is ruled by even a law is about the stories and then he sell that to the media so if you've already had so many stories where you blatantly lie and you blatantly edited the material

breitbart has been wrong about a lot of things in the past. i wasn't sure he deserved the benefit of the doubt. certainly hasn't in the past. it goes to his supposed credit. i don't know why someone would want to be right about something like this. but that's how these guys want to cover politics, it's theirs website. they can do what they want with it. but the bigger problem is that an thoeb weiner looked you in the eye and lied. obviously congressman wiener knew that it was true. he could have not done any interviews, or if he's going to do interview, he should have told the truth. no comment is okay, nobone of yr business is okay, but he looked right in your eyes and your viewers' eyes by extension. if he tells no further lies and makes amends and if no new facts come out that are not damaging, but it's an enormous problem. >> he said he lied because he was embarrassed and he thought it was the best way to deal with it. he now admits that was a huge, huge blunder. you saw him break down, start crying, apologize especially to his wife huma.

breitbart appeared on xm radio show. during that time a cell phone picture of what appears to be a man's me man's penis was passed around. >> who did he send it to? >> to a gal down in texas. >> good angle, though. smart guy. >> all i can see from seeing that picture, i want that guy as mayor. >> breitbart reiterates on the show he's not going to make the photo public. a promise he made earlier in the week. >> by the way, i'm not releasing it. i'm not releasing it. i can't think of any other publication that wouldn't. i can probably get a gazillion hits off my page. i'm not doing that to him and his family. that's my stated position. >> you are awesome for that. >> he first tried taking a picture of the photo on the cell phone. but he came -- it came out blurry. here is what he says happened next. >> a short time after that, we came to realize that one of the video cameras on our -- that was on during the show today captured what was on andrew breitbart's phone as it was making its way around the room. one of our faithfu

but andrew breitbart said i think that he had x-rated photos? >> one photo. >> rose: one photo. >> and weiner did not deny it. >> rose: in fact, did he affirm it? >> he basically affirmed it. >> he did say he could not... sorry, he said he could not deny it, you're right mark. he put hit in e negative but it's the same thing. >> rose: and andrew breitbart said he would release fit congressma weiner apologized. to him, i guess? >> and congressman weiner did. it was a surrealistic thing. even as breitbart yielded the stage to weiner he stayed in the room or came back in the room so at one point the colloquy between weaner and one of the other reporters about bright bart and bright bart said "i'm here. i'right here." he's taking the hh road and wh anew breitbart c take the high road he's delighted to do it d he's able to take the high road and say "i don't want to release this photo." he said he would if weiner continued to deny it. i don't think breitbart will frontly-- if you'll pardon the pun-- release this photo. he might give it to someone els

so, after breitbart's 4:00 p.m. press conference that was for congressman weiner, it was time for congressman weiner's post breitbart press conference. >> i have made terrible mistakes. i've hurt the people i care about the most and i am deeply sorry. >> jon: there you have it. at 4:25 eastern standard time this story officially became sad. you know, we forget sometimes... i certainly do-- that these people are human. and that's the lesson that is going to stay with me. until i turn back to the camera over there and do a little bit on the john edwards' story. all right. i don't know what to do anymore. it's killing me. so remember this guy? he lost the presidency. he lost the vice presidency. he went on television, lied about having an affair, and he went on television and admitted the affair but lied about having a baby with the affair. you know, it seemed like john edwards had it all. that doesn't seem right. can we scroll the prompter. ah! thank you. it seemed like john edwards couldn't sink any lower. thank you.