denouncing this saying this reckless approach to, quote, journalism is outrageous. accusers are given a national platform. joining us now is david zurich. it's not like cnn is the only met in work that's covered this. and the letter deals with what beverly johnson did or did not say to cnn. what do you make of bill cosby attacking the network? >> yeah. they're using the language of liable and slander and this is the kind of letter that a media institution gets prior to the lawsuit, a event that essentially says stop or retract. that's what this is. i don't think it's going to be any more effective than any of his other strategies. and if you read that letter carefully, it's from arne singer to je zucker. producers did or didn't do and charges with this and that,