inappropriate and we are glad he apologized. howie: joining me, cathy areu. are you offended by tom brokaw saying hispanics should work harder at assimilation and their kids should speak good english. this was kind of overlooked. >> offended as a journalist. because it wasn't accurate. it wasn't true. this is an op-ed he was giving. he was speaking as if he was a journalist who had done some research. and it's purely his opinion and he's incorrect. my parents are i aments and if being a latina on television isn't assimilation, i don't know what is. howie: he says he covered