general in california found they were selectively edited, exculpatory material that would have made a.c.o.r.n. look better that was left out. the brooklyn district attorney came to the same conclusions. we have no idea to this day what happened with the a.c.o.r.n. tapes. >> thank you. >> both of his major stories, the sherrod story and the a.c.o.r.n. story turned out he had to do a little bit of correction or clarification in both cases. >> that's what we've been doing here in our second edition trying to clarify. we had a good narrative tonight. i think everybody heard what happened. it's a tricky one. a few rough edges. we got it tonight. thank you joan walsh and ken vogel. coming up, congress holds a hearing on charlie rangel's alleged violations. for the democrats who promised to drain this swamp after republican ethics violations, the political stakes are very high. you're watching "hardball." ♪