ringer, richards made disparaging remarks about little people, those with mental disabilities and jewish people along with sexist jokes about women's bodies >> objectively, she is not attractive and does not have a great body. >> in a note sent to "jeopardy!" staff this morning, richards said moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for our show. sony television pictures says it supports richards' decision, adding we were surprised to learn of mike's 2013-2014 podcast and the offensive language he used in the past. richards, who plans to stay on as "jeopardy!'s" executive producer says the show will bring back guest hosts until it finds a permanent position. >> it's an awkward position for the guy who clearly wanted to be in the position of host and then be in the position of choosing the next host i don't know how much longer he can hang on as executive producer. >> reporter: so now once again there is no answer to the question of "who is the host of "jeopardy!"? joe fryer, nbc news. still ahead for us tonight, in the wake of this summer's deadly heatwaves, the