from charlotte, north carolina. the faa is investigating both incidents. that s it for us. the news continues, want to hand it over to cnn prime time with michael smerconish. anderson, thank you. tuckered out, i m michael smerconish from new york city tonight. it s been a chaotic day for the media. sources say former nbc universal chief jeff shell accused of sexual harassment by a cnbc anchor, don lemon and cnn parting ways, disney laying off more workers, but the most stunning headline today, tucker carlson is out at fox news. these stories, these networks are all very different situations, but in terms of fox, reports show the ouster could be for a variety of reasons. carlson disparaged network leadership in text messages. he s accused of a hostile and sexist work environment. he continued to down play january 6th and play up conspiracy theories about the attack, but while the network s official statement today explained very little, it s unlikely coincidental that the
entirety of the 2023 season, while two others will sit out for six games. it was a stunning announcement at a time when the nfl is walking a fine line. it promotes gambling through its partnerships with sports betting companies, yet punishing players for partaking in it. i m joined now by sports broadcasting legend bob costas. tell me about blinkie and three finger. oh, you start with that. yeah, blinky and three finger were bookkies that my dad bet with in the 1950s and the 1960s. so i have a little bit of knowledge about gambling, at least old school runion-esque gambling, which is part of the reason why i won t read any of the promos on the major league baseball network or on tbs, and they ve been kind enough not to force me to do so. and on a good day in the back of the, what, buick skylark he would take you to coney island and go to nathan s. there was a time le had a real winning streak going, in 1966, an improbable winning
angeles, or they hate my team or whatever it might be, or the line, somebody s on the take. that always existed, now that the gambling is not only more out in the open, but the leagues are in cahoots in a certain sense, that s only going to fuel more of that, even if it s baseless. all right. i got to get this in, you mentioned sports and gambling, i immediately think of pete rose. yes. so what is pete rose thinking? what should he be thinking when he sees these are suspensions and he s been banished? okay, in 1963, alex caris, great defensive lineman for the lions, and paul hornung, the golden boy of the packers were found to have bet on nfl games. they bet on games they played, but only on their own team. they were suspended for a year, and then they were allowed back, and ultimately, not right away, but ultimately both made it to the hall of fame. in the minds of baseball fans, this is a simple distinction. no one is nominating pete rose for citizen of the year, and it