be a bombshell on the scandal. and the latest, a whistle blower found debt in his home, john hoare and the british police say his death is being treated unexplained but not thought to be suspicious suggesting it was a suicide. this scandal is rocking britain but seems ready to explode here in the united states. the fbi investigating whether a news corp journalist tried to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims and survivors. the fbi also says it s aware of reports that actor jude law s phone was hacked while he was in new york. the scandal shows no sign of slowing down. quite acontrary. possibly being replaced as the ceo of his own media empire. a man whose customer base is the whole world. anyone who watches glee or reads the wall street journal or anyone that goes to the movies or reads books. we have jeffrey toobin and matthew chance. brian, we ll start with you, rupert murdoch stepping down in the world of media, that s a wow. true or maybe? right now it s a maybe.
the british parliament tomorrow and he ll answer questions of hacking phones of royal family members, celbrities and hacking done by news of the world. if murdoch is replaced it will be a bombshell on the scandal. a scandal that grows more shocking by the day. and the latest, a whistleblower found dead in his home. shaun hoare was the first to go on record saying news of the world reporters were encouraged to hack into accounts. his death is being treated unexplained but not thought to be suspicious suggesting it was a suicide. this scandal is rocking britain but seems ready to explode here in the united states. the fbi investigating whether a news corp journalist tried to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims and survivors. calls in congress for a investigation. the fbi also says it s aware of reports that actor jude law s phone was hacked while he was in new york. the scandal shows no sign of slowing down. quite the contrary. possibly being replaced as the ceo of his own
it felt hotter. we ll be covering that. we re watching that and millions are watching with a worldwide media empire hanging in the balance rupert murdoch is just hours away from facing his defining moment. in less than four hours, murdoch, his son and former top newspaper executive will appear before the british parliament. they will be asked what they knew about this phone hacking scandal that s growing wider by the day. it s threatening to take down news corp and perhaps murdoch himself. and the question is what they are going to be called upon to explain, what they re going to be compelled to explain and how that s different from being called before congress. who is going to be asking the questions today and do we have some sense of specifically what they ll be asking? reporter: well, the head of the committee is going to be the one who is leading this. we do expect that lawmakers will basically be grilling rupert murdoch, james murdoch and rebekah brooks on how mu
we begin with breaking news. a report the phone hacking scandal that s already ruined careers caused a popular british tabloid to explode may be on the brink of claiming its biggest victim. i m talking about the news corp ceo, rupert murdoch himself. the man in charge of a global network that owns the tv challenges. book publishers and newspaper. a report says news corp is considering replacing murdoch. they say it s not a done deal but it depends on what happens when murdoch appears in front of the british parliament tomorrow and he ll answer questions of hacking phones of royal family members, celbrities and hacking done by news of the world. if murdoch is replaced it will be a bombshell on the scandal. a scandal that grows more shocking by the day. and the latest, a whistleblower found dead in his home. shaun hoare was the first to go on record saying news of the world reporters were encouraged to hack into accounts. his death is being treated unexplained but not thoug
and u.s. came up short for the world kwup but are all in our hearts, and we have them in the studio today, july 19, 2011. from nbc news, in the today with matt lauer and ann curry, live from studio one a in rockefeller plaza. i m ann curry. i m matt lauer. rupert murdoch says he s humbled, forced to answer difficult, difficult questions about his tabloid. you re watching a live picture of murdoch and his son. they ve been testifying for just under half an hour now. murdoch said he was misled about what happened and this tabloid was a very small part of his media empire. we re going to head over to london with the latest in a moment. so, so much at stake in that committee room. also a tragedy out of florida, a teenage accused of killing his parents and having a party in his house while their bodies were hiding inside. talking about pumping iron, doctors say it s good for adults, but what about kids still growing? the business of kids gyms memberships and li