of the cuts of tape that you had of her through the years. i mean, she and al, she succeeded because she changed with the times. when people no longer wanted to hear interviews with world leaders, she started going to the celebrity route. right. it wasn t her choice. she didn t want to. but to be relevant, to be successful, she changed with the times and that s why she lasted 50 years. well, the one and only carole simpson, anchor and teacher, take care of the students. thank you. we ll be right back. furz my mother made the best toffee in the world.
yard on the airwaves and expose them. both of us. joe madison, lauren ashburn, thank you for your time tonight. thank you. the one and only barbara wa walters made some news of her own today. carole simpson is joining me to talk about the tv trailblazer, next. so i have to ask you this very personal question. you are here [ laughter ]
understatement of the year. her interview style redefined journalism but she wasn t done yet. in 1997, she created and began co-hosting the daytime talk show, the view, a groundbreaking tv show for women, about women, by women no. question about it, barbara broke through the glass ceiling and has left an incredible mark on the industry. joining me now is carole simpson, another trailblazer, the first african-american woman to anchor a major network newscast. great to have you here. great to be with you. you kept your promise. you said you d have me on your show and here i am. and i m honored to have you. let me ask you, what do you make of the news and the impact of barbara walters and what impact did she have on your career? well, she broke the ceiling, as you pointed out, for all of
0 on about. the president bushed back on this and benghazi and i think we need to push back on it forcefully despite the fact that it hasn t been done on the other side. let me show you the gop s focus on benghazi and whether it was politically motivated. the whole issue of this of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a side show. the fact that this keeps on getting turned out, frankly, has a lot to do with political motivations. we ve had folks who have challeng challenged hillary clinton s integrity, mike mullen and pickering. they ve used it for fundraising. ben, how do you respond to the fact that we re now looking at two very serious things being launched at the president that maybe is not as serious as all of the smoke around it. games, changing the story in benghazi? well, i think it s simpler than that. it was a very legitimate investigation when it began. did the united states do or not do something that got these guys killed in libya? could it h
0 the calendar will start over. you better order your new calendars now. thanks for all of you being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. stay tuned for reliable sources. the supreme court heard a pair of same-sex marriage cases this week as more democratic politicians rushed to offer their support for such unions. any questions where the media come down on this one? most americans now say they have a gay friend or family member. some of the change is generational and then there s our media culture. are news organizations being fair to opponents of same-sex marriage? is public opinion being swayed by more gay journalists coming out? barbara walters retiring next year after an incredible career as a tv trailblazer from today show to the talk show she launched with only women. this is a show that i am now going into our 17th year next year that i have i m blamed for the bad, as well as the good. and sometimes i have nothing to do with it. sometimes it i