NBC suspends Brian Williams; Jon Stewart signals departure
Clip: 2/11/2015 | 3m 28s
NBC's Brian Williams was suspended and The Daily Show's Jon Stewart is set to retire.
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was suspended on Tuesday for six months without pay for misrepresenting his experience while covering the Iraq War -- an exaggeration that triggered an investigation and more questions. On the same night, Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, announced he would be retiring from the satirical news program this year. Judy Woodruff reports.
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NBC suspends Brian Williams; Jon Stewart signals departure
Clip: 2/11/2015 | 3m 28s
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was suspended on Tuesday for six months without pay for misrepresenting his experience while covering the Iraq War -- an exaggeration that triggered an investigation and more questions. On the same night, Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, announced he would be retiring from the satirical news program this year. Judy Woodruff reports.
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