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James Murdoch responds to British media ethics inquiry

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    Lawmakers investigate scope of phone hacking scandal

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He's new developments and news of the world phone hacking case great pal -- As live in Ireland in bureau with more on that -- -- Joseph and I it was and in Korea Iran for about six hours today and there are some pretty heated back and forth.

A lot of the questioners and James Murdoch the deputy chief operating officer -- News Corp.

The parent company of Fox News the son of Rupert Murdoch chairman and CEO of news court.

Now they had appear together before a parliamentary committee here last year.

But today was a little bit tougher critically he was under -- in the opening topic was phone hacking -- the now closed news of the world James Murdoch branded as the head of the newspaper division here that turned out and voice -- -- public figures were hacked into and that has led to arrests resignations further approach to correct even stepping back a bit from his duties here he was asked whether early on he knew about it and if so was there a cover up and if he hadn't.

Was there a failure of governance here is how we answer that question.

I was given repeated assurances that said that these practices.

That they needed -- that they.

Museum had been investigated that there was no evidence I was given the same assurances as thick as they gave outside I've been very consistent about it.

Now the rest of the day Jenna was pretty much taken over -- discussions about the relationship between News Corp.

And politicians here specifically about some -- Canceled -- takeover of satellite broadcaster B sky B to the broader question of whether.

Murdoch -- media has political power well here's -- James answered.

I just don't saying that there is that.

The very old fashioned sort of view if you have a live kind of big media proprietary sense you know being able to dominate the landscape -- -- -- that exists anymore.

Pretty big media proprietor of the News Corp.

loss Rupert Murdoch is set to testify tomorrow.

And the in Korea has cleared away the schedule on Thursday to just in case.

That runs over should be pretty deep interest in -- -- back to you for more updates as they get that Greg thank you.

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