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Top BBC execs 'step aside' in midst of child abuse scandal

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    Greg Palkot reports from London

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-- now there's some new developments in the handling of a child sex abuse scandal at the British Broadcasting Corporation and of course is the BBC.

Greg how cried as live on this story force in London so Greg who quit over the weekend and why.

Well Martha it is being called the biggest scandal ever to hit the BBC the BBC -- a British institution right up there with the queen.

In addition to today stepping down the news director and the deputy news director at the BBC over the weekend their boss the Director General of the BBC corporation George Entwistle actually quit.

This after less than two months on the job this after it was revealed the one of the main BBC evening news programs called news tonight wrongly imply that a retired British politician.

Was involved in a child abuse ring now all this -- much bigger scandal about one of BBC's long time personalities Jimmy -- who died last year.

He is allegedly involved in multiple child abuse cases over some of the three decades and it's now revealed.

That possibly in addition to that same Newsnight program.

Investigating the -- scandal.

Was canceled by the DC last year.

Amid allegations of cover up.

Why so we -- to understand -- that there's also a US connection to all of tests.

There absolutely is the Director General of the BBC corporation for the last eight years up until September.

A man by the name of Mark Thompson.

Just happens to be starting today.

As the president and the CEO of the new York times company here is a bit of what he had to say on his way to work.

Today.

Very whole institution not believe good news.

It's full of people -- integrity and talent no that's going to be about when it's been released him.

He said he didn't know about last -- canceled Newsnight program he never met the accused child abuse or Seattle.

This as a full scale probe is being conducted right this very minute at the BBC you're looking to quote I've -- lack of clarity in the lines of command and control of the network.

That -- with the reason given today for those two executives to at least step down temporarily Martha all of this as you might imagine as.

Walt's whole wall news here in the UK one big reason for that.

Every single TV set owner in this country has to pony up 230.

Dollars a year and TV license fees they are all stakeholders in this scandal.

-- great all right thank you very much going pal --

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