THIS MORNING, RESCUE CREWS ARE SEARCHING FOR POSSIBLE VICTIMS.

SEARCHING FOR POSSIBLE VICTIMS. >>> CHRIS MATTHEWS, THE

>>> CHRIS MATTHEWS, THE LONG-TIME HOST OF "HARD BALL" ON

LONG-TIME HOST OF "HARD BALL" ON MSNBC, ANNOUNCED MONDAY NIGHT HE

MSNBC, ANNOUNCED MONDAY NIGHT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN.

WAS STEPPING DOWN. HE ALSO APOLOGIZED FOR PAST

HE ALSO APOLOGIZED FOR PAST COMMENTS HE MADE TO WOMEN.

COMMENTS HE MADE TO WOMEN. >> LET ME START WITH MY HEADLINE

>> LET ME START WITH MY HEADLINE TONIGHT.

TONIGHT. I’M RETIRING.

I’M RETIRING. THIS IS THE LAST "HARDBALL" ON

THIS IS THE LAST "HARDBALL" ON MSNBC.

MSNBC. COMPLIMENTS ON A WOMAN’S

COMPLIMENTS ON A WOMAN’S APPEARANCE, THAT SOME MEN,

APPEARANCE, THAT SOME MEN, INCLUDING ME, THAT ONCE

INCLUDING ME, THAT ONCE INCORRECTLY THOUGHT WERE OKAY,

INCORRECTLY THOUGHT WERE OKAY, WERE NEVER OKAY.

WERE NEVER OKAY. I APOLOGIZE FOR MAKING COMMENTS

I APOLOGIZE FOR MAKING COMMENTS IN THE PAST, AND I’M SORRY.

IN THE PAST, AND I’M SORRY. >> MATHSTHEWS STARTED HOSTING

>> MATHSTHEWS STARTED HOSTING "HARDBALL" IN 1999.

"HARDBALL" IN 1999. HE ACKNOWLEDGED A CHANGING