we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. it is being called a top priority among all wildfires in the united states. the so-called monument fire in arizona is on the move and threatening more homes and lives. extreme winds have grounded planes. and rugged terrain is making it hard to fight this inferno. all you have to do is look at the fire there and the efforts to contain it. what could help?

a monsoon? our jackie square jeres is with us and we have the fire public information officer going to join us now in just moments. a severe threat to lives and homes rights now in the western united states. high heat, low humidity, strong winds. add them all together and you have an extreme fire risk. red flag warnings are up in parts of seven states, seven states. dozens of wildfires are burning as we speak. but the most immediate risk is in arizona where we find our thelma gutierrez right there on the ground. she is in ciera vista, a city threatened by the so-called monument fire. thelma, give us an update. >> reporter: i can tell you what fire officials say they're trying to do right now is to herd the flames away from the ridge of that mountain down onto the other side. they want to push those flames back, don. and the way that they're doing that is that they've cut bulldozer lines along the base

of the mountain. and all that smoke that you see right behind me, what they're doing is they're holding a burnout operation. they're burning out all that tin der dry fuel, all the grass that hasn't burned for many years. it's very, very dry, very dangerous. and they're trying to burn that out so that if those flames top that ridge that there will be no more fuel on this side. they've also told us they're trying to hold the line. you see this highway here. this is highway 92. they're trying to hold the line at the highway. they want to make sure that fire doesn't jump this area. now, east of this highway you have a sparsely-populated area south of sierra russell it, mant county lands. in this area you have a lot of livestock. what the firefighters have done is they've evacuated all of these people who are pre-e evacuated several days ago now under mandatory operation while they're conducting this burnout

operation. the wild card is the wind. it could shift at any time. that makes conditions very dangerous. >> i'm glad you mentioned that. don't go anywhere. i'm going to bring in our meteorologist jackie jeres. we have the public information officer now in charge of this fire. his name is mr. rich sloco. he is standing by on the phone. so thelma, mr. sloco and jackie jeres. jackie, update us on the wind. >> reporter: the wind has been the number one enemy today. unfortunately those winds were so strong they had to ground some of the airplanes and helicopters earlier today. they've back up and flying. the winds have been gusting as much as 50 miles per hour and the sustained winds. up neither wallow fire 30-mile-per-hour sustained and around 25 miles per hour down near where thelma is. that's been one of the biggest issues for today.

this area of low pressure is going to be bringing in changeable conditions. bringing in those strong southwesterly winds for today. but with this is a trailing cold front that's going to be moving through. by tomorrow it's going to bring in northwest winds. that's actually some good news in the sense that we expect the air to be a little bit cooler. we also expect the humidity to be a little bit higher. so today is as bad as it's going to be getting in terms of those dry, critical conditions. we've got a lot of fires which are burning in the southwest. not just arizona but all through new mexico. we've got a number of fires also burning in texas. check out these pictures from eastern texas now. we have some video here from an area that has burned about 15,000 acres in the groveton area. this fire is about 40% contained. temperatures are around 100 degrees. officials are saying that this is a very dangerous situation. wildfire is very common into northern and western parts of texas, but this is a little unusual to see this in eastern texas. this is one of the biggest fires

that that area has ever seen. 3 million acres have been burning in texas since november. and a lot of that having to do with this extreme drought that's been going on from texas into new mexico and arizona. and there's just nothing let up. you asked, don, about that monsoon? >> yeah. >> reporter: well, monsoon, the technical term means it's a seasonal reversal of the wind. what happens in the summertime is it gets so hot here in the southwest that eventually it creates an area of low pressure basically. so the cooler air that comes in from the ocean starts to move in and kind of fill it in and replace it so we get thunderstorms. there is a rainy season in arizona. and on average it starts about the fourth of july. >> is that what we're hoping for, the monsoon? >> reporter: we need that rain. >> stand by because i think you may have questions here for the person in charge of the wallow fire, a public information officer and his name is rich sloco. our thelma gutierrez is at the monument fire at the moment but

you're at the wallow fire which is pretty much contained. so you know what thelma's dealing with and the people who are fighting that fire there are dealing with. tell us what they're up against and what you're up against as well. >> yeah, it's tricky. a lot of the fact and the winds she gave down there at that fire are very similar to what we're having here. we have the same 20 to 30-mile-per-hour sustained winds. right now we're sitting at about 511,000 acres or 800 square miles. we're about 44% contained. we still have a good 3600 people working on the fire. but it has broken one of our lines down by luna. and it's the same exact circumstances she's giving us on the other fire. >> thelma, i want to bring you back in. i've got about 15 seconds to summit up here. tell us about the evacuations. >> reporter: don, an area just east of the fire right now has been evacuated. that's on the southern of the

sierra vista. this fire is four miles away from town. firefighters want to move people out of this area to keep is clear as they conduct this back burn operation. >> okay. hey, one quick second then, mr. sloco. what are you up against? i know it's mostly contained. are you feeling good about this? >> yeah. i think the fire crews have the north, south, really looking good. the east side is in a little lower elevation. so i think they're going to get a good handle on it. they haven't evacuated luna -- have evacuated luna as a precaution but everything starting to look good. >> rich sloco thank you for your expertise and thelma good tear rz on the ground. and jackie jeres. and they're expecting a monsoon that could help out. when was the last time you heard about a monsoon in the united states? thanks so much to all of you. we'll continue to update you on that developing story meantime new york could become the sixth state in the

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new york could soon become the most populous state in the nation to legalize same sex marriage. we show the parade there. i guess it's the only video we have of same sex couples. supporters say they're closer than ever to getting the bill through the state senate, possibly as soon as monday. but opponents insist they're not giving up. i spoke with daniel o'donnel, a key sponsor of the bill in the state assembly which passed a bill last wednesday. brian brown is against the measure. he i the president of the national organization for marriage. and since supporters claim they have the votes they need, i asked brian a very direct question to start. >> are you worried? are you nervous about it? >> well, obviously it's crunch time right now. but again in 2009 we heard from the lead sponsor, tom duane, that votes were there and the bill ended up being defeated 38-24. so the notion that this ace done deal is simply wrong. and what we're doing right now is there are thousands of calls

going into senators. the legislature should not be deciding something as important as the future of marriage. the voters of new york should have the same ability as 31 other states. every single state that this has been put to a vote the voters directly have said no. we know what marriage is. we know that it's unique and special. and we do not want it redefined. >> listen to, this though. you said the voters will decide. but 58% -- this ace recent poll here -- 58% of new yorkers support same sex maerch while more than one quarter of voters say the measure along with extending regulation laws is a big deal in new york is one of their top two priorities. 58%. are you sure you want to take it to the voters? >> absolutely sure. we saw polls just like this in california and in maine. polls that were worded in a very biassed way. i have absolutely no doubt that if the voters of new york had a free and fair vote and they could vote on the issue of marriage they would vote to protect it. >> let's give daniel o'donnel a chance to talk there. daniel, gay pride in new york

next weekend on sunday is the big parade. do you think that people will be celebrating then? >> absolutely. i'm confident that with the governor's leadership we're going to get this done. no one ever asked me in 2009 whether or not it would pass. i would have told you it wasn't going to pass. this time it's going to pass and i'm proud to be part of the process expanding the rights of new yorks. >> there was a letter just published by three of the greatest legal scholars of our time. marianne glen done at harvard, robby george at princeton and a number of other folks who actually support same sex marriage. none of them deny there are major unintended consequences of same sex marriage. in illinois we heard these same arguments. that's not going to affect anyone other than the couples getting married. in illinois right now there are three lawsuits because the catholic church its adoption agencies are being told they have to shut down because they will not adopt children to same sex couples. it's as similar pes as that. >> you don't look at this as a civil rights issue, right? >> it's not a civil rights issue

to try to redefine our most fundamental and basic institution, no. >> okay. daniel, go ahead. >> the supreme court has ruled that marriage is one of our fundamental rights. in the end, this is not a question about anything other than equality. the state issues licenses. and they issue licenses to people. and they're called marriage licenses. i'm not seeking a marriage in the church. i'm no not seeking a -- i'm not seeking anything from any religion. the cases that they have constantly referenced are not cases under the marriage law. there isn't marriage in illinois. and so if in fact people want to change the human rights laws or the discrimination laws they should make proposals in legislative bodies to do that. >> okay. and as we reported, the new york state assembly has already passed the bill. the state senate is expected to vote by the end of the upcoming week. it could be within 24 hours on monday. let's move on. we're going to talk about former utah governor john hunts-was a

no-show at the republican leadership conference in new orleans on saturday but he came in second place in the straw poll. we're going to ask, will cain and jamaal simmons what was behind huntsman's strong showing and gay marriage as well or same sex marriage as people are calling it. host: what, do you live under a rock? man: no way! man: hey rick check this out! anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save 15% or more on car insurance.

okay. you just heard our conversation about the same sex marriage here in new york. i'm in new york city now. i'm going to go to democratic

strategyist jamaal simmons. will cane. what's the web site you work for? >> national review.com. >> what do you think as you heard those two gentlemen there talk about -- you were listening intently and you have some very strong opinions about it. is it going to pass? do you agree with what either of them said? >> the gentleman you had from the national organization of marriage said something interesting. he said in every one of these states that's happened we've seen unintend and consequences. i take very serious the concept of unintended consequences. you have no idea when you make legislative maneuvers what kind of things you can spin off. but this time has come. marriage is tied to human happiness. i think we should now be ready to extend it to all the people in the united states. >> so why then do so many conservatives -- you are conservative and a proud conservative -- >> right. >> why then are so many conservatives against it? >> you know, i mean, i think the marriage driving force -- >> i don't mean democrat or

republican about that. there are conservatives in certain communities who just -- >> that's an important point. let's drop conservative and liberal. it's not democrat and republican, not conservative and liberal. i think the major opposition to it stems from religious beliefs. >> all right. that's a good distension. jamaal, what do you think? what do you make of it? >> you know, what i'm hearing out of new york is that this bill is going to pass. the republicans are trying to hold up governor cuomo on a couple different issues before it gets done. but people up there seem to feel pretty confident that bill will actually pass tomorrow. so we'll see what happens when the votes get taken. >> what does this mean for the rest of the country? what does this mean for washington, d.c. then, jamaal, if this thing does indeed pass? >> well, you know, gay marriage is one of these issues that is not really partisan. you've got democrats, particularly a lot of african-american democrats, who are not necessarily in favor of it. some working class white democrats who aren't necessarily in favor of it. so you've got these cross currents that exist for politicians. the problem with the popping on this -- the polling on this

issue is that a lot of people who are for it, many of them kind of are agnostic. they don't really care one way or the other. but the people who are against it are vehemently against it. so it makes it tough for politicians to kind of decide which way it is that going to go. so what does it mean for the nation? i don't know. but it looks like 10 years from now this will not be an issue for the united states. the younger the voter, the more likely they are to be in favor of gay marriage. which just says to me that it's really a time issue as much as it is anything else. if you look at the trend line on the polls, it looks like every year more and more people are in favor of it and fewer and fewer against. >> i'm going to move on now. we're going to talk about the republican leadership conference in new orleans. and specifically about john huntsman. he came in second. was he even there? >> no. he called out sick. >> so what is this? >> it's meaningless is what it is. >> is it meaningless or does it mean that republicans are really not happy with the people who have already tossed their hats. >> mike: the ring? >> it means it's meaningless,

don. if there is a straw poll prior to an elections ron paul wins that straw poll. come elections time he garners about 9% of the vote. add on top of that reports that john huntsman's strategists might have paid people to attend and vote for huntsman? it's meaningless. >> do democrats fear john huntsman the most out of any other candidates? >> he's got to get nominated first. i think working for barack obama is probably the thing that will hurt him the most in the republican primary over time. >> but the answer is yes, right, jamaal? you do fear him the most should he get through. >> i wouldn't say fear the him the most. i think he's a credible national candidate on theish eyes. the question is whether or not he can make it through the process and actually wage a campaign against the president. >> okay. why are you always starting trouble? >> i'm not starting anything. >> jamaal, thank you very much in washington. and thank you, will cane here. i know you. anyway, we'll talk about your conservatism. i'm not so sure sometimes. >> you're just making me lose

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now to the big stories in the week ahead. from the white house to tinseltown, our correspondents tell you what you need to know. we begin tonight with the president's plans for the week. >> reporter: i'm brianna keel are at the white house. deficit reduction talks continue in high gear this week. vice-president joe biden expected to meet with democrats and republicans in congress three times this week. thursday president obama has three fundraisers in new york, including one on broadway. a performance of "sister act the musical" hosted by whoopi goldberg. friday he takes his jobs message on the road to pittsburgh where he'll make remarks at a manufacturing plant. we can't forget about the first lady. she's making an official trip stop africa this week. >> reporter: i'm kate baldwin on capitol hill. coming up this week, general david petraeus faces a confirmation hearing in the senate thursday for his new post as the director of the cia. he could also, though, face some

questions on afghanistan, the size and timetable of the planned u.s. pullout this summer of u.s. forces there. petraeus, of course, is currently the commander of the war in afghanistan. and the house? the house could be headed for a showdown with the white house over u.s. involvement in military operations in libya. speaker john baner and other lawmakers were not so satisfied with the white house's response to questions and growing concern up here that president did not adequately consult with the congress on the ongoing efforts in libya. some lawmakers have threatened to use the power of the purse possibly defunding the operation as an option. >> reporter: john huntsman former declares his candidacy for president on tuesday. he announces at liberty state park in new jersey with the statue of liberty as his backdrop. later in the week, three other republican white house hopeful, santorum, ron paul and herman

king speak at the national right to life conference. >> reporter: a critical week ahead for walt wall street with the federal reserve set to meet. investors are waiting to go hear how the fed plans to tackle the challenges of the slowing economic recovery since the central bank's last meeting job growth has slowed, stocks have stumbled and prices have risen. also ahead this week, the latest home sales numbers. those are critical. and on friday we'll get the final revision of first quarter gdp so we can actually see how much the u.s. economy grew in the first three months of this year. a lot ahead for the market today. we'll cover it all on cnn money. >> reporter: here's what we're watching this week. more of the casey anthony murder try. could casey actually be acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee? and a show biz interview with daniel radcliffe as the last of the harry potter films get set to come out. exclusively weeknights at 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on hln.

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as you can see we have a lot of news here. some of the headlines right now. the u.s. is having preliminary talks with the taliban in afghanistan. that's according to defense secretary robert gates. but he doesn't expect any substantial movement in peace talks until the winter. president obama plans to start withdrawing u.s. troops from afghanistan next month. gates is retiring in less than two weeks. he'll be replaced by cia director leon panetta syria's military is inning closer to the turkish border. this video appears to show a fire smoldering near the border. a poster on youtube says syrian troops caused the blaze by shelling the area trying to keep

civilians from fleeing to the north. some 10,000 refugees have already sought shelter in turkey. cnn's arwa damon has more on the military action and civilians fleeing the area. >> reporter: video posted to youtube with authenticity we cannot independently verify appear to show army tanks and personnel carriers entering the town. this has more people fleeing for refuge in neighboring turkey and causing them to set up small makeshift camps alongside the syrian-turkish border but still inside syria. >> in the meantime, back here in the united states a bomb threat creates some scary moments aboard a u.s. airways flight. but it lands safely at washington's reagan national airport. the fine the fbi says the threat was made in dayton ohio where the plane took off. authorities moved the plane to a remote area after it landed and all the passengers got off okay. officials say the woman who made the threat was taken into custody and may have some mental

health issues. now this. >> black history month. you see, michelle, she celebrates the full month. and, you know, i celebrate half [ laughter ] >> my father is a black man from kenya. and my mother was a white woman from kansas. so, yes, my mother loved a black man. and no, she was not a kardashian [ laughter ] >> do you just laugh or cringe at what you just heard? this obama em percent nater was cut off at the republican leadership conference saturday because his act, organizers say, was getting inappropriate. so was it the right call here to talk about a comedian? dean obadala, i thought i the it was funny.

>> in a comedy club it's fine. but he's performing at the republican national leadership committee and he's making black jokes as the former spokesman for the national committee. he says we have a black impersonator doing black jokes. >> if he had done those jokes in front of a black crowd it would have been okay? >> if he had done that in a comedy club, fine. it's the setting sfwrchlt. >> that's not hypocritical? >> that's the clip that's going to play in the media. >> they should have been more aware of who the crowd was? >> they knew who the crowd was. they knew every joke. it was completely choreographed. >> so funny isn't funny isn't funny? sfwli think when you look at the reality it's the question. are you going to put on a minstrel show? it's not a minstrel show but not far from that where you have an i go playing a black guy, not in black face, but talking about race and making jokes about it. do jokes about real substantive issues, about the economy and president obama having fun with

the teleprompter. those are accurate. those are fine. >> listen. i'm not going to give my opinion here. but on that joke, i thought it was fairly funny. i just thought it was funny. but then you don't seat crowd. >> it's the setting. >> i'll take you at your word. you were here. you spoke to pete dominic. sirius post says the impersonator should have stayed on stage but he gets why organizers pushed him off. listen. >> they put him on there. the jokes are funny. the performance is excellent. but it's the place, don. it's the placement it's the republican leadership conference. there's a reason why over 80% of black people vote democrat. >> okay. >> excellent. a good point with pete. one of many by the smart pete dominic. but here's the truth. he was not cut off from making those jokes. if you watch the tape he was cut off 10 minutes later when he started making fun of republicans. romney, pawlenty. when he mentioned michele bachmann they cut his microphone

off. we don't want regulations except when you're making fun of you we're going to sen censor you. >> we have another clip and then you and i will talk about it. >> sure. >> now, the donald -- remember him? he chose not to run as a republican. but he's now threatening to run as an independent. but the only thing running independent of donald trump is his hair [ laughter ] >> all right. >> see, that's supposed to be edgy. >> that wasn't edgy. but that's a standard joke. i've done the same joke. reggie has done a great job. funny comedian. he did what they asked of him. all of a sudden the crowd turned on the event when they started making fun of republicans. their skin was too thin. they didn't like it. >> i have to ask you this. listen, this is just a question for the people at home. because anytime i ask something about an african-american president and i'm critical all of a sudden i'm not black. people want to take my black card. i have to ask questions about any president regardless of the

color. do you this we're too sensitive because the president is black? i've heard comedians and i've heard people who believe in free speech, most of us. this is free speech. this is comedy. we should not be so thin skinned. the president, after all, is a black man. so it's not a minstrel show. there's a black man up there dressed like the president doing a funny joke. >> you can absolutely say whatever you want as a comedian. the question will there be a backlash or not. reggie had every right to say that. they knew his jokes. he did a great job. but he was probably building to the michele bachmann joke, probably closing with sarah palin. she's comedy gold. i feel bad for reggie. he was going to close big. they cut him off because they didn't like him making fun of republicans. >> there are a lot of republicans and democrats and politicians who you don't really need a comedian to do them. already themselves. thank you very much. appreciate it, dean. >> thanks. i want to show you this. computer simulation of a tugboat pulling a drifting iceberg. when we come right back our aza

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an american river. it is runoff from a massive flooding in china. it's a top story now as we go globe trekking checking out news around the world in our international desk editor azade joins us now. this is forcing more than 700,000 people to evacuate? that's much bigger than anything we have seen in the u.s. this year. >> reporter: that's right, don. i know it's hard to believe but once you see these pictures you'll see exactly where all this is coming from. these continual torrential rains have just bombarded southern and eastern parts of china. and it's actually the worst rainfall they've had in 50 years, since they've had this drought for 50 years and then they've had this rainfall just like pound on them. so this idea is like where is this coming from? and they're looking at the fact they've already evacuated about 5 million people from this area. they're telling them to leave southern china. and there's some word that going into the next few dayshere's

going to be a tropical storm that's going to move their way and they can even get more rainfall. >> oh, my gosh. it's either feast or famine as they say. look at those pictures. unbelievable. let's go on now to what sounds like such a good, good yet impossible idea. moving icebergs to arid areas? is this for real? >> reporter: the thing is that this is the whole key. can we move these icebergs from -- they want to see if they can move them from canada across the atlantic to areas where they need fresh water. so we're looking at south america, we're looking at africa as potential areas. but this is more or less a virtual simulation that's in effect. and this french company has taken this on. and they're saying, you know what? it could be possible, but let's see if it's in reality can this play out? so again, we'll have to wait and see. but when they said going to the moon, you know, people also frowned upon that idea. but you know where we are now with that. >> hey, listen, all good ideas start with an idea.

so we welcome it. thank you very much. >> sure. when we come back, we'll talk sports and the question of the day. will we see a pro football in the near future? our sports -- tom look that way. i'm pointing. look that way from sports illustrated will join us in just a moment. but first making a living with the construction business in the doldrums a guy in wisconsin discovered that items he has rescued over the years are helping him make ends meet. our tom foreman shows us how he's doing it and how he did it in today's building up america. >> reporter: on an old farm outside osh kosh -- >> yes, we do have a lot of unusual items. >> -- a wonderland is growing. >> i just call it a collection of art. >> reporter: an open air emporium of nostalgia, whimsy and whatever else catches mel shet tell's interest. he has rescued these items from

old restaurants, theme parks, even movie sets for 30 years. now they are rescuing him. >> well, those items are actually helping us make it through the tough times. >> his main business is building materials. but as construction has stumbled, he's found himself relying more on the foot traffic and trade brought by, well, this. >> this ace reproduction of a rodeo-type bull. >> this is an eagle fabricate out of all steel. this ace fairly popular piece. some people might think it's unusual. i don't. >> my daughter wanted us to stop here. and i'm glad we stopped. >> reporter: many people come just to look, but plenty end up buying. >> do you know how much it is? >> the neon porch sign is 650. >> a lot of individuals will buy it for home use, yard art, interior art. other businesses use it for interior and exterior artwork to

get attention. the same as we do. >> reporter: it is not an economic cure-all, but it makes up for some of the weakness in his other trade. >> well, i don't know how much of an advantage i have. i do know some of my competitors are gone and we're still here. so it must be helping us some. >> reporter: and in the building business these days, hanging on can be enough. tom foreman, cnn. [ telephone rings ]

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all right. hear the birds chirping? normally this time of year you would be starting to hear the sounds of players working out on nfl practice fields like that one you saw in tampa. but there are signs of progress to end the nfl lockout with the first preseason game just seven weeks away. let's talk about it with john woodheim. you see the mavs on there. john i get to sit with you in person this week. thank you very much. the owners are meeting tuesday in chicago. reason for optimism? >> yeah. not exuberant optimism but

optimism. there have been these meetings. it looks like we're edging closer. someone said we're on the courthouse steps. that's where settlement comes when desperation sets in. it looks a lot better than it has anytime since the super bowl. >> a small group of owners are holding out against the are holding out against the players, right? >> well, the more sort -- the owners are going to have to get the hard liners to come around but we're in a better place than we were a month ago, that's for sure. >> when is the deadline? >> we're talking about the timetable, which is one of the reasons that people were optimistic last week. realistically, late july this gets hammered out, we still get football. eight weeks. that's what i hear. >> let's turn to si.com.

tiger woods still number one. barely but he's still number one. >> long-term contracts. not a great year on the course but you are locked into the deals. phil mickelson, raise your kids -- >> to be golfers. >> the golfers are making it largely with endorsements, other athletes, for the most part, with contracts. lebron james, it will be interesting to see which direction he goes. >> are you going wimbeldon? >> i am going wimbeldon. big be a stepses but the williams sisters and roger federer's record. a lot of good story lines. >> john, i want you to stick around. all right? because i want to talk to you about something. let's move on to the next story. one more sports note. i got a one-on-one interview with duane wade and asked him

about some things that no one else has. for starters, we talked about how people were ruling against the heat more than for the knicks. dallas beat miami and won the nba title. i asked if he got swept into the converse ree that surrounds his teammate lebron james. >> obviously no one likes to be not liked or hated. especially when you're not that person at all. for me, i understand the world that we live in and that everyone has an opinion and lebron is not only my teammate, but one of my best friends at the same time. i have his back. i'm going to always support him. it's unfortunate that people feel the same way about things that he did or said. but you can't worry about that. >> so i'm going to ask you the question that everybody wants to ask, even the sports guys, everybody. what happened? what happened to you guys? >> we lost. you know, at the end of the day,

we can say so many different things but the dallas mavericks was a better team than us. we found a way to come back and have big leagues. we're going to learn from this. this is our first year together and we'll be back. >> did he get swept up in the lebron brush of bad publicity? >> if lebron has the black hat, he has the gray hate. not a great series for dwayne, you get it with palm tree in the back and so much different answers. that was interesting to hear, though. >> yeah. which is -- what did you find interesting about it? >> he's in a tough spot. he's become this incredibly polarizing figure. he would prove himself to be the better player and support his teammate. his image is what is strong at this point. good interview. >> thank you very much. we'll be right back. appreciate it. coming from the sports guy.

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daughter. prime topics for hln's jane velez-mitchell. let's start with the saga of soon to be former congressman anthony weiner. after sending pictures of himself and sexting, he is now quitting congress. right move? >> i think it's absolutely the right move. because the exchanges were incredibly graphic and of a sexual nature and most of all because he lied. he made up a phony story about his twitter account getting hacked and then had to admit that he lied and also his wife it pregnant. he really needs to focus on the fa mly right now. >> i want to ask you during the news conference, a guy working for the "howard stern show" started screaming vulgar

comments, is it getting worse? have we reached a level where serious events have gone to a whole new level? is it -- should it be stopped? >> i do have to say that he himself was the one who brought the dialogue, the public conversation down to this level. his exchanges, which have been published, they seem like those of a hormonal teenage boy. he's acting in an immature fashion. to me it was like instant can karma. should it be stopped? this is a free society. part of the problem with that is not everybody shouting questions is shouting an intelligent question. but i think you would do more damage to try to control public news conferences by trying to we. d out people. who is going to decide what is appropriate or inappropriate. i think it's unfortunate, but we're in a america and people can scream out vulgar things if

they want. >> let's talk about the casey anthony case. speaking of theatrics, the defenses has turned to present its case. one, did the prosecution succeed or fail in its efforts to prove that casey anthony murdered her daughter caylee? >> well, i think they made some excellent points about premeditation, particularly with her internet searches long before her child vanished. i do not think they have proven motive. even though they are not required to technically, considering this is a death penalty case, i think that the jury should really try to understand and have the information to understand how could a young woman become so full of hate that she would kill, murder, plot and murder her own child. i don't think they fully explained that yet. >> what about the defense's case so far? >> i think they have done some things that some people would say are not in good faith. innuendo. it seems to be slightly trialed by