news, and they say i bet i know who that is based on. everyone owns it. there is a guy in l.a. herold green in san diego, went to l.a. used to have a mustache and i randomly ran into him on the street one day and he said that movie is based on me, isn't it? i go no. he said there is an old saying in the news game, yeah, right, so he walked away. he was convinced it was based on him. >> that's a good line. >> yeah. >> is there something about my profession that is inherently -- >> it's a profession based on being serious, having good hair -- your hair looks great. >> appreciate it. that will be in my promos. >> and that's a fun world to make fun of. >> appreciate it. "ac 360" starts now. jake, thanks, the affluenza killer, the 16-year-old that got probation because a judge was persuaded that being a rich child explains manslaughter.

now the law is taking another shot at giving him jail time. also, breaking news in the war of words between india and the united states. indians are burning american flags. the indian government shopped protecting the u.s. embassy against attacks. this international incident started with a nanny in new york. next a diplomat is strip searched. two form erwiners tonight talk about what is in store and why getting rich quick is sometimes no prize. we begin with the story we first reported last week that outraged a lot of people. tonight a new development, an effort to put a killer behind bars because whatever else you think of eaten couch, he is a killer four times over, got drunk, extremely drunk and ram his father's pickup truck into a car in texas in june. he was three times over the legal limit. only in his case at age 16 he wasn't legal to drink and he was

convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to probation and rehab and likely going to this $450,000 a year facility paid for by his family. the judge buying a psychologist testimony that young ethan was suffering from something called aft after -- after flu wfluenza. he killed eric boyles wife and daughter. >> the primary message absolutely has to be money and privilege can't buy justice in this country, that it's not okay to drink and drive and woukill r people and severely injure another. that's not the american dream we grew up to participate in. i just don't understand it. >> not many people do. they simply don't understand how getting away with things as a

child entitles you as a young adult to kill people and not go to prison. the psychologist came on the program and could not bring himself to concede ethan couch killed anyone. >> if you commit a crime, if you kill four people, you can't use that as an excuse, can you? >> no, and the term -- when you use the word kill and people out in america hear that, it implies that there was some -- that motive, that the motive was not good -- >> are you saying he didn't murder four -- he didn't kill four people? >> yes, he did not murder four people. it's a legal term. >> well, okay, but he slammed his truck -- >> first-degree murder homicide and manslaughter are different things, anderson. >> he killed four people, yes? >> four people died. >> four people died he says, as if they slipped away quietly at home in their beds. four people died because ethan couch got drunk, drove and

killed them. texas authorities are trying to put him in prison in connection with the two other people who did not die in the incident. they were in the back of the pickup truck. they begged him to slow down reportedly, and instead, he sped up. sergio molina and mohamed. sergio can only communicate by blinking his eyes. >> tell me about sergio, what kind of boy he is. >> he was the best. he was that kind of boy with a lot of dreams. he was -- well, his first dream was to be a soccer player. he was sweet. i mean, he was -- >> he's lucky he has you.

you need to hear that from people like me, outsiders. do you realize that? >> yeah. >> he's lucky he has you and his siblings to take care of him, right? >> yeah. >> sergio and solomon's story will be the focus of the new legal effort. so clearly, the d.a. is looking for anyway possible to have couch spend some jail time here. do people you have spoken with today think this will actually work? >> well, what the d.a. in fort worth, texas is trying to do is get ethan couch, 16 year olds old sent to jail for those two intoxication assault charges. they are arguing what the judge sentenced him to were intoxication manslaughter and will try again with this. many legal analysts who i heard talk about this say this is just a long shot at best, if the judge gave him probation and rehab for four manslaughter charges, how could she go above and beyond that for two lesser

charges. >> is this a political move from the d.a. because of the outrage, trying to show they are doing something? >> the fact of the matter is, district attorneys in texas are elected officials. they are attuned to what people are saying. clearly, they get it many people are angry about this sentence but also weren't happy with the way the sentence came down. they would like to see jail time so they are going down this avenue. >> they originally argued a 20 year sentence. that's the maximum. what about the judge? has she given a sign she's feeling public pressure to >> not a bit.? in fact, judges here in texas are elected, as well. she's, as we're told, not seeking reelection next year and we put in numerous calls and cnn tried to get in touch to see if she has any comment to explain the rational and we haven't heard back. >> the victims sued the couch

family for their son's, actions right? >> sergio molina has a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the couch family. they racked up in the short time since this accident happened and he has been in a coma essentially, they racked up more than a million dollars in medical bills in the last several months and this is the way he'll be for the rest of his life. so they are looking for money to cover those expenses. >> i know there will be other lawsuits as well. i want to bring in sunny hostin and criminal defense attorney mark geragos. do you believe the d.a. has a shot? if the judge gave probation for killing four people for manslaughter, it seems unlikely she would give then jail time for a lesser offense. >> i don't think it's unlikely. i don't think that it's inappropriate. you have disparity in sentences all the time. i'll tell you, i think this was a gift for this judge. people are calling for her removal. i think she should be removed.

this is borderline illegal sentence and the gift the prosecutors are giving her is another shot at getting it right, doing the right thing. mark geragos will not admit i said a creative prosecutor is going to try to right this wrong. i think this sentence could be appealed. the prosecutors office doesn't agree with that but they are trying to find a way to bring this man to justice. the cure for affluenza is jail time. >> mark, is this justice or do you think it's politics? >> this is just not politicians but a complete show boat by the prosecution. they have no chance, legally, unless they want to undo 200 years of jurisprudencjurisprude. all of these injuries took place out of the same act. there are legions of cases. you can't go back and prosecute someone. they knew about it.

it isn't newly discovered. as far as this idea and let's get some terms straight. first of all, this kid is not eligible for prison. this kid is at most is eligible for was eligible for juvenile system at max of three years until he was 19. the prosecutor has no right to appeal this. that are just doing for lack of a better term, a show boat. >> plenty of kids do, if they don't have money, do get sent to the juvenile justice system in the state of texas. >> and when they are an adult, they go to the adult prison there is no question he would be sentenced to the juvenile system, that's a given -- >> there are rehab facilities but not as good -- >> nowhere near as good. instead of pillaring this judge who by all accounts is not a whack job, wing nut, outside of the main stream, very well-thought of. >> accept that she sent a black

kid who punched someone and that person fell and died, she sentenced him to ten years in prison. >> correct. >> ten years in prison but this kid that killed four people gets off. >> i can pick judge after judge after judge prosecutor after prosecutor where there is disparity with race and means. this should be a pivot point for rehab facilities, juvenile justice facilities to handle something like this because i think is what she was thinking she took a look at this kid and said he is never going to survive. >> that's ridiculous. who cares if he doesn't survive, mark? >> why don't we give him the death penalty? >> i heard a lot of people supporting the decision of this judge concerned about this kid survivability in prison. i don't hear a lot of people saying, wow, i'm worried about this young african american defendant, and how he's going to do in prison that humiliates me that you have the nerve to say

that mark geragos. bottom line the juvenile justice system -- >> sunny -- >> [ overlapping speakers ] >> it doesn't favor. >> who cares if he doesn't do well in prison one at a time. [ overlapping speakers ] >> it says -- >> stop -- >> [ overlapping speakers ] >> stop misusing the terms. he's supposed to go to a juvenile justice type facility. the whole idea of joouf -- of the juvenile system is reh rehabilitati rehabilitation. if you want to put him in prison, you have to make him an adult. that's why we have direct filing. when sunny says i'm not the one talking about racial disparity? we talk about it all the time. >> i'm screaming at the time of my lungs there is a disparity in the criminal justice system -- >> it's an unjust sentence. >> it is when you put it side by side with the other kid, but does that mean we're going to go back and throw this kid under the train tracks? if you say who cares, i understand that. give him the death penalty. >> we got to leave it there. good discussion mark geragos and sunny hostin. let me know what you think.

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breaking news tonight on a diplomatic uproar between india and the united states, that could put american lives at risk. that diplomat was strip searched. the u.s. attorney involved tried to temp down the up rare on display across india today that burning the american flag and protesting on the streets of deli. the american embassy is open for business and a lot more open to attack, no longer protected by indian security forces, they pulled out. the united states needs to be reminded said one official that india cannot be treated in this manner. that official is talking about the detention and strip search of india's deputy console general here in new york. first, debra fhow we got here. >> reporter: as she left, she offered no comment. >> anything to say? >> reporter: the deputy console

general was charged with making false statements on a visa application she submitted on behalf of her nanny. she was arrested and handed over to u.s. marshals. she was strip searched and put into general population with alleged criminals. she was given no special status since it related to her personal life. according to the criminal complaint, the diplomat said the nanny would be paid a minimum wage of $9.70. instead, the nanny said she was paid $3 an hour, three times less than the minimum wage but three times more than the average domestic in india makes. >> the allegations are that she lied to the federal government to obtain an a-3 visa to bring her domestic worker here with no intention to pay the required wages for the hours she requested. our clients are living in the home with their employer.

so if they leave, they not only leave their legal status, they leave their only source of income. they leave the only home that they have known in a foreign country. so this is more than a labor dispute. >> once you hand someone over to the marshall service, they are being arrested and there is no door for rich people, and no door for poor people. everyone is arrested. everyone is equal before the law in the united states. >> reporter: martina has been tracking diplomatic and consular abuse cases. >> what's different? the state department and department of justice stepped up and took these allegations, investigated them thoroughly and decided they had enough information, enough evidence to indict the case. >> reporter: according to the criminal complaint, the 39-year-old agreed to pay the nanny, $4500 a month but a lawyer for the diplomat says that figure was her salary, not the nannies. >> she'll be completely vinld kated. >> reporter: lawyers for the

diplomat and nanny say attempts to dispute it was not successful. was this an atmp to get a green card? >> that question has been asked. there are other avenues for immigration relief, other than putting yourself into a situation where you're going to be exploited. >> so, the u.s. attorney just a few minutes ago responded and what did he say? >> with very strong language saying this diplomat was not treated unfairly. in fact, she was treated with a fair amount of deaf france. she was strip searched by a female, not only for her protection but other people she might be put with. that's standard procedure. she was not arrested in front of her children. she was not handcuffed. she was allowed to make numerous phone calls, including child care. he came out strongly saying look, focus on the victim and what was going on. the victim's family was brought

to the united states and that's because there was retaliation against the family. legal proceedings started in india, but in audition, the family was trying to get her to return back to that country, where really she would have no legal rights. also, keep in mind, that she coerced the nanny to sign a second document after she got the visa. so while the nanny agreed to come here and be paid, new york's minimum wage of $9.75, her employer enforced her to sign a second document saying she would agree to $3.30 an hour. very different. that's where fraud comes in and where the charges against this diplomat doctor. >> appreciate the reporting. late today we learned secretary of state kerry spoke with the national security advisor expressing regret. how that might play in india, that's unclear. this is a real international incident, security being pulled from the u.s. embassy in deli.

that's where monica is now. this incident evoked a lot of reaction in india, protests, hash words, retaliation. one minister said they should arrest same-sex partners of diplomatic workers because homosexuality is illegal there. >> reporter: that's right, a member of the opposition made that comment a day or two ago because really there is such outrage in india over the way the diplomat was arrested in new york, the way she was arrested during a school run, and the strip searching, that has really upset people over here, people here, the government has called the incident bar bar rick and the indian prime minister, a mild man mannered man spoke out yesterday calling the incident despicable and deplorable. a huge amount of outrage in india. is india retaliatinretaliating? yes, they are and introduced a number on measures. for one, they have taken over

the identity cards issued to staff of the united states in various cities. what that means is they are stripping away some diplomatic privileges these people enjoy such as access to airport lounges. they have also, as you mentioned, anderson, removed some concrete barriers outside the u.s. embassy. new deli police said they removed them because this was a friendly courtesy they extended, it was never a diplomatic requirement and it insists that all u.s. embassy staff members are safe. >> okay. appreciate the update. with us tonight, the gateway house undon indian relations. seema you're upset, you say it's a classic case of a double standard when it comes to u.s. da plo ma see, what do you mean? >> it's a simple thing, when americans are serving abroad as diplomats, they expect a certain

level of treatment, and they insist on it, and when they get into trouble with local laws, they are treated very differently. sometimes they are whisked out of the country, even when they are involved in really serious crimes. so -- but when it comes to diplomats from other countries, they seem to be very helpless and they say it's a law. >> to compromise the security of the u.s. embassy in new deli as retaliati retaliation, is that a productive way to address the situation? >> no, it is not. i have criticized it in my writing and social media, as well. i don't think that's a very good move. i think both sides need to calm down and work out a solution, but at the same time, it cannot be denied that the outrage in india at the way she was treated

is strong. >> you say it's the plooit of this domestic worker. >> the state department arranged for her husband and child to come here. we haven't heard anything about her situation and the fact she was -- we know she was working under some very difficult conditions in terms of the money she was making. there were apparently two contracts signed by her and her employer as the u.s. attorney's office says. the first contract said she would get $4500 per month, which is a descent amount of salary to her in new york. the second contract said she would get 30,000 rupez. that's a subtashl amount for domestic help in india, in fact, a lot more. most get half or a third of that. when you convert the 30,000 into

dollars, that amounts to $500. there is a lot of protest in india. i personally believe they are politically motivated. we have elections coming up in may. >> you say that's behind a lot of us this. >> it's clear. there is ade delegation that visited new delhi and it will be presumably the prime minister of the candidate of the party and the prime minister candidate of the opposition party, both have refused to meet the u.s. delegation. i mean, and that's -- to me, it's this -- clearly this becomes an election statement. look, we are standing up against the u.s. >> while i agree a little bit of politics is coming into it because we're in election season, but that applies equally well to u.s. diplomats who should have read this situation a little better. i think the bureaucracy in the

united states treated this whole thing in a very unthinking manner. the relationship is an important one. we are strategic partners, we express love for each other all the time, but you can't allow something like this to come in the way. they should have been on the ball, and they weren't? >> appreciate you being here, thank you very much. >> thank you very much. always find out more at cnn.com. more breaking news, the panel charged with reviewing the nsa's controversial spying activity, a panel set up by president obama basically agrees with him on many accounts calling for sweeping changes at the agency. the winners in last night's mega millions drawing might want to listen up. one man says it ruined his life. ♪ ♪

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. more breaking news tonight, a panel appointed by the white house to review the nsa's controversial mass surveillance activity is calling for sweeping new limits. the revelation the nsa can get phone records set off an outcry that hasn't let up. the call data contains more than one trillion records. the government's bulk collection of meta data is unconstitutional and the panel hand picked by the white house says the nsa should give up the massive database. jim shutto joins me now.

>> reporter: i think the headline recommendation is the word accountability. that's what a panel member said to me, to the congress, white house and american public and you can see that reflected in the 46 recommendations the panel made. for instance, they want congress to pass legislation to move all that meta data, the phone records from the nsa's possession back to the phone company so it's in pry vinlt hands, not government hands. for instance, the white house, they want white house approval, presidential approval whenever the nsa is listening to phone conversations of foreign leaders like the german chancellor, you remember the outrage that cause in germany when that was discovered. in terms of the american public, a range of things, one of them being they want a civilian head of the nsa, not a military leader. they think that would send a good message. things like to that to appeal to everyone and say there is better accountability and transparency. anderson, they did not recommend ending this meta data collection program. they want to keep that in place.

the members say there is still a national security interest in doing that. >> the obama administration is not legally bound to do any of this? >> not at all. the president looks at them and picks and chooses what he wants to do going forward and that's what a senior administration official told me. he'll look and come back and say what he acaccepts. we know the president rejected the panel recommended that you separate the nsa from the military cyber command, those are under the joint leadership, the joint command of keith alexander, the president said he won't do that one. >> glenn greenwald broke the snowden story, published the big leaks so far. he joins me tonight with senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. glen, what do you make of the report, the recommendation? it's extremely important, especially in the wake of the federal court ruling found that the collection program is

unconstitutional or likely so and now you have a panel of the white houses hand-picked advisors concluding the program in the current form should stop, it poise as serious danger to core liberties and just as the court found, there is no evidence it plays any important role in stopping terrorist attacks. >> jeff, as glen said, coming on the heels of the court rolling being unconstitutional, what do you make of it? >> i find it in an uncharacter tick, there is one aspect i don't understand. what they suggest is moving the meta data away from the nsa to the private sector. now, do we trust the private sector so much in this country that this data, which everyone is so worried about, is so concerned about, it's better to have it under the control of amazon or google or whoever the turns out to be rather than the united states government? >> glen, what do you think about that? my understanding is they would

have to go to a judge every time they want to access the data. >> right, it's a fair point, except two things, the telecom and internet companies already have this data. it's not as though they give it to the government to possess it. they continue to possess it under status quo. what would change is it's the government, which generally poelss the greatest threat to liberty as the constitutional recognizes when it constructs the government. the second part of that, as well, each individual company so verizon, at&t, google, facebook, have their own customers communications, but nobody else's. the problem now is that all of it gets centralized in one entity, the u.s. government that can access the communication. so this breaks it up. >> it's stunning, glenn, when you read this. information contributed to terrorist investigations by the use of section 215 telephone

meta data was not essential to preventing attacks. that's saying the whole point of this entire thing, didn't have the intended point it was supposed to. >> anderson, to me that is the key point. i'll tell you why. this whole controversy began when the director of national intelligence for president obama director clapper appeared before the senate and when asked whether the nsa was collecting data on millions of americans, lied at the senate, which is a felony, and said no, and then our report showed they were doing exactly that, which they denied doing. and then ever since the scandal began, the nsa's position is the same, it's urgent we do these things to stop terrorist attacks. a month ago, those who have access says there is no evidence this program stops terrorism, the judge, the federal judge three days ago said the same thing, there is no evidence that the nsa can point to it stops

terrorism and you have a white house panel saying the same thing, the nsa should not be believed when they go before the american public and try to scar them by yelling terrorism over and over. there is no evidence it stops it. it's crucial. >> jech,ff, i got to put a quesn to you, a, this federal judge says it's unconstitutional and you this panel from a wide variety of backgrounds saying that it didn't really do anything to stop terrorism. do you think this further vin kates edward snowden? >> definitely. i mean, definitely it vindicates the result of what has happened. i remain convinced, and i remain sure this was not the vehicle that snowden should have used to go forward. you know, classified information is not his to decide to give to glenn greenwald or anyone else, but raising these issues is very

important, and i continue to disagree with how it came up, but this is an important conversation for the country to have. >> glenn, how much of these recommendations do you see the white house adopting? >> that's a really great question. i think already they indicated some of them they are not going to and there is going to be serious awkwardness if the panel that did it voluntarily, hand picked the people, loyalest close to president obama, people at the university of chicago, sun stein in his administration looked at the deputy director of the cia, and looked at this and said we don't need the programs to say safe. they are menace to americans. you've asked us to tell you what should be done after a careful review. how does the obama white house turn around in the mist of this controversy and say we're going

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breaking news tonight, phil robertson, the family from duck dynasty made a remark about gapes. he is quoted saying gays are sinful people. he said start with homosexual behavior and morph out from there.

sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men. what did he say? >> well, he kind of tried to walk it back a bit. he said i'm a product of the '60s, i centered my life around sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll until i hit the bottom and accepted jesus and at the end said we're all created by the all mighty and like him i love all of humanity. i would never treat anyone different because they are not like me. it didn't take with the folks of a and e. >> did a and e say how long the suspension would last? >> it's indefinite. they said they are suspending him. this is the most successful reality tv franchise ever. it's worth an absolute fortune, certainly for a and e it is. one of the rules for this family from the beginning that a lot of people admired is the sense of the family very much sticks together, i'll be curious to see

if it is possible to spin phil without having the rest of the folks say fine, we're suspended, too, we will not work without him because we're a family. they are wealthy enough now they don't have to work. there will be a lot going on tomorrow and i suspect a big, big push back from many in the religious community, as well. >> appreciate the update. a woman from georgia stepped forward holding one of the two winning tickets in the mega millions jackpot. 56-year-old curry who lives near atlanta correctly picked all six numbers in last night's drawing. she heard the numbers announced while driving and she called home and her daughter confirmed. she said i was in a state of disbelief. i didn't believe it when my daughter told me. she's taking the cash option, $120 million after taxes. the other sold in san jose

california. what's it like to be an instant millionaire? rick won nearly $5 million and terry won nearly $3.5 million when he was 18 years old. rick, you didn't know you had won the lottery right away. it took several months for you to check the ticket. why is that? >> that's right, anderson. the ticket was sitting in a cookie jar in our kitchen for a little over two and a half months before we realized we had won. and it was basically a challenge by my wife to go and get the tickets checked, or she was going to throw them away. that prompted me to go and get them screened and find out whether or not we had won anything. >> this is probably a dumb question, but how did you feel when you found out you won the jackpot? >> you know, it was absolutely insane. you know, we had gone through such a difficult time over the last year and half, and, you know, just a simple clinging of faith and to be rewarded this way, was just incredibly

overwhelming. >> what has changed for you in the past year? >> in the past year, i guess, the most significant thing for us is the opportunity of choice. true choice. when my son graduated high school last year, he felt his only option was a community college. now he has the choice to be able to attend whatever college he wants in the united states. and for -- as -- for us as a family, i guess the biggest change has been the ability to give. we were recipients of a lot of help over the last two years, and it just feels so good to be able to give back. >> and terry, your experience was different. you won back in 1994. you were the youngest lottery winner in history. what was that like for you? >> first of all, good evening, anderson. it was, like you said, 18 years old as a senior in high school. it's an experience that not too many people get to enjoy.

perhaps, you know, we've all heard stories of the bad, what goes wrong. we got to really focus on what we can do right. rick hit the nail on the head when he said you're given the opportunity and the gift of choice. whatever you win that, or if you win a jackpot, mega millions, it doesn't matter, you're given a choice. make it a blessing or a curse. i mean -- >> i can't -- >> go ahead, i'm sorry. >> i was just thinking, terry, i can't imagine at 18, you know, being in high school and getting 3.$3.75 million or however mucht was exactly. did people suddenly try to take advantage of you? did people treat you differently? >> not at first. i come from a small town, everybody knew me, i know everybody. they didn't. they treated me just the way they always have. i was very blessed for that opportunity. once i got out of town and started going to college and so forth, yeah, that did happen.

but whenever you receive something like that, you go through a process. it's just like grieving. there is three steps to grieving, there is the denial, shock and findly accepting. trying to tell an 18-year-old isn't possible. they think they know it all. trying to tell an 18-year-old that has $3.5 million something is impossible. it's just not going to listen. had i done so, things would have been a lot different. >> what would you do differently, terry, if you won today and your advice for someone who wins it? >> you know, one of your people last night, i had to really -- i wanted this to be a message of hope, of perseverance but the one thing i did wrong, the one thing i should have done and i pray the winners from here on

that hear this, the first thing they need to do is drop to their knees and ask the heavily flat r for guidance. if you ask, he will guide you. that's one thing i didn't do. i did not do that. i believe if i would have done that, give him the power, things would have turned outcome pleatly different. there is a plan for each and every one of us. i helped those who i needed to help. i wasn't living my life the way i should have and just as soon as -- as fast as i received it, it was gone. that's what built the person i am today, the character to per severe through that -- >> so all the money you got is gone? >> for the most part, yes. i do have a little bit stashed away in retirement and stuff like that. yeah, the bulk of it is gone. i was taken advantage of by people who are business-oriented, you know, as you would say. but, you know what? it's all an experience in life. rick, i researched and saw your

story and you're an inspiration and if there is anything you can take away from your story and my story, it's not the money that is of value, it's those who love you and stand by you, the people in your life -- >> absolutely. >> do -- >> value, that's worth. >> terry, do you still play the lottery? >> heck yeah. i thought i won last night. i had the feeling this is it. what a great story to come on anderson cooper after and say i just won again. latch will have. >> rick, do you still play? >> absolutely. >> interesting. >> absolutely. >> guys, i appreciate the conversation. terry, you got a great perspective and rick, thank you very much. >> thank you, anderson. good news about a blind man and his service dog that fell on the tracks as the subway was heading their way. stick with innovation.

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time now for "the ridiculist." i don't usually give much credence to popularity rankings but one that came out today got my attention. market wire looked at social media over the past six months to see which news anchors were being the most and the most

favorably, i came in number two with more than 560,000 mentioned, 85% were favorable. appreciate that. thank you. i can tell you the other 15% are comprised of late night ranlts, fifth and direct threats of violen violence. thank you, twitter, for bringing us together, appreciate it. what is number one? which news kagser is mentioned more than me and more favorable, that would be none other than ron burgundy, 91% favorable. he beat out me and megan kelly, katie couric, wolf blitzer and the top five. he's a top-notch journalist but i think the data is skewed. for one thing, there is no movie about me and burgundy plays a small role that's out today because it's got some promotion as you might notice. they didn't go the beyonce super secret route in releasing this.

there are posters everywhere and commercial. they will pretty much let anyone do them. >> the truth is when i first graduated from college and started reporting, i was just doing my best ron burgundy impression. the whole persona. when i started "anderson 360":ron's shadow loomed over the show literally. there was a cardboard cut out of him in the studio blocking a light. he had it in the contract that it could never be removed. it's a huge pain in the [ bleep ]. technically that wasn't a commercial, just a fun thing, anyway, not only are there many, many commercials for anchor man two, burg -- burgundy is showing up everywhere. >> wolf, i have to ask you do you use vitalas hair spray. >> i do use a hair spray -- >> you should use --

>> i tell the artist, spray it, don't touch it. >> i say that about numerous parts of my body. >> ron would be nervous about in your presence because he's been out of the news game for awhile. >> if this news thing doesn't work out for me, do you think i have potential on the big screen? >> great interview with you -- >> let me ask -- >> great to meet you. >> let's do the rankings again, maybe six months from now when the movies aren't playing. until then, stay class siren burgundy, you'll always be number one. number one. see you an hour from now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com this is "piers morgan live." welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. in the season of goodwill, nothing says festive like a big hug so why was this teenager suspended for hugging his teacher? is there more to this than meets