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do you think obamacare will be the biggest issue of the midterm elections. right now, 61% of you say yes. 39% say no. the debate continues on cnn.com/crossfire as well as facebook and twitter. >> from the left, i'm mark lamont hill. >> i'm s.e. cupp. erin burnett out front starts right now. next, deadline delay. the white house extends the obamacare signup date, again. >> consumers have somewhat of an early christmas gift. but a recent poll shows this is a christmas gift they could do without. and duck dilemma. how a&e is now on the defensive. >> that ought to be on our side, too, i think. and debit card disaster,
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target could keep you from withdrawing money from your own bank account this christmas. >> you think you have money in your account, and then you have nothing. let's go out front. hello, everyone, i'm don lemon in for erin burnett. the white house has now extended the signup deadline for people who want coverage starting january 1. the enrollment deadline was supposed to be tonight at midnight. but today, the white house decided to give people an extra day. new poll numbers show opposition to the health care. will this delay stem the bleeding? or has it created another pr nightmare? we have all the details from honolulu where president obama is spending the holidays. >> reporter: the cut off was today, but it was delayed until midnight on christmas eve to
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pick a program. it's a welcome delay for carla who's helping people sign up in atlanta. >> consumers have somewhat of an early christmas gift for them. i'm excited that the powers that be made this possible for more enrollment. >> reporter: the federal exchange, healthcare.gov saw more than 1.2 million visitors over the weekend. and the visits kept coming on monday. joining the crowd, president obama whose staff signed him up over the weekend. it was symbolic, since he uses military doctors. the president sounded a positive note about the overall pace of enrollment so far. while the president said more than half a million people signed up in the first three weeks of december alone, enrollment is still far short of the 3.3 million the government expected by theis time.
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meanwhile, members of the president's own party continue to push the delay to 2015. >> if it's so much more expensive than what we anticipated and the coverage is not as good as what we've had, you've got a complete meltdown at that time. so this transitional year gives you a chance to adjust the products to the market. >> reporter: the administration add add reprieve to those who have had their plans canceled. they'll be able to buy catastrophic coverage or be exempted from the fine. some have until december 27th or december 31st to give people more time to pick a plan. now health officials are pointing to a record day for healthcare.gov with 850,000 people visiting the site. that's in addition to the 1.2 million visitors over the
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weekend. >> thank you. and i'm going start with you because i want to be polite. you're sitting right here. we heard there's a surge in interest today. can we really call that a surge? they say it's a precautionary measure for the delay. >> at this point it's hard to know what it is anymore because it's one more delay. and it contributes to continuing to deteriorate the trust of the american people, that the government, that this administration can implement something this large and that this is good policy. that's why you're seeing the numbers that you see when you poll favorability. 62% oppose. >> you don't know what that means, if it's sign up or people who applied. >> this administration has had trouble giving us specifics and details on numbers. they like to give the good
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number, but they don't like to give the true numbers. i don't know how many times you go in a store and advice the and peruse and not buy anything. i do it all the time. >> delay after delay. mounting confusion, plus the news that the president symbolically signed up, purely from a pr perspective. was today's delay really that smart of a move? >> well, i think so, don, because if you look at what this health care law wants to do, it is absolutely in the spirit of what if was designed to do, which is to help more americans gain access to health care. so what if we actually give the people who are in line by midnight tonight the ability to finish signing up and enrolling if it goes into tomorrow? i don't think that's a bad thing. and this president has said from day one that he is willing to change it, to tweak it, to make sure that it does what it's designed to do, which is to actually give the millions of americans who didn't have
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coverage the ability to do it. >> maria, what does that mean? because i don't know. to be in line today? so are they going to the website? and they do what in order to be in line? so for example because of the high demand, and athena gave the numbers. 850,000 people went to the website today, over a million over the weekend. you are sometimes put in a queue. and so you might not be able to sign up or enroll that very minute. then they come back to you to give you the options necessary for you to be able to choose a plan. that was one of the fixes of this past month. and so, if the, if midnight comes and goes and you haven't been able to choose your plan, they're going to give you until tomorrow to make sure that you're able to actually enroll. >> and that confusion, not knowing, exactly as you said, that's contributed to these number, and this is specifically, new polling, the news isn't good. opposition to obamacare continues to grow.
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support is now at an all timely. how many people opposed health care law? 62%. 15% oppose because it's not liberal enough. why can't the administration stem the bleeding here, maria? >> i actually think, don, if we continue to get the numbers of people enrolling and signing up and going to the website that we've seen, i think we have bottomed out. and that is certainly what the administration hope, and i think they need to hope that for this law to work. but look at those numbers. this poll is lower than most. if you look at the people who approve it, 35%. if you look at the people who don't like it because it's not liberal enough, 15%. that's half the american people who either like it or want it to go further. and if you look at the people who think that it's not going to affect then at all, that's 40%. if you look at the people who think it's going to be a benefit, that's 16%. that's over 50%. so that's numbers that are
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holding steady for a law that's been attacked by republicans. >> it's not great numbers. even though they're holding steady. they are not good. >> can we get great credit for spinning the numbers. these are not skewed polls. these are cnn polls, and, you know, god knows that this, the polls are not so because republicans are great communicators and great message people. god knows it's not because the press skews to the right. the reason why the number is so because it's been a tragedy and comedy of errors. >> i agree with that. >> people, the administration refuses to give the numbers. >> 16% see themselves as better off with obamacare. that's effective new health care law on you and your family. 16% say they are better off. this is a christmas gift that
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many americans don't seem to want. >> ho, ho, ho. >> they're probably better off with -- >> you know, it's too bad that all americans don't have the choice that president obama has. where if he likes his plan, he can pretend he signs up for obamacare. but he gets to keep his plan. >> that's not exactly fair, because of who he is, though, he can't really -- >> that's a big part of the tragedy of errors. it is further confusion. >> here's the problem. here's the problem that i think republicans need to be careful about. and there's no question, anna that this has been a botched rollout, the president is the first to admit that. but millions of americans are signing up to get health care coverage that they didn't have before. if republicans continue to run on repeal, they could run into a political problem going into 2014, because they are going to be seen as the again ofs who
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only want to take away and steal something that americans are beginning to get. now. >> 62% of american people don't see the republicans as the grinchs. >> i'm going to have to be the grinch right now. >> you are a very good-looking grinch. >> i can't kiss you in person, don. >> the next time i siee you. have a wonderful christmas. more people rallying around duck dynasty. plus 40 million americans exposed to hackers. and the head of the largest police force in the country is about to leave. new york city police commissioner discusses the stop and frisk policy. (vo) you are a business pro.
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the backlash against a&e is growing tonight, and it may impact where the network films its reality tv shows. the sheriff of douglas county, louisiana has vowed not to work with them. he joins us now. >> merry christmas. >> why did you decide to speak out in support of phil robertson? >> well, i think there's a lot of things happening in america, the eroding of our christian values, talking about taking god off of money, taking god out of the pledge of allegiance, changing words to songs that have jesus or god in them. i think that this country was
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based on the christian religion. i realize there's freedom of religion, but not freedom from religion. and when somebody quotes the bible and speaks about the bible and they're punished for that, i think it's time for somebody to stand up. and that's all i'm doing. >> there's a sense out there among a lot of people, many people, that that interpretation, the interpretation of the bible that some christians have, you, maybe phil robertson, that we have moved beyond that. that society has gone beyond that and that sort of thinking and religious teaching no longer applies in this society. >> no, i don't agree with that. i mean, if you're going to tear out the pages you don't like, there's not going to be many left. you either believe it or you don't. and do i judge you because of that? i do not. you have a right to live the way you want to live.
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but does the bible say it's a sin? i think it does. and do i believe that? yes. am i judging you as a result of that? absolutely not. >> and you surely wouldn't discriminate against anyone because of that. >> absolutely not. i have openly gay people working for me. i have gay people in my family. my kids have gay friends that come to my house. and they're certainly welcome there. i'm, we're not making a judgment. the judgment that i'm making is based on what other people are saying about christianity, not what we're saying about other people. i hope that makes sense. >> it does, sheriff. thank you very much, sheriff miller. and supporting phil robertson makes sense to the cracker barrel restaurant as well. the chain pulled its duck dynasty themed products, but yesterday they decided to put them back in the store saying
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our intent was to avoid offending, but that's just what we've done. joining me now is jay bakker. good to see you again. how you doing? >> i'm doing great. good to hear you. >> you heard the sheriff there. i've wanted to ask him and i was remiss in this, if someone called him a sinner, how would he feel about that. would he think that it was, you know, someone had the right to call him sinner? or would he be offended by it? >> you know, i wonder, i mean, the bible says all sin and all fall short, so i don't find it to be something that's an offensive word. i think it's offensive when it comes to someone's sexuality or someone's race or someone's gender. but, you know. >> well, listen. there are many christians like sheriff miller rallying behind phil robertson saying he was just quoting the bible.
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and yesterday he told a bible study group, he saysly not give or back off from my path. i love all men and wichlt i'm a lover of humanity, not a hater. what do you say to that? >> i know a lot of what he is quoting from is from corinthians and timothy. both of those work, those are greek words that most people don't actually know what they mean. and it didn't actually say homosexual until 1958. sodom and gomorrah wasn't destroyed over homosexuality either. it was destroyed because of how they treated strangers. >> he says don't be deceived. neither the adulterers, the idol
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ters. here's what it says in corinthians, it's similar, but it says men who have section with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor and it goes on. but it is pretty close. and he's quoting the bible. >> it is close, but -- >> can you fault him for that? >> i can't fault him for that. the problem i have is when people start taking an english translation literally. because you can't do it because it was originally written in hebrew and greek. and it's i have hard to translate those things, and knowing the history behind that probably had more to do with men having section with boy, those verses particularly that he was talking about because it was something that was more practiced. >> so why doesn't the catholic church take issue with that? there are a number of priests in the catholic church who have been accused of having sex with boys. >> i'm glad to see that people
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are offended by these things and by intolerance. so i think we're lucky to have that. but i think the catholic church, most catholics are against priests having sex with boys still to come. hackers steal the identity information of millions of victims. and a pr executive loses her job over a tweet. and now an actor and politician in hot water over things they posted online. [ male announcer ] my client gloria
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tonight's money and power. target is now facing at least three class action lawsuits after hackers stole credit and debit card numbers from customers. many customers weren't biting at the discount they offered. chase put a cash withdrawal limit on customers who recently shopped at target, all of which could make for a rough holiday season for the giant. mansioning partner of may flower, i see you agree with me. customers are saying they could have done a better job at protecting their information, but how much of this sh actually target's fault? >> you know, this is a crisis. and it's a crisis when the nation's second largest retailer has a security breach of more than 40 million account numbers. it's a crisis because it is keeping people away from target
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stores. clearly foot traffic is down. it's a cry snis how they've articulated the message. crisis management is a lot like retail. it's about trust, confidence and execution. and in this case, the perception of the public is that target could have done to protect them and done more to articulate, am i safe going to target? am i safer going to target than an online retailer or one of their competitors. >> when you shop with someone, you give them your personal information, you're trusting them to protect your information. it is bad timing for target. we saw that on black friday retailers didn't do as well as they hoped. >> consumers are losing access to some credit. it's interesting that target's mission is to expect more. we expect more going forward from target. what will be interesting is this will give the upper hand to many
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online retailers. the perception all along was it was a convenience to go to target and safer to swipe your cashed at the terminal than to give it to some online purveyor. people will think twice about whether they go online or go to target. >> happy holidays to you. >> thank you. you too. still to come. it's one of the most controversial law enforcement policies in the country. we ask ray kelly about stop and frisk. and what was biggest lie of 2013? our panel weighs in tonight. >> he started walking towards me. >> and as he was coming closer? >> i hit him with the butt of the rifle. >> if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. >> does the nsa collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans. >> no, sir. >> it does not?
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after more than a decade as the head of the largest police force in the country, ray kelly will retire at the end of the year, kelly will join the counsel on foreign relations as a visiting fellow. susan candiotti recently sat down with him and asked him about his tenure, the state of
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terror and the controversial legacy he'll leave behind. >> reporter: after 14 terms, ray kelly sayses he a laying down his badge for good without a single successful terrorist attack since 9/11. how safe is new york from an attack? >> look, we live in a dangerous world, and there are no guarantees. we've done everything that we reasonably can do to protect the city. >> reporter: kelly counts 16 attempted terror plots on his watch, including a plan to blow up the new york city subway, foiled by the fbi, and a close call in times square three years ago, acting as a lone wolf, the man lit a fuse in a car bomb that fizzled. lucky that didn't go off. >> he built his bombs in connecticut, drove right in and found a parking spot in times square, which is in and of it self a miracle.
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>> reporter: kelly caused a stir when he said his force is capable of taking down a plane about to attack. >> it really has to do with the concern about a plane, a slow-moving plane flying over new york city. it would be a very extreme situation, but we do have rifles that can be very high-powered rifles that can be fired from a helicopter. >> reporter: kelly also raised eyebrows by creating an elite intelligence and counter terrorism bureau, a first for a city in the u.s., even placing personnel overseas. some suggested he was overstepping his role. kelly disagrees. >> we want to add additional resources to help us better protect the city. if you look at the 9/11 report, obviously, there were failings with federal agencies communicating with each other. >> reporter: kelly rose to the top after starting as a lowly cadet, working on the switchboard before walking a beat. what was it about the job that really drew you to it?
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>> well, i think the excitement of it, the adrenaline flow, and also, it is an opportunity to make a difference. >> reporter: in lower manhattan where he live, literally blocks from the new one world trade building, kelly takes stock of his administration's success in cutting crime. in 1990, more than 2200 murders. this year, a historic low, a little over 300. and that's with a million more people living in the city, and 6,000 fewer cops since september 2001. however, kelly's controversial stop and frisk policy may be his lasting legacy, but kelly stands behind it and predicts it's here to stay. >> stop, question, and sometimes frisk is a practice. it's a tool that exists throughout law enforcement. >> reporter: you know, the main criticism is that people were being frisked for no reason. >> so people say oh, 670,000
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stops in new york city. it amounts to less than one stop a week per patrol officer. >> reporter: his successor is william bratten who also served as the police commissioner under mayor giuliani. he has made it clear changes are on the way. you may have heard him say with increased supervision. >> training and leadership change that we'll lass be able to very quickly address the concerns about stop and frisk. >> i'm going to stay away from responding to that. >> reporter: but clearly you hope that the way your policies were carried out will stay in place. >> no, i just hope the city stays safe. >> reporter: his next move? besides writing a book, he says he has something else in the works, but he's trying to keep that under wraps until he's a private citizen again. >> susan candiotti, thank you. and for more on new york city's
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stop and frisk policy, i'm joined by a cnn contributor. and the editor of global grind. i'm going to give you a chance first. do you think the entire policy should be scrapped? >> when you look at 2011, 700,000 people were stopped, questioned and frisked. and a lot of people thought that was extreme. over the next two year, the number of people who were frisked dropped. the number was about 3,000. if you look at that 700,000 number, about half of those guys were then actually searched. i think a lot of people agreed that was a problem. and then there have been big moves made to reform it. so now, when the new mayor comes in and says we're going to change this, well, look, you've already reduced it to 1/20th of what it was.
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>> did crime go up or down? >> crime went down significantly. that's the point. it did not work. we did not need t crime has been reduced this year alone. >> you're obviously a vocal critic. >> yes. >> you think it should be scrapped. >> it should be scrapped. most major cities have seen reductions of crime without stop and frisk. you see a huge decline of crime across the country. stop and frisk agonized young black min. >> do you think maybe in some form, maybe not in its current form -- >> 96% of the people who are shot in new york city are black and latino. you are far more at risk. >> bloomberg came into office with the same number of
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shootings. murders and homicides may be down, but shootings are not down. kelly went from a good cop to a bad politician. >> when you listen to bratten, when you listen to his conversation with jeffrey toobin. the police commissioner that bill de blasio appointed said look, stop and frisk is an essential tool. there were over 13,000 murders in new york city. in the period after the tenure, it fell, a difference of 7,000 people. most of those lives that were saved were black and latino lives. >> you saw the report that came out, not too long ago that showed the number of people, the overwhelming number of people who were shot in new york city were black and latino. mostly black people. >> having tougher laws. what ray kelly did to his
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credit, they started investing in community programs, non-violence program, anti- gang programs. don't stop them when 89% of them are innocent. >> ray kelly doesn't get any credit that over the last two years it has plummeted. >> we took him to court! that's why it plummeted. he knew he was wrong. he wants his legacy to be -- >> is that too much to put on a police department? you say give them jobs, is that the police department's job? >> it's the police and the mayor's. >> to serve, not just to protect. it's also to serve the community. they do not serve black and brown communities. they antagonize them. >> when the city is safer, that's when employment levels increase. >> we haven't seen that in the black population. >> you absolutely have seen improvement. >> you see -- >> listen, both of you.
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i live in a neighborhood that's african-american. i live in a neighborhood that had horrible crime rates ten, 15 years ago. a lot of the residents will say, i don't know about the stop and frisk, but boy, i certainly. glad that crime is better. and many of the people i saw committing those crimes are the people who are being stopped and frisked. >> they took .2% stops found a gun. >> it's not just about guns. >> ityou've made a subtle and important point, which is this, people are not carrying firearms. people are criminals are hiding their firearms. >> shootings are not down. >> people are no longer afraid that other people are carrying
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firearms, and that creates a collective -- >> i've got to run, but i think it's interesting that one of the first people who implemented stop and frisk is going to be the police commissioner again. that's an interesting choice from the new mayor. >> we have hope. >> i hope i doesn't stick to what ray kelly did. >> interesting conversation, fascinating. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. and still a look back at 2013. who told the biggest lie of the year? does your pick make the list. and should freedom of speech extend to twitter? open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creates more jobs, and grows more businesses... we're open to it.
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it is that time of year
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again, and no, i'm not talking about holiday shopping. tis the season for those best of lists. you know the ones, just about every magazine and tv show is breaking down the good, the bad, the ugly from the past 52 weeks. so getting the final word tonight on the biggest lie of 2013. and i'm going to make my decision based on the arguments of my guests. and speaking of the good, bad and ugly, our senior correspondent is here. and the dapper one, and radio talk show host, she is the good looking one. and then there's dean obeidallah. he's a columnist for the daily beast. hi. what is the biggest lie of this year? i'm going to start with the smart one. brian stelter. >> well, i'm going to have to
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start as the media correspondent with 60 minutes and benghazi. this broadcast a couple months as where we see a now discredited contractor come out and tell his night in benghazi when the diplomatic compound was attacked. now we know it was the biggest lie of the year. i think i'll prove my point. >> we'll see if this backs you up. >> he just shouted. i couldn't believe that he'd seen me, because it was so dark. he started walking towards me. >> and as he was coming closer? >> i hit him with the butt of the rifle in the face. >> in the story, a security officer working for the state department, dillen davies told us he went to the compound during the attack and detailed his role that night. after our report aired, questions arose about whether his account was true. when we discovered the account he gave the fbi was different than what he told us, we
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realized we had been misled. >> i think lara logan said it better than i did. >> now you have to be pillaged and brlundered by your colleagues. he makes a good case. >> no, he doesn't. that was absolutely terrible. let me tell you the biggest lie of the year. >> no, why is it terrible before you tell me. >> you have one informant hood winked 60 minutes? and that's the biggest lie of 2013? >> it's not even close. i know people in the media were like brian. but people, it didn't even affect the ratings that much. if you like 60 minutes, one mistake. i don't think one mistake can be the biggest lie. this is a mistake, unfortunate.
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it was the perfect storm of errors in fact checking. i don't think it was the biggest lie. >> can you let somebody get in? >> joe, what do you think? why is your colleague, brian stelter wrong? >> he's certainly not wrong, i just wouldn't rank it as number one. trayvon martin and george zimmerman case and the way that was handled. obviously there were some issues at msnbc. but overall, with media watchdogs out there, sites like media hype, news busters which goes after liberal publications, media matters. reporters are under such a mi o microscope that every lie or not lie, but every sort of miss report that goes on --
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>> wrap it up. >> is going to get reported. >> 60 minutes is the most esteemed magazine on tv. >> they didn't lie. they didn't lie. >> stand down. stand down. i'll get to your side in just a little bit. since you moved ahead in the workmanual, mr. concha, what do you think was the biggest lie of the year? kalashniko health care plan you can keep it, that was the biggest lie of the year. let's roll the tape you can hear it from the president's mouth. let's hear it. >> if you like your health care plan you can keep your health care plan. our approach would preserve the right of americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. >> i am sorry that they -- you know are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me. we have got to work hard to make sure that they know we hear them
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and that we're going to do everything we can to deal with folks who find themselves in a tough position as a consequence of this. >> okay. so joe concha, it is catchy, so i'll ask my other guests why he is wrong or at least why you don't think that is great. but i'm going to start with mel, she can take direction better, what do you think? >> you got it, if you like that answer, you can keep it. we'll get back into the debate, was it actually a lie, unless you can pull the smoking gun or flaming memo, when he said it, he intended to deceive americans, that is not a lie at all. >> judge, i want to say i agree with mel completely on the fact. i don't think president obama was lying, i don't think he even knows now the full extent of
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this huge law, i don't think he was lying. >> it was the biggest lie of a new years ago, not this year, at least to his credit this year he has come out and in some way said story. >> the problem is if i can get a last word? >> you can't get a last word in, it has to stand on its even now, you had your chance. all right, what do you think? >> all right, mine is clearly -- ended the segment, such a big lie, james clapper testified -- answering a question of senator ron white. let's play the question, let's play this -- >> no, you can't. >> no, you have to let me. it is important. >> does the nsa collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans? >> no, sir. >> it does not? >> not wittingly. >> i responded in what i thought
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was the most truthful or least untruthful manner by saying no. >> this was unbelievable -- it was like a saturday night live sketch. he was so clearly lying. edward no den released documents, massive nsa program, not just a little, huge. >> why can't you just let the clip speak for itself, mel is losing her mind there, why, mel? >> well, i want to get into mine so we can end the segment. so here we go, 15 years in the making, this lie. it took down one of the biggest international brands, well, it didn't take them down, but it affected them. cancer patients worldwide, it also ended up with a hundred million dollar settlement in a fraud case. if you don't know what i'm talking about? >> i would never do that. that is -- no, no way. >> in all seven of your tour de france victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood
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dope? >> yes. >> seven tour de france wins, the guy lied for 15 years, he sued people until they went bankrupt in order to shut them up. he blackballed people from the international community, and built an entire organization on this fraud. >> this is so 2012, lance armstrong. >> hello, it is january when he finally admitted to it. >> 88 miles an hour. >> that is all you got? >> all right, a career of eight years -- >> dean called me judge lemon earlier, he is exactly right, anybody want to weigh in real quickly before judge lemon makes his decision? >> i'm actually pretty persuaded by clapper, benghazi, if i had to give the second biggest lie, i may have to go with clapper. >> the president's approval ratings in terms of honest -- do you feel the president is honest
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and trustworthy? it was 73% in 2009. that is down in the 40s now, a 32% drop, americans no longer feel he is trustworthy, biggest lie of the year. >> okay, okay, okay, i win. >> come on, it was 15 years of lying and impacted the international cycling community and had an impact on nike and an impact on cancer patients around the world and he had to pay the government $100 million. based on the breadth, the scope, this is a massive lie. >> are we talking about a bicycle rider, or a promise, all of our e-mails, almost are being read, our phone records. >> dean, just because you scream it doesn't mean it is going to -- >> i'm sorry. >> i just keep pointing for dean to ask if we ordered a code red -- >> okay, are you guys ready?
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here is my choice. if you like your plan, keep your plan, please step forward. >> no! >> yes. >> you know why? because it affects a lot more people than lance armstrong, the nsa does affect a lot of people but i mean you know, i'm sorry. >> i want to appeal to erin burnett. >> based on that, dean should have won over here. >> you think so? >> yeah, because it had a bigger impact and wider reach. >> i think lance armstrong was 2012, i think if the you like your plan you can keep your plan was great, i think clapper was interesting, i couldn't get down to the nuance. i think the sound bite was pretty good. it was the least intrusive sound bite, saying no, i'm actually going to steal that line. and i thought the 60 minutes
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thing, dean, you made a good point, you said if you like 60 minutes, one thing that probably happened, they didn't get it right. it may damage their brand but didn't ruin it. >> all right, if you like being on cnn you can keep being on cnn, you guys were good. thank you. and so to come on cnn, how far is too far when it comes to twitter? so as his financial advisor, i took a look at everything he has. the 401(k). insurance policies. even money he's invested elsewhere. we're building a retirement plan to help him launch a second career. dave's flight school. go dave. when people talk, great things can happen. so start a conversation with an advisor who's fully invested in you. wells fargo advisors. together we'll go far.
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there was a lot of twitter regret this weekend. first up, a pr rep boarded a flight tweeting out, i'm going to africa, i hope i don't get aids, just kidding, i'm white. as you can imagine, many were upset and waited for the plane to land. she was immediately fired. but not the only one who wanted
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a twitter do-over. actor steve martin also found himself apologizing for a tweet some called racist, when one of his fans asked is this how you spell this? he responds it depends, are you in an african-american neighborhood or an italian restaurant, well, he immediately removed the tweet, but not before it was re-tweeted. and joe fitsgibbon tweeted out losinge ining game sucks, losin desert wasteland sucks even more. of course not all celebrity tweets were vile, this extra-long tweet by charlie sheen was an attack on duck dynasty, his twitter people has been celebrated on line and in
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the media. so what do you think? which tweets do you think cross the line? does freedom of speech extend to twitter? should users be forced to apologize for offensive comments on line? well, let us know what you think on twitter @donlemon. don, thank you, a lot of people are asking what just hit us and what is next? we have answers to all the questions, also next, duck dynasty's phil robertson has more. and later the fallout of the epic credit and debit card breach at target. and how easy it is for hackers to do it again. we begin with the kind of introduction to winter that depending on where you live has left people iced over, snowed under, and parts of the east are totally baffled by the spring-like temperatures. and just about