being here. a good conversation. go to facebook or twitter to weigh in on our fireback question. should marijuana be legal nationwide? right now, 84% of you say yes. 16% say no. we're not doing very well. the biggest response of any fireback question we've ever done. so i want to thank you for that. the debate will continue online at cnn.com/cross fire. >> join us monday for another edition of "crossfire." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. next, heavy snow and cold temperatures affecting much of the country. plus new details about the crash that killed paul walker. his autopsy just released. and the police chief of one of the most violent 60s said he has a solution to reduce crime. more guns.

let's go "outfront." >> good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm don lemon in for erin burnett. dangerously cold temperatures affecting much of the country in the wake of yesterday's massive snowstorm. the worst is yet to come with temperatures plummeting to negative 20 degrees in some areas and another storm on its way. over the next five days, nearly half the nation will experience temperatures around 0 degrees. in the midwest, windchills will be close to negative 50. chicago will experience one of the coldest stretches in recorded weather history. right outside here in new york city, temperature are expected to hit zero degrees for the first time in 20 years. the coldest sure to make the snow clean-up pretty difficult. especially in the hardest hit areas including parts of massachusetts, which saw nearly two feet of snow. and for some coastal communities including neighborhoods in new jersey and massachusetts,

flooding is just adding to the pain. the storm also caused a whole lot of problems for a whole lot of travelers. more than 2,400 flights were canceled today on top of more than 2,600 flights canceled yesterday. frederick in boston braving the cold for us. how are people there dealing with the cold and snow? >> well, it is the cold that is making it more difficult to deal with. i can tell you over the last couple hours, what's happening is that the sky has pretty much totally cleared up. with that the temperature have started plummeting. i would say about four or five degrees above zero but we're expecting it to go down to minus 7 below. and many people were sort of busy clearing the roads. as you can see, some people will have a lot to do to get their cars out of the snow. you see people shoveling pretty much for the better part of the day. as you can see, some people have not gotten to it just yet. the freezing temperature are it all the more difficult.

another thing that is also a big part of those freezing temperatures is that the highways where a lot of the road crews have been spraying salt to get the roads clear. that salt will become pretty much ineffective once the temperatures reach the really, really low parts. that will make it even more difficult. the temperature that we're expecting around massachusetts is up to about 24 degrees below zero in the hardest hit areas. with the windchills going on, that will get even worse. it is going to be a very, very chilly night here in boston and in other places as well. people are bracing. there are not many people out on the streets. a couple cars here and there but there are not many people vent, you out. it is getting more chilly by the minute. >> stay inside. the advice is layers, layers, layers. appreciate. that alexandra steele. do we really want to know what's ahead? >> how about one of the coldest arctic outbreaks in the past two decades. we've got it coming. where fred is, at 11:00 tonight,

it will feel like 20 below. that is the windchill. so some incredibly cold air. this is not the cold air i'm talking about. the heart of this cold outbreak will be monday and tuesday. so this is what happens. we're going to watch this cold. look at this time frame. this is not tonight's forecast. this is a little bit down the pike. so let me show you. boston. look at this massive temperature drop on. monday in boston, it will be almost 50 degrees. tuesday it drops to 15 degrees. we're going on see 30-degree temperature drop. in new york, 47 to 11. so some incredibly cold temperatures. those are the high temperatures. minneapolis, the high on monday, 14 below. straight air temperature. overnight, 21 below. chicago as well. dropping early tuesday morning to 20 below. air temperature, mind you. so nashville, where temperatures should be in the 40s. we're going on get to 10 on monday. so unlike what we've just seen with the arctic break, it will make its way into the south, into atlanta and also of course,

into nashville where temperature are certainly going to be well below average. but before that, we've got another storm coming. this is weekend. but watch what this is going to be. this is the northeast. and we're going to see rain making it to the northeast. that will be ahead of the front. then the snow comes in after that with the cold temperatures. so we've got a wild ride in the next seven days. >> a whole lot of slipping and sliding. thank you very much. appreciate that. bundle up, everyone. following another developing story for you, the justice department filed an appeal to keep the nsa's controversial spy program up and running after a federal judge called it its constitutionally in question. kogs toogs at in question. it collects daily phone records from millions of americans has been renewed until march. but the legality could be decided by the supreme court. joined now by our senior legal

analyst, mr. jeffrey tubin. you said this is a big move. >> ever since the revelations of edward snowden, there is has been a debate about this program that collects the numbers called and the duration of call for basically every call within the united states. we've had a political debate about it. now the legal debate is really joined in earnest. last week a judge said it was constitutional. when you have conflicting viewpoints like that, it is almost certainly headed to the supreme court. because they got the last one. >> we've been right in the middle of reporting that. >> this could move in a number of ways. >> there are a lot of moving parts here. you have the courts moving forward and somewhat contradictory ways. we also have president obama getting a report from his own

hand picked commission saying the program should change. at the moment, the nsa collects all this data. the commission said the phone company should keep it. and the government should only ask the phone company for information if they really need it. the president will have to decide. is he going to cut back on the program in the way that his commission suggested? which might make the whole court case moot. so all these parts are moving at the same time. but somehow it will have to be resolved. >> president bush would say i'm the decider. >> the president is going to decide whether the program goes forward. but ultimately, it is the supreme court that will give thumbs up or thumbs down. a famous line about the supreme court which says, we are not final because we are infallible. we are infallible because we are final. that's it. they always have the last word. >> thank you, sir. stay warm. >> indeed. you too as well. still to come, the autopsy

report for paul walker just released. we have new details about the actor's death. plus the latest about the murder of a beloved catholic priest. the man accused of the crime was in jail just hours before the killing. and less than half of all female recruits can't pass the basic military requirements. is it time to rethink women in combat? [ male announcer ] even more impressive than the research this man has at his disposal is how he puts it to work for his clients. morning. morning. thanks for meeting so early. come on in. [ male announcer ] it's how edward jones makes sense of investing.

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the u.s. marine corps has delayed its physical fitness plan after less than half could do the required minimum of three pull-ups. there is a question of whether women should even be serving in combat. >> military training can be excruciating at its highest levels. but at the bare minimum, a marine has got to be able to do three pull-ups. >> i want to ensure that every marine is successful at maxing

out their pull-ups. but more than half the female recruits couldn't do it. so the mashes are pushing back the day when it becomes mandatory. >> if you have a failure rate of 55% and 99% of the men are successes succeeding, obviously this is not going to work. >> men have to do three pull-ups minimum to fast marine's fitness test. it takes 20 to earn a perfect score. women had to meet the same minimum. but only need eight pull yums to score perfect. because so few passed, the marines will let them clues to hang on the bar for 15 seconds and pass without doing any pull-ups. marine corps officials say the pull-ups are better.

>> generally i'm not for lowering standards. >> she is a form he marine corp officer who commanded troops in afghanistan. >> i was at one point able to do five but it was that first one that took me the longest to get to. >> she said women have to learn how to do pull-ups. something many have never done. >> experiment with different techniques. you figure out what other exercises to do. >> critics say the big push over pull-ups is part of a bigger problem. pressure from the white house to make the military gender neutral. >> something is wrong here and it is not the women's fault. it is the policy the marines are pursuing. >> obviously this is a big deal, chris lawrence. what do the marines do next so they're not in this same spot a year from now? >> it is clearly a setback to put thousands of women into combat roles by 2016. look, there are women who are clearly ready. 13 female marines just finished

the infantry course. a grueling 60-day course that they successfully completed. i think what the marines, an official told me, what they'll do now is something that zoe talked about. looking at better ways to train women to do these push yums. there is a feeling from the time they're girls, girls don't do push yums. even women who work out religiously and are very physically fit are not working those muscles and trying to build up that bigger upper body by doing pull yums. what they want to do is go in and teach women better ways to train to do this particular exercise. >> yeah. working the upper body. that's a guy thing, right? skinny legs, beach upper muscles. >> the beach workout. >> thank you very much. have a great weekend. the suspected killer of a beloved catholic priest was in custody hours before the murder. police let him go. gary lee bullock was arrested on

new years eve for public intoxication and held for eight hours before being released. yesterday he was charged with murdering pastor eric freed who was found beaten to death in the rektry of st. we are arrested in chux new years day. police are calling it a claim of opportunity. could it have been prevenltd? david mattingly "outfront." >> reporter: gary bullock had already confronted law enforcement twice. got arrested, spent eight hours in jail. all in less than a day before he became the suspect in the murder of the beloved priest father eric freed. arrested by humboldt county sheriff's deputies for public intoxication during the day new years eve. bullock had to be taken away from the county jail for a high heart rate. he acted up at the hospital and had to be physically restrained by deputies before being taken back to jail. orders show he was already on probation for misdemeanor

cocaine. the sheriff said they were not required to hold him until a judge reviewed his case so he was let go. bullock only had to walk three blocks to the st. bernard church where he was described as making strange noises. a security guard called the city police who did not know the details or the problems bullock just had at the county jail. >> they saw the paperwork that was released on a public intoxication charge after being held for i think eight hours. >> the officers decided bullock was not doing anything illegal and did not qualify for an emergency psychological hold. >> they asked him specific questions about himself. he asked for housingering asked for a place to stay for the night. >> so they didn't arrest him. instead, officers directed bullock to a nearby she will and watched him walk away. police now say bullock never went to the shelter and was spotted shortly there after back at the church. this time police aren't called.

>> the sequence of events from that point on is still being examined. investigators relying on surveillance video from cameras at the church. they hope to also learn something from the autopsy which will be conducted tomorrow. >> it looks like the system failed here. what are police saying? >> police in both jurisdictions, the county and the local police say that at the time the decisions were made, one to let him out of jail. and two to let him out of custody when the police were talking to him, they say those were proper decisions. they had to reason to keep him in jail or keep him in custody. so they say they were acting properly. looking back, there were sole opportunities missed that could have prevented this murder. >> so do they have any idea why the suspect web to the church when he got out of jail and then returned a second time? >> well, they believe the suspect had no connection to the priest. but this could come down to something very simple.

they say it is possible that he came back to this location simply because he might have had access to a restroom there. it could be something that simple. and it may turn out to be just that case when this investigation is done. >> david mattingly will be on top of the story. thank you very much. >> still to come on "outfront", a man in germany killed by an explosive device. authorities believe the bomb dates back to world war ii. plus a new controversy regarding seaworld. and the nfl, is it anlt gay? a former player joins us.

more controversy surrounding seaworld tonight. this time it involves manipulating public opinion. a recent online poll asked if the documentary black fish which aired on cnn change your opinion of seaworld. more than 90% of the respondents said no which seemed a bit fishy to the paper. they checked into it and found that more than half the votes came from a seaworld ip address. martin savidge joins us now with the money and power of seaworld. this is an interesting story. not a scientific poll but seaworld, were they stacking the vote? >> it has put a lot of people, especially those opposed to it would say that it is very much like the company culture there to hear about this poll and to make sure that the numbers were going to go in their favor. this was the orlando business journal that put out this three-day poll that was a simple one question, has this film

changed people's opinions. 99% of the respondees said no, it hadn't change their opinion at all against seaworld. that's when the paper decided to do some digging and found that 54% of the votes came from the i.p. address of seaworld.com. the company by the way fights back and says, no, here's our response. and their statement is essentially that it was their employees. that they did it on their own. they said our team members have strong feelings about their park and company and we encourage them to make their opinions known. and one other thing i should point out is that if you take away the votes listed back to the ip address of seaworld, sea world was still winning any way. >> the poll numbers, haven't the numbers split in the last day or so? >> yeah. they've changed dramatically. in part because there's so much publicity that has been brought out. the fact that seaworld would do well in an orlando publication is no surprise. it is a home grown home town

business. but once word got out nationwide about this poll, all those who were opposed to seaworld and its treatment specifically of killer whales, they've gotten involved and now the voting is 2-1 against seaworld saying yes, opinions have changed as a result of cnn's airing of "black fish." >> you got this unscientific poll and you got this documentary about seaworld. it is not really flattering. how has it affected their business if anything? >> right. a lot of these animal rights activists that say this is the tide turning against seaworld. if you look at the financial numbers, and of course that's really whatever really matters to a business like seaworld. the company says no. there is no turning whatsoever. in fact they're having their best year ever. they say that they have not seen a decline in the number of people coming to their parks and best of all, they say the revenue has only been increasing. >> martin savidge. thank you. still to come, the autopsy report for actor paul walker

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welcome back to the second half of "outfront." security during upcoming winter olympics at sochi is a major concern after two suicide bombings killed 34 people. that's why russian president vladimir putin visited the site today.

he visited various olympic venues but he had some fun, too, hitting the slopes with dmitry medvedev and enjoying a glass of mulled wine afterwards. and blackberry's beef with celebrities. they are suing typo which times key boards, which make key boards that snap on to iphones. they allege it looks too much like their own and say they will not, quote, tolerate such activity without fair compensation. the type of key board has been available for preorder since december and is slated for release later this month. it come a day after blackberry said it would part ways with alicia keyes who served as the director. michael jordan motivated to sell his house. the form he nba champion has put his art decco mansion on the market again. this time for $16 million. nearly half of what he initially wanted for it. this come after a previous price cut and an auction where it failed to sell for the minimum $13 million bid.

the problem, it may be a hard sell if you're not a jordan fan. the 56,000 square foot home was made for him. the front gate is adorned with his chicago bull number, 23. if you don't play ball, that regulation size basketball court, well, it makes for a pretty fancy and gigantic walk-in closet. programs she rent it out. make it into a hotel. a tourist destination. fast and furious actor paul walk ir's autopsy has been released pointing out the car was traveling at over 100 miles an hour. the death was cause bid traumatic injuries butterfly the report reveal gruesome new details about exactly what killed the actor. >> reporter: million of fachbs paul walker's "fast and furious" movies were shocked when a real life car crash killed the 40-year-old actor. the los angeles county coroner's report shows the death was

gruesome and swift. walker was a passenger in an ultra high performance car driven by his friend on november 30th. the autopsy states the driver was driving a red porsche carera gt at an unsafe speed. approximately 100 plus miles per hour. ? when they passed, there are no other cars around. >> the driver lost control, spun, struck a sidewalk, tree and a light post. exclusive video obtained by cnn shows the moment of impact. and a full minute later this car bursting into flames. >> there is nothing. we tried. we went through fire extinguishers. >> reporter: concerned that walker and roadas may have been alive that entire time not supported by the autopsy. it says both bodies were found like a boxer, perhaps bracing for impact. walker's was burned so badly, only his lower back, buttocks and feet were uncharred. he had multiple bone fractures. only a scant amount of soot was

found in his throat indicating he was not breathing for long. the other body was found in an even more gruesome condition. he died instanlly. >> in hollywood, they are never hurt. they drive fast. in reality we have to be concerned. we have to be concerned this could happen to any of us. we've got to follow the rules. follow the speed. we can't be too fast, too furious. >> reporter: the final autopsy confirm the initial ruling on the cause of death. an know. walker lives on on film. seventh installment of the "fast and furious" franchise partially shot at the time of the his death is scheduled for release next year. >> casey, what about toxicology reports? >> they tested, the coroner tested both men's bodies for evidence of any drug imaginable. nothing was found, don. >> all right. casey wian. gun violence in one of the

most dangerous cities. detroit's top cop said he thinks more people need guns to be safe. >> i think it is acting as a deterrent. >> i think you're right. >> good americans with cpls translates into crime reduction too. >> cpls, concealed pistol licenses. so would violence plagued cities, even your city, really benefit from more guns? joining me now, mike brooks, and the author of more guns, less crime. to you, first, how unusual is it for a police chief, especially in a city like detroit to be pushing for more guns on the streets. not less. >> chiefs usually steer clear talking about guns at all. assault weapon, handguns, they usually don't. here's a chief who had 28 years with the lament and then he was in portland, maine, before he came to where he is now in detroit. and so he has seen a lot of it.

it is impossible. next to impossible to get a carry permit in l.a. in california. i tell you, i got mine for georgia. i was a cop for 26 years. and do you know something? if i was a thug and i'm going on break into someone's house and i thought, there is a guy on the other side of that door have a gun? that may blow me out of my sneakers? do i want to kick in that door? >> before we get john here, let's talk about detroit's violent crime per capita. it is among the highest. 700,000 residents and 333 homicides. new york city has 8.4 million people with 333 homicides. would more guns add to more problems? >> if you look at the homicide rate in detroit, it was down 17% this year even though they had 333 homicides. look at washington, d.c. that's where i was a cop for 26

years. you look at that city. it has one of the most stringent gun laws anywhere in the country. and their homicides were up this year by 17%. so you know, there is a lot of cops. 22 different law enforcement agencies in washington. the homicide rate was still up. would someone carry a gun with a concealed weapons permit be a deterrent? when it come to gun control, as far as i'm concerned, is being able to hit your target. >> time for to you get in. this is something you cannot undo. once you give more people guns, it is harder to take them back. >> the problem is that when you pass a law to try to ban guns, had a obeys it? it is the law-abiding good citizens. not the criminals. when washington, d.c. banned guns for about 30 years for handguns, you unfortunately had huge increases of murder rates and violent crimes. the same thing in chicago. the same thing has happened

every place in the world. when you ban guns, you end up disarticling the good law-abiding citizens and make it easier for the crime to occur. on mike's point, who would put up a sign in front of their home that said their home was a gun-free zone. i don't know anybody that would do that. in all the debates that i've had on it. and that tells me that even most gun control pr opponents realize that deterrence occurs when criminals think you might be able to protect yourself. >> mike just said, you'll think twice about entering someone's home. his suggestion isn't new. we heard it after the newtown massacre as well. and there was a fact check on that. and fact check your research as well. it appears such laws have not increased the crime rate but it is equally a stretch to say such

laws are a slam-dunk reason for why crimes have decreased. even those sympathetic to the research suggest that any decline in the crime rate. >> you've had several dozen studies, national studies by criminologists and economists. about 70% of those go and find that crime rates fall when citizens are able to go defend themselves. you have about a third that say that there is no effect. but basically the debate is between those who say that it produces a benefits and though who say as you were just saying, that there is no effect. nobody is really going, arguing there's a bad effect. one thing quick about police chiefs. the national association of chiefs of police has done surveys regularly in 2010. 95% of their members that they served said they supported concealed handguns. >> i see where you're going. >> we get where you're going. i want to get this question in.

maybe you can respond as well. it seem like many americans are shifting toward less gun control from april to november alone. there was a four-point drop from those who favor stricter gun control laws. here it is. 49% november. april was 53%. january, 55%. so what does this tell us? is there something to it that if you don't have a gun, if you're not allowed to carry, are you setting yourself up to be a sitting duck for those who are, who have weapons and may not be allowed to carry? they have them illegally. >> you have to be a responsible gun owner. here in atlanta in my neighborhood, there have been about 12 burglaries and cars broken into and the gun owners have left the guns unsecured. and now they're in the hands of the thug illegally. if i'm a thug and i'm walking

down the street, i'm getting ready to punch somebody in the face and i think that person might be carrying a gun because there are more gun permits given out in that county, i might think twice. >> all right. a good conversation. a good topic to pondering. thank you, gentlemen. still to come, a man kill by an explosive device in germany. the bomb had been sitting there for more than 60 years. plus an nfl player claims he was cut from his team because he supported gay rights.

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circle. we'll start in antarctica. a ship sent a ship to 62 is stuck itself. the ship dubbed the snow dragon was the one that helped rescue 52 passengers off the strand russian ship. cnn as he matthew chance. >> reporter: this complex operation just got more complicated. the chinese ship that helped to rescue the passengers on that ship, remember it sent its helicopter to air lift them to safety. it has itself become trapped in the thick packed ice. the chinese ship known as the snow dragon has requested assistance and is being helped by the australian ship which was supposed to be taking the 52 rescued passenger to dry handled. crew members aboard the vessel say it will take no longer for their chinese counter parts to be on their way. in the meantime there is plenty of food and water and none of

them are in any immediate danger. now we go to germany where one person is dead after a bulldozer struck what authorities believed was a world war ii era bomb. asked about the explosion. >> reporter: almost 70 years later, world war ii bombs are still claiming lives. this explosion was so big, it created a .6 magnitude earthquake in the area. it happened in western germany at a rubble recycling site. a bulldozer struck what officials suspect was a world war ii era bomb. it detonated, killing the bulldozer driver as well as critically injuring two other people in the area. people were tweeting pictures of broken glass and damaged cars. it could be heard and felt in nearby towns. these kinds of bombs are not all that uncommon in germany. though they're generally safely detonated. as we saw today, they can go off to deadly effect. >> thank you. appreciate that. now let's check in with ashley

banfield who is in for anderson cooper. ab in for ac tonight. and they let you come inside and warm up finally today. >> it has been a long day. we started at 4:00 a.m. and i am really glad to be in the studio. we've got a really big show coming up. we're keeping an eye on that weather and how all those travellers are doing. they're digging their way out of that mess as well. and we're continue to follow that emotionally charged battle over jahi mcmath, the california 13-year-old declared legally dead. her family not convinced, however, and doing everything they can on get her the care that they say she needs. the family in the hospital, where she is on a ventilator have reached an agreement and we'll tell what you that agreement is. and then a world record holder at the age of 9. feast your eyes. tyler armstrong spent christmas eve becoming the youngest person to ever climb a 23,000 foot

mountain. and he's doing it for a great cause. my interview with tyler and his father kevin all coming up at the top of the hour from the warm confines of the studio, don. >> stories like that make you say what i am a doing with my life? >> i'm just telling the news. thanks for reminding me. >> thank you, a.b. we'll be watching at the top of the hour. cut for supporting gay rights. that's the claim being made by former vikings player kluwe. he writes, it is my belief based on everything that happened over the course of 2012 that i was fired by mike priefer, a bigot who didn't agree with the cause i was working for. he denies the allegations saying he does not tolerate discrimination of any type. the vikings are conducting an independent investigation into the matter but this is not the first time the nfl has faced tough questions about its gays.

you are a former football player who came out after retirement. thanks for joining us. how are you? >> aloha, don, i'm doing well. happy new year. >> obviously you were not in the team's locker room. who do you believe? >> you know, definitely, after i talked, after it happened i talked with chris kluwe. it is and one of those things, you connect the dots. he comes out. he speaks on equality. he speaks for gay rights and then the vikings draft use their fifth round of the draft kicker and get rid of him. and to tell you the truth, i believe chris. thing like this happen all the time. >> here's what cliy. . in the ideal nfl world you show up to play on suns and that's it. they take you out of your box and put you back in and that's some view. activism as a distraction.

in other words, keep your opinions to yourself? did you feel when you were in the league that the league didn't was expressing yourself? >> most definitely. something similar happened when i was with the green bay packers. it was one of those things, here i am coming off a great rookie season. and it was one of those things where i got in trouble with brett favre down in his home town. came back and the second season, i was, by the end of the middle of the season, i was cut. so it was one of those things, it was difficult to handle. >> i want to play something for you. chris kluwe is on a local radio station and he said he never felt the need to could not front his coach about his remarks regarding gays until this. liberty. >> wasn't until he made the one comment, hey, we should round up all the gays. to me the way he said it, it was deadly serious.

he meant it. how i am a going to go to the guy in charge of my job who has made it very clear that he does not approve of what i'm doing and tell him, you know, you think you can lay off? >> so priefer said he adamantly denies that. as a coach i have always created an accepting environment for my players, including chris. was this just locker room talk? >> to tell you the truth, i don't know the coach. i don't know him. with you i do know chris kluwe. he is a man of integrity and greatness. i really appreciate hit coming forward. doing what he did for us, for equality. what ticks me off is that he was released. it was for the good of mankind. >> exactly. for being a straight athlete. >> this story has really been

bubbling up. and he's having to respond to it. a glen bay packers quarterback addressed rumors about his sexuality after a man who some believe is his former roommate. posted a couple of cryptic tweets including this. all that time spent on us is now spent on me which means i have more time to exercise, read, write, dream and save. so i probably look better, smell better, speak better and have extra money in my pocket. i probably would fall back in love with me too. >> yeah, i'm just going to say i'm not gay. i really, really like women. that's all i can say about that. >> so what is your reaction to this? why did he even have to respond? >> yeah, exactly. to tell you the truth, i want to apologize for aaron rogers for having to go through all of this, and, you know, too, you

know, it's one of those things where for myself, one of the biggest fears for me that was very killing, was that someone would start a rumor about me or out me. so i kind of get the sense or, you know, i'm not sure if he is or not. if he is, welcome home. if not, let's just leave him alone. for me, it's wasted energy and i want to apologize for a lot of the comments the glbt community has written towards him and so forth. any time you try to destroy a man's personal life, it's not right. even if he is, with all the hate that we're doing right now and that we're saying right now, it's just pushing him further and further in the closet if he is. i don't think that aaron rogers is gay. that's my opinion on the matter. again, i want to apologize for the rumors or people writing about him and, you know, for them taking it off, you know, what it's all about and

football. >> thank you. >> aloha. >> aloha. thank you very much. appreciate it. i want to bring in joe concha. a lot of people are questioning the article. he talked about it with espn today. >> i left it for a year because a, i didn't want to bring my teammates, former teammate sboos the mess and b i wanted to try and prove that i can punt in the nfl and have further ammunition that say clearly you can't play anymore, that's why you did it. >> do you buy it? >> look, i think don, if you take gay marriage advocacy out, chris kluwe needed knee surgery. he's also one of the highest paid at that time, punters in the league, never made a pro bowl. so that summer, they drafted a punter, kluwe was cut. this is what happens in the nfl. ageing player coming off an

injury, high paid, this is what happens. i don't think it had to do with advocacy. it happens in the nfl. the owner of the vikings attended a gay marriage in new york. said it was one of the most beautiful things he had seen. he told chris kluwe this. ziggy writes the paychecks for a person like chris kluwe. >> if he has a player in the organization he owns, it may not be accepted. he may think it's not good for business. >> let's get to mike. all these comments he said were nasty, that kluwe alleges that he says, anyway were said during special teams meetings. blare walsh, the field goal kicker was in the meetings and says he never witnessed anything like that. he called kluwe's comments reprehensible. it was a he said, he said situation. the only witness is blare walsh and he says look, guys, it never happened. >> do you think these are

isolated incidents or there is a pattern? obviously, in major league sports, especially in very high profile, there is a hype masculinity and also discrimination as well anywhere in any profession. >> true and we saw with jason colins in basketball, he came out as the first professional player in a major sports league to do so. will we see that in the nfl? that will be the last league that breaks that barrier because of the manliness aspect. >> jason still not working. >> he's getting up there and still not performing well. still to come, new york city's brand-new mayor says he can change america by changing new york. arrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. live the regular life. phillips'.

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new year's day in new york city may have given us the

strongest indication who and what will influence the decision. the tale of two cities. the mayor hopes to make new york the place the rest of the country can learn from when it comes to ending economic and social inequality. is bill de blasio the future? the speeches at the inauguration give us an idea. >> we live in a guilded age of inequality with decreped homeless shelters stand in the neglected shadow of gleaming multi-million dollar condos. >> the change of a law is only the tip of the iceberg in fixing our deeply justice system. >> let the plantation called new york city be the city of god or city set upon the hill. >> one of mayor de blasio's

favorite is dickins who wrote "the tale of two cities." i can personally tell you new york city is truly that. it's always been that way, as most cities are. can these two cities lead or even eventually live together? who does new york city or your city belong to? does it belong to the group that is economically driven it and reduced crime for the past two decades or belong to the group that feels resentful and exploded and publicly bashing the past few administrations? the writer vincent j poses a good question in today's new york times. do progressives think the city is worse off today than 20, 30 or 40 years ago or upset they have been kept out of city hall for so long? the haves versus the have notes are not a theme.

the capital of the world, it will be tough to play robin hood. people cling to their power and their money and bill de blasio ris risks alienating both sides. good luck. america is watching. "ac 360" starts now. if you've been snowed under, iced over, kept home, it's not over yet. get ready to chill out. the latest on a snowstorm turning into a cold-blooded monster. and a major development in the heart breaking case of jah jahi mcmath. declared dead by the coroner but very much alive in the eyes of her family. the high speed finally to actor paul walker's life. that, a debate on how physically fit women should be if they want to be marines, the price of pot in denver and a whole