we can't spell, but we can toss. time now for "newsroom" with carol costello. >> thanks so much. have a great day. "newsroom" starts now. happening now in the "newsroom," arizona governor jan brewer speaks to cnn about the controversial antigay bill on her desk. our dana bash and the interview you'll only see here. >> where does your gut fly now? >> i am a woman. i don't rely a lot on my gut. i have to look at what it says and what the law says and take

that information and do the right thing. i can assure you as always, i will do the right thing for the state of arizona. also a medical mystery. >> she's beautiful, talented. >> 4-year-old sofia and the illness that has doctors scratching their heads. >> i saw her left hand mid grasp stop working. >> dozens of other cases under close watch. america's military facing a hard reality. >> i had someone come in this horning asking about the draw down. >> the pentagon slashing kbun is and jobs. the defense secretary heading to rough wooaters as he visits washington. >> it's a slap in the face to anyone who's served over the

past decades multiple times and left their life to do this. >> you're live in cnn "newsroom." good morning. i'm carol costello. thanks so much for joining he. the clock is ticking in arizona where the governor has a few days left to decide whether to veto a bill that's become a lightning rod in the battle. in effect that bill would allow busines business. in the interview with cnn, republican governor jan brewer says she'll make the right decision for her state. >> the bill is going to hit your desk back in arizona today. you haven't seen hit yet i understand that. you're well aware of what's in it. where's your mind now on what you might do? >> certainly i'm going to go home. when i receive the bill, i'm going to read it and be briefed on it. we have been following it. i will make my decision in the near future. i have until friday or saturday

morning to determine that. >> now i've seen reports of business leaders in your state very upset and afraid of what the damage could be to businesses in your state. super bowl is coming next year and obviously there are other potential problems. is that weighing on you? >> well, of course. i have a history of deliberating and having open dialogue on bills that are controversial to listen to both sides of those issues. i welcome the input and information that they can provide to me and certainly i am pro business. that is turning our economy around. i appreciate their input as i appreciate the other side. >> i get as a governor you have to deliberate. it's your job. as a person and a woman and somebody that understands the plight of all kinds of people, where does your gut lie right now? >> you know, i am a woman. i don't rely a whole lot on my gut. i have to look at what it says

and what the law says and take that information and do the right thing. i can assure you as always i will do the right thing for the state of arizona. >> john mccain arizona's senior senator has a message for brewer, veto the measure now. we are joined with more from washington. good morning. >> good morning carol. jan brewer in the spotlight caught between the script of social conservatives and the business interests in the republican party. choosing the cover if she very toes the bill. a short time ago, the senator delivered the message he doesn't want the bill enacted into law. this is what he had to say. >> unfortunately it hurts the image of our state as a couple of years ago our of law sb 1070

you're familiar with. it's not an accident that our arizona chamber of commerce and our business leaders came out with a strong message yesterday that they don't want the governor to sign this. this is going to hurt the state of arizona's economy and frankly our image. i hope that the governor of arizona will veto this and we move on. >> and there you have it. john mccain trying to tell the governor not to accept the bill and in fact veto it when she heads home to arizona. she is today carol. >> what do you think she'll do? >> she marches to the beat of her own drum. on the tarmac on the issue of immigration, i think it's a telling sign she told dana bash she'll do what's right for the state of arizona. she's getting pressure back home from business interests. there's hundreds of millions of

of interest on the table. she's getting pressure from the likes of american airlines. the super bowl is against this bill. the democratic national committee just to give you an example has queried phoenix to ask if they're interested many the 2016 hosting the convention in 2016, one of many cities they're asking. if this bill were to go in effect i can guarantee that would be taken off the table. this would be a bad bill in terms of business.veto. who knows? >> the nation's top law enforcement official is wading into the battle of the same sex bill. he tells that his state does not have to defend laws they feel are e are. this led to integration of

public schools. he told the times, quote, if i were attorney general in 1953, i would not have defended a kansas statue that put in place separate but equal facilities. while the numbers look strong in 2013, there's mixed news on the housing sector in general. cnn chief business correspondent is here to parse the numbers. good morning. >> good morning. that's an important distinction. let's start with last your. best year of home prices since 2005. before the collapse of the housing market. 11.3% is the average increase nationwide. look at 20 big cities. county jail says 11.3% was the gain. all is local. look at the biggest annual gains last year. look at vegas. people added a quarter to home value.

san francisco 22%, la 20%, atlanta where you live, 18%. san diego 18%. i was heartened in the numbers to see last year for chicago was the best year over your home gains since 1988. that's good for chicago. dallas has record high home prices now. that's strong. here's the tale though. you can see by the end of the we're the home price gains are slowing. s&p case say the home price grow as good likely behind us. watching things slow down by the end of the year. a cold 2014, higher interest rates as well, uncertain job market. all those things could dampen the how hasing mark ihousing ma. >> christine, thank you.

medical officials worry two dozen more kids could be suffering from this illness. >> this is a very serious disease. children impacted by this have not recovered. one of them is a 4-year-old girl from berkeley california who initially came in with respiratory problems. >> so fee i can't is a foir-year-old happy and seemingly healthy until a year and a half ago her arm stopped moving. >> we joked this was the level in her life. she's redheaded, talented, beautiful, really bright. >> she is one of five children in california showing signs of a mysterious polio-like illness. the exact cause is unknown. they know her arm is paralyzed. it came on suddenly after she initially showed symptoms of

asthma. >> she started wheezing suddenly. she had not had history of asthma. >> her mom took her back to the doctor for a follow up. >> as we were leaving that appointment, she went to the treasure box to grab her toy after seeing the doctor. i saw her left hand mid grasp stop working. >> an mri later showing she had a lesion on her spinal cord. she never got better. she calls her arm. >> lefty. my favorite arm. >> doctors don't know what is causing these cases of weakness in limbs or paralysis. >> the progrenosis is not good. children have not recovered. >> all occurring in last 18 months in california. doctors say parents should not panic. >> it's extremely rare.

our suspicion is it's a virus. it's like polio virus. other viruss can do this. >> researchers say two tested for the virus 68 linked to polio in the past. the bottom line is we don't know what's causing these issues. doctors and her parents want to get the word out. >> many thanks. after a dramatic plan to shrink the size of the armed services, could mean the biggest transformation in decades. recruiters receive questions from those considering the military as a career. >> i had someone come in this morning asking about the draw down or cuts and all things that have been proposed. i told them, we're still

enlisting people. we still need qualified men and women. >> for the secretary of defense, the next battle plan will take shape in congress. lawmakers are voicing deep concerns. barbara star has more from the pentagon. >> defense secretary chuck hague made one thing clear. 13 years of war footing is over. >> after iraq and afghanistan, we're no longer sizing the military for long operations l. >> the pentagon will now focus more on special operation, cyber war and high-tech weapons will. >> the military must be capable to respond quickly in all capacities should the terms fail. >> hagel knows it's a tough sale. >> you have fewer ships, planes. of course there's going to be risks. >> governors are reacting to

proposed cuts in national guard forces. many troops are combat veterans from war. >> we think they're very important to the national defense of this country as well as to helping us in times of emergencies in our individual state. >> among the key proposed cuts, down sizing the army from 520,000 to 440,000, smallest since 1940. >> the spy planes will be replaced by drones and the war hog by a fighter jet. the most controversial is slowing if rate of pay increases, trimming housing allowances and cutting subs sub say dares. >> there's the military health care system. one of the ideas to save money is is ask retirees to pay more

for their health care, an idea not likely to go over well with them carol? >> you're a busy woman. you're getting information on security at the u.s. embassy and ukraine. tell us about that. >> right carol. this is something we have just learned here at cnn. a small elite team, nine marines have gone to the u.s. embassy at the request of the state department. of course with the approval of the pentagon. this elite nine man team is there to beef up security around the clock at the embassy. nobody believes there's a threat to the embassy. this is the post benghazi world. even though things are calmer in kiev, the street if you will, still uncertain. the state department asking for a little extra help from the marines. more marines there. they don't believe they have a specific threat in any way. they want to be sharp and very much on the job. >> barbara star, live from the pentagon this morning.

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glass haters for an attack in a san francisco bar. tech writer sarah slocum was showing people how the glasses worked when two women confronted her and a man ripped them off her face. she got the glasses back. people at the bar got upset being recorded by the google glasses. >> by the second time in less than a year, disney is raising ticket prices. a single day visit with mickey will cost $99. union workers rallied for higher pay last night. one worker says workers make less than $10 an hour. many just work part time. it's the return of the polar vortex. this week's arctic blast won't be as brutal as the one before. temperatures in the midwest could be 30 degrees below normal.

single digits could hit tomorrow. no major snow forecasted by the warm up this weekend. the nation is waiting to see what arizona governor jan brewer will do. she has until the end of the week to decide whether to sign or veto a bill that would allow businesses based on religious relieves to refuse service to gays and lesbians. business leaders are urging the governor to veto it. >> welcome sir. >> thank you. >> my first question, what is up with arizona and the controversial laws? >> it's a conservative state. we're ground zero for national conversations. you know, the state's still maturing politically. the nature of state politics to have ground zero conversation is just part of the way they do

business. >> whether or not governor brewer vetoes this, arizona has become a national joke. listen to what happened last night. >> this would allow business owners asserting religious believes to deny service to gay customers. a sign that says nice shirt, nice shoe, no service. >> hah hah but they have to deal with that. how do you deal with it? >> well, we stick to the facts. this is one of the top ten markets in the united states. ironically, site selection magazine will come out and name greater phoenix the top market in the western half of the united states. that's why we oppose a lot of policy exercises. arizona is such a great place to do businesses. we're one of the top job producers in the u.s. year in

and year out. number one for job business start up, job creation by small businesses. these are suppressing our ability and other business people's ability to tell the arizona story, a story of inclusion, excitement, wonderful futures for young families and dinism. >> this bill is negative to our state. it's impacting our brand in a negative way and discriminatory in nature. >> you've written a letter to governor brewer. it says, quote, arizona will be the center of the world stage. legislation has potential of subjecting the super bowl and major events surrounding it to the threats of boycotts. >> it could pull the super bowl out of arizona. marriott has weighed in on this. american airlines has weighed in. what other businesses are

concerned about this bill? >> well apple has come out and weighed in and personally contact aed the governor. apple is building the largest high-tech facility now in arizona. why proponents of this bill have a hard time understanding is that the apple corporation human resource policies are specifically dedicated towards integrating the community. they make suppliers follow their policies. intel has a specific objective at integrating lgbt people and african-americans in the work force. among major employers, there's no place for discrimination in the work place. there's no place in arizona. we've asked the governor to veto this bill. >> we appreciate it.

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the road to the 2014 and 2016 elections will be well traveled by the biggest names in the parties. bill clinton heads to kentucky to campaign for grimes. hillary clinton heads to washington where she'll present a wards for advancing women at georgetown university and in new jersey, chris christie has money on his mind. he'll deliver his annual budget

address. back to bill clinton for a minute. he's heading to louisville to add star power to unseat republican mitch mcconnel. this selection may be the most difficult for the senate minority leader. erin mcpike is in louisville this morning with more. good morning. >> good morning. polls show a tight race between mcconnel and the democrat grimes. her family has known the clintons for years. we want to show you a photo of allison grimes meeting the clintons in 1993. her father cater events and chelsea clinton's wedding. those should help her in this campaign. >> mitch mcconnel is leading the charge to sweep senate democrats from power in this year's midterm elections. >> these people need to be stopped. a good way is make me the

majority leader of the united states senate november. >> he has to win re-election first. that may prove harder than the past four times. >> kentucky is thought of not deep red but reddish. reddish. >> now remember him, bill clinton carried the typically blue you grass state in both presidential elections in the 90s. he campaigned against mcconnel in the tougher than expected race in 2008. he's making his first big stop on the 2014 campaign trail. >> we've got to have more willing to reach across the aisle. >> campaigning for the 35-year-old star recruit. >> i'm allison grimes. with your help i will be the next united states senator from kentucky. >> grimes is secretary of state and was attorney in lexington. her father shared the kentucky democratic party price twice and has a relationship with clinton

spanning three decades. before he gets a shot at the democrats, mcconnel must beat matt bevin in the primary. the far right has been a thorn in his side at home and in washington. >> we've had differences over tactics. all is well ends well. >> even though bevin and grimes may be troubled, they've been warned. mcconnel has reputation as a ruth less contender. louisville, kentucky. >> i guess i'll thank you again. erin mcpike from louisville. sorry about that. thanks so much. opening bell on wall street about the ring. prices posing strongest gains since 2013. one analyst say the strongest

part of the recovery is over. shares of the struggling company blackberry could get a bump as rumors swirl that it is in talks with ford to pow ter in-car entertainment system sync. >> you may be taken back considering how much blackberry has struggled lately. it's the last company you think ford turned to for him. it's doing just that. at the moment microsoft powers the sync system in ford cars. it lets drivers make hands free phone call, make texts, play music, mark dinner -- just kidding. >> sources say that using blackberry's technology will wind up being cheaper and improve speed and flexibility of sync.

audi and bmw also use it. ford drivers are complaining about how you the system frequently freezes and crashes. it looks like it's trying to fix that, at least ford is. behind the scenes it's looking to blackberry as the white knight. we hold the opening bell ring. stocks now are flat but in the green. new numbers on home prices came in showing a jump. that could be factored into the trading today along with consume her confidence coming out in a half hour. expectation is confidence picked up slightly. even if stocks make gains today, s&p 500 could be looking at a record high. >> reporting live from the new york stock exchange, thank you. still to come in the "newsroom," political instability in ukraine. phil black is in kiev. good morning.

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the acting ukrainian president has put off selecting the interim government until thursday prolonging the instability. opposition leader and former

boxing champ has indicated he will run for president when elections are held may 25th. months of political unrest cull ma nated bloody clashes leaving people dead. the arrest warrant for the ousted president is related to deaths in the protest. his location remains unknown after he fled this weekend. phil black is here with more. hi phil. >> hey carol. no sign of the former president viktor yanukovych. here this morning, one of his former aids was shot in the leg. we're told yanukovych wasn't with him. the last reported siting was he was on the road south to the region known as the heavily russian influence region. at least because the russian government has a lease on a big naval facility there. it's the home of russia's black sea fleet. back here in kiev, the focus is

on forming the interim government and getting money desperately needed international money to fill the gap so this economy can be reformed. talking about needing $35 billion over two years. the united states said it's willing to be a part of that effort. >> i understand the ukraine's parliament wants to prosecute the former president. how might that work? >> well, ukraine's parliament has issued an arrest warrant for the former president. it says it's carrying out the investigation to what it says is mass murder on the streets of this city last week. that was when ukrainian city forces opened fire on protestors killing dozens. it will death toll is above 80. the parliament has said the international criminal court should investigate. that's a strange move because ukraine is not a signature to

the rome convention which is the international convention which recognizes the criminal court, gives it jurisdiction. so far the international court says it doesn't have jurisdiction here. it is possible that ukraine could sign up. it is possible the international criminal court could investigate. that would take time. either way, i think if yanukovych is caught, there will be pressure in ukraine to have him put on trial in his own country. >> phil black, live from kiev, thanks so much. new concerns about pregnant women taking too much acetaminophen. a study suggests it could raise risks for their kids. i can download anything i want. [ girl ] seriously? that's a lot of music. seriously. that's insane. and it's 15 bucks a month for the family. seriously? that's a lot of gold rope. seriously, that's a signature look. you don't have a signature look, honey. ♪ that's a signature look.

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we'll take you to washington for just a minute. look at this beautiful -- well not so beautiful anymore. snow is coming down too hard.

34 degrees in washington right now. let's go to capitol hill and show people this picture. wow. another polar vortex moved into the northeast. it's not going to stick around very long. by this weekend, everything will be back to northrnormal. as i've been saying, spring is around the corner. be careful out there. a study is raising questions about the acetaminophen, active ingredient in tylenol. pregnant women have been told that it's safe to take. studies suggests taking it longer in pregnancies raise you the risk of children getting adhd, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. >> this could potentially be a big deal in terms of talking acetaminophen in overall adhd.

a lot of women take tylenol in pregnancy. in the study of 60,000, more than half took tylenol. women are told don't take ibuprofen and aspirin. those could cause other problems with the unborn baby. finally the idea of fever in and of itself could be problematic. you want to treat with something. this is a big deal. in this study, they found women that took the most tylenol, a day a week for 20 weeks seemed to have the greatest increased risk of having a child diagnosed with adhd. they found the risk nearly doubled in that particular group of women. the risk did go down with the less tylenol women took. the risk is there. that's what they found here in this study that showed the association. i will point out there are a waive and give up couple of things they hyposized. could acetaminophen disrupt the hormones in the developing baby

that led to a problem the way the brain was developing? we don't know what's causing this. these are guesses. this is what researchers are concerned about. they call it potential endocrine disrupter. bottom line, for women that say what am i do do here? real answer is minimize tylenol use. you don't want to have a fever. you've got to treat the fevers. minimize tylenol use. things besides fevers, muscles, aches and pains, find non medication tragedies. it's not what women that are pregnant want to hear. again, i think this is an important study to pay attention to. keep in mind when it comes to acetaminophen use. >> thanks. the three women held captive over a decade receivers honored from the governor. all on hand, all together to receive the governor's annual

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checking our top stories 50 minutes past the hour, police have arrested point guard raymond felton on gun charges. the arrest comes hours after the knicks lost a home game to dallas. he was charged with criminal possession with a weapon. he had a firearm and loaded ammunition magazine. a deck collapse caught on video.

police have spent hours investigating non injury accidents. the world's most wanted drug lord is spending his fourthd day behind bars after more than a decade on the run. guzman was captured over the weekend in a predawn raid in a mexican resort town. we are taken to the condo where he was finally captured.

i saw two people get into helicopters with clothes over their heads. they took off. that's all i saw. >> u.s. tourists were enjoying the spectacle. >> it will be a time we won't forget easily. yeah, we've heard about mr. guzman for a lot of years up north because of his occupation. yeah, it's been up north. the city had just been enjoying a boost to the tourism industry and many here are hoping the aftermath of el chapo's arrest will not be derailed in recovery. nick parker, cnn, mexico. still to come, "saturday night live" along seth myers makes his debut with host of late night and joe biden makes a

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seth meyers made his big debut as the host of late night on monday. joe biden, decided to keep his plans for 2016 under wraps for just a while longer. >> you've been very open about talking about 2016 considering what you are going to do. where are you in your thought process? what are you taking into account? >> you know, i was planning on making a major announcement tonight but i decided, tonight's

your night. so i hope you will invite me back. >> amy, your 2016 plans? >> oh, i'm going to run for president. >> i would vote for her. meyers didn't let the vice president off the hook when it came to his comments about laguardia being, quote, a third world country. >> i live in new york. you recently called the laguardia airport, you recently referred to it as a third world airport. >> when invited to your show, the secret service said, you know, mr. vice president, you can't land in laguardia. >> laguardia also said you can't land there. we're backed up. >> new york is probably the greatest city in the world. and it really deserves one of the greatest airports in the world. i don't think anybody disagrees with that. >> biden also talked about what it is really like,what's really going on in this year's state of

the union address. >> killing it in the state of the union. >> there were so many finger guns. if there was an nra for finger guns, you would be the president. >> are you actually pointing and smiling at people? >> the president sent a big-time guy like me. i walk the senate over to the house thaeand they announce us we go in. as we go over, a senior senator said, i know, you and barack are friends but don't stand up on every dam thing he says. all right. i counted 17 times this particular senator stood up in front of the president. so i went like this, talk about a suck-up. this guy was out there telling me don't stand up, and, boom, first guy up. >> no word on the identity of

that senior senator. the next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts now. just ahead of the "newsroom," thousands of tons of toxic sludge dumped into a north carolina river. many are asking, is the water safe? you go fishing in here? >> i used to. >> would you do that now? >> no. >> three weeks after the spill. today, scientists begin testing fish. residents not optimistic. >> it is going to hurt a bunch of people. >> could this be the next west virginia? voices growing louder. we have equal rights. we are all human beings. we deserve the same rights. >> against arizona's controversial anti-gay bill. it has made it all the way to the governor's desk. >> i have to look at what it says and what the law says and

take that information and do the right thing. >> governor jan brewer speaks to cnn exclusively. the next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts now. good morning. i'm carol costello. the clock is ticking in arizona where the governor has only a few days left to veto a bill that has become a lightning rod. it would allow businesses to site businesses and deny services to gay customers. leading republicans are urging jan brewer to kill the bill. >> unfortunately, it hurts the image of our state just as a couple of years ago, our other law, sb-1070, that you are familiar with, it is not an accident that our arizona

chamber of commerce and business leaders came out with a strong message yesterday that they don't want the governor to sign this. this is going to hurt the state of arizona's economy and our image. so i hope that the governor of arizona will veto this and we move on. >> actually, similar legislation is working through at least five state legislatures and feeling arguments of gay rights versus individual religious rights and this morning, in arizona, economic interests are also in play. american airlines, marriott and apple all urging governor brewer to veto that bill. the nfl is also bristling saying it will closely watch the decision which in arizona which is slated to host the super bowl. the nfl moved the 1993 super bowl from arizona because the state's voters refused to make martin luther king day a state holiday. they have a pro business background that could weigh

heavily in her decision. dana bash joins us with part of that exclusive interview. >> jan brewer has been here in washington for a meeting of the national governor's association. i tracked her down at the hotel. she was reluctant to talk about which way she will go specially since she is here in washington. she gets the consequences of her decision. >> the bill is going to hit your desk back in arizona today. you haven't seen it yet, i understand that. but you are very well aware of what's in it? >> where is your mind right now on what you might do? >> certainly, i'm going to go home. when i receive the bill, i'm going to read it and i'm going to be briefed on it. we have been following it. i will make my decision in the near future. i have until friday or saturday morning to determine that. >> now, i've seen some reports of business leaders in your state very upset and afraid of what the damage could be to businesses in your state. the super bowl is coming next year and obviously, there are a lot of other potential problems.

is that weighing on you? >> of course. i have a history of deliberating and having an open dialogue on bills that are controversial to listen to both sides of those issues and i welcome the input and information that they can provide to me and certainly, i am pro-business and that is what is turning our economy around. i appreciate their input as i appreciate the other side. >> i get as a governor, you have to deliberate. it is your job. but as a person and as a woman and as somebody who understands the plight of all kinds of people, where does your gut lie right now? >> well, i am a woman and i don't rely a whole lot on my gut, because i have to look at what it says and what the law says and take that information and do the right thing but i can assure you, as always, i will do the right thing for the state of

arizona. >> dana, read between the lines for us. what are you hearing behind the scenes? >> she was very, very cautious there, understandably. people in arizona who know her well say they are confident when she says she will do the right thing, for her, that will almost surely mean vetoing this bill. the main reason is, as you heard her say, she considers herself a pro business governor, who above all wants to protect and promote arizona's economic interest. she knows there will be economic retribution against her state big-time if the law is on the books. this is perceived by many as codifying discrimination. she vetoed a very similar bill last year. that was something i was reminded about by somebody who was familiar with her thinking. >> dana bash, thanks so much. this just in, the cnn consumer confidence taking a hit falling from its five-month high. christine romans has more.

good morning. >> good morning, carol. what consumers are saying is that they feel like the economy is improving right now but when they look forward six months, they are concerned it is just not going to last and not going to keep improving. in particular, consumers telling the conference board they are feeling less confident about business conditions, jobs and earnings for companies going forward. consumer confidence slipping from a five-month high. there is a lot to digest as we begin the new year. you have had all this weather that is sort of distorting just how strong things are. you have things going right like the stock market. you have had gdp that continues to grow and has been surprisingly strong considering everything we are enduring and record profits and profits rising for companies. those are the pros in the economy. mortgage rates are rising. interest rates are rising. the weather has been poor. the job situation is still weak here. you take it all together and consumers are saying after being as confident as they were in

five mondayths, they are less s when you look out six months. >> ted nugent says he is done with the name-calling. nugent has campaigned with texas attorney general, greg abbott, who is running for governor. abbott said monday he has no regrets about appearing with new nugent. he gave a backhanded apology for his comments as he talked about cnn's erin burnett. >> i want to get to the question of whether you apologized or not. a lot of people say you didn't. did you mean it? >> erin, come on, you have this english language down really well. when the question is, do you apologize, and i answer yes. do you mean it? >> i want to understand why you used the word mongrel when you did. >> i have been a cop in lake county, michigan, since 1982 or

thereabouts. i conduct federal raids and the heroes of law enforcement. we are rea resting fugitive felons let out of their cages after murdering, raping, molesting and going after these guys. the adrenaline is something like you will never experience. when we are done with these kind of raids, we get together. our hearts are broken we have to face these monsters, mongrels, bad people who are destroying our neighborhoods as mon grels. i knew of no racial reference. >> since you are saying there was nothing racial about it. i am hoping you can explain a certain word here. you said also said this. >> a lot of people call that inflammatory speech. i would call it inflammatory speech when it is your job to protect americans and you ask me to look into the television camera and say, what difference does it make that i have failed

in my job to provide security and which have four dead americans. what difference does that make? not to a chimpanzee or to hillary clinton but i guess it doesn't matter. >> a chimpanzee? >> yeah, erin, i appreciate you playing that. do you really think that i reference any race as a primate? i call my buddies in my band chimpanzees when they miss a good guitar lick. i referenced no racial overtones there whatsoever. i was referencing people who would look in the camera when there is four dead americans in benghazi and refuse to be accountable and say, what difference does it make? my whole life is dedicated to my black heroes. my black hughes cal heroes. you know that. i have not a racist bone in my body. that's like your goofball friend claims i am a has-been. i just celebrated my 50th

greatest tour. i have a black guitar player from detroit. get over it. >> if i called the president who is a black president a chimpanzee, i would and should be fired. >> i never called the president a chimpanzee. >> who were you referring to? >> you think i hesitate. people who support that it doesn't matter four americans are dead. >> people who looked into the television camera and said that, the people you are referring to? >> i will leave it to our viewers to decide whether that was a direct reference to the president or not. >> ted nugent, we'll be right back. pay my bill. phone: your account is already paid in full. oh, well in that case, back to vacation mode. ♪boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants... voice-enabled bill pay. just a tap away on the geico app. ♪ huh, 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.

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thousands of north carolina rest der residents are demanding the largest energy provider take responsibility for cleaning up the dan river. today, they will be delivered to duke energy after several thousand tons of coal ash entered the river from a leaking pipeline. the department of natural resources will start testing to see if fish in the river are contaminated. the dan river is in north central north carolina and used by many communities as its water supply. john camp from wtvd has more. >> reporter: for bill wood and others we talked to who grew up around here, the spill at duke energy's coal ash pond has changed about everything. >> you go fishing in this river? >> i used to. >> reporter: would you do it

now? >> no. >> swim it? >> no. >> reporter: tubing? >> no. >> reporter: you won't be casting a line. what do you think you will be able to do? >> reporter: that's something no one seems to have a handle on, from duke energy to the department of environmental and natural resources. >> we have never had an event like this before. so we are out there looking and determining what the next steps are. federal environmental officials tell us the most visible evidence of the spill is still at the spill site about a mile up the river from where we are now. it is like a sandbar. in this case, a coal ash bar. parts are five feet deep. watch this. watch how fast this water is moving. that's a real problem. we are also told that down the river as far as 70 miles from here, coal ash has been found coating the river bottom. life in the river depends on the

bugs underneath all that stuff. >> these guys are at the very bottom of the food chain. everything depends upon them, particularly the fish. we are champing at the bit to hear with a very energetic and specific plan for how to remediate what happened on this river. >> that report from john camp of wtvd. our own cnn investigative correspondent, drew griffin is, us now heading to north okcarola for the petition drop. tell us what your day is going to be like. you are going to this petition drop. what do you expect to find? >> reporter: i think the petition drop itself will be a fairly common occurrence, a kind of photo op. trying to make sure duke energy has the pressure on it to clean up and take responsibility for this all of which they have said they will do, take full

accountability for it. they have the clean-up. so i think the issue here is more of a photo op. but the big issue is whether or not duke energy has, according to the environmentalists, basically, been getting away with this kind of stuff for a long, long time. and whether or not various investigations will actually prove that there has been a much too cozy relationship between the state environmental agencies and this very powerful power company. >> does this stem from the fact that the governor has ties to duke energy? >> yeah. i mean, the governor doesn't just have ties at duke energy. he worked there for almost three decades. you also have to keep in mind that the governor, who has visited the dan river site. he has met with duke energy. he has publicly stated that duke energy must clean this up. his old company must clean this up. he also with the state, sued

duke energy last year, not to just clean up this coal site but the 30 some coal ash ponds that are acrass thoss this state. many are pointing to the cozy relationship he has had with duke energy as possible concern. there is no real evidence yet but the u.s. attorney has opened a criminal investigation, asking for all the memos and all the communications between duke energy and the state's department of environment and natural resources to see if there was anything foul going on between these two company and state agencies to see if somehow or another, as i have said, duke energy, quote, got away with something. >> i know you will get to the bottom. drew griffin reporting this morning. thanks so much. still to come in the "newsroom," sizing up the new galaxy s-5 smartphone. it has just been unveiled with lots and lots of new features. is it the worth the price tag. the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day.

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electronics show at the beginning of january, we saw this big trend in wearable technology. the push for wearable technology or what makes it really attractive is all this health care stuff we can get. we can know how many steps you took and track your heart rate monitor. it's a tiny little thing. it has a nice, high resolution screen, a heart rate monitor on the back. i just took my heart rate. you can fell i have had too many cups of coffee this morning. it was a little elevated. that information is then going to sink up with the phone so it can keep track of my heart rate, i guess, throughout the day. or if you are really into physical fitness, a whole lot of apps that take advantage of this information. >> how much would this cost us if we would like to buy one of these phones.

>> i am going to speculate it is going to be about $200, $300 with the contract. a lot of cell phone carriers, they are kind of pushing us into this, we don't need you to sign a contract but we are going to need you to pay full price fwor that phone. i would expect they would be in the $500, $600 range. apple and google is dealing with it. we have kind of been saturated with smartphones. this is the new galaxy s-5. it is a beautiful phone. it has better battery life, a faster processor. it is just a few steps above where the s-4 was. if you are sitting there using an s-4, you are going to say, i don't want to spend another $500 for a slightly faster phones. in the realm of cell phones and tim cook spoke to this on a recent call with apple, it is more of a two-year cycle. it is interesting to see that samsung is following in apple's pattern, we are going to do big

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good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. in arizona, all eyes are on the governor and whether she will veto a bill that's become a lightning rod in the battle over gay rights. that would allow businesses to site religious beliefs and deny service to gay customers. in an exclusive interview with cnn, republican governor, jan brewer, says she will make the right decision for her state before the saturday deadline. >> i have a history of deliberating and having an open dialogue on bills that are controversial, to listen to both sides of those issues. they have to look at what it says and what the law says and take that information and do the right thing. >> one law maker in arizona says, the right thing is to sign that bill into law. al melvin is running to succeed jan brewer as governor.

last night on a.c. 360, he argued for the bill. >> can't they decide where everybody gets to decide who they get to interact with and who they don't based solely on their religious belief? if for whatever reason, somebody doesn't like somebody else, as long as it is a sincerely held belief under your law, they don't have to deal with that person? >> this bill is designed for religious freedom, no matter how you twist and try to turn it. that's it. that is the bottom line here. it is nobly perceived and nobly voted on and we hope the governor signs it into law. >> if somebody is fired because they are gay or lesbian in your state, is that discrimination? would you say that's discrimination? >> i don't know of anybody that discriminates in our state, sir.

>> if somebody is fired, a boss doesn't like somebody or a woman on their staff because they are gay or lesbian and they are fired for that, which is legal, is that discrimination? >> you know,you are trying to distort a religious freedom bill. >> sir, you are running for governor of the state of arizona. >> yes, i am. >> you are going to be governor of gay and lesbian people and you can't go on the record and say if a gay or lesbian person is fired for being gay or lesbian, that's discrimination. you can't make that leap and say, yeah, that would be discrimination. >> i don't know of any case like you just cited, sir. >> i want to give you one more opportunity because i think this is going to come back on you. if somebody anywhere is fired because they are gay or lesbian and that's the reason they are fired just because somebody doesn't like them and it is legal in that state, is that discrimination? >> i'm against all discrimination and i want

maximum religious freedom, sir. >> you can't answer that question, then. i gave you the opportunity. >> that's my answer to you. i know you're trying to set me up and i'm not going to stand for it, sir. >> for more reaction for what al melvin, the state senator, just said. i am joined by kate ellis, the ceo and president of glad. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> i take it you are not so surprised about i that gentleman's comment. i do find it shocking that senator melvin would turn his back on the people in his state so blatantly. >> i think what he is trying to say is this is a bill that's about protecting religious freedom. it doesn't have anything to do much to do with gay rights for the state of arizona. that's what he was trying to say, i guess? >> well, i think even when anderson pushed him, senator

melvin couldn't name one single instance that religious freedom was being denied. it's at the expense of the lgbt community. >> when he said no one discriminates in the state of arizona, that just defies belief. >> i would say. it absolutely does defy belief. he should sit down with the people in his state to find that out firsthand versus making blanket statements of the such. >> what do you think governor brewer will do? do you think she will veto this bill? >> i am very hopeful that she will. being anti-lgbt, is bad for business. apple, marriott, over 80 corporations have spoken out, including the nfl and encouraged

her to veto this bill. >> all entities are coming out saying this is a bad idea. why would the state legislature come up with such an idea? >> arizona doesn't have a great record on lgbt issues. currently, you can be fired from your job in arizona if you're lgbt. there is no protections, no marriage protections. i think there is a record and a history in arizona at the moment. >> sarah, thank you. >> it can start to change. >> we'll see. sarah kate ellis from glaad. thank you so much for being with me this morning. i appreciate it. >> thank you. thanks for having me. arizona could lose out on holding major sporting events could lose out. the host committee is urging governor jan brewer to veto the bill. if she signs it, delaware governor, jack markel, told nbc,

the nfl should find another super bowl site. >> delaware is a very welcoming place. four years ago, five years ago, we passed a law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. it is puzzling to me that other states would be looking at it differently. if they pass this law and if she signs it, it would seem that the nfl should be looking to move the super bowl out of that state. there are so many places around the country that are welcoming to everybody. >> the nfl did release a statement. it said, quote, our policies emphasize tolerance and inclusiveness and prohibit discrimination. still to come, consumer reports. gearing up to release their list of top cars on the road. we'll take a look at what the facebook fans have to say about

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consumers reports will release their annual list for the best cars on the road for 2014 later today. we are already getting a little developed for how people feel about their favorite cars on the road. let's go to peter valdez. he is a senior writer for cnn.com. he joins me on the road. it is an interesting list. >> it is. they want to get an idea of what cars everybody else likes before they said what they liked. they asked people on facebook to name your favorite cars. they took the top six and had people vote on the top six. you are right. it is an interesting list. it says something about the cars that people are really passionate about. the top two were the subaru out

back and the ford mustang. a lot of people don't realize how passionate u.s. baru owners are. they are really into their cars. i wasn't completely surprised to see the outback come out on top. >> will consumer reports take those choices into account when it releases its list. >> not at all. on the roads around there. they have their own scoring system. what they want to do is have a look at what are the best cars. when you put emotions aside and feelings aside. this list is very much about people's own personal preferences and their emotions. it is either some places where consumer reports doesn't always agree with the cars people like. >> so, any guesses what the top car will be. >> i cannot even guess at this point. we are going to have to wait and see. i am not going to go there. we are going to have to wait and see with everybody else when

that list cops out this afternoon. >> what was the favorite car last year. >> i think in general, they usually pick cars in categories. the lexus ls has been an overall top choice in past years. of course, maybe not surprising, that's the top of the line lexus model and a very expensive car. there is a lot of nice things you could do when a car company has a high-price model. we can't wait until the list comes out. thank you very much, peter valdez dupena. christie romans has details of the taco bell food war. >> this is going to make you hungry. are you ready grandma? just a second, sweetie.

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>> taco bell hopes you will make a run for the border for breakfast. mcdonald's is rethinking the way they do breakfast. christine romans is here to tell us more. mcdonald's is the king of breakfast, the egg mcmuffin. breakfast at mcdonald's has been the cornerstone of the fast food market. this is a very big, profitable space. by next month, taco bell says it will make a run for the

breakfast border. they take a dig after mcdonald's, after years of the same thing, customers will like what we have to offer. what are they going to offer, a waffle with a slab of sausage and eggs and you drizzle the syrup on top or instead of the sausage, you get crumbled bacon with eggs. you can see the picture. that's what they have, other few things, cinnamon bites and a few other things. mcdonald's is not going to say it is going to go to a longer breakfast. there was a lot of talk that they were going to expand their breakfast, make it longer. m m mel lineals like to get up later. mcdonald's trying to take a close eye at the breakfast wars.

>> looks very tasty. checking our top stories at 47 minutes past. doctors in california want to help figuring out what -- want help in figuring out bhawhat's causing a polio-like illness leaving some children paralyzed. she was at the doctor's office when her mother said she suddenly lost the use of her arm. >> she went to the treasure box to grab her toy and i saw her left hand mid-grasp stop working. over the course of three days, she wasn't using her left arm. it started to get more worrisome. we did not realize what we were in store for, didn't realize her arm, she actually had a spinal cord inflammation and that her arm would be permanently paralyzed. >> there cob as many could be ay as 20 cases like this.

the acting president of the ukraine put off appointing an interim government until thursday. authorities have issued an arrest warrant for victor yanukovych. they don't know where he is after he fled kiev over the weekend. the united states is sending in an elite team of marines to beef up security at the embassy in ukraine. >> one of the stars of the miami heat is showing support for venezuelans. chris bosh tweeted this photo, showing his shoe with the words sos venezuela written on it. his wife is half venezuelan and still has family there. >> just trying to help the people. we could get caught up in politics and government and all that stuff but it is about the people. people are losing their lives marching for a good cause. i think people around the world need to know what's going on. >> we want to bring peace and we want to bring strength to them and let them know that they are

being heard. >> the nation's attorney general says 13 people have died in clashes during protests. the venezuelan government blames each other for the unrest. neither side showing any sign of backing down. today, chuck hagel heads to the navy town of norfolk, virginia, to defend the military cuts he proposed yesterday. his plan calls for the u.s. army to shrink to the smallest side since world war ii. dick cheney appeared on fox news to call the cuts potentially disastrous. >> i can guarantee you there is never going to be a future secretary of defense to barack obama to thank him for what he has done in the military. it is also a reflection of the notion about a strong america well-equipped and a strong military is a danger to international stability when just exactly the opposite is true. >> hagel's plan faces a great deal of criticism in congress

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that's sent out to washington, d.c. this is snowing like mad in washington and also in other parts of the northeast like boston and new york and richmond, harrisburg is getting hit with snow. it won't last very long. of course, we are all hoping that this is the last blast. this is a shot from the capital. you can't see it. it is snowing so hard. hopefully, this is the last blast of winter. spring is right around the corner. it really is. our top story is a steep price tag for a rescue at sea. the sydney morning herald reports the australian government is trying to recoup money they spend for passengers. an australian icebreaker was diverted from a resupply mission to help with the rescue.

comedian, seth meyers made his big debut as the new host of "late night" on monday. joe biden decided to keep his plans for 2016 under wraps for just a while longer you have been very open about talking about 2016 and considering what you are going to do. where are you in your thought process? what are you taking into account? >> well, you know, i was planning on making a major announcement tonight but i decided, tonight's your night. >> thank you. so i hope you will invite me back. >> yes, absolutely. >> amy, your 2016 plans? >> oh, i'm going to run for president. >> okay, great. >> i would vote for amy poehler. meyers didn't let the vice president off the hook when it came to his comments about laguardia either being a third world airport. >> you recently, i live in new york. we are new yorkers. you recently called the laguardia airport, referred to it as a third world airport.

>> when i was invited to your show, the secret service said, you know, mr. vice president, you can't land in laguardia. >> laguardia also said you can't land there. we are backed up. >> new york is probably the greatest city. >> they deserve one of the greatest airports in the world. >> i don't think anybody disagrees with that. >> i don't think anybody disagrees with that either. joe biden on seth meyers new show. it is a bird, a plane. it is both. a private aircraft collides with the bird in spectacular fashion. as jeanne moos shows us, the pilot has the scars and the video to prove it. >> have you ever been startled by a bird flying into your window? now, imagine you are 1,000 feet up in the sky cruising on autopilot. the first thing pilot, rob weber did, was call may day.

he didn't know what hit him. watch the impact at 170 miles per hour in slow motion. >> it was a slap in the face. >> how do you think it felt to the bird. yes, that is an angry birds t-shirt rob is wearing, one of his grandson's favorite games. rob was less than four minutes away from page field airport in fort meyers, florida, ducked down to get out of the wind, part of the windshield had hit his head. when he ran his hand over it, it came back bloody. he kept thinking about a line he heard as a student pilot. no matter what happens -- >> just fly the flicken plane. >> bird strikes are not unusual. having one captured on camera is. this past december, a cessna that just had taken off from an illinois airport got goosed. pilot an passenger managed to land without injury, to them. >> that is not our blood.

>> when rob landed, there was a fire truck waiting compliments of the control tower. >> he checked in so calm. >> and a fellow pilot. true, rob will never be celebrated like captain sully sullenberger, who lost power when both his engines ingisted geese and he had to ditch in the hudson. no one is going to hold up rob's picture saying, rob, you rock. rob never lost engine power but instead of 155 souls, he saved his own butt. his relief was awed i believe when when he cut the energy. as for our unfortunate, not so fine feathered friend, may the bird rest in peace. make that pieces. most of it never made it inside of the plane but you can see it set foot inside the cockpit. >> to see the foot go flying in the cabin and go past the head. >> reporter: some of rob's

buddies suggest he wear it as a voodoo necklace. others refer to him as gorbachev. mr. gorbachev, tear down this windshield. >> i could have done without the foot. thanks for joining me today. "at this hour" with berman and michaela starts now. the arizona firestorm, criticism reigns down on a bill that some say would allow discrimination against gays. it is now on the governor's desk. will she sign it? >> a dating site that encourages married people to cheat. it has 25 million members. >> life is short, have an affair. we are going to talk to the founder a mystery illness paralyzing children in california. the latest on what doctors know and what they don't know about this mystery this morning.