legalization votes in alaska, oregon and washington, d.c. is america going to pot? monday night we'll take a look at what happens as the smoke clears after election day. i'm don lemon. that's it for us. thank you for watching. and "ac 360" starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight, an american's plea to iran to free his brother. "washington post" journalist, jason and his wife were arrested just weeks after filming with cnn's anthony bourdain after the summer. his wife is now free but he is not. his family says his health is failing. tonight you will hear their plea in their first tv interview. we'll talk to anthony bourdain coming up. also, ray rice's testimony will decide if he gets his job back. it's an investigation you'll

only see here on "360." we begin with a navy s.e.a.l. breaking the code of silence to take credit for firing the bullets that killed osama bin laden. his name is robert o'neil. the article described him as the shooter. now that article, he described in gripping detail, how the legendary 2011 raid went down. this exclusive cnn video was shot the day after the raid. now, mr. o'neil, who has become an inspirational speaker with "the washington post" and that's a breach of the s.e.a.l. honor. not to mention the claim contradicts how the deadly mission unfolded. brian todd takes a look. >> reporter: a former navy s.e.a.l. comes forward saying he's the man who killed osama bin laden. sources in the special operations community tell cnn's

national security analyst peter bergen robert o'neil appears to be the shooter. o'neal is a decorate d navy s.e.a.l. for almost 17 years. >> reporter: his account is that three s.e.a.l.s made it to the third floor of the bin laden compound. he said he struck bin laden in the forehead. the terrorist died instantly. his skull split by the first bullet. but sources in team s.e.a.l. 6 gave bergen another version. ill stratd -- illustrated in this animation. they said that another s.e.a.l. fired the fatal shot from the area of the stairs leading to bin laden's floor as he peered out the door of his bedroom. >> most of the people in the s.e.a.l. community that i've spoken to say that the night that bin laden was killed, somebody called the point man, who will not identify himself publicly, was the guy who shot

him and then winged him and then bin laden collapsed on the floor in his bedroom and was finished off by two other s.e.a.l.s. a u.s. military official told cnn's barbara starr there was a s.e.a.l. named robert o'neil on that mission. >> there was a night with no moon, no electricity in the house. a helicopter had crashed. there were two or three fire fights. these guys were wearing night vision goggles and the whole event of killing bin laden, my guess, took place in ten seconds. >> reminding s.e.a.l.s not to break their silence warning of judicial consequence if they do. former seal john mcguire says neither o'neill or bisonett

should have spoken about the raid. >> everyone wants to know how a special operations done things and we've got to protect furt missions and the lives. >> reporter: we could not get o'neil to comment. he told "the washington post," the s.e.a.l.'s expected the bin laden compound to be bookie trapped. they said this was the first mission where he thought he would likely be killed. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> a lot to talk about. i want to bring in our cnn security analyst peter bergen. he's one of the few journalists that i've interviewed about this and former navy s.e.a.l. jonathan guillen. jonathan, i want to start out with you. one thing that strikes me about the s.e.a.l.s is the brotherhood. not only for the people in it but the people in the past as long as you keep that, the code, there is that brotherhood for your entire life, from all of the s.e.a.l.s that i have talked to so far, this guy has sacrificed that. for himself. >> that's correct. he sacrificed a lot in doing

this. whether he's the real shooter or not, he's put a bulls eye on his back that is bigger in a lot of ways than the bull's-eye that osama bin laden had on his. >> the national bulls eye from jihadist. his family, himself, anybody that goes to see this guy now is a target when they are in a room for him. that's a big deal for his career and for what i feel is a motivation. >> if you were to go hear him speak, would you want to be in the same room? >> i also served as an fbi agent and i wouldn't be anywhere close to this guy. >> you think there's real potential against his life for him coming forward and identifying himself? >> sure. talking about brotherhood and secrets, this transcend many, many levels. it's not a s.e.a.l. problem. an o'neill and bisonette problem. these individuals have gone out and taken the knowledge that they are trusted with and

exposed this and perception is reality and it's had an effect on the way that the public looks at us and that is wrong because the s.e.a.l. community, as you know, you know many of us, it's a brotherhood, a tight group, and very professional. they take their job very seriously. and this is not a good light to be shone on us. >> do you believe, al qaeda, affiliates, isis, anybody out there would basically went to seek revenge against this particular man? >> you know, i'm scratching my head, to think of an example of an assassination attempt by al qaeda against in this country against anyone. you know, i don't think they really have the capacity to do this kind of thing. maybe somebody radicalized on the internet that might try to seek this guy out but that's a little bit different. i don't think al qaeda has the capacity.

>> in terms of a target for deranged people out there or people who want to make a name for themselves in the jihadist community or whether they are part of, as you said, nidal hasan and watched this stuff online, this guy would seem to be somebody they would make a name for themselves with. >> indeed. so, yeah, there are plenty of whackos out there. >> do you think, jonathan, that some sort of legal action should be taken by the pentagon against him? >> well, like we were discussing earlier off camera, if you were my attorney and i had a widget that i invented and you were going to go out and handle the legal part of that, the case was settled and then you told all of my secrets, you'd be held accountable. that's illegal and a violation of a law.

it's no different than when you're dealing with classified information. it's classified for a reason. it doesn't matter what you think is right or wrong. it's classified and that's against the law and, you know, again, this is a leadership problem. when you have the vice president and the secretary of defense pretty much giving the same briefs or allowing hollywood to come in and sit in a brief, now you have these guys that are saying, hey, we can go out and do the same thing and we're probably not going to be punished but the reality is, the leadership of s.e.a.l.s team should look at pulling these guys back in. >> pulling them back in in order to prosecute them? >> reduce in rank, prosecuted and given dishonorable discharges. >> peter, do you think that's likely? >> well, there is a criminal investigation of bissonette and we don't know what they will look at in the case of robert o'neill and i'm sure they will look at that. it's fine if leon panetta has

written a book and has gotten clear by the agency and there's a chapter about the bin laden raid. we live in a society and as american taxpayers, significant events are going to come up and be part of the historical record. there's nothing wrong with finding out things that are cleared by the appropriate agency. so what rob o'neill is doing and matt bissonette is really a problem here. >> when you look at marcus latrell, wrote "lone survivor, and a movie was made of it, he cleared everything with the pentagon. he cleared everything with the s.e.a.l. community. and is in good standin instandi. >> sure. i think of stanley mcchrystal, he gets into details about joint special operations command. that was entirely feared by the pentagon and, you know, it's a good book and there's no -- the issue here is not publishing books. it's getting the proper clearances to do it.

>> do you think this is -- i mean, he doesn't have -- this guy o'neill doesn't have a book out yet. do you think this is about making a name for yourself? he's on the lecture circuit. i guess this values his lecture circuit. >> of course. the value of him speaking probably just went up ten-fold. but, again, did it really because do you want to be in a room with this guy? i don't disagree with what peter is saying there but i do think that there was a day in age when the silent professional was the person who did the job and didn't look for the glory. now what sufficient classified information being used for power by politicians and money by some of the guys that have gone and done this and it's happened in other communities as well. the fact is, just simply going out and releasing this information, showing that there are guys that don't follow the channels, there may be a breakdown in leadership, that in itself can embolden the enemy. >> peter, you've heard from sources in the community that

o'neill was known for going out in the bars and saying, i'm the guy that killed bin laden? >> yes. he got thrown off the small group within s.e.a.l. 6 that did the raid. that speaks for itself. his reputation in the community -- i don't know him personally. it's the issue of being public about it and then secondly people undercutting his version of events. matt bissonette went out with "no easy day" but no one is questioning his story of the events. >> thank you for coming on. quick reminder, set your dvr and watch "360" any time you want. a letter that president obama reportedly sent to iran. plus, u.s. officials believe a u.s. air striker in syria has

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breaking stories, the u.s. has opened communication with iran via the iraqis concerning military action against isis. we've learned that president obama sent a letter to iran's supreme leader expressing interests against beating isis.

all of this as the military is and the white house is insisting they're not cooperating with iranians on intelligence. it looks like the air strike may have killed a top leader for the khorasan group. an al qaeda led group. targeted in the first air strikes against syria. overnight, five air strikes targeted the groups and this shows some of the aftermath. a u.s. defense official says that it targeted a vehicle believed to be carrying the bomb maker. joining us to talk about all of this is cnn senior security correspondent jim sciutto. jim, i understand, you've got information about communication between the u.s. and iran, about these air strikes against isis? >> that's right. it's via the iraqis. this is not to coordinate military action but it's to share information to avoid conflict between u.s. and iranian military assets in the air or on the ground.

you have both the u.s. and iran fighting isis now in iraq that includes a lot of planes in the air. and because of that, they want to avoid, in effect, shooting at each other, if that were to happen and getting in each other's way. as a result of that, they are sharing information about military information via the iraqis. it's necessary in light of the fact that they are fighting the same energy there but also an unusual form of corporation between these two countries. >> what do you know about these air strikes targeting this bomb maker? >> it was a convoy and they believed that david drugeon was killed. they believe he was killed in this air strike. it tells you a couple things -- one, it's progress. it was only last week that the u.s. intelligence was telling us that they confirmed the first round of air strikes had not

killed any of the leaders and syria had in effect been an intelligent black hole for the u.s. and that's a handicapped with these military operations. and if it is true that they had gotten him, it would show that their intelligence had improved. >> nick, the u.s. thinks they got their target in the bomb maker. >> reporter: there were five strikes and david drugeon was amongst those hit. but al nusra headquarters, the al qaeda affiliate in syria prescribed as a terror organization but another building hit belonged to ahrar ash sham and they are not

considered a terror organization and they are not allied to al qaeda. there are some syrians scratching their head as to how they came under u.s. cross-hairs and saying that women and children were killed in that blast. anderson? >> from your vantage point, do you believe this is doing damage to u.s. credibility? >> well, certainly there are many syrians who felt attacks against nusra are protecting them in the lengthy civil war against the regime. ahrar ash sham also. remember what jim said about the coordination and the information with iran, the key regime. broadening these attacks to ahrar ash sham because they seemed to be a necessary target at the time. many syrians are wondering what it's been for some time and whether or not they are assisting the syrian regime.

>> jim sciutto and nick paton walsh, thank you. let's take a wider look at this with philip mudd. the situation in syria, phil, seems like it's becoming more and more complicated. does it seem that way to you? >> it sure does. boy, in my career, you've got to have mission focus when you're dealing with complexity like this. for example, if you're dealing with a situation like somalia, point targets using drones against terrorist leadership. when you want a regime change, major military engagement. let's shift to syria where we are telling our allies we want you to fight isis but we don't share your goals of fighting assad. we're telling the syrian people, we don't like assad but we're going to kill some of the militants who want to oust assad. i don't think the current

situation is going to stand forever. >> so there doesn't seem to be at this point, at least publicly clarified a simple and specific mission certainly in syria. >> i think there's the beginning of a simple focus and that is, let's take out the elements of isis, the elements of al qaeda khorasan group who are directly focused on the united states. when you get into the syrian opposition, that's where this starts to fall apart. again, the syrian people saying i understand some of these strikes and when we get into this, these people are viewed by syrians as fighting assad and protecting the syrian people. i think we've got to step back and sort it out. >> do you believe that the u.s. is risk credibility by sort of multiple strikes of different

groups? >> i do. i think when you're looking at supporting an opposition group and you don't share the goal of the opposition group, ousting assad, you're taking people like the free syrian army and you're saying, if you fight isis that's okay. i don't think people are going to understand. >> philip mudd, thank you. coming up, police find a suspected cop killer eric frein, they find his stash of supplies that he used while he eluded them for seven weeks. from a laptop to a radio, globe sticks, dvds. we have a video of what police found, next. it's fascinating stuff. plus your runny nose. oh, what a relief it is. [ male announcer ] over time, you've come to realize... [ starter ] ready! [ starting gun goes off ] [ male announcer ] it's less of a race... yeah! [ male announcer ] and more of a journey. keep going strong. and as you look for a medicare supplement insurance plan...

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well, suspected state trooper killer eric frein eluded capture for nearly seven weeks and now we're learning exactly how he survived. after being captured last week near tannersville, pennsylvania, in connection with the ap bush at the state police barracks. he was found at an abandoned airport hangar. police found a laptop, bible, food, clothing and weapons. we've got video of this.

what are you learning? >> it's incredible. when you look at the items that they found, it's very clear what police say about his state of mind and what he planned to find. more than 120 items. the general items, some of the things you might expect, several guns they found, 200 rounds of ammunition but also a bayonette, seven dvds and this is a man who cared about his hygiene, contact lens case, hydrogen peroxide, shaving kit, nail clippers and someone who seemed to care about his religion. three-typed pages of prayers. >> is that all stuff that he brought in? >> that's what is up for debate. what prosecutors say is that you see the items that were found at this hangar. it's clear to them that these are not all of the types of

things that he found when he was on the run. i think they are going to say that these are items that he planned to bring out, that he brought out and stashed there. >> which gets to the whole evidence of premeditation. if he was planning to do something and had a huge stash built up. >> also when you think about what they've already found at his house. even when he was on the run, laptop, computer at home, he did searches for how to evade police. they found that book in his bedroom, training for sniper gunfire. this was a man who planned this for a very, very long time. >> and he's facing first-degree murder, attempted murder. when is his next court date? >> it's scheduled for next wednesday but i think what you'll see is since his attorneys were -- he just got his attorneys last week, i think we'll see a continuance so it

might be a while before we see him in court. >> jason carroll, thank you very much. there's a lot more happening. randi kaye is reporting. randi? >> president obama co-sign an executive order on immigration by the end of the year. that's what dan pfeiffer told wolf blitzer today. on capitol hill, house speaker john boehner blasted that plan saying that the president will burn himself if he goes down that path. a federal court appeals upheld the ban and will go to the supreme court. and the polar vortex is making a comeback. an arctic invasion will arrive next week and head east. the worst will be field from fargo, north dakota, minnesota. anderson, get ready. >> i never did weather. i'm not sure. it sounds scary, though. >> i feel like these things pop up and they are like, the polar vortex is back.

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back to our breaking news on iran, the u.s. communication with iran via the iraqis regarding military action against isis. and a letter was sent from president obama to iran's supreme leader. the president said iran's nuclear program was a main impediment to cooperation. meanwhile, being held for 107 days, he may finally be released after less than a month. the reporter is 38 years old. his name is jason rezaian. he was arrested along with his

wife on july 22nd. she was freed last month but not jason. they say that he was involved in activities beyond journalism. again, there's no evidence of that. his health is deteriorating. they've been pleading for his release now for months and now there's word that may finally happen. i'll speak with jason's brother and anthony bourdain. this summer, anthony spent time while filming "parts unknown." >> do you like it here? are you happy here? >> i've made it to a point now after five years i miss certain things about home.

i miss my buddies. i miss burritos. i miss having certain beverages with my buddies and burritos at certain types of establishments but i love it. i love it and i hate it, you know, but it's home. >> jason's brother is joining me along with anthony bourdain. your brother has been held for more than 100 days. 107 days. do you know how he's doing? >> he's had health issues that have been getting worse in the past month or so. we've talked about his blood pressure in the past and we know that that's been taken care of and currently he's having issues with his eyes as well as his back and we also know that he's feeling really depressed. it's been a long time and he's been in solitary confinement. >> when you first heard that he had been taken, what did you think? >> tony had that experience when people got talked to.

and it's not a horribly uncommon occurrence. when we first heard about it we thought he would be taken for a day or so. once we found out that his home had been ransacked afterwards, we knew that there was something different. at the beginning, we were hopeful that it wasn't going to be going on that long. they even acknowledged that he was being held for over a week. >> they have now finally said why or that he's been charged with activity that, quote, breaches the security of the state. >> well, i think what they said is that there are accusations that he has done something that was outside the bounds of journalism and that was -- but i really don't think that -- it's not a legal charge. they haven't charged him with that because legally in the country that would change some things.

>> anthony, when you first heard that he had been taken, this guy and his wife had just been taken and you had just spent time with them, what did you think? >> confused, horrified, of course, worried. you know, i just met and talked at length with a guy who was so positive about iran, so positive about the possibilities for a better future. in no way critical of voice of reason and understanding and a kind and caring person, proud of his iranian roots and proud of his adopted city and eager to tell us about it. so we came as a really terrible surprise. particularly, as our surprise in shooting iran had been a shockingly positive one. i mean, we were very encouraged that perhaps things were improving and getting better. so this news came as a real slap to those hopes. >> there's been some public word from some officials in iran that perhaps the end is in sight in terms of his imprisonment.

>> uh-huh. >> that's got to be -- do you believe that? do you believe the end is in sight? >> you know, i -- i sure hope so. it's been a really long time. over 100 days. and, you know, there are things going on in the world that we hope don't make it longer than it needs to be. >> anthony, do you have anything to say? >> these are two loving people that are not deserving of this fate and i hope they will come to their senses and they will do the right thing. >> and they represented iran in your program. >> in a very positive way. unfailingly. there was no area at all or hint of any area of concern. you know, we were talking about quality of life. why should americans care about this country should we be being looking at context and history, culture, is there a bigger picture, is there a bigger iran

than the one we only see on the news, you know, when bad things happen. and i think he was strong in insisting, this is a glorious and ancient empire and however you may feel about the past, the long ago past or the recent past is a place worth looking at and trying to appreciate. >> it really came across that, you know, tony was there, learned some things and didn't know how different it is over there than what's perceived in the media. >> often you get a very small slice if you're looking at the politics of something. the great thing about the show is it's journalism in the life of a show. it's the whole life, the culture. >> the reaction we've gotten from the show since it first aired was alarming and the reaction we got was shock.

i never thought about iran in any other way than one way. it was eye opening and confusing and inspiring but it was a positive reaction with the sort of emotions that one would assume would be -- you'd be happy about. interest the notion that maybe they aren't the axis of all people as they were called at one time. and jason was largely responsible for that. and i'd like to say also, one of the things to take away from the scenes with him, the footage that we got from him is how proud yeganeh is. to me, that was the -- you know, the way she held herself, her demeanor when she spoke of her country and how happy she was to live there and how proud she was of it. it's hard to imagine how anything these people could have ever said or done that would, you know, put him in this

position. >> i hope there's good news soon and thank you for talking to us. >> for more information, go to freejason at the top of the hour, it's the iran's episode with jason and yega in it. that's in a few minutes on cnn. up next, day two of the ray rice appeals hearing. he insists he should not have been suspended indefinitely. why one woman says he shouldn't even be investigating domestic abuse cases. next. she's still the one for you.

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well, the ray rice appeals hearing is over. it wrapped up last night in new york and the ravens' running back wants his job back. he along with his wife janay palmer testified separately. he hit her in an elevator. he says a former federal judge will rule that he should play again. no word on when a decision is actually going to be made. according to reports, nfl commissioner robert goodell was the first witness to testify under hour for more than two

hours. the nfl has their own team to investigate. the lead top investigator who once worked at the fbi is the last person that should be investigating a domestic violence case. randi kaye is back with her story. >> reporter: a special agent with the fbi when this happened. >> don't you [ bleep ] dare. >> reporter: that was october 2006. that is selamay in the back of a police car, very drunk and very combative. by this time, selamay had been in the fbi for four years. she was off duty with four friends and still the incident cost her her job, claiming she was discriminated against at the

fbi because she's a woman, a charge with implications, surrounding all things, the ray rice controversy that has consumed the nfl. >> there is clearly a double standard that boys can be boys but girls always have to act like ladies. >> reporter: the year before the incident in the car, she got sloppy drunk at the christmas party. for that, she was suspended 15 days but this would turn into something far worse. >> have you seen the video of you in the back of the police car? >> it's shocking for me to watch it. clearly it shows someone in the throes of alcohol addiction and needs treatment. >> reporter: she was charged with public intoxication. in the heat of the moment, listen as she threatened the officers. >> i'm going to tell everyone you raped me. >> reporter: do you remember making the threat that you made towards the police officers? >> not at all. i was pepper sprayed and i don't remember being pepper sprayed. >> reporter: the next morning, in an interview with the austin police, celleme said that it was

all part of a drunken stupor, that she had no plans to file complaints against the officers. >> i pled a $200 fine and pled no contest. it's a class c misdemeanor in texas. it's a step up of a traffic ticket. >> reporter: that might have been the end of it had it not been for a man who got involved in her case after she appealed her 15-day suspension. he was handling discipline for agents seeking appeal. he put cellemme on indefinite suspension while continuing to look into her case of drunken behavior. cellemme said that was unheard of at the fbi. she said a male agent was suspended just 17 days. and she says another male agent had been cited for two duis but only given a 45-day suspension. after that male agent killed another driver with his car, he was finally dismissed. how would you say mr. roucey

treated you unfairly? >> i was subject to things that no other agent in the fbi has been subjected to. >> reporter: if the name sounds familiar, it should. he's director of investigations for the nfl. in charge of gathering information on domestic violence cases. he left the fbi in 2012. the fbi said in a statement that it followed all appropriate decisions in the case and denies her allegation. a judge didn't agree. in august, a judge found that cellemme was the object of unlawful disparate treatment and maintained on the agency's list of terminated employees during an indefinite suspension, adding that john rousey was the only manager responsible for this decision.

>> clearly someone who just had a finding of sex discrimination against them is the last person who should be investigating domestic violence issues. it's unconscienceable that they would be in that position. >> reporter: in fact, just recently, nfl commissioner roger goodell taking questions from the media about domestic violence and the nfl's personal conduct policy said this. >> we didn't have the right voices at the table. we need to get better expertise. >> reporter: a man just found guilty of sex discrimination the so-called right voice? he's been with the nfl for two years as director of investigations but now will be called to tell the woman's side of a story in a domestic abuse case. when we reached out to the nfl and rousey to talk about that,

they referred us to the fbi. and told us that rousey's role is to provide investigative sources and to gather information, adding he's not in a role to determine discipline. given this statement from goodell at that same press conference -- >> we will continue to evaluate. do we need other resources, other individuals. >> reporter: the question now is, will the nfl re-evaluate having this man potentially making important decisions about women. >> so do we know, did rousey have a role at the hearings that concluded today? >> i wish i could tell you but the nfl won't give us any answers to any specific questions. they won't talk to us on camera. we called them, e-mailed them and keep sending us back to the fbi which doesn't make any sense because john rousey doesn't work for the fbi anymore. he works for the nfl. we got sort of a nonstatement-statement from them. but on a separate topic, the polar vortex, it turns out that noaa named the polar vortex back in 1853.

>> i just hadn't heard about it. >> i hadn't heard about it either. it was in the arctic but did exist. there's the answer. >> had i gone to the arctic, i would have known. randi, thank you very much. coming up, it's been a long day. "the ridiculist" is next. financial noise financial noise when you obsess over elevate form, evolve function,

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>> counting down, this week, the come back returns to hbo. it stars lisa kudrow as she is cast as the track suit wearing aunt sassy. from the very first episode where we saw her practicing her catch phrase, i thought it was tv gold. >> note to self after a long day at work, i don't want to see that. i don't want to see that. i don't want to see that. note to self, after a long day at work, i don't want to see that. don't want to see that. note to self, i don't need to see that. [ laughter ] >> now, i love this show. i'm a huge fan of this show.

i'm glad it's coming back but i probably wouldn't have mentioned it on air except they sent me this. >> we have a 360-degree view of anderson. i hope i don't make your "ridiculist." that's what it is called, right? is it really called senate oh, okay, i thought he did the news. that's a comedy news? we have a 360-degree view of anderson cooper. note to stefl -- note to self. i do need to see that. >> she mentioned "the ridiculist," so here we are, hook, line and sinker. i'm waiting for my other favorite character mickey. >> mickey is here. i'm going to get the door. >> well this is mickey. here he is. what, i'm sorry? >> avon. avon calling. >> very good. this is mickey. he's funny. >> i'm ready for my close-up,

mr. da mille. >> if i knew i had to run -- i wouldn't have worn my clogs. >> see, i like this show. i can sit here and sing the praises of that show all day long but really i'd like to take this opportunity to speak to the pr people out there who send us pitch after pitch for stuff we never talk about on this program. i get sent stuff all the time and i'm not allowed to accept gifts so i just give them to the staff, to anybody who wants them. for example, we got a pitch asking me to interview the inventor of the following product. >> introducing the pee pocket, a revolutionary new urinary device for women all over the world. the pee pocket is a single use waterproof funnel that allows women the remarkable advantage to relieve themselves while standing. >> sure, who doesn't want to relieve themselves while standing? did we actually get a pitch from the maker of that? i don't even hear about these things. the point is, i'm probably not going to do the interview of the

pee pocket. although it does seem sort of like an intriguing product. just blasting out press releases is not going to make it happen. if you really want to be on tv, it's simple, whatever you are promoting, just make a cutout of lisa kudrow. get her to record a personalized message of your thing. that's how you get the attention of the ridiculist. that's it for us. anthony bourdain, parts unknown, starts now. ♪ i am so confused. it wasn't supposed to be like y this. of all of the ac