together we'll go far. >>> i'm don lemon. this is "the 11th hour" we are talking about word you can't say and who decides. i'm back with my guests ann coulter and mark lamont hill. mark, i think you're probably going to go into the vein of a lot of people have been demonized, lawsuits about saying certain words. do we really have a true freedom of speech in this country? >> the question is you do have freedom of speech. but freedom of speech comes with consequences. again, paula deen lost her empire, part of her empire partly because sponsors didn't want to stand next to somebody who did that. back in the day when don imus used the phrase "nappy headed hos" the people went to the sponsors and saying we down the want advertising on this thing. the free market decided. when it comes to the f word for gay people, when it comes to inappropriate words for other people, i say it doesn't have to have the exact same history as the n word for me not to use it. as a straight person i don't use derogatory terms against gay people they'v

energy lives here. >>> i'm don lemon. this is "the 11th hour."n the stories to ask the experts what they think about this santa controversy. >> do you know what santa looks like? >> he has a really, really big beard that's white. and white hair. and he has -- he has, um, white and red clothes. >> do you think of him in terms of what or race he is? besides he has a white beard. >> i think he can be anything to anyone. >> why do you say that? >> everybody has a different visualization of santa. >> from the mouths of babes. you're awesome. thank you. give me a hug. merry christmas. >> she was very sweet. and we thought we would go directly to the big man for comment. we have more than we bargained for, not one or two or three but four santas. latino santa, we spent a lot of times debating white versus black, we haven't heard from you. what do you have to say? >> it doesn't matter what santa looks like. kids enjoy santa. they don't care. santa could be hispanic, african-american, filipino, they love santa. >> filipino santa, raise your hand. we have

but you know, hate is going to hate like cnn's senior don lemon don lemon who fired back with this. >> with me tonight exclusively not one, not two, not even three but four santas. ho, ho, ho. >> ho, ho, ho. >> one black, one latino and one filipino. >> stephen: one black, one latino and one filipino santa that reminded he me of a great joke i can only tell to a white santa. (laughter) but folks, it's pretty good. (applause) (cheers and applause) i'm sorry, ma'am, but that's not my boot. but folks, there's an even greater danger than santa being from the wrong race. he might be from the master race. because germany has laid claim to father christmas arguing that he has german origins and is in danger of being sidelined by america's santa claus. wow. oh, oh, oh, germany going after santa? looks like someone didn't learn their lesson about invading the poles. folks, i tell you, i tell you what right now, folks-- (applause) these scrooge mcdeutschelanders claim that father christmas was born in the mid 19th century when a munich magazine published a mack of a grim looking man in a hooded

don lemon is up next with the new program "the 11th hour." >>> 911. what's the location of your emergency? >> sandy hook school. i think somebody is shooting in here. >> december 14th. almost one year ago. when you hear the 911 tapes from that day at sandy hook your heart just sinks. but does anyone really need to hear that again? i'm don lemon. this is "the 11th hour." i want you to listen to something else. something just as powerful. two people on opposite sides of that tragedy. the aunt of adam lanza and father of one of the 6-year-olds he killed. both of them agree about one thing. the 911 tapes should not have been released. >> i don't think the timing is right for them to be released. i think emotions are very raw and too soon. >> i wish they weren't released. it's just a sad reminder of what happened. and clearly that the day is etched in my mind. >> again, welcome to "the 11th hour" everyone. we're going to be mindful of what they both said and we won't play those tapes gratuitously. and i must warn you, they can be hard to listen. to but the

i'm don lemon. this is "the 11th hour. we have two stories everyone will be talking about. first the star of "duck dynasty" suspended. his shocking comments about same sex relationship and about black in america. >>> also blowing up tonight, e cigarettes. new york city council about to decide whether to ban them in all buildings. bear in mind these are not the old-school cigarettes we're talking about. i've got one right here. there's no smoke. it's just vapor. but is this safe or is big but is this safe or is big tobacco at it again? -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin tonight with breaking news. it's a followup to last night's show about things you just can't say. the star of reality tv's megahit "duck dynasty" is in hot water tonight. phil robertson has been suspended from the show after he compared same-sex relationships to beastiality in an interview in gq magazine. here now with me is spokesman wilson cruz and cnn political commentator -- and mark lamont hill. i want to take a look at what phil robertson the patriarch of this family said in gq. he said

i'm don lemon. this is "11th hour" the last word on today and what you'll be talking about tomorrow. tonight, let me ask you a very simple question. could you live on the minimum wage? feed your family, pay rent and buy everything else you need on $7.25 an hour? you probably couldn't, i know i couldn't and a lot of people think $7.25 is just not enough. president obama included. >> we know that there are airport workers and fast food workers and nurse assistants and retail sales people who work their tails off. and are still living at or barely above poverty. and that's why it's well past the time to raise a minimum wage that real terms right now is below where it was when harry truman was in office. >>> so you heard from the president there. i want to show you fast food workers across the country walked out last week demanding better pay. what is a fair wage in 2013? can america even afford it? poppy har low is here. you met a single mom working full time on the night shift, she just can't make it.

i'm don lemon.ll bring you shocking scanned equals, tragedies on and off the field and farewell to those we lost. we start with a cycling champ who finally comes clean while the queen of southern cooking loses her thrown amid a racial controversy. we can't leave out toronto's crack-smoking mayor. those are just some of the standout scandals of 2013. cnn's joe johns has a look back. >> number ten, beam me up, baby. it's seldom you get the crack question of the year and crack answer of the year in the same place. but it happened to the now notorious star of his own crack smoking video. >> am i an addict? no. >> toronto mayor, rob ford, when put on the spot in an open forum with the whole world watching. >> have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years? >> yes, i have. >> ford was a trend-setener 2013, leader of the pack in the category of mayors gone wild with honorable mention to number nine, san diego's mr. smooth himself, bob filner. who resigned as mayor facing a tidal wave of sexual hara

i'm don lemon. this is "the 11th hour," the last word on today's news and what you'll be talking about tomorrow. is a porche carrera gt just too hot to handle? >>> and america going to pot. almost 40% of you admit to smoking marijuana at least once and i'll bet that number is even higher, pun intended. colorado is about to let everybody get high. should you? >>> so you heard it hear first the war on drugs is over. come january the white flag goes up in smoke in colorado. anyone can legally smoke pot just for fun. we're not talking medical marijuana here. it's about to become a big and profitable business and colorado is just the beginning. watch this story now by cnn's miguel marquez. >> this is our vegetative growth room. >> reporter: andy williams is about to be the captain of the country's newest growth industry, colorado's legal recreational pot business. >> is it a factory of pot. >> reporter: his medicine man will be selling to user up to an ounce for colorado residents, anyone over 21 can buy

i'm don lemon. 3:21 in the east.firefighters, every able bodied man and woman who is trained to respond to situations like this, is descending on this school as we speak. and they are surrounding it, and they know the layout of the school. this is part of the training. while the students inside have trained on how to get out with the help of their teachers and the principal and the other administrators, the cops and the ems teams are trained how to get in and how to help. so what you would have right now, even though we're looking at a google earth, in real time, this school is going to be surrounded by law enforcement, and they and the s.w.a.t. teams, the highly trained s.w.a.t. teams that are deployed in situations like this, are finding their way into the school if they're not already in the school. and these are the heroes who put their lives on the line, going in, not knowing what they're going to face, what kind of weapons the suspect has, what the aim of the suspect is, and whether or not the suspect is mental

i'm don lemon.l be talking about tomorrow. is a porche carrera gt just too hot to handle? >>> and america going to pot. almost 40% of you admit to smoking marijuana at least

i'm don lemon. this is cnn's top ten of 2013.ck at the top stories that kept our attention this year. from crimes to political head lines. showdowns of the biggest scandals. we are counting them all down. a super model killed by her famous boyfriend on valentine's day. teenage athlete suffocated inside a gym mat. shooting spree at a military gun base. we can't close out 2013 without looking at the crimes and mysteries. here are the top ten justice store wrists year. number ten. >> a report that shot are fired at washington navy yard. >> u.s. navy is telling us three shots were fired. they tell us an active shooter is still inside that building. >> former navy reservist aaron alexis, military contractor, gunned down 12 people before police shot and killed him. number nine. >> now for a story, cnn has bb following from the beginning. >> brand new efd in the death of 17-year-old kendrick johnson. >> we have questions about the kendrick johnson case. >> i won't discuss that with you. >> why not, sir? >> because our case is -- >> his

don lemon, since you're next to me, let's begin roun robin like. how you all feel, your reaction to the "gq" article, i read all seven pages to get the full picture. you begin. >> listen, i don't condone what he says, i don't agree with any he says, but i'm shocked people are shocked he said it. having grown up in louisiana, i always heard people talk like that. if you listen to fundamentalist christians, not all, but many of them, they say the exact same things. they use the same bible verses he used, not only to subject women, but to enslave african-americans and also to keep african-americans segregated for jim crow. >> i'm not seeing a don lemon shock face. >> i'm not shocked by it. you know, hey, listen, i think freedom of speech, what he said was wrong. >> okay, coming back to you. mark lamont hill to you, next, because you're saying the whole show should be yanked. is that correct? >> not necessarily the whole show, but certainly if they were to hold on to him, i would say let's yank the show. my bigger point is it's a tightrope we're consta

i'm don lemon. this is the 11th hour. what you'll be talking about tomorrow on a night when everybody is talking about the outrage over duck dynasty, we're reminded that words have power. it's not just words from reality tv stars, it's also words from teenagers. in person and online. this is not just kids being kids this is the kind of thing that one heart broken mother says caused her 12-year-old daughter to kill herself but was bullying actually to blame? and do you know what your kids are doing and what they're doing online? >> we'll goat to that story in just a moment. a statement out tonight from the "duck dynasty" family. while while some of phil's comments were course, he believes his feelings are groundings in the teaching of the bottle. love the lord with your god with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. phil would never insight or encourage hate. we're disappointed that phil is placed on hiatus for expressing his faith which is his constitutionally protected right. we have have had a successful wo

go like a pro. >>> i'm don lemon. this is "the 11th hour."e all remember what happened almost a year ago in newtown. adam lanza's murderous rampage. unfortunately, tragedies like that are just about the only time we talk seriously about mental illness. but tonight our dr. sanjay gupta visits a san antonio family living with mental illness every day. and as he finds out, there are no easy answers. >> when people meet my son, they don't see the mental illness. >> mom i'm going to go. >> i want to tell you a story about the love between a mother and her son. >> they don't see the 20 hospitalizations. they don't see if he hallucinates. he strives to be a normal kid. but he has something that holds him back from doing that. >> to protect his privacy, we're not going to show you his face or use his real name. for the next few minutes, he'll be known as daniel. >> i don't know my own strength. when i hit the bag i think of the voices. >> at age 10, daniel was diagnosed with bipolar illness. even with medication he hallucinates and hears voices. >> i

i'm don lemon, this is "the 11th hour. hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme weather. of the hottest debates in the country right now. going head-to-head tonight, michael bruin executive director of the sierra club. mark ma rrono editor in chief of -- mark i'm going to start with you. look at what we're experiencing now. experiencing below zero temperatures in chicago earlier than anytime in the last two decades. record snowfall for today in new york. tomorrow morning 90% of the country will face below normal temperatures. if this isn't climate change then what is it? >> the record cold is now evidence of man made global warming. what evidence would disprove climate change? it seems like no matter the weather everything that happens proves it. the bottom line is in 2013, we're having one of the least extreme weather years on record. this report came out about a month ago. and if you look at the longer-term trend there's actually a declining or no trend in u.s. droughts or global droughts. there's no trend in floods going back i think to 127 years. one study was a journ

of course, our senior media correspondent, and our own don lemon. quite a pack we've got here.think that criticizing gays, criticizing homosexuality is one of the last untouchable topics in america today? russell? do you hear me? >> yes, i hear you now. i think that this is something that has become untouchable. and frankly, i don't agree with the way that mr. robson said many of the things that he said. but i think that the basic thrust of what he was saying is that in order to go to heaven, people have to repenalty of sin and believe in christ and there is a whole range of sins out there. i think that's something we ought to be free to talk about and to disagree about. there are all sorts of people on television i disagree with that i don't want to silence. i think we should have more conversation. not less conversation. >> do you agree with the suspension, i believe? i think we're having problems with russell's feed. we'll try to fix that as soon as possible. i want to get your reaction to something bobby jindal said. he said it is a messed up situation when miley cyrus gets

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joining me now is wilson cruise and don lemon, host of "11th hour." welcome to both of you. wilson cruise, what do you make of what happened here? if you read the interview, it's one long homophobic rant. >> yeah, you know, what is upsetting really is that he would go on to try to represent the views of all christian people, when in fact, we know for a fact that more and more christians support the lgbt family members and he does not reflect the true christians out there. no one would go about who calls themselves a christian and compare lgbt people to slanderers or homosexuality to anything. that's not who we are. >> don lemon, let me recap -- don, let me read more disturbing comments. it seems to me a vagina, he says, as a man would be more desirable than a man's anus. start with homosexuality there and sleeping around with this woman and that woman and this man and talking about the civil rights movement, i never heard one of them, one black person i tell you what, those dog gone white people preentitlement, prewelfare, they were happy, no one was singing the blues. prett

. >>> and the attorney for the knockout suspect spoke to our don lemon last night. d him how his client's actions are a result of bipolar disorder. >> your client was a functioning member of society. had the wherewithal to plan this, to pick out a victim, an elderly man who could not defend himself. and then now, since he has been caught doing it, it appears to most people that using bipolar diz order as a defense is an excuse for racist behavior. >> well, i think the bipolar disorder is a mitigation, if you will, and can be viewed as such. i don't think that there's an insanity defense in the works in this particular case. and certainly the federal definition of insanity precludes using that particular type of defense in this case. >> seems like he planned this out, every single detail. he could have kwan and stolen a car, he could have gone and shoplifted. he could have gone and done a number of things, but he planned this out in a manner that used race as the focus. and you don't see that as a federal hate crime? >> well, what happens is that, first of all, people

i'm don lemon.r" the last word on today and what you'll be talking about tomorrow. tonight, let me ask you a very simple question. could you live on the minimum wage? feed your family, pay rent and buy everything else you need on $7.25 an hour? you probably couldn't, i know i couldn't and a lot of people think $7.25 is just not enough. president obama included. >> we know that there are airport workers and fast food workers and nurse assistants and retail sales people who work their tails off. and are still living at or barely above pov

. >>> i'm don lemon. here are your headlines this hour.n you, we're about to show some very graphic images that you might find disturbing, especially for children. it is a series of video clips recorded in syria right after an alleged sarin gas attack. and we feel it is important to show the videos because some key ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review. ♪ >>> i came from an extremely, you know, dirt poor family. >> damien echols grew up here. in marion, arkansas, a mile or two from west memphis. his best friend jason baldwin lived nearby. and so did a boy named jessie misskelley. >> always protect young kids, yeah. >> jessie misskelley sr. is little jessie's father. >> when is the last time you talked to jessie? >> i met him at his home on a cold, winter day to learn more about his son. >> everybody loved him. little kids called him uncle jessie. >> 17 years. >> jessie's father says he had a go

joining me now, cnn's don lemon. >> what do you make of what has happened here? if you actually read the interview, it is like one long hom homophobic long rant. >> yeah, what is upsetting is he would go on to try to represent the views of all christian people, when we know for a fact that many christians support the lgbt family members. and he does not support the true christians. no one would go on and compare the lgbt people to slanderers, or. >> don lemon, let me just read these comments, he says it seems to me, a vagina would be more desirable than an anus, that man and that man, just not right, on and on he goes, later talking about civil rights movement saying i never heard one black person, i'll tell you what, those dog gone white people, free entitlement, welfare, you say were they happy, they were godly, were they happy? no one was singing the blues, pretty outrageous, you as a high profile gay black man, what do you think of this? >> well, piers, what exactly is free speech in this country? he has a right, phil robinson to say, exactly what he wants to

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let us know on twitter at don lemon and at "outfront."t are the lyrics -- do you guys know -- >> no, no. >> can you sing it for me? ♪ ♪ >> that's how people sing it. there you go. that's exactly how people sing it on new years eve. learn the words to old langs him. it's a tradition. it's a tradition. "ac 360" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> done, thanks there is a huge development in the "duck dynasty" controversy and the government spying on you, the target data breach got worse. hackers have millions of pin numbers to go with the credit and debit card data they stole. we'll ask an expert if you should be worried and we'll take you on board the ship stuck in polar ice as 74 passengers and crew members learn a rescue ship steaming their way might need to be rescued, as well. >>> we begin with the big court ruling on your privacy and security and the government's power to keep you safe by snooping on you, me, the guy down the

don lemon is up next with the new program "the 11th hour." >>> 911.ook school. i think somebody is shooting in here. >> december 14th. almost one year ago. when you hear the 911 tapes from that day at sandy hook your heart just sinks. but does anyone really need to hear that again? i'm don lemon. this is "the 11th hour." i want you to listen to something else. something just as powerful. two people on opposite sides of that tragedy. the aunt of adam lanza and father of one of the 6-year-olds he killed. both of them agree about one thing. the 911 tapes should not have been released. >> i don't think the timing is right for them to be released. i think emotions are very

don lemon is in harlem at the apollo theater.special place, tell us why. >> reporter: absolutely. he visited here in 1990 after he got out of prison. you can see the marquis. it says nelson mandela, 1918-2013. he changed our world. i'm standing here next to this gentleman for a reason. he is the in-house cultural director and tour guide for the apollo. you were here when nelson mandela visited in 1990. what was that like? >> i was so blessed to be a part of the hundreds of thousands of people that were here to welcome nelson mandela to harlem. it was a very emotional time for me. a very spiritual -- it felt like a spiritual time. >> he felt a connection here. i live in the neighborhood. there are many africans, a place they call little africa not far from here. >> on 116th street between madison, they have little african shops, african restaurants, african culture. litz africa. >> and he was surprised to see so many south africans living here. >> that's troofl he saw so many black people here. harlem is the central of black cultu

i'm don lemon in for erin burnett. "outfront," breaking news. a & e caves. they just announced they are lifting the suspension of the "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson. the company suspended the reality star just nine days ago after coner

for the 11th hour, i'm don lemon. >> good evening. welcome to cnn's best reporting all day and the breaking news tonight. we have a lot to tell you about beginning with the shocking new revelations about the "duck dynasty" star who made controversial comments about gays. wait until you hear what else he has said. also a terrifying crime caught on camera. you see this man fights back in the whole crowd. and damaging new revelations about barack obama sr. unflattering details about a chilly brotherly relationship. that and a lot more. now let's get started. we begin tonight in london. a ceiling collapsed on to a packed house of theater goaters at central london appall low theater when an actor yelled watch out and people thought it was part of the play. in the chaos more than 70 people were injured. a number of them, quite seriously, investigators still don't know why this happened. we know that more than 700 people were there. minutes after this happened, cnn spoke with people who were inside. >> it was a loud bang. the ceiling came do

i'm don lemon. erin is off tonight. breaking news, two trains collide in a f

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don lemon how much it because we're all disappointed in the attic sheeple who blindly no food exploration be legal. i knew more points to the stew been illegally and stands as one of the conference behind our widening wasted food. it's called the dvd. how confusing it with the labels need to do with race in america. he describes as a belief system here in the us. in computing in fact a disorienting and in us and he doesn't think much of our system. in other words we see no evil see the gate and came up with producer somehow knew exactly what i was going to fly out and that the food magically end the day. what happens the whole labeling system has no oversight. the federal level nightmare and there is very little consistency every state. the only one cousin in law. most people think the label still even communicate when the phone is spoilt. it's a new guy or that the black and yellow is just meant as a suggestion when the food might be at its peak quality. i found i are many factors suggested when the grocery store and might consider to lumber selling the product. i merely because it's on

. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm don lemon. this is "the 11th hour."veryone will be talking about tomorrow and the next week or so is santa claus, st. nick, kriss kringle. another news anchor declared that santa is white. we'll get into that. i want to warn all the parents out there, i'm about to say something for adult ears only. take a minute to send your kids out of the room. the real santa is here. which one is he?

i'm don lemon. erin is off tonight. breaking news, two trains collide in a fiery crash in north dakota. it happened just outside of fargo. one of the trains was carrying crude oil. as you can see in this video, it is creating huge flames and dangerous smoke. at least a dozen firefighters on the scene right now battling the flames that have shot as high as 100 feet into the air. people being warned to stay inside. we go to the sergeant from the cass county sheriff's office. what is the very latest on the scene, and when can emergency crews get the blaze under control? when might they be able to? >> caller: well, this has been a challenging deal in that the incident happened at about 2:12 this afternoon. first responders were dispatched about a mile west of castleton where two trains had collided. indeed one was carrying crude oil, which resulted in a fire. since then there was over 104 cars on the train that was carrying the oil. they've been able to doudetach 50 of them. they were unable to doudetach a them due to the f

but where is don lemon? >> that is the big question of the night.ood friend, he has a new show, he is moving up in the world. it is called the" 11th hour." monday through thursday. you won't want to miss it. he will be talking about the topics that people are talking about on-line. you know, everywhere. i'm sure he will be tweeting. and hopefully watching tonight. but hopefully he will come back to the show and talk to us so he can give us unsight about the show. don't you think that would be a good idea? >> very good. i'm giving him a high-five on television here. >> oh, i know it. i bet he watched the obama game, don't you think? >> there's no question about it. but he is an lsu guy. so he was pulling for alabama. he was probably pulling for alabama and auburn to lose. you know. he loves lsu. not that lsu is in the national championship picture but just because. >> i know that somehow the fans have told me that lsu tigers good for two teams. lsu tigers and anyone who is playing against bama. >> they don't seem to have the same nine lives that aubu

we're koupting them all down with don lemon tomorrow night 6:30 eastern time. >>> a lot of big crimetice stories this year. our legal guys richard herman and avery freeman will be here to discuss the most intriguing in their view and they'll tackle yesterday's ruling on the nsa checked of phone records. all right. it's fight night in mma, but the biggest bout might not be in the main event. why everyone is talking about it being ladies' night inside the octag octagon. [ sneezes, coughs ] i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief it is. than any other behind the counter liquid gel. >>> all right. let's talk sports now. a comeback win in a bowl game is the latest chapter in how syracuse' quarterback has overcome adversity. it's sad but also uplifting. >> it's been a very tough battle but terrell hunt has made this now at least into a great feel-good story. terrell hunt

. >>> hello, everyone, i'm don lemon in for erin burnett. the white house has now extended the signup deadline for people who want coverage starting january 1. the enrollment deadline was supposed to be tonight at midnight. but today, the white house decided to give people an extra day. new poll numbers show opposition to the health care. will this delay stem the bleeding? or has it created another pr nightmare? we have all the details from honolulu where president obama is spending the holidays. >> reporter: the cut off was today, but it was delayed until midnight on christmas eve to pick a program. it's a welcome delay for carla who's helping people sign up in atlanta. >> consumers have somewhat of an early christmas gift for them. i'm excited that the powers that be made this possible for more enrollment. >> reporter: the federal exchange, healthcare.gov saw more than 1.2 million visitors over the weekend. and the visits kept coming on monday. joining the crowd, president obama whose staff signed him up over the weekend. it was symbolic,

i'm don lemon in for new mom erin burnett tonight. out front first tonight, 82 miles per hour. that's how fast the new york commuter train was going when it rounded the turn and derailed. four people were killed and at least 67 were injured. they are still trying to determine if the crash was caused by human error or equipment failure. what are you hearing? >> reporter: law enforcement official is telling us that there is no evidence that the engineer was using his cell phone while driving the train. that had been raised as a concern. obviously, it's not allowed by metro north for their crew to use cell phones or other similar equipment while at work. so that is a very important piece of information. but the ntsb saying that the train itself going 82 miles per hour coming out of a limited area to an area, the curve was limited to 30 miles per hour. also we understand that the train had been accelerating prior to hitting that curve, two minutes before, only doing 60 miles per hour. 82 miles per hour hitting the curve. we now know the brakes applied very late. the throttle being

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i'm don lemon. thanks for watching the top ten of 2013. >>> in you listen to the news these days, you might think america is a very divided nation. you're either for gay marriage or against it. you're a republican or a democrat. but when it comes to guns, things get a little trickier. no matter which side of the line you stand on, you can't ignore the news about gun violence. >> another deadly shooting. >> the gunfire erupted at this birthday party. >> a 7-year-old boy. >> tons of people around. >> more than 11,000 homicides were committed with firearms in 2011 alone. mass shootings and gun suicides are on the rise in the united states. that's disturbing to people on both sides of the issue and it's obvious that something's got to change. we just can't agree on what that is. >> the majority of the people want sensible gun rerestriction. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> if it's one thing we are united on, it's everybody wants to keep guns out of the hands

i'm don lemon. this is the 11th hour.a night when everybody is talking about the outrage over duck dynasty, we're reminded that words have power. it's not just words from reality tv stars, it's also words from teenagers. in person and online. this is not just kids being kids this is the kind of thing that one heart broken mother says caused her 12-year-old daughter to kill herself but was bullying actually to blame? and do you know what your kids are doing and what they're doing

i'm don lemon. this is "the 11th hour." what you'll be talking about tomorrow.ng a lot about two things, about guns and about mental illness. so far it's pretty much just talk. but tonight, almost a year after newtown, we've got some unconventional wisdom from two fathers. one a pastor who says no one cares about urban kids who are victims of gun violence. the other a newtown father who says he's right. the unusual way they're coming together. >>> also dr. sanjay gupta shows you what life is like for a

and a discussion that don lemon, "anchorman 2" that man there ron burgundy fall short on his own hypend it all on cnn.com. thank you for watching this week and all year. this program has changed a lot in the last 12 months and so has this entire network. that was the theme of our whole conversation, and in the media world, the pace of change continues to be a sell rate. media companies and tech start-ups can rise and fall faster than ever, so can television anchors and pop stars. of course, that means there's more media news for you and for me to digest every week. i'm looking forward to doing any more of that in 2014. so have a happy new year. and let me know what you think our new year's resolutions for this show should be. i'd love your feedbook. on facebook and twitter, i'm brian steltser. i'll see you next week. >>> state of the union with candy crowley begins right now. >>> for all lauld lang syne, wh they tell you about this past year and the next one. ladies rule. special edition of "state of the union." women have their take on 2013, including politicians behaving badly. >> t

. ♪ >>> that's it for us tonight, don lemon hosts "the 11th hour." is the drug war over? for the legal sale of marijuana. followed by brooke baldwin with the highlights of the day here on cnn, "in case you missed it." on cnn, "in case you missed it." "ac360 later" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> evening, everyone, hillary clinton, president obama and the 2016 race for president. one elderly american's nightmare in north korea and the pope does what popes do, tells us not to be greedy and selfish and is called a commie for his trouble. that and more

i'm don lemon. this is "the 11th hour. we have two stories everyone will be talking about. "duck dynasty" suspended. his shocking comments about same sex relationship and about black in america. >>> also blowing up tonight, e cigarettes. new york city council about to decide whether to ban them in all buildings. bear in mind the

. >>> and tomorrow night, catch the debut of don lemon's new show, "the 11th hour."t pot, is tomorrow at 11:00 p.m. you will be tweeting in and he will be tweeting back. it will be a blast. holiday shopping is up 2% from aia year ago. shopping totalled some $12.3 billion. that's with a b. on-line sales are even stronger. up almost 20% from last year from both thanksgiving and black friday, according to ibm. tomorrow is cyber monday, of course. which will bring even more focus on on-line retail sales. brett larson sis the host of "tech bytes." my good news, is cyber monday a sigh of relief after all of the stabbings and arrests from black friday? >> it is definitely. it is great for people who didn't want to be out there in the crowds who didn't want it wait if lines or sleep in a tent overnight in front of a best buy store. this is for confusion for those getting great deals. you will probably get free shipping and even brick and mortar stores are having good cyber monday deals, and they are calling it cyber week. every ten minutes they will do something different --