but to most people, erin, that's just wrong. i think that someone who grew up the way paula deen does or did just doesn't understand how that offends folks. and the people around her, i was watching that clip, they were yelling out, you don't have to apologize for anything. >> there's always people. >> i tell you what, her loyal fans, the ones she has, maybe you don't, but for most folks, you have to apologize. if you want to build your brand beyond that niche audience, you have to apologize for those things that were undeniably offensive. >> thanks you very much. we want to reminds you, an international investment firm has put $75,000 into paula deen's comeback. >>> a week after ted nugent decided not to be on the show, he joins us tonight. was he really sorry about calling the president a subhuman mongrel? >>> and look at this, we'll tell you what happened. nto traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned

erin burnett "out front" starts erin burnett "out front" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> breaking news. terror warniterror warning ton air lines. what they believe terrorists are preparing. >>> four people under arrest for the drugs found in philip seymour hoffman's apartment. the links linking them to his death. live happening right now in honor of hoffman. fans and fellow actors remembering an incredibly talented man. let's go "out front." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. we begin with the breaking news. u.s. intelligence warning airlines of a terror threat. toothpaste bombs. the games are two days away and officials say terrorists could try to hide explosives inside of toothpastes or cosmetic tubes. we'll have that sort of not totally a liquid but a soft substance. evan perez is following the story. evan, obviously it's incredibly specific. you've been working your sources. how serious is the threat? >> it's very specific and very serious threat. this is not every day you hear from the homeland security department asking airlines to be on the lookout f

why is that the case, erin? president talks about using government policy to level the playing field. that's what we don't need. there are over 20 million small businesses in america. that is where the job growth will come from domestically. because large companies have figured out that they can move their jobs offshore and have done that already. that's why they've been so successful and created so many earnings, record earnings in the s&p. let's go back to what matters in america, 20 million men and women creating jobs for americans. and the last thing they need is this advice from the president. >> here's my question though because according to oxfam, one report, they say the richest 1% in the world own 46% of global wealth. that's an incredible number. some people might turn on you and say clearly, governments are supporting the 1% because they're getting more and more of the wealth. >> sure. but let's remember. >> why not change policy now and help the less fortunate? >> because it would be a huge mistake.

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> next, the interview ha has a lot of people talking. ted nugent says he's a changed man. even his own brother doesn't believe him. plus the president says the rich are getting richer. is it it the government's problem? and rush limbaugh blames the "the homosexual lobby for bulling the arizona governor on a controversial bill. for real? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. ted nugent says he's a changed man. at least that's what he told me last night in an interview that got a lot of people talking. i confronted him about calling president obama a sub human mon grew and his response was pretty shocking. >> live on "erin burnett outfront" cnn, ted nugent remember the alamo, february 24th, be 2014. i'm not going to call people names anymore. >> i think that to me, i know you're trying to make slightly light of this, but to me these things are not light at all because in a country you talk about. >> no, i'm not making light very serious, very serious. >> cr

erin? >> jason, thank you very much.alking about the men who have been brought into custody here. i want to bring in a former new york city prosecutor. paul, can these drug dealers, assuming -- they're suspected at this point, but could they be charged with hoffman's murder? >> no, they won't be charged with that. as a matter of fact, i spoke this evening to approximately four former manhattan prosecutors about this very subject, many of them were involved in narcotics cases and homicide cases. none can remember a single case in the last 25 years where a drug dealer was charged with the death of an addict. now occasionally you might see charges if, say, a needle was actually used and the drug was administered by a drug dealer or if the drugs were adulterated in some way, they mixed something in and the addict didn't expect that. for a straight sale you never see a prosecution of the seller. >> in this case, let's just say that they're able to ascertain the picture of him and the other man in the picture and they can iden

erin mcpike joining us from washington. erin, the new allegations are all about what christie knew about the lane closures and when he knew it. what's the evidence as we understand it to be? >> well, fred, that top appointee you mentioned is former port authority official david wildstein. it was wildstein who carried out the order to close the aks cess lanes to the bridge. chief of deputy chief of staff bred j bridget kelly e-mailed him, time for traffic and he e-mail back, got it. the port authority already refused once to pay wildstein's legal fees so he's lawyer wrote this letter friday urging them to reconsider. and in this letter the attorney

>> reporter: we do, erin.nducted an investigation after this, and you see the devastation from this bomb landing on these troops. thankfully no one was hurt or killed. apparently it happened because the air crew overhead that was dropping the bomb had the wrong gps coordinates somehow. the investigation determined that it was an accident. no one was held liable. no one was punished for it. it does happen, but rarely, and thankfully this time everyone was okay, but what a scene to see what happens when a 500 pound bomb lands on your head. >> barbara starr, thank you very much. shocking, incredible video. >>> tonight, ted nugent, the rock star turned political fire ram was supposed to be a guest on this show. he actually promoted it on his twitter account and we promoted it here on the air at cnn. just over two hours before our show nugent canceled. he said he was sick. here's why i wanted to talk to him. he campaigned with texas gubernatorial candidate greg abbott. democrats slammed abbott for aligning himself

and erin andrews. >> erin: i spoke to john fox before that big play by percy harvin. and i asked him how you get this denver broncos offense going. he said we have to stop turning it over. he's happy with the way they're moving the ball. can you max that pressure? he said, yes. just don't turn it over. joe? >> joe: erin, we've seen scoring plays s 1 seconds into each half. the safety to start the game. and the kick return to start the second half. and peyton manning is in a huge hole. let's go down to pam oliver. >> pam: an enthusiastic seahawks team came out of the locker room, the same way they went in, enthusiastically. i talked to pete carroll about how he counseled the team in that area. he said, we talked about finishing. disrupting peyton manning has nothing to do with we have to keep in finish mode. back to you. >> joe: second down and ten. thanks, pam. that pass is caught. and welker has a first down. >> troy: pretty remarkable, joe. you look at this defensive play here. and still, a 29-point lead. they're playing single safety high man-to-man on the outside

erin? >> there you go, an endorsement for amazon.ou very much, maria. >>> still to come, rand paul suing president obama on your behalf he says. he's outfront tonight to explain why. >>> paula deen is planning a comeback and someone is giving her $75 million. sit enough? >>> eight corvettes swallowed by a sinkhole. the entire thing caught on camera. all that ahead. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] she won't remember this, being carried in your arms... but after a morning spent in the caribbean, playing pirates with you in secret coves, an afternoon swimming with dolphins, finished with a movie watched against the setting sun... she won't exactly be short on memories. princess cruises, come back new. ♪ open to innovation. open to ambition. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creates more jobs, and grows more businesses... we're open

i'm erin burnett. breaking news. military forces and ukraine on the move ready to defend bases and weapons depots. there is word of a truce after bloody and violent clashes in kiev. how fragile is this? take a listen. that was the scene less than 24 hours ago in kiev. as you can see, this violence and bloodshed has been incredibly difficult could control. 26 people have been killed since the government's decision to align with russia instead of the west. president obama made it clear where the united states stands. >> we hold the government primarily responsible for making sure that it is dealing with peaceful protestors in an appropriate way, that the ukrainian people are able to assemble and speak freely about their interests without fear of repression. we'll be monitoring very carefully the situation recognizing that along with our our r european partners that there rb consequences. >> the secretary of state john kerry said the united states is considering additional sanctions. now this fight is important to the u

erin burnett "out front" starts erin burnett "out front" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> next, breaking news. more than 100 million americans feeling the wrath of a catastrophic winter storm. snow and ice wreaking havoc on the south and east. where the dangerous storm is leaving next because it is not leaving the coast. >>> senator rand paul sues the president today. he's "out front." >>> are americans ready for paula deen? let's go "out front." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight we begin with breaking news. deadly winter storm gaining strength affecting right now more than 100 million americans. it is being called historic by the national weather service. sleet, snow, ice, rain creating dangerous conditions across the entire southeast and the storm is moving very quickly up the coast. it's incredible how many cities are going to be affected. yes, palm trees, too. snow and ice in tennessee, georgia, and the carolinas have nearly shut down entire states. more than half the flights in and out of atlanta's hartsfield airport, the busiest in

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, we begin with the breaking news, the deadly winter storm crushing the east coast, more than 100 million americans buried under a blanket of snow and ice. the snow is not letting up yet. this is a live picture of the u.s. capitol. you can barely see the dome in the background. you see the flags, but barely the dome. this is a live shot of the white house. last night, you know, this storm was in the carolinas. it's still over washington. really, as you can see, staying for a long time. the federal government forced a shutdown today, and now, 16 deaths are blamed on the massive storm, including a pregnant woman, who was killed in new york by a private snowplow as she was loading groceries into her car. her unborn baby was delivered by c-section and is in critical condition tonight. to give you a sense of the size of this storm, take a look at the satellite photo from nasa. this shows you exactly how enormous it is, there's the storm, hugging literally the entire easte

>> $75 billion industry, erin.n, look at the alcohol industry which is north of $200 billion. >> those are -- you want to create that for marijuana. you want to equate it for that. >> it's estimated to be somewhere between a couple billion and 10 billion. so, that's where it currently stands. could it be bigger? >> according to the numbers. it's not of the same scale. for sure not. but it is, it is a decent size industry. one that, in other words, you could gain a lot of tax revenue out if we choose to regulate it. >> trish, you -- >> not a legalization convention. i might have been on the panel talking about this issue. >> but my point is, when you were there, you saw a lot of these people, these private investor groups and these major. "wall street journal" says the yale mbas are here. these are major businesses. >> recognize to your point that this a business opportunity -- >> exactly. >> but not big business by any stretch of the imagination right now. right now small business owners. i met with mom with two li

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> next, pay to play. the president's ambassador is a huge donor. >>> then the aflcia says it's got distressed babies. >>> philip seymour hoffman. tonight's special report how they can recreate his image and finish the movie. let's go "out front." >>> "out front" tonight, pay to play. tonight the obama administration facing tough questions about rewarding big donors with plush ambassadorships. here's jen sake being questioned by reporters. >> how much does it cost to be named ambassador in the united states. >> jonathan carl, always a tv question. we don't determine -- >> it's serious. >> i'm not. it is a serious question. we don't name ambassadors from the state department. the white house names ambassadors so i would certainly point you to my old colleagues across the street for that. >> her old colleagues across the street worked at the white house because these appointees are appointees chosen directly by the united states. white house president jay karner didn't answer questions. they are serious beca

erin. >>> tonight there is a new king of late night.not talking about jimmy fallon because it will take time to see how it works. the executive producer, lorne michaels who is the king. if that name sounds familiar it is because lorne is the brains and creative mind behind "saturday night live," "night with seth myers" and "30 rock". which just finished its seventh season. that brings me to the number, $115,000 supposedly what nbc paid lorne michaels for "snl." sure that was back in 1975. but is it -- i don't think it's even a drop in the bucket. it's a fraction of the drop in a bucket of what he is worth which is now supposedly, $350 million. the senior editor for buzz feed outfront. these numbers are pretty stunning. talk about self made through his talents. personally won 13 emmy's, named one of the most influential people in the world. what is it about him? >> no one is more keenly aware of lorne michaels legacy than lorne michaels. every decision he makes is designed to either enhance his legacy or cement his place in history. so h

erin? >> all right. when we talk about the heat source, this is not just some sort of a hypothetical, right, that they said they're going to do this and authorities are worried. a toothpaste bomb has been used on passenger jet before. >> reporter: it has. in october 1976, anti-castro cuban operatives hid explosives in a colgate tube of toothpaste. 70 people were killed in that bombing. >> incredible, too, when you think how far we've come. that's 40 years ago, and yet that technology is still such a threat. amazing when you watch the car. you could see the damage just from this. and then think about the things we may not know about. the so-called loud music murder trial begins. an unarmed black teenager killed. a lot of people are comparing it to trayvon martin case. and controversial comments, you know, the question -- do the wealthiest americans work harder than anyone else? >>> and one of twitter's darkest days ever. what caused the site's shares to plummet? [ male announcer ] pain. once you feel it c

i'm a i'm erin burnett. the president launching an initiative, one very personal to him, about young men as color. the president actually talked about growing up without a father figure. >> i didn't have a dad in the house. and i was angry about it, even though i didn't necessarily realize it at the time. i made bad choices. i got high without always thinking about the harm it could do. i didn't always take school as seriously as i should have. i made excuses. after i was finished the guy sitting next to me said, are you talking about you? i said, yeah. and the point was i could see myself in these young men. and the only difference is that i grew up in an environment that was a little bit more forgiving. >> the new initiative that the president is launching is called my brother's keeper. founations and businesses that now pledge to donate $200 million over five years to aid young men of color. much more on that amount of money and whether it's significant or not with tavis smily in a few minutes. but don le

send your e-mail to erin. it's two degrees right now in waukegan. currently zero in connection. - 7 in bartlett. midway we are reading at 4 degrees. temperatures below zero. the wind chill is down to -18 at this hour. kankakee read at - 9. we have dry conditions here. this is a cold front making its way into the region. it will typically brings no but that's not the case this time because of the system down to the south. this is a monster storm moving for the gulf coast. portions of georgia got the snow yesterday. atlanta could get 1 in. of ice in some areas as the system moves to new york city as much as 10 in. of snow. that system is dominating the moisture. this front cannot really tapped into that moisture. we do have some video coming ... visit florida. it's always sunny and beautiful trees with a lot of snow on them. keep going to the south. if you want to find the fun you have to maybe go down to cuba. let's take a look at our de. you can see at the bottom of the screen that it really is going to cripple atlanta and much of the smoking mounta

erin, you've been right about this. you've been talking about it. you said, look, this is an inconsistency in tax policy, it's not fair, it's a loophole. i think it's really encouraging though because you have the right wing, the republicans saying we're going to do something about it, we're going to close a tax loophole and we'll raise taxes on very rich people because we do have a significant deficit and we're printing money and it's time to act responsibly. >> michael far, we appreciate that. still to come, we're watching arizona where the governor is expected to make a major announcement at this hour about the religious freedom bill that we've been talking about. we'll be there live. >>> paula deen with a significant new investment. an announcement to make. is it a sign that america has forgiven her from using the "n" word. >>> what prompted spike lee to go on this profanity ridden rant? >> get the [ bleep ] out of here. no, i can't do that. get the [ bleep ] out of here. i can't do that. nvestment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to...

join us monday for another edition of "crossfire," and erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> next, breaking news. growing protest in arizona at this hour over a bill that legalizes discrimination against gays and lesbians. >>> the phumunchies. a girl sells cook out outside of a pot store. >>> good evening, everybody. out front tonight, breaking news. banning gays from restaurants at ground zero. the protest has been picking up steam in the past few minutes. people are furious that a state bill would allow business owners to refuse service to gays and lesbians. so if a photographer refused to take pictures of a gay couple they could not sue, for example, and it's not just arizona. lawmakers there are not the only ones that want to pass this type of legislation. protection bills have been introduced in oregon, ohio, mississippi, kansas, tennessee, and oklahoma. and we begin our coverage in phoenix. we are on the ground and looking at pictures. what are you hearing from people? >> reporter: well, they are very upset. they put it together in one day. 300 people out there in front

erin, i don't understand it. i don't get it. the only conclusion i can come to is ran paul uses this because it stirs the waters among the republican faithful and probably a great fundraising tool but i don't think this thing sells in a general election. i don't think independents give a damn about this sort of thing. it will fire up the base. it will help you win a nomination. not going to help you win a general election. >> i'm really excited you'll be here for the general election with us. i love watching you. thank you so much. we're so excited to have you on our team. >> i'm s ympsyched. >> should the president have the power to kill an american overseas with a drone. >>> plus francois hollande arrives in the united states all alone. how his stag status is making for an awkward state dinner at the white house. cringe worthy moments a tv anchor confuses samuel jackson with a different actor of color. [ male announcer ] you've never watched her like this before... never taken the time to just...watch. but something about spen

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. we have good news in our forecast? >> temperatures are starting to warm up. if you freeze and a few floors. >> i took the dog out and it was just it didn't need a hand warmer. >> it is an improvement. it has been almost two weeks since we made freezing. freezing is only 32. a typical high is warmer than that. woodbin colder than normal for quite a long stretch manicotti today. high temperature is a few degrees below average. snow showers are possible as a week cutpurses the moves through. it's currently 20 degrees. 19 at midway. 18 and garlic. 12 degrees for aurora. as a look around the region, we expect the potential for light snow coming in from the west. a

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. my coffee will kick in and i will say ramis correctly. everyone was telling me i said wrong. >> of look at our purple ties. >> they planned it. i didn't. no one believes it. it's a forecast a really don't want to give. potential for a record low tonight. temperatures are colder than normal. so far it's 18 degrees. we continue on this and we will end up in the top-10 coldest figure is all time. mostly cloudy today. the record low coming into tonight. what's wrong with that? >> your graphics are purple also. >> 13 degrees right now in waukegan. 19 of the lakefront. 15 in aurora. morris is at 18.

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> next, breaking news. specific terror threats targeting the olympics. the chairman of the house intelligence committee is outfront. plus a report says obamacare could cost 2.5myon jobs. the headline has republicans pouncing, democrats running scared. and new details about the final hours of philip seymour hoffman's life, a man who talked to him just before he died joins us. let's go "outfront." >> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. we begin with the breaking news. a top u.s. counter-terrorism official tonight says there are "specific threats aimed at the olympics which are just three days away." the u.s. tonight tracking threats racing against time to stop any terrorist attacks. u.s. warships and airplanes are moving into final position ready to respond. president obama was briefed on the situation today. and his team says they are "taking all appropriate steps regarding the safety of americans." and joining me now is congressman mike rogers, chairman of the house intelligen

>>and i'm erin mcelroy. i'm talking to much. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. those stories are just ahead this half-hour. but first, demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. >> we have a big snowstorm coming. it's the 33rd snow of the season which is a lot. basically the season is half what over. with a winter storm coming. you may have heard. winter weather advisory is in effect today at 6:00 p.m.-noon wednesday. three-6 in. of snow just to the south we have the possibility for more than 6 in. of snow. all that snow gets here in time for this afternoon. it won't arrive until rush-hour. the advisory for all the

erin, i don't understand it. i really don't get it.the only conclusion i can come to is ran paul uses this because it stirs the waters among the republican faithful and probably a great fundraising tool but i don't think this thing sells in a general election. i don't think independents give a damn about this sort of thing. it will fire up the base. it will help you win a nomination. it is not going to help you win a general election. >> i'm really excited you'll be here for the general election with us. i love watching you. thank you so much. we're so excited to have you on our team. >> thank you. >>> mr. hollande goes to washington alone. and things could get a little awkward. today president obama welcomed his french counter part, president francois hollande with a tour of thomas jefferson's estate at monticello. tomorrow is when things could get dicey for the newly singled president at an official state dinner at the white house. this is a big deal. you're looking at the preview of the set up for that dinner. it will happen tomorro

and i'm erin mcelroy. before we get to the top stories, let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. hi, demetrius. >> could morning. or not done with this stuff yet. we have about 12 hours left of the snow. but the damage in most cases is done. this is michigan ave. typically this time of the day you can see the road. but not so much. this is one of the better roads across the region. we will show you some worse looking roads in a moment. looking at the radar, the snow is dominating the area. you'll have drifting and blowing snow. wind gusts up to 20. snow is heaviest around morris and kankakee. but the entire region is seen snow. it will begin to taper off from west to east around lunchtime. i think by noon west of chicago it is dry. but in northwest indiana we have lake affect pushes about 2:00

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comthe interview ha has a lot of people talking. ted nugent says he's a changed man. even his own brother doesn't believe him. plus the president says the rich are getting richer. is it it the government's problem? and rush limbaugh blames the "the homosexual lobby for bulling the arizona governor on a controversial bill. for real? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. ted nugent says he's a changed man. at least that's what he told me last night in an interview that got a lot of people talking. i confronted him about calling president obama a

i'm erin burnett. we begin with breaking news. at least 19 people dead in fierce and fiery clashes in kiev. the capital of ukraine. more than 40 police officers, 150 protesters are reportedly injured tonight. these are live pictures that you are looking at in kiev. obviously in the early hours of tomorrow morning. the government cracking down ferociously on protesters who oppose the government's decision to ally wsts putin's russia. vice president respect biden urged him to pull back forces. kiev which has the same population as chicago literally on fire tonight. our phil black is there on the scene and joins me on the scene tonight. how do things looking there now? >> arab, thousands of opposition protesters have fallen back to independent square in the city of the city and here set up lines and barricades, all involved some way in an effort to try and anhold on to this space because we believe the security forces will try and force them out at some point during the night. at the front, there are young men with homemade shields a

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comt, breaking news. specific terror threats targeting the olympics. the chairman of the house intelligence committee is outfront. plus a report says obamacare could cost 2.5myon jobs. the headline has republicans pouncing, democrats running scared. and new details about the final hours of philip seymour hoffman's life, a man who talked to him just before he died joins us. let's go "outfront." >> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. we begin with the breaking news.

erin?at was very wise advice, but it brings us to our outfront outtake which is the valentine ideas a day is here. and love is in the air. all day long we spotted people on the nasty streets with all of the snow. they were carrying flowers and candy. social media users for once were not being snarky but gushing about the loves of their life. tv personalities and guests wore red and pink to celebrate the most romantic day of the year. all over the world people smiled a little brighter. here we dismissed it as a hallmark holiday. a lot of guests said sorry, it's valentine's day. even cnn employees said, oh, can we not do this today? i want to leave because it's valentine's day. we thought come on. then john boehner sent a tweet saying you are not alone. and so we read on and the tweet said this. this valentine's day millions of americans have broken hearts from president obama's broken promises. wait, he was talking about obamacare? putting obamacare in the same sentence at valentine's day? t

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> next did he or didn't he? "the new york times" suggests chris christie knew more about the bridge closure than he's letting on christie's future is on the line. >>> amanda knox won't willingly go back to italy. will she be forced to serve time? she speaks. >>> howie man dell on growing up with obsessive compulsive disorder. my special guests tonight. let's go "out front." >>> and good evening to all of you. i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight breaking news involving chris christie. "the new york times" says there is evidence that the new jersey governor, a likely 2016 republican presidential candidate, knew about the lane closures on the george washington bridge. this, of course, is the scandal threatening his political career. the big question we have tonight is where is the prove? let me lay out exactly what happened. here's the headline "the new york times" first posted to. . christie knew about lane closings export official says. the headline seems to say he knew about them before they happened. "the new

i'm erin burnett. breaking news.n the move ready to defend bases and weapons

. >> erin mcpike is live in washington, what have you learned, erin?> well, christi and picturer there's tricky words in a three-page letter sent to the port authority yesterday. evidence exists as well tying will christie having the knowledge of the lane closures during the period when the lanes were closed contrary to what the governor stated publicly in a two-hour press conference." now, we should stress here, this doesn't say christie knew about the underlying reason which is political retribution to the may of ft. lee for not endorsing christie last year. now, it doesn't say that he knew in fact directly about the lane closures, specifically, ahead of time. it simply says evidence exists that ties christie to knowledge of it. and that's what makes the latest revelation murky. christie administration responded saying mr. wildstein's lawyer confirms what they have said all along, he had absolutely no prior knowledge of the closures before they happened. as the governor set in a december 13th press conference he only first learned lanes were closed w

we talk about all of that when real life erin brockovich. erin standing by to join us live.situation room." >>> in russia authorities are investigating a letter threatening two members of austria's olympic team. it is a first test of security in sochi where thousands of troops and police are now on guard for the possibility of a terror attack. top officials here in the united states are revealing more about the olympic threats and just how serious they may be. our senior international correspondent is in sochi with more of the threatening letterer. first let's go to our appellant gone correspondent barbara starr. >> state department security and intelligence personnel have been on the ground in russia for the last several weeks. today as count down yet another meeting at the white house making sure the u.s. is ready if there is an attack and russia asks for help. as the world awaits the sochi olympics the obama administration is racing towards its own finish line. >> we are very focused on threats to the olympic games. >> a full court effort is on to do everything the white

this was a fellow that erin had beaten up before.and when he lunged for this guy the other guys in the house pulled him off. this was -- but he was intending to really hurt this guy. obviously the attack on matthew was by far the more severe crime the injuries were veiled, but now you have russell anderson who attempts to stop it, stoppage, it struck and russell had seen aaron beat out other people. he stepped back and withdrew. matthew is tied to the fence. they leave and go downtown to a residential area. this is minutes later they get into a scuffle with two young hispanic guys. aaron goes to the track and gets the murder weapon and brings it back and he now strikes one of the young hispanic kids across the head. the fellow had a wound that ran completely across this goal. there was a picture in vanity fair of the wound that this fellow suffered. he ended up the hospital. so one question i would ask is, what was driving aaron mckinney? why did he assault for people in that 24 hour time frame, three of from where straight and one w

. >> and erin andrews speaks candidly about her handling of that postgame ran by seattle aes richard sherman. >> what everyone in america wants to know is what was going through your mind when richard sherman was getting rather emotional on the sidelines with you? >> i better not mess this up. >> i'm howard kurtz and this is media buzz. the denver broncos and seattle seahawks aren't the only ones heading for a showdown today. president obama faces off with bill o'reiley. besides the president's obvious distaste for fox news, which was clear at their last sit down, three years ago. >> do you think you're being treated fairley by fox news now? >> i would say that the news guys, i think, try to do a good job, although look, let's face it, fox news has a point of view. >> one of the stakes when they go toe to toe today. joinings us now, lauren ashburn. jim pinkerton, contributing editor at american conservative magazine, both are fox news contributors and fox news analyst, juan williams. president obama keeps complaining about fox. so why is he sitting down with o'reiley? >> howie, three

you spoke to erin. she's got to ecstatic. >> reporter: she's so happy.sweet and modest about it. third time's a charm. her third olympic games and she's the first american ever to medal in individual luge event since luge started at olympics 50 years ago. i got to chat with her one-on-one. history in the making. has it sunk in for you yet? >> i don't think completely. i'm getting my medal tonight, i think will make it for real and, yeah, an amazing almost 24 hours i guess. yeah. totally unexpected and i'm so thrilled. >> reporter: you were going down that icy chute, could you tell it was going to be a medal run? >> by the four run i knew i had enough time in the bank if i had a clean run and nailed the entire course, i would have been pretty good. so about halfway down when i made it through the tricky spots i was like, all right, i think i can say i finally did it. >> reporter: she finally did. she's from remson, new york. i said, a small town? she said it's a village, 500 people. as soon as she won they got out into the streets and had a makeshift para

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as erin just said, the lundergrand grimes family goes way back with the clinton family. >> erin, backou have got bill there. he carried kentucky in both his presidential elections. he is a rock star in the south. obviously a powerhouse when he is campaigning for somebody. what else is part of his campaign for trying to feed mcconnell? he is a powerful senator. >> he sure is. two big things. allison lundergrimes is campaigning about how her proposals are specifically tailored to michigan. how powerful mick mcconnell is. she has a funny comment she likes to say a lot on the campaign trail, even if mitch mcconnell had a kidney stone, he would refuse to pass it. i want to show you some of the literatures they are handing out today. kentucky families deserve better than gridlock politics. i am sure we are going to hear a lot about that over the course of this year. >> one thing you will not hear about is president obama. the democratic senate, candidate in kentucky, seems to be running away from him. this speaks to a bit of a weakness. erin mcpike in kentucky for us. paul steinhauser, alwa

erin burnett "outfront" starts now. >>> next, breaking news. violence spiraling out of control in kiev tonight. americans warned to stay indoors. the death toll rising tonight. we'll go there live. plus, show me the money. chris christie cancels a town hall today but has time for a fund-raiser. and mike rowe on his controversial walmart ad. why the champion for the working man is proud to be a sellout. let's go outfront". good evening. i'm erin burnett. we begin with breaking news. fierce and fiery clashes in kiev. the capital of ukraine. at least 21 dead and the toll is rising. more than 40 police officers, 150 protesters are reportedly injured tonight. these are live pictures that you are looking at in kiev. obviously in the early hours of tomorrow morning. the government cracking down ferociously on protesters who oppose the government's decision to alibi with vladamir putin's russia. vice president respect biden urged him to pull back forces. and to exercise maximum restraint. kiev which has the same population as chicago, as you can see, l

erin collins/herma na su otra hermana erin, trajo un mensaje de la madre de los hijos de bryan en elo las primeras palabras de los niÑos fueron pelota y papa... dice que bryan les habia prometido jugar a la pelota todos los dias... promesa que cumplio hasta que los culpables le quitaron esa posibilidad... en un comunicado, los dodgers expresaron su satisfaccion ante lo acontecido hoy.. dice: "estamos contentos que los culpables han finalmente aceptado su responsabilidad por los hechos cometidos y que hayan sido sentenciados por su crimen." andres outro live bryan stow erea un paramedico de santa cruz. su familia aun tiene un juicio pendiente contra la organizacion de los dodgers y su antiguo dueno, frank mccourt. ---en sunnyvale, los bomberos catalogan como "sospechoso" un incendio ocurrido por tercera vez en la misma casa. take vo ---el fuego ocurrio la semana pasada y rapidamente se extendio a otras viviendas. ---el primer incendio sospechoso ocurrio hace 2 aÑos cuando la familia que vive en la casa se encontraba de vacaciones. ---los otros 2 incendios sucedieron cuando la casa era

and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. is there any good news in what you are going to say? >> note. >> let's put him down to 30 seconds. >> the about a minute to do this. >> human not even have that >> we have cold temperatures. in some areas it's the coldest morning of the season. that is hard to believe because we have had some record-breaking mornings. but with ample sunshine today. today's high temperature is 22 degrees below average. here we are right now at two degrees at the lakefront. as a travel to the west is extremely cold. this is not the wind chill. this is the current temperature. -19 in kankakee. the good news is, it is not windy. wind chill is not as low as it could be carried -324 aurora. in kankakee its -19 and closer to zero as a travel closer to the lake. we are dry and we stayed dry today. a weak system comes through tomorrow jumping our temperatures and to bring in the chance of rain and snow wednesda

erin hamlin took her first sled run at the age of two.rd 25 years, she has become the first american ever, male or female, to win an olympic gold medal in singles luge. very happy to have you here. what is luge? >> it is the french word for sled. we go feetfirst down the track and we are trying to beat the clock and get from top to bottom as fast as we can. >> there are brakes or no brakes? >> yes. >> we are trying to go as fast as we can. there is a steering system and not quite a suspension but it is a flexible device. we have steering with our legs and hands with handles and any shifting of our body weight. we are on a slightly sharp edge and we use that to dig into the ice, kind of like skiing. >> you do this while you are traveling 90 miles an hour. >> potentially. every track is different. >> do you know how fast you are going? >> not as we are going down. we can see the time after. sometimes if you mess up and maybe start hitting a few walls you can tell sometimes that you're going really fast because it does not always feel the be

i'm sure that's an understatement, erin. he certainly tried to move on and to talk about the things that made him a national figure before this scandal erupted. things like why washington is broken, blaming both parties for that and talking in pretty blunt terms about what his republican party will need to do to get back the white house without exactly saying anything about his own plans, which, of course is what everybody wants to know but he doesn't want to go there for obvious reasons. >> i guess everyone assumes he's going to run. i know the republican governors association is trying to set him up for that and they announced today he's raised $1.5 million on his recent swing through texas for the republican governors association. and $6 million in the month of january. they say more than twice as much that ever raised during the same month. you know, i am skeptical of the numbers. january versus january is not the right comparison. you know the reality is this spin or a sign that christie is emerging the victor here, the

. >> and then let's talk about the timing, erin. this taking place right during the winter olympic games, and there's a lot of pressure on olympic sponsors to condemn russia's anti-gay law. >> reporter: fred, that's right nap law penalizes people there who promote gay materials in russia. i would point out some protesters were arrested just this week in moscow and st. petersburg for peaceful demonstrations and since it was enacted last year, it has stirred controversy really all over the globe and led gay rights activists to apply more pressure to both the international olympic committee and the companies underwriting the games in sochi. >> erin mcpike, thank you so much. bring us more as you get it. appreciate that. >>> all right. so speaking of those winter games in sochi, the u.s. has just added another medal to the tally board. bronze in the moguls, thanks to hannah kearney, the u.s. also snagged the first olympic gold of the games. it's from u.s. snowboarder sage. tweeting i just won the olympics. bringing back the first gold t

>> live on erin burnett out front, cnn.ember the alamo, february 24th, 2014, i'm not going to call people names anymore. however i have a skap call here, when i'm on stage, would you give me permission to go over board on occasion, please tell me you will. >> to me, these things are not light at all -- >> i'm not making light. very serious. very serious. >> to create more polarization is a horrible thing to do. >> my children, my brothers, my sister and my wonderful wife have told me that other and over. and i think at the tender age of 65, i think you're absolutely correct. >> i think the last part is important. the discussion we've been -- >> i'm very torn on this. you know i am. >> it is because -- >> because i -- he is relevant because someone who is running for governor brought him on stage and campaigned with him. so he is part of the political conversation unfortunately. however, i am very hesitant to give more airtime to crazy. >> i'm with you because i feel like it's not as though it's part of the -- i was just goi