>>> as you probably heard, kanye west is back in the news this week. bush doesn't care about black people during a concert for hurricane katrina. president bush said it was the worst moment of his presidency. he sat down with matt lauer about his comments. >> this is a two-term president who ran the country during katrina, 9/11 and wars in iraq and afghanistan and the financial meltdown and he's pointing the finger at kanye west and that incident as the worst moment in his presidency. >> as far as it being the worst moment of his presidency, i can't really speak to that. you know, but as his take, his explanation, i completely agree with it. i empathize totally. i felt like that the entire time that, you know, i was being, you know, held as a hero and everyone saying, i'm so happy you said that and i didn't like you before but now i like you because you said this and you sit there and you know, in your heart as a person, that to -- in a moment of emotion, to peg someone or call a name or peg someone as a racist is not -- it's just not right. >> there w

kanye west accusing the president of not caring about black people.after psident bush's interview, matt laywer spoke to kanye west's accusation. >> you know in your heart as a person, to in a moment of emotion to peg someone, or to call a name or peg someone as a racist is not -- it is just not right. >> then things took aurn for the strange. matt changed topics to the outburst at the m tv music video awards, and his taylor swift outburst. kanye west lost his composure when the video played. >> my frustration of years of seeing -- >> how am i supposed to talk when you are running. >> am hearing it while i am trying to talk. >> pk up, you said it wasn't a race thing. >> please don't let that happen. that is ridiculous. >> kanye west took totwitter, firing off angry tweets, one that accused laywer of trying to quote force his answer as if it wasn't awkward enough, kanye west is scheduled for a concert on the oday" show in a couple oweeks. >>> inskreftors are hoping for gains on wall street and new harry potter movie is  "know the species, know the st

yesterday, kanye west told matt lo lauer he regretted his words.ape for the president on this morning's "today" show. >> i would tell george bush in my moment of frustration i didn't have the grounds to call him a racist. but i believe that in a situation of high emotion like that, we as human beings don't always choose the right words. >> he seems to have regret. what is your reaction? >> well, i appreciate that. i -- it wasn't just kanye west who is talking like that during katrina. i cited him as an example. i cited others as well. >> right. >> and, you know, i appreciate that. >> but you called his comment a low point. one of the things you and i have spoken a lot about over these past couple of weeks is your faith. does your faith allow you to forgive kanye west? >> oh, absolutely. of course it does. i'm not a hater. i didn't hate kanye west, but i was talking about an environment in which people were willing to say things that hurt. >> well, you can watch more of president bush's first interview since leaving office and read an excerpt from t

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that hurt. >> well, kanye west was not happy about the way the "today" show went.lings were hurt that video of him interrupted taylor swift at an awards show last year was played during the segment. president bush is a humorous take how to get this tax cuts pushed through again. >> there's a heated debate right now over whether we should continue in this country with your tax policies. >> yeah. >> they call them the bush tax cuts. give me your best argument for continuing those tax cuts. >> first of all, too bad they call them the bush tax cuts. they might have a better chance extend fundamental they were the lauer tax come. >> probably not going to happen. >> they might want to try it, though. the president also talked why he won't get involved in controversial topiced and what he missed most about being president. >> if i listen to what you're trying to rope me into, you're trying to get me to talk about this mosque issue. >> which is fair. >> again -- >> i tried the other day. why wouldn't you speak out? there's a lot of rhetoric. >> there's a lot events and opp

and what kanye west said about him. >> and what kanye west said about me. >> exactly, on the twitter. >> standing by, ann at the newsdesk. ann. >> thanks. good morning. in the news, despite intense efforts, the united states and south korea have failed a reach a long sought trade deal at the g-20 global economic summit in seoul. it is a setback for president obama who is seeking greater access of the right region's market for american goods including u.s. automobiles and beef, hoping it would create more jobs at home. >>> meantime, the president observed veterans day by visiting with servicemen and women in south korea. >>> this veterans day marks the 92nd anniversary of the end of world war i. the war claimed 15 million lives in europe, including thousands of americans. >>> a pentagon survey finds the majority of u.s. troops feel allowing gays to openly serve in the military poses little or no threat to the war effort, according to the "washington post." a key report in the implications of repealing the "don't ask, don

no word if amazon reversed their decision. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, kanye west responds to former president george w. bush, who called west outburst during the katrina telethon the worst moment of his presidency. >>> just ahead, all 23 members of the dugger family will join us to make an announcement. >>> and gene shalik after an incredible 41 years on "today." [ female announcer ] ever worn your clothes in the shower? if you're using other moisturizing body washes, you might as well be. you see, their moisturizer sits on top of skin, almost as if you're wearing it. only dove deep moisture has nutriummoisture a breakthrough formula with natural moisturizers that can nourish deep down. it's the most effective natural nourishment ever. dove deep moisture with nutriummoisture. superior natural nourishment for your skin. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. time to get a check on the morning commute. >> good morning, everyone. but instead, so a little bit lighter out there. -- veterans day, so at the ab

and if you're nervous now that kanye west and george w. bush are best besties, and he can find someone else to be mad at. >> and that makes the world full of ill-favored children, greg.

. >>> when news4 at 4:00 continues, kanye west is back in the news. >> just pick up. you said it wasn't a race thing. please don't let that happen again. it's ridiculous. >> we'll take a look at what happened during that matt lauer interview this morning that got kanye west steaming mad. >> he is fighting back. >>> also ahead, donavan mcnabb's wife is rarely seen in the public eye but lindsay czarniak recently sat down with her and found out why she is enjoying our area a lot more than philly. >>> plus, the ipad now has two new competitorss we get closer to the holiday season. >>> the buzz on the internet is about kanye west's interview on the "today" show. just this week, george w. bush said one othe worst moments of his presidency was when kanye west called him a racist. >> this was something today. this wee kanye tweeted that he was upset with the "today" show after an interview with matt lauer. no one knew why until the interview aired this morning when matt asked kanye about the taylor swift incident. you may recall when he jumped on stage and interrupted swift's

i mean of course there he is talking about the fact that kanye west on t.v. said that george bush doesn't care about black people but to me it's you know the things that george bush as riled up about are when his his character when his ego maybe have been a little bit bruised when he was made to look bad and we have kanye west or perhaps when he admitted it was a mistake to have that you know mission accomplished banner behind him in two thousand and three what does it tell you about this man he's an incredible narcissist i mean i think the the one theme that was consistent throughout his presidency is that his presidency was all about him the notion that the most disgusting aspect of his presidency would have to do with a personal insult towards him which you know frankly i think it's certainly there's a good case that he didn't care about black people certainly in new orleans but the fact of the matter is that this guy i think perceived the presidency to really simply be all about his personal experience as opposed to what he was supposed to do for the coun

good to see you, chris. >>> president bush is for the first time hearing a message directly from kanye west. wasn't quite an apology, but it was something pretty close. bush said the all-time low of his presidency came after hurricane katrina when west said the president didn't care about black people. watch this exchange from "today" show. >> i would tell george bush in my moment of frustration i didn't have the grounds to call him a racist. but i believe that in a situation of high emotion like that, we as human beings don't always choose the right words. >> he seems to have regret, what is your reaction? >> i appreciate that. i'm not a hater. i don't hate kanye west but i am in an environment where people choose to say things that hurt. >> lynn, do you think that was an apology? a lot of people, frankly, that i heard from and talked to who didn't really like george bush so much as president have found him quite engaging in these interviews. >> yeah, yeah. i think that's right. you can see he's a man who is comfortable in his own skin and he's not a hater. i totally believe him when he sa

plus, when it comes to the infamous ambush at the vmas, rapper kanye west just can't seem to let it go. >>> also lebron james and the heat pulling the wrong end of the wishbone. shaq gets an extra helping of stuffing, plus derek jeter and the yankees are not sitting together this thanksgiving. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." >>> south korea's president is vowing to beef up security around the island where north korea launched a deadly artillery attack this week. the north, which claimed south korean artillery exercises prompted the assault, warned washington that it should thoroughly control south korea. >>> meanwhile china, who is seen as crucial in dealing with north korea is asking both sides to show maximum restraint. the u.s. is set to hold joint military exercises with south korea this weekend. >>> former house majority leader tom delay faces up to life in prison after being convicted of money laundering and conspiracy charges. prosecutors say delay illegally funneled tens of thousands of dollars in corporate donations into texas

it's been a big week for kanye west.se of matt lauer's interview but because of his album getting leaked. >> my beautiful dark twisted fantasy has been released. >> what's that? >> that's the name of the album. they can't show the cover on msnbc because it's art and there's nudity on it. >> that's a blurred version of the album cover. >> the most important thing is the album is finally out. we've been waiting for this all yearlong. it's fantastic. if you've listen listening to his leaks all along, you already know it's great. jay-z is on it, it's a fantastic album. it's very musical. >> wasn't the release date november 22nd? the official release date? >> you have to expect an album will get released. it will still be one of the greatest albums of the year. >> and the google employee who was fired. twhast the back story here? >> well, google put out a memo 10% raises for everybody. we love you and this is the place to work. at the bottom of the memo it says you are the people who make magic happen at google. so this was m

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. >> he did try to do that. >> i think this morning kanye west, there was a video saying maybe ieacted and men matt lauer said do you accept his apology and he said of course i do. and so matt lauer is a peace maker. >> that could be his next role. >> here is what i find interesting. kanye west caught less flack for insinu ating that president is a racist than he did for interrupting taylor swift in the vma. >> you are absolutely right. >> that is kind of weird. you can call president bush a racist but don't you interrupt that taylor swift. >> because she's an adorable little thing. but bush has a new book out. have you had a chance to read it? >> i have not. i have watched the interviews. he's been on oprah and with matt lauer and he's making the circus. and it's interesting, and i guess it's human nature that you're as interested in your legacy. in other words the perception of what you've done as opposed to what you've actually done. so i think in some respects president bush did some good things, he did some bad things. people who loved him, loved him no matter what. people w

in 2005 with the city under water and residents desperate for help, rapper kanye west and actor mike ok part in a televised event during which west blasted the president. >> george bush doesn't care about black people. >> more than 1800 people died during the katrina crisis and mr. bush admits it was not handled well. but, in his memoir due out next week he says while he suffered a lot of criticism, quote, the suggestion that i was racist because of the response to katrina represented an all-time low. >>> straight ahead your thursday morning weather and, in sports, how sweet it is, the world series champion san francisco giants get a hero's welcome. e. caltrate soft chews because they have 20% more calcium per chew than viactiv or for the delicious flavors like chocolate truffle and vanilla creme? mmm. -mmm. -mmm. [ female announcer ] hard to say really. new caltrate soft chews, we put the yum in calcium. ♪ and i feel like... [ female announcer ] kellogg's wants to make kids happy one tummy at a time. because 9 out of 10 kids don't get the fiber they need, that's why froot loops, appl

bush said that a comment made by rapper kanye west was the lowest point in his presidency if you don't remember calling a lashed out of bush during a telethon was raising money for the victims of hurricane katrina and he spouted off this famous line the destruction of the spirit of the people so the louisiana mississippi you know being the most tragic loss of all george bush doesn't care about black people. he's called. now after hearing bush say that that comment was the lowest point in his presidency calling a semi apologized but not really you see he told a houston radio station that he and bush have a lot in common they've both been accused of being racists take a listen. you know when i get here. you know kanye went on to say that both he and bush saw a lack of compassion for america he said the bush was treated badly after hurricane katrina hit and americans showed him no compassion after he ican the us i'm talking about cut someone off during their moment now if you are a member that someone was taylor swift to kanye so rudely interrupted at the v m a's last year when she had ju

it wasn't just kanye west who was talking about that during katrina. i cited him as an example, i cited others as an example as well. you know, i appreciate that. >> he has called his comment a low point and one of the things you and i have spoken about a lot in our conversations over these past couple of weeks is your faith. does your faith allow you to forgive kanye west? >> absolutely, of course it does. i'm not a hater, i didn't hate kanye west but i was talking about an environment in which people were willing to say things that hurt. and nobody wants to be called a racist, if in your heart you believe in equality of race. >> you spend an entire chapter in the book talking about the financial meltdown in the last year of your presidency. in that year, the country lost about 2.6 million jobs t banking system nearly collapsed and the housing market did collapse and we fell into the deepest recession since the great aggression. >> i think a lot of the blame should be laid on a lot of people including my administration. now in the book, i make it clea

of course, the big thing this week was rapper kanye west on the "today show." >> one more thing for kanyeah. >> blat do you think about that? what was your take that? >> i feel like we should get congress together and vote him off the island. give him a nice severance package and kick him out of the country. he's one big ball of controversy. >> he tweeted i feel very alone, very tortured, very misunderstood, very hollow. do you think he was use snd. >> not at all. i don't think matt lauer was scheming the get con yeah. i think he likes to take every opportunity to get attention for himself. he ran on stage and took the microphone off taylor swift. who punks taylor swift? she's like snow white and a kitten mixed together. how do you do that? >> i have to say -- i know how hard it is to interview, when you try to run a tape and he was listening to himself talk, i think it was in the studio. i heard matt say turn off the studio sound. i believe that's what he said. it might have been really hard for him to answer as he heard that. maybe he was about toapologize. >> i doubt that. not a kanye

and if you're nervous now that kanye west and george w. bush are best besties, and he can find someone else to be mad at. >> and that makes the world full of ill-favored children, greg. >> and you're just making these up i apologize for nudging. >> late year welcome our guests. there she is in red. fox news.com news editor, so hot that flame throwers are now called diane throwers. >> it's neat. >> yes. dropping the full bomb. not the smart bomb, not lip balm, but full bomb. and bill shultz, stds get tested for bill. and joe derosa. just saw him saturday and his opinions are speaking as profits are shrinking. it's our "new york times" correspondent g to see you again. >> absolutely. more like anti-no. four-word review of jair palin's alaska program, greg. >> really? >> yes. >> no. you didn't read it. >> you can't read it. >> i know. >> bye. bye. >> see ya. >> they're greeted with vile and stalked something vile. average nally defending it's decision to sell a book labeled "a guide for pedda files" amazon yanked it on wednesday in response t

lauer did plug kanye west's upcoming thanksgiving day performance. let's go live to taylor swift for comment. >> she has never really fully recuffed from this. rick, you are a tv guy. is it simply -- is it just a simple fact that maybe kanye didn't know that people roll tape, and maybe they had the sound on too loud? >> here is who he owes an apology, tape pa's. these are young kids out of school making a few bucks an hour. they need to gather any appropriate roll that can be run at the right moment during these interviews. and now what is going to happen to these people? >> they are going to get canned, and they should. diane, is kanye trying to be a better person and we are just screwing up? >> it reminds me the larry king thing where he thought his guest was walking off stage. the people at home don't always hear the sound. sometimes we do in our ear. the problem is he keeps learning from these experience where he think the man is out to get him, and then he has to apologize are to the stupid thing he says. this is another example. instead of aski

. >> the call is mercury grohl kanye west has -- the always mercurial kanye west has canceled an appearanceday show." he tweeted that he is excepting in advance the apology he expects to get from matt lauer. >> he is such a -- >> he is sensitive. officials are taking a hard look inside the hearts beat,. >> the problem is now raising -- the howard street tunnel. >> the problem is now raising concerns. >> hacking christmas trees for our soldiers overseas. the details are next. >> nothing says the holidays like a decorated tree. that is why one organization wants to send them to troops overseas. >> but they need help filling requests. >> each year, we have done more and more requests from guys on the field. >> this is the new home of operation christmas tree where, in just a few weeks, trees for soldiers will be packed by volunteers and sent overseas. it is a project he started five years ago when his the dollar was deployed during the holidays. >> this is the fifth year. the letters get more detailed. it is just a piece of home for the guys. >> that provided 10,000 trees to servicemen and wom

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. >>> fasten your seat belts, get ready for rap, kanye west is on board. >> reporter: normally kanye r ♪ >> reporter: but the other day that same rap was the in flight entertainment. as first class passenger kanye west unexpectically got on the p.a. system of a delta flight from minneapolis to new york. ♪ i don't care what none you all say, i still love her ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the passenger captured the last few seconds of the rap with a cell phone. ♪ she ain't messing with no broke, broke, thank you ♪ >> reporter: kanye's known for commandeering microphones. remember taylor swift's award speech? and he was taken over a plane's pa system before. >> i actually took flying lessons a week ago a. i'm going to fry us out of here. >> reporter: on the show "entourage" -- >> i'm just [ bleep ] with you. >> reporter: but the rap was on a real delta flight. your attention, please. we wanted to ask delta airlines how kanye west got on the plane's intercom, but delta had no comment. i repeat, no comment. we've heard of candidates taking over the p.a. on campaign planes. >> once we've reached cruisin

his thoughts on that subject in a sitdown interview with matt lauer. >> it wasn't just con way -- kanye westalking like that during katrina. i cited him as an example, others, as well. and, you know, i appreciate that. >> you called his comment a low point. what we spoke about, a lot of our conversation is your faith. does your faith allow you to forgive him? >> of course it does. i -- i'm not a hater. i didn't hate conway west. >> jimmy: who is conway west? is it possible he's thinking of conway twitty? president bush doesn't care about black people's names. i'm glad hi isn't a hater, though. that is a release. some disturbing wild life news. a study of whales off the coast of mexico suggest that the hole in the ozone layer may be giving him sun burns. they are finding whales with sun damage to their skin. basically, imagine thousands of enormous george hamiltons swiping around in the ocean. and that's what it's like. it is no good. and take it from me, i went to a nude beach in europe once. getting a sun burn on your blow hole is not picnic. so -- [ applause ] to raise awareness of this pr

. >>> kanye west tweakshis decision about whether or not he'll perform on the "today" show. >>> also the little my disappeared from school almost six months ago now, we'll ok into the latest on the investigation and at the parents are saying now. >>> a woman is kidnapped, thrown in the trunk of her car. hear her 911 call to police as she ge escued. >> i feel it is so unjust that this little animal, that he was born in such a horrific thing. it is like his trh, how i felt. >> this maryland's woman's dog's ashes re lost along the >>> breaking news from north carolina where police say remains were found feared to be that of the missing 10ear-old girl. zahra baker was report missing on october 9th. since then investigators have been searching areas near her home in cal we will county. on wednesday theyncovered a bone near a creek bank. police say dna evidence show it does belong to zahra. no charge have been filed. >>> the father of a child missing now for nearly six months is revealing new allegations about his estranged wife. kirn horman seem to have vanished in ju withou a trace. the

bush versus kanye west.er responds to what former president bush calls the worst moment of his presidency. >> interesting that's what president bush picked, being called a racist by kanye west. >> go figure. >>> first, the mysterious death of world champion surfer andy irons. the body of the 32-year-old athlete was found tuesday in a dallas hotel room, where he had headed after an illness forced him out of a surfing competition in puerto rico. as andrea canning reports, there's many unanswered questions about his death. >> three-time world champion, masters champion, andy irons. >> reporter: professional surfer andy irons was a force to be reckoned with in the world of surfing. >> the free clothes, surfboard, all that comes along with it. >> reporter: the 32-year-old was mounting a strong comeback to the sport after taking last year off. irons had dropped out of a competition in puerto rico this weekend, complaining he felt sick. but during a layover on his way home to hawaii to see his pregnant wife, he was

kanye west's real-life drama on morning tv. >>> what tmz found out about "the hangover" movie sequel.next in "the skinny." >>> skinny, baby, skinny in the house! ♪ skinny so skinny >>> skinny, baby, skinny in the house! >> skinny is in the house. you know we're huge fans of "the hangover." >> yes. >> you liked it so much you saw "due date." >> which is very funny, similar in about how it's made, same director. we're all anticipating the sequel to "hangover." >> apparently tmz got its hands on some -- a sneak peek into the film. photos have been released. if you're going to the movie, slight spoiler but not really, don't sweat it too much. photos have come out. >> pretty good. >> pretty good photos have come out about the movie itself in terms of -- right here, you recognize these characters from the last movie. that kind of resembles the mike tyson tattoo on the face. the big scandal is mel gibson was supposed to be in the sequel but some people really didn't like that. for obvious reasons. liam neeson steps in to play the tattoo artist instead of mel. wondering why -- that's zach gal

you may not be able to go anywhere without seeing kanye west.stars," we're going to vote off another contestant. most notable thing about this crop is bristol palin is still in the hunt, despite being near the bottom almost every week. she dawned a gorilla suit to do a jive dance recently. people thought that would get her out. but a lot of people will be watching this to see if the end has come for her. and the "today show" has a piece saying is this just because she's sarah palin's daughter. seems like the answer would be yes. the producers seem to think not. check it out. >> for the latest entertainment news, log onto scoop.todayshow.com. or be a fan. up next, a woman posts a comment about her boss on facebook, and then she gets fired. now the company that fired her is being accused of breaking the law. what does your cut tell you about this one? [scraping] [piano keys banging] [scraping] [horns honking] with deposits in your engine, it can feel like something's holding your car back. let me guess, 16. [laughing] yeeah. that's why there's cas

kanye west, jessica simple and gladys knight to name a few. everyone who turns out along the parade route, 3.5 million people. we will have to see how the numbers shape up. another 50 million watching in the comfort of their own home. back to you. >> you have a great seat too. thanks so much. >> happy thanksgiving. >> a lot of giving today. a connecticut family is very busy this morning cooking 800 meals for people who need them. scott from bristol, connecticut said it grew to 150 meals by the time he took over in 1999. >> we won't get any sleep tonight. usually we don't have a thanksgiving ourselves. we usually celebrate ours on a saturday. by then we are turkeyed out. we make something else. >> the family owns a number of home care companies and the companies pay for the meals. they do a lot of work. >> i was thinking about the forecast and it's maybe going to get into the 50s and we think that's cold. it's great weather for the parade. we will get into the 40s. it's a difference in perspective. >> palmy for new york. you ever are giving us

. >>> do not make kanye west mad because he just won't sing. rapper canceled plans to sing on the "today" show because he says the show set him up. earlier this week matt lauer interviewed west about the comments he made about former president bush during hurricane katrina when he intimated the president was a rapist. they had clips about taylor swift, and he tweeted saying it made him feel used and unappreciated. >>> a scan ner would allow a club to take pictures of everyone who enters and take notes on their behavior. that would be available for other clubs who use the service, flagging people who may be violent. it won't be available for at least 15 days. some call it an invasion of privacy. at least a dozen people have been injured at clubs in the past year. >>> a look at sports and the new jobs in town. >> the raiders making headlines for a lot of different reasons today. we have some good news, we have some bad news for golden state. the sale of the team is officially final, but a veteran leader is going to be taking a seat for a couple o

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. >> that whole issue on kanye west and the president and kanye west talking about it.t's a touchy subject for the former president. but having covered both white houses, how are these two administrations different? >> well, george w. bush, i thought, connected with people better. having seen both of them on the stump and in the white house, i think he enjoyed and got more energy out of meetings with people. whether it was soldierers or workers or even the press. george w. bush's administration, particularly in the first term and tishgly in the wars before iraq and afghanistan was much more open and acceptable to the press. he and his senior staff in the bush white house were much more willing to talk about how they made decisions than this white house. this white house is much more closed about those things. >> i find that interesting because isn't this the white house that talks about transparency? >> well, yeah, we haven't seen that. the senior staff don't talk to us, they don't return calls, they don't answer questions. when we have gotten some of them to talk, they

he was attacked by the rapper kanye west. >> president bush does not like black people. >> he calleda racist. it is not true. >> people were queuing around the block in dallas today. he says he's comfortable that he will not be around to hear the verdict on his presidency. >> the result is no surprise, not after such a careful a planned general election. burma's military-back party says it has one by a landslide. the ballot has been denounced by the west and pro-democracy parties as a sham. >> counting the votes by candlelight in the northwest. the living conditions here are harsh. while these people want to cast their votes in a much- criticized elections, many homes in this area are empty, many having migrated to look for work elsewhere. the military-backed party is claiming victory. president obama insists that this will be a hollow victory. >> one of the challenges we will continue to face is burma. i commend the people of indonesia for standing up for burma and their rights. we will continue our efforts to move burma toward democratic reform and the protection of human rights. >

kanye west had a pretty uncomfortable conversation with matt lauer. ow this morning, and kanye somehow managed to turn a heartfelt apology to former george w. bush into a controversial moment. kanye was trying to apologize for essentially calling bush a racist, but when the interview was being taped, kanye apparently felt like he was being manipulated. so he proceeded to go on another one of his trademark twitter rants after the fact. kanye claimed that lauer tried to force his answers, he called the interview brutal. why don't we take a look now at part of their chat where matt lauer is trying to get kanye to react to some video of president bush. and as you watch, you can see that it was not an easy, relaxed conversation. >> okay. >> when you look at his face, what would you say to him? >> i mean, pre-looking at his face, i came here because i wanted to say something to him right after the fact. i would say -- you know what i'm saying, this is reality, this is the real thing going on. >> so he was defensive. the whole interview is like that, tony, wi

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bush was attacked by kanye west. >> george bush does not like black people. >> he called me a racist. i resented this. this is not true. >> they were around the block for the book. mr. bush says that he will not be around to hear the verdict on his presidency and that he is comfortable with that. >> nearly four and a half thousand people were stranded on a cruise ship off of the mexican coast. the carnival splendor was 300 kilometers south of san diego when an engine fire cut the power supply. no one was injured. the ship will not arrive at least until wednesday. you're watching "bbc world news," from london. how on nostalgia for the old east germany is turning into a money maker. the russian president medvedev has pledged that those responsible for the beating of a newspaper journalist will be brought to justice. the reporter is in intensive care following the attack outside of his home last weekend. it was the latest in a series of attacks on journalists in recent years which has left dozens dead and many more injured. our report from moscow. >> inside of this hospital in the capita

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