"dynasty" patriarch phil robertson was put on indefinite leave from the hit show after making anti-gay comments -- sty"t dynasty -- "duck dyna patriarch phil robertson. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm jon erlichman. target's holiday hacking nightmare is not over yet. the retailer says it could did in numbers -- encrypted pin numbers were also stolen, but target says it is confident those are safe and secure because the information needed to decrypt them was not saved on target's system. with us to discuss it is the former head of security at mozilla firefox and current .hase head of security michael, let's start with you. i think the average person sees this new headline and says, "i don't get it." what exactly is target telling us? >> unfortunately, we are seeing a huge rise in cyber crime attacks on retailers. target has been breached. they have credit card data that has been stolen. they have pu debit card dated tt was stolen. the latest information is that 's were stolen. in theory, the encryption should work if everything is done correctly, but there's a lot of devil in

and "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson will be back on television as a&e has decided to resume shooting the hit reality series with the entire cast. we begin with breaking news -- apple is putting investor carl icon -- carl icahn's proposal up to vote and urges shareholders to vote against it. he wants apple to commit to buying back at least $50 billion worth of stock. in a proxy filing, apple says the company believes the management team and board are in the best position to determine what is the best long-term interest of the company's business. apple says it is reviewing its buyback and dividend plan and will announce any changes by the spring. for more on this breaking news, we are joined on the phone by an analyst at wedge partners who covers apple very closely. he joins us from salt lake city, utah. what can you tell us about this? apple has been pretty quiet up until this point on this issue. is that not true? >> yes, they have been quiet. icahn has been vocal on this, making clear via twitter and television what he would like to see apple do, but this is the first time we have h

. >>> and, first video of embattled "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson, but the family is not talking worry about

should patriarch phil robertson have been suspended? facebook or tweet me. we'll read your answers later on the show. >>> my next guest rose to fame on the hit series mash. now wayne rogers is chairman of wayne rogers and company and a leading investment expert and economist. he joins us from los angeles. you were a star of a hit tv series that i loved to watch. what do you think about this duck dynasty controversy? >> you know, one of your guests said earlier it's good for both of them because they are going to make a lot of money. if you take it in context, it's wonderful for everybody to create a big brouhaha about it. from a personal point of view, i think your morals and your religion and your politics are personal to you. that's nobody else's business. that's your business and you have the right to express that anywhere you can in a free country and that's what we hope we think we are. >> what's interesting when you say that, you are basically saying if someone wanting to be gay, they should be able to do acts openly as a gay person and if someone want

late last week a&e caved into pressure from fans and reversed its decision to suspend patriarch phil robertsonm the hit show after he sounded off on gays race and religion in a magazine interview. now the network is under fire from liberal activists. >> phil robertson and the "duck dynasty" is part of a majority white supremacist culture that neither consciously or unconsciously incould you baits hatred towards those that are different. >> with me is howard kurtz the most of media buzz which airs sundays at 11 a.m. here on fnc. what do you make of this that comment? it's unconscious or conscious white supremacist culture in television. >> excuse me, what planet is michael eric dyson living on. we live in a white pressroom cyst culture criticized phil robertson for saying african-americans in the jim crow segregation era happy and singing. >> that's not what phil robertson said. he said what he saw. he was relating what he saw because he said he worked in the field with them because he was basically white trash as he described himself he got to know folks. he was recounting his observations. >>

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tonight dousing new fuel on the fire, this video of the patriarch phil robertson apparently railing againstty going on around here, gross sexual immorality. >> a fire and brimstone sermon delivered a year before robertson's family of duck hunters, presided over the most watched unscripted cable show. in history. >> women with women, men with men, they have committed indecent acts with one another. >> reporter: this is just the latest twist in a controversy crammed week that began with the reality king robertson telling "gq" magazine, "start with homosexual behavior, just morph out from there. bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman." he didn't stop there, adding race to the mix. robertson said the african-americans he knew in the jim crow south were happy. "i never with my eyes saw the mistreatment of any black person, pre-entitlement, pre-welfare, you say were they happy? they were godly. they were happy. no one was singing the blues." it may come as little surprise that a self proclaimed religious redneck like robertson may have some strong opinions. reaction has been f

. >> the duck dynasty family is standing by patriarch phil robertson suggesting the show can't go on without him. >> no ducks. >> a&e suspended robertson indefinitely after he told gq magazine gays are sinners and compared homosexuality to bestiality. >> i put my observer on the ground to try to rescue the pilot. >> officer dave denison set his tampa police helicopter down feet from this crashed and burning plane. the officer put out the cessna's flaming engine and ignoring his own safety pushed into the wreckage and pulled out the unconscious pilot away from danger. >> many canadians were stunned when they learned lottery winner tom crist planned to give his entire jackpot to charity. recently lost his wife to cancer and said the tom baker cancer center would be near the top of his list. >> he's probably one of the most generous men i've known throughout my whole career. >>> yet another d.c. police officer accused of wrongdoing tonight and this time it's a 5th district officer charged with trying to kill his wife. >> 45-year-old d.c. police officer samson lawrence is charged with be

. >> the duck dynasty family is standing by patriarch phil robertson suggesting the show can't go on without him. >> no ducks. >> a&e suspended robertson indefinitely after he told gq magazine gays are sinners and compared homosexuality to bestiality. >> the horses had fallen through the ice that covered a lake. just two days ago warrenton firefighters practiced ice water rescues in their new protective suits. instead of a 200-pound human they would use their skills to bring two someone there are 2- ton horses to safety -- to bring two 1/2-ton horses to safety. >>> for the third time a $1 million home for sale in mclean has gone up in flames. >> the last fire at the unoccupied newly built home was ruled arson. now as peggy fox reports, neighbors are frustrated and investigators are searching for answers. >> i looked out my front window again and i saw the glow. >> it's incredible. >> how can this happen? >> third time. >> reporter: the 911 call came in around 3 a.m., a house engulfed in flames, 75 firefighters battled the blaze. the next-door neighbor did not make the 911 call this t

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

they used their fame to spread their christian beliefs, but now the hunting family's patriarch, phil robertson is under the gun for his comments about sin to gq magazine. start with homosexual behavior and more of from there, lumping gays with terrorists saying god will sort it out later. robertson who grew up in louisiana tells gq blacks were better off before civil rights. i never saw the mistreatment of any black person. preentitlement and welfare, they were godly, they weren't happy and no one was singing the blues. the naacp and the gay rights organization called the remarks dangerous. >> it is completely unacceptable to equality home sexuality with bestiality or that being gay is a choice that one has. >> reporter: a and e listened placing robertson on high eight tus. sarah palin came to his defense. the governor of his home state is sounding off. >> the left is for overview point except those that disagree with them. >> reporter: others say robertson is being attacked for his religious beliefs. the family has a best selling christmas cd out. fans flock to them for it. >> everybody watch

friday the southern restaurant chain pulled some "duck dynasty" products after the family patriarch phil robertsonsome statements about homosexuality, but yesterday the restaurant admit they'd made a mistake and put products back on the shelves. >>> the "hobbit: the desolation of smaug" came in at number one, bringing in more than $31 million. it held off will ferrell's comedy, "anchor man 2:the legend continues." opened strong in second place with $26 million over the three-day weekend. disney's anmated kids' movie "frozen" came in third and that's on our must see list today. back over to you, wendy. >> i'll bet. alexis christoforous at the new york stock exchange. thank you very much. >>> straight ahead, your monday morning weather. >>> and in sports peyton manning takes back a record that tom brady took back from him. that manning lets it fly. it's caught by thomas. [ female announcer ] from your first breath, to your first roll, pampers swaddlers was there. and now swaddlers are available through size 5, for many more firsts to come. ♪ pampers. >>> here's a loo >>> here's a look at today's for

stars of cable's most popular tv show "duck dynasty," word the show will go on with family patriarch phil robertsondespite his comments about gay and black people in a "gq" article. >> this is lucrative for the network. >> reporter: a&e released this statement. they decided to resume filming later this spring with the entire robertson family. earlier, they said he was under hiatus indefinitely. there decision to bring him back comes after the "duck dynasty" family releasing a statement, we cannot imagine the show going forward without the patriarch at the helm. there was a backlash from the fans, with the 1.8 million likes for the boycott a&e until phil comes back. and the website, istandwithphil.com. >> this is the most successful show on a&e. this is almost like the miami heat benching lebron james. it's not going to happen. >> reporter: willie tweeting, back to work. ole phil may be a little crude but he is the real deal. with his return, at least one advocacy group is hoping, if dialogue with phil is not part of the next steps, than a&e has chosen profits over rights for african-americans and g

. >> reporter: he's under fire for this new video, duck dynasty patriarch phil robertson apparently disparagingays in a speech from 2010. >> the first thing you see coming out of them is gross sexual immorality. >> reporter: a fire and brimstone sermon delivered before the family presided over the most watched reality cable show in history. >> they are insolent, arrogant, god haters. >> reporter: the duck dynasty star is under fire for an interview linking gays to terrorists suggesting he never saw african-americans mistreated before the civil rights era. the naacp and a gay rights organization call the remarks dangerous and revisionist. as for the family, they are rallying behind him, i spent a day with them earlier this year. >> it's not the journey. it's who you're with on the journey. >> reporter: you stick together as a family. >> yes. >> reporter: tonight, this family, who is merchandising of duck dynasty is worth 00s of millions is rallying around him threatening to walk out on the show if patriarch phil is not reinstated. while critics continue to point out robertson's interpretation of

patriarch. phil robertson has been taken off the hit reall serieses indefinitely for making anti-gay remarks.omments don't reflect that of the network or the show. he disparaged gay people akin to sinners and akin to swindlers. >>> a black lab helped save his owner from a new york city subway train this week. both man and dog survived but their future together wasn't assured until now. vinita nair has the story. >> reporter: orlando helps his blind owner, 61-year-old cecil williams, get around on daily basis. >> he's always watching out for me, looking out for me. that's his job. >> reporter: on tuesday orlando went above and beyond the call of duty when williams lost consciousness on the platform of a new york city subway station. >> we tried to keep him on the tracks and stay with him the whole time. >> reporter: williams fell in front of an oncoming train and the dog went with him. several cars passed over them. amazingly williams only suffered minor injuries. the first time you were reunited with the dog, what was that like for you? >> when he came back to me, i was glad to see him, and i

a & e says it's reversing its decision to drop "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson. network officials say the move came after discussions with the robertson family, and quote, numerous advocacy groups. the channel had put robertson on what it called a hiatus following controversial comments he made in a "gq" magazine article. the network also saying robertson made it clear he would never incite or encourage hate. >>> outrage is growing among tens of thousands who still don't have power all the way from michigan to maine. utility companies say folks may have to wait another week in some spots before they get their lights and heat on. it was all triggered by a massive ice storm that brought down trees, power lines, even utility poles. >>> i'll have more headlines for you 30 minutes away. keep it right here on the fox news channel. >>> time to pipe up over the pipeline? later this week, the southern portion of the keystone pipeline is expected to be up and running, making oil deliveries between oklahoma and texas, but still no decision from the white house on passing th

. >>> a new statement from the duck patriarch under fire from phil robertson. s saying next. ♪ >>> over the weekend patriarch phil robertson who was suspended by a&e spoke out. he said he is a lover of humanity and not a hater. now also over the weekend there was a big reversal by cracker barrel, the restaurant initially decided to pull duck dynasty merchandise from its shelves but after an uproar from customers it issued this statement. quote, you told us we made a mistake and we listened. today we are putting all of the duck dynasty products back in the store and we apologize for offending i ining -- for offend. so that was a big apology? >> that was well done. so over the wrk, a&e got heat and they got a comment saying they will continue to run the episodes and we expected that. but cracker barrel pulled items off their shelves and within 48 hours put them back on and apologized. they apologized and said we made a mistake and answered to the free market, but there are people out there who said stick it to cracker barrel. i say don't stick it to cracker barrel

. >> reporter: but now the hunting family's patriarch, phil robertson, is under the gun for his comments about sin to gq magazine. "start with homosexual behavior and morph out from there, bestiality, sleeping with this woman and that woman, lumping gays with terrorists" saying "god will sort it out later." robertson who grew up in jim crow, louisiana tells gq blacks were better off before civil rights. "i never with my eyes saw the mistreatment of any black person. pre-entitlement, pre-welfare, you say were they happy? they were godly, they were happy, and no one was singing the blues." condemnation came swiftly. the naacp and the gay rights organization the human rights campaign called the remarks dangerous and revisionist. >> it is completely unacceptable to equate homosexuality with beetality. it is completely unacceptable to assert that being gay is a choice that one has. >> reporter: a&e listened, placing robertson on indefinite hiatus. conservative fans like sarah palin came to his defense, by targeting his opponents as intolerants. the governor of his home state sounding off. >>

since a & e's put phil on hiatus for speaking his mind. >> they are trying to decide if they are going to continue with the show. >> the robertsons are rallying behind their suspended patriarch a godly man who follows what the bible says love the lord your god with all of your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. phil would never insight or encourage hate. we are disappointed phil has been placed on hiatus for expressing his faith which is his constitutionally protected right. a&e suspended phil after he said homosexual ates is sin. he said he wouis this the end f robertson's hit show? the family went on to say quote we have had a successful working relationship with a & e's. but as a family, we cannot image the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm. we are in discussions with a & e's to see what that means for the future of duck dynasty. both sides of the debate have weighed in. >> if you want to stand with phil robertson you are not standing with freedom of speech you are standing with anti gay comments. they are hurtful meant comments and dangerous comments. >> miley cyrus went on tv and did shocking things, on new year's eve day special. miley cyrus i

the reality stars are saying they won't return to the series without patriarch phil robertson.al conservatives are coming to his defense. let's discuss, shall we, bring in cnn "crossfire" host s.e. cupp, she knows the family well and politics well, so this situation is an extension of both, isn't it? happy holidays to you and yours. >> thanks, you too. >> what is your take on the swaition? >> listen, i know this family pretty well, better than most people. you will not find a more generous, compassionate group of people. i disagree staunchly with phil's position on gay rights. i'm a spupporter of gay rights and always disagreed with phil on this but at the same time it's a little surprising to see the kind of controversy over these statements, when this is a guy who is a devout evangelical christian who quotes scripture on his show. it's not surprising that he would hue to the biblical scriptural interpretation of this issue. >> does he even have a position or is this his faith, you know what i'm saying the distinction, this is what i think versus this is what i believe as my f

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people show their support of "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson, calling for his return to the showash to the backlash following his controversial comments, coming up. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. with u-verse high speed internet. [s[man] no one told her,right?a. [son]hi! [mom screams] >> the time is 6:46 a.m.. you might have heard about the backlash surrounding "duck dynasty" star phil robertson. it's over his comments on homosexuality and u- s race relations in the pre civil rights era south. now, there's even backlash to the backlash as people protest his suspension from the program. andrew spencer reports hundreds of thousan

the fate of the "duck dynasty" show up in the air as the robertsons rally behind family patriarch philin response to a&e suspending him from the show because he voiced his opinions ab homosexuality the family said, quote, we want to thank you for your prayers and support. the family spent much time in prayer since learning of a&e's decision. we want you to know that we are a family rooted in our faith in god and our belief that the bible is his word. some of phil's unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse. his beliefs are grounded in the teachings of the bible. phil is a godly man who follows what the bible says are the greatest commandments. love the lord your god with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. phil would never incite or encourage hate. we are disappointed phil was placed on hiatus for expressing his faith which is his constitutionally protected right. we have had a successful working with relationship with a&e but we can't imagine going forward without our patriarch at the helm. fox news reached out and a&e said we have no further comment. log onto sea

the plot thickens not even a week after a&e reinstated "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson.ideo from 2009 shows the duck commander giving his version of marital advice. listen what he says. >> make sure that she can cook a meal. you need to eat some meals that she cooks. check that out. check that out. make sure she carries bible. if she pictures of ducks, now that's a woman. they got to where they get hard to find. mainly because these boys are waiting until they get to be about 20 years old before they marry them. look, you wait until they get to be 20 years old. only picking that will take place is your pocket. [laughter] you got to marry these girls when they're about 15 or 16. you need to check with mom and dad about that of course. adam: aal right. is this another bad duck call? are there possiblery per cautions to the -- repercussions to the multimillion-dollar hit? we have a fox business's own david asman and marketing consultant, tara dowdell. thank you for joining us. women are a big part of the audience at a&e. i heard comedians say similar thing who haven't been

. >> this morning, the suspension of "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson is drawing a bigger backlashsupporters and the fell says they may not return to the show next season if robertson is not there and they are threatening to take the show to another network and underfire for make antibay comments in an improve with "gq magazine" with the biggest sponsor standing behind robertson and there are other sponsors who have pledged their support despite the decision to pull robertson from the show. conservative politicians are lining up behind the reality t star. >> good news for last minute christmas shoppers, a retailer is already open this morning. can you believe that? they will stay open until christmas eve. owe reporter joins us in kohl's store. >> shoppers are grabbing items on the way to work which is open now for 130 hours. straight. they are not the only show doing marathon shopping, macy's will be open for 107 hours. they say this is what consumers want because there are six fewer shopping days because thanksgiving was late. busy moms like to shop when it is quiet. we fund a mom

patriarch. phil robertson, he was asked his definition, he said start with sexual behavior, and morph out from thereas bestiality. now, some comments he made were more graphic than that, we will not share those. and a handful of prominent government officials are speaking out, it's a situation when cyrus gets a laugh and phil robertson gets suspended. the show is filmed in louisiana, many that are criticizing him and he has responded saying that he teaches that men and women are supposed to be together but never treat people with disrespect because they are different. keep in mind, this is the most reality show watched in tv rvgs it's not the car kardashians, the family is worth tens of millions, supporters have started a facebook page to boycott a &, whiled -- a & e while he's spended. suspended. he's just speaking his belief, it was his belief. not being disrespectful. josh disagrees, freedom of speech is no excuse, anybody in any professional position would be fired for making racist or homosexual slurs. it's his fault. we welcome to join the conversation. pam. >>> coming up, has freedom of expre

the cable network a&e saying it will keep patriarch phil robertson on the show after all.ow critics are reacting next. >>

. >> the family of phil robertson made a statement saying they stand behind their patriarch.y said they can't imagine the show going forward without him. >> how the incident has ignited a debate about free speech. >> reporter: the self-proclaimed redneck family of "duck dynasty" is everywhere. presenting at the country music awards. attending white house correspondents dinner and presiding over the half billion dollar empire one of the most popular cable shows in history. i spoke to them about their gospel of hunting and god. they used their fame to spread their christian believes. >> in jesus name, amen. >> amen. >> reporter: now the family's patriarch, phil robertson, is under his comments about sin to "gq" magazine. "start out with homosexual behavior and morph from there. sleeping with this woman and that woman, lumping gays in with terrorists saying god will sort it out later." robertson who grew up in jim crow, louisiana, said that blacks were better off before civil rights. "i never with my eyes saw the mistreatment of any black person. pre-entitlement they were happy

phil robertson is drawing more fire and family warns that if he goes, so does the show. abc news reporter matt with the latest. >> tonight he's under fire for this new video. duck dynasty patriarch phil robertson apparently dispairnling gays in speech from 2010. >> first thing you see from them is gross sexual im morality. >>reporter: firerim stone sermon delivered before the family of duck hunters present sided over the most watched reality cable show in history. >> they are inso lent. arrogant. god haters. >>reporter: the star is already under fire for magazine interview like engine gay to terrorists. even suggesting he never saw african americans mistreated before the civil rights era. naacp and gay rights organization calling robertson remark dangerous and revisionist. the family rally behind him and how close they are when i spent a day with them early this year. >> not the journey, okay. it's who you are with on the journey. >> stick together as a family. >>reporter: and tonight this family whose mir chan diagrams worth hundreds of millions is rallying around him. threatening to walk out on the show patriarch is not reinstated. critic point out the interpretation of the pw

the cable network a&e saying it will keep patriarch phil robertson on the show after all. how critics are reacting next. >> we know how many signed up for obama care to meet the january 1st deadline but is it enough to meet the administration's proposed goal? we'll have a fair and balanced look coming up. >>> there are more than 1 million americans receiving long-term unemployment and now they're going to be cut off. an estimated 1.3 million americans are seeing their benefits expire today and more than an additional million middle of next year. and if congress doesn't act, there are going to be another 1.9 million that will lose their benefits before the end of june according to the white house. a total of 4.9 million others could also be impacted by the end of next year. i'm throwing you a lot of numbers. but elizabeth prann is going to bring us this story live in washington. the bottom line is a lot of people are going to lose their income as a result. >> you're saying a lot of numbers because it is a lot of people. it's immediately impacting anybody who's been collecti

. >> race baiters attack a&e for allowing "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson back on the show.

demanding to meet with a&e network executives to discuss the show's future as "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson'sersial comments about gays and african-americans. he wants the restaurant chain at that meeting after they had an embarrassing about face from the company. last week it yanked duck commander merchandise and then caved under pressure and started selling it right again. in a statement released on christmas eve, jackson said quote, at least the bus driver who ordered rosa parks to surrender her seat to a white person was following state law. robertson's statements were unfettered, freely and openly without cover of the law, within a context of what he seemed to believe was white privilege. meanwhile, a&e ran a 25 episode christmas marathon of the show, even though its star, phil robertson has been suspended indefinitely joining us now with analysis board member jason reilly. is everybody making money off this deal? i mean, i don't get it they run a 25 hour marathon beginning, i think it was 3:00 christmas day into the next day, right? and we don't know the ratings but apparently there is

the network has already suspended patriarch phil robertson over some controversial comments last week. but the family has refused to do the show without him. and their sponsors haven't rushed to abandon them either. underarmour is sticking by them saying, quote, the recent comments in the qg article do not represent our point of view. as a company, we are committed to diversity and believe in treating everyone equally and with respect. so how will this end? our guest is here, a columnist for mediaite. we love that, by the way. >> outstanding website. >> so a&e suspended phil robertson, the head honcho there, the patriarch as he's called. commander i think is what he calls himself. the others are saying we're not doing this show without him. so who -- how is a&e going to really handle this? really, this may sound crazy, bus can a&e stand to lose that show? it's really, really, really popular. >> well, to this point, they have not handled this very well at all. they have been greedy. they have been hypocritical. they have everything to lose. greedy and hypocritical in this way. next wee

still ahead, duck dynasty patriarch, phil robertson refusing to back down from the anti-gay commentssuspended from the hit real aty show. one of the things we thought you should know. a live picture inside the massachusetts courtroom former new england patriot, aaron hernandez is making another appearance in the murder case against him. the issue right now whether prosecutors violated the judge's gag order. we'll be right back. [ sniffles, coughs ] shhhh! i have a cold with this annoying runny nose. [ sniffles ] i better take something. [ male announcer ] dayquil cold and flu doesn't treat all that. it doesn't? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast-acting antihistamine. oh, what a relief it is! >>> two members of a russian punk band convicted of a profanity laced protest in 2012 were released from separate prisons today, one of them de defiantly shouted russia without putin and said she's not afraid of anything anymore. it is seen as an attempt to quiet criticism ahead of the winter olympics in sochi. more from jim maceda in siberia wher

. >>> duck dynasty patriarch phil robertson suspended without pay, but tonight his supporters are coming to his defense. in an interview with gq magazine robertson was asked what in your mind is sinful? his answer start with homosexual behavior and morph out from there, bestiality, sleeping around, neither the adulterers, the idolaters, male prostitutes, homosexual offenders, they won't inherit the kingdom of god. don't steven yourself. it's not right. a&e quickly announced his also -- don't deceive yourself. it's not right. a and a quickly announced his suspension. >> his comments were found to be outrage and not in keeping with the a&e brand. >> today sarah palin tweeted free speech is an endangered species. so is a&e justified in suspending him or is this really a violation of freedom of speech? kristin fisher is here to break it all down for us. what did you think? >> as somebody very eloquently said on our facebook page today, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. so just because phil robertson has the constitutional right to say whatever he wants, it does not m

marathon the latest development in the ongoing war surrounding that manhattan, the family patriarch, phil robertson whose comments to gq magazine got him suspended. the future of the series is unclear. >>> "duck dynasty" trending. also kanye west the singer being sued by a former child star over a 1970s tune sampled on kanye's new song alleging it was used without permission. merry christmas trending. santa trending. afamily. you can follow us at twitter on this christmas morning at #cbssf. >>> the season just would not be the same without poinsettias. karin caifa now explains how the plant became a symbol of the holiday. >> reporter: for a winter holiday christmas has a fair share of lush greens and bright flowers. >> a lot of evergreens too that we associate with this winter season and, of course, mistletoe. >> reporter: and another plant that's nearly ubiquitous among christmas celebrations. >> the poinsettia and its association with the holiday season relates to the bright red brachs that it offers. they are modified leaves that have the red color. and that's what started the association with c

nine days after a & e suspended "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson for comments they didn't liketwork caved announcing just moments ago they will resume filming the series with phil this spring. i'm reading from a statement that was just released according to a & e. after discussions with the robertson family as well as consulting with numerous advocacy groups, a & e decided to resume filming "duck dynasty" later this spring with the entire robertson family. so it's bringing around kimberly, start with you. free market at work, i would say. >> as you have said, yes. this is the free market at work and this is the people's religious beliefs and expressing them may -- maintained a strong position. they didn't back down. a & e, we've said this was going to happen. i think they didn't really have a choice. they kind ofd jumped the gun on this one and there was a tremendous amount of backlash. but that's what's great abouts this country.nd people have different viewpoints and opinions and this is a family of faith and they stayeda by their faith.ith >> the line that sticks out ande fa

patriarch. >> reporter: phil robertson is known to speak his mind on duck dynasty. >> kids in america today are reporter: but the network kicked him off the show over comments he made in an interview with a magazine. robertson was asked what in your mind was sinful. he said start with homosexual behavior and go out from there. bestiality. they won't inherit the kingdom of god. robertson compared homosexuals to terrorists. a and e quickly announced his hiatus. >> they are taking him off of duck dynasty because they found his comments to be outrageous, offensive and not in keeping with their brand. >> reporter: supporters rushed to his defense. sarah palin says free speech is an endangered species. and bobby gendel says it is a messed up situation when miley cyrus gets a laugh and phil robertson gets suspended. duck dynasty is the number of one unscripted show son cable. cbs news, los angeles. >> 67-year-old robertson said growing up in louisiana before the civil rights movement, he never saw any mistreatment of black people. duck dynasty is one of the most popular shows ever on cable. >>> well h

. >> a and e indefinitely suspending duck dynasty patriarch phil robertson. by the way robertson's comments got so crude the media is not broadcasting the worse parts. you can go to gretawire.com to read them. now senior correspondent and breaking news editor ken baker joins us. good evening, ken. >> hey, greta. >> so, ken, what started this. >> what started it was a gq interview that phil robertson gave that came out yesterday morning. and immediately the thing went viral. he made many of those explosive comments. and it was a matter of hours' time before phil then issued something of a clarification and a softening of his position, saying that he doesn't judge anyone. that's up to god but he does stand by his beliefs. and it was within an hour or two that a and e wholeheartedly said we are going to take him off the air and suspend him from participating in the show for an undisclosed period of time. >> is this the first time he has said these things or has he said them before because this is his first suspension. >> a and e and anyone who has access to the

saying the president had the same opinions on gay marriage in 2008 as the "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertsonver mind he said african-americans were better off before civil rights. >>> plus what makes rand paul think he can broaden the gop tent? something the republicans have been unable to do in the last six elections. >>> and they flood our mailboxes and mantles, those impersonal holiday greeting cards. tonight we'll meet someone who's had enough. >>> finally, let me finish with something you might want to talk about over christmas dinner. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer d of energy is so abundant, it can help provide the power for all this? natural gas. ♪ more than ever before, america's electricity is generated by it. exxonmobil uses advanced visualization and drilling technologies to produce natural gas... powering our lives... while reducing emissions by up to 60%. energy lives here. ♪ we're gonna be late. ♪ ♪ ♪ oh are we early? [ male announcer ] commute your way with the bold, all-new nissan rogue. ♪ >>> there's one republican who could give a race. let's

. >> race baiters attack a&e for allowing "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson back on the show.