the duck dynasty family standing behind their patriarch. up. >> the 11th hour induction. major change made to obamacare just as the president leaves for vacation. how this will effect you and your wallet. >> and is it better to be right or happy? it may make you think the next time you try to get in the last word. fox and friends first starts right now. >> >> it is a fine day because it is friday. we are so close to christmas. it is december 20th. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. it is half past the top of the hour. thank you for joining us. the family behind duck dynasty breaking their silence speaking out for the first time 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 saying phil is 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

yeah, happy patriarch's day. >> i hope they don't ban it. >> patriarch knows best. the fact, it's not a freedom of speech issue, it's a cowardly issue. a&e is scared. they're frightened of what might happen. the hypocrisy is, this is a program steeped in religion. the guy made a religious point. they're drowning in his money. >> that is an interesting point. the decision then to continue to run the marathon means that a&e does understand business. i think that it would be -- i do agree they were scared. i just wish they had been a little bit smarter. since they knew about this for months. they could have gotten in front of this. maybe they could created a way to bring some people together. >> they could have done it on purpose. >> they should have a debate with glaad and "duck dynasty." >> i would watch that. >> pay-per-view. >> take a look at phil robertson a couple months ago. listen, how he weighed in -- he kind of preempted this whole conversation. watch. >> the other thing was, when we prayer, it's in jesus' name amen. they would have me saying, thank you, lord

but could the end be near after the redneck family patriarch speaks his mind. seen as both anti-gay and racist. now, phil robertson supporters are fighting back saying he has a right to express his beliefs. and there is new controversy tonight. this time, on videotape. here is abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: they have been the goose that laid the a & e golden egg, the quirky and hairy american family millions watch, for love or for laughs. >> are you sure you know what you are doing? >> now that is how you carve a pumpkin. >> reporter: tonight they're at the white hot center of a scorching national argument that threatens to bring down "duck dynasty." tonight dousing new fuel on the fire, this video of the patriarch phil robertson apparently railing against gays in his speech from 2010. >> boy is there some immorality 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 hav

." >>> plus, duck and cover, duck dynasty patriarch puts his foot in his mouth with anti-gay commentshole family is threatening to walk. >> we're actually going to do this? >> could the sun be setting on their empire? >> announcer: keep it right here, america, "nightline" is back in just 60 seconds. a subaru... ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with dan harris. >>> and good evening. court watchers tell us we are just hours away now from a verdict in a trial that has riveted many americans and has entirely transfixed people across the pond. the case involves nigella lawson, british celebrity chef and domestic goddess, who like martha stewart and paula deen before her is in reputational hot

of for a peaceful resolution. -- that latin patriarch called for a peaceful resolution.rowd even after darkness fell and temperatures dropped, waiting for the midnight mass to be led by the head of the catholic church in the 1700- year-old inativity church. we have been entertained by musicians, singing traditional christmas carols in english and in arabic. we had a band passing through earlier. it was the arrival of the patriarch from jerusalem, this 10 kilometer journey he made to get here, where he met the christian communities on the way and was met by residents of bethlehem as he entered into their city, coming through barrier, theration concrete wall that surrounds bethlehem. he made his way the same route mary and joseph are said to have taken to come into the city and was greeted by a huge crowd of people in the square behind me. i have met people from all the continents of the world than this has been a very good day for the local palestinian economy with the restaurants, souvenir shops packed. thejust like in times of bible when we were told mary and joseph cou

." >> plus, duck and cover, duck dynasty patriarch puts his foot in his mouth with anti-gay comments> could the sun be setting >>> and good evening. court watchers tell us we are just hours away now from a verdict in a trial that has riveted many americans and has entirely transfixed people across the pond. the case involves nigela lawson, british celebrity chef and domestic goddess, who like martha stewart and paula deen before her is in reputational hot water. lama hasan takes us inside a courtroom showdown. >> reporter: celebrity chef, nigela lawson on the hot seat for the past three weeks, front and center of a fraud trial that isn't even about her. a case that involves her beloved former assistants, accused of embezzling more than $1 million of nigela's money. but a grilling in the courtroom has been spilling some dirty little secrets about the tv cook. forcing her to confess she had taken cocaine. and to use her word, smoked the odd joint. in court, nigela found herself in the witness box as a key witness. >> she strolled in the five inch heels, knee-high boots. went in meaning

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duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson will be back on television as a any has decided to resume shooting the hit reality series with the entire cast. we begin with breaking news -- apple is putting investor carl icahn's proposal up to vote and urges shareholders to vote against it. apple wants 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. 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 heard apple make commentary on h

>>> it's one of the most popular shows on cable television, "duck dynasty" and tonight, the patriarchs back. millions of fans wanted that. and the cable network, a&e decided the show will go on with him. tonight, new reaction and hopes that with his return comes new conversation. >> through jesus i pray, amen. >> reporter: answered prayer today for the first family of hunting and stars of cable's most popular tv show "duck dynasty," word the show will go on with family patriarch phil robertson, despite 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. >> th

take their place stop supporting war stop supporting punishing other women stop it stop being a patriarchal box and like let's invent something new we can do it. and i was speaking to a gender expert yesterday who said that the culture of this overt militarism especially in america is due to gender indoctrination kind of what you're talking about about patriarchy and that male readers continue with this rhetoric because they're afraid of being emasculated do you agree with that sentiment royalty invented a feudal system and everybody is all you know everybody under their class is a breeder you know gives birth to the soldiers and you know to do their work for them so you know they needed to have a clear by unary you know women and men so they can push that wedding. i call it the wedding military industrial complex actually my boyfriend johnny made that up but you know they got to keep breeders go on because where are they going to get these kids to send off to their wars and molest and stuff you know they have to create that so they created this this these clear gender things for their slav

it's our best protection. >> there is controversy surrounding duck dynasty's patriarch.the issue is now launched into a nationwide debate with fans and politicians weighing in. .> my family >> the family patriarch of duck dynasty has been system ended -- suspended. following controversial marks he made in "gq" magazine. he compared homosexuality beast yellow the. that homosexual, as drunks, and terrorists -0- >> he was basing his comments on biblical verses. these are views that a lot of people hold. saidter his suspension, he his mission is to go forth and tell people about why i follow christ. i would never treat and it would with disrespect just because they are different from me. many of the fans are standing behind them. bobby jindal even weighed in saying this is a free country and everyone is entitled to express their views. thee has the right to consequences of those fees. it is going to come down like a hammer. says he never saw african-americans mistreated before the civil rights movement. >> of sponsors do not like what is being said, they are going to cut the

we can not imagine moving forward without our patriarch. now, if i'm a & e, i would be scared to death of that language. they say we're in negotiations with a & e. if they're going to stick to what they say and they're not going to go forward without phil, then i got to assume there will be other networks who will want to pick them up. what he said was outlandish in the gay community and i understand that and appreciate it. he should have been more cautious about what he was saying. he wasn't. you're right, the pr people should have picked it up. but a & e still has a right not to put it on. but a & e i think is going to dig themselves in a hole and they're going to lose a show that is a dynamo show and getting a lot of an audience. >> the interesting part is that advertisers are so tuned in to "duck dynasty." they're not going to leave "duck dynasty." the only way it falls apart for a & e is if the crew doesn't want to do it or not. that's how a & e would lose. these advertisers will go with "duck dynasty" no matter where they go or if the

as a family we cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm. we are in discussions with a & e to see what that means for the future of "duck dynasty." robertson was quote ed calling homosexuality sinful. gay rights advocates are outraged. there were more comments but robson and the show have plen the ti of defenders. we begin with jeremy hooper. special projects consultant for g.l.a.d. they have publically addressed the controversy. we'll have tony perkins on in a minute. >> great to be here. >> i will ask tony perkins the same question. why can't those who believe -- i will ask the other way. why can want those who think homosexuality is a sin say so. >> they cannot do so in a sack yoom. this is not an issue of free speech. defenders of phil robertson want free dom from consequence. if i were to say shg to you completely outlandish g.l.a.d. would not allow me on your air again. if you were to say something outlandish fox news may put you on hiatus. we have to answer to our employer. >> let's get specific. with all due respect to the viewers at

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

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but fans will soon no longer be able to see patriarch phil on the show. in an interview with gq magazine he made his thoughts clear saying to me it seems a vagina would be more desirable than a man's anus. he said, that's just me. i'm just thinking she's got more to offer. come on, dudes. you know what i'm saying. it's not logical. my man, it's not logical. within hours a & e networks kicked phil to the curb and released a statement that reads, quote, we are ex-teemly disappointed to have read phil robertson's comment s in gq based on his beliefs and not related in the series "duck dynasty." his personal view in no way reflects those of the a & e network who have been strong support rss and champions of the t lgbt community. phil has been placed under hiatus indefinitely. he said, i am a product of the '60s. i have centered my life around sex, drugs and rock and roll until i accepted jesus as my savior. my mission is to go forth and tell people about why i follow christ and what the bible teaches. part of that teaching is that men and women are meant to b

we live in a society that is fundamentally it's a patriarchal society it's in a patriarchal war worldand forty years ago there was a women's liberation struggle is part of broader revolutionary struggles an upsurge of the one nine hundred sixty s. and seventy's women won the right to abortion but there is huge sections of society including huge sections of the ruling class who. have never gotten over that they have never let go of the view that women should be fundamentally treated as property of men and breeders of children i think historically we have to see it's a very very new idea in human history after literally thousands of years to view women as full human beings and to view women as something more than just a breeder and a vessel for for childbearing and so you know it it's been forty years it seems like a long time but actually it's a very very short window and there are you know it will forces christian fascist forces government forces who really want to see this right taken away and of course those are the forces that are pushing through these restrictive measures all acro

. >> 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

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 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 sean's facebook page. do

you know, this would not have gone down well at all in a conservative, patriarchal culture. >> othery that the magdalene's high profile role would not have been surprising. >> the gospels demonstrate that women could appear in public and speak out in public, that women could travel on pilgrimage, for example, from the galilee down to jerusalem. that women owned their own homes, that women had use of their own funds, that women could function without husbands. and it wasn't as if that was scandalous. >> and yet, the gospels tell us that she was unusual, following him all the way to jerusalem and staying to bear witness to his death. >> one of the intriguing things about the gospel accounts, the new testament, is the fact that at the time of the crucifixion, the guys all run away. and that becomes a very interesting matter. it seems to indicate that, in fact, in terms of the rising of faith and the continuation of the movement, women played a primary role, and in particular, mary magdalene. >> in the gospel of john, mary magdalene is the first person to whom jesus appears after he rise

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think what can unhappy happen in the united states so all they do is quash the energy the positive patriarch energy in the country if we can see metropolitan and metropolitan area and finally their game changers and becoming for conceive and sustainable over time that patriarch will infect states and the national government. because at the end of the day we still have a representative of democracy they represent united states and we want you to act in the service of those transform active innovation. it's not going to happen tomorrow, in fact, tomorrow they may shut down the government (laughter) but it will happen over time. america is the most resistant society and the most innovative economy so folks we will get our act together but this time around it will come from the communities that are the engines of our economy and now the van guard of policy innovation >> some people might question things like 97 percent of the anybody's of the nra want a background check let's go to our audience. first of all, if i want to join us the line will start with jane if you on this side go to those door

stay close >>> the patriarch of "duck dynasty" is back a & e welcoming phil robertson back to the network for production after his controversial statements, they said, to gq magazine over homosexuality, race, and his own personal beliefs got him suspended by the network. dominic dinatale is late insist with an about face from a & e. >> absolutely. you know what a & e hasn't even given us a clear reason why. they caved in in the end. but "duck dynasty" is the channel's highest rated program and it actually set a reality show record with nearly 12 million viewers for its fourth season debut this past summer. you can see why it's incredible lie important to the network n. a statement that still showed a & e executives weren't at ease with his comments on race and gay, it had this to say. "duck dynasty" is not a show about one man's views. it's a show about family, a family that americans have come to love, that come together to reflect and pray for unity, tolerance and forgiveness. these are three values that we at a & e networks also feel strongly about. and that seems to have really patche

as a family we cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm.ns with a&e to see what that means for the future of "duck dynasty." talk about rocking the boat. just a day after a & e suspended phil robertson from his hit reality show "duck dynasty" for making anti-gay comments, a firestorm erupted. now as his critics and supporters are lining up, getting their ducks in a row, robertson's family addressed the controversy for the first time saying, while some of phil's unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse, his beliefs are grounded in the teachings of the bible. phil would never insight or encourage hate. now surfacing, a video from 2010, showing robertson in a pennsylvania pulpit preaching morality. >> women with women, men with men, they committed indecent acts with one another and they received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. they're full of murder, envy, strife, hatred. they are arrogant god haters. >> he has the right to say what he wants to say. a & e made a decision that those views are not american views and do

patriarch one of cable and satellite tv's most famous families is punished about comments about god, sin, homosexuality. we have the story from los angeles. >> the tv channel a&e suspended phil robertson not for something he did or said on the show but because he called homosexuality a sin in gq mag sine and parra phrased a biblical passage. >> quote, don't be deceived, neither the a dumale prostitute homosexual offender, they won't inherit the kingdom of god. they demanded an apology. surely they said the network didn't want to associate with racist and homo phobic remarks. >> his crime isn't that he doesn't like people of homosexuality. the crime is comments about jesus. he could say discouraging things about homosexual men and women and probably face no repercussions at all. >> mel gibson offended gays but were not dumped by disney. the network responded saying his personal views in no way reflect those of a&e network who have always been supporters and champions from the lgbt community. >> now boycotts from gays. sarah palin said taking on the duck dynasty patriarch for voicing h

we cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm. the new season which starts in january will still have robertson, by the way, because most of the ten-episode season has been filmed already. this year's august premiere was the number one nonfiction series telecast in cable history. >>> so as you all know, 'tis the season to travel. the vast majority of all of us are. examined to travel. with just six days until christmas, many of those jumpnys are already under way. nbc's jay gray joins us live in atlanta. that's where he traveled to this morning. it looks like you didn't get trampled by all the travelers there, my friend. >> reporter: good morning, richard. you're absolutely right. i think most of those people are headed to your house, so i hope you have a lot of holiday ham ready for us when we get there. look, the traffic building on 75 and 85 behind me. that's normal for rush hour. the problem is, it's going to continue to be congested for the next couple of weeks, according to aaa. this could be the busiest end of the year trav

. >> but for those following in the path of the biblical patriarch, there is hope that the lessons of abraham's story can bring these same groups closer together. >> how are you? >> very good. you? >> people are very enthusiastic about the story of abraham. people would stop us and say have you heard about abraham? i think there's something special there where i can say yes, this is part of my story, too. >> could you tell us about the story of abraham? >> but the truth is, there's no archaeological evidence of abraham or where he traveled. there's a centuries old tradition in southern turkey that says abraham's birthplace is here in this cave. but it's not the only cave to have made such a claim. could it instead have been here in syria? or here in southern iraq at a place some call the house of abraham? but the architect behind it was saddam hussein, so that timing is just a little off. was he born in turkey? where was abraham born? >> yes. >> both. >> he goes down to the promised land, goes to egypt, and comes back. the story is trying to connect him to the entire arc of the region

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." >> as you know, a&e suspended the family patriarch for comments he made over gay and black people.vernight, the family issued a statement saying, as a family, we cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm. we're in discussions with a&e to see what that means for the future of "duck dynasty." facebook page calling for a boycott if he is reinstated has a million likes. and sarah palin objecting to the suspension. >>> u.s. marshals have tracked down a fugitive on the run for 36 years. kathleen regina huff was indicted in texas for trying to kill her common law husband. cold case investigators found her living in a detroit suburb. she had moved to seattle and then michigan, and married and changed her last name. she will be sent back to texas. >>> a school field trip could have ended in disaster if it weren't for two hero teachers. the driver fell out of the seat while making a left turn. one teacher had to keep the bus from flipping into a ditch. the driver was in the way, another teacher climbed over him and slammed on the brakes. the driver is out of a j

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were put out, and now there's a genuine interface democratic movement in egypt where the coptic patriarch is actually on the dais with the muslim leaders. that's a real turning point. so immediately congress said, oh, let's discuss it, let's debate it. is it, is it not. it immediately went to the front page. so congress can if it wants stop dead in its tracks and say what have we done? and they need to do that here. they need to not take a long time doing it. because every day that congress delays in its hearing, every day that congress delays, every day that congress delays in rectifying its wrong in this area leaves open the possibility that some bright-eyed palestinian villager living in poverty like the one who killed that medical clown will feel this is my chance for money, this is my chance. and by the way, i just want to add an addendum here. one of the most astonishing things i found in this research was that organizations who claim we're just here for democracy have no problem undermining the democracy in israel. i refer now and you saw it in the trailer to the new israel fund wh

you can't take the faith-based out of phil -- the patriarch, you can't do it, what makes phil phil. >big controversy, at least the discussion going on around various tables is that yes, phil has a first amendment right to say what he believes, but also a&e has a free market right to not air phil robertson. your thoughts? >> you are correct in that statement. but now when they first interviewed phil robertson before a&e ever aired the first show, they knew who phil was. now, i'm not being ugly. i'm just trying to be frank. phil robertson is phil robertson. he's a faith-based wonderful man. he's solid as a rock. he's an easy going ol'boy. >> since the controversy sparked, there's been quite a groundswell behind the duck dynasty crew. have you seen any difference in either business or people contacting you for being a faithful loyal advertiser on the show? >> strange you should ask, we've been spending hours today with the phone system -- we're just -- we're inundated, we're overloaded with our phone calls, facebook has exploded. all of them support phil. it's amazing. all of them suppor