paula deen, the woman who drinks sauce off her plate. for more on this we are joined by jessica williams. jessica. >> hi. (cheers and applause) >> paula deen clearly has said some profoundly offensive things. what is next? >> john, i think we all need to take a step back and calm down. this woman has a very serious condition. >> that's right, we mentioned that earlier. she has diabetes. >> no, no, no. i'm talking about herr disease. paula clearly suffers from either type 1 or type ii racism. >> wow, i didn't realize there were two distinct types. >> that's right. type 1 racism is inherited. it runs in families. and there is reason to believe that deen's ancestors had a strong strain of the racism gene. she recently went on a geniology show and found out about some family heirlooms. >> let me show you this document here, see. >> slave inhabitants. 35, that's a lot. >> yeah, you know what else is a lot? one, one slave is a lot of slaves, paula gene. just one, one. (applause) >> that's fair. so if her family-owned slaves that's pretty stron

i know it is going to be difficult for paula cooper to find a job.nd out she spent 28 years in prison, their corn to be hesitant to hire her, especially in the market today. i really don't know about and the box. i think employers probably have a right to know for person has done something violent in their past, but they have paid their price and i don't think they should be able -- >> what do you plan to say to paula cooper when and if you meet her? do you have a plan to meet her? >> i came from spain here to indiana to meet with her on my way back to alaska. i don't know if i will be able to meet with her or not. when she left prison, she went to a safe place. i hope to hear from her in the next four days before i go back to indiana. if i see her, i will give her a hug and welcome her back to society and reassure her i will do anything i can do to help her be successful. >> what are your visits with her light when she was in prison? >> i tried to visit with her for eight years. the state of indiana department of corrections would not allow us to vi

putting aside paula deen.ot to be honest i don't really care what paula deen thinks about matters of race but what i do care about is the fact that folks are defending what she says and believes based on her age and that she is southern. here is the problem with that. my mother is two weeks older to the day than paula deen. she was born two weeks before paula deen and yet she raised me to know that not only are those kinds of words unacceptable, but that in fact the history of the antebellum south is not something to glorify. it is not something to wax nostalgic about. it is something to be horrified by. so when paula deen discovered on that show "who do you think you are" that she had a distant relative that owned 30 some odd other human beings instead of being horrified by that she sort of acted, i mean the way i saw it when i watched the show shall it was almost like, wow. we were important people. when my family found out or when i found out when my mom found out that we had also owned other human beings i

i stopped working with paula over a year ago. i haven't spoken to paula since. i have nothing to gain by this, but i have to tell you that in all truth, i was very saddened today because yes, there clearly were mistakes made but let me say this, i know this woman's heart. i may not have always agreed with how she, you know, how she ran her business or the direction that it may have taken. clearly, there were mistakes made, but i do know this woman's heart -- >> and i think it's -- and we should point out she acknowledged making mistakes and was asking for forgive nls. she wasn't very specific. i'm wondering from a pr stand point, what do you make of how she handled this situation? because she first put out this oddly edited video that was then with drawn, you know, she agreed to go on the today show and blew that off the last minute. she put out this oddly edited video and with drew that and put out another video and most people seeing that other video, it's sad no matter how you look at it. it's a sad situation and sad to watch this video. what do you make of t

she is paula deen's former publicist. you just joined us in the last few moments so we appreciate your time. what is your reaction to this news? this is very, very big news. >> well, i just got out of meetings myself and i just learned of it a few minutes ago. and naturally i'm just incredibly saddened by all this. i mean, it's -- i've had the pleasure of working with paula and her team of people for close to six years. i admired her incredibly because she's a self-made woman. this is not someone who, you know, inherited her success. she started late in life, which i found incredibly attractive. and, you know, she just -- she works hard. i mean, she works hard. and it's sad. >> nancy, let me ask you this because i suppose this is an appropriate question to ask, did you ever hear paula deen use that language around you? >> no. there's one thing i learned in working, i think there is a cultural difference. that's one education that i've had. >> what do you mean by that? >> well, i think the way people speak and i never hear

. >> y'all, i'm paula deen. i was invited this morning to speak with matt about a subject that's been hurtful for a lot of people and matt, i have to say i was physically not able this morning. the pain has been tremendous that i have caused to myself and to others, and so i'm taking this opportunity now that i pulled myself together and am able to speak to offer an apology to those who i have hurt. i want people to understand that my family and i are not the kind of people that the press is wanting to say we are. i've spent the best of 24 years to help myself and others. your color of your skin, your religion, your sexual preference does not matter to me, but it's what is in the heart, what is in the heart and my family and i try to live by that, and i am here to say i am so sorry. i was wrong, yes. i worked hard and i've made mistakes, but that is no excuse, and i offer my sincere apology to those who i have hurt and i hope that you forgive me because this comes from the deepest part of my heart, and i will co

log on to facebook.com/afterthebell, and we'll read your answers later this hour. >> paula, paula, paula. ♪ >> we saw it coming yesterday, shares of nike jump following a belter than expected quarter. back to nicole on the floor of the new york stock exchange. put nike sneakers on if you jump with the stock; right? >> that's right. look at how the shares faired today. bumpy start i have to say. started off to the downside, a little jitters, but by the end of the day, up over 2% for nike. turns out, people were looking at china. that was the number of one topic in this report. there was growth in china. they do see that china will be softer going forward; however, they are still seeing the growth there, and it's certainly accounts for their profits over there. the other thing worth noting is here in north america, the growth numbers were stellar indeed, and enough to really impress insiders and analysts so the global picture for nike is a good one, though over in china, they had to do mark downs in order to remain competitive, but the big picture is so far nike's hot. i it tell you that.

although, we all know paula messed up. people are still buying her books and her fans are still her fans. depending on how important you shall to the public and how popular you are the bad publicity it may bring bad attention to you but eventually the smoke is going to clear and you wille still have the fans. >> eric: let's take about that. i'm a christian man, ian forgive paula deen for making a racist remark, but i'm okay with home depot targeting companies we're going sever our ties, is am i wrong? >> i don't think it's that simple.is i think something of the psyche, we as a public love redemption, the idea thaton somebody has fallen and redeemed is something that is in our psyche that we love. they never makes a mistake, you don't think about itou but the people who have fallen, comes to mind, bill clinton, anthony weiner,r ray lewis, football player, kobe bryant, all these people have had a setback and when they come back, wow! it's not just the question of their celebrity but the question of us, in us that wants to l

more companies cutting ties with paula deen. she's reaching out to reverend jessie jackson and tells us about advice he's giving deen. >>> a second straight day of cross examination for trayvon martin's friend who was on the phone with him when the confrontation unfolded. rachel jeantel probably made an impression on you and some think maybe the wrong impression on jurors. the big developments from martin salve individual. >> reporter: wound two of the clash in the courtroom between the star witness and veteran defense attorney. it started out nice enough, rachel jeantel seemed to have adopted a more respectful tone. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: but it wasn't long before her yes, sirs seemed to take on a sharper edge. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: defense attorney don west was out to discredit her testimony that george zimmerman was the aggressor and pointed to numerous changes in her story in pref juvious accou including a letter to trayvon's mom describing what she heard and left out the derogatory language. >> you specifically chose

and although we all knowhat paula messed up. but her book sales soarred and people are buying books and her fans are going to be a fan and i am true believer depending on how imptant you are to the public and popular and bad publicity. it may bring bad attention to you and eventually the soke will clear and you will have the fans. >>wayne, i am a christian and forgiving man and i forgive paula en for making a racist remark but i am okay with coanies severing ties, am i wrong? >> it is not that simple, eric. i think there is something in th psyche that we as a public love redemption. the idea of somebody fallen and redeemed is something that is in ou psyche. a guy goes along and never makes a mistake, you don't think anything about it. but you think about the people who have fallen. comes to mind. bi clinton and anthony weiner and ray louis, the football play and kobe bryant. they he had a setback or failure and when tey come back, wow. it is not just question of the celebrity, it is a question in us. there is somebody about us t

i'm paula faris.d dan, i have to admit, i always fant advertiasized as a live like swiss family robinson. >>> and new york city, the home of the cronut. the croissant-doughnut mix. it's been cited sighted across america. it's being held under my nose. my plan is to eat 15 of these, light my hair on fire, run around for hours and then take a nap. that's my plan for this sun. >> it's a sugar rush. >>> coming up on "gma," we have competitors. a big taste test coming up. we're all going to get involved. but let me start this morning -- >>> the question of a celebrity double standard. alec baldwin has emerged relatively unscathed after last week's nasty and reportedly anti-gay twitter tirade. against a reporter. >> all of this, meantime, the controversy over paula deen's racial slur from about 0 years ago costing her millions and ruining her reputation. gio benitez has more. >> reporter: we're used to hearing about the baldwin temper tan chums. perhaps never in the same week that another celebrity loses he

here's paula -- paula deen attempting to apologize but really not helping her case at all. >> i want to apologize to everybody for the wrong that i've done. uh, i want to learn and grow from th from this. inappropriate, hurtful language is totally, totally unacceptable. i've made plenty of mistakes along the way. but i beg you, my children, my team, my fans, my partners, i beg for your forgiveness. please forgive me. [ laughter ] for the mistakes that i've made. >> see, you can see why some people didn't take her apology seriously as she might have liked. i was thinking about this over the weekend at dinner, and i haven't done a ton of research on the subject. i don't mean to generalize, but as far as i can tell, all women named paula are insane. [ laughter ] right, cleto? justin bieber. this is crazy. as you may recall, back in march justin bieber got a pet monkey named molly, a monkey that was confiscated by german customs officials because they didn't have the right paperwork to bring molly into germany. but instead of paying a fine and picking molly up, he left molly there. he le

. >>> and paula deen, head of a multimillion dollar culinary empire. what happens to the product that bears her name now that sponsors have fired her for racially insensitive remarks? all that and more tonight for monday june 24th. >>> good evening, everyone. it was a nasty day in the stock market as investors wind down this final week of the second quarter. stocks dropped to a two-month low today, it could have been a lot worse. the dow was in the red all session long, swinging from an early decline of 248 points to just 25 points lower before settling somewhere in the middle. at the close, the blue chip average was nearly 140 points lower, the nasdaq down 36, the s&p 500 off by 19 points. the reason for the selloff, worries about china's credit problem. something that could shock its economy. and lingering worries here over the federal reserves looming plans to trim back on stimulus in the u.s. economy. the market turmoil today also sent the yield on the benchmark ten-year treasury bond to 2.65%, up a full percentage point in a few weeks before movin

certainly every infraction chips away theat the paula deen brand.this, we need to hear from paula. video testimonies and video retorts are not the best way to come across to an audience of people who for many that's a racially charged word that is very insensitive, and she's living in a region where she should know better. >> and she says, i'm sorry, this is a word i use before but i've not used this since i can remember, despite what is explained in this deposition. will she be able to keep her brand and be the loved paula deen we've seen? >> i don't think she'll ever be the loved paula deen we've seen because her approach in not stepping up to these allegations is more damaging than the allegations themselves. >> would you represent her? >> not at all. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, new jersey bands trash talking in high school sport. we'll talk to the director of a group who announced the decision. they're saying if you trash talk, they'll come after you. it is our "news nation" gut check. be sure to like the "news nation" on facebook. i'

more companies cutting ties with paula deen.he's reaching out to reverend jesse jackson tonight and he joins us to tell us about the advice he's been giving paula deen. >>> a second straight day of cross-examination for trayvon martin's friend who was on the phone with him when the confrontation unfolded. rachel jeantel probably made an impression on you and some think maybe the wrong impression on jurors. today, there appeared to be changes. more on the attitude adjustment and all the other big developments tonight from martin savidge. >> reporter: round two of the clash in the courtroom between the star witness and veteran defense attorney. it started out nice enough, rachel jeantel seemed to have adopted a more respectful tone. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: but it wasn't long before her yes, sirs seemed to take on a sharper edge. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: defense attorney don west was out to discredit her testimony that george zimmerman was the aggressor and pointed to numerous changes in her story in previous accounts including

smithfield foods is terminating their relationship with paula deen. it's important that our values and that of our spokespeople are aligned. marshall cohen estimates paula deen's empire is worth $6.5 million annually for combined retail and contract revenues. forbes puts her net worth at $17 million. that's before the latest controversy started boiling. for nightly business report, i'm courtney reagan. >>> and finally, we want to hear from you, tell us which small and mid cap stocks would you like our market monitor guests to talk about this friday. just go to our website. >>> and that's nightly business report for tonight. thanks so much for watching. >>> and i'm tyler mathisen, thanks for me as well. have a great evening, everybody. we'll see you back here on tuesday. >>> welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, june 25th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the man who exposed government surveillance programs is at the center of diplomatic discussions. the state representatives are trying to get their hands on edward snowden.

and i think that paula is a good person who wants to have a good heart.nk she has a lot of friends who are african-american, and i think in her mind she really loves these people. but the question is whether or not she truly respects african-americans as her equals. people love their pets, but they don't want their dog at the dinner table. so the issue to me is that paula can be completely redeemed. she can be forgiven. but forgiveness goes deeper than what you say. it comes down to what you do. >> reverend jackson, advanced sales of her new cookbook is number one on amazon. a lot of people have tweeted me saying the media is making too much of this. maybe she used some inappropriate language in the past, but this is much ado about nothing. to that you say what? what do those people not understand? >> it is something to do about something, but grace can detoxify sins. it's not just the words but the work place environment. she should immediately address the charges against her. she should immediately address a thorough investigation of her own internal wo

and so i think you're seeing a lot of past conflicts with paula deen, a lot of past discomfort with paulang into the public space because of this controversy. >> i don't want to be overly sympathetic to her. i think with her past words and xds, she's made herself as toxic as some of her deep fried recipes. but it occurs to me in a country where martha stewart went to jail, michael vick dealt with dog fighting and they were allowed to have comebacks and now it seems to me there's a lot of people who made a lot of money on paula deen who are running the other direction. >> i thought the most devastating criticism of paula deen was that photograph in the "washington post" of her fans and others lined up outside her restaurant in savannah. you took a look at them and there wasn't one under 200 pounds. it was devastating. >> they must eat a lot of those dishes. let's take a break right now. up next, cnn will bring you the latest developments from today's protests in cairo, and new pictures of president obama's visit to the place where nelson mandela was imprisoned. erica . there was this and t

i've d stakes along the . >>> have you sign paula deen's apology yet? well, here's the gist of it. >> i want to apologize to everybody for the wrong that i've done. i want to learn and grow from this inappropriate hurtful language is totally totally unacceptable. i've made plenty of mistakes along the way, but i beg you, my children, my team, my fans, my partners, i beg for your forgiveness. please forgive me for the mistakes that i've made. >> now, the mistakes that she's referring to teal with her admitted use of the "n" word years ago. apology or not, the food network fired her today, and kiet do got an earful about paula from one bay area chef. >> at southern flavor soul food in hayward, news of paula deen's apology left a bad after taste. >> it doesn't matter how many times she apologizes, yeah, we can forgive it, but we won't forget. that's what needs to be understood sdpr the food network star is facing a racial diskrimm fwhags and sexual harassment lawsuit. at a deposition last week the plaintiff 's lawyer asked her have you ever used the "n" wo

it's not just paula dean.re's a giant chunk of people in this country who haven't gotten beyond it. another point really important for the audience to understand, guys look, it's not just about republicans being racist because they don't like black people. they're incentavised. with that great incentive system to take apart the voting rights act where they seem to be doing a frontal assault on it, it's kind of a devastating blow. you can tell the reaction here. let's watch this video. >> after extensive hearings, sections four, and five of this important law were reauthorized, most recently in 2006, just seven years ago with the unanimous support of the united states senate and the near unanimous support of the house of representatives. this is a uniquely legislative function and responsibility that the constitution expressly gave to congress. the last reauthorization was signed into law by president george w bush, just as prior reauthorizations had been signed by president's ford, reagan and nixon, in accorda

but it's not just one isolated incident with paula deen.et's not forget in that transcript she also referred to jews. she also had a plan that she scrapped about doing a party that was pretty much reminiscent and celebrating the plantation style. >> laura: that was bizarre. that party was bizarre. it was that wedding reception or something? i didn't get that thing at all. that was weird. >> and the market is deciding. what we're seeing, yes, some people are rallying to her. more and more not just the corporations but some of her fan base is beginning to desert her as well. the problem for paula deen is the way that she handled this crisis. that's why we are still talking about it it. >> laura: what could she do? should she immediately say i'm going to hire a minority consultant to help produce my show or be a co-host? what would she do? >> what you don't do is go on the factor. >> laura: bill would have loved that. >> don't go seek jesse jackson. he is weak. and is he an opportunist. he is just going to go after her for her money. >> laura:

new fallout for paula deen. after an emotional interview in her defense this morning. >>> as we said, new fallout in this ongoing saga involving paula deen. it all started when a former employee who is white sued her for discrimination. in a deposition, deen admitted to using a racial slur. that ignited a fire storm and after a no-show, she appeared. sat down with matt lauer on "today" trying to repair some of the damage. but tonight the pieces of her empire keep falling away. our report tonight from nbc's katy tur. >> reporter: almost a week after she called in sick for her "today" show appearance, it was a contrite paula deen that sat down with matt lauer this morning. >> there were hurtful lies said about me. >> reporter: in a teary 13-minute interview the self-proclaimed queen of southern cooking tried to whip up some damage control after admitting in a deposition last week she used a racial slur in the past. >> i'll ask you bluntly. are you a racist? >> no. no, i'm not. >> reporter: today there were some co

outrage and support for paula deen across the country and at her restaurants as we speak. >>> what will happen to the man lawmakers call a traitor now that the government has filed federal charges against edward snowden and are vowing to bring him home to pay? >>> we begin tonight with a widening murder investigation involving a star athlete, not just any athlete, but a highly paid player for one of america's premier football teams. >>> police officers are at the home of aaron hernandez right now had for the second time in two days. he's the starting tight end for the new england patriots. state police are there, local police. they even have police dogs with them. they're looking for clues in to the shooting death of a friend of hernandez a man whose body was found nearby just a few days ago. going to get now to massachusetts and cnn's seussen candiotti, she's outside the hernandez home. so, sues besausan, do we know e what police are looking for right now? >> reporter: no, we don't. because no one has disclosed exactly what is in this search warrant. everything has been kept under wrap

putting aside paula deen.nest i don't really care what paula deen thinks about matters of race. what i do care about is folks are defending what she says and believes based on her age and she's southern. here's the problem with that. my mother is two weeks older to the day than paula deen and she raised me to know not only are those kind of words unacceptable but in fact the history of the anti-bellum south is not something to glorify, not something to nwax nosz stall gi about, something to be horrified by by. >> there are apologists but others saying they're not buying the excuses. >> what about other sponsors? is she standing to lose their backing? >> i just got off the phone for vice president of corporation qvc, a popular home shopping network. take a listen to what they had to say. >> we share the concerns that are being raised about the unfortunately paula deen situation. qvc does not tolerate dis kr discriminatory behavior. we're aware there's ongoing litigation that's examining the situation. we're wat

are we beginning see this with paula deen?panies are saying no thanks. >> she has the we support paula deen facebook page with thousands and thousands of followers. an iconic beloved figure, who has spent years building a career and following, they won't just jump ship because of this happening. and, you know, the fact that the statements were made, you know, at least in her deposition, she said they were made a few decades ago. as an african-american, an american woman, i don't like hearing her saying that she used the "n" word. the issue is what is in her heart. none of us know what is in paula deen's heart. it may not have been her intent to offend anybody. i have met her on an occasion, spent some time with her. she's from that era. you have to look defect aat the and take this opportunity to not look at herself as a victim in this, but to begin a discussion, a meaningful and constructive discussion that discusses how words have power, particularly something as racially divisive as the "n" word. as a parent, as a mother, a

but that's not the real paula dean scandal.es of serving empty calories we're now to be offended because she said a bad word? she doesn't hate any one group of people, she hates the arteries of all people. she has been chirping while she clogs arteries, and fills bellies with home style disheses or the krispy kreme bread buddy which contains two dozen of the donuts that helped kill elvis or the bacon cheese burger meatloaf, all all right not long ago paula dean felt that she had been suffering from diabetes, but continued to stuff callies in here meals, did she repent? did she change her ways? no she decided to endorse a butt load of money to an diabetes organization. that's when she should have been fired. cool indifference to human biology. she kept cashing in while promoting behavior that could get others sick. paula dean is someone who gets you so addicted who decides to do the right thing who decides to sell methadone. i don't see americans imitating what characters on jack ass do, i fear people who imitate what she does.

what the culinary industry is saying about paula deen being booted. >>> good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. crews are working to recover a mini van that plunged into the bay late this afternoon. it happen around 5:00 p.m. off marina green. more on the search and rescue efforts and how a couple of guys tried to save the driver. >> they are calling this a recovery mission. meaning they believe that the person inside the van has died. in fact, that van is still under water. you can see a collection of boats. these are fire department boats, a short while ago, divers went under water, found the van, and saw a victim inside the car. but because of poor visibility and some rough water conditions, they decided not to bring the body up. they will wait for the car to be recovered. so, let me show you what they are doing. they are hitching a towline. the giant tow truck right over there. they are getting ready to reel it in out of the water. this is happening five hours after that van drove into the water. witnesses say it was going about 20 miles per hour. >> i saw the ai

is there something that paula dean could have done better?t of all, you know, it was -- that issue is a very sensitive, emotionally charged issue. it is different than martha stewart when it was about money or greed. and so, you know, i really don't owning what she did wrong. i mean, she danced around it, and she had three opportunities. i was embarrassed for her, and i'm still embarrassed for her. dennis: the original director video she did was a disaster, and it is almost as if you now when you send against us have to go on the today show, otherwise it does not count as a legitimate policy -- apology. i got a tweet earlier today on some of this. at african-american young man who basically was the -- and this is just a rank-and-file person, not a celebrity, no involvement. he said, i respect her more for a meeting the truth and not a lie. she was a child of the jim crow era. mark, you know, when we have this huge reaction, we shot down someone who uses the word. we feel better like we have stood up for blacks, but we have not done anything t

why did he not get the paula deen treatment? >> would you stay here? can you imagine a summer vacation in a water tower? an igloo? a house that looks like an owl? the extreme getaway where the place you sleep is an adventure all its own. >>> and good morning. biana is off. so nice to have paula faris steering the ship. >> the ship is going down. thank you for inviting me back. such a gracious host. >> i do my best. >> there's a lot going on this sunday morning, president obama making an emotional visit to the jail cell where nelson mandela spent 18 of his 20-year prison sentence, after he met with the family of the freedom fighter who's fighting for his life. >> from the fugitive edward snowden, did the u.s. bug the european allies? george stephanopoulos is here talking about his interview with jaul yan assange. >>> and a lighter note, as american goes bananas, imitators that are popping up all over the country, we have the krognets, and first experience here. >> i'm excited. it's spreading west like manifest destiny. we'll get to that. >>> but start w

the question is now, what will paula deen do about it going forward? you're coming on to speak your truth about your mother. what is your mother intend to do herself to make amends and try to move forward? >> i think she's going to continue to be truthful. i mean, again, this was -- she was in a deposition under oath. our mother is going to do nothing but answer the truth. look, we can look in the mirror and know who we are and how we were raised and the character of our parents. my mother, our mother is not the picture that's being painted. it's not -- look, life is not fair. it's inaccurate. >> and chris cuomo joins me now. it's a great interview and it's obviously an extraordinary tender topic for them to undertake. there's something unusual and odd about the discussion between mother and sons. i think they addressed it in your interview and i wanted to get your take on it. that is how paula deen discussed using the "n" word in a not unkind way, a nice way. i'm still unclear as to how that shook out. >> paula deen said in the deposition that in rais

. >> another big hit on paula deen's empire. multimillion dollar. another company just dropped the celebrity chef after she aid mitted she has used the n-word in the part. it's all ahead unless breaking news changes everythingphone "studio b." >> but first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, jaws dropped among the jury as the murder trial of zimmermansome got off to a stunning start in sanford, florida. that's the wore from observers. they heard several f-poms and then a knock-knock job from the defense. of course, george zimmerman is the self-proclaimed neighborhood watchman charged withmurderring the unarmed teenager. zimmerman says he shot in self-defense. today prosecutors told the all-women jury that zimmerman profiled the teen as someone about to commit a crime. the prosecution opened with words we rarely hear in open court. >> good morning. [bleep] punk. [bleep] they always get away. those were the words in that green -- grown man's mouth as he followed in the dark a 17-year-old boy who he didn't know. and excuse my language but those were his

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. >>> paula deen, is her brand ruined forever? >>> and they've gone double platinum, inducted in the rock 'n' roll hall of fame and pr propositioned to do what? >> good morning, i'm alison kosik. >> and i'm victor blackwell. it's a "new day" not monday through friday. although secrets, there's nothing in the mugs. >> let's go ahead and start this "new day" with formal charges against a man who admitted he leaked government secrets. i'm talking about edward snowden and secret information about the nsa's surveillance program. snowden is still hiding in hong kong. joining me now is cnn's correspondent dan loathian. good morning, dan. tell me what the charges are and does the filing of this begin the extradition process? >> well, good morning. this is the first start in getting snowden back to the united states. the fbi charging snowden with theft and espionage. when we talk about espionage, more specifically what that means is unauthorized communication of national defense information and the willful communication of classified intel

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there is this paula deen obsession.me, it's a big diverse. >> a diversion but nevertheless, she said what she said. i know that must offend you horribly and, yet, you're willing to help her find redemption. i mean why? is that a christian thing? >> you know, after the south, after pass public accommodation bill, after the right to vote said let's start a new south, new beginnings. nelson mandel why one after having been in jail 27 years walking to jail with his jailers once agreed to end apartheid. >> is it ironic to you that many in the black community, many prominent african-americans like yourself are more willing to forgive paula deen than corporate america than target or walmart or balentine publisher or the food channel? >> well, i don't know if they're operating on fear, i suppose. they have horrible records themselves. i mean it's not unlike people to fall from grace and to bounce back. you had don imus. he said something terribly wrong. he bounced back. he's on television. he has sponsors again. i don't know wh