robertson, however, stands firm. moments later, the team rushes the cell. the lead officer activates an electronic stun shield capable of delivering a 50,000-volt shock. temporarily incapacitated, robertson is finally removed from his cell and cuffed. robertson is then taken to a holding area to rinse the pepper spray from his eyes and face. >> are you guys going to leave me here forever? you could at least be proud that i fought back. [ bleep ] >> nobody really got hurt. well, i didn't get hurt. because i -- i'm not trying to really get hurt until i'm ready to get hurt. but if i do get hurt, well -- that's just one of the consequences of doing battle. not far from robertson's cell is an inmate also known to treat prison like a war zone. >> with most of my interests are like firearms and stuff, so this is one of my doodles. >> that's a pretty detailed doodle. >> well, i have plenty of time on my hands. >> for inmate john bright, plenty of time means a 99-year sentence for murder. >> i got in trouble for being a -- a -- a hitman for organized crime. i though

robertson issued an apology. a flurry of online support, the network reinstated him to the show, saying they decided to resume filming "duck dynasty" later this spring with the entire robertson family. phil robertson's son willie addressed his father's initial comments on fox news, during its new year's eve coverage. >> i think we learned a lot. we're just ready to move on. the family is happy and we're ready to go. >> a lot of this may have come down to money. with 14 million viewers per episode, "duck dynasty" is a&e's top-rated show and "forbes" magazine estimates their endorsements and merchandise brought in $400 million in 2013. >> ultimately it comes down to audience. the advertisers and the interest groups are all going to follow what the audience says. what the audience has said thus far is we like the guy. >> and cnn's attempt for comment from a&e and the robertson family about that latest video were unsuccessful. a lot of the show's fans say they're not surprised by the various videos that have emerged

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a&e suspended robertson from filming and robertson issued an apology.y of online support, the network reinstated him to the show, saying they decided to resume filming with the entire family. his son willy addressed the issue of his father's initial comabouts. >> we learned a lot and we decided to move on, and family is happy and ready to go. >> a lot of this may have come down to money. with 14 million viewers per episode, "duck dynasty" is a&e's top rated show, and forbes magazine estimates their endorsements and merchandise brought in $400 million in 2013. >> ultimately, it comes down to audience because the adder vuz s and groups are going to follow what the audience says, and they say, we like the guy. >> pamela brown, cnn, new york. >> cnn's attempts to get comjts from a&e and the robertsons about the latest video were unsuccessful. new episodes are scheduled to air starting january 15th. >> if a pair of socks weren't enough to raise your eyebrows on christmas day, how is this? a gift from the obama family. problem is, it was meant for someone els

letting people like phil robertson sort of be a mouthpiece for their party. i believe that that problem is going to manifest itself over the next year, over the next two or three years as the party tries to reshape itself. >> you're a republican pollster. is there any validity to what he's saying? >> this isn't a new dynamic. you had archie bunker republicans going back to the '70s and south park republicans throughout the 2000s. this idea there's a tension between what the party's brand should be and defensive political incorrectness has been there for decades. the challenge for republicans is there's this demographic issue of how much of the archie bunker votes is still there for them. but this issue isn't just about conservative republicans. nbc esquire about a survey last fall, the new american center. it actually found about a third of people in that new american center are anxious about the changing demographics of america which is sort of a politically incorrect view to hold, that lots of people don't hold the views that phil robertson had to that exte

we begin with "duck dynasty's" willie robertson.he newly elected louisiana representative vance mcallister invited the reality star to be his guest for the speech. fellow republicans couldn't resist the urge to pose for photos. former vp candidate paul ryan snapped a shot with robertson. so did senator lindsey graham from south carolina. and the pics just kept on coming. it looks like robertson may have actually been the biggest star last night. >>> now let's head over to jimmy kimmel, who knows how people in l.a. love to be on tv. you could say the same thing for new york. before the state of the union, he asked people if what they thought of the speech, even though there is no way any of them could have seen it yet. >> what do you think of president obama's state of the union address last night? >> you know, it had different effects on different people, and you know, i just feel those effects affect everybody, you know? like, you've just got to stay positive, you've got to not focus on the negative. >> he was addressing what every

phil robertson, the star of the a & e hit show has been suspended indefinitely from filming the reality show after making controversial remarks. >> stephen: this is a terrible day for americans. so admittedly a pretty good day for ducks. now just why did a & e axe him? because this good christian man spoke his mind to gq about the gays saying it seems like to mean a vagina as a man would be more desirable than a man's anus. that's just me, i'm just thinking, there's more there. but hey, it's not logical, my man, start with homosexual behavior and morph out from there, bestialit, now i'll admit, i will admit, i will admit it's not eloquent speech you might expect from a backwoods louisiana bird murderers, but he does have a point. the vagina does have more there i mean let's face t it's a train wreck, who knows what is going on with that business. fans rallied to him. with 55,000 signing a petition saying mr. robertson's comments in "gq" magazine are reflective of a biblical view of sexuality, marriage and family. yeah, it's right there in the bible. man shall not live by bread alone bec

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, e ceo of the family business, and cory robertson, his lovely wife join us.so we're celebrating with y'all on the east coast. we're going to celebrate in a couple of hours here. my i'm sure i'll get my kiss then. >>> willie, we thought you migt want to practice. >> yeah. >> all right. >> we practiced. >> want to share it. >> oh, no. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> willie, let me go on vacation for you. >> trying to come in for my kiss kiss. >> hey, korie, what do you expect for 2014? >> you know, we've been so blessed in 2013 that i think that -- i just hope that it continues.k we're going to stick together as a family and keep doing what we're doing and keep giving god all the glory. i think we'll be good. >> yeah, it's going to be a ef greatul year.mplo hopefully my employees will kee building duck calls. i'm away so i know nobody's been putting together any duck calls since i've been gone so i've got to get back there and crack the whip. >> we didn't know we'd be l getting a special visit there. you have more of a special visit, who is that, luke

. >>> and a new controversy for "duck dynasty" star phil robertson. you have to hear what he said this time, that's next. sfwlmplts. >>> plus, you're looking live at the first winter storm of the >>> now get ready to speed read your way through the news. first, new controversy for the "duck dynasty" star. days after announcing he'll return to the show, video surfacing of robertson speaking at a 2009 event. he gives the men in the audience dating advice. he says to marry very young girls. >> 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 till they get to be 20 years old, the only picking that's going to take place is your pocket. you get these girls about 15 or 16, they'll pick it up. >> well, there's more "duck dynasty" news, the robertson family now launching its own line of guns. they are selling shotguns and rifles and to ring in the new year, some "duck dynasty" stars appearing on fox news channel new year's eve special. >> we're just gla

they cheered the network's suspension of robertson. >> the world is changing.y is changing. even the state in which mr. robertson living is changing. he needs to get in line. >> reporter: then the counter attack. they ripped a&e for tramping on religious freedom. the network buckled. they lifted the suspension and infuriated the people. those profits are whopping. dynasty of ducks includes 14 million viewers, massive marketing deals, the vast line of consumer products, t-shirts, furniture, books. according to forbes, it all added up to $400 million last year. still, this is the second set back for the gay rights movement involving big money and births. in 2012 despite a call for a ban against chick-fil-a, the restaurant chain posted a 14% increase in sales. no wonder the ducks with their fans rallying. >> nothing has changed. and the stores are going to make more money than ever. >> that is really the key. even though the gay rights movement has made impressive strides in the courts, particularly the younger people in the country provide full gay rights. they d

phil robertson. >> he was quoting the gospel.o insulted and offended by what he said evidently are offended by what he was quoting in the gospel. >> we like you at the blaze. we're not ashamed. we won't fold. "duck dynasty," we would be proud to have you. >> so, no, the religious right shouldn't be worried the culture war -- the culture war is alive and going well in the gop. joining me now author of the book "and god said billy." and msnbc contributor marie is a teresa kumar. maria, let me start with you. the religious right has always had power. now with big money, do you expect they will be even more powerful? >> i think the fact that they're organizing and realizing they have to get a lock step strategy, that's one of the reasons they recently met over 26 conservative groups met to talk about how to you elevate social conservatism and make sure everybody's on message. but let's not forget what happened with romney. romney when he was governor his wife contributed to planned parenthood. she was pro choice. and the moment that

. >>> and a new controversy for "duck dynasty" star phil robertson.to hear what he said this time, that's next. sfwlmplts. >>> plus, you're looking live at the first winter storm of the year. a live report coming up. i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a decongestant. [ inhales deeply ] oh. what a relief it is. >>> now get ready to speed read your way through the news. first, new controversy for the "duck dynasty" star. days after announcing he'll return to the show, video surfacing of robertson speaking at a 2009 event. he gives the men in the audience dating advice. he says to marry very young girls. >> 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 till they get to be 20 years old, the only picking that's going to take place is your pocket. you get the

nic robertson is live for us. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry is coming along here to pushfive months and they began at the end of july last year. due to run to the end of april this year. he is bringing what senior state department officials describe as a framework agreement with him that is designed to bridge the gaps that exist over the past 20 -- more than 20 sort of peace talk meetings held here, of which kerry is president at eight of them. this is his ninth visit here. this is an effort to bridge the gaps and understanding. a framework agreement that will lay out the road work, the map, if you will, to get to a permanent status solution. it is described as senior state department official as taking both leaders to the top of the hill, if you l so they can look down and see what the permanent state of solution will look like. we are told no specific details but we are told this is designed to be completed by the end of april, that it will address all of the core issues, the borders, whether jerusalem can be a capital for both states, the right of return policy of refu

>> the robertson family now starting a gun line. a new video voiceed by family patriarch phil robertson shows a few of the guns being offered. duck commander teamed up with gun maker mottsburg to make two assault rifles and a pistol. they are expected to hit the shelves soon. this on the heels that phil robertson will resume filming after controversial anti gay comments in gq magazine last month. >> they are leaving the state of colorado because of the state's new gun laws. they are announcing they are moving operations to wyoming and down to texas making good on a vow to leave the state of colorado if the legislature there went through with the new law which prohibited the sale of gun magazines with more than 15 rounds. a warning from the fbi to you if you wear makeup or perfume. knockoff products may be bad for your health. they may contain arsenic and other carcinogens. >> be careful what you are putting on your skin. it is an oregon that is porous. things can get absorbed you can take it into your body as well. the more you use

fired. >> i see no problem with phil robertson if you listen to what i said. him being suspended to send a message and then for the reinstatement. i do think he should be fired. i don't think she should have been fired. i think she should have been suspended and i think the apology was more about saving her career and jonathan it was about what she did last week when it was celebrated and laughed. if you look at the segment. it wasn't awkward. they were living it up around this picture. >> that's why she's apologizing, ben. that's why she's apologizing. something happened that was untoward and now she's apologized for it. of course, if she had -- >> let me interrupt. we've covered this a lot. let's just push this conversation forward. and include "duck dynasty" let's include that in the conversation we're talking about now. it seems a lot of what is based on what is appropriate or not appropriate to say in the public, in the public arena, and i'm wondering, do you think that, you know, any of this politically is correct sentiment? you know, the old pc thing, a

we'll start with you on this one. >> phil robertson made bad comments.recivil rights is absurd. that said people like him. clear tly the show is doing wel. i'm concerned about the branding guns and selling them around the country. >> so glad you said that. we have pictures. >> you made his night. >> i think that's awful. >> here's the deal. yes, they have a lot of brands. they are selling a lot of things. >> ak-47s. >> what's wrong with that? what's wrong with selling a gun? >> nothing, really, as long as everything is legal. but this is a cash cow. this happened right before christmas. they have ever 400 million dollars expected from all of the products they have associated with their name. this is a cash cow for a&e. they milked it. they had showed they would be airing already in the spring. this gave more value to a red hot brand. >> hold on. i am a gun own. i have a shotgun and a handgun. i want one of those mossburg rifles. am i wrong? >> you can't wait for father's day. you will get it right away but why not. that's your right. you can bear arms. y

nic robertson monitoring developments for us from jerusalem.e, nic. >> reporter: hi, there, christine. well, a lot of the fighting focused around the town of fallujah. fallujah is in the western province of al anbar. this is a majority sunni area. the rest of iraq is majority shia. it's a shia-dominated government. the army is shia-dominated as well. and what the prime minister is telling the army right now is when they shell fallujah when they attack fallujah, and that may be beginning right -- may be happening right now. there were some elements of it happening over the weekend. to avoid civilian casualties. a lot of people trying to get out of fallujah as well over the weekend. but what this is, the prime minister's defining this as an uprising by al qaeda. the people in the fallujah say, no, this is the tribes, the sunni tribes against and angry with the shia-dominated government. but whatever the nature, and it's very hard to tell on the ground there. getting accurate information is tough. whatever the nature, john kerry has said and was s

you can actually be given a pass on some things. >> reporter: dynasty patriarch phil robertson charmsonal beliefs about family and work. >> who's a great fisherman? >> you. >> reporter: when he voiced polarizing opinions on home sexuality and what life was like for african-americans before civil rights last month, a&e suspended him from the show. temporarily. afterward, his son willie tweeted old phil may be a little crude but his heart is good. he's the real deal. a message that seemed enough for the show's fans. not all who stumble recover. seinfeld's michael richards was beloved by the sitcom's fans for his role as kramer, the comedian's neurotic hipster dufus neighbor. then one night in 2006 the comedian launched into an "n" word-filled rant during a stand-up routine. yada, yada, yada, his career fell flat. >> be aware of your own social contract, the standards that people hold you to. if you do something that creates a breach, an absolute apology, definitive apology is the first step. >> reporter: richards apologized on jesse jackson's radio program that same year. >> i know that

this is all legal. >> well, look, i mean i think the robertson family is banking on being able to marketrms, you know, by issuing some of these very extreme political comments and hoping that it appeals to basically a swath of far right-wing americans that they assume are their main customer base. i'm hoping that back fires. when you poll gun owners in this country, the fact is that the overwhelming majority of them are very moderate in their views. and i think many of them will not embrace the type of, you know, massage nis, racist, anti-gay comments that phil robertson is making. and my hope here is that this strategy, if it is indeed a strategy, will backfire on them. >> as we look at the tragedy of mass shootings in this country, we've got yahoo! news is going to reveal that mass shootings are becoming a lot more frequent and it found 40% of shootings take place at businesses, 29% at our schools. handguns are the most often weapon used, and that's in 59% of mass shootings. and shooters are 94% male. so when you hear numbers like that and see the stats adding up, do reports like that

so as people were ringing in 2014, duck dynasty star willie robertson and his wife, cory, joined ourll american celebration and spoke about his controversial marks that his father made and his father was suspended by a&e since it's been reversed as you know about his remarks about gays. take a listen. >> you have been in the news for weeks now. this is our first opportunity to ask you you about what went on. what did yyou think of a&e's decision regarding your father a couple weeks ago? >> well, we're just glad for be back to work. a&e and us are fine, the robertsons are looking forward to getting back to making some funny shows and for many years. we're toward break in a new year and start it all over again. >> i bet. well, congratulations about so that now you've made a decision to go back with a&e for another season. how did you looking forward to 2014, how did you arrive at that decision to stay with the network? >> we're just ready to get started. we got a new season coming up in a complain he wiuple weeks. we'll be moving forward and ready to move on. i think we all learned a l

philips sonicare. >>> and in pretenders tonight, pat robertson says the temperature swings across theange. his logic falls just sort of a jetson's episode. >> the world isn't getting warmer. it is because of the sun. the sun is now showing signs we're headed for something very, very different. it's getting warmer, you know, in jupiter and they don't have any suvs driving around in jupiter. it has nothing to do with greenhouse gases. >> must have caught a radio newscast from jupiter the other day. it is so far-reaching he uses a planet 4 million miles away as evidence? jupiter's climate and surface aren't fit for comparison to the earth's climate. jupiter may be a planet made of gas, but if pat robertson thinks people will believe his hot air, he can keep on pretending. ♪ we'll come to your door and return them ♪ ♪ gifts you bought but never gave away ♪ ♪ or said you liked but thought were cheesy ♪ ♪ you don't even need to leave your house ♪ ♪ we'll come and take them, easy-peasy ♪ [ female announcer ] no one returns the holidays like the u.s. postal service. with improved priority mai

fill robertson expressed his views about homosexuality. one direction is support of the show very confused and disappointed by this william payne tweet. this literally changes everything. one direction star fired back against his critics in a twitter tirade saying being a fan of someone's show and the way they still hold their family together doesn't mean i am okay with all they say. duck dynasty willie robertson to payne tweeting thanks bro. congrats to you boys as well. ya'll keep rocking we'll keep quacking stay strong in this muddy world. duck dynasty saw a drop in the viewers for the premiere only 8.5 viewers tuned in. that's a huge number of viewers for the cable show. last year in season 4 the show drew 12 million viewers. >> two things. like how you say ya'll. thank you for getting that one direction song stuck in my mind for the rest of the morning. thank you so much. >> all right. >> and it is time for your monday motivator. a story to inspire you to start your week off. take a look at this dashcam vid video. it will melt your he

jordan robertson covers security for bloomberg news and gordon chang, author. we'll continue this conversation after this quick break. also coming up, why is top talent such a top priority for tech companies? and how important are engineers in particular? we'll dig into the value of a good engineer with twitter's former head of engineering mike an ots later in the show. -- mike abbots later in the show. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west," i'm emily chang. we turn to our top story, what caused china's internet outage and just how powerful is the great firewall? with us from new york is gordon chan, author of "the coming collapse of china" who lived and worked in china for many years and cory johnson along with jordan. you mentioned some upcoming challenges at baidu and this company benefited from the chinese government control on the internet, companies like google leaving the country because they don't want to deal with censorship issues that come with operating in china. tell us more about these potential challenges coming for baidu down the road? >> we hav

the audience flees from the robertson family in their tv premiere. google's latest invention of a smart contact lens. and the u.s. military testing what may be the perfect sniper rifle. it is friday, january 17th. and "early today" starts right now. >>> good friday morning, everybody. i'm brian shactman. we have new details on that growing and out of control wildfire near los angeles. flames are burning just miles from the famed hollywood sign. we can tell you three men are now in custody for starting the blaze. we have two reports this morning, beginning with nbc's miguel almaguer in the fire zone. >> reporter: explosive and out of control. the so-called kobe fire sweeping down through tinder dry canyons toward neighborhoods with million dollar homes. >> it is really spreading very, very quickly. >> reporter: with fire hopscotching through neighborhoods, palm trees turned to blow torches. the day's sky, a dark eerie glow as ash rained across the region, closing schools and clogging freeways. the terrain here couldn't be more difficult for firefighte

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more and more people are watching thowe sh and buying their products the show supports. >> robertson did marry his wife when he was 20 and she was 16 and last month his region of fans cheered when he was reinstated. he had been put on hiatus for comments he made about homosexuality to gq magazine. >>> toronto's croak smacking mayor which is -- did i say crack smoking? >> no. you're okay. get back to the crack smoking guy. >> he's running for another term in office. he's officially filed for reelection despite repeated calls for him to step down. he admitted to smoking crack and what he calls a drunken stupor. he calls himself the best mayor toronto has ever had. >> no more croak smacking. >>> high times, they have officially come to colorado, long lines snaking out of dispensary doors today at several recreational marijuana shops open for business. some spots were struggling to meet the demand. it's a potential watershed moment for u.s. drug policy sparking a pretty fierce debate on both sides of the smoky divide. >> reporter: this married couple rang in the new year by waiting outsi

robertson for the controversial opinions on homosexuality and race.p the show. will more people start watching "duck dynasty," particularly african-americans? robertson apparently enjoys a measure of support for a number of reasons. here to talk more about that is yolanda young, a louisiana native and author of the memoire, on our way to beautiful. i read your piece and say a surprising group will be cheering on the show in its return and the group being southern blacks. >> i do not include myself among them, however as an african-american and a christian, i understand their position and our history and the things that lead african-americans to hospital phil robertson. >> why? he wrote about jim crow era. >> sure. he didn't say anything that people perceive necessarily as well as a racist. african-americans in the south are used to well-meaning, yes. yes. also we are extremely legalistic in the south when it comes to religion. there still churches where it's frowned upon to wear pants. so that group has continued to support him and make their position

cy robertson's book and willie robertson's the duck commander family in at seven and eight respectively. rounding out the nonfiction bestsellers, gary chapman's "the five love languages," and at number ten, the late chris kyle's recount of "american sniper: the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history." that's a list of 2013's top ten nonfiction bestsellers according to nielsen bookscan. .. [applause] >> thank you very much indeed. first of all, it is slightly weird to be writing a book called the men who united states at a time when given all the recent troubles in washington in seems more disunited than for a long time. i know good people turn off their cellphones but i can so i am going to play you a short clip of music at the end so i hope that nobody telephones me during this presentation or i will feel like rudy guiliani. i don't know if you remember when he had to answer a phone while addressing a huge political campaign. the scope that doesn't happen. what i want to try to do tonight is tell you about the background of this book which is a big plum puddin

duck dynasty star willie robertson breaking his silence exclusively to fox news. where he says his family's relationship with a&e now stands. >> rotting from the inside out. brad pitt's charity known for homes falling apart. why the charity says it is not their fault. >> on this day in 1996 rock bee 4 starring sylvester stallone is the number one movie at the box office. and now my journey across the country has brought me to the lovely city of boston. cheers. and seeing as it's such a historic city, i'm sure they'll appreciate that geico's been saving people money for over 75 years. oh... dear, i've dropped my tea into the boston harbor. huhh... i guess this party's over. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> it is wednesday january 1st, 2014. out with the old and in with the new. >> 4, 3, 2, 1. >> festivities and fireworks as the new year is celebrated all around the world. >> then a new year and new season for duck dynasty. what the star is saying about the a & e's controversy his family and faith. the exclusive inte

a lot about how robertson's comments may impact the ratings. he has returned from a brief suspension. there will be a new family member as part of the show this season. rebecca, who was an exchange student from over seas and has been taken in by the family, she will now be playing a part in the show. >> i think they average 14 million viewers a week. >> a week. >> do we know where rebecca is from? >> thailand? taiwan. she's been -- she's already been taken in by the family. she's lived with them for years. >> oh, so they know her. we just don't know. >> all right. we'll watch. >>> talking about change. how about changes in the weather? indra petersons has warmed it up for us. will it continue? >> this is going to be the trend, diend of this flip-flop kind of roller coaster over the next couple days. yesterday, on the east koets, we saw rain. it's completely offshore. we get a breather until the next system. look at the map. it is so light. you know it's going to dry out. really just be looking for clouds from the system. you can actually see an

. >> another example, during the whole duck dynasty thing, eric dyson said phil robertson are part of a majority white supremeicist culture. to how do you break through the static when you have msnbc's mostly opinion, but all cable networks and bloggers have this. is there any penalty to be paid pore being too outrageous, too caustic? >> i think there is because martin bashir lost his job, right? i think part of it is social media. people get rewarded on social media, twitter, largely duped for saying things really controversial. the problem with saying something that's controversial is that you're only a couple of tweets away from it being perceived as being retweeted about or something that's so offensive you risk losing your jobs. >> what do you think about this culture or problem? is it a cultural problem? >> i have a hard time saying it's a cultural problem because i know a lot of really nice people out there and a lot of nice people on twitter. >> in the media. >> and i meant that. i meant there are a lot of people like take stewart stevens, when was mitt romney's chief strategi

steven weber at uc berkeley across the bay, and -- we focus -- and jordan robertson. one number that tells us a whole lot. here with that number is jon erlichman in los angeles. >> for you, i have 2. 2 days after ellen degeneres's show is in the united states, it will be available in china. she announced a big deal as warner bros. struck a deal with sohu, the hulu in china, will be airing these episodes a couple of days after. the only difference is subtitles. i am not clear about this. i am wondering why this is called the happy lady dance hour. she does like to dance, but there you go. >> it was also one of the titles for "bloomberg west." but no. there will be more bloomberg west tomorrow afternoon. ♪ >> the following is a paid program. the opinions and views expressed do not reflect the views of bloomberg. >> the following is a paid advertisement from starvista entertainment and time life. ♪ listen to the music ♪ even the nights are better ♪ now that we are here together ♪

psi robertson's book with and willie robertson's the duck commander family come in at numbers seven and eight respect ily. rounding out the 2013 nonfiction bestsellers are gary chapman and at number ten the late chris kyle's recount of his years as a navy seal sniper in "america sniper." that's a list of 2013's top ten nonfiction bestsellers according to nielsen book scan. >> kathleen frydl is next on booktv. she reports that contrary to common perception, the war on drugs did not begin with president nixon's pronouncement in 1971, but was a further development of pre-existing initiatives. it's about an hour. .. neither i nor any scholar i know of would argue the drug war incarcerate substantial numbers of silver teetotalers with no involvement in the drug trade. obviously the drug boring is in some way tied to drug

then of course as you mentioned, willie robertson, dana bash.olf, i don't recall that tradition ever happening before. it seems to be new this year. >> there's always new traditions that start developing. we're going to see the speaker momentarily. he's going to call the house to order, jake, as the senators come in. you see the vice president there in the middle of the screen together with harry reid the majority leader. they're all just chatting amongst themselves as they get ready for the introduction of others who are going to be coming in including members of the joint chiefs of staff, the supreme court justices, the diplomatic corps. they will be coming in at some point. the sergeant of arms will introduce of course the president of the united states. by the way, the first lady will be escorted into the gallery. it's called the executive gallery. but there you see the vice president. he was a member of the senate for more than three decades. so he knows he's very very familiar with this tradition. he used to sit there as a senator, but now

coming in of nonfiction books at number five is phil robertson, and willie robertson and cy robberson coming in at 70 respectively. running out the 2013 nonfiction bestsellers include the five love languages by gary chapman and recount of his years of a navy s.e.a.l. the entrance sniper in american sniper. that is a list of 2013 top nonfiction bestsellers according to the nelson bookscan. >> this is a little over one hour for our next program. [applause] >> thank you for the kind and generous introduction. it is a pleasure to be with you today. .. >> we has been raising funds in finding the best people was marred his ideals and around a broad how to reduce the nuclear threat. very public foundation and rely on donations of generous donors. if either of you have money or need money please see me after words. [laughter] i am here today i have written into book called "nuclear nightmares" reese -- built a special web site for it called "nuclear nightmares" book.com and it keeps you and idea to explore the main themes so you can go to the web site to track the other events around the coun

he was proud to have robertson as a guest for the evening. >> and he wore his head band. >> the time is about 15 minutes before the top of the hour. coming up... >> she has been baking cupcakes for two years. this young little girl her business shut down by the government. wait until you hear why. >> will president covered a lot of topics. republicans control the house it is unlikely anything will come of them. proposals on the bachelor have a better chance of working out. : as a business owner, i'm constantly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cascard from capital one, i get 2% cash back on ery purchase, every day. i break my back around here. finally soone's recognizing me with unlimited rewards! meetings start at 11, cindy. [ male announcer get the spark business card from capital one. choose 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every d. what's in your wallet? i need your timesheets, larry! >> homeland security drone crashes off the coast of california and it was on purpose. the drone was on a border securit

the robertson family are excited to get back to work after the controversial comments from phil robertsonmost got him kicked off the show. what's on tap this season you might ask? is a & e's promoting another family member will be stirring things up this season. >> how do you get a room at the waldorf astoria in new york city for less than 20 bucks? pretty simple. keep your old receipts apparently. a company from staten island said they just paid $15.75 to spend their 56th anniversary there. that's where they spent their wedding night and they are cashing in on the swanky hotel tradition. couples who have been married 50 years and have the receipt get to stay for the original rate. >> sleeping on a cloud, that's how comfortable and wonderful it was and exciting. >> and these days a room at the waldorf astoria starts at $799 a night. so they did really good. >> let's check in with maria molina for your forecast. hey, maria. >> good morning. hello everybody. today we are tracking a couple quick moving clipper systems. this is producing a little bit of snow in parts of michigan and indiana.

. >> that certainly fits for the long-bearded robertson family.evision series "duck dynasty" has been a ratings hit while chronicling their humorous hi jings. proud red necks they offer their own wisdom for all of america whether in the kitchen, child rearing and more. ♪ they struck gold again with a holiday album "duck the halls." members of the t duck commander team joined the uso tour and traveled to afghanistan to entertain troops. a&e placed phil robertson on hiatus after he made controversial comments about gays and african-americans in gq magazine. after a storm of controversy the network changed its mind. the "duck dynasty" clan will be back next season. >> i'm done. >> reporter: celebrity chef paula deen not so fortunate. >> i want to learn and grow from this. >> reporter: the name of southern cuisine, her name deflated after admitting in a deposition she used a racial slur in 1986. >> inappropriate, hurtful language is totally, totally unacceptable. >> reporter: the fallout, costly. food network didn't renew her contract. several compani

nic robertson live in switzerland this morning. on. >> reporter: john, you know, we've been listening to speeches by u.n. secretary-general and russian foreign minister, secretary of state john kerry and then we heard from the syrian foreign minister, he was given 20 minutes to speak. he spoke for 34 minutes. the u.n. secretary-general had to interrupt him three times to get him to stop speaking and to stick to the agenda. a lot of vitriol pointing the pictures at the arab nations. not a lot if any conciliation coming from them and we heard secretary of state john kerry unequivocally say that bashar al assad cannot be any part of this process going forward. >> there is no way, no way possible, in the imagination, that the man who has led the brutal response to his own people could regain the legitimacy to govern. one man, and those who have supported him can no longer hold an entire nation and a region hostage. >> reporter: and the aim here, in switzerland, is to form a transitional government. we've been listening to the oppositio

a lot of you did know the great terry bradshaw and his connection to phil robertson. yep.otball together. you are all so smart. thanks as well for being a part of "the real story." i'm gretchen carlson. now it's time to check in with shepard smith reporting live from the fox news desk. >>> more than 24 hours since the snow hit the south. and some drivers are still stuck in it. now some of the governors and mayors are going on the defense in the midst of disaster in dixie. let's get to. >> now, shepard smith reporting live from the fox news desk. >> man, alive. it is a horrible mess in the south. rescuers in military humvees are right now trying to still reach some drivers stranded after the snowstorm paralyzed much of the deep south. just a couple of inches is all it takes to create a disaster there if the timing is right, and it was. from atlanta to the carolinas, birmingham and parts of florida, an

but in an article of gq phil robertson called homosexuality sinful. just more.m there bestiality, the drunkards the swindlers they won't inherit the kind dom of god. it's not right. >> jon: yeah, man it's zz top not zz bottom. [ laughter ] first of all i don't watch your duck dine industry and i assumed it was a show where ducks reenacted the show dynasty. which, by the way, would have eye huge gay audience. besides equating being gay with bestiality he recommend -- reminisced about how black people were happy during slavery times and no one was singing the blues forgetting, of course, that was pretty much when and where the blues were invented. as you can imagine glaad filed a complaint and naacp. >> there's something called the first amendment. this is the word police. political correctness. >> jon: yes, i, too, have a problem with the word of police. it's by far the worst law and order spinoff. i don't care for it. [ laughter ] look, i think what the guy said is ignorant but i have an inclination to support a world where saying ignorant (bleep) on television

and it will feature phil robertson who was briefly suspended for controversy comments about gays andnight. but many look at phil robertson in a different way. >> you have the best beard in the world. >> who's the best hunter you've met? >> you. >> who's a great cook? >> aunt kay. >> two out of three ain't baaed. >> all right. he's a charming guy. no doubt about it. but he does say some controversial stuff. with me to talk about this, cnn media correspondent brian stelter. welcome. >> thank you. >> do you think more people will be tuning into the show in light of the controversy? >> i do. at least this week. it's hard to say what's going to happen a month from now, but people all across the country have been reminded for almost a month now that "duck dynasty" is this big franchise with this larger than life character, very controversial, very polarizing and i think as a result will have a big spike for the season premiere. but i don't know if that will last. i mean, this show started in season four about six months ago with 12 million viewers for the season premiere. but by the end of

. >> also, back on the small screen, cable tv's biggest hit ever, "duck dynasty," the whole robertsonho was suspended last month for some disparaging comments. >> also, rebecca robertson, the 24-year-old foster daughter, who apparently intends to shake things up this season. >> willie surprised everyone with rebecca's homecoming from l.a. where she's a fashion intern. last night's two shows also included a movie debate, air bud and jason bourne. what could be the biggest season of the year. the fashion intern coming home and dishing fashion tips with the guys. >> yeah, definitely showing a whole different side to the show, maybe trying to reach a different kind of audience with a little fashionista, i don't know. >>> the latest now on our friend and colleague, abc news correspondent amy robach keeping us posted as she battles breast cancer. >> amy appeared on "good morning america" yesterday looking gorgeous sporting a new sassy haircut. she said her hair cut is her way of taking control over the chemotherapy and her hair falling out. >> she is a mother of two and has undergone her se