dennis rodman was apparently the second choice.w this is his fourth trip to north korea right now. and i saw personally when i spent six days how much they do love nba basketball. obviously it is an impact and could have an impact for good if done properly. we have to go right now. >> you can't eat the basketball, wolf. you can't eat the basketball. they're the most malnourished country that we don't do business with. >> the commissioner of the nba wrapping up 30 years as the commissioner and done an outstanding job. thanks very much for coming into "the situation room." we'll have you back. rachael, as usual, thanks to you. >>> and latest on the effort to release kenneth bae. i'll ask the former u.s. ambassador to south korea christopher hill. farmer: hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer. and our giant idaho potato truck is still missing. so my dog and i we're going to go find it. it's out there somewhere spreading the good word about idaho potatoes and raising money for meals on wheels. but we'd really like our truck back, so if you

yet rodman calls him a friend. own chris cuomo pressed rodman in answering those questions from pyongyang. >> why north korea? why? i love my friend. i love my friend. this is my friend. let me add to this. people have asked why we have come here. we're here because it's about doing great will around the world. and we're experienced at this. we have been to taiwan, to the gau shong village and love to impact families around the world. >> charles, i'm well aware of the good work you have done. the man sitting to your right, robinson, baker, but you have to understand the criticism comes because you are not in taiwan. you are in north korea. that is ruled which bia man who just killed his uncle, holding an american, kenneth bay, hostage, for reasons we don't understand. and is known as one of the bad actors on the globe at this time. not someone to get a birthday present of nba talent. do you understand that? >> i think that in our minds, we came to do what we have been doing worldwide. which has been the same schedu

rodman is not there representing the united states.e should remember that when they look at his comments and hear his comments. >> rodman has been under fire since he announced plans to celebrate kim jong-un's birthday with a basketball game. some say he crossed the line with an accusation against kenneth bae, an american sentenced to 15 years in a north crean labor camp. rod man replied to chris cuomo that kenneth deserved his face. >> do you understand what he did? >> you tell me, what did he do. >> no, no, no. you tell me. why is he held captive? >> they haven't released any charges. they haven't released any reasons. >> listen. listen. >> it's outrageous. it's ridiculous. it's shameful. those are three good words and those will describe accusing mr. bae of a crime. >> bae's sister told cnn's anderson cooper rod man's words are hurting his cause. >> and then continue to do more harm than good. >> as for the other former players traveling with rodman -- >> they were blinded by the payday. >> nba commissioner questioned the motives of

we will start with dennis rodman. he has spent a lot of time in the news over his exhibition in north korea. statements that he made about the american missionary being held there. he even sang happy birthday to the country's leader. he has defenders, including jesse jackson. he says that it encourages diplomatic relations. members of congress say the trip does nothing of the sort. overall, we want to get your reaction. what do you think about his antics and his basketball diplomacy? was to trip a good idea or a bad idea? cannumbers on your screen be used to reach out to us this morning. host: do you think it was a good idea or a bad idea? you can reach out to us on social media as well. we are on facebook and you can always and as e-mails too. the story in the daily news wraps up the concerns around the trip. he made statements on cnn. he says he is sorry he was drunk. he apologized on thursday for his incoherent, drunken rant that implied that kenneth bae deserve to be held. he says he wants to apologize. seeings on

>> you like dennis rodman. i know that. >> i think everybody is making fun of north korea and i don't like it. >> we have to take a break. >> south korea ain't all great. >> it is better than north korea. >> it is better than north korea, but it is no puerto rico. slow -- slow it down, south korea. k pop could be better. >> i don't even know what that means. howe. wow. >> i even know what that means. >> what? >> korean pop. >> no, it is the guy married to britney spears. >> should you mix pills and booze on a plane? a better question, should you mix plane and booze on a pill? i lied. that was not a better question. >>> will spying be more trying? it is mulling restrictions and access to american phone records. the white house has been reviewing our surveillance programs and obama could announce his decision next week. the traitor who kicked up this crap storm is getting attention overseas. a european parliament committee has invited edward snowden to testify via video link. for analysis let's go live to this do

rodman unfiltered. the issues are serious.players there that say they want to help the people by exposing them to basketball. wait until you hear what rodman says about kenneth bay and what makes him really mad. it's not what's going on in north korea. we'll speak with kenneth bay's sister to remind you what the man live is dealing with, not rodman but kenneth bay. for the first time, you can use nicorette... even if you slip up... so you can reach your goal. [ male announcer ] now, quit on your own terms with nicorette or nicoderm cq. did you run into traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? yea. yea, of course. ♪ [ sportscaster talking on tv ] last-second field go-- yea, sure ya did. [ male announcer ] introducing at&t digital life. personalized home security and automation. get professionally monitored security for just $29.99 a month. with limited a

rodman apologizes, rodman goes skiing in north korea. way to a multi-million dollar ski resort, a pet project of jong-un. he blamed stress for his bizarre outburst and alarming comments about kenneth bae. overnight, former nba player dennis rodman admitted in a statement to cnn that was he was out of bounds. i want to apologize, i take full responsibility for my actions, it had been a very stressful day. some of my teammates were leaving. my dreams of basketball dib masscy were yik -- diplomacy were quickly falling apart. it comes in the wake of a wild week where he exploded in an interview with cnn's chris cuomo. >> i don't give a rat's ass what you think. >> dennis -- >> in his apology rod man explains his outburts. >>> i had been drinking. i was upset, overwell med. >> he ended the trip with even more bizarre images. >> ♪ happy birthdy to you >> singing happy birthday to kim jong in. >> do you sir, let me know -- >> rodman sparked a fire storm with his seeming justification for the imprisonment of kenneth bae leaving bae's family back

inseguridad >> expertos creen que paso lo peor de la ola de hielo, y ahora vien el deshielo >> denis rodmane dejo ganar con el equipo improvisado de kim young un. >> y el papa invito a alguien a subir al papa móvil >> este es su noticiero univisión c, con maría elena salinas. ♪ >> ¿qué tal? buenas noches, comenzamos el noticiero en caracas donde el asesinato de una ex miss venezuela y actriz, monica spear causo 2 eventos, una marcha de artistas que piden un paro a la violencia y un inedito saludo de nicolás maduro y henrique caprile radonski, el apreton de manos fue en el palacio de miraflores donde fueron convocados gobernadores y alcalde, para combatir el repunte de la violencia. >> monica spear esta en boca de todos, la tragica muerte de ella y su esposo tienen a todos conmovidos no fue una muerte natural, estamos indignados, exigimos el derecho de un ciudadano de vivir en paz, en su pais venezuela es un pais acostumbrado a la violencia 24 mil homicidios >> la perdida monica desde una forma tan brutal. >> la zona donde ocurrió el asalto un caucho roto termino en 2 homicidios, acalos disp

but i think rodman has caused some damage.n he first went to north korea about a year ago, the new leader kim jong-un saw dennis rodman and he wouldn't see me. so i was a little dumbfounded by that. but i thought basketball diplomacy was maybe be a channel, but obviously since dennis went there and he went after kenneth bae, he went to play basketball the day of kim jong-un's birthday, he sang happy birthday so he's dissolved any good will towards basketball diplomacy being a channel. it became a side show. and on the whole, it's not a good episode. it's not a healthy episode. potentially an opening of a relationship between the united states and north korea. and out of the box diplomacy, basketball diplomacy, ping-pong diplomacy like it it did with china, i think that's pushed aside. >> you're being very diplomatic in your word choice. you have been to north korea plenty of times on diplomatic missions. a lot of people are sitting back looking at dennis rodman thinking, what? i mean, this is a train wreck. what do you think o

dennis rodman, that's his friend apparently. the former nba great in north korea on a good will mission, was asked about one of those jailed americans, kenneth bay this morning. watch what happened. >> you do have a relationship with this man. you said it many times. we've seen it demonstrated, for whatever reason. are you going to take an opportunity, if you get it, to speak up for the family of kenneth bay and to say, let us know why this man is being held? that this is wrong, he is sick. if you can help, will you take the opportunity? >> the one thing about politics, kenneth bay -- if you understand. if you understand what kenneth bay did, do you understand what he did? >> what did he do? you tell me, what did he do? >> no, you tell me! you tell me! why is he held captive? >> they haven't released any charges. they haven't released any reasons. >> listen -- >> let me do this. i would love to speak on this -- >> go ahead. >> you know, you've got ten guys here, ten guys here that have left their families, left their families to

do we know when rodman is coming home? >> reporter: you're absolutely right, he makes no apology whatsoever for his friendship with kim jong-un. this, of course, is his fourth visit to north korea. we don't know when he is returning. one of his teammates, floyd, he came through beijing earlier today. he flew out of pyongyang along with a bunch of tourists who were there for that basketball game to celebrate what we believe was the 31st birthday of kim jong-un. they said it was a very bizarre experience, the highlight of their trip in north korea. they said that dennis rodman played the first half of the game. the second half he sat next to kim jong-un dressed in traditional north korean clothes, smoking cigars with kim jong-un and laughing. so, that gives you a bit of an insight into what took place. but from all reports, they are skiing today in north korea, and it may be some days before he returns, christine. >> wow. all i can say is wow. anna coren, thank you so much. >> wow about sums it up. >>> all right, nine minute

rodman has since apologized. the u.s.ernment has repeatedly distance itself from rodman postulates to north korea and did so again. >> in terms of dennis rodman's activities or comments, i am not going to dignify them further with analysis or commentary on them. our focus remains on reaching out through our own channels to north korea about our desire to see kenneth they -- kenneth bay release. >> the message to rodman -- lead diplomacy to the diplomats. >> in united states, an unmanned spaceship has blasted off to deliver cargo to the international space station, the first of eight missions by a private company which has been contracted by nasa to supply the iss. >> a rocket carrying the cygnus cargo ship left off in virginia a short time ago. the united states has not had any manned spacecraft of its own since retiring the shuttle program in 2011. we will be back >> welcome back. tunisia's first mac radically elected prime minister has stepped down, paving the way for democratic elections next year. >> he announced his

unless dennis rodman can bring mr.he united states, i will have changed my opinion about this. dennis rodman was talking about him as if he had committed some kind of a crime which we know is not the case. it's outrageous that an american citizen has the sanitizing of the regime of mr. kim. i am not aware of conversations that we had and i don't think they were had. frankly i think this is just a ridiculous thing. when dennis rodman calls the dictator his friend and sings happy birthday to him on his 31st birthday. dennis rodman should be aa shamed of himself. >> thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> we will take a quick break. more news after this. new level and considered resigning over it at one point. >> let's say a couple of things. as we noted yesterday, the president greatly appreciates secretary gates's service. to the president's administration and to the country. secretary gates was part of a team that helped bring about an end to the iraq war. it helped decide upon and implement an improved polic

calm him down as rodman spoke out about kenneth bae. smith says the visit was not about politics. it was about interacting with the north korean people. >> well, charles smith joins us now live from beijing. first, thanks for being on. you say you want to set the record straight, charles. what needs straightening? you have the floor. what have people misunderstood? >> well, i think everyone knows that the trip was based on sp t sport. we've used the term diplomacy but this trip and the things that we do are a lot more than that. it is more about cross cultural ambassadors. we go out and we get engaged with other cultures. we get engaged from the standpoint of really getting into their customs and their beliefs for the purpose of understanding from a compassion standpoint and being able to represent them. we've been doing this all over the world so my relationship with dennis and the things that we've been doing have been just phenomenal. i think this trip had -- because this is dennis' first time doing an event on his own -- there was a

he idolizes rodman, it's exciting for him, it's cachet for him to say that rodman is his friend. be invited back. rodman, his whole career, he likes attention and this makes him relevant again. he's hounded by news crews. he's got a stadium full of people in north korea chanting his name. that is appealing for dennis rodman. on the other hand dennis doesn't seem to have realized going into this how much negative attention and publicity that he was going to get. i think that is going to be the war within dennis rodman over these next weeks or months as he decides whether to, in fact, take another trip. we've seen just here on cnn air wild vacillations and mood swing, opinions, pronouncements, statements, dennis seems to have many contradictory opinions within himself. i think we'll see those play out over the next few weeks or months whether he decides to go back. >> i suspect you're right. rachel nichols joining us. she's the host of rachel nichols -- unguarded with rachel nichols, friday nights 10:30 p.m. eastern. >>> that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf bli

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do you think rodman is being used by this brutal dictator? >> rodman said i'm a basketball player.ve him as a basketball player. they did an interview with him on kenneth bae. rodman said i'm a ballplayer and in the tradition of ballplayers and singers. >> your point is taken there. i want to play more of his interview of why he thinks this was a good idea. listen. >> now [ bleep ] rat's ass what the hellu think. i'm saying to you, look at these guys here. look at them. >> dennis, don't use that as an excuse for the behavior that you're putting on yourself. >> does this make it harder for diplomats in any way seeing this circus environment, seeing the anger from dennis rodman to get north korea to scale back their nuclear program? >> i would not confuse the role of dennis rodman, basketball, the globetrotters and the soviet union, but entertainment does have an interesting way of illuminating. why are we discussing north korea today? because of dennis rodman. >> thank you, reverend jackson. >>> still to come, why did a police union post a video of a toddler cursing on tv. >>> and 4

reporting that rodman's team lost. rodman is coming under fire by u.s. officials because he is rubbing elbows with north korea's elite and criticizing kenneth bae. bae's sister spoke out last hour on "new day." >> i was shocked by his words and i think i don't think dennis rodman -- i'm not sure where he is getting his information and i'm not sure how much credence i would give to his outbursts. he is certainly not a diplomat and not an authority on this case at all. i don't think he has any kind of position to remark on his case especially after making it clear he has no intention to help. >>> cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence has more for you live in washington. >> rodman's comments are rippling throughout washington this morning. there has been a lot of buzz about his so-called basketball diplomacy. i think kenneth bae's sister put things in perspective when she told cnn this isn't a game. even for a man built to shock and surprise dennis rodman has one upped himself. >> we have to go back to america and tak

this hour, new pictures of dennis rodman in north korea. his team of former nba players, they actually lost the exhibition basketball game today against the koreans. the game is all a part of a birthday situati birthday celebration, as you know, for the country's leader, kim jong-un, who rodman fiercely defended in an exclusive cnn interview heard around the world. now rodman shocked many people by implying that the american man, kenneth bae, who has been in prison without explanation in north korea, deserved his fate. >> you don't understand what kenneth bae did. >> yeah? >> do you understand what he did? >> what did he do? you tell me. you tell me, what did he do? >> no no, no. you tell me! you tell me! why is he held captive? >> they haven't released any charges. >> why? >> they haven't released any reasons. >> listen -- >> no, let me do this. i would love to speak on this. >> go ahead. >> you know? you've got ten guys here, ten guys here, they have left their families, left their damn families. to help this country in a sports venture.

we're live with creation from rodman -- from those people rodman have. and what the former nba star is doing today. >>> prison break at a kentucky jail. but this inmate, he didn't get far, why he called police on himself. that's ahead. >> that's helpful. >>> and jetblue paying up to customers left stranded at airports across the country. the latest on the jetblue -- oh, freezeout, i guess, next. 15 days, but not in a row. for the first time, you can use nicorette... even if you slip up... so you can reach your goal. [ male announcer ] now, quit on your own terms with nicorette or nicoderm cq. [ m♪ ♪announcer ] now, quit on your own terms so you can get out of your element. so you can explore a new frontier and a different discipline. get two times the points on travel and dining at restaurants from chase sapphire preferred. so you can be inspired by great food once again. chase sapphire preferred. so you can. and better is so easy withrning you cabenefiber.o something better for yourself. fiber that's taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so yo

i don't know if i understand them as well as dep nnis rodman. i want to get this away from rodman. creating all the energy, because that's great. it needs the attention. the guy is still in jail. he is fot doing well. it is wrong. we have similar situations in other countries that are wrong that hopefully rodman's antics will provide. now it is an opportunity to go back to the state department and give the familiay the opportuni. david stern, we never implied this was sanctioned by the nba. >> they do work wonders at times. >> there are a lot of other places they can be very useful as well. charles smith and those guys go to a lot of places. i'm sorry he was put in the position of defending dennis rodman. dennis rodman says, friend, he loves the guy. that's his choice, his decision. i'm saying, there is a responsibility that comes along with it. it just does. one of the reaction that's interesting to this, i felt, is that rodman, because of his clumsyness in this particular interview, gets sympathy. he is not a democrat. don't hold him to those standards. social media is often a to

it's dennis rodman's fourth trip.e calls it basketball diplomacy. >> everyone in the world will see that. take a deep breath and absorb this. i can look at certain things. it wept well for everyone involved. rodman has been criticised by the u.s. for his pandering to kim. who had his own uncle. north korea is a police state with thousands of political prison exercise an active nubbing leer weapon program. in 2012 north korea arrested u.s. citizen kenneth bae, a tour group leader and kornaled him with plotting a coup. kenneth bae was sentenced to 15 years of hard labour. the u.s. government says kenneth bae is incident and north korea never showed evidence against him. in a television interview dennis rodman suggested kenneth bae may be guilty of a crime, then cursed at the reporter interviewing him. kenneth bae's sister said the family is appalled by dennis rodman's comments. >> this is not a game, you know, dennis rodman can play the back of a game, media game all he wants with his own life. this is about a man's lif

anna, what is rodman saying now?porter: well, john, it was a very emotional dennis rodman who touched down in beijing international airport today, obviously, transiting before heading to the united states. you know, he has been under a lot of pressure, and it was a much calmer, somber dennis rodman that we saw today. he did apologize for not being able to do enough for kenneth bae. of course, there was a great deal of expectation on him to use his friendship to somehow secure the release of that american missionary who was sentenced to 15 years hard labor after he was convicted of attempting to overthrow the state. but as dennis said, you know, he is not a politician, he is a sportsman. so, let's have a listen to what he told us a bit earlier today. >> i'm sorry about all the people that's going on -- i'm sorry. i'm not the president. i'm not an ambassador. i'm dennis rodman, just an individual. just showing back there that we can actually be along and be happy one day. i love to see -- >> reporter: so, as you heard

dennis rodman didn't help himself. >> you're over it. i know a lot of people are over it as well. >> it was entertaining, though. >> it was. i'm still waiting for the photo on. thank you very much for coming in. >>> coming up, it is shocking, disturbing. some of the words used to describe video of this toddler posted on the omaha police department's website. we will show you the video that has a lot of people now criticizing the department. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. ♪ humans -- even when we cross our "t's" and dot our "i's," we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgivenes

is not happy with rodman doing this.any officials feel it distracts from the brutality of the regime. is this a possible opportunity for the obama administration so stop this circus? >> sure. the investigation wasn't public. it wasn't meant to send a chilling effect but the state department was very unhappy with rodman's trip. they didn't feel that he was doing anything that could help the u.s. understanding of this guy, kim jong-un, and in the end, despite their discouraging him not to go, he continued to go and they want to set an example, for sure, that u.s. citizens shouldn't give the north korean regime a propaganda victory that allows them to distract people from their human rights abuses. >> and let's be clear did bshab rodman could go and observe and get close to kim jong-un and then come back and share with the u.s. government observations about this guy and why is that not happening? >> kim jong-un is this hugely mysterious figure, western intelligence agencies know little about him. they were all waiting to se

look at 'em. >> everyone ganged up on rodman. >> the latest now on rodman's bizarre bask diplomacy. >> he went on cnn to defend heading to north korea. >> join us from new york is media corporate for the hollywood reporter. how does cuomo handle rodman's ranting and raving? >> as best as he could but when you ask dennis rodman a geopolitical question you cannot expect to get an intelligent coherent answer. and the media should know this. i thought cuomo handled it fine because he country pressing him and i love that rodman later apologized saying, i was drunk. >> drunk and stressed out or maybe not used word "drunk," but he said he was drinking. >> i will translate that into he had too much to drink. this was a legitimate scoop for ccc did they go heavy in flogging it the next day? >> and they had kenneth bae's sister. they realize what they had and they could get people to comment on it because of rodman's comments about kenneth bae implying he deserved to be in north korea in a labor camp so that gave it legs. certainly, having john mccain call rodman an idiot made a good headline f

organized by dennis rodman. it's actually to celebrate the 31st birthday of the north korean leader, kim jong-un, a man who recently ordered the execution of his own uncle. he's also holding an american in prison in north korea, and he's accused of continuing the horrific human rights abuses of his father and grandfather. yet dennis rodman calls kim jong-un, a quote, friend. here's part of the really strong interview that chris cuomo had today with dennis rodman and other former nba players. they were all in pyongyang. >> we are using basketball as a bridge for cultural exchange. and that's all about communication. we're not -- again, we're not here to deal with the politics. the date of the game is the date of the game. >> dennis, let me end on this. you do have a relationship with this man. you have said it many times. we have seen it demonstrated. >> yes. >> for whatever reason. are you going to take an opportunity, if you get it, to speak up for the family of kenneth bay, and to say, let us know why this man

. >>> back lash, after dennis rodman goes off the rail and singing happy birthday to the dictator of north korea. >>> and ann curry, in what is one of the most dangerous places on earth. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news headquarters this is "nightly news" with. >>> good evening, on another cold night in the northeast, and we'll get to that cold in just a moment. we begin tonight with a story of what some are calling an abuse of power and an act of political retribution by those close to one of the most prominent politicians in our country. the story begins on one of the busiest bridges in the world, you are looking live at the entrance of the george washington bridge linking new york and new jersey, part of a massive artery up and down the east coast. because of an enormous backup this past september, a scandal has erupted around chris christie. lot of republicans regard as the consensus candidate for the nomination in 2016. e-mails have been released showing the traffic backup was the work apparently of members of chris christie's staff, among others, and that it was int

rodman's reason -- he says he had been drinking. >>> so where is rodman now? we'll find out after the break. also ahead, a mistrial on the case of a police chase that ended with the death of a police officers. it all came down to one 19-year-old juror. what we learned about the young woman who got the trial tossed out today. >>> and a deadly fire claims the life of a 4-year-old. find out what happened when the investigators tested the smoke alarms in that apartment building. >>> russia is taking security to a whole new level. all liquids have been banned. you can't carry them on any plane anywhere in the country. the aviation agency decided to tighten the rules yesterday as a security crackdown sweeps the country. the ban will continue through the end of the games and the paralympics which take place in march. >>> dennis rodman is apologizing for comments he made in north korea this week. rodman complied that jailed kenneth bae deserved his detention. those remarks generated outrage here in the u.s. ian williams reports. >> reporter: dennis rodman's apology ca

how did chris cuomo handle rodman's ranting and raving? >> as best as he could i think. when you ask dennis rodman a geopolitical question, you really can't expect to get an erudite, intelligent, coheerpt answer. >> no kidding. >> and the media should know this. >> i thought cuomo handled it fine. he kept pressing him without getting down into the trenches so to speak and i love that rodman later apologizes saying i was drumpg drunk. >> drumpg and stressed out. he didn't use the word drunk but said he was drinking. >> i'll translate that into say he was drinking a little too much. did the network go heavy flogging it in the text day? interviewing the nba commissioner saying the league had nothing to do with it and so on. >> they had kenneth bae's sustr. they realized what they had and could get people to comment on it because of rodman's comments about kenneth bae implying that he actually deserved to be in north korean labor camp and so i think that's what gave it legs and certainly having john mccain call dennis rodman an idiot made a good headline for other media outl

the fire is dennis rodman. even by dennis rodman's standards it was an epic meltdown. >> what the hell you think? i'm saying to you, look at these guys. look at them! >> reporter: cnn anchor chris quomo pressed dennis rodman about kenneth bay who has been held in north korean prison for more than a year. >> they have not released any charges. >> let me say this-- >> rodman then tried to change the focus and he appeared to get choked up when talking about the sacrifice his entourage is making. >> you've got ten guys here. ten guys here's who have left their families, left their families to help this country as a sports venture. >> the country led by dictator kim jong-un and never mind his friendship with rodman, the north korean leader is accused of starving his fellow citizens, ordering mass executions, killing his own uncle and threatening with war south kor korea. charles smith serving as the american players spokesman. >> we're connecting people to basketball and people to people. >> and smith tried to shame

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so i don't know why people are saying that, well, dennis rodman this, dennis rodman that. it's not about me. >> reporter: rodman believes his efforts inside this reclusive country have been wrongly represented and unappreciated. insisting his basketball diplomacy has been a success. >> i just went over there to just show the world the fact that we can actually get along in sports. that is it. >> reporter: members of rodman's team have also spoken out in defense of the controversial visit. >> i think we have to understand the dynamics, especially collecting monetary dollars from north korea. no, we did not get paid from north korea at all. >> reporter: nba commissioner, david stern, told cnn that money motivated the trip. >> they were blinded by the payday. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: rodman's visit featured many bizarre moments. and his profanity-laced interview with "new day's" chris cuomo. >> i don't give a rat's [ bleep ] what you think. >> reporter: seeming justification for kenneth bae's imprisonment. >> if you understand what kenneth bae did. >> what did he

maybe rodman's a genius.r the geise of deblod diplomacy just to get close enough to assassinate the creep. it's like bunkary with a jump shot. i kid. rodman is an ass and a long line of western pawns used to air brush the deeds of our enemies. we rarely run out of totalitarian butt kissers desperately seeking recognition to disguise a defective intellect, so north korea may be flawed, but we're far worse. remember, rodman in a burst of adolescent relativism said on sunday tv said that we have death camps, too. >> a great guy puts 200,000 people in death camps. >> guess what? we do the same thing here. >> what do you expect from a guy who once dated madonna? rodman will never see the real north korea, the dead, the starving, the suffering. worse, he won't even ask to see it because he's a wimp. after all, he's going there to celebrate his bud's birthday. yeah, rodman is the marilyn monroe to kim jong's jfk. it makes him more than a patsy. to borrow from his own vocabulary. he's lil' kim's lil bitc however. wha

we do know dennis rodman has been in rehab a week.e pressures of being a basketball diplomat were too much to handle. ever the showman as his rein during nba's most fierce rebounder, dennis rodman was known for his behavior off the court as on it. he's battled alcoholism and drug abuse. rodman's drinking got out of control during his controversial trip to north korea. his drinking escalated to a level none of us have seen before. when he came back i discussed with him on a personal level how concerned i was, his agent said. we sat down and decided for him to go to rehab. part of the nightmare highly combative exchanges like this one with chris cuomo. >> ask what the hell you think. i'm saying look at these guys. look at them. >> rodman apologized tore that outburst saying he had been drinking at the time. drunk or not, the trip was filled with odd moments like this. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ >> on his return to the u.s., an emotional rodman said he was misunderstood. >> i'm sorry about all the people. i'm sorry.

this is dennis rodman.et kenneth bae go, straight away, let him, g go, t me. >> william is from the treatment center in minneapolis. he joins us live. that's a center that helps families and communities with drug abuse and alcohol addiction. william, thank you for being with me. i'm not teen literature i clear what dennis rodman's answer was, if the alcohol was talking and if it had a lot do with alcohol. he seemed to hedge either way. is this even about alcohol anymore? >> well, ashley, i don't really know what dennis rodman's struggles include, but i do know that for somebody who is in treatment or rehab as some people call it, now is not the time for dennis rodman to be public. now is not the time for him to be on cnn or, you know, portraying himself in a public are arena. he needs to be stepping back, focusing on whatever is going on inside of him, coming to grips with his demons, coming to grips with his illness, if, in fact, he is an alcoholic. this is not the time for dennis rodman to be on the world

>> bob just asked rodman. >> that's what happened. >> i pulled a rodman. >> he pulled a rodman. >> nigeriansrnet come from iranians and they kill people. >> i can't take it. >> i'll pass. >> andrea? >> well, since you pitched this topic, i suppose i have to talk about it. this mother, tiger mom, garnered a lot of news. she said chinese mothers are superior. these certain ethnic groups are superior. everyone is saying she's racist. this is a dangerous topic, however -- >> so they gave it to me. >> what were you thinking? >> you cannot argue with the fact that the jewish community in the united states is incredibly successful. >> yes. >> the asian students, they far outpace other students. they have a 99% rate of having a father in their family. they know what it's like to keep their families together and lots of these kids are first generation americans so they do know what it's like because their parents tell them work hard or you have to move back. >> india indians, how do they ke difference between siouxs and apaches. >> if you haven't read this, it's hard to discuss it. >> india. >> at on

. ♪ happy birthday to you >>> and dennis rodman serenades north korea's dictator kim jong-un, but it'sis remarks about the prisoner in north korea that's grabbing headlines. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, january 9th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with a political scandal that's engulfed about one of new jersey's rising stars, governor chris christie. e-mails show that a major traffic jam was manufactured. christie says he knew nothing about it. the close of the george washington bridge in fort lee, new jersey, caused a traffic nightmare. now the scandal is raising questions about christie's national political ambitions. marlie hall is here in new york. marlie, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, governor chris christie still maintains he had nothing do with the traffic tampering, but this could be the biggest test of his political career. new jersey governor chris christie says he is outraged and deeply saddened that a member of his staff and associates were behind a major traffic jam at the george

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with four prior stints in rehab already, rodman's supporters hope this time he gets clean and sober.he probably had an i a wakening. what happened in north korea was a big deal. it was a big deal and doesn't look good and backfired on dennis and i think he genuinely needs help. >> and rodman is expected to stay in the rehab facility for about 30 days. >>> 4:36. to honor dr. martin luther king's birthday, organizations across the country will be talking part in a day of service. here in dc, you can write letters to troops serving over seas at the silver building. gray is going to help paint murals and organize the library at the west education campus and a wreath will be laid at the mlk memorial along the national mall. metro rail system will run on a saturday schedule. it will be open from 5:00 a.m. and closed until midnight. off peak fares will be in effect and parking will be free at metro operated facilities. >>> 4:37. we want you to be our facebook fan of the day. >> easy to submit an entry. click on the fan of the day tab and fill out the entry form. you should be our facebook f

kim and rodman met last february when rodman took the harlem globetrotters to north korea for a documentaryeries. he went back in december to help train the north korean national team. rodman has been criticized for his new friendship with the leader of one of the most oppressive countries in the world. >> lot of people in america don't approve of what i have been doing, but that's not my problem. >> reporter: rodman responded to the backlash in an interview with abc's george stephanopoulos. >> are you aware of his threats to destroy the united states? and his regime's horrendous record on human rights? >> i didn't look at that. i understand what he's doing. i don't condone that. i hate the fact that he's doing that, the fact is, you know what, that's a human being, though, he's been a friend to me. >> the u.s. and north korea game is set to tip off on wednesday. it's unclear whether rodman is suiting up. but it's certain to ignite a fresh round of controversy. dan and bianna. >> alex, thank you. >>> let's bring in george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. yo

missionary kenneth bae's family accepted an apology from dennis rodman. he had insinuated during an interview that kenneth bae was at fault for his imprisonment in north korea. >> a cold blast may have bost the u.s. economy $5 billion, because thousands were forced to stay home instead of work. it's about a seventh of a day's production for the entire county. those are the headlines. "consider this" is next on al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. a bully and denies knowing about his aide's wrongdoing. will it work? >>> dennis rodman says he is sorry for blaming an american held cap tiff in north korea. >>> also uncovering the shocking role women played in the holocaust. >>> and duz the "the wolf of wall street" depict or glamourize greed gone wild. hello, i'm antonio mora. welcome to "consider this." ♪ >>> we begin with chris christie, the new jersey governor and likely presidential candidate, faced reporters thursday to respond to the biggest political crisis of his career. emails and text showing top staffers conspired to snarl traffic on

dennis rodman. i'll talk exclusively to one of the only people on earth who might be able to explain exactly what rodman's been up to. candy anderson is with him in korea. dennis rodman arrived back in america tonight. it left people around the world trying to figure out exactly why he was there and what he was thinking. rodman made the trip to korea with seven-of his former nba colleagues, kenny joins me now. i'll be perfectly honest with you, kenny. i watched the scenes where dennis rodman was singing happy birthday to this tyrant. no other way to describe him. and i felt pretty sick, and i'm not even american. what were you thinking when that was all going on, and particularly when you saw the way this all played out? >> i think the night before, when the cnn interview came, and i had called home a few hours before that, i was like, man, what have i got myself into? you know, my family back home, you know, all the backlash, and you know, my kids at school was getting approached, so my main focus

dennis rodman. you were hoping to hear this, right?it again, returning to north korea today with a few ex-nba players for an exhibition game in honor of the man he calls his friend, kim jong-un. this is for kim's birthday. quite a present. rodman's goal, he says, is to show north korea isn't that bad. these are his words, not that bad. north korea, the country where kim just executed his uncle a few weeks ago. karl penhaul is following this story. he's live in beijing for us this morning. karl, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, john, of course these trips are controversial because north korea has a dire record on human rights and because the regime quite frequently threatens to unleash nuclear war. add to that that american missionary kenneth bae is doing hard time in a north korea labor camp, but rodman and his team of nba all-timers have broad shoulders, they're unfazed, and they really do believe that they can build some bridges. >> one thing is showing people that we can actually get along. just get along. not politicians, noth

what's going on now with dennis rodman?r: wolf, rodman cannot shake the falloff from that visit to north korea. we're told that he gave kim jong un some luxury items that were way out of bounds and the u.s. government, which didn't exactly hide its displeasure with this whole thing, may notice be investigating. dennis rodman's north korea trip could be giving him a legal hangover even after he apologized for this rant on cnn. >> i don't give a rat's [ bleep ] what the hell you thing. >> reporter: he's since checked into an alcohol rehab center. now adding violating sanctions to that visit. what could he have done wrong? check out the bottles rodman displayed for north korean leader kim jong un. a close-up shows custom made images of kim and rodman on them. it looks similar to rodman's own brand of alcohol, badass vodka. there is information that rodman brought other gifts to kim as well. >> i was told that there was irish jamesson whiskey, there was european crystal, there was an english mulberry handbag for mrs. kim jong u