opposite are in the end eighteen year old high school student emma sullivan stared down governor sam brownback and it was governor brownback who flinched today the governor released a statement saying maher's stuff overreacted to those tweet and for that our apologize freedom of speech is among all our most treasured freedoms for the first time in a really really long time. i think the future of america is really looking up now that sounds like you know a bit of a hyperbolic statement but let me lay it out economic crises cause nations typically to flip hard to the left or to the right for example after the the economic crisis of one nine hundred twenty nine germany and italy flipped to the right and spain as well in the us we flip to the left that was franklin roosevelt scandinavia flip to the left this is the result of the great depression so you can see these economic crises produce a political change now we're in the midst of another economic crisis right now and i've been watching this thing since put president obama was elected and it seemed repeatedly with the tea party can rising up in

she was ordered to write an apology to sam brownback after she posted a comment to twit they're said nts at goff brownback. he was attending a government program at the time when students from schools all-around and said she did not make the comment, she was just joking with a friend. it sparked a national debate and now sullivan has more than 10,000 followers on her twitter page. before the tweet she had 60. the governor's office mentioned his name and called the program to complain to sullivan's principal. they ordered her to fire off a letter of apology and she had until today to do it. >> i don't agree with the majority of the things he is trying to pass or not letting pass. >> in the past hour, governor brownback has issued a statement and it actually comes in the form of an apology to the teenager. in the statement released, the governor said my staff overreacted to the tweet and for that i apologize. freedom of speech is among the most treasured freedoms. the governor deciding that heel do the apologizing and not the kid in high school. what does your gut tell you. was the prin

height school senior was ordered to apologize to kansas governor sam brownback after she posted a crudeut him. emma sullivan was attending a youth and government program at the time. we asked should emma sullivan apologize? look at that. 1% said yes. i bet that was a computer that almost generated that. 99% said no. the governor did issue a statement acknowledging emma's right to freedom of speech and apologized for any hassell she suffered. his campaign going after her. thank you very much for joining us. catch "news nation" here on msnbc. my dearest friend martin bashir is up next. in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease. it's backed by over 19 years o

field trip tweets to her followers at the time it, 65 of them, blasting this guy, kansas governor sam brownback today this young woman is at the center of an internet storm. let's start with her. she is 18-year-old emma sullivan and her tweet apparently as the story goes she was standing with students listening to the governor speak and she tweeted this -- i can only read part of it speaking of this language -- quote, just made mean comments at governor brownback, and told him he sucked, in person, then she follows it up with a crude hash tag. the repercussions from that tweet were swift. the governor's office saw sullivan's tweet, they then contacted the youth in government program and then emma got called to the principal'ses office and told to apologize. >> he started off with saying that he had to do a bunch of damage control and i needed to do damage control and that i needed to fix this. >> emma has the full backing of her mother. here she is. >> i think it was a cowardly move for him to go after her. this is the lingo for this generation. it's not entertaining if she said, well, my polit

. >>> kansas governor sam brownback has apologized to a high school student who was previously told thatad to apologize to him. now, this all began when emma sullivan berated brownback in a twitter message on a field trip to the state capital. brownback's staff got wind of it and they called the principal of sullivan's school. the principal told her that she had to write a letter of apology to the governor. well, brownback has apologized in a statement yesterday saying that his staff overreaction and that freedom of speech is still alive and well in the country. >> you think maybe he had a pow would you with some younger staff members and said you can't do that? you know. >>> time now 5:50. paying by phone. how a pair of quarters can save you $55 in parking tickets. >>> three men, one ticket, $254 million. how some powerball winners are going to spend a large chunk of their winnings. we could help. >> we're already rich. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home at progressive.com. is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actu

kansas teen is refusing to apologize for an insulting tweet she made about the state's governor, sam brownbackoesn't think the letter would be sincere. her principal demanded she write an apology letter by today after she tweeted, just made mean comments at governor brown back and told him he sucked, in person. she never made those comment but was how did the principal find out about that tweet? the governor's office reported the tweet to sullivan's school. the 18-year-old senior is getting a wave of support. twitter following has jumped from 65 people to 3,000. >>> newt gingrich is in south carolina today, but it's in iowa where he's taking a lot of heat for his controversial immigration comments which are being called toxic by some. during the gop debate gingrich said the gop should treat illegal immigrants who have been here a long time and have deep ties to the community, quote, humanely. joining me, mitt romney's former press second in iowa, in 2008. tim, nice to see you. you were quoted if "the washington post" as saying that gingrich's comments could be toxic to his campaign. what are y

. >>> kansas governor sam brownback apologized for what he called his staff overreaction to a tweet.the state capitol last week, emma sullivan wrote to her 65 followers just made mean comments at governor brownback and told him he sucked in person. he notified emma's principal who asked her to apologize. emma refused. it became a national story. emma now has 4,000 twitter followers. >>> stocks surged on reports of strong black friday sales. the dow added 291. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 both rose about 3%. >>> tobey maguire has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit over hundreds of thousands of dollars he won in secret highstakes poker games. the winnings were paid out by a convicted ponzi scheme operator. others are seeking money for the con man's victims. the suit saying they were exclusive by invitation only. >> la-di-da. >> how was thanksgiving? >> i was actually working down in cuba. >> i ate enough for you, me and the entire 360 team. >> good. coming up, jennifer lopez, commercial she made causing controversy. [ male announcer ] sometimes a hint is all the wrapping a gift ne

. >>> kansas governor sam brownback apologized for what he called his staff overreaction to a tweet.a field trip to the state capitol last week, emma sullivan wrote to her 65 followers on a school trip. she refused to apologize, she now has more than 4,000 twitter followers. >>> stocks surged on reports of strong black friday sales. the dow added 291. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 both rose about 3%. >>> tobey maguire has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit over hundreds of thousands of dollars he won in secret highstakes poker games. the winnings were paid out by a convicted ponzi scheme operator. at least ten others are facing similar lawsuits, seeking money for the conman's victims. that's the latest, now back to anderson. >>> combing up, jennifer lopez, a commercial she made leads to a whole lot of controversy. [ female announcer ] lactaid milk is easy to digest. it's real milk full of calcium and vitamin d. and tastes simply delicious. for those of us with lactose intolerance... lactaid® milk. the original 100% lactose-free milk. >>> time for the ridiculist. tonight we're add

. >>> kansas governor sam brownback apologized for what he called his staff overreaction to a tweet.k, emma sullivan wrote to her 65 followers on a school trip. she refused to apologize, she now has more than 4,000 twitter followers. >>> stocks surged on reports of strong black friday sales. the dow added 291. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 both rose about 3%. >>> tobey maguire has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit over hundreds of thousands of dollars he won in secret highstakes poker games. the winnings were paid out by a convicted ponzi scheme operator. at least ten others are facing similar lawsuits, seeking money for the conman's victims. that's the latest, now back to anderson. >>> combing up, jennifer lopez, a commercial she made leads to a whole lot of controversy. i habe a cohd. yeah, i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! that's the cold truth! shouldn't it

young girl, high school girl who tweeted something that the governor of kansas, what is his name, sam brownback pretty much said in the tweet he sucked. the communications director, the principal called in her, look we got a call from the governor's office. you better apologize for what you have just said. >> which is ridiculous. >> the story made national news as it is this morning. now she doesn't have to apologize to the governor. the governor apologized, said my office overreacted to this, and we don't want to infringe upon your freedom of speech. >> clearly. >> and this little girl won. actually by making a big deal she went from a few dozen twitter followers, to a few thousand. >> 60 twitter followers that read the "you suck" tweet, and now look. >> now, out there in prairie village, keep on saying what you think. >> what you think. >>> well, i love this next story, out of "the new york post." about a to do list, bucket list, it's an art wall. it lets new yorkers share their life goals before dying. and it starts, you see "before i die." apparently new yorkers have really taken to this. t

emma sullivan went on a field trip while sam brownback was addressing the group, ms.llivan treat -- tweeted. >> i tweeted that gov brown sucked in person. >> she didn't actually say anything to the governor but somebody in the staff called -- saw her tweet ended up calling the school and complaining that tas -- complaining that was disrespectful. now the school wants an apology writ be to the governor but she doesn't feel like she has to apologize. >> ten minutes before 9:00, the securities and exchange securities and exchange commission is investigating a now defunct investment firm that was run by two 49er ledges -- 49 legends. bloomberg news reports that the fcc wants to know if their firm -- s.e.c. wants to know if their firm improperly lifted -- shifted debt to investors. >>> bloomberg news also reports the federal reserve gave more than a trillion dollars in secret loans to banks in the u.s. and around the world as the banks were saying they were healthy. the report says city bank received 1.8 billion and bank of america had 1.5 billion in loans. wells fargo rec

. >>> and sam brownback apologizing to a pie school student because of a tweet.or an apology, and brownback says his staff overreacted and he is in favor of free speech. >>> we are live in cairo with how today's vote going. >>> and doctors raising the red flag on head injuries. seems not only football players are at risk. a live report from cnn's dr. sanjay gupta ahead. it's 30 39 minutes after the hour. it's 'cause i got everything on it. boom! thank you! [ male announcer ] no need to wait with our christmas price guarantee. if you find a lower price on a local print ad before christmas, we'll give you the difference on a walmart gift card. constipated? phillips' caplets use magnesium, an ingredient that works more naturally with your colon than stimulant laxatives, for effective relief of constipation without cramps. thanks. [ professor ] good morning students. today, we're gonna... >>> welcome back. for a second straight day, egyptians are heading to the polls. this is the first parliamentary election since the dramatic uprising that ended the 30-year dictator

>> and, by the way, nick christoph with "the new york times" because when you have people like sam brownbacke church i'm a member of, we have about ten mission opportunities this summer where people are going to take their vacation time and spend their own money and go to china, they're going to belize and they come back unchanged. >> what has changed, again, not just with young evangelicals, but i know both you guys saw it, southern baptists, i'm a southern baptist, you saw it around the turn of the century that, again, the matthew 25 christians that are saying, do you know what, i got to give a couple of water to the master's name, that's more important than we going knocking on doors and passing out pamphlets. >> let me say two things, it's the globalization, evangelicals and young people are global. they go downtown in their own neighborhoods, plus they are reading their bibles. a new baylor study shows the more you read the bible, the more you care with social and economic justice, not learn about, but read the bible. >> you can't read the gospels, as i say, lookt red letter sky, you ca

she told governor sam brown that he sucked in person during a field trip to the state capitol last week. she later said she didn't talk to brownbackand that the post was a joke she had with fellow students. the school principal gave her until this morning to issue a letter of apology. >>> a big endorsement for newt again grip from an influential investigate newspaper. how much weight -- new hampshire newspaper. how much weight does it carry? >>> cyber monday. millions of folks are expected to catch in. a representative from google will join us live. ive. >>> black friday one for the record books. according to the national retail federation, numbers were up 16% last year with shoppers spending $52 billion nearly 40- bucks per person -- 400 bucks ber person. today is cyber monday. experts say u.s. online sales are expected to climb 17% from last year. more than 120 million americans are expected to log on to do shopping. google has insider tips to get the most out of cyber monday. joining with us more on that is an industry -- is industry director for google dan shock from new york. good morning, dan. >> good morning, allison. >> th

sam brown back on twitter says she'ses not apologizing. she is 18-year-old emma sullivan. she tweeted during this youth in government field trip a brownbackr spotted the tweet, contacted the group. sullivan was with called to the principal's office. >> he started off saying he had to do a bunch of damage role and i need to do damage control and i needed to fix this. >> we in fact just got a statement from the governor's office. he says his staff overreacted. coming up next hour, emma sullivan is going to join me live. i'll talk to her about the tweets, the blowback over this story and her refusal to apologize. >>> also, the u.s. border patrol plans to replace and extend this surf fence. you heard of this? surf fence, 300 feet into the pacific ocean. this is at the westernmost point of the u.s./mefl co-border so this is between imperial beach, california, and tijuana, mexico. according to "the l.a. times" a new steel fence 18 feet tall will replace the barrier which has several gaps in it. >>> mitt rol ne getting ripped in a new ad from the dnc today. this ad here paints the gop presidential candidate as wavering on issues like abortion, h