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

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

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

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

. >> paula deen's endorsement deal getting fried but not everybody is dropping her like a hot potato. her book sales are sizzling. could this help her rise again. "cashin' in" starts cooking right now. >> eric: hi, welcome to kark inin. wayne rogers, jonathan hoenig and juan williams. government confirming it's gearing up to use n.f.l. and other sports to promote healthcare. it's to get healthy young americans to sign up for coverage so it will offset the cost of sicker people. one problem, report may not be price may not be right. young people said i would rather pay the fine for not having healthcare than to support all these people who are sick and using healthcare. >> they are going to advertise. when a private company contingencies a service, that is called promotion. when a government does it to advertise a coercive law that violates right that is propaganda. obama's goal has been socialized medicine especially for young people that have to pull out all the stops. 1% of your income or these ads that appeal to authority. i don't like obamacare but lebron thinks it's cool, maybe i

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

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

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

we focused on paula deen and whether she said the "n" word. it's so strange to me. >> she's entitled to defend herself. walmart dropped her as a corporate spokeswoman, a couple of other companies did and random house ending a five-book deal with paula deen so she's struggling to salvage what remains of her career. >> it was the worst mea culpa ever. ever, ever, ever. give her credit where credit is due. >> why? >> it was counterproductive. she didn't come across as in any way contrite or apologetic. i found the whole thing made her situation worse, not better. >> she portrayed herself as the victim of this whole situation. you know, i was prepared to be sympathetic to her before i relistened to the interview, because i think it's very important we not use the word "racist" easily. we don't use anti-semitism easily. it's a profoundly important idea that should be used very sparingly. but i was totally unconvinced by that interview. i was far less sympathetic after i listened to it than i was before. if you listen to it carefully, one of the thi

and she's paula deen? >> wait, no. it's -- i'm not -- like i don't agree to it. >> are you sure your name's not paulie d.? >> yeah, i'm quite positive. >> okay. this morning she apologized for using the n word, especially at disney world with edward snowden. so we're asking do you think her plan to tightrope across the grand canyon on a wallenda helps call attention to racism in america or does it supermoon? >> i think it calls attention to racism. if she used that word, that's absolutely incorrect. >> so it doesn't supermoon? >> i'm sorry? >> so it does not supermoon? >> no, it does not. >> what does that mean? >> supermoon means showing your rear end. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: i guess it kind of does mean that. you know, there are no dumb questions, only dumb people. tonight on the program amy schumer is with us. we have music from iron & wine. and we'll be right back with liev schreiber. so don't wander off. the first time i saw a sony 4k tv, it was like opening my eyes. it's four times the detail of hd. c

paula deen? we've learned today that her be hiding in hong kong. the complaint in the eastern district court of virginia charging him with the following, theft of government property, unauthorized communication of defense information and classified intelligence with an unautorooized person. two of those counts falling under the act, and now the process to bring him back from hong kong underway. >>> paula deen now and more breaking news. minutes ago she reacted to losing her food tv cooking show in a statement she says and i quote i would like to thank the food network for 11 great yeah -- years and i've been allowed to be in so much homes across the country and people sharing touching stories. she adds again, this would not be possible without the food network. food network will not renew paula deen's contact when it expires at the end of this month. this began building wednesday from a deposition she gave in a sexual and rational harassment lawsuit being brought by a former restaurant that she and her brother owned. in the transcript obtained by t

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

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

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

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

you were paula deen's publicist for six years. did you hear her use racial slurs? >> caller: i have not. i worked with paula for close to six years. we on the average traveled two weeks out of the month with her, big group of us. she's notorious for her group and i've stated at her home. she's stayed at my home. i've never heard her talk like that. >> in the deposition she does talk about using the "n" word perhaps in jokes in the workplace. did you hear her making jokes like that? >> caller: i've heard her tell jokes. no, paula would always make fun of me because she could call me politically correct nancy because i was always like -- which was funny. i was like the mommy in the group, and no one loved a good dirty joke better than paula, but, you know, i never heard her say anything that was horrible or, you know, she's just -- she has a great dirty sense of humor. she's notorious for that whenever she does her shows, sometimes i would joke with her and say no, you have to watch what you say with the jokes, but i never really heard anything that was all that offe

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

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

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

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

paula deen solid a lot of our products in walma and target sxet home depo. will they reconsider. anybody think they will reconsider. >> once the smoke clears again, companies will say you know, the public forgot about it and she's doing well a let's go back. and they are right now thinking about their images, not so much what she did was wrong and shame on you, paul a. wehave to make sure our binesses look od. >> juan, does paula don't. juan, does she deserve a secon chance if she has true contrition? >> oh, yeah, i am a christian d i believe in forgiveness big time. in my life i ask for forgiveness. i would say yes. we are talkingusiness here and we are talking about doing something that was really in this era of diversityn america. we don't want affirmative action this is to say we are not going back ward when she is talking about plantation ethices in restaurant. we like the black guysressed up as serve ans. >> go a head, way, last though we have a great example. martha stewart. she went to jail for goodness sake and comes back strong. we forgive and it doesn't hurt econically

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

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

to paula deen. i think the issue with paula deen provided an opportunity to address does that doesn't get discussed often and that's the use of the n word this this country and the fact there is a double standard for who uses it and how it is used. i would start by first of all acknowledging that a black person calling me the n word could never cut me as deeply as a white person who were to call me the n word, but the point of the column was to ask the question or raise the question why does anybody want to use it. >> which is a horrible word and no one should use it, but you acknowledge in the column that at one point in your life you used to use that word yourself, right? >> correct. growing up as a youth, i think we live in a culture where it has become acceptable to use it casually, almost as a term of affection in the black community, but i just feel like there is a word carries with it an inherent history that is derogatory towards our race, and in my own personal growth i came to understand i

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

paula deen was an agoraphobic. she couldn't get out of other apartment and now she's accomplished that. now she has to come out and accomplish something even bigger, which is to be genuine in marketing, transparency goes hand in hand with great brands but she's being very sincere. >> is this going to be enough? you know, the apology was lovely -- >> no, words are not enough. now paula deen has to take actions. she needs to dedicate or donate the millions of dollars of her next book to the naacp. she needs to become the deen of soulful cooking. she owes so much to african-american, native americans, people who were persecuted who boast some of the greatest cuisine in the world. so she should take on proteges. open a school. give back. she's also a diabetic. write a book on diabetes for children. there's so much she can do. >> chris, this is sort of the burning question a lot of people have. what about that second apology she came out with? does she look uncomfortable to you and how wise was it to sort of have the fi

there was a great piece in "time" he said paula deen is old and paula deen is sorry. she should get her job back. if i was paula deen that is what i would say. i'm old and i'm sorry. >> she said she only used the n-word once during a robbery 30 years ago. but there was the incident in 2007bledly talking about wanting an all-black wait staff at her brother's wedding which doesn't seem to be addressed. >> the day i used that word it was a world ago. it was 30 years ago. i had had a gun put to my head because the man that had the gun to my head unbeknowing to me was my customer at the main office. >> do you buy it? >> let me say i believe anybody can be forgiven for anything. i believe in second chances. i have had second than people i went to law school with. i believe anybody can be forgiven for anything but to be forgiven for a mistake, you have to know you made one and the problem is when you put these interviews together, you know, she's all over the place. she's not gotten good counsel, obviously, but i think it's going to be very hard for people to believe anythin

to be honest, i don't really care what paula deen cares about as to race. what i do care about my mother is two weeks older to the day than paula deen and she raised me to know not only are those kind of words unacceptable but in fact the history of the anti-bellum south is not something to glorify, not something to wax nostalgic about, something to be horrified by. >> while there are those who are standing up for her, fred, there are others that aren't buying any excuse that comes out. >> what about any other sponsors she has. >> this is the most interesting thing about it, the fallout from the sponsors and companies that employ her and put her products out there. i talked to qvc, home shopping network say they're reconsidering and re-examining their business relationship and this statement i just received from walmart, really more of a non-comment, walmart will not be commenting on our business relationship with paula deen at this time. a spokesman for walmart says we should expect to hear something from the company as early as monday. fred. >> thanks so

>>> paula deen's $17 million empire is crumbling like a butter laden coffee cake. dean is losing one business deal after another following her admitted past use of racial slurs. it started with the food network and it hasn't stopped. walmart, home depot, target, ceasars entertainment. smithfield foods will stop whatever their business relationship with her and even n nordi nordisk, where she had been a face for diabetes. it's hardly the first time for a celebrity. martha stewart went to prison for lying about a stock sale. >> i'll be back. >> reporter: she did. last year, they had more than $2 million in revenues. michael vick for a dogfighting ring and became an ambassador for animal cruelty. >> i encourage you to love your animals, whatever animal you have, whether dog, cat, reptile, whether it's a horse. >> reporter: golfer tiger woods survived an inefy dealt scandal to regain the number one ranking and sportscaster survived a sex scandal that ended in a misdemeanor assault plea. lance armstrong following a doping scandal with an interview with oprah wasn't enou

. >>> celebrity chef paula deen fights accusations bflg a arrest. are the media behind the smear? >> knock, knock. who is there? >> the george zimmerman murder trail gets off to a questionable start. then more inning. media go wall to wall with the coverage. but is all the attention adding to a racial divide? >>> a tip on how to protect yourself from government spying. on the pane i will this week writer and fox news contributor judy miller. june pinker ton, contributing editor and ellen ratner, top radio news service bureau chief. and richard green i will. i'm john scott. "fox news watch" is on right now. >>> to the extent you have aided and abetted snowden, even in the current movement, why shouldn't you be charged with a crime? >> i think it is extraordinary anybody that calls themselves a journalist that would publicly -- about whether or not other journalists should be charged with felony. the assumption in your question is completely without evidence and the idea that i aided and abetted him in any way. scandal that arose in washington before our story began was the fact the

i think paula deen was made in america, just like malcolm x was made in america. he went through so much oppression in his life that he spent his whole life fighting against the racism that destroyed his family. to with paula deen, we have to realize he's a symbol, a manifestation of millions of other americans who think in the same way. they don't understand why these words can be hurtful. they don't understand this is the product of an environment, of structural racism. so wiping paula deen off the planet is not going to make america a better country. i don't want to see this woman's career destroyed. i want to see her cooking her food, which i have eaten and is very good. i want to see her living her life. but in order for that to happen, we have to do deep cleaning on racial inequality in america and not just cleanse the surface. if we don't, we're going to have the same problem 50 years from now. >> thanks for talking. appreciate it. >>> just ahead tonight, the sweeping indictment against the boston bombing suspect handed up today by a grand jury. also, presi

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i don't think paula deen should be fired. i think the marketplace should decide. if you don't like her, then don't buy her products. >> the marketplace did decide. >> not true. >> her bosses decided. >> the marketplace did not decide. her bosses decided. corporate america. >> because they thought it was bad business. >> it's not bad business if her books are number one. how do they know what the ratings will be? >> there's 50 million people on twitter. >> it's a still not the marketplace. people on twitter hate all the time. this guy will break his rule. he's right here. he's sitting next to me about being on panel. i just had you in on the end opinion you said -- what did you want to say about this use of the particular word. frankly, as far as this idea there's some sort of confusion the use of the n word as a slur and term of affection, the idea that anybody is confused about that is performance art. we all understand it completely including the non-black people using it that way. a lot of non-black people feel like they can use it with affection among each oth

she released a second video just moments ago. >> i'm paula deen. i was invited this morning to speak to matt lauer about a subject that has been very hurtful to a lot of people. matt, i have to say i was physically not able this morning. the pain has been tremendous that i have caused to myself and to others and so i'm taking this opportunity now that i've pulled myself together and am able to speak to offer an apology to those that i have hurt. i want people to understand that my family and i are not the kind of people that the press is wanting to say we are. i've spent the best of 24 years to help myself and others. your color of your skin, your religion, your sexual preference does not matter to me, but it's what -- >> all right. the latest video from paula deen up on youtube. thank you, miss deen. coming up on the "the lead," russia's president claims he never stole a super bowl ring from patriots owner robert kraft, but instead of just giving it back, he's extending an olive branch at that appears to be dripping with sarcasm. and on the sports

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

paula deen, the celebrity chef, a fixture on the tv cooking circuit. but tonight she has lost her job at the food network after she admitted in a lawsuit that she had used racial slurs in the past. today she tried to limit the damage, but it was apparently too late. our report tonight from nbc's katy tur. >> today is all about spices. >> reporter: the self-proclaimed queen of southern cooking, paula deen is best known for her over-the-top concoctions. >> so delicious. >> reporter: but today the celebrity chef put away her recipes and went to work defending her reputation. more contrite than charming southern host. >> inappropriate, hurtful language is totally, totally unacceptable. >> reporter: in a 45-second edited video posted on youtube, the food network star responded to fierce criticism after she admitted to using racial slurs in the past. >> i beg for your forgiveness. >> reporter: she was apologizing for comments she made in a legal deposition. deen and her brother are being sued for discrimination by a former employee who is white. they deny th