we welcome louisiana governor bobby jindal. great to see you. let me get you on the record on your feelings about this controversy and phil's suspension from the show. >> thank you for having me. congratulations on the success of your great new show. phil is a personal friend. we were friends before i was governor, before he had the show. we'll always be friends. he's a good man. he has love in his heart and wants even treated with respect and equality. here is where i think it is hypocritical of a & e, hollywood and the left. they say they are for diverse the ti, f ti, tolerance, opinions unless you agree with them. you don't have to agree with what he said or how he said it. you don't like it, flip the channel. watch another show. that's what's great about america. everybody has a right to their opinion, especially a religious opinion. i was very disappointed in a & e. you see a growing political correctness amongst the left. they say they are for tolerance and diversity but only if you agree with with them. >> they would rather shut down deba

that is not guaranteed by the first amendment, despite what bobby jindal seems to think. was i was a little surprised given how vile the comments are, given the very rapidly shifting norms about how people feel about love of people of the same gender, right? that the right-wingers sort of lined up so quickly behind him. >> yeah, and i think one of the really funny things about the comments was the sort of anatomical crudeness of them. they said that a vagina is more desirable than the anus, and it's like, has he tried the anus, maybe he would like it more. to reduce sexuality to what orifice is better -- >> that's a great follow-up question. that's a debate i really look forward to bobby jindal and ted cruz and sarah palin and everyone engaging in. yeah, i think there's also this thing where it is now -- he's being attacked for his christian beliefs. like, this is the kind of like reverse liberal political correctness intolerance. their tolerant views. and there is a point insofar as, basically every republican, prominent national republican believes what he very crudely

bobby jindal has not been perfect. he has been good enough to not lead a political taint . nimble ability to stay connected to his voters. despite past transgressions. tohas a good connection louisiana and. he may not be the most engaging guy in the world. i can tell sitting here that agree or disagree with them, he notices issues. he has opinions on them. he can talk about them. i was particularly taken with flood insurance. he had an opinion of why he did not like the reform that was pushed. he thought it would hurt middle- class louisianians. that is an important quality to have. understand where your rank-and-file voters are. he clearly does that. it will be interesting to see what he does. says the rules changes and whether his party to the majority, he said it would not play a big role as we have , i cannot help but think the idea of spending four or eight years as a top guy running a state where your party generally is less and control has to have some appeal. >> what is your take away? what did you learn? ireland for a senator that always tells us on capitol hill "i

here's what louisiana governor republican bobby jindal said just yesterday. >> to me this is an issue about religious liberty, freedom of expression. it's about the fact that the left keeps saying they're for intolerance until people disagree with them. it's stunning to me, after all the antics miley cyrus would still be on tv and phil is the one getting kicked off. >> ted cruz said, quote, the reason so many americans love duck dieb dynasty is because it represents the america usually mocked by liberal elites. in a free society, anyone is free to disagree with him. but the mainstream media should not be -- we got people to talk about that stuff. ron reagan is a contributor and nia-malika henderson. she's with the "washington post" and i miss her dearly. haven't seen you in a while. you don't have the advantage of sitting across from me, ron. but this question -- >> i know. but i have to play ignorance because i don't watch everything on television. i watch the good wife and homeland and stuff like that. but i've been educated. it is a huge cultural event. this guy's a major figure in

bobby jindal. i want your thoughts on this. >> this is all about free speech. so many american families have spilled blood and treasure to guarantee phil robertson and others the right to voice their personal opinion. once that freedom is lost everything is lost. a & e were quacks on this one. here they had just rolled out their new slogan from the marketing department. it's "be origin." well, that translates with a & e's marketing department today into "be stupid." to get rid of the most popular patriarch on the television today there are other networks that would just nab these guys up in a heartbeat. a & e screwed up on this one. >> it's one of my favorite shows. i love the show. it's the fun. there is a reason it resonates with the american people. in large part because they talk about faith, religion, values. they pray at the end of every show. doesn't this have a lot to do with religion? >> they are not in your face which is refreshing. >> no. >> they talk about tradition. they live a traditional judeo christian ethics that our nation is founded upon. i t

where are bobby jindal and ted cruz from? louisiana and texas. politicians look at tv ratings and they know exactly what is sort of in the mind of their voters, know how to get themselves talked about, this is a perfect example of them doing that it's like any politician who uses twitter to smack down the opposing team on sunday is during -- sundays during a football team. >> panel ken baker just mentioned this is not the first time phil robertson has made anti-gay comments. listened to what he said during a church sermon in 2010. >> the first thing you see coming out of them is gross sexual immorality. they will dishonor their bodies with one another, degrade each other. they committed indecent acts with one another. and they received in themselves the penalty for their perversions. they are full of murder, envy, strife, hatred. they are inslat. arrogant, god haters. they are heartless, they are faithless, they are senseless, they are ruthless. they invent ways of doing evil. >> you know, byron, i go back to you on certain values that a and e no

somebody like bobby jindal, he said i want this to be the smart party. this is what he needs to do, right, to be a contender in 2016. does he need to weigh in and put his bona fides. >> i was concerned why -- bringing a lot of money to louisiana. >> the taxpayers of louisiana. a participant in their film and tv production tax credit program. he's actually in some sense defending -- hawking his own book. >> this has brought back ralph reed, quoted in the "washington post," make no mistake voters are paying attention and they are going to remember who stood up. so this actually has become political currency. >> just the same way i think on our side when rush limbaugh went after sandra fluke, we were paying attention to who was willing to come out and stand up for her. both sides do that. i don't mean to make an equivalency statement because lord knows their too many of them. certainly it goes to the politics. they know the people they are trying to get to vote for them, make up a large part of the base watch this show. have you to be careful what you say.

i was more surprised the fact that bobby jindal, the governor of louisiana, got into the fray. this is an individual who has his eyes set on being a possible president rnl candidate in 2016. it wasn't a violation of freedom of speech. sometimes that speech has consequences. i applaud a&e for what they did. >> it had nothing to do with freedom of speech. i want to go back to elaborate on what angela said. here's what "duck dynasty" star said about growing up in louisiana in the jim crow era. quote, i never with my eyes saw the mistreatment of any black person. i hoed cotton with them. i'm with blacks because we're white trash. we're going across the field. they're singing and happy. pre-entitlement, pre-welfare. you say were they happy? they were godly. they were happy. what is christian, what is religious freedom about saying blacks were happy under jim crow? this has not to do with one's biblical analysis of anything to say that blacks were happy under jim crow is a christian position. is that what some of his defenders are saying? >> i think that they're trying to argue the o

why did we hear from people like bobby jindal on this? >> i think what we're seeing is politicians increasingly becoming more savvy about pouncing on these cultural moments. we saw this with chick-fil-a issue last year in which everyone tried to pile on on both sides to take ownership of the issue. in this case bobby jindal and ted cruz and sarah palin, all wanted to get in early and make it clear to evangelical christian voters they thought this was outrageous and they recognize for those voters, this isn't just a flack about reality tv star pushed aside on his show. this is much deeper for voters which is the sense that if you hold a biblically based point of view that homosexual behavior is wrong, you are being asked to keep your views silent. as gay marriage gains steam across the country, a lot of voters are becoming increasingly anxious about where they stand in the culture. >> who would have thought that "duck dynasty" would bring this to the surface. you used to write about television before politics. it seems like they had no cho

i also -- you mentioned bobby jindal. he talked about how this is a matter of the first amendment. well, it's not a matter of the first amendment. the first amendment governs speech and the way that the government can actually regulate speech. it does not govern what a private corporation, in this case a&e, has in a contract with one of its stars. i suspect that these reality contracts, which tend to be pretty iron-clad, really does have kind of a morals clause, which allowed them a situation like this where he can be suspended. >> part of the quote from phil robertson as it relates to gays, he said, start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men, they won't inherit the kingdom of god. it's not right. regarding african-americans, he said, i never with my eyes saw the mistreatment of any black person. the blacks work for the farmers. i hoed cotton with them. they're singing and happy. how do you feel about these remarks? i think that's where a&e is. i believe if these comments were

bobby jindal's numbers are weak, but he has a lot of pull. i think he will shape the dynamic and it creates a better platform. you don't have the stage. it's going to be more context around jeb bush's interest. when that sorts itself out, that will sort out the primary. >> i think that's right. i think a lot of people started thinking jeb bush would probably not run. he has given -- >> we are not throwing him in there. he made sure that he should be -- >> when you talk to democrats about the perspective republican candidates, they talk about jeb bush as a formidable opponent. >> i talked to democrats who fear him more than christie. >> he has a lot of strengths and who can actually talk to hispanic leaders. that's a big, big problem for the party. considerably among republicans and the democrats. someone in like jeb bush is quite conservative. >> that's the main push. if he gets back into it, then it's therapy. in the political year as far as establishing the credentials. what do you think? >> i will say scott walker. it's tougher than we ass

david vitter said bobby jindal is laying groundwork for himself. >>> it took 12 years, but new york mayor michael bloomberg finally made his weekend update debut on "saturday night live" and just a week before he leaves office. >> what's next for you, mayor bloomberg? >> i'll be fulfilling a life-long dream of enjoying a soda on a nonsmoking beach. >> you don't have another job lined up? >> i applied to teach spanish at a few universities but i've been told my accent isn't quite bueno. >> de blasio made headlines himself. >>> more politicians are getting into the "duck dynasty" debate. they are offering to connect the family to new producers this they're dropped by a&e. that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics". >>> joining me is washington post reporter david macnemore. senator joe mancian is saying, there could be a delay to the individual mandate. >> what's concerning to democrats and others who are up for re-election next year, if this program does not get enough enrollees, younger, healthier enrollees, to offset those who might need more premiums over time, it could collapse.

and bobby jindal's point. was great. >> whether from the left or right. >> why was one of those things okay. the incident could endanger the wildly successful show. in a statement the family says they can't imagine the show going forward without him. quote while some of phil's unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse, his beliefs are grounded in the teachings of the bible. phil is a goodly man who follows what the bible says are the greatest commandment, love the lord your god with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. phil would never incite orien courage hate. we are disappointed that phil has been placed on hiatus for expressing his faith which is his constitutionally protected right. >> we'll talk more about this. we'll be right back with more "morning joe". people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,0

bobby jindal's numbers are weak, but he has a lot of pull. i think he will shape the dynamic and it creates a better platform. you don't have the stage. it's going to be more context around jeb bush's interest. when that sorts itself out, that will sort out the primary. >> i think that's right. i think a lot of people started thinking jeb bush would probably not run. he has given -- >> he made annest to make sure we continue. we are not throwing him in there. he made sure that he should be -- >> when you talk to democrats about the perspective republican candidates, they talk about jeb bush as a formidable opponent. >> i talked to democrats who fear him more than christie. >> he has a lot of strengths and who can actually talk to hispanic leaders. that's a big, big problem for the party. considerably among republicans and the democrats. someone in like jeb bush is quite conservative. >> that's the main push. if he gets back into it, then it's therapy. in the political year as far as establishing the credentials. what do you think? >> i will s

bobby jindal. let's listen to what he had to say. [video clip] >> we made the right decision not to expand medicaid. we are building a bottom-up alternative, delivering better health care for our people. host: your take. guest: they are not expanding coverage to uninsured residents. if you think that is important, it is not going to accomplish that. he may not want to spend the money on that. there are concerns about not enough primary care doctors. there may be interesting things with health care delivery at the state level in the way that medicaid is carried out. know where are they attempting to get health coverage to these folks, with one possible exception in wisconsin. scott walker has shifted some of the medicaid people onto the exchanges and offered medicaid. that may be on hold because of the problems at the federal exchanges. host: when you look at these decisions, who is making the decision, the governor or someone else? guest: for the most part it is governors who were never interested in the first place, like governor bo

louisiana governor bobby jindal stood up for him saying they're good friends. >> he is always going to be my friend. he'll be my friend after i'm governor, after his show is done. he's a good man. he wants everybody to be treated we quality and respect. >> i guess we'll have to take governor jindal's word for it. senator shutdown ted cruz and mike huckabee said attacks on robertson are attacks on free speech. but i think the most interesting defense came from former governor sarah palin. she was one of the first to stand up for the "duck dynasty" star. and was asked about the specific language he used earlier this week. >> there are two ways to say different things, and his -- in the article and i know he's a graphic type guy, but do you have any objection on the manners aspect, how he said it? >> i haven't read the article. i don't know exactly how he said it. >> she went on tv to defend him but didn't read what he said? here's what robertson said was sinful. quote, start with homosexual behavior and then morph out from there. bestiality, sleeping around, don't deceive yourself, it's

louisiana governor bobby jindal. the politically correct crowd is tolerant of all vups except those they disagree with. on tv, debate rages. consider "duck dynasty" draws 14 million weekly viewers, he said by taking quick action, removing robertson from future filming, a & e sent a strong message that discrimination is neither a christian nor an american value. robertson is just the latest high profile person to run afoul of gay rights activists. actor alec baldwin lost his msnbc show last month after allegedly using a home phobic slur. indiana pacers basketball star roy hibbert was signed $75,000 for an anti-gay comment. yunel escobar was suspended for a similar infraction. it all has some media commentators saying witch hunt. >> i find it patently hilarious that a & e is shock that its hand picked bible thumping star whom they've encouraged to be candid and controversial actually sounds like, get this, a bible thumper. particularly when nearly half the country still doesn't support issues like gay marriage. >> so w

ted cruz, bobby jindal, and yes of course sarah palin, are all out there defending the star of "duck dynasty," phil robertson reminding everyone the republican party is ignoring the lessons of 2012. remember that autopsy? well, still dead. >>> plus, the big fight brewing over sanctions against iran. if imposing higher sanctions this deal could come apart. that could be bad news for those of us that don't want a war. >>> wait until you see these. we're going to count down. imagine the biggest scandal of the '70s maybe being the number one movie of 2013. >>> let me finish with this. speaking on matters of nuclear war. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> republican turn

now, what bobby jindal said, i don't know what to say. it's just -- it bares no relationship to anything real. it is just -- i don't get it. >> gregory, it is interesting to me. this breaks down in a couple of different ways. right? there's the politics of it which i understand why jindal said what he said in the way he said it but i think there is and you have talked about this a bit, this idea of can we have a real conversation about tolerance? can we have a -- to nancy's point, it is important. i have no problem with this being on television. i think people should watch it and make their own decisions. he obviously was perfectly free to make the comments he made on "gq," in the article. but i do think -- this is a statement that g.l.a.d. put out saying, phil robertson should look african-american and gay people in the eyes and hear about the hurtful impact of praising gym crow laws and comparing gay people to terrorists. i mean, i do think it's fair to say if you make those comments then you're accountable for them when people have a r

on sunday david vitter said his state's governor bobby jindal is laying the groundwork for a run of his own. both are far find new jersey governor chris christie in primary polling. >>> freezing cold temperatures, icy waters, it's polar plunge season, right? in alaska over 1,000 folks, many in custom, diving into a 25 foot wide five foot deep hole in a frozen lake. frozen lake. despite the cold, participants weren't cold hearted here. the fifth annual polar plunge raised over $400,000 for special olympics alaska. >>> time for a look ahead and back. a massachusetts, aaron hernandez is due in court for a pretrial hearing. the former new england patriots tight end pled not guilty to murder in the death of semi pro football player owe done lloyd. >>> the federal reserve system turns 100 years old today. on this day in 1913 president woodrow wilson signed the federal reserve act which created the u.s. central banking system. happy birthday to pearl jam front man eddie vetter 49, soap star susan lieuically 67, harry sheer from "the simpsons" 70. >>> ryan o'neal speaks out about his legal tug

bring that on bobby jindal. come on. bobby. >> let's open it up for questions. >> it's going to be baylor. >> we have a microphone? hand the old microphone. ok. then shout it out. >> can i ask the first question? >> you can ask the first question. >> what the governor said not to take anything way, way from education, but you gloss over the question about fairness. and he was asking about specifically taxes for billionaires with edge fund billionaires. and i ran into a member of congress, one of the leaderships -- >> that's in venture capital firms. >> right. >> google? >> i'm just saying that you have to think about. it's not just simple. economics is complicated. when you work in business you begin to understand how people make decisions. whether they should have the 15% carry or not, i don't know. but the question is let's examine it in stead of doing it in a ray. maybe he said he was for the rich. > all the rich were in the 70's. >> we lowered capital gains in 1997 and we got to a balanced budget because we provided

bobby jindal a potential 2016 contender walked into the middle of it and says he was just using his free speech and that people are too politically correct nowadays. i just don't understand why jindal would want to even weigh in on this at all. >> free speech issue, but this is r more of an employment issue you could argue. >> and it's just like wrong for so many reasons. >>> hhs is easing the rules for those whose policies were cancelled under obama care. how long do you expect this tinkering to take place and is it undermining the intention of the law? >> it is undermining the intentions of the law and it took a lot of people by surprise. the latest reports are that this could impact up to 500,000 people who would be exempt from this. you called it tinkering. that's exactly what it is. it's the latest bullet point. we're three days away from the deadline for people to get on board by january 1st. it's just more criticism that republicans can lob at the administration. >>> nbc political team has their predictions for the top political stories of 2014. i want to ask you. what issues do y

governor bobby jindal says robertson is just misunderstood. >> phil's a friend of mine. he's a man of faith. it may not have come across in this quote. but he's a man with love in his heart that believes in treating people with respect and equality. >> and accusing hollywood of a war on christians. a view echoed on fox news. >> i saw in the religious prism here, he talks about different sins. they won't inherit the kingdom of god. believe extramarital sex and homosexuality sex is a sin. that's their religious belief. >> excuse me? that's not what all christians believe. and it's time for conservatives to stop using religion to justify mean spirited attacks. joining me now are goldie taylor and jimmy williams. thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> good evening, reverend. >> goldie, let me rush to you. these right wingers really want homophobia and "duck dynasty" to be the new face of the gop? >> i think it's quite interesting that, you know, we are claiming or they are claiming that religious liberty is at stake in terms of, say, affording the woman a rig

and, of course, possible 2016 contender governor bobby jindal weighed in, as well. >> i think there's an ongoing assault for those right now speaking up for the religious beliefs and an assault from the left of anybody that dares to disagree with them and not so politically correct and not agree with the orthodoxy of the left. >> he spouted this after republicans were thrashed in the last election. >> we've got to stop being the stupid party. and i'm serious. it is time for a new republican party that talks like adults, time for us to articulate our plans and visions for america in real terms. it is no secret we had republicans that damaged the brand with bizarre and offensive comments. we have had enough of that. >> sounds like you haven't had enough of that because the same week you and your fellow republicans defended robertson's comments president obama announced he's sending a u.s. delegation to russia including three openly gay athletes and on friday a judge ruled utah's same-sex ban unconstitutional. i personally disagree with everything mr. robertson said but i will defend his

snoorl sarah palin tweeted and bobby jindal. >> it's thunderous to meafter all those antics miley cyrus is still on tv but phil is the one getting kicked off. to me that's a little backward. it's the number one unskrupted show on cable. but without robertson, ratings may take a hit. bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," the senate delays a confirmation vote for janet yellen for fed chair and bill gates goes undercover as secret santa. wendy gillette is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. asian markets were mixed ahead of the christmas break last week. tokyo's nikkei added a frangs. hong kong's hang seng added half a per cement. investors continued to digest the fed rule reserve's plan to wind down the bond buying program. the dow climb 11 points and the nasdaq was down 11. >>> the senate vote on janet yellen as the next chair of the federal reserve is being tabled until next year. while a test vote for yelin's nomination is set for later today the former vote won't happen until january 6th. if c

you've got bobby jindal, who has got a successful show in his own backyard from a business standpoint, must feel compelled he has to defend the local folks. but, i mean -- newt gingrich out there comparing robertson to the pope. what's the political up side of this? >> well, they don't want to talk. they don't want to talk at all, if you really consider, ed, about the idea that we have an economy that's improving, has improved for the last 45 months. that we have millions enrolled in obamacare. they don't want to talk about positive things, like 45 consecutive months of job growth. so this is one of those black santa kind of moments when they would rather talk about daddy duck and say this is this poor, maligned character, and let's take our focus there. so we see this quite often. i mean, you know -- when they want to move away from issues that really matter to americans, they go to issues like this. it's no surprise. >> you know, no issue is certainly more important than the other. but goldie, i find it interesting that the naacp has responded. but what this man said about african-a

those that are coming out to his defense, we have sarah palin, newt gingrich, governor bobby jindal who called robertson a friend. take a listen. >> he's a good man. i know he's got love in his heart and he wants everybody to be treated with equality and respect. here's where i think that it's so hypocritical of a & e and hollywood and the left. they all say that they're for diversity, they're for tolerance, they're for minority views and opinions unless you disagree with them. >> a & e, they were absolute quacks on this one. well, what phil was saying in -- he was reciting a part of the gospel. the liberal left must feel that the gospel then is insulting and offensive, because phil was just repeating what is in the bible. >> he talks very specifically about loving everybody. he talks very specifically about not being judgmental towards anyone, that that's god's decision, not his. i mean it is a remarkable, there are sections where he sounds a lot like pope francis. >> yes, there were certain sections there. also let's just be clear, he is against adulterers and cheaters, so we have new

sarah palin tweeted free speech is an endangered species and bobby jindal said this. >> it's stunning to me after all those an particulars that molly cyrus would still -- antics that molly sign russ would still be on tv and phil robertson is getting kicked off. >> duck dynasty is the no. 1 reality show on cable, but without robertson ratings could take a hit. >>> three food warehouses, two pizza shops, no partridge in a pear tree, however, birds and rodents and food stored in an alley. >> here's investigative reporter russ ptacek with this week's restaurant alert. >> reporter: it's something we haven't seen before, the store is over there. that's the backdoor, but the food is being stored over here. in the old union terminal market gutter water was pouring over the partially covered produce on fourth street northeast where inspectors closed mexican fruits market citing eight violations including heavy rodent activity throughout the entire warehouse and vegetables and fruits being stored in the alley. the manager apologized saying the store is growing too fast and they've brought in an

. >> bring that on, bobby jindal. >> come on, bobby. come on. >> let's open it up for questions. >> going to beat baylor. >> lsu -- >> we have a microphone? hand held microphone? okay, shout it out. >> that could be good. that could be good. >> can i ask the first question? first question. >> thank you. > what governor kasich said, not to say anything away from education. you did gloss over a little bit joe's fairness. asking about specifically taxes billionaires meaning interest with hedge fund billionaires. member of congress who wanted leadership with the republicans. right?ure capital firms, >> google? >> i'm just saying you have to think about this. it's not so simple. know, economics is complicated. when you work in business, you how people erstand make decisions. 15%her they should have the carry or not. examine it s let's instead of just doing it. onald reagan wanted to cut marginal rates. maybe he was from the rich, i don't know. it from 70 when he was president. >> we're talking about 17%. gains in red capital 1997 and we got

that was bobby jindal last night. he said i knew him before i was governor, after, when i was congressman, and they're friends. >> joining us right now is father jonathan morris. father john, this has to do with religious beliefs and freedom and liberty. what do you think about it? >> isn't it refreshing to hear the robertson family speak so open about their faith and not care what anybody thinks, no doubt. and i think a&e has made a huge mistake, as you guys have been saying. a very personal issue, my sister is gay and got married civilly to another woman this last year, which caused tremendous tension, obviously, in my family in terms of religious beliefs and all the rest. i love her so much. she gave me permission to read this. she wrote to me and she said, "as much as i am not a huge fan of the robertsons' comments, the censorship applied by a&e undercuts much of the spirit of the gay rights movement. to be allowed to be out, to be able to live honestly and openly, listen to this, if glaad, one of the groups pushi

sarah palin and louisiana governor, bobby jindal, have also objected to the suspension. >>> u.s. marshals have tracked down a fugitive on the run for 36 years. kathleen regina huff was indicted in texas for trying to kill her common law husband. cold case investigators found her living in a detroit suburb. she had moved to seattle and then michigan, and married and changed her last name. she will be sent back to texas. >>> a school field trip would have ended in disaster if it weren't for two hero teachers. the driver fell out of the seat while making a left turn. one teacher had to grab the wheel and struggled to keep the bus from slipping into a ditch. but the driver was so in the way, another teacher climbed over him and was able to slam on the brakes. no one was hurt. the driver is out of a job. >>> ryan o'neal can keep the painting over his bed. it's a portrait of his long-time girlfriend, the late farrah fawcett. the university of texas claimed that she left all of the artwork to the school. but the actress' friends testified she would have wanted o'neal to keep this one. w

and bobby jindal the governor of robertson's home state of louisiana said it is a messed up situation when miley cyrus gets a laugh and phil robertson gets suspended. duck dynasty is about the family's multimillion-dollar duck call and decoy business. it is the number one unscripted show on cable. but without robertson, ratings may take a hit. bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. >> 67-year-old phil robertson also said when he was growing up in louisiana before the civil rights movement he never saw any mistreatment of blacks. >>> 4:47. let's check weather. >> a little cold to start. >>> cold clear start to the morning. low pressure system making its way into southern california. 32 and freezing in concord. 39 degrees in san jose. i think as we head toward the afternoon, we'll find mostly sunny skies and clear and the temperatures going to start to warm up a couple of degrees today and warmer for the weekend as that ridge of high pressure going to be building in very nicely. in fact, it's going to keep us dry for some time to come. plenty of sunshine this afternoon and the weekend. th

bobby jindal even weighed in saying this is a free country and everyone is entitled to express their views. thee has the right to consequences of those fees. it is going to come down like a hammer. says he never saw african-americans mistreated before the civil rights movement. >> of sponsors do not like what is being said, they are going to cut the shell and him. doubt it haso new sparked a debate. >> the facebook page created to he is putany until back on the air has more than 700,000 likes. as you can see, that number continues to rise. >> it makes me wonder what the show outtakes look like. founding up, researchers 97% of store-bought chicken -- >> we have learned 80 people were hurt, seven seriously after part of the apollo theater collapsed during a holiday performance. firefighters believe 700 people were inside of the theater at the time of the collapse. they afraid all of those trapped inside braid search-and-rescue is still on the scene at working it. it is unclear if the weather was a factor on the collapse. we will follow breaking developments and bring you more when abc

i decided it really amazing and darling that these republican candidates including bobby jindal whatever are acting like this guy is defensive or as i are defending with. vulnerable whatever he is well he's going to have not let it go fifteen million dollars he's got a two thousand acre to twenty thousand acre estate or whatever it is. going to be reality t.v. has gotten to real now i mean bottom line hard and maybe look you know this guy said it why do you always get fired just because you say something coming in the fire of yes does he have a legal recourse most likely not it also depends on the damages if they pay him out for his contract he has very little legal resource but the bottom line here is when we did not want to become a society where everybody's on pins and needles i can't imagine what he's saying is correct i can imagine he never saw this but what should it bring about more speech he should be criticized for it and they can fire him but nobody's going to want to give an interview if everything leads to you being fired i know you do i think you know i think is exactly. eve

this year we interviewed governors chris christie, scott walker and bobby jindal who offered fresh new ideas for the republican party. >> what's happening in the states we're getting right because 60% of the governors in america republican. majority of state senators in america republican. huge land slipped since 2010. what are republicans not doing in washington, d.c. that republicans at the state and local level are doing. >> three big things. governors and state leaders were more optimistic than our friends in washington. we're not just against something. we're laying out a plan. we're laying out a vision. >> you got to. >> that's how you lead. you don't sit back and nick the other side. we talk in terms that's more relevant. sequester, goes right over their head. debt ceiling, fiscal cliffs. we talk about making our kids schools better, we talk about balancing our budget, we talk about helping our neighbor get a job again and finally the third thing is courage. having the courage to act. i think, unfortunately, a lot of american voters look at washington, don't think anybody has th

when that happened, that triggered conservatives like sarah palin and bobby jindal to say he was expressing first amendment rights and biblical passages. here's what is surprising. when the republican party is trying to change and appeal to swing voters. gay rights and immigration, these are things they had problems with in the 2008 election. one of the options was to stay silent and they didn't do that. >> they think they are playing to their bases. thank you so much. we will see you next week. >> thank you. see you maybe next year. >> for more check out first read at nbc news.com. we have a look at forecast and summer returns. >> we started the poll on twitter. do you think the spring-like weather is weird or wonderful? no, we are getting -- a little of each. >> we are getting a lot of wonderfuls and it's december and we want it cold. you will have to wait for that. just in time for christmas it's going to be feeling like winter and between now and then, certainly feeling like spring time for today and into the weekend. yesterday i traveled into rockville and visited the st. mary's school

bobby jindal didn't give his opinions but said everyone has a right to express their views. he added, it is a messed up situation when miley cyrus gets a laugh and he gets suspended. >>> a fight to legalize gay marriage, scott macfarlane has the latest. >> new mexico is the latest state to legalize same-sex marriages. that decision came down from the state's highest court. a new mexico justice ruling there are no marriage statutes in the state that ban gay marriage. laws that presented same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. new mexico is the 17th state to legalize same-sex marriage. it's also legal in the district of columbia. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >>> i'm looking at these three colors of red. you think red comes in one color, you are wrong. >> on a nice warm day. >> kind of a warm red, a warmer red and the warmest. this is the temperature trend, right? >> that's it. >> record warmth in the forecast for sunday, if you can believe it. high temperatures in the low 70s. wait until you see the seven day. it will tie the record high temperature if we hit what w

. >> bobby jindal joining the discussion on phil roberterson from "duck dynasty." i'm calling an audible. charles, he even invoked that he is a "new york times" best selling author, and he wants the floor for 30 seconds. >> i can't believe you did that. >> the clock is ticking. i'll be concise. i think on the issue of the nsa, the corralling decision was given because technology was changed. >> 79 is that if you have a phone you don't have any privacy. >> our response to 9/11, a decade ago, we may not be applicable to what is happening today. the decision should be a moving decision that will change overtime and it ought to come out of congress. >> very well said, sir. >> i think it was worth the interruption. i know you do. george, "duck dynasty" i'm sure you never thought at this point in your career you would be talking about an a&e cable show. is political correctness killing our freedom? >> no, this is a big complicated country. this is a week in which new mexico is voting for same sex marriage. his first amendment rights are not in danger. it protects individ

jindal call the robertson family, quote, great citizens, a change.org petition has more than 19,000 signatures so far. >> women are like lab retrievers they have quarks. you stay married to one, you learn to grow with the quarks. >> reporter: a and e says he is on hiatus, it's not clear if he'll appear in a premiere episode in season five which is less than a month away. because phil robertson weighed no on a wide range of sexual and religious themes, there is a lot to talk about with our panel. dan panel is with us. he writes the salvage love and also with us is charles blow and dan ross. dan, are you -- should this guy have been taken off the air by a a&e? >> am i allowed to not have a an opinion? >> sure. >> that was a decision they made. most of the outrage is the comments about gay people. he's saying because gay sex eeks him out, they aren't. i'm grossed out by straight sex. i'm gay, i think straight sex is icky. i think they should be able to marry, adopt and have children. straight people can't get past that. this -- factor means they can't be of sorts. i actually thought we