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A&e do the right thing in bringing him back? now, to washington. aclu will appeal a federal judges ruling that the nsa collection of millions of americans telephone records is legal. they said it is a valuable part of the nations efforts to combat terrorism. "we are pleased the court found the nsas bulk telephone metadata to be lawful. lynn sweet. lynn, go saturday morning to you. my friend, in the final news conference, the president said he would review this. does it change the presidents ap...

Simple. people who supported phil were saying his anti-gay statements were related to his passion for the bible. and then suddenly a&e was being seen as anti-christian. and that was a very difficult place for a&e to be. and that is what likely motivated their decision to lift the suspension yesterday. >> and then i wonder, was a&e a straight shooter in all of this? because a&e had this indefinite suspension. and then as i understand on christmas day, they had a "duck dynasty" marathon and phil r...

Suspension of duck dynastys phil robertson. he was suspended after making racist comments in a gq magazine interview. that suspension lasted nine days. petitions signed by hundreds of thousands of supporters. they have changed a&es mind. coming up, well talk with bradley jacobs, the senior editor of "us weekly" about whether a&e is ducking this controversy. congress does not have a whole lot to be proud of in 2013. but does it deserve the title worst in our lifetime? what voters think coming u...

Journey. no food, no icebreaker. he had to wait a year for the ice to melt. the australian maritime safety authority says theyll assess the situation once the australian vessel arrives sunday night. but they have the backup in the form of the chinese helicopter. so they wont need to wait for the ice to melt at after. fred? >> thanks so much. appreciate that. all right. a lot of americans wont be popping the champagne cork on new years eve. theyll be spending the holiday to figure out how theyr...

Service announcements to promote unity and tolerance. will this smooth things over in your view? >> its a concession of sorts to some of the gay rights groups and civil rights groups that were understandably very bothered and very offended by some of what phil robertson said. you read part of the statement from glaad. their point is, heres phil robertson comparing gay people to terrorists. at least using those terms in the same sentence. and yet, a&e seems to be bringing him right back into the ...

The white house says the president was briefed but offered no further comments. and your phone and internet records are still fair game for the national security agency. a federal judge said the nsas spying program that includes those records is constitutional. and a critical weapon in the fight against terrorism. and "duck dynasty" fans might be happy, happy, happy, but not everyone is. phil robertson was suspended from the hit reality show for controversial comments he made about homosexua...

Theyre losing their jobless benefits starting today. this is the emergency federal program that picks up when state benefits run out. supporters say the move will motivate some people into accepting job offers. critics say there arent enough jobs and argue cutting benefits will only hurt the economy. and score one for the embattled national security agency. the nsa finally getting a little win for its surveillance program, collecting americans telephone and internet records. a federal judge sa...

Politicized. i dont think thats going to go anymore. i think thats the new normal for this show, which may or may not be a good thing over the long term. well find out when we see the ratings in january. i think we have to separate what phil robertson said to "gq" from the show itself, because a lot of people can watch it and not agree with what he said to "gq." what well find out next year when the ratings come in is whether viewers hold the show accountable for the way phil robertson says, or ...

They return outside to catch the crew before they leave. >> thanks a lot, guys. i appreciate it. >> kevin tibbles, nbc news. good news, more power expected to be restored throughout the day. bad news, more frigid temperatures. >> okay, kevin. thank you for that. why did the a&e network decide to bring back the "duck dynasty" star before he was really gone? youll hear their explanation ahead. [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain...

Breaking news tonight on that "duck dynasty" controversy. the a&e network lifted phil robertsons suspension. the show will resume filming in the spring. despite the anti-gay, racially charged comments he said. in a statement a&e said it reached the decision after consulting with advocacy groups. and it said it will use this moment to launch a national public service campaign promoting unity, tolerance, and acceptance. the networks decision comes after robertsons comments triggered condemnation f...