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We have the latest on the "duck dynasty" explosion. it turns out theyre not leaving a&e at least if a&e has anything to do with it. we were hearing reports yesterday and the day before that a&e was going to fire phil robertson and the family was going to pull out. now theyre saying, no, they want to keep phil on the air. thats the highest rated show and thats not surprising. now other networks are saying, if you get rid of the show, well take it. >> the pursuit channel for one. also, the hunt ch...

>> thats always been the case with "60 minutes." bob woodward writes a book and wants to go on "60 minutes" first. >> its by far the highest rated news program on american television. >> its one of the greatest news shows in the history of television why i hold it to such a high standard. >> theres a difference between giving a celebrity releasing a movie, 12-minute segments. these are long segments. they have time to press these people. when a secretive person -- journalist would kill to get a ...

Views and have able shows. >> in some ways, right, and i said this last night, they knew what they were getting and i dont quite understand what message is being sent. is the message you shouldnt have these views? you gave these people a show. is the message you shouldnt tell? they had to do something, right? >> from a business perspective, yes. >> but they made their hay stuff little bed and now, they got to sleep in it and you know, i was lost in all this and im kind of upset about it. roberts...

A huge surprise victory in the fast evolving marriage equality front. we will get to the details of that victory in a moment, but its a win that comes on day two of "duck dynasty" culture war, which is now threatening to go nuclear. the family issueded a statement hinting they might walk away from their show if the network stands by its suspension of patry ark phil robertson. quote, while some of phils unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse, his beliefs are grounded in the bible. we can...

Just a few hours ago, the federal judge struck down that states ban on same-sex marriage. in utah. red state. these are the people standing in line waiting to get married at the salt lake county clerks office. a reporter for ksl in salt lake city. well be talking more about this later in the show. i felt like the occasion calleded if r a question. which will be the next red state to hand out marriage licenses to same-sex couples? ill share a couple at the end of the show, so stay tuned. ves with...

Audiences, these folks. >> is this like a chick-fil-a situation? >> it becomes polarized in precisely the same way. where it fits into peoples sense of -- that we are increasingly a minority amongst a fallen nation that is being persecuted for our godly beliefs. getting back to what you were saying, i find these views abhorrent, but i dont see, this is the show that people like to watch and these people have these views. >> its pretty funny. i think if you were say iing th on the show would be a...

Coats have this sort of perfect response to that today, about lynching louisiana. there was a campaign of state sanctioned terrorism being directed against them at every moment and they were afraid for their lives and their childrens lives, so yes, they probably wouldnt have taken the risk of saying something like that to you in a cell that was bringing this kind of violence. but i want to get back to a and es decision here. what do you want to see them do? >> one of the things thats interesting...

Are shocked he said it. having grown up in louisiana, i always heard people talk like that. if you listen to fundamentalist christians, not all, but many of them, they say the exact same things. they use the same bible verses he used, not only to subject women, but to enslave african-americans and also to keep african-americans segregated for jim crow. >> im not seeing a don lemon shock face. >> im not shocked by it. you know, hey, listen, i think freedom of speech, what he said was wrong. >> ok...

On hiatus, indefinite hiatus. >> the backlash has been tremendous. i was wondering if a&e would say something new, maybe they would change their stance, defend themselves, but nothing. no comment from a&e. i think theyre trying to weather the storm out there on the internet, but i think the robertson family might comment. im not sure what they might say. maybe theyll defend their father, say they have a good relationship with a&e. >> im going to say theyre getting their ducks in a row. >> boom. ...

Unpopular, ben ferguson says things that are extremely unpopular. >> dont leave me out, marc. >> don, you go without saying. the point is, you know, just because were saying someone should be taken off a show, doesnt mean were trying to compromise freedom of speech. were saying you can say that ridiculous thing, but we as a marketplace say we dont want to be a part of it. i dont want to stand next to somebody who represents ideals we think are not in the interest of our business. thats the point...