it does not take very much water to cause issues when you re driving through it. there it goes. i wouldn t be standing there if i were you. come back. we got to go back. yeah. truly is a catastrophic ice storm we ve had here. probably one of the worst we have ever had. i brought boots to walk through snow. i have a heavy parka, and i was so warm yesterday that i had to buy a t-shirt so that i could come out. the weather s great. fantastic, but it doesn t feel like christmas. it s actually kind of like a global warming christmas. that s a hat. she s feeling very springlike. sorry, i couldn t help it. right? she s going to the kentucky derby. in new york. central park. chad myers, it is oddly warm
must recognize those marriages on death certificates. the decision result from a lawsuit filed by two gay men whose spouses had died and wanted to be recognized as married on their death certificates. the narrow ruling only applies in those cases, but his decision could lead to new lawsuits chaging the ban. duck dynasty star phil robertson doubling down on his controversial comments from the interview he did with gq magazi magazine, saying, hey, don t blame me. everything i said comes from the bible. i m quoting him, i m just reading what was written over 2,000 years ago. those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom. he goes on. all i did was quote from the scriptures, but they just didn t know it. whether i said it or they read it, what s the difference. the sins are the same. humans haven t changed. and one sheriff in georgia agrees with the duck dynasty
humans haven t changed. to me, this is an issue about religious liberty. reporter: robertson has received the support in louisiana, where the program is shot, and beyond. the latest from the state s lieutenant governor who criticized a & e for suspending him and jeopardizing louisiana s tourism industry. and now this. under pressure from loyal fans, the restaurant chain cracker barrel reversed its decision to pull some duck dynasty merchandise. you told us we made a mistake and you weren t shy about it. you flat out told us we were wrong. others think it s ironic the reality tv star was punished for saying what he really feels. i believe that a person s right to believe in the bible reporter: a georgia sheriff who has supported a & e in the past says he won t work with them again. i said i m not going to change my mind about a & e unless they change their mind if a person that s a christian speaks about the bible, i don t think they should be punished and i think phil rob
whether i said it or they read it, what s the difference. the sins are the same. humans haven t changed. not only are people supporting him but thanking him for saying these comments. very controversial comments about race and homosexuality as you know. and nick, also several politicians have expressed their support for the family. the louisiana lieutenant governor is also speaking out? yeah, despite the nationwide controversy, there s a lot of vocal support specifically in louisiana where the show is filmed. the lieutenant governor is the latest to interject himself into the middle of the controversy saying that criticizing a & e saying they re jeopardizing the state s tourism. duck dynasty draws a lot of people into the state and a lot of people want to see where it s filmed. by suspending the patriarch of the show, it s cutting na money. that s what this is all about. $400 million estimated merchandising base. and lots of viewers on the show the. lots of people i m sure that
otherwise weren t. there s no win out of this. it s a lose, lose situation. you see what s happening in the oil industry and offshore drilling comparable or some kind of parallel like to the movie avatar? you know these environments we are terrestrial primates so we get what goes on on land. but humans haven t pent a lot of time on the ocean. most people haven t. it s a little bit of foreign environment for people. these are precious productive environments. the oceans sustain much of the life on earth. so, yeah, this is a treasure, a treasure. a national treasure we shouldn t put at risk. this is our avatavatar. certainly could be. although the fight sir gern knee and james cameron are waging to protect the rights of the indigenous people from the amazon through a huge hydroelectric plant is a world away from a situation in the gulf oil spill the principle is