Nancy Grace, Weatherman Bernie Rayno Fight About Radiation (VIDEO)

Nancy Grace got into an argument with a weatherman about the potential effects of radiation from Japan on the United States.

Grace's spat with meteorologist Bernie Rayno occurred on her Monday show. Essentially, she thought that the radiation stemming from the Japanese nuclear crisis could be dangerous to Americans. (Trace amounts of radiation have been located in California.) Rayno disagreed.

"In the United States, I don't think there's going to be a big impact at all," he said.

"Bernie. Bernie," Grace cut in right away. "Oh boy, here we go," he said.

"Yes, here we go," she shot back. "That's what you said the last time, and there's a state of emergency declared in California!"

Rayno said that was due to tsunami fears, not radiation fears. Grace wasn't buying it, but Rayno didn't back down.

"No matter how you slice this, this is not headed toward the United States," he said. "...It doesn't just magically appear. It's got to get here. And the large amounts aren't."

"I'm just a trial lawyer, but I know that radiation comes across the ocean," Grace replied sarcastically.

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Comments

[DrStrangelov]

08:57 PM on 04/14/2011

In the words of SNL's Dan Akroyd to Jane Curtin:

Nancy you ignorant sl*t.

I see what you are doing. You are inciting reasoned people of science, e.g. a meterologist who is trained to be objective so that you can trump up fear and keep ratings high.

You are the combination of sleezy lawyer and sleezy tabloid journalism. You should have married OJ.

[Laurie Pennisi]

09:56 PM on 04/12/2011

Just an added blurb;
Where is Bernie getting his information? He appears to be wearing that Ken doll/ GI Joe image.
They are paying him to keep the smile on his face.
Understand the reality and don't make an comment unless you have the facts!!!

[Laurie Pennisi]

09:46 PM on 04/12/2011

Kudos to Nancy Grace... Maybe California is not honest/aware about the amount of radiation we ARE experiencing, but the latest news for Japan is it IS as bad as Chernobyl disaster.

[friendofbear]

02:47 AM on 04/08/2011

Would eating one of those bananas replace the potassium lost by the Cesium?

[Brian McDonald]

02:41 PM on 03/28/2011

Since bananas are already slightly radioactive, maybe we should use that as the unit of measurement when talking about radiation coming from Japan. Would there be a "state of emergency in California" if they were told "the ambient radiation increased by 3/4 of a banana today."

[richnerd]

09:25 PM on 03/27/2011

It's TV.....she's a "personality"...in a conflict, which is good TV, because we're all the mouth-breathing googly-eyed couch monsters who cannot change the channel once Nancy Grace gets all bitchy on a guest. The same for Beck, Limbaugh, "World's Dumbest Criminals", "Jersey Shore"....and, coming this Summer "Jackals Eating Lepers Alive!"....also, "Debutants Throwing Up" and one of the most anticipated game/reality shows of all time, "Guess the Celebrity Anu$!".

[Msquad99]

06:05 PM on 03/27/2011

What an ignorant person to be talking about such subject matter and such a topic. I mean that she is ignorant of the subject matter, not to call her an ignoramus. How come people like Nancy Grace cannot think to get a reliable expert on the subject on the air with them and have an clear fact loaded dialogue about something as important as this?

[yukoner1]

09:16 PM on 03/27/2011

Go ahead! Call her an ignoramus.

[TryToBeDecent]

02:42 PM on 03/27/2011

Nancy Grace is nothing more than a cynical, sarcastic woman who besmirches the reputation of CNN. We've all known people like her, and do our best to avoid them. All she offers viewers is ugliness and hatefulness.

[MNUSA]

01:35 PM on 03/27/2011

Nancy Grace is right. She's just a trial lawyer. And not the best example of a trial lawyer.

[PatricktPDX]

05:00 AM on 03/27/2011

Where are all these crazy people coming from on our TV?!?

[VBH1622]

09:52 PM on 03/27/2011

Not just TV, unfortunately!

[PG13]

12:23 PM on 03/26/2011

the worst part is that my Mom watches Nancy Grace and I can't stand it that they watches that crap.

one of many reasons why I removed CNN and CNN Headline News off my cable listings

lame

[anelder]

12:20 PM on 03/28/2011

So you removed CNN because you can't stand Nancy Grace. CNN just reported on her argument, it's not that she appears on that network.

[Old Sarge]

11:56 PM on 03/25/2011

Yes Nancy. You are a trial lawyer. The fellow behind you on the new fangled television machine is a... oh, what's the word I'm looking for??? Oh yes... scientist!!!

[suzeejc]

10:19 PM on 03/25/2011

Doesn't she fight with everyone?

[storeysound]

07:32 PM on 03/25/2011

Holy crap! Did this woman escape from Planet FOX? I don't have cable, so I've never seen her before, but is she always like this? And is her show being sold as "news" or "opinion"?

[ChaCubed]

07:59 PM on 03/25/2011

Not sure if they call it "infotainment" or "docudrama". :)

[ChaCubed]

08:03 PM on 03/25/2011

Maybe they just call it, "NANCY GRACE!!!!" *jazz hands*

[giantsteps]

07:02 PM on 03/25/2011

It is frightening to hear a know-it-all, know-absolutely-nothing.