>> i certainly would second that. it's been a great pleasure to interview you. >> my pleasure poise good luck with the wedding. cooper, good luck with your duties on the day. >> thank you very much. it is your testimony that the medical examiners who took this photograph at the scene took the hair and draped it over the skull for purposes of this picture? >> it is my opinion that somebody did. i don't know if it is medical examiner or not medical examiner, i cannot tell you that. >> the expert and the prosecution at issue. skeletal evidence from the body of casey anthony's daughter

caylee and the manner and cause of her death. also, tonight, the battle of same-sex marriage in new york state and the crucial vote on the issue is expected next week. i will talk to both sides. >> they think i'm sending a loud and clear message of whether our families and our life and our choice and who we are and our love is legitimate or not. >> and violence escalates in the sudan. including this bombing near a united nations compound from earlier this week. hello, everyone, i'm don lemon at the "cnn newsroom" in new york and a lot of news to get you caught up on, so we will do that. we start with breaking news and sad news to report to you. clarence clemons of the bruce springsteen e street band has died at the age of 69. clemons affectionately known as big man suffered a stroke just a few days ago.

his signature sound could be heard on the boss' biggest hits. he gave one of his last interviews with joy behar back in 2009. we want to replay part of it for you now. >> from the first time we saw each other, we stayed together for two weeks, we were just inseparable. >> you were in love. >> i was, you know. i still am in love with him. you know, it's a masculine kind of love. it's not a sexual love. it's beyond sex. you know. >> what do you love most? is it his eyes? what is it? >> his dedication to what he does. >> that's right. >> and his belief in what he's doing and the energy that he creates stimulates in the whole band. >> he works very hard. >> he works hard. >> and i'm sure you did all of those years. >> and still do. >> in the book you talk about your love life a lot, you know?

i mean, how many exact women have you had over the years with the e street band? >> you mean marriages? >> no, just having them for one night? >> well, i don't know. i don't how many he had? >> no, you. we will talk about him in a minute. we don't want to say anything about him, because he is married. >> well, i'm married, too. i'm married, too, so. >> but you do talk about the women in the book. >> i do. and i have had my share of good time, and it was fun, but now i have really found the person i want to spend the rest of my life with. >> you do? >> yes. >> what is she like? >> well, she is young. >> how young, clarence? >> well, much younger. >> how much younger? >> well, i'm older than her parents. >> that's got to be hairy when you go for thanksgiving. >> we talk about it, you know. we laugh about it, but they're russian so they don't speak

english. that makes it a lot easier. >> they don't even know what's going on probably. >> she's very mature for her age and velma tour woman and helped me through so much and with me through the hard times, went through this whole operation. >> tell me about that. >> i had both of my knees replaced and they cut off my legs to shave my legs. it was a very painful thing and she was with me from the day i went into the hospital every day, she was by my side. >> that's nice. >> she slept every night with me. on an extra bed beside me, because i knew i could not do it without her. she was there for me, you know. >> clarence clemons on the joy behar show back in 2009 on our sister network hln. joining me by phone is craig cott a critic for the ""chicago tribune"." i understand you are writing the obit wash now -- obituary now. it's a great loss, isn't it? >> well is, absolutely. he was you know as sideman go, evers probably one of the most

famous sidemen in rock history. anybody who is a spring will springsteen fan recognizes the cover of the "born to run" album as springsteen's most iconic album. and it's telling that clemons shares the cover with springsteen. it's one of the most powerful images in rock. springsteen leaning on clemons' shoulder. they were literally joined at the hip before day one, before springsteen was famous, clemons was in his band and you know, he was as much a part of that stage presentation as springsteen was in many ways. >> you know, people have written about it and they have -- he's talked about it as well, clarence clemons and bruce springsteen about the night they met in asbury park in new jersey. they said it seemed like destiny that they sort of fulfilled each other's destiny when they met in

the late '60s, early '70s. >> well, it's a crucial part of the springsteen story. there's a lot of the myth attached to it, you know, the big storm, the door blows off the hinges. there's this is 6'4", 250 pound guy standing in the doorway and walks up on stage and springsteen is saying whatever you want, man. come and join my band. and they hit it off musically. they hit it off with karma. they hit it off as friends. it was a true friendship beyond being a musical relationship. and it can't be stated enough, springsteen was such a showman, so much about the, the relationship with the fan base, clemons was right there with him. he was literally the sidekick, the partner throughout all of this. and it was a big part of it. >> greg kot from the chicago tribune. thank you so much. we appreciate it. you've been covering clarence clemons for decades now, and we really appreciate it. we're efforting other reaction on the death of clarence clemons and we'll bring it to you in this hour if we get it here on cnn. in the meantime, there is more to tell you about.

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this just in to cnn. it's a statement from bruce springsteen. our breaking news at the top of this show was the death of legendary saxophonist clarence clemons died at the age of 69. this is into cnn and posted on bruce springstein's website. it is with overwhelming sadness that we inform our friends and fans that at 7:00 tonight, saturday, june 18th, our beloved friend and band mate clarence clemons passed away. the cause was the complications of the stroke of last saturday, june 12th. bruce springsteen said clarence

lived a wonderful life. he carried within him a love of people that will made them love him. he created a wondrous and extended family. he loved the saxophone, loved our fans and gave everything he had every night he stepped on stage. his loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and to have had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years. he was my great friend, my partner, and with clarence at my side, my band and i were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. his life, his memory, his love will live on in that story and in our band." that is from bruce springsteen. on the death of his partner, clarence clemons. on now to other developing news. new york soon may become is the most populace state in the nation to legalize same-sex

marriage. a state senate vote could happen in a matter of days and supporters say they are closer than ever to make it happen, but opponents insist they are not giving up. earlier i spoke with dan o'donnell, a key sponsor of the bill in the new york assembly where the bill passed earlier this week, and then brian brown is the against the bill. he is the president of the national organization for marriage. supporters claim they have the votes they need, so i asked brian brown a very direct question, here we go. >> are you worried? are you nervous about it? >> obviously, it is crunch time, but we heard from the lead sponsor dwight white that the votes were there, but the notion nate is a done deal is wrong. there are thousands of calls going into the senators and the legislature should not be

deciding anything as important as the future of marriage. the new york voters should have the same ability as 31 other states and every other state that it has been put to a vote and the voters have said directly no. we know it is unique and special and we don't want it redefined. >> but listen to this. you said the voters will decide. but 58%, this is a recent poll, 58% of new yorkers support same-sex marriage while more than one-quarter of voters say the measure along with extending regulation laws, it's a big deal in new york is one of their top two priorities. 58%. are you sure you want to take it to the voters? >> absolutely sure. we saw polls just like this in california and in maine. polls that were worded in a very biased way. have i absolutely no doubt if the voters of new york had a free and fair vote and they

could vote on the issue of marriage, they would vote to protect it. >> okay, all right. let's give daniel o'donnell a chance to talk here. daniel, what do you think? it's going to be gay pride in new york next weekend on sunday is the big parade. do you think that people will be celebrating then? >> absolutely, i'm confident with the governor's leadership, we're going to get this done. no one ever asked me in 2009 if it would pass. i would have told you that it was don'ting to pass, but this time it is going to pass. i'm proud to be a part of the process expanding the rights of new yorkers. >> there was a letter published by three of the greatest legal scholars of our time. robbie george at princeton and a number of other folks who support same-sex marriage. none of them deny that there are major unintended consequences of

same-sex marriage. in illinois, we heard these same arguments. it's not going to affect anyone other than the couples getting married. wrong. in illinois right now there are three lawsuits, because the catholic church, the adoption agencies are being told that they will have to shutdown if they will not adopt children to same sex couples, and it is as simple as that. >> you don't look at this as a civil rights issue? >> it's not a civil rights issue to redefine our most basic institution. >> daniel, i cut you off there. >> the supreme court has ruled that marriage is one of our fundamental rights. in the end, this is not a question about anything other than equality. the state issues licenses. and they issue licenses to people and they're called marriage licenses. i'm not seeking a marriage to the church, i'm not seeking a synagogue. i'm not seeking anything from any religion. the cases they constantly reference are not cases under the marriage law. there isn't marriage in illinois. and so if in fact people want to change the human rights laws or the discrimination laws they should make proposals in legislative body to do. >> as we reported, the new york state assembly has already passed the bill. the state senate is expected to vote by the end of the week. former congressman anthony

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yesterday, congressman weiner contacted nancy pelosi to let her know that he was resigning. now, weiner let her know by texting her a picture of him [ bleep ] cleaning out his desk. >> oh, that is is conan o'brien taking advantage of some of the best political fodder in years quite frankly, anthony weiner's sexting scandal. many laughed as the fall of the

new york politician played out. but some say the lowest point of his career marked a new depth of tastelessness. it came when a staffer from the howard stern show heckled weiner as he was resigning. here it is. >> continue. >> the people demand to know. >> to heal from the damage i have caused. >> hey, hey. >> are you serious? >> he's not with us. >> he's not with us. >> to repeat, most importantly, they're all patriots, and i will miss them all. >> are you more than seven inches. >> thank you. >> did you find this funny or was it going too far to talk about it are two standup comics, pete dominick is the host of the daily show" of a daily show on sirius xm satellite radio and dean obeidallah cofounded the arab american comedy festival. all right, guys. dean, you support this heckler, right? >> i do.

i mean, to me, this was the cherry on the weiner sundae. after what we have gone through, he raised the discourse of this whole discussion. it's not like i'm without sthit sympathy for anthony weiner, but it built to a porn star having a press conference calling for his resignation. the senior citizens are sitting there at is the senior center going why is he yelling about the penis. i felt bad for them more than anthony weiner. >> listen, pete, did you find it funny? what was your reaction to this? >> well, it was inappropriate. it was the wrong place. it was bad timing. but it's what bengie does of the howard stern show". the jokes, i mean, i would be lying if i said i didn't laugh at those jokes. the whole situation, don lemon, was so absurd from start to finish, and why on earth did congressman weiner have to go

make that resignation speech in front of a camera. why not write a letter? benji was at the first press conference and yelled out there, and did no one from congressman's weiner's office or from the media recognize this guy? i feel bad for the serious journalists who were covering this event that was kind of made a mockery of, but the bottom line is that is what benji does, and what the "howard stern show" does, and live cameras, man. >> and if any of us are on long enough, you will have a baba buoy moment, and that is just what benji does. so dean, i think the thing that bothers a lot of folks is when people want to laugh, they go to a club or watch a specific channel. they will go to a comedy channel. this heckler just put himself in it forcing everyone really to hear him. you know what pete makes a good

point because he was at the first press conference. what were they thinking? >> absolutely, he was there on june 6th yelling out similar questions. bengie walks in, all these other reserved reporters are coming in, one after the other, i'm from time magazine, from cnn. i'm from the howard stern show. hello. either remove his press credentials. it is funny. it's stupid, sophomoric, but it's funny. this is not like the tracy morgan thing from last week but a guy making fun of someone who caused his own down fall sending pictures of himself in his underwear to women on the internet. >> pete is, i want to ask you about something that happened today at the republican leadership conference in new orleans. the organizers printed this obama impersonator and then pulled him from the stage because they thought his jokes were getting "inappropriate." that's according to the "washington post." here's what some of the

impersonator said. listen. >> black history month, you see, michelle, she celebrates the full month and you know, i celebrate half. [ laughter ] >> my father was a black man from kenya. and my mother was a white woman from kansas. so yes, my mother loved a black man and no, she was not a kardashian. >> okay. so quickly here, pete, would you think the organizers were too sensitive? should they have kept the fake obama on stage? >> they should have. they put him on there, the jokes are funny. the performance is excellent. but it's is the place, don. it's the place. a republican leadership conference. there's a reason why over 80% of black people vote democrat. we have a statement from the former republican national committee. doug high tweeted out and says

wonder why many minorities have problems with gop? hiring obama impersonator to tell black jokes at the republican leadership for starters. it's our own fault. that's the former spokesman for the republican national committee. >> guys -- >> when he made fun of michele bachmann. >> we're out of time because of the breaking news involving clarence clemons. thank you so much. we really appreciate it. if you're a fan of law and order special victims unit," you don't want to miss this. >> we've done this longer than i have, that so many times i hear from people, you know, oh, he's so good looking and there's no way he would have done this. had we not had this on tape to prove exactly what we knew happened nobody would believe it. >> we're going inside with the real prosecutors who put away sexual deviants. that's 50% of the daily value. pass on the news and make sure you and everyone you know is getting the calcium they need. ♪

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♪ >> clemons suffered a stroke a few days ago and died today from complications. i want to bring in a.j. hammer, the host of "showbiz tonight" and lauren anke from the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. thanks to both of you. a.j., it is your beat to cover entertainment every single day, and this man was a true icon, a giant of the entertainment world and music world. >> yeah, and it's usually sad even hearing right now you're hearing the hook from born to run" with bruce springsteen and the e street band. it's hard to imagine the e street band without clarence clemons the big man who joined the band early on in 1972 in a famed story when he jumped on stage with bruce springsteen in asbury park during a lightning storm. really just an extraordinary man, an extraordinary talent and

somebody who was inseparable from his saxophone. he called his instrument a vehicle to move my spirit around. you think of those saxophone so lose in songs like born to run and blinded by the light and thunder road and jungle land and it wouldn't be the same were it not for the touch and the magic of clarence clemons. i remember very distinctly, don, seeing clarence clemons playing with the e street band and bruce springsteen back in the 1980s. and bruce does a terrific thing and first of all, he plays an incredibly long show full of energy. he totally gives you your money's worth and every member of the band does the same. at the end of the show, i remember as bruce is sort of running down everybody who's up there on stage with him and he refers to clarence as the biggest man you've ever seen. and there was something just so

so true about that. and this is just shocking news, of course. he suffered a stroke last week and to hear that he has passed away tonight at the age of 69, a huge loss in the music industry. >> when you said the big, big man and the giant, i want to read this and i want you to respond to it, lauren. here's what is bruce springsteen had to say talking about the night they were inducted into the hall of fame. that night we stood together says springsteen of clem mons in the rock and roll hall of fame induction in 1999. i looked over at c and it looked like his head reached into the clouds and i felt like a mere mortal scurrying upon the earth. he was really looked up to in that band and was the big brother. >> you know, when bruce and clarence came together, it wasn't just two guys that came

together and played. there was something musical and historical that came together. clarence walked on and he represented king curtis and junior walker and all of these great sax players in the history of rock 'n' roll. and there was also a way in which when bruce and clarence, when bruce did that schtick and it was schtick it was about black and white people meeting and playing together in a music that has been fraught with racial segregation, harmony, and all of the ways that we fight together as a culture. clarence and bruce in some ways not intentionally but when the two of them walked on stage, that's what they brought together. and clarence, you know, at the brought the styles of those players with him. and you know, also, he was just the coolest guy on stage. >> uh-huh. >> he was the coolest guy on stage. i mean as bruce used to say, you want to be like him. but you can't. >> yeah. >> you know? he just, he walked out i think if we all want to remember him tonight, we should play jungle land. >> yeah. >> that solo in "jungle land", you know, that's who he was. but also, you know, walk out there and play all of that kind of crazy stuff, "gimme the wine", "paradise by the sea" you

know? he was just -- he was trying to figure out you know, the guy could improvise and play. he also worked as a young man as a social worker. he had a guy -- evers a guy with a big heart and he had a rock 'n' roll heart and he loved this music and lived in it. when he and bruce walked up together, they knew what they were bringing together up there on stage and my heart goes out and the rock 'n' roll hall of fame museum's heart goes out to his family and to bruce and the e street band because we know what he represented when he walked on that stage. >> lauren, very well put. i'm going to let a.j. sum it up since this is your beat, a.j. this is a story really of not only just only just uber talented people but it was really a true story of diversity because they were good friends and would come out and play together and they would draw people from all backgrounds together. those two men and the rest of

the e street band. >> sure, and that's something we may be very accustomed to now. but you know, think back 35, 40 years ago when the e street band was first coming together, that wasn't the case. and i think clemons himself you know, sums it up as far as his talent and as far as his calling when he called his instrument, that's tenor saxophone, a vehicle to move my spirit around. that's what it did. he had every intention, despite his ailing health over the past couple years and spinal surgeries, had he every intention of getting out on tour with the band in 2012, because that was his life blood. and how terrific for a new generation to see him right now in the lady gaga video, "the edge of glory." this is the simplest most minimalistic video that lady ga ga who we know for all of the

over the top antics, and this is the simplest thing she did and instead of over the top, she did this very, i would just call it a simplistic minimalist video and clarence clemons appears in this thing playing his sax and what a fitting ending, because he was part of so many generations, and will continue to be a part of so many generations to come through his music with bruce. >> as one tribute put it tonight when lady gaga attempted to resurrect the glory of the '80s stadium rock on her recent album "born this way," she call the in clarence clemons. our thanks to lauren onkey of the rock 'n' roll hall of fame and of course the host of showbiz tonight on hln, a.j. hammer. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] to the seekers of things which are one of a kind. the authentic, the rare, the hard to define. to those who'd climb mountains or sail across seas for the perfect vanilla or honey from bees. to the lovers of orchards where simple is grown, who treat every bite as a world of its own. to those always searching for what's pure and what's real from we who believe we know just how you feel.

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parent. do you take them on the road? do you -- how are you going to deal with that with you traveling so much and being a single dad? >> first of all, it takes a great support system. my mom, my sister, you know, my family, all my loved ones are very important in everything i do in life and especially with my kids. so it takes a great support system for you to be able to parent. and you know, especially me being a single dad. >> i'm sure you know it's important. you grew up in a single family household living with your mom and dad separately. are you trying to incorporate your ex-wife into the fact here and have her spend time with your sons? >> no question, i mean, obviously, both my kids love both their parents very dearly. and you know, it's not their fault that we're not together. i always stress that is

important, and that they are loving both parents. just because we don't live in the same household doesn't mean we can't both parent our kids together and part at times. >> the 2011 fatherhood award from the national fatherhood initiative, that was given to you earlier this week. i want to talk about president obama pointed you to a new parenting group which is geared toward encouraging fathers to become more involved in their kids' lives which i think is very important. that's an honor to have the president appoint you to that. how do you think you're going to make a difference? what's your message with this? >> first of all i'm honored and humbled by an award that was given me from the fatherhood initiative award, but i feel like that is something i'm supposed to do. i'm supposed to be a father. this is my job to be a role model to my kids, so i'm humbled

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father's day weekend for a lot of people, a time to celebrate but for some, for some, it's a time to remember the dads and grand dads they

love so much but who are no longer with us. and with more and more women having children later on in life, a lot of kids will never get to know their grandparents. allison gilbert wanted her children to know what her dad was like and she came up with a lot of creative ways to preserve those memories for a younger gin ration. you explored all of this in your book called "parentless patients parents." >> yes. >> good to see you finally in person. we've known each other for a long time. what are some of the best ways you found to keep the memories alive for a father and grandfather? >> just have a conversation with your kids but use the word grandfather to your kids instead of my dad in relationship to yourself. make it about your kids. your grandfather. that's the easiest thing to do. this is really fun. >> you brought some stuff here to preserve your dad's memory. this is the book.

we've shown it there. show us this stuff. >> this is a memory quilt. these were all pieces of my father's ties. >> oh. >> so each piece of fabric was an actual tie that my dad wore. and every time i show a piece to my kids, it reminds me of when i saw my dad wearing it. it's an easy thing to have in my house. my kids are young. seeing something that's tangible makes my dad a little bit more real. >> you've done research about why people have a rough time during father's day and mother's day. >> yeah. >> i know i lost my real dad and step dad and i kind of know why. why do people have a rough time? >> 50% of all parents i interviewed for the book feel this tug on father's day. you want to be the dad celebrated but you also mourn the father that you've lost. it's not atypical. these are very normal emotions to want to connect with your dad

even though he's not there. and so doing things that really honor his memory is really important. >> i just -- this is so cool. this is your idea. >> yeah, it was my idea. it was easy to do. i think what happens when people who you love pass away, and whether it is what you have extra around the house, whether it is t-shirts or jeans in the house, you can make stuff out of it. i don't know if you can see this ring. this was a ring that i actually made out of my grandfather's cuff link. you can repurpose things that you have into something that's more meaningful for you today. and it brings joy as opposed to something that's kind of sad, you can make it something that makes you happy. >> when my dad died, i inherited my dad's rings, and i wear his wedding band and his rings if i go to a special occasion or black tie. i was thinking of having them redone. i thought i'm going to have them classic and refitted to my finger. it's not a wedding band. it is, but it's my dads. tell us about the facebook pain you created. >> the book came out a few months ago. what was really surprising to me is how much people felt alone prior to reading the book. they felt these feelings of parenting without your own parents was somewhat atypical.

of course, it's very usual. so for people to get connected on facebook all over the country and around the world to share some of the challenges has been a really nice, warm thing. >> i want to look at these photos. why are they significant. tell us about them. >> well, let me see what you are showing first. yes, this photo. this is two generations of, well, three generations. one of the parents whom i interviewed for the book, that is his father in the middle, so that's the grandfather. those are the two adult grandsons that they never met. they photo shopped the images together. that photograph never happened and it was a wonderful way of showing the physical traits that the grandsons inherited from the grandfather even though they never met the granddad. >> that is so cool. you know how they say that once you meet someone and you will have a different -- and we have known each other from telephone and so good to see you in person and i feel like i know who you are. it is called parentless parent, and it is by allison gilbert. thank you so much. >> thank you. there is a different kind of book out this father's day. and soon every frustrated parent will have it on their

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the windows are dark in the town, child. the whales huddle down deep. i'll read you one very last book, if you swear, you'll go the [ bleep ] to sleep. >> samuel l. jackson reading the audio version of the funniest children's book that's not really a children's book. it's called "go the f to sleep," for every parent who's dealt with the frustration of a kid who won't go to bed. it has only been out for a few days, and it is a huge hit. it is also a great last minute father's day gift as well depending on your dad's tolerance for a four-letter words. i talked to the author adam mansbach whether he is concerned the book might end up in younger hands than he intended. >> i don't not if parents are doing their job well. in any household there are a number of things that shouldn't end up in the hands of children, steak knifes.

this is another one. we trust parents will be able to exercise some judgment, keep this on a high shelf just as they would any other object that is for them and not for their children. >> you have a good sense of humor about it, and that is probably the appeal to the book. i want to ask you how did you get samuel l. jackson who is something of a poet when it comes to the f-word to do the audio book for you? >> yeah, it's amazing. i think it's the best possible person in the world to do it. it may be his best work since pulp fiction." audible.com hooked that up. he was super high on my list personally of people to do it. so it's great ta her him do it. >> listen, i'm serious, how are you going to tell your kids how not to curse after you make a mint off the "f" word here? >> you know, i'm a writer by trade. when i'm not doing this, i'm writing novels. so i'm somebody who believes in the power of language. i believe in the power of judiciously placed and expertly executed profanity. so there is a place for it, it's not in the mouths of 3-year-old

or 8-year-olds. when my daughter is old enough, i'll explain to her that this book is the reason we're living in a house and not in a dumpster outside of an abandoned taco bell. >> that is hilarious. you don't have the book with you, do you? >> i don't have the book in front of me, no. >> do you remember anything from the book? i wanted you to do a reading for us if there's something that you can remember from the book, because i want people to know how funny it is if you can recount something. >> sure, i think i can bring to mind a sample verse. i can't promise i'll doing it as well as samuel jackson or werner hertz zog but i'll do my best. all the kids from daycare are in dreamland. the froggy has made his last leap. hell, no, you cat go to the bathroom. you know where you can go? had the [ bleep ] to sleep. >> obviously, we are beeping the "f" part of that.

so adam, thank you, adam mansbach.