♪ ♪ top of a brand new hour on "cnn newsroom." i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm bianna golodryga. this hour we expect to see president biden sign a historic bill into law, the respect for marriage act. it was passed last week by congress. once signed, it will require the federal government to recognize the validity of same-sex marriage. >> the defense of marriage act was signed by former president clinton in 1996. don, of course, the 1996 law received a vote from then senator biden. >> reporter: it certainly did. this is part of his personal evolution, if you will on same-sex marriage and really on gay rights.

listen, victor and bianna, it's good to be on with you. i wasn't supposed to be reporting today. since i'm here, i was invited guest. i wanted to take in the services. you can hear the amens chorus of washington, d.c. special guest cyndi lauper -- >> everybody is laughing because dancing queen just came on. this has been a decade in the making as everybody laughs here. you know why. joe biden on that historic interview on "meet the press" ten years ago really changed the game when it comes to same-sex marriage voicing his support, what he says was civil rights and civil liberties for all which pushed the obama administration. here we are about to codify it into law. >> you're comfortable with

same-sex marriage now? >> look, i am vice president of the united states of america. the president sets the policy. i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, hetero sexuals are entitled to all the civil rights and civil liberties. >> reporter: the former president, barack obama who was in office at the time, saw his vice president on television doing that and said, you know what? he got a little bit ahead of his skis. it was all for a goodness in spirit. that forced the obama administration into supporting same-sex marriage and changed the trajectory for a lot of gay people in the country. i have to say it is amazing to be here, to see thousands and thousands of people here at the white house streaming in through the mall, and the former vice president who is now the president of the united states is going to sign this bill.

it's kind of poetic that it's happening. it's on his watch. >> so special for you to be there, don. sorry we made you report as well. i feel like this is a moment you didn't want to pass up to talk about the significance of it and the fact that this was a bill voted and passed in a bipartisan manner. talk about the people who are there and who the president has invited to the ceremony. >> reporter: the most important person here for me is my fee and say standing right behind the camera. i have to tell you we just, a couple weeks ago, went to get our marriage license. we got engaged just -- not long before covid happened and planning our wedding and it got sidetracked. a couple weeks ago, like everybody else who wanted to go to city hall. we went and got our marriage license. it expires on december 18. if we're not married by then, we have to go back and do it again. i got the invitation from the

white house. i wanted to come and experience it like anyone else. when i got to the gate, they said should we have jamie come get you? no. we waited in line for hours. we saw members of the lgbtq community, people part of the oberg felt lawsuit will be here. many, many more witnessing this. even the council for loving versus virginia way back in 1967, they will be here as well. >> i wasn't trying to throw you a trick question, but you answered correctly there as throwing to tim as the most important person there with you. congratulations to both of you, don. we want to bring in cnn political commentator errol louis and cnn senior political correspondent abby phillip. abby, let me start with you and pick up on the point we were making there and don so eloquently made as well, the trajectory that the country has

gone on over the past ten years, that you see the supreme court step in with the decision, a shocking decision over the summer. lawmakers from both parties quickly coming together to help codify this piece of legislation. >> how far we have come from the days of the defense of marriage ability which this soon-to-be law basically undoes in terms of what it aims to do. some of it has to do with just the american people going beyond where our politicians have been. when you think about joe biden back in 2012 making that statement on "meet the press," the reason he got there before the sitting president who at that point needed to run for re-election was because the politics of coming out in favor of gay marriage was not totally clear at the time. since then there have been supreme court cases, the oberg

felt case and the american people have basically said we have moved on beyond this. i think there has been a sea change in the public that has driven the politics on it. even though there's an effort right now on the right to move things back in the other direction, i think that's going to come up against the reality that many americans, perhaps most americans have someone who is an lgbtq person in their lives and doesn't see any need to go back to the days of the mid '90s in which gay marriage was illegal basically across the country. >> errol, to abby's point, this is from the annual gallup values and beliefs poll. 1996, the year the defense of marriage act was signed. support for gay marriage, 27%, this year, 71%. the evolution we talked about, the country has come around to

love -- >> let me give you a few more numbers. the american community survey, the census bureau, they reported as of several years ago 980,000 people in same sex relationships, most of which were actually marriages. when it comes to interracial marriage, likewise. back when loving was passed, the ruling was handed down in 1967, only 3% of marriages were interracial. the equivalent number now is something like 20%. you're talking about 11 million people. politicians can count votes. that's the way it works in a democracy. the people have moved on. we saw so many contests in the last couple of cycles that were decided by, what, 80,000 votes, 30,000 votes. when you're talking about hundreds of thousands, even millions of households, we're in no position as a country to simply walk past that. i think that's what led us to

this signing today. >> don, it sort of wraps up what has been a rather successful few months for the president, signing this legislation into law. let's go back to what has happened since september. he passed the inflation reduction act. a stronger-than-expected midterms, lowered prescription drug prices, brittney griner's release from russia, the respect for marriage act being signed today. he's had strong performance on an international stage as well. he still has the unified support from allies on the war in ukraine. he had that strong meeting with president xi at the g20 where some would describe the temperature having been lowered between the two. even his approval rating while still low has crept up. talk about this momentum that he has now as we end the year and he's hoping to keep the government open.

>> reporter: underpromise and overdeliver. it's a cliche, but it's true. i think that's what joe biden is doing. many pundits, political pundits, especially those on the right and people in media have been very critical of joe biden, wondering if he was governing or legislating from a bygone era when he was a senator when he was vice president and that era didn't exist anymore. through bipartisanship, which was his promise coming into office, he said through bipartisanship i want to bring the country together and get things done. it appears -- not only appears, the evidence shows that is exactly what he is doing. so i have to say outside of the political realm, because we tend to, bianna, abby, errol and victor, we tend to look at things through a political lens, left versus right. i guess that's how we've been trained as american people. today is not about left versus right.

today is about rights, civil rights for all people. for those of you you mentioned -- those people on the right who are opposing this, i would urge them to think about themselves and members of their family and people they love not having the rights under the constitution that are guaranteed for all people. think about those rights. think about them in their own marriages or not being able to be married, not being able to have the families they have, the homes they have, the tax breaks they have. really think about it. that is the evolution that joe biden has gone through over the last decade and pushing the former obama administration into the acceptance of gay marriage and to supporting it and actually now getting it codified. >> well said. don lemon at the white house. we're going to bring to you the president when he signs the respect for marriage act this hour. i would be remiss if i didn't point out -- i think we heard a

little lizzo there. i think ms. ross is singing now, "i'm coming out." >> why do we need to go anywhere? >> we could just listen to the playlist at the white house. we'll come back and bring it to you when it happens. thank you, guys. also, this just in to cnn. we're learning the january 6th committee investigating the capitol riots will hold its final public hearing this coming monday. >> a full report will be released two days later. cnn's manu raju joins us from capitol hill. what are the details you're learn? >> that's right. december 19th will be the final public meeting of the committee. in that meeting they're going to actually present the report they've come up with over roughly two years of investigation, and that will include referrals, criminal referrals that the committee plans to move forward or suggest for the justice department to move forward, potentially ethics committee referrals and other categories referrals, this is according to bennie thompson,

the chairman of the committee, suggesting there could be a referral to the american bar association. we'll see the details on this. they have a vote to adopt the report that they have come up with that details all the committee's findings so far. two days later on december 21st, that's when the public will see the full report, all the details that they have come up with over the past year and a half to two years of the investigation. we'll see transcripts, also, of the more than thousand witnesses that have come before this committee behind closed doors. additional transcripts will be released in the days ahead. this will be the final moment of this committee -- detailing everything they laid out. detailing donald trump's role in january 6th and whether or not they will, in fact, refer him to criminal prosecution to the justice department to decide what to do. so a big moment, december 19, the first day this committee wraps up its work. >> we talked about the

accomplishment for president biden, that he's now signed into law, the respect for marriage act, better-than-expected economic data today. he doesn't want to cap it off with a government shutdown. are we hearing any indications of a deal? >> mitch mcconnell, senate republican leader, told reporters they are, quote, very close to getting a large scale spending agreement that would fund the entire federal government from this past september -- october 1st, all the way until next october 1st. a full-year deal, dealing with a whole range of issues including funding for ukraine, additional $37 billion for ukraine. it's unclear what the top number is, also folding in other key policy issues including overhauling the electoral counteract to prevent another january 6th from coming forward. one is that the house republicans are steadfastly opposed to this, including

republican leader kevin mccarthy. he said today, hell no on this only bus package. i asked him about mcconnell's comments. he says because republicans are still in minority in the house, they don't need republican support in the house which is why it's expected to pass the house if they get this through. the question will be in the senate and whether they can get an agreement for a quick vote before the deadline would be december 23rd to avoid a shutdown. still some hurdles to overcome. optimism from top republicans that a deal could now be within reach. >> sounds familiar. it's because we're here almost every year around this time trying to keep the government open. manu raju, thank you. a judge in the bahamas is holding a hearing for sam bankman-fried, the founder of ftx. he was arrested on u.s. charges for the billion dollar collapse of his company. a million of its depositors have been unable toing a ses their

money. these indictments that he committed fraud and conspiracy came down on the same day the securities and exchange commission filed charges against him. >> claims that he funneled billions into a hedge fund to bank role lavish expenses and more. >> we charge that bankman-fried violated campaign finance laws by causing tens of millions in illegal campaign contributions to be made to candidates and committees associated with both democrats and republicans. these contributions were disguised to look like they were coming from wealthy co-conspirators when, in fact, they were funded by alameda research with stolen customer money. >> here is cnn's kara scannell and senior legal analyst elie hoenig. elie prosecuted the criminal case. we'll lean on that expertise in

a minute. first, ckara, they talked about how quickly this case has come together and is moving forward. >> reporter: that's right. damien williams, the u.s. attorney for amount said this was an all hands on deck situation. they moved swiftly. remember ftx filed for bankruptcy, that's when bankman-fried was ousted from the company he founded. according to the sec, they sai the scheme began in the inception of the company in 2019. multiple schemes alleged here. one is that bankman-fried allegedly stole billions of dollars out of customer accounts that he transferred to the hedge fund and usedexpenses, like you mentioned, luxury real estate. also took out $1.3 billion in personal loans and funded political donations.

that's an area the u.s. attorney says he believes one of the motivations here is that bankman-fried was trying to buy bipartisan influence in washington to effect public policy. the crypto industry is unregulated. there's a lot of people trying to jockey to influence how that is. the u.s. attorney saying that was part of the motivation for why he acted. they say this fraud began in the beginning. listen to what the sec's chief of enforcement had to say about what happened when the crypto market started to crater this spring and bankman-fried doubled down. >> bankman-fried's entire house of cards started to crumble as crypto asset prices plummeted in may of 2022, and as alameda's lenders demanded repayment on billions of dollars in loans. to continue propping up his empire, we allege that bankman-fried diverted billions more in ftx customer assets to

alameda. >> damien williams, the u.s. attorney also saying if there are any victims out there, they should contact the office and come forward. they say anyone that worked at ftx that hasn't already been in contact with the office, he's encouraging them to do so before they go out and find them. williams saying this is one of the biggest financial frauds in american history. >> they also called for those elected officials to whom he gave money to give that money back as quickly as possible. kara, stay with us. elie, eight criminal charges filed by the doj. i would imagine their number one goal is to prove intent. from what you've heard and read, can they? >> the indictment looks strong to me heading into this. the big question was is this fraud or is this incompetence. the answer, it turns out, is both. that's why we've seen criminal charges which goes to the fraud, the misstatements, the statements to investors that your money is going to stay in ftx, we're not going to mess with it. instead it was put into this

alameda group to buy property and give political donations. there's also an element of incompetence. that's where the sec comes in who has now filed a civil action that says there were no controls on this institution, this was utterly irresponsible and has run amuck. sam bankman-fried has two problems, the criminal one being the bigger one. >> the hearing in nassau, we heard he's not going to fight this expedition hearing. what does all that mean? >> an interesting dance around expedition. when someone wanted in the united states gets arrested in another country -- we do have a treaty with the bahamas, so he's capable of being sent back here. you can either agree to expedition or fight it. it looks like sam bankman-fried is going to fight it. you have to show the indictment is defective. that means he may now have a series of hearings in bahamas. i've had expedition fights that have taken years -- not to say

this one will take year. each one stands on its own. if and when he arrives back to the united states, he's sent a clear message to prosecutors which is i'm going to fight you. that's going to make prosecutors less likely to bargain with him and may cause prosecutors to ask to lock him up with no bail pending trial. they're going to say we don't trust the guy, he's got assets, he's got connections and he fought us on expedition. >> he can sure talk. how many interviews has he given? >> his lawyers would say too much. >> elie hoenig, kara scannell, thank you. as covid, vrsv and flu case rise, officials say it's time to put your mask back on. also ahead, the homeland security secretary is heading to the border after more than 2,400 migrants crossed into the u.s. each day over the past weekend. we'll tell you what's driving that surge.

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this year's flu season ramped up faster than expected. we're seeing skyrocketing cases of rsv and in some parts of the country covid-19 infections are on the rise. the viral onslaught has prompted several big cities like los angeles and new york to urge residents to mask up again. the new york city health commissioner joining me now. doctor, thank you for taking the time to come on with us. just in the past two weeks alone, the rise in covid cases increased over 50%. flu cases up 60%. hospitalization rate is up 20%. this is before the next two busiest weeks of the year. how concerned are you about

what's to come in the next few weeks? >> we're concerned. we are certainly seeing the tripledemic play out. we're seeing unprecedented rates of flu, rsv and rising rates of covid which is why we issued the advisory to wear masks as we enter this time of gathering and congregation, our holidays. we want everyone to have a holiday that's been snatched from us the last two years. the best way to do so as you're going about your shopping, going about that big dinner, before you end up in your house is to wear a mask when you're out and about in crowded public settings, especially indoors and to get tested frequently, get treated if you test positive. if you anti up to date on your buy valent booster, do that. >> you issued this advisory. it's in shopping malls, in schools, in workplaces, in elevators. it includes those vaccinated for both covid-19 and the flu.

we should also note it's also voluntary. do you see a scenario in which that could turn to mandatory? >> well, look, covid is with us. we're in the covid era. we're going to learn, we're learning how to live with it, and i think over the last couple years at the height of the covid emergency people's perception of public health has been, it's all about rule making and all about mandates and regulations. we actually do a lot, even more in public health that's about guidance and communication and information and science and empowering people to make the safest and best decisions they can and giving them access to care to make those decisions. we're also distributing masks all through out the city. that's the stage we're in. my job as the city's doctor is to give people the best advice they can and navigate the season as safely as possibly. >> anecdotally i'm not seeing many people mask up.

i was at the hospital today, i had my annual checkup. there, yes, i saw patients and doctors fully masked up. outside of that, i'm curious, what's your message to people who say i want to get on with my life, i'm vaccinated. for parents of young children, they want their children to have an experience that they deserve in schools without masks. what is your message to those people? >> there are still people getting severely ill from covid, dying from covid, hospitalized from covid. most of those people are older people, above 65, people undervaccinated or unvaccinated. we know covid doesn't respect any of those boundaries. we know masks reduce transmission. we also know we're facing flu and rsv surges that we haven't seen in previous years. wearing a mask is not about an all-the-time thing. it's about making smart choices when you're out in public, when

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neighbors. whenever i came out here, i just noticed everything was destroyed. >> unbelievable. in nearby grapevine, texas, storms destroyed part of a gas station and knocked over a power pole. this is what it looked like in washington county, colorado, where heavy snow and strong winds cut visibility. the conditions there are creating a travel nightmare. meteorologist jennifer gray is tracking the storm for us. jennifer, what are areas facing? what are the biggest risks right now? >> it depends on where you are. severe risk across the south. a wintery risk across the north which is also causing delays as you saw. in the south, a new tornado watch issued until 10:00 central time for portions of louisiana louisiana, arkansas and i believe that extends until 10:00 as mentioned. across the north we have blizzard conditions that have been on going across portions of nebraska as well as eastern sections of colorado. we're going to continue to see

that until we go into the overnight hours as well. some interstates have been closed in eastern colorado east of denver. this is i-70 and i-76, i believe. those have been closed because of the snowy conditions. as the storms continue to march to the east, we'll continue to see the severe weather threat. once it gets dark, that threat is going to become even more dangerous because people will be sleeping. they'll need a way to get weather alerts. as we get into tomorrow, the risk is going to be a little farther to the east. that's going to include places like new orleans, mobile, the florida panhandle. that's going to extend into tomorrow through about midday. we do expect the conditions to continue throughout the afternoon hours overnight, and the stormy conditions will be there through much of tomorrow as well guys. >> jennifer gray watching the storm for us, thank you, jennifer. the opposition is building against tiktok. u.s. lawmakers just introduced a bill to ban the social media app. more on that ahead.

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a new bill from republican senator marco rubio aims to ban tiktok in the u.s. the legislation is an escalation of a recent move by red state governors to eliminate the app from state devices. alabama and utah are the latest

to join the effort. south dakota was the first state to do it over concerns that china, the government there, can access tiktok's information since its parent company is based in china. a tiktok executive testified to congress that the company does not share data with the chinese government. cnn's oliver darcy is here with details. tell us about the moves to get rid of tiktok. >> i think there are two things going on here. one is that lawmakers have legitimate concerns about tiktok, about whether u.s. data can be assccessed by the chines which tiktok says no, and whether china could eventually tweak the algorithm at some point to alter u.s. perception toward the chinese government. those are concerns that lawmakers have. i think the other thing that's happening here is republican lawmakers primarily are using tiktok as the face of the chinese government. so to show to their constituents, which is very popular right now, to have a hard stance on china, to show to

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