he has some support like al sharpton, julian bond, melanie campbell and the reverend joseph lowery.all sent him an open letter cheering his stance on same-sex marriage, and reverend lowery says it's time for the black community to come around. why isn't the black community more accepting, and why aren't they the first people raising their hands going, of course, all of us should be -- should have equal rights? >> well, i don't want to say what i'm going to say. >> but you're going to say it anyway? i know you. >> i'm going to say it anyway. there's a little hypocrisy here. we have had gay issues in the black church longer than we've been willing to discuss it. but we've got to come to the point, and we are coming to the point that we're going to accept the freedom of -- i mean, we're going to accept the fact that nobody has a right to dictate to you who you're going to spend your life with. >> back in october when i -- you know, when you had your illustrious birthday, right, i asked you about this issue, and you said that you were for same-sex marriage then. you said at first you th

lowery. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton, "hardball" starts right now.

joseph lowery giving the benediction at the historic inauguration of president obama.nown as the dean of the civil rights movement, a founding member of the southern leadership conference with dr. t martin luther. the march on washington, freedom rides challenging laws across the jim crowe south, and the 1965 march for voting rights. at 90 years old, he is still making an impact. he joined us when we kicked off his rally. this year, aimed at new voter suppression. >> one of the things we cannot ever been in this crowd, and not understand, is holy ground. and we are here understanding that we are sent on a holy mission. >> and just this week, he and i joined other civil rights leaders in supporting brother obama's stand on same sex marriage with other brothers and sisters into the movement. 60 years into the struggle, he is still fighting for the rights of the powerless. standing not for one, but for all. joining me now, reverend dr. joseph lowery, it's an honor to have you with us. >> it's my honor, i'm happy to be here with you. >> why do you take a position supportin

and you can marry and divorce without the church. >> you should know that reverend lowery and reverend al sharpton wrote the president a letter supporting his stance on same-sex marriage. >>> the senate is getting involved with what caused the homeland national security, nine members to lose their jobs. congressman joe lieberman tells cnn he wants some answers. >> is the inspector general satisfied with the investigation of what happened on cardajina that the secret service did? secondly, were there indications before the colombian scandal of behavior by secret service agents off duty by assignment. there should have been a warning this was coming. third, what are you going to do, director sullivan, to make sure nothing like this ever happens again? >> the scandal erupted last month just before president obama's trip to the summit in america's colombia. the coo's yahoo john thompson left the company today. he only got the post in january. thompson's official bio said he held two degrees in computer science, but it turns out his only degree is in accounting. an activist shareholder grou

the toronto blue jays comowt lowery erupted after a questionable strike three call. wouldlook? spiked his helmet into the ground and it then hit that ump in the hit. -- hip. team manager went out to argue. the fan hit same umpire with a cup of beer as he walked off the field. we are told lowery can play there is a decision -- lowry can play until a decision on his appeal. is he set to play tonight against the yankees. if you wish to bring a flare to seerk game do not light it up and throw it on to the field during the game. germany's national soccer federation investigating this during final. flares interrupted play for 30 minutes. then fans rushed the field after the final whistle. before we go our team's top five things of the day. a corpse flower in honolulu is blumeing recently. one expert says it smells like a dead horse. number four, police say the newark airport security supervisor accused of taking a dead man's identity may have bought the guy's birth certificate and social security number from some middle man. and number three, sources tell the reuters news agency that

. >> there is a new spiritual leader in the baltimore area million -- william lowery was installed as the 16th archbishop of baltimore. he is from bridgeport, connecticut and succeeds cardinal william o'brien. >> faith is public. faith is meant to be spread far and wide and acted upon through church and -- through church institutions in the witness of the individual believers. >> his responsibility will be to oversee seven catholic schools. the ceremony help students learn more about the current leader. if you missed the event, you can watch mass on wbaltv.com will you can watch the homily in its entirety. >> the team behind the baltimore grand prix is hoping to make the event bigger and better while avoiding the issues we saw last year. race on llc will sell tickets on may 28. it will promote and run this year's grand prix. president michael andretti is confident the race will become a world-class event and one of the top street races in the country. >> i would not be doing this if i was not confident. >> before teaming up with race on, the city through out two other contract. -- con

. >> my name is charlie lowery, i am a senior at the operating engineers union. of like issue you have been a day. and very appropriate that we hear about the situation of the task force on this day. i would also like to commend you on your support for the central subway and infrastructure projects in the city. engineers represent surveyors, heavy equipment, crane operators, and material inspectors. right now, 896 members are on the out of work list in san francisco. they're not just operating engineers, they are fathers, mothers, sons, daughters. they are taxpayers and consumers. those out of work operating engineers have depended on schools and colleges and are in the health care system. how they are losing their homes and losing their health insurance as a result of unemployment. i urge the board to do everything in its power to assure the progress of this project and include any issuance of bonds. how does the time for maximizing benefits. we're all acutely aware of the delay. while the underlying need also continues to grow, and the need for jobs has never b

lowery had 3 hits tonight. air yet a allowed 6 runs.dding to that, usually mild mannered catcher matt ejected from the game arguing with the umpire. os lose 8-6. they have dropped 7 of their last 9 but still remain tied for first place with tampa bay. continues his come back from concussion symptoms. tonight playing for -- roberts started at 2nd base. reaches here an infield single. roberts will play another game tomorrow night and this weekend with bowie. he will be eligible to join the big league on june 12th. >>> college lacrosse. hopkins had the trophy but for the first time the trophy belongs to eye ole a. -- loyola. school is out for the loyola community. addressed the gathering and some of his players reflected on their accomplishment. >> the bus ride home, you were sitting there and you look around at people's faces and you just say, wow, this is something special. this is really a moment right now that i'm with my buddies and i'll never forget this for the rest of my life. >> fans got a chance to hold the trophy tonight. it is

onto the fifth inning, and davis up, facing the new picture, lowery scores. a-one to run out.t got into an argument with the empire. he did not like the strike zone tonight. ejected. it had an outcome because he ground out. this huge missed opportunity that would come back to haunt them. adam jones, left field and gone, at a two run home run. they come up short losing 8-6 in toronto. 22 years ago, charlie return to campus after the losing the national championship game. now he finally got the return trip he always wanted. they brought the national trophy back to their campus. in the last stop at the season which included an 18-1 record in the first national title. welcome home never felt so good. >> my senior year we went to the national championship game and had an opportunity to do something we thought was remarkable. and loss. but we felt like loyola had arrived. fast-forward to have these young men walked off of this, walked out of this locker room with their heads held high and know that they have done something no other program has ever done. that is to bring a national

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brett lowery are a solo shot in the ninth, the blue jays knocked off the rangers 8-7. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> for another look at the weather, we check back in with nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. >> a lot of heavy rain yesterday was pushing through the big cities of the east. today we have clouds but not so much rain. just a few showers out there south of d.c. and heading through northern maryland. there's more rain back here in eastern ohio that will roll down through west virginia and south of pittsburgh. so we do have rain in the forecast today, not going to rain all day long. the best chances of rain will be late this afternoon d.c. into areas north of there towards philly and also pittsburgh. notice the temperature difference, wind off the water in boston, highs in the 50s. we're in the low 80s in d.c. the big contrast the further north you go. the widespread areas of severe weather include a moderate risk of severe storms around omaha to des moines, chicago, detroit, pittsburgh to d.c., all port

no one expects little lowery ann madison of lake ridge, virginia to win. just being part of today's preliminary round here in washington is a unique accomplishment. she can spell with the best of them and she's 6. kids twice her age are considered prodigies. no one younger than 8 has qualified a at the nationals. she's home schooled and adorable. >>> a photographer is claiming he was roughed up by justin bieber. >> ma don that, is she taking a swipe at lady gaga? teresa garcia has those stories and more at this week's look at entertainment. >> reporter: madonna kicks off her world tour in israel this week. her performance may sample a lady gaga song. at rehearsals in tel aviv, madonna was heard inning ising the lyrics to gaga's -- singing the lyrics to gaga's song. some say lady gaga ripped off madonna's hit. the '70s band the sex pistols is rereleasing their controversial song god save the queen right in time for the queen's diamond jubilee. the song which is critical of the monarchy was originally released to coincide with queen elizabeth ii's silver jub

championship and graeme mcdowell play raphael could but added bello nicolas colsaerts faces paul lowery graeme mcdowell is the top seed left in the competition and most of the crowd followed his contest against sergio garcia at the quarter final stage with tao winning it on the first extra hole of a playoff and his next opponent is rafael cabrera belo he got an impressive three one victory over to quit. while scotland's paul houri was probably the most impressive on saturday and fresh south africa's retief goosen six and five. and that sets up a last four clash with nicolas colsaerts the belgian coming out of the sand here to see off a late charge from brad snedeker. and it's jason dufner who leads the bar nelson championship in texas with the rand left to play he has a one strike me david jason day j.j. henry and taking pride. in finally becoming a team player isn't always the easiest task but children from around moscow now have the chance develop their bonding skills like they never have done before like a kind of child care has been finding at. camps for children and use have always

obama, but the president does have the confidence of civil rights leaders like al sharpton and joseph lowery who sent him an open letter of support. >>> yahoo! has fired its ceo scott thompson because he claimed a college degree he never had. thompson's official bio stated that he held two degrees in accounting and computer science, but it turns out his only degree is in accounting. yahoo! says its media chief ross levinshone will be named the company's new ceo. >>> a legendary bass guitarist has died. his name is duck dunn, and he played with some of the greats of rock 'n' roll. dunn played bass for booker t. and the mgs. he was also a member of the famed blues brothers and was in the original 1980s film of the same name. he performed in recordings with eric clapton and neil young. he died in tokyo. he was 70 years old. here he is playing the instrumental "green onions." ♪ good stuff. now to movies, "thor," "captain america," "the hulk" and the rest of the gang, they are on track to break a huge record. "the avengers" is slated to top $1 billion in sales worldwide this weekend. the superher

civil rights icon, rev rand joseph lowery. we're talking with him in just a moment. black churches have a lot oreconcile over same sex marriage. they are a major source of support. but as jones reports, many just won't follow him down this path. >> i love the president, but i cannot support what he does. >> to atlanta. >> i'm not mad with the president. >> to new york. >> it's no one's business. only the couples who are involved. it should not be of community concern. >> tackling the subject of same sex marriage sunday. >> he and his congregation have been praying for president obama every sunday for years and this day was no different. >> will this hurt the african-american support for the president in the upcoming election? i would hope not. we have got larger challenges that we have to face. [ applause ] . >> daryl weis, a member who was gay, said the president took a stand. >> as a black gay male and as a baptist, i feel that things will change and opinions will change. the only thing i have to do is lift it up to the lord. >> african-americans have been a strong

lowery. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >>> evil destruction, let's play "hardball." >>> good even welcome i'm chris matthews in washington. sabotage, they did it last summer exploding the country's credit rating. here they come again for an election year replay. if you want to kill the recovery you get to kill obama's chances. it's another example of how the republicans have become a protest party with no interest in governing our country. look who is hiding from the president these days, mitt romney. his staff stopped reporters from asking him any questions today. what is he afraid of? plus the defense rests in the john edward's case and never calls him or his girlfriend to the stand. a lot of people think the prosecution never made it's case on the law. how about that 11th hoir outside money changing a senate election out in nebraska and pushing a candidate backed by sarah palin way over the top in the last minute. is that more dirty angry money? finally let me finish with st

reverend joseph lowery and julian bond helped write the letter.ill their views carry weight in the african-american community and in the church? we could get some answers tomorrow when african-american pastors will be in the pulpit. >>> mitt romney makes a personal appeal to conservative evangelicals. mr. romney addressed graduates at liberty university. he never mentioned his own mormon faith directly, but stressed common ground on issues like service, responsibility, and the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman. tens of thousands of protesters in spain are fed up with their country's economic nightmare. they marched today in madrid and other cities, marking the one-year anniversary of a movement against inequality and sky high unemployment. >> >> now to the stories you're talking about. the conservative gay sheriff, forced out of the closet. now he's speaking out on a party divided. tough love for the gop. it's a cnn exclusive. >>> a magazine cover worth a bunch. boobs, it's what's for dinner. does mom need it more than the kid? >

joining us rich lowery the editor of "the national review."lso a fox news contributor. 67%, when you get 67% of the people saying something in a poll that is significant. that's 2/3 of the people think this announcement was made for political reasons. >> yeah. the first indication this wasn't going to be a great poll for the president, jon, that was on page a-17 on "new york times." not just on a-17 below the fold in a-17. you had to hunt for this thing. that 67% number is very historic and a sign the roleout just didn't play well. everyone assumed he was forced into it by joe biden which was really the truth. and then he i am heads out to fund-raisers in hollywood and up here in new york city with a bunch of celebrities. people tend to be a little cynical. they look at this and say all about politics. i think it was more about politics that he was hiding his real position on this issue for so long but in any case it hasn't played well. jon: right. because in that poll people were asked do you think barack obama, i'm sorry, does president obam

yesterday i heard joe lowery who was with dr. king he said you know, you have got to support equal rights. he said at his age is he uncomfortable with it i think lots of people are uncomfortable. at the same time, to use the president's language evolving on this issue and so if you wore the t-shirt that made a big deal about having a mom and dad, a lot of people would see that as intentionally antagonistic to gay people. >> bill: that's so, i think, wrong in a society that should respect both points of view, mary katharine? >> yeah. i don't have too much issue with the politics of the onesis. the onsie is a symbol how quickly he turned the corner. >> bill: had to have this secret -- >> here is the thing. >> bill: rolling them out pretty fast. >> here is the thing, if obama if he truly as he believes himself to be as liberals believes him. if you want to be a leader you have got to involve a couple years before dick cheney not a couple years after him who of course had the pro-gay marriage stance before obama. getting credit for l

ahead of sunday's services a group of civil rights leaders, include al sharpton and joseph lowery have written an open letter to the african-american community embracing the president's decision. it says, "we cannot fight to gain rights for some and not for all." in another part of the letter it says, "the president made clear that his support is for civil marriage for same kx couples, and he is fully committed to protecting the ability of religions institutions to make their own decisions about their own sacraments. there will be those who seek to use this issue to divide our community. as a people, we cannot afford such division." cnn's athena jones live out of silver spring, maryland with the latest public reaction to the president's decision. athena, what are you hearing and where are you in silver spring? >> we're actually at a market in downtown silver spring talking to a whole bunch of people. we've been talking to them all day. before i mention that, national poll numbers, gallop did the first national pole since wednesday when the president made the declaration for same-sex ma

you said to me during the commercial break after i spoke with julian bond and i spoke about joseph loweryvil rights movement and comparing this, what did you say? you said it was an honor to be -- >> yeah. just to be amongst those men, to be sitting here and having an interview with you. because we're not trying to -- you know, comparing civil rights, i don't want to steal civil rights, but it's a movement that we can learn from and a movement that can cause us to grow. and so, you know, doing this type of work, i think one of the things that keeps me going is reading the writings of mlk or gandy or things like that, because it's so easy to get discouraged. >> we talked about the black church. and listen, i know not all -- i'm generalizing. not all african-americans are going to be in church tomorrow, not all african-americans are christians, but a large portion of them are. and they will be going to church tomorrow for mother's day. and it's interesting that this came out. the letter, the president, the administration, as julian bond said, would be smart to get ahead of this. so how do y

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yesterday i heard joe lowery who was with dr.you know, you have got to support equal rights. he said at his age is he uncomfortable with it i think lots of people are uncomfortable. at the same time, to use the president's language evolving on this issue and so if you wore the t-shirt that made a big deal about having a mom and dad, a lot of people would see that as intentionally antagonistic to gay people. >> bill: that's so, i think, wrong in a society that should respect both points of view, mary katharine? >> yeah. i don't have too much issue with the politics of the onesis. the onsie is a symbol how quickly he turned the corner. >> bill: had to have this secret -- >> here is the thing. >> bill: rolling them out pretty fast. >> here is the thing, if obama if he truly as he believes himself to be as liberals believes him. if you want to be a leader you have got to involve a couple years before dick cheney not a couple years after him who of course had the pro-gay marriage stance before obama. getting credit for liberal activis

it likely will mean a lengthy suspension for brett lowery. so angry for being ejected from a game last night after a couple of questionable strike calls, he threw his helmet and struck the umpire with it as it ricochetted into his body. miller was doused by a beer by a fan. and his playing days will come to a temporary end for quite some time. >>> it's been a busy morning for queen elizabeth. making another stop on her jubilee tour. she arrives at a canal. and later, the royal party will visit one of the oldest soccer stadiums. all part of her commemoration of 60 years on the throne. >>> you think in detroit, the birthplace of the automobile, driving would be fairly obvious the way to get around. but in the case of one jordan williams, you'd be dead wrong. this is real. williams traded in horsepower for the power of one horse, as you can see. all legal, by the way. williams and his pony, magic, actually work with inner city kids. give them a little taste of the country. and $4 gas to that guy is just a rumor. it's no big deal. >> he's a littl

joined by rich lowery editor of "national review."ahn former aide to senator charles schumer. both are fox news contributors. good morning, gentlemen. good to have you here. chris, give you first have at it. obviously there is thread line going through this and there is an effort on the part of the romney campaign to compare really i guess the president many people would say is the weakest president since world war ii. >> you know i think mitt romney could only hope to have kind of accomplishments jimmy carter had. but that aside i don't think the comparison matters to any voter in america. nobody is going to tie barack obama and jimmy carter together and say that is why they're going to vote. if we're going to make care sons, look at mitt romney's weakness on foreign policy. i think right now the massachusetts national guard should be firing up the tank and getting the helmet ready with the big mitt romney sticker on it for him to start preparing for his commercials. that is the kind of foreign policy experience he has got. he has go

toronto bluejay, bret lowery ejected after tossing his helmet into the umpire. he a big no, no, he called it a unlucky bounce. one of the fans through a beer at the umpire. martha: it would have not have bounced if he hadn't thrown it so hard at the ground. there is that. take the situation unfolding that has a lot of people on edge across the south as police are hunting for a killer in a pair of highway murders. the victims were killed in cold blood by someone who the investigators believe may be disguised as a policeman, pulling them over for what they think may be a legitimate reason. investigators have very little to go on here. both shootings in rural stretches of northern mississippi, no witnesses to either shooting. so they're doing their best to keep people calm and offer some advice. >> i know that a lot of rumors are going around and a lot of things are going around and i want to say that we don't know anything right now for concrete. if they are being pulled over by an officer and they're concerned about, because of what has gone on, with these two ho

all right, good to talk to you both, kirsten powers, leadership lowery -- rich lowry, thank you.t 2:30 p.m. eastern time. we cover the coverage of the big stories of the week, be sure to tune in. harris: that rich lowry has good taste. i like that. a new medical study involving weight and cancer, why women should pay very special attention. stay with us. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. people will have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. that's why we developed bayer advanced aspirin with micro particles. now we're challenging you to put it to the test. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. harris: a new study finds one of the strongest links yet between obesity and older women and cancer. the results show women who lose at least 5% of their body weight can see a dramatic reduction in the inflammation related to cancer. let's bring in dr. don colbert, author of "eat this an