. >>> tributes are pouring in for edie windsor this morning after the gay rights icon who took her case all the way to the supreme court and won died here in new york at the age of 88. former president barack obama honored the legend, writing, few were as small in stat you're as edie windsor and few made as big a difference to america. nbc's pete williams has more on her incredible life as she helped pave the way to legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. >> reporter: edie windsor didn't set out to blaze a legal trail, but she ended up a hero to the gay rights movement in a landmark legal battle that went to the u.s. supreme court. after she got married in canada where it was legal between two women, her spouse died and left her the estate. but the irs did not consider her married and set a huge tax bill because a law, doma, the defense of marriage act, blocked the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. >> i couldn't believe that they were making a stranger of this person i lived with and loved for 43 and something years. >> reporter: in u.s. v windsor, the supreme cou

. >>> tributes pouring in for edie windsor, icon of the gay rights movement, took case to the supreme court and won, paving way to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. passed away in new york at age of 88 and pete williams has a look at legacy she leaves behind. >> reporter: edie windsor didn't set out to blaze a legal trail but she ended up a hero to the gay rights movement in landmark legal battle that went to the supreme court. after she got married in canada where it was legal between two women, spouse died and left her estate but irs didn't consider her married and sent a huge tax bill because a law, act, blocked the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. >> i couldn't believe making a stranger of this person i lived with and loved for 43 something years. >> reporter: in u.s. v. windsor struck down the law, saying it served no legitimate purpose. and just two years later, based largely on the windsor ruling, the court struck down laws that prohibited same-sex marriage nationwide. at first reluctant figure, came to enjoy celebrity status. few months ago at one o

. >> reporter: edie windsor didn't set out to blaze a legal trail but after she got married in canada where it was legal between two women, spouse died and left her estate but irs didn't consider her married and sent a huge tax bill because doma blocked federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. >> i couldn't believe making a stranger of this person i lived with and loved for 43 something years. >> reporter: in u.s. v. windsor struck down the law, and two years later struck down low laws that prohibited same-sex marriage nationwide. at first reluctant figure, came to enjoy celebrity status. rock star treatment at public appearances. >> these days they automatically stand up and roar to me. okay. it feels wonderful. >> reporter: her new spouse tonight called her tiny but tough as nails fighter for freedom, justice and equality. nbc news, washington. >>> treating menopause, new hope for women told that hormone replacement put their health at risk. >>> caught on camera, plane crashes into tree. pilot walked away. >>> we're back now with encouraging news for women dealing wit

that ms.ou know windsor died yesterday. , edie windsor.he writer of this piece was the lead plaintiff of a case in which a supreme court held that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. this says edie windsor is a hero, and it says it is because so many people consider her a curis tocousin of her fight to the percent she loves treated equal. she is our hero because she moved the lgbt community a giant step closer to full equality as americans. let's get back to our conversation about health care. greensboro, north carolina, calling on our line or those who support this idea. good morning. caller: thank you so much for c-span. i totally support bernie's plan. i think medicare for all is long overdue. everybody in the whole world has it except for us. we have millions of people that need health care, people dying because they do not have it, people losing their homes because they do not have it, people making a lot of difficult choices that they should not have to make. everyone should have good care. if we have a healthy wor

. >> reporter: edy windsor met the aspiring in manhattan in the 1960s.hey spent 40 years together waiting for the right to marry. >> we didn't have the magic of the word. of the marriage. >> you had the happily ever after but you hadn't had the marriage? >> yes. >> reporter: spyer was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. in 2007 with her health rapidly deteriorating, the couple decided to marry legally in canada. two years later she died leaving her estate to windsor. but the federal government said windsor owed more than $360,000 in inheritance taxes because under federal law she was not considered married. >> if her name had been theo, okay, i would have paid no tax. >> reporter: windsor took it up with the courts. in june of 2013, she wouldn't. the supreme court struck down the core of defensive of marriage act giving same sex couples the same federal benef benefits as straight couples. >> children born today had grow up in world without ddo man those same children who happen to be gay will be free to love and get married. this was their 40th anniversar

. >> reporter: edie windsor met her in the 1960s.hey spent 40 years together, waiting for the right to marry. >> we didn't have the magic of the word. >> of the marriage. you had the happily ever after but you hadn't had the marriage. >> reporter: spyer was diagnosed wa multiple sclerosis. in 2007 with her health rapidly deteriorating, the couple decided to marry legally in canada. two years later spyer died leaving her estate to windsor. but the federal government said windsor owed over $360,000 in inheritance taxes because under federal law she was not considered marriage. >> if thea's name had been theo, i would have paid no tax. >> reporter: so windsor took it up with the courts. in june of 2013, she won. the supreme court struck down the core of the defense of marriage act, giving same-sex couples the same federal benefits as straight couples. >> children born today will grow up in a world without doma, and those same children who happen to be gay will be free to love and get married. >> this was our 40th anniversary. >> reporte

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happening today, family, friends and strangers will say a final farewell to an lgbtq adequate, edie windsor federal government over the defense of marriage act which eventually led to same-sex couples being granted the right to be legally married in the u.s. windsor died tuesday in new york. she was 88 years old. new this morning, a stage scare for grammy, tony and emmy award winner bette midler. the 71-year-old performer fell from a moving set after something malfunctioned. it happened during a performance of "hello dolly" on broadway. audience members say they were left in darkness. but she eventually returned to the stage about 20 minutes later and finished the show. she tweeted saying she fell after two set pieces collided and that she was just fine. >>> 5:57. you may soon be able to choose a third gender option when applying for a driver's license card or id card. it would give people the option of female, male or non-binary. it would make it easier to change names on other documents like birth certificates. the author says this could impact as many as 250,000 californians. >>> bringin

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this is edie windsor speaking in june 2013 just after the supreme court's ruling. >> i am honored and humbled and overjoyed to be here today to represent not only the thousands of americans whose lives have been adversely impacted by the defense of marriage act, but those whose hopes and dreams have been constricted by the same discriminatory law. children born today will grow up in a world without doma, and those same children who happen to be gay will be free to love and get married asthea and i did, but with the same federal benefits, protections, and dignity as everyone else. pioneerriage equality edith windsor, dead at the age of 88. later in the broadcast, we will bring you video of her marriage ceremony. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show in washington, d.c., where vermont independent senator bernie sanders is slated to introduce universal healthcare legislation today aimed at expanding medicare coverage to include every american. in a "new york times" op-ed published to

edi edict windsor was 88 years old. she brought a case to the supreme court that struck down the law for same-sex marriage. >>> the justice department won't prosecute the baltimore police officers involved in the arrest of freddie gray who died in custody. ray's neck was broken in the back of a police wagon in 2015. he was handcuffed and shackled, but he was not wearing a seatbelt. six officers were charged by state prosecutors, but none of them were convicted. >>> apple unveiled the latest versions of the iphone including the iphone x. it has a bigger display, higher resolution, and a much higher price. john blackstone reports. >> reporter: after presenting new versions of the apple watch and apple tv, ceo tim cook introduced the latest iphone, using the phrase of the company's founder steve jobs. >> one more thing. >> reporter: the iphone x is glass edge to edge, no button on the front, and uses facial recognition, which in its trial demonstration -- >> let's try that again. >> reporter: -- it failed. that didn't disc