have given faith based organizations in that state more leeway to deny services to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. apple, comcast, time warner and others also urged the governor to veto the legislation. >>> a controversial law in north carolina has prompted a first of all lawsuit. the american civil liberties union and other advocacy groups filed a suit against the governor and other state officials alleging a new law discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. the legislation was posed by numerous companies including facebook and microsoft, apple, ibm, american airlines among others. >>> a new rule expected to be finalized soon by the department of labor may impact millions of investors with a retirement account. the proposed rule will require financial add vvisors to put th client's interest ahead of their own. it will impact money in a 401k that could be rolled over into an individual account. sharon, this is a fudiciary standard. it's a very technical term and very controversial one. how would this affect iras and 401(k). >> it is that conf

we have, i believe, seven openly gay or lesbian or bisexual -- >> one senator and six representatives. >> -- members of congress. we have an openly bisexual governor of oregon. >> yep. >> and yet have the politics of this country adequately changed to your satisfaction? i'm guessing the answer is no. >> no, pretty much they have. but here's the deal. every one of the people you named is a democrat. >> right, there are no republicans serving in congress who are openly gay. >> you go back to 1976, which i remember, and jimmy carter and gerald ford were both beginning to be supportive of equal treatment for lesbian and gay people. and then -- and since then there have been three trend lines in american politics about lgbt issues. the country as a whole has been getting better at an increasingly good rate. the democrats have been getting better at an even faster rate and the republicans had been getting worse. until recently they were actually getting worse. now the republicans are in a situation which troubles them. it used to be the one that had the democrats in. that is, there was a sp

lesbian, gay, bisexual, >> alaska's mount pavlov sent ash into the sky. scientists say that the size of the ash loud is not unusual. it is the highest recorded plume, nine miles high. >>> georgia's governor says that he will repeal a controversial bill that critics call andy gay. a lawsuit over the allow, they say that it discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people. >> new york's governor is banning state funded non-essential travel there. and this is while georgia's governor said that he won't sign a bill that critics say would have limited lbgt rights. >> georgia is a welcoming state. it's full of loving, kind and generous people. and that is what we should want. >> and that is why georgia governor, nathan deal says that he would veto a bill that would allow pastors to perform same-sex marriages, and faith groups to employ people in the lbgt community. >> i don't think that we have to discriminate against anyone to protect people in georgia. >> it's about religious freedom, and senator mccoom defended it, saying it's a fantasy that

democratic challenger, attorney general roy cooper, opponents say discriminate against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. cooper calls the law a national embarrassment. >> the threats to our economy will grow even darker the longer this law stays in effect. it will also cause a flood of litigation. >> reporter: there were protests against the law in raleigh last yit. republican governor pat mccorey says cooper is inventing for political gain. >> as a state attorney general, he can't select which laws he will defend and which laws are expedient to refuse to defend. >> reporter: the chief executives of dozens of companies released a letter urging north carolina officials to repeal the law. >>> 90 victims of last week's terror bombings in brussels are still in the hospital and more than half of them in intensive sayer. two mormon missionaries wounded in the attack are back in utah mason wells and joseph empey are treated at a hospital and two others remains hospitalized in brussels. >>> officials say they were not to blame for the hijacking of a jepgs jet. the jet was hijacked and fo

carolina's capital to oppose a law that they say legalizes discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgenders transgendered people. it effectively over turned a law passed in charlotte, north carolina, that let transgendered people use public restrooms of their choosing. about a possible purchase add-on at a popular discount electronic store that could end up costing you plenty. lynda baquero has the story. >> the year was 2007. high school graduation just behind him. jamarius says he wasted no time preparing for his future. >> i went to best buy to purchase a laptop. >> he says a cashier at check out made him an officer he couldn't refuse, a best buy credit card, zero percent financing for 18 months. >> he said you're approved. >> only a signature on an electronic key pad and he was good to go. >> i didn't get like an actual physical application or anything. nothing besides the receipt. >> fast forward three years to a visit home from school when he mom was paying while he was away. >> i see a debt cancellation fee. what is this? they told me you're enrolled in a debt protec

bill that would have allowed faith based organizes to deny services and jobs to guys, less beaches bisexual and transgender people. >> this morning, small businesses all over our state are trying to figure out how they will adjust to the new minimum wage. over the weekend, a continuative deal was reached to significantly increase the minimum wage over the next six years. right now, it is $10 an hour. it would go up to $10.50 next year and gradually to $15 by 2022. the governor is expected to outline the details this week. the restaurants are considering trimming menus and raising prices. some owners say they may have to cut down their staff, as well. >> happening today an important test will determine when we will get some dungness crab on the table offer the weekend, the fisher men lady crab pots near half moon bay and that crab is undergoing testing to determine the quality. buyers want to know the quality of the crab and filibuster are men will not go to sea unless they know that price. if everything goes well, boats head out on wednesday and are back with crabs on thursday. >> president

that prevents local governments from enacting anti-discrimination protections from gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. opponents protested in the state capital last night. the law targeted a charlotte ordinance that would have enabled transgender people to use restrooms aligned with the gender they identify with. several major businesses with a large presence in north carolina say they will monitor the situation. >>> and controversial legislation in georgia now on the governor's desk is also causing a stir. opponents say it makes it legal to discriminate against gays. it allows faith-based organizations to deny services or employment to people who violate their religious beliefs. at least nine major corporations governor nathan deal has not said if he would sign the bill but spoke about it earlier this month. >> i don't think we have to have anything that allows discrimination in our state in order to protect people's faith. >> the governor has until may 3rd to make a decision. if he doesn't sign it or veto law. >>> a small town in northwestern minnesota has been evacuated afte

signed by the governor last week, which eliminates antidiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. the north carolina governor says his state has been victim to a nationwide smear campaign and if he didn't sign the law, it would infringe on privacy. >>> the last snow survey of the year. critical results will let us know just how much of the drought's damage has been undone. >>> and a sudden death. the unlikely way a beira -- a bay area dad lost his life. >>> a judge in cyprus has ordered the egyptian man accused of hijacking a plane yesterday to remain in custody for eight days. you can see the man getting out of a car and being led away by police here. authorities say he is psychologically unstable and that he was wearing a fake explosives belt and forced the plane, headed to cairo, to land in cyprus before surrendering after three hours of negotiations. a passenger even posed for a picture with him during the time. >> this guy was so cool. i asked for a picture and he took the picture. >> no one was hurt during the stalemate and last night, the hijacked pa

law that turns back the clock on protecting the rights of all americans including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. he is barring and ordering any city employees from travel to north carolina unless it is essential to public health and say. >>> nine people some still in high school are behind bars in georgia charged with murder after a big street fight caught on camera. a teenager who wasn't even involved was killed. cbs reporter david begnaud on the punishment the young people could be facing. >> come on! >> reporter: new video surfaced this week showing how the brutal street fight quickly spiraled out of control. it happened last friday in a small town in georgia. >> reporter: a witness said it involved between 30 and 50 people. some wielding baseball bats and knives. [ screaming ] >> reporter: it escalated after the driver of this dark sedan jumped a curb and nearly ran over people standing in a yard. 18-year-old [ non-english language ] who police say was not involved in the fight was accidentally stabbed in the neck by a friend. 21-year-old dimitrius. he died at a

body who's being a bisexual with other men. >> further evidence that michaelathleen ferociously, the prosecution stated, was as clear as the spray of the blood up the staircase walls. >> the amount of blood, the positioning of the blood, the location of the blood, it was overwhelming.ral terms, the greater the force, the smaller the drop. >> to take the jury vividly up expert, duane deeper. he told the jury with certainty that kathleen peterson had been beaten to death. droplet pattern high up the walls was exactly what you'd expect to see with the and casting out blood with each new blow. >> i believe there's a minimum of four blows that have occurred in this scene. this bloodstain was found on the inside of peterson's shorts. he'd done tests that he said t the only way to get there is if peterson is standing over his wife beating her. >> the individual wearing these pants at the time of that impact was in close proximity to the source of blood when it was the blood pattern expert also pointed out something especially chilling to the jury. technicians that responded had resh blood o

be done to reduce the number of allegations and more importantly the number of victims effected bisexual expectations and abused perpetrated by u.n. personnel and names 21 countries involved in sexual abuse and the u.n. has been critical signed for not doing enough prompting the secretary-general to speak out on the issue last year. >> i believe that a disturbing number of allegations we have seen in many countries but particularly in the central african republic, in the period before u.n. peace keepers were deployed and since speaks the need to take action now. enough is enough. >> reporter: it was in 2014 that allegations of wrongdoing in the central african republic first came to light when french troops were accused of misconduct and the mission is made up of 10,000 personnel in from 45 countries and u.n. says it takes time to investigate such accusations and sexual abuse by u.n. personnel is not new and they were found to have sex in exchange for food and medicine and the secretary-general had swift action and zero tolerance and the resent report calls for on site court marshal proc

he may have been bisexual. knows, he's very heterosexual for the rest of the story. was an infinitely complex person. capable of extraordinary sensitivity. his mother had been overwhelming as an influence on his life. his father had been a feckless character. i don't know if that sensitivity came from the relationship with the mother. >> i love the easter eggs in the music. when he says your pants look hot, and he says i like you a lot. --that a reference to his ron: no i think it is much more innocent. but you have to ask cam. who knows? him. who knows? one of the delights for me of watching the show is that it re-creates the research that i did. i was doing research in the rare manuscript room at columbia. going through the hamilton papers. as you see in the show, at the time of the reynolds scandal hamilton never publicly commented on it. i found a tiny handwritten letter from angelica and her sister. consolerying to con her. n icarus.ed and i he flew too close to the sun. artest to go to places where history can go. she just felt that was such a world of private

a spokesperson for the lesbian bi sexual bisexual gay and transgender a waist of taxpayer monday. >> they are pushing for a $42,000 a day special session because of something based on fear mongering and not facts. john: in vote 2016 we are on top of developments in the state attorney general race. the state democratic party has the job of finding josh stein's replacement. he resigned from his district 16 seat to run for north carolina attorney general. he worked on jones street the expect a decision next month. the state republican party said he resigned because he didn't want to take a stand on the charlotte bathroom ordinance. barbara: matthew phillips was visiting a house on putnam church road when he went missing. he was found on the side of the road friday with no sign of the vehicle that hit him. murder-suicide under investigation in edgecombe county. monday deputies were called to a house on highway 97 in east tarboro and found 71-year-old annie perry in the bedroom shot to death. her husband curtis was found in another room with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot on

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law that prevents local governments from adopting anti-discrimination measures for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender people. also today facebook's mark zuckerberg and apple's tim cook joined a host of big names from the tech industry in calling on north carolina's legislature to repeal the legislation. north carolina's attorney general says he will not defend the law against any constitutional challenge. republican legislators are calling for his resignation. new tonight at 8. >> gabe:right now instagram is not making this change. it's staying in chronilogical order. they are just testing this out with a small amount of users. they sent out this tweet. saying. "we're listening and we assure you nothing is changing with your feed right now. we promise to let you know when changes roll out broadly" and it's likely if they did change to this new style there would be an option to turn it off and keep it the way you like it. but for argument sake. let's say the y do move to this algo=rhythm style of displaying why would they. well they say it's to improve your experience. show you what you're

michael peterson was bisexual, petersons weren't an extraordinarily happy couple. >> did michael have sexual needs that he fulfilled outside the marriage? okay, he did, but that didn't mean that their relationship was anything other than great. >> even brad the escort testified that peterson wrote to him about how much he loved his wife. >> in his e-mails, unlike most of my clients, indicated he had a great relationship. most clients don't want to say anything about the relationship. he indicated he had a warm relationship with his wife and nothing would ever destroy that. >> and the defense thought kathleen could have known about the sexual inclinations. bill said the sexual interest were no shock to him. >> were you shocked to learn that? >> no. i have known that since i was 14. >> even if kathleen discovered her husband's bisexuality that night, bill says an explosive fight wasn't the likely outcome. >> i think she would be the kind of person that would talk even seeking external help if she wanted -- fell she needed it. >> as for the peters' money problems, not so, the defense arg

in-housing and employment and every aspect of our life that we have to look at protecting the rights of bisexualand transgender and lesbians and gay people. >> but the leaders that want to pull business out of certain states, do you think that is imposing threats? >> it is about what this country is based on, a basis of fairness and equality and the bills have been looking at rooted in lies and misinformation and rooted in trying to perpetuate a set of misunderstandings and based on hate and fear and when we look at laws which mean that people can use a bathroom in line with their gender, it is wrong and when they talk about putting the safety issues of people in bathrooms at risk. what we know is who is really at risk and the truth of the situation is that there is an agenda of violence and hate that target lgtb people and when we look at who is at risk of violence and who is at risk of loss of dignity and life and safety, that is transgender people and lesbian and gay and bysexual people. >> we got to leave it at that. thank you very much, rebecca. appreciate the conversation. >>> it is called

after a 32-year-old a man was shot dead in greenwich village a bisexual man is convicted of murder as a hate crime. 32-year-old mark carson was shot in the face at close range its sixth avenue, may of 2013. prosecutors say he was targeted because of his sexual orientation after he and his partner were taunted and insulted the night of his death. video of the gunman shortly after the arrest. [laughter] >> that can't be right. >> the jury deliberated two days before finding eliot more alyce guilty of murder as the crime despite his assertion he could not be a bigot because of his own sexual orientation. he had passed carson and his companion on the street earlier in the night before the shooting. he faces a minimum of 20 years in prison when sentenced next month. >> mourners at paying respects to nancy reagan. thousands of people are expected to file past her casket at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, calif. an hour north of los angeles, four first lady's including michele obama and hillary clinton will attend the funeral tomorrow. she will be made to rest next to

, esbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning and finally in the long-term, investing in solutions that we all know can end homelessness and that is an immediate investment in affordable housing. so that municipalities can put shovels in the ground on affordable housing projects that have been in the pipeline. and, in fact at our association of bay area governments meeting we discussed a regional housing trust fund to help production of affordable housing in the bay area region. part of that is looking at the universe of all affordable housing projects that are in the pipeline, and just need gap funding in order to put shovels in the ground. i have one such project in my district that has been entitled and gone through the community process. and environmental review. and literally is just -- and has gotten some state and federal funding and just waiting for gap funding of $17-18 million to finally build this project. we should be expediting projects to quickly house people and not let my district stand alone in a homeless emergency occuring throughout the state. it's not

i have known that since i was >> even if kathleen diovered her husband's bisexuality that night, bill says an explosive fight wasn't the likely outcome. >> i think she would be the kind of person that would talk through something like that, even seeking external help if she wanted -- fell she needed it. >> as for the peters' money problems, not so, the defense argued. contraryryo being on the brink of financial collapse, the couple's net worth, assets minus debt was a tidy pile. the ate's financial analyst cross-examination. >> the situation in december of 2001 was a couple worth approximately $1.5 million after paying off their debts? >> that's correct. >> the defense nowowad to scale the mt. evert of the case. the forensics, explaining to the jury all that blood. how could a simple fall have resulted in spatter so high up the staircase walls? >> theefense will call dr. henry lee to the stand. >> celebrity medical examiner, henry lee of o.j. case fame would show the jury in theatrtral fashion just how kathleen falling and staggering about coughing up blood could have accounted for th

there were rallies in the city saying that law infringed on the lights of transgender, bisexual, gay san francisco mayor ed lee said he didn't want the city -- any of the city workers to travel to north carolina now unless it was for essential public health or safety. now north carolina leader franklin graham is saying mayor lee should focus on san francisco's problems, adding that the city has many issues to deal with. >>> all right. time is 8:41. a bizarre mistake leaves a family in texas looking for a new house. up next how their house was torn down by accident. >>> but first why did the koala cross the road? >> that's a good question. >> steve might come up with something. it created a traffic jam in australia. >>> good morning. we are looking at a couple of issues, although things in general don't look too bad. there is a little waiting to do at the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> he slowly crossed the road. that i do know. we have 33-mile-per-hour wind off the outside the golden gate. water temps are cold. it's going to be a cool day. look at that. ♪ ♪ to the women who know what rea

carolina's governor last week which eliminates antidiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. >> the legislature in governor mccrory have done nothing less than encourage discrimination against thousands of lgbt people. >> i'm proud of us protecting the privacy rights of individuals and not putting a burdensome regulation on business. >> calling it a national embarrassment, north carolina's attorney general said he will not defend the law in a little -- federal lawsuit filed by gay- rights advocates. city leaders in atlanta are asking the nba to consider moving the 2017 all-star game from charlotte to their city. >>> people who live in santa clara county are being asked to talk about an unusual way to provide housing for the homeless. tonight there will be a community meeting about a proposal for module houses that could house as many as a 170 people. these temporary homes would be placed on a 6 acre psych -- site . the area had been used for boat and rv storage. san jose in county leaders say that area will be a village and it will not become a homeles

caroline as governor last week which eliminates antidiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. >> the legislature and governor mccrory have done nothing less than in courage discrimination against thousands of lgbt people. >> i'm proud of us protecting the privacy rights of individuals and not putting a burdensome regulation on business. >> calling it a national embarrassment, north carolina's attorney general said it will not defend the law in a federal lawsuit filed by gay-rights advocates. city leaders in atlanta are also asking the nba to consider moving the 2017 all-star game from charlotte to their city. >>> another strange twist in the race for the republican nomination. donald trump's campaign manager now faces criminal charges in florida. this is because of an altercation with a report of. a female reporter. democrats are debating about having debates. doug luzader has the latest campaign drummer. >> reporter: this drama with donald trumps manager has been playing out for weeks. it is coming to a head with police in florida saying they will cha

mcauliffe called the measure legalized discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender virginians. michelle: programs are flowing against a north carolina law that many blew as discriminatory. it banned people using bathrooms that don't match the biological sex. elizabeth hur updates the efforts to overturn the law. reporter: the battle lines are drawn. neither side showing any signs of backing down. >> a similar bill under consideration in mississippi and others just rejected in virginia and georgia. >> georgia is a welcoming >> more than two dozen major corporations threatened to leave georgia meaning the state could have lost billion in revenues if the governor signed the bill into law. a bill that would have allowed churches and group to refuse services to gay couples. now there is pressure to have the law repealed. while some governors from other state ban travel to north carolina and the aclu is suing the state calling the law unconstitutional. >> we should haven't to be dealing with the lawsuits in the ford place. reporter: the state's attorney general will not d

orientation, are you straight, gay, lesbian, or bisexual? >> i'm not gay, but extremely happy. >> i'm straight and a little bit lesbian. no! are you willing to correspond with an overseas pen pal? yes. >> what's your type? >> oh, girl, i didn't know you were going to ask me all this. >> breathing. right about now, breathing. >> yeah, man, you're really getting me all red here. i'm real embarrassed now. you just want somebody that's kind. that's warmhearted. they don't have to be the best looking. they don't have to be skinny. none of that even matters anymore. you don't realize that until you're taken away from society. that's how i look at it. >> why bulmer looks for love on the outside, roy freed found himself the subject of unwanted advances on the inside. >> being who i am, it was hard to live with me. i moved in with this other guy that was gay. i was like, sure, we can be roommates, but it turns out he had other intentions as far as force himself on me so we got into a little altercation last night. >> did you do any damage to him? >>

measure prevents local governments from approving protections for lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexualple. they are calling for the attorney general to resign and andrew cuomo banned non-essential state travel to north carolina, the governor said his state would not stand for the misguided legislation. >> a local family is sharing the horror of lead poisoning. >> it's highlighting a big concern. next, what the nbc 10 investigators found when they looked into who is making sure local homes are safe for our kids. and what is being done to fix the problem. plus, a giant piece of ice slammed through the windshield of a pennsylvania car. where it came from is still a mystery. now investigators are bringing in an expert to get the answers. his theory coming up tonight on "nbc 10 news" at 5:00. >>> tens of thousands of kids are living with lead poisoning in pennsylvania and new jersey. in philadelphia health officials found nearly 4,000. >> even with one of the strictest lead laws in the state the nbc 10 investigators found no one is enforcing it. mitch blacher continues our investigation, li

it bans local governments from expanding protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. it requires transgender people to use public bathrooms that match their birth certificates. today the c-e-o's of apple, i- b-m and facebook urged north carolina's governor to repeal the law. ÷h,z/ every hour, someone in the u.s. dies from skin cancer. it's a scary statistic. one that students at the university of texas at austin are trying to lower. amanda brandeis explains how they're putting power in the hands of anyone with an internet connection, to better protect themselves. "every experience dermatologist the most affected would protect yourself gaps between going and. reading tools better is area sofa home. ask questions about suspicious moles cutlets probability of being skin cancer are seen it work for someone she loves. hough also store pictures of the check for changes over time. another one documents self examination reminding you to do it again in 30 days making life a little easier with the tool you most likely are ready have in your pocket. sacramento county public hea

people held rallies in the city saying that the law infringes on the rights of transgender, bisexual,ns. san francisco mayor ed lee now says he doesn't want any city workers to travel to north carolina unless it's essential for public health or safety. now faith leader franklin graham is saying that mayor lee should focus on san francisco's problems. >>> now to overseas. police in belgium are asking for information about man caught on surveillance video at the brussels airport right before the terror attacks last week. the man in the white coat and hat is seen with two others believed to be the airport suicide bombers. the man in the hat is suspected of leaving behind a bomb suitcase which did not go off. it is not clear whether police arrested him and want more information to pinpoint his name, or whether police are actually still looking for him. >>> and there is word out of belgium this morning that four people injured in the terror attacks have now died in the hospital bringing the death toll to 35. the u.s. state department says two more americans are confirmed to have been among

the measure prevents local governments in the state from approving protections for lesbian gay bisexualransgender people. state republicans are calling for the attorney general to resign. >> repeal, save needless litigation cost and begin to repair our national reputation. >> the north carolina legislature passed the law to block cities from allowing transgender people to use the restroom aligned with their gender identity. >>> in response new york governor andrew cuomo banned all non-essential state travel to north carolina. the governor says his state would not stand for the misguided legislation. we asked our state leaders if they plan to issue similar travel bans. the delaware governor's office told us this has not come up but they are proud of new laws in delaware that protect the lgbt community. we heard from pennsylvania governor tom wolf. he did not call for a travel ban but did call for more legislation, he said in part pennsylvania has made strides in the fight for equality but we must do more to prevent people from ever being fired, denied a mortgage or refused service at a h

wrote quote as wolves this guys as a shepherds themselves these men stole the citizens of children bisexually preying upon the most innocent and foldable hours of our society and of the catholic faith ap reports one of those bishops has denied the allegations and cover up in court filing of the new allegations can be prosecuted because of the statute of limitations running out even some of the alleged abuses have died. i reached out to snap and austin the survivors network of those abused by priests in a statement the group said this new information confirms its contention that bishops continue to deceive the public it says under the guise of reform. we're still going back to this report and of course will show you what else we find coming up at six. >> your local forecast from chief meteorologist kevin tracker weather team. >> almost 50 degrees to be sure for high temperature boston still mild day so the above average not the like what we saw out there yesterday hour by hour boston tempter be falling to about 37 this evening but right back to the 40s overnight not going to be in icing probab

the governor of georgia today vetoed a bill to let religious groups deny services to homosexual, bisexual transgender people. republican nathan deal said there's no need to discriminate in order to protect religious liberties. meanwhile, in north carolina, gay and trans-gender groups filed suit against a new state ban on local laws providing for trans-gender bathrooms and other protections. >> this is not about a bathroom, this is not about a cake, and this is not about flowers at a wedding. this is about discrimination. this is about being afraid of where this world has gone and where we will continue to go. >> ifill: republican governor pat mccrory signed the ban into law last week. it overturned a charlotte ordinance allowing trans-gender people to use the bathroom that matches their identity. >> woodruff: in belgium, the death toll rose to 35 in last week's terror attacks in brussels. and, police called for the public to help identify a key suspect. emma murphy of independent television news reports from brussels. >> reporter: the man in the hat is believed to be the surviving bomber

targeting the most vulnerable group in that acronym, disadvantaging veterans, gay, lesbian, and bisexuale. they're using gay people as a scapegoat. >> serena williams won the week. she basically caused raymond well to resign based on his statements that women should bow down and get on their knees and thank men because they were riding on their coattails. it changed the game and the amount of money media can make. when you put them in prime time, you make millions and millions of dollars. she critiqued his sexism and said women shouldn't get on their knees for anybody at this point. she's really effected a race/gender coup. she came back last year triumphant after being the subject of racial taunts in the early 2000s. they've shifted the racial climate there. now she's forcing a shift in the gender climate. >> talk about some people who lost this week. i'll come back to you, jonathan. the issue of arizona, i think voters in arizona really gave us a textbook look at what the post voting rights act world could look like. look that that map, the number of polling locations available to prim

this one started with the bush family deserving prison and ended, "rick perry is, was, a rampaging bisexualdulterer." this one i'm still trying to decide whether i can read this one about hillary clinton. yeah. i can't read that. okay. this next one, this one's about presidential timber by which i do not mean lumber. this is a guy who will now be in charge of the republican party in the part of texas where the governor lives in the state capital. and local republicans are not just seeing this as, you know, doing their part to keep austin weird. local republicans are sort of losing their minds over what has just happened. "we have someone who ran here who absolutely has no intention of serving the republican party with leadership and faithfulness. he is a total disaster." "i will not rest until we remove him as chairman. he's going to be an absolute embarrassment to the party." sometimes that happens in politics, right? the establishment of a particular party wants a particular person and instead you get some fringe guy selling his conspiracy theories book and tweeting about presidential tim