the man he defeated was david boise.ay they are fighting on the same side of another polarizing issue. gloria borger has this report. >> reporter: it's a script that could have been written in hollywood. the opening shot, a lunch in the polo lounge in the beverly hills hotel. and it starts where you might expect, with a hollywood heavy hitter. director and actor rob reiner. >> this was after proposition 8 went the wrong way for us. >> reporter: the lunch took place in november 2008, a week after the election. obama won the white house. but gays and lesbians lost the right to marry in california. >> we're trying to figure out what to do next. we thought about the idea of a possible legal challenge to proposition 8. a friend of my wife's came by the table. >> reporter: the friend suggested they would find an ally in her former brother-in-law who turned out to be ted olson, a towering figure in the conservative legal movement. >> so that stunned you, right? >> yes. it more than stunned me. it stunned me, but i said if this

guest: china is a big topic in boise.thing in the water in idaho that makes them more willing to stand up and ask questions. which is good. honestly, the china question is very complicated. the chinese seated in their interest to buy treasury bonds. that is not a bad thing. it is an open market. whether it creates longer-term problems for our country if we are in debt to china for a huge amount of money, i think that is a problem, yes. it is one of the great achievements that we step back and say, two minutes on china because there have been a couple of questions about it. one of the great achievements of the last 25, 30 years, a little more than your lifetimes, is they have brought hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty in china and india. when i was your age, china was engaged in a horrible internal revolution with tens of millions of chinese killed. india look like it was going to lose tens of millions of people to famine. it looked like they could have massive starvation in a place like india. one of the grea

guest: china is a big topic in boise.ething in the water in idaho that makes them more willing to stand up and ask questions. which is good. honestly, the china question is very complicated. the chinese seated in their interest to buy treasury bonds. that is not a bad thing. it is an open market. whether it creates longer-term problems for our country if we are in debt to china for a huge amount of money, i think that is a problem, yes. it is one of the great achievements that we step back and say, two minutes on china because there have been a couple of questions about it. one of the great achievements of the last 25, 30 years, a little more than your lifetimes, is they have brought hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty in china and india. when i was your age, china was engaged in a horrible internal revolution with tens of millions of chinese killed. india look like it was going to lose tens of millions of people to famine. it looked like they could have massive starvation in a place like india. one of the gre

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rockies, you look just fine, boise and salt lake city. that's a look at your forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. a lot of areas are going to see enjoyable weather today from cleveland, ohio, to tampa. temperatures are going to be near average for once in many areas down in florida. tampa today around 76. philadelphia, beautiful at 63. lynn, there's a surge of cold air that's going to head down from canada in the next couple of days. we'll talk about that when i come back. >>> caterpillar booms, nintendo goes 3-d, and why the irish aren't drinking as much these days. >>> plus it's no wonder she gave up being governor when you hear the salary she'll be getting for her reality tv show. >>> arenas could be headed to jail, and one of the longest goals you'll ever see. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here's some of your top headlines this morning. >>> in mississippi a federal judge ruled the school district violated the rights of a teenager when it canceled her prom instead of lett

. >> 63 in sacramento. 52 in boise. and a windy 57 in salt lake city. just 34 in fargo. and highs in the 40s from the twin cities to detroit. 60s along much of the east coast. a warm 81 in miami. and 75 in new orleans. >>> and a quick update on the red river, which is still running high. residents in northwestern minnesota have been forced to commute to work by way of airboat. the red river isn't expected to crest in that area for another week. >>> when we come back today, social security may already be in the red, years earlier than expected. >>> today, the government will turn up the heat on the big banks, introducing new protections for homeowners facing foreclosures. we'll have specifics later on "good morning america." >>> meanwhile, bank of america customers are flooding the bank with calls about its new program to modify mortgages. so far, it will only assist 4% of the millions of customers who are 60 days late in their payments. >>> social security may be at a tipping point towards insolvency. "the new york times" reports the program will pay out more in benefits

. >> 63 in sacramento. 52 in boise. and a windy 57 in salt lake city. just 34 in fargo. and highs in the 40s from the twin cities to detroit. 60s along much of the east coast. a warm 81 in miami. and 75 in new orleans. >>> and a quick update on the red river, which is still running high. residents in northwestern minnesota have been forced to commute to work by way of airboat. the red river isn't expected to crest in that area for another week. >>> when we come back today, social security may already be in the red, years earlier than expected. >>> and major movie chains about to raise ticket prices nationwide. my muscles feel like they've been pounded... my muscles just ache... ... all over my body... ...it just doesn't go away. it's so baffling. (announcer) ! does this sound like the pain # you've been experiencing? this is fibromyalgia. chronic, widespread pain and tenderness that # affects millions. sometimes i need a hug... ...but i know #it's gonna hurt... (announcer) here is hope. understanding your pain... ...is the first " step to treating it. talk to your doctor

boise and seattle, as well. 73 in sacramento. 83 in phoenix. 60s across much of the northwest. the northeast is warmer than parts of florida today, with boston, new york and baltimore just shy of 70 degrees. >>> when we come back, the fed chairman stands his ground when it comes to regulating the nation's banks. >>> and keeping your family pet safer. that's the idea behind some new safer. that's the idea behind some new pest control product labelood. >>> welcome back. it is time, now, for a check of market activity, starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average fell nearly 1% today. hong kong's hang seng is lower. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow starts the day at its highest level of the year, after climbing 47 points yesterday. the nasdaq added 11 points. >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke was on capitol hill yesterday, defending the fed's turf. bernanke warned lawmakers that a proposal limiting the fed's oversight powers is a bad idea. >> we are quite concerned by proposals to make the fed a regulator only of the biggest banks. it makes us essenti

in this boise, in a deadly narcissistic culture were famous to what comprised over excellence, parents and teachers face considerable challenges and teaching children about real success. with the news pool of teachable moments such as the salahis crashing the white house party, opportunities abound for responsible adults to talk with kids about the difference. rather than focusing on the gate crashers, talk about the legitimate guest list and white people of achievement were invited to the white house. >> we are in the business of trying to help our students, predominantly young women and some of the older women and men that come to us, understand that you should focus on achievement in your own life and not try to grab headlines. this is the age of "american idol" and so many of these reality tv shows. too many young people believe that they should be rewarded for showing up. they believe that they should get an a. because they wrote the paper and they do not understand -- then get an a bece they wrote the paper. they do not understand. you cannot ultimately be successful if you do no

. >> 53 in seattle. 5o boise. >> 53 in seattle. 5o boise. phoe gets up to 82. sacramento 70.t's 58 for omaha. 49 for kansas city and indianapolis. boston gets up to 50. new york, 62 degrees today. >>> we are just so proud to share this with you guys. our very own jeremy hubbard successfully ran the new york city half marathon yesterday. >> 13.1 miles. there i am i am with my friends martha, that's eric right beside me, and my wife tanya off to the side there on the right. eric had a much better time than i did. we were some of the 11,000 runners who raced eight miles through central park -- >> look at you! >> that's close to the finish line. i'm like, who are those people screaming to me? there's those legs i'm always bragging about. >> i'm always hearing about how awesome his legs are, now i know. a little pale. >> we went through central park and down through times square, the west side of manhattan by the hudson, down by ground zero. 2 hours 19 minutes. not exactly a land speed record. >> you some mention you didn't train for this. >> i didn't run five feet before that rac

ted olson and david boise who battled each other now on the same side. going to tell you about the controversial issue that has brought them together. that coming up, john. >> looking forward to it. thanks so much. >>> we have a lot of beat reporters in town. they cover the white house, congress. we consider pete dominic our off beat reporter. >> thank you very much, john king. >> you are most welcome. >> the most obvious question is what's next. we asked the following to the people on the street. >> what do you think the most important issue should be right now? >> it's so important people have jobs. it makes them feel like they're somebody. >> if you don't have a job, you feel insecure, you feel like you're not doing -- like me basically. >> i guess creating jobs would be the most important thing. >> you look like you have a job. >> yes, i do. >> can you give me a job? everybody today has been saying jobs. i think for you, probably hair care would be something i'm not concerned with. >> no, i would stick with the health care. >> you're very vague, sir,

. >> 63 in sacramento. 50s in boise and portland. 40s from the twin cities to detroit. 61 in new yorkn baltimore. and a balmy 81 for miami. >>> well, zookeepers in poland are proudly showing off their newest resident. >> yeah, look at this. it's an endangered species of monkey, born just two weeks ago. the healthy crested black macaque is one of just 15 worldwide born in captivity. and the first in poland. the other monkeys don't seem too impressed. mom is not letting the newborn out of her sight. >> zookeepers say they can't even tell for sure if it's a boy or a girl but they think it is a girl. they're going to have to buy lots of pink stuff now. >> how can they not tell for sure? >> i think it probably is they can't get close enough right now. >> mom will go crazy on them. they're protective like that. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." if you've taken your sleep aid and you're still fighting to sleep in the middle of the night, why would you go one more round using it ? you don't need a rematch-- but a re-think-- with lunesta. lunesta is different. it keys into rec

. >> i'm from boise idaho, and earlier you were talking about the college graduates and how we are not raising, rising with the other countries. so i was wondering why do you think cutting budgets and higher education schools is necessary if it would just take away scholarships and make it harder for people who can't afford college to go. >> guest: in what he brought that up. i worry tremendously going to college has never been more important, it's never been more expensive and the nation's families have never been more financially distressed. we have parents who are losing jobs, taking pay cuts and this economy is tough. we have a bill -- this is fantastic for you guys to be in washington -- a bill that's passed the house going to senate, part of the health care bill that run higher education and it will allow us to put an additional $36 billion into pell grants to make college more affordable over the next decade not just for you guys but you're done for brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews and children in the neighborhood. and we have to invest. this is an interesting one, th

. >> 69 in dallas. 49 in omaha. 50s in chicago and minneapolis. 60s in seattle, portland and boise. new york will get up to 59. atlanta 72. and miami 78. >>> this is cool. a lean, mean riding machine that performs like it was custom-made for 007. >> only a man would think of this. >> look at that. >> he has taken -- like you said, it's like james bond after he rigged his mop with a pow unfortunately flame flower. moped. that doesn't look like a mop. the scooter fires flames 15 feet long. it's intended to be the ultimate road rage weapon. >> i could see that, that would work. turns out it is illegal in england, and most other places, to fire flames at other drivers so the investor says he's still having fun with it off the road. looked like he was on the road right there. looked pretty cool. whether it was on a mop or a moped, it would be pretty darn cool. >> the mop may not be as threatening though. we'll be right back with more "world news now." [ female announcer sometimes you need tomorrow to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new m

mid 50s in seattle, boise and salt lake city. >> starting to see 60s, 70s, 80s on that map.g about skiing out west and skiers at a resort in idaho got an eyeful from a colorful organization looking to draw attention to their cause. >> a group of women decked out in outlandish prom dresses and some pretty wacky wigs picked those slopes to raise money. the annual event brings them plenty of attention and plenty of donations. >> the women sponsor a different charity every year, and this year the proceeds go to a program that teaches disadvantaged children how to ski. how cool is that. you're not going to miss them that's for sure. barreling down the mountain and everything looks white, you're going to run right into them, no doubt. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." diabetes scared me to death. there's so much to learn. but liberty walked me through it all... like when i test at night or after i eat... makes a big difference. when it comes to your diabetes supplies, quality and reliability are important. that's why liberty offers the accu-chek aviva meter. and i

caller: game from boise, idaho. how do we solve this challenge? guest: the president is asking for the largest increase -- while he is funding domestic spending, we are funding resources. a number budget is only 10% of most school district's budget. in most places, it's tough to the global budget. right now people are in a her in his position. schools should be open longer. some schools are going to a four-day weeks. i do not think that is right. we have to think about education not as an expense but as an investment. even when times are tough, i do not see how we can cut back on spending for education. it is hard, brutal budget times at the local level, but if we do not invest in education, we will never get better. despite the tough times, we are challenging state and communities to make this a priority. i do not see anything more voluble than investing in your future. host: question in the back. guest: teachers who were under par under nclb could be admit -- is best. do you think under this program merit-pay should be part of it? guest: i think

tomorrow night i'll be at boise state university in idaho.e crowd and they are going to endorse the views of nonintervention, coming to our senses, we're bankrupt and we can't police the world. we're broke here in this country. why are we spending a trillion dollars a year managing an empire that's unmanageable and only get us in trouble? that attitude is changing. the next generation will know we have to change that policy. >> congressman ron paul echoing what you said at your speech at k cato. >> ron's exactly right. there's a lot of people saying we're bankrupt. what are we doing trying to rebuild countries a decade after we went into afghanistan. and how much longer are we going to be there? we have got to narrow our focus, show -- we have to show restraint abroad, restrained at home, and the party that does that, i think, is going to start winning elections. >> yep, that's it. we need the influence of these independent-minded people. unfortunately, they don't have another party so they'll have to influence both parties. >> he says we nee