edie windsor challenged the constitutionality of doma. that came to the supreme court and that was the other decision of this last wednesday. there is a standing issue in that case, too. the attorney general and the president of the united states declined to defend the constitutionality of doma. they were continuing to enforce the prohibition and insisting the federal government not refund the tax back edie windsor thought she was entitled to because she thought she was married. the united states government did not defend doma in the federal court. a committee of the house of representatives appointed a lawyer to come in and defend the statute. the standing question in doma was whether or not, because the united states was no longer actors to windsor, there really diversity? the supreme court was petitioned to take the case once it had lost in the second circuit with respect to the constitutionality of doma. was there adversity under article 3 or not? that issue is all over the opinions. the supreme court upheld the standing of the jurisd

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and happy birthday to actress edie falco who is 50. baseball hall of fame pitcher gossich turns 62. and john mayer takes over the "today" show plaza with a live concert. keep it here for more news, weather, sports. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you so much for watching "early today." have a terrific weekend. >>> new this morning, we have good news to report. the b.a.r.t. strike is over at least for now. good morning, everyone, it is 4:30, i'mon kelly. >> and i'm laura garcia kelly. >> late last night b.a.r.t. workers agreed to call off the strike although there's no new contract in place. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. i just spoke with one of the commuters in line for the bus bridge from the walnut creek station and she said she just found out about 30 minutes ago on her way here and she was so happy that she won't have to be riding these buses anymore. this is the first one to be taking off this morning, one of the charter buses. now, the striking unions

. >> edi windsor was welcomed as a hero at the gay pride parade in new york today. we'll have complete coverage of the ruling and aftermath and along with the pride celebration at 11:00. all day at nbcbayarea.com. >>> happening now in the south bay, crews were at the scene of a brush fire. fire broke out around 5:00 at interstate 280 and highway 87. firefighters got it under control. this is reminder of how hot and dry it is out there. especially with the 4th of july coming up. let's bring in rob mayeda who is tracking the weather. >> still seeing temperatures soar into the 90s. even e though parts of the bay area running a little cooler than yesterday at the same time. we had a stronger sea breeze. today 97 in fairfield. leading to cooling versus 24 hours ago. wind speed bringing the air slightly into fair field. here's the headline for tomorrow. declaring a flex alert during the day tomorrow through 6:00. peak demand comes close to matching supply of energy reserves. we have the heat warning for tuesday. increased risk for fire danger not just from the heat but an

. >> meanwhile, edie windsor, right there, whose case overturned the federal defense of marriage act was deemed a conquering hero at the parade today. the judge's decision made this year's pride celebration even better. for the first time in many years same-sex couples are able to get married. jean elle. >> reporter: this celebration is in full swing. take a look around. the ceo of gay pride tells me this is a record setting crowd. 1.5 million people are here. you can see it's wall-to-wall people. people enjoying lots of music and each other. the largest crowd ever and the first time that same-sex couples can get married during gay pride as well. ceremonies are over for the day. but a reception is under way. and newlyweds can get in with marriage license. marriage equality is the talk of the celebration here at pacific center and along the parade route. lots of statements are being made about the end of prop 8. same-sex couples say after years of fighting, it's exciting to marry the person they love. >> i've been marching all these years in the hopes that i could legally get marry pd

. >> edie is probably not going to become a butcher. >> no. >>> why don't you tell me what you thinkon here. this tow truck driver got this old sedan mounted on the flatbed and then does this. >> didn't tie it down at all? >> do you think he was trying to unload the car in a lazy way or did he load the car and just not think about tying it down and took off too quick? i can't figure that out. >> not like the newest of vehicles, so maybe they're dunking this thing. >> and in a similar sort of incident with a similar type of truck, according to the loose translation that i was able to get from the description, these guys are upset at a former tenant because he left a bunch of this junk behind. they are kindly delivering this stuff back to the new place. >> looks like maybe a garage full of stuff. >> they take out the tires and the tanks and then at the very last second you see them unloading the dump bed. >> oh, no. >> looks like a big old bucket of sand and other debris and they giggle. >> take off down the street and imagine the guy walking out of the building like that looks familia

take about an hour hour and a half now let's discuss other things we'll get back to mark twain and ms edie in a minute we haven't seen on screen much as she is will why i've been writing a movie about mark twain and. he. sounds funny but for about a decade on and off it's hard when you get into you've had good luck like i've always had as an actor and able to do these big action movies and gain a kind of recognition and popularity for a certain kind of acting it's hard to step away from it so i started saying no to kind of readdress my career because i always enjoyed writing with great anything you turn down. i don't i don't have regrets all the way just made a regret face. but you know it's a business so there are jobs that come up at certain periods of time where if you do them the rest of your life is secure financially and i think that was their role in the past year or two that someone took you on to tell me who and it was a success and you sort you said what i should have done that no not in the last year and two. in the past probably one of the few actually you said you never had a

edie winsor cried when she heard the news, she was the original plaintiff. >> thank you for affirming the principle of this justice under the law. reporter: former president bill clinton who signed the law. the pentagon is rolling out federal benefits for legally married same-sex couples. the supporter of california's proposition eight measure, which amended the state's constitution between only one m and woman did not have egal standing to defend the statute after state officials refused to do so. what is left is the district court's decision which struck down proposition eight. >> people justice under the law. today, we are closer to that. reporter: aditional marriage advocates say that it is still up to the state. they urged supporters to stay engaged. >> activists and politicians are very involved and they will be debated about this for a while or nt it is a technical step %-general has asked the court to take immediately. lou: our first guest sing today's ruling by the supreme court doesn't have any affect on existing ste definitions of marriage. it immediately affects how some 1

did you see edie windsor.w york. signs along the route read thank you, edie. celebrating windsor for her successful challenge of doma. if somebody told me 50 years ago i would be the marshal of new york city's gay pride parade, i wouldn't have believed it. [ applause ] that was a happy sight. our friends kris perry and sandy steir got married. >> right away. they didn't waste any time. >> stephanie: would you? on friday. >> i think they had to have special permission from pamela harris because usually there is a little bit of a waiting period. >> stephanie: didn't she officiate? >> she had to call down to city hall in los angeles for paul khatami and zarillo to get married. >> stephanie: and our friends paul and jeff. i missed everything. >> did you. >> stephanie: i'm a horrible vacation planner. >> you are! >> first we go on a 90 mile hike and then a 90 mile bike. >> you don't relax on vacation. >> then we'll have a glass of wine then spinning class and then -- jump on the trampoline. >> stephanie: now you ha

edie windsor whose case overturned the federal defense of merge act was welcomed as a conquering hero. the supreme court refused to at the resumption of same-sex marriages in california. >> what the court has done is dragged we the people from behind the wheel of this republic and carjacked the nation. >> but opponents say it wasn't a total defeat. >> this court rejected what the plaintiffs argued in this case. which was there is a 14th amendment equal protection right to be married as gays and lesbians. >> reporter: the debate is shifting to legislatures in 37 states where same-sex marriage is not legal. >> our goal is for marriage equality that is guaranteed by the united states constitution. >> reporter: and on this issue both sides agree on at least one thing, the fight over same-sex marriage is far from over. the supreme court rulings were limited and that leaves little doubt that the issue will be headed back to the high court. >>> we are continuing to monitor that breaking news out of oakland. the bart strike that appears to be almost certain to happen. the midnight deadline is

my time got there the networks did not work, not cross connected thinking they're being used for a edie's but in hindsight that was the most important thing to do from a conflict situation to rebuild communications to get the good guys in power faster in that was our conclusion. at the time our first observation distraite ford way to do to put a camera on them to see where the cameras are going so the lack of ideas which is well meaning to provoke this collaboration. >> to what extent do you think technology would undermine the regime? >> we like to think about dictators in the future to have paid to love the. take every and 72 million people and connected to the internet when they are connected with the g mail account for social networking account they have the voice-over it services, the population of iran could be 72 million people within the virtual world they look like half a billion people this gives a serious challenge to the regime in tehran how they account 500 million voices online coming from the same 72 million people? >> also the possibility of the over reaction. three people

my time got there the networks did not work, not cross connected thinking they're being used for a edie's but in hindsight that was the most important thing to do from a conflict situation to rebuild communications to get the good guys in power faster in that was our conclusion. at the time our first observation distraite ford way to do to put a camera on them to see where the cameras are going so the lack of ideas which is well meaning to provoke this collaboration. >> to what extent do you think technology would undermine the regime? >> we like to think about dictators in the future to have paid to love the. take every and 72 million people and connected to the internet when they are connected with the g mail account for social networking account they have the voice-over it services, the population of iran could be 72 million people within the virtual world they look like half a billion people this gives a serious challenge to the regime in tehran how they account 500 il voices online coming from the same 72 million people? >> also the possibility of the over reaction. three people can

powerful man in the world justice anthony kennedy and woody harrelson and the great character actress edie mcclure. if you watched news today my friends, all you learned about a baby who will be a fake monarch in 50 years and an ex-congressman who can't stop sexting. won't you please allow us to fill in the gaps? this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. now, imagine if you would a future america with republican majorities in both house of congress and texas senator ted cruz running for president. while this might impress some as incredibly scary there is actually some good news in that scenario which we'll get to in just a minute. democrats currently hold an eight-seat advantage in the senate but upcoming retirements by democratic senators in west virginia south dakota and montana, not exactly left-leaning states, means an almost certain net loss for three seats for the dems next year. incumbents in louisiana arkansas alaska and north carolina are seen as highly vulnerable. don't worry democrats. all is no

and when we were clear that we won the doma case in the supreme court, edie windsor was our client.t state by state. we said we have to work with republicans. not work around or talk at. that's when we reached out to steve and said can you help us. i actually think there's much more power of some of these arguments. make the business argument for a second. why would i as a small business owner sitting in virginia with a bed and breakfast decide to keep my business and my money in virginia if i could move to washington, d.c. right across the river and get full federal benefits including the benefits of income tax laws, inheritance, visiting my partner. we'll make the chambers of commerce -- they think gays have economic powers? well, let's make those arguments. why would you stay in new jersey, where i currently live in jersey city. why would i stay in jersey city if i move to brooklyn, which is where i'm moving, where i have better economic benefits in brooklyn than staying in new jersey? >> it's true. sam? >> i think steve's actually right on this in that we've seen -- it is hard t

edy femaleco news jackie.e, veep and amy poehler parks & recreations. >>> competition programs amazing race. shocker. "dancing with the stars." project runway. so you think you can dance. top chef, and "the voice." >>> the nominees for a variety series are "the "colbert report," kts snoot the dlap show with john sturts. >> jim and saturday night live. >> for outstanding meevgs american horror story asylum behind the candelabra the bible, phil specter, political animals, and top of the lake. >> the nominations in the comedy series category are "30 rocking" "the big bang theory," "girls," louie," "modern family," and "veep." >> let's bring bruce back to help announce the final category. v-dog? >> the nominations in the drama series category are "breaking bad," ""downton abbey,"" "game of thrones," "homeland," "house of cards" and "mad men." aaron, i'm proud to announce you've been nominated and neil congratulations. you've been nominated for producer/host of the 66th annual grammys. >> thank you. >>> on septembe

edie falco. tina fey, "30 rock."ity program. "the amazing race." shocker. "dancing with the stars." "project runway." "so you think you can dance." "top chef." and "the voice." >> the nominees for variety series are -- "the colbert report," "the daily show with jon stewart." "jimmy kimmel live." "late night with jimmy fallon." "real time with bill maher" and "saturday night live." >>> for outstanding miniseries or movies, the nominees are -- "american horror story asylum." "behind the candelabra." "the bible." "phil spector." "political animals." and "top of the lake." >> the nominations in a comedy series category are -- "30 rock." "the big bang theory." "girls." "louie." "modern family" and "veep." >> let's bring bruce back to announce the final category. b-dog? >> the nominations in the drama >> the nominations in the drama series category are -- "breaking bad." "downton abbey." "game of thrones." "homeland." "house of cards." and "madmen." aaron, i'm excited to announce that you have been nominated for best suppo

i drink alone >> reporter: in the showtime series, "nurse jackie," the title character, played by ediere's ten vials in the drawer. confirm. you take one vial. nine vials remain, hit confirm. >> reporter: and jamie lee curtis, the wife and mother of two, openly discussed how she became addicted to pain pills after a cosmetic procedure. but the dangers of prescription medication go beyond hollywood. a new report from the cdc has alarming, new statistics on women fighting addictions to prescription meds. the report revealed a woman is admitted to the e.r. for a prescription pill overdose every three minutes. and the number of deaths from prescription pill overdoses jumped 400% between 1999 and 2010. negin got help before it was too late. she became hooked on prescription pills meant to treat her chronic pain from crohn's disease. >> i was taking 70 to 80 pills a day. possibly more. >> reporter: doctors tell us women are much more likely to suffer from painful conditions, often treated by prescription pain pills. and from there, they're more likely than men to get hooked. why are we seein

. >> with edie mcclure. everybody loved it. everyone shouted it. >> i did not watch it in the 70s.one thing i want to address, a lot of southern callers have not been helping very much. you mentioned the southern strategy i'm so glad you did that chris. the republican party used to be the liberal party. paula dean is does not represent. >> stephanie: in the words of the immortal janet jackson, what have you done for me lately, right? >> caller: i know plenty of ladies that are the same age as paula, but didn't grow up with a silver spoon in their mouth didn't grow up having people take care of the house for them. you know, i've always grown up with people you just all live together, and it was never an issue. she grew up in a bubble. she is disgusting. her food is disgusting. it dent represent doesn't represent the south. i'm glad she's out. every time i see her on tv, i think, great this is who is representing my geographical location? we have so many beautiful people here. so many different ethnicities and backgrounds, i'm glad to see she's out of the picture. the other thing wit

. >> lead actress, edie falco, tina fey, julia louis-dreyfus and amy poehler. >> i still thing comedies spot are these amazing dramas. i wish particularly on the broadcast level the comedy -- >> please watch veep before you say that. >> listen, we've known since seinfeld she's one of the best physical comb ins ics on the pl >> what did we learn today? >> joe tried to educate me that liz cheney's strategy of calling her opponent a funky old confused man is good. i say it's bad. we'll see. >> i think actually there's some -- i say this very careful -- but there's some aspects that have to do with male versus female playing that game. that could play badly for her. >> we have to do something for minimum wage working americans. i don't know what it is. we've had people say if you give them tons of money and raise the minimum wage, corporate profits suffer and maybe we don't have expansion and new jobs. so i don't know what the answer is but we have to do something. >> all right, if it's way too early, it's time for "morning joe." right now, guess what, it's time for "the daily rundown." >>

and edie falco, who's great on "nurse jackie."well. do you remember who won those categories those years? >> the first -- >> not that you dwell on it. >> let's see. >> while you're thinking about that. >> she knows. keep thinking. >> drama series. >> breaking bad, downton abbey, game of thrones, house of cards, there it is again, and mad men. >> for best comedy, girls, veep -- julia louis-dreyfus is amazing in that. that's one of the funniest comedies ever. modern family, 30 rock, and the big bang theory. i wrote it down. i was reading it off the screen. >> i was wondering where you were getting your intel from. i'm going back now. we didn't mention julia louis-dreyfus, lead actress in a comedy series. i assume she was nonated. she won last year. >> she was. >> she's fantastic on that show, by the way. >> good luck to everyone. >> that's right. >> it's an honor just to be nominated. >> that's right. >>> to a more serious story, this "rolling stone" magazine cover. >> there's still some fallout. there was controversy yesterday when

the minister to egypt doubled as the minister to saudi arabia, and during the war, colonel edie wenthere. we had this precip pro -- reciprocal relation with the saud diz. the americans hoped we do duplicate this relationship with iran. that iran -- we did not have the degree of involvement in iranian oil we would have after 1953, for example, but we were hoping to achieve that in fact the iranians were also very open to that because the people of the middle east, the rans and iranians were savvy at looking at opportunities. there were some arabs that supported the axis powers and supported the soviet union, some supported the united states, trying to get out from hurt the french and british yoke. the -- believe it another nor, in my book i have a chapter about iraq. you may find that the americans were far more involved in trying to obtain a larger portion of the iraqi oil concession that want previously understood. one of the major driving reasons for even being involved in iraq during the second world war was to change the percentages agreement of the iraqi petroleum company. so in