well, they were like, "oh, you're both gay? yeah, my dad's gay." trying to make friends, start conversation. and they both started making fun of him. and that broke my heart. and it broke my heart because of what it said about them and about us as a society, that all we want... what we want is nothing... i want to be able to go watch my son play baseball. he doesn't want to play baseball anymore because of this. and yes, it's the kids, but it's not just the kids. it's all of us, because we live in a world where it's okay, where we don't correct kids when they say that, when we don't say to kids, "all of us deserve to be treated fairly." >> hinojosa: but these are parents who have kind of grown up in an america where gayness is out there. i mean, i'm just wondering, what's going on with the parents? do they not hear, or is it that the parents themselves are still in that place where they're... >> this is... so when you asked me the question earlier, what do we have to do as parents, my belief is... not just me, but all of us. it isn't about asking o

i am a gay man. stephen: a gay man and a gay mare destroying america. ... a gay mayor destroying america. [ cheers and applause ] >> stephen: americans count on smawn towns to uphold traditional morality. but mayor cummings is using his office to implement the gay agenda. >> he's the best one mayor we've had here is him. >> as mayor of the city, he's done an outstanding job. >> he's changed everything. made things better. >> stephen: better if you mean gayer. >> the workers went out in the middle of the night and patched the potholes. >> stephen: gay. put a new bridge to the sewer plant. >> stephen: gay. a family center, a park, a playground, stuff for the kids. >> stephen: gay, gay. he has addressed the water situation. it's better than it's ever been. >> stephen: but better isn't gay enough for mayor cummings. listen to what he gay-ed up next. >> i introduced the fireman's ordinance. >> stephen: and what does he consider fair? >> one could be denied service and terminated from their job ore vingted from their house just because of their sexual preference.

a grandchild that was gay. sister who was gay. >> he thought for 40 years that whenever people found out he was gay they would reject him. >> associate pastor david reagan had been married twice and he had two children. after his second divorce david decided soul searching was in order. he admitted to himself some family and close friends that he was gay. but it was in sedona they he made the decision to go public prompted by a gay teenage are in the congregation. >> he would tell his mother that i was the only heterosexual that understood him. i finally felt like too big of a hypocrite i told his mother after probably a year year and a half, that the reason i understood her son so well was because i was on the same journey. >> embraced by the congregation, david felt affirmed. but he was also ready to move on to his next position. he had no idea his spiritual journey would spark a movement at the church much the red rocks. >> been thinking about it for a number of years in fact we decided not to do it about si

all want to make us gay and gay marry us. the reasons why you are here today. robots don't feel owe motions? >> no. >> stephen: what about mexicans do they feel emotions? >> they do. >> stephen: they do. >> yes. >> stephen: okay. i know muslims fear anger and gay people are often very sad. what about bears? do they feel emotions they do. robots don't have emotions do. they feel pain? >> no. >> stephen: do mexicans feel pain? >> yes. >> stephen: muslim guy, am i right about that, the rage? >> not necessarily. >> stephen: so they attacked us out of joy? >> it's aingeer is an emotion. muslims feel anger. they feel compassion and mercy. >> stephen: when were you ral call? >> i was never radical. >> stephen: check out a mirror sometime it's terrifies. do you find head gear involved with being gay? >> no more or less than anything else. >> stephen: there's no equipment or anything? there's googles. [laughter] who sends out all the gay messages to different gay people to tell you what now we're going to do to undermine america. >> t

to spread so-called gay propaganda.porters insist protecting what they call traditional russian values. activists say many gay people are afraid to even hold hands in public. we have this report from st. petersburg. >> it is not easy being gay in russia. this is a festival in st. petersburg. and the protest mobs that showed up to intimidate. they shouted insults and left a m."sage, "say no to sodo it is why she installed extra security at her lgbt support group. she tells me the situation got worse after the passage of the law. >> all people understand from the law is something is wrong with gay people, that they are dangerous to children, that information about them is harmful and it is ok to discriminate. it does give a green light to more violence and aggression. that is a serious worry for activists. they say many were already nervous about revealing their sexuality. he tells me it is forcing people back into the closet. >> i feel it. it becomes the position that being supported by government, that we are sick becau

therapies to get gay people not to be gay.any of them have stepped away from that. and that's really interesting. but what happens then to the people who are gay and lesbian, if they're in those kind churches? >> i think you're pointing to something that may be developing time, there may be less and lesj opposition to gay marriage as performed by the state. and it will come back to a religious liberty queáurjjy where curves to reject homosexuality, think it's a sin, say okay, we can live with this as a civil matter but we want to preserve our rights not to mar)y, not to use our facilities. i think you may see a shift in debate in that direction. >> and there was sáát interesting church/state stuff. hobby lobby, my favorite -- >> just the name, saying it. @r(t&háhp &hc& >> that's right you hike saying that. well, again this has been an issue that's raised interesting church/state questions. ever since the obama administration's health care act had provisions for contraceptive services there are some faith-based groups, mainly w

what about the gay agenda. the left is all about the gay agenda. the gays are out to destroy marriage and you're a democrat. therefore, you think the same thing. >> the truth is marriage is in trouble in this country. >> stephen: because gays are threatening us. >> it's because the heterosexuals are getting divorces. the gays want to get mafer married. >> stephen: so they can get divorced too. they are jealous of our divorces. >> all they want is the same privileges, good or bad, that the rest of us enjoy. don't get me wrong. i am not affirming a particular lifestyle. i am, in fact, standing up for all the rights andprivileges that all americans should enjoy. >> stephen: however wrong they may be. do you believe in the bible, sir? >> yes. >> stephen: do you believe in leviticus where it says that gay people should be stoned? >> yes. >> stephen: then send me a stone and a gay person. >> when you said the gay should be stoned, i saw you go, whoa. it's not that kind of stone. >> stephen: is it to get high? >> you've got it. >> stephen: marijuana is a

gay people will make the right decision and stop being gay? (laughter) >> ( translated ): i don't know, in our experience it just turns them on even more. (laughter and applause) >> stephen: i've heard that. i've heard that. >> ( translated ): and there's also a danger of a new law being passed against gay extremism. >> stephen: what is gay extremism? >> ( translated ): in the eyes of our government, it probably just means being public about being gay. >> stephen: so it's not like gay terrorism. (laughter) like no glitter bombing or anything like that? >> ( translated ): we did something like that, actually, once. we kissed a female policewoman. this was even before pussy riot, we managed to kiss about 40 of them. (laughter) >> stephen: and how did that go over? >> ( translated ): it actually was very funny. that would often take us to the side and say "why do you have to do this pub n public?" >> stephen: oh, so they were down with it, just on the d.l.? listen, i'd like to hear more about that. we've got to go to a commercial break which-- do

you know it's liked by gay men a lot. >> reporter: his new project, a home for gay men.particularly important for gay men, in india, isn't it, where there's no social acceptance. >> yeah. a lot of them have decided to live a single life. you're all alone. >> reporter: this retirement home is one place he hopes gay men will not feel alone. >> i would like to see gay india free from discrimination. we are treated like any other human beings and living, we live with respect and dignity. >> reporter: that's his dream for india, a dream he won't stop fighting for. cnn, india. >>> ban ki-moon has pledged support for the countries hardest hit by ebola as he launched a tour saturday. he was in liberia and is also set to visit sierra leone and guinea. the u.n. has faced criticism for its alleged slow response to the ebola outbreak. he says he's cautiously optimistic the outbreak can be defeat defeated. ebola fears caused low voter turnout in liberia. officials took voters' temperatures before letting them enter polling stations. results could be announced sometime today. >> repor

gay rights advocates say requiring gay blood donors to be celibate for 12 months isn't supported by science and continues to promote discrimination. the f-d-a is expected to adopt the new policy next year. safeway is now being sued by the family of a california woman who say she died because of a listeria- tainted caramel apple. they say that shirlee frey got sick and died after buying and eating pre-packaged caramel apples in felton - a few days before halloween. the c-d-c says 28 other people in 10 states were sickened by the same strains of listeria found in the apples.and three people have died. the apples were removed from store shelves. jacqueline bennett>>: it was one on there today, but tomorrow, rena returning. we have reduced visibility in fairfield to about half a mile tonight we will see increasing clouds. rainfall totals will be really insignificant. we will see gusty winds in the valleys. tomorrow at 10, cut the skies. by noon the rain it will be pushing and further south, she down to the golden gate by two. by 3 below in tax afferent the endophyte it should be exiting. as for

nurse jackie, where you play a gay nurse, but... >> gay muslim nurse. >> hinojosa: ...a lot-- gay muslim nurse. we're going to get into that, okay, gay muslim nurse. >> by the way, maria hinojosa... >> hinojosa: hinojosa. >> did i say it right? >> hinojosa: you're working on it. you're a gay muslim nurse on the show nurse jackie on showtime... >> yes. >> hinojosa: ...could also be puerto rican. >> yes. >> hinojosa: so we're going to put that aside, come back to it, because we're going to start off by talking about the movie the visitor, which was an oscar nominated film. just to clue people in-- because the visitor is an amazing film, but it wasn't a blockbuster-- so what is the story of the movie the visitor? >> well, actually, you know, for a small budget film, it was a blockbuster. >> hinojosa: really? >> you know, because it's... you have... you can't like, look at it in terms of like, the big studio films. small budget films... it did really well in the box office. it was actually one of the best reviewed films, and did amaziny in the box office, so everyone was really happy about t

crack there was defiant in new delhi as hundreds of gays lesbians, and supporters of gay rights marched through the streets sunday, celebrating the first gay pride parade since the supreme court reinstated a colonial era ban on gay sacks. -- on gay saex. >> india's courts we criminalized homosexual activity last december, all the more reason for some to take to the streets. >> we don't want to be second class anymore. we are here to tell everybody we exist, we have a right to exist, and give us our rights and omega's criminals. >> -- don't make us criminals. >> we are not abnormal. we are not aliens. >> the supreme court to and over aim 2009 -- turned over a 2009 ruling and reinstated a ban on gay sacks going back to the colonial era. judges have been petitioned by coalition of religious groups that sale was a toilet he is a western inspired phenomenon, affecting only a small minority. >> it is against the heritage of the country. it is a certain segment of the people beyond the normal process. it is like a disease. >> our organization has mounted the initial challenge, a case they won

. >> look, i was so scared that anybody would ever figure out i was gay that i was a deeply closetedd gay man. >> the tallahassee police department is using florida state university students as informers against homosexuals. the students get $10 a head every time one is approached by a suspected sex offender. >> in the 1960s, there are a number of these kinds of committees that investigate gays. and even though it's still submerged, you begin to see the first issues about gay rights. >> there were multiple organizations to try to counteract that repressive regime that gay men and lesbians were suffering under. they had the mattachine society and the daughters of bilitis, who were part of the movement. >> the law forbids certain type of private consenting sexual behavior among adults need to be changed. >> in the mattachine society, this was a dilemma. how do you combine activism with anonymity? you can run a social movement from behind a closet door. >> gays are limited in their ability to show affection, can't party the way the straights can. their whole entire existence is stigmati

let me play part and get your reaction on the other side. >> have other gay players in the nfl calledyou? >> very few reached out to me. >> very few meaning one, two, three, four, five? >> very few -- >> okay. >> -- reached out to me and pretty much just showed me the gratitude and how they were thankful that i had the courage to, you know -- they wished that they had the courage to come out. >> gay men in the nfl. >> gay men in the nfl. >> reached out to you and called you. >> reached out to me, yes. and just showed their respect and admired my courage. it was very -- it was very good. >> and you are using the plural, men, not man. >> men. >> men. >> there's a lot of us out there. i'm not the only one. i'm just the only one who is open. >> so, i mean, no question here that he has broken ground, paved a path. by the way, there are other straight nfl players who have really come out, many of them, in support of other gay athletes in professional sports and, you know, tried to make it easier for them. what do you think? do you think that this is going to lead to more of those gay player

that's so gay. totally gay. ugh. that is so emma and julia. why are you saying, "that's so emma and julia"? well, you know, when something is dumb or stupid, you say, "that's so emma and julia." who says that? everyone. announcer: imagine if who you are were used as an insult. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to beautiful delores park. this is a long time coming. back in 2008, voters approved a clean and safe neighborhood parks bond which allocated about $14 million to improve this incredible park. our goal together we are going to build the new dolores park that is going to be built to last. it is going to retain all of it's important features, all of it's historic qualities, all of it's essential beauty. but yet be built with the idea that this is whenever people come. >> we are going to be renovating all six tennis court's, replacing the basketball court with operations underneath so the staff has the ability to maintain the park. we are completely renovating the irrigation system and in addition to the operations we are building two new

up to 7% of the general population of youth in this country identify as gay or transgender. in layman's terms. that to me is alarming because that means the kids are being thrown away. because of who they are. i think we need these kids. i think you never know who is going to turn out to be what. there is a bill. i can repeat the same stuff that lisa and laura just told you. the one thing that our fund or organization does is try to make a network for all of the people and programs around the country to talk to each other, to find out what works, what doesn't work. who the heck wants to say, i'm homeless and i'm gay, beat me up? it is really tough for the kids. everybody wants to be a tough guy, but when you think about it, look at a 15-year-old. nowadays, kids are coming out even younger because of scenes from the media that it is cool to be who you are and then they come out and their parents don't know how to deal with this. unfortunately, sometimes it comes to them running away out of fear of rejection or violence or both. that is kind of sad for a kid. kids don't really

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? >> not really. no, he was like bigger than me. the only good thing that came out of this black eye is which it gave me a single cell. which is kind of a catch-22, since day one i've got here, i've been requesting one. really, i just stay by himself. the only people i kick it with is gay people, people that identify themselves as being transgender. >> later on we met two of roy's of closest friends. >> trying to do a birthday party. >> what's today? >> my birthday. i thought it was a holiday. that's not on your calendar? it was on cnn on the scroll this morning. >> we were going to the gym and do pictures and then we had a little strip show. or something. >> i ain't got nothing to do with that. just for the record, i don't know what they're talking about. >> one member of the trio, robert burzee ha

they gay too, though. actually, in their mind they're just gay for that minute.er it's over with, they ain't gay no more. but wait till the next time, then they're gay again for another minute. >> as for their future, both men were serving life sentences. though tunstall would someday qualify for parole, mcmillen had life without. >> i know i'm going back to the free world one day. so you know, the only thing i can do is make the best out of my situation. so i kick it around individuals with minds on the street. that way i won't fall victim to whatever is going on inside these walls. >> you have a lot of people that don't understand time because they don't have any. so if i got life without parole, my mind, then i'm going to be here forever if i don't do something about it. >> once i get out by him having life without i want to help him get out. but as long as i'm here i want to make sure he's all right. so it's a bond that nobody can come between, unless one of us die. >> coming up -- >> when did you cut yourself? yesterday? two days ago? >> not bad, though. >>

marijuana and gay marriage. gay marriage is now legal in well over half of the united states. there are some backlash on both fronts that could play out in 2015. but it seems only a matter of time before pot and same-sex marriage are legal nationwide. it is a generational thing. when you look to the polling kids today think pot should be legal and anybody should be married who wants to. it is an actuating table washing across the country. >> and washington is not involved in either of these things. gay marriage, which could get decided by the supreme court this summer, the national before the year is out. >> the other thing is you have seen gay marriage happen. it is further down the road than pot legalization. but gay marriage has been driven by generational dynamics. pot will be driven by generational dynamics and economic dynamics. as the money pours into colorado and washington, no state in the country -- >> there are no republicans or democrats opposing it because there is no contingent fund get it -- >> apart from the ones who are uptight. when we come back, fred wilson

a gay boy? >> all day. >> all day. >> i can't deny it. >> then we got this really interesting candid moment where wicked was trying to explain the tv thing to angel. >> they're going to follow us for a little bit. our lives together. >> all right. >> yeah? >> hopefully we'll sell. i mean, that's what i got to say. >> it will will be why wouldn't it? >> i'm just saying. >> tomorrow hopefully you are -- i know for sure you're going to move in. and so we'll be cellies and then we'll go from there. >> this is when things started to get a little strange. it was odd enough to learn about the gay boy gangsters, but now we're following this love relationship between these two gay boy gang members. two guys who had known each other a matter of days. >> i like him, and it's never going to change. i don't know what else to say. >> i like you too. >> i like you more. >> i like you more. better. >> all right. >> bye, i love you. >> we had been filming in another part of the prison, and when we came back to t

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>> that would not affect me because i'm a gay man. >> stephen: i think you just said you are a gay man? >> yes. >> stephen: why are you allowed to write children's books? you are not allowed to head boy scout troops. >> i wouldn't dream of wanting to. >> stephen: what does a gay man care about children? >> they are people. they can't have children. >> of course they can. >> stephen: you are misguided if you think gay men can have children. >> they could do that. >> stephen: i'm sure you put effort into it but it will not work. let's move on. you expressed frustration in the media that all they want to talk about is where the wild things are. >> true. >> stephen: let's talk about where the wild things are. why not do a seek sequel to this? >> it's the most boring idea imaginable. >> stephen: where the wild things are two still wilding featuring vin diesel. >> who is vin diesel. >> stephen: fast and furious? you do this book you get a tie in with burger king or taco bell. it comes with where the wild things are snack pack. >> it's so bad not only will it sell it will make pots and pots o

i do know that there are gay couples, there are others, grandparents, single people who adopt children, who maybe even have children not from the act of love, but to care for children in that way. yes, i think that there has to be way in which we do support them. but i do think there is something unique about man and woman coming together and bringing children in to the world preserving the human race and providing that example as a mother and father, male and female within family that also deserves the states support and protection. >> o'donnell: what do you think about what pope trances is doing in terms of tackling the issue of sexual abuse in the catholic church? >> i think that he's continuing the work that was begun earlier by his predecessors especially by pope benedict. he does see that it is a human problem it's not an american problem not an anglo-saxons problem it's a human problem not just catholic problem, either. i think that protection of children is very important. >> o'donnell: pope france was the first pope to enact commission led by cardinal o'malley to actually look

there has been a lot of issues on gay marriage. >> unfolding. we knew it would, you can't stop... >> how did you know it would. >> it's a snowball effect. anyone under 30, if you bring up the gay issue everyone goes what issue, everyone is busy living, what ever, who cares. it's a non-starter no one gives a hoot. >> can i ask you about politics a little bit. >> of course. >> what was your reaction to the results in the election year? >> i think that people are burnt out. they have been burnt out since the bush administration, and, you know, and nixon and everything before. politics lost its glamour and its veneer and excitement. i think people are tired. i think people get very lazy in the country. they complane, they bitch moan, when there's an opportunity to make a difference, they don't. >> do you feel the need to get involved in political stuff. >> not as much as i did when the election was happening for president obama. maybe maybe i went a little deeper into what i normally did. >> here is some freaked out intimidated frightened... >> occa

a charge often levelled against gays and lesbians in egypt.in the gay community here live in a constant state of fear. two men agreed to talk to us on the condition of anonymity. we'll call this man ahmed and this man noor. both are open to a degree with their immediate family. >> my mother was difficult. >> but it stop there's. >> it's difficult because you have to be aware of everything you're doing, your clothe, your reaction toward people. >> reporter: this clip shows a police raid in which five people were arrested and later convicted of debauchery. human rights activists say egyptian courts have sentenced at least 20 people to that and other similar charges this year. grinder, a gay dating app has warned its users say police may be posing as lgbt on social immediate where to entrap you. >> i'm always afraid that if i meet someone and he is from the government, and then i got arrested. >> reporter: the condemnation of homo sexuals in egyptian society runs deep. from the movies to religion, leaders in both dominant religions in egypt, isla

>> the group formed in 1978 in response to a gay pride parade and there was already a gay band and theyre is a gay band why don't we sing so we started a chorus. >> and how does one join to become an elite singer? >> oh, it's elite. you have to sign a waiver that says i will appear at 7:00 a.m. on television. [laughter] >> that's the first -- >> on ktvu. >> on ktvu. >> absolutely. >> seriously -- >> you sign up and you audition. it's not exactly all that rigorous. but if you can carry a tune, you know, we'll let you join. >> that's interesting. >> i heard you guys carrying the tune earlier. i can't wait to hear you sing. will you guys sing for us? >> you know we will. >> ladies and gentleman the gay men's choir singing for you right here on "mornings on 2." ♪ >> there they are. the gay men's choir of san francisco. you guys are incredible. thank you for joining us. can't get enough of the san francisco gay men's choir -- and i'm shire you want to hear more -- check out their show, home for the holidays this christmas eve at the castro theater in san francisco. ticket prices range from $

something light and gay. we wish you a merry christmas. everybody sing along. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas! good tidings to you wherever you are. good tidings for christmas and a happy new year!♪ >> very good. and there are more children here. it's great. it's wonderful. which one of you are the three wise men? >> you look pretty wise. the city of san francisco doesn't have a lot of kids. but we love kids. lots of singing and lots of joy. we have very other people here, we have from mark leno's office, anna and we have district eight supervisor, he's the one that got us here. t's hear it for scott wiener and in case anybody acts up, and our chief of police will be here shortly. he has a little incident going on. no he doesn't. let's hear it for him. and the most our mayor, ed lee. and where is santa? he's coming. we can't light the tree without santa. he's bringing a couple of -- elves. this is the most against -- generous community, this gay and lesbian and bisexual community. give yourselves a hand. every year this happens and monday

gay couples in kentucky, michigan ohio and tennessee rushed to get their legal papers turned in before the high court decides next month which cases they'll hear this spring. if the supreme court agrees to hear their appeal, there would be enough time for arguments and a possible decision on state bans by late june. >>> wall street entered new territory today the dow closed above 18,000 for the first time. it was the fifth straight day of gains after the feds announced last week that it had no plans to boost interest rates in the near future. the dow closed at 18,024. the nasdaq finished at 2,082. >>> it's being called an agredious security breach days before the busiest travel day. investigators have recovered dozensover guns including automatic weapons. >> this gun can shoot through a car door, can shoot through an apartment door, can shoot through a bullet-proof vest. in november mr. henry bought this gun -- brought this gun on a delta commercial airliner to new york. >> five people have been arrest. eugene harvey was able to smuggle the gun. he would then pass the gun to former emp

we have you later in the show to talk about advancements in gay rights. we look forward to talking to you. >> all week long we focus on the issue of immigration, more than 68,000 immigrants seized are children and families are stuck waiting to learn their status. hei reports. >> david family units, defined as a personality travelling with one child continues to across the boarder in record numbers. in the rio grande valley border control captures 108 of these families a day. four out of five from central america. detention centers are so fall that the government processes the families and released them as they wait for deportation hearings. >> it's the same seen repeated twice daly. a homeland security bus pulls in. an officer sustains aside. families mostly single mothers with their children poor out. as the maying rants line up to buy bus tickets to join family they are orderly, nervous and chusted. some have been on the road for 20 days. >> how was your trip here? very tiring. six of the families are from guatemala, another six are from honduras. nine

. >> the doctor is a clinical research director at a clinic serving the gay committee. he said prep's adoption could be epidemic. >> in washington d.c., they have the highest prevalence of h.i.v. in the united states. we are shy of 3% overall of the population, higher than some rates of countries in africa. if you are african american and have sex with men and are between the ages of 20 and 40, your chance of having h.i.v. is one in five. >> gay health advocates centered efforts on promoting condom use and awareness of status. in the 1980s, when contracting h.i.v. was a death sentence, it worked. 30 years later medical professionals are skeptical about promoting prep. >> we may lose the skills if we say we don't have to have the conversations any more. prep may quiet our conversations with each other. our discussions around sex, because why bother if everyone is just h.i.v. positive, and taking their medications as they should, or negative and taking their prep. in a way, it could be viewed as an excuse to not take responsibility for our actions. >> a lot of that worry

: gay rights advocates say requiring gay blood donors to be celibate for 12 months isn't supported byontinues to promote discrimination. >> catherine: the f.d.a. is expected to adopt the new policy sometime next year. >> catherine: a 25-thousand dollar reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person >> catherine: or persons who killed 60-year-old david renz-ell. >> catherine: the oakland writer and educator was hiking in the oakland hills when he was gunned down on the huckleberry regional preserve trail. two days before thanksgiving. >> catherine: today. long time family friend and former host of kron-4's bay area backroads. doug mcconnell. read a note from ren-zell's wife. . >> agreed here today not as for my family but for all families in all communities that have lost a loved one to random acts of violence. i stand with all agree the windows across the country, as i fear for more families right now. and to the people who did this are caught. >> catherine: these are police sketches of persons of interest. who were spotted in the area around the time

and gay talese. revisits the bridge that made him a literary giant. >>> we begin in washington, where a $1.1 trillion spending bill hangs in the balance with the u.s. senate. the house narrowly approved the legislation last night, despite support from president obama it is getting a lot of push back from democrats who put a lot of the blame on banks. >> here we are five years after dodd frank with congress on the verge of ramming through a provision that would do nothing for the middle class, do nothing for community banks, do nothing but raise the risk that taxpayers will have to bail out of the biggest banks once again. >> and it is with the banks we take a closer look at the spending bill. as patricia sabga reports, it is all in the bills. >> it's an item in the bill that is so importantly to the big banks, j.p. morgan chief jamie dimon personally telephoned. a provision repealing a key dodd frank financial reform that would prevent banks from leaving taxpayers on the hook when certain risk 80 tra

attacks since a new law made it a crime to describe gay propaganda.but gay rights activists say many are now living in fear. >> reporter: it's not easy being gay in russia. this is a festival in st. petersburg, and the protest mob that turned up to intimidate. they sprayed ink and shouted insults and they left a message, say no to sodom. it's why paulina installed this extra security at her lgbt support group. she tells me the atmosphere got worse after a law promote iing. >> all people understand that there's something wrong, that they're dangerous for children, that information about them is harmful. and that it's okay to discriminate them. and it does give a green light to more violence and more aggression. >> reporter: that's a serious worry for activists. they say many were already nervous about revealing their sexuality. now fear is forcing people back into the closet. >> i feel it. that it becomes the position of being supported by government, that we are sick because russian government chooses this approach. and i don't know how to live with i

because i think people are born gay.uestion is, if you're born gay, god made you. >> i think this pope is really trying to give us a focus on the humanity of the individual, not how they live their lives, not about the choices they make. we're not put here to judge. we were put here to lead back to christ. i think that's what this pope is trying to get the clerics in the church, starting with the bishops, the hierarchy to understand. you cannot preach openness to the world when you yourself are closed off from it. i think that's a very important message this christmas season by this pope. >> boy do i want him to last, don't you, joan? >> a long, long life. >> thanks so much, merry christmas to you both. >>> up next, a rough road ahead to repair the relationship between new york city police officers and mayor de blasio. those wounds run deep and we're learning more each out. reports that de blasio's team, members of his own police detail, were spying on him during last year's campaign. this is "hardball," the place for po

that's so gay. really? yeah. it's totally gay. you know, you really shouldn't say that. say what? well, say that something is "gay" when you mean it's bad. it's insulting. what if every time something was bad, everybody said, "ugh. that's so girl wearing a skirt as a top." oh. you are. ha ha. shut up. those are cute jeans, though. doing a special series about staying safe. let's look at issues of water and sewer. we are here at the san francisco urban center on mission street in san francisco and i'm joined today by marrielen from puc and talk about water and sewer issues. what are things we should be concerned about water. >> you want to be prepared for that scenario and the recommendation is to have stored 1 gallon per person per day that you are out of water. we recommend that you have at least 3-5 days for each person and also keep in consideration storage needs for your pets and think about the size of your pets and how much water they consume. >> the storage which is using tap water which you are going to encourage. >> right. of course at the puc we recommend that you store

yesterday the fda began debating the issue, which gay activists say is discriminator i. many leading health organizations say the policy is out-dated in fact no longer supported by science. fda is re visiting the issue on the heals of the 26th annual world aids day. no word on when a final decision will be made, but if the ban is lifted, it will eliminate one of the last remaining federal bans on gay americans. >> just in time for the holiday season, yes, make up inspired by the smash disney hit frozen. oh, ya. the collection is the latest in the beautifully disney make up line. >> oh, my goodness. >> seven year old daughter, hope she's not up watching. >> this watch it, prices range from seven to just $37. collection includes nail polish, eye shadow, lipstick. >> is that where -- you have a little make up bag. is that what you use? beautifully disney? >> ya, turning in my man card. >> it says my stuff on the outside. >> i'm wearing pink. >> okay. >> go eagles. >> more on that in a moment. 5:26. signs of the christmas season popping up all over the area. >> and tonight p

or sexual orientation. >> reporter: japan doesn't recognize gay union. >> reporter: today, many gaysans lead secret lives. >> what's the state of gay rights in japan. 'o. >> japan still has no lgbt protection laws. law makers respect even talking about it. she says coming out can mean getting fired, conflicted or no health care. and there's no legal recourse. if more people come out and get married, it will lead to marriage equality and work place equality, she says. >> this couple together for 14 years. i like him, i love him. i love being with him. he makes me want to work harder. he hopes someday japanese law will allow them to start a family. i am a man who loves a man but i have the same life as a straight person. the same life but not the same rights. in traditional japan, things are slowly changing. many in the gay community say there's still a long way to go. will ripley, cnn, osaka, japan. >> we're just a few hours away from one of nasa's biggest countdowns in years. we're looking at live picture there from cap e canaveral. . >> welcome back. the orion will make its way into

. >>> tonight, the feds are on the verge of lifting the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. that's the headline. but joe says it is not exactly what it seems. >> reporter: gay men have not been allowed to donate blood since 1983. that was back before blood was screened and people were in real danger of getting aids from a blood transfusion. today, the government recommended lifting that ban but there is a catch. today, the food and drug administration issued a formal recommendation that gay men could donate blood, but only if they rob stain from sex with another man during the previous 12 months. >> yeah. i mean, come on. let's be realistic here. everybody enjoys indulging and taking part in relations with their partners and lovers. >> reporter: at a street art performance by margaret cho tonight, we asked folk to weigh in on the fda's announcement. >> it is something. >> it is. >> it is much better than it was before. >> absolutely. it is a step in the right direction. >> it is classic homophobia. >> reporter: the year of abstinence is not based on science. tests can determ

homosexuality is not outlawed but gays face discrimination in the very conservative society.t risk, they spoke with cnn about what life is like for gays in egypt. >> reporter: it's a tender moment captured on video. this clip appears to show two people affirming their love for each other. its would also land them in prison on charges of inciting debauch richlt a charge often leveled against gays and lesbians. two men agreed to talk to us on the condition of anonymity. we'll call this man ahmed and this man nor. both, to a degree are open with their family. >> my mother was difficult. >> reporter: but it stops there. >> it's difficult, because you have to be aware of everything you're doing, your clothes. your actions toward people. >> reporter: this clip shows a police raid in which five people were arrested and later convicted of debauchery. human rights groups say courts have sentenced people to that and other charges. a gay dating app has warned that they will try to entrap you. >> i am always afraid that if i meet someone and he is is from the government then i will get a

a chaise that many gay right's activists say is uncare. >> i interviewed an openly gay marriage therapistosition and researcher, when a panel met to change the ban. >> why would i be forced to wait a year not to give sex, when a heterosexual man have been a sex with a woman, as long as he's not paying them, he can give blood, they'd be happy to take it. >> it makes sense to look at people's behaviour in terms of had someone paid money to a profit attitude or other things that put them at risk. >> the fg an is standing by the decision, implementing them in 1893, during the early days of the aids crisis, when they decided that no man could donate blood that this sex with another man since 1977. even if it happened just once. >> many of the doctors say the f.d.a. hasn't taken the medical events fully into act. they believe it's a step in the right direction. >> a year might be too long. if you thing of it in term of data. according to the institute on sexual orientation, eliminating the ban would mean adding 600,000 pints. this one year ban would add 300,000 pints. the changes could boost th

next year gay men who have abstained from sex for a year will be able to donate. to that announcement. >> mixed reaction today. the people who have been urging the fda to do away that lifetime ban are grateful but say this new policy still discriminates against the gay community. >> starting next year sellbait gay men will be sabable to dona blood. >> he is pushing for the ban that is been in place since 1983. >> the current ban has per pet ooh ated stereo types and discrimination. >> improved testing has called to lift the ban and classifies men who have sex with men have an increased risk of hiv. the agency says this in part. >> the good news is they heard the issue and made some changes but not the changes that will make a difference. >> congressman says new policy is discriminate knorydiscrimina >> bottom line is screen based on behavior for everybody. and then when they test the blood afterwards they can have that assurance. >> the fda mailed the decision after reviewing scientific evidence. that didn't lead to a more inclusive policy. >> it's not base in cur

gay advocate and the blood bank have called it unnecessary.the food and drug administration finally agrees. but instead of lifting the ban completely, the revised policy states that gay or by sexual men must wait one year from the time they had sex with another man before they cap donate blood. >> plenty of straight people who are at risk for hiv as well and so it really shouldn't be about whether you are gay or straight. it should be based on science and this continues not to be businessed on science. >> what he means is the testing done for hiv is so advanced that there isn't a need for the one 84 waiting period. >> now when somebody gets infected with hiv we can tell in a very short amount of time after the infection about 10 to 14 days. that they are i hope if he canned. >>reporter: new policy won't go 52 effect nl immediately. first the fda will present a draft guidance and then it will allow the blood bank to xhont before the revised recommendation are put out. >> so it will take a period i questions estimate over 6 months or about 6 mon

if a guy has shared towels, it's true he might be gay. some guys love cher. love cher towels. when it comes to diseases like ebola he's kind of measured in his opinion. >> i was in zai zaere in the gr ebola outbreak and it wasn't always panic. >> one thing you can say about him he is anti-panic. why panic when the bathmat is trying to give you chlamydia. >> if you go overseas, don't eat vegetables. if you go overseas, don't drink ice because the water isn't pure. be careful of ice cream and milk because the milk might not be pasteurized. >> do not eat ice cream when you go to italy. i'm telling you, i know, everyone says the gelato is great. it will kill you. overseas, everything overseas, bacteria. they have bacteria overseas, you can't even imagine. i'm starting to think maybe we would be better off not traveling at all, stay right here in the good old united states except stay clear from san francisco because that's where all the gay people live and pat robertson thinks they have an ingenious way of giving you all the stuff, the stuff

the bucks county trio used gay slurs before beating the gay couple on chancellor street in september.he taj~mahal is trying to capital the casino open. the taj is set to shutdown on tuesday morning unless carl icahn comes to the rescue. he has yet to respond. >>> the newest terrorist attraction takes visitors. mayor nutter announces plans for an observation deck. 57-stories high. it operates the facility and expected to open next summer. there was a champagne toast today. >>> the abington girls have the love of the game and the community. this year's team is spreading holiday cheer by adopting a family in need. at tonight's game they showered a family of eight, with gifts, food, and money. the family lost everything in a fire earlier this year. accuweather forecast here is cecily tynan. >>> we have scattered showers around. we are showing at philadelphia, south jersey and delaware we are dry. light showers in parts of lancaster county and berks county. westchester county. honeybrook. west of coatesville, reading you are dealing with showers. the showers are moving out. one thing that

>> that's what the gay people dod in san francisco, the rings.e, overseas, do not eat the ice cream and whatever you do, do not have unprotected sex with a towel in kenya. those are tips on the ridiculist. >> funny. see you at 11:00 p.m. cnn special to heaven and back starts right now. >>> she was living her final moments and then bree's heart stopped beating minutes at a time. mary, anita and ben say they went to heaven and then came back. stories raised fundamental questions about fear in faith. what does it