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olympic delegation, tennis great billy jean king and 1988 gold medalist brian boitana what could they expect. plus analysis on all of this from peg knee noonan of the wall street journal, legendary "washington post" reporter bob woodward, conservative william chris tall of the weekly standard and former white house chief of staff now cbs contributor william daly. 60 years of news because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs >> schieffer: good morning again as you probably know by now there has been another mall shooting yesterday, a 19-year-old police have now identified as darion marcus aguilar of college park, maryland, took a shotgun and two homemade explosive devices in to a suburban mall in maryland, shot and killed two people then apparently turned the gun on himself. plus there is a new threat against the sochi olympics that is surfaced this morning from the same group that claimed responsibility for the bombings in volgograd, rusha those killed at least 34 people. for latest on both of these stories going to the chairman of the house homeland security committ

olympics. openly gay athlete billie jean king the tennis player, a signal from the u.s. about how it feels about the anti-gay laws that were passed not long ago in russia. >> our thanks olisa stark. and now to more olympic coverage and a conversation with one of the all time olympic greats. john henry smith. >> it was a fascinating interview, jacki jackie joyner r kerrsee. >> called the triple play, the game plan for the mind, body and soul, coca-cola company is the sponsor and we had over 200 families to enter into the contest and now it's down to five and they're going to be in los angeles and the winning family will have an opportunity to go to the olympic training center in colorado springs, colorado. >> let's get to the upcoming olympics and i tell you the olympics already are controversial. they haven't even started yet, partly because of the russian government stance on the lgbt community and also partly because there are concerns about safety. the state department has put out a message saying that americans should watch themselves over there. did you ever feel uns

in response to anti-gay laws in russia president obama is sending an olympic delegation which includes gay tennis legend billie jean king and figure skater brian boitano who just two days after he was named to the delegation also came out. ooh, right after he booked a trip to russia. tough time to discover you're gay! (laughter) folks, i believe this is an outrages you breach of the olympic spirit. obama know it is host country is against the gays. so he sends a bunch of them over there? that's like getting invited to a potluck dinner where you know host has a peanut allergy so you bring a tray of pad thai and gay people! (laughter) this is not how the u.s. should represent itself during the sochi games. here tell-to-tell me how the u.s. should represent its during the sochi games, please welcome delegate member, tennis great billie jean king. (cheers and applause) billie jean, good to see you again. good to see you. >> wow, you got them riled. >> stephen: thanks for being here. you are maybe the most visible gay athlete in the world. i mean -- but the law says you can't have gay propaganda. isn't your mere existen

retired olympic figure skater and gold medalist brian boit an on came out about his sexuality just two days after president obama selected him as part of the delegation. he joins tennis legend billie jeanand two-time u.s. ice hockey olympic medalist caitlin cahow. >> let's talk about what it means to represent our country on the delegation and how important that was for you to get a phone call like that. >> i was honored. when the white house first contacted me to be on the delegation i thought this is a great opportunity. i love representing my country. i always have. i've been to three olympic games and represented them and now i feel like i'm going to represent them in the delegation. >> meanwhile, politics meets the personal life of you. caitlin cahow and billie jean king were already out prior to being on the delegation and there might be others who might be in the closet. we don't know and you decided that you would stake your claim within the lgbt community. why make that declaration now because you've been a private guy all long. >> this was about the message of tolerance and it inspired me and i knew standing next to billie jean and caitlin i had to reveal the private side of

and later the olympic uproar other russia's anti-gay propaganda law. more from vladimir putin and billie jean king. >> what would you say to putin? >> to putin? >> yes. >> please change this law. >> yes. >> please change this law. >>> when we come back, a senate report on the benghazi attacks, what's the fallout for hillary clinton, and new questions for chris christie on the hurricane sandy aid. the roundtable weighs in on the politics, next. in tallinn, estoa and the southbound bus barreling down i-95. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. and of those who believed they had the power to do more. dell is honored to be part of some of the world's great stories. that began much the same way ours did. in a little dorm room -- 2713. ♪ this magic moment ♪ and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage, so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit score or income requirements to qualify. you can get tax-free money from the equity in your home. you can use the money to pay off your current mortgage if you have one. the remaining

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message to russia about our disapproval of their treatment of gay people. 1988 olympic gold medalist brian botano joins billie jeancaitlin cay howe in the u.s. delegation. botano who has always maintained privacy when it comes to his sexuality made a decision to come out of the closet, just after being named to the delegation. botano released a statement saying, "i am many things, a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend, an athlete, a cook, an author, and being gay is part of who i am. i am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness, and tolerance. as an athlete, i hope we can remain focused on the olympic spirit, which celebrates achievement in support, by peoples of all nations. brian boitano joins me now. brian, thank you for being here. it occurs to me that vladimir putin and the russians in passing this anti-gay measure has essentially ensured that we are about to experience the most pro-gay olympics ever. >> i totally agree with you. it is -- it's been a very interesting journey, because so many people are jumping on board and to speak out for tolerance and diversity, and that was, as you re

now we'll turn to another woman who has inspired many, billie jean king, one of three members appointed by the president to the winter olympic>> great. how are you? >> i'm doing fine. i want to talk about what some are calling the statement that is being made by this delegation. i'd like to start and ask you about safety. are you worried? >> i was originally but i'm not now because i know they're going to have security, fbi, state department security, different security. you got to go for it anyway. you can't keep those types of things coming into your head. you have to go for it and go. >> but as an athlete, are you worried to secure these games they're going to have to make it look more like a military exercise than a spectacular athletic event? >> i think when it all gets down to it, it's first and foremost about the athletes. i was thinking about this this morning. i was trying to go way back when i was one of those athletes and how many years of discipline and how hard they work every day. this could be their one moment in time. first represent our country and go for a medal. it an amazing moment for most of these athle

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olympics. and the president has appointed the u.s. delegation for the opening ceremonies, it includes openly gay athletes billie jean king, tennis playeris is a signal from the u.s. about how it feels about the anti-gay laws that were passed not long ago in russia. >> lisa stark reporting. let's continue the discussion about security now. john henry smith spoke about security in sochi with one of the most famous olympians ever, what did she have to say? 7. >> she had some interesting remarks. there is no better place to talk with to get the athletes' perspective on any part of the olympic experience than one of the greatest competitors ever. she's six-time olympic medal winner and three-time gold medal winner. i spoke with the great jackie joyner-kersee, and asked her in light of the sochi security concerns, if she was ever concerned about safety an at olympic event. >> you were aware that there was a possibility that something could happen. nobody can ever perfect what happened in munich. so you're always very aware, but the olympic committee and international olympic committee would do their best to protect us. they wanted us to focu

jean-claude said it was literally the most difficult building project for the winter olympics he hasthe worry about the security could affect the athletes, even though they're great athletes, it could affect their strength, their ability to do what they're going to these games to do. should i be concerned about that? >> if your question is could it tell in the athletic performances -- >> yes. >> -- if things get a little hairy, absolutely. certainly. figure skaters have about two and a half minutes in the short program that they have been practicing four years for and have to land jumps on a blade less than a quarter of an inch thick. it would be pretty easy to disturb their focus, i would think. it remains to be seen. you know, i really, again, just because the inside of the olympic village at sochi is secure by 60,000 troops doesn't mean that there aren't other concerns. and again, the people who may suffer the most from this are ordinary russians who literally live just a couple of miles outside that perimeter. >> sally jenkins of "the washington post," good luck at the olympics.

olympic delegation includes three openly gay athletes and many see it as a clear rebuke to russia. caitlin cahill will join tennis billy jean great and skater brian boitano. >> reporter: there are nine ambassadors who will represent the united states in sochi, and you have heard maybe of billy jean king and brian boit the -- boitano. >> and i am only there when i am feeling sassy. make sure that gets in. >> okay. i will. >> reporter: as a member of the tremendously successful women's ice skating team, she led the team to the bronze in vancouver, and though there is not a shot for her in sochi, the 28-year-old will be there cheering for the women. >> i sit there on the couch and twitch every single move watching nhl, and so watching the teammates and the jersey, and it is all going to be a challenge, but it is a great challenge, because i live in a country where women grow up with the opportunity to play sports and women grow up with the dreams that they can be in the olympics, and i was one of those women. >> reporter: and so for these games the brantford, connecticut, native chosen ambassador partly because she is openly g

. >> the olympic games will be among the topics discussed on face the nation. the guest will be billy jeanking. other guests republican congressman, michael mccall and senator ted cruz of texas and new york democratic senator chuck schumer. >>> a judge ordered a hospital to disconnect a woman from life support. they argue they had a legal obligation to keep the unborn baby alive. anna warner reports. >> this is the decision we sought. there's nothing happy about today. this is a sad situation all the way around. we are relieved that eric munoz can now bury his wife. she was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband eric found her unconscious in their kitchen on november 26th. two days later, the 33-year-old was declared brain dead by doctors at john peter smith hospital. her family wanted to disconnect the breathing machine. the hospital refuses citing a 1999 state law, it says a person may not withdraw or with hold life sustaining treatment from a pregnant patient. larry thompson the lawyer representing the hospital says it believes the statute was enacted to protect the life of the child. a mun

jean king. with you haven't seen a look at the uniforms, the german team participating in the olympics, rainbow flags. it has become an opportunity for the outside world which is increasingly frustrated with vladimir putin's russia to make a point about all of the things they are struggling with. i think the government recognized some of the problems and the run-up to the olympics try to take some limited steps to address what they expected would be the most salient forces so russia's most prominent political person was released shortly before the olympics. the punk band close the riots was released and in part this seems to be an effort on the part of the authorities to put things in a good lag before the global media, to change the narrative ahead of the olympics but i don't think they have succeeded. if you look at the list of who is not going to the opening ceremonies among international leaders, i think that does say a lot about how the rest of the world views these games and views current political developments in russia. president obama is not going, vice president joe biden is not going

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