the school was founded by televangelist jerry fallwell, and he will be introduced by r jerry fallwell jr. that's live on saturday. 10:20 eastern. he's the author of the book called "end the fed." he's introduced legislation for a one-year transition period to close the federal reserve. after that all the feds' liabilities and assets would be transferred to the treasury department. this hearing will come to order. without objection, all members opening statements will be made part of the record. the chair notes that some members may have additional questions for these two panels, which they may wish to submit in writing. without objection, the hearing record will remain open for 30 days for members to submit written questions to these witnesses teen place their responses in the record. i also ask unanimous consent that those non-subcommittee members that are present be recognized if they wish to give opening statements or ask questions. i now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. first, i want to thank our two colleagues for being here today, and they will be reco

. >> reporter: that line was a guaranteed crowd pleaser at liberty university founded by jerry fallwell and located in the battleground state of virginia. the presumtive nominee's appearance is an important step in winning over the ultraconservatives who shunned him during the primary. >> we are electing a president, not a pastor. if you compare him to obama, yes. i think by all means we'll side with him. >> reporter: president obama made history this past week by publicly supporting gay marriage was honoring the nation's top cops. >> there are people alive today only because of them. >> michelle obama was talking about civil rights but inviting comparison to current fights like gay marriage. >> but we all know there are plenty of serious injustices crying out for our attention. we know this. >> reporter: two campaigns sharpening their lines in the fight for the white house. brian mooar, nbc news. >>> president obama is headed back to the bay area this month. he visited san francisco in february for a fund-raiser at the ma sonic center. coming up on may 23, the president is due back for

address christian coalition members at liberty university, which was found by the late reverend jerry fallwell. >> the family of the man supposedly bullied by mitt romney is disputing the washington post report. the post talked to another classmate who says romney held down a student who is presumed to be gay and cut off his blond hair. romney insists he didn't know the student was gay and denying the claims. he apologized to anyone who may have been offended. the alleged victim died of cancer in 2004. his family is attacking the article saying if he was alive, he would be furious about this story. >>> the teenager accused in a series of vicious hammer attacks in petworth left one man dead has been ruled temporarily incompetent. the report prepared for the court a clinical psychologist says michael davis has been treated in the past for skitsofrania. fox 5's paul wagner with the story. >> michael davis stared straight ahead and showed no emotion as several lawyers and a judge discussed the current state of his mental health. none objects after they ordered in patient treatment for the next 60

applause ] >> reporter: that line was a guaranteed crowd pleaser at liberty university founded by jerry fallwell and is located in the battleground state of virginia. the presumtive nominee's appearance is an important step in winning over the ultraconservatives who shunned him during the primary. >> we are electing a president, not a pastor. i think if you compare him to obama, yeah. i think by all means we'll side with him. >> reporter: president obama made history by publicly supporting gay marriage and was honoring the nation's top cops. >> the people alive today only because of their courage. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama was at north carolina university talking civil rights and inviting comparisons to gay marriage. >> we we all know there are plenty of serious injustices crying out for our attention. we know this. >> reporter: two campaigns in the fight for the white house. brian mooar, nbc news. >>> president obama is headed back to the bay area this month. he visited san francisco in february for a fund-raiser and several private fund-raisers as well. the president is due back f

gave the commencement speech at liberty university, the evangelical school founded by the late jerry fallwell congratulations. >> tomorrow president obama gives his own commencement address at arter clish in new york city. there seems to be a strategy behind both speeches. romney didn't do especially well with social conservative voters during the republican primary, so his address may have been an attempt to solidify a crucial part of the gop base. as for the president, a speech at the famous women's college in new york city may be a way to reach out to female voters. a majority of women voted for mr. obama in his 2008 election to the white house, and he wants to make sure they're with him again in november. also this week, vice president joe biden hits the campaign trail in ohio. the buckeye state, of course, a crucial battleground in presidential electrics. randy. >> paul, thank you very much. >>> we'll have much more at the top of the hour when cnn sunday morning continues, but, first, sanjay gupta m.d. begins right now. ♪ >>> the race is on. if you saw somebody collapse in front of you t

. >> the supreme court case was jerry fallwell. >> the court held they were within the law because reasonablee wouldn't believe it was factual. i am assuming that holds here since they specifically said it wasn't real. >> they did disclose it was n real, but this picture could no the make it without contacts and disclaimer anytime you google it. >> you know what will be there? a really awesome photo shop. >> i am not a lawyer, but it seals like she can't sue. >> she is not as household name as much as the others. >> but she is a public figure so it probably holds. if she can sue, do it. >> glen beck said she will be the richest woman ever. greg you said who is buying porn in the airport and you said why not wait until you get home? >> we are not going home. >> tell us about the mythical three pack. >> there is no myth about it. it is where the plant is over the naughty bits, and it is a significant savings. i recommend it. >> it is amazing you buy your pornography in billing. in bulk. >> why wouldn't they do that? we can make them smaller. >> obama administration gives access to zero dark 30.

right-wing conservatives, he heads to liberty university tomorrow, which is a school founded by jerry fallwelld it teaches its students that mormonism is in fact a cult. joining us on the phone from lynchburg, virginia is mckay coppins with buzz feed mckay thing for being in the war room at least by phone. >> thanks for having me. >> you bet. so you have been on the liberty campus for the last few days. what is the mood there? >> it is really interesting, because you have these evangelical students who -- you know are very active in their faith, very politically engaged, overwhelmingly republican. and under normal circumstance they would be thrilled to have the presumptive nominee coming to campus but as you said liberty university actually teaches mormonism is a cult. so it's pretty [ inaudible ] here that mitt romney is in a cult. and there are a lot -- pretty attorney about whether they should be excited and supportive of mitt romney because he is a republican, or whether they should be kind of uncomfortable because he belongs to what they believe is a false religion. >> yeah it's a really

address christian conservatives at liberty university, which was founded by the late reverend jerry fallwell. all three of these states over the next three days. they are expected to be in play again this november. >>> all right tom, thank you. >> first lady, michelle obama spoke at virginia tech's spring commencement. the white house says she chose virginia tech because of the university's resilience in the face of several incidents of campus violence. >> there will always be folks who make assumptions about you based on superficial things, like where you're from or what you're wearing or how you look. there will always be folks who judge you based on one thing that you say or do. folks who define you based on one isolated incident. and here at virginia tech, i know you all know a thing or two about what that's like. but you also know that in the end, people can only define you if you let them. >> april 16 marked the five year anniversary of the virginia tech shooting massacre that left 33 people dead. >>> a federal judge in north carolina refused to throw out federal corruption charges aga

romney addressed graduates at jerry fallwell's liberty university and never mentioned his own mormon faith directly but stressed common ground on issues like service, responsibility and the definition of marriage as between a man and woman tens of thousands of protesters in spain are fed up with their country's economic nightmare and they marched in madrid and other cities and marking the one-year anniversary of a movement against inequality and sky-high unemployment. >>> now to the stories you're talking about. the conservative gay era, formed out of the closet and now he's speaking out on acceptance and a party divided. tough love for the testify gop. a cnn exclusive. >>> a magazine cover worth a gazillion gulps. boobs, it's what's for dinner. we want to know does mom need it more than the kid? >> all that plus, dirty dictator. dirty words and some super clean fun. >> oh, boy, what a week for america and marriage. north carolina banned same-sex marriage and the next day the president says he's okay with gay people getting married. it seems like it would be red meat for conservative

. >> he took a firm stance at life university in virginia, founded by the late evangelical jerry fallwell. >> it is today with the enduring institution of marriage, marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [cheers and applause] >> he countered president obama's recent support of same-sex marriage and received huge applause of an audience of 14,000 graduates, hoping to cement his mormon religion to evangelical beliefs, he added, there's no greater good than christian conscience in action. >> people have got to wise up to this kind of devious politicking that has nothing to do with faith, belief and religion, but it's all about money and power. >>> reverend amos brown is the president of san francisco's naacp and pastor of the third baptist church. >> i'm supportive of the president, he made his decision and i think it's time to get on with dealing with the things that matter. >> brown said the president shows a great deal of courage. reverend will not perform same sex marriages, his personal choice, but he will tell a -- what marriage is. >> it's justice for people who hap

you saw him with jerry fallwell jr. there. >> i want to thing this up.didn't discuss his mormon faith at all. did he miss an opportunity to talk about it, perhaps help put this controversy to rest right now right here? >> no. i think that was deliberate not to talk about it. remember, he made a speech in 2007 which tried to explain it. it really didn't go over well. many christians don't think mormonism is a part of christianity and is even a cult. i think they have made a calculated decision that it's no good to bring more attention to it and instead he stressed the judeo christian tradition and it was very important that he go and be seen in that venue and appeal to those people and because those people are the base of the republican party and they need to be excited and enthused because they surely weren't during the primaries. >> let's move to maryland where the governor has called lawmakers back into session to make changes to the budget plan. he wants to raise taxes and fees. in a nutshell explain what's going on and how this could affect the gover

jerry fallwell senior long ago observed that you don't determine a man's greatness and tale lent by wels, as the world does, but rather by what it takes to discourage him. america needs your talent and skill. if we take the right course, i am convinced we're going to see a resurgence in the american economy that will surprise the world, and that will open new doors of opportunity for those who are prepared as you are. of course, -- [applause] what the next four years might hold for me is yet to be determined. but i will say that things are looking up, and i take your kind hospitality today as a sign of good things to come. [cheers and applause] i want you to know that i consider it a great life honor to be able to be here to address you today. your generosity of spirit humbles me. the welcoming spirit of liberty is a tribute to the gracious christian example of your founder. in his 73 years of life, dr. fallwell left a big mark. for nearly five decades he shared that walk with his good wife macil. it's wonderful to see her today. the calling jerry answered was not an easy one. today we r

was busy bonding with conservative christian voters at liberty university founded by the late jerry fallwellof the most influential evangelicals over the 20th century. >> today we remember him as a courageous and big-hearted minister of the gospel who never feared an argument and never hated an adversary. >> liberty is in lynchberg, virginia, which is, yes, a swing state. >> strikes me as odd that the free exercise of religious faith is sometimes treated as a problem, something america is stuck with instead of being blessed with. perhaps religious conscious upsets the design for those that feel the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. >> so far as we can tell, liberty is romney's only graduation ceremony this year, but to the president go the perks and a lot of invitations. when the season is over, the bidens and

. >> romney speaks at liberty university, the evangelical school founded by the late jerry fallwell.had trouble courting voters in the primary, and his mormon faith may have been a contributing factor. meanwhile, the longest serving republican in the u.s. senate is fighting for his political life. tuesday senator dick luger of indiana faces a primary challenge from the state's treasure ir, richard murdock, who is backed by many in the tea party movement. >> john mccain endorsed me. sarah palin endorsed my opponent. make a choice. i choose john. >>> a same-sex marriage amendment is on the ballot in north carolina. randy. >> thank you very much. >>> he is called the oracle of omaha because of his investing skills, and now warren buffett is speaking out on who he thinks is the best man to get the u.s. economy back on track. >>> and on this day in history tragedy in the skies over new jersey. in 1937 when the hin denburg burst into flames as it came to land. >> the hydrogen filled air ship tumbled 200 feet, killing 36 passengers and crew, including one person who was on the ground. 1% ca

>> this would be a proud die for jerry fallwell. y met governor romney, just seven months before he died in 2007, jerry falwell did, in the government's home in massachusetts. and it was a very warm meeting that i was part of. and he had a lot of respect and admiration for him. and as the founder of liberty university, i think jerry falwell senior will be very proud on saturday. he loved these kinds of days where the university could be on full display to a large audience and to -- and to host a prominent leader, which the governor certainly is. so this was his kind of day. >> well, we are eager to see how this turns out, the response that it has. and i know we'll be talking to his son, reverend fall well on sunday. >>> liberty calls itself the largest evangelical university in the world with 82,500 students on campus or online. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels

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jonathan fallwelling son of legendary jerry fallwell. romney says will need to work hard to win them over all the way up until november. >> to be honest with you i don't think one speech will make that change or make that difference. i think what he needs to do is he need to continue to speak up for the values that are important for people of faith. >> reporter: at this point it looks like romney does have the support of religious conservatives. "gallup poll" taken a couple weeks ago shows him leading president obama 54 to 37% among very religious individuals. moderately religious, nonreligious the numbers flip the other way. the big question is while they appear to support him will they get out to the polls in november? pastor jeffords says romney could win primary and nomination without support of evangelicals but can't win the election without them. jenna: thank you very much. john roberts in atlanta today. jon: there are new concerns that terrorist groups may be exploding the chaos in syria. no one claimed responsibility for yesterda

the president and chancellor of liberty university and son of the school's founder, jerry fallwell, jrancellor, overall, did romney win over evangelicals or is this a good start as tony perkins stays. >> i don't think that was his purpose in coming to liberty. we invited him to be our commencement speaker. it's about our graduates and accomplishments. many graduates said after his speech that they were worried it would be a campaign speech, they didn't want their graduation speech to be political. and they were very pleased that it was not political and it was about them and about their future and i think in that sense he made a lot of friends here saturday. >> chancellor, let me ask you, you quoted your father in your introduction saying that christians should vote for candidates based on their political views and not their faith or theology. were you actually telling your school and followers that romney's mormonism is a nonissue? >> well, there were a few complaints from very small minority of students before the speech because he's mormon and we're an evangelical christian school a

tuesday and then a speech on liberty university which is a evangelical school founded by the late jerry fallwellgeorge clooney, and his place out in l.a., and a fund r-raiser to rae up to $10 million for the president's re-election bid, and a brand new ad out this hour from the president's campaign. >> 2008, an economic meltdown. >> the worst financial collapse since the great depression. >> 4.1 million jobs lost. >> worst -- >> this ad of course is touting that the obama administration inherited bad economic times, and this is the theme from the obama re-election team here, ashleigh, and you will see it in the battleground states and of course, where else, but this week. >> and paul, i heard that on thursday, you were busy and needed somebody to fill in on you covering the -- >> no, wi won't be there. >> okay. >> i can fill in on for you. >> okay. that is fine. >> and here is christine romans. >> al quaid releasinges g -- al releasing demands of a kidnapper who was abducted last august in pakistan, and if the u.s. does not meet the demands, they will kill him. >>> and president putin is back in

jonathan fallwell is the son of late famous jerry fallwell, the founder of liberty university.e evangelicals still have a problem with mitt romney because of his mormon faith but that probably can be overcome. >> i think certainly there are people out there who have issues with the mormon faith. i have issues with the mormon faith as a pastor. but we can still stand together as citizens of the united states. we're still americans. >> reporter: fallwell says most evangelicals get the idea they're not electing a pastor. they electing a president, martha. martha: so what do we expect mitt romney to say tomorrow at this point speech, john? >> reporter: we have excerpts from his speech deliver ad little while ago. he will talk a lot about the economy and jobs. while it looks like he will not talk specifically about his faith he will talk about values he shares with evangelicals. here is for example, an excerpt put on the screen for you. he will say the best cultural assets are values of personal responsibility, dignity of hard work and above all the commitments of family. take those

and women from marriage, positions that will sit well with the evangelical school founded by jerry fallwell where romney will be delivering a speech today. something tells me his language in front of that audience will be a bit less squishy. right now, i'm joined by linda hirsham. i'm sure her publishers are pretty psyched about the timing of all of this. syndicated column nighest david sirota. and host of his own show on kkzn radio in denver, my colleague and dear friend, richard kim, executive editor of the nation.com. also director of the engaging tradition project at columbia law school center for gender and sexuality law. it's great to have you herement it's great to have this stuff to talk about this week which was pretty remark blowing. i thought wednesday was surprising in what we do in covering political news. so when something genuinely unexpected comes along, it's really interesting and exciting. to me, the most interesting part of this, and i'd like to get your thoughts, most interesting part of this to me is the reaction to it. particularly from the right. it's always seem toda

a guy who debated jerry fallwell, i think he did hate me as a matter of fact. always the most pleasant person in the world. i can tell you that. >> the this inc. about his appearance at liberty university to me was i thought four years ago, berry, that in the presidential election we didn't see -- they were there, but they were not the dominant force, meaning the religious right and evangelcals but they are back with a ven answer this time. why why. >> they were supporting most people claim to be picked by god. we had at one point, four people running for the presidency that said god had told them they would be the next president. in rick santorum's case was god told his wife. his wife told rick. none of them turned out to be the chosen one. >> it was santorum bachmann. >> yeah. >> perry. >> and herman cain. >> four. count them. that was the famous line in a movie, an apparent failure to communicate. but, you know, they thought it for a while. this energizes the right. with mitt romney they have to understand, and i think some of the commentators this weekend a

it's not just the jerry fallwell wing of the republican party that is concerned by this.panics. a lot of african-americans. >> yeah. i don't think the election is going to pivot on this issue, however. i think if president obama has to worry about whether african-americans are going to vote for him, then, you know, he can pack it up. >> he doesn't have to pivot on the issue. if you get 7,000 voters pivoting on it, it's the difference between a win and loss. >> three states it's going to hurt him on badly, florida, north carolina and virginia. >> and ohio. >> and ohio. a lot of conservative blue collar catholics in ohio. >> we'll see how it rolls out. the plus side for him is that it's the first thing he's done in awhile for his support base and for many independents who voted for him last time because they got caught up in the hopy changy stuff. >> right. >> it's the first sort of 2008ish thing he's done in a long time. >> the president takes a stand. >> it requires courage and looks toward the future, toward a different future. i think it's important. >> i agree with tha