jonathan carl asked about hillary clinton. we'll have more after the break. >>> you might have heard the reference in the white house press briefing a moment ago, more bombshell allegations that could rock hillary clinton's presidential campaign. the soon to be released book "clinton cash" links hillary clinton's state department to russian uranium deals as foreign money poured into her family's foundation. chief white house correspondent ed henry joins us from our new york city newsroom with more on this. >> good to see you. josh earnest was pressed about this. it's not about the clinton campaign but about her time as secretary of state and the administration approved this deal that as you heard, basically helped this russian company corner the markets here in the united states for uranium. josh earnest pressed on the fact at the beginning of the administration there had been a memorandum signed that the clinton foundation was not supposed to be taking in these donations from foreign governments. some of those slipped through

jonathan carl has the inside look. >> does olivia know that the president of the united states does not >> in shows like "scandal," life inside the white house is an edge of your seat drama. but to get a better sense of the inner workings of 1600 pennsylvania avenue, there's another show you may want to check out. >> you'll find there's never a dull moment in this house. >> incredible. it's like a real-life "downton abbey" that takes place at the white house every day. >> kate anderson, new best seller the residence pulls back the curtain on the chefs, ushers, maids and butlers who keep the white house running. like skip allen. he served in the white house as an usher from 1979 to 2004. >> we used to say presidents come and go. it's the staff who stays. we're the permanent residents of the white house. >> and james jeffries has been there since 1959. serving as a butler for every president since dwight eisenhower. >> you're still working part time with the obamas? >> yes. >> have you figured out how to do the job yet? >> when you first went to work at the white house in 1959, did you th

here now jonathan carl. >> reporter: >> you're not going to be judged by the constitution. >> you'rehell. >> outside the supreme court, a ca ca phone nil of voices while the justices debate whether to make marriage equality the law of the land. at stake, two big questions. do same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry and if not must states that ban gay marriage have to recognize same-sex marriage licenses from other states? the chief justice framed this way. >> if sue loves joe and tom loves joe, sue can marry him and tom can't. why isn't that a straightforward question of sexual discrimination. >> all eyes on justice kennedy likely the deciding vote. at first he seemed skeptical about the court changing the long-standing view that marriage is between a man and a woman. >> this definition has been with us for millennia. and it's very difficult for the court to say oh well, we know better. >> but he was also critical of the opponent's argument that marriage is primarily about having children. >> you will some premise that only opposite sex couples can have a bonding with t

jonathan carl explains why the case is being closely watched and why the court's ruling could lead to a seismic shift for same sex mirage. >> reporter: the case that cos spark a historic supreme court ruling imposing same-sex marriage on all 50 states started with a simple request from a couple in ohio. jim's husband was dying of can lou gehrig's disease. jim was told heent could be listed as a surviving spouse because ohio wouldn't recognize their maryland marriage. >> being able to marry john was the happiest moment of my life. it made a difference. having that legal document that recognized us as a couple. >> reporter: now it all comes down to how these nine men and women read the 14th amendment's guarantee of due process and equal protection under the law. do those words give gays and lesbians the right to marry and if not, do they at least require states to recognize marriages like be jim obergafells from other states. it's an issue where views have changed sharply in a short period of time. from the president seven years ago. >> marriage is the union between a man and a woman. >

telling our jonathan carl that he'll challenge hillary clinton by fronting as a democrat.the 73-year-old says he'll stand up for working families while fighting income disparity and the current campaign finance system. you can see jon karl's interview later this morning on good morning america. one in the democratic ring. >> she's got a challenger. >> all right. there's one happy family though in new orleans area this morning simply because they have their long lost dog back. >> this is sam, the yorkie. disappeared four years ago. nobody knew where the dog went till he turned up recently in cedar rapids, iowa, 950 miles from home. >> luckily, sam has a microchip. his owners were found when he flew home first class yesterday. the lambert family calls it a blessing, and, of course they would like to know where he was the whole time. as usual, he's not talking much. >> he needed a break. sometimes you need a break, man. >> sometimes you need a get away from the family. >> four years sounds good. we've got "the skinny." >> you said you want a little vacation. >> where though?

argo, victor barcinas, jordan barker, shawn bell, jonathan broswell, sean brent chakia campbell, aaron kaufman, justin easter, mason gibbs cole gresham carl, alicia gutierrez, grace johnson, matthew lange dequan lindsey, jacob detaja, elisha, destiny spoon, bailey stevens miran, nathan, gary walsh, caitlin watson, david wilke and cara young. these are all the students on the team. while i don't have all the names of their parents and teachers, i want to congratulate them as well and thank them for their efforts in helping create our future scientists innovators and for challenging these middle school students to be the very best they can. see, these things don't happen overnight. these science olympiad team training weekends, spending saturdays and sundays figuring all these mathematic formulas out and figuring out this science. i also want to wish the best of luck to all of you as you make your way to lincoln, nebraska, for the national competition which is in may. i'd like toned by saying may god continue to bless these students, these teachers and parents pearts. may god put a protection over them as they travel and may god continue to