the official home of mayor michael bloomberg. in just a short while mayor michael bloomberg will officiate at the wedding of two of his male staffers and we'll bring that to you here live in the cnn newsroom. >>> new york city was so swamped for marriage licences they had to hold a lottery for 764 open slots. if all of those weddings happen today, it will be a one-day record for the city. our susan can ddiotti takes us there. >> reporter: they're the first male cup toll say "i do" as cameras rolled at the city clerk's office. >> till death do us part. >> when i heard those words "till death do us part," i started to cry. i couldn't stop at that point. >> reporter: they exchanged vows in front of a handful of witnesses. they met online, fell in love at first sight and have been fighting for same-sex marriage ever since. >> we've been waiting for this. >> this is my husband now, freddie, as opposed to my boyfriend or my partner. >> reporter: the significance hasn't escaped them or what they hope to proudly tell their children one da

she has tim geieiner and mayor bloomberg tomorrow.h of these men watching the world markets about what could come on monday. >> well, exactly, david. trying not to spook the markets has been their goal ever since this debt crisis began. and so you noticed that they did announce the collapse after the markets closed on friday and they're desperate to at least have some kind of outline before the markets opened on monday. >> christiane, you saw the debt clock moments ago. time is ticking. what if there's no deal at all. >> well, here's the thing. we're going to ask secretary geithner exactly what plans they have in place, to handle any potential financial or economic chaos that would result if a default happens. mayor bloomberg said that if there's a default, it would mean that people would not have 100% faith in u.s. credit worthiness. that would be very bad not just for the markets but for americans. >> some tough questions from you tomorrow morning. christiane, thanks.. as i mentioned treasury secretary geithner and mayor bloomberg t

i'll talk to declan mccullagh of seen at the right here on our he's still ahead new york city mayor bloomberg is taking aim at gun rights with a new ad so we are firing up the debate that's next. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions to break through it through to get it made who can you trust no one. is to imbue it with a global vision that would see where are we cutting state controlled capitalism it's called sexual so when nobody dares to ask we do our t. question more. it's just. welcome back last month al qaeda spokesman adam gadahn appeared in a video urging followers to exploit u.s. gun laws to attack enemies of islam if you missed it here's a snippet. but in the worst you've got a lot of your disposal puts take america as an example america is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms you can go down to a gun show at the local convention center and come away with a fully automatic assault rifle without a background check and most likely without having to show an identification card so what are you waiting for all then gun rights advoca

it's another excuse and it gives people like mayor bloomberg an excuse to push that in any time there's a tragedy nothing about it added to the international video concerns us that when you as a gun enthusiast and as firmly believe in second amendment rights that video devan alarm you at all well it does concern me in and of itself but you know i'm from new mexico and in new mexico i open carry everywhere i go and that's a great benefit of living in a state where i have more freedoms than i do here in the district of columbia so if you if you live in a city where you're not allowed to arms are allowed to put a lot on farms and you're already completely dependent on the government for your own protection then yeah it would because be afraid but you shouldn't be afraid that your over all are concerned that someone is taking advantage of you for being disarmed but that there's a massive government effort to keep people disarmed under some power to keep these rights away from us despite our founders' best efforts to protect them and the constitution ok so you're talking about that right tha

then it will guns right back because it argued this is the case that new york mayor michael bloomberg exploited that video to push his gun policy agenda here's a little bit of that. the latest now kind of plot instructs terrorists on the bike guns in america so what are you waiting for. all your member of congress tell them to close the loopholes that let terrorists and criminals barred guns and we wanted to take the opportunity to exploit the subject for our own use to have a debate over gun rights and gun control in the u.s. so earlier i spoke with our own adam koch ashleigh's host of adam vs the man i asked him what's so wrong with mayor bloomberg another is fighting to close loopholes that keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them here's his response. well there's nothing wrong with having a legitimate debate about that policy but to say here's something that we can make people really afraid about and we can leverage politically and exploit it to push our agenda you know that really lowers the debate because there's no logic there's no rationale behind this we c

the city's mayor, michael bloomberg, taking part officially. officiating the wedding of two of his top staff members. mayor bloomberg said, this is one of the biggest days of their lives. i'm honored to be a part of it. the law was signed into law one month ago. >>> and police in london are expected to conduct an autopsy on the late singer amy winehouse today. fans creating a makeshift memorial outside of the home where she was found dead on saturday at the age of 27.ng ct saying it's unappropriate to speculate on how winehouse died. the singer had a well-documented struggle with alcohol and drugs. winehouse and family is asking for privacy, saying in a statement, our family has been left bereft by the loss of our daughter, sister and niece. she leaves a gaping hole in our lives. and we would appreciate some privacy and space at this terrible time. >>> still ahead on "way too early," a sports moment almost too good to be true. a pastor steals the show at saturday night's nascar race, going all "talledega nights" during the innovation. you shoul

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but that's michael bloomberg and now officially married in new york city, john and jonathan, two longtime aides of mayorhael bloomberg and guess what? it was a beautiful ceremony. you got to love that. whether it's an opposite, couples of opposite sex or same sex. weddings are always beautiful and it's nice. congratulations to them. we hope they're together for a long time. many happy years. >>> you heard the mayor say you know what? they both have to show up as work tomorrow. they have to show up at work tomorrow, and before we get to that i want to thank our couples who got married today, thank you all. go back to your ceremony and your guests now, for your receptions. >> okay. thank you very much. >> and have a great time. congratulations to you. and then our couple standing by in new york, doug and michael, joining us from our new york bureau, go back to your guests, and have a great reception, and a great long and happy life together. okay? >> thank you so much. we certainly will. >> thank you. >>> and you heard the mayor say, mayor bloomberg, guess what? these workers wanted to be away tomorrow bu

. >> reporter: new york mayor michael bloomberg made a bold political statement sunday evening, officiating same-sex marriage at city's official mayoral residence. he married two of his high-ranking staffers. >> john, please place this ring on your finger. >> reporter: the long-time couple has two daughters who were the ring bearers. same-sex weddings started at midnight. when the sun rose, they started forming lines. most were given waivers to the rule requiring 24 hours between obtaining a license and tying the knot. new york is the sixth and largest state to allow same-sex marriages but the federal government doesn't recognize those unions. supporters are hoping new york's historic move will encourage other states to pass similar laws. governor andrew cuomo believes other states will soon follow new york's lead. >> you have just seen the beginning of it, because now you're going to feel the power of new york. >> reporter: opponents are threatening to put a same-sex marriage initiative on the ballot so millions of new yorkers can decide for themselves instead of politicians. >> now we are

i went back to the conference of mayors and i asked mayor bloomberg of new york. how did you do this over 10 years? these mayors, they have really been helpful. willie brown has been helpful in giving me advice about things that i did not have. i have had some private conversations with people about how to do things. that is part of my were read. i also enjoyed a lot of support from people because they want me to be successful. they know i am open to honest dialogue. whatever advice they give me, i keep it secret. and there are very content with that. -- they are very content with that. >> [inaudible] >> 6:00 in the morning on sundays. maybe every two weeks. >> [inaudible] you just want to be a city administrator. you are used to these distractions. >> no, there were a lot of things i have to get used to the first few months. there are a lot of things that i cannot get used to in this job, the attention, publicity, but also, the variety of issues. there are so many things coming at you. for example, this today, a friend of mine in mailed -- e- mailed me and said th

. >> mayor bloomberg was actually residing over the ceremony that was with two city employees. shelby lynne, kron 4 news. >> some in the gay community here have mixed emotions as the battle of legalizing same-sex marriage>> this continues to provide a source of contention for san francisco couples. >> new york is a huge state i think that we all thought that california was going to lead the way when mayor gavin newson we could all do it. and i thought that we were going to be leading the way instead of these other states. like iowa, [laughter] not think that it was going to happen that way but we will take it any iowa--[laughter] >> and with our lgbt for a state that is bent ashamed- for a state that the span the forefront and other frontiers, the lgbt community is we are not there in the forefront. i applaud new-york for taking a risk in doing this. it shows the other levels of the country and other cities are capable of doing this and why not us? >> this is a historic day can be summed up. destination wedding. one couple is going to go to brooklyn because they're waiting for

(laughter) but a new law goes into effect july 24 and mayor bloomberg has already started a new economic campaign called "n.y.c. i do" to make the city more gay marriage friendly starting with some slight changes to the statue of liberty. (laughter) folks, i am not happy for gays that this law passed. i'm very sad. or heterosexual. (laughter) because this law is already destroying traditional marriage. anything goes now. bigamy, polygamy, trig no, ma'am tri. (laughter) the ancient greeks invented it, it's got to be gay. (laughter) folks... and i'll tell you, it can't come as a surprise, bill o'reilly tried to warn us. >> one of the arguments against gay marriage is that if it becomes law all other alternative marital visions will be allowed. you could have married a duck. you want to marry a turtle you can. a british woman married a dolphin. and there is one more thing, the dolphin is a female. (laughter) (applause) >> stephen: folks, let me be clear about something, o'reilly is right. gays, lesbians, ducks, turtles, all the same. (laughter) because there's no one in my family like that,

new york city mayor bloomberg will officiate at the wedding of his policy advisors. >>> nfl lockout continues today despite owners agreeing to a tentative deal it was approved by other teams except the oakland raiders. sources say that a vote among players appears likely. if they approve, the team facilities would open tomorrow and the new league year would begin on wednesday. >> i think it's a realization it was time to get back to football. coming up to the start of training camp and the possibility of losing revenue that could have affected the deal. we're excited about it. it's a win-win. >> the first game on the preseason schedule the august 7th hall of fame game has been canceled. >>> 4:38. and back out to sal. you talked about the road closure earlier. but how are the rest of the roads looking? >> they're doing okay. the road closure in san jose is closed, a full freeway closure. it will be closed for the next three nights. so it will be closed for four nights in total and it's closed from 11:30 at night till 5:30 in the morning. the closure is scheduled to open up in less than an hour

but mayor bloomberg is explaining right now that the demand is so great.hey are not sure they are gonna be able to handle all of this demand. again they are taking place. a lot of people say the industry will be worth about $311 million a year. and mayor bloomberg it explains they won't be handle -- won't be able to handle demand. >>> rupert murdoch is talking about whether the hacking scandal in london extended to the united states. we go now to alison burns in our washington, d.c. bureau who has been monitoring murdoch's highly anticipated testimony before parliament in london. >> that's right. we've been monitoring the hearing for more than four hours. the bottom line from -- the -- this is a live look inside the hearing room of a select committee of parliament where murdoch and his son have been testifying for more than an hour and a half. they are facing questions about what any knew about the hacking by "news of the world" reporters who paid off hacking victims and whether it extended to the u.s. the fbi is investigating whether the family members of

mayor mimiael bloomberg was a major force behind the new law and this afternoon he will officiate atedding of two his top aides, john feinblatt and jonathan mintz. the wedding will trach place at gracie mance where i caught up with them. thank you all for being here. mr. mayor, this was all your idea, wasn't it, to marry your two aides? >> well, i don't know -- >> did you pop the queststn? >> i don't know that i can take credit for that, but john and i had a talklkand i said i don't know what your plans are but if you would like, i would make an exception for nothing but my kids and former mayors, and i would be honored if you wanted me to perform the ceremony. >> were you shocked? what did you think? were you planning on getting married? >> well, sure, we had planned to get married. i think the mayor sort of pushed the schedule along. you know, my initial reaction was to just say yes on the spot, but i thought to myself in matters of marriage you probably shouldn't make >> that's the difference. you'll learn that in top. >> very wise choice. very wise choice. the two of them popped

mayor bloomberg participated in the historic event.icial -- he officiated the wedding of two of his gay staff members. >>> the hand holding day was in response to a controversial incident that happened last weekend. museum workers say a security guard told a lesbian that hand holding was not allowed in the building there. sparked outrage from other people visiting. >> the guard was immediately removed, immediately removed. the couple who was approached were apologized to and really had a wonderful experience after that. >> now yesterday's hand holding day was held at the same time as the lgbt family morning. that celebrated the life of the famous lesbian artist and other families. >>> netflix is in negotiations to obtain the rights to animated movies from dreamworks. they are known for several popular films. there are published reports that the deal could be reached by the end of the week. but both companies are refusing to comment at this point. the netflix is scheduled to report quarterly earnings after today's closing bell. >>> a la

let mayor bloomberg tell you what their value is, the money. in new york, every night, racism raises its ugly head and you have these killings, racial profiling, like we had sean bell. anyway, we see racial profiling. one of my neighbors said, yes, they are always going to find a psychological reason why the white child is bad, but an african-american or child of color is just a badass. that is true. they do not think you have any value. they think you do not know what life is, you do not have any goals or dreams. you know why i am telling you that? i am basing it on my family. i wanted you all to know that my grandson graduated and will be the first doctor in my family. [applause] i do not like to put labels on it, but i want to thank all the liberal white people that helped us in the 1950's that helped us get through this struggle and social change and help america get rid of some of -- one of their flaws. just like my sister said, it is a cosmetic change. we still have got to work on it. it is not just a one deal. [applause] >> we have heard

. >>> and look right there, he's the mayor, michael bloomberg was at one ceremony but not everyone is celebrating. >>> and several fires setting off in the bay, the one thing they all have in common. >>> and looking at the commute, it still looks good. we'll tell you more about the commute straight ahead. >>> good morning, low clouds, drizzle, a little bit of a wind adds well -- wind as well. that's out of the west. >>> time now 5:23. look at this almost two dozen suspicious fires now triggering a man hunt for an arsonist. at least 18 fires have burned apartment buildings, a motor home and several cars just since thursday. all of them were set at 3:00 in the morning. several more are usually set shortly after. arson investigators are working with police detectives, so far no one has been hurt in these fires. >>> police in the south bay this week are expected to give us new details about a 10-year- old cold case. janine harms disappeared july 2009. she is presumed to be dead even though her body has never been found. the suspect in the case maurice nesmay was killed last year by the vi

weeks and they can both dominique strauss kahn and casey anthony before they faced a fair trial mayor bloomberg is reconsidering the whole idea of perp walks in the united states in an interview with the new york times bloomberg said if somebody is innocent even if they're guilty they're not guilty until they're convicted and yet we vilify them for the benefit of theater for the circus you know they did it in roman times too it's not a new. billboard is right our court system depends on juries not answered grace let's hope we learn some lessons as to case the bad. republican senator james inhofe after nearly nearly killing a team of construction workers when he landed his plane on a closed runway last year inhofe is now trying to rewrite history claiming he was the victim introduced legislation this week to create a pilot's bill of rights because he thinks the f.a.a. treated him as a pilot unfairly last year when they threaten to revoke his license over the closed runway and so i guess inhofe thinks pilots have a right to land their planes anywhere they want even on top of construction crews an

>> from niagara falls to city hall, nearly 700 new york same-sex couples say i do, including mayor bloomberg's chief policy advisor, whose marriage was owe fishated by the mayor himself. the happy couple is going to join us live this hour. welcome to msnbc. i'm thomas roberts. >>> millions of benefits checks could be on the line as we wait for washington to reach that deal on a debt ceiling. now, we are getting dangerously close to the default. look at the calendar. eight days to go, and still nothing close to a plan that both parties can agree to. the focus of the debate has shifted to congress now, and majoritied leader harry reid and speaker boehner both have plans in the works, but it's unclear if their finished products will get the votes to raise the debt limit. the speaker pressed for his approach on the sunday shows, while putting political pressure on the president. >> it's not physically possible to do all of this in one step. i know the president is worried about his next election, but my god, shouldn't we be worried about the country? >> kristen welker is live for us this morning t

this is a huge weekend for new york city mayor michael bloomberg. mayor will officiate the top members of this staff who personalized this issue for him. commissioner of consumer affairs jonathan minsk and chief policy advisor, john finebeck. you've been officiating. you've only done this a couple of times before, your daughter and mayor giuliani, what does it mean for you? >> i thought i would go off of my exceptions of only my kids and former mayors because it sends a message to the world that new york was open to everyone. i thought america's great strengths the fact we include everybody equally and we don't impose our religion on everybody else. everybody should have the right to get married and every religion should decide what's right what's appropriate within their religion. i'm proud of the state. the state legislature, the governor, the speaker, the city council got together and did what the people would want. it's not the government's business to get involve in your personal life unless there's some overriding compelling public policy purpo

both john and jonathan work for mayor bloomberg. ke to start with you because i know you work closely with the mayor and he approached you about officiating your wedding, how did that conversation go. >> we work in a bullpen, we're all there together, he called me over and said, could we talk for a second? we went up and got a cup of coffee right in the middle of the bullpen and he said i don't know whether you and jonathan are thinking of getting married but if you are and you want me to do it, i would be honored. and that was an extraordinary honor for us because we work alongside the mayor in his very, very hard press he made for marriage equality in new york state to have the mayor who was such a significant part of getting marriage equality passed, then marrying us is such a great privilege, i guess he's our personal hero on this issue. >> and, john, when you read the news, what did you think? >> we were so proud of the mayor, we were so proud of the state for taking a step toward equality, we were so happy for our kids. we were

in new york, this administration has made education reform one of its top priorities and mayor bloomberg has given two chancellor's, joel kline and dennis walcott the authority and support they need to make the changes that need to be made. one of those changes has been the growth of public charter schools. charter schools have flourished in harlem. the wall street journal last year reported that harlem had 24 public charter schools serving 707,000 students educating kids in this community. these charters and their leaders like the harlem children's zone led by geoffrey canada, like the chip academy or the success charter schools cannot replace all of the public schools but they are a right now educationally option for students and families who need and deserve a better education not someday, but right now. they are also great education laboratories where innovative approaches to learning can be tried, tested and refined before taken to scale in the public-school system. and because they are choice options for students who believe they are ill served by the system school they attend, the

what did mayor bloomberg have to say about that? course, i talked to him, and he is going to be marrying a pair of his aides. and i did ask him in that context, and he basically said this is a trend that's going to be growing. people's ideas on this issue are evololng around the country, and in the not too distant future, he predicted that people will turn around and say, what was all the fuss about? but in specific reference to what michele bachmann is quoted to have said in the past, this is his response. >> the values that she espouses that the republican party espouses are exactly the values that should be promoting this. they want the government out of your personal life, the government should not tell you who you can marry, and they think that marriage is a stabilizing influence on society, and they value the sanctity of marriage, and here are two people whohoant to get married. >> so that was what he was saying, and also i asked was he worried and were the couple who he's marrying worried about a potential backlash and they s

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