the editor of the greene county republican newsletter called mr. obama and ideologue unlike anything world history has ever witnessed. he called for armed revolution should we fail with the power of the vote in november. >> i do not think those words speak for me. >> he says he takes full responsibility for the contents. he insists that the author did not intend to offend the but instead meant to inspire others to follow mr. obama out of office. >> i am not advocating a revolution, but i am advocating for change. >> a spokesperson for the governor says while he disagrees with the president, he finds the rhetoric to be unacceptable and uncalled for. he said it has no place in political dialogue. >> i think it is ridiculous. >> i just want somebody in there that will help the nation and the economy. >> support for the war in afghanistan is that a new low in one poll. only 27% of the american people support the war. 66% said they oppose the military presence there. the survey has a margin of error of 3.9%. the president has vowed to keep troops in afghanist

. >> pelley: mr. obama has often said he was in favor of civilians of gay and lesbian couples and in favor of equal rights. norah o'donnell, our chief white house correspondent is at the white house tonight. norah. >> reporter: scott, advisers admit it was not the president's plan to announce his support for same-sex marriage today. ironically, his hand was forced by his own vice president and by gay and lesbian financial supporters who felt it was time the president clarify exactly where he stands. >> i had hesitated on gay marriage, in part because i thought civilians would be sufficient. >> reporter: today, president obama became the first sitting president to declare that he believes gays and lesbians should be able to legally marry. up until now, he has been unwilling to support same-sex marriage. >> you know, my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. >> reporter: advisers claim they've been discussing for a few months about when to make an announcement, but then vice presid

mr. obama's accomplishment, with bin laden. the democratic ad featured this mitt romney quote from 2007. "it's not worth moving heaven and earth and spending billions of dollars just catch one person." question, on wednesday, president obama told nbc that the day bin laden died was the "most important single day of his first term in office." how much does president obama stand to gain which biresurrecting osama this week? >> i agree with pat that there was something unseemly about the touchdown dance. he went going over there to jews sign a treaty. there's been lots of complaints about afghanis, even the new york times complaining there wasn't enough specifics some the purpose of the trip was the touchdown dance. as far as a political benefit to obama, it doesn't primarily sort of help him. i don't think there's an osama bump but it neuters a republican attack that obama is not strong enough on foreign policy. >> you remember when osama bin laden was finally killed, his popularity jumped about 12 points. and i remember saying th

earlier this month, mr. obama was in southern california at actor george clooney's home to raise a lot of mone. there he raised $15 million. a lot of people excited here tonight in redwood city. he will be making his way to san jose tonight. reporting live from redwood city, nbc bay area news. >> cheryl, thank you. the cell phone cameras were in full use. this was about 10:30 tonight. about 30 minutes ago, all smiles and very alert even though he is working on eastern time. he shook hands with supportersa he left the stage at the fox theater. there was quite a scene outside of the fox theater. nbc bay area's jean elle. did the president see the crowd? >> it's unlikely. he used the backdoor. there were dozens of people out in front of the fox theater. they didn't have a ticket to get in and they were hoping to catch a glimpsest president and deliver a message. a presidential visit takes over downtown redwood city and drawing crowds of supporters and protesters. people opposed to u.s. military aid made voices heard

mr. obama's re-election. it's unclear how the president's endorsement of same-sex marriage will play out. pastors will talk about mr. obama's evolution in church on sunday. baptist bishop william shields tells the atlanta journal constitution, i disagree not on political reasons but biblical reasons. it's not anti-gay this or anti-person this, it's pro-marriage. it's a 3,000-year-old institution. that's how the majority of pastors feel about same-sex marriage but not all. the bishop at new dimensions church in chicago joins us now from chicago. welcome, bishop. >> thank you, carol. very happy to be here. >> we're happy you're here. you support gay rights but you sure paid a price. you say you lost everything at one point when you came out in support of gay rights. tell us about that. >> i appreciate a gospel of inclusion and i believe that all human beings are equally loved by god and redeemed by christ through the finished work of the cross. i take the bible seriously. just not literally. it's more important

mrs. obama said she hopes jessica and other olympic athletes inspire children to be active and fit. >> as a child, jessica watched

mr. obama said his family helped change his mind. >> there's been times when michelle and i have been sitting around the dinner table. and we've been talking about their friends and their parents. and malia and sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them somehow that they're friends' parents would be treated differently. >> reporter: it's a shift in thinking. >> it's a surprise. shocking. we're all still in shock. >> pretty glad that he finally came out and said something clear and concise about it. >> reporter: but not everyone. >> i'm totally against it. it's not right. it's against my religious beliefs. it's against what i grew up believing. >> reporter: the president's likely republican opponent in the fall, mitt romney, said he disagrees with mr. obama's stance. >> marriage itself is a relationship between a man and a woman. and that's my own preference. >> reporter: psident obama has faced heavy pressure to clarify his position. and his evolution comes at a politically beneficial time, heading into t

and mrs. obama had them donate these pieces. so jason wu and jimmy choo and lori rodkin actually donated the pieces. and they're donated. when you see the label, it will be donated by jason wu in honor of the first lady michelle obama. and mrs. obama came to present the pieces to the museum. >> so what goes into deciding which dress to wear? and are they thinking about the influence that will have on their husband's administration? >> i think -- i think we would like it to maybe be a little more political than it probably is. when we did -- there is a video playing in this exhibition. and we were lucky enough to interview rosalynn carter and laura bush about the dresses that they chose, thinking maybe there was a symbolism. and mrs. carter in reality for sentimental reasons wore a dress again that she had worn when her husband was made governor of georgia. and mrs. bush just remembers collaborating with the designer michael faircloth. and you wanted a pretty party dress. and i think what women -- th

mr. obama and the afghan president signed a security agreement that pledges the support of the united states through 2024. then the president met with u.s. troops at bagram airfield, telling them the battle is not over yet but "there is light on the horizon." norah o'donnell is at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: and, scott, the president's advisors admit it is no coincidence the president chose this day, the anniversary of osama bin laden's death, to have the president travel to afghanistan and to announce this plan that will help end the war in afghanistan, a war that has cost the lives of nearly 2,000 americans. air force one touched down at bagram air base under the cover of darkness, a sign of the secrecy and security surrounding the president's trip. mr. obama then met with afghan president karzai to finalize an agreement on just how involved the united states will be in afghanistan's future. >> i've come to afghanistan to mark an historic moment for our two nations and to do

mr. obama also understands that afghan women would be brutalized. it's kind of ironic that the left screams about a fictional war on women here in america while the real war on women is in the muslim worlds. so talking points believes the president is doing the right thing in afghanistan, even though he hides it. doesn't often speak of the war and certainly doesn't rally the nation to what's going on there. but he has not done what the left really wants. pull out on a strict timetable. again, that would be disastrous for the u.s.a. these terrorists are not going to stop. if they can get a country like afghanistan, which borders iran, to become an outlaw state again, worldwide terrorism makes a big come back. one of the reasons al qaeda has been disseminated is because it has nowhere to go. it's hold up -- wholed up in some remote mountains in afghanistan. bottom line, we have to protect ourselves. by staying the course somewhat in afghanistan, mr. obama is doing that. much to the that chagrin of left-wing america. that's the memo. now for the top st

. >> mr. obama said that his family helped change his mind. >> there have been times when we have been sitting around the dinner table and talking about their friends and their parents and sasha and malia, it would not dawned on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently. it does not make sense to them. >> many across the country celebrated the president's shift in thinking. >> we are shocked and surprised. >> i am pretty glad that he came out and did said something clear. >> but not everyone. >> it's not right. against my religious beliefs. >> the president's likely republican opponent in the fall said that he disagrees with mr. obama. >> marriage itself is a relationship between a man and woman. that is my preference. president obama has faced heavy pressure to clarify his position and his evolution comes at a politically beneficial time heading into the fall campaign. >> he did not say that same-sex marriage he would risk his reputation for honesty and integrity. that i

after mr. obama leaves the fairmont hotel, he will be heading to moffett field where he will take on -- take off on air force one, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and at ktvu.com we posted more clips of the president's address last night. just look for the video player. minutes before president obama's motorcade headed down el camino real, an apparent drunken driver crashed right along the motor kate rod. witnesses say the driver -- motorcade route. witnesses say the driver was being chased by police, the car hit the divider, took out the intersection light. the car crashed in front of the pacific inn. police detained the driver and then moments later, the president's motorcade passed by. >> this a story you will see only on 2, one of the bay area's most popular rand marks -- landmarks needs repairs. kristin kafton is at coit -- christien kafton is live at coit tower. >> reporter: take a look. we've moved inside. a moment ago we were outside shing you that beautiful iconic view outside. a new

mr. obama literary agent used in a promotional material in 1991. one that they admit is a mistake. trump should know that. and pete hofstra should know better than to investigate presidential candidates place of birth. >> i want to make sure candidates who run for the office of the president meet the minimum requirement. this has nothing to do with barack obama. >> eliot: oh yeah, of course not. perhaps to show that he, too, were meeting those requirements mitt romney released his own birth certificate. mr. obama is facing more serious political threats from republicans super pacs which plan to spend roughly $1 billion to defeat him, and other democrats in november. the bizarrely the latest web ad compares mr. obama to the basickers who tanked the economy. >> failed investment strategies jobs eliminateed billions lost president obama paying wall street games with our money. >> eliot: blaming him for wall street games paid for by wall street money is getting too complicated for me. fox played ga

mr. obama also understands that afghan women would be brutalized. it's kind of ironic that the left screams about a fictional war on women here in america while the real war on women is in the muslim worlds. so talking points believes the president is doing the right thing in afghanistan, even though he hides it. doesn't often speak of the war and certainly doesn't rally the nation to what's going on there. but he has not done what the left really wants. pull out on a strict timetable. again, that would be disastrous for the u.s.a. these terrorists are not going to stop. if they can get a country like afghanistan, which borders iran, to become an outlaw state again, worldwide terrorism makes a big come back. one of the reasons al qaeda has been disseminated is because it has nowhere to go. it's hold up -- wholed up in some remote mountains in afghanistan. bottom line, we have to protect ourselves. by staying the course somewhat in afghanistan, mr. obama is doing that. much to the that chagrin of left-wing america. that's the memo. now for the top st

mr. obama's record on gay-rights you see this is not an aberration a culmination of three years of work. the article compares mr. obama's experience growing up. >>> the president's announcement as bun is on all sides discussing how it will affect his chances for reelection. on this issue bill whitaker shows us opinions the lineup with preferences. >>> the talk of the sunday talk shows >>> we will their many voices on this issue >>> there were classic talking points from the republican national chairman. >>> marriage has to have the definition we just happen to believe that is between a man and woman >>> clayton >>> as we look back on as we might find we are ashamed of this issue >>> and ted olson served in the george w. bush administration and support same-sex marriage. >>> i am not for gay marriage despite the fact i am a conservative i am for gay marriage because i am a conservative >>> ever since president obama endorsed same-sex marriage last week and mitt romney restated his support for traditional heterosexual marriage abundance are trying to predict the fallout. u.s. the political

mr. obama says the country must strive to be a nation worthy of those sacrifices. >> the president: this memorial day, we mark another milestone, for the first time in nine years americans are not fighting and dying in iraq. [ applause ] >> the president: we are winding down the war in afghanistan and our troops will continue to come home. >> the largest memorial day observance in northern california just getting underway in the presidio. katie marzullo joins us live with more. >> reporter: i am at the presidio national ceremony. the procession arrived a few moments ago. as you can see the ceremony is underway. hours earlier, a different group began a different trek nearly two dozen wounded vets took off from crissy field on a cross country bike ride. army specialist loss the use of his legs serving his country. >> spinal cord injury in my lower back. >> reporter: he sees no reason to not be a cyclist. >> there's options to keep cycling. >> reporter: one of 21 undertaking this feat, two others

it was called for a long while by mr. obama. mr. bush said they are running from rock to rock and cave to cave but as it turns out, osama bin laden led a very sedentary life for it -- sedentary life. for an intelligent person, somebody is moving around a lot, you'll catch them because they will make a mistake. the other thing they would say he could not communicate with his organization because he was so isolated. if you have been and a radio shack in the past 20 years, you know you can communicate with anybody on earth there's a satellite overhead. these documents make it very clear that osama bin laden and his isolation was very clear of what was going on in the organization not only in south asia but in somalia, yemen, and other places. host: a phone call from silver lake, michigan. caller: good morning. i completely agree with your guest. the world does not fear us anymore is one problem. the muslim world, everything we do is strictly against the koran. to them, we are and develop and we all deserve to die and that is all that h

mr. obamatook to stage at the fox theater in redwood city. 1,000 enthusiastic supporters cheered them on as he took off. >> a crisis this deep didn't happen over night. it's not going to be solved over night. we've got more work to do. >> the president's motor kid arrived around 10:00 this morning. mr. obama closed his laptop walked up the stairs on to air force one giving one last wave before take off. the president is expected to raise roughly $4 million during this bay area visit. ktvu channel 2 news. >> mitt romney continued his education campaign today. it would allow low income and disabled students to attend school of their choice including public, private and charter school. major study finds african- american boys in oakland public schools are falling behind every public group. the urban strategies counsel says in elementary school aeneid of boys are off course from graduation. by middle school that number is 2/3. african-american boys are twice as likely to be absent from schools. rec

mr. obama's called a milestone moments nor o'donnell lonnie exit strategy. >>> the timetable established as a sound one it is irresponsible one are the risks involved absolutely. canion anticipate better than next two years they're going to be of some bad moments along with some good ones absolutely. is cemented plans for the end of this war will look like. >>> afghan troops will take the leading combat missions by mid 2013 afghans will have full responsibility for their country's security by the end of 2014 right now half of the population is under afghan lead protection and finally in international commitments to support an afghan security force after 2014 the official said the cost will be $4.1 billion a year with the u.s. likely to pay more than half of the bill. >>> i don't think there's ever going to be an optimal point for this say this is all done this is perfect this is just the way wanted. >>> there's a process. mr. obama's met with president cars die and both leaders held a remarkable impromptu meeting with pakistan president relations among the three strains in u.s. and pakis

mr. obama says the country must strive to be a nation worthy of those sacrifices. >> the president: this memorial day, we mark another milestone, for the first time in nine years americans are not fighting and dying in iraq. [ applause ] >> the president: we are winding down the war in afghanistan and our troops will continue to come home. >> the largest memorial day observance in northern california just getting underway in the presidio. katie marzullo joins us live with more. >> reporter: i am at the presidio national ceremony. the procession arrived a few moments ago. as you can see the ceremony is underway. hours earlier, a different group began a different trek nearly two dozen wounded vets took off from crissy field on a cross country bike ride. army specialist loss the use of his legs serving his country. >> spinal cord injury in my lower back. >> reporter: he sees no reason to not be a cyclist. >> there's options to keep cycling. >> reporter: one of 21 undertaking this feat, two others

after that, mr. obama took the stage at the fox theater in redwood city. >> a crisis this deep didn't happen overnight. so it's not gonna be resolved overnight. we have more work to do. >> there is that guy can give a -- that guy can give a speech. he can give a speech. >> reporter: mr. obama closed his laptop, walked up to air force one, and gave one last wave before taking off. he's expected to raise nearly $4 million during this bay area visit. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have developing news to all right out of san jose where the highway patrol is on the scene of a fatal crash. the accident happened about two hours ago on the eastbound road onramp to 680. you are looking at video just in. the chp said one person is dead. no other injuries have been reported. the chp is still investigating that crash and the ramp remains closed until that wesage can be cleared away. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year- old sierra lamarr goes before -- sal seer law la mar goes -- sierra la

joining me is maryanne marsh and any damage done to mr. obama in the campaign over this romney deal? >> no, i don't think so. i think he released a web video he poses a question using mitt romney's own words. mitt romney can go back and say i don't mean what i said. we can have that debated. but it's perfectly fair game to pose a question about one of the biggest questions he made. >> bill: you don't think the death of bin laden used for political purposes, something unsavory about that? >> the alternative is to not have a discussion. >> bill: no, the alternative is to congratulate the american military and drop the politics entirely about the death of bin laden. why do you need to have the death of bin laden injected into the campaign? >> i think the tone is important. i think the tone of the ad was very neutral, was very reasonable but comparison. >> bill: why would john mccain get upset? >> you would have to ask john mccain. >> bill: i did ask him last night. he said it was a cheap shot, undignified, military people in a position where they a

but polls also show that votes mr. obama loses on this issue could be more than offset with issues like the economy and immigration. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >>> overseas, dozens of people were killed or wounded this morning by at least two powerful explosions in the syrian capital damascus. residents say the explosions happened at almost the same time. a building that houses syria's military intelligence agency was heavily damaged. there are no signs of survivors following the crash of a russian passenger plane in indonesia. the plane crashed into the side of a dormant volcano yesterday with 45 people on board. search crews today say they have discovered bodies near the wreckage. the new model jet had taken off on jakarta for a demonstration flight for journalists and potential buyers. contact was lost after the crew asked for permission to change altitude. >>> federal officials are investigating who leaked information about that al qaeda plot to bomb a u.s.-bound airliner. the would-be bomber was working for t

mr. obama's evolved position on gay marriage was big news, but why now? was it big news? and deserving the coverage that it got? >> the coverage on "the washington post" and the step on gay marriage and friday, obama's evolution, next to mitt romney's piece, evolution is a great word, given the fact that barack obama first had the pro marriage, gay marriage, 1996 and obama moves from supporting gay marriage to opposing it back to supporting it again, that's evolution. when mitt romney does it, it's a flip plot. >> jon: why isn't it a flip-flop? of course it is, and when mitt romney changed his opinion on abortion, for example, he would say is evolving they call it a flip-flop and see it as a craven move and when obama switches his position twice, hardly anybody, if anyone referred to the fact that he used to support it in 1996 and pretty, in a very craven way switched his position and you know, somebody said this is less evolution and more intelligent design. and he really-- >> very good. >> not just some accidental thing that happened. >> and joe scarboro called it the b

mr. obama's argument may be working. the president and romney are locked in a dead heat. and only 19% of voters feel they would be better off with a romney presidency. the obama campaign drives home its message in this ad, portraying romney, as a heartless correspondent raider. >> romney takes from the poor and gives to the rich. just the opposite of robin hood. >> reporter: president obama says his campaign will keep focusing on romney's business record because mr. obama says romney's business experience is his calling card. >> thanks, tahman. >>> speaking of the president, he took time out for a quick trip to joplin, missouri, to deliver the high school commencement address there. >> today marks one year, after an ef-5 tornado obliterated that city. president obama praised them for their resiliency. and he urged the class to give back, like others have given to them. >> there's such a decency. a bigness of spirit in this country of ours. so, class of 2012, you have to remember that. remember what people did here. and like that man who came all the way from japan to jopli

they accused mr. obamanorance and demanding a formal apology. >>> to a story about a dream come true for brian banks, the former california high school football star convicted of rape and spent more than five years in prison. his name was cleared last week after his accuser admitted she lied. now 26, banks says his dream was to get a shot at the nfl. and yesterday the seattle seahawks said they'll give him a tryout next week. >>> and 50 spellers advance to the semifinals today of the scripps national spelling bee. the youngest to qualify, 6-year-old lori anne madison of virginia is not among them. yesterday she misspelled the world ingluvies. jack pasche used another strategy. >> idiosyncratically. i-o i-o-i-r-s-z-3-quatro--f-l-b-r-q. idiosyncratically. >> went out with style. that could have been really bad. turned out to be really awesome. good for him. the 13-year-old might at least have a future in comedy. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," tommy hilfiger. i've been crisscrossing

mr. obama continues to rate higher on foreign policy than the economy. he gets positive marks for his handling of both iraq and the war in afghanistan. >> this debt is america's nightmare mortgage. >> reporter: there's a reason romney is focused on issues like the debt. mr. obama received a negative rate on not just the deficit but also health care and the rise of political partisanship. and there's a growing pessimism about the economic future. 63% say they do not feel confident their children's generation will have it better than they do. it's an anxiety that this new republican super pac ad is trying to capitalize on. >> they can't find jobs to get their careers started. >> reporter: romney's big strength? his business background, which voters view as a potential advantage for improving the economy and reducing the debt. >> when you're president, as opposed to the head of a private equity firm, your job is not simply to maximize profits. >> reporter: the public's views of bain capital may co

now, mrs. obama the garden at the white house. >> you know, not every -- even -- yes, not the whole pack. not the whole packet. >> the most successful gardens have some challenges and, you know, we tried to plant cantaloupe and melons and still haven't gotten that right. so we've had our share of issues and weather is a challenge. so you never know what the weather is going to hold. we had a fig tree that almost got thrown in the compost bin attash because somebody thought it was a dead weed. berry bushes, the birds have gone after them. i don't know about you guys, margaret. >> yes, the weather is rough. >> the weather can do it in. >> your seeds are bigger than my seeds. >> no, these are big seeds. >> what did you plant. >> snap peas and beans, so a little bit bigger. >> you have a large seed, you can just plant one. >> we're planting things that are all going to be in the salad as you can find in the book, as well. >> this is one of our recipes, our spring salad along with the bundt cake because w

. >> mr. obamaed that romney is so out of touch he thinks americans are hurting because they don't work hard enough. >> those of white house spend a lot of time talking to a lot of americans come to realize the problem isn't the american people aren't productive enough. our productivity is higher than it's ever been. you have been working harder than ever. >> romney argued it's the president and vice president lack of understanding and hos stillty to the system that is strangling growth. >> no question he is attacking capitalism. in part he doesn't understand how the free economy works. he has never had a job in free economy. neither has biden. >> arepudiate attack on romney. and after bain capital got involved, the super support dash >> he wasn't there. it was going bankruptcy before bain brought it. brought it back and created job. the ad is misleading because it omitted the fact. apart from the person at bain is currently an obama bundler. >> the general election tv ad is providing stark distilla