rachel hoff on openly gay delegates. >> all i ask today is that you include me and those like me. not exclude us by simply acknowledging that thoughtful republicans represent multiple views on the definition of marriage. >> the platform committee chier co-chair oklahoma governor mary fallin says the fact that hoff was at the meeting shows the gop is a big tent party. >> there is a majority vote on the committee itself to reinforce traditional marriage between man and woman. and our platform has been a longtime tradition of the republican party so it's reinforced tonight but she's still welcome in the party. everybody is. >> the debate over same-sex marriage comes as more conservative members of the gop face uncertainty over donald trump's position on social issues. >>> and cbsn is partnering with twitter to stream cbs live coverage from the democratic national convention. >>> this morning, at least 11 people were killed when a bomb exploded in baghdad. the bomb went off in a vegetable market. up to 32 others were wounded, and so far, no groups have claimed respond. meanwhile as ir

will00 a.m., rachel hoff talk about her role on the committee and being an openly gay delegate.t 8:30 a.m., his role as lawyer for the citizens united decision. at 9:30 a.m., our guest is joe arpaio. rowland, darrell reviews the first day of the >> point of order.iews tonight' vote,lcall vote, rollcall rollcall vote. rollcall vote. not goingy sorry, i'm to do this year. i'm not going to do this. ♪ host: good morning. protests breaking out on the convention floor of the first day of the gop convention yesterday

rachel hoff. thank you. in addition to the portss that have been made, and simply not being there to support this claim that's a sflap the face. and i would encourage you to look at this. from the eyes of a child who was raised out by a same sex couple. you would. yeah, i just have a question because i do understand and i've seen a lot of the research about single parent and a two-parent household. but i haven't seen any of of the same sex two parent house old. that the -- the fact that hey're both mail or different. and that growing up with a, i would not see any indians. if it is by the -- he hadn't got up. >> starting by last. >> traditional two-parent. in terms of the social science research, the longitudinal studies for individuals such as judeish waller and others who have looked at the determine effects upon children. the evidence is overwhelming. the child does better in every social category. there is no strong to compare. and quite frankly in this country. where it has existed the numbers do not be

[applause] >> rachel hoff is a popular committee delegate from the district of colonial. you can see all of today's rnc platform meeting in about an hour. our road to the white house continues to my network donald trump holds a rally with indiana governor mike pence. live at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span two. libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson advised presidential candidate william weld talked about the importance of participating in the presidential debates this fall. they must reach 50% in the polls to be allowed in the debate. from the national press corps, this is about an hour. this year's election has been described as one in which voters will hold their noses while they make their choices. but presumptive nominees, democratic hillary clinton and republican donald trump have disapproval ratings above 50%. there ever were a moment for a third party to break there, it seems that it is now. but will it happen? today's guest, libertarian presidential ticket will have something to say about that. we are pleased to welcome former new mexico governor gary johnso

rachel hoff is an openly guy delegate from washington, d.c. >> a majority support marriage equality.0% of the country supports marriage quality. >> reporter: hoff unsuccessfully fought to softton party platform. >> support for allowing same-sex marriage has grown substantially in our own party. >> reporter: instead it became more conservative. >> the folks who would like to deny same-sex marriage are overrepresented in the platform committee and in some ways that committee is out of step with the party as a whole but won't be long before the majority of the republican party as a whole supports marriage equality. >> reporter: donald trump sees marriage as a state issue. but according to the delegate from florida, the party needs to re-think this. >> being a latino in the republican party isn't the easiest thing in this election cycle. continually railing on mexico and saying all the horrible things we say about them is not the type of message that resonates not only with mexicans but the latino population in total because they feel they're all being painted with one broad brush. >> re

coming up this morning, 2016 rnc platform committee member and district of columbia delegate rachel hoff will discuss her duties as a delegate. then special counsel and indiana delegate james bopp will talk about his role as an indiana delegate. joe arpaio will join us to discuss donald trump's approach to illegal immigration and the recent violence against police officers. and the columbus dispatch affairs editor talks about what has happened so far and what is ahead of the republican convention. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live from the convention beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern this morning. the republican convention. focused on the terrorist attack in benghazi, libya, followed by immigration and the fight against terrorism. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome pat smith. mother of one of the four americans killed in benghazi, 2012. [cheering] >> my name is patricia smith. my son sean was one of four brave americans killed during to the 2000 voters attack in benghazi. he was a wonderful son and father to my two amazing grandchildren. samantha and nathan, now 10 and

. -- ofct of columbia columbia delicate rachel hoff -- this is about a half-hour. a d.c.member of the platform. what is the platform committee and how do you get on it? guest: the platform committee is a group of representatives, two from each state that every four years, gather in advance convention to draft a new republican party platform. it simply lays out the principles and policies that the party supports. are anhis year, you openly gay member of the platform committee. you offered two amendments, tell our viewers what those were. guest: a first amendment i offered had to do with the discussion about marriage. the draft that came to us out of the subcommittee works included what i considered to be some divisive, harmful language on marriage. advocating that we go back to a situation where same-sex couples are denied the right to marry. i offered an amendment to strike about three paragraphs of language that had to do with marriage and replace it with language that simply calls for a conversation about marriage within the party acknowledges that there is a diversity

. >> i had rachel hoff. he's the first lgbt member of the community to be on the platform.stance in terms of what she was trying to achieve. she said i'm the real republican in the room. the party that stands for individual liberty should be more embracing of whatever a person's lifestyle might be. it will be interesting to see if that plays should he address it tonight. >> critics say this platform is among the most opposed to equal rights for gay and lesbian americans as any they have seen. it's against marriage equality. it's against bathrooms for transgender people. it's anti-gay adoption. faith based refusal of services as well. >> george w. bush wanted a constitutional amendment. dick chaney said the state should decide. you mention the platform. mike pence signed a religious freedom law and there was a revolt saying you're going to drive people out of indiana. this sends the wrong message. donald trump rolled a lot of evangelical eyeballs when he said caitlyn jenner can use any bathroom she wants. >> the bathroom bill is where the energy is now. >> look what the nba

the next amendment is and we have two from rachel hoff from the district of columbia. the one i have first is the one that has striking parts from page one and two. is that the one that you want to go with. strike page 1, line 17 to the bottom of the pain age and the of line 2 and replace with language that's going to be appear on the screen. >> we're going to be the testing eyes of the committee here. it's a strike and replace. the first three paragraphs of the section on marriage and family and society are the three that deal primarily with marriage and if i might read the language i'm proposing instead, i don't have a copy myself. >> it's on the screen. we want to make sure it's what you want as you propose it. >> i'll read it and let you know if anything doesn't sound right. we believe that marriage is -- >> there should be an s there. >> we believe marriage matters both as a religious institution and a personal freedom because marriage rooted in love and life long commitment is one of the foundations of civil society as marriage tlooifz so our nation thrives. we b

. > rachel hoff from d.c. thank you.lready been made about the evidence not being there to support this claim, that it's a slap in the face to the lgbt community, it's also a slap in the face to their children i would encourage you for a moment to look at this from the eyes of a child who was raised by a same-sex couple and imagine what you would ever think about voting for the republican party. >> delegate from guam. >> yeah, i just have the question because i do understand. i've seen a lot of the research about single patient and a two-parent household. but i haven't seen any other research on a same sex two-parent household and how that differentiates. it's hard for me to believe if it's the amount of time and the amount of caring that the parents provide to the child that the fact that they're both male or female would have such a substantial difference in that caring and growing up with a kid. i have not seen any evidence and would like to be provided if it is by the sponsor. >> we would be happy to provide that. >>