alcoholism, now gay area republicans are speaking out about the comments made by texas governor rick perry last night in san francisco. >>> more action at stanford university in support of a student who says she was sexually assaulted by another student, what they plan to do today. >>> and the controversial plan by bart put on hold, why some say it is discriminating against the disabled community. >>> good afternoon, i am noel walker in for tori campbell, texas governor rick perry is under fire for comments he made comparing homosexuality to alcoholism in a speech he made in san francisco last night and tara moriarty has this report. >> reporter: yeah, texas governor rick perry was responding to a question and he said that alcoholism is similar to being homosexual and last night he said that. >> now i may not be able to cure that but i can control that. >> and he came under fire for those comments he made in san francisco last night and we spoke to him and he said he was saddened by it. >> but sexually orientation cannot be compared to alcoholism, i think it is a sad thing, it can not be c

rick perry who a lot of people say watch the second time around from rick perry.ned from his mistakes. he can mazeraise a lot of money. he's from texas. but last week in a speech he makes the comparison of being gay to being an alcoholic. >> i may have the genetic coding that i'm inclined to be an alcoholic, but i have the desire not to do that and i look at homosexual issue as the same way. >> at a breakfast about a week later in washington governor perry says i stepped in it. he tried to step out of it. he stepped in it in san francisco. then in washington he said i stepped in it, made a mistake, shouldn't talk about that. leave that up to individuals, leave that up to states. but if you're thinking about to win the presidency, you've got to do better for republicans. you got to do better in the suburbs. you got to do better with young voters. how much does he pay a price for "stepping in it." >> it is a huge price. just shows you how wide open this field is. you mentioned those governors who were viewed as people who could potentially win nomination, having the

. >>> jerry brown has something rick perry wants. we are talking about jobs. thousands of them including a coveted tesla plant. cate caugurian on the show down between the golden state and the lone star state. >> reporter: are opportunities for business grows in california, there is rick perry. >> california and texas need to be incredibly competitive. >> reporter: the lone star state lead sir back and this time he has hit a nerve. the bay area council released this statement saying despite how annoying his junkets are, it gives us a chance to think about our business climate. >> i think it is funny he keeps coming back, he must like california. >> reporter: two months ago, he scored big. it would appear he is at it again. tesla is looking to build a $5 billion battery factory. with it comes 6500 new jobs. texas and california are two locations in the rung. take a look at perry's ride into sacramento yesterday. a coincidence? >> sometimes a get a bit of a rap that i only come to california to recruit businesses to texas. well, i have done that, but i root for

why hasn't rick perry caught up with the science here? vernor perry is stuck in a time when, and in a thought process where -- where being gay is something that is shameful, a disorder, something that can be corrected. you know he is governor of a state whose state republican party just adopted a platform suggesting reparative therapy for games and lesbians in texas as policy. california passed a law banning that in the state. american psychological association in 1977 if memory serves saying, passing a resolution calling such a thing dangerous. >> right. the apa as we mentioned not only on the disorder side and on the therapy side have said there is no published scientific evidence. yet, jonathan, this strikes me as different than people who have -- earnestly held religious beliefs about sexual conduct, right. when they talk about adultery which as you and i know, in the judeo christian tradition is also wrong, they didn't talk about a sabbath desecration disorder. >> no, no. no they don't. i mean what governor perry is talking about this

why he's in the silicon valley and his reaction to fellow republican governor rick perry's controversial comments on homosexuality. >>> but first, a tense afternoon for a local neighborhood. a brush fire that's forcing people out of their homes. good friday evening. thanks for joining us. >> we're on early today because of the stanley cup finals right here on nbc at 5:00. we begin with the flames in marin county. those flames burning dangerously close to homes. you see its here, firefighters have been battling this brush fire in san rafael for several hours. here's what we know right now. the fire is contained. however, the danger remains. here's the exact location. this is happening in an area north of mccinnis. warm and fairly windy. what's the status for the firefighters? >> reporter: firefighters are still out here in force. residents are being allowed to return home but they aren't allowed to bring their cars into many of the areas. that's because the hose lines are still out on the roadways. while this fire is contained, fire crews are still keeping very close tabs on the situation

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time now is 6:30. >>> texas governor rick perry is in california. one-time republican presidential front-runner and potential 2016 candidate known for speaking his mind. and he did just that in san francisco last night when he was asked whether homosexuality is a disorder. >> i may have the genetic coding that i'm inclined to be an alcoholic. but i have the desire not to do that. and i look at the homosexual issue the same way. >> but the main purpose of perry's visit is jobs. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us from the newsroom with more on that. >> reporter: he has been touting texas as business- friendly for years trying to lure businesses away from california and last night he brought that campaign to the bay area. >> america needs both california and texas to be incredibly competitive. >> reporter: the lone star state leader is back and this time he has hit a couple of nerves. the bay area council released this statement, despite how annoying governor perry's little junkets are, he does give us a chance to reflect on our business climate. >> i thin

rick perry is coming under fire for comments he made comparing homosexuality to alcoholism.when asked whether he believed homosexuality was a disorder, he said, i may have the genetic coding that i'm incluined to be an alcoholic, but i have the desire not to do that. >>> things got tense during an interview when hillary clinton was questioned about the timing of her public support for gay marriage. the former secretary told a reporter, i did not grow up even imagining gay marriage and i don't think you did either. >>> it's almost father's day and what better way to celebrate than with the recently crowned father of the year, new jersey governor chris christie honored just last week with the parenting award. joined new dad jimmy fallon to honor the holiday in a special way with dad dancing. ♪ >> might be a little scarred after seeing that. let's move on. nickoverman who is known for his role on "parks and recreation" joked about eric cantor's next move during the radio and television dinner on thursday. i'm sure you heard the news about eric cantor. on tuesday he tragically g

> he says the governor is incorrectly comparing disease to a yumpbt. >> the apa would say that rick perry'snalogy is nonsense. >> reporter: so i contacted perry's office in texas, told them that we were going to be talking with his professor of psychiatry. maybe the governor wanted to expand or explain his komd parson. we got back a statement saying that governor rick perry supports traditional marriage. thinking that perhaps they didn't understand, we sent them a video clip. and, again, we got back the same response. he supports traditional marriage. mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> all right, thank you, mark. >>> we want to get back to our developing story in san leandr. just a few minutes ago, you're looking at video. the s.w.a.t. team reentering this home, searching for a man accused of committing violent crimes. just before 6:00 p.m. so just about 10 or 15 minutes ago, we saw this man surrendering. this all started around 4:45 this evening. shortly after, police went inside, they brougt out an elderly person in a wheelchair. police are telling everyone in this neighborhood to stay

. >> and now, where does rick perry stand making a comparison of gays and alcoholics. >>> chris jansing, you know how much i love you. i have loved you so much since the day i met you, and we are so happy about your gig in d.c., but we know that your heart is somewhere else when it come ts me, and you have always had a love for my spouse, and this is why you love me and the way to get to him, but i will take you anyway i can get you, and we will come the find you very soon for a visit in d.c. >> chris, congratulations. i love the follow you everyday in msnbc, but i can't wait to see you live in washington, d.c. and so proud and happy for you and you are a class act and strong woman and somebody who is really a really great cook.

for tonight's politically corrected i'm correcting texas governor rick perry a recent episode of fox and friends perry made a ridiculous claim about the current immigration crisis is taking place at our borders is what he had to say. we have a record high numbers of other than mexicans being apprehended at the border these are people that are coming from states like syria that have substantial connections back to terrorist regimes and terrorist operations so we're seeing all right that the u.s. border patrol seeing record numbers of apprehensions of people not from mexico crossing the mexican u.s. border but that's always right according to official u.s. immigrate. and customs enforcement data from october two thousand and twelve through september two thousand and thirteen whole lot of syrians coming into america at the mexican border in fact when it comes to removed people by citizenship syria is not even on the list nor does any middle eastern or arabic nation make that top ten list from. behind mexico most of the people are from central american countries like guatemala honduras a

some part of that is hilarious because it's rick perry, someone a lot of people don't take seriously.ny point there is a sense of responsibility that any of these guys feel. it's certainly good for fund-raising, it's good for firing up the base, but in the broader sort of national discourse, what this does to participate oar elections is fairly insidious. there's been so much analysis about where the republican party needs to go, do you ever think there's a moment of self-reflection after rick perry takes a turn on stage like that? >> i think that a lot of these candidates kind of have that instinct but it's beaten out of him. rick perry himself in 2012 was the guy who might have been able to kind of unify the conservative block on the right and write the michele bachmanns and stuff out of the race but he blew it in a way by appealing to the moral core of the republican party by saying anti-immigration stance was heartless and that ruined his candidacy. he learned the wrong lesson for that. i think a lot of these guys also learned the wrong lesson from internal gop politics. >> i thin

. >> and now rick perry, an analogy which looks like a hangover from another time. >> and this happenedchris christie getting down with jimmy fallon and is this how you want the comeback. good morning, i'm chris jansing and president obama's national security team working and working around the clock and weighing the options on what the united states should do about iraq, and a country descending into chaos, and here is secretary of state john kerry a short time ago in london. >> and give n the gravity of th situation, i would anticipate timely decisions from the president regarding the challenge. >> overnight, two more cities northeast of baghdad were taken off by an al qaeda off shoot group known as isis. the president says all options are considered as republicans push for intervention saying that the militants are posing a direct threat to the united states. >> it is dangerous, because if you believe that al qaeda is planning operations, they are, and if you believe that this group wants to do the terrorist activities outside of the europe and the united states, they do. so you cann

now rick perry is comparing being gay to being an alcoholic. and for republicans, it gets worse from there. this is "hardball." >>> former president george w.h. bush turned 90 today and marked the milestone by jumping out of a helicopter. he was picked up outside of his home in maine. he was flown 6,000 feet into the air and he jumped in tandem with a retired army parachutist landing safely. unbelievable. 90 years old doing that. bush made the vow to do the jump five years ago and he carried it through, despite relying on a wheelchair when he's down on earth. we'll be right back. >> the hits keep coming from the gop. on monday, we told you abchanges to the texas republican platform which already says that, quote, homosexuality tears at the fabric of society. well, to go even further, according to the associated press under the new plank, the texas gop recognizes legitimacy and efficacy of counseling which offers reparative therapy and treatment for those patients seeking healing and wholeness from their homosexual lifestyle. that's in the offic

it's the same area that governor rick perry will be visiting.getting a briefing from the texas department of public safety on the surge which is the increased law enforcement efforts along the border that texas has promised to make. spending $1.3 million a week to make sure that border is secure. now, the white house, of course, also promising aid to central america and that is not sitting well with some texas politicians. now, take a look. here is some of that money that is going to honduras, guatemala and el salvador. millions of dollars for security, at risk youth, crime prevention as well among other things. texas attorney general greg abbott had this to say about that aid. >> we have these needs right here in texas right now. this humanitarian need and yet vice president biden was in central america announcing almost $100 million of funds for central american countries as opposed to spending a single dime helping out the humanitarian effort that we need in texas or spending any money to help secure the border here in texas. >> reporter: so

rick perry.is the beginning of the end of the rick perry if he's going to try to run again. >> i don't think he has an opening on the national stage. what i can't believe how much of juggernaut hillary clinton has compared to everything else. there are two million people who signed up for hilary. 55,000 people sent in mob she has more money on hand than all the rest of the candidates combined. and she's ahead by ten points or more against every republican. >> schieffer: let me ask you about this. one thing i keep hearing on the republican side is that if jeb bush decides not to run mitt romney may try to do it again, i'm hearing that. i don't know how strong that is. >> i am not -- i just may not be -- would that be possible? i think he and his wife made it so clear after their second try that they're not interested in again. i think there are so many serious people in this thing. ultimately i think rick perry is making an impression when he goes to small groups. i think he probably will be in th

. >> texas governor rick perry is stirring up controversy after shocking a crowd with comments about gay people. listen. . >> i may have the genetic coding that i'm inclined to be an alcoholic. very desire not to do that. i look at the homosexual issue the same way. >> comments after perry asked about texas republicans endorsing a platform supporting gay conversion counselling. california lieutenant governor is demanding an apology, tweeting much progress has been made on lgbt rights but ignorance offensive reports show how much more work needs to be done we spoke with the director of the lgbt community center today . >> i think people are tired of repressed politics like rick perry's. not only in texas but throughout the country interested in voting for politicians who care about equality and fairness. he was trying to encourage more businesses to move to texas. >> we have breaking news out of san leandro. a man is in a standoff with police now near washington avenue and castro street about half a mile from the bart station. officers were trying to arrest the suspect wanted for viol

ktvu's david stevenson reports. >> reporter: texas governor rick perry drew a crowd to san francisco last night. when asked whether he believes home investmentiallity is a dis- - homosexuality is a disorder. >> i may have the coding that i am declined to be a alcoholic but i have the desire not to do that and i look at the homosexual issue the same way. the comments drew furious responses. >> to compare it to alcoholism was frustrating to hear. >> dumb statements like that encourage the violence and the oppression of a significant number of people who live in texas. >> reporter: they indicated support for therapy for gays and lesbians. they asked whether he thinks they could be cured by prayer or counseling. >> i don't know. i don't. i am not a doctor. >> it does not work and it is damaging to people who are subjected to it and undermines people's mental health. >> reporter: his remarks drew angry responses on twitter. he called on him to apologize. they did not respond to our request for comment this afternoon. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> criminal cha

joining us now is governor rick perry. good to see you.> good to be here with you. >> how bad is this? we keep seeing these pictures, people are suffering, the numbers of people am coulding across the border, i saw a picture from this weekend literally for 100 bucks you got on a jet ski and got to go right into texas. what is going on there? >> it's an overflowing mess, this is something we brought to the attention of the president over two years ago, back in 2012 when we saw this was a major issue, we flagged this, still waiting for a response, not just from the president but the administration, it is a major problem, 1,000 people a day is what we're seeing apprehended at the current rate. i mean, it's just an impossible figure to really get your hands around. we've got an amazing amount of resources on the border. we've had some success there and shutting down illegal activities with surges. but we don't have the resources. i mean, number one, it's not the state's responsibility to be dealing with this issue. we're doing our part to make

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. >>> speaking of headlines, hillary clinton's marriage equality stances and rick perry turning heads with sexuality and alcoholics. >>>. iraq on the brink. militants continue to seize major cities. will president obama respond by reengaging resources. this is "way too early." >>> good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it's friday, june 13th, friday the 13th. welcome to "way too early," the show that thinks friday the 13th doesn't sound that scary in june. doesn't sound that scary in june, it just doesn't. jen says it's a full moon. unless you go to sleep away camp, then it's really scary. we're going to check with bill karins on the facts about a full moon coming up. want to make sure that's correct. let's get to the top story this is morning. can you tell it's friday? in many ways, there r no longer separate conflicts in iraq and syria but one sweeping insurgency ripping through the region. the group at the center of the fighting is taking aim at baghdad. the government is struggling to keep the country together. thousands of shiite civilians are pledging to fight back against sunni mili

. >> texas governor rick perry under fire after an appearance here in the bay area. his controversial comments about homosexuality that led to a serious backlash. >> and good evening, i'm meteorologist jeffr ranieri. what will make this friday the 13th full moon so unusual? in just a few minutes. >>> homosexuality and alcoholism. rick perry told the audience he thought homosexuality was something you could choose to overcome. >> i may have the genetic coding that i'm inclined to be an alcoholic. but i have the desire not to do that. and i look at homosexual issue the same way. >> now the topic came up after the former republican presidential candidate was asked about repairtive or conversion therapy. texas republicans endorse the technique this week to cure people of homosexual behavior. many people were angered by perry's statement. >> when he said that, there was some gasps in the audience. and that was palpable. >> i think it's crazy. i think it was wrong. and he doesn't know what he's talking about. >> now we contacted the governor eoffice in texas to see if perr

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casey siegel reports from dallas tonight. >> reporter: governor rick perry has had enough. he directed the texas department of public safety to launch a law enforcement surge operation at the border to the tune of $1.3 million per week. perry said in a statement, until thfederal government recognizes the danger it's putting our citizens in by its inaction to secure our border, texas law enforcement must do everything they can to keep our citizens and communities safe. what's going on has been called a humanitarian crisis. u.s. border patrol stations and detention centers in the rio grande valley of south texas packed, mostly with illegal immigrant children. >> it's estimated about 47,000 so far this year have been detained. and then it's estimated that as many as 120,000 will come next year. >> reporter: according to the national border patrol council, that's a 92% increase from 2013. adult apprehensions are spiking, too. >> our goal is going to be to go after the smugglers, traffickers, cartel members, the most violent aspects of the people who are coming here illegally and

you can't say, you know, rick perry reminds me of joe biden. he's fun to watch because you don't know what's going to come out of his mouth next. this is going to hurt him forever. >> his position should be about individuals, neil, that should be the governing principle of the republican party, not the other stuff. that's when they go off the rail us. >> hit on a key point. the whole focus of the republican party is economy and eyes on the prize and jobs how you do that, and don't get distracted on issues that people pounce on you for. whether you believe them or not. you want to focus on one clear thing at a time. economic position, that seals the deal or doesn't. thank you very much. i'm going to take a quick break. what does it mean with eric cantor gone? the white house has one spin on it, conservatism in the republican party has a different spin on it. naturally it's up to me and my buddies to put the proper spin on it. as if we don't have enough to do! after this. crestor lowered bad cholesterol it's a fact. high-risk patients more than l

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kinds of crooks would be captured on video one more time before leaving town. >> texas governor rick perryoming to san francisco looking to take jobs and maybe even tesla with him back to texas. perry also raised some eyebrows when he gave his thoughts on homosexuality. >> i may have the genetic coding that i'm inclined to be an alcoholic. but i have the desire not to do that. and i look at the homosexuality issue the same way. >> the u.s. can't win which they probably can't, i'm going to root for brazil. >> soccer's biggest tournament kicking off today in brazil amid transportation strikes and concern whether the country is prepared and discontent amongst its residents. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> linda macdonald is >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. here's ball dude lawrence karnow with weather. >> we are going to see the winds kicking up around the bay area today. already seeing blu

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i think this is a big foot in mouth episode for rick perry.ou know, look at what the country has -- how the country has moved on the issue of gay marriage and home sexuality in general. a big step backward for him. >> dan, what about the social issues that are also coming to the floor with the candidacy, if you look at brat and where he is, the religious message he gives, are social issues going to -- >> social issues will always be a factor particularly in a republican nomination fight. the candidates will feel a real tug and pull on those how you navigate versus how do you preserve conditioning on a further election. the more they are pulled to the right the more difficult it's going to be in a general election. i think any candidate who's thinking of being a serious prospect running for president has to think hard in advance of how you protect yourself while trying to win the republican nomination. >> and immigration, the easy answer was that okay, this is the end of any compromise on immigration. but does that marginalize the republican pa

>> oh, rick perry. that's rick perry probably getting caught a little off guard and trying to answer a question in a way that won't upset the conservative supporters and at the same time recognizing that in 2016, this is going to be a big issue for the republican nominee and he better be a little bit careful what he says. but still comparing it to alcoholism, that's offensive. >> 2006 hillary clinton continuing her book tour. the rnc is out with a couple of new ads the stop hillary ads featuring someone dressed up as a squirrel and taking aim at the comment she made. it's a view to the ad. pretty clever ad, actually. what impact, if any, brian grim, do you think might have in the process? >> it will have an impact on the rnc's ability to raise money. they know and have known for 20 years all they have to do is mention one of the clintons in a ad and they're going raise money from people who absolutely despise the clintons. it shows that, you know, they're looking forward to, you know, another couple of

the question asked by rick perry is dead on.aris will prevent these five to return to the battlefield. does this president realize that having announced the terms of this exchange, every american not just those on the battlefield, every american traveling overseas becomes vulnerable to kidnapping and being held for ransom. now given the up roar over how sergeant bergdahl became a hostage a senior u.s. officer in the armed forces of the united states in his chain of command needs to stand up on his hind feet and convene an article 32 investigation. it's the only way, the only fairway to give sergeant bergdahl just miss. exonerate him or condemn him. do it under oath and article 32 which is the military equivalent of a grand jury and it's the fairest system of justice around. that's why i asked for a court martial when i was going through my ordeal back in the '80s and of course why the special prosecutor wasn't about to give me one. >> wasn't the ransom the five taliban guys they wanted? that's ransom. >> no. >> you think they wa

and i look at the homosexual issue as the same way. >> rick perry has correctly been the target of a share of ridicule for comparing homosexuality to alcoholism. even in a roomful of perry supporters, his statements apparently elicited a murmur of disbelief. this is the kind of things we've heard from republicans forever. but in 2014, most of them are trying not to say anything outwardly offensive, because they are aware how quickly public opinion is moving away from them. but that doesn't mean the republican base doesn't still hold some pretty retrograde views on homosexuality. a new pew poll shows while republicans have gotten better on the issue, almost half believe that homosexuality should be discouraged by society. and according to a may gallup poll, only 30% of republicans back same-sex marriage. but even the anti-gay forces know the writing is on the wall, which is why the gop has made tactical choice to not attack homosexuality the way it did ten years ago. when george w. bush backed a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, although as we learned this week, not everyo

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the governor says his words were, quote, stupid, and the texas governor rick perry says he, quote, stepped right in it. >>>wolf blitzer reporting from washington. both the islamist militants and the iraqi army. as advisers prepare to deploy to that country to help contain the crisis. we just learned the first of those advisers could arrive in iraq as early as tomorrow. president obama is also sending the secretary of state, john kerry, to the region. he's heading out this weekend for meetings in europe and the middle east. our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto will be traveling with the secretary this week. there's a lot at stake. the key question is how far is the u.s. going to go in squeezing the iraqis to get rid of nuri al maliki? >> they're not going to do it publicly. they're going to do it subtlety. they don't want their fingers on a political regime change. he certainly didn't express a vote of confidence in maliki. i think that's what's happening. it's happening domestically as well. the ayatollah sistani, the revered leader of shias in iraq, saying today that they

remember the issue he took out of rick perry. state senator dan patrick running for lieutenant governor led the charge on that one. >> we're not against legal immigration. we are against illegal immigration, and so are millions of hispanic-americans. people coming here illegally keep their wages down. they see the impact, in their crowded schools and overcrowded emergency rooms. they are with us on securing the border, and we as a party must be respectful. we must reach out. talk about issues. we must not step back from being bold on the issue that impacts this country and this state, and that's people pouring across our border every week. >> former republican senator kay bailey hutchison of texas joins me now. senator hutchison, good morning to you. happy monday. >> i got to ask you this, this state republican platform, in your state of texas there, besides the two that i pointed out in immigration and this gay repairtive harp, it calls for repeeling the voting rights act, supports an open carry of firearms, supports the repeal

rick perry, while in san francisco of all places, compared homosexuality to alcoholism. perry did not apologize for the remark, but he did later admit that he had, quote, stepped in it. but scandal does not stop with republicans. brian schweitzer is also in hot water after questioning eric cantor's sexuality and implying that physical low democrat diane fein stat was a lady of the night. senator feinstein's response, you better keep him away from her husband. full disclosure, he's an msnbc contributor here. all right. it's going to be a busy first outing on "the cycle" for doug thornell, former press secretary for the democratic congress campaign committee. doug, let's start with scott walker here. you know, it's not clear whether he'll be in legal jeopardy or not. but it seems pretty clear his hopes of 2016 success may be fading. >> well, put aside 2016. in 2014 he's got a very tough re-election campaign against a businesswoman named mary burke. that race is tied it at around 47/47. right now he had to go up with some negative ads. he's spending about $250,000 on a 12-d

plus, texas governor rick perry. just a couple of minutes to talk about the economy, taxes, and the business in the lone star state. >>> welcome back to "squawk box" everybody. hill shire brands taking another step to complete being bought by tyson foods. hillshire's board has withdrawn its recommendation that shareholders approve the deal to buy pinnacle foods. that was in place before pilgrim's pride and tyson offered to buy the company overall. the company is going to have to pay pinnacle $163 million as that breakup fee. but again, they're withdrawing that, and that was a condition for this deal to go through. level 3 communications is buying networking equipmentmaker tw telecom for $5.6 billion in cash and stock. tw stockholders will get $10 a share in cash and 0.7 of a level 3 share for every share that they hold right now. that deal is valued at $40.86 a share. that's a premium of more than 12% over friday's close. and one more deal to tell you about this morning. san disk is buying hardware and software devel

. >>> cbs san francisco says texas governor rick perry is comparing being gay to alcoholism.the homosexual issue as the same way. >> last week the texas republican party endorsed the right of people to seek counseling if they want to stop being gay. >>> "the new york times" says golfer phil mickelson's role with regard to an insider trading scheme was overstated. the times said it got information from people who now say they made a mistake. >> that's a pretty big mistake. >> he was on the front page everywhere saying he was linked to insider trading. >> to drag his name like that. >> that's terrible. >>> "the arizona republic" says there was an explosion at a power plant. the plant continued running. no one was injured and there are no suspect this morning. the fbi is investigating. >> this morning marks 20 years since the killing of o.j. simpson's ex-wife nicole brown simpson and ron goldman. >> the murders of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman were brutal and shocking but when o.j. simpson became the prime suspect it launched america's fascination with reality tv. >> for

rick perry. rick perry has been there.stood up on that stage in the 2012 republican primary, and he had to defend the university of texas giving in-state tuition to, quote, illegals, and lee got creamed. and right now he's watching this news and he's been where eric cantor has been. >> he has and he has seen the entire texas republican party be taken over by folks to the right of rick perry, particularly on the issue of immigration. look, the issue of immigration. we talk about this and i was glad to hear steve do this. we talk about the tea party and we think, oh, it's debt and all this stuff. what truly animates the republican base right now this election year is one issue. it's been immigration. when you need to sort of win in the end, when you see last-minute desperate attacks from somebody behind on republican primaries, it's always been on the issue of immigration. they drop the a-bomb, if you will, amnesty, and everything becomes amnesty, amnesty, amnesty. think about this race, though, chris, and i apologize if thi

governor rick perry fed up. >> we know in all of the border states they are strained.raining resources from what you would otherwise put in other places. are you saying tonight that president obama doesn't care about the issue he just blows you off, ignores you, you have been telling him for years and he doesn't respond? >> if the track record is indicative of that that's what i would be saying. from 09 to the current time the president has not addressed this issue. he has sent some of his underlings to address it from time to time, but the fact is i don't have any confidence the president of the united states is engaging and engaging in a way that he should. >> happening today the house veteran's affairs committee grilled officials on awarding bonuses to executives while they cook the books on wait times. lawmakers want to know if that money could be better used. one lawmaker already used legislation to prevent va officials from receiving bonuses until there is no longer a claimed backlog. while our heros are waiting terrorists they may have fought on the battlefield