. >> i am robert morales and i clean this building and i am the rep for the cus dode ans. i feel this list is wrong and the wrong positions are on here. i don't believe that we're over paid employees. i believe that this is another list starting from the top. maybe city attorneys, the treasurer and down because that's where i believe they're over paid, and just to conclude this i'm a native san francisco. i have been here over a half everyone -- century and i don't believe the list should be in existence and if you want to my list i have a list and i have ideas on -- i believe this is a money thing, and i believe maybe some day after i retire maybe i should run for mayor because i have ideas on generating a pot of money for the city, millions and millions of dollars that could be in the pot where we could never tell the employees we're cutting them or be in the red. thank you very much and god bless. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> good afternoon supervisors. thank you for having this hearing. my name is charla grimes and i work at general hospital, but prior to that

where are the people who, as robert kennedy said, where is the moral leadership?> sometimes you do things not for political expediency but because you believe in it. >> i am of an age where democrats, when i was a kid, lyndon johnson, the president of the united states. i don't know if you saw this on "rachel" last night. do you watch it? >> which show? >> "rachel maddow". >> she did a brilliant thing on guns last week. >> do you dvr the show? >> of course. >> watch both shows. they're great. but lyndon johnson knew nixon, the bbc ran the tape this is week that nixon communicated with the vietnamese to try to stall the peace process so he could get elected. he consorted. they have johnson on tape saying nixon committed treason. what are we going to do? he decided to do nothing and not tell the american people. the republicans wouldn't play that way. they don't play that way. we play that way. >> what do you do about the gun manufacturers? this all comes down in the end to the gun manufacturemanufacturers. they are the ones making tons of money. the fastest selling

where are the people who robert kennedy brilliantly said where is the moral leadership?> yeah. >> sometimes you do things now the for political expediency but because you believe in it. >> i'm of an age where democrats, when i was a kid, lyndon johnson, the president of the united states, i don't know if you saw this on rachel last night, but -- do you watch her show? >> rachel maddow. >> she did a brilliant thing on guns last week about adam lanza. >> so you do see the show. >> watch both shows, they are great, but -- but lyndon johnson knew that nixon, the pbc ran these tapes this week that nixon communicated with the vietnamese to try and stall the peace process so that he could get elected. he actually consorted. they have johnson on tape saying nixon has committed treason. what are we going to do and he decided to do nothing and not tell the american people. you know, the republicans wouldn't play that way. they don't play that way. we play that way. >> what about the gun manufacturers? this all comes down to in the end the gun manufacturers. they are the ones makin

roberts yesterday. >> 84 senator base their moral on moral disapproval of gay people? >> stephanie: yes, i think so. regulate marriage. >> robert kennedy? >> you wrote that wrong. and this is what a dope i am. i just read it. >> anthony kennedy. the next sound bite i got it right. i'm sorry. >> stephanie: he changed him name. here he is. >> you are at real risk of running at conflict of what is thought to be the essence of the power which is to regulate divorce, custody. >> stephanie: justice scalia. >> why are you so confident in that judgment? how many states permit gay couples to marry? >> nine. >> and so there has been this sea change -- >> what a douche. am i allowed to say that? >> stephanie: yes, it's a legal term. john and pam are back. >> caller: hi, baby dolls, i tell you what, i tried to make john's breakfast this morning, and i had to go back and forth and back and forth. >> stephanie: we apologize to john for his crappy breakfast. >> caller: he ate it anyway. >> caller: i didn't want to starve. >> caller: the thing that gets me, i think it's equal rights marriage. it shouldn't be gays o

but as robert honda shows us for many, the boost in pay and moral was immediate. >> reporter: phils coffeese businesses that raised the minimum wage from $8 to $10 an hour, approved by voters in november after a vigorous campaign lead by students. >> have enough to help my dad out he doesn't have to work two jobs any more i can hell within the groceryeven -- help out with groceries. >> get to live a little more. get nice food. >> reporter: getting the estimated 53,000 workers effected is part of the overall strategy. >> we will have additional $70 million of spending in the city due to the wage increase. it will lift up the economy. >> reporter: some business owners expressed concern the pay hike would hurt their bottom line. but phil's coffee owner, raised wages early. >> from what we've seen, actually, workers are working harder, they are more positive, greater customer service and business has increased. >> reporter: the employer said it makes employees better employees is that the case? >> moral, knowing there is a little bump yeah, it is higher. for sure. >> reporter: some business ow

but as robert honda shows us for many, the boost in pay and moral was immediate. >> reporter: phils coffee is one of many san jose businesses that raised the minimum wage from $8 to $10 an hour, approved by voters in november after a vigorous campaign lead by students. >> have enough to help my dad out he doesn't have to work two jobs any more i can hell within the groceryeven -- help out with groceries. >> get to live a little more. get nice food. >> reporter: getting the estimated 53,000 workers effected is part of the overall strategy. >> we will have additional $70 million of spending in the city due to the wage increase. it will lift up the economy. >> reporter: some business owners expressed concern the pay hike would hurt their bottom line. but phil's coffee owner, raised wages early. >> from what we've seen, actually, workers are working harder, they are more positive, greater customer service and business has increased. >> reporter: the employer said it makes employees better employees is that the case? >> moral, knowing there is a little bump yeah, it is higher. for sure. >> repo

to whether something else was afoot for perhaps moral disapproval as she read from the congressional record of gay people. the chief justice, justice roberts, shot back at that time, well, you've got 80 some senators who actually voted in favor of this in 1996. do you think it was just about moral disapproval? so a big question about the motivations behind the defense of marriage act as well as what it does to the pocketbooks of these same sex couples in nine states where same sex marriage is recognized, suzanne. >> and, jeff, do you have any sense of either way which way this could go? could they actually say we're not going to take this up at all? >> well, you know, keep in mind that i have a famously bad record in predicting how these cases come out. but the argument that seemed to have five justices supporting it was not so much about discrimination but about what the lawyers call federalism, about the states' rights. anthony kennedy, who is so often the swing vote on these sorts of issues seemed very concerned that the defense of marriage act interfered with states rights when it comes to regulating marriage, which is traditionally re

roberts repeatedly questioned the implication. >> eighty-four, the same question. eighty-four senators base their votes on moral disapproval?formal disapproval ever since the obama administration announced it would not set lawmakers considering the 1996 legislation asked the clinton justice department for its view of the constitutionality three times and each time there were given the abcaeight. he argued that was hardly evidence of an improper animus. the case the line because of a plaintiff who married her card -- partner in canada. at the time his partner died the marriage was not derecognized in that state which left windsor with a hefty tax bill that would have been much smaller had they been. she sued to overturn. in addition to his specific claim, it was clear a number of justices have a problem without a lot is playing out in reality in 2013. denying numerous federal benefits to same-sex couples even if there legally married in their own state. >> you may catch every aspect of life. if your partner is sick and social security, it's pervasive. it is not as though it is only -- as justice kennedy said, it affects ever

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roberts who repeatedly questioned the implication. >> so, 84 same question i asked before. 84 senators base their vote op moral disapproval of gay people former solicitor general paul clement represents the house members fighting to defend doma since the obama administration announced it would not said lawmakers considering the 1996 legislation asked the clinton justice department for its view of the constitutionality. three times. and each time they were given the okay. clemente argued that was hardly evidence of improper emetus. the case arrived by a woman who married her partner in canada. but at the time her partner died they were not recognized in the state that left her with a tax bill that would have been smaller if they were spouses. she tud to overturn doma. the specific claim, it was clear a number of justices have a problem with how the law is playing out in reality in 2013. denying numerous federal benefit to same-sex couples especially if they are legally married in their home state. >> every aspect of life, your partner is sick. social security -- it's pervasive. it's not as though this little federal sphere and it's only

roberts. >> i'm going to report from the house is that congress decided to reflect and honor a collective moralent and to express moral disapproval of homosexuality. is that what happened in 1996? >> so, the same question i asked before, 84 senators based their vote on moral disapproval of gay people? >> the former solicitor general who is doma to the supreme court, said the lawmakers went to the clinton justice administration three times to ask whether the law would be constitutional. they were told it was, they voted for it. >> greta: so they're questioning, one of the things he we lawyers always it try to do, is to guess. want to take a stab at which way they would be leaning or too risky? >> it's always risky, but there are questions whether the federal government should be making any blanket pronouncement about marriage or better left to the state. >> and i mean, that's-- >> if they go to that question and not reaching the issue of gay marriage. >> and both have equal protection clause. is it unconstitutional, discriminatory against gay citizens in same-sex marriages or partnerships if the

when chief justice john roberts questioned how congress in 1996 could have adopted this law and said they were doing so and kagan read the text because they were making a moralgment on homosexuality in this country. that's not congress' job right? >> right. no. it was sort of surprising that scalia or i'm sorry. roberts was so -- sort of -- couldn't accept the idea or was -- i think more trying to trap in some way, the government say that are you saying that all of these people who voted for doma, obviously including democrats, are they all bigots? essentially the line of questioning that he was going with. and you know, obviously they didn't want to go there. times have changed since 2006. obviously -- was it motivated by by -- the gay community certainly. i think it is a fair point to say. but it was -- times were different at that point. and you know it wasn't -- the gay rights movement isn't where it is at today. times have certainly changed. but they obviously, you know, especially when you have -- i mean president clinton signed doma into law. it is not a situation where the administration wants to be in a position of saying that yes everyone who signe

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morale is higher. for sure. >> reporter: to make sure the positive atmosphere extends to consumers they will encourage people to support the shops. the test will be if and when some raise prices. >> reporter: robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> washington, d.c. is gearing up for a battle of the budget. the house is expected to release its proposal tomorrow, it promises to balance the budget in 10 years and repeal president obama's healthcare reform plan. >> we believe obama care will lead it hospitals hospitals and doctors turns people away. >> on wednesday the democrats plan to propose their first budget in four years. it would raise taxes on the rich. the white house says it will offer its own budget as well. >>> on wall street stocks continue their slow steady climb. the dow is up 50 to 14,447., the nasdaq is up 8 at 3,252. the s&p is up 5 to 1,556. and now just 9 points short of its all time high. the numbers mark the 7th straight day of increases on wall street. ahead, how that is effecting even though who don't have money invested in the markets. >>> u.s. defense secretary is headed home. the trip included a war of words. >> reporter: u.s. defense secretary wrapped up a trip to afghanist

justice john roberts questioned roberta kaplan -- the lawyer for a woman who challenged doma-- about the senate's vote. >> so 84 senators -it's the same senators based their vote on moral disapproval of gay people? >> no, i think... i think what is true, mr. chief justice, is that times can blind, and that back in 1996 people did not have the understanding that they have today, that there is no distinction, there is no constitutionally permissible distinction. >> well, does that mean-- times can blind. does that mean they did not base their votes on moral disapproval? >> no, some clearly did. >> suarez: now, both sides must wait to parse the high court's decisions on doma and california's proposition 8 ban on gay marriage. the decisions are due by june. >> suarez: and we get two perspectives now on how leaders of different faiths are approaching the issue of same- sex marriage. michael schuenemeyer is minister for l.g.b.t. concerns with the united church of christ - the first protestant church to endorse gay marriage. and richard langer is professor of biblical studies at biola university. he's also an ordained minister with the evangelical free church of america. reve

stephanie: caplen said i think it comes from the moral understanding that gay people are no different from relationships of straight married people. >> john robertseveryone has a take and we're told on one side don't read too much into oral arguments, but what is your sense of what is going to happen? >> in the case of prop 8. all they have to do is nothing and we win. if the supreme court does nothing on it that means that the overturning stands. >> stephanie: bad news for jacki schechner because then she has to marry me. [ laughter ] >> when they had an anti gay marriage ballot back in 2000 it passed by 20%. and the night that barack obama was elected president i was downstairs trying to find out about prop 8 in your basement. >> stephanie: i remember. >> but the current governor didn't believe in it and california didn't send anyone to make its case. as you could tell on tuesday, scalia had to coach them they were so not prepared. >> stephanie: right. that was such a moment. yes, we can -- oh not all of us. [ wah wah ] >> stephanie: not the gays? we'll be left behind? >> exactly. and doma is dead. this week you saw so many democrats and republ

roberts was also skeptical about the motivation behind the 1996 law. >> it was enacted to exclude same sex married, lawfully married couples from federal benefit regimes based on the conclusion that was driven by moral disapproval. it is quite clear in black and white and pages of the house report which we cite on page 38. >> so that was the view of the 84 senators who voted in favor of it, and the president who signed it? they were motivated by animous? >> it may well have been what gar it described as the simple want of careful reflection or instinctive response to a class of people, a group of people who we perceive as alien or other. >> alien or other. the case against the defense of marriage act was brought by an elderly new york woman. she was hit about w. a $363,000 federal estate tax bill when her same sex spouse passed what way in 2009. had the federal government recognized her marriage which was valid in new york, she would have owed nothing. "outfront" tonight, senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin who was in the courtroom today. did you get the sense watching this that the defensive marriage act is going down? >> reporter: well, fair warning, i don't exactly have a perfect record on predic

roberts questioned whether the issue should be before the high court at all. also let me a quote from the house report from 1996 in the state of hawaii to express moral disapproval yes. we have never tried to invoke the statute but they have said other things that congress was trying to promote heterosexual marriages. this is been a highly divisional issue for the states of governments and state level. and roberts also tried to suggest that gays and lesbians may not need the courts protection. suggesting marriage equality supporters have become quite a political force. and they are responsible for the change in public opinion on same sex marriage. pam. you can listen to the entire supreme court doma hearing on kron4's 24-7 bay area news channel. starting at 7 this evening. it will play on a continuous loop through 4 a-m. that's on comcast channel 193. you can stream it online at kron-4.com. caltrans says they got a bad batch of seismic safety bolts from one of their manufacturers and now they have to come up with a solution because they've already been embedded in concrete. an inspection found at least 30 bolts broke on the new eastern span of the bay bridge aft

robert, thank you. thank you very much. andrew, i think you're off today. you staying in the big easy? >> i am. that's why we needed to read the morals clause. yes. i'll see you guys on monday. >> go get some more dollar bills, andrew. >>> right now it is time for "squawk on the street." ♪ >>> happy thursday. good morning. welcome to "squawk on the street." i'm melissa lee with jim cramer and scott wapner. let's take a look at how we are starting on the u.s. futures. looks like red arrows across the board. jobless claims came in at 336,000, below expectations. on the s&p we are just points away from record closing highs. we'll be watching that today but we do have a lot of economic data on tap ahead. philly fed, lei, existing home sales out in about an hour. in europe stocks are down the most in three weeks as pmis for germany and eurozone disappoint. the cyprus situation continues to develop. we'll have the latest in a few minutes. >>> overnight in asia, shanghai with its biggest gains in about two months. >>> our road map this morning starts off with the markets. the s&p 500 within striking distance of its all-time high. will today be a day for

moral that we do? is iraq immoral? it was breathtaking to see the hopeful period. i moved on from that. politics is awful. it is, just awful. that axelrod is joining nbc and robert joining nbc, and we know that george stephanopoulos is now at abc. it is amazing -- and you wonder what the press does not really get going. my attitude toward cable television and all these reporters going on cable television is simple. if you took away all these guys, , none ofse, i think them could say anything, because none of them know very much. 1968,m there in freelancing. mccarthy, i do four or five months there. i am freelancing in '69. nixon is in. nixon campaigned on that great campaign slogan, had a plan to end the war. it turned out that his plan was to win it, but we did not know that. so i m minding my business. i had done a book, chemical and biological warfare, but i was married, had a kid, and if i made $8,000 in 1969 it was a block. my wife was a social worker. 4 gallons of gasoline for a buck. also heating oil was 18 cents. you could live. in late 1969 i got a contract from random house to do something on pentagon waste. i am doing it. it is money in the bank. i ge