demonstration. but, in fact, the interior ministry has banned all demonstrations in this area of central istanbul citing unspecified security concerns. what s different now is that for the first time in many years, the opposition runs the municipality of istanbul. the new mayor has said that he respects all lifestyles but it s not the mayor who is responsible for security here. rather, the governor who reports to the interior ministry. and the interior ministry is run by a member of conservative islamist president recep tayyip erdogan s justice and development party which frowns upon this sort of alternative lifestyle. istanbul lgbtqi community has put out a statement saying we are here. get used to it. we are not leaving.
the response. this american family association event hosted and headlined by louisiana governor bobby jindell for january 2 hth, to help people prepare for that big rally in january, the organizers of the response, the american family association, they put out a prayer guide, which i should tell you is just the same prayer good they put out for the rick perry event in 2011 in texas. the prayer guide for this event blames the tragic events of hurricane katrina on abortion, on homosexuality being embraced as an alternative lifestyle, on same-sex marriage rights and on pornography being available on demand tru the internet. because of that stuff, because america has strayed from foundations in christianity, hurricane hit louisiana. that s the prayer good in baton rouge.
seattle, more than the current minimum wage obviously in california. ikea said in the united states it would raise minimum wage to $11. so without any congressional action you are seeing it happen on the states and local governments. interesting, interesting in the hotel worker arena, because there s a specific reason, l.a. lawmakers says you ve got $18 billion a year in tourist dollars that are funneling in through there and that hotels should be sharing the tourism industry should be sharing that wealth with the lowest paid workers among their ranks. really interesting. we ll see how that plays out. christine romans, thank you. and still to come, a georgia dad charmged with murder in ois son s hot car death had a very active social media live. cnn s nick valencia is covering the latest on the story. good morning, brianna. we are learning more about the social media immigrant of justin ross harris and what police are calling his alternative lifestyle. this is cnn. [announcer] pl
hot car death, some parents may still be oblivious to dangers. police in nassau county, georgia, 25-year-old michelle king had taken her three kids with her when she dropped her husband at work yesterday and when she got home, she brought two of her kids inside, but she left the third in the car. king is now facing child neglect charges. the 18-month-old boy had a temperature of 103. he was treated for heat exhaustion and will be okay. in georgia, there say new development surrounding the father charged in his son s hot car death. cnn s nick valencia is following it all. this is another bizarre twist. justin ross harris had an active social media presence. it s what investigators are called an alternative lifestyle that he had. it s a lifestyle that we re now learning more about. bizarre new details continuing to unfold in the investigation into the death of 22-month-old cooper harris. police say his father, justin
issue as the same way the san francisco chronicle reported the comment drew a murmer of disbelief as should be expected in the year 2014. not so in texas. this weekend, the texas republican party adopted a party platform which included support for reparative therapy, the widely discredited practice that purports to change sexual orientation. the platform stated that homosexuality must not be presented as an acceptable alternative lifestyle in public policy, not family be redefined to include homosexual couples. translation, marriage equality may be on its way to national acceptance but governor oops and his brethren intend to remain bigoted outliers for as long as possible. ahead, as the humanitarian crisis grows on the board somewhere republicans refuse to address immigration reform, one thing is becoming clear, the ball is in the president s court. texas congressman castro and