begin with a look at today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. it is important for me to go ahead and affirm. i think same-sex couples should get married. president obama makes history. and sparks a national debate. so, did the president flip-flop as his critics say or did he evolve? you really think republicans might use this as an issue? push the rainbow button and launch gaymaggedon. i believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. this is the first time biden said something obama didn t have to apologize for. the man accused of kidnapping two young women has been put on the fbi top ten most wanted. dozens of people have been killed in two blosts in the syrian capital damascus. a time when there s supposed to be a cease-fire. they rush their case against john edwards, not testifying at the trial, mistress, rielle hunter. grand isle is picking up the pieces after a tornado ripped across the area. all that daredevil nik wallen
we re following the breaking news this hour. president obama announcing his support for same-sex marriage, a move with potentially huge political and social implications. listen to what he told abc news in a white house interview just a little while ago. over the course of several years, as i talk to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who are incredibly committed in monogamous relationships and same-sex relationships who are raising kids together, when i think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained even now that don t ask, don t tell is gone because they re not able to commit themselves in a marriage. at a certain point i ve just concluded that for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. we have in-depth coverage and analysis this hour beginning with our chief white house
good evening. we begin with a historic interview 40urs ago. president obama speaking exclusively to abc news robin roberts and announcing something that no u.s. president has ever said that he supports same-sex marriage. for years, he only supported civil union, saying his position on marriage was evolving. last weekendnd, vice president biden surprised everyone seemingly to endorse gay marriage. and today, the president himself told robin how and why his opinion has changed. i have always been adamant that gay and lesbian americans should be treated fairly and equally. and i was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs and so forth. but i have to tell you that over the course of several years, as i talked to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who are incredibly committed in monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships. when i think a
good evening. we begin with a historic interview 40urs ago. president obama speaking exclusively to abc news robin roberts and announcing something that no u.s. president has ever said that he supports same-sex marriage. for years, he only supported civil union, saying his position on marriage was evolving. last weekend, vice president biden surprised everyone seemingly to endorse gay marriage. and today, the president himself told robin how and why his opinion has changed. i have always been adamant that gay and lesbian americans should be treated fairly and equally. and i was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs and so forth. but i have to tell you that over the course of several years, as i talked to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who are incredibly committed in monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships. when i think abo
there on the grounds of kensington palace today, may 3rd, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television announcer: today in london with matt lauer. live from kensington palace. and ann curry. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to a special split edition of today on this thursday morning. i m ann curry in new york. and matt, i know you already consider yourself royalty, but do you really have to rub it in? yeah, how about this background, huh, ann? this is kensington palace behind me on what they call a beautiful spring day here in london. temperature, 48 degrees. a little wind and rain. if this is spring, i can t wait for summer. but boy, isn t it nice? they just spent two years and about $19 million renovating this beautiful palace. including that statue right there that you see of queen victoria who, by the way, was born here at kensington palace. we re going to take you inside and give you the royal tour in just a couple of minutes. as yo