well good morning everybody. welcome to weekends with alex witt . i m betty nguyen. comments from eric holder saying he would consider taking a dramatic step of dismantling ferguson s police department if necessary. good morning, dara. what is the latest with this? good morning, betty. attorney general holder made these comments. the new comments come days after the department of justice report offered racial bias and police used excess and i have dangerous force and disproportionately targeted the black population there. here s what the attorney general said. i m hopeful that the ferguson police department and figure nonmunicipality will work with us. as indicated in my remarks, i guess two days or so ago, we re prepared to use all the power that we have to ensure that the situation changes there. and that means everything from working with them to coming up with an entirely new structure. does that include dismantling the police force? if that s what is necessary,
coaptioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. io pelley: good evening. president obama s stand on same- sex marriage completed its volution today, changing from idensition to support. in 2004, running for the u.s. po olnate, he said marriage should ee between a man and a woman. later, as president, he said his position was evolving. ngeay, he endorsed same-sex marriage. his declaration does not change any law. 41 states ban same-sex marriage, encluding north carolina, which voted the ban part of its constitution just last night. but it could change the race for the white house by injecting a contentious social issue. here s what the president said today in an interview with robin s shrts of abc news. ma 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. pelley: mr. obama has often said he was in favor of civilians of gay and lesbian chples and in favor of equal ight
same-sex marriage today. ironically, his hand was forced by his own vice president and by gay and lesbian financial supporters who felt it was time the president clarify exactly where he stands. i had hesitated on gay marriage, in part because i thought civilians would be sufficient. reporter: today, president obama became the first sitting president to declare that he believes gays and lesbians should be able to legally marry. up until now, he has been unwilling to support same-sex marriage. you know, my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. reporter: advisers claim they ve been discussing for a few months about when to make an announcement, but then vice president biden cemetery the white house scrambling after saying over the weekend in an interview that he was absolutely comfortable with men marrying men and women marrying women. no one s ever doubted i mean what i say. the problem is i sometimes say all that i mean. reporter: mr.
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: good evening. president obama s stand on same-sex marriage completed its evolution today, changing from opposition to support. in 2004, running for the u.s. senate, he said marriage should be between a man and a woman. later, as president, he said his position was evolving. today, he endorsed same-sex marriage. his declaration does not change any law. 41 states ban same-sex marriage, including north carolina, which voted the ban part of its constitution just last night. but it could change the race for the white house by injecting a contentious social issue. here s what the president said today in an interview with robin roberts of abc news. 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. pelley: mr. obama has often said he was in favor of civilians of gay and lesbian couples and in favor of equal rights. norah o donnell, our chief whit
songwriter, hughie lewis and remembering ted sorensen, coming up right now. all i know his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. i m james. to everyone making a difference thank you. you help us all live better. nationwide insurance supports tavis smilely. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy, and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one nation at a time. and from crubt shuns from viewers like you. contributions from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] how cool to have hughie lewis on this program, along with his grammy winning band, the news, he s out with a new project paying tribute to stacks records. the new c.d. is called soulsville. here s the recording session for the title track soulsville. black man, born free. at least that s the way it is supposed to be. change. unless you take this walk