same-sex marriage is paying off for his re-election hopes. a democratic source saying the president raised $2 million in the first 24 hours after making his remarks. that comes as a new usa today/gallup poll shows that a majority of americans, 51% of the approve of the president s position. let s bring in athena jones, where a law allowing same-sex marriage is taking effect next january but opponents hope to stop it from becoming reality. good morning to you. give us a little more about the voter reaction there to president obama s comments. what are you hearing? reporter: good morning, randi. there s going to be a farmers market later today so we re hoping to be our stwoeinformal polling here but the first national poll since the president made his remarks on wednesday shows that 51% of people approve of the president s position on same-sex marriage, 45% disapprove so that s still fairly evenly divide e. but if you look at it by party, you ll find that 71% of democrats app
yes. which of us do you think has more gravitas as a broadcaster? well, that s a tough one. yeah? you know, icarly is about 16, and she s real deep. other political news right now. in north carolina jury selection getting under way at the trial of former senator and presidential candidate john edwards. he s charged with receiving illegal campaign contributions to cover up an affair while running for president in 2008. nbc news senior investigative correspondent lisa myers just stepped out of the federal courtroom in greensboro. lisa, what s going on there? reporter: good morning, chris. well, mostly what we ve had so far is housekeeping in the process of selecting a jury. a couple of things strike me so far. one is that john edwards looks more somber than i ve ever seen him in all these many years. his elderly parents are here to support him, as is his eldest daughter, kate. second point is that judge
members of the democratic party that are members of the communist party. members of the congressional progressive caucus were offended. they called it reminiscent of the days of joe mccarthy. more heated rhetoric in political ads. congressman connie mack is hitting current florida senator bill nelson. he voted for millions in wasteful spending, including spending our tax dollars to see how monkeys react under the influence of cocaine. stop monkeying around with our tax dollars. and on a much lighter note, michelle obama getting a few laughs last night on the colbert report. certainly doesn t hurt that the latest mayor marist poll out today shows 65% of people have a favorable view of her. as someone who has appeared on both my show and has also appeared on icarly.
plus, only in america. revolutions, disasters, scandals, and celebrities all in 140 characters or less. happy sixth birthday, twitter. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. we start with the big story tonight, a very big day for the romney campaign. the candidate gets a key endorsement from florida former governor jeb bush and celebrates 43 years of marriage to his wife ann. we will have been married 43 years. so happy anniversary, sweetheart. my exclusive interview ann romney in a moment. also starbucks ceo howard shultz and the very funny and outspoken kevin smith on presidential politics and raunchy new book and on why he seems to feel the need to rearrange my studio. the chair. unlike every guest raises the chair up, you lowered it. every guest you have on, they re probably in shape so they want to show it off. i want to get my gut below the table. we begin with our big story. it s an exclusive interview with ann romney and the candidate s wife join
santorum lost the moment he was like i m going after pornography. because for a lot of us we re like, buddy, that s all i got. plus, only in america. revolutions, disasters, scandals, and celebrities all in 140 characters or less. happy sixth birthday, twitter. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. we start with the big story tonight, a very big day for the romney campaign. the candidate gets a key endorsement from florida former governor jeb bush and celebrates 43 years of marriage to his wife ann. we will have been married 43 years. so happy anniversary, sweetheart. my exclusive interview ann romney in a moment. also starbucks ceo howard shultz and the very funny and outspoken kevin smith on presidential politics and raunchy new book and on why he seems to feel the need to rearrange my studio. the chair. unlike every guest raises the chair up, you lowered it. every guest you have on, they re probably in shape so they want to show it off. i want to get