I will amend it with my substitute which is based on the text of the leahycollins bill. I assume there is no objection to the substitute. Its a bill without objection. The bill as amended by the substitute is now opened for further discussion and amendment. If i could, i would start the discussion. Before i make a statement, i think i have not talked to senator sessions. I talked to senator cornyn. You folks want to make statements overall or youre ready to go to straw purchasing bill . Its on the agenda now. So the chairman has the right to bring it up. Or do you want to go right to this . I have statements on both, but id be happy to address the straw purchasing bill first. How about you, senator sessions . Ill proceed with the amendment process. We are ready to go on your bill. Can i speak now . Sure. Go ahead. Ok. I greatly appreciate the substitute amendment. I have offered an amendment to the bill which i will discuss separately. Federal legislation needed on subjects of straw pu
The real question is, how much . And, like so many landmark cases, as you point out, this one begins with the story of one american. This case is going to go down in history as edie windsor versus the united states. Edie windsor, 83 years old, is a widow now. But she had 42 happy years with the love of her life thea spyer. She was beautiful. She was smart as hell. And she was wonderful altogether. Reporter edie and thea were married but when thea died in 2009, edie got socked by the irs with 363,000 in estate taxes, which no widow in a straight marriage would have to pay. Today, the Supreme Court decided to hear edies case challenging the law she says discriminates against couples like her and thea. The defense of marriage act, which defines marriage under federal law as the union of one man and one woman. The justices will also decide whether states have the power to ban gay marriage. And 30 states have laws that do just that. Its been a breathtaking year of change on the issue. Presi
Sieveness. In the end, the governor said she did what she had to do. After weighing all of the arguments, i have vetoed senate bill 1062 moments ago. Reporter it was the news so many had hoped to hear. I am absolutely thrilled. Happiness. Its about time. I knew she was going to do it. Reporter arizonas governor vetoes the bill. I call them like i see them, despite the cheers or the boos from the crowd. Reporter the governor says the bill was broadly worded with the potential to create more problems than it could solve. I not heard of one example where Business Owners religious liberty had been vie litted. Reporter the reaction as passionate as the days of protesting that catapulted this bill into the national spotlight. We did this. We did this. Reporter some of the nations most prominent lawmakers and businesses joining the fight. And the nfl was watching closely as the Super Bowl Committee expressed concerns. She didnt want to be known as the governor who lost the super bowl. Reporte
And shockingly inappropriate. The suggested sentence for killing his girlfriend would be no sentence at all. Well, protocols are under review as two Health Care Workers on two continents battle ebola. The u. S. Nurse identified as nina pham got the virus after treating Thomas Eric Duncan who died last wednesday. Now an Aid Organization says pham has received a glad transfusion from ebola survivor dr. Kent brantley. President and president hollande said that we need a better response to this crisis. And ebola screenings are starting at heathrow. By the end of the week, five u. S. Airports will be screening as well. Right now across the United States, how did nurse nina pham contract the ebola virus . Officials say she wore the protective gear. We try to determine what went wrong. Reporter texas, state, and federal officials are scrambling to determine how the transmission occurred. The nurse, nina pham is being treated and is in critically stable condition. She took all the precautions,
Stateoftheart emergency facility. Joining me live is the ships Commanding Officer captain david eagles. Thank you for joining us on cnn from the vessel this morning. Just give us a sense of the resources this vessel has, and how long it will take for it to get in place. Yes, good morning, were fully loaded with all of our humanitarian aid and the stores on behalf of the International Development and we have three helicopters embarked. They will be used to transfer stores and personnel equipment to sierra leone where the internal structures are quite significant. It will be used around freetown, sierra leone, where the journey can be circumvented by a 30minute boat ride. So were looking to bring secure aviation and maritime Logistic Support to sierra leone. Additionally, we have hospital facilities which will safe guard the military personnel operating in the country. So captain eagles it sounds as if theyre desperately needed resources and are getting there just in time. But how do you