Gamechanging kind of potential to have someone like ted championing this cause, and it had the potential it turn it from what had been at best a partisan fight into a debate about civil rights. And so they then set out to find the plaintiffs. And ted actually had wanted a different kind of he had a specific set of criteria. He wanted a bookstore owner. He wanted a cop. And i forget what the other two they wanted six altogether because they figured what if the opposition turned up something in somebodys background. They just wanted to have more, and he didnt want any children. He thought that that was a complicating kind of factor, which is, of course, really ironic because if any of you have followed this, when Justice Kennedy when these cases finally got to the Supreme Court, it was the kids that Justice Kennedy was very focused on, like what about the 40,000 children of gay couples in california . Dont they have arent they part of this story . Arent they part of this argument . Why s
Whether this weeks good news on health care can turn the tide for democrats this fall. From nbc news in washington, the worlds longest running television program, this is meet the press with david gregory. First, on this holiday morning, we wanted to get the latest from ukraine. Theres been more bloodshed with at least two People Killed in fighting this morning in Eastern Ukraine. Armed prorussian separatists there refusing to stand down, ignoring the terms of a deal broker in geneva. Two key voices from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will join me in just a moment, but first i spoke this weekend with the countrys Prime Minister who joined me from kiev. Prime minister yatsenyuk, welcome to meet the press. We thank you very much for your time, sir. My pleasure, sir. The west, including ukraine, the United States, and russia struck a deal to calm the violence in Eastern Ukraine. Whats it going to take for this deal to hold . Well, much depends on the Russian Federation. As russia
Should two children born out of wedlock get 500,000 a month, from one of americas richest men . Its now in the hands of the jury. We go inside the court fight for a billionaires fortune. And good morning, everyone. George is off, still on vacation. Happy to have david muir back with us this morning. Happy to be back. Weve been tracking the protest just downtown from here. But when it turns to this, its really troubling. And there was concern that Something Like this could happen. The alleged hate crime comes amidst the very intense debate over the pro posed Muslim Center near ground zero. Police say he got in the cab, asked if he was muslim and stabbed him repeatedly. What made him do it . We have an interview with the cab driver this morning. Were following this dramatic election, still playing out in alaska, two mornings later. The senior senator in a tight race with a Tea Party Candidate. Shes saying its not over until its over. Senator Lisa Murkowski banking on absentee ballots. In
From nbc news in washington, the worlds longest running television program, this is meet the press with david gregory. First, on this holiday morning, we wanted to get the latest from ukraine. Theres been more bloodshed with at least two People Killed in fighting this morning in Eastern Ukraine. Armed prorussian separatists there refusing to stand down, ignoring the terms of a deal broker in geneva. Two key voices from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will join me in just a moment, but first i spoke this weekend with the countrys Prime Minister who joined me from kiev. Prime minister yatsenyuk, welcome to meet the press. We thank you very much for your time, sir. My pleasure, sir. The west, including ukraine, the United States, and russia struck a deal to calm the violence in Eastern Ukraine. Whats it going to take for this deal to hold . Well, much depends on the Russian Federation. As russia triggered this violence and russia supported these terrorists and russia was obliged in
Desk is going to go through them. We have with us Political Editor and White House Correspondent for the huffington post, sam stein. Chairman of deutsche inc. , donny deutsch. Morning joe analyst and economist, steve ratner. We have the great Mika Brzezinski walking in from the night shift where she did way too early. 11 days left, and were getting new poll numbers, National Poll numbers, state poll numbers. In colorado, in nevada. Now, these two swing states were states that the president won in 2008 and hes fighting to hang on to now. According to the new nbc poll, in colorado, this race is dead even. 48 48 among likely voters. The president s fivepoint lead from a month ago gone. In nevada, the president s holding on to a threepoint advantage, 50 47 in nevada like we said yesterday stubbornly staying in the president s column. Thats actually a slight uptick for mr. Obama from last month, mika. We should note this polling was conducted after the third and final debate. And if there w