State of massachusetts rejected their application over religious beliefs and now they are suing the commonwealth over it. Im john roberts, welcome to wednesday. Gillian nice to be here on a beautiful blue sky day. John what a picture. Gillian im Gillian Turner in for sandra smith. Kitty and mike burke say they were turned down because of adherence to catholic teachings, a letter says they would not be affirming to a child who identified as lgbtqia plus. Comes as they struggle to accommodate 1500 children in the foster care system. Chief religion correspondent lauren green has been looking into all of this and joins us from new york. The issue is, can a secular government prevent someone from participating fully in a community because of their religious beliefs. Now, the Supreme Court has actually ruled in favor of religion in a similar case about two years ago. But the burkes say this has been devastating for them, saying massachusetts would rather children sleep in the hallways of hos
Way forward for defeated democrats. But we begin with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. On election night, i heard you went completely silent. I realized that this is a whole different life for me now. President elect trump speaks to a divided nation. Are you in any way intimidated, scared, about the gravity of what youre taking on . I respect it. But im not scared by it. Campaign has hurt the trump brand . I dont think it matters. This is so much more important. And more serious. This is our country. I dont care about hotel occupancy. Its peanuts compared to what were doing. Antitrump protesters gathered for the filth straight day across the country. Reject the president elect a powerful earthquake has rocked new zealand. Streets cracked, buildings roads. It just didnt stop. Dozens of wild fires are burning across the southeast, and fire officials believe many have been deliberately set. The moon is the closest its ever been to birth in six decades. The well adver
Just after 11. Was hit and killed. I spoke to the nevada Highway Patrol in december about these problems. Weve had boulder hwy on our sights for a number of years thats tony illia with ndot. And he went on to tell me ndot wwould be making changes. Including. Installing lights to crosswalks so drivers know where people are at night. Ndot said the project would take six to eight months to complete. And eight months later its not completed. Nats metro police say the man killed wednesday was walking in a crosswalk. But against a dont walk sign. Erin breen is the director of the vulnerable road users project at unlv. And thinks the 60 year old might of ran out of time getting across. So we wanted to try it. Its funny because we are so used to cars doing that we finished the walk. With no time to spare. So here we are in our 30 seconds boom right to the other side could we have walked faster yes but we are very able bodied pedestrians here get 30 seconds to the middle if they run out of time
Waiting for that press conference as the chief expected to come out any minute. When it happens, well bring it you to live. Back to you. All right. Darcy spencer. Megan fitzgerald is live at the home at the 3200 block of Woodland Drive in northwest d. C. You asked neighbors about the people who lived there. We did. I can tell you this neighbors have been watching as we have as atf Agents Police detectives and fire investigators have been going in and out of this house behind me here. Weve been watching them carry evidence out of the home. Theyre trying to determine how this fire happened and who killed the four people inside. While police havent revealed the names of those who died we know amy and her husband sava lived in this house. They have three children two girls who attended school or attend school rather out of state and a young boy who we learned was a fourth grader at st. Alban. Sources close to the investigation say that boy was among the victims. A neighbor who has known th
People say you play perfectly. If you have an edge, if you play long enough over a large enough sample of hands, you ill win. Did he cheat, is it luck or is it skill . I am trish regan. Join me for the story of how one blackjack player took on the casinos and found a whole ew way to beat the odds. 40 Million People flock to the vegas strip every year but most only get a peek at the spectacle that is las vegas. You need to be a high roller to see it all, willing to spend 100,000 a hand. Someone like don johnson. Don is a whale meaning he risks millions at the casinos and makes millions too. He is a legendary gambler. He won 15 million in one streak from some of the biggest casinos brands in the business. His game is blackjack. He hits the casinos when they can least afford it. When he walks into a club, dancers show off his initials, and celebrities pay their respects. The scene is all engineered by the casinos because they want to win his money. I want don to show me how he beats the c