That you tried to tell, the political stories that you tried to tell in this book which is about your life and also political work. Its as i start writing that there are two things. I was a normal teenager, my father, working programs. [inaudible] so these hearings were fascinated to me. I also decided something i have to get into politics. I was debating and arguing as i was a kid. Better than some adults. [laughs] i could do that. At the same time i realized [inaudible] so i began to say, i want to be influential, but i never will be because im gay. By the time i retired there was a disparity from being gave and politics, but the order has reversed. [laughs] i get married. I was the first member of congress to have the samesex marriage. That turned out to be much more popular than the Financial Services [laughs] as i got to be more influential in government, government got to be less influence in society. What i want to say thats the part [applause] you have a very interesting analys
[applause] thank you and welcome barney frank. First ill ask some questions and then well go to questions from the audience which i have one of these cards, so i will access or reject them. [applause] i was hoping you can say a little bit about the two stories that you tried to tell, the political stories that you tried to tell in this book which is about your life and also political work. Its as i start writing that there are two things. I was a normal teenager, my father, working programs. [inaudible] so these hearings were fascinated to me. I also decided something i have to get into politics. I was debating and arguing as i was a kid. Better than some adults. [laughs] i could do that. At the same time i realized [inaudible] so i began to say, i want to be influential, but i never will be because im gay. By the time i retired there was a disparity from being gave and politics, but the order has reversed. [laughs] i get married. I was the first member of congress to have the samesex
The golden state of california. Perry in this case is sitting right next to me. We were honored to be cope plaintiffs in the case for our friends paul and jeff. Proposition 8. [applause] two days after the decision in just minutes after the 9th circuit officially cleared the way for marriages to proceed sandy and i sped to San Francisco city hall and we were rushing to be wed. Kamala harris then attorney general of california was racing across the lawn to be our a fish and on the ground balcony and at the golden dome with our son elliott as her witness. Kamala harris pronounced as married declaring us spouses for life. Kamala harris has made dreams come true. She has been a fierce fighter advocating for women and children protecting the environment defending consumers rights and advancing social justice. Kamala also makes history. A lifelong Public Servant and civil rights leader u. S. Senator harris was the first africanamerican and first woman to serve as attorney general of californ
[inaudible] [indiscernible] mr. Sessions mr. Chairman, if i might, friends, i would like to thank richard shelby, my colleague and senators susan colleague Susan Collins for their introduction. It was moving and touching for me. Its hard to believe the three of us have served together in this body for almost 20 years. When i arrived in the senate in 1997, i probably would not have anticipated becoming so close to the colleagues from maine. [indiscernible] mr. Sessions it took a while to understand our accents but once we did, we never had a problem. He has been a steady fast friend and we have been a good team representing the interests of alabama and the United States. I want to thank president elect donald trump for the confidence and trust he has shown in me by nominating me to serve as attorney general of the United States. I feel the weight of an honor traders and i aspire to. If i am confirmed, i will commit to do and to the American People to be worth the of the office and speci
Damage and Power Outages very likely, especially in the coastal hilltops and the high surf towards the weekend. Ill have a look at rainfall projections and when the strongest win and heaviest rain will arrive coming up in ten minutes. A lot of check mark to keep our eyes on. Da damage from last weeks storm is still ef devident. Elyce kirchner is live tonight. We could see some problems. Absolutely. We saw so many problems last week. There are so many massive trees like this throughout the area and we spoke to a tree expert who said she hasnt seen this much damage in more than 15 years. With the next storm moving in a little intrusion here. Reporter scott points to the 2 tree in his house. The massive tree came down, narrowly missing his father and brother inside the home. There isnt time to remove the tree. Tomorrow theyre talking rain and so we dont want to open it up and then have the rain its a 1986ford pickup, f150. Reporter karl evans is cleaning up after a tree fell last night cr