american female officer to be killed in combat. her wife will continue to raise their young son. she spent years working to repeal is military s don t ask don t tell policy. yesterday marked the five year anniversary. staff sergeant lewis on his fourth combat tour. his family told nbc news he wanted to enlist in the marines at the age 17. his mother convinced him to wait and join the air force after he graduated. he just wanted to serve and take care of his country. he died doing his job and doing what he loved. he was a man who took care of business. the u.s. airman also killed joining us now the director of the earth institute at columbia universe dr.
anyway, thank you, j.m. berger and eugene rob soviet republic. as bad as it looks for the anti-isis efforts by the president, it doesn t look like toys lot more bigger idea on the other side of how to do it. coming up, there s an old saying democrats fall in love and republicans fall in line and it looks like the 2016 republican presidential candidates are falling all over each other to fall in line with the party s right wing even if it means disc earlier more moderate positions. plus two big stories on the equality front. first, the polls are closed in ireland today and supporters are optimistic that they have got the votes today to pass an historic referendum legalizing same-sex marriage in ireland, of all places. and meanwhile here at home the head of the boy scouts former defense secretary, robert gates, the man who oversought end of the military s don t ask don t tell policy calls for an end to the ban on day scout masters. that s fascinating. and looking what happens when
we must deal with the world as it is not as we might wish it to be. the defense secretary helped repeal the military s don t ask don t tell policy. so that s a real sea change right there. absolutely. what s your take on this? we d love to hear it. tweet us using #newdaycnn. or post on facebook. times are a changing we see nsa, you getting into sports let s talk about your favorite subject. the golden state warriors 2 houston rockets nothing. andy scholls has more in this bleacher report. not that i need it. usually i say good morning at this point but i m a rockets fan. sorry, buddy. you okay? not really. but this was just a brutal loss for houston. and it was the final play of the game last night that has everyone talking this morning. down one, the rockets got the rebound with eight seconds left. instead of calling a time out they let james hardin go for the
i m melissa rehberger. president obama has given lawmakers a chance to review and potentially reject any deal with iran. powers have hammered out a framework preventing iran from developing nuclear weapons. a pipeline ruptured spilling thousands of gallons of oil in california. and 28 workers were evacuated after a fire broke out on an oil-drilling platform off new orleans. no injuries have been reported. back to hardball. pall welcome back to hardball. the president of the boy scouts of america, former defense secretary robert gates yesterday, urged the organization to end its ban on gay skoult masters. gates, who oversaw the end of the military s don t ask don t
he and the president are in sync in closing the retention at guantanamo bay and that puts him at odds with most republicans. johnson said quote we must not accept the current conflict in which war violates the natural order of things. children bury their parents in war, parents bury their children. as you said, he oversaw the end of the military s don t ask don t tell policy. that too 0 opposed many republicans and the drone strike by many. the senior al qaeda leader killed in yemen in 2011.