in a way they spoiled for me because every year they did the same, me winning or not. so this is just is a lot better, for all the support they gave me all these years, i couldn t do it, you know, i couldn t do a better race for them. it was a bizarre afternoon for everyone involved at the coca-cola 600 yesterday in charlotte. a tv cable above the track snapped during the race, and kyle busch, he ran right into it. his car was damaged, along with a few others. during the 27 minute delay busch would get his phone, take some picks of his damaged car for facebook or instagram. don t know. ten fans were also injured by the cable. luckily no one was seriously hurt. last night in l.a., 26-year-old robbie rogers made mls history as he became the first openly gay athlete in the u.s. to compete in a professional game. rogers had retired from pro soccer back in february when he made his sexual orientation public. after a few months rogers decided to make a comeback and he says he hopes he ca
now with a look at what s ahead. this is nuts. unbelievable. especially the snow part. we were talking about that over the weekend. hard to believe, they got three feet of snow in vermont. the good news is temperatures are slowly changing. in vermont quickly changing. 30 degrees warmer today. it s going to feel so much better out there. in the midwest, all this soggy, wet weather. look at all the instability. a lot of lightning and thunder around the des moines area. that s going to remain with you throughout the day. look for another half an inch, inch of rain, heavier amounts within the thunderstorms themselves. on top of that the gusty winds, plus here s the good news. for everyone, soggy, wet and cold. that was us here in new york. things are improving. temperatures anywhere from 5, 10, 20, 30 degrees up towards vermont. the warmer air really starting to kick on through and it feels so much better. 70s and sunshine after that cold, soggy weekend. texas also good news. things are
out. no reports of injuries to passengers or crew. the ship is in calm seas right now and running with full power. you are not alone. president obama delivering that message to the people of moore, oklahoma, after getting a firsthand look at the tornado devastation. last night during his emotion emotional an emotional memorial the president sent a message of his own, we are down but we are were not out. here s nick valencia. jesus loves me reporter: thousands gathered at the first baptist church in moore sunday night to remember the 24 lives lost. last monday s tornado was the strongest and deadliest to strike oklahoma in years. our spirits have been shaken this week. our hearts have been broken. but our resolve is strong. and we will rise again. reporter: president obama saw the devastation left by the powerful tornado. obviously the damage here is pretty hard to comprehend. our hearts go out to the
pursuing those leak investigations targeting reporters. and i ve raised these issues with the attorney general who shares my concerns. reporter: but republicans are pressing for a special counsel for that, as well. noting eric holder was involved in seeking a search warrant against fox reporter james rosen. you cannot investigate yourself, and i think it s a total conflict of interest. we have to be determined to stop these problems. reporter: mr. obama is also dealing with a sexual assault scandal in the military, giving republicans a new line of attack. i think the constellation of these three scandals ongoing really takes away from the president s moral authority to lead the nation. nobody questions his legal authority. but i think he s really losing the moral authority to lead this nation. it passes. reporter: immigration reform, a top priority for the president, is headed to the senate floor after winning committee approval. but it s not clear there are 60 votes to
same sex marriages. but in the california proposition 8 case, the justices seem unlikely to require under the constitution every state to recognize same-sex marriage. the ruling may not be a huge gay rights victory at all, but i doubt it will be a significant loss either. reporter: another case involves the kind of genetic testing that led angelina joe lie to undergo a double mastectomy. the court is considering whether human genes can be patented. athena jones, cnn, washington. want to talk about theup coming decisions plus the week ahead in washington because it is a busy one for the president. ron brownstein cnn senior political analyst joining us. great to see you. let s talk about the supreme court first. you heard that story. affirmative action, gay rights issues coming up, also the voting rights act. which of these decisions do you think has the most potential to kind of cause a little bit of an