egyptian desert. a world war ii fighter plane almost perfectly preserved. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we re getting new details from a news conference that has just begun. a dramatic case in mississippi and let s go live to jackson, mississippi. the department of wild life, fisheries and parks and special agents response team conducting searches of the area, thoroughly combing heavily wooded areas. it was the diligent effort of these men working in conjunction with the fbi. today we have special agent in charge dan mullens from the fbi that has concentrated efforts to help mississippi and tennessee law enforcement officers. the highway special ops, the department of public safety, bureau of narcotics, guntown police department, union countier is sheriff s department, desorto, and mississippi highway patrol, troopers who have to take up the responsibility when these members of the team are off doing this important w
going on camera with new details. what the lawyer is saying about what really happened that night at the beverly hill hotel. plus this this is barn number eight where the body was found and the barn backs up to the racetrack itself. this is the backstretch. you can see the twin spires in the background there. this is where the horses ran on the backstretch of the kentucky derby. behind the track. cnn gets unprecedented access at churchill downs. the murder and the mystery. is the killer living among those who work here? newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. i m carol costello. we begin this morning with the repercussions happening already after president obama s endorsement of same-sex marriage. most of the outrage coming from his largest group of supporters, african-americans, who some believe may bail on him. take north carolina for example. mr. obama captured 95% of the vote from black supporters in 2008. the same-sex marriage issue is not popular amo
malveaux. i want to get you up to speed. president obama stirs up the national debate over same-sex marriage after announcing that he thinks gays should be allowed to marry. i ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. political pundits are weighing in on what this means for the november election and we re also listening to you, what you re saying about president obama s announcement. i think it s time that he came out, so to speak. i mean, i think all of america has kind of been waiting for it. i do not feel that i would support a candidate, no matter who they are, if they support gay marriage. going to hear more from supporters and opponents of gay marriage from all corners of the country. find out how this hot button issue is playing out as well in the courts. two california police officers are going to stand trial for the beating death of a mentally ill hom
we begin tonight with new details about president obama s personal evolution on a potent political issue, same-sex marriage. i have just concluded that for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. with that in that oval office vint with abc news, the president officially switched his position. in 2008, he ran as i acandidate who opposed same-sex marriage. cnn is told he is ready to support it and green light those that want to add language to the 2012 campaign platform. why the switch? i had hesitated on gay marriage in part because i thought civil unions would be sufficient. that that was something that would give people hospital visitation rights and other elements that we take for granted. and, i was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that o evokes very powerful traditions and religious beliefs. over the course of several years, as i talked
should be able to get married. truly historic and potentially watershed moment as president obama comes out, formally, publicly, enthusiastically in support of gay marriage and with the election less than six months away the political implications are enormous. we ll look at all of the potential fallout. reactions from both sides of this issue pouring in right now into the situation room. we will hear what influential groups and individuals are saying about the president s new position on gay marriage. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we re following the breaking news this hour. president obama announcing his support for same-sex marriage, a move with potentially huge political and social implications. listen to what he told abc news in a white house interview just a little while ago. over the course of several years, as i talk to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who are i