hifaith isn t really christian. same sex marriage and civil rights. they release an open letter asking them to stand behind president obama s decision on gay marriage. no-fly list. a group of americans including vets said they were banned from flying for no reason at all. now they re suing. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. you re in the cnn newsroom. thank you for joining us. let s get you caught up right now. mitt romney made a personal appeal today to conservative evangelicals. romney addressed graduates at jerry falwelfalwell s universit addressing common grounds on service, responsibility, and the definition of marriage between one man and one woman. we ll take you live to lynchburg, virginia, just moments from now. a florida woman tried to use a state s controversial stand your ground law to stay out of prison, but a judge wasn t having it and sentenced marissa alexander to 20 years. she said she fired a warning shot to chase off her husband who is abusive to her, but
shall be valid or recognized in this state. cnn political editor paul steinhauser is live in washington, d.c., this morning. boy, has this been playing out. we first heard the vice president joe biden. he says that he endorsed marriage equality and he is a roman catholic. how is this going to play out politically in washington? it puts president obama, in a way, in a bind because vice president biden and other top members of the administration has come out in favor of same-sex marriages. he does not. he supports domestic unions. but he does not support an amendment like the one in north carolina, which would prohibit rights for same-sex couples. what happens in north carolina now? this could have wide ranging impacts, and not just on same-sex couples but on male and female couples as well because it will prevent domestic partnerships in the future and any attempt at civil unions. north carolina also a battle ground state, a state that president obama won four years ago, he