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The ability to interpret more broadly the supreme courts decision. >> cecil, help us out here. what are the added challenges that women will now face in your view as a result of this ruling? real terms. >> well, what it means is that women cant necessarily get the birth control that their doctor prescribes and best for them and quite interesting yesterday, peter, to see the american medical association, other national medical groups, come out against the rules because theyre saying basically now...

There are companies that may be closely held by employers who dont believe in blood transfusions. does this mean if you have need for a blood transfusion your insurance policy doesnt have to cover it? this is a really bad slippery slope. >> im joined now by cecil reads and camela harris. thank you very much for joining us. >> youre welcome. >> sure. >> clearly both of you disappointed in the courts decision. cecil, what your next move is, what potential fixes youre pushing for right now? >> i th...

>> absolutely. 80% to 90% of employers. >> 80% to 90%? >> are family held. from the grocery tore to the start-up tech company and the ruling will have an impact on a large number of women in the workplace and lets be clear. its about an issue of choice and a womans ability to make decisions about her own body. and not have those decisions be made by her boss, employer. but its also about womens access to economic equality. women pay 68% more in out of pocket expenses for their health care. thats...

[ laughter ] guess who my first phone call was? was gabby pacheco. gabby, we need to get 30 people in new york city in less than five days. ♪ >> my names cecil similar guess. >> im an undocumented immigrant from colombia. >> from germany. >> mexico. >> peru. >> brazil. ♪

The white house announced earlier this morning, hes going to increase the minimum wage for future federally contracted workers to $10.10. the house speaker, john boehner, react to go some of the talk of executive actions at the white house saying theyre not going to allow the president to trample the house. and its interesting, because just as the house speaker was saying, i was talking with cecil cecilia munoz, director of the policy council at the white house, had a hand of the state of the un...

She drops that accent thand athai couldnt handle it. bradley cooper. what are they talking about? >> its all about the facades and just the sheer verb and energy of the picture. its so much fun to watch. >> next on my list is lee daniels, the butler. a movie about the african-american experience during the civil rights movement and how one black male provides for his family by serving as white house butler to eight u.s. presidents. >> id like to invite you to the state dinner next week. no, not ...

Our honeymoon. so whatever -- when i said there would be absolutely no cost to cecil, so he can keep this dog and treat him like a pet, instead of a working dog, i meant that. i -- all expenses paid, period. if you like your dog, you can keep your dog. >> andrew sierra with us from buffalo. good man, good for you. cecil has been quite the show around town here. when you survive falling in the middle of a subway track with your dog licking your face you get a little attention, and now he gets to ...

The tracks. his dog, orlando, went down with him and kept him safe. now thanks to anonymous donors, orlando will not be sent away to retirement. he will stay with cecil. cecil spoke about it from his hospital bed. >> orlando, hes my best buddy, hes my pal. they said somebody made a donation and it will cover him for the rest of his life. >> well delve deeper into this, the good stuff coming up later in the show. >> what a great name. orlando. >> very stylish dog. >> a little bit of good stuff th...

Anonymous donor contributed the money that cecil needs to keep orlando. other organizations have raised about -- wait for it -- $50,000 for them. this story has only been out there 24 hours, maybe a little bit more, the issue with cecil williams being able to keep orlando was supposed to be our gut check. now that we heard this news that his issue has been resolved, there forego the gut check. you did hear mr. williams say there are so many others who need help. its that time of the year. you kn...

Didnt have the same sensory recognition what was going on. >> and the dog was able to. >> the dog knowing to lie down in between the -- thats amazing. >> call it a lucky day or i dont know what you call it. its lucky day plus. >> lucky dog, amazing. >> the picture, the one big bandage on his head. i mean, its amazing. >> great story. >> mr. cecil, mmm. >> im happy people are stepping up. its nice. youre all a function of the good stuff and we havent gotten to that part of the show yet. an indi...