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Weigh in on proposition eight, which bans gay marriage. >> the solicitor general is still looking at this. i have to make sure im not interjecting myself too much into this process, particularly when were not a party to the case. i can tell you my personal view, which is that i think that same-sex couples should have the same rights and be treated like everybody else. >> all signs a are pointing that theyre going to file some sort of brief. and the president made his first public comments about ...

Being accused of choking and threatening his wife. rob morrison resigning from his job in new york. his decision after he was charged with strangulation, threatening and disorderly conduct all of which he denies. a judge ordering him to stay at least 100 yards away from his wife, also a television personality ashley morrison, cbs money watch. and we want to show you a clip a cooking segment shows them on camera and who you should know have nothing to do with the couples situation. >> rob and ash...

>> and theres rage by republican higher ups and worth pointing out the official party platform thats being voted on today in tampa, ready, sitting down? it backs the position of mr. akin, somewhat. parts of it, anyway. >> sean: no, it did not, but where is the outrage here, lesl leslie. >> i wasnt in any of the video clips and the reason is, i dont feel that left or right thats a political issue quite frankly, sean. i think its a very male against female issue. theyre too emotional. you cant get...

>> and theres rage by republican higher ups and worth pointing out the official party platform thats being voted on today in tampa, ready, sitting down? it backs the position of mr. akin, somewhat. parts of it, anyway. >> sean: no, it did not, but where is the outrage here, lesl leslie. >> i wasnt in any of the video clips and the reason is, i dont feel that left or right thats a political issue quite frankly, sean. i think its a very male against female issue. theyre too emotional. you cant get...

I think simpson is playing an important part in pointing to whats possible in dealing with the debt crisis. up next, former south carolina governor mark sanford is back. he fell hard after being caught having an extramarital affair. now hes seeking the daddy of all political comebacks. hes running for the congress, and thats ahead, and youre watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] zzzquil™ sleep-aid.

That last bit of advice makes sense. before you can do something grand, you need to know what grand looks like. i think simpson is playing an important part in pointing to whats possible in dealing with the debt crisis. up next, former south carolina governor mark sanford is back. he fell hard after being caught having an extramarital affair. now hes seeking the daddy of all political comebacks. hes running for the congress, and thats ahead, and youre watching "hardball," the place for politic...

Get your -- use your bean instead of listening to crap all day long from the right and the left. >> thats actually pretty tame compared to some other things he said about the folks involved in deficit reduction talks. >> if you have -- if youre a politician and get up and say i know were going to get this done, get rid of all earmarks, all waste fraud and abuse, all foreign aid, air force one, all kngsal pensions, thats a sparrow belch in the midst of a typhoon. quit the phoniness, a lot of bloo...

Woman, this heroine who said she voted for barack obama in 2008, and she said it was a huge honor to be there next to the first lady, bigger than going on oprah which she also did and she says she feels betrayed and that they used her for political gain. monica, your thoughts. >> there are two parts to it. first the personal betrayal that sergeant munley feels because the president personally gave her his word that they would all be taken care of. so, theres a bit of hypocrisy that shes pointing...

Basilica. no word of any damage. jon: well the popes sudden resignation setting the stage for behind the scenes maneuvering with geopolitical overattorneys when he steps down. 118 cardinals from around the world will gather in the vatican to choose the next pope. already some in the church are pushing for a new leader from africa, maybe asia. some are pointing to leading contenders from latin america. steve hair fan live in miami for us. give us a sense of the thinking. a possible latin american...

Critics of immigration reform. so hes going to have to take an approach. if he wants to do that on the economy, which he has done many times, and likely will do in this speech, i hope he carves out immigration as an exception because that is both a huge lead, a legacy issue for the president, a rights issue for the country, but its going to require a legislative strategy of building coalitions which he doesnt seem particularly interested in. >> but if he leads, mike, he can face outright rejecti...