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Im ben wedeman, cnn, reporting from a very noisy istanbul. >> and stay tuned. well have special coverage of world pride, our special pride & progress is just moments away. a look at our top stories. three people were arrested and eight injured during violent protests in portland, oregon, saturday, according to police. demonstrators threw containers that looked like milkshakes but contained, instead, quick-dry concrete. three officers were among those injured. the clashes started after several ...

Much. >> thank you, fredricka. join me at 4:30 p.m. eastern today for a cnn special, "pride & progress." ill look at lbgtq trail blazers like andrea and their continued fight for equality. thats today at 4:30 only on cnn.

Spouse on his death certificate. and jim is joining me right now. good to see you. >> thank you so much for having me and happy pride to everyone. >> happy pride to you. so what does today feel like to you? >> you know, today is just one of those wonderful days where we can all take a step back and recognize and remember that there were so many people who came before us. those people who really put everything on the line, their entire lives on the line to stand up, say we exist, and we deserve b...

Serving openly in the military. >> we have reason to be proud today of what this will mean for our military. because its the right thing to do. and its another step in ensuring that we continue to recruit and retain the most qualified people. >> that decision was later reversed by the trump administration. and another milestone for america, the first married gay presidential candidate. the intersection of pride and politics next. fact is, every insurance company hopes you drive safely.

Here. you were one of the original participants of those stoneball riots. 50 days -- 50 years and two days ago. being here, does this change the definition of pride for you? what does that mean for you? >> i went into that club that night terrified, scared. when i saw the violence in that bar, it scared me. when i got out on the street with my brothers and sisters and we saw visibility. we empowered each other. today at that point, there were maybe 75 to 100 of us that fought back that night. we...

>> fantastic. jim obergefell, thank you so much and thank you for your courage. >> absolutely. thanks, fredricka. and thank you, everyone, for being with us for this cnn special "pride & progress." im fredricka whit field. have a great rest of the evening. happy pride, and a great week. ♪

Out of their own neighborhoods. neighborhoods they created. >> the importance of it happening in new york, whats the message you hope the rest of the world gets from this? ive seen very colorful folks today certainly but there is a message that shouldnt be lost in this celebration. what do you believe the message should know? >> the message of stonewall. we hear you out there in other places. we hear you in the middle east where they are beheading people. we hear you in istanbul where they wont ...

I just had to be here for this. and it just shows that, you know, the powers that be, can be negative, they can be forceful in their demeanor, but you cannot stop love. and thats what im getting out of today, and thats also hopefully what im putting into it. >> that new york parade well under way right now on fifth avenue. officials estimating some 4 million people taking part in the festivities. and as we mark pride month, lets take a look at the evolution of pride and the white house. bill cli...