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>> reporter: adam shannon was born on february 2, 1997. the first male grandchild of the khalifahs. >> ah! >> reporter: her mother came over for the birth. pictures she beaming mother, father and grandmother. there was even time for a family visit to cairo. michael shannon says his father-in-law was so overjoyed to have a grandson, he offered michael a job and a house with just one condition. they to live in egypt. >> i said, well, the problem is, your daughter, my wife, hates this country. she ...

Affirmative action policies. >> it is a subtle bigotry of lowered expectations. to say he somehow benefitted from affirmative action is really robbing justice thomas of the recognition he deserves, he succeeded because he applied himself, because he worked hard and because his accomplishments are without question, that is why he is where he is. not because of some progressive construct that seeks to lower the bar because they dont believe anybody can rise to the occasion. >> but stephanie, justi...

Affirmative action policies. >> it is a subtle bigotry of lowered expectations. to say he somehow benefitted from affirmative action is really robbing justice thomas of the recognition he deserves, he succeeded because he applied himself, because he worked hard and because his accomplishments are without question, that is why he is where he is. not because of some progressive construct that seeks to lower the bar because they dont believe anybody can rise to the occasion. >> but stephanie, justi...

Affirmative action policies. >> it is a subtle bigotry of lowered expectations. to say he somehow benefitted from affirmative action is really robbing justice thomas of the recognition he deserves, he succeeded because he applied himself, because he worked hard and because his accomplishments are without question, that is why he is where he is. not because of some progressive construct that seeks to lower the bar because they dont believe anybody can rise to the occasion. >> but stephanie, justi...

Been a second-class citizen. hes making her everything in the world in that moment. imagine how attractive that is. >> he talks to you like you are the only person in the world. and he made it a point to talk to everyone, get to know everybody. he knew everybody on the project by name. he just seemed sincere, caring, and loving. >> jones magnetic power reached beyond the personal and beyond preaching. >> there in the second row. you have a bad spinal condition? >> yes. >> miracle healing was ess...

Get married legally in the state of california and i cant tell you, people have asked me, does it feel different? and i said, yes. because when you hear those vows and they say that you are legally married in the state of california, that just brought tears to my eyes. you know, my mother was always afraid that i would always be alone. because i didnt have, i was a second-class citizen as a gay man. so, she was afraid that i would be alone. and so i know that shes smiling down from heaven and jo...

See government medical benefits as being any better than what i have but yet worse and so i would feel like a second class citizen. >> were you surprised that this was the result of obama care, of the process you went through? >> yes. i had actually hoped for, you know, to keep my policy like we had been told all the time. >> and i know that your policy had catastrophic coverage but you liked that. thats what you wanted. this whees you could afford. >> yes. >> and so now, i mean, the result of t...

See government medical benefits as being any better than what i have but yet worse and so i would feel like a second class citizen. >> were you surprised that this was the result of obama care, of the process you went through? >> yes. i had actually hoped for, you know, to keep my policy like we had been told all the time. >> and i know that your policy had catastrophic coverage but you liked that. thats what you wanted. this whees you could afford. >> yes. >> and so now, i mean, the result of t...

I -- rocket. >> it happened from kazakhstan ahead of the soichi games. the first olympic flame in history to make the trip to outerspace. its not lit. dont worry. along with excitement and anticipation questions continue to exist about how gay athletes will be greeted in a country that certainly hasnt been a champion for human rights. this morning "today" show matt lauer spoke to the organizer and spoke about that very topic. >> if an athlete marches in the opening ceremony with rainbow pin or a...

Passionate. if they keep doing things like, this respect they going on make our colonel lawmakers look effective? when theyre the lawmakers? >> commissioner kellys rate to free speech has not ended. he has many other platforms to speak. this was an tunnel for people who are affected by this to say this is not a minor thing. this does lead to peels death. this does lead to the death of a quality of life for black and brown people as well as those that practice the muslim faithful these are all am...