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>> we expect there to be more celebrations coming here later on tonight but for now things are quiet. back to you, alex. >> amanda sakuma thank you so much. theres a line of opposition to the supreme courts ruling on same-sex marriage that run us there many state capitals. why are several attorneys general expressing opposition to the decision? you listen. you laugh. you worry. you do whatever it takes to take care of your family. and when its time to plan for your familys future were here for...

Glad youre all still with us. two attacks in northern nigeria killed at least five people and wounded dozens more. witnesses say insurgents first set fire to a police post and then set off explosions in a market. >> the attacks happened in two state capitals, nigerias state governor says the military was able to fend off the militants with ground and air forces. on to another story. nearly 2 million syrian refugees could go hungry this winter due to a funding crisis. >> thats right, the united...

Carrie den, and you wrote this wonderful story. as i travel around these small towns, some of the papers literally print the press releases that are doled out by members of congress and by members who are in the state house. there is no filter. >> thats true. thats the big problem with this. as coverage declines in the state capital, as the new industrial changes, were seeing less and less accountability. that means not only do politicians get to spend their spin directly to citizens without any...

Hes put together budgets that will create surpluses. you will hear that we will end with a surmuss of close to $2 billion and hes done a real good job of assuaging the tea party types, the conservatives within the republican party that hes one of them while at the same time not using those as wedge issues. >> i want to take a listen to mike pence. >> if i only had 12 years left to live, id want to live it as a member of congress because that was the longest 12 years of my life. the cure for this...

Past 18 years. i dont care about party politics. i want problem solvers in washington. and in our state capitals. i want honest people who will think about creative solutions to vexing situations. i have nothing personally against barack obama. he has helped us raise a lot of money for wounded warriors, he has been respectful to us generally, and i support some of his programs like mentoring poor children and raising the minimum wage so more people get off the dole. but there no question at this...

To employ people with high school education. >> you have something similar to steve. i dont think well find any takers on this "rolling stone"/ussr plan. >> we talked a lot about infrastructure spending and how we need that. if you can get past these crooked state capitals that might be a good way to do it. and stop the duplication and waste in the welfare state and government. zap the presidents stimulus plan and just do a full board fixing the bridges and roads. list jerngs im not about it tak...

Universal. >> with the enjoying his honeymoon, more accustomed to schmoozing with wall street and concerned about it is drifts are now busy budying up to the red-hot it mayor. >> i strongly endorse bill deblasios core campaign commitment. this inequality problem bedevil it is entire country and i can tell you from my work much in the world. >> yet, navigating the deblasios political marriage will not be easy. if hillary runs for president she will need friends on wall street and main street. muc...

States. at the state level we may want as republican governors less government but we want the government that we have to work. >> you want to see school choice, balanced budgets, tax cuts, folks taking on public pension overall, governors taking on government unions, its happening in state capitals. governors like scott walker and rick scott taking on the tough challenges and having great results. unemployment results one point below democratic led states. top ten states led by republican gover...

Work and thats the difference between washington and the states. at the state level we may want as republican governors less government but we want the government that we have to work. >> you want to see school choice, balanced budgets, tax cuts, folks taking on public pension overall, governors typing government union, its happening in state capitals. governors like scott walker and rick scott taking on the tough challenges and having great results. unemployment results one point below democrat...

Accomplished by the people on this stage and our other colleagues opposed to whats going on in washington, d.c. >> you look at whens not happening in d.c. but one place to go in this country and see conservative principles being applied is across state capitals, across the country. >> the solutions are -- theyre not going to be found in washington, d.c. theyre going to be found in capitals. >> now, thats just a sampling of the spin we heard from possible gop presidential contenders this week as ...