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Get this, $842,000. you're seeing it right there. we've seen an almost unprecedented reaction from the business community against religious freedom laws in indiana and arkansas. here are just some of the responses from companies and business dealers around the united states. >> this law is brutal, it's unfair. it's unjust and it has to change. >> we believe that what that bill does to our efforts to recruit good talent into indiana is significant. >> discrimination is not okay. we're way past that his storically and have no reason to go back. >> was i expecting this kind of backlash?

The family research council. good to have both of you. >> thank you. >> first question, i want to come to you. all of the protests and the rallies that i saw in arkansas, that we covered in indiana were against these new bills, but for this pizza place to raise $842,000, i mean, there is a lot of support on the other side as well. >> absolutely. i wrote a couple of pieces on this for our espn as well as for cnn, and one of the numbers that was floating was this notion that 70% of americans now live in states in which same-sex marriages are legal. that for some they interpret that meaning 30 pe...

The owners decided to shut down. but they got just as many positive responses and something more -- a gofundme account set up for the owners has raised more than $842,000. racist and offensive emails during an investigation of the justice system in ferguson, missouri, have been released. the emails between several city officials include racist comments about president obama and the first lady. several officials were fired. the fallout could lead to a very different look to the ferguson city council. here's kyung lah. >> reporter: the calls to change ferguson have begun at the grassroots leve...

47 minutes past the hour and $842,000, that's how much money has been raised in support of memories pizza. rebel, the restaurant's owner sparked outrage this week after they spoke out in support of indiana's religious freedom bill. the owner said she wouldn't cater same-sex weddings. the go fund me page was started after they were forced to close because of threats to the business. >> that law has been fundamentally changed adopting language that protects all citizens from discrimination including for the first time in the state the lgtb community. let's have a broader conversation about this....

President obama takes on zach galifianakis's joke for joke on the actor's talk show "between two ferns." galifianakis is known for insulting his guests and banking on extremely awkward moments. but the president had some of his own. >> it must kind of stink, though, that you can't run three times. >> actually, i think it's a good idea. if i ran a third time it would be sort of like doing a third "hangover" movie. didn't really work out very well, did it? >> apparently the appearance was the white house's way of selling obamacare to young people. pretty awesome appearance i have to say. the pre...