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we'll talk with her live. good morning, everyone. and happy mother's day. i'm randi kaye. it's 8:00 in the east, 5:00 alaska out west. we begin with the firestorm that's followed president obama's revelation that he supports same-sex marriage. it's become a major talking point as we move deeper into election season, especially for mitt romney. romney was giving the commencement agrees at liberty university yesterday, and as he was talking about personal values, this. >> culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. now, as fundamental as these principles are, the...

same-sex marriage is paying off for his re-election hopes. a democratic source saying the president raised $2 million in the first 24 hours after making his remarks. that comes as a new usa today/gallup poll shows that a majority of americans, 51% of the approve of the president's position. let's bring in athena jones, where a law allowing same-sex marriage is taking effect next january but opponents hope to stop it from becoming reality. good morning to you. give us a little more about the voter reaction there to president obama's comments. what are you hearing? >> reporter: good mo...

the president make clear his support is for civil marriage for same-sex couples and he's fully committed to protecting the ability of religious institutions to make their own decisions about their own sacraments. there will be those who seek to use the issue to divide our community as a people, we cannot afford such division. end quote. so the gay marriage debate is heating up across the country since president obama changed his position. wednesday, athena jones joins us with the latest public reaction to the president's decision. what more are you hearing there from that farmer's ma...

that prompts a change in perspective. not wanting to somehow explain to your child why somebody should be treated differently when it comes to the eyes of the law. you've got joe biden, arnie duncan coming out for gay marriage. did all of this force the president's hand. >> it's sort of sped up the timeline, but they insist that the president had already made up his mind on this issue a couple of months ago, after as you pointed out, in that sound bite we just heard talking to family members and friends and that the president was planning on going public with this at some point befor...

morning of "sister wives" star janelle. going to hear from that family. that big, crazy chaotic family later on this hour. >> barry white. hello. >> no, i get it. thank you, roland martin. roland is back on our panel. i can see how this morning is going to go. thank you for pointing out the obvious. also with us, good morning, will. >> good morning. >> margaret hooper is with us, as well, a former campaign staffer for president bush and former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. and she is the great granddaughter of president herbert hoover. >> how about that? >> i'm the great grandda...