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the historic headline from the white house this week, the president of the united states endorses same-sex marriage. but the story behind the headlines may be just as dramatic and it culminated with vice president joe biden apologizing to president obama for forcing his hand on this hot button issue, a sore subject among some white house insiders. our chief whereas correspondent jessica yellen has been working the story for us. tell our viewers what you are hearing right now. >> i understand the vice president apologized to the president for putting him in a tough position on this si...

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com anyone cheering president obama's new stance on same-sex marriage has vice president joe biden to thank. the president himself is now confirming what many had suspected that the vice president forced the president's hand when biden announced his support for gay marriage over the weekend and now we're hearing that's a sore subject at least among some white house insiders. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is working the story for us. what are you hearing over there, jessica? >> reporter: wolf, there are times when a president is...

plus, disturbing video of a deadly police beating. the victim, a meanta willy ill homeless man who can be heard calling out to his father "they're killing me." i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> while we begin this hour with the romney campaign, having some trouble staying on message. let's go straight to our national political correspondent jim acosta. he's on the campaign trail with the presumptive republican nominee. you're in lansing, michigan, right now. tell us what's going on, jim. >> reporter: wolf, earlier today mitt ro...

From the cuban foreign ministry. they said cuba has made an offer to the state department and they have not heard back from the state department. let me play a bit of that for you. >> we have conveyed to the united states government our willingness to have a dialogue to look for a solution on this case on humanitarian reciprocal basis and we are waiting for a response. >> waiting for a response from the obama administration right now? >> yes. >> senator, do you think that this is all wrapped up in the case of the cuban five, the prisoner oz who have been in jail for years convicted in the u.s....

President bush for cuban americans. now he can ease it for americans. he can do this for executive order. you don't have to go through the congress. more comprehensive travel initiative, easing travel would have to be approved by congress. i believe congress should and then, andrea, you improve the atmosphere between our two countries. it's getting better, i noted and we have some serious issues to discuss. human rights. guantanamo. the case of the cuban five. this is a prisoner case. should cuba be in the terrorism list. the embargo. a lot of issues i believe it makes sense for both countries...