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Extended to saturday and one way you'll know that they're progressing is if foreign ministers and secretaries of state show up, john kerry included, in the next 24 hours. we don't know that. but if they do, that would be a good sign they're getting close. >> strong point, jim. the faces always want to be attached to success, not failure. we'll be watching it. thanks for doing that for us. >> exactly. >> mic, over to you. democrats in the senate passed the so-called nuclear option to change filibuster rules. most executive appointments and judicial nominees can now pass with a simple majority...

Equality. >> love is patient. love is kind. >> the state joins 15 others and the district of columbia in approving marriage equality. >> a local bishop turns some heads. >> the bishop of springfield expected to show his disapproval of the gay marriage law by holding an exorcism. >> there is a growing disparity in the understanding of what the state means by marriage. >> i cast you out! >> the institution of marriage is already endangered, mercy, forgiveness, and a heart. that's really what i'm praying for. >> and today's top trender. nuked. >> democrats who control the senate changed the rules...

Executive appointments that have been blocked, some have just dropped out for trying to get confirmation or just get a vote. just in the last couple of weeks there have been three more judicial nominees who've been blocked. it's a -- senator cornyn, the republican who was asked about this, are you trying to redo the election? he said, oh, no. we just think there's too many judges on the court. well, that's the president's constitutional job and duty. >> anyway, the gop led by the cruz wing of the party has launched an unprecedented war of obstructionism against the president. they've tried to ...

Logic, common reason analysis behind it. and here is one thing, i'll go through it later. and i put up on the screen last night on this program, seven examples of barack obama, and put it up and i'll talk about later in the program. seven examples of barack obama using executive powers, obamacare, he used it on executive appointments, recess appointments, et cetera, and no congressional approval on certain things and now this, now he's bypassing congress. what do you make of that power grab by the president? >> well, first of all, there are 23 of these. some of them the question is why are we ...

Logic, common reason analysis behind it. and here is one thing, i'll go through it later. and i put up on the screen last night on this program, seven examples of barack obama, and put it up and i'll talk about later in the program. seven examples of barack obama using executive powers, obamacare, he used it on executive appointments, recess appointments, et cetera, and no congressional approval on certain things and now this, now he's bypassing congress. what do you make of that power grab by the president? >> well, first of all, there are 23 of these. some of them the question is why are we ...