$1,250 plate gala in manhattan. and we are now talking to a former senior adviser to president bill clinton to these issues on the phone. what out come do you expect in new york. if this is approved, what do you think governor cuomo did right to pull this off his way? well, we re very optimistic. although it s not a done deal until both houses of the legislature approve it. i think what he did is he was able to skillfully take advantage of the poll numbers, which show increasing support for marriage equality across the country, and that s even more so in new york, and very skillfully went to each legislature and said i need you on this, and would not take no for an answer. so it s very capable and confident leadership where he is bringing the state in a direction. it might not be there yet, but this is the direction he is leading us in. and president obama, what do you think you might expect to hear from him when he speaks in new york. you mention he is headlining the gala, but has this event put pressure for him to come out in favor of sex-sex marriage? i think there is a lot of pressure on him, especially now with new york moving and we re in gay pride month. but he he says his position is evolving. i would tell him if i were advising him, the future is now and stop trying to have it both ways, as i think he is doing a little bit of right now. but know where he is going to come out on this, because he s a future-oriented president and has been for full civil rights for gays and lesbians, and he has gotten a reveal of don t ask don t tell, and now the justice department is take the correct stand in the courts. this would be the last thing that he needs to do. i would just tell him to get on with it. what are the gay community and gay advocates saying about the president after huge support from the community. the president was criticized we both know in being slow to act on issues like don t ask, don t tell, and others so important. is there a satisfaction with the president s actions on issues like this? as you said, he was off to a very slow start, after promising a lot during the campaign, and two years went by without much really substantial. there was incremental things he did with regulation and so forth, but people are feeling better. i think the repeal of don t ask don t tell was hugely popular across the country. i think that fed on itself. i think president obama saw how popular it was and made him want to do more. now his instructions to the justice department to no longer defend the marriage law is substantial. i think we will see great things from the president but we would like him to come out for marriage equality, where i think the country is heading and i hope we get a victory this week. appreciate your insight. thank you so much. thank you, randi. turning now to a hot button issue. illegal immigration. john mccain is in hot water for blaming the illegal immigrants for the wildfires in arizona. he was asked about the possible cause of the wallow fire on saturday. that s today s sound bite. we are turned for areas down on the border where some of the evidence where there are people started them who crossed the border illegally. they set fires because they want to signal others and set fires to keep warm and set fires in order to divert law enforcement agents and agencies from them. so the answer to that part of the problem is get a secured border. mccain did not offer any information about what the evidence is that might implicate illegal immigrants, but latino civil rights activists were quick to say the comments were careless and reckless. it may have been started by an abandoned camp fire. dangerous fire conditions are all across the southwest. the monument fire in southern arizona, now the nation s number one priority, according to the u.s. forest service chief, but things are not better in new mexico and texas. chad, we re hearing calmer winds and higher humidity helping the firefighters a bit in arizona today, but the conditions are volatile in several states. yeah, the wind has moved into texas and southwestern kansas, and all the big red zone from houston through dallas, that s a red-flag warning. what that means is the air is dry and the winds are blowing and dry means the humidity is low as well. and you think, why does it matter? it matters if it rains. no, when the humidity dries the fuel out, the fires can go faster and when the humidity goes up they can slow the fire from progressing and obviously you need water to get it out. and there was a gust down towards el paso, about 24 miles per hour as well. and we will watch it for the rest of the day. we will watch what a happened to the storm as it moves off to the east. and it could produce severe weather up to oklahoma city for the potential for tornados out ahead of the wind that s behind it in texas. randi? thank you, chad. the supreme court ruled in favor of walmart in what would have been the largest job discrimination lawsuit in u.s. history. the court ruled today that the lawsuit could not proceed because it just was too large. the high profile lawsuit involved up to 1.6 million women. the ruling essentially means the women involved in the lawsuit may have to pursue their claims on their own or in a smaller group. so it s not like the supreme court said walmart does not discriminate. they did not make any finding about whether or not walmart discriminated. but they said the structure of this case with 1 million plaintiffs was too big under the class action rules. the lawyers in the spotlight for the casey anthony trial. the judge was forced to cancel the testimony for today. it was because of the gainsmanship between the two attorneys. there is a friction between attorneys. enough is enough. the trial will start again tomorrow morning, but in the next hour we will take you inside the courtroom and the fight between the defense and the prosecutors. what do we want? 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good afternoon, randi. the hardest part about the test is section three. it s the logical games where in the directions, it tells you to draw out a diagram. and i am blind. i can t draw charts or diagrams. i am not able to perform as a sighted person could perform on this test. the test does not require applicants to draw the diagrams, it says it may be useful to draw the ref diagram in answering the questions, is that a distinction for you or you think it s not a level playing field? as an attorney you go to what the law says. the only standard we have to look at is does being a blind person which you have to draw a diagram place a blind person at a disadvantage. of course it does. if others are able to draw a diagram and a blind person can t does that place the blind applicant at a disadvantage, and i think the answer is clearly yes. the test is administered by the nonprofit group. why not sue them instead of suing the aba, as you are? the reason is because when i went to law school in 1996, i m grateful to northwestern law school, and they took into consideration this was an exam for blind people. the exam was waived for me. at the urging of the law school counsel pass add resolution that stated if any law school was to waive the lsat again as they did for me, that law school would be stripped of the accreditation. that s what this is about. they need to make a determination as to what is appropriate in the admissions process. you are no slouch and fluent in three languages, and how did it feel to you to take a test that was so difficult for you? well, it was frustrating because i knew no matter how hard i worked or studies, i could not prepare more for the test and could not have done any better that i had done the previous two times. why are you hopeful one day you will get into law school and become a lawyer? what is it you like to do? i want to practice in the area of civil rights, because i love fighting for owe pressed people. by limiting the amount of blind lawyers that you have, you are limiting the amount of lawyers that you have in the practice of civil rights because a blind lawyer would best know how to represent a disabled person or a blind person in the area of civil rights because he or she has been in that person s shoes. angelo richard, thank you so much for coming on and talking about this. please keep us up-to-date on the lawsuit and where it goes. thank you both. thank you forgiving us a chance. we contacted the american bar association to get its response to the lawsuit, and so far we have not received any reply. how many americans do you think have no emergency savings? 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how much should they have at this point? it s a little bit like that. you start with discipline. bankrate says have a specific goal. it will depend on what your situation is. how much money is that six-month supply of money enough for you. when you figure this out, only count expenses. don t count vacations or clothes shopping. if you are putting away $50 a week or whatever you can squeeze out of your paycheck, work your way up. treat it like a bill. have it transferred and keep the money separated from your regular checking account so you are not tempted to dip into it. put in that a separate savings account, randi. what is interesting, alison, at the same time another study shows people are donating more and more to charity. those numbers are up. is that the silver lining we should take away from this? it is interesting. because how much americans give tends to depend on how the economy is doing. maybe it is a good sign that people are being more charitable these days. a sign of confidence. in 2007, charitable giving was at its peak. this is right before the recession. once the recession hit the donations dropped like a rock. now donations to education, for example, are up for the first anytime two years. givingusa put out the study. people are finding ways to donate, and nonprofits need your help, too. if you can swing it, donate. you need to make sure you are okay first. work on building the emergency staff for yourself before you go ahead and give to charity. rand randi? 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our dan rivers asked around. reporter: spectators at the 19th hole erupted with joy as rory mcilroy sank the last putt. already knew the local boy was brilliant, and now he was on his way to becoming a golfing legend, and the party went on through the night. it s fantastic. really proud of rory and his family and represented ireland and hollywood and put us on the map. reporter: and hollywood northern ireland now has its own star, the youngest winner of the u.s. open in 88 years is already the talk of the town, and he s also now a global golfing hero. on the course where it all started for mcilroy, his uncle told me rory was a natural from a very early age. probably, you know, had a club in his hands when he was 2 or 3. actually up in the clubhouse there, his father was the manager, and he would throw plastic balls up and down and then you could never get him off the course, you know. reporter: friend, pete morey says fate won t change him. he always comes back and plays football with us and has a drink and it s great to see that success has not gone to his head. reporter: his career is followed closely here. everybody knew that he was destined for stardom. his teachers would say he was a great guy. he could have stayed and gone to any level or university if that s what he wanted but everybody knew from an early stage that rory s talent lay on the golf course. reporter: youngsters were realizing that his dreams could come true. he has been here since he is very young. i am trying to follow his steps, like most other juveniles up at the club. i started right here, and one day hope to be like him. reporter: there is an adorning realization that nobody is quite like rory mcilroy, and they are calling him the celtic tiger. here they think they have a new hollywood icon. and we are joined by dan from ireland. what is next for the big new golf star? reporter: well, we understand he will be back here on wednesday morning. one would imagine to a pretty amazing reception as the local boy comes back a major champion. and then rumor has it that his father and a few mates that got together and had a bet seven years ago, that he could take that title before he was 25. if he manages to do it his father and friends will take home several thousands of dollars, because the odds were 5 to 1 when they placed the bet. he predicted a lot of guinness was being poured there in ireland. is that true? did you do your research on that one? reporter: yeah, i think the sellers are empty here in the golf course. he tweeted a picture having a long drink from the trophy with a caption underneath saying it tastes good. thank you. nbc apologized for a piece of coverage during the u.s. open. pay close attention. here is it. this is the greatest golf tournament in the world. did you notice what was missing? the phrase under god was edited out. that drew a whole lot of complaints, and nbc apologized saying it regretted editing the words and never meant to upset anybody. and then kennith nelson is expected to resign under pressure. this is just into cnn. we have much more on this. this goes back to the fast and furious operation and the guns that were sold to smugglers? that s our understanding, yes. our producer says two federal law enforcement sources told him that kenneth nelson is expected to resign under pressure, perhaps and i emphasize the word perhaps in the next day or two. and attorney general eric holder will meet with the head of the atf field in chicago as potentially serving as the head of the atf. it was a program under which atf agents assigned to the phoenix office watched people called straw buyers go into gun stores and purchase weapons. according to whistle blowing atf agents who testified on capitol hill last week in a fiery hearing, they were told to stop following the weapons and not to make any arrests, and the theory behind the program, they said, was that when the guns surfaced at a crime scene in mexico, then they might be used to make a larger case against a larger armed smuggling organization. threes whistle blowing agents said it was contrary to the u.s. atf policy and several members of congress, notely senator charles grassly, and congressman isa were highly critical of the atf. and they suggested that higher ups within the organization knew there was testimony that the director of the atf set up a video feed in the office so they could watch some of the straw buys taking place. this really shows the extent of the political damage here, wouldn t you say, this might have caused? yes, this has been quite an explosive issue here in washington. senator grassly first made news with it. the hearings on capitol hill were really something quite unusual to behold in washington given the strength of the comments from the congressmen. they wanted to know who in the atf approved it, and they wanted to know who at the department of justice might have known the program and who approved it. one of the atf agents said we were not putting guns into the hands of people who were hunting bears, we were putting weapons into the hands of people who were hunting other people, and they expressed outrage within their own department for doing this. it has been a big issue. the department of justice last week at the hearing did put somebody forward, but he was secured by the members of the congress on the committee, especially the republican members of the committee, and a big issue, and according to sources, kennith melson will resign from his position apparently. thank you. take a look at the wildfire. blazing flames racing through arizona, leaving behind a charred landscape and destroying homes. are firefighters closer to winning this fight? we will bring you up to speed right after the break. 35 minutes past the hour, and here is a look at some of the news you may have missed. check out the black smoke spreading over sierra vista. firefighters are opening forecast of calm winds and higher humidity this week will help them contain the blaze. thousands of firefighters are battling the inferno that has charred nearly 27,000 acres. jan brewer declared an emergency in the area. homes in the area have been evacuated in the area, and critical conditions are forecast for several states in the southwest. flashing lights from emergency vehicles replace disco lights after a texas rave party spun out of control this weekends. a 19-year-old man died and some 25 people taken to a local hospital for treatment and one in critical treatment. a series of 911 calls from the electric daily carnival event came from dallas. the calls were made from drugs, alcohol and heat-related issues. all proper procedures and safety measures had been in place. clarence clemens died saturday of complication from a stroke. he was 69. singer bruce springsteen and the music world are mourning the passing of the legend. he was with the e street band from the beginning. he was 6 4 , and called the big man because of his height. people with aids can live long healthy lives these days with the help of drugs. why are they so difficult for so many americans to get? 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i am sorry, randi. could you repeat the question? are drugs for people who have hiv aids, are the drugs to treat people living with aids anymore affordable? i think they are in certain parts of the world. they are certainly expensive, particularly here in the united states where we have more than 8,000 people who are on waiting lists throughout the united states just to get access to the drugs. and that s a reflection of the fact that states can t afford to purchase the drugs for everybody that needs them. we all know amfar has been a leading intesee for the research on the drugs. it has to do with the future of the epidemic and whether or not we want to continue along the path we re going. realizing we cannot treat our way out of the epidemic. for every two people that get access to the treatment worldwide three people become more affected. and that s a losing game. and i think that there is some recognition, a growing recognition that we now have the tools in the prevention field at least to radically change the epidemic. our hope is that this administration will recognize that these tools are available to us and if we can make the right investments, and marshall the right kind of political will, we could actually radically change the epidemic and drive down infections to a rate unimaginable just a few years ago. you mention the word cure. that got my attention and probably a lot of other people s attention watching this, but do you think a cure for aids is possible during our lifetime? 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i think i saw some smoke behind you in the distance? reporter: there s still a bit of smoke. firefighters are beginning their assault this morning. perhaps the biggest gift mother nature has given them is less wind. can you see the white smoke off in the mountains. yesterday wind was gusting between 45 and 60 miles an hour. we re looking at wind gusts about 10 to 15 miles an hour. fire crews say that is what they want. it helps them get a handle on this, we ve seen them making some drops this morning on some of those hotspots that are popping up along the mountains, trying to contain it as much as they can. at last count it burned just under 27,000 acres. it s about 27% contained. crews are still making an assessment this morning, trying to update some of those numbers. they do that by flying over, looking down and trying to figure out what has burned overnight. we know that 47 houses have burned. we know a couple restaurants have burned. those burned yesterday, just up the road for me, this highway has been shut down for some time now. crews not letting anyone in. people are escorting pets and livestock into their homes, it s not safe to be too far up the road there. have you had a chance to talk with the people there. are they doing anything to try to protect their homes or save their homes? 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staled on the economic run. that is in conflict with what he communicated to us in 2009. if he had suggestions on the economy, he had an excellent opportunity to suggest them then when we were all together in china. i think that what has changed is not his view of the economy, but his view of his own chances to, perhaps win the nomination. i understand, that s politics, he s a politician, and he sees an opportunity. hunts man also favors civil unions for same sex couples, entertained but did not enact the idea of mandated health care insurance. thinks the u.s. ought to get out of afghanistan and believes in the science of climate change. everyone knows that jon huntsman has weaknesses on some substantive issues. but the fact that he served in a democratic administration makes it a little tough in a republican primary. and he understands that himself. but you re acting like it s a nonstarter. he fawned over obama to the point where he sounded like he should have been on msnbc. bipartisanship is nice in rhetoric, it can be darn toxic in the primary season. candy crowley cnn, washington. talking to the taliban, the u.s. admits they re discussing afghanistan s future with the enemy. what message does that send? that save on fuel and emissions like ecopia tires. even making parts for solar panels that harness the sun s energy. working on social activities like clean up programs on beaches in many locations. and regional replanting activities that will help make a better world for all of us. one team. one planet bridgestone. the u.s. in discussions with the taliban in afghanistan. we mentioned it a few minutes ago. the u.s. has been in afghanistan since 2001. 1,515 u.s. troops have died in afghanistan, 178 this year. there are around 100,000 u.s. troops there now. president obama is considering new plans to withdraw some of those troops. here is the question for our team today. should the united states be negotiating with the taliban? on the team today is caroline waddams from the center for progress. lisa, i ll ask you first, secretary gates says this is the way wars end, talk. but is negotiating with the taliban really a good idea here? it makes sense that the administration is putting out feel hes to the taliban right now. we re in a situation where al qaeda s on its back foot. it makes sense to drive a wedge between the taliban and al qaeda. i think u.s. officials have to be skeptical and cautious. we ve seen that the new leader has pledged allegiance to the taliban leader. certainly there are no indications yet that these two organizations are going their own ways. and second, i just want to make the point that the more we talk about troop withdrawals from afghanistan, the less we motivate the taliban to actually make concessions at the negotiating table. i think that s a key point. what s your take on this, is it a good idea to be talking with them? i definitely think it s exactly what the obama administration should be doing, everyone agrees this is the u.s. military. nato, various officials, i believe the only way this war is going to end is through a political settlement. the taliban are going to have to be part of that, and it s going to be a long very difficult process to be able to get a political settlement. it s going to take most likely years, and that process needs to begin. and lisa, is there a message here? and if so, what kind of message is that? what kind of message does this conversation send to the troops and the american people? well, i think the administration has to explain what s changing here? what s different about the taliban from ten years ago. what makes the administration think there s even the possibility that the taliban will make the kind of concessions that are necessary so that afghanistan doesn t become a safe haven for terrorists any more. i think the goal here in these talks should be to convince the taliban to join the political process that s already underway, and not to allow the taliban to dominate the political scene in a way that puts it at an ethnic disadvantage. we ve seen a lot of gains for the people of afghanistan over the last ten years, in terms of children going to school, women participating in the social and economic life of the country. we can t allow those gains to be squandered. i think the administration has to be clear on these points. gates used the fact that the u.s. negotiated with former insurgents in iraq to say this is is the way things get done. do you think this is a different situation? no, i mean ultimately this war is eventually it has to end. and it s got to be and it ultimately will be up to afghans to resolve their differences and create a more sustainable political dynamic than what currently exists. the u.s. in that needs to make sure that its interests are protected. and that is that the taliban insurgents separate themselves from al qaeda. this process of negotiation will take a long time. it needs to be as lisa said, among various factions of afghanistan, not just between president karzai and the insurgents, but among multiple factions within the afghan society. it s going to take a long time, but eventually, whether it s three years, five years, ten years, the united states is going to be in a significantly reduced presence. we have to work toward a more sustainable dynamic there. and lisa, just 20 seconds left or so. do you think this conversation gives the taliban more legitimacy as a recognized political power in afghanistan? well, i think that is the danger. if you re talking about iraq, the biggest difference here in afghanistan is that the taliban is still very close to al qaeda. and so i think the fear here is that those in the administration who want to exit afghanistan quickly for political reasons, for domestic political reasons will actually leave in a way that emboldens the emboldens al qaeda by putting the taliban back in power in afghanistan. and that would be a strategic defeat for the u.s. and the war on terrorism. if this happens in a way that benefits al qaeda. all right, thank you both for weighing in on our topic today, should the u.s. be speaking with the taliban? appreciate it. it s time now for a cnn political update, joe johns joins me now from washington. great to see you, what do you have for us today? well, the buzz about utah senator orrin hatch and his re-election campaign just got some new fuel. he s a republican senate institution, he s going for a seventh term, a new survey of utah voters says he could be in a bit of trouble. 38% say it s important to re-elect him because of his seniority. here s the problem. 6 in 10 responded said he s been in office too long. hatch, of course, dismissing it, he says it s too early and incumbentses are often down in the polls this far out from election day. conservatives are hot under the collar today about the telecast of the u.s. open golf tournament. it doesn t have anything to do with the fact that rory mcilroy powered the field. it s because the pledge of allegiance played on the air twice, leaving out the words under god. the network has apologized but hasn t exactly silenced the critics. you ll be in the anchor chair for john king u.s.a. tonight? 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