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I'm ben wedeman, cnn, reporting from a very noisy istanbul. >> and stay tuned. we'll have special coverage of world pride, our special pride & progress is just moments away. a look at our top stories. three people were arrested and eight injured during violent protests in portland, oregon, saturday, according to police. demonstrators threw containers that looked like milkshakes but contained, instead, quick-dry concrete. three officers were among those injured. the clashes started after several different groups of anti-fascists and right wing demonstrators collided in a downtown square. do...

Much. >> thank you, fredricka. join me at 4:30 p.m. eastern today for a cnn special, "pride & progress." i'll look at lbgtq trail blazers like andrea and their continued fight for equality. that's today at 4:30 only on cnn.

Spouse on his death certificate. and jim is joining me right now. good to see you. >> thank you so much for having me and happy pride to everyone. >> happy pride to you. so what does today feel like to you? >> you know, today is just one of those wonderful days where we can all take a step back and recognize and remember that there were so many people who came before us. those people who really put everything on the line, their entire lives on the line to stand up, say we exist, and we deserve better. and for me, that's what the stonewall 50th is all about. it's recognizing and remembering and...

Serving openly in the military. >> we have reason to be proud today of what this will mean for our military. because it's the right thing to do. and it's another step in ensuring that we continue to recruit and retain the most qualified people. >> that decision was later reversed by the trump administration. and another milestone for america, the first married gay presidential candidate. the intersection of pride and politics next. fact is, every insurance company hopes you drive safely.

Here. you were one of the original participants of those stoneball riots. 50 days -- 50 years and two days ago. being here, does this change the definition of pride for you? what does that mean for you? >> i went into that club that night terrified, scared. when i saw the violence in that bar, it scared me. when i got out on the street with my brothers and sisters and we saw visibility. we empowered each other. today at that point, there were maybe 75 to 100 of us that fought back that night. we were fighting for visibility for the first time. we were fighting for freedom. we were fighting fro...