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For the here and now. that's the wonder of streamlined connections. that's merrill edge and bank of america. coming up in the next half hour, the boy scouts debate and then vote later on whether to drop openly gay scouts. my next guest is right on the front lines of this very debate. eagle scout author of "my two moms" and activists zach wahls. you made a moving speech to minnesota lawmakers about your two moms, as many of us know. yesterday you addressed the council meeting. what was your message and do you think is resonated here? >> our chief focus is making sure that scouts know that dis...

Because we didn't get a straight no. >> that's the interesting part. they've been pretty hard line about this. >> zach, your mothers are gay. >> that's right. >> and you joined this organization knowing that they would not let your mothers be involved, say, on the girl scouts side as a troop leader or something. >> i joined this program when i was 6 years old because i wanted to experience the great outdoors and all that stuff. my moms did get involved. it was a don't ask/don't tell policy and the leaders in iowa where i was growing up were willing to turn a blind eye. my mom, jackie, became a...

To experience the great outdoors and all that stuff. my moms did get involved. it was a don't ask/don't tell policy and the leaders in iowa where i was growing up were willing to turn a blind eye. my mom, jackie, became a den mother, a mama grizzly, if you will and was a highly revered leader. so they were part of the scouting experience and i saw first hand there's no incongruence with scouting values in lgbt people. people who are trying to speak out about lifting this ban, it's not about the boy scouts. it's about the problem they have with people who are gay, people who save people's lives...