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Reemerge politically and talked then in the npr interview, number one she said she was glad states were looking at this. 37 states now allow same-sex marriage. she said she was glad states were going state by state and people were pushing for it. and then she had this exchange. >> you know i have to say i think you are being very persistent, but you are playing with my words and playing with what is such -- >> i'm just trying to clarify so i can understand. >> no i don't think you are trying to clarify. i think you're trying to say i used to be opposed and now i'm in favor. and i did it for po...

Agenda. >> yeah. the president doesn't want a federal law, wants to really support state efforts, correct? >> mm-hmm yes. >> all right. before heading to jamaica en route to tomorrow's summit of the america in panama the president called senate foreign relations committee chair, bob corker of tennessee, the author of the corker bill requiring that congress approve a final nuclear deal with iran that as more democrats sign on to corker's bill. what more can you tell us about this? >> this was the president making his pitch on why the iran deal is a good one to the person who is the chairman of ...

State to legalize medicinal marijuana. >> medical marijuana has a capacity to do a lot of good for a lot of people who are in pain and who are suffering. >> siting state efforts to combat smoking the governor explains the new bill only with serious illnesses to use nonsmokeable form of the drug. >> what was thought to be an ankle injury is turning out to be something much more serious for harrison ford. after being injured on the star wars episode 7 disney studios say he has hurt his ankle. now ford publicist says he actually broke his leg and he is recovering from surgery. ford is expected to...

Marijuana there is a gateway drug. there are two states, washington state and colorado -- in fact, they are both going to the super bowl. we're going to have the first high super bowl. both of those states have legalized marijuana. we're going to see what the experiment looks like and what the effects, negative or positive, are. >> john, the president was pretty candid in discussing marijuana. it's a sensitive issue. were you surprised? >> it wasn't that long ago his justice department was voicing frustration with these state efforts and now you have the president of the united states saying l...

We didn't necessarily fall very far. we've been there. things aren't getting worse. on the other hand, the world is changing and the skills that you need to survive in the world and compete in the world and we're now in a global economy competing for skills, that we need to be making progress on this chart rather than go behind. what also has people nervous is this comes despite many years now of the united states being focused on this question, no child left behind, other pieces of legislation, common core debate, state efforts and we're not necessarily making huge progress. >> no noticeable ...