i said, what's manhattan institute? so this was before, i think, as good at e-mail as we all are now. so i called them and said what else do you have? and they just started sending me stuff. city guides and city journals, and they sent me the entrepreneurial city which mayor goldsmith led. and be i really -- it's about 100-page book, and i think i took three days to go through it because the first part of the book talked about, it was written by great mayors on different issues that they had been involved with whether it was public safety or neighborhoods, whatever, and then in the back of it it had a resource guide of each chapter. so i'm on the -- you probably don't know this either, i was on the phone with his budget director in indianapolis saying, how'd you do this? and calling people around the country. so it was a great opportunity for me to learn, and the reason he recognized a lot of the stuff in my book is because i stole most of it from be him. [laughter] and it was a, i can't overstate how important it is to

that is the manhattan project. and all of the black operations kind of trickled down from that original idea in both analogy and also secrecy. you also point out for people who wonder whether something could be kept secret, the manhattan project, the size and budget amount and even the vice president had no idea the manhattan project was going. what was the budget of the? >> in the book. it was huge. the plutonium are the reigning in tennessee, that outfit polled more power off of the united states electrical grid on any given night than the entire city of new york city. and yet no one knew it was there. that's how powerful a black operation could be. the vice president not your referring to when the manhattan project was originally going on was harry truman. he had no idea about the nuclear weapon until he became president. and the person who told him was vannevar bush. >> basic question. by name at area 51? are there one through 50? if so, explain. >> that's the subject of great debate. even a lot of my name sour

we find suzanne candiotti in manhattan. these marriages are, i assume, about to get under way? oh, i am told we just lost susan candiotti. i just mentioned, a lottery, because so many people wanted to get married on the day, and the city said we'll put your names in and you can win a lottery. susan candiotti is back with us. >> reporter: the city has made arrangements to have a pool camera in there so that it's more organized as the couples begin to exchange their wedding vows. t. j., they have been lining up for hours here outside the city clerk's office in new york for more than half of the 800 same-sex couples will be married in new york city. it's an exciting time. a lot of jitters. we're seeing some in wedding gowns and more in casual attire, and then some in tuxedos, and one flower shop is handing fresh cut flowers for the couples in line and their families. one couple was just married after midnight in niagara falls. we have one on the books already. gay activist have been fighting for this in new york state for many, many years. it's one of six states to allow same-sex

it's my -- i'm larry moe, president of the manhattan institute, and it's my pleasure to introduce roger herring to tonight, chairman of the fund which focuses on jewish philanthropic interests. he's one of the founding partners of the legendary firm, the gold standard of investment research shops on wall street. he also served as the firm's president before its merger in 2000 and retired from from its successor company in 2006. for ten years i was privileged to work with roger when he served as chairman of the manhattan institute. his energy and strategic brilliance helped to bring the institute's influence to a whole new level. since 2007 roger has served as chairman of the new york historical society which has also experienced a renaissance under his leadership. for his many philanthropic endeavors, he was awarded the william e. simon prize for leadership in 2010. more to the point for tonight, he is a voracious reader and pax mate student of history -- passionate student of history. please join me in welcoming roger hertog. [applause] >> you can all leave now. [laughter] first of all

she dates a guy who sells fake bags to white women in manhat n manhattan. he trades some for a joint and ends up in jail. some men are putting money in her accounts here and there. this doesn't discount the fact that she could have been raped remember those other women who came forward, all saying they were brave enough to come forward to talk about the other assaults they had endure ed wit him. >> it does call into question the credibility, though, i understand everything that you're saying. >> the credibility piece is definitely there, but watch close ly closely, are they going to try to get this dismissed? >> let's switch gears here, in the pacific northwest there's coffee shops called sexpresso stands where the servers wear very little. when kids are exposed to this kind of thing, can it actually harm them? is this something bad? someone wrote to me on twitter, this gives new meaning to the phrase coffee and doughnuts. >> i think it should be regulated. i think it is adult entertainment. and there's a whole world of difference between you or i being exp

. >> the former head of the international monetary fund is due to appear in a manhattan court it is in connection with the charges he faces. our correspondent joins me on the line from new york. what do we know? >> we know that strauss-kahn will appear in court tomorrow morning and the lawyers will argue for the stringent bail conditions he is living under to be relaxed. he is under house arrest, wearing an electronic angle bracelet with an armed guard outside his manhattan residents. the court appearance comes as there is speculation in u.s. media that the actual case against him might be about to collapse. a hotel maid accused him of attempting to rape her when she came to clean his times square hotel suite. "the new york times" has a story in which law enforcement officials have said that they have doubts about the credibility of the story. >> this case received lots of press attention, particularly in new york. has that media attention gone away? >> i think it will be quite a circus both outside his apartment near wall street and also outside the manhattan court as well. if it does

i'd like to preface my remarks what an honor it is to be in the manhattan institute. on the way out here, in fact, just as i was listening to the radio news, it had a reference to works and research done by the manhattan institute, and that's -- that is pretty fantastic knowing that you are firing on all cylinders in the way that you are. in the course of researching and writing on the second world war that i've been doing for the last 20 years, but specifically for my last book, "the tomorrow of war," i have come to the conclusion that the real reason hitler lost the war, even though he could have won it, was because he consistently put not his ideology before the best interests of the german reich. every time there was a diversion of the ways between his fascist fa -- fa gnattics, he always went the nazi route, and that's the underlying for his defeat. you see it in the very start of the war with finland and scandinavia. he was allowing those generals who had a greater grasp than he and he listened to those specifically in the case of the maneuver that took the germ

a court in manhattan will consider relaxing the bail conditions imposed on mr. strauss-kahn. christian frazier is in paris. >> thank you very much. great anticipation building here in paris. everybody waiting to hear what the prosecution says in the the scheduled court appearance in new york -- on scheduled court appearance. there were not expected back until july 18 but extraordinary revelations quoting two senior sources close to the prosecution who investigated the key witness. what they found is this woman had a close relationship with a drug dealer who has been convicted and is in prison. she had a conversation with him that was recorded a day after the accusations were made in which she stressed the importance of the case and the benefits of proceeding with the charges. it has been proven that the man in question put around 100,000 through her account along with others around the united states in the course of two years and questions that she lied in her asylum application. given she is the key witness, the prosecution suddenly has a major problem. already here in franc

but the city assures me that everybody here in manhattan and all the other boroughs of new york city will marry. in all, 823 couples today in new york city. they had entered a lottery and the city made sure that all who had entered would get a chance to become a part of history today and also making it official for them. we've got an exit door on the other side, and you've got people showing up there who are just wishing the couples who just got married well as they

c-span: was this for the manhattan borough? >> guest: no, it was just for a small section of lower manhattan. c-span: why did you lose? >> guest: you know, they didn't vote for me as much as they voted for the other people. c-span: and three and a half years ago you said, "i want to write a book"? >> guest: no, well, i started looking into the question. i said, "what is it that's wrong? why are things not working?" c-span: how did you get to the first step? here is random house, 202 pages later. >> guest: it took me a year and a half to come up with the basic idea, and i wrote an essay. i handed it around to a few people. i gave it to arthur schlesinger, i gave it to a few other smart people who i know, and they told me they thought i was onto something. what i was saying in this little essay was very radical. i was saying, among other things, that law shouldn't be precise, that law had to leave room for people to use their judgment, and if it didn't leave room for people to use their judgment, it just became a form of central

. >> acompaÑado de su mujer dominic strauss khan saliÓ ed.n tribununi-ede manhattan en libertad fianz una camarera de un i-ed.nlujoso de manhattan acusa al ex director gerente del fondo monetario internacional de agresiÓn sexual. >> se ha dado el primer paso gigantesco en la direcciÓn correcta. >> eso declarÓ el abogado del francÉs anunciando que el prÓximo caso es que el cargo se ha desestimado. strauss khan no tendrÁ que permanecer en arresto domiciliario como estaba hace seis semanas cuando tuvo que presentar una semana de $ 6 millones. indignado, el abogado de la presunta vÍctima indicÓ que las fiscalÍas y de temor de proseguir con el caso, y ha estado acusando a suh@h@univisi habÍa limpiado otra habitaciÓn de hotel despuÉs de ser atacada en vez de alertar a susempleadores. 24 horas despuÉs de haber hecho la denuncia discutiÓ con un hombre los beneficios econÓmicos de su acusación. >> hay muchas dudas sobre la credibilidad de la vÍctima. h@Ó visita a la corte serÁ el 18 de julio. >> aranceles contamos la historia de un univnot ed.noceÓ aparecieran las preguntas

this happening out of a manhattan courtroom. you see pictures there of strauss-kahn and his wife and his legal team leaving the courthouse. that happened within the last hour or so. this after a judge heard from the prosecution that there were holes that were in the case because of questions about the alleged victim's credibility. i want to play for you a bit of the court proceedings that took place earlier, how the judge came to this conclusion, the presentation of the prosecution when they realized there were enough questions about the main victim in this case that they would allow strauss-kahn to essentially go free. and not be under house arrest. >> all right, i understand that circumstances surrounding this case from the viewpoint of the parties have changed substantially and i agree. mr. strauss-kahn, as i said when the original securing order was granted, its purpose was to assure your appearance not to be some type of a punishment and i have no doubt that you have complied with that order in every way. in light of recent

he is accused of trying to break a manhattan -- rape a manhattan hotel housekeeper in may. prosecutors say the accuser lied to them about her past and they're worried a jury might not believe her testimony. her lawyers insist nothing changed. >> the medical evidence supports the victim's account. the forensic evidence supports the account. >> the court holds his passport but he is agree to travel within the united states. >> a lot more to bring you here today, incredible three-part river rescue on the merced and responders needed a lift. >> forget cable cars. there is another way to take a flight to san francisco. the news continues in one minute. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> san francisco police have a lead on a sketch of the man suspected of killing a woman last seen a live leaving a bar in the south of market area. and found dead two hours later. and driving a small, red car. and state fish and game or anyone heading to lake tahoe area to avoid precautions to avoid encounter was bears sh. this shows problems people experienced when bears

our prosecutors from the manhattan d.a.'s office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes, and will do so until we have uncovered all relevant facts. the vindication of the rights of sex crime victims is among the highest priorities of this office. >> brown: the charges last may had dashed strauss-kahn's standing as a leading presidential contender in france. today, supporters said it's unclear if he can reclaim that status. >> ( translated ): it's a thunder clap that this has produced, but it's not like when this first happened, because the fact remains that, even if the charges against him collapse, he will still have already been thrown to the lions. >> brown: strauss-kahn's next scheduled court date is july 18, and until then, he is free to move around the united states. sara eisen, a reporter for bloomberg television, has covered the case from the start and was in the courtroom today. she joins us from new york. also with us from los angeles-- laurie levenson, a former federal prosecutor and current p

susan candiotti is in manhattan at a german bar or pub or eatery. oh, they're cheering "go, usa," aren't they? >> reporter: it's hard to turn away from the game to talk to you. i just can't take it. anyway, we got -- i've got japan fans over here. usa fans over here. so japan cheering defense. uh-oh. uh-oh. they just tied it up. japan just scored. oh, man. it's a wild scene here. a lot of happy people and sad people. >> okay. i know. susan can't hear us. they are excited. it's 2-2 now. it's tied up. already they were in overtime. the u.s. seemed like they were just maybe seconds away from clinching this title and now japan has scored yet another point. so now we're back to being tied. can you hear me now, susan? >> reporter: yeah, i can hear you now. so let's talk to -- tell me your first name. what do you think of what's happening right now. >> i'm not worried. i think the u.s. is a better team. >> reporter: you still think the u.s. will be able to pull it off? >> with wombach in there, yes. >> reporter: tell me the emotions you're going through ri

manhattan. >> the russians have invaded -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: finally, they've invaded manhattan. >> yes, exactly. >> jimmy: we knew this would happen one day. ooh, bang. oh, bang. later. bye. >> and this is this environment is massive. you want to know something, we built like half of manhattan for this. >> the new york harbor. and then, we filled it with the russian navy, who are now raining missiles down on us. >> jimmy: so, you actually get to fight in the streets in this one. >> yeah, absolutely. and in london, in paris, in berlin. and what i think these guys do better than anyone is, it feels like you're dropped in the middle of a hollywood blockbuster action movie. and you're playing the movie. it's got this incredible cinematic scope. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. looks gorgeous. >> and you know, the graphics look beautiful. it's authentic. >> jimmy: you're doing a big social networking thing too with this one? right? >> it's called "call of duty elite," and basically we've built an entire social network just for "call of duty" fans. there are 30 million people who played "call of d

free from his alchemist's captive vit, he would go listen to cuban music at the park plaza hotel in manhattan. those were happy times and years later became a happy tomic with me, convinced early on that my father inhabited a magic world. a few years ago, while listening to a recording of cuban blues by chico, i remembered in new york in those stories of the 40's that chico and my father met at club cuba in manhattan and again in havana in the mid-50's. the sessions of chico's house in our neighborhood became so famous that even my father, not particularly fond of cuban jazz, couldn't resist dropping in once in a while at the much-talked about terrace. i listened to the rumba of chico's suite, then i would imagine chico back in new york doing arrangements for count bassie and ringo starr and i see myself turning into a big fan during my teenage years in havana. so that gives you a little idea about all these connections. i was born in havana in the mid-50's and my memory have many sounds. my history of my family has given me a variety of experiences and languages. my memory is like an orgy of

john kiefner grows corn in manhattan, illinois. >> would i be more comfortable if it was hot and dry? yes, but i think my plants would be less comfortable. >> reporter: they're projecting a terrific corn crop this year, but as you can see, what's good for the manhattan in illinois may not be so great for the one in new york. and in new york, philadelphia and washington, the temperature is going to be high over the next couple of days, but, bob, when you add in the humidity, it will feel like it's at or above 110 degrees. >> schieffer: okay, dean. well, thank you. dean reynolds in chicago. as the heat continues to move east, it's going to put more and more pressure on the nation's power grid. and jim axelrod now with more on that. jim? >> reporter: well, hey, bob. con ed, the utility that provides electricity for ten million people in and around new york city, now expects to set a new record for power demand some time in the next couple of days. >> safety over comfort today... >> reporter: at the con ed command center in lower manhattan, they're on a conference call, tracking outages a

strauss-kahn's attorneys are meeting with manhattan prosecutors today. the former head of the international monetary fund stands accused of sexually assaulting a maid at a new york hotel, a case that is apparently unraveling. harris is watching breaking news for us today. harris, what do you have? >> jon, the big question is whether or not his defense attorneys will actually ask for this case and the charges to be dropped, and what the judge will say about that, or, if there's some other reason for them to meet. you know what, what we're learning is there are details that have come out about the accuser in this case, and her past, that even had the prosecution now asking questions about this woman. questions that this trial could hinge on, because she is their witness. the only way that they can really press sexual assault charges against dominic strauss-kahn is with her testimony, convincingly, so it has been said, by prosecutors up until now. will defense attorneys for dominic strauss-kahn then ask this judge to dismiss the charges based on the fact th

that is a lie. >> our prosecutors from the manhattan d.a.'s office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes. >> her allegations have ended his career as director of the imf and put his ambition to be the next president on france on hold. prosecutors say they have evidence of a sexual encounter so they have not moved to dismiss the charges but defense attorneys called this a very good day. >>> former monterey congressman lauren bacall begin his new job at secretary of defense. he was sworn in and arrived at the pentagon shortly after for first day on the job. he replaced robert gates. one of the first things he did was send a message to all troops and their families. >> as secretary of defense i will work to ensure that our nation continues to have the best trained, the best equipped and the strongest military in the world. >> he had been director of the c.i.a. for the past two and a half years. >>> it will no longer be burger and fries at some fast food restaurants. you'll have to show your i.d. if you want to buy beer and

rape. >> our prosecutors from the manhattan d.a.'s office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes and will do so until we have uncovered all relevant facts. >> reporter: the attorney for the accuser ken thompson admits his client made mistakes but says this does not mean she was not a victim of rape slamming the district attorney himself. >> our concern is that manhattan district attorney cry vance is too afraid to try -- cy vance is too afraid to try this case. >> reporter: thompson said the victim will come out and tell her story but didn't say when. >>> we want a closer look at this now, a stunning turn of events today. joining us now is clark neily, senior attorney for the institute of justice. thanks for being with us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> this is so unusual. let me start by getting your reaction to today's events. >> the idea that this woman has some credibility issues, made some misrepresentations on a visa forms and following this investigation i don't think that's unusual. >> it was such an airtight

that is a lie. >> our prosecutors from the manhattan d.a.'s office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes. >> her allegations have ended his career as director of the imf and put his ambition to be the next president on france on hold. prosecutors say they have evidence of a sexual encounter so they have not moved to dismiss the charges but defense attorneys called this a very good day. >>> former monterey congressman lauren bacall begin his new job at secretary of defense. he was sworn in and arrived at the pentagon shortly after for first day on the job. he replaced robert gates. one of the first things he did was send a message to all troops and their families. >> as secretary of defense i will work to ensure that our nation continues to have the best trained, the best equipped and the strongest military in the world. >> he had been director of the c.i.a. for the past two and a half years. >>> it will no longer be burger and fries at some fast food restaurants. you'll have to show your i.d. if you want to buy beer and

today lawyers for strauss-kahn sat down with manhattan prosecutors. they called it a constructive meeting. a spokeswoman for the d.a. says says no decisions have been made about dropping the case, the case that if you believe the sound bites sounded like a slam-dunk. >> sir, you said the detectives concluded that victim was a credible victim and that her story had credibility. what is that based on? >> what is that based on? >> yeah. >> it's based on the experience of sexual victims detectives. this is all they do. they investigate these types of crimes. obviously credibility of the complainant is a factor in cases of this nature. one of the things that they're trained to look for. >> can you say what it was about her story that made is credible? >> no, i can't. >> the police commissioner ray kelly there four days after strauss-kahn was hauled off his flight and a day before the manhattan d.a. cyrus vance sought an indictment and got it. that day prosecutors were just as confident in their accuser as commissioner kelly was. >> the complainant in this

nearly a thousand couples here in manhattan, over 400 already hearing cheers at exit doors. some of the first marriages taking place inside. today just as much about making history as it is about making it official. >> just open it. >> reporter: word came in the form of an e-mail for tiffany and meredith. >> you have been selected. >> that's it, we're done! >> i love you. >> reporter: the engaged couple are aplong the 823 who enters the new york city lottery and were chosen to marry on the first day same-sex marriage is legal in new york state. >> i'm just so happy. i mean, we wanted to get married in new york so badly, because this is where we lib, this is where we made our home, this is where we met. this is where we fell in love. >> reporter: douglas and michael will officially make it legal today using the historic occasion to celebrate their own history together. they were married in a church ceremony nearly two decades ago and have raised two sons. >> who ever thought that in our lifetime this would happen? or the state would recognize our relationship and the love tha

. >> this all started at this manhattan hotel. and made claimed that -- a maid claimed that mr. strauss-kahn tried to rape her. she now confesses to cling in another room before reporting the attack. prosecutors said that she lied about being raped in guinea. for lawyer gave a graphic account of the injuries she sustained. >> the medical evidence supports the victim's account. of the forensic evidence supports the victim's account. she was taken from the hotel and hospital in an ambulance. a grand jury has already found her account credible. >> dominique strauss-kahn was forced to resign as head of the imf of the greek economy was in crisis. his ambition to be a french presidential contender could be revived. it could be the socialist candidate before the deadline expires. >> the people here will have for him greater admiration than before because he had shown a great quality of courage and dignity. >> it has been a turbulent six weeks for dominique strauss- kahn. from top finance official inal he was encouraged by the facts against him. >> we are outside the courthouse now in n

. >> this all started at this manhattan hotel. and made claimed that -- a maid claimed that mr. strauss-kahn tried to rape her. she now confesses to cling in another room before reporting the attack. prosecutors said that she lied about being raped in guinea. for lawyer gave a graphic account of the injuries she sustained. >> the medical evidence supports the victim's account. of the forensic evidence supports the victim's account. she was taken from the hotel and hospital in an ambulance. a grand jury has already found her account credible. >> dominique strauss-kahn was forced to resign as head of the imf of the greek economy was in crisis. his ambition to be a french presidential contender could be revived. it could be the socialist candidate before the deadline expires. >> the people here will have for him greater admiration than before because he had shown a great quality of courage and dignity. >> it has been a turbulent six weeks for dominique strauss- kahn. from top finance official to a criminal defendant. he was encouraged by the facts against him. >> we are outside the

. >> and we'll tell you about the manhattan food fight over italian eating. >> it's been a mixed day on the stock markets so far. we've seen some moderate gains in the asia-pacific region. and a positive start to today's trading in europe. >> absolutely right. we're seeing markets hanging out a little bit. we've got a couple of interest rate decisions. so, we are higher as of -- well, as of right now, as you can see. but only by about barely at all. interest rate decisions, european central bank, it's widely expected that the ecb president will raise interest rates for the second time in three months. with euro inflation expected to rise 25 basis points. 0.25%. that would take the lending to 1.5%. >> interest rates in asia as well. a mixed day after the markets, after china announced late yesterday, that hong kong and shanghai, moving in different directions. one thing analysts agree on this is likely to be the final interest rate rise in the current cycle in china. it's the third one this year. most say it's the last. inflation is expected to peak. we're seeing slower economic activ

. >>> we begin with breaking news out of manhattan for the former leader of the imf has just left the courthouse. dominique strauss, has been released on his own recognizance jummy olabanji is live in our newsroom with more. >>> that hearing started about 30 minutes ago. the manhattan district attorney's office had asked the judge to release dominique strauss-kahn from arrest. the judge has agreed. this comes after sources say the d a's office uncovered serious questions about the credibility of a hotel housekeeper who accuse the former i-map leader of sexual assault. the 62-year-old banker left his new york apartment and arrived at the courthouse this morning along with his wife and attorneys. he is accused of crimes including attempted rape but he has denied those allegations all along. reports are saying that investigators have come to believe that the housekeeper may be lying about some of her activities in the hours around the alleged attack. they also said that prosecutors think she lied about details on our application for asylum in the u.s. including saying see it -- she had b

our prosecutors from the manhattan d.a.'s office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes and will do so until we have uncovered all relevant facts. the vindication of the rights of sex crime victims is among the highest priorities of this office. and with regard to the treatment of this victim, we believe we have done nothing but to support her and everything in our power to maintain her privacy and to keep her safe. jon: that's cyrus vance jr. the relatively new district in new york city talking about the case against dominique strauss-kahn, the former head of the international monetary fund, who lost that position after he was arrested for sexually assaulting a hotel maid. let's go back to our panel of attorneys. sharon, help us read between the lines there. he says the investigation is going to go on. but it sure sounds like the fact that he has been released, dominique strauss-kahn has been released on his own recognizance sounds like the prosecutors don't feel like they have much of a case against hi

ferryboats, tugboats, barges, yachts, converging on lower manhattan, evacuating close to 500,000 people. all over the course of several hours. putting that in context, the great dunkirk evacuation of the british troops, resulting in the certain destruction of the expeditionary force, we know that from world war ii. we celebrate it. the same thing happened on 9/11 band we do not know the story. of course, we need to invest more. let's put these numbers into context. since 9/11 what we have spent on the wars in afghanistan is close to $12 trillion. $275 million per day, every single day for 10 years. the total amount we have been spending annually in programs to better gauge the american people, to work with law enforcement or public safety, roughly 75 minutes. not to say that we will not spend what we can as a nation, investing in these things. but are we investing enough in this great asset that we have? dealing with the dangers that confront us? the fact is the terrorist threat has fundamentally changed over the last 10 years. the current and now the parting national terrorism director

manhattan d.a. cyrus vance sought an inch dietment and got it. that day prosecutors were just as confident in their accuser as commissioner kelly was. >> the complainant in this case has offered a compelling and unwavering story about what occurred in the defendant's room. >> what asit can't d.a. mcconnel did not say were facts about the alleged victim's past and questions about her account. in a moment, former prosecutor sonny hosten and jeffrey toobin on whether they think a rush to prosecute made this case impossible to prosecute. first, though, tom foreman lays out the facts. >> reporter: dominique strauss-kahn's new york arrest in mid may was a sensation. the head of the international monetary fund, the potential next president of france, snatched from a jet moments before takeoff, accused of attempted rape by a hotel maid. manhattan d.a. cyrus vance put it simply. >> these are extremely serious charges. >> reporter: the maid told police she had gone to clean strauss-kahn's $3,000 a night suite

so here we are in this very typical, wonderful manhattan apartment. you walk in, it's an open floor plan, and you see every living space. so we have to find ways to use color to define these spaces. now, the bedroom is a very special place in most of our homes so i talked to the homeowner and tried to understand what she was really after in this space. take a look at these great drawer pulls that she actually installed herself. it's a wonderful detail, and it's given me an idea on how to turn this very bland and boring bedroom into a dramatic and rich boudoir. so here's dave. >> i checked out the place. we are ready to go. we have all the materials and we are using aura, which is self-priming and can be done in one coat. >> well, then let's get started. >> one thing to always remember is take your valuables into the center of the room and protect them with plastic. living room is done. bedroom is prepped. let's get to it. >> we're standing here in the foyer. many people think that a dark color will actually make a room feel smaller, but in this case p

you have a great sense of community today in lower manhattan. and that's what happens when you expand people's human rights, you actually create more unity. you create more closeness in society and a greater bond of community through love. and that's what we're seeing today. and it really is so exciting. >> that was part of my earlier conversation with new york city council speaker christine quinn as the first gay marriages are performed today. >>> deadly and sweltering heat sending power grids into a spike in the northeast, some people into the hospital as well. the triple-digit temps were so oppressive and the air quality so bad, in parts of new york city even a stroll on the coney island boardwalk seemed like an infernal ordeal. others took the smart way out and just stayed home or by the shore. the weather channel's eric fisher has the latest on how folks are faring in the big apple. eric? >> reporter: a lot of new yorkers will remember the last couple of days here, alex. we had 100 degrees here yesterday, that was a new record high. 104 deg