guido barilla... president of the company...told italian radio that he would never feature a same-sex couple... ...in their commercials because they are not the quote, "classic" family that reflect their values. that led to calls from gay rights groups all across social media to boycott barilla. barilla has since taken to social media themselves, issuing an apology on their facebook page. speaking of gay rights, a good day for same-sex couples in new jersey, after a new jersey judge rules in favor of gay marriage. the state has already permitted civil unions, but today a judge issued a ruling, saying that in light of the recent supreme court rulings, same-sex marriages could begin as soon as next month. <911 call nats.. outcue: feeling better> and its been a good day for a three year old arizona boy, honored this week as a hero. three year old guy fritzche was just adopted by his new family a few months ago. his speech impediment left him barely able to speak as recently as a year ago. but somehow, gu

the an #boycott barilla started spreading. he started apologizing actually. >> he apologized three times in fact and seemed in many ways to dig the hole deeper each time. he actually said this at one time. with reference to statements i made yesterday, i apologize if my words have generated controversy or misunderstanding or if they have hurt the sensibilities of some people. in the interview i simply wanted to highlight the central role of the woman in the family." >> so we're uncertain what he meant by the central role of the woman making pasta. >> i make a mean pasta. i'm offended now. >> well, of course, this is going to affect him probably pretty big financially if this boycott is the successful. we'll see how this turns out. >>> blackberry having another bad day. that's putting it mildly days after the company said it was going private. it announced it's losing a lot of money. >> and blackberry, i have a blackberry, one of the few people that still have one. reported second quarter net loss of almost a billion dollars. a

. >> a big back lash against barilla after the c.e.o. makes questionable comments about gay people. >> florida has nearly 700 miles of sandy beaches, but erosion is dehe pleading its most valuable resource. a new plan to keep the sand from its shores. >> good morning. i'm stephanie sy. it's friday, september 27. the clock is ticking on a government shutdown. if nothing is done, it could happen in just three days. in washington, the senate has scheduled a vote today to pass an emergency spending bill that would prevent it. if that vote passes, the legislation will then go back to the house with one major piece missing, defunding the affordable care act. libby joins us from capitol hill. what will the senate be voting on today? >> a series of votes starting this afternoon at 12:30, and one of the key elements is they'll put forth an amendment that would get rid of this defunding of the federal health care law. don't expect to see that survive. we can expect the senate to pass this short material spending bill keeping the government funding

barilla to walk back his comments. i apologize if my words have generated controversy or misunderstanding, or if they have hurt the sensibilities of some people. in the interview, i simply wanted to highlight the central role of the woman in the family. but sensing that his words were still boiling over, the group took to twitter in a last, desperate attempt to turn the heat down. while we cannot undo words that have been said, we can apologize to all those we have hurt or offended. we are deeply sorry. joining us now is an always temp temp temperat jonathan capehart. is this the end of pasta dishes in your home? >> well, with barilla. i'll switch to de cicco, i forgot to bring their box. if the sensibilities of people -- people being offended. it's -- it's -- it's beyond stupid. >> why? >> well, because. that commercial, the clip of the commercial you showed. if you watch the entire commercial, i mean, yeah, he certainly loves the traditional family, where the women are in the kitchen, the women are making dinner, the

. >> a big back lash against barilla first base after the c.e.o. makes questionable comments about gay people. >> good morning, this is aljazeera america. the federal government is set to shut down in three days unless congress can come to some sort of compromise. republicans appear to be trying to use the looming shutdown as leverage to block the affordable care act. congress has until tuesday at 12:01 a.m. to reach a spending deal. some house republicans say they will only agree if congress cuts off money to obamacare. tuesday is the day people can enroll in insurance plans through on line exchanges. october 17, if congress does not raise the debt ceiling by then, the government will not be able to pay its bills. the last time washington pushed to the brink of default was 2011. as a result, the company's credit rating was downgraded, leading to higher interest rates for everyone. we have more from washington. >> this is a team that calls for leadership of the house republicans. >> with the clock ticking toward a federal government shutdown tuesda

in an interview on wednesday guido barilla said that his idea of a family is, quote, a classic family and the mother has a fundamental role and gays and lesbians can, quote, eat another pasta. he has gone on to say, i have the utmost respect for gay people and for thos everyone's t to express themselves. >> ross is here with the day in sports. can we spend a little bit of time on the 49ers? >> reporter: yes, the 49ers got their mojo back to, and got back to basics playing smash mouth football. you are who you are. kaepernick showing us why he's still got it. the entire 49ers offense very efficient. they have the play makers who hauled in five catches for nine yards and all you fantasy owners, and you know who you are, they racked up a touchdown. as for the offense, they were down right offensive. getting sacked five times and picked off by whitner, the 49ers went on to improve 2 and 2 on the season. but this is the key right here from san francisco, frank gored. racking up 153 yards rushing and touchdown, what do you say, coach? >> everybody's been frustrated. not liking the result. b

ido barilla says the back bone of the pasta company is the family image, he defines as a husband, wife, and children telling a radio station his company won't feature same-sex families in ads saying if gay customers don't like it, they can quote, eat someone else's pasta. >> one has to wonder what the ceo was thinking. >> and many people do. twitter lit up. hash tags for a boycott started world wide. >> to suggest that we're not part of the traditional family or that gay and lesbian families are not equal to other families is just very wrong. >> in response to backlash barilla's chairman says quite, i apologize if my words generated misunderstanding or hurt someone's sensitivity. i wish to under line the central role the woman plays within the family. an attempted apology some feel added to insult autos his comments offended many people. not only gay and lesbian people. >> the organization says what they want is for the chairman to sit down ask talk with gay, lesbian and transgender families. if extended the invitation and have not heard back. >> there are now five confirmed cases of e

. >>> backlash against barilla, the controversial comments that has some people threatening to boycott the popular pasta company. millions who need assistance now. we appreciate you spending time with us tonight. >>> up next is the golden age of hollywood going golden but elsewhere. why l.a.'s mayor has declared a state of emergency for the entertainment industry there. next. >>> welcome back. the senate votes in a few minutes on a bill that could avert a government shutdown. these are live pictures right there. of course that is senator harry reid with the last word before the vote. the bill does not script funding from health care reform, as the house republicans have demanded, the two sides have until monday to reach an agreement. >>> researchers said they are extremely confident that people are the cause of global warming. >>> the unsecurity council is expected to vote on the resolution regarding syria's chemical weapons, but doesn't deal with questions about how to enforce the order. >>> the barilla pasta company has discovered how powerful social media can be. he said it's a clas

. >>> the backlash against barilla continues. >> guido barilla will not feature gays in his commercials. >> if they don't h like it they can't eat someone's pasta. >> following his comments barilla hit twitter to apologize.gi activists are demanding a boycott against the world's largest pasta provider. >>> kimball versus kanye. have you heard about this. >>>>>ou h no. >> twitter rant -- twitter war i should say and reaction. tmz has the scoop coming up. t >>> also a new trend where, you know, regular old buys like youe brother and uncle and ladies, even your husband strikingtri provocative poses.ses. >> have you heard about dude-ouir. >> coming up. up. >>> no.> and his wife. wi >>> what will the first official weekend of fall feel like. >> gary is back as the fog rolls on. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for r governor, and i sponsored this ad. for 30 years i've worked as an obgyn, my job is to protect the health of women. so i'm particularly offended by ken cuccinelli. cuccinelli wants to make all abortion illegal ... ... even in cases of rape and incest. ... even to protect a woman's h

the barilla pasta guy in italy -- >> largest pasta company in the world. >> apparently this guy is not a fan of same-sex marriage. saying something to the effect of, why should i put homosexual people in my ads? >> yeah. his thing -- his focus is this, that the woman, feet mathe fema the center of the family. therefore, he wouldn't have a homosexual family in his commercials. apparently he doesn't know that women are also gay. because you can still be the center of a family and have a homosexual family, it just means two women are together. >> you can have two mommys. >> there's a book about that, i believe. >> oh, my gosh, barilla pasta guy, maybe the woman has a career and is working and the husband will make dinner once in a while. >> people are talking about a boycott of barilla pasta. remember the boycott of chick-fil-a? they did just fine. >> chick-fil-a, we're talking chicken as opposed to pasta. as a black person i can't stay away from chicken but pasta i can give up. i know you can't laugh at that joke. that's why i said it. >> let's move to the second headline. bill gates adm

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model chrissy teigan, wife of singer john legend, tweeted yikes, bye-bye me using barilla. and this morning a twitter hashtag for a boycott is trending worldwide. >> a statement like this is made. on the other side of the world, it becomes a controversy in a matter of minutes. it's the speed of a tweet, it becomes a controversy. >> reporter: the pasta powerhouse eclipses $500 million a year in u.s. sales alone, which could now be affected. >> something like this doesn't happen in a vacuum these days. >> reporter: all of which means, without an apology, those comments could now cost barilla, a pretty penne. for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. >> many are eager to see what is going to happen with the bottom line. with all this. >> when this hit social media yesterday, it lit up. it broke twitter and rightfully so. >>> now, to the emotional night at a jam-packed yankee stadium. mariano rivera, one of baseball's all-time greats, performed his final act on the stage where he starred for almost two decades. there was a familiar eighth inning call to the b

yikes, bye-bye me using barilla. and a twitter hash tag for a boycott is trending worldwide. >> a statement like this is made. on the other side of the world, it becomes a controversy in a matter of minutes. it's the speed of a tweet, it becomes a controversy. >> reporter: the pasta powerhouse eclipses $500 million a year in u.s. sales alone, which could now be affected. >> something like this doesn't happen in a vacuum these days. >> reporter: all of which means, without an apology, those comments could now cost barilla, a pretty penny. for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. >> many are eager to see what is going to happen with the bottom line. with all this. >> when this hit social media yesterday, it lit up. it broke twitter and rightfully so. >>> now, to the emotional night at a jam-packed yankee stadium. mariano rivera, one of baseball's all-time greats, performed his final act on the stage where he starred for almost two decades. there was a familiar eighth inning call to the bull pen. on

after call mounted on twitter to boycott barilla's product. the chairman reinforced his support for gay marriage but insisted traditional families have always been identified with the barilla brand. (male announcer) now, here's stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >> stanley: i have come to a reasonable conclusion that the state of california is giving away drivers licenses. they have to be .how else can you explain the series of events that i am about to show which take place on sloat blvd. and yes this is a driver traveling in the wrong direction trying to go the correct way. pay attention to this sign it reads "ped beacon ahead". now if you have to ask what's a ped beacon you were probably a recipient of the drivers license giveaway. but here is how it works, a pedestrian comes up and presses this button. a few seconds later the beacon will flash yellow warning drivers someone is trying to cross the street. when the beacon turns solid red. drivers are required to stop and stay stopped. unlike that driver. if the beacon is a flas

yikes, bye-bye me using barilla. and a twitter hash tag for a boycott is trending worldwide. >> a statement like this is made. on the other side of the world, it becomes a controversy in a matter of minutes. it's the speed of a tweet, it becomes a controversy. >> reporter: the pasta powerhouse eclipses $500 million a year in u.s. sales alone, which could now be affected. >> something like this doesn't happen in a vacuum these days. >> reporter: all of which means, without an apology, those comments could now cost barilla, a pretty penny. for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. >> many are eager to see what is going to happen with the bottom line. with all this. >> when this hit social media yesterday, it lit up. it broke twitter and rightfully so. >>> now, to the emotional night at a jam-packed yane stadium. mariano rivera, one of baseball's all-time greats, performed his final act on the stage where he starred for almost two decades. there was a familiar eighth inning call to the bull pen. on th

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guido barilla, head of barilla pasta, based in north suburban bannockburn, says he prefers to use, what he called, traditional and perfect families. that led to some backlash against the company. barilla responded on facebook saying that this has nothing to do with gay rights and that he respects gay marriage. he apologized for hurting anyone's feelings, but didn't back down from his position. let's go to tom skilling 47 day forecast. you will love tomorrow. it might rain little bit tomorrow night but look at that scab of warm air and that is coming our way tomorrow as is the cooler and at that has places in montana down to 47. some cool air to the west of us. here are the showers that will be with us but not until late in the day, more so tomorrow night. our models have the showers out of here. the weather service has been in standard than that. they exit sunday's morning. people in northwest indiana may linger in showers early but high pressure moves in and the winds will be live from the north and ready to turn southwest by monday. 52 hundredths of an inch is the estimate for rainfal

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of barilla chairman is in hot water, serving up some controversy. he says the backbone of one of the best-known pasta companies is its family image. which he defines as a husband, wife, and children, telling an italian radio station his company would not feature same- sex families saying that if gay customers don't like it, they can eat someone else's pasta. >> one has to wonder what the ceo was thinking. >> twitter lit up. started trending worldwide and there is a petition to get one supermarket off its take barilla shelves. >> this is saying families are other families. >> the chairman set i apologize if my words have generated controversy or misunderstanding or if they hurt someone sensitivity. i simply wish to to underline the central role the women place within the family. an attempted apology some feel only added to the insult. -- commonsidence condescended to so many people. it is not going to cut it. >> what they really want is for the chairman to learn from this, to sit down and talk with gay and lesbian families. they have extended the inv

the maker of barilla pasta is facing criticism after saying that he would not show gay families in his companies ads. [ audience boos ] the gay community said they would definitely boycott. you know, if they still ate carbs. [ laughter and applause ] but still if they did, they would never eat that ever again. ever. >> steve: i'm good. >> jimmy: they look too good. yeah, that's right. he won't show gay families in his company's ads. or in simpler terms, he prefers penne and vermicelli, not penne and penne. know what i'm saying? [ laughter ] >> steve: that's some spicy meatballs. >> jimmy: no, no, no, no, no, no, no. [ laughter ] >> steve: i didn't hear you. >> jimmy: and finally, everybody is so excited about football being back. gosh, people love their football. [ cheers and applause ] we love it here at nbc. this sunday night we got the new england patriots and the atlanta falcons. falcons and the patriots. now every year at the end of the season they give out awards like most valuable player. but they also give out awards during the season, sort of like the ones in high school yearb

no doubt about it, barilla is in hot water. the company actually put out a corporate statement after it made that initial statement from the president and put a big picture and banner up on its website, but the reality is many consumers aren't accepting that apology at this point. i want to show you some of the comments that are on social media. one of those quote, i would like my pasta without the side of hom homeophobia. and i'm italian, i'm gay, i'm married legally to a man, i have three adopted children. i had barrilla pasta for dinner tomorrow night. today, tomorrow and forevermore, i will choose another brand of pasta. you lose. one more, not good enough. i will be buying another brand from now on. your ceo has the right to his opinion and i have the right to spend my money elsewhere. here's the reality. this has the potential to hit barilla hard. it's a big company but sales could very well drop from this boycott. also, they have 8,000 employees in 30 locations so this has to hit close to home for some of them. while the

chairman guido barilla had earlier said in its ads they would never feature same-sex couples. that comment brought calls for a boycott. now he said he supports gay marriage but not adoption because it would be complicated for same-sex couples to raise children. >>> iphone and ipad users are flooding apple with complaints saying some of the new features are making them sick. users say the zooms and animations are making them dizzy causing headaches and giving them nausea. some features can be turned off and others cannot. instructions can be found on-line. good luck to the 200 million people that downloaded the new updates. have you downloaded yours? >> i haven't downloaded my update but my mother did and she's -- i think it is a learning curve. she's not exactly happy with it. >> people hate change. that's to be expected. i have talked to people who said it is great. i have not done it either. i'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. let everyone complain so i know what i'm in for. >> if you were seeing the motion that we showed you that is causing people to get sick. it is lik

. >>> the barilla pasta company is facing backlash. the ceo said his idea is a quote, traditional family and the lays and lesbians can quote, eat another pasta. the chairman said, quote . . . >>> does microsoft have a ford in its future? it is looking ford ceo to replace their outgoing boss. they say he has become a front runner. he is credited with helping ford turn around in 2006. >>> jcpenney is getting an infusion of money. it says it will raise almost a billion dollars in a stock sale. that is a concern for investors of course. jcpenneys shares have been taking a big hit. >>> going, going gone. the famed auctioneer's christies held its first sales in china. masterpieces by andy warhol and others went under the hammer in shanghai as china's elite participated in the sale. >>> thanks for watching al jazeera. i'm richelle carey. 101 east is next. and for the latest information you can always go to our website as well, aljazeera.com. thanks for your time. it was sixty years ago, that a group of explorers made their first tentative ste

. >>> the head of the italian pasta brand barilla said he would never use a homosexual family in any of his ads. he added the gay customers could go elsewhere. italian lgbt groups are calling for a boycott of the company. he issued an apology. he said his statement was meant to express the central roll of women in the family. >>> we're going to crank up that heat a little bit. going to feel a lot better out there. you're going to love what we have. look at some of the wind gusts. it's been annoying. pesky out there. if you're driving or live up in the hills. we had winds topping 50 miles per hour across the foothills today. s.f. airport, 45. and the good news tomorrow, not only hotter. but we're also going to get rid of the wind. also, sunny skies from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. i don't want to get ahead of myself. tomorrow morning will be chilly to start. you need the jacket as you head out that door. for the interior valley. temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s from the bay to the coast. by 4:00 p.m. to the east day to the south bay, temperatures in the mid-80s. let's take you out

. >>> the barilla pasta company has found out just how powerful social media can be the ceo said gays and lesbians can, quote, eat another pasta. he said, quote . . . ♪ >>> jcpenney is getting an an infusion of money. it says it will raise almost a billion dollars in stock sales. before the sale it will have almost $200 million less than it estimated last month, and that is a concern for investors. jcpenney's shares have taken a big hit this week. if you think it's crazy to have to hit control all the delete to have to restart your computer, you are not alone. bill gates told a harvard audience in the early days of microsoft he wanted a single button for that function, but they ended up using the ibm keyboard. >>> a worker found a $2 million check in a wallet left on a subway. >>> thank you for watching. al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey, the documentary "people in power" is next. for more on the latest you can always go to our website, aljazeera.com. thanks for your time. every year in south africa thousands of teen-aged boys in the xhosa tribe undergo ritual circumcision whic

but nowthe chairman of barilla is in hot water. he says the backbone of one of the best known pasta companies in the world is the family image, which e he defines as a husband, wife and children tell -- wife and children telling a radio station his company wouldn't feature same sex couples in their ad saying if they don't like it, they can eat someone else's pasta. >> one has to wonder what the ceo was thinking? >> and they do. there is a petition to get at least one super market chain to take it off if the shelves. >> to suggest that we are not part of the traditional family or are not ball to other families is just very wrong. >> the chairman said quote, i apologize if my words have generated controversy or hurt someone's sensitivity. in theinterview, i wanted to under line the central role the woman plays in the family. >> his comments offended so many people and i'm sorry is not going to cut it. >> glad says what they want is for the chairman to learn from this, to sit down and talk with gay, les ben and -- bez bean and trans g

. >>> barilla is in hot water this morning. the company's chairman said he would never use a hom sexual family because his pasta is for traditional families. the chairman issued an apology saying he has the utmost respect for anyone. more on these stories in 2 minutes on good morning america. >>> thank you for joining us on this friday, a purple friday. you can always find more news at abc2news.com. >>> coming up this weekend, we have the book festival, mummy exhibit, o's in town, ravens on the road. as lynette has been telling us, the weather is going to be perfect. >>> get out there and enjoy it. let's take a look outside right now. it's a clear morning. hope you enjoy the weather and enjoy your weekend. good morning america is just 2 minutes away. >>> good morning, america. and breaking overnight. heart attack in the cockpit. a united airlines pilot's in-flight emergency, 30,000 feet up. all playing out on air traffic control. >> we have a man down. chest compressions going on right now. >> the packed plane on its way to sea

. >>> in italy, a top executive at barilla pasta apologizing after comments about gay families. chairman guido barilla had earlier said in its company ads they would never feature same-sex couples. that comment brought calls for a boycott. now he said he supports gay marriage but not adoption because it would be "complicated for same-sex couples to raise children." >>> iphone and ipad users are flooding apple with complaints saying some of the new features are making them sick. users say the zooms and animations are making them dizzy, causing headaches and giving them nausea. some features can be turned off and others cannot. instructions can be found on-line. good luck to the 200 million people that downloaded the new updates. have you downloaded yours? >> i haven't downloaded my update but my mother did and she's -- i think it is a learning curve. she's not exactly happy with it. >> people hate change. that's to be expected. i have talked to people who said it is great. i have not done it either. i'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. let everyone complain so i know what i'm

. >>> in italy, a top executive at barilla pasta is apologizing for his statements. he said his company ads could never feature same-sex families. that comment caused for a boycott. now, he says he supports gay marriage but not adoption, since it would be complicated for same-sex couples to raise children. >>> montana is getting an early look at winter. >> ground crews clearing three inches of snow. the mountain passes accumulated more. enough to trigger an avalanche warning. areas have picked up three to six inches of snow above 7,000 feet. >>> and today, those plow crews can take a rest. it will be rainy rather than snowy today. snow will fall over parts of the rockies. heavy rain from the dakotas to the great lakes. and stormy conditions from nebraska south all the way into texas. >>> mid to high-70s, from chicago to minneapolis. from new york to baltimore. warm in parts of the south. 89 in new orleans. 90 in miami. and 92 in dallas. >>> no doubt, apple's new operating system are different. but some of its features are apparently making people sick, literally. >>>

. >> the head of the italian pasta company barilla is apologizing for antigay remarks. he said that and i quote, "i would never do a commercial with a homosexual family not for lack of respect but because we don't agree with them. ours is a classic family where the woman play as fundamental role." after backlash he said he supports gay marriage but insists that traditional families identify with their brand. >> seven mid-size vehicles are in the top rating in a new insurance industry test of high-tech safety features to prevent front end collisions including sad lack and -- cadillac and mercedes were among 74 vehicles tested. those with front collision warning and automatic braking systems generally scored better. the systems can either warn the driver or automatically stop the car if they sense a potential collision. >> major league baseball commissioner is retiring after next season. the current term officially ends in january of 2015. he has led major league baseball since september of nato to the when named interim commissioner. in a statement he thanks the fans cal

. >> a backlash against barilla. what the ceo of the company said that has some considering boycotting the popular pasta making. and exit sand man, mariano rivera pitch for his the last time at yankee stadium. there's more to financial news >> the 2014 winter olympics in sochi, russia are just months away. but there are concerned the games will be marred by a russian law that critics say is anti-gay. as al jazerra's paul brennan tells us the international olympic committee says it does not have the authority to intervene. >> reporter: torrential rain and extensive flooding led regional authority to his declare a state of emergency in sochi earlier this week. with neither the weather not ongoing civil rights concerns have come penned the ioc inspectors' final assessment. >> we visited all olympic facilities in the valley and some on the mountains and our conclusion is quite definite this is impressive. >> reporter: much of the city still looks like an enormous building site with unfinished hotels and debris from const

the hash tag #boycott barilla started spreading. barilla has apologized, issued three apologies so far. >> two cantaloupe farmers could go to prison for a listeria outbreak that killed three people. they pled not guilty. the now bankrupt farms has been linked to what authorities say was the deadliest outbreak of food bourn illness in 89 years. the brothers call the outbreak a terrible accident. their trial is set for december. >>> blackberry lost nearly a billion dollars last quarter. the struggling smartphone maker may be nearing the end of the end. its losses stem from unsold phones, blackberries, new z -10 phone totally tanked. >>> up next on cnn, a story you don't want to miss. a 13-year-old found hanging in his closet in a sex game gone terribly wrong. this game, it's not just teens doing this. it's also killed celebrities. but this 13-year-old's dad has a message for every parent. he joins me live with this heartbreaking story next. [poof!] [clicks mouse] there's doughnuts in the conference room. there's doughnuts in the confe

. >> pasta maker barilla is under fire after a company official said it would never feature gay families in company ads appeared >> chairman guerrilla has apologized for hurting anyone's feelings. >> he says he supports gay marriage but not adoption appeared >> he said is that it would be " complicated in " for same-sex couples to raise children appeared >> after action mounted on twitter to boycott by release product the chairman reinforced his support for gay marriage and insisted traditional families have always been identified with the brutal brand. >> same-sex marriage couples to pay extra taxes because their marriage was not recognized could get a refund. >> before this summer's supreme court ruling the defense of marriage at define marriage between a man and a woman. >> that meant same-sex spouses had to file individually. >> now those couples can file amended returns to see if they are old a bigger refund. >> that basically means redoing their taxes. >> going for it merritt same-sex couples was all returns as mayor. >> arizona state officials released a report later today detaili

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. >> a big back lash against barilla first base after the c.e.o. makes questionable comments about gay people.

." >>> first up in the papers from "the new york post," the chairman of barilla pasta infuriating gay rights advocates saying he would never feature a gay couple in his commercials because he doesn't agree with them. >>> older women with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids didn't show better memory or thinking skills than those with lower levels of omega-3. >>> federal notices will go out in 24 hours warning of a government shutdown. that has investors nervous and stock futures lower. the dow and s&p did gain ground yesterday, however. it seems like the federal reserve's decision to hold off on tapering off on cash pumping into the bond market has helped mortgage rates. the 30-year fixed came in at 4.32%. let's go to indra petersons. >>> we're talking about dry conditions, finally, somehow in the past few weeks it was always raining on the weekend. but no, not this time. even in florida, dry air pushing through the area. just a few thunderstorms for them. temperatures, they are amazing. we're talking about 70s and even 80s, especially as you make your way into the southeast. the bigg