Date Filter Now

Well when I add node content date field filter it works, as soon as I set "Is greater than or equal to" and "now" for default value it says "Date: Date (node) Missing date fields!" and when I go back the "now" has not been saved to the database, is blank.

$view = new view;
$view->name = 'events';
$view->description = '';
$view->tag = '';
$view->view_php = '';
$view->base_table = 'node';
$view->is_cacheable = FALSE;
$view->api_version = 2;
$view->disabled = FALSE; /* Edit this to true to make a default view disabled initially */

/* Display: Defaults */
$handler = $view->new_display('default', 'Defaults', 'default');
$handler->display->display_options['title'] = 'Events';
$handler->display->display_options['access']['type'] = 'none';
$handler->display->display_options['cache']['type'] = 'none';
$handler->display->display_options['exposed_form']['type'] = 'basic';
$handler->display->display_options['pager']['type'] = 'full';
$handler->display->display_options['pager']['options']['items_per_page'] = '12';
$handler->display->display_options['pager']['options']['offset'] = '0';
$handler->display->display_options['pager']['options']['id'] = '0';
$handler->display->display_options['style_plugin'] = 'default';
$handler->display->display_options['row_plugin'] = 'fields';
/* Header: Global: Text area */
$handler->display->display_options['header']['text']['id'] = 'area';
$handler->display->display_options['header']['text']['table'] = 'views';
$handler->display->display_options['header']['text']['field'] = 'area';
$handler->display->display_options['header']['text']['label'] = '';
$handler->display->display_options['header']['text']['empty'] = FALSE;
$handler->display->display_options['header']['text']['content'] = 'An overview of both events related directly to me and events I\'m interested in. To load full details relating to an event, click an event title. If you have any questions, don\'t hesitate to ask via the <a href="/contact-me">Contact Me<a> form.';
$handler->display->display_options['header']['text']['format'] = '1';
/* Field: Node: Title */
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['id'] = 'title';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['table'] = 'node';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['field'] = 'title';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['label'] = '';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['alter']['alter_text'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['alter']['make_link'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['alter']['trim'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['alter']['word_boundary'] = 1;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['alter']['ellipsis'] = 1;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['alter']['strip_tags'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['alter']['html'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['hide_empty'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['empty_zero'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['title']['link_to_node'] = 1;
/* Field: Content: Date of event (field_date_event) - From date */
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['id'] = 'field_date_event_value';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['table'] = 'node_data_field_date_event';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['field'] = 'field_date_event_value';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['label'] = '';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['alter']['alter_text'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['alter']['make_link'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['alter']['trim'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['alter']['word_boundary'] = 1;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['alter']['ellipsis'] = 1;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['alter']['strip_tags'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['alter']['html'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['hide_empty'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['empty_zero'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['field_date_event_value']['link_to_node'] = 0;
/* Field: Node: Body */
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['id'] = 'body';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['table'] = 'node_revisions';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['field'] = 'body';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['label'] = '';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['alter']['alter_text'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['alter']['make_link'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['alter']['trim'] = 1;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['alter']['max_length'] = '200';
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['alter']['word_boundary'] = 1;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['alter']['ellipsis'] = 1;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['alter']['strip_tags'] = 1;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['alter']['html'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['hide_empty'] = 0;
$handler->display->display_options['fields']['body']['empty_zero'] = 0;
/* Sort criterion: Content: Date of event (field_date_event) - From date */
$handler->display->display_options['sorts']['field_date_event_value']['id'] = 'field_date_event_value';
$handler->display->display_options['sorts']['field_date_event_value']['table'] = 'node_data_field_date_event';
$handler->display->display_options['sorts']['field_date_event_value']['field'] = 'field_date_event_value';
/* Filter: Node: Type */
$handler->display->display_options['filters']['type']['id'] = 'type';
$handler->display->display_options['filters']['type']['table'] = 'node';
$handler->display->display_options['filters']['type']['field'] = 'type';
$handler->display->display_options['filters']['type']['value'] = array(
  'event' => 'event',
);
$handler->display->display_options['filters']['type']['expose']['operator'] = FALSE;
/* Filter: Date: Date (node) */
$handler->display->display_options['filters']['date_filter']['id'] = 'date_filter';
$handler->display->display_options['filters']['date_filter']['table'] = 'node';
$handler->display->display_options['filters']['date_filter']['field'] = 'date_filter';
$handler->display->display_options['filters']['date_filter']['operator'] = '>=';

/* Display: Page events */
$handler = $view->new_display('page', 'Page events', 'page_1');
$handler->display->display_options['path'] = 'events';

/* Display: Feed */
$handler = $view->new_display('feed', 'Feed', 'feed_1');
$handler->display->display_options['defaults']['title'] = FALSE;
$handler->display->display_options['title'] = 'Michael Johnson Artist - Events';
$handler->display->display_options['style_plugin'] = 'rss';
$handler->display->display_options['style_options']['mission_description'] = FALSE;
$handler->display->display_options['row_plugin'] = 'node_rss';
$handler->display->display_options['path'] = 'events.rss';
$handler->display->display_options['displays'] = array(
  'page_1' => 'page_1',
  'default' => 0,
);
$handler->display->display_options['sitename_title'] = 0;