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So if he lifts his stay, allowing the force of his ruling to go into effect then marriages could immediately resume and the governor told the judge last friday in a court filing that the state is ready to go, and urged the judge to lift the stay, both he and jerry brown, the attorney general. >> so the republican governor, arnold schwarzenegger and the attorney general running for governor, both are in favor of this but it still has to be determined, this is just the injunction. it still is to b...

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Us down. it is a delay, and you cant hold a stay like that for too long. >> and we told them, we will be back. sooner or later we will be back to get that paperwork for us. >> that couple by the way having a spiritual marriage ceremony sometime this weekend. again, the headline that we just found out a short time ago is that the judge wants everyone to submit their legal briefings before tomorrow or some time tomorrow. there wont be a hearing on this issue about whether the marriage ban will sta...

And florida, and that is pulling them back. >> okay. i want to hit you with a surprise attack. we have a brand new court decision out there in san francisco and striking down any attempt by any state who wants to prevent same sex marriage, and it is looking like a broad decision out there by von walker. wont the republicans -- i see jim demint of south carolina already jumped on this bandwagon and fox television, of course. arent they going to begin a campaign saying, the only way to protect you...

Judge von walker ruled on proposition 8 passed two years ago by 52% of california voters banning gay marriage, but he says it fails -- im quoting from his decision now. it fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. indeed, he says the evidence shows that proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the california constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same-sex couples, and he says because california ha...

That even with giving away half, it still leaves them a lot to go around. >> all of the billionaires on the forbes 400 list were to give half of the wealth, that is $600 billion to go to charity and philanthropic causes. that is a fantastic amount, and if it were to go to help the worlds poor, it could make a huge difference. >> reporter: now the giving pledge is not meant just for the mega rich, but to inspire others, and even those without deep pockets to give what they can. wolf? >> thank you...

Handed it to the clerk, and of course, there was a stay. >> reporter: she is talking about the separate ruling from judge walker that keeps the states marriage ban in place, at least temporarily. it is not clear if it will remain intact for appeal, and attorneys for prop 8 have filed motions to take this case to the federal 9th circuit. >> it is disappoint when a single federal judge takes it upon himself to cancel out the voices of 7 million californians. with know that californians turned out ...

Process. what we know is this, we know that the judge has asked the lawyers to submit all of the legal briefs before tomorrow. we know that there is not going to be a hearing tomorrow, and the judge will likely issue his decision on this issue sometime next week. what we know is that there are at lot of anxious couples out there, and including one i spoke with earlier today. >> reporter: maria and vanessa had already made plans to get married, even if it was not recognized by the state. but when...

Heilman joins us and norah odonnell joins us. she is in washington this morning. good to have you with us, norah. thank you very much. >> actually, though, the california ban on gay marriage overturned by a san francisco federal judge and this is the beginning of a long legal process. its going to, obviously, end up at the united states supreme court and its going to be a big battle. >> it is our top story. gay rights activists are praising a california federal judges decision to strike down a...

I understand youre there because thats a symbolic location in all of this. >> yeah, it is, craig. here is where the first same-sex couple, lesbian couple was married here in may of 2008. there was a little five-month window where folks were allowed to get married. same-sex couples allowed to get married. the first one happened here in beverly hills and that happened right before the voters went to the polls and actually did vote this into effect. >> real quickly here, whats the mood like there? ...