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wednesdays deadline. still, residents fighting for equal rights call it a reason to celebrate. nbcs noelle walker has more. >> reporter: another victory for prop 8 opponents. they are celebrating baby steps. the judge lifted the stay thats keeping same-sex couples from saying "i do," but they dont have the right to marry just yet. >> were hopeful that we will be able to get married and well be able to announce wedding plans as soon as possible. >> reporter: last week judge vaughn walke...

supporters of the states controversial ban known as proposition eight wasted no time. still residents fighting for equal rights called a reason to celebrate. nbcs nora walker has more. >> reporter: another victory for prop 8 opponents. they are celebrating babe steps. the judge lifted the stay thats keeping same-sex couples from saying "i do," but they dont have the right to marry just yet. >> we hope well be able to marry and announce wedding plans as soon as possible. >> reporter: la...

equal rights called a reason to celebrate. nbcs nora walker has more. >> reporter: another victory for prop 8 opponents. they are celebrating babe steps. the judge lifted the stay thats keeping same-sex couples from saying "i do," but they dont have the right to marry just yet. >> we hope well be able to marry and announce wedding plans as soon as possible. >> reporter: last week the judge voted it unconstitutional. that silenced any wedding though. thursday judge walker lifted that st...

have seen since february. stuart varney, varney & company, fox business network, is this economy healing, is this fresh evidence were in trouble? what is it? >> you can try to spin this any which way but its entirely impossible to put a positive spin on this number. worse since february -- let me give you a different number for a second. bill: please. >> try this: four hundred sixty-three thousand eight hundred sixty-seven. that is the average number of people filing first-time claims,...

heaviest. on live doppler 9000 hd we see the action. some of it to the south and west. we will get more showers even in areas where it is dry in northern virginia and montgomery county. as we look closer in as we head south and east of washington you will notice the showers across portion and anne arundel and charles counties in southern maryland. a little on the northern neck. some inside the beltway toward fedex field up to lanham and davisonville but we are seeing the heavy stuff an...

federal government should not allow them to usurp the immigration law. it is the responsibility of the federal government to regulate the immigration policies of this country. what were going to have in arizona is simply profiling. i think you know who they are going to ask. >> using your family as a personal example, you, yourself, could be profiled in arizona and your family, puerto rican family, americans. >> listen, i once came to the capital of the united states with my daughters....

>> and im sue herera, yes, a little green right there. ben bernanke and paul volcker head to capitol hill. congress is feeling heat of its own, though, according to a new poll and well talk about all of that with representatives from opposite sides of the aisle. >> i was looking and havent seen any. im michelle curusa cabrera and stocks get off the chart. still worth shopping for? find out what one analyst thinks. >> the automaker cfo says he believes it can. phil lebeau spoke with him...

contender. how does it stack up against the competition. and blustery temperatures across the country. the impact it could have on your heating bills this winter. thats all ahead on first business. >> good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us. were just halfway through the first week of january, and traders are pretty surprised that its been a slow start to the stock market. and will volatility pick up? thats one question we will get answers to coming up in trader talk in a f...