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Profoundly affects american culture and how families are legally defined. cnns joe johns outside the court. good morning, joe. >> good morning, carol. this case is very much about the pocketbook and what the federal defense of marriage act does when it treats same-sex couples differently than straight couples. the focus on a woman in her 80s name e ed eddie windsor when sht a huge tax bill when her spouse died. all followed by one day when the supreme court took up proposition 8 in california. s...

>> i just wondered if the case was properly granted. the problem with the case is that you are really asking particularly because of the soes logical site for us to go into unchartered waters. >> unchartered waters. some justices tried to get to the heart of the matter. chief justice john roberts whose first cousin is a lesbian and was in the court asked whether supporters attempting to redefine the word marriage altogether. he was grilling ted olson, a lawyer arguing for same-sex marriage. here...

Few hours the supreme court will take on doma, the defense of marriage act. hearing arguments for and against its repeal. doma denies same-sex couples access to federal benefits under its definition of marriage as a union betwee a man and a woman. but theres a new cnn/orc poll and it shows that a majority of americans, 56%, believe the federal government should recognize same-sex marriages from states where its legal. crime and justice correspondent joe johns is outside the supreme court for us ...

And supporters. his wife holly petraeus was not in attendance. >> he actually opened with that and closed with that statement as well. the historic legal battle between tradition and equality shifts focus from proposition 8 to the defense of marriage act, or doma, as its known. in a few hours, the supreme court will hear arguments for and against domas appeal. it denies same sex couples access to benefits as it defines marriage as between a man and a woman. a california man is accused of try...

New cnn/orc poll to share with you this morning, a majority of americans, 56% believe the federal government should recognize same-sex marriages in states where its legal. crime and justice correspondent joe johns outside the supreme court for us this morning. hey, joe. >> good morning, soledad. the federal defense of marriage act has been in place since 1996. it denies federal benefits to same-sex couples in nine states where same-sex marriage is legal. the question is whether that violates equ...

Later, if pilots can use them in the cockpit, why cant you fire up an ipad in the cabin or use a kindle as the plane is taking off? the government says it is studying the question. the question is what is taking so long? people want to know, including pilot and electronics expert miles obrien, who joins us tonight. we begin, though, at the supreme court, where justices today heard oral arguments in the first of two epic same sex marriage cases. californias proposition 8, plenty of oral argumen...

Suze, thank you very much, indeed. >> any time. >> and thats all for us tonight. "anderson cooper" starts right now. high stakes and history at the supreme court. tonight, you wont see it anywhere else, a man who fought so that people could marry whomever they love regardless of skin color. he weighs in on tonights battle over marrying whomever you love, period. also tonight, what is italian for deja vu? amanda knox thought her nightmare was over. four years in prison, an appeal and then fre...

Again. planning to cut off the military joint hotline with that country. that hotline is critical because the koreans use it to communicate. hundreds of workers travel back and forth on regular basis to run the industrial complex in the southern part of north korea. they unleased a torrent of threats against the south an u.s. angry over military drills and recent u.n. sanctions. got some breaking news now. want to take you to the high court. look at the crowd that is assembled for a second day...

They do risk being arrested. zoraida? >> and meantime, theres, you know, huge legal expense, and then all the opening of the wounds again for these families. jill dougherty live at the state department for us. thank you. all right, its about 15 minutes past the hour. lets get you up to date. david petraeus back in the public eye, apologizing for the extramarital affair that ended his career as director of the cia. the retired four-star general told an audience in los angeles last night that he...

The problem with the case is that you are really asking particularly because of the soes logical site for us to go into unchartered waters. >> unchartered waters. some justices tried to get to the heart of the matter. chief justice john roberts whose first cousin is a lesbian and was in the court asked whether supporters attempting to redefine the word marriage altogether. he was grilling ted olson, a lawyer arguing for same-sex marriage. heres that. >> so its just about -- just about the label ...