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Well see whether lebron can get it done. they have to go through the knicks, bulls, and the spurs to do it. its fascinating. >> i think its doable. i really do. >> i want to say a few words on same-sex marriage. its hopeful, encouraging, inspiring that people are broadening their perspectives and opening their hearts when it comes to the issue. and i feel like if you are 18 or over, and you love each other and want to get married, have it at it. issue done. >> such an important marg umt th that ...

Technical term that justice kennedy raised, and hes obviously a very important swing vote here, where dig, a case can be digged, d-i-g, dismissed. you go back and rely on the decision in the court below. that does not seem out of the question as oa possibility here. what that would mean in real terms is same-sex marriage would become legal in california. proposition 8 would be overturned, but it wouldnt apply anywhere else in the country. if they do that and justice kennedy seemed very open to t...

If they oppose proposition 8, which path do you see is most likely? >> reporter: well, its really anyones guess exactly which path is more likely, but lets go over the three different scenarios, zoraida. path one could be, they could say this only -- they could rule a decision that only applies to california. and thats because california is the only state, zoraida, that actually granted these rights to same-sex couples to marry and then took them away with proposition 8. so, the justices could s...

Sos the willingness to recognize gay friends and family. 57% of people now say they have a family member or close friend who is gay. 12 percentage points higher than in 2007. tomorrow, though, the only survey that really counts, will have a sample size of nine. nine supreme court justices and perhaps only one pivotal voice when the decisions are read most likely in june. lets talk about it with senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and californias attorney general, kamela harris. tomorrow, the jus...

Public opinion is shifting. our new polling shows 53% support for recognizing same sex marriage, up 13 percentage points from just six years ago. sos the willingness to recognize gay friends and family. 57% of people now say they have a family member or close friend who is gay. 15 percentage points higher than in 2007. tomorrow, though, the only survey that really counts, will have a sample size of nine. nine supreme court justices and perhaps only one pivotal voice when the decisions are read m...

Again the worlds number one golfer. good morning. welcome to "early start." christine romans in for john berman. >> and im zoraida sambolin. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. lets begin with a potentially pivotal day in the battle over gay rights, the definition of marriage and the definition of families in america miles per ho america. in about three hours, the supreme court will hear on the constitutional of two laws, the defense of marriage act and proposition 8, californias ban on gay marriage....

State, christine, that granted this rate to same-sex couples and then took it away with prop 8, you could see the court basically saying, you know what, california, you cant do that, were going to rule against prop 8 but this only applies to that state. another path you would potentially see is the court saying that civil unions doesnt go far enough, that if you dont allow marriage that its discrimination. so for the states, only for the states that allow civil unions that those states then also...

Berman. >> its tuesday, march 26th. >> maybe in parts of the country. >> send us an e-mail if youre in florida, arizona -- >> california. >> lucky, lucky. >> all right, 29 minutes past the hour. so, the big story were following right now, about three hours from now, actually, the u.s. begins hearing arguments that could change the definition of marriage and the definition of families in this country as well. at issue, doma, the federal defense of marriage act, and proposition 8, californias ba...

Proposition 8 which amends the california constitution that a marriage was to one man and one woman. they will be here for the arguments today. here is robin tyler. >> i would argue on the merits, if they can vote to take rights away from us when we were in the california constitution, considered a suspect class which means a recognized minority, then they could say okay well take, vote to take rights away from anybody. and so i think the ability to vote and take rights away from people is terri...

One group, straight people, and withhold them from the other. thats the issue and on the other side, the defenders of proposition 8 will be saying look, the voters spoke on this issue, this is a political question, the court should stay out of it. if people want the right to vote, they should organize and do it through the political system, not through judges. >> attorney general harris, supporters in your state, california, of the ban there say that the issue is evolving in the public domain, t...