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And if you go back to 2003, you see that 31% of the american public said, you know what, we don't think -- it should be recognized. and now, 55%. so in one decade, support for same-sex marriage has almost doubled in this country. and so, the question today we have before the court, is the court effectively going to follow public opinion on this, wolf, which has really shifted dramatically. >> and we do know a decision has been reached. we're going through the writings of the justices. we want to be precise, obviously, and make sure we fully understand what these justices have decided. at issue...

>> nervous. cautiously optimistic. >> reporter: all right, guys, thank you. anyway, we've got -- >> brian, hold on for a moment, because i want to alert our viewers, the justices have now announced that a critically important case, the defense of marriage act, whether it is constitutional or not constitutional, has been reached. this is the united states versus windsor. john king is at the magic wall for us. john, explain what this case is all about, the defense of marriage act, or doma, as it's called. >> let's take a look. it's united states versus windsor. it's not a question of whether or ...

Regardless of sex. older americans, of course, say no. it's a generational question. as we wait for this, wolf, obviously the first question is how broad of a ruling do we get from the court? the second question, once you have the ruling, how does it play out back in california where prop 8 is from, and in so many other states across the country having this conversation and legal debate. >> stand by, john. good explanation of what's at stake in hollingsworth versus perry, the case involving what we call proposition 8 in california, which overturned gay marriage, which had earlier been approved...

polls. economic conditions vary greatly from state to state. let's take a look at a few. vermont's unemployment rate is at 5.1%. that is much lower than the 8.3% national average. in january, only one in about 21,000 homes in vermont were in the foreclosure process. a very different picture in ohio. unemployment much higher there, 8.1%, though lower than the national average. 1 in 616 homes is in foreclosure in ohio. in georgia, it's seen some of the worst numbers. unemployment there, 9.7%. higher than the national average. 1 in 328 homes are in the foreclosure process in georgia. cn...

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