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So long? people want to know, including pilot and electronics expert miles o'brien, 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. california's proposition 8, plenty of oral argument outside as well. both sides amply represented. some speaking for a growing number of americans who consider marriage a fundamental right for any loving adult couple. others representing a sizeable minority who disagree. inside, captured on audiotape only, justices grilled both sides, perhaps revealing clues...

Approved ban on gay marriage in california known as proposition 8. here is part of the argument from yesterday. >> yes, your honor. the concern that redefining marriage as a genderless institution will sever its abiding connection to its historic traditional procreated purposes and it will refocus, refocus the purpose of marriage and the definition of marriage away from the raising of children and to the emotional needs and desires of adults. of adult couples. bill: it went on. shannon bream is live on the steps of the supreme court. what is the difference today between, i guess the arguments ...

Today arguments on proposition 8, california's ban on same-sex marriage and tomorrow, the defense of marriage act. and shannon bream was inside the supreme court for the arguments and shannon, what happened. >> reporter: the justices upfront talked a lot about whether the case was right, and the right parties were there. and after prop 8 amended the confusion recognizes marriage between one man and one woman, the attorney general there and governor there said we're not going to defend this in court. defenders of prop 8 had to come to court and mount the case and justices talked about whether t...

High stakes at the supreme court, the justices weighing in explosive issue of same-sex marriage as a sea of people gather outside the court. in oral arguments the nine justices seemed divided over the issue of same-sex marriage but united that perhaps the matter shouldn't be before the court. at issue california's proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that amended the state's constitution to ban same-sex marriage. the court's liberal justices questioned the rationale for restricting gays and lesbians from marrying. >> can you think of any other rational basis for a state using sexual orien...

Skeptical is used by the "wall street journal" about the question of whether or not this case should have been brought before the supreme court. they haven't talked about the arguments this morning on the marriage act or doma. after tuesday's heated debate after california's proposition 8. activists on social media. no consensus on how the justices might act. questions and comments on the justices about the reluctances of same-sex marriage in all states. several focusing on the term standing. whether the case has been properly defended by the state and traveled the correct legal path. that cou...