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More americans polled say they know someone who is gay. shannon travis is at the supreme court. shannon, the justices examining the constitutionality of prop 8. what is each side arguing? >> reporter: yeah, obviously, they'll be laying out their arguments in a short time here at the supreme court, christine. obviously, this is proposition 8, the 2008 passed measure, voter-passed measure that banned same-sex marriage in california. on the pro side, the people that are actually in favor of the proposition, they argue a classic conservative argument, christine, that the definition of marriage in ...

What the court has established 14 times since the 1800s, marriage is a fundamental right. i would suggest to you that unlike some other issues that may still remain controversial in this country, same sex marriage is a different -- is of a different nature. we have the president of the united states weighing in on this. we have over 100 republican leaders weighing in on this in favor of same sex marriage. the majority of americans, the majority of californians, if i can speak for california, the majority of catholics in this country, support same sex marriage. >> jeff, i'm wondering about the ...

Report, murder abroad, the amanda knox story. that's at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >> we're also following what will become a historic case for the u.s. supreme court. a few hours from now justices begin hearing arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage. the arguments will stretch over two days, and include both prop 8, california's ban on gay marriage, and the defense of marriage act. some people have camped out for the better part of a week. they are vying for 250 seats available to the public. shannon travis is at the supreme court. shannon, today the justices examine the const...

Weighing any of that? public opinion? >> well, you know what, this came up several times in the argument. i thought it was interesting how it was spun. it was actually the opponents of same-sex marriage who mentioned the changes more than the supporters. the opponents, charles cooper, the lawyer who was saying proposition 8 should stand was saying, look, this is a subject of intense political debate in the country. some states are changing. some states are not changing. you, the justices, you should not get involved. you should let the states continue to make their own decision. obviously thin...

Court will uphold proposition 8 in california, which is being argued today and uphold the federal defense of marriage act which will be argued tomorrow. we feel that both the people of california in the case of california law and congress in the case of doma made the right decision and the supreme court should not overturn either one of those laws. >> peter, darlene, thank you so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. maybe you're like many americans who depend on getting a tax refund about now, but this year more of you are finding that's just not the case. in oth...