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We'll see whether lebron can get it done. they have to go through the knicks, bulls, and the spurs to do it. it's fascinating. >> i think it's doable. i really do. >> i want to say a few words on same-sex marriage. it's 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 will start at 10:00. ted olsen, former solicitor general will argue for the plaintiffs trying to...

Technical term that justice kennedy raised, and he's 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 wouldn't apply anywhere else in the country. if they do that and justice kennedy seemed very open to that possibility. >> it is fascinating. thank you for allow knowing get my supreme court geek on wi...

If they oppose proposition 8, which path do you see is most likely? >> reporter: well, it's really anyone's guess exactly which path is more likely, but let's 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 that's 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 say, no, that doesn't stand, but it only applies to that state. conversely, path two, they could ...

So's 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. let's talk about it with senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and california's attorney general, kamela harris. tomorrow, the justices will be dealing with whether or not americans have a constitutional right to same sex marri...

Public opinion is shifting. our new polling shows 53% support for recognizing same sex marriage, up 13 percentage points from just six years ago. so's 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 most likely in june. let's talk about it with senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and california's a...