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Gala at the waldorf. this is going to be an extension to extend rights to same sex couples in all statesen those who do not recognize their marriage right now. obtained to the parts of the speech obtained by evan peres, holder will say that just like the civil rights movement in the 1960s, this nation's struggle for lgbt equality could not be higher. as attorney general, i will not let this department be simply a bystander during this important moment in history. what this will do is to give same sex couples the same legal rights of all married couples which means that if somebody refuses to t...

True hope for high-speed rail in america. a vision of the future the rest of the u.s. would certainly follow. backed by a nearly 10 billion-dollar california bond measure passed four years ago and $3.5 billion of your federal tax dollars, the idea was to link the two biggest golden cities with a 200-mile an hour bullet. which is why californians overwhelmingly approved it, a bullet train connecting los angeles with san francisco in a little more than two hours, but like many high-speed rail projects across the country, it hasn't happened yet and even once staunch supporters of this rain are as...

Keeping them honest. >> reporter: for the past decade, california has been the true hope for high-speed rail in america. a vision of the future the rest of the u.s. would certainly follow. backed by a nearly 10 billion-dollar california bond measure passed four years ago and $3.5 billion of your federal tax dollars, the idea was to link the two biggest golden cities with a 200-mile an hour bullet. which is why californians overwhelmingly approved it, a bullet train connecting los angeles with san francisco in a little more than two hours, but like many high-speed rail projects across the count...

Bullet train connecting los angeles with san francisco in a little more than two hours, but like many high-speed rail projects across the country, it hasn't happened yet and even once staunch supporters of this rain are asking where is it? >> i introduced as state sen tomorrow the first bill to create high-speed rail in california. >> reporter: when was that? >> 1992. >> reporter: he pushed it back in 1992 and tried again in 1996 and as chairman of the high-rail authority. >> we're on our way. >> reporter: in 2008 rallied california voters to back the bond measure to pay for high-speed rail. s...

Martha: what a scene that is. a big setback for wisconsin governor scott walker and a controversial budget bill, a judge again blocking the law. but the battle is far from over in madison, folks. the republican state sen -- state senate majority leader is here with what is next.