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the possibility of a bart strike next week. coming up next. good evening. i'm scott shafer. welcome to "this week in northern california." this afternoon and evening, gay and lesbian couples filled san francisco city hall to get married. the federal court made it possible today for same-sex marriages to commence immediately by lifting a court-ordered stay. the first to be wed were chris perry and sandy steer, one of the couples that challenged proposition 8, kicking off what is sure to be a historic gay pride weekend. >> it's been a celebratory week for advocates of same-sex marria...

good evening. i'm scott shafer. welcome to "this week in northern california." this afternoon and evening, gay and lesbian couples filled san francisco city hall to get married. the federal court made it possible today for same-sex marriages to commence immediately by lifting a court-ordered stay. the first to be wed were chris perry and sandy steer, one of the couples that challenged proposition 8, kicking off what is sure to be a historic gay pride weekend. >> it's been a celebratory week for advocates of same-sex marriage as the u.s. supreme court struck down both the federal defe...

good evening. i'm scott shafer. welcome to "this week in northern california." this afternoon and evening, gay and lesbian couples filled san francisco city hall to get married. the federal court made it possible today for same-sex marriages to commence immediately by lifting a court-ordered stay. the first to be wed were chris perry and sandy steer, one of the couples that challenged proposition 8, kicking off what is sure to be a historic gay pride weekend. >> it's been a celebratory week for advocates of same-sex marriage as the u.s. supreme court struck down both the federal defe...

the possibility of a bart strike next week. coming up next. good evening. i'm scott shafer. welcome to "this week in northern california." this afternoon and evening, gay and lesbian couples filled san francisco city hall to get married. the federal court made it possible today for same-sex marriages to commence immediately by lifting a court-ordered stay. the first to be wed were chris perry and sandy steer, one of the couples that challenged proposition 8, kicking off what is sure to be a historic gay pride weekend. >> it's been a celebratory week for advocates of same-sex marria...

>> scott: the ruling triggered a wave of joyful weddings this time across the state. including the celebrated union of two long time lesbian activists together since the 1950s. it infuriated millions for proposition 8 to amend the california constitution and restore marriage to opposite-sex couples only. on the same night californians voted barack obama in office, they ovgot this vote back. >> they created the judiciary and legislature and they control the constitution. they decided that marriage should be between a man and woman. >> scott: supporters of gay marriage asked the califo...