what studies he was troaferg. >> no, he told the lawyers to do their own research. >> reporter: hoagland and pierce say the judge also ignored employees from the baby's biological mother to grant them custody. they believe the judge, a bishop in the mormon church, is imposing his religious beliefs over the law. >> this is all about sexual orientation, not what is best for the child. >> he has no other grounds but that. >> reporter: child and family services say the couple passed rigorous background checks and state law is on their side, according to director brent platt. >> any legally married couple in utah can become ..ed as foster parentses, same-sex cowrnlings heterosexual couples. it's very simple, very straightforward. >> reporter: there's not much time. >> there's not much time at all. she's happy, she bonded and now you're going going to take that away from us. she has to start over. >> reporter: the couple is appealing the judge's decision, and child and family services is still trying to determine if it's even legal. we wanted to speak directly with judge cojo hanson but the co

. >> reporter: beckie peirce and april hoagland have just five days to hold on to the baby girl they've nurtured for months. >> knowing that, that's what we've done and it's been taken away from us is heartbreaking. >> reporter: the couple is legally married in utah and plan to adopt the child. but tuesday, according to lawyers present in the courtroom for utah child welfare agency, judge scott johansen ordered the couple to give up the baby for just one reason. >> he said he's seen studies that say children do worse in homosexuals homes than in heterosexual homes. >> reporter: the judge wouldn't tell you what studies he was troaferg. >> no, he told the lawyers to do their own research. >> reporter: hoagland and pierce say the judge also ignored employees from the baby's biological mother to grant them custody. they believe the judge, a bishop in the mormon church, is imposing his religious beliefs over the law. >> this is all about sexual orientation, not what is best for the child. >> he has no other grounds but that. >> reporter: child and family services say the couple passed rigoro

. >> reporter: beckie pierce and april hoagland have just five days to hold on to the baby girl they've nurtured for months. >> knowing that, that's what we've done and it's been taken away from us is heartbreaking. >> reporter: the couple is to adopt the child. but tuesday, according to lawyers present in the courtroom for utah child welfare agency, judge scott johansen ordered the couple to give up the baby for just one reason. >> he said he's seen studies that say children do worse in homosexual homes than in heterosexual homes. >> reporter: the judge wouldn't tell you what studies he was referring to? >> no, he told the lawyers to do their own research. >> reporter: hoagland and pierce say the judge also ignored pleas from the baby's biological mother to grant them custody. they believe the judge, a bishop in the mormon church, is imposing his religious beliefs over the law. >> this is all about sexual orientation, not what is best for the child. >> he has no other grounds but that. >> reporter: child and family services say the couple passed rigorous background checks and state law

. >> reporter: beckie pierce and april hoagland have just five days to hold on to the baby girl they've nurtured for months. >> knowing that, that's what we've done and it's been taken away from us is heartbreaking. >> reporter: the couple is to adopt the child. but tuesday, according to lawyers present in the courtroom for utah child welfare agency, judge scott johansen ordered the couple to give up the baby for just one reason. >> he said he's seen studies that say children do worse in homosexual homes than in heterosexual homes. >> reporter: the judge wouldn't tell you what studies he was referring to? >> no, he told the lawyers to do their own research. >> reporter: hoagland and pierce say the judge also ignored pleas from the baby's biological mother to grant them custody. they believe the judge, a bishop in the mormon church, is imposing his religious beliefs over the law. >> this is all about sexual orientation, not what is best for the child. >> he has no other grounds but that. >> reporter: child and family services say the couple passed rigorous background checks and state law

. >> reporter: beckie pierce and april hoagland have just five days to hold on to the baby girl they've nurtured for months. >> knowing that, that's what we've done and it's been taken away from us is heartbreaking. >> reporter: the couple is legally married in utah and plan to adopt the child. but tuesday, according to lawyers present in the courtroom for utah child welfare agency, judge scott johansen ordered the couple to give up the baby for just one reason. >> he said he's seen studies that say children do worse in homosexual homes than in heterosexual homes. >> reporter: the judge wouldn't tell you what studies he was referring to? >> no, he told the lawyers to do their own research. >> reporter: hoagland and pierce say the judge also ignored pleas from the baby's biological mother to grant them custody. they believe the judge, a bishop in the mormon church, is imposing his religious beliefs over the law. >> this is all about sexual orientation, not what is best for the child. >> he has no other grounds but that. >> reporter: child and family services say the couple passed rigorou

pay it back.it's h h you keep good standing in ththworld economy, says bill hoagland, who spent years working on budget policy in the u-s senate. bill hoagland/senior vp, dipartisan if i went into a restaurant, an restaurant and i ordered a big meal and i got up and walked up and didn't pay the bill this is unfair.but what's also unfair, in the eyes of some lawmakers,is the fact that keeps buying these symbolic big meals. jim bridenstine/r-oklahomaraising the debt ceiling did we get cuts did we get a balanced budget? no -we actually increased stand-up kristine frazao"this is how it can trickle down to your household budget - that increased which will likely lead to higher taxes and higher interest rates. bill hoagland/senior vp, bipartisan 6:04 - 6:08 when those interest rates go up then you can't afford a house, it will become get a car."((take fullscreen-josh makes))but long term concerns often clash with current needs which like social security and medicare, funding for the military and veterananep. chris van maryland "we're going to be able to make some vital investments in key ar

april hoagland and beckie pierce have five days to hang on to months. they want to adopt the child but the judge ordered them to give up the baby. they say johansson wants the children raised by heterosexual parents. >> this is about sexual orientation and not about the child. >> he has no other grounds but that. >> utah's child welfare agency says it will appeal the judge if the judge doesn't rescind his decision. >>> another black eye for the secret service this morning. one of its uniformed officers faces charges after allegedly sexting someone he thought was a teenager. lee robert moore was caught in a sting operation. he is accused of sending obscene images and texts. he has been put on administrative leave. >>> up next, no more doorbusters in walmart. singer taylor swift shakes off a copyright lawsuit brought on by another artist. details in "moneywatch." i hope you like it spicy! get complete protection with the purple pill. the new leader in frequent heartburn. that's nexium level protection. automated voice: to file a claim, please state your n

this allows the baby to stay with april hoagland and becky pierce.n the original ruling the judge cited research that says babies are better raised by heterosexual families. the american psychologi no scientific basis that same-sex couples are unfit parents. >>> a virginia man arrested after a point plot to destroy synagogues and black churches will remain cited his violent history in his decision as well as his association with the aryan brotherhood. he is accused of planning to rob a jeweler. prosecutors say he was planning to use he the proceeds to by guns. yesterday the same judge ordered two other men held without bond >>> the pentagon is working to confirm is a an airstrike has killed one of the most recognizable figures in isis. they are nearly certain the man known as jihadi john was taken out in a drawn attack. he b wasorn in coit but raised in london. his accent can be heard on many isis videos. >>> there is a spaghetti o's recall. plus, how you can dress in high passion for just a few dollars a month. >>> after the break we hear from the n

. >> reporter: hoagland and pierce say the judge also ignored pleas from the baby's biological mother to grant them custody. they believe the judge, a bishop in the mormon church, is imposing his religious beliefs over the law. >> this is all about sexual orientation, not what is best for the child. >> he has no other grounds but that. >> reporter: child and family services say the couple passed rigorous background checks and state law is on their side, according to director brent platt. >> any legally married couple in utah can become licensed as foster parents, same-sex couples, heterosexual couples. it's very simple, very straightforward. >> reporter: there's not much time. >> there's not much time at all. she's happy, she bonded and now you're going to take that away from her. she has to start over. >> reporter: the couple is appealing the judge's decision, and child and family services is still trying to determine if it's even legal. we wanted to speak directly with judge johansen but the court told us he is not permitted to talk about pending cases. >> carter evans in salt lake

judge today releasing an order that will allow the nine month old baby to stay with april hoax hoaglandpierce. this reverses the previous decision by that same judge to remove the baby from the couple's home. in that first decision the judge cited research suggesting people do better when raised by heterosexual families much the american psychological association has said there's no scientific evidence that says that gay couples are unfit parents based on sexual orientation. utah officials and the couple filed court challenges demanding that the judge rescind the ord order. >>> a florida mother is furious after hearing her nine-year-old could face sexual harassment charges over, get this, writing a love note at school. it was a simple message a fourth grade boy to his crush. he said he wanted to let her know that he liked her and her eyes sparkled like diamond. >> aww. >> students started to tease the boy and that is when school officials got involved. they threatened a sexual harassment charge. according to the boy's mother, the principal said it was not appropriate for a boy to be wri

april hoagland and becky pierce said the baby they raised for three months would be better off with a heterosexual couple. they were legally married and approved as foster parents earlier this year. they want to adopt the baby girl. >> we've been told to care like this child like a mother would, and i am her mother. i mean, that's who she knows, and she's just going to be taken away in seven days. to another probably good, loving home, but it's just -- it's not fair. it's not right. it just hurts me really badly, because i haven't done anything wrong. >> the couple says the baby's biological mother and his state-appointed attorney support them. emily and the interim co-executive director. she advocates for full legal protection for lgbt parents and their children. she's? in silver springs, maryland tonight. what do you make of this decision? >> in this case a family court judge has won responsibility in these cases, and that's to take into consideration what's in the best interests of the individual child or children before him. this judge clearly did not do that. he made an uninforme

on tuesday, the judge ruled against foster parents april hoagland and beckie peirce. same-sex marriages are, "more unstable." today, the couple's lawyer said they're relieved and "are very optimistic that the child will remain in their care." still, state officials said the judge's latest ruling could be temporary. back in the middle east, this was another deadly day in a two month surge of violence between palestinians and israelis. israeli officials said at least two jewish settlers were killed when a palestinian opened fire on their van near hebron, in the west bank. police launched a manhunt for the shooter. elsewhere, at least two palestinians were shot and killed by israeli security forces in separate clashes near hebron and ramallah. the national election commission in myanmar has confirmed the opposition party's historic win in parliamentary elections. the "national league for democracy," led by aung san suu kyi, captured a majority of seats in sunday's voting. supporters celebrated today by buying up campaign buttons and stickers as mementos. and the party's

. >> reporter: judge scott johansson ruling tuesday that the little girl, april hoagland and beckie peirce have been raising for the last three months be removed from their utah home by early next week saying the child would be better served in the home of a heterosexual couple. >> she's doing so well. it's not good to keep moving a child when they're thriving. >> reporter: the couple says the judge told them research shows children raised about same-sex parent households don't do as well as children raised by heterosexual couples. >> this is about the child and we just want what's best for her. >> reporter: overnight the state's department of child and family services pushing back on carrying out the judge's order, filing a motion asking him to reconsider. >> leave your personal opinions at home. we have law, we have rules and we need to abide by those. >> reporter: this morning an outpouring of rage and support for the women. the governor of utah saying he's puzzled by the ruling. >> we don't want to have activism on the bench in any way, shape or form. >> reporter: kayna whitworth, abc