[applause] correspondent: environment minister barbara hendricks was also euphoric.ow she plans on marrying her partner. >> she said last time i asked you to marry me, now it is your turn. i am pretty sure she will say yes. correspondent: hours ago in the german parliament, for many politicians this is the most important debate of the year, especially for beck, a gay activist and green party parliament member. it is a dream come true happening on his last day in parliament. >> the same-sex marriage ban must end, marriage must be possible for everyone because without equal rights what we have is discrimination. correspondent: but many in the conservative party do not agree. for them, marriage is not meant for homosexuals. >> the reason for this is our society will only continue to exist when there is a union of man and woman, out of which children can be born and the future of our society can be secured. correspondent: following the debate, chancellor merkel voiced her personal opinion. >> for me, marriage is a constitutional right for men and women. that is why i vot

here's what he said moments after meeting with the german federal minister for the environment barbara hendricks. >> california because of its leading role has linked up with china and other countries and now with germany. the reason for that is there's a lot to be done. and because of the certain lack of focus in washington it was all the more imperative for the state to take responsibility. >> reporter: despite brown's efforts a new report shows california still has a long way to go. the california air resources board report found the state's greenhouse gas emissions dropped less than 1% from 2014 to 2015. still, with just 18 months left on the job, governor brown wants california to push ahead with tougher regulations to reduce greenhouse gases. reporting in san francisco, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> new at 6:00 a heads up if you are planning to go to the sierra this weekend. a major mudslide is causing some big delays on highway 50. the slide happened yesterday blocking the westbound lanes between whitehall and kyburz. reporter lemor abrams explains it's more of a mess than caltrans orig