moving to another sort of interesting idea, worth talking about, there is a congressman named bill johnsonrepublican out of ohio. we're going to ohio next week by the way. trying to study up on ohio. i'm coming. are you? yeah. he wants to introduce a bill called an act called the pass a budget act. there's your friendly neighborhood congressman right there. if the capacity budget act passed, passed cuts to pay for members of congress. if a budget is not passed, by their respective chamber, they don't get a paycheck. your job as a represent if of america as our friend bill johnson says it, robert, is to administrate america's business the least of which is to operate any business if anybody runs a small business in this country or their own household or their own individual accounts or anything else. any psychologist or economist -- economics professor will tell you -- whatever you call them. econometrician -- but any will tell you the incentives shape behavior. if you create a disincentive not to do your job and i believe it is an important function of congress then this makes sense. it wa

consumers feeling the squeeze, here's bill johnson, heinz chief, he joins me now. >> you sell food. you're close to the ground, how is america doing? >> i think is a its mixed. americans are feeling the pressure from fuel prices and food inflations are up 7%. so there's pressure. she good news for us is we recognized years ago that the developed world would slow down and we began to expand greatly in the emerging world, and so the emerging markets are driving our growth and also debt church -- ketchup, and you can tell charles who i really think is a terrific guy, he can go to any store, but ketchup on his beef and it will face fantastic. >> of course we always use heinz ketchup. >> i don't know there's any other kind. >> i was raid on it and it did not do me any harm. >> ed did not. >> what do you think about the admission? there's a lot of talk about the regulatory environment, tax environment, holding american business back. what do you say? >> we're in an era of unpredictable and uncertainty and business doesn't like that. it's difficult to invest when you're not certain what th

in that year of '64 after the assassination, after kennedy -- i mean after johnson became president, the civil rights bill was brought forward. and with president johnson's leadership and the leadership of others including jack brooks, they brought that bill to fruition, and it was passed and became law -- i believe it was signed july the 2nd, 1964. and that changed everything in the south and the united states with respect to segregation. that broke the back of segregation in the south. it was a huge step for johnson and brooks and other americans. brooks was one of 11 southern congressmen who voted for it. all the other southerners voted against it, including many texans. so brooks was a major player in this huge change. he went with johnson the next year in the voting acts right of '65 and in the housing act of 1968. so jack brooks who's featured here on this statue on the lamar campus, was a major player in change in the united states. and he's honored here on the lamar campus for many things that he did for our region and for this lamar university campus. >> in may of 2011, historian richard norton s

get a voting rights bill passed in '65. lyndon johnson watches the selma march and gives the speech "we shall overcome. "when martin luther king is in the living room of an assistant in selma, alabama and when lyndon johnson says "we shall overcome" martin luther king starts to cry and the assistant said it was the first time i ever saw dr. king cry. johnson ram this is bill through. to watch him do it is just something. he comes down from that speech, he's walking back up the line and the ancient chairman of the judiciary committee says i'm going to start here on these bills tomorrow mr. president and johnson says "start them tonight." (laughter) and 43 years later, if in 2008, 43 years later which is just a blink of history's eye we have an african american president in the white house. you know, when you have a program of presidential leadership, this is presidential leadership. it's president's power. what a president can do despite the times. >> rose: i thought there were real examples of presidential leadership with what jimmy carte

if the bill passes, maryland would become the 8th state to legalize same sex marriage. sherrie johnsonabc2 news. >>> 6:51a bill brought to the general assembly is kicking off with a rally today on human trafficking. today advocates will host a day to educate people about the bill. it's meant to expand the definition of child abuse and include human trafficking, child pornography and prostitution. this rally will begin today at nine in annapolis. >>> well inia health alert. the maker of the drug avastin is issuing a warning saying fake vials has been distributed in the u.s. and they do not contain the key ingredients meant to treat the colon, lung kidney and brain forms of cancer. >>> education news this morning. education secretary duncan is planning to make a make announcement today. he is expected to release details of the proposed $5 billion program for a new race top of the style competition. under the program, states and district could compete for grant dollars meant to improve teacher quality. >>> baltimore orioles have come to terms with adam jones for a new one year contract av

republican congressman bill johnson of ohio is the cosponsor of the stock act and tim is a leading sponsor. i want to first talk a little bit about these races that are happening this evening. so let's tart start with you, congressman. look for me at the race in minnesota. what are your expectations for tonight? >> well, i certainly wouldn't want to speak for republican caucus goers but what i can tell you mainnesota, probably governr romney not even being in the state the last couple of days is pretty telling. probably the way the thing looks like it's going to shake out, 33% will win this thing. i would guess maybe senator santorum will win it there. just pretty much in flux. >> i like how you say i'm not going to talk about republican caucus goers. >> with any conviction, i can only say i think that's what's happening here. >> i hear ya. congressman johnson, santorum is predicted to potentially be surging. we know that romney has been on the attack or romney's folks have been on the attack. what do you think that means for the race? >> well, you know, i can't say what mr. santorum or th

bill moyer described judge johnson and said that he altered forever the face of the south. burke marshall, a lot of the professors served with distinction and the kennedy justice department said that these four judges, dr. specht mentioned them including judge johnson had made as much of an imprint on american society and american law as any four judges below the supreme court had ever done in history. so if you look at these kinds of

bill russell, ultraviolet, magic johnson, but what george did oscar robertson.eblen's gary, what do you really think about the oakland a's signed a committee ramirez customer >>gary: the more i think about it, if he can help sell a couple thousand extra tickets coverdale the question i have, is a guy is to be a big shot slated from a 40,000 fans, he becomes your couple look around in the state, and i suppose to get excited about this? i would to quit again. >>pam: see you at 11:00 p.m..

johnson. >> reporter: in annapolis, lawmakers will join to discuss bill 140. it's a bill to that will make it a penalty to not report sexual abuse. this tbroingz the light that the fact that maryland's child abuse reporting laws have no teeth. there's no criminal penalty in the law for not report ago abuse. there is a hearing on the bill after that news conference. pennsylvania prosecutors are asking that jerry sandusky be kept indoors as part of his bail condition. prosecutors say that several people have seen the former penn state assistant football coach watching children in a schoolyard from the back porch of his home. he is charged with molest is young boys. he is under house arrest. his lawyer said that safety concerns are unfounded. sherrie johnson, "abc 2 news." >>> maryland general assembly will consider a bill that will require parents or guardians to report to the police about dead or missing children. it's called -- caylee anthony law. missing children under 13 would have to be reported within 24 hours. children older than 13 would have to be repor

committed their support for the bill this week, but advocates have said they are still looking for a couple of votes to reach the needed 71 to pass the measure. sheree johnson, abc 2 news. >> the bill allowing same-sex marriage in new jersey could meet the governor's desk today. chris christie has already promise today veto the bill. the assembly passed the bill by a 42-33 vote. once the governor basically gets the bill and vetoes it, the democratic control legislature has two years to try to override that veto. >>> in the trial of the man accused of killing yeardley love is expected to pick back up this morning. the judge postponed the trial yesterday because one of george huguely's attorneys was sick. huguely's defense team was expected to wrap up that case yesterday, but now the defense could rest as soon as today. kristin schaefer is in charlottesville covering the trial for abc 2 news. you can follow him live on twitter. he's live in the courtroom. he tweets up to the minute inside the courtroom as news becomes available. you can find him at chrisnb moore. >>> in just a few hours, bge crews will be going door to door in southwest baltimore to turn on p

delegates committed their support for the bill this week, but advocates say they are still looking for a couple of votes to reach the 71 to pass the measure. sherree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> a bill to legalize same- sex marriage is on its way to governor chris christie's desk. he says he'll veto it. right now it looks both chambers lack the 2/3 majority needed to override a veto. legislation will be on christie's desk today. >>> meanwhile, a morning hearing on the president's contraception mandate ended with a protest. democratic women members of the house, they walked out of the hearing protesting an all-male panel of witnesses. and it wasn't just the women who were actually voicing their opinions. a baltimore lawmaker was there as well. >> i think everyone understands what is going on here today. chairman is promoting a conspiracy theory that the federal government is conducting a war against religion. witnesses who agree with his position. he has not invited -- >> there was an afternoon session that included two women of the panel, minority leader nancy pelosi said that the issue is reproductive rights not religious liberties opponents seem to think. >

committed their support for the bill this week, but advocates have said they are still looking for a couple of votes to reach the needed 71 to pass the measure. sheree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> today a bill allowing same- sex marriage in new jersey could reach the governor's desk. governor chris christie has already promised to veto the measure. the assembly passed the bill by a 42-33 vote. once the governor vetoes it, the democratic-controlled legislature has two years to try to override that veto. six states and washington d.c. right now recognize same-sex marriage. >>> the former ravens wide receiver germane lewis has been arrested for the second time in six months. this picture comes from the first arrest, not the most recent. he was pulled over yesterday morning on hanover pike because police spotted his 4-year-old son in the front seat with no seat belt. that is against the law. now authorities say he was also cited for driving with a license that was suspended and revoked. we're told lewis is now being held on $50,000 bail. >>> five minutes after 6:00 right now. in just a few hours, the yeardley love murder trial is expected to resume. george huguely,

johnson, abc2 news. >>> same-sex marriage bill is on its way to the full senate after a judiciary proceedings committee voted 7- 4 in favor of it tuesday. mike miller expects the vote this week. last year's vote was 25-21, in favor. >>> other bills heard in annapolis include a health benefit exchange act. anthony brown will testify on behalf of the legislation today. also, ahead, a bill with cable games, heard. it would allow the hold over a video lottery operation license to offer table games throughout the state. and legislation on animal abuse registry, heard today. it would require convicted -- those convicted of crimes against animals to register. >>> pieces of glass came crashes down in downtown oklahoma >>> a live look this morning in north baltimore, parishioners will make their way to services, cathedral of mary r queen is what we are looking at. you can take part in ash wednesday without going inside the church. details coming up next. >>> strong storms across the u.s. on monday. this coming to us from kansas, hail, snow, ice, they saw it all. power went out in some areas across the sunflower

johnson, abc2 news. >>> all right. one bill the governor is particularly passionate about is the same sex marriage. it's officially being debated in annapolis. on tuesday, the senate judicialary proceedings committee held a hearing a similar bill failed last year. you may remember. but now governor o'malley is in full support and opponents say the governor's help is not going to make a difference. >> we live in a litigious society. if this masses, we will be sued if we deny same sex couples service we give others. >> it's not right and it's not just that the children of gay couples should have lesser protections than the children of other families in our state. >> the senate committee should take the vote on the bill later this week. if it passes, the next step is the full senate and then to the house of delegates where it was defeated last year. >>> the senate is set to take a vote on a propossessional of legalizing same sex marriage. it's expected to pass. if it does it moves into the house and it has enough votes to pass the bill at a more comfortable margin. governor said he will sign the law w

if the bill passes, maryland would become the 8th state to legalize same sex marriage. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> seven minutes after 6, new this morning firefighters are on the scene of a fire at superior shark works in the parkville shopping center. there's a map indicating the area we are talking about. official say they were called out around 4:15 this morning about the fire near the intersection of harford road and taylor avenue in parkville. when firefighters arrived, they found the back half of the building already on fire and possibly getting ready to spread to surrounding buildings. we will keep you posted on the situation. >>> today cooks from five different universities are squaring off in the cafeteria cook hall. >>> all benefiting charities including habitat for humanity. events taking place until 6 and 8 at loyola university in baltimore. >>> it's about 10 bucks to get in and the theme of the competition is movies and includes charley and the chocolate factory as well as hair harry potter. >>> once considered a gag gift now man good food. >> we are learning more abou

johnson, abc2 news. >>> baltimore county council passed a bill giving the trans gender community more protection. the vote was 5- 2, measure designed to prevent discrimination against transgender people, housing, employment, education, financing or public accommodations. >>> vote expected by the end of the week on the same-sex marriage bill in maryland. a judicial proceeding committee voted 7- 4 in favor of the measure. >>> 15th annual maryland state boik symposium. items include bicycle sharing programs, tourism, community and bike related issues. >>> today is ash wednesday, we will take you live this is a picture of the cathedral, north baltimore. people will arrive for mass at 7:00 this morning, today marks the beginning of a lint season for christians. people give up something for 40 days leading up to easter. >>> if you can't make to it mass, no need to worry, the pass copoll diocese is offering ashs to people on the go. they will stand on street corners throughout the day. we posted a list of all the locations of when people will be there with ashes, so you can find it on the website, abc2n

bill last year and some feel confident they can do it again. opponents vowed to take the issue to referendum, putting it on the ballot in the general election. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> later today, baltimore county council expected to vote on gender identity protection bill. it came to life after a video taped beating inside a rosedale mcdonald's. this is the video. it went viral. the measure prohibits discrimination against someone's sexual orientation or gender identity. the bill seems to have support among majority of council members. we will keep you posted on what happens today. >>> extra work maryland's ghost retrieval program. lost or crab traps killing crabs and fish. they are being collected undear federal funded program. >>> deliberations in the george huguely murder trial begins tomorrow in virginia. >> legal experts preview what jurors must conclude when deciding this young man's fate. >>> weather rolling through oklahoma. one person is dead. rescue crews searched through the rubble of the trailer. one man was pulled from the wreckage and taken to the hospital. a woman was found dead. >>> icy roadways ramps and bridges sent drivers in to

johnson, abc2 news. >>> the baltimore county council passed a bill giving the transgender community protection under the law. the council passed it 5- 2, the bill is designed to prevent discrimination against transgender people, housing, financing or publy accommodations. >>> accident killed two people, this is video from mc donna road. engine and tires completely separated from one car. police say the silver chrysler was driven by a 22 year old, crossed the center turn lane and hit a blue mercury head on. two died at the scene. a woman driving an suv was hit and not injured. the road was shut down for five hours yesterday. >>> five people are dead in a murder-suicide in atlanta. the person who did the shooting was among the dead. police did not immediately know the relationship between the person who did the shooting and those victims. >>> that was shocking end to a morning trip for a woman in el paso, texas. the 48-year-old woman was shot in the right leg while walking down the street pushing her daughter in a stroller. no one herd the fire but a shot heard by customs and border protection officers. a

sacred sperm in response to a parenthood bill introduced in oklahoma defining human life as beginning at the moment of conception oklahoma state senator constance johnson decided to make fun of the ridiculous legislation by introducing her own amendment to the bill or a memo declares every sperm cell sacred it would outlaw among other things oral sex and masturbation or any other sex act that does not lead to sperm finding its quote rightful place in quote despite the overwhelming satirical nature of the event it raises a good point when it comes to the absurdity of personhood legislation why should a republican stop a defining a fertilized egg with only fifty percent potential becoming a baby a person let's just call every sperm cell a baby make most sexual acts illegal and turn most teenage males in america into serial killers and then call it a day. after the break a firestorm has erupted over president obama's controversial hospital one decision what was the bigger picture behind the decision will the response of fact the president's reelection. but i. strive for thirty. years no we're going to see you get to the money. if you want to have sex go a

johnson, abc2 news. >>> the maryland general assembly will consider a bill today that would require parpts of guardians to promptly notify police about dead or missing children. parents. it's called caylee's law, in memory of caylee anthony who kale was not reported missing for a month. children older than 13 need to be reported within 48 hours. and less if under 13. >>> this dog needs your help. the pit bull is battered and bruised because he was likely used as what is called dog bait. those are dogs used to train other pit bulls forfying fighting. police in anne arundel county are looking for the person responsible. these are hard images to look at. after recovering the dog will likely be put up for adoption. >>> a police officer and another person recovering following a car crash. it happened 7 -68d 30 last night in -- 7:30 last night in west baltimore. the officer hit a pole and is expected to be ok. his injuries are minor. the pedestrian was also hurt but injuries not life threatening. not clear yet if the pedestrian was hit by the car or debris from the crash. >>> 6:05. new this morning, a parame

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johnson, abc2 news. >> and in other news the house passed a bill to freeze the wages of federal workers for a third year. it would also not allow members of congress to give themselves a raise. keep that in mind because they always seem to get a raise. now the measure would save taxpayers around 26 billion dollars. democrats objected to the freeze and they argued federal workers have done their part to reduce the budget deficits and in the 2013 proposal the president is expected to propose a 5% hike in federal wages. >>> and baltimore based company could be getting a lot of money. they have a huge stake in facebook. facebook filed papeers were the goal of raising 5 billion dollars in public stock sale that could come as soon as may. t rowe price has investment. >>> this sunday will be the 46th time don has been to the superbowl. he's the founding member of i never missed a superbowl club and has been going to the games since 1967 and he plans ongoing until at least superbowl 50. >> i walked to the wal-mart and 20 people come up and shake my hand and say you know you going to make it this year. >> well,

johnson, abc2 news. >>> today a full senate will debate the same-sex marriage bill.proceedings committee voted 7- 4 in favor wednesday. mike miller expects a final vote this week. the last year's vote was 25-21 in favor of the bill. >>> two of the most popular cancer drugs running low. >> stay with us, what the fda is doing to get them back to hospitals for patient whose desperately need them. >>> 3 million people in the u.s. are infected with hepatitis c, why health officials are calling for more screenings for the deadly disease. ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. [ jim ] you know, that's our business. so we want to be the experts in chicken. we're not the status

bill of rights are designed to protect minority views. so what the overall view on the issue of contraception is has nothing to do with an issue about religious freedom. meg joining me now, peter johnsonue, president of the catholic league. so you two gentlemen have been on the program before all of this and both had some issues with this plan. so we wanted to have you back on and ask you whether you are satisfied with the resolution as outlined by the president on friday. peter? >> you know, in a legal sense it is not an exemption, it is not a compromise. the federal government's decide hog's catholic and who's catholic enough. and deciding, well, listen, we're going make it easier for you, the cardinals and priests and bishops and nuns of america. you don't have to hand out drugs that induce abortions. we will have the insurance companies do that for you so you can keep your consciouses clean. that doesn't protect faith in america. that doesn't honor congress. conscious. that doesn't honor the internal workings of the church or any church which are protected by the constitution and by laws and by case law. you're not supposed to reach into the internal workings of a hierarchical org

johnson was actually furious. he told one of his aides, bill boyars, later famous as a television commentator, that he would be very happy to receive bundy's resignation. boyars didn't tell bundy that, but he thought that, you know, johnson was sort of blowing off, and he didn't want to -- but anyway, the relationship wasn't the same. and when the foundation called bundy and asked him if he'd be interested in being president of the ford foundation, bundy said yes. and then johnson chose a convinced advocate of what we were doing in vietnam to fight the north seat that meese communists, and he was also reassuring to the president in terms of, you know, you're on the right track, you know? abraham lincoln was criticized, everybody was criticized too. you're just being tough, you're being good. you know, stay the course, stay to it. and so ross tow, who none of johnson's other advisers recommended for the job, was appointed to it. and, in fact, some people said -- johnson said i have my god damn intellectual now. [laughter] but, and rostow was clo

johnson. he is chairman of the social security house ways and means committee. he's pushing the bill that would stop the social security add min strags from making this public. if you want to get up to date, go do abc2news.com. you'll find our story on the home page. joce sterman, abc2 news. >> could tractor-trailer rigs as long as a 737 be driving on a highway near you. it's being proposed. the american energy and infrastructure jobs act would mean $260 billion over five years to fund highway programs. it's a controversial provision allowing heavier tractor-trailers by increasing the federal weight limit from 87,000 to 97,000 and could be 10 feet long are, a total length of more than 100 feet. >>> a california woman took automaker honda to court over the gas mileage claims a los angeles judge ruled in her favor. here's what heather peters had to say about her big win. >> it's justice in a very small place but it proves that sometimes the little guy wins. >> now the judge ruled that honda misled peters when it claimed its civic hybrid could drive 50 miles on a gallon of gas. peters s

johnson, abc2 news. >> and all new this morning, state delegate from baltimore is proposing a bill a missing children's plan aimed at improving cooperations between state and advocacy groups and it would include more resources for police. right now, that bill is called the missing children's act. but there's been talk of naming it after the north carolina teen who went missing in baltimore phylicia barnesch details coming at 6:00 -- barnes. details coming up at 6:00. >>> on tuesday, the senate judicial proceedings committee held a hearing and similar -- a similar bill failed and governor is in full support. opponents say they are can have can dent the governor's help won't make a difference. >> it's not right and it's not just that the children of gay couples should have lesser protections than the children of other families in our state. >> the fact is we live in a society if this passes, we will be sued when deny same sex couples services we give other couples. >> the senate committee should vote later this week and if it passes, the next step would be to the full senate and on to the house of delega

johnson, abc 2 news. >>> 6:47 right now. a man is pushing a bill this morning that would stop social security from making a dead person's information public. we reported on this back in november yesterday in washington. this all happened at a house hearing where lawmakers looked at what's called the death master file. as to how crooks are now finding the social security numbers of the deceased. >> it disgust me to no end that there are people out there who clearly are preying upon deceased children to profit from them. and the fact that somebody did that specifically to my daughter, as a father, it just -- it makes me want to kill them. >> for more on this story, you can log on to abc2news.com. when you get there, click on our story that reads social insecurity for more information. now for democracy 2012. actress rose anne barr wants to be president. she's going to run on the green party ticket and wants to receive that party's nomination when the convention is held in baltimore coming in july. barr has said she's fighting for the working class fa

johnson became was brought forward, and with president johnson's leadership and the leadership of others, including jack brooks, they brought that bill to fruition and it was passed and became law. i believe it was signed july 2nd, 1964. and that changed everything in the south in the united states with respect to segregation. that broke the back of segregation in the south. it was a huge step for johnson and brooks and other americans. brooks was one of 11 southern congressmen who voted for it. all the other southerners voted against it, including many texans. so brooks was a major player in this huge change. he went w in the voting acts right of 65 and housing act of 1968. so jack brooks who is featured on this statue on the lam ar campus was a major playing in civil rights in the united states. he is known for many things he did for the region and for lamar university campus. >>> all weekend long, american history tv is in beaumont, texas. to explore the history and lit rather culture of a city where the oil industry in texas got its start. you're watching american history tv. 48 hours of people and events, telling the american st

bill would close a loophole in currenttlaw... thht allows an individual to still get benefits if they resign first. 24:37 what happened with jack johnsonnd sheila dixon and others we've had other instances here in anne arundel county with the county councilman and things, wheree um, people realizz this is happening and it's got to stop 2 sponsorss71 votes are needed -- join oor waste watch.if you see government waste... call our hotline at 410-662-1456.you can also go to fox-baltimore dot com. mitt romney is apologizing... for a comment he made on c-n-n. c-n-n."i am not concerned about the very poor we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. i'm not concerned about the very rich, they're doing just fine" fine"critics are outraged... for romney's comment about the very poor.romney's camp recognized the problem right pway... saying the "pro middle class" message could get lost and distorted by opponents. romney hiiself tried to clean "it was a misstatemmnt. i misspoke. i've said something that is similar to that but quite acceptable for a long time.and, you know when you do i don't know how many thousands of interviews

so listen to this basically senator johnson who represents oklahoma's forty eighth district has introduced an amendment to the bill mandating that the same rights and benefits be granted to sperm basically saying any action which manage actually its or otherwise deposit semen anywhere but in a woman's vagina shall be interpreted and construed as an action against an unborn child i love it i think it's genius we don't want to go there i had a bad reputation is now officially illegal now it's murder because it would be letters i get i don't know you so sure there's only about you know i think that we should actually take this a step further and we should have you know kind of a shout out funeral type thing for all of the sperm that was so brutally murdered. at a time you know every teenage boy is a mass murderer i don't we should have a moment of silence every show for all the murdered sperms out there my thought but the very moment of silence yeah like the whole show possibly it could work. right. let's that we have something else that we should cry about a little while back and we're really excited. and you love t

johnson is here with details. >> reporter: state law makers aproved same -- approved the same sex mearnlg bill. after last year's failed -- marriage bill. after last year's failed attempt this puts maryland on the path to become the 8th state to approve same sex marriage. it was hours of debate. last year the measure failed to come to a vote in the house but last week, the same sex marriage narrowly passed the house. there were amendments on the table to make the polls more likable to opponents but all were shot down. >> we have two men getting married and you have certain qualifications in here that say a husband will get this right and a wife will get that right. which spouse will apply to which category here? >> i believe maiming is between a -- marriage is between a husband and wife. >> reporter: opponents must gather just over 55,#00 signatures to get -- 55,700 on the ballot. right now it is head for the govern -- headed for the governor's desk. many of you have sound off about same sex marriage and we have over 85 likes and 17 shares and 29 comments and both for and against and, of course