. >> hollywood told boyce's story in the 1985 sean penn story, the falcon and the snowman." we'll have more of this interesting interview. >>> another story we're keeping our eye on this morning, 473 homes in colorado have been destroyed by what's believed to be the worst wildfire in the state's history. hard rain on friday helped firefighters north of colorado springs get some control over the black forest fire. it's now 30% contained. another fire further south is now 65% contained. but now lightning is being blamed for sparking a new wildfire in the western part of the state. according to the white house president obama called colorado's governor yesterday. he expressed condolences for the two people killed and promised federal support. we are in colorado springs. paul, tell me about the conditions today. >> reporter: well, alison, as you can see behind me, the wind has started to whip up. it's cool. the temperatures are cool, and if you look off in the distance, a couple days ago you would have never been able to see the skyline or the treeline back there. it was complet

jeffrey griffin boyce was supposed to appear in court this morning to face car jacking and kidnapping charges. officials say he hanged himself. 30-year-old boyce was accused of car theft on april 29th and trying to steal a woman's car in green bray -- greenbrae later that day. >>> you may have heard the advice eat little and often to lose weight. >> now a new study is turning the tables on all of that. what calorie counters need to know. to bring berkeley's famous >> can you imagine eating for month and a half every single day. >>> sounds good to me. the tasty perks these workers got to bring berkeley back to life. >> reporter: first wave of rain has moved back in the b. more on the rain. more rain for everybody in the next 24 hours. we'll draw appoint timing when we take a break and have the forecast in a minute. ,, denny's red white & blue plate specials are as american as apple pie. especially, the apple pie french toast. come in today for specials starting at just $4.99. re-opened its doors today a suffering major damage during a fire ma >>> well, foodies can now breathe a shy of

boyce was a government contractor with access to state secrets when he was just 22 years old. he was arrested and convicted of espionage for selling classified information. boys spoke with cnn in 1985. >> some day i might be let out of these prisons, but it's so far in the future that it's really painful even for me to think about all that time passing, you know, because what other than your own life is more precious to a person, you know, and i forfeited the great bulk of mine. >> okay. so chris boyce, he is out of prison and working on a new book coming out this summer called "the falcon and the snowman." he joins us by phone from the west coast. >> good morning. >> you have been in a similar situation as snowden. what do you think he is feeling right now? >> i assume he is feeling a whole lot of gnawing fear, tension and stress. i read the other day that he disappeared out of his hotel, but he certainly has not disappeared from the chinese police. they will watch his every move. if i was him, i wouldn't trust the chinese. i would not be surprised if at some point they did n

a priest convicted of abusing five teenage boyce at his parish in rome has apparently ratted out other clergy and officials for operating a prostitution ring of underaged boys. the disgraced priests named names after the vatican refused to reinstate him even taking one of the so-called rent boyce with him to police. according to times of london, four people have been put under investigation. >>> now to business. better than expected economic reports fueled a rally as the dow rose by 100 points. barnes & noble reconsidering its tablet strategy by nauntsing they will end production for the nook. we'll get more on that and the rest of today's business headlines. that's economic inning with jeff cut more live fornous london. good morning. >> good morning to you. it appears the color nook is going to be sent out to oems, other manufacturers. barnes & noble saying they are no longer going to be responsible for the manufacturing of this product here. it's to do really with one is the decline in sales. and some of the challenges to barnes & noble's financially from this product and two, it's t

this is boyce that can get you over toward auto mall or durham, get back on near pacific commons mall. our chopper has launched to the scene to get us a better look. we have southbound 680 which is just fine as well. if you do have an option to choose between the two, 680 to mission, that's the clearer version. 880 at auto mall, that's where the closure is. you can take dumbarton bridge, no problems. 484 or 92, that's the san mateo bridge. we'll give you a quick look at the bay bridge as well. we also had the overnight rains. you can see a little water, sheen and puddling. that will be the case with the mist in the air. >>> 5:20 right now. a study just released by stanford university showing charter schools are getting better. that study is a follow-up to one conducted four years ago. the old study shows 37% of charter schools are being outperformed by local public schools. in this brand new study that number is now down to 31%. researchers say charter schools vary widely state to state, making it difficult to pinpoint a national trend. >>> now to an exclusive preview of an investigat

you can use grimmer to fremont boulevard or also use boyce and cherry on the other side of the freeway to get around this. 680 is clear. this is a big problem south of union city heading into fremont. >>> it's 5:32 right now. anticipation is building in in washington, d.c. outside the u.s. supreme court. the clock continues ticking down on the final rulings of the session. among the decisions yet to be announced, california's prop 8. "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd is live where the doors will be opening about an hour and a half from now. you've been there up close and personal, had a chance to talk to a lot of people. what are you anticipating today? >> reporter: well, at this point no one really knows what's going to happen. but the question that people asked me, just like you did, what do you think is going to happen and the fact of the matter is no one really knows. political experts believe that there are indicators, jon, and the red herring is the fact that the court decided to add an extra day of rulings today. one of the plaintiffs told me yesterday that she is feeling pretty

look, ted olsob and david boyce did a remarkable job. they brought a case that people were very skeptical about. but it was roberta kaplan's case which was the big case, and she's a winner even more than boyce -- >> who is robert kaplan. >> she is not as famous as-- >> she represented edie windsor in the doma case. >> and also, the way, it's a considerable victory for verrilli, the solicitor general, who filed a brief opposing doma which the court very significantly adopted. >> rose: so both of you expect that we will see, except in some places, an immediate move for states to allow same-sex marriage? >> as justice scalia says? dissent, the kennedy decision, the majority decision in the doma case arms people who want to strike down bans on gay marriage with lots of rhetoric and logic, and there will be lawsuits filed, and whether through the democratic process or in courts, you're going to see lots and lots of progsame-sex marriage. but jeff is right, there will be parts of the country that only an eventual supreme court decision some ye

deputies discovered a body of jeffrey boyce on friday. he was a prime suspect in the murder of kristin england in april. his brother said he was on the way to russian consulate to seek political asylum. >> san francisco having second thoughts about a company it was thinking about hiring to remove graffiti. city council discovered a worker got into trouble for spray painting graffiti then charging to remove it. issue to be on agenda next month. also san carlos city council votes whether it should outsource. at the time san carl why is says it thought it would save $1 million a year. >> coming up, why paying more for coffee may be the least of your worries at starbucks. >> in sacramento, state legislature wanted to make it harder to obtain a public document. >> top island destinations in the u.s.. they may surprise you oh. here is a look at dive plopler 7 >>> nef vat yes police are hoping recent reports of break ins will help them solve the mystery of an abandoned safe. police don't know if it was stolen or not. they have no plans to bust o

boyce was scheduled to appear in marin county to face carjacking charges.tered a plea, and was undergoing a mental health evaluation. boyce was also suspected of elaine englund of castro valley, according to oregon authorities. the sonoma county coroner's office and san rafael police death. >> pam: an update to the story about the van that drove into the bay from marina green last friday. the latest report says 60- year-old debra crenshaw -- who died from the incident -- was the only person in the van. earlier reports suggested several people escaped the van once it plunged into the bay. several people tried to rescue crenshaw from the van but were unable to get her out. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >> firefighters in contra costa county responded to a fire that burned materials at a recycling facility ina column of smoke was pile of recyclable materials in flames. sprinklers kept the fire so deep inside the pile,it took two hours for out the blaze. the cause of the fire is >> a man was rescued from a house in walnut creek this after

. >>> i want to bring in boyce watkins. with me here michaela angela davis. professor watkins, what do you make of this? i know you've been a fan of paula deen for a long time. >> yeah, i think her food is good, actually. it was one of my favorite restaurants so like a lot of people i was disappointed to hear about any of this. i tried to understand this. i tried to look at it from a human standpoint and when i see paula deen and i'm from the south like she is icy her like the charles barkley of cooking. she sells you food that might kill you and tell you a joke that might offend you and political correctness isn't her strong suit. if you look throughout her life you see a woman that has probably learned the hard way that you can't just sort of lay yourself out there for the public to consume because not everybody is going to get the joke, and i certainly don't get the joke because this is a very serious issue. >> it -- there's -- is there a difference between political -- people throw around that term political correctness but if, in fact, and we don't know

today jeffrey griffin boyce was supposed to appear in court this morning. police say boyce's crime spree bemean in oregon where he was accused of -- began in oregon where he was accused of killing a bay area woman. >>> flames early this morning. a witness says -- took this cell phone video. one mobile home was destroyed. four cars were damage. no injuries. >>> firefighters rescued an unconscious man from this burn house in walnut creek. -- burning house on walnut creek at 1:00 this afternoon. firefighters say the man they rescued will be okay. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> the supreme court did not rule on california's same sex marriage ban and the federal defense of marriage act. more court rulings will be issued tomorrow which means a lot of people will be watching and waiting with. if prop 8 is struck doing same sex marriages in -- down, same sex marriages in california could resume in about month. the court could find civil unions to be separate and unequal. that would mean any state that has those options, including californi

this is the story of chris boyce. in 1977 at the age of 22, boyce was arrested and later convicted for selling classified information to the soviet union. his saga was the subject of the 1985 film "the falcon and the snowman." today, boyce spoke to cnn, his first television interview in 30 years. he says he fears for edward snowden's future. >> i assume he is feeling a whole lot of fear, tension, stress. i read the other day that he had disappeared ut o disappeared out of his hotel but he hasn't disappeared from the chinese police. they will be watching his every move. if i was him, i wouldn't trust the chinese. i would not be surprised if at some point, they didn't extradite him back to the united states, sell him in effect for some political concession. when and if that happens, his life, if he thinks it is stressful now, it will just go further and further down the drain. >> edward snowden is reportedly hiding out in hong kong. he told a paper there that he intends to stay in the city. today, people there held a sm

. >>> i want to bring in boyce watkins. with me here michaela angela davis. professor watkins, what do you make of this? i know you've been a fan of paula deen for a long time. >> yeah, i think her food is good, actually. it was one of my favorite restaurants so like a lot of people i was disappointed to hear about any of this. i tried to understand this. i tried to look at it from a human standpoint and when i see paula deen and i'm from the south like she is i see her like the charles barkley of cooking. she sells you food that might kill you and tell you a joke that might offend you and political correctness isn't her strong suit. if you look throughout her life you see a woman that has probably learned the hard way that you can't just sort of lay yourself out there for the public to consume because not everybody is going to get the joke, and i certainly don't get the joke because this is a very serious issue. >> it -- there's -- is there a difference between political -- people throw around that term political correctness but if, in fact, and we don't kno

you play -- you play boyce "the voice." >> boyce "the voice." you know -- '80s soul singers.ond season, we're gonna go a little crazy with it. like, you know -- we take a story from out of the news. like, different things. like -- when creflo dollar -- he went to jail for like beating up his daughter, or something like that. i don't know -- you don't know creflo? >> jimmy: no -- i'm going to ask the audience. i'm going to poll the audience. >> they know creflo. they're big creflo -- it was a little situation -- i did an episode where a -- a dude hits on my wife and i knock him out. and then, they do like a "ain't nobody got time for that," song. [ cheers ] i was like, "who else thinks my wife is hot?" and they made a whole song out of it -- it's, hot, so. we have fun with it. >> jimmy: you do a cool thing. after the show, you're doing like a q&a thing with the audience. >> yeah -- >> jimmy: like old "carol burnett." >> throw back, right. yeah, it's a throw back like to the "carol burnett" days. >> jimmy: i love that! >> so, i do a q&a. people ask questions and i'll just turn

authorities say jeffrey boyce kidnapped a man in rohnert park and attempted to carjack a woman in greenbrae. the suspect is being held without bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in san rafael today on a long list of charges. >>> opening statements expected this afternoon in a trial of two men accused in an attack on a teenager. the girl was he raped outside richmond high school. kpix 5's cate caugiran on the crime in the unusual legal twist in the trial. >>> reporter: it's been almost 4 years since the gang-rape of a then 16-year-old richmond girl. now two men are expected to go on trial for their alleged participation with two separate juries. >> typically, what will happen is that a panel will be asked to be moved and some evidence will come in that another panel doesn't necessarily see or hear and they will deliberate separately and focus on separate defendants. >> henderson says this isn't common. he says it's because there are statements and evidence admissible to one defendant but not necessarily admissible to the other. >> not in limine process, the attorneys from both sides prese

dave boyce runs one of them -- fundly.com. >> crowdfunding is a way to raise money by putting a page online -- a website online -- and then inviting all of your friends through social media to come and join you in raising money for something that you care about. >> the charity i'm raising money for is the boys and girls club of new jersey. it's a charity that focuses on after-school activities for underprivileged children. and i'm going to raise money for their art program. >> courtney is a high-school senior, and she's sold on crowdfunding. >> i've done other fundraising things, and it's been a lot of hard work, so with fundly, i just kind of go online and set up an account and then wait for the money to come in, i guess. >> she's also using the site to raise money for an ice-skating show she's planning. >> we've seen a lot of teenagers raising money for really interesting projects on fundly. you can raise money for a team, you can raise money for a school, you can raise money for a friend who's in need, you can raise money for medical expenses. >> that's why more and more organizat

jeffrey boyce was arrested in april in greenbrae. a woman he attempted to carjack kept him calm while a passerby called 911. he is also a suspect in an oregon murder. >>> president obama is returning to silicon valley on thursday for two private fundraising events. the first is a reception at the palo alto home of michael mchugh. later he will attend a $32,000 per person dinner in portola valley at the home of a venture capitalist. both events will benefit campaigns for democrats running for u.s. senate. >>> you will have to wait a couple of years to visit the new san francisco museum of modern art. yesterday was the last day to check it out before the big renovation. admission was free for people who went. the museum is shutting down so an extra 225,000 square feet can be added to the building. a new 10-story building will be along the back part of the building. it should be re-opening in 2016. i was there yesterday and it was packed. it was a beautiful day and a lot of people there. a lot of fun. >> great museum. >>> time now 4:41.

the court is clearly not going to take the case that was brought by david boyce and ted olson to declare a constitutional right to same-sex marriage everywhere. and can i put in a plug here for mary benoto, it was her legal strategy and she has done this work. and i wish we could push a button and get all our rights tomorrow. that's never been the way it's worked. you have to work hard legally and politically and socially and intellectually. and this is a major breakthrough. it is in everything. but it is a good indication that everything is not too far away, because it is a further validation of the sentiment and one good thing leads to another. you will now have, because i think the prop 8 case will be, as you said, about 100 million americans will have the right to same-sex marriage, as i count it up quickly in my head. and once more, that's a big reality that will defeat prejudice. and this movement the is going to go forward. we're not all the way there yet, but this is a major step towards it. >> congressman barney frank, our thanks to you for coming on. and i just want to reset fo

be a protest pamphlet the second similarity manning and snowden didn't use internal mechanisms to boyce their concerns like going to an inspector general or bringing the information to congress for investigation neither man chose that option. the third similarity the government's response the government moved in fast and furious after each leak immediately after the release of the documents the government began investigating the identity of these leakers but snowden many are different in many ways as well number one their biggest difference snowden reviewed every document he chose to release manning didn't manning's hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables were reviewed snowden said he learned from manning and made sure he wasn't endangering the lives of any operatives it was calculated concise specific number two another different snowden outed himself by the time as identity with out he was out of the country whereas manning was on an army base in iraq and was investigated and caught the third difference when snowden leaked the n.s.a. documents he was working as a private contractor

>> bush versus gore, we know how that went but ted olson and david boyce argued against proposition eight and join me tonight. gentlemen, congratulations on a very successful day, obviously. was it a successful as you would wished it to be? >> we are tickled to death with what happened in the supreme court today. it's a victory for the people in california that wish to get married to the person they love. this is what we set out to do. when we first took this case and this is what happened today in the supreme court of the united states. the vindication to be treated with dignity and respect and equality. we could not be happier. >> and i think -- >> if i can -- let me rephrase the question. if i can rephrase the question. are you frustrated, though, despite the success, that we we didn't get today from the supreme court was a decision on a homosexual's constitutional right to get married in america? >> well, what you did get was a decision that i think lays the ground work for decisions all across the country to establish marriage equality in every one of the 50 states. now what happened

i spoke with reverend jesse jackson and professor boyce watkins. >> reverend jackson, what did you andk about? >> she explained that she is not a racist. she appeared to be contrite and agonizing over the accusations. but the issue is not just the words but she must spend her time now focused on the workplace conditions, a, and the plan to have workplace conditions that pass the test. if she does that, she can be reclaimed and redeemed. >> professor watkins, we spoke the other day about her. you said in the past you were a fan of hers. i'm wondering if your opinion has changed at all just over the last couple of days. what do you make of where she is now? >> in order to really try to connect with paula and to connect with the situation, i reach to my elders. i spoke with reverend jackson and my grandmother. those perspectives allowed me to do something i can't do at my age, which is to really look at the world through the eyes of somebody who dealt with the paula deens of the world in the '50s, '60s and '70s. the best lesson that paula deen can get from all of this is to know there's a

david boyce said we're moving to the 38 states and he says within five years, he thinks marriage equality will -- will cover the whole country. that's an ambitious goal but not out of the question. >> i want to bring in andrew sullivan. you two have been fighting for this longer than anybody i've heard of at a time when nobody else even saw this as a -- all the big sort of gay rights organizations thought no one was even talking about this stuff. you were writing about it and fighting for it. we'll get to what this means but personality for a moment, andrew, what was this day like for you? >> i cried, too. you know, the word that kennedy used a lot was dignity. in fact, i think he used it nine times, and when you're a kid and you figure out you're gay when you're seven years old, you don't know about sex or anything like that, but you do know that you'll never be able to have a life like your mom and dad, be married and that's a huge wound to some kids self-esteem, identity, psychological pride, and that wound has been healed a little today, and i think of all the future people who will b

i heard david boyce say something outside the supreme court today.e said the decision by the court striking down doma will be followed by the same decision against california's prop 8 when that measure gets to be properly brought before the court which it hasn't so far. i agree with david as i often do. the wheels of justice turn slowly but they will some day and they will some day grind finally. we'll get the court decision america deserves some day. for now it is a time to celebrate the american constitution and the rights it protects. justice correspondent pete williams joins me now. pete, what a day and what a direction. it just seems like even though it's only justice kennedy but the future has been pointed out to us today. >> well, it's very interesting, chris, that just yesterday, the supreme court greatly disappointed the civil rights community in america by striking at the heart of the voting rights act. then came back today and struck down the defense of marriage act giving great hope to the advocates of same-sex marriage across the nation.

i want to talk more about it with boyce wilkins. he joins us by skype and jeffrey toobin.eff, let me start with you. is there any doubt considering race like this is a violation of this guy's constitutional rights? >> no doubt this is textbook. when i started looking into this i had to look several times because you think he didn't really say that. but he really did say that and he continues to -- buck and the five others hat - deserved new hearings, and the five others got the new hearings, as that story said. they were all sentenceed to death again but for some reason they won't give back a new hearings and it's just completely outrageous. >> you say this is indicative of a deeper infection that plagues the court system. >> absolutely. before we get upset with what the dock tomorrow said, we have to realize what he's doing is slapping the justice system in the face with well-documented racial disparities that exist across the country. when i started working on a massive incarceration project, according to the sentencing african american males get sentences 20% longer tha

david boyce reacted to the decision. >> this is a great day for america. today, united states supreme court in two important decisions, brings us that much closer to true equality. >> the president en route to africa released a tweet hailing the doma ruling saying today's doma ruling is a historic ruling #loveislove. he called the plaintiffs live while they were on air. >> we're proud of you guys and we're so glad that californians and that ruling will make it equal. you guys should be very proud of today. >> the prop 8 ruling was also a 5-4 vote but this time chief justice john roberts joined the majority while anthony kennedy dissented. now specifically the court ruled that the defenders of prop 8 lacked standing to argue the case, there by, sending it back to a lower court which had previously ruled the ballot initiative unconstitutional. the court's ruling marked a huge shift in the landscape of gay rights. back in 1996 bill clinton signed doma into law under political pressure. "the new york times" reported at the time that the president considered it

. >> joining me now is the legal dream team that won the case in the supreme court, david boyce and tedon. first, gentlemen, congratulations. i'm sure the celebrations overnight are still continuing, at least the afterdploe. david, first to you. this unlikely combination you were adversaries in the famous bush v. gore supreme court arguments. here you are partners and partners in a landmark ruling. tell us how this feels and how it came about. >> well, it feels great. this was -- yesterday and today and tomorrow are just great days for america. the two supreme court decisions that really establish the right of all citizens to be equal, all families to be equal, all loves to be equal, all children to be equal is a great accomplishment for this country. it's been great working with ted. i can guarantee you, it is a lot better to have him on your side than on the other side. one of the great advantages i think of the two of us working together is that we've tried to send a message that this is not a republican or a democratic issue. it is not a conservative or liberal issue. it is a consti

david boyce said we're moving to the 38 states and he says within five years, he thinks marriage equality will -- will cover the whole country. that's an ambitious goal but not out of the question. >> i want to bring in andrew sullivan. you two have been fighting for this longer than anybody i've heard of at a time when nobody else even saw this as a -- all the big sort of gay rights organizations thought no one was even talking about this stuff. you were writing about it and fighting for it. we'll get to what this means but personality for a moment, andrew, what was this day like for you? >> i cried, too. you know, the word that kennedy used a lot was dignity. in fact, i think he used it nine times, and when you're a kid and you figure out you're gay when you're seven years old, you don't know about sex or anything like that, but you do know that you'll never be able to have a life like your mom and dad, be married and that's a huge wound to some kids self-esteem, identity, psychological pride, and that wound has been healed a little today, and i think of all the future people who will b

david boyce reacted to the decision. >> this is a great day for

you've got a couple boyce. >> two boyce and a girl. >> are they training?ible on the wire. none of them want to carry it on. their college tuition is set aside. i'm like my parents saying go for it. i won't let them be on stage right now. i was on stage since a young child so the bug bit me young. >> thanks for coming in. nice to meet you. >> by the way, we go without a net every day. we've seven-second delay. >> drama off the court at wimbledon. serena williams and maria sharapova exchange words and it gets personal. [ male announcer ] erica had a rough day. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate, ever. because she's got other things to stress about. ♪ go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. as your life changes, fidelity is there for your personal economy, helping you readjust along the way, refocus as careers change and kids head off to college, and revisit your investments as retirement gets closer. wherever you are today, fidelity's guidance can help you fine-tune your personal economy. start today with

there's david boyce and some of the other plaintiffs in the case. they won the case.ifornia. here's the statement from the attorney general. i am thrilled that the state lifted its ban. gay and lesbian couples have waited so long for this day and for their fundamental right to marry. finally there loving relationships are as legitimate and legal as any other. as i said, she's now at the san francisco city hall. and she's participating in two marriages, two of those couples. the same sex couples that were involved in the case. let me just point out that this is a historic moment in california, indeed around the country as this 9th court of apea the decision has gone forward. very traumatic moment indeed. and it was all put in motion by the united states supreme court decisions ending defense of marriage act. but also allowing same sex marriage effectively to go forward. comela harris was with me in the situation room. she said it would happen quickly. indeed it has happened very, very happy. it's also having another impact on sesame street. bert and ernie are seen cele

supreme court where david boyce, one of the two attorneys along with ted olson, who remitted the challengers to prop 8, are now spooeking. >> now most importantly, we thank all the people who have devoted so much to this battle over so many decades, people who did it at a time when it was not as easy for us to go into court. the only thing i regret today is my friend and colleague ted olson can't be here. he has been a leader in this battle the last four years. he is unfortunately today in another court in another part of the country arguing another case. but his spirit is here, and he will be with me tonight, and we will celebrate because this is a victory not just for us, not just for the plaintiffs, not even just for the people who have worked for this so many decades but for all americans. thank you. >> we want to hear from chris perry. these are the berkeleys be lest beeian couple, the couple who won. >> today is a great day for american children and families. sandy and i want to say how happy we are not only to be able to return to california and finally get married but to be able to s

peter boyce, community of fears consultants. isn't it true that this bipartisan group came together as a result of the demographics of the last presidential election, one, and two, given is is this bill alive or it dead? imon, you first, please. >> lurds -- let's take another question. please identify yourself. >> i'm from the american foundation. we have a do-something posture but the most the house can do is here. to do something is to reclaim some part of what they lost. is that enough to reclaim the -- are latinos going to go for the most republicans can do is -- is that gap irreducible? >> why don't we take some of these now. >> is this all because of the election? >> i think the next woke a lot of republicans up, no question. i think, you know, there are some republicans who, very thoughtful republicans who know the system is broken and want to fix the system. as marko rubio says, we have de facto amnesty right now, we have to do something. a lot of people have known for a long time, they've noin the system was broken. the

. -- boyce. >> this is a great day for america. 10 years ago today the united states supreme court in lawrence vs. texas, took the first important step to guaranteeing that all americans, regardless of sexual orientation, were qual citizens under the law. today the united states supreme court in two important decisions brings us that much closer to true equality. in the decision striking as unconstitutional the so-called doma, or defense of marriage case, the united states supreme court held that there was no purpose for depriving gay and lesbian couples of the right to marry the person they love. there was no legitimate justification for that. as justice scalia noted, that holding, that principle, guarantees the right of every individual in every state to marriage equality. in the california case, the supreme court held that the proponents of proposition eight did not have standing. what that means in that case the supreme court could not reach the parents. but everything that the supreme court said in the defense of marriage opinion where they did reach the merits demonstrates that