and david crary, who covers national social issues for the associated press.elcome to you both. >> good to be here. >> woodruff: so let me start with you, edward-isaac dovere. this order of the white house affecting federal contractors, what is it and who's affected by it? >> the white house announced the president will sign this executive order. they haven't announced what's in it exactly yet, but it will ban discrimination against lgbt people working for government contractors. there are questions about some of the minutia that will be in it especially what kind of religious exemption might be in there but it seems like it is going forward and the president will sign it soon. >> woodruff: david crary, what's your understanding of why the administration is doing this now? >> well, when president obama took office, the gay rights movement had a pretty long wish list of things they hoped this liberal president would do and he's checked off all the other items on this list of gays in the military serving openly, several other things and support for gay marriage.