irish senator and gay activist david norris says the country had sent a message to the world. >> therere countries throughout africa, was a landslide. irish voters said a resounding yes to gay marriage by a margin of two to one. irish senator and gay activist david norris says the country had sent a message to the world. >> there are countries throughout africa, was a in which it is terribly dangerous still to be gay, so we are saying to them, be civilized. follow the irish. >> reporter: not long ago it would have been unthinkable. >> as late as 1993 homosexuality was illegal in the staunchly conservative catholic country. but when civil partnerships were legalized five years ago ireland turned a corner toward a more secular society. the irish abroad returned to the emerald isle, isle bringing their boat with them. and hashtag home to vote. sharing images like passports, on the plane, all the way from bangkok, their journey back home. even non-irish supporters came to see whether the vote would be a victory for gay rights the world over, like jay lassiter from new jersey. >> either way

irish senator and gay activist david norris says the country had sent a message to the world. >> there are countries throughout africa, asia russia, in which it is terribly dangerous still to be gay so we are saying to them, be civilized. follow the irish. >> >> reporter: not long ago it would have been unthinkable. >> as late as 1993, homosexuality was illegal in the staunchly conservative catholic country. but when civil partnerships were legalized five years ago ireland turned a corps toward a more secular society. >> the irish abroad returned to the emerald aisle isle bringing their boat with them. and hashtag home to vote. sharing images like passports on the plane, all the way from bangkok, their journey back home. >> even nonirish supporters came to see whether the vote would be a victory for gay rights the world over, like jay lassiter from new jersey. >> either way winse lo or draw we have made history and i just hope that the history is sweet. and i can't wait to maria hot irish boy. >> >> reporter: well, now he can. legally. and there will be plenty of like minded people cel

irish senator and gay activist himself david norris said, ireland has sent a message to the world. >>e arby conbut there are countries throughout africa, asia russia they are terribly dangerous. we're saying to them, be civilized. follow the irish. >> built the staunchly conservative catholic country should become the first in the world to do so through a popular vote makes the result all the more remarkable. >> up until as late as 1993 just 22 years ago homosexuality was illegal in ireland. civil partnerships were made legal five years ago this is different. it says gays can marry just like everyone else and now it's written into the constitution. for "sunday morning," this is charlie d'agata in london. >> there were angry but mostly peaceful proceed fests in cleveland after a judge found a white patrolman not guilty in the deaths of two unarmed black suspects in 20 street 12. they were killed in 137 shot barrage of gunfire. flooding is has turned deadly in the nation's mid section. in oklahoma, a firefighter was swept away during a water rescue. his body was recovered this morning.

david norris was the first gay activist and fought for decades criminal status. >> the message from thisepublic to the entire world is one of dignity and freedom and liberty for eternity! [ cheering and applause ] . >> reporter: the much feared hoerdz of shy voe voters that might have blocked this turned out to be a myth. and ireland proves their reluctant to embrace social change is now history. >>> let's take you outside from the live look from sfo. overcast conditions there. we have the forecast coming up in just a moment. we'll be right back. introducing lunch at outback every bloomin' day! and our delicious burgers. onew savory ribeye me over 70 lunch combinations and starting at just $6.99 onit's lunch at last, every day at outback. . >>> we're back on kron4 weekend. let's look at the view from embarcadero taking a look at the bay. cool start to the day on this holiday weekend. but meteorologist brian promises going to warm up. >> good sunday morning to you. clouds to deal with this morning, but unlike yesterday, i think we'll see the sunshine quickly. as a result, temperatures war