she was denied health benefits for her wife under the defense of marriage act known as doma. prohibits federal recognition of same sex marriages. >> i have to pay for a separate policy that i'm lucky i can even afford to cover my spouse when all of my colleagues when are legally married put their spouses on there the minute they walk in the door. >> the obama administration said doma is unconstitutional and that's what the department of justice argued in court. with that said, galinski's attorneys are asking the court to rule in her favor. >> this case is really about whether karen should be compensated differently because of the sex of her spouse. >> but here is where the house of representatives and it's bipartisan advisor group steps in. the advisory group is comprised of five house members, including speaker john boehner, a republican, and minority leader nancy pelosi, a democrat. that advisory group voted 3-2, along party lines, to defend doma in court and asked that galinski's case be dismissed. in court the attorney for the house advisory group said congress gets to dr

she was denied health benefits for her wife under the defense of marriage act known as doma.prohibits federal recognition of same sex marriages. >> i have to pay for a separate policy that i'm lucky i can even afford to cover my spouse when all of my colleagues when are legally married put their spouses on there the minute they walk in the door. >> the obama administration said doma is unconstitutional and that's what the department of justice argued in court. with that said, galinski's attorneys are asking the court to rule in her favor. >> this case is really about whether karen should be compensated differently because of the sex of her spouse. >> but here is where the house of representatives and it's by partisan advisor group steps in. the advisory group is comprised of five house members, including speaker john boehner, a republican, and minority leader nancy pelosi, a democrat. that advisory group voted 3-2, along party lines, to defend doma in court and asked that galinski's case be dismissed. in court the attorney for the house advisory group said congress gets to dr

known as doma.ibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages. >> very to pay a separate policy i'm lucky i can afford to cover myself when all of my colleagues who are legally married put their spouses on the minute they walk in the door. >> the obama administration says doma is unconstitutional. and that is what the department of justice argued today in court. with that said attorneys are asking the courts to rule in her favor. >> this is about whether karen should be compensated differently because of the sex of her spouse. >> this is where the house of representative stepped in. the group is comprised of five house members including speaker john boehner, a republican and minority leader nancy pelosi, a democrat. that group voted 3-2 along party lines to defend doma in court, asking that the case be dismissed n court the attorney for the house group said congress gets to draw the lines of which benefits it wants to give z has done so. and the justice department argued it's unconstitutional this m

obama administration says it will not defend doma but a constitutional group says it will.nne melendez reports. >> reporter: she works for the federal government. she was denied health benefits for her wife. doma prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages. >> i have to pay through a separate policy i'm lucky i can even afford when all of my colleague that has are legally married put their spouses on them. >> obama administration says doma is unconstitutional. with that said, her attorneys are asking the courts to rule in her favor. >> this case is really about thinking about it differently. >> here is where the house of representatives and advisory groups stepped in. advisory group is comprised of five house members, including john boehner, a minority leader nancy pelosi a democrat. that is advisory group voted 3-2 along party lines to defend doma in court and ask that her case be dismissed. in court the attorney for the house advisory group said, congress gets to draw the lines of which benefits it wants to give and has done so. >> in the meantime, even though the

office of personnel management refused to comply citing doma. the assistant attorney general of the justice department's civil division made the argument that the 1996 law is unconstitutional. >> the spouses of federal employees will benefit. will the be the children of federal employees who will benefit. will the be a whole host of individuals who will benefit if the court agrees with the department of justice that the president with the attorney general that doma is unconstitutional. >> also argued is if federal judges have the authority to determine what scrutiny applies to the defense of marriage act. >>> if you plan on being a car in the next two weeks listen up the last half of december is among the deadliest times of the year for drunk driving deaths. police departments are beginning a holiday dui crackdown. we are standing by in san matteo where efforts like this one seem to be making a difference. >> we are at one of the check points where there has been at least one dui arrest so far tonight. people are being cited for ore infractions

. >> today, ciu investigator franco doma arranges to meet with a trusted informant. his contact, an active gang member, can identify all the players in a drug ring that dominates a chicago housing project. >> my job is to identify as many guys as i can inside the housing complex. and he's going to give me shooters, drug suppliers, rank. and this is just the one building. i just need you for a few minutes. remember how we do the hierarchy charts? out of those buildings? that's what i need you for. i believe in his credibility because i've dealt with him in the past. he's been in and out of the system. during his incarceration we built a rapport. i raised this kid. all right. remember these what we did last time? you know him, right? who's the main guy in the projects that i need to know about? >> he dead. >> he dead? that's the main guy? so who would take over? somebody with -- on there, correct? so inside that project, what is the dominant drug? what is the drug of choice inside that building? is it the heroin? is it the marijuana? is it the cocaine? >> heroin. >> he

today, investigator franco doma arranges to meet a long-time source nicknamed washington outside city limits. they first began working together when washington was locked up on a gun charge. >> he was known to sell narcotics. he had guns on him, would shoot at people. i like a challenge, you know what i mean? knowing that we've had problems with him in the past, i figured, let me give this guy a chance. what can he tell me? he's provided a wealth of information during his incarceration by providing me with knives, you know what i mean, shanks. at no time did he lie to me. this is a good informant, i have five great informants, and he's probably my best. not only does he tell me about the drugs, he tells me about the violence, potential for shootings, the violence in the inner cities and suburbs of chicago. hey, i'm around the corner. bye-bye. see him in the black coming? you have to ease up here, there's a lot of activity in this area. and i got to provide safety for him. he's walking, he's looking around. he's looking around for his safety. i mean, because people are at him. he's loo

though you technically already do that when you're married and using those pledge to rail against doma and some say same sex marriage to win support among conservatives newt gingrich is tonight's told time where. ok the happy hour joining me this evening laura lister host of the capital account here on r t and tanya summon a reporter and blogger for think progress dot org so we have so little time but let's remind ourselves of the cutest story ever that everyone loved about these two gay penguins. pedro and buddy are endangered african penguins they're both male and they're both in love with each other they're bonded they seem to get along quite well there's no question about that but zoo officials plan to separate the two hoping they'll mate with females as part of a breeding program yeah the two meals together but only the females. so pedro body were separated and now looks like peter a buddy are getting into the girls but he already paired with one and breeding activity was observed pedro he has been courting constantly courting a female females but no solid bonding as yet happened

moving to the capital of kazakhstan just like a leap in the dark this was a tough decision to make for doma and his family however it didn't take them long to find out what looks like. the city which was named the best in the c.i.s. by the international acidly of capitals and cities into until eleven i think one of the biggest things that i'm sure more most north americans all agree with me is when you hear russia are like kazakstan or whatever you hear horror stories like it's really rough mean and. so when we got over here when i got over here it's nothing like that everyone's friendly everyone tries to help you know and it's just the same as back on israel while coming it was really modern more really like back home it was easy to adjust and then i just start stays on the phone and told it was nice and they went from there and now we love it here hopefully we can stay here for the rest of my career. in new environment is always a challenge but the sporting continued until the issue is even more important it often takes a while for love the american players moving to europe to get used to

federal employee is challenging the constitutionality of the defense of marriage act, also known as doma. ninth circuit court of appeals lawyer sued the government after her wife was denied health insurance coverage. >> 5:45. a bay area company is asking the government to make one of the drugs the first approved medication to prevent the spread of hiv. the scientists say it's drug sharply reduces the risk of hiv infection if those who don't have aids virus, but who engage in risky practices that lead to the disease. the drug has been used for years as a treatment for people who already have the disease. >> russia says the failed mars moon probe will come crashing down to earth next month. russia launched the probe last month. the probe malfunctioned when it reached orbit and it couldn't activate the boosters to take it to mars. chicken little. the sky is falling. weather headline, cold. >> it is cold. and we have the ac blasting in the studio. we have temperatures in the 20s in a few spots. how about gilroy. you win the prize for the coldest spot in and around the bay area. throughout th

. >> but investigator franco doma knows that getting to the truth can take time. after vetting the intel they gather from inmates, ciu investigators share their leads with outside law enforcement agencies. this training seminar is for suburban police. the purpose is to highlight the ciu's capabilities and help officers identify the gangs spread nothing their neighborhoods. >> all right, guys, guys and girls, we are going to get started. welcome to the sheriff's department. my name is steven bouffard, i've been with the sheriff's department 13 years, two years in gangs, i have worked all over this compound. give you a little history on the cook county jail. this jail here is probably the largest single-site facility in the united states of america. we have a daily population of about 10,000 inmates, just about every incident in this jail is gang related. violations on their own members. they do hits on staff. they have 24 hours a day to think about ways to get over on us every single day. what we try to do here with the ciu department is track them. >> can tell, th

reference to the fact that since there has been the repeal of don't ask/don't tell, since the existence of domas that military spouses don't get the proper benefits. who do you think is doing the best for lbgt rights? do you think that president obama has done enough in his first four years, or do you think there's a gop candidate that you could support? >> i don't think there's a candidate willing to entertain the idea of extending our rights. i do believe that currently president obama is at least entertaining the thought. i probably won't see it in my lifetime. my partner probably won't see it in his lifetime. however, i do believe the country will eventually recognize same-sex marriage on a federal level. so at least we can have our still rights -- if my husband was a female, she would be entitled to all the benefits, and currently he is not, and i don't see why. why on earth is he not entitled to the same benefits that if partner was a female. it just makes no sense to me. >> you make an extremely valid point. plismt garon, thank you are for your service and thank for your time this mornin

two of 16 plaintiffs demanding military spousal benefits that the government is denying them under domacharlie, it's great to have you both here. we have talked before, this is your third time on our air, but, charlie, explain to all of us why it's so important for you to get the federal recognition that you need, the circumstances that your family faces now. >> yes, thomas. i have been recently diagnosed with reoccurrence of breast cancer. i returned from deployment late august. i had a doctor's appointment on september 1st. i did find a lump. it was biopsied and determined reoccurrence. so basically i'm in stage 4 of breast cancer. it's metastatic and potentially i'll be on chemotherapy for the long term. i'm presently on chemotherapy now. that being said, time is of the essence for me. if something happens to me, i want to make sure my family is provided for. i came back from deployment proving i'm willing to put my life on the line for my country. it's important now that my country protect my family. >> certainly the repeal of don't ask, don't tell is a big hurdle. karen, we're look

madam speaker, in 1996 congress passed the so-called defense of marriage act or doma. mr. quigley: it is then as it is today an affront to our country's values, values that was established in the declaration of ints of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and of the quality and fairness for all. on october 7 of this year, i held a field forum in chicago with my colleague, jan schakowsky, to hear from legal experts and gay and lesbian couples about the real world harm caused by doma. the findings were startling. i asked the clerk to enter their testimony in the record. burdens that are imposed on normal americans just trying to live a normal life. it is incomprehensible that today we are still dealing with such injustice. congress created this injustice and congress should correct it. let the record reflect these sentiments. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker

it is with him he would not enforce doma because he does not agree with it. the problem is, he is doing exactly what the president wanting to do. he is not robust. i said the other nine that would fire him. -- he is not rogue. i would fire him. i do not think he tells the truth. that mak it even more reprehensible. the more they can put eric holder, the better as far as i am concerned. >> i do remember when he said that, i remember rick perry saying he would ask and to resign. he said he would fire him. >> there is no greater defender of the second to admit men in the congress and i was. i believe it is an individual right. having guns is not for hunting. a candy for hunting and shooting. i have been out hunting pheasant here. i was hunting the other day with steve king. we talked quite a few pheasants out of the air. -- wheat not quite a few pheasants out of the air. we do not have guns for hunting, we have guns for self- defense. we have guns because that was the right they give each of us to be able to protect ourselves and our freedom. that is why it is t