joining me now is the reverend jasmine beach ferrera, chairman of "we do." i want your reaction. do you think there would be a different discussion about amendment one today if the president had given that interview to robin roberts 24 hours before north carolinians went out to vote. >> it's great to be with you, thomas. what we're focused on right now is first feeling very heartened by president obama's affirmation of marriage equality. it sends an incredibly powerful message. yet at the same time as we're touring north carolina with the we do campaign, what we're seeing each day as couples take this action and request marriage licenses and are denied is that the reality here is that we're second class citizens still, not just when it comes to marriage but also in terms of employment, housing, family protections. and so we see president obama's announcement as a significant step forward in our country and yet there's a lot of work to do to move towards the goal of full equality under federal law for lgbt people. that's precisely why we're redoing the we do campaign. we're planni