house and through the more problematic senate though the republicans filibustered it there. and even though a senator from his own party's side, the late robert byrd, insisted on an additional 60 days' wait just because an additional 6 o'day 6 waiting after the military said it was ready to implement repeal of the policy. this all happened despite republicans' continued effort right until the very end, until now, to delay repeal further. there was initial resistance from some corners of the military. despite that, on the eve of repeal, tonight everyone charged with making this thing happen seems to be in line and onboard with getting rid of don't ask, don't tell. there will be a press conference about it at the pentagon tomorrow including the chairman of the joint chiefs and secretary of defense. the regulations, themselves, will change at 12:01 a.m., a minute after midnight tonight. in a few short hours, the policy of hounding people out of the military for gay will end. tonight at midnight and tomorrow on what they're calling repeal