state to put a hold on same sex marines just wrapped up. lets bring in nbc news justice correspondent pete williams who has the very latest. pete, what can you tell us? >> this is the third time the judge in utah declined to stop same-sex marriages. the judge issued a ruling finding the state's ban in utah on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. oftentimes judges who issue orders like that will on their own put a stay on their ruling to give the state time to appeal. the judge didn't do that. then after he ruled, the state had a conference call with him and lawyers on the other side asking if he would accept a motion to stay. he said new york city, i want to see thing in writing. they filed briefs. today he held a hearing. for the third time the judge declined to issue a stay. now the state will appeal to the 10th circuit of appeal in denver and ask that court to put a hold on things while will state appeals the ruling. same-sex marriage started almost