wrangling the hogs after a tractor-trailer accident. more than 175 pigs got loose. some officers even rode on horses to help corral the piggies. number five. how about free coffee. sunday is national coffee day. get a free cup at dunkin donuts and krispy kreme and starbucks is also offering deals. couples across new jersey are celebrating a judge s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. the state already allows civil unions, but the judge ruled they aren t enough. margaret conley is following the story from new york. margaret, what does this ruling actually mean in practice? reporter: it is an equality issue, allison. same sex couples will no longer be limited to civil unions. they ll be able to tie the knot starting october 21st. there was a rally last night to celebrate the decision by a county superior court judge. this makes new jersey the 14th state to allow same-sex
thank you very much for the reports. as you can see right here, the house is in session. as we said we ll bring you all the news on the budget resolution as it happens. this is so crucial. just to let you know cnn s crossfire will have the latest, at 7:30 eastern. that s special coverage of this show jouj. same-sex same-sex couples across new jersey are celebrating after a decision from a judge. october 21st, that s the big day. of course, not everyone is on board with the decision. margaret connelly is following the story from new york. so new jersey already has civil unions. before this decision from this judge, what s the change here? victor, benefits. a new jersey judge says civil unions are not enough for same-sex couples, and ruled to allow same-sex marriage. couples will be able to tie the knot, and this would make new jersey the 14th state to allow
equality. if it passes, the marriage equality bill being abouts the 14th state to do so. you took a gamble. how will you convince house republicans in illinois to take a risk and vote in favor when the bill comes up in the fall session? i don t want to get too sanctimonious about it. it s not a gamble to do the right thing. there a lot of republicans and others who want to do the right thing. there is a huge coalition that is going to support republicans that do the right thing in this issue in the primaries. there a lot of people and we have new leadership in the house that will take a look at it and a lot of them will do the right thing. it s not a political gamble i don t think to do the right thing. best of luck with the new career path with the aclu and we will look to see where illinois
pennsylvania could review this and strike down the state law that it finds inconsistent with the constitution. laws are, quote, created this way every day. reporter: haynes says he knows the significance of what he s done. in the ordinary course of business two people are coming into my office, sitting on a bench waiting to get a marriage license and they re getting those marriages license regardless of their gender. reporter: but, he says, he doesn t see himself as a crusader. wow. sara ganum joins me live. this could have all kinds of repercussio repercussions. hearing danny say the state could review it, take it up and change the law. this is a conservative state. clearly not everyone is on board with this. the question is will this state law hold up in court? will the court decide that the state law is constitutional or not? one state lawmaker believes, quote, it s outrageous to see a
county official near philadelphia from handing out marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. now he s in deep trouble with the state. sara ganum has the story. reporter: some people say he s gone rogue, but what bruce haynes has essentially done is made pennsylvania the 14th state to legalize same-sex marriage. i believe i m compelled to do it. reporter: haynes is the register of wills of montgomery county, pennsylvania. about three weeks ago he said he was asked to give a marriage license to a lesbian couple even though the state has a ban on same-sex marriage. instead of immediately saying no, they went to the state s constitution. article one section one which is a sort of preamble but it does state that we re all entitled to individual liberties and freedom and happiness. reporter: 78 couples and counting have come to the suburban county from all across the state. haynes says the reaction of