approved ban on gay marriage in california known as proposition 8. here is part of the argument from yesterday. yes, your honor. the concern that redefining marriage as a genderless institution will sever its abiding connection to its historic traditional procreated purposes and it will refocus, refocus the purpose of marriage and the definition of marriage away from the raising of children and to the emotional needs and desires of adults. of adult couples. bill: it went on. shannon bream is live on the steps of the supreme court. what is the difference today between, i guess the arguments today and yesterday, shannon? spell that out. reporter: well, bill, yesterday we had a state initiative that was at issue, prop 8 where california voters amended their constitution to only recognize a marriage between a man and a woman. the conversation was about do we overturn the process if the court finds the ban unconstitutional and