this is fox 5 news at 10:00. right off the top tonight a live look at welcome to our number 7 of the d.c. city council getting an earful about its proposal to make gay marriage legal. thanks for joining us. i m shawniancy. i m laura evans in for brian. hundreds wanted to have their voices heard and the debate still raging right now. fox 5 s bob sellers is live at the wilson building with more on the gay marriage battle. bob? reporter: gay marriage is performed elsewhere are now recognized in the district of column bachlt the legislation being debated upstairs would allow same sex couples to legally mary here. bigotry is bigotry. discrimination is discrimination. reporter: most of the nearly 300 people who signed up to tell the d.c. council how they feel support along gay couples to legally mary in the district of columbia. marriage does matter. it does make a difference. same sex relationships are part of a rich tapestry of life in our beloved district of colum