there is some 40,000 children in california. according to the red brief that live with same sex parents. the voice of those children is important. you want us to step in and render a decision based on an assessment of the facts of the this institution which is newer than cell phones or the internet? reporter: wednesday the justices will shift focus to the defense of marriage act. does congress have the right to say one couple has certain rights but another does not. the justice department will not be defending the federal law known as doma here at the u.s. supreme court all back court. back to you pam. we posted the full transcript of the prop 8 oral arguments just click on the same sex marriage tab. a contra costa county sheriffs deputy crashes a patrol car while responding to a car. it happened at 1:00 this morning in richmond parkway. the deputies swerved to avoid crashing into a car which caused his patrol car to flip on its side into the center divide. the ch