the amanda knox story at 10:00 p.m. eastern. another big court case we re following for you is the supreme court set to begin two days of arguments on same-sex marriage that will begin in just about three hours. people have been rallying since this weekend in anticipation of the court taking up an appeal of prop 8, california s ban on same-sex marriage. and then tomorrow the justices will hear arguments about doma, the defense of marriage act. the federal defense of marriage act. cnn s joe johns is live for us at the supreme court this morning. how s it looking, joe, good morning? good morning, soledad. people have been out here for days, as you said. they re waiting for a rally that s going to happen in just a little while. at the heart of this is a very simple question, is it okay for the government to discriminate? is it okay for the government to treat same-sex couples differently from straight couples? first up, a challenge to california s proposition 8 law banning gays and l
senate republicans have blocked a bill to repeal the law banning gays from serving openly in the military. democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance the legislation. gop lawmakers argued they weren t given enough leeway to offer amendments to the policy bill. the white house announcing today top economic adviser larry summers plans to leave the administration at the enter of the year. at the end of the year. saying he will return to harvard. his departure amid a sluggish economic recovery unemployment rates suspended near 10%. summers will be the third high level member of the obama economic team to leave this year. i m ainsley earhardt we return to on the record with greta. thanks for watching fox. greta: november 2nd, almost here. final stretch, politicians are pulling out all stops when it comes to ads. pollster frank luntz goes on the record. nice to see you.
family research council which promotes the traditional family unit. and in 2008, here in florida, george rakers served as an expert witness in a case to uphold the law banning gays and let s pans from adopting. in his writings, he called gays a deviant segment of society. the state of florida paid him about $120,000 for his testimony. the attorney general told us, rakers was recommended after an exhaustive search and because he had, quote, exceptional credentials. wayne is with truth wins out. a group that exposes what it sees as hypocrisy in the anti-dwa movement. he has helped create anti-gay attitudes across the country. it seems he doesn t think gay people should raise boys. they think he should rent boys. so i think he is quite the hypocrite there. reporter: lucien said he knew he was gay before the trip because he had told him about his boyfriends.