unconstitutional under federal law. the judge calling it, an arbitrary irrational exclusion of just one class of oklahoma citizens from a governmental benefit. last month, when a similar ruling struck down the marriage ban in utah, the collective response nationally was basically, oh my god, utah! utah is the reddest state in the nation. not true. as it turns out. i mean, utah is a really, really, really red state. really red. but, you know, what s redder than utah? oklahoma. and now as of tonight, these are the two most recent states to have their gay marriage bans struck down in the courts. the oklahoma ruling did not allow couples to start getting married in oklahoma right away tonight, the way it worked in utah, but the oklahoma ban is struck down now, pending appeal. as we learn more, we will let you know. we ll be right back. [ female announcer ] when you re serious about fighting wrinkles,
of the red state of oklahoma. a federal district court judge in oklahoma tonight has ruled that that state s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional under federal law. the judge calling it quote an arbitrary irrational exclusion of just one class of oklahoma citizens from a governmental benefit. last month when a similar ruling struck down the marriage ban in utah the collective response nationally was basically, oh my god, utah, utah is the reddest state in the nation. not true as it turns out. utah is a really, really red state. really red. you know, what s redder than utah? oklahoma. and now as of tonight, these are the two most recent states to have their gay marriage bans struck down in the courts. the oklahoma ruling did not allow couples to start getting married in oklahoma like it worked in utah, but the oklahoma ban is struck down now pending
tonight. but there s also some late breaking news tonight out of the very red state of oklahoma. a federal district court judge in oklahoma tonight has ruled that that state s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional under federal law. the judge calling it, an arbitrary irrational exclusion of just one class of oklahoma citizens from a governmental benefit. last month, when a similar ruling struck down the marriage ban in utah, the collective response nationally was basically, oh my god, utah! utah is the reddest state in the nation. not true. as it turns out. i mean, utah is a really, really, really red state. really red. but, you know, what s redder than utah? oklahoma. and now as of tonight, these are the two most recent states to have their gay marriage bans struck down in the courts. the oklahoma ruling did not allow couples to start getting married in oklahoma right away tonight, the way it worked in utah, but the oklahoma ban is
during the morning hours. then tomorrow, that system is weak and kind of goes away. then comes the second one. notice we have all the high pressure that brought the cold air, but you have southerly winds, the moisture from the high leaving the low also moving in, so rain in the midwest by the weekend and that system goes all the way into the northeast and we get rain again, but 20 degrees above normal? hey. i ll take the rain. appreciate it. 19 minutes after the hour. big news coming out of utah. that state says it will not recognize gay marriages now that the supreme court has put them on hold there. more than 1,000 same-sex couples have wed in utah since december 20th, when a lower court judge ruled the state s marriage ban was unconstitutional, but the status of those marriages has been in question as the state appeals that ruling. now, the governor s office says they re reverting back to the old rules until this can all be resolved. we re now frozen in time until we get furth
an tube for nutrition and give her a fighting chance. we are asking children s hospital to work with us to make that possible. doctors at children s hospital in oakland have said jahi is beyond help but her family has refused to accept that believing she will recover. just heart breaking. really is. same-sex marriage is a boon for the state of utah. in a week since a judge overturned the marriage ban, 75% of the marriage licenses issued have been to gay and lesbian couples and it has resulted in 50,000 of license fees going into the utah county coffers. a 911 operator is being praised after convincing a mother not to jump off a bridge. the mother s daughter was in the car and would have seen the mother kill herself. the dispatcher managed to keep the mother on the phone for eight minutes, long enough for a state trooper to arrive and grab her.