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Nearby homes in the city of riverside, east of los angeles. residents are being evacuated as thick plumes of smoke rose into the air. embers may have sparked a mobile home fire, about a quarter of a mile away. now to new developments in the battle over gay marriage. the white house is urging the supreme court to reverse california s ban on same-sex marriage. part of some high-level legal maneuvering. abc s brandi hitt has the latest. good morning. reporter: good morning, john and diana. the department of justice filed this brief just in time. the attorney general says not only does proposition 8 deny tens of thousands of americans equal rights here in california, but the issue affects our nation as a whole. the fight over gay marriage led president obama to make this historic pledge during his inauguration last month. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. reporter: now the president is putting his pen where
Gay-marriageSmokeMembersHomesHairBattleOf-riversideCityLeastLos-angelesMobile-home-firePlumesAt somebody based upon the color of their skin? color of the skin and the way they dress and actions and places they go, the way they speak. i could see how the police would want to do what is correct, but they re not going to be able to do it, because law enforcement generally for immigration has been in hands of the federal government for a reason. it s a national issue. if we start having arizona, and we battled these lawsuits in new jersey and oklahoma. i wanted to ask. did you have success? we had success in new jersey. turned out great. in that new jersey decided to withdraw the application of the law. but by the time that happened, there were so many people that fled the area, because they were afraid they were going to be subject to discrimination. many of the small businesses that were helping the town of riverside, there were ethnic, hispanic, asian businesses no longer were receiving the support they needed.
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