closer to becoming the second country in latin america to legalize same sex marriage after argentina. translator: today, we have all become better because we got rid of this prohibition, because we have a more just legislation and raise the bar of freedom even higher. reporter: uruguay getting away from its roots as a conservative catholic country. translator: marriage is a union between a man and woman and our laws have always shown that following traditional western civilization. reporter: uruguay become polarized by legalization of marijuana, abortion and same sex marriage. people on all sides of the issues have protests including these women who took off their clothes in front of the parliamentary building for women s reproductive rights. the same sex marriage bill is the most recent controversial issue parliament has taken up.
aboard the space shuttle. jenna: what an amazing american. i can t believe, being ready to go ten times and having it scrapped ten times. nothing bothers him, they say. jenna: just like jon scott. as smooth as that. jon: i was down there when he lifted off for sds-95. great story. just n. a controversial bill arrives on new jersey governor chris christie s desk. what will he do it? harris faulkner has the details. reporter: there are a couple of things people need to know about this and why it s a national story. for one we ve seen six states in washington, d.c. allow gay marriage and now the same sex marriage bill has arrived on the governor s desk, f1a1, and he has vowed to very swiftly take action on this. he feels that this should go up for a public vote for people of new jersey to vote on, and the crux of this is where does the power lie, is it with the people, or is it, as democrats maintain, that gay marriage is a civil right, protected by the constitution, and not