three-judge panel has an emergency hold on the ruling that overturned california's gay marriage ban. what that means is same-sex couples that hoped to get married as soon as tomorrow will have to wait until at least december and possibly into next year as the appeals process works its way through the courts. that's a huge disappointment for a lot of california couples, including this one who have been waiting 20 years to get married. >> it feels like forever and, you know, we could not be here one of us or both of us could not be here and that, that really hit me. that i don't know how long this is going to take. is it going to be in my lifetime? i hope and pray so. >> dave suda civil rights activist and political strategist and he's live here in studio. thanks very much for coming in. >> good morning. >> you've been working with lgbt civil rights cases for years now. what is your reaction to this latest delay? >> of course, anybody in this country who is an lbgt citizen