>> thanks. well, on the case today, there are now 18 states where same-sex marriage is legal. utah is the latest. a judge actually allowed marriages to go forward after a ruling yesterday. it comes in a state where the mormon church has been fighting for years to limit marriage to just men and women. cnn's miguel marquez says the state is not backing down either. >> reporter: for gay and lesbian couples in utah -- >> i do. >> reporter: those two little words are the sound of victory. >> i now pronounce you bound together in the covenant of marriage, what god has joined together let -- >> reporter: on monday, a federal judge ruled same-sex marriages are legal, denying the conservative state's emergency request to halt them, calling the ban unconstitutional. >> i never thought i would see this in my lifetime. i'm so grateful to finally have the protection of the state. >> this is it. it's go time. >> reporter: hundreds of lgbt