broadcast center. this is abc 7 news. good afternoon and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. >> first at 4:00 puffs of smoke billowing today from a senior center hours after the rioting started yesterday afternoon and last night. federal authorities are investigate if that fire was set on purpose. church leaders believe it was. this is just one of at least 19 buildings that burned overnight. protesters looted businesses and clashed with police. >> it started after the funeral of freddie gray a black man who died earlier this month in police custody. protesters are on the street and they've blocked traffic and were face-to-face with police, but it has remained peaceful. >> quite a different scene

anything but peaceful. baltimore's police captain said at least 20 officers were injured and a 235 arrests, 34 of those were juveniles and the governor said 2,000 national guard troops will be in the city by the end of the day. abc news reporter karen travers. >> reporter: today in baltimore they're picking up the pieces. >> yesterday it broke my heart. today i feel proud. >> reporter: this west side neighborhood was the scene of chaos overnight. fires, looting vehicles destroyed. now residents here are coming together to clean up the broken glass and debris, trying to help local businesses get back on their feet. >> we saw people coming together to reclaim our city to clean our city and to help heal our city. i think this can be our defining moment and not the darket day that we saw yesterday. >> maryland governor larry hogan walked through some of the hardest hit areas and promised

things will be different tonight. >> criminal activity will not be tolerated. we're not going to have another repeat of what happened last night. >> reporter: strong words today from president obama. >> a handful of criminals and thugs who tore up the place. >> reporter: he said what happened in baltimore was not a protest. >> when individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they're not protesting. >> reporter: officials say overnight there were 144 vehicle fires, 15 structure fires around 500 maryland national guardsmen are supporting law enforcement officials in baltimore. that number will increase to 2 thousand. today parts of baltimore are shut down and city schools and the national aquarium closed. the orioles canceled their second home game in a row. >> officials are urging folks to stay off the streets. a curfew goes into effect at 10:00 p.m. tonight. karen travers abc news

baltimore. >> as karen mentioned today's scheduled orioles game was cancelled and tomorrow's game will go on as scheduled and for the first time ever in major league history it will be played without a single fan watching in person and they will play in an empty stadium. the weekend home series against the tampa bay rays is being moved to st. petersburg florida. there is concern in oakland this afternoon that protesters will return there tonight. about a hundred protesters marched in solidarity last night. sky 7 hd shows them crossing interstate 980 after protesters left, they broke windows of two businesses and organizers said they'll be back out tonight. >> we will have continuing coverage of the riots in baltimore on air and on-line and our coverage continues right now on twitter on abc 7 news bay area. for now we do want to check on our weather. we are seeing cooler temperatures this afternoon. >> for just a little bit, spencer christian is here with the accuweather update. >> it will be warm. >> just a cooldown for a short

time i should say and a pleasant day right now. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. thin, high clouds and not much going on at the coast right now. here's a look from the emoriville camera looking at the western sky and it is in the 70s this time yesterday. 65 yesterday and 70 san jose and 57 at half moon bay. there is a great view of blue sky from the rooftop camera on abc 7 and it is currently at 76 in santa rosa and 77 fairfield and concord, 79 and 76 at livermore and as we look westward from the east bay hills camera we'll see mostly clear skies this evening with patchy, coastal fog developing later and it will linger until the early morning hours. sunny and mild, warm inland with highs reaching into the mid-80s in some spots and as larry pointed out and i will reinforce that forecast. temperatures will be rising sharply later in the week and i'll have the forecast coming up

shortly. >> larry and ama? >> thank you spencer. >> this definition has been with us for millenia and it's very difficult for the court to say oh, well we know better. >> as protesters gathered outside the supreme court, inside the justices debated whether to change the definition of marriage. the supreme court heard arguments today on whether same-sex couples should have the right to marry. >> the nine justices must decide whether to legalize gay marriage, that is, in every state. brandy hit shows you why one justice in particular will likely cast the deciding vote. >> reporter: a show of solidarity on the steps of the u.s. supreme court in the fight for same-sex marriage. >> the justices looked at us today. they saw our families and they saw our love. >> a family like us will be considered equal under the law. >> inside the nine justices appeared split on whether the constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry. >> i do.

>> reporter: with the deciding vote likely coming from justice anthony kennedy. >> this definition has been with us for millenia, and it's very difficult for the court to say we know better. >> same-sex marriage is legal in 34 states and washington, d.c. the court also hearing arguments that the remaining 13 states like michigan be forced to recognize gay marriages performed in other states. opponents are fighting back. >> when the court takes social decisions like this away from the people it cuts off debate. >> it's about upholding a particular ideal to give kids the best shot at being reared by their own mom and dad. >> in michigan adopted children in same-sex household are only considered to have one parent something these families hope to change. >> hopefully we're on the right side of history and our kids will now have equal protection. thank you. >> reporter: this historic decision on same-sex marriage is expected by the end of june.

brandy hit, abc news los angeles. supportes of same-sex marriage are holding a rally in san francisco in about an hour. activists handed out flyers in the castro district inviting people attending the event. those at the center of this issue for years can't believe this day is finally here. >> my heart is beating so fast. this is a historic day. we are finally on the very edge of call itd for all citizens. >> these advocates say it has been a long road. they vividly remember when then mayor gavin newsom defied the law and allowed gay couples to marry in san francisco back in 2004. now to the disaster in nepal. the country's prime minister said today as many as 10,000 people may have died from saturday's earthquake. >> emergency responders and volunteers frantically searched for anybody still alive and may be buried in the rubble. drone footage shows the extent in the village not far from

kathmandu and terns of thousands of people are living in tent cities and too afraid of aftershocks to return to their homes. >> the current death toll is 4600 people and at least 9,000 more are injured. united nations estimates 8 million people were affected by the 7.8 magnitude quake. several people from the bay area were in nepal when the quake hit. some survivors startsed returning today, but others are still missing. >> abc news reporter sergio quintana is in petaluma where one family is frantically trying to track down a young man who hasn't checked in since that disaster. sergio? >> reporter: since this disaster there is a few social media companies that have launched new tools to help people who were there check in with their families here and 21-year-old spencer dickinson has not checked in with his family, so they are launching a social media campaign of their own to try to find him. the last time 21-year-old spencer dickinson's family heard from him was a few days before

the earthquake. he spoke with his mother and he was in a village that i guess is the beginning to the trekking route of the base camp of everest. >> reporter: he's got a parent's intuition that spencer is arrive and he's hoping that somehow they make contact again. >> today with social media there's a new kind of access than we've had before, and we're hoping that for instance me being here that somebody may have a connection with somebody down there in that area. >> dickinson says he would fly to nepal to look for his son. he knows the country is badly damaged by the quake and ongoing aftershocks. meanwhile, some bay area residents are finally on their way home. one is a survivor of this massive avalanche on mt. everest triggered by this weekend's quake. >> he had the unfortunate job of loading the casualties on to the helicopter and then he and his buddies were able to get off the mountain by helicopter. >> her husband john raider spent

a few days on mt. everest helping clear anyone out. he survived the deadly avalanche and this was his third attempt to scale mt. everest. his mother upon anyexpects him to return again. he told me he was going back and he said are you surprised? i said, no i'm not surprised and now he is in kathmandu and has described just how much damage the capital city and the rest of nepal has endured from this earthquake. he's helped raise money for relief efforts after last year's deadly avalanche. his wife expects that he'll help again. sergio quintana, abc 7 news. so many people around the world want to help victims in nepal. if you visit our website, abc 7 news.com we have a list of organizations working in that area along with links to help you donate. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00. fiery freeway crash and a busy interstate shuts down as the injuries and wreckage left

behind. >> the stock market leak that sent shares of the san francisco-based company plunging today. >> a new at 4:30, a story you will see only on abc 7 news, the san francisco fire chief and the career change that will take her thousands of miles away. >> our live look at interstate commute and this is interstate 280. to the right you see southbound traffic heading into downtown san jossy and over the top left to right is highway 17 bound for santa cruz. everyo

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petaluma and all the bay area this is abc 7 news. two people are in the hospital this afternoon fl leing this fiery multi-car accident on 808 in san leandro. it involves at least five cars near the davis street overcrossing at 2:00. the chp says it seems the vehicle spun out triggering a chain reaction. one of the two people taken in the hospital is listed in critical condition. the freeway was partially closed for two hours, but all lanes were cleared just in time for the morning commute. this afternoon the state is pledging to help heal college students who paid thousands of dollars in tuition only to see their school suddenly shut down. laura anthony is live at the concord campus with the details. laura? >> hi ama. the fallout continues at this campus and there's along with a certain amount of anger. one student told us that it appears that the staff and faculty were given a head's up about this closure, but not the

students. >> where is my degree? >> rachel robinson finished the medical assistant program college two weeks ago. last friday she went up to pick up her stran scripts and noticed something odd. >> it was normal classes as usual, but the administrative offices were packing up. they were getting out of here, rushing. everything was not normal. >> there say lot of security in there. >> ines vasquez showed up today to pick up her transcripts. she is half way through the program and has $11,000 in debt. >> where does this leave you? >> confused. worried. upset. >> i don't know what to do now. >> while students wonder what's next for them, state officials show side up at another corinthian campus. wild tech and fremont.

>> this is a traumatic experience for them and we're here to outreach for them. >> the state does have a reinforcement fund and are producing applications if students to see if they're eligible. laura anthony abc 7 news. the national football league is giving up its tax-exempt status. the league office and the management council will file tax returns as taxable entities for the 2015 year. the league has been tax-exempt although to be clear individual teams do pay taxes. members of congress have criticized the nfl which generates billions of dollars in revenue. goodell said that status has become a distraction and he said this change will not alter the function since all 32 teams already do pay their individual taxes. shares of twitter tumbled today after a disappointing earnings report that was leaked early. twitter stock trading was

briefly halted after the firm reported the company's halt in a series of tweets. the firm denies leaking the report and it got the numbers from the investor relations website while the earnings per share topped estimates and its revenue fell short because of a slowdown in user growth. twitter's stock closed down 18% to $42.27 a share. >> president obama and shinzo abe declared talks toward a massive new trade agreement. the two leaders held a joint news conference where they stopped short in announcing a negotiation and the 12-nation trade deal would open markets around the pacific rim to u.s. exports. >> there are many japanese cars in america. i want to see more american cars in sdwra in japan as well. tpp will help level the playing field and it would be good for the workers in both our countries. mr. obama hailed the u.s.-japan partnership as indestructible. tomorrow he will become the

japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of congress. on thursday he arrives in los angeles for a three-day stay in california that includes a stop in the bay area. the president is hosting mr. abe at a state dinner tonight. this is video from just a few moments ago of the obamas welcoming the prime minister and his wife to the white house. the event marks the first time the obama state dining china will be used. the menu includes beef tenderloin caesar salad wrapped like a japanese gift and custard cake. it will be the first state dinner the obamas have hosted inside the white house since 2011. previous dinners were held in a tent on the south lawn to accommodate more guests. >> it looks like a nice event. our weather is quite nice and cooler than yesterday. that will change, though spencer christian, won't it? >> it will change rather quickly. just as quickly as it cooled down it will warm up. here's live doppler 7 hd and we have a few thin high clouds around. a lovely day, but check out the 24-hour temperature change.

this hour yesterday we had temperatures in the upper 80s in many inland locations and half moon bay is significantly cooler. hayward, 13 degrees cooler and 18 degrees cooler than at this hour and napa 13 degrees cooler and san francisco, 2 degrees cooler and here's a view of the camera with thin wispy high clouds and you'll see patchy, coastal fog tonight and sunny tomorrow and breezy along the coast, though, and we'll see 90-degrees plus on thursday and perhaps friday as well. here's the satellite image producing a steady breeze and temperatures will rebound on thursday as this ridge of high pressure builds in after the front has passed through and we'll have two days of very warm weather. tomorrow check out the high temperature range and only upper 50s on the coast generally and breezy and lower 70s around the bay and a few low 80s inland but on thursday we'll so low 90s in some inland areas and mid-80s

along the bay and low 70s on the coast and sharp warm-up and it will be warm again on friday in the inland areas and overnight we'll see mainly clear skies in the north bay and mainly clear skies overnight and there will be patchy low fog in the coast and into the south bay, as well and overnight lows in the low 50s and tomorrow, sunny and mild to warm in the south bay and highs in the mid to upper 70s and on the peninsula generally lower to mid-70s and palo alto and mountain view and downtown san francisco will have a high of 66 tomorrow and up in the north bay we'll see highs of 80 in santa rosa and 79 in matcha and 77 novato and look for 72 and 74 castro valley and the inland east bay will be nice and warm with generally low 80s and 82 at fairfield and 80 at concord and 80 at livermore and the seven-day forecast and a warm-up on thursday and it will start to cool down at the coast on friday and it will remain

quite warm with inland with highs to about 90 and cooler conditions in all looks on saturday and there will be further cooling sunday and holding steady from sunday through tuesday. so lovely weather ahead with a few spikes upward and downward with no dramatic changes in the weather. larry and ama? >> thank you spencer. spider man is back but not on the big screen. up next the real-life superhero scaling a landmark. >> that guy is a maying. new after 4:30 a protest and praise. the mom capturing the country's attention after she was caught on camera scolding her son. at 4:21 on this thursday, we take a look at the traffic and this is 680 and heavier on the left (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music)

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the french spider-man on the 689-foot tower without ropes and equipment, free climbing, just using his hands and he called it an act of solidarity for the victims of saturday's earthquake in nepal. he has climbed one of the tallest and best known structures including the golden gate bridge and the eiffel tower and taipei 101 the world's tallest building when it opened in 2004. >> just watching that. >> it is scary. also hard to believe this is the tenth year of "dancing with the stars," tonight abc will say happy birthday with a special edition of the hit show and george pen akio shows us how after all these years the show is really much more than just dancing. >> reporter: the tradition of winning the "dancing with the stars" trophy began with kellmon co in 2005, star after star after star has worked hard to claim that shiny prize. and to celebrate all those

dances, the show invited celebrities and pro dancers to return for one big ballroom blowout. many stars made room in their schedules for this family reunion. >> we made such friendships and we had such comradely and when we were sick we were all sick. when we were well we were all well, you know? it was a wonderful, awesome experience. >> it doesn't matter if you go week one week six or go to the fib al e finale and you become such a big family. >> it's a family. >> it's very special the bond that you build working on the show. >> i wouldn't have missed it for the world. >> four years later and i'm at the airport and someone is yelling out i loved you on "dancing with the stars." i voted for you. you become an alumni and it changes your life. >> reporter: being part of the dwts club isn't just about the friendships formed and it's also about the challenges that are

made and met. >> it makes you dig deep. it makes you kind of pull out emotions that you maybe haven't dealt with before but it's such a -- you're expressing yourself 100% every show and there's not many places that you can do that. >> it was intense and it taught me that i have more stamina, fortitude and endurance than i thought i did. that show tests you, physically, emotionally and mentally. >> there are so many, many fabulous things that happened on "dancing with the stars." it gives people a lot of hope and a lot of fun and for performers it's a great challenge. >> the "dancing with the stars" 10th anniversary special airs tonight at 8:00 on abc 7. in los angeles, george penacchio, abc 7 news. >> days after millions tuned in for bruce jenner's exclusive interview, the wave of support he's now drawing from all over the world. >> and the bay area man caught

in the disaster in nepal finally makes it back home. his story of survival. >> so when i got the phone call i was a bit surprised and very intrigued. >> coming up next, the story you'll see only on abc 7 news. san francisco fire chief joanne hayes sitting down

live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. and here are the headlines where you live today at 4:30. protests continue in baltimore in response to the death of a man named freddie gray in police custody. today is much calmer than yesterday. this is what's left of a fire set by rioters that burned down a senior center under con construction construction. today the u.s. supreme court heard arguments on seym-sex marriage. supporters are planning a rally at city hall. lyanne melendez tweeted this photo out and she will join us live at 5:00. >> japanese prime minister shinzo abe is at the white house for a state dinner in his honor and here in san francisco abc san francisco david louie says protesters are demanding an apology for using so-called comfort women during world war ii. david will have a full report at 5:00. only on abc 7 news could san francisco's fire chief be moving

abroad? >> our vic lee has learned that a recruiter for the london fire department approached his wife to become chief there. vic lee is in the newsroom with the story. >> this is a total surprise. abc 7 news has learned that longtime san francisco fire chief joanne hayes white is being courted to apply for the london fire department chief's position. only a few people knew about this, but now she's ready to make it public. the question is will she take the job if it's offered to her? >> when i got the phone call i was a bit surprised and very intrigued. >> the call to fire chief joanne hayes white came from london. you heard right. london england. would the chief consider apply a soon to be vacant position chief of the fire london department or commissioner of the fire london brigade. hayes-white would go from a department with 1500 firefighters to one with 6,000

firefighter. she'd move from a city of 800,000 residents to a metropolis of 8 million people and a budget more than twice the $250 million she administers as chief here. it's a tough choice for the longest-serving fire chief in the country and the only female chief of an urban fire department. she's been at the helm 11 years and implemented many reforms. >> and then of course i have my most important role is being a mom, and considering my family and what any opportunity would mean to them, as well. >> reporter: but the chief also has had difficult times in recent years. a testy relationship with the firefighters' union over an ambulance shortage and understaffing. those issues resulting in a no-confidence vote last year. that coupled with her suspensions of firefighters and assistant chiefs in the aftermath of an accident involving a fire rig and motorcycle. ironically, those challenges may be one of the reasons why she's being approached.

>> i think that was probably one the reason yes i received the call. i was encouraged to apply for the position in that i've dealt with different political -- a very political environment and a very strong presence of labor. >> reporter: so is chief hayes-white going to apply for the job? >> contemplating. contemplating at this time. that's a good way to put it. >> reporter: well chief hayes-white says she is proud of the members of the department and feels that's one of the reasons why they approached her because of their professionalism and she wanted to emphasize that while she's flattered she's focused on her job here and loves living in san francisco but hayes-white adds she's always ready for a challenge so we'll wait and see. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> interesting opportunity. thank you, vic. a sus pibbs package in san jose this morning turned out to be a false alarm and the fire department evacuated part of the office building at 10:00 a.m.

while the hazmat team analyzed the substance in the building. officials gave the all clear and everybody went back to work. back to our coverage now of the disaster in nepal. some bay area residents who were in the country during the deadly quake last saturday started returning home today. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen told us about the terrifying ordeal. >> reporter: at the international terminal at sfo. >> i needed to call 20 25 times just to get the one call through. >> with a dozen red rhodesoses by his side, he anxiously awaits the arrival of his wife who was in nepal when the quake hit. >> we get so used to internet and phones and when everything goes down you get panicked when you can't contact. >> as dozens of passengers walked through we caught up with jonathan ku who was traveling the country. he was ready to place his order

at a kathmandu coffee shop. >> it started shaking and a lot of screaming. a lot of people hiding out and i hid under a table with a waiter. an experience that left him shake tone the core. >> a lot of us were just done and staring up at the buildings wondering, where was it safe? what was going on? >> reporter: after days of waiting for a flight, ku was able to make it out safely. >> it seemed like emotionally everything started to hit me all at once. downstairs at baggage claim, he was reunited with his wife. i am just happy she made it out safely and as they're grateful for their return to american soil. >> it feels good to be home and hopefully soon see my wife and my family, and it feels good to be back at least. >> the busyness of this arrival hall that pales in comparison to what they saw in nepal. each of the travelers felt they were tired and exhausted and they just wanted to go home and take a shower knowing that this shower is a luxury compared to what those in nepal are going

through. chris nguyen abc 7 news. a reminder to stay with us for continuing coverage of the nepal earthquake on the air and online at abc 7 news.com and you can always get breaking updates on twitter 24/7 at abc 7 news bay area. republican presidential hopeful senator marco rubio is making a campaign swing through california. the florida senator gave a speech today in los angeles where he's also holding a private fund-raiser today. the next stop is san francisco for another private fund-raiser. rube yos, familiar with raising cash in california in 2015 on the central valley and meeting with mark zuckerberg in menlo park. another candidate is about to throw his hat into the ring in the hat for president and bernie sanders, an independent from vermont will launch a campaign on thursday seeking the democratic nomination and this is him in the abc 7 news roochl just last month, he will be the first official challenger to hellry clinton. he's a self-described independent socialist and will enter the race as a definite

long shot. >> they were abducted assaulted and abused for more than a decade. tonight on a special edition of "20/20," robin roberts talks with two young women who were terrorized inside the home. amanda berry was 13 when she was kidnapped and gina dejesus was 14 when she was taken a year later. the two have written a memoir of the ten years trapped inside the home of ariel castro. the women said castro sexually assaulted them repeatedly and there were beatings and starvation and the two should somehow learned how to cope. >> they were able to watch television and they would see their family and friends over the years, how they never gave up hope and it made it so they were not going to give up hope. >> that hope was realized in 2013 when amanda was able to escape and lead authorities to the other women being held. ariel castro would be tried and convicted and died in prison.

robin roberts' exclusive interview airs on a special "20/20" tonight at 10:00 on abc 7. the big chicken change. up first as prince william and duchess kate await the birth of their second child they're saying thanks in a very sweet bay. >> i'm spencer christian, looking out at the western sky and a few, thin, wispy clouds and get ready for a big warm up coming up shortly and i'll

another lovely day behind us. >> beautiful. >> blue skies out there and spencer christian joins us now with the accuweather update and i guess we'll get a sneak peek of summer here pretty quick. >> we are. strikingly similar. >> lear are here's live doppler 7 hd and a few thin wispy, high clouds and a quick look at the picture for tomorrow shows thunderstorms moving through the southeast and pushing offshore and showers through the great lakes and otherwise, nice pleasant and calm day around the 48 contiguous states and across the state of california sunny and quite warm in some spots, mid to upper 80s and 91 in fresno and 86 los angeles and 100 in palm springs. here in the bay area it will be breezy on our coast, as well up to 60 on the coast and low 70s around the bay and low to mid-80s inland and we'll use

livermore as an indicator of what the week ahead will hold for the bay area and look at the warm-up on thursday and friday and that's what larry was talking about the summerlike weather with highs 90 degrees inland and we'll have a sharp drop-off in temperatures over the weekend and conditions will moderate again. larry and ama? >> royal watchers are waiting for the royal baby delivery. >> kate middleton is just days past her speculated due date and london is on high alert and prince william and kate are aren't forgetting about the royal super fans waiting for something to happen. this morning kate sent two boxes of pastries any croissants camped out. >> that's where kate is expected to deliver and the breakfast treats were wrapped in pink ribbon. what does it mean? no apparently. the royal couple says they don't know if they're having a boy or a girl yet. the wait continues.

>> still ahead here on abc 7 news at 4:00 the mom who scolded her son for the world to see. she's one of the most popular women in baltimore today. >> a the layofflot of people think she should be mother of the year. >> the meat you buy is about to lose something. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. they're making a new demand when it comes to

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men. have to pay attention for this. >> jane king has more in today's wellness report. >> men who have male friend see benefits. having close connections with those of the same gender can be protective, but it also found that having high numbers of friends can lead to more stress. nearly six in ten u.s., woers ersworkers feel they are overweight. extremely stressed out workers were 49% more likely to be overweight. also the survey found 63% of workers with wellness benefits or a gym at work did not use those. when asked what qualities they want in a wife men said they value attractiveness and sweetness. only 34% said they wanted an independent partner. however, when asked what they wanted in a daughter, a high percentage said strength and intelligence. the results come from the shriver report an insight into the 21st century man.

moderate drinking by adolescence can cause potentially lasting changes to the brain. the duke university found young people who drank regularly could lead to poor memory and slower learning frp learning. from the nasdaq, i'm jane king. here's to your health. those who don't could face tax penalties in the hundreds if not thousands of dollars. >> 7 on your side's michael finney joins us with an important reminder. >> a lot of people are blowing this off and this isn't last year when the fine was very small, this year it's beginning to grow, if you don't have health insurance you only have two more days to get it and the tax penalty is 2% of your income or $325 per adult in your family and it's whichever is higher. the deadline to enroll was originally february 15th that extended for those caught off guard by the tax penalty. you can get more information at abc 7 news.com and 7 on your side. >> a bill that would have

extended the homeowner's bill of rights to widows and survivors has been hit with a huge setback in the callifornia assembly. >> they inherited their phone to their loved ones and the bank refuses to talk to them about their mortgage because their names aren't on the original paperwork. the california reinvestment coalition and the economic rights advocates say they will re-introduce the bill next legislative season. they argue the bill will help the economy not hurt it as the chamber of commerce contends. >> federal regulators want automakers to move quick tore fix recalled vehicles. completion rates on repairs and some recalls are, get this below 15% as low as six months more than the recalls were announced. some automakers have been fined for dragging their feet at a meeting today the national highway traffic safety administration has come to the car industry for solutions and

we'll have more rules and regulations surrounding us by the end of year. >> so many recalls. >> there are so many cars and it's not just people driving in them it's us driving next to them that's the danger. >> an angry mother's actions in baltimore are getting a lot of positive attention. >> cameras were rolling as this mother yank herded her son and she slapped him on the head and demanded he take the mask off. she watched the news coverage on tv and she decided i'm going to go get him myself. she disciplined her son because she does not want him to become a freddie gray and that's the man who died in the riots. even baltimore's police commissioner. >> you have one mother who grabbed her child and who had a hood on his head and she started smacking him on the head because she was so embarrassed, i wish i

had more parents that did that tonight. >> many posters online are calling this woman the mom of the year. people on facebook and twitter applauded her discipline saying things like all kids out rioting need better parental supervision. >> d.l. hughley asked on his radio show today whether or not it was wrong for the mom to beat her son. talk show host montel williams said he can relate and if he'd gone out rioting he would have needed police protection to stop his angry mother. >> abc 7 news at 4:00 does continue. support for bruce jenner, how complete strangers are rooting on the olympic hero after his transgender revelation. here's dan with what's coming up at 5:00. the big show of support for berkeley berkeley will revolutionize how we gain energy. >> we'll look at which beauty products are worth your time and money and the local man who got really lucky at the lottery, not once, but twice. that's when cheryl jennin

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san francisco's harding park is at the center of the golf world this week. >> 64 of the game's top players including masters champion jordan spieth are in town for the wec cadillac championship. this is not your traditional match play tournament where players go head to head this year golfers have been placed in 16 four-player groups with the winner of each group advancing to play this weekend. the 21-year-old spieth says he's excited. >> this area is really fun and i'm looking forward to great crowds this week and i wish we played more match play. it's fun and it's a different feeling, too. >> 21 and so much poise. >> in a dith to spieth, other world players rory mcelroy and bubba watson and phil mickelson withdrew yesterday and tiger woods did not qualify for the event. >> bruce jenner's transgender

announcement is inspiring a movement on social media and sparking new information. chris conley has more on how people across the world are showing their support for bruce jenner. >> we're going to make a difference in the world with what we're doing. >> reporter: a lofty goal, but the former olympian seeking to inspire and sparking conversation and since friday night thousands of men women and children across the globe are showing their support for bruce jenner, posting pictures with the hash tag paint your nails for bruce. >> having someone like bruce jenner tell his story really puts a face and makes a lot of people want to talk about it. >> the website for the trevor project offering a host of resources for lgbt team, saying their scheuership has seen a 40% boost in becoming a transgender woman. >> bruce jenner's story opened up an amazing dialogue that we're having not only here in america, but all across the

world. >> i just want to enjoy life. >> that's who i am. it's that simple. >> jenner's journey carrying special residence for the transgender community. transgender model aris telling our aditi roy that it will change the world. >> it will change tv. it will change people's minds and it will change the fans' minds and everyone will have to open their minds. >> and katie rain hill both transgender authors saying jenner's interview bolstering awareness and reshaping destiny. >> this is going to help people. i know that right now someone -- it clicked in their head and it suddenly made sense to them. >> when it comes down to it we all bleed red and we're all human and trying to be happy. chris conley abc news los angeles. that will do it for abc 7 news at 4:00. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz.

>> i'm larry beil, and abc 7 news continue with cheryl and dan. tensions flare outside the supreme court. it is a historic day for same-sex marriage. we're live with the rally going on right now. plus water wasters beware, how you could be fined $10,000. also, i -- >> packing up and ready to go. the bay area rushes the crucial supplies to nepal and what's holding them up? >> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel and a big warm-up is just around the corner. i'll have details coming up. >> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> family like us will be considered earning call equal under the law. >> it cuts off debate. >> there is certainly plenty of debate today as the divided high court takes up the issue of gay marriage. >> thanks for joining us, i'm cheryl jennings.

>> and the supreme court heard oral arguments in a pivotal case. is there constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry. justices are divided. >> the primary purpose of that is to demean gay people. >> even if there is not a purpose to demean i think the commonality among all of the statutes is they encompass moral judgments and stereotypes about gay people. >> justices considered two key questions today does the 14 amendment require states to license same-sex marriage and does it require them to recognize those marriages performed in other states? right now a rally is underway in support of same-sex marriage in san francisco's city hall and lyanne mel endendez is live tonight lyanne? >> reporter: a long list of speakers from san francisco's supervisors and the supporters of same-sex marriages will address this crowd, but a lot of them are in washington d.c. the definition of marriage is

not an issue here, but what is is of course whether the constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marriage. hundreds showed up in front of the supreme court in washington to listen to the latest arguments on same-sex marriages. 14 couples are challenging a decision by a circuit court of appeals which upheld same-sex marriage bans in four states. kentucky, michigan, ohio and tennessee. proponents of same-sex marriages like billy bradford of san francisco argued they have equal constitutional rights citing the well known case loving versus virginia that did away with a law that did not allow interracial marriage. >> we are no different than any other couple in this country. >> randy thomason of save california is an opponent of same-sex marriages and says