>>james: lets get an update with weather. >>erica: it will be very high. probably one of the hottest temperatures we will see all summer. here is a

lot outside from the james lick freeway. we are clear but some areas of fog and is still the to use your windshield wipers. into tomorrow, he'd certainly on inland. and fact, temperatures climbing into '90s. by later on this week, major warming continues. not a raindrop and outside for the next seven days. as for temperatures out the door right now. take a look. everyone is in the '60s. as we follow these numbers into the afternoon. you will notice plenty of eighties in the south bay today. we are out of '70's and 60's that we saw yesterday. downtown's an apprentice go with an afternoon high of 69 degrees. --san francisco.

and your extended forecast, 7 day around the bay shows a warmer weather on the way. plenty of sunshine and temperatures of protein and the triple digits as we head into saturday and sunday. traffic around the bay area is very light. i am not in monitoring any hot spots. here is a live look outside with your approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are not yet act of. it looks like traffic moving pretty smoothly along the incline and across the upper deck. no problems and no delays at the san mateo bridge. drive time is 12 to 13 minutes. looking at the golden gate bridge, take a look at wet pavement. a little drizzly with a low cloud coverage. visibility is definitely impacted on highway 101 so allow a little bit of extra time as you head out for work or school. >>james: it is 4 06. when we

return we will have ongoing coverage of the supreme court decision on prop. 83 at here is a live look from the steps of the supreme court. as we are anticipating a large crowd out there today from both sides of the issue. those in favor of and those against proposition 8. continuing coverage continues in just a moment. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. hurry, before this opportunity cools off. >>james: 409 is the time. welcome back. today the supreme court is expected to rule on prop. 8 and the defense of marriage act. it will market into a busy session, one that has already brought some controversial rulings. and pain has the details. --ed payne hast eh details.

>> reporter: the supreme court's docket had more than 30 cases and major rulings have already been made this week. affirmative action. voting rights. and today. expected rulings on same sex marriage. on the issue of affirmative action. the court avoided a decision on the use of race in college admissions by sending it back to the lower courts for further review. their 7 to 1 ruling makes it harder for colleges to use race as a factor in college admissions. this case involved abigail fisher--- a white student who sued the university of texas. she claims she wasn't given admission because she is white. and that some less qualified minority students were accepted. "they gave us everything that we asked for and i'm confident ut won't be able to use race in the future." on the issue of voting

rights, justices were divided with a 5-to-4 vote. imit the voting,citing a portion they foundal. it involves a formula that gives the government open- ended supervision of states with a history of voter discrimination. civil rights activists say this vote is an insult to their hard work. "it is awful. it's a sad day. i never thought that i would see the day when the united states suprd put a daggee heart of the voting rights act of 1965." today attention will be on the supreme court again. with rulings that have the power to change how the law treats marriage. i'm ed payne reporting. >>james:a new national study indicates that a growing majority of americans back same-sex marriage. a cnnpoll shows 55 percent of the public believes

marriage between gay or lesbian couples should be legally recognized. 44 percent of the public oppose. coming up on the kron four morning news. we will continue coverage as we prepare to see the decision of the supreme court on proposition 8. stay with us.

>>james: welcome back. well texas republicans have passed new abortion restrictions expected to close almost every abortion clinic in the nation's second most populous state. the republican controlled senate voted for the bill while hundreds of protesters screamed from the gallery. taxes special legislative session ended at midnight and democrats and most of the day filibustering the bill. republicans cited rules to eventually force a vote to end the filibuster. the bill bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy requires all procedures take place in a surgical center. president obama turned his focus to climate change yesterday when he announced new standards on existing power plants. this is in an effort to combat climate change.

the president says the new standards are important to preserve the environment. the president also made clear that the state department should approve the keystone x-l pipeline only if it does not increase overall greenhouse gas emissions. president obama is heading to africa this morning. the first family is departing for a weeklong strip to senegal, south africa, and tanzania to promote democracy and economic opportunities. the white house says they will defer to nelson mandela's family on whether he's up for a visit from president obama. missing from the itinerary is kenya-- the home of mister obama's father where many of his relatives reside. kenya's new president is facing war crime charges, making it an awkward time

for a visit. >>james: we will not take a look at the weather. let's get update with erica. >>erica: we are dealing with the way deck and some low cloud cover. this is a drizzle and a lot of fog out there. so visibility is definitely reduced in terms of your current conditions, we are pretty mild. take a look at san jose. visibility is poor and spots. satellite and radar shows a dry weather over the bay area. the system continues to work its way east. again we do have a lot of low cloud cover. futurecast for tracking temperatures into

the 12:00 hour. green at on your screen indicates the temperatures in the '60s. most of us are already in the '70s indicated by a yellow but take look as we put the clock into motion. more eighties are to fill and pretty you will see borne over livermore and fairfield. by 8:00 p.m. tonight, temperatures back and the green indicating those '60s. i do want to talk about afternoon highs for today. definitely going to be warmer than yesterday. hayward as 75 degrees, eighties for vallejo and now the 85 in antioch. 7 day around the bay forecast highlights gradually warmer weather and temperatures are going to spike as we head into next week. we are talking triple digits in length, made eighties around the bay and mid-70s along the coast. nothing to report over on the traffic maps. we are looking at like conditions around the bay area. i do want to take an outside at your approach to the bay bridge. you'll see

cars at scaling and coming from the east shore freeway. that is really the extent of the traffic. not too many cars coming from the nimitz freeway approach. your drive time under 10 minutes from the output of the maze towards fremont street. at the san mateo bridge, shaping up to be atypical commute. we do have some dense fog at the golden gate and no incidents to report from the chp. as a take a look across town freeways, all as well as separate discussion of the board's--no delays for the east shore freeway. the interstate 580 is good to go with all of the green indicated clear moving. >>james:a police officer near south los angeles is shot in the face. and now the gunman has barricaded himself inside a home. investigators say two officers were searching a home in the willowbrook area last night. when they encountered the gunman who opened fire. both of them were shot.

one is in stable condition at the hospital. the other was treated at the scene. right now, the l-a-p-d is on citywide tactical alert. this is the second time in one day officers were shot and injured. earlier in the day, two officers were ambushed outside a police station. for the first time, jurors in the george zimmerman trial saw crime scene photographs. this was during day 2 of the trial yesterday. zimmerman is the former neighborhood watch captain who killed unarmed trayvon martin last year. the photos were taken shortly after martin was shot to death. they include the body of the 17-year-old who had gone to the store to get a beverage and some candy. zimmerman is pleading not guilty to second-degree murder, claiming he fired only after martin attacked him. prosecutors argue that the death was result of racial profiling.

the case against aerial castro, the man charged with holding three women a captive in his cleveland home for over a decade was back in court this morning. the sharing of evidence between prosecutors and defense lawyers is among the issues before the judge in a hearing. castro has pleaded not guilty to a 329 count indictment with even more charges still possible. the defense wants the county prosecutor to take the death penalty off the table to clear the way for a plea deal. the prosecutor has not said if he will pursue a death sentence. authorities are trying to get edward snowden back in the united states. the former n-s-a contractor is reportedly in russia.and hoping to stay outside of his native country. u-s officials have charged snowden with spying charges.due to his disclosing of details about the country's surveillance practices. a wikileaks spokesperson, says the u-s is making

snowden's actions much bigger than they really are. >> everybody knows that terrorist and even small- time criminals do not communicate through g mel or sky or even use telephones. i think... >>james: snowden is seeking asylum. he's made previous comments saying he fears the treatment he'd receive if he's brought back to the u- s. president putin says he's not going to hand snowden over because there's no extradition agreement between russia and the u-s. meanwhile,u.s. intelligence agencies are scrambling to salvage their surveillance of al-qaida and other terrorist groups who are working frantically to change how they communicate after a national security agency contractor leaked details of surveillance programs. two u.s. intelligence officials say members of

virtually every terrorist group are attempting to change how they communicate. it's the first time intelligence officials have described which groups are reacting to the leaks. we will take a break. at the time is 421. much more on the the ruling of proposition 8. we are expected at around 7:00 or so this morning. as we go here's a look and san francisco city hall. let up in a rainbow colors in anticipation and celebration for pride month. coming up on the kron four ♪

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>>erica: good morning and thanks for joining us. taken a look at whether this morning. in terms of what

happens over the next couple of days. we do have early morning drizzle but we will see partly cloudy conditions into the afternoon. by thursday, take a look at the warm-up. mid-90s and land a% is low eighties for bay shore. upper 60s for the coast. i have full details as what to expect into the weekend and at 7 day around the bay coming up in just a few minutes. >> derecognized is a visual is not what about the sound. chances are you are playing this game or you have seen or heard someone else playing it. it is the new angry birds soon to be bigger than angry birds. it is called can be crushed stock up 3 at a free app for pcs, phones and tablets and millions of people are addicted to it. it's the number-one act on facebook where it has over 32 million fans. it is a puzzle game

where you are rewarded for doing good. it requires players to earn points in advance by changing brightly tiles shaped like a jelly beans, lemon drops and other candy pieces. the game is very challenging. a real test on your brain. he really have to think about what your next move is going to be treated like angry birds, players must complete one level before going on to the next. there are 365 levels that increase in difficulty. one of the many addicting features of the game is its social integration. it can log into the game with your facebook account and not only does that seat your game progress across devices but it allows you to see what level you're facebook friends are at. when you pass a difficult level, >>james: we will try to get that story fixed for you. at 426 is the time. we will take a quick break. the latest of our top stories

and continuing coverage of all of this leading up to the decision of the supreme court on proposition 83 it will have continuing coverage of the reaction here is that francisco, the state of california and b.c. as well as a lot of folks will soon begin to congregate on the steps of the supreme court itself. we'll be right back with your top stories in just a minute. --d.c. --prop 8. have you seen this? seen what? this! [ female announcer ] introducing the new egg white delight mcmuffin.

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[ female announcer ] ...to love mcdonald's. >>james:anticipation is building about the proposition decision that will come down later this morning. we want to break down the possible outcomes for you. there are four options for the u.s.supreme court. the simplest outcome is that prop 8 is declared

unconstitutional making gay marriage legal nationwide. the second scenario is proposition 8 is rejected on more narrow grounds, which means gay marriages are legal *only in california. the third option is that prop 8 is upheld, and it will then take a voter initiative to overturn the proposition. and the fourth and final scenario, and the one some court watchers consider most likely is this. the court rules that the group defending proposition eight had no legal standing to do so which means the lower court's ruling stands, and prop-8 is declared unconstitutional. here in san francisco. kron4's mike pelton joined now. >>maureen:

>>mark: >> reporter: around 750 this morning, we are expecting a decision. there are some police barricade set up just a short distance behind me as there is a rally planned for this evening around 630. we don't know right now is it that will be a celebration or a protest the pending on what side of the supreme court rules. there'll be thousands of people coming out here into the castro. a lot of businesses have placed placards informing everyone of possible supreme court decision that days. we know today is a day and a year's long battle over same-sex marriage finally comes to an end. we had a chance to speak to some business owners. here's what they have to say. >> >> reporter: looks like we

all have a sound for you. but a lot of people are eagerly anticipating the decision here in the castro. that should come down around 750 this morning. and james, a rally is at 630. is that a celebration or will that be a protest? we do not know. a lot of people will wait until 630 to react to that decision we do expect a lot of people to fill the streets and sidewalks and we will bring reactance you all morning long. back to james. >>james: we are putting crews outside city hall as well as michael will continue to cover and castro. these two have been together for about 26 years now. they recently celebrated their fifth year of legal merit. they're keeping their fingers crossed for the decision.

>> one reason why our community is so excited is that we all have friends who have been together over 10 years now and they just want to have a legal wedding. our other friends actually had a wedding ceremony just a few weeks ago but they could not make it legal and they're hoping the supreme court makes that possible. >>james: these were one of a few couples were actually able to tie the knot before proposition 8 was passed. we will continue our team coverage. kron4's will tran and running as right now from san francisco's city hall with some of the events with respect to take place there. good morning well. --will. >>will: the ruling will come down into one half hours from now. we know where san francisco stance. you can see the flag behind me bring it has been flying for the past week. you can see it is

all lit up. what is ahead, as soon as a ruling is issued, about 7:00 this morning or little after that. the city attorney will, with san francisco mayor and former mayor with a live news conference. right now, it is quiet. there are some people coming down here. there's one man in front. you can see him in front of sampras go city hall. he says he is for proposition 8 been overturned. he is here on another issue but i had a chance to talk with him. he's offered human rights. -that he's all for human rights. >>james: large crowds expected today for sure. here is just a quick rundown and some of the events we are expecting. at

7:00, the supreme court will hand down its decision. live coverage of that. immediately after, there will be a press conference on the steps of the u.s. supreme court. that's after the court adjourned in dc. then in the bay area and 730, and news conference with sampras go mayor ed lee. both gentlemen will be joined by other elected officials on the steps of city hall. at 9:00 there will be a news conference with the ceo of pride. we will be listening to him. pride weekend coming up and the decision comes right in advance of that so they will be working at that ruling and to some of their plans for the festivities this coming weekend. state-owned with kron4 as we continue to cover the supreme court ruling on proposition 83 we will have live steam cover all morning and also-as always find a way as

information on kron4.com. let's get an update with the weather forecast for now. >>erica: san francisco bay area is dry this morning. temperatures are off to a running start. most of us wake up to 63 here as a look at what to expect later on today into the 7:00 hour, expect patchy fog to remain with temperatures for the most part in the upper 50s low 60s. as to carry those numbers into the afternoon, at 3:00 p.m. today, partly cloudy conditions but certainly warmer three inland spots will climb into the 80s. temperatures back down in the '60s by 8:00 p.m. tonight. i do want to break down year after the highs, you will certainly notice much warmer than yesterday. in no way to deal with. we will see sunshine. i have 86 and made eighties through the san ramon valley. attorney temperatures into the east bay shoreline. '60s and

'70s. on the south bay, plenty of sunshine. san jose with a high of 81, 86 for those of you and campbell. at downtown san francisco flirted with a 70 degree mark and low 80's at palo alto. up to the north bay, last but not least, a gorgeous day today. if you are heading up to wine country. an apple with a high of 81, keep in the '70s for santa rosa and san rafael with 82 degrees. their extended forecast, certainly shows warmer weather on the way. in fact, we are getting pretty close to triple digits as we head into saturday and sunday monday looks to be the warmest of the next seven. it looks like we will seek triple digits and a bit eighties along the bay shore and mid '70s for the coast. as to take a look at traffic around the bay area, still a very good ride out there. not my turn in the hot spots. a live look outside

as the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. for those of you had to san mateo bridge, it is shaping up to be a typical commute with no issues coming down the nimitz freeway. let's take outside to the golden gate bridge. no cars, but you will notice of a wet deck. we do have a lot of fog out there. a low cloud cover and result so you probably will need to use your windshield wipers as you work your way out of the north bay. james? >>james: let's give you another live with outside as the sun is coming up over the supreme court 3 you can see security standing by. we are expecting light-just large clouds that that large crowds out there as we await the decision of proposition 8. we'll be back live in just a bit.

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>>james: welcome back. we are watching wall street this morning as futures trading shows all three indexes in the positive this morning. four reports out yesterday showed a brightening u-s economy-- data on housing and manufacturing improving, and consumer confidence hitting it's highest level in five and a half years. here's a look at how the markets finished yesterday. the dow rose 100 points. the nasdaq rose 27 points. the s-and-p 500 rose 14 points. b-p oil is warning lawyers for many gulf coast businesses that it wants to recover a portion of their clients' shares in a multibillion-dollar

settlement. b.p. is appealing a key ruling from the company's massive oil this bill was the worst in u.s. history. now, the company said the hundreds of letters to businesses in police received excessive payments from now. bp also released a full page newspaper ad today accusing lawyers and politicians of encouraging businesses to submit plans for a play it or not exist at losses. a new disaster declaration signed by president obama makes more money available for sandy relief. the hurricane caused extensive damage, last fall especially in new jersey. and it a major disaster declaration there quickly make federal funds available for the cleanup. it covers 75 percent of the assistance to the public and to clear hazardous areas. this latest

order from the white house raise that number, so federal dollars will be used for up to 90 percent of those costs. the san francisco examiner has filed a lawsuit against the san francisco chronicle allegedly slashed advertising prices to stifle competition. the suit claims the chronicle charged significantly higher advertising rates as expected after the split, but reversed course when the new examiner owners took over in 2011. the two newspaper shared business operations in revenues from 1965 until 2000, when the then examiner owner hearst acquired the progress of the examiner to a local family. a new lawsuit has been filed against monster beverage that claims the energy drink caused the death of a teenager. the lawsuit was filed in alameda county superior court yesterday.

it says 19 -year old alex morris would not have had a cardiac arrest and died if he had not consumed the drink every day for three years. this comes following another lawsuit where the family of a 14-year-old maryland girl sued the company last year after she consumed two 24- ounce cans of monster and died. san francisco city attorney dennis herrera is also suing monster beverage. he says the company should not market its energy drinks to children because it poses health risks. the company has yet to respond to the latest lawsuit. and a reminder,make your fourth of july plans now and join us for kron 4's july 4th live. it's the only local, live fireworks show in the bay area. we'll bring you the biggest and best fireworks from san rafael, milpitas, pleasant hill and san francisco. kron 4's july 4th live.

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>>james: welcome back. the public will soon find out whether bart workers. have decided to go out on strike. union members have been voting all day long. the voting session just ended a little over an hour ago. the bart employee contract expires this coming weekend. results will be released wednesday. ------------------------ and you can follow our continuing coverage of the bart strike on our website.

union workers at a.c. transit are expressing concerns of a bart strike could create a dangerous situation for workers and commuters. the amalgamated trans union local 192 sent a letter to ac transit to general manager saying there aren't enough buses and ac transit's lead to serve all the people who normally take part. in the past, ac transit says there will be no routing it a bird strike happens. further complicating the situation, ac transit union contract expires on sunday. the same day contracts between bart and its five unions and. kron4's grant lodes now explain how to get information on our continued coverage.

we have created a special section when you scroll down on the right side of the home page called bart strike threat. click on that to get the latest news stories, videos, images, tweets, links and more. here is a video play list. you click on palest and that shows you all of the videos that are reporters have followed. tweets from all the key players on both sides of the issues. next to tweets, links of the relevant web sites including other transit options if bart workers to strike. scroll down more and a picture slide show is at the bottom. we will update this constantly. that is the bart strike threat section of krn 4.com,. >>james: turning our attention to the weather center right now operate their co what is the

weather looking like? >>erica: some spots. really depends on where you were located yesterday but right now just a little bit of low cloud cover but overall a pretty mild morning. visibility is reduced along the coast line. take a look at some of the north bay spot. if santa rosa down to 3 mi. or less. so drive with extra caution especially down highway 101. temperatures are off to a warmer start. hayward and fremont and 65 degrees, 66 and san jose. i do want to follow these numbers into the afternoon because you will certainly not as temperatures will be warmer than yesterday. in fact, by lunchtime already in the '70s indicated by that yellow. green represents 60 is clinging on to some

spots. afternoon highs, eighties are to fill an. expect low to mid '80s for east bay inland spot. temperatures on the cooler side by 8:00 p.m. tonight. breaking down your afternoon highs, it will be a gorgeous day and the bay area some partly cloudy skies with livermore check-in at 86 degrees, 76 for those of you in oakland san francisco 40 with 70 low eighties for those of you in napa and your extended forecast that 7 day around the bay shows gradually warmer weather in fact, triple digits as we start the next work week. no hot spots to report around the bay area. i am monitoring the bridges. a great start here wednesday morning as your commute to the bay bridge toll plaza. definitely more cars out there that what we saw just 10 minutes ago. meeting highlights are not yet acted. for those of you have into the san mateo bridge, a typical commute. traffic conditions are about equal in both directions at this hour. right side indicate

taillights. air drive time clocking in at just 12 to 13 minutes. southbound 101 at the golden gate bridge, not a lot of traffic but some slick road widespread areas of low cloud cover out there so visibility is reduced so allow a little bit of extra time. east shore freeway looks good. interstate 8012 minutes from hercules to berkeley prep westbound. keeping a close eye at interstate 580 in the westbound direction. no slowing whatsoever coming out of tracy off to 05 and a majority of south bay freeways are seen at grains on the runway sensors indicated speed over 50 mi. an hour. james? >>james: a dog is recovering this morning after being shot by a concord police officer. you can see the dog see here bullet fragments remain in the 13-year-old

cocker spaniel. kirby was recently shot after the officer entered the backyard of his home on weaver court. police were searching for a burglary suspect in the area and they say the dog was acting aggressive. however kirby's owner thinks otherwise. >> i can to imagine anything anybody who will fill a brightened by this animal. --threatened by this animal. >>james:the incident happened monday of last week. concord police released this statement yesterday. it reads quote -- while we feel bad for the family, bad for the dog, the officer had a right to defend himself. because this involves the officer discharging his weapon, the incident is under investigation" >>james: we will take a quick break. the handing down of ruling on proposition 8 is expected to occur in less than two hours. we will continue

coverage. that is a live shot that you are seen here at sampras's go city hall. kron4's will tran is out there-read the situation. we will return with an update.

>>erica: the morning and thanks for joining us. we are to take a look at whether for today and for years and a forecast. i will have to full details coming up in just a couple of minutes. today will be dry and tomorrow even warmer with plenty of sun. james? >>james: this is no ordinary rhino calf. the little guy was conceived through artificial insemination. baby ethan is the first

endangered indian rhino calf to live and thrive as a result of a-i. a 12-year-old female at montgomery zoo in alabama gave birth to the baby june 5-th. like any other calf -- he stays close to his mom. ethan was named after a six- year-old alabama boy who had been held hostage in an alabama bomb shelter last january. >>james: 456-7456 is the time. and just a couple of hours, we will find out the supreme court's ruling on proposition 8 of same-sex marriage. and bart strike. potentially only four more days until contract talks between the union embarked breaks down. we will talk about what a possible strike will mean. and we're watching bay area weather this morning a day after it rained. still a little gap in some spots. will have your full forecast coming up. --damp.

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>>james: good morning and welcome to the kron4 morning news. we are continuing coverage on a the supreme court ruling and the anticipation of the decision not on proposition 8. let's first get a check with traffic. good morning at george. >>george: conditions are pretty good for the westbound ride bold through antioch and threw the ball to my past and light conditions around the rest of the bay. >>mark: in just a few hours the wait will be over and the supreme court ruling on california's ban on same sex marriage is due. we will preview what to expect this morning. commuters are anxiously awaiting the results from a vote determining whether or not bart workers will go on strike. we'll tell you what to

expect if the strike is approved. anticipation is building about the proposition 8 decision that will come down in just three hours from now. after over 5 years of legal battle, the high court will decide whether same sex marriage will be legal in california. we want to break down the 4 possible outcomes for you. there are four options for the u.s.supreme court. the simplest outcome is that prop 8 is declared unconstitutional making gay marriage legal nationwide. the second scenario is proposition 8 is rejected on more narrow grounds, which means gay marriages are legal *only in california. the third option is that prop 8 is upheld, and it will then take a voter initiative to overturn the proposition. and the fourth and final scenario, and the one some court watchers consider most likely is this. the court rules that the group defending proposition eight had no legal standing to do so which means the lower court's ruling stands, and prop-8 is declared unconstitutional. meanwhile, supporters of

>>james: kron4's will tran is standing by san francisco city hall. we are expecting a number of people to gather and among them some dignitaries. >>will: they will all be here. as soon as there is a rolling, they will come down 4 news conferences. we will have coverage from beginning to end at city hall. they know it will come down at 7:00. so far is quiet, but we do expect hundreds if not thousands of people to come down here. here is video of city hall. overnight, you can see what they did to it. we all know where san francisco stand on this issue. back in 2004, thousands of people rushed to get married and they're prop. 8 before prop. 8 kickstand into a thousand eight, 18,000 same-sex

couples with an california took advantage of that. got married before the window slammed shut. five years later, we're still talking about this but this could be over and a couple of hours from now because san francisco city attorney car wreck believes a same-sex marriage could happen within 25 days after this. we had a chance to talk to a same-sex couple. here is what they had to say on this issue. >> we really hope the court is taking its time because they're making a right decision and they are doing the right thing. our community cares so passionately about these cases because there are about our basic humanity. our right to love and be who we are. the >>will: you can see the flag in front sampras go city hall. a lot going on today. here and the castro district and and san francisco. we will have coverage. i will get reactions from people on both sides of this very controversial issue.

>>darya: as we continue coverage. kron4's mike pelton is and castro where they are preparing for a rally and a potential of overflow people later on this morning as soon as that ruling comes in. mike, good morning. >> reporter: as of this nine year battle over same-sex marriage comes down to a final two hours. we are expecting a supreme court decision around 715 especially here in castro where there are so many gay rights reporters. we are expected to immediately react to the supreme court decision to come out in the street or protest the decision. in the past few days, a lot of people here in the castro have geared up for the ruling. of course we know today is the day. i just spoke with a restaurant employee of what this decision means for the

community. >> deep down i think itmeans a , i am straight. but it means a lot to me because i am proud of my country and i want this country to live up to what it was established at and freedom for everyone and for us to have equal rights. for me personally, even as a street person, i am praying that it is in favor of gay marriage. >> reporter: are less of what the decision is, there will be a rally for 630. don't expect people to wait 12 or 13 hours until that rally is planned to react. you can imagine all lot of people will come out into the street and to celebrate or protest the supreme court's decision that here this morning. >>darya: thanks a lot to

mike. >>james: again we want to break down the order of prop. 8 even as he could expect to see on the kron4 morning news. at 7:00 a.m. the supreme court will announce their decision on proposition 8. immediately after, a news conference will be held outside the u.s. supreme court after court is adjourned in washington d.c.. then back

here in the bay area at 730, there will be a news conference with san francisco mayor ed lee, lieutenant governor gavin newsom, other elected officials in front of city hall. then at 9:00 a.m., also in front of separate fiscal city hall, there will be a news conference with the ceo of s f pride, earl plante. we will return in the ceo of s f pride, earl plante. we will return in just a minute. i gotta go deposit a check, transfer some money. so it's your uncle's turn. what? wait, wait, wait... no, no, no, wait, wait. (baby crying) so you can deposit a check... with the touch of a finger. so you can arrange a transfer in the blink of an eye. so you can help make a bond... i got it. that lasts a lifetime.

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>>darya: and developing story this morning. bart strike possible. of the vote was taken after it. negotiations were halted as the transit workers were voting. the contract is expected to expire sunday night. some of the issues at hand, tension, health care, safety and pay. >> basically. >>darya: is a strike authorization vote. and does

not necessarily mean and they will choose to strike. but if they did, it could be a traffic nightmare because all of those bart riders will have to look elsewhere. bart has been making contingency plans with other mass transit trying to make sure that they are ready to go just in case that were to happen. state-owned to kron4 and we will keep you posted with that. >>james: union workers at a.c. transit are expressing concerns of a bart strike could create a dangerous situation for workers and commuters. the amalagmated transit union local 192 sent a letter to ac transit general manager saying there are not enough buses and ac transit's fleet as are all the people who normally take bart. in the past, ac transit to redirected its buses to accommodate

writers. but this time, ac transit says there will be no rerouting if a bart strike happens. further complicating the situation, ac transit union contract expires on sunday. the same day contract between bart and its five unions and. >>darya: let's take a live look outside. a big difference from yesterday. samper to go look a lot clearer than what it was ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. ♪ the 2013 volt. charge ahead of the rest in the hov lane. ♪ but when it comes to what your family really loves,

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orleans. bulk of those decisions could impact the way this country defines marriage. , defined marriage at a federal level as a union between a man or woman. the justices were asked to decide decide if the government can deny same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. even in the 12 states and district of columbia where same-sex marriage is a legal. >> when you put the face of discrimination on families and friends, people understand there are definitely no reason whatsoever to discriminate against gay and lesbians from exercising their fundamental rights to marry.

>> reporter: >>mark: a wild scene and the texas legislature over a bill that would effectively close all abortion clinics and the state. screaming the republican controlled state senate tried to take a boat that could barely get be heard over the shouts of protesters as they tried to pass the bill before a midnight deadline. democratic state senator wendy davis stood on the floor for 10 hours conducting a filibuster but republicans said she didn't abide by the rules and called for the vote which did pass but the lieutenant governor said the vote

didn't conclude before midnight and declared the bill dead. governor rick perry still has the option of calling another special session to take up the bill. there is wendy davis it went almost 10 hours. she was not allowed any bathroom breaks a terrain that filibuster. >>darya: northern new york state experienced the the rest of a summer storm yesterday. a fast-moving storm swept across the state's " north country " bringing in tens rains that led to a major flooding. take a look at this video. some residents said that tropical storm didn't cause as much damage as the storm did. ember the crews were out in full force tried to steer people away from

dangerous areas. a long list of rose were damaged or swamp by the rains. >>james: hurricane cosme has strengthened to it's likely peak intensity and is of a coach in well off the coast of mexico. and forecasters say it will gradually weaken today and tomorrow. the national hurricane center in miami says cosme is to generate large swells that are affecting parts of mexico's pacific coast and its other baja california peninsula. >>erica: most of us are waking up too mild conditions. partly cloudy skies and temperatures currently in the '60s. san jose currently and 66. concord is at 63. following december's into the afternoon, futurecast for

doing a pretty good job tracking those numbers. by 12:00 around lunchtime, expect partly cloudy sky. of those of you on the east bay. looks like we could hold onto '60s for places like santa rosa and take a look at afternoon highs, by 3:00 p.m. today, corn stars that the land. that indicates eighties. temperatures will cool yet again by later on tonight. in fact the '70s and a few lingering eighties. here is a closer look at afternoon highs for today. east bay anterior spot with antioch at a high of 85, 84 and san ramon. mostly '70s for east bay shoreline. partly cloudy conditions in mid '70s for hayward and upper '70's and union city. it will be a pretty nice day in the south bay. and take a look at san

jose with a high of 81 degrees pretty warm conditions permit san francisco flirted with the 70 degree north bay, napa today coming in at 81 degrees at upper seventies in petaluma. your extended forecast shows even warmer weather on the way. take a look at the weekend. saturday and sunday. warmest inland spot climbing into '90s. triple digits as we start the next work week. 522. that was your forecast. here is a look at traffic. >>george: we are only just beginning to see a slowing on interstate 580. lighter than usual around the bay. the bay bridge, not tracking any hot spots this morning. we are looking at light traffic coming and at the 80 approach and no delays out of the macarthur made. on

92, san mateo bridge and equally good ride. looking just west of the toll plaza. for the golden gate bridge, 101 southbound, foggy and the deck looks a little wet but traffic is light and the southbound direction. public transit is off to a good start. not for any delays here. looking at pretty good for a bart, muni, based train at caltran. looking first at east shore freeway ride, good condition with a 13 minute hercules to berkeley drive time. 60 minutes for the san ramon valley area walnut creek or san ramon down to dublin no delays here for south bay freeways. all pre much above 50 mi. per hour which is why you see so much grain there on the maps. the road sensors indicated speed above 50. at for your ride marin ride, even at a countywide, light traffic for 1 01 southbound permit

your drive times and that they're about 24 minutes down to the golden gate bridge. >>darya: 523. we will be back in a couple of minutes take a look at a live shot coming out of washington d.c.. crowds were starting to gather as the nation's capital. and they're ready for that historic day and the rest of the rulings that are due from the supreme court included a big one we're watching here. proposition 8. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] erica had a rough dah y.

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economy. data on housing and manufacturing improving and consumer confidence hitting its highest level in five and a half years. here is a look at how the markets finished yesterday. the dow rose 100 points. the nasdaq rose 27 points. the s&p 500 rose 14 points. and we will return in just a minute as we await the supreme court's ruling in just a couple of hours on proposition 8. stay with us. don't miss sleep train's 4th of july sale. save on sleep train's most popular mattress sets. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and icomfort. sleep train's 4th of july sale is ending soon.

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you may encounter some fog inside the bay but looks like we're conditions of the farther inland to you go. it will be warmer today. mid '80s inland. take a look at the warm-up, temperatures as much as 10 degrees into thursday and friday. full details. i will be talking travel digits in my 545 report. >>george: no hot spots this morning. here at the bay bridge, seems to be backing up and the last lane cash on hand. another laser that westbound runway ago. heavy traffic on interstate 580 but otherwise pretty light around the bay. >>mark: a live look here as we wait for the court to convene to announce the final decision of the last session. at those decisions, two of the three, and of

same-sex marriage. proposition 8 here in california and the defense of marriage act, the federal act on the benefits and the sake of a marriage. after nine years of uncertainty here in california, the high court will finally make a decision in an hour and a half from now. here is a live same period a reminder of the possible outcomes. a widespread or rolling in the note would be that began marriage would be legal nationwide. right now, over its 30 states have laws keeping that just a gay marriage. another would be to reject a gay marriage on a narrow ground. another would be that proposition 8 to be upheld. and a fourth

scenario which may be the most likely where they would not have to make much of a decision is a that they would rule that a group defending proposition 8 had no legal standing to do so which means the lower court's ruling stands and prop. 8 is declared unconstitutional. we'll keep following the latest for you as we get closer to that decision. j >>james: kron4's will tran as a live outside san francisco city hall where many are expected to gather for the decision. well? >>will: according to san francisco city attorney denis r. rupp, he told me two days ago that same-sex marriages could resume

within 25 days. he says he will follow what the justices say if in fact, the ruling comes down and san francisco's favor as well as of the plant is in this case. we had a chance to get video overnight. we all know where san francisco stance. you can see city hall is all it up and the colors across the street. they have been waiting for this for years back in 2004, thousands of same-sex couples rush to get married and then into thousand eight, before prop. 8 became a law, there was a brief window where 18,000 same-sex couples also got married. at that window slammed shut and five years later, we are here and we are awaiting a decision. we're not the only ones. there were same-sex couples dying to know. we got a chance to talk with on a couple. >> we really hope the court is taking its time because they are making the right

decision and they are doing the right thing. our community cares so passionately about these cases because there about our basic humanity. and there about our right to love and be who we are. >>will: we have been here every day thinking it will be a decision. and now we know a decision is coming down, you can see the lights are on inside. i can tell you that mayor ed lee as well as act as though city attorney denis tara and former sampras's go mayor gavin newsom will all be here for news conferences. we're not sure if there is one or separate news conference is taking place after the decision. we are waiting for protesters and supporters to arrive. there is still a little bit of time left. we do know that people are heading down this way. >>james: banks will.

>>darya: where. there are rallies planned in the castro district. we have mike pelton out to their live where there are expecting a lot of people of their to react after the decision. mad about we're talking about a bunch of old people to determine that the fate of so many others. hopefully they decide on the right side of history. >> i want to be here if there is a party. it will be wonderful. >>darya: gay pride is as weak and so we will see what today's decision impact has of that party. the supporters of prop. 8 and

protect marriage of doubt, are asking for prayer as far as their reaction. >>james: here are live pictures out of our nation's capital. these are the steps of the supreme court and as you can see, people are beginning to assemble and anticipation for the supreme court's ruling which should happen in just about an hour. about an hour-and-a- half from right now.

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jackson will be in court today to testify about his father's life and death. the 16 year-old will take the witness stand today, becoming the first of three fact that family members to testify. prince jackson is listed as a plaintiff in the case filed by his grandmother against a e.g. live. the lawsuit claims a e.g. negligently hired the doctor who was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter for giving jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propyl fall-- propofol. aeg denies wrongdoing and says it did not hire the doctor. >>james: and a disaster declaration signed by president obama makes more money available for sandy relief. the hurricane caused extensive damage last fall especially in new jersey. a major disaster declaration there quickly make federal funds available for the cleanup. it covered 75 percent of the assistance to the public and to clear hazardous areas. this latest

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have our team coverage continuing this morning. we will tell you as soon as it happens. the justices could do a number of things but by all accounts, nearly all of the choices that they have, almost all of the options and bob a resumption of same-sex marriage and california. we will see what happens with that shortly within about an hour so. >>james: 546. let's get an update with weather. >>erica: good morning james. other claudius are today but no rain at today. --cloudy today. the areas of drizzle. a live look outside from our mount tam cam looked nice above all but the visibility and half moon bay down to three tenths of a mile. taking a look at your north bay, visibility just registering at 5 mi.. allow

a little extra time. in terms of temperatures, we are off to a mild start. oakland and 66 degrees, 63 and a concord. futurecast for tracking temperatures for you by lunch time, 12:00. most of us in the '70s. if you can see on your screen. a little bit cooler and '60s for places like santa rosa and as we put the clock into motion, a start to creep and for places like livermore. of locations in the south bay indicated by it pops of warriors cream. temperatures will cool by 8:00 p.m. tonight. looks like most of us are back in the 60s and low 70's. here is a closer look for afternoon highs slated for your neighborhood. santa clara with 84, upper 70's for mountain view. partly cloudy conditions and upper 60s and richmond. walnut creek with an afternoon high of 87 degrees. san francisco will flirt with a 70 degree

mark and a wide view of '70s for east bay shoreline. gorges day of the account tree and 76 in santa rosa. as we talk about your extended forecast. the 7 day around the bay. prepare yourself for warmer weather. ninety's over the next several days. saturday and sunday, upper 90s inland, eighties around the bay and the '70s along the coast. monday is expected to be the warmest of the week. with a few locations approaching the triple digits. here is a look at traffic now. good morning george. >>george: of no hot spots and no major incidents or unusual delay to a slow your ride this morning. and look at the bay bridge westbound, and that cash to back up starting to form a little early in the left-hand lane but the metering lights are not yet acted. san mateo bridge, highway 92, the volume is building but this

these are still staying afloat at 11 minutes. and 101, the golden gate bridge southbound is wet and soggy but at least it is the way for it. let's take a look at traffic maps as we update drive times. hercules to berkeley commune, 14 minutes. still an easy trip through the san ramon valley. the slowing is on highway 4 this morning through antioch and the ride on interstate 580 it slows up through the often mocked past. southbound freeways and no delays here. >>darya: 549 is the time. has set a new record in corporate america. of the largest pension plan ever. the drug distribution company does closing at that he was entitled to $159

million a lump-sum payment for his pension. according to the ratings for ceos, the average benefit is about 7 million. at 160 million, much bigger. the pageant was shaped by an employment agreement put into place 14 years ago combined with outstanding company performance. >>james: bp oil wants to take out a settlement. the company is sending hundreds of letters to businesses that it believes the received excessive payments from the settlement program. they accused lawyers and politicians of encouraging businesses to submit claims for inflated or in some cases, not existed losses. >>darya: the lawsuit claims the chronicle charged

significantly higher ad rates as expected but reversed course when a new examiner honor took over in 2011. the two newspaper shared business operations and revenues from 1965 until 2000 when the and the examiner on are hearst acquired the chronicle and sold the examiner to a local. >>james: the damage was enough to force the high- performance about back to the dock. he says of the damage should be repaired in time for the vote to be on the water again today. oracle will face the winner of the live baton, for 34 the american cup set for september 7th. >>mark:on to bay area baseball.

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their newly-carpeted cleaned up from the sewage at 12:45. j >>jacqueline: >>james: at the top of the hour we will explore our top stories. that is the ruling on proposition 8. we are expecting that decision and about an hour and 10 minutes. we will be right back.

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>>mark: waiting for a decision from the supreme court on proposition 8. live

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>>mark:. big stories we're following this morning. a just an hour away from up proposition 8 and the defense of a marriage act. we're watching while crowds cover >>darya: we have our live team coverage stretching from the castro. st. are pretty quiet at castro and are city hall in san francisco. and they will react as quickly as possible if and when the gay marriage is all out again. the