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when individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they are not protesting. they are not making a statement. they are stealing. >> the president responds to the rioting in baltimore and says a nationwide commitment to addressing the problems beep hind it is needed to stop the cycle of violent protests sweeping the country. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. in the last half-hour, baltimore police said 20 officers were injured during
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the rioting last night. one of them is in critical condition after responding to a fire. this is a look at baltimore where hundreds have returned to the streets to protest today. so far, things are peaceful. as the camera zooms in you can see officers blocking one roadway. joel waldman is live with more. >> reporter: good afternoon. good morning to you as well. it's quiet here, all things considered. we're right now side of baltimore's city -- outside of baltimore's city ball. beyond my left shoulder and despite the calmness, the city is still on edge as community leaders are coming forward and saying that the tension here has been blling for quite some time -- building for quite some
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sometime. up 2,000 national guard to keep the peace in balt moral as anxious residents address the damage. >> this mighten the start of an ongoing dialogue to see what we can do to address this. >> reporter: 144 vehicles, 15 structure fires and nearly 200 arrests. >> what happened last night made sure more people are struggling and have needs. >> when individuals get crowbars and start prying openers openers to -- open doors to loot, they are not protesting. >> reporter: a state of emergency is in effect. many question the city's response saying the violence could have been avoided if police had responded faster. for now, people are doing their best to cleanup and start the rebuilding process hoping the worst of the vie sense is -- vary lens is over dash stash
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violence is over. >> the anger has to be directed somewhere. it was more physical harm. >> authorities say the freddie gray foundation is moving forward with exactly how his neck was broken. >> a lot of questions to be answered. thank you. here in the 100 people marched to show schoolly schoolly dairy -- solidarity. police say theprotests were mostly peaceful. the president described the tension between police and
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black communities as a slow rolling crisis. he says there's into excuse for violence -- no excuse for violence. >> if we are serious about solving this problem then we'll not only have to help the police, we'll have to think about what can we do, the rest of us if our society little wanted to solve the problem, we could. it's just it would require everyone saying this is important. this is significant. and we don't just pay attention to these communities when a cvs burns. >> the president said the nation must address the issues and provide opportunities like quality education and job training to lift these communities. stay with us here at ktvu and ktvu.com for the latest on the situation in baltimore. you can follow us upon twitter and facebook for updates.
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justices on the supreme court heard oral arguments today on same-sex marriage in a historic case that could have a far-reaching impact nationwide. the high court must decide whether to resolve the debate with a clear constitutional ruling or leave the matter up to each individual state. here's more from washington, d.c. [chanting] >> reporter: people began lining up outside of the u.s. supreme court for days in an attempt to get a seat for today's historical arguments on same-sex marriage. the justices are considering two major questions, whether states must allow same-sex couples to marry and whether states must recognize same-sex marriages performed where they are legal. the high court will hear cases from michigan, kentucky, ohio and tennessee. the states rejected marriage rights. >> 37 united states legalizing
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so-called legal marriage, and only two did so by the vote of the people. >> reporter: the number of states where sake marriage is legal has grown rapidly in recent years. advocates say this is a matter of basic lirkt and equality under the -- liberty and equality under the law. >> god loves everybody. god loves all of his children. >> reporter: much of the focus on the divided high court will be on anthony ken dip who has become the unlikely champion of gay rights. doubt is expected to come -- the court is expected to come down with the final ruling in june. >> speaking of justice kennedy, he wrote the ruling in 2015 that struck down the doma which denied recognition of legal same-sex marriages. today he gave some hope to people on both sides.
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debate. er early in the argument he spoke about the traditional definition of mare acsaying the word that keeps coming back to me is millennia but later he questioned opponents. he said same-sex couples say we understand the knowability and the sacredness of marriage. gavin newsom was among those at the supreme court to hear the arguments. we talked with him of he went inside. >> i've been at this for ten years. there's still 14 states that deny this right. for me it's a personal journey and one i'm very, very honored to participate in. >> he was mayor in 2004 when he first allowed same-sex couples to get married. the two court separate arguments but the justices are
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likely to issue a single decision on both. that decision could overturn remaining laws nationwide that allow same-sex marriages or some marriage bans could be upheld and the ruling is expected in late june. police on the peninsula are looking for a man who groped a young girl at a popular shopping store. janine de la vega said he was caught on camera and now police are making that surveillance video public. >> reporter: the suspect that police are looking for appears to be clean-cut and he really blends into the crowd at the stanford shopping center. that concerns police. there are a lot of surveillance cameras inside the market. one of them captured a high quality image of him. take a good look at this suspect. officers say on sunday morning, he walked up next to a 12-year- old girl and brushed up against her back side twice with the back of his hand while reaching
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for items on a shelf inside the farmers market. she walked away but officers say the suspect followed her to another aisle and squeezed her butt with one hand. the victim immediately went to her mother in the store and told her what happened. police came but cont find him -- but couldn't find him. >> this is so concerning. you should be able to go to a store with your children and not worry about something like this. yes, she's very concerned, very cooperative with us. we're don'ting to work with -- continuing to work with them keeping them apprised of our investigation. >> reporter: from the picture you can see he's in his 40s, 6'2" with a heavy build. police are receiving information from the public but so far no solid leads. they still want people to call in tips. if the suspect is found, he would be arrested for sexual battery. investigators say there's been a recent uptick in this type of crime. they want to get a handle on this. they are reaching out for to
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other agencies to compare notes. we're hearing about a stunning confession from a teenager behind bars for the stabbing death of a 9-year-old boy. >> he did say he was trying to seal what it was like to kill another person before pe himself was -- before he himself was killed. >> jordan was found stabbed to death in his home in discovery bay sunday morning. the alleged killer is 18-year- old william schultz, a family friend staying the night. in a jailhouse interview, schultz told the news group he feared the world was coming to an end. the day before the stabbing shut's family had called the sheriff's department concerned about the teen's mental health. deputies determined he was not a danger to himself or others. >> so in hindsight which is always 20/20 should those deputies have done something different the first time they contacted him on saturday? >> you know, they spoke to
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schultz. they evaluated him and he did not meet the criteria. >> all of this week, grief counselors are at timber point elementary school where joer darn was a student to help his classmates hope with the loss. a somber ceremony held in san leandro to honor caltrans workers who have been killed on the job. cones were lined up, each representing a caltrans employee killed at work. 183 in all since 1921. 34 were killed near in the bay area. our own sal castanedo was at the ceremony to help caltrans create more awareness for drivers to slow down in the cone zone and give workers more room to do their jobs. >> all of our people are out there trying to provide the facilities that everyone uses. in order to do that, they need to be next to the traffic and so we all as drivers need to be alert and need to be paying attention to the traffic to the
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road ahead and stay away from the distractions. >> no caltrans worker has been killed on the job in the last two years. however, statistically highway work is one of the most dangerous jobs in the u.s. officials say more than 1,000 caltrans vehicles are crashed into on the highways each year. help is on the way to nepal has more than a million people wait for aid. the single biggest need right now after the devastating earthquake. california's drought is on the docket in sacramento. the new conservation effort is being unveiled today as we get closer to summer. cooler conditions today. rosemary is up next with a complete look at your bay area forecast.
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chp try to figure out -- trying to figure out what caused this crash on 880er-- 880 this morning. seven cars were involved. all northbound lanes were shut down for two hours. firefighters say a total of five people were hurt including one person who had critical injuries. chp says no one has been arrested or cited in connection with the crash. a u.s. destroyer and navy
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aircraft are monitoring a tense situation involving iran and a marshal islands flagged cargoship. they boarded the ship after firing warning shots across the bow. the vessel was crossing iranian waters. the ship responded after picking up the distress call. no americans are on board. the ship was seized under a court order. crews are still trying to reach remote areas of 9/11al devastate -- nepal devastated by that 7.8 earthquake. the number of dead keeps rising and officials fear this could be the deadliest daver ever in -- disaster ever in nepal. >> reporter: the united states says 8 people are effect. more than a million are in need
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of food assistance. >> reporter: the u.s. is ramping up its relief efforts. washington pledging $10 million in aid for nepal. american search-and-rescue teams providing assistance on the ground. >> the images are gut wrenching, extraordinary devastation, young children carried away in ambulances and villages, entire villages reduced to rubble. >> reporter: getting aid to the country's remote area is proving to be challenging. many are located at high altitudes and in high terrain. helicopters are being used. this american trekker describes the dangerous situation in the area where he was injured. >> come down, four or five borders, desessed, buried in the rock fall.
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the lost trails are destroyed. people are stuck. they can't get out. it's very bad. >> nepal prime minister says the death toll could reach 10,000 making it the deadliest natural disaster the country has sperioused -- has experienced. the 1934 earthquake is currently the deadliest earthquake for nepal. a man from san francisco who survived the quake is speaking out. dave gordon is a trekker being flown out of nepal. he was stuck in a popular trekking area 40 miles north of kathmandu with several others after the quake hit. >> buried in the rockfall. >> four americans have been killed. that includes two people from california who died in the avalanche at mount everest.
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mayors are wrapping up a meeting with jerry brown about how to deal with the ongoing drought. they were expected to discuss things like money to pay for water recycling programs. water regulators are expected to release an updated plan for water regulation. governor brown announced the first ever 25% mandatory reductions. rosemary is joining us with the forecast. no rain on the horizon? >> no, but a drop in temperatures 10, 20 degrees below where we were 4 hours-- 24 hours ago. la fayette, widespread low clouds early on. but those clouds beginning to break up. we'll be left with sunny skies. i have stormtracker2 here for you. again, no rain in sight but there are the clouds. i have a three-hour time lambs on here. you can see how they do begin
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to retreat. we have some inside the bay along the coastline. that will continue for today. in addition to that, we have the onshore breeze, a lot longer and that deeper marine layer in place. all adding to a cooldown for your tuesday. here is a look at the front that's responsible for that change. not going to bring us any rain. it will fall apart as it moves ashore. but for us, again, the headline will be the cooldown. take a look at the winds afternoon shore at sfo, we have hey regard at 8. livermore at 7. san jose at 8. a northerly breeze in mountain view. temperatures down by 17 degrees from yesterday in santa rosa. 11 in fairfield as well as livermore. 15 in oakland. 16 sfo and san jose 11 degrees for you why. that's definite lit something you are going to fill. let's put some numbers on the screen. 78 at fairfield. low 70s in concord. 70s in walnut creek. you get closer to the bay. 54 san francisco.
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57 in san francisco. 54 at half moon bay. as we get into the second half of your day, widespread upper 50s to low 60s with low clouds hugging a portion of the coastline here. inside the bay, our bay side communities, 60s and 70s. farther inland, widespread 70s in the forecast get in the central valley, 80s for today. the temperatures will continue to come down for the valley as well as we get into tomorrow. afternoon highs, 76 expected in santa rosa, 74 for san rafael. 66 in berkeley. 36 for -- 63 for san francisco. a warm day for gilroy, 82. not as hot. yesterday we had widespread mid- to upper 80s in the forecast. as we look forward into the forecast, temperatures will be coming back. temperatures very steady as we get through wednesday and then a big warmup expected on thursday, friday, getting into the weekend, we're still dry. the temperatures will sort of come back to normal for this
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time of year. what a roller coaster. >> it has been up and down the last few days. very confusing about what to wear. [laughter] after years of cuts can and layoffs, finally some good news for california teachers. the hiring spree about to -- about to happen at your local schools.
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stocks are mostly higher. merck is leading stocks higher. traders are reacting cautiously to apple's numbers, while reporting 13.6 billion, the outlook was not as upbeat as expected. apple's stock is down 1.50%. the dow is up 66. nasdaq dragged down by 5 from
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apple. a unique charity event today. [ applause ] >> parry bonds headed to the financial district in san francisco for the commission for charity day. the stars take calls from clients on the trading floor. the commissions go to children's charities. last year the event raised $5 million. organize organizers are hoping to raise at least that much today. >> to be able to have the opportunity to come all. us celebrities get together and have the same purpose and that's why i come. i know that's why ronnie comes and why a lot of celebrities come. it's all for the same cause. that's important to all of us. >> some of the other stars taking part, ronnie lott and this legend blue. the school districts planned to higher 21000 extra teachers for the upcoming school year according to the sacramento bee. that comes after years of layoffs in programs including
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art, music, drama and sports. school districts say they are getting additional state tax money from economic growth as well as the 2012 tax hike. the royal baby watch is in overtime. if kate middleton does not go into labor in the next two days doctors are reportedly suggesting she should be induced. her first child, prince george, was reportedly born three days late. we are continuing to follow developments at the nation's highest court where justices are -- are considering arguments. today at 5:00, more on the arguments and what this could mean for come couples across the country. thanks for making ktvu your choice for news. have a great day.
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- [joe] in the future, home sweet home will see some big changes. - we see a massive influx of people move into cities. - [joe] and not only cities. how about caves on the moon? - [chuck] the first person to get there and build in that cave will own that cave. - [joe] you think a lunar cave sounds strange?
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try this. - [glennis] if somebody had said to me "we're going to make a living space "out of a parking space," i would've said, "cool." - [joe] the future, it's coming to where you live. next, on earth 2050. hi, i'm joe penna, and welcome to earth 2050. at last count, more than half of the world's population lives in cities. here is los angeles, the population averages about 8,000 people per square mile. in manhattan, it's close to 70,000 people.

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