banning federal recognition of same sex marriage has been struck down as unconstitutional by a united states appealsourt. the defense of marriage act defines marriage as union between a man and woman. at issue whether the government can deny tax, health and pensions to same sex couples in states where they can legally marry. the court said the law discriminates against same sex couples, the court noted it may be up to the supreme court to make the final ruling. >> coming up, we will have more on the disturbing new details a missing person's case that's turned in to a murder investigation. it's now national news. we are live in edgewood. >>> and students in and out of state attending a school at the university of maryland are not going to be happy. the details on a new round of tuition hikes just approved by the board. those and more coming up all new for you tonight at six. . >>> some big companies are doing their part to put americans back to work. allison tells you about a handle of companies that are be log to fill thousands of open positions. >> reporter: ten companies, 26 how positions and one

from the chinese government perspective, this is none of the united states business. his appeal for help, his appeal directly for the u.s. for help is happening while the secretary of state is in china. mr. chen also called into a u.s. congressional hearing on his case held today, an emergency hearing called on capitol hill to deal with the pressing and time sensitive nature of his case. that's congressman chris smith of new jersey and pastor bob fu on the right, holding a cell phone and translating for mr. chen. >> translator: i want to meet with the secretary clinton. i hope i can get more help from her. i also want to thank her face to face. >> what happens now is unclear. presidential candidate, mitt romney, wasted no time today criticizing president obama for this unexpected almost unprecedented turn of events. he called it, quote, a day of shame for the obama administration. secretary clinton is scheduled to depart china tomorrow.

and china he says ibert's allies in the is appealing for the united states to leave china chan one change that lets the u.s. embassy today and was reunited with his family at a hospital. he now says he regrets leaving the embassy. he says that his wife was treated badly by police after his escape from house arrest. the speed of light address to his wife and children nor did chinese officials make any threats u.s. officials say there received a promise from the chinese government that chan would be able to start a new life and university town. also tonight football fans and more in the loss of one of the all- time greats jr. say i was found dead in his home near san diego this morning from a parent's suicide. michelle guile with the latest on the investigation. ramos and from the two-year sale from the committee of oceanside comes to grips with the painful news that the hometown hero died this morning an apparent suicide. he was wheeled out of his beachfront home where he was shot to death she remembers the last phone call. he was he called me at home. i heard a voice wednesday morning. ju

state hillary clinton for help. yesterday he made a plea directly to u.s. lawmakers. theresa garcia has more on that. >> reporter: chinese dissident chen guangcheng made a direct appeal to the united states thursday, speaking to a congressional hearing by telephone from his hospital bed in beijing. >> translator: i want to meet with secretary clinton. i hope i can get more help from her. >> reporter: chen, the blind lawyer, who exposed forced abortions under china's one-child policy is at the center of a diplomatic tug of war. after escaping house arrest last week, chen was delivered to the u.s. embassy in beijing. past chinese guards meant to keep defectors away. that began days of negotiation. >> he did not want to go to the united states until the choice was to help him get back into china to be a freedom fighter, as he wanted, or if the conditions -- negotiations with the chinese government were not to his satisfaction, he was prepared to stay in the embassy and live there. >> reporter: the chinese promised chen and his family would not be harassed if he stayed in the country. they then threatened to arrest his wife if he did not leave the embassy. he did. but now says it was

from the chinese government perspective, this is none of the united states business. his appeal his appeal directly for the u.s. for help is happening while the secretary of state is in china. mr. chen also called into a u.s. congressional hearing on his case held today, an emergency hearing called on capitol hill to deal with the pressing and time sensitive nature of his case. that's congressman chris smith of new jersey and pastor bob fu on the right, holding a cell phone and translating for mr. chen. >> translator: i want to meet with the

then they appealed that to the united states supreme court. they ruled that she should have that opportunity. my mom was excite and she was at the supreme court when they had the arguments and she came back to oklahoma excite and figured she was getting ready to go to law school. the admission period would end and said oklahoma just opened the university school of law. within seven days they created a law school just for her. the school was located in the state capital building and they hired two part-time attorneys and a part-time dean that was to be the separate but equal law school for her to attend. in the meantime, the naacp came up with another strategy. i have six other students to apply. one in emergencying and 1 in medicine and one in architecture and geology and several others. oklahoma knew the deal was up and they could not afford to have a deal separate education system. not only oklahoma, but every other university of higher education that knew they had the same problem. up until that problem, states had been using what they call

first he's been a member of the seventh circuit of the united states court of appeals since 1981 and has written a vast body of legal opinion. during that time, he published many books and articles articles in recent years he's being a much-discussed blogger. third taken as group, his publications explore what i think is a remarkable change of intellectual interest. doing so with great so subtlety and he helped educate and train the university of law school where he's remained on the faculty since becoming a judge. among what i think are his most interesting books, his study of the decline of public intiewjt yules. and, i might add, the sash issuing -- introduction he wrote for james stevens liberty, equality, and fraternity. it is a good introduction, i believe, to judge poser in's approach to thinking about big issues that are legal but more than legal. this evening, mr. turow and judge poser in are going to talk about books, authors, libraries and their faith in the digital age. obviously, the issues involved are important to us here at the nu berry. and we think they should be im

of the intersection of branch ok there's only three kinds of equity courts and united states district courts courts of appeal the supreme court they're the only ones who can make decisions about wife and limb and judgments you know the words to restrain property in the bankruptcy process the judge and the trustee are just concerned with the defunct entity and then i see a state that's right to state of the bankrupt entity whether it's a company or. person so there's really nobody to represent the interests of the third party back in the twenty's it was very common for the trustee to also be appointed receiver the difference is the receiver has authority from the federal district court very different so if stanford group for example you had a big fraud no bankruptcy the victims in the fraud simply went to a federal judge and so this fraud we need a receiver and that individual was able to not only get the money back but he was able to pursue bad actors and he was able to refer to the u.s. attorney for criminal prosecution they have a much broader powers and unfortunately the victims in these frauds especially

. >> shepard: the blind chinese diplomatic at the growing fiasco between the united states and china today appealedy to our congress to help get him out of china because as he says he fears for his safety. he is requesting the secretary of state hillary clinton who is over there now fly him back to the united states on her plane. this activist spent seven years in prison at times and other times under house arrest for openly questioning china's repressive government. the one child policy, forced abortion, sterilization on and on. last week he escaped his guards in the middle of the night. climbed over the wall and fled to the u.s. embassy in beijing with the help of supporters. a true embarrassment to the chinese. he then left the embassy under somewhat shady circumstances and said he wanted to stay in china. but all that change in the last 24 hours and this afternoon he spoke by phone to u.s. lawmakers with the help of a translator. here listen. >> he said he did not have any -- all he wants to come to the u.s. for some time of rest. he has not had any rest in the past 10 years. >> shepard: the di

we're going to go to court and the most restrictive law in the united states we're trying to appeal ithis is really, i think, brutal. what they're saying to people is you can show up as they have done all your life, you voted in every primary for 25, 30 years. you walk around the corner. you go where you always voted. this person says where is your photo i.d.? the person says what is that. i didn't go do college, i don't have a car. within six days you have to show up with a government photo i.d. card. how is anybody going to do that? how do you get to city hall? you got to take a subway. you got to get down there with money. you have to know how to do and you're probably intimidated in the first place. this looks like voter suppression. >> it is remarkable. at a time we ought to be expanding democracy. these very crafted lawed in pennsylvania and other places make it harder for seniors, for poor people to vote are being passed. you see situations in a lot of places where you have to go to the dmv office to get the paper work. you have to have a car to go the distance to get to the dmv

and then they appealed that to the united states supreme court. the supreme court ruled unanimously that she should have that opportunity in oklahoma. my mom was real excited about that, she was at the supreme court when they had the arguments. and so she came back to oklahoma, real excited, thinking she was getting ready to go to law school. within seven days, the school, admission period would end, and she gotta tell gram in the mail that said that oklahoma had just opened the langston university school of law, so within seven days, they created a law school, a separate law school, just for her. the school was located in the state capitol building, and they hired two part time attorneys and part time dean, and that was to be the separate but equal law school for her to attend. and she did not attend that law school at all. but the law school stayed open a full year. meantime, the head of the oklahoma state naacp, roscoe dungy, came up with another strategy. he said i have six other students to apply to university of oklahoma. one in engineering,

the most restrictive law in the united states we're trying to appeal it. >> michael, this is really,. what they are saying to people is you can show up as you've done all your light. suppose you voted in every primary for 25, 30 years. suppose you vote in every general election. you walk around the corner. go where you've always voted and the person says, where is your photo i.d.? the person says, what would that be? i didn't go to college. i don't have a car or a driver's license. you mean i can't vote? you can have a provisional ballot. how the heck is anyone going to do that who doesn't even -- how do you get to city hall? take a subway. get down there with some money. you have to know how to do it. your probably intimidated to do it in the first place. this looks like voter suppression to me. >> it is quite remarkable at a time we ought to be expanding democracy and upholding everybody's right to vote, instead these very carefully crafted laws in pennsylvania and in other places, they really make it harder for seniors for poor people to vote are being passed. and you see situatio

david walker would publish an appeal to colored citizens of the world, expressly to those in the united states in 1829, that would be something that shook up the south. he writes his appeal on colored citizens of the world i want to point out after he escorted the prince abdul ibrahith, colonel abraham, prince abraham, emancipated, pardoned for his liberty by president john quincy adams in 1828. he made a northern speaking tour. his escort was david walker. after walker escorts the prince, he writes his appeal to colored citizens of the world and his language sounds very fulani. god is the sole proprietor and master of the whole human race. god is my master. he would say in his appeal that we are the property of the holy ghost, that literally no man can own you. he would say the god of the ethiopians has been pleased to hear our moans and consequence of our oppression. god has heard their cries. and he would go on to argue that god has not only heard our cries, but he has to the big house. i want to point out, the big house, great house, if the big house if they don't set the captives free. he

there are reports that the blind chinese activist chen guangcheng is appealing for asylum in the united states>> he spent almost a week in the u.s. embassy in beijing before emerging on wednesday. he says he fears for the safety of himself and his family. >> american officials are continuing talks with both chen and beijing, but the chinese government wants an apology over the u.s. and its handling of the case. >> supporters to question how washington turned him back over to the authorities in china. >> chen guangcheng is now in this beijing hospital where he was brought by u.s. officials. in a phone interview with the reuters news agency, he said he now wants to leave china as soon as possible. he says he fears for his safety and that while he was planning to stay in china, he has now changed his mind. he says his family are with him and that they also want to get out of the country. the affair has overshadowed a visit to china by u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. in a speech before the country's leaders, she said beijing must protect human rights. >> because we believe that all govern

now his family appeals to the united states to help. we'll hear the plea from his brother. wake up!ning, veggie style. hmmm. fohalf the calories plus vgie nutrition. could've had a v8. jenna: and this fox news alert, want to bring you up-to-date with what's happening on wall street right now. after facebook finally went public, its shares that first day were offered at $38 apiece. now the shares have fallen below $30 apiece for the very first time since its debut on nasdaq. this is important because folks had been watching to see if it falls below that level. it's been a choppy ride, there's a lot at question about their ipo, and the investment banks that helped with that ipo as well as facebook are the summit of lawsuit -- subject of lawsuits from shareholders. facebook says the lawsuits don't have merit, and for right now shares today down another 7%. jon: right now some new information on crime stories we're keeping an eye on. a third juror is dismissed from the roger clemens' perjury trial. that leaves just one alternate in that case. the federal judge released the juror who had

he is appealing for the united states to help him leave china. he left the u.s. embassy today and was reunited with his family in a hospital. he now says that he regrets leaving the embassy. he says that his wife was treated badly by police after his escape from house arrest. >> at no time did any u.s. official speak to him about physical or threats to his wife and children and nor did any chinese officials make threats through us. at no time did he ever request political asylum. >> u.s. leaders say they received a promise from the chinese government that he would be able to start a new life in a university town in china. from house arrest to house of parliament. the leader of the me and more political opposition has been sworn in as a lawmaker. it completes her journey out of political exile. she spent years under house arrest. thanks to her efforts, she and 33 members of her political party were sworn in today marking the country's shift from repression to democracy. >> if you depend on the wiggle room w,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> for most tenants paying rent still means

the opposition appeals to the united states and others and the requests for help are getting louder andouder. >> louder and louder. yet, still falling on deaf ears it seems today the chief of the opposition, syrian national council says there is absolutely no prospect for peace unless there is a threat of force from the international community against the assad regime. that same opposition leader said that right now mr. assad and his security forces are acting with complete impunity in terms of carrying out violence against the opposition because there are no consequences. right now it seems there is no prospect of any kant scwebses coming from the international community. >> shepard: once again, the real problem in fixing all of this seems to be with the russians. they won't go along with anything. >> yeah, the russians still standing four square behind the assad regime. backing up yesterday's claims, in fact, from regime leaders the terrorists are behind the recent violence. russia, according to a lot of the experts is effectively playing or refighting the cold war here and a lot of e

now even though he feels misled by the united states, he doesn't want to stay in china, he wants to come to the united states as you point out, he's making this appeal to president obama, we heard president obama in a news conference with the prime minister of japan, he was asked about that and the president didn't say very much. just said he was aware of the news reports and that obviously the issue of human rights come up every time the u.s. is speaking with china. stan grant, i reerappreciate yo reporting there beijing in this whole week even when you were chased away from their home. >>> in the meantime, i want to move along. we have just gotten word that an nfl superstar has reportedly died of a suicide. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ at liberty mutual, we know how much you count on your car, and how muc

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decision goes up on appeal, it goes up to one of these very large federal district -- federal circuit courts like the massachusetts one, which covers basically the northeast of the united states. so, a circuit court of appeals has a much broader influence, it covers a greater area of the country and it also, the precedent is a more important precedent. so, as the circuits weigh in on this, if the supreme court starts to see a trend, then the court is more likely to take the case for review and consider how the circuits have looked at the issues. >> and just to make it clear, it's unconstitutional, due to what i'm reading here, and just tell me if this is correct, because obviously i wish i had a law degree, this would be easier for me, paul, but that's why i call on you -- >> there's still time, kyra. >> there's still time. you'd be a great professor. they're saying that it's interfering with the right of the state to define marriage and also denies married gay couples federal benefits given to heterosexual married couples including the ability to file joint tax returns. is that correct? >> that's correct. those are the two areas that the court focused on. which is kind of in

united states. why was that such an effective strategy? because it works and because it appeal-- again, that-- unless the--you know, until things become really hairy in this country, people identify with criticism of the press and usually for some pretty good reasons. you know, we don't do our-- you know, we're like doctors, you know? you go to the doctor's office, and 10% of the doctors in this country are great, and they, you know, save your life. another 20% of them, you might be a little better off by the time you leave the office. another 20%, you're about the same, 30% a little worse, 20% of them, you'll be in pretty rough shape. 10% of them will kill you. i'm not at all sure that we're different. people want their children to marry doctors. well, that's because they make more money. [laughter] it has nothing to do with saving lives. [laughter] but my point is that when the chips are down and when things are rough, people look to the press. and they believe in the press. and whatever those numbers are that, you know-- that the press is held in more disregard than carnival

the guy that talked about this is not a red america, not a blue america, it's the united states of america. this guy appealed to so many -- even appealed to a lot of republicans, but especially independents, by not getting into the diadviceive sort of -- divisive sort of issues like this that i think this whole issue has laid bare, and caused -- it's a -- and we're talking, you know, six months before the election, he's already grappling with this as a major problem right now. bill: you wonder what sort of hangover linger goes along with this decision. however, also in that poll, this is what it found. of the americans who asked whether or not -- this was all a political -- asked whether or not this was all a political decision, 67 percent say it was grounded in politics and of that 67 percent, 86 percent are republicans and 70 percent of independents, they see it that way. >> yeah, bill. to me that's the big takeaway from this poll. the vast majority of voters saw this for exactly what it was, and the administration basically admits this, that they made the decision, it was a political decision, and they ma

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if the court rules against him he will appeal the conviction all the way to the united states supreme court if necessary. >> we looked in toe why the grant family wasn't told about the hearing and we found a mix up involving three agencies. at issue is a victim's forum in which the family requests to be told of any legal procedures in a case. thal media da's office said the family properly filed that form last year. the corrections department said they received the form and forwarded it onto the attorney general's office which is responsible for keeping the victim's family informed. the attorney general's office said they never got the form. now the at's office has promised to tell the grant family of any legal proceeding in this case in the future. if you want to see raw video of the news conference today go to the website ktvu.com and look under top story. >> facebook ceo met with potential investors today in palo alto talking about his company's upcoming ipo. mike is here now and says the one main question they wanted him to answer. >> reporter: how are you going to make me money d

state. yesterday we heard from the doctor's brother who told fox news that afridi had been tortured, starved and isolated in a pakistani jail. his family is now appealing to the united states to help on his behalf. >>> to the weather now, where there is major cleanup going on from the plains to the northeast today, after strong storms moved through. storms dropping an enormous amount of hail. we're also going reports that a couple of people were injured in those storms. some of the hail, said to be the size of softballs. look at that. bizarre. >>> louisville, kentucky, water is the big problem for folks there, 3 inches of rain falling over just a few hours and that led to flash flooding. part of the university of louisville was sur merged, workers seen pushing a couple of inches of water from the chemistry building there. look at that. they are bringing out chain saw necessary upstate new york because the violent storm downed a lot of trees in that area, damaged homes and knocked out power, caused big traffic jams there as well and the severe weather threat is far from over. maria molina is here with the latest at the fox weather center. hey maria. >> reporter: good

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. >>> in the court appeals that put bulls are dangerous -- a dangerous breed. humane society of the united statesis seeking to overturn the ruling. they say maryland is the only state in the union regarding pit bulls as dangerous. and on the subject of pets and animals. joined by tina with the pet of the week for the maryland spca this is orville. >> yes. >> give me a background on this guy. he is frisky. >> he is a handsome boy. he is 2 years old. and he likes to cuddle and is very friendly. he is available for adoption at the maryland spca. >> two cats. cats are different than dogs. all animals have their personalities we know that. cats seem to be more distinctive than dogssome are aggressive and some passive. some make you earn their love and others could care less to have you are in the room. >> -- less if you are in the room. >> that's true as dogs and folks everyone has personalities as do the feline friends. but actually orville is just a very cuddly boy and very friendly and he has a brother who is also available for acomings at the maryland a -- adoption at the maryland spca his is wilb