your response, george takei?> well, the people behind the religious freedom bill were initially saying that no, no, it is not discriminatory, but that pizza shop incident just underscored that fact that it was, that it was being used to hurt other people, to ruin the joyful event of gay lesbian people who have been subjected to the very kind of bullying throughout our lives. so i think quite they need to think about is religion should be something that is embracing people. pope francis, are used as an example, he says, who am i to judge? we need to embrace the diversity of our society in the united states. we live in a pluralistic society of many, many states. and for any one faith to try to write their values into civil law is going against the grain of our democracy. we had this strong demarcation point between church and state. and when people try to use their church and write it into civil law, that is going against the very principle of our democracy. juan: george takei, yet the of drawn parallels between le

at the urging of george takei of star trek fame.imprisoned in an interment camp at age 5. >> i spoke with george takei's people this evening as well. a combination led us to the decision that -- let's find another way to do this. >> the attorneys gave the items to historian allen h. eaten leaders with the japanese american citizens league says the production needs to be preserved. >> it's our history, it's the right thing to do. >> they plan to work with the owner of these artifacts to find a permanent home that will preserve these pieces of american history. in lambertville denise nakano, nbc10 news. >> sky force 10 is live over breaking news. a person has been hit by a car on route 322 near english creek avenue near egg harbor township. the victim is in extremely critical condition right now, the driver did stop at the scene. route 322 is shut down while police investigate. >> a celebration of art and education tonight in roxborough. >> the mummers came to help dedicate new stained glass windows at the kendrick recreation center.

it also came after the urging of george takei of "star trek" theme.it captured life during world war ii a time when japanese americans including takei were in internment camps. >> i spoke to george takei, it led to the decision that we're not going to do this. >> rago auctions now plans to work with the owners of the artifacts to find a permanent home for the collection. >>> sun has been up for half an hour now. and we're seeing sunshine, there are clouds moving through the area but we're on our way to another winner. we'll get enough sunshine to warm to closer to where we were yesterday. tomorrow, though plan on some rain. that will be here first thing in the morning. but it's going to be sunshine this weekend. and a big warmup too. at least to start the weekend off. a little chilly this morning. and chill in the air. 51 degrees at philadelphia international. it's one of the warmer spots. some of the area in the 40s. the clouds will be moving out. and the sunshine will warm things up fairly rapidly today so the chill will be gone by later in the morn

ed delaney and george takei, actor and activist. great to have you both with us. mr.kei, what would be a good fix based on what you know of the indiana law? would it be a total repeal and a startover? what do you think is going to satisfy most folks in the country on this law? >> well a total repeal is going back to square one. i think what we need in states like indiana or arkansas is law that protects lgbt people from as you said being fired. they -- in indiana, you can be fired if you're lgbt with impunity. so we need those protections to ensure that lgbt people are a part of the indiana community or a part of the arkansas community. we want equality. and to me it's very interesting that the people that introduced this bill who claim that it's not discriminatory were the very same people that tried to amend the state constitution to ban marriage equality. so we know what their agenda is. and now that this bill has been nullified, we just go back to where we were before. so what we feed to really have good change is is a bill that would protect lgbt people. >> okay.

it also came at the urging of george takei of "star trek" fame. a atime when japanese americans including takei were imprisoned in internment camps. >> it's a combination that led up to the decision do we really want to do this. >> rago auctions plans to work with owners of the artifacts to find a permanent home for the collection. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> almost 10 minutes before 6:00. and it's going to be another nice day. a winner. sunshine temperatures back up to 70 degrees. sunshine today. cracking some showers and the first rain drops likely first thing tomorrow morning. but they're done by the weekend. outside right now, chilly in the air. 52 in philadelphia. slight breeze at 6 miles an hour. look at this beautiful view of the sky from the pocono mountains. this is a view from skytop lodge. high clouds yes, but just like yesterday, those high clouds will is not stand in the way of a nice warmup. 47 at pottstown and doylestown. louisville 49 and 52. wilmington international at 52 d

george takei, i always mess up his name. with his husband. the dessert was tofu cheesecake from the white house beehive. >>> the first lady wore a purple gown by japanese born designer tadashi joshi. this was the eighth state dinner of the obama presidency. the next one is scheduled with the chinese in the fall. >>> still ahead here a major american airline forced to cancel dozens of flights overnight. ipads are to blame. >>> and emergency landing. passengers forced to evacuate after the engine goes out. the people on board talking about the touch and go moment. >>> a shocking crime. a suspect seen targeting a toddler. >>> well more emotional testimony expect today in the movie theater shooting trial in colorado. nine survivors and police officer took the stand yesterday to describe the horrible night. katie medley who was nine months pregnant recalled how she took her wounded husband's hand not knowing if he would make it. >> i fwrabed caleb's hand. he squeezed my hand. i told him that i loved him. and that i would take care of our baby if h

george takei, i always mess up his name. poor guy, from "star trek" fame. he was there, too, with his husband. the food included beef tenderloin. and tofu cheesecake with honey from the white house beehive. >>> the beautiful dress you see there. the first lady did her part. honoring the japanese guests. wearing a purple gown by japanese-born designer tadashi shoji. this was the eighth state dinner of the obama presidency. the next one is scheduled with the chinese in the fall. >>> well, still ahead here, a major american airline forced to cancel dozens of flights overnight. and ipads are to blame. >>> and emergency landing. passengers forced to evacuate after a plane's engine goes out. the people on board talking about that touch-and-go moment. >>> plus a shocking crime. a suspect seen targeting a toddler. ♪ america's service members and veterans are strong. forged out of bravery, sacrifice, and duty. from all corners of the country, a family for life. ♪ but whether they served in lands far away or communities close to home, some of these men and women may

also appearing at the convention, star trek actor george takei. and maurice peers and wildwoods will open the 2015 season. tomorrow is the grand opening of mariners pier. you're invited to hop over at noon for fun and prizes. kids can get their picture taken with the easter bunny. >>> and coming up this afternoon, starting at 3:00 ellen, today, singer kelly clarkson performs and actor james van der beek will also appear. and then nbc 10 news at 4:00. the dirty details of just how many germs lurk on your smartphones and other electronic devices. nbc 10 with the findings. plus, the right i was and wrongways and wrong ways to clean your electronics without damaging them. that's this afternoon at 4:00. >>> and now to an update on a broke breaking story. a philadelphia woman charged with trying to help isis. prosecutores say keona thomas tried to travel overseas to fight with the terrorist group as recent as last week. according to authorities, a fighter in isis asked thomas if she wanted to be part of the martyrdom operation and she said the opportuni

also george takei, oh my. >>> as we get down to the jersey shore, wildwood will open its 25th season.w's the season opening of the mariners pier. you're invited to hop over at noon for fun and prizes. kids can even get their picture taken with the easter bunny. >>> a chester county artist has spent the last three months preparing for easter sunday. neil carlin will unveil three reproduced paintings at the church of st. mary this weekend. he was commissioned to showcase mary's role in the history of salvation. >> it's supposed to be where someone can focus on the images and it also tells a story. it has a narrative of the faith. it is important that everything is right for the setting that it's going to be seen with that. >> carlin also painted the icon for the world meeting of families that will be seen by millions later this year. so impressive. nbc 10 is preparing for the pope's visit to philadelphia. you can count on us for full coverage during the world meeting of families in september. remember, you can get updates on the event any time by downloading the nbc 10 news app to your

among the guests, former star trek actor george takei who said he'd been to a state dinner once before. here's the morning brief at 8:30 a.m. u.s. g.d.p. is out. tom is just jittery in his seat waiting for that number. 10:00 a.m., we get pending home sales. and the fed releases its latest rate decision. tom? tom: very good. busy day of economics, and we have a terrific set of guests lined up to help enthuse morning. we got a special guest in this hour as well on retirement. futures, negative. the 10-year -- the euro rather over 110. that's a big deal. big deal stronger euro confounding the parity crew. let's go to our second showing better than good, way below 13. complacency in the markets as we go to the fed meeting with our full coverage this afternoon on bloomberg television. sterling on a tear. there's no other way to describe it. stronger sterling, 1.5370. i threw in yen. and again, that's a big deal as abe visits washington. let's go to the mac monitor and get excited about american economic growth. this is maybe the most emotional chart for millennials, brendan, that exists. yo

that's george takei of "star trek" fame.oto including beef, tenderloin, tofu cheesecake, honey from the white house. i didn't know they had hives there. >> they sure did. >> the first lady wearing that gorgeous purple gown. that was by japanese born designer tadashi shoji. she wore the dress by the same designer earlier this month for her appearance on the "tonight show" and this was actually the eighth state dinner of the obama presidency. next one is scheduled with the chinese in the fall. i love that dress. i went online and you can still get a bunch at various department stores by the same designer. >> how much? >> between $300 to $400. >> that's not so bad. >> coming up the high profile award for prominent women that's going to a pig. seriously. we'll explain. >> right. also ahead, we return to our top story and the young man getting worldwide attention by dancing in the middle of baltimore's unrest. >> also the mother who gained instant fame for this. for you know beating up her son pretty good. she punished him for jo

. >> so george takei is star trek just to clear it up not star wars. >> i'm the only one at the tabletar anything. >> i'm not into the fantasy thing on the movies. no. i don't get it. i want reality. >> it's no fantasy. it happened. >> to what do you attribute this what feels like a lot of us this new found enthusiasm for the things you talk about or is it new? >> it is new. and you might remember cosmos aired in prime time on a sunday night when everyone is home. and we didn't twist arms. there are executives judging that is the right thing to do at the right tile. you look at the hit shows, big bang theory they're communicating actual scientific link lingo and are not apologetic. so that tells me that there is some appetite that lurks within us all. most everyone. sorry. >> i'm intrigued. here's what i think it is. i think it's you. >> no because i -- >> you bring it. >> i'm a piece of it but it has to be bigger than me to have the reach that 1is going on right now. my twitter stream, i'm just an astro physicist depositing random thoughts but people seem to gravitate to it. i have l