with the san francisco pride board of directors position to essential withdraw its named of bradley marshall for this year's parade. i know there are people that have strong views on that. the problem that i have here is the manner in which the board of directors has handled this issue, so i'd like to highlight the letter that i'm sending to the board of directors to express my concern of the recent actions of that entity with respect to the naming of bradley manner for this parade. i believe the decision to rescinhonor that requires community input. that pride is an organization that receives funding from the city, has a responsible to make sure that there is an opportunity for the members of the public to weigh in. as an organization that receives such funding, pride has a responsible to operate with transparency and accountable and allow for timely and appropriate debate. whatever your vies views might be on the issue, what we're tacking about is simply giving members of the community an opportunity to weigh in. the failure of this board of directors to provide that opportunity, in my vie

the issue decision by fm pride board to uninvite bradley manning as grand marshal for next month's parade. >> bradley manning value speaking the truth about our country are completely in alignment about speaking the truth about ourselves. >> our bylaws state it has to be a local hero. and since mr. manning is incarnated and not local, he should have not even been eligible for the original ballot. we certainly apologize for that. >> police were called in and last night's meeting was called off. no idea when or where the meeting will be held next week. >>> united airlines will resume flights with its streamliners with a trip from houston to chicago. >>> this is one of the busiest times of the year for limo services. there is a huge demand for limos to take people to springtime weddings, graduations, and high school proms. but the deadly limo fire is raising safety concerns among many high school students and their parents in the bay area. grip called the company -- >> i called the company to make sure they had better safety guidelines. they said their maintenance was up to date. >> the u.s.

marshal. last month the board named bradley manning as a grand marshal but later reversed its decision. some people say she should be reinstated but sf pride says that will not happen. we could also learn today whether america's cup italian team will compete in on t n fra this is the photo of them competing last month. the team's owner is expected to arrive in san francisco this morning. he will discuss his concerns. one italian yachting official is saying he is seriously considering pulling out. that would leave three teams for the big race. >>> more than one quarter of the palm trees along the san francisco embarcaderos could be dying. 26 have been diagnosissed with a highly contagious disease caused by fungus. the expect of public works says it can't afford to replace every tree so now it's trying to slow the spread of the disease. >>> third time was the charm for 23-year-old candice glover who has tried out for the show twice before. last night she edged out harrison for the title. the show included a farewell celebration for randy jackson. if you want a shot at next year's title on

over the selection of one of the parade grand marshalls bradley manning the gay army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified government documents to wick leak. >> i think bradley manning most courageous people for exposing international war crimes perpetrated by the united states. >>reporter: gary virginia is a member of sf pride so-called electoral college. former parade grand marshall himself who voted for manning. but the pride board president has revoked the selection saying it was an error by a staff person. manning nomination was a mistake and should never have been allowed to happen. that move is being applauded by fred shine of the republicans gay republicans who considers ma manning a traitor. >> he took actions that we believe deeply put american lives in risk and quite possibly americans died because of what he did. >>reporter: manning is in federal prison preparing for trial next month. would not have been able to ride in the parade. controversy now focuses on the credibility of the organizers. who rescinded the vote today. group of protestors file

francisco's gay pride parade announce plans of holding a public meeting to prevent grand marshal status for bradley manning. ktvu was the only crew there when demonstrators became angry. the meeting was abruptly kept short with a only a few people allowed to make comments. a new meeting is set for friday at 6:30 at the metropolitan community church. >>> a lot of generous supporters stepped up. the famous mission district carnival did what it has done for 30 years today, entertain excited crowds. >> reporter: with colorful costumes carefully choreographed dance moves and a pulsating rhythm, the carnival walked through the streets of the mission as hundreds of people cheered on the performers. yamelet brought her two daughters from stockton. >> for our people. and because it's a nice show of culture. >> what do you think about the costumes? do you like it? >> pretty. >> reporter: more than 30 floats took part in the parade and dancers from across the bay area put on quite a show. there was rumba, salsa, merenge and folklorico. >> it's a demonstration of all the traditions. >> they have to keep moving

>> the votes are in and later today sf prime will announce the 2013 grand marshal for the pride parade. they want to make bradleynning the grim marshal. manning is the gay soldier facing treason charges for releasing confidential documents to wikileaks. >>> 6:37. more winners in that never ending badle for that overhead bin space. we'll tell you which airline is seating you according to the size of your carry on bag. >>> plus, fast food delivery underground and under wraps. we're going to tell you why some are risking life and limb to have kfc for dinner. >> finger lickin'good. good. are risking life and limb to >>> priority boarding based on carry ones. american airlines will let travelers with bags small enough to city fit under the seats to board first. >> i like that. >> carry a man percent. >> it's actually called a murse. >> i stand corrected. the airline says that the change will speed up the boarding process because passengers won't have to wait for others to load their luggage in the overhead compartments. >> nice. >>> who says kfc doesn't deliver? how about some fast food going underground. a palestini

marshal. army bradley manning was named marshal but then the board changed its mind.einstated as grand marshal but s. f. pride said that's not going to happen. manning's supporters are planning a rally. >>> in from the scene no two suspected criminals accidentally tipped off police from one of their cell phones pocket dialed 9-1-1 as they were breaking into a car. >> park the car and wait, you know. >> instead of hanging up, the 9- 1-1 dispatcher listened for 35 minutes, and the dispatcher figured out where they were and sent officers. >> what did i do? >> step out of the vehicle for me okay? >> while police found several items that were taken from the burglarized car, both men were arrested. >>> time now just turning 8:24. everybody behaving on the roads right now? >> we do have a new crash reported, in castro valley. this would be on lake shore bell road south of somerset avenue, a bus accident involving an ac transit bus. let's go up and take a look at the commute on the nimitz freeway. the freeway today here has been a little bit slow and it's become a little bit

. >>> tempers flared about whether bradley manning should be reinstated as the grand marshall of the gay pride parade. manning is the army private facing criminal charges in connection with the wikileaks case and the released of classified documents. the pride parade rescinded manning's selection as one of the grand marshals. he released the paper and he supports manning. >> just before the meeting they put out a statement on facebook saying they definitely made their decision and the idea that this is an open meeting to reconsider what was clearly a mistaken -- a very bad mistake they made was closed. >> police helped keep the peace tonight and parade organizers postponed the meeting. it will be moved to a bigger venue for safety reasons. >>> a pedestrian is in hospital in critical condition after being hit by a car in berkeley. police tell us it happened about 8:30 in a crosswalk at university avenue and 10th street. university is closed at 9th. the driver is cooperating with police in the investigation. >>> tomorrow morning cal trans is expected to announce if the eastern span of

the issue the decision by the board of directors to uninvite bradley manning as the grand marshal formonth's pride parade. manning is the gay man who leaked 700,000 classified government documents to wikileaks. police were called in last nights meeting and think called it off. >>> electronic arts of redwood city says it will no longer pay a licensing fee to gun makers. ea say shows brand name guns. now it says it doesn't have to feature them. the move is seen as retaliation for the national rifle association which after the new town school shooting blamed video games for gun violence. >>> we are getting our first look at the poster for the award winning film fruitvale. they released the new poster fruitvale station chronicals grants last day after he was shot by bart police officer johannes mehserle in 2009. >>> tolls on the golden gate bridge could be going up. the bridge authority faces a possible $29 million budget short fall. they will talk about the budget and a possible toll hike at their finance committee meeting. the last toll hike was five years ago. with electronic tolls the

. >>> tempers flared about whether bradley manning should be reinstated as the grand marshall of the gay pride parade. manning is the army private facing criminal charges in connection with the wikileaks case and the released of classified documents. the pride parade rescinded manning's selection as one of the grand marshals. he released the paper and he supports manning. >> just before the meeting they put out a statement on facebook saying they definitely made their decision and the idea that this is an open meeting to reconsider what was clearly a mistaken -- a very bad mistake they made was closed. >> police helped keep the peace tonight and parade organizers postponed the meeting. it will be moved to a bigger venue for safety reasons. >>> a pedestrian is in hospital in critical condition after being hit by a car in berkeley. police tell us it happened about 8:30 in a crosswalk at university avenue and 10th street. university is closed at 9th. the driver is cooperating with police in the investigation. >>> tomorrow morning cal trans is expected to announce if the eastern span of

. >>> tempers flared about whether bradley manning should be reinstated as the grand marshall of the gay pride parade. manning is the army private facing criminal charges in connection with the wikileaks case and the released of classified documents. the pride parade rescinded manning's selection as one of the grand marshals. he released the paper and he supports manning. >> just before the meeting they put out a statement on facebook saying they definitely made their decision and the idea that this is an open meeting to reconsider what was clearly a mistaken -- a very bad mistake they made was closed. >> police helped keep the peace tonight and parade organizers postponed the meeting. it will be moved to a bigger venue for safety reasons. >>> a pedestrian is in hospital in critical condition after being hit by a car in berkeley. police tell us it happened about 8:30 in a crosswalk at university avenue and 10th street. university is closed at 9th. the driver is cooperating with police in the investigation. >>> tomorrow morning cal trans is expected to announce if the eastern span of

parade after its organizers reversed the decision to make the army whistleblower bradley manning an honorary grand marshalanning's nomination was approved last week, but was soon rescinded after coming under criticism from gay republicans and service members. the protest was held outside the san francisco pride office to oppose the reversal earlier this week. referring to manning's ongoing military trial, the demonstrators chanted "they say court-martial, we say grand marshal." colorado has enacted a new law legalizing same-sex civil unions, same-sex couples and their guests flocked to municipal buildings in denver and boulder to perform ceremonies shortly after the law went into effect at midnight. colorado is the eighth state to legalize civil unions or similar laws. the legalization of civil unions marked a victory for lgbt activists in colorado, which banned gay marriage in 2006 and discrimination protection for gays and lesbians in 1992. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. >> welcome to all our l

marshal. the pride board recently rejected u.s. army private bradley manning as the grand marshal. some say he should be reinstated. facebook page says manning will not be named grand marshal and the discussion is over. manning is in military custody after leaking classified government documents. >> 7:19. efforts to fight a fire are expected to get more intense today as strong winds fuel the flames. the brushfire has burned 3,000 acres and is just 10% contained. firefighters say it spread into ventura county and 600 firefighters have been called in. a nearby high school, state park and campsites have all been evacuated. so far, no word on what sparked the fire. and no one injured. >> the sheriff's office now scaling back the man hunt for a fugitive suspected of killingenn searching for shane miller. he's wanted for killing his wife and two young daughters in their home in shasta county on may 7th. police found his car the next day but the trail has gone cold. now authorities don't know where he is or if he's even still alive. >> 7:20. as we've been reporting, it's going to be a ver

bradley manning also u.s. army supporting the inclusion of manning in the pride marshall. i am right now spent almost entire day california pacific trying to get medical support since i have been convicted of child molestation and i have been followed. these are the effect of your legislation and i suggest that also california pacific should not benefit from this. they do the least amount of charitable work in the city and i have not been able to get proper medical care from them. thank you. >> next speaker. before we get to the next speaker let me call a few more cards. meg heart, peter straus, dennis richards. go ahead. thank for your patience. >> i have lived with my husband in this district since 1977 and we support the resolution. >> i have a degree in architectural. neighborhoods like this are very very rare. they come to us through very bizarre circumstances. this area was not developed when the rest of the city was and it was developed in a matter of a few years with very good architects with very good architecture and later architecture went into a decline. we the

members originally announced army private bradley manning had been elected as grand marshal. he is a gay soldier facing treason charges for releasing confidential documents to wikileaks. they deny he was ever officially chosen. the staffer who handled those voting processes has been fired. >>> can't win if you don't play. powerball jackpot now up to $475 million. >> yes, i often do. >> imagine last night's drawing. that's the third highest jackpot of all time. here are the winning numbers in case you missed them or you are worried they made a mistake, 2, 11, 26, 34, 41, and a powerball of 30. >> if i had $30 for every powerball ticket i had to tear up, i would be wealthy. >>> how much you could be paying the next time you head to the zoo in san francisco. >> see if you have to win the lottery. >>> dirty little secret at disneyland. what some rich families are doing to get to the front of the lines and what the theme park is now doing about it. >>> welcome back, everyone. take a look at this live look. this is what they are waking up to in granbury, texas, this morning. the no

sf pride will announce the 2013 grand marshal for the pride parade. this will make bradley manning the grand martial. he is a gay soldier facing treason charges for releasing confidential military documents to wikileaks >>> 5:05. as we get ready to roll into the weekend, which you love fridays for, we will check in for christina loren. it looks like a nice one. >> i can picture me rolling into the weekend. as you are trying to make those plans, temperatures are going to be perfect for outdoor activities. sunday is looking much better for hitting the beach and inland. we are going to get a little bit of heat relief but by sunday, you will probably be turning on the a.c. 54, livermore, good morning, san jose. 51 degrees. you made it to friday. we are done with the rain. the rain improved our air quality. it improved our pollen levels. this morning, we are, pekting gorgeous sun rise. we are going to start showing you those live shots as we head through the next half hour. it is a little bit on the cool side. 15 degrees cooler in some cities than 24 hours ago. we lose that blan

. >>> supporters of bradley manning demanded he be reinstated as the pride parade grand marshal. some members said she endangered the lives of american military personnel by leaking u.s. secrets to wikileaks. his supporters argue manning has saved lives with those leaks. >>> today the general manager proposed a 19% increase over the next two years which is about an extra $5.50 a month. the water agency that serves alameda and contra costa county says the increase is necessary to pay for public works. >>> bay area foreclosures continue their downward trend in april and that is affecting the inventory of homes for sale. in alameda county there was a 58% drop in homes sold at auction or taken back by banks compared to a year ago. in contra costa county there was a 69% decrease. while santa khra la county recorded a 37% decrease. the report from foreclosure radar sites an improving economy. >>> in news of the world tonight in moscow, authorities ordered an american to leave the country immediately after they say he tried to recruit a russian agent. the man was identified as a diploma

. >>> supporters of bradley manning demanded he be reinstated as the pride parade grand marshal.members said she endangered the lives of american military personnel by leaking u.s. secrets to wikileaks. his supporters argue manning has saved lives with those leaks. >>> today the general manager proposed a 19% increase over the next two years which is about an extra $5.50 a month. the water agency that serves alameda and contra costa county says the increase is necessary to pay for public works. >>> bay area foreclosures continue their downward trend in april and that is affecting the inventory of homes for sale. in alameda county there was a 58% drop in homes sold at auction or taken back by banks compared to a year ago. in contra costa county there was a 69% decrease. while santa khra la county recorded a 37% decrease. the report from foreclosure radar sites an improving economy. >>> in news of the world tonight in moscow, authorities ordered an american to leave the country immediately after they say he tried to recruit a russian agent. the man was identified as a diplomat at t

marshal. this has been a controversial issue this year. originally iraq war whistle- blower bradley manning was picked for the position but the board rescinded that decision soon thereafter. a group of activists continue to protest the decision now to pullmanning. >>> it's do or die for the warriors. they take on the san antonio spurs in game 6 tonight in oakland. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran joins us now. cate, we are hoping the home- court advantage will come in handy. it should, right? >> reporter: let's hope so, michelle. you should take a look here. i know that they are all getting ready for the big -- i was told tonight will be a sold- out crowd here at oracle. we are about 15 hours away from game time where these seats will be filled with fans. excitement not to mention a little anxiety. this is the first time the team has been in this position in the post-season. the warriors haven't been in an elimination game at home since 1994. in addition, tonight the team is hoping they can overcome that game 5 loss where the spurs dominated in key stretches in the second half. but coa

the issue, the decision by sf pride's board of directors to uninvite bradley manning as an honorary grand marshaler who remains in military custody after he leaked 700,000 classified documents to wikileaks. >> the pride board after the fact revoked that vote and invalidated that vote in complete violation of its own process for no other reason than they do not like bradley manning. >> there's been vile and vicious death threats made to board, staff, volunteers. we won't tolerate that here at san francisco pride. public safety is our number one priority. >> police were called in and last night's meeting was called off. no word on when or where the rescheduled meeting will be held next week. >>> richmond city leaders may hire a high-profile law firm to seek damages from chevron stemming from the refinery fire last august. that fire injured of several workers and about 15,000 people sought medical treatment at hospitals. mostly for respiratory issues. the contra costa times reports the city of richmond has been in talks to contract the law firm that represented victims of the san bruno pipeline expl

applause ] >> bradley manning supporters hold a fake san francisco pride board meeting on the street. san francisco pride cancelled the real meeting in the midst of community grand marshall of the pride parade. >> to me, he put his whole life at risk to help save lives. >> he leaked thousands of classified military documents to wiki leaks. hours later, released a statement saying they made a mistake. and while they regret the error, manning would not be a grand marshall. virginia says the board is out of line. >> i think they schochose to prt their opinion on a political process. >> in a statement, says the confers about manning won't resume until after the pride parade in june. >> protesters say the board is caving to outside pressure and they won't be silenced. >> pride came out of the sense of defiance. it was an act of defiance in 1970, to say i'm proud to be gay. absolute we lost track of that. >> filing an unlawful discrimination complaint against the board with the san francisco human rights commission that could affect pride's access to city funding. >> this action has jeopardized their city funding by engaging them in the illegal discrimination against the forma

bradley manning controversy. manning is a gay soldier facing treason charges for releasing thousands of controversial military documents to wikileaks. he had been elected as community grand marshall for the pride parade. hours later, the board denied that vote saying no such decision had ever been made. >> disgraced football star o.j. simpson was back in the spotlight. he's trying to get a new trial claiming his attorney gave him bad advice during his 2008 trial for armed robbery and kidnapping. >> he gave me an example, that if you were walking down the street, and you saw your laptop with your name on it in a car, you can use force to break the window of the car to get the laptop. >> simpson is referring to his former attorney during that trial in las vegas. he was arrested after he stormed into a hotel room to retrieve memorabilia he claims was stolen from him. >> walked in and i was kind of stunned. i was looking at stuff that i had seen. >> the san francisco native is . if his bid for a new trial fails, he has to serve five more years of his sentence before his eligible for parole. >>> they were wrongly convicted spending years behind bars for something they didn't do. one g

over bradley manning accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to ki -- wiki leaks. >> gary virginia is a member of sf pride so called electoral college a former grand marshal himself but the pride board rez has revoked the selection and should never have been allowed to happen that. move being applauded by fred shine. who considers manning a traitor. >> we believe died because of what he did. >> he is in federal prison and would not have been able to ride in the parade. controversy now focuses on the organizers. today a group filed a complaint against sf pride board of directors. the attorney claimed it stopped on the moral conviction vix of the grand marshals who voted for manning. gary virginia filed this complaint. >> i don't think this is personal. it's about facts. >> and i can tell you sf pride meeting is set for 7:00 tonight in the building behind me. if it goes on maybe people can get answers. we've been trying since this morning with no response. >> carolyn, thank you. and thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> thank you. >> eerie similarities between three women found and jaycee dugard's case. >> stepping up limo safety in the wake of t

bradley manning is over for this year. but others say not so fast. on its facebook page sf ide says the discussion about manning being an honorary grand marshal is closed. last tuesday, ktvu was there as protesters demanded entry to a meeting about the inprisoned army private. organizers had named manning as one of the grand marshals then rescinded the honor. manning supporters plan to hold another protest tomorrow night. >>> bay area bridges are shaking, crumbling and rusting. why they're not being repaired even when there's money available. >>> but up first, a young girl kidnapped while walking with her mother. how police say she escaped and who they are looking for tonight. 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. the chase mobile app. so you can. >>> authorities in sacramento are searching for a man who they say tried to kidnap a child in broad daylight. the sheriff's department

bradley manning is over for this year. but others say not so fast. on its facebook page sf pride says the discussion about manning being an honorary grand marshal is closedst tuesday, ktvu was there as protesters demanded entry to a meeting about the inprisoned army private. organizers had named manning as one of the grand marshals then rescinded the honor. manning supporters plan to hold another protest tomorrow night. >>> bay area bridges are shaking, crumbling and rusting. why they're not being repaired even when there's money available. >>> but up first, look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] add a wireless receiver. call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month with qualifying bundles.

bradley manning continues. sf pride's facebook page says manning will not be named honor airy grand marshal and the discussion -- honorary grand marshal and the organizationers had named manning as a grand marshal but rescinded the offer. the gay soldier is in military custody after leaking classified government documents. >>> tonight, san francisco city planners will unveil a final design plan to improve castro street. the goal, making it easier for pedestrians to navigate between market and 19th. issue the project will tackle  is the street's narrow sidewalks. the public is invited to attend the community's openhouse at the market and knowwy center starting at -- knowwy center -- noe center starting at 7:00. >>> a deal is supposed to make google list more competitor services. this is after charges that google unfairly steers users to maps and travel lists. now google's rivals say the proposed settlement could increase the imbalance in the internet market. they are worried about a condition that -- about rivals and the search feature. >>> the courts says google must act on requests to remove auto complete en