. >> carolyn: good morning. i'm carolyn tyler. >> eric: topping our news this half-hour, police are looking for two men that held up a couple at a bart station and shot one of them. >> reporter: bart riders say they can't believe it happened here. it happened last night around 1:15 and police spent the rest of the night searching the bart tracks, all around the bart station in hayward looking for the two men who robbed the couple. the couple had just arrived at the bart station from san francisco. they were walking home to their home on hayward and they were two men. they had a gun and demanded their wallet and their purse. the couple handed everything over but the man was shot anyway several times. >> i guess the neighborhood is changing perhaps. >> police don't have any suspects. they say the men covered their faces so they don't have a good description of them. all they know they are young men probably in their late reinstates or early 20s. is man is in stable condition. they say they have no condition why he

we have a reporter on the way to the scene. >> carolyn: today is d-day to pass a budget. if month deal there is month paycheck. perhaps that is lighting a fire under the leaders who have come unwith a spending plan. terry mcsweeney joins us from the newsroom. is there any republican support. >> reporter: just like for the governor's plan, zero support for this. the democrats have a balanced spending plan. some say there is little more accounting slighted of hand to deal with a deep-seated problem but if the budget doesn't pass, in keeping with proposition 25, the lawmakers lose their paychecks. the deficit is about $10 billion. republicans want to cut spending democrats are picture governor's plan that relies on tax extensions and but it needs a majority plan that nobody wants but the democrats tried to put a positive spin on it. >> we will pass a budget that is not only fair but will make a huge dent in the california structural deficit. >> it will tax online stars like amazon.com and bumps of registration fees of your car. it cuts higher education. public safety and rev

. >> carolyn: it is 5:03. positive news, coming from anderson forecast, but it is not so good for other parts of the state. researchers for the frequent show california won't recover the jobs it lost in the economic meltdown until 2014. especially when home battled jobs in inland areas, sacramento and the central valley, but urban centers along the coast like the bay area are poised to bounce back more quickly. it is expected to lead in job growth along with exports and imports. >> east bay water customers can expect to pay more for their service starting next month. they voted unanimously for a water budget of water increases of 6% each year for two years. a typical customer will is a see that i bill go up a few dollars, $38 to $41. officials say they are needed to maintain the strong bond rating that will hold down costs for major projects. >> carolyn: in redwood city, five school boys are accused of trying to rape two school girls. the incident happened in march. the girls didn't say anything until they tal

. >> eric: thanks for joining us i'm carolyn tyler. >> i'm carolyn tyler. >> arson investigators are looking into the cause of an early morning fire that damaged two western addition homes. eight people are looking for a place to stay. fire begin around 1:00 behind a home on golden gate avenue near scott street. it also burned a second home in the rear it started in the outdoor area between the two homes. investigators are calling it suspicious. >> right now we should be waiting for the arson squad and rule out the areas to start overhauling and determine the cause. >> no one was injured and firefighters were able to put the flames out quickly. they are working with the displaced residents to try to find temporary shelter. >> in san leandro fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of an apartment fire that forced 14 people out of their homes. some of those neighbors were the victims of another fire just three weeks ago. flames erupted from a unit at belmont apartments on hayes street at about 6:30 last night. the fire spread to four other apartments before they could get

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. more than 200 people were on that train. >> passengers on board from chicago arrived in sacramento a little over an hour ago. this is video of some of them as they got off a bus and on to a train bound for emeryville. leslie brinkly is live at the amtrak station where the passengers are expected. >> they are expected. we are understanding that some could possibly be on a train that should arrive anytime now. some others could be on special buses arranged by amtrak to bring them to their final destination. the amtrak station here in emeryville was the destination for train number five, the california zephyr. but then the unexpected happened before the train even got to reno. flames engulfed several passenger cars on this amtrak train after a big rig truck struck the westbound california zephyr around 11:30 on friday morning after crossing 60 miles east of reno. some passengers were trapped inside. the smoke from the burning car soared into the blue desert sky. 204 passengers and 14 cre

carolyn? >> see you shortly. >>> the mother of slain bart passenger oscar grant received a seven-figure settlement from bart. grant was shot and killed by johannes mehserle. the set at the -- the settlement is a fraction of what his mother sued for. now more on the settlement. >> today wanda johnson was paid $1.3 million in the wrongful death lawsuit she filed against a transit agency and its officers. >> no amount of money can replace oscar. if i got $100 or $100 million it still wouldn't bring oscar back. >> what we are here for today is to hold bart accountable for the wrong they brought on our families. >> a jury found johannes mehserle guilty of involuntary manslaughter. he was released from jail earlier this month. the settlement means he cannot seek further damages from bart, mehserle, other officers or their families. >> regardless of the settlement, still leaves it. >> nothing stops this from moving other suits forward including ones filed by other men who were on the bart platform du

tennis now where world number one carolyn was nowitzki and both williams sisters ole went crashing out in a shock filled fourth round at wimbledon however former champion maria sharapova safely through the world number six ran into some tough opposition early in her match against china spank sure why but the two thousand and four winner improved to triumph six four six two and has yet to drop a set so far as she reaches the quarterfinals for the first time in five years i feel like my movement has definitely improved this year but i think that's because it played a lot of matches and. that helps you in things a lot of it is also reaction in. getting ready for the next set of bones to thinking it's over being prepared to hit another one another one and. you know just always better to him until it doesn't. because then so all of the latest quarter finals are taking place on tuesday and this is how that size have been set off russia's maria sharapova is up against so many cuts a book of old slovakia who defeated carolyn was nowicki france's marion bartoli lead to peace there in the willia

>> carolyn: time is 4:34. if you turned down pg&e's smart meters. will the utility cut off your power? that is one bay area man had to face during a showdown with a pg&e smaller. >> reporter: he confronted the man that appeared to be a pg&e worker and said he didn't want a smartmeter. he had a pocket tape recorder that was rolling when the worker said he would call the boss. >> cutting off the lines or allow us to put it in. >> what do you mean? >> they are going to discontinue service. >> he handed him a card with a pg&e hot line number. >> i imagine they are under pressure to install those meters. >> if the employee actually made that state, we are sorry.

carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> and internal memo contradicts claims by alameda firefighters that they made no attempt to save a man who committed suicide in san francisco bay. firefighters watched as raymond zack died in the ice water on crown beach memorial day. officials say they were no longer authorized

supervisor kim: next, we have carolyn squeri. are you here today? ok. then i am going to call up christopher elmendorf. after him, we have eric mcdonnell. >> thank you for hearing for me today. my name is christopher elmendorf. as a a professor of law at uc davis school of law where i teach election law, and i am resident of san francisco, where i have lived in the mission district since 2005. i wanted to say a few words this morning about why i want to serve on this task force and the values i would bring to the task of the task force. i see this as a public service opportunity, no more and no yes. i am is a tenured professor. i teach and have relevant knowledge in this area that i think i could bring to the project. but i owe no debt to any candidate, to any interest group, and i have no interest in being into debt or having indebted to me any candidate or interest group that has a stake in this process. the u.s. stands alone among all industrialized democracies the use single member district elections in that we have a largely political process for r

i'm carolyn johnson. we begin tonight in san francisco where police have shot and killed suspected bank areer. happened in upper haight ash bury near buena vista park and that's where john is live tonight. john. >> this facility very active crime scene here along the park. behind me you can see the vehicle that was involved in the shooting. surrounded by members of the san francisco police department. also the fbi and members of the san francisco district attorney's office. they have been snapping away pictures of the vehicle on the left right there. it is a bmw. shots fired in the windshield as well as the car door. driver side door and driver side window. now this happened at about 5:40 this evening. we have some video from earlier tonight when this went down. it began to unfold earlier today when the fbi called san francisco police and told them that a vehicle and suspect involved in some southern california robberies was here in san francisco. the car was put under surveillance. at that time this is a

carolyn johnson tells us how it works and effort to bring it to other hospitals and schools as well. ♪ >> reporter: childhood stroke has interrupted his speech but not his ability to express himself. ♪ >> he is starting the beat with the help a therapist at the children's hospital. the program introduces music to young patients helping them cope with the stress and discomfort of being hospitalized. >> so the way i was working but he was fully engaged in the drumming and nothing else matter hat at that point is a truly a therapeutic moment. >> reporter: foster for several hours, the sessions are a break from ongoing treatment. in steven's case, it's cystic fibrosis. >> one of your favorites? >> yes. ♪ ♪ >> it doesn't have to be intimidating. music can be a supportive vehicle to express emotions the story. >> music therapy program is cooperation between the ucsf and a nonprofit to get it in public service. it was started by a musician kip gallagher. the group now places what it calls musician corps fellows in schools and hospitals. >> health corps and green corps and why wouldn't you h

carolyn tyler, "abc 7 news." >> a major construction project is under way on the peninsula that will ensure millions of bay area residents will have water after the next big quake. david louie reports. first wates cal springs reservoir from the sierra 77 years ago but the age and fact that vital facilities sit above or near the san andreus fault is always a worry the. >> the goal within 24 hours within a major earthquake we will have water fliog. >> a new pipeline going up to san francisco will replace one built in the 1930s. there will be improvements to a water treatment plant and to the transmission system. >> without these projects a major earthquake could put large portions of the area out of the water for 30 to 60 days. our communities won't survive for 30 to 60 days. >> the crystal from springs dam is safe according to engineer but it, too, will have work done to the spillway. >> we need hydraulic improvements to allow safely contain a spill in the spillway. >> two-thirds of customers live outside san francisco so they will pay two-thirds of construction costs. a typical penin

more news with carolyn. >>> it is 6:13. new study likely to be scrutinized by the television networks are more people are starting to watch programming online. tv viewing is up from last year. while on the internet it jumped 35%. viewing on mobile devices rose 20%. tv networks had hoped they could offer shows online to entice new audiences but retain their traditional viewers. these nielsen findings seem to contradict the strategy. >> people who spend a lot of time on social networks are not the geeky loners we've been led to believe. they surveyed 2200 facebook users, they find that far from being isolated, facebook users are more trusting, have more close friends and get more social support than their non-network counter parts. they say facebook users have 9% more close ties than other internet users. >> i guess that means mike is not a geek like we thought. [ laughter ] >> every time i go over. you've been very nice. i'm glad you feel comfortable. >> wow! wake up a little, have some more coffee and get ready for carolyn.

i'm carolyn tyler. some controversial billboards have been put up by oakland by an anti-abortion group. the controversy is not just about the abortion issue itself. some community leaders are calling the billboards offensive and racist because of a slogan that is used. tomas ramon has more. >> it's funded by issues of life foundation. they are placed in high african-american population. it uses the phrase black is beautiful. >> the fact this has been co-opt ed that is only meant to divide us. i think our community can see right through it. >> the foundation has launched this too man aborted and abortion awareness claims. it claims that black women have more abortions. they deny children their right to life. >> i had an appointment with death. my mother's name was in this book. unless god had bron that appointment i wouldn't be here today. >> planned parenthood denies the charges of racism and the reason that black women are dispositive portion nationally represented is because of lack of healthcare. >>

>> you've been covering the homeless issue, caroline. -- carolyn. would i like their to be housing for everyone in san francisco? of course. we place about 35 homeless people into permanent supportive housing every month. our existing portfolio, we have turnover. the answer to that problem is not taking over someone's house and swapping. the answer is to engage in our programs and get in queue to get a home that will eventually become available. >> thank you. [unintelligible] >> the san francisco ethnic dance festival is one of the jewels on san francisco sculptural crowns. this is in its 32nd year of showcasing the celebrated dance troupes. this year will be one of the past with four new works representing kondo, afghanistan, china, mexico. -- congo, afghanistan, china, mexico. more than a hundred 30 ensembles and soloists auditioned in january for a slot in the ethnic dance festival. in the end, 37 companies were selected to perform. 26 of those performances are world premieres. >> each year, we assembled a panel of dance experts that is made up o

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the harsh reality of the budget crisis is hitting home tonight. >> the police force will have to serve and protect from 70 fewer officers on the streets. abc7's lisa amin gulezian is live with more on a difficult time for those who wear a badge. lisa? >> very true, dan. tomorrow starting at 8:00 a.m., officers will be coming by at the police department to turn in their badges. today they leaned on their union for support and for options for the future. >> i do feel worried about where the city is headed. crime is on the rise. >> he is not just a san jose resident and taxpayer. he is also a san jose police officer. and tomorrow he will be laid off. he is one of 68 officers losing their jobs because of the city's $115 million budget deficit. and he is angry. >> i am mad at the politicians involved that are doing this for the politics side. i don't think they have their heart in the right place. >> in a statement mayor chuck reid says, "we have some of the finest officers in the country,

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but we'll turn it over to abc seven news larry beil and carolyn tyler will.ll take a quick break and make a few adjustments and stay with us. we'll be right back at five. ♪ ♪ stay inside? nah. not when you have a five-star overall vehicle score for safety. one more reason chevy traverse delivers more. ♪ ♪ i once was lost and now i am found. ♪ was blind but now i see. >> vince was a fire man's fire man. he was big and strong and he was aggressive and he was one of the best. a huge number of you here have had the good fortunate of knowing tony. if you spent any amount of time with him, i dare say you were a better person. >> we say thank you for the gift of your lives and may you rest in peace. >> those were some of the words from the firefighters and friends of lieutenant perez and firefighter valerio. thousands attended the service. sky high hd is live over the procession as it travels through san francisco to colma where they will be laid to rest. >> it was also elected officials and ordinary citizens who gathered to remember and celebrate two san francisco

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i'm carolyn tyler. two pro tests are planned today in oakland ahead of tomorrow's court-ordered release of former bart police officer johannes mehserle. mehserley spent a year in jail in los angeles county for the 2009 new year's day shooting death of oscar grant at the fruitvale bart station. grant was unarmed. his family thought mehserley should have served a longer sentence. the first protest is set for 3:00 this afternoon at the fruitvale station and then a second gathering will give them a chance to speak out. that's at 14th and broadway. leeann suter spoke with oscar grant's family last night in los angeles. >> anger and outrage from oscar grant's family after learning the performer bay area rapid transit officer convicted of shooting the 22-year-old is set to be released from jail. the judge handling the case ruled johannes mehserle as served enough time and earned enough credits to warrant release. >> the judge, robert perry, is the reason why johannes mehserle is getting out in less than 11 mon

it's nice when carolyn joins us.hin layer of clouds trying to push in the neighborhood. the sunshine i think he is going to make them leave a little quicker that means warmer weather today. take a look at the temperatures low to mid-50s and antioch is still the exemption at about 58 degrees. if you are leaving the house around monterey bay salinas be prepared for mid 50s. gilroy 48. we will see warming conditions just like yesterday a little warmer than saturday and a little warmer than yesterday. clouds will be mainly at the coast everywhere and clear for the rest of us tonight. more sunshine and why we'll be warmer tomorrow and wednesday. sea breeze comes back but it will keep us down from where we are in the next couple of days. 5:00 this morning we have been watching the clouds move positive into the bay and by 9:00 they will march back to the coast. a lot of 70s around the bay and 80s creeping in. los gatos 80 for you. rest of us in the 70s. >> low to mid-70s around the peninsula. low to mid-60s around the coast

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>> carolyn, there are still three roads in the county that are shut down because of mudslides. they have been that way since march. crews hope to have part of one oled -- opened this week, but that's not going to happen because of the rain. we are is still pouring out of this hillside. the heavy rains caused this hill to slide. highland way is still closed and the soil is still saturated. the crews hoped to have at least one lane open by friday. >> it is a rainy weekend and the coming weekend with all of the rain, it has delayed that project, and the contractor needs some dry time to clean up the mess. >> the project is on hold at least one week. that means a major corridor connecting residents and other parts of the county to highway 17 san jose and silicon valley will remain closed. stacy hifs off highland way. she used to have a straight shot to work. >> now i'm going all the way around. i am going down eureka canyon to highway 1 to freedom boulevard. and then highway 1 and back up the summit. >> it takes nearly an hour but the closure poses another problem. >> the hazard is

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>> carolyn, the bmw with the bullet holes has been on the street for more than five hours right mow asce snapped pictures and ect cled evidence. the fbi confirms to abc7 that they had been in contact with sfpd about a southern california bank robber known as the gen-x bandit. it was an on board gps navigation system that lead officers to this street. a burst of gunfire alongside buena vista park. officers from the san francisco pd robbery unit had been staking out the bmw for several hours after getting a call from the fbi about a southern california robbery suspect. >> our team located a vehicle and set up a surveillance on the vehicle until later this afternoon. >> and how did they know where the vehicle was? >> through the on board gps. that's where we located the vehicle to the street. >> when the suspect got into the car at 5 on. 40 in the afternoon -- at 5:40 on the afternoon, a half dozen plain-clothed officers approached the bmw. >> they got into the vehicle and attempted to move the vehicle. the officers moved in and attempted to make a traffic stop. when they exited the vehic

i am carolyn johnson. >> don't forget we have the nba finals.regame at 5:30 and tip off after six. i am larry beil. we'll have more news with cheryl jennings and the news at 5:00. an independent panel blasts pg&e for creating an unsafe culture that led to the pipe line disaster . a home in the south bay that is serving as a wake-up call . how elizabeth taylor's death led to a tug of war over the san francisco gay pride flag. >> we begin with the murder of two oakland men with guilty forward. anton makey and yusev bey were found guilty. we are outside with the court with the story. >> cheryl, defense were surprised by the verdict given the amount of time that it took the jury to reach the decision today. it came after 10 full days of deliberation . former head of oakland, once very powerful muslim bakery. antoine makey and found guilty in the death of chauncey bailey. >> his family said justice was finally seshed. >> he would be here, you know, if it was -- this didn't happen. >> inside of the courtroom. former bakery owner bey and makey showed n

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i'm carolyn tyler. two teenagers are in custody in connection with a gun battle along market street in san francisco last night. five people were injured and investigators say four of them were innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire. it happened around 6:00 at market and jones street. tomas ramon picks it up from there. >> seven shots, just loud popping cracks. >> san francisco police say at least two gunman shot at each other from this store to a ciak ri on jones street where adam was at. >> i was sitting in the bakery and heard several shots ring owl and two girls ran into the baker ri. >> this shows one of victims placed in an ambulance. in all five people were shot, all in the lower extremities and none of the wounds is life-threatening. duran saw a wounded man on the sidewalk. >> he was just in shock laying there. >> they were adamant it was a gang shooting. >> it's gang-related and ongoing investigation. >> they detained a young man just after the shooting. they said the lights were close beh

i am carolyn johnson. >> and i am larry beil. 90 minutes of local news continues with dan and care linn - carolyn tyler. >> police go door to door in one south bay community warning residents of a dangerous predator lifing in the neighborhood. >> june roar in like a lion. we wave goodbye to la nina. that is nothing compared to the twister that blew through parts of massachusetts today. >> good evening. >> yeah, good evening, everyone. no tornados here. but a tornado warning was issued in northern california this afternoon. >> that's right it was for the sacramento area . though a tornado never materialized there was a picture of a funnel cloud. in davis. raymond took it and sent it to you report site. >>> and this is the downpour seen in downtown oakland this morning. it caught those without umbrellas ducking for cover . the bay area saw hail pounding down in napa this morning. serena sent this video. >>> and sent a close up picture of the miniature golf balls and gives you a good idea how strong that hail storm was today. don sanchez is live. tough day to dine outdoors. >> this is the

larry and carolyn. >>> and thank you very much, spencer. i am. >> g's are there about what about the a's? in-depth report on how money spent in schools relates to actual student success . mock funeral taking place in oakland for what could be a fatal blow to the library system. >> we already know that schools all over the state are struggling financial but spending in public schools is far from equal. >> that's part of the finding of the nonprofit project of center of investigative reporting. more money for a district is no guarantee of academic success. >> here is our education reporter. >> the ratings of school district budget cuts made it difficult to get things done. >> we can't afford to provide supplemental that the classroom teacher needs. >> the superintendent struggle to meet the needs of the student body. >> 49 percent of that budget is categorical and targeted for specific programs. >> complicated school finances is to blame. for instance california watch found the ravens wood school district get as much money per student as the

. >> and i'm in for carolyn tyler. former bart police officer johannes mehserle was released from the jail this morning one minute after midnight. he spent a year for the shooting death of unarmed passenger oscar grant. hundreds of grant's supporters demonstrated last night. amy hollyfield joins us live from oakland where things were peaceful. >> preparations are in place just case thisweren't. businesses were boarded up but this wasn't necessary. those demonstrators were passionate but the rally stayed on message as they marched to city hall. the only disruption was the arrest of two men, one who was suspected of spray-painting graffiti. protestors feel like je ms. mez got of easy for the shooting death of oscar grant who was shot in the back. mehserle said he thought she grabbed his taser. he was sentenced for two years, one of harshest sentence to an officer involved in an off-duty shooting. he received one year good credit for good behavior. >> friends and family and we have -- there is no justice. >> details of ms

thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >> i'm carolyn tyler.budget only the second time in 25 years a spending plan was passed on time. one interesting part of that balancing act is an online sales tax something they have been reluctant to pass in the past. details on how this tax will work. >> it does seem like a no-brainer, why not tax purchases online. you pay a tax when you buy in it a store but critics say it could hurt some businesses in california. online retailers have found a way around this law like amazon and overstock. they sever ties with businesses that deal with states in the tax. so companies that sell products in california could lose overstock as a client. this has put some small companies out of business. the california state legislature needed to close a $9.6 billion deficit and this is expected to bring in $1200 million a year in revenue. some brick and mortar stores think it's unfair. so do the benefits outweigh the side effects. republicans support it and it needs a simple majority to pass. the governor has to sign it to

. >> carolyn and i will pick up the conversation up later. tiger woods will miss the open first time since '94. woods has waited for knee and tendon to heal. he's listening to the doctors and in case you missed it last night. a thrilling within and two out it is and bottom of the 13th. freddie sanchez delivers . right for stewarts and giants with a walk off win. eighth of the season. they meet again tonight and just a reminder. pat rile yedoc rivers had no prevous coaching experience and they both champ chatches. >> you told me. thank you, larry. what is hailed as the bay area biggest concert about to get underway in oakland. fans are streamming in to the concert by rock ledge end u2. the band is in a middle of a tour that crossed 550 millionn and expected to top 700,million before it wraps up. u2 was forced chancel with bono injured his back. sold out show gets underway and lenny kravitz is the opening act. see you tomorrow. >> game four coming up.

. >> thank you, carolyn. >>> and the collegate in san francisco is making good to get kids in college. >> this saturday will graduate its first senior class. >> 63 students are graduate two-thirds of the original class have been accepted to two and four year colleges. >> mos

i'm carolyn tyler. two protests are planned today in on oakland ahead of court ordered release of johannes mehserle. >> he spent a year in jail for a shooting of oscar grant. grant's family say he should have served a longer sentence. at 5:30 a gathering at 14th and broadway in only will give people a chance to speak out. abc7 spoke with grant's family in los angeles. >> outrage from oscar grant's family after learning that mehserle is set to be released from jail. they have ruled that johannes mehserle has earned enough credits to get a release. >> the judge, robert perry, he served you is months. so it's painful to us as a family. there was no accountability. there was no justice in that courtroom. >> an emergency panel meeting of the members of coalition justice they are voicing their frustration saying mehserle is receiving preferential treatment. >> he was in state prison, he never set a foot out of los angeles county jail. its perversion of justice. >> the shooting was captured on home video happe

carolyn tyler is where the talks took place. >> police contract was the first item on the agenda at san jose city hall. the ratification vote was approximately 61-39% approval. it means there will be fewer officers on the street at a time when the murder rate was climbing. >> latest murder rate was on the mind of a group that gathered. they found a man shot to death when they answer add 911 call after 3:00 this morning. three other victims walked into local hospitals for treatment. >> at this point we're trying to determine the motive, who perpetrated this crime. >> there will now be fewer officers to respond to crimes like this quadruple shooting. this morning the mayor and city council were notified but members of the police officers association agreed to a new deal to help the city's budget crisis. >> membership has ratified this agreement. >> officers have agreed to take a 10% pay cut and lose at least 100 officers. if they had rejected the deal even more officers would have been let go. it's all part of the plan to close the city's $115 million budget deficit. >> we looked of are o

. >> carolyn tienen esperanza pero temen ser decepcionadas. >> espero que el resto del país apruebe estalación habrán suficientes votos. >> la propuesta de ley les permite a instituciones negarse a participar en el matrimonio de personas del mismo sexo, pero senadores dicen que no pueden votar a favor sin más protecciones. >> estuvieron reunidos durante varias horas y continúan las conversaciones y la presión. >> si la propuesta de ley continúa como esta ahora votaría en contra, no se koconsidera. tenemos que asegurarnos que nada de lo que hacemos afecte la protección de la elección de la religión. >> momento de otra breve pausa desde chicago, illinois, al regresar las empleada s domésticas tienen nuevos derechos estatus y reconocimientos todo por orden de naciones unidas. >> y mujeres y niños de un pueblo en méxico dispuestas a dar ♪ [ locutor ] estuve a dos alka seltzers de perderme otro compromiso... ♪ la vida está llena de placeres... ♪ vívelos con alka seltzer! >> miren que belleza la ciudad de chichicago, amigos ante 50 y cien millones de empleadas domésticas se beneficiarían de un

i am carolyn johnson . i am larry beil. we'll continue with dan and car lin and the news at five.refighter is dead and ever others injured. >> these pictures show the diamond heights' house in flames and the firefighters' battle to distingish it. 48 year old vin cent perez and injured colleague is nonthny vallejo . we'll have the live coverage of the tragedy and how it happened. >> the cause is beinged but we know that the firefighters who were inside of the home reported experiencing a flash. that is when everything inside of the home that is combustible suddenly ignites all at the same time it is the most dangerous time of the fire. here is a phototaken by a neighbor of one of the three injured firefighters taken away on a stretcher. you can see another firefighter with less severe injuries treated outside of the ambulance. neighbors describe how things unfolded. >> i came out to walk my dog and i saw three girls run out and there was smoke coming out of the garage. i said what is going on. calling 911, there is a fire. >> i saw the fire men gearing up . then tons of black smoke