courtney robinson joins us with the latest. so some flashing lights there. >> we are a little ways away from where this happened around 1:25 this morning. the suspect was armed and dangerous when the officer opened fire on them. u.s. park police are with us. what happened when you were beginning to close the park? >> there were closing haynes. --haynes point. they found a person sitting in a car holding a handgun. she got out of the car and officers opened fire on the person. she has serious but non-life there any injuries -- he has. >> officers did ask him to drop the weapon several times. >> numerous requests for the person to adopt a firearm. >> the person was in a parked car. >> yes and the park was closed at 1:00 in the morning but this was after 1:00. >> thank you. this investigation continues this morning. as we learn more information, we will bring that to you. we are live in northwest courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >>> 4:33. new york congressman anthony wiener is coming clean about to is online activities. the democrat

we will have the latest. >> i am courtney robinson in new carrollton. a large blaze destroyed several departments, leaving a number of people homeless. we will have details. >> get ready to crank up the air-conditioner today. record-threatening heatwave. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. >>> good morning, washington. 5:00 on this wednesday morning.

part. >> courtney robinson is on the scene. has been new this morning at hains point. >> good morning. we know that this man was armed at the time of the shooting. according to u.s. park police, officers were doing a routine patrol on hains point. hains point closes at 1:00 a.m., so they were on their routine patrol, came across a man inside a vehicle. the man was holding a gun. officers ordered to him to drop the gun. he did not. the gods out of the car. officers called for backup again ordering him to drop the gun. he did not. then they opened fire, hitting the man. he was taken by helicopter to the hospital. hains point is still closed as officers continue their investigation. we don't know why the man was here or why he was inside the car armed with a gun. officers are investigating all of this. we are still trying to get answers. once we do, we will bring them to you. at this point, hains point is still closed this morning. courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >>> now to capitol hill and the condition that could spark an ethics

courtney robinson, abc 7. >>> we begin with a bombshell on the hill. after weeks of denial, congressman anthony wiener is confessing to sending not just once but several lewd photos and messages over twitter and e- mail. >> is all democrats are calling for an ethics investigation. jummy olabanji is following this from capitol hill. >> good morning. yesterday during the 30-minute news conference the congressman admitted to having on-line relationships with not just one woman but six women over three years. he admitted to lying to his family, his staff, and his constituents about this entire thing. he did say that he will not resign. even as fellow democrats called for an ethics investigation. the 46-year-old luke or democrat said that he generally met the women on facebook. he said he did not have a physical relationship with any of the women. he said he did not use his or computer to carry on these internet affairs or his work blackberry to send the pictures. he sent a photograph to oilman in seattle -- he was attempting to send a lewd photo to a woman

commissioner courtney: i would like to move that we carry the item over. vice president moran: we can have a motion to move to continue it. opposed? it carries, said that will be continued to a future meeting. -- so that will be continued. secretary housh: item 12, the discussion possible action to approve the plans and specifications and award water and a prize water system approved a program funded a contract, the calaveras dam replacement project, a joint venture to construct a new earth and rock fill dam to replace existing calaveras dam in alameda county and perform project-related work in santa clara county. >> commissioners, and julie -- i am julie labonte. sometimes we get complacent, and we get a lot of approvals, but it is good to sit back. but we were very pleased with receiving five bids on this key projects. the lowest bid turned out to be responsible responsive, and we are pleased to secure approval for the award of this critical contract. i would also like to point out by the way that the winning bidder did commit to a participation of almos

courtney robinson has details. >> that driver was taken into custody. we are told charges are pending against the suspect. alcohol and speed could be to blame in the crash that killed three people. after 3:00 yesterday morning a great mazda -- gray mazda was rear end and by a black suv on indian head. two female passengers pulled out of the car. they died. another male passenger had non-life and injuries. the driver of the yukon and his passengers stayed on the scene. they are ok. investigators are looking at taking the driver into custody and the charges are pending. live from oxon hill, courtney robinson. >>> investigators are trying to find out what caused a fire last night at a home in southeast d.c. it left two people injured. it broke out on f street. the man was rescued and is in serious condition. the firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor burns as well. >>> the d.c. police officer accused of killing a woman is scheduled to be in court today for bond hearing. richmond's phillips is charged with fatally shooting 20-year- old when that r

commissioner courtney: i'm vince courtney. from the laborers. >> very good. thank you very much. [applause] commissioner moran: applause for everyone on the commission and i really want to say thank you to juliet. i know that she stomped this community. the focus group met with us as commissioners to formulate a report tonight. i think the summation of the next steps came from what she heard in the community had a they compile this and put it together. i want to say thank you very much for that. i think you have heard from the community. you have heard what the community wants. maybe we can send them other places to get what they need such as the young ladies there. especially if you're going to begin the shuttle service between this campus and i think this is been very fruitful. it has been long. you have to be patient and listen to people because we don't stop and listen. these advances go produce -- maybe you don't have a yard, but i don't know anything about this. maybe you are neighbors. >> supervisor kennedy, thank you for joining with us. we came here to listen and you hel

comstock of the business insider has been following the story for quite a bit and courtney welcome back in on the program now. you know there's not a lot of love i think it's safe to say or trust in wall street among the american people but then the perception is of course that these banks and hedge funds all they care about is their profits so when wall street is actually putting money on a potential doomsday scenario i've got to say i get a little nervous walk us through the story what's going on here well his name is mark spitz nagle and he works with that seem to lab who's the infamous or famous black swan kind of doomsday scenario spokes person so he kind of always seems to have always that's on these scenarios and his protege i think it's you know that's mark's it's nagel it's got a six billion dollar fund and he's betting on this he's betting on basically that the s. and p. five hundred will drop forty percent in i forget the timeline but sometime soon and that is basically what happened in two thousand and eight so that's a terrible situation and we hope it doesn't happen and re

courtney, i wish you nothing but best in your singing career and your marriage.e's recently back on the market. and to all you haters, remember age is only a number. 51, just a number. 16, just a much, much, much smaller number. ain't love grand? so to all you doubters and haters don't be too hard on these lovebirds at least not until the divorce or the inevitable reality show about the divorce comes out. until then all of you on the ridiculist. we'll be right back. a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired. dog desired. helps defends against occasional justconstipation, diarrhea,alth probiotic cap a day gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. bridgestone is using natural rubber, researching ways to enhance its quality and performance, and making their factories more environmentally friendly. producing products that save on fuel and emissions, and some that can be reused again. ♪ and promoting eco-fri

courtney robinson is live in palmer park at police headquarters with the latest. >> the crash involved two vehicles. the driver of the vehicle that was a responsible for the crash there was alcohol and speed involved. he was taken into custody. charges are still pending at this time. alcohol and speed, that is what prince george's county officers believed caused the crash that now has three dead. according to detectives, after 3:00 sunday morning, what is left of this a gray mazda was hit from behind by a black yukon. the book force through the mazda of the road. two pin female passengers were thrown from the vehicle when their car then hit a tree. their mother was gwendolyn demby. >> very unfortunate. they are very sweet family. >> the driver of the monster eugene johnson was well-known in manassas as a magician, a constant at many children's birthday parties. >> it is heartbreaking. man, i don't know what to say. i cannot believe it. he was a very nice guy. he was a family oriented guy. i used to see him walking up here sometimes. >> the second female passengers to die has yet to be

courtney dempsey is live in sacramento. democrats and republicans can't seem to agree on budget cuts which seems to morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: it seems like it year. because it does happen every year, that deadline pretty much the same every year and they know that. the deadline is fast approaching. midnight is the cutoff to make sure they have that budget in place. otherwise, lawmakers risk not getting those paychecks. democrats appear to be ready to approve on a plan that includes more than $500 million in cuts to state programs. however, the plan avoids even deeper cuts by cutting a quarter cent sales tax as well as boosting the state's vehicle registration fee and charging rural residents for the cost of fighting fires. now, while we are keeping our eye on the budget, governor brown is also keeping his eye on his approval rating because right now, it looks like the public is behind its tax plan but as the deadline fast approaches, his approval rating starts to diminish so that's another thing affecting the o

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courtney, i wish you nothing but best in your singing career and your marriage.work out, someone's recently back on the market. and to all you haters, remember age is only a number. 51, just a number. 16, just a much, much, much smaller number. ain't love grand? so to all you doubters and haters don't be too hard on these lovebirds at least not until the divorce or the inevitable reality show about the divorce comes out. until then all of you on the ridiculist. we'll be right back. the plannedn of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. and all we need to do is change the way we're thinking about them. a couple decades ago, we didn't even realize just how much natural gas was trapped in rocks thousands of feet b

the daily caller this morning, a headline stated anderson cooper not a big deal for 16-year-old courtneye population, cnn an thor anderson cooper isn't repulsed by the las vegas nuptials or 16-year-old courtney stodden and 51ed doug hutch is sohn. maybe i was being too subtle on tuesday's ridiculist. let's check the tape again. >> i don't see what the big deal is. the wedding was on may 20th according to my calendar. that was a friday. so she probably only had to miss one day of high school. what was she going to miss in 11th grade anyway? algebra? >> let's try algrebra for kicks. if x equals tongue and y equals cheek then x plus y equals -- at the daily caller it equals this "cooper justified the marriage because it apparently took place at the end of the week". yeah. that's how i justified the marriage. i bet at the daily caller if someone tells a knock knock joke everyone runs to the door and waits to see who comes in. a number of viewers e-mailed the daily caller explaining my defense of the marriage was satirical, whatever that word means. and then the woman who wrote the article wr

back to you, scott. >> courtney, thank you very much. check in with christina. >> it is cooler but east bay it is going to be hot, what i consider hot. close to 100 degrees, unseasonably warm. tomorrow, even better and 70s pop up, we'll get to that in a minute. this is a change. a significant trough to the north kicking up that on-shore flow. we're bog to see a pretty good cloud bank this morning on the coast. this morning you are going to see fog in places like san francisco, over the bridges. that will cool you down through the day today. inland areas, not that much of a marine push. that means it will be hot once again. also starting out near 70 in livermore, 67. 59 in concord, 58 in hayward. still getting that warm down sloping wind through livermore right now. san jose also 62 and sunnyvale 64. that's why it's so mild. as we head through the afternoon, winds will shift. see this on-shore flow kick in in the east bay. that means at lunch, 84 degrees. 3 to 4 degrees shy of noon yesterday rounding out the day in the upper 90s, fairfiel

the bride's name is courtney. courtney's parents gave their daughter permission to marry.with it. this is a photo from their wedding. who would have ever imagined that the leader of the dar ma initiative would turn out to be couple? the couple says there is nothing strange about the relationship, except for the fact that when he was her age, she was negative 19. even hugh hefner is like, really, that's gross. maybe it's not that bad. maybe he traveled forward and she time traveled back ward and timehow they met in the middle where they are only four years apart. courtney is an aspiring singer. we found some of her music videos online. this is a song called "car candy." ♪ black leather dress on >> jimmy: i wonder what he seeps in her. it doesn't make any sense. what could they possibly have in common? i think, watching that, you almost understand why the taliban insists on burqas. anyway, if you want to buy a couple a gift, they are registered at macy's and the american girl store, so -- meanwhile, in politics, another republican has jump into the crowded race for the presi

and a third firefighter tracy courtney, a female firefighter, was also hurt.tand not badly. she was able to be released from the hospital yesterday. again, the cause of this fire remains under investigation. and the mayor did order all the flags all around the city to be lowered to half-staff. frank, back to you. >> thank you. we are pulling for the valerio family to be sure. okay, elizabeth wenger, live in san francisco, thank you. >>> this morning, sources tell cbs 5 the fbi about to take over an investigation into alleged police corruption in contra costa county. the district attorney's office planning to announce a major development at an afternoon news conference. the allegations include stealing cash, drugs and guns from police seizures. >>> a lawyer and friend of jack kevorkian says the assisted suicide advocate died this morning in michigan where he had been hospitalized. kevorkian released from prison in 2007 after serving 8 years for second-degree murder. he claimed to have assisted in at least 130 suicides. jack kevorkian was 83 years old. >> giants

courtney robinson is live at police headquarters with details. have they charged the driver yet ? >> we know that he was taken into custody and charges were pending at that point. alcohol and excessive speed were to blame the crash that took place around 3:00 a.m. early yesterday morning. as you can see a gray mazda was reduced to rubble after being hit by a black yukon. two female passengers pullout of the car and died. the driver was pronounced dead on the scene. paramedics took another male passenger to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. some of these victims are from manassas. as for the driver of the suv, he and his passenger stayed on the scene and were not injured. investigators ultimately took the driver into custody and he is cha -- and charges are pending. >>> the obama administration is looking for ways to jump-start the economy in the wake of bad news >> our efforts now as a government should be to get private-sector to help them stand up and lead the recovery. the government is not the central driver of the recovery. >> recent reports showed fewer jobs a

for more i want to go now to our new york studio to talk with courtney comstock editor at the business insider. and there courtney reports now saying this is not the death of these talks but they're certainly on life support so i want to get your take what happens if an agreement is not reached you know that's a terrifying thought if it hits august second and we haven't raised the debt ceiling and we haven't delayed it longer i don't i don't think i had a lot of people are saying that we wouldn't automatically default on our debt and i find it hard to believe that we would but it's a possibility and even the possibility is. something i don't think the u.s. wants to mess with we as a nation where you know we pay our debts and that's something i think we want to stick to doing and as we know as a nation this is not a unilateral decision and this is not something that will just affect this country this will affect potentially the entire world how do you think other countries are looking right now as word of this standoff leaks out. what are other countries thinking right now well china pr

some basic things so i believe that and you know i hope they get to the bottom of it all right well courtney i hope that you really are the the editor of business insider and not an anonymous mole but will do some investigation and thank you so much for take the time to speak with us thank you lafave guy all right well that is a for now unfortunately but for more on the stories that we've covered this what are t dot com slash usa and of the ways you can check out our u two pages you tube dot com slash or to america please call me on twitter at lucy casanova for a post of stories that the mainstream media is not covering but you should be reading about i hope to see you right back here in half an hour.

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. >>> and in the studio with me right now from the san francisco aids foundation is courtney mulhern pearson. the director of aids affairs. it was found 29 years ago. >> yes. 29 years ago we were the first organization to respond. at the beginning it just to get information out. we didn't know why it was happening. so to gather together and work together to make sure the community was updated on what is going on. >> and what you are doing is the aids walk? >> we have annual walk on july 18th. 25th anniversary walk, it's a big event for us this year. to try to raise awareness and remind people that we're still here and fighting. that people are engaged in a battle, but its fun event. >> it's the greatest experience. i want to ask you about this. to offer treatment only when the bio count drops to a specific level, but you have something the test and treatment. >> in san francisco last year begin actively rolling out new evidence and increasing evidence we do it earlier and guidelines around that. >> you start treatmenter earlier and you have better health outcomes. and 20% of people t

he needs to set up thinking with his last name but courtney says what he does in his private life has no bearing on what he does in his political fight. dick canaway in becoming -- by becoming a friend on facebook. the economy dominated an interview today. the president said he believes policies are in place will put the economy back on track. the tax cut and a push for energy efficiency. >> i think we have -- can get on a path where levels are sustainable while making the investments in education and science and an infrastructure that can put people back to work. >> president obama's said he was heartbroken over the news that five service members were killed. he assured all are slated to leave iraq at the end of the year. it can see the interview in its entirety on our website, wbaltv.com. rick santorum officially added his name to the field of candidates for president. he is an outspoken conservative and came out the gate attacking what he called president obama's philosophy of government. >> who are you, mr. president to say that you and your administration should take 40 cents out

courtney, who has worked to provide food for us tonight. later on at the meeting, if you would like to go in the back in an orderly fashion, food is provided. so many others in the nation that have helped to make that happen. the district organizations that are now providing translation. [applause] the mayor's office of civic the basement. -- civic engagement. you saw the performance that happen. but also [inaudible] thank you. you saw the performance by those kids. child care provided by family connections, basic neighborhood center of family services. thank you for providing that. [applause] i also want to give special thanks to mark sanchez. thank you for your help. we greatly appreciate it. thank you for housing in the bronco heights neighborhood center -- in the burn all heights neighborhood center -- in the bernal heights neighborhood center. [inaudible] lastly, but certainly not least, and i want to thank my staff. [applause] [inaudible] they really make so much happened. with that, i will hand off to mike so people can introduce the

. >>> the kardashians scored a big victory, successfully fending off a lawsuit, saying kim and courtneyere to blame for the collapse of a credit card company when they soured on a deal after the card came under fire for high fees. >>> and finally, he's back. maybe. sources tell tmz charlie sheen is in final negotiations for a deal which could be announced by the end of the week, for a show written just for him on a broadcast network. and this comes to us from wmaq, nbc 5 in chicago, illinois. where in nearby addison nursing students are getting a crash course in how to save lives, robotic patients are helping future nurses prepare for real-life situations. instructors create emergency medical scenarios with the help of man kins, including pregnancy kpli complications, along with a robo baby. officials say teaching life-saving lessons in life-like situations, makes it more than worth it. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. >>> people were dancing in the streets in portugal this weekend for fun, and to show off some pr

commissioner courtney: here. >> commissioner vietor is excused. >> we have to work harder. mr. secretary, if would call the next item. >> that would be the approval of minutes of the special joint meeting on may 5, 2011. >> moved and seconded. link electronics, inc. model number: pdr-885 software version: 3.0c address the commission on the items not on the agenda today. we have no speaker cards. >> do we have any speakers? seeing none, moving on to communications. >> the commissioners have received electronically copies of all of the letters in the summary. are there any questions regarding the staff report admitted in this packet? >> i have a comment on the letter summary? regarding the impact of climate change and storage and those of you who have been around for awhile now that i have been a big advocate of more storage. i would point that in your direction for observation. >> i had a conversation with staff a little while ago about the same subject. the conclusions of that are somewhat interesting. i do not know if staff wants to speak to that. at the climate change modelin

good morning, courtney. >> hi, good morning to you. futures are lower that follows yesterday's gains. we saw stocks rise on optimism about a vote of confidence in the government helping the country avoid default. asian markets higher on the same optimism. europe is flat. there isn't any economic data today. like you mentioned, all eyes are focusing on the fed. the fed is wrapping up a two-day meeting this afternoon and expected to cut its economic forecast but insists growth will pick up later this year. fed chairman ben bernanke will hold his second post meeting press conference at 2:15 p.m. eastern time. well, cash is still king in the housing market. the national association of realtors said cash buyers accounted for 30% of existing home sales last month, from a year ago and 12% in 2009. cash buyers mostly investors are enticed by low prices and potential rental income, prices have dropped the most. better deals, sellers know offers won't fall for for lack of financing. if you've got the cash, you don't need financing. back to you.

courtney was treated and released. we have live team coverage tonight beginning with david steveson. he's at the scene to explain how the situation turned so dangerous so fast. david. >> julie, take a look behind me. you can see firefighters working to determine the cause of the fire that killed one of their own. >> it began as a routine call at this berkeley way home in san francisco's diamond heights district. a fire broke out just before 10:45 this morning. four engine crews and two truck companies responded. all four residents responded. >> there was a lot of firemen shouting, a will the of chaos. two firemen were at the garage door but they were unconscious. >> reporter: the crews were hit with a flash over. a sudden intense flair up of flames. >> it's kind of a mixture of heated gases and oxygen and you know the fuels. it all reaches a certain ignition point and it all ignites at one time. >>> still pictures taken outside the house captured the chaos after two injured firefighters were pulled out. >> i saw them d

today with two women from the united states tying the knot. 41-year-old court knit mitchell and -- courtneyitchell and her partner married in kathmandu. same-sex marriages are not legal in nepal but the supreme court recently ordered the government to guarantee sexual rights and end discrimination. the decision prompted mitchel in the peace corps in nepal to persuade her partner to travel to kathmandu to get married. >> i love nepal. i would have brought sarah back to nepal anyway for tourism. it's because of everything that has been happening since 2003 with sexual minority rights we decided to come here for the wedding. >> the come say they are happy to contribute to campaign for gay rights in nepal. and they plan to register the wedding in iowa where same-sex marriage  >>> today at 3:00 on 7 live, fried kool-aid? the website to help you decide if you should buy something now or later? then at abc7 news at 4:00, michael finney shows the common mistakes people make remodelling their kitchen. at 5:00, big-name retailers that use the bulk that makes it way to the bay. >> the he

today's chronicle i'm in agreement with and was written by vince cart any who was a labor -- vince courtney and is very supportive of the project as i think we all should be. we may be different on parts of it and points out what is really essential. and i think i speak for the vast majority of patients at cal pacific and those who pay for medical insurance or their employers. i personally go to kaiser but they have the ability to go to where they want to and choose their own doctors. and if we don't build state-of-the-art hospitals, there's a good chance many of these people will go elsewhere, even outside san francisco. ened you -- and you hear of people who go to other hospitals because they get care for a veert of -- variety of reasons. it's essential we do this to keep our employees employed, to make health care accessible to our san francisco residents and also for the 35% or so who come from outside san francisco for care at cal pacific. so i think it's really important that we compare this hospital with hospitals that are comparable to it, not hospitals that are not comparable. when

courtney robinson has the latest. >> just before 1:30 a.m. this morning, a u.s. park police officer on routine patrol shot a man at hains point. the office says he found the suspect holding a gun in a car in parking lot 10, and according to a department spokesperson the officer called for a back up and ordered the man to drop the gun. the officer said that is when the mets -- man, who got out of the car, refused to drop the weapon and officer fired and hit the suspect. >> potential loss of life situation, the officers or anyone else in the area. because deadly force -- typically a reasonable course of action. >> the suspect suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. as the sun came up, many who typically use hains point to exercise workshop. >> if it is a problem of safety for the police, what is it -- is it for us? >> on weekdays, hains point closes in 1:00 in the morning while most are not surprised some said they don't understand why anyone would be there so early in the morning. it's ellis park police acted appropriately when confronted with possible

her name is tracey courtney. the mother of the firefighter who died is too overcome with emotion to be here. other family members have, this place in the parking lot across the street is very somber at this hour. >> the parking lot was packed with fellow firefighters and police officers, waiting for word on one of their own. fire chief joanne hayes choked bacters as she gave the emotional report after the emergency room doctors tried to save a life. >> the firefighters came in and they worked to save their lives and we have one fighting for his life right now and one in fair condition, she'll be okay, but we lost a firefighter today, it is a tough day in san francisco. >> family members were call and would rushed to the hospital. they were inside, hoping and praying when they received the news that no one wanted to hear. it is the first fatality in the line of duty in 10 years and having a huge impact in the city. with the firefighter here fighting for his life a vigil is set up with city officials. >> the mayor

. >> [roll call] commissioner courtney is excuse this afternoon. item three, approval of minutes of the may 10 and may 24 regular meetings. commissioner vietor: commissioners, any changes, additions? is there a motion to adopt the minutes from may 10 and may 24? commissioner moran: so move. commissioner vietor: any public comment? next item please. >> the next item is general public comment. i have no speaker cards, but anyone who wishes to speak on an item within the commission's jurisdiction but not on the agenda, now is the time. commissioner vietor: comments from the public on items not on the agenda? >> yes, if i may. one issue we have been determining over the last year with the california stem cell agency is to give a report to the taxpayers as to how many jobs are created, what kind of infrastructures have been directed -- erected with the use of their money. i was wondering -- do we do that here with the puc where we provide the ratepayers with an expenditure of jobs that have been created? because that is taxes coming back into the city,

courtney, let me see if you can take us back to the beginning of all this. minutes into a run, you hit some class four rapids. you and your friend anna were the first to end up in the water. tell me where things went from that point. >> right. so, we were paddling, we were close to the end of the course, and i remember paddling and then instantly i was thrown into the water. the water is extremely powerful, and i could feel myself crashing against the rocks. >> is that shawn i see reaching for you to bring you up? >> yes, it was shawn and jeff who pulled me in. and i actually ended up fracturing my right foot. but it was definitely the most terrifying experience i've ever been through. >> the two of you ended up back in the boat and then jeff, you guys end up in the water next. correct? >> correct. you know, it was all a blur, seeing courtney and anna in the water was terrifying. next thing you know, i'm trying to comfort courtney and kind of ended up in the water fighting for my life. >> and shawn, i know that one of the things that keeps you in whitewater

today with two women from the united states tying the knot. 41-year-old court knit mitchell and -- courtneyand her partner married in kathmandu. same-sex marriages are not legal in nepal but the supreme court recently ordered the government to guarantee sexual rights and end discrimination. the decision prompted mitchel in the peace corps in nepal to persuade her partner to travel to kathmandu to get married. >> i love nepal. i would have brought sarah back to nepal anyway for tourism. it's because of everything that has been happening since 2003 with sexual minority rights we decided to come here for the wedding. >> the come say they are happy to contribute to campaign for gay rights in nepal. and they plan to register the wedding in iowa where same-sex marriage is legal. >> back in a moment. you can see >>> today at 3:00 on 7 live, fried kool-aid? the website to help you decide if you should buy something now or later? then at abc7 news at 4:00, michael finney shows the common mistakes people make remodelling their kitchen. at 5:00, big-name retailers that use the bulk that makes it way t

kathleen courtney. scott he had monday son. -- scott edmonson followed by sarah tabor. >> if i may, i'm ben devries. i'm here to represent thethere s within a block of the parking garage. i need to speak to the fact that our viability as businesses in this community, where restaurants have flourished, in this economy coming in this day and age, challenges without that parking, without the hourly access to the parking. when it shut down for about six weeks two augusts ago, business dropped 25%. that is a sustained drop. we are talking probably 20 people being laid off. we are talking most of us going out of business. the hourly public parking is paramount to our survival and a thriving of the business community with and that two- block radius. it has developed a beautiful culture of restaurants and small businesses. all of them are independently owned and operated. i came running from the kitchen. i have been there since 8:00 this morning. we are living in a small, tight community that has no other publi