airways employee has some people questions whether deshon marman rights were violated. we spoke to a lawyer who says while they don't have enough facts to decide they find the case troubling. >> first of all, there is no indication they have a dress code. it's simply inappropriate is in the eye of the beholder and allowing someone who paid for a ticket to be thrown off a plane because an employee doesn't like the way she dressed, it's troubling. >> we have to remember, 40 years ago men with long hair or beards, they say a it's a lot of discrimination. it's ridiculous that that would be the case. fashion has changed. and it's a problem when the times don't change with them. >> deshon marman was in the bay area to speak at a funeral of his friend, he was another stand out football star who was shot several times and died this month. the former coach of the young men said nobody in the situation is right. >> my gut reaction is, where is common sense, in terms of deshon marman pulling up his pants when asked to and then the agents of the thousand of people that board every

she would not comment on the incident involving deshon marman and he was removed from albuquerque bound flight after allegedly declined the request to raise pajama pant above the mid-thigh level. police said that the boxer shorts were exposed. marman's attorney joel sullivan said his client had been stereotyped by u.s. airways as a thug and the airplane was guilty of racial discrimination because they asked him to adjust his clothing. u.s. airways says, you know, marman had been removed because he failed to comply with the request of a u.s. airways employee. the debate will continue. nick smith, abc7 news. >> thank you. this morning, to district mechanics are facing embezzlement charges. they're responsible of taking caltrain train in repair but stole them before putting them back in service. they're accused of taking $40,000. >>> budget cuts will be forcing staffing change for cal fire. this year they will carry three firefighters instead of four because governor brown decided not to extent last year's executive order by governor schwarzenegger which budgeted for the fourth firefighter

. >> news conference wrapped up about the fact that 20-year-old deshon marman was arrested over his saggy pants while boarding a flight to college june 15. the incident was captured in the youtube video. vic lee has more. >> reporter: the news conference was held by the rev repped -- reverend amos brown, president of the local chapter of the naacp. 20-year-old deshon marman is a football player attending the university of new mexico on a football scholarship. he was a star player at lincoln high school in san francisco. two weeks ago he was yanked off plane and arrested by police at sfo when a gate agent, u.s. airways gate agent told him his pants were too low. then we learned a week ago, last week, a man dressed in women's underwear was allowed to board a u.s. airways flight at fort lauderdale, florida, even though at that time, some of the passengers complained. marman faces trespassing charges in san mateo county, his lawyer says he was targeted because he was black. reverend brown also believes that and says what happened to deshon marman was racism. >> the naacp in no uncertain terms

. >> news conference wrapped up about the fact that 20-year-old deshon marman was arrested over his saggy pants while boarding a flight to college june 15. the incident was captured in the youtube video. vic lee has more. >> reporter: the news conference was held by the rev repped -- reverend amos brown, president of the local chapter of the naacp. 20-year-old deshon marman is a football player attending the university of new mexico on a football scholarship. he was a star player at lincoln high school in san francisco. two weeks ago he was yanked off plane and arrested by police at sfo when a gate agent, u.s. airways gate agent told him his pants were too low. then we learned a week ago, last week, a man dressed in women's underwear was allowed to board a u.s. airways flight at fort lauderdale, florida, even though at that time, some of the passengers complained. marman faces trespassing charges in san mateo county, his lawyer says he was targeted because he was black. reverend brown also believes that and says what happened to deshon marman was racism. >> the naacp in no uncertain terms

take a look at deshon marman.pictures, he is a football player and student at the university of in time in the time. he boarded a jet to go back and he was wearing his pants below his buttocks. and he was asked to pull up his pants. he was asked again and again and refused each time. >> at that time they made a citizen's arrest of the passenger and the passenger was asked by the police officers to leave the aircraft at which time he refused to do that. the captain then asked the passengers around him, in fact the whole lane to de-plane for their safety. >> i thought everything was fine. >> police say that he scuffled with police and an officer was injured suffering a twisted knee. he was in the bay area to attend the funeral of a murdered friend. his mom says you have to understand, first of all he should have pulled his pants up and his emotional state, he just lost a close friend and the flight was yesterday morning. there should have been some consideration in that matter. we'll find out what consideration he g

she would not comment on the incident involving deshon marman and how he was removed from albuquerque-bound flight after he allegedly declined the pilot's request to raise his pajama pants above mid-thigh level. police only said that marman's boxers were exposed. marman's attorney said his client had been stereotyped by u.s. airways as a thug and his client has a right to wear his clothes the way that he wants and that they were only asking him to adjust his clothes, because of his color. now, u.s. airways stress that marman had not been removed from the flight because of his clothing but that he had failed to comply with the employee's request.

deshon marman was thrown off of a flight and arrested. police say he ignored an question's request to pull up his pants. was this failure to comply or was it racial profiling. then the story took off with photos and videos of another person on a u.s. airways flight. in a tube top and heels. one passenger says it was hike a female stripper. she complained and nothing was done. then she heard what happened to marman and called foul. >> it was so hypocritical for the airline to allow this man who is obviously ebs supposing so much flesh, you know, deshon marman looked like he was dressed for church compared to the man on my flight. deshon was not exposing his flesh. i understand he was exposing his underwear. >> reporter: the naacp says when asked the airline says that it had no dress code so their question is if that's the case why was marman arrested? is it racial profiling or failure to follow an employee's request. the naacp joining marman's mother this morning at 10:00 a.m. they are going to talk about this hot issue. reporting live in

the student is 20-year-old deshon marman, he is a football player from san francisco. he was thrown off after u.s. airways flight over a dispute over his saggy pants. police say he refused an employee's request to pull up his pants. the naacp suggests racial profiling. photos surfaced of another passenger on a u.s. airways flight, a man who grabbed a lot of attention. one passenger says what she saw looked like something a female stripper would wear. when she heard what happened to marman she called foul. >> it was so hypocritical for the airline to allow this man who was obviously exposing so much flesh, deshon marman looked like he was dressed for church compared to the man on my flight. deshon was not exposing any of his flesh. i understand he was exposing his underwear. >> reporter: the naacp says when asked the airline said that it really has no dress code so if that's the case why was marman arrested? is it profiling or failing to follow an employees request? the naacp is joining with mar man's mom. they are holding a public forum on sunday at jones methodist chu

he is 20-year-old deshon marman. he had boarded a u.s. airways flight bound for albuquerque when he was arrested for refusing to pull up his sagging pants. marman grew up in san francisco's bay view neighborhood but he currently plays football for the university of new mexico. his mother tells us a ticket taker and flight attendant asked him to pull up his pants before boarding. he said he would as soon as he had his hands free. he boarded, sat down and then pulled up his pants. the pilot had ordered everyone off and he was taken into custo custody. passengers say u.s. airways acted inappropriately. >> he should be allowed to dress the way he wants to, fly the way he wants to. he paid his ticket. he has his seat on the flight. he should be like anybody else. >> i see people going with pajamas going in nightwear. why don't they deplain then. >> u.s. airways gave a statement saying the passenger refused to comply with instructions so the captain exercised his right to make a citizen's arrest after the passenger refused to deplane. the airlin

she would not comment on the incident involving deshon marman and how he was removed from albuquerque-bound flight after he allegedly declined the pilot's request to raise his pajama pants above mid-thigh level. police only said that marman's boxers were exposed. marman's attorney said his client had been stereotyped by u.s. airways as a thug and his client has a right to wear his clothes the way that he wants and that they were only asking him to adjust his clothes, because of his color. now, u.s. airways stress that marman had not been removed from the flight because of his clothing but that he had failed to comply with the employee's request. needless to say, this photo will have a lot of people questioning that policy. at sfo, nick smith, abc7 news. >> indeed. >>> this morning, opponents of a november ballot initiative to ban circumcision in san francisco are filing a lawsuit. the group attorney will ask the california superior court to remove the proposition because he says it violates a state law that prohibits local government enacting restriction on medical procedures. i would make

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we support deshon marman and plan to help him move forward. >> president obama weekly address is a message for father's day. he has learned by being a father that children need three you this things from their parents quality time structure and unconditional love. >> that is why my administration has offered men who want to be good fathers extra support. we focus on fatherhood partnered with businesses to spend time with their kids at bowling alley or ballpark and work with them. >> parents should teach right from wrong and he wants parents to encourage children to you turn off the video game and pick up a book. >> the u.s. open is being played today but the political world will be watching what happens a little further south where the president and house speaker will hit the links. david curley has more on the big golf summit in washington. >>> golf seems to have captured the president's passion his handicap is in the high teens. it's double that of his speaker of john boehner who belongs to two golf clubs and has 20 rounds this year. what are they expecting? >> president notion that boeh

this morning at 10:00 a.m., the naacp and the mother of deshon marman are holding a press conference to discuss what they call it racial implications surrounding this incident. they may also announce some force of action. -- some course of action. marman was arrested after refusing to pull up sagging pants. here is video of that confrontation. when marman was asked to leave the plane, he said no, please call in and he was subsequently arrested. >> 7:35 a.m., here are some of the conditions that vary around the bay. on the left that is a shot from a van as avenue with the clouds hovering. on the right top, the golden gate bridge. it is cloudy. it looks like that will lift pretty good. traffic is heavy but moving ok. below that, traffic very light in walnut creek. we will be right back. actually, we are going to get a full look at whether. why the sun shine in walnut creek? >> because they are furthest away from the coast. -- farthest away from the coast. here are the temperature is currently. we are slowly starting to warm for everyone. down in the south bay, mid-50s. a mild afternoon

. >> reporter: it went from the silly to very serious. 20-year-old deshon marman is here at jail. this afternoon he is going to be arraigned on battery and resisting arrest. it all started with him wearing his pants too low. take a look. he was wearing his pants too low yesterday at san francisco international airport. he was going back to new mexico where he plays football for the university of new mexico. before he boarded. an employee asked him to pull his pants up. he wouldn't do it. he was asked again and refused again. >> at that time, they made a citizen's arrest of the passenger and the passenger was asked by the police officers to leave the aircraft at which time he refused to do that. the captain then asked the passengers around him, in fact the whole aircraft to de-plane for their safety. >> everything was cool and everything was fine. >> everything was not fine and the mom says her son came back to attend the funeral of a close friend that had been murdered. he should have pulled up his pants but he was in a fragile state of mind. u.s. airways it generic address policy

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passenger will be in court facing criminal charges after he would not pull up his pants. 20-year-old deshon marman was dressed in the saggy pants that very popular right now. he later resisted being handcuffed. >> during the struggle, the officer was injured. >> he was attacked. his clothing and his hands. >> the mother says the son should have complied and pulled up his pants but he was depressed because he had just came from the funeral from his best friend. >> in antioch a two-year-old boy is in stable condition after falling out of a second-story window. the boy was watching tv when he fell 15 feet. it happened yesterday afternoon. the toddler was unconscious when authorities arrived. he underwent surgery last night at children's hospital. >> in los angeles, police and witnesses say a suspected drunk driver who was using a scel phone plowed into a group of 100 bicycles who was on a midnight run. neiw of the cyclists were hurt, six of them seriously. >> we with waiting for them coming down the hill. the car was coming 45, 50 towards her. >> a lot of people were knocked out of their shoes uncons

and the deshon marman case shown in this youtube a video taken by a passenger, a u.s.pokesperson said he was not kicked off for sagging pants, but for his conduct of refusing to get out of his seat by the pilot after he allegedly refused to pull up his pants. there is a part of the policy that says the airline can deny passage if a passenger is abusive or violence to other passengers or employees. however, other passengers on the plane that day said that dish on was, and respectful. we called u.s. airways to get clarification but we received no >> this apparent double standard comes as no shock to passenger rights organizations. dan kerman as their reaction. >> the head of fliersrights.org says that this point to the fact that passengers and do not know what they can wear, but they can say or what they can do without fear of being thrown off of an airplane. it is time for legislation so that airlines cannot make up rules on the fly appear reappoint >> u.s. airways may be at the cutting edge of behavior in terms of kicking people off of airplanes right now. >> more with

you know, i never had any intentions of interrupting the flight. >> deshon marman believes the crew onto his comfortable traveling attire. >> windbreaker and pajama bottoms. the gate agent told him to pull up his pants as she took his boarding pass. the airline told abc7 his pants were below his knees. exposing his underwear. >> my pants were actually not even below my kneeing. below my buttocks. you know, they were slightly below my waist. as i took my seat. i pulled on my pajama bottoms and i felt everything was fine. >> it didn't end there. marman says a flight attendant told him to leave his seat. the captain wanted his boarding pass. marman says he refused to deplane, saying he was a paying passenger. >> i said i'm just like everybody else on this plane. i'm human. the pilot said no, you're not. you're not like everybody else. >> what do you think he meant when he said that? >> i don't know what he meant. you know, only the man who said it knows what he meant. >> the captain made a citizens arrest and told police marman was trespassing on his plane. >> i don't see how they book me

passenger will be in court facing criminal charges after he would not pull up his pants. 20-year-old deshon marman was dressed in the saggy pants that very popular right now. he later resisted being handcuffed. >> during the struggle, the officer was injured. >> he was attacked. his clothing and his hands. >> the mother says the son should have complied and pulled up his pants but he was depressed because he had just came from the funeral from his best friend. >> in antioch a two-year-old boy is in stable condition after falling out of a second-story window. the boy was watching tv when he fell 15 feet. it happened yesterday afternoon. the toddler was unconscious when authorities arrived. he underwent surgery last night at children's hospital. >> in los angeles, police and witnesses say a suspected drunk driver who was using a scel phone plowed into a group of 100 bicycles who was on a midnight run. neiw of the cyclists were hurt, six of them seriously. >> we with waiting for them coming down the hill. the car was coming 45, 50 towards her. >> a lot of people were knocked out of their shoes uncons

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i never had intentions of interrupting the flight. >> reporter: deshon marman believes the crew on his comfortable traveling attire. windbreaker and pajama bottoms. the gate agent told him to pull up his pants as she took his boarding pass. the airline told abc7 husband pants were below his knees exposing his underwear. >> the pants were not below my knees. below my buttocks. you know, they were slightly below my waist as i took my seat i pulled up my pajama bottoms and i felt everything was fine. >> but it didn't end there. marman says a flight attendant told him to leave his seat and captain wanted his boarding pass. marman said he refused to deplane saying he was a paying passenger. >> i said i'm like everybody else on this plane, i'm human. the pilot said you're not, not like everybody else. >> what do you think he meant when he said that? >> i don't know what he meant. only the man who said it knows what he meant. >> the captain made a citizens arrest and told police marman was trespassing on his plane. >> i don't see how they booked me on trespassing when i'm a paying customer. >

underwear boarded the flixt she shared the photos days later when she heard about the arrest of deshon marman. >> it was so hypocritical for the airline to allow this man who was obviously exposing so much flesh, you know, deshon marman looked like he was dressed for church compared to the man who was on my flight. >> u.s. airways says there is no dress code but crews are allowed to use their judgment to assure the comfort and safety of passengers. >> by the way, the chronicle got in touch with the man shown in the underwear. he says he is a business consultant and has been dressing that way for years but says he's happy to put on a sweater or pant asked. he had no idea his outfit was making national news. all right. switch gears. let's talk baseball. the giants host the twins today at 12:45. tim lincecum taking the mound. it's another giant pitcher turning out to be a big story this season. ryan vogel song turned in a great performance last night. he allowed four hits and one run in seven innings, against the twins. the giants break a five-game losing streak by beating the twins 5-1. vogelso

you may remember that six days ago, college football player deshon marman was arrested at sfo in a dispute that began because he tried to board a u.s. airways jet with sagging pants. u.s. airways spokeswoman valley confirmed she received the photo last week in san francisco but said the employees were correct not to ask the man to cover himself. she says the u.s. airways does not have a dress code policy beyond the need to cover private parts. according to a quote she gave the "san francisco chronicle" if they are not exposing their private parts, they're allowed to fly. she would not comment on the incident involving deshon marman and how he was removed from an albuquerque-bound flight after he allegedly declined the pilot's request to raise his pajama pants above mid-thigh level. now according to police, they say that the boxer shorts were the only thing exposed. marman's lawyer says marman was racially profiled, that because he was black, he was asked to adjust his attire. and that he was guilty of racial discrim nalgs. the u.s. airways spokesperson stressed he rewas removed because he

it was yesterday morning when 20-year-old deshon marman made his way through a security checkpoint.e was successful in getting through security. it was after when everything seemed to go wrong. he had just boarded a u.s. airways flight bound for albuquerque when he was arrested for refusing to pull up his sagging pants. he is from san francisco but he now plays football for the university of new mexico. his mother tells us he was asked by airline employees to pull up his pants before boarding the plane. he said he couldn't right then because his hands were full. after he boarded the plane he got situated, then pulled up his pants. by then the pilot ordered everyone off the plane and he was taken into custody for trespassing, battery, and resisting arrest. his mother says she wants her son's record cleared and the airline to apologize to him. >> he is a big tall light-skinned black boy with dread locks. with gets on the plane with baggy pants. right there you're stereotyped. >> he should be allowed to dress the way he wants to, fly the way he wants to. he paid his ticket. he has a se

deshon marman was arrested wednesday night. he wore his pants too low and the captain ordinary him off the plane and his attorney says u.s. airways was way out of line. >> it boils down to racism. they were cared of him, he was like a big black man and in their eyes he was a terrorist. >> his pants were below his shorts. >> arresting officers scuffled with him and they want some of the charges brought against him. his mother says that he was emotionally fragile after attending a funeral of a close friend. >> the man suspected of robbing a woman in her home was arrested. they arrested anymore on tuesday after they found him hiding in a doghouse. the victim recorded a robbery with a cellphone. police say it is mcdaniel. the victim returned moments later and raped him. he is a transient with 11 prior convictions with burglary, theft and assault. >> newly released documents reveals more details against the suspected serial killer, joseph naso. they claim that pantyhose used to strangle one of victims, also in the paper, prosecutors

. >> 20-year-old deshon marman sits in a jail in redwood city. he is facing serious charges. we're talking about trespassing and battery and resisting arrest. he will be arraigned this afternoon and it all started with the way he was wearing his pants. he is a football player at the university of new mexico who boarded a u.s. airways test to go back to new mexico yesterday morning but he was wearing his pants according to witnesses below his buttocks and employee asked him to pull up his pants and he refused. he was asked again and again and he refused each time. >> he have he was not threatening but being disruptive to the air crew interferes with their duties. that could be a safety factor. >> police say marman skofld with police and an officer was injured. marman was in the bay area to attend the funeral of a murdered friend. he certainly should have pulled his pants up but you have to take into account he was in a delicate emotional stated after going to his good friend's funeral and this incident happened wednesday morning. i'll tell you one other thing, she saw him she

to allow this man who is obviously exposing so much flesh, you know, deshon marman looked like he was dressed for church compared to the man who was on my flight. >> u.s. airways says there is no dress code but crews are allowed to use their own judgment to the comfort of their passengers. the chronicle got in touch with the man and said he's been dressing that way for years but is happy to put on a sweater or pants if the asked. he said he had no idea his outfit was making the national news. 5:04 now. doctors treating injured giants fan bryan stow are upgrading his condition. he is moved from critical to serious condition. doctors say stow was opening his eyes and showed some movement in his arms but they remain cautious saying they don't know how much better he will get. just 10 years ago stow would have not survived the injury. he was severely beaten after a dodgers game in march. >> this morning we're hearing from a bay area family who says don't drink the water. we told you yesterday they say crystal geyser water made them sick. tammy and her son called 911 after they experienced

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deshon marman was released on bail. this case is a lot more complicated than saggy pants. cheryl hurd toss latest. >> i think it's crazy. i think it's -- i don't know why they would do that. >> reporter: he is deshon's football coach. he says day two of the drama has him in a tailspin. >> pull up your pants but at the same time what is it to the stewardess? why is she talking to him? why is she profiling him? >> reporter: she was talking to him according to police because she felt marman was displaying his underwear in an inappropriate manner. i spoke with him in the jailhouse interview wednesday night. he said, i responded to the stewardess and intended to pull up my pants when i reached my seat. i was upset. i just buried my brother, my best friend. but that wasn't good enough. police wound up arresting marman. he was scheduled to go before a judge but his court date was moved to friday. a spokesperson from the district attorney's office says wearing sagging pants is not a crime but assaulting a police officer is. the attorneys on the case are interviewing more witnesses

. >>> the controversy surrounding college football player deshon marman's arrest at sfo more than a week ago continues. the ncaa cp hosted a public forum today at san francisco's jones methodist church. people spoke out, criticizing the way the airline and police handled the situation. >> these are our young black children got to learn that racism is real. you got to represent yourself when you go out in the public, anything can happen. >> the naacp have called on the airline to implement a sensitivity program. >>> how prius owners are taking the end of the road in their own way, having a little party. >>> and who the spotlight is on now in iowa. >>> models are showing showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. i've got all the details, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, i want to crush more cars. i want to sell more tea cups. ♪ i need help selling bread. ♪ i want to sell more crabs. [ male announcer ] you know where you want to take your business. i want to design more buildings. [ male announcer ] in here, small business solutions from at&t can get you there. like the at&t all for less package, sta

people spoke out at an naacp public forum today at the jones methodist church saying deshon marman was a victim of social injustice. >> racism is real. you got to represent yourself when you go out in the public or whatever, anything can happen. >> marman was arrested after refusing to pull up his saggy pants before boarding a plane. but u.s. airways allowed another man to board a flight wearing women's underwear. >>> lawyers for the suspect in the tucson shooting rampage asked a judge to keep him from being forcibly medicated. they have decided to give jared loughner antipsychotic drugs. officials say he's a danger to himself and ease been in a -- he has been in a medical facility since being declared incompetent to stand trial. he was pleaded not guilty. >>> the source river finally began receding today in minot, north dakota. now they're faced with the that ising of rebuilding. -- task of rebuilding. jamie yukis talks to them. >> reporter: they consider themselves fortunate of the somewhere to stay. >> we find of figure we'll be here until at least september, october maybe depending

the san francisco naacp says this is a double standard in the treatment of football player deshon marman. this picked up steam when what they are calling a scantily clad cross dresser was allowed to fly free of harassment or discrimination. marman, a student and football player was on u.s. airways when he was arrested on a flight when he did not immediately pull up his pants as requested. according to a statement by the san francisco naacp they have concerns with the baggy pants fad but the punishment does not fit the crime. here's where the story heats up. they say according to online reports, u.s. irways let another man fly six days earlier with no issues when, quote, when asked why a cross dresser would be allowed to fly without bother, the airline has said they have no dress code. and the question they are saying, if there is no dress code, why was the young man singled out and then arrested? the naacp joining with marman's mother here in san francisco. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, today in the east bay. >> thank you. 4:33 now. san francisco begins several days of

. >> 20-year-old deshon marman was arrested after refusing to pull up his sagging points before boarding a plane. u.s. airways allowed another man to board a plane wearing women's underwear. marman was a victim of racial injustice, the naacp says, calling on u.s. airways to implement a sensitivity training program. >>> next, new leaders of the pack in a crowded gop race. >>> then, a significant new pressure california lawmakers are facing as they try to close the state's budget deficit. >> before you know it, you're in trouble. >>> sun's out, summer's here, and lots of people are taking advantage. the safety mistakes many make when heading into the water. >>> weather models are showing showers and thunderstorms, as well as cooler temperatures on the way. i'm erica martinez. i've got your pinpoint forecast, next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, know, they mark the beginning of the 20-12 presidential nomination process. >>> the iowa caucus are just a little more than seven months away, marking the beginning of the presidential process. a new poll for the des moines register indicates strong support, 22% fo

of the civil rights organization will hold a news conference to address the case of 20-year-old deshon marman. he was arrested after he failed to pull up his sagging pants immediately after being asked to do so by flight attendants. the president of the san francisco branch of the naacp says marman was subjected to a double standard because he is african-american. >>> many teens in san jose feel city and school leaders need to do more to stop gangs and violence. it comes as the city's murder total for this year exceeded killings for all of last year. abc7's lisa amin gulezian tells us more. >> stand few you have had a gun pointed at you or you were shot at. >> reporter: no misunderstanding the message that the san jose teenagers were sending to leaders in the city. violence is rising and they want it to stop. it doesn't take in account 27 homicides in san jose alone. >> i don't want us to become oakland. that's what i'm afraid of. >> reporter: while police continue to investigate the crimes the young people came up with their own solutions which include more supervision, more police protectio

ayeways flight that led to the arrest of a university of new mexico football play. 20-year-old deshon marman can be heard telling the captain his pants are up and he is rad to go. >> i'm not doing anything. i have paid my fees and i'm ready to go. i didn't do nothing to nro. nobody. >> the airlines dress code forbids indecent disposure or inappropriate attire. marman was released on $11,000 bail and prosecutors have yet to file any charges against him. >>> afghan president karsay confirmed for the first time that afghan and us representatives are in contact with the taliban. the afghan president said there has been no physical meetings with the taliban, but he said contactswen the us, the afghan government and taliban have been established. people on the streets of kabul said they are ready for peace after nearly a decade of war. >> whoever tries for peace in afghanistan, we support them. either america or president karzai. we welcome peace talks and we urge them to end the bloodshed and killing of brothers. >> the white house would not confirm mr. karzai's remarks. the obama administration

deshon marman is his name, he plays d-back for the university of new mexico. flight to california, and that's when the problems started. we get the story now from reporter vic lee of our cnn affiliate kgo in san francisco. >> i really want to apologize to the passengers of flight 488. you know, i never had any intentions of interrupting the flight. >> reporter: deshon marman believes the crew on his flight overreacted to his comfortable traveling attire. a windbreaker and pajama bottoms. the gate agent told him to pull up his pants as she took his boarding pass. the airline told abc 7 his pants were below his knees, exposing his underwear. >> my pants were actually not even below my knees, below my buttocks, you know, they were slightly below my waist. as i took my seat, i pulled up my pajama bottoms, and i felt everything was fine. >> reporter: but it didn't end this. marman says a flight attendant told him to leave his seat, and then the captain wanted his boarding pass. marman says he refused to deplane, saying he was a paying passenger. >> i said, i'm just

is deciding whether to file charges guns a new mexico state football player for. 20-year-old deshon marmanht. he was arrested on wednesday in a dispute with u.s. airways over wearing pants too low. it escalated to the point where they made a citizen's arrest for trespassing. his attorney says u.s. airways was out of zblein it boils down to racism because they were scared of him because he was big black with dreads. his underwear was covering his private areas but his pants were below his shorts. so was in full view of the traveling public. >> arresting officers scuffled with him and they want charges brought against him. his mom says he was emotionally fragile after attending a funeral in san francisco of a close friend. >>> state comptroller is reviewing governor brown's veto. he'll determine whether lawmakers met the deadline to pass a spending plan in order to keep their paychecks coming. brown angered members of both parties when he vetoed the budget. he says the package would have added to the $10 billion debt because it included borrowing billions of dollars and relied on creative ac

deshon marman was released from jail last night.ed wednesday when n a disputed over u.s. airways for wearing his pants too low. the captain ordered him off the plane and made a citizen's arrest for trespassing. >> it all boils down to racism. they were scared of him because he was a big black young man, with dreads and in their eyes he was a home-grown terrorist. >> his underwear was covering his private areas but his pants were below his shorts. so it was in full view of the of the traveling public. >> arresting officers scuffled with him and they want felony charges against him. his mother says he was emotionally fragile after attending funeral. >> oakland police released a photo of a suspect by the woman that says he raped her. they found him hiding in a doghouse. this is cellphone video that shows a man burglarizing her home. police say it's the man. he returned moments later and raped her. police say he is a transient with 11 prior convictions for burglary, theft and assault. >> newly unsealed documents reveal details against j

they joined the mother of deshon marman and they called it the treatment of his son.d not immediately pull up his pants when asked. >> the naacp contends that this gentleman was profiled, he's been a victim of racial injustice and that u.s. air attorneys him and his mother an apology. >> brown says some well publicized airlines was racist. the airline insists that he was arrested for refusing to leave the plane when the crew asked him to 2000. is u.s. iarjs say, we look forward to speak to the naacp to make sure that our guidelines are consistent with their policies. >>> bay area high-tech giant infel is taking part in the president's latest job creation program along with stanford and berkeley. president obama launched his initiative at carnegie mellon university in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. it will bring together private companies and top universities to spur high-tech manufacturing to keep america competitive in the global marketplace. the initiative comes as the number of people applying for unemployment benefits increased by the most ever last month. >>> the fami

deshon marman was arrested for not pulling up his pants. days earlier a 65-year-old man was able to fly on an airline wearing skimpy womens clothing. the man told the san francisco chronicle that he regularly flies u.s. airways and often wears women clothing to make business travel more fun. >>> plans to extend bart and fremont took a big step forward. barts board of directors unanimously approved a $300 million contract to build the warm springs extension. it's expected to create thousands of jobs. it will also ease grid look. well, the public is invite to come autoand find out how gas pipelines are tested. they are holding a symposium to explain what information is gained from those pipeline tests. what tools are used and how they work. now the event begins at 10:00 this morning in san francisco. state regulators decided to hold this seminar after they got dozens of questions about testing the pipelines. >>> the commute could be getting a little busier. let's check in with sal. >> it is a little bit. we haven't had the levels we have seen

deshon marman was dressed in saggy pants style popular with young people.used and he has been charged with resisting arrest. >>> let's get an update on morning commute with frances dinglasan. >> good morning. traffic is slow in two spots in san jose on north 101. one at hellier and we'll show you a live shot past 880. this is why traffic is light and at the bay bridge toll plaza, only fastrak lanes that are backed up to west grand. >> meteorologist mike nicco has >>> here is look what is going on. low to mid 60s inland and 70 at antioch. cooler weather today, about 5-12 degrees cooler and low 80s inland. cooling transited continues through saturday. look for heat again monday and tuesday. ♪ who says you're not perfect who says you're not perfect ♪ >>> selena gomez. boy, she is making a lot of headlines right now. always so hot. and she's going to be here for our summer concert series live tomorrow in central park. >> we are looking forward to having selena. >> oh, yeah. better believe it. >> 8-year-old and 6-year-old, selena gomez. >> wants to meet her so b

of the civil rights organization will hold a news conference to address the case of 20-year-old deshon marman. he was arrested after he didn't immediately pull up the sagging pants asked to by the flight attendants. many teens in san jose want to see the edge kators, police and parent doing more to keep young people safe in a city where the violence is increasing. the students are claiming that many of the classmates carry weapons and the solution is to keep an eye on what they do. >> there should be more patrol officers and security at the malls. more security at the schools. >> i don't want to us become oakland. this year total exceeds number for all of last year. . it will be a big weekend in san francisco. when pride celebration fills street of the city. among accomplishments is the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" and the continuing progress for same-sex marriage. >> we are in a great place in the movement. it doesn't mean there won't be setback along the way. incredible momentum. it will mark the 41st pride celebration. you can find a link to the pride's weekend on abc7news.com. click

last week college football player deshon marman was arrested after he refused the request to pull up his sagging pants. days earlier a 65-year-old man was allowed to fly on the airline wearing this. skimpy women clothing. the man told the san francisco chronicle that he regularly flies u.s. airways and wears womens clothing to make business travel more fun. >>> more than a million people are expected to jam at the san francisco streets this weekend for the annual gay pride celebration. ktvu jade hernandez is live in the city to tell us how they are preparing for everything. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning, david. it's quiet this morning. i can show you right now that there is already signs actual signs showing that this area is preparing itself for a big parade on sunday. festivities will bring out throngs of gay pride supporters. yesterday we watched as businesses and residences geared up for the gay pride parade. the 8th annual transmarch. thousands are expected to attend which will culminate in a march to san francisco's civic center a few hours later. and then of co

of the civil rights organization will hold a news conference to address the case of 20-year-old deshon marman. he was arrested after he failed to pull up his sagging pants immediately after being told to do so by flight attendants. the president of the san francisco branch of the naacp says marman was subjected to a double standard because he's african-american. >>> many teens in san jose feel city an school leaders need to do more to stop gangs and violence. this comes as the city's murder total for this year has exceeded the number of killings for all of last year. abc7's lisa amin gulezian tells us more. >> stand up if you have ever had a gun pointed at you or you were shot at. >> there was no misunderstanding the message the san jose teenagers were sending to city and county leaders. violence in the city is rising. they want it to stop. it doesn't take in account that 27 homicides this year in san jose alone. 14 were gang-related. >> i don't want to us become oakland. that's what i'm afraid of. >> police continue to investigate the crimes, the young people came up with their own solutions

police arrested deshon marman last week after he immediately did not pull up his pants after asked to>> the naacp in no uncertain terms contends that this young man was profiled. he's been a victim of racial injustice, and that u.s. air owes to him and his mother an apology. >> brown is pointing to a well-publicized photo that he says proves the airlines' response was racist. this scantily-clad man was allowed to fly, despite complaints from passengers. the airline insists that marman was arrested for refusing to leave the plane when the crew asked him to do so. u.s. airlines issued a statement saying, quote, we look forward to speaking with the naacp to insure or guidelines related to passenger behavior and passenger compliance with crew instructions are consistent with their policies." >> right now it's 6:16. lisa is here with the forecast. >> we are talking about five degrees below average. what else is new, right? from spring to summer, it's remaining cools. you have a few 80s to the south. a little breezy across the bay and maybe some 80s. i'll explain next. >> plus the new econo

mexico football player whose sagging pants led to his arrest at sfo is free on bail. 20-year-old deshon marman was arrested wednesday after a stewardess asked him to get off the plane because he had not pulled up his pants over his boxers as she asked. the incident escalated and he was arrested on suspicion of trespassing. battery of a police officer, and obstruction of a police investigation. it's not clear if prosecutors will file formal charges. his mother and a former coach believe he was a victim of racial profiling. >> he is a big, tall, light-skinned black boy with dread locks. gets on the plane with saggy pants, right there you are stereotyped. >> what is it to the stewardess? what is it, you know. why is she talking to him. >> in an interview marman said he was upset on wednesday, he had just attended the funeral of a close friend who had died 11 days after being shot. >> the number of new foreclosures dropped last month but it may be more due to bank procedures than fewer people behind on payments. today help for people on the verge of losing their homes. marla tellez is at the san j

mexico football player whose sagging pants led to his arrest is now free on bail. 20-year-old deshon marman was arrested wednesday after a stewardess asked him to get off the plane because he had not pulled his pants up over his boxers as she asked. the incident escalated and he was eventual hi arrested on suspicion of trespassing, battery of a police officer and obstruction of a police investigation. it's not clear if prosecutors will file formal charges. he told nbc bay area that he was upset on wednesday. he had just attended the funeral of a close friend. >> the damage is done, fremont city leaders tallying up losses. the city says the value of the 390-acre property will be 40% lower than it was before it was divided and sold separately. that means that the city will likely take a $600,000 hit in property tax revenue this year. tesla bought 200 acres for about $42 million. before the sale the nummi was valued at about $1 billion. >> the number of new foreclosures actually dropped last month but it may be more to bank procedures than fewer people behind on payments. but today there is he

deshon marman was kicked off a flight after refusing to pull up his pants, but u.s. airways allow a 65-year-old man to fly in what appears to be underwear. >>> sonoma has opened its doors to freight train service. the first train loaded with grain rolled yesterday. drivers are reminded to obey railroad crossing, arms, bells and lights in the area, something they may not be used to seeing. >>> something we shouldn't be seeing this time of year is rain. and apparently that's a possibility. >> well, it's a very light possibility, but the fact that it's there is pretty rare, as you mentioned. we do have a chance of showers coming into the forecast for tuesday, into wednesday. most of it will be up to our north. we could see a glancing blow this time of year, very unusual. you wouldn't expect anything that could produce any rain drops out there, but looks like the potential will be around through midweek. as you see outside this morning, looking back from the hills, lots of sunshine to the east, fog hanging around the bay. again, we'll look for clearing through the aftern