there are calls to -- hutchenson appears determined to avoid the controversy this week that's hounded a fellow republican governor in indiana. here's more on that story. >> the governor has been under intense pressure to veto this legislation in the fallout of a similar bill in indiana that just turned into law this week. it sailed through the arkansas legislature but today the governor said he will not sign it into law. instead, he told state law makers to change it and make it more like the federal legislation signed by president clinton in 1993. supporters say it protects religious freedom by allowing businesses to turn people away not in line with the owner's own beliefs. but the bill opponents say opens up the chance for discrimination. wal-mart, the ceo, urging the governor not to sign it saying diversity benefits business. now hutchenson is insisting arkansas is still a place of tolerance. >> this is both about substance which is getting this legislation right and it's also about communicating to the world and to our neighboring states that we're a state that recognizes the div

for tonight, hutchenson kansas. we're looking at the risk of severe storms. dallas shreveport 32 million people at rick. this danger continues into saturday. charlotte, atlanta st. louis. knoxville. damaging winds, torrential downpours and tornados. and this moves into sunday as well. again, the same area. oklahoma city dallas on into san antonio. 16 million folks at risk. and we've got flash flooding possibilities anywhere from three to five inches of rain throughout parts of arkansas kansas and on down into louisiana, lester. and the danger is this is going to continue on right into next week. so flooding and a lot of damage expected this weekend. >> all right, al thanks very much. >>> now to a terrifying scene on camera. dozens of students on stage, dancing and singing outside indianapolis when the e collapsed, sending the students plummeting into the orchestra pit below. we have the report from westfield, indiana. >> reporter: it baents the big finish to the show of '80s music the students had planned. singing turned into screams as performers plunged 12

. >> reporter: it's sitting on arkansas governor hutchenson's desk.the freedom bill until lawmakers make changes. >> this bill simply defines the standard to determine the right balance. >> i think governor hutchenson is rying to strike the right balance between protecting all citizens from all strikes. but again those concerns have not been born out over the last 20 years. >> reporter: governor's desession comes in the wake of an uproar in indiana. that states governor mike pence is facing pressure from businesses, sports associations, and popular sports. associations. >> this is not a democrat or republican issue. this is not a lgbt issue. this is a human rights issue. >> we'll fix this and we will move forward. >> reporter: state lawmakers worked on those changes late into the night on wednesday. meeting behind closed doors. >> we're working on it. i wouldn't get my hopes up. >>> back here in the bayer a serial thief is on the loose in petaluma. the same man is responsible for all five robberies. >> reporter: the latest of an unusual string of arme

the stunning reversal came from arkansas governor asa hutchenson. for weeks he said he would sign the bill but he backed down after pressure. he's now pledging to fix the law. late today, lawmakers in indiana said they are close to a deal to revisewaiting those terms at any minute. my it comes down to the definition of fix. what are you hearing? is this going to be enough to quiet the outrage? >> reporter: i'm hearing that definition is not easy to come by. republicans are in that room. they've been there now for just over four hours. they spent two hours earlier today and two hours later in the day. they have been in meetings. all schedule for here in the capitol have been put off to deal with this specific issue and try to figure out if there's a way that conservative republicans can get their way and please their base and that the left and lesbians and gays in the business community can get what they want which is something that tracks more closely to the federal government. bryan bosna is the speaker of the house here in indianapolis indiana. he

was governor asa hutchenson's decision a economic decision? >> yes. says we don't think you should do something, i think you have to listen to walmart because you know as a governor, it's going to have huge economic implications on your state and i do think there's obviously politics here. what was interesting to me about what the governor said he said my son signed a petition saying that i ought to veto this legislation. what he was doing was sort of bowing in a sense, to the demographic shifts we see in this country even in the republican party on the question of same question marriage. 61% of young republicans that's 18 to 29 approve of same-sex marriage. overall in the country, it's over half of the country. he was always taking into consideration. >> he also made the point he wanted to legislation to be similar to the legislation that president bill clinton signed into law in the 1990s. what's the difference. what are we talking about the difference? >> excuse me. i apologize. the federal law is a directive to the federal government. it says the