there were concerns that indianna's law would allow discrimination against gays. a few convention organizers and performers have canceled events, and some state and local government have banned travel to indianna. the state has revised some of the language in the law calming the uproar but the vice president of the group visit indy says he has been in full crisis mode, since the controversy started last month. arizona faced a similar backlash in 1987, when martin luther king, jr. day was re send dollars as a paid holiday. ukee, err display. >> big winner at the box office this weekend. tell us about it. >> yes furious seven raised to the top of the box office this weekend the seventh installment of the fast and furious movies earned more than $143 million, in second place, the animated home with $27 million and the comedy get hard was third. ukee erika you visit the movies this weekend? >> did not make t i mean, the lines for that fast and furious i imagine were so long. >> crazy long, i'm sure, i know it, i'm going to wait a little while. thanks wendy. talk to yo

all this on the heals of the growing fire storm in indianna over a similar measure.ky ibanez, fox news. >>> meanwhile, in indianna, the governor is asking law makers to send him a clarification on the state's religious law by the end of the week. clarification is supposed to make it clear that the law is not designed to discriminate against those in the lgt community, it is called days of backlash since being signed into law on thursday. governor mike pence defended the bill again in a news conference yesterday saying it is similar to federal law. >> the religious freedom restoration act was about religious liberty not about discrimination. as i said last week, had this law been about legalizing discrimination, i would have vetoed it. this law does not give anyone a license to discriminate. >> meanwhile some indianna democrats say a clarification of the law won't do, and they want the law repealed. >>> iran nuclear talks pushed back self-imposed deadline. us and five other world powers continue to try to hammer out an agreement to curb iran's nuclear program. while o

indianna damage control mode for the religious freedom law.te tourism agencies rolling out campaigns will emphasize everyone is welcome in the state. there were concerns that indianna's law would allow discrimination against gays. few convention organizers, and performers have canceled events, some state and local governments have banned travel to indianna. the state has revised some of the language in the law calming the uproar. >>> los angeles dodgers will set a record on their opening day today with 270 million-dollar payroll. that includes astounding almost $44 million. the players were not even on the team any more. mlb average salary also setting a record this year at $4.2 million. up more than 6%. the yankees are second on the top spenders list, boston, comes in at third with 175 million-dollar payroll. and philadelphia is ninth on the list with a 135 million-dollar payroll. ukee erika that 4 million-dollar average salary sounds pretty darn nice. >> no kidding. wow. >> sure does. >> buy a lot of hotdogs with that. thanks wendy. other ne

this happened in westfield indianna about 20 minute north every indianapolis.update that situation, we're toll, that the injured students are doing well. >> well, i was actually able to get back in to the emergency room, and talked to three young ladies, all three of them, including the one that was initially listed as critical, were in very good spirits, i was thrilled, to see that, and couple of them said they are ready to get back again. >> classes will resume at the school. investigators looking into maintenance records on the stage. >> coming up on sister station the "cw philly" we are following breaking news. >> scary moment for two children after the car they were in was stole never north philadelphia. they're now safe and we are following the latest development here. >> next on cbs this morning researchers edit the dna of human embryos for the very first time. >> keeping it live, keeping it local on your "cw philly" station, good morning, family, >>> good morning. it is friday, april 24th 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." an intelligence failure lead

about two dozen student heard at high school in indianna late thursday night while performing the playrican pie. authorities confirm at least one person was initially listed in critical condition but is now said to be fine. this all happened before a packed house in their auditorium. the an ers if audience members thought it was part of the show. then they heard the screams. >> and you just see this 12-foot drop. and just student being covered in huge pieces of wood, and debris and, you know, people just screaming for help, and everybody's just panicking. >> now parent rush to the stage to help. thankfully, most of the student were able to walk away on their own. now, still not clear what caused that collapse. but authorities are now investigating, the high school is open to students today. but, just a terrifying, terrifying end to the high school musical. >> and parents in the audience, thank you. >> well it, looks like comcast is about to pull the plug on a mega merger with time warner cable. bloomberg news reports that comcast will walk away from its 45 billion-dollar bid today, tha

it happened last night in westfield, indianna. rushed through three area hospital, at least one victim is critically injured. >> 4:50. >> jill joins us where all of the talk is about the comcast time warner merger, or looking like lack of it now? >> that's right. good morning ukee, erika. >> this would have been one of the largest media mergener years. it is look being like comcast is withdrawing plans to buy time warner cable comes among stiff competition from regulators. said the merged company would be too big and leave customers with fewer choices and higher cable bills. >> and today is the official launch for the apple watch jill but i understands we shouldn't expect lines of people outside the stores? >> today official global lawn of the apple watch tech giant playing little hard to get here. still will not be any apple watches in apple stores. for now only available in a small number of upscale boutiques, people could buy the watch on line at apple's website. pre orders also start shipping today. >> ukee, erika? >> won't be

banning state spending on travel to indianna. coast usc athletic director pat hayden said he won't attend a meeting there either. still ahead a major secret about the playboy mansion revealed. a new report claims secret tunnels were once under the house. which celebrity homes they led to. >> and here is a live look outside. it will be cold, but sunny today. and sue is tracking the warm up when it arrives >>> 5:44 this wednesday. looking at the blue mountain ski area, feels like it could be snowing inside and outside right now. all right distressed pilot in minnisota imagines an emergency landing on top of moving car. this happened yesterday on highway ten in holly. the pilot says his engine failed mid-air leaving him with very few options. the driver of the car says she could see the plane approaching, but couldn't get out of the way in time. the propeller struck the car chopping up its left side, before she could drive it into a ditch to get out of the way amazingly there were no injuries. >>> that's truely amazing, sue serio, w

. >> moves down through indianna actually so for us it is dry. the relative humidity is low. which is rare around these parts, once it starts to get warmer out. but here comes some moisture. in the form of rain, early tomorrow morning, by the time we get started 4:00 a.m. should be scattered showers around. they linger through the rest of the morning rush, through about noon actually them north round 33:00 4:00. 6:00 still raining and then, by 10:00 it should all be gone. and that bodes very well for the weekends, 42 degrees, now in mount pocono. forty-five over in lancaster and our friends, reading, 46 degrees to get started there, 52, here in the city. and it is 45 in atlantic city. and wind speeds are light out there this morning 6-mile per hour breeze here in philadelphia. so over the last seven days, you know, last thursday, we were only in the four's, ray raw rainy, saw temperatures climb up until monday high of 75. probably be back around that, on saturday, but at least we got to 70 yesterday. that's where we'll be again today. sixty-eight for tomorrow. how about 75 fo

a law similar to the arkansas measure was pass in the indianna leading critics to argue if lefter the door open against same sex couples. >> religious liberty is not some fringe view. >> senator cruz the first candidate to announce run for the white house in 2016. >> governor jerry brown orders california first mandatory water restrictions as the state drought reaches historic proportions. water cut back in response to the golden state heading into its fourth summer of severe drought. brown says his plan hopes to achieve overall 25% cut in water use. the plan includes 10,000-dollar water conservation fines and rebates, for californians who buy water saving toilets and other appliances. people should realize, new era, nice little green grass g lots of water every day that's can be a thing of the past. and we're not going to change everything overnight. >> cemeteries, large landscapes, cutting water use and bans watering of grass on public streets and median. >>> from outer space here is a look at the ferocious assume err tee foon, astronaut on the international space station shot this

. >> the first business in indianna to deny service to a couple closes it doors. why the owner says he had to shut down. hey shall everybody, it is straight up 7:00. on this thursday morning, high. >> good morning. >> good morning, everybody. >> what he said. what a difference a day marks. >> crazy. >> yesterday running for the mayor of philadelphia. >> you were running for mayor. >> i almost feel bad about this now. >> that you're not running? >> so many people just so supportive. and it was april fools. >> you know what though? if i were one of the other candidates i would be scared. >> it was a little weird. >> exploded. >> you know what, i might even think about it years to come. >> i think people would really vote for you. >> i was overwelmed and people just so sweet. >> so much love and support. >> man of the people. >> the trouble is here doubt side, you're stuck with me, i'm still on the show. >> if you over want to stop getting up at 3:30, 4:00 in the morning, you have back up plan. >> too hard, studying. >> what would philadelphia be like with mike? >> i

kentucky two games away from being g the first undefeated team in college basketball since indianna in the 1975-76 season. >> we all want today win those last two. these kids wanted to win it in the worse way. but you got to give wisconsin credit. they did to us what we have done to teams. >> it was just the end last five minutes again. these guys just gut philadelphia out. and i toll them all hang out on the side line for 40 minute monday night. so here we are. >> there you go. now wisconsin will head to the finals to play duke, the blue devils beat michigan state earlier yesterday, 81 to 61, and the championship game takes place monday night. >> and hey kentucky fans aren't taking the loss too lightly, not at all. they took to the streets in lexington after the game. lighting several fires. can't understand this one. but police in riot gear lined the streets to try and keep some order. unbelievable. well the final four games in indianapolis brought out more than just sports fans. why hundreds of protesters came out to raise awareness for their cause. and a little chill think morning,

. >> more than a dozen people are in hospitals this morning in indianna, after a stage collapses duringigh school theater performance. one of the victims was critically injured. >> senator bob kacie is backing hillary clinton's run for the white house. the pennsylvania democrat plans to send an e-mail announcing his support later on today. a spokesman, for casey says he's taught clinton's dedication for fighting for the middle class, sited when barack obama over clinton in the hard fought 2008 democratic presidential primary. >> right now 5:53. oh man feels like winter is back katy? >> it is chilly out there. so start the morning off for sure especially when we still have the breeze coming in out of the northwest. that will continue to be running theme all day but we should brighten up for a lot more sun than what we saw yesterday. mid upper 30's, general theme here across most of the board, and we do still have freeze watches and warnings in effect in the purple. you have got warnings, so it will be a hard freeze for you with temperatures near or below freezing, and then, another round

a squawl line setting up here just south of 64 in back in through kentucky, southern indianna, so this is a rough morning for those folks waking up to this. but all of that moisture has to work our way. eventually if we have just enough sunlight, we could end up with some stronger locally severe thunderstorms out of this. so specially this afternoon evening, if we're going to see thunderstorms, that's the timing for it. but gusty winds downpours frequent lightning and if the conditions are right, there is at least a slim chance that even brief tornado could spin up. but, that's not a guarantee. it is something that i just want you to have in the back of your head, it is possible, meanwhile we look forward in the eyewitness weather couple of hours here, and it is a warm day. 69 degrees our anticipated high. but you do need that umbrella vittoria. it will be pretty soggy day overall. over to you. >> i'm also casino every curious to see how it will affect our rush hour commute considering it is a holiday we do have a lot going on. so let's start first with 95. ninety-five, we right now ha

. >>> they're doing damage control in indianna. find out how the state is fighting back after lawmakers passion a controversial religious law. >> and baseball's back. we are live at the stadium with everything you need to know for opening day including what to expect if you're headed down to the stadium maybe this morning. >> you going to buy me some peanut and cracker jacks? >> i don't know if we'll ever get that, ukee. >> good morning. >> right now just past 5:23. katie, i thought where is katie, where is katy? oh, that's right in south philly at the ballpark. >> yes, i am actually scoping out all of the seats here, guys, it is nice and dark and early, and no one is here yet. so i can snag the one that i want. a sense every what's coming up here not just today but further down the road. we take you on out, first and for most, storm scan3 quiet as can be. still high pressure on our side crystal clear skies across most the board here. around the region, i got to tell you i'm shivering little bit inbetween hit here. even though not

ya, he was doing a bit about indianna religious freedom act, you know, the law there. you know what? i was watching about ten days ago, un he had an actress on, who said she had done some work in philadelphia. and he had this to say about our city. >> for annie and broadway. so i started taking voice lessons, to tomorrow. philadelphia somewhere, i didn't get it. so i started taking voice lessons. >> everything in philadelphia. really. >> not just auditions. >> really? >> shy actual slicks his wife, tracey, is from philly, that's why he says that he -- it is okay for him to, you know? >> but is it okay? no, it is not okay. this is why he's leaving the daily show. >> oh, that's not why. >> we have rebelled against him. that's why towed quit. >> because of filly? >> doesn't look fill. >> i get out that far seat. >> turn it over, oh, ya, what's the new guy's name? >> trevor noah. >> that's right. see how that goes. >> just joking around. okay, so, again -- >> fencing around, quincy. >> you meanest's selling stolen object? >> oh, not that kind of fencing? oh, this is actual

. >> well, first indianna. now arkansas' latest state to face backlash over religious freedom bill. >> yes, lawmakers, there, passed a bill, yesterday, sure seems like the indianna law. that will would prevent state and local governments from infringing on someone's religious beliefs without a compelling interest. critics say the measure could be used by business owners to deny service to gay, lesbian or transgender customers. but, arkansas' republican governor says he's going to sign it. >> tries to maintain the balance of religious freedom versus equal protection of laws, that is balance we always try to achieve. this bill tries to do that. >> meantime wal-mart, base in the arkansas, weighing in. the retailer's ceo said the bill threatened to undermine the inclusion present throughout the state of arkansas and does not reflect the values we proudly uphold. >> the governor asking lawmakers to send him clarification on the state's religious freedom law by the end of the week. clarification is supposed to make i

. >> the first business in indianna to deny service to a couple closes it doors. why the owner says he had to shut down. hey shall everybody, it is straight up 7:00. on this thursday morning high. >> good morning. >> good morning, everybody. >> what he said. what a difference a day marks. >> crazy. >> yesterday running for the mayor of philadelphia. >> you were running for mayor. >> i almost feel bad about this now. >> that you're not running? >> so many people just so supportive. and it was april fools. >> you know what though? if i were one of the other candidates i would be scared. >> it was a little weird. >> exploded. >> you know what, i might even think about it years to come. >> i think people would really vote for you.

the demonstrations stemming from backlash over indianna's religious freedom act. police say they'll have undercover officers, as well as uniformed officers, patrolling the area. >> coming up: mcdonald's is giving its employees a raise not everyone is loving it. we'll explain. >> and, new jersey senator robert menendez expected in court today to face corruption charges, what he is accused of doing while in office. >> new jersey senator robert menendez alleged abuse of power he is accused of. police police looking for the man behind three recent hold-ups hear from store employees who came face-to-face with the armed robber. and only on fox this morning teenager with autism beaten up not once, but twice in two days. how police say the two attacks are connected. >> good day everyone, it is thursday april 2nd, 2015. speaking of autism, sue serio today is autism awareness day. lots of peep recognizing it with the color blue. >> and you'll see that on buildings on our skyline. we will show you eventually, 4:29 almost 4:30. welcome to our show. still cold out there 38 deg

the move follows the controversy over religious freedom laws, passed in indianna and in arkansas.e governor has start add on line petition to generate support. pennsylvania is the only state in the northeast without a law on the books for the lgbt community. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news", health warning for people traveling outside the united state. we'll have the details for you. also ahead shark attack shield. australian company comes to the state to showcase a device they say can protect divers. we'll show it to you. live look outside this morning. carol will be here with your holiday weekends forecast. when we come back. >> jobbing us live from new york with a preview. happy easter weekend to you. >> happy easter weekend to you, too nicole. coming up for 60 years straight, he has captured the highs and lows of march madness. we're with this award winning photographer, as he prepares for what will be his final final four. >> also, he got hot by starring in the book of mormon, became cool as the snowman in frozen. now, actor josh is teaming up with billy crystal in the new

. >> authorities in central indianna reviewing inspection records after stage collapsed on more than a dozen people at a high school. the floor gives way during performance of the musical american pie. this happened on thursday. the video just incredible to watch there. student tumbled right into the orchestra pit which fortunately wasn't occupied at the time. now, all of the injured student have been released from the hospital. that's good news. >>> well massive earthquake rocked neap all this morning dozen reported injured and damage said to be pretty extensive. these are some of the only images we've seen on your screen from the capital sit of katmandu. 7.9 magnitude quake rattled buildings and centuries old temples. more video on the scene and more video throughout the rest of the morning. >>> to chile now authorities are warning residents to evacuate once again fall-out from this week's two erruptions. mud flows from the volcano detect in the nearby river experts say that could level anything in its path. cbs news correspondent michelle miller has more. >> the back-to-back errup

you see rain to our south, you see some rainout to our west, and indianna. eventually all that will make its way here, coming north and coming wets but today is a day we can take a break. so we'll have two dry days in a row. 52 degrees right now in the city. we've got northeasterly winds at 8 miles an hour. look how low the relative humidity is. usually when it warms up around here, it is pretty humid. but not yesterday. not today. yesterday we had some fire danger out there because the air is so dry. and we may have that same situation again today. sunrise at 6:22, officially there is morning. some other temperatures to check, really chilly in mount pocono this morning. 33 degrees. but we're at 50 in trenton 48 pottstown, wilmington 53, millville, 46. same for atlantic city, where we headed? i think we are going to change this to 70 degrees. i think it will happen. maybe breezy, at times and got to watch out for that fire danger, especially the pine barons in new jersey, 56 degrees tonight showers possible any time after midnight. so that is your thursday f

the move comes after indianna passed now revised law that had briefly allowed businesses to refuse service to customers on religious grounds. >> well, poverty and economic injustice were the themes for hundreds of protesters marching up broad street saturday in philadelphia. >> this was the scene as clergy leaders and others made their way north. their goal is to fight for fair wages, and the right to organize unions. with saturday marking the 47th anniversary of doctor martin luther king jr. asomugha as nation, marchers say this day was a way to carry on kings legacy. >> we're continuing the legacy of the poor people's campaign, want to go lift up the need for $15 an hour, right to unionize and full employment here in the city of philadelphia. >> organizers say saturday's march was a precursor to a possible nationwide strike by fast-food workers set for april 15th. >>> all right 6:14, carol we are here on easter sunday, everybody hoping for nice day out and about. what do you think? >> we do have it. it will be warmer than yesterday, and the win comes from warmer direction than yesterday.