the republican governor in mississippi, phil bryant, this week, he signed a new law saying if you are a business in mississippi, it is legal now for you to advertise you will not serve anyone who is gay or transgender. you can put up a sign in your business that says, we don't serve gays here. under this new phil bryant law, it will be ill local in that state to refuse to serve a free person, if you believe that free person is living in sin with another straight person without a license to do so. in spite of that new law, mississippi governor phil bryant bake the second governor in a few weeks to approve a few law like this, to roll back right to overtly discriminate against gay people and we have some idea how this kind of thing plays out, since north carolina's republican governor signed that state's discrimination law two weeks ago. some of the biggest companies that do business in north carolina have called on that state to repeal the law, paypal cancelled a plan to open a new global operations center in charlotte, north carolina, those hundreds of good paying jobs will not be com

. >>> mississippi governor phil bryant is considering to sign a religious freedom bill. the measure would allow government employees and private businesses to deny services to same-sex couples who want to get married. the governor is considering to sign the bill by tomorrow. on friday, a federal judge signed a bill to ban same-sex couples from adopting. >>> new calls for governor robert bentley to step down. legislation putting bentley's recall up for a vote today. recordings revealed sexually explicit phone conversations between him and rebecca mason. she has resigned. questions over whether state funds were used to conceal the relationship. >>> dangerous deadly wind storms slam the midwest and northeast. a tree smashed in a car in massachusetts. two victims were trapped in the car. they were rushed to the hospital, but doctors could not save them. this was the scene in ohio. a huge tree toppled into the house. no word if anyone was hurt there. in new york, downed trees everywhere. debris scattered the streets. with the wind came hail. at least 370,000 people from wisco

and that comes as mississippi governor phil bryant signs the lee ridge just freedom into law allowing companies to deny services based on their religious beliefs. >>> new at noon san francisco is putting money from unclaimed parking ticket refunds into its general fund. the money amounts to nearly $5 million. today the sfmta is expected to authorize the transfer and then mayor lee will decide how the city uses it. the money accumulated as people overpaid tickets during nearly two decades. reimbursements have been processed for about 9,000 people and another 3,000 claims are pending. >>> a federal judge in los angeles rules in a lawsuit over the crash that killed actor paul walker. who is not responsible. >> plus twitter wins a bidding war. what nights you will be able to live stream nfl football games. that's still ahead. >> and the heat is on. good afternoon from our kpix 5 studios. let's head to the east bay and look at the green hills of the east bay. looking out towards mount diablo, notice the trees are wavering. i'll tell you how that wind is going to impact your forecast as the

wednesday, nine, general electric and hyatt hotels sent a letter to mississippi governor phil bryant saying they're disappointed to see the legislature and governor's office pass discriminatory legislation. after weeks of protest, governor bryant signed the bill into law tuesday. allowing businesses and government to deny services to lgbt individuals based on personal religious believes. a recent poll indicated nearly 2/3 of mississippians support the new law. but that isn't stopping national brands from trying to intervene. >> companies who have employees who are going to potentially be affected by these laws, want to put themselves out there and say, we're standing up for you. makes them more competitive in the job market. san francisco tech culture reporter melissa lang argues few companies have put their word into action. >> we have seen companies go further and give their message teeth by saying they're going to do something to pull out of the state or cancel projects. >> reporter: one of the businesses is paypal. on tuesday, the company announced it would pull more than 400 job

in mississippi, governor phil bryant signed a bill that allows people with religious objections to denyvices to gay couples. in tennessee lawmakers are moving ahead on a bill that would allow therapists and marriage counselors to turn away day patients without the risk of legal consequences. paypal is canceling plans to open a new global operations center in charlotte because of north carolina's new controversial transgender bathroom law. that move will cost the state 400 jobs. >>> the first casualty of the panama papers is iceland's prime minister. he resigned among mounting pressure. he and his wealthy wife are accused of concealing millions of investments in off-shore accounts. now the panamanian law firm, mossack fonseca, is linked to more than 1,000 u.s. companies. many of them formed in wyoming and nevada in the last 15 years. >> that's sprawling, unbelievable. >>> ted cruz and bernie sanders win big in the wisconsin primary election. has the race for president reached a turning point? we are breaking it all down with an expert top class panel coming up. is it becoming a better pr

. >>> mayor ed lee made the announcement yesterday after mississippi governor phil bryant signed the law that allows religious groups the right to refuse service to gay couples on religious grounds. the mayor announced a similar travel ban last week against north carolina. >>> voters will be asked whether a new tax should be added to sugary drinks. the tax is expected to generate between six and $12 million a year. the money would then go to health education programs and efforts to improve children's health in oakland. >>> san francisco police have arrested a third suspect in the make a wish office break-in, 35- year-old jacques ma administration ns. >> two other suspects were arrested. a scooter that hunter pence donated was one of the items. it was being stored at the make a wish office. the san francisco police department will be returning the recovered scooter to the make a wish office this morning. >>> a wish has been granted for a brave 13-year-old girl from free month who is battling cancer. last night the community rallied to surprise her and make one of her dreams come true.

. >> reporter: the announcement from mississippi governor, phil bryant came on twitter and facebook. despite calls for a veto, he signed the state's controversial religious rights bills, allowing businesses businesses, churches and others to refuse service to same-sex couples. "how is passing the bill considered hate?" the aclu saying it will serve as the magnolia state's badge of shame. >> mississippi needs only to look towards alabama to see how damaging it can be a a state's recognition. carolina's new law limiting protection for transgender people. and atlanta banning publicly fuocnding -- and big companies threatened to take businesses elsewhere. >> i believe it is about the character of our state. and the character of our people. >> reporter: in the wake of last year's landmark decision, legalizing gay marriage, show downs in a number of states. mississippi's law takes effect in july. nbc news. >>> on to missouri where a dramatic police chase was caught on dash camvid video. look at that. lands in a ditch after the driver lost control. that driver was not wearing a seatbelt and

governor, phil bryant said today that he has reinforced the right to religious freedom. the eight c l u c called it an attack on citizens. the law allows public and private business is to refuse service to gay couples based on the employees' religious belief. >> catherine: that can include things like wetting planning, counseling and adoption support. reacting to the law of vermont and new york today banned official travel to mississippi. >> grant: to mark >> brittany: tomorrow will be the hottest day of the week. our temperatures will cut into the 80s and 90s. of course, temperatures on thursday we will see anything from a 20 degree drop in temperatures and it will be a short-lived one up. we also have a chance of showers as we head into friday. >> brittany: temperatures are mainly in the '70s and '80s. we do expect cmo conditions. and our inland area will hang onto the 70 and sometime-session for some time. >> brittany: to drink a lot of water and never leave your children or pets unattended in parked cars during this heat wave. >> brittany: 67 degrees in daly city, an

governor phil bryant and these other four smiling white men gathering around to sign into law a bill to make sure your pregnancy proceeds according to their preferences, under payment of criminal punishment. and yet we know from the guns andtureches bill signing that there were women available at the mississippi governor's office today to put them in the picture in case they wanted to show that photo thing. instead, they went out of tear way to make sure the bill signing picture for the new abortion law was just all white men. i know these guys are political pros. it's just like they don't know how this sort of thing will be received. all right. they can't think enough outside themselves to realize what this might look like to other people. particularly to other people of the female persuasion. when ohio governor john kasich signed legislation in 2011 that ended up closing nearly half the clinics that provide abortions in the state of ohio, notice something similar? this was his photo op that day. that's the photo op that governor john kasich staged in ohio for signing that anti-abor

people here are taking their outrage to governor phil bryant's door.his week, he signed in a new law allowing public and private businesses to refuse service, on religious grounds, to gay or transgender people. and not just cakes, flowers and wedding venues, but adoptions, certain medical services and counseling. >> i think it protects the religious freedom of people who have deeply held religious beliefs. >> reporter: the new law is specific about what beliefs it protects. that "marriage is between one man and one woman," "sexual relations are reserved to marriage," and that gender is determined "at the time of birth." >> honest people who have a legitimate objection to what's going on --- a religious objection have a course of action now. >> reporter: but critics call it state sanctioned bigotry. karen brown, a baker in southaven, mississippi, says she only needs to know how you want the cake. >> what a person chooses to do is between them and the people they love and the deities that they worship. >> reporter: executives from several large companies

. >> the debate also playing out in mississippi, where governor phil bryant was met with protestors after he signed a so called religious freedom law. it allows businesses and state workers to refuse adoption, certain medical and other services to gay or transgender people. >> honest people that have a legitimate objection, religious objection, have a course of action now. >> this billboard is popped example of the opposition to the law. it depict as right like figure that claims i said i hate figs and love thy neighbor. a biblical reference. >> i heard in the news that mississippi had just passed a similar law that was worse than north carolina and my first reaction is how can it be worse than whether is happening in north carolina. >> in north carolina book lash is also growing against their law over turning local ordinance, papal announced lit not bring a $3.6 million project there along with 400 jobbens and more than 80 companies and organizations have expressed their concern about the laws in both states. john henry smith, al jazeera. >> life and transition, the new place that millen

. >> the announcement from mississippi governor phil bryant came on twitter and facebook. despite calls for a veto, he signed the state's controversial religious rights bill. allowing businesses, churches and others to refuse service to same-sex couples. based on religious beliefs. >> it's simply protects someone's religious views against the state's interference. >> reaction was swift on social media. i've never been more disgusted in the state of mississippi, but also support, how is passing the bill considered hate? the aclu saying it will serve as the magnolia state's badge of shame. others calling it sanctioned discrimination. >> mississippi needs only to look as far as north carolina to see how damaging discrimination can be to a state's reputation and to a state's economy. >> paypal canceled plans for a 400-job expansion, citing north carolina's new law limiting protection for transgender people. and atlanta joins a growing list of cities and states banning publicly funded travel there. but in georgia, a religious liberty bill was vetoed after big companies threaten

mississippi governor phil bryant signed a controversial bill yesterday that allows businesses and religious groups to deny a range of services to gay and lesbian individuals based on religious beliefs. bryant and supporters say it's necessary to protect religious freedom in the same-sex marriage ruling. critics say it uses the guise of religious freedom to justify discrimination. nevertheless, the law is set to take effect july 1th. >>> meanwhile in north carolina, the business community is pushing back on a new law that will allow for discrimination on the gay and transgender communities. paypal said that the law violates the principles and its values. in other business news, not dealing with the lgbt community, new information on the panama papers. plus new rules from the treasury department that just prevented another u.s. company from moving its headquarters overseas. cnbc's louisa bojeson is joining us live. i'm sorry i butchered your name. >> you got it. >> with the merger plans that have been scrapped. >> yeah. let's start with what pfizer and elle agin. it's a merger that's not goin

governor phil bryant signed the legislation yesterday. the religious freedom law applies to marriage licenses, jobs and housing. new york governor andrew cuomo has banned nonessential state-funded travel to mississippi. >>> paypal says it's cancelling a major expansion in north carolina. it's the latest economic backlash against a north carolina law that requires transgender people to use public bathrooms that match the sex on their birth certificates. more than 100 corporate leaders say the law is unfair and makes it difficult to attract workers. >>> anti-abortion rights activist said his home was raided by california department of justice agents. david delighten said the agents seized undercover video he made at planned parenthood offices. they made similar video in texas that he contends implications planned parenthood in illegally selling fetal material. >>> this morning, a raging wildfire in northwest oklahoma, is threatening a town near the kansas border. it is being fueled by strong winds and dry air. at least 27,000 acres have bur

. >> reporter: the announcement from mississippi governor phil bryant came on twitter and facebook. despite calls for a veto, he signed the state's controversial religious rights bill, allowing businesses, churches and others to >> it simply protects someone's religious views against the state's interference. >> reporter: reaction is swift on social media. i've never been more disgusted in the state of mississippi, but also support. how is passing the bill considered hate? tonight the aclu saying it will serve as the magnolia state's badge of shame. others calling it sanctioned discrimination. >> mississippi needs only to look as far as north carolina to see how damaging discrimination can be to a state's representation and to a state's economy. >> reporter: paypal today cancelled plans for a 400-job expansion, citing north carolina's new law limiting protection for transgender people. and atlanta joins a growing list of cities and states banning publicly funded travel there. but in georgia a religious liberty bill was vetoed after big companies threatened to take business elsewhere

governor phil bryant signed it into law. >> i think it protects the religious freedom of people who have deeply held religious beliefs and so did the legislature and so did the people of the majority of the state of mississippi, so we signed it into law. >> reporter: a recent pollinated nearly two-thirds of mississippians support the new law. pentecostal pastor david tipton is one of them. >> we should be able to freely express our religious views and live by our conscience. >> reporter: including who you do business with? >> certainly. >> reporter: gay rights activist were outraged. one tweeted that mississippi has enacted the most toxic anti-lgbt law ever. companies like chevron, mgm resorts and nissan, who said its policy is to prohibit discrimination of any type. and what else? mitchell moore own's campbell's bakery in downtown jackson. a gay couple walks into your bakery. they want a wedding cake? >> i sell them a wedding cake. it's what i do. we sell cakes. >> reporter: this 43-year-old registered republican calls the law a big mistake. >> i am a christian, but i don't think that c

governor phil bryant signed the bill into law, despite heated protests. it allows religious groups and some businesses to refuse services to gay couples. this has one big business is taking action against north paypal announcing its canceling plans to open a new facility in charlotte. >>> next, to the wild and dangerous chase in south florida, sparked by a road rage incident. the motorcycle rider capturing the startling moments of the other driver, as one driver appears to be trying to run the other off the road. speeding reaching 90 miles an hour. racing right into oncoming traffic. a witness saying he votes the video brings awareness to the dangers of road rage. >>> and to a surprise encounter on the road for one nascar fan. the woman in that car, unaware she was riding next to kyle busch, until he rolls the window down. >> hey. what's up? >> oh, my god! >> right there in traffic. she sweelqueals and posted later, "you absolutely made my life." >>> when we come back here, america strong. the u.s. troops that did not give up on their dog, because that do

mississippi governor phil bryant signed that bill yesterday.lows businesses and religious groups to deny the lgbt community certain services like counseling wedding plank and adoption support. the governor says it protection the morale convictions of people in the state. a similar bill was vetoed by the governor of georgia who called it discriminatory. >> flyers face the red wings in detroit today. it will be the first of four games in five days as the regular season wraps up. the team got in a practice yesterday before leaving town. the flyers still hold the final playoff spot in the eastern conference. >>> its sixers snapped a 12 game losing streak. they beat the injury depleted pelicans 107-93 last night. this is significant because the win ensures that the sixers will not tie their own league record for fewest victories in a season. the sixers host the knicks on friday. >> uconn huskies continue to dominate women's basketball. they beat syracuse 82 to 51 last night. they played a perfect 38 and zero season. the huskies made women's college

governor phil bryant signed it into law. >> i think it protects the religious freedom of people who have deeply held religious beliefs and so did the legislature and so did the people of the majority of the state of mississippi, so we signed it into law. >> reporter: a recent poll indicated nearly two-thirds of mississippians support the new law. pentecostal pastor david tipton is one of them. >> we should be able to freely express our religious views and live by our conscience. >> reporter: including who you do business with? >> certainly. >> reporter: gay rights activist were outraged. one tweeted that mississippi has enacted the most toxic anti- l.g.b.t. law ever. also critical were fortune 500 companies like chevron, m.g.m. resorts and nissan, who said its policy is to prohibit discrimination of any type. and what else? mitchell moore owns campbell's bakery in downtown jackson. a gay couple walks into your bakery. they want a wedding cake? >> i sell them a wedding cake. it's what i do. we sell cakes. >> reporter: this 43-year-old registered republican calls the law "a big mistake." >

tuesday, mississippi governor phil bryant signed a religious freedom law which allows businesses to refuse service to gays and lesbians based on religious belief. san francisco mayor ed lee just announced that he is banning his city and employees from traveling to mississippi unless necessary. he announced a similar travel ban last week to north carolina. >>> very soon you may notice something different with the old bay bridge. caltrans says they will start lowering that second 500-foot truss in the next few days. the truss is so heavy the process will take a couple of days. but once it's removed, crews can begin the demolition process of that support face in the water. they will rig the foundation with explosives and blow it up. >>> it is 4:56 right now. a shocking video sent through snapchat. now being investigated as a possible hate crime, why a local school is caught in the middle of the investigation. >> reporter: and it's opening day for your san francisco giants. we are on the field at at&t park this morning. we'll tell you about season expectations coming up. ,, ,, the warriors hav

phil bryant's signature comes despite opposition from gay rights groups.d this will allow discrimination. >> pam:supporters argue the law protects those who believe that marriage should bestates including new york travel to mississippi because of this new law. >> brittany: it will not be until friday that we seek a chance of rain showers. so what grade are shows this area of high pressure the will stay in control of least until tomorrow derrick shifting to the east tomorrow and shifting the weather pattern lamar brokerage we are tracking near record he'd rid near and high of 86 and pushing into the '90s with an overnight low pushing into high fifties. and 90 degrees in fremont, 92 degrees and san jose. we stay cooler with a chance of showers straight to the weekend and into next week more closed than average. >> pam: couples spending more than ever to tie the knot. how much are they willing to dish out toward the big day? and a social immediate application is allowing you to use at a secret message. but there is one thing that you are not secret message. b

governor phil bryant signed it into law. >> i think it protects a religious freedom of people who havedeeply held religious beliefs. so the legislature and the majority of the people in the state of mississippi. we signed it into law. >> reporter: a recent poll indicated 2/3 of mississippians support newt law. pent kos tal pastor david tipton is one of them. >> we should be able to freely express our religious views. >> including who you do business with? >> certainly. >> reporter: gay rights advocates were outraged. one tweeting most toxic anti-lgbt law ever. also critical were fortune 500 companies, chevron, mgm resorts and nissan which said its policy is to prohibit discrimination of any type. and what else? mitchell moore owns campbell's bakery in downtown jackson. gay couple walks into your bakery they want a wedding cake. >> i sell them a wedding cake. it's what a do. we sell cakes. >> this 43-year-old registered republican calls the law a big mistake. >> i am a christian. i don't think christianity tells me that i have to discriminate against people. in fact, i am here to serve

. >>> there is anger in mississippi, governor phil bryant signs a proclamation that makes no mention of slavery, comes as activists push to have the state pull the confederate sign off the flag. south carolina removed the sign last year. >>> black student group at the ivy league university, demanded the name be removed because of wilson's support of graition. segregation. going gray? you pay some day be able to shut off the gene that causes hair to change color. >>> plus an unusual police chase across san francisco's bay bridge. >> a new documentary features rare insider interviewers and includes one with the president itself. >> you and i we're going to change this country and we will change the world. >> for millions, the election of barack obama to the oval office marks a new era of hope. the energetic young president is poised to take on the great challenges of his time. >> our combat mission in iraq will end. quoam will bguantanamo will be e year there now. now is the time to keep the hope of affordable health care for this country. >> he was so happy, i don't think other than h

governor phil bryant defending this decision. >> if a baker or photographer says my religious view is i cannot participate in a religious event like a we had, the state cannot fine you. >> people have heard throughout the years at a church or a school or even in their home, unfortunately, that they are not of value and that they are second class and here's our state leader saying exactly that same thing. >> so there are other states that have floated similar laws. north carolina had backlash over a bill that regulates who can go into which bathroom. virginia and georgia both had governors that vetoed similar bills. tennessee is considering a bill that has to do with therapists and whether they have to give their counseling to certain people. we're seeing the pushback mostly in the pocketbook. businesses saying that they are not okay with this, they are not going to do business in states that have these kinds of laws on the books. >> have any of them followed through with their promise to leave? >> pay pal, for one, has decided not to go forward with a huge expansion in north carolina.

. >>> the mississippi governor phil bryant is deciding to sign a new religious freedom bill that passedrnment employees and businesses to deny services to same-sex couples who want to get married. on friday, a federal judge blocked official in mississippi from endorvenforcing a law to a children. >>> and new calls for governor robert bentley to step down. the republican has been under fire after sexually explicit phone calls between the governor and rebecca mason. questions remain over whether state funds were used to conceal the relationship. >>> dangerous deadly wind storms ripping through parts of the midwest and northeast. a tree smashed a car in abington, massachusetts. the victims inside, two people trapped in the car, were killed. this was the scene in ohio. a huge tree toppling over on a house. in new york, much of the same. downed trees everywhere. debr debris scattering the streets. >>> 49 minutes past the hour. let's see what is coming up on "new day." chris cuomo joins us. >> christine, we will stay on the weather. a lot of people were taken by surprise. a lot of communities

governor phil bryant signed the bill. supporters say the law protects those who believe marriage should be between one man and one woman and sexual relations should only take place inside such marriages. the aclu says the law flies in the face of basic american principles of fairness, justice and equality. >> a bill was approved today in california authored by san francisco assembly man phil tang. if made law, it would take away gender specific labels defined for one person at a time. >>> an east bay high school won't back down from its new mascot. >> in february, john sweat high school went from the indians to the warriors. but not everybody is happy with the change. >> alyssa harrington joins us live with the story. >> reporter: one group i talked to see this as a slap in the face. they want the school to change the mascot again. but the district defends the warrior spirit and points to the success of the golden state warriors. they dropped the indian mascot last year, but the name and image offen arrow still cover the

this is where governor phil bryant signed controversial religious objections law. the measure lets public and private businesses refuse services to gay couples. the deciding factor is the business owner religious beliefs. she is calling it discrimination. protection for members of the lgbt. $3.6 million expansion. brought 400 jobs to the state. several protest held in d.c. in the last few weeks. paypal said all people had the right to be treated equally with dignity and respect. tennessee lawmakers sending a bill to governor's desk to make the bible the state's official book. the book is significant in the state's history but critics say it's unconstitutional to sacrilegious. governor has not said if he plans to sign the bell but said he opposes it. jonathan: a shocker. in an election year, americans say they are not satisfied with their government. a new poll find three out of four american voters don't think the public officials care much about what they think. think their believes are being attacked. i was a decent size sampling. alison: 13-year-old baseball pla

the mississippi governor, phil bryant, hasn't said what he will do with that bill.pi has similarities to a north carolina law that blocks anti-discrimination protection and imposes standards for single sex bathrooms. critics say it also limits the rights of transgender people in the state. nick valencia is following it in raleigh, north carolina for us. nick? >> reporter: we spoke to one of the leading voices of the transgender community in north carolina that tells us there are tens of thousands of transgender people in the state effected by the new law that requires them to use the batted room based on gender of the birth certificate, not how they identify. we spent the day with one of the transgender women that now fears for her safety now that the new law is in place. it is saturday in raleigh, north carolina, and this is a midday drag show, a fund-raiser for lbgt awareness. >> the most important thing for me personally is that every time i close my eyes and say a prayer and i ask my god as a person of faith how he feels, he don't seem to have a problem with it,

governor phil bryant signed the legislation into law yesterday, unlike bils or laws in other states,his one establishes three religious beliefs now protected by the state of mississippi. marriage is recognized only as being between a man and a woman, sexual relations are reserved only to heterosexual marriages and an individual's sex is determined at birth. the law that kicks into effect july 1st will give businesses, organizations in mississippi the right to refuse service to anyone outside of those three different beliefs that have been established this week. supporters like mississippi governor bryant says the law is simply meant to protect the religious rights of people. >> it basically says the state or political subdivisions cannot discriminate against someone because of their deeply held religious views. if a baker or photographer says my deeply held religious views say i can't pamp in a religious ceremony like a wedding, the state cannot fine you. we can't take your license from you, other provisions within that law, but that's the basis of it. the state cannot discriminate a

days after the governor phil bryant signed it into law tuesday, the mississippi tourism association reportedancelling or postponing trips to mississippi due to the national media reporting on the new law. everyone's welcome here is the name of the new campaign launched by the restaurant and hospitality association in response to the controversy. >> with this threat of economic fallout, some businesses in jackson's neighborhood take steps of their own, making it clear all customers are welcome. >> bills like this are killing our economy. that's one of the reason we are the poorest. >> reporter: they were among the first gay couples to marry in mississippi after the supreme court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage last year. for them, the new law is precisely why they'll stay in mississippi, to fight it. >> i have family here, i have my home here, i have friends here. and i worked hard for that. i am not leaving my home, my family, my friends because some men in the capital think i am a second class citizen. i committed to fighting it and i am staying here to fight it. >> reporter: polo sando