. >> now to the south bay, alan wong is live at san jose city hall where the rainbow flag is flying high the hbgt community had overwhelming support. there is protocol and red tape you have to go through to fly a nontraditional flag but today they were told to just put that flag up. >> today is a fundamental right to every human being. >> celebration broke out as suddenly as the supreme court ruling came down. openly gay leaders shouted from the steps of san jose city hall. >> thank god that the confederate flags are going down in many areas of the country and the rain beflag is heading up. >> others express emotions after hearing same-sex marriage is protected across the entire country. >> i cried on my way it work. i got a text from my mom, she is the one this told me. i got choked up p. >> off the yn you don't know the stress until the stress is off and that's the experience i had. >> it's been a lifetime struggle for so many and now the ruling seems to have put it to an end. >> we finally evolved and we ed regarding a gay and less bee yn issue. >> i know the culture as the hall still

san jose. len. >> reporter: that's right, people are just starting to gather here at san jose city hall. you can see the crowd is thin now but people are just making their way down here. traffic is heavy downed. you see a lot of pride in evidence. the gay pride flag is flying over san jose city hall. this is a momentous occasion here in the gay community 4% of the population of santa clara county. that would make it about a 76,000-person population identifies with the gay community. this is a big population of folks. many of them will be coming down to san jose city hall for the celebration. we'll check back with you later. the ground is gathering. reporting live, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> thanks. the supreme court said that the 14th amendment requires all 50 states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. it was a 5-4 decision. justice kennedy wrote the majority opinion saying marriage is a fundamental right in which homosexual couples must share. and it would license a violation of equal protection to extend that right only to heterosexual couples. today's ruling overrides bans o

. >> now to the south bay, alan wong is live at san jose city hall where the rainbow flag i flying high. >> the bgt community had overwhelming support. there is protocoand red tape you have to go through to fly nontrational flag but today they were told to just put that flag up. >> today is a fundamental right to every human being. >> celebration broke out as suddenly as th supreme court ruling came down. openly gay leaders shouted from the steps of san jose city hall. >> thank god that the confederate flags a going down in many areas of the country and the rain beflag is heading up. >> others express emotions aer hearing same-sex marriage i protected across the entire country. >> i cried on my way it work. i t a text from my mom, she is the one this told me. i got choked up p. >> off the yn you don't know the stress until the stress is f and that's the experience i had. >> it's been a lifetime struggle for so manyand now the ruling seems to have put it to an end. >> we finally evolved and we evfled rerding a gay and less bee yn issue. >> i know the lture as the hall still doest like it

. >> now to the south bay, alan wong is live at san jose city hall where the rainbow flag is flying high. >> the hbgt community had overwhelming support. there is protocol and red tape you have to go through to fly a nontraditional flag but today they were told to just put that flag up. >> today is a fundamental right to every human being. >> celebration broke out as suddenly as the supreme court ruling came down. openly gay leaders shouted from the steps of san jose city hall. >> thank god that the confederate flags are going down in many areas of the country and the rain beflag is heading up. >> others express emotions after hearing same-sex marriage is protected across the entire country. >> i cried on my way it work. i got a text from my mom, she is the one this told me. i got choked up p. >> off the yn you don't know the stress until the stress is off and that's the experience i had. >> it's been a lifetime struggle for so many and now the ruling seems to have put it to an end. >> we finally evolved and we evfled regarding a gay and less bee yn issue. >> i know the culture as the ha

san jose. what does this mean for the fire department and also taxpayers? >> reporter: approximate the city council approves the plan here tonight at san jose city hall it means that the men and women who protect your homes here in the south bay could see a 15% raise over the next four years with the first year being retroactive. on top of that firefighters would also receive a lump sum payment that amounts to an additional 3% in pay. now, the firefighters local union points out that not only is this their first raise in seven years, but they have been working with fewer people during that time. the deal also requires every unit to be manned with at least four five fighters and leaving future talks over their pensions which have been reduced in recent years. also today not far from san jose city hall. the santa clara board of supervisors, they're expected to approve a tougher ep forcement of illegal fireworks. this in time for the 4th of july weekend. currently police can openly charge the person who sets off the firework. it approved they would also be able to go after the property owner. let's say a tenant were to set something off, law enforcement could al

this is all happening right near san jose city hall. we are live in san jose. police are taking an approach to this ongoing situation that's a wait and see. . >> reporter: that's what it is at this point. in fact, they have already cleared 6th street behind me. it was closed for most of the night. the man is still up in the cabin of the crane 90 feet above the ground. he's refusing to come down. he's been up there for nine hours now. the crane is not over the street, but as a precaution overnight, police did close a portion of 6th street between santa clara and st. johns street. the superintendent for the job site here has been on the scene and told his 100 workers to stay home today. no work on this parking structure under construction just across the street from san jose city hall. police say at one point the man was walking on the arm of the crane. at this point police say they are not going to take any chances. they are going to be patient here at the scene. >> he's refusing to come down. he may be under the influence of something because of his action and

. >>> and it will fly after all, the new development in the flag debate at san jose's city hall, next. for san jose veterans. as we've been reporting , they >>> a partial victory today for san jose veterans. they want city hall to fly the p.o.w. flag permanently and not just on special occasions. this is the flag. it's dedicated to prisoners of war and those missing in action. the veterans say the state of california flies that flag on a permanent basis and that san jose should as well. today city council members approved flying the flag during the week of the fourth of july. >> we want to move forward on what we can do today to make sure that we're flying the flag and then come back in august and continue to work on the 365-day. but let's get something done today and make sure it's flying during the fourth of july holiday. >> veterans have even some ideas about where the flag should fly, on the same pole as the u.s. flag just below old glory. >>> take you outside, live pictures from the port of oakland. the port is going high tech to help speed up the flow of cargo. as we speak, blue

san francisco city hall today since the announcement and tweeted this photo of state senator mark leno who says it is a great day for america. >>> abc 7 reporter david louie took this video at san jose a pride flag was raised this afternoon. a celebration rally is planned tonight at the plaza. david joins us live with reaction from the south bay. >> reporter: mayor and other civic leaders joining members and supporters of the lbgtq community. there will be some religious leaders who don't support the supreme court's decision. for supervisor the high court decision has special meaning. he came out as gay 31 years ago and thinks it will help younger people. >> this sends the signal especially to young people that they don't have to believe that they aren't as good as everybody else. i think that just sort of changes the whole dynamic that everybody is going to feel more accepted. >> reporter: two years ago he put on a judicial robe and performed civil same-sex ceremonies to demonstrate his support. for some religious leaders especially in more conservative congregations the supreme court decision does not change how they read and interpret the scripture. >> the bible warned us, told u

this time against san jose city hall. they want the city to permanently fly the flag honoring military members who are prisoners of war or missing in action. nbc bay area damian trujillo joins us with more on the flags. what's the city's response to this? >> reporter: the veterans say that the one flag is missing from the four flag poles here at san jose city hall and are willing to fight to put it up for good. >> it flaps in the wind above san jose's vietnam war memorial. veterans' day the p.o.w./m.i.a. flag is a powerful symbol meant to honor and remember those left behind in war zones. among them san jose staff sergeant robert ma sued a, classified as missing in action. >> this is the banner that recognizes that commitment. they are not forgotten. everybody comes home or is searched for until they or their remains are found and identified. >> the pow/mia flag flies every day. the president of the united veterans council said it should fly above the city hall. right now, city hall flies a u.s. flag, the california flag

to work day for many in the city but there are events planned there at san francisco city hall this evening at 6:00 also at san jose city hall tonight. a lot of people sort of buzzing and now for those people who are celebrating, it's going to be tough to get back to the business of a regular workday or schoolday because certainly, this decision changes everything. >> yeah. we also heard from mayor lee and kate kendall. mayor lee said did you feel the earth shaking this morning? talking about the supreme court decision. kate said that she hopes that this decision goes beyond same- sex marriage but instead moves toward, you know, dealing with other issues in terms of race, housing equality. she mentioned that, as well. want to go back to -- we are going back out to -- >> look. in the middle of the picture, the man we have been expecting to hear from. >> our former mayor, now lieutenant governor, the fabulous one of the men that i most admire on the planet, gavin newsom. >> sorry i'm late. you have a lot to do and a lot to celebrate. more importantly, a lot to be proud of today. i heard some words on wednesday night

taking a look live at san jose city hall. let's bring in meteorologist rob mayeda. you see the brown hills behind city hall there, they were green for a brief moment in time. >> yeah it seems like not that long ago. temperatures in the 90s, continues to drop the humidity levels off in the hills. we saw more on saturday. this morning lots of low clouds around healdsburg starting off in the upper 50s and temperatures in the 70s today. south winds keeping the temperatures running relatively cool around healdsburg in the north bay valleys today. and downtown san jose sunshine. but now only climbing close to 80. that's down from the upper 80s we had around downtown san jose just yesterday. so the sea breeze strengthening as we wrap-up the weekend. some of the inland temperatures running a handful of degrees cooler and we see the winds bringing once again more low clouds misty skies, much like you're seeing now in san francisco. so a cool start to tomorrow. mild start to the workweek. then we're going to begin to see much warmer changes and 90s coming back in the picture.

a >> pam: in agreement between san jose the fired a fire fire fighters union signed an initial rate had been a big problem for us for years. bush's 11 san jose's city hall/ >> reporter: san jose firefighters to temper some pickup back in 2011 to help the city ought during a budget crisis what but ever since then they've been losing a lot of manpower and city officials are saying that they hope that this new agreement will stop the bleeding and make san jose since replaced the. all is immediately after imitate a senior members of this as a fire department started picking up jobs and just about every other bay area fire department and which means a lot of skill a lot of experience was going away firefighters are stressed and avert is becoming a safety issue good news is that a new three-year agreement is all but done deal the firefighters will get their first series in more than six years the city will be able to start adding new firefighters to the ranks very soon. what are"members of the dene and still need for relieving the morals that the city understands your position as a union representative if unable to get back some level of restoration of pay an

. >>> and here in the bay area, a korean flag raising ceremony at san jose city hall to commemorate the wall, and recognize the 67th anniversary of the establishment of the republic of korea. that is happening this morning at 10:00. >> happening today, we are waiting to hear a decision from the supreme court on the future of same-sex marriage. that decision could come down sometime this morning. now, the courts will decide if same sex couples have the constitutional right to marry, or whether state bans on same- sex marriage can remain in place. we'll bring the decision to you as soon as it comes down right here on kron 4 if it comes down today. >>> and the state assembly is taking up a controversial bill that would require sir yale all public school students to be vaccinated. governor brown has not said if he will sign the bill. the bill aims to increase emmanuel rates in the wake of a measles outbreak that was linked to disneyland in stem. under the proposal, only children with serious health issues would be able to opt out of school-mandated vaccines. >> the state stream court is set

beautiful time lapse though that was taken over san jose at city hall. t there is more sun down in san jose. as the sun goes into the west you will see mostly clear conditions down south and the numbers tomorrow will be near 80 degrees around san jose. back here we will be looking for temperatures in the all important back to work forecast. tomorrow morning there will be fog along the shoreline and the temperatures, 54 degrees as we start out monday morning around the bay and inland, middle 50s will do. it low clouds around the morning as you will see. a flow continuing in a fairly static pattern out in the pacific. so static and high pressure t is sitting there all week skpepbd it will continue to do so. coastal clouds, wind -- weekend and it will continue to do so. coastal clouds, wind gusts. cool along the shoreline. low clouds, slow to burn back to the shore tomorrow. freezing it midday, most of the low cloudiness is confined to around the city and the pen tpheupbs laand inland, plenty of sun. time - - peninsula and the inland higher. so, in general,

san jose. alan wang has that part of our team coverage. >> marriage is a right to every human being. openly gay leaders shouted from the steps of san jose city hall. >> thank god the rainbow flag is heading up. >> others expressed their emotions after they heard same-sex marriage is now protect the across the entire country. >> i actually cried on my way to work when i got a text from my mom. she was the one that told me. i got choked up. >> often you don't know your stress until the stress is over and that's really the experience i had. >> it's been a lifetime struggle for so many, and now this ruling seems to have put it to an end. >> we finally evolved and we evolved regarding a gay and lesbian issue. >> i know the dominant culture has a whole don't like it but -- >> many realize it will take longer for attitudes to change n san jose, alan wang, abc7 news. >> no surprise, not everyone is happy about the ruling. there were some harsh words from same-sex marriage opponents. they say that the supreme court violated the constitution and that there will be unintended fall-out from yesterday's decision. >> this is not government of the people by the

people were also waiting to celebrate in the south bay about 100 people gathered outside of san jose city hall tonight at 6:00. many told us they felt a warm glow after the ruling was handed down. mayor sam licardo remembered the people and small steps taken to finally reach full equality. >>> now to the ruling itself from a deeply divided court. it was justice anthony kennedy who was the swing vote. jana katsuyama is live with the legal argument that they used to come up with the ruling. >> reporter: in the end it showed some big differences in the way that the nation viewed the u.s. constitution. votes by the public and the supreme court. moments after the supreme court's decision the feelings outside were as divided as inside. >> it's a hope that gay marriage is a thing of the past, that from this day forward, it's just be marriage. >> one of the corner stones is freedom of speech and consciousness of all americans we're hoping that corner stone not withstanding today's decision remains. >> reporter: the ruling shows how the justices used the swing vote. >> he's been very much involved in l

it flies every day over the hall of justice in san jose but not over city hall. >> one of those stillissing is robert masuda of san jose.!c re not forgotten. everybody comes home or are searched for. >> the decision angered veterans groups so no one forgets the sacrifice of robert and all others who never came home. >> and the veterans say you don't need another flag pole or pow mia flag$t) flown on the same pole as the usa flag flown right beneath it. >>> okay. let's talk about the warriors. get there early, call in sick or watch our broadcast. >> we can't call in sick. we will be broadcasting the parade. >> there are barricades up also. if you parked along the route, the signs are pretty clear. you want to get your car out of the way by this evening. getting around near that area can be quite a challenge. down to just one lane. along that route on broadway some businesses will open bright and early friday morning. it's a busy time and they are trying to help answer the call with the warriors win. >> we are producing a lot of juice for friday. we have special blends for warriors. we

perched in a crane right across from san jose city hall.l you what police are doing to try to get him down. >>> another story we're following, the supreme court could issue a ruling on the same-sex marriage debate today but up next, the other big issues that may be taken up first. for over 60,000 california foster children having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies. bring your gift to any sleep train and help a foster child start the school year right. >>> the streets near city hall are now open after police try to hoist a man down from a crane. >>> good morning. welcome too "mornings on 2." in is a -- welcome to "mornings on 2." this is a live look from san jose. that's where police are in a standoff with a man who climbed on top of the crane last night. tara moriarty will have more coming up in about two minutes. good morning to you. it's monday,

more rainbow flags flying high in the castro district and it's a similar sight at san jose city hall. hundreds of people plan to celebrate in the south bay. and the rally starts in about 30 minutes. nbc bay area's michelle roberts is there. a big celebration is expected. >> reporter: hundreds of people are expected. some are just starting to show up right now here at the plaza at city hall. the mayor will speak along with a handful of other city leaders. they're going to be speaking right beneath this pride flag that just went up this afternoon. one couple i spoke to said they're celebrating not only for themselves but couples across the country. >> it says, thank you for your decision today, same-sex marriage, judy and karen. >> reporter: it's a thank you card thatnd karen always hoped to mail. >> there's no more gay marriage. it's marriage. >> reporter: they said "i do" in vermont five years ago. >> why did you do that? i'm shy. >> reporter: it's a marriage filled with affection. >> karen, karen? >> reporter: and some teasing -- >> i'm married to a foreign ham. >> reporter: but thei

openly-gay leaders like santa clara supervisor ken yeager shouted from the steps of san jose city hall >> flags are going down in many areas of the country and the rainbow flag is heading up. >> others expressed that i shall emotions after hearing same-sex marriage is now protected across the entire country. >> i actually cried on my way to work when i got a text from my mom. i got choked up. >> often you don't know your stress until the stress is over and that's really the experience i had. >> it's been a lifetime struggle for so many and now this ruling seems to have put it to an end. >> we finally evolved and we evolved regarding a gay and lesbian issue. >> i know the culture has a whole don't like it but -- >> many realize it will take longer for attitudes to change n san jose, alan wang, abc7 news. >> no surprise, not everyone is happy about the ruling. some harsh words from same-sex marriage opponents. they say that the supreme court violated the constitution and that there will be unintended fall-out from yesterday's decision. >> this is not government of the people by the peopl

still ahead, streets are blocked off right near san jose city hall as we speak.l because a man has been holed up way up there in the construction crane for more than nine hours while the police plan to just wait it out. >>> we're looking at the bridge commute, and so far, westbound bay bridge, there's a crowd there, waiting to get onto the span, nothing major but we'll tell you what the delay times are. >>> and most of the crowd can probably see some fog or feel a westerly breeze, so with that in place, will we stay on the cool side, temperatures did warm up from saturday into sunday, they cool down, what about today, you can see some warming up, we'll see how much longer that will last. ñsxóxgñ h >>> the streets near city hall are open as police continue to try to coax a man down from a crane nine stories high. the latest next. >>> the historic south carolina church that was the site of a shooting massacre reopens its doors. how thousands of people are showing their support. mornings on 2 continues. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> thank you for joining us. mo

assembly member evan lough and santa clara supervisor ken jaeger shouted from the steps of san jose city hallnk got that the confederate flags are going down in many areas of the country and the rainbow flag is heading up. >> reporter: others expressed their emotions after hearing same-sex marriage is though protected across the entire country. >> i actually cried. i'm on my way to work and i got a text from my mom and she was the one that told me. i got coked up. >> often you don't know you're stressed until the stress is over and that's really the experience i had. >> reporter: it's been a lifetime struggle for so many and now this ruling seems to have put it to an end. >> we finally evolved and we evolved regarding a gay and lesbian issue. >> i know the dominant culture as a whole still doesn't like it, you know, but now we've got the law on our side. >> reporter: but many here realize it will take longer for attitudes to change. in san jose, alan wang abc 7 news. >>> no surprise no everyone is happy about the ruling some harsh words from same-sex marriage opponents they say the supreme co

they want the city of san jose to fly the flag honoring military members. right now, city hall and san jose flies the u.s. flag along with california's flag and the city flag. next week, the city is expected to vote on flying the pow-mia flag six times a year for a toe it will of 42 days. they are demanding 365 days a year. >> >>. >> popular bay area park has reopened after a $20 million makeover. we're talking about the north side of the mission district. the public can now enjoy new tennis courts. as well as refurbished restrooms. the park south side is currently fenced off with a smaller project that's expected to finish next year. shares up nearly 50% on day one. okay for get the bike lane or the passing lane. utah university who can't look away from that phone their own lane. neon green lanes painted on the stairs of the gym. one for running, one for walking and now students say they like the idea. and they want more texting lanes painted all around campus. i think we need one in the news room. i'm always behind someone texting. >> we also need netflix, as well. >>. >> how

at the children's discovery museum and also san jose giants municipal stadium will have one as well as the lake in south san jose. and we're live at city hall in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> thank you. academy award-winning composer james horner was killed in ventura county in a single plane crash. ♪ ♪ horner won two oscars for the music in the film "titanic" and did music for many other films. small plane registered to horner went down yesterday in the national forest. so far authorities have not officially released the identity of the person killed but horner's attorney told the "l.a. times" no one has heard from him and some friends of horner's posted tributes of him online. >>> pilots for the airline with a bay area hub says it's cutting corners for safety. allegiant air is a low fare carrier that uses mostly old planes and it has an oakland airport as the hub. now the pilots' union is complaining about a bare minimum approach to safety and maintenance. they cite 38 potentially dangerous incidents during the first three months of the year. >>> hundreds of firefighters are battling a wildfire south of lake tahoe. it threatens the mount

san jose. this is a crane. and there is a man at the top of that crane and because of that, there have been roads closed around san jose city hall on for hours. those roads, though, have since reopened. we'll check in with tara moriarty to tell you what is going on with the man up there and what the police are doing. all of the latest information is coming. >> it's monday, june 22. i'm dave clark. we're welcoming gasia. >> so happy to be here. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. we would like to start your morning by checking weather and heading over to steve paulson. >>> low clouds for some. sunny for many. but the fog on the coast favors everywhere except santa cruz. there are a few spots on the santa cruz coast that don't have the fog. we'll have temperatures pretty nice unless you are far inland. then a lot of 60s, 70s and low 80s. low cloud deck. but george mccray, he said from the fire in the pea soup was in scottsdale last weekend. a friend of mine was also in phoenix where it was 114 to 116 degrees. today in the 50s. currently 52.7. yes, there have been some incredibly hot temperatures down into arizona. record highs all over the pl

today's meet willing be at san jose city hall and will involve leaders from all over the south bay. >is first oop experience in court today. chase benoit and spencer smith are accuse of stabbing a man to death early sunday morning in the field just outside morgan hill. benoit will be in court this afternoon. investigators believe the suspects knew their victim but they haven't said how. >>> let's check your weather this morning with kari. good morping. >> good morning, scott. starting out with sunshine across most of the bay. still low clouds in san francisco. 56 degrees. upper 50s for the east bay. today's high reaches 73 degrees in the east bay. peninsula, 77 degrees. and for the north bay, the warmest spot a lot of sunshine today reaching 79 degrees. the weekend forecast is looking nice with many spots warming up into the 80s like the tri-valley and the north bay. even some 80s in the south bay but still in the upper 60s in san francisco. >>> how are the roads flowing, mike? >> kari, they're flowing well. it's friday. even this build right here it's a subtle one for the south bay.

if you are in the south bay, there is a rally set for 6:00 at san jose city hall to celebrate the historic supreme court ruling on same-sex marriage. again, this is one scene in one part of the bay area. as i did mention before, this really for many people is the epicenter of the same-sex marriage movement here in the bay area, california, and possibly will nation. >> we are getting reaction on social media from regular people, as well. one person tweeted out, i can't wait to wake up the kids and tell them that america did the right thing. obviously a lot of people in support of gay marriage celebrating this morning. i would like too hear more on what the opposition is saying, of people still against same- sex marriage, what they are saying this morning. if there are any plans. a lot of people and law experts believe this will be the final decision. you are taking a live look here at san francisco city hall where they are unveiling the rainbow flag out there this morning in front of the city hall steps out there. again, we are expecting many city leader, many national leaders, to be speaki

city of san jose. that's coming up next. >> some of the most powerful pot shops are facing off against the city of san jose. >> one marijuana dispense tris is taking swings against city hall. >> our investigation last month uncovered a major medical marijuana distributor apparently ignore the city's rules, originally the location declined our request to explain its side of the story. after seeing our hidden camera investigation, the marijuana business has now decided to defend its position. i'll say this, the city is responsible for the chaos created. >> reporter: he's the attorney for many medical marijuana dispense tri on the east side. >> in san jose you have to be 21 but this is like they don't really care. >> reporter: our cameras showed your clients not following the rules. >> this is the big problem that there is that these rules they are saying are rules really are not. >> that's the heart of the legal battle between the city of san jose and this marijuana dispensary called san jose san jose organics. >> uncovered four apparent violations of the city's rules for medical marijuana businesses. >> so i don't think you're an undercover cop, we're 18 and that's obvious

. >>> there appears to be a break in the long running fight between san jose firefighters and city hall. they have come to a tentative contract agreement. >> the question remains, will the agreement help us solve some of the city's problems? here's robert hunt. >> the san jose fire department has changed a lot in the past five years. the number of firefighters has dropped from 744 to 699. the department has closed or severely cut back stations. when talks began on this new deal. firefighters had not had a raise since 2008 and city hall was playing hardball. >> there were many takeaways, there were maybe 29 reductions in staffing and in pay and benefits. >> the new deal addresses those issues and offers almost a 15% raise spread out over four years, including the first year retroactive, then 3% every year including some lump sum payments. it also maintains staffing at four firefighters per unit. while an overall evaluation goes on. they hope the stability of a new deal with help in addressing station closures and brownouts. we felt that vibe that energy coming, and wanted to cooperate wi

now to davi at city hall in san jose. tell us about the celebration that's going on there now as well as some of the opposition that you found today. >> reporter: right now an informal gathering. we're going to hear speeches at 6:30 from the mayor, the president of the board of survisors and many others. even after the celebration is over there are going to b opponents in the community who are upset with the supreme court's ruling. supervisor ken yeager who is gay hopes this puts to rest the social split on the issue of same-sex marriage especially among conservative religious leaders. >> there are church membersho are lgbt. it's harder to come up with a rationale to discriminate ainst gays and lesbians. there isn't any need. >> yeager joined in a super viszer's office to demonstrate support. to pastor dick of san jose's christiacenter t the high court ruling does not change scripture and the words of the apostle paul. >> thislifestyle is he used the word abomination against heaven i'm going to agree with paul doesn't mea

. >>> south bay leaders celebrated the ruling at a rally last night in san jose city hall. about a hundred people attended this event. some brought along giant rainbow flags for the occasion. san jose mayor and congresswoman were among the speakers who talked about all the small steps that it took to finally reach equality. >> across the nation there are visible signs of solidarity. the white house was lit up in rainbow colors. the president said it made the union more perfect. city hall also shined brightly last night a focus of the same sex marriage movement they first held weddings in february of 2004. this ruling making front pages across the nation. here is a look at the san francisco chronicle. you can see the headline says we do. the pictures are the plaintiffs in the 2004 lawsuit seeking to legalize same sex marriage the picture was taken as the two attended yesterday's news conference on the ruling. >> if we go to the front page of the new york times you can see the headline reads equal dignity. same sex marriage a right nationwide. it also shows photographs of coup

san jose. some of that is due to the budget and the economy a few years back but a lot of had it to do with the leadership at city hall. all of that has exchanged. for san jose firefighters there's there's agreement with the city. the four-year deal signed gives firefighters their first raise in seven years. they'll get a 14% increase between now and 2018 and may reverse the trend of firefighters going to other cities. >> the huge significant provides stability. the big thing we wanted to do is to make sure that firefighters don't continue to leave city service. the relationship between firefighters and the city of san jose has been strained for years because of the lack of a contract and budget cutbacks forcing staffing shortages and even the closure of fire stations. but changes in the economy and changes at city hall and union leadership help breakthrough the bitter feelings. >> what we saw this year from the fire union leadership, was a real strong sentiment towards working constructively to finding a way to be able to restore pay that our firefighters deserve and doing it within our means. and i think as a result

. >>> right now a big break in the dispute between san jose firefighters and city hall. at issue, a fight over pay and staffing. but the two sides have come to a tentative contract. now we broke the story earlier today. the question tonight will it help solve the city's problems? robert honda is at station one. can this happen? >> well this has been a long process of the two sides trying to work out their differences. not only over the issues but the resentment that has build up. today both sides revealed a new deal and a new altitude. >>> the san jose fire department has changed a lot in the past five years. the number of firefighters has dropped to 679 and the department has closed or severely cut back stations. when talks began on the new deal firefighters had not had a race since 2008 and city has was playing hard bag. >> there was many take aways, i want to say maybe 29 reductions in staffing and pay and benefits. >> the new deal addresses the issues that offers a 15% raise spread out over four years, and then 3% every year including lump some payments. inmaintains

san jose. you were at city hall this morning when the news broke. what was the immediate reaction?as very early in the morning just after 7:00. i was with a small group of people here at the civic center who were eager to know how the justices would go, and when they found out this place erupted with joy. the decision brought cheers hugs, and tears. just raw emotion among the dozen or so same-stex couples who gathered here to hear the the decision. >> i feel like i'm part of the american dream now actually. yeah. have the opportunity to live the american dream like everybody else. >> it did take a long time, but it says a lot about our country that we could get to the right place. >> i'm very happy that this is happening now. it's a new beginning for us. yeah. i'm very, very happy. >> congratulations. >> inthe credible. we waited all of these years. >> anupg those here senator mark leno who came out more than four

. >> not just in san francisco, san jose also held a rally at city hall. the mayor joined together with many in the south bay to enjoy the news. >> i'm just really happy to be excited. to be here with our community. the term gay marriage is finally retired because it's just marriage. >> the mayor says the supreme court finally delivered a long overdue obligation. >> 11 years ago, gavin defied the law and issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples. do what you think is right. literally saying do what you think is right. >> a great sense of pride and emotion for the now lieutenant governor. >> this is the scene outside the supreme court. people cheered, danced and hugged as the news was delivered. >> well the white house did what many americans did by posting the rainbow colors on social media today. we want to show you an image on the white house, twitter and facebook pages. it's the flag, as you can see. it's right now on social media. >> get ready for a boom on the wedding business. a lot of same-sex couples rushed to get married like these women, in ge

. >> right new, san jose police are responding to city hall where a map is on a huge crane.> yes, kristen, officers on the scene call this a bit of a problem, the map is at the top of that christian. in the cab. the officer estimate it is 90' above the ground. around 8:30 last knit, the adult male himmed to the top of the crane and officers say he does not appear to be from the area, possibly he is a transient. he is talking but not always coherently. we are at corner ofth and santa clara. san jose police department are waiting him out with a rescue crew on stand by. the construction workers who would normally have been arriving at work were told to stay home. the officers have cut power to the job site so the crane is not rate am the it is an interesting situation for san jose police department. here is what the lieutenant said. >> we have had different situations where individuals on the overpasses and we have to talk them down. this is unique as far as someone able to climb up a crane and hold themselves up there and get us in this situation we

grant:tonight at 6:45.gary will be here to weigh in on the in june and july of last year san jose police and city hallant: walleyed strain the entire thing on kron4 at constant checking out. ---we will live stream the entire thing on kron4.com >> diane: if you are headed for the warriors parade will be an exciting time and beautiful one as well. i mountain a.m., miles-- wins. what 20 of sunshine to last all day long. reaching at 71 degrees. no rain and the forecast as i have been itching all week long corporate--as i have been mentioning all week long. >> diane: 53 oakland the before east bayshore on interest to the two degrees for daily city. >> diane: 60 degrees for richmond upper 60s% for cisco and the peninsula. so we have one more day on the crowded conditions in place spirit rising up to the '90s what 93 saturday. 86 for by other state. --father's day >> pam: received more than 2-thousand complaints about illegal fireworks. >> pam: most were about firecrackers and bottle rockets but there is growing concern about the proliferation of more >> pam: powerfull explosives and the threat to public saf

. >>> developing news in san jose right now where police have blocked off streets near city hall. several people have called in to our newsroom to tell us a man is up in a crane near city hall and won't come down. this has been going on since about 10:00 last night. >>> there is anticipation this week in san francisco and around the country, as the supreme court could rule as early as 6:30 this morning on same sex marriage. the decision could fall during san francisco's pride week, and as deborah reports, plans are being made if a huge rally -- if a huge rally after the supreme -- for a huge rally after the supreme court's decision. >> reporter: john lewis and stewart gaffney were among the first to marry in the city in 2004 and later were plaintiffs against proposition 8. now they are bracing for a decision that would throw out gay marriage bans in 13 states. >> the basic principle that everybody should have the freedom to marry the person they love. >> right now, legally the country is divided. that is what we need this supreme court to decide. >> reporter: lewis and gaffney wer

now to david at city hall in san jose. tell us about the celebration that's going on there now as well as some of the opposition that you found today. >> reporter: right now an informal gathering. we're going to hear speeches at 6:30 from the mayor, the president of the board of supervisors and many others. even after the celebration is over there are going to be opponents in the community who are upset with the supreme court's ruling. supervisor ken yeager who is gay hopes this puts to rest the societal split on the issue of same-sex marriage especially among conservative religious leaders. >> there are church members who are lgbt. it's harder to come up with a rationale to discriminate against gays and lesbians. there isn't any need. >> yeager joined in a super viszer's office to demonstrate support. to pastor dick of san jose's christian center t the high court ruling does not change scripture and the words of the apostle paul. >> this lifestyle is he used the word abomination against heaven i'm going to agree with paul

under statement of the year as out of towners sarah and myselfy formally married in san francisco city hall. same for jose and vincent who came all e way from texas where until this morning the marriage would not have been recognized. >> waiting for this for a listening time along with countless others across the land who will not miss the 2 words that used to precede marriage. >> no long same sex marriage it's just marriage. >> not subtle distinction in the context of pursuing happiness and perfect timing with a perfect irony. how the preme court chose this day before gay pride weekend to permanent incently flip the marriage uiverse in all 50 states now. >> it make us all feel american. regardless of what stat you are from. >> or country as blake and bill noted back home in canada. same sex marriage minus the first 2ords has been legal for 10 years. what do we have in store? >> to the point where it will seem just nmal. won't be such a big deal. >>porter: marriage not a big deal? fv never. especially on this day. wayne abc 7 of news. >> big pride pade is sunday. goes up mark street from beall to 8 street

san jose. a man is peopled high on a huge crane near city hall.ce have been trying to get him down all night. our reporter is at the scene. katie? >> morning matt. we have not soon any movement. we have been out here the last hour and a half. we have seen him move in the cab but police say they will wait him out. police are in communication with him. officers at the base of of crane have a bullhorn but he is incoe herent. this is a 90-foot crane. the man break into the construction site and climbed the crane last night at 8:30 located at 6th at santa clear. police have 6th cigarette block off. the man could be homeless but they are working to confirm his identity. the land is to wait him out and possibly help from mother nature. >> we hope so. the forecast should be in the 80s and maybe it will be warm up, the electricity is shut down so he cannot use the crane and it will be warm up there. >> the 100 construction workers scheduled today have been told to "stay home," at this point, now, it is a waiting game. the sun is coming up but it is not tha

city of san jose. >> we exposed the conflict between the two sides and one local dispensary is taking some swings at city hallur investigation last month uncovered a major medical marijuana distributor, apparently ignoring the city's rules. originally, the location declined our request to explain its side of the story. but after seeing our hidden camera investigation, the marijuana business has now decided to defend its position. >> i'll say this the city is responsible for the chaos that's been created. >> he's the attorney for this medical marijuana dispensary on san jose's east side. >> technically in san jose you have to be 21 but this is like they don't really care. >> our cameras showed your clients not following the rule. >> so this is the big problem that there is these rules that they're saying are rules really are not. >> and that's the heart of the legal battle between the city of san jose and this marijuana dispensary. last month our hidden cameras uncovered four apparent violations of the city's rules for medical marijuana businesses. >> so um i don't think you're an undercover cop. so we'll acce

. >> breaking news in san jose, this is a look at a construction site at 6th and santa clara near city hall where a man climbed to the top of a crane. officers say he climbed up and inside the cab at 8:30 last night. police have been trying to get him down all night. they have shut off power to the job site so he cannot move the crane. 100 construction workers have opinion told not to come to work because of situation. our reporter is there with a report including what we are learning of this man at 6:30. >> the search is on in san francisco for the vandals would have deface add mural in the mission district. it represents the lgbt experience and the latest charge is days before the pride festival. we are on the scene. >> morning, this mural just went up two weeks ago and it has been vandalized twice. black graffiti covers the face of the men and women in the art. it was supposed to celebrate lgbt chicano culture and mixes images of lgbt people with mexican american themes. this is outside the galleria which has been using this canvass at the corner of 24th for decades. workers hope this la

san jose need more? that's the debate as city hall weighs affordability and safety. i understand the city decided to nearly double the size of those community service forums. >> they plan to hire 24 more csos. the community service officers are based here at this sub station in san jose. the police union says the money allocated by the city to hire more of them should have gone to the cops. san jose community service officer lydia is one of 28 csos who hit the streets for first time last september. >> we're there to make uniform patrol available to the public. >> they don't carry weapons and can't make arrests. but in the past ten months, they have taken over the initial investigation into many burglaries. >> we're trained to lift fingerprints, take dna, and photographic evidence. >> reporter: the new program has been so successful in assisting police, the city council just allocated more than $3 million to hire 24 more csos. but james gonzalez questions the decision asking whether the money would have been better spent on sworn police officers. >> we are soon approa

city of san jose again. we recently exposed the conflict between the two sides. >> now one local marijuana dispensary is taking big swings at city hall. here's our chief investigative reporter tony kovaleski. >> our investigation last month uncovered a major medical marijuana distributor apparently ignoring the city's rules. originally, the location declined our request to explain its side of the story. after seeing our hidden camera investigation, the marijuana business has now decided to defend its position. >> i'll say this the city is responsible for the chaos that's been created. >> he's the attorney for this medical marijuana dispensary on san jose's east side. >> technically in the san jose you have to be 21. this is like you know they don't really care. >> our cameras showed your client is not following the rules. so this is the big problem that there is. that these rules that they're saying are rules really are not. >> that's the heart of the legal battle between san jose and this marijuana dispensary called san jose organics. last month, our hidden cameras uncovered four apparent violation was the city's rules for medical m

san jose. >> well you know there are larger forces more powerful forces than city hall.t's called the market. we recognize that supply and demand is going to drive this ultimately. in terms of what i try to do, in terms of driving affordable housing, first, it's around the form and location of the housing. we know about 30% of silicon valley households' income is being spent on transportation now. >> 30%? >> typically between 20% and 30%. >> wow. >> a lot of money's going into that car. if we can get corridors and bart's under construction, bus, light rail under construction now, these modes are critical to be able to make silicon valley more affordable and, of course building higher densities. >> mayor liccardo with a couple second left, i want to ask the one question that i've been cures curious about mayor autos -- how good are you at "sim city"? >> hopefully i'll be a better mayor than i am at "sim city." >> no ufos that come in and destroy -- >> if they do, we're turning to you. san jose mayor sam liccardo thanks for being with us. >>> next intel doubles down on its

san francisco's city hall this morning. and check this out. some newlyweds used the flag as a backdrop for their wedding pictures. and in san jose, the rainbow flag was out too, this is in front of the civic center. it was raised after the ruling. >>> kpix 5's cate caugiran says today's supreme court ruling will only add to this year's celebrations in san francisco. cate. >> reporter: yeah. what timing, liz. i really -- san francisco's pride celebration is going to kick off this weekend and that celebration is always generally big and loud and i'll tell you what it's going to get bigger and louder. take a look at this crowd already here in san francisco's castro district. police are already blocking off the streets for the events. in an hour there will be a rally to kick things off at castro and market but the celebration really has been going on all day full of laughter and tears because now, the roller coaster ride to marriage equality has stopped. [ laughter ] >> supreme court finally, yes. >> love won today. >> 11 years, 11 years. >> reporter: no more waiting, america. the road to marriage equality has been paved and san fra

san jose. abc 7 news was on sixth street near city hall as the man climbed a 90-story crane and then hunkered down in a glass basket. he appeared to have a jug o water and a white sack with him. at one point we saw him wipe down the glass with a cloth. the construction firm canceled work today. that cost 100workers a day of pay. the company estimates that stoppage will cost up to $200,000. as the hours dragged on and on scander got hungry. he finally surrendered to police. it was a breakfast burrito that got him to come down. police describedim as despondent and incoherent. in a jailhouse interview with our medi partners the san jose mercury news, he said "maybe i just need help." >>> police have aested sean combs, also known as diddy, o ucla's campus for assault with a deadly wepon. he is accused of attacking the football coach with a kettle bell like you e at the gym. his son justin is a red shirt player on the team. tmz reports te drama started yesterday after the strength and conditioning coach told his son not to come back until the end of summer. combs tried to talk to the coach today. tmz r

san jose. abc 7 news was on sixth street near city hall as the man climbed a 90-story crane and then hunkered down in a glass basket. he appeared to have a jug of water and a white sack with him. at one point we saw him wipe down the glass with a cloth. the construction firm canceled work today. that cost 100 workers a day of pay. the company estimates that stoppage will cost up to $200,000. as the hours dragged on and on scander got hungry. he finally surrendered to police. it was a breakfast burrito that got him to come down. police described him as despondent and incoherent. in a jailhouse interview with our media partners the san jose mercury news, he said "maybe i just need help." >>> police have arrested sean combs, also known as diddy, on ucla's campus for assault with a deadly weapon. he is accused of attacking the football coach with a kettle bell like you use at the gym. his son justin is a red shirt player on the team. tmz reports the drama started yesterday after the strength and conditioning coach told his son not to come back until the end of summer. combs tried to talk to the coach

city of san jose. they hold weekly meetings... >> it stinks! >> and they host town halls... >> there is a significant odor that comes from the newby island facility. >> sometimes you know when i just go out and take a walk i just feel dizzy, and i feel like throwing up. >> the whole milpitas is like a huge bathroom, you know, it just so smells so bad. >> milpitas, california... a sleepy bedroom community is the gateway to silicon valley. a bustling tech town of 70,000. many citizens here say the garbage is taking over and ruining their quality of life. >> i'm a real estate broker and years ago, very few people would ask about odor. now 100 percent of the people that are buyers within the community are asking about the odor. that is going to affect property values. >> newby island resource recovery park here in san jose is a landfill operated by republic services, the nation's second largest waste management company. it's been taking trash since 1930 and was scheduled to close in 2025. >> instead today, the city of san jose is not only planning to keep it open until 2041..