state house republicans are expected to announce proposed changes to the law that's sparking outragey and beyond. and the governor of arkansas is changing his mind about a similar bill in his state. >>> another racial incident on a college campus sparked a major investigation. this time the discovery of a noose at duke university. authorities have not identified who placed that noose. >>> millionaire murder suspect robert durst has a court appearance today in new orleans. the hearing will address the weapons and drug charges against him, which were filed after he was arrested last month. durst's attorneys say the fbi search of his new orleans hotel room was illegal. >>> 90,000 mcdonald's workers will be getting a raise july 1st. the pay increase applies only to employees at restaurants owned by mcdonald's, a small percentage of the global workforce. those are some of the top stories on this thursday, april 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> indiana, indiana. we start again in indiana. this is good news to a lot of people, at least they think it is a first

. >>> a fire that tore through several row homes was sparked by a barbecue grill. viewer video shows the fire in norristown yesterday afternoon. resident said she and her husband were grilling on the back porch when the fire started. >> i'm in shock. i don't know. i can't believe. >> nobody didn't get hurt, i hold no grudges or -- >> everyone did escape out injury, but the fire, smoke and water destroyed or damaged several homes. >> the fire marshal will work to determine if the grill sparked the fire. the red cross is helping five families. >>> 5:06. 37,000 runners trained and prepared and car bow loaded and line up for the boston marathon. this is the second marathon since the bombing killed three spectators. the returns were treated to a pasta dinner. team 4:15 when marathon survivors were offered free enter into the race. >>> convicted bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev will be back in court tomorrow for the first day of the trial sentencing phase. dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted on all 30 counts that he faced. the jurors will decide whether he spends the rest of the lif

sparking the new city-wide curfew. >> we're all frustrated. we need to find a better way to deal with it. >> reporter: people saying freddie gray the 5-year-old whose death sparked such outrage would not want this to happen to his city. the people like this young boy handing out water to police and this mother grabbing her son to take him off the streets are a true reflection of their heart, their home. well for now, the curfew will remain in effect for a week. and authorities say the national guard will be out patrolling the streets until it is necessary. reena and t.j. back to you. >> elizabeth, your impressions? a big difference between monday and tuesday after the curfew went into effect? >> reporter: granted, it's still a little early. driving to our location from our hotel, about a five-minute drive, i was telling the producer how it felt like a ghost town. the downtown streets feel like a ghost town. that's a sign that people are heeding the curfew laws. the biggest difference yesterday, we were hearing sirens fire engines just about ev

in san francisco will tran kron 4 news >> reporter: fire officials say an unattended cooking fire sparked a wildfire that has burned more than one thousand acres. >> vicki: fire officials say an unattended cooking fire sparked a wildfire that has burned more than one thousand acres. cooler weather and the efforts of hundreds of firefighters are helping beat back the fire.but it is still only 35 percent contained. the fire is burning along the cities or norco and corona. although evacuations for more than 300 homes have been lifted.residents are still worried. more than 800 firefighters have helped battle the fire. no injuries have been reported. san francisco is preparing for "four-twenty" an unofficial marijuana holiday that brings thousands of people to golden gate park. the city says this celebration has gotten too big to ignore. last year an estimated 15- thousand people packed the park. plan. they will be blocking off westbound kezar, that's the thoroughfare connecting fell and lincoln from about 3pm to 7pm during commute time on monday. .and they have a contingency plan for other ro

. >> reporter: theresa sparks left that life behind about 20 years ago.vorce with three children, she began her journey as a transgender woman. >> this is something you thought about that you lived. you experienced all of your life. and at some point you have to say, you know, it's time. i need to be who i am. >> sparks moved to san francisco and became an activist. here she is in 1999 one of the coordinators for remembrance day. her activism led to an appointment on the police vision in 2004. and later, a historic vote as its president. >> that was the shock for me and the police. >> reporter: this trail blazer heads san francisco's human rights commission. the 66-year-old knows a thing or two about being under the microscope. and expects diane sawyer's interview with bruce jenner to hope him up to intense scrutiny. >> you see it now. his fingernails or whether he has breasts or not. >> reporter: the interview is expected to give jenner his first opportunity to address reports he may be undergoing a gender transition journey of his own. sparks is hopeful

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that's sparking more questions about security in our area. senator ron johnson chairs the homeland security committee. he's issued this statement just a little while ago. he says "i am deeply concerned that someone has the ability to fly for over an hour through the most restricted airspace in our country and land on the lawn of the capitol. i'm investigating this incident and requesting a full accounting by all federal organizations entrusted with securing the united states with from this and similar events. news 4's derek ward will have much more on hughes and what the secret service may have known at 11:15. >>> a live look at the white house this morning where new security changes could be approved today. the i team's scott macfarlane broke this story on twitter. the security plan calls for steel spikes to be added to the top of the fence outside the

officials say it takes just one spark to start a fire.s of acres have been burned but no structures lost and no injuries rorted. it's unclear what spark the blaze. >> the severe storms we've been seeing all weekend are heading towards the east. thousands of people in alabama are without electricity this morning. falling trees knocked down power lines. at least two the tornadoes touched down and dozens of homes were damaged by the strong winds. there's also a report that some train cars were knocked over. and in arkansas there were also giant hailstorms with rain and strong winds. some as large as tennis balls. numerous reports of damage to cars and roofs and now the storms are threatening the northeast today not once but twice. heefrs steve davis at accuweather. good morning, steph. >> thanks ryan and reena. it will be a soggy monday across the eastern seaboard. a storm system bringing showers and thunderstorms to the i-95 corridor. the heaviest of the rain will target washington, d.c., philadelphia and new york city where we can see up t

that sparked some severe thunderstorms. clusters of storms that could give us the second wave of rain will be in and out by 7 a.m. the track is just south of the warm front. the big picture, the rain coming in tomorrow breaking clouds, any sunshine this time of year will bring the temps up. northwest wind gusty, 15 25. then the slow trend back up. the futurecast, most of the rain to the south. north and west, a break in the clouds come into the 30's. it is not necessarily record cold, but tomorrow we hope to break out with sunshine. even though the high temperatures are still under average, compared to today sunday will feel nicer. enjoy the day, throw the ball around to the back yard, there will be some soggy grass, but mostly cloudy monday. northwest wind 15 25. it will feel chilly. temperatures in the 60's, then 50. it will feel cooler because the wind in the cloud cover. the seven day forecast, most of this is positive. rain chances, lingering showers to the south. monday, a 20% chance of a sprinkle. wednesday and thurs

>> teresa sparks is navy vet former husband, devoted parent and grand parent.the unique position to empathize with the journey bruce jenner is apparently making. she used to be a self-described alpha male. >> i was the epitome of white affluent white male, dominance. white male entitlement. and it didn't make me happy. >> teresa sparks left that life behind about 20 years ago. twice divorced with three children. she began her journey as a transgender woman. >> this is not something say, okay, i'm going to be transgender tomorrow. this is something you thought about. that you lived. that you have experience heed all of your life. and at some point you just have tocy say you know, it's time. i have to be who i am. >> reporter: becoming an activist, here she is in 1999. one of the first remembrance days for transgender victims of violence. she had an appoint on the the police commission in 2004 and later an historic vote as its president. >> a shock for me and the police. >> reporter: now san francisco's human right commission, the 66-year-old knows a thing or two

what sparked the fire that erupted on the way to this weekend's acm awards? real housewife kim richards arrested allegedly drunk and on a rampage accused of kicking a beverly hills cop. all new details tonight. >>> nicki minaj engaged? who is her man? >>> harry connick jr., the new simon, blasting a contest. >> for you to say that highly disrespectful. >> renee's with j lo after the show breaking news of her new movie. >> the title, what does it allude to? >>> the new "star wars." >> we're home. >>> and naomi campbell sitting down with tracey opening up about the "empire" sex scenes. >> we got on a pool table and made out the first day. >> this is the entertainment capital of l.a.

now, police have been interviewing family members to learn what sparked the shooting in the first place. again, the the four two-year old victim a philadelphia a man who mass not been identified remains in critical but stable condition. his 22-year old sonnies facing a slew of charges as we speak. we're live at belmont barracks of the state the police, i'm dann cuellar for channel six a "action news". >> thanks, dann. >>> new video of the white police officer shooting a black man in the back has shocked the nation and after seeing the recording today authorities in south carolina have charged the officer with murder. the the raw video is difficult to watch. we have paused it partway through the shooting. fifty year-old walter scott was running away when north charleston patrolman michael slater fired eight times. authorities say that the officer had already hit scott with a stun gun after scotties down, officer slater places him in handcuffs. this all started with a traffic stop saturday officer slater then reportedly that scott tried to take his taser but officials say the video is evi

clearly this announcement will not spark overseas and will not be questioned.arely have people been so far behind the country even though france is having to make cuts. anchor: thank you for that analysis on the defense budget. police in baltimore have fire smoke bombs into protesters who defied a nighttime curfew. to curfew was put in place after monday night. residents to to the streets after a man died after sustaining injuries while in police custody. african-american men have died after contact with police. claire williams reports. reporter: police dispersed protesters who had broken the 10:00 p.m. curfew. they fired smoke bombs at those who gathered at a major intersection in western baltimore. overhead police helicopters shone spotlights on the city. according to the police commissioner, the strategy worked. >> we did not have a lot of activity through the city. the curfew is working. citizens are safe. the city is stable. we hope to maintain it that way. reporter: on monday night, over a dozen buildings were burned. shops were looted. 20 police officers

i think there's a reason that chris rock took the pictures besides just sparking the conversation. i think he wanted there to be documentation of the fact he'd been stopped in case anything happened. we know from many incidents we've seen and read about recently, these stops often end tragically and violently. >> sure. one of the things that happened here is another sort of african-american celebrity figure, isaiah washington had this response online and talked about it, maybe you're driving too fancy a car. if you downgrade you won't be stopped as much. take a listen. >> what should chris rock adapt to? >> there's something happening in his community or wherever he is on that road or coming in or out of that terrain, they're looking for something. i was doing exactly what i wanted it to do. excite a conversation. >> professor, what do you think of that response? is it to some degree bizarre? >> i know both these men relatively well. i must say that i think unfortunately mr. washington in this point misses the broader point. that is to say why should chris rock have to adapt to his

. >> we want to spark a national conversation for playgrounds to be accessible in the united states andld. unfortunately, most of the material came from europe. >> reporter: they're hoping to spark the manufacture of more american-made improvement. >>> the cherry blossom festival is wrapping up tomorrow in japantown. can you catch out martial arts performances and live bands as well. the colorful floats and taiko drummers will head to post and filmore streets. for a complete photo gallery of this week's events, go to kron4.com. >>> we'll start out with low clouds in the morning. that's what we have in the golden gate. although we've had cool temperatures, it's been a different story at the beaches. temperatures have been confined to the 50s. so we start out with gray skies just about everywhere. sunny skies for the afternoon. active weather taking place. just to the north, there's clear lake, to the north of the trinity mountains. now that the sun has gone down tonight, the suns have been winding down. the next several days, it looks like it will be active in the mountain, the see rare,

to the streets of philadelphia today in support and solidarity of the demonstrations in baltimore sparked by the death of freddie gray. >> a 125-year-old has been found alive in the earthquake in nepal trapped for almost five days. >> let's go over to david and karen for weather and traffic. >> reporter: we're off to a decent start. we'll start out fairly bright and later today sprinkles and showers are possible especially later in the afternoon. temperatures this morning, 53 in philadelphia. 49 in allentown. similar numbers to what we've had the last couple of mornings. 48 in millville and trenton. 47 in sea isle and ac. as we head out the door to catch the school bus partly cloudy and cool. 50 by 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m., 55 degrees. 53 degrees on the storm tracker 6 live noon, 66. looks like we'll get a high of 69 around early around 2:00 p.m. 63 degrees by 6:00 p.m. a little bit breezy not too bad breeze wise. the pollen count running medium high it will slip on saturday because of the ocean flow. we're not looking at anyone steady rain, if we were looking at steady rain it would fall. >>

>> teresa sparks is navy vet former husband, devoted parent and grand parent. in the unique position to empathize with the journey bruce jenner is apparently making. she used to be a self-described alpha male. >> i was the epitome of white affluent white male, dominance. white male entitlement. and it didn't make me happy. >> teresa sparks left that life behind about 20 years ago. twice divorced with three children. she began her journey as a transgender woman. >> this is not something say, okay, i'm going to be transgender tomorrow. this is something you thought about. that you lived. that you have experience heed all of your life. and at some point you just have tocy say you know, it's time. i have to be who i am. >> reporter: becoming an activist, here she is in 1999. one of the first remembrance days for transgender victims of violence. she had an appoint on the the police commission in 2004 and later an historic vote as its president. >> a shock for me and the police. >> reporter: now san francisco's human right commission, the 66-year-old knows a thing or

the explosion sparked huge fire balls that engulfed the rig sending terrified workers jumping in to the try to escape. four workers were killed and 16 others hurt. >>> for the first time in its history california is implementing mandatory water restrictions as it prepares for a fourth summer of severe drought. look at the pictures. they tell the story. before and after pictures of large bodies of water just a fraction of their former size. the governor there, jerry brown, calling for a 25% cut in water use statewide, plus new fees and penalties for residents. a lot of these details need to be worked out, how they are going to cut 25%, what fees could be imposed on residents. one problem they are seeing a lack of snow in the sierra, nevada. that's a major source of water. brown did hold a news conference yesterday and said there should have been five feet of snow in the same places that did not see it. >>> an escaped murderer awaiting sentencing in illinois is still on the run this morning after beating a guard stealing his keys and uniform and then taking off in his suv. investigators s

this one sparks story is just like the other sparks stories.fferent jen rags but despite broad appeal the reviews are mixed. associated press saying the film is likely to satisfy sparks fans and brings something new to the romance genre, bull riding. guardian says it is dumb long dull but isn't quite bad enough to be camp. >> danny collins plays an aging rocker. his manager discovers an undelivered letter from john lennon that turns his world upside down. it appears collins is finally ready to settle down. >> done. so help me god, i will never be forced to sing those songs again. >> danny, are you on something? what are you drinking? >> i'm done with all of it too. no more. no more drinking. no more drugging. >> you are drinking right now, danny. >> true. let's forget what i said about drinking. >> great cast here. pacino, annette bening jennifer garner christopher plummer. 75% rating on rotten tomatoes, pretty good. this review from the seattle times it is like its hero the movie is flawed but hard to resist and peter travelers from rolling st

and when i get it right sparks will fly. so everything is on fire imagination but none of the starts without that. you know one song in the book on fire get that field going. [inaudible question] >> thank you so much. [applause] >> i am going to tell the whole story. he will come to the front. we will make time to do that 's. have a great evening. thank you so much for coming. >> oppressed. i can only choose ten muslim moment. india, and the one from iran, for example never thought she would come to america. and she failed. started going to church. open the door for her. this is a knew freedom. muslim moment have premonition can always they do have cultural and objective. our understanding. interesting. the united arab emirates. she won a scholarship. the degree. she came here. and a very educated family. oxford everyone her family is highly educated. but i told her, now you finished your masters degree a couple of years. now. time for me to go home. this is not for me. and then i we will come back amazing. arranged marriage

safety concerns sparked the extreme measure. the os are winning 8-2 in the bottom of the 8th inning. the team's next series starts friday. that will be played at tampa bay instead of at home as scheduled. right now the next home game is set for may 11th against the blue jays. >>> hillary clinton is calling for changes in the criminal justice system in the wake of the freddie gray case and other deaths in police custody. clinton wants body cameras worn by every officer and says there needs to be more respect between the community and police. >> what we have seen in baltimore should indeed i think does tear at our soul. from ferguson to staten island to baltimore, the patterns have become unmistakable. >> the criminal justice system is also on the agenda of republican presidential candidate rand paul. >>> things are calmer today after gunfire broke out in ferguson missouri last night. two people were injured. the shootings happened during a new round of protests in ferguson this time over freddie gray's death. there was a tense st

a lightning strike sparked a fire and left a mercedes owner with a to little. jay korff has the aftermath. jay: a depressing and mind-boggling scene. last night, a wild scene. a lightning strike hit the power line, which crashes down, barking, sparking, the fire charring this once loved mercedes. >> it was in good condition, low mileage, and a nice running car. jay: it was once a sweet ride, but it's now a melted mess. >> this was a disaster in the making. jay: it now serves as a marvel in his arlington neighborhopod to mother nature's might. during monday night's storm rain came down from the sky. >> we heard an explosion. jay: they capture the destruction with video and pictures. a power line was toppled and caught fire. the arcing line punched holes in the road, turning asphalt to glass. >> it took about 15, 20 minutes for two burnout. it was like a slow match. >> oh, man. he's going to need a new mercedes. jay: but the biggest concern was under the road, gas lines. official said if those roads had been punctured, the damage caused would have been the least

the fire is under control but investigators are looking into what sparked the flames in first place. >>> big eagles news. fans are optimistic. we know when la shawn mccoy will make his return. these birds seem like primetime super stars. >> the nfl loves the eagles. they will be in five primetime games this season. the birds al don't have to fly as much this season. last year they logged over 17,000 miles. this year less than 7,000. here is the schedule. the season starts on the road in atlanta, monday night football at 7:00. first game with the division champs, the cowboys. then the jets and the jets are the only team the birds have never lost to. the eagles are 9-0 against them. then head to washington and deshawn jackson. next home to the saints and three straight in primetime. monday night hosting the giants and two in a row on sunday night football on nbc 10 the new home of the eagles. it's at careolina and at dallas with dimarco ware's return. >> wide open. >> reporter: then when the weather gets chillier in november florida invades. miami and tampa bay roll in and the nfl want

and i'm interested to see the kind of debate that it sparks.e can see in the distance men walking up to a trailer on the side of a highway. these guy lift wlaup look like pretty nice rims. the trailer, not attached to another vehicle, completely open air, the rims just sitting there. >> looks like maybe somebody was towing them in the trailer, the trailer had a problem, maybe had to unhitch it the tire's flat. >> right. these guys saw it as an opportunity, and they put the rims in the back of their truck. listen to the guys behind the camera. >> stop right there. that truck right there. there they go right there. >> got them. got them. got them. >> the other black truck, right there. >> got them. put your hands up get o the ground. got them. >> i td you. >> it's a setup? >> this is. that's why the video's sparking debate. this all happened in de soto texas. we reached out to the dallas county sheriff's department they did confirm this is part of their task force, the north auto theft task force. they do this once a week. >> i'm all for it man.

sparks. so the whole sky was like blue and green and sparks coming from the top. >> it was so bright. it was like -- like it was at night. it was just as more daylight even now in the day time. >> reporter: the station is cooperated by pepco and smeko. crews are here getting the station back up and running. the power is not yet on yet. and they're also trying to figure out what caused that coil insulator to fail and fall. actually three of them we see missing here now on what's called a back bone. now when the failure happened here it caused a dip in voltage and then the ripple effect into d.c. pepco says that caused generators and all these huge facilities to then kick on and many of them require a manual switch in order to get the main power supply back up and running and pepco says that's the reason for all the delays and getting the power back on. they're still trying to figure out what happened here in mechanicsville. >>> tourists were ushered out of museums and some federal workers sent

the event that sparked the violent protests. this cheetah looks cuddly but if you are an african farmer they are less lovely. conservation. welcome. tonight we have some good news from nepal. five days after an earthquake, there have been two dramatic rescues in kathmandu. bbc crews were on the scene of both of them and a teenage boy who said he survived bike ty eating butter. >> a frantic search has just begun. a seven-story guesthouse collapsed. five days after the earthquake hit, the sound of a survivor. a mad scramble to reach him as quickly as possible. >> inside, we have heard a voice. there is a person communicating who says he is 15 years old. he asked for water. they were able to handle him a bottle of water and now all of these people are trying to get to him. it's unclear how he survived under the rubble. >> rescuers are tunneling through the concrete and using cameras. >> about this wide and this tall. you can see his face. >> one of them crawls through and reaches him. >> [speaking foreign language] >> then. the mir

he doesn't age, he doesn't lose his spark. >> i don't think he would have ever lost his spark. i think he energizes everyday. >> one thing about derek, he was able to be open about having adhd and he was able to refocus his energy. oftentimes we were in meetings together he would go off in a tangent and his timer would go off and i would say, time to refocus, derek. i'm just thinking as a parent, what a great parenting step. i'm going to use this with my children. he took the timer to taipei with him. he didn't use it in college. >> he did use it in college. that's what he said. >> he also used a dry board so he can refocus on what he was there for. >> my other favorite quintessential derek is his, but i have a question. so and which is actually what we said in his last meeting here. when he would have his presentations you just heard mr. dufty talk about the housing project and the homeless navigation center. you know, cochair, supanich, with all do respect. he asked too many questions. if derek was here, we wouldn't be out until tomorrow because he had so many questions for e

and that is sparking debate over whether the u.s. did enough. yesterday, on abc 7 news at 4:00 maryland congressman john delaneey said the u.s. needs a tsar type figure to oversee the issues. today, delaney repeated his position. >> we don't have someone who wakes up every morning and cut across all bureaucracy and grab any resource at any agency and bring it to bear to help find these hostages. maureen: a year long review of response to hostage situations is expected later this spring. today, a rally for peace between turkey and armenia. these people are gathered in front of the lincoln memorial to mark the 100th anniversary of the turkish-armenian conflict. the demonstration included nearly 150 dancers and a color guard. they waved flags and pledged a peaceful century to come. a warm farewell. rather, still ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00 the minor change generating a big buzz as fairfax county schools addressed gender identity. and the big change is about to begin at hundreds of traffic lights in the district. >> they have the nerve to give me a

the adoption of the girls sparked a global outcry to bring back our girls.ittle has been known about their whereabouts. eyewitnesses along the northern part of the country say they seen the girls. reporter: they marched across the capital in silence, refusing to forget that the 219 students still being held. this is all we have seen from the girls in the year since they were taken from their school dormitory that night. even today the danger of a boko haram attack remains. the entire community has been traumatized by the abductions. the past year has been agony as she waits news for her youngest daughter. >> i know she is alive and i will see her. sometimes i go inside and arrange her clothes, believing god will bring her back to me. >> her younger sister struggles every day with her loss. >> i feel lonely whenever i see sisters walking together. i wish it was me and her. unless they bring my sister back i cannot go back to school. i won't. i'm afraid. reporter bang there have been very few facts about the schoolgirls. we build up a picture of what may have

hiss death sparked protests by demonstrators who see this as another case of mistreatment of blacks by police. more demonstrations are expected later this week. craig boswell has our report. >> reporter: freddie grey's family was joined by protesters. some overcome with emotion. they're looking into the questions of gray's death. he was arrested after he and another man ran from officers. gray was seen being carried into a van by a video. another video also obtained by wjz shows officers removing gray from the van to shackle his legs at a stop during the drive to the western district. at the end of the ride an ailing gray was rushed to the hospital where he died sunday. autopsy results say the cause of death was a severe spine injury. police say they don't know what happened. demonstrators say they will take their case to baltimore's mayor on thursday with a rally at city hall. organizer jamaal bryant wants the six officers involved to face charges. >> i want murder charges for all of them because there was no history or record of him having a spinal injury. all police officers can't s

all this sparked by the death of a suspect in police custody. abc 7 news reporter liz harrington is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: things are so bad in baltimore the governor declared a state of emergency and he also activated the national guard who are there now and who will help enforce a 10:00 p.m. curfew later tonight. we have aerial shots. police officers are down there bracing for more possible riots later on today. a much different scene from last night. this was what it looked like. very chaotic when protests turned violent and destructive. several fires broke out. angry protesters rye yotd toiching police cars, and threw bricks. one -- 15 police officers were hurt. some hit by tossed bricks and bottles. two of them are being treated at a hospital. >> this is not protesting. this is not your first amendment rights. this is just criminal acts doing damage to a community that is challenged in some ways that do not need this. >> reporter: the demonstrations were sparked from the death of 25-year-old freddie gray. his funeral was yesterd

she and her husband were sgriling on the back porch when the fire sparked. >> i'm in shock. i don't know. i can't believe. >> everyone escaped without injury and destruction was extensive for five homes impacted by fire, smoke and water. theresa johnson's house appears to be somewhat spared and she's waitsing to finds out if they are roof was danld everything can be replaced aas long as nobody got hurt that's fine. i hope stuff happens. >> that understanding gomez mother of four was thankful for as they worked to salvage what they could sunday evening. >> i don't know about the next day. my assign sment here this is important thing. the children are fine and my husband fine and myself -- >> and even though appears the grill is to blame. fire marshall is investigating the cause this fire and red cross is helping five families tonight with food, clothing and hotels if needed water. reporting live in norristown, kenneth moton, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, kenneth. a bar b cue may have all speed to plame this fire late last night in burlington county which left four fa

i know there is a reason chris rock took the pictures besides sparking the conversation.anted documentation of the fact that he wanted to know from many incidents we have seen and read about recently that these stops often end very tragically and violently. >> sure. professor, one of the other things that happened here another sort of african-american sort of celebrity figure the actor, had a response online and talked about it maybe you are driving too fancy of a car, if you downgrade you won't be stopped as much. take a listen tonight. >> what should chris rock adapt to? >> there is something happening in his community or wherever he is on that road coming in out of that terrain, they're looking for something. what i was doing by that tweet is doing exactly what i wanted to do is excite a conversation. >> i should say that was last night. what do you think of that response? sit to some degree bizarre? >> i know middle east these men relatively well. unfortunately, mr. walk and his point misses the broader point. >> that is to say why should chris rock have to adapt hims

it created its own weather spark this truly stunning scene. lightning and lava tangled up.rom space, nasa sas litestellites capturing this image. and on the ground people dawning masks because of the fumes. a man kayaking and taking precaution there. >>> this morning new details on when bruce jenner began his reported transition into a woman. according to entertainment tonight it started in the 80s but stopped after he met kris jenner. he reportedly started hormone therapy and even looked into reassignment surgery in den marc. the book about another athlete was a big influence on him. then he met kris jenner. the couple officially split last september. >>> new attacks aimed at the 2016 front runner. the house benghazi committee says it wants hillary clinton to testify in public twice, and then a question about foreign money and her family's foundation. >> reporter: hillary clinton the biggest celebrity at a. she is trailed by a cascade of stories about whether she did fairs of secretary of state. chelsea clinton defended their work. >> what the clinton foundation has said w

here is video sparked by the blast of underground wires you can see the poof of flames and it knocked out power and is still out now. david henry is live now with the details. >> reporter: well, it will be a while yet peco is trying to assess the situation and trying to figure out what caused the explosion last night tonight was a close call for folks dining outside and inside the nearby restaurants and shops. >> oh, my god, i thought my one employee was -- i didn't know if i would look and see him dead. >> frank was inside of his pizza parlor and said there was problems with the electricity all day and were concerned when sickening fumes came from the manhole outside. and then an "action news" viewer caught the explosion on video. outdoor diners were saved only by an iron fence that deflected the manhole cover. >> the windows came flying in and tables and chairs came flying and lights came off the wall. nobody got hurt, luckily. there were people in the window eating earlier, it as like people had just got out of there. >> peco doesn't know what caused the explosion, possibly expandi

officials say sparks from a welding torch hit gasoline on the floor and the fire quickly spread.t 30 minutes to get it under control. crews are still on the scene to make sure it doesn't flair up again. >>> uc berkeley says it has dismissed a coach for allegedly soliciting a prostitute. pierre ingram was cal's wide receiver's coach. prosecutors say he was arrested and accused of soliciting an undercover officer during a prostitution sting. the university initially put him on leave but announced he -- announced they are not going to renew his contract. >>> the closure is to accommodate construction work between geary and post. ktvu's christien kafton tells us, traffic is restricted on six blocks of van neeys. >> reporter: for the second time in weeks, construction crews tore up van neeys avenue. >> it's friday, we're going to expect traffic at the closures. >> reporter: the street was closed down completely to allow the work under the tunnel. >> it's always hard getting around the city. but it's really nice to have a new hospital coming in. >> reporter: drivers along the already c

it's designed to spark interest in space and science in today's younger generation. espresso station to space. >> one item. >> coffee is biggie but mine would be lip balm. >> probably dry up there. >> i answered mine earlier, peanut butter. i can't live without it. >> crunchy, smooth? >> either way. >> iphone but i don't know if i would get coverage up there. >> are you -- >> there are dead spots in this building. >> i didn't know you were so addicted. >> they may have more technology at the space station. >> higher level. >> you're watching nbc news. "nbc 10 news" at 6:00 starts now. >>> we are following breaking news for you in west philadelphia. a police standoff is over, but the investigation is just beginning. we get the latest on the suspected sexual assault that police say sparked the standoff. >>> the chaos in colwyn continues this morning. the ousted borough manager will be back in her office but the future is far from certain. >> there is a beautiful spring day on the way today. we'll get your first alert forecast hour by hour. good morning, this is "nbc 10

that's something magical bridge's founder is hoping it will change. >> we hope to spark. up fortunately it's hard to find equipment in the u.s. most of the equipment came from europe. >> reporter: she and others with the magical bridge hope that these smiles will convince others to build more playgrounds and american made inclusive playground equipment. >>> today's the start of second weekend of san francisco's cherry blossom festival. the japanese cultural seventh wrapping up tomorrow. you can catch marshall arts demonstrations. cultural performances and even live bands. on sunday afternoon you won't want to miss the grandpa raid. that is starting at civic center. the colorful totes. those are really excited. they're going to head to post and phil more streets. if you want full list, grows our website. allal special section on kron 4.com. >>> we have actually, yeah. we have a complete coverage of that now. if you're looking for something else fun to do. national parks waiving their -- waving. their entry fee. it is in honor of national pork week. here in the bay area you

they have said that the embryos could never have become babies but the revelations have sparked a global outcry. >> scientists around the world are calling for a ban on global genetic modification. they are worried the latest research could open the door to a new era of eugenics. >> and a competitive race between nations to create the perfect human being. >> chinese scientists used 86 embryos in the study. the embryos were described as not viable because they had an extra set of chromosomes. scientists say they were the first to change the embryos' dna, injecting them to alter the affected genes. 71 embryos survived the injection procedure. of these, 28 were found to be spliced successfully, but only a fraction contained a replacement genes. most of the embryos that survived to ballot severe mutations. the ethical questions raised by the chinese experiment have caused a furor among geneticists. -- most of the embryos that survived developed severe mutations. >> to bangladesh now, and it was on the stated of years ago that a multistory garment factory in bangladesh collapsed. more than 11

sparking a fierce debate among parents. that story coming your way! >> freshman republican senator marco rubio entered the race for u.s. president. he joins two republican whose have already declared. >> he made his announcement monday in miamien a building with great significance to cuban immigrants. he played up his story of being the son of cuban exiles, saying, he is the future. listen. >> we americans are proud of our history. but our country has always been about the future. and before us now is the opportunity to author the greatest chapter yet in the amazing story of america. but we can't do that by going back to the leaders and idea of the past. we must change the decisions we are making. by changing the people who are making them. >> if he wins, rubio would be the united states' first hispanic president. rubio goes on a fund-raising trip later in the week. >> our chief u.s. congressional correspondent dana bash takes a look at what rubio brings to the 2016 presidential race. >> reporter: marco rubio tried to turn his youth and relative inexp

a deadly bacteria sparking a national humus recall. >> our sister network fox business is here. what is the latest? >> sabra is recalling 30000 cases of possible listeria contamination. the issue was discovered when a routine sample collected at a kroger's store on march 30th tested positive for the bacteria. it can cause deadly infections for those with weakened immune systems. >> what about the future ever air travel. i hear it's looking less comfortable for us because the seats are getting cramped. >> that always seems to be the story. airlines want to get a bang for their buck. airlines are ordering planes from boeing with more seats in the cabin. your seat is going to get smaller. boeing's new 737 features 189 seats 29 more than the current edition. 1 inch less of leg room in each seat. airbus also has a new a-20 neowith 180 seats. just last month they gave airbus permission to add 15 additional seats to that bringing the capacity to 195. so no need to get comfortable. >> no leaning back that's for sure. >>> speaking of travel, disney wants to help you put away a vacation,