worst thing happened we lost brendan. we went down there with brendan and his wife, amy. his parents. and amy said that she wanted brendan next to travis in arlington. we said he's not there. but it was finally felt right for my wife she came to me and said maybe we should try to make this happen. and we got a lot of support from arlington and we're able to move travis down. we moved travis in and buried brendan next to him. >> the remarkable thing is that this is not easy. you had to exhume the body of travis make sure the graves could be together. my understanding is that this went up to secretary of defense, robert gates said make this happen. a lot of people moved heaven and earth to make sure that this could take place. did that give your family some comfort? and understanding these boys are actually still going to be together in death? >> well, it was great to see how everyone rallied around that request. whether in arlington, i think it's secretary of the army makes the final call he did. and we got tremendous support to make it happen. both families were there. we

crash ended brendan's life three years after travis was buried in his home town. now the men are side by side buried together in arlington national cemetery. >> brendan's wife said she wanted brendan next to travel in arlington. >> now their story of friendship and country is being told in a new book, brothers forever. the author knows the story very well because he lived it. >> i said what is your relationship with travis? >> i am travis' father. >> travis manion, lieutenant brendan looney united states navy, warriors for freedom, brothers forever. >> if you want to honor the fallen you challenge the living. that's how we live every day is getting out there and making a difference in their honor. they were very modest. they wouldn't want the story to be just about them. their story is america's story. >> travis' father a marine himself. >> the book brothers forever is just released and is available on-line and in book stores if you want to pick that up. >> love what he said if you want to honor the fallen challenge the living. >> great story. >> he's a great man.

worst thing happened we lost brendan. we went down there with brendan and his wife, amy. his parents. and amy said that she wanted brendan next to travis in arlington. we said he's not there. but it was finally felt right for my wife she came to me and said maybe we should try to make this happen. and we got a lot of support from arlington and we're able to move travis down. we moved travis in and buried brendan next to him. >> the remarkable thing is that this is not easy. you had to exhume the body of travis make sure the graves could be together. my understanding is that this went up to secretary of defense, robert gates said make this happen. a lot of people moved heaven and earth to make sure that this could take place. did that give your family some comfort? and understanding these boys are actually still going to be together in death? >> well, it was great to see how everyone rallied around that request. whether in arlington, i think it's secretary of the army makes the final call he did. and we got tremendous support to make it happen. both families were there. we

so there's a difference there, but i hopefully am handling that transition smoothly. >> host: brendan sasso. >> i know you can't talk about mergers in front of you or coming down the line, but we have comcast/time warner before you, sprint/t-mobile potentially in the pipeline. can you just give a general sense of when a merger comes before you what do you look at? is are there certain red flags that might indicate to you that a merger would be bad? >> guest: so let me give you my general philosophy. i haven't had a merger yet. we have one pending, and we'll have to review the record. again, i don't want to comment. but let me give my general philosophy, and hopefully that will help. i would like to see the commission provide an expedited review, and that means working closely with our department of justice friends in examining all information that we need from an applicant. so i want as much information early in the process. i want to make sure that we can make decisions and have everything we need early in the process. what's been disappointing in the past in some instances is the in

brendan as well. and his message of if not me then who was about all these brothers and sisters that have served so proudly for our country, all the heroes that are over at arlington, section 60, and around the country. and his message is for the whole country. it's about our military community. it's about the rest of the country. it's about connecting them together. it's about service and sacrifice and character. >> brendan died in a helicopter crash just days before the end of his tour of duty and he was hoping to come back home to be with his wife. can you describe more about the friendship and the bond between these two young men at the naval academy? >> these guys met around 9/11 and they forged a very, very strong friendship. they were roommates. they were both from good families. they were both family men. really liked being around their families. good sense of humor. and the other really unique thing about them, they would always push one another, but good natured type thing and they competed.

what brendan ike said was obnoxious and the board hated it, and brendan got fired because the board didn't like what he said. >> you're talking about brendan ike who came out against same-sex marriage. >> brendan ike was the ceof. you're a ceo of a corporation or a large organization, then your personal views, your personal activities are very much a part of what you are hired to put forth. and that's exactly what happened. >> let's stick to donald sterling here. i'm glad you said that. so so, louis, you think his first amendment right is being violated in this particular case? >> the first amendment wasn't violated because the constitution doesn't apply to corporations. but his right to free speech certainly was. >> michael? >> i don't think his right to free speech has been affected one bit. the man is a billionaire, nobody is keeping him from saying anything. >> this is an example of free speech. you're free to say whatever you want and the public is free to react and so are the free markets. and the free markets have spoken and they want him out. >> that's about as much sense as saying

brendan broil talks kids, toys, and science. and jack conte, one half of the band pomplamuse shows us how to give financial support to your favorite artist. >> our reporters, sarah burr and joseph of reuters this week on "press:here." good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. i'm a product of sesame street. when you think about it, i probably had more intellectual growth watching sesame street from ages 1 to 4 than i did in college. engineers would say it was a bigger delta. some of the same folks behind big bird are behind a new educational tv show called newsers. the tv show may not quite the right word because it's on hulu, the online streaming service. brendan broil is one of the world leading authority on kids and creativity. he's a partner at ido. he runs their toy lab, he's a professor at stanford and adviser as well. that's a lot of stuff. sarah and joseph, sarah, you may know her from usa today, now tech crunch. walkmy through the lineage of dosers. i would say sesame street is kind of their grandparent? >> it's from a

and adams for bringing this to the forefront. i know i'd now like to: commissioner brendan to speak about. i want to just take a moment to thank both of you for making this a priority and a reality. >> thank you. as pres. katz said, last week a week ago today, we held our 1st san francisco chamber of commerce business exchange. i think it was a huge success. the purpose of the exchange was to help commission and staff get a better understanding of how we can do better outreach about the port [inaudible] contracting opportunities to small businesses. there were attendees from the african-american chamber not the hispanic chamber, the golden gate business association which is the lg b2 group, the san francisco chamber of commerce and the small business exchange. we also invited the asian, hawaiian, and filipino jammers but unfortunately they weren't able to attend. we had representatives from the contract monitoring division and the san francisco human services agency. there was a presentation by the contact management decision and board [inaudible] overview of the local enterprise pr

thank you and brendan sasso. >> guest: thank you. today at the white house urged congress to pass the highway bill. this article from reuters gave administration estimates 700,000 jobs could be lost if congress misses the deadline to replenish the highway fund. and senate legislation could fall short of a long-term solution. the transportation secretary anthony foxx asked for passage of the 302 billion-dollar for your trance or tatian bill that would and some business tax breaks to boost the highway trust fund. it needs to be reauthorized by the end of september that it could run out of money in the late summer. that again from reuters. here are the secretaries are marked from the white house earlier. >> thank you jay and i think all of you. i would like to be here celebrating all the work that's happening around our country to reinvigorate our nations transportation networks. unfortunately however this may be the most dire moment in the american transportation system has faced in decades. as soon as august the highway trust fund the

. >>> brendan todd captures the byron championship. leader brendan todd, a bogey. then he had the shot of the the par 3, 13. stuck behind a tree. gets on the green. 2-shot lead. par in, winning his first pga tour event in 77 tries. a spot in the masters. >>> ventura county for the 8th and final part of the california circuit. able to cruise to victory. the 34-year-old wiggins wins the tour of california by seconds. > >>>. >> that's a nice jump. up next at abc 7 news at 9:00, another god zil la >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, a a bay area mom arrested. she says she was trying to protect her child from a bully, what she's accused of doing. >>> and the backlash against google glass is more intense than ever. ton what several bay area restaurants are doing to keep some users out. >>> plus ♪ >>> the talented high school students doing their own thing and becoming a national sensation, tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. godzilla crushed the competition at the box office this weekend. $91 million. the studio believes positive reviews helped build anticipation and now word

what brendan ike said was obnoxious and the board hated it, and brendan got fired because the board didn't like what he said. >> you're talking about brendan ike who came out against same-sex marriage. >> brendan ike was the ceo. you're a ceo of a corporation or a large organization, then your personal views, your personal activities are very much a part of what you are hireto put forth. and that's exactly what happened. >> let's stick to donald sterling here. i'm glad you said that. so, louis, you think his first amendment right is being violated in this particular case? >> the first amendment wasn't violated because the constitution doesn't apply to corporations. but his right to free speech certainly was. >> michael? >> i don't think his right to free speech has been affected one bit. the man is a billionaire, nobody is keeping him from saying anything. >> this is an example of free speech. you're free to say whatever you want and the public is free to react and so are the free markets. and the free markets have spoken and they want him out. >> that's about as much sense as saying you c

brendan boyle. congratulations to you. >> thanks, chuck. good to be with you. >> is it as simple as local p l politics trump national politics, generational? what do you believe helped you overcome someone who had a lot of ties and help from very popular people in your district, the clintons? >> it wasn't just one or two things the local aspect it have helped. also i focused on income inequality. we were systematic about it from beginning to end. and as unsexy as it may sound, good old fashioned hard work. i spent 13 months, myself, my brother is also a state representative, knocking on doors literally. we were able to show you could run a grass roots campaign. i stood on my feet all 13 hours yesterday at a polling location yesterday in a neighborhood of philadelphia asking people for their vote and they appreciated that i was in their face that, i showed up before, that they thought that i shared their values and would fight for them and the end people want that, not celebrity. >> now, there seem to be a lot of attacks on you having to do

business week's brendan greeley got the inside look at how nike and aididas plan to make billions of dollars at the world cup this year. >> it's saturday morning in germany. paul is playing soccer for his club team. so are a lot of kids in this soccer-obsessed country. had paul lives here and i have brought paul and his little brother the keeper shirts. that's the goalie for the german national team. soccer jerseys are the only form of currency they accept. it's not just me buying their love. sportswear companies are competing for it too. aididas, second largest sportswear company in the world, sponsored and owns buy ran munich. >> soccer is the heart and soul of the company. >> marcus is aididas' senior v.p. for football. >> everything starts with soccer. >> he's talking about germany's unexpected win at the 1954 world cup in switzerland. it was the first televised cup, it's still a big deal in germany and in aididas. >> i think this is so rooted, soccer is so rooted within the company. >> the last 60 years aididas has been the world's leading brand in football, which is what the re

attorney brendan carr worked for verizon and the telecom industry's trade association, which lobbied against net neutrality. now brendan carr is an adviser to fcc commissioner ajit pai, who used to be a top lawyer for verizon. to be fair, tom wheeler has brought media reformers into the fcc, too, and has been telling us that we don't understand. we're the victims of misinformation about these proposed new rules. that he is still for net neutrality. possibly, but the public's no chump and as you can see from just those few examples i've recounted for you from the reporting of intrepid journalist lee fang, these new rules are not the product of immaculate conception. so this public comment period is crucial. you have a chance to tell both obama and wheeler what you think so that the will of the people and not the power of money and predatory interests is heard. at our website, billmoyers.com, we'll show you how to get in touch with the fcc and we'll connect you to the public interest organizations and media reform groups that can help you get your voices heard. that's at billmoyers.com

then when we lost brendan, brendan's wife amy said i want brendan to be with travis. and my wife finally was to a point where she said okay, this is right. let's do it. >> unbelievable. you'll be down there of course on memorial day at arlington. as you were describing to me, you can feel the spirits in the air. >> special place. >> we'll be thinking about you this memorial day. we'll be thinking about all the men and women we lost in this country paying the ultimate sacrifice. tom, great to see you this morning. i would encourage all of our viewers to pick up this incredible book "brothers forever." we'll link it up on our show page. tom, thank you so much. coming up next on the show, the most insane video you're going to see all day. a driver stuck on the tracks as a speeding train barrels right towards her. the dramatic ending is next. >>> a terrifying scene unfolding at george clooney's home. why cops rushed to his house. we'll be right back. instead of hanging out on the couch, you could be hanging ten. what are you waiting for? (vo) get up to 40% off hotels this

brendan todd with a bogey. pulls out on the second hole. it is not his best shot. this was. par 313. stuck behind the treat and hits it lefty. club upside down. when you make these shots you are gonna win. gets on the green and it was a two-shot lead. the par in winning his first event in 77 tries. a two-year exemption on tour. coming up later in the newscast. playoff hockey and your indy 500 pole sitter. stick around. see you then. >> still to come, the beta breakers hangover. the clean up, arrests and the race winners. and weaners of a -- and winners of a different kind at the billboard music awards. stay with us. the news at 11:00 at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks ♪ by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. i'm ama dates. a man was found dead in berkeley this afternoon. a hiker found a body at the base of a large rock overlooking the uc berkeley campus. a santa rosa woman is facing felony child abuse charges after police say she went too far confronting her daughter's bully. she was arrested on fr

brendan todd with a bogey. pulls out on the second hole. it is not his best shot. this was. par 313. stuck behind the treat and hits it lefty. club upside down. when you make these shots you are gonna win. gets on the green and it was a two-shot lead. the par in winning his first event in 77 tries. a two-year exemption on tour. coming up later in the newscast. playoff hockey and your indy 500 pole sitter. stick around. see you then. >> still to come, the beta breakers hangover. the clean up, arrests and the race winners. and weaners of a -- and winners of a different kind at the billboard music awards. stay with us. the news at 11:00 c, afc, offensive lineman, defensive tackles, quarterbacks and cornerbacks are all working with united way. for a million little reasons. the kids of our communities. to ensure their academic success, all the way to graduation day. it takes about 12 years to create a graduate. it takes the same time to create a dropout. and the difference between a kid becoming one or the other could be professional athlete. or it could be you. studies show, the

that's why we came here and we wanted to build the business up. >> i have to ask brendan to come in here. in the story of your -- i believe it is nephew or godson. >> my godson, yes. >> in germany. >> yes. >> and he wanted a particular jersey. >> he wanted a jersey. you have to understand, the hard thing to explain to an american audience -- >> he's very calm about all this. what does bayern munich mean to germany? >> to describe how huge the team is in germany and how loved, they are the yankees of germany. with all of the history that that means. so any time you talk about a winning german world cup team, the winning players also played on bayern munich. they've been so dominant for the last 60 years. in this season they won the league earlier than any team had won it before. so they're truly dominant there. the thing i'm wondering about here is, can you grow a fan base here without also having greater awareness of a league here in the u.s. or do you think they can become fans of both or just bayern munich? >> i would say they can do both. but we are working really strongly together wi

brendan todd. perfect day for golf in texas. leader brendon todd with the bogeyy free 4-under on the day. then the shot of the tournament on opar-3 13th. stuck behind the tree, hits left. club facing the wrong way. on the green, saves par. two-shot lead. pars in. winning his first pga tour event in 77 tries, earned $1.2 million, two-year exemption on tour and a spot in the masters. to ventura county for the eighth and final stage of the tour of california. 21-mile circuit. bradly wiggins led since stage, too mark cavendish won the final leg. wiggins came in 20th and wins the 2014 tour of california by 30 seconds. >>> this abc7 sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware. busy day. >> thank you so much. up next at 6:00, another godzilla movie, the 32nd made in the u.s. and japan. does this one stand >>> join me tonight. after winning two legs of the triple crown california chrome may not run the third. then at 11:00 here on abc7, the backlash against google glass. what even google is saying tonight at 9:00 and 11:00.

brendan todd. perfect day for golf in texas. leader brendon todd with the bogeyy free 4-under on the day. then the shot of the tournament on opar-3 13th. stuck behind the tree, hits left. club facing the wrong way. on the green, saves par. two-shot lead. pars in. winning his first pga tour event in 77 tries, earned $1.2 million, two-year exemption on tour and a spot in the masters. to ventura county for the eighth and final stage of the tour of california. 21-mile circuit. bradly wiggins led since stage, too mark cavendish won the final leg. wiggins came in 20th and wins the 2014 tour of california by 30 seconds. >>> this abc7 sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware. busy day. >> thank you so much. up next at 6:00, another godzilla movie, the 32nd made in the u.s. and japan. does this one stand out? so what we're looking for is a way to "plus" our accounting firm's mobile plan. and "minus" our expenses. we're offering our best-ever pricing on mobile plans for business. run the numbers on that. well, unlimited tal

brendan hughes's statements became public about three or four years ago. the police have been trying to get their hands on these tapes for a couple of years now. they only recently got the tapes and made a number of other arrests over recent weeks related to jean mcconville's murder so the police would certainly say this is part of a process and not of a political timing but there are many layers to what sinn fein is saying this is politically motivated. >> nic robertson live in kuala lumpur but as we said nic has covered this story for many, many years. thanks, nic. >>> well, the conservative watchdog group judicial watch says new documents show the obama administration has not been truthful about its explanation of the 2012 attack in benghazi, libya. >> u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans were killed when terrorists raided the consulate. judicial watch says the the attack as a spontaneous ray- reaction to an anti-muslim film. >> the documents include talking points prepared for then u.n. ambassador susan rice who appeared on a n

on 16, a 5-under 65, chasing brendan todd and louis oosthuizen. >> seventh day of the amgen tour of california took riders on the 88.7-mile trek from santa cla riot to a pasadena. bradley wigs winning the yellow jersey, wiggins retains the overall lead. the race concludes tomorrow in thousand oaks. >>> leo messy and the barcelona versus madrid. 33rd minute, barsa strikes first. 1-nil, barcelona. then atletico answers. match ends in a 1-1 draw and madrid wins its first league title since 1996. and california chrome, what a story. see if he can get the triple crown. >> stay with us. things on purpose? youe not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source. here's a little sec here's a little secret, voice control is the future.r. dog. music. yikes. skip track, please. i'm hungry. impossible? maybe, but honeywell's latest innovation gives me hope. hello, thermostat? "hello. please say a command." i'm feeling hot. "changing set po

dig a bunch of holes i don't know why but i think it means i love you ♪ >> "right this minute" viewer brendan biondi wrote this song to talk about the charity hero dogs. what they do is raise dogs to give them to veterans so they have assistance once they come home. >> he's joining us "right this minute." along with christian weaver. welcome to the show you guys. i have to say, this is all for a good cause because calvin is a service dog. tell us about hero dog inc. >> volunteers help puppies raise service dogs and train them for disabled veterans. >> even though calvin is sitting here loving on you, you guys are going to give calvin away? >> that's right. when the time is right he goes to what we call college and trains with the bigger dogs and eventually will get placed with a disabled veteran. >> how long did it take you to write and record this song and shoot the video? >> once we started living every day with calvin and training him, a couple months in it was overwhelming for me. one day i wrote a poem in the perspective the dog. that led to i want to write a song now. it came out and it

they're chase is brendan today and louis oosthuizen. 6-under 64 for the former open champion. >> second stage of the amgen from santa clarita. bradley wiggins begins the day wearing the yellow jersey. peter saggan won the stage with the time of 3:24-33. wiggins retains the lead. race concludes in thousand oaks. >> leo messy and barcelona for the title. 33rd minute, barsa strikes first. one-nil. atletico answers. the equalizer. match ends in a 1-1 draw with atletico madrid winning the first league title since 1986. giants and marlins tonight at 9:00 and 11:00, and everybody pulling for california chrome. >> amazing. >> the 11th horse out of the 34 who won the first two legs. >> up next, giving women seeking careers in the sciences a helping hand. we'll tell you about the life-changing work these south bay students are doing. >>> watch abc is now available to bay area dish customers who want to watch online or on smartphones and tab lets go to abc news.com and click on the watch abc logo. you can also search watch abc in your app store to download the app and watch all your favorite abc s

they're chase is brendan today and louis oosthuizen. 6-under 64 for the former open champion. >> second stage of the amgen from santa clarita. bradley wiggins begins the day wearing the yellow jersey. peter saggan won the stage with the time of 3:24-33. wiggins retains the lead. race concludes in thousand oaks. >> leo messy and barcelona for the title. 33rd minute, barsa strikes first. one-nil. atletico answers. the equalizer. match ends in a 1-1 draw with atletico madrid winning the first league title since 1986. giants and marlins tonight at 9:00 and 11:00, and everybody pulling for california chrome. >> amazing. >> the 11th horse out of the 34 who won the first two legs. >> up next, giving women seeking careers in the sciences a helping hand. we'll tell you about the life-cngg work these south bay students are doing. >>> watch abc is now available to bay area dish customers who want to watch online or on smartphones and tab lets go to abc news.com and click on the watch abc logo. you can also search watch abc in your app store to download the app and watch all your favorite app and w

leader brendan todd, bogey free on the day, he knew he would have a good day. then he has a shot at the tournament. par-3, 13th. on the grebe and saves par. keeps him at 14-under and a two-shot lead. wins his first pga tour event in 77 tries. earning a $1.2 million, a two year exemption on the tour and a spot in the masters. >> final stage of the tour of california, tour de france winner bradley wiggins cruising to victory. wiggins came in 20th, wins the 2014 tour of california by 30 seconds. >> indy 500 next sunday here on abc. we have your poll sitter at 6:00 on channel 7. >> thank you, shu. up next, we take you to an annual even in the south bay that pays tribute to the a so what we're looking for is a way to "plus" our accounting firm's mobile plan. and "minus" our expenses. we're offering our best-ever pricing on mobile plans for business. run the numbers on that. well, unlimited talk and text, with ten gigabytes of data for the five of you would be... one-seventy-five a month. with a year of high-speed internet, free. ah, "free" is not deductible! i smell

brendan boyle is out front. a four-way primary considered hard fought all along. that's on the democratic side. on the republican side a couple of things to watch there. one is a tea party challenge to a republican congressman who you might not have heard of. bill shuster. the reason this race has national implications is bill shuster is also the tremendously powerful chairman of the transportation committee in the house. you may have heard tell recently about how the highway trust fund is going broke and repair projects are idled across the country, literally potholes aren't getting filled in and bridges stopped being repaired because the funding got shaky. people will lose jobs because we haven't been able to fund all the basic transportation and repair projects we fund year. that is in part because bill shuster, who has been facing this tea party challenge back home in pennsylvania in tonight's primary, is in charge of the transportation committee and republicans facing tea party challengers are not the most likely candidates for passing huge spending bills out

commander brendan hughes. in that interview hughes says that it was only gerry adams who could have ordered that murder, he was the only person who could have done it. joining me now, michael moynihan, columnist for the daily beast. michael, this story is remarkable in a whole bunch of directions. before we get to adams, before we get to the murder case, the actual narrow question of these tapes, the belfast project in boston college was the british authorities joined the department of justice basically said you have to turn these over. they countered and said this is an impingement on academic freedom, we're conducting historical research on the condition this stuff will be kept secret, and they lost. >> and they don't have legal standing apparently. this is an amazing thing, and it's depressing because we want -- i think this impinges on academic freedom and people want to be able to do these sorts of things and be able to get this sort of information. unfortunately on these tapes there are people admitting

house speaker john boehner's spokesperson, brendan buck, is leaving the speaker's office to become vice president of america's health insurance plans. the insurance trade group has supported obamacare. speaker boehner praised his outgoing staffer, saying buck was critical in - quote - "holding the white house accountable." a new drug that lowers the risk of heart attacks gets the approval of the fda. the drug-- zontivity--- reduced the rate of death from cardiovascular trauma by 17% in a 3 year study. the fda called it an important advance for patients who have survived heart attacks and are taking asprin or other treatments to lower the risk of another heart attack. merck shares have rallied this year into the fda decision... the fcc thinks twice about net neutrality.new language out of the chairman's office comes after a considerable outcry over a proposal put forth last month. the original language proposed changes that would essentially allow the internet to be divided into a fast lane for content companies willing to pay for it and a slow lane for the rest. the new draft includes l

pennsylvania, marjorie margulies whose son is married to chelsea clinton lost her old house state to brendan boyle. >>> the planned execution of a missouri ie has been put on hold. a u.s. supreme court justice issuing the order overnight to suspend the execution of russell bucklew. there was little more than an hour to spare. protesters across the state you remember urged them to stop. it would have been the first since the botched execution of an oklahoma inmate last month. bucklew's stay was issued over concern over a rare medical condition. >>> a federal judge has struck down pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage. that means same-sex unions are legal in that state and throughout the entire northeast. pennsylvania's attorney general previously called the ban unconstitutional and refused to defend it. nbc's tracie potts is in washington for us this morning with more. tracie, is it the end of the road for this ban, or might we see this go to the supreme court? >> reporter: very likely not the end of the road for this ban, richard. good morning, everyone. because the supreme court has gotten inv

her opponent is brendan boil who will now head to the general election in a district that is heavily favored for democrats. >>> so it's been a really good week for advocates of marriage equality. pennsylvania is the latest state to overturn a gay marriage ban after a federal judge declared it to be unconstitutional. republican governor tom corbin haend said whether he'll appeal this ruling. however, couples gathered out site city halls across the state to celebrate the decision. official officials predicted an onslaught of marriage applications for today. pennsylvania follows a rulings in oregon overturning a marriage equality ban. there are 29 states that allow for same sex marriage or have struck down a ban. 44% of the u.s. population now lives in a state that has marge equality. >>> turning now to overseas news. a pair of car bokimbings in ni year gentleman left people dead with scores injured. car bombs tore through joss. the explosions were half an hour apart. witnesses say the second blast it killed rescue workers who rushed to the original scene. although no one has claimed th

brendan boyle. in oregon, stories about monica wehby's personal life, including allegations of stalking by a former boyfriend who also poured money into a campaign didn't matter. she beat her opponent and will be the gop senate nominee in that state. it does leave her facing the general election wounded. shushannah walshe, abc news, washington. >>> the scandal over long delays at v.a. hospitals is getting bigger by the day. the veterans affairs department says since last week, the number of v.a. facilities under investigation has more than doubled now to 26. reports of secret waiting lists and a cover-up first surfaced at the v.a. hospital in phoenix, where dozens of veterans died, allegedly while waiting for appointments. >>> and a highly-controversial administration policy gets an airing today on capitol hill. under intense pressure, the white house is revealing a secret memo describing its legal justification for using drones to kill u.s. citizens suspected of terrorism overseas. release of the m

. >> our guest host for this hour, brendan greeley. we will talk to him later about nike and adidas. who is that, rinaldo? >> certainly not me. >> the headline is europe is weak, is that what you observed travels?travels you g >> most of your trusts angela merkel and i don't understand why that is true. it seems like the ecb for so long has been driven by concern over offending the germans and the sign that maybe the ecb will loosen and the next month. it seems like the ecb will do the right thing but only after having exhausted all the alternatives. >> there's a small group of economists adjusting for you mentioned push back. we're nowhere near that. >> it really feels like the whole continent is still frightened of germany. germany is running the economy like everybody is germany and needs to be germany. spain does not have the light manufacturing that germany does and portugal doesn't either. >> to correlate visit with a lower bond yields, the euro goes 1.39 to 1.36. pros are suggesting we need to go to 1.25 to assist these other ec

. >> the ceo, brendan eich, has been forced to resign. vilified for his work. what is okay to say? the airwaves are filled with fluster and defeat. >> the hash tag cancel koger is trending. >> college students cheered. >> in some places your words can get you killed. is it okay to tell a man to "man up"? or tell a woman that she is bossy? that is our show tonight. ♪ ♪ >> now it is time for john stossel. >> obviously the offensive speech story this week was the owner of the los angeles clippers, things like don't show the public pictures of people with you with black people like magic johnson. there was quick reaction from the head of the nba. >> there is absolutely no place for ignorance, and intolerance. >> i am banning mr. sterling for life. >> within days he is banned by the nba. and yet, it's a little confusing. because what got him into trouble. things that he thought were private conversations were what do you do regarding race? he said he may not live in my apartment building. the government sued them for housing discrimination, adding that he refused to rent to black pe

. >> brendan anderson is with the african american male achievement office. >> advocating for them, empowering them and their parents. building relationships with their teachers >> they learn about who they are, what they will need to succeed in life. today, the program is in 16 middle and high schools in oakland amir williams admits african american teens face distractions. >> just don't let them distract you what you need to do do, what you know is right >> the president announced an initiative to help young men of color succeed in school he consulted with the office the white house continues to work closely with that office. amir has a solid 3.0 gpa and today, he and a thousand african american young men and women will be honored for working hard in school. marnice green says helps her boost her confidence. >> it has an impact. when you tell me i can do something, i'm going to set my mind to it >> the ceremony takes place tonight in oakland. >> that is aum for now. thanks for joining us at 4:00. >> abc # news at 5:00 begins right now. >> cal fire getting ready for a long, hot spring and sum

. >> brendan anderson is with the african american male achievement office. >> supporting them, advocating for them, empowering them and their parents. and building relationship was teachers. >> the office opened four years ago. today, the program is in 16 middle schools and high schools in oakland. amir williams admits african american teens face mer destructions than other students. >> just don't let them detract you what what you know is right. your studying and stuff. >> when the president announced an initiative, he consulted with oakland's african american male achievement office. >> white house continues to work with that office. amir has a solid 3.0 gpa and today he and more than a thousand african american young men, and women, will be honored for working hard in school. and says this helps boost confidence. >> it has a big impact. because when you tell me that i can do something, then, i'm going to set my mind to it. i know i can do it. >> the ceremony will he take place tonight in oakland. >> great job. >> coming up next a new tribute to the legendary barbara walters >> one ensu