analysis on which way the justices might be leaning. all. while hundreds gather right now on the streets of i m pam moore the news is next. (male announcer):this is the bay area news station,kron 4 news starts now. happening right now. supporters of same sex marriage gathering in san francisco as the supreme court hears a legal challenge to california s proposition eight. same-sex couples are considered second rate, different, unequal, and not okay pam: kron four has the arguments. the reaction from the court and analysis of how well teach side made its case. our team coverage starts now with kron 4 s dan kerman. dan. reporter: as expected the court seemed divided on the issue. liberal members of the court appearing to not buy the argument that marriage is about procreation and as such should not be afforded to same sex couples. the court released audio of the hearing. and here is an exchange on the procreation topic between the justices and prop 8 attorney charle
captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. apple stock closed above $600 a share for the first time ever surging almost 3%. investors gobbled up the stock, after the company announced it will pay a quarterly dividend and launch a stock buyback. tom, first the new ipad and now a dividend. tom: apple investors have been calling for a dividend for a long, long time. here s what shareholders can expect. they ll get a quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share, starting july 1. apple also announced it will buy back $10 billion of its own stock starting in september 2013. the moves will use some of the company s $100 billion cash war chest. susie: apple is the latest company increasing buybacks and dividend payouts. share repurchase agreements are at the highest levels since before the financial crisis. and dividend payments now stand at record levels. but which is better for shareholders: dividends or stock buybacks? erika miller reports. reporter: buybacks have
captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. apple stock closed above $600 a share for the first time ever surging almost 3%. investors gobbled up the stock, after the company announced it will pay a quarterly dividend and launch a stock buyback. tom, first the new ipad and now a dividend. tom: apple investors have been calling for a dividend for a long, long time. here s what shareholders can expect. they ll get a quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share, starting july 1. apple also announced it will buy back $10 billion of its own stock starting in september 2013. the moves will use some of the company s $100 billion cash war chest. susie: apple is the latest company increasing buybacks and dividend payouts. share repurchase agreements are at the highest levels since before the financial crisis. and dividend payments now stand at record levels. but which is better for shareholders: dividends or stock buybacks? erika miller reports. reporter: buybacks have
captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. apple stock closed above $600 a share for the first time ever surging almost 3%. investors gobbled up the stock, after the company announced it will pay a quarterly dividend and launch a stock buyback. tom, first the new ipad and now a dividend. tom: apple investors have been calling for a dividend for a long, long time. here s what shareholders can expect. they ll get a quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share, starting july 1. apple also announced it will buy back $10 billion of its own stock starting in september 2013. the moves will use some of the company s $100 billion cash war chest. susie: apple is the latest company increasing buybacks and dividend payouts. share repurchase agreements are at the highest levels since before the financial crisis. and dividend payments now stand at record levels. but which is better for shareholders: dividends or stock buybacks? erika miller reports. reporter: buybacks have
captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. apple stock closed above $600 a share for the first time ever surging almost 3%. investors gobbled up the stock, after the company announced it will pay a quarterly dividend and launch a stock buyback. tom, first the new ipad and now a dividend. tom: apple investors have been calling for a dividend for a long, long time. here s what shareholders can expect. they ll get a quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share, starting july 1. apple also announced it will buy back $10 billion of its own stock starting in september 2013. the moves will use some of the company s $100 billion cash war chest. susie: apple is the latest company increasing buybacks and dividend payouts. share repurchase agreements are at the highest levels since before the financial crisis. and dividend payments now stand at record levels. but which is better for shareholders: dividends or stock buybacks? erika miller reports. reporter: buybacks have