Jeannele elliot is going to join us from San Francisco where the debate started nearly 11 years ago, and this is a pivotal night. Yes, the debate started in 2004 right here in city hall when San Francisco started to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples, and now that the u. S. Supreme court has decided to weigh in, an end to the debate may weigh in. A day that we have been dreaming about for over a decade. Reporter the Supreme Court must decide if samesex marriages are to be recognized. They were among the first couples in the nation to be married at San Francisco city hall in 2004. They say it is a magical feeling that every couple deserves. And to have that basic human freedom to marry the person that you love and experience your government treating you equally. Reporter 36 states recognize samesex marriage and louis and gaffney traveled to a state that does not recognize their union, then a hospital visit could be complicated. We are legally married in california, but if we go
Robert handa, nbc bay area news. The flu reached epidemic levels across the country. Coming up see how children are especially vulnerable and what experts are saying about this years vaccine. Thats coming up at 5 30. It is going straight to the top. The Supreme Court decides the law of the land. That includes guy marriage. 14 zats dont allow gay marriage but that could be changing. The issue has roots here. Jodi hernandez is in San Francisco with new details. Jodi . Reporter folks here are all above aabove after the Supreme Court says itll make a designificant soon. Folks have worked hard for Marriage Equality and are hoping their efforts pay off. Theres been over a decade of activism that led us to this very moment. All eyes are on the u. S. Supreme court right now. And we couldnt be more excited. Reporter stewart and his husband, john lewis, are full of hope and excitement. After learning the Supreme Court will rule over whether samesex couples have the constitutional right to marry.
This is abc7 news. Developing news from fremont where police opened fire killing a man they say was carrying a large knife near a neighborhood park. And tonight witnesses are describing some terrifying moments leading up to that shooting. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Im amadaetz. It ended at harvey park. Katie is live at the scene with the latest on the story. Katie . Dan and ama, the coroner came and removed the body about two hours ago. You can see the scene is clear and they have not released the identity of the man police shot and killed today and they are still trying to piece together what lead up to the use of deadly force. I looked at his face and i thought, he looks kind of scary. Joanne allison lives near harvey park in fremont. She thinks she saw the man Police Killed and witnessed them fighting with another man. It was around 2 00 p. M. He kept saying get away from me and get away from me. He was backing up and the guy was Going Forward and the other guy was backing up. The
Able to see everything really upsetting to see this going on in your community. Reporter well people in the area say this neighborhood is very quiet and theyre shocked to have seen this happen here today. The crime scene is still up, and there are dozens of officers on scene at this point. The last officerinvolved shooting in fremont was back in 2013. And again, tonight a man was shot and killed here by police. Reporting live in fremont, im Michelle Robert nbc bay area news. Okay, thank you, michelle. We invite you to stay with us for the latest on this breaking story. The moment we learn more what actually happened well bring you that information. Also new at 6 00 a close call for a south bay man. A confrontation that almost cost him his life. Road rage turned into a shooting. You see the map here. This man was involved in a road rage incident last night on 101 between 880 and mckee road. This was in san jose. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo is there in san jose now. Damian, what happen
Use of deadly force. I looked at his face and i thought, he looks kind of scary. Joanne allison lives near harvey park in fremont. She thinks she saw the man Police Killed and witnessed them fighting with another man. It was around 2 00 p. M. He kept saying get away from me and get away from me. He was backing up and the guy was Going Forward and the other guy was backing up. The man was backing away was a young contractor working on an empty house. At one point he called out to her. The guy said call the police. Hes got a knife. Allison did not see a knife. It was someone else who called police. That caller reported there was a subject walking down the street with a large knife. He pulled it out and he was advancing toward a young kid. Three officers arrived and found a man in the park. One officer fired his taser and another fired his gun and the man described as being in his 40s was killed. We know the subject had the knife in his hand at the time of the encounter. As to what exactl