Demand at this rate. Vladimir didnt know the workers were on strike until he was turned away at the front doors of city hallful . They may be on strike for a few days. Ill make sure next time. When do we want it . The union wants a 4 wage increase the first year for the city to engage in mediation after that. The mayor says she can offer 4 the first year. But just the possibility of 2 in 2019. We cannot make Financial Decisions today that we cannot afford, either today, but particularly the in the long term. We want the mayor to respect workers in oakland and invest in oakland. Reporter and were back live here on broadway. The city council is expected to meet in closed session tomorrow afternoon to decide what their next move will be and whether the city will agree to mediation. With no new negotiations set, they tell us they will for sure be on strike. Tomorrow that means many public services, city hall, public works, all of those close down tomorrow, at least. These workers tell us t
Arguments will be heard today. Create a kicko for a samesex wedding. Many people are willing to go in and listen to the arguments. We will show you audio of that later this week. Us. Y we are guests joining chief counsel and policy director. Thank you for joining us. Lets start with you. Can you explain the concept of the case from the point of the baker . He is a bigger in colorado. He was an artist and realized he could merge that with his interest in pastry chef. Views his expression of his art. He has a lot of different types of cakes that he cannot make for religious reasons. He had a samesex couple come in and ask for a custom wedding cake. He said i can make you other cakes, but when it is a custom is my expression. I cannot do that because i cannot believe this. Colorado says that violates their antidiscrimination law. Now he has had to drop what percent of his business because he cannot make any wedding cake whatsoever. Tell us why they went so far with this case. Obviously th
Help. If a kid falls in a pool and starts to drown, we dont simply dial 911 and wait for the paramedics to get there. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the u. S. Supreme court today heard one of the biggest cases of this term whether religious beliefs override the rights of a gay couple. A colorado baker refused to bake the couples wedding cake in 2012. Todays arguments pitted his religious convictions opposing samesex marriage against the couples claim of discrimination. Our case has always been about being singled out in public and humiliated, just for who we are and who we love. And we pursued this case not just for ourselves but because we dont want another loving couple to have to go through what we wa
Andity to refuse to speak includes the context where other people might be offended. We recognize on each side of the question, people are going to be offended. If being offended was enough to curtail someone elses religious freedom or friend most beach, this would no longer be the same country that was founded over 200 years ago because the essence of america has been for , i may disagree with everything you say but i will defend until your death the right to say it. In this case, it is worse. Defending to be the death the right to refuse to engage in streets that violate a persons core religious and political conventions. Chris wagner will come up here in just a second from our team. In a great job. She was peppered with a lot of questions. I think the court heard from four able lawyers. At the end of the day we had a good chance of prevailing. It will be close. The court paid a lot of attention to it and i expect to see the very vigorous discussion amongst the judges in relative opi
Bundle up, right . Lets begin with the big chill. A freeze warning will be in effect in just a few hours. Drew tuma with live doppler 67. Were talking about temperatures, in the 30s and the 20s overnight tonight. A lot of 40s and 50s on the board. We have 30s, like innavata and napa. A freeze warning in the Early Morning hours of wednesday for the north bay. Santa rosa, petaluma. Temperatures could range anywhere from 25 to 31 degrees. So, a freeze warning is in effect. A good idea to bring the pets inned. They dont like the cold this time. And protect those plants. Theres a chance the vegetation could die in the temperatures. To the east, a frost advisory in delta tomorrow. Nearfreezing conditions are likely where temperatures will be in the 30s. Out the door tomorrow morning, the jacket is necessary. Its a cold morning under clear skies. Look at the inland temperatures. Were starting out at the freezing mark. Take a look how quickly we rebound from the temperatures. And whats in scor