intensify their picketing. al snyder says the most painful part is he has to pay the church $100,000. my first thought was eight justices don t have the common sense god gave a goat. today marks the fifth anniversary that matthew snyder was killed in iraq. we have more on our website at abc2news.com. if you go to the main slide show, it s the first story there, supreme court allows funeral protests. also if you go to our facebook fan page, we want to know, should the supreme court ever draw a line with free speech? we re hearing from lot of you. deborah says, it s common decency to leave people alone when they re grieving over the loss of a child or a loved one. westboro baptist church members have no soul. they give christianity a bad name. we re hearing from a lot of other people. if you would like to write in, go to our facebook fan page. yesterday the supreme court ruled in favor of the westboro baptist church which protects their free speech meaning it s likely they
a solemn nempletz one day after the supreme court ruled in favor of a church group, a local family remembers the marine whose funeral sparked a national debate. hello again. i m jessica kartalija. it s only been a day since the supreme court rule lad controversy church does have the right to picket military funerals. but today is especially hard on will local man who said he wanted to lay his son to rest. derek valcourt has the latest on al snyder. reporter: today markings the five-year anniversary of his son s death in iraq. my first thought was eight justices don t have the common sense god gave a goat. reporter: the court struck down his lawsuit against westboro baptist church for their demeaning protest at his son s funeral. we found out today that we can no long are bury our dead with dignity. reporter: his son matthew snyder died while fighting in iraq in 2006. protesters chanted saying god hates dead soldiers, among others. reporter: snyder s outrage sparke
in baltimore county. i had a good time. right now let s talk about traffic. not much traffic to talk about right now. the chute is off to a very good start. the beltway 695 at providence road, from parkville into towson, outer loop traffic moving very well. no reported delays or accidents. the knife nieft corridor checking in pretty good. the i-95 corridor check income pretty good. winston avenue closed at ivan hoe avenue because of a house fire. water main break repairs in pikesville affecting the southbound lanes of park heights avenue at slade avenue blocking the left lane. new information about a gunman who opened fire on an air force bus outside of a german airport leaving two airmen dead and two wounded. the attack on the u.s. airmen appears to be motivated by islamic extremists. police say the gunman walked up to the bus and started arguing with someone and then started shooting. the death toll could be higher. the gunman the shooter was taken into custody. a b
i would have thought if they found them not guilty of the felony murder, then they would have found him not guilty of the felonies attached to the murder. i guess not. reporter: prosecutors relied heavily on dna evidence, including that found on the discarded halloween mask. and the case was a bittersweet victory for outgoing state attorney pat jessamy. we re pleased that this chapter of our tragic city history has been closed. reporter: harris served on the city council for eight years, leaving after a fail run for council president. attorneys slow for the defendants vowed to appeal the verdict. i do believe that my clients have a very good basis for appeal. i am wearing purple today. because ken said purple means victory. and i feel that today, we have the victory. thank you. reporter: today, the mayor called harris a sincere public servanta and servant and a gentlemen. she also called for a moment of silence in his honor. jurors left the courthouse this a
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