councilman jim kenny, are holding this hearing, in front of city council s public safety committee. now, this bill comes in the response to the september 11 attack on gay couple in center city. the couple says several members of this group caught on camera just before the attack one had his jaw wired shut. spark national outrage, three people from bucks county, with the help of social media, arrested for assault, but here in pennsylvania can t be charged with hate crime because the law only covers race religion annette necessity, not sexual orientation. while some state law ers work to change that, here in philadelphia, lawmakers want to takings in the meantime. this bill here in philadelphia, would provide defense attorneys for the three suspects in the center city case, maintain, anti-gay bias, did not motivate their clients. now, the hearing happening here at city hall begins right around 1:30, and that hate crimes bill is scheduled to come up around 2:00. reporting live