george thomas is on aassignment. there is a growing christian influence in indonesia. one example is a unique village called blimbing sari. people there call it the promise land. >> reporter: all 250 homes in the blimbing sari village in balias this ball neez cross hanging on their doors to signify their christian faith. they boa it has been 100 percenchristian since 1959 when they were given this land by the dutch government. ketut suyaga ayub is the head of the christian church. >> there will be no more christian movement in the villages. this was a dangerous place because of a lot of mosquito and snake and wild animal. but the christian who came here, there were about 39 families in the beginning, they found themselves as a new exodus to the new promising land. >> pastor ketut suyaga ayub says they taught themselves hard work. every family gets 2 acres of land from the government where they farm and raise cows. even children are encouraged to be productive. >> you get a strong spirit for your life. this is a promising land because of prayer. manytimes this village e

. >> and i am george thomas. mourne gather for a small memorial ceremony coming to honor the 10 medical aid workers. the team spent 2 weeks bringing medical care to the remostest region of the country. they were on their way back to kabuand were gunned down. taliban accused the group of trying to convt muslims to christianity. the family members here in the unitedtates say that is not true. johns john jessup has more on their mission. >> reporter: inexange for their selfless service, they were gunned down in a country they have come to love. >> i can say without hesitation, tom and libby were the most honest, unvarnished, direct, mission workers i have ever known. >> the group had just wrapped up 2 weeks of helping with eye diseases in a row remote part of afghanistan. a non christian organization. they were ambushed on the way back to kabul. tom little, an optometrist was kill. >> we are surrounding them with love and support and praying for them. >> while othersremembered what they admired like 32-year-old cher

hello everyone, i am george thomas. tens of thousands of pakistan's villages are under water. severe food shortages could be ahead r the entire country. meanwhile taliban militants are capitalizing and delivering aid to millions of flood victims. gary lane has more. >> about a 1/9 of pakistan's population, it is surprising that the death toll stands at 1500. eight million of those 20 million flood victims have yet to see any aid. angry citizens say their governnt is failing them. private boat owners are stepping in and charging too much. they have wiped out of 17 million acres of desperately needed crops. it is spoor, it is depending on foreign aid to get by the military is helping but not able to fight if t extremist. the u.s. military is trying to win the hearts with massive amounts of ate. they have had 17 relief camps up and run soon after the flood more than 3 weeks ago. the u.s. ambassador says. >> we think the people of pakist have a lot of domestic ngo's that are very activi and reputeable. >> it raised an additional 460 million dollarfor the flood victims. >> u.s. inc

she discovered george washington, thomas jefferson and barack obama are all cousins or grandson s ofg in england. she also found out she is 18th cousin to president obama. >> i have written a letter to obama but i just got a standard reply. i hope to meet the president and explain it to him. >> she is now trying to raise money to get to washington, dc, so she can meet her famous cousin the only president not related all the rest is martin van burren. >>> chelsea clinton carried a simple bouquet of white flowers to compliment her ivory strapless dress. vera wang designed both her dresses and her bridesmade maids. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell. we will go one on one with jason campbell and tell you why he and niners quarterback alex smith have very similar career paths. >>> the white sox manager says asian players are treated differently than latino players. he will explain why. >>> can big daddy cain beat the dodgers for the very first time in his career? we will see you in just a few minutes on "game day." ,,,,,, those people are happy 'cause they're gonna have a good time, and they've go

the girl discovered george washington, thomas jefferson and barack obama, all cousins or grandsons of a former king of england. she researched half a million names over four months to come to her conclusion. she also found out that she is 18th cousin to president obama. >> i have written a letter to obama but i just have gotten standard reply. >> i hope to meet the president and explain it to him. >> she is now trying to raise money to get to washington, dc, so she can meet her cousin. by the way, the only president not related to all the rest, martin van burran. >>> a magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled solinas valley. 145 miles south of san francisco. no report of injury or damage. >>> meteorologist lawrence karnow. you're talking fog. does that mean more cool weather ahead? >> yes, unfortunately. thick fog is now making its way into the bay area. very dense as you're looking over the city of san francisco. yes, camera having a hard time trying to focus. just so much focus around the bay area right now. that's true food. drizzle will actually throw up on the shore. hugging the coastlin

george washington? where is the next thomas jefferson? they are here. they are standing among us. they are our children. unless we know our past, unless we teach our children the examples of excellent, unless we jalon ourselves to be better than what we currently are, -- challenge ourselves to be better than what we currently are, we will not grow to that moment. the greatest generation is merely the one who steps of to the seemingly insurmountable challenge. this is our challenge. this is our goal. this is the american destiny, with charity toward those who struggle, fayed in may god that loves and guides us, and hope that -- faith in may god the loves and guides us, and they hope that we can restore truth in the promise of america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please rise and join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america , and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." -- for all. [cheers and applause. -- [cheers and applause] ♪ oh, say, can you see ♪ ♪ o

the children they grew in to beat john adams, at george washington, thomas jefferson, and it happensalways has been. and then they began to trust. you know what kind of trust there must a band? keep you are in bondage in ancient egypt, and you were crying out to the almighty, send does someone to free s -- send us someone to free us, and someone shows up with a stick, don't you think they said, you have got to be kidding? [laughter] the all-powerful, the almighty, they send a man slow of speech with a stick. but look at what that state and what that man did. -- that stick and what that man did. recognize that noses and abraham lincoln and george washington, they were men. they were just like you. they just picked up their st ick. i think i can relate to martlet picking out of all of these giants, probably the most because we have not carved in marble yet. he is still a man. and that is the message, that man makes a difference. what is it that these men have that you do not. what is it? abraham lincoln, the american indians, frederick douglass, the , the pioneers, what is it that they

george clinton. the blues of new orleans legend irma thomas. and tower of power eight stages outside and indoors. each embodies a style of music. >> we like to find a reason for a blues stainl. what is the audience? >> they expect 100,000 people z there are performances at night in bars and clubs. research indicates it brings $18 kblinl to the city. festival almost became a victim of the economy when major sponsors dropped out. >> there is issue autos some responded and there have been increased donations. this used to be free. now charging $15 per day. we've felt the crunch. tony lindsay says music offers an escape. fans take out their escape this morning. >> they're going to have great music for you. >> 60% of the crowd is from outside skpf 20% of them come from out of stateful volunteers just stopped. the volunteers nonprofit is responsible for very innovative programs in schools. >> and there is great it's great. >> still, coming up at 6:30 privacy concerns at a local gym. michael finney looking into what is at risk by having fingerprints on file. >> why this group of employees is taking a co

george clinton. the blues of new orleans legend norma thomas. bay area's tower of power. stages outside and indoors. each stage embodies a style of music. >> we like a reason for the stage being. the blues audience. well, how old is it? what kinds of step do we program for that audience. why don't we make it a little younger. >> expect 100,000 people during the three days. there are performances at night at bars and clubs. jazz festival research indicates it brings $18 million to the city. but the festival almost became a victim of the economy when major sponsors dropped out. >> there's certainly been issues about getting companies. >> some businesses responded and there have been increased donations. it used to be free. now they charge $15 a day. we've all felt the money crunch. tony lindsay says music offers an escape. >> you may not know the name of the artist. but you're gonna have great music for you. in san jose, don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> with all these outdoor activities, good time to do a last check of the weather. >> call it comfortably cool. mist and drizzle t

george clinton. the blues of new orleans legend irma thomas. bay area's sewn tower of power.ndoors. each stage embodies a style of music. >> we like to find a reason for the stage. blues. what kind of stuff do we program for that audience. make it a little younger. >> expect 100,000 people during the three days. there are performances at night in bars and clubs. jazz festival research indicates it brings $18 million to the city. but the festival almost became a victim of the economy when major sponsors dropped out. >> certainly issues about getting companies and stuff like that. >> some businesses responded and there have been increased donations. it used to be free. now they charge $15 a day. we've all felt the money crunch. music offers an escape. >> we may not know the name of the artist but they're going to have great music for you. >> don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> the outside lands festival opens today at san francisco's golden gate park. last year more than 100,000 people showed up for the music and arts festival. groups like kings of lee you know and further are expected

thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and now, also in the headlines tonight, a story about personal secrets and political stands. a key strategist for george w. bush, who campaigned against gay marriage, has not only joined laura bush and other republicans in switching sides on the issue, he's announced he's gay. jake tapper looks at questions of public pressure and disclosure and what constitutes hypocrisy in politics. >> reporter: one of the ways president bush rallied his voters to the polls six years ago was through anti-gay marriage referenda in key states and a proposed constitutional amendment. >> we stand for marriage and family. >> reporter: and one of the men leading the charge was the president's campaign manager and later the chairman of the republican national committee, ken mehlman. >> the president strongly believes that marriage in this country ought to be between a man and a woman. >> reporter: but mehlman is now working to overturn california's law against same sex marriage. and this week acknowledged that he, himself, is gay, a fact he says he has not been able to accept until recently, and one that made him then quite u

george t. says the key to stopping the esophageal cancer epidemic is to catch it early while it is still in the pre-cancerous stage. dr. t. found thomas' condition early, a diagnosis that ultimately saved his life. >> there are very, very few people who can actually survive esophageal cancer, and those are the ones that were diagnosed very early. >> reporter: getting rid of the pre-cancerous cells is fairly easily. this wand is inserted endoskopically through the mouth, a small balloon is inflated and radio frequency waves are used to burn off those damaged cells. >> i had many patients who had earlier esophageal cancer or pre-cancerous stage where i treated them with this the device and they're now cured. >> reporter: dr. t. hopes to create awareness about the importance of catching the cancer early. a congresswoman from the east bay was recently diagnosed with esophageal cancer and tom lantos died from the disease about two years ago. dr. t. hopes these cases will require lawmakers to require mandatory screening. >> we should be screening patients with acid reflux, and that's how we're going to pick up the early cases and intervene