. >> lay meaning i am not a priest or deacon. catholic evangelist, and some baptist and nondenominational friends tease me saying isn't that an oxymoron? catholic evangelist. i am like yeah, funny. basically i am one that goes armed the world doing parish missions, leading retreats for deacons, priests, laity but i specialize in missions and really teaching catholics to the joys of our faith, to be able to live the faith every single day, not just be the frozen chosen coming to fulfill our holy day of obligation but really being that catholic that understands evangelization, that e word, to be able to go out and live out our faith and our calling. >> now, this is a fire. this fire had to start somewhere in you. tell us about how you got going with this. >> long story short, when i was in the army i got into the army in 1984. i heard my mother's voice "boy you better be in somebody's church." i was raised lutheran. i didn't like the protestant services. they had catholic services. so i started going to the catholic church. so i ju

for our parish community, deacon frank is large part of that and our name list. we noelle be with us in spirit. if there is anybody prayering for us, it will be frank. >> reporter: darla miles, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> to address security concerns, schools in philly will be closed for three days leading up to the pope's visit. the mayor nutter announced that fenced security zones will go into effect more than a day before the pontiff's visit. anyone going in will need to develop through metal detectors. schools in new york will be open while the pop is here. you can find the pope's schedule on our web site abc7ny. eyewitness news will be with the pope every step of the way during his visits to washington, new york and philadelphia, all next month. >>> now to an update on the tom brady suspension negotiations. lawyers for the nfl and players union meeting today with the manhattan judge for a second day. the attorneys met separately as they try to resolve brady's four-game punishment and fine. the separate discussions lasted about four hours. neither brady nor

suzanne: and religion is his calling, the catholic deacon is building furniture for his spiritual leader. 16 pieces crafted in less than 40 days for the papal mass to be celebrated the month. >> it's the highlight of my life to build and altar, to bring that together. it's amazing. and to do it for the holy father? that puts it over the top. lifelonghe is a carpenter who also the altar for pope benedict's mass in 20 08. >> to do it the second time is even further beyond miami agitation. suzanne: he is working from a facility in frederick, where he races the clock to beat a rapidly approaching deadline. this is all very much a work in progress. this is being seen for the first time by the design and carpentry team, the mosaic seal that will go on the front of the altar. this bethesda native is part of a three person team that designed the altar and other furniture. >> we wanted to take the everyone to see through the pieces of furniture that everyone will be witnessing at the mass. those unable to see the mass, it will have a permanent home inside of the basilica, the inspiration for thes

hernandez's grandfather, a deacon, called it a moment to reflect and teach. >> we need to show our young people how dangerous this is. >> police continue to investigate what happened that night, including the possibility of a second vehicle that may have been present during the crash. but, for now under this tree. >> mothers and fathers people who lost their kids, you know, it is difficult. >> there was a fifth person in that car, a young 17 year old man, also taken to the hospital with critical injuries suffering head trauma and still recovering. and then police continue to search for the driver of a second vehicle, they say they saw on surveillance video they hope tonight view the occupant of that vehicle as well. reporting from bustleton steve patterson cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> police have 17 year old boy in custody who they say shot a ten year old boy in chester, delaware county. it happened around 1:00 yesterday afternoon, at the corner of west ninth and engel street. police say the boy was shot in the stomach. he is in stable condition. it is not clear what led to that shooting

hernandez zest grandfather deacon, called it a moment to reflect and teach. >> we need to show our young people how dangerous this is. >> police continue to investigate what happened that night including the possibility of a second vehicle that may have been present during the crash. but for now under this tree? >> mothers and fathers people who lost their kids, you know, just it is difficult. >> there was a fifth person in that car a young 17 year old man, also taken to the hospital with critical injuries suffering head trauma and still recovering, and police continue to search for the driver of second vehicle they say they saw on surveillance video. they hope to interview the occupants that far vehicle, as women. reporting tonight from bustleton, steve patterson cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> police have 17 year old boy in custody who they say shot a ten year old boy in chester, delaware county. it happened at around 1:00 yesterday afternoon at the corner of west ninth and engel streets. police say the boy was shot in the stomach, he is in stable condition and it is not clear what led t

hernandez's grandfather a deacon called eight moment to reflect. >> we need to show our young people how dangerous this is. >> reporter: police continued to investigate what happened that night including the possibility of a second vehicle that may have been present during the crash but for now under this tree -- >> mothers and fathers people who lost their kids, you know, it's just -- it's difficult. >> reporter: there was a fifth person in that car a young 17-year-old man also taken to the hospital with critical injuries suffering head trauma and still recovering and then police continued to search for the drivers of a second vehicle they say they saw on surveillance video they hope to interview the occupants of that vehicle as well. reporting tonight from bustleton, i'm steve patterson, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> a 10-year-old boy is hospitalized tonight after police say he was shot by a 17-year-old in delaware county. it happened about 1 o'clock this afternoon at the corner of west ninth and ingall streets in chester. police say the boy is in stable condition and the 17-year-old

the upper east side has been a deacon since 1892. also served the deaf community. >> it's rile devastating for me and most of my community. >> this eighth grader is praying for a miracle. back to st. elizabeth, the final blessing and moments of mass sent pain through the pews. >> we're not saying good-bye. >> and plenty of tears. >> joan and other catholics looking past new york for a response, a miracle from a higher power. >> when they wake up sunday morning i will have this place to come to. i've been here 35 years. it's my home. >> in midtown, news 4 new york. >> think about the memories made in the church. >> all right. coming up in sports, the mets make a very big trade. >> first here's dave carter with your fandango weekend ticket. >> which movie is perfect for you? let's break it down. let's begin with vacation. this is a ridiculous and funny comedy inspired from chevy chase from the 80s. i laughed out loud more times at this one than any in a long time. also opening is mission impossible road nation. the fifth film reteams t

decontaminated those towers and the health department ordered all cooling towers to be tested and to be deacontured if necessary. >>> a westchester university worker tested positive last week. the university took steps to kill that bacteria and resolve the issue. >>> >>> alabama residents and store owners are surveying the damage after a suspected tornado destroyed plenty of properties. a walmart in the south central part of the state suffered quite a bit of damage. heavy winds also destroyed a sporting goods store. fortunately, there were only minor injuries. >>> almost 20 minutes after 11:00. the temperatures are coming up with sunshine. there's still some lingering clouds in delaware and south jersey and a few showers as well. sunny skies for the rest of the area but a bit breezy. it's those winds that will keep temperatures in the low to mid-80s this afternoon and deliver a dry weekend. nice comfortable air. humidity low this afternoon and that comfortable weather continues for saturday and sunday. it will be warmer over the weekend. 76 right now in reading. it's up to 80 with mostly sunny

inside, we met up with deacon dave mahone. >> all the pieces you can take outside. >> reporter: he isarpenter who spent the last two weeks building the altar with pope francis in mind. most of the wood he used has been recycled and purchased from local vendors. of course the altar is not ready yet. >> i want it to look as close as possible to the real stone. >> reporter: it has to be painted to match the interior of the sanctuary. there's still more work to be done. but when preparing for the pope the work is its own reward. >> if i can do something to give back to him for the blessings he gives us our shepherd, i'm honored. >> the nbc 10 news app is your go-to tool for the papal weekend. we have all the information about transportation, road closures, pope's itinerary. the nbc 10 news app is a free download. >> just a few minutes before 8:00 and the start of "today" show. let's go to new york and find out what they're working on. >>> good morning. just ahead on a sunday morning on "today," new information emerging about the man under arrest for attacking a crowded train on friday aft

with carpentry as his craft and religion as the calling, catholic deacon david is building furniture his spiritual leader. the papal mass will be celebrated last month. >> the highlight of my life to build an altar and bring carpentry aspect together with the aspect of serving at the altar. amazing. to do it for the holy father puts it over the top. suzanne: he is a life-long carpen tar that built the -- carpen tar that built the mass for the pope in 2008. >> to do it a second time is farther beyond the imagination. it's taken him to a facility in frederick. >> native is part of a three-person team from catholic university that designed the altar. >> we wanted to take the basilica out for everyone to see. through the pieces of furniture that even will be witnessing at the mass. >> there will be a permanent home inside the basilica. in frederick, maryland, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. leon: of course pope francis set to arrive in d.c. on september 22. count on us for complete coverage on air and online at wjla.com. kimberly: time for a check of the traffic situation. robert altman on t

. >> reporter: deacon marvin oswald says the church had been under going a six week renovation process>> the contractor was going to come out and put the finishing touches. >> reporter: nothing was stolen. not the tvs, the drums or even a computer. >> that's why i believe it was definitely a hate crime. >> reporter: earlier this week another act of hate not far away in the mission district where white power was painted on two culturally sensitive murals. some in his flock still do not know. >> they've got to be very hurt. got to be hurt and still grateful we're still very service. >> reporter: it is unclear how many people were involved. the bishop says neighbors heard dogs barking around 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. but there's nothing firm that says that was the time of the break-in. >> it's hard to understand people who want to do things like that. ken pritchett live tonight for us. thank you. >>> people are asking for help to catch a prolific tagger. a reward is being offered by the sonoma county alliances take back our community program. >>> three correctional workers at the santa

astounded by the talents of a college football player, he 's a wide receiver for the wake forest demon deaconslooks of it, i don't think he'll have problems with the playbook. but we brought in our handshake here. we got a couple going on. >> we have been working on one here. >> would you like to demonstrate? >> don't screw it up, guys. >> don't hit. >> yeah! >> rob is actually injured from that. >> rob -- >> during the commercial, when they memorized their own choreography, someone was injured. >> we have one, too. >> one move. >> one move. >> that was a good move. back off. >> dancing and that kind of theatrics is not in my contract. >> no, no. >> very limited. >> nice shot. >> we're lucky he participated. >>> from football to soccer and star hunk cristiano ronaldo making us all swoon again, this time in an adorable picture with his son. check it out. real madrid's cristiano posing with his little mini-me, wearing only towels for this instagram with the caption like dad, like son. cristiano sharing this photo just a little earlier of the two wearing masks of the "transformers" movie. which i

. >> it happened where taylor street meets highway one just a block from deacon bay store. jonathan bloom has more on what happened. >> employee at the store were just making breakfast when it happened. >> lady came in. pretty frantic. saying that a guy had a gun and he was after her. >>reporter: moments lateary second woman ran in to the bodega harbor inn. >> screaming crying hysterically and said that there's a man down the street. he has a shotgun and i heard 3 shots fired and i think she's dead. >> she was a third woman who was still alive. taken to santa rosa memorial hospital where she was conscious upon arrival. meanwhile the s.w.a.t. team surrounded the house where the 3 had been sleeping before the gunman woke them up. they knew who he was. >> she had filed a restraining order against her ex boyfriend two days ago. so he somehow found her. >>reporter: neighbors say the house is vacation rental so the victim were not from here. it turns out neither was suspected shooter. neighbors believe he drove here in the middle of the night and parked right up the street. >> su

and it hasn't focused much on deacons traiting poverty, which is proven to be successful when it is achieved. >> brown: we'll have to leave it. there sheryll cashin, nikole hannah-jones, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: now, an art project attempting to build individual connections across the globe. it's called "portals," and is the brainchild of artist and former television news producer amar bakshi, who told us that in his former profession the most meaningful conversations often came once the cameras were turned off. we spoke to bakshi during an installation earlier this summer that connected people in washington, d.c. with those in herat, afghanistan. here's our look. >> my everyday life is not that crazy, or i don't live in a war zone. but occasionally you know there are that unfortunate events where there is a bomb or something like that. but life is good! >> good! >> it's a bit intimidating to walk into a room and talk to a total stranger. the news always latches on to whatever is like the most attention grabbing, worst, the most horrible piece to sho

. >> reporter: inside, we met up with deacon dave cahoon. >> all the pieces also be able to take offsite. >> reporter: he is the carpenter who spent the past two weeks building the altar with pope francis in mind. >> recommend we do more recycling, take more care of our planet. >> reporter: most of the wood was recycled and he purchase it had from local vendors. the altar isn't completely ready just yet. they canning inspired from the real steps. i want it to look as close as possible to the real stones. >> reporter: it still has to be painted to match the interior of the sanctuary. so, there's still more work that needs to be done, but when preparing for the pope the work is its own reward. >> if i can do something to give back to him for the blessings that he gives us as our shepherd, i'm honored. >> reporter: now, officials here at the national shrine say after the mass that the pope will present is complete, that altar will be taken inside the sanctuary where it is expected to be used for years to come. wendy, back to you. >>> hello, everybody, i'm storm team4 chief meteorologist dou

plus, mustard available, mustard available from the deacons or something?ould they be cons crate in the oh, couldn't do that. okay, i have another question for you. >> will passes be be running inside the bus? >> that was one of the questions he was asked, and that still has to be settle. you can bet all of the cab companies the mayor will tell you, already complaining. so, that is not answered yet. maybe the mayor knows since yesterday. >> i'll ask him. >> if you ask him that, he will sake maybe not yet. >> bark to the top ten republican candidates. tonight is the night. getting ready for big debate on fox news channel, starts at 9:00 last two hours, frontrunner donald trump and new jersey governor chris christie will be there of course. and, we will take you live to cleveland where the debate will take place in just a few minutes. i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said, "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >> it is thursday, the debate tonight, stage set for the first republic

he's receiver for the demon deacons. he has a different handshake for nearly every teammate, totaling over 50. doesn't matter where he sees them on the field, study hall, cafeteria and they are all complicated handshakes. let's hope he knows the playbook just as well. i say this as i can't even remember my debit card number today. not even kidding. call everybody your buddy, hey, guys, hey, buddy. how was your weekend? >> do one of those happened shakes too much of a challenge for me. >> i know. >> thank you, carol. >> nightly test. test. test test. test test. >>> tonight, live from havana. historic change as the u.s. flag rises over the american embassy for the first time in over half a century. a day many thought they'd never live to see. >>> also, could a surprise challenger shake up the race for president? as party jitters grow over hillary clinton, speculation now irling around names like biden and gore. >>> found alive. a young firefighter pulled from the rubble after that devastating blast in china. >>> chemical w

seven have died. illnesses was traced to a handful of cooling towers that have been deacon tame nateed. we should see beginning and about a week's time, declining numbers of cases, and that is something that we're hopeful that we're already seeing. >> well, the disease is not spread person-to-person, symptoms include a cough, fever, shortness of breath. and lidia curanaj has the rest. >> by simply inhaling the air we pret, that is how 86 people were sickened and seven died from legion their's dy seeps in the south bronx. when you inhail a droplet, the only way to contract this. >> that droplet dispersed by a cooling tower. the back year to that cause legion were in's disease. he is with chemical specific in maspeth. the company that specialize in cleaning and santizing cooling power. >> when the water flows down on top of the cooling tower separated into droplets by this thing. the indicated within near blocks of each other. five out of 17 blon excooling towers have tested positive for legionella. why he believes the outbreak may have started with one poorly-maintained tower. >> one co

jeremy is a librarian, but every wednesday night this summer, he's part of a kinks cover band in deacon, new york. >> to have that catharsis of just letting it out, and yelling and top of your lungs and jumping around and dancing. you know, it's better than therapy. >> reporter: when musician steven claire founded the beacon music factory, he thought it would mostly be for kids. when did the idea of having adults learning rock music and music in general come to you? >> when parents of our teen rock campers begged me to do it for them. >> reporter: does anybody at the library know about this? >> i'm not sure it's really their scene. >> reporter: it turns out, though, that slipping into another world to expand one's horizons in the summertime sent a new idea. the chautauqua institute in new york state was founded in 1874 as just such a state, where people could take time out to pray toshings play, -- to play, and to learn. >> there was concern how leisure time was being used and there was a desire to find a way to use your time in a constructive way. >> chautauqua historian, john schmitz.

. >> reporter: it was in sterling where richmond realized his potential as a parent, a practicing deacon and a maintenance mechanic at nih. >> i was like man, whatever i have to do to stay here, i'm going to do it. >> reporter: 10 years removed from one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history, richmond davis has found higher ground, married once again with five kids. of the three who were once displaced, his oldest daughter rashonda is a bank teller in atlanta. richmond jr. joined the air force and britney just went off to school at old dominion. >> life is subject to change like for me overnight. a big wind came, a big storm came and it looked like the baddest day of my life that i could have ever had and once the gray clouds left, you know, the sun came out for me in so many ways and allowed me to see how beautiful life can be. >> reporter: nick giovanni, wusa9 news. >> that's a great story there. katrina was a category 3 when it made landfall. imagine a stronger storm, would they be able to handle it? would that city be able to handle it? >> probably now that they've rebuilt th

a deacon is also a professional carpenter, the second time he has built an altar and other furnishingse. the first time was in 2008 when he handled the construction for pope benedict's mass at nationals park baseball stadium. i asked him if he feels the pressure. >> there's moments of quiet grace in a journey like this where you just feel like you're plugged in to the right people and, you know, right project and you just know it's gonna come together. >> all right. the pope arrives in d.c. on a tuesday. september 22nd. to see his itinerary for the visit, check out the nbc washington app and search pope. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire at a local trucking company. chopper4 up over friendly trucks in ac ka keek ma, maryland. there appears to be a significant amount of damage, but nobody was injured. >>> someone shooting up buildings in northern virginia. why police believe these cases are connected. >>> and should your kid get a trophy just for showing up? a pro athlete launches a national debate about parenting when he takes away his kid's award. >>> and

we are present as altar boys and altar servers as priests and deacons even as bishops and cardinals.lic schools. we're doctors in catholic hospitals. and we have a lot of support in the church as well. we want him to listen to our stories and see us. that's all. >> an interesting dynamic because this pope, pope francis, does appear to be pretty progressive and more opener happens than in the past to have these discussions. historically the church isn't. so is this about changing overall views, changing policies and are you optimistic? >> i am optimistic but i think it's also important to differentiate between the church and the hierarchy church which consists of bishops and cardinals and priests. so the church actually is the people of god. it's the people in the pews as well as the hierarchy. and as the people of god, we have an overwhelming amount of support. i think the latest numbers i've seen say that 76% of catholics support same sex relationships. over 70% of catholics support laws that would protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and trance jent catholics from discrimination before m

hernandez's grandfather deacon, called it a moment to reflect and teach. >> we need to show our young people how dangerous this is. >> police continue to investigate what happened that night including the possibility of a second vehicle that may have been present during the crash. but for now under this tree? >> mothers and fathers people who lost their kids, you know, just, you know, difficult. >> reporter: there was fifth person in that car a young 17 year old man also taken to the hospital with critical injuries suffering head trauma and still recovering. and then police continue to search for the driver after second vehicle, they say they saw on surveillance video they hope to interview the occupant of that vehicle as well. reporting from bustleton steve patterson cbs-3 "eyewitness news" . >> police have 17 year old boy in custody about 1:00 yesterday afternoon corner of west ninth and engel streets. police say the boy was shot in the stomach analyst in the stable condition. it is not clear though, what led to that shooting. >>> verizon and two unions representing 39,000 workers f

shortedand deacon was which which can be deac.d deke or and tell us about your mother a little bit. peggy: her father and grandfather had both been admirals, and she was used to , andg and taking charge she was a national athlete. natural athlete, she loved anything to do with athletics. skiing, writing, you name it. interviewer: what was her maiden name? injector -- her first name? martha cluverius. was adamdfather sampson who was a big deal in the spanish-american war. so she was a take charge type. and my father was a more quiet intellectual type. mother was a doer, he was a thinker. i had a younger sister who was all spunk. i was shy, painfully shy, but i remember eavesdropping and remembering what i heard. interviewer: ok. , when did you arrive. what time of year? peggy: june of 1943. thattchback road -- switchback road at the mesa was terrifying because it was under construction. gear than had a lower the cars, so they would go further and further down and the car would start to stall, and you were on the edge of this drop. but my mother, she could handle that. think got up th

the church deacon said the motive is sinister because nothing was taken. >> there are things they could have taken but it was here to send a message. you know that's why i believe it was a hate crime. >> over the years church members volunteered and raised money to help build and renovate that facility. some members haven't even heard about this vandalism yet. the church said when they do of course they will be devastated. >>> rosemary, we were just talking about this cool shot that we can see behind you a good day for a swim or bike or run. >> that getting started. you can see they are swimming. when we were coming in a lot of folk was bike. trying to figure out. >> it was very busy around the station. >> yeah. >> some of them looked lost. they found their way. take a look at that. that's a very cool shot with a live look there in to the oakland estuary. in to the second part of your morning i think the clouds that are overo head right now will begin to part. we are going to be left with some great weather for your afternoon. temperatures are coming down. along the coast yesterday and

seafront boulevard ahead of the official ceremony your identity 28 year-old marcus rodriguez is a deaconssing hope for social and economic benefits for all cubans. the reporting of the ap, basic giant cuban flags hang from the balconies of nearby apartment buildings and people are gathering at the windows with a view of the embassy. secretary of state john kerry is expected later today to meet with cuban dissidents in havana. is opening at the embassy, the u.s. embassy in havana follows the reopening of the cuban embassy. it had been the cuban interest section in washington now officially verified raised last month in the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, our program will begin shortly. at this time we ask that you please lower your umbrellas and keep them lowered for the remainder of the ceremony. also, the silence all mobile devices -- please silence all mobile devices. once again, we ask that you please lower your umbrellas. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conv

of those arrested includes our next guest, the co-chair of the ferguson commission and ceo of the deacondation joined by chris king, director of the st. louis american. thank you for getting up early. i know both of you are operating on little sleep. reverend, you and several activists were arrested. can you give us the circumstances surrounding your arrest? >> sure, yesterday morning, a group of us, some 100 of us, sorry a large group of people of faith, including clergy and deans, activists from throughout the community join together to call on the department of justice to do their job, bringing the full weight to bear on the department like the city of ferguson and those across the country where there are documents clear systems of bias that are not transformed, even over the course of the last year. there's much work to do to protect young, black and poor people throughout the country who still bear the indiscriminate way of police forces across the nation. yesterday, in our action, we came to the federal building here to call upon the attorney, the u.s. attorney and the attorney gen

he is also a ordained deacon in the presbyterian church. this is something i didn't know. and this is probably his most greatest accomplishment, he is a single dad who adopted his son timothy from foster care. ladies and gentlemen, the san francisco board of superizvisors extend and proclaims july 28, 2015 as john st. croix day in the city and county of san francisco in acknowledge to years of dedicated service as the director of the san francisco ethics commission. it is a pleasure to serve san francisco with you, john. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. i said i wasn't going to do this. this is very touching. thank you supervisor and thank all of you. i want to thank all the commissioners and served under for the opportunity to serve the people of san francisco for all this time and i want to thank my wundserful staff for making it possible for me to try to accomplish all we have done. this means a great deal to me, thank you all. >> john, don't leave yet. i have a few colleagues that would like to say a few remarks as well. >> supervisor tang >> thank you very mu

. >> i was going to have a meeting with a member and some of my deacon staff. wanted to talk. as we shared in my office, eventually by that night from 7:00 to 3:00 in the morning, we ended up being kidnapped. i, along with eight other people. it ended up in a police shootout where five were shot. >> wow. so you're not a stranger to this type of violence in the church setting. reverend, keep in touch with us. we'd love to hear how this comes together with local law enforcement and what you're doing to protect your church. reverend clark, we appreciate you joining us this morning. >> thank you for having me. >>> here on the show, hillary clinton could still become president despite her use of private e-mail server. >>> a decorated marine may be forced out of the marine corps for an e-mail he sent to save lives. the story coming up. >>> the classic tv show gets a reboot. is the film worth the price of admission? kevin mccarthy joining us next to talk about it. with the pain and swelling of my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... ordinary objects often seemed

he is also a ordained deacon in the presbyterian church. this is something i didn't know. and this is probably his most greatest accomplishment, he is a single dad who adopted his son timothy from foster care. ladies and gentlemen, the san francisco board of superizvisors extend and proclaims july 28, 2015 as john st. croix day in the city and county of san francisco in acknowledge to years of dedicated service as the director of the san francisco ethics commission. it is a pleasure to serve san francisco with you, john. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. i said i wasn't going to do this. this is very touching. thank you supervisor and thank all of you. i want to thank all the commissioners and served under for the opportunity to serve the people of san francisco for all this time and i want to thank my wundserful staff for making it possible for me to try to accomplish all we have done. this means a great deal to me, thank you all. >> john, don't leave yet. i have a few colleagues that would like to say a few remarks as well. >> supervisor tang >> thank you very mu

he is also a ordained deacon in the presbyterian church. this is something i didn't know. and this is probably his most greatest accomplishment, he is a single dad who adopted his son timothy from foster care. ladies and gentlemen, the san francisco board of superizvisors extend and proclaims july 28, 2015 as john st. croix day in the city and county of san francisco in acknowledge to years of dedicated service as the director of the san francisco ethics commission. it is a pleasure to serve san francisco with you, john. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. i said i wasn't going to do this. this is very touching. thank you supervisor and thank all of you. i want to thank all the commissioners and served under for the opportunity to serve the people of san francisco for all this time and i want to thank my wundserful staff for making it possible for me to try to accomplish all we have done. this means a great deal to me, thank you all. >> john, don't leave yet. i have a few colleagues that would like to say a few remarks as well. >> supervisor tang >> thank you very mu