two weeks ago-- two weeks ago brendan eich was named c.e.o. of mozilla known for his open source web browser firefox. no, i don't want to update right now. i'm in the middle of my show. jimmy, please. thank you, jim. as soon as eich got the job a report surfaced that in 2008 he donated 1,000 to support a california prop 8 which outlawed same-sex marriage. so gay internet activists for lgbthttp got more than 70,000 people to sign a petition asking eich to resign and the dating service ok-cupid blocked firefox on its web site leaving many of its users to text google chrome, what? (cheers and applause) >> faced with in boy on boycott, eich resigned because when gay people want someone to resign, he's out in a week. but when i want someone to resign it's always oh, i was elected or i'm the voice of god, or sir, for the last time only members of the geek squad are allowed back here. thankfully, my good friend at fox news blew this story into proportion. >> we should all be very afraid. >> why does a guy have to leave a dream job for voicing his opi

this is not going to be the last that we see of brandan eich. it may or may not be the last of brendan eich at mozilla but it is for now. >> reporter: he wrote he is going to spend time with family for now and he has since shut done his twitter account. live in the newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> it's friday, guys. now what that means? >> what? -- you know what that means? >> what? >> celebrate. >> it's been such a long week. >> you have been here one day. >> it's still long! [ laughter ] >> a great weekend coming up. showers out now. out the door a very interesting afternoon. we have scattered showers kind of pop-up showers showing up on our hi-def doppler radar. you can see some of those making their way on through and in fact, some pretty good downpours into toward the san jose area. you headed in that direction, be prepared. we're seeing a lot of rain sliding in that direction towards sunnyvale, also saratoga, mountain view, watch out. you may see a couple of downpours. and then these will move on by and then sunshine coming up. it shou

this is not going to be the last we see of brendan eich. it may or may not be the last of him at mozilla but it is for right now. remembers okcupid's reps are pleased that their boycott brought attention to the issue of same-sex marriage. live in the newsroom, back to you. >> cate, have we heard anything from eich on this? >> only online so far. the former ceo blogged that he was going to spend time or some time with his family and has since shut down his twitter account. >> cate caugiran live in the newsroom, thank you. >>> new this morning, a new report by major league baseball shows there were security problems at dodger stadium the day giants fan bryan stow was beaten three years ago. the report says under previous ownership, the dodgers did not follow league security standards and security cameras were outdated at the park. so's family filed a lawsuit -- stow's family filed a lawsuit saying management didn't adequately protect fans. >>> get ready to say good-bye to letterman. he made you laugh every week night right here on kpix 5. but

a lot of people supported eich and said that it's freedom of speech for him.ers said that he -- being anti-gay marriage was not suitable to lead mozilla. >> reporter: that was publicly reported in 2012 andrew some negative attention then when eich was mozilla's chief technology officer but when he was promoted to ceo, the backlash grew. >> but when one of those people becomes their ceo, that stirred up the ire not only of mozilla employees but firefox partners, firefox developers. >> reporter: eich was a long- time mozilla employee and well known techie in sill simple. one of his big claims to fame creating javascript which powers website and apps. it won't be a career killer for the fallen ceo. >> this is not going to be the last we see of brendan eich. it may or may not be the last of him at mozilla but it is for right now. >> reporter: eich wrote in a recent block entry he will spend time with his family and shut down his twitter account. live from the newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> okcupid's reps say they are pleased that their boycott brought attenti

brendan eich, the co-founder of mozilla is leaving the company.had just been promoted to ceo but the move brought protests over his opposition to same-sex marriage. mozilla says eich is stepping down for the sake of the company. >>> the anadarko petroleum corporation reached a settlement with the federal government. it covers the cleanup of thousands of contamination sites around the country including radioactive waste piles in the navaho nation. it is the largest settlement ever for environmental contamination. >>> and bad news if you rent your home. rents are projected to rise for a fifth straight year. demands for rental housing has grown since the economy has gotten stronger and supply hasn't kept pace. job growth has made it possible for more people to rent an apartment, but rising home prices prevent them from buying. nationwide rent rose 3.2% last year. anne-marie? >> all right. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. >>> straight ahead in sports the san antonio spurs put their 19-game winning streak on the line. and

eich says he's committed to working with the lgbt community but in the end resigned.of someone with personal view, put his money behind it several years ago and now after being hired has to be, has to leave his job because there was so much outrage. >> you know, the real question here is, are we in a new world where companies and their ceos have political profiles that customers respond favorably or negatively too? historically that hasn't really been the case. there have been some companies. amazon, pro-gay rights, starbuck, howard schultz has taken a stance against guns in his store. chick-fil-a, conservative. the idea of a ceo losing his job, i frankly find pretty troubling. >> for something e did several years ago. he said he'd work with the lgbt community. so many tech companies have a very inclusive tolerant brand, an image, that almost they're intolerant of intolerance. >> that's right, and it's worth remembering the position that he held on same-sex marriage was the nation barack obama held until about a year ago. >> true. a large majority of americans -- not

eich gave $1,000 to the campaign in 2008.la is the mountain view based company behind the fire fox web browser. a mozilla spoke first apologize for the company in an open letter online samyin g mozilla believes in equality and freedom of speech. the georgia restaurant that left the reputation of polythene in shambles pass-- paula deen in shamble has closed. uncle bubba's seafood and oyster house announced disclosure of the of facebook. deen owned a restaurant with her brother bubba hiers. former restaurant manager lisa jackson sued them both in 2012 alleging sexual harassment employment practices that were unfair to black workers. the lawsuit was dismissed after lawyers reached a dealdeen's reputation however was seriously damaged after she admitted during legal proceedings that she had used racial slurs in the past. >> welcome back. we are tracking the storm. lane is moving through. >> as we take a closer look you concede that the clear band of rain is pushing his way into the east. the rain started to lighten up a bit in th

brendan eich, why?ntributed $1,000 to the initiative in california to enshrine traditional law and ban gay marriage. for, this he was forced to leave. >> i agree with andrew sulemanç on this prominent gay writer. 15 or 16 years ago he was pushing for gay marriage. he said this on his blog. he said if this is the gay rights movement today hounding our opponents with if a that the fanaticism more like the religious right. then count me out. something he never each publicly talked about. this was only found out because it was released on the "l.a. times" web site that he had contributed $1,000 six years ago before he was vogted in as ceo of mozilla. >> the democratic party kind of strong arming things here. we had radio talk show host tammy bruce on just a bit ago and she had this to say on the issue. >> liberal or conservative, this transcends those issues. transcends party issues. and even gay issues. this is truly about personal freedom. and you can't agree with the pressuring of someone out because of

brendan eich held the position for 11 days.e was criticized for a donation he made to the prop 8 campaign. the online dating website okcupid urged people to boycott the company. mozilla which has offices in san francisco, best known for its web browser firefox. the company put out a statement apologizing for not reacting quicker to the controversy over mr. eich. >>> an off-duty tsa agent jumped in front of an oncoming subway train to save a woman's life. he says he saw a >> cameras captured the man on the tracks in chicago waving his arms to stop the train. he says he saw a woman fall and thought the train operator would see him since he was wearing a bright orange hoodie. the train stopped just short of the pair and they were both pulled to safety by other commuters. >>> another close call dramatic video shows an suv in houston colliding with a metro train. amazingly, the two adults and two kids inside survived. police say the car tried to beat the train and went around the crossing gates. the driver will be cited for running

brendan eich had been ceo of the nonprofit mozilla for just 11 days. he was criticized for donating to the campaign for prop 8, the ban on same-sex marriage, in 2008. the online dating service okcupid urged people to boycott mozilla. mozilla has offices in san francisco. it's best known for its firefox web browser. tech experts say losing eich's talents will be felt by the company for a long time. >> to have a nonprofit be a major player, you know, it's -- it really is a unicorn and this is no doubt i think going to hurt the company. >> mozilla put out a statement apologizing for not reacting sooner to this controversial issue. >>> he has been making america laugh since 1982. >> now the man you see every week night here on kpix 5 is getting ready to wrap things up. wendy gillette has more on david letterman's retirement plans. >> reporter: david letterman was serious for a change when he made his big announcement detailing a phone call to cbs chairman leslie moonves. >> i said leslie, it's been great, you've been great, the network has been great, but

eich gave one- thousand dollars to the campaign in 2008. mozilla is the mountain- view based company behind the firefox web browser. a mozilla spokesperson apologized for the company in an open letter online, saying mozilla believes in equality and freedom of speech. >> the time is 6:22 a.m.. coming up on the kron 4 news. more bay area volunteers are heading to washington state at the side of the deadly landslide. >> we have an update this morning on the formula one star who has been in a coma since getting into a skiing accident three months ago. >> welcome back. happening now. the underwater search begins today for missing malaysian airlines flight 3- 70 in the southern indian ocean. crews only have a few days left before pings from the plane's two data recorders could stop working. a black box's batteries last about a month after a plane crash. one ship has a pinger locator from the u-s navy. today's area of focus covers more than 83-thousand square miles of the indian ocean. >> the formula one star who suffered serious head injuries in

in 2008, eich gave $1,000 to the campaign to pass california's proposition 8. ballot measure outlawed same-sex marriages in california until the u.s. supreme court left in place a lower-court ruling that struck it down. nimitz freeway southbound in hayward had a street in there is a simple stall abutted to managing to back of that corridor commute in the two and two in the south bay just a little slowing for 101 in the guadalupe parkway otherwise freeways here are definitely lighter than usual in for the ride through marin county 101 southbound the trip is still less than 30 minutes from 37 down to the golden gate bridge. heading into the seven o'clock hour we have some new video we wanted to show you. a rare sighting this time of year in minnesota. this funnel cloud was spotted yesterday near the small town of st. leo. as that's in the southwest part of the state. three farms and a few homes were damaged but no one was injured. tornadoes are rare in minnesota in march. some counties were under blizzard warnings and tornado warnings at the same time. and look a

i'm an employee of mozilla and i'm asking brendan eich to step down at ceo." at first, eich protested back telling cnet on tuesday, "i don't think it's good for my integrity or mozilla's integrity to be pressured into changing a position." but then a powerful game changer. this week online dating site okcupid launching a digital boycott blocking access to millions of customers who tried to logon to the site using mozilla's popular web browser firefox. >> it was a very powerful move for okcupid and pretty unexpected because of their i think 3 billion monthly page views 12% of that comes from firefox so for them to take that stand and say, hey, we don't want you using firefox, that was big and that got a lot of attention. >> reporter: eich appeared to bow under the pressure thursday handing in his resignation and saying "our mission is bigger than any one of us and under the present circumstances i cannot be an effective leader." while he didn't address the okcupid boycott directly the online dating site feels triumphant telling abc news overnight it's a great f

. >> the issue at hand is no one was attacking brandon in 2008, and, today, brandon eich wants to run a large american corporation with calls for the repeal of 18,000 marriage. president obama knows, because i have written about it, we beat that man on his position on marriage so don't tell me we didn't hold obama accountable. >> wait. wait. hold it. john, john, john . >> would you have the haul -- holocaust denier as the c.e.o. of a company? >> wait. how do you compare gay rights with the holocaust. >> it is outrageous and you said under no circumstances should a c.e.o. not get his job because of political positions. >> i think we agree under some circumstances he should not get the job. >> now, on the coverage, "new york times" put this on the front page and many other news organizations played it down and the network newscast did not have time to talk about this and i have to ask you, what would the coverage look like, or have looked like if the c.e.o. of mozilla was ousted, topples pushed out the door by employee revolt because he was in favor of same-sex marriage and contributed

ceo of mozilla, internet company brendan eich has been forced to resign because he gave 1,000 todd'sontroversy yesterday. >> would you have a holocaust denier as a ceo of a company? >> i comparable. >> wait a minute. we are talking about whether there is unfettered free speech for corporate ceos? >> of course there is. >> so now we are just saying -- if you think the holocaust denier shouldn't be the ceo, then. >> gay rights on holocaust? that's outrageous. >> it is outrageous and you said that under no circumstances should a ceo not get his job because of his political positions. i am saying that we actually all agree that under some circumstances he should not. >> of course the guy was comparing the holocaust to gay rights. joining us now from miami the purveyor of bernard goldberg got come and you say? >> i say if you lose your job because you have incorrect position on same sex marriage, then that's a pretty good example of liberal intolerance. this is what liberal orthodoxy looks like. that on certain issues, like same sex marriage, you are expected to march in lock step. if you

brendan eich stepped down. in 2008 he gave $1,000 to back a bill bang marriage equality. mozilla was aware of the donation and when he became ceo, half the company's board member quit the post. the dating website okay cupid.com, 8% of whom are gay or lesbian. the company said it is satisfied with the resignation. >>> earlier this week he said he would not resign. however, it became clear that the company felt the controversy was too much to tolerate. >>> moving on. later today we gate look at the march jobs report. yesterday the dow and s&p were treated from record highs to close the day in negative territory stamping four-session win streak. c good morning, steve. this is all about the weather. we didn't have bad weather in the states in march compared with january and february. we had the polar vortex. it's about the economy getting on sustainable path or is there a problem there as well. the figure we're looking for is 200,000 jobs created. search looking at that. average earnings they picked up in the february payroll as well. was it a blip or are we seeing, finally,

eich gave one- thousand dollars to the campaign in 2008.mountain-view based company behind the firefox web browser. a mozilla spokesperson apologized for the company in an open letter online, saying mozilla believes in equality and freedom of speech. >> twitter is adding messaging to it's video sharing app. vine. users can now send private messages and videos to other users. twitter saying this now steps up competition with other social media messaging serivces. such as facebook and instagram. vine's messaging service has a feature to send videos to people via text or email if they don't already have the app installed. mindthere may be a new good reason to rise and shine this morning researchers at northwestern university's school of medicine found that people who got most of their the day had a significantly lower body mass index than those who got most of their light later in the day. in fact, they found light impacted about 20 percent of someone's b-m-i. they also say the key time to get bright light is between 8 am and noon and getting

brendan eich's resignation comes just days after he took the top job. his employees publicly criticized him for donating money to support proposition 8, the 2008 ban on gay marriage in california. >>> and we get another big sign about the health of the job market. the nation's official unemployment rate is expected to tick down a tenth of a percent or a tenth of a point with today's march jobs report to 6.6%. that rate would match the five-year low hit in january. >>> and banana republic is facing a deceptive advertising lawsuit by a california man upset that a 40% off sign outside the store did not apply to the items he wanted to buy. he's suing for $10 million and is hoping to build the lawsuit into a class action case. >>> tesla hoping to replace side view mirrors on its cars with side view cameras. now the high-tech automaker is seeking necessary approval to make the design change with the government's traffic safety agencies. tesla claims replacing the mirrors with cameras will improve the car's aerodynamic performance and fuel efficiency. >>> "cap

eich stepped down from the board of the mozila foundation. >>> music fans, yes, they may miss out on concerts this summer hosted by stars like miley cyrus, justin timberlake, robby williams, equity all because of sanctions, sanctions imposed by russia over the u.s. over the crimea crisis. in helsinki, finland, is owned by the russian billionaires and the u.s. has imposed sanctions against them. we have more on that gmt the rest of the day. that's it with business for now. mr. gowing, it's back to you. >> thanks, aaron. here on "bbc world news". well, americans have apollo. the russians have soyuz. every time a european goes into space, it's the public who help. and tim peek is headed to the international space station next year. let's find out more. what does his mission involve? >>> well, major tim peake, join me, why is it important to have a name and a competition for it? >> traditionally every european astronaut has had a name. the conclusion of mine is today at 11:00. >> you're a european astronaut. you are not working for nasa. >> a british astronaut. the first with the space a

what if this ceo, brendan eich still supported traditional marriage.uld people that support traditional marriage be forced to leave positions of work? >> well, you did mention that obama opposed civil marriage for gay couples back then, too, but i think we're all entitled to our opinions, we are. we're all entitled to be wrong. i think a majority of americans think that that position is wrong now. and unfortunately everyone in this whole situation has exercised their right to be wrong. there are no winners here. and it's time for us all to move on. why are we fighting the battles of 2008 and fighting the battles of the past? how does that help anything today? there are millions of americans waking up this morning without jobs to go to, and i think we need to put the culture war behind us and move on. >> if we are to put that culture war behind us and that was the president's personal belief, his faith and belief in 2008. i guess my concern, if we're preaching tolerance and asking people to celebrate one another's individuality and unique beliefs equall

brendan eich co-founder of the company and language java script offering his resignation after an online service urged a boycott of the company's web the company offering a full apology saying, quote, mozilla prides itself on being held to a different standard and this past week we didn't live up to it. joining me a fox news contributor and washington, d.c. radio host. gentlemen, great to see you. so larry, what do you make of this? we live in 2014 where views on gay marriage changed dramatically. now a majority of americans believe in gay marriage. what are we to make when somebody in a private industry has to step down because of a contribution? >> we should all be very afraid, especially when this is a software company based on the internet. those of us who make our living on the internet we embrace free speech and openness. good news likes fk.com and alan.com, musings of alan combs should be very concerned. i hope they uninstall firefox. firefox made it clear to the entire world that they don't believe in free thought and they don't believe in an open dialogue about issues. >> if som

eich had made this contribution years ago, there was some push to have the mozilla board push him or allow him to step down. >> what he didn't do is do anything that affected his employees directly. you all sat here and defended bobby lobby. >> hobby lobby. >> whatever. they ordered things and refused to do thing because the husband and wife did not think that it was not their religion for bad it. >> i think the groups that are against hobby lobbies position in this case walk themself into a corner. they don't have a right as a corporation to have a particular view. it's now backwards you as a corporation, even if you have nothing to do with it, they are hold you to account for the personal views. >> but hoby -- woby -- they say they have their personal views and you all have to live by them. that's not what this guy is saying. >> no, that's not true. hobby lobby, they covered 16 types of contraception but not three. it's not -- i want to roll something by charles krauthammer or what i like to call him the hammer about the culture of the left. >> this is the culture of the left not b

brendan eich's resignation just six months after he took the top spot.ublic being sued accused of deceptive advertising. a man says he was enticed to enter the store by a sign that offered 40% off his purchase but once inside said it didn't count. he's asking for $40 million and hoping to make it into a class-action case. >>> little girl's rare eye disease is diagnosed from a photo posted on facebook. in that picture 3-year-old riley taylor's eye seemed to have a green glow. several facebook friends urged her mother to have her checked out by a specialist. turns out she has a condition that causes vision loss or in some cases complete blindness. >> how about that. doctors say if it's caught early enough, it can be treated successfully, so that's just amazing. >> that's amazing. >> that's the kind of thing also that had her mom said, oh, what do these people know and just kept on with her life, she would have never found out. >> if i saw that on my daughter, i'd be like, that's an interesting picture. now a lot of education with niece stories we're doing

when eich donated to prop 8. >> when you have a hollow can you say designer. -- other gay comment taters like former comment tate tore andrew sullivan accused his side of bullying and intimidation. some liberals agreed that say hounding a man out of a job for taking the same position that broek barack obama and hillary clinton held in 2008. >> there is political fastism. >> we have to be very careful we're not practicing a new mckarthism. >> what about the -- the network couldn't find a -- deep on a inside page. while the new york times gave the story front page prominence, usa today stuck ton the business page with no hint of criticism of the company's move. now there's an online backlash which some say they are deleting the company's fire fox browser. public attitudes are clearing in shifting in favor of same-sex marriage. consider this, if a conservative company would have pushed out ceo for supporting gay marriage, there would have been outrage. >> the letter would argue, learner violated constitutional rights of citizens gave misleading information to investigators and inappropriate

eich. >> it's different than the one you are defining. is the issue: all american consumers have a right to go where they want to go. so if a gay american doesn't like the posture of mozilla or chick-fil-a or the robertsons, they don't have to go there. big difference, mary katharine, in saying if you donate money to traditional marriage cause, okay, we're going to hurt you. find out where you live. we are going it try to take your job maybe do vandalism to your home, big big difference, is there not? >> big difference. that is problematic. what you are hearing from that editor of the nation and from some of the other folks on that panel all liberals who i'm happy to agree with on that part is a little bit of regret. looking at this situation should he have actually been hounded from his job? there was no evidence that it was going to change the way that they treated employees at mozilla. no evidence that it had been a problem in the past that he believed something different than he did. this is the question: do you want those people to b

brendan eich gave money to oppose same-sex marriage in california. the latest u.s.ers are due out in less than an hour. it is hoped u.s. job growth accelerated in march as winter's gloom started to lift. the recent forecast for these job numbers should show that they increased by some 200,000 in march. it would be the largest game in four months. we will keep across those job numbers indeed. tweet me. i'll tweet you back. you can get me @bbcaaron. >> start tweeting, aaron. that's aaron and business news. do stay watching bbc business news. >>> prince harry and the mayor of london visit ahead of its opening tomorrow. on cars.com made it easy, but... [ man ] we thought it might be a little more tense. you miss the drama? yeah. [ technician ] ask him whatever you want. okay. ♪ do you think my sister's prettier than me? ♪ [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] research, price, find. only cars.com helps you get the right car without all the drama. wanted to go and see a lion up close. this zoom lens is amazing. go and smell the roses! then a little time to kick back. earn double

his past political contribution came back to haunt brendan eich. he made a contribution in support of prop 8. mozilla has offices in san francisco and apologized. the company says it believes in equality and freedom of speech. now trying to figure out what its next move will be. mozilla makes the popular firefox web browser. >>> a gas leak forced evacuations and traffic closures in san francisco. it happened at davisadero and pine street this morning when a truck hit a gas main. some buildings in the lower pacific heights neighborhood were evacuated for a time. >>> he managed to outlast his hero. the great johnny carson. but tonight david letterman says his run is just about over. >> what this means now is that paul and i can be married. [ laughter ] >> reporter: with his signature dry delivery and a nod to his sidekick, david letterman announced that his 32-year career including a 22-year run at "the late show," will soon draw to a close. >> the man who owns this network leslie moonves he and i have had a relationship for years and years and years

brendan eich went under fire after revealing he donated $1,000 in support of california's prop 8 same-sexge ban. mozilla said, "we pride ourselves on living to a different standard and this past week did not live up to it." that's one of the things we just thought you should know today. >>> "news nation" gut check. we discussed the new app getting a lot of attention, it's designed for drivers suspected of driving under the influence. there's a function to contact a nearby attorney. the creators say it's only meant to inform drivers of their rights however it's raising eyebrows from law enforcement who believe that some people are being told how to skirt around the law. people who may in fact be guilty of driving under the influence. what does your gut tell you? do you think this app would enable people to act irresponsibly or drive drunk? we have an update to yesterday's gut checks, comments criticizing daniel murphy's decision to miss two games for the birth of his son drew widespread backlash yesterday. now one of the radio hosts behind the comments is apologizing on his own show. boome

brandon eich who ran mozilla maker of the popular firefox stepped down after the uproar over a $1,000onation in 2008 to a group supporting an anti-gay marriage campaign. so we saw andrew sullivan, influential blogger, one of the earliest advocates of gay marriage, came out strongly against all of this, calling it mccarthy-ism. writing, will he be forced to walk through the streets? shame? why not stocks? if this is the gay rights movement today, then count me out. interesting to me, andrew sullivan sounded a little bit like you on this. >> i thought that his entire article was strong. people need to recognize, if you're a young faculty member, in a lot of places, if you're a young member of the news department, if you have the wrong view, means conservative, you have no career. this is just the most open, blatant example of the new fascism. if you don't agree with us 100%, we have the right to punish you. unless you're like hillary and barack obama and you recant. they had the same view in 2008 as he did. >> but the difference between actively campaigning to define marriage as being b

keep in mind, back in 2008 our president had exactly the same stance as that guy right there, brendan eich like it. >> what do you think about that statement? this is from mitchell baker, executive chairwoman and says our company believes in quality of speech. you need free speech to fight for equality, figuring out how to stand for both at the same time can be hard. our organizational culture reflects diversity and inclusiveness. we -- >> no, they don't. look at how they allowed their boss to be squeezed out with this. in california, they're so laid back, they're so tolerant of everybody, unless you've got a dissenting opinion. this is chilling. keep in mind, this was back in 2008. he gave a donation to that organization. 2008. as i said a moment ago, that's when president obama had the same opinion. this guy and now years later loses his job. >> the president sat down and defined marriage as between a man and woman. >> on facebook, we're going to pop this up. did mozilla do the right thing in changing their leadership and founder? meanwhile, heather nauert, i think the right thing is to