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fred phelps was 84 years old.westboro baptist church members have picketed thousands of events, everything from lady gaga concerts to military funerals. now, an update of our top story again. planes are in the air over the indian ocean searching for signs of missile airlines flight 370, the area extremely remote and malaysia is asking the u.s. for more equipment to pick up the ping of the plane's data recorder once wreckage is found. the focus of the operation of debris spotted by satellite that may be from the missing plane. but australia's prime minister has said once again that there's no guarantee. well, relatives of the passengers and crew just want to know where will r their loved ones. the distraught father of one passenger says he still believes everyone from the missing plane is alive somewhere. he spoke with our david mckenzie in beijing. >> translator: i can't sleep each night because all i think about is my son. up until now, what else can we do? this is about his flight. there is nothing you can do to

reverend fred phelps, sr. died, he was 84 years old. his daughter announced his death.t in hospice care. he founded the westboro baptist church. he breached at the deaths of u.s. military personnel. his church held several protests in the bay area and tonight there is reaction to reverend fred phelps' death from community leaders all around the country. >> picketing of the churches and funerals and -- was never the right thing for them to do. hopefully in the years to come they will give all that up. >> because of his views reverend fred phelps was called the most hated man in america. some posters are suggesting picketing at his funeral, however some disagree. >> hate doesn't drive out hate. it takes love to drive out hate. >> according to westboro baptist church the church picketed 53,000 events. last year 367,000 petitioners called on the white house to recognize westboro baptist church as a hate group. >>> coming up, continuing coverage on the fire burning near power lines in the east bay. also valuable patient data stolen and it has happened before. >> three data b

fred phelps died. his protests were protected speech, despite opposition. >> 87 survivors of the east harlem blast received compensation after losing their ohms. eight died following of the explosion. >> the federal government fined a port arthur texas company $350,000 for releasing hazardous pollutants into the air. flint hills resources, a fuel and chemical refining company has been ordered to refit its systems. port arthur has a high concentration of oil refineries. >> a misconduct days, brigadier general jeffrey sinclair ordered to pay a $20,000 fine, but facing no prison time. this is a controversial says, and many sexual assault victims and advocates are crying foul. the case and the military justice system and how it handles the cases are now on trial. in a "america tonight" report, lori jane gli har speaks to a service woman about her ordeal. >> not having completed by service, the opportunities taken, and the backlash from friends and family when i got home. all of that was difficult. >> jessi

anti-gay extremist fred phelps has died at the age of 84. he was the founder of the westboro baptist church, a kansas-based group known for holding anti-gay protests at the funerals of military veterans and aids victims. his daughter told a local most -- local news station there would be no funeral for fred phelps. the kansas equality coalition urged people not to publicly protest him saying -- those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan gonzalez. welcome to our listeners and viewers around the country and world. the latest disclosures from edward snowden show the national security agency is recording every single phone call made in an undisclosed foreign country. the surveillance system called mystic stores billions of phone conversations for up to 30 days you'd agents are able to rewind and review any conversation within the previous month using retro.called one senior manager compared it to a time machine. michelle richardson of the american civil liberties uni

. >>> fred phelps of westboro baptist church in kansas has died at the age of 84 of natural causes.fox made a name for himself by blaming games and intolerance of homosexuality for disasters and anything else he considered wrong with this country. his followers frequently staged protests in san francisco during pride week and picketed the funerals of america's military men and women. phelps daughter said there will not be a funeral because the westboro baptist church does not worship the dead. >>> president obama announced more sanctions against russia following what he called its illegal move to annex crimea from ukraine. the executive order target senior russian government officials and a bank they use. more sanctions could be added if russia moves troops any further into ukraine. in moscow un secretary-general ban ki-moon met with russian president vladimir putin, urging peaceful negotiations with ukraine. >>> a dancer is back on the stage after losing part of the lake in the boston marathon bombing. we have pictures of adrian howlett davis, taken as she performed with her dance

fred phelps was 84 years old. still to come on the newshour, debating the u.s. response to the crisis in ukraine, a new lead in the search for the missing malaysian jet, tech start-ups tackle the challenges of aging, sentencing day for a general in a high profile sexual assault case, plus, a look ahead at the race to control the u.s. senate. >> woodruff: president obama upped the ante against russia over crimea today and triggered a return salvo from moscow. >> the world is watching with grave concern as russia has positioned its military in a way that could lead to further incursions. >> woodruff: the words of warning came on the white house lawn as the president expanded economic sanctions first announced on monday. >> i signed a new executive order today that gives us the authority to impose sanctions on individuals and sectors of the russian economy. this is not our preferred outcome. these sanctions would not only however, russia must know that further escalation will only isolate it further from the international community. >> woodruff: the latest sanction

fred phelps sr. founded the church in 1955.was known for its hate-filled protests of military funerals. phelps believed any misfortune was god's punishment for society's tolerance for gays. he was 84 years old. >>> a general is fined, not jailed or demoted in the sex assault case. jeffrey sinclair was sentenced to pay $24,000 in fine and restitution, sinclair struck a plea deal after being accused of sexually assaulting his former lover. california congresswoman jackie speier called the punishment laughable. >>> an ex-naval academy football player is found not guilty of sexual assault. he was accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman in 2012. the ruling was denounced. >>> have you ever wondered what gold medal winning high divers do in the off season? in the case of this world champion, you head to the amazon rain forest to do that. he's free falling in that dive, over 100 feet from the forest canopy to the river below. not a trick to try in the dry season. needed nine feet of water to safely dive. >>> time for a look

. >>> the founder of the controversial westboro baptist church, fred phelps, has died. his topeka, kansas, congregation was infamous for its vehement antigay rhetoric and public events for funerals of american soldiers. phelps had been called by some as the most hated man in america and seemed to wear that as a badge of honor. he died of natural causes at age 84. >>> next month, general motors ceo mary barra will testify before a congressional committee that is investigating the automaker's handling of faulty ignition switches. the problem is linked to at least 31 accidents and at least 12 deaths. general motors has admitted that it knew about this issue fwhak 2004 but only announced a recall last month. barra has been the ceo of gm only since january, and she does admit that the company mishandled the situation. she also says that no one should be surprised if there is, indeed, a criminal investigation. that hearing will be in d.c. april 1st. >> they have some pr issues they're dealing with very carefully at gm right now. >>> we are following the breaking news overnigh

fred phelps. the westboro baptist church today said that phelps in a care facility.spite of the harassment that phelps and his church have given to grieving families. >>> a protest against an anti- gay policy. mayor marty walsh boycotted the parade, because members of gay activists were excluded. the mayor tried to negotiate a deal, but it fell through. >>> one person wouldn't budge in a banner, so i'm not participating in the parade. >> beer makers refused to participate in the parade because of the same issue. >>> you might call it the world's smallest st. patrick's day parade. >> happy st. patrick's day! >> that's right. that's it. just one person. he's the parade's grand marshall. >> my wife nominated me on the very last day possible. >> i brought myself and my children to this parade every year. i decided this year i needed to call in and nominate my husband to be the grand marshal. >> the one person parade began in 1993. >> they even have the police blocking the street. >>> the department now has a brand new lamborghini gallardo. the price on the car approaches

fred phelps, the founder of the westborough baptist church in kansas. with phelps at the helm, the church rose to notoriety, picketing at funerals, including hundreds of fallen soldiers, peddling a message of intolerance toward gays. phelps was 84 years old. >>> a high-ranking military officer, brigadier general jeffrey sinclair, accused of sexual assault, improper relationships with his subordinates. he was sentenced a $20,000 fine but no prison time. his military benefits intact for now. it was part of a plea deal. prosecutors dropped the most serious charges, sexual assault, in exchange, sinclair, pleading guilty to lesser charges, including adultery. >>> we want to move on to your health, tonight, and the big headline about statins. millions of americans take them to control cholesterol. now, a big study from duke university, may mean million more americans should be talking to their doctor about getting a prescription for statins, as well. so, how many more? and what has changed? abc's mara schiavocampo has been working with our medical team all da

here's the interesting part all agree that the group says if reverend fred phelps sr. they do not want to disclose where his funeral will take place. they're also not saying where he is being cared for only that it is and the shawnee, kan.. -shawnee county, kansas. the trial for oscar pistorius has resumed after an hour delay today. the court was waiting for a police photographer who took pictures of the scene of reeva steenkamp's shooting death to continue testimony. warrant officer bennie van staden was asked by the defense to produce a disc relating to photos he took inside pistorius' home in the hours after the double- amputee athlete killed his girlfriend. an oregon man is using a creative way to save his own life. kevin gray is holding up a sign at a street corner asking for a kidney. gray is a husband an father of three. he found out in may that he doesn't know have a living donor. doctors told him that he'll get a kidney in three years if he is lucky. right now, he endures nine hours of dialysis every night. his wife has also started a facebook page for potenti

it was the first public protest since the deaths of the founder reverend fred phelps last week. people stood across the street holding their own counter demonstration. saying sorry for your loss. one woman said it wasn't about antagonizing the protesters but saying something positive in the face of negativity. >> sunday morning one church no one leaves their cars. now dogs, children and those who don't feel comfortable inside the church are finding a place to worship. >> i have people who have been able to come here even when they are battling diseases and have felt that, you know, i don't have to get dressed up to go to church. >> the surmson broadcast on the raid -- sermon is broadcast on the radio. . >>> up next breaking news that we are following. crews responding to a four alarm fire. we will have the latest for you plus -- >> got insurance. [ indiscernible ] >> we are just 8 days to the deadline to sign up for coveredlife. after the break the help -- covered california. after the break the help and why some would rather pay the fines. >> how students gained a deeper unders

they're more like the westboro baptist church fred phelps people than anyone else in electoral politics. you may have seen their obama is hitler posters and all the rest of the stuff that they do. the whole cult lyndon larouche cult and conspiracy theory story is a story for another day. but the fact that the texas democrats could not get their u.s. senate candidate over the hump to avoid a runoff with the beyond the nutball lyndon larush everyone's hitler fringe, that is not a good sign for texas democrats at a time they're trying to convince they're going to be a real force in that state. there are a bunch of states that went all red that had complete republican takeovers in the last few years. republicans won more seats in state legislatures than any time since 1928. and that huge republican tide in 2010, it sealed complete republican control of the legislature and the governorship and a whole bunch of american says the. one of the things that we have covered intensively on this show, is what the consequences of that have been specifically for reproductive rights. social conservative

fred phelps founded the fundamentalist church in topeka, kansas in the 1950's. the church gained notoriety for picketing military funerals with anti-gay signs, and claiming that god is punishing america for its tolerance of homosexuality. phelps' son says the church excommunicated his father last year... he wouldn't say why. march madness is kicking off this week. that means your co-workers will filling out their college basketball championship brackets. there are 68 schools in the tournament, and *none of them are from illinois. the four "number one seeds" are florida, arizona, wichita state, and virginia. you are one of those people. >> newman is alive and well! actor wayne knight -- best known as "newman" on seinfeld - was the latest victim of a death hoax that spread across social media and the internet. a fake internet story reported that knight died in a crash with a semi-trailer saturday night near the pennsylvania-new york border. but knight took to twitter to clear up the confusion -- he tweeted he was alive and well --and then he wrote "does someone ha

fred phelps, founder of the west borrow church is near death. the church has been the center of controversy over funerals. >>> the san jose landmark will start allowing overnight stays, in adjacent buildings. there you go. and lionel messy, the soccer star is barcelona's all-time leading scorer. remember, you can follow us on twit. >> you still have to get out to the winchester house. >> i've never been there. have to get our brackets ready. who do you like this year? stanford? >> cal didn't quite make -- >> oh well. shows what i know. >>> let's go outside and show you a live look at traffic. we do know traffic. here's a live look from our sensors right now. we are still watching this accident, willow pass remains shut down between 5th and 6th. use concord boulevard as your alternate. sounds like that stretch of road is going to be shut down until about 6:30. we'll continue to bring you live report. on the scene this morning. >>> also in south bay -- northbound 280. they need a tow crew out there to remove it. in the meantime no lanes are blocke

fred phelps was 84. his church, in topeka, kansas, is known for holding anti-gay protests at military funerals and other events. the first such protest, in 19- 98, took place at the funeral of matthew shepard, a man from wyoming who was tortured and killed because of his homosexuality. phelps' son said his father was kicked out of the church last year. a man in north carolina is arrested for allegedly sucking the toes of a complete stranger in a wal-mart. >> what you have to say? >> kino i want to hear his answer that thepolice say on monday michael brown entered a wal-mart in lincolnton and approached a woman who was trying on shoes. she thought he worked there and then he told her he was a podiatry student. as brown was helping her, he took a picture of her foot and then lifted it and sucked her toes. >> he grabbed my foot and put it in his mouth. i said what's wrong with you? he said i am sorry. forgive me. please don't tell anybody. the woman did go tell her husband and they called police. brown is c

fred phelps is also trending. the west borrow church founder near death. the church has been the center of controversy over the past few years. the san jose landmark will start allowing overnight stays not in the mansion itself, but in adjacent buildings, and leona messy, the soccer star is barcelona's all-time leading scorer. you can follow us on twitter. >>> and i have found liz has not picked a team for traffic. who do you like? . >> i like one of the north carolina teams. >> good. >> we've been instant messaging back and forth. let's go out to the bay bridge. if you are driving into the city, expect bigger than usual delays trying to get there. so it's a 2-car injury crash, minor injuries on the skyway. they activated the metering lights a little ahead of schedule, 5c 3. so you are looking at big backups, extending to the maze, and they may be slightly through those metering lights a little more slowly than usual. there's a lot of traffic stacked on the san francisco side of the span. looks like from the tunnel straight on out to 4th street. that's whe

. >> anti-gay pastor fred phelps senior has died.s was the founder of the west borough baptist church in kansas. most small church members are part of the extended family. group was known for picking military funerals and picketing anti-gay protest including a demonstration in 2005 at san francisco gay lesbian event and even a 2010 protest at soldier funeral in santa rosa. phelps daughter says he died shortly after midnight. she did not give accuse of death however he was 84 years of age. >> the serious new question about the security of an american symbol and the tallest building in the western hemisphere. teenager armed with only a camera caused a lot of embarrassment by climbing 104 stories to the top of the new world trade center. abc news reporter explains the prank is no laughing matter. >> an american symbol of strength. massive one world trade center. 17 76 feet high. towering over the 9/11 memorial. this very spot. >> attack twice by terrorists. officials promise this would be the most secure high-rise on earth. so how then

the reverend fred phelps is in hospice care. his son says he is on the edge of death. the 84-year-old founded the westboro baptist church known for protesting the funerals of soldiers and other public figures with anti-gay sentiment. >> a gun expert testified that months before oscar pistorius killed his girlfriend he went into combat mode after hearing what he thought was an intruder. the manager of a training academy testified he had many conversations with pistorius. the olympian says he shot his girlfriend through the door thinking she was an intruder. prosecutors say it was premeditated. >> it's 6:26. still ahead a statewide amber alert, four missing children and no leads. why the search is coming to a stand still though they know who the suspects are. >> a person dragged down the street overnight by a hit-and-run driver here in the bay area. new details about the search coming up next. >> a san jose dog in a fight spot. how firefighters helped free this dog from a bathtub drain. >>> dragged by a hit-and-run driver. details about the search for a suspect happening

the factor tip of the day, reports are that fred phelps is near death.r who funded the westboro baptist church. the 84-year-old church is a hater. >> god is dealing with this nation in his wrath, he apointed osama bin laden and many more like him to destroy this land. the nation's of the world hate doomed america and rightfully so. on the watch of the lying whore false prophets of this so called christian nation, have taken over. >> for those who believe in an after life, mr. phelps may have some explaining to do. only god is to render judgment and we are to love our neighbor. i'm not judging phelps, i'm just opining he may have a problem. redemption is always possible. that is it for us tonight. please check out the foxnewsfactor website, which is different from billo'reilly.com. name and town if you wish to opine. word of the day, no namby pamby when writing to the factor. it's a real word, people think they know what it means, you may be wrong. we don't want it. miss megyn is next. please remember, the spin stops right here, we're definitely looking o

fred phelps died yesterday. the country of turkey, it has blocked access to twitter after users published claims of corruption against their prime minister. sj sharks, the team is number one in their division after last night's big win against anaheim. and divergent, the movie due out today. check outous at #cbssf. >> let's check in with elizabeth in the traffic center. >>> thanks, guys. so far everything looks good on this friday morning. we are working a couple of accidents but we are not seeing major slowdowns because of them. so this is one of the accidents i'll tell you about. it's northbound 101 at tully. that's where the accident i reported. a crash into the center divide now chp is there. actually maybe we are seeing a few brake lights as you get closer to blossom hill. we'll continue to watch that one. in the meantime, outside we go. here's a live look at the nimitz 880 in oakland. we are problem-free this morning between 238 and the maze. all those taillights that's traffic heading into downtown oaklan

fred phelps the founder of the church known for stirring up controversy died yesterday. turkey, the country has blocked access to twitter now after users published claims of corruption against their prime minister. and the san jose sharks trending. the team is now number one in the division after a big win last night against anaheim. and divergent, the highly anticipated action movie comes out today. follow us at twitter at #cbssf. >>> san jose is not as safe as it used to be and that's coming straight from police officers. at a community meeting officers say they are sorely understaffed. and they are questioning city leaders who say 200 officers will be added to the force over the next four years. >> with projections that they have, we cannot get to those numbers. and it's disingenuous to tell the people or to tell our officers that help is coming when it's actually not. >> they say san jose is no longer a competitive city when it comes to attracting new police officers because of decreasing pension plans and disability protection. >>> it's a friday. hopefully "friday l

in an ironic twist, the group says if reverend fred phelps shawnee the group the trial for oscar ther an hour delay today. the court was waiting for a police photo who took pictures of the scene of reeva eteenkamp;s shooting death to continue testimony. warrant officer bennie van d staden to the defense to produce it is related to photos he took inside oscar pistoriuys' home in the hours after the double amputee athletes killed his crawford. --girlfriend. >> on welcome back. we are tracking hot spots, the ride on 92 in the westbound direction is backed up because of an accident. i just spoke with caltran and they stated the two left lanes are blocked. this is jamming up the ride on 880 in the southbound direction. it has taken pressure off the ride on 92 westbound on the san mateo bridge. we are still jammed up on the bayshore freeway. there was an accident on the shoulder that has backed the upper right as you concede up till about a 15 minute drive time for one on one. it is jammed from san bruno all the way to 92. the bay bridge, the westbound ride is a badly backed up over 22 min

fred phelps had been having serious health problems.litary fumaroles, claiming the deaths are god's punishment for tolerating homosexuality and. similar plans have not been announced. >> police are looking for two suspect that robbed a liquor store earlier this week. police responded to the u save liquors on bill drake way on tuesday night. the store clerk says the two suspects entered the store, showed a weapon and then demanded for money. the clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of money and the two fled on foot. both are described as teenage hispanic males, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and thin builds. itnesses say the two were driving a brown older model sports car. no one was injured in the incident. >> we've got an update for you this morning on that little dog pulled from a trash pile at recology back in december. this is what gem looked like when she was rescued from the trash. more than 200 people entered a lottery to adopt the little puppy. and this is what gem looks like today. her new owner brought her by animal care and co

westboro baptist church founder fred phelps died this week.nerals, military funerals with messages like god hates fags. their sentiment, the overall antagonism toward the lbgt community is not far into the mainstream. that was brought home in a recent column written by evangelist saying president putin is right on gay and lesbian issues. putin's law banning homosexuality, right. his laws that have stoked a climate of fear among lbgt russians, right. and that's why my letter this week is to franklin graham, the son of famed evangelist billy graham and president and ceo of the family ministry. dear mr. graham, it's me, jonathan. here's what you wrote in your monthly column in the march issue of "decision" magazine. in my opinion, putin is right on these issues. obviously he may be wrong about many things, but he has taken a stand to protect his nation's children from the damaging effects of any gay and lesbian agenda. yes, taken a stand by making it a crime to promote so-called homosexuality to minors. that could include telling they are equal.

. >>> fred phelps, founder of anti-gay church, has died.epartment has released new photos from the investigation of a suicide of kurt cobain. one focus is on a cigar box containing drug paraphernalia. the second shows the box closed with personal effects, including a wallet, sunglasses and some money. the pictures were on several undeveloped rolls of film that were in a police vault since cobain's suicide. in april. >> cobain front man of famous rock 'n' roll band nirvana. police want to stress, as much as they got these pictures out there, the case is not reopened. nothing more to think it's more than a suicide. people jumping to conclusions there's a twist in the case. the only new twist in the case is there are pictures that were not developed that are now developed. the case itself is still closed. >> can you believe it's been 20 years? >> 20 years. >> 20th anniversary. i still remember. >> i remember seeing them on "saturday night live." i was a little late to the party. i'm sure the people in seattle all knew. nirvana was just appeari

the 84-year-old preacher fred phelps established the church and soldiers held signs like thank god for he and followers claim the deaths are god's punishment for tolerance of homosexuality and abortion. the trees are in danger from poachers and sneaking into parts and cutting off parts of the trees to sell and we met up with people trying to protect the natural treasures. >> reporter: california old growth red woods are treasures and it's illegal to disturb the trees on the public land in the national and state parks but police suspect the trees are being threatened by drug addicted thieves cutting growths called burrows for sale to suppliers and craftsmen who fashion objects and furniture worth thousands of dollars. >> there is a burrow cut on that and walking on the corner here we have a relatively fresh cut. >> reporter: porchers are coming in with chain saws at night to steal the burrows. >> to see these precious, limited resources damaged in such a way, purely for decorative or selfish personal reasons, it hurts. >> reporter: several stores near the park offer burrow cut from priv

vice mayor of maricopa arizona posed that obituary to his facebook page that champion the late fred phelps as the man who forever stop the larger gay rights and welfare rolls admiration for phelps is bad enough it turns out that the article he posted wasn't even a real article it was a satirical piece published by the onion merrily by smear for always so blinded by love for a hateful bigot that he missed the difference and the very very ugly sean hannity during wednesday's broadcast of his radio show the conservative pundit and fox news host blasted obamacare is birth control mandate you said it was ridiculous for people to expect other people to subsidize their birth control when they can walk into a bar and grab on demands for free seriously elice. lannie in every bar just about new york now you can go. condoms guess how much they cost yes but i do not think much less effective wealthy people can afford almost ninety nine percent of lanny lanny you can go on are you i urge you to go on and i want you to hear that we have anything i want you to google condoms online and how much they cost