george stephanopoulos, thank you very much for your insight. do not miss later this morning, george will be on this "this week," speaking exclusively to the house speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi. >>> we turn now to the latest tragedy involving the kennedy family, mary richardson's siblings stayed far away from their funeral as robert f. kennedy jr. and his four children said good-bye. a who's who filling the church, we have more now from abc's taina rivero. >> reporter: gingerly carrying their mother's casket out of church, later feeling in prayer, mary richardson kennedy's children put their beloved mom to rest. kerry kennedy played matchmaker for the couple 16 years ago. >> she was an angel who was brought to us to live with us here on earth. i think god bought her back up to hef >> just three days after her tragic suicide the kennedy clan along with dozens of friends and celebrities crowded into this small church outside of new york city, to remember the loving mother of four, generous friend to many. >> it was a very beautiful service.

that's on "this week with george stephanopoulos" coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> something unusual will take place in the sky early this evening, but you don't have to look up to see it. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom has more on the partial annular solar eclipse visible in the bay area tonight. >> reporter: it's a wonder of nature marveled at by cultures around the world. >> we will see a partial solar eclipse. the moon will move between the sun and the earth and it will brock out 84% of the sun. >> they explain here in the bay area the eclipse will look something like this. >> image of the sun will be a bright letter c. >> staring at the sun is dangerous so dougherty already has his eclipse glasses ready. you can buy yours. >> they are mylar with aluminum on both sides and designed to save your eyes. >> but you don't have to look at the eclipse by looking to sky. you can look at the ground. >> go out under a tree, and every pin heliin that tree is going to make a letter c on the ground and it will be an amazing site. >> he showed us how it will work. >> i cut an alumin

. >> reporter: and months later, president obama said this to george stephanopoulos. >> i'm still works on it. i probably won't make news right now. >> reporter: so was today's news a strategic political move in an election move. >> he did not come out in favor of same-sex marriage. he risked something for important, his reputation for honesty and integrity. >> reporter: at a fund raiser in oklahoma today, mitt romney made sure his supporters knew where he stands. >> i think that marriage itself is a relationship between and man and a woman and that is my own preference. >> for the time being, it determines nothing legally. right now, it's state rather than federal law. there was a sense that it meant something. >> it means something to the kids and kansas and missouri who don't get to live in new york where we actually have same-sex marriage, that the president of the united states has come out and said that you are equal, that you do matter. so it does mean something. >> and "good morning america" will have much more of robin's exclusive conversation with the president in the morning.

that's on "this week with george stephanopoulos" coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> something unusual will take place in the sky early this evening, but you don't have to look up to see it. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom has more on the partial annular solar eclipse visible in the bay area tonight. >> reporter: it's a wonder of nature marveled at by cultures around the world. >> we will see a partial solar eclipse. the moon will move between the sun and the earth and it will block out 84% of the sun. >> they explain here in the bay area the eclipse will look something like this. >> the image of the sun will be a bright letter c. >> staring at the sun is dangerous so dougherty already has his eclipse glasses ready. you can buy yours at a telescope shop. >> they are mylar with aluminum on both sides and designed to save your eyes. >> but you don't have to look at the sky by looking to the sky. you can look at the ground. >> go out under a tree, and every pin hole in that tree is going to make a letter c on the ground and it will be an amazing site. >> he showed us how it will

that's coming up at 8:00 this morning in "this week "with george stephanopoulos right here on abc7. >>> happy mother's day to you. our viewers have been posting mother's day photos on our facebook page all week and we want to share a couple with you. this is marlys with her mom. and lisa said mom is her best friend. and isabel shares this photo with her children at disney world. happy mother's day. and here are mother's day photos from the abc7 news family. me and my mom. she is a mother of 111. there's corina and her mother and heather with her son. you can still share your photos on facebook.com/abc7 news. >> lisa: say that again, both of -- >> carolyn: eleven. >> lisa: where do you sit in? >> carolyn: i am the third oldest. >> lisa: very cute. we are looking at that southwesterly breeze really getting going this morning. up to some 37 miles an hour by the delta. that's bringing the cooling into the east bay. we have airport delays of 48 minutes and it's all due to the low clouds. we will head out of town later. i will explain next. >> carolyn: thank you, lisa. happy mother's day to

george stephanopoulos has a well-deserved day off. this memorial day weekend, we remember that for the 11th consecutive memorial day weekend we are a nation at war. with 88,000 soldiers fighting in afghanistan and countless others monitoring hot spots around the globe. on warships in the persian gulf. down the arabian peninsula as yemen continues to threaten the home land. in pakistan, where tensions with our supposed ally continues to mount. and where china seeks to build its military might. to discuss this, let's bring in defense secretary leon panetta. i want to get some specifics in a moment. before i do, just broadly speaking, in this era of terrorist threats, nonstop terrorist threats, as a former director of the cia and the current secretary of defense, what is it like having this responsibility, how often does a terrifying message come on your desk about some threat and you just think, oh, my god. >> well, you don't get a lot of sleep, let's put it that way. there are a lot of challenges. you know, as a director of the cia, go

this is video of her talking yesterday with george stephanopoulos. mayor lee is one of many dignataries scheduled to be at that ceremony. >>> afternoon weather should be no problem. meteorologist mike nicco up next. >>> clear in most areas already. from emeryville to the north you can see a few clouds, we'll talk about why it is so much cooler this week up to 15° in some areas. >>> plus, a visit with mickey and minnie will cost you a lot more now. >>> new study says a simpler exam can cut down the risks for colon cancer. abababababababb >>> we had a blazing hot weekend. >> we sure did. things have turned quickly. >>> wait a little and that wind will switch directions this is what you get, clouds this morning, sea breeze back. southbound sausalito on the right tiburon on the left and san francisco in the distance still ed by -- still shrouded by cloud cover. we can see the same clouds we are watching from south towards oakland high clouds coming from the west low clouds coming from the northwest i think all of us will see sunshine except for out at th

that's coming up at 8:00 this morning in "this ""with george stephanopoulos right here on abc7. >>> happy mother's day to you. our viewers have been posting mother's day photos on our facebook page all week and we want to share a couple with you. linda shared this picture of her mother rose and four generations of their family. and this is her and her mom taken several years ago in san diego. she said she loves her mom very much. and chester sent us this photo of his mom, alberta. he said it was taken on the best christmas ever. and here's mother's day photos from the abc7 news family. you see me and my lovely mom, marianne, taken recently, as well as koreanna and heather with her son henry. you can share your photos at facebook.com/abc7news. and happy mother's day to you, mom of three. >> lisa: thank you. that's cute, very cute. we have nice weather around the bay although kind of breezy. i don't know if you noticed the change from the overnight temperatures. we have the low clouds and fog that have moved across the bay. we will start out much grayer and the numbers are coming down for t

. >>> good morning, everyone, george stephanopoulos has a morning off. we are exactly six months from election day, and in case huh any doubt, the presidential campaign is officially in full swing w president obama holding his first two a key election rallies in ohio. the president was nearly forgetting his wife, michelle, as he walked air force one in columbus. after that, the first lady introduced him at ohio state. >> we just can't turn back now, right? we have come so far. but we have so much more to do. >> and then the president stepped up and made his pitch. >> if people ask you what this campaign is about, you tell them it's still about hope. you tell them it's still about change. >> let's bring in the president ice chief campaign strategist david axelrod. thanks for joining us. >> good to be here. >> the president kicked off in clus bus, ohio, and richmond, virginia. here are the headlines. job numbers don't mirror hope. the columbus dispatch. april job growth at the lowest level since 1989. the headlines say it all. what the president has been a

>> well, robin roberts is, of course, the co-host of good morning america, as is george stephanopoulos, and i was going to ask you, but you kind of preetched it. a lot of people, including myself, observed that, first of all, she's -- she knows the obamas. she's a nonconfrontational intufr, and she's also an african-american. is it fair to point it out, but you did point it out. >> i think there was symbolism. they have a good relationship. she's interviewed michelle obama. i would always sort of complain internally when i would cover michelle obama that she would always give the intufrz to robin roberts when i covered michelle obama. i think in some ways, but, yeah, i do think it was significant that she was an african-american. >> in the press room, you look at this every day. the president will call on certain people who are on a list and that list is predetermined by who? the president. by whom? the president. i think that they get to choose whoever they want. he is the president. >> right. but, you know, had they -- had the white house tried to pick someone else, i suppose abc cou

this is video of her talking yesterday with george stephanopoulos. mayor lee is one of many dignataries scheduled to be at that ceremony. >>> afternoon weather should be no problem. meteorologist mike nicco up next. >>> clear in most areas already. from emeryville to the north you can see a few clouds, we'll talk about why it is so much cooler this week up to 15° in some areas. >>> plus, a visit with mickey and minnie will cost you a lot more now. >>> new study says a simpler exam can cut down the risks for colon cancer. have you called to switch us to anthem yet? honey, how can i call now, i can barely hear a thing with amber's band practicing. ♪ you're right, we've had enough. but i know exactly what to do. you take care of the music and i'll switch us to anthem. sometimes you just have to pull the plug. ♪ sorry, grandpa, we'll try to keep it down. i just... give it to me. ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you're still more rocker than rocking chair... that's why we've created medicare supplement solutions that are just right for you. we have plans wi

speaker boehner said that on an interview on "this week" and told george stephanopoulos house republicansd administration accountable for what happened or what didn't happen in fast and furious. in a letter to the attorney general, the house leadership legislative and elationship executive branches must be predicated on honest communications and can not be clouded by allegations of obstruction if necessary. the white house will act to fulfill our constitutional obligations in the coming weeks. but, that is not strong enough for some rank and file members. congressman quail said he thinks the doj will continue to obstruct and the congressman law said nothing short of a contempt citation is good enough. but, the deputy attorney general wrote on tuesday two oversight -- to darrell issa, quote, we believe a contempt proceeding would be unwarranted. the department continues to believe, however, that efforts to arrive at a mutually acceptable resolutions of the matter has not been fully exhausted and house minority leader nancy pelosi told abcs this week she doesn't think that holder is in cont

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. >> i want to bring in co-anchor of ""good morning america," "this week," george stephanopoulos. what about it? is it going to cost the president in november? >> it could. and in key states like ohio, wyoming, and iowa. other the other hand, it could hymn energize younger voters and the white house is counting on that as well. i talked to both campaigns extensively today. for the most part, they don't want to make a big deal of it. they know most voters don't want to make a big deal. the voters seem to punish whoever seems to bring up the issue the most. and whoever is driving it the hardest. >> don't expect romney to bring it up over and over. >> he talked about it gingerly today. they want to talk about the economy. >> we heard that the president told robin, how about it? did the vice president freelance on this or was it a plan? >> this was not a plan. there is no way this was a plan. this is matter of core conviction. the thoughts on the issue has evolved. i wouldn't send someone else out to make that decision. but it showed -- you couldn't seem to be evolving in an election

george stephanopoulos, thank you very much for your insight. morning i want to remind people, do not miss later this morning, george will be on "this week," speaking exclusively to the house speaker john boehner and also to the house democratic leader nancy pelosi. paula, over to you. >> we look forward to that. >>> and we turn now to the latest tragedy involving the kennedy family, mary richardson kennedy's siblings stayed far away from her funeral as robert f. kennedy jr. and his four children and close friends said farewell and a who's who of hollywood filling the churn, comblen close, john mcenroe, dan aykroyd, chevy chase and paul shaffer just to name a few. we have more now from abc's taina rivero. >> reporter: gingerly carrying their mother's casket out of church, later kneeling in prayer before it was lowered into her grave, mary richardson kennedy's children put their beloved mother to rest. kerry kennedy married childhood best friend and robert's sister played matchmaker for the couple 16 years ago. >> she was an angel who was brought

this morning george stephanopoulos was able to ask john brennan if the bomb could have made it throughrrent airport security procedures. >> we rely heavily on our intelligence services as well as the work of or partners overseas to stop it before it gets near an airport or plane. we continue to refine those measures. we take into account latest attempts by al-qaeda we'll continue to make adjustments if necessary. >> reporter: in this case, because the al-qaeda plot was foiled authorities say no flights were in danger. cia was conducting a covert operation in yemen and say the would be bomber had not yet picked a target or bought a ticket for a flight. some reports say he's been arrested. brennan was not as forthcoming on that us a peck's whereabouts. we know the bomb -- bomb maker is still on the loose. >>> former presidential hopeful santorum endorsing mitt romney through an e-mail. santorum sent his supporters a long late night e-mail calling on them to unite behind the cause of defeating president obama in november. he reminded his supporters of areas where he disagreed with romney,

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a relationship between one man and one woman. [ cheers and applause ] >> so let's bring in george stephanopoulos, the host of "gma" and abc's "this week" and, george, seems the country is kind of split, kind of divided on this same-sex marriage issue. is this an issue that romney thinks he can win on that he will continue to push? >> you're right that the country is divided. a fair majority support gay marriage, although there's big geographical differences. you saw him yesterday in the speech. interestingly in an interview he gave right after he was asked how much will he push gay marriage in this campaign. he said time will tell. i think he wants to be very careful about this because even though gay marriage can really help him win his conservative christian base right now, it may turn off if he pushes it too much. it may make him seem a little bit intolerant and even majority of republicans support no discrimination against gays and lesbians. >> bullying 50 years ago, president obama also admitted to doing drugs in high school, but whether or not you think that romney handled this the right w

here with george stephanopoulos on this one-year anniversary of osama bin laden's death. president obama is about to address the nation from the heart of afghanistan. >> this is the first time an american president addressed the american people from a battlefield. the battlefield now more than 10 years, also becoming one of the most unpopular wars in american history. the president is going to have two messages tonight. he's going to say to the american people we're coming home but has to give the people of ach began stan we'll not abandon them. and it was in afghanistan that oegs -- osama bin laden seared at tack on the september 11th attacks. george, this is a stealth operation to get the president in there. is it still dangerous? >> highest possible secrecy. highest staffers were not aware. and had it been discovered there is a good chance he would have had to come home, you saw the president address troops this evening yes. he said he wanted to meet with troops and nobody knew troops in afghanistan. and jake is standing by and our team is going to be weighing in. this

this is video of her talking with george stephanopoulos. san francisco mayor lee is scheduled to be in attendance. today's ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m.. >>> today will be another challenging day in arizona as firefighters continue to battle a fierce wildfire. the gladiator fire has been burning for several days near crown king, winds have calmed now the tough terrain is posing a challenge for crews. so far, the fire is only 15% contained, more than 13,000 acres have burned. however, only four structures have been destroyed. >>> engineers keeping an eye on the weather to determine when it will be safe to know a restored world war ii ship from richmond to -- to california rough seas put a top to weekend plans to ferry it to its new home in san pedro. once there it will be a floating museum. the group responsible for restoring the ship and moving it says they will be monitoring conditions to determine when they will begin the move. >> 16 inch guns on that ship could toss a 2,000 pound shell 24 miles. >> wow! >> wow, is right. it is what ba

we played the sound bite where he said that which asked about the remarks to george stephanopoulos.id he would have made the same decision as president. while governor romney visits new york we are getting breaking information from a police source that this city is getting bombarded by suspicious items today, and that they are likely tied to occupy wall street's may day protests. those protests we told but them yesterday are aimed mainly at disrupting financial centers in major cities coast to coast, including manhattan. laura ingle is live in manhattan with the latest. >> reporter: a new york police department spokesperson confirms to fox three more suspicious packages were delivered to locations around new york city today on top of the 7 suspicious packages delivered to wells fargo, j.p. more dan chase, the mayor's office and city hall. all containing white powder and a menacing note that reads this is just a reminder, you are not in control. those envelopes were tested. they caused evacuations. it turns out the substance most likely is corn starch. but another cause for concern.

. >> let's take a break and talk about your husband and george stephanopoulos and gay marriage. but first let's look at something that you said about michelle obama. >> is michelle obama the secret weapon behind president barack obama? according to q research michelle obama's -- is what, john? 66% and president obama's 44%? do you think a strong woman behind the man is the secret weapon? >> yes, we got it on camera. momma is the secret sauce behind that burger we call george. >> newsweek cover of president obama that says the first gay president and it's very risky for president obama to do this, right now, pre-election. >> it could play both ways. >> it could play both ways. >> as you did once in your youth. >> president obama stance on gay marriage and she's back with me now. let's talk gay marriage. >> let's talk it, happy about it. >> you were so ecstatic that you began kissing every woman that you could find. >> not that i could find. they have to be on the red carpet. i have photographic evidence of it. >> i was celebrating gay marriage. who would not want to kiss these gi

you can see all of george stephanopoulos's interview with john brennan, following this broadcast. >>>gy companies need to keep up-to-date records to prove they are running the nation's aging pipelines at safe pressures. the mandate is part of a new set of guidelines by the federal government in response to the deadly san bruno explosion. the ntsb blamed the accident on multiple failures by pg&e including shoddy record-cheaping. now the pipeline and hazardous material safety administration says pipeline operators can't ensure oil and gas lines are running at safe pressures by next year they could face penalties. >>> new this morning, former presidential hopeful gop, santorum is endorsing mitt romney via e-mail. he sent his supporters a long late night e-mail calling on them to you night behind the cause of defeating president obama in november. in his message, santorum, reminded his supporters of areas where he disagreed with romney, including abortion, same-sex marriage and the need to curb spending in washington. yet, santorum says in his words, above all else, we both agree that pre

i think dan would rather be interviewed by an ideological soul mate, whether it's george stephanopoulos or chris matthews or somebody like that rather than sit down and be grilled by you. now, everybody knows how charming and lovable you are, bill but, still, i don't think he would want to sit down and be grilled by you. i don't think it's really that complicated. >> bill: it takes me -- whatever i want to say i don't even know. it takes me by surprise because rather made his confrontation by being confrontation and nixon thing and "sixty minutes he he would run over with the trench coat. i have a chance to go up against o'reilly biggest cable program in the world. second biggest book seller. if i kick o'reilly's butt i will look like a hero in front of my crew. so it's a win-win for me, dan rather. see, that's the way i look at it. he had a lot to gain here. >> you would think so. i mean, he took on in what turned out to be a disaster. he took on george bush the elder on the cbs evening news. he sat down face to face with saddam hussein who could have had him killed before he left the

jake is filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this week" today. jake, good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. ale alfonsi i said hi. >> jake says hello to you fonsi. >> on a slightly more serious note, the white house thinks it has this limited window of time during which to define mitt romney to the american people before he gets a chance to define himself. what do the people in the white house think the sdrongest line of attack is. >> reporter: there are two. one is a policy attack which you heard. the idea that mitt romney wants to rubber stamp what the republican congress wants, that he wants to take the united states back to the same policies that created the economic meltdown and the other one is a character attack which is that he is out of touch. he's a rich guy who doesn't understand your problems and they are pushing forward with that. they got some help from mitt romney's republican opponents during the primary, i sudden say. >> a lot of material for them to feed on there. there were tart comments from the romney campaign yesterday a

not so says abc political correspondent george stephanopoulos. >> this is a matter of core convection the president said, a key issue. you wouldn't send someone else out to make that decision but i do think what is did is show how the president's position had been untenable. this was going to come up at the convention in debates and all across the campaign trail. >> one more note on this. president obama tweeted his announcement and now the number of retweets is close to passing 50,000. you can see the complete interview by the way with president obama and robin roberts tomorrow on "good morning america" over on channel 7 from 7:00 to 9 am. >> another attack by a patient at a bay area hospital with a troubled past. this time a psych tech and several other staffers have been hurt. one seriously at napa state hospital. and again, employees are blaming the hospital for lax security. abc 7 news reporter vic lee with the story you will see only from abc 7 news. >> reporter: the attack happened in the early evening in a unit usually filled with patients who have been committed by their fami

that's on "this ""with george stephanopoulos, which airs at 4:00 this afternoon here at abc7. >>> tonight a prayer vigil in the park will mark one year since murdered nursing student michelle li disappeared. it was may 27th a frantic search began after she vanished from the parking lot from the kaiser permanente medical center where she worked. a woman killed lii because she was jealous of lii's relationship with her ex-boyfriend. esteban has pleaded not guilty and is expected to go to trial in september. >>> in southern california a dramatic rescue of a horse mired in mud. three of his legs got stuck in an area called the hanson dam aquatic center. 35 firefighters working from the ground and the air were very careful extracting that horse named duke. he was pulled on to a sandbar and tranquilized. duke was then hitched to a basket connected to a helicopter and flown to safety. >>> in san jose a baby hawk is back home this morning of a high winds blue it into someone's wack yard. this is video of the red tailed hawk. volunteers with the wild rescue project were called friday after three b

i think dan would rather be interviewed by an ideological soul mate, whether it's george stephanopoulosbody like that rather than sit down and be grilled by you. now, everybody knows how charming and lovable you are, bill but, still, i don't think he would want to sit down and be grilled by you. i don't think it's really that complicated. >> bill: it takes me -- whatever i want to say i don't even know. it takes me by surprise because rather made his confrontation by being confrontation and nixon thing and "sixty minutes he he would run over with the trench coat. i have a chance to go up against o'reilly biggest cable program in the world. second biggest book seller. if i kick o'reilly's butt i will look like a hero in front of my crew. so it's a win-win for me, dan rather. see, that's the way i look at it. he had a lot to gain here. >> you would think so. i mean, he took on in what turned out to be a disaster. he took on george bush the elder on the cbs evening news. he sat down face to face with saddam hussein who could have had him killed before he left the country. but, i know it do

. >> let's take a break and talk about your husband and george stephanopoulos and gay marriage. but first let's look at something that you said about michelle obama. >> is michelle obama the secret weapon behind president barack obama? according to q research michelle obama's -- is what, john? 66% and president obama's 44%? do you think a strong woman behind the man is the secret weapon? >> yes, we got it on camera. momma is the secret sauce behind that burger we call george. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other

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