a couple of serious mistakes that were wrong, i need to apologize >>> he said he was sorry i'm mike huckabie is ready a shell he came under fire after a reporter asked him about banning abortion in cases of right >>> it seems to me from what i understand, from doctors, he meant to say forceable rape and not legitimate >>> read is an evil act committed by violent predators' i know that people do become pregnant from read the dead man into a long slide that was not the case, it does happen >>> 8 and won a competitive three-way race in the primary several senators called for him to drop from the race >>> i found the comments unacceptable and outrageous i've asked him to step down >>> president obama weighed in on the controversy >>> the views expressed offense of rape is rape >>> and an interview monday evening mitt romney colver remarks are indefensible and he should take 24 hours to think through things. the law makers on a trip to israel with other house republicans he regrets taking the brief after denver's one in the buff. >>> we get a lot at the vapor cloud that caused a massive fired at

for that, i apologize. >> reporter: his new tv ad with mike huckaby sought to quiet the controversy. >> i made that statement in error. let me be clear that rape is never legitimate. >> reporter: it may not be enough even for republicans and in missouri, one current and four former senators issued a statement calling on akin to quit and massachusetts senator scott brown echoed the calls. >> i found

mike huckaby says the real issue is freedom of speech. but many that showed up at the fairfield location today took a similar view. >> it is a first amendment rights issue. he has his right that he can say whatever he wants to, as does the opposite side. >> this is america where it is ok to have a difference of opinion. >> a gay-rights group already organizing a counter demonstration, they enjoy a free speech as well and they're planning a same-sex " kiss in " at chic-fil-a locations all over on friday. >> when your kid a birthday without presence is no party. >> i want them to feel good about themselves. >> that is why the south bay teenagers making sure that hamas kids can really celebrate. we will show you how she's doing it. >> it is the largest man-made object ever to touch down on another planet. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end. back in '08, we didn't have these u-verse wireless receivers that let you move the tv around wherever. no siree, bob. who's bob? and if you didn't have a tv outlet, well then you coul

it was organized after mike huckaby declared today chick- fil-a appreciation day. he called on supporters to go to the restaurant. ktvu's ann rubin is live in fairfield where the restaurant has to close early. >> reporter: chick-fil-a normally would have stayed open till 10:00 tonight, but instead they closed their doors a few minutes ago, with all the demand they are running out of supplies. they served 1500 people with the lines running a hour and a half but customers say it was worth the wait to show their support. this was a part of chick-fil-a appreciation day. they brought in extra staff, ordered extra food but still overwhelmed. some traveled up to 100-miles to get here. >> i believe in free speech no matter how you feel and we death have different opinions. -- we both have different opinions. >> we don't want to spend two hours in line waiting. >> reporter: that somewhere else was not the blue frog next door. we spoke to the owner, she said she lost a day's worth of business with all the chick-fil- a supporters blocking access to the restaurant. live in fai

we should tell you that this morning todd a can told a former republican presidential candidate mike huckaby that he thought fellow republicans were overreacting, he said that he did not do anything ethically or morally wrong, he says that they should still be supportive of him. we spoke with senator barbara boxer who is in san jose today attending a number of events and she says that she is not surprised by the congressman's refusal to get out of the race. she says that he represents the extreme views of the republican party and went on to say that in the republican party the extreme has become mainstream. asked when she thought he would end his bid, she said he did not think so because his views were so extreme, not only on women's issues but on all issues, she also said that she thought his opponent, incumbent senator, was a fighter and she had a lot of support in missouri. she wanted to say that missourians are very smart. >> i am not surprised that he is refusing to step down, because essentially, he is representing a lot of the republican party. the republican party now, for the second

. >> reporter: the appreciation day was sparked on facebook by fox news host mike huckaby. his reaction to recent protests against the restaurant where the opposition to the legalization of same-sex marriage. the turnout was much bigger in places like georgia where cars wrapped around the building in large groups and they were sign walking in. >> we recognize immediately the importance -- we recognize immediately the importance of defending chick filet's rights to say whatever they believe. >> and in d.c., citizens united held a luncheon with rick santorum, where chick filet is the main course. >> and that is -- and trying to bring consequences. >> and would you feel this way about someone on the left whose first amendments rights were questioned? >> absolutely. >> reporter: but marriage equality groups say chick filet's position is not a question of freedom or first amendment issue but about civil rights. >> that they give money to anti- gay hate groups. >> reporter: he is the spokesperson for the group human rights campaign. >> you know, we have never called for a boycot.

mike huckaby suggested the plan. meantime others are planning a kiss-in at chick-fil-a restaurants across the country on friday. the comments from the president of chick-fil-a prompted nationwide debate. d.c. mayor vincent gray has said he would not endorse the expansion of chick-fil-a in the district. in virginia, governor bob mcdonnell is weighing in on the new calls to ban chick-fil-a restaurants across the state. >> i love chicken. no, i think, if we start having governments issue permits or issue zoning changes or withholding those because of someone's political or religious beliefs, we are going down a very, very bad road. so whether it is appear issue on the right or left, i think -- an issue on the right or left, i think people have the ability to start a business and grow a business regardless of their political beliefs. >> now, in new york, mayor michael bloomberg has said he would not support a ban against chick-fil-a. he says he believes in the company's right to sell products regardless of its owner's be

led to a national appreciation before chic-fil-a with some help from the governor of arkansas mike huckabymers turned out wednesday that the store ran out of food before closing time. but appreciation day also generated a backlash. graffiti on this los angeles restaurant says " tastes like hatred ". same-sex marriage of big city mayors have gone on the offensive, seven >> mayor ed lee said " it closes chic-fil-a 2 san fransisco is 40 mi. away and i strongly recommend they do not try to come any closer. james croft says that politicians see an opening and are jumping and. >> they don't care. it is politics with them. they want to be on the winning side. >> the protest may have ended quietly but no one is convinced that the battle was over any time soon. >> thank you. >> new at 6 o'clock, the gas scare in san bruno could be a setback for rebuilding the neighborhood and it could spell more trouble for the contractor. linda yee is back in san bruno tonight. >> san bruno city officials are imposing extra safety measures before they will allow the rebuilding project to resume. but they're so fru

a chick-fil-a appreciation day organized by mike huckaby. >> i watch him, when we first announced it i said i am going. >> we drove 85-miles to support freedom of speech. >> reporter: so did hundreds of others. they had every employee come in. she thought she was prepared. >> we ordered extra food and drinks. still i did not expect this. >> reporter: the support seemed to outlast the supply. they had to get more buns. he braved the lines for breakfast and lunch. >> reporter: normally the restaurant would have stayed open till 10:00, coming up at 6:00, how this impacted a neighboring restaurant. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> some chick-fil-a protesters gathered at a chick-fil-a that hasn't opened yesterday. there are report that some dubbed this national gays and lesbians kiss day. . >>> the number of jobs created by private businesses dropped in july. figures out today say 163,000 jobs were added last month. adp is a payroll processing firm. despite the dip last month, hiring by private businesses were stronger this year. >>> two car makers are losing ground to japanese car make

john mccain and michael -- mike huckaby are also slated to speak. >>> buying a large tract of land. it sits on donner summit and includes a ski resort. a home development plan went into foreclosure, now it will be open for public uses. sugar bowl will manage the area. the groups have four months to raise $13 million to complete the project. >>> mosquito control plans to spray around brentwood tonight at 8:15 p.m. in this area highlighted in yellow. that is the same area where they spraid already this sum -- sprayed already this summer. >>> i am getting the iced tea ready because it is supposed to get warm. let's check in with rosemary orozco. >> a significant heat up. eventually, some of us may hit the century mark. our numbers warmer than where we were yesterday by 5-10 degrees inland. i want to point out a couple things, the on shore breeze, 12 miles per hour, that means, yes, that has been clipped and we are seeing it in the numbers. we have a breeze, you can see here, gusting to 22 miles per hour. even stronger than that off the coast. that helped to eat away at the marine layer

the governor nicky haley's speech is moved to tuesday night and mike huckaby on wednesday and former florida governor jeb bash will deliver his remarks thursday night. a reminder, watch uninterrupted commercial free coverage of all of the major evening speeches from the republican and democratic conventions on our new 24/7 news channel and that is on comcast 193 and kron 22. >>> and good morning to you and i want to bring up tropical storm isaac before we get to our own local weather. it's definitely making its park hover -- mark over the florida area right now and that storm is traveling about 60 miles an hour and is expected to hit west of new orleans. could hit the tip of alabama and going from mississippi. week see strong winds and heavy rains hit the florida panhandle and this is looking to be the national track and looks look the hurricane center is becoming a category 2 and that is looks like it's staying at a category 1. we could see wind speeds up to 100 miles per hour and again, heavy rains as well. of course, we'll keep our eye on this and bring updates throughout the morn

thousands are expected to head to chick-fil-a today as mike huckaby declared it chick-fil-a appreciation day. all it follows recent remarks by the company's ceo about his belief in the biblical definition of madalyn murray o'hair. on friday, gay rights activists are planning a kiss-in at chick- fil-as across the country. the fast-food restaurant has recently come under fire from the president of that company who said the company does not support gay marriage based on its religious principles. >> i love chicken. no. i think if we start having governments issue permits or issue zoning changes or withholding those because of someone's political or religious beliefs, we are going down a very, very bad road. so i have been disturbed and whether it is an issue on the right or left, i think people have an ability to start a business and grow a business regardless of their political beliefs. >> in new york, mayor michael bloomberg has said he would not support a ban against chick-fil- a. he says he believes in the cup's right to sell products regardless of its owner's bee leaves. >>> coming up,

he spent monday backtracking apologizing on the radio show of mike huckaby. rape is never ledge its mat. legitimate. it is evil and it is wrong. >> republican leaders are calling on him to quit the senate race. his opponents seemed in no hurry for him to leave. >> congressman akin and i disagree on some things but he is sincere and while i disagreed with what he said, he is now just in the last few hours really apologized for what he said. >> reporter: an aide to senator john cornine said he has spoken to kin and clear they will withdraw $5 million. >> the views expressed were offensive. rape is rape. >> under missouri election law and given the date of election day, for akin fails it withdraw by 5:00 p.m. on wednesday, will have to sue his way off the ballot. >>> on the campaign trail, president obama is heading to ohio. he will speak at capital university in columbus this afternoon. then the president will 199to nevada for a campaign event tonight at a community college in reno. >> on the republican side, mitt romney is attending fund raises are in houston

it was spearheaded by former arkansas governor and one-time republican presidential candidate mike huckabyhe event was an answer, of sorts, to recent rallies denying its financial support of groups that oppose gay marriage. at the chick filet in downtown silver spring, there were stead lines most of the day. several customers told us they made several trips specifically there to support the company. the turnout was larger in places like georgia where drive- thru lines snaked around the building. officials from the human rights campaign who supports gay marriage have never called for an outright boycott of the chick filet company and wants public to know of chick filet's funding of anti-gay groups. former presidential candidate rick santorumel to fox 5 today, though, he believes the company has a first amendment right to have an opinion on the marriage issue, even if everyone doesn't agree with that opinion. >> and it is again, you know, not elevating the debate and that is personalizing debate. people are welcome to do that and i don't think it furthers their cause or the discussion on the

conservatives like mike huckaby and rick santorum are calling this chick-fil-a appreciation day., a kiss-in, counterprotest by same sex couples. >> such a a political issue. unbelievable. the murder trial of former suburban chicago police sergeant drew peterson got off to an emotional start with a teary-eyed first witness. >> prosecutors say peterson killed his third wife to keep her from getting his money in a divorce settlement. more now from abc's brandi hitt. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rob, sunny. talk about high drama day one. you had several objections. the first witness cried. and the judge asked the jury to leave the courtroom several times. drew peterson's murder trial is off to a dramatic start. the former suburban chicago police officer is charged with killing his third wife, kathleen savio. the prosecution's first witness, savio's neighbor sobbed in the courtroom when she saw a photo of kathleen's bed and described finding her in a dry bathtub. >> they're trying to frame him for an accident. >> reporter: peterson's defense told jurors that kathy slipped,

one-time presidential candidate mike huckaby -- cnn's george how el is keeping track of events in georgiathings are much quieter at this chick-fil-a in suburban georgia. as you imagine at the chick-fil-a franchises it gets busy. but today the owner of the next door said this is the busiest he's seen the chick-fil-a. we saw a group of people from a nearby church who showed up here to take a picture in front of chick-fil-a for chick-fil-a preeshs day. also want to talk about what we saw in houston, texas. we saw lines outside the doors of the chick-fil-a franchise there. a lot of people came out to support this. and today we spoke to some people who said they want to take a stand. take a listen. >> when i heard what was happening on the news last night, i say that i will not let that stop me from going in there. after all, as far as i'm concerned, chicken ain't done nothing to nobody. >> that's probably 100 to 150 people out here today, staff and members of our church that could get by here today. and i just think it's a good feeling. we're all believers. we're all christians. it's good for

mike huckabee. nor will it support the national same-sex kiss day that is expected to happen on friday. but when you look at huckaby's facebook page, the page he created to ask people to sign up and support chick-fil-a today, you find that more than half a million people will be showing up to these different stores to show their support. that's what we expect to see at many of the stores today. but, carol, it really depends upon where you go. for instance, here in the bible belt, here in suburban atlanta, where this company was founded, you find a lot of support as opposed to cities where the company expanded. take a look. >> well, what gain a man if he loses his soul? who cares about money? money is not real. >> maybe wherever he comes from, that's good business. but in new york, it's terrible. it's terrible policy and terrible business. he should just shut his mouth. >> carol, we are expecting a lot of people to show up to these stores. some just looking for lunch. but others who will be showing up to support chick-fil-a for this particular issue. >> george howell reporting live in smyrna, georgia, this morning. >>

mike huckabee. nor will it support the national same-sex kiss day that is expected to happen on friday. but when you look at huckaby'sple to sign up and support chick-fil-a today, you find that more than half a million people will be showing up to these different stores to show their support. that's what we expect to see at many of the stores today. but, carol, it really depends upon where you go. for instance, here in the bible belt, here in suburban atlanta, where this company was founded, you find a lot of support as opposed to cities where the company expanded. take a look.

mike huckabee's sort of principles are, he wants his evangelical principles applied to government, he wants them applied to everyone, whether or not you're an evangelical. i was disappointed in huckabyh -- >> you think he wants romney to win? or is he planning to try again next time? >> i'm not sure, christie, him -- >> nobody's in love with the guy. >> not a single one of them. >> in terms of word count, tonight, it seemed like some of these speakers, like last night, first night, waited till the last couple of paragraphs of their 20-minute speeches to pay for their dinner in mentioning the guy that put them up there. >> as they were getting off the stage. it was awful. for mitt romney. but i have to say, i was shocked by mike huckabee's speech. last week he was railing against the party and he was defending todd akin, now he's being a good, excellent soldier and coming out and saying all these nice things about romney. and then what was he saying about barack obama not protecting life outside the womb? what was that a reference to? >> i don't know what -- infanticide? >> practically. then that nasty crack about debbie wasserman schultz, she's not even in the room. it was nasty and