when i say the word mormon what comes to mind utah maybe mitt romney or donny and marie osmond the church of latter day saints i also pop in your head but something that kind of strange is going on in several cities around the us something that deals with mormons there's a new campaign with taking place introducing everyday americans to everyday mormons why you might as well to be honest no one's really sure but here's a clip of joy who is a mormon and who lives in hawaii. that you just won't catch any good waves and i think that's kind of family. position yourself in the right place you can make use of the opportunities that come your way and. i miss trying mining and i'm a professional long voyage fairy and i'm more. nice to meet you joy not sure why the hell you're in an ad telling me you're a mormon but you know ok then we have another clip and this time it's cassandra who is an artist and a mother. i am a spontaneous discipline i am the mother of three beautiful little girls my name is sandra barney and i mean. i just love that catchy tag and i am a morning now the church of jesus ch

holdings together, so it has allowed some of the newer galleries to have visitors instead of the mormon church galleries. but >> commissioners, i am asking to call item no. 8 out of order, the director's report, so that -- there is a section of the director's report that i would like to have provided you, but i have not been able to attend the meetings so cannot speak to it, and the mayor is initiating a program to work on truancy, and our office is going to be working on the program, and so, i wanted to provide a briefing for you, but i have been not able to attend the meetings, so i cannot, and christine is here to give us a presentation on it. >> great, thank you. commissioners, item eight, the commissioner's report, an update on the small business assistance center and small business, an update on programs and legislative matters to make announcements regarding small business activities. >> and i would just make one clarification. i am calling this one item not for the director's report, and then we will hear the rest of the director's report later in the meeting. >> thank you very much, c

holdings together, so it has allowed some of the newer galleries to have visitors instead of the mormon church galleries.

dennis ] dollar for dollar nobody protects you from mayhem like allstate. >>> the morm >>> the mormon church has tarted running some highly y.oduced new ads in nine cities ch officia country. hurch officials say it's an attempt to portray mormons in a way that may surprise some way that e found one liberal mormon who says the ads are, in fact, we found misleading. this adch says this ad campaign is all about breaking stereotypes. >> i'm a skateboarder and i'm a a rmon. mormon >> i'm fast. i'm a dad. >> i'm fast nd i'm a mormon. >> it's a big tent. hathave members that are very diverse and i think people are diverse and very surprised to see that. > reporter: john delynn, a helf-described progressive mormon, says he finds the ads surpri difference betprising as at theing. nd there's a difference between what the prophets teach us and what this pr campaign is holding delynn, who >> reporter: dehlin, who runs a podcast called mormon stories, says the ads misrepresent what ae church really teaches. or example -- >> i believe that a woman's place is actually not in the itchen. church iurch i grew

. >>> late this moving, police in visalia identified a man they say shot and killed a mormon church leader yesterday who later died in an exchange of gunfire with officers. but they say they still don't know why 47-year-old kenneth james ward of modesto shot the bishop of jesus christ of latter-day saints church. witnesses say he walked into the church, asked for the leader and then fired. police say ward is not a church member. >>> the chp are saying that a severely injured man found on the road in oakland is pronltbly not a hit-and--- probably not a hit and run victim. police responded to a call of a body at the 27th street offramp. several drivers spotted him lying on the road. at first, they thought he was struck by a vehicle but say he suffered injuries to his upper body. they say now it sound tedses more like he was -- sounds more like he was beaten. >> right now it's unknown how long he was at there. there's no indication of a hit and run, there's no injuries to his lower extremity to indicate a person was struck by a vehicle. >> the victim was brought to a ni sh hospital in critica

. >> we found a similar reaction from the mormon church which helped to bankroll and drum up supportor proposition 8. it said california voters have twice been given the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage in their state and both times have determined that marriage should be recognized as only between a man and a woman. we agree. marriage between a man and a woman is the bedrock of society. >>> the ruling now sets in motion what could be a legal labyrinth for gay marriage. first up is the stay. judge walker's ruling does not go into effect immediately. lawyers on both sides have until tomorrow to submit legal briefs to convince the judge why gay marriages should or should not go forward in the interim no matter where it goes from here. if the judge decides his ruling should stand, then prop 8 backers can ask for an emergency stay from the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals. that's the same court that will hear the overall appeal to yesterday's ruling. >> it is a stepping stone to get to the united states supreme court. that's where the people that are supportive of pro

>> i was saying, look, when you see the persecution of gay people by the mormon church the catholic surei'm not part of this. when you see the oppression of women, i'm not part of it. >> reporter: rice was raised in a strict catholic household, but became an atheist at age 18 and lived that way for most of her life. in fact, her novels were written from an atheist perspective. >> the vampire was a perfect metaphor for the way i felt, like a lost soul, roaming in the darkness without god. and i poured a lot of my despair and my unhappiness and my grief for my lost faith into those books. >> reporter: in 198 98, she says she experienced a conversion. >> i knew there were things that the church taught that i would find very hard, but at the moment, i was really convinced that it would all work out. >> reporter: for the past 12 years, she's lived as a committed catholic. she's switched to writing about christ and angels. her new book "of love and evil" comes out this fall. however, she says even though she knew she might struggle with the church's stance on social issues, she wasn't prepared

. >> prop 8 which was backed by the mormon church and other religious and conservative groups was passed in 2008 with 52% of voter support. >>> the case is known perry versus southward negrelier and late this afternoon governor schwarzenegger issued what some might consider a preissing reaction. the governor relaced a statement saying "for the hundreds and thousands of californians in the gay and lesbian households managing their life this affords the firm legal pro particularses and safeguards i believe everyone deserves," the governor goes on to say this is by no means california's first milestone nor their last on america's road to equality and freedom for all people. stay tuned to ktvu for continuing coverage of the proposition 8 decision. we have a special section on our web site where you can read the judge's ruling in its entirety and find out more about what is next in the fight over same-sex marriage. >>> will he or won't he? today mayor ron dellums announced whether he will seek a second term. >>> taxi cabs, san francisco, getting a me departmentallan to operate one is like win

. >> a similar reaction from the mormon church which helped to bank roll and drum up support for the prop 8. it said california voters have twice been given the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage in their state and both times have determined that marriage should be recognized as only between a man and a woman. we agree. marriage between a man and a woman is the bedrock of society. >> today's ruling, while monumental, sets in motion what could be a legal labyrinth for gay marriage. first that stay that we talked about. judge walker's ruling does not go into effect immediately. lawyers on both sides he until friday to submit their legal briefs aimed at convincing the judge as to why marriages, gay marriages should or should not go forward in the interim. if the judge decides his ruling should stand, then prop 8 backers can ask for an emergency stay from the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals. that's the psalm court where they will appeal judge walker's ruling against prop 8. >> it is a stepping stone to get to the united states supreme court. that's where the people tha

the family says in november he planned to go on a two year mission for the mormon church the family belongs to. the suspect will be transported from here at the police station to the jail in redwood city. reporting live in millbrae. >>> today 40-year-old octavia walton was charged for arson. at the time of the fire, police called it a malicious act. >>> one of the most dangerous ever to walk the streets was convicted today. mark anthony cambler and elijah -- were arrested. >> he was the leader of the akorn gang. just had all out warfare on the streets. >> kanfler faces life behind prison. >>> the judge who yesterday threw out the state's ban on same-sex marriage has set that deadline for written arguments on whether he should now low those marriages to go forward. today, the a supporters spoke to a packed club. john sasaki is there. >> reporter: after the stay issue was resolve, this is the next likely battleground the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals. depending on the reaction, prop 8 opponents have a hero leading their fight. attorney david voice received a standing ovation before spea

the family says in november he planned to go on a two year mission for the mormon church the family belongs to. the suspect will be transported from here at the police station to the jail in redwood city. reporting live in millbrae. >>> today 40-year-old octavia walton was charged for arson. at the time of the fire, police called it a malicious act. >>> one of the most dangerous ever to walk the streets was convicted today. mark anthony cambler and elijah -- were arrested. >> he was the leader of the akorn gang. just had all out warfare on the streets. >> kanfler faces life behind prison. >>> the judge who yesterday threw out the state's ban on same-sex marriage has set that deadline for written arguments on whether he should now low those marriages to go forward. today, the a supporters spoke to a packed club. john sasaki is there. >> reporter: after the stay issue was resolve, this is the next likely battleground the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals. depending on the reaction, prop 8 opponents have a hero leading their fight. attorney david voice received a standing ovation before spea

. >>> a mormon church overall was shot and killed today in between services eight church near fresno. police say 48-year-old was a lay bishop at a church in visalia. witnesses say they saw the suspect walked into sanders office and engaged him in conversation and opened fire. >> there were a few people in the building and he was doing office work, and our understanding is that at that time someone entered the building and that is when the event occurred. >> the suspect was shot dead by police about an hour later. investigators say they don't believe he was a member of the church. they though are still trying to determine a motive for the killing. he leaves headline a wife and six sons. >> a missing elderly man from diablo was found 24 hours after he drove away from a family gathering. they found marcotte, who has alzheimers and hasn't driven in two years took off shortly after 1:00 yesterday afternoon joint venture his family says authorities found marcotte after he ran out of gas and pulled over. they say marcotte was taken to the hospital to be treated for dehydration and exhaustion

. >> i was saying, look, when you see the persecution of gay people by the mormon church, the catholicurch, i'm not part of this. when you see the oppression of women, i'm not part of it. >> reporter: anne rice was raised catholic, but became an atheist at age 18. in 1998, she says she experienced a conversion and rejoined the catholic church. but she says she wasn't prepared with how frustrated she would become, by things like the priest sex abuse scandals, the pope going to africa and condemning condoms in the fight against aids and the church's involvement in the fight against gay marriage in california. >> the toxic anger built up the confusion built up and i thought, i have to get out of this. i want god to be the center of my life and somehow, i'm in bed with the devil. >> reporter: that's a very strong word you use there. devil. saying that there is evil operating in organized religion. >> i felt like i was in bed with the devil. >> reporter: part of her frustration, she admits, comes from the fact that her son, christopher, is gay. >> i mean, it causes great moral discomfort wh

he had planned to go on a two- year mission for the mormon church this fall. milbrae police are still questioning witnesses as the investigation in this case continues. >>> today is another important step in the contentious legal battle off proposition 8 and same-sex marriage. the church who overtrpd the same-sex marriage ban issued a temporary stay -- the judge who overturned the same sex marijuana ban issued a temporary stay. the judge he is decision on the stay is expected in the next week or two >>> we do have complete coverage of the proposition 8 legal battle on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. when the judge makes his decision on the stay, we will post that online as well >>> there is a new plan to increase the safety of some of muni's most dangerous lines and it involves so-called community ambassadors. ktvu's allie rasmus is in san francisco now with a look at what these ambassadors will be doing. >> good morning. we are at the 4th street and king muni rail line and this is one of the places where you may find one of those ambassadors. your role is to

but the mormon church issued a written statement saying in part "california voters have twice been given the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage in their state and both times have determined that marriage should be recognized as only between a man and a woman. we agree." in oakland outside the mormon temple we caught up with members of the church as they left a wedding rehearsal. >> i have no problem with civil unions, just don't call it marriage. >> i don't think they should be legal. >> reporter: why? >> that's something that, you know, that it's between those people. >> reporter: a spokesman for catholics for the common good which helped to lead the campaign for prop 8 said the judge disregarded the will of the people. >> marriage between a man and a woman is a reality and when recognized by the state becomes and institution that's in the public interest and in the interests of every child without exception. >> reporter: many prop 8 supporters told us they fullly expect this matter to go all the way to the u.s. supreme court. reporting live here in danville, amber lee, k

but the mormon church issued a written statement saying in part "california voters have twice been given the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage in their state and both times have determined that marriage should be recognized as only between a man and a woman. we agree." in oakland outside the mormon temple we caught up with members of the church as they left a wedding rehearsal. >> i have no problem with civil unions, just don't call it marriage. >> i don't think they should be legal. >> reporter: why? >> that's something that, you know, that it's between those people. >> reporter: a spokesman for catholics for the common good which helped to lead the campaign for prop 8 said the judge disregarded the will of the people. >> marriage between a man and a woman is a reality and when recognized by the state becomes and institution that's in the public interest and in the interests of every child without exception. >> reporter: many prop 8 supporters told us they fullly expect this matter to go all the way to the u.s. supreme court. reporting live here in danville, amber lee, k

. >> well, the motive of a gunman who shot and killed a mormon church official near fresno is still unknownthe victim was 42-year-old father of six and lay bishop pat the church. witnesses told police that the suspect walked into the church yesterday, asked for the leader then opened fire. >> the morning congregation had finished its meetings. clay was still in the building. but the majority of the people had exited. >> police later found the suspected gunman inside a home. officers shot and killed him after police say he opened fire on them. police have not identified the suspect but say he was not a church member. >>> san jose police are investigating two serious incidents, part of what is being called an unusually violent weekend. the most recent was on wong court, where three officers shot and killed a 42-year-old man yesterday morning. they were called to the man's apartment because he had shot himself with a nail gun several times. but when police arrived they found him wielding a 10 inch knife and they opened fire. the officers have been placed on administrative leave. >>> unanother

. >>> a man suspected of killing a mormon church official was shot and killed by police. the man was shot in visalia. police say the suspect walked into the administration building and asked for the church's leader. the suspect shot him. the two men don't appear to have known each other. >> as far as i've heard, there is no indication that that man was associated with the church in any way or that he was known to clay. >> about 20 minutes after the shooting, police got a call from the suspect who told them where he was heading. officers respond. the suspect was shot in a gunfight. he died at the hospital. there is no word on the identity of the suspect or a motive. >>> a fatal high-rise apartment fire is being called suspicious. it broke out yesterday morning at an apartment building on o'farrell. police say a woman jumped to her death from the 8th floor. this happened in san francisco. a man who also lived in the apartment was taken to the hospital with serious burns. he is in serious condition but is expected to survive. preliminary investigations show the fire started

. >>> a man suspected of shooting a mormon church official was shot and killed by police later the same2-year-old bishop clay sonar was shot on sunday at a church in visalia southeast of fresno. police say a man walked into an administrative building and asked for the church's leader. when the suspect and sonar were alone the suspect opened fire. the two men don't appear to have known each other. >> as far as i've heard, there is no indication that that man was associated with the church in any way or that he was known to clay sanar. >> sanar was a father of 6 and had a child just six months old. after the shooting, police got a call from the suspect, who told them where he was headed. officers responded. the suspect shot in a gunfight. he died at a local hospital. there is no word on the identity of the suspect or motive. >>> a fatal high-rise apartment fire in san francisco is considered suspicious. the fire broke out yesterday morning at an apartment building on o'farrell street. police say a woman either fell or jumped to her death from the 8th floor. a man who also lived in the apa

the mormon church bankrolled the prop 8 and drummed up support.strong reaction to the ruling. it said california voters have twice been given the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage in their state and both times have determined that marriage should be recognized as only between a man and a woman. and we agree. marriage between a man and a woman is the bedrock of society. >>> more appeals are expected and the case could make it to the u.s. supreme court. a new justice could be on her way to the court by the end of the day. elena kagan is expected to be confirmed today. at least five republicans are supporting her along with most democrats. proposition 8 is one of several hot-button issues that could be waiting for her. missouri said no this week to president obama's health reform. expect an appeal. and a challenge to arizona's new immigration law is a sure bet. >> she is a professor where they study these issues every which way. >> the common thread on most of the cases may pit the federal government versus states rights. >>> the brot

he conquered that in part by joining the mormon church, straightened out his life and since then has been moving in the direction of becoming more of a conservative talk radio host. but his politics are very gradually evolving. and there's still a big part of that morning zoo, entertainment oriented, event organizing entrepreneurial spirit to the kind of work that beck does. >> woodruff: so how did he get to the point that he can attract such a huge crowd at the lincoln memorial? >> well, he's a great promoter. i really think it's three things, judy. number one, he tapped into a spirit that is real as the president was saying it there are a lot of frustrated people out there trying to figure out what's going on in this country right now. number two, beck is immensely taligent-- talented and very hardworking. he knows what he is doing. and number three, the media have changed. and so because of technology people can now be reached in the ideaological niche or entertainment niche that they choose. and sobek's audience which on television is about, you know, between 2 and 3 million peop

the mormon church which helped to bankroll the prop 8 campaign and work the streets to drum up support reacted strongly to today's ruling. a statement released this afternoon said california voters have twice been given the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage in their state and both times have determined that marriage should be recognized as only between a man and a woman. we agree. marriage between a man and a woman is the bedrock of society. >>> well, let's talk about where we go next, and there is a key legal ruling to come even before this case gets to the federal appeals level. >> stephen clark joins us now. steve, let's talk about this stay that the judge put in today. basically not allowing gay marriage to go forward. so what happens with that? is he trying to figure out what should happen next? i know they have some legal briefs that they have filed. >> the judge is recognizing that this is a monumental decision. this is the first time on a federal level this civil rights issue has been decided, so judge walker has said before i'm going to implement my decision, i

officials still don't know the motive of a gunman who shot and killed a mormon church official near fresnoe victim was 42-year-old clay santer. he's a father of six. the bishop at the church of jesus christ latter-day saints in visalia. witnessens tell police the suspect walked into the church yesterday, asked for the leader and started shooting. officers shot and killed him after police say he opened fire on him. police have not identified the suspect but say he was not a church member. >>> 8:55. san francisco police are reporting a surge in domestic violence calls. statistics published in the "san francisco examiner" show 911 operators received more than 7300 calls in the past year. that is 600 more than the previous year. crime experts point to two main reasons for the increase. budget cuts have resulted in fewer domestic violence programs. also more domestic violence victims now feel safe about calling police. >>> a paul loy alto attorney is offering free legal advice for anyone to attend the burning man festival. federal officers are too heavy handed and are accused of making rest to

mormon. many church friends came to show support. >> the christine my husband and i know have known for years and years is a loving mother who is so hard to believe this is happening. and i would say don't jump to conclusions until you know everything. >> police arrested hubbs after an adult found nude pictures of her on the cell phone of one of the victims. police say the crime started in december of 2008. the encounters involved gifts and sex in her black hummer and various hotel rooms. her well known defense attorney asked for a week to look over evidence before entering a plea. >> i received a significant amount of discovery from the district attorney. i want to review it and go through it carefully before i can make a comment in this case. >> christine's husband was in court today and is a well known, successful dentist. his practice less than two miles from their home. the couple has three children and many people are thinking about the toll that this explosive scandal is taking on them. >> i don't know what is going through their mind. i don't know. and whatever i hope she gets help. i

>> i was saying, when you see the persecution of gay people by the mormon church or the catholic churchppression of women, i'm not part of it. >> reporter: rice was raised in a strict catholic household in new orleans but became an atheist at age 18 and lived that way for most of her adult life. in fact, her vampire novels were written from an atheist's perspective. >> the vampire for me was a perfect metaphor for the way i felt, like a lost soul roaming in the darkness without god. and i poured a lot of my despair and my unhappiness and my grief for my lost faith into those books. >> reporter: in 1998, she says she experienced a conversion. >> i knew there were probably things that the church taught that i would find very hard. but at the moment of that conversion, i was really convinced that it would all work out. >> reporter: for the past 12 years she has lived as a committed catholic. instead of writing about vampires she switched to writing about christ and angels. in fact, her new book about angels called "of love and evil" comes out this fall. however, she says even though she kn

. >>> investigators near fresno are trying to figure out why a man shot and killed a church leader. the mormon lay bishop was sunday afternoon between services. the man claiming to be the gunman called police and told them where he was hiding. when officers tracked them down, he opened fire and they shot and killed him. >> fire investigators trying to figure out what started a fire that killed a woman in the tenderloin district. she jumped out of the window and was killed. > >>> investigators say that they found some stolen items hidden in the victim's yard. they staged a stakeout and arrested a 50-year-old man, michael jones, when he returned for the things he allegedly stole and hid. jones was also charged with a meth possession. >> it wasn't a total changing of the guard at the emmy awards but it came close. numerous new winners. we can see what some of the winners were talking about back stage. >> thank you so much this is outland dish. >> emmy made lots of new friends sunday night. >> the quality of the nominees is phenomenal. to be singled out in that group of shows is amazing. >> but th

the hubs family is mormon and many of the church friends came to court to show their support. >> christine my husband and i know and have known for years and years is a loving mother who is still hard to believe thinks even happening. would i say don't jump to conclusions until you know everything. >>reporter: police arrested her last week after an adult found nude pictures of her on the cell phone of one of the victims. police say the crime started in december of 2008. enkoyrpt involved gifts and sex in her black hummer and various hotel rooms. her well known defense attorney asked for a week to look over the evidence before entering a plea. >> i received a significant amount of discovery from the district attorney. i want to review it. want to go through it very carefully before i can make any comment on the case. >>reporter: christine's husband was in court today. he's a well known successful dentist. his practice is less than 2 miles from their home. the couple has 3 children and many people are thinking about the toll this explosive scandal is taking on them. >> i don't know what is g

the past where wreligious grouped like my own church, the catholic church in the 19th century, even with home-grown faiths like the mormons in the same period where groups are sort of asked to prove their american bona fide. and i think the negative reaction to the mosque is this is kind of presumptious by a religion that's new to the american scene and is sort of stepping on what's considered american hallowed ground. >> brown: eugene robinson, do you accept the idea of two americas? how do you respond to that? >> i think that's true, but i'm not sure that really explains what's going on here. i think if, for example, it were , you know, hari krishnas or someone who wants to build a temple at that site there wouldn't be this sort of reaction. so i think the question, the dichotomy swe're at war against terrorism. is it war against terrorism or war against islam? and i think that specific question is the important dividing line in this debate. and george w. bush, when he was president, and barack obama now that he is president, both have tried to make as clear as possible that our war against terrorism is not a war agains

. >>> a community is seeking answers after a mormon bishop is gunned down. the church bishop was working in an office when the gunman entered the building asking for the person in charge. moments later the person shot and killed the bishop. the shooter fled and then called police to tell them where he was. one woman heard the exchange of gunfire between the gunman and police. the bishop was 42 years old, married with six children. he been on the job only four months. >>> deadly shooting in arizona came to an end in southern california. police say a man shot and killed three people in arizona before killing himself. they say the 26-year-old brian dees went into the home where his estranged partner and three children lived. he shot the woman and the people who were inside with her. though say that he then took the children and flood to southern california where he let the kids go before he killed himself. investigators say that deitz was found dead in a home in rancho cucamonga. >> a standoff still going on in alaska. it has been going on since late saturday night. >>> v