pope francis becoming the first pope to endorse civil unions for gay couples. >> this is a man who criesith humanity. >> reporter: in the new documentary, the pope says homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god and have a right to a family. it's a major departure from the position of the vatican's own doctrinal law. the pope adding what we have to create is a civil union law. that way they are legally covered. i stood up for that. the pontiff has called for civil unions in the past, but before he became pope. the emphasis on the lgbtq family is notable. experts call it a monumental moment. >> it's a real way of not only speaking pastorally to this group of people but also speaking lovingly and making them feel more welcome in the church. >> reporter: conservatives calling for clarity, saying the church cannot support the acceptance of objectively immoral relationships. francis's words striking a chord with a younger generation. >> i never thought i would see something like that in my lifetime. >> reporter: nicholas says the pope's comments speak to his he

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francis represents one, and his predecessors, pope john the first, pope john paul ii, and benedict the 16th, are all somewhat inward looking. they were pedaling as fast as they could, against the stream, kept trying to turn things back. the catholic church has a kind of myth that it doesot chang but of course, it does. francis is the first pope, really, who has takenhe teaching seriously and wants the church tgo out into the world and engage with the world where it is. brent: he has been signaling ever since he became the pope that this is what he's been thinking. he's been saying things about not condemning gays. we know one of his closeriends , for example, is a gay man in the u.s. whom he visited with. the signals have been there of acceptance and love. were you surprised by the news today? >> no, i think it is yet another baoon thate is sending out. he has to be careful about changing church teaching. as i said, the catholic church continues the kind of myth that it does not change its teaching. let -- it lets things fall by the wayside that it does not want to teach anymore, but h

from russia and the pope comes from south america is understandable that pope francis had a sympathy for the communist because the communists in the south america are good people they come out to defend the poor people and the. military government but now china is and of the communist the commies are the prosecutor. of politic. actually it was a failure in europe but now they use a method for a while for china so it was a disaster he's been an outspoken critic of the communist regime over the years that's to put him in rare son of the national security law imposed by beijing but he refused to remain silent i would be a liar you. say you are not already everybody is what he to lose is a freedom and but that's ok because. you see we believe in god. when god gives you a duty he is going to give you also the strength to do that you are here. for more we have martin jack the religion correspondent joining us martin cardinal sin just talked about his point of view and it does seem as if it's morally complex for the vatican to be engaging with a country like china with its human rights trac

that is pope paul the 6th in particular pope john paul 1st pope john paul the 2nd and benedict the sixteenth's were all somewhat inward looking they all paid tribute to vatican 2 to the reforms vatican 2 but in fact they were peddling as it passed as they could against the stream they're trying to turn things back the catholic church has a kind of myth that it doesn't change but in fact it does change of course it mustn't be seen to change and francis is the 1st pope really since the vatican 2 who has taken the council teaching very serious and wants the church to go out into the world and to engage with the world where it is and he has been signaling ever since he became the pope that this is what he is thinking i mean he's been saying things about not not condemning gays we know that one of his close friends for example is a gay man in the u.s. who we visited with that man's partner in washington d.c. so the signals have been there of acceptance and love were you surprised by the news today. no i think it's just really yes another balloon that he's sending out this is his way of doing things

pope francis voicing support for same sex civil unions. the first pope in history to do so. the pope saying homosexual people have the right to be in a family, that they are children of god. here's our foreign correspondent james longman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, an historic shift from the leader of an ancient institution. pope francis becoming the first pope in the catholic church's 2,000 year history, to endorse civil unions for gay couples. in the new documentary "francesco," the pope says, "homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god and have a right to a family." it's a major departure from the position of the vatican's own doctrinal office. the pope adding, "what we have to create is a civil union law. that way they are legally covered. i stood up for that." the pontiff has called for civil unions in the past, but before he became pope. the emphasis on the legitimacy of the lgbt family also notable. experts calling it a mon yumenu moment. >> it's a real way of not only speaking pastorally to this group of people but also speaking lov

the pope has said. it's a principle not that's wrong. we need to restore respect and support lgbt couples because they have loving families too. so what we would like to see is catholic charities right now saying no we're going to stop this discrimination we are going to listen to the pope. >>but the pope's words do not mean that couples should start planning for a big church wedding anytime soon. in a statement, the san francisco archbishop says back in january. >>the pope clarified that civil unions could in no way be equated to marriage. you can read his full statement on our website kron 4 dot com. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >>time now for our 4 zone forecast for chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us with a look at what to expect for the rest of this week lauren boy it's all about those winds whipping around the bay area we'll see a lot of that in the coming days in fact expecting high fire danger all week in fact likely going to see that continue into this next week as well maybe all the way in the following week these gusts

there have there been clues martin to the pope's thinking on this subject back in 2015 the pope visited the united states for the 1st time as the pope and we're going to show you some video here he paid a visit to a dear friend of his and that friends same sex partner you see them right there that. was a student of pope francis in argentina years ago now this meeting that we're looking at right now that it generated headlines it was part of the pontiff unveiling if you will of his own evolution on the subject of homosexuality and same sex couples i mean this is it's not a complete departure for the pope and what has what would have been his views on civil unions that we know of. i think that you know with various. there is pro there are only 2 very clear periods one is the it difficult period in which you know the science had been sort of systematically there and it's not only been jesters but his being pretty much open statements believe it was in 2016 when he was on the way back to rome and he said that you know if there are gay people of pure hearts who is he to judge the of course t

there have there been clues martin to the pope's thinking on this subject back in 2015 the pope visited the united states for the 1st time as the pope and we're going to show you some video here he paid a visit to a dear friend of his and that friends same sex partner you see them right there that. was a student of pope francis in argentina years ago now this meeting that we're looking at right now here it generated headlines it was part of the pontiff unveiling if you will of his own evolution on the subject of homosexuality and same sex couples i mean this is it's not a complete departure for the pope what has what would have been his views on civil unions that we know of. i think that you know with various. there is pro there are only 2 very clear periods one is the difficult period in which you know the science had been sort of systematically there and it's not only been jesters but his being pretty much open statements believe it was in 2016 when he was on the way back to rome and he said that you know if there are gay people of pure hearts who is he to judge the of course the reac

the pope has just endorsed same sex unions for the very first time as pope. the pope's comments coming while being interviewed for this documentary which premiered today today. in it the pope goes in to the issues he cares about most including the environment, poverty and the people affected by discrimination. he says gay people have the right to be in a family. they are children of god. he goes onto say is what we have to have is a civil union law that way they are legally covered. >> any issue you see in this movie is specifically him caring about humanity without putting frame or label. >> that was the movie's director. hyphen arch bishop he endorsed civil unions as gay couples but he never came out public in favor of them as pope. we just heard from the jesuit priest who had been at the forefront of the gay rights movement. he said the pope's speaking positively about civil unions also sends a strong message to places where the church has opposed such laws. the pope did not directly address this issue when he appeared in public today but we noticed a day

in a mock shift for the catholic church pope francis says he supports same sex civil unions observers are calling it the clearest language yet from the pontiff on gay rights and christianity also coming up defiance after a deadly crackdown on protesters take to the streets again in lagos nigeria. gunshots in the city as demonstrators came out onto the streets despite a curfew this after a peaceful protest was broken up by shooting allegedly by nigeria's security forces . now i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program where just 2 weeks to go before the u.s. presidential election intelligence officials. leave that iran and russia have interfered in the upcoming vote the accuse iran of being behind recent intimidating emails targeted at american voters to sow unrest in multiple states they also stated that teheran and moscow obtained voter registration details with the goal of interfering in the election democratic voters in at least 4 battleground states received e-mails that threatened we will come after you if the recipients didn't vote for donald trump you don't need correspon

, this is not a pope who is a homophobe. at church teachings what does it change for the church? ? really doesn't change church teaching at all. what it changes is the church attitude toward civil law and what the pope is saying, just like we don't oppose civil laws that allow divorce and remarriage, he does not oppose civil unions that allow gay couples. in fact, he supports it, because he feels that their rights need to be protected. >> he supported civil unions back when he was bishop of buenos aires as an alternative for gaymarriage. still this woman appreciates the pope's softening of a stance. >> they are making progress toward inclusivity, and it means the world. >> lgbtq people say that it sends a good message to countries where there's laws against gay people, where they can be iscriminated against >>> the pandemic has cancelled most live musical performances but we are introduced to a twelve-year-old composer who is not letting the virus silence her muse. >> in the silence of the brooklyn bridge, musicians are perf

that is pope paul the 6th in particular pope john paul 1st pope john paul the 2nd and benedict the sixteenth's were all somewhat inward looking they all paid tribute to that in 2 to the reforms about intubate in fact they were peddling as it passed as they could against the stream they're trying to turn things back the catholic church has a kind of myth that it doesn't change but in fact it does change of course it mustn't be seen to change and francis is the 1st pope really since the vatican 2 who has taken the council teaching very serious and wants the church to go out into the world and to engage with the world where it is and he has been signaling ever since he became the pope that this is what he is thinking i mean he has been saying things about not not condemning gays we know that one of his close friends for example is a gay man in the u.s. who we visited with that man's partner in washington d.c. so the signals have been there of acceptance and love were you surprised by the news today. no i think it's just really yet another balloon that he's sending out this is his way of doing thi

conservatives within the church against many of the people that circulate around the pope's the pope's fear so in a way what bumpy oh an old zen zen has been saying for really quite a long time especially in the context of bottle study politically have to do a lot with china us in the us you know really give a munition to a lot of the people that are standing there criticising the ball. thank you my pleasure. for years anyone refusing to participate in south korea's compulsory military service to face up to 3 years in jail and a lot of social stigma with the south still technically at war with north korea the government sees conscription as a vital line in the country's defense but now after a court ruling there's an alternative way for conscientious objectors to serve. in military service was never going to be compatible with his religious beliefs he says being a jehovah's witness meant he had to refuse conscription. jesus had allowed war and violence then it would have been the most sacred act but he did not and so i was a follower of jesus i need to take the path furthest away from

tars from pope to pope the fact is that. this beauprez try to establish reforms he has not succeeded necessarily but he has actually put in sort of a certain amount of pressure on a financial institution that has been in both the in some very very dark ration studying diluted drug cartels mafia cetera so in a sense i think that the question is well placed it's very difficult to say whether you know this actually the fact that this institution operates within the vatican and certainly doesn't reform. means anything in terms of the marlowe dorothy of the ball been talking about so social justice and economic justice and things of the kind so it's a difficult question to answer. what he issued and cyclical the how important is that particular thing. it's very very bored i mean this is the most important document the most important none none conclusive document to come out of the office of the pope so in a sense i mean this is a place where one can go and read sort of the political manifesto and very often also sort of that mini

this is the dublin news live from berlin in a mob shift for the catholic church pope francis says he supports same sex civil unions observers are calling it the clearest language yet from the pontiff on gay rights and christianity also coming up germany's health minister has tested positive for covert 19 is now self isolating at home and did he polls a threat to the chancellor plus defiance after a deadly crackdown on protesters take to the streets again in lagos nigeria. gunshots the city as demonstrators came out onto the streets despite a curfew this comes after a peaceful protest was broken up by a shooting allegedly by nigeria's security forces. i'm told me a lot of welcome to the program pope francis has said that he supports civil union laws to protect the rights of same sex couples this break from the vatican's traditional position on the issue the pope made the comment in a new documentary about him titled francesco which premiered on wednesday at the rome film festival the film also tackles other controversial issues such as racism climate change sexual abuse and relations

the pope clarified that civil unions could in no way be equated to marriage. you can read his full statement on our website kron 4 dot com. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >>get closer to november, 3rd kron 4 is your local election headquarters today, a judge rejected the california attorney general as secretary of state's demands for information on the republican party's ballot boxes our capitol bureau reporter zavala explains the latest in the battle over those boxes. a sacramento superior court judge wednesday sided with the california republican party ruling it does not have to hand over the names and addresses of voters who use gop sponsored ballot boxes it will be help for the republican party voluntarily handed over to secretary of state. >>the names of voters trusted there's out to us we believe they're entitled to privacy we do intend to respond formally in writing to discovery requests that. >>propounded on us, but they may. they may not be able to get all the information they want but for now it's route one that went to us wednesday's decision comes a da

that is pope paul the 6th in particular pope john paul 1st pope john paul the 2nd and benedict the sixteenth's were all somewhat in would looking they all pay tribute to vatican $2.00 to the reforms vatican 2 but in fact they were peddling as it passed as they could against the stream they're trying to turn things back the catholic church has a kind of myth that it doesn't change but in fact it does change of course it mustn't be seen to change and francis is the 1st pope really since the vatican 2 who has taken the council teaching very serious and wants the church to go out into the world and to engage with the world where it is and he has been signaling ever since he became the pope that this is what he is thinking i mean he has been saying things about not not condemning gays we know that one of his close friends for example is a gay man in the u.s. who we visited with that man's partner in washington d.c. so the signals have been there of acceptance and love were you surprised by the news today. no i think it's just really yes another balloon that he's sending out this is his way of doing

pope, we thank you also. i would like to ask the gentleman from wisconsin -- gentlewoman from wisconsin, ms. moore. thank you for being here today. rep. moore: thank you, mr. chairman. i have enjoyed this hearing and appreciated the comments. of all it is frustrating to not be able to ask questions of each of them. since we have had a lot of discussion on -- we were talking about the affordable care act. i just want, i think, mr. andrew -- mr. slavitt, please, i want you to clear up some things for me. was the theory of the case around the affordable care act that, by requiring the individual mandate, we are going to draw in healthy people, like young people, and therefore reduce the cost of -- reduce the cost of care for everyone such that it could be affordable to everyone? wasn't that the theory of the case? mr. slavitt: i believe that was the intent at the time. rep. moore: ok. so wasn't the theory of the case also that really the government would provide things like the cost-sharing reductions to make it

the pope's new message for same- sex couples. >>> good evening,. >> words from pope francis being felt here in the bay area. kpix 5 on his support for same- sex couples. kit? >> reporter: so, pope francis actually laid the ground work for this about 20 years ago when he was archbishop in buenos aires. he publicly supported same-sex civil unions and now is the first in history to do so as pope. the pope's thoughts were first made public last night at the rome film festival during the world premiere of the documentary "francesco" which touched on a range of topics from the environment, poverty and social justice. he says homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god u can't kick someone out of family nor make their life miserable for this. we need a civil union law so they can legally covered. the director was surprised at the worldwide reaction given all the other topics in the film. >> he teaching us to stop labeling and stop framing people. >> he said, listen, we need to evolve. >> reporter: professor at san jose state who is openly gay got married in 2015

the pope cannot just say ok you know puts all the responsibility to the politicians and support thankyou very much for being with us today that was of the kind of folks chairman of the federation of lesbians and gays in germany's christian democratic party thanks love . well how far could plastic waste become a part of underwater life that's a question swiss director pascal set out to explore in his short movie the beauty it's an imaginative take on one of the most pressing issues facing our planet plastic pollution well shell has won a student oscar for the animation which he created as part of his final thesis at one of germany's top film schools. takes us on a journey into the depths of vientiane to get a. little longer. and you realise it's no documentary but a parable he's been about. good science to starring characters made of plastic waste and his. basic concept was to tell a story poetically and with irony by all the videos you see featuring distressed whales and turtles and so shocking and somebody i have the feeling we've become emotionally immune. filming in postproduction

pope francis becomes the first pope to endorse same-sex civil unions. >>> good morning. i'm ann marie green. we're going to begin this morning with a preview of the final debate between president trump and joe biden. they'll be at belmont university in nashville tonight making the closing arguments to the public with just 12 days to go until the election. meantime, top intelligence officials held a rare last minute news conference yesterday saying russia and iran used voter registration information to influence the election. so natalie brand is in nashville. natalie, is there any impact at all on election security? this was quite a stunning press conference. >> it was. and national security officials stress that integrity of the election is intact. they say the goal by adversaries was to sew chaos and distrust. all of this coming in the final critical days of election season and ahead of this final face-off of the candidates who have taken different approaches to prepping for tonight former president barack obama held an event for him yesterday and biden took a break to

this is news live from berlin in a market shift for the catholic church pope francis says he supports same sex civil unions observers are calling it the clearest language yet from the pontiff on gay rights and christianity also coming up. germany's health minister has tested positive for covert 19 years and is now self isolating at home but did he pulls a threat to the chancellor last defiance after a deadly crackdown on protesters take to the streets again in lagos nigeria. gunshots in the city as demonstrators came out onto the streets despite a curfew this comes after a peaceful protest was broken up by shooting legendary by nigeria's security forces . i'm told me all of the ball welcome to the program pope francis has said that he supports civil union laws to protect the rights of same sex couples this break from the vatican's traditional position on the issue the pope made the comments in a new documentary about him titled francesco which premiered on wednesday at the rome film festival the film also tackles other controversial issues such as racism climate change sexual abuse an

the pope was speaking ina new couples.new documentary entitled francesco. and the film, which is just been released francesco. and the film, which isjust been released in rome, he says that same—sex couples have the right of legal protections when forming civil partnerships and also said that they have a right to a family. the film director since the pump to be a very humble man thatis pump to be a very humble man that is capable of admitting his mistakes. it is beautiful to see a leader in his position, and just a humble human being who was able to say, iam human being who was able to say, i am sorry. i am wrong. which, unfortunately, that is not will be given present donald trump saying that i was wrong about not wearing masks ori wrong about not wearing masks or i was wrong about not talking about taking this very seriously or saying that the brazilian president, who never said it was really serious issue and we should be protecting our people. so, again, iwish protecting our people. so, again, i wish our leaders could

us on take out the lake and pointing out that the pope has no right to you know to indoors something that the bishop of baltimore put it plainly immoral that referring to gave him a sexual relations ok it should be noted of course that the pope has not sanctioned gay marriage within the church we're talking about civil unions here is something outside of the church's purview is that still a bridge too far for the vatican martin church sanctioned gay marriage. look i think that this bull pests showing that there is no breach too far i think that what he's learned to keep in mind to some degree in american numbers are actually quite interesting to some degree the pope is really just gushing out we would socially intuitions. got the leaks already have so i mean 6 out of 10 catholics in the u.s. are said poll to believe that actually gay rights should be protected the spite of what we hear from you know catholic conservative media so you know a sense i think that the focus really following the church and its basis rather than the other way around it's very clear that this is a position t

there have there been clues martin to the pope's thinking on this subject back in 2015 the pope visited the united states for the 1st time as the pope and we're going to show you some video here he paid a visit to a dear friend of his and that friend's same sex partner you see the might there that's. was a student of pope francis in argentina years ago now this meeting that we're looking at right now here it generated headlines it was part of the pontiff unveiling if you will of his own evolution on the subject of homosexuality and same sex couples i mean this is it's not a complete departure for the pope and what has what would have been his views on civil unions that we know of. i think that you know with various. there is pro there are only 2 very clear periods one is the period in which you know the science had been sort of systematically there and it's not only been jesters spent his being pretty much open statements i believe it was in 2016 when he was on the way back to rome and he said that you know if there are gay people of pure hearts who is he to judge the of course the reac

clause in a mock shift for the catholic church pope francis says he supports same sex civil unions observers are calling it the clearest language yet from the pontiff on gay rights and christianity. i'm told me a lot of ball welcome to the program with just 2 weeks to go before the u.s. presidential election intelligence officials believe that iran and russia have interfered in the upcoming vote they accuse iran of being behind recent intimidating emails targeted at american voters to sow unrest in multiple states they also stated that teheran and moscow obtained voter registration details with the goal of interfering in the election democratic voters in at least 4 battleground states received e-mails that threatened we will come after you if the recipients didn't vote for donald trump. u.w. correspondent is in washington covering events for us. can you tell us more about these accusations well tell me what we know at this point is that groups from iran and russia got their hands on voter registration data they use that information the iranian groups did to send these threatening e-mails as

next, pope francis in a new documentary called "francesco."said same-sex unions should be protected by civil union laws. this is language never used on the issue of the rights of gay people. this is a quote, "homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god and have a right to a family." so, those are the words of the pope, at odds with many in the catholic church and the church's teachings over many centuries. we will bring in as historian -- in a historian of the catholic church. mossimo, thank you for being with us. is this the sign of an actual change in catholic church policy? >> it is a change, but if it is a change, it coincides with the election of the pope, not because of what was said yesterday. it seems to signal a transformation that began last year, but it was cut from the -- last year. and it was reintegrated later. so what is important is the context of what he has said, has done and has not done in his last seven and a half years, with being more favorable toward homosexuality in the catholic church. a

then you do not agree with the pope on that statement. sen. kennedy: see, that's why i want to be careful because of that statement, it seems to me, is taken out of context. i could not tell you what the pope meant unless i read the entire article. i am glad to say that no one can direct me in my duties as a public official. i am directed to do it for the people of the united states. now, that is my flat statement. i would not want to go into details on a sentence that you read to me that i may not understand completely. >> gentlemen, we have time for one more question. >> senator kennedy, i am from the presbyterian church here in houston. you've been quite clear on this matter of separation of church and state and have answered very graciously the many questions that come up around it. there is one that seems to me quite relevant. this relates to your statement that if you found, by some remote possibility, a real conflict between your oath of office as president if he would resign that office if it were in a real conflict with your church. s

pope? chris: yes. commissioner, why did new jersey decide to establish a state-based marketplace rather than relying on the federally facilitated marketplace? >> thank you for that question. as i had mentioned previously, we were sending funds to washington and the money that we were sending, we were not being able to utilize it properly. and, on top of that we were seeing policies coming out of washington that were creating confusion, making our job much more challenging. by keeping those funds in new jersey, we are able to tailor it to our residents. we are able to use that money to improve, and expand our navigators program, outreach, education. pascrell: will you explain? the navigators are individual organizations in the communities that help our residents to enroll them on the exchange and educate them, and to explain the exchange. we had one navigator while under the government's -- while under the federal platform, and we have managed 3.5 million dollars and expand it to 16 navigators for this

. >>> and the pope charts a new course for same-sex couples. he's now calling for civil unions, saying everyone has a right to a family. >> announcer: building a better bay area. for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >>> winds are blowing, the grass is dry, and the fire department is on alert. all of this as residents prepare to have to have their power possibly turned off, testing their nerves once again. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thank you for joining us. late today pg&e downgraded the impact of the latest planned outage. it now says about 4,200 customers in four bay area counties are expected to have their power cut due to the high fire danger over the next couple of days, beginning at 8:00 tonight. solano county has been removed from the list altogether. but you know, between the past shutoffs and this looming outage that's coming homeowners in napa county are really reaching the breaking point. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has that story. >> i'm not even a whining type, but it's gotten to the po

the pope john paul the 2nd and the pope benedict they had very different experience they lived and. then communism. from russia and the pope comes from south america is and a standard that the pope francis had sympathy for the communist because the communists in the south america are good people they come out to defend the poor people and the. military government but now china is and of the communist the commies are the prosecutor. of politic. actually it was a failure in europe but now they use a method for well for china so it was a disaster he's been an outspoken critic of the communist regime over the years that's to put him in rare son of the national security law imposed by beijing but he refused to remain silent i would be a liar you. say you are not already everybody is awarded to lose is a freedom. but that's ok because. you see we believe in god. when god gives you a duty he he is going to give you also the strain to do that you ok. well it is the film festival but not as we know it very different version of the famous french celebration of cinema got underway this week it

on a major new shift from pope francis.irst time, he is now endorsing same-sex civil unions. this happened surg during a documentary that premiered today during rome's film festival. it's reported he talked about same-sex couple oof rights to be a family and said they are children of god. >> trevor: pope francis, the greatest pope of all time! second best technically. olivia pope and then francis. but it's close. once again, the pope coming out and going up against the establishment taking a progressive substance for the church. i love this guy! and i think i know what happened here -- just like the rest of us, the pope has been quarantined at home binging every season of "yeaqueer eye "d you see what gobbetten did with that guy's hair? that's a miracle! some are not happy with the pope's announcement because they insist gay unions undermine the sanctity of marriage. let's be real -- every marriage undermines the sanctity of marriage. half of all marriages end in divorce. the president has had three wives. your dad is proba

in the film the pope says quote. >>homosexual people have the right to be in a family they're the children of god kron four's maureen kelly got reaction from people on this fight for marriage equality in the church. >>with a few words, pope francis has likely made a major impact in a new documentary about him that premiered wednesday the pontiff said quote homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god, you can't kick someone out of a family nor make their life miserable for this what we have to have is a civil union law that way they're legally covered he had previously endorsed same civil unions back when he was archbishop. but his most recent words make him the first pope to ever do so this is this could well maybe let me just rephrase that this could be huge john lewis and his husband stuart gaffney have been fighting for marriage equality since they tied the knot, the first time in 200f while they would have preferred the pope specifically endorsed same marriage rather than civil unio

what the pope said leave as lot to be answered for, and a lot of the critic of the pope and his supporters are all waiting on tender hooks for the pope to clarify what exactly he meant by this remember, this was said in a documentary, but still as you mentioned it's a monumental shift. this is the pope, the pontiff, the vicar of christ saying he supported a same-sex union it's not a change in the church doctrine it wasn't something he said in a sermon in front of st. peter's square it's an opinion he stated to an interviewer. this doesn't diminish how it will change church attitudes but for those following the vatican very closely, this comes not as a surprise. guys >> so many members of the church feeling excluded for so many years, this now might change that, matt thank you. >>> in arlington, it was a hitter's ballpark. the bats came to life in game two of the world series. tampa's mike lowell homering twice and the rays hitting forced the dodgers to pull their starting pitcher in just a second inning. they tried a late game comeback but tampa would close them out in the ninth evening up

pope francis has become the first pope to endorse same-sex civil unions.an interview for a documentary film, he says mosexual couples have a right to be a family. francis previously endorsed civil unions as bishop of bueno aires. we'll take a closer look at this after the news summary. it turns out u.s. preme court nominee amy coney barrett served on the board of christian schools that barred children of same-sex parents. the associated press reports they also barred openly gay teachers. the news came as barrett spent the day meeting with republican senators. the senate judiciary committee votes on her nomination tomorrow. democrats now say they will boycott the vote. in nigeria chaos gripped lagos today after soldiers fired into a crowd overnight. it's unclear how many were killed, but the incident fueled a brewing crisis in africa's most populous nation. jonathan rugman of "independent television news" reports. >> reporter: it was at this toll gate in lagos where security forces opened fire on protesters last night. >> sit down! sit down! >> reporter: th

. >>> coming up, a big announcement from pope francis. the big break he made from past popes involving lgbtq families. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. not all the bay area is going to get gusty winds. we'll show you the focus for the highest fire danger coming up in about eight minutes. >>> when we welcome our west coast viewers, teachers, unsung heroes of this pandemic. a closer look at their emotional burden and what the future looks like for many. also, online fraud soaring during this time. some of the top scams victimizing vulnerable americans when we see you back here tonight. i didn't choose this job because it was easy. but i can't say i expected this. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple. for this crisis, and for the next one. prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. so firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. the big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. it's what they do. well, i do what i do. if you'ld like to help,

the pope says quote homosexual people have the right to be in a family. they are children of god kron four's maureen kelly is live for us now in san francisco's castro district. she has reaction now from those very powerful words good afternoon maureen. >>good afternoon justine i've been talking to people on the frontlines of the fight for marriage equality and no matter what their police system catholic or not they agree that these words from pope francis are a big deal that could translate into positive change for lgbtq people around the world. >>with a few words, pope francis has likely made a major impact in a new documentary about him that premiered wednesday. the pontiff said quote homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god, you can't kick someone out of a family nor make their life miserable for this what we have to have is a civil union law that way they're legally covered he had previously endorsed same civil unions back when he was archbishop. but his most recent words make him the first pope to ever do so this is

now this is his clearest articulation of support as pope. but asi articulation of support as pope.is clearest articulation so far as pope, so we will be welcomed by the liberal wing of the church and criticised by the more conservative wing. i was slightly worried there was some divine intervention in the back. but we will leave that back, that's life tell you, ladies and gentlemen. you touched a bit on what we might expect the reaction to be. that's so interesting, though, isn't it, because it will be fascinating to see who thinks he's a modernising voice and who fundamentally disagrees. and that goes to the heart of this pontificate, jane. this was a pope who was widely seen asa this was a pope who was widely seen as a reformer when at the start of his pontificate, partly because he actually succeeded a more conservative pope in benedict 16, there was a real feeling among the liberal wing of the church that they needed some kind of breath of fresh air, as they put it, and a figure of hope —— benedict xvi. early on in his pontificate, you will never he was on his way back from the

but our religious affairs was one of martin dark joins me now martin the pope spoke about the failure of market capitalism in the pandemic what did he mean by that. well i mean essentially this is the position that this once again has taken from the very start off of friends is a city and the main idea is that capitalism special it's an intruder version sort of full free market with no regulation and. heavily really underpinnings are heavily. boards you know. machines that are not committed necessarily to the common good but they're rather committed to the bottom line in very often the bottom line in the common good are incompatible turns out that in the case of health when we have a situation in which you know a global or large scale health situation or health gregg's emerges. then necessarily the necessary measures are taken in that kind of context only if they're profitable so in a sense the vatican sees the current situation it's a very good way to show the fire that capitally some with no restrictions and no regulation it's actually a rather dangerous and brute counterproductive

>>called the pope fire. >>hello everybody, i'm pam moore can weigh in this is the fire behind us we'll show you on the screen. the fire was reported around 4.10 less than an hour ago near lower chiles valley road and chiles pope valley road. this is in the napa valley actually in the hills above the napa valley, northeast of lake hennessey officials say the fire is burning 2 to 3 acres and running a pill with some wind on it not a lot of wind but some and here's a map of the area where the fire is burning. right now we are told by cal fire for additional type 3 engines to bulldozers and 2 crews and 2 water tenders have been requested. aircraft are on the way and we have a news crew on the road as well heading to the scene we will bring you more details as soon as they come to our news room, but right now we want to go straight to our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow with a look at the fire weather conditions. lawrence. >>this is not story we want to start with today. you got that fire that started already

. >>> pope francis endorsed same secs unions. >> it is a step and the right direction. i didn't choose this job because it was easy. but i can't say i expected this. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple. for this crisis, and for the next one. prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. so firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. the big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. it's what they do. well, i do what i do. if you'ld like to help, join me and vote yes on prop 15. >>> tonight we have new reaction from the bay area catholics due to the pumps reaction the coverage now from ktvu who spoke with the advocates of religious scholars regarding the groundbreaking announcement. >> reporter: julie many catholics say that they were encouraged by the popes words today some concerns, some said it does not represent official church doctrine. >> francesco that debuted and rome pope francis made an historic statement and and translation he said that homosexual people have a right to

the pope has said. it's a principle not that's wrong. we need to restore respect and support lgbt couples because they have loving families too. so what we would like to see is catholic charities right now saying no we're going to stop this discrimination we are going to listen to the pope. >>but the pope's words do not mean that couples should start planning for a big church wedding anytime soon. in a statement, the san francisco archbishop says back in january. >>the pope clarified that civil unions could in no way be equated to marriage. you can read his full statement on our website kron 4 dot com. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >>well the wait is finally over for many businesses in alameda county, the services that will soon be allowed. starting later this week. plus a park with a view the bay area's newest destination that's been decades in the making. >>but first the de las vegas, a sneak peek at some of the live shows coming back to the strip for the first time in months. >>live entertainment is coming back to vegas after nearly 8 mo