i would like to event a commendation for robert burns railroad are for -- burns for medal of honor. he witnessed a shooting, he had time to assess the situation and protect hundreds of fleaing people. these are words from the 10ant who recommended him to central station for an award. president marshall: thank you very much, ma'am. >> i have two more documents simply to offer. president marshall: give it to the lieutenant. >> thank you. president marshall: thank you. [applause] >> commissioners, i'm from the libtarne -- libertarian party. i don't have any financial stake in this. i don't work in law enforcement in anyway. i feel more represented as a citizen by the patrol specials than i do by the sfpt. i feel they better reflect the kind of priorities i would like to see law enforcement take in this community. they are community driven. even ms. craven said they were more approachable, in effect. she said the lighter colored uniforms are seen as more approachable. you may know in, commissioners, but i understand that miss craven actually works for the police union. what you are seei

host: robert burns writes that one parent in this area who has not caught in the first tours of whereto send the child to school is belinda. é3 the other thought was to bus the black kids to white schools. he sold out and said to go ahead and bus them. he got a supreme judge-ship out of that. he was a total sellout. host: where did you grow up? caller: of side of san francisco. my second grade teacher called me up to ask what segregation was and i did not know. guest: there is no question that there was segregation. legal segregation in the south and some other cities around the country that had to be stopped. i think that this is what the controversy is today. . . host: let's go"a to california. diane joins us from there. good morning. caller: i just moved back from georgia, which is walton county. they had the last clenching in georgia. -- last lynching in georgia. the black population is spread out in these counties. i was there when all this happens. my daughter just graduated from high school. she was the valedictorian in an integrated school. i do agree with the lot of your info

robert handa reports. >> what if he gave the koran burning party and nobody came? >> reporter: they held a new service conference today in paulo alto promoting unity to counter the quran burning in florida is. >> as an american, mr. jones may have the right to do this but it does not make it the right thing to do. >> reporter: the organizers say that organa democrat label showcase positive relationships with the muslim community in. >> there is a survey that many americans have a negative impression but a majority have never met a muslim. >> reporter: they point out that extremist exist in all religions and do not identify with muslim extremists. >> i feel people have hijacked the name of my faith. they have committed an atrocity. >> reporter: for bay area groups this comes at a time when there has been small or large protests for mosque's. >> do not hide, meet the people i am sure they would be happy to welcome them and they talk to muslims and find out that they are not that different. >> reporter: the rally here goes a -- absolute growing list of pro- muslim ral

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robert gates. meantime afghan near kabul protested the event by burning the american flag and shoutg death to christians. t. j. reports. >> an act of defiance by a tiny florida church is having far-reaching security implications for americans around the globe. >> this was a recruitment bonanza for al-queda. >> the president is reacting to the planned 9/11 quran burning to be held by pastor terry jones, lead of th 15 member dove wolf outreach center. >> if he's listening, i hope he understands what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to our values as americans. >> the preside joined a chorus of criticism from government and religious leaders that the demonstration would endanger american troops abroad along with f.i. concerns the radicals might attack the event. >> we are not convinced that backing down is the right thing. >> promotion of saturday's cereny has already sparked an immediate response from the terrorist website. one writer warns oh, you americans, i swear by allah if you do this deed, a weight of war you wi not witness. we will not rest until we kill tens of you in place of every let

burn the muslim holy book the quran on september 11th. a spokesman says one possibility is a phone call request from defense secretary robert gates. meantime afghan near kabul protested the event by burning the american flag and shouting death to christians. t. j. reports. >> an act of defiance by a tiny florida church is having far-reaching security implications for americans around the globe. >> this was a recruitment bonanza for al-queda. >> the president is reacting to the planned 9/11 quran burning to be held by pastor terry jones, leader of the 15 member dove wolf outreach center. >> if he's listening, i hope he understands what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to our values as americans. >> the president joined a chorus of criticism from government and religious leaders that the demonstration would endanger american troops abroad along with f.b.i. concerns the radicals might attack the event. >> we are not convinced that backing down is the right thing. >> promotion of saturday's ceremony has already sparked an immediate response from the terrorist website. one writer warns oh you americans, i swear by allah if yo

but we can only assume he was sick to his agreement to not burn hundreds of copies of the crown and -- carranza -- koran. up a call from robert gates pleading with him not to go ahead with the plans. he has come up with a huge amount of pressure, not just from the obama administration, but there are people coming in. he has caved in to the pressure. he will not go ahead with the plans because the islamic cultural center has agreed to moves. they say that is not the case. >> another turn possibly reinforcing the position. the florida imam has been telling reuters news agency that a commitment does exist from new york to discuss moving the islamic cultural center away from ground zero. >> it seems that is a different story. it looks like they are meeting in the middle. they have not committed to moving the cultural center, but they say they will discuss it. this is a pastor who runs a tiny church. he has brought the entire attention of the media. he has brought securities, of such millions of people. people say what he is doing is irresponsible it puts innocent american lives in danger, so i think whatever happens, this man wil

robert? >> reporter: gasia, we are in san jose at the site of the anti-koran burning rally. this is james mcintyre plaza, where this friday a huge rally is scheduled to denounce the florida event. >> what if reverend terry jones gave a koran-burning party and nobody came? >> reporter: religious leaders of many faiths held a news conference announcing a rally on friday promoting unity to counter the koran burning in florida. >> as an american, mr. jones may have the right todo this, but it does not make it the right thing to do. >> reporter: the organizers say the rally will showcase positive relationships with the muslim community and encourage people to go beyond tolerance. >> don't just say, let us challenge each other -- [ inaudible ] >> there is a survey that many americans have a negative impression of muslims but many americans have never met them. >> reporter: organizers point out extremists -- >> i feel angry. i feel people have hijacked the name of my faith. they have committed an atrocity. >> neither extreme is right. neither extreme is helpful. they damage both re

feeling pressure from many fronts, defense secretary robert gates called jones this afternoon expressing the concern for safety of u.s. troops if the burning took place. islamic extremists have been passing out leaflets around the koran burning and general david petraeus says the event could put american troops in greater danger. now, a multi faith event planned for san jose for tomorrow will take place that. is not being cancelled and it is called a celebration of diversity. many groups representing faith-based options are gathering in san jess yeah tomorrow to celebrate. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. we have more developing news, iran says it will free uc berkeley graduate sarah shord over the weekend tlchl is no word yet on the fate of sarah's boyfriend and their friend. abc 7 joins us now with reaction from family and friends. >> reporter: as it stands now, the iranian government is saying they will release sarah shord saturday morning in tehran. of course that is late tomorrow night here in the bay area. i talked with several of her friends today. they say they will not rest easy until sarah is set free. >> i'm stil

burn victims' families. and at 2:00 this afternoon, a big town hall meeting here in san bruno at st. roberts catholic church. that address is 1380 crystal springs road. organizers say that will be the first step in the healing process for this devastated neighborhood. ruins were still smoldering there this morning and crews were searching block after block of destroyed homes for more potential victims late yesterday. now, today, the investigation will continue into what caused the explosion in the 30-inch pipeline. the national transportation safety board is analyzing the line's condition, maintenance history, and pressure levels. they will also be looking at training and experience of the people who operated the pipeline and screen them for alcohol and drugs. but what a lot of people here are questioning this morning, reports made by several people here that they smelled gas in the days before the explosion and reported it to pg&e. >> we want to know the answers to those allegations as well. and we will be cooperating fully with the ntsb, as they investigate that aspect of the accident. and

secretary of state robert gates stepped in and may have stopped the planned burning of korans in florida. he made a phone call to pastor terry jones, who had threatened to burn the koran. here's what the pastor told reporters this afternoon. watch. >> he has agreed to move the location. that, of course, cannot happen overnight, but he has agreed to move that. we felt that that would be a sign that god would want us to do it. the american people do not want the mosque there, and, of course, muslims do not want us to burn the koran. the imam has agreed to move the mosque. we have agreed to cancel our event on saturday. and on saturday, i will be flying up there to meet with him. >> larry: it's getting confusing. let's go to cnn's john zarrella in gainesville, florida, where the story seems to change by themen. now, john, let's get it. is the koran burning going to take place or not? >> reporter: well, larry, at this point, pastor jones just a little while ago came out and said that he hopes what the imam told him was true. if it's not true, then their plans are right now in limbo and they

burned out workforce? "yes," says bill driscoll of robert half, a staffing firm, "that's what workers report." >> we surveyed 1,400 people across all lines of business in different jobs, and 37% said that they were overworked and underpaid. four in ten said, as things improve, they're going to be looking for another job. >> reporter: take airlines, please. they've cut a sixth of their workforce since the economy flat-lined, on top of cutbacks in 2001 never restored. areleno-snyder flies for a major carrier. >> we took a 33% pay cut, initially, after 9/11. we're working longer hours. we're getting less rest on our layovers. we have fewer flights, which means the flights that we do have are packed, so we have people who are more grumpy because they are on planes that are crowded. >> reporter: jetblue's steven slater is the iconic example, of course, though lacking footage of his passenger dust-up and subsequent suds-supported slide to freedom, one can only imagine how it actually looked. >> i love you! >> i love you, too. >> reporter: arellano-snyder neither approves of the behavior, nor thinks any of this is

me and bill is uncomfortable, check out this clip that is burning up the internet like an infection in charlie sheen's urinary track. john roberts appears to have gotten on the wrong side of hell and take it out on his co co-host. >> we are told be will see a more personal side of the president when he speaks this afternoon. here now with a preview is the senior advisor to president obama. he joins us live from the white house briefing room. david, thank you for being with us. let me ask you first of all, david, if i could, before we get into the -- excuse me. would you mind not doing that while i'm talking. thank you. you appreciate that. >> what do you think she was doing? >> you took this out of context. yes. what was she doing? >> blackberry or making an omelettement. >> that's a euphemism. >> i knew karen. we used to work together. i like karen a lot. she is a very energetic, hyper girl. she was probably either texting or something like that. she is very hyper. i love her. >> bill, have to move on. >> that was awesome and enjoyed it thoroughly. nothing else to say. >> you know what i think happened was she just purchased a

and she helped to teach us a lot about many of the burning issues. robert pape is the professor of political science at the university of chicago. he is also the director of the chicago project on suicide terrorism. with many of you watching right now, i do recommend that you go to the cpost website. if you were going to try to undermine this tendency, would you do? one of the things as part of this report is, big military footprints do not help. bob is also the author of "dying to win" a strategic look at the suicide terrorism. we're going to be launching his new book, "cut in the fuse -- cutting the fuse." it will be a major event that all of you will be invited to, if you like. just in truth of advertising, going to be doing andrea mitchell's show shortly at 1:00 p.m. that is going to take over until i come back. i will turn the floor over to paul, who will introduce the report. thank you very much. [applause] >> thanks, steve. and i want to thank steve clemmons for his initiative in this project. this report and the discussions led to it, our recognitio

burning would be stopped? >> well, not since that announcement. i'm sure they felt a huge amount of relief at that time. we know robert gates called terry jones, asking him to reconsider. he has come under a great deal of pressure. there were different religious leaders going to see him. he was visited by fbi agents, who were there to talk about the hundreds of death threats he received. it looked like the entire event was canceled and he was on his way to new york. now, all the spokespeople will say is the plan than to burn copies of the koran is on hold. >> thank you very much. still to come in this hour, the legacy of war. why wreckage from the iraqi insurgency has found its way to a london museum. the catholic church has now settled the final details of its plans for the pope's visit to britain next week. leaders are hoping that his presence will revitalize congregations and bring back some of the disaffected. our religious correspondent reports. >> like so many judges, the catholic -- churches, the catholic church is in trouble. the signs are there for all to see. parishes are closing as congregations disappear.

robert liles in berkeley. >>> the san bernadino pipeline explosion has claimed an eighth life. he lived 250 feet from the blast site. he suffered severe burns had been in a drug induced coma until he was taken off life support. >>> today hearings began in washington to require automatic and remote shut office of some transmission lines. the legislation would increase inspections and fines for violations. >> a ruptured gas line in alameda today. it happened around 2:00. thanks to leslie defast i don't who sent us this video. the fire department evacuated a dozen hopes. pg&e had it fixed after 6:00. >>> the days of buying cigarettes at costco and safeway are over at least in san francisco. tobacco ban used to apply to drug stores but they gave final approval to banning tobacco sales at all-stars with pharmacies. the mayor has indicated he will sign this bill into law. >> and more record heat around the bay area today. take a look at this. 108 degrees in the shade at the san ramon golf club. only die-hard did you havers were out and roberta, is it going to last much longer? >> today was the last day of triple digits keep. we did have 9 new rec

burning could endanger u.s. troops. the white house echoed his concerns. press secretary robertbs addressed the issue at a news conference on tuesday. >> look, i think the best place to look for the views of this demonstration would be -- for this iministrati wou be look at what general petraeus said over the weekend. we know that have an activity -- we know that have of activity is being transmitted back to places like afghanistan or general petraeus obviously is our lead commander. as he said, it puts our troops in harm's way. obviously, any type of activity like that would be a concern to this administration. >> an washington, a broad coalition of religious leaders from evangelical, roman catholic, jewish and muslim organizations has called the planned quran burning a violation of american values. secretary to hillary clinton hosted an iftar dinner to celebrate ramadan at the state department tuesday and also condemned the planned burning. >> i am heartened by the clear, unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful, disgraceful act that has come from american religious lead

burn the koran. secretary of state hillary clinton called the plan disrespectful and disgraceful. and general david petraeus, the top u.s. and nato commander in afghanistan and defense secretary robert gates said the act could endanger american troops. the debate came on top of another controversy over plans to build an islamic cultural center near the site of ground zero in new york. at a news conference on friday, president obama called for religious tolerance. >> we have to make sure that we don't start turning on each other, and i will do everything that i can as long as i'm president of the united states to remind the american people that we are one nation under god and we may call that god different names. but we remain one nation. >> this week, dozens of christian, jewish and muslim leaders held what they called an emergency summit in washington, d.c. to address the tensions. the group released a statement denouncing anti-muslim bigotry and urging respect for america's tradition of religious liberty. >> we are convinced that spiritual leaders representing the various faiths in the united states have a moral obligation to stand together and to denounce categorically misinforma

burn a koran. then changed his mind and, to a still broiling dispute, about his islamic center plan for lower manhattan. a debate about islam expanded to include david petraeus, hillary clinton, robert gates and today at some length, the president. >> at a time when the country is anxious generally and going through a tough time, then fears can surface, suspicions, divisions can surface in a society. i've got muslims who are fighting in afghanistan. in the uniform of the united states armed services. they are americans. and we honor their service and part of honoring their service is making sure that they understand that we don't differentiate between them and us. it's just us. gwen: it feels like we've been having this argument now for several weeks but only this week the president and his folks decide really to engage. why? >> well, time was running out. the pastor from gainesville had made it clear he was going to start burning books at 6:00 on saturday night on the night, anniversary of the 9/11 attack. demonstrations had already begun in afghanistan on thursday and u.s. officials were quite concerned about force protection there and other places in the far southwest asia. and t

burned. officials fear many, many casualties. we'll have a live report ahead. good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. >> i'm robin robertsn this friday morning, an unexpected homecoming. after spending more than a year in prison, iranian officials say they're going to release one of the american hikers. what it means to friends who are still waiting to return home. >> for her friends and for her. one of the reasons she's being released is she found a lump in her breast. we all hope she's going to be okay. >> we do. >>> a new kind of downsizing. are stores lying about pants sizes to make men feel better about themselves and go out and buy more pants? i hope i'm not -- >> they've been doing it to women all these years. turnabout is fair play. we'll see if that is the case. >>> first, in a stunning turn of events, iran has announced it will release one of the three american hikers who have been held in a prison there for 14 months. jim sciutto joins us from washington with the latest details. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this is such a relief for sarah's family. they're waiting to see that she's out

secretary robert gates made clear today that he'll definitely leave next year saying he's made up his mind. now, the average tenure for senior white house aides is about 18 months because people burn, of course, but that happens even quicker when things are not going well and with republicans poised to take over the house, that won't make it any easier. shep? >> it sure won't. the president now faces some important decisions as he considers replacements for those posts. >> yeah, especially the economic advisors, shep, with the economy struggling a lot of democrats are urging the president to choose someone from the business community as his next economic advisor. listen. >> the congress is clamoring for people with experience, real life experience is key to this president, i believe, understanding the way things are. >> the question is whether personnel changes will lead to any policy changes but that, of course, ultimately depends on the president. >> any other movement expected soon, jim? >> we've got a lot of other people talking about leaving. no one has announced anything. you can expect a lot of people to leave over the next year as things get rougher when you're likely to h

plan resulted in protests in afghanistan and even robert gates called that he would putting troops in harm's way. this morning, that he is not going t burn burn a lot easier for >> and will have the latest coverage on the 911 a moral service in the san bruno explosion of up to 40%, including discounts having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. >> we are back at 9:2 sec's continuing story and sanborn of the explosion. the national transportation safety board's investigation. and ravaged this california neighborhood. with 37 homes destroyed, eight severely damaged, and several residents have complained about smelling the smell of gas several days before the explosion. and to stay with us for more of this explosion and the details. www.kron.com >> and other news, a lawyer for server shore, the uc-berkeley grad was opposed iraq released is he is still optimistic that she will soon be let go. that they abruptly halted heplans just before she was scheduled to be let go. officials say that she must stand trial before amnesty is granted. she is cons

robert, there's a church in gainesville, florida, that says it's going to go ahead and burn copies of the koran to mark the 9/11 anniversary. is the white house -- is there anything the white house is doing to discourage that or prevent them from going ahead with that? >> well, look, i think the best place to look for the views of this administration would be to look at the -- look at what general petraeus said over the weekend. we know that that type of activity -- we know that that type of activity is being transmitted back to places like afghanistan, when general petraeus obviously is our lead commander. as he said, it puts our troops in harm's way. and obviously that -- any type of activity like that would be -- that puts our troops in harm's way would be a concern to this administration. >> but is there any thought from anyone at the white house to reach out to the pastor of the church -- >> i have not heard of any. >> are you ready to say what the president is going to do saturday to mark the 9/11 anniversary? >> the president will attend a memorial service at the pentagon. i be

roberts. it is wednesday, september 8th. this morning the fight over ground zero intensifies. the imam behind the proposed islamic center speaks out as that minister vows to burn korans at his florida church. new york's mayor mike bloomberg weighs in in a "gma" exclusive. >>> president obama plans to go in his strongest critic's backyard. we ask the speaker of the house if he has a better plan for the economy. what will the gop do if they take congress? a "gma" exclusive with republican leader john boehner. >>> dr. oz becomes the patient after a startling health scare. why he says dumb luck may have saved his life. he's here to talk with us about it for the first time. >>> and a nightmare spectacle for tourists in las vegas. the trainer let his guard down and the lion lunged. all caught on tape. >>> good morning, everyone. and we're just days away now from the anniversary, the ninth anniversary of 9/11. and the imam in charge of that islamic center proposal is speaking out this morning writing in "the new york times" that americans should not, quote, back away from completing the project. as you know, that florida pastor is not backing down on his plan to burn

roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. it's thursday, september 9th. and this morning, the president takes on the pastor. in an exclusive interview, president obama sends an urgent message to the florida pastor threatening to burn the koran on 9/11. >> this is a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda. >> and the president draws the line. vowing to increase taxes on the rich but admitting it could sink democrats in congress. >> if the election is a referendum on are people satisfied about the economy as it currently is, then we're not going to do well. >>> wild weather. tornadoes tear through the downtown dallas area, as flash floods wash out cars and strand people on their rooftops. >>> and the judge versus the "jersey shore" star. while he's call inging snooki a lindsay lohan wanna-be. >>> good morning, everyone. and, george, you talked to the president yesterday. you know that he is joining the growing list of critics condemning that pastor's plan to burn copies of the koran on saturday. everyone from the pope to sarah palin has called on him to back down. but, george, the president seemed to go further with you when you interviewed him yesterday saying americans are really in danger with extremists. >> that's righ

robert gibbs. good afternoon. >> there's a church in gainesville, fla. that says it will go ahead and burned copies of the koran on the 9/11 anniversary. [inaudible] >> the best place to look for the views of this administration would be to look at what general petraeus said over the weekend. we know that type of activity has been transmitted back to places like afghanistan where general petraeus obviously is our lead commander. as he said, it puts our troops in harm's way. any time of activity like that that puts our troops in harm's way would be a concern to this administration theme is there any thought from anyone else in the white house to reach out to the church? >> i have not heard of anything. >> are you ready to say what the president will be doing saturday. >> he will attend memorial service at the pentagon. i believe the vice president will go to new york and obviously the first lady and former first lady laura bush are in pennsylvania. i don't have the times on the event at the pentagon. >> the economic package you are rolling out, what is the president's legislative strategy for