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these views are in stark contrast to the president of ticks away. -- chick-fil-a. >> even politiciansed in. >> to fully values are not politicians values. >> will amazon now be targeted by opponents of same-sex marriage? the national organization of marriage had no immediate response. it has previously targeted places like starbucks. >> for a brand like amazon that is so universal, it is less of a risk, honestly. >> the branding consultant we spoke with says that it fully will be able to move beyond the this controversy without a big dent to the bottom line. >> we really have to look at the zoning issues. >>vicki: mayor ed lee had strong word for to delay and said he recommends the company tried not to come closer to save francisco. >>brian: we have the fog and sea breeze that will keep temperatures in check. it will not be too hot. in the meantime, a beautiful evening at the golden gate bridge. clear skies over the bridge with fog pushing in and out. we are into the fifties around the bay area. in stock is one of the warm spots at 75. >>brian: tomorrow we are starting out with temper

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they start explaining to me about the gay marriage thing and how, people a person from chick-fil-a doesn'trove of it. i don't care about one person's opinion or how they feel that. is the way they feel that. is fine. just give me a good meal and i eat there quite frequently. nobody is going to stop me. if i want to have a sandwich, i'm going to have a chick-fil-a sandwich. it doesn't matter what people think. it comes down to it. if i want a chick-fil-a sandwich. i'm going to have one. so it's crazy, whatever. >> what about the fries? >> man, you know the waffle fries. >> he is a treasure. >> victor, welcome to the show. before we get started, congratulations you are due and you are going to be knighted next week. no one is going to be paying attention to the olympics. it's going to be a big deal. >> it will be a big deal. >> let me ask you about this story if that is okay? >> please do. >> have we settled this debate. >> this guy is the conscience of america. if he decides to throw his hat or hair into the ring for vice president. i'm going to endorse him. what he is saying is kind of wha

the rest of you would have been moved. i think of jay-z. do you think chick-fil-a is promoting institutional bigotry? >> no, not at all. i think the bigotry that is being shown is the bigotry against chick-fil-a. the president of the company has only said he supports traditional marriage. he supports biblical marriage. have we got toon a point in this country where it's considered acceptable to boycott a company because they identify as christian? and that's what chick-fil-a is doing. you talked about them contributing to anti-gay groups. they didn't. they contributed to christian groups that support a traditional definition of marriage. >> exodus international? exodus international is a group that believes in reparative therapy for gays and lesbians. that's an anti-gay group. >> a missionary group. >> the republicans don't have -- conservatives don't have a problem when they want to boy boycott an organization they don't agree with, but they don't like the idea of liberals spike s spooeking up. the right of free speech means everybody has the right to speak

today, protestors in the district marched to the chick filet in downtown d.c. and karen gray houston has more. >> reporter: there was a time about when the fast food chain drew attention because of the amusing ad campaign. he was holding up the signs and say eat more chicken. now that the chick filet's president, the company's support in his words, the biblical definition of the family unit protests are erupting all over the place. >> hey, hey! >> ho, ho. he's got to go. >> reporter: the lunch hour, 12th and g. the chants provocative and so were the t- shirts and fines and homophobia is a bunk of bull. -- bunch of bull, organized by a group called the human rights campaign. >> they score a zero on the corporate quality index and that is public now in opposition to equality. >> they handed out leaflets and it funnels millions of dollars to groups that oppose gay marriage, denounce the lifestyle and identified as a hate group by the southern poverty law center. >> chick filet is anti-gay. >> reporter: the spokes -- phones at the human rights campaign said they not

last night the mayor said very disappointed chick-fil-a does not share san francisco's values and strong commitment to equality for everyone. the closest chick-fil-a 2 san francisco is 40 mi. away and i strongly recommend that they do not try to come any closer. this is a protest in orange county yesterday, dozens of gay rights supporters at the grand opening of chick-fil-a. this latest after the public, president took a public stance against. other mayors and conservatives are speaking out as well. >> chick-fil-a values are not chicago values. they're not respectful of our residents, our neighbors and our families >> it seems to me that these are bullying tactics. diversity is celebrated provided that your toeing the line of the radical left. >> the company did send out a statement saying they treat every person with honor and dignity and respect regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender. mike huckabee is calling for a day of support for chick-fil-a on august 1st. gay-rights supporters are calling for a kiss in at the national chain. this thing is really blow

. >> these definitive words about eating their birds, he has weighed on the chick-fil-a saying he doesn't care about the company's stance on gay marriages. it's one of the most viral videos, it was produced during a local tv interview. we can't show you the original. here is it re-creating on a red carpet. he got that famous. >> obviously we have a linkin park, she snatching you people up. hide your kids, hide your wife and hide your husband because they are ripping off everybody here. >> and openly gay, said about the chick-fil-a hullaboo. >> i think i'm thinking -- oh, my that is so crazy, why? they start explaining to me about the gay marriage thing and how, people a person from chick-fil-a doesn't approve of it. i don't care about one person's opinion or how they feel that. is the way they feel that. is fine. just give me a good meal and i eat there quite frequently. nobody is going to stop me. if i want to have a sandwich, i'm going to have a chick-fil-a sandwich. it doesn't matter what people think. it comes down to it. if i want a chick-fil-a sandwich. i'm going to have one. so it'

the hour. welcome back. a controversy surrounding chick-fil-a is ruffling feather around the country.all started with remarks made by the company's president and has sparked a political firestorm in chicago. >> the grand opening of a chick-fil-a in california was met with protests. gay rights supporters calling for boycotts after the president of the chicken right chain said he opposed same-sex marriage. >> that kind of rhetoric is very, very hurtful to our family. >> chicago is the latest city to yank the welcome mat. >> chick-fil-a values are not chicago values. they're not respectful of our residents, our neighbors and our family members. >> mayor rahm emanuel echoed sentiments of city officials. the chain has become a lightning rod for controversy after its president made it clear he believes marriage should only be between a man and a woman. >> i think we're inviting god's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage. >> chick-fil-a says the company has always applied biblically based principals and it is

the politics of the individuals would run the company are irrelevant. chickis incredibly generous company and treat their employees well. and customers like them, they have grown do 1,600 stores and $4 billion in annual seas. they are doing something right. >>neil: the c.e.o. was just expressing a personal view. he thought marriage in his eyess is that between a hand and a woman. he was in the bashing gays. of go, thank you very much. >>governor huckabee: always a pleasure. >>neil: rahm emanuel is in the joining in on that particular appreciation day. >> chick-fil-a's values are not chicago values. they are not respectful of our residents, our neighbors, and our family members. if you are going to be part of the chicago community you should reflect the chicago values. >>neil: he might want to keep the fast food chain out of the city, but can he? lis and stacey, what do you think? >>lis: he cannot. the first amendment applies to everyone every business every corporation and every business equally. to say this is my personal opinion, you may not like it, we hey

the teenager's death. >>> up next, mountain view's fast-food fight. why some residents are so upset about a chick-fil-a moving in. >> and it is a month and a half from the first football tbaim. will it be ready? those stories and more. and then late other "nightline." >> dan and carolyn, coming up on "nightline" as the frantic search for two girls disappeared during a bike ride turning an iowa town upside down. we will have the latest. and the hottest new trend in plastic surgery. plastic surgery. what some people are doing [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi to deposit checks at the nearest citibank branch. ♪ like this one. ♪ or this one. ♪ or, maybe this one. ♪ but when it's this easy to use citibank mobile check deposit at home...why would he? ♪ woooo! [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios is not getting the welcome mat. it already has an okay from t

-fil-a said the chick-fil-a culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, the idea for the original chick-fil-a sandwich came in 1946, it opened its first in-mall restaurant in 196. due to the religious beliefs of its founders the restaurant is closed sundays. >>> a nonprofit that helps kids is trying to recover thousands of dollars in stolen computer equipment with a new campaign. bay cat is trying to raise $50,000 in 50 days to replace 15 stolen laptops. they were used by kids learning video production. unfortunately the laptops also have precious work on them that can't be replaced. >> all the hard work i had put into it seems like it was for nothing. >> it was shocking, it shocked everybody from the team to the kids and we always wanted to provide a safe environment and that day did not feel safe. >> reporter: the thief came in from a second floor window and broke into a cabinet. bay cat says they

the teenager's death. >>> up next, mountain view's fast-food fight. why some residents are so upset about a chick-fil-a moving in. >> and it is a month and a half from the first football tbaim. will it be ready? those stories and more. and then late other "nightline." >> dan and carolyn, coming up on "nightline" as the frantic search for two girls disappeared during a bike ride turning an iowa town upside down. we will have the latest. and the hottest new trend in plastic surgery. what some people are doing to look better on-lin >>> a popular fast-food chain is not getting the welcome mat. it already has an okay from the planning department, but now some people want that decision reversed. abc7 news reporter ama dates is live from the spot where chick chick-fil-a wants to open. why some people now want to stop them. >> dan, the chick-fil-a would go where this sizzler is on el camino rey'all. real. but some residents say they are against another drive through coming to their city, and they are really against chime-fil-a. chick-fil-a. he is a resident who doesn't want the chick-fil-a drive through

-fil-a said the chick-fil-a culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, the idea for the original chick-fil-a sandwich came in 1946, it opened its first in-mall restaurant in 196. due to the religious beliefs of its founders the restaurant is closed sundays. >>> a nonprofit that helps kids is trying to recover thousands of dollars in stolen computer equipment with a new campaign. bay cat is trying to raise $50,000 in 50 days to replace 15 stolen laptops. they were used by kids learning video production. unfortunately the laptops also have precious work on them that can't be replaced. >> all the hard work i had put into it seems like it was for nothing. >> it was shocking, it shocked everybody from the team to the kids and we always wanted to provide a safe environment and that day did not feel safe. >> reporter: the thief came in from a second floor window and broke into a cabinet. bay cat says they

s mayor weighs in on the chick-fil-a controversy. why he's calling it hate chicken. ck will tell us when the storms could a i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >>> gunfire broke out along d.c.'s busy u street corridor, leaving two women injured. they were short around 1:00 a.m. near the intersection of 12th and u in northwest. one woman was shot in the face. the other in the neck. officers don't believe the women were intended targets. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is stepping into the battle over chick-fil-a's stance on gay marriage. the president of the fast food chain says he believes marriage is between a man and woman. that led to mayors in chicago, san francisco and boston saying the company was not welcome in their cities. yesterday, mayor agree competed he wouldn't support a hypothetical expansion of chick-fil-a into the district, calli

the teenager's death. >>> up next, mountain view's fast-food fight. why some residents are so upset about a chick. >> and it is a month and a half from the first football tbaim. will it be ready? those stories and more. and then late other "nightline." >> dan >> dan and carolyn, coming up on "nightline" as the frantic search for two girls disappeared during a bike ride turning an iowa town upside down. we will have the latest. and the hottest new trend in plastic surgery. what some people are doing to look better on-lin@ñbññcñkús1@ú? >>> a popular fast-food chain is not getting the welcome mat. it already has an okay from the planning department, but now some people want that decision reversed. abc7 news reporter ama dates is live from the spot where chick chick-fil-a wants to open. why some people now want to stop them. >> dan, the chick-fil-a would go where this sizzler is on el camino rey'all. real. but some residents say they are against another drive through coming to their city, and they are really against chime-fil-a. chick-fil-a. he is a resident who doesn't want the chick-fil-a drive thr

. >>> new york mayor michael bloomberg is weighing in on the chick-fil-a controversy. the president of the fast food chain recently announced he opposes same sex marriage. some local leaders reacted saying the chain is no longer welcome in their cities, but bloomberg is taking a different stand. fox's lauren green explains. >> reporter: the statement set up a firestorm of criticism. atlanta-based chick-fil-a is a staple of southern hospitality and acknowledges its biblical based business philosophy including being closed on sundays hasn't worked well in the north, but that's not what caused the uproar. >> how we define the family, god sets the standard of what a family is. it's not going to come out of washington or some blog site. >> reporter: gay rights activists are blasting them and getting plenty of support. legally they can't do anything about it, but mayors of boston, san francisco and chicago are on record opposing new chains in their communities. >> chick-fil-a's values are not chicago values. they're not respectful of our residents, our neighbors and our famil

country are now doubling down on efforts to block the expansion of chick-fil-aratic mayor, vincent gray, who is accusing the chain of serving hate chicken. and it is not deterring former academyian governor sarah palin who posted this picture on her face book page over the weekend showing her support of the embattled fast-food spot. by the way, they have great chicken. i like it. and joining me now is our guests. why is the left always out there to silence? why with the boy cotts, why with the intimidation? why go after the advertisors? if they don't want to go to chick-fil-a, don't go. >> it's a great american tradition and chick-fil-a is not the victim here. we have it keep in mind the ceo said guilty as charged. this is not something that just popped up $5 million to anti-gay groups. >> anti-gay or pro traditional marriage. >> if you are against marriage equality, then you are anti-gay. there is no distinction. >> the position barack obama had, and none of these people were boycotting him until a couple weeks ago. >> the mayor of chicago came out and said the

still to come the chick-fil-a controversy ... and a preview of lollapalooza ... and in the studio today live country music a chicago alderman who is threatened to stop chick-fil-a from opening a new restaurant is clarifying his opposition ... we are live in logan square with that story alderman joe moreno found himself in the middle of the controversy even appearing on the national cable news show this morning appearing to accused that company of discriminating against gays in hiring and serving in those restaurants the alderman spoke about the growing controversy and unrelated events this morning he faces criticism over his threats to invoke privilege to block the franchise from opening opening its first freestanding store and logan square unless the ceo changes his position on opposition to a marriage ... the ceo dan katy made the comments on radio show saying he was against same-sex marriage sparking a nationwide protest ... the alderman clarify heat has doesn't have the power to block a permit but it's more about wanting responsible businesses in the area good

first, the chick-fil-a campaign event. how did it go? est: well, i thought it went awfully well. the bottom line is, i happen to believe that marriage is between one man and one woman. it's clear, eric, in the scriptures, which are most important thing to me. so it was with no hesitation when i first came in, and i'm a life-long businessman. i still run my business. when i came in on a part-time job as lt. governor, one one ofe first things i passed was defense of marriage. marriage is between one man and one woman. and the next session i came back and made an amendment to the texas constitution. i'm in, money, marble and caucus. >>eric: now, the race with ted cruz. you originally had beaten him in a race, in an election, but not by enough, wide enough margin that it did not require a run off so this is a run off. but it seems like mr. cruz is now taking the lead. what do you attribute that lead to? >>guest: well, i don't think he has taken the lead. in the primary we had nine candidates. it's difficult to win 51 percent with nine candida

the botchthe boston mayor says chick-fil-a does not belong in boston. s in a city of boston that discriminates against a population. that's the freedom trail. that's where it all started right here. the name is chick-fil-a. conservatives are mad about this. huckabee is going the other direction. he says, too often those on the left make corporate statements to show support for same-sex marriage abortion, or pro financety, but if christians affirm traditional values we're considered homophobic, fundamentalists, hatemongers and intolerant yes if you say you're against one particular group like gays you would be intolerant and hate mongers. if you practice the other side of christianity, giving to the pour, we wouldn't call you those things. apparently he's hurt over that. what are we going to do in terms of chick-fil-a? should we ban if? michael shure they all went to chick-fil-a to see what they're going to do about this. some surprising things in this report, which is also, by the way, quite ironic. >> here we go. it's our final chick-fil-a sandwich. goo

it won't be excessively hot. >> still to come, san francisco mayor steps into the controversy surrounding chickthe bay area. >> when is a first class seat no longer? coming up. >> also ahead a smoking or rang tang -- orangutan forced to a desert island. >>> here is a look at searches. first, opening ceremonies at olympic games taking place today in london. the owner's anti-gay comments and there is a you tube lip sync of the song "call me maybe". >> the chick-fily.-a controversial is turning a political act into eating a chicken sandwich. completion in walnut creek and san jose. and they want to open in mountain view. >> there is wayne freedman live with the story for us. wayne? >> there is about 60 employees around me. it's the only one open now and they just want to work. in this chick-fil-a, everyone came to eat. >> any time you're with anyone, you shouldn't talk about politics or religion. >> that is more difficult since the chick-fil-a president signed in on the subject of smaechl. >> i think we're inviting god's judgment on the nation when we shake our fist and say we know better than you

one whenever i was in the south. chick starbucks on the upper east side of manhattan. then i found out the company according to the lgbt that chick-fil-a has donated millions to help anti-lgbt groups. mike huckabee of arkansas has asked that folks who share the company's values stop by on august 1st to show support for the company's conservative value. and that's fair enough. if you really don't think gays and lesbian should have the same rights as everyone else. stop by a chick-fil-a. if you believe they should be second-class citizens and don't want them to marry the people they love, it's your money. stop by a chick-fil-a. but the same goes for those of us who support same-sex marriage. we have boycotting chick-fil-a. because these are our consumer dollars, and we support those who back causes that we like. as for me, as good as those chick-fil-a sandwiches used to taste, there are other places to get a good chicken sandwich. for those of us who disagree, have to remember, that we too can exercise our rights, flex our m

the restaurant owner's stance. mike huckabee calling for august 1 to be support chick-fil-a, asking to come in and support the restaurantying to make a stand. >> two days after that, same sex marriage supporters are telling people to go in front of chick-fil-a and make out as their stance against the issue. >>> later, twilight zone, robert pattison, hiding out after the kristin stewart cheating scandal. the latest on the hot hollywood drama when we bring you "the skinny." people asked an interesting question, who do you fault more, kristin or the director who was a married father of two? to me it is harder to forgive the married father of two. >> she is a 22-year-old. she knows everything. i would say it is his fault. always the man's fault. no, it's not. takes two to tango. that's all i know. sometimes more than that. >>> we begin with the extreme weather, though, and the severe storms from the great plains to the northeast. >> mm. >> don't go there. mom and dad, i wasn't going there, i swear. >> sure. at least one person actually died in pennsylvania, all this rough weather, just continuing to take its toll. 300,000 f

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-fil-as within the city limits. recall three chickistance of liberty university and thomas rode baptist church. >> oh, yeah. >> so we have main arteries that run in and out of the city in high traffic and there are no chick-fil-as anywhere else in the area. so they don't really cater to the general public they cater to people they deem acceptable. >> uh-huh. >> i'm not a business person. i don't have a formal education from a university or anything like that, but why would you shoot yourself in the foot, so to speak? why wouldn't you open your doors to every potential possible customer that you could have and build relationships with versus isolating them? >> well, look that's -- that's a good question. and i don't have the answer to that question. i think -- i think doing it any other way is anti-thetcall to what business is all about. my dad had his own business a gas station up in delaware. i pumped gas for him. and that was his philosophy and attitude, everybody was welcome, and we never -- i -- i didn't even know -- i found later

, the one chick-fil-a that exists in chicago. her statement in the "chicago sun times" was that she hires and serves gays with honor, dignity and respect. she invited rahm emanuel to come and discuss the controversy created by the president of chick-fil-a. chick-fil-a has also said we treat everyone who comes into this restaurant with dignity and respect. obviously they have done an enormous amount of charitable giving and charity work throughout the united states. they run 1600 chick-fil-a restaurants. some in the washington, d.c. area. my concern here, wayne, is that it creates this litmus test atmosphere, right? so i love burlington, vermont. i think it's a incredible place. i probably don't a agree with a lot of the business owners in burlington. people can spend their money any way they want, obviously. i'm not going to ostracize a coffee shop owner in burlington because he disagrees with my position on foreign policy or my position on pro-life issues. i'm not going to do that you have the right to do that. it really has, i t

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three words spoken by the chick-fil-a president that led some to protest the chain. was asked about his company's support of traditional marriage. it is not just his support for what he calls the biblical definition of family that has gotten under the collective skin. it is also his very public condemnation of same sex marriage listen. >> i think we're inviting god's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage. >> a church in north carolina last month kathy said, quote, if we look at society today we see all the twisted up stuff going on, washington trying to redefine the definition of marriage. he went on. we are suffering the consequences of a society and culture who has not acknowledged god or not thanked god. he has left to us a deprived mind. it is tragic and we live in a culture of that today. the fiery rhetoric sparked protests across the country not just from the lgbt community but several cities. official from boston, philadelphia, san francisco and chicago all told chick-fil-a in no

in the middle of aeal with the food chain killed it. he says chickno longer welcome. >> that's the civil rights fight of our time. and, you know, to have those discriminatory policies from the top down it's just not something that we're open to. >> reporter: backed by chicago mayor rahm emanuel. >> chick-fil-a values are not chicago values. they're not respectful of our residents, our neighbors and our family members. >> reporter: in a statement, the mayor's office said he did not say he would block or play any role in the company opening a new restaurant here if they meet all the usual requirements. then they can open a restaurant. but he does not believe the company's values are reflective of our city. the chick-fil-a controversy is cooking in other northern cities. boston mayor urged chick-fil-a in a letter to back out of plans to locate in boston. city councilman jim kenney in philadelphia, take a hike. and take your intolerance with you. something stinks here, says daniel mitchell of the libertarian-leaning cato institute. it's not just the chic

this almost makes you think about the whole chick-fil-a case. nly go so far to dictate what is a legitimate business. what is a sound business. you know, what should be legal, what should be right? >> that was a perfect segue, fred, right into the chick-fil-a case. >> and the disneyland segue. >> we're all over it. >> right. >> other worldly -- the ordnance was a violation of other worldly communications. that was how they structured it. it was turned down first amendment protection fortune telling. if you want to have your fortune told in louisiana and you want to invest all your money in those fortunes, by all means, good luck. good luck to you. you know, i think it's for a person to decide if they think it's the right thing to do or not. certainly louisiana is not going to get involved in tigation over this. it is constitutionally protected speech, fred. >> interesting stuff. all right. thanks so much. richard and avery, great to see you guys per usual. >> wonderful to see you, fred. >> all right. thanks so much. have a great weekend. >>> all

and then the conservatives have engaged a fight over chick-fil-a. they've taken on the liberals. fight over home phobic chicken is on. >> they need to go to chick-fil-a. >> cenk: we'll have a conservative on the show to debate that issue. that should an ton of fun. it turns out that the olympics are having a shocking amount of sex. >> headlines as we appropriate theapproach thelondon games. >> people always ask if sex hurts your performance and all that? >> cenk: well, that ought to be a doozy. and then we've got the great rapper on the show tonight. he'll respond to rush limbaugh, nothing but fun. anybody know what time--come on, cut it out you know what time it is. it's go time. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> there is a guy called mitt romney who wants to know--he wants to know whether we're ready! are we ready! are we ready! [ cheering ] >> cenk: that was london mayor boris johnson. i just love that accent. we're ready! it turns out they're ready to kick mitt romney's ass. he's over there in great britain. he maimly went over there for a fundraiser, but he wants to surround himself wi