the talk today about the role of the diocesan vatican and hiring him.t is sad that today we filed these cases against the diocese of oakland. because the bishop showed to keep it secret. and the vatican shows under the old practices and protocols to keep of molestation away from the abuse of children to >> of the key plank is in this case dr. kron 4 mark jones. they complained that after steven keesly was a fraud to the church never told her family history before he remarried her mother. >> steven keesly is my stepfather when i met him when i was 11 when mother married him in 1982. he was in my life for 30 years. i suffered 30 years of sexual abuse. >> until recently she said she did know that catholic church knew he was a pedophile before he became a priest. in the church to know. >> in the church i would say the diocese up to the vatican >> well the time is being ordained? how could you prove that? >> yes we have a timeline that the church has on steven keesly and all the time line. >> april this document revealed then cargo was now the pope had been

this was when the vatican was railing against liberalism and democracy as terrible errors, and i think islam in the u.s. is in a similar position today. you see this in the debate about the imam heading this mosque and the things he said, positions he's taken, people he's met with, where there is a kind of burden on muslim leaders to disentangle themselves from anything rezem ling sympathy for extremism, terrorism, and so on, that i think was similar to the burdens faced by the catholics in the 19th century. to that extent, i do think some of the demands that this sense of american cultural identity to new arrivals can be reasonable. >> brown: eugene robinson, you said there is the possibility this will be moved if governor paterson comes through with a plan that all could agree to. would that in principle be a bad thing? would the constitution lose in that sense? is that the argument that you want to make? >> oh, i think it would be really bad thing if it were moved at this point, actually. i mean, look, the imam faisal abdue raul as was written about in the paper is a follower, a pra

chanting and the parody is something like if anyone is old enough to remember and the mouse before vatican two and you don't understand anything and it's mumbo jump bow and this is a parody of that. the second and third pieces before the intermission i will not introduce. i think the program notes are sufficient and rather than lecture i would much rather you enjoy the performance. the one thing i would like to emphasize about the first piece this is indeed a comic piece and in most instances westerners have a great problem when they come to a concert of classical music and view it as this is supposed to be serious music. this is not serious music and i would ask to you laugh. you are welcome to laugh. you may laugh. you need to practice laughing. we can progress -- all right. now, for those of you that find laughing difficult ladies and gentlemens you can at this timtiter in a nice way andf you want to be butch about it do the manly thought. please this isn't a work of aesthetic value it should be seen as humorous. as i of practicing this piece i can assure you and my ability for tongue t

that is despite criticism from the european union and the vatican. they were put on flights to romania. the camp closures are part of a wider move against crime. he was facing fraud charges. he has fled to northern cyprus 17 years ago. the fugitive is back in britain and about to go to court over the collapse of his company. he is here to clear his name. >> back in britain after 17 years evading justice. the last time he used a british airport was to fly away secretly in a private jet and a state historic. the collapse of a business empire and 66 fraud charges. his wife had a car waiting for them. for now, he has a trip home organize. he has explained why he has finally come back. he believes he will finally get a fair trial. >> i am here. i have come voluntarily. the conditions are correct. i hope that the people who ruled this country are as interested as i am that justice is practiced. everybody should be deemed innocent until proven guilty. >> are you innocent? >> absolutely. why do you think i am here voluntarily? >> he has returned, but what is

now, is this the vatican of your church? >> bartholomew: well, our headquarters. >> simon: it's called the phanar, and it has been the heart of orthodox christianity since 1599. his all holiness promotes an informal atmosphere here. there's none of the ritual that surrounds the pope in rome. and there is no cathedral, only a modest church. the neighborhood that surrounds it used to be greek and christian, but today is predominantly muslim. i think a lot of people would want to know, your all holiness, why the leader of so many millions of orthodox christians in the world lives in a country that is 99% muslim? >> bartholomew: because we are here before this country becomes a muslim country, much earlier. since ever. since the very beginning. >> simon: since the very beginning of what? >> bartholomew: of the foundation of our church. of the church of constantinople. >> simon: and in the beginning, istanbul was called constantinople, the ancient city on the bosphorus where east meets west. the city's skyline is dominated by min

vatican defrocked him in 1987. the oakland diocese says it has not seen the suit. >>> a public memorial being held for a virginia man shot and killed while in the bay area for a job interview at google. he was murdered during a robbery in downtown oakland. he had just $17 on him at that time. during the memorial people are also encouraged to donate to a fund that has been set up for his widow and three sons. >> i feel love and support from communities here. so that is why i needed to come here to express my appreciation to everyone. >> that begins in one hour on ninth street. you may like to donate to the cause here. go to abc 7 news.com, click under see it on tv. >> recall salmonella-contaminated eggs is worse than first suspected. it's just been expanded from 22 l million eggs to a new total of 384 million eggs. it's hit the bay area hard. 250 people have been sickened. santa clara county has more cases than in the state. abc 7 reports from san jose. >> matthew newell says he was sick about six weeks from salmone

the vatican has given no reason for its decision. >>> moroccan authorities say they have broken up a terrorist cell. 18 people have been arrested. the interior ministry said or planning acts of sabotage which also targeted for interests in morocco -- they were targeting acts of sabotage which also targeted for interests in morocco. >>> officials say iraqi soldiers were killed on a raid in a house. hugh sikes is in iraq with the details. >> there was a gun battle earlier today at an army checkpoint. eight soldiers chased the gunmen as they ran away, but it turns out this was a trap to lure the soldiers into a house elsewhere in town. the gunmen went into the house, the soldiers followed, and then explosives that had been laid in the house killed the eight soldiers. there are three other dead bodies under the rubble in the house. nobody is quite sure who they belong to, whether they are insurgents or more soldiers. >> an explosion of -- an explosion in rwanda has injured people after an election. official results give him 93% of the vote. opponents claim that he was aided by widespread

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embassy in iraq in baghdad is now the size of the vatican city i mean that's a huge investment there's no way they're going to believe in that what they're doing is they're rebranding the occupation and instead of calling it combat operations they're going to call it stability operations it's not it's not a mass exodus at all you just need to look at where the permanent military bases have been built and where the money's been spent you can actually do a dot to dot on the map and be there with the resulting line is exactly what the pipeline route is going to be. some of these iraqi troops some of these u.s. troops in iraq will probably be redeployed into yemen as well which is a another undeclared war that the u.s. is beginning so between yemen. afghanistan pakistan and iraq this is this is just permanent war this is what they've been talking about for the last ten years. russia's emergencies minister says there needs to be a rethink in far protection to prevent future disasters such as this summer's wildfires across the country the cost of combating the blazes was revealed that over f

embassy in iraq in baghdad is now the size of the vatican city i mean that's a huge investment there's no way they're going to be leaving that so you don't see then that the iraqi people will be able to return to a normal life despite the fact we've seen combat troops being taken out and still some troops remaining there to support to support the iraqi military government you don't see that normal life could carry on though as a result of that no normal life will be resumed for another ten thousand years until the depleted uranium is has disappeared from the environment. between now and then life is just going to be one big struggle for the iraqi population and it's a really sad tale. one of course. those troops that are withdrawing from iraq will probably go to be deployed in afghanistan although we've seen that president obama has actually kept his promise about the drop of combat troops from iraq what do you reckon about afghanistan do you think we'll see a withdrawal there. not again you just need to look at where the permanent military bases have been built and where the money's b

. >> recently re-released church documents indicate that the bishop of oakland diocese asked the vatican to defrock him in 1981 but it took six more years for that to happen. >>> a classic sound of summer, children splashing in swimming pools is getting interrupted in the bay area and not everyone is happy about it. a new law forcing a small but critical change is prompting the shutdown of as many as ten pools a week. >> hi. i'm newton leen with the county health department. >> reporter: he's a mild- mannered swimming pool inspector for the environmental county health department. on this sunny august afternoon, he's checking off items for public safety. >> the main concern are the main drains on the floor. >> reporter: state and federal laws that went into full effect july 1st require all public pools to replace drain covers with new ones. >> older ones tend to be flat. i think one of the problems associated with that there might be a possibility of a suction hazard. >> reporter: the federal law requiring rounded covers was passed after a 7-year-old 7- year-old granddaughter of former se

take on controversial issues -- >> it's not willing to do so because half of the people there in the vaticanqueer. >> do you think benedict is a homosexual? >> i certainly do. >> no, [ bleep ] you! >> jimmy: i don't blame him for jumping on the line, because it's -- i like to imagine that mel gibson woke up this morning, say, the dust is beginning to settle, and then, pow, dad comes through and says the pope is gay. dad, you know, i've had a couple of problems lately, maybe you read something about them in the paper. anyway, could you please not say the pope is gay? for awhile? of course the pope isn't -- a gay man wouldn't be caught dead in that hat. he is famous mostly for being mel's crazy dad. he was a grand champion on jeopardy. many years ago, he beat all the winners from the fifth season of the show. we actually found the footage. and as nutty has he is, you have to admit, he's a smart guy. >> go again. >> animal lovers for 100. >> ballet in which the prince falls in love with a bird. >> what is -- the pope is gay. >> correct. >> jimmy: well that's not correct. their fact-checking was

. >> recently re-released church documents indicate that the bishop of oakland diocese asked the vatican to defrock him in 1981 but it took six more years for that to happen. >>> a classic sound of summer, children splashing in swimming pools is getting interrupted in the bay area and not everyone is happy about it. a new law forcing a small but critical change is prompting the shutdown of as many as ten pools a week. >> hi. i'm newton leen with the county health department. >> reporter: he's a mild- mannered swimming pool inspector for the environmental county health department. on this sunny august afternoon, he's checking off items for public safety. >> the main concern are the main drains on the floor. >> reporter: state and federal laws that went into full effect july 1st require all public pools to replace drain covers with new ones. >> older ones tend to be flat. i think one of the problems associated with that there might be a possibility of a suction hazard. >> reporter: the federal law requiring rounded covers was passed after a 7-year-old 7- year-old granddaughter of former se

-- you know, back in 1984 in iss auschwitz, there was heightened tension and intervention by the vatican. what he said at that time is this would help to keep the peace. so the sacrifice often ignites compassion. so if one of the two sides of this issue would stop engaging in who's right, who's wrong, who's winning, who's losing, what's good and what's bad, and think about how to bring us together, that sacrifice might bring us all together in a way mo so than we had been before this. >> larry: should the president get more involved? >> well, i think that the president spoke very eloquently on the issue and so have many others. not to leave out the mayor of the city of new york. but i think there's another half of this problem. which is that so many people who normally would understand this issue are very upset by the fact that this is happening. what that tells me is the wounds of 9/11 haven't healed. and i think if they haven't, perhaps we can find ways to bring about that healing by perhaps creating a situation where people will feel more comfortable and if anything else, what i think

we have an embassy the size of the vatican in iraq. that necessary states a massive paramilitary force. the secretary of state is also asking for military type vehicles to replace the u.s. military ones when they leave the country and asserts the united states intends to keep five enduring presence posts around iraq. what we are seeing is a backdoor continuation of the iraq occupation by using the private sector and these companies are eating it up. in afghanistan and iraq right now combined there are 250,000 private contractors operating alongside a less number -- or a lower number of u.s. troops. right now in the global battlefield the united states has more private sector individuals on its payroll fighting these wars than it does u.s. soldiers. 70% of the combined budget of the dozen and a half intelligence agencies we have is used to purchase the services or goods of private contractors. 69% of all of the people employed by the department of defense are private contractors. we have heard a lot recently about leaks fpblt the person

the bishop of the oakland disease asked the vatican to defrock him in 1981. allowing him to work with children. >>> first time unemployment claims hit the highest level in nine months. jobless claims jumped 12,000 to 500,000. economists were expecting a drop. this renews concerns of the pace of the economic recovery. continuing claims fell by 13,000 to 4.48 million. analysts say some of that may be because people are just discouraged and they stopped looking for new jobs. >>> intel announced it is buying security softwaremaker macafee. intel will pay $7.7 billion cash. that is a 62% premium over yesterday's closing price. the board of both companies approved the deal, but macafee shareholders have to vote on it. >>> a man was injured at disneyland last night on the tower of terror ride when he fell out of the ride. it is unclear how far the man fell, but the elevator ride goes up 183 feet before dropping. the unidentified man was taken to uc irvine medical center. >>> a short ride became an hour- long ordeal at six flags. >> we got up from and we stopped. i t

. >>> the vatican confirmed the pope has granted a series of rare one on one interviews for a new bookope benedict xvi was interviewed last month by a german journalist. the book will be push accomplished in german and italian before being printed in other languages. it's expected to be out by the end of the year. >>> and the author of the harry potter books has given $15 million to help treat multiple sclerosis. she made the announcement in scot land. that's where the center will be based. they say this is the largest sickle donation it's ever received. her the author's mother died from multiple sclerosis. >>> today, one lucky viewer will win a pair of tickets to see willny nelson. the tickets are good for monday, september 13th in livermore. you will os enjoy a meal at the restaurant where the concert is being held. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight and cut in the secret word "country." >> good luck. >>> since we're on the road again -- let's go to sal, and see what's happening in our commute. what's happening with b.a.r.t.? >> yeah. we still have the delays. they had a couple

is policy is to work on threat production through diplomacy, dialogue, all non-military means of vatican focus his energy on his internal stability. -- said that it can focus its energy on its sinternal stability. >> another question about corruption within the palace. you had some strong views on this issue and what we're doing wrong and what we should do right about that. >> and that they could in passing mention on the question of the indian threat, steve: finishing him book will have an event here and i certainly invite all of you to be here on october 7. on the corruption issue, this is such a complex matter and is there afghan friend pushed back recently whenever we criticize them too much for corruption. if that one out that we are part of the problem. everyone who is criticizing the other is correct about how this is work. i think that there are some americans but not too many who are personally corrupt. the system that we have built is not very effective. in my trip in may in afghanistan, i was disturbed by how many nato officials were not even on the same page about what the st

it will be the size of vatican city. that necessitates a massive para-military force. the secretary of state has asserted that the united states intends to have an enduring presence around iraq. we're seeing a back door continuation of the iraqi occupation by using a private contractor. there are currently 250 cows and private contractors -- 250,000 private contractors operating alongside a lower number of troops. right now, the united states has more private sector individuals on its payroll putting these wars than it does u.s. soldiers. 70% of the combined budgets of the intelligence agencies is used to purchase services or goods from private contractors. 69% of all the people employed by the empire department of defense -- the entire department of defense are private contractors. we have heard a lot lately about wikileaks. the person suspected of releasing 90,000 documents from the afghan war to wikileaks is a 22-year-old former are the intelligence analyst. i reviewed his online chat that he had with a hacker in government employment. what is clear from the chap th

the suit charges the vatican an diocese was allowing a priest to molest children between 1975 and 1985at show pope benedict xiv allowed a pedophile to continue to work without notice to parents. chris will have another local update for you in 30 minutes. "today" returns in just a minute. >>> we're back now with more of "today" on a wednesday morning. it's the 18th day of august, 2010. you know it's pretty nice in the northeast though we have clouds in the sky. we have moderate temperature. and maybe a little rain in the forecast. al will try to keep that away from these nice people who gathered on our plaza. we'll see how they grade him this morning. i'm matt lauer along with al roker. happy to see these people made us part of their morning routine. coming up, more about a controversial incident that took place aboard a southwest airlines flight. apparently a flight attendant witnessed a mother slapping her crying baby with an open hand on the face. the flight attendant took matters into her own hands, took the baby away from the parents and went to the rear of the plane. police got in

it will be the size of vatican city. that necessitates a massive para-military force. the secretary of state has asserted that the united states intends to have an enduring presence around iraq. we're seeing a back door continuation of the iraqi occupation by using a private contractor. there are currently 250 cows and private contractors -- 250,000 private contractors operating alongside a lower number of troops. right now, the united states has more private sector individuals on its payroll putting these wars than it does u.s. soldiers. 70% of the combined budgets of the intelligence agencies is used to purchase services or goods from private contractors. 69% of all the people employed by the empire department of defense -- the entire department of defense are private contractors. we have heard a lot lately about wikileaks. the person suspected of releasing 90,000 documents from the afghan war to wikileaks is a 22-year-old former are the intelligence analyst. i reviewed his online chat that he had with a hacker in government employment. what is clear from the chap th