members of the westboro baptist church, but a group that calls itself a branch of the ku klux klan showed up to rally against the church. the apparent kkk members say they don't approve of the message. westboro church made headlines with antigay protests outside military funerals. >>> here in the bay area, veterans and family members gathered for memorial day ceremonies. wit ha 21- gun salute to veterans in oakland, the observances began with a 21-gun salute. that was followed by the traditional placing of the wreath there. >>> certainly memorial is a difficult time to families whose loved ones still missing. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: each person represents family and friends and colleagues that are waiting and praying for that person to come home. >> you may have heard her story but this memorial day it bears repeating. when she was 12, she got an mia bracelet for christmas. he disappeared in vietnam in 1968. she wore his bracelet every day for 38 years until two weeks ago when his remains were recovered in alabama. >> did it become just a part of you. >> i thought of him every day. yep, h

. >>> not far from the president an unlikely set of dueling protests, members of the westboro baptist churchnsas turned up to protest the memorial day ceremony. but a group that says it is a branch of the klu klux klan showed up to rally against the church. the apparent kkk members say they do not approve of westboro's anti-troop message, the westboro church made headlines for its antigay protests outside military funerals. >>> in the bay area they were several me morals including this one at san francisco's presidio. an estimated 2500 people turned out for the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of this country's entry into world war ii. the 400,000 americans killed during that war were honored and the presidio ceremony one of the largest in the nation. >> ready, aim, fire. [ sound of firing ] >> and in oakland it began with this 21 gun salute in mountainview cemetery and that was followed by the traditional placing of the wreath. >>> what do hackers, rappers and public television have in common. how they used tupac shakur to get their message across. >> why oracle owner larry ele son is

forget that they really should be thankful for the people who do serve in armed forces but the westboro baptist church decided to get in on the fun and of course go protest because they always like to protest because they think that america's acceptance of homosexuality is why our entire country is going down and therefore the killing of american troops is justified but this time i had counter protesters and it was the k.k.k. take a look. this is my. i'm a veteran i spent nine years in the military i've got brothers and sisters in the summit. and i think that it's an absolute but they sure would be good for people. were just you in support of the troops. you know it's a sad day when somebody makes the k.k.k. look like the normal ones in this situation that's what it's gotten till i just i find it to be one of the craziest things ever that people were walking by thanks gary. k.k.k. your set up standing citizens where is my old fashioned hellfire and brimstone guy with some lightning so he could we get the k.k.k. and the westboro losers together and. just give. them a day they love the troops just not t

comedian lisa lampanelli turned the tables on the westboro baptist church. et her concert last night in topeka, kansas, because of her position on gay rights. she said for every church member that showed up, she would donate $1,000 to the oldest aids organization in the country. here's what she tweeted after the show. thanks to these [ bleep ] $44,000 will be donated to gmhc. 44 people showed up to protest last night. >> oh, honey. >> let me explain this moment to you here. this is after a tornado tore through this woman's home in tuscaloosa, alabama. that was three weeks ago. two cats survived. one hadn't been seen since the storm. that all changed as you see. it was caught on camera. i believe she was doing an interview with a local television station there. the lost cat came out of nowhere and was welcomed back to what was left of home. >> it is crazy. >> okay. this is crazy here. this was at the air force academy in colorado. they took part in dodgeball. they were hoping to set a guinness world record. a couple cadets came up with the idea and just trying

think about timothy mcveigh, think about olympic bomber, think about the westboro baptist church. we cannot violate the rights of people of any faith based on the actions of people who are extremists. i said all of this at the time in the full context of the interview that was taking place. i made it clear that we cannot tolerate people using rhetoric and words to attack muslims because based on those fears, you could get into a situation where a cab driver had his throat cut because he was a muslim. that discussion was honest and heartfelt, and led npr to fire me. let me switch hats again. did you realize when you were making these comments that people might view them as inflammatory? i have to tell you that i never had that thought, not to this day. here we are may 26, 2011, about six months later, i never once had that thought. some days you catch yourself in the shower thinking, i should have said this. i have never had a second bought because what i expressed was a genuine feeling. it was not an analysis. it was not a suggestion that we base our tsa policies on such a feeling

timothy mcveigh, think about the alleged bomber, -- olympic bomber, think about paid -- the westboro baptist church. we cannot violate the rights of people of any faith based on the actions of people who are extremists. i said all of this at the time in the full context of the interview that was taking place. i made it clear that we cannot tolerate people using rhetoric and words to attack muslims because based on those fears, you could get into a situation where a cab driver had his coat -- had his throat cut because he was a muslim. that discussion was honest and heartfelt, and left npr to fire me. let me switch hats again. did i realize when you're making these comments that people might view them as inflammatory? i have to tell you that i never had that thought, not to this day. here we are may 26, 2011, about six months later, i never once had that thought. some days you catch yourself and a shower thinking, i should have said this. i have never had a second bought because of what i expressed was a genuine feeling. it was not an analysis. it was not a suggestion that we based our psa policies

think about the westboro baptist church, whose members continue now with the supreme court sanctions to protest at military funerals while shouting that god hates gays. we cannot violate the rights of people of any faith based on the actions of people who are extremists. i said all this at the time in the full context of the interview that was taking place and i'll change that word interview to debate with bill o'reilly and i made it clear that we cannot tolerate people using rhetoric and words to attack muslims, because based on those fears, you could get into a situation such as had been recently the case in new york where a cab driver had his throat cut by someone whos was attacking him because he was a muslim. now, that discussion was honest and heartfelt, and led npr to fire me. let me switch hats again and be the talk show host. did you realize, juan, when you were making these comments that people might view them as inflammatory and bigoted? and i got to tell you, i have never had that thought, not to this date until may 26, 2011, about six months later, just short of six mont