Changing, were navigating a different route. It feels unreal. Reporter gabriel is the president of the Billy Defrank lgbtq plus Community Service in san jose and left the Catholic Church in the 80s. She says she might go to church this sunday for the first time in 40 years. Many of us have been hurt by the church and so a lot of healing has to happen. To hear the pope supporting us is part of that healing and the rest of it has to come in time. What is the San Francisco archdiocese saying about the popes comments . Sorry, the bell are playing in the background there. Reporter the archdiocese met with pope francis in january of this year and they said that the civil unions did come up. They said the pope made it clear there is a distinction between civil union and marriage and the rest of their statement is long, nuanced and complex, so we put it on our web site kpix. Com so you can read it for yourself. Developing story this evening. High fire danger triggering pg e blackouts. The firs
Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, we are looking live from the exclusive Sales Force Tower camera, looking east this morning at the beautiful bay bridge. Good morning, everyone. Its thursday, june 18th. Im michelle griego. And im len kiese. Lets go right to the forecast on this thursday morning, and things are warming up more today, mary, huh . Thats for sure, len and michelle. We will heat up. The hottest day of the week happening today. Heres a live look with the Treasure Island camera under clear skies. Mid to upper 50s to low 60s, and looking at mild start to our day, and we head through the afternoon, and we will see the temperatures soar, and looking at 81 in San Francisco. Topping out at 86 in oakland. 93 in san jose, and 97 for concord. The daytime highs 14 to 15 degrees above average for this time of the year. I will let you know what you can expect as we head through the weekend, and of course, what you can expect for fathers day in a few minutes. Hundreds o
Rallies we saw today from the south bay to the north bay were small in size but pretty vocal but support for imp remains divided. At San Jose City hall this group joined others across the country calling for the impeachment of president donald trump. There are americans who are against the president who believe he should be impeached. Reporter in san rafael this group held signs on 4th street with the same message. Democracy, itself, is at stake. What do we want . When do we want it . Reporter this group of about 50 activists rallied near the Federal Building in oakland calling for impeachment. Those lies materially impaired the investigation of russian interference. Reporter some took turns reading from the Mueller Report investigating russian interference in the 2016 president ial election. We are calling on ourre iona that dument trp. Reporter House Speaker nancy pelosi is backing off from impeachment saying the effort isnt even close to having support in the house. She may not want
Police officer whose helmet likely saved his life. The gunman is among the dead. Hes identified as 29yearold omar mateen. Well now go to Craig Boswell in orlando. People are searching for information about their loved ones. A handful has learned the difficult reality, their loved one did not make it out. Most are still waiting. Were also learning more about the gunman. Reporter shots rang out after Police Arrived at a gay nightclub in orlando. Investigators say omar mateen entered the crowded pulse club around 2 a. M. Sunday with an ar 15 Assault Rifle. Just hearing bang, bang. You turn around, the person next to you is like screaming. Theres blood spattering. I didnt know if it was mine or somebody elses. Reporter people ran for the exits. Some of the injured had to be taken to the hospital in pickup trucks because there werent enough ambulances. Friends and family came to the scene looking for the loved ones. I dont know where my son is. No one can tell me where my son is. If hes bee
Other. We need to love each other and we will not be defined by a hateful shooter. Well be defined by how we support and love each other. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs weekend news. Pelley this is a special edition of the weekend news. If you are just joining us, we have the latest now on this mass shooting in orlando, florida. A massacre in a gay nightclub that occurred in the early hours this morning and is now the worst mass shooting in american history. At least 50 people were killed. Most of their bodies are still inside the club. The shooting began after 12 00 this morning. The gunman omar mateen was an american. He was a Security Guard who had pledged his loyalty to isis during a 911 call during his attack on the club. He was killed in a shootout with police. There were about 300 people in the club sipping their last drinks before the club closed. With more on that, we have mark strassmann. Reporter 15 minutes after last call, bartender Tiffany Johnson heard someth