benedict. no more questions, your honor. mrs. benedict, how did you contract the aids virus ? through a transfusion. i lost a lot of blood giving birth to my second child. so, in your case there was no behavior on your part... which caused you to be infected with the virus. it was something you were unable to avoid. isn't that crect ? i guess. thank you. [ mrs. benedict ] but i don't consider myself... any different from anyone else with this disease. i'm not guilty. i'm not innocent. i'm just trying to survive. thank you, mrs. benedict. no further questions at this time, your honor. [ judge ] you may step down, mrs. benedict. [ joe ] beyond noticing the marks on his face, were there other things about his appearance, miss burton, that made you suspect that andrew had aids ? he was getting thinner and seemed very tired sometimes. but he was working so hard. i felt something was wrong. and i can't believe they're trying to pretend that they didn't notice anything. objection. just answer the question, please. have you ever felt discriminated against at wyant, wheeler ? well, yes

. >> benediction. >> the benediction. >> get it straight. >> you closed. >> last word. >> you had the last word. all right. well, dr. lowrie, how do you feel? first of all, let's go back. how was those times? because people don't realize this wasn't just a bus outing coming to washington. there was major struggles in the south. james farmer who headed one of the civil rights groups couldn't even make it, he was in jail. there had been blood shed. tell us the environment that this march happened in. >> well, you know, you sound like john kennedy.

. >> are you sure benedict loves entirely?o >> did they bid you tell her of it? >> they did not, but i persuaded them if they love benedict. >> why did you so? does not the gentleman deserves as full of bad -- a be? womanure never framed a of as proud of stuff as beatrice. >> then kingsley came through, and when he does it is through a to go conversation without shakespeare making a cameo, so i will ask you. what is it about shakespeare? language, and it is how personally i relate to it. with it even before i could understand it. i love the poetry, but the more i studied it, the more i go, this is about me. is 400kes me that it years since he wrote it, and the jokes still work. hiss: what do you make that writing is such you could do a modern-day version of it? you have got cell phones and security cameras. how does shakespeare play in a contemporary setting? for me it was a question of making it contemporary because i wanted it to be relatable and i could not afford costumes. it works because it is love, passion, jealousy. what are we expected to be? who are we?

. >> a confession of sorts from pope benedict. the former pontiff now saying it wagon his idea to resign. >> i'm john henry smith. if there's one player who proves you don't have to be a power hitter to be a baseball star, it's ichiro suzuki. coming up in sports, we'll tell you about his latest milestone. w gear. >> a new york yankee moves alongside elite company. john henry smith now here with sports. >> we are talking about ichiro suzuki. he's had an incredible career. when he became the first japanese player to make the leap to major league baseball, many thought he was too frail to survive in the american games. suzuki has proven himself to be one of the greatest contact hitters this game has ever seen. he reached a milestone with his first inning single, collecting his 4,000th career. fans gave him a standing o., teammates congratulated him. he has only logged part of those hits in the major leagues, the rest came in japan. >> as much courage as it takes to play contact sports like football or hockey, it takes a special coura

. >> are you sure benedict loves entirely?o >> did they bid you tell her of it? >> they did not, but i persuaded them if they love benedict. >> why did you so? does not the gentleman deserves as full of bad -- a be? womanure never framed a of as proud of stuff as beatrice. >> then kingsley came through, and when he does it is through a to go conversation without shakespeare making a cameo, so i will ask you. what is it about shakespeare?

. >>> coming up, new details about the surprise resignation of pope benedict. now the pope is telling us the real reason he stepped down. >>> real twist in the drama of convicted serial killer, joseph naso. why he may not be prosecuted nor >>> taking a live look on the big board, the dow is up. kind of a welcome sight after six down days especially from the disappointment, minutes from the federal reserve, saying it's going to be a change in the economic stimulus program. stocks higher after an upbeat from china and europe. nasdaq up 27 and s&p up 8. >> convicted serial killer could face another murder trial despite this week's verdict. on tuesday, a jury in marin county found naso guilty of killing four women. the crimes that date back in the 70s. prosecutors in nevada county are waiting until after naso is sentenced before they decide they will prosecute him in the death of another woman, in 1992. the d.a.'s office says it will be a waste of a taxpayer money to have another trial if naso gets the death sentence. >>> later in san jose, another hearing is sched

. >>> also, why pope benedict quit. the former pontiff breaks his silence and contradicts the explanation he gave earlier this year. >>> the military performs a key test flight next. ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. right now, get a 2013 chevrolet volt for around $269 per month. >>> now, from abc 7 news. >> and good i'ming again. we'll start this half hour talking about syria. the united nations convened an emergency meeting today to discuss whether the government is using chemical weapons on its own citizens. the regime denies using them but rebels are challenging that and new images today seem to support them. here's abc news reporter martha raddatz. >> reporter: the pictures are gut-wrenching. the rebels say these are mothers, fathers, children, killed whil

benedict now lives in a secluded house in the vatican's gardens. new orleans is taking steps to avoid some of the problems caused by hurricane katrina, rolling out the safety sculptures. they'll show which roads to take to get out of harm's way. they'll replace the signs that were so hard to find and so hard to read. >> well, always good to be preparing in hurricane season, and especially this time of year, because late august, early september is the peak of the season and we have just been so phenomenally quiet out here. my other job is air force reserves with the hurricane hunters and i leave to do that next week. i might not have anything to do. nothing going on. usually we have about three storms in the month that form up in august. so far, we've had one that was really off to sea, so there haven't been any concerns through the month. as we continue off to the eastern pacific, relatively quiet here, too. you will see that system that we'll watch off of mexico. it could ahead northward and cause impact. the one other system that we did have, and

and during pope benedict pope john paul ii if they were still interested in it and what the feeling was. and there was an opening to redeserve and an opening to bring back the mass the way it was before and some went and left the church in. and many groups asked the holy father to receive them into the church and they wanted to keep the traditional lit are reby and that was strict. and pope 16 gave a letter giving great access and greater freedom to do the traditional right. >> and that is where we are now. and in the next segment we'll go into how that has been translate into reality in not only our archdiocese but the whole world. >> yes. and we'll define some of the latin terms when we get back. stay with us, please. >>> good morning. and welcome back to mosaic. i'm vicky evans from the office of public policy and public concerns at the san francisco arch day sees. and our father is father mark mazza we now have the traditional latin mask celebrated every week. >> every week on holy day and soon we'll be having it every day. >> that is wonderful. we have several parishes over the arc

. >> are you sure benedict loves entirely?o >> did they bid you tell her of it? >> they did not, but i persuaded them if they love benedict. >> why did you so? does not the gentleman deserves as full of bad -- a be? womanure never framed a of as proud of stuff as beatrice. >> then kingsley came through, and when he does it is through a to go conversation without shakespeare making a cameo, so i will ask you. what is it about shakespeare?

alton benedict says you must put them in public education, then shared suffering will force improvement in the schools. it could take generations, for awhile the kids will suffer, but it is worth it for the common good. what about parents that send them to private schools for religious reasons, because the kids have behavioral issues, benedict says it is not a compelling reason, until we witness the spirit of the leaky campus. preach tolerance, but only for their ideas. what you left out, compliance. what if you don't want to do what she says. the phrase common good allowed for awful people make good people do things against their world, called bashism. once government takes over, bad is acceptable and doesn't get better until you're dead. without the engine of competition, all roads to hell of paved for the common good. i can forgive the writer, she claims she had a terrible public education, her ridiculous article is gold plated proof of results of a bad public school. i wonder how many enrolled their kids in private after reading it. juan, is the point valid. there's something to be

benedict says none of these are compelling reasons. well i'm convinced. all i know about life i learned from this video. >> they suck the brains out of that cat, the cat would still be smarter than the person who wrote this. >> i think that is -- >> that is troopers i think. that's how the bugs would get the human brains out. >> i had no idea. >> excuse me. this is the most important story of the night. it is an achievement for slate. the whole point of this article is to get traffic to slate. it is so outrageous and also to get on the highest rated show in the nation which is "red eye." they have achieved it. they have actually won. the story needs to be discussed, anne, because i couldn't believe you said you loved it. >> i loved it. i genuinely did. i was halfway through it before i realized it wasn't a joke. i seriously thought it was you writing it because it appears on the list. the idea that if more people would use government services they would get better. this proves -- this is proved by the entire history of the universe. it has never, ever, ev

. >>> pope benedict's surprise resignation. the former pope revealed the real reason why he stepped down. >>> westbound 237. traffic there looks pretty good as you drive to mill pitas and towards san jose. >>> good morning, deseptember fog bank. the high mid level clouds, are they out of the forecast now? >>> welcome back. new details about pope benedict's surprise resignation. he cited his age and health getting worst when he announced he was stepping down. the former pope now said, god told him to resign. he surprised catholics when he became the first pope to retire in 600 years. >>> and back at home, we may know as soon as tomorrow if san diego's embattled mayor will resign. mayor filner received a tentative deal involving a sexual harassment charge against him and the city. the specifics haven't been made public yet. the speculation, mayor filner is clearing out his office. last night he was seen leaving city hall in an suv loaded with boxes of files. almost 20 women have accused the almost 70-year-old mayor of sexually ha

. >> benediction. >> the benediction. >> get it straight. >> you closed. >> last word. >> you had the last word. all right. well, dr. lowrie, how do you feel? first of all, let's go back. how was those times? because people don't realize this wasn't just a bus outing coming to washington. there was major struggles in the south. james farmer who headed one of the civil rights groups couldn't even make it, he was in jail. there had been blood shed. tell us the environment that this march happened in. >> well, you know, you sound like john kennedy. he was assured there was going to be violence. he was sure we'd have turmoil and turbulence of all kind at the march. but we had faith. god had brought us along, dr. king kept us under the commitment to let justice roll down but not let violence roll down in our experience. so we trusted god. and we prayed. when i got to washington, i came in early that morning from chicago, and there was nobody around. i came on a plane and i got nervous that we made a mistake. but then late morning, the place filled up. and we had been having martin tell us

that's joy benedict from riverside county. thank you, joy. >>> the average home price in the silicon valley up to 7 figures now. mls listings say a single- family home in santa clara county is worth more than a million dollars. it's only happened once before back in march and april of 2007. then the housing market cramped. the head of mls says the market is smoking hot right now after the housing marketed crash. >>> college students will soon pay lower interest rates on their school loans. the president is expected to sign a bill today to lower interest rates for undergrads at 3.9%. but the bill also ties the rates to the financial markets so they will likely increase down the road. legislation is a result of a drawn-out negotiation in congress. >>> apple and samsung keep duking it out in court. it's another round in the patent war. here's kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. everybody is wondering when will this battle end? it's showing no signs of that right now. apple and sa

as you know, in march pope francis replaced pope benedict xvi. while just a look at their two faces might have prepared us for a change in tone. no one could have predictedded how stark that change would be. >> what we have going on here is the emergence of the kind of people's pope. >> animated, relaxed and funny. reaching out, hugging and kissing. >> from paying his own hotel bill the day after he was elected to his love of the crowd, surprise is a hallmark of pope francis. >> john: surprise is a hallmark. this pope is a total prankster. like his infamous "i got your soul right here." all time he put tabs of acid on everyone's communion waivers. they were seeing god after that. and the devil. and dragons. yesterday he surprised everyone yet again. >> an historic comment by pope francis on the subject of homosexuality. >> the pope said if a person is gay and seeks the lord and has good will, who am i to judge that person? >> well, well. [ cheers and applause ] >> john: who am i to judge that person? you are the pope. judging people is basically

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>> i think i'm always work from the text, and andrew upton and benedict andress who directed it -- >> rose: andrew upton did? >> yes. often estates, like the jenae estates can be quite descriptive-- and the version was done in the 50s so it's very much out of that social conditionings and framework and so it was great to

a bit like beatrice and benedict. i mean, he thought i was aloof, and i thought he was arrogant. >> jay: were you both right? >> yes. [ light laughter ] but we thought we'd give it a a go, see how it went. we just didn't really connect and we were going out with other people who we're still friends with. it was always an issue when the boys would go out -- one night we were playing poker. he was in the middle of telling me how he was attracted to a a friend of mine. then we just suddenly kissed, and then he asked me to marry him three weeks later. >> jay: now, as a guy, that just never works. "hey, your friend is attractive. have sex with me." [ laughter ] >> says something about me, doesn't it? >> jay: how did that win you over? did you think, "ooh, i could beat out my friend?" what was the psychology? >> no, she was seeing somebody else. i gave him a hug and i said, "oh, no." and thought, "ooh." i don't want to go into this. [ laughter ] >> jay: no, no, no. i want to go into this. it sounds fun. >> the couch is used

benedict arnold? famous traitor, revolutionary war? doesn't anybody read a book around here? he's still pretty mad at you. you might not want to use the shampoo. thanks for the warning. so, you guys went pretty late tonight, huh? well, actually, i stopped by cooper's after, and i quit the team. you quit the team? why? why? you know this wasn't working. come on, me on the team, you not on the team. all the unspoken tension. you know, we pass in the morning-- "oh, hello. you're looking well." ok, which one of us said that? you know what i mean, all right? i mean, i felt bad, you know? i was thinking about you all night, and i bowled an 80. aw, you sucked because of me? that's so sweet. but, honey, you shouldn't have quit the team. yeah, i should've. look at you. this is the first time in a week you're not depressed. well, yes, it's because i'm touched that you were willing to quit. so, it is good that i quit? no, it's not good that you quit. ok, what is this? a riddle? look, doug, i don't want you to quit the team. i never wanted you to quit the team. i just wanted you to want

. >>> our "instant index" tonight starts with pope benedict speaking out and saying it was god who told him to step down as pope and break the 600-year tradition. he says he did not hear god's voice or have visions with angels but experienced what he calls a mystical experience in which god's plan was revealed to him that he should dedicate the rest of his life to prayer. >>> look at this, what are two little girls 9 years old doing on the wing of planes? rose powell and flame brewer are cousins, children and a family of professional dare devils. watch them strike poses atop these planes while going 100 miles per hour. that's the super woman pose. today they became the youngest synchronized wing walkers in the world. the girls do admit they were scared but say it felt a little like being on a roller coaster or soaring like a bird. >>> we thank all of you for letting us look at the sky with you last night, the rare blue moon right there over mount hood and next to the washington monument and there was the moon pink at a baseball game in missouri and in california, the silhouette of a pla

>> i think i'm always work from the text, and andrew upton and benedict andress who directed it -- >> rose: andrew upton did? >> yes. often estates, like the jenae estates can be quite descriptive-- and the version was done in the 50s so it's very much out of that social conditionings and framework and so it was great to breathe new life back into it. the play is so transimpressive. >> rose: what does that word mean, "transgressive?" i'm serious, i don't know. >> for me, what it means is that there's a certain-- a certain understood moral code of the way people function. >> rose: ah. >> and there are certain boundaries through which people-- even in a check-off, there's a framework for which you have to bounce back off of, and you bounce back into the world. i find when you actually look at jenae i feel so absolutely bougoise, and closeted in my existence. he said his greatest fantasy was to be on a train to siberia being the lover of his mistress'-- of-- the rent boy, basically, of the mistress' lover. ( laughter ) you think -- >> rose: how do you get your mind around that? >> it's v

. >> new insight to tell you about into why pope benedict may have resigned. is it because god told him to? the u.k. paper the telegraph is reporting the pope told cardinals he had a type of mystical experience over the course of a few months where he had a quote direct rapport with the lord. in the end of pope says that god wanted him to devote the rest of his life to prayer. the vatican is confirming this reporting is right on the mark. very interesting. the time is now 40 minutes after the hour. coming up if you get your health insurance like a lot of us do through your job you want to be aware of something. there are big changes across the country that could leave you or your family uncovered by insurance. we will explain that to you. >> if you are looking for love on-line you want to watch out for this man. he calls himself a sweetheart. he seems to be changing more than hearts. breaking the law perhaps. we will have that coming up. so then the little tiny chipmunks go all the way up... ♪ [ female announcer ] when your swapportunity comes, take it. ♪

do ask about his predecessor, pope benedict. but don't ask for any favors. >> if pope francis called, what would you say to him? >> first of all, i'd say are you pope francis not someone playing a joke on me? >> very surprised if he called me. that he would take that time out to ring me, as a catholic. and, you know, it appeared he would do that. >> if the pope called, would you believe it was really him on the other end of the line? >> yeah. why not? >> nbc news, london. >> could you imagine getting that phone call? >>> across the bay area, thousands of high school athletes are back in action. and a big concern is the growing risk of concussions. but, now, young athletes have a special clinic to turn to for help. >> back to school means back to the fields for hundreds of high school football players. football is linked to the highest number of concussions. but as gary lee can tell you, basketball players are at risk. the 18-year-old suffered a concussion on the court. >> he clipped me on the temple. it wasn't like a big hit or

my dear friend, benedict, iii, what is going on? the market starts thinking about tapering sooner rather than later, it didn't act like it today? >> if enough participants were in, we might have add stronger response. it was incredible to watch, the lack of sponsor what otherwise should have been a number that is moving dramatically. if you are of the mind-set, like bob pisani is saying, the fact of the matter is, there is nobody in. anyone driven to work today or took the train knows there is nobody on so the market participation has been very low so the volume speaks to that. >> giant asterisk for today's trading. >> exactly. >> all right. are you more inclined to buy or sell right now? we have 5% clip on the dow and s&p this month. is that enough? >> not quite enough. i think we have further to go to the down side. think you are seeing buying activity still hedging so to speak. but i think the broader market needs to see more correction before we good higher. >> all right, ben. if i don't see you, have a good weekend. >> you too.

. >> benediction. >> the benediction. >> get it straight. >> you closed. >> last word. >> you had the last word. all right. well, dr. lowrie, how do you feel? first of all, let's go back. how was those times? because people don't realize this wasn't just a bus outing coming to washington. there was major struggles in the south. james farmer who headed one of the civil rights groups couldn't even make it, he was in jail. there had been blood shed. tell us the environment that this march happened in. >> well, you know, you sound like john kennedy. he was assured there was going to be violence. he was sure we'd have turmoil and turbulence of all kind at the march. but we had faith. god had brought us along, dr. king kept us under the commitment to let justice roll down but not let violence roll down in our experience. so we trusted god. and we prayed. when i got to washington, i came in early that morning from chicago, and there was nobody around. i came on a plane and i got nervous that we made a mistake. but then late morning, the place filled up. and we had been having martin tell us

other tips -- don't ask about any of the scandals -- but do ask him how pope benedict is doing. an incredible survival story. a fisherman saved after treading water in the gulf of mexico for nearly 24-hours without a life vest. steve moumouris was randomly rescued by some fellow fisherman about 75-miles north of tampa, florida. he was knocked overboard from this 16- foot fishing boat during rough weather. the 51-year-old suffered some dehydration.. but is in otherwise good condition and regaining his strength. some wisconsin highway drivers got something of a peep show. drivers spotted a topless woman riding her motorcycle. she has a shirt on but her breasts are exposed and she is driving with no hands right now. dashcam video shows the woman driving down i-43, just outside of milwaukee, with no shirt on. police say the woman weaved in and out of traffic, with her hands in the air - speeding past other drivers - even passing a police car. witnesses say, her breasts were exposed the entire time. she eventually crashed her motorcycle - ending up with a cut on her chin. police say

end up somewhere, and we have treated -- by the way, by treating him as the greatest traitor since benedict arnold. this administration will not tell us what happened in benghazi, the leaks they did on iran, on the program with israel, on the -- which is the greatest security breach in american history. the the hypocrisy is mind blowing. >> five years after the meltdown, this this government's head on a stick? very sick. when i first felt the diabetic nerve pain, of course i had no idea what it was. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it progressed from there to burning... to like 1,000 bees that were just stinging my feet. [ female announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause rious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right ay if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in md or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or sk

. >> now, god told me to, that's the reason pope benedict is giving for his surprise resignation earlier this year. the comments were made by a vatican source to a catholic news agency and he went on to say he received the message during a mystical experience and god inspired him to move forward in a life of prayer rather than continue in his role as pope. >>> and her words sparked a wave of reaction online. an american student has written a gripping account of her study abroad trip to india last year. micayla cross describes the country as a traveler's heaven and a woman's hell. they say she was sexually harassed and worse. >> she says because how do i describe my three months the university of chicago indian civilizations program when it was half dream, half nightmare? which half do i give? she goes to write do i describe the lovely hotel when my strongest memory was lying hunched in a fetal position holding a pair of scissors with the door bolted shut while the staff member of the hotel that tried to rape my roommate called me over and over and breathing into the phone. well, she is j

. >>> the former pope benedict has broken his silence since his resignation saying that god told him to resign. benedict describes a mystical experience in which god told him he should dedicate his life to prayer rather than pontiff. this contradicts the explanation he gave to cardinals back in february when he cited his physical weakness and advanced age. >>> breaking news overnight from san diego where embattled mayor bob filner reached tentative settlement with a former aide accused hem of sexual harassment. no word if resignation is part of the deal. it will be considered friday by the san diego city council. some political insiders are already saying they expect a special election to begin saturday. >>> the porn industry's trade association is calling for a work stoppage after an actor tested positive for hiv the free speech coalition didn't identify the actor but says the performer's sex partners are being tested. a spokesperson says the actor is not believed to have been infected on a film set and the moratorium will be lifted once the risk of further transmission has been eli

kurt walters from brooklyn was enjoying his eggs benedict until i showed up. the whole idea is, we're going to give you a little tan, maybe oil you up, get you appropriate man-scaping. and we're going to make you look 25 pounds thinner. what the viewers don't know is that he's 50. so, to recap. three guys, ready to strip down -- >> take it off! >> reporter: trim up and take part in "20/20's" first ever ultimate fitness fakeover. blocks away we've arranged to take those ever important before photos. casey, aka "wolverine," arrived first and with a little prompting, the shirt was off, his gut glaring. full length shot. next up, mitch, who quickly lost his smile and suddenly, we lost ours, too. is that a farmer's tan he's sporting? sideways. finally, 50-year-old kurt, a self-proclaimed artist by day, silver fox by night. that''s perfect. he was going to need more than a coat of paint to make himself camera ready. >> are we going to keep the mask on? >> yes. >> reporter: upstair us, the "men's fitness" dream team. a stylist, a groomer, the photo director. and stic

in 1921, he was the archbishop of washington, when harry truman was nominated to office, he gave the benediction. in 1963, when the largest ever demonstration took place in washington's it was the archbishop who gave the invocation for the march, and the bishop was thought of as a progressive. a key player in desegregating the schools in d.c. and of course, it was an honor to lead the prayer at the event. he did do it. but he set conditions. a number of people scheduled to give speeches the day provided planned texts on who they would say. that is how we knew that dr. king didn't plan the "i have a dream" portion of his speech that day. he delivered another speech before his remarks. but the condition that archbishop o 'boyle set on his participation of the events that day had to do with the advance text of the speech that had not been given out by dr. king, but by another person at the event that day. a younger person to give a speech that day. according to the copies, he was due to say that day, we will not wait for the president. the justice department, nor the congress, but we will take matt

another great british theorist benedict said in answer to the question what is a nation. it's an imagined community. and so fifty years ago, when martin luther king talked about the dream that he had. he was inviting the people in the mall and all the folks heard his speech through the media. to imagine themselves in a different way. this politics of the imagination some folks call a politics of "fantasy"; right. is not the whole of politics. it's not going to be a substitute for hard -- roll-up-your-sleeves motivating. it's one of the things that motivates people to think critically about and maybe even refuse the primary identity that is being imposed upon us at this moment under late neoliberal capitalism. mainly to see ourselves not as citizens but as consumers; right. people who buy stuff. and that understanding of who we are, of who we might be, and who we have been that the politics of the imagination makes possible. it's a cultural politics. it has to do with producing meanings. making black mean something other than criminal; right. -- that kind of work is cultur

include listen first, then talk, and if the conversation permits, ask the pope about soccer, or how pope benedict is doing, and avoid touchy subjects, such as vatican policy or scandals involving the church. >>> tens of thousands of people are in the nation's capital tonight to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. today, set-up crews were at work on the national mall, as bus loads of people arrived for the event. this weekend, they plan to retrace the steps taken during dr. martin luther king, jr.'s 1963 march for civil rights. that's when dr. king delivered his historic "i have a dream" speech. >> this is a big moment for us, because we have been teaching her about who martin luther king is and his speech. >> this is a part of our history. it's amazing. it's so profound when you get close to it, actually gave me chills. >> on wednesday, the actual anniversary of dr. king's speech and march, president obama and former presidents carter and clinton plan to speak from the same spot where dr. king did 50 years ago. >>> after weeks of controversy, san diego mayor bob filner ju

>> i think i'm always work from the text, and andrew upton and benedict andress who directed it -- >> rose: andrew upton did? >> yes. often estates, like the jenae estates can be quite descriptive-- and the version was done in the 50s so it's very much out of that social conditionings and framework and so it was great to breathe new life back into it. the play is so transimpressive. >> rose: what does that word mean, "transgressive?" i'm serious, i don't know. >> for me, what it means is that there's a certain-- a certain understood moral code of the way people function. >> rose: ah. >> and there are certain boundaries through which people-- even in a check-off, there's a framework for which you have to bounce back off of, and you bounce back into the world. i find when you actually look at jenae i feel so absolutely bougoise, and closeted in my existence. he said his greatest fantasy was to be on a train to siberia being the lover of his mistress'-- of-- the rent boy, basically, of the mistress' lover. ( laughter ) you think -- >> rose: how do you get your mind around that? >> it's v

new information surrounding of resignation of pope benedict. he told a friend he underwent a mystical experience that inspired him to dedicate his life to prayer rather than as pope. at the time of his resignation officials said age and health were the cause. >> still ahead at 8:00, yankees outfielder joins elite group of major league baseball players and davy johnson. >> first a healthy start to a new school year, warning signs of scoliosis and how to make sure his or her backpack isn't weighing her down. time is 8:10 we'll be back with that and more.  >> 8:13 now, welcome back everybody to "fox 5 morning news." live look over the area. shaping up to be a nice day on this thursday morning. we'll get the official details from tucker in a moment. he has business to take care of, tucker, good morning. >> thank you, allison. my first photo of the day, bren. >> hi bren. she is hanging out. >> looking beautiful. what a great smile. >> bren is just eight months old. >> yes. >> she has a beautiful smile, beautiful face. bren was born

in 1921, he was the archbishop of washington, when harry truman was nominated to office, he gave the benediction. in 1963, when the largest ever demonstration took place in washington's it was the archbishop who gave the i invocation for the march, and the bishop was thought of as a progressive. a key player in desegregating the schools in d.c. and of course, it was an honor to lead the prayer at the event. he did do it. but he set conditions. a number of people scheduled to give speeches the day provided planned texts on who they would say. that is how we knew that dr. king didn't plan the "i have a dream" portion of his speech that day. he delivered another speech before his remarks. but the condition that archbishop o 'boyle set on his participation of the events that day had to do with the advance text of the speech that had not been given out by dr. king, but by another person at the event that day. a younger person to give a speech that day. according to the copies, he was due to say that day, we will not wait for the president. the justice department, nor the congress, but we will take ma

pope emeritus benedict is now speaking out for the first time since he resigned. he's speaking out about why he stepped down. according to a catholic news agency report, benedict says he reached the decision because god told me to. the former pope told an unnamed person that god didn't speak to him in a vision but in what benedict called a mystical experience. apparently it was enough to inspire the 86-year-old to resign and dedicate his life to prayer rather than to continue as the pope. i think a lot of people have been wondering about that. >> fascinating. wish we could know more about it, but obviously to do something so extraordinary and almost unprecedented. >> speaks for him. >> there's hope for us who perhaps are not the neatest people. trending on yahoo!, a new study from the university of minnesota, looks at having a clean or messy office. the neat nicks tended to fulfill expectations by doing what was expected of them. they were also more likely to be generous. the folks surrounded by clutter were more likely to demonstrate creative thinking and develop

former pope benedict revealing why he decided to resign. the pope telling a friend he had a type of mystical experience over the course of a few months where he had a, quote, direct report with the lord. that's our new pope right there. in the end, the pope says god wanted him to devote the rest of his life to prayer. benedict also saying he sees more charisma in pope francis in those pictures, his successor. >> ainsley: do you remember when ashton kucher said this about jobs? >> and i've never had a job in my life that i was better than. i was always just lucky to have a job and every job i had was a stepping stone to my next job. and i never quit my job until i had my next job. so opportunity looks a lot like work. >> ainsley: video of that speech going viral. more than 3 million hits. now conservatives are singing its praises, calling it remarkable. on facebook the former alaska governor, sarah palin, she calls it a heartfelt speech and says, quote, good to see his iowa roots shining through all that hood glitter. on our trips to iowa, o

we have to be careful not to kind of denigrate john paul or benedict who brought people back in their own way. he's bringing a different group of people back. people are telling me, i'm going back to the church because of francis. they see the possibility of change, of someone who speaks to them, in a way that john paul and benedict didn't speak to them. not because they were bad popes, just because they're different people. he's bringing a new group of people into the church. >> you talk about jesus shaking things up. i've just got to say this because through the week there have been people who have been pushing back on what the pope said. who am i to judge? they will go to leviticus or find something that paul said. instead of going to, you know, the red letters, the actual words the gospel. it was not just jesus' words, it was jesus' life. he hung out with tax collectors who were the most despised, the most hated. the woman at the well. all the religious leaders were about to stone. and jesus just sat there. they said, what should we do? he just sat there and stared. he said, i'll

." >> pope benedict tosaid god tol him to retire. i was thinking it's a good thing god's not talking to alex rodriguez. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." norah o'donnell is off. good morning, gayle. >> good morning, charlie. >> we begin with the wildfire outside yosemite park, growing at an alarming rate. 1 it is one of 55 major wildfires burning in the western united states. >> our sacramento station is west of yosemite. you've been covering this region for years. have you ever seen anything like this? >> reporter: i have not. residents around here haven't either. they said it's been since 1987 they've seen a fire even approaching something like this, that this one is burning much more quickly and much stronger as well. about 300 hopes evacuated after governor brown declared a state of emergency in california. the rim fire, burning about a week or so, remains only 1% contained. firefighters worked through the night to battle the flames. in the last 24 hours, the fire nearly quadrupled in size. spanning nearly 99 square miles. >> it