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potential targets for wannabe thugs dodger fans won't be the only ones wearing dodger blue tonight. these under cover san francisco plafr police officers will be sporting los angeles jersey autos out of respect for the sports rivalry we want to make sure that there isn't anyone out there intent on doing harm. >> this 15 months after brian stow was beaten nearly to death at the parking lot of dodger stadium. stow and friends wore giants scarfs for the game this, time, sfpd wants to find out what it's like to be a dodger fan at at and t. >> giants fans have a brait time and with class fans that you are. >> the giants fans we talked with say they won't mind
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having just a few more blue and white in the stands. >> to keep everyone safe. this is keeping kids like me safe. >> it makes fans feel better. >> gerald is celebrating his 80th birthday with 10 family members wearing his favorite brooklyn dodger gear. >> we, as a family of 10, four grandchildren and always have a little concern for people that just are not here to watch a good game. they're here for activity. and whatever nonsense goes with that. >> do you ever think about wearing dodger blue? >> no. never. i'll die with the dodger blue. >> and you can see fans filing in for the game set to begin in more than an hour, most, i can tell you are wearing orange and blachblg we saw three officers today dressed in dodger gear, we're told
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that there will be many more in the stands tonight. they will be warmed with zero tolerance for troublemakers no matter team colors. >> thank you. laura. in los angeles right now two men louie san skmez marvin norwood are on trial for that attack, facing charges including assault and mayhem, and could get up to 11 years in prison if convicted. stow is a 43-year-old father of two, he was attacked while walking with friends inside of the dodger stadium parking lot last year suffering a brain injury that will likely require a lifetime of care. >> a new san francisco 49ers stadium project just lost $30 million supposed to get from santa clara county taxpayers. a board suddenly diverted money. abc 7 news has the story from the new stadium site. heather? >> construction is moving fast and furious at the new stadium
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site. $30 million the team was counting on just evaporated and headed to schools. the this parent couldn't be happier. >> i think it's better to vote for schools. i mean it's better for the city and the community. better for kids. >> in 2010, santa clara residents voted to put $40 kblinl towards a new stadium. $10 million has been spent this, parent works to pass that measure and is here but it is not in stone. >> there no guarantee that the po million is going to be used for schools. >> saying the new stadium will bring long, and short term benefits to santa clara and skoolz and she says she thinks the states should be responsible for school funding. >> that is, you know, designated for the stadium.
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voted by a majority vote. by the residents of santa clara. so that where money should stay. >> connie has mixed feelings. >> increasing the value of property around the area as well? but i am having two kids that are in school, i'm still concerned as well for their education and funding. going into that direction. >> we have yet to hear from the 49ers but expectation is that their lawyers will be teeming wupt city of santa clara's to try to get money back. >> a strange twist in the man accused of beating a los gatos priest. william lynch is on trial for beating father lindner who lynch says repeatedly raped him as a child. today father lindner refused to answer anymore questions about the molestation or anything else. the judge then struck all of the previous testimony. after the defense argued it would be unfair to allow to
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stand if they cannot cross examine father lindner its a laughingstock of justice when a prosecution let's him tell the tale, tell his story of what happened, and then, we supposed to get the opportunity to question him and don't get to. >> the statute of limitations run out on that alleged rape. father lindner could be charged with perjury for denying molestations on the stand. the judge denied motions for a mistrial today. >> in a 5-4 ruling u.s. supreme court says states cannot hand out life without parole sentences to juf nilz convicted of certain crimes. abc 7 found at heeft one lawmaker who wants to take things further. for two dozen states that hand out life without parole sentences to juveniles convicted of murder the u.s. supreme court says that is
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unconstitutional. in fact the majority of the justices declared it is cruel and unusual punishment under the 8th amendment given kids brains and self-control are not fully developed enough to make good choices. >> what it does is that it sends a signal that we remain a humane society that says in final nal sis children are different than adult autos in california life without parole sentences are not automatic for kids who kill. and there is a ruling preserve that's option. 300 inmates in state prisons for murders committed under age 18. the number is 2500 nationwide. >> and crime victims say juveniles who commit adult crimes should be treated like adults. >> you're trying to tell me that they, their brain is not developed enough to know that you don't murder? what kind of a message are we
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sending out? now to particular gangs? >> it's unclear what ruling means for california murderers convicted as minors but some they've lawyer koz use it to get sentences changed to life with parole. leelandy is pursuing legislation allowing certain killers convicted as minors to get a period review for release. >> they may have committed adult crimes, the fact is that these are kids. >> california native justice anthony kennedy provided a swing vote as many in many cases. >> a number of children have been rescued part of a child prostitution sting. the fbi and two local agencies made arrests and abc 7 news joins us with that story. vic?
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>> this big sweep dubbed operation cross country. more than 20 law enforcement agencies headed by the fbi made lots of arrests and purr cues. operation cross country began last wednesday, ending three days later. >> 79 children were rescued. >> many of the arrests were here in the bay area. police say they included 61 adult prostitutes, three johns and seven pimps. the operation rescued six under aged prostitutes. among the highest number taken into custody in the nationwide sweep every city had one or two juveniles that were liberated. none more than six. >> it appears to be the same story.
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during ride alongs we've seen this scenario over and over again. and typically girls are run away autos they tnt say they're kidnapped. they're out there because they're forced to be out there by some pimps. >> during our last ride along with a gang task force police stopped a car with a 15-year-old run away with two men and another young woman. inside were web sites like craig's list and redbook. sites used by pimps and prostitutes to solicit onlichblt law enforcement officials say the six are now in victims' services programs. >> how we take care of the young ladies is a critical key to operation cross country being successful. >> they'll be placed in save
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homes and importantly counseling. >> there are those types of things do go go a long way towards getting them off the streets. >> and there are of course now the big challenge to keep them from returning back to the streets. >> still head tonight a critical make it or break it facing the city of stockton as it tried to avoid becoming one of the biggest cities to become bankrupt. >> one woman calling this spray art is keeping taggers busy. >> and if an airline loses your luggage you know there is compensation but what happens if you lose it on a bus?ñcús
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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. the city of stockton reach a settlement with the people it ows money to or become the largest city in history to declare bankruptcy. is there sign of a break through? >> this process is confidential. we're not going know what the result of the talks are. imagine doing business with the city on a regular basis. a city could announce tomorrow all of those people on a long list of vendors can't help but wonder what the impact will be. >> there is a perfect example
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the city of stockton is a regular customer. >> one of the changes or combination changes in supplying locks and keys and good customer, old customer we had them since we've started business 50 years ago. >> charlie not concerned what will happen if stockton goes bankrupt. >> will have you a fear they won't be able to pay bills? >> well... probably not a brait deal. goitsing to get paid somehow. >> there is six months and a year to pay. >> to ease fears of business people who work with stockton the city manager sthent letter to vendors headline? vendors and service providers will be paid in the second paragraph, we rely on your company and will continue to pay you as we have since our fiscal crisis began. >> we'll continue to do so. there it s do you believe that? >> yes. >> does that make you feel
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better? it does. >> the city explains half of the budget is restricted funds and that is the pot of money that pays vendors. they're not worried either. >> there is no problem with it. >> and i think bills will be chablgtsed stuff. >> the city hopes to stop bond payments and contributions into retiree plans and thopz rework its contracts unions and other employee groups. >> everyone of the business people we talk to more concerned about what bankruptcy would do to the image and reputation. the city can continue mediation until midnight tonight. and we'll know if it's
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avoiding, or possibly going into, bankruptcy. >> and some neighbors are fighting fire with fire or in this case battling graffiti with more graffiti. and the way of cleaning up the neighborhood seems to be making. >> alley was toxic. a crime scene. >> vandalism and drug use. >> there are folk that's felt it would be a good place for a toilet. >> neighbors turned to this. instead of covering wall was white covering with art. some by the people who used to tag as teenagers. >> i was running around these alleyways and vandalizing thing autos now this is part of a crew. >> since i've been painting
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with these cats my life improved as an artist and human being. and they turned it into tourist maps. >> there is a traveling element through here, keeping out folk who's want to just squat. >> one reason they come back is that waulz are changing sm. paintings will only be up for weeks and the state of flux is part of the essence of the art. >> we want it to be fresh and new. so every time you walk down the alley you can see something new. >> and this is like living in an art gallery. >> as for taggers they don't like to vandalize works. >> most kids respect what we do. they're trying to reach this level that. is where we beat them to
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prevent that from coming skbak writing on top of the walls. >> very creative. >> and looking outside, wind is violent. >> and breezy near the coast. and lots of blue skies. looking down into the bay we're going to pan a little bit and i can see there are clouds broken. and most of the bay area is under blue skies at the moment. the view is mainly clear down at ocean beach. take a look at that. beautiful view. there is is weather calm in the bay area, there is active weather with showers and light rain in the stadium. and there is some showers but most of it is north and pushing eastward, inland.
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sunny skies and mainly temperatures into 60s and we still have 70 degrees in fairfield and san jose. low clouds returning tonight. pattern has begun already. warmer days inland tuesday and wednesday. little change in this warming pattern into the weekend. and satellite radar shows low pressure system is trailing frontal boundary out of it. systems stay north tonight tonight. we'll start at 7:00 and there are showers moving eastward. and there is clouds moving through the coast and low clouds into the afternoon and a continuing warming trend. partly cloudy skies into the north bay. low there's into upper 40s in nap yacht most locations will see lows into low to mid-50s.
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there are sunny skies and highs of 72 if sunnyvale. and low 07s in redwood city and low 60s on the coast. breezy in pacifica. downtown a high of 65 tomorrow, 61 into the sunset district. and we'll see sunny skies with highs into mid to upper 70s. and there is 77 in calistoga. near east bay highs 69 in richmond and 7 is union city. there is upper 70s to about 80s in antioch. low 70s near the bay upper 70s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is warmer weather wednesday and thursday. highs mid to upper 80s and 70s around the bay. there is the kind of warmth
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an agency that acredits the california cull larry academy is questioning the job placement rates. according to california watch the college's parent company is being ordered to provide placement data by september to main tain its status. the move marks another round of trouble and it paid $40 million to settle a class action lawsuits in 2010 involving students that said they were misled by claims that 97% of the graduates found jobs the investigation into a building fire that disrupted bart for 12 hours june 14th san jose entering a new phase, federal agents finished looking through the debris near the west oakland bart station and investigators have been going to mounds of
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debris and brought in a team from portland to look for suspicious liquides. >> if we find something in an area that we're not sure ignition temperatures of the products in that area doesn't match up with sources. >> and agents will take their location to a criminal sis lab in walnut creek and sift through evidence collected at the scene. >> in hawaii today the public utilities commission gave it's approval for oracle's larry ellison to buy most of the ildand of lania, clearing the way for the purchase. still no word on what he agreed to pay but assessed value is $635 million. he will own 98% of it. the deal is now expected to close this week. >> and when we come back tonight arizona declares viblgtry in front of the
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arizona is declaring victory on a controversial immigration bill though the united states supreme court struck down most of the law. >> immigration advocates aren't all that happy because it's the wung part of the law that worries them most. many refer to it as show me your papers preproe vision. there is nothing to stop a police officer from checking immigration status. that is refered to as the
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heart of the arizona immigration law. many fear it will lead to racial profiling. >> we get stopped because of how we look and have to be question fd you don't speak english clear enough, maybe you don't have papers. >> the only part of the law which the supreme court allows to stand. rick is with california's for population stable saigs and says it opens doors for other states to act. >> that is the law of the land. they're in good hands. they can do that. >> the supreme court struck down three other parts of the law. now, it's not a misdemeanor to fail to carry identification. not a crime for undocumented immigrants to apply fr a job, and police cannot arrest someone based on the suspicion he or she is here illegally. the obama administration is pleased with the decision but
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so is arizona's republican governor. >> this state of arizona was vindicated. the heart of the bill upheld. >> laura says today's decision forces congress and the obama administration to finally tackle immigration reform. >> families that need to be protected eligible for legalization since they're in the state and contributing to the economy. >> and almost immediately after activists moves to congress this, is a sign the debate reform now rests on the shoulders of lawmakers. >> and reaction today, president obama says no american should live or a cloud of suspicion just because of what they look like
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and called on police not tone force the decision. republican presidential candidate saying today's decision under scores need for a president to work in a bipartisan fashion to persue a national immigration strategy. saying it represents a broken promise from mr. obama. the skourt expected to rule on thursday. >> and high court refused to get involved in a fight in san francisco over a war memorial. the lower court ruled it is unconstitutional. justices declined to take up the appeal. and did agree to decide whether it the mud is pollution n an oregon case the epa ordered to come up with regulations protecting salmon from the mud. the supreme court ay agreed to hear the appeal. >> florida is under an
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emergency today getting a drenching from tropical storm debbie. it is expected to dump up to a foot of rain in the state and is spawning tornadoes. there is the coast guard rescuing people and five adults and four children had to be air lifted from their vacation home here. >> if an airline loses luggage you can be eligible for compensation. >> tonight it's a different story if you're taking the bus. >> i said i'm in deep doodoo. >> that is how dennis felt when he missed the bus for cancer treatment where his family lives. he returned from the bathroom only to discover the bus had left without him. on the bus were his wallet, luggage, and every piece of
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clothing he owns. >> i'm stranded and stuck. no food, no money. nothing he took the next bus to wichita. and he called ahead to the station in kansas to let greyhound know the luggage was hn the bus. >> i said such and such bus come in they said no. i said my luggage was on it. he said it's not here. >> dennis filled out a claim form. there were several new jackets and a family heirloom, his grandfather's bible dating back to 1937. >> it's kumt documented in there and everything. documentation of him being a preacher and everything. >> he estimated he lost a thousand dollars worth of stuff. unfortunately, greyhound's maximum reimbursement is just $250. the inner state commerce angt allows companies to set their own rates. in this case they said we're not paying more than too.
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he says anyone carrying more than that should buy insurance. >> and you could get a thousand dollars worth by paying another $16 but they didn't tell this passenger of he didn't know. >> doctors continue to monitor him to make sure cancer is in remission. he has spent most savings on health care and lives in this van. >> and god blessed me with my health ask ability to put smgt together. >> whatever compensation he can get for luggage would be help of. a year came and went. he still hadn't received it. sow called 7 on your side. and we contacted greyhound. in an e mailed statement told us we strive to provide resolutions in a timely manner, regretting that that did not happen in this case.
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an exhibit celebrating women creating live is now showing in the fort mason center called evolve, a woman's journey. >> these are castings turned into sculptures. thousands of photographs, sketches and drawings. a labor of commitment. >> there is joy, fear, burden and anticipation. you start to get involved with them. >> they share a precious moment. why one body cast is covered in jewels. about a richness of the experience, one creates an illusion of an out of body experience. >> she's floating. and that is what you're supposed to feel he had a career at financial consulting but there was a creative passion. eight years ago left to become an artist. now, this is showing here on a
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massive scale, 22,000 square feet in fort mason. >> really concept is that you don't want to separate women from women. they're altogether in this process. >> and this woman that cast started crying. she can realize that is where the baby was. >> this woman was anorexic. >> i created movements so there is turmoil. and she really says, very to tell myself every day i'm beautiful. i don't believe it. >> this is a a thought provoking exhibition. the women take about emotions. >> pregnancy is part of moving forward in life. >> this exhibition is here until sunday and hopes to take it into other citis. >> and coming up city they're building on the shores on the
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facebook shame named it's number two executive to the board of directors. and answers to founder mark zuckerberg. joining the company four years ago becoming the first woman on facebook's board of directors. new concerns about the european debt crisis. spain and cypress asked for bailouts. wall street that news went over like a lead balloon. the dow fell another 138 points today. s and p fell 21 and erased gains for the month of june z microsoft today confirmed it's purchase of san francisco start up called yamer allowing businesses to create social networks for employees. microsoft agreed to pay $1.2 billion for it today is the 62 anniversary of the beginning of the korean war and there are local officials joining for a special ceremony at city hall.
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and flags were raised as a show of bonds. and the war began with an invasion of south korea by troops from the north. this general landed 75,000 u.s. troops on the shores and this is just outside of the south korean capitol of seoul. it's undergoing some changes where mcarthur landed those troops tlchl is a new city rising from the sea. there is a green city. >> 10 years ago this is underwater. by 2005 in a joint venture gail international began
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construction on land and now, some residents have moved in. >> there are families here. >> scott summers grew up here in marin county. he now oversees construction on this $35 kbrinl project. >> there sometimes we want to live with there is the environment. >> there is a seven mile brimpblg that links it to the international airport and a park in the city center. >> 100 acres. >> there is a heated waste water that is used to heat towers. >> i like to call them basket weave is dancing lady. >> we want this to be the door step this, is the landing point.
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and there are cisco systems connecting everything and everyone and this is with you life technology. this touch screen. >> there is everything built in. and it's tiny. >> yes and this is a system. >> you can watch a movie with a neighbor or someone half a world away. >> this is saying there is a great chance to roam up new technology and test new alternatives. >> and you can get your car or waiting for a parking spot, waiting in the waiting room. >> and some believe they have to build more than a tower. that is the head of gail
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international at the good market at an event designed to have a feeling of community. >> we dreamed for a day like today. >> i caught up with him later following a tournament. >> there is we're fortunate to build the first combat city and use technology available to us. >> there is a challenge and gale hopes the new free trade agreement will drive business for the newest city. >> there is 60% of the trade from korea and a lot of people don't know that. >> and there is one city complete there will be 100 space. san gale is hoping a quarter
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million people with work and live there. for a link you can go to abc 7 news. just remarkable. >> and spencer is back now and things are looking good now. and there is a time lapse view looking towards golden gate and there are clouds streaming across the golden gate. sunny skies and we still do at this hour, there is something going up on life doppler 7 right now. there are isolated showers near sea ranch. and this is producing rain well north. and we do have a couple isolated spots of lights showers in northwestern snonla county. across the bay area, sunny skies and a partly cloudy
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just, i'm wrong, always wrong. and the giants host first place dodgers for the first time this season, three games, three wins moving into a tie for first place. l.a. coming in wobbley and lost five of six. giants have been climbing up stabbed standings thanked to their out field this season and there is seven and a half back. >> there is everything important but there is a very important series and we're ready. >> there is a great rivalry. so... a lot of fans here supporting you. there are going to be a lot of giants fans. >> and there is a new hero
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that just called up this weekend. the first major league homer came with two outs yesterday and there is morris making it tough for kurt suzuki to stay in the line up. >> there is surreal but once i got kicked in the back of the ribs it kicked in. >> and there is venus williams was a teenager last time she lost at wimbledon. happened today. there is past two years battling a disease that zaps your energy and she looked tired here there is a second set not much better for venus. there is venus after the
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match. >> i didn't meet the opportunity. so... there is no way i'm going to give up just because i have the hard time the first five or six freaking tournaments back. you know? that is just not me. >> and there is john isner up two sets to one and that is a ball that is out. here he is now and there is 7-5 in the fifth. lebron james probably never imagined it would be so difficult or he would be so zpised by many and there is miami heat sell braitd today with a parade from streets of miami beating the thunder and
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tens of thousands lined roots with more waiting for a celebration taking place inside sm. began lining up outside to get into position to seat new champ autos this is my dream right here, to be able to hold that trophy up, hug, grab it. never want to let it go. >> this just feels right. now know what i mean? and would like to do this all the time. >> yes. i'm sure. and that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> and thanks for inviting us into your homes tonight g night for now.
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