showed the same banned substance. the giants confirmed they just cancelled an order for 20,000 tee shirts and when we look, can we assume he was using this to speed up recovery? >> yes. he's not the prototype of the big, muscular steroid guy, he's pudgey and overweight. but he was 38 years old and only has a few years left to make major league money at this point. so for risk-reward it might have been worth the risk in this case. he had shoulder surgery. and he pitched well this season for oakland a's. far better than people who have suspected given age. so... >> that could have been a factor? >> certainly. there have been whispers about that. >> abc 7 news is at the coliseum now for the game. >> and this is -- he's going to join us live with that on

abc 7 news at ak. >> deadly stabbing of a man renewed calls to battle crime. echoing a claim the wave of violence proves the local police are shorthanded. also in the south bay a baby-sitter's boyfriend is under arrest for the death of a 17-month-old child. the 38-year-old is on jail of suspension of homicide. circumstances surrounding the death have not been revealed. police say the child was not responding when paramedics arrived to the home this, marks the 32 homicide of the year. >> and sky 7 hd there is a grass fire that broke out at 2:40 this afternoon. flames spread from the grass to nearby palm trees, firefighters got a good ju on this and had things under control in just half an hour. no structures destroyed or threatened. firefighters trying to determine what caused a fire in a church in san leandro.

these are pictures of firefighters on a steep roof with a smoke flowing out. nobody injured there, either. and they will not worship there on sunday because of the damage. >> there is an update on wildfires barreling through northern california. governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency. the latest cal fire updates shows fires in the region destroyed at least 50 buildings and threatening hundreds more. >> motorcycle control agents will be busy and a helicopter will spray up to 400 acres of the bay line. there is minimal risk to hups. tomorrow evening mosquito fogging will take place. >> in san bruno, rebuilding the devastated crest moore neighborhood is in full swing. and pg&e is asking regulators to aruf a rate increase to help pay for rebuilding the system. and there is a letter

being -- urging them to say what they calls mistake driven costs. pg&e wants ratepayers to shoulder the lion's share of the plan over three years z pg&e says these costs are only those related to new regulations and not the costs of catching up with its past failures. in san bruno, abc 7 news. >> and san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is blasting a negative poll he says is biased against him. is a rice -- recent poll focusing on whether he should keep his job. >> and carolyn tyler sat down to talk about the poll. >> that poll is sponsored by antidomestic violence advocates and finds 61% of those surveyed want him tossed from office. now, he claims that poll is in his words, designed to elicit

negative responses. mirkarimi thrilled to have his 3-year-old son, theo and his wife home as he continues to fight to get his job back. as you know last week, ethics commission decided the suspended sheriff committed official misconduct because of a domestic violence incident with his wife. now this case will move to the board of supervisors. mirkarimi feel that's is not the proper venue. >> the will of the voters needs to be respected and upheld. if people want to have a judgment about my performance or what i've dones a father and husband, as a human, then they have a power to recall or they have reelection opportunities. >> i love my husband. and i think all of this has been so painful. i never wanted this. and ross is a big guy, i am

strong but the damage has been done to theo. and that is something that i cannot forget. anding forrive. >> mirkarimi says he knows some people are tired of this ongoing saga but he has no plans to walk away or give up. and mirkarimi served on the board seven years and has colleagues still there. it would take nine out of 11 votes to oust him. we're going to talk with one analyst who is doing number counting and more with the mirkarimi family. >> police are looking for four men who robbed a dozen victims at the alameda point ferry terminal. some needed medical treatment after being pistol whipped. >> a massive clean up effort is under way in a homeless encampment happening at coyote creek trail this, is an encampment cleaned up about

six months ago, but it's back. there is so much trash, crews say it will take two days to get the job done. homeless outreach groups are on the site helping with houses and other services. >> i z.now in san francisco the day many have been waiting for. first match races of the america's cup world series. there is a win-lose and west of -- best of three scenario for fastest boats and best sailors. brisk conditions aren't stopping thousands from lining the marina green, others in nearly sold out $25 a pop seats. races wrapping up but the village will be open until 6:00. and we'll see you then. for a full schedule you can go

to our web site and click on see it on tv. world series event as it's called runs through sunday. >> mars rover just passed a first driving test this year, nasa engineers made rover wheels wiggle. today wheel dz more than that. the rover drove ford about 15 feet, turned then backed up, leaving track marks on the red planet. >> and spencer christian known for his wiggle back in the day. >> i don't remember the day. and let's take a look at what is coming our way. this evening we can expect mainly cloudy skies and fog develops at the coast pushing inland during overnight hours, low clouds and fog. and there is possibly morning hours. by mid day and into afternoon hours, mainly sunny skies. just about from coast to inland there are high temperatures above 60s on the coast and mid to upper 80s

inland. and i'll give you a look at seven days ahead in the accu-weather forecast coming up later. >> and if you have a pay pal account you're about to get a new credit card in the mail. >> and does he look better on tv? >> yeah. >> and bay area's youngest boys of summer, quite a following with a great excuse for missing the first day of school. littest on petaluma little leaguer autos taking a look at traffic now this, is san francisco skyway. it's very show going there. there are drivers trying to make their way across the eastern span of the bridge. stay with us.

little league team resting up here in pennsylvania. they're getting set for tomorrow's semi finals. >> this is just fantastic. here, the community and classmates cannot stop smiling. and we have the story from petaluma middle school. >> these are the boys of summer trying to refocus after the big win. they're being celebrated back where they'll be when the world series is over. a rousing ovation from 800 students on the first day of class. 12 members of the team are enrolled. some here have been in touch with players. we spoke with friends. >> we sent him a letter on the

tv. so we sent a letter to him and one to porter and one to dylan. >> another group revealed true feelings for one of the players. >> cole is cute, too. yes. cole is cute. >> you like cole? >> yes! >> everybody knows that. >> brandy here told me she's dating kempton. >> does he look better on tv than in person? >> yes. totally. yeah. i guess it's just nice to see him on tv. >> the principal looked at heroes as ambassadors of petaluma. >> everyone of the kids is a solid, good citizen. i don't expect any star struck thing out of them. think they're going blend back into school. they're scholar athletes. >> the principal says they embody building blocks from the middle school. one student isn't sure. >> they're probably going to

be different. >> what way? >> they're on camera a lot. and... yeah. >> and the principal says in a way parents are teachers because of the way they've conducted themselves back there. he says he'd hire them in a minute. >> and that is a phenomenal story. petaluma will pay either tennessee or texas. we'll rebroadcast the game tomorrow at 8:00 in the evening. >> and there is updates on the apple samsung trial and hewlett-packard reporting earnings today. >> this is nothing to clear

about, but analysts say it's not as bad as dell's which sales plunged 8% today, today, number one pc maker reporting sales of $29.7 billion. there is a 5% drop z both companies are struggling to cope with a shift to pc aets. there is a $9 billion loss in part because after a write down of the values of the services business z apple samsung patent trial is now in the hands of a jury. the panel has a lot of information. the verdict form is, get this, 20 pages long with more than 600 questions. the jury has to answer. one professor told us that the jury could have been challenges deciding which category each patent fits into. and this is very, very

complicated. apple seeking damages for seven patents that it claims samsung infringed. and samsung says apple infringed five patents and wants half a billion drars in royalties. amazon kindel is now for sale in the world's second most populist country, india. barns and noble said it was selling the nook overseas for the first time in the uk. and consumers will have more choices if they want unlimited mobile data plans. t-mobile is joining sprint and the plan starts tomorrow at $55 only a three to six month promotional period. the two largest carriers heading in the opposite direction in favor of tiered pricing and rates and stocks

started out the day lower but gained ground after a minute from last meeting showed bankers may be ready toin jekt stimulus into the economy. and your bloomberg silicon valley index closed higher. and pay ral part of ebay and discover have announced a new partnership. starting in 2013, pay pal customers will be able to use their accounts at more than seven million location that's accept discover. pay pal is battling it out with a number of players including square, which struck a deal with star buck as long with bigger players like google with gaggel wallet n san francisco, i'm emily chang, back to you. >> thank you. >> and we'll take you inside twitter headquarters with katie couric. and last week in new york i

spoke about her views on social media. >> talk about the world of social media. you've been so big in this. and what will be in the plan this year? >> i don't know. i've just embraced it in a way i think some people have not. and i'm not quite sure why they haven't seen this as a great opportunity. they're always behaviors that you want to block. when you're on twitter. and believe me i spend time doing that. and you know it's so wonderful to get this input from people all over the country and world. some tweets are in arabic. i can he throw a question out to followers and get interesting followers. more often it brings out the best in people. so we want to include people in social media to get show ideas and find out what they

want to know about. >> that preem years september 10th here on abc 7 at 3:00. >> and we've been tweeting more. i'm hoping i'm not one of the haters of the trolls this season. >> and i don't think you've cross that had line yet. >> yeah. yeah. >> there are trolls under bridges. >> there we go. trolls under the bridge. >> dwre. >> and there is live view from our east bay camera. there is clouds, low clouds stacked up there at the coastline. some mid level clouds as well. lots of blue skies as well. when you start to push inland. you can see here there is sunny skies else wr. southern california well east of los angeles now, active weather

north of highway 10 moving from the state of california into southern nevada. wide spread and active thunderstorms with some locally heavy down pours here. there are mid to upper 80s inland. low clouds, fog and some spotty drizzle overnight tonight. mild to warm again tomorrow, cooling down this weekend. and we'll take a look at our forecast animation this evening, we'll see low clouds and fog continuing to push well inland like the last couple nights. there is lots of cloud cover. low temperatures into mid-50s. and here is what's happening as you take a look at satellite radar image. the low pressure system triggering weather is exiting and that moves out and makes way for a ridge of weak ridge

to move in to dominate weather conditions through friday before that cool down over into the weekend. high temperatures tomorrow into south bay will be mainly into 70s. 76 in santa clara. 78 san jose. and peninsula, 70s as well. and there is 63 in half moon bay. there is upper 70s to around 80s in santa rosa. 68 in oakland. 75 in fremont z we'll see highs into mid to upper 80s and livermore, 87. and near monterey bay, 80s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. upper 80s inland and cooling down over the weekend. still pleasant. temperatures will be below average. bouncing back up to warmer levels next week. >> thank you. >> okay. >> and what happens in vegas

does not stay in vegas when you're a member of the british royal family. >> ll cool j sings about knocking you out. and he's not afraid to do it, either. >> check is in the mail. michael finney with a victory for renters in california. >> and we want to thank those of you who contributed to the dream campaign. our thanks go out to charleen, mike, and katie. like us on facebook go to abc 7 news page, click thumbs up button. x

prince harry sh you know he loves to have a good time and doesn't seem to know there are cameras catching everywhere, even in a las vegas suite. these pictures of a naked harry frolicking with an unidentified woman. and he doesn't appear to be hiding from the cameras. buckingham palace did not offer a comment. harry not a stranger to controversy having once worn a nazi uniform to a costume party. >> a would be burglar broke into a home. >> today's entertainment report. >> mama said knock you out. it appears rapper ll cool j was listening. he sprung into action after a suspected burglar broke into

his los angeles home. police say the 44-year-old confronted and subdued the intruder in the kitchen, holding him down until help arrived. ll, whose real name was james todd smith was not hurt. the suspect hospitalized and expected to be charged with attempted burglary. super stars lining up to lend their voices to the fight against cancer. taking part in the stand up to cancer telethon. stand up to cancer airs commercial free september 7th on abc. and avril lavigne got engaged this month. and the couple has been dating since february. she was previously married to derek widly. and has kelly found a co-host? check out otrc.com to find out

who is in talks to take regis's seat on "live" before the announcement next month. >> and there is more ahead here at 4:00. the only hurdle keeping the state of california from granting driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. >> republican vice president candidate paul ryan dives into the controversy. surrounding a candidate's comments on rape. we'll have a live report from washington ahead. also, coming up. >> this is achieving something concrete. >> no one heard martin luther king junior like this until now. stay with us.

for more of the continuing coverage of the presidential campaign candidates are on the campaign trail. >> and those controversial comments made by todd akin continue to defer attention from the g.o.p. platform. >> abc news joins us live with the story. karen? >> hi, larry. hi, carolyn. comments just won't go away. controversy continues to dog republicans but today was a busy day. both mitt romney and president obama tried to keep focus on the issues. a long list of top republicans

called on todd akin to end his bid. that includes mitt romney and his running mate. personally picking you up the phone to make a case to akin. the vice president won't get into details of the conversation but made it clear where he stood. >> ryan was asked if he'd make another attempt to pressure akin to drop out. >> there is no plan to. >> controversial comments continue to taus major headaches for republicans. he may not be bowing to pressure but akin did concede to one demand. he won't be in tampa next week. >> are you going? >> no. i -- i -- honored their particular wishes. >> the presidential contenders out if full force today trying to get focus back on the issues. the for the president it was education. he said would suffer if mitt

romney's plan goes into affect. >> how much teacher jobs are worth more tax cuts? >> in iowa romney went after the president on the economy. >> president obama, bless his heart tried to substitute government for free people and it has not worked. it will never work. >> when republicans hold a convention next week, president and vice president will be storming the campaign trail. they're not willing to give up a bit of the spotlight with such a close race. >> thank you. >> and the fight for proposition 30 moved to san francisco today. governor brown toured a middle school and said students will benefit from the passage of prop 30 and it would raise sales taxes for four years. this asks those making a quarter million dollars a year to dig deeper. >> over 30 years those at the top have doubled more than doubled their share of income. i'm just saying please... give back one or two or three

percent over the next seven days -- years and the kids in california will be much better for it. >> and antiprop 30 orgsz are asking why pay more to a state that continues to approve raises, ignores, pension reforms and doesn't know the art department was sitting on millions of dollars. >> the state department preparing to issue hundreds of thousands of driver's licenses for young undocumented immigrants who could not apply for one until now. there is a change and impact. >> there is a new class of immigrants when he started the program. and now, one state lawmaker says we should give them licenses. >> this is a little bit scary at night. >> jose torres lopez cannot get a california driver's license. he drives 14 miles each way to community college for classes. >> it's a little bit tire

some. sometimes you get to school. you're tired and don't really pay attention to teacher autos dmv could change his life and others in the state like him. and this agency looking at giving licenses to roughly 400,000 young, undocumented immigrants in this state. and can stay and work in the under the circumstances us. the question is whether in a is acceptable to grant privilege of driving. >> this assemblyman is rushing through a bill telling dn m. v they do qualify for licenses and says it will make roads safer if more people are tested. >> we told young people they can study and get scholarships. the president told them they can work. and state department told them they can travel abroad. >> opponents agree. >> i'm getting phone calls from people trying to get here

and they're saying what about us? why are people getting moved to the front of the line? >> torres-lopez who hopes to transfer to uc davis would love to not have to worry about how to get to school and be able to drive. >> yes. it would be amazing. it would be just helpful. and beyond everything else happening, it would just be a relief. >> and all bills must approved by august 31. >> and the former president of penn state claims he had nothing to do with the supposed cover up of the jerry sandusky trial. he is seen here with the late joe paterno. his attorney attacked reports' author. >> the judge was not an independent investigator as far as dr. spaniard is

concerned but a self-anointed accuser who, in his zeal to protect victims of wrong doing from a monster recklessly created victims of his own. >> the group says it stands by the work and he has not been charged with crime autos coming up, the airline doing background checks on some best customers. what they want to know, ahead. >> and i'm out there in a white ocean covered with a suit and panty hose over my head. >> the woman had to give up an effort to swim to florida talks about the worst thing experienced in open water. >> clear skies over the bay area right now. and fog at the coast as well. i'll give you a look at what is coming our way tomorrow heading towards the end of the

behind the scenes story of how osama bin laden died is coming to bookstores. the author is keeping his identity secret. the publisher says he's a combat veteran who was one of the first to enter the compound and witnessed the death. the book goes on sale on a significant date, september 11th. >> a never before heard interview with dr. martin luther king junior from 1960

discovered in tennessee. in this segment he talks about the civil rights movement. >> i think, also that one of the interesting things about the movement is that it's not only a lofty movement based on proper means and proper ends, but it is a a.chiefing something concrete. so as a result of the sit in movement more than 112 cities have desegregated their lunch counters in border and southern states. >> the old recording found in an attic. king was assassinated in 1968. >> and endurance swimmer diana nyad was forced to quit monday more than 50 miles from key west. she says the worst thing wasn't the sharks or storms but tiny jelly fish stingers. >> i'm out there and covered with a suit and panty hose

over my haechld you're telling me a piece of hair finds me out there and stings me badly? send you into chills and... it's -- it took joy out of it. i have to tell you. >> it's awful. she turns 63 told. she says she'd shees in better shape now than when she was 20. >> i'm not sure what part that have would be joy. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 truth about the food you buy. >> i'm shocked. people are starving out there. >> it isn't about where it comes from, but where it ends up, next. >> how would you like to save $30,000 just by continuing to do just what you're doing now? i'm michael finney and will have advice on how to save big on costs coming up. >> stay with us. news at 4:00 continues right after this. x

astounding results from a survey on not how much we eat, but how much we throw away in this country. >> a new report finds americans are throwing out

nearly every other bite of food. >> i'm shocked. considering how many people are starving out there. >> i see people ordering a meal... and just pick at it. >> in a new study, we end up wasting up to 40% of the country's food supply every year. that includes $165 billion worth of produce and meats. >> no matter how sustain bli we're growing our food, if we're not eating it it's a ter yubl use of resources. >> the group found a family of four squanders $2300 per year for food. and a counsel says food gets wasted in several area as long the line. not just dinner table. >> agriculture, there is buying a lot of food subsidizing food. industry making food. consumers buying food. there is no one group saying

this is the amount we should have. this is how it should be contributed. >> -- distributed. >> most waste takes place in stores and homes and there are ways suggested to curb it start by making sure we're using up what is in there. and in supermarkets i'd love to see a promotion in the united kingdom they're experimenting with other promotions like buy one, get one later. >> the government says supermarkets lose on unsold fruits and vegetables alone. >> and another new study shows how parents can help children make choices that are good for them. and there are researchers found slapping a cartoon sticker on fruits and vegetables made them more appealing. 37% more children pick aid fruit with a sticker on it than a bare fruit.

>> and taking music lessons appears to offer benefits later in life. researchers studied 45 young adults and discovered those who took one year of music lessons had enhanced newer logical responses to sound, tie toimd proved learning and listening abilities. music lessons can build skills such as being able to hear conversations in loud places. >> and be careful accepting financial advice if you're a senior, research shows the average senior citizen victimized loses $140,000. free lunch seminars and offers over the phone are common ways to dupe the elderly this, financial planner gathered this information. british airways taking flak for a new program that calls nome and uses searches to get

information. the company says a data base helps them offer more personalized service. and says gathering internet data is an intrusion. >> keeping your car on the road mer than 10 years used to be unheard of and there are i keep my cars a long time, do you? >> it's too expensive to keep getting new ones. >> you can save a bubd bundle on your car by making it last. a recent study found by doing a little maintenance, you can save tens of thousands of dollars a reegsent study found if you held on to a basic car 15 years, driving 200,000s miles rather than trading it, you can save $30,000 over that period of time. >> there are people focus on

the purchase price. the car is worth less with each passing day. it depreciates when it's new. >> consumer reports ought yes editor says one of the busiest ways to get the car to 200,000 miles is by making the right choice during the initial purchase. >> you want to pick a car not only going meet your needs today, but going to build to adjust to your life style in years ahead. >> you want to pick one with a history of high marks, and past performance and future reliability. sometimes, we're tempted to skip basic maintenance because nothing seems wrong. but jeff bartlet says sticking to a regular schedule is critical to longevity of the car. >> when a small problem does arrive tackle it because big problems are often inconvenient. >> consumer reports also says don't skimp on parts. buying wrong oil or lux can be

a costly mistake. knowing when to pull the plug can be difficult. >> when this car becomes unsafe or still isn't reliable. and if the repair is adding up to more than the car is worth, then, it's time to do some shopping uk go to the list foremost reliable cars. here is the controversy. they make it seem simple. if you open up your owners manual it's going to tell you change oil every 10,000 or 15,000 miles, if you talk to a mechanic they're going to say every 3,000 miles. that is what you do. >> more you change, you've got a better chance ofing no knot having the car go wrong. and on the other hand the car manufacture, i mean, i tend to follow their instruck autos depending on the mechanic, they'll tell to you bring it

in never every day! >> and they say once out of warranty the manufacture doesn't care if it's still operating. >> and that is tricky. >> it is tricky. >> i change weather maps work to three times per hour. tomorrow, nationwide we'll take a look at warm conditions not hot for a change. warm summer weather across the country. highs into 80s and the 90s. here in the state of california warm weather in locations like chico and highs ranging from 98 in palm springs, 81 in los angeles, 6 in big sur. okay. america's cup races continue tomorrow on san pran bay. there is mainly sunny skies,

winds lighter and southwest, foif 15 knots. enough for good sailing. temperatures from upper 50s to about 60s so on the cool side. i don't think that matters and i think it's going to be fun to watch. high temperatures low 60s near the coast. 63 san francisco. upper 60s to 70s around the bay. inland loks will see highs into 80s, mid to upper 80s in the east bay. there is low 90s and down near monterey bay, mainly sunny skies, highs 67 in watsonville. and inland, gilroy, morgan hill, low to mid-80s. there is a lovely way coming our way. weekend looking good as well. >> great back to school weather. >> coming up on abc 7 news, a 25 mile ride in a car's engine compartment isn't the worst of

this little kitten's hard-knocks story, on the way. >> breaking down a poll showing san franciscoins want ross mirkarimi out as sheriff. but there is one pretty surprise, coming up on awc 7 news at 5:00. >> tonight on world news winds of isaac are barreling towards florida. we put houses there to the test to see if they can withstand the storm this time around two. other big stories tonight. the new study asking questions about l role of the father, age of a father and increasing risk of autism. and our two part series begins answering questions about the

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you're not there because the sky way is jammed up. that is like that for a few hours, here is the traffic head together peninsula, 101 south jammed up as well. >> and there is a former student using an experience to make a difference. she received $700,000 in donations from people around the world. and if using $100,000 of the money to launch a an antibullying foundation. and students who taunted the 68-year-old grandmother were suspended for a year. >> humane society officials are trying to find whoever duct taped a turtle to a bunch of balloons. why would you doi do that? the balloons got caught in a tree. the poor turtle swaying back and forth until cut down.

and one woman said her daughter saw who did this. >> she saw asults -- adults holding the balloons and she thought it was a toy turtle. >> and who ever did this can be charged with animal cruelty. there is a list of people when want to adopt the turtle. >> a 27 week old kitten in palm springs survived two hair raising adventure autos this is unbelievable. the car looks like it's in an accident. the damage done by pit bulls trying to get at the kitty hiding out in the engine. >> the cat had to survive a 25 mile trip next to the hot engine before the owner heard meows. >> the kitten's name is fender links because of where she hit. >> survivor. >> no kidding. >> and thanks for joining us,

you can like abc 7 news on facebook and maij a difference to foster children. for every like $1 goes to the sleep train dream campaign. >> coming up, fed up in san jose. a brazen murder that has residents demanding action tonight from city leaders. >> and there is another baseball star suspended for doping. >> temperatures down today, will we see a turn around? i'll let you know coming up. >> there are people that don't want to panic. they want to know and have confidence in leader autos san jose residents asking for help following a murd gler a grocery store. the city's 7th killing in eight days.

>> there is pressure mounting to ask for outside help to deal with the unpress debted surge in violence. there have been 3 to homicides so far this year. and this is last year, 20 is 1 ended with 39 homicides. abc 7 news joins us from the scene of another deadly incident last night. >> the police chief is referring to thises a bloody week and city on pace to have more homicides this year than any time in the past 15 years. rudy shopped here 52 years. the fatal stabbing happening inside last night has her furious about the violence. >> we're standing customers here. we shouldn't have to be shaking in our boots to come to get groce a