verdict, however, it's clear when i was there and 20 pages of verdict were being read the jury was handing apple an explosive victory. in addition to finding samsung ripped off apple patent ideas, the jury awarded the company $1.05 billion. the company founded by steve jobs was seeking $2.5 billion as to samsung's counter claims, there is a jury awarding samsung nothing. zero. and this jury found samsung copied the look and feel of the iphone to roll out a line of smart phone chz is a $219 billion industry. apple convinced the jury the patents were unique inelect wall property and that samsung copied them for financial gain. there are four design pat skbrents three software

patents covering features such as double tap and zoom, as well as bounce back feature happening at the edge of the screen. most agree this verdict will take up the an droid market because other companies will want to make sure they're not in a position to be sued. and earning $12 billion last year, it's likely this victory that apple will ask for an injunction against samsung products forcing them to stay off the market until they are tweaked. now, samsung is a very profitible business, earning $12 billion last year and of course is expected to appeal and again, as mentioned earlier, this verdict coming very quickly. the jury very intent on handing a verdict. many observer dz not expect this to come down until next

week, and mid week, at that. apple, a victory tonight in san jose. >> and there is a court reached the opposite verdict there, ruling samsung did not copy iphone but both companies infringed on technology patents. both apple and samsung were slapped with small fine autos two bay area kids just had the scare of their lives. they were home alone when robbers broke into the house. abc 7 news is live tonight in fremont with the story. just terrifying for them. >> this 10-year-old is home with his sister and says three men with a crowbar coming around the side of the house and they broke into the house and minutes earlier this 10-year-old had been up stairs in his room. this 10-year-old and his sister were home alone when three men broke into the house, they knocked and rang the koor

doorbell, police say no one came to the door, the thieves took that as a sign as the house was empty. and this men use -- men used a crowbar and knew someone else was there. >> they were like going through until the back. and we just went into the closet and hid. i heard come out or else we're coming in. >> and he and his sister stayed on the phone with 911 and help arrived in less than two minutes. police tell me there has been an uptick in the number of robberies in their city over the last two years. and thieves often see homes like these in quiet communities as a crime of opportunity. they operate in groups, they move in quickly, and they strike in the middle of the day. and we know the men had items in the car that belonged to someone who had reported those items stolen in a neighboring

community. all three have been charged and apprehended. >> thank you. >> and we're seeing an increase in jewelry store robberies throughout the bay area, more brazen and violent. take a look at past few weeks. two stores robbed yesterday. and there is a store robbed in the mall there. the week before, thieves hit a store in newark. we're wlif insight into what could be behind this trend. vic? >> and there used to be more grab and runs when someone would come in, grab something and run out of the store. and now, it's becoming more bolder and now, this video you're about to see makes an example of exactly that. >> and this is video for any store worker. a brazen robbery. four men armed and dangerous,

breaking into a jewelry store, smashing glass cases and grabbing anything they can get their hands on. this happened yesterday at the hb store in san pablo. they were caught on security cameras. and police say they got away with more than $200,000 of jewelry. and there is mike wong, the owner. >> they told to us get down on the ground. if you move, they'll kill us. >> the security alliance tracks robberies wrote down their data. and in the first six months of the year, 34 stores were hit in california. and last year, there were 44. the year before, 49 stores. there is a rash of robberies in the bay area this year. this store was robbed at gun point at the village mall. also this month, three robbers struck max coins and collectables store. they tied up an employee in

may four people and there were jewelers blamed rising gold prices for the spike in store robberies and also, ease with which robbers can sell their stash. this jeweler is a board member of jewelers of america. >> i think most people committing robberies are hooked into a network. there are ways to get rid of it. >> prized items are watches like rolexes, selling for $6,000 and up. diamonds and gold jewelry. some hire guards. and members noticed something sus spishus, they report it to others in the group. >> if there is a bad credit card or someone looking like

they're casing a store they can send pictures and alert everybody. we can watch out for that. >> and you heard her say most are hooked into a network. and most have no serial numbers so they're easier to sell, with minimal risks. >> thank you. >> police in hayward haven't said what happened in a store where an employee was found shot to death. they responded to a call yesterday afternoon, at the store on west hen yison road, unable to revive the victim describeds a 53-year-old man. >> and the man accused of killing another man this week was arraigned this afternoon. he was accused of stabbing a 24-year-old to death inside of a story road supermarket tuesday night. he appeared in the courtroom today. and investigators arrested the 27-year-old in his apartment or home, rather, the next day

after connecting him with the crime. police did not release a motive in this murder. the 31 of the year. and meantime, san jose city leaders launching a crime fighting plan tonight to combat that spike in violence in the city. it will authorize 800,000s ndz overtime to put more officers on the streets. officers will target gang violence being blamed for a spike in killings. but the union says not enough. we need help. there is no doubt bit. we're going to struggle to keep people safe. >> you have every resource. why don't you stop it? >> and the city's 33 homicide of the year happened late yesterday, and police say an 18 yeerld-year-old man was shot just before 11:00 on south king road. >> there is a teen driver accused of hitting and killing

a daughter pled not guilty today. the 17-year-old faces two vehicular manslaughter charges for the deaths. his widow attended the court hearing. >> i lost two loved ones. it's not going to bring them back. and all i want is justice. that is it. >> families are angry prosecutor dz not decide to charge rosen as an adult. but the prosecutors say they cannot try him as an adult based on charges. >> this law limits you. our hands are tied. >> rosen will return to court next week. and the victim family plans on suing for negligence in court. >> and two oakland hotels notorious for pro stit yugs and child sex trafficking will remain closed for a year.

a judge has affirmed her own ruling, shutting down the economy inn and national lodge which both closed last month and orders owners to pay 15,000s ndz penalties and cover legal fees. oakland declared the inn a public nuisance in 2010 a law group sued both hotels for failing to prevent prostitution. >> deep cuts that laid off firefighters in eastern contra costa county several weeks ago will be reversed thanks to a grant. the east contra costa county fire district will get $7.8 million from fema and that will enable the department to rehire 15 firefighters. the cuts and layoffs made july 1 after voters rejected a tax measure that would have raised more money. >> there is still ahead finishing touches placed on the new memorial stadium in

berkeley. >> there is a major earthquake upgrade now completed in time for football. >> well... can you feel it? it's everywhere. it's in petaluma. you better be wearing one of these. world series fever. a live report is coming up. >> how much of a cool down we can expect along with when we might see sprinkle autos what do you do when your care doesn't work the

memorial stadium at uc berkeley had to be rebuilt

because it sits on top of a dangerous fault. abc 7 is live way look around and it's really impressive. >> it is really truly. and i think when they say fans will love it, they're probably right. fences are up but not for long. when fill fd the big one hits on the bault, the 62,000 people inside there could with the the safest in the bay area. this 1923 facade was preserved. and with most of the rest of the stadium being gutted and rebuilt, fans should still recognize the stadium they've known. >> i think they'll see it looks the same. you know? there is a high compliment. he said you know what you've accomplished is that it looks like memorial stadium. >> now, it's more open with

views, and it's safer. was necessary to bring it up to standards. >> this is perfectly sax i want to be here during an earthquake. >> project was built in 21 months but planning in the works for years. and seemed it might never happen. >> when this opened 62,000 fans next saturday, i believe everyone will be pleased. >> it was lowered and the university club level has an open space that could be used for more than viewing football game autos some came six days per year. now we think active 365 days per year. >> the head coach says he and the team are happy to be back from temporary field across the bay. >> there is a great job of hosting us. and there is nothing like

being home. nothing like players walking through the tunnel. pride that tos with that you can't explain. >> officials say they're selling 1700 tickets per day for the game and they suspect this to be a sellout. >> and i bet it will. thank you. from football to baseball, a little league team prepares for a championship game. we're live from downtown petaluma and this will probably look like a ghost town in the afternoon. >> i think so. >> this is once the egg capitol of the world. you should see what they've hatched up now. the little league team is on the tips of everybody's mind now.

and every time they get a hit the city erupts in cheers. >> so proud of these guy autos people have gathered to watch the games. she's here to buy a tee shirt. and there are a design, next day, had them printed and here they are. >> at times, they're outselling food and beer. there was a customer wait brg they opened this morning. >> we had them for sale. i sold the rest this morning so we don't have any left. >> there is a touch of americanna. >> everywhere you go, people are talking about it it's a conversation starter you know? >> there is one hometown pro.

>> he's talking about the a's johnny gomes. he coached the kids and saw something special in them. >> if they had passion, the drive, and the will to want to go out and have fun and develop that skill, yeah. and i can't help but watch them and tip back, be proud of what they're doing on the field. >> while there, the manager called from back east. >> amazing and i'd love to be a part of it. >> and i think you're the focal point. >> a lot of organizations have raised a lot of money so they can send family members of the players to pennsylvania. there is going to be a huge celebration and a parade a week from sunday. >> this is just the best.

thank you very much. >> you can see the championship game between petaluma and tennessee tomorrow night on abc 7. >> and there is wayne freedman will be in williams port and will be live when abc 7 news at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon, tune in for that. >> special edition. i know this is awesome. >> and there is some having developments. and there is a cool down and drizzle likely tonight. here is a live view from our camera. there is what a picture of low clouds and fog. deepening marine layer. haze over the bay. and weather is changing for the cooler side. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. you can see that marine layer across the coastline there. there are breaks there where there is sunshining.

and this is approaching inland areas. now, temperatures are these. 61 degrees in san francisco. 65, oakland. 59 half moon bay. there is 80s inland east bay. highlights, cloudy overfight. spotty drizzle likely. cooler pattern for weekend. temperatures rebounding next week. tonight lots of crowds and there is spotty drizzle near the coast. lows into low to mid-50s for the most part. there is a ridge of high pressure factoring in weather. here comes cooler air down from the gulf of alaska going to bring us cool days over the weekend. and there are high temperatures only into low to mid-70s, up to 75 in san jose. 79 in los gatos. there is highs to 71 in

redwood city. upper 50s on the coast and pacifica. there are downtown a high of 64 tomorrow. 60s into sunset districts. north bay there is sunny skies, you want real warmth go up to clear lake. we'll find highs 91 and 0. on the near east bay, 65 in berkeley. 69 san leandro. inland east bay, highs mainly into upper 70s to low 80s and there is highs 65 in watsonville. inland will be warmer. 80s in gilroy. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is a weekend of cooler weather, temperatures

beginning to bounce back monday. by mid week, mid to upper 80s inland. low 60s on the coast. >> and coming up new smart phone technology taking caller id to a new level. >> you can recall every conversation y

tonight what to do when chips are down. a trade group today says sales have dropped off noticeably this year as more people turn to tab blet asks away from personal computers. and a company is planning to cut 500 jobs as it shifts away from traditional software to internet-based services. and stocks opened lower today but reversed course when a letter from the fed chair surfaced suggesting the fed might do more to boost the economy. >> this sunday is women's

equality day. today, hundreds of women including community leaders gathered at the plaza to commemorate 92 anniversary of womens right to vote. this theme celebrates achievement of women and importance of advocating for equality. >> we can benefit for the power of women. when we invest in education we can see improvements and the health of the community. this makes sense to try to bring our partners together. >> and there is a annual report about the state of women and girls. it highlights education and health among other areas. >> and when we come back tonight lance armstrong decision he was stripped of his titles today but is he guilty of doping? did he just give up the fight? >> and mitt romney reopens a

campaign controversy over where the president was born. this time, democrats have plenty to say about it. >> and a women favorite recliner turned into

lance armstrong's skigs to quit fighting antidoping charges against him is causing mass confusion in the cycling worl. he has been more than a champion, he's a cancer survivor ask a major fund-raiser for the cause. abc 7 is here with more on this and some insight. >> this is complicated. >> we like to label things good or bad. is it possible you can be a good person raising millions of dollars for research and also cheat in a bike race? is this possible it was a witch hunt that benefits nobody? and that lance could be guilty

of cheating? and our resident expert says armstrong's decision not to fight the latest charges in front of a arbitration panel will be perceived by many as admission of guilt but adds he knows he probably would have lost this case. >> in a usada arbitration, which has been called a kangaroo court, they have three arbitrators. two are picked and their record is 40 and one. and they just don't lose. and there are most cases won, 2-1. >> representatives from the live strong foundations say this latest news does not change the image in the cancer community and that lance will make a difference as a

philanthropist. we'll see what lance has to say about live strong and support from a number of other athletes. >> thank you very much. >> and another disgraced tour defrance winner in court today, floyd landis, here he is in just a moment. he admitted a courtroom that he defrauded 1500 people who contributed to his fund thachl fund set up five years ago to contest charges he used performance-enhacing drugs. landis stripped of his 2006 tour de france title which he later admitted to. and agreed to pay back nearly half a million dollars. >> and two men victims of violence last year are suing the 49ers and nfl. one man beaten, and his friend shot four times after a game last august. there is another man shot in a face. it claims 49ers knew hosting the raiders was dangerous.

the coach used to discourage his players from inviting family and friends. the team saying it's committed to providing a safe game day environment for fans and point out they have highest security level rating that the nlf -- nfl hands out. >> mitt romney finds him snefl a controversy. they were in michigan to talk about the economy and ryan whork was born in michigan stepped into a wine field. >> i love being home this, place where ann and i were raised. both of us were born. ann born in henry ford hospital, i, at harper hospital. no one ever asked to see my birth certificate. they know that this is the base plais we were born and raised. >> romney said president obama was born in hawaii and said so again, today, but the obama campaign saying in part governor romney's decision to directly enlist himself in

this birther movement should give pause to any rational voter across america. and mark matthews will be covering both conventions. >> and consumer news, maybe know someone with a favorite chair, but unfortunately for one woman, the chair was a pain in the rear. >> this sure was. michael finney helped her ease that a bit. >> this chair add sentimental value. for this patient it still just wasn't worth keeping. by itself this recliner doesn't seem like anything special. and she bought it almost a year ago. >> this chair does have special meaning to me. it was a gift. i had to go through chemo for cancer. and a relative gave me money to go buy a chair to be

comfortable in. >> this helped her get through hard times but look and you can see staples through the fabric. >> i can feel it poking me. that is what we called in about. >> they sent someone to repair the chair and ended up replacing the seat because the foot rest was not level. six months later, the same problem. >> you can see a bubble goes to the right this is how unlevel this chair is. >> they sent another technician, tamara told him she feared it was a sign of bigger problems still to come. >> we're worried we won't be able to recline within six months if it's already starting to tilt. >> another month, the store refused to replace the chair. 7 on your side was able to elevate the complaint to the kor rit level and laze boy

agreed to return the chair and told us our comfort team was able to contact the local service team to get the issue resolved. we're delighted she's pleased. the resolution is bittersweet. >> and i've gone through a lot with this chair, yes. it will be a little sad to see it go. this helped me. >> later a team arrived to take her chair and replace it with a sofa. the kids quickly broke the sofa in and smiles tell the story. >> this has been a long battle. it's over. we're so relieved. >> and we're glad we can lend a hand. if you have a consumer issue, let me know bit. and this is special, thanks to lazy boy. >> terrific, thank you. >> and coming up here next, your smart phone gets smarter. >> unveiling a

smart phones are proving to be smarter than phones. there haven't been a lot of advances in the way devices make and receive phone calls. >> ring tones have gotten cooler but that is about all that change btd phone part of the phone. until now.

>> and has the telephone been lack lagging behind? he wants to help the phone play catch up. so there is an app for that called current caller id. every time it rings it scans your social networks to find useful information about the person calling. >> this is including job titles last facebook status update. latest tweet. >> if you don't know the person it will try to get a name and address from white pages.com to help you decide whether to answer and be prepared when you do a conversational starter to get ahead on what is going on. >> she found a matching trench coat for a cat. >> this is the point others get excited and others mad. the app is free but only available fr an droid phones. if you have an iphone, you can

thank apple for prohibiting apps that modify the calling feature. >> this is not possible on the iphone. on window phones. hopefully an droid it's open and allows things like this. >> he says he won't be surprised if they take a hard look at this app because he says it makes your smart phone a smarter phone. >> this is doing work for us. that is going to make us smarter. >> coming up a boat ride going beyond golden gate. >> this area could beco

there is a new effort by officials to expand the monterey bay national marine sanctuary. and there hope to expand just outside of the golden gate.

and this is the largest marine refuge in the u.s. but when established this so called doughnut hole in the bay was left out of it. including it could bring more protection for wildlife in the bay and more research money. this teamed up with researchers and students to take a trip under the golden gate bridge. >> this is about food. >> he says they're coming into the bay for fish but today, it seemed there were no fish to be had. all aboard the horn blower hybrid had a tifl time spotting the mammals. there are photos we have of

them. their return aligns with a proposal to make this part of the bay federally protected water. so it was established and goes up to marin county but many don't realize waters underneath the bridge and around the bridge were left out. >> expanding would provide more protection for rare wildlife. >> from our point of view they're proving something here, it's that they come in and out to use the bay to them this is one habitat. and this is showing us look. this is the same thing. they need protection here, too. >> and this could with to restrictions on helicopter flights, fire works displays and use the jet skis. and this association says it has no formal position on the

proposal yet and they want to know about restrictions and note shift through sanctuary autos we're having a second meeting last night. and there about half expressing support. >> and this is the third meeting is wednesday and the public comment period clogss october 10th. >> new season of abc's show "dancing with the stars" is just weeks way but cheryl burke is supporting a different kind of dance competition. this is invfling people with spinal cord injuries. this nonprofit foundation is working with the v.a.to research benefits of the

wheelchair dancing. they say it helps them improve breathing and eases depression. winners get tickets to "dancing with the stars" begin agent 8:00 in the evening. >> that is fantastic. >> there is conditions tomorrow taking place on san francisco bay start agent 2:05 in the afternoon. so we'll see sunny skies and there are temperatures on the cool side, 54 degrees, summer spread will provide us with a high of 58 degrees. up to 67 degrees in oakland and there is 84 in brentwood. here is a look at the picture tomorrow, sunny skies and

there is fog at the coast. cooler than average for this time of the year, highs struggling to reach 80 degrees but we'll see low to mid-80s and there are upper 50s on the coast. after a cooler weekend, temperatures rebounding monday. by mid week, inland highs into mid to upper 80s, mid-70s around the bay. >> and there is time to join the sleep train dream campaign. we've been telling you throughout the summer. there is $1 going help foster children in need. >> we'd tlik thank three people for liking us on facebook. >> and how long could lance armstrong consistently outdo competitors who were doping?

>> back with that economy when sport continues right after this.

join me tonight at 9:00 coming up a cruise hiner hits a bridge, a new bridge collapses. a highway divider falls down. >> and there is what apple is demanding from samsung after winning more than $1 billion. >> and there is more talk with b.this stunning admission by lance armstrong. >> so hard to know what to think here, there are so many elite performers were cheating is it possible lance armstrong could have beaten them all? seven times? while he was clean? we may never get an answer. he is pleading no contest. he knows fans will probably keep support lg him and yikts will continue to bash him.

and here is some reaction from the sports world. warriors forwarded tweeted just saw the news about lance armstrong, leave that man alone. great athlete and he's already retired and if the cycling union gives him seven titles that will be a joke, five of the seven have been also busted for doping. armstrong tweeted thanks to live strong supporters world wide, cone donations up 25 times over yesterday. and thank you, thank you. baseball dodgers three back of the giants talking about a blockbuster. l.a. would land adrian gonzales and nick punto. and the dodgers adding $261 million in long term payroll if that goes through. there is on the field a's ask

tampa bay. there is a 2, 2 in the fifth. there is jose molina trucking around the races. that out? not quite. there is a a double scoring. johnny gomes with a two run shot. right now, giants and braves later tonight. 49ers will see peyton manning on the field and this is a little bit different and manning ends up signing with denver broncos and they want manning to replace alex smith.

and peyton says it's old news. >> i can't speak for them. it's well documented how that went down in the off season. so this is not really going down memory lane. >> tiger woods woke up with a sore back that got worse during round two in new york. if you're having back spasm was a swing is not going to feel good. and you can see he was ining aony in times. and he is five under three off the pace which is shared by two men including sergio glarsa -- garcia who won last week. there is a nice bounce and roll. and there is racing continuing today on san francisco bay in the america's cup world series. two match races and two fleet

races teed. new zealand and ora cell advanced. >> it's always hard coming to a new city. you don't know how educated the people are, how in they are to the america's cup. but reception near san francisco has been great. facilities is great and wind is great. >> and that is great. >> well said. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> from all of have us here, have a great night. closed captioning services, inc.

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