arguing that bonds's mirage of home runs and mvp seasons provide the sizzle the giants needed at that time to build their own ballpark. vic lee is live now where i believe people are just as eager as bonds is, to chose this chapter of baseball's really ugly steroid scandal. >> reporter: most people we talked to at the ballpark didn't even know about the court's decision. some of them even forgot what had to happen to barry bonds but most everyone had an opinion, all the way from the fans to the coach. >> good for barry. you know i'm happy for him. i'm glad he's getting results so he can move on. >> it's about time. that's great news. >> i agree. you know, it has been long enough. >> should be in the hall of fame. >> actually, bonds has been more active with his old team. he worked with instructors and

helped with batting. this case has drug on nor than a decade. he was linked to a company called baco. he was asked in 2003 if his trainer ever gave him something that required him to inject it. he responded in a meandering way and was also indicted for his testimony. the jury deadlocked on all other accounts except the one charging bonds with lie together grand jury. he was sentenced to 30 days he at home and while the while appealed his conviction and the court ruled that his vague answer to the grand jury did not affect the case against valco and they overturned his conviction. we interviewed scott osler. he was not surprised, in fact saying the conviction was unfair. >> over the years i've over in r known him. i haven't heard him give any kind of answer that isn't round about oirn vasive. that's the way he talks.

i don't think he was trying to lie, i think he was just being barry. >> and osler said he will vote for bonds for the hall of fame. this may not be over, believe it or not because prosecution, the department of justice can steal appeal today's court ruling all the way to the supreme court. stay tuned. vic lee abc 7 news. >> vic, thank you so much. abc 7 news says the bonds ruling is an unusual one but not surprising. and it will have a larger reach than just barry bonds. >> it is reversed. his conviction is reversed and an opinion that sets down marker for freedom of speech in a way, for the ability of people who are under the gun to answer questions. give them a little latitude to answer questions. >> the giants issued a one-line statement late today saying quote the giants are pleased with the court's opinion. gives barry and his family the opportunity to close this chapter and move forward.

>> and this from victor conte who was sent to prison for manufacturing steroids. let's hope prosecutors choose not to waste my more resources on what has been no more than a frivolous o trophy hunt and a complete waste of taxpayer dollars. >> barry bond ended his career with amazing statistics. including most career home runs, most home runs in single season and named national mvp seven times. >> police are investigating a shooting tonight in san carlos. this is video off the seen on crest view and melandy drive. a 66-year-old man shot a 33-year-old family member. the 33-year-old was shot several times and taken to the hospital. his condition is not yet released. the 66-year-old is in custody. new surveillance of a robbery of an east bay movie theater. two people were outside the amc

theater in brentwood. one man had a gun and ordered youngsters to give up their valuables. police believe the same men committed another robbery in brentwood later that night and one in antioch. >> the hunger program helped east palo alto family for 40 years but now someone broke into their two vans taking batteries and leaving that nonprofit without a way to collect donated food. abc 7 news reporter has that story from east palo alto tonight. >> reporter: around 2:00 in the morning surveillance video shows a man breaking into the parking lot. he walks towards a van breaks the window reaches inside and opens the back door. you can't really make out his face but you can see he is carrying several bags. inside are car batteries and other items. >> we found the back door to our cargo van open the window busted poupt we could cecisee see that the hoods were popped ep on both vehicles. >> these vans are used to move

furniture and pick up kids. >> we use the vans to pick up food from costco, trader joe's, sprouts. >> they deliver food to families in menlo park. people find it hard that people would steal from this organization that does so much for the community. >> with an organization like this that helps the community and our children it is really a shame for somebody to come in here and to just vandalize it like that. >> if this place wasn't here, i don't know what we could wo do half of the time. aep the people that did that you know it is really a shame. >> late this afternoon, sears offered to donate those two wateries. the organization now hopes that someone will donate money to replace the two broken windows. >> abc 7 news. >> a retired hayward police sergeant is accused of swindling nearly half million dollars from mentally ill woman he once arrested. 55-year-old michael scott beale was arrested at his modesto home

on monday. he met the victim when he busted her for prostitution in 2002. she said she gave him $450,000 paying partially for his mortgage and property taxes. investigators say he promised her they would get married when he retired. she did not know he was involved in illegal activity before retiring in 2013. >> desperate plea from the parents of a missing cupertino teenager as a frantic search goes on. 17-year-old sullivan showed up for his first period class monday morning but then disappeared. dozens of volunteers are searching for him right now. >> i'm just afraid that somewhere else outside we're searching. i hope he is safe near home. i just want him home. i want my baby home.

>> the santa clara sheriff's office is calling this an open investigation but does not suspect foul play. the search will continue into the evening. >> police say they didn't do anything wrong in response to claims from the family of a missing boy who say that officer treated them like criminals. police found 8-year-old brock hours after an amber alert was sent out. officers are seen throwing the mother on the ground and putting her in handcuffs. police tell abc 7 news it was necessary. >> the mom's actions gave us no choice. officers had to go through her to get through the front door. we are concerned it is crime scene. when she physically pushes past an officer we have little close than to deescalate the situation situation. >> the guzman's say they didn't want police inside the home

because they have a dog that bites. >> in san francisco a summit between the vet van's administration and oakland and san jose all have a problem in common, homeless, many that are veterans. as wayne friedman found out solutions may be coming but for just a few people at a time. >> reporter: in san francisco they are impossible to ignore and sometimes just as difficult to help. the chronic homeless. estimated 1 in every 5 of them may be veterans. >> i'm one of the lucky ones no doubt. >> veteran jack hannah lives in city subsidized housing on kearny street. same for harry devinnie. he hit the streets after divorce and alcohol problems. this entire building dedicated to once homeless veterans. >> are there more guys like wlou need this? >> a lot. >> they may get more help after a visit by veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald who

met with oakland, san jose and san francisco with the goal of getting homeless veterans safe havens in tough cities. >> if anything before we go into war we have to determine whether or not we have the commitment to take care of the people after the war. >> to san francisco, secretary pledging $1.8 million a year for the next decade it help house veterans. it'll subsidize another 111 rooms in the city with more on the way. >> i got 6,000 maybe 7,000 people on the streets. i'm not going to let that number scare me. i'm doing 10 at a time, 20 at a time, 100 at a time. >> for vets, finally having a roof over their head is believing. >> been almost three months, finally. >> for that matter living is believing. >> heat, that's all i need. and a nice bed. >> small steps and maybe solutions to what remains an overwhelming social problem. in san francisco, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> in the meantime veterans administration whistleblowener oakland took her findings to capitol hill. rusty ann brown testified at a

house committee hearing saying that she discovered 13,000 compensation and disability claims dating back to the early 1990s. stashed away in a filing cabinet at the v.a. office in oakland. california congressman jerry mcnerny who is on the house committee tells abc 7 it is critical for employees like brown to come forward. >> the regional officer said she was thrilled when somebody came forth as a whistleblower which is quite surprising for someone in management to say. so that tells me they really don't have control of the situation there. >> mcnerny said he suggest maendagement plan to get that situation under control. the committee is looking into charges of benefit delays and v.a. offices in oakland and philadelphia as well. >> have you ever heard of a navy shower? coming up, the drastic measure that some bay area students are taking to conserve water. plus technology that shows how much you're saving without waiting for the bill. >> federal regulators are coming up with modern ways for you to

make purchases. i'm michael finny ahead on 7 on your side. how exchanges could protect you from being scammed. >> i'm spencer christian. a few clouds around the bay area right now. but more clouds are headed our way, along with showers. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> thanks spencer. and later atop city hall, new born

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planners say they are not discouraged by developments in the city of carson and southern california. the council there moving ahead with plans to build a flashy new stadium for the raiders. laura anthony is live from the old coliseum at the story. laura? >> hi, dan well coliseum city planners in oakland tell us what happens in carson doesn't affect them. but there is also a hitch here and that the oakland a's aren't exactly on board with the idea of building two stadiums on one site. >> it's christmas to me. my raiders are coming back. charges. l.a.'s ready for this. we ready. >> the party son in a los angeles county city of carson. >> football is coming to carson. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: after the city council there voted to move ahead with a voint stadium plan for both the raiders and san diego chargers. >> we are still working aggressively. >> reporter: but those involved in oakland seem mostly unphased.

>> carson city council had to vote to take the stadium issue and keep it moving forward. it doesn't really change our position or our game plan whatsoever. >> in order to save the teams, we must also support the teams. >> reporter: to that end, coliseum city developer with business leaders and fellow developers in oakland talking about creating the kind of venue that would entice both teams to stay. >> we're here because we see the opportunity to be a part of something that will change the face of the city and region. >> reporter: one problem, according to the a's ownership said they are not interested in sharing property with the raiders. even if each team has its own building. the big issue, parking. >> we don't harbor grudges against their philosophical view, but we believe it is best for the region, city and county to have both teams still here.

>> bring them back! bring them back! >> reporter: one thing is certain, all that partying in carson does put more pressure on planners in oakland. to find the money and get a deal done soon. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> this is earth day. on this day we will give you an example of social engineering aimed at conserving water. the idea is to motivate teens to change behavior and cut back on their water use. we have examples from local campuses. >> reporter: 400 of these devices are being installed at meters. they monitor water use and transmit date why over cell networks. information can be accessed on smart phones or computer monitors by students and faculty on a daily basis. and even identifies possible water leaks. the university is hoping that data will be used to modify behavior such as taking shorter showers or doing fewer loads of laundry. the $48,000 project replacees a

labor intensive system delivering water use on a monthly basis. >> we spent a lot of time reading meters. so that is several hours of work that will be able to avoid and use in other areas. that's labor reduction. and also the amount of time we spend generating reports. >> i'm competitive. i feel like it might change my habits a little bit. i could be a little bit more conscious, i think. so probably change a little bit, yes. >> at santa clara university demonstrating thousand take water saving navy shower. a campus center for sustainability is urging students to cut showers by 60 second. >> making something like this very visible is a very effective way do it. we are also turning off on campus, a symbol to recognize the significance of the drought. >> reporter: some student admitting showering for 10 minutes. >> is it as much a sacrifice? >> i don't think so. report>> reporter: report is this

a habit you will develop all the time? you will do everyday? >> yes. i don't see why not. >> reporter: campuses trying to find ways to save water. david lilly abc 7 news. >> clever, clever. >> nice looking day. >> yes spencer christian tracking the coast. >> the coastal area much of the day, a lot of sunshine right now. i will show you our earth, because it's earth day. so happy earth day. this is my sphere of interest right here. but never sphere, i'll stop the puns. earth is looking good today. doesn't look its age. here is a look at the 7 hd. mainly sunny skies across the bay area. it is just lovely out there. far to our east, not so lovely. an outbreak of thunderstorms still rumbling up and down the sierra. eastern slopes and western slopes and some high elevation snow and a particular powerful cell moving through the blue canyon area right now. we have lightning strikes and

downpours out of that region throughout the afternoon and into the evening. here is a live view looking at tahoe. we have rain drops on the lens of the camera there and storms clouds over the lake. meanwhile, in the bay area, temperatures readings are 5 9d. 62 in oakland. 61 morgan hill. 59 at half moon bay. here is a view closer to home. the bay bridge from south beach camera in downtown san francisco. we have current readings of 65 degrees. 61 in napa. petaluma 63. fers check check out the view from emeryville. mainly blue sky with high clouds. mostly sunny tomorrow. clouds increasing friday. trending wetter early saturday. a couple upper level lows in the vicinity. this one kicking up the unsettled weather over mountain ranges. we have a couple other relatively weak systems but they

are strong enough that they may produce, one of them the second one, may produce showers here on saturday. so let's start the forecast animation at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. at which point mainly sunny here but clouds thickening to our north and later north friday evening up around eureka and overnight friday night into early saturday morning, spreading into the bay area. looks like the weekend will get off to a bit of a wet start. snow levels dropping down late saturday morning. back to the bay area. partly cloudy to mainly cloudy. toll look for sunny skies. upper 60s to 70s. upper 50s to near 60 on the coast. downtown san francisco tomorrow. mid 70s in the north bay valley. upper 60s to near 70 in the east bay and mid up toer 60s in the inland east bay. here is accuweather seven-day

forecast. cloudier on friday and cooling down a bit by saturday we will look at a chance of early showers and then we warm up a bit on sunday and early next week monday, tuesday, inland highs in low 80s upper 70s around the bay. mid 60s along the coast. lovely. >> thank you. >> just ahead a long-awaited service at google. >> what sets it apart from all over cell phone plans. back in a moment.

vaccination is mandatory for california school children won the surprise approval after state senate commit pooep there was so much opposition last week that the education committee delayed its vote and the bill was thought to be dead. but the author's making changes. it allows unvaccinated children to be home schooled with other homeschooled students and allows students to opt out of being vaccinated as well. the bill must get through the judiciary committee before moving ton senate. >> wireless company called project 5 can connect to you a million wifi spots around the country that you see on this map. when those hot spots are not

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you know a lot of folks including the trans gender community waiting to see the exclusive interview with bruce jenner this friday. will it be a teachable moment or is it exploitation? carolyn tyler set down with one of the best known ookt activists to talk about her journey. carolyn? >> teresa sparks is navy vet former husband, devoted parent and grand parent. someone in the unique position to empathize with the journey bruce jenner is apparently making. she used to be a self-described alpha male.

>> i was the epitome of white affluent white male, dominance. white male entitlement. and it didn't make me happy. >> teresa sparks left that life behind about 20 years ago. twice divorced with three children. she began her journey as a transgender woman. >> this is not something say, okay, i'm going to be transgender tomorrow. this is something you thought about. that you lived. that you have experience heed all of your life. and at some point you just have tocy say you know, it's time. i have to be who i am. >> reporter: becoming an activist, here she is in 1999. one of the first remembrance days for transgender victims of violence. she had an appoint on the the police commission in 2004 and later an historic vote as its

president. >> a shock for me and the police. >> reporter: now san francisco's human right commission, the 66-year-old knows a thing or two about being under the microscope and expects diane sawyer's friday night interview with bruce jenner to open him up to intense scrutiny. >> you see it now. his fingernails. whether he has breasts or not. >> reporter: the interview is expected to give jenner his first opportunity to address reports he may be undergoing a gender transition journey of his own. sparks is hopeful the public spotlight will serve as an aha moment. >> i'm hoping people go, okay, i get it. or at least i'm afraid of it. >> reporter: and teresa sparks believes time has changed. when she received an honor at the say the capitol in 2003 as woman of the year, she said republican lawmakers turned their backs. last year three transgender women were given that award and they received a standing ovation. cheryl? >> wow. carolyn, thank you so much for

that story. you can see diane sawyer's interview with bruce jenner friday night at 9:00 here on abc 7. we also have exclusive content at abc 7 news.com including a first look at friday's interview. >> it has been a day of protest in baltimore over the death of a man while in police custody. this is video from just over an hour ago where you can see dozens of people marching in the middle of the street. some laid down in an intersection. earlier today 600 people marching in outrage over the deej of 25-year-old freddy gray. he was detained by baltimore police. autopsy shows he had a broken back but it is not clear how he suffered that injury. justice department is investigating. six officers have been suspended. >> police in paris arrested an islamic extremist found with an arsenal of weapons. the man was planning an attack on french churches but his plan failed after he accidentally shot himself in the leg. police say the man called for help. they found weapons, ammunitions

an outline of his plan. suspect an algerian computer science student was on a watch list because he wanted to go to syria. he is expected in the death of a woman whose car the suspect was trying to steal. a northern california man is trying to overturn his high profile terrorism conviction. he an four other men connected to a mosque were arrested in may 2005. only hyatt was arrested and sentenced to 24 years in prison. now his attorneys say his original attorney was incompetent and failed to uncover evidence that proves his innocence. and said he was coerced into confessing about terrorist camps. a written recommendation will be issued. important news, the way you may a bank deposit may soon be a way of the past. >> scammers mastered ways to manipulate the system and now the feds are fighting back.

>> michael finny is here to explain. >> let's start with the hearts. a couple from marin county. they fell victim to craigslist. now they are hoping to prevent similar thing from happening to others. >> the hearts live at a cost far less than an apartment. the original plan was to convert this old school bus into an rv. but he had to abandon that plan when the bus broke down. >> life circumstances worked out to where i couldn't afford to put the money into it. >> jarrett put his bus up for sale on craigslist. the hope was to raise enough money to move back to arizona. the buyer sent him a certified check fon $2500 including $1300 for the cost of shipping the bus. the bank cleared the check in two days. jarrett went through $1300 and

sent it to what the buyer said was the shipping company. the check that cleared earlier had bounced. >> i said don't you make sure that the check is a valid check before releasing found people. they said no that's your responsible to know whether it is a valid check or not. i again asked them, how am i supposed to know. >> the loss of the money stunned jarrett and his wife chris toon. their dream of moving back to arizona, shattered. >> i just felt devastated. just absolutely devastated. >> suzanne martin dale says undercurrent laws what bank did was legal. >> so even if a check quote unquote clears and that money is in your account it could take an extra day for the check to fully settle. >> the payment system now used in the united states is considered by many to be outdated. federal regulators are moving to develop a faster more secure system. >> future is here that consumer

today expect realtime payment processing. >> federal reserve confirms it is considering new alternatives but won't disclose what is on the table. as for the hearts, all is not lost. the hearts received a surprise gift from the families of their son's wrestling team. a check to make up for some of the money they lost. >> what they did in helping us to move forward, i will never forget. and i just want to say thank you. >> with the gift, the hearts have been able to move to arizona to start a new life. >> now of course, the safe et form of payment right now is a credit card. just make sure your balance is not higher than what you can afford to pay off. have you a lot of protections there you don't have other places. go to abc 7 news upon the com. then select 7 on your side. >> as always, great stuff, michael. thank you. >> thank you. up next, new born falcon chicks get an earth day checkup.

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by a straybullet in vallejo. police are looking for people after some sort of gun battle. >> it is believed shooters were aiming toward a party going on. the 7-year-old is in a local hospital. we will bring you more information at 9:00 and 11:00. right now our breaking news continues on twitter at abc7newsbay spz abc7newsbayarea and on abc7news.com. >> more than 90% of the waste generated during game pay says composted or recycled. the city reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 23% from 1990 levels. >> we are lowering greenhouse gas emissions while we are increasing jobs and making a strong economic climate for the city. >> the mayor later planted a

tree. launched a new campaign called 0150 roots. they are wanting 0 waste and use 100% renewable energy. >> everyday earth day serves as backdrop for an important event in san jose. today biologist glenn stewart repelled down the side of city hall to the pair grin falcon nest. once there making their way past the parents and placing tracking band on the recently hatched baby falcons. he also checked the gender of the birds. this year there are three females. >> i think the first earth day was 1970. we could only find two paragrins in the state. the lesson there is that we can make a difference. >> according to the predatory bird research group, clara, the mother falcon, has been very busy. 32 babies over the past 8 years or so. >> wow.

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a group of bay area researchers is using a unique technology to search for life beyond earth. it is part of an effort known as study, the search for extra terrestrial intelligence. >> do you ever have the feeling we're not alone if step into astronomer dan worthheim areer's office and you may start to believe it. >> the idea is that if there are advanced civilizations, they might transmit messages our way. >> for decades, astronomers at berkeley and other sites have eavesdropped on space listening mainly for radio waves. but now that search is moving into the digital age. >> just recently we started looking for laser signals. specifically infrared signals.

a color you and i can't see but it is very good for communication between the stars. to understand why infrared light makes a good long distance communication system, think of the way we use fiber optics here on earth. light travels along a cable like this one. carrying information for everything from landline telephones to the internet. now for get the cables and imagine aliens sending messages through space using lasers shooting out infrared light. since the beams would be invisible to the make had eye, they built their own tester. a few weeks ago installing the advice at the observatory east of san jose. >> we mounted on the back of the telescope and we just tried it out and it is working beautifully. >> the device is used to spot bursts of laser light that may last for a billionth of a second. they will start with a target area of about 10,000 stars. >> it would be bizarre if we are alone. i think the universe is likely to be teaming with life, primitive life is everywhere. and maybe even in our own solar

system. >> and if one of those undiscovered life forms was inclined to make a long distance call to earth, they are bet thoog laser light would be the quickest way to do it. eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> you may remember last year the observatory was in danger of losing funding. since then donors including going el, stepped forward to keep keep it open. >> hope they do find life out there. now to the weather. >> spencer has an update. >> 7 hd showing mainly sunny skies over the by area, despite the presence of a few clouds. another day of active weather in the sierra where we have thunderstorms today and more thunder storms tomorrow. and maybe even some high elevation snow fall. showers and thundershowers reaching down into southern california as well. we will be dry with a few clouds around. partly, mainly sunny skies. highs reaching into the upper 70s in some spots. upper 60s around the bay and

here is your event planner for the lpga classic swinging skirts tomorrow at lake mer said, golf club teeing off at 7:05 a.m. and chilly in the morning and mainly sunny. cool for morning hours, warming up to upper 50s by afternoon. and here is a look at accuweather seven-day forecast. we will get a few more clouds around on friday. showers are expected early saturday. tapering off later saturday. warming up on sunday. and by monday and tuesday of next week we see inland highs in the low 80s. >> rain, though. >> a little rain. little rain. >> okay. >> thank you. >> we are pumped up game three of the warrior series coming up soon. >> warriors are in new orleans. so is our own mike shumann. game three tomorrow night. no bourbon street for you, shu, you need save your strength. >> plenty of time for that. . but warriors winning two at

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>> you can post pictures on facebook twitter and instagram. use the hashtag doves on 7. >> good even ppg warriors left the bay area this morning, flew to new orleans. practicing at the smoothie king center. they are getting ready for their series with the pelicans tomorrow night. mike shumann is with the team. the warriors pulled out two wins from home with a lot of help from the oracle crowd. now they have to win in enemy territory. >> reporter: no question and as we said earlier, they have home court advantage. they did what they were supposed to do, win two games at oracle. you get a feeling for the play are you are playing against and in this case, you have to win at home. we like the warriors today flew in. got right off our plane.

came here to smoothie king center. watched a 5, 6-minute scrimmage. work up a little sweat. draymond green didn't practice a bum ankle. i talked to some players, about how different it is when you change venues. >> our guys like the challenge of being on the road feeling the opposing crowd and there's a different energy that is us against the world type thing. >> margin of error is smaller when you're on the road than it is at home. and crowds will be behind them and they will play with even more intensity than they've been playing with. they have the intensity level as well. >> how does the mind-set change when you change venues. >> you want to be more controlled, more controlled pace. we tried to hit a few home runs. knowing we have the crowd behind us. we want to control our environment and control the crowd and keep them quiet.

i think we do that by being solid. moving the ball. being us, being who we have been all year. >> and i tell you what if you're up 2-0 and you can get game three that means new orleans would have to win four straight. the series would pretty much be over but trust me new orleans knows that as well. the pelicans will come out on fire. they have the same thing with their t-shirts, all over the arena, and just realized, i'm wearing the wrong color. reporting live from the smoothie king center check in tonight players will talk about just that in game three. i'm mike shumann, abc 7 sports. >> yeah. a shirt and tie would be okay, too. we go for that as well. >> we came from the airport. >> you're constantly working, i understand. thank you, shu. pelicans edging out oklahoma city for the final day of the regular season.

first time since '09 thunder failed to make the playoffs. caused brooks his job today. brooks guided okc to one nba appearance. coach of the year. kevin durant was hurt for most of the season. one year left on his contract. he may have a big say on who comes in as coach. hawks with a fast start jeff with the steal. 2 on 1 with paul millsap with authority. but brooklyn answers with 27-9 run spinning first and second quarters. nathan plumly inside each hall. jared jack he had 23. final seconds next to darren williams. paying $15 million a year. atlanta takes a 2-0 series lead 96-91 the final. not only is it giants versus dodgers tonight but for the first time in baseball history the reigning world series mvp

will pitch against reigning league mvp. madison bumgarner against clayton kershaw. kershaw amazing last year in the regular season. 21-3 record. seeing things completely unravelled in the playoffs. 18-10 last year. untouchable in post season leaving giants to three wins in the world series. this is a match-up featuring the best against the best. >> you know, they are all business. you know, there's not a lot of player with them. they used to go out there and compete their tails off. it is a great match-up. i know these two are trying to get the better of each other. they know each other. they have been to the all-star game and so, it's -- and not just the match-up between them pitching in the team but when they are hitting. i think kershaw has the best of madison. >> it is going to be electric tonight at at&t park with those two guys. abc 7 sports brought to you by the bank of the west.

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