a nerve rattling ride on wall street as the dow soars 400 points higher. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. it was a wild ride early jitters saw the dow off 200 points. but it surged back to even then was up sharply in late trading after the federal reserve said it would keep interest rates

low for two years. at the close, the dow industrials had gained 429 points that is its tenth largest point gain ever. the nasdaq also regained some but not all of yesterday's loss climbing 124 points. ktvu's patti lee now with opinions on what is moving the markets, patti. >> keeping interest rates low is simply maintaining the status quo. so one expert i talked to today says the implied promise of more drastic action down the line was the catalyst for today's big bounce. one day after its near death experience, the dow rebounded, but the volatility did little to soothe investors frayed nerves. >> you can't control what happens in the markets. you can't control what you do. when you are employed, when you have income you need to be

saving. >> the sad thing is when customers are coming to me what safe, there isn't. >> reporter: a move some economists are questioning. >> you're locking yourself into a course of action when changing conditions may dictate something else. >> reporter: economists gary slosburg links the market rebound to the feds willingness to promote a stronger economy. >> what's more effective when growth is weak, when inflation is low and interest rates are already near zero short rates is to pump more money into the systems. >> reporter: still, no one knows when the economy will recover. and every day investors say the uncertainty makes planning for the future a never ending process. >> we probably going to have to work harder and we're going to have to work longer than before.

that's all we can really plan for. >> reporter: the question tonight is did the market hit bottom? the answer is anybody's guess. reporting live patti lee, ktvu news. more details now on how the upswing is carrying over into the asian marks. hong kong is up 3% right now. that market has been hit hard in the past couple of days. toke yo's nikkei is up one personalty. the shanghai market is up as well by 2%. the bay area was home for the most valuable company in the world, apple was about a billion dollars higher than exxon. by the end of the day exxon had moved back into first place. some industry analysts expect apple will retake the lead because of strong demand for it's i pad table and iphone. i pad finished the day $24

higher. that's a one day increase of 5.8%. and ktvu.com has more on today's winners and losers including a look at how today ranks among the markets biggest days just look for the wall street tab. a call for action this evening in oakland following that drive by shooting that killed a 3-year-old boy. ktvu's amber lee attended a vigil for that young boy and heard police say there might be an arrest. >> reporter: people continue to stop by here to drop off stuffed animals and to write messages to the family. >> it takes an animal to take the life of a 3-year-old baby on an urban street in the middle of day. >> reporter: asking neighbors to do their part in preventing violence -- >> i say we need to make a stop. >> reporter: the toddler carlos nava was shot and killed while sitting in a toy car yesterday

afternoon. he and his mother had just left little cesars. only a few blocks from their home. earlier this afternoon, neighbors stopped by the nava home to express their condolences. >> i can't even explain the pain my cousin and his wife are going through. he can't accept it yesterday. >> reporter: the toddler's mother attended tonight's vigil but did not speak. this 20-year-old woman told us she will never forget the toddler's face as she tried to help his mother. >> he was not talking at all. he was just looking at his mom and trying to be strong because we told him not to fall asleep or nothing. he was just trying to stay away until he couldn't stay awake anymore. >> reporter: police say they stepped up patrol and carrying out warrants. >> within probably the next 24 to 36 hours, potentially we'll

have everybody who is aligned with this in custody and brought to justice. >> reporter: chief batts tried to offer comfort to the mother's mother vowing to bring his killers to justice. he thanks people who have come forward with leads. at least two people have been detained for questioning. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. now to emeryville where crews are working at this hour to repair a water break that created a sinning hole. it happened on 62nd and how well. news chopper 2 is above the scene where water saturateed the ground, under mined the intersection and caused the collapse. the sink hole also exposed a natural gas line and a portion of the transmission line. crews are standing by an accident involving a dump truck filled with gravel caused big problems on the evening commute. it happened near the port

chicago exit. caltrans crews had to clean up several cubic yards of spilled gravel. no word on the cause of the accident but all lanes were reopened after about an hour. b.a.r.t. officials say they have figured out what caused the computer system to shutdown. trains were stranded beginning at 7:30 last night. we knew from the start it was a computer problem. today we learned a router system failed then the back up failed too. now b.a.r.t. has a team of people working to find out why. officials did learn from the experience, they say the they know now what to do if it happens again. >> reporter: a 9-year-old boy is making progress tonight as he recovering from being struck by a hit and run driver near at&t park. officials say ryan white of philadelphia was upgraded today to serious condition and that he is now speaking in full sentences. white's family say it is boy suffered a number of injuries including brain trauma after he was hit by a pickup following

last thursday's phillies-giants game. major ed lee visited the white family and says he was encouraged by what he saw. >> his eyes were open. he couldn't speak but he gave the thumbs up when he saw me. >> reporter: the hit and run suspect andrew vargas is free on bail tonight. police say the 21-year-old man from hayward was drunk and fled the scene after his truck hit white. vargas was arrested about an hour later, he is now facing felony counts of drunk driving and hit and run and is scheduled to be arraigned on thursday. election day is three months from today and in san francisco's crowded race for mayor money could make the difference. ktvu's david stevenson shows us how a single decision today changed the entire campaign fund raising picture. >> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee has changed the financing rules in this season's mayoral campaign. >> i had to cut a lot of funds

out of the city budget, that's part of my decision. if i don't have to use public funds i prefer not to. >> reporter: the decision not to take public funds frees lee from a $1.5 million spending limb. the top nine candidates who did take public funds get a break now too. >> this again will now take the race from one that was pretty expensive to one that will be probably enormously expensive. >> reporter: campaign finance records show that president david chiu and dennis herr era lead the race with cash. herr era has raised $2.5 million. chiu's campaign has raised $1.2 million. county assessor and mayoral

candidate ping says he understands lee's decision not to take public funds, but -- >> we're going to have this public money to attack each other, which defeats the reason for the funds. >> david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a battle between republicans and democrats is being waged in a recall election in wisconsin tonight. control of the wisconsin state senate hangs in the balance. the recall is in reaction to republican efforts to strip public employees of most of their union rights which drew national attention back in march. six seats are up for grabs tonight. at this hour republicans have kept three seats and democrats have picked up two. a milwaukee seat is undecided. there was another election last week and votes for two more seats are next week. before the recall republicans held a 19-14 majority in the wisconsin state senate. coastal fog is developing

right now, coming up the areas that will have fog for the morning commute and the areas that will warm to the 90-degree mark by tomorrow afternoon. only on 2, hidden cameras at a clothing store in the great mall of milpitas. wait till you see wh sis, help me create my oasis. ok, romantic garden? oh, is there a castle nearby? no, but there's a charming farmhouse. right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here.

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only on 2, a store manager accused of secretly recording women inside a bathroom and dressing room at a popular south bay mall. lloyd lacuesta attained some of the video and tells us why police believe there could be other victims at other malls. >> reporter: the finish line clothing store at the mall in milpitas has been hit with a lawsuit for invasion of privacy. the manager is accused of installing a tiny camera like this one in the employees bathroom and customer dressing room. he's seen here adjusting one of the hidden cameras. tonight we talked by phone to his ex-girlfriend who says she discovered videos downloaded on their computer. >> he's able to video tape the female employees employees going to the bathroom. >> reporter: the girlfriend doesn't want to be identified.

>> he said he had some issues and is trying to work them out. >> it does involve young women changing in the customer change room and using the restroom. >> reporter: joshua esren represents five former or current finish line employees who say they are suffering from emotional disstress for unknowingly being video taped by the hidden cameras. they were all 16 to 19 years years old when this happened a year ago. finish line released a statement saying it is cooperating with law enforcement and quote, the allegations in this lawsuit describe a situation isolated to an exemployee who's alleged actions were neither known to nor in any way condoned by the company. myer was never arrested or charged, he's believed to have left the state. his ex-girlfriend wants him brought to justice. >> these poor girls are violated. >> reporter: myer was a

regional manager for two other finish line stores. police will only say they are investigating to see if there are other possible victims. live in milpitas, lloyd lacuesta. fire crews in redwood city say thieves are stealing an important piece of equipment that helps them fight fires. they say over the last couple of weeks they've discovered that thieves have made up with the brass caps on what are called fire department connectors. in all some 15 businesses and apartment complexes have been hit. >> we can come in, connect to this so we're able to pump water into the building. well if the caps and the swivel have been stolen, we cannot connect to them. >> reporter: firefighters believe the thieves are selling the brass and metal devices to recyclers. firefighters are also advising building managers to use theft resistant safety caps to keep thieves away. california is taking in a

less money than expected. state controller john chung says revenue for july was down 10% from budget projections totalling 500,000 less. if the trend continues, schools, colleges and social services could be hurt because the state might have to make $2.5 billion in cuts. california's public pension fund the largest in the country has been hit hard in the latest stock market plunge. calpers the california public employees the áf system lost $18 billion since -- employees system lost 18 billion since july 1st. president obama went to dover air force base.

the pentagon pointed to the catastrophic nature of the attack. one of the navy seals killed in that mission came from the bay area. >> reporter: the war in afghanistan has struck home jesse pitman's home willis. flags are now flying at half staff at calfire where pitman spent two summers as a firefighters before joining the military. >> reporter: chris holtz is a firefighter in willits. he remembers when pittman told him he wanted to become a navy seal. >> i said you've been watching too much television. you know how hard it is to to do. and he said yeah but i really want to do it. >> reporter: the seals were on a mission to help troops in trouble on the ground. his friend remembers the last time they saw each other. >> he was a changed man, he was

still jesse, he was still fun. but he was very mature. very straightforward. >> reporter: before becoming a seal, pitman fought fires, wildfires. coworkers remember him hopping on an engine heading to a call. >> almost before it got out on the highway, the engine got out there, he was asleep. and as soon as he got to the incident he was wide awake and the hardest working fellow there. >> reporter: word of what happened is still spreading. the war in afghanistan no longer seems light years away. >> it's right here around the corner. so you know, you don't really think about it until it probably hits this close to home. >> you feel a sense of pride and at the same time a tremendous amount of sadness. >> reporter: willits firefighters say they would like to see a monument made for jesse pittman not far from the

fire station. two other navy seals killed in afghanistan over the weekend had ties to the bay area. 29-year-old derrek benson grew up in napa county. and 36-year-old kevin houston lived in san jose until fifth grade. today houston's aunt called him dynamic and caring. >> the last time i really talked to him is when i had lost my husband. and he was trying to reassure me because my husband died on september 11, so he said you know there are no coincidences. god needed him up there to take care of -- you know he just connected it because this was like two years later. >> his family says houston had dreamed of becoming a navy seal since childhood. he leaves leaves behind his wife and three children. we currently have mostly clear skies across most of the bay area right now. but the fog will be regrouping overnight and it should be right around the cost and right around the bay.overnight lows tomorrow morning, most areas starting out the day in the low

to mid-50s. santa rosa one of the cooler spots at 50 degrees. the fog and drizzle concentrated coast side tomorrow morning into the afternoon hours, partly cloudy skies, temperatures to the low to mid-50s. around the bay patchy fog and increasing sunshine. from the 70s to right around 80 degrees. plenty of sunshine for the inland neighbors and the hot side upper 80s to 90 degrees. coming up i'll highlight the neighborhoods that will be coming up to the lower 90s. i will break down the timing of our next cooling trend. looks like the old air force station in sunny vale is going to be reworked to house an education center. the foothills dianza education department has picked that facility. it's expected to offer a variety of classes from web development to paramedic training. best of all here the district is getting the land from the federal government for free. they've been married for seven years, but now are being

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balloons and butterflies for caylee anthony on what would have been her sixth birthday. today's memorial was at the site in orlando florida where the remains were found. her grandparents attended the event but her mother did not. a san francisco man is said to be deported this month after the federal government refused to recognize his marriage to

another man. ktvu's christien kafton tells us that one of the men is sick. >> reporter: anthony mac and wells met in australian and married 12 years later. he learned just two weeks ago that his final application was denied and he has until august 25th to leave the country. >> we've been married now for seven years. we've built a life together. so it's -- upheaval and moving it's very difficult. >> reporter: wells who has aids and relies on mack as a soul giver says his husband is a care giver. >> my marriage is as legal as every other marriage in this country. >> reporter: ktvu asked immigration services about the

denial of macks application. they said the executive branch will continue to enforcement until there's a judicial investigation. wells says he feels betrayed by his country. >> everything that i have for my life will have been torn for from. >> reporter: mack and wells say their medical condition will make moving to australia an impossibility. a nigerian american pled guilty to a stow away charge. that happened five days after he illegally boarded a virgin american flight from new york to l.a. with another expired boarding pass. noibi faces up to five years in

prison sentencing is now set for november. a pizza restaurant in the south bay is doing its part to help the families of seven missing fishermen lost in mexico's sea of cortez. a booth was set outside of pizza chicago where donations are greatfully accepted. the restaurant owner says he's donating 20% of the proceeds for the next three days. >> the families are trying to get a dive team to go down to the boat wreckage and see if they can recover the bodies. >> reporter: the family say they don't know how much that will cost because they don't know exactly where the boat sank or the exact depth of the water there. they say the mexican government has not been very, very cooperative in giving them information. because he was a warrior throughout it all. and he didn't make excuses for himself. a family loses a young man who bravely battles paralysis for almost a year. why questions surround the car

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the family of a paralyzed teenager in the north bay tells ktvu tonight they don't want to believe his fatal car crash was a suicide. debra villalon is live now where danny cox had been making progress with his rehabilitation. >> reporter: we're outside the family restaurant where posters were already up for a second annual benefit golf tournament for danny cox. it will go on but as a memorial event. danny cox was back in the drive's seat. paralyzed from the head down,

but after only a week with his new license, danny crashed into a tree on highway 101 near nevado. he died instantly, high speed, no signs of breaking. the chp today quizzed his family about danny's mood, probing the possibility of suicide. >> the answer to that doesn't matter. and he had his life here and we got an extra year with him. he didn't pass away on that beach. >> the beach at lake tahoe was where danny broke his neck in a shallow dive but soon dedicated himself to recovery. >> i just want to be better now. it's only been two weeks but it feels like it's been so much more. >> we were just in the process of fixing this room up. we were going to rip up the carpet. >> reporter: his family had modified a backyard apartment for him. danny was enthused about it and encouraged that two trips to panama for stem cell injections

had helped. >> he was coming back. >> on the other side of that he hated living life in a wheelchair. he hated it. >> reporter: and danny had been feeling down as the one year anniversary of his paralysis approached. >> he touched a lot of people. a lot of people. he gave us great joy. i, i am so proud of my son. >> reporter: this sunday a public memorial service will be held at 1:00 at petaluma high school on the track where danny cox excelled. live in petaluma, ktvu channel 2 news. we learned today that the body of a scuba diver missing for almost 20 years in lake tahoe was completely preserved because the water where he was found was only 35 degrees.

a submersible robot recovered the body of christopher windecker. he's been missing since 1994 when he disappeared off rubicon point. now we're also hearing that four other divers had disappeared in that same area but so far their bodied have not been found. this thursday the san mateo county sheriff's department is set to meet with federal officials who discuss allowing greater use of jet skis off pillar point near the mavericks surf break. right now the use of jet skis is limited because that area is a national marine sanctuary point. firefighters put out the flames in minutes but officials say one man was already dead. tonight there is still no word on his identity. investigators say the house is being renovated and there were no smoke detectors inside. a fire gutted a portable at

a menlo park school today. it was reported shortly at 9:00 this morning. it took firefighters only a few minutes to put out the flames but the portable and its contents were badly damaged. investigators say it appeared the fire was caused by an electrical problem in a heating unit. damage is estimated at $200,000. during this muslim holy month of ramadan, mosques are opening their doors to all faiths. and in this month, they will also be opening their homes. >> if you just make assumption without really knowing people you're going to be making so many mistakes as we have done in the past. these moves are a reaction to last month's killing rampage

in norway by a self-proclaimed muslim hating christian. the cost of high speed rail is now billions of the dollars higher than voters were promised just a few years ago. ktvu's eric rasmussen looked at new estimates and found out why some say it puts the bay area's part of the process in jeopardy. >> it's supposed to be a bullet train connecting the bay area and southern california in less than three hours. but critics say the only thing more jaw dropping than the high speed is the high cost. >> the only other people on the hook for this is the taxpayers of california. >> reporter: the trains would share the same path as caltrain. but he's among those concerned with what it will cost just to build the first segment of the system from baker's field to merced. the high speed rail authorityestimated it would cost a little more than $7 billion -- authority estimated it would cost a little more than 7 billion.

now it's estimating it will cost 32 billion. >> the costs that are in these environmental reports include improvements that had not been studied previously. >> reporter: but others warn that the cost will increase. >> now there's the money you have for the project and the cost of the project so you have to make changes. >> reporter: it has people questioning whether the high speed rail will ever make it to their neighborhood. one group today told me it thinks the total cost of this project could be around $65 billion. in palo alto, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. b.a.r.t. riders are getting a chance to weigh in on cars of the future. b.a.r.t. is offering three options now for the interior of cars. concept a features seats that

are easier to clean. concept b has an open style lounge area. and the third has s shaped poles for riders to grasp. and portals to view the tracks and tunnel. b.a.r.t. will be showing the options around the bay area beginning on thursday. you can go to ktvu.com for more information on where you can check out those designs. it's in the right now section. up next tonight, another night of violence in england but not on the same scale. as the government decides not to use tougher tactics. a few minor changes to the bay area forecast. i'll highlight the warmest day of the week. and take a

an investigation is under way in los angeles after a blast rocked a building in the this afternoon. firefighters say three people were hurt, two of them critically. firefighters say the commercial building was being used by a family run alternative energy business. initial reports indicate two compressed gas cylinders were found in the same. investigators are looking into if those canisters had anything to do with the explosion. an unusual sight in houston that most likely had drivers looking twice. the trailer separated from the cab and came to the rest per perpendicular to the roadway. that ended up causing a huge traffic jam. it ended uptaking several hours to free the trailer and reopen

the roadway. in england more scattered rioting. london seemed to be relatively free of riots tonight. david cameron called for more extreme tactics such as tear gas on rioters. in japan, bells tolled at the moment the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on nagasaci16 years ago today. it's estimated 80,000 people died. three days earlier, 140,000 were killed in the bombing of hiroshima. the attacks led to japan's surrender in world war ii. today for the first time an american representative attended the ceremony. in spain, tourists are flocking to holiday destinations because of great deal. tourism there is up 20% from last year. spanish business have been slashing prices in an attempt to earn money during the global

economic crisis. but some store owners say many tourists aren't spending a lot of money. although tourists say they like the deals. an update tonight on a story we've been following involving the salaries paid to reserve it. the economy voted unanimously to continue subsidizing the salaries. the council rejected the recommendation. the obama administration released new rules for fuel consumption. other large vehicles from buses to cement mixers will have to cut fuel use by 9%. the environment defense applauded the move. facebook users now have a

way to communicate with friends. the palo alto company today introduced the first stand alone mobile messaging app. the new facebook messenger can send messages as text or to a person's inbox. skyrocketing tuition cuts, few jobs to be had out there. what's a college student to do?

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new at 10:00, mayor tuition hikes take place in california. uc students can expect to pay 20% more than they did last

year. and at csu, 22% more. students are coming up with creative ways of paying for school, ken pretty pritchett has the story. >> reporter: there are very few jobs out there and a flood of applicants, so some students are coming up with creative ways to pay for their college education. >> what are these? >> chocolate chip. >> i'll take two of those. >> reporter: this student set up a bake sale to try to raise money. >> this is the best i can do. >> reporter: she figures her education costs 35 to $40,000 a year. that's a lot of chocolate chip cookies. >> i'm getting about 200 per bake sale which is great. hopefully i can raise as much as i can. >> reporter: welcome to the reality of getting through college. on berkeley's telegraph avenue there are as many for lease

signs as help wanted. >> before i got this job i applied to 100 different places before i got it. >> i work part time but it's definitely given me a little extra cash to get books or get lunch or whatever. >> reporter: dill says students come into this restaurant every day looking for work. she takes their applications knowing there are no openings. >> i feel bad because i know how they feel. i know how it feels to not have your job, or have your own source of income. >> reporter: then there's jamal who will start to look for work in just a couple of weeks. >> reporter: what do you think your chances are? >> probably slim. very, very slim actually. >> reporter: jamal says he just hopes there's work when he graduates. back on solano baker sum -- solano, our student baker summed it up. >> i just hope it gets better. >> reporter: live in berkeley,

ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. also new at 10:00 a comedy benefits santa monica for san francisco giant fan bryan stow. >> how many people here are from philly tonight? >> reporter: it was called philly, l.a. has a heart. fans of philadelphia put together the event. the money is for bryan stow who was badly injured when he was viciously attacked when leaving dodger stadium on opening day. a teenager buried alive last week on a southern california week met with his rescuers today. matt mina thanked the fire fighters that freed him. mina was trapped when a tunnel collapsed he said he faded in and out of consciousness. >> i thought i was going to die. it was a very scary incident. >> what matt did was extremely dangerous, getting down in the sand below your head.

>> reporter: matt was buried for about half an hour, bystanders tried and failed to find him before the fire department arrived. yosemite national park is asking for permission to destroy the remaining cabins. a fence that's intended to keep people out isn't working and the cabins have now become an attractive nuisance. park manager have now issued a report on removing the cabins. they will take public comment until november 9th. and here is a look at some of the highs from today with the range. a big temperature range from the lower 60s to the coast. lower 90s for livermore and antioch.

the fog hugs a good portion of the coast. this will be regrouping as we head into the overnight hours. the fog increases increases especially coast side. with that we could be attracting some drizzle first thing tomorrow morning so that could impact your commute especially driving highway 1. we warmed up a little bit today. tomorrow not much change. temperatures in the warm to a few spots bordering the hot side. approaching the mid-90s. that's for tomorrow. this weather system moving in thursday and also into friday. with that it will increase the fog and a little bit cooling. a little bit of a dip into thursday, friday and that will take us into the upcoming week end. - - weekend. you notice we should have clear skies inland right around the livermore valley as well. we will take this into the afternoon hours. the clouds go back to near the shoreline revealing partly cloudy skies. more sunshine around the bay and plenty of sunshine and more

numbers inland that's all reflected into tomorrow's forecast. coast and bay, fog out there. by 12:00 still patchy coastal fog. a big temperature range. once again from the lower 60s for the beaches right around stinson beach to the lower 90s toward clear lake, fairfield and richmond. these temperatures will check in around 3:00. san jose a beautiful 81 degrees under mostly sunny skies in san francisco. here is your extended forecast with your weekend always in view and temperatures do cool off a little bit for thursday and friday. looks like saturday will be the coolest day of the upcoming weekend. temperatures begin to rebound nicely by sunday and into next week. but julie and frank as you can see here, no real heat waves in

sight. no triple digits, just minor temperatures changes over the next few days. >> mild as she goes. >> yeah,. >> thank you, mark. early this morning an extremely powerful solar flair erupted from the surface of the sun. this is an ultraviolet imagine. federal scientists say the flair is the most powerful to rock the sun in over 400 years. because the eruption took place in the side of the sun that does not face the earth is impact to satellite and communication systems was minimal. if you're hoping to catch a glimpse of the percie shower, tonight is the night. although the shower is scheduled to peak on saturday night, saturday is also a full moon which could make it more difficult to see that meteor shower. the best time to

take a look at that, polenisian canoes traveled through the bay area. they're on a mission to raise awareness about the health of

our oceans. they won't be there long, the vakas are expected in monterey by saturday. a little pay back time for the giants. >> giants get shut out last night. pirates get shut out tonight. it was a rock concert like atmosphere as the giants held their second annual grateful dead night this evening. the giant's offense came back from the dead at the same time. >> ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ giants third base coach tim flannery and tim joined the dead for the national anthem. chris stewart performs his own single. an original single. pirates snap their losing streak. but today they played like wavy gravy. and ross ends up at third on

this throwing error from the catcher. starting pitcher earns the victory. 6-0 your final and jerry garcia is ever so grateful. but arizona also won tonight. canadian born pitcher rich harden was winless in eight career starts against toronto. but today the a's starter took some muscle across the border and snapped that losing streak. oakland has been on a barrage. josh willingham hammers this two run homer it's off cecil. that's willingham's 18th homer of the year. curt susuki with another shot to the upper deck. a's win tonight 4-1 in toronto. now chris mullen. remember him he was a basketball sharp shooter at st. john's before golden state picked him in the nba draft. this weekend chris will be one of ten people inducted into the memorial hall of fame.

after 16 seasons and two olympic gold medals, mullen became golden state's general manager. chris still remembers 20 years before that when fans welcomed him back after battling and beating substance abuse. >> the fans here in the bay area how they were patient with me and gave me room to grow. i will never forget coming back out of rehab. going on a new journey trying to change my life around and the fans played a big part in that. i always remember that. and what in the worldwide life of sports is going on here? soccer team real madrid reportedly signed 7-year-old. he entered the youth academy but i hope he doesn't peak or burn out before he turns at least eight. >> you give him a little time, yeah, thank you fred. and that is our report for

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