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. complete bay area face coverage starts right now, this is the 10:00 news on ktvu. and 16 civilianses including nine children killed in afghanistan. reaction to the shooting rampage allegedly carried out by a single me soldier. good evening, i'm ken pritchett. and i'm heather holmes, more from the white house, after the officials say an american soldier went on a shooting rampage killing 16 civilians as they slept. among the dead, nine children,
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three women. five others were wounded, some seriously. connor powell reports on how the deadly incident is complicating the very deadly relationship between the u.s. and afghanistan. >> afghanistan civilians, shot to death just 500 yards from a u.s. military base. women and children, among the dead. the military says a service member is the only suspect. and he turned himself in. >> he is being interviewed by investigators right now in a secure location. i can tell you that he is an american soldier and that he acted alone. >> reporter: three homes bearing the brunt of the shooting rampage, 11 killed in one area. the president called it an assassination. this city is the so-called birth place of the taliban, the tired villagers feel they have been targeted by the forces. this is difficult for kabul,
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still recovering from last month's burning. tensions had only started to cool. >> as tragic as this incident is, and it is tragic, it would be more tragedy immigrantic for us to let it derail us from the mission in afghanistan. >> reporter: they have them taking control of the country by 2014. but on capitol hill, they sounded the alarm, a new push for a faster exit strategy, calling for an end to the 10- year long afghanistan war. >> the idea of turning it over to the afghanistan forces is the right way to go. >> reporter: the president called president karzai, promising to make whoever was responsible for it come to justice. >> the president said this is saddening, and that it doesn't represent our military and that the respect and the respect that the united states has for the people of afghanistan. more details now on the soldier in custody for the
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attacks. a u.s. official who spoke on the condition of being anonymous says he is an army staff sergeant from washington state and was assigned to a remote special operation site to help the u.s. military transition out of afghanistan. officials say the soldier will remain in u.s. custody and is being detained in kandahar. the shooting has shocked many, the afghanistan people in the bay area react to the violence. plus, a local professor explains why afghanistan will still want help from american armed forces. and today across japan, sad expressions of grief, as they mark the event of the disaster, the tsunami and the nuclear crisis that followed. this video shows the moment the 9.0 quake hit in the afternoon. other video shows a road literally being pulled apart,
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and people struggling to pull across the street as the road moves across their feet. the quake was so big, the scientists say it knocked the earth off the axis, causing the day to be shorter by almost a second. shortly after the quake, a huge surge of water hit the northeastern coast as the tsunami swept cars, ships and buildings away. entire coastal communities went away. and while they sounded the alert, many disregarded them. and as there had been several other warnings in recent days. in addition on that day, japan's off-shore bouoys, malfunctioned. and the official alert dramatically under estimated the size of the quake, following the tsunami, some 19,000 people were dead. it devastated the nuclear power plant there, causing three reactors to melt down. radiation leaked from the plant
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after a series of fires and explosions damaged four of the plant's six reactor buildings, and a 12 hour excursion zone was put around the plant, forcing 10s of thousands from their homes. there is nobody in the area, due to high levels of radiation. and thousands came together in japan to mark the quiet anniversary, a moment of silence was held at the exact time the quake struck. at a massive gathering in tokyo, the prime minister of japan offered his condolences to the people of japan. >> we feel deep sorrow for those who died, and for the family members of those who have died. we'll remember them for the rest of our lives. >> japan will rebuild the town, where people paid their respects. and moments of silence, today, reporting from japantown, which mobilized a
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year ago and is still helping. . >> reporter: prayers washed over the plaza as people came together to remember what was swept away a year ago. lives, lively hoods, whole communities. and since that day, a local disaster fund has raised more than four million, for release and re-building. >> we will never forget -- we will never forget this kindness. >> reporter: the needs are still great. restoring japan's landscape, and human spirit. >> from seniors to little children, it is going to go on for generations. >> reporter: the audience heard today from those recently in the quake zone, how survivors need help with stress and suicide prevention. >> you see them as a normal
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person, but as you get to know them and talk to them, there is so much pain there. >> reporter: some great devastation it was noted comes hope. this was concluded with hundreds of personal messages, written on paper to the hardest hit areas. >> i hope my daughter gets it. she is there. so i hope she does get some hope. >> reporter: organizers know this was just the first of many anniversary ceremonies at this plaza in japantown. and necessity are grateful that funds continue to flow in for a recovery that is expected to take at least 10 years. in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 action news. and a san francisco woman shared a story with us today after volunteering three times to help with relief efforts in japan. she was visiting japan when the quake hit and stayed to help. she returned two more times, re-
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building homes in one of the worst hit areas after the tsunami. >> it is only a year, people are still in temporary houses. >> she is now urging others to go to japan and volunteer. and the santa cruz yacht harbor still recovering from the effects of the tsunami, the surge damaged boats and docks there along the coastal community, and it sank a few. two docks have also been rebuilt. although 20 more still need repairs. it will probably take at least another year to get that work done. you will find images and video of the damage from japan's quake and tsunami, at ktvu.com. just go to the home page and click on the japan quake tab. and new at 10:00 tonight, a woman under arrest after allegedly driving drunk with a young child in the vehicle. and then crashing into a
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utility pole. ktvu has more in concord, where they talked with both witnesses and police about the early morning crash. >> reporter: police say the driver was the 27-year-old woman. but witnesses say a man was behind the wheel. now either way, crews are still here on the scene after 13 hours, and a young child was also in that truck, and the woman tonight is facing dwi charges, among other things. crews worked all day to restore power to thousands of customers, lost after this pickup truck crashed into a utility pole, around 4:30 this morning, snapping it in half. >> we were cooking in the house, and we -- had a -- heard a bump, and shaking. >> reporter: at the time of the crash, the two were wide awake, getting ready for a birthday lunch. they ran outside to see electric lines covering market street and two cars seriously damaged. one of them, their gold
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vehicle. >> the wires, there were sparks everywhere. >> reporter: a witness says that is when the driver, a young man, jumped out and started running. >> and i thought he was the only one in the car. and like three or four minutes later, here comes the later. >> reporter: she tells us the woman refused help and left the scene in a taxi. the concord police caught up with that woman at a nearby apartment complex, arresting house her for driving under the influence, hit-and-run and endangerment to a child. others had to do without power. >> we couldn't cooking it was cold, we couldn't really do very much at all. >> reporter: now the concord police have not yet acknowledged a third passenger in this car. but they have told me that they will answer more questions tomorrow. now as for the power outage, the crews you can see are on the scene. the street lights are still out. and several houses tonight remain in the dark. and they will be getting power
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back tomorrow morning. reporting live, concord, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 action news. and a road rage incident in oakland landing a man behind bars this morning, happening just after midnight. the woman says a driver ran a red light at 17th and castro streets, hitting the vehicle she and her boyfriend were in. a fight followed and the woman says she and her boyfriend were assaulted by the driver and his female passenger, who then left the scene. officers tracked down the suspect at 54th and shaddock avenue, the driver was identified as the man who hit their car. and dozens of san francisco firefighters rushing to the castro district to fight a fire at a 3-story building, just before 4:00 on market and church streets. the investigators say it started in a basement. the flames worked their way into joe's barber shop, nobody was hurt, and no word tonight on what sparked that fire. and in alameda, officials say a fatal fire last night may have been started because too
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many large appliances were plugged into one outlet. 59-year-old ken khate and his dog died when the house went up in flames. the fire on elm street was reported by a neighbor who saw flames coming from the side of the house. and fire officials in sonoma county looking at a fire in worcester windsor that left an elderly woman dead. firefighters say they kicked down the door to try to rescue the woman but she was already deceased. she was close to the front door and may have tried to get out herself, her name has not been released. and more fallout after the berkeley police ordered a sergeant to a newspaper reporter's house after midnight to get that journalist to change an article. well the president of the berkeley police association weighed in today, telling the san francisco chronicle that
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the rank and file takes issue with the situation, and is gravely concerned regarding the trust of the community we serve. chief michael meehan went to the house, and told ktvu news it was a significant error on his part, saying it won't happen again. missing for more than a week, the efforts made today along the san mateo coast to find a camper from san bruno. and mission to mexico, what these bay area national guard members are able to do that could prove life saving for the stranded fishermen. and white house hopefuls hitting the campaign [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?
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out. the 32-acre pacifica park is where joseph mchenry was going to rock climb and stay overnight. he has not been seen since friday, march 2. his vehicle was found near the golf course, and the small scale search began. >> we continue to believe there is a possibility in the search area, which is why we're looking. we did find gear during our search on thursday. >> reporter: they expanded the search and rescue last thursday to 40 people, the same number of searchers looked through the area yet again today. >> we're searching the ocean area along the pacifica coast here, as well as the inland areas from the bluff. that is an area he indicated he would possibly go camping in. >> that was our jade hernandez
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reporting on the missing san bruno man. and members of the air national guard rescue team on their way to help injured chinese fishermen along the coast. the mission got under way, the rescue wing is especially equipped for long range missions, including helicopters that can refuel in mid-air. the >> it will jump into the back of the water, they can board a boat, take that boat, position it next to the selling vessel, and then board it. they will provide medical treatment for the injured sailors. >> the guard will send helicopters tomorrow to retrieve the fishermen and the crew. they have reportedly saved a total of 948 people. and it has been a very deadly area on the bay train
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tracks. two people were hit and killed in san leandro. this woman was killed near washington avenue. the reason she was on the track is under investigation. and yesterday, a man was killed by a capital corridor train near neighbors street and central avenue. so far no word on his name. and a man who was killed by a caltrans on friday was identified by the coroner today as 39-year-old eric salveaterro of el paso, he was a pay pal executive. initial reports indicate he was on his bike when he was hit by the train. the investigation is continuing. and 2012 election news, tonight, the republican primaries in the deep south this tuesday could mean the last stand for newt gingrich. while santorum says he is confident that voters in mississippi and alabama will give him a boost against the frontrunner, mitt romney. >> they're trying to force a
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moderate republican down the throats of the american people. and if we have to go to a convention, we'll win it. i have no doubt about is that. >> earlier santorum accused mitt romney of lying, saying he has supported big government programs and then denied it on the campaign trail. >> i think we are as likely to see after the last primary in june, we're as likely to see a 60-day conversation about what is going to happen as we are to see mitt romney mitt romney dominate. >> and newt gingrich has slammed the opponents, the latest polls in mississippi and alabama place newt gingrich first in tight races. and lindsay graham predicting the race will be over if mitt romney does win on tuesday. mitt romney campaigned in birmingham friday, but along with the candidate ron paul he kept a low profile this weekend. the next big primaries coming
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up include new york, texas, and california in june. and jury selection continuing tomorrow morning in the trial of san francisco sheriff mirkarimi. 144 potential jurors will answer questions while the judge considers a change of venue request. mayor mirkarimi is charged with domestic violence battery, endangerment to a child, and persuading a witness, he has pled not guilty. and engine problems forced a plane to crash between two houses in sacramento county. the twin engine plane went down about 7:30 last night in rio linda. it went down hard, but there was no fire. the passenger and two pilots walked away from the wreckage with minor cuts. and the sticker shock happening all over the company, the average prices reported for regular, shooting up 12 cents in the past few weeks, settling
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at 81 cents a gallon. in the bay area, triple a's average prices, 4.31, 4.34 a gallon in san jose. and despite the high pump prices there has been strong demand for vehicles, helping to boost retail sales numbers. the february report is due out on tuesday, and analysts predict numbers will be out by the largest margin since september. sales at retailers including san francisco's gap last month almost beat the analyst's experts. some say the job market is pushing consumer spending. and local reaction to the shooting rampage in afghanistan, how an expert says it will impact america's relationship with afghanistan. and good news tonight, what is reportedly happening next school year, that has not been done in 10 years. and i'm tracking the stormy weather pattern developing offshore. coming up, the timing of the next l(@@ (
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. >> reporter: he thinks most afghanistan citizens will still want the help of u.s. forces. >> they understand that the alternative is even worse. and that their best bet is to take whatever suffering they have to take at the hands of various americans for now, build themselves up. the u.s. will leave. and then they're on their own. >> reporter: the professor says that so far the u.s. government has taken the right steps in his opinion, apologizing for the incident. and promising the thorough investigation. and he does believe the two countries can overcome this
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latest crisis, in fremont. >> and the koran burning triggered the violence there, and the attacks killed six u.s. soldiers last month. a u.s. commander says it was not on purpose, happening when u.s. soldiers disposed of books that prisoners were suspected of using to communicate with one another. and news in the world tonight, from the syria city of hom, massive deaths, 45 victims there are women and children. the report of shelling in homs under cut the optimism expressed by the chief, who had just finished holding talks with their president. the syrian president says there can be no talks while there are be attacks on the ground.
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and wounding dozens at a funeral, police say it appears the bomber was targeting a locally anti-taliban politician when escaped unhurt. police said the bomber was in his early 20s and walked into the funeral before blowing himself up in the crowd. and in peru, firefighters say some 1600 people lost their homes after fire raged through two neighborhoods in lima. yesterday's fire burned for more than four hours before fire crews were able to bring it under control. in all, some 555 wooden homes were destroyed. fortunately nobody was injured. no word yet on what may have caused the fire. and the eviction of a long standing occupy camp in fort wayne, indiana, problem up today, they peacefully broke up after four months there in the square. they evicted them because the crews need to prepare the park for spring events. they say they may condition their events with the proper
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permits, but the park must remain open to the general public. and the nobel prize winning scientist who warned about the ozone layer died, officials say roland died at his home after complications from parkinson's disease. he received the nobel prize for chemistry back in 1995, after he studied the earth's blanket. his finding led to several bans of chemicals. he was 84 years old. and the 18-year-old son of marie and arnold schwarzenegger has been released from the hospital after a ski accident. he was taken to the hospital where he received stitches for a cut on his back, he also said he has a lot of bruises but didn't provide details of the accident. it was another shake-up today at the crystal cathedral
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mega church in orange county, the pastor told the congregation that it was the church's last service at that location, she will find a new location and rename the church the hope center of christ, the financially strapped church sold their church to the diocese, yesterday, the founder, dr. robert schuller announced he would step down from the board of directors. and commute releases on the way for bay area drivers. this week marks something new for the busy south bay interchange. what commuters need to know before the express tollway goes into effect. and bay the word is swapportunity.
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can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today.
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. would you pay extra to avoid bumper to bumper traffic? that will be an option this week on a new four mile south bay toll road. they say the road is famous for grid lock, and they intend to cash in on drivers who want a faster commute. >> reporter: 300,000 people drive this very slow stretch between 280 and highway 237 every day, including the fremont man who lives in santa clara. >> it takes one and a half hours. >> reporter: starting thursday, the signs will come down, and other drivers can pay to use the car pool lane during the morning and early commutes. using fast track elements to charge the money, depending on traffic conditions. >> i will definitely pay. >> reporter: you will? >> yes, because it saves a lot of time. >> reporter: the valley authority ran tests on the electronic signs on the four mile stretch. this is the first of three new
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plans for santa clara county, following the conversion on 680. >> the user fee is an option, people don't have to pay for it. but it gives those people willing to pay for it the option for the more reliable commute. >> reporter: they expect to pay for the project in three and a half years, estimating 3 and a >> so you will use it? >> no, they won't get my money. >> reporter: because he opposes the idea of taxpayers paying more. >> i feel it is more of a burden on the commuter and more money in the political barrel. >> reporter: they will have to remove them because of unnecessary charges. the changes go into effect here thursday morning at 5:00. maureen naylor. and jackie spear said to be one of the world's most fearless women. the san mateo congresswoman was honored because she exposed assault and rape in the military. other women that made the list
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is the wife of gavin new some, for her story on women's bodies. and kidnapping survivor, elizabeth smart for her work on stronger child protection laws, and masol garcia, for taking the dangerous job of police chief at the age of 20 in the town known for violence. and the tribune reports that the second wave of closures has now been cancelled. the superintendent tony smith tells a group of teachers last week that more closures should not be necessary. the reason is apparently a much improved budget. for the first time in a decade, the next school year won't begin with a deficit. five schools, lake view, marshal, and santa fe among them, all still slated to close in june. and dozens of volunteers gathering in the east bay today to take part in a world wide
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environmental cleanup effort. members of hayward's church of god were out cleaning up the regional shoreline, all part of the church's clean-up campaign for the passover, which is meant to raise awareness of issues ahead of the passover, the officials say over 100 countries are taking part in the tradition. and the san francisco tradition that has whatcha lookin' for hon?
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ah, these new jeans i want. i've been looking everywhere. new blue jeans? oh, don't be crazy, i've got tons of blue jeans. frank! frank! get my jean bin, susie wants my jeans. no she doesn't. here we go. nice and loose. ohhh. those are loose, but i actually just ordered three pairs of this kind. ooooohhhh. oh. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake
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is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. . well, we have the average high, the significant change in the weather pattern over the
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past few days, still on track. in fact we're expecting some strong storms, rolling through parts of the day. the entire bay area over the next week, right now on live storm tracker two, nothing to show you, partly cloudy skies, a few light showers earlier this morning. even a few moderate cells, right now the rain action is way up to the north. but that will change by this time tomorrow night, and into tuesday, you can see the first sunset with the daylight savings time. that sunset was at 7:15. you can see the clear skies out there. and with the clearing skies, temperatures tomorrow morning will be on the cool side. you can see the cooler spots in the low 30s. for santa rosa, and napa, san francisco right at 46, san jose, 40 degrees. this is the forecast graphic showing the rainfall over the next week or so from the north, the south and look at these impressive amounts from tuesday through saturday. the north coast, up towards humboldt county, could see two
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to five inches, possibly approaching six inches. so the next week we'll have significant rainfall, a big part of the forecast. tomorrow, the dry day, so if you have any outside activities, take advantage of monday, high clouds moving into the region, as the first storm approaches. storms developing out here in the pacific, definitely making the impact, as we head into tuesday, wednesday, thursday, for tuesday, rainfall developing, especially up in the north bay. not expecting as much in the south bay. wednesday, a round of heavy rain, and thursday, rainfall redevelops, we're tracking more storms for friday, and also into the upcoming weekend. in fact by saturday, we could see low snow levels, possibly thunderstorms and hail. and the snow producer up in the sierra, as a result. the weather service issuing a winter storm warning beginning as 11:00 monday night, snowfall on the order of at least a foot, amounts approaching at least three feet for the higher
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train terrain. later in the week, the storm levels will go up. once again, the high level tomorrow will be dry. we'll take it into tuesday morning at 7:00. higher chance of rain will be up in the north bay, gradually spreading to the south. we're not expecting as much in the south bay, and then into wednesday, for the commute, significant rainfall, so we are expecting at least quite a few downpours during the time frame. and by 6:00 wednesday, the sometime moves out to the southeast. but then another one getting ready that moves into the region by late thursday afternoon, into thursday night. forecast highs for tomorrow, mainly in the upper 50s to lower 60s. san jose right at 62, and a look ahead, the five-day forecast, look at all the rain clouds coming up. once again, rainfall developing up in the north bay tuesday, heavy rain on wednesday, and then another system moving in for thursday, friday, with the weekend always in view, thunderstorms possibly by saturday. lower snow levels, heather and
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ken, typically i'm talking about some day we'll later have rainfall to talk about. finally that is the case tonight. >> almost every day. all right thank you. and some people in san francisco, they ditched their cars for another set of wheels today. that is because the st. embarcadero was shut down for traffic. and people walked, ran and rode their bikes, the mayor enjoying the fresh air, getting active. the program started back in 2008. and events are scheduled to run one sunday every month all the way through october. and coming up next, the warriors looking to make it two wins in a row as they face the clippers. and the st. sweetheart. we need to talk.
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. good evening everybody, and welcome to this late sunday night edition of sports wrap, college basketball fanning counting down to the day, the day in which the ncaa field is chosen, that is now 68, and by virtue of winning the wcc tournament, the st. mary's girls knew they were in, they gathered with a group of students to see where they were headed and where their opponent would be. they are 7 seed in the midwest, opening up friday in omaha against perdue. st. mary's bringing a 27 and five record into that game. the boiler makers are 21 and 12, and randy bennett knows that anything can happen. >> five to 12, those are are 50/50 games. it is a tough game. we know that, we -- we were prepared for that. knew that going in. but to get where we were at, we had to play some of the games. >> i know perdue's program, i
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know matt painter, a great coach, great tradition. i know -- we know how they play. it is a little bit like when we played southern illinois. that is how they play, that is their style of basketball. we're excited to be in the tournament, we're in the competition, this is what you play all year for, to get in this tournament. and that is where we're at. and so -- now it is time to compete again. >> the top seed in the midwest is north carolina, kansas is number two. georgetown, 3, michigan four. a first round win by st. mary's would mean the gails would most likely meet kansas in route two. and the selection economy didn't think much of pac-12, everybody else on the bubble. only cal got in, the bears lost in the semifinals, they're 24 and 9, they're going to the midwest, but must beat south florida in one of the playing gameses, south florida is 20
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and 13, a win in that game wednesday, and cal advances as the 12th seed, earning the bears a game against temple. the owls are seeded fifth. and failing to win the conference tournament, hammering two for florida state which led the tar heels by nine at half time at the acc tournamentment final seconds, carolina trailing by three. tar heels tied. it doesn't, and florida state wins 85-82. same scenario for kentucky in the finals sec tournament, the winning streak in their game, against vanderbilt. johnson with a slick move to the human, the commodores win the first tournament since 1951. and kentucky, a record of 2, 2, the duke as the two.
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baylor the three, and indiana, the fourth seed. and tom i zz o in the big 10 title game, the winner here wins the number one seed. ban done wood, three of his 21 to lead the spartans, 3- pointers, two of them in a 12- point game, michigan state wins 68-64, the spartans are rewarded with the number one seed in the west. that will be decided in phoenix, missouri the number two seed. marquette, the three. and louisville, the four. one other region to go where syracuse also lost, in its conference tournament, still getting the number one in the east. the ohio state two, florida state three, and wisconsin, fourth seed. only two pac-12 teams making the ncaa field, but four in the nit. stanford hosting cleveland state tuesday, if that is not enough, there is a 16-team cbi tournament and usf made that
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field, hosting washington state tuesday night as well. seems like just about everything that can go wrong does go wrong with the warriors. but they have impressive wins this year, tonight was one of them. after a win last night at home, the warriors were in los angeles, -- ellis taking the ball away from griffin, who goes down, monte runs the floor, right, wright went for 20, the warriors led by 21 late in the third quarter. and mo williams, terrific, no doubter. then for the fourth. griffin, off an inbound pass, griffin led the clippers, 21 points, tied at 83, with four and a half to play, that is when ellis went to the hoops, put the warriors back up by two, ellis had 21, and brandon rush, there for the follow. warriors up three, right around the two-minute mark, next time
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down, david lee going strong to the hoop, the warriors made their free throws, made as many wins in a night. golden state back to four games. and cubs, he and lakers took on rondo and the celtics, boston down five, rondo beats the buzzer with the three, the lakers take a two-point lead to the locker room. and kobe bryant with a feed to bynum, lakers within one, bynum with another hoop to extend a one-point lead to three, bynum goes for 20, kobe bryant, 26, the lakers win, now a game up on the clippers in the pacific division. still to come on this late sunday night sports. personnel moves in the nfc west, we'll have more on that when we
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less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. . a lot going on in today's fine round of the pga cadillac tournament, at dural, some of it involved shoot the best scores. not the best for tiger woods, who trailed by eight strokes when the day began, he was bothered by an injury, left the course after 12 holes. with his status in the masters now in doubt. and casey on the 15 hole, the caddy, craig conelly, he thinks he and casey have won a car like the one behind him. he has to tell the caddy the car was for a different par three, not that run. and rory mcilroy, one stroke of the lead's finished two back,
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bradley, putting for eagle on his first hole. finished five back, justin rose tied for the lead when they came to 14. rose's approach gave them a shot at going front, he puts himself at easy birdie range, in front by one, rose closes out at 70, a bogey at 18, run stroke over watson, who made six bogeys, could have forced a playoff if his birdie at 18 had gone. instead, rose who was staying warm on the range, in preparation for a playoff, finds out no playoff will be necessary. rose wins his first world golf championship and the 10th worldwide. and you never know how much stockton put in baseball teams, but both teams doing their share of winning. cabrera with the rbi single to score, cabrera two for three with a couple of rbi's. the big story in the game,
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though, was the first spring appearance by brian wilson, who threw nine pitches in his inning of work, last pitch of strikeout, with buster posey, in his second spring appearance. wilson, liked the feel of having posey back behind the plate. >> personally, with me throwing the buzzer, i couldn't have asked for a better spot, and buster was on the dl as well, so it was a long time since i threw, it was kind of like a nice reunion. >> the a's hosting kansas city, this one another spring slug fest. one of the candidates for the first base job, got all the pitch for a two-run homer, the a's also 7 and 3 after their win. no secret the 49ers will look at wide receivers this off season, the guy that reportedly
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will be working out tomorrow is a bit of a surprise, randy moss to make a comeback after sitting out the 2011 season, he will work out with the 49ers tomorrow, he played three teams in 2010. he has had a mixed career with both excellence and controversy about his work ethic. and peyton manning wants to decide by tuesday which team he will play for. the arizona cardinals putting on a full court press today as manning visited their facility. larry fitzgerald very much in manning's corner. it was reported that manning ruled out nfc teams but the cardinals doing their best today to make their case. and nascar in las vegas, jimmie johnson in the back of the field after wrecking his car in practice. the 34 laps to go, tony stewart jumps to the lead, they come out of caution, stewart down
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low, gives -- biffle, third today, taking over the point lead. and that will do it for this late sunday night's sport wrap, have a great evening everybody. >> all right, thank you for the pictures of the spring training. and brian wilson with the beard back, no chance of it going anywhere. >> and very much a natural color, according to mr. wilson. just the way it grows. >> sure it is. >> well that is our report tonight. thank you for joining us on ktvu channel 2 action news, we'll see you next time. >> be sure to join the morning news at 4:30, plus the latest on jury selection and san francisco's mayor mirkarimi's domestic violence trial. and have a great evening everybody. we'll see you back here next weekend
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