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in just a few hours the giants will open their three-game series against the los angeles dodgers. since a giant was beaten beat out at dodger stadium. >> police will make a much more visible presence tonight. terry mcsweeney has zblaist the when the dodgers come to san francisco you often here giant fans beat the dodges dodgers. beat the dodgers. security out here at at&t ballpark is hoping giant fans don't take that literally.
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>> they are preparing the ballpark for the big game ben's the dodgers. >> generally the crowd is well behaved but as to this, it's a whole different story. >> a different story under normal circumstances but a dangerously situation tonight. bryan stow remains in the hospital with brain damage following a beaten at dodgers' stadium. >> out here tonight there will be security presence that have only been seen during the world series. >> we will be very pro-active. we'll be out in the parking lots and any type of activities. >> there will be 40% more security and security are well aware of a craigslist posting calling on giant fans to beat a dodger fan into a coma.
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>> also at tonight's game, 100 of stow's fellow employees will collect money to pay his medical bills. they will hold a silent auction during the game. family members will be the guest of honor. >> it will be nice. we'll have over 30 family members in attendance and watching it. another dedicating the day to him. will be good for the family to get together. >> they want a peaceful game and some fans think he will get his wish. >> we want to be respectful for what we have right now. >> the fundraising goes well this could be stellar night in giants history. if violence erupts it could go otter way, like a ballgame you don't know which way it's going to go. >> kristen: meanwhile, in
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los angeles right now the dodgers are holding a fund-raising at the stadium to help bryan stow pay for his medical bills. american medical responsible response is co-hosting the event. ambulances are lined up in the parking lot. they are donating cash and checks to a fund established stow's family until 3:00 this afternoon. they are still looking for the men that attacked stow. a $150,000 reward is being offered for any information that leads to the suspect's arrest and conviction. jurors resumed second full day of deliberations in the barry bonds perjury trial. they begin the day with a court clerk reading testimony. kathy cost incidents said she witnessed barry bonds getting an injection back in 2002.
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bonds said in this is a little something something i get on the road. you can't detect it. in japan a strong new aftershock is being blamed for the death of a 16-year-old girl. the usgs says the magnitude aftershock hit one month to the day after a tsunami dividend is the country and begin a nuclear crisis. this is the second major shock in less than a week. video of the temblor shows office buildings shaking. some 200,000 homes lost electricity. three homes around the epicenter crumbled. the government is ex extending the evacuation zone around the nuclear plant. they are concerned about long-term health risks from radiation exposure.
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>> it doesn't require immediate evacuation but we take the long term perspective considering the long term of effect of radiation on your health. >> the operator plant say the aftershock forced workers to evacuate and the workers are back at the job on the nuclear power plant. >> emergency workers and workers bowed their head marking the one month anniversary. thousands of people are still missing from the quake and tsunami. it's believed as many as 25,000 have been killed. damage estimates stand at $310 billion and one month after the power plant leaked radiation, officials say they don't know how long it will take to cool the reactors. >> the california puc is meeting to decide whether to approve a $3 million fine negotiated by staff and pg&e. the fine involves the company's
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failure to turn over document and safety records by the deadline. it came in last september's pipeline explosion in san bruno. eight people were killed. they are also considering a request by an attorney that will require pg&e to immediately begin safety testing and replacement work on some 152 miles of transmission lines. an east bay congresswoman is highlighting the lack of accessible health care in this country with a visit to free medical clinic that begin over the weekend and has attracted thousands. amy hollyfield is live in oakland with more. >> reporter: they expect to see about 3,000 people in oakland before they close the clinic. they just saw 3500 in sacramento so the need is tremendous. they are hoping that washington are paying attention so they are excited to see barbara lee here
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today. >> this is 640th free health care clinic has held. yet barbara lee is only the third member of the congress to visit one. >> it tells me perhaps they are overlooking something that they really need to pay attention to. >> the need for health care is the most glaring issue they want public leaders to say. kendra got line at 10:00 last night for the opportunity to receive a free dental exam. >> i'm happy. i had my teeth fixed and my front teeth, you can't tell. >> representative lee found the story humbling. >> i'm happy that people are here. i'm very sad that our government hasn't stepped up to the plate and provided health care like every other industrialized country has done. >> had they want on highlight
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the volunteer shortage. they have 38 dentists and the problem is doctors can't cross state lines. you have to have a california license. representative lee is aware of the problem and brought people to volunteer here today. >> we know how to make sure that the volunteers are recruited and the people are provided with the health care they deserve. >> patients and volunteers were delighted to see her here, they hope it translates to change. >> i want them to do more health care in our bay area. we don't have any dental. it's not enough. >> if you want to come to the clinic tomorrow, organizers say you treat this like a rock concert. get midnight or 1:00 in the morning, they are going to hand out numbers around 3:30 in the morning. they hope they don't have to turn people away but there is a possibility.
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>> eric: police chase ended with a crash in burlingame this morning. sky 7 was overhead. it begin in san mateo when police tried to pull over this suv. it was driving on the sidewalk. officers followed it until the suv hit the tree. the driver refused to leave so police pulled him out. he went to hospital for a medical condition that may not be from the crash. >> kristen: this morning stanford has stepped up patrols after a student was sexually assaulted inside her apartment. it happened around 9:30 inside es con dead ee village. investigators say the victim woke up and started screaming and the suspect took off. in the last incident, someone was trying to break in a different series of campus apartments. investigators don't believe the crimes are related. >> eric: still ahead.
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facebook goes where google won't >> and people doing extraordinary things to help save the environment. th
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>> eric: libyan rebels have rejected a cease-fire proposal. they say it didn't address moammar gadhafi and top associates and didn't respond to
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the aspirations the libyan people. african union mitt with gadhafi over the weekend and reportedly got him to agree to cease-fire. >> kristen: president obama will outline a broad plan tomorrow to reduce the nation's deficit. they are expected to call important cuts in medicare and medicaid. meantime, republicans are unveiling a plan to cut six trillion from next year's budget. unless they get the cuts they will block plans in mid may. this latest budget talk comes three days after the white house and congressional leaders reached a broad funding deal to avoid a government shutdown. >> facebook has struck a deal deel with china. they are reporting they have signed an agreement with the biggest chinese search engine
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but it won't be integrated with facebook.com which is blocked in china like many other states. china's government bans pornography and gambling. google you may remember pulled its search engine out last year after complaining of increasing censorship. >> six people will be awarded the goldman environmental prize in san francisco tonight. one includes a hollywood stunt man that is leading the push for environmental justice for the gulf states. it's dubbed the green nobel and given to those that take personal risks to safeguard the environment. it comes with a $150,000 price o prize. >> it means they get a lot of recognition. they get more legitimacy.
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a lot of them their lives are literally at risk. so it gives them a blanket of protection because the world is now watching what they are doing. >> kristen: the annual award was created in 1989 by richard goldman. >> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with the forecast. >> a lot of clouds out there. not much falling. we'll show you where the rain is reaching the ground and if it will make it here and wednesday with the big warming trend this weekend. >> and let's tell you about britain's royal couple before they go walking down the aisle. >> and san francisco neighborhood where i can get extra time at the meter without getting a ticket.
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britain' prime minister wants to celebrate the wedding meantime, people braved the rain to catch a glimpse of william and kate. it's the last official trip
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before the wedding. he opened a new academy and took time to talk to the students. later the couple visited a park as part of william's commitment to protect outdoor recreational spaces. >> what is the weather going to be like. >> a few sprinkles, not much going on and cooler than average conditions. let's take a look the out and grand view texas, an overnight thunderstorm spawned several tornadoes, golf ball-sized hail. numerous buildings and damage as the storms move through the overnight and early morning hours. it's kept most of the people away and applies had of the situation and didn't hear too much about injury. caused by 90-100 mile-per-hour winds and look at that a lot of
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goat running around his farm. take a look what is going on around home. multilevel cloud deck. because of that temperatures are cool, in the 50s right now but most of the rain, live doppler showing falling apart. those cold fronts have a hard time making it down the coast. most of the rain falling up in washington and oregon, seattle only had two dry days last month. mid to upper 50s, same thing around the monterey bay and inland. cooler than average with sprinkles across the north bay. chance of showers. better wednesday, maybe more measurable. north of the golden gate bridge. then a warming trend thursday through sunday. today well below average. three in napa and oakland. livermore 6 and redwood city, 7 degrees shy of where we should be at this time of the year.
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take a look at the south bay, low to mid-60s. partly sunny and low to mid-60s on the peninsula. breezes develop around the coast keeping you in the upper 50s. near 60s in south san francisco but notice the thicker clouds and to the north bay, low to mid-50s. upper upper 50s and breezes at the coast. low to mid-60s in the east bay valleys. it will be partly sunny and around the monterey bay and inland, low to mid 60s. as far as the game. 7:15 with the dodgers in town. partially cloudy dropping down to 52 degrees. psychiatrist clears the calm and much cooler tomorrow morning, low to mid 40s in most neighborhoods. upper 30s around cloverdale and santa rosa. one system pushing through, falling apart and a little bit of a break and then the next system comes in for wednesday. it will be colder and have a little more moisture. look at the temperatures drop,
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even cooler than today, tomorrow by about 4 degrees and we have a quick turnaround with highs in the 50s around the coast and temperatures in the upper 50s to low 70s for the bay and the inland neighborhoods. >> kristen: had mg with the weekend warmup. >> eric: starting today you will be able to park longer in the marina district as part of a pilot program. drivers can feed the meter up to four hours without risk ago $55 parking ticketed. they will roll out the extended hours in several other neighborhoods. you may end up paying more to park as much as $18 an hour during special events. they go up in peak times. >> park rangers in the east bay are trying to control a canadian goose explosion. they are dipping eggs in corn
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oil to suffocate them and then returning them to the nest so the mothers won't lay more. the goose population has soared in california due to lack of food and due to lack of natural predators. >> a supervisors board committee talks about the city parks of a federal proposal to restricted areas at national park service areas where dogs can go without a leash. golden gate national recreation proposal would reduce offshore areas for dogs and crissy field and fortbenson. >> and big names coming. >> the golden gate park
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>> today at 3:00 on 7 live, where they are in vogue and then we'll show you the newest airlines and then at 5:00, michael finney will have any questions you have may have about taxes. those stories amend more at 5:00. >> and line-up for the musical and art festival in san francisco was announced this morning. >> among the top acts, black
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peas. >> it will run in golden gate park. for more information on tickets and the complete line-up go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. >> foggy in the morning, about 50 degrees. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up. have a great day and have a great time if you are going to the giants game bye-bye. 
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