there is less natural gas slowly through southern california. what we are fighting is the problem because there is less natural gas flee through southern california where it was to generate less power. everyone is asking to pitch its cutback electricity due to the shortage. >> reporter: less taken this this one right here is what projected to happen for the rest of the night. this is where we are at right now instead of calling up like this we would go or across a creek again this alert is to cut back or electricity and it runs the tippee of this cd. 10:00

p.m. this keep it >> pam: today stars left the entire base saudi nicosia the wet streets and here is a look in san jose brady hard there this board.. in san jose leaving the roads soaked as people made their way to work. >> this is fabulous we have

all needed at have been very worried. >> last year at this time it was 38.13 and that is not too good but our toll tools last year for the whole year was 4319. >> reporter: a lot of steady water to be avoided as well. and what it is still well below the san lorenzo river is taking is a badly needed rain. those who depend on

the say the sound of raid on the roof last night was like the sweetest of music. >> music to my ears and had the dead sea. have any dancing keeping track of every drop. >> jacqueline: most locations bill under that amount included set for cisco and downtown, concord and sought a little over a half its with the state stake in oakland. >> jacqueline: sang thing in pleasanton and livermore and berkeley. we have more break

on the buy. doubt it is a little bit dry. we have more brave rain on the way. we are talking about a major rain fall coming up! drivers in the east bay. >> pam: all lanes were open by midmorning thursday along rain-soaked interstate 80 after a big rig with two trailers jackknifed early in the day, creating a huge mess for morning commuters, according to the california highway patrol. >> pam: the wreck occurred around 5:30 a.m. just west of el portal drive, as roads were still wet and slick after a winter storm that moved into the bay area on

wednesday night. two cars also were involved in the wreck, chp officer ron simmons said, and an ambulance and paramedics were called to the scene. at least one person was transported to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries. >> drivers need to realize that they need to slow down. be aware of their surro undings. >> pam: simmons said the truck skidded into a concrete center divider on the freeway, breaking it and leaving pieces of concrete strewed on both sides of the freeway. >> pam: three lanes in both the eastbound and westbound directions of the freeway and leaving only one lane in each direction open for traffic, simmons said. >> pam: officers shut down all lanes of traffic in both directions along i-80, with traffic backing up several miles. all lanes of traffic were reopened about 9:15 a.m. >> pam: in all there have

been 35a black history month menu announcement at concord's carondelet high school. >> pam: .is seen as racially insensitive by some parents and students at the private all girls catholic schoolschool officials say the black student union, a the kitchen staff collectively came up with the menu of fried chicken, watermelon and cornbread. which have been historically used as racial sterotypes of african americans one student says she understands the outrage surrounding the incident. >> crossing the line if they wanted to have soulful it is a huge difference instead of adding watermelon and other

things on the menu. in the wake of the menu announcement the school sent a letter to parents expressing their regret, calling it a breakdown in communication and state they will use the incident to raise awareness about cultural sensitivity and diversity. >> pam: people in southern california are outraged at shocking photos >> pam: problems getting de olympics officially started. kron4 the news will continue

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>> catherine: it happened tuesday at the scene of a traffic accident where people were injured. >> catherine: had positioned his truck to shield rescue workers and accident victims from fast- moving traffic. and when the c-h-p officer demanded that he leave the scene - the firefighter refused - and was cuffed and put in the back of a squad car. the fire chief says his crew member had done nothing wrong. >> catherine: the chief says the same c-h-p officer made two other fire trucks go away. >> catherine: >> the request was not to read a line but to leave the city leave the scene. they

are out there doing what they are trained to do to protect and take care of that stcene >> catherine: both departments had a meeting wednesday.and talked about how to work together better. >> catherine: there have reportedly been several run- ins between the departments in recent years, but this is the first one which ended in arrest. >> pam: san jose police are hoping a new clue will help solve a cold case murder from 25 years ago. 38 year old cathy zimmer was a mother of two at the time of her disappearance and murder in 19-89. >> jacqueline: have the rain on the way. heavy rain on the way!

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county district attorney's office is releasing a photo of a clue they hope will lead to zimmer's killer. it is a picture of a handmade quilt used to cover shot zimmer. whose body was found at the san jose aiport. >> we are hoping someone out there tim recognized this " as you can see it is a bearish this didn't of " with the multiple it is a very distinct of quilt with custom panels.

>> pam: this is cathy zimmer. she was driving her 1986 chrysler new yorker. she was found at the airport strangled in the back of her car. we are hoping somebody out there can identify this quilt. this quilt was found she lay dead in the back of her car at the airport. as you can see it's a very distinctive quilt. it has multiple, multicolored panels apparently handmade. >> pam: the deputy district attorney is asking the public to take a close look at the quilt.and contact police if they recognize any panels within it. >> pam: tonight. welcome rain is bringing winter temperatures. and in turn is causing a strain on the power grid. state officials have issued a flex alert for customers. >> pam: meaning that up to 10 p-m tonight. everyone is urged to conserve power. >> reporter: the north east storms have side of the nation. >> reporter:a shortage of natural gas triggered by extreme cold weather in much of the united states and canada is southern ca power plants and reducing electricity generation. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of people are shivering in the dark. spending a second night without power after the latest crippling snowstorm.

>> reporter: your place? >>cold. we were all huddled by the fireplace. candles, flashlights and blankets. >> reporter:the new normal in pennsylvania tonight. >>there's no television, there's no radio. we're charging our phones in our car and pulled the generator out." >> reporter:across pennsylvania tree branches have collapsed under the weight of ice and snow, blocking roads and bringing down power lines. >> reporter:hundreds of utility workers have come fr chicago. >>we do expect this to be a multi-day event for some customers. >> reporter:power companies say the impact is greater than super storm sandy. they have called in help from as far away as chicago >>i can never remember a time outages." >> reporter:snow is covering much of the country tonight. from the texas panhandle to kansas city to new england.

>> reporter:and if you want to know what's going on in this picture: two ships delivered about 50-thousand tons of salt to the port of milwaukee. because of the harsh winter many communities have used up their supplies of salt to de=iced roads. pick the >> jacqueline: has look ahead to tomorrow morning in the forecast. temperatures in the forties. showers will start in the north bay bike 3. lee took on in deepening the ring will push toward the north they will be self. moving south. largely dry but showers will be off an d on in the morning. starting to spread south.

heavy rain by midnight. moderate rain on saturday. >> jacqueline: heavily favo ured for moderate rain falls/ >> jacqueline: >> jacqueline: the north bay will pick up more than an inch in napa. this will continue to pile on through

the day on saturday. we are looking at 5 in. of rain in the mountains. going all the way through saturday and into sunday as well. expecting some bloodied as well. flooding as well. >> jacqueline: up to three to 5 in. of rain by the end of the weekend >> pam: a retired police captain accused of killing a man in a florida movie theater appeared in court this week. >> pam: 71 year old curtis reeves is accused of shooting chad oulson.who had been texting his two-year- old daughter's babysitter. >> pam: reeves is charged second degree murder and aggravated battery.

>> pam: family and witnesses testified at an emotional bond hearing. both for and against reeves' possible release. >> pam: a deputy who was at the theater testified he heard reeves talking to his wife about the shooting after the gun shot. >>"she postured and said that was no cause to shoot anyone and the he leaned back around and stuck his finger out as to scold her and said, 'you shut your *bleep mouth and don't say another word.'" >> pam: the judge is expected to decide whether to grant reeves bail after hearing from two more witnesses at tomorrow's hearing. >> pam: and after surveillance and audio recordings from the scene are played. >> pam: still ahead. >> pam: an accident at the transbay terminal brings work to a sudden halt, we tell you about the accident that left one man hospitalized. >> catherine: the olympic games in sochi begin in a matter of hours. but not only is construction not finished -- there's growing concern over terror threats. new details - ahead. ahead. a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce.

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>> catherine: in world news. >>the eyes of the world are on sochi.as we're hours away from the start of the winter olympics. >> catherine: with more than one terror threat to deal with -- we've learned that the u.s. is working with russia and other countries to try to keep everyone safe. >> catherine: as athletes from all over the world converge on sochi for the 20-14 olympic games. there's growing concern about security. >> catherine: as we reported wednesday the latest threat - u-s homeland security says there's a potential threat of explosives hidden in toothpaste or cosmetic containers. >> catherine: and we now know the threat comes from the leader of the chechyan rebels. >>"this is the one area where the russians have cooperated. >>".will be as safe as you can expect." a u-s law enforcement >> catherine: official says the alert is specific to the start of the games.

>> catherine: and that there's been increased chatter about regional transportation hubs outside the sochi area. >> catherine: some of the arriving athletes say they've been well- briefed.and feel safe. meantime.the 11th hour scramble to finish construction continues. with some of the 40- thousand new hotel rooms clearly less than ready. >> catherine: guests are being greeted by small beds in tight quarters. open doors and barren lobbies. and undrinkable water. >> catherine: and while the games have not officially opened yet. at a thursday event - a preliminary snow-boarding competition - the crowds were sparse. >> catherine: with large pockets of empty seats. russian officials, meantime. insist the games will be safe.and everything will fall into place.

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came across puddles then it started to taper off. afterwards the coldfront and wind appeared. no complaints as we desperately needed the rain. will tran kron 4 news >> jacqueline: pam the second storm will be intense

with several inches of rainfall locally. you can see of umbrellas and raincoats something that we have not seen and a longer time. rainfall totals were largely under three- quarters of an itch but we have passed that in certain areas. really no returns all we are still singing snow in the sierra. we are going to see feed grains picked up into tomorrow keeping. the rate will pick back moderate rain

at times >> reporter: usually fired up about the brain, but what this drought people are okay with it. >> >> reporter:wet weather means wet dogs! >> reporter:a little rain did not deter tourist on their segways >> reporter: we would love

to see your rain photos! send them in to our facebook page or kron 4.com >> pam: >> it will not be enough to bring us back to to " normal conditions. actually once conditions are as dry as they are at the reservoirs are out and beat it typically takes a couple of years to come all the way back >> pam: a construction worker is recovering after being hit by a train at the

new tran bay terminal in san francisco. the worker fell 12 p after a train to malfunction. briefly knocked unconscious by the time help arrived. the worker was briefly >> pam: knocked unconscious, but was alert by the help arrived. he could be released from tonight. >> pam: a crash involving a cable car backed up traffic in san neighborhood today.

>> pam: police say a driver who cut off the cable car caused the collision at grant and california streets around 7-cable car passengers were put on shuttle buses while the accident was cleared. no one was seriously hurt. according to the santa clara-juan carrillo, the correctional deputy arrested yesterday, was arraigned today. -his bail is 700-thousand dollars. court on feb 6 at 9am in >> pam: in hawaii is a 32 year sheriff's department. officials say michael loughran died monday after off the coast of maui. position as undersheriff four years ago but stayed active in the community. >> pam: he played santa claus every for a nonprofit that helps stress disorder. >>facebook is cebelbrating a major milestone -- its 10th anniversary. >> catherine: it's still wildly popular, with nearly 60% of u.s.but as sunlen sir-fah-tee reports -- facebook has also >> reporter: and 2010 the change this after a huge public ought roar.

>> reporter:that was sunlen ser-fah-tee reporting. cboefacebook has launched a "look back" feature in honor of the anniversary. >> catherine: it allows users to make a one minute video of the photos and videos they've shared over the last decade. >> pam: ahead! >> pam: recent card data breaches has companies scrambling to implement more secure payment measures. >> pam: we show you the possible fix. and where it's alreadyand next. >> gary: a final message. possible last text phillip seymour hoffman sent before his death. >> pam: stocks got a nice boost thursday as investors welcomed good news about the jobs market. >> pam: here are thursday's closing numbers:

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rain. with rain come snow in the sierra! the fresh powder lifting ski >> pam: resort spirits plus -- california under an unsual flex alert. this comes after the state has already urged residents to conserve water. >> pam: the bay area bracing for another round of rain. bringing relief to the parched bay area. this is a live look at the san francisco skyline. throughout the day. there were light. and spotty showers.. >> pam: but the next big wave of rain is coming. the wet conditions also created dangerous driving conditions across the bay area. kron4's chief meteoroligist jacqueline bennett isstorm. >> pam: jacqueline. how much rain did we get. and when can we expect more?? >> reporter: send to breaking news kron4 dot com

... rainy photos >> jacqueline: you can see that here in san francisco, concord and oakland all of that all of those cities totaled that much rain. another store and not a storm off shore is tearing up1 will see preteen crazy rainfall >> jacqueline: look to close rainfall totals coming up. >> pam: was swept down

>> pam: earlier this morning-- there was steady rainfall and people were prepared. it was a decent downpour in >> pam: the north bay. people bundled up and put their hoods and umbrellas to good use. >> pam: some people walked around got wet during the morning stroll. puddles in the road -- a good sign -- as all this rain is badly needed. but it won't be enough to help the state recover from a record drought. >> pam: and in the east bay. it rained off and on today. people in berkeley woke up to a nice and steady downpour early this morning. >> pam: and people welcomed the showers with open arms. >> pam: and in martinez -- kron4'srain gauge. his own rain guage he left a measuring cup outside overnight and checked the

>> pam: this morning to see how much rain fell. it looks like more than an inch of water was collected. >> pam: continuing our team coverage now from the santa cruz mountains. the first of of back-to-back storms wasn't your typical gully-washer. but as kron four's rob >> pam: fladeboe reports from boulder creek, it was welcome nonetheless. >> reporter:a light drizzle fell for much of the day here in boulder creek and elsewhere in the santa cruz mountains as somewhat normal winter weather made it's return. amid a recent ban on fishing'low flow,' the san lorenzo river was noticeably more active as a result of run off from nearby creeks and streams. there were a few, mostly minor problems on mountain roads, a few trees down here and there and a fair amount of standing water to be seen. >> reporter:rainfall totals averaged a bit more than an inch and it is a welcome sight. >> reporter:mountain residents are hoping the next storm will be stronger. >> reporter:a year ago this time, boulder creek had roughly 38 inches of rain but so far this rainy season, they'venormal year,

the region can see 55 or 60 inches. in boulder creek rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> pam: while today's rainfall is bringing some relief to the dry spell it is also creating dangerous driving conditions. >> pam: a big crash on interstate 80 near richmond -- caused aduring the morning commute. the california highway patrol says a big rig going westbound collided with two other cars near el portal drive. >> pam: that caused the truck to veer across several lanes before crashing into the center divider.and going over into the eastbound lanes. the truck driver was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries. >> pam: on to a developing story. >> pam: the winter storm in

much of the country and canada is packing a punch. and tonight -- that storm is impacting us here in california. as residents are being asked to cut back on electricity. kron4's dan kerman is live in studio this evening. to tell us more about this flex alert dan?? >> pam: >> reporter:the flex alert is a call on all californians to cut back on electricity and that's due a big increase in the demand for natural gas. >> reporter:the california independent system operator has issued a statewide flex alert for this afternoon and evening, and state residents are being asked to conserve gas and electricity. >> reporter:the alert was issued because of a natural gas shortagefrigid weather in parts of the u.s. and canada, iso officials said. the situation is affecting the supply of fuel to california power plants, and the generation of electricity has been reduced. >> reporter:the plants affected are in southern california, but officials

with the iso, which manages the state's power grid, said conservation is being urged statewide to free up power for that region. >> reporter:los angeles - california's power grid operator has asked for voluntary conservation of power because the extreme cold in much of the united states and canada has caused a shortage of natural gas supplies to southern california power plants. >> reporter:the california independent system operator issued a so-called flex alert until 10 p.m. thursday. >> reporter:the natural gas shortage is only impacting southern california power plants, but authorities say statewide electricity and gas conservation will help free up both electricity and gas supplies. >> reporter:flex alerts are usually associated with power demands for cooling during california summers. >> pam: pictures on the screen were rested with arson and drug possession releasing the photos of the

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controversial mascot is history. >> pam: the vallejo unified school district approved a new mascot last night. the school will be now officially be known as the vallejo high school red- hawks. >> pam: this announcement comes about changing vallejo high's mascot from the apache.

>> reporter: the recent menu was announced over the peak a system for eight upcoming black history month. >> they wanted to do something with food and sell when they were talking with the moderator they want to the kitchen chrome and the next thing we knew there was the announcement made as a set before they would do all of the channels. >> no one had the intention of coming off as racist. >> i could have to agree we cannot retreat in the segregated be used.

come off as segregated views. >> asian needed on derrick is >> reporter:their is education required on several level. >> reporter:the apache mascot has been a source of tension between people who believe the name honors the apache and those who feel it is offensive to native americans. >> pam: hayward police continue to search for the driver bois toward accused

of leaving the scene of a crash that critically injured a pedestrian. police say a 31 year old woman was in a crosswalk on tahoe avenue when she was hit around six last last night. >> pam: officers found the black sedan involved in the accident abandoned in union city. anyone with information on the driver whereabouts is asked to call hayward police. >> reporter:new at six. >> reporter:the ride-sharing company with the pink mustache on its cars.says its insurance coverage is getting better. >> reporter:lyft's announcement comes after regulators at the california public utilities commission said they were concerned that lyft and companies like it had gaps in their coverage. >> reporter:this became an issue because lyft drivers use their personal vehicles to transport people. >> reporter:the new policy will provide collision coverage, and help if another driver is uninsured or under-insured. >> pam: oakland fire fighters had unexpected help that may have saved a life this morning. >> pam: the elderly victim of an apartment fire at fourteenth and harrison owes his life to an off duty fire man who happened to be passing by.

>>we were luck to have an individual who was a fire fighter who was off duty who happened to be in the area and he went in and assisted in pulling a person out of the building and pretty much saved the guys life so we're very grateful to have one of our brothers in the area to assist. >> pam: the victim was transported to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries. >> jacqueline: raining this morning with the more rain on its way tomorrow. we are going to see quite a bit of wind out of this. up to 3 in. of rain and 5 in. in certain areas. bloodied is possible. flooding is possible >> jacqueline: snow showers are starting to wind down for now wave will become e

n tomorrow evening. tepe into some tropical moisture plenty of trying to give with a lot of running through the weekend. you will see some shoppers kind of moving through the north bay. it effect by for the storm will approach and by 8 it will move to the south. mainly light rain with heavier snow coming and through midnight. especially in the north bay but also of near the coast line in east bay shore lines. 8:00 in the morning still ongoing intensifying through saturday afternoon. it will keep going and going and going. it will go into

sunday as well. rainfall totals as well. a little bit more north bay valleys in east today balance. into the peninsula spirit a lot of rain but not as much snow and let me explain why. >> jacqueline: uc iter by 9:00 friday still going into saturday morning it will turn into rain and filtered and with the warmth into saturday afternoon and will only be some high terrains. we do still have a winter storm alert... like level 10

in. at this time. 20 in. this is great news. >> jacqueline: here is a look that the extended forecast the storms will command tomorrow afternoon getting heavy through the weekend with several inches of rain. desk was making callss. . this year, i'm trying the protein thing with real protein.

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this this this on the wesley campus some people felt that it is a bit too creepy the sculptor one to provoke discussion a statue of a man in his underwear they're asking that he be removed. hundreds of students have signed a petition asking that this that you be moved indoors the school system are no plans to do so. >> pam: white police built a " will help us solve a murder. a quilt will provide clues to solve a murder. >> pam: we head back to the

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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: this is a new video taken today from north star ski resort chief been urologist is here with the details. chief meterologist jacqueline bennett is here!

>> jacqueline: taffy and two tropical moisture tossed off coast moving down greedy as a steady stream and of running into the weekend. rain into the weekend. >> jacqueline: by 4:00 the rain will approach and by and o'clock it will move south. uc the yellow taking over the model fairly wide spread into saturday morning and to saturday aftermath the north bay will be favored to see more rain

we are talking several more inches of rain. all the way into sunday. off and on but saturday will be all day. right up to 3 in. in the valley and 5 in. in the mountains we could seek local flooding. keep that in mind as for the snow 10 in. at lake level 20 in. in the higher terrain spirit warmer air will filter un. precipitation all the way through sunday. the system coming in and will be a big one! and much needed one!

heavy rain on going through the day. >> reporter: the rain coming down really hard probably about seven to 8:00 in the morning drivers ran across puddles and sheets of water on the roadway starting to slowly tapered off. people had to deal with the windy conditions so if it was not the rain it was the one the conditions. not one complaint when talking to people throughout the day. still ahead reporting from san jose. will tran kron 4 news >> reporter: they all basically say the same thing picked are glad that

grain is here but not nearly enough to fill up their reservoir. they also say the further drop restrictions on water use is a very real possibility in the news room kron4 dos >> reporter: grant on the roof at night like the sweetest of the music. >> hooray for re and keep trying hooray for rain and pray for more. >> reporter: president is

apologizing for a racially insensitivity menu for black history celebration we are >> are addressing this communication break down to raise our awareness of cultural diversity so that such incidents will never again occur here. >> reporter: a flax alert is in affect expected to cut back on electricity to like it turning your he turned down or off if possible and no money of major appliances like dishwashers. no running. try high demand cutting back

electricity to look at least 10:00 p.m. this evening. >> reporter: investigators in santa clara has given out the picture of this " hoping that it will crack open a 25 year old mother case part at the san jose airport in 1989 this " was covering her body. hoping that it would

trigger someone's memory and find this person's killer. >> pam: one of the bay area and often dangerous intersection and find out who has been behaving badly. >> reporter: up i like to talk about the great local science damage the virus. a great device

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(male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> reporter: you are looking at a man on and gas powered moped peddling in the crosswalk with out the helm at crossing mission street and san francisco. >> reporter: continues his ride pooling always on sound that nasa ave let out a carrot in the world. care in the world. >> reporter: effect mission street south van ness avenue at 12th street and oldest all intersect here at a

critical one of the city's most dangerous intersections. >> reporter: now to not get barack the intersection by itself is not dangerous but what takes place is. for example cars coming off of top street have a stop sign and are only permitted to turn right onto cultist at this sign is freak. signs freak reads >> reporter: pedestrians are just running amok this young lady across the street never looked up to see where she kept going. a quick question is this guy said i was behaving badly because a parking enforcement officer waited for pedestrians to

clear the cross walk >> pam: he goes one on one with warriors all-star is all tonight at 9:00 after kron4 news at

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(male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich from the jack in the box sports desk. >> gary:good evening! >> gary:weather always seems to a problem! peyton tied

127... brady tied for 87 and garcia schipping in tied for 26 >> gary:shot of the day! james make it feel like we are living! >> gary:nicholson following >> gary:once again the weather and not all of the rounds are finished.

>> gary:the warriors' harrison barnes is one of 6 participants in the nba slam dunk contest he will also participate in the rookies vs sophomores game >> gary:joining barnes will be oakland-native damian lillard of the portland trail blazers >> gary:along with the pacers paul george the bullets john wall and kings rookie ben mclemore >> i am looking forward to getting in there!

>> gary:reighning slam dunk champion terrence ross of the toronto raptors rounds out the field >> pam: why is that lebraun and this slam dunk contest? >> gary: jordan was in it and dominique wilkins and so many others >> gary: so help me god, spiced it up put a million dollars you put it in a case that halfcourt who ever went grabs the sec and walked off the floor. >> gary: like st. paul you could $10 bill and someone grabbed $10 which could million dollars and someone will grab it. street ball

>> gary: this brings us to our question for the night higher expectations for the warriors right now they are in sixth place to you think mark jackson is on the hot seat? final show during this run. >> gary:the warriors. meanwhile. have lost 5 of 7 home games. host the chicago bulls tonight. andre iguodala talked about what they need slump. >> gary:cavs lose to five players gm fired today >> gary:last night despite

being down to five players due to injury and foul outs the lakers were still able to beat the cleveland cavaliers by 11 points >> gary: that are pretty strip at of talent and their number one has been a complete bust. >> gary:even after they had to take a technical foul because one of the remaining players fouled out and. under nba rules they had to leave him in the game >> gary:that was likely the final straw as cleveland fired general manger chris grant seen here to the left of andrew bynum today. a 16- 33 record has more to do with the firing than the bizarre loss last night but it surely didn't help >> gary:giants 16th and a's 5th in power rankings >> gary: vladimir pool been

with his shirt off >> jacqueline: why is this a sports story? >> gary: pam would be sad?

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man were on a fishing trip from a mexican pork back in december 2012 he said they were blown off course by wins and then got caught in a storm eventually losing use of beer and gen. losing use of their emgine. says the other man died after a few weeks at sea. -- mexican port back in december >> pam: deck is it for us >> pam: [ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek.

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