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will. thank you, alise, we'll see you next time. >> thank you. . complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 news obktvu channel 2 news. prosecutors prepare their case against a suspected gang member accused of shooting a fremont police officer. good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne. >> a fremont police officer is still in intensive care and remains in critical condition after yet another surgery to try to repair damage caused by gunshot wounds he suffered friday. today there was an outpouring of support for the officer after hospital officials appealed for much-needed blood. ktvu's john sasaki reports.
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>> reporter: the fremont police officer todd young at oakland's highland hospital. this time a successful procedure on his bladder, but one that no doubt required more blood than for a patient that already used more than 60 points. also today, a much-needed shot in the arm for the bay area's blood supply. >> it's simple. just lay here. >> the red cross donor center in pleasant hill saw a rush of business, especially from police officers after a plea for blood in the name of officer young. >> when we needed help just a short time ago fremont was knocking on our door to help. >> reporter: he was clearly weighed down by the more personal stake he has in the effort. >> at the moment this is all i'm able do for todd. he is in the hospital.
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we can't visit him. >> it's used for someone else. so it's a good thing. >> reporter: also here was michael morris, one of the 80 officers recently laid-off by the oakland police department. >> this is just a way that i can stay involved in the family, help out another brother, and hopefully, we'll get him a fast recovery. >> reporter: the red cross says this is always a time of great need because of the upcoming labor day weekend. >> blood is needed everyday by other people who are innocent bystanders of shootings. >> reporter: this center had about 75 donors, about three times the average sunday. donating blood typically takes about an hour, but on a busy day can take up to two and a half hours, so officials say with a busy day expected tomorrow, your best bet is to make an appointment. in pleasant hills, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news.
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ktvu learns from oakland police sources that the suspect has confessed. 20-year-old andrew barrientos was arrested in san ysidro feet from the mexico border. is he still being questioned and is in the custody of san diego police. there is no word on when barrientos will be brought back to the bay area or when he may appear in cower. we have continuing coverage of the shooting on our website, ktvu.com, just click on the bay area news tab near the top of the page. san josi firefighters responding to a garage fire this morning discover a marijuana growing operation. the fire was reported 7:00 a.m. on the 4000 block of plainfield court in south san josi. firefighters quickly controlled the frames and say marijuana was growing in several rooms. investigators found growers had bypassed pg&e's wiring and that they had installed their own, which appears to have caused the fire. knope was at home at the time. police are investigating. san josi police are also
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searching for the suspect who shot and killed two people and injured a third person outside an apartment complex. meantime, three san josi police officers are on administrative leave after shooting and killing a knife-wielding man. ktvu's maureen naylor with more on that citi' very violent weekend. >> reporter: heather, police say they have no information about the spike of violence this weekend. the most recent in south san josi. this apartment complex where police say officers shot a suicidal man this morning. a wooden board covers the front entrance to the man's apartment. >> they were banging on the door and trying to get in, but no one was answering. >> reporter: they say the 48 why are's estranged wife called police and say he shot himself with a nail gun. when officers went into the apartment officers saw him hold a 10" knife and opened fire. >> the suspect confront fronting the officer wasarled
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and confrontational. so i really can't get into specifics, but he was confronting the officers. >> you heard five or six hots, pop, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: the next door neighbor say the man was a butcher at a grocery store and moved in a couple of months ago. >> i know they lot their house and we're getting divorced and exchanged kids. sometimeez would have the little boy and sometimes the little girl. >> reporter: that was the latest violence in a number of violence in san josi. friday night a woman was shot and killed near santa claraur university. a 25-year-old man who knew her was arrested shortly after. around 10:30 last night police a say 26 and 27-year-old member, from san josi were shot and killed on san antonio cour that after a fight between two groups. a 19-year-old woman was also injured. these deaths marked the city's 17th and 18th homicides for san josi this year. >> at this point, the
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accidences that have happened in the city of san josi this last weekend don't appear to be related. this has been a little out of the norm for us. it's been a very violent weekend. police say the number of homicides right now is slightly lower than this time last year. reporting live in south san josi, maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. hayward police are investigating the shooting death of a man this afternoon. they found the unidentified man shot in the upper body. he was proindigenoused dead at hospital. investigators say they don't believe that the shooting was random. it's hayward's 12th homicide this year. investigators are looking for three or four suspects involved in a shootout last night with san francisco police. the gunfire broke out around 9:450 near the reardon heights complex. nobody was hit by gunfire. police police say two plains-
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clothes officers identified themselves as police before the shooting began. a man is recovering from burns he sustained during a high-rise apartment fire in san francisco. as ktvu's diane guerazzi reports one woman plunged to her death. >> reporter: a massive high- rise on o'pharrell street. >> a heard people screaming fire really loud and then, like, probably half the city's fire trucks showed up. >> reporter: firefighter as recoveried to find a man suffering serious burns and a mattress on fire in the apartment and eight fors down a woman who landed in a tree. she was transported to to the hospital, where she died. police say it's clear that she jumped out of window. >> you just see the walls and things like that and it it's a small apartment. it wasn't completely enflamed,
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but i guess the room they were it was pretty heavy fire. >> reporter: police took pictures on this balcony that jits out some 15 feet. they would not comment on whether she hit the balcony before lanning in the tree or whether the fire that may have started in a mattress could have been intentionally set. >> i'm not going to speculate on that. i'm going say that that is what the investigators are going to determine in the end, once they do all of their findings and interview people and so forth. >> reporter: atkinson lives in the east tower, the same building where the fire broke out. >> i slept through the alarm and i don't know how i did that, but i woke up, because there are intercoms in the rooms and all i heard was someone on the intercom saying if you are still in your apartment, stay in your apartment. the fire has been confind. >> reporter: the burn victim is expected to survive. he is described as asian and in his mid-0s. county fire investigators are
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try to determine how and why this fire started. in san francisco, diane guerazzi, ktvu king 5 charles. glide memorial search honors partners that helped keep its clinic open. it serves about 3,000 people each year, whom otherwise would go without healthcare. ucf chancellor was at today's event and took a tour of the clinic. >> it could be impossible to really provide services without partnerships in the community. this very facility would not have been built without partnerships. glide officials say they have seen a 20% increase in patient visits so far this year. clinic provides primary care, along with mental health and substance abuse services. advocates of early
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childhood protested the closure of a daycare in oakland. they gathered in front of the center in north oakland this afternoon. the child-care center is one of two low-income centers due to close. today a mother spoke about how the closure will affect her and her family. >> i told them that child-care is important to me and that the center provided that. with them closing i don't know what the future will be for him or myself. >> organizers say they are planning a larger protest tuesday afternoon to emphasize their point, they plan to occupy the entire community center building. bay area barbershop did its part to help kids get ready for their first day of school. the ecutsbacker shop held a $5 back-to-school haircut special today, along with their new cuts the kit kidds were given backpacks full of brand-new school supplies.
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we realize students are going back-to-school this week and we wanted to find a way to contribute to our community and thought it would be an excellent way to do it. >> organizers say they received donations from fellow barbers along with contributions from clines at their san carlos location. the future of half moon bay is apparently up in the air as officials say they may have to dissolve the city because of budget woes. city leaders are hoping voters approve a local sales tax in nosh to help save half moon bay. measure k is a laf cent tax increase to help the city balance its budget and result an extra $1.4 million each year for the next seven years. a mormon church overall was shot and killed today in between services eight church near fresno. police say 48-year-old was a lay bishop at a church in
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visalia. witnesses say they saw the suspect walked into sanders office and engaged him in conversation and opened fire. >> there were a few people in the building and he was doing office work, and our understanding is that at that time someone entered the building and that is when the event occurred. >> the suspect was shot dead by police about an hour later. investigators say they don't believe he was a member of the church. they though are still trying to determine a motive for the killing. he leaves headline a wife and six sons. >> a missing elderly man from diablo was found 24 hours after he drove away from a family gathering. they found marcotte, who has alzheimers and hasn't driven in two years took off shortly after 1:00 yesterday afternoon joint venture his family says authorities found marcotte after he ran out of gas and
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pulled over. they say marcotte was taken to the hospital to be treated for dehydration and exhaustion. five years ago today hurricane katrina ripped through new orleans. we'll relive the devastation through the eyes of i member of a bay area rescue team. plus the latest on eye wildfire burning in yuba county. have firefighters made progress. a 100-year-old theater about to be shuttered gets a reprieve. we have the details. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds.
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. five years ago today, hurricane katrina roared ashore, causing widespread devastation along the gulf coast. more than 1800 lives were lost and communicates were left in ruins. new orleans suffered the biggest blow and today president obama joined residents and vowed to tcp/ip to lepthe struggling region reboil. trace gallagher reports. >> reporter: president obama and first lady michelle visit newly constructed homes were others were toppled by hurricane katrina. five years after the deadly storm they sit with maud smith in her living room. she had to be rescued with a boat in the flood. earlier, promises from president to a jubilant crowd
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at xavier university. >> my administration is going stand alongside you and fight with you until the job is done. >> reporter: some say federal aid has not helped everyone, particularly in new orleans lower-ninth ward where many homes are still gut. many blame washington red tape. >> if we had the money and help we need, it could be faster, but other than that, we are stuck. >> reporter: katrina left roughly 80% of new orleans underwater, exposing a levee system unable to withstand the storm. the new one is said to be strong enough to hold off the next big one. meantime, a parade complete with the new orleans brass band makes its way across the bridge, politicians vowing to rebuild. we're never, ever going to give up. >> reporter: and residents say no matter what the storm took way, their soul is here in new orleans. >> we're going have a better, a brighter and richer community.
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>> reporter: the city has plenty of spirit, but faces real problems like the countries a highest murder rate, homelessness and 55,000 abandoned buildings five years after katrina. in new orleans, trace gallagher, fox news. katrina affected more than the people who lived in the hurricane's path. many rescuers and volunteers from the bay area, who went to help say katrina was a life- changing experience for them as well. ktvu's christien kafton reports. >> reporter: five years after hurricane katrina, menlo chief schapelhouman remembers getting the call. >> all eight teams were deployed to new orleans on day one. >> reporter: ing to the eight teams rescued a documented 6,000 victims, off the record that number is likely a lot higher and that is not counting the hundreds of animals his team pulled out of dangerous,
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despite orders to the contrary. >> everything that was breathing in new orleans that we could pick up, whether it was said to us whether we could do it or not, we wore doing it. >> reporter: kutv caught up on schapelhouman on his active day, where his 14-person water rescue team pulled 500 people out of floodwater and he says to this day, he remembers the bravery of his fellow rescuers, but also what went wrong, the chaos and failure to properly gage the severity of the problem early on. >> the system lacked support and sustainable and shelter and medical support for even us as responder. >> reporter: schapelhouman says earthquake-prone californians with learn a valuable lesson, that everyone needs to be ready for a major disaster. >> biggest lesson from katrina, if you think or anyone believes that the federal government or the state of
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california's government, especially now with the fiscal crisis we have going on are going to take complete care of you, i would challenge that theory. >> reporter: looking beyond katrina, schapelhouman says everyone needs to be prepared to be on their own for three days or more following a major disaster. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. you will find more on the fifth anniversary of hurricane katrina on our website. go to ktvu.com and click on the hurricane katrina tab, which you will find at the top of the page. hurricane danielle may be weakening tonight, but it caused dangerous rip tides along the east coast. the storm began to weaken today as it headed over the open atlantic, northeast of bermuda. maximum sustained winds have decreased to about 80 miles per hour. danielle is expected to weaken to a tropical storm by tomorrow. lower temperatures and lighter winds helped crews in
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yuba county get a handle on a wildfire that has burned almost a thousand acres. the bullard's fire is in a rugged stretch. tahoe national forest. the fire started friday afternoon and has burned about 900 acres so far. currently it's about 20% contained. forest service officials have allowed residents back into their homes after evacuations yesterday. there is no word tonight on what caused that fire. a san quentin inmate who just won relief from the death pennal has reportedly hung himself. smithey was put on death-row in 199 for the murder of a san andreas murder, cheryl nesler. the district attorney's announced he was found mentallia retard and therefore could not be executived. police say smithey was found hanging in his cell early yesterday he was 70 years old.
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a 100-year-old movie house has won a reprieve and will stay open. the theater was set to close last night, but a spokesperson for the landmark theater chain said a short-term deal was reached that will keep the theater open. landmark says it will rye to find a long-term solution to keep the clay open. an arrangmenting report on an aalarming report on california beaches. for every for-sale sign, there are plenty of other homes that are available, but not for sale. i'm consumer investigator tom vaccor and the shadow inventory ahead. the storm will be on the move and temperatures will be heading in one direction over the next few days, details coming up.
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. it's been a particularly
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tealy week for u.s. troops in flava. seven service members have been killed since yesterday. nato officials say two service members tied in bombing sun in southern afghanistan and yesterday two were killed in an that tack and three killed in the eastern part of the country just latest deaths bring to 42 the number of american forces who have died this month. >> 62 international forces have also died in afghanistan this po. as troops leave iraq, they are leaving behind incomplete projects, hundreds of them. the projects, including an empty prison and unused children's hospital and a water treatment system that cost three times more than planned. most of the projects have shut down for security reasons. the associated press estimates $5 billion in taxpay funds are going to waste. about 10% of what the u.s. has spent on reconstruction in iraq. in other news of the world toy in tonight, in pakistan,
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many returned to their homes. many of the roads have been damaged by widespread torrential rains. at least 1500 people have been killed and an estimated 6 million are displace. in spillee a special service was held for the 33 miners still trapped deep underground. tomorrow workers will begin boring a rescue hole, but mining officials estimate it will take up to four months before the men are freed. pope today said as we praying that the miners do not lose hope. and many mexico, the mayor of a town in the mill of that country's drug war was killed today and his daughter wounded. leal garcia was the second mayor in the area to be assassinated in the past two weeks. garses a's death comes after suspected drug carel hitman killed 72 migrants and yesterday a series of
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explosions rocked the same region. the three homemade bombs injured 20 people. mexican officials have urged people to stay away from the area because of drug-related violence. sonoma county is going to dramatical expand its network of trails, bike paths and bike lanes. last week the board of supervisors approved $250 million in a plan for the expansion. right now the county has about 40 miles of bike lane and o street pages. the plan would keat about 800 miles of car-free routes. >> california's beaches are not getting tested for bacteria as often as they were. the los angeles times reports the number of health tests is down to the lowest level in a decade. that puts swimmers, surfers and dives at greater risk of exposure to contaminated water. in 2008, governor schwarzenegger vetoed the bill to test hundreds of beachs. stealthiness stimulus funds have been tapped, but those are
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due to run out. we'll tell you what "shadow inventory" is is and how it could drive home prices down more governor it's all about eating local and sustainable food at today's "eat real festival "today in oakland.
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recent reports underscore continued weakness of the housing market, which tanked after the expiration of a tax break for buyers. there is another piece of bad news that could drive home prices down even more. ktvu's consumer editor, tom vacar reports. >> reporter: there are more than twice the amount of homes for sale. but real estate attorney tara nicolle nelson says that number
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is way understated, because -- . >> it doesn't even touch on the shadow inventory of homes that we know are foreclosed on, own by the bank and the owner walked way and the bank hasn't foreclosed on it because they don't want to be responsible for the home. >> reporter: since the recession began, banks filing foreclosure notices an 7 million homes and repossessed many of them, while other homeowners simply walked away. so why aren't the streets just lined with for-sale signs? >> there are millions of home and nobody knows how many, because really it's a secret that the banks hold in their own books. but those homes would really have reported only making this inventory issue worse. >> reporter: it's already hit perhaps the nation's best real estate market, the city by the bay. >> i am san francisco and almost a quarter of the homes
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had drops. >> re drops. >> the economy is bad and it doesn't do you any good to have a house if you can't make paymentss. >> 78% of renters say two years would be the soonest to buy a house. >> i would like to own a hughes. >> reporter: but not in the cards like now? >> no, it costs too much. >> reporter: having said that, this is still the best time anyway lifetime to buy a house. and rib, fha loans are readily available. they only require 3.5% down and you do not have to have sparkling credit to get them. i'm consumer editor, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. town of fairfax is considering a six-month moratorium on new hot clubs. it's also home to the oldest legally sanctioned pot distribution center in california. it eached in 1997. however, town official want to wait until after the november election before considering any
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new facilities. on november 2nd, voters consider proposition 1, which would legalize marijuana throughout the state. the town council is set to discuss the issue at its meet on wednesday. a little more than a week after a man jumped to his death at a concert in saratoga, it doesn't appear security will be beefed up at the venjust. michael pickels of san josi jumped from a roof to the stage at the mount vernon winery amphitheater as the folk rock band, "the swell season" performed. the san josi mercury news is reporting live nation initially said it had no plans to change security measures. paper also reported santa clara county doesn't plan on restricting access to the roof where pickels jump. a team of explorers is using robots, imaging technology and sonar to take thousands of photographs and
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hours ever video of the titanic. wreck lies roughly two-and-a- half miles, 400 miles north of newfoundland. researchers are going back to the island to wait out the hurricane and will return to work in a few days. it was a celebration of locally-produced food and the last day of the "eat real" festival. thousands came to jack london square. at $5 and under a plate, the festival was a chance to experiment and try something new. it also encouraged cook, healthy, aced forrable meals are local ingreds. >> telegraph avenue in berkeley was in the groove today. sunday's feel of featured several bands playing jazz, blues, punk and rock for free. besides the music, the young and young at heart enjoyed looking at berkeley fashion, including, it shirts and tie-
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dye. this sunday's final last sunday festival will be held september 26th. a 1960's era drama was amok the big winners at the emmy awards in los angeles. >> and the emmy goes to "madmen". >> it was the third straight best drama win for "madmen," the best mini serious went to hbo "the pacific. coming up on the 10:00 news, many of us have probably been in a water balloon fight, but i doubt it was anything like this one. details of a world-record attempt in bakersfield. do you with an to be in a water balloon fight? because we might see another warm-up. meteorologist mark tamayo is here with the complete bay area forecast.
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. well bay area really cooled off this past week, warmest locations on in the 70s, but there will be another significant warm-up that develops over the next two or three days. right now the maps i can show you higher clouds to the north, along the north coast, towards eureka and patchy fog developing near owe coast. there is that organized fog bank closer to monterey bay and around salinas as well. as far as temperatures from today, you can see the range from right around 60 in pacifica and 64 in san francisco. most neighbors about 3-6 degrees warmer than yesterday's highs. san josi topped out 76 and antioch at 79 degrees.
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patchy fog develops overnight after midnight. minor warming for your monday. we're expecting that warm-up for wednesday and into thursday. here we go, temperatures for tomorrow, the range from like around 60 coastline. quite a few 70s and ther warmest locations inland on track to reach the lower 80s, 81-82 degrees. rainshowers north of cape mendocino and showers and snow for the higher terrain of the sierras. this is all associated with this low-pressure system. another weak system will generate clouds. by wednesday and thursday you can see the fog that goes away. high pressure return and wire talking about another warm-up. thursday will be the hottest day of the period and temperatures inland will be in the upper 90s. it does not look as strong as
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last week, but still, you will notice a big change by wednesday and into thursday. for tomorrow morning, party to mostly cloudy skies, temperatures in the upper 40s to low to mid-50s. you can see some of the cloud patterns. and then into the afternoon hours, partly sunny and a few mostly sunny observations. there is the eventual temperature range to 82 degrees. we could have winds from 15-25 miles per hour. oakland tops out at 70, pleasanton 80. san josi 78 and morgan hills 73 freezing. >> san francisco, forecasted highs in the mid-60s. remember last monday we had san francisco 87 degrees? and tomorrow not nearly as warm, but there is a significant warm. look at what happens wednesday into thursday. that offshore flow strengthens. fire dangerous will be obincrease and translates to
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nice conditions coastside, 70 degrees. marching back up too the upper 90s. no triple-digits expected, mainly 97-98 degrees and we cool down friday. >> seems unusual to have snow in august, even in the sierras. >> this has opinion a very cool weather system and even in the bay area we had a couple of sprinkles notice north bay. so that cool system move use over the next couple of days. p thank you, mark. in southern california a pretty good weekend for a really big water balloon fight. students at bakersfield high school threw thousands of water balloons to raise money for their school band. the balloons, as you might expect, were a big hit. >> when we first started we were selling balloons by one balloon and then people just had a frenzy and started to buy them by a bagful. >> the fight lasted about 20 minutes just not a dry piece of
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clothing left. people continued to get hit by balloons long after it was over, whether they were ready for it or not. looks like fun. coming up next, joe fonzi breakdowns the games. sportswrap is next dollar i came up with this mobile art gallery to bring art to the people. i strongly believe that there is art in every single person. sharing art is the highest calling for me. but without my health i wouldn't be able to do anything. [ male announcer to keep doing what you love, keep your heart healthy. cheerios can help. the whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. this is what makes me happy, so i'll probably do this until the wheels fall off. [ male announcer it's simple, love your heart so you can do what you love.
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. good evening everyone and welcome to this sunday night edition of sports yap. for a while this afternoon it
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looks like the giants found a new formula to how to lose a game. the starting fitcher with matt cain, pretty good, but the middle relief didn't hold up against arizona. they dual it the dog-days and lots of dogs at the park. the giants weren't battling from behind a big deficit. they trailed 1-0, heading into the 3rd, before scoring four times. pablo sandoval drives in aubrey huff. the giants got a quality start. cain leaves with a 5-2 lead. he pitched well enough to win, but the bullpen couldn't closed deal. three relievers followed and adam laroche with the final hit to score upton from 3rd

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