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there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. . two men identifying for their lives after violence during and after the niners raiders game. what they are saying about it. >> bart riders are gearing up for another tough ride tomorrow morning, the reason thousands are expected in civic center station. >> advancing into tripoli
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gadhafi's grip on power appears to be nearing an end. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at five. >> good evening. i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. strong words from the mayors of san francisco and oakland following yesterday's violence during and after the battle of the bay football game at candlestick. new information on just how the fans injured in the stadium brawl are doing tonight. christian? >> reporter: police said late this afternoon they haven't made any arrests. about an hour ago we had an update on the victims to the case. one is in serious, one has knob life threatening injuries. fans say despite the show of security violence was in the air yesterday. we caught this fight in the
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standsa the yesterday's exhibition game between the niners and raiders, it's best called a short brawl with taps of both teams taking on all kummers. at least one man was cuffed following fight. police are looking for the suspect who beat a man inside this bathroom during the game. the 26-year-old victim is still in serious condition. raiders fans at yesterday's game kim out to root on the a's and say at times violence breaks out all over. >> i went to the game yesterday and there was a lot of fights, about 20. >> reporter: in fact she decided to get out before it got worse. >> i left early because of the fact that we didn't want to get caught in the parking lot. >> reporter: police are investigating two separate shootings outside the stadium, a 24-year-old shot in the stomach and is in serious condition, another man was shot in the face. , he will recover. police have leads inned cases.
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>> it's ongoing investigation l are people of interest that we are looking at but when it's a fresh investigation like this those details are not being released yet. >> reporter: at this point investigators say none of the violent incidents appear to be connected and they are looking to see if team loyalty may have played into any of the attacks. we are live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2news. >> san francisco mayor and oakland mayor issued joint statements sending their thoughts to the victims and condemning the violence. the statement read fans come to the stadium to enjoy the afternoon of football, not to we subjected to intimidation or violence. these games family events and violence has no place. both teams responding to the unusual amount of violence, last night the niners acknowledged the shooting but didn't release other information. raiders chief executive release
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aid statement saying the incident at the game isn't acceptable to the raiders orr any national league football team and are thoughts are with all effected. >> the family of giants fan brian stowe report he is making progress. he has been in the hospital with brain injuries since being severely beaten in the dodger stadium parking lot in february. is he now mouthing words they say. the family isn't saying what he is mouthing other than it made them cry. they say he is often sleepy but when awake is he responsive. >> a shooting ate birthday party has left a teen dead. it happened about 10:15 last night. authorities say a man shot a 16- year-old after an argument. police are not releasing the victim's identity but said he lived in oakley. a 17-year-old was shot but she was released. no arrests have been made. three people are being
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treated for injuries in castillo valley after a shooting there. it happened on castro valley boulevard around two. police say the victims a man and a woman and -- a woman and two men had just left a club when someone started shooting. one of the victims was able to get to the hospital, the other two had to go by ambulance. the injuries appear to be nonlife threatening and there is no information on the gunman. >> reporter: police say investigators still trying to track down where a child was shot yesterday. officers responded to this section of mcarthur and other locations but found in trace of shootings. the relatives took him to highland hospital. he is now recovering at oakland's children hospital. a bullet went through his arm. police say his mother is unfamiliar with oakland and provided them with multiple locations. >> frustrated bart passengers could find themselves stuck at train stations again during
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tomorrow. alex savage is in san francisco with what protesters are now planning. >> reporter: you should expect big crowds here outside civic center station tomorrow afternoon, potentially the protesters may make their way down onto the bart platform during tomorrow's demonstration. one organizer i talked to is predicting as many as nine thousand people could take part in tomorrow's event. bart rider is brace for another tough ride home. >> i don't want things to get in the way of my schedule. obviously people have their first amendment rights though. >> reporter: the group helped organize this demonstration last week. today we talked to peter fine who said he is not an official spokesperson but does work with the group. he made it clear he doesn't take part in anything illegal. >> a lot of people were
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delayed in their drive and where we stand that was mainly bart's fault. we think they completely over reacted to a peaceful protest. >> reporter: they are angry over the controversial decision to cut off cell service in several stations during a protest and . >> what is this? is this the middle east in like this is america. we don't do that. we don't do that. free speech is what makes this country great. >> reporter: bart police officers aren't looking forward to another protest and the head of the police union said is he worried about having to keep the peace between proactivitiers and frustrated people. >> i think that's a real possibility, regin conveniences like this as a direct result of other people's actions. i think the frustration level will rise and -- may be some -- something like that happening. >> reporter: nobody from bart would talk to us on camera today about tomorrow's planned
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protest. organizers say the demonstration will start at five here outside of civic center. they expect as many as 9,000 people to take part.and they say their goal is to demonstrate peacefully. we are live in san francisco, channel 2news. >> now to a sloping situation in libya. rebels say the military unit in charge of protecting gadhafi has given up and one of his son social security in custody. the where abouts of gadhafi is unknown. this was the scene inside the capitol after six months of shelling and nato support it appears rebels have gained the upper hand. earlier they captured a key city on theo you skirts of tripoli and after that resistance was minimal. this report was filed before rebels moved in to the capitol.
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>> reporter: rebels shouting after claiming the important city just 30 miles from the capitol. the battle over this city and it's large oil refinery ended with gadhafi's army being pushed back toward tripoli but not without claim lives, two dead bodies laid in the square? the center of the city, others died in the hospital or suffered term wounds in the fight that lasted ten days. to give you -- if you look around every single building has massive damage, you can see what appears to be bombings, collapsed buildings, this hotel and other buildings that have taken heavy fire but the rebels say they have been able to push out forces and for that they have nato to thank. was this by nato?
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>> yeah. by nato and this place by --. >> reporter: nato bombed the city city? >> yes. a lot of snipers here and we lost a lot of rebels. we win now. >> reporter: by late afternoon rockets beyond the eastern gate continued to land in the city though less and less frequently. still fighter was itching to speed toward the retreating army down the road that connects this town to the capitol. they say they are ready to bring the fight to the capitol and stake their claim just as they did here. libya. >> earlier today gadhafi continued to claim all was well in the capitol. the television aired a recorded message urging people to fight for their homes but it appears
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as if his time in power is over. >> the president is keeping tabs on libya while he vacations. senior officials say he has been getting regular updates and is in contact with the opposition and alleyed forces. aids spoke on condition of being anonymous because of the sensitivity of the situation. john mccain had a somber assessment of life in libya after gadhafi. he pointed to the problems in other countries without a background of democracy. >> it'll be a big challenge forming a new government, uniting a country that's never known democracy, we have seen the difficulties in other countries with countries but we will be rid of a guy with the blood of americans on his hands, who practiced the worst kind of brutality and now it'll be up to the europeans and us. >> september 1st will be the
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42nd anniversary of gadhafi's rise to power back in 1969. he isn't the only leader remaining defiant under attack. in about 15 minutes what the president of syria is claiming as tensions rise in his country. >> the secretary of state is speaking out today against the prison sentences given by iran to two berkeley graduates. she said the united states is disappointed in the guilty verdicts and sentencing of the two. the court found them both guilty of spying and trespassing. the two and another hiker say they were only hiking near an unmarked border. shourd was released. her case is considered still open. the families of the other two released the following statement. of the 751 days of their imprisonment yesterday and
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today have been the most difficult. shane and josh are innocent and have never posed a threat to iran, it's government or it's people. turning now to our weather and it was very nice today but just how cool is it going to be tonight? mark joins us with a look at the numbers. >> the clouds today cleared back to near the coastline and we find them there now hugging a good portion of the shoreline, keeping the temperatures cool for the beaches, and for san francisco. s far as the numbers, as we take a look we have some of the neighborhoods back down into at least back down into lower 60s with the warmest location around the upper 70's to the lower 80s. as far as the forecast for tonight here we have some of the current numbers, san francisco 61, fairfield 80, livermore in the 70s and san jose around 70. clouds, they will continue to be on the increase, around the bay, we could have spotty
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drizzle and temperatures tonight on the lily shied. here is a look at forecast, santa rosa 50 degrees, fremont 55, tomorrow a change, especially inland toward concord, temperatures warming up, here say look at profile on track to reach the mid80s around 86 degrees. coming up the warmest day 6 of the workweek and the two days we could have a few high clouds. >> documents show pg&e was aware of weld risks on troubled pipeline 132 since at least 2008. a section of that line exploded at a season bruno neighborhood killing eight. a memo notes suspected manufacturing threats on that pipeline. pg&e did not undertake costly pressure testing of the pipeline. a spokesman acknowledged to the paper its operations weren't what it should be and it's
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taking steps to improve. the california public utilities commission is a 34 into its search for someone to run its safety division. the organization that oversees pg&e said its looking for a safety expert but because the job is classified as a career executive position applications are limited to state civil servants and employees of the governor's office or state legislature or a military veteran. a spokeswoman for the state said the policy limiting outsider social security now under review. >> a special group of tourists gets a fun day in san francisco. how the police department had a hand in their special day. >> juvenile offenders sentenced to life may get a break . >> and one republican presidential candidate says his campaign is getting more aggressive and taking aim at a rival over religious beliefs.
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. a special group of tourists had a chance to see the police department put on a real life dog and pony show. the kids of courage group includes 150 ill children, their doctors, care take hes and counselors. they spent part of the looking at dog and horse units. they will fly back to new york after a week long vacation. a new video security system is now watching people in marin. eight cameras were put in around the golden gate village complex. some applaud the new measures while others are worried they are invading privacy. they are rolling 24-7 though not monitored. the video will only be review
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reed in a crime happens. >> police haven't said if charges will be filed in a bus accident that killed a woman. emily dunn was struck friday crossing hartford at 18th street and the castro. investigators say she was in a crosswalk and almost across the street when she was truck and killed. police in santa rosa released the name 6 of the child who died thursday in a hit and run. christopher rowe was hit in a crosswalk with his mother, his 6-year-old sister and his twin sister. a 22-year-old marcos lopez garcia was later arrested. >> law agencies in santa clara are in the middle of a dui crack down. officers arrested 35 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. the sheriff's department said
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that's down from the 50 arrests made during the same time last year. the number could increase as more agencies report arrests. the crack down is part of the campaign against drunk driving. a bill sponsored by leland lee would give juvenile offenders hope of one day getting out of prison. it would let inmates convicted of crimes before they were 18 to petition for release offer 15, 20 and 25 years. it's opposed by most law groups but passed the senate. >> the coast guard is looking in to what caused the death of a scuba diver. he was reported missing yesterday. searchers found him 20 minutes later unresponsive in the water. he was taken to the hospital where he died. it's not clear what happened. prosecutors are expected to
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announce tomorrow if they will retry a man accused of molesting male patients. 's jury deadlocked on if he was able to stand trial. his attorney said he has dementia and can't help in his defense. the mercury news reports a private group hire aid pi who videotaped him holding a long conversation at a restaurant. they said the video shows he is not a doddering old man as his attorneys claim. >> rick perry is back in the lone star state after a week campaigning in new hampshire, iowa and south carolina. hundreds of people turned out to welcome him. he said he is basing his campaign on a history of job creation, a claim widely disputed by some including
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texas democrats. he has also come under fire for saying he doesn't believe in global warming. john hunts man pointed out his stand on global warming, he is trailing in the polls and said his campaign has to get more aggressive. the former utah governor has highlighted hunts man support for teaching creationism in school, that's perry -- as well as suggesting increasing the money supply in the nation would be treason. >> joe biden told a group of students not to worry about china's investment in the united states. >> they should take solace. in order for us not to make good on china's debt we would have to disappoint tens of millions of americans who own 85% of that debt. just in pure political terms no
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politician wants to do that. you are safe. >> he heads for mongolia monday. republicans oppose a tax break to benefit millions of americans. at issue is whether to extend the cut in the payroll tax another year. workers normally pay 1.2% of wages but in december it was reduced two points as part of a spending bill. a republican senator said his colleagues want long term changes to the tax structure. the president though is asking congress to extend that tax break before it expires. >> a new poll shows ed lee way ahead in the race for san francisco mayor. the chronicle reports it comes from backers of a reform measure. it has him on top with 38% report. that's despite from the interim mayor going back on his word not to seek a full term.
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buffy has 8%,ee has 7%. the rest of the candidates all received 4% or less. it coming up, a quiet gathering today in norway has thousands gather to remember those killed in the recent terror attacks. >> and world youth day, the message the pope sent and the city picked for next year's event. >> california's wet weather turning in to cash for some farmers. how the rain is becoming a boost for the economy.
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. a violent storm is being blamed for sparking this fire in a suburb. officials say yesterday morning strong winds knocked down a power line that then started a leaking under ground gas pipeline. the utility company managed to turn off the gas before that fire spread. there is no word of any injuries or damage to any of the homes there. from new york comes one of those pictures that is worth a thousand words, take a look. this image was taken on friday as light especiallying hit the george washington bridge. the photographer said taking
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the photograph gave him goose bumps. he said he knew it was time to head inside. >> united airlines said it'll spend half a billion dollars to improve seating. the airline said it'll add flat bed seats to first and business class cabins on long haul and install wifi and others. it's happen after last year's merger. there is no word on when the improvements will be made. a period of mourning ended today in norway for the people killed in last month's shootings. the nation's prime minister urged his people to come together and fight against intolerance. the 32-year-old suspect has admitted to the killings. eight people died from a car bomb outside government offices and 69 were shot dead at a
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youth camp. he said he wanted to stop the government from letting muslims take over europe. >> in other news of the world more tension in syria as the country's president warns against military intervention. in the interview on state television the president said his group is no no danger of clipping and promised to crack down on the popular up rising. many are accusing troops of targeting peaceful anti government protesters and say more than 2,000 have been killed. on thursday officials demanded the president step down. at least six people are recovering tonight after two bombings in northern baghdad, it all happened at a checkpoint late last night. are you looking at the damage from the twin blasts. officials say the first roadside bomb targeted the army patrol, the second happened after police arrived there at scene. the victims include soldiers
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and police officers. and in spain the pope celebrated the final mass at this year's world youth event. one and a half million braved heat and storms to attend the event. during today's mass the pope urged his people to spread their faith. they also announced the first world youth day event will happen in 2013. >> the pouredder patrol is turning to a low tech way to cover rugged parts of the border. the tucson sector got seven mustangs to help in areas where a tvs can't quiet to. they credit their hearing, eyesight and stamina on tracking down smugglers. nationwide they have 32, they are trained by prison inmates in colorado. this year's wet weather means renewed optimism in the state central valley. the weather has let farmers plant more crops and hire more
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workers. crops include cotton, corn and other vegetables. a thousand worker was hired this past may in fresno alone. farmers have gotten more water through the letting up of restrictions. >> they are cute and tiny and need your help. why california is in a dog crisis. >> letting administrators give a critical drug for those who have seizures. >> the heavy toll the economy is taking on children.
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. they are tiny but their numbers growing and animal activists say so is the crisis. there is a free solution if owners would take advantage of it. >> reporter: they are tiny, some just about six pounds but what they lack in size they make up for in number. the population is booming in california and rescue groups in crisis. >> it's amazing how many are filling shelters currently. you know if you go to public facilities county ones, over 30% of the dog population can be this dog so there is a real crisis and it's causing a lot of shelters to ship them out of state. >> reporter: a donor who took this problem to heart decided to respond with his wallet donating money so owners could
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come to the foundation and get their dogs fixed for free. that can normally be 50 to a couple hundred dollars. why isn't the phone ringing? >> we can't seem to fill the appointments. we would be welcoming millions of people to come and flood the shelters with the appointments, unfortunately they aren't. >> reporter: the group said it's trying to get the word out and educate with 20,000 animals put down in contra costa alone this free procedure will save lives. channel 2news. >> for more information on how to adopt one you can go to the website and go down to ktvu where you will find a link. >> a nonprofit is using an unusual method to help students fund their college education. they launched this month letting donors help the college
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scholarships of ten students. each of them wrote a short explanation of what they want to do with their education and a tally of their expenses. lawmakers are trying to bridge a gap over giving seizure medication. a mill in the senate would let school districts to train nonmedical people to give the medication. if given with many minutes it can help guard against brain damage. the teacher's association said some are worried if they don't receive the training they could be faced consequences later. >> boys reaching sexual maturity earlier which may increase 9 risk of early death. researchers have determined an 18-year-old has a physical maturity of a 22-year-old from the time of the revolution. the bad news is as younger and younger experience it they are
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more likely to take risks such as fighting, driving reckless or showing off that can lead to early death. the economy seems to be taking a toll on children. a new report shows the poverty for children is up almost 20% over the past decade. many cases are due in part to parents whose unemployment benefits run out. that's the case for this couple,. they live in public housing say they rely on food stamps to provide. >> the kids eat what we eat. we just have to make sacrifices. i get up every day for them. >> reporter: they are just two of 6.2 million people who have been out of work for 27 weeks or more. >> drug shortages are now hurting hospitals across the united states. according to a study more than
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90% of hospitals reported a drug shortage in the last six months. the fda said the drugs range from cancer treatment to anasthesia. problems are -- production problems are causing much of the problem. man rain general hospital is offering big discounts for patient who pay their bills on time. patients can save 25% if they pay promptly. the hospital said prompt payment helps them save money on bills. >> thousands of grocery store workers getting ready to go on strike. union representatives announced the workers overwhelmingly rejected a health care proposal for vons, ralphs and albertsons.
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angeles, it's a big concrete slab counsel down there. this is normally where we talk about triple digit heat. right now on the maps i can show you 24, talking a lot about the fog over the past few weeks, finally clearing close to santa cruz and boulder creek, as we move the maps up to the north there you go with moreover cast into the golden gate bridge and parts of san francisco. look outside we have prepare aid couple cameras and san francisco currently 60 crease. you can see the cloud deck pushing in and san jose at 70 degrees. here is the forecast story for tonight. coastal fog will continue to be on the increase. tomorrow warmer, extended forecast warming trend but few high clouds moving in to the area. high pressure will build in from the desert southwest and
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as it does it'll help the marine layer. today not much of a change in the temperatures but you will notice a change inland for tomorrow and them also into tuesday, by tuesday warmest locations toward fairfield, concord and livermore around the 90-degree mark. the coast mainly in the low to mid60s, a touch warmer for the beaches but the fog a factor for the morning. the south you can see greg, it was a hurricane, the circulation will drop moisture closer to the bay area. we will pick up a few high clouds, right now the forecast model isn't showing it but we will have to watch it. no thunderstorms in the forecast just yet but -- we will continue to monitor it over the next few days, at least a few high clouds, first thing the fog again, not as much cloud cover inland. we could have a few patches and then into the afternoon clouds
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pull back to near the shoreline revealing partly sunny but more sun around the bay. here is the forecast for form starting at seven. fog for the coast and bay. low to mid50s, upper 50s to the upper 70's. most neighborhoods three to six degrees warmer. you will notice that toward brentwood and livermore. san francisco topping out 67 degrees. here is the look ahead, the extended forecast and temperatures will continue to warm up into tuesday, bit a halt in the warming trend for wednesday but we warm back up for thursday and also into friday and with the weekend always in view we will watch that theme, temperatures inland back up into the upper 80s into the lower 90's. >> sounds good. thank you. >> music filled the air and people filled the streets in
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oakland. ♪ [ music ] >> city center plaza the place to be for the art and soul festival. four stages presented entertainment while booths were filled with food and art. organizers say it's grown since 2000 attracting 60,000 people last year. >> haywood agent kennedy park was home to the 29th zuchini festival. in that time they raised almost $3 million for local nonprofits. vendors were tempting taste bud was barbecue, chicken and taco, o but there is one key ingredient that can't be ignored. >> ever booth has to have zuchini but the drink booths and the ice cream and the wine because that didn't work. we tried that, you can put in garlic but not zuchini. >> the celebration is one of
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who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. okay, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. ooh, fun, yeah. one, two, three. jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow. she's so pretty. yeah. or we give it to kyle. it's really all he's got. [ male announcer ] switch to at&t u-verse and record four shows all at the same time. just $29 a month for 6 months. at&t.
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ballpark in full force today. they like what they saw. belt was a second deck home run in the second with a pair of runners on board. just like that 3-0, his 5th homer of the year, a happy family. that lead was -- the astros struck back off dan, one run in and then another knocked in with that -- inning two thirds, moto walked a batter and then gave up this base hit to martinez, two more runs score, a 4-3 deficit. a bullpen game for the giants. just up from fresno, perfect his issuing in the third. giants tie the game in the 4th. a great shot at taking the lead. bases loaded for stewart who hits a high fly to the left. martinez making a perfect throw
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to the plate. perfectly executed by the astros. went to the 11th. then the giants broke through. sandoval, can only hit left handed rides one high and deep the opposite way. giants make the two run lead hold up for a 6-4 win. ramirez is saved, before the game they put wilson on the 151 day dl. as the fans try to beat the heat the giants got a big assist from the braves. one run was good enough for the braves to beat arizona. gonzalez in the third off josh, the line shot making over the fence. hudson and two relievers combine to shut out craig. end the game the braves complete a three game sweep of arizona as the giants close with in a fame and a half. runs very much at a premium
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today at the coliseum as the a's wrapped up their series with the blue jays, perez in command for the six innings but also getting defensive help. batista in the 4th. in the 5th. it's allen at the plate. allen hitting one to the grasp in right center. here comes batista to take the hit away again. the a's loaded bases with one out. crisp hit a ground ball. deserved a better fate for the a's, he head one mistake and it cost him. batista at the plate as he has done 35 time this is year, drive way gone as number 36 gives the j's a win. he allows just three hits in eight innings but is tagged with a loss. the a's off tomorrow before heading to new york for three. the 49ers and raiders last night used each other to figure
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out what they have to work on next in preparation for start of the regular season. pair of first year coaches with pregame greeting, the game was a mixed bag for smith. he was 8-13 in the passing department. would have liked to have this one back. dropped into coverage, making the pick to stop a drive. one of the flashes the 9ers showed was this catch by edwards, niners won the game 17-3. >> think obviously we improved from last week but if we want to be the team we are talking about we have to finish in the red zone, we can't turn the ball over. the first few drives we didn't finish and then the pick. just -- you know can't do that. trying to hold -- i didn't get my eyes out front, didn't see the guy, just bad mistake, can't do it. >> went a lot smoother than
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last week, had a lot more productive drives, everything started to flow today. >> what did jackson say after the call game? >> i have grown to know coach jackson and you can sentence the great amount of disappointment. >> we feel there is disappointment in us and our team. we are just trying to fix what we need to fix. >> got to stop the run and play more physical, tougher, got to stop the pass, a lot of things we have to fix. >> we are go stock car racing and show you an unusual sight on the golf tour.
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free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. ? two of nascar's top drive he is slugged out with the series point lead at stake. this wasn't edward's day. he is on the right side of the screen with problems action finishing 36 and falling to
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4th in the standings with 14 laps left to go kyle busch caught and passed jimmie johnson and then extended his lead. then kyle's brother ran into the wall and got jamie medicare murray involved. the rest of the field was able to narrow the gap. bush able to hold off job son. it's bush and johnson right now, 1, 2 and separated by just ten points. the year of the first time golfer continued today at the wimdom championship where a local kid grabbed the head line. we will start with the search for peterson's ball. because the potted plants temporary they can be moved which lets peterson take a drop. it all added up -- chipped in for birdie. all this on his first hole. peterson would go onto shoot a 69. john was seven back but made the shot that had the
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miniature golf to it. rolling the ball back to the hole. that's parr the hard way. the story was web simpson. up to the challenge of winning his first tournament with a birdie at 15, and a little more stylish at 16, that breaks right into the hole. simpson's young son making his presence known -- as he prepared to close the deal at 18, simpson gets the three stroke win. first time winner on the tour. senate senior tour playing it's final major. john cook and couples -- both finish regulation, 11 under parr, the approach -- couples made the birdie and won a major
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for the first time -- we will see you tonight. >> thank you. tonight on the 10:00 news shall the fall out from yesterday's violence, the police investigation into several shootings and fights. there is there is a developing situation situation in libya where rebels have made their way into the captain 08. >> we are watching the close eye on that, one last week of the weather. temperatures we have a warming trend and will warm up beginning tomorrow. >> that is the report for tonight. i'm heather holmes. >> for everybody here thank you for joining us.
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