and now, i would like to introduce tom other conner, -- other' conner -- o' conner, the president of local 798, if fire -- the firefighter's union. family and friends, lieutenant vincent perez and firefighter tony valerio, thank you for allowing me the honor of taking part in this beautiful service to celebrate the lives of your son and your brothers. thank you for allowing me to commemorate their sacrifice and their service. and to their brothers and sisters in the san francisco fire department, to all of our colleagues in the fire service, and to all soon francis cans who are mourning this tragedy. and none of us will ever forget what happened this week. there are no words that can describe the pain and hurt that we feel. there are no words that can begin to do justice to the sacrifice that has been made. it is also difficult to put to words the lives of these men for they meant so much to so very many people. we can tell stories about them though, stories that help define who they were. we can share humorous stories, sharing little details such as the fact that tony had quite a gi

tom other conner. we have worked hand and glove this week and i really appreciate all your support and members of the executive board for everything you have done. we couldn't have done it without you and truly it was a partnership. i appreciate you being here as well as representation from the international association of fire chiefs. thank you so much. [ applause ] >>> and to my colleagues in the san francisco fire compartment, i put a little something out yesterday, but i am truly inspired in giving strength by how well all of us have worked together and the manner in which we're supporting one another and i hope in the coming days we can continue to do that for one another as well as for the perez and valerio family. and i would also like to pay particular credit to our board of supervisors, each and every one of you, all 11 of you, during the week and last week when we were suffering from this tragedy, reached out to me whether it was physically joining us at terrance's go general, and phonecalls

[applause] she has worked so well with the other island residents including becky hoge, john conners, and bnetty lettington. we have our organizations on treasure island, who have been working so hard for us, and of so many other important things ever present our city. including the director of the homeless initiative, sarah. [applause] thank you. member organization that are included in this initiative have been the boys and girls club of san francisco, catholic charities, community housing partnerships, mercy housing, rubicon, tool works, and walden house. thank you for your cooperation. [applause] and to our development partners who we have come to know, cherish, lived with, talked out a lot of issues, at the state level, local level, and of course, the treasury -- a treasure island community development. chris, thank you for being here. [applause] have i gotten everything else? i know we have other speakers here. we have a number of the board of supervisors that i want to thank each and everyone of them. we have jane kim, carmen chu is here, scott wiener, mark farrell. they are he

conner hale breaks the tie in his first ever college world series game. vandy wins. and going back to rory mcilroy, this is his tournament. an whatnot about the masters? >> he had a four shot lead, but eight now, twice as much. anen an -- >> alan: a twist in the story of a 9/11 hero and bay >> alan: a documentary examining the life of a bay area man who became a hero in the 9/11 terrorist attacks debuted today in san francisco. it was about the relationship between mark bingham and his mother. it received a loud applause during the film festival. bingham helped storm the cockpit of united flight 93 that cashed in pennsylvania. the festival shows gay-themed films. bingham is also gay and his mother speaks on behalf of gay rights across the country. thanks for joining us, see you tonight at 11:00. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

certainly with nancy conner, thank you very much for agreeing to work with us. we're going to be working together as well because i am so interested in making sure that the music concourse is activated for the benefit of everyone in the city and to make sure that we have good approaches, to fill that area more as we are in between the two fantastic and wonderful institutions. thank you for serving on and helping me make sure that the golden gate concords gets filled and it's done right. to the housing authority, we are challenged by some money different things that affect our economy. and with housing being as critical as it is for those economically struggling, it is important that we have expertise. a lot to thank you for bringing your expertise interiors of commitment and your shallots and connections. lead them everywhere we can to help the housing authority. and the residence of that agency, vacuum much for of the housing authority. and of course to our new commissioners, thank you for stepping ahead and helping our report. for the many years the use serve,

watch conner jackson. gets on his horse. great grab. a cal alum. in the fourth, the clutch two-out single scores cocoa crisp. -- phillies with the trying run at the played but nice turn by weeks at second. the a's hold on for a 4-1 victory. >>> the united states is always trying to prove they can hang with the world's best in soccer. today in pass -- pasadena, they had their chances but this is too good. mexico makes up a two-goal deficit. world-class soccer as we continue. new w w w w w w w w w . i could use a smartphone with social apps to stay up on what my friends are doing. and it's global, so i'll know what they're doing while they're doing it, even when i travel. i'll have to act surprised when they tell me stuff. i don't have a good surprised face. maybe i can look up videos of surprised people on my new phone for reference. yep, i really want that phone. upgrade to the new droid incredible 2 by htc with global capabilities for only $149.99. now on america's largest, most reliable high-speed network. verizon. caw caw! [ director ]what is th

. >> my name is conner o'brien. i am from san francisco. i was going here in 1982. i know there are many people, who moved here and have been living here for longer than i have been alive, who love the city and want to keep it beautiful and keep it local, and keep these giant signs out of our store fronts. i would just like to remind all of you that there are many of us out there that would like the opportunity to start small businesses of many kinds. with the gloomy over head, to also think about competing with large businesses such as wal- mart, which has not made it into the city, thankfully -- it is just enough to keep us out of it. it keeps us out of trying. if we let these stores in continuously, many entrepreneurs will prefer to go elsewhere just because there is more of a chance of success. that is all i have to say. thank you. president o'brien: thank you. any further public comment? >> good evening, commissioners. i am a resident of san francisco for about 15 years. i also own a small pet store in the marina district. about a year-and-a-half ago, i actuall

conner bradley had this view from his window seat on a flight from san diego to dallas-ft. wurths. joe kennedy on a cross country bicycle trip got caught in it. >> now i want to keep going, get out of here. it's -- breathing it is just terrible. >> reporter: and the 3,000 people on the fire lines who have to breathe that smoke agree. a new development tonight as it continues to spread, some communities on the new mexico side of the border are threatens. governor dan brewer of arizona has asked the guard and transportation community to help out if they're needed. >> george, thanks. >>> the heat wave moving across the eastern part of the country brought its full blast to the east coast today. five major cities said reports, including mew, at 102, philadelphia at 99, baltimore at 100, and 102 at washington national airport. much cooler air is son the way. a line of thunderstorms barreling to the east has been released. temperatures in new york and new england in the 70s for tomorrow. >>> in louisiana tonight, federal and state agencies are investigating another oil slick in the gulf o

conner jackson reaches out to make the catch. beautiful.4th, scott size more comes through, a single off. cocoa scores to give the a's a 2-1 lead. trever pitched into the eight -- the curve ball fools jimmy rollins to allow one run. tieing run at the plate, but weaks starts the 4-6-3 double play to end the game. that is average to 3:28. >>> the only american left on the men's side, but fortunately both william sisters survived the first week at the all england club. conditioning won't be a factor for serena. she smashes one of her ten's' and even when she did return a serve, she wasn't in position to do much with it. serena wins in straight sets it advance to the fourth round where she'll take on 9th seeded marion bartoli. over on the men's side, he would get a new racket and regroup to win the match in four sets. the big three of nadal, federer, and jocevich all advance to the third round. u.s.a. and mexico at a sold out rose bowl. what do you do to clinch and leave landon donovan for the goal? the united states jumped out to a quick 2-0 l

certainly with nancy conner, thank you very much for agreeing to work with us. we're going to be working together as well because i am so interested in making sure that the music concourse is activated for the benefit of everyone in the city and to make sure that we have good approaches, to fill that area more as we are in between the two fantastic and wonderful institutions. thank you for serving on and helping me make sure that the golden gate concords gets filled and it's done right. to the housing authority, we are challenged by some money different things that affect our challenged by some money different things that affect our

at the urging of officials, she spoke to tara conner who was put under the microscope after rumors ofo way did i think it would be possible for a second chance to be given to me. >> reporter: conner, was forgiven by pageant owner donald trump. after cleaning up her act, rima fakih slipped again, surveillance videos show her returning home at 4:00 a.m. and miss usa rima fakih joins us live this morning from los angeles. good morning. >> good morning. >> you had one more week to go. sunday you'll have to relinquish your crown. it has been a challenging year for you. do you believe things got a little bit out of control? >> yeah, i have to admit i have had a few hiccups in my year and at times, i have learned my lessons. i think i have grown so much this year. i'm proud to give up the crown june 19th and i still have the crown. >> you said that because of getting closer to the end, maybe you have been a little bit more relaxed than you would have been normally? >> well, you know what i think so, i think coming closer to the end of my reigm, you have to look at beginning of my reign, the

. >> jimmy conners on the men's side, andre agassi.n canada said grunting might give players a competitiv >>> this morning on "world news now," facing justice. the notorious boston mob boss connected to a long list of murders is finally in custody. >> whitey bulger spent nearly 17 years on the run. and how federal agents used a unique tactic to find his hiding place. it's friday, june 24th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, i'm daniel sieberg. >> i'm peggy bunker. the fbi found bulger by finding his girlfriend first. this is an unusual string of events this week. it led agents to bulger's apartment. this was in southern california where he's been hiding in plain sight for years. >> yes, he's been on the lam all this time. responsible for a number of murders, drug distribution, extortion, you name it, the list of accusations goes on and on. >> and even there is rewards posted to try to bring this guy in. they weren't getting any bites on that. they really took a different tactic. it turned out this way. >> ver

conner was texting and did not see murray and her toddler crossing the street. dunnaway is charged with vehicle manslaughter and faces up to a year in jail. >>> san jose public schools need to install sprinklers in all schools. it's been investigating a fire at tracy school. the fire caused $15 million in damage. >>> old navy has stepped up to help the victims of tuesday's fraternity fire. the fire caused extensive damage. 28 men living there escaped without injury but they lost most of their possessions. today the old navy at valley fair mall is allowing them to buy new clothes at discounted prices. >>> nascar is back in the bay area for what is its only northern california stop this year. 100,000 racing fans are expected at sonoma county's infinon raceway. and today claudine wong introduces us to one fan with a very unique perspective. >> reporter: high on the hill and the turns sit al slitshammer. he has the inside track on racing back in the 50s and 60s he actually owned one. >> it was my job to kiss the girl because my driver wouldn't do that. that was kind

mark texeria is credited with a steal at home as conner jackson is off the mark. 10-3 yankees.roken bones, ligament tears, pulled muscles, giants it's survival of the fitness and being healthy doesn't mean you can hit so get used to it. giant fans another meager offensive output as far as runs are concerned. wasting good pitching and the giants led 2-1 when cody ross came through. the bullpen has problems, cardinals with three straight doubles, here's the middle one off the bat of pujols. that scores a run to cut the deficit to 3-2. and now we pick it up 3-3. skip shumacker. freddy sanchez, but can't get in. >>> game one nba finals dallas detractors call their start dirk nowitzki. and the lord of no rings, lebron james. somebody is going to come out of it a winner. and the beautiful pass to chris bosh. he had 19 point, nine rebounds. the third guy in the big three and the finisher wade up top. watch the perfect timing, again game one miami. next thing you know they'll be instituting robo balls. boy is it. tennis tournaments following a major boo. andy murray near court gets the

mark texeria is credited with a steal at home as conner jackson is off the mark. 10-3 yankees. broken bones, ligament tears, pulled muscles, giants it's survival of the fitness and being healthy doesn't mean you can hit so get used to it. giant fans another meager offensive output as far as runs are concerned. wasting good pitching and the giants led 2-1 when cody ross came through. the bullpen has problems, cardinals with three straight doubles, here's the middle one off the bat of pujols. that scores a run to cut the deficit to 3-2. and now we pick it up 3-3. skip shumacker. freddy sanchez, but can't get in. >>> game one nba finals dallas detractors call their start dirk nowitzki. and the lord of no rings, lebron james. somebody is going to come out of it a winner. and the beautiful pass to chris bosh. he had 19 point, nine rebounds. the third guy in the big three and the finisher wade up top. watch the perfect timing, again game one miami. next thing you know they'll be instituting robo balls. boy is it. tennis tournaments following a major boo. andy murray near court gets t

. >> and conner jackson, coco crisp 1-0 a's. cody ross with a rocket off of godfrey. we're tied at 1. >> josh chopper down the line. miguel tejada can't knock it down one scores 2-1 a's and here comes sandoval but suzuki makes the play. aubrey huff a's leading the league in errors with 55. 3-2 game. godfrey pitching well and striking out he beats tim 5-2. >> nicholas never did it or hogan or palmer mcelroy is 11 under lowest 36-hole score in the history of the event. macelroy shot a 7 under 65. this is par four 8. looks like it's going to settle right there a little bit of backspin and this is going in for an eagle! >> then on 17 he is 13 under. lowest than everybody has ever been in. >> who is chasing him? everybody. yang is the closeest. part of the day belongs to palmer on 17. this is taken the scenic route and perfect result. birdie. one under 17 and here is a look at the leaderboard. macelroy with a 6-stroke lead. phil mickelson is one over. >> two very good days. got myself in a good position going into the weekend. i probably know more than anybody else what ca

. >> conner powell, thank you very much. >> an explosion in a crowded downtown neighborhood injuriesd the world in 80 seconds. >> kenya, an explosion in downtown nirobi killing 29 people. they are investigating whether it is an act of terrorism. kenya is on high alert since the death of osama bin laden because of neighboring samollia. >> russia, wildfires in siberia spreading an alarming rate. government officials say 64,000 acres burned so far, if that is accurate would be 54,000 torched in 24 hours. we are told that the fires are not threatening the villages or towns. >> india. hundreds of police officers raiding a hunger strike. they removed the guru leading the strike and thousands of supporters it is aimed at bringing awareness and rooting out corruption in india. >> germany. waiters and waitresses racing in ber lin, the goal not spill their pans of water or cups was coffee. the event started after world war ii to park a return to normalcy. that is a wrap around 80 seconds. >> hackers behind a cyber attack with a game company coming forward and claiming responsibility. >> plus,

one of the people who spoke, we have on tape with tom o' conner unipresident who had nice thing to say as soon as we get that cueed up. we'll play that for you. look at fire engines and trucks. outpouring support for these two men. take a lin. >> to say that vince and tony were different people would be an understatement. vince was a former marine and tony was a world traveling hippy. vinced on classic cars and hot rod and tone was a urban chicken farmer . vince had a economy of word and tony had an inability to put a period on the end of the sentence. vince loved to work out and tony loved yoga. the immortal word st. francis summed them up the best. nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing so gentle as real strength. vincent and tony were our gentle and our strengths. together, gentleness and strength stood on that fateful day that brought us here to this service. together, gentleness and strength went in harm's way and together gentleness and strength have left us. vincent and tony were two men who had every gifts but lengths of years and they dedicated their lives to serving o

first clearly is the conservative trend in the court , the importance of alito replacing oh conner on the court. one political scientists did the study of the 44 justices who have sat on the court since 1937 and by that survey of the six most conservative justices, four are still serving on the present court. that report said roberts, alito, scalia and thomas. but if there is a shift to the right it's eepssodic, clearly not in one way only because there have been results that go the other way. the bude i hadion versus bush case and i mentioned kennedy versus louisiana. secondly, i think you could argue there is more of a correlation than there used to be between a justice on the court and the appointing president of that court. there was a time when one was struck by the deviations, the behavior of justices blike blackman or suitor or stevens who turned out on the court over a period of time to behave rather differently than one might have expected when first appointed. it seems that's an era that is now gone. it seems one can find more predictability in behavior of justices in terms

union president tom o' conner is working on the massive logistics. >> the families want the men remembered the men they were and heroes. >> investigators picked through the rubble for cluse today . the cause of the fire does not appear to be suspicious which made the life easier for juanita green who owns the place. the union made a clue about what made the fire so difficult. terrain and wind and house arc tecture from the front stairs down. >> you are walking down the chimney and the fire started in the bottom of the house and you are coming down on top of it. >> not just anyone would walk in conditions. firefighters do . they are born to it and sometimes pay the price. >> the hardest thing to deal with, is that it could have been one of us and it could have been me. >> that funeral takes place in st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. it is big. they are expecting firefighters from across the country among other places. new york bost pon, washington d.c. and houston and the calls keep coming in and logistics are massive. we know there will be two large ladder trucks with an american flag

the new city feel for the mets, conner jackson the bases are loaded.designated hitter, so now he has to do something out in the field, it is seven to 02 the bottom of the sixth, they're going for their sixth consecutive victory. now this is like the old days, earl weaver and billy martin, look at how upset i see is, he is up said. oh my business, this is where-old my goodness, this is, oh my dignity cannot control themselves. 4 million per year, and the rumors are he may go ahead and manage the floor marlon's anyway, his team after all that went on to beat the cubs at 63, he has been ejected twice this season 27 times in his career he puts on a good show. the giants in a few minutes, the first pitch at home. the news continues to be good on the nfl labor talks. all smiles and handshakes walking out today. the word is, and again these are reporters at and around all day and drink coffee and eat donuts. they say they could sign an agreement within weeks. the commissioner it will, check his body language or. >> this was a drop dead date, but there is not.

by the way, conner and austin are standing in front of me from illinois.square buttons are really catching on. everyone's checking in. one or two things going on this morning as you head outside. we want to show you this picture. it's an interesting graphic from weather underground. where all of the smoke has gone from those fires in arizona. look, des moines, kansas city, denver. the heat stays up. midland, 101. the heat has spread to new england. go we are a cool crowd in the hot air in times square. we are a cool crowd in the hot air in times square. robin? george? >> thank you, sam. >>> now, to the story of dale price. he's gunning for the title of world's most embarrassing dad. turns out, it also makes him a pretty amazing dad. here's how dale did it. getting up every year to wave to his son as his son caught the bus to school. but dale didn't stop there. he showed up in costume, a different one, every, single day. dale and his son, rainn, are here today. but first, have a look at his many looks. it started with a chargers helmet and jersey. but as th

but conner jackson holds onto the ball to end the inning.e up by 1 -- a's were up by 1 in the 9th. cliff pennington scores the insurance run. the a's win, 4-1. >>> mexico has qualified for the confederation cup after a comeback win over the u.s. the u.s. started hot and was up 2- 0, but mexico bounced back and scored twice to make it 2-2 at the half. they came out strong in the 2nd half, scoring another two goals to win their second straight gold cup title. >>> street celebrations broke out in southern california after mexico's victory. there were some my for disturbances. some 93,000 people attended yesterday's game. >>> the appeal trial resumes tomorrow for an american student accused of killing her roommate from italy. a man is scheduled to testify against amanda knox. knox and her codefendant and ex- boyfriend are appealing their convictions. >>> time now is 8:50. auditions about to get underway for "american idol." unfortunately, there's not going to be a stop in the bay area this year. where you're going to have to travel if you want a

conner wrote shares the house energy and congress subcommittee hearing. it is a little over an hour. >> good afternoon. if the rumor please come to order. thank you. the afternoon. -- good afternoon. in the wake of massive debts have breeches, we are now more aware that information can be used to falsify your identity. the time has come for congress to take action. the chair recognizes himself for an opening statement. >> with nearly 1.5 billion credit cards in use, and more american shopping online, they have a treasure chest of opportunity to get rich quick. the trade commission estimates that 9 million americans fall victim to identity theft every year. it cost them billions of dollars annually. in recent years, carefully orchestrated cyber attacks designed to obtain a personal informations about consumers has become one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises here in the west and across the world. the justice department shutdown a cyber crime ring. it was responsible for the online theft of $100 million. in some ways, has become ground zero in the