in the air and begins to fly up and over the gates of the practice facility of the new zealand rugby teamys are the best rugby has to offer. they've won 75% of their games in their history. here goes the drone with the camera and goes down, gets close to the field. kid flying the helicopter wants to get even closer. these guys don't like it. one guy takes a kick, misses. another guy takes a shot. and then -- >> oh! >> israel fires the rugby ball right at the helicopter, takes it down. watch their celebration. >> got it! >> that sounded like a lawn trimmer. >> there's no sneaking up on the scene here. this video is posted on the official youtube channel. is this a publicity stunt? >> there's only like a handful of guys out there. if they were having a practice i feel like the whole team would be out there. >> i tend to think this might be a stunt. >> or maybe it started out as just these kids trying to shoot a video and then it turned out to be so cool, that the rugby team was like heck yeah, we'll post this on our website. did you see us hit that small helicopter with the ball. look at ou

the s-j-s-u rugby team played the santa rosa yes that's right, we said rugby. 1we caught up with the team and have the results. but first... we quiz students on which movies are nominated for best picture in the oscars. ">>>it's actual jersey shore and i have no reason why, yeah it just seemsto be really entertaining, it has a mixture of everything, violence, and romantic love making. my favorite tv show right now is probably the office. because the characters are just great, they're ridiculous, and it's all funny. how i met your mother, and the ason that it's my favorite show would have to anst the atmosphere thatmedy the show gives. probably up all night, it's a new tv show because i don't know, i really like maya rudolph, she's pretty hilarious. my favorite tv show is the office cause i think it's really funny der's a lot of dry humor, a lot of people don't understand it. but i think its kind of funny." baoctillo is here with sports. wat going on this week brandon? the lady spartans played their home opener wednesday against sacrament state the sacramento hornets started out strong

mold russia's national rugby team suffer a disappointing twenty five nil defeat to romania in the secondgame since the rugby world cup. but we start with boxing and w.b. a heavyweight world champion alexander privette can admits he may have underestimated opponent marco hogg after narrowly retaining his title on points the judges' decision when kins favor after twelve gruelling rounds in germany the russian had his work cut out and was on the ropes in round four and seven but hark the w.b. cruiserweight world champion failed to land the knockout punch the decision was greeted with blues by fans in stuttgart with a vet can admitting afterwards perhaps he didn't take the fight seriously enough it's the second successful defense of the title he won it all just last year. now to footballer manchester city have stretched their lead at the top of the english premier league to five points after a three know how to win against struggling black goals from mario balotelli sergio aguero and adding jacko sealed the victory elsewhere terry connors rate as well as manager began with a two two draw at

robert ross to russia's national rugby team suffer a disappointing twenty five nil defeat to romania in ne their second game since the rugby world cup. but we start with boxing and w.p.a. heavyweight champion alexander privette ken admits he may have underestimated opponent marco hawk after not only retaining his title on points the judges' decision went into that king's favor after twelve gruelling rounds in germany on saturday night the russian had his work cut out and was on the ropes in rounds four and seven but how the cruiserweight well champion failed to land the knockout punch the decision was greeted with a bruise by fans in stuttgart with about ten admitting afterwards perhaps he didn't take the fight seriously enough it's the second successful defense of a title he won in the oldest last year. now moving to football in manchester city have stretched adelaide at the top of the english premier league to five points after a three nil home win against striking black burn goals from our ballot tally. when adding jacko sealed the victory elsewhere terry connors reign as walls man

the bad old russia's national rugby team suffer a disappointing twenty five mill dipping to romania in the second game since the rugby world cup. but we start with boxing a heavyweight champion alexander povetkin admits he may have underestimated opponent marco hogg after retaining his title with a narrow points win in germany on saturday night the judges' decision went into that constraint after twelve gruelling rounds in stuttgart the russian had his what was on the rocks in round four and seven but hark the cruiserweight world champion failed to land. the decision was greeted with the blues by his winning side that can admitting afterwards perhaps he didn't take the fight seriously enough it's the second successful defense of the title in one in august last year. now moving to football and manchester city have stretched their laid at the top of the english premier league to five points after a three no home win against struggling black bun goals from mario balotelli you know where i was at and jacko sailed the victory elsewhere terry on his right as his manager began with a to chang

hundreds of fans of the rugby team navigated the sluggish road to make it to a game on treasure island today. what is normally a 20 minute trip if berkeley turned into a practice of patience. >> it was really bumper-to-bumper all the way through that hole richmond area. >> i look the richmond bridge, golden gate, took us an hour and 40 minutes. >> how was traffic? >> really bad, really slow. >> advice to drivers this weekend? >> take b.a.r.t. >> and that is an option. b.a.r.t. is running training over night. it usually shuts down from midnight to 5 p.m. ferries are also running overtime to accommodate those looking for alternatives to drivi driving. >> we want to take advantage of fact the b.a.r.t. will go over night and have a nice night. >> the b.a.r.t. is trust worthy. i like the b.a.r.t. >> i figured i will take the ferry for a nice leisurely ride down and back. >> this is the fourth closure of the bay bridge since construction began and cal tran said it will likely not last until the new bay bridge opens next year. live in san francisco, kimberly terry, nbc. >> thank you. speaking

rough weather and very strong opponents these were the key challenges for the russian rugby team in sochi heavy rain and temperatures just above freezing. pointman double trouble in the game against romania. and even though sochi is not the coldest place in russia it was hard for the home team to keep up the gas two weeks ago the bears struggled to beat portugal and eventually ran out winners by just the narrowest of margins of thirty three thirty two the final score however the encounter with the romanians proved to be a much tougher encounter and unfortunately for head coach kingsley jones the team's problem area in the scrum was once again to prove to be a major issue. say we need to improve but here we need to identify players more players more options not position the roumanians attacked from the first whistle and score at troy after only five minutes the russians just weren't able to come to terms with either their opponents or the conditions as the visitors would add another convert to try to take a twelve nil lead to the halftime break on day to north and the next on the way here

the rugby team across the richard bridge and then the golden gate and it is their only game here. most other games are scheduled to be played away on the opponent turf while the new stadium is being built and this game was scheduled far in advance of caltran's announcement that the bay bridge would be closed this he can would end. the cal representatives say they notified people as soon as they found out and gave them alternative routes to get here. warning drivers to pack their patience. >> i took the richmond bridge to golden gate, about an hour and 40 minutes. >> how was traffic? >> really bad. this was really slow. >> reporter: advice to drivers? >> take b.a.r.t. >> we left at 12:00, and we did really well until we got to that turn off i-580, and saw the bay bridge, and it became bumper-to-bumper real fast. >> reporter: needless to say we saw a lot of fans arriving to the game a few minutes late. fans say it was well worth the drive. the game which lasted about as long as most people's commute was a win for cal, 13-12, and the ride home is likely to be a lot less hectic as at

the cal rugby team which has a big time on ti tomorrow. >> i took bart to the embarcadero station andthe terminal and took the route 108 muni post. >> posting on our website that the bridge to treasure island is open throughout the weekend. >> reporter: there will be extra ferry service over the weekend. if you are going to stick to dry land you want to use our exclusive abc7 news waze app it uses the power of other commuters to show the back-ups and which other routes you want to take definitely will come in handy this holiday weekend. abc7news.com has a link to everything you need to know. the bridge is scheduled to reopen 5 a.m. tuesday. there is always that chance it could reopen earlier. >>> this morning president obama is waking up in downtown san francisco and preparing to board air force one. he spent a lucrative day of fundraising here and now he's headed for the p northwest to raise more campaign cash. -- for the pacific northwest to raise more campaign cash. amy hollyfield is live where the president will depart. you said the secret service is checking you guys out now? >>

the therapist told about the rugby team. >> my mom was cringing i don't blame her. >> the sport she saysves her confidence and outlet for her energy. a fellow player has watched her develop. >> to come out, kind of like right off the bat instinctly knew things that take years. >> using that wheelchair allowed her to focus on her studies, finishing college and getting into a top flight law school. something she says she couldn't have done if she focused solely on her physical rehabilitation. her new dream is to help others. >> if i wasn't disabled, i really think my life would mostly been about -- obviously i will have a career but it's not just about me anymore. i think that is -- i want to say that the beauty of it all. >> beauty with a good dose of toughness thrown in. >> cheryl: don't go away, 7 on your side is next. >> legacy of a mother and father. i'm michael finney, how i was able to i'm in a tricky situation here. i'm bidding on a 1979 dukes of hazzard lunchbox, but my auction ends in 15 seconds ! even worse, my buddy's bidding on the same lunchbox. it's airbrushed ! but i've got

therapist told her about the rugby team. >> people think i'm crazy when my mom watched she was goingke this the whole time cringing and i don't blame her. >>reporter: sport she says gives her confidence and outlet for her energy. fellow player scotty pope watched her develo develop. >> she just came out and kind of like right off the bat instinctively knew things that take most of us years. >>reporter: using the wheelchair for now allowed her to focus on her studies. finishing college and getting into a top flight law school something she says she couldn't have done if she focus solely on her physical rehab. new dream now is to help other disable people. >> if i wasn't disabled i really think that my life would have mostly just been about me. obviously hopefully will have a career and have lots of goals and aspirations they are just not just about me any more. i think that's kind of honestly that's the beauty of it all. >>reporter: beauty with a good dose of toughness thrown in. >> that's great. carolyn reporting for us now. >> another story about remarkable person as we continue. am

hundreds of fans of cal's rugby team navigated the sluggish roads to make it to a game on treasure island. what is normally a 20-minute trip from berkeley turned into a practice in patience. >> it was just really bumper to bumper all the way through that whole richmond area. >> it took the richmond bridge, the golden gate, took us about an hour and 40 minutes. tough. >> reporter: how was traffic? >> really bad, really slow. >> reporter: advice to drivers this weekend? >> take b.a.r.t. >> reporter: and this is an option. b.a.r.t. is running trains overnight. it usually shuts down from midnight to 5:00 a.m. ferries are also running overtime to accommodate those looking for alternatives to driving. >> we want to take advantage of the fact that the b.a.r.t. will go for overnight, for going to clubs and having a nice night. >> i like the b.a.r.t. >> i'll take the ferry, a nice leisurely ride down and back. >> reporter: kimberly terry, "today in the bay." >> this is the fourth time caltrans has shut down bay bridge since construction began on the new bay bridge. it's likely to be the last time