baseball team beginning to report to spring training and includes albert pujols who left strl for anaheim. pujols says he has no regrets. >> there were some great moments. i was able to accomplish two world series and an experience i want to bring to the city, you know, to anaheim and to this ball club and, hopefully, have probably better years than i had in st. louis and hopefully more championships. >>> manny ramirez signed one-year minor league deal with oakla oakland. he has to serve 50-game suspension for his second suspension for the baseball's drug policy. >>> johnson drove the length of the court and laid it up and tied it but connecticut came right back. napier pulled up from inside half-court and nailed it. the game winner for the defending champs. uconn won a thriller 73-70. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> lindsay lohan lost in the role of a lifetime. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a heart-warming welcome home in tampa for one of the nation's bravest. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome

louis for anaheim. pujols says he has no regrets. >> there were some great moments.as able to accomplish two world series and an experience i want to bring to the city, you know, to anaheim and to this ball club and, hopefully, have probably better years than i had in st. louis and hopefully more championships. >>> manny ramirez signed one-year minor league deal with oakland. he has to serve 50-game suspension for his second violation of baseball's drug policy. >>> to college hopes. johnson drove the length the court and laid it up and tied it, but connecticut came right back. napier pulled up from inside half-court and nailed it. the game winner for the defending champs. uconn won a thriller 73-70. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> and now for another look at the weather, here once again is bill karins. good morning you can bill. >> typically i'd being talking about a winter thaw is coming but it's warmer than it's been. it's crazy. let's talk about what's going to happen up in new england. this is an area that still had snow on the ground espec

- disneyland in anaheim, california fop 24 hours.merchandise will be available for guest at that want to brag they logged 24 hours in the park. >> you ever been. >> yes i can't imagine being there for 24 hours. >> no. >>> we are following severe weather and severe news out of the midwest. news time 6:39. >> your abc2 news to go is coming up next including this from linda so. >> reporter: new developments in the case of a 5-year-old girl murdered in the city. who police have in custody. >>> and new details in that school shooting in ohio. we will learn more about the teen suspect after he makes his first court appearance. >>> we have got three momas to be right behind that door. it could go any second and we will speak with two grandma to be when we come back live from gbmc. >> we have some severe weather to the south and west of us. we won't get in on that action. we will get the rain. i will tell you how much we will get coming up. >>> and it's been a pretty busy morning on the roadways including the bottle neck situation on the wes

>> eventually police were called to the scene and glenn was booked by the anaheim police who we contacted. they say the man appeared to be drinking but they didn't bother giving him a sobriety test because the assault and battery charges result in a stiffer penalty than a drunken disorderly conduct. >> i won't fight anymore. >> it is ski season which also means it's avalanche season. check this out . this is an avalanche that happened in red mountain pass, colorado. some back country skiers are enjoying the mountains, taking some video. this guy hits the big jump. stomps the landing. >> oh! holy [ bleep ]. >> they just start so fast. they come out of nowhere. that's crazy. >> and they're massive, too. >> the colorado avalanche information said posted this video and they say the danger is considerable to high throughout the colorado mountains. >> the guys were unprepared for this. they were skiing out there for a while there were tracks all over the mountains. they don't seem concerned about it, they're laughing and it seems far off in the distance. watch what happens. [ bleep [ bleep ]. >

these students are competing in the world championship competition in anaheim, california in april tment requires teams to build the and program robots to put different size cylinders into goals. it's no larger than 18 inches. >> i try to tinker, put things together. we created an atmosphere of innovation, really, where i could explore what i could do. the possibilities are endless, really, so this was a great place for me to find myself, what i really wanted to do. >> reporter: educators and mentors say it's a great exercise of hands on learning. >> a lot of what they're learning in class is not applied, and many of the students don't understand why they're taking what they are in school. so this gives them an opportunity to put their hands on something and see what math is really all about. >> educators say that these robotic programs expose students to science, technology, engineering and math concepts for future careers. the goal is the same -- to bring home a win. for these students robotics could be the road for a solid future. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> very impressive. >> now

anaheim police confirmed that he was involved in the killing of a woman and her son back in october.olice arrested another man in the case back in january. they would not specify the connection between the two but he is being held without bail. investigators are looking into his involvement in more stabbings in the area. >>> elle sir row toe high school will hold a memorial service for the 18-year-old that died after a skate boarding accident. flowers and candles now stand along marin street for tyler. the driver says he didn't see him. doctors took him off life support on wednesday. >> i don't wish this on anybody. and it's something that has to come out of this. something good. i don't want any parent to go through what i'm going through. >> de march martini's mother hopes others will learn about his accident. >>> drivers facing traffic fines can usually go to court to fight their tickets. and the odds are you can beat that ticket if it came from the oakland police department. a judge for the city's traffic court says oakland officers don't show up to court 40% of the time. when th

the west side of manhattan is down at the bottom of the list, literally number 12 after places like anaheim, california, washington, d.c., los angeles, there's new york. right now the jakub javits convention center is not competitive. that hurts the new york economy. because we're just not getting the shows here. the largest convention center in the country is in chicago mccormick place at 3.1 million feet. you see javits is 832,000 square feet. this is not a new problem. we've talked about it for years. we talked about expanding the center. it's hard to expand because it's locked. the hudson river is on the west side. there's development to the north. there's development to the east. today is different. today is different because we're not just going to talk about our problems. we're not just going to talk about the challenges. we're going to talk about the opportunities. and today is different because we're not just going to talk about this challenge. we're going to do something about it. let's build the largest convention center in the nation, period. we believe we can attract $4 billion

she handed over the sparkling discovery to anaheim police and posted an announcement on craigslist that said, found woman's wedding ring set in a purse that's been returned and purchased from tj maxx. there is a personal message engraved on the ring which she is say that she is keeping that a secret in order to identify the rightful owner. >> yo i know what a wedding ring means to me. if i lost it i hope somebody would return it. >>> so far, she said, no responses to her craigslist ads. a store employee says they have received no reports of missing rings. very honest of her. >> how's that work? you buy the purse, oh, i don't want it. put the ring in there and take it back? >> maybe she carried it once? took it off? >> slipped in while someone wasn't looking? >>> someone called it a match made in heaven for royal fans and dog collectors. >> mattel said it will sell barbie versions prince william and the duchess of cambridge in time for their one year wedding anniversary. the price $100. a lot of dough. they are kind of cute. >> all right. it's now 4:57. what a pilot did that put passenge

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just one issue on the minds of small business owners this presidential election year, so we went to anaheim, california, recently, and asked intrapreneurs to sound off on the issues they think are important for the candidates to address. >> as a small business person, i am really concerned with the tax base and not getting taxed so much that i can't operate my business, and i am looking for a candidate that understands business and comes from a business background. i am really interested in what mitt romney has to say and i am really looking at his campaign right now because i think he might be the man that understands where somebody like me is coming from. >> i think the top two issues that affects small business, is the regulations thrusts into the small business sector by the government and the reduced capital available in the marketplace because of the economic assert teas that have gone on in the last 20 years. >> it's the economy, stupid. we have to create jobs out there and get capital out back in the marketplace, and small business drives america and consumer spending drives small b

. >>> they escaped to move to anaheim but seattle's mayors are working with a san francisco team. documents object taped include a meal for the efforts to keep the kings. sacramento is facing a march deadline to come up with a proposal for a new arena. >> everybody wants to move and everybody wants a new place to play, sal. >> that is why it was so huge because -- >> let's go out and take a look at the commute, westbound traffic nothing major but getting into the city, one guy has a really bright light on and it looks like a ufo down there, but anyway, this is away bridge toll plaza. and in oakland's fruit district, right now you can see a smaller river, a river is gushing through and it looks like they are making some progress now. now the water has not damaged any homes so far. crews have been on the scene working for several hours cleaning up the mess and you can see they are still doing it here and they will be here for self more hours and they do have part of the -- for several more hours and they do have part of the problem solved. >>> this is a look at interstate 880 and th

the king almost moved -- kings almost moved to anaheim after they gave them one last chance. >>> theyro baseball. a marin county judge is in favor of bringing a proball team to the park. critics are worried about traffic, parking and other issues. >>> my son is a high school graduate, they are excited. >> sal, how is traffic? >>> well, it is getting crowded as you might expect, as you look at 880 northbound and southbound it is moving well but when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza it's not that bad but we will be waiting there. 647, let's go to steve. >>> mostly cloud, 20s , 30s and 40s, rain arrives and overnight for everybody into tomorrow morning. todays in the 50s including some snow in the sierra : >>> why a homeless camp could be on the verge of shutting down. >>> bad news came hours ago, it involves the deadly school shooting, stay with us, we will be right back.

the team won regional so they will go to anaheim for nationals.he action never stops. even an anti-soccer guy like gutfeld and juan williams would enjoy this. >> juan: i'm not anti-soccer. >> brian: they did a fantastic job leading the women. >> andrea: we love soccer players. >> kimberly: yes, we love them. you are a great coach. you do a lot for kids. >> brian: i was just a parent this week. >> kimberly: great parent. it's good. >> juan: yesterday, i spoke with pat buchanan who just got his contract terminated by msnbc for guess what? apparently saying things that they didn't want to hear. i said you know what, pat? i had the same experience. i got kicked off of npr. apparently i was a bad guy, called a bigot. schieffer what i had to say -- so here is what i had to say to pat. >> some of the organizations, they monitor every word you say. they work at night and they go to, try to get rid of him, get rid of the column. they're a blacklisting organization. that's what they do. >> juan: pat is right. people are looking to vilify you. one of the iro

the anaheim theme park will open a new area called cars land based on the feature, mcqueen. it will include three rides, restaurants and stores designed to look like radiator springs in the cars movie. >> i can't wait to go. >> they did it for pam cook. >>> a man on the jury is really in hot water all because of his new facebook friend. >>> also a new move by the white house because of a backlash over a new rule. up here! right. like 85% of us, you have hard water stains and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. truth is, you need something powerful. you need lime-a-way. it's 4 times more effective at removing limescale than the leading bathroom cleaner. because lime-a-way is specially formulated to conquer hard water stains. for lime, calcium and rust... lime-a-way is a must. okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, y

cologne behind him in his hips the biggest shock was from one of the lesson anaheim tiger woods was at monterey peninsula club would tony romo, a 23 year- old ricky fowler was finishing up his plea, he is known as one of the next big golf stars. here are some key teatime is for thursday. fifth round began at 8:00 a.m.. go over 1.1 million go to the champion. here is a shot of jim harbaugh and alex smith. >>gary: might produce a just told me that we should get an update on the weather. >>jaqueline: good for tomorrow. friday was the clouds with cooler temperatures. saturday morning could see some sprinkles. >>gary: here is our mean crank of the day. a company capitalizing on his dropped pass dumped thousands of other things are getting bars in downtown boston. once again, people would too much time on their hands. one more thing, we cannot get away from his wife giselle. brandon jacobs from the giants said, she needs to continue to stay cute and shut up. this cost of >>gary: and jeremy lincecum of 23 points and 10 assists. look at him. when jeremy win dan wheldon has emerged without any

. >>> a purse bought from a tj maxx store in anaheim turned out to be much more than what she wanted.nside, the owner found a diamond wedding ring set. she called the store. but no one has called the rings missing. she is posting a craigslist. >> that's a very honest woman. >> if no one claims it, she's married. to whomever she wants. >>> a blast of the white stuff. bob has the updated first warning weather next. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> a live look outside right now. beautiful friday. let's keep it this way. keep the snow away from here. >> you gotta keep this in mind. it's 53 degrees this afternoon. tomorrow is going to be 53, 54. the ground is very, very warm. even saturday night. the ground stays warm. the temperatures don't even get to freezing until later in the day on sunday. so even if we see snow on sunday, which is a pretty good chance, a lot of it is going to melt when it comes down, until sunday night, when it gets colder. so even though some of these snowfall amounts you see around, i think a lot of it is just going to melt. and mainly on the grass and trees once again. any slush b

. >>> in anaheim, california and/or lan doe.n leap day, february 29th, disneyland and the magic kingdom will open for 24 hours straight. first time both parks will do that at the same time. first 2000 visitors will get special commemorative mickey mouse ears by the way. >>> women in combat, abortion, adolph hitler. presidential candidate rick santorum has definitely spoken out on some issues that have left many people stunned by his statements. >> free prenatal testing ends up in more abortions and, therefore, less care that has to be done. >> it's the churches money, and forcing them to do something that they think is a grievous, moral wrong. how can that be a right of a woman? that has nothing to do with the right of a woman. >> i do have concerns about women in front line combat. i think that can be a very come premising situation. >> it's not about your jobs. it's about some phony ideal, some phony theology. >> well, of course those comments have made headlines. santorum is not too happy about that. matter of fact, he says h

. >> i went to work at this one club in anaheim, and i drank that night. five shots of jack to the head, and i fell off the pole. i didn't slow down at all. i did like this trick like a hover. i didn't even slow down at all. and i, bam, woke up in traction. the doctor's like you're never going to walk again. i'm like you've got me twisted. i don't know whose chart you're reading, but that's not mine. you know what i mean? paralyzed. give me a friggin' break. if i can't shake my tail feather, then there's no reason to even breathe for real. >> butcher not only walked again, but says her medical bills were paid by the men in the audience that night. later, however, questions raised by her then 8-year-old daughter led her to end her stripping career. >> the last night i had a job, my daughter said, mom, why don't you ever take to work shoes and underwear? i said, well, i don't know. that's a really good question. and she said, what do you do at work, mom? and i go, i think i sell these. >> she's like, those don't look like anyone would want to buy those shoes

you can see mat live at the house of blues in anaheim on april 3rd.w night, we'll be joined by ed helms. from the new show, "gcb," leslie bibb will be here. and we'll have music from wallpaper. and if you missed our academy awards special on sunday night, don't miss a special rebroadcast of it thursday night at 10:00. it is not just a rerun. we'll have an all-new look at the making of "movie: the movie," starring george clooney, gary oldman, tom hanks, martin scorsese and even matt damon. and we have oprah. yes, that oprah. again, thursday night, at 10:00 here on abc. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest is a living legend, who has been antagonizing celebrities, royalty and commoners alike for six decades. you can see her now antagonizing her daughter on the second season of "joan & melissa: joan nose best?" tuesdays at 9:00 on wetv. please say hello to joan rivers. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] it's very good to see you. i like that coat. what is this? >> i almost didn't come because there was a tragedy. at the last minute, my do

anaheim police confirm that compo was involved in the killing of a woman and her son back in november. >>> time is 6:18. a grab that opposes plans to rent out san francisco's coit tower will present signatures on monday to get -- they are considering renting out the top part of the landmark for private events. but people live nearby coit tower are fighting that. they want to limit commercial activities and private events. the group also wants more of the money from admission fees to be spent on maintaining coit tower. >>> cyclist on the golden gate bridge will know how fast they are going. the examiner reports a new digital sensor has been added to the west sidewalk. now bridge officials say they are not part of any plan to introduce a speed limit. >>> time now 6:18. sal, can you help the folks in the south bay? >> i can because right now i will give them pretty useful information when it comes to getting into the valley. so far your commute has not started in earnist. in fact you are still out ahead of the crowd. if you will be getting on the freeway soon, you should be okay driving

she filled the air to produce a driver's license anaheim but limit it comes out to be worse at the report has been cited a source of a vehicle will be towed. but listen to this, and if you did not see the bus or a dollar for the new bus at court and they are driving to could he give him an officer of view of canada's human--and an officer catches you do what you get to go on your way with a warning and a $700 penalty attached. >>justine: $700 and a lot of money. we are falling several developing stories one out of san raphael wearing lumberyard caught on fire. this is the picture that you are looking at on the left. fire trucks are still there. i will have an update coming up, the other shot on the right shows the bay bridge it is going to closed one week from today you can see west bound 80's close february 17, 1920 first. i want to make sure the you know all the details will talk more about that when we come right back. when a sore throat strikes, the pain can leave you feeling dreadful. and all you want is for it to go away. cepacol works fast and gives powerful sore throat relief. tha

we met at a book launch here in anaheim. >> boucher and kisner wanted to know if ginger thought the relationshipd to romance. >> do you think she thought it was a romantic relationship? >> she was trying to be a little more than friendly which to me, i just had to back off and say i'm sorry, no, this is not working out. >> then they asked him about that car accident with the trans-gender woman. lane said it all began when he came upon a sexual surprise. >> as soon as she was undressing and i realized it was a he is when i got really, really offended and said we have to leave. >> he admitted they argued over car keys but said it was much ado about nothing. >> literally pulled him out the way, grabbed the keys, got back in the car and drove off. >> okay. >> yeah. there was no brutality -- >> he's alleging you kicked him several times in the face. >> no. wouldn't do it. not in a million years. i'm very easygoing, very passive person. >> easygoing. passive. all this from a man suspected of cutting a woman in half. remember, lane thought police were here to talk about the car accident. he still didn'

the purse bought from a tj maxx store in anaheim, turned out to be much more than that.nside, the new owner found a diamond wedding ring set. she called the store, but no one had reported anything missing. she's hoping a craigslist post will help get the rings back to their owner. but it was a new purse. right? >> interesting. >> not like a second hand store. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news tonight. spring training start these weekend for the orioles. which players will be under the microscope? >>> mark asked the general manager and has the answers coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the orioles have migrated south to start spring training. sports director mark viviano joins us with a preview of what's to come. >> reporter: in his first three months to the job, dan duquette has changed the roster. duquette's addition are fill- ins. they will hit sarasota for the first official workout in 2012. it's the first of the season. and the renovated facility. the second full season on the job, for manager buck showalter. and it's the first for duquette. and i asked the gm what

electric try car start up based in anaheim. it's one00,000 dollar sports car being built with help from a half billion dollar loan guarantee from the government. well today they suspended work at the plant in delaware and laid off 26 workers while it renegotiates the term of that loan. and despite benefitting from u.s. taxpayer support, the company has a contract with a firm in finland to assemble the first generation electric vehicle. >> well parking is expensive in san francisco you know that. but not feeding the meter can brick your wallet. survey done by the city very own municipal transportation agency say fines tied with new york for highest in the country at 65 dollars. compare that to san jose top off at 35 dollars. san francisco also rank third highest nationwide for beater park with 50 million dollars a year to the city of san francisco. >> more to come tonight. if you are in financial trouble stay with us for certain. michael reveals the steps that you can take now to reduce your house payment by up to 500 you can ta

. >>> a anaheim man filed a trademark application for "linsanity." he said if it's approved he would be well to sell it to mr. lin if he wants to. right now lynn and the knicks are take on the sacramento kings in new york. dennis o'donnell will have more on that later in sports. >>> speak of incredible, this weather today after a downpour last night it was gorgeous. >> yes. we did have spotty downpours last night that measured up to .10" of rain and we had some gusty winds all day. those ends with are dialing back. let's go outside now where we have crystal clear skies. official sundown was at 5:48. and by the time it comes back up tomorrow morning at 6:59, we will have some areas of patchy frost. right now in the 50s. it is currently 51 degrees in san francisco after a high today of 58 degrees. futurecast this is interesting. you see increasing cloud cover by friday. we remain mostly cloudy then see those specks of green, that gives you's good indication that we have a good chance of light scattered rain showers overnight friday and then leaving us

almost moved to anaheim and seattle wants the team also but city council votes for this on march 6 theill stay in sacramento long-term. >> all right. we have a winne winner. >> i'm glad you reminded me. wins daytona 5 husband. >> survival. >> 40 republic at 225 pounds. wow! all time record at the combine is 49 or 50. >> i can't do 20 republic at 4 pound but that's another story. that's our report for all of us here, appreciate your tame as always. hope to see you in an hour on channel 7. have a great evening. thanks for an hour on channel 7. have a great evening. thanks for being here. goodbye.

. >> pelley: shari roan with the los angeles angels of anaheim. thank you very much. >> you're welcome, judy, than. >> brown: now: wealth, poverty and politics today. for several weeks, much of the republican presidential campaign seemed to focus on the subject of wealth, specifically that of mitt romney and the taxes he did or didn't pay. >> and will there be discussion? sure. will it be an article? yeah. but is it entirely legal and fair? absolutely. i'm proud of the fact that i pay a lot of taxes. >> brown: the wealth focus came amid a national conversation prompted in part by the "occupy" protest movement, which put a spotlight on economic inequality. president obama took up the theme in his state of the union address last week. >> we can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of americans barely get by, or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. roapplause ) bno>>: hewn tlow,iam dh >

now, anaheim police confirm that o'campo was involved in the killing of a woman and her son back in october. investigators want to know in he was involved in more stabbings in that area. >>> a judge could decide whether to keep jared loughner into a prison hospital. howeverner pleaded guilty to -- loughner pleaded guilty to 49 charges stemming from the shooting. 16 people died. 13 others were injured in that massacre. >>> well, the superintendent of the portola valley school district has resigned amidan investigation involving his previous employer. school officials say tim is the subject of financial irregular taris stemming from when he worked from the woodside district. portola's school board president says there's no evidence of wrongdoing. still, an independent auditor will be brought in to investigate the district's finances. >>> volunteers with signs are greeting passengers for the super bowl. officials say 20,000 more passengers are flying in for the game. super bowl is this sunday. >>> tens of thousands of san francisco giants' fans will flock to at&t park for the team's annual fan

not so don't worry about it, then the ridge kicks in over the next couple of degrees, 68 riverside, anaheimwntown, 65 high deserts, 66 north ridge, santa clarita, 66, you look great, thousand oaks coming in at 65. here is the 746 -- seven-day powered by accuweather. look at tomorrow, we start to bump it up, more on friday, saturday, sunday, promising to look nice. we'll get winds for about a day on friday, maybe late thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, we'll be stuck through the extended with high pressure spining in through the area, no shot of rain no the -- for the valleys and inland areas, 65 on average, 75 tomorrow, 78 on saturday and the weekend, sunny and warm. a quick look at the mountains, no snow in the high country but breezy for the next 72 hours, highs in the 40s. let's take a check of traffic with alysha. alysha: good morning, garth, good morning, and we did miss leslie, very much. the northern part of l.a. county through the traffic, out of the newhall pass and through the valley, no major accidents but they are finishing some road work on that 5 between sheldon and osbourne.

had the excellent quote that albert pujols is now the first statesman of applebees because where is anaheimou told andy to listen to? >> fits and the tantrums. awesome, i think they're l.a. based. we like barry manilow too. >> manilow. you know what? i love led zeppelin, the stones, the sex pistols, but i'm not afraid to say i love barry manilow. >> by the way, manilow still golden voice. >> still got it. still got it. here's the split. >> what do you think? >> that's vikki. that's my girl. woo hoo. >> all right. >> do it. >> woo hoo, we'll be right back. >> all right. "parade" magazine, lifestyles of the rich and treacherous. your finances can't manage themselves. but that doesn't mean they won't try. bring all your finances together with the help of the one person who can. a certified financial planner professional. cfp. let's make a plan. what do you get when you combine the home depot with this weekend? the cure for cabin fever. because with get-it-done savings on everything we need... we can turn this weekend into a fresh floor... or an updated bathroom... or a brand-new look. so let's