john is live in new york at bryant park. thank you very much. >>> well, in brazil excited fans for both teams taking over the streets and bars of salvador, which is where today's match is held later this afternoon. gabriel has more. >> reporter: the calming notes reverberate off the walls of the old city. salvador was once brazil's first capital. it's now one of the most historic places in the entire country. fitting as fans from both the u.s. and belgium are looking to make history when they face each other. on monday night hundreds of hard-core supporters of the u.s. packed a ballroom in the city in a festival of red, white and blue. carrying their side to victory in a tournament the americans came into with low expectations. they now find themselves in the final 16. >> go usa! >> one win away from equaling the best ever world cup performance in modern times. >> we have to beat belgium. we beat belgium, we go on and most likely play argentina. that will be an amazing game! >> reporter: very confident you are? >> you have t

this is bryant park, it's where new yorkers come to breathe at lunch time. it's very needed in this city, it's very hot and humid here now. there are going to be two football games shown on a giant screen behind me. they'll be playing thear jen teen-switzerland game, coming down from the offices here, including the regional headquarters, the bank of america, just over there to come to bryant park to watch the big game at 4:00 this afternoon. just like last week when we were near the manhattan bridge, fantastic. >> management just called and said they better not see any of that on an expense report and belgium managed to get through group one without a loss. how worried should web? >> we should be quaking in our boot, quite frankly. here's the deal. the belgians are a really good team. i didn't tell you this, between you and me, in europe, the belgians are a little bit of the burt ball jokes, the belgians fed up with this said we are not having this anymore, we will spend some money and spent $222 million on their soccer team, buying up the best players from

we are in bryant park. it is a lung for new yorkers. they have to come here to get the fresh air. it is hot and sultry and we are here and watching the game. there is a tiny screen of the corner of the park here. of course, it is a very important game for the team usa, they have to win to make history and getting through to the semifinals, and everyone is excited. it is a bit, you know, on edge here, now, but really the game is nicely poised because the belgiums have loads of players and lots of money and the americans have done far better than anyone imagined and they are going to do very well. i want you to meet some of the people here. this is ryan, bryan and elliott. they are all painted out in the u.s.a.colors. first of all, predict the score. 2-1 usa. >> what about the usa team, it is doing well, what do you make of that? >> i really wasn't a too surprised. when it comes to analyzing the game, portugal is not as strong as years past and their team if you break them down, they have very limited, you know, options and for the u.s., it was actually a pret fi fair group to be pu

this is in bryant park. it is where new york comes to relax at the lunchtime and the evening. there is a screen to the side of the bar when the u.s. plays this afternoon and expecting thousands of people to come from the offices to watch. at this moment, aergentina is busy playing switzerland and i heard no score. we went to the bar and spoke to some of the american fans are watching as a way of wetting the appetite before the big game this amp. here is what a couple of them had to say on behalf of team usa. >> look, we are ready to celebrate. >> i think they can do it if they put their hearts into it. >> both teams are good. may the best team win. >> i think the point is well worth making, this is going on across the country as the game is 4:00 eastern time this afternoon. open air venues across the country people will be enjoying the game with friends and colleagues. del? >> john, the belgium team is tough and undefeated in the first group, what exactly are people saying that the team u.s.a's chances are to win? >> well, look, i mean, this is a pretty equal match. in a few s

here's a scene in new york city's bryant park. here's what it looked like in chicago's soldier field. 20 minutes later, without another u.s. goal, the game was over. watching the game's excitement and the ending despaired, we have more from soldier field in chicago. >> reporter: the u.s.' journey in world cup 2014 ends today as they fell to dell jam. it was an exciting match. 28,000 people came out here to soldier field. and the largest crowd they have seen so far. and this was an exciting game. so scores in regular time, but in extra time, it became 2 belgium 1 united states, and at one point, you could see the audience dejected and giving up on the u.s. and literally walking out on the u.s. in the stadium. but they hung on longer and cheered harder and in the end, it wasn't enough. and the u.s. finishes it's journey here today. >> what a day. >>> russian hackers are wrap eting up on u.s. energy companies, and the concerns are growing that the hackers could be russian government spies. they're using a type of software called ener

bryant. >> thank you an opportunity to speak and i'm here in support of true marks project. as a local residential eir resident with a family of two kids i use the park i think the project will enhance the park and specifically from a safety perspective working in the area i walk by the site almost everyday i'm ready for the day when we see the project fulfilled i urge you to support it i spoke in front of the of the rec and park and have no concerns over the shadow issue and again, i use the park weekly with my two daughters so i think it's a great project and urge you to approve that thank you >> thank you is there any additional public comment seeing none, public comment is closed commissioner antonini. >> thank you. i'm supportive of this project it's hearted living to see a number of those projects come before us to see what's been done with the eastern neighborhood and have others in the weeks to come but it referenced a lot of the same things. this one specifically the design is well done i love the juliette blanlz that allows everyone to have a balcony they're basically intermittently listed you have your space each unit or many of the units

bryant. >> thank you an opportunity to speak and i'm here in support of true marks project. as a local residential eir resident with a family of two kids i use the park i think the project will enhance the park and specifically from a safety perspective working in the area i walk by the site almost everyday i'm ready for the day when we see the project fulfilled i urge you to support it i spoke in front of the of the rec and park and have no concerns over the shadow issue and again, i use the park weekly with my two daughters so i think it's a great project and urge you to approve that thank you >> thank you is there any additional public comment seeing none, public comment is closed commissioner antonini. >> thank you. i'm supportive of this project it's hearted living to see a number of those projects come before us to

parking lot. that left him severely brain damaged. >> pam: his mother -- happy with the results. >> i held my husband and hand and friend bryants hand unbelievable. >> pam: and. in a story you'll see only on 4. kron 4's justine waldman spoke to bryan stow's sisters. who were with their brother, as the verdict came down today. >> after hearing so much of what they were trying to say about bryant it was proved that it was not his fault. >> reporter: is the biggest win for the family crypt sisters are not sure of when they will see the $15 million for their care so they still hesitant to celebrate the outcome but is glad that the stressful trial is over. >> it warned us that the trial would be a roller- coaster emotionally and kelly was correct and it really was >> reporter: with the lawsuit behind the dam the uncertainty of brands future remains brian's future. >>he is still in a wheelchair and suffers from a brain injury >> reporter: brandon did tell me that what he look for to is a giants games. >> reporter:it's not as much help as stow's team wanted. his attorney was asking for 37 million dollars. but this will indeed help. the jur

bryant street and turned on to the steps in front of the building. no one was hurt. >>> san francisco police released new details tonight. they announced a second arrest in a fight near at&t park that left a woman unconscious happened yesterday in front of of -- it happened yesterday in front of mo-mo's restaurant two hours after the giants-a's game. the victim tried to break up a fight between two groups of people when she was hit in the face and knocked out. one suspect was arrested in sacramento last night and a second man was taken into custody tonight. she facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon. police say the fight was not caused by fan rivalry. >>> the long-awaited police report involving oakland mayor gene quan has been released, but investigators were not able to determine who caused the crash. one driver said quan caused the red -- caused the crash running a red light and on her phone. she denies that and phone records show neither driver was on their phone. quan released this statement in part, as the investigation found and as was substantiated by my cell phone records i was not using my cell phone and it was not a factor in the traffic accident. i stand by

bryant street and turned on to the steps in front of the building. no one was hurt. >>> san francisco police released new details tonight. they announced a second arrest in a fight near at&t park that left a woman unconscious happened yesterday in front of of -- it happened yesterday in front of mo-mo's restaurant two hours after the giants-a's game. the victim tried to break up a fight between two groups of people when she was hit in the face and knocked out. one suspect was arrested in sacramento last night and a second man was taken into custody tonight. she facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon. police say the fight was not caused by fan rivalry. >>> the long-awaited police report involving oakland mayor gene quan has been released, but investigators were not able to determine who caused the crash. one driver said quan caused the red -- caused the crash running a red light and on her phone. she denies that and phone records show neither driver was on their phone. quan released this statement in part, as the investigation found and as was substantiated by my cell phone records i was not using my cell phone and it was not a factor in the traffic accident. i stand by

police say a man in his 11s was trying to park his car when he hit the accelerator instead of the brake this. happened at university and bryantuniversity. leanne melendez joins us from the scene. >> as you can see from behind me, they are beginning to repair the windows of the university cafe. the driver is 90 years old from san jose. police say alcohol and drugs were not an issue here. it was just a terrible accident. >> i just saw this man just driving into the table. >> reporter: this woman was having lunch at university cafe. she had just left her table when this car plowed into the cafe. she narrowly missed being hit. >> and there was a man with his hip completely displaced, like a war zone. there was another man next to him who was bleeding. >> i was going oh, my god. i hope it was -- i hope nobody got really severely hurt. >> you could hear the tables smashing into each other an people were actually screaming. >> reporter: this man works across the street from the cafe and says the driver stayed in his car for a while. apparently he just stayed in the car. it looked like everyone else on the ground like someone was twi

bryant street and turned on to the steps in front of the building. no one was hurt. >>> san francisco police released new details tonight. they announced a second arrest in a fight near at&t park that left a woman unconscious happened yesterday in front of of -- it happened yesterday in front of mo-mo's restaurant two hours after the giants-a's game. the victim tried to break up a fight between two groups of people when she was hit in the face and knocked out. one suspect was arrested in sacramento last night and a second man was taken into custody tonight. she facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon. police say the fight was not caused by fan rivalry. >>> the long-awaited police report involving oakland mayor gene quan has been released, but investigators were not able to determine who caused the crash. one driver said quan caused the red -- caused the crash running a red light and on her phone. she denies that and phone records show neither driver was on their phone. quan released this statement in part, as the investigation found and as was substantiated by my cell phone records i was not using my cell phone and it was not a factor in the traffic accident. i stand by

cullen bryant, one of the leading publishers of the day -- think martin scorsese, because publishers had that kind of power in those days, and he was a tremendous supporter in the 1850's of a park for new york. so he is one of the fathers of central park. and the whole point was, come to the blush, cross 59th street, and this is what you will find. ,hen you go through the ravine it really is like a piece of the adirondacks in new york city. another piece of this rustic english park is the chinese garden. we were used to gardens in the west that were french. they were very formal like their -- like versailles, like the luxembourg gardens in paris. in 18th century, a new idea of park design became popular in england. it was meant to be rustic. there were several different sources. i am not saying this is the only one, but one source was the discovery of the chinese garden. by the way, this is staten island. you are not in the middle of china. some people feel going to staten island is like going to china, but it is not. you could take the ferry and a short bus ride. this was built by chinese craftsmen about 10-15 years ago. it is an extraordinary garden to go through because it r

park. >> this saturday. >> thursday, the 23rd at bravado for america's mighty warrior, jon voigt and gary bryant and lisa stanley what's going on there. a federal judge ruling california's death penalty is unconstitutional because he considers it to be cruel and unusual punishment. u.s. district court judge carney says this is because there are long and unpredictable delays. listen to this. >> what purpose does it serve, because all the experts now agree, well, there is no proof that it's deterrence, so it's what? retribution? punishments? can we afford it? plus this fact, how many innocent people, people who were on death row didn't deserve to be on death row were there? you can't convince me there is not at least one or more that shouldn't be there. >> most of those delays, by the way, are brought on by legal appeals from the prisoner. >>> you have to see this. there is a mysterious crater forming in a remote part of siberia. look at that thing right there. it is known as the end of the world. that hole is 260 feet wide and nobody knows exactly how deep that thing is. look at that. just goes down and down in a

park. >>> and cassidy stay is remembering her parents and four siblings. >> i know that my mom, dad, bryantach are in a much better place and i'll be able to see them again one day. >> wow. cassidy's grandfather says if it weren't for her, the whole extended family may have been killed. 20 people total. cassidy survived the ordeal by playing dead after a bullet grazed her head and called 911. her uncle died. he is charged with capital murder. >>> a boston murder mar thop marathon victim lost both of her legs when hit by shrapnel. she ended up getting a service dog named koda. when she took koda to the t.j. maxx store, the owner said the dog had to be put in the cart. she was upset and embarrassed and t.j. maxx has since apologized. >>> and a crowded beach in russia receives hail. you don't expect that at the beach, do you? a fierce hailstorm taking beach goers by surprise helping down the people. the people did find shelter under a shelter house there. and one man tried to use a newspaper, that's not a good idea. >>> rick reichmuth is standing by now, remember in pennsylvania a month ago th