fbi documents show butler was a so-called ghetto informant. and that five days after pratt kicked him out of the panthers butler wrote this letter, he says, to protect himself from threats from pratt. in this letter, butler claims pratt confessed to the tennis court murder of caroline olson. >> if that was true, then why would i turn around and being the killer that i supposedly am and let him walk free. a killer would turn around and kill him if they knew he had some information on some murder that they did. >> reporter: butler is now a lay leader at first bay church and an attorney. he has refused comment saying he stands by his original trial testimony. during pratt's murder trial butler flatly denied ever being an informant. but butler's trial testimony was not the only thing that damaged pratt's original case. internal battles fuelled split the party up between newton and cleaver. some backed newton and some supported cleaver. pratt backed cleaver a decision that killed his murder trial alibi. newton kicked pratt out of the party and said

butler was. >> reporter: michael cardoss is talking about michael butler. he believes butler is the center piece of this case and the district attorney agrees. >> every day it goes over in his case his relationship to mr. butler because that's what put him in this situation. >> butler was involved with the drug sales. butler was involved in every aspect of this. >> reporter: earlier this month the federal government took over the investigation. defense attorneys say that usually they wouldn't recommend that but since this case had so many layers, it's best for an outside agent cy agency to look at the big picture. >> this is going to be a long drawn out investigation and prosecution. and i think appropriately handled by the federal government. >> reporter: butler and his attorneys denied a request from us to speak. live in walnut creek, i'm paul chambers. >>> berkeley police are looking for a prowler who escaped after being impaled on a metal fence. a woman who lives on 2008way near fullton way reported seeing a man outside her window at about 2:00 a.m. yes

butler also came to court in walnut creek today to enter his plea. >> i called -- i call him the butler fairytales. he came out with a 34-page statement about a month and a half after he was arrested and got out of a jail. then all of a suen, he comes out with this. well, i -- then all of a sudden, he comes out with this, and then blamed everybody but himself. >> every day he goes over in his head, you know, his relationship with mr. butler. that's what hut him -- that's -- that's what put him in this whole situation. all four men stood together pleading not guilty to all charges. they face can charges tying them on charges of embezzling, bribing, drug possession. this was the first time we've entered our plea. have not seen very much activity. it's difficult to separate at the moment, fact from fiction. >> reporter: paul chambers digs deeper into the conspiracy, additional conspiracy charges tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. reporting live from walnut creek, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is a new lawsuit tied to the fatal shooting of a b.a.r.t. passenger, oscar grant. an oakla

because, you know, wielsch and butler have confessed, it is likely some kind of negotiation will take place. and, you know, they will probably try for a lesser sentence in the case. >> all right. we'll see. joe vazquez, thanks. >>> well, the former lab technician at the heart of the san francisco crime lab scandal has pleaded guilty to drug possession. she allegedly stole drug evidence from the police department lab in 2009 causing prosecutors to drop hundreds of case. police who served a search warrant at deborah madden's home found a small amount of cocaine there. that's the charge she pleaded guilty to. >>> the man police say beat bryan stow into a coma will be in jail for at least a few more weeks. a parole board dismissed a parole violation against giovanni ramirez for the attack on stow. they cited a lack of evidence. this parole investigation is separate from the lapd investigation. yesterday, ramirez's ten-year- old daughter told police her father was with her when the attack happened. her mother says the girl acted on her own initiative. >> my reaction, she was very upset whe

butler enters court and lewis lombardi entered alone. here is attorney michael cardoza discussing his client, norman welsh. >> right before he, as they say, lawyered upen he sat down with investigators and told them his involve machine >> reporter: the men are accused of using their status. we spoke to cardoza. the men are accused of using their status to set up -- stings, the former net of c net said he needed the money because he had a sick daughter.

my name is joe butler, an architect in the city. part of the problem with a vacant building ordinance, when people come to dbi to file a complaint about a vacant building, whether or not it is registered, open to the weather, weather is being squatted, there is no formal intake for a complaint. i fill out a form and hand it to someone and lease. it does not go into a system, no computer record. how can that be? three weeks later you come back and nothing happens. well, nothing is in the record. of course, nothing has happened. nothing is in the record, but i handed in a complaint. when? what day? where did it go? it is not my job once i hand it in. i have a copy but how do they know that the copy was something that was handed in? at the bare minimum, you need to look at this process from the start. how does a member of the public register a complaint about a vacant building? how does a member of the public register a complaint about any building? how does that get into the computer system? is it by and intake clark, were senior staf

butler didn't know if it was out. the umpires had no idea. they went to the replay.bout three minutes later, back on the field they came and made the call. that is a home run. it took some time, but they got it right. royals won it, 2-0. >>> great grab in seattle. a shot to the center. adam jones tracked it down. spectacular over-the-shoulder grab before running into the wall. shades of willie mays. and oh, yeah, he also got the go ahead run in the eighth. baltimore won it, 2-1. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> how lady gaga went temporarily broke. and how art collector steve martin got stung. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, they say they're a girl's best friend, but really, who doesn't like a diamond? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday. some amazing pictures coming out of the uma. a beautiful thunderstorm. i say it was beautiful because it was in a rural area and didn't affect anyone. you can see the lowering of the cloud there. underneath that a tornado. even i

jimmy butler joins us from houston with his mommy shell.>> good morning. >> thank you. >> so jimmy, tell me what it was like. you're in. you're in the nba. what did it feel like to hear your name called? >> it was an amazing feeling. i was there with my family and tom ball and instantly i hugged her and we started crying because i felt like i've had an incredible journey but now my -- i reached my dream. >> you sure did. michelle, what did it feel like for you? >> well, i think i stopped crying probably about 4:00 this morning. and i promised him i wouldn't cry today but i can't promise anything anymore. >> that's okay. that's understandable. now, folks may be watching this segment going, okay, this seems like a really nice young man and his mom and, oh, isn't this a great story? but here's the kicker. jimmy, and you kept this quiet for so long and we appreciate you coming forward and telling this story but actually when you were growing up at a very young age, age of 13, your biological mom kicked you out of the house in brooklyn. your bro

butler even claims he and wielsch were running a brothel in a pleasant hill office park. >> what i would think is they are looking at the public corruption aspect of this and that's what they're investigating. >> reporter: cardoza hopes the fact that his client has confessed will eventually help him spend less time behind bars. >> as you all know, my client on the day of his arrest had a cathartic conversation with law enforcement and the d.a.'s office and admitted his responsibility. in federal law, early acceptance of responsibility is one of the things that mitigates in sentencing. >> reporter: we should learn some more details at that press conference tomorrow, allen. we'll be there and we'll bring it to you. >> joe vazquez in martinez, thank you. >>> students in san francisco may soon be free to leave class whenever they want. the school district is considering a plan that would let kids take bathroom breaks without permission. district leaders were worried that in some cases, teachers were denying requests as a punishment. they say that puts some students with health issues at risk

everyone's got a robot butler. >> jimmy: yeah, you have to have to have a robot butler. >> yeah. >> jimmyut me. >> jimmy: and there you are there. [ laughter ] have you drawn [bleep] on your stomach there -- >> yep. >> jimmy: with a marker? have you -- have you shown this to anthony weiner? [ laughter ] >> i -- i sent that to anthony weiner. >> jimmy: he sent it back? >> before texting even existed. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you mailed it? >> yeah. >> jimmy: that was very nice of you. >> the old way. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: but i like this book. it's so fun. and like, if you look at the inside here, look at all these drawings you put here. >> i know that was all stuff i did when i was, like, 28. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: wait a second, i thought you were going to say 15. yeah, yeah, yeah. 28. >> that's all from my school books and stuff. >> jimmy: that's cool. there's a phone number in there. is that an easter egg or no? >> it's my phone number. >> jimmy: is it really? >> i'm available. no. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: there, right there. it looks like a number.

butler enters court and lewis lombardi entered alone.is attorney michael cardoza discussing his client, norman welsh. >> right before he, as they say, lawyered upen he sat down with investigators and told them his involve machine >> reporter: the men are accused of using their status. we spoke to cardoza. the men are accused of using their status to set up -- stings, the former net of c net said he needed the money because he had a sick daughter. he is accused of selling meth, pot and steroids. keep in mind the ages, they face 38 count felony complaints. the men are expected to appear before the judge any mowment. federal authorities have taken this case over and the distribute attorney said charges will stand until the federal investigation is complete. live in walnut creek. we have another ktvu crew right inside of the courtroom and we'll bring you the latest. >> thank you, jade. >> it's 8:48. you have heard of a "dear john" letter, oakland is changing the meaning of that. pam cook joins us with the latest effort to stop crime in the c

sprite investigator christopher butler, former san ramone officer louis lombard skpismt a one-time head of the state county drug enforcement c net team, norman welsh pleaded not guilty before the judge. >> and for someone who spent his professional life in law enforcement to be on this side of a prosecution and investigation is difficult. >> difficult and growing. defense toushs confirmed a grand jury has also launched an inqirly. witnesses have been subpoenaed and indictments could come dmoun a matter of months. >> they want to see how deep this runs in this community. >> as of last month, authorities are now lead investigators and defense attorneys say that is good news. >> i welcome this investigation because i think this will be less committed to certain stories people have said and from setting up men on fake dui arrests to stealing drugs from evidence lockers and trying to sell them. charges have grown, now including a number of new allegations. like exchanges of ecstasy bill skptz sale of a half pound of marijuana no. charges yet on allegations some officers ran a brothel and wil

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butler even claims he and wielsch were running a brothel in a pleasant hill office park. >> what i would think is they are looking at the public corruption aspect of this and that's what they're investigating. >> reporter: cardoza hopes the fact that his client has confessed will eventually help him spend less time behind bars. >> as you all know, my client on the day of his arrest had a cathartic conversation with law enforcement and the d.a.'s office and admitted his responsibility. in federal law, early acceptance of responsibility is one of the things that mitigates in sentencing. >> reporter: we should learn some more details at that press conference tomorrow, allen. we'll be there and we'll bring it to you. we expect the rearrests will happen sometime in the next few days and then they will likely be right back out on bail. >> okay. joe vazquez in martinez, thank you. >>> justice for jaycee dugard. nearly 20 years after she was snatched from a bus stop her kidnappers are sentenced. the judge today gave phillip garrido the maximum, 431 years his wife 36 years to life. she will likel

christopher butler and former officer lewis lombardi and danville officer stooeb labobi and one head of the cnet team norman welsh all entered not guilty pleas. while defense attorneys say they welcome the f.b.i. and the u.s. attorney's office, some predict it could lead to the arrest of more officers. >> the real thrust of the investigation is to look at what if any other police officers are involved here. they want to bet all the facts they have to see how deep this runs in this community. >> i welcome the federal investigation because they will be less committed to a certain position and certain stories that people said or statements made. they will look at it objectively. >> today we learn the list of charge against the officers has grown to include number of new allegations. they uncovered evidence of exchanges of ecstasy pills between the officers. discussions about how to make money in the marijuana business. even the sale of a half-pound of marijuana. allegations were discussed publicly some of the offsers may have been involved in operating a brothel. so far there have yet t

private eye chris butler and two other officers are facing several charges in a case that keeps expanding. today the county district attorney announced the fbi will be taking over the case. >> beginning today, united states attorney is assuming the lead investigatory and prosecutorial defendants. >> we're not dismissing our charges. >> the da says part of the reason it's been turned over is resources. they only have 20 investigators checking into 15,000 case as year. there could still be more charges from just this one investigation. >> more than 100 san jose police officers get to keep their jobs. it's the result of a tentative deal between the city and the police union. it calls for a 10% pay cut to prevent the layoffs of 156 officers and help close san jose's budget deficit. that means three to $400,000s out of their paychecks every month. >> it's a good deal in a sense that, one, it allows us to avoid the additional layoffs of our brother and sister officers. two, it's good for the community. >> also announced today, a federal grant has been secured that will allow them to receive vie

the allegations involving commander norman wielsch, private eye chris butler and two other officers from contra costa county involve everything from reselling confiscated drugs to committing dirty dui arrests, crimes which crossed jurisdictions and in some cases state lines. >> we're not relinquishing our entire case. we are not dismissing our charges. we could in fact in cooperation with the federal government -- they could file their federal charges, we could file in addition state charges. >> reporter: budgetary constraints are also a major issue. the d.a.'s office only has 20 investigators checking into 15,000 cases countywide every year. and this one huge case has produced so many allegations, some of which they haven't even gotten to yet, including the confession by butler that he and wielsch were running a brothel in pleasant hill. right now, the four defendants are out on bail. they will be re-arrested soon by the feds, although the u.s. attorneys office says no charges have been filed there yet. could there be even more people arrested before it's over? >> yes is the bottom line

billy butler rips a double and the royals take a 4-1 lead. right now it is 7-4.hill walked 7 in the left. cold cup soccer in kansas city in the 9th minute. jose out the door rifles a shot from 25 yards out. that would be the only goal of the game. u.s. wins one in advance as it will face jamaica in the quart finals and dennis is in hot pursuit of the carbs. he is trying to catch it with a hot dog. >> you have to update people. certainly can't recatch it with a fishing pole. that is too difficult. >> that would require a challenge. >> see you at 11:00. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen.

my name is joseph butler. i have been a registered architect in california since 1983. i am currently being renewed. i would like to bring your attention today to the rear of 2514 23rd ave. this is the excavation for the stair in question that she just addressed. when we go down into that garage, you can see that these two by 12's, which were delivered for shoring -- this is a vertical face and these are horizontal shoring. there's no permit for this estivation -- estivation. suspend, canceled. page two, expired, complete. we have not had a completed permits since 1989. prior to that, in illegal addition was made to the back of the house. notice that the violation had been served. abatement hearings never quite happened. i'm thinking that the complaints are going into a round file. i made one last year and have never been called to a hearing. here we have a contractor who is working with impunity without permits. if cal-osha cannot stop him and dbi cannot stop him, why do we even need permits? i think it is easier to require him to get one than to figure out a way to ma

former officers lombardi, welsh and tanabi along with christopher butler will all make appearances at a walnut creek court house charged with numerous crimes including taking and selling drugs fr s from pol seizures. >> we know the name of a 19-year-old man shot and killed tuesday evening as he drove past a shopping mall in east oakland. he is rodnell hampton. he was driving on eighth street around 5:45 when he was shot. he was able to drive a block where he crashed into a house and fence. he later died at a hospital. this is the 56th homicide for oakland this year. >> locked out of pleasanton country club workers will be back on the picket line. the workers will rally on the castlewood club's biggest annual golf tournament. 60 food, service and janitors have been locked out since february 25. the dispute is over salary cuts and family health insurance. the picket and march starts at 7:45 this morning. >> a fremont woman claims she and her 7-year-old son became sick after drinking bottled water on sunday. tammy molina says she and her son drank the crystal geyser bottled water and in

but trevor cahill, the as' ace signed up to -- save walks, gave -- seven walks, there noes billy butleruble. bob melvin new 1-0 as as manager, 7-4 kansas city beats the oakland athletics. pablo sandoval back for the giants. first contest since injuring his hand 47 days ago, went 1- for-4 with an rbi, the panda hats are still out. it's 2-0 giants in the 5th and cody ross doubling to left, they say it's 104 degrees in phoenix and they opened the roof. really? all right, anyway, it's 5-0 at 1 point and then miguel montero, a three-run homer off matt cain, the giants' lead down to 5-4, cain gave up five runs but the bullpen saved the day, would help. look at torres running down, six runs, the most the giants have scored in 10 games and lead the diamondbacks by a game and a half in the national league west. cal baseball tomorrow, they had their final workout in workly today. david eskers' team is going to be the eighth seed and they're going to face number one seed virginia but the way things have been going for cal this year, they're used to that underdog role. this might have been their la

butler, was there a tracking number when you filed the complaint? >> no, none are given. there is no process. complaints should be given numbers, just as permits are given numbers. then you can ask, what has happened to complaint number -- whatever the date may be. what happened? it is in the system, it is being sent to this person. as it is, no record. commissioner hechanova: thank you. mr. murphy? commissioner murphy: this ordinance, since it started, this one department has done a pretty good job, spearheaded by john. looking at this, you did a great job. sure, there might be a few kinks that need to be worked out, but you are certainly on the right track. commissioner lee: with the department like to answer back on how the public can report these vacant buildings? >> first of all, starting this week, you can go online. i do not believe you will get a number. how it happens -- you can go on line and make a complaint starting this week. the process prior to this was either by mail, phone, or coming to the front counter. it is a vacant building, it would be taken and put

christopher butler and former officer lewis lombardi and danville officer stooeb labobi and one head of the cnet team norman welsh all entered not guilty pleas. while defense attorneys say they welcome the f.b.i. and the u.s. attorney's office, some predict it could lead to the arrest of more officers. >> the real thrust of the investigation is to look at what if any other police officers are involved here. they want to bet all the facts they have to see how deep this runs in this community. >> i welcome the federal investigation because they will be less committed to a certain position and certain stories that people said or statements made. they will look at it objectively. >> today we learn the list of charge against the officers has grown to include number of new allegations. they uncovered evidence of exchanges of ecstasy pills between the officers. discussions about how to make money in the marijuana business. even the sale of a half-pound of marijuana. allegations were discussed publicly some of the offsers may have been involved in operating a brothel. so far there have yet t

in the 5th, billy butler can see for miles and mimes.eed a magic bus to get out of the mess they are in. u.s.a. hosting guadalupe. shoots one from 25 yards out. that would be the only goal of the game. u.s. wins 1-0. the quarter finals is on sunday in washington, d.c. it is time forker tuesday night top five. number five, austin jackson leaps over the wall to rob. justin verlander took a no hitter. number four, sox and rays, a nice diving stop and first he throws out ben, but the red sox still lose 4-0. >> number three, padres and rockies. check out the glove in the first inning alone. he makes three catches already. >> at number two, back to the rays and socks. bobbles the ball at third and makes an incredible robbery. and at number one, back to the a's game. skies one to right. jeff francoeur makes the catch. oh yeah. he's out. >> see, i'm batting .500. >> . >> you went home last night and practiced? >> yeah, referee. so i'm back. i'm back in the game. we got to get you over to 500. >> yeah, i got to do better that the math, too. >> on

in the meantime norman welsh, christopher butler, steven, and lewis lombardi pleaded not guilty to charges brought by local prosecutors. they face 38 criminal counts including conspiring to sell stolen drug evidence. and in an unusual twist, their lawyers say they are actually glad the fbi took over this case. >> federal conspiracy law is, you know, was designed to get some deeply embedded people in organized crime. to do that, they have some very liberal, expansive conspiracy laws. >> any federal charges would super cede the state prosecution. all four men will be back in court october 13. >>> they might do it for the publicity, but it's too brazen to ignore. how peta is planning to use a case of a mother accused of murdering her own infant to further its agenda. >>> it took years, but the notorious mobster was caught thanks to his high maintenance girlfriend. how the police targeted everyone who might know her as a way to get to him. >> take a look at the california family. more dads are starting to fit in. >>> a lot can change, with well not so far as much as the weather is concerned, b

billy butler doubles over the head of willingham. two score, it's 4-1. of the 8th, runners on the corners. this is a single to center and this will make it 5-2. royals win 7-4. not exactly the home combing bob melvin was hoping for. >> not what we were looking for the first day home, but at least we battled, we'll be back at it again tomorrow. you know, obviously trevor was a little out of sorts. you don't normally see him walking seven guys. just pulling some balls, wasn't getting his comebacker. we'll work to get that sorted out next time. >> a's have lost 13 of the last 14. from the pros to college ball, cal back on the field tuesday for their first practice before their showdown with vgi niina the college world series. the golden bears don't want this season to end. >> our whole goal is to win that thick and have another dog pile. >> obviously it's a successful season, but i mean, the bar keeps being risen by us. so we're looking to win us and gettingin there i not good enouh for us anymore. . >>> it's been a big mess after being entangled in turmoil

norman wielsch, christopher butler and two others facing 38 criminal charges. those range from drug sales to embezzlement to bribery. while in court three of the men reconfirmed their pleas of not guilty and lombardi ended a not guilty plea, as well. their lawyers say they are pleased the fbi took over the case so men could get a fair trial. all four men will be back in court october 13. >>> and another twist in the oscar grant shooting. a new lawsuit claims emergency workers did not do enough to try to save grant's life after a former bart officer shot him. the suit by an oakland fire department employee says his colleagues failed to bandage one of grant's wounds. but the "chronicle" reports the interim fire chief has investigated the claims and calls them preposterous. >>> muni is investigating this afternoon after a bus slammed into a parked car in front of a coffee shop. now, this happened this morning in san francisco's haight- ashbury neighborhood. the empty bus rolled away from the driver after the driver took off the wheel block. now, no one was hurt bu

the butler and the ship. >> and talking about commercial signs. is it only affixed to the building? for example where i live in nob hill area and they are putting signs in trees and digging into the ground and does that cover by building? >> when you have real estate it's exempted and whether on the building or the sidewalk. >> and these signs have been a big issue in the city. i don't think there is a resolution for the city what is enforced in the city. i know people complain and the police go out and public works and it's okay. move it. you always have to cleep the sidewalk clear. i think the minimum is 4 feet. is that right? i think you have to keep 4 feet clear and they are a problem. public works regulate that and the public right-of-way including the street and sidewalk. this is another one of the interesting signs where the message is -- it's a beautiful sign. this gold heart shrouded with a black item and what is the message? skate boards on hate. >> okay. we are running the border maybe what is considered art and graffiti and what could be a business sign. it's interesting

butler.because that is what put him in this situation. >> reporter: all four men stood together pleading not guilty to all 38 charges. the three law enforcement officers and former private investigator faced charges to sorted activities to profit, selling drugs, setting up dui stings, embezzling and bribing. the authorities are investigating the marijuana growing operation and prostitution. >> this is the first time we entered our plea on this complaint, have not seen very much discovery at all. >> reporter: three additional conspiracy charges were added including the sale of marijuana and extacy pills. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the federal judge is giving prosecutors more time to decide if they are going to retry barryy bonds on perjury charges. the home run king brushed off reporters questions when he left the courthouse this morning. bond's attorney asked them to make up their minds quickly. a jury convicted him on obstructing justice and deadlocked on three perjury accounts. >> we said fro

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normal welsh, stephen butler, lewis lombardi pleaded not guilty to local charges today.y face 38 criminal counts including conspiring to sell stolen drug evidence. >>> in pleasanton, police arrested two dozen employees of the castle on the country club. they were among 100 locked out employees protesting a long labor dispute. employees chose today to protest because the club hosted its biggest golf tournament of the year. >>> police in 10 bay area cities are looking for the man who resembles this sketch. they believe he is responsible for at least 20 armed robberies at businesses during business hours. the latest robbery at a bev mo in the neighborhood. the man walks into the store with a gun and demands money from employees. >>> he might do it for the publicity, but it's still a little too brazen to ignore. how peta is planning to use the case of a mother accused of murdering her own infant to further its vegan agenda. >> not quite a hollywood ending for notorious mobster whitey bulger ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, to urge people to go vegan. they are putting up billboards that >>

and even weeks into the civil war as general benjamin butler is sending out his force into what becomesthe first significant land battle in the war he sends out and whether the head of the force alongside the commanding officers is writing one of these escapes who's been helping them as a scout and butler orders this man be given a gun to use when they go into battle. it's extraordinary moment. this is about two years before we think of as the beginning of black americans servings as glory regiments in massachusetts and so to me this moment emancipation begins is not something lincoln sat down and decreed with a sheet of paper and i start a chapter with a story that i love that hasn't been told very much and it's the day that the emancipation proclamation is finally issued an william seward, many of you have red team of rivals you know he was in many ways the crafty as a member of the lincoln administration. he's walking across the square in washington. the emancipation just proclaimed he runs into a union army officer and the man says secretary, congratulations on the great historic ac

the author of ab 1319, assembly woman betsy butler thanked us.h your help, we'll continue to build support for getting this toxic chemical out of children's products. the plastics industry has yet to respond. thanks for commenting. keep the conversation going at nbceditorials.com. >>> good evening, and welcome to "sports sunday." i'm laurence scott. tonight a lot in store for you. straight talk on a lot of topics. the nba finals at the top. lebron james and the heat going into dallas for the first time for the three straight games they're going to be playing against each other here as the series takes a turn. one team took the series lead. you wonder if that can carry them to a title. >>> helping carry the giants is ryan vogelsong. a huge vote of confidence today from his manager after another solid start. we'll talk giants and the continued fallout after gm brian sabean's comments on the radio this week. tim kawakami, columnist for the san jose mercury news joins us in just a bit. we'll also dive into warriors and 49ers talk as well. >>> we star

norman wielsch, christopher butler, stephen tanabe and louis lombardi pled not guilty yesterday to chargesrought by local prosecutors. they face 38 criminal counts including conspiring to sell stolen drug evidence. >>> and a judge is giving prosecutors more time to decide whether barry bonds should face another perjury trial. it would be for three charges on which a jury deadlocked in the month long trial which ended in april. both sides are due back in court on august 26. >>> good morning. just getting up on this friday? we are looking good weather- wise. we have a couple of patches of fog outside but not a lot, just some hugging the coastline and sliding inside the bay somewhat similar to yesterday. we'll probably see similar temperatures toward the afternoon. mostly clear right now in the valleys, just a couple of patches of fog. that fog extending into the bay and fog a possibility some drizzle at the coastline early on this morning. by the afternoon, becoming partly cloudy at the beaches. we'll sneak in some sunshine there, breezy, 70s inside parts of the bay and as you head well inla

it is his 6th walk of the and then billy butler brings both men home.ing ham miss played it. the royals go on to win it 7-4. college ball and the bears are heading to omaha for the college world series. not too bad for a teammkç earmarked for extension. because of the budget cuts saved from the ghia teen. they will play sunday against number one virginia. this season has been unbelievable. >> the story is great. we actually joked about it. if we make it this star they will make a movie out of it. >> very few athletes have ever had so many fans rooting for them to lose, but that's the way it is for lebron james who tried to do some damage con -- control after losing game six. he said his life would be great and all of the haters would have to go back to his own problems instead of focusing on him. he said today he wasn't trying to insult anybody. >> it wasn't saying i am superior or better than any man or woman on this planet, i am not. i would never look at myself bigger than any of you guys in here or anybody that watches our game or anybody that would

meantime, norman wielsch, christopher butler, stephen tanabe and louis lombardi pleaded not guilty to charges brought by local prosecutors. they face 38 criminal counts including conspiring to sell stolen drug evidence. in an unusual twist, the lawyers say there are actually glad the fbi took over the case to avoid possible conflicts of interest with local authorities. but they say the case could be a long drawn-out process. >> federal conspiracy law is , you know, was designed to get at some very deeply embedded people in organized crime. and to do that, they have some very liberal expansive conspiracy laws. >> all four men will be back in court on october 13. >>> a deadly car crash sparks a grassfire in contra costa county. it happened about 12:45 this afternoon in crockett. now, the chp says that a car, possibly a stolen car, hit a power pole after it went off the road starting the two-alarm fire. it burned about 4 acres near the carquinez strait regional shoreline before firefighters were able to contain it. and as you see here from chopper 5 video, helicopters were called in at o

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about it and that led to pretty high-level meetings with the sheriff's department including chief butler and the watch commander over san francisco general to try to work some of these things out. at that time the sheriff's department would only respond in instances for patient safety management if there was a 5150 in place and visible on the chart. we got through discussions with the sheriff's department counsel and we got them to move a little bit to include 520's and l.t. conservatorships and that's only been in the last four months that we have been able to come that far. the sheriff's department's stance is unless they see a violent behavior enacted, they will not respond. that means that staff and patients have to demonstrate the violent behavior before they can even act. that being the case, we have had several instances of physicians -- i have two sitting right here -- who have been injured or kicked along with nurses because that is the trigger for action. so there is a large groundswell of support for this on the frontline staff. >> how would that trigger be any different for a

attorney is beginning the formal investigation of welch, butler, tonabi and lombarid as well as any investigations necessary. >> our office has fulfilled its investigation to independently investigate, prosecute illegal activities. we have charges that will stay in effect against these four individuals. they will review and make their own charges. >> in martinez, kron 4 news. >> more wet weather tonight with showers, to the santa cruz mountains. to the west towards san jose and the east bay is reporting rainfall light rain is through livermore for it heavier through the central valley. ijust a slight chance of perhaps a rumble of thunder in the east bay. for tonight look for scattered showers. a cloudy start with the occasional passing showers. still trying to work its way out of the bay area with partial clearing. a mixture of sun/clouds temperatures in the 50s. as we advance towards tuesday temperatures are going to warm up. it will do much nicer. '70s. by wednesday, inland will be getting close to 80 degrees. well into the 80s by late this week thursday and friday. again clear on tu