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senator cardin? >> well, chairman durbin and senator graham, thank you for allowing me to participate in this hearing it i appreciate that very much. the right to freely profess the practice of faith or not to practice a faith is a fundamental right in our country. after more than 200 years our first amendment which stands can states that congress should make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. it continues to be the envy of people around the world. even before the first amendment was ratified, the constitution contained a very important provision in article six, section three that requires all federal state officials to swear an oath or affirmation to support the constitution, provide that no religious still ever be required as a qualification to any office of public trust under the united states. in my own state of maryland, the only christians could have full participation in public life until the maryland general assembly acted in 1825 to pass

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red storm surprised the cardinal early. gets to rolling. st.n's with 8 point lead. 3 straight moves. finish with 22 points. jump started the the run for them. roof is on fire. indeed. passing lane coast to coast. she has 14. more from roof. off balance. collision. it goes. cardinal who out under way. peterson comes on for 3 as stanford is going away 7 75-49. advance to meet north carolina saturday in spokane. pro warrior reach the point where they are just drifting to oblivion play off hope faded and can't hang with good teams ncaa and spurs are really, really good. first quarter. 1,000 times. parker to duncan. lay up. this time he land on the foot. he leaves with sprained ankle could be out for awhile. parker feeds him for the dunk. career night for the rookie who follow this is with authority. 15 points. kids. warrior down 20 early in the fourth. at least they made a run. didn't give up. williams 3. then wright brings the warriors within 7. spurs consummate team. 28 of steal. dunk. spurs win. warriors have lost 26 straight. san antonio. fear

the catholic archdiocese here led by the cardinal today issuing a statement, by the cardinal that reads in part: "i know that for many people as for 21 priests who have been placed on administrative leave in this historic move, they will be investigated by the archdiocese, a hand-picked panel led by a former prosecutor. obviously as you can tell by some of the raised voices behind me, this is not meeting well or doing well with protestors, they're unhappy that the priests retain their anonymity, they don't know more details. in their view it is too little and too late. katie? >> couric: so, walt, how will parishioners be told if their priest is one of the 21 suspended, or will they? >> reporter: well, katie, tomorrow, ash wednesday, is one of the most solemn days in the liturgy of the catholic church and tomorrow in 21 parish churches around the philadelphia archdiocese from the pulpit parishioners will learn that priests in their parish will be removed from their ministry temporarily, put on leave and will no longer be providing spiritual guidance to them in their parishes. katie? >> c

aggies against the cardinals. hopefully the a's will get decent news with regard to their closer tomorrow. >>> before we go. an update on a situation in corte madera. a man held up inside a bank of america on tamalpais drive. more coming up on bay area news at 7:00.

the cardinal are champions for a reason.gwumike, the opposite board, the putback and the foul, she had 15. then the freshman tony, a 10-0 run of her open in the final five. career high 17 for tony. stanford wins its sixth straight pac-10 tournament titlele. >>> pack so men's final. arizona and washington condoleezza rice checking it out. isaiah thomas, the clutch. williams with the finish and the foul. three-point play. ten second left. wilcox, a huge three. ties it at 68. this game is headed to overtime. we have the highlights at 6:00. >> how about some cactus league action. season opener a couple weeks away but when the dodgers and giants play, always mid-season form. brian wilson fans, fear the beard. bottom four, 3-2 dodgers. two-run homer. puts the g-men up 4-#. in the six until, todd burrell showing up with the long ball party. deep to left. gone. 6-3 giants. bottom nine. two outs. game tied at 7. gary brown, the hero for a day. the outfield prospect. the score from second, gives the giants an 8-7 victory. >>> over in

the cardinal are champions for a reason. ogwumike, the putback and the foul. she had 15. 'then tony, had a 10-0 run of her own in the final five-plus minutes. a career high for tony. stanford wins its sixth straight pac-10 tournament title. >>> pac-10 member's final, arizona and washington. condoleezza rice sticking around. isaiah thomas, the clutch triple. moments later, the cats beat the pressments the finish and the foul. three-pointer makes it of 6-6 2. ten second left. wilcox, huge three to tie it at 68. goes to overtime. in o.t., 25 seconds left. arizona down three. now we're tied. five second left. huskies put the ball in the hands of isaiah thomas. are you kidding me? the stepback jumper at the buzzer. washington downs arizona, '7-75. >>> to the battle of the brains, harvard and princeton. 16 seconds left. harvard down one. curry in the lane. princeton ties, takes the lead. one last chance for the tigers. three second left. davis, the offbalance shot at the buzzer goes and the tigers are going dancing. princeton wins it, 63-62. >> how about some cactus league acti

gave the cardinal a scare in the pac-10 finals., walker, the terrorism -- the three. and the cardinal are champion aresfor a rope. and -- for a reason. the freshman, 10-0 run of her own. stanford comes back to win its sixth straight pac-10 tournament title. >>> pac-10 men's final. arizona and washington. condoleezza rice sticking around after the stanford game. 30 sex left. the finish and the foul. he had 24. four-point game. ten seconds left. wilcox, fuming huge three. tied at 68. then in o.t. arizona down three. tied at 75. now checkout this finish. >> crossover, steps back. got it! yes! washington wins it. >> mike: isaiah thomas with the dramatic buzzer better. 28 points, none more important than those two. washington on their way to the dance. upsetting arizona. the battle of the brains, harvard and princeton playing for the ivy league big dance bid. curry in the lane. one last chance for the tigers, three seconds left. douglas, the shot fake, the off balance shot. the tigers are going dancing. princeton wins it 63-62. carmelo

the cardinals against ucla. nice passing for the bruins.ampbell finds antonia on a nice cup to the hoop. they led by nine at half. a second half surge. tony after the steal for two of her career high 17 points. she scored ten points in and gets the rebound here and takes care of business herself. cardinal wins, beating the bruins for the third time this year. this is stanford's 57th straight against a pack 10 opponent. next up a top regional seed and the goal of a run for the national championship and a remind tore stay tuned after this newscast for legends of the bay a tribute to the four new inductees into the hall of fame. >> we will see you tonight for the update to all the day's sports. >> that's coming up. also more on the reactor situation in japan. a full report tonight at ten. good night.

. >> thank you so much, cardinal. and when i make a closing statement here, i'm going to include statements from a wide variety of religious faiths to join in your sentiment in expressing solidarity with muslim americans. at this point, mr. acosta, please proceed with your testimony, your written statement will be made part of the record. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and chairman durbin, senator kyl, good morning. i want to take a minute to thank you for holding this important hearing and i also want to take a minute to thank the assistant attorney general perez for his words and his division's current efforts. general perez graciously made an important point that the protection of religious liberties is a bipartisan issue. muslim americans should take comfort in knowing that the effort to protect religious liberties has been ongoing since 9/11. has transcended the bipartisan divide and i hope continues to transcend the partisan divide. the title of today's hearing references american muslims, and i thought it appropri

green tried to keep the cardinal in it. he passed for three and the foul.wn -- cal has a 14-# run, capped off by this crabbe two-hand slam, and then gutierrez with the great pass to crabbe, who lays it in. cal rolls into the pac-10 tourney with a 74-55 victory. >>> and it was north carolina beating duke for the acc title. >> alan: thank you very much. that's it for abc-7 news. thanks for watching. captioned by♪ losesesesesesesese ♪ hello sunshine ♪ sweet as you can be ♪ iove waking up [ chuckles ] ♪ to your morning melody ♪ i can tell it's gonnae ♪ a sweet day [ female announc ] wake up to sweetss with honey nut cheerios cereal. kissed with real honey for a yummy sweet ste that's just right. and the 10 natural whole grain oats treat ur heart sweet.

the cardinal a 72-65 win her now meet gonzaga on monday for the right to go to the final four. cardinal a number one seed, but it will be a home game for gonzaga. >> honestly i wouldn't say we're the favorite to win here tomorrow. gonzaga is here, they're playing in their city, and it's a really great environment to play in. people are going to give us their best game no matter what, and our team has definitely done a good job of focusing on staying poised in pressure situation when games get kind of tight, but we're also trying our best to achieve our biggest goal, which is to be aggressive for 40 minutes. >> for the first time since they've been if san francisco, the giants begin a seen defending a world series championship. they open up at dodgers stadium this week. sandoval left 38 pound buys hind. he committed himself to an off- season conditioning program that has made him more anymore until the field, and hopefully for advertisecy palestinianed at the plate. -- more disciplined at the plate. >> i had to take it more seriously. i had to take a lot of things, what happened

at ash wednesday services in philadelphia, the cardinal urges special raye as archdiocese deals with a widening sex abuse scandal there. the cardinal placed 21 priests on administrative leave this week, pending an inquire troy allegations that they abused minors. >> illinois has become the 16th state to ban the death penalty. governor pat quinn signed the law wednesday ending capital punishment and reduces the sentences of inmates on death row to life without parole. the number of states that still have the death penalty is now at the lowest point in more than 30 years. >>> e dalai lama announced thiseek 's ming ead with his plan to step down from his leadership role in a tibetan government in exile. he'll remain the top spiritual leader of tibetan buddhism but says time has come for his political work to end. the 75-year-old dalai lama long signaled his intention to leave politics. since elections for a new prime minister will begin next week, many believe he will transfer his political responsibilities to that newly elected leader. >> a new united nations report this week says 2010

the cardinal seniors have not missed one in their entire careers. >> it's a funny game, before the game i said "history will be made tonight. let's be on the good side of it. >> here we are fourth year going to another final four, it's mind-blowing. >> tomorrow i have to wake up and pinch myself. we're so happy for this team. >> we were fire and ice, definitely on fire today. it actually got to a point where we were telling her to calm down because she was a little bit out of control at some points, it is okay because she was making aggressive moves. >> best pome postgame hands down in this tournament. >>> bruce bochy said that there's less than a 50% chance that brian wilson's oblique will let him play opening day. meanwhile cody will play with a strained calf. >> i'm progressing.? it's something that happens. four or five years ago i would be trying to rush it back as fast as i can. i'm trying to get back as fast as i can but smartly. >> 35,000 showed up to watch them play the giants in the bay bridge series. kahne with a two-run single. he was pretty good tonight. aubrey huff pops on

besides the cardinal may be around for a i will who. that's what former all american stanford's own figures anyway. stand ford the top seed. they hosted davis. cardinal led by just 12 points at half time. relax candace. and then she scores 22. stanford wins its 62nd straight home game. 86-a 9 is your final. stanford now hosts st. john's on sunday. >>> extra drama in the men's ncaa tournament. west took san diego state to double overtime as they outscored the owls 10-3. billy white with the put-back. san diego has a super so for in leonard. he takes it wide as the aztecs win 67-64. san diego never won an ncc tournament ever until this week. now in the sweet 16. the only men's team still alive in the big tournament because florida beat ucla73-65 today. >>> well, opening day for the giants is still 12 days away. but the ball club learned today that closer brian wilson strained his oblique and that he may not be ready for the march 31st season opener in la. wilson, of course, led the majors last year with 48 saves. but that bit of bad news

cardinal taking on ucla. the bruins putting up a fight.icking up in the second half, the dish to campbell, who buries the long three-pointer. gives ucla the 45-40 lead. but neka would even things up. grabs the rebound and gets back inside for the bucket. she had 15. toni from way out takes a few bounces on her three try. finally drops. she had 15. and that's it. cardinal win it six straight. tourney title. and the prime for a run at the ncaa 64-55 the final. a wild one at the ivy league title game, har vord and princeton. the tigers down by one. time winding down. the jumper drops at the buzzer. princeton beats har vord 63-62 heading to the tourney for the first time since 2004. >>> giants and dodgers going toe-to-toe for the first time this spring. out to scottsdale stadium, this guy just nails the getup. looks so real, kind of scary. just don't start hanging with sheen, son. balls flying out of the park. cody ross gets ahold of this one. puts the giants up 4-3. pat burrell doing some damage of his own. san francisco lead to 6-4. l.a. wou

cardinals taking on ucla. the bruins putting up a fight in this one.it up in the second half. the dish to campbell, who buries the three. gets back inside for the bucket. ties it at 46. she had 15. then it was the freshmen, toni from way out. takes a few bounces and finally in for the three. she led the way with 17 as the cardinals win a sixth straight tourney title and a run for the ncaa 64-55 the final. >>> men's pac-10 final came down to one play. washington and arizona go to overtime. huskies guard isaiah thomas takes the ball down. and the fadeaway jumper falls as washington defends its title and gets the automatic bid. >>> the ivy league title game, harvard and princeton. tigers down by one, as time is winding down. the jumper dropped at the buzzer. princeton beats harvard 63-62. heading to the tourney for the first time since 2004. >>> remember the day when tiger and phil would dual it out of the course? always great golf. great drama. yeah, well, those days are a distant memory. both playing just mediocre golf these days. at dorrel in miami, th

cardinal finishing a perfect 18 and o record in conference 75-51.on the day the contract was expiring nfl owner and players agreed to 24 hour extension and they may extend that for another week. a lock out could have gone into effect tonight but after eight hours of talk with the mediator in washington 2 sides agree to keep the dialogue going. not clear how much progress being made. president obama says he won't get involved in the talk but he want players and owners to avoid a work stomach an. >> i'm a big football fan but i also think that for an industry making 9 billion dollars a year in revenue they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way. so my expectation and hope is they will resolve it without me intervening because it turns out i have got a lot of other stuff to do. >>reporter: ease kind of busy. russell gone but not forgotten. oakland house reportedly on the verge of foreclosure. documents indicate the 1 time raider quarterback got more than 30 million signing bonus. owes 195,000 dollars in back morm payments. robert gallery

he will remain active in his role as cardinal. gomez, meanwhile, is the first latino to lead the archdiocese. >>> we have a story now about poet and author mary karr. her candid memoir called "lit" describes how she battled alcoholism and depression, and found a haven in the roman catholic church. judy alente spoke with her. >> every poem probably has 60 afts behind it. >> reporter: mary karr talks about her love of poetry with students at a writers' conference in michigan. >> hello, honey-bun. >> reporter: karr was known mainly as a poet until her coming-of-age memoir, "the liars' club," became a bestseller in the 1990s. it as the vivid story of a sometimes hilarious but often brutal texas childhood. here's a snapshot of your past, the past that you write about -- troubled family life, unstable childhood, alcoholism, divorce, depression, near suicide. who is mary karr today? >> well, it's really been uphill since all that. >> reporter: karr reveals the rest of her story in a new memoir, a story summed up in its title, "lit," as i

huddle. [ yelling ] >> right here right now [ cheering and applause ] >> after trailing 22-14 the cardinal come back. with the steel, track meet to the rack, stanford is down by 8, led by 8 at half time. it was all stanford in the second half. this time it's the oldest, the red storm did not have an answer for ogwumike. she muscles in. then the senior kayla peterson caps a 21-0 run. they win 75-49, they are headed to the sweet 16. for some reason kim coyle was the only tv reporter on site. >> thanks dennis. if you look up the phrase "home court advantage in the dictionary" you'll find a picture of the stanford seniors. they went a perfect 63-0 at naples pavilion during their four years on the farm. >> we have never had that feeling of a loss while we have played at home. i don't even know what it would feel like. i know it would feel awful. >> obviously i'm disappointed our season came to an end but it came to an end at the hands of i think one of the best teams in the country. >> i took an extra look around and saw naples packed and saw all the fans sharing. it was a special moment. >> de

the cardinal not able to do much in the postseason.his tonight might be rock bottom for johnny dawkins and his team. 12% shooting in the first half, taking on oregon state. it was a big night for jared cunningham. stanford somehow made it a game. jeremy green had six three-pointers in the second half. this one number six. he led all scorers with 25. and with seconds left he was going for his seventh and the win. but he can't get the shot off. an immediate exit for stanford losing 69-67. tomorrow at noon cal takes on usc. the wac tournament in vegas, a great day to be a spartan, san jose state beating hawaii by a point, 75-74. adrian oliver the game winner. 25 points in the first-round win. >>> the warriors looked a little road weary going back to back to end a seven-game road trip. certainly not what they needed taking on the nets in new jersey. kim karatsicourtside because sh dating the nets' chris humphries. no warriors player stood out in any meaningful way tonight. former stanford cardinal brooke lopez had his way with the defense.

jump starting 16-4 cardinal burst and the roof is on fire. cardinal up by a point. sister in the pasting lane. had 14. more from ruth on the dry. off balance collision and it goes. the blow out is under way at stanford overwhelm saint john. pa peterson 4-3. stanford goes on to cruise 75-frichbility meet north carolina in the next round saturday in spokane. to the nba. warriors kind of reached that point where they are just drifting to oblivion this season. play off hopes faded. can't hack with the good team and spurs are really, really good. first quarter so many times. parker to duncan. lay up. but of he lands on the foot. duncan leaves with a sprained ankle. no word on how long he may be out. duncan exits. he enters and dunk courtesy of parker. spurs rolling. career night following the ac miss. showing up angry, dan. 15 points for the rookie. warriors down 20 in the fourth. kind of making it interesting. williams for 3. wright pull up jumper within 7 but the spurs consummate team. he had 28 here. out in the pasting lane. steal. dunk. spurs win going away. 111 in 9

the cardinal tried to keep the pressure on the second half. green for three and the foul. he had 22. stanford got within nine. but cal would answer with a 14-2 run. capped off by this two-hand jam. then get tier regs -- gutierrez with the great pass to crab. cal rolls into the pac-10 up toy with a 74-65 victory. >> arizona coaching legend luke ol'son on back to watch his old team. kevin is money from long range. they led by as much as 17. the ducks rally. the one-hand jam. then it's catron. arizona wouldn't give up the lead. derek williams shows why he could be an nba lottery pick this summer. arizona wins the pac-10 regular season title with a 9 or 82 victory. >> the west coast conference tournament continues with usf and pepperdine, and santa clary plays loyola marymount. the gaels are 23, 7, but because of a late season losing streak, they're on the big dance bubble. so if st. mary's gets an invite to the tournament it will likely have to win the wcc up toy -- tourney and get the automatic bid. >> we had a slipup lost automatic bid kind of a shock. >> since i've been he

thank you very much. >> thank you so much, cardinal. i will include statements from a wide variety of religious faiths that joining your sentiment in expressing solidarity with muslim americans. at this point, mr. acosta, please proceed with your testimony. your written statement will be made part of the record. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to take a moment to thank you for holding this hearing. general perez made an important point that the protection of religious liberties is a bipartisan issue. muslim americans should take comfort in knowing that the effort to protect their religious liberties have been ongoing since 9/11. they have transcended the partisan divide. the title of today's hearing references american muslims and i thought it a perfect to begin by discussing two such individuals. the first is a student at the law school where i am now dean. he is one of our student leaders. he is a candidate for student body president. i asked him to send an e-mail about himself. i was going to summarize it, but i will quote in full

cardinals back up. under two minutes to play. following her sister's footsteps, she is 16 and a foul. the put-back and the foul. she had 16 and that seals the deal. stanford moves on to meet gonzaga in the elite 8 monday with the 72-65 victory. >> that was an awesome play we were in. i was sorry i couldn't make the shot. i was thinking to myself i should have used my left hand but when i turned around and saw she got the rebounds, i wasn't surprised but that's just kind of her characteristic. she's aggressive and relentless. >>> for the men a trip to the final four on the line. we tipoff with uconn in the west against azubuike. they are looking for their first final four appearance since 2001 but the kemba walker show was on. uconn led by 7 at the break. cats make a big run in the second half, williams, a beast! williams had 20. the wildcats down 1. then kyle fog. and jesse perry. he throws it down. zona up 53-52. just over a minute to play, huskies up 3 and walk we're the set back j. he had 20. uconn up five. but azubuike had a

he will remain a cardinal.ne last note, today also happened to be his 75th birthday. >>> for many world war ii g. i.'s, she was the girl in the haystack. we mark the passing of jane russell who tied at the age of 89. she starred in the movie the outlaw. the film was panned by the critics, even called one of the weirdest westerns in history. here hour-glass figure may have insinuated a myriad of sins, but she was a political conservative who prompted the use of bibles in public schools. >>> another hat in the ring, the field of candidates hoping to be san francisco's next mayor continues to grow. >>> billboards are old school. san francisco's now one of the first cities in the country to >>> employees at emeryville's pixar studios are celebrating tonight. pixar scored its sixth oscar last night. late this afternoon, we sat down for a rare interview with the director and producer of the blockbuster hit, now academy award winner toy story 3, and we have this story. >> we were here as the champagne was flowing, eve

here's how the cardinals secured their spot.hey were in spokane, the home of their opponent, watching the sister act work wonders. shenay with the miss but older sister with the rebound and 23 on the night. what really helped was the three-ball and the bulldogs were not. stanford heads to indy, thanks to a 23-point win. >> it's a dream for people. some people don't get that close. so it's -- i'm more than happy to be going to the final four and i'm really proud of how we stepped up. >> also on the farm today, heisman watch already beginning. stanford football in the throws of spring practice with jim off to the 49ers, david shaw is running the show. all eyes this season on the man returning to play quarterback, andrew putting the draft on hold to return for another season which starts with a game against his own team. the cardinal play the spring game two saturdays now fr now, april 9th in the city. the san jose earthquakes getting ready to host in santa clara, star striker, danville native working on quite a streak. wando has s

cardinal up. then it's ogwumike, spinning down low. that's pretty. stanford up 12. the three-ball makes it 42-30 stanford at the half. and candace wiggins loving it. have the highlights at 6:00. >>> looks like stanford will advance and face st. john's. >>> to golf. third round play of the transitions championship in tampa bay. the pga tour rookie, second time he has ever made the cut. check out the shot on the par-3 8th. ace! 5-under 66. 11-under. two off the lead. your leader, justin rose, his approach on 15. sticks it to within five feet. he has a one-stroke league going into sunday's final round. >>> a's highlights and roger federer has met his match for the third straight time. and men and women won in sacram ♪ ♪ hello sunshine ♪ sweet as you can be ♪ iove waking up [ chuckles ] ♪ to your morning melody ♪ i can tell it's gonnae ♪ a sweet day [ female announc ] wake up to sweetss with honey nut cheerios cereal. kissed with real honey for a yummy sweet ste that's just right. and the 10 natural whole grain oats treat ur heart sweet. because they can help wer your c

he will remain a cardinal.ne last note, today also happened to be his 75th birthday. >>> for many world war ii g. i.'s, she was the girl in the haystack. we mark the passing of jane russell who tied at the age of 89. she starred in the movie the outlaw. the film was panned by the critics, even called one of the weirdest westerns in history. here hour-glass figure may have insinuated a myriad of sins, but she was a political conservative who prompted the use of bibles in public schools. >>> another hat in the ring, the field of candidates hoping to be san francisco's next mayor continues to grow. >>> billboards are old school. san francisco's now one of the first cities in the country to participate in new text message advertising. we'll explain in a live report. ♪ atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> employees at emeryville's pixar studios are celebrating tonight. pixar scored its sixth oscar last night. late this afternoon, we sat down for

cardinal by 1 10. single hand keep the gonzaga in the game. show and go for 2.g lady unbelievable. stack ton wondering if i was ever that good. cross-over. finish with the loathe hand. she scored 18 straight for the bull dog at one point but stanford still led by 9 at the half. too big. off the dribble here then lindy wing 3. pac-10 player of the year janet. 5-3 and stanford wins it going away. 83 to 60. they reach the final 4 for the fourth consecutive yearment stanford won 27 straight games they face the winner of the baylor texas a&m game in the national semifinal on sunday night. >> we have a lot of fun obviously the first half van der slute an amazing point guard killing sows at half time we said let's just try to be as aggressive as we can. we kept scoring got real exciting. >> tennessee beat notre dame 20 straight times and streak ends there. skyler to peters. hoping. irish by 12 late. natalie for 2 of the 17 to put it away and finally the irish. pl 73-fwichbility they are on to the final 4. we finish with a bizarre story involving jose conseco. are there

cardinals led by 4 at the half. and then the second half. offensive rebound and the put back while falling down. the tar heels, later in the half, italy and lucas drops in the jump pass. carolina goes up by 1. then the beautiful jump hook. cardinals back up. under a minute to play. the miss by neka. the put-back and the foul. she had 16 and that seals the deal. stanford moves on to meet gonzaga in the elite 8 monday with the 72-65 victory. >> that was an awesome play we were in. i was sorry i couldn't make the shot. i was thinking to myself i should have used my left hand but when i turned around and saw she got the rebounds, i wasn't surprised but that's just kind of her characteristic. she's aggressive and relentless. >>. >>> for the men a trip to the final four on the line. we tipoff with uconn in the west. they are looking for their first final four appearance since 2001 but the kemba walker show was on. uconn led by 7 at the break. cats make a big run in the second half, williams, a beast! the wildcats down 1. then kyle fog. and jesse p

the cardinal had already beaten ucla twice this year. but the bruins took a nine point lead at half time. pretty point here as campbell finds kingifa cutting to the hoop. stanford has veterans but also a freshman who had career game. she scored ten of her points when they were needed most. she gets the rebound and takes care of business herself here. 64-55 as stanford wins 57 straight against the pac 10 opponent. next up the number one seed in the ncaa tournament and a run at that pre-season goal of a national championship. >>> st. mary's will be the only bay area men's team awaiting an ncaa fate on selection day tomorrow. they are hoping 25-8 and a conference co-championship is good enough for an at large berth in a field of 68. >>> condeleeza rice among those at staples center watching two teams who already knew they were in the tournament. under a minute left in the men's pac 10 championship washington ups its win to three against the wild. they are tied at 3 and hang on to your seats. >> and he is going to do it himself. and the cros

the cardinals were within 9. the bears kick it up again. watch brandon smith take the ball away, from gutierrez to allen crab. gutierrez led the bears with 7 assists and they win it and get in the conference tournament. stanford finishes 15-15. >>> oregon, we are about to see a -- to see a couple of impressive plays. arizona wins it 98-62. >>> let me premise the highlights you are about to see, the statement they with were provided by the giants. that means in a 6-0 oakland as win that featured the starter anderson, these highlights are big. these aren't easy to find, but there's madison bum garther in striking them out. -- madison bum gardener striking them out. as won it 6-0. >>> sharks tonight trying to stay hot in the middle of a six- game home stand. we'll have that one and all of the day's sports at 10:00 on "sports wrap." >>> coming up on the 10:00 news, more on the violence the -- violence in the mission district. >>> find out who plans to join them on the streets. that's tonight on the 10:00 news. i'm ken pritchett. >> i'm heather

cardinal had to erase an 11-point second-half lead. the board, then back inside for the bucket. it at 46-46. the freshman scored ten of her 17 in the final five minutes, this from three as the cardinal won its sixth straight tourney title and 57th consecutive pac-10 game 64-55 the final. that's going to do it for morning sports. have a great day. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, "today in the bay's" george kiriyama reports from japan about the devastation and how the japanese people are holding up. >>> and a 17-year-old boy is clinging to life after being shot in the face here in the south bay. who police say is responsible. [ male announcer ] beatrice earned her masters in education at a university with 20 years of experience combining claro and online teaching. and a 15 to 1 student to faculty ratio... to make learning more.. personal. today, she runs a thriving tutoring company that offers kids the same individualized attention she had. my name is beatrice hair, i teaundreds of kids one on one, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] len more about the col

cardinals led at half time. they figured out davis' defense. stanford a season high 13 three pointers. stanford wins its 62nd straight home game. 86-89 is your final for stanford. they will next host st. john's monday night in the second round. >>> aggies finish 24-9 under head coach sand at this simpson who coached her last game today. >>> the bulldogs came within a whisker of winning the men's championship. today they became the biggest bracket buster for this 2011 tournament. butler came in the as 8th seed of the region. they take on the pittsburgh panthers in dc. andrew smith getsed go ahead basket. less than three seconds left pittsburgh has the ball but has no time-outs left. so watch what happens. butlers star guard max scores 30 points for butler. that was just boneheaded play with 1.4 seconds left. gilbert brown then goes on to make one free throw to tie it. but brown misses the sec. but hold on, folks, pittsburgh follows butler. now, nobody wants the referees to decide the final outcome. but both of those fouls seem pretty obvious. ma

and cardinal got a huge lift from the guard.te in the second half to give stanford the lead for good. 17 points off the bench, and stand ford wins the pac-10 tournament and beat ucla. >> i'm proud of officer team and how we stuck with -- of our team, and how we stuck with it. i don't think we've been down that much at all this year, so copying back after that and sticking with things, like having positive -- it will give us confidence going into the tournament. >> stanford will be a number one seed when the women's brackets are revealed owner monday, and likely play the first two rounds at names pavilion. arizona trying to win the pac-10 title. thomas picked it up, wilcox for the game-tieing 3 to send it to overtime. now, it's arizona's turn. it's buried to time the game, washington had one final chance. 28 points for thomas, washington wins the pac-10 tournament beating arizona 77-75 in overtime. >>> ivy league championship harvard up one against princeton with two seconds left. >> here's davis, davis with the win! >> the tiger

once again the cardinal heading to the ncaa tournament. they earned the number one seed spate. play saturday on maples pavilion. good have one team in the big dance. the men all shut out here in the bay area first time since 1991 we haven't had a ncaa team for the bay area to root for and, of course, you can see all the games right here. >> good luck to tara vanderveer and the cardinal. >>> coming up in the next hough hour, searching for the new san francisco police chief, the final step being taken today. >> five people shot inside a bar, what witnesses will able to tell the police. >>> and we just showed you what it's like to be in an 8.0 magnitude earthquake. now what experts say you need in your home to stay safe. ,,,,,,,,,,,, i was driving in northern california. my son was asleep. i really didn't see it coming. i didn't realize i was drifting into the other lane. [ kim ] i was literally falling asleep at the wheel. it got my attention, telling me that i wasn't paying attention. i had no idea the guy in front of me had stopped short. but my car did. -my car did. -thankfull

the number one seed cardinal taking down gonzaga last night 83-60.raight win matching the longest in school history. >> going to the final four every year, i mean, it's a dream for people, you know, some people don't even get that close so i'm more than happy to be going to the final four and just really proud of how we stepped up and how people, you know, made some huge plays in the second half. >> stanford will be facing either baylor or texas a & m in the national semifinals sunday night. >> good for the cardinal. they have already beaten uconn this year, as well. great team. >>> 5:50 your time. you've heard the phrase love hurts. but is it true? why researchers say you better believe it. >> plus, one bay area man ready to offer you $10,000. what you have to find that will change his life forever. [ male announcer ] big news for allergy sufferers. prescription strength allegra is now available without a prescription. same exact medicine, sam full . when your eyes are smiling... you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind

. >> dolan: they asked me when i got here, "are you cardinals, mets, brewers or yankees?" and i said, "when it comes to baseball, i think i can be pro- choice." >> safer: he lives in a small mansion connected by a tunnel to st. patrick's where, each day, he must pass his own final resting place, a constant reminder that his path to glory leads but to the grave. >> dolan: i'm supposed to go here. now, although cardinal egan teases me that he wonders if one is going to be enough, so i don't know what we're going to have to... i might have to rent a space and a half. >> safer: isn't there something a little bit unnerving about knowing where you're going to be buried? ( laughter ) >> dolan: i find it liberating. >> safer: dolan is shepherd to two and a half million catholics, but it's a rapidly changing demographic, with the traditional irish and italians being replaced by hispanics. >> the most popular shrine at st. patrick's is our lady of guadaloupe. >> safer: nearly 400 parishes that stretch from long island to the catskills to new york city. and he is constantly on call.

the two lifelong cardinals fans had always planned to wed in busch stadium. as the snow fell, they said i do at home plate. hopefully the cards won't have the same fate today when they take on the san diego padres on major league baseball's opening day. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. oh. >> it was nice, they embraced it. >> it was great. >> what great photos and story they'll have and best of luck to the newlyweds. the west has been the warmest spot and today is probably going to be the warmest day we've seen in a while. a huge ridge of high pressure has built here. everyone heard about the big storm headed for new england, the nor'easter. usually when there's a pig storm on the east coast, the west coast is the opposite, storm free and very nice. that's the case we're dealing with. you can see the clear skies over much of the pacific and down through california. the unfortunate part is that the jet stream is still bringing all that moisture up there into the p

the cardinal is the number one seed for the eighth time in school tree, and trying to go back for thestraight year. now, the danger of not winning your conference tournament when you're a mid-major program is that your fate is in the hands of the ncaa selection committee. this was the case for st. mary's last night as they watched the brackets unfold in moraga, waiting and waiting to finally learn that gonzaga was going to be in 11 seed, and since they beat them, st. mary's was not going to have a higher seed and thus opportunities between 12 and 16 were not there, so st. mary's will play in the n.i.t., the invitational. it's nice to be recognized, but still pretty raw. >> we've had a great season. our guys did about all they could do and the frustration lies in that you don't have control. your only control is to win your conference tournament. so once it gets in a selection committee's hands, there's ten people in there, anything can happen. >> all right, other local schools still playing in the post-season tournament of some kind, cal will host ole miss on wednesday. san jose state

four, islanders -- through the legs and through louisville and providence, looking good and the cardinalsthem. >>> number two not a good night for jim, he and cougars beatly new mexico by 18 points. number one might explain why. >> number one? >> leading rebounder was kicked off the team because he admitted to having premarital sex with his girlfriend which is a part of the school honor code. they ask to live a chaste life, you must use clean language, attend church and abstain from alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee and substance abuse. no wonner ken went to san francisco state. >> that's cold. >> i did two of those right. >> yeah. again that's why you went to sf state. >> thank you. >> which two? >> who else can say they are a hall of famer but you? >> we will be right back. >> how many years? >> probably --. >> all right. >> ,,,, [ male announcer ] provocative. ♪ unexpected. ♪ defiant. ♪ and just what you need to forge your own path. introducing the most fuel-efficient luxury car available. the radically new... 42 mile per gallon ct hybrid from lexus. ♪ how did you do it? eh, takes a lot of

cardin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the period for morning business be extended until 4:00 p.m. with the time equally divided between the two leaders or their designees, with senators permitted to speak up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: the senate is in a quorum call, is that correct? the presiding officer: yes, it is. mr. reid: i ask that the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: for the benefit of all senators, we've been working in the last 24 hours, or more, trying to work our way through the amendments to get to a vote on this most important bill that we're dealing with. -- with, the small business innovation bill. a bill that has already created thousands and thousands of jobs around the country. an extre

and i see our good friend, senator cardin here, is on the floor. and also has been a real leader on this, and i know he wants to speak also. mr. merkley: i'll say that just one key aspect is that the house republican budget would cut $2 billion from e.p.a.'s clean water and safe drinking water infrastructure loan program. as i'm going around my state holding a town hall in every single county, i hold a meeting with the city and county leaders in advance of the public meeting. and at virtually every one of these gatherings, i hear stories from mayors and chairs of county councils who talk about the challenge they have with their aging infrastructure both on their water supply and on their waste water disposal. and that aging infrastructure needs to be upgraded as plants wear out and as we discover more challenges that we need to address. and so cutting the loan program that supports our communities, our rural communities, our suburban communities, our urban communities, all of our communities, in providing clean water to the residents and of helping