cohen, vicepresidente ejecutivo de comcast. >>sr.olucionar lo que vemos, que es una desigualdad digital entre la poblaciÓn de bajos recursos. >>concretamente, ¿quÉ estÁn haciendo ustedes para minimizar esa divisiÓn que usted menciona existe en las diferentes comunidades? >>esto no es una ciencia, nosotros sabemos por quÉ las personas de bajos recursos adoptan el internet menos que las personas en comunidades de altos recursos. son tres cosas segÚn los estudios. lo primero es el analfabetismo digital. las personas no comprenden la importancia de la internet y no entienden su valor. pueden tenerle miedo, quizÁs creen que el gobierno los va a espiar. asÍ es el analfabetismo digital. segundo, es el precio del servicio. tenemos que levantar la mano y reconocer que estamos proveendo un servicio de 40 o 50 dÓlares al mes, que simplemente puede estar sobre el precio que muchas familias pueden pagar. y entonces el precio del equipo y acceso al equipo como tal. una cuarta parte de las familias en amÉrica no tienen computadora, asÍ que hemos di

the hassani campbell case will be featured on comcast. his foster father, ross reported him missing. police arrested ross and the aunt but never charged them. a report about the case will appear on comcast cable's program, missing kids on demand. comcast will produce the show in partnership with the national center for missing and ex-employed children. >>> federal regulators are proposing rules in response to the and bruno pipeline explosion that could have a major impact on pg&e. under the new proposed rules, older pipelines such as the one that exploded last year in san bruno will have to undergo pressure testing. transmission pipelines in rural areas will get the same attention as urban areas. gas companies will no longer be allowed to leavedefective pipe wells in place. 2/3 of the pg&e pipelines dade back from before 1970 and hundreds of miles have never undergoing to pressure tests >>> several community groups are suing the city of san francisco on a battle over cable boxes. they are attempting to stop or at least slow down a t t's p

for now that does it here in the comcast sportsnet studios. diane, back to you. >> thanks, dave. >>> coming up next, thousands of music fans come together for a good cause and toel cteraebhe t f ar obay ea music icon. cc1:cc1: a >>> in san francisco today, the ninth annual jerry day celebrated grateful dead guitarist jerry garcia's birthday. ♪ so garcia died of a heart attack back in 1995, you'll remember. today would have been his 69th birthday. jerry day actually started back in 2002 after fans used his music to raise funds and repair the mcclairen park playground in the excelsior district. the jerry garcia amphitheater now hosts all kinds of cultural events for the city and the county of san francisco. you've got some dead heads out there as well absolutely. today there was plenty of free

. >> let's turn things over to henry in the comcast newsroom.id you have a party without us today? >> reporter: my feelings are hurt. i thought we were all family. i invited you guys here. y jessica, a big plate of barbecue set aside for you. raj, don't worry about yours, i ate your food. >> story of my life, henry. >> reporter: you guys always get an invite. what a day here at comcast sports net studios. free barbecue, all you can eat. my stomach is hurting right now. it's our way of showing our appreciation for our viewers. we had several form somewhere current athletes with the giants, a's, 49ers, raiders and sharks meet and greet fans. about 2,000 people showed up and it was great. >> feeling like it's -- >> reporter: also, giants offense has been struggling until today against the d'backs. bottom of the third, sandoval singles to right. torres scores. a and 1-0, champs. carlos beltran, rips a single to left center. keppinger will tap home play. 2-0, chafmps. cabrera welcome to the orange and black. sandoval will score. giants win 8-1 is you

of the comcast/nbc merger. he company agreed to increasec: internet avail iblt to those in need. >>> bad news about facebook and kids. it turns out those who use facebook on a regular basis do worse in school. new research found that facebook users in middle school, high school, and college got lower grades than those who stayed away from the social networking site. the new study basically says that multitasking is bad for kids. it says that it leads to them getting more easily distracted. cc1:here is some good news about facebook and other technology. the research also shows it helps children develop their identities and empathize with others by offering supportive comments. >>> airlines are rolling back though federal cc1: ticket taxes are being collected again. in fact, southwest, delta, and lowered fares and industry experts say more carriers will follow. if that happens consumers will pay the same prices for travel as they did before most u.s. airlines raised fares last month. the industry took a nasty pr

no es rápido. >>> para familias como la de liz, y millones más, la compañía de telecomunicaciones, comcasts de bajos recursos, que no pueden acceder a materiales educativos, y cuademasiado médico, acceder a internet, o un trabajo en línea. >>> en estados unidos, el 65% de hispanos, tienen acceso a internet, y menos del 50% de ellos, tienen un servicio de alta velocidad, beneficiaría a niños que estén en el programa de almuerzo gratuito, en escuelas públicas, para liz, el futuro se vio más prometedor. >>> para ella, y su familia, y para ver los detalles, vaya a telemundo.com/noticias, con eso me despido, gracias por el privilegio de dejarme ser parte de

that will do it from the comcast sports net studio.c bay area studios. >> we're counting on you to get that sharpy and make that into a full beard brian wilson bobble head. >> i don't know how i'm going to get it long. i'll see what i can come up with. >> you'll come up with something. >>> for a full half hour of bay area sports coverage, watch comcast sports net central and see the guys and that possible head again at 10:30. >> we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] what's so great about jcp cash? no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn 10, 15 or 20 dollars off on the spot storewide! and, unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20 off with no exclusions! we make style affordable, you make it yours! jcpenney. no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn 10, 15 or 20 dollars off on the spot storewide! and, unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20 off with no exclusions! we make style affordable, you make it yours! jcpenney. >>> brett cannon talks about what's coming up at 7:00. >> big news

for a final check on weather. >> proud to be comcast.g, we're looking good, at noon 72 degrees, 61 by the bay. rounding out at 75. inland 64 degrees. if you're waking up with us near the water a nice day on tap. let's check your drive. >> the big deal is the unexpectedly slow drive through the tri-valley. 35 minutes out of the altamont pass. a couple of accidents caused problems. there's the toll plaza. we'll give you the quick look. >> thank you very much. 6:57 now. the "today" show is just minutes away. you will hear from the families of the 30 navy s.e.a.l.s killed in this weekend's helicopter crash. >> the 55-year-old mystery finally solved. the woman in this picture with elvis presley will be live in the studio. >> we'll have a local update every half hour. we welcome jon kelley to our new team this morning. >> thank you. pleased to be here. >> good to have you. come back tomorrow, too. whoa. you gotta be kidding! you guys are exactly who i had in mind when i created my new jumbo breakfast platter. it's a ton of food: 8 of my new mi

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you can see his debut on comcast sportsnet bay area. some people at the game might miss early action because the lines are very long. we'll tell you what sneryfor t xt. at&t iwaiting ner . i. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. giants ace tim lincecum is always in the spotlight. a baseball star with rock star appeal. few fans have lincecum's autograph, but today they can get his bobble head if they're willing to wait. take a look at this long line of die hard fans waiting to get their hands on that tim lincecum bobble head. literally thousands are out there waiting patiently. the first 25,000 fans in the park will get a bobble head today. also jients ts honor two of their former standouts. jason smith and bernard. >> more than i ever expected. and than i think i ever deserved. to be honored with so many great players who played in this franchise, words -- i don't even have words for it. bonds, all those kinds. >> they pretty much roll out the red carpet for you and say this is our way of saying thank you for what you've done for us. it's

and media partners, abc-7, a.m. 1400, asian week.com, comcast, and choir.net, ktsf tv, s.f. gov tv, the examiner and world channel. thank you so much for your support. [applause] and if you're -- this celebration also received the support of so many individuals as well as professional small businesses and community organizations. you'll see their names listed on the screen and in the program book. and on the website. a.p.a. -- apasf.org. those attending this celebration for the past few years, we have been treated to so many fabulous and unique ethnic, cultural performances. this year, certainly no exception. the northern california cherry blossom festival just celebrated its 44th year. during which the 2011 queen and court was selected. so tonight, the 2011 court will perform their opening number from the queens program, choreographed by mickey nowitzki and music by shina ringo entitled ringo uotota. please welcome the 2011 northern california cherry blossom court. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you once again. the 2011 cherry blossom court. a beautiful performanc

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bruno does some work for comcast sports. dnbr management has not commented on the situation. live in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> coming up next at 6:00 -- >> i think it's sick what they've it done just over a -- >> a riot overnight ended in dozens of arrests and dozens of police in the hospital. why london exploded overnight and why the riots continued tonight as well. >>> plus -- part of highway 101 shuts down tonight. we'll show you exactly when and where. >>> and one bay area county is sweetening an already sweet deal. we'll show you how fixing up your home to save more energy could rake in $nc 0. >>> new amateur video out of syria today shows a military assault in the eastern part of that country. an activist group says 57 people including children were killed around the country today. a witness with sasays in the ea morning hours tanks and bulldozers rolled in and took down barricades that residents had set p up. this latest attack comes the day after the u.n. secretary general demanded syria's president rein in the military. the state country has

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as you might know, the station and network is owned in part by comcast. and we encourage you to keep your cable. >> yes. watch a lot of tv. a lot of news. >>> follow this next story under what not to do theex ttimeimou hop on t arain. >> the video's next. stay with us. >>> the latest flashmob phenomenon -- subway parties. wow. check this out. a wild party on the subway to coney island. whether it was fun or not depends on who you ask. >> what if you were sitting near there? >> yeah. if you were catching the train to catch this party, of course, it was great fun. not so much for people heading home from a very long day at the office who just wanted some peace and quiet, i'm sure. >> could you imagine? >> rowdy. >> i want some more of that music. >> i know, that music will jazz you up. thank you very much for joining us. >> see you again next at 6:00. >> bye. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney, all your back to school favorites are on sale! so get in extra early for 5 hour steals saturday, like $14.99 city streets denim, 55% off kids' school uniforms, and $8.

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how it works, coming up on comcast 186, in a few minutes. >> can you tell us right now?> i'll give you a hint. >> thanks for being with us tonight. >> we'll see you at 11:00. thanks so much. bye. >>> just weeks ago, a back door deal was slipped into the state budget with no public debate. this new law bans teacher layoffs. and if revenues fall short as many suspect, the school year may be cut to 168 days, 1 of the shortest in the nation. critics call this outrageous and a recipe for disaster. we're all for saving jobs. but nbc bay area believes it's up to local districts to balance their books. it's wrong for sacramento to take management power away from local leaders. and it's wrong to put big-money lobbyists, like the teachers union, ahead of local control our governor promised. urge your legislators to empower schools to do what's right for students. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪

>> no, i'm keeping it slim except for what we do coming up in a few minutes on comcast 186. the school state superintendant going inform jof to join us. ki>>oo lng forward to it.oo >> bye. >>> most viewers agree with us, the new law taking financial control away from local school districts is wrong. stating, this last minute back room deal reikt haved local flexibility and used image fairy revenue to balance the budget. cutting the school year by seven days should not be an option. lisa fumes, i'm shocked at how inflexible the administration and unions are, while our children get less and less education. a school board president says, i don't blame cta, i blame politicians. students are suffering due to sacramento's unwillingness to do the right thing. and senator bob huff writes, the only people who support this are democrats who control the legislature and the union bosses from whom they take direction. we welcome all viewpoints at nbceditorials.com.

. >>> let's bring in jim from our comcast sportsnet newsroom. janelle and i are excited. 7:00 p.m.kickoff. we're talking some raiders football. are you dancing, by the way? >> is that your football dance? >> that is my football dance. i am getting ready, gang, thanks so much. do you know why i am smiling? because football is back and the preseason begins tonight. ladies, you have seen the last of your husbands, which at my house is welcome, but i digress. five nfl games open the preseason slate, including the raiders, as they take on the arizona cardinals. the silver and black trying to build off last year's 8-8 season with new head coach hugh jackson. kate long worth on the scene has the scoop from the coliseum. kate? >> reporter: well, in just two weeks of practice under their belts, the raiders take the field for the first time in this 2011 season. and with their practice time cut short due to the lockout, the players are treating this preseason with a little bit more importance. >> you still have to stop the run, run the football, do the basic things in football. and you know,

. >>> let's bring in brodie from our comcast sports net newsroom. are we doing wagers tonight, brodie? >> i don't get it. it's a preseason game. >> it's a friendly wager. >> it may be the biggest bay area sporting event that counts for absolutely nothing. the 49ers and raiders will meet tomorrow night as you heard, exhibition style for week two of the preseason. the 49ers with the two main concerns following last week's flop in new orleans, first of all, they need much better blitz protection as well. they need to get key players like patrick willis healthy for the regular season. >> one thing is for sure, i mean, we want to protect our quarterback better in this game. you know, handle the blitz better than we did as a unit in the last game. teams are going to blitz you if you can't execute against the blitz. so that's going to be -- that's been an important factor for us. nobody is looking to kick anybody in the teeth, though. just looking to play football and execute at a high level. >> any time we have the opportunity to go out and perform, we wa

over the wires that companies like comcast horizon own and they made an investment. in pushing those policies they fought hard to get those policies adopted and what we see afterwards are countries like japan offering service for half the price at twice the speed as average americans here in the united states get and they're still going on and they're still making money it's absolutely profitable and you know all of these countries i think just like any profit seeking firm in a market. will price will develop their prices in relation to consumer demand not necessarily in relation to the cost how much it costs them to deliver that service and when you have one or two companies in a market that's not a bellwether of a competitive marketplace and that's not enough competition to discipline price the good people adopting a disparate edition it's all thanks so much for being with you kind of push it. it's time to bring back the sherman antitrust act and put an end to monopolies of all kinds in the united states. is just. it's going to get out of the very very first face f

. >>> for a full half hour of sports coverage, including more in depth coverage, watch comcast sportset centralwih wit h ry tonight at 10:30. >> back in a moment. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney, it's easy to create a new look for back to school with all arizona jeans on sale! night and day doorbusters make it simple -- the best styles and washes are under $20! so it's easy to have fun with flares... ...get back to basics... ...or slip into some skinnies! on top of that, with jcp cash, earn 10, 15 or 20 dollars off on the spot. no exclusions! unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make back to school style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. >>> tonight at 11:00, was it rape or just fantasy that went too far? what happens when a strange sex game lands a bay area attorney behind bars? there's one twist to this unusual love story that could change it all. that's tonight at 11:00 right here on nbc bay area news. >> brent is how to tell us what's coming up on comcast 186. >> we'll talk the latest on the cyber-attack agai

that's going to be on our sister network comcast sportsnet after our 6:00 p.m. show. temperatures in the low 60s, winds out of the west at 14. we do have some sun out here but the fog will be rolling in and temperatures will be dropping in the 50s. you know the drill, if you're headed to a giants game, bring the jacket, bring the layers. we'll have a familiar fog pattern for tonight and the pattern just to the north a couple hundred miles is still very mild so that's going to combine with this fog to give us plenty of 80s inland yet again for wednesday. we'll start off tomorrow morning cold for this time of year. 55 in livermore. by 10:00 a.m. we'll start to see the most warming in our interior sections with upper 60s and low 70s. real quick if you're doing any traveling, possibly delays in atlanta, miami and also new york. we'll have more coming up. >> okay, jeff, thanks so much. >>> still ahead at 6:00, it could be a game changer for couples expecting a child. the simple test that could determine a child's gender much sooner than the current tests. >>> also, it's a

. >>> comcast says it's going to offer low cost internet service to low income families.omcast is offering the service as part of its merger deal with nbc. >>> a strike with verizon workers is now in its third day. a number of workers walked out after negotiations broke down. there's no word when talks will resume. at least one town in new jersey has been without internet, cable and phone service since the strike began. >>> former governor arnold schwarzenegger is making news after he appeared over the weekend in a shirt that appears to comment on his pending divorce. these photos come from tmz. arnold schwarzenegger's shirt reads i survived maria. the t-shirts were made as a joke by a farewell party when the governor left office. the date 2007 was crossed off and replaced with 1977 the year he started dating maria shriver. >>> new warnings about chemicals used around the house. and >>> new at 10:00, a warning about chemicals you probably never heard of. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler tells us why the government is trying to regulate what are called flimes.

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the parent whose baby is born closer to 7:54 tonight will win prizes from comcast and the giants. >>to start your life. >> wow. that's like... >> i think you're required to be a giants fan after that. >> tmi. >>> well, it is hard enough to run a marathon but imagine doing it with food poisoning. >> that's right. an upset stomach park did nothing to slow the winner of the san francisco marathon. 37-year-old michael wardian of virginia finished in 2 hours and 27 minutes yesterday. seven minutes ahead of the second place finisher. the night before, wardian got sick he said after eating a bad burrito. oh. the first place female winner was 30-year-old emily field of los angeles with a 2-hour and 50 minute finishing time. >> if you are determined to run that race you are going to do it. i told you i knew someone who did it with a hangover. not on sunday. but in the past. >> not a good idea. >>> it is 5:26. new health guidelines announced today. the major impact on birth prevention. >> plus a mother takes on the tsa, how a security patdown ended with her arrest. >>> the california programs

the team agreed to a three-year contract extension with frank gore as confirmed by comcast sports net through a league source. one report says the new deal is worth $21 million including 13.5 million guaranteed. adre has been san francisco's leing rusher all six years with the team. our own reporter has followed negotiations from the start and has this insight. >> this is something that frank gore has wanted. he wanted that security. he is pretty much a worrywart, frank gore is. i think not knowing what his future held for him for next year, was something that was really weighing on him. the 49ers all along have said, frank gore is the kind of player we want on the team. he will be the 49ers all time leading rusher, by the time his career is over. there is no question about that. as long as he stays healthy. he will, surpass -- roger craig at number two. he will surpass joe perry at number one. frank gore will etch his name into the 49ers record books. >> meanwhile, on the field. wide receiver, michael crabtree was activated off the physically unable to perform list this afternoon. he

and the way it advocated for approval of comcast taking overrunning nbc universal.se people were having a discussion on the list serve or because he didn't want to deal with that larger public controversy. >> lesley stahl said he told her not to criticism president obama on anything because that would aid people who wanted to aid the president. the sharpton spokesman denied this. how do you give this nightly platform to somebody who reportedly claims he is not going to criticize the president? >> well, you know, that is something that's troubling. i don't -- what bothers me mother is that he has a history as an activist. again, coming back to this idea that he is connected to an organization that has money from nbc universal to advocate for certain issues, all of a sudden he's going to go on their air and be fair about some of these same issues. i think that is the concern that people are worried about. is he going to criticize obama or not? you can look at somebody like sean hannity and say is he going to criticize a republican president? we have these people in pr

. >> let's bring in brody from our comcast sports net newsroom.his time last year the giants weren't doing too well. things turned around and we guarantee the same thing will happen this year, we think. >> that's coming from you, raj, not me. funny how things work out. no need to panic. baseball is back in san francisco for an extended period of time. the giants opening up their longest home stand of the season. 12 games in total. it all starts tonight against the padres. right now san francisco just trying to get healthy. 11 players currently injured including this guy, carlos beltran, who has played 11 games in orange and black but missed the last 13 with a sore wrist. let's get it out now live to at&t park. we know that beltran is on the mend and has been taking cuts in the batting cage the last couple days, what's the latest on his status? >> reporter: the latest is he was activated today from the disabled list as you mention. he was taking batting practice from left and right-hand side today. he will be available off the bench to pinch or as

. >>> let's check in right now with john henry smith of comcast sports net. a very important day for the giants as well, isn't that right? >> this time of year every day isnmp a inttaor y.dais ith the houston astros, without getting embarrassed in a sweep, they would have to do so with a first-time starter on the hill.it >>> no matter what they did today, the giants were going to end their ten-game road trip having lost more games than they won. while that's disappointing, getting swept by baseball would be be something closer to devastating. giants looking to salvage a win in houston. the familiar life texas native brandon bell looking on at minute maid bark. pell slammed a three-run home run to break a tie. dan runsler trying to fill jonathan sanchez's shoes in his first major league start. he did not make it out of the second inning. in 1 2/3 he gave up three runs and throwing a whopping 43 pitches. mike fontenot comes through with a clutch sacrifice fly to deep left center and nate schurlts were score off that to tie the game at four. that's how things st

i think we need a little challenge to comcast. i think monopoly never helps. and when we get the competition, it means better cable rates and tv rates and hundreds of new jobs. >> reporter: that may be. but for opponents the big question is -- >> can i put one of these in your front yard? they are only four feet wide, four feet high and 2.5 feet deep and frequently subject to a lot of graffiti. >> reporter: on the other hand. >> i have a suspicion that four or five months after they are in people won't notice them i know more just like the ones there now, probably only noticed one or two of the 50 on your drive from the studio here. >> we have facilities underground. they are 9 feet by 20 feet underground and in an old city like san francisco, it's hard to find the places in the public right of way underground with the old sewer and cable and power and everything. >> reporter: so there you have t technology comes but it comes with a price and this time it is aesthetic and so people are upset about it. they are filing suit. they want a full environmental review

let's check in with david andrews and comcast sports net, checking out sports. what's going on? >> diane, quite a bit going on as giants look to turn the hose loose on matt cain. osawe wly honou trason, .ayow >>> i'm david -- damon andrews. giants finishing up with the houston astros sunday at at&t. looking to make up ground and one game on the three-game hold, leading arizona diamondbacks. astros and giants and we jump right to the 10th inning, down 3-2, one on, one out. mark derosa, line drive to right. game tied at three. derosa is thrown out at second, arguing call, wait a minute. coach has words to say and gets the heave-ho. matt downs, singsles to center. jose crosses home. make it 4-3, astros, bottom of the 11th, one on, two out. mike phon tfontano. not a good way to finish for the manager. >> we have to win that game. we made some mistakes. with some pitches there. they got two out hits. i don't know what happened today. that's what beat us and we have to cut those back a little bit. our margin of error is so small. we could have executed a little better in areas of the

let's bring in scott with our comcast sports room. it's your floor now. >> raj, the first person to tweet me gets a copy of my scripts, if you want. it's the best i can do. all right. giants, first things first. as far as i know, nobody got hurt today. that's the good news. anything beyond that really is gravy, but with tim lincecum on the hill we thought maybe the good times would continue in atlanta. they did not. this was a very quick and very uneventful game, and timmy did his job with seven strong innings, struck out seven, gave up only one it had. unfortunately, that was it. chipper jones, a resounding hit, 11th home run of the year and that's the only scoring of the ball game. braves beat the giants 1-0, they take 3 of 4 in the series. diamondbacks, phillies, wilson valdez opposite field, that's going to be troublesome. the phills take a 1-0 lead. john mayberry with a two-run shot, tenth of the year. it's 3-0 phills. until the lightning strikes, it's been delayed for over an hour now. it is not yet an official game. plenty of n

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so comcast sportsnet bay area is having a contest for mothers- to-be who may have conceived a littleant" as they celebrated the championship. the parents whose baby is born closest to 7:54 tonight wins prizes from comcast and the giants. >> so for that couple that got really excited after the giants won, may get a prize. >> black amend orange onesies, bibs. [ laughter ] >>> it is now 6:26. coming up, paying for presentation. how some bay area residents will be bearing the burden of the budget crisis. >>> plus this. she claims she was trying to protect her teenaged daughter. how one mother ended up in jail because of an airport patdown. >>> another deadly weekend of violence here in richmond. one woman is dead, one man is in the hospital. the full story and neighborhood reaction just ahead. >>> the california programs likely to feel the pain from the debt ceiling compromise. we'll have that story coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinos

. >>> okay, we are joined from our comcast sports newsroom. damon, a lousy weekend for most of our teams. it is monday. everything is okay right? >> the slate is wiped clean, raj, it is all about the giants. talking about them. your pitching better be amongst the best. giants' formula for success or cardiac arrest whatever comes first. and hoping to relieve the chest pain, taking the hill against the chicago cubs. absolutely fantastic. he hopes to get it done. coming off a great tart last wednesday where he shut down the padres but added an rbi at the dish. and the giants hope to cut into that four-game lead in the ml west. for more, let's take you live off to the ballpark. jamie? >> well, damon when you think aaugust of last year and the one he is having in 2011 it is like night and day. in fact he man anythinged to loper his e.r.a. in each of his last nine starts. >> he is very dominant. he is one of the best. that's great when we have, you know not just him. everybody on our team. i think we have got a great pitching staff. and that gives u

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. >>> let's check in now with henry wolford of comcast sportsnet. what's going on? >> hello. as long lines form around at&t park for a tim lincecum bobble head, we'll tell you why today you might have the opportunity to see a brand new giants pitcher that someday could be immortalized via bobble. sports is next. >>> welcome back. life must be good for giants ace tim lincecum. he's a baseball star who receives rock star attention. few fans lincecum -- have lincecum's autograph. but today they can get his bobble head if they're willing to wait. look at this long line of die hard fans waiting to get their hands on a tim lincecum bobble head. literally thousands are out there waiting patiently. the first 25,000 fans who step into the park will get a bobble head today. also the giants honored two of their former stand downs by adding them to the wall of fame. bernard and smith on the wall. smith has the highest winning percentage, 67%, among giants pitchers with at least a hundred decisions since the team moved to san francisco. speaking of the giants, no one knows them better tha

comcast is offering $10, that includes free activation. and they promise no splice increases. to -- no price increases. to qualify, the parents muff have a rolled -- childed -- child enrolled in the lunch program. >>> on the consumer watch, juliry explains why no --uply explains why no refund for the taxes with the airlines? >> the irs had said passengers would be eligible for a refund if they paid ticket taxes before the july 23rd faa shutdown but then they flew during the shutdown when it didn't have authority to cut those taxes but the faa is now keeping that money. consumer advocates are outraged pointing out taxes were paid but no federal benefits. >> now, julie what, about the people who bought tickets during the faa shutdown? are they gonna -- have to pay back on those taxes? >> well that's the good news. they are not gonna make people pay backtaxes. but most of the airlines raised their prices anyway because of the taxes so the folks won't see that much of a benefit. >> and will that affect the rates. >> here's the good news -- at least in some cases, some airlines abo

. >>> let's check in right now with henry wofford of comcast sportsnet. the giants and phillies behave themselves today? >> reporter: they were slightly better, the behavior was slightly better, diane. not only were the giants in action today at at&t park, but buster posey was there with an update on his injury rehab process. we'll hear from the giants catcher, and would there be any more fireworks after last night's bench player brawl? we have all your highlights for you next in sports. sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area, giants and phillies are willing to admit they can't get along. both teams were eager to return to the diamond today, just hours after their big brawl last night where several punches landed. let's get to ga

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let's go to dave from comcast spores net. what's going on? >> the giants trying to gain ground in the nl west. we will take you to the park. matt cain tried to keep the giants into the race. it was a thriller. speaking of thrillers. a fantastic finish at the final of the col wth unore yorstemgsro fs the youngsters from california. theyjapan. we will take you to williamsport blap >>> in thecomcast studios, the giants opened at&t park. they kept them around and a good long while. i don't envy the bleacher cleaners. we take you to extra innings at at&t park. the tenth inning giants got a run when mark derosa had the base knocked down the right field line. he scores and giants tie the game at three. derosa called out and tried to stretch it into a double. they would show it was close. he argues deep and get ejected. still tied up when matt downs the former giant and comes up the middle to score jose. downs would get caught on the base pass and the damage is done. astros go ahead 4-3. the giants squander an opportunity with the tying run on second

. >>> let's check in right now with jim kozimar of comcast sportsnet. hello, jim. >> the giants look to even the score in houston and keep pace in the nl west. >>> first, the racetracks have gone to the dogs, literally. the weiner dog race photo finish that you can't miss, it's next in sports. >>> good evening, everyone. the giants start the day two and a half games behind arizona in the nl west after getting shut out by the worst team in baseball last night. the astros won 6-0. on saturday, the giants sent madison baumgartner to the hill. giants/astros, game two of three. bottom of the first and ba baumgartner bad luck early. kobe ross can't maybe the play and it's a bad hope. he goes for it all, an inside the park bomb. a rare feat, the first of his career, 1-0, astros right now, they're in the 5th, 5-2, houston has the lead. giants fans keeping an eye on arizona. top of the 1st, there are two out, one on for miguel montero, a double deep to right. justin upton comes in to score from first, and arizona takes the early 1-0 lead. the answer comes back i

brooklyn bird is the winner of the comcast world championship baby contest. she arrived on august one, exactly nine months to the day and eight minutes after the giants won the world series. jennifer and robert bird in little brooklyn get a certificate from the giants, a gift card for 2000 and $10, as well as a brick in their name at at&t park. >> very cute. mark joins us now, giants making news today possibly? >> yes, you know they have to do something, they are supposedly a good team, but playing bad baseball. they have lost 17 out of the last 24, update they have gone out and gotten this guy, one of the premier closers in all of baseball, closer heath bell, he was with some of the giants at the all-star game. and the giants now have 48 hours to work out a deal with the padres. here is what bell said today when we caught up with him at at&t park. >> i feel like i'm going to arizona with the padres, going to do the football on the off day. hang out, go see a couple of movies. and -- sweat my butt off when i go run in arizona for friday's game. i am around th

media companies comcast, the owner of this network, time warner, and cbs also beat the street's earnings estimates. >>> activision blizzard did well thanks to strong earnings driven from the call of duty game. and finally what do bill gates, steve jobs and mark zuckerberg all have this common? they top gq's list of worst dressed men in silicone valley. >>> good-bye to a football hero who became a movie star. hello to a pie in the face. and walk off winners in bean town. >>> plus, a mexican striker teaches a thing or two to europe's soccer champs. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> our record-setting heat wave continues in the east coast but the west coast is enjoying a great summer. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> well, a very good morning to you. if you are just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports alex rodriguez is known for his hollywood lifestyle off the field, but a-rod's tinseltown ways may have finally caught up with him. here's mario solis with a look at all of your sports headlines. >>> hi there. good morning. th