. >> the san francisco giants first-round pick gary brown and his teammates from the san jose affiliate brought smiles to some children who could use something to smile about. they visited santa clara valley medical center in san jose. >> it is not what you want to -- you don't want the see kids in the hospital. you want to try to make them smile. if you have the opportunity to do that, i think it is all worth it. >> more than 20 children met with the players. the team brought baseballs to autograph and the san jose giants mascot also kim along to provide some extra cheer. >> and mark is here now with sports. going from the giants to that's, and the a's have a little winning streak going. >> yeah, i think two games in a row counts as a winning streak with the way things are going for the a's. and little signs they're snapping out of it and starting to play the ball everybody figured they would. gio gonzalez solid today. six innings. he gave up only five hits, two runs a couple of walks. he struck out 10 snapping a three-game losing streak and hideki matsui with a no doubter to right. as

. >>> for gary and anthony brown, gay pride week in new york means a lot more this year. >> the sun justlike it was shining a little more today. >> the couple at this picnic are celebrating the right to marry in new york and they waited a long time. the governor signed legislation late friday night making new york the sixth and by far the largest state where same sex marriage is law. couples who decide to tie the knott will get new rights. >> inheritance rights, insurance benefits. so many things and also the society benefit of knowing that nicholas is growing up in a family where his parents are marry ready like most of the other kids. >> gay rights advocates see this as a pivotal moment. they hope this is a step toward same sex marriage nationwide. >> 30 states have constitutional amendments banning it. >> we don't have a right to change the meaning of marriage. >> gay rights advocates believe a nationwide law will have to come through congress or the u.s. supreme court. six years ago, brown got married in canada where same sex marriage is the law of the land. >> will you renew your vo

. >> for gary speno and anthony brown, gay pride week in new york means a lot more this year. >> the sun felt like it was shining a little sunnier today. >> the couples at the annual gay pride picnic are celebrating the right to marry in new york and they have waited a long time. >> new york is, you know, the financial, entertainment capital of the world, and now, you know, we're like the equality capital. >> ayes 33. nay, 29. >> the bill passed late friday night. sparking cheers in the state legislature. and celebration in the streets of new york city. new york is the sixth and by far the largest state to adopt such a law. doubling the number of americans who live in a state where same-sex marriage is law. >> gay rights advocates see this as a pivotal moment. they hope new york's action is a step toward the legalization of same-sex marriage nationwide. >> several recent polls show most americans approve of same-sex marriage, but 30 states now have constitutional amendments banning it. and many religious groups continue to be outspoken opponents. >> why stop there? why not a man and

gary fits that description. jeff, a media whore? no, delaineous is a political whore. where bottom feeding and brown knowsing his way along the edges of san francisco political influence. thank you. >> thank you. >> good evening, sir. >> good evening, commissioners. mr. harrison, once again i'm appearing on behalf of justice for my brother charles harrison. i spoke with some of the my family members today then asked me to point out the fact due to the fact of my brother's untimely murder, two children have been left orphaned at this time. one wasn't yet born before charles was murdered, and then this child came to birth. we had been watching the news recently and we had been seeing a lot on tv that the police are using in different cities. they're using video to solve crimes. we understand that we were told that this video was grainy and there were witnesses that were needed to be protected. we were hoping that video can be edited to where, you know, you can show the person who they say that they can't identify to see if somebody can, you know, assist in that manner. you know, my family, we're still

brown, lieutenant governor gavin newsom and congresswoman nancy pelosi. today's speakers include. >> today's funeral will have a big effect on traffic in san francisco. busy gary boulevard has been closed since 9:00 a.m. during to the service at is the mary's cathedral. during the funeral, a mile-long motorcade will head out to holy cross cemetery. southbound lane of 280 will be shut down during this time. those closures are expected to be in place from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. the procession is also going to slow down muni. here is a list of the routes that will be delayed or canceled so commuters or anyone in that area should be prepared. >>> crews around the bay area have come to cover san francisco so colleagues of the fallen firefighters can attend today's service. ktvu's jade hernandez reports that within the past hour, backup fire crews had to respond. >> reporter: that's right. they had to go out to cove the fire need. we are down the street from one of those fires that brought out the task force from hayward. we watched as this task force left their temporary fire station in the mission. the task force was part of a coordinated effort to cover the city

sulaimon brown about the paper placed -- pay per play scandal and the new scandal involving councilman thomas. >>> this 27-page civil complaint filed by the district attorney general alleges gary thomasson diverted tens of thousands of dollars, much of that public money and intended for a charity you to baseball league and instead was used to buy the council member a luxury suv and paid for his expensive trips. the investigation into his non- profit began after allegations that he was abusing his position as council member. the district attorney alleges it goes further than that. the syllogist thomas took more than $300,000 out of funds to be secretly diverted for his personal benefit. according to the attorney general, thomas used money from his charity to pay for golf outings, $1,185 for golf in las vegas, of pebble beach, $1,165 at the excalibur hotel in las vegas, and more than $50,000 for an hour the suv -- for an audi suv. >> from what i knew harry thomas, he was a good man. >> i am confident that once we have the information being provided to my legal counsel in this civil suit, which has been presented by the government, we will be vindicated. >> thomas and his lawyer