where you have iran, the united states and russia all teaming up to make a case to the international olympic committeeng at the olympics. >> all right. so why didn't these sports make it? you have five of eight that didn't get in. you're talking karate, rock climbing, wakeboarding, i'm not sure what wakeboarding is, roller sports and wushu, what's wushu? >> it's a form of martial arts. there's already judo. you're always going to have exhibition sports. it is very humbling for people in the wrestling community to have to compete against wushu, baseball, softball, squash at the olympics considering they've been part of every modern olympics since 1896. the people i've been talking to in the international wrestling community actually are welcoming the fact that the international olympic committee gave them a slap on the wrist. there have been people for decades who have been talking about that wrestling needs to modernize, that it needs to become more television friendly, it needs to reward offense more. and they have been presenting to the ioc a list of reforms that they think will get it back into the

new this morning the head the international olympic committee is paying tribute to the olympic gold and silver medalist. he died pursuing a sporting passion and our thoughts are naturally with his family and friends. the fellow crew members must be devastated by the tragic accident. >> the death of andrew simpson is renewing concerns by sailing experts of the state of the multimillion class of boats and the very challenging san francisco bay. abc7 news reporter joining us from sauce lady. oracle crashed last fall. >> that is right. this is crash number two. i spoke with a sailing expert who says it is not necessarily our bay. people sail safely here each day. this is an ex-extreme sport. look at this video from the website giving you an idea of how intense the competitors are^. they are pushing the limits and doing it in super lightweight catamarans that have a shape like a wing. sailors and myself, we all want to point out we don't know what happened yesterday. it could be something as bake as hitting a log but sailors say this will continue the discussion that was already going on ove

officials with the international olympic committee have put the sport and two others for inclusion in the 2020 summer games. >> wrestling -- [ cheers and applause ] -- baseball and softball, and with apologies to the others, squash. >> reporter: members of the executive board heard presentations from eight sports federations in st. petersburg, russia. they dropped wrestling from the 2020 games in february. international wrestling federation officials made reforms to try to muster their way back in. they simplified rules, they abolished draws, and they made matches two three-minute rounds instead of three two-minute rounds. a new point system will encourage attacks. the fight to save olympic wrestling prompted a rare show of unity between the u.s. and iran. athletes from both countries campaigned together. wrestling is a popular sport. japanese wrestlers joined the effort too. the team took home four of the seven gold medals in london. >> this is a success for the wrestling community. and all those who helped us. >> reporter: men's baseball and women's softball also made the short list

. >>> the international olympic committee is telling tokyo's governor to respect his rivals in the bid for the 2020 olympics. but the ioc says it won't hand down a penalty after he made remarks critical of istanbul. he is the chair of tokyo's bid committee. the "new york times" quoted him as saying, the only thing islamic countries share is allah and they are fighting with each other. the governor later apologized. ioc protocol bans representatives of candidate cities from commenting on others vying to host the games. ioc spokespersons say tokyo's olympic bid committee has been asked to abide by the rules and they say the issue has been concluded. tokyo and istanbul are competing against madrid to win the 2020 summer games. the winner will be announced in september. >>> tourists from near and far are setting out across one of japan's most scenic highways. they're heading to western japan to see the vistas around an inland sea. many prefer to see the sights not from a car window but the seat of a bicycle. >> some of the finest views of all japan but it is not only for cars, alongside th

they want to persuade the international olympic committee not to drop the games in 2020 to they reached out to those in iran and russia. now the persons are penalized the iranians with sanctions for not giving up their nuclear program. the wrestlers said the iranians overwhelmed their hosts. >> i thank the americans for their efforts to stage the match. i think many people now understand how great this sport is. >> any time you can work together in anything it helps the politics. >> the u.s. and iranian wrestles will face each other on sunday. >> movie makers have gathered on the french rivera. they're showing their work at the cannes film festival and vying for one of the most prestigious awards. 20 films are in the running, four are asian. >> reporter: filmmakers dream of walking the red carpet at cannes. this year, they have to get to it under torrents of rain. when they did, they had to run the gauntlet between the cameras. the festival draws film royalty from around the world. and a lot of others who want to bathe in their glow. this year, many festival goers are drawn to movies fr

the international olympic committee is considering dropping the sport starting in 2020. members of the american, iranian and ssian wrestling teams spoke in new york. athletes were invited to join an international event. it's part of the campaigat was launched after the ioc's annt >> russia, the united states and iran make up -- are the three best wrestling nations in the world. there's a lot of commonalties around that. and our friendship goes pretty deep through wrestling. certainly, i think all of us believe that that sport is the foundation for good things to happen. >> an iranian national coach says wrestling is woven into culture and history and has been part of the modern olympics for more than 100 years. wrestlers from u.s. and iran will compete ian w yo's gnd ctraldnesday at station. >>> we're keeping an eye on a storm in the bay of bengal. keeping an eye on it heading towards bangladesh. >> that's right. it's located central of this bay and still affect ing ting the i. 's bn affecting the eastern location and the areas with the refugees, the area we're really co

. >> the race to replace the international olympic committee chairman is heating up. >> a candidate from taiwan is positioning himself also. he has been an ioc member for nearly 25 years. >> time now to roll out the red carpet because the 66 annual cannes film festival is just getting under way. >> stars were forced to bring their umbrellas this time, but a little rain did not dampenour o. ots shown and prizes to be handed out, and, of course, we have an inside look at it all. >> a big day for the big screen. this year, festival goers can look forward to plenty of drama. hollywood heavyweights are out in force for the festival. this year, the jury president is none other than steven spielberg. >> i feel very excited to be here and very proud. >> die-hard fans have been camped out in front of the festival for days in hopes of seeing their favorite actors. >> to see the stars, you have to come as early as possible, and we came here on sunday instead of going to church, says this woman. as the festival gets under way, all eyes are on one film -- "the great gatsby" starring leonardo dicaprio

the presidency of the international olympic committee. the first candidate has declared himself. >> he is already an ioc vice president, and he has been tipped as the front-runner to replace the outgoing president. today, he has been making his case. then he has made sport his life. he has excelled on and off the field of sporting competition. the former olympic fencing champion has succeeded in the cut and thrust world of sports administration. he is head of germany's national olympic committee. now he wants the top job. the 59-year-old lawyer has been an ioc member for 20 years and is currently one of the organization's vice presidents. he has built up a network of contacts in sport and also in politics and business. those connections could count in his favor. >> after careful consideration and after many consultations with colleagues in the international sports, i have decided to be a candidate for the ioc presidency in september this year. after having taken this decision, i have, of course, first of all, consulted our president. >> h

the international olympic committee is telling tokyo's governor to respect his rivals in the bid for the 2020 olympics but the ioc says it won't hand down a penalty after ino made remarks critical of istanbul. inose is the chair of tokyo's bid committee. "the new york times" quoted him as saying the only thing islamic countries share is allah and they are fighting with each other. the governor apologized. ioc protocol bans representatives of candidate cities from commenting on others vying to host the games. ioc spokespersons say tokyo olympic bid committee has been asked to abide by the rules and they say the issue has been concluded. tokyo and istanbul are competing against madrid to win the 2020 summer games. the winner will be announced in september. >>> politicians in malaysia are making their final push for support ahead of an election that could trigger the first power shift in 56 years. the ruling coalition has been in charge since the country gained independence from britain. but the opposition is threatening to shake things up when voters go to the polls on sunday. malaysia

the international olympic committee made the announcement today.aseball and softball are vying for one spot. a final decision will be made in september. >>> we're back with sports in a moment. >>> a big game tonight. the giants and the a's. it was -- >> one for the a's. >> the a's are the hottest team in baseball. it was ugly for the giants, though. >> thank you, raj and jessica. it's been lopsided. the a's took the first few games at the coliseum. giants looking to return the favor at china basin. the first time this series they returned to the bay bridge. tim lincecum on the hill. josh donaldson popped it up. marko scutaro goes out. hunter pence comes in, i got it, you got it, nobody got it. 2-0 a's on top. bottom 2, hunter pence is going to hit a solo home run, his 9th. giants down 2-1. top 5, a's up 3-1. dlon donaldson hits a grournedder, brett hill knocks it down. lincecum doesn't cover first, and that loads the bases. next batter, john jacob singles to left. jed lowery scores. that's it for lincecum. harvey lopez relieves timmy. not much reli

unveiled design for the medals and went asked about the claims, top official from the international olympic committee ouldn't exactly deny them. >> people are being used, money being spent. i don't recall and it's not an excuse obviously. there might be correspondent in this country. we hope we find ways to go around that. >> a reminder of top stories. hundreds of rebel fighters are flooding into the strategically important syrian city of qusayr near the lebanese border. that's according to the head of the syrian opposition. rebel forces have been close to regaining control of the city in recent days. syrian president assad says he's confident of winning the war against rebel forces. in a television interview he described a conflict being waged n syrian soil. and two serbian security official of war crime, judges say there's not enough evidence to prove they're responsible for some of the worst atrocities of the bosnian war of the 1990's. and the european council agreed to add an opposition joint there. a major fighting force against president al assad's governor. james spade has this report. >> the

the international olympic committee has put the sport on a short list for inclusion in the games. >> wrestling. baseball. and softball. and with apologies to the others, squash. . and softball. and with apologies to the others, squas and softball. and with apologies to the others, squasand softball. and with apologies to the others, squash. >> the committee's executive board heard closed-door presentations on wednesday from eight sports federations. that's in st. petersburg, russia. the board dropped wrestling from the 2020 games in february. in an attempt to get back in, the international wrestling federation has announced reforms and changed the sport's rules to make them easier to understand. men's baseball and women's softball were dropped after the 2008 beijing games. they have merged into a single federation to improve their chances of competing in 2020. they've also made the games shorter, playing seven innings instead of nine. only one sport can return in the 2020 games. the full ioc assembly will choose the finalists in buenos aires in september. >>> more and more diners aro

be shown up during a presentation in st petersburg and president putin mitts and the international olympic committee and reformer city. sochi will reach another milestone in its preparations to host the winter olympics next february and that's because on thursday they will unveil the medals that will be one of those lympics for the very first time to the public here in. i don't know if a lot about their design other than they should reflect russia's national identity and character but we also know that thirteen hundred will be minted that will be a record number and that's because sochi will include twelve new sports to make them the biggest winter olympics in history president go to movie here to get his own personal close up look of the medals along with the i.o.c. president just broke a rule so told that there will be a number of sporting celebrities present for the ceremony another man that will be here is to make return to shanghai he is the head of the sochi organizing committee he's responsible for making sure all the preparations run smoothly and he has given guarantees again about security

being shown after during a presentation in st petersburg as president putin with the international olympic committee right away now joined live by andrew farmer from our russia's norway and capital and you've been teasing us about the medals are we know the presentation is underway is that five grand what can you tell us right now. well what i can say is you're probably seeing the very first glimpses that the whole world is seeing of these medals that will be presented to athletes. twenty fourteen next february their design up until this point is pretty much been a closely guarded secret all we knew was that they would reflect russia's national identity and character but what we do know is that a record number will be produced that will be thirteen hundred that's more than at any other lympics not simply because sochi will include twelve new medal event when the games finally get underway in eight months time and that will make them the biggest winter olympics in history president putin is doing the honors at the moment he will meet with the i.o.c. president jacques rogge a bit later on today for a

may the thirty first could go a long way in deciding the future of wrestling here the international olympic committee will meet and see if he does both to decide which of the seven sports to back for inclusion in the twenty twenty lympics wrestling was provisionally dropped in february and its waters have since been lobbying hard around the world more than a million people have signed a petition with the asking for it to be reinstated to morsi and the president of the russian wrestling federation is quietly confident this will happen but. i would really like the i.o.c. to think long and hard about the decision of which i'm sure they will do all that it's very important that they look at this question objective leigh is and i just hope the wrestling will have an olympic future. because you're my me i should really self is a former olympic wrestling champion winning gold in seoul in one thousand nine hundred eight so there have been many more russian witness since then how are they of wrestling loses lympics status so it's likely that funding and how to suppresion levels across the globe will drop sign

the international olympics committee does not allowed for the border -- >>> our chief meteorologist martin has been guiding us this since yesterday. >> they're occurring of the win. red flag warnings are coming in a few minutes. this high pressure is kind of building up in this area. you see this low pressure here, this thing kind of moving in the bay. so the winds are starting to come down the valley and that's going to start accelerate. we can see gusts tonight about 60 miles per hour and the hills. you see the areas in red, those are your red flag warnings. above a thousand feet, does not mean you will have high fire danger in napa downtown. that's where the strongest winds will be. even along the coast it is going to be warm, the next couple days can make it into the 80s. so form i think -- between about 9:00 tonight and about 10:00 tomorrow morning that's when we see the strongest winds and that's when the fire danger would be the most dangerous. it would be dangerous but i think between tonight and tomorrow morning over night when the wind going that will be the most dangerous. here

. >>> today virginia congressman jim moran will talk about an issue he has with the international olympic committee with high school wrestlers and their coaches in northern virginia to discuss his efforts to save wrestling as an olympic sport. the ioc recommended that wres e wrestling be left out of the summer games. you might want to stop by politics and pros on your way into work today. that bookstore is handing out wristbands that will get you into see first lady michelle obama's book signing next week. that's tuesday morning at 11:15. you have to buy the book to get in. they will hand out wristbands at 9:00 this morning. >>> today four navy sailors that went missing during the vietnam war will be buried. remains of the men will be buried together in a single casket at 12:30. they were missing since 1967 when their helicopter was shot down over north vietnam. remains were found in 1982 during an excavation of the crash site but identities were confirmed last year by scientists. >>> if you are a veteran looking for a job, tomorrow may be the day to find it. a job fair at joint base andrews from n

the international olympic committee has reduced its list of sports that are hoping to be included in 2020 games down to three, only one though will make the cut. on the short list, wrestle, a combo of softball and baseball and also squash. the final decision will be made in september. the ioc will also choose the host city, tokyo, madrid and istanbul are the finalists. >>> still ahead, did you feel it? we'll have the details on an overnight quake in the south bay. >>> plus east bay firefighters battling a large fire overnight, what they found inside that has police on scene this morning. ♪ (alarm clock buzzer) ♪ (announcer) friskies. now serving breakfast. >>> a high school coach charged with felony sex crimes, why investigators say more children may have been victimized. >>> plus smoke and flames sent fire trucks racing to a peninsula neighborhood. new details about the overnight commotion and the lucky break for the homeowners. >>> first a show from san jose s.w.a.t. officers and now a surprise from a celebrity, who is making a wish come true for a south bay boy fighting from leuke

the international olympic committee will make a final decision in september. >> big uproar because this of the original olympic sports. i wrestled in high school and college and i have talked to my old coach and stuff. it just caught him off guard. what? why are you guys doing this? >> it may come back. who knows. >> let's hope it does. >>> coming up next, checking in on caltrans. the new move to ensure our safety on our roads and bridges. >> plus, a new ricin scare. why the fbi thinks new york's mayor was targeted with poison letters. >> reporter: a warehouse fire this morning in oakland which looks to be related to electrical wiring that was feeding dozens of pot plants. we'll have the latest coming up. ,, what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. oh, yeah! wow. once you experience it, there's no going back. at our memorial day sale, save on the closeout of our classic special edi

earlier this year, the executive board of the international olympic committee recommended that wrestlinge dropped as one of 26 core sports for the 2020 olympic games. wrestling, the original olympic sport. ioc decided it's got to go. and the determination to save wrestling brought together three countries that never come together really on anything, but apparently love men in italiany, stretchy suits, grabbing each other around the leg pits. putting politics aside, wrestlers from the powers of iran, russia and united states gathered at grand central station in new york city for a friendly wrestle off, men in synch -- singlets. 6 to 1, iran beat the u.s. it wasn't a bad day in diplomacy even if the competition wasn't that tight. olympic committee is expected to rule by september. more wrestling in train stations between now and then. >>> now the story of the naked [ heart beating, monitor beeping ] woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live

the executive board of the international olympic committee recommended that wrestling be dropped as onegames. the ioc decided it has to go and the determination to try to save wrestling has brought together three countries that never come to together really on anything but apparently all love men in tiny sketchy suits grabbing each other around the leg pits. wrestling power of iran, united states and the russia gathered at grand central station for a wrestle off. men in singlets. today's event was meant to be friendly but they kept score. iran kicked our butts. 6-1 iran beat the u.s. and we beat russia 8-1. it was not a bad di in diplomacy even if the competition doesn't that tight. the olympic committee's vote is scheduled for september. hopefully that means more unexpected bedfellows and more wrestling in train station between now and then. copd makes it hard to breathe... but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announcer ] advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, adv

. >> reporter: that goal is to get the international olympic committee to reverse a february decisionpressure them to keep the sport. the pr includes events like this boisterous televised events like this. if wrestling seems like an odd choice for a sport for the olympic movement to discard, it's because it's been a part of every modern olympics since 1896. if history as a core olympic sport goes back wrestling was part of the original games in greece dating back to 708 b.c. this actor wrestled in high school and plays dave schultz in an upcoming movie says wrestling is still more than a sport. >> the united states viewed wrestling as a way to make inroads into the rest of the world. wrestlers have been diplomats of america and our idea and outstanding in the world. >> reporter: the man leading the u.s. delegation bill scherr sent plenty of warnings to the popularity of newer sports like snowmobiling. >> they want to keep the demographics young. wrestling didn't do many of the things they wanted the sports to do. >> reporter: it's unclear how wrestling is any different than the discus