illinois coach john grove hopes to surprise a few people in his very first year down there in champagne they have laid down a lot of groundwork and finally they are concentrating on basketball. we're focusing in on a practice and creating a culture and environment where that matters. repetition is one thing that we tend to do. we want everyone to know their set position. as long as we know what we need to do. nba commissioner david stern stepping down in february of 2014 that will give him an even 30 years on the job at that point he turns it over to current deputy commissioner adam silver. tv revenues have increased 40 times over since he has been commissioner and player salaries have gone from 250 a year-5 million a year. good for the players. and in the world series the giants took the lead 1-nothing, bottom seven. that's the news for this thursday night. stay tuned for our wgn special story, stories of hope.

she didn't like john ash grove.should invite the way the war in iraq was being conducted, and above all she was alienated by something that doesn't get talked a lot about now but i think is very large in the history of our country, not just the supreme court, and that's the terri schiavo case. terri schiavo case had a big impact on justice o'connor, as someone who believes in judicial independence by someone who is also dealing with, although many people did not know at the time, but the scent of her husband -- so the idea of medical decision-making for critically ill person was not just a distraction for justice o'connor, an effect in 2005 she left the court to take care of her husband. and she was replaced ultimately i only do. -- justice alito. and the court now reflects the modern republican party. it is worth pausing to think about the last three justices who left the supreme court. sandra day o'connor, david souter, and john paul stevens. three more different human beings you will never meet. sandra day o'conn

you would simply see different groves that gives you a sense of freedom, of being outdoors, not being burdened by the worries of city life. john mclaren had said that golden gate park was too far away. he proposed that we have a park in the south end of the city. the campaign slogan was, people need this open space. one of the things that had to open is there were a lot of people who did a homestead here, about 25 different families. their property had to be bought up. so it took from 1928 to 1957 to buy up all the parcels of land that ended up in this 317 acres. the park, as a general rule, is heavily used in the mornings and the evenings. one of the favorite places is up by the upper reservoir because dogs get to go swim. it's extremely popular. many fights in the city, as you know, about dogs in parks. we have 317 acres and god knows there's plenty of room for both of us. man and his best friend. early in the morning people before they go to work will walk their dogs or go on a jog themselves with their dogs. joggers love the park, there's 7 miles of hiking trails and there's off trail paths that hikers can take. all the re

. >>> the accident happened in the kennedy grove in el sobrante yesterday and two victims were so badly injured, they had to be airlifted to john muir hospital in wall night creek. all three were riding an offroad vehicle that rolled over on a steep trail -- steep trail. there's no word what caused the crash and the victims are not identified. >>> later this week, a vote on what to do with the radar tower in the santa cruz mountains. the mid-peninsula open space district will look at taking it down, destroy everything but the first floor walls or seal the building up. now, advocates are hoping that third option will win out and that the radar tower can be sold while they raise money to preserve it. >>> all right. let's check in with sal. it's pretty slow, huh? >> yes. it is. at 7th and madison, we saw a flipped over vehicle there. oakland fire and police did close the intersection. could still see some slowing as a result of this -- let's take a look at westbound limp 4. you move the maps over to 80. we had a crash in pinole that's been cleared down to a very crowded bay bridge. marin county southbound 101 slows right near high