the big march in down town l.a. it was just that really -- i was like, oh, my god, everyone's here, and they're standing, and they're wearing white, and they're marching, and they're making their presence known. so i convinced, at that point i convinced the l.a. weekly to let me go cover the election in mexico because i was hearing about this guy, lab -- la ro door who was talking about the poor, and he was forming, trying to form, like, a political power base completely around addressing the deep, violent social inequality that exists in mexico. so i went, and be i covered it, and i did this piece. and then i started hearing from editors who were saying go back and do a book. and i was hesitant at first because i was enjoying my time here in the l.a., i was liking my work, i was really inspired by los angeles. i was getting -- i felt like i had so many more stories to delve into and so many more questions. but at a certain moment i thought it was time for me to really get out as much as i could out of my comfort zo

and he was on a satellite feed in l.a.and long story short, he'd done a movie that halle berry was in. i thought it was a horrible film. i didn't like the movie so one of my camera guys, we're about to go on the air, one of my camera guys goes, did you see the movie? i said, it was horrible. i love robert's work but i hate this movie. long story short, my microphone is open and robert's sitting in l.a. and hears everything i'm saying about how bad i think this movie is. it made for a very contentious conversation when we went live on the air five minutes later. that was the mistake my sound guy made having my mic open but i learned an important lesson, even when you think nobody's listening, somebody's listening. now, stuff we think is private on cell phones and internet, email, all the stuff you think is private can go public pretty quickly. >> isn't it therefore harder to fail up when everybody knows you failed? >> tavis: i never thought about it that way. in some ways yes, in some ways no. it depends on what the failure

l.a. cops putting new security methods in place after a giants fan was brutally attacked at dodger stadium. we'll show you the changes to keep fans safe there. >>> and a curriculum controversy brewing in california schools. the key decision today on teaching the lessons of gay and lesbian pioneers. >>> plus, it may look like they should be headed to naptime. but these 5 kindergarteners actuallyen wtoololge. coday t we'll tell you why. ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on >>> doctors treating the giants fan attacked at dodger stadium are now reducing the sedatives and slowly bringing him out of his medically induced coma. once all the sedatives are out of his system, doctors will be able to see if stowe can respond to their commands. specialists in los angeles will t

even a plane flight from l.a.o new york, for instance, will add 8 to 10 millirims to your yearly radiation total. but we asked, why aren't frequent fliers more susceptible to radiation sickness or cancer? >> bause a cumulative dose is still relatively small. >> our coverage of the disaster in japan continues on nbcbay aeaarom. you can logon to keep updated on the spread of radiation. and find out how one group in the east bay is using psasac sa raise funds for dars relief. >>> some bay area patients say they're struggling with major health problems after undergoing hip replacement surgery. specifically, they received an asr artificial hip which was recalled last year. terry galloway says she thought the hip replacement would improve her mobility, now she says she can barely walk. medical tests indicate tissue surrounding the implant is starting deteriorate, something doctors have noticed when removing the asr device in other patients. >> i'm absolutely terrified. my body is a ticking time bomb at this point. every

. >> reporter: opening day, dodger stadium, l.a.'s victory over the san francisco giants in the game turned to tragedy afterward in the parking lot. 42-year-old bryan stow, father of two and lifelong giants fan, was brutally beaten by two as yet-unidentified l.a. fans, apparently because he was wearing the jersey of the arch- rival giants. >> we saw the victim, brian, get knocked to the ground and he just fell over like a log. i saw blood behind his head, blood pouring out of his ear. >> reporter: stow has been in a coma for a week now, and may never fully recover. as horrible as his attack was, violence at sporting events has become all too common. fan fights at baseball games in miami, detroit and l.a.;, at football games in oakland and d.c.; even at u.s. open tennis in new york, fill page after page on youtube. last season at this phillies game, one fan, reportedly drunk, was charged with intentionally vomiting on a young girl and her father who had asked him to stop cursing. sports lovers say things are getting worse. >> sometime

downtown l.a., hit 92 degrees. in phoenix, 93. yuma, arizona, hit 100, vegas 88, even 80s as far north as san francisco. what a treat that was. the one really warm day. for some people probably too hot. today, temperatures coming down a little bit. this next storm system in the trough dipping down the west coast is going to cool the west coast off over the weekend and bring showers and wet weather back into the forecast. so enjoy about one more really mild day here in the desert southwest. it's not even that rainy in the pacific northwest. just a slight chance of showers today. our 48 hour rainfall totals, this isn't a lot. maybe a half inch at most as we go throughout the next 48 hours. mostly in the mountains. just shower activities for a lot of the cities from medford, portland, northward. forecast for today, there's the showers from seattle to portland. further to the south, sunny and still warm. we could be near 100 today in phoenix, but a little cooler there in l.a. san diego, you're looking great along with vegas. you could

it was king high, and the shark had no answer for l.a. gave up too many easy goals and now head to l.a. for game three tuesday. paul ? oh, hey, charlene. what are you doing ? this is to help me with my online investing. i'm so overwhelmed by jargon and trading tools and data that i need to get as much blood to my brain as possible, just to make sense of it all. touch the ball. whoa ! get sharebuilder from ing direct. hey, my headache's gone. >> mike: the sharks got a wakeup call at home. sharks struggles against the power employ continue. jackson rips the shot. antineimi can't stop it. 1-0 kings. later, another power play. dowdy finds the back of the net. 2 or kings. he wasn't done. in the second from well outside. smoked one past niemi. kings up 3-0. sharks couldn't shovel jason quick. he stone-walls. then thornton is denied. sharks go down 40. game three, tuesday in l.a. >> i'm disappointed in our team. when you look at the game, it's hard to find two or three guys that really competed at the level they needed to. >> one of the top play

stow is still at an l.a. hospital in a medically induced coma suffering from brain trauma. >> tonight's game is being dedicated to stow. we continue our comprehensive coverage of this story. jennifer from the station in l.a. joins us from dodger stadium where fans are putting their rivalry aside to raise money for stow. we begin with jody hernandez here. a dramatic increase in security. this will match during the playoffs. >> reporter: as you know, thousands of fans are going to be pouring into this, these parking lots after the game and to the many parking lots surrounding at&t park. lots that are difficult to patrol. you can see a lot of fans rout here now tailgating. we've seen giants fans, dodgers fans, in some cases, partying together. everything seem to be calm so far and police hope it stays that way. >> to make sure that anyone who displays any type of combative behavior or any type of drunk in public, rowdiness. people will be subject to arrest. >> reporter: that's the message san francisco police an

playoff game number two l.a. a. we talked to the sharks and so >>> good evening. looking for a sweep in arizona, staying a little longer than issue in the desert. on fire in the series, the home run last night and he gets another today helping tie the game at 4 in the sixth. arizona pulled the starter at that point and it didn't much matter with hitting a solo shot to give the giants the first lead of the game. sandoval looking great and air zo na tieing it up in the eighth. the diamondbacks avoid the sweep with a 6-5 win in 12. heading to denver. leading rockies starting tomorrow. a's trying to split their games with the rockies. no digital shorts or things in a box. but in the stands today, saturday knit live's andy sanberg and friends. the strike out of ryan to end the fourth. giving up four hits and only one run, bottom five, single to left, bringing home david and the a's go on to win 5-1. last night the sharks were sluggish. well, we'll talk to the sharks in a second. we'll tell you right now about comcast sportsnet, bay area every night at 10:30. it's a ful

the sharks are getting ready to play game two tonight against the l.a. kings at the shark tank and lawrence scott is there with a preview. >> reporter: we're doing something a little bit different tonight coming to you from inside the shark tank outside the locker room in fact. as the sharks get ready for game two against the l.a. kingspe ile this opening playoff series. we'll have that and so much more in sports. >>> good evening. laurence scott here doing something a little different tonight, we are inside the tank for game two. the fans will be in here fairly soon. the puck drops in about an hour and 30 minutes. it's game two of the sharks/kings series. the players arriving today feeling pretty good about themselves as they head into what is the second game or has become a real battle here against l.a. let's show you how we got to this point. game one the kings came ready to make it a brawl with the sharks. you hardly see this in the postseason but ben eager going at it with kyle clifford in response to a hit put on ian white. stoll has been suspended

san jose and l.a.t. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, first ever postseason matchup -a kings >>> sharks made the playoffs 12 out of the last 13 seasons but tonight drop the puck on their first ever post season match up with the l.a. kings. sharks won just once in meeting with the kings this season. 28 seconds into the series the sharks get on the board. dany heatley scores on the putback. sharks outshot l.a. 14-3 in that period. second period. shooting it wide. lead to go a three on one break for the kings. power play goal. tying the game at 1. then 3 minutes later making up for it. wild shot. skates past along the boards. clear past jonathan quick. merry christmas justin williams. not bad for guy who has not played since mid-march. gets the goal. it stayed tied until 5 minutes left in overtime. >> trailing. joe pavelski. scores. >> he wins it for the sharks. kim coyle joins us now from san jose. i thought if the kings could steal the first game. joe pavelski does it again. >> reporter: yes, dennis. it really actua

the next game is in l.a. those fans who don't make it down there will likely be back here monday night. kimberly tere, nbc news. >>> coming up next at 11:00 -- not your average fruit drink. it's an alcohol energy drink that packs as much punch as four glasses of wine. and it's getting a whole lot of attention for trying to lure teenagers. >>> it's what helps us go on and not fall apart every single day. >> the search for his attackers is ongoing, but tonight we'll hear from bryan stow's family trying to find out why opening day turned so tragic for their loved one. >>> at times, a little drizzle and some misty skies around san francisco. you can see here on the radar, we have some showers lurking nearby. all this means for your easter t righ.back wme right back. ♪ [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called my citibank small business expert. he got me a line of credit to make it

and -- fundraisers here in california and l.a. and san francisco in the next month. >>> bay area newspapers new plan to charge web users. >> how this four legged friend was us rescued after spending three weeks at sea. >> the market opened a few minutes ago. a quick check of early numbers for monday. green lights across the board we will check with our money watch reports coming up after this ,, ♪ that airline is gonna nail that frequent flyer with restrictions when he tries to use his miles. ♪ that's a lot of red tape! step on it! [ tires screech ] ♪ i can't escape the red tape! now you can with rapid rewards! come on! [ tires screech ] [ male announcer ] join rapid rewards and enjoy unlimited reward seats, no blackout dates, and no red tape. ♪ made an emerge >>> live pictures from new orleans. united airlines plane, if you see there, headed to san francisco had to make an emergency landing back to the the new orleans airport it was forced to turn back minutes after take off. we are hearing reports there was white smoke spotted c

as for now another l.a.s doing, here's espn news. >> i'm anish shroff with this espn news update. the lakers, looking to pull even with the hornets. new orleans, one game, of 33 points for chris paul. to the end of the first half, paul beating the buzzer with a three. new orleans, down by six at the break. and then, right before the third quarter ended, paul, again, with a buzzer-beater. he had 20 points. 63-56, going into the fourth. kobe bryant, just 11 points on 3 of 10. he and pau gasol, two best players on the team, a combined 5 of 20, with just 19 total points. other guys stepping up for l.a., included ron artest. 15 for captain ron. l.a. wins. they send the series to new orleans even at 1-1. >>> and bruce boudreau had choice words for madison square garden. his capitals, taking on the rangers. game four of the city. caps with a 2-1 series lead. marcus johansson pulls washington within one. then, johannses, another goal. his second of the game. we're tied at 3-3. alex ovechkin on the break-away. denied

. >>> shots fired at an l.a. pd helicopter, forcing the pilot to make an merge landing. the chaos caught on tape. >> i we're alive, our neighbors are alive, our son is alive. we're okay. >> the cleanup continues in st. louis after a tornado leaves a path of instruction. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. it's meant to help track down criminals, but today a police helicopter in los angeles was a gunman's target. tonight, one suspect is in police custody, accused of shooting the chopper, forcing it to make an emergency landing. >> a helicopter circled overhead after it was hit by a young man shooting a weapon. police say the 20-year-old suspect fired at officers who had responded to a call about shots fired as well as the chopper. one of the gunshots hit the helicopter's fuel tank, causing it to start smoking. the helicopter made an emergency landing. >> fortunately they were close so they were able to set down there. >> no one was hurt, but it could have been much worse. >> it's matter of a few feet. it's actually very close to the cockpit where the air crew is located. so

because we were already down in l.a.o given the light of the bryan stow situation, there is going to be extra security here. and that first opening game with the dodgers is going to be dedicated to bryan stow who was the giants fan that was injured. >> a remarkable home stand kick off already today. such an important thing for the giants family. and seeing willie mays was touching for the old-time and new-time giants fans. back in a moment with more coverage here. and yes, a tortuous afternoon for the giants. >>> here we are live at at&t park where the situation is in a situation. it is down to the wire in the 11th inning, raj. >> it's tied 4-4. giants looking to take out the st. louis cardinals here in their home opener. our coverage continues at 6:00. >> yes. >> and then an hour-long special show at 7:00, right here live from the cove. >> we've got a lot more live for you tonight. but you know one last thing to say? go giants! >> good night, everybody. >> bye-bye. you want to get a great looking lawn like this, but try

let's bring in beverly white from our sister station in l.a.everly, sort of an equipment error here or bad judgment by these divers? >> reporter: the investigation is under way, as we speak, raj. right now honestly, they don't know. but a tremendous sense of loss and sadness tonight here at the perris valley airport, where among the dead, a 20 year veteran, a staffer at this airport, among those who could not be saved. first responders from nearby cal fire station number one say there was little they could do when the call came in/around 3:00 p.m. of a skydiving accident at perris valley airport. >> engine one was first on scene when they got on scene, there was two parachuters down in the drop zone. >> reporter: investigators say the two male skydivers came into contact 200 to 300 feet in the air. their chutes deflated and they crashed to the ground. skydiver says one of the men killed was longtime instructor pot mcgowan, familiar to most anyone who has ever taken lessons here. >> pat's had over 17,000 jumps. probably 10,000 of thoerpz student

today, l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa and san francisco mayor ed lee, and the managers of the giants and dodgers, issued a joint statement condemning the violence and asked the community to show support for stow and exercise sportsmanship and mutual respect. >> oakland police are searching for a suspect in a deadly shooting. they say he is armed and dangerous. it the -- the shooting happened last night. one man was killed, another wounded. he is expected to survive. police are searching for 31-year-old douglas yim, jr. he is 6'0", 205 pounds, last seen driving a veil -- silver four door honda civic, with that license plate. anyone who have seen the man should call 9-1-1. >> crews are close to re-opening highway 101 in humboldt county after tons of mud and rock tumbled on to the roadway last week. highway 101 has been completely closed five miles north of garberville. caltrans expects to re-open to one-way, controlled traffic at 6:00 tomorrow morning. crews are continuing to monitor the stability

l.a. beat san francisco and some dodger fans were heckling giant fans. his brother says brian never saw the attack coming. two guys pushed him from behind. dodger and giant fans say they're disgusted and disappointed by the up sportsman like conduct they witnessed and say there's no reason to get violent and lash out at fans from the opposing team. >> it's disgusting. we have been doing this for four seasons now, and this season it just -- it's a lot right -- a lot rowdier and people have no sportsmanship at all. >> reporter: dodger fans says this makes them look bad and don't bode well for all of l.a. fans were cheering for both teams and are wishing bryan stowman a full and speedy recovery. there's a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the two suspects. >> alan: thanks for the uptate in international news, more violence in afghanistan today following the deadly massacre of seven united nations workers yesterday in response to a florida pastor's burning of the koran. terry jones says he feels no responsibility for the deadly attacks

same for l.a.ut mostly cloudy >>> love to say there's great weather in store for southern california, but it doesn't appear that way. >> i didn't think so. bill, thank you. >>> well, apple pops, gold soars and what's the number one most stressful job? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus lots of people debate whether she's copied madonna's playbook, but lady gaga's reaction to the question has gotten her in some hot water. >>> also, spurs and lakers get back on track. a pair of double overtime games in the nhl playoffs and a dark day for the dodgers. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. the federal aviation administration is taking new steps to fix problems in the nation's air traffic control system. yesterday, two air traffic controllers were fired for sleeping on the job. also in the wake of this week's scare with michelle obama's plane, controllers will n

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of the stupidest criminal of all time and this is when pride it really gets in your way there's an l.a. gang member anthony garcia who committed a murder it turned into a cold case that was on it couldn't find the guy that committed the murder and then he got arrested for some minor charge and the guy had a tattoo of the exact murder scene played out on his chest and that's how they solve that and he confessed right there and now he's going to show he actually didn't confess right there they had us on video and got some video because they had cops go in pretending to be people who are also gang members who are arrested right through car seem to when i think missing the real story in the real story here is a whole new world of street art that is now opening up right so thanks these next film is how he's going to partner with some street hoodlum in l.a. and they're going to go across the country tagging gang bangers chess with new or i mean that's that's what's really beautiful about this is we now have this whole new art scene that's opened up i'm not really happy that that i like that

those also gets to how cool cops in l.a. are now because they can actually look at this and they figure it out like well you know want to let's point out that we that's news really underlying story is a good new or next time great cops in a way ok i'm down with we're going to go the route that i think i look areas of a guy maybe guy guilty of the time pass which is why i decided to start solving you know a little piece of the puzzle. and adding more detail ok thank you for joining having friday that's here for tonight's show paying for tuning in to make sure you come back next week we'll speak to a contractor in afghanistan about a mission on wartime contracting his hearings on ways to reform in the meantime don't forget to become a fan of the a lot of show on facebook and follow us on twitter kind of missed any night show or any other nights you can always catch all the you tube dot com you know on a show or you post the interview as well as the show in its entirety coming up next is adam vs the man. home to the. russian re

the home team, san francisco giants under l.a.. fans came to at and t park to watch them on a large-screen tv, and cheer them on. and consider this, in l.a. it's 90 degrees, here, it's 77. do you know what i say about that? thank goodness. abc 7 news. and there is a huge blow for the prosecution today at the barry bonds trial from etc. witnesses. the it is contemporary to wha what -- contrary to what hoskins told the jury. and and today bonds former personal shopper took the stand, says she saw greg anderson inject him with something in the belly button area in twut. >> a war of records over accusations of police misconduct. and and after the release of another controversial surveillance video. and i'm troubled why an elected official continues to paint the san francisco police department with a wide brush in reverence to rampant misconduct among plain clothed units in the city. >> yesterday, releasing surveillance video of what he says shows police mishandling search and arrest of a marijuana suspect. he says the video does not sh

we want to show you cal state l.a. students there were given information about what they can do to help stop the planned budget cuts. at cal state east bay this afternoon this was what was going on. at san jose state, protesters and a senior administrator met in what was a refreshing example of civil discourse. >> reporter: about two dozen students staged a noisy, but peaceful sit in at one of san jose state's buildings. governor jerry brown has proposed at least a half billion dollars in cuts to the csu system, and student fees are already set to go up by 10% next year. >> so we're here to protect education. >> i'm a senior, i'm graduating this semester. the door is closing, and i'm sliding in, i'm graduating, getting my certificate, and going to law school. >>> students here demanded to meet with administrators, and were obliged by associate vice president, mary car. for nearly an hour, they sat around a table to discuss student concerns about fees, access to classes, and overall leadership of the csu system. >> thin

the giants continue their series against the dodgers in l.a. we'll show you a much more impressive performance today put ld by the ddiefenorng w psch.am defending world champs. >>> lawrence scott is off so i'llen handling sports duties. apologies in advance. after losing the first two games of the season to the dreaded dodgers, the world champs looked to pitcher matt cain. all manager bruce boechy had to do is sit back and relax a little bit and watch matt strike out three dodgers, and a solid performance. the giants offense took care of the rest. shortstop miguel tejada had a nice day. there you see sanchez had three hits and first home run of the season. the giants shut out the dodgers 10-0 for their first win of the season. there's the home run. very nicely done, freddie. >>> all right. i did it. more and more food chains are now offering a healthy option for breakfast. as nbc bay area's garvin thomas shows us, the option might buy you peace of mind, but it's anything but good for your body. >> can i have the apple cinnamon oatmeal? >> repor

the parents of l.a.t giving a [ bleep ] what we feed kids, and -- >> jimmy: that's right. [ applause ] >> school, i mean, in the show we also, i took over a drive through, as well as, we got a little window into the world of fast food. can you make it quick, nutrition, affordable, have a profit margin and nutritious? so, it wasn't just schools, but i think, you know -- >> jimmy: schools should be a place -- you can understand, you know, out in the world, there's not a lot you can do. but a school should be a place where good things go into children's heads and into their mouths and -- you know, i -- >> they get trained for a life of good eefting. >> jimmy: that's right. >> you're going to be the guy for this, right? and you're going to be a big hero if it all goes well. and if not, i know jamie is going back to england, but i'm going to keep an eye on you. place mrauls [ applause ] >> i would say, if someone's going to make, you know, l.a. usd is the second biggest school district in the country. if we'v

kelly scored four times, the series now moves to l.a.ng to get back on top. game 3 is tuesday night at the stable center. oakland a's beat the detroit tigers for their second home win this season. oakland had five doubles and the victories. in arizona, the giants game and manager bruce " she they've got a present for him winning their fourth game in a row between the diamondbacks 5- 3. carey was injured in the second inning, screen design " walls burning for bond. he did not return. it's an two weeks since brian stow was attacked outside of the stadium at a giants game. he remains in a medically induced coma, the doctors stopped giving him the mitigation that keep him in a coma. the monitoring his condition. his friends and family have raised several hundred thousand dollars to help but with medical expenses carried tonight another bay area businesses helping out the cause. if mccaw of these restaurant will donate 25 percent of proceeds from lush restaurant manager said helping out is the right thing to do. >> him a copy was moved by wha

game four thursday night in l.a.ross is back from the calf injury and figures to be activated tomorrow. that could mean that brandon belt goes to the minors for the giants. lincecum had a no hitter and talking to sanchez and message received. the second straight night the giant offense provided some cushion in the top of the first. sandoval, high, deep and aloha. a 3-run blast. 4-0 giants. in a flash, sanchez dealing for six and a third and allowed two hits. you will both get nothing and like it. bots tom of seven and -- bottom of 7 and aubrey huff and goodbye. his second of the year. and the giants win it 6-3. a's and red sox game one of a two-game mini series in oaknd la. they go between anderson and lockey. he goes eight score less. matsui breaks it open in the eighth. it is a two-run double to right. the a's blank boston who have yet to win away from fenway park. just finishing up with the sharks. it is the third time in nhl playoff history a team has come back from a 4-0 deficit. hockey is great because you neve

fans were chanting beat l.a. regulation was not enough. just when you thought the sharks might lose, the version of mr. october comes through. >> you work all season and you get home crowd advantage. the crowds were loud right from the beginning. it was exciting to play in. you know you're just trying to challenge your energy. >> big time player. plays really well in the big stage. scored a lot of important goals for us whether regular season or playoffs. >> we have had a pretty bad history of losing the first game. could have been one of those nights. i thought we could have come out with a loss. huge first one for us. and they just get bigger and big, now. we want to get out of here 2-0. joe pavelski was the leading scorer last post season with three game winning goals. and they will drop the game here. game 2 saturday night ter he had tank. back to you. >> kim coyle live in san jose. big win for the sharks. thank you, kim. >>> as coming home from a very successful road trip. coco crisp letting his hair down. gio gonzalez giving up one r

there's no reason in the world that they shouldn't smoke the l.a. kings in the first round, but no one taking anything for granted as they get ready for game one on thursday. >> i don't think there's a lot of nervousness today. i expect the jitters to show up a little bit as it gets closer. i hope it will. i like to think that we have a little bit of some sweaty palms in there. >> go over video, go over their tendencies, go over their players and things like that. but just really feel good about yurz. yourself. mainly just go over their tendency. >>> working the block and getting it to steph curry, who makes his way to the other end in this the final road game of the year. denver had nine players scoring double digits. the bird man chris andersen one of them. he is looking more and more like lars frederickson. look at this guy. taking the 60 bus out of downtown campbell. 134-111. >> that was over my head, that one. >> east bay punk rockers, rancid. >> got it. >>> finally tonight, the end to a long-running facebook fight. >> it was ruled today that t

. >> reporter: l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa spoke by telephone with stow's mother and vowed to employ all resources to find the attackers. >> most sports fans and most people in general are good people. what happened here is an isolated incident especially to people in l.a., dodger fans, everything that we have seen, this community has been more than supportive to us and it's been incredible. >> the reward for information leading to the arrest in that attack has grown to six figures tonight. the l.a. city council voted this afternoon to double the reward money to $100,000. and here in the bay area, len ramirez reports on the local efforts to raise money to help stow's family pay those big medical bills that are coming. len. >> reporter: exactly right, allen. the pizza my heart chain here in the south bay is showing it has a heart by donating a large percentage of its profit today for bryan stow and his family. as you can see, it's been pretty busy here all day long. 19 stores in the pizza my heart cha

jason terry, he gives a little push to l.a.'s steve blake. blake objects. here comes a little nba slap and tickle. . add it up. four guys got ejected.

we did, you know, a good job down in l.a.bearing down and tonight, you know, he -- he was better than our forwards but we got to refocus and go in and win games. >> to the diamond where the a's have been sleepless in seattle. two straight shutouts and their scoreless streak reached 20 innings last night. guess what, their offense returned. beautiful evening for baseball or a boat ride in the northwest. top three, the drought is over. coco crisp was the one making it rain. his double into right center, game tied at one. the a's bats would explode from there in the fourth. cliff pennington deep to left and gone. two run shot, his first of the year. oakland up 4-1. in the sixth, breaking out of a slump in the big way. a towering three run blast, a two hit four r.b.i. night and the a's snap a three game skid with a 9-1 victory. back to the bay, the braves and g men struck first. in the second, cody ross delivers a single to center. waved home from second. cody's first r.b.i. of the season and he's in there. 1-0 giants. was not ve

and you know how we all feel about beat l.a., beat l.a. what an exciting night in san jose. that's the current picture there. our live cbs5 weather camera and we are looking out towards downtown san jose and shark tank and currently the air temperature there according to our pinpoint weather is 59 degrees. humidity has dropped off to 39%. the winds are slight out of the west at 10 miles per hour. as far as our numbers are concerned as allen was alluding to the average high 70 degrees. today's high 64. checking in about 6 degrees below average. oakland was spot on but santa rosa below norm. and san francisco topped off at 64 degrees. if you are out and about on this thursday evening you probably already notice that we do have increasing cloud cover. we do have a few clouds lining the sky in throughout our inland areas but bay side and sea shore we have mostly cloud kansas city with that official sundown at 7:44 p.m. tonight under a veil of clouds, numbers would drop between 40 in santa rosa and tri-valley. otherwise mid-40s will be coming across the bay with a north wind. 5 t

we can tell you come to l.a. and i will be in the next place and flowing when he had in mind and when he proposed this collaboration for this book i said i have got to do it. >> host: why was your eye on him? >> guest: i became aware of some programs for the history channel. hy was very intrigued so i knew he was familiar with the matter. and historical figures and david is very bright. the right person to do the with. [talking over each other] >> guest: i love the whole book. i love what we did on ben franklin. i was fascinated with woodrow wilson mainly because of him having a stroke and his wife -- for three months. it was fascinating but the one that really ripped me more than anyone else was warren harding. i couldn't believe that somebody who was such a philanthropist and such a doofus, he was not bright at all. and elected to the warehouse, at the understand anything about taxes. don't talk to me about taxes. the difference between harding and wilson is wilson -- there is a lot of truth about that. he was

low 70s in indianapolis, kansas city and l.a. >>> after a seven-year, $55 million investigation, we now have a verdict in the government's case against barry bonds. guilty. baseball's home run king was convicted yesterday of obstructing justice. but the perjury charges against him were thrown out. more, now, from john donvan. >> and it's a high, fly ball. right, center field. back it goes. racing back. that ball is gone. >> reporter: the thing you can say about barry bonds on this day that a jury declared him a felon, he was a ballplayer who wanted it. who wanted it badly. the fame. the money. the glory. to right to call himself, not just great. barry bonds wanted to be the best. >> there it is.

maybe a total coincidence but there is a gang in l.a. and at the time of his arrest martinez was out on parole. >>> we are coming up on the weekend. thank goodness. roberta, what do you have? >> temperature wise, it was cooler than yesterday at 56 degrees in san francisco which is cold for this time of year. morgan hill at 71. pretty spot on. now let's head on outside. our live cbs5 weather camera and there have you it, your friday evening. under mostly cloudy skies. you still have a little bit of time to head on out and if do you on the evening hours and going to the giants game there is only a 13% chance of a couple of rain drops even though our live high-def doppler looks like it is raining across the southern portion of our district. this is where the rain drops

if there's water scarsty in l.a., right now, it's a half cent of water. $10 gas, $1 water. i'm a consistent man. [laughter] this is the beginning of getting ready for the scarsty we'll face. it's the individual, not nations that will act to protect us. >> well, i understand what you're saying, and agree with that, but i'm concerned about reaction time. is it fast enough by that process? >> again, it's a very fair question. at the heart of the book, and i'm an economist, and everyone in the room loves economists. [laughter] i look like bernanke. [laughter] the model in my head is one of comparative advantage. the climate scientists improve their forecasts of the challenges they face and as an early warning system, provide this information so households live the best life they can, and we take action on the progress they make. if climate change is a tricky foe and we can't predict the consequences, your skepticism is well put, and i'm scared and would be scared. >> thank you. a question on this side of the room. >> hi, there. i read somewhere that by one calculation if you ge

we'll see how it does tomorrow. >> rookie brandon belt made his presence felt in l.a.ter three errors in the opener slapping in the field again and dodgers made them pay. that is not going to work. brandon belt ready for his close-up. >> high drive, center field. get back, outta here. >> belt's first homer. that's my boy. jonathan sanchez, eight strikeouts. fastball in the fifth. sanchez and giants couldn't hold the lead. sanchez drops the ball. barajas scores. sanchez pulls him in. rafael rips one to right. in to score for 4-3 lead. that is the final. the giants start the season 0-2. >> on to hoops, virginia commonwealth reaching the final four, they hope to shock butler next. it's been an amazing run for vcu. they have beaten many other teams as the doubters criticize vcu, the coach says. >> our video guys are constantly taping all the things they say. we print out every single article that talks about our game and talks about butler. we'll use some of the things that are said. to be honest with you i heard as many people pick butler. >> shock is smart. more highligh

police in l.a. are still searching for the two attackers. at dodger stadium today, a drive-thru fundraiser was held. they expressed outrage about the attack. even the dodger's former manager was involved saying he's praying for stow's recovery and signing a check for $5,000. >> whatever happened to him should never have happened. it's a disgrace, and those thugs that did it, when we get ahold of them, they should be thrown in jail for a lifetime. >> a dodger's spokesperson says they raised $61,000 today. the money will go to stow's medical expenses and two children. >>> as for the outcome of tonight's game, mark ibanez will have the highlights later in sports. >> an outpouring to remember a restaurant owner who was gunned down last week. lloyd lacuesta was there and tells us what the family wants now. >> reporter: this restaurant was the dream of jesus. tonight many came to show their respects to the community leader who was gunned down right here. they pay tribute with song, lit candles, and shed tears on the sidewalk in front of the mexica

the greater l.a. ranked at the top of the american lung association's list of cities with the worst air. asthma sufferer dina feels it when the pollution is high. >> the chest tightness. i'm a little bit slower. i can hear a little bit of wheezing. >> reporter: the state of the air report finds 48% of u.s. residents live in counties where smog or ozone levels are too high. 20% live in areas where there are too many short-term spikes in pollution, and 6% live in areas with harmful year-round soot or particles in the air. >> the very tiny particles, instead of impacting in the throat or the nose, make it all the way down into the lungs. and they carry with them all kinds of other toxic chemicals. so that's what we think increases the risk of things like lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. >> reporter: the new report shows air quality in many u.s. cities has improved. still, most americans live in areas where the air is dangerous to breathe. the top most polluted places are in california, although ho

the sharks head to l.a.e three tuesday at staples center while trying to make sense of what happened last night at the tank. >> being disciplined. we're killing four penalties in the first period, it's just something that takes away the momentum of the game. when they get a couple, then you start to grip your sticks and do things you usually wouldn't. >> well, it is a series, after all, you know. i've never seen anybody win 16 in a row, so just, again, you've got to be better all around. i could sit here and talk to you for 20 minutes about what we did wrong. >> there's nothing to cry about in here. we've got to go win a game in l.a. that's our focus. we have two days to think about this. >> that was a bad game last night but they at least get a chance to pick things back up in game three. >> no crying in baseball. >> no crying in hockey or baseball or auto racing. >> they have to go by that. thanks a lot, lawrence. >>> when we come back, they're not royals. in fact they don't even know anyone in the royal f

police in l.a. are still searching for the two attackers. at dodger stadium today, a drive-thru fundraiser was held. they expressed outrage about the attack. even the dodger's former manager was involved saying he's praying for stow's recovery and signing a check for $5,000. >> whatever happened to him should never have happened. it's a disgrace, and those thugs that did it, when we get ahold of them, they should be thrown in jail for a lifetime. >> a dodger's spokesperson says they raised $61,000 today. the money will go to stow's medical expenses and two children. >>> as for the outcome of tonight's game, mark ibanez will have the highlights later in sports. >> an outpouring to remember a restaurant owner who was gunned down last week. lloyd lacuesta was there and tells us what the family wants now. >> reporter: this restaurant was the dream of jesus. tonight many came to show their respects to the community leader who was gunned down right here. they pay tribute with song, lit candles, and shed tears on the sidewalk in front of the mexica

we've got to go out and win a game in l.a.r focus and we have two days to think it and get ready for the next game. >> robert johnson starting to play like championships. looking for their win with barry zito on the hill. facing joe saunders, see ya. second jack of the season 2-0 g-men. d-back fans, miguel rips one down the right field line. game tied at 2. later in the frame, he pops up the bunt. zito makes the catch but sprains his right foot. he would leave the game. and moto comes in allowing one run and striking out four in the process. then in the seventh, game tied at three, freddy sanchez coming up with a single to left. three r.b.i. night for sanchez 5-3 giants the final. >> and two game series against tigers, catches one swinging. a's come alive, grounds one down the left field line. we're tied at 1. next batter, matsui and was all good in oakland except for brayden with leaving with left shoulder stiffness. a's go on to win it 6-12. >> n.b.a. playoffs in full swing and finals right here on abc7. we tip off in the we

. >>> and an exciting win in overtime for the sharksig l.a. the highlights ahead in sports. >> and the sharks win the series. >>> after months of planning and weeks of anticipation, the royal wedding is now just four days away. tonight, we're getting an inside look from a bay area man who knows firsthand what goes on behind the scenes at royal celebrations. gene ellie spent the morning in heelsburg, with a former member of the royal family. >> reporter: charles is taking a walk down royal memory lane. he was working for a catering company the royal family hired. when the i.r.a. bombed herrod's department store, bell got a promotion. >> these jobs are planned a year in advance. this is work that's going to get done. they went to another catering company to do this. all of a sudden, i was 1 of 15 that went for the irish. >> reporter: the next thing he knew, he was reporting for work at palaces. >> we're doing food for the queen mother at st. james palace. >> reporter: he is still cooking at the wurst sausage grill and beer garden. >> it's not of

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