world cup starts in brazil june 12 without landon donovan. bad news for landon. good news for chris wondelowski of the earthquake, making his first world cup team. one of 4 forwards to make the team. his international debut, 2012. >>> remember a kid named t.j. ward? he's had an arrest warrant issued for an assault charge stemming from a fight in a denver strip club almost 2 weeks ago. most of you familiar with the club pt's all nude. ward will be charged with a misdemeanor. you can't fight at pt's all nude when you're an nfl player. ever been up there, pam? >> no. have you? >> no within i'm too old for that stuff. i sit home and think about how i used to live pup know earlier in my day, i would be at pt's, pulling out 1s, making it rain with 1s all the time. >>> charles barkley. why do people get upset? he's trying to be funny. he said a majority of the women in san antonio are fat, so they had a big rally and a pin ya that. and i'm just reading this, heavyset women beat on the pin ya that. there it is. that's why he's so popular, because when says stuff like tha

landon donovan y la no inclusiÓn de la decisión de que no estÉ en el equipo de los estados unidos, lae en la final de madrid y atlÉtico, vicente del bosque estarÁ viendo cÓmo estarÁ diego costa, si sigue lesionado pone en riesgo su participaciÓn al mundial. las manifestaciones y en las calles de brasil, chÓferes y cobradores colectivos, bloquearon varias calles con dos dÍas de paro, esto afectÓ a mÁs de 2 millones y medio de pasajeros. vamos al fÚtbol mexicano, tigres puso en la lista de transferibles, lucas lobo. >> me comunicaron que estaba transferible, que serÍa moneda de cambio, asÍ que eso me lo habÍan dicho hace dos o tres semanas, asÍ que es eso nada mÁs, de todos modos uno está tranquilo y sabiendo que siempre hizo lo mejor, si me toca salir, me va a doler pero bueno, son decisiones que no dependen de uno. >> tampa bay... nos vamos con este paso pero se realizÓ una impactante atrapada. tampa bay gano 5 a 2. >> el jugador quedÓ fuera de la temporada por una hernia discal en el cuello. los gigantes empataron a 2, pero en la sexta entrada quedÓ el partido suspendido por lluvia.

. >> landon donovan is not going >> landon donovan is not going to the world cup. to the world cup. many consider him the best many consider him the best soccer player ever. soccer player ever. >> a person >> a person opinion between opinion between clemson and donovan. clemson and donovan. >> it's a bit of a pill for him >> it's a bit of a pill for him to swallow. to swallow. >> we >> we begin with veterans begin with veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki affairs secretary eric shinseki resigning. resigning. over over explosive systemic problems explosive systemic problems that that left veterans endlessly left veterans endlessly waiting waiting for for treatment. treatment. backing away from backing away from statements statements that just a few that just a few hospitals had hospitals had the problem. the problem. >> i apologize as the senior >> i apologize as the senior leader of the department of leader of the department of veterans affairs. veterans affairs. i extend a i extend a apology to the people apology to the people i care most greatly i care most greatly about. abou

. >> landon donovan is not going to the world cup. many consider him the best soccer player ever. >> a person opinion between clemson and donovan. >> it's a bit of a pill for him to swallow. >> we begin with veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki resigning. over explosive systemic problems that left veterans endlessly waiting for treatment. backing away from statements that just a few hospitals had the problem. >> i apologize as the senior leader of the department of veterans affairs. i extend a apology to the people i care most greatly about. the veterans and their loved ones who i have been honored to serve. >> president obama said he accepted shinseki's resignation with considerable regret but he now had to go. >> for now, the leader that will help move us forward is sloane gibson who will take on the reins as acting secretary. >> but with systemic problems at the va going back to its beginnings, from silver spring maryland we're joined by rick wideman. vietnam veterans of america. good to have both of you are gentlemen with us.

los aficionados no salen de su asombro, al conocer que landon donovan la figura de la selecciÓn de estados desafÍos a bordo de su motocicleta. aquÍ lo tienen. >>> el camino es un sueÑo que corre por las venas. >>> corre a la velocidad de una motocicleta. >>> y la carretera se abre al poder de las mÁquinas, somos 4 amigos que salimos a recorrer mÉxico y el viento que pega diferente. asÍ se llama la motocicleta. compartir el camino, mis amigos. un lu gar increÍble, para mi es emocionante. >>> a gran velocidad devolamos kilÓmetros, que cansan, pero que no nos detienen. >>> andar en moto es igual que volar. te llena de pasiÓn, vida. . >>> el casco, y los vaqueros son protecciÓn de los motoqueros, y llegamos al verdadero desafÍo a la montaÑa de durango. >>> estamos en la sierra de durango, un verdadero obstaculo para motociclistas por las curvas. >>> la montaÑa del diablo. >>> omar es el barredor, el vigilante del camino, el espinazo del diablo, es una trampa para motociclistas. salimos de ahÍ con la emociÓn de seguir adelante, nos encontramos con otros motociclistas, todos querÍamos llegar al

soccer mostly because of landon donovan. >> he's well known. all right. news for everybody. and while yasiel puig may not always have his mind in the game, that man's got some skills. >> curve ball hit. chasing to the back he won't get there but puig will. makes an incredible diving catch. >> so take a closer look at this incredible catch. whoa. may have saved a run, but still gave away the game. look at this. torii hunter has no idea how to react to this 55 mile-per-hour lob. watch his head just fall back as it passes by. yeah. the pitch was a ball, but he would strike out looking. >>> let's get a check on the weather. that tickled you, huh, bill? >> yeah. there were awhile back it was similar to that. fool the batter and mess with them. good morning, everyone. yesterday was incredible. down in the philadelphia area down to d.c. and pennsylvania. there was a lot of storms. there was even a confirmed tornado that was on the ground for 20 miles. thankfully it was mostly over rural areas. it did destroy one house. we had a lot of huge hail reports out there

landon donovan a few hours before he was cut from the u.s. national soccer team this week.day the face of the team through three world cups responded to the roster move made by coach klinsman who thought the 32-year-old hod last his step to which the he said -- he said -- >> based on my performances leading up to camp, based on my preparation for the camp, based on my fitness, based on my workload, based on the way i trained and played in camp, i not only thought i was a part of the 23, i thought i was in contention to be starting and so that's why -- this is all been pretty disappointing. >> we got champions league final in portugal. in red. up 1-0 late. real madrid with a corner pick. >> and it's in, it's in! again! and we're level. >> sergio romo had the equalizer to go to extra time and that's where real madrid took over. look at that off of the save. with the rebound header that would prove to be the game winner. real madrid just poured it on from there. three extra time goals. here's ronaldo. hold on. head on. hold on and -- there's the money shot. real madrid wins by

landon donovan responded today and why this undrafted free agent 49er wideout is drawing notice. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, giants, almost go-time with twins tonight... ..story on late show... the a's? gee, picked a bad time to go to >>> baseball, leads it off and giants almost go time with the twins tonight. story on the late show. the a's? gee. i guess they picked a bad time to two to toronto. -- go to toronto. roof was open at sky dome and blue jays have been hot too. there's r.a. dickey knuckle baller by trade. but this one? didn't knuckle enough. cespedes home run in the 2nd. and a glee filled duckout indeed. -- dugout indeed. chavez. defensive issues in the 3rd and greg gentry. oh man the run is going to score. he went hitless in three at- bats too. whoo. and then -- this in the 5th. roller to first and look what happens. brandon mar s bobbles and couldn't connect with chavez. two more runners scored. >> oh. >> but the a's, they were hanging in there. yeah the tying run in the 9th. but well -- the old swing and miss. and that is why the jays have won 12 of 12. they beat the a's 5-2. they

landon donovan left off the world cup roster and controversy around that decision. so he goes out to scores two goals for the galaxy and is the all time goal scorer as they win it 4-1. he holds the mls playoff record about 22 goals. and i will be back. >> thank you, shu. >>> still to come, the new details we are learning about the deadly rampage in santa barbara and the chilling plans in the manifesto. hundreds evacuated as a wildfire gross out -- grows out of control. and they can your lottery at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks ♪ by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. i'm ama dates. in tonight's headlines, a chp officer had two broken legs and is recovering after a driver hit him and his car during a traffic stop. it happened on the 101 near santa rosa. officers say the man who was originally pulled over dragged the officer to safety. today's warm weather caused problems for concert goers at concord pavilion. temperatures were in the low 90s. and police in fremont are looking at a suspiciou

jurgen klinsmann is clearly saying here that he's got the best 23 guys, and landon donovan does not fito the needs of the u.s. national team moving forward. obviously, this came as a surprise to donovan. on facebook, in part, he says that he was looking forward to playing in brazil, and as you can imagine, that he was very disappointed with the decision. regardless, he says he's going to cheer on his friends and his teammates this summer and he remains committed to help growing soccer in the united states in the years to come. by the way, world cup begins june 12th. >>> trending this morning on bleacherreport.com, the new york rangers had a chance to go up 3-0 in their series against the canadiens. the rangers did tie the game in the final 30 seconds on a chris crader goal. that forced overtime, but just over one minute into the extra, montreal scores the game-winner. alex galchenya. the canadiens now have new life in the finals and trail the rangers by one game. >>> two days after biting his teammate's ear off during a dugout fight, catcher miguel olivo was replaced. he played for a mi

landon donovan left off the world cup roster and controversy around that decision.o goals for the galaxy and is the all time goal scorer as they win it 4-1. he holds the mls playoff record about 22 goals. and i will be back. >> thank you, shu. >>> still to come, the new details we are learning about the deadly rampage in santa barbara and the chilling plans in the manifesto. hundreds evacuated as a wildfire gross out -- grows out of control. and they can your lottery i'm ama dates. in tonight's headlines, a chp officer had two broken legs and is recovering after a driver hit him and his car during a traffic stop. it happened on the 101 near santa rosa. officers say the man who was originally pulled over dragged the officer to safety. today's warm weather caused problems for concert goers at concord pavilion. temperatures were in the low 90s. and police in fremont are looking at a suspicious death. a woman was found, and small kids were there. >>> now to the deadly rampage near santa barbara. all six victims have been identified. this afternoon we learned that the fi

supports history soccer star landon donovan off the u.s. world cup team.glenn reports from stanford where the men's national team has been preparing for the cup. >> running, training, gym, training, don't put that on camera. >> reporter: landon donovan hours before he was left off the u.s. national soccer team. the primary shocker today at stanford stadium as the head coach cut down his roster from 30 to 23 for the june world cup. donovan had five world cup goals in three world cup events. >> toughest decision in my coaching career to tell a player like him with everything he has done and what he represents to tell him you're not part of the 23. the other guys are a little ahead of him. and i told him that and he understands it. but obviously, he is very disappointed. >> reporter: donovan was not made available today. neither was current earthquake forward chris wondolowski, who did make the team of. wondolowski! >> reporter: jeff cameron was happy for him. >> huge to me to see the progress that he has made and you know he found his niche in san jose and h

soccer star landon donovan speaks at for the first time since not making the >>> we learned a bay area student was among those who survived last night's attacker in santa barbara. he was in isla vista and was hit be rodger's bmw and suffered two broken legs. he attended san ramon valley high. much more at 11:00. fly. some citrus farmers in the central valley are chopping down trees because of the drought. local water districts believe farmers will clear 4,000-acres of mature citrus trees they can't afford to water. a report released by uc davis estimates water restrictions will cause a 1.7 bill loss to california agriculture industries. >> canada -- california represents 77 of the nation are fresh citrus industry, and if we lose thousands of acres of citrus trees that can affect availability and consumer prices. >> the coalition says other fruit and vegetable farmers in california are not planting crops because they're worried they won't be able to get enough water for them. >>> for a look at the forecast and if there's even a drop in the future, let's get to meteorologist frances ding

landon donovan will not play for the u-s, at the world cup, after he was cut from the team.as rangers slugger prince fielder will miss the rest of the season after has neck disc fusion surgery next week. >> that sounds like a terrible injury. >> it does not sound fun. let's take a look at the weather. 49 degrees right now in waukegan. decaled is currently 53. every chance i get a butcher the name of this town since i got here. i have to go to the town and meet the people. at to make it better. 53 for a pair. 52 in chicago. 48 in lansing. we are try and stay dry today. the entire weekend don't expect to see any rain until just a chance of showers or storms for memorial day. today's high temperature 68. someday we make 76. memorial day is 85. some areas could make it up to 90 degrees. >> a quick update on the accident we're watching the north and tristate. this is that halsted. it looks like it just got off to the shoulder. expect full recovery there any minute. we have delays of the train's coming in from all aurora. 45 minutes behind schedule. could always go to our traffic

. >> at 6:00 p.m., landon donovan talks about not making the u.s. national team. he is not happy. hope to see you then. >> spider-man can catch thieves just like live ins, and he does windows, too. the story >>> coming up at 6:00. the very latest on the deadly shooting near uc santa barbara, including what we just learned about a bay area teen who survived the attack new hampshire details just into the newsroom. >> the dispatch calls officers made as they frantically tried to respond to the chaos and we're waiting to hear more on a news conference. we'll be having that on our web site as soon as that happens. we'll also look at another deadly incident at ucsb from more than a decade ago with eerie similarities. that's at 6:00. >>> sometimes even superheroes have to do some dirty work like washing windows, spiderman, superman, and ironman spent yesterday surprising young patients at children's hospital in spokane, washington. children were delighted. that does for us at 5:00. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, the deadly rampage in california, the santa barbara shooting. >> we g

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how landon donovan and his fans are reacting. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning. 4:53 ise time. you're looking at a very large pot bust. this is after a burglary call in antioch. some of the more than 500 marijuana plants seized by police. officers were responding to a burglary call on horseshoe circle on wednesday night. police say several people ran from the home. a 16-year-old boy was caught a short distance away and his backpack was stuffed with marijuana. >>> apple is expanding operations in silicon valley. it has leased seven buildings on a campus in sunnyvale. it's near the central express way and less than five miles from apple headquarters. it has space for 14,000 workers. that is in addition to apples new headquarters already under way for construction. it's expected to open up in 2016. >>> a u.s. soccer legend is out and a bay area native is in for next world cup in brazil. shock waves were sent across the world after word of landon donavon not appearing in the world cup. he played soccer in concord. both were at stanford when they received the news. donovan fa

again, landon donovan off team usa. i'm dennis o'donnell.ave a great weekend, everybody. >>> thank you, dennis. play of the day coming from the dodgers-mets game in new york. last night dodger outfielder an amazing diving catch fo ppuig. the manager says it's one of the best catches he has ever seen. mets won 5-3 the final play of the day, from the dodgers. >> it was a pretty good catch. >>> three people trying to climb a dam in the south bay had to be rescued. it happened yesterday at anderson reservoir near morgan hill. the climbers got stuck halfway up the face and couldn't get down. crews came in with a helicopter and rope to lift them to safety. and while they are now physically safe, the people could be in legal trouble. you're not supposed to climb the dam. >>> 5:26 right now. it's called operation nail polish. but it isn't pretty. a local sting operation nails several people accused of fraud. >> also ahead, preparation for the memorial day weekend. the tradition behind these flags at an american landmark. >> reporter: san francisco d

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. >> the shock after landon donovan was cut.onovan may have lost out, but many are wondering p a possible personality clash. the decision leaves team usa with 5 of 23 players with world cup experience. >> we have a great mixture of guys. some have a learning curve ahead of them. no doubt about it. they are ready for the learning curve and they may surprise some people out there. >> we will see if up weather for your memorial day weekend. we are looking at fog at the coast and clear inland. 50s eventually to the 60s. lisa argen is here. carolyn and dan? >> thanks. before we go we want to share with you a fopped farewell. one of the -- a fond farewell. one of the realities is change is constant and tonight we have a big one. this is my big friend and long-time co anchor's last day. carolyn is leaving us for a terrific opportunity to an a customer the news in -- to anchor the news in los angeles. the woman you see on the air is exactly who she is in real life, kind, dedicated and as professional as she is, beautiful. we will embarr

this is landon donovan hours before he was cut from the training camp. donovan has scored more u.s. cup goals than any other u.s. player, but reportedly had players with jurgen klinsmann who cut one of the most decorated stars in u.s. soccer history. >> the toughest decision in my coaching career. i just think that the other guys right now are a little bit ahead of him and i told him that and he understands it, but obviously he's very disappointed. >>> the a's have been almost picture perfect leading the big leagues with 30 runs. one small problem, their bullpen. latest evidence? tampa bay. the a's have a 2-1 lead, but oakland reliever couldn't hold the lead. it's tied up by a single. a's bring in lou gregorson after the single and his first batter, sean rodriguez, three- run walkoff. rays snap the a's five-game win streak, oakland's eighth blown save of the year. >>> giants able to get back on the field after an 82 minute delay. the rains cleared. there goes hunter pence, solo shot, fifth of the year. in the same inning fab low sandoval had an r.b.i. -- pablo sandoval had an r.b.i.

chicharito, jimenez, peralta y pulido vo --el carismatico 10 de la seleccion de estados unidos landon donovancronica de una salida anunciada", pues la relacion tecnico jugador atravezaba malos momentos aunque hoy "klins-man" dijo que fue la decision mas dura de su vida. --donovan tuvo 156 participaciones en su seleccion siendo el mayor goleador con 57 tantos vo --este es el arrivo del real madrid a lisboa... para la disputa de la liga de campeones contra el altetico de madrid. --le tengo las dos ultimas.... --cristiano ronaldo y diego costa si podrian estar en el pitazo inicial --los merengues buscan campeonar su decima champions y el atletico la primera ; 01 ;06 --nos vamos al torneo esperanzas de toulon en francia... brasil corea del sur... el primero de los cariocas... paradita de pecho y tenga para que se entretenga.. 1 a 0 --minuto 81 tiempo de reposicion porque estos partidos son solo de 80 minutos, y "luan" convierte el dos a cero definitivo angel --en el beisbol hoy los gigantes tuvieron un dia pasado por agua y ya vera porque... --pero primero.... vo -- atleticos de oakland cayeron h

coach jurgen klinsmann shocked american soccer fans when he dropped the legend landon donovan from the world cup roster he said other players were outperforming donovan. jurgen klinsmann was widely criticized for the decision. >> of course, the media response shows soccer in the u.s. now has a much higher standing than eight or 10 years ago. there is a lot of talk about our squad. >> the roster includes five german-americans. the highly experienced jermaine jones, and four young bundesliga players. they insist they do not have a special role on the team. >> i think the team on the whole is good. not because of the german players. i think the team has good rhythm. that is why we are currently performing well. >> we have a lot of experienced players, as well as younger ones. we are looking forward to the world cup. >> despite the high esteem for the players with bundesliga experience, coach klinsmann does not believe the german influence dominates the team. >> our squad is led by players from the u.s. and english leagues. and they really play well together. this chemistry and spirit the

landon donovan was cut. the coach had questioned whether the leading scorer in u.s. soccer history lost a bit of his desire because, betty, he took some time off. he had been playing one game seven or eight days for years and years. just wanted some time. >> that's surprising. okay. thank you. >>> straight ahead, nbc's brian williams reveals a big exclusive. >>> plus the driver of this car avoids death by a split second. >>> and this rookie may have gotten the fattest contract ever. tigers, both of you. tigers? don't be modest. i see how you've been investing. setting long term goals. diversifying. dip! you got our attention. we did? of course. you're type e* well, i have been researching retirement strategies. well that's what type e*s do. welcome home. taking control of your retirement? e*trade gives you the tools and resources to get it right. are you type e*? >>> you ready to get down to business on this three-day weekend? stocks were up on thursday ahead of what's expected to be a quiet trading day. a private buyer has purchased norman rockwell's the rookie for

. >>> shock waves were sent across the soccer field after news that landon donovan, the face of u.s. soccer, did not make the cut to participate in his fourth world cup. the earthquake star is headed to his first. he grew up in danville and played at de la salle high school and chico state. both players were at sanford within they received the news from the head coach. >> to tell a player like him everything is done and what he represents, to tell him that you are not part of the training right now. i just see some other players slightly ahead of him. >> only six of the players 0 p this year's team were on the 2010 team. donovan released this statement saying it's been an honor and priv limg to have -- privilege to have represented the u.s. team in three world cups. i was looking forward to playing in brazil. as you can imagine, i'm very disappointed with today's decision. regardless, i will be cheering on my friends and teammates this summer. >>> the final seats have been installed at the 49ers' new stadium in santa clara. each seat has a hook to hold a bag or other personal item. t

. >>> well, while many soccer fans were really surprised that landon donovan was left off the world cup roster roster, the head coach's son thought it was funny. after the roster came out, jonathan klinsmann tweeted, ha-ha, donovan, ha-ha, i didn't even notice until my phone notified me and one more ha-ha for good measure. apparently his entire twitter account was deleted. donovan has played in three world cups. the los angeles galaxy star reportedly had problems with coach jurgen klinsmann after taking several months off last year. meantime, the bay area's own chris headed to brazil. he was chosen as one of the team's four forewords. >>> well, would you want darth vader at your marriage. it's an option facing voters in one european city. >>> well, a strange sight in the capital of ukraine today. a man wearing a darth vader costume, another guy in a storm trooper costume arrived to meet reporters with his own campaign music. he tried to run for president of ukraine, but was rejected. now he's running for the mayor of kiev. nobody knows who he is. he's the mayoral candidate of the intern

. >>> many soccer fans were surprised to see landon donovan left off the world cup roster. the head coach's son thought it was pretty funny. >> after the roster came out jonathan tweeted, ha, ha, donovan. i didn't even notice until phone notified me. his entire twitter account was quickly deleted. donovan played in three world cups. the galaxy star had trouble with that guy's dad after taking several months off last year. >>> meantime, the bay area's own is headed to brazil. the danville native was chosen as one of the team's four forwards. exciting news there. >> yes, it is. >>> let's check in with mike and one more traffic. you have monday off, i'm hoping. >> i do have monday off because a lot of our commuters have monday off. i hope that is for you, as well. if not, then you're not. looking over here towards oakland, sympathy but i can't do much about it. i have no power. looking over here to the oakland area. moisture in the air and that will be an issue, perhaps we might have slick roadways and just watch for that. the map will show you the only issue of the east bay o

named as one of the fouru17 forwards, landon donovan left off the squad.nick is facing off leon sherman. that's it for sports, more news coming up after the break. first, mike honda stubbornly refused all debates. now honda's slinging mud, launching false attacks. isn't it time to put the old politics aside? the chronicle endorses ro khanna, saying he "offers an upgrade in congress for silicon valley." and the mercury news says, "ro khanna is ready for the congress of tomorrow... ...while honda is a politician of the past." for our future: ro khanna. khanna: i'm ro khanna and i approve this message. >>> okay, have a seat. it's almost game time at levi stadium. the last seat was installed today at the new billion dollar stadium. more than 68,000 seats are in place. the first game? a soccer game in early august. the 49ers will take the field august 17th. >> i'm ready. >> we are the official 49ers station. >> have a great weekend. i eelt see you at 11:00. >> bye, bye. invasion. a man under arrest now on "extra." ♪"extra" "extra" ♪ >>> break in at clooneys. a

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landon donovan did not make the team. he's been banged up but this is surprising.the door was opened up for san jose earthquakes star. the teammate did not make the roster. to that other football now, darren nelson selected college football hall of fame clash finishing sixth in the voting. and golf now first run of the crown plaza invitational. dustin johnson magical with the blade here. johnson, the leader because hunter mayhahn double bogeyed 18. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> that is really -- you can see was in pain. >> yes. looked like he might be out for the season. >> yes. it did. >> let's hope for a few weeks >> thank you. >> join me tonight on kabl channel 13. that is at 9:00 >> then at 11:00 costing hundreds of millions to build. how much will you have to pay to ride the new airport bart connector? >> that is our report. thanks for joining us. our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here, have a great evening. >> see you at 9:00 and 11:00. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are a sports i

. >>> landon donovan not on the roster for the u.s. national team for the world cup this summer in brazil. the most accomplished player in u.s. soccer history. the big goal in the previous world cup. but not there this time. jurgen klinsmann making that decision when he announced the full roster on thursday. donovan took to his facebook page to address his fans. he said it's been an honor and privilege to have represented the u.s. national team in three world cups. looked forward to playing in brazil. and very disappointed with today's decision. regardless, i will be cheering on my friends and teammates this summer. and i will remain committed to helping grow soccer in the u.s. in the years to come. thanks for all your support. >>> alex galchenyuk with the goal that won it. i looked down. and thought, i could be headed to the pronunciation box if i try and go with that. but now, i got it. >> that's all we have. >> guys, thanks. >>> up next in "the pulse," the newest list of the country's best beaches is out, just in time for memorial d

. >>> just days after being cut, landon donovan made soccer history. >> 135 and that is the new one in major league soccer. >> donovan broke the score yesterday with his 135th and 13 th regular season goals, it was his first game back since being cut from the team while practicing here in the bay area. he went on to win with a final score of 51. >>> and the ultimate championship, the fighter who drew up just hours from the bay area. he made it and he took on one of the top fighters and he was considered a 9-1 underdog and his opponent was on a winning streak but in the end he beat the odds and came out on top. >> he didn't realize it actually happened. he did what he had to do and it was a perfect fight for him. >> he is known as the alpha mail in june. >>> half the night he tweeted and he treated it so fans could be on the lookout. >>> an east bay community is in shock while being shot driving home from a concert. who he was targeting and what he was wearing. >>> and at the press seed, -- presidio, we will tell you which veterans are being given special recognition this morning. >>> a

. >>> landon donovan was cut from the u.s. national team on thursday and returned to the galaxy.he 32-year-old has played in three world cup teams. he has 37 international goals. he was stunned by the coach's decision. landon said he will suit up if there is an injury but was not happy with the call. >> i think i was one of the better players. and so that's why it stings a little. at the end of the day like i said before camp if i had gone in and didn't feel like i deserved it, then i can live with that. but that's not the case. >> nba playoffs, eastern conference finals. pacers-heat. and you have to win at home. the heat took care of business. how relaxed is lebron before the game? pacers came out firing. 14 in the first. dwayne wade out to lebron. heat's first lead of the game. wade completes the turnaround and drains the three. ray allen 4 for 4 from downtown in the fourth gives miami its largest lead in the series. they lead the series 2-1. >>> in nhl, slash with the national anthem. chicago shorthanded in the first. 1-0 blackhawks. in the second. l.a. goes on to win 4-2 -- 4

landon donovan did not make the team. he's been banged up but this is surprising.he door was opened up for san jose earthquakes star. the teammate did not make the roster. to that other football now, darren nelson selected for 2013 college football hall of fame clash finishing sixth in the voting. and golf now first run of the crown plaza invitational. dustin johnson magical with the blade here. johnson, the leader because hunter mayhahn double 18. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> that is really -- you can see was in pain. >> yes. looked like he might be out for the season. >> yes. it did. >> let's hope for a few weeks >> thank you. >> join me tonight on kabl channel 13. that is at 9:00 >> then at 11:00 costing hundreds of millions to build. how much will you have to pay to ride the new airport bart connector? >> that is our report. thanks for joining us. our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here, have a great evening. >> see you at 9:00 and 11:00. dog: what, what? mattress discounters what, what? matt

. >> finally many consider him the best american soccer player ever, but landon donovan is not going to the world cup in brazil. the team's coach cut him from the final roster despite the fact that donovan is the all-time leading scorer. the coach said it was the toughest decision he has ever made. donovan has played in three previous world cups. the first one was in 2012. a lot of young americans can't remember a world cup without him. >> he is a terrific player. i need to see some results. cutting our guy like. >> reporter: less glet's go to . >> now you're talking. good to see you. >>> tropical storm amanda is off the coast of mexico and heading north. kevin is here tracking the storm for us. >> reporter: that's right. we're talking the hurricane season is going to be less than average year. in the eastern pacific it will be above average. here is amanda right here off the coast of mexico. the next few days it's going to make a turn to the northwest and then to the north. we don't think, though, it's going to be any impact, the reason being the water temperature here we're talking

we should also note, if you're talking about protests, landon donovan, the most decorated american soccerayer ever has now been booted off the world cup team. he's 32 years old. i guess maybe a step slower than he was in recent years. but he's out. >> booted for age? >> no, no, he's booted because he just didn't quite make the cut. >> i get it. trace, have a great weekend. thank you. >>> just ahead, a memorial day weekend, a proud tradition, honoring 150 years of sacrifice in our nation's most hallowed military cemetery. we'll tell you more about this next. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition inharge™. [ chainsaw buzzing ] humans. sometimes, life trips us up. sometimes, we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you, so do the solutions. like multi-policy discounts from liberty mutual insurance. save up to 10% just for combining your

. >>> and finally many consider him the best american soccer player ever, but landon donovan is not going to the world cup in brazil. he was cut despite the fact donovan is team's all time leading scorer. the coach said it was one of the toughest decisions he's ever made. donovan said on his facebook page he's very disappointed. he has played in three previous world cups. he's 32 years old. the average age of a player is 27. >> okay, that's old? 32? quite a surprising move. >> i think so. >> meteorologist: he has been the face of american soccer, but the head coach admitted that donovan has lost a step. >> he's tough. >> reporter: that's why he gets paid the big bucks. >> let's see how he does. >> reporter: time will only tell. >> roxana, thank you. thank you. ross is here with new developments in the case of los angeles clippers owner donald sterling. boy this has been a hot topic. he has been banned from the nba for life for racial comments, but his wife may be a different story. ross is here, is this sell going to happen? >> reporter: it's a surprising development. donald sterling has

landon donovan was left out of his 23 man squad for brazil. the l.a. galaxy striker was bidding to make his fourth world cup. the manager left him out. >> the disappointment is huge. i understand he took it professional because he is an outstanding professional players. he knows i have the highest respect for him, but i have to make the decisions as of today. i have to make the decision what is good today for this group going in to brazil. i think the other guys right now are a little bit ahead of him. i told him that sand he understands it but obviously he is very disappointed. madrid clubs are gearing up to face each other in saturday's champions league final in lisbon lisbon. he might have a tough time ending that bearen run in this sunni's laliga title. he is optimistic about his side's choices? >> it's the greatest joy we can give to the madrid supporters. taking many years to reach this and win it. winning would be the biggest achievement of the last few years. this could be the end. it might be the beginning of a new chapter. without too much pr

shock waves were sent across the soccer world after news that landon donovan will not be participatinghis forty world cup -- his fourth world cup. >> top have a player like him, everything is done and what he represents to tell him that you're not part of those training three right now. because i just see some other players slightly ahead of him. >> u.s. soccer will hold another news conference this morning with the u.s. mens national team following yesterday's announcement where 23 players were selected. only six of those players were also on the 2010 team. >>> video of a teenager impersonating michael jackson at a talent show has -- has gone viral. >> ha is -- that is awesome. >> more than five million people have viewed this video. nickel says he is thrilled with all the attention. he hopes to go in show business himself as a choreographer orache maker. it's something else. i'm enjoying it. tiring but good fun. >> i would hate to go after that guy in the talent show. nickels also says he heard rumors he could be invited to perform on the ellen degeneres show. >> five million hits on

some folks are scratching their head at why landon donovan was left off the team. sterday and with those two goals, donovan also became the all-time leading goal scorer in major league soccer history with 136 goals. that passes jeff cunningham as the scoring king. >>> champion crowned today. baltimore, maryland the sight as power house duke took on notre dame as part of the third lacrosse title in five years. miles jones, nice skip pass. scores 8-2. duke with less than 30 seconds to go. 9-8 duke. notre s goalie like in hockey. duke scores the empty netter. 11-9. duke wins. it's their second straight ncaa lacrosse title. third in five years, pam. so they're a lacrosse juggernaut. >> all right. jason. >>> well, two of the biggest celebrities in the nation get married in italy. details coming in from the nuptials. good morning nelly! woah. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt.

get why is one who a the ha wondolowski with the successful diskerud-- wearing landon donovan's number 10 scores off the rebound. final scor eof the game 2-0 u-s-a. they have two more friendlies before heading to brazil for the world cup next month. we're coming up on 4-30. here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning. students return to u-c santa barbara, today, after classes were canceled for a large-scale memorial service honoring the victims of friday's rampage. uc president janet napolitano urged the victims be remembered for what they did in their brief lives and said they would not be gone as long as people held them in their hearts. flags at all u-c campuses will be flown at half staff the victims. nick pasichuke remains in the hospital recovering from his injuries. the college freshman was visiting a friend in isla vista friday night when he was hit by elliot rodger's car. the alamo teen suffered two and a san jose teen was grazed by a bullet in an early morning drive-by shooting. giant the 15-year-old was outside of her home when a car driving by fired the g