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i'm laurence scott.g up tonight on "sports sunday" we sit down with nba legend jerry west, the new warriors executive who helps map out his plans for golden state. >>> plus, a day that a marin native will certainly want to forget at the indy 500. that and more coming up. >>> one movie this weekend broke several records, becoming the biggest debut ever for a live action comedy and the biggest opening week ever for an r-rated comedy. so can you guess? >> he won't let go! >> ah, it's "hang over2," and it's living up to its billing of the most pated movie of the summer, at least, at least with the numbers with ticket sales topping so far $86 million. although reviews not so great. kung fu panda 2 is battling for second place. pirates of the caribbean slipped to third. bridesmaids at fourth and thor rounds out the top five. >>> still ahead before "sports sunday" takes over, we'll take a look at how the crossfit craze is sweeping the country, and it all started in santa cruz. [ jolene ] i got involved with hon

i'm laurence scott. coming up on "sports sunday," the sharks had a mission tonight. do not go back to detroit. but they're going back to detroit for game six tuesday. we'll check in with them. plus a's broadcasters ken coreacktrpe..onioiotronio. >>> us, aery nice scene f families in san jose w super bowl champion returning home. that and more coming up on "sports sunday." >>> this week two uc berkeley students detained in iran are set to get their day in court as the second session of their trial begins. josh fattal and shane bourd were charged with crossing the border into iran illegally. shourd has decided not to stand trial with the others. th s to start on wednesday, by the way. we'll be right back. >>> in san francisco, several moms who are more in need of pampering than most received some star treatment today, thanks to the 17th annual mother's day brunch, 25 homeless women were treated to a morning of pampering with complimentary hair and makeup sessions. and then whi when they finished up, they t

>> laurence, you want to start? >> i would defer to mark on that one. >> mark. >> the japanese. >> , economist with a jump in and say this is why we need to

but we begin with our own laurence scott who's in the building with us with what the giants are saying. a lot going on with this story. >> having climbed to the top of the division, this is a real low point for the giants. getting swept today by florida pales in comparison. today buster posey was seen leaving at&t park on crutches. this is about the last thing giants fans want to see. such a key pillar to the success of the team, and it's hard to watch. we saw it from several angles on our nba telecast. during this play at the plate, posey involved in that brutal collision, suffering a fractured bone in his lower left leg, and now we're told by the giants medical staff, there's ligament damage in his ankle. a serious concern for the giants as the rookie of the year is likely lost for the remainder of his sophomore season. the incident brings up another incident. jeff barry contacted major league baseball regarding changing rules at the plate. here's the question many began grappling with. was this a dirty play or just part of baseball? the marlin's scott cousins who hit posey at the pl

i'm laurence scott. we go deep inside one of the western conference finals between the sharks and the vancouver canucks. and we catch up with seattle seahawks head coach pete carroll to talk about the brewing harbaugh, and iete and jim harbaugh, and if it will carry over into future 49ers and seahawks matchups. great conversation.f stay tuned for "sports sunday." >>> it was a big weekend at the movies. >> just taking a little blood. >> how dare you attack the son of odin! >> "author" remains on top. the comedy "bridesmaids" from universal debuted in second place. i heard it's very funny. fast five to number three. "priest" came in fourth. and rounding out the top five, e i sawih it wmy children this week," rio." an end of an era is here for nasa. we'll also hear from the sharks in vancouver, coming up next. >>> preparations are underway for the space shuttle "endeavour's" final launch tomorrow morning. the agency says the electrical problem that grounded the flight two weeks ago is repaired. liftoff is s

i'm laurence scott. thank you for joining us today.ay was a day of unbelievable mood swings at the tank. optimism that they could tie the series, plus tons of early scoring chances down the drain for the sharks, who are now in a deep hole. they have to win three straight now to play for the stanley cup. we had sharks-vancouver game four here on nbc. early on the canucks were careless, but the sharks didn't make them pay, way came back to haunt san jose. the unsettling events that went down in the middle of the game, sharks broadcaster drew remenda joining us in moments. >>> plus, a tense finale for the battle of the bay today at china basin. a charity of twists and turns with the giants going for a sweep of the a's. and an unlikely hero emerges in the end. >>> also today, a serious tone at the ballpark as the news began to

>> laurence? >> i was hoping not to get that question. [laughter] of all of the carbon-free sources of energy out there, nuclear is the one that's most ready to go -- no, not ready, but they have the most presence already here and now. you know, 15%-20% of the electricity portfolio in the world were higher in the case of france and japan. it's carbon free. it really is. that white smoke -- >> [inaudible] >> carbon, in terms of co2 emissions, the white stuff coming out is water vapor, not co2, but, man, look at what just happened, look at the incredible damages. i find myself really torn over nuclear. i don't have a clear answer for you of all the energy sources, it's what i struggle with the most. >> okay. going to this gentleman over here with the last question. >> there's a lot of talk of $10 gas and depletion of the resources. how do you comment on our country's approach to ethanol and subsidizing corn. does that make since -- sense the way we're doing it? >> i have a section on it in the book, and i'll pass it to matt. simply, corn et

laurence scott joins us with that part. >> reporter: thank you. with the giants wrapping up their series, this news became a central theme at the ballpark today. we spoke with larry bear and bruce bochy. >> there has been a cloud over the organization and the family. we've been in touch with the family. and a lot of courage and incredible outpouring, to the extent that there is an arrest that can help apprehend and bring to justice the perpetrators. obviously that's something that is something meaningful to the organization and meaningful, most importantly meaningful to the family and friends of bryan. >> it's been hard on the family. for them to continue to work as hard as they have been, i'm talking about the police department and a suspect in hand that is great news. >> a serious tone during the series finale between the giants and a's. we'll have more on today's gym at china basin coming up in sports in just a bit. >> all right, thank you, laurence. again, after the presence conference with los angeles police this afternoon, police did release

. >>> laurence scott joins us now. the sharks game is under way. shall we ask laurence, jessica? >> i don't know if i want to hear. >> let's s.t.a.r.t. witart with. chance to tie the series in vancouver tonight. they have to come up with a lot of jump here. fairly pivotal game, bringing a lot of energy, though, into the this first period. we check in with the latest from vancouver. we won't spoil it too much. things are changing, things are very fluid. >>> the veteran member of the raiders who cost them top picks in the last draft, showing commitment to get in some workouts. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. a little bit of cloud cover and a magnificent sunset tonight. >>> well, they're the people who save lives every day, and today alameda county honored emergency responders. >> as one oakland man found out, it's not just the professionals who can make a difference. here's joe rosato jr. >> i was going for a routine run around lake merritt, and about 20 minutes into it apparently i just dropped. >> despite what is surely the most memorable moment of chris' life, he doesn

my name is laurence fishburne and i believe... i believe... believe... i believe... believe...y name is liam neeson, and i believe that number should be zero. believe in zero. join the effort. visit unicefusa.org. >>> good morning welcome back to mosaic. we are at the end of a conversation about a historic trip northern california rabbis took to israel a few weeks ago. one thing that might be important to say is that the support for this trip came from many many different individualorganizations that were very interested in the notion of such a diverse group of rabbis coming together dedicated to wanting to come together, for a week long trip to israel and we are grateful for that level of support is hope that will continue. this is i think i would say for myself such a significant transition on a communal level it needs to be sustained and nourished. >> we talked about having for a couple years now trips of rabbis to israel but this was the first time we were able to make it happen and as you said, the communities for individual owners and a variety of other people and federat

. >> good morning i'm laurence cornfield chief building inspector and like to welcome you to our brown bag lunch we do the third thursday of every month at the department of building inspection. we invite you to participate so call for information and join us. our next talk is on decks and balcones. today we will talk about commercial restaurants in san francisco. we have a lot of people in the audience who are restaurant exe experts and architects and industry people. i should talk about commercial restaurants and how to get permit issues resolved and problems resolved during lunchtime. is probably not a thing that's going to attract a lot of people in the commercial restaurant business because they work at lunch and they are not here. hopefully we can broadcast this and may be if there is an interest we will do it at a future date. another thing, perhaps we should do this at a restaurant because we want to support restaurant necessary san francisco. we did last year have lunch at town hall restaurant we will do that again later this year. we have a lot of topics to cover today, befor

i'm laurence scott. we are jam-packed with sharks hockey tonight.hat a great game at the tank today. a great day outside here in the bay area, especially inside the tank in san jose. families coming together in the sharks locker room after some huge shots from some unlikely heroes. and here is what we've got for you tonight. sharks broadcasters jamie baker and dan on deck. plus the big pavelski. the sharks talk just part of it tonight. the nfl lockout continues. but the 49ers and raiders at least letting us meet the new draft pick. that's good, right? we go deep inside the draft for both san francisco and oakland. and all the picks they made from their team headquarters. meanwhile, cal doing some renovations at memorial stadium. a whole new look is coming. the bears, they will be playing at the home

here's laurence scott. >>> good evening.harks/red wings, game three in detroit with a fast and furious pace tonight. let's take an early look at the action. joe lewis arena rocking as the red wings and their fans know, going down 3-0 is pretty much insurmountable. the sharks put a real scare in the fans. the air was seeping out of the building, but later in the period with the wings and the power play, tries his best, but nicholas ridstrom's get ones there. his second goal tonight, but the wings just scored and right now in the second intermission, it is 3-2, zrodetroit. giants getting a big extra innings win last night in new york. o the giants sending out their ace and tim lincecum really dialed in tonight, several strikeouts, including one of jose reyes, who's part of an early season rumor mill. the buzz that the giants are interested in the services of the mets' all-star shortstop. the services of pat buehrle very helpful tonight. next inning, fontno gets an rbi hi himself. and rightnow, the bottom of the 8th, the giants

it's a little bit like laurence olivier playing a dentist to dustin hoffman in marathon man and drillingsomeone's tooth but saying no pain, no pain. it simply is wrong. if you define waterboarding not as torture when you say that, well, it's not torture because i defined it not as torture, but it is. but the fact that it transgresses the uniform code of military justice, the convention against torture. the geneva conventions executive order 12333 for the cia. it's quite clear. >> do we get unreliable information when these tactics are used? >> it's conceivable theoretically that you will obtain some accurate information from enhanced interrogation techniques. the problems are multiple, however. once again, putting aside legal or moral issues which one must not do. it's hard enough for any interrogator to determine what statements are true and not. it's a hugely labor intensive, laborious, meticulous task under the best of circumstances. when you involve coerced information or statements made under extreme duress, it becomes exponentially more difficult to identify what's accurate or what