lonny and you. >> all of our information we share with our partners. so, another example as a university, we are able to do indepth study on homicides. many of you have already heard the results. we were able to come up with the data 58 percent of happens within a small radius. there are tiny pockets. if we can target as the chief said. they are the same folks shooting each other. if we can target them and have community and law enforcement we can make a difference. >> chief, any plan on expanding that in a way that david was speaking just now? >> i think that's a direction we would like to take. i like the notion of making better use of the schools and having schools stay open later and having the schools as a reporting centers. and having the probation officers at these centers. we don't have to call the kids in. they will come in naturally. that's the goal we see. i ran this 20 years ago and called in kids on intensive probation in chicago. and we would call them in on saturday. have an exam. have programs where the kids would perform. a >> would co

time for another check of the weather with lonnie. hi, lonnie. >> good morning elaine.y. i'll start by talking about the hot spots and chilly temps all across the country. the hottest spot anywhere in our country will be loving, new mexico, hitting 106 degrees. imagine that. a town named loving is hot. cook, minnesota drops down to 34. that will be the coldest spot. the best spot anywhere, grafton, north dakota, sunshine, 70 degrees, not too hot, not too cold. just right. perfect out there. we have a line of storms in the midwest, and some of these storms could very well push a little further south and go right through areas outside new york city which is, of course, where? the belmont stakes run at 6:35 tonight. scattered storms i forecast, 74 degrees. that's a quick look at the national picture. here is a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> have a great day. betty, it's all yours. >> thank you, lonnie. it took almost two years, but us airways flight 1549 made it to its intended destination. the fuselage rolled into charlotte, north carolina, on a flatbed t

. >> lonnie hancock believes the death penalty does not deter crime. that's only one reason why she's working on legislation to get rid of the death penalty. >> it has lead in other states to the execution of indent people. there is very little relief for the victim's families, because the required legal review goes on for years. and it costs the state a huge amount of money. >> reporter: according to a report due out next week, keeping the death penalty in california, costs at least $184 million more a year than it would to leave killers in prison for life. the death penalty has been in california since 1978. there have been 13 executions, there's close to 700 people on death row today, and according to the report, it costs the state $90,000 more a year to keep somebody on death row than in the general population. >> if we were to really have life in prison without the possibility of parole, it would be more closure in many ways for victim's families. >> victim's advocate marc klass disagrees. >> there's a guy that kidnapped, raped and murdered my 12-

lonnie quinn is here with our first check of the weather. good morning to you. >> good morning, russ. good morning, rebecca. good morning, everybody. my weather headlines this morning. the midwest, storms will be firing up for you, excessive heat for those in texas and you heard about this story earlier in our broadcast, record floods taking place in north dakota. it's just going to be getting worse. look at the numbers once again. in minot, forecast to crest at 14 feet, highest on record, going back to 1881. same in foxholm, cresting. not just the height, the speed the river, too fast, combined with snow melt gives you too much water. that river is moving two times faster than it's moved during any flooding in history. some homes in the middle of rapids will be blown off their foundations. a very, very tough situation right there. that's a quick look at that portion of the country. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >>> that's your latest weather. make it a great day wherever you are. lightning awareness week. one tip, do

lonnie says they are being bankrupted by the state. >>> u.s. supreme court will issue a ruling today on the sale of violent video games to kids, at issue, a california law restricting access but tied up in court for years. good morning. >> reporter: good morning frank video game stores like this one do big business. video gaming is a multi billion dollar industry, estimates say 46 million american households have at least one video game system at home the day the focus -- today the foe sus is on violent -- focus is on violent video games and kids. the bill was written by leyland owe he wants to prohibit the sale and rental of violent video games to kids under the age of 18. he has a lot of support. some civil rights organizations, law enforcement, and leading medical associations as well they argue kids under the age of 18 exposed to violent video games tend to be more aggressive, makes them more desensitized to violence and also impacts social behaviour but the gaming industry is putting up a big fight they say the research is biased and skewe

lonny holmes. >> david, you participate in this process in a different way. you are an outside agency. can you tell us essentially what your center does to further the cause to some of this >> sure, i would be glad to. our center, the berkeley center of law. so you know one of our basic tenant system

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lonnie kappalua delivers here. stanford goss on for a 10-3 win over kansas state.ce the winner of cal state fullerton or illinois. cal loses to baylor. double elimination tournament sore cal has one more shot to stay alive. >>> this is one of the all-time great performances in tennis. fellow named novak djokovich had won 43 straight matches and federer took him out today. the record stops right there, 43 street. federer will face nadal in the french open final for the fourth time in six years, and vickie as we like to mention, einsurance brings us the score board tonight. >> i notice you do like to mention that. >> it's so cute. put up the score board again if you k they have a big event coming up. you have better eyes than me. >> 24th. >> so my producer says any time there is a tennis event we'll put up a score board with that. what if there's no events, we undertake up the e-surance. the giants are good at home. i saw you nodding. you're hockey but vickie is the baseball. >> i like baseball, too, but ... >> long time ago, but she was young i was told then but we

. >> reporter: when the study was released, senator lonnie hancock introduced a bill to apolish the death penalty saying it is tough on taxpayers f it passes the legislature, voters would have to approve it. live at san quentin state prison. >>> police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened this afternoon t was on bancroft avenue at about 12:15. they say it appears the victim was driving at the time. he crashed into car as few cars away. they took him to eastmont hospital. he died a short time later. no arrests have been made. this this is the 54th homicide of the year. >>> the main suspect in the beating of a giant's fan will not get out of jail. the 31-year-old was ordered to prison on a parole violation and having access to a weapon. they have not charged him with the march 31st attack outside of the stadium which left the 42-year-old paramedic from a coma. his attorney said he will appeal the decision. >>> the u.s. supreme court threw out a sex discrimination lawsuit against wal-mart today. the woman who filed the suit works at a wal-mart in pittsburgh. we got her reaction e

lonnie hancock from oakland says the death penalty is helping make california bankrupt and not deter crime her bill was replace capital punishment with life without parole. the plan would need to be approved by the legislature and california voters. >>> the supreme court will look at a ruling restricting minors access to violent video games in california, a law bars the rental of violent games to kids under the age of 18 governor schwarzenegger signed the law in 2005 but it has been tied up in the court ever since. >> loved ones of a football player arrested for wearing saggy pants on a plane are asking for changes. people spoke out at an naacp public forum at jones methodist church they say he was the victim of racial injustice. >> young black children have got to learn racism is real you got to represent yourself when you go out in the public. >>> marvin was arrested after refusing to pull up his sagging pants before boarding a plane at sfo days before u.s. airways allowed a white man to board another flight wearing women's underwear naacp called on u.s. airways to implement a sens

. >> reporter: lonnie dike is a plant manager for drywall manufacturer, usg.he company that owns empire. >> there were a lot of emotional outbursts when it happened. you know, it's a frustrating thing not only to lose your job, but you're going to lose your home, too. >> reporter: he says the plant and town were too costly to operate given demand for drywall was cut in half when construction dried up after the housing bubble burst. a company town since its founding in 1923, usg built most of its 200 homes after it bought empire in 1948. recently leasing those homes to employees and their families for under $200 a month. >> hard to think about it closing completely. all my friends grew up here. and my kids grew up here. >> reporter: in december, the residents were given five months of free rent and were told they needed to leave by june. without children to teach, its elementary school closed, its two churches are empty, and no one plays its nine-hole golf course. even its zip code, 89405, is no more. discontinued when the post office shut down. now any mail is

robs lonnie right there. scoreless notice 6th. stanford's player launching one off the billboards.run of the year. stanford beating fulton 1-0. one win away from advancing to the super regionals. >>> california playing rice tomorrow. usf lost 4-3 to u.c. irvine taking on ucla in an elimination ballgame. >>> softball action. 40th game of the season this morning. but came up short in the nightcap. florida scored three runs in the 3rd. gators went on to win 5-2 eliminating the bears from the college world series only four teams remaining. >>> upsets and injuryies. finals. trying to make it back-to-back french open titles but she wouldn't have enough to get past the 29-year-old from china. she was just too good. how about that shot right there? 31 winners. taking the first set 6-4. then finishing it off in the second set winning the last nine points of the match to finally win her first major and maybe even more impressive she becomes the first chinese player, man or woman to ever win a grand slam. >>> go from the clay to the grass. we go to ohio now. steve stricker finishing his round

guy in hong kong. >> imagine that. >> you have the most loved when on the "early" show. >> oh. >> lonniedds infinity to one. >> the whole wife issue to deal with. >> sharon might have a little issue but otherwise we could make room >> that's nice. >> weathers any storm. >> i will say i just love the fact that this beautiful gal is named pippa. >> great name. >> that's a great name. pippa. >> more pippa in a bitta. >> don't flippa. ,,,,,,,, >>> the appeal for amanda knox in perugia, italy, she's the american serving time in italian prison for killing her roommate. her attorneys are trying to overturn her conviction in the death of meredith kimpber. five witnesses each say knox could not have committed murder. all have questionable backgrounds. we welcome you back to the "early" show on this saturday morning. i'm russ mitchell. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. coming up we'll speak with amanda's parents about the new development. >>> in syria, witnesses say syrian forces and gunmen loyal to president assad stormed a town near the turkish border. homes were burned and dozens arrested. wyatt, what is

state senator lonnie hancock is introducing a bill to do away with the death penalty it is not a crime deterrent but a big drain on california's finances all capital punishment cases would be changed to life without parole. >>> were you out early this morning? >> yeah, you know just out and about. >> i know we will get some rain lawrence but only for a day. >> looks like for about a day but not today. we will stay nice and dry. some patchy fog out there right now, looks like that is going the clear up and we are going to see it pull back toward the coastline temperatures running in the 50s outside, and hey, by the afternoon we will see those numbers up in the 70s and 80s many of the valleys, 50s and 60s out towards the coastline, slight chance for showers as we head in tomorrow, looking pretty good now with a trained professional, giana with the traffic. >> you would have been all right lawrence i think. construction projects to lookout for, south 101, shut down an ongoing closure until noon tuesday. do plan for that there are detours in place not effecting the mainlines of the roadway

they challenge the sthment and they met the resistance of, say, lonnie king who was the head of the local naacp. he defended it with these words, among others. he said, if i have to choose between sitting beside whitey and a job that pays, i want the job. matthews shot back, quote, why should our children be pawned for a few greenbacks? and, thus, you can see that matthews and her neighbors were concerned about their children. she knew, they knew that they would never be wealthy, but they did want the opportunity for their children to climb out of poverty and they thought the way for them to do that was to get a good education and they associated racially mixed schools with that opportunity. so they pushed ahead. they hired margerie pitts-haines who was a lawyer associated with the aclu to back them up in court. challenging the settlement. matthews confronted and other women confronted powerful lawyers in the courtroom and again, i want to share matthews' voice with you because i think it's quite powerful. she said in the courtroom, i represent poor people. and i think their children need

lonnie hancock wants to replace the death penalty with permanent imprisonment. he said the death penalty is costing millions a year and doesn't deter crime. she cites a new report that says it costs the state $184 million more year to execute prisoners than it would to keep them in prison for life. if approved, hancock's bill would place an initiative on the statewide ballot next year for voters to decide. >>> just into the newsroom tonight, was he texting on the phone while driving? that's one thing federal investigators are looking at after ordering the cell phone records of the truck driver involved in friday's deadly crash in nevada. a phone they believe belongs to the driver of the truck was found in the wreckage. it's now on its way to washington, d.c., where it will be inspected in a lab. we are also learning that the truck driver has a spotty driving record. records from the nevada department of motor vehicles reveal that 43-year-old lawrence r. valley of nevada received four speeding tickets since 2008, including three for driving a school bus over the

lonnie capalula stanford goes on for a 10-3 victory over kansas state. 8:00 p.m., the winner over cal vs. illinois. they lose to baylor 6-4 on our scoreboard. san francisco beat ucla 3-0. the cal has one more chance to stay alive. this is one of the all-time great performances in tennis. novic has had 43 straight matches. and if roger federer took him out! roger will face roger if in the french open for the fourth time in six years. if >> marty: tons of trash! stanley roberts. will report on people dumping garbage in all the wrong places. well >> isabel: headlights off. we will be back. (music) >> san francisco is not the only bay area city with trash. now, here is stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >>stanley: when i do a segment on illegal dumping in san francisco i had a request to do the same for oakland. that is why i am in oakland with people behaving badly. people pumping furniture on the streets. in oakland, people-and dumping furniture is against the law to leave for household goods on the streets. white couches, chairs, and yes even mattresses. like coaches, cha

lonnie hancock says it is helping bankrupt the state. >>> two teens under arrest in connection with aople downtown san francisco. four victims were innocent by standers they are all expected to recover. >> quick check of traffic and weather coming right up ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning a couple things going on along 101 just past shore line, blocking lanes, traffic is slow as you approach the area. another wreck on the 101 southbound side at 92, that is cleared to the right shoulder, traffic slow and go as you work your way both directions. pretty busy bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. looks better to work your way into san francisco above the upper deck. golden gate bridge clear. >>> low clouds out there, drizzle too showing up around the bay area that is all going to start to pull back toward the beaches, we are just going to camp out rest of the day temperatures at the coastline 50s and maybe low 60s you head inland find more sunshine 07s around the bay, 75 fremont, 7 san jose and 78 degrees redwood city. cold front diving in toward the bay area chance of showers tomo

obama will hold a lonnie quinn in san francisco. >>> a federal judge is expected to issue a key rulingex marriage. they want him to overturn a ruling by another judge that threw out proposition 8. >>> transit employees in san francisco are weighing their next move after an arbitrator told them that the contract that was offered by their own management is good enough. a union deal permits the use of part-time bus drivers, train operators and the end of guaranteed pay raises. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,, [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> good morning. let's take you live to the san mateo bridge where traffic has eased up a bit. earlier we were seeing a 19- minute ride between 880 and 101. now we are down to the usual stuff, 14 minutes between hayward