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san francisco giants fans after all-star outfielder melky cabrera is suspended for using performance-enhancing drugs. melky quickly became a fan favorite on the giants team. we have reaction from giants fans, but we begin with jamie sigher. >> reporter: he was tested positive for testosterone which is a banned substance -- that happened this morning just about 90 minutes before the game began. so manager bruce bochi met briefly with cabrera and then bochi informed the entire team. and needless to say players are shocked about the revelation, but they understand that they do need to move on. >> we're disappointed, melky was having a real nice year for us. but hour thoughts right now, we move on, that's all you can do, whether there's an injury or something like this, this team will remain focused on trying to win ball games and that's where we're at right now, and that never changes, sometimes you're dealt with some things that you have to handle and this is one of them, so that's our focus is focus forward. >> reporter: the suspension did take effect immediately so including today's game, that

melky cabrera, bye-bye. too sensitive of what a lot of people perceive as lack of control, in regards performance-enhancing drugs on the giants. in recent years, cabrera, again, just my opinion, i think he plays his last game for the san francisco giants. onto the field, let's see what's cooking tonight. >>> they lost. to the washington nationals . 145 straight sell-outs, 42,133, brandon crawford coming through here. lincecum gave up 2 in the first. crawford is in there to tie the game. tied at 2. here is danny espinosa , though, and tins lincecum came back and tied it for them. but he gave up a home run. stephen strasburg, probably the most valuable pitcher in the game. 100 pitches exactly. they pulled him after 6 innings. and the giants lose 6-4. they're off tomorrow. as we said, now a game behind the dodgers. they're in san diego on friday. >>> the a's momentum has slowed down. josh donaldson just called up from sacramento. hit a home run, and they sent him back. hey, don't mess with him this time. that mo

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giants star slugger melky cabrera suspend after testing positive for a performance enhancing substance. you see the headline on the left, giants lineup looks like a winner tieally much of that due to melky. this this is a blow. and larry beil is here. the timing couldn't have been worse. >> in a playoff race and fighting to hold on to first place and lose one of your best guys. disaster for the giants. second in the league in batting average and out for the next 50 games which will include playoff games if the giants get there without him. cabrera tested positive for an abnormally high level of testosterone. it can enhance strength and endurance. there were rumors about a positive drug test several weeks ago. i spoke with a giants official at the time and he strongly denied any possibility of a suspension in this case. cabrera himself was adamant that he was clean. well, today we know a different story. here is is reaction from the giants managerring. >> i found out this morning. the club is not notified until the decision is made and so i found out this morning and we are disappointed

francisco and the bay area today following the announcement that all-star game mvp and fan favorite melky cabrerar the next 50 games for testing positive for testosterone. so melky is out. that's the remainder of the regular season plus the first four playoff games if the giants make it to the postseason. in a statement cabrera said that the positive test was "the result of my use of a substance i should not have used. i accept my suspension. i am deeply sorry for my mistake. and i apologize to my teammates, to the giants organization, and to the fans for letting them down." cabrera was batting .346 with 11 home runs and 60 rbis. here's what his manager, bruce bochy, had to say. >> we're disappointed. you know, melky was having a real nice year for us. but you know, our thoughts are right now we move on. that's all you can do. whether it's an injury or something like this. and this teem will remain focused on trying to win ball games. that's where we're at right now. that never changes. sometimes you're dealt with some things you have to handle and this is one of them. that's our focus is -- focu

according to a new report an associate of melky cabrera's bought a website in an attempt create a defense against alleged steroid use. the associate bought the website to try to fool major league baseball to show that cabrera ordered supplements that were spiked with testosterone. the report suggests that it all backfired as investigators looked into the positive test. comcast insider says that cabrera's days with the giants are over. >> obviously he didn't tell me the truth a few weeks ago when i asked him. he didn't tell -- it underscores why you'll probably never see melky in a giants uniform again. >> reporter: giants management has not commented on this report but has sparked a federal investigation. cabrera's agents say they had no knowledge or dealings with any one associated with this website. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> bay area firefighters loading up and heading out to the front line of two massive fires up north. calling this the ponderosa fire, threatening more than 3500 homes and forcing thousands to evacuate. about 1,000 firefighters including crews from san jose

melky cabrera is out for 50 games after a positive drug test and melky cabrera is admitting he took that drug. >> we brought in mark ibanez. this is a big deal for fans and the team. >> huge deal for the giants on many levels. first of all it is a poor reflection on the organization itself. and this is the second player this year they had suspended for using performance enhancing drugs. huge concern for the fans. on the field, how will it effect the team? you don't lose the man with the second highest batting average in the major leagues, a 50 game suspension wipes him out of the lineup. they are no longer in first place and the player's mood reflects it. >> blow. but we have been through this before. we know what we have to do. you know, like i said, we really do believe in ourselves, our team, we think we put a great team on the field. we will give ourselves the best chance to win. >> one of the best players. but we have to move on. we have a good team. we got to keep playing. >> disappointment, anger? >>

man committed suicide. >> we're learning more about the steroid scandal around sus spented star melky cabrera. the news reporting one of his associates created a fake website trying to explain away alleged steroid use. according was to try and fool mlb and suggest that cabrera ordered the supplement from the website that was spiked with testosterone. the daily news says that story quickly unravelled last month. comcast sports net giants insider says there's now zero chance cabrera will ever return to the giants. >> it just shows the depth of the level of deception that melky cabrera has gotten into since this positive test came out. >> cabrera's agents say they had no knowledge or dealings with anybody associated with the website. >> happening now, state of emergency is under way in parts of northern california as a fast-moving wild fire rages. it is burning east of redding near manton. the fire which began saturday morning destroying seven homes so far and forced nearly 4,000 people to evacuate. about 1,000 firefighters battling the flames including crews from the bay area. about 20 scare mi

we caught up with three young giants fans who all named melky cabrera as one of their favorite players, along with buster posey and matt cain. parents of baseball-loving kids everywhere are already planning a strategy on how to break the news. >> i just feel sad because the giants really need him, because he helps out a lot for scoring runs and he was mvp of the all-star game. >> it's sad because all the kids loved him. he's so important to the giants. it's kind of like come on, dude, why are you doing that, you know. it's upsetting. but the giants will go on without him. >> my son, he's three years old, he played t-ball, he loved him. he called him the milkman, for a 3-year-old. so it's going to be a little hard to explain. >> so a lot of the fans saying they are just hoping the giants are able to stay number one in the nl west, get to the playoffs and hopefully cabrera will join them. for that to happen they'll have to make it to at least five games into the postseason. again, fans not losing faith. tonight coming up at 6:00 we'll hear from a very devoted giants fan who says the pain

melky cabrera suspended for 50 games after testing positive for testosterone. >> you do something wrong, you've got to pay the consequences, unfortunately. >> very dispointing. just ripping your heart out. >> reporter: cabrera, 27, did something rare. in a statement he admitted he did it, and apologized. quote, my positive test was the result of my use of a substance i should not have used. i accept my suspension, i am deeply sorry for my mistake. >> my opinion is only the dumb get caught. >> reporter: that from balco labs founder, who once many sure super athletes did not get caught for juicing. now think baseball testing is still not strong enough. >> synthetic testosterone abuse. that's the most widely used drug in baseball. >> reporter: knbr radio's marty lurey told me, as a free agent, he might have gotten as much as a 5 year $70 million contract. now will likely have to settle for a one year deal. with only 44 games left in the giants regular season, melky cabrera could play in the world series, that is if the giants get that far. >>> more details now. the giants organization rele

. >>> melky cabrera has been suspended. but the image of a clean baseball club may be somewhat tarnished for a while to come. in recent year, there have been more than a dozen giants players linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. jr stone has more. >> reporter: melky cabrera is one of two san francisco giants suspended this year for steroid use. there have only been four total league-wise. lance williams who helped break numerous stories involving barry bonds, says since the balco scandal, there have been a total of 15 giants players implicated in the use of steroids. >> it doesn't seem to harm their association with their fans. giants fans certainly didn't care about bonds and steroids. and i reckon if melky comes back to the club, they'll forget about this too. >> well, you'd hope they'd take a little tougher approach on drug use with the club. i hope they wouldn't condone it. but it's a big business. and it's about producing runs and winning games. and i'm sure they think about that most of all. >> reporter: a

melky cabrera had accepted responsibility. it makes no sse and defs all common sense tha he would have been involved in this. take a deep breath and look at thevidence. >> nothing to do with this? >> so mthe evidence. >> give me $10,000. >> hold on. nunez, wait, he has accepted full responsibility. since the agent had nothing to do with it. they would have been the first tguo have been involved with this. >> we'll have checks and bank records and they are not going to pre him on this? of course they are. they woun't be putting a lamb to slaughter without an investigation. >> how often did the bad guys in the government distant t president and it imitates real life and we've seen it in two cases with the same things tha happen. let's take a deep breath. >> shep: i loved him as a yankee. he was having quite a year. >> game over now. >> slow down. >> game over. >> shep: slow down. thanks, guys. breaking the glass ceiling at augusta. details on the powerful women will ho will be the first of their gender there. new study binge dri

mel can i cay beara is gone, as of -- melky cabrera is gone.like tim lincecum left long ago. down 2-0 in the second. branden crawford cashes in posey and pens. but lincecum, who throws 96 pitches in just four innings knows shut down innings. a 4-2 game. the nationals beat the giants 5 out of 6 this year. 13 losses for lincecum now. but the postgame focus, the cabrera suspension. >> you don't ever know what's going through someone's head when they're making decisions like that, for whatever reason, but he's going to have to obviously suffer the consequences, and we've just got to continue to move on as a ball club. >> the a's peaked, now heading for the petering out stage. the includes this road trip provide aren't good for oakland. josh donaldson over and out. a's leading 2-1. however, a big change in this ballgame, 7th inning. two run 7th for the royals. three consecutive two out doubles. shies away. chris gets down the left field line. cespedes ho-hums that thing down there. hello? throw the ball in. brandon mccarthy is not a happy camper in

investigators say an associate of melky cabrera's set up a -- melky cabrera set up a fake website to help him get out of his suspension after he tested positive for testosterone. the fans who call in are over the controversy they say. >> a lot of them moved on and say they are looking forward to life about melky cabrera and want to rally behind buster posey. >> this year major league baseball suspended four players who tedded positive for performance enhancing drugs -- tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. >>> a judge thrown out a lawsuit by lance armstrong. he argued they lacked jurisdiction. the agency is pursuing a case that he used banned substances while racing. >>> a u.s. district judge said google failed to comply with a court order to disclose payments covering the patten trial with oracle. they have till friday to provide that list. they sued google in 2010 claiming google's platform violated their patents and copyright to the java. the jury disagreed. oracle says it plans to appeal. >>> today google launched a battle against apple. google motorola mobile sued. ap

tonight's fans and teammates are reacting of the giant's outfielder melky cabrera. >> we've been through this before. we know what we have to do. >> this is one of the best players, but we have to move on. we have a good team, and we've got to keep playing. >> it's tough. you never know what's going through someone's head when they're making decisions like that for whatever reason but, you know, he's going to have to obviously suffer the consequences, and we've got to continue to move on. >> the officers of the commissioners of baseball suspended cabrera today. he tested -- cabrera's suspension takes effect immediately and it couldn't come at a worst time. the giants are in a battle for first place with 24 games now left. news of the suspension came a short time before the giant's afternoon game with nationals. all day long. he joins us live with how fans are reacting to the news. rob. >> will not be seeing melky cabrera here at at&t park for the rest of the regular season if at all, and they say they're disappoint sdmrd fans still flock a t & t park today but melky cabrera's soouf neers

it underscores why you probably are never going to see melky cabrera in a giants uniform again. >> now the matter has sparked a federal investigation. the lead investigator in the barry bonds balco scandal is involved. cabrera's agent saying they had no knowledge or dealings with any one associated with this website. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> tough thing to get out of. >> 5:05. let's check back in with meteorologist christina loren to see what's happening on monday and beyond. >> hey, good morning to you. thanks for waking up with us. back to work monday looking pretty good in the weather department. temperatures this morning are comfortable, in the 50s. 57 in concord. 57 here in san jose. meanwhile you might need a jacket in santa rosa at 50 degrees. throughout the next couple of weeks your morning lows will continue to drop off and so cold start, foggy mornings will make way to sunny afternoons. high pressure is firmly in control of our weather pattern. we clear out the fog between the hours of 12 and 1:00 at the coast, temperatures will

first, melky cabrera. now bartolo colon. he is apologizing after being suspended for 50 games. at age 39, colon had resurrected his career. major league baseball says the comeback was boosted by synthetic testosterone. talking to doctors about the benefits, and risks of the prescription drug. >> reporter: well gasia, testosterone talk and products are everywhere. while cheating athletes are boosting their levels from normal to extreme, many users are just looking for normal. >> they will just go like that, they would rub it, and rub it into onto their skin. >> reporter: this is how most men take synthetic testosterone. urologists, say athletes arrested for it probably inject it. >> it's not going to enable you to hit a fastball, but if you can practice 50% longer, or harder, that will give you some kind of edge. >> reporter: judging by all the ads for testosterone, lots of men want an edge, or at least some of the testosterone they've lost to aging back. >> it's like putting better gas in the tank. yeah, men do feel better. >> reporter: feel better, ability live longer, the res

first, melky cabrera. now bartolo colon. he is apologizing after being suspended for 50 games. at age 39, colon had resurrected his career. major league baseball says the comeback was boosted by synthetic testosterone. talking to doctors about the benefits, and risks of the prescription drug. >> reporter: well gasia, testosterone talk and products are everywhere. while cheating athletes are boosting their levels from normal to extreme, many users are just looking for normal. >> they will just go like that, they would rub it, and rub it into onto their skin. >> reporter: this is how most men take synthetic testosterone. urologists, say athletes arrested for it probably inject it. >> it's not going to enable you to hit a fastball, but if you can practice 50% longer, or harder, that will give you some kind of edge. >> reporter: judging by all the ads for testosterone, lots of men want an edge, or at least some of the testosterone they've lost to aging back. >> it's like putting better gas in the tank. yeah, men do feel better. >> reporter: feel better, ability live longer, the res

. >> melky cabrera has packed up and left, suspended for the season after testing positive for a banned substance in baseball. gink. i'm dan ashley. carolyn johnson is on assignment. the milk man admits he took testosterone to boost his strength and stamina, but he won't need either for the rest of the season. he's out. let's go out to the giants' ballpark where john alston is here with the latest on this black eye for the giants and baseball. >> 50 games out. cabrera was not out on the field and he won't be for the rest of the season. his paychecks have stopped. he admitted to using the drug, and it has broken a couple hearts. on the first day with no cabrera in left field, at least one fan was reduced to tears. >> obviously it is not a good thing. and we are disappointed because we liked cabrera. >> he was bounced for the next 50 games after testing positive for testosterone. the allstar mvp said he was tested for performance enhancing drugs, but it is not known if that lead to the positive reading. the players union filed a grievance, but then dropped it and cabrera came clean. in a

elimination if they lose that game that will come home during the new york daily news reports melky cabrera had someone create a fake website so cabrera could fool major-league baseball into thinking he had no knowledge of the product spiked with testosterone. giants at san diego. the top of the first bases loaded. a two run sanko. he beat the throw padres lead 3- 0. vogelsang gets threw 96 pitches in three plus innings. the 10th at page of this at bat and a base hit. fifth inning, a double to left that scores to. padres cruised to a 7-1 win. the giants go to los angeles and take on the dodgers. pittsburgh beat st. louis in 19 innings today. 20,000 on hand there catching on in oakland. but parker throws 8 shutout innings a's up 1-0 brandon moss take some deep for a solo shot. mosses 13th home run of the year 2-0 (fifth inning he connects putting the a's up 5-0. cocoa has five hits. the a suite cleveland and remain 1 half game behind the orioles for second wild-card spot. 49ers running back brandon jacobs had an mri this afternoon in the 10 not expected to make an announcement on his status

. >> melky cabrera has packed up and left, suspended for the season after testing positive for a bannedi'm dan ashley. carolyn johnson is on assignment. the milk man admits he took testosterone to boost his strength and stamina, but he won't need either for the rest of the season. he's out. let's go out to the giants' ballpark where john alston is here with the latest on this black eye for the giants and baseball. >> 50 games out. cabrera was not out on the field and he won't be for the rest of the season. his paychecks have stopped. he admitted to using the drug, and it has broken a couple hearts. on the first day with no cabrera in left field, at least one fan was reduced to tears. >> obviously it is not a good thing. are and we are disappointed because we liked cabrera. >> he was bounced for the next 50 games after testing positive for testosterone. the allstar mvp said he was tested for performance enhancing drugs, but it is not known if that lead to the positive reading. the players union filed a grievance, but then dropped it and cabrera came clean. in a statement cabrera said "my

san francisco giants fans won't be cheering for outfielder melky cabrera for at least the next 50 games after the star tested positive for testosterone. the major league baseball commissioner's office announced the suspension wednesday morning. it goes into effect immediately and means cabrera will miss the rest of the 2012 season. >>gary: they want to be proud of this flight air but they do not want to be ashamed. >>pam: the 10% hardcore fans. you do sports radio what were they saying? >>gary: the fact is that i practically broke the story. {laughter} >> but the fact is that we had the giants announcer. i do something with them before the afternoon game. they are under construction not to do any talking. and this is an embarrassment. >>pam: it is. >>gary: think if kron why is known whit the perhaps if i am technically on the steroids. but if i would say that you... are on i am is admitting that freely right now that because of my swollen ankles i m curley on the steroids! >>pam: somebody that is not surprised is the center of baseball steroids. he says that before that gets cleaned up

an associate of cabrera, juan nones in the, took ten grand to create a fictitious web site and a knopp existent product to prove that melky ininadvertently took the banned substance. the idea was to create a digital trail, suggesting cabrera ordered the substance. this would give cabrera chance to use clause that allows a player to prove he ingested a banned substance by accident. baseball officials uncovered the scheme as cabrera tried to challenge the test and his appeal was drop. this is the first such came the mlb has and hopes it ill discourage future attempts. nunez says he responsibilities all responsibility and maybe can i's agents had nothing to do with the case. mlb referred the case to federal investigators. the giants have no comment on the situation, and i doubt we'll ever see melky cabrera in a giants uniform again. >> ama: well. very interesting. thank you, shu. >>> developing news. a wildfire is threatening some 500 homes near redding. the fire don assumed four home and is now heading towards tones of singleton and viola. the fire charred 11 square miles. roads have been closed, including highway 44. the r

colon joined melky cabrera and mota. >>> victor conte was a central figure in the steroids scandal that derailed the career of barry bonds. act victor, nice to see you. how prevalent is drugs in baseball still? >> i believe that it's rampant. there continues to be the use of testosterone. it's the biggest loophole in major league baseball. we've had half a dozen or more in serious sports. they need to close that and use more sophisticated tests. >> victor, i said this to you before. i'll say it again. you're a convicted felon. however, your insight is extremely valuable. how would you erase this drug problem? >> i would use a more sophisticated test called cir. the tests they're using now, they can use fast-acting creams and jells and patches. they'll be back down to within the allowable limit within six hours. they need to use this additional test. >> how does testosterone help someone's performance? >> it speeds healing and muscle growth. afterwards when they use testosterone, it enhances and accelerates healing and tissue repair. when they come to the park the next day, the muscles a

have cancelled the t-shirt giveaway next month scheduled in honor of their disgraced outfielder melky cabrera. today major league baseball also banned an associate of cabrera's from team clubhouses. that associate admitted creating a phony website meant to help cabrera protest his positive drug test. >>> coming up in just 15 minutes, mark will join us with what fellow oakland a's players had to say just hours after bartolo colon's suspension. >>> richmond residents still want answers tonight about the chevron refinery. new at 6, consumer editor tom is live in richmond with new information that you found out about the major testing on the line that failed. >> reporter: that's right. and only on two. the question is, was this refinery truly thoroughly inspected? in the spring of 2010, an explosion in washington state claimed seven claims. so cal osha, our state agency, charged with protecting workers from industrial safety hazards, inspected california's refineries. its report said california's refiners use the most effective measures available to monitor corrosion, measures not used in washing

beth >>reporter: san francisco giants fans won't be cheering for outfielder melky cabrera for at leastext 50 games after the star tested positive for testosterone. the major league baseball commissioner's office announced the suspension wednesday morning. it goes into effect immediately and means cabrera will miss the rest of the 2012 season. >>terisa: a civil rights attorney has filed lawsuits against chevron with the that fire that erupted last week. one dozen people have come to his office looking for legal representation. he is asking for an unspecified amount of money. he accuses chevron of failing to take precautions and doing harm to richmon residence. officials say that they are committed to the community. in richmond, terisa estacio, kron 4. >>rob: the process begins for hundreds of young undocumented immigrants are bringing school records and other documents to san jose's catholic charities in hopes of qualifying for the new the "deferred action" immigration program on the first day applications were accepted. >> it is great. you have an opportunity for a great way to show yo

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giants back at home tonight, they take on the braves. >> giants canceled their order for 20,000 melky cabrera t-shirts for a giveaway. they will feature pagan. cabrera was suspended for doping. >> do the crime, do the time. let's check it out what's happening on the roads. >> really the only major things going on are construction but a new report for the south bay. first we'll show you the speed sensors, down to 60 so not a major concern. the only other report than constructions some sort of traffic hazard. on 101 reports of debris or maybe a disabled vehicle. someone called that in. they are checking out the surface street. i'll check out the freeway. we don't see anything coming around the bend. the volume picks up a tad bit. i'll let you know if there are traffic breaks scheduled. 101 in the north bay, a smooth drive. smooth through the curve down to the richmond/san rafael bridge. >> 4:56. we're here to tell you the friendly skies may not be so friendly. >> united airlines stripping down the cushions on their seats in the planes to try to free up space in the economy class. chicago-based

or do what melky cabrera does, is text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday, august 16th. a lot to tell you about, including new details on the man who shot a security guard at the family research council in washington before he was tackled and restrained. >>> plus, stephen colbert invites gymnastics fab five to his show, not as guests, but as interns, that clip, later in the show. first, let's get to the news, live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. we begin on the campaign trail in ohio, where republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan for the first time in his own stump speech, brought up the subject of medicare. the obama campaign from the moment ryan was announced has zeroed in on the ryan's budget plan to fix the entitlement program, speaking to a crowd last night in ohio, ryan said he's ready to take on the fight over entitlements. >> the president, i'm told, is talking about medicare today. we want this debate. we need thi

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. >> now to continuing coverage of the suspension of giants all-star melky cabrera. it's an off day on the field, but on the field the work to replace the popular outfielder is just getting started. comcast sportsnet insider heard from manager brian sabean and they talked about melky's replacement. >> the giant's general manager said today that the left field job is basically going to go for gregor blanco. he was the lead-off hitter for a good portion, the first two months of the season and went into a reserve role with the acquisition of hunter pence, but for now the giants are going to look internally to try to fill melky cabrera's spot in the lineup. they are going to keep tabs on the waiver wire. interesting names that could be out there such as the mets scott hairston maybe even an old giants hero in cody ross, but those guys would have to get through waivers, and in ross' case, through all american league teams before the giants would have a shot at him and other teams can block a deal like that from taking place. giants not counting on getting a lot of help fr

nunz has taken responsibility for building a fake website to help melky cabrera fight doping charges. cabrera is suspended for 50 games after testing positive for testosterone. cabrera dropped his appeal last week after the mlb uncovered this scheme. >>> holding at least some kind of a job may be a key health factor for mothers. a new study suggests moms with stable employment may be mentally and physically healthier at age 40 than other moms. pen state researchers finding mother who is want to work but are countously unemployed tend to be the unhealthiest, with the stress of finding and losing jobs. the study included an analysis and data on more than 2,500 women over the past 30 years. >>> makes sense. we will be right back. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> it's official. taking clean living in the white house to a whole new level. yes, it includes their dog. the secret staff this morning, bo obama is on a diet. word of bo's diet coming straig

giants player melky cabrera is in more trouble. bought a website and tried to create evidence to support a claim that cabrera accidentally took a banned substance. >>> the suspended sheriff says voters should decide his fate. in a radio interview, a recall effort would be the appropriate process to decide if he committed misconduct rather than political posturing. the man who makes governments nervous by publishing secret documents made his first public appearance in two months. julian assange, the founder of wikileaks walked out on to the balcony at the embassy in london. he is shelter thrg to escape arrest -- he is sheltering there to escape arrest and being extradited to sweden. assange told the crowd below he is a victim. >> the united states must renounce its witch hunt against wikileaks. the united states must dissolve its fbi investigation. >> assange was granted asylum last week by ecuador. the obama administration says assange is a matter for sweden, ecuador and britain to handle. >>> we are heading into the final week bef

more on melky cabrera coming in.ust in, the giants slugger former yankee great melky cabrera says he accepts his success speption -- good of him to accept it. and he says he is sorry after he tested positive for drugs. i don't want to be sin cynical he is sorry that the test came back positive, but not sorry he is batting .347, just a guess. he says, quote, my result of my test is for using a substance i shouldn't have used. he is fessing up. i am deeply sorry for my mistake and i am sorry to my teammates of the san francisco giant organization and the fans for letting them down. she suspended for 50 games with no pay saying drug tests showed evidence of testosterone. he apologized, and he said he shouldn't have done it. >> why are they doing it? they know they will get tested. >> maybe to bat .347. >> but what is the risk? >> it has to be fun batting .347. >> do you think the fans care? >> i would love to bat .347, but i ain't sticking no needle in me, not happening. >> i like major league baseball's testing policy.

as we just heard the giant's melky cabrera was suspended. that super punishment is because it was his second positive test. investigators are trying to figure out what cause add two-alarm fire that damaged a church today. crews responded to the east bay coreen church of the naz reen just before noon. you can see here smoke just pouring from the roof as crews were venting the fire. the fire was contained within 45 minutes. nobody was hurt but alameda county firefighters say there was severe smoke and fire damage. . >>> state of emergency in three northern california counties where wild fires are raging. the ponderosa fire, which is what we're showing you here as scorched 38 square miles social security 50% contained. in mru mas county the fire consumed about 98 square miless and 37% contained. >>> contra costa county supervisors is considering hiring new to handle the emergency in the wake of the chevron refinery fire. >> we mrooef they failed because it took three hours instead of 30 minutes to call the 18 thousand households. that's not acc

we're learning what giants melky cabrera was cooking up to avoid a game suspension. >> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> good evening, diane dwyer has the night off. we begin with breaking news in the south bay tonight where a man is fighting for his life after police say he was shot near the intersection of east san antonio street and king road. police say the victim is being treated for potentially life-threatening injuries. the suspect is on the loose, and police are investigating the motive. it is a cause that is becoming all too familiar for police in san jose, where the day began into the investigation of the city's fourth homicide in less than a week. nbc's bay area kimberly terry has more on the deadly shooting and the rash of violence and how people are feeling tonight. hi, kim. >> reporter: hi, chris, san jose police won't say it is part of an upward trend in violence, but they are saying whether or not they're investigating if it is gang-related. the san jose police arrived here south within chest taxpayer to find a man dead with at least one gunshot wound. >> there is nothing

. >> coming up, giants fans have had all kind of reaction to melky cabrera's suspension. next, how one fan is putting his feelings into song. okay, here's the plan. you have a plan? first we're gonna check our bags for free, thanks to our explorer card. then, the united club. my mother was so wrong about you. next, we get priority boarding on our flight i booked with miles. all because of the card. and me. okay, what's the plan? plan? mm-hmm. we're on vacation. this is no plan. really? [ male announcer ] the united mileageplus explorer card. the mileage card with special perks on united. get it and you're in. >>> it has been a are you week for giants fan and now one fan is expressing his pain over melky cabrera's suspension through song. ♪ what made you think that you would not get caught ♪ >> a little country. that's a band called the baseball project, a side band for giant fan scott mccoy. he normally fronts a group called minus five and peter boss from r.e.m. is another member of the baseball project. he wrote and recorded the song by himself this week and told "rollin

an associate of melky cabrera's tried to create a fake website.no set penalty for trying to defraud them. >> they are extra busy today and practice runs are starting for the world series. and they are out there to find out what is new about the race this year, allie? >> reporter: well, anywhere along the san francisco shoreline, you will see boats like this and this is a 40 feet boat which is typically used in the youth races but it is identical to the ones used in the world cup series. starting tomorrow, the come pit testify races continue through sunday. 11 boats from eight countries will be out on the water and twice a day there will be fleet races which is when all 11 boats will be out there racing at the same time. it is supposed to be the most popular thing to watch at these events. we will find out how tough the conditions are out in the bay. >> when you get tired to go, nice smooth water when you get wind against the tide, you get a lot of chop and that gives reasons for capsizes and we have seen those through informal practice. >> you can

. >> new revelations uncovered in the melky cabrera substance abuse. >> fires threaps homes in norway>> plus. >> a little girl raise is thousands of dollars to fight human trafficking, all with a little lemonade. abc-7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> ama: new revelations tonight in the latest doping scandal to rock the san francisco giants. today re learn that melky cabrera tried to avoid the 50-game suspension by creating a fake web site. we're live with a look at the investigation into the latest discovery. john? >> reporter: as if the melky

> a lot of them have moved on and said they are looking on and looking forward to life without melky cabrera, and to buster posey. >> now, cabrera has not responded but bruce bochy, the san francisco giants' manager has. he says "you can be world-class parents and your kids can go south and have issues. we can't follow guys 24/7. it comes down to choices. melby cabrera is a grown man. he's a veteran. these are unfortunate things." >>> 7:24. let's go over to sal cass castanedo. we're -- let's go over to sal castanedo. >> there is a truck with its brakes lock under on the shoulder. you can see traffic is loving -- is moving along very well. the fire department was there and now the chp is there on the shoulder. it may be causing a little bit of a distraction. as you head to the bay bridge taupe, the traffic there is going to be heavy this morning. in fact, it's been a lot busier getting into the city and been crowded in the last ten minutes or so. if you are driving on the commute between hayward, 80 southbound. >>> a summer day in the forecast that will be injoyable to most. it is slowly burn

concern about melky cabrera was how many tens of millions of dollars it would take to resign him.a giant? he was banned for 50 games for using a banned substance. he will miss five playoff games and now, he is devastated. >> he is a big part of our success. at the same time we have been through this before, and we have had big guys go down for us and we expected them to do the same. >> you know, ultimately it was a bad decision and that's all i am going say about them. >> the melky news overshadowed the series finale. lynn saw yum against -- lincicum went against strasburg. scored was posey and hunter. penn is safe and tieing it at two. the timmy whoas continue. top three and there it goes. danny ease spa snow swraw with a two-run jack. he gave up four runs and is now 6 and 13. giants down in the 9th. posey is blown away by clifford. 6-4 is the final. the dodgers won so the giants drop out of first place in the west, a game back of l.a. in kc tonight, this is what dan ashley calls his appetizer. oakland hitting .170 with six hits. the big fly and fair or foul? that's fair. still 2

is a very same thing that led to the suspension of the giants outfielder melky cabrera last week. >>> it is surprising and obviously shocking. >>> i'm proud of him for taking the route he took. >>> dear kicking people. i think that is all you can do. >>> the suspension not only knocked out for the rest of the regular-season he will also miss potential playoff games and possibly some games at the beginning of next season. he will be missed. the kids from petaluma are still playing. they played this afternoon and pennsylvania. >>> another must win the game. the be playing the game and everyone here will be ready for them. >>> texas is pretty good. >>> tape out looks to expand into more stores. >>> it may be one of the strangest things we've ever seen. what is this guy doing wandering around the bay area backyards? >>> the turtle is take to a balloon and sent floating in the air. what the fir,,,,,,,,,,, >>> firefighters in san diego had to rescue a turtle attached to a group of balloons and stuck in a tree. the crews had to get him down investigators say whoever did this could face anima

. >>> and major league is looking to punish mikey melky cabrera. and in a daily news investigation said an associate of melky cabrera's created a fake website to avoid that attention. >>> they are getting out to san francisco bay as the america's cup world series cup gets underway this week. allie rasmus is already at an important kickoff event, good morning, allie. >> good morning. >> reporter: it is free for people to come down and watch today and later this morning they will start the official practice racing and at 4:00 people will come to marina green and will have a chance to personally meet them. behind this, what you are looking at, this is an actual racing sailboat that is taking part and this is being used for some of the youth races and it is hard to recognize because it does not have the sales on it. this is the platform and that blue piece is the hall. talking about the week long event coming up, this is tim jeffery with the racing cup authority and what will people see when they come here? >> and we have official practice today. the 1

. >>> this is not a good morning for giants' fans melky cabrera suspended for the rest of the seasonbecause of steroids and they find themselves in second place after losing the series finale to the nationals yesterday. crawford did his part. lincecum's woes continued. espinoza with two run homerun to center field. lincecum laughed four innings, gave up four runs, giants lose 6-4 open a weekend series tomorrow fight in san diego. a's were hoping for a better result in kansas city. a's 2-1 lead. oakland slipping a bit couldn't hold the lead. royals beat a's 3-2. a's have lost three street. they play again tonight. >>> scottish sailor claims to have the best picture of the legend -- loch ness monster. it shows what he says is the back of the sea creature. he says he has spent the last 26 years searching for the loch ness. why did he only take one photo? hear what he has to say on "good morning america" after this newscast at 7:00. >>> bill clinton has met up with bill clinton in uganda on a visit in 1998 then president bill clinton held a tiny newborn named master bill clinton, 14 year