that's what we are hearing from doctors who examined 19-year- old michael davis. he is charged with murdering one man and injuring others hitting them on the head with a hammer. for now, davis is considered mentally incompetent to stand trial. but doctors suggest he is making progress. another hearing on his mental state is set for september. >>> still to come, tv stars take center stage as thousands of fans flock to see their favorites at day two of comic- con. but first, maryland's governor hints at when he may call lawmakers back to talk gambling and a possible casino at national harbor. >>> we should know soon if maryland will hold a special legislative session to discuss expanded gambling. the governor says he will decide in the next week or so if he'll call lawmakers back. he told reporters in williams burg, virginia, that the odds are 50/50. o'malley and lawmakers face an august 20 deadline to pass a proposal if they want to get it on this year's billion lot. >>> in virginia beach, president obama kicks off a two- day campaign. he is trying to repeat his sp

reporter: in just the last six months dna matches have led to the arrest for rape of cardell torny, michael davies and shepherdson blair, three convicted felons whose dna was already in the system. if not for dna, prosecutors say the men would likely still be on the street. davies pled guilty, blair was convicted and torny is awaiting trial, certainly good news for prosecutors who are paid to get predators off the streets. >> when you get the call and find out there's been a hit for a really serious case we've been working on, you're elated. it's the big break in the case. >> reporter: but for the victims the emotions can be somewhat different. >> we wanted to see justice not only for our sake but for the safety of people in this neighborhood. it's incredibly difficult to look at somebody in the eye or even look at them and know that they've done something so horrible and have caused so much pain, to see them, definitely the most terrifying thing. >> reporter: james blackmon is now 50 years old. his sentence comes to an end in 2043. paul wagner, fox 5 news. >>> up next protesters take on the polic

michael davis is accused of using a clawhammer to attack people walking through his pet worth neighborhoodk in april. a 66-year-old tourist from denver was killed. police believe davis also attacked four other people. so far he's charged with the murder and two of the nonfatal attacks. >>> a d.c. man's fight for justice is finally over tonight. kirk odom was issued a certificate of actual innocence. odom was falsely convicted of raping a woman in the 1980s, but his conviction was not overturned until earlier this week after dna evidence pointed to another man. odom has already served out his prison sentence and has been out of prison for some time. the u.s. attorney's office has not filed charges against the new suspect because the statute of limitations ran out. >> the fox 5 weather team tracking changes heading our way. taking live look outside, it's a gorgeous friday night, but our luck may not hold out through the weekend. there's a good chance we'll see storms. sue palka has what you need to know in the weather center tonight. hi, sue. >> hello, maureen. we have had pretty good luck t

john stamos and kristen davis >>> today michael finney shows the bargain california made olive oil thatier european imports. >> then the financial fiasco facing the state's republican party. it could be forced to close its sacramento office. those stories later today at 4 and 5. >>> sharks and penguins and we are not talking hockey. a match made in heaven in golden gate park. >> take a look at this. six sharks released into the aquarium this morning joining a colony of african penguins with >> the seemingly unlikely housemates co-habit in the wild along the south african coast. the sharks are nocturnal bottom feeders and shy by nature the penguins fish in shallow waters during the day and are much better dressed. >> always ready for a formal event. >> for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> want to remind but our alarm clock app for the iphone wake up to the latest headlines, weather and traffic right there on your phone. download it for free from apple's app store. search abc7 news san francisco alarm. alarm. >> have a great day. captioned

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griffin back in los angeles happened his knee looked at and chicago went anthony davis blake griffin for the time being michaelant led the team could take down the dream team from 1992 kobe bryant answered. all part of the dream team watching united states taking on dominican republic deron williams to lebron kevin durant 5 3s first half 50-27 at halftime and now 79-41 after three quarters. chicagos got one more game between the four epiphany prince w nba break can use time off sky has lost since losing epiphany prince broken foot lost seven out of a connecticut tomorrow and then can try to regroup during the london games. have not played well enough as a late putting a 40 minute games missed opportunities good thing ingredients are there. can go and play hard mentally great to get away it clear our head down but not much new other than kyle korver minnesota deal falling through have to trade him somewhere by sunday or give him 500,000 and let him go omer asik signed houston offer sheet tomorrow or saturday chicago bulls have three days to match an opening round john deere classic try steve stricker to win for

became senator al franken and davis continued in comedy, wrote books, and famously experimented with and enjoyed to the fullest a slew of drugs from opium to lsd. lauren michaels discovered the duo doing stand up in l.a. they worked on "snl" for 13 years on and off and shared three emmys for their work. tom davis dead of cancer at the age of 59. >>> you might call the following the sound of freedom. ♪ o say can you see >> let me explain this. william dillon was convicted of murder and sent to prison when he was 21 years old. he spent 27 years behind bars before he was cleared of the charges with the help of the innocence project. once he was freed, he had a wish -- to sing the national anthem at a tampa bay rays baseball game. the team granted his wish, and he nailed it. when we come back here tonight, good or bad, here it comes. is the biggest blockbuster of the summer going to be worth all the hype? >>> finally tonight it is easily the most anticipated movie of the summer, for the most part getting stellar reviews and heading for a huge opening weekend. in fact as demand for "the dark knight" rises it's so out of control scalpers are charging hundreds for ti

michael morris at bat with one on. into the bull pen and right and check out the reaction on the bench. even davieetting excited. it's the eighth game tie up at nine. we're going to go to extra innings. top of the 11. two on. he delivers again. down the line into the corner left field. harper, come on down. how about ryan zimmerman? he's booking it and is going to beat the throw home. nats now leading the bottom nine in the bottom of the 11th. to the yard we go. 19-3 in july, trying to sweep the orioles today. top second hitting this one to left. lou ford makes the sliding stop. trying for two. ford guns it to second. is he out? the ump takes forever to rule it. he got him. beautiful throw by ford. bottom three, up 1-0. matt wieters, taking this one out. three-run bomb. orioles up 4-0. top six, o's up 5-0. dealing for the o's facing reddic. he goes down swinging. struck out a career high 12. the orioles avoiding the sweep. by the way, bryaian roberts wil have season ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip. one of the battles to watch is in the back field between a couple of veteran runni

michael jackson think of the smallest horse? >> he thought she was adorable. she wanted to take her home. >> reporter: what about betty davis. >> at first she did not like it. but she won her way to her heart too. >> this is what you call a mood machine. this reveals your permit and your mood of the day by picking a combination of colors. >> you're going to see 10 acts for $10. you have to see it. a man alive with two heads. >> they don't want to let us in because they don't want people on tv to see and not pay. so can you tell us what it was like? >> it's fake. >> reporter: no man with two heads. what about the fat lady? >> yeah, she's in there. >> if she don't make you laugh there's something wrong with your laughing apparatus. >> 100-pound rat found in a parisian sewer. >> reporter: was that rat really found in a parisian sewer? >> i don't know. >> that doesn't look like a rat. >> that looks like a hamster. >> reporter: freak show, junk food and thrill rides a full day of it. make sure you save this ride for last. vibrating feet. in alameda county, i'm randy shandobil and that's segment two for tonight. >>> have you ever

. >> let's take you over to london's olympic park where amanda davies is joining us live. amanda, michael phelps barely pulling it off this morning, barely winning his heat. >> reporter: we couldn't have predicted it at all, could we? it really was an incredible scene at the aquatics center behind me. the photos of michael phelps that have been taken at the end of his race, i posted one on my twitter site. his face is one just of complete incredulitie. he couldn't comprehend what happened. he didn't go to the opening ceremony and decided to rest up and maybe he should have gone along. he was in one of the slower heats for the 400 meters individual medley which meant although he won the heat, he scraped through to the evening final by just .07 seconds. he is the eighth qualifier out of eight for the final. it will be interesting in terms of the lane selection. he will be on the outside, so not next to his big rival ryan lochte. as you said, his teammates, lochte cruised through his heat, so he will feel he has the advantage. this is a rivalry we have been talking about for kind of eight ye

davies is live for us. let's talk about that event today that has everyone talking here in the u.s. michael versus ryan lochte. >> it does. but just before we go on to that, i think maybe the queen might have got a little taste of the high life. but the big structure behind me, the orbit that you can see, it looks a bit like a helter skelter, the queen has just been up there visiting. it's the tallest structure in britain, 115 meters tall. and she's been up on the viewing platform this morning looking resplendid in royal blue. we're hoping to get some pictures on that a little later on. but yes, most of the attention today is on the aquatic center which is also behind me. the wings building you can see over there because nine gold medals will be decided and it is all about that battle between michael phelps and ryan lochte. the heat between the 400 meters individual medically has taking place this morning. michael phelps decided he wasn't going to the opening ceremonies last night because he wanted to get rest for preparation. he did win his heat, but he was in one of the slowest heats. so

showdown between american swimmers michael fell hes and ryan lochte compete for gold in the men's 400 meter. let's take you over to london's olympic park where amanda daviesas the seat. how close was fell.eps' heat race this morning? how did he do? >> very close, i can tell you you. .07 seconds away from falling at the first hurdle. i must just tell you one of the highlights of this morning here at the olympic park was the visit of the queen. she obviously got a bit of a love of the helicopter with james bond yesterday. she's been visiting the orbit which you might be able to see just behind me, that helter skelter platform across the park. she's been there resplen did it in royal blue having a look across the skyline. but the main focus today, as you said, is just next door. the aquatic center with that battle between michael phelps and ryan lochte. going for history, the 14-time olympic gold medalist going against usa teammate ryan lochte with just the mere three golds to his name. but it has been lochte who has dominated in recent times. phelps said that gave him a little kick up the back side and made him realize what he needs to do if he wants to ach

what it is is the arc angel michael expelling lucifer from heaven and we think it dates to 1517. it was said to have been given to jefferson davis by the pope, pope pius ix. we admit we're not sure about that. we haven't been able to find the smoking gun document to prove that. what we do know definitely is that jefferson davis, pope pius ix corresponded during the war. the pope started it. the pope wrote a letter to the archbishops of new york and new orleans in 1862, trying to get them to use their influence to mediate an end to the war. the letter eventually became public and jefferson davis and many others read it, and davis wrote a letter to the pope in september 1863, trying to enlist the pope's sympathy and support for the confederacy. the pope wrote back to jefferson davis in december of 1863, and the museum owns that letter, actually. we have it on display right now. although some on the confederate side interpreted it as more or less recognition of the confederacy by the pope it really wasn't that. it was more like a nice diplomatic note, a friendly one, yes, but that's all it was. neither the pope nor any other foreig

davis finding his power bat... hammers it to right-center... gone for his 16th...orioles avoid the sweep of the rays... 6-2... as he heads into his third...and final olympics...michaeless...no longer the wide-eyed 15 year old who competed in sydney, phelps can become the olympics all time gold medal leader with his 3rd gold in london.. london.. one thhng he's never done is march in the opening ceremonies...that's because the swimming events start the next day...and that tradition will continue this year...he'll watch the ceremonies on tv and then hit the pool on saturday...it's all routine at this point for the baltimore bullet... 3 back to football...the college game..and after a miracle season a year ago, towson's tigers are expected to do the same thing again this year... year... for the first time ever, towson has been selected as the caa pre-season favorite...in a poll of 11 caa coaches and sports information directorts, towson received 12 of a possible 22 votes...last season, towson had the biggest turnaround in the country...going from 1-10 to 9-3, a caa championship and ncaa playoff berth that'll do it for this edition of sports unlimited...i'm bruce cunning

davis street. we will bring you more information just as soon as we get it. >> also happening right now, strange but true, an invasion of zombies to go along with a little michael jackson music disrupting the uc regenting meeting this morning in san francisco. nbc bay area's bob redell is live there right now, the bay campus where students protest in very dramatic fashion. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. it will uc board of regents is back in session but not after getting an earful from those students and a live demonstration of their dance moves to michael jackson's "thriller." >> made the declaration of unlawful assembly. >> reporter: hard to hear the music over that ruckus, but they did have that song playing, attempted to dance to it. students interrupted the meeting, some wearing zombie makeup, to say that they are back from the debt, in their words, the debt they've acquired attending uc, and to protets what they say is the death of higher education due to possible fee hikes. police cleared the room, no arrests were made. they're expected to significantly raise fees for professional programs and could raise overall tuition in the

davies carries her friend across two parking lots to an ambulance. >> she saved my life which i, you know, that's always going to be you know a little emotional for me. >> reporter: michael white is also feeling emotional about the actions of his father. the younger white was shot in the back and his girlfriend farah sudani was badly injured. he says his father saved sudani's life by covering her. >> i could not let them get both of our lives. i thought if he is going to get both of us. so i put myself over her. >> it was the second time that he met her, so for him to do that to save her live, i love him. >>> and the new gun debate sparked by the colorado shooting. >>> a special benefit dvd will be released at at&t park during the opening ceremony. that dvd was recorded by tim flannery and the grateful dead to help bryan stow. >>> the two men charged with beating bryan stow appeared in a los angeles courtroom. stow is still recovering from very serious injuries. and is suing louis sanchez and norwood for $16 million. both sanchez and norwood pleaded not guilty to the charges last month. their trial is set to begin next saturday. >>> j.p. morgan is set to settle a suit. c

davies. we saw the u.s. men's swim team blow a lead in the 4 by 100 meter relay. berman sitting next to me is shocked. what happened? >> reporter: zoraida, michaelhis year in london, isn't he? he kept up his end of the bargain, and he was swimming the second leg in the 4 by 100 freestyle relay, and his team were in the lead ahead of france when he handed over. but it was really the fourth leg that made the difference. yanni angel was swimming france'sinal leg up against ryan lochte, and frankly, angel blew lochte out of the water, so france getting revenge for beijing four years ago. it is a medal for michael phelps. it's a silver medal. he's now just one behind the all time record. quite interestingly, all three of them -- phelps, lochte, and angel will line up later on today in 200 meters freestyle as well. that will definitely be one to watch. >> we'll definitely be watching. i say silver is not so bad. everyone here disagrees with me. the u.s. men's swim team may have come up a little bit short, but the u.s. women had a big day, including a world record. let's talk about that. >> reporter: it's all relative, isn't it, with michael phelps. we