we went to washington state to investigate other crimes that ali muhammad brown committed. brendan wasn't the only person that ali brown says he killed for jihad. brown's 9 millimeter handgun has been linked to three previous homicides, execution-style murders committed in seattle, washington. the on the night of april 7, 2014, leroy henderson walked home in the skyway section of seattle when he was murdered in a hail of ten bullets. two men were murdered in the neighborhood of leschi. >> terrorism came to my front door and took my son. >> they shared memories of the young man. >> he was the son that everybody wanted to have. he was just always wanting to learn new things. and he had a good work eth wiic >> he said i wanted to work. >> rather than asking for money he would say what can i do. >> he didn't wait for opportunities to come to him. he created his own. >> as he grew into his own. as he just approached his teenaged years he was struggling with his sexuality. and he came out at 14 wane toan me he was gay. >> after graduating high school in 2009 he earned a bachelor'

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it was 40 years ago that george foreman and muhammad ali squared off for the rumble in the jungle. one of the greatest boxing matches of all time, foreman defeated, marking a significant point in the career of both champions. in what was a year and is now the democratic republic of congo, it was africa's first global sporting event. clash.tous >> one of the most memorable boxing matches of all time. normal in the jungle, and rope a dope, everyday parlance. at the time, nothing came close to the prize money on offer. ,5 million to both fighters secured by don king. >> i said, i will just go out kill him. i will just eat him down to the ground. easy i figured the muhammad ali, george foreman fight would be. >> he had every right to be confident. he was young, undefeated, and had not out the two men who had beaten muhammad ali, who at 32 was considered way past his best. what followed, no one saw coming. ali took everything foreman had, and more. >> toughest human being ever. the strongest. nothing. he was the most tough human being i have ever encountered. hit him --of times i i hit

muhammad gets the death penalty. >> i've covered a lot of crimes. i've covered serial killers, serial rapists, horrific murders in and around the city of washington, but nothing, nothing equals the terror the snipers brought to our city. >> to honor those killed, in 2004, a memorial was built in montgomery county's brookside gardens. >> these aren't names and pictures. these are people who had loving families, who gave an awful lot to their family, who contributed in so many ways. that's why we have done so much for the families to let them know their loved ones will not be forgotten, their contributions will not be forgotten. >> just to watch people celebrate the little things. the fact that you could go about your business. you could go outside. you could stand on the corner and feel comfortable. people actually were celebrating life. and now we are living better lives as a result of those three weeks where we weren't sure what the future may hold. that's our report. i'm john siegenthaler. >>> this morning on "meet the press", the ebola outbreak,

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the legendary heavyweight title bout between george foreman and muhammad ali in zaire. >> a boxing match that combined the outlandish personality of ali and the heat of equatorial africa and the presence of an infamous dictator hosting. >> george foreman and muhammad ali put on a spectacular show until ali knocked out his opponent in the eighth round. the weeks leading up to the bout were almost as exciting. the two american giants competed for the publics's favor outside the ring. on the day, the rivalry was palpable. >> george foreman was the first one to arrive. he was a bit timid because there weren't many people there yet but he tried to get the public going and came in and greeted them. >> the more boisterous ali drove the spectators wild. >> soon after, muhammad ali arrived. as soon as he appeared, the public started chanting, ali, kill him. >> the fight was accompanied by huge fanfare including a concert featuring african-american music stars. the dictator exploited the global attention on his country. for propaganda purposes to boost his regime. the scene of the dual is no longe

and also with us indianapolis area imam muhammad sadik. and fox news military analyst colonel david hunt. i've got to start with this, was ft. hood an act of terrorism? was boston an act of terrorism? was oklahoma the beheading an act of terrorism? >> clearly. >> all examples of terrorism? >> we call workplace violence in ft. hood. it was ridiculous. >> that's ridiculous. 13 dead, 30 injured. >> clearly an act of terrorism. as obviously the boston marathon. >> imam? >> i can't say what it is. i can say what it isn't. it has nothing to do with islam. but i can say it was a terroristic act. i can also say it was a horrible act and something we all appall -- >> how can you say -- are radical islamists, those that believe in jihad against the infide infidels, those that want holy war, those that view apostates to be killed and death to apostates. >> i keep trying to tell you, sean, you cannot put islam and radicalism together. >> why not? >> no. once -- islam was revealed by god. you cannot take god's word and then take something -- >> people

it was muhammad.he expelled the rest of the tribes and he took all the women as sexual hostages. they are doing the same thing. it's under islamic law. if you are with nonmuslims, you have the right, you have the right to take the women as sexual slaves. and there are people in the middle east today who are advocating. you have to do this in the open. and by the way, some muslim women in london to what happens in nigeria is okay. this converted 300 christian girls. hallelujah they are saying. it doesn't matter how they convert them, kidnap them, kidnapping minors and force marrying them. that is the value system that totally contradicts from our system. what just scared me and i don't understand is why liberals who are supposed to be the holders of the feminist movement and freedom and let's burn our bras. where are they? come defend me. the different between the christian culture and the islamic culture is huge. it's the opposite exactly. it concentrates on wanting to change yourself from within. i w

people asked me, please, don't say you're going to kill muhammad.st beat him down to the ground. i thought that would do. it was a charitable thing. that's how easy i figured the fight would be, easy. >> reporter: foreman had every right to be confident. he was young, undefeated and had knocked out the two men who had beaten ali, who had 32 was considered way past his best. >> i went to his camp to do a news bit, and i was supposed to put the gloves on with him and do the same thing with george, but i went to george's camp first and i saw george hit the heavy bag. and i said nope, i'm not going to get in the ring with that guy and have him break my ribs. so when i got to ali's camp, i said hey, ali, you know, you're my friend, i love you, but i don't think you can beat that guy. he is really big and he hits hard. >> reporter: what followed, no one saw coming. ali took everything that foreman had and more. >> muhammad ali, toughest human being i ever got into the ring with. he didn't have the best punch. he wasn't the strongest. nothing. he was the m

he now goes by the name of abdul maalik muhammad. he's challenging prison regulations that prohibit facial hair, saying a half-inch beard is a requirement of his muslim faith. and to many muslims wishing to emulate the prophet muhammad, it is. >> there are narrations of the prophet saying "grow out your beard," and a lot of people interpret that as an imperative statement, which you have to do, and there's no room for your own judgment on that. >> reporter: criminals do give up many of their rights when they enter prison, but not all of them. in fact, in 2000 president clinton signed legislation that prohibits any restrictions on the religious liberty of prison inmates unless the restriction can be shown to be "in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest" and that it is "the least restrictive means of furthering that interest." security is a compelling interest in any prison. but how far does that go? corrections officials here cite security as one of the principle reasons they ban facial hair. you can hide things in a beard

wait until you see muhammad ali. >> the rumble in the jungle between muhammad ali and george foreman. >> more than 200 heads on egypt's border with gaza are being destroyed. the government says that they will protect the border after a spike in violence in the region. some fear that anger at the mass eviction will only lead to more violence. >> one-by-one, homes along egypt's border with the gaza strip are being blown apart. egypt's army used tanks and guns to forcibly evict 10,000 people from the area, and guns and bulldozers to methodically destroy the homes they left behind. people had 48 hours to leave with promise of compensation, but no right to have resist. >> this is a crisis. it's a catastrophe. they have been forced to leave for what? for only 300 egyptian pounds every month. it's a disaster. >> the land they had built on is to become egypt's latest line of defense against escalating violence in northern sinai. aljazeera shoals the aftermath of the most recent attack. one of the worst on the egyptian army in years. at least 31 soldiers were killed in the car bomb attack when

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muhammad is a controversial figure.f i would have mentioned certain things about his life, a lot of people would want to kill me. if we talk about his wives, the age of his wives, right? am i wrong in. >> islam needs to go through what america went through. you have the jefferson, the thomas paynes and others who took back from our creator. >> is there anything about muhammad that troubles you? >> not in the way i tell the story. the narrative can be modernized so if it's fit for the seventh century, it can be modernized. if you take what we believe as the word of god, it doesn't work. >> let me give you reality on this. >> sean, christians can be prosecuted. the problem i have with it is that u.s. soldiers going how many places in the world? we don't have a lot. so, we are going to be activists to this criminality. that soldier is going into combat. >> a war of ideas. >> no, more than war of ideas, much more. >> he said there was a battle for the master race. this is now, i think on the same level of evil as naziism. c

she was a female companion of the peace be upon muhammad. he converted to islam.en migrated back to medinah. this is seven years after the migration of the prophet peace be upon him. she's coming in late. how many of you are converts. raise your hands. high, high, high. may god bless every single one of you and every single one of your family members. how man of you came to islam later on in life? okay. and how many of you have ever felt like you're inferior to someone else who is muslim because they've made you feel that way? that's happened to me many times. now asmat comes in seven years after being absenia. she's visiting the daughter who sunni muslims revere. his daughter is like, oh, she's the one who made the hedgejja. he's looik we got to medinah first. we got here first so we have more of a right to the prophet muhammad peace be upon him than we do. we're sunnis. we're the maurgeity of the muslim commune hit. we have more of a right to muslim. we have more of a right to muslim spaces. we're born muslims. you are not. we have more of a right to muslim spac

it was muhammad.nd he expelled the rest of the tribes and he took all the women as sexual hostages. does that remind you of what's happening in uganda now? the 300 young girls. they are doing the same thing. it's under islamic law. if you are in a war with non-muslims, you have the right, you have the right to take the women as sexual slaves. and there are people in the middle east today who are advocating. you have to do this in the open. and by the way, some muslim women in london to what happens in nigeria is okay. hall lay ewe ya, they have converted 300 christian girls. hallelujah they are saying. it doesn't matter how they convert them, kidnap them, kidnapping minors and force marrying them. that is the value system that totally contradicts from our system. what just scared me and i don't understand is why liberals who are supposed to be the holders of the feminist movement and freedom and let's burn our bras. where are they? come defend me. the different between the christian culture and the is

fbi says 19-year-old muhammad hamzah khan wanted to join isis. o'hare trying to board a plane for austria with a connecting flight to turkey. from there agents say he was to be smuggled into syria. >>> flights are getting back to normal in chicago after an equipment problem caused extensive delays. at one point o'hare and midway came to a halt with no takeoffs or landings yesterday. and delays continued into the night. the faa is blaming an equipment outage that affected the air traffic control center's phone lines. just a week and a half ago more than 2,000 flights were canceled because of a fire at a control center. >>> we turn to the latest clue in the dangerous manhunt in the pennsylvania mountains. it's a letter likely left behind by eric frein, the man accused of opening fire on two state troopers. abc's linzie janis has more on the search. >> reporter: abc news has learned police searching for eric frein found a handwritten letter by the alleged cop killer detailing how he shot two state troopers and how he escaped. authorities say it isn'

george. >> okay, muhammad lila, thanks very much.ned now by the treasury secretary, jack lew. welcome, mr. secretary, welcome here this morning. you worked so closely with the chinese leaders. how concerned are you about a violent crackdown and what would that mean for relations with the u.s.? >> good to be with you, george. obviously we're watching the situation closely. it's very important that the situation be resolved through peaceful discussion. >> has than been communicated to the chinese? >> i think that there have been conversations through our national security channels. the president dropped by when the foreign minister was visiting just last week at the white house, and i think we all need to send the same message, that this be resolved through discussion and peaceful discussion. >> let's talk about the economy. solid jobs report on friday. unemployment below 6% for the first time in -- since 2008. on track for the best job creation in almost 15 years but as you know americans are just not feeling it. want to show our late

but that book, the high of prophet be muhammad attracted me so much. it was healing to me, it just spoke to me, and i couldn't let it go. and each page i read head to another one, and -- led to another one. and when i left, i was a different person from the time when i entered. >> and soon after that you end up in da mash, at the top left-hand corner of your screen you'll see one of the salafi centers of learning in the arab wompletd tell us a little bit about your experience in yemen as a muslim convert. you've just converted to islam, you've decided to embark -- as we describe in the book -- to yemen. tell us a bit about that experience and the islam that you were being taught there. >> that's right. when i converted to islam, i was considering that we're all muslim, yes, we did have some differences, sunni and shia, but everyone was muslim. that wasn't a big deal for me. so i went to yemen. as yuck see in this corn -- you can see in this corner, i started -- [inaudible] entered the most intense i salafi institution around. we had people living in th

i mean, i teach my congregation -- >> does that mean doing what do you, though, nailing muhammad as a is that the tact you take? >> you have to tell the truth, bill. and the truth is islam is a false religion built on a false book written by a false prophet. this last monday night, i was in mississippi speaking. in the audience of a lifelong muslim who had just converted to christianity. he told me everything i was saying about islam is true. he has dedicated his life to telling the truth about islam and winning people to jesus christ. >> now, if you were advising a spiritual ad -- a spiritual advising to president obama, say you were his spiritual adviser -- >> not likely chance. >> no, i know. i mean, look, you -- powerful people come to you for discussion and advice, i'm sure. >> yeah. >> what would you tell him? >> well, i would tell him that first of all he has a particular responsibility as the leader of government. t a different responsibility than i -- it is a different responsibility than what i have to share the love of christ. i think president obama unfortunately has been

three recipients of the liberty medal are former secretary of state hillary clinton, boxing great muhammad ali and robert gates. each year, it's given to someone who strives to secure freedom for people around the world. nbc 10's luan chan was there and joins us live from independence mall. >> ulala speaks with such passion. she had the crowd laughing when she told everyone that she tried to get out of her homework, unsuccessfully, before she came here to accept this prestigious award. >>> 1400 people filled the tent outside the national constitution center to see for themselves the youngest person to be awarded the nobel peace prize. and, now, the liberty medal. >> it's not just a golden medal which you wear, but it's hope. it's courage. and it's support. >> she says she had no choice but to speak out when the taliban took away the right for girls the go to school in pakistan. >> and i decided it because i had two option. one was not to speak and wait to be killed. and the second was to speak and then be killed. and i chose the second one because i did not want to live in that situation o

muhammad, the prophet of islam, himself even said that war is deception.ason that they are so deceptive is that when they cannot do jihad physically, they attempt to do jihad by means of stealth by endearing themselves to the media, endearing themselves to government, endearing themselves to the american people to slowly work their way in. but they all believe in their religion, which teaches that according to the ha bib and -- muslim that when you approach the nonbelievers, you must offer them a choice, to convert, to live under islamic rule and pay the poll tax and live in submission, or you will be fought against, which is jihad which is what you see now with isis and al qaeda and various other groups throughout the world. >> clearly this can't be true of everyone who attends this mosque. they can't all be this radical. >> absolutely. not everyone asayyan hersi said herself, a muslim will choose to practice as much as they choose. the concept of jihad and choices that must be offered to nonmuslims was -- >> he's the old imam at this mosque? >> yes. he's

the feds say that muhammad hamzakan was arrested at o'hare international airport over the weekend en route to vienna, austria. pamela brown joins us now with all the latest. how did authorities track him down and what more do we know about this teenager? >> they're not saying how they tracked him down but we know that federal authorities are aware of certain forms that jihadis use as well as tips from human sources and so forth. they're not being specific in this case. but there are a lot of details in this criminal complaint. authorities apparently found writings inside his chicago home showing his support for isis and desire to travel to syria or iraq. authorities say his arrest reflects a growing problem of americans being lured by the isis propaganda machine. 19-year-old muhammad khan appeared in federal court this morning accused of wanting to join isis in syria or iraq. the fbi arrested him at chicago's o'hare airport as he was about to board a flight to vienna and on to istanbul, the gateway into syria. according to the criminal complaint, police covered notebooks at khan's ho

. >>> a teenager is facing terror charges after being arrested after the weekend. 19-year-old muhammad ma mz a kahn was trying to board a plane to austin troo ya and to turkey, and smuggled into syria. in a letter left behind for his parents, he wrote about the filth of western society. >>> a crew along turkey's board with syria. >> they were reporting with colleagues about the plight of rls refugees. they were on the outstirts of a town when turkish forces took action. >> jesus christ. do not -- wait, wait. oh! >> it's in the car! stop, stop, stop. stop, get out, get out. get out! >> a tear gas canister, came straight through the back window here. filled the back of our truck with tear gas. we probably ought to leave. >> wow, adams says everyone he was with is okay. the vehicle suffered damage and was on fire at one point. >>> more fall out from the health care scandal with the veterans administration. four senior executives have been fired. among those, the pittsburgh director where six patients died from lee ontheir's disease. >>> the memoidterm election and four weeks from today. t

athletes and social politics have a mixed history, some like muhammad ali and billie jean king embracedty to push for change. others like michael jordan refused to address anything that would make him unpopular with those buying his sneakers. we have been talking to lebron james who did aidolize jordan a a kid. as you will see here, when it comes to speaking up on current events. lebron is his own man. this has the not been a great year for nba owners in general, donald sterling forcinged out of the league, extreme leap racist comments. now the atlanta hawks owner is selling his team. you spoke out on the sterling issue and you were also outspoken on trayvon martin. how is your willingness to take leadership role on those things changed as you have gotten older? >> for me, if i feel passionate about it and i feel like something need to be said or something need to be done. i will voice my opinion. i will speak with knowledge. educate myself first before i dive into a situation. >> incidents in ferguson, missouri, in the last few months. talking specifics of the situation it did spark th

if you ask anyone -- any public about boxing, anyone will mention muhammad ali.umentary was popular and award winning. generations still acknowledge ali as the greatest. lee wellings, al jazeera, east london. >> don't forget you can keep right up to date with all of the news on the al jazeera website. ♪ >>> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you are in the "the stream," after six years and $14 trillion in losses, the united states seems to finally be recovering from the great recession at least according to the banks. but how are consumers faring? and worldwide debt is at a record high. are we heading towards another global financial crisis? ♪

second quarter muhammad ibrahim. he'll bulldoze his way into the end zone. good counsel up 7-6. still in the second quarter, ibrahim is at it again. breaks free from the mess. after that. it's off to the races. good counsel gets the victory 21-14. was your final. and lastly, the terps will host 20th ranked ohio state in college park tomorrow and you can catch that action right here on abc 7. as for the nats, you got jordan zimmerman on the mound. and hopefully he still has that momentum going on. >> a big game and maryland is a big one as well. >> demplet. >> good weather -- >> definitely. >> good weather. halloween is just around the corner and maybe your child has his or her heart set on a certain costume. well, you better act >> testing happening right now to determine if a patient in d.c. has the ebola virus. it is our top trending story tonight. on wjla.com. a star-studded concert will take place on veterans day on the national mall. and eileen's forecast for the weekend you can read all those stories right now on wjla.com. so the top halloween costumes are inspired by the

muhammad ali, michael j. fox, some of the famous names who suffer from the same disease. but lot of people with parkinson's don't know where to get help. doctors and physical therapists held patients for both care givers to help them make sense of the shakes and tremors. a woman who has been diagnosed with parkinson's told us why the program is so important to her. >> parkinson's a z a very lonely disease and isolating. you need to have more information, you need to be around people who have similar symptoms and know what everybody else is dealing with. >> partner's in parkinson's is put on by the michael j. fox foundation. [ gunfire ] >>> tonight isis is claiming responsibility for triple suicide attack that killed at least 58 people in iraq. officials say three car bombs exploded near a security compound, mostly killing civilians. the attacks come just as critics in the u.s. are demanding new action to fight the terrorist group. president obama will be at joint base andrews tuesday where he plans to coordinate a strategy with about 20 foreign defense chiefs. >>> 48 minu

muhammad lila is with them in the streets. >> reporter: it's almost sun rice. and the tents are still up and the protesters are not going any where. they are fighting for what they call a full democracy. they want the right to be able to elect their own leaders. they say, they can only vote for candidates they have been preapproved by beijing. they say that is not good enough until they get the right to choose whatever they want. this is called the umbrella revolution. they used umbrellas to deflect tear gas canisters. no one know what is is going to happen. but many here expect a new round of violence and what happens next is critical for hong kong's future. >> sblu be following it. thank you so much. >>> turning to florida where two people are recover lg. they were bit by sharks on the same stretch of beach within minutes of each other. they were surfing on a beach nicknamed the shark attack capital of the world. here is abc's lindsey janice. >> tonight, a terrifying ordeal for two surfers on a beach. 11 a.m., a 15-year-old boy surfing off new smyrna beach. b

mentor can add to our live here in the studio with me right now from 100 black men of the bay area is muhammad naderi, the vice chair of the board of directors. so nic to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> we've been chatting during the break. love what you all are doing. i wnt to know for you personally, why is mentoring so important and why especially young black men? >> well, our organization 100 black men inhe bay area, all of our members have been beneficiaries of mentoring. my story is very similar to otr folks' stories in terms of you had somebody who shepherded you through, whetr it was high school, college or early career, somebody who took an interest in what you were doing and said, let me help you out. the only thing that we were asked in return is, number one, do the best we can and then number tw when it's our turn and we have the opportunity we do the same thing. that's why meant rg is so important to us a why we focus on it at 100 black men. >> you have so many different programs. community school program, junior 100 and collegiate 100 >> yes. >> tell me about the co

theresa will begin her 15 month sentence early next year >>> muhammad ali's family is denying reportssickly. the boxing legend's brother said the 72-year-old is frail and that his parkinson's disease has nearly taken away his ability to speak. ali has battled the degenerative disease of the brain since 1984. >> 4:58 just about and we have more news you didn't see last night. an armed gunman terrorizes a homeowner in philadelphia and takes off with a wad of cash. >> also a remarkable rescue out west. a woman's car rolls down a ravine and something found on just about every cell phone helped to save her life. "action news" will >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and with matt o'donnell, tamala >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 5 o'clock. it is wednesday, october 15th and here's what's happening. >> accuweather is tracking another unseasonably warm day with heavy rain moving in this afternoon. >> developing this morning, bullets fly on a philadelphia street striking two people, plus homes and several parked c

now the fbi says the young man who lived in this hour, 19-year-old muhammad hamzah khan was about topart of it. >> bit of a shock. bit of a strange feeling. >> reporter: in court, prosecutors said khan was headed for jihad in syria when arrested at o'hare airport over the weekend. in a letter left behind. >> announcer: parentfor his pare said he was upset at the filth of society. his parents left the courthouse in tears. the latest american family to find themselves caught up in the tragedy and horror of isis. at the same time in indianapolis, the parents of another young man from the midwest, 26-year-old peter kassig, are facing their own heartache with isis holding him hostage and threatening to kill him. in a video message to isis, the parents pleaded for mrsy, revealing their son had converted to islam while in captivity. >> our son is abdel rahman, formerly knon as peter. >> reporter: kassig had gone to syria to help civilians. what he told snen two years ago, seems a hopeless situation. >> that's when it's more important than ever we come in against all odds and try to do somet

muhammad ali was the most famous man i ever known on the planet earth and it was a woman singing it.ntent of the song and how emotional it was for everybody. kids were, that's how she learned. she learned it in school because it was one of those songs that the kids sang to give them confidence, you know. she came out of a barbershop right at the empire state building in new york. i used to take my kids down to get hair cuts and she was getting her hair done or something. she saw me on the side and i said, here we go. i'm thinking -- george benson, my favorite artist. i liked hearing that. my favorite artist. and my favorite song is "greatest love of all." and then she told me, i'm going to record that song. and when i heard it on the radio i said, i wonder if that's that same kid, you know, i was talking to on the street corner. but michael meser called me and said, george, i found the greatest singer in the world. i said, they say that about everybody. i thought he was talking about a guy. it's a girl. i said i know that's the girl and tore it up. first album, 14 million copies. and

but a new documentary takes a look at muhammad ali, the dad.hters are live in studio. >>> want to turn now to sports and the annual sports woman of the year award has a winner. it is 17-year-old american gymnast simone biles. she has nine career world medals in two appearances and became the first u.s. woman to win five medals including four gold medals at a single world. >>> you may remember this memorable bee attack on the podium at the gymnastics world championships. >>> to the ice. bruins and red wings ended in a shootout after staying tied at 2 in overtime. the bruins net two to win 3-2. and the flames stop the blackhawks in overtime with less than 30 seconds on the clock, michael sneaks one past the goalie to get the 2-1 victory. >>> a dramatic finish in the preseason game tied. with .6 left on the clock, that lifted the raptors to a 92-89 victory. >>> and even more impressive, a student made a shot from half-court during the basketball season opener. sinking that shot earned him half off tuition for next semester. way to go. >>> and reco

muhammad ali knocked out george foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout to regain his world heavyweight>>> we say happy birthday to donald trump's daughter ivanka, 33. henry winkler, the fonz, is 69. and jefferson airplane singer grace slick is 75. keep it here for more news, western and spo >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> the 2-2. popped up. in foul territory. giants win! >> you can't hear it enough, 2010, 2012 and now 2014. the giants once again world champions. good morning on this giants morning for you. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. how about some champagne.