the biggest thing for nascar. reporting live, i'm claudine wong, ktvu. >> thank you. >>> a select group of active reserve and retired military personnel will be given free tickets to this weekend's nascar race. go to the front page and click on right now. you'll find details on how to enter the giveaway. >>> one of the biggest events of the year kicks whoever in san francisco. 1.2million people are expected to attend the annual pride sell braismghts events kick off at 3 this afternoon heading up to sunday's big parade. restaurant owners, bars and police are preparing for the large crowds expected in the castro. >> we expect a lot of people, and, you know everybody comes and will show up and have a good time. >> the pride celebration committee is a nonprofit group. it came under fire last year for rack being up a $225,000 debt. now it's climbing out of the red after paying everybody back rand reducing the debt to $77,000. >>> more details on more of the pride events. it's the transgender march near dolores park. to

i love nascar right here. also love spy movies, so i wanted to combine them and take them around the world. >> a racecar, what would it be? >> astin martin epitomizes luxury and speed, which is what i'm all about. >> the racecar because i like to drive fast. >> i guess spiker because i'm sneaky and make that mission possible. >> i would have to be the tow truck, mater. >> cars usually don't fly. >> a good toe tow truck because i'm strong and dirty. >> a catch phrase? buzz lightyear has to infinity and beyond. >> i got a need for speed. >> look out, i'm coming through. catch phrase? ta-da. that means watch out. >> a catch phrase? let's do it! and i get after it. that's the last phrase i say before we take the green flag. >> what are the chances john the executive producer of "cars 2" out there. >> when you get eight hits off the ace in the city of brotherly love you think victory. think again. coco crisp. victorino scores rollins. ryan sweeney bloops one into center. it was 2-2. that's all dawk halladay gave up

sonoma, nascar is back, 77 there. we are looking at a little bit of a warm up on sunday. 79 in santa rosa. in the east bay, sunny by afternoon. 68 oak land, newark. head inland and the temperatures will be running cooler than where you should be this time of year. 79 in livermore. 76 for dublin out toward antioch, brentwood area. 60 in monterey. 64 in salinas. upper 50s to low 80s, a narrow range of highs. 24-degree spread. numbers will start to rise on sunday and on monday. and then you will notice a cool down midweek with a chance of some rain coming in on tuesday night into wednesday. it is late in the season. we typically see dry weather june, july, august. but on average san francisco receives about .13 of an inch in june. >> just a bit. >> yeah, just a tiny bit. >>> we have more to bringnew w . i could use a smartphone with social apps to stay up on what my friends are doing. and it's global, so i'll know what they're doing while they're doing it, even when i travel. i'll have to act surprised when they tell me

two racing icons both inducted into the nascar hall of fame this year were on hand.ing the whole thing in 1983 and officially tied at first place. ned jared was the winner of 50 races and was the reigning nascar championship when he retired. he won 13 more in 65 before he retired. a crash at talladega that resulted in reinstructor plates. allison remembers his first race as a high school kid. >> i went to highway speedway with my school car. painted a number on the door with shoe polish and raced. i'm going to tell you why it was a great entry into a thing that became this thing that we have today. >> people talk about the racing today is not what it used to be, thank god it's not what it used to be. i mean the competition is so much better today than when i drove race cars. the cars didn't have the technology that they have to do so that you could drive them as hard as they go from started to finish. >> it was quite a day at infineon. >> what a fun look back at the past. >> absolutely. >> cool. thanks. >>> be sure to join

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the nascar weekend does continue as we talked about. a walk across the golden gate bridge this morning with clint boyer. this walk, of course, to promote heart health through great exercise. he was accompanied by many mans. one of the great things about nascar, up close and personal with your heros. >> this gives another opportunity to interact with our fans. the closeness to the drivers separates us from other sports. this is a great opportunity. >> all weekend they will be racing but the featured event, sunday, the nascar 350. that's the sporting life. >> thank you. >>> a neighborhood that had it with prostitution is launching a letter writing campaign. coming up, the area is known as the track by working girls and jones. neighbors are writing letters to their congressman. 30 minutes on tv 36. >>> our complete bay area continues online, listen to the president address, also hear more from doctors on how bryan stow is improving and a sea of trash, the message behind a sculpture made from litter in the bay, it's all on ktvu channel 2, w

nascar scene, a lot of excitement. this is the only northern california stop for nascar.is the biggest weekend and they are saling sales uptick that they haven't seen in three or four years. they are seeing corporate sponsorship back up. a big weekend expected with thousands of people in the nascar nation expected out here. >> it looks like a lot of fun. nice weather, thank you, claudine. >> the one downside is that traffic will be really bad. sal, i imagine -- i think i've been caught in this at least once. >> kind of innocently going -- let's go wine tasting sunday at 3:00. right there -- i think -- just be aware. it doesn't mean you can't go. it just means you should be aware of what's going on. if you know about it, then that's half of the battle. let's go out and take a look at -- this is newschopper2. that's right. flying to the scene. let's go right to the maps. i want to show you what newschopper 2 is getting to. a worker is injured on highway 4 on summers road. this construction project, i guess it was a retaining wall and part of it came down, injured some worke

that's nascar.ace to face tell me that quote, it beats work for a living. before we all sat down, jason leffler, number 38 on the track took me on a spin around the charlotte speedway to give me a more authentic view. >> reporter: when you're practicing, what are you working on? are you working on speed, working on the banks? >> you are working on speed, you're working a little bit of your technique behind the wheel of a car because the track conditions change every day every time you come to a race track. but then the main thing you're working on is the race car, trying to set it up, communicating with the crew chief. with you're on the edge and -- you're not looking for seconds, you're looking for tenths of a second. >> reporter: oh, my gosh! that is so awesome. i love it. i so love it. man, why didn't i start out earlier, i could be a race car driver. danica patrick, look out i'm so hooked. you could have competition one of these days soon. i love that. that was great. so how fast did we go? not

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nascar has come to town.en the radio of the crowd fades, we may have learned something valuable about the state of our economy. >> after a while it becomes one big dusty, noisy blur. >> we saved money just to come to this. this is an important event for us. >> big for him and big for is 100,000 other people who will pack the raceway for ethanol-induced hero worship. >> that is for real. tattoos. it hurt hike heck. >> welcome to day one of three, concluding with the 350 on sunday. it's different here because it's a road race. >> we have left and right-hand turns. a left, a left, a left. >> but beyond the competition, there may be a sub plot here because some financial pundits view nascar as an indicator of the american economy at large. >> are you ahead of last year or behind? >> we are about even. >> he follows nascar from event to event selling burrgers and burritos. when she says even from last year, she means down from years before. but if people were really hurting would these people have the cash to camp

>> the bad boy of nascar, is probably a good thing for marketing and your career and can you get that far off the beaten path or do you have to be careful? >> i think we over the last three years kind of shed that role and i think there are some drivers in the series that picked it up. you realize there are a lot more people that rely on what do you and every move that you make and everything that you say, and you learn to pick the battles a little more differently. >> stewart was the last driver, other than jimmie johnson, to win the nascar points title. overall, he has 11 championships, to his resume, including 39 nascar victories. >> how much do you look forward to coming here? >> i love coming out. i'm not much of a wine drinker. but i end up being a designated driver for a lot of people who want to do the wine tasting on saturday afternoon. but love racing at infineon. for people who have never been, i think you got to see it in person one time just to understand how much mystique that track really has. it is a pretty awesome place. >> karl edwards has been on top of the sprint c

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>> i don't know. >> there was a time when you were known as the bad boy of nascar, which was probablyg for your career. can you get that far off the beaten bath now or you do you have to be careful? >> over the last three years we shed that role and i think there's a couple other truck drivers that picked it up. >> there's a lot more people that rely on what you do and every move that you make and everything that you say. you learn to pick the battles a little more. > stewart was the last driver other than jimmy johnson to win the title. overall, he has 11 clips to his resume, including 39 nascar victories. >> how much do you look forward to coming here? >> i love coming out. i'm not much of a wine drinker, but a designated for people. love racing for people that have never been. you have to see it in person one time to understand how much tas that i can that track has. >> the boys of nascar go racing tomorrow at noon. we'll be right back. ,, how can expedia save me even more on my hotel? by giving me huge discounts on rooms hotels can't always fill. with unpublished rates. which mean

i love nascar. like here.hen i also love spy movies, so wanted could combine the international racing and spies and take them around the world. >> if you were to describe yourself as a racecar, tow truck, what. >> astin martin, luxury and speed. >> i racecar because i like to drive fast. >> spy car because i'm sneaky and would make that mission possible. >> i believe would have to be a tow truck, mr. mater. >> fly, and cars usually don't fly. >> make a good tow truck because i'm strong and sturdy. >> if i had a catch phrase? lightning mcqueen has ka which california-chow. >> i not a need for speed. >> look out, i'm coming through. >> catch phrase? ta-da. that means watch out. >> ta-da. >> a catch phrase? i would say, let's do it. and i get after it. that's my last phrase i say before we take the green flag. >> woo-hoo. >> mike: intern justin. a's look took two out of three with the pills -- phillies, and when you get eight hits off their ace, you think victory. no not so fast. jimmy rollins, who was 4-4, score

>> i love nascar, though. and stock car racing is where i want to be.l like that's where the best racing is. >> what is it like when you look at the fans here, whether it is in the stands or here at the hall of fame. >> it is great. i think it is awesome. we wouldn't be here without the fans. there wouldn't be a hall of fame. there wouldn't be a joey logano the race car driver. we wouldn't be doing this interview right now if it wasn't for the race fans. >> if something happens as soon as you get into an arena and you see thousands, 170,000 people in the stands, does that kind of give you an added adrenaline rush, does it make you nervous, do you think to yourself, my gosh? >> you don't realize when you're in the car, you don't realize there is a lot of people watching you. you just -- you go out there and race. >> turning on your gig. >> but when you get out of the car, i think it is really cool the night race. always something neat about it. there are so many fans there. that's one place i feel like a stadium. that place is full and they do the nation

we can see the entire view of the city and nascar. >> for days this is home to die- hard nascars. and for al, it's just the chance to do what he loves. hope his favorite gets the checkered flag. >> you have your favorites that you root for and when they don't win, you feel bad but that's okay. >> reporter: infinon says fans and corporate sponsorship also taking a turn for the better. the first time in three years. at infinon, claudine wong, ktvu news. >>> and we just learned that joey logano has won the pole position at infinon. >>> and the golden bears arrived on campus the afternoon. alumni and fans came up with $8 million to save the program. the team that was nearly thrown out at home went on to have a remarkable season ending up in one of only eight teams in this college world series. >>> expect lots of company fans are gathering right now at at&t ballpark as you can see it right there on the television screen. the giants taking on the track. also going on right now, critical mass. thousands of people have already made their way into san francisco. >>> plans to improve the ca

nascar at infineon raceway in sonoma and marin county fair. on sunday thousands are expected to line market street for the gay pride parade. market will be closed most of the morning and afternoon. on top of that giants fans will also be in the mix both days so plan ahead for the possibility of major back ups on the bay bridge. highway 101. plus both highway 37 and 121 will most likely be jammed with nascar fans since both highways are one lane in both directions. racing fans may also cause delays on interstates 80 and 580. nascar drivers practice on saturday and the sprint series cup race is sunday. make sure to leave a couple hours early if you're planning to travel into the city. if you're planning to travel to sonoma i would leave tonight so you're not involved in all of that traffic that's going to happen over the weekend. live in san francisco, kron 4 news. >>> the federal government is stepping in to help the san jose police department fight the city's rising gang problem. san jose saw a big jump in gang-related homicides this year. her

nascar has come to town.hen the radio of the crowd fades, we may have learned something valuable about the state of our economy. >> after a while it becomes one big, dusty, noisy blur. >> we saved money just to come to this. this is an important event for us. >> big for him and big for 100,000 other people who will pack the raceway for ethanol-induced hero worship. >> that is for real. tattoos. it hurt hike heck. >> welcome to day one of three, concluding with the 350 on sunday. it's different here because it's a road race. >> we have left and right-hand turns, not a left, a left, a left. >> but beyond the competition, there may be a sub-plot here because some financial pundits view nascar as an indicator of the american economy at large. >> are you ahead of last year or behind? >> we are about even. >> she follows nascar from event to event selling burrgers and burritos. when she says even from last year, she means down from years before. but if the economy were really hurting, would these people have the ca

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nascar has come to town.an reports there may be financial tea leaves in the remnant of all that burned rubber. >> after awhile it becomes one big dusty dirty blur. >> we save money just to come to this. this is an important event for us. >>reporter: big for him and big for 100,000 other people who will pack the race way this weekend for ethanol induced hero worship. >> that is for real. tattoo. hurt like heck. >>reporter: welcome today one of 3 concluding with toyota 350 on sunday. l different here because it is a road race. >> we have left and right hand turns. left. left. left. >> but beyond the competition there may be a sub plot here because of some fi pundit view nascar as an indicator of the american economy at large. are you ahead last year or hype. >> we are about even. >>reporter: she follows nascar from event to event selling burger and burrito. when she says she's even with last year she means she's down from years before. but if the economy were really hurting would people like john have the cash

at a nascar side there are about 25. and if we are sort of the big dogs in the sports car world, then went to the little dog's in nascar and had to start all over again. my friends say what did you go from having a happy life and being on top to getting your butt every-test to getting your butt beat every week with nascar? >> my wife asks me the same thing. this was a challenge. it was are scores car driver for eight years, and then jumping to the sprint car. usually people want to put a nascar veteran in the car, in these great it is never been to many tracks. except this week in we may have a good shot. >> we want to show the trophy being flown in this morning by the helicopters. look at this, tell me about your cinderella story in regards to sponsorship. >> we are unsponsored, coming to our home track, we are a small team running with the big guys, the road courses are specialty. this is our own facility, andy has been here, i have been here. and the road course it is a great equalizer. hendrix and rows have a lot of

. >>> back here in the bay area it's a big weekend for the nascar nation.us now from infineon raceway in sonoma and has a preview of the race that is happening this weekend. it looks like a lot of activity behind you. >> we are on pit row. i want to show you what is going on. most of the cars get ready. it will be a busy day out here. you have qualifying races for today and for tomorrow's race as well as the big race which is the toyota save mart 350 which happens on sunday. look at the inside of these cars. if you have never seen a nascar race. what is incredible is the sheer energy that happens. these cars will be racing and qualifying today. they will be racing tomorrow 64 laps around the almost two mile track. the great thing about nascar not only what we are seeing. we are down in pit row. pick a look at stands. that is what the fans love. they love they can go right down from the stands and watch all the activity themselves. when the cars come in here and they come in blowing in at 140 man. they will stop and get their tires changed out. these cars th

gay pride in san francisco, the giants play at at&t park, nascar and the so nor ran county fair.housands are expected to line market street for the faye pride parade. the market will be closed both in the morning and afternoon. plan ahead for the possibility of back ups on the bridge and highway 101. plus, highway 37 and 121 will mostly be jammed with nascar fans since the other lanes are close in both directions. nascar drivers practice on saturday and the sprint series cup race is sunday. >> a lot going on. >>> coming up on the crown 4 news weekend, a child pornography case that police say now involved a mural at several city schools. >>> and we will take a live look at san jose where the sun is starting to come out a little beat. we will take a look at the forecast and beyond when the crown 4 newscast comes back. we will be with you in a few minutes. >>> crews will be focusing near an area where a search happened last weekend for a missing girl, . she was fiscalling after a walk on may 27th. >>> a nonprofit youth art director was making 100 sexually suggested tiles in school m

with all the racing gear, all the nascar stuff.e enough that i was able to follow my dream. i never, ever thought i'd be racing in the spring cup series against jeff gordon and tony stewart and all these guys that i watched on tv. mark martin, i watched him on tv. i had his gear. i wore mark martin stuff around and here i am racing door to door with him. i remember the first time that happened, i thought, this is crazy. >> more face to face with joanie logano and jason leffler throughout the afternoon beginning at 2:00 eastern time. >>> now to some stories happening around the nation. in boston, reputed mobster whitely bulger appeared in court facing a 100-page indictment. he said he'd hire his own lawyer if, quote, you give me back my money. when police captured bulger in california after 16 years on the run, they found $800,000 in cash. he is accused of murder and racketeeri racketeering. >>> next, to detroit, former mayor kwame killpatrick faces several federal charges from his time in office. >>> and in port or chard, washingto

it's two miles, 10 turns and one of two road courses in the series for nascar.e noon on sunday, the 350, and on saturday the race is at 12:45. laura. >> very, very cool. were you nervous? you do a lot of amazing things. >> yeah, it was nerve-racking. as i mentioned there are a lot of turns on this course and i was kind of the guinea pig since i was one of her first runs on the course. you are wearing protective gear. she is quite a good driver, a good reason why she is competing. >> she can't drink that wine. >> should be noted she's not competing for this trophy. this is the toyota 350. she is in kind of the you look at it as the farm league or aaa baseball if you want to compare to the that, comparing to the nasc nascar. >> higher level than you or i. should be gorgeous weather this weekend out there, really across the bay area. >> that's right. 80 degrees is the forecasted high both days in sonoma so saturday and sunday bring your sun screen and of course you'll have some of the heat radiating off the pavement. not too bad when you consider we had 104 two day

we're getting ready for nascar, one of the bigac re race weeken here in sonoma. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. >>> welcome back everyone. a live look outside at the embarcadero this morning. cooler temperatures, a welcome clang to many across the bay area. 6:14 now. some of the biggest names in racing are headed to the bay area this weekend. bob redell is live in sonoma at the infineon raceway. very cool assignment. >> reporter: good morning. got the official pace car for toyota safe mark 350. noon sunday, you have jeff gordon here, jimmie johnson, tony stewart, dale earnhardt jr., we have janet her

we're going to take on the dudes together there in nascar. >> were you a nascar fan at all, watch itt watch it a lot. i must say that knowing jason and joey makes me want to watch a little bit more. i did profile joey when he was just 10. he's now 21. that's when he and i first met. did a story on him and nascar and how these very young drivers were taking it very seriously. this was kind of a reunion for he and i. but he did get me watching nascar a little bit more. but i'm not a complete devotee until i met the two of them and got on the track. now it's going to be tough peeling me away. >> i love it. you go to one race and i think you'll get hooked. people say it's boring to watch on tv. >> same thing with a super bowl, it's that feeling when you get into a motor speedway. >> absolutely right. fredricka, good to see you this morning. you all will see here in just about five minutes. >>> ahead, how one man's inquisitive great granddaughter led to military medals and a new honor for a world war ii veteran. we'll bring you earl arnold's remarkable story next. [ male announcer ] this

if you've never done nascar.w it as much, but go out and try it because it's the most amazing -- it's almost like going to lollapalooza or something. [ light laughter ] >> yeah, it is really like a cult following, you know, and every weekend hundreds of thousands of people there. >> jimmy: and even if the race isn't remotely in town. >> oh yeah. >> jimmy: there's tents and rvs and there's like people hanging around. >> the rv world loves our sport. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] test. test. test. eryone gets money. everyone gets paid off this. >> and the convenience stores. >> jimmy: oh yeah. beer sells real well that weekend. yeah, absolutely. but the one thing i was excited -- because i saw that you were in "cars 2." >> i know. >> jimmy: so you're going back to acting again which is awesome. >> i am. with you, jimmy. >> jimmy: i know. i'm excited about this. >> i am so pumped being in "cars 2." i mean, you know, what a legacy this is going to be. what pixar has put together with "cars" -- the first one -- and now

. >> plus, the new economic indicator nascar fans sta sonoma county stands to benefit from. >>> happyday. welcome back to "abc 7 news." a live picture of coit tower. you see the fog in the background that will be keeping temperatures a little normal than normal. >> welcome financial news in sonoma county where millions of dollars will roll in. nascar has come to town and when the roar of the crowd fades we may learn something valuable about our economy. >> it's a big dusty blur. >> this is an important event for us. >> big for him and big for 100,000 people that will pack infineon raceway this weekend for ethenol worship. welcome to day one of the prix, 350 on sunday. it's different here because its road race. >> a left, a left. >> beyond the competition, there may be something else. some financial pundits view nascar as an indicator of the economy. >> they follow them to event, selling burgers and burritos. she says she is even from last year, she is down from before. but if the economy were really hurting would john have the cash to camp out in a place like this. >> it's about $1400

. >>> all right, face to face with some of nascar's best, jason leffler and joey logano at the nascare. now, we can watch a newspaper, listen to a magazine, curl up with a movie, and see a phone call. now, we can take a classroom anywhere, hold an entire bookstore, and touch the stars. because now...there's this. >>> as we believe heads into its second week, two american players are in the spotlight. venus and serena williams are scoring win after win, wowing the audience and putting to rest questions about their ability to finish on top this time around. both have been sidelined with health problems for nearly a year. but now they could end up competing against each other in the finals. recently i talked face to face with venus williams about competing against her sister serena. >> there was one year, maybe '08, we had to play each other in the wimbeldon final. i sprained my thumb so bad that i really couldn't hit a backhand, but i couldn't tell her that in the doubles because if she knows in the finals, so i just acted like nothing was wrong. >> so the williams sisters had faced off

nascar drivers practice on saturday in the sprints series cup race is on sunday. is it if you are planning on traveling into the city, you probably should leave a couple of hours early if you want to get to san francisco as you heard, it will be busy. if you're traveling to sonoma for the nascar races, you should leave tonight and not deal with the highway because it is only one lane in both directions. live in san francisco, reggie kumar with kron4 news. >> a new security measures are being put in place for the party saturday, attendees will not be able to bring alcohol score the police say there will be a zero tolerance policy for alcohol consumption. the police will also issue citations to anyone that is intoxicated or acting aggressively. it they will be checking bags in using wands. 19 year old steven powell was shot and killed last year when someone opened fire into a crowd, just he shows us the route of this weekend's parade. >> this year's parade promises to be bigger and better than any in the past. we want to make sure they know exactly what is going on

we do the nascar sprint cup series drivers. they will qualify this afternoon. we will also have a great action in the canyon west series that will race tomorrow. so there is a lot of action. the nascar cup guys practiced on saturday. >> reporter: you have a lot of die hard fans. i know in the past when we came here the economy how is it effecting? but you've had a surge of fans and sponsorship. >> we have great new partners on board this weekend. we've seen our tickets pick up. we still have plenty of seats available. >> this race getting under way. the track actually goes hot at 8:00 this morning. so we will see lots of activity out here during mornings on 2. i want to come out here. we will talk to brian who is on the board of the uso. if you are wanting to come here you could come see this for free? >> absolutely. we still have a number of tickets available. just send an e-mail to nascarus o@yahoo.com. we will be selecting people to come out here today. you can be active, retired, or military reserve. >> reporter: do you do this every year? >> this is the se

then tomorrow is the big race, the biggest names in nascar hitting the track. of the military, retired or active, the uso is handing out a select number of free tickets to tomorrow's race. for details, just go on our website at ktvu.com. >>> today the uso will celebrate 70 years of service with a fund-raiser in palo alto. its goal is that help active, reserve and military members who are traveling. sometimes the uso feeds them, sometimes just gives them a place to put up their feet for a while. they get about 40,000 visits a year. >> i have guys that show up in my center that left a -- three days ago and still traveling because they have to get from afghanistan to hawaii. these guys are tired, they're hungry, they haven't had a phone, they haven't had e-mail, they haven't had anything some we get them in touch with their families. we help them with their travel plans. >> today's fund-raiser is being called tribute to the uso. there will be dancing and singing in palo alto. two shows, one at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. tickets are $30 at the door. >> usually it's smoking

the first road course of the nascar season greets the drivers this weekend.his is one of two road courses in the sprint cup series and the drivers have a lot to think about. dan has more on sunday's race. dan? >> well, in the leadoff to sunday's race, brad was fastest in the final practice session and joey ended up winning a support race for 64 laps of practice, but there's more on the minds of the drivers than turning right the first time. in fact, ryan newman was thinking about tires and about getting back into the chase. >> it takes a few laps r for us to get the tires hooked up and going. felt pretty good in practice. we'll see if we can make the best of it. >> we definitely got a chance. the car's really fast. probably the best i've been here, but never been one of my best tracks. coming up, i thought i had a better chance at dover or loudon, but i feel good about it. there's so much luck and strategy that goes into it. just putting yourself in the right position. >> 110 laps of bumping and grinding and all kinds of lead changes. 110 laps of greatness in

and a big nascar weekend.mark is here to tell us about that. >> it's the kick in the pants out in sonoma and infinon. one of only two road curses out on the circuit today. the qualifying of joey logano is the man in the poll position. one of the cars to watch is number 43. that name made famous by richard petty. now driven by a.j.almendinger. ambross starts in the four position. >> i have a bright chance to win like we did last year. it's going to be down to me to make good choices at the racetrack. i have to make amends but i haven't lost any sleep from last year. >> you think about all the ones that got away and not the ones you already have. he's going to be the man to beat. as a teammate i know i can look at him and i can go talk to him. and that's the guy i'm going to have to go compete against. >>> the a's 0-0 with the philadelphia phillies as they continue to get good pitching. >>> meantime we have a nice story developing on the pga tour the travelers championship led by a 19-year-old patrick kensley. y

if you a nascar fan?ut i can't be out there this weekend. >> i lived in north carolina for three years and never went to a nascar race. >> what? >> i regret it. >> you're probably the only person. >> i know. i got go back and visit. >>> let's go outside. here's live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. looks great for right now. really no major traffic trouble spots out there including a live look at the golden gate bridge. fine in both directions. to the south bay we'll get a check here, as well. those headlights, that is northbound traffic on 280 coming out of downtown san jose. and just a quick trip making your way towards highway 85 and cupertino. that's your traffic. back to you. >> rolling along here. >> we are. >> thank you. >> it's nearly 6:00 and it's friday. >>> time now is 5:56. we are getting close. next half hour it's called popcorn brain. how spending a little too much time on the internet can change the way you think. >> plus, it could be lights out on the 4th of july. the looming deadline to

nascar at infineon. highlights at five. won't be thunder you hear in sonoma. it will be nascar. it's a loud event. >> alan: that concludes another broadcast of abc-7 news. the next newscast tomorrow morning at 5:00. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating wle grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lowe our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announc ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol.

we have nascar in town and lawrence, what are you going to do?> we are going to have great weather, guys. starting out with just a couple of patches of fog outside this morning. that's going to clear out in most spots, becoming mostly sunny. 70s and 80s inland, 60s into oakland and also san francisco. that weekend forecast looking good, too. we'll look at that in a moment. right now let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. frank mentioned nascar this weekend. we also have pride events all weekend long. chopper 5 is up near castro an market. they are getting ready for the big parade on sunday morning which could cause traffic tie- ups. we also have the march going on tonight? starts over by dolores park around 6:30. we have had a lot of things going on that could cause hot spots across the bay area. we'll break it all down for you coming up in traffic in just a few minutes. >> thank you, elizabeth. time now is 6:31. racial tensions flaring up over the arrest of a man for his baggy pants on an airplane over at sfo. >> that's righ

. >>> nascar coming to the bay area't in apl c we ouks., a guy who had only one one other time takes the >>> giants trying to take sole possession and today, what can you say other than really complimentary things. top five on this chris iannetta show low shot, breaking a scoreless tie, but the next inning, the giants get back in it. freddy sanchez with the two-out single scoring torres ties things at one. seven strikeouts today. giving up just four hits and in the bottom of the eighth, torres coming up with a game's biggest hit, he brings pinch-runner emanuel burres home for the run that seals the win. vogelsong is now 4-1. the manager saying his spot in the rotation is very secure. the giants win 2-1, plus get help from the team they host tomorrow, the washington nationals, who beat arizona today, so the giants alone in first again. >> to be on a team and be counted on to go out there and win games, it's awesome. it's a great feeling, you know? it's a lull that you need to do. not just hanging around being a side show, you know? so, it m

we will break >>> nascar running wild at infineon race way. this is one of two road courses these guys run all year as opposed to oval tracks which means you will be using your right turn signal. 110 laps today, good for 219 miles. dale earnhardt, junior driving like his car is on fire. oh, it is. he finishes 41st. tony stewart bumps brian vicars and that causes him to spinout. they have a history and with 23 laps to go, vickers -- vicars gets his revenge. on the restart after the caution, kurt busch will take the lead and lead for 76 laps. he takes the checkered flag for his first road course win. jeff gordon was four seconds behind and paul edwards was third. >> i had flash backs of the race i won here in 1999. and that race helped put me on the map. and this track here has been fundamental to me and i always wanted to bring a cup car to victory lane. today is a special day and i'm proud to do it. >> the final round of the traveler's championshipment -- championship. his slapstick was working. dropping to 20 under. they had this par putt to

we're in a richard petty nascar experience vehicle. so here we go.s, they didn't last long. face to face with loeffler, jason loeffler, and fellow nascar driver joey lagano next week weekend. the spin around the motor speedway and the sit down at the hall of fame in charlotte. >>> he's one of the best and funniest obama persimpersonator around. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. and all we need to do is change the way we're thinking about them. a couple decades ago, we didn't even realize just how much natural gas was trapped in rocks thousands of feet below us. technology has made it possible to safely unlock this cleanly burning natural gas. this deposits c

them and heading over to the nascar hall of fame. we find don lemmon. he'll be in the news room just minutes away. >> is fred still behind the wheel? oh, my gosh! >> fortunately i guess for everybody else i was not behind the wheel. next time, though. how are you? >> well, we know that you are speedy gonzalez because i've actually been behind you on the interstate. and then you get to work 10 minutes before i did. >> but i'm safe. >> you driefl safely. >> reporter: i'm sure you've been reported on this comedian, his name is reggie brown. he's poking fun at president obama and republicans at the gop leadership conference in new orleans. and then he's ult patly pulled off the stage by the organizers. did he go too far? and were the jokes -- were his jokes inappropriate? and did they get upset when he started targeting the republicans? we're going to talk about that. listen. >> my favorite month is february. black history month. you see, michelle, she celebrates the full month. and you know, i celebrate half [ laughter ] >> reporter: fr

this weekend's big nascar event was a race in a lot of ways.igh performance cars out there, but race build up the bottom line may determine if nascar has a future. >>> plus how a celebration of turning 20 is seen as a new lease on life. e'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone with u-verse mobile, included with most plans. or get u-verse tv for as low as $29 a month for 6 months. in the network you can take entertainment with you. >>> welcome back. one of the bay area's most honored and celebrated hospitals is celebrating a major milestone. hosted the 20th anniversary party here in palo alto. doctors showed off new medical technology like robotic equipment for very delicate prostate surgery. however, the hospital may be the proudest of its service to children and their families who can't afford quality health care. >> one of the things that's happening is that other

. >> the famous nascar driver. they told me what father's day means for them and how they have found success together on and off the track. >>> but, before we get to all that, let's start with the golf summit between president obama and john boehner. by all accounts, the outing was a success and one that ended with a cold drink at the clubhouse patio. athena jones joins us from the white house with more. good morning. >> the white house says this golf match was a chance to get together with the speaker of the house in a more casual environment than you would find here at the white house or the halls of congress. from everything we've seen and heard, the foursome had fun out there on the links. a much-anticipated round of golf. president obama and house speaker john boehner hit the links saturday morning. teeing off at one of the president's favorite golf spots, andrews air force base in maryland. stirring up excitement on the course. part photo student, part social event and part shop talk. the couple has sparred o

. >> a chat about nascar, just wild. >> when you're in south carolina, you better know nascar, especially when you're five miles from darlington. >> we'll be in the 90's by the middle of the week. >> thanks for joining us. nightly news is next. see you back here tonight at 11:00. >> this is a wbal tv editorial. >> since 1999, black flash has been a event that hosted 50,000 players, and baltimore and hartford county field are pracked with players age 7-14, getting the chance to play one last time before summer ushers in new sports seasons. america's love affair with lacrosse stretches behind counter boundaries and has deep roots in our community. the first women's lacrosse team in the united states was established at bryn mawr school in 1926. over memorial weekend for the second year in a row, thousands of marylanders packed the stadium for the ncaa lacrosse championships. look no further than your own backyard to see the sport played with true passion. if you're interested in learning more about youth lacrosse programs in our community or this year's tournament, just log on to wbaltv.com.

. >> nascar speeding into the north bay how sonoma proved to be a turn around for one racing star whenwe come back. >>> if you are headed out the door, by the afternoon cleared for take off, 67 degrees outside sfo. another round of thunderstorms headed toward chicago heading in that direction expect to be bumpy, 83 degrees moving on from there, i think those skies clear out nicely heading into new york. lots of sunshine coming your way, 83 degrees as well more on your local weather coming right up ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, these are live pictures of a hotel fire. we're hearing the roof collapsed not too long >>> live pictures of a hotel fire out of florida. you can see the flames going through this building. some smoke coming out of there. black smoke we are hearing that this roof collapsed not very long ago. this is just outside of orlando. looks like not even firefighters are even on scene just yet but we do know again this is just outside orlando not far from disney world we will get you more information when we get it. >>> today the international criminal court is expected to announce wheth

the >> nascar -- this weekend and for the first time in years [inaudible] taking a turn for the better. >> time is running out, what you need to have in your office by this friday or risk up to $200 in fines. >> and it's a unique and realistic approach to scare bay area children into staying out of trouble. what one local coach is doing to keep his young athletes safe. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose. it can take many tries. but keep trying, you will beat smoking. honey, you okay? yeah, i'm fine. ♪ [ ukulele ] projected. sponsorship has seen seen an increase. > we run a business and everything has to make sense and this continues to make sense. we have looked at it, we wanted to make sure that it does make sense for us. this is our largest market of the year. >> reporter: still they want more, more social networking, case in point may be this huge safe marte shopping cart that rolled through all weekend long. >> back a few years ago everybody was scratching and clawing to be here for nascar, now they -- they want mo

i'm dennis, bad blood and revenge dominate the nascar race at infineon. come on for the ride. minute is next. [ beep ] [ male announcer ] new toothbrush, for that killer smile: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. [ beep ] ♪ first date finest: $33. [ beep ] ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard pay pass. bringing you the most convenient ways to pay. learn more at mastercard.com/paypass. numerous bumps, spin outs, and even some re >>> nascar returned to sonoma this weekend and the road course didn't disappoint with numerous bumps, spinouts and even some revenge. bill, start the clock please. he gets rear ended by brian vickers who stewart earlier bumped into a barriers. this is payback and the number on the 14 car, yakking it up on the rear end on the wall and he finished in 39th. kurt kurt burn dominated the race. >>> tuesday, madison bumgarner had one of the worst games in history. eight runs and only got one out. different story tonight. seven innings and one run and he struck out 11. giants squeak by cleveland 3-1. >>> a's with a tough day against roy halladay. they got

as for the race, one of two road courses on the nascar circuit c. so it is a little freant -- different for the drivers. it is always a good show. and tomorrow the nba draft. warriors picking 11th. >> thanks. >>> "nightline" is next. for larry beil and sandhya patel, thank you for watching. we appreciate your time and hope you watch us again tomorrow. you can see