what makes a good polo pony?y, mental soundness, competitiveness-- the really good ones are really competitive. >> logan: just like humans. you can't overstate the importance of a polo pony? >> rinehart: unbelievable how important they are. >> logan: training starts from birth, and for these newborns, getting used to being around humans is the first lesson. >> rinehart: that one's mother is a great horse, but she's mean. >> logan: they are all descendants of great polo ponies, bred from champion stock. >> rinehart: we want these to hopefully one day be in either the u.s. open, the british open, or the argentine open. those are the three biggest tournaments in the world. >> logan: these horses won't be ready for professional polo until they're six or seven, pretty old compared to a racehorse, which peaks at three or four. so he could turn out to be a champion polo horse. >> rinehart: i believe he will be. >> logan: which would mean he'd be worth what? >> rinehart: up... i think that sort of the top end now is $200

her parents, big water polo players. a couple weeks ago, the family photo at the house in danville before they came here to lopped and they're all here cheering on both the steffens girls on team usa. a full circle deal. they end up winning the gold. let's show you what happened in the pool. team usa water polo against spain. and how about this? think if you're the parents. you have daughter jessica steffens with the assist to kid sister maggie steffens. maggie steffens scored five goals in the victory against spain for the gold medal. team usa scored eight goals in all. five goals for magaziny. brenda villa, heather pepri and seidemann all scored. the celebration at the end was classic. team usa led by the steffens sisters beat spain 8-5 for the first ever gold medal in water polo. >> nothing can explain it. i've watched water polo in the olympics since i was little and it has been my dream. not only have i become an olympian but i'm an olympic champion which is unbelievable. >> congratulations to maggie steffens. she h

>> water polo is a combination of basketball, soccer, maybe a little hockey under the water. the goal is to shoot the ball in the goal from the opposite team. and you're swimming back and forth instead of running down the court. it gets really exhausting because when you're not treading, you're sprinting up and down the pool. hard. it's very tiring, but at the same time it's great exercise, because you're constantly, you know, working your legs. it's a deep pool, so, if you're going to rest, it's when there's a foul or playing defense and someone is not moving. otherwise you're treading water mtd. >> it's really a full-body workout. you get your leg workout from the treading and kicking, you are doing a lot of arm work with the swimming and shooting motion. >> a lot of stuff that happens happens under the water. there's a lot of pulling, pushing, grabbing, kicking. some intentional, some not. >> certainly it's a very physical sport. you have to be prepared to make contact with the people in the water with you. someone who wants to play water polo will be more rough around the

you are previewing water polo. >> if you had a chance to see the water polo, it is an aggressive sportlightly confusing. it is a complicated sport. i met with players and coaches at johns hopkins university. this is what they taught me so far. the team with the most goals win. you can throw the ball to different teammates with one hand. it is similar to hockey and soccer but you have to tread water at the entire time. there is a contact defense. the sport involves many whistles and the time is constantly stopping. that is why people watching can be confused. as you start to watch, you can see the beauty of the sport. sometimes these men and women swim up to two miles in the water as they try to get the ball. i will show you how i did in just a few minutes. around 91 tomorrow. about a 20% chance for a thunderstorm for the next couple of days. a better chance on sunday into monday. >> pretty much anything goes below the surface of the water. >> it is amazing. always sees don't the fouls. >> they get fouled all the time. >> 6:35. most young girls want some kind of animal for their birthda

not just team usa water polo but soccer. a cal grad was a key. alex morgan with an assist in this game as team usa beats japan, 2-1. keep in mind japan beat the americas in the world cup follow. coming up later tonight, we're not over yet. shannon rowbury in the finals of the 1500 meter race, she has been doing very well so there is a good chance she could medal. from san francisco. that's going to do it from london. i'm looking, this is friday. on the morning show? >> you're breaking up a little bit, raj. yes, it is friday. >> we lost what you said, raj. >> this is my last -- it's my last appearance on the morning show. is that right? i'm sad. >> i'm sad about it. are you bringing us back souvenirs? >> i'll bring you some souvenirs. if you can start the morning show at noon i would be on it every day. >> i bet. okay, raj. thanks so much. >> thanks, man. the stars of the u.s. women's soccer team will have shine on the "today" show. you'll hear from them starting at 7:00. and it will be a very busy night tonight in prime time. do not miss the trac

let's go to water polo. more bay area stars involved. the steffens sister, maggie jessica steffens from danville both a huge part of the team against australia and the finals. maggie with the game-winning goal in overtime. she scored four times and her sister scored once and they counted for five goals. team usa water polo advances to the gold medal match against spain on thursday. when you think b.a.r.t.about th olympians, it's world class but not everything goes according to plan. this is the german weightlifting champion and this is difficult to watch. 432-pound barbell comes crashing down on his neck. he was okay. the medical staff did rush to his aid and got him on his feet and he went to the hospital to make sure everything was fine. he's okay. you see the fine line here, the difference between succeeding and not succeeding. he'll be marching with the germans for the closing ceremony and enjoying the olympic experience. that's the latest from london. see you this morning. >> it makes my neck sorry to see that. >> kerri walsh going

and maggie steffens, heading out to join her sister, was the top scorer in water polo, with 21 golds.art break, there was a hamstring injury, and the first time ever he has dropped out of a race. >> it wasn't going to let me continue on. >> reporter: marty malloy winning a bronze in judo, and her debut performance at the olympic with cal athletes finishing with seven medicals, cal has 11 gold, one silver, five bronze, stanford, 12 gold, two silver, and a bronze. but in the spirit of the medals in water polo, they were won on both teams. >> so great, now if you would like to take a look back at more of the best moments of the summer games, go to nbcbayarea.com. scroll down and go to 2012's most memorable moments. >>> and in other news, pg&e under the microscope. the issue? leaking gas pipes, long repair delays. more on the results of a three-month investigations. and pg&e admitted they must improve. >> it is, in the wake of san bruno, pg&e has scrambled to improve their image. tonight, we have uncovered more proof showing that they have major problems with gas leaking out of the pipes.

. >> there were victories in water polo. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> for more information on the london games, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. >> 71 degrees on tv hill. thousands of people decided to eat more chicken. >> making a move to your smart phone. >> this is the belts were at belair road. >> we have mostly clear skies and some patchy fog. it will be a pretty quiet morning. i think we'll get to the drive time without any problems. 70 at the airport. the dew point went down a couple of degrees. it will be a little muggy out there. mostly sunny skies. there is about a 20% chance of a thunderstorm. most of you will have a dry day. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. and the latest on the new tropical depression in the atlantic. >> customers showed up for an artificial chick-fil-a appreciation day by the thousands yesterday. they came under criticism when the ceo opposed gay marriage. mike huckabee and rick santorum urged people to visit the restaurant yesterday. protester

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you will see that the polo field, which is newly renovated, is very brown.it recovers quickly. page six, unfortunately, there were not adequate porta-potti -- port-a-potties and people decided to use the back of the woods as a urinal. i think that needs to be regulated. the needs to be somebody there to make sure this kind of behavior does not take place. recycling efforts were good, but there was smoking, so there is a little bit of a disconnect between park policy. we ran into park goers, who said all the restaurants in the park were locked, and they were not allowed to get into the porta- potty. these were elderly people walking their dog. commissioner buell: thank you. >> is there any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner buell: let me ask some commissioners about this. commissioner bonilla? commissioner bonilla: i attended the sunday concert mostly to go listen to stevie wonder, and when i sat there, i was just really impressed with how orderly everything was. i sat on the bleachers. i just looked at the

one in volleyball, rowing, soccer, tennis, water polo and diving. but in the spirit of the olympics, the soccer and water polo medals were won on teams with both cal and stanford players. we counted incoming and current students. for the overall count as phil mentioned the united states held on to its lead, again the summer, 104 total, 46 gold. china in second with 87, total, 38 gold. and great britain, the host nation, took third with 65 overall medals. here is a sneak peek from tonight's closing ceremony. our own raj mathai was inside the olympic stadium. he tweeted out these pictures of the big show. raj will join us from london following our prime time coverage of the ceremony with more on our bay area olympians and coming up then later in this newscast we'll have more information on who will be performing tonight. >> there was some concern, a massive fire near olympics would impact the closing ceremony. the fire burned at recycling center east of olympic park. crews say it's the biggest fire the city has seen in years. more than 200 firefighter

the sheriff's office said he is 5'11'' 1, 165-pounds and was in a red polo shirt. he has a history of violence and mental health problems. >> junk eight feet high may have cost two men their lives. we are live in the area with the unsafe conditions inside a house that broke out in flames early this morning. >> reporter: the biggest challenge in the fight, not so much the flames as the junk. stacks of it like you see right there in every corner of this home. firefighters say it's more common than you may think. this pile of junk is just a small sample of what firefighters face as they watt battled the flames. >> markakis there were stacks of taller than firefighters. it made a difference. >> our first company in there, weren't the biggest guys, they did a very good hose lead. >> reporter: firefighters went in single file barely getting upstairs, dodging furniture. when they found this mess it can be dangerous for them and the people they want to save. >> you can separate from a hose line or if someone starts knocking all that stuff down you can get caught in it, get

not many babies pose with the water polo ball. for maggie and jessica stefans, the pool was their play pen. >> i just grew up all around the pool. we were all swimmers. my mom and my dad swam. my dad played water polo. >> reporter: fast forward 17 years and the pool is still their play pen, but now the world will be watching. >> good idea, mag, good idea. >> reporter: first came jessica and now kid sister maggie. a sister act for team usa water polo. >> to be walking through with my sister is going to be completely different and cool experience. how many people get to do that, together, you know, and then talk about it at the dinner table later. >> reporter: four years ago, maggie watched from the stands as jessica helped team usa capture the silver medal in beijing. managy was not only captivated, but inspired. her dad, a water polo star from cal in the 1970s, knew it was just the beginning. >> she was sitting right next to me. i looked at her, she looked at me. and i said now it's your turn to go get the gold. i was trying to te

women's water polo team battled italy. dozens of family and friends gathering yesterday in san francisco to cheer on danville sisters jessica and maggie stephans. the sisters are one of the major reasons for the team's success in london. maggie had another goal in that game that gives her 12 in her very first olympics. she is on fire. the u.s. women beat italy in the quarterfinals by a final score of 9-6. the stephans family, water polo runs in its blood. >> all of the aunts and uncles played at some point and a lot of them played in college. so, all of the kids are playing. it's the family sport. >> yesterday's win sets up a semifinal showdown with favorite australia that will take place on tuesday. coming up tonight, get ready for this, more track and field, the finals of the men's 400 and 400 meter hurdles. beach volleyball quarterfinals and the individual events for gymnastics, men's rings, vault and women's uneven bars. >> still ahead from buckingham palace, spectators have plenty to see. it's what they be can't see t

now team usa advan advances to polo to the gold medal match. >> raj, thank you. kerri walsh going for the gold tonight 8:00 on the primetime coverage right here on nbc bay area. also tonight the track and field gold medal finals and the qualifying rounds of the women's platform diving. make sure to stay with nbc bay area both on air and online for all the action from the 2012 games. raj will be back at 5:00 with with another live update from london. you can also follow him on twitter @rajmathai. >> women's gymnastics wrapped up last night. gabby douglas competed on the balance beam. she slipped on one of her jumps. that forced her out of the competition. it was aly raisman's night to shine. she competed on the floor and she took the gold. >> it feels really great. i've been dreaming of this for a long time, and i also do a lot. i'm happy it finally paid off. >> good for her. jordyn wieber did not medal in that floor exercise. >>> right now to the continuing coverage on that richmond refinery fire. hundreds of angry residents demanding answers at a community meeti

we start in water polo. the stephans family from danville dominating the pool. maggie stephans and jessica, how about this, jessica with the assist, maggie with the goal. maggie scored five times as team usa beat the spaniards 8-5 the final. their first gold medal in olympics history. you see the celebration in the pool. they love it. >> nothing can explain it. i watched water polo in the olympics ever since i was little and it's been my dream. so not only have i become an olympian but i'm an olympic champion which is unbelievable. >> reporter: she has a busy summer and back to the bay area enrolled at stanford, a freshman in september. now to soccer, another bay area star, alex morgan helping team usa beat japan. let's take to you wembley stadium. more than 80,000 fans, a record attendance for a women's soccer match here in the united kingdom. it was amazing. alex morgue within the assist. carli lloyd with two goals. >> feels so great. after the heartbreak last year, this around our necks, we got it back and we're so happy right now on top of the world. >> nice

. >> clayton: water polo, water polo.water polo. >> dave: there's a double amputee competing in the olympics, michael phelps saying goodbye to the olympics, the greatest athlete of all time in the olympics and water polo. >> clayton: and hoping to watch squash later this week, too. >> huh? >> i did watch handfall for three minutes. really, we have no softball, no baseball, but we have handball, what? >> they couldn't pull this off. >> clayton: i don't know what this is, what is handball. >> dave: i'll demonstrate here. >> alisyn: thank you, real' look forward to that. and the sport of politics is on everyone's minds, including the week coming up. as the vice-president is announced and it's going to happen at some point this month and there's a new article, by bill

women's water polo, water polo in general. you guys, congratulations. participate in al's english class. >> the final pass. warm up with a couple words, then we'll do a sentence, okay? it's about pronunciation. in america we say schedule. how do they say it here in britain? >> schedule. >> you had a rigorous schedule. once you get your car. in america you park it in the garage. in britain it's -- >> garage. >> garage. >> are you sure? >> yes. >> say yes. >> once you watch on tv, commercial, watching in america, advertisements. what is it here? >> go ahead. advertisements. >> and finally. >> thanks so much, the ad for privacy during the controversy. how would you say that in britain. >> for privacy. >> requested privacy. >> in the controversy. >> controversy. >> good morning. a good idea to take an umbrella on this friday. off and on showers and thunderstorms. that's you're latest weather. >> all right, al. thanks. team usa not only finished number one and two in the decathlon but also the triple jump. say hello to christian taylor who won gold as well a

women's water polo team. a reminder, olympic prime time with bob costas comes your way in a little less than three hours. al michaels with dan patrick and our gang and we will talk to you from london tomorrow. >>> today at 4:00, a 17-year-old east bay mother and her 2-month-old child kidnapped. new dales on the manhunt for the suspect and the victims and how you can help. >>> then, kicking for gold, the bay area is buzzing as cal and stanford alum try to power the u.s. women's soccer team to a gold medal. see how the bay area cheers on its local stars in an on-field battle against japan. all coming up today at 4:00 on nbc bay area. >>> america's golden girls, bay area athletes claimed gold on the field, in the pool and in the sand. live reports from the south bay and london where a northern california gold rush is on. >> don't you think rate-payers have a right to know how you're spending their money? >> a major local utility company wants to raise your rates and executives won't explain how they're spending

women's water polo, water polo in general. well done. [ applause ] >> now even better, you get to participate in al's english class. >> that's right. the final day of class for the big final test here. we're going to warm up with a couple words and then do a sentence. >> okay. >> so -- it's about pronunciation. in america we say schedule. how do they say it here in britain? >> schedule. >> you had a rigorous schedule. >> yes. >> now, once you get your car, you, in america, would park it in the garage. but in britain, it's this? >> garage. >> garage. >> are you sure? >> yes. >> who's right? >> i'm not sure. >> humor him. >> say yes. >> once you watch on tv, we take -- throw to a commercial you're watching in new york in america advertisements. what is it here? >> go ahead. advertisements. >> all right. >> and finally. >> thankfully this is it. thanks so much. barrel. the lieutenant for privacy during the controversy, how would you say that in britain? >> the tenantses -- >> privacy. >> would question privacy -- >> controversy.

women beat spain in water polo. claressa shields battled her way 0 thelds over russian a penna penn, camden, and brunswick lines. ashton eaton wins the event. usain bolt broke an olympic record on twitter. he was averaging 80,000 tweets minutes. >> coming up, the women's four- by 100 relay and bmx racing. >> 6:06. 76 degrees on tv hill. there will be shark-infested waters at martha's vineyard this weekend. >> google has to pay more than $22 million in fines. details in this morning's "consumer alert." >> a play-by-play of my olympic adventures after the break. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have some rain in areas and it is affecting your ride >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:10. 81 degrees downtown. still i humid start to the day. rain advancing from the west. i am finishing my olympic adventures. i've been going through all the different sports. we'll recap them for you in case you missed the highlights. my olympic adventures have come to an end. what an exciting two weeks it has been. >

. >> i am asking to accept and expend the polo fields for the golden gate park. >> thank you. this is my item. this is an important resolution. the board needs to approve a gift from the baker street foundation to accept and expend this gift to hire one of the gardener for assistance in maintenance of the polo fields. because of budget cuts, they are only maintained on a part-time basis. staff determined adding gardening staff was a high priority to preserve the quality of the turf at the 16-acre sports and events complex. it is particularly critical with the upcoming large-scale events at golden gate park. without attention, gophers and heavy traffic will undermine the quality of the turf. the rec and park commission voted to accept this gift. i am recommending this resolution go out with the committee report in order to help the department and with the huge crowds for the concert coming up in august. we are approaching this move forward to tomorrow. lisa branson from the rec and park department is here to answer any questions you might have. if there are no questions, we wil

women's water polo team. it was ladies night, raj. >> reporter: it sure was. we're in london, but there's so much bay area flavor here. we're talking the east bay from danville, the steffen family is here in london with us. we chatted with the parents. they're so excited and a little nervous but rightfully so. two of their daughters are on team usa, and both of their daughters are the stars of team usa. we saw it last night in the water. we talk about maggie and jessica step fens. maggie scored four goals including the game winner in overtime against australia. jessica did just fine. she scored one goem. between the steffens sister they had five goals and rance to the gold medal match against spain. that's thursday here in london. on the beach, yes, the sand. the sand they've imported from hours away in the uk. it's a specialized sand, and it's all good for kerri walsh. a lot of people cheering from stanford to san jose to orange county and everywhere. they move on to the gold medal match, her and her partner, misty may-treanor, for the third consecutive olymp