but as monika reports, the red cross helps people in many ways. >> the story of the american red cross starts here, in washington d.c. during the civil war, the sanitary commission was started to help sick and injured union soldiers. a woman named clara barton joined that effort. she became known as "the angel of the battlefield." >> during the americanlefield." civil war, it wasn't too common for women to be near the battlefield. clara barton changed all that by providing aid to soldiers, and so that's why they called her the angel of the battlefield. >> after the war, she visited europe and learned about an organization there called the international red cross. >> the international red cross movement started in europe to help relieve the suffering of people affected by war. it was founded by henry dunant, a swiss businessman, and still today, we honor him by using the reverse of the swiss flag for our symbol -- the red cross against a white background. >> returning to the united states, she founded the american red cross in 1881. and ever since then, the american red cross has been h

the head of the red cross is in damascus to secure better he wantsed red cross to be able -- wants the to be able to reach those that have beenç wounded. he also wants to imimplement a daily two-hour cease-fire. jonathan head is monitoring events from istanbul and)r's me now. feels jonathan, like another tall order, but what chance do you feel he's got? >> i think givenç that the ann plan specifies that two-hour break in hostility and the fact that the syrian government has finally set up a deadline toú withdraw its forces, it is a reasonable request to make. despite the syrian's acceptance of the plan, the firing by some accounts hasç actually intensified. we are getting dailyly reports of intense attacks by syrian forces apparently trying to take as muchç ground back from the opposition. so it is arguably a worse time now for civilians than at any other time in the conflict.ç we have seen entire villages evacuating. all of those need treating. u.n. estimates are something like a million people displaced. and any pzoqortion of those have actually gone outside to places like turke

building here and we've got to call attention to the fact that the great red cross that we all hold you know dear to our hearts we all that red cross have met wonderful you really treat your people terribly what we've got to do have to have justice for the red cross that's that's it's probably quite shocking for most americans talk about the ninety nine percent spring your thoughts on this what do you see happening and coming out i think it's you know it's basically part of a bigger thing it's really part of this whole issue of what's going on in america right now this battle with the right wing you know basically the tea party that's taken over the republican party the fact that the party is moving so far to the right talking about things that that america doesn't want you know getting rid of social security medicare medicaid you know basically cutting everything you know tax cuts for the rich you know basically keep it you know we got to you know which mccall it we got romney paid fourteen percent and we've got my truck drivers pay thirty percent how is that fair and basically thi

the red cross. for years i started as a volunteer for the red cross. ended up before i took this job as a volunteer chairman of the board of the red cross in massachusetts. had to give that up when i took this job. but an intragoodwill part of the community. in the last two years i had traveled across the country from aalaska to hawaii and the floods in new england. to a hurricane in vermont. who ever knew vermont would get struck bay hurricane? and on the ground in joplin, missouri, 14 hours after the tornado went through there. and i was in tuscaloosa, alabama, smithville. mississippi. northern georgia, all affected by the tornadoes. and up in north dakota from the floods. and when i was flying over north dakota, had the opportunity with the general and a couple congressmen. and as we're flying over, and it was just cresting. in looking at the damages, the general is explaining how many homes and businesses were damaged. in sort of a side mentioned we've really done a good job and haven't lost any lives and working hard, and we saved the school and d

in washington, and 3:00 in the afternoon in damascus, where the head of the international red cross is meeting syrian officials to try to agree on how to get humanitarian aid to civilians. the civilian government has in principle said it except the international peace plan. there is skepticism that it will stick to its promises, which it has broken in the past? . muir reports. >> heavy shelling was still going on on monday. syria has committed to calling of the crackdown within one week. at the moment, there's no sign of the whole. according to activists, the town was still shelled on tuesday. syrian troops and tanks are supposed to be pulling out of towns and cities already. this internet footage, which we cannot verify, showed them still in the city on monday. the syrians have told kofi annan that they agreed to his first step of pulling out the population centers. they insist the opposition must then follow suit. there's widespread skepticism. the important thing is that mr. annan has got the russians on board. the >> [speaking foreign langua] >> this plan is that syrians have to ta

i should say americans are generous giving to the red cross and then the red cross does a good job of getting that money to people, not just for rebuilding their houses, but there are cases where people lost artificial limbs and the red cross paid for a new artificial limb. and to which was the red cross that is the hero here in terms of helping to get people back on their feet, and rebuild their properties. there's really no comparison to previous floods. there have been bad floods along the ohio river and always has been since there has been in ohio river, but this is the first time that a flood it's a real industrialized ohio valley. in the 1880s, you don't have these big industrial cities in place, so the damage is much greater just because of that fact. it's a different country, and the water is much higher your so in that sense there's really no comparison. in 1927 you had a tremendous flood along the lower mississippi river that devastated parts of eastern arkansas and western mississip mississippi, down to louisiana. it was a very different experience from 1937, not just becau

did we the red cross does have allotted commission on the web site seek and find that red cross thathere is a congressional hearing going on about this what you tell us? >>> i did not know that there's a congressional hearing that is exciting one of the things that you might be referring to is the fact that there was a commercial screening. professionals agree that congress amend who is a representative from brooklyn is a huge asian-american population and one of the things she says is it is one thing for these folks to say here is we accomplished indian she says look will tell you that they're lying to us because we saw on the ground is not at this picture is better in this brochure. what can be done now? we talk to the people what can be done to help? >>> ask the ngo which he contributed to what did she did the money again is not enough to get pie chart just isn't one we saw people on the conditions now are worse than they were when i went for the first time which was 10 months after the quake it's amazing if your people have access to clean drinking water, few people have access t

to talk about that, we are joined by cheryl kravitz and tammy moore of the red cross.hank you for coming. >> thank you for having us. >> you do such great work around the world. and we report on it every time there some disaster in where. but this morning, you are telling us about some of the things that you do for soldiers families. tammy, start by telling us what is the work you are doing. >> the mission of the american red cross and serving our members of the armed force goes back to the days of clara barton when she provided come port and care to union soldiers on the battlefield. today we are still doing that but in a way that is modern. meets the needs of the service members and their families in 2012. >> cheryl, may 12, red red cross going to hold a gala honoring men and women in the military. tell us about that. >> we are calling it salute to service. that means automatic kinds of things. we are honoring service men and service women and families and the american red cross provides in our community, acrosses the country and around the world. >> what are some of

the president of the international red cross to meet. up with. the russian officials we are in contact we are keeping. in touch with. these. so you have information impacts nothing retrospectivity in syria. has been cooperating with the syrian. cover almost all of the provinces is within syria where the risk to change me. jenny i'm not a three year. why there are probably three of them committee of a book conviction rienzi is a great singing movie too it's in the end the truth is it was doubling again in anything but out of school in the city are helps to alleviate suffering for the syrian population in the hot spots across the syrian pre-publication we look at why there has said you have. the idea. by the in the lead while. in the us when most of the reason the what the hell. is from. this honest professional. muslim do to politicize. the students helps to you superstring the events of internal confrontation we can meet the bullies able to fifty of them are going to go to the polls suing gets in its work with that man when i hear him say yes whe

they are currently sheltering in place, the red cross.y have by the looks of these picture, they have their work cut out for them later aez they're going to be getting out a i long with fire, emt, police in dallas county, ft. worth, arlington, lancaster. the list goes on as far as the cities we've been talking about that have sustained some sort of damage because of these tornadoes. and again, chad, let me bring you in as we're looking. that's the radar from one of the local affiliates. so no tornadoes on the ground as of now. >> there's still maybe sirens going, if there's a tornado on the ground, i don't think it's small. if there's a warning for your country. you still need to take precautions. these storms have been going up and down all day. they have been cycling. just because i don't think there's one on the ground right now doesn't mean in three minutes it won't be back on the ground. especially the one north of euless. and the one close to dfw. i believe dfw is in more danger of getting hail than anything else. euless texas just

one day it would evolve into our present american red cross. the tragic aspects of all wars past and future were soon evident. this was richmond, virginia. charleston. fredericksburg. war meant, too, the uprooted, the homeless refugee, the prisoner of war doomed to a captivity under subhuman conditions. these were the wounded in an era when the trifling flesh wound would lead to gangrene and amputation. when hospitals were few and far behind the lines. finally, war meant those who would fight no more, so ended 483,000 americans north and south, a total not even reached in world war ii. what we know of the day-to-day life of the man who served. well, like his counterpart today he lived in countless company streets. winter quarters were crude log shacks built by himself. in new fatigue and details, they killed boredom in his own way and polished up before endless inspections and reviews. when and where possible he enjoyed rare visits from family and friends. there was no handy px but licensed tradesmen called settlers set up shot and even followe

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen. invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪

you also have to work with the nonprofits, red cross, salvation army, many more.oç on a daily basis with a sml emergency. it may be in somebody's home unfortunately caught on fire. it is a disaster to them. ççwho is thereç during the dr for that family? it is the city. it is the red cross. the salvation army, the local church, synagogue,ç mosqueç, whatever. the faith based community is there to help the mountçç -- o help them out. when things are little bigger, who else is there? neighbors helping neighbors. ças it gets a little bigger, or even if it is a small house fire, in the neighborhoods of this city and neighborhoods across the country, if something çhappens, there is usually a local business that knows the family and been dealing with for a while and says that will help them out in some way or another. i remember last year i was traveling in the floods of north dakota. there was a family i was talking to at one of the shelters who lost their home. he said the one good thing was he did not lose his car. he had sent it to the shop the day before. t

i should see americans are generous and giving to the red cross and the red cross does a good job ofiving the money to people, not just for rebuilding their houses, the cases were people last artificial limbs and the red cross paid for a new artificial band and so it's really the red cross that is the hero here in terms to hoping to get people back on their feet and rebuilt their properties. there's really no comparison to previous flood. there have been bad floods along the ohio river and have always been since there has been an ohio river. this is the first time that the flood hit a real industrialized ohio valley. in the 1880s you don't have this big industrial cities and places, so the damage is much greater just because of that fact. the country and the water is much higher. and so in that sense, there is really no comparison. in 1927 you had a tremendous flood along the lower mississippi but devastated parts of eastern arkansas and western mississippi down to louisiana. it was a very different experience from 1937 not just because they hate different parts of the country, but b

we're hearing the red cross is being called in >> that's right, we have heard that the red cross is beingled in to assist for people who live at the home here in san mateo. you can actually see smoke still billing. that smoke is actually coming from one of two parking garages that were on fire earlier this morning. san mateo fires as they got the called just after 4:00 for a fully involved raj fire. we understand art to detach to parking garages and one single family home that was involved. there are four people who live in the home, a mother and her children. i talked to one of the kids who says there was the sound of crackling this morning that woke him up and when he woke up he woke up everyone in his family and went to nearby homes to alert his neighbors as to what was going on. it was a two alarm fire, house is a really close together so there are more than 40 firefighters still on the scene working to put out hot spots in making sure the fire is contained. the firefighters will be on the scene for quite some time and we know the red cross will be coming to assist the family of four.

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen.t to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪ >> this lodge is home to some of the best fly casting pools in the world. these shallow concrete pools don't have fish. this is just a place where people come to practice their fly casting technique. ith was built in the 1930's and ever since, people have been coming here to get back to nature. every year, the world championship of fly casting is held in san francisco and visitors from all over the globe travel to be here. >> we are here with phil, general manage of san francisco

the red cross and other clinics throughout rural california. as the public health director and previous health director she is conducting a -- an intense -- and housing. barbra will work with the needs and services and the aftermath of the earthquake and beyond. barbra? >> good morning. the loma prieta earthquake was probably a redefining of my career in 1989. i learned through crisis, it can create opportunity and conflict can bring collaboration and even friendship. and i was about -- i lived about five miles away from the epicenter of the loma prieta earthquake and our clinic was about seven miles from the epicenter. loma prieta means dark mountain. and we would always say during the earthquake we were kind of on the dark side of the mountain. san francisco did an incredible job but to give you a little bit of background to the city. i think this experience also brought me to city government. i had worked in the non-profit field for over 25 years. the city of watsonville was not prepared to communicate with the 60% spanish-speaking community

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen.t to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪ >> san francisco recreation and parks department offers classes for the whole family. rec and parks has a class for everyone. discover what is available now and get ready to get out and play. henri matisse. frida kahlo. andy warhol. discover the next great artist. get out and play and get inspired with toddler classes. experience art where making a mess is part of the process. classes and the size the artistic process rather than the product. children have the freedom to explore m

last meeting we had the american red cross. so we will continue to do this. and we also -- and i didn't want to put the city administrator, kelly, on -- i didn't want to put her on the spot today, so we're starting it at our next meeting. but as a regular agenda item, we are going to have updates from the lifelines council, because the lifelines council meets about a week before disaster council, so it seems like a natural that we would get updated on the great work that you're doing there. so at our next meeting. and if there are other things that folks would like to see that we're not covering, let me know. we're trying to make this a little more interactive. i also -- you know, these meetings used to be an hour and a half. i think an hour is plenty of time. everybody's very busy. but, you know, we don't want people to sit here. we'd really like your input. so share your ideas, if you have anything that we're not doing that you think we should. so this is your opportunity to tell us what's going on in your world. are there any updates from councilmembers 12

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen.t to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪ >> everyone deserves a bank account. in san francisco, anyone can have a bank account. everyone is welcome, even if you are not a u.s. citizen or have bad credit. qualifying for a bank account is simple, just lived or worked in san francisco and had a form of id >> we started bank on san francisco at six years ago. we wanted to make sure they know they have options, which would be more successful for them. ♪ >> check cashing stores can be found all over the city. they're convenien

their release has been negotiated by a column by a non- governmental organization with help from the red cross. >> it brazilian held up taking off from a colombian air base,

charter for the americans association of the international red cross, she's the one who suggested to them and had an amendment made for the international red cross to include natural disasters, not just war. and i -- i'd like to think that, you know, of course, she didn't want to be working during a war, but then if there was no war, what was she going to do, so she was very happy to be able to add natural disaster and really expand the amount of service that she could provide to not just include the military but include, you know, everyday citizens first in the united states and eventually internationally. so the missing -- missing persons area is very important to that, as well as supplying, you know, whatever kinds of supplies they had. her early work in the united states, she actually built motels in the natural disaster area for her to give people a place to live when they had lost everything, so, you know, she -- she just didn't want to limit it to military function. she really wanted to be able to touch as many people as she possibly could. i work for the national museum of ci

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen.t to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪ >>. touring england was a time when robert as mentors were being challenged by a quickly growing middle-class. for endeavour's crew of new artists began to assert themselves, offering new definitions of the athletics of arts and beauty. over 180 objects of avant-garde design and art from the victorian england has been collected inside the legion of honor snoot exhibition, it's the cold of the ec. -- the cult of beauty. >> there was this group of artists that were not only revoluti

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen.t to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪ >> i tried to think about this room as the dream room, where we dream and bring some of those dreams to life. i feel very blessed that i have been able to spend the last 31 years of my life doing it my way, thinking about things better interesting to me, and then pursuing them. there are a lot of different artists that come here to work, mostly doing aerial work. kindred spirits, so to speak. there is a circus company that i have been fortunate enough to work with the last couple

american red cross honored several ordinary citizens. there is the city. >> these are ordinary people who can d.something extraordinary. the american red cross from marin county handed out hero awards. in cases they risked their lives to save someone else's live. >> i was not breathing. >> jim and his wife were kayaking when cap sizing in the bay. and there was a crew of another ferry turned around and right people were in the right place. >> this is where three guys that were collegiate swimmers happened to be on a boat on the way. >> and and i got from behind and two buddies chris and kenny got his leg. >> there is i certainly would have died. >> and these young men put boy scout training into place. >> they help aid woman living next door save valuables just in case. they pitched in to care for a cat. >> we knew what to do with it. >> boys being shy but occurred an example for others. >> and there is for others to be to be able to recognize thachl we can be an inspiring memt for others to see. >> and that goes for all hero autos such

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen.t to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪ supervisor chu: good morning. my name is carmen chu and i want to welcome you to the district 4 in district 7 town hall on the budget. i am pleased to organize this alongside with the mayor. the big purpose is to be able to hear directly from you and get your feedback about what you want to see in the budget. we have done this one year before in the same spot and had a different format, one where our department had spent all of time what they talked about and we did not hear from

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen.t to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪ >> million can hear me. i want to welcome everyone to one of the newest parts of district 5, the famous county fair building. yay. [laughs] [applause] thank you all for coming in participating in this meeting today. i am excited to have all of you here today in my district to speak about issues that concern you. san francisco is a world-class city because we had citizens like yourselves who are vocal and willing to put in the work in the hours to make the community better. i want

is not only her home for the last 15 years of her life but also the headquarters of the american red crossder, and the president, and there is some interesting things you can learn about this house when you are here. bernie is with the park service she joins me on the second floor. this is an maizing house give us an -- an amazing house give us an idea how big it is. >> 35 rooms 10 were used for bedrooms, there were 10 bedrooms on this floor and these were used for her and staff, 10 or more and they would work. >> we talked earlier 50 closets very organized frugal. >> that's right. >> how many bathrooms. >> just one. >> one bathroom. >> yes. >> let's talk about that, a woman with great ideas how can we only have one bathroom. >> she had chamber pots and a sits bath this was the turn of the century, indoor plumbing was new she was state of the art having one bathroom >> i kid she was a woman of wonderful ideas, one of those was the first aid kit not long ago we were down stairs with young kids, putting together a first aid kit, going through some of the things what goes in we have a stuffed

it would evolve into the present red cross. the tragic a aspects were soon evident. this was richmond, virginia. charleston. fredericksburg. they were uprooted. the homeless refugee. the prisoner of war doomed to captivity. these were the wounded when the era of trifling flesh wound would lead to gang green and amputation. they were few and far behind the lines. finally war meant those who would fight no more. a total not even reached in world war ii. what do we know of the day to day life of a man who served? like his counterpart today, he lived in countless company streets. the winter quarters were crude log shacks built by himself. they killed boredom in his own way. polished up before endless inspections and reviews. when and where possible, he enjoyed rare visits from family and friends. there was no handy px, but licensed trays men called settlers to set up shop and followed the troops into the field and on their campaigns. and his own buddies. like today, there was always one comic, one clown. he prayed for survival over the war's end. with the collapse of the

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen.t to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet

red cross offers their services and are passing off fires and seven languages that they could reach out to all the ethnic groups those in the not understand language differences and work possibly hurting in the the resources a lot of the faith groups say that it will probably have their own services individually and especially this sunday and easter sunday. >>> saw any of so much support hopefully they find it. >>> juliet thank you. for every development in this story posted on our web sites you can find at these between newscasts as cbs sf dot com. >>> also in the news sent national weather service says the storm system that swept across texas today spawned a to a dozen tornadoes roberta is turnout with some dramatic video those twisters in the aftermath this was just truly amazing and no deaths have been reported so far this evening but many people have been injured several of them severely. and sent tanks lined up on the roof of this house to get these images of a tornado. duckweeds debris can be seen to the air. >>> where super scared i was and never been so scared my entire lif

the american red cross provided assistance and raised money to help the survivors. we mourn the losses in the whole community and the community came together to recover and rebuild. during the rerecover phase we looked for how we could be better prepared and promised those we lost that we would be better prepared. since the loma prieta earthquake we have made great strides. we rebuilt the city stronger, and great strides in retro fits especially on the bay bridge and new buildings. and the catastrophic plan under nancy's leadership and the partnership with fema, we've enhanced some warnings and made a concerted effort to focus on personal preparedness and get message out residents really need to help take care of themselves and others. so i am pleased to be part of the legacy and want to thank all of you for your hard work, time and effort to help others. so thank you. [applause] >> a little transition work here. jim? >> thank you. thank you mike for joining us today to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake. i'd also like to thank our commun

the red cross was -- one unit was gutted.the red cross was called to help those displaced. >>> meteor smashing into the sierra yesterday morning people record a sonic boom that rattled windows across several counties. scientists say the meteor probably came from a debris cloud. >> my dogs jumped. >> it was just a bright green flash with a tail on it. it looked metallic, sort of reflective-like as it shot across the sky. >> meteor shower produced by the comet is peaking and most visible in the northern hemisphere. >>> a very special soccer ball will board with a flight from alaska to japan next machine after floating 5,000 miles across the pacific following last year's tsunami one of the first pieces of debris washed ashore in alaska from the tsunami. it blockedded to a 16-year-old boy who lost -- lost his home and possessions. the ball was found by an alaska man while he was beach combing he plans to personally fly the ball back to the teen in may. >>> [ unintelligible ] >> it was like a yearbook in the third grade a lot of p

from the vietnam red cross, to win in us. thank you so much for joining us on bbc. a judge in the united states sentences of four former police officers for shooting six under residences in new orleans in 2005. -- for shooting six unarmed residents in new orleans in 2005. the colleague who helped them hide evidence was also jailed. china has been ordered to shut down on a live web cams. he has lived under it for the past year. he told the stadium -- the bbc that he installed cameras to encourage transparency. 80 years ago, greece was a dissenter of for the accident. that seems a long time ago. >> the greek athletic federation has suspended all domestic sporting activities. there is no money to pay coaches and staff. unless budget cuts are reversed, a dissipation in the olympics could be a race. -- participation in the olympics could be erased. >> staff unpaid, training grounds without heating, this is another state of greases and into a crisis. -- greece's financial crisis. the athletic federation has hit back. all domestic sporting activities will be halted until t

every day, the red cross responds to nearly 200 neighborhood emergencies.nd your support makes it possible. use this moment to join us today. visit redcross.org. >>> 4:55 right now. police are boosting security outside of dodgers stadium this morning before today's home opener. l.a. police started patrolling the parking lots and parks near the stadium last night. the goal is to keep fans from arriving early and drinking before today's game. the increased security is the result of bryan stow's beating at last year's home opener. meantime, stow is still recovering after two men jumped him following that game. his family is suing the team saying stow will need lifelong medical care costing at least $50 million. >>> after opening up the season with three straight losses with the three top aces on the mound, the giants counting on a veteran to get them back in the win column. barry sezito and looking good, delivered large with a 7-0 victory over the colorado rockies. this marks his fifth career shutout his very first since 2003. nice work. >>> what about the mor