. >> the oakland raiders and the san diego chargers are also taking part. >>> the case is wrapping up of a presbyterian minister who was breaking with church rules by marrying same-sex couples. we'll be right back. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer -z >>> in napa this morning, closing argumenting got under way in the church trial of a retired presbyterian minister. reverend jane rar is accused of marrying same-sex couple. a verdict is expected sometime today or tomorrow. >>> san francisco police are looking for whoever is responsible for a rash of cooper wire thefts. the thefts usually take place between 2:00 and 6:00 a.m. and they have caused outages and damages to homes and business. police are asking anyone who sees anything suspicious in the area of those under ground vaults to call police. we do have a crew there and we'll have an update on that story coming up tonight at five -- at 5:00. >>> in the meantime, ucsf is investigating a cooper theft. the outage did not interfere with hospital operations, there's no word on any arrests

. >> the oakland raiders and san diego chargers are also partnering with the lottery to sell scratchertickets. >> good idea. >>> mark ibanez joins joins us now with sports. the giants didn't play. >> the giants if the season ended right now they would be involved in the postseason play offs, that's because one of the teams they are fighting with didn't win. holiday a perfect game commemoration before it all started. then it's all about the houston astros in philadelphia. carlos lee a big home run. first time the phillies have been swept at citizen's bank park in a four game series ever. 5-1 giants go up a half game in the wild card scenario. i don't know if it's just a crazy coincidence, but tiger announces his divorce is final. promptly goes out and shoots his best round of the year. he's in new jersey and a 6- under 65 on the way to that. nice shot right here. second shot, and 191 yards sitting pretty for a birdie which he converted here he is on 18 with a 12-foot birdie. he's tied for the lead with a 6- under 65. >>> meantime battle of the bay this weekend, 49ers and raiders both un

football team who won the super bowl last year, again won right here in new orleans, against the san diego chargers-21. this is what they're concentrating on. this is really what they want to see, after all these years of stress. the city they call the big easy, five years removed from the wrath of katrina, is eager to turn the page. >> the people that counted us out. we're still here. >> reporter: recovery from this enormous disaster will naturally take time. the spirits here are strong. >> we really have focused on rebuilding and restoring. and now, we're moving on to the next chapter. which is a nice place to be. >> reporter: still, the reminders of katrina's toll on the city are everywhere. no more so than the impoverished lower ninth ward. where hundreds died, as floodwaters quickly rose to the rooftops. >> it's different because of the pain and the scars of katrina. we will never get over that. but it's a better city in some respects. >> reporter: five years ago, the nation bore witness to an unspeakable tragedy. it is painful but necessary to recall. >> we also don't ever want to forget that

the san diego char on the new this is no 5:00 or 6:00 newscast this evening. the chargers take on the new orleans saints. superdome in new orleans. so that begins at 5:00 p.m. "cbs evening news with katie couric" this afternoon at 4:30. >> i get paid. >> get ready for football. >> how about another sport. happens in a small coastal village in india. thoroughbred bulls and buffaloes charge through muddy waters while a farmer rides in between them. this year there were more than 300 competitors. animal rights activists had raised concerns about the event. but this year court obervers, as well as activists, were on hand to keep a watchful eye. that's it for the cbs 5 news at noon. our next newscast is at 5. and don't >> thank you for watching. see you on monday. rget... eyewitness news is always on c-b-s 5 dot com. ============b r e a k,,,,,,,,,,, our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and p