. >>> shark attack. police officers shoot a 12-foot shark after a deadly attack in a popular surfing beach down under. tonight we go out with scientists tagging, tracking great whites lurking so close to our shores. >>> and fire ball. 19 tourists killed in a horrific midair explosion, the worst hot air balloon in history, the chilling tragedy raising the question just how safe are these rides. >>> >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with bill weir. >> good to be with you tonight, thanks for joining us. imagine this as a plotline for "ocean's 14." clooney, pitt and the gang turn their thieving skills towards a really juicy target, the supermarket. as crazy as it sounds, organized shoplifting rings are now selling milk, tide, and razor blades on the black market to the tune of $30 billion a year, enough to inspire retailers to form specialized undercover units. abc's nick watt went along with one of them for a bust. >> reporter: we used to call it shoplifting, but now it's so much more. >> i've see

something like 70 million sharks a year, this is all types, not just white sharks, are killed mostly for finning. there's a huge market in china as we know. what's interesting about california, california has led the way in the past on shark protection. in 1993, pete wilson signed a law that banned all hunting of sharks and great white sharks out to three miles in state waters. jerry brown as we may remember in 2011 signed a bill banning the possession or sale of shark fins which got a lot of the, you know, chinese restaurants in l.a. and the bay area upset because it's illegal to serve shark fin soup. but a lot of environmentalists were really nervous. there have been a couple recent studies that estimated the population at something like 300 to 400 adults. and, you know, if only half of those are female, they're saying that's a pretty low number. >> yeah. we're talking now about putting the shark on the state endangered species list. how is is that different from the federal endangered list? >> california is one of the only states that has its own separate endangered species list.

good guess. >> a white shark in this instance, in reality the only sharks around new zealand is bigs a person would be a great white. >> reporter: there were 80 shark attacks worldwide and seven of them were fatal. ten years prior to that they had an average of about four fatal attacks per year. >> shep: trace, thanks. with us a man who knew the victim. ken jago is on the phone and he is in new zealand and i understand you had a service for the victim today? >> that's right. we just five minutes walked off the beach. we had a ceremony to lift what we call a papoo a ban activities on the beach in the water until it's been cleansed. adam's family and the local community and friends all gathered down there at dawn. we've had an hour, hour and a half of prayer and just to lift the papoo. >> shep: adam was there enjoying dated or what he was he doing? >> adam was training for a long distance swim, it was a fund-raiser swim for charity. there weren't that many people involved in it but out in the ocean, but he was surfing or swimming. amazing thing, there were dozen other people within 20

going in the sharks were the only undefeated team in the nhl. despite their loss to the predators they are one point behind the top team in the league. >> it's outstanding to watch a team that you support and back all the way and they're doing an outstanding job. couldn't ask for more. >> reporter: the sharks aren't the only bay area team thriving. first the giants clinched their second world series title in three years. the niners made it into the super bowl. >> it's just awesome right now. everything's going great. it's the bay area's year. >> i can't wait for tomorrow. i can't wait for the 49ers. this is their year. what a year to follow up with the giants. we could have two teams in one city. >> reporter: many shark fans are also 49er fans. and combined the two looks ahead of tomorrow's super bowl. >> it's huge. everything's going down to this weekend. i mean, i'm talking out of this world. >> reporter: and that excitement is spilling onto the ice. sharks players cheer on other bay area teams and just hope to be part of the magic. >> it's be

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i can tell you sharks fans are already arriving for tonight's game. live in san jose, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. >> exciting weekend for the bay area. >>> still ahead, fans of the 49ers and ravens who traveled to new orleans for super bowl xlvii may be on opposite sides, but they agree on one thing. we'll show you what that is coming up. >>> ravens and 49er fans were out in force today. >> the french quarter was full with people wearing ravens and 49ers gear. both sides are confident about their team's chances in the game on sunday. one thing that everyone agreed on is the hospitality of the city hosting the super bowl. this is the first time that the city has hosted the big game since hurricane katrina. >> the people are so darned nice down here. we love it. if we get a ravens victory, it will be the perfect vacation. >> coming out, buying all the paraphernalia. great being with friends. awesome party place. >> the tenth time the super bowl has been held in new orleans, tying miami the most for any one location. >> we w

plus a deadly shark attack at a popular beach. >> he shouted out shark. and the next minute we saw him like rolling around. there was blood everywhere in the water. >> shepard: then police opened fire. the terrifying scene in front of hundreds of tourists. and an 81-year-old puts up one heck of a fight when a couple of guys decide to rip off his jewelry store. but first from fox this wednesday night jody arias. she now acknowledges she lied to police, shoe lied to friends, lied to family, lied to reporters lied, she admits, to everybody about the night she killed her ex-boyfriend following an afternoon of sex. shot him in the face, stabbed him 27 times and slit his throat. but she says the jury should believe her alibi of self-defense because she claims she would never lie to a jury. the admission on arias's 12 day on the stand. a day which featured shocking testimony as well as audio from x rated phone calls with the man she admits she killed. stuff that is simply far too graphic for this program. as you know jody arias has changed her story several time

what's drawing all those great white sharks? and tonight, how you can now track each shark from your own computer. the man who knew there was a shark right off the dock. >> oh, yeah, mary lee! big girl! >>> good evening on this tuesday night. diane is on assignment. and we do begin here with those terrifying images from the sky. this evening, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a hot air balloon with nearly two dozen people inside in one of the biggest tourist destinations in the world, to explode and plummet to the ground. here are the images of it, as it was falling from the sky, the last few seconds before it crashed. tonight, the death toll at 19, and abc's alex marquardt leads us off from egypt. >> reporter: this amateur video shows the moment the vacation of a lifetime turned into tragedy. a sunrise balloon ride suddenly enveloped in black smoke. you can see it billowing from the basket. then the balloon begins to collapse. deflated, it now plummets a thousand feet down to earth. photographer christopher mic

bigger because we're better. >> gary: sharks blackhawks 1st period sharks riding a 6 game losing streakoe thornton taking out the sharks frustration on blackhawks jonathan toews both players got 5 minute majors for fighting 2nd period, 2-0 chi tim kennedy - gets the sharks on the board and cuts the defecit in half with this nice goal 2-1 chi 2nd periodhawks on power play antti niemi - makes the initial save but the hawks keep batting at it and andrew shaw gets it to go in for chicago 3-1 chi final: 4-1 chicago sharks lose 7th straight after winning first 7 games sharks: 7-7 overall nba rising stars sophmore klay thompson and rookie harrison barnes playing in the rising stars game for "team shaq" thompson - shows he can do pointers - throws down ally oop slam thompson: 11 points barnes with the dunk. barnes: 12 points but team chuck dominated kenneth faried of the nuggets with the play of thehanded ally-oop slam faried: 40 points, 10 rebs barkley's team sets scoring record for this game team chuck wins 163-135 stanford at usc stanford women's basketball team ranked 4th in the country 1st

the warriors and sharks were both in action again today.nd both teams looked to end their recent three game losing streak. we've got highlights of each game. coming up after the break. >> after starting the season with one of the best road records in the n-b-a the golden state warriors have stumbled of late. they had a chance to turn things around tonight against the dallas mavericks but fell behind early. eventually losing 91-to-116. stephen curry scored 18 points and carl landry added 13 of his own as the warriors lost their fourth game in a row. this is the longest losing streak for the warriors on the year. next up the houston rockets come to town on tuesday. then it's time for a much needed rest with the n-b-a all star break right around the corner. after winning the first seven games to start the season the sharks entered today's game against the phoenix coyotes on a three game losing streak. i was at the game with shark fans. along with kron 4's mark danon. and unfortunately for the sharks they fell in overtime. losing one-to- nothin

. >> pam: the sharks coming up and gary radnich with the warriors. warriors spurs warriors debut their new lightweight sleeved jersey's - and try and snap a 16 game losing streak to the san antonio spurs 4th quarter danny green - this 3-pointer caps off a 12-0 spurs run early 4th quarter 80-67 sa green: 20 points warriors bounce right back - david lee cutting to the rack with the layup as warriors go on 13-0 run of their own 90-89 gs lee: 25 points, 22 rebounds 91-90 spurs,:07 left steph curry - the impossiby perfect pass out to jarrett jack who calmly drains the 3-pointer 93-91 gs jack: 30 points, 10 assists :07 left, spurs down 1 tim duncan gives it right back to manu ginobili off inbounds play for the game tying layup with:04 left 93-93 tie gibobili: 18 points overtime curry deflects the pass - starts a fast break - jack finishes with reverse layup 100-98 gs warriors pull away on free throws snap 16 game losing streak to spurs warriors win 107-101 >> women #4 stanford oregon st. tara vanderveer in her 27th season on the farm 2nd half chiney oguimi

there have been 56 shark attacks in the last 20 years. of those, 21 have been fatal. the victims have been more are not, but suffered serious injuries. local scientists believe environmental disturbances, like the building of a large port near the city, have disrupted the hunting habits of the sharks. a group of concerned residents have come up with a controversial scheme. >> we talked to the fisherman about what they can do to help save human lives, using humane techniques to kill the sharks. we give them the hooks and we collect the net. >> the group gives the fishermen $130 and a food basket for each shark they catch. and as these news reports show, local fishermen have responded enthusiastically to the scheme. but environmentalists have criticized it, and it's divided opinion among the locals. i am totally in favor of it, because when we come here, we're afraid of going in the water, and i think this will help us be a little bit more at ease and enjoy the beach. >> i'm against it, because we are the ones invading their space and not the other way around. the local

blues goalie jake allen for the game winner sharks snap a 7 game losing final: 2-1 sharks aaron, ourucer is here to stay but i cannot want to fight. the past producers iupui year four. the eight years to . have been here for 28 years. deval i have been here for 28 years. and i know that mike is getting ready for this story. and today, light and the player, stood before the media. but i feel badly it over 30 years of coaching it has never happened before. obviously, the scrutiny has increased over the years. it is something that i deeply regret. the people could look at it as a bad thing. but he was trying to fire me up so that was that. the variety saved him. and speaking of fighting. guerrero will make $3 billion. playing mayweather ... his last play cleared 45 million. able to play some bills. and bartolo cologne said that he was sorry when tested positive for test esterorn. however, it would be refreshing. >> the >> jacqueline: they cannot say..... >> pam: and when people got caught that would be applied to

tonight if the sharks win, they will be 2 games away.y are excited to see how well the team is doing on the ice. since many of them are in jn, they are also thrilled to see the 9ers in the super bowl. they say it's a great time to be a sports fan in the bay area. >> hopefully the words are, too. hopefully all the teams are in the play offs. maybe niners will win and the sharks. we'll see. >> everyone seems to be just working this year. everything seems to be going well. >> we have the best weather so we have to have the best team. >> thank you guys. we caught up with some of the sharks players who say they are happy for the 49ers. they will be on the road in anaheim tomorrow. some players told us they will be paying very close attention to the super bowl and routing for the niners. first things first is tonight's game at 7:30. >> thanks very much. a huge turn out to show support for cappkaepernick. families enjoyed their own bbq and more. even kaepernick hot dogs named after the quarterback. on the eve of the game here were some of the w

white shark in their nets. and they've been forth right and extremely helpful in providing that information, providing us with an opportunity to put electronic tags to understand where these sharks are going. >> reporter: in fact, out of respect for the eventual decision, the aquarium says it will not house a great white shark here for at least the next year, there be postponing some of its in-house research. for now, changing the focus to protection even overeducation. in monterrey, psycho-scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> is it time to say bye-bye? coming up the plan to ditch the current test used to measure performance. but is it the new test really smart? we talk to the state's top teachers in tonight's class action. >> and how longing will it take? lawmakers unveil a timeline. >> somalia and who else. >> a tense hearing on capitol hill temporarily stopped by protesters. >> and we're continuing to follow developments in southern california an ex-police officer becomes the target of a massive manhunt. we'l

but some teams seem to have the shark's number line anaheim. the sharks were 12-one. sweaters in anaheim and there's no disney ride right here. these two teams can dish it out and they can also take it. sharks beat the ducks last tuesday. logan couture got close. it stayed 1-0 until the third. sharks goalie thomas grace. ducks get a break. look at that puck carried it out there. makes it no gimmie. that's your game winner the first time in eight games the, shas fail to get a win -- games the sharks fail to get a win. sharks win. >> who has it better than us? baltimore does actually. three incompletions went to michael crabtree. the pass thrown probably uncatchable. but coach harbaugh protested the call. officials did not call it against the 49er navarro bowman. so at least some players don't blame the refs. >> you know we had a chance. and we didn't close out and it came down to that basically. you know they battled. we put ourselves in a hole. we fought back. you know offense drove down and didn't put it in. but you know it's not on them it's on us. they put up two m

sharks trail in the third. the backhander.r the third straight game it was decided in a shootout. sharks now 7-0-1 on the season, 2-1 the final. >> golden state is at home in phoenix. the lane drive. jammed home. steph curry missed the last two games with a strained ankle. strong in his return. 29 for mr. currie, and the warriors win 113-93. we'll take our final time-out before the super bowl and, as we continue, we're going to take a look at all the fun we have been having down here at the super bowl. the sights and sounds and as wacky as they were, my >> mike: we have had a lot of fun this week in new orleans as we get ready for super bowl xlvii. so let's take a look back. >> superhero, you know it, super bowl. >> you know it. >> superdome. >> superdome. >> got everything. >> the list goes on. >> i don't know how many questions i'm going to give y'all. >> it's sublime in is essence. >> how did you get in here? >> played before. >> want to interview me? no? >> woo-hoo. yeah! >> some big name wants to interview me. >> you are

police and lifeguards then got into inflatable boats and began shooting at the shark or sharks.hat time, the victim had already been drag into deeper water. listen. >> my team discovered the body, discovered the sharks, still there. it was a case of standing off for a while and put up a plan in place. >> yeah, so using a helicopter and fire more shotses they were able to distract the shark or sharks to it retrieve the body. now, the type of sharks has not yet been confirmed, but at 14 feet long, a local marine biologist had a pretty good idea. >> it's most likely to be a white shark in this instance, in reality the only sharks around new zealand that take on prey as big as a person would be a great white. >> reporter: the last confirmed great white attack in new zealand was back in 1976. 80 shark attacks around the world last year, megyn, seven of them were fatal. which is higher than the average. normally only four fatal shark attacks happen around the world each year. >> megyn: the odds, a terrible story, trace, thank you. and insect experts have a scary new warning for americ

sharks trail in the third. the backhander. for the third straight game it was decided in a shootout. sharks now 7-0-1 on the season, 2-1 the final. >> golden state is at home in phoenix. the lane drive. jammed home. steph curry missed the last two games with a strained ankle. strong in his return. 29 for mr. currie, and the warriors win 113-93. we'll take our final time-out before the super bowl and, as we continue, we're going to take a look at all the fun we have been having down here at the super bowl. the sights and sounds and as wacky as they were, my >> mike: we have had a lot of fun this week in new orleans as we get ready for super bowl xlvii. so let's take a look back. >> superhero, you know it, super bowl. >> you know it. >> superdome. >> superdome. >> got everything. >> the list goes on. >> i don't know how many questions i'm going to give y'all. >> it's sublime in is essence. >> how did you get in here? >> played before. >> want to interview me? no? >> woo-hoo. yeah! >> some big name wants to interview me. >> you a

. >> a shark? >> a great white. only does she get up to the shark, she hitches a ride with this great white. >> no. >> that's a giant shark. >> she's the bravest woman i've ever seen under the sea. >> my dad was a dive instructor. he started me in free diving, scuba driving when i was super young. i've been free diving since i can remember. >> there's many videos of ocean ramsey doing her dives online. she says she does this to prove humans are not food for sharks. >> i'm able to trust the animal's abilities to sense what we are, and that especially in clear water, that, you know, with their eyesight and athey won't mistake me for food. >> it gets to all our fears. >> i'm sweating. i'm so nervous watching her do this. may i also point out how enormous that shark is. that gives you a different perspective. >> they're elegant, graceful, so important to the ecostem. you see that and appreciate that as a diver.

talk to your doctor. >>> finally, those great white sharks right off our coast.linsey davis with how we can all track them. >> reporter: meet mary lee. the 16-foot long, 3,500-pound great white tagged and released just off the coast of cape cod. >> oh, yeah, mary lee! >> reporter: and this is chris fisher, who is responsible for putting sharks on the map. literally. watch as his team attaches a gps satellite tracking device to this great white. now, each month, more than a million people are logging on to check up on the whereabouts of the nearly 40 sharks he's tagged. new yorkers don't tend to think about sharks. >> oh, yeah, they live here. >> reporter: see this little orange dot? that's mary lee. in just the past six months, she's traversed the length of the east coast, hugging the shoreline from massachusetts to jacksonville, florida. >> i had to call the authorities in jacksonville beach, because mary lee -- >> reporter: got too close? >> moved right in. look at this. she was within 200 yards of a surf spot in a public pier. >> reporter: are sharks coming cl

uh, distract the shark! yoo-hoo! shark! koki: giant amphipod over here!r predators, no wonder the dolphins have a tough defense. (clicking) see ya. we need air. (gasping) we did it! we did it! (crunching sound) uh-oh. koki: now we did it! we're going down! guys! help! no problem, we know dolphinese. okay guys: (whistle-clicking) let's eat! how can he be telling the dolphins to eat at a time like this? koki: ooh, when i get my hands on them... (clicking rapidly) good work, gang. going up! amazing! the dolphins' feeding behavior is saving us. i had no idea speaking dolphinese would get me out of a jam like this today. (cheering) what an adventure! mission accomplished! we learned dolphinese from the masters. and even used it to talk to the pod on a rescue mission. and made some great new dolphin friends, click and whistle. (dolphins squeaking and clicking) we helped them and they helped us. by the way, how do you say "thanks" in dolphinese? that one, right there. oh, okay. here goes. (clicking "let's play") whoa! whoa! what'd i say? "let's play." you said,

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but some teams seem to have the shark's number line anaheim. the sharks were 12-one.s wore white sweaters in anaheim and there's no disney ride right here. these two teams can dish it out and they can also take it. sharks beat the ducks last tuesday. logan couture got close. it stayed 1-0 until the third. sharks goalie thomas grace. ducks get a break. look at that puck carried it out there. makes it no gimmie. that's your game winner the first time in eight games the, shas fail to get a win -- games the sharks fail to get a win. sharks win. >> who has it better than us? baltimore does actually. three incompletions went to michael crabtree. the pass thrown probably uncatchable. but coach harbaugh protested the call. officials did not call it against the 49er navarro bowman. so at least some players don't blame the refs. >> you know we had a chance. and we didn't close out and it came down to that basically. you know they battled. we put ourselves in a hole. we fought back. you know offense drove down and didn't put it in. but you know it's not on them it's on us. they

. >>> shark attacks on the rise. what scientists say this means for the future. >>> new details about the manhunt for a former l.a.p.d. officers and where investigators are now looking. >>> and one of the oldest olympic sports dropped from the 2020 games -- at noon. >>> this is unacceptable. i don't understand this. >> residents outraged after an oakland neighborhood is targeted again by arsonists. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. >>> a quiet east bay neighborhood has been the target of a serious crime where several cars were burned. new at noon, ktvu's sal castanedo joins us live from oakland to explain what's happened there now. good afternoon, sal. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. this is the tree set on fire just a few weeks ago. just a few yards up the street here, this is the tree set on fire last night. there was a car parked here. it caught fire as well. residents say someone is intentionally setting trees on fire and that has them worried about what will happen next about two weeks ago, someone set these

the sharks now have lost four in a row.look at this one in bakersfield last night. >> oh. >> this condor was supposed to be a prop for the national anthem and it gets away at the bakersfield condors hockey game. gets away, wreaks havoc, players, coaches, it just -- it just stopped play. trying to get away from this big fella. >> the bird is done! >> something you don't see every day at a hockey game. >> especially since the players are all suited up. it's not like the bird's going to get to them. but if that bird's coming out of me, i'd be ducking too. >> good night, folks, gone! >> thank you much. >>> a disturbing statistic released by police in berkeley. the amount of rapes -- the number of rapes reported in the city nearly doubled in one year. we look at what may be behind the big increase. that and more tonight at 6:30. and that's it for kpix 5 at 5:30. we'll see you back here in half an hour and then of course 10 and 11. until then our news updates are on cbssf.com. good night. captions by: caption colorado comments@ca

. >> sharks struggle continues.th shaky defense ninth loss im >>> recent meteor crash in russia was captured on cameras on mounted on cars. why do they have so many of them. >> it's not every day you catch a falling star like this massive meteor last week. these are the latest images but in russia you would be surprised you can catch on tape. crazy scenes on the reckless roads. >> reported on dash cams that are exploding in popularity in russia. they are used for insurance reasons but it's going viral on youtube. the crashes, death-defying smashes and the truly bizarre. real life road we're years from helicopters to tanks. from roadside fighting to jets. this camera even caught a plane crash. the cameras aren't just for creating youtube cameras but they are ma mainly for to be find out who is at fault in an accident. police were able to use this video to look for the culprit. >> it's over a phone. >> and the cameras also catch crooked cops and insurance scams like this man who may have been trying to get hit by a ca

. >>> a bounty on sharks. in news of the world the cash offer being made after a number of shark attacks. >>> and more large pictures from the streets of boston. after the break we're going to go there live as one of the biggest snowstorms in years brings the northeast to a standstill. >>> we want to bring you an update on that massive winter storm wreaking havoc on the northeast. chris welsh joins us live, he's in boston. he brings us more. >> reporter: frank and julie good evening. yeah this storm is really packing a punch. the snow is still coming down that's for sure. the winds are certainly still going strong. and every so often i would say right now we're in a calmer part of the winds. but every so often one of those gusts will come across and just about knock you over. at this point there's half a million people throughout new england that have lost power. an -- and this storm is far from over. hour after hour the snow is piling up from pennsylvania to maine. blanketing the northeast putting millions of

sharks came in on 4 game losing streak.ed slowly and faded from there. 43 seconds in brannon first goal of the season. if you can't beat them, beat them up. matt of the sharks and jerrad mix up and then adam and garrett. worst team in the nhl l but still fv codey makes it 3 nothing. patrick the tenth of the year to get the sharks on the board but summit up. clump about because scored and drop the puck 8 seconds later mark beats thomas. that's what they call a soft gochlt you have to make a little block. 6-2 the final. sharks out everything in their fifth raight loss. not exactly baseball weather in arizona today. 54 degrees and raining. world champion giants preparing for spring training. pitchers catchers report tomorrow. annual question is how does pablo look. kind of big there. giants pitcher matt cape told espn this giants team as usual led by the pitching staff. >> i think that can always jump start it. i think if we can get hot as staff early think that kind of relieves the pressure on the guys on offense i have side.

. >>> a bounty on sharks. in news of the world the cash offer being made after a number of shark attacks. >>> and more large pictures from the streets of boston. after the break we're going to go there >>> we want to bring you an update on that massive winter storm wreaking havoc on the northeast. chris welsh joins us live, he's in boston. he brings us more. >> reporter: frank and julie good evening. yeah this storm is really packing a punch. the snow is still coming down that's for sure. the winds are certainly still going strong. and every so often i would say right now we're in a calmer part of the winds. but every so often one of those gusts will come across and just about knock you over. at this point there's half a million people throughout new england that have lost power. an -- and this storm is far from over. hour after hour the snow is piling up from pennsylvania to maine. blanketing the northeast putting millions of americans at risk. >> citizens are listening to the warnings that we're giving and s

is ocean the shark whisperer?'re is understood and misconstrued as ravenous, mindless man-eating machines. they're not. >> reporter: california just this week declared great whites the enzadangers species. >> shark! >> reporter: ever since "jaws" it's tough to generate sympathy for these animals. that is why ocean and the guy that films her are driven to jaw-dropping extremes. >> the biggest thing is to nail the shot. a beautiful diver and a greaseful shark swimming along. >> it's difficult to describe what it's like to have a great white swimming toward you or next to you. it's really breathtaking. >> reporter: we'll just take your word for that, ocean, we'll just take your word for that. for abc news, nick watt, los angeles. >> well said, nick. incredible pictures. >>> coming up, i'm sorry, i was looking at josh with a golf club. we have beyonce, like you have never seen her before. and our burfirst real, real clop of baby blue ivy. >> i do have a putter. and a golf ball. why do i? "play of the day." come on bac

state fish and game voted to put the great white shark on the candidacy list meaning the shark is now protected until a final decision is made. experts say the number is so low they're on the brink of extinction. the main cause of death is fishing nets. >> fish riz managed by fish and game commission use gill net are catching white shark pups accidentally in their gill nets which is a major threat we can do something about. >> kmeeshl fisherman say listing the shark is going to make it more difficult to fish. >> still to come here on abc 7 news at 5:00 bay area hospitals in trouble with the state for allegedly putting health of patients at risk. >> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. it's blue up here now but that is about to change in a big way. get ready for winter's return, details coming up. >> thank you. the real dangers along bay area breeches and efforts to keep you safe. abc 7 news at 5:00 continues in one min >>> three bay area hospitals face fines because the state claims they put patient health at risk. saying santa clara valley medical center did not follow procedu

last fatal shark attack in the area was in 2009. we look at these pictures. you were just talk about california. they always surprise you when you hear about these shark attacks. >> that's good. they are random enough we don't consider them every day. >> straight ahead four two police gunned down while investigating a sex assault case. chuck hagel will be sworn in this morning as our next defense secretary and we have some stocks to watch. plus why the protests at a good inquiry tire plant happening? >>> welcome back to "early today." here's some stories making news this morning. >>> a bus carrying a university of maine basketball team skids off an embankment north of boston. the driver was seriously injured. the team coach was treated for cuts on his face and more than 20 others have minor injuries. >>> in illinois former state lawmaker robin kelly is the democratic nominee in a race to replace jesse jackson jr. kelly's campaign was helped by $2.5 million in ads about gun control from new york's mike bloomberg. pretty action committee. >>> chuck hagel, the n

sharks came in on 4 game losing streak. started slowly and faded from there. 43 seconds in brannon first goal of the season. if you can't beat them, beat them up. matt of the sharks and jerrad mix up and then adam and garrett. worst team in the nhl l but still fv codey makes it 3 nothing. patrick the tenth of the year to get the sharks on the board but summit up. clump about because scored and drop the puck 8 seconds later mark beats thomas. that's what they call a soft gochlt you have to make a little block. 6-2 the final. sharks out everything in their fifth straight loss. not exactly baseball weather in arizona today. 54 degrees and raining. world champion giants preparing for spring training. pitchers catchers report tomorrow. annual question is how does pablo look. kind of big there. giants pitcher matt cape told espn this giants team as usual led by the pitching staff. >> i think that can always jump start it. i think if we can get hot as staff early think that kind of relieves the pressure on the guys on offense i ha

sharks came in on 4 game losing streak. started slowly and faded from there. 43 seconds in brannon first goal of the season. if you t them, beat them up. matt of the sharks and jerrad mix up and then adam and garrett. worst team in the nhl l but still fv codey makes it 3 nothing. patrick the tenth of the year to get the sharks on the board but summit up. clump about because scored and drop the puck 8 seconds later mark beats thomas. that's what they gochlt you have to a soft gochlo make a little block. 6-2 the final. sharks out everything in their fifth straight loss. not exactly baseball weather in arizona today. 54 degrees and raining. world champion giants preparing for sp ca pitchers catchers report tomorrow. annual question is how does pablo look. kind of big there. giants pitcher matt cape told espn this giants team as usual led by the pitching staff. >> i think that can always jump start it. i think if we can get hot as staff early think that kind of relieves the pressure on the guys on offense i have side. not worri

more 49ers news and sharks news coming up next. there's this island -- and it's got super-cute kangaroos. barrow island has got rare kangaroos. ♪ chevron has been developing energy here for decades. we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. over the past two weeks, all the attention and deservedly so has been focused on the san francisco 49ers. while they were playing on football's biggest stage, the san jose sharks were putting on one heck of a show. let's go down to southern california. sharks visiting the ducks. up 1-0 in the third period. when could you ha when koivu off the boards. just under four minutes of play, sheldon drives in, deflected by the sharks. scott gomez. sharks fall 2-1 for the first regulation loss of the season. over to the 49ers, earlier today the 49ers land safely at san jose's un

the sharks will not finish undefeated. down 1-0. marty ties it up with a back-hander, his third of the year and they go for a shoot-out. unfortunately, the sharks will not go 48-0. shut-out. the sharks lose for the first time this season. . >>> seth courier back in the lineup. he makes the steal. the warriors cruise to their fourth straight win. >>> cal's december defense didn't give up -- defense didn't give up any points in the last few minutes again oregon. >>> third round of phoenix open. fans in attendance to watch phil mickelson. he had a six stroke lead heading into tomorrow. >> of course nobody will be paying attention. >> mickelson is a big fan, so i'm sure he will have one eye on that. >>> okay. i'm going to put you on the spot. >> who do you sympathy going to win and what do you think the score is? >> i think 49ers by 10. i think the ravens are old and slow and are going to have problems. i think a big day for davis. i was thinking it was going to be about a three-point win. >> my biggest bet is whether or not destiny's c

. >> a shark? >> a great white.y does she get up to the shark, she hitches a ride with this great white. >> no. >> that's a giant shark. >> she's the bravest woman i've ever seen under the sea. >> my dad was a dive instructor. he started me in free diving, scuba driving when i was super young. i've been free diving since i can remember. >> there's many videos of ocean ramsey doing her dives online. she says she does this to prove humans are not food for sharks. >> i'm able to trust the animal's abilities to sense

todd the coach said the sharks were out worked out hit and 0out goal tend t.d. everything. guys hitting each other in the head or trying to. ends up getting put into the net and second period. first nhl goal make it 3 nothing and shark score in the game but patrick tenth of the season. not nearly enough as shark were crushed. fifth consecutive loss. baseball season coming around. rainy day in scottsdale as members of the world champion giants began riding for the start of spring training. pablo one of the early arrivals and probably a good thing. what do you say about a guy who hits 3 homers in a world series but clearly he has some wait to shed. pitchers catchers report total. bruce told espn he likes the returning squad. >> look at left field to see who is going to be helping blanco out there but really pretty well set all around the infield out field and with the rotation. couple spots open in the bullpen. >> men tennis tour says 15 chapter of the open in san jos jose. this is an event that started in 1889. before spencer started. host of the great like connor to everett

larry on the shark with the road. >> name of the boat the triump triumph.what the sharks are looking for. eternally. what's going on. >> won 7 games in jap. 7 and o. so far in february o and 7. scoring woe continue tonight in chicago. captain joe thornton doesn't fight off he was asking for the it. he got them after shark came up empty on 4 minute power play dave beats out and 1 nothing blackhawk. krueger flip from the neutral zone off the post and knock in the rebound. we call that a soft goal in the business. it's a killer for the sharking. chicago they have not a loss. game in regulation here. this season. tim kennedy. get the sharks on the board first goal for the men in teal. third period now 3-1. nicholas with a rocket. top shelf. sharks drop the seventh in a row. 4-1 the final. fear the buried thanks to brian wilson. could be an a's catch phrase check out jos josh. fan fest. looks like the tom hanks character in cast away or grizzly adam. off season a friendly also competition to see who could grow the longest facial hair. i think we know who the cha

and the sharks try to jose looked to rebound from ly loss of the yea >>> it's hard to believe the sharksr season. tonight's san jose looked to rebound from their only loss of the year. ryan and matt exchanged greetings. sharks and anaheim, talk about home ice advantage. the puck takes a funny hop off the board. saku koivu bounces it in. it ricochets past thomas greiss. the sharks lose 2-1, their first loss in regulation this season. >>> the dorsal fin. the power play has gone on a dry spell. 1-for-18 in the last four games. grice, despite the loss, played well with 30 saves. defensive end justin smith will reportedly have surgery this week to repair his left tricep. the 49ers are still one of the favorites to get back to the super bowl next year. >> we stood in the locker room about ten minutes. it was real tough to get down to the four-yard line and not win the game. we've got a lot of free agents, so we'll see what happens after this year. >>> delaney walker is one of five key free agents with the 49ers, still under contract. alex smith's future will also have to be addressed this off-

i was at the game with shark fans. along with kron 4's mark danon.nately for the sharks they fell in overtime. losing one-to- nothing. antii niemi was nearly perfect. recording 21 saves and registering his first shutout of the season. but it still wasn't enough as the sharks failed to convert in overtime. the sharks entered todays game with one power play goal in the last 21 opportunaties. and that streak continues to build as they went oh-for-four today. next up the sharks head to columbus to take on the blue jackets on monday. as the third round of the pebble beach national pro- am came to a close today the leader boards looked eerily familiar. that's because brandt snedeker and james hahn continued to share the lead at minus-twelve. phil mickelson had a rough day. taking a spill near the 18-th hole. and finishing at minus-one. and the tournament wouldn't be complete without bill murray and his shenanigans. 49ers head coach jim harbaugh continued to play well. he and his partner. jason day are currently tied for eighth place. >> take a look get thi